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Epidemic investigator Dr. Zol Szabo hopes an extended cruise on the Indian Ocean with his girlfriend and his son will salve the wounds of the rough times they’ve been weathering at home. As they set sail coddled in unaccustomed luxury on the Coral Dynasty, things below deck are a little less sunny for the ship’s physician.

Ellen's therapist told her to forget the past, but the life she’s left with is boring. All she wants is to be happy and normal, but the approaching long, bleak nights of winter loom heavy before her, especially as she'll be alone. But when the secrets her mother put in place to protect her are exposed, Ellen learns the frightening truth. Her history is darker than she imagined. She's not who she thinks she is, and the real her is a very different person to the one whom others have mistreated and exploited.

Dunbar Manor had always been a place of fear for Ann Randall. Years ago, her mother had been killed there by a black-hooded figure who escaped capture. There were those who said that the phantom-like "thing" still roamed the eerie grounds at the dark of the moon. Ann had never expected to return to Dunbar Manor. But one night she awoke in one of its shadowy rooms, her money gone, to find herself the fiancée of a sinister man she had never seen before! She was informed that soon she would become the mistress of the great estate.

Striving not to be average is exhausting and breaking us. Our pursuit of success and perfection is blinding us to the everyday pleasures of the ordinary. Trying to be across our friends, our family, social media, our careers and our hobbies all the time can be damaging. We have been sold the story that we can do it all, that we are superhuman and that being above average is the path to success and happiness. But it's time we pressed pause. It's time to rediscover our appreciation of the ordinary and the average - that space where most of the best things happen.

A golden age pulp series by Nebula Nominee Ross Rocklynne! For the first time since their original appearance in the legendary pulp Planet Stories in the early 1940s, here are the three novelettes that launched the adventures of Sidney Hallmeyer, interstellar agent - one of the era's most trail-blazing series. In essence, Hallmeyer is a scientific secret agent with a license to kill - entire cultures and worlds! If needed or if so ordered, when they stand in the way of Earth's territorial expansion and dream of empire.

I was a rugby player with a great future behind me. A 35-year-old father of five with an expanding waistline who was trying to survive the bloody battlefield we call life. My son was locked in a violent turf war with a rival Love/Hate tour operator, my daughter was in love with a boy who looked like Justin Bieber and my old dear was about to walk up the aisle with a 92-year-old billionaire who thought it was still 1936.

Personne ne peut empêcher les morts de parler. Camaho, une île des Caraïbes. Michael Digson survit tant bien que mal dans une cahute héritée de sa grand-mère. Jusqu'au jour où il croise la route de Chilman, un vieux flic anticonformiste qui lui propose d'entrer aux homicides. Un peu réticent, Digger accepte finalement de le rejoindre avec l'intention de reprendre l'enquête sur le meurtre de sa mère, jamais élucidé.

Als man eine bewusstlose Frau mit Bissspuren am Arm ins Krankenhaus einliefert, wird die junge Wolfsexpertin Carla Gorman herangezogen. Sie soll ermitteln, ob die Bisse von einem Wolf stammen. Carla begibt sich auf die Suche nach dem Wolf, doch sie ist nicht allein. Ebenfalls unterwegs in der Wildnis ist Jason, ein professioneller Wolfsjäger. Während Carla den Wolf finden und gesundpflegen möchte, hat es der Wolfsjäger auf das Tier abgesehen. Carla und Jason sind Gegner - doch sie fühlen sich auch zueinander hingezogen.

Ryan Mullins is used to dealing with terrorists. Working for the private military company Excera International, he’s spent his career moving through the ranks and completing missions for intelligence agencies across the globe. And when he uncovers a deadly terrorist plot to devastate America and Europe, he knows time is of the essence. As the world’s terrorist organizations grow stronger, a threat looms that could shape the face of politics forever.

Deidra Adams is stuck in a mundane life she never asked for. Caring for her mother full time and running her late father’s antique store, she rarely has a moment to herself. One day, Deidra finds a bag left behind by her father. Inside lies a bunch of occult books and a strange Matryoshka doll. Little does she know, she’s awakened an evil and powerful curse that is hell-bent on absorbing her soul. As Deidra begins to lose more and more of herself, it’s up to her best friend, Henry St. James, to unlock her family’s dark secrets and save her before it’s too late....

