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After raising twin girls as a single father and spending his days on construction sites, Ford was ready to live out his early retirement on his terms, which included solitude and fishing. So he ditched the big city, moved to a town the size of a postage stamp, and bought a house in the middle of nowhere without a neighbor in sight. His recluse plans hit a snag when the abandoned house down the road is suddenly inhabited by a woman who bears a striking resemblance to his childhood crush and her four kids.

While her dad struggles with mesothelioma, Kayla Luna balances responsibilities at the Mystical Music store with her best friend. Desperate to find a cure for her dad, she’ll use any alternative medicine like crystals, but a merman’s gem?

After years of being signed up to every matchmaking site known to man, speed dating, getting set up by well-meaning (if somewhat delusional) friends and family, and even applying for the reality TV show Fairytale Love to find her prince charming, Kennedy Dawes was starting to lose hope. On the advice of her therapist, she'd written down—in excruciating detail—everything she was looking for in an attempt to manifest her Mr. Right. There was just one problem—she couldn't get Mr. Wrong out of her mind.

Ashe has lived an isolated, quiet life taking care of her twin sisters within their cabin in the woods. They are arctic wolf shifters, the rarest and most sought after lineage in the paranormal world. While their family was once the ruling alpha pack, an uprising exiled them and landed them in the Great Woods. Shortly after, their parents vanished, leaving Ashe to care for her sisters and to ensure they're never found.

Well, Evie doesn't want to find out! Evie Jones is a widow of three years, with an eighteen-year-old daughter. Struggling to simplify her life and trying desperately to convince her daughter not to leave the nest. And her 'No Dating' rule is part of that struggle. So is selling her big house and moving into something smaller. To help with that plan, she hires a handsome contractor to complete her partially finished basement.

“I am opposed to heart disease and cancer the way one is opposed to sin.” With that as her battle cry, health activist and philanthropist Mary Woodard Lasker had a singular goal: saving lives by increasing medical research. Together with her husband, advertising genius Albert, they created the Lasker Foundation, bestowing the Lasker Awards. But the real increase in medical research funding occurred when Mary discovered a revolutionary source: the federal government. “I’m just a catalytic agent,” she would insist, while she tirelessly lobbied Congress and presidents alike.

Three former friends, now age 57, rally one another through changes and challenges when they get together again for their 40th high school reunion in Port Mariette, a blue-collar town near Pittsburgh in this “coming of age” tale.

Serena Stapleton’s father insists she marry in order to satisfy his debt. Upset and angry, Serena boards a train to faraway California. Halfway through the journey, the train is held up by outlaws. Serena is struck on the head and thrown from the train. Tim Dawson, the widowed doctor in Fort Riggins, Montana, rushes to where Serena is injured. He takes care of her in his clinic. His mother insists the young woman recover in their home. Serena, waking to strangers and terrified, claims no memory of what happened to her—praying this might be her way out of the marriage contract.

We don’t typically think of experiences like illness, death, betrayal, job loss, burnout, or accidents as the doorway to a more fulfilling and beautiful life. Yet, if you know how to look at these challenges in a different light, they can be powerful opportunities to turn your life around—in small and large ways.

She came to the well alone to escape the whispers. A life marked by scandal had taught her to keep her head down and her heart guarded. But one afternoon, under a searing sun, a stranger speaks to her—not with judgment, but with curiosity, insight, and unsettling compassion. When this mysterious man threatens to upend everything she thought she knew, she faces a choice: bury her truth forever, or let it set her free. Set against the vivid backdrop of first-century Samaria, Davina blends rich historical detail with timeless questions of identity, shame, and second chances.

This book is full of adventures with a character who merely craves a little excitement in her life. Weirdly, she finds herself across the seas more than a few times a year. Most times, her little travel jaunts are colorful but uneventful. That is, until she answers an advertisement to take a short-term job in Fiji. Drawn by the thrill and promise of living abroad in a true paradise, she sets off. Not knowing the many dilemmas she will face, she leaps headlong into the offer.

In Surprise, Xane and her band, Sapphire Nights, embark on a major tour that tests their limits. From the excitement of their song hitting number one to the shock of a stage malfunction that could expose Xane’s true nature, this final installment explores the unexpected twists that life throws her way. Xane must navigate her Synth programming while dealing with emotional surprises, making this volume the thrilling conclusion to her emotional journey.

The power’s out. And only one chance to escape. Grip of Panic is the riveting fourth book in the After The End post-apocalyptic EMP survival series. If you like compelling characters, spellbinding action, and edge-of-your-seat drama, then you’ll love bestselling author Sam J Fires’s nail-biting thriller.

Dakota Kilroy, a twenty-eight-year-old investigative journalist, is haunted by the unsolved disappearance of her best friend, Maddy Montgomery, who went missing at the age of fifteen. When financial difficulties force her to move back home to Santa Monica, California, she cannot take the unanswered questions anymore. Determined to find out what happened to Maddy, Dakota starts ShadowCast, a true-crime podcast to publicize the case. But little does she know that the man responsible for Maddy's disappearance all those years ago is listening in and tampering with her investigation.

The devastating long-term effects of abuse build up, rumble, and quake like a volcano deep within a survivor's psyche. Beyond Abuse takes you on an experiential journey out of victimization and toward being empowered. The book combines ancient wisdom, modern energetics, and proven scientific research, bridging gaps to human potential. The conscious journey exponentially increases our odds of overcoming abuse's unresolved and often ignored effects. Reclaim your soul through the craftily woven blend of story, technique, humor, and song to uplift and discover lightness of heart.

A shy young fairy, named Pansy, longs to have exciting adventures. One day while in the forest with her friend, Lightning the firefly, she loses track of the time and is very late for dinner. In her hurry to get home, she becomes lost in the dark and meets a strange creature. When this happens, she discovers an old secret that could threaten the safety of her town.

Recently divorced, Palma, a forty-three-year-old Latina, takes stock of her life when she reconnects with her gangster younger cousin recently released from prison. Her sexual obsession with him flares as she checks out her other options, but their family secrets bring them together in unexpected ways. In this wildly entertaining and sexy novel, Ana Castillo creates a memorable character with a flare for fashion, a longing for family, and a penchant for adventure.

Through inspiring stories and actionable steps, There's Got to Be Something More empowers you to discover the life you were meant to live and unlock the extraordinary possibilities that await you. Prepare to transform your life, manifest your dreams, and create a future filled with abundance, purpose, and joy.

Explore the untold stories of the American Revolution's unsung heroes in "Forgotten Legends: Remarkable Figures and Their Impact on Early America." This compelling audiobook brings to life the incredible journeys of diverse and inspirational figures, such as Sybil Ludington, the female Paul Revere; Benjamin Banneker, the self-taught scientist; and Phillis Wheatley, the pioneering poet.

Her knowledge of a series of car fires has Doctor Trent Henson leaving the safety of her best friend’s car and stepping out into the dark deserted streets of the metropolis night. An established psychologist and life coach, as well as an expert in crisis intervention, she has heard it all and seen it all, having been inside many unhealthy minds. Her oath to herself has always been to take the work seriously, but never take it home. Events of tonight will hit home and change everything.