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Jumping off a plane is one thing, but being forced to do so amid a plane crash is something no one puts on their bucket list. After surviving a plane crash in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, FBI agent Olivia Knight and a group of survivors are washed ashore onto a desolate island. An island harboring more danger than any of them could have ever imagined.

The Complete Writings of St. Francis Assisi is the only audiobook on the market to include the original writings of St. Francis, his own work, "The Prayers of St. Francis", "The Little Flowers of St. Francis" and a biography of the life and achievements of St. Francis. St. Francis was an extraordinary writer and poet whose writings are sure to move the young and seasoned writer on topics such as life, love, the environment, and animals all while keeping a close walk with your creator.

Danger and mayhem has a way of following Olivia Knight everywhere she turns. As an FBI agent, those are the perks that arise in her line of duty. But unfortunately for Agent Knight, her place of refuge becomes a crime scene.

Former Navy SEAL Sawyer Johnson’s career as a SEAL is over. He’s the survivor of an attack that killed two of his buddies and cost him the use of his left hand. Out of the military and aimless, he receives a job offer and a ticket to fly to Colorado Springs. On the flight, he meets a woman who is moving to Colorado to free her brother from a militant group. Intrigued, he realizes her problem is a perfect challenge for the Brotherhood Protectors, his new place of employment.

Captain Scott's ill-fated journey to the Antarctic Pole in 1911 is part triumph, part tragedy - an epic tale of heroic endeavor which has inspired books and films over the generations. Despite the simple outline of the story, Scott and his fellow explorers emerge as richly varied characters, brought to life by the diarist's skill as a story-teller. Scott's journal reaches its moving and dramatic crescendo when the explorers reach the Pole, only to discover that the Norwegian, Amundsen, has beaten them to it by many weeks.

Wer verstehen möchte, warum Vertrauen immer wichtiger, aber Misstrauen immer wahrscheinlicher wird und welche Folgen umfassende Vertrauenskrisen für die Gesellschaft haben, muss dieses Hörbuch hören. In einer zunehmend komplexer werdenden Gesellschaft muss man vertrauen. Ohne Vertrauen in gesellschaftliche Systeme und Institutionen wird man handlungsunfähig. Um als Misstrauender nicht handlungsunfähig zu werden, gibt es eine plausible Alternative: Man vertraut denen, die ebenfalls misstrauen.

Jess Canning will endlich beweisen, dass sie mehr ist als das schwarze Schaf der Familie. Blake Riley, der nervtötend charmante Hockeyspieler mit dem losesten Mundwerk der Liga, ist der Trauzeuge. Die beiden haben im letzten Frühling eine Nacht miteinander verbracht – von der absolut niemand erfahren darf. Blake sieht die Hochzeit als ein Geschenk des Schicksals. Doch glücklicherweise weiß Blake, der Eishockeyprofi, dass man sich anstrengen muss, wenn man punkten will.

It begins as a statistical oddity: a spike in children born with acute speech delays. Physically normal in every way, these children never speak and do not respond to speech; they don't learn to read, don't learn to write. As the number of cases grows to an epidemic level, theories spread. Maybe it's related to a popular antidepressant; maybe it's environmental. Or maybe these children have special skills all their own.

When Cora's brother drags her along to his boss' house, she doesn't expect to strike up a friendship with Adrien, son of the intimidating CEO of Pomegranate Technologies. As she becomes part of Adrien's life, she is also drawn into the mysterious projects at Pomegranate. At first, she's intrigued by them - Pomegranate is using AI to recreate real people in hologram form. As she digs deeper, however, she uncovers darker secrets.

Finally feeling a sense of peace and belonging, Zoe goes on a hike with Leo and her dog in Sapphire Valley. But when she receives news of her feisty grandmother’s unexpected return to town, it seems Zoe's life is about to get more colorful. Upon her grandmother’s arrival at the Orchard Grove Nursing Home, things take a drastic turn. When a resident dies, the quiet life there turns chaotic.

When a friend asked what books could help them understand Indigenous lives, Patty Krawec, author of Becoming Kin, gave them a list. This list became a book club and then a podcast about a year of Indigenous reading, and then this book. The writers in Bad Indians Book Club refuse to let dominant...

As a summer fae princess and chief enforcer for the Mage Police, it’s my job to stop shifters dead in their tracks. And if one criminal slips through my fingers while I bag another, well, that’s not a good enough reason to demote me - in my opinion. Determined to prove myself to the mages, I go after the worst criminal out there: The Shadow. But when that mission gets blown all to hell, I find myself a captive of three shifter warlords. Being their prisoner shows me all about the darker side of the war. But the thing is…I’m not afraid of the dark. Or them.

Life in the undersea Kingdom of Mayim is even more brutal than the one Mel has lived on land. Worse, her sisters are still at the mercy of Madame while she is trapped a world away. Helpless. Ari may be her only hope, if she can get past the lies he tells and the secrets he keeps. Meanwhile, Aika and Zaina are headed to take down the monster who raised them, but there are no good choices where Madame is concerned. They might be able to plan the perfect attack, but not without a price. After all, can you really slay a beast without becoming one yourself?

Already dealing with a mysterious figure who keeps sending her body parts, now Blake finds herself under attack from within her own unit. Against the backdrop of an impending OPR review, Blake and her Black Cell team head to Iowa to search for Teagan Stills, the missing daughter of Congressman Elton Stills, at the behest of the director of the FBI himself. When they touch down in the Hawkeye state though, Blake gets caught up in a mystery unlike anything she has ever encountered before.

I was a Hunter. A damn good one at that. And then everything changed. The Order, my parent's death, everything about my old life had been turned upside down and all I wanted was the truth. But how could I even begin to unravel everything while still on the run from the two most powerful organizations in this country? You may think I will come crawling back Keir, but you have another thing coming. This never has and never will be my burden to bear.

Fall marks the beginning of the town’s many festivities, and no town celebrates Halloween quite like Hollow Nest — with the brutal death of a teen girl dressed in a black cat costume sparking strange speculation and rumors. It’s up to Olivia and Brock to discern the truth and solve one of the most bizarre cases yet.

A marriage that could save them both. A truth that might destroy them. And a choice that will break her heart. All Aika ever wanted was a family—until hers was standing on opposite ends of a war. Trapped between her loyalty to a monster and her love for a man who despises her, she must decide who she's willing to lose. And who she's willing to betray.

In an affluent neighborhood, twin daughters Raleigh and Eve are excited to graduate from high school. Wanting to celebrate, Raleigh does her best to convince her bookworm sister to go out to a party. That night while their parents were out of town, one daughter went out, and one vanished. A decade has passed, and what occurred that night at the Valentine's residence has remained a mystery....

In a dark room, aboard a large cargo ship, a man sits shackled in place. As time passes his situation grows far more desperate. Unbeknownst to him, his partner Olivia Knight has traveled across the Atlantic to a small coastal town.

Sheriff Eve Wicker never expected the biggest mystery of her past would land on her doorstep years later. After her mother’s death, Eve left the small-town and joined the NSA. Only to find herself back in Chesapeake Valley. While she attempts to juggle her sheriff duties and help her ailing father. She finds herself colliding with the town brute, a man with a dark and traumatic past.