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Originally published in 1954, Fisherman’s Winter is Roderick Haig-Brown’s final installment in his well-known “seasons” cycle. With a unique blend of experience and observation, Haig-Brown brings readers through the exotic rivers of South America in the winter months, showing rather than explaining the many things he encounters. Rather than writing about typical winter fishing, Haig-Brown departs from British Columbia, where the other titles in his seasons cycle take place, and heads to unknown rivers in South America, where he learns as much as his readers will.

There is trouble in the beautiful South Park Valley of Colorado, and Dan Walker’s father has written to his drifting son to “come home” and help his aging parents with the intimidation and turmoil. Walker rides from Wyoming into a hornets-nest of intrigue, intimidation, kidnapping, and to the rescue of a lonely mountain girl who is caught up in the violence gripping the valley. Help comes to Walker, in defeating this land and water grabbing scheme, from some surprising, almost supernatural, sources. THE MAN FROM WYOMING is a tender love story that will warm the heart of the reader as ...

In Superstition Mountain Dreams the tantalizing legends of lost gold mines and buried treasures, which haunt these intriguing and formidable mountains, come alive for a whiskered old prospector, for Peggy Cahill, her family, and a soft-spoken stranger, who comes into the valley as the Cahill family work desperately to hold onto their ranch when a crooked banker is determined to foreclose on their property. Superstition Mountain Dreams is crowded with a variety of characters and events, which brings drama, suspense, and a warm understanding of human nature to the reader.

I don’t care how nice your pants are. They never look as good on you as a dress. Metaphorically speaking, of course. Ladies, have you been trying your hand at ridiculous role reversals when it comes to dating? Do you find yourself second-guessing whether you should pick up the tab at dinner just to appear "independent"? Tired of being bombarded by bogus advice that encourages you to "woman up" by "manning up"? Listen up. Don't be misled by the breast - and uterus-less, or guilted into using ineffective love tactics that won't get you what you want.

Witches and Werewolves shouldn't mix. Except Cat won't be able to avoid the most annoying wolf ever when she drops back in time... Gage Dubois has always been a werewolf to avoid. Temperamental and territorial. But now he’s just being a pain-in-my-patootie. It's a dangerous time for us, but I can’t fully involve myself in the plans and work to keep the Otherside out, not yet. I’ve got my own mission, thanks to a fairy that left his mark on me. My familial background is shrouded in shadows - literally, because supposedly that’s where I’m from - the Shadow realm. But how to get ...

Meet Mary McScary. Mary likes to be scary. She scares her mom, her dad, her pets, and even a balloon! But there's just one person Mary can't scare - her cousin, Harry McScary. He's not afraid of the usual things, like spiders, snakes, and other creepy crawlies. But Mary doesn't give up that easily, and one way or another she'll find a way to give Harry the scare of his life....

The Big Cinch embeds readers in a magic-laced St. Louis. Sean Joye is a disillusioned young veteran of 1922’s Irish Civil War. Ignoring his magical insights since childhood, Sean hopes to escape fae attention, forget his assassin past, and make a clean new life in St. Louis but finds himself embroiled in the activities of an elite, magic-dabbling family. The youngest daughter, Lillian, is eager to share her secrets—as well as her bedroom—with Sean, but he falls hard for Lillian’s fiancé, a WWI flying ace with a few secrets of his own. Soon he is on the run, a suspect in his ...

When the World Stops is a timely yet timeless message for God's people that provides practical tools for not only weathering this current crisis, but emerging from it with a strengthened faith and deeper appreciation for the things that matter most. Like a reassuring hand on your shoulder, Dr. Michael L. Brown helps point the way forward for those seeking answers to questions like: Is this pandemic the final plague talked about in the Book of Revelation?

Most leadership books written for women today either advise us to lean in, speak up, and demand more. They are filled with tactical advice on everything from where to position yourself in the board room to how to negotiate a total compensation package. However, very few leadership books start with the simple question - What matters to you? Who are you? What do you care about? What makes you an effective leader? In Significant Women, you will meet corporate executives and entrepreneurs who have grappled with these questions. They have led accomplished lives in the business world by ...

