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For Dominic, the annual fishing trips with his grandfather Earl were usually uneventful. Now at 18, he knows this will be the last trip they take together because Earl has recently been diagnosed with dementia and his lucid time is running out. Clearcutting has resumed in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska and, unbeknownst to Dominic, Earl has decided to sabotage the logging equipment nearby.

In the heart of Coketown, a small and struggling town in modern Northern England, our protagonist struggles to make sense of their reality. The town is reeling from the effects of pit closures and social deprivation, and the recent events of COVID and Brexit have only made matters worse. It is a place where hope is scarce, and the weight of the world seems to rest on the shoulders of its residents.

With no family in Charleston, Anna Tuttle decides to join her friends and become a mail-order bride. But she wasn’t prepared for the way her indulged life would change. And yet her rugged husband is doing his best to help her adjust to her new life as a rancher's wife. But she wants more.

The relationship between a father and daughter is profound. Jay and Rae Anne Payleitner share their own insights into this sometimes complicated but ultimately fulfilling relationship. Rooted in Scripture and full of stories, this book will deepen dads’ and daughters’ appreciation for one another.

Ellena is on an adventure to change the outcome of her fate. Will she succeed?

In this genre hybrid between historical fiction and sci-fi, Naavalah, a scrupulous mechanic aboard the starship Reynolds, crash-lands on the Lost Colony of Arciel, where she must choose between signaling for help—thereby bringing the imperialistic Federation to conquer this unsuspecting world—or trying to survive on her own. Before she can decide, she is found by a local genderfluid clothier named Melis-te, who rushes her away from her crash site to avoid capture by the local feudal lord.

Emma Bowen and her friends have lost nearly everything to the war and starting over has been almost impossible for the Charleston women. So, when their friend, Caroline, received an encouraging letter from Julia Bailey offering a solution to their problems, they all jumped at the chance to leave the ravages of war behind. Colin Cassidy, former Union Army captain, was reported killed in battle more than a year ago. And after what he has done, he’d rather let everyone go on thinking him dead. He’d rather spend the rest of his worthless life numbing his guilt at the bottom of a whiskey bottle.

Dead Inside is an audio drama that follows Detective Sarah Elsher on a mind-bending thrill ride. Follow Sarah as she uncovers dark secrets of corruption and crime within her city and police department. Can Sarah track down the suspects before it's too late?

The short stories in Dance Me to the End of Love reflect the real day-to-day life of ordinary people of different ages, genders, professions, and ethnicities with connections to a believable world of imagined events. They take place in the former Soviet Union, the United States, and the emigration in-between.

Seventeen-year-old Alis Winters has been called crazy her whole life for her unusual relationship with her imaginary friend–her shadow–but when he walks into her room just days before her eighteenth birthday as the sexiest man she’s ever seen, she knows for sure she’s not crazy.

"Into My Hands" is an intimate and inspiring memoir that delves into the life of a passionate midwife, tracing her path from childhood to her fulfilling career in midwifery. This poignant narrative was born from a transformative moment in the author's early twenties, following a traumatic birth experience with her own daughter. It was then that she resolved to put an end to birth trauma and dedicate her life to supporting women during the sacred journey of childbirth.