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Meet Teddy TelaToad—news anchor, inventor, and swamp legend! In this knee-slapping, lily-pad-toppling children's chapter book: 🐸 A young toad with a big voice builds the first swamp-wide satellite system 🐝 Alongside his loyal sidekick, Buzz the firefly, Teddy croaks the news no one else dares 🎭 From ghost hoaxes and glittery scandals to musical mishaps and monster interviews, Teddy tackles it all! 📡 With every croak, he earns trust, cracks jokes, and uncovers truths in the most hilarious ways 🌎 His broadcasts reach far beyond the Alabama swamps—making Teddy a worldwide ...

In the backwoods of Millwater County, legends aren’t born—they’re built on burning rubber, whispered deals, and split-second decisions. Calvin “Skipper” Dale is the kind of man who leads with quiet grit and moves faster than the law can write him up. Jason “Jump” Taylor turns any escape into an art form—vaulting rivers, fences, and doubt in a single bound. And Megan “Hop” Lamont? She’s charm in denim cutoffs, with a past more complicated than a CB radio full of static. They don’t just run moonshine. They outrun betrayal, corruption, and a deep-state conspiracy that ...

Dilly the Dolphin is famous for one thing: showing up late to everything. From coral concerts to pancake breakfasts, Dilly’s the dolphin who always arrives just after the fun begins. But when the reef is threatened by strange undersea storms and ancient machines buried deep in the ocean trenches, Dilly stumbles (slowly) into the most important mission of his life. With the sea out of balance and no one else willing to dive deep enough to face the danger, Dilly teams up with a sarcastic dolphin named Flip, a cranky lobster submarine captain, and a glow-in-the-dark squid with surprisingly ...

Welcome to Quiet Life — a heartfelt collection of poems capturing the beauty, simplicity, and quiet strength of rural living in America. These verses were written not from a bustling city café or under artificial lights, but from the deep stillness of golden fields, rocking chairs on wooden porches, and the quiet joy of sunrise over a tilled garden. Whether you’ve lived the rural life or simply long for it, each poem invites you to pause, breathe, and rediscover the peace that comes from slow living, honest work, and the comfort of home. Let the pages take you back to a place where ...

A tail like no other... and a story you’ll never forget! Meet Caroline Creapmore, a lovable little snail born with a whimsically long, curly tail—a tail that wiggles, twirls, and knocks over teacups. Follow her hilarious and heartfelt journey through Clover Hollow, where her uniqueness both puzzles and amazes the other critters. With 25 delightful, humor-filled chapters, Caroline’s tale teaches self-acceptance, friendship, and celebrating what makes you different. Featuring photorealistic illustrations, and activities. This beautifully crafted chapter book is perfect for readers ages ...

Welcome to the wackiest Halloween caper this side of the pumpkin patch! Join Calvin, a mischievous mastermind with a heart of gold, and his loyal beagle Pudge, a snack-sniffing, pumpkin-chasing hero with a nose for trouble, as they launch into their most gourd-geous adventure yet! When the town’s prized pumpkin mysteriously vanishes just days before the Great Punkin' Chunkin’ Festival, Calvin and Pudge spring into action. With a homemade slingshot, a backpack full of snacks, and a wild imagination, they set off to solve the mystery, outwit sneaky suspects, and make sure pumpkins will ...

Why I Left I didn’t set out to find myself. Honestly, I just wanted to see what would happen if I pointed an old van west and kept going. But somewhere between a bowl of green chili in Texas and a sunrise in a redwood forest, something shifted. This book isn’t just a travel log. It’s a collection of stories, thoughts, and moments that happened when I stopped trying to live up to expectations—and just started living. Here’s what you’ll find inside: 🛻 An unforgettable solo road trip across America, in a beat-up van named The Rambler 🐔 A sidekick with zero emotional support ...

In a world that engineered loyalty and monetized obedience, one silent uprising begins with a single pawprint. “Obedience Ends. Memory Remains.” Valor was never meant to remember. Genetically sculpted and psychologically conditioned to follow orders without question, he was just one of hundreds in an elite canine program. But when the code breaks, so does the silence—and suddenly, the memories come flooding back. Now, alongside a haunted former handler, a disgraced intelligence analyst, and a cast of dogs who have learned the truth, Valor must track the fragments of a system that ...

Trapped in Time is a breathtaking steampunk science fiction epic where precision meets chaos and destiny bends under the weight of human choice. Spanning fractured timelines, echo wars, and philosophical battles between control and freedom, this time-bending adventure follows Alden Greaves—a reluctant clockmaker with a mysterious past—as he becomes the final line of defense between a tyrannical force rewriting all of existence and the fragile beauty of an imperfect reality. With deep character arcs, breathtaking world building, and a climax that defies linear storytelling, this is a ...

Her sentence didn’t end in court—it followed her home. For many women, probation is anything but a break. It’s a daily battle against stigma, surveillance, poverty, and emotional exhaustion. In Shackled but Strong, author Steven Doornbos shines a powerful light on the unique struggles faced by women on probation—and the quiet resilience that carries them through it. With deeply human stories, accessible tools, and a compassionate lens, this book explores: How probation affects women differently than men The emotional toll of shame, isolation, and survival Cultural barriers, racial ...

