Winter Adventure

Travel on a wonderful journey with skating author, figure skating competitor, skating coach, and skating parent, Jo Ann Schneider Farris. Learn everything and anything about skating as you travel through Jo Ann's skating life. In addition to reading Jo Ann's story, purchasers of the digital edition of MY SKATING LIFE can also enjoy embedded links, articles, photos, and videos that will take the reader on more wonderful skating adventures. The photos in the digital edition are in color and can be enlarged and enjoyed. Happy Skating!

When I agreed to housesit for Matthew, I never thought he’d come home early and find me in a compromising position. I never thought I’d be screaming his name when he was there.

For over a century, Logan Cade has been nothing more than a ghost—a cursed Guardian bound to the frozen peaks of Black Hollow, forced to wield the power of ice and endure an endless winter. But when Avery Monroe, a determined journalist, arrives to uncover the legend of the Frost Guardian, she shatters the fragile balance keeping Logan’s world intact. What begins as a search for truth quickly spirals into a fight for survival. Avery becomes entangled in a war centuries in the making, one where ancient forces clash, and elemental power threatens to consume everything in its path.

Hoch in den Bergen Skandinaviens, wohin sich niemals ein Mensch verirrt, ist meine Zuflucht. Ein Fluch zwingt mich in die Einsamkeit; niemand kann in meiner Nähe überleben, niemand darf mich berühren. Ich habe mich damit abgefunden, für immer alleine zu bleiben... zumindest bis ein verirrter Wanderer an meine Tür klopft. Er ist unverschämt und geht mir auf die Nerven, dennoch sehnt sich etwas tief in mir nach seiner Nähe. Er muss gehen. Nicht nur zu seiner eigenen Sicherheit, sondern auch, weil ich es nicht ertragen könnte, wenn er herausfindet, wer ich wirklich bin.

Wer hat den Wecker auf Frühling gestellt? Willkommen zurück im Stelzenhaus, wo Fidelia mal wieder mit ihrer Zauberei für ordentlich Chaos sorgt! Ein magischer Wecker lässt Schokoladeneier regnen, Karotten tanzen und Blumen das Kommando übernehmen. Professor Stups, die klügste, frechste und besserwisserischste Fledermaus der Welt, weiß natürlich sofort: Das kann nicht gut ausgehen. Minze, die geduldigste Katze überhaupt, bleibt dagegen cool – naja, meistens. Ein witziges Abenteuer voller Missgeschicke und Magie, das den Frühling so richtig auf den Kopf stellt!

Als der gummibärchengrosse Mückebär und die knorrige Eismöwe Edla losziehen, um den Winter in die Arktis zurückzuholen, geht es um Leben und Tod: Den Polartieren taut ihre Heimat unter den Pfoten weg, sie schwitzen und leiden Hunger. Nur die Rückkehr der geraubten Eiskristalle kann sie noch retten. Alle hoffen auf Mückebär und Edla. Doch insgeheim glaubt keines der Tiere daran, die beiden ungleichen Freunde jemals wiederzusehen. Zu viele Gefahren lauern auf ihrer Wanderung zum entsetzlich eisigen Eisschloss.

When the marshal of Leadville, Colorado, comes across a pair of mysterious, bloody deaths out in the badlands, he turns to Cora to find the creature responsible. But if she is to overcome the unnatural tide threatening to consume the small town, Cora must first confront her own tragic past.

Melanie Winters has gone from a bright university student to a high class fugitive within months. Now fully aware of the origins of her powers, she has to keep herself hidden in order to stay alive. As she is pursued by Solomon and his forces, Melanie has to fight an unimaginable battle with her rapidly expanding powers.

Falling for him wasn’t the plan—neither was her past coming back to haunt her. Tori Blake rebuilt her life after a toxic relationship, determined to stand on her own. She never expected Cole Valen—gorgeous, powerful, and relentless in his pursuit—to make her question everything. Cole doesn’t do love, but Tori is different. She’s fierce, independent, and hiding wounds he’s desperate to heal. When her dangerous ex resurfaces, Cole vows to protect her. But Tori isn’t sure she can let him. With passion and danger colliding, will their love survive the fight for her future?

