Genres : 150-320 Pages

Dr. Amelia Clarke, a renowned philosopher, is thrown into a whirlwind of personal and professional upheaval as she grapples with the age-old question of identity: If something is gradually replaced, part by part, is it still the same? Tasked with restoring a famous historical ship in a groundbreaking preservation project, Amelia confronts both the physical rebuilding of the ship and her own sense of self.Her world begins to unravel as she notices small but eerie changes not only in the...

The puzzling murder of a beloved teacher leaves Detroit homicide detective Sam Roma searching for answers. To her chagrin, not only does Sam have a murder to solve, she's been assigned a new homicide investigator, Tom Green, who comes with his own set of problems and challenges. As Tom makes a series of rookie mistakes, Sam wonders if she's up to mentoring a partner with personal struggles-one who she suspects is involved in departmental politics.To top it off, Sam's personal...

If you’re looking for an honest, straightforward, no-holds-barred book about the challenges of building a successful farming business, then Farming Without Losing Your Hat is the book for you. Author Paul Dorrance shares from his own real-world experiences, taking a practical-only approach, focusing on the less-glamorous but essential parts of farming and ranching successfully today. Specifically, you will learn how to: - build a unique brand and company voice; - grow a loyal audience to sell to; - navigate the...

Musings on Medicine, Myth, and History: India’s Legacy is a collection of fourteen short essays. It presents a holistic view of ancient medical history and Indian developments in ophthalmology, the authors’ medical specialty. Deep respect for their homeland is apparent, as is their concern for sighted and visually impaired patients at home in the United States or on service trips abroad. Readers may be surprised to learn that cataract surgery was first described and performed in India nearly three thousand...

A thousand years ago the Darkness came—a terrible time of violence, fear, and social collapse when technology ran rampant.GOLD MEDAL: Feathered Quill Book Award - 2016 - Science Fiction/FantasyWINNER: Pinnacle Book Achievement Award - Summer 2015 - Best Science FictionWINNER: Awesome Indies Seal of Excellence~~~“But what are we without dreams?”The vicars of the Temple of Light brought peace, ushering in an era of blessed simplicity. For ten centuries they have kept the madness at bay with “temple magic,” and by...

Life in the limelight isn’t always what it seems. Especially when it comes to love. Natalie Wilson enjoyed a simple life on her family’s dairy farm. When her super model sister invites her to walk the runway for her expanding luxury lingerie company Delcinia, she’s thrust into the spotlight. She does her best to maintain her small-town values while living in Manhattan part of the time. All that changes when she meets Sebastian Scott, the sexy frontman for the rock...

Incense and Peppermints…Who cares what games we choose? Little to win, but nothin' to lose.Peace demonstrations, sit-ins, burning of the U.S. flag, following the escalation of the Vietnam War are leading to a catalyst known as the Sixties. A music revolution, flower power, hippies, and drugs are carrying - young and old - into a new decade. All the while Mary Monroe is caught between being an innocent good girl and an autumn of riotous parties filled with drugs and...

The goal was simple: win the game and don’t get attached—but Alaska had a way of complicating everything.Helene sometimes feels invisible, but with her sister's medical bills piling up, joining a reality survival show in the Alaskan wilderness seems like the only answer. If she wins the prize money, she can help her sister and finally prove to herself and everyone else that she has what it takes.Theo has his own reasons for needing to win. The adventure store he’s...

The second twisting mystery in the acclaimed Slim Hardy Mystery Series from Jack Benton, a series which is fast becoming a classic.A buried clock holds the key to a decades-old mystery.On holiday to escape the nightmares of his last case, disgraced soldier turned private detective John “Slim” Hardy comes upon something buried in the peat on Bodmin Moor.Unfinished and water-damaged but still ticking, the old clock provides a vital clue to an unsolved missing-persons case.As Slim begins to ask questions...