Every child knows that Christmas is magical—but what happens when that magic starts fading... in the middle of summer? Calvin and his ever-curious beagle Pudge weren’t expecting anything exciting to happen during their backyard bug hunt. But when a mysterious envelope arrives from the North Pole in the sweltering heat of July, their ordinary afternoon turns into an extraordinary mission. Inside the letter? A plea from Mrs. Claus herself. Santa is heartbroken. People are celebrating “Christmas in July” all over the world—but somehow, they’ve forgotten to include him. No sleigh ...

Step inside the apothecary… where every jar holds a whisper and every shelf hides a truth. 🔹 Meet Mabel Whitaker – a quiet woman with a mysterious past and a talent for keeping things sealed... literally. 🔹 Discover the Mirror That Doesn’t Reflect – but absorbs memories and replays forgotten moments. 🔹 Uncover a Book That Writes Itself – chronicling not what happened, but what should have. 🔹 Follow the Cat (Yes, the Cat) – because Thomas knows far more than any human should. 🔹 Explore Fairhaven – a town where clocks tick backward, people whisper to tea leaves, ...

Ruthanne Boone wasn’t famous. She didn’t make headlines, or stand behind a podium. She lived a quiet life on a patch of land carved from the bones of hard work and faith. But within her humble home—amid flour-dusted aprons, porch swing creaks, and lavender bundles—she lived a love story as deep and enduring as the roots of the willow tree under which her family rests. This is Ruthanne’s story. Told in her voice, from her heart, this is a deeply emotional account of life after loss, strength in silence, and the kind of love that waits just beyond the veil. “Some love doesn’t ...

In the heart of the Deep South, Stanley Sinclair’s dream simmers quietly in a worn-down kitchen behind a wood-burning stove. But when he dares to serve more than food—to serve comfort—he ends up feeding more than stomachs. He feeds a town. Grease, Grits, and Glory is a soulful, funny, and deeply satisfying story about second chances, family (by blood and by biscuit), and the magical messiness of life when you live with your heart wide open. With a cast of unforgettable characters—including a kazoo-playing oddball, a fiercely wise little girl, and a goat with too much personality—...

Silver Wing: Code Red Skies is a pulse-pounding, character-driven military suspense novel that brings together six unforgettable tropes: the Fearless Female Pilot (Samantha “Silver” Mercer), the Loyal Mechanic (Dutch, who knows her jet better than anyone), the Tech Genius (Blaze, who can hack or fix anything with a pulse), the By-the-Book Strategist (Lillian, balancing logic and moral lines), the Rogue with a Heart (Jackal, the unpredictable trickster with deadly instincts), and the AI Conscience (Piper, Silver’s voice of logic and silent partner in survival). Each character plays a ...

After the final battle in Sometimes, peace returns to the city—briefly. But it doesn’t last. When a young kitten named Always appears with no known origin and a connection to long-forgotten Purrfect Agency secrets, old shadows rise. Sometimes has gone off-grid. A new enemy is weaving danger into the future using something called The Threadline, a global network of memories, instincts, and decisions designed to overwrite free will permanently. Worse still, someone from the Original Nine Agents—long believed lost—is back, and they aren’t who they used to be. Now it's up to Always, ...

Chandler Ricks was born for this. Smokejumping isn’t just a job—it’s a calling. It’s danger wrapped in adrenaline, sweat forged in purpose. At just twenty years old, Chandler steps out of training and into the flames, a six-foot-three force of will, armed with a pulaski axe and the kind of courage only found in those who run toward what others flee. But fire isn’t the only thing waiting in the wilderness. As Chandler’s first season with the elite team of smokejumpers begins, he’s faced with searing heat, shifting winds, and a fiery phenomenon even the veterans can’t explain...

Julianne had everything under control—until temptation showed up in pressed slacks and a smirk that could undo decades of self-discipline. She only meant to hire a cleaning service while her husband was out of town. Just a little help around the house. Some polished counters. A fresh lemon scent in the air. Instead, she got him. Mason. Six feet of lean muscle, sharp edges, and eyes that undressed her in the hallway mirror. He moved like a trained professional—but nothing about the way he touched her countertops felt professional. He vacuumed like a man with secrets. Folded her sheets ...

His name was Sean Billings—but most knew him as “Stoner.” He wasn’t always a man of second chances. There was a time when the only thing that kept him going was the promise of another high, another escape, another slow fade into nothingness. A talented mechanical engineer with a mind built for innovation and precision, Sean had let the weight of pressure, loss, and his own silence push him over the edge. Literally. When he found himself sliding off the face of a mountain, nearly dying, clawing for life—something inside him cracked. Or maybe… something woke up. The Recovery Rig ...

Introduction Welcome to the ctrl-alt-deleted version of my life. Once upon a time, I had a morning routine that didn’t involve stepping on LEGOs barefoot, explaining to a toddler why the cat can’t wear diapers, or muting myself mid-Zoom call because someone was screaming about the injustice of a banana being “too banana-y.” Then came motherhood. And then came remote work. And then came the apocalypse. (Okay, maybe not the biblical kind—but certainly a toy-strewn, schedule-destroyed, sleep-deprived version of one.) This isn’t a guide. It’s not a parenting manual. It’s not ...