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Who better to narrate today's best science-fiction stories than today's favorite science-fiction stars? This exciting collection features many.

Cassie Webber had it all. A man who loved her, a mother and sister who were all the family she needed, and a job she adored. Until, in the blink of an eye, everything changed. Now, her mother and Aidan are gone, and her sister’s in danger. Cassie’s willing to do anything to save her—including marrying her best friend and returning to a place she vowed to leave behind. She nearly succeeds in extracting Mia before everything changes yet again—and Cassie herself is the one whisked away.

Mix in murderous maids, bumbling burglars, and unflinching local heroes and you have True Crime Philadelphia.

Bestseller in Hard Science Fiction! Bestseller in Science Fiction Adventure! In the dark heart of an ancient city, an even darker secret is waiting. On a rugged frontier world, ex-soldier Booker takes a job providing security for a high-stakes archaeological dig. The goal: to decode the inscriptions of a long-dead civilization. The problem: giant scorpions lurking in the caverns, and they're far more deadly than anyone realized. When a savage attack on a brilliant young linguist forces Booker to confront the horrors of the underground ruins, he uncovers a chilling truth: the city hides a ...

The conflict on Blue Isle is rapidly reaching a head when one unexpected event suddenly gives the Islanders a fighting chance. Adrian's son Luke, chafing under Fey rule, leads a group of his fellow farmers in a secret strike against a Fey outpost.

Get ready for action-packed romance with archaeologist Dr. Kathlyn Trent and her husband, Egyptologist Marcus Burton. In the first book of the series, meet Dr. Kathlyn Trent. A cross between Indiana Jones and The Crocodile Hunter, Dr. Trent has made a name for herself as a Media Archaeologist. Beautiful, intelligent and educated, she is one of the most famous faces in the world. Her television specials bring millions of viewers as she tackles subjects that most credible archaeologists won't touch.

1444 A.D. - Constantine le Brecque a man of many facets. As the bastard son of Henry V, he was raised in secret to protect him from the king's enemies and lived his life knowing that his royal blood was a curse. He was, however, properly educated and trained as a knight, and one of the very best England has ever seen. But when he falls in love with the wrong woman, the course of his life is irrevocably changed....

Bishop has been a vampire for 700 years and though he wishes nothing more than to live his life in peace, getting humans to believe that vampires are not monsters is a difficult task, and vampire hunters like The Reaper make it even more difficult. Believing that a vampire killed her mother, Irina leads a band of vigilantes, determined to rid the world of these monsters. What no one knows is that Irina herself is half vampire. Determined to deny that side of her, Irina captures Bishop.

With a loving husband and two beautiful kids, Gabby Brady thought nothing could shatter her happiness. But the illusion of perfection comes crashing down with proof of her husband's infidelity. As tensions rise, an inexplicable tragedy strikes, leaving Gabby wounded and her closest friend dead. All fingers point to her husband, Ryan, as the prime suspect. Ryan insists on his innocence, leaving Gabby torn between loyalty and doubt. To protect her family, Gabby stands firmly by her husband. She will go to great lengths to keep her family together, even if it means risking her very life.

Patch doesn’t owe the world that enslaved her a damn thing—until a courageous reformer’s life is on the line. Patch escaped slavery, and now she’s carved out her own life, running jobs and staying far from the powers that would haul her back into servitude. But when a bold reformer is targeted by a brutal regime, Patch is pulled into a mission she can’t ignore, going undercover to find the movement’s missing leader and get her out before it’s too late. Meanwhile, her brother’s gambling is spiraling out of control, tensions among her crew are rising, and the mission is ...

A city in chaos. A tentative peace between humans and supernaturals. Welcome to post-apocalyptic Los Angeles. A determined new recruit with the Inter-Realm Security Agency, Laila Eyvindr investigates supernatural crime. With rumors of dark forces abducting supernaturals from the streets, Laila wants nothing more than to catch the culprit and solve the case. Yet, her boss is determined to keep her and the rest of the team off the case—stalling, delaying, and possibly even hindering the investigation. But why?

Attending a wedding is dead last on Fiona Lock’s list of priorities. She has two options: Stay home and let the family gossip mill speculate on why she isn’t there, or attend the wedding and pretend she’s just fine. The decision is obvious. Not only does she choose option B…she may have mentioned a boyfriend she doesn’t have. With the nuptials imminent, the race is on to find her “perfect man” who doesn’t exist.

The Moon, shaken by the Anniversary Day tragedies, deals with devastation. The Earth Alliance believes another attack imminent, but no one knows where or when it will strike. Just like no one knows who ordered the attacks in the first place. The Moon’s chief security office, Noelle DeRicci, does her best to hold the United Domes government together. But Retrieval Artist Miles Flint, dissatisfied with the investigation into the Anniversary Day events, begins an investigation of his own.

It's Douglas de Lohr's turn to shine! As the fifth son of the Earl of Hereford and Worcester, one of the most powerful men in the realm, Douglas has his share of power and prestige also. Rather than linger in his father's mighty shadow, or even the shadow of his important older brothers, Douglas is about to carve a path for himself that will either shatter his will to live... or make him the most impressive de Lohr son yet. It all begins when his father asks Douglas to go to the aid of the sister of an old friend, to an enormous castle in Devon where legends live and chaos reigns.

Surely, no two people in this history of the world have ever made more miserable traveling companions. And that is the start of an unexpected—but eye-opening—revelation for Myles when it comes to the bookish, brilliant Veronica. Join the star-crossed couple on a journey for the ages, where the understanding of friendship and love is something both of them must learn from one another, where loyalty and honor mean more than lust and instant gratification, and where the growth of true and deep love is something that comes from the very soul.

Greece. Politics. Love. Danger. Reeling from a failed marriage and spurred on by a burgeoning sense of feminism, twenty-five-year-old Kate accepts a position as a speech therapist in a center for children with cerebral palsy in Thessaloniki, Greece. It is 1974, and the recent end of Greece’s seven-year dictatorship has ignited a fiery anti-American sentiment within the country. Despite this, as her Greek improves, Kate teaches communication to severely disabled children, creates profound friendships, and finds a home in the ancient and historied city.

1515 A.D. - The Lady Micheline le Bec was pledged in marriage to Edmund de Cleveley, Baron Bowland, in payment for her father's gambling debt. When de Cleveley's big Irish captain, Sir Kirk Connaught, arrives to escort Micheline to her marriage, Micheline is apprehensive but submissive. In fact, she's not the real problem; the real issue is her sister, the Lady Mara.

Modern medical advances save countless lives. But for all their merits, sophisticated technologies have created a daunting new challenge, namely a blurring of the expanse between life and death. The dying process is often hidden behind a complex web of medical terminology, statistics, and ethical decisions, making it difficult for patients and loved ones to know how to approach the end of life in a dignity-affirming, God-honoring, faith-filled way.

Learn how these author-entrepreneur moms hit a wall, pivoted, built even stronger businesses, and now each has a million-dollar story making a difference and changing their children’s lives. Best of all, they’ll share with you secrets of building wildly successful businesses while raising entrepreneurial kids; businesses like real estate investing, buying and flipping real estate, network marketing, blogging, finance, ecommerce, Fulfillment by Amazon, and more!

Character Strengths Matter: How to Live a Full Life brings the 24 character strengths to life with stories involving children, teenagers, adults, and elders; occurring in family life and business settings. Research shows that using character strengths in new ways for a week makes people happier up to six months later. Based on the unusual premise that a key way to build strength is to act "as if" you have that strength already, the audiobook includes short passages to try on strengths.