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London, 1920. There's a killer on the streets of Camden Town, and no woman is safe. When a woman's body is dragged from the Regent's Canal on a freezing January night, eminent forensic pathologist and criminal sleuth Dr Bernard Spilsbury immediately detects foul play. And when a second woman washes up dead under similar circumstances, police realise they are looking for a dangerous predator. Is someone luring lonely spinsters to their deaths through a newspaper Lonely Hearts column? And can they be stopped before they strike again?

During World War II, I was a boy who had big dreams of becoming an SS Officer. But I never accounted for how the amount of deaths and bloodshed would affect me. I was left for dead until a stranger offered me what he called, "a better life." I died alone in Berlin, but only my human existence did.

A powerful and engaging read 22 Wisdom Keys: Reflections of a Modern Day Proverbs 31 Wife Anthology is written by modern day wives from various walks of life who have been married fourteen or more years. The contributing authors in this anthology each share a personal refection and words of wisdom based on the twenty-two passages of scripture from Proverbs 31:10-31. This book and combined journal will encourage and also challenge women to openly embrace this divine biblical blueprint and make it their own. Contributing authors in this anthology include: Dr. Malissa Barbosa, Carla Y. Nix, ...

This is not a world of heroes... In the near future, individuals known as the Advanced are born all across the globe. They may have abilities far surpassing scientific understanding, but for all that they are still only human and have to make their way in a world that values hard currency over great deeds. So when humanity's ability to decide its own future is cut short with the arrival of a fleet of mysterious ships in the sky, the Advanced can only watch as the world is subjugated and humanity imprisoned within its own cities. Now these super-powered individuals must find a way to ...

The thrilling conclusion to the Mindfire trilogy. The end is coming. Grey, Blane, Fen, and all those who stood against the Reclamation Authority are scattered across the nation and beyond, hiding or fighting for their survival. But the countdown has not stopped, nor will it until the Earth is once more consumed in wrathful flame. Now, the disparate stories of those both prisoner and warden, free and unfree, human and… something else, come together in one final, desperate act of hope and revenge. Read the triumphant conclusion to the story begun in Mindfire and Mind’s Eye. Mind’s End, ...

Welcome, this book is a scaled-down mini-travel guide for the Reno Tahoe area. I hit the highlights of what I would like to see and do here in Reno Tahoe. I have lots of family and friends visiting my husband and me through the years. Having a handy printed book of where to go and what to see would be helpful. So, here it is. Lots of colorful photos of Reno Tahoe. As a child, my family vacationed in Lake Tahoe for many years. My parents moved to South Lake Tahoe in 1985. While I did not get to see much back on the 1970s family vacations, I have explored many hiking trails and downhill skied...

From the Oregon Trail to the camps of the Lakota Sioux and throughout the Civil War, Ben and Sarah Walters learn to survive. Taken captive by the Sioux after her wagon train is attacked, Sarah learns to live and care again. Through Ben, experience the battles of Wilson's Creek, Lexington and Shiloh, feel the filth and privation of Libby Prison; share a friendship that grows between Sarah and a slave, and live through the destruction of a country torn apart by war. Journey back to one of the most explosive periods in our history in this story of survival, learning, determination, forgiveness...

Experience the joys and disappointments of four women through three decades of friendship. From college to menopause, share the bonds that develop through death, divorce and other adversities as they grow older. Together.

With the first shots fired across Charleston Harbor, Amy Ross knew her life would never be the same. When the War Between the States lands right on her family's doorstep that April 12th morning, they are forced to live with unprecedented hardships to survive. From the bombardment of their Charleston home and running the Union blockade, to stragglers from both sides taking what they no longer had to give, runaway slaves, murder, and the destruction of their plantation home by the Union Army, Amy and her family struggle to make it through every day alive. When everything she holds precious is...

