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Fifteen year old Kai lived a mundane and unsatisfied life—no friends, no family. Even worse, he had no memory of his life before being dropped off at Hope Street School for Boys ten years ago. When the chance to discover his past presents itself in the form of a disheveled man wearing tattered sneakers, Kai sets aside his common sense and follows his heart to an underground village. At The Sanctuary, he meets people like him; those with unique abilities. The government has labeled them as too dangerous for society and has spent the past decade hunting them down.

Travel Like a Local New Hampshire, by author Erin Morris, offers firsthand and personal insight into the best ways to visit the Granite State in New England.

Counting bodies in Vietnam. In this earthy war/peace novel, comedy frames grim pictures of war. Morris weaves combat, a love affair, and military satire—acted out by grunts, hookers, Vietcong soldiers, spies, heroes, and inane officers—into a story that is by turns terrifying, gruesome, and comic.

In all of human experience, there is very little that holds more intimate horror than childbirth. Bodies are ravaged, minds are torn, and lives are caught in a precarious balance of hope and fear. In this anthology of seventeen authors, the horrors of childbirth are scalpel-sharp and womb-deep. The stories in this anthology are painful and dark. A surprising parasite deeply planted in its mother's womb. A harrowing choice made by a mother with no options. Demon babies. Post-partum madness. Lifeblood lost. Check your triggers (found at ruthannaevans.

There’s a place deep in the mountains covered in Pine, Where all who come are looking for what’s mine. Where these good boys and girls utter all kinds of sounds, Ones I can hear deep below the ground. Where friends, strangers, child, and brother Search for an escape like none other. Where an experience or adventure is something to treasure, Wrapped up safe and cloaked with much pleasure. Where the cold, dark nights call for fires to be lit, And body heat isn’t enough to stoke the endless pit. Where ombre sunsets rival the brightest of loves, And hatchets to scare even the most innocent doves.

The new high-concept, high-octane thriller from the author of An Ethical Guide to Murder. The world is ending, but that’s not what this story is about. Nat’s a scientist, determined to be in control of her own destiny. Not so easy when her twin, Raya, can predict the future. As Nat’s on...

A CERN black hole experiment creates a portal to a higher dimension, unleashing a quantum signal that entangles every computer on Earth. Only SLVIA, a rogue NSA AI, can decode its dire warning for humanity. Convinced civilization has entered the end of days, SLVIA manipulates global events to match its apocalyptic simulations.

The memoir chronicles Sean Morris's journey of survival and self-discovery after suffering a rare and severe hemorrhagic stroke. At the age of 49, Sean’s life is abruptly disrupted by the stroke, which results in a significant loss of memory and cognitive abilities. His survival becomes a medical miracle, but the real battle unfolds in the aftermath—his quest to reclaim his identity, understand his past, and rebuild his life. The book details his recovery process, highlighting the physical, emotional, and psychological challenges he faces as a stroke survivor.

Receiving word a legal judgment could revert ownership of a plantation to him and his family if he can find the will, Jo Shelby Ferguson returns to Mexico with Athen, his childhood sweetheart whose father owns the plantation, in search of the will.

Inherit the Land is the story of Jo Shelby Ferguson’s return from Mexico to the Mississippi Delta and of his reunion with his childhood sweetheart, Athen, the daughter of the landowner Jo Shelby believes illegally possesses land that belongs to his family. Athen learns of his designs, which includes returning part of the land to the Negroes farming it. Sparks fly. She leaves him. Her two nefarious brothers abduct him and leave him in the middle of the night—bound, gagged and hooded in a cotton field.

The $6 trillion wellness industry sells you overpriced fads. The healthcare system profits if you stay sick. Tired of the lies? Get Healthy or Get Dead is your unfiltered wake-up call — a pragmatic, no-nonsense guide to reclaiming your health without gimmicks or excuses. Kristina Morros, a nurse anesthetist who ditched the broken medical world to become a health strategist, exposes the misinformation that keeps you tired, dependent, and stuck.

