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After narrowly escaping death, Eric is finally free and back to the pieces of his normal life. Until Cithrel, the Prince of Blades, walks back into it. Amidst the growing dins of war in Alonetha, Eric is being hunted. If Eric wants to protect everything he loves, he must return and fight alongside the monsters that abducted and tortured him for years.

To the young people of today, the 1960s seems like another age. But for those who grew up in this decade, school life, "mod" fashions and sixties pop music are still fresh in their minds. From James Bond to Sindy dolls and playing hopscotch in the street, life was very different to how it is now. After the tough and frugal years of the fifties, the sixties was a boom period, a time of changed attitudes and improved lifestyles. With chapters on home and school life, games and hobbies, music and fashion, this delightful compendium of memories will appeal to all who grew up in this lively era.

Harold Spinks finished working at his father’s tailor shop on East Street. He feels fortunate to be able to enjoy a brief moment of calm. That is until a baptism of fire and death forces him to partake in a manhunt to prove his innocence, as Harold is blamed for the brutal murders of working girls throughout the city of Oakenfall.

Simon Andrews made the the legendary overland trip known as the "Hippy Trail to India" in 1975. Forty-Five years later comes the true story of that journey and its influence on future life. The difference between being a traveler or being a tourist will depend on why we go to where we go and the reasons for going. The first book is a frank and very honest "Traveler's Tale".

Nino and Elena dream of sharing a normal life together. They are desperate to escape the shadow of Nino’s domineering and dangerous family, the Bartells.

Stirling Hunt was out. He’d left international espionage behind and disappeared into the underworld of Eastern Europe in search of answers after a life of violence. But when the Prime Minister’s son is kidnapped, British Intelligence turn to the only covert operative they know who can get him back. The hostages are being held deep in the west African jungle. And the hostage-taker is demanding something the UK Government cannot give. With the Prime Minister losing patience and ready to invade, the countdown to war has started.

Godsend is a toolkit to help you form new Christian communities with people who were not previously attending church. The book is based on the wisdom of many practitioners over the past 20 to 30 years. It contains loads of stories, advice, and frameworks to help you join a growing company of people who are bringing discipleship, mission, and church together in their everyday lives.

Above Oakenfall, fireworks light the night sky celebrating one hundred years, since the end of the vicious war that lasted for generations. Against all odds, Oakenfall had managed to free themselves from their dragon overlords. However, with the dragons gone, a band of barbarians unite in the north and seize control of Oakenfall’s sister city, Northholm. As the invading army marches south, the King is running out of options and turns to Darcy Dean, the son of a great war hero. But Darcy is more used to bookkeeping than holding a sword.

Whilst the ravages of the Dragon’s Blight are crashing against their border, the elves of the Whispering Woods are sheltered in the sleepy village of Oakford. A new elf, Diadan, is born and the quiet of the haven is disturbed. His mother passes during labor and his father, distraught, commits suicide, leaving the orphaned Diadan at the mercy of the Royal Court. Living a life tormented by nightmares of all that he bore witness to, can he battle his inner demons and return to reunite his people and reclaim his homeland?

Three generations have passed since the whispers of demons first spread across the lips of man. Since that first fateful night above Oakenfall, a kingdom has fallen, a god has died, and the streets have begun to pile with bodies, but nothing that Oakenfall has experienced so far can prepare it for what will befall it as Lucien returns from his travels. What started as a routine investigation of a haunted village, an easy task for a Mage Hunter like Lucien, sends him on a voyage that will see him set against old enemies of Oakenfall.

Aarghathlain is having a great day as he strolls up Middling Street. As a Wizard of the Spire, he is confident of many things, but none more so than the fact that there is only One True Spell, and he is a master of it. He couldn't be more wrong. By lunchtime, Aargh will be running for his life, having saved a little girl from the clutches of the Footman, and wondering how his world could have turned so completely upside down!