Dear Chess Mistress Hex, As requested, here is the summary of the report I wrote to you, detailing the adventures of your intern, Jhe Aladdin so that you can sell it online as a book. Inside you will find mind-stealing monsters from another universe, mechanics with steampunk limbs, unimaginable secrets, and a war spanning ten thousand universes. Also a very bad alternate rule set for chess.

Within the mystical realms of the Enchanted Forest, young Owen embarks on an unforgettable journey that intertwines love, kindness, and friendship. Throughout his adventures, listeners will witness the power of caring for the world around us and the mutual support that nature provides.

Audio Journeys are exploring Quebec City, Quebec in early February during their Annual Winter Carnival, the largest winter carnival in the world.

As they near the end of their journey, Charlie Neon Imagination, Ryan Cyan and Bucky are joined by Mavis, the daughter of Chief Coal of the Ice Village, and Enigma, the bravest Kyanite Wisp who guided them. But a dark storm is coming for them and so are the cursed wisps. Will they find Quil and save the Kyanite Wisps from their cold nightmare?

Forced to flee the city of Happyland, Pepper, a stray dog in search for his lost master, takes shelter in a tool shed situated in Tucker’s family backyard. His hopes to remain undetected are ruined when one of the Tucker kids stumbles upon him in and takes him inside, as a pet. For a few days, Pepper enjoys a sweet and safe life. He is groomed, fed, and loved. But when he sees his mugshot grinning from some lost-dog posters glued to the lamp poles in the street, he smells trouble.

After the events of Under a Dark Sky, Asher Perez has been hunting and killing immortals for years. Then one day, they contact him with a proposition. They need his help. An agent has gone missing on the Goliath homeworld, Nifelheim. Baseline humans are not welcome on the icy moon, and the only way for the team to get clearance is for Perez to talk to his old friend, Thorfinn Wagner: the heir to the Throne of Shields.

Es ist Minas erstes Jahr an der sagenumwobenen Winter Academy, die die Welt davor beschützt, in ewigem Frost zu versinken. Doch alles läuft schief: Ihre Kräfte wollen ihr nicht gehorchen, und Professor Abercroft, ihr Lehrer für Eismagie, macht ihr das Leben schwer. Dann wird Mina an den Hof des bösen Winterkönigs verschleppt. Und ihre einzige Hoffnung ist ihr verhasster Lehrer, der plötzlich am Hof auftaucht. Ist er wirklich, wie alle behaupten, ein Spion des Winterkönigs? Und warum spürt Mina dieses Kribbeln, wenn sie in seiner Nähe ist?

A story of a young bird learning to survive the winter with friends he didn't know he had with lots of drama, lessons about family, and the importance of telling the truth. It's also about facing fears, befriending those not like ourselves. It is a pause resister taking you along the journey of Chris and his new friends as they learn who they are along the way.

Schneegeruch liegt in der Inselluft. Der Winter auf Solupp ist wunderbar, findet Ema: das wild schäumende Meer, die sternschweren Dunkelstunden und das Versprechen von Schnee, das in der Luft liegt. Aber das Rätsel um ihre Herkunft lässt Ema einfach nicht los. Nur gut, dass ihre Freundin Mari und deren Geschwister nach Solupp zurückkehren. Zusammen setzen Mari, Kurt und Bela alles daran, Ema bei ihrer Spurensuche zu helfen. Dabei tauchen sie immer tiefer in die Geheimnisse der Insel ein.

Peter and Paul, the two sons of German businessman Harald Winter, are bonded together by a childhood trauma. But as they grow up, the brothers also grow apart. When the shadow of the Third Reich falls, they become divided by war and their differing ideals - only to meet again years later at the Nuremberg trials. An epic prelude to the Bernard Samson Game, Set and Match trilogy, Winter is a rich, tragic portrait of the fortunes of a family, and a nation, over half a century.

As the fifth story opens, snow blankets the forest, and food is hard to find. Looking for something to eat, Honeybear and Gerumph come across bear tracks in the snow.