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Captain Jared Allendale is weary of war, but Wellington gives him one final assignment before he is free of his obligation to the Crown: retrieve a package in Scotland and return it safely to London. Easy assignment for a man who's been an aide-de-camp for the past several years - until the package turns out to be Lucy Cameron, daughter of the Duke of Diamond. Lord Diamonte was banished to France for his treasonous acts. As Jared fights old demons, the dangerous journey south begins. The spectre of death hovers over them as Lord Diamonte's minions hunt Lucy and Jared.

The most important fact about Ehla’s life has been hidden from her. Ehla is beautiful and intelligent, but she lives a sheltered life at her father’s estate in the mountains of Pakistan. Her quiet world is shattered when her father’s friends arrive with their son, who brings with him a mysterious stranger. Ehla fears an arranged marriage, but the truth lies far beyond her imagination. Asfand remembers Ehla, though she has forgotten him. He is determined to outwit Ehla’s father and will do anything to reclaim what is rightly his.

The Romans have ceased their war with the Druids, at least temporarily. The division between the Orders is beginning to heal, at last. With relative calm returning to the new Highland Skyhold, Caedwyn, Brianna, and Muirenn leave the Order in Catarina’s hands. The three now find themselves on the island of Eire where they encounter the Draoi and the Semnotheoi of the island. All seems well, yet an ancient evil is stirring, and before long, makes itself known. A rage festering for thousands of generations now threatens not only Eireland, but Britain and Gaul, as well.

The war that everyone had feared has finally broken out. While Sir Thomas and Mr. Bertrand cope with the grim realities of the modern battlefield in Flanders, Adelaide is sent to hunt for spies in the wilds of Yorkshire. The safety of her adopted countrymen, and England's ability to resist the German onslaught are both at stake, and she soon learns that the fight is not limited to Europe alone, but elsewhere, and in the shadows...

In Ancient China, a young woman will make a stand against evil, and her courage will herald the dawn of a new order: The League of Demon Hunters. But before the League, there was the Brethren. Zen drew her sword, the Sword of Divinity Xuan Yuan, and she held the sacred blade aloft for all to see. The late afternoon light caught Xuan Yuan's burnished copper, and the sword gleamed like the sun.

Although the Council has been unmasked, and the Faceless Man identified, the danger that they pose is far from over. A great wedding is being planned between the innocent Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia and Ernst Augustus, heir to the Kingdom of Hanover. Its guests will include royalty from all over Europe, and it is is the perfect opportunity for peace. But this gathering is also threatened with the possibility of chaos and death. It will be up to Sir Thomas Blackthorn, Adelaide DeMarcy, her students, and their friends, to stave off disaster and foil the Council's evil designs.

Four years have passed since the fall of the Boudican revolution and Orin’s and Selda’s departure. The Roman legions continue to rage against the warring tribes in their campaign to force Britain into submission. The two Orders - the Druid Brothers and the Semnotheoi Sisters - have gone underground to survive. The edicts against them ever working together remain in place. Yet, holding fast to them will lead to the ultimate destruction of the Orders and possibly of Britain itself.

This is a story of a little girl who is motivated by her dreams to enter a dancing competition in her village. African dance uses improvisation and the entire body. Some dancers learn their moves from former dancers, who became famous by participating in dance during various rituals, celebrations, or festivities.

Leila, a young Houston attorney, is imprisoned by the psychic powers of her hairdresser and falls into addiction at the hands of her stylist's drug-dealing boyfriend as Leila is desperate to escape her abusive husband and the traps of her culture and family. Having grown up with limits of gender bias and cult-like control, Leila recklessly broke away from her old life to claim her independence - tossing the veil and fleeing her physically abusive husband.

