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"The Millionaire" is in jail on a murder charge. Violent inmates beat him savagely, trying to extort money. To save his life, Maureen Gould must find the truth and free her client.

Three weeks on from that night and ChameleoMan & friends are riding high after their first vigilante victory... but Dan & his cats are about to face something far deadlier. Stopping a mugging was almost too easy, but when a body turns up in the industrial estate, Dan begins to wonder if the superhero life is really for him. Catman is missing, the police are asking questions, and shadowy figures stalk the street at night. With time running out, Dan, Andrew, and the Flash must race to uncover the truth—before the law starts pointing fingers at them. But something darker lurks in the shadows.

Champion Self Talk is the book every woman needs when her own mind turns against her. If you talked to your best friend the way you talk to yourself… would she stay? This powerful, emotional, best-friend-style guide helps you finally rewrite the voice inside your head. Whether your self-talk came from old wounds, childhood, heartbreak, trauma, criticism, perfectionism, or just years of being too hard on yourself — this book helps you replace the cruelty with compassion, the fear with truth, and the shame with strength.

Jesus' burial cloth could be the most important Christian relic from all history. Men and women risked their lives to save it - and destroy it. Can it survive war, famine, plagues and earthquakes? Lives, reputations and fortunes are on the line in this powerful and fast-paced Christian historical fiction. Intrigue and action, mystery and suspense are woven throughout the book spanning 14 stories, 3 continents and 2 millennia. Is the Shroud of Turin the only witness of the resurrection of Jesus Christ? Let this story help you decide. This Christian historical fiction, The Only Witness, ...

Whether you’re riding into the alleyway at a sold-out rodeo, stepping onto a stage, or facing competition in your own arena of life, anxiety has a way of stealing focus and shaking confidence. In Unrattled: conquering competition anxiety, professional barrel racer and mindset coach Marci Powell shares her real, behind-the-scenes stories of battling nerves under the lights—and how she learned to ride through them with courage and grit.

Inspired by the real-life Glico-Morinaga kidnapping, an unsolved case which terrorized Japan for two years, Lady Joker reimagines the circumstances of this watershed episode in modern Japanese history and brings into riveting focus the lives and motivations of the victims, the perpetrators, the heroes and the villains. As the shady networks linking corporations to syndicates are brought to light, the stakes rise, and some of the professionals we have watched try to fight their way through this crisis will lose everything—some even their lives.

Police Officer Grace Booker’s life is good - but not quite everything she'd hoped. When a good deed goes wrong, she’s left with Dirty Harry, a raucous African parrot who really hates her. When Harry becomes louder and more neurotic, Grace takes him to the new local vet, Dr. Dani Wingate.

Many parents of teenagers or young adults feel as though they're guessing about what to do next-with mixed results. We want to stay connected with our maturing child, but we're not sure how. And deep down, we fear our child doesn't want or need us. But growing up doesn't have to mean growing apart. Based on brand-new research and interviews with remarkable families, Growing With equips parents to take steps toward their teenagers and young adults in a mutual journey of intentional growth that trusts God to transform them all.

'If I could keep only one book about the Battle of Britain, it would be this one.' Former Chairman of The Spitfire Society. Retired RAF pilot, Ron Powell, has produced a concise and incisive narrative supported by illustrations that brings to life the battle fought in the skies above southern England in the summer of 1940. Along the way, it outlines the opposing forces, their equipment and tactics, and some of the controversies that raged at the time. A few of the pilots he highlights are well known, but most are unheralded. They include the inspiration for much of his life and writing, ...

Julie Powell thought cooking her way through Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking was the craziest thing she'd ever do -- until she embarked on the voyage recounted in her memoir, Cleaving. Her marriage challenged by an insane, irresistible love affair, Julie decides to leave town...

