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A group of adolescent Elven militia cadets from New Sylestia on a seemingly routine training exercise in Highvale. A puzzling power play involving a young Human heiress and her pending marriage to a young man that could unite a kindred in the region. An ancient teacher from Cordysia's distant past...and a novice archer's unexpected but necessary undercover mission, playing the part of someone who by appearances is essentially her identical twin! Learn more about The Viscountess and the Valeguard!

A long time has passed in New Sylestia since the days of Tristyn, Arcadia, Talya, and others who once lived and fought for the future of the realm. Most have forgotten the stories. Humans and Orks live together in relative but uneasy peace. But the Seal of Concordys, which once separated the realm of Cordysia from others, has been dissolving, and is now at a point where certain barriers dividing regions of existence that once held are now traversable...and that has brought chaos, danger, and the return of an old clever adversary who is seeking a renewed opportunity at dominance.

The end of Where the Children of Wind Once Danced saw those adventures come to a finale for this heroine, at least in her home world. But the legacy of Lorewyn’s words and inspiration continue to live on through her letters, journal, and verse spanning over a millennium. The long-kept scrolls have been opened at last, the parchment uncovered, and with the help of a trusted Guild Mage, the Children of Wind dance again, with stories to be told that will enchant listeners who have found enjoyment in the Cordysian Chronicles trilogy.

Libryll’s encounter with Elves and Unicorns when she was a child growing up in the Woodman village of the Eldermark, far to the east, inspired her with a love for adventure, magic, and ancient mysteries. But now, 20 years after the events described in Two Flew at Midnight, New Sylestia and her allies are at war against Orks, Dragons, and the forces of evil. The young Deputy Waldgrave’s family is dead, her village destroyed, and Libryll is on the front lines with her Elven heroines, now not so larger than life, and learning about cost and what heroism is truly about.

Shadowlands Poetry is a collection of poems reflecting our polarized lives with equal parts light and dark, and the eigengrau that blurs the shadowy spaces between. Shadowlands Poetry is for those who embrace the cycles of life and find a balance between dreams and fears.

A night out turns into a nightmare for a young man who is killed in Dublin’s city centre. Once a street brawl or mugging is ruled out, it begins to look like he was targeted. But why? DI Aidan Burke struggles to get anything useful out of the man’s friends and family, so the investigation leads to his workplace. It is here that they establish he was in a relationship with a co-worker.

C'est un régal pour les lecteurs ayant grandi avec "Bridget Jones" de retrouver le personnage de Kate Reddy, quinze ans après l'énorme succès de "Je ne sais pas comment elle fait". Kate Reddy compte les quelques semaines qui la séparent de la cinquantaine avec effroi. Si on ajoute à cette angoisse les hormones qui s'agitent, des ados qui ont besoin d'elle mais qui ne lui adressent pas la parole, des parents qui vieillissent et redeviennent des enfants, un mari qui se cherche et a décidé de s'offrir un break pour se consacrer à la méditation.

How does a composer make sure his works make an impact? Composer Edward Elgar wants to know and petitions Holmes. Straight after this encounter, Elgar starts on the work that is to become his masterpiece. And to maximize public interest in it, the composer and Holmes indicate that there are mysteries about its content, inspiration, and origin. On one matter, Holmes withholds an insight of his from Elgar and -- deliberately or not -- the title Enigma Variations is the result.

Los animales amenazados y en peligro de extinción se encuentran en todo el mundo, en todos los diferentes tipos de hábitats. Los lectores celebran la gran diferencia que hacen las personas bondadosas por estos animales mientras practican sus habilidades utilizando las restas. Cada animal se presenta a través de un verso que rima inteligentemente con un problema de resta.

Ava Alexandra Hughes is seven years, four months and 15 days old. She's looking forward to her first day of year three at Crabtree School for Girls. But there is a serious problem: Crabtree School is just too good. It's such a good place that the a class from last year refuse to leave. Now those pesky 11-year-olds are clogging up the whole school, and Ava is going to be stuck in year two forever and ever. Ava and her friends must come up with a plan to get the year sixes out for good.

In pursuit of his brother, a man traverses the fantastical and grotesque landscape of Hell, pondering their now fractured relationship.

After Bristol nearly loses Tyghan to the monsters her mother unleashed, their love deepens to a whole new level. Together, Bristol and Tyghan work to understand and reconcile their differences, moving forward with their common goal of saving Elphame. But, when a daring rescue attempt turns disastrous and a beloved knight dies, Bristol is forced to confront the fact that her mother is more powerful than she could ever have imagined – and more dangerous, too.

After losing both their parents, Bristol Keats and her sisters struggle to stay afloat in their small, quiet town of Bowskeep.

While recovering from a career-threatening injury, surgeon Eli Branch is pulled into the turbulent world of Dr. Liza French, a colleague he hasn't seen in ten years. Liza uses their past to lure Eli into a highly-publicized debacle in a Memphis hospital that has put her own career in jeopardy. But when the murder of medical personnel at Gates Memorial appears related to Liza's surgical complication, Eli finds that more lives are at imminent risk.

Mary Austin is the kind of teacher that parents adore and children wish for. Firm and compassionate, a guiding light in their lives, she would do anything to protect her students. But that loyalty is tested when the school's sadistic bully is found dead on campus and suspicion falls on six children in her class, none willing to talk, point the finger, or reveal the killer. Faced with this, Mary finds herself confronted with dark memories from her own childhood.

Deliciously clever and touching, with a compelling twist, I Think I Love You asks what happens when the man you thought you loved turns out to be somebody else… In her bestselling debut, I Don’t Know How She Does It, Allison Pearson spoke to mothers everywhere. Now, in I Think I Love You, she is back with her pitch-perfect ability to observe our lives, loves and relationships. We enter the world of two unforgettable friends: Petra and Sharon, in 1970s South Wales, who live for David Cassidy.

Make wise money moves, pay off debts, and ensure a stable financial future in an unstable economy. Everyone knows that hard work equals success, right? At least, that’s what the generation of our parents and grandparents promised us. But the Millennials and Gen Zs have finally realized the rule doesn’t apply anymore. The unstable economy and various social circumstances pushed your generation towards crippling debts and living paycheck-to-paycheck – despite working two jobs and owning a college degree. Even those with well-paying jobs and aggressive repayment plans take years to get ...

A dark secret. A town in peril. A handsome stranger. Between protecting her town from a vicious sea monster and keeping her overbearing mother off her back, Victoria has enough to deal with. She doesn't need the bewitching charm of dapper lords wooing and tricking her into marriage.

This is the inside story of the infamous Clermont Set: five friends who became the most stylish and exclusive gamblers in 1960s London. They included the Clermont Club's eccentric founder John Aspinall; Dominic Elwes, who was to betray the set's code of silence; the socialite owner of Annabel's, Mark Birley; flamboyant playboy James Goldsmith; and the infamous Lord "Lucky" Lucan.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go through the great tribulation. How would you survive without money, where would you hide, would you have the courage to remain faithful when the authorities will kill your children if you do not take the mark. We follow a church family who find themselves watching the rise of the Anti-Christ. They realise they must plan for the time when Christians will not be able to live in the normal world. We meet the farmers of the Dales, who are been forced off the land and help by building a bolt hole. In the middle of all this we see the Dark ...