For over 20 years, Indigo Cruz has worked the markets of the Texas wastelands, hustling wares, cutting deals, and earning a hard-won reputation as a tough, shrewd trader. In a dangerous, brutal world, she's managed to carve out a comfortable, safe existence. Until the day the Fundamentalist Church of Divine Wrath shows up on her turf, throwing her world into chaos.

This book is a daily Advent devotional.

Life After Coffee is a podcast whose mission is to empower women in leadership by providing insights and resources on how to navigate the obstacles women face as they move from mid-career into Senior and C-Suite roles. Hosted by Dr. Jodi L. Leffingwell, an author and Senior People Operations Leader for global organizations, the podcast features interviews with women leaders who are navigating these challenges in real-time. The show will delve into topics such as Imposter Syndrome, Negotiating, leveraging Emotional Intelligence, Queen Bee Syndrome, and the Double Bind, and getting that ...

Newly-appointed Prime Mancella is desperate to keep the peace within her realm and within herself. Having recently acquired the power to physically split into separate versions of herself, her identity is beginning to fracture—along with her land, which is on the brink of war. The only semblance of normalcy in her life is her budding romance with thief-turned-confidant, Silver. . . at least until the mysterious Prime Reltas arrives at her doorstep asking, or rather demanding, her hand in marriage.

The Ministry has always been part of our world, operating in the moral grey area of radical thought and revolutionary technology. It works to prevent intellectual contagion in an era where a dangerous thought can spread across the globe faster than a pandemic, and more virulently. Jacob Trials is one of their star agents, a man who has carried out actions both heroic and villainous, both necessary and brutal. He has given over his very body to the cause, with machinery that he barely understands adapting and enhancing him. When an unknown group starts hunting him with a viciousness he can ...

Once, humanity lost itself to the machine. Now the era of the Body Butchers is a fading memory and mankind awaits the coming singularity, long predicted and long delayed. The Conception: the birth of a true AI that will lead them to a new era. For Keri, this epoch-making event barely registers. She spends her days like so many others, waiting for her chance to enter the spheres, the online realm where knowledge is instant and the mind a mere gateway to something far greater. The time in between these moments is nothing but time to kill. But when a man dies in her arms she finds herself ...

Rabbit Trails Redirect leads those searching for spiritual clarity back to the word of God for answers. Whether Jew or Gentile, Christian or atheist, believer or unbeliever, this book is not only for those who have never read the Bible from cover to cover, but for every hungry soul seeking the wisdom and truth given to us only by our Creator.

May 14, 1863, Lou McCoy's life changed forever. That day, Lou's husband, a Rebel recruiter she hadn't seen in weeks, appeared at her door for an unannounced visit. He left with a kiss and a strong, "Don't tell anyone I was here." Later that night five Federal soldiers came to her home and demanded to know where her husband was hiding. She refused to tell and was arrested the next day. She left three children behind. After a week of house arrest in Saint Joseph, Lou signed the Oath of Allegiance to the Union and was released. She did not go home. Instead she stayed to work in the hospital. ...

From the Oregon Trail to the camps of the Lakota Sioux and throughout the Civil War, Ben and Sarah Walters learn to survive. Taken captive by the Sioux after her wagon train is attacked, Sarah learns to live and care again. Through Ben, experience the battles of Wilson's Creek, Lexington and Shiloh, feel the filth and privation of Libby Prison; share a friendship that grows between Sarah and a slave, and live through the destruction of a country torn apart by war. Journey back to one of the most explosive periods in our history in this story of survival, learning, determination, forgiveness...

War is hell, its aftermath just as devastating, as evidenced in western Missouri after the Civil War. Four years of taxes came due, and a new constitution was issued, excluding those who fought on the “wrong” side from voting, teaching, even preaching. Former bushwhacker Buck Jackson wants only to leave his past behind and marry the girl who saved him from himself. With taxes due, the Drake Constitution, and the long-lasting effects of General Orders Numbers 9 and 11, he has few legal choices to save the two families he loves. Nora Miers wants only to live out her childhood dream of ...