Barcelona, 1387. Les campanes de l'església de Santa Maria de la Mar continuen repicant per a tots els habitants del barri de la Ribera, però n'hi ha un que les escolta amb una especial atenció... L'Hug Llor, orfe de pare mariner, té dotze anys i treballa a les drassanes gràcies a la generositat d'un dels prohoms més apreciats de la ciutat: l'Arnau Estanyol.

The black monolith on the moon is history—but now a near-Earth asteroid suddenly changes in an unknown and actually impossible way. Once again, a race between nations is set in motion. Will it be possible to avoid the mistakes of the first contact with the phenomenon? Or will the researchers who want to use the black monolith for their own purposes prevail—without having the slightest understanding of its true nature?

Als der beliebte Gutsherr Henry Burton stirbt, versammeln sich die Dorfbewohner von Hambledon-on-Thames, um ihm bei seiner Beerdigung die letzte Ehre zu erweisen. Doch der Tag wird getrübt, als die Messnerin brutal zu Tode geprügelt im nördlichen Querschiff der Kirche aufgefunden wird. Detective Inspector Bridget Hart, die zu den Ermittlungen gerufen wird, stößt in der beschaulichen Idylle dieses verschlafenen Dorfes in South Oxfordshire bald auf ein verworrenes Netz aus altem Groll und schwelenden Fehden.

Land Where My Fathers Died is the story of a young man's search for identity, love, and his place in the world. While incarcerated six years for a murder he never committed, Jo Shelby Ferguson lost his only family in a highway accident. Upon his release from the Mississippi state penal farm, a trunk, the only earthly possession left to him, yields several bundles of old letters. Upon reading the first letter, he discovers they are written by his great-great-great grandmother.

Now saddled with the dubious talents of Ajax, the comedian heads to Ike to find Cheatums and complete his quest. In order to finish questin', the comedian will have to navigate the bizarre culture of the town of Ike, perform his show, and travel to a rival town full of devolved humans. Watch as the comedian brings his special brand of chaos to not one, but two towns. Will anyone survive?

An unsolved mystery. An echo of the past. A dark-fated future. When DCI Tom Raven’s longstanding adversary, TV journalist Liz Larkin, invites him to a rock concert, Raven reluctantly accepts. Liz claims she has groundbreaking information about the fate of the band’s former lead singer who disappeared decades previously on the eve of their debut U.S. tour, leaving behind a trail of mysterious clues, a cult fan following, and a web of conspiracy theories. But the evening ends in tragedy when the new lead singer collapses on stage.

1941, Pittsburg, California. Sixteen-year-old Annalisa Aiello huddles around the radio with her family when a special announcement shatters her world: Pearl Harbor has been bombed–where her brother is stationed on the USS Arizona. After the United States declares war, Annalisa watches in horror as her father, a Sicilian fisherman, is arrested as an "enemy alien". Grappling with grief and harsh wartime restrictions, Annalisa is forced to undertake an unexpected journey across the country to find her father and uncover the sacrifices of the past.

1942 wird Singapur von der japanischen Armee eingenommen. Während die Insel brennt, versuchen die australische Krankenschwester Nesta James und die englische Musikerin Norah Chambers mit vielen anderen an Bord der HMS Vyner Brooke zu fliehen. Doch das Schiff wird bombardiert und versenkt. Nesta und Norah können sich an die Strände von Indonesien retten, werden aber gefangen genommen und in einem der berüchtigten japanischen Kriegsgefangenenlager festgehalten. Tapfer kämpfen die beiden Seite an Seite ums Überleben: mit außergewöhnlichem Mut und der Magie der Musik.

Zora est peintre et enseignante à l’académie des Beaux-Arts de Sarajevo. Au printemps 1992, face à la montée des tensions dans la toute jeune Bosnie-Herzégovine, elle demande à son mari, Franjo, d’emmener sa mère en Angleterre, où vit leur fille. Mais ce qui ne devait être qu’une séparation temporaire prend une tournure dramatique quand les premiers tirs de mortier serbes s’abattent sur la ville depuis les collines. En quelques jours seulement, le piège se referme sur les habitants de Sarajevo, quelles que soient leurs origines.