CIA Agent Dave McClure is going to face the biggest and most deadly challenges of his career. First, in Jerusalem and then in Japan… In this nail-biting thriller, the CIA is struck by several threats at once. First, several abduction attempts are made on US Embassy employees in Jerusalem. CIA Agent Dave McClure is sent to speak with the station chief at the embassy, but he soon finds himself up against a cell of Hezbollah terrorists. Back in the States,...

Sydney Harrett has endured years of working long double-shifts at her step-father's restaurants with one singular goal: Keep her younger sister, Ava, safely at boarding school. As Ava approaches graduation, and Sydney discovers that Tad is selling more than just food and drink at his establishments, the clock is ticking to find a way to continue to keep Ava safe. There's one big problem: She has never been allowed to know which school Ava was sent to.Ward McKinney fosters his...

An ambitious young milliner. A shy noblewoman fleeing an arranged marriage. Love is a risk neither can afford.Solange doesn't have time for love. She's too busy working her way up in the Parisian millinery trade. Her goal: to become rich and lift her family out of poverty. So when a beautiful aristo whirls into the millinery fascinated by hat making, Solange isn't interested. Or so she tells herself.Louise-Marie hates the fancy parties she's dragged to at Versailles and never wanted...

A practical guide to interpreting soil test results for farmers and other stewards of the earth wanting to understand what nutrients are available to plants and learn how to more effectively grow crops, turfgrass and other plants. This book, written by an experienced soil consultant, gives real-world advice about how to decipher the jungle of numbers found on soil and water test reports and shows how to comprehend what the numbers mean for your crop. McKibben gives clear, easy-to-understand information...

Book 1, Charley's Ghost series USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR When Amanda's lying, cheating, scam-artist husband, Charley, saves her life in a near-fatal motorcycle accident, she can almost forgive him for dragging his feet on their divorce. Then she discovers he'd been dead for several hours at the time she thought he rescued her. And not just dead…murdered. On the good side, at least they are no longer married. But she's the primary suspect in Charley's murder and, as if that...

Niquole Wright seems to have it all; expensive cars, two beautiful children and a rising record label that she dedicates more time to than her family. Everything is perfect except for one thing...her husband Germaine. She has run her course with him and he needs to be replaced. When the handsome and seductive Kingston enters her life, he becomes the perfect substitute. Clueless to his wife's plan, Germaine continues to be a loving naive husband while Niquole's full blown affair...

Every wise woman should not miss the opportunity to read this enlightening book, while every mother should make sure to pass it on to her daughter. Nurse Erin Thibaut, known for her unwavering dedication to her profession, never anticipated finding herself in a romantic entanglement. However, fate had other plans when she encountered Dr. James Brennan, who pursued her relentlessly and eventually won her heart. This captivating narrative will expose the treacherous tactics and deceit some individuals employ to manipulate...

Over 2,000 reviews with a 4.4 rating on Kindle. 14th century. As the second son in his family, Alfred’s duty is to serve his king — but his grandfather believes Alfred has a different destiny… “A fine-grained and emotionally satisfying medieval adventure” (Kirkus Reviews).

Over 6,500 reviews with a 4.3 rating on Kindle. A paranoia-inducing psychological horror novel with thriller elements: On what was supposed to be the first night of a fresh chapter in her life, Olivia is taken by two masked men to what will be her new home — a sinister, human-sized dollhouse, where she joins their collection of captives…

Last Patient of the Night combines the intensity of MASH with the intrigue of Det. Harry Bosch. In this gripping medical thriller, ER physician AJ Docker seeks justice for a nameless young woman's death, unraveling a web of mysteries in the criminal world. Gerlacher's authentic ER insights and engaging storytelling make this a riveting page-turner.

Special Access catapults you into a pulse-pounding journey through a world of corruption, where survival hinges on unmasking a sinister truth. Mark A. Hewitt's gripping inaugural installment in the Duncan Hunter Thriller series delivers a relentless political thriller that will leave you breathless. Read the first three books for only 99¢ each!

