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Saint doesn’t remember the last two years—doesn’t remember the war we fought, the people we lost, or the way we burned for each other. To him, I’m a stranger. To me, he’s the man I can’t let go of, even if it feels like starting over with a ghost. Reese shows up on the island, raw with regret and determined to prove he’s changed. Kade follows, carrying secrets I’m not sure I want to uncover.

Perpetually on edge and compelled to protect the innocent, Atlas is lured out of hiding and pitched into a familiar hellscape—one where his brand of justice is not only appropriate, it's required. Kiera, born into slavery but skilled in the art of violence and intrigue, secures her first contract, then charges with Atlas headlong into a murderous well of deceit, human suffering, and the shifting tides of power. What was to be a simple job of shuttering a local stash house becomes a breathless fight to save lives.

When Summer Mackenzie and her boyfriend disappear in the fog-shrouded forests of Northern California, it sets off more than one alarm. The sheriff’s department is looking for them, the state rangers are on their trail, and even private security companies have gotten involved. But Summer wasn’t an ordinary college student; She was a human born into the immortal Mackenzie clan, a line of powerful vampires from the Great Smoky Mountains. Now Carwyn ap Bryn and Brigid Connor are getting messages from allies across the world.

While attempting to rescue a young orphan, Maxwell Flynn becomes separated from his brother and the rest of the small group of persecuted Christians. Grace Winslow, distraught at the loss of Max and Jonah, is forced to make a tough decision: stay with the group, or go search for the two missing members? Since they lost their sanctuary camp in the Canadian wilderness, the group’s struggle for basic survival grows more challenging by the day. Where can they hide? How will they find safe water? When will they have their next meal?

What would you die for? That's the question suddenly thrust upon a small band of women and children in Bosnia at the close of World War II. When a group of bitter soldiers stumble upon their peaceful village, they suddenly face an insidious evil . . . and the ultimate test. It is then, in the...

October 2007. Pakistan's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto returns home after eight years of exile to seek political office once more. Assigned to cover her controversial arrival is TV journalist Ali Sikandar, the estranged son of a wealthy landowner from the interior region of Sindh.

Unemployed doorman Thomas Soles has had it. Sick and tired of watching so many families lose their "dream" because of corporate America's insatiable lust for profit, he sits in the kitchen of his rented tenement and writes a book about the tragedy.

They were silenced—but their faith still speaks. Witnesses is a podcast that brings to life the true stories of Christian martyrs—ordinary men and women who chose to follow Christ, even when it cost them everything. From ancient Rome to the Reformation to modern-day persecution, each episode immerses you in the courage, conviction, and unshakable hope of those who laid down their lives rather than deny their Savior. These are not just stories of death. They are stories of fierce love, defiant faith, and the eternal power of a life surrendered. Whether you're looking for inspiration, ...

Abandonnées dès leur naissance, les jumelles Isabelle et Mireille Grenier sont restées à la crèche plus de deux ans sans que personne les adopte...jusqu'à ce qu'un couple décide de les accueillir. L'histoire aurait pu se terminer là et avoir une fin heureuse, mais ce fut loin d'être le cas....

Darius Jones is just trying to survive in a city that doesn't give a damn if he lives or dies, and even though his life is far from perfect, he's found a way to make it matter. Until a monster wearing human skin shows up on his doorstep and tears it all to shreds.

Drückende Hitze lastet auf ganz Rom–und doch hat der Polizist Nic Costa das Gefühl, sein Blut müsse gefrieren: In einer Kirche ist die Leiche eines Mannes gefunden worden, gehäutet wie der Märtyrer Bartholomäus. Der vermeintliche Täter ist mit seiner blutigen Trophäe in die Vatikanbibliothek geflohen und wird dort erschossen–vor den Augen seiner ehemaligen Freundin. War dies eine zufällige Begegnung, oder ist die Dozentin Sara Farnese tiefer in den Fall verwickelt?