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Yet, as the powers of hell watch eagerly, Scorio and Naomi spurn those who would recruit them and venture into the untold depths of hell in search of the enigmatic Herdsmen. Amidst landscapes of haunting beauty and terror, they will face terrible fiends, forge friendships with wondrous new allies, and encounter societies of Great Souls to put the worst of hell to shame.

Calla Fletcher returns to Toronto a different person, struggling to find direction and still very much in love with the rugged bush pilot she left behind. When Jonah arrives on her doorstep with a proposition she can't dismiss, she takes the leap and rushes back to Alaska to begin their exciting future together. But Calla soon learns that even the best intentions can lead to broken promises, and that compromise comes with a hefty price - a log cabin in rural Alaska that feels as isolating as the western tundra.

The kingdom stands on the brink of chaos. Atticus's grip on the realm is faltering, and as threats arise ever closer to home he is driven to increasingly desperate acts to hold onto power. With Islor's fate now in the balance, Zander stands to defend the Rift from the oncoming Ybarisan army. With the king's forces scattered, he must risk unlikely new alliances. And behind the walls of Ulysede, secrets wait for its new queen. Romeria knows that the paths of the hidden city will lead her to answers. But will they be enough to save the realm—or is their fate already sealed?

Millions of people–looking to cheat on their partners–signed up for Ashley Madison in the early 2000s, seeking a private space to share their public desires. The promise of discretion was shattered in the summer of 2015, when anonymous hackers stole the company’s cache of user information and published it worldwide. The result? One of the most shocking data breaches of the internet age. Overnight, millions of unfaithful spouses had their real names, addresses and sexual preferences published online in a searchable database that anyone could browse.

Veterinarian Marie Lehr knows unrequited love all too well after pining for her best friend, only to watch him marry another woman. It's a mistake she will never make again, especially not when she can practically hear the clock ticking on her childbearing years. The trouble is, she can't seem to find anyone who appeals to her even a fraction as much as that burly bush pilot did. Competitive musher Tyler Brady certainly doesn't, especially not after the heated altercation with the handsome but arrogant, spiteful man. Or so she thinks.

On July 23, 1999, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, the most powerful X-ray telescope ever built, was launched aboard the space shuttle Columbia. Since then, Chandra has given us a view of the universe that is largely hidden from telescopes sensitive only to visible light. In Chandra's Cosmos, Wallace H. Tucker uses a series of short, connected stories to describe the telescope's exploration of the hot, high-energy face of the universe.

This popular examination of research into children's reports of past-life memories describes a collection of 2,500 cases at the University of Virginia that investigators have carefully studied since Dr. Ian Stevenson began the work more than 40 years ago. The children usually begin talking about a past life at the age of two or three and may talk about a previous family or the way they died in a previous life. Their statements have often been found to be accurate for one particular deceased individual, and some children have recognized members of the previous family.

Debbie, a young woman, lives a quiet, solitary life with her little dog as her best friend. Her peace is disrupted when a rowdy neighbor arrives along with his big dog. A nasty canine encounter gets them off to a bad start. The new neighbor really wants to make amends. He’s seriously interested in something more than a neighborly relationship. When his overtures fall flat he puts together a scheme to get Debbie into his townhouse, and into a situation where she will have to submit to his desires. But when his rape attempt goes horribly wrong, Debbie is left with an even bigger problem. ...

Irving Kingman is a strange type of evangelist, his body a canvas of tattoos, crisscrossing the country on his Harley Davidson. He seeks out men whose faces show the etchings of trouble, fear, and doubt. He sees their vulnerabilities and plays them as if finely tuning a carburetor until they succumb to his words. With an earthy tongue, he gives them the promise of eternal salvation. Acceptance is easy, and Kingman will take drastic steps to prevent any backsliding. And they never backslide. Can Irving Kingman be stopped? Is there a greater evil riding the highways that could end the ...

Mercy Wheeler and Gabriel Easton's sordid tale continues in Dirty Empire as Mercy finds her loyalties tested and Gabriel's attempt to break free of his family's legacy comes with unexpected consequences.