Maxy Awards "BOOK OF THE YEAR" and USA Today BestsellerHe’s one hundred years old. He’s ready to die.Then he meets a boy struggling to live.Murray McBride has outlived his friends, his career, and the love of his life. At one hundred, he’s tired—of pills, of loneliness, of waking to another empty day.Jason Cashman is ten, and his failing heart may not give him many tomorrows.When Murray discovers Jason’s handwritten list—Five Things I Want to Do Before My Heart Dies—something long...

You have read the books. You have made the promises. You have prayed the same prayers. And yet the pattern keeps returning.Breaking Free Forever was written for the Christian who is done with cycling between remorse and relapse, and who wants a clear, workable plan for real freedom. Rodney Koop calls habitual sin what it is: slavery. Then he points to the way out that most of us missed, even after years in church.The core message is simple and confrontational...

“My brother lost you. Be my Queen at his wedding… and let him watch while I ruin you for anyone else.” My ex dumped me for a stick-thin socialite. So I made a promise: The next man who touched me would earn the privilege. Then HE happened. A stranger with cold eyes. Filthy mouth. And lethal hands. He dragged me into the bathroom of my Prague flight. Fisted my hair. Bit my throat. Burned filthy Russian promises straight into my...

"Funniest book I've ever read." –Tom McCaffrey, bestselling author of The Wise AssIs it too much to ask that a managed care facility refund a year's advance payment when your grandfather dies before he can move in?Frank Johnson doesn't think so, which is why the thirty-three-year-old now lives in a nursing home, locked in a chess match feud with management that doesn't occupy nearly enough of his time.When foster kid Elroy is thrust into his life, Frank decides to turn...

Infiltrate the fae court. Free the captives. Don't fall for the enemy. Leigh Morgan has one mission: to get revenge on the fae monsters who abducted her sister. It's why she's in Otherworld now, posing as a servant in its dark, decadent palace. She's gathering intelligence and working with a small band of allies to free the humans trapped there. Her mission depends on blending in, so when she accidentally attracts the attention of a cunning prince, it risks everything....

All I wanted was a hot shower to start my day. Instead, I found my landlady stone-cold dead on the hallway floor.Things spiral downhill fast. First, a drop-dead gorgeous cop accuses me of murder. Next, I’m 'recruited' by a secret organization run by a snarky, talking cat named Mr. Fluffikins. It turns out Mrs. Haberdash was the Town Witch, and her magic is up for grabs. Since I was the one who stumbled over body, the Paranormal Temp Agency decides...

“Powerful.” “Beautiful.” “Terrific.”"Skillful storytelling." "Emotionally wrenching." "Engaging."– GoodreadsWhere grief runs deep and love lingers long, one woman leads the way from sorrow to strength.In a quiet Ukrainian village nestled between golden fields and gathering shadows, the echoes of war reach those left behind. Three families, each with a story of love, hardship, loyalty and strength, find themselves on a path born of necessity.The Sunflower Widows is a “beautiful, emotionally intelligent novel” that explores the silent suffering of women whose lives...

Something has gone wrong with the way we think. Not our intelligence, that is not the problem. Our permeability. Our capacity to genuinely receive new evidence, to sit with uncertainty, to be actually changed by what is real rather than simply confirming what we already believe.Look around. We are living in a moment of profound collective closure. Conversations that once required courage now require armour. Certainty has become identity. Changing your mind has become capitulation. And somewhere in the noise...

Fifteen-year-old Natalie Ryba never asked to leave everything behind.When her mother takes a new job in Rapid City, South Dakota, Natalie is forced to trade her friends, her track team, and the life she loved for something completely unfamiliar. Now she’s stuck navigating a new town, a complicated relationship with her estranged grandmother, and unexpected feelings for the boy next door.Nothing feels like home. But the Black Hills have a way of changing people.As Natalie learns to fly fish, she...

Diana Cumberlin knows one thing: he’s coming for her, and he’s not the only one. Fleeing a ruined marriage and a mob boss with a vendetta for revenge, Diana will do anything to protect her five-year-old daughter. From contacting long lost lovers to family she abandoned years ago, Diana is determined to set right her past transgressions on a road more traveled.