At sixteen, Megan O'Brien's life is on a smooth, flat track to Destiny. Her dreams of becoming a gaming developer are within reach, and she's fallen hard for the handsome and charming Donovan. When everything changes, she is shunned by her friends and navigating the strained silence in her own home. Megan is lost in a spiral of shame and despair. A visit to St. Mary's Home for Unwed Mothers is meant to clarify her options—parenting, adoption, or abortion—but it only deepens her conflict.

Have you ever wondered about the reason for our existence? Why we love, hate, set expectations, have needs and wants? What makes us happy or sad? That's what Terry Paul covers in this book, and so much more. This is an in-depth look at life, as told through Terry's eyes.

To escape the Wrath of God, the Widow’s Stone creates a humanistic utopia.

Lord Theodore Harrow has watched three of his closest friends fall in love and suffer for it, but now they are content, and he is left on the outside. When an accident brings him face-to-face with the woman of his dreams, he hopes his single days will be over, without the drama. Mrs. Valeria Wilson is not looking for another husband to replace the one she buried with great relief. Now, while trying to hide from her evil father-in-law and protect her young son, the last thing she needs is a peer of the realm pursuing her.

It's a game of cat and mouse as Sir Michael Tidley pursues a secret mission for the Crown. The last thing he needs is a meddlesome woman to complicate things. Miss Katrina Shepherd has privately loved Michael since long before he was knighted. She longs to exonerate her father's reputation and knows Michael needs her help with decoding intercepted treasonous documents that could save the lives of thousands of British soldiers. When the Black Diamond reveals his connection to Michael and threatens Katrina, Michael's resulting injury causes him to forget it all.

Lord Phillip Westcombe is a younger son and sufficiently independent. He has no need to upset his tidy life with the messiness of love, but when he comes to the rescue of the lovely Lady Elizabeth Follett, and the two are found in a compromising position, his life takes an unexpected turn. Barely knowing each other, they are forced to wed. Embarking on a new life, they must learn to trust God as they face an evil which threatens their lives and the security of the British Empire.

Three years after the end of The Tube Riders: Exile, the Governor is preparing for war with Europe. Within Mega Britain’s cities, pockets of rebels fight and die in the name of Marta Banks, brave leader of the surviving Tube Riders. The Tube Riders themselves, though, have disappeared. With their trail gone cold, the Governor and his deadly Huntsmen have no way to find them. That is, until the day the Governor recovers a long-lost treasure from his past, an ancient artifact that could crush the rebellion for good. Marta Banks is about to lose everything.

Moyna has been brought up by a domineering aunt to believe she brings bad luck to those she loves. During the riots in Bombay, Moyna promises to protect her dying cousin's baby and makes a hasty decision that will return to haunt her years later. Sameer, the happy-go-lucky son of a successful lawyer in Beverly Hills, falls in love with Moyna, who remains secretive about her past and insulates herself from love to protect others from her unlucky curse.

The sequel to Bella James' The Girl Who Cried Wolf invites you to return to the story of Anna Winters, a young woman facing a portentous struggle through depression, disordered eating, and dependency. Terrified of emanating her violent father, Anna turns her back on all that has become most precious to her. She journeys the deep labyrinth of her soul, relentlessly shadowed by a black wolf. He is her deepest fears, the darkness within her, and the only one who can set her free.

Pam and Gary have been together for six years, and they are just about to have their dream wedding at their favourite location, Cancun, Mexico. But the reality is, things have gotten rather stale between them, and both secretly desire to light up the fire again. Pam has always had a naughty fantasy of sleeping with another guy, and she lets Gary in on her secret. To her surprise, Gary is open to her idea under one condition; it must be with another couple instead.

Jo Lilly and the Child Protection Team are working with several families in the same area, where their teenage children are being groomed by the local drug dealing network. The police unit working with them, (Protecting Vulnerable Persons Unit) are seriously concerned about the trend of recruiting younger victims, some as young as ten. When two schoolboys are stabbed on the way to school, a double murder investigation begins. Knife crime is a growing concern across the UK and the press focus on the investigation.