When a woman is found brutally murdered just outside the quiet town of Bingley, DI Daniel Ward and his team lead the case. The ex-boyfriend with an anger problem is an obvious suspect, but this case isn’t as open-and-shut as DI Ward would like when the forensics delivers a twist he wasn’t expecting. In the middle of the autumn burglary season, with the Varga case still running rings around them all and his personal life in tatters, an unsolved murder is the last thing Ward needs the DCI breathing down his neck on.

When a toddler goes missing in the middle of a bustling Bradford park in broad daylight, Detective Daniel Ward is put on the case. It ought to be an open and shut investigation, but the hours tick by, and Millie Thompson is nowhere to be found. There’s only one conclusion DI Ward can come to: She was taken. When a known child-killer is spotted in the vicinity, Ward fears the worst. He has to catch up with the only lead he has before the infamous Hunters - merciless vigilante justice seekers who will seek retribution at any cost - catch up with his suspect first.

Miss Cast is the new teacher, and at first, she doesn’t seem much weirder than any other teacher. But when Gareth sees the pointy hat, cauldron, and a bat living in her hair after being hit by a mysterious purple firebolt, he can’t deny there’s something really different about Miss Cast. Oops! The world's most powerful witch let her wand slip and accidentally cast a spell so Gareth can see through her disguise!

Stunned by what she read in the newspaper article, Sarah Shelley sat quietly in disbelief. The past, so conveniently tucked away from her memory, came crashing back into her mind. Now she knew the truth. Whoever was responsible had no idea she was coming for them. All Silas Morgan could think about was getting even. That's all he ever thought about. From the time he entered primary school, he was picked on, bullied, ridiculed, and laughed at. The torturous treatment continued, even after he entered Eton. In fact, it got worse; if that were possible.

The story narrates a critical year in the life of a 40-year-old man living in a remote farmer’s town on the border of Wales. Having lived in numerous countries and cities due to his father’s profession, he found solace only in one town that he called home. This heart-wrenching tale encompasses his passionate struggle during the global pandemic as he fought for his life with a mysterious flulike illness that caused a collapsed lung, pneumonia, and a fractured rib. The real deal was a brain hemorrhage caused by aneurysms that came circumstantially.

When a reclusive Outpost Keeper stumbles upon a man praying in a desert waste, the world shifts. Not just for the Outpost Keeper. For everyone and everything. With the appearance of the Praying Man, the boundary between myth and reality is blurred. The System—a painstakingly constructed post-apocalyptic society where violence, hunger, and desire have been driven underground—is undermined.

Yorkshire's golden boy is dead. And everyone's glad. When a local business tycoon is murdered, the sleepy town of Skipton is stunned. However, not all is as it appears. Behind the multi-millions, the business awards, and the flashy life is a man hated by everyone. Daniel Ward soon has a line of suspects longer than a rush-hour traffic jam on the A629. Yet, every enquiry he makes only leads to more questions and suspects, all of whom have shocking, scandalous, and shameful secrets they're trying to keep. But which one is a murderer, too?

After Lorie and her family move into their new home, strange things start to happen - things Lorie can’t explain. To make matters worse, her husband, Tom, starts to behave oddly, leaving Lorie to deal with the inexplicable on her own. Meanwhile, her son, Reggie, experiences a different sort of phenomena: He encounters a figure he believes to be God. This being instructs him to dig a hole and bury himself in it.

King Teegan is looking for a few good mice...While his subjects in The Far Collective love and admire the good King Teegan, only a trusted few are privy to the King’s greatest secret: That highly intelligent, talking mice exist...and 20 seasons ago, they saved the Kingdom of Feldenspar in its darkest hour! Twenty seasons later, on a quiet autumn day, the Mouseling Innkeeper Robert Teague, owner and proprietor of The Sleeping Cat Inn and Tavern nestled in the peaceful hamlet of Mouseling Hollow, has his life turned upside down.