Two days after Christmas, two in the afternoon, two passengers must face the storm to prevail against the darkness. Maggie Espinoza needs to get away from Portland, Oregon, from a blown out past and a bleak future. She figures taking the Express train to balmy Southern California to start over is just what she needs. Two days after Christmas while everyone is preparing for the New Year, she makes her escape during the worst blizzard the state has ever seen....

The oil is gone. The wars are over. Only three cities survived.London, 2100. Johnny and his brother Mike are assigned their Roles the same week the Outlaws launch their deadliest attack on the city. Johnny joins the Guard. Mike enters the labs. Within days, Mike uncovers something that could change everything: a way to create more oil.But before they can act, an Outlaw spy steals the secret. Now the brothers and their friends, Winter, Cal, and Scarlett, are on the...

Stop Checking Your Phone Every Hour. Start Trading Like an Operator.Most people who try swing trading fail — not because they lack intelligence, but because they're using a system designed for full-time traders with six screens and no job. Hold Without Panic gives you something different: the complete OPERATOR swing trading system built specifically for people with full-time jobs, families, and real lives. 2–3 hours per week. 8 rules. One system that runs itself.What You'll Learn:The Setup Gate — a...

I hate everything about MMA bad boy Jase Rawlins, and now the biggest promotion of my life depends on me convincing the world he’s reformed. After breaking up with my violent ex, I want nothing else to do with professional fighters. Unfortunately, I have to turn my ex’s biggest rival into a media darling, or else I could lose my dream job as a publicist.Jase’s infuriating attitude pushes all of my buttons. The more I get to know him, the...

A haunted manor. A deadly secret. A vampire who should be her enemy. When tough-as-nails attorney Charlotte Marlow inherits Blackthorn Manor, she’s thrust into a hidden world of supernatural forces battling for control over an ancient evil bound beneath the estate. With witches vying for power, ruthless vampires hunting for answers, and ghosts guarding deadly secrets, Charlotte’s only hope may lie with Adrian de Lanier—a dangerously charming vampire who seems to know more about her fate than she does. But...

Men are strong. Women are weak. It's the way the gods made us. At least, those were the last words my father said to me before the king called for a military draft. I may be a woman, but the king shows no prejudice when it comes to citizens serving the Areopagus. Father told me what I can expect from war: "You will die before you ever see war. Men will put you in the dust and trample over you....

Newly single mom forced back to hometown. Council member murdered at new job. Will she crack the case or become the next victim?Margaret is freaking out. Moving back to her mother's home as a newly single mom while taking the Recreation and Parks director position in Apple Creek wasn’t part of the plan. Things go downhill when her brother-in-law is implicated in a council member's murder.Ignoring the evidence and the objections of the lead detective—her former high school crush—Margaret, with...

“What then is time? If no one asks me, I know: if I wish to explain it to one that asketh, I know not.” ~ St. Augustine of Hippo. How would a modern woman cope if she were accidentally transported into the early 1900s, a time without modern conveniences, when women didn't even have the right to vote? And how would the past handle an intelligent, educated, assertive woman from the future? Leanne Hermes, the wife of an eccentric billionaire...

1950 - Outback Australia. Silva Latham has grown into adulthood loving Declan Callaghan for as long as she can remember. Secretly she has dreamed for him to see her in the light of a desirable woman, not just the pesky little sister of his best friend. She returns from a French polishing school and he from studying law at University. At FIRST sight, after years apart, sparks fly, with Declan showing interest as never before. Romance begins to blossom, then...

Out of the System is a battle tested escape plan for doctors who are done being squeezed by insurance, buried in admin, and treated like a replaceable cog.You did not spend years training to become a paperwork machine. You became a doctor to heal. This book shows you how to reclaim your power, purpose, and passion by stepping outside the broken incentives of the system and building a practice that actually works for you and your patients.Inside, Matthew James Gillogly...

