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On the ship from Ireland, Eliza O’Connor loses her mother and husband to cholera. After training under the local physician, she longs to become a doctor, but few schools accept women. Now the doctor has passed away, and she works at her father's boarding house. When a handsome physician arrives, beaten and stripped of his jacket and boots, she believes he's another gold-crazy miner heading for the hills where her brother has ventured. At his mother's desperate request, Dr. Levi Dumont travels from Boston to find his younger brother and bring him home. After Levi is robbed, his trustworthy...

Persephone Prim worked hard to attain a career in the modern world. Her successes in medicine were remarkable, but she regrets never taking time for love, claiming a broken heart was a luxury she couldn’t afford. Luckily, Persephone meets a magical book club facilitator who sends her back to Regency England. The best part of being twenty-four again, is the fact that she has retained all the wisdom gathered over the course of her lifetime. Can she balance her knowledge with this exciting second chance, and open her heart enough to truly love? Persephone has romanced the bygone era from her...

Our main goal in this book is to assist you in becoming more aware of when someone is controlling, manipulating, harassing, bullying, stalking or threatening you, and empower you to respond in ways that will protect you. Controlling, manipulative, and/or threatening behaviors often turn into turn violence. If you find yourself in a situation with any of these types of people, you will learn how to manage them and yourself.

A boy is missing – hidden in the human past. What will it take to find him? Alice, Toby and Josh are safely back in Melbourne, leading a normal life. Middengard is celebrating the start of a new golden age. But when Alice's father appears at Toby's running championships, he asks her to do the unthinkable: travel back in time. As Alice, Toby and Josh find friends and foes alike in Victorian England, Orla sets off for the mysterious Vale of Tears. She must close a rift between worlds that threatens both humans and Hilderinc alike. And at the centre of it all, a missing boy. The question is:...

From the early days selling garments in an open-fronted shop in Brixton, to the Queen’s private apartment–where she attends Her Majesty as the royal corsetiere–June Kenton’s story is full of surprises. She is the petite powerhouse who transformed London’s renowned Rigby & Peller into an internationally-recognised luxury lingerie brand and a multi-million-pound retail chain. Along the way, passion and principle have drawn June far from the exclusive boudoirs of the well-to-do and famous.

The Crying Game opens in 1944 and tells the story of Trixie - a girl who has only ever known turmoil. As a teenager, she covers up the terrible truth of her father's death and she and her pregnant mother go on the run. Little does she know that fate has more cruel twists in store.

Determined to build a life for her herself, Trixie becomes a singer in the pubs and clubs of Gosport - but her heart is still set on finding the little brother she had to leave behind years before. It will take Trixie many years and many tears before the truth can finally emerge - but will it finally give her the courage she needs to fall in love?

The world has moved on. With the missing death god restored to the underworld, it appears that equilibrium has been regained. But the Nothing continues to threaten the underworld - and the mortal realm. Trapped in Hell, Zizi fights the takeover of his soul by Four's. As he begins to access...

Interpol has requested that Millie appear in Marrakesh, Morocco, at an International Tribunal to testify against the seemly harmless scoundrel they met aboard their first cruise. They soon learn that they and Ferdinand Modesto are in deeper trouble than they ever dreamed. Joined by her sister Abby, the two are challenged at every turn of their travels. They come face-to-face with an explosion, being taken in for questioning by local authorities, a kidnapping, murder and a phantom-criminal known as Balthazar, all while Millie and Abby endeavor to do the right thing, but will they prevail?

Though Jess Colton gave his life to the Lord, he held onto an old habit. Fueled by alcohol, he spent a night with a girl from his past, defying his Christian principles. When he quit drinking to honor God, he discovered another addiction. Now he can't manage his own life as his weight soars and diabetes threatens to claim him. Jess is baffled when the beautiful Holly Harrison declares her love. Holly Harrison lived to please herself. But everything caught up with her in one moment of time when a destructive motorcycle accident altered her life forever. Nowhere else to turn, she looked to ...

: When Dave Reyes, senior pastor of New Life Fellowship discovers he has a six-year-old daughter, his life changes forever. He must reveal the truth to the congregation, but will they fire him and send him away in shame? Social worker Betty Ann Johnston still grieves over the death of her police officer husband. But when he returns from the grave to torment her, she struggles to maintain her sanity. Witnessing Dave's faith is her only source of strength. Will ghosts from her past destroy her, or will she find hope in the God of the Bible? When the past collides with the present, can two ...