City girl Calla Fletcher attempts to reconnect with her estranged father, and unwittingly finds herself torn between her desire to return to the bustle of Toronto and a budding relationship with a rugged Alaskan pilot in this masterful new romance from acclaimed author K.A. Tucker.

This fictional short story that you are about to read is based, in part, on real events that occurred in the 1950’s. Two college students venture to Cuba during the early part of Fidel Castro’s revolution. In their hands is a Letter of Introduction for Ernest Hemingway, from their English professor, who happened to be a Hemingway biographer. They have hopes of meeting the iconic author and interviewing him for their college newspaper. The boys have rough encounters with Hemingway’s wife, Mary, and his housekeeper, Renee. But those become minor bumps in the road compared to what ...

AI can’t replace the human element of education. It can elevate it. Educators understand the crucial importance of developing learning experiences that are accessible, engaging, and student-centered. However, when faced with a long list of ever-increasing demands, teachers are often left without the time, energy, and resources necessary to turn best intentions into best practices. Enter Elevating Educational Design with AI, a guide for teachers who want to use technology to activate engagement, give students agency over their learning, and streamline workflows. In an era when AI is ...

If you are a fan of Stephen King, Peter Straub, Dean Koontz, Jennifer McMahon, then you will love this collection of short stories from Michael J. Tucker. A step into the supernatural. Four novellas and five short stories that stretch the boundaries of reality. Two homicide detectives investigate extremely brutal serial murders of homeless men. A sound awakens a man in the middle of the night that begins a haunting by the ghost of his former fiancée. Conflicted by a forbidden love, an adolescent girl, learns witchcraft and inadvertently brings a curse to everyone she knows. When a failing ...

A summer by the Maine coast turns eerie as kids uncover secrets aboard a haunted ship. Fog, legends, and bravery abound. Discover hundreds of ad-free audiobooks, soothing sounds for sleep and meditation, and more—unwind and learn at www.adfreebooks.com!

Katie Savage is a girl with a gun, a woman not to be taken lightly. Julian Marks is a smart, sophisticated stockbroker. He’s also an adrenalin junkie. There really is nothing he won’t do to get his juices flowing, including armed robbery. He seeks out small businesses just before closing time, when their cash registers are full and they are at their most vulnerable. He doesn’t do it for the cash; no he makes more in an hour at his day job than any of the petty robberies yield. He does it for the thrill! Everything in Julian Marks’ life is coming up roses, until one fateful day he ...

When Sydney Allen entered seventh grade he faced the dilemma of writing the annual school essay of what he did during his summer vacation. He couldn’t write about what actually happened. It was too dangerous to tell the truth! So instead, he fabricated a totally believable tale of a memorable sightseeing trip to the Pacific Northwest. What really happened started with a stolen car; then an arrest; a roadside accident involving an encounter with a lecherous tow truck driver; and a disastrous whitewater rafting trip that would forever change his life and the lives of this family. Download ...

Twenty-four-year-old truck stop waitress and single mother Catherine Wright has simple goals: to give her five-year-old daughter a happy life and to never again be the talk of the town in Balsam, Pennsylvania (population 3,000 outside of tourist season). And then one foggy night, on a lonely road back from another failed date, Catherine saves a man's life. It isn't until after the police have arrived that Catherine realizes exactly who it is she has rescued: Brett Madden, hockey icon and media darling.

From his earliest days Winston Churchill was an extreme risk taker, and he carried this into adulthood. Today he is widely hailed as Britain’s greatest wartime leader and politician. Deep down though, he was foremost a warlord. In this audiobook, historian Anthony Tucker-Jones explores the record of Winston Churchill as a military commander, assessing how the military experiences of his formative years shaped him for the difficult military decisions he took in office. This audiobook assesses his choices in the some of the most controversial and high-profile campaigns of World War II.

Despite their differences, Noah and Gracie are searching for answers to the same questions, and, together, they set out to uncover the truth about the Austin Police Department's dark and messy past. But the scandal that emerges is bigger than they bargained for, and goes far higher up than they ever imagined.