A moving Christmas novella about loss, redemption, and the truth that God’s grace often finds us in the most unusual ways. Carl Parker, a retired widower. is tired of the loss and emptiness he feels. He sets out on Christmas Eve to an old country bridge to end it all. But a series of the most unusual and unexpected interruptions keeps messing up his plans. As Carl strives to push forward with his own plan to ease the pain of his broken heart he can’t help but wonder if God has something else for him. Carl starts to realize that God’s hope is present in even the darkest of life’s ...

From the grand houses of Brighton to imposing London mansions, life as a kitchen maid could be exhausting and demoralizing. It's not just being at the beck and call of the people upstairs, when even the children of the family can treat you like dirt, but having to deal with temperamental cooks, starchy butlers, and chauffeurs with a roving eye. Marriage is the only escape, but with one evening off a week Margaret has no time to lose.

On a bright, summer day, a cyclone suddenly sweeps across the Kansas sky. A young girl named Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are carried up into the terrible storm. Far, far away, they crash down in a strange land called Oz. To return home, Dorothy must travel to the Emerald City and meet the all-powerful Wizard of Oz. But the journey won't be easy, and she'll need the help of a few good friends.

In this twisty and action-packed adventure from the BSFA award-winning author of Descendant Machine and Future’s Edge, a crew of bounty hunters find themselves ensnared in a conspiracy on the very fringes of the devastated solar system. Perfect for fans of James S. A. Corey and Adrian Tchaikovsky.

Faith without works is dead — but how do we live a faith that truly acts? In the Book of James, believers are challenged to move from hearing to doing, from belief to obedience, and from comfort to maturity. In this 30-day devotional, author Mason D. Powell guides readers through a transformative journey that applies James’s timeless truths to modern life. Each day includes: A short passage from the Book of James A devotional reflection connecting Scripture to real life A prayer focus to internalize the message A personal challenge or journal prompt to live it out Through these thirty ...

In the time it takes to read this sentence, artificial intelligence will have created another counterfeit scientific paper. By the time you finish this paragraph, bot networks will have spread thousands of false medical claims across social media. Welcome to the age of industrialized scientific fraud. From the hydroxychloroquine delusion that cost lives during COVID-19 to paper mills churning out fake research for profit, science writer James Lawrence Powell exposes a crisis threatening the very foundation of human knowledge. Predatory journals publish anything for a fee. Preprint servers ...

David W. Powell enlisted for a tour of duty in April 1966 with the US Marines after receiving an imminent draft notice. Believing he would be able to leverage his existing skills as a computer programmer, he never thought all they would see on his resume was his Karate expertise. Even less that he would wind up serving as a Rocket man in the jungles of Da Nang and Chu Lai for a 13 month tour in hell. David's journey from naive civilian to battle-hardened combat veteran shows us all how fragile our humanity really is.

A terror from the past is rising from the darkness five miles deep. Joining a military rescue mission to an isolated mining colony, the Doctor and Belinda find a single survivor of a violent catastrophe. What killed the colonists? Why is every mirror in the base smashed? The chilling truth spells horror and death…

Are you a writer—or any kind of creative—who’s ever felt stuck, unseen, or unsure if your work really matters? After ten years of writing and publishing across multiple genres, author Mason D. Powell reflects on what truly defines creative success—not fame or perfection, but endurance, authenticity, and faith. In A Writer’s Journey, Powell distills a decade of hard-earned lessons into ten honest reflections that every dreamer, writer, and maker needs to hear. Through personal stories, timeless parables, and practical exercises, you’ll discover how to: ✅ Stop comparing yourself...

From the highly acclaimed author of Edisto and The Interrogative Mood, Padgett Powell's new collection of stories, Cries for Help, Various Stories, follows his mentor Donald Barthelme's advice that "wacky mode must "break their hearts". The surrealistic and comical terrain of most of the 44 stories here is grounded by a real preoccupation with longing, fear, work, loneliness, and cultural nostalgia. These universal concerns are given exhilarating life by way of Powell's "wit, his...dazzling turns of phrase" (Scott Spencer).