Janina Reston is a language expert, translating fiendishly tricky Arabic and Asian mathematical and scientific texts. Words are her world. But she can’t find any to share with her husband Owen. Instead, she confides in a spider named Gladys (who may or may not be her deceased grandmother). She lives in an ordinary city suburb where extraordinary things happen. Lily’s husband dies in a strange accident with a milk bottle, while Fatima writes biographies of unknown people living seemingly inconsequential lives, and Zosia runs off to Delhi with an Asian Women’s Sewing Group.

Once upon a time, in a land of magic, there lived a princess who did NOT want to marry. She wanted to have adventures like the knights, or rule a kingdom like her father. She didn't like sitting around in pretty dresses, eating daintily with fancy silverware, and speaking in a soft, ladylike voice. And those were the only things a queen, ever got to do. So she put on her overalls and sat under the table where she chatted with a rooster. A modern version of Rabbi Nachman's The Rooster Prince This is not your classic folktale princess.

Craig and Linda's parents have taken them to Canada this summer -- far away from "that wicked monster Nessie." Luckily, a secret passageway connects Loch Ness in Scotland and Lake Memphrémagog in Quebec. The passageway is part of a crumbling stone maze. Nessie's daughter, the Princess Sheona, has become trapped in the maze. Craig and Linda pay their last visit to Nessie's Grotto Will frightened friend, 7-year-old Angus, and his giant sister Haining get along with Nessie?

London is the place to live if you're undead and Amelia Stuart is all for living her undead life to the fullest. Between the antics of Amelia’s rather special bunch of vampire brethren and rubbing the senior ranking vamps wrong, Amelia is pretty content to live and let live. There is just one small problem - there is a murderer on the loose and the killer is striking too close to home for comfort! With victims dropping dead and leaving a messy bunch of clues pointing to the heart of the vampire community, the Master of London has charged Amelia with figuring out who or what is behind the ...

Timmy's Pet Rat Doesn't Want to be a Spy. But Nobody Else Can Sneak into the Mad Scientist's Home. Timmy and Grandma train their pet rat Hildegarde to discover who or what is causing earthquakes in Pillow, PA. They meet a mysterious German rat trainer, a crazy inventor, an FBI agent who specializes in aliens, and a cholocate-eating girl. They work hard to train the rat. They build spy equipment small enough for the rat. But when it's time to send her on her mission, does she have all the skills she'll need? Watch Hildegarde, the rat, do her best to save the day.

Haley Chase is wild about the Fifties. From the cars to fashion, rock n’ roll, dining, and dancing, she wishes she may have experienced the innocent, mid-century decade. Immersing herself in reading, Haley romances her favorite books and ideas, imagining the fun of record hops and malt shops. What could be better than cruising Main in an incredible fleet of fins? She’s set to star in a dance review, titled The Fabulous Fifties. After dress rehearsal, Haley doesn’t have time to change out of her costume before going to Book Club. Dr. Lachele Simpson, the facilitator, observes Haley’s...

There are more than 300,000 Warrior Angels incarnated in the world today, and another 300 million are walking the earth in Spirit form. There are seven Archangels incarnated in the world at this time. This book is an instruction manual for all incarnated Angels. If you have an Angelic soul, this book is a must read. It is filled with everything you need to Know. It will help you to understand who and what you are, as well as what your mission in the world is, as well as your specialties. You will learn your powers, abilities, and how to use them. You will learn how to create weapons, ...

Ein einziger Kuss verändert alles …. Als Kane Preston, der neue Quarterback der Alabama Bears, auf einer Kostümparty als Batman verkleidet versehentlich die falsche Catwoman küsst, ahnt er nicht, dass dieser Moment sein Leben auf den Kopf stellen wird. Denn unter der Maske steckt nicht seine Verlobte Tiffany, sondern eine geheimnisvolle Fremde, die ihn seitdem nicht mehr loslässt. Gleichzeitig bringt ihn seine neue Assistentin Camille ganz schön durcheinander und zwingt ihn, seine Gefühle und Pläne in Frage zu stellen.

As I put my jeans on that morning, I kept telling myself, “Wearing jeans is not a sin and I should be able to wear them anywhere I want.” I knew though that if anyone from “the church” saw me, to them it would only confirm that I had backslid and was on my way to hell. Some of them thought that already, simply because we had left the church we had been attending since 2001 and were now going to an Assembly of God. But I had to take this first step for myself.

In the midst of our fast-paced, cluttered lives, there's a timeless truth that beckons to us—the beauty of simplicity. Welcome to "Simply Living Well: The Art of Living Simply," an exquisite guide that invites you to rediscover the profound elegance in leading a life unburdened by excess. This audiobook is your sanctuary amid the noise, your haven of tranquility. It's a heartfelt exploration of the simple life—a journey that transcends trends and endures through the ages.