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England, 1422: Owen Tudor, a Welsh servant, waits in Windsor Castle to meet his new mistress, the beautiful and lonely Queen Catherine of Valois, widow of the warrior king, Henry V. Her infant son is crowned king of England and France, and while the country simmers on the brink of civil war, Owen becomes her protector. They fall in love, risking Owen's life and Queen Catherine's reputation, but how do they found the dynasty that changes British history - the Tudors?

Reggie was a society girl, a castoff wife, soon-to-be divorcee, stolen away from Earth, a victim of her own bad choices. Little did she know that one mistake would lead her onto a journey of finding her own happy ever after with a serpentine species of aliens on a strange matriarchal jungle planet. Giant spiders, gargantuan lizards, scrambled green eggs for breakfast. Life had suddenly got a lot more interesting.

A Sting in the Tale is the sort of book to listen to if you appreciate humor. However, if you are need of a humor transplant then, perhaps, this is not the book for you. This fully authorized memoir of Sting and Jim Berryman's time together is, indeed, a hilariously, eye-wateringly funny listen. Just imagine a P.G. Wodehouse book, and substitute Jeeves and Bertie Wooster with Sting and Jim and you'll have the right picture!

Weikart reveals the startling and fascinating truth about the most hated man of the 20th century: Adolf Hitler was a pantheist who believed nature was God. In Hitler's Religion, Weikart explains how the laws of nature became Hitler's only moral guide - how he became convinced he would serve God by annihilating supposedly "inferior" human beings and promoting the welfare and reproduction of the allegedly superior Aryansin accordance with racist forms of Darwinism prevalent at the time.

Four puzzled husbands. Five mischievous young wives. Justin Burke's secret sweeps through their homes to restore domestic tranquility. Justin Burke's family had a long and distinguished reputation for domestic tranquility. His father, and his father before him, believed a good spanking properly delivered was the secret to a happy marriage. He hadn't had the opportunity to introduce it to his new bride, so when he returned from a business venture to wild tales of how his wife had infiltrated the gentlemen's club in his absence, he could not put it off a moment longer.

A spate of brutal murders occur in and around the small town of Thussock. The bodies of the dead - savagely mutilated, unspeakably defiled - are piling up with terrifying speed. There are no apparent motives and no obvious connections between the victims, but the killings only began when Scott Griffiths and his family arrived in Thussock....

In the neon-drenched city of Neo-Veridia, freedom is as scarce as sunlight, and everyone’s being watched—until Elias Thorne, a weary forklift operator with a mysterious family legacy, stumbles on a secret buried beneath the rust and steel. When a vibrant artist named Rose brings unexpected color—and hope—into his world, they uncover something even more astonishing: a hidden surveillance network, dreams of a legendary dragon, and a signal that could awaken rebellion.

After the domes fall and the Filter shatters, Mira and her companions lead a fragile new community into the vast, uncharted sky. But freedom brings new dangers: children struck by memories that aren’t their own, caravans vanishing in the wilderness, and coded signals from distant settlements that may be invitation—or trap.

Umuosmar - the once peaceful kingdom of the dwarven lands has now become the central point of contention in an ongoing power struggle between ogres, giants, elves, and their newest and most deadly enemy - the cyclopes. The false demon woman who operates under the guise of an elven goddess has been released from her prison and now seeks full power over the kingdom. War-torn and ravaged - friendships shall be tested, alliances broken, and only a handful will live to see the light of day once more.

When a dwarf with no claim to the throne manages to overthrow the kingdom and take over, an unlikely hero steps forward and challenges his rule to the throne. Will the hero succeed - or will his defiance lead to the entire kingdom's downfall as ogres, giants, dragons, spell casters, and more converge against the kingdom and start one of the greatest wars in all of times existence?

Mira never expected a single fragment—the scent of pine after rain—to change everything. But when she uncovers this outlawed memory, she’s thrust into a hidden world of rebels, dreamers, and exiled scientists. Together with Critical the daring pilot, Dr. Raven the fierce archivist, and Dr. Dove the gentle healer, Mira must decide how much she’s willing to risk to feel alive.

When the worlds largest oil refinery opens in Madagascar, The Associates long-laid plans start to bear fruit. Kidnapping, wanton destruction, and a terror plot led by Abdi, the Somali henchman with nine lives. The insurgents attack during the grand opening with devastating effect. Mike and Raj have to use every available resource to protect their client and make good their escape. Do they run, do they hide, or do they fight?

A game of cards years ago opens a series of mysterious doors to a past where General Sam Tarkington once walked the edge of right and wrong. Someone is out for revenge, and it is up to Alex Brown and his team to solve a mystery and protect the elusive Jonathon Michael Masterson, but in the end, who is protecting who?

The Associate is at it again. His intent? To carry out the most daring raid ever against one of the largest gold mines in the world. Deep in the forests of Ghana, drone technology, so out of place its almost alien, crushes the hardened defenses. What follows is a game of cat and mouse through the jungle. The theft is so vast that the president can't ask even his most loyal allies to recover it. And so he turns to Max. Max and his team of highly trained specialists are people he thinks he can trust.

Leaving your job is easy - except when your job was assassination. Book 1 of the Masterton Files finds Jonathon Michael Masterson trying to retire in the hills of Kentucky where he is challenged by an old friend, an old issue, and a series of antagonists hell-bent on capturing or killing him. To survive and protect his girlfriend, Abby, he must use wit, wile, and weapons to overcome all obstacles and solve his friends time sensitive issue in the process. Fast-paced action, twists and turns, and a lot more wait for you in Vengeful Son!

When an oil tanker is hijacked by a novice band of Somali pirates, it's a near impossible problem to solve in one of the most remote and dangerous places on earth. A team of negotiators, security, and maritime experts are called in with one job to do, save the lives of the crew. Can this "A-team" of experts do so? Can they prevent a massive environmental disaster, rescue the ship, and its hundred-million dollar cargo? There are reputations to be made, or lost....

He was about to be tried for treason. His gay lover had been ordered to kill him. He was trying to evade a clever inspector from the Privy Council as well as the Black Plague. And he had hired a bumbling actor named Shakespeare to front for his writings. It was obviously time for Christopher Marlowe to fake his own murder.

An obedient boy lives day after day in what should be paradise, until a curious new arrival with a thirst for knowledge changes everything. This is the story of Adam and Eve, written as their journal. Experience life through the eyes of the first man and woman on earth, struggle with them as they make the choice that would change the course of history, and share in their celebration as they find the true meaning of paradise.

Alison was a vulnerable, mentally ill patient who was taken advantage of by an older male nurse. As a result, she became pregnant and a crisis abortion was arranged by staff at the mental health hospital. Alison emerged from the care of the NHS more damaged than when she had been admitted and took her life on what would have been her child's third birthday.

In a world sharply divided between the corporation and outcasts, Pieter Dwa, once a corporate private investigator, finds himself on the other side of the Cordon walls where societal outcasts are condemned to an abandoned world to fend for themselves. But revenge and justice run deep, and Pieter is immediately caught up in a global rebellion to overthrow the corporation before it unleashes a biological holocaust that will destroy half of mankind.