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Have you ever been in that "chapter of your life", where everything that could possibly go wrong does, so you just wanted to curse God and die, or questioned if God even really exists? What would you do if you simply wanted to live the blessed life of a devoted Christian, to excel in school, make your family proud, find true love and live happily ever after, yet everything comes crashing down when evil interrupts.

Tales about riddles that first have to be solved before someone's heart's desire can be fulfilled are found the world over. In this Malay-Indian story, recorded in the Malay quarter of Cape Town and retold by Dr. I. D. Du Plessis, the chief protagonist must also solve three riddles before he gets his reward.

Now that Clara is almost in third grade, she’s finally old enough to spend her first summer away from home visiting her grandma, Unci, and her cousin at their home in Standing Rock Reservation. To welcome her visit, Uncle Louie brings an extra-special surprise in his pickup truck: the tipi that’s been passed down through their family for generations. The girls learn how to stack the poles and wrap the canvas covering around them, how to paint spirit pictures on its walls, and how the circle of the tipi tells its own story, reminding us to how to live in the great Circle of Life.

Two tormentors in a battle of rage-filled retribution. As his people fall in the crossfire, can one protector prevent a total massacre? Malachai never bows to a threat. So after blowing the face off his former mentee, he’s prepared for a promised retaliation against his beloved community. But when his superhuman foe returns with a horde of shifter soldiers, the dedicated defender fears everyone will perish under a devastating wrath. Escaping to what he hopes is safer territory, Malachai crafts a devilishly dangerous ploy to play off his formidable enemy against his despised boss. But with...

When spirited farm girl Esther Abercrombie accepts a job as assistant to the infamous cryptozoologist Dr. Thaddeus Dwell, she has no idea she's about to be swept into a perilous hunt for one of the world’s most elusive legends—the Loch Ness Monster. Dr. Dwell is determined to claim the creature, dead or alive, driven by science, notoriety, and greed. With his eccentric dwarf assistant, Cassius Ironblood, and ruthless big-game hunter, Charles Warrington, he's prepared to stop at nothing. But Esther has other plans. Teaming up with the enigmatic and charming Duncan, Esther vows to protect...

When Emelie Andersdotter learns the outcome of a decades-long war hinges on her arranged marriage to an infamous royal known for his dark powers and reputation, she sees no choice but to accept her fate. Resigned to her unavoidable destiny, she travels to her parents’ ancestral home under the protection of a trusted family friend, where she prepares to navigate a world ruled by magic, mystery, and intrigue.

Archaeologist Nina Esposito is back for another amazing adventure. When an argument leads to estrangement from lover, Jay, Nina takes a job at a Scottish castle to get over her troubles. Back in her native land, she soon finds herself up to her ears in a Highland mystery dating from the time of Bonnie Prince Charlie. Somewhere on the grounds of picturesque Dundow Castle lies a fortune in Jacobite treasure. She agrees to try and find it for the handsome Laird and his equally gorgeous brother, but when someone tries to murder Duncan MacDow, things get a little dangerous. Then Jay shows up ...

Cat Beaufoy is not your run-of-the-mill cat burglar. In fact, she’s more of a modern-day Robin Hood. She steals from the bad and returns stolen artworks to their rightful owners. She’s thinking of giving it all up after a few close shaves with the law when she’s called into action by the Phoenix Force. Someone in the Chinese Embassy is behind the theft of plans for a new US superweapon AND they’ve kidnapped the inventor, his wife and young son. Cat is the only one with the skills to break into the high security building, retrieve the plans and find out where the scientist and his ...

Although part of a series, this book can be read on its own. Envy loves her life as an assassin working for the Sisters of Sin…until her ex, Adam, shows up begging her for help. Someone’s forcing children into slavery on African cocoa plantations. Pretending to be a couple, Envy and Adam fly out to the Ivory Coast to investigate. What they find sickens even her…and now she’s armed and very, very angry. The sixth in an eight-book female assassin series written by a team of international authors, Envy has it all… Enemies to lovers. Action and adventure. Fake relationship. And hot, ...

When married Susan decides to run away with a Wham! tribute band as their 'Shirley', little does she know of the consequences it will bring. Fed up with her cold husband, desperate to get away from their spoiled teen daughter, she joins the group to find some happiness in her life. And she gets it - for a while. As the group gets more successful, Susan finds herself falling for an 80s pop heartthrob. Has she finally found true love and will she get everything she wants? Briony Cullin - "Hilarious. No need to be a Wham! fan to enjoy." Speirsy - "I don't generally enjoy books which are light,...

Archaeologist, Nina Esposito is a woman on a mission. She’s flown to Mallorca to locate a magnificent Roman treasure that’s been lost for centuries. Using the diary of her childhood hero, eminent archaeologist Joseph Harper, she aims to locate the jewels and prove doubters of Harper’s theories wrong. What she doesn’t bank on are the twin problems of a former lover and a work rival. With the two of them vying for her hand, she’s soon trapped on a romantic rollercoaster. Will her first love, Roberto, win her heart? Or will it be the handsome Dr Reynolds? There’s also the small ...

Berlin. Present Day. It’s a fact of life that opposites attract. So, when SOS assassin Alex Grier, aka Greed, bumps into Nick Walker in a Berlin nightclub, sparks begin to fly. An MI6 agent, Nick’s been sent by the British Government to infiltrate the Sisters. But, one look at the beautiful Alex and he’s smitten. He’s got a new mission now: to tame the feisty blonde and make her his own. However, the gorgeous Alex has other ideas. She’s no pushover for a handsome face. Then she finds out who he really is… …And all hell breaks loose. Gripping, sexy and electrifying, this is the...

Would you put your life as you knew it on the line for a loved one, or leave them to face their own judgment for a wrong they committed? You pulled it off. But just when you thought it was all over and you were the savior of the day, all hell broke loose as the tables turned, and you were now on the run and being hunted in the worst possible way.

p>He’s just finished off an immortal vampire. When this wily fighter draws the wrath of one of the most powerful men in the land, can he survive? Malachai’s cunning mind never rests. So the celebrated general isn’t shocked when his celebrations over the defeat of the troll army are rudely interrupted by an old enemy’s threats. And after he’s thrown out of his hometown, the ruthless warrior is keenly aware that the revenge-obsessed Pope will have laid plans to rip out his guts. Helped by Knights of the Round Table, Malachai slaughters everyone who tries to take advantage of his ...

Merlin has uncovered the identity of the interloper-Herod Antipaz. With Herod’s latest plan to destroy the Brotherhood foiled by a combination of dumb luck and betrayal, Herod moves on to distance himself from the other conspirators. Slash and burn. Eliminate all who bear witness to his foul deeds. No mercy and no exceptions. But it is not enough to fool Gilleon’s beloved son, The Merlin. Merlin’s mission is now two-fold: find enough evidence to bring Herod up on treason charges and protect his protégée, Dante, who is destined to be Gilleon’s salvation. But how can Dante become ...

Jason Marlez, an orphan who lives with his grandparents in New York City, has never had any friends. He is often seen by people as a freak, but things change when he is visited by a man who tells Jason that he’s a Nydarian, or a wizard, and that dragons, goblins, and all of those creatures are very much alive.

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For 10-year-old Morag, there's nothing magical about the cellar of her cruel foster parents' home. But that's where she meets Aldiss, a talking rat and his resourceful companion, Bertie the dodo. She jumps at the chance to run away and join them on their race against time to save their homeland from an evil warlock named Devilish, who is intent on destroying it. But first Bertie and Aldiss will need to stop bickering long enough to free the only guide who knows where to find Devilish.

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