She's the princess and I'm the bastard. We don't fit. We don't belong together and yet she says she needs me. We're like sugar and spice, we don't mix, but I really crave a taste. Just one. What harm can just one taste do?

I caught my fiancé cheating at our engagement party. So I ran. Straight into the elevator… and into the arms of the most dangerous man in New York. Andrei Markov doesn’t believe in love. He believes in power. Control. Fear. He thought I was a distraction. Until someone tried to kill us. Now I’m locked in a safehouse under his protection. No leaving. No arguing. One reckless night was supposed to mean nothing. Until I find out I’m pregnant. He...

It’s just a scratch – a scratch that transforms the witch forever. Della Already a witch at breaking point, I really can’t be dealing with the latest scandal affecting my life. I’m busy selling spells when my brother accidently kills a werewolf, attracting the wrath of my enemy, the Brighton Pack alpha, Malone. His attack leaves me with a scratch that turns me into the first ever hybrid-witch and solidifies my expulsion from the coven, leaving me all alone. I’m...

The flock of swearing crows is normal. The earthquakes and murder spree are not. To graduate, will she have to fend off a devilish destiny?Devil’s Point, New York. Mettie Eastey loved coming from a long line of evildoers. But the senior year student is left reeling when she learns she doesn’t share her tiny Satanic town’s bloodline, destroying her relationship with her grandmother. And she can’t help thinking something’s a bit off when she chases off bullies… and the next...

Do you ever feel like everyone else got the “how to do middle school” handbook… and you missed it?You’re not alone.This uplifting collection of 16 inspiring stories for middle school girls (ages 10–14) follows relatable sixth, seventh, and eighth graders as they navigate real-life challenges - friendship changes, confidence wobbles, awkward moments, big feelings, and the courage it takes to be themselves.These aren’t fairy tales with perfect fixes. They’re honest, hopeful stories about growing up, making mistakes, and learning how...

The fire is fading. The history is written in ash. And Ember is the last spark. For centuries, the Scorched Clan was a beacon of power. Now, they are a tragedy in the making. With their magic dwindling to mere flickers and the ruthless Tidal Tribe hunting the last of their bloodline, Ember and her brother, Flint, are running out of time. Their only hope for survival is to merge with another clan, but the world has a long memory....

Confessions Behind the Chair is a raw, funny, and emotional memoir about life inside the salon — told by a working hairstylist who has seen it all.This book explores the untold stories of hairstylists, salon life, client relationships, burnout, resilience, and the emotional labor behind the beauty industry. Through true stories, stylist confessions, and unforgettable moments, readers are invited behind the chair where laughter, trauma, healing, and human connection collide.Inside you’ll discover:Real salon stories and stylist confessionsThe emotional impact of...

Seven years ago my mother was killed and I went into the system. She was the only family I had. Scratch that. She was the only family I thought I had. It turns out my mother had a sister. Now I'm moving to a small town called Salem Point to live with her. There are a lot of interesting people here in Salem Point. My neighbor, Knight, is the sweetest guy I've ever met. I have an instant connection with...

“My truth? I’ve killed men who deserved it. My dare? Stay in this water with me after hearing that.” Being a nanny for the world’s grumpiest single dad should’ve been easy. But Roman Barinov is thirteen years older, stoic, controlled, and sinfully gorgeous. A billionaire CEO who built his empire with ruthless precision. Until one night, a reckless game of truth or dare in his hot tub undoes it all— His control, my resolve, and every scrap of clothing between...

They promised forever. But forever now means fangs and bloodlust. Annie and Lucas Redington were the couple everyone envied—mornings tangled in sheets, afternoons on the South Carolina beach, evenings filled with experimental pasta sauces, dancing and laughter. And the future plans? Perfect. Lucas had just landed his dream blood research position; they were finally building the future life they always wanted. Just two weeks orientation in California and then he’d be back in South Carolina leading a team. Then he...