Werewolves are on the edge of extinction. Cut off from the magic of the 'otherside,' one she-wolf must find her inner power and reconcile her humanity with the beast inside... What's it mean when you 'have it all' but still feel empty inside? Glory is married to a powerful, alpha husband. Has a beautiful house, a loving pack, and miles and miles of space to run. So what's missing? For Nick, crashing with Glory changed the course of his life forever. Fate played with his life, and he lost his humanity for it. He never thought he'd meet her again. Now, dark forces are once again controlling ...

An FBI political thriller short story with a powerful female lead from award-winning author J. L. Brown. “Few Are Chosen” is a short-story prequel to the Jade Harrington Series. Get to Know Jade Harrington You know what they say about “curiosity”… Before she grew up to become a badass FBI agent, Jade Harrington was a curious and precocious child. One day, a mysterious stranger visited her family and changed her life forever.

Wise dragons, evil dragons, elemental dragons, oh my! A new twist on fairytales with a fresh element: dragons. Each fairytale has been reimagined with these beasts based on the author’s preference. These classic characters will never see this coming. Retellings include Swan Princess, Hansel and Gretel, Elves and the Shoemaker, Frog Prince, and many more. Featuring stories from Ashley L. Hunt, R.L. Davennor, Anstice Brown, Denise Ruttan, Lydia Anne Stevens, Andrea J. Hargrove, S.O. Green, Kay Humble, Damien Mckeating, and Nathan Slemp.

Through these delightful classic short stories and fairy tales your little one will build the tools needed to help relax with their ADHD and build resilience. We know how hard it is to relax with ADHD which is why we've handpicked this collection of stories to help your little one to settle and relax.

Elias has always dreamed of being in a position of power, and now he's there. The rush is exquisite, but one piece of paper can take it all away... forever. History teaches us. Sometimes, that lesson is not learned.

Rowan Walker - young college student and coffee house barista - believes that her twin sister, Eden, has been taken against her will. The Seattle Police - based on evidence to the contrary; as well as Rowan's sister’s free-wheeling, off-the-rails past lifestyle - believe otherwise. Rowan, however, refuses to let the case (or, for that matter, the SPD) rest and after a solid year of relentless badgering by the young woman a weary, and sympathetic detective gives Rowan an alternative solution. Enter Fallon Wylde, 17th Century pirate turned vampire turned soldier-for-hire.

When June Havershaw's ranch foreman finds the gravely wounded stranger in an abandoned line cabin he brings him to the Star Valley Ranch, where she nurses him back to health. He says little of his past and she senses he is running from something. She is unsure of this stranger, but her young daughter likes to ride on his shoulders and has taken to calling him "Daddy." When a powerful, land-hungry rancher tries to drive June from her beloved ranch the stranger fearlessly steps forward to protect her and her ranch. The past suddenly catches up with this stranger, when he learns that his dying...

A selection of magical stories to entertain your children whilst you are waiting at the airport and are flying to your holiday.

The Revolutionary War for Independence is over, and Jean LaBerge rides west to claim the land that has been awarded to him in the "howling wilderness" of the Ohio Territory, where there is no law except a man's courage. He was a peaceable man who came to develop and settle his land, but when outlaws kidnap a beautiful young girl and her parents, and attempt to rob him, they soon find that this is a man of determination and courage. The twists and turns of fate and chance will keep the pages turning and warm the heart of the reader.

THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER A DEADLY DEBT Ben Hackett has a debt to pay, and he isn’t about to let the friend who saved his life be killed by the men who have kidnapped him. When the confrontation comes, he is outgunned, is badly wounded, pinned down on a mountainside, and in danger of paying the debt with his own life. And then everything changes when an indomitable woman arrives with a rifle in her hand and a fierce determination in her heart. THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER will keep the reader turning the pages until the surprise ending of this Western Romance novel.

The smashing third novel in the deeply seductive paranormal series, The Otherside Chronicles. Independence Skollen is a vulnerable half-werewolf seeking her place in life. After a direct challenge from another wolf takes her to the brink of death and Grayson brings her back, she’s changed. Grayson Faoláin has been calculated, cunning, and powerful his entire life. He wasn’t prepared for the young spitfire Independence, but when events bring her to him, he seizes the chance to mold her into an elite Alpha. The ensuing hero-worship and rejection puts Indy on the run, straight into the ...