This deceptively small and simple book holds a great secret - the secret to achieving peace of mind in Christ. Beloved writer and teacher Dr. Al Rossi uses stories from his own life to illustrate the basic principles of watchfulness and prayer. The final chapter is a moving tribute to Dr. Rossi's close friend of many years, Fr. Tom Hopko, whose Fifty-Five Maxims are also helpful in learning to say at all times, "All is well".

Anna Percival drifted through the shadowy rooms of the old dark house in a sleepwalker's trance. And wherever she went a strange death was sure to follow. Many years before, at Land's End Manor, lived another Anna, a murderess of uncommon cunning and cruelty. Gossipy villagers tried to make Anna Percival believe that the other Anna's evil spirit lived in her! Yet even as death thrived at Land's End, Anna Percival found her own safety threatened again and again. Was she out to take her own life as well as the lives of others?

Rick Ross is a hip-hop icon and a towering figure in the business world, but his path to success was not always easy. Despite adversity and setbacks, Ross held tight to his vision and never settled for anything less than greatness. Now, for the first time, he shares his secrets to success, offering his own life as a road map to listeners looking to build their own empire.

I'm determined to have a child, which means one week in one bed...with an alien. According to the Xilan-Earth agreement, I'll belong to Prince Vikar, a seven-foot-tall, scaly blue alien, for one week. In exchange for giving him whatever he needs, this cocky "prince" assures me I'll return to Earth with a child on the way. But when the space station's attacked and alien spiders try to steal me, Vikar and I must flee. Then he tells me that once we get away, he's not sending me back....

In Investing to Save the Planet, Alice Ross reveals why green investing is an untapped opportunity for you to make a positive impact on the health of the planet and your portfolio. The world is changing. The climate crisis has given rise to a wave of companies that are developing cutting-edge, technological solutions to climate change, from improving energy efficiency to engineering alternative meat.

Once upon a time, a fairy tale went very wrong! This new twist on a traditional story is packed with fun, humor, and energy. Long ago, in ancient Japan, two ninja warriors had everything they wanted in life, except for a child. So they decided to bake one! Out of the oven leaped a speedy, sneaky, and brave Ninjabread Man...who went on to cause absolute chaos!

Although Lara Fairmont directs passion and focus into her London business, it goes bust with spectacular finality. Despondent, almost bankrupt, she nabs an astonishingly well-paid job as a carer for an elderly grande dame of Lobster Cove. What could be easier? Almost anything, for a start. A heady mix of misunderstanding, folklore, suspicion, and the hand of fate unbalances Lara from the moment she steps into Lucas Dalton’s desolate mansion on the shore.

Caspian Lewis spent his first 22 years living a fairly typical middle-class American life. He attended school, went on dates, and, eventually graduated college. The one constant in his life from kindergarten to that day was his best friend, Elizabeth Winters. That is, until she kissed him. Fast forward to the year 2079, and Dr. Caspian Lewis addresses a Loyola auditorium filled to capacity with past and present students. They have gathered both to wish a treasured professor well on his retirement and to hear a tale he promised to tell once and only once.

Once upon a time, a fairy tale went very wrong! This new twist on a traditional children's story is packed with fun. If you think you know the story of Snow White...think again! The evil Star Queen is determined to be the most beautiful woman in the galaxy, so she shipwrecks her pretty stepdaughter, Snow White, on a remote forest planet. But clever Snow uses her engineering know-how to rebuild her ruined spacecraft into helpers and friends. Step forward, Squeaky, Creaky, Rusty, Jerky, Wonky, Blinky, and Box!

A guide for Canadians on how to use real estate as an investment and retirement solution. Leveraging equity in a principal residence and using it wisely to purchase rental property is the solution to a safe, secure retirement for millions of Canadians. Many Canadians who own their home have never considered buying a second property. And nearly one-third of retirees are worried about running out of money.