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Becoming a Vessel of Honor is written for all those children of God who hunger and thirst after a close personal relationship with Him. It is for those who long to hear His voice in their innermost being, who will not be satisfied with anything less than the experience of His presence and glory. This book contains secret satanic war plans previously not found in print. It reveals how the followers of Satan are openly confronting the followers of Jesus Christ. You must learn the key to spiritual power before you need it!

Struggling with money, raising a child alone, and fleeing a volatile ex, Jess McMachen accepts a job caring for an elderly patient. Flo Gardner–a disturbed shut-in and invalid. But if Jess can hold this job down, she and her daughter, Izzy, can begin a new life. Flo's vast home, Nerthus House, may resemble a stately vicarage in an idyllic village, but the labyrinthine interior is a dark, cluttered warren filled with pagan artefacts.

There’s a secret in Abernay Forest, one that allows Doctor Taur to create miraculous cures. When his talents reach the king’s ears, he is called to the castle, where he meets Prince Oswin and is asked to perform an impossible procedure. As he struggles to decide what to do, the castle is attacked and the king slaughtered. The prince, now in danger, sneaks Taur out and they flee.

Struggling with money, raising a child alone, and fleeing a volatile ex, Jess McMachen accepts a job caring for an elderly patient. Flo Gardner—a disturbed shut-in and invalid. But if Jess can hold this job down, she and her daughter, Izzy, can begin a new life. Flo's vast home, Nerthus House, may resemble a stately vicarage in an idyllic village, but the labyrinthine interior is a dark, cluttered warren filled with pagan artefacts. And Nerthus House lives in the shadow of a malevolent secret. A sinister enigma determined to reveal itself to Jess and to drive her to the end of her tether.

Perfect for fans of Dark Matter and The Martian, an astronaut returns to Earth after losing her entire crew in an inexplicable disaster in this tense, psychological thriller filled with “eerie and taut storytelling” (Newsweek). But is her version of what happened the truth…or is there more...

Excitement is high when the crew of the International Space Station discovers a mysterious object in orbit around Earth. But something goes wrong, and contact with the station is lost. When journalist Sean Jacob gets wind of the situation, he embarks on a journey to reveal the truth, winding his way into the biggest conspiracy to ever face mankind. But are we ready for it? As Sean investigates, what he finds is scarcely believable, and he begins to doubt his decision to get involved.

When molecular biologist Holly Reilly is forced to go on the run carrying a piece of technology with the potential to change what it even means to be human, she calls the only person she trusts with the skills necessary to keep her alive: her estranged husband Gabriel.

They thought it was just a weekend retreat, a break from the chaos of hospital life. But when the first nurse announces she’s pregnant, the breakroom unravels. Then another. And another. What begins as shared confusion spirals into surveillance, arousal syncs, and a system that isn’t just watching... but programming. Now, as memory glitches and emotional surges overtake their bodies, the nurses must uncover the truth: Who erased their memories? What was planted in their bodies... and why? And can desire itself be weaponized?

Combining the wonder of The Midnight Library , the inventiveness of Ready Player One, and the artistry of Cloud Atlas, this novel by the bestselling author of The Oracle Year and Anyone explores the way we’re all connected—and what can happen when we lose our capacity for joy. A few years...

Eight years after the events of Vessel, the guardians of an ancient treasure are living in New York. Secrecy has long served as their protection, but in an increasingly connected, technological world, remaining hidden is not as easy as once it was. Present and ancient past are set to collide, and prove that not all myths are fantasy, and not all legends are lies.

Irie always knew he would be given to a mage. A man who would own his body, his magic and his life. Irie was born a vessel. Destined to be nothing more than expensive property. Given to whoever the Council chose. He accepts his fate and is willing to do his duty, but when his master turns out to be unreasonably cruel, can Irie survive? Sithin has always been a rebel so when the Council give him a vessel, he knows it is a trap. The man will be a spy, a snake in his bed. A council weasel set to ruin him. But not if Sithin can ruin the vessel first.

Have you ever thought of yourself as a “vessel of love?” This image speaks to what I envision for the elderhood years. The vast life experiences of the past provided countless opportunities for our love to grow and mature. The persons we have known, what we have done or had done to us, the beliefs stretching our minds and hearts, what we gained and what we shed, the results of our choices and decisions, our deliberate participation in the evolving history of the world―all this and more we bring with us into the final decades.

There’s only one rule in the world I come from. Keep our existence a secret. Period. The day my sister broke that rule one too many times, I knew there would be consequences. I expected us to be sent to one of those schools for “troubled” kids - and maybe Daizlei Academy was, in a way. But really, it was far more complicated than that. You see, I thought that world had forgotten me. Forgotten us. For years we were left alone, and one day...we weren’t. It was only when I got there that I remembered the second rule: Trust no one.

Some people were easy to find. Others took hunting and patience. The most difficult was a target who knew she was coming, and he knew. How could he not? When you backed a predator into a corner, when you took and destroyed all that she loved, when you made a game of ruining lives and sadism for...

Nash Carver didn't believe in gods, games, or destiny-until he was stabbed through the heart and woke up in a fantasy world where both were very, very real. Now he's got a character sheet burned into his vision, a creeping corruption growing in his soul, and a tentacled nightmare whispering promises of power in his ear. With a talking lizardman guide and a goblin alchemist tagging along, Nash is forced to fight his way through undead-infested dungeons, cursed graveyards, and vengeful orc clans.

Rowena was declared barren, defective, unwanted. When her city offers her as tribute to the Orc Warlord to buy peace, she expects brutality. She expects to be used and discarded. Kael-Thar has other plans. The towering Warlord doesn’t see a broken woman. He sees his mate. In Orc culture, magic is unlocked through pleasure, and Kael-Thar is determined to worship every inch of Rowena until she understands her true worth. She isn’t barren—she simply needed a male large enough, skilled enough, and devoted enough to awaken the power in her blood. As Rowena’s body responds to his ...

👑 A Vessel Chosen by the Gods. A King Obsessed Beyond Reason. A Court Dripping with Ritual, Lust, and Sacred Power. In the golden kingdom of Solára, power doesn't pass through politics—it flows through the body of a Vessel. And Seyla, once a coastal tribute, now carries the King's heir... and has become the target of every enemy who would see the kingdom burn. Book Two of Seyla's transformation from innocent offering to dangerous queen. Marked by sacred milk, sensual rites, and the divine fire of succession, Seyla's pregnant body is worshipped by those who love her—and hunted by ...

The world is choking on its last breath. The Oracle never lies. Xanthe was raised on stories of the Lord-beast at the heart of the Labyrinth. She was taught that her life was a small price to pay for world order. When the fields shrivel to ash and the sacred river dies, she has no choice but to descend into the cold, shifting stone of the world's oldest promise. She expected to be a sacrifice. She expected the end. Instead, she finds a king forged from violence and geology. Theron is twice the height of any man, a mountain of obsidian hide and scorched bone horns. He does not want her blood...

“Essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary life in China, and highly recommended for memoir enthusiasts in general.” -- Library Journal (starred review) "Chongda paints a tantalizing portrait of a changing China in his dazzling English-language debut. [Vessel] shines with the...

A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A KIRKUS BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR The rise of globalization and financialization as seen from a barge—one Swedish barge, to be exact, built in 1979 "The many-headed hydra of neoliberalism has found its chronicler." —Sven Beckert, author of...