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"In the most barren, inhospitable, unhealthy part of North America, opposed by the most savage, inveterate perfidious cruel Enemy, with zeal and with Bayonets only, it was resolv’d to follow Green’s Army, to the end of the World.” So wrote British general Charles O’Hara about the epic confrontation between Nathanael Greene and Charles Cornwallis during the winter of 1780-81. To the End of the World: Nathanael Greene, Charles Cornwallis, and the Race to the Dan is a carefully documented and beautifully written account of this extraordinary chapter of American history.

In We Could Perceive No Sign of Them: Failed Colonies in North America, 1526-1689, historians David MacDonald and Raine Waters tell the fascinating stories of the many attempts to establish a European foothold in the New World, from the first Spanish colony in 1526 on the coast of Georgia to the final disastrous French endeavors near the arctic.

Born into a post-summer-of-love bohemian squalor, Cinnamon Monday attempts to teach herself life's lessons by emulating her favorite 19th-century literary heroines. As she enters adolescence, and her imagination is no longer enough to protect her, Cinnamon must escape dangers circumstances and thrive in the real world by relying on her wits and the kindness of strangers who become friends. Set in the beautiful Dry Creek Valley, The Angels' Share is the story of a young woman determined to live her best life and become the kind of person she'd only read about.

Have you ever talked to a scientist? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be one? Join us in exploring the tools of modern science in Tristan’s Laboratory of ABCs. Discover the alphabet in a fun and exciting way as the elements of STEM are brought to life! The audio version of the book helps to sound out each word, and the glossary helps to understand the meaning of each word. So, have a listen!

A waiter, strapped for cash, has a watchful AI implanted before work. With a new body, an injured woman is brought face-to-face with trauma from her past. A microchip lets pet owners gain too much insight into their dog’s thoughts. In their debut anthology, Futures Gleaming Darkly, Clinton W. Waters offers a window into the human experience in a world that is both mundane and fantastic. Join a host of queer characters as they navigate love, loss, and life in a technology-enhanced, not-so-distant future.

With lessons and lives of sacrifice and devotion behind her, Maya must continue the journey into her next incarnations as a young and passionate Lakota warrior on the Great American Plains; the dashing British spy Major John André, fighting the tide of a great revolution; and the desolate master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. Each life is touched with love but strained by unbearable grief. Maya must experience life’s most trying lesson...the devastation of loss.

Austin Drake struggles with his newfound sobriety as his conscience keeps bothering him over his last major case. When a teenage boy arrives in the office asking for Austin and Maria’s help in tracking down the people who murdered his parents, all fingers point to the very woman who assisted the investigators in the past. But as Austin and Maria investigate, they find themselves at the middle of a war over the Miami drug trade. The team must navigate the Miami underworld and seek out the truth before they’re caught in the crossfire.

Austin Drake has settled into his new private investigation business with his partner Maria Castellanos. He’s ready to take on more cheating husbands and skip-trace cases - nothing as dramatic as the last few high-profile ones they’ve worked. But when a distraught father finds his daughter hanging from an apparent suicide, he begs the team to help him find the man who had been blackmailing her. They’ve barely begun working the case, when another victim dies in a similar fashion, and soon after, a third.

This coastal mystery and suspense thriller box set includes the first three books in The Dangerous Coast of Florida suspense series - Dead in the Water, Burned in the Water, and Poisoned in the Water.

Molly Tipton looks forward to a peaceful retirement, but her life suddenly spirals out of control when her oldest daughter is involved in a terrible accident. While two families grieve, details emerge that shake Molly to her core. As she prepares her daughter for what lies ahead, Molly discovers her oldest child is not the only one injured and forced to deal with past mistakes.

When the police again enlist his aid in investigating a series of unusual, medically-related murders, they suspect a serial killer. But when John discovers that all the men dying are part of a ring of particularly bold child pornographers, he suspects something else entirely: a vigilante. The police are refusing to investigate the remaining men in the child porn ring, instead focusing their efforts on the killer who has become an overnight folk hero in Miami.

Former FBI psychological profiler Austin Drake has been dragged from his scotch-induced stupor to work with the young and tenacious Maria Castellanos in a new private investigation business. They’ve just hung out their shingle, when a disturbing case falls in their laps. Three young women have been kidnapped and are being brutally tortured live on webcams from somewhere in Miami Beach. While Austin initially shirks the idea of investigating, believing the police are in the best position to solve the case, it soon becomes apparent there is more going on than meets the eye.

What if the faith you were raised in, professed to love, and thought would protect you from all evil turned out to be the very thing you now feared? And what if public servants, sworn to protect and serve, kept and withheld secrets, both professional and personal, too horrifying to even be known? Sariah could have never known what was to be discovered after simple inquiries of her polygamous faith.

A town full of mystery and intrigue. Corrupt politicians. An out-of-control police force. A wealthy family who controls everything. Criminal merchants, drug trafficking, and violence. Other than that, a pretty nice place to visit.

After a heart attack, lawyer Tony Stanford finds himself not in this world, but on a heavenly golf course. Not ready to believe he is dead, his wife, best friends, and the doctors work against time to prove to the hospital board he's not really gone. Even with its religious themes, Three Days in Heaven is a story a person of any faith can enjoy. Open-heart surgery, dying, and meeting up with God all seem like serious topics, but the audiobook deals with them in a lighthearted and believable way.

Can grace and love be found amongst coffee grounds? Sonja Parker is about to find out. Excited to leave her stale life in the big city behind, Sonja takes the money her grandmother left her and purchases Libby’s Cuppa Joe, a thriving coffee shop in a small community in Wisconsin’s Door County. Sonja may have business sense, but is she ready to face the world on her own? Sonja soon discovers owning a business requires more than offering a good cup of coffee. She must make major repairs to the building as well as major repairs to her heart.

John Godwin, former EMT and current private investigator, continues to make waves as his cooperation with the Miami PD brings him more high-profile cases. His contact in the Vice department asks him to look into a string of attacks on women using hallucinogenic drugs. He uncovers the grim details of how the crimes unfold: an innocent interaction with a stranger, memory loss, madness, violence, and then death. There is little evidence left at the scenes and even fewer clues. When the killer strikes someone close to John’s heart, it threatens to derail the investigation entirely.

John Godwin thought he’d left his life as an EMT in the past. These days, he was a private investigator who spent his days keeping tabs on cheating spouses and insurance scammers in sunny Miami. But after solving a few high-profile cases, his quiet retirement is proving to be anything but. When Damon Cosgrove, the eldest son of a wealthy Miami family, turns up dead - poisoned by an exotic pet - John will have to discover if it’s really an accident, or if the Cosgrove family is being hunted by a killer with a taste for poison.

John Godwin thought he’d left his life as an EMT in the past. He thought he’s spend his time as a private investigator keeping tabs on cheating spouses and insurance scammers in sunny Miami. But John’s semi-retirement has been busier than he ever expected, and after helping solve a high-profile case, he’s also gained some unexpected notoriety and caught the eye of Miami Homicide Detective Jamie Greene.

John Godwin thought he’d left his life as an EMT in the past. These days he works as a private investigator who spends his days keeping tabs on cheating spouses and insurance scammers in sunny Miami. But it only takes one phone call, one unexpected job with a fat paycheck, to send him right back to where he started. Death is stalking a privately owned luxury resort on an island just off the Florida Keys.