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My name is Mercy Young, I’m 12 years old, and up until a couple days ago, my life has been pretty uneventful. But it’s 1775, and I live in Lexington, which apparently God Almighty has deemed fit to be the birthplace of a revolution! My papa was one of the men from town who went to confront the Red Coats (British Soldiers), who marched onto our town green and demanded that we submit ourselves to their rule. There was a terrible battle and papa was taken captive.

By his own admission, things haven’t gone too easily for Ben Parker of late. However, hopeful of turning his fortunes around at his newest business, the Life’s a Pitch campsite, there was an air of quiet confidence wafting around the campground wherever he stepped. Until, that is, some unexpected news from his ex-wife throws something of a spanner into the works, placing him in a serious financial pickle as a result.

What if Scrooge was a kid? This is an immersive musical tale of Scrooge finding out what Christmas is all about. He buys a game system that takes him on an electric adventure through time with the help of his strange friends. A new modern twist on the classic holiday story A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens for kids obsessed with technology. Go on the holiday adventure with the audiobook version filled with new songs and twists of fantasy that will be entertaining for hours.

We Sent Them All: Smoke Over Snuff Ridge is set in pine blanketed hollows of Louisiana, during World War II. It is an intimate look at quiet heroism, heartbreak and endurance of ordinary families during extraordinary times.

Kylie Jo died instantly when a light gauge shotgun discharged striking her in the forehead. As the sheriffs arrived at the scene, Ricky Lee, her boyfriend, gave 2 conflicting statements about how she died, neither of which agreed with the wealth of physical evidence in the room and on the body. Kylie Jo was stunningly beautiful, an accomplished college sophomore and the daughter every parent would love to have. If she had a weakness it was her choice in boyfriends. Her most recent, for the past two years, was someone her parents wished she had never met.

Earth is dying. Hope is light-years away. In humanity’s final hour, massive colony fleets depart a crumbling Earth, bound for distant exoplanets and the promise of survival. Onboard one such vessel are Kael Thuum and Bryce Halden, two friends chasing a new beginning among the stars. Their destination: a world orbiting a black hole. As the fleet draws near, the laws of reality begin to bend. Time fractures. Dreams bleed into waking life. Something ancient waits beyond the event horizon.

When twelve-year-old Milly Martin stumbles upon a golden-threaded shawl tucked away in her mother’s wardrobe, she has no idea it holds an ancient power. But when her beloved dog, Louie, leaps into its fabric and vanishes, Milly follows—only to find herself transported to a world where myths and legends come to life. One moment, she’s immersed in her favorite computer game, strategizing alongside virtual warriors. The next, she’s living it. The Shawl of Athena, a relic of immense power, has pulled her into a realm where gods, warriors, and ancient forces battle for control.

Emma's a human girl on the run from an abusive home. Garrett is the alpha of the strongest wolf pack in the Midwest. Their worlds are about to collide in a way neither of them saw coming. Emersyn’s heart was shattered when her father died when she was just twelve years old. If that weren’t enough, her mother married a man less than twelve months later, bringing her cruel step-brother into her life. On her eighteenth birthday, she finally finds the courage to run away. She leaves behind the only life she’s ever known with just the clothes on her back and three hundred dollars in her pocket.

Lucian Elwyne lost everything the night his brother seized the throne—his crown, his peace, and his only son. In the ashes of that betrayal, Lucian disappears. Not into exile, but into a grief so consuming it threatens to hollow him out for good. But when the man who murdered his child launches a brutal campaign to crush the last sparks of rebellion, Lucian is forced to rise—not as a prince, but as something harder. Something colder.

When her life as a New York City attorney becomes an unbearable moral burden, Lois Golden packs up her teenage daughter Janet and heads to rural Vermont to fulfill her childhood dream of owning a small town inn. However, this inn holds a wealth of dark secrets, full of deceit, death, and horrifying experiments that have left an undeniable mark of evil. When a vengeful spirit emerges, forcing all within the inn to experience their greatest fears, will Lois be able to fight back and salvage her dream from the nightmare it has become?

Als Vollstrecker für die Silvers hat Liam den Spaß seines Lebens – er darf die Leute, die auf seiner schwarzen Liste stehen, einschüchtern oder umbringen und wird dafür sogar bezahlt! Auch mit seinem Omega Jordan läuft alles bestens. Doch als er sich ein besonders fieses Spiel ausdenkt, um ein paar üble Kriminelle zu bestrafen, geht plötzlich alles schief.

If you love The Thursday Murder Club, Agatha Christie and Richard Coles then you'll love The Morwenna Mutton mysteries!

Als investigative Bloggerin ist es meine Aufgabe, die Wahrheit aufzudecken. Doch je näher ich ihm komme, desto stärker zieht er mich in seine Welt. Je mehr ich über ihn herausfinde, desto tiefer gerate ich in seinen Abgrund. Bis ich vor der Wahl stehe: Lasse ich ihn auffliegen – oder lasse ich mich in seine Dunkelheit ziehen?

Florence und Alec stehen kurz vor ihrem ersten offiziellen Auftritt als Paar im Kreise der Königsfamilie. Während Davies sich um ein geeignetes Druckmittel kümmert, deckt er eine schockierende Wahrheit auf, die sein Leben komplett verändert. Können Alec und Davies sicherstellen, dass Florence vor den Mächten der Krone geschützt ist? Oder stehen sie einem übermächtigen Feind gegenüber, der unaufhaltsam ist?

In der zehnten Episode beschäftigt sich die Reporterin Claudia Mori mit mehreren ungeklärten Leichenfunden im Canale Grande. Wer oder was mag dahinterstecken? Die Spur führt zur Insel Murano. Alle Fäden laufen scheinbar in der Glasbläserwerkstatt des Künstlers Giuseppe Verducci zusammen. Von diesem heißt es, er habe seine Seele dem Satan verkauft, um der erfolgreichste Glasbläser Venedigs zu werden. Aberglaube. Ammenmärchen. Oder... doch nicht?

What’s the worst way to be found dead? How about in an apparent auto-asphyxiation accident, complete with latex gear and gimp mask… When Gabe’s friend Ben is discovered in such a situation, the author goes on a drug-fueled adventure to prove that the death was no accident. Set in the world of deviant sexuality and consensual torture, what Gabe uncovers is nearly beyond comprehension. Will he catch a killer or lose himself while wading through the most miserable filth this planet can offer?

When the Sun bled gold, humanity split in two. The Solarborn—Black elites gifted with ageless skin and veins of living light—rule from their Spires, unbroken for centuries. But beyond the walls, the Blanqed whisper in the dark, feeding ash into stone, teaching the world itself to remember lies. Kaelith, heir to the Solarborn, bears a secret mark no one should carry: the fire of Sun and the fracture of Night. His existence defies prophecy. His choice could unmake it.

Jacqueline Rhodes is living a life of luxury after her endeavor in the Steiner House. However, her past comes back to haunt her in this riveting second book of the Steiner House Saga.

It seems obvious that we should use history to improve policy. If we have a good understanding of the past, it should enable better decisions in the present, especially in the extraordinarily consequential worlds of statecraft and strategy. But how do we gain that knowledge? How should history be used? Sadly, it is rarely done well, and historians and decision-makers seldom interact. But in this remarkable book, Francis J. Gavin explains the many ways historical knowledge can help us understand and navigate the complex, often confusing world around us.

They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. For Preacher, that road begins at a remote trading post in the Bitterroot Mountains. At first, it's a friendly reunion with his old buddies Audie and Nighthawk. But then, a young Indian woman and her grandfather are attacked by a vicious gang of thieves—and all hell breaks loose.