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Untouched by time and bonded with the witch, Rowan, the ancient tree of knowledge hides on a mysterious island off the coast of Maine. As Rowan’s powers wane, the tree sends out tendrils of energy to search for its new guardian. Willow escapes the confines of the commune where she grew up, and searches for a place to belong. Not understanding the mystical force guiding her, she travels until she discovers Woodlight, a settlement hidden in the forests north of Camden.

Annabelle Black had two options, indentured servitude or find a husband. It’s why she left the only home she’d ever known to marry a stranger in the New World. When she arrives, she finds a kind man with some…less than average qualities. While he's not what she pictured, he's better than the other path she could have chosen. Can she accept him for who and what he was?

All of his life Benjamin hadn't noticed Sarah as anything other than his best friend's sister. The last thing he expected was to notice her as more than a friend, but he did. No sooner does he realize his love for her, America enters the war. War changes a man. He'd heard that dozens of times over his life but with every near miss, every new scar, every bullet he feels himself chipping away. Even if he survives to go home to his soulmate, what man would he be? How much of him would she recognize?

Conspiracy theories, or government corruption? Jana’s perfect little world is turned upside down when her husband is murdered and her home ransacked by men in black. Now on the run and facing obstacles unimaginable, she must reach deeper within, physically, emotionally, and spiritually than she ever thought possible. Things had been pretty good for a while. No more abuse, poverty, or crazy religion in her life…until a secret government plot discovered by ARM sends Jana into a world of danger, intrigue, and finally, the embrace of Jesus.

Saving pure water with birds, Greek gods, and winged horses. College student Diana Carter returns to the family ranch in Wyoming, now secure in her role as Diana of The Wind Rivers. She knows that, as a child of the prophecy, she is destined to work with the Greek gods and goddesses to save pure water on the planet. Poseidon sends a pair of flying horses, while Persephone gives birth to twins, Kya and Spruce. As Diana begins to discover her full powers, Kya and Spruce grow into their own. Indigo, a Mountain Bluebird, struggles to help while at the same time raising hatchlings with her mate.

The MAMs (The Magnificent and Marvelous Book Club) are back in a new adventure, discovering Gullah roots on the Sea Islands of Georgia, North and South Carolina.

In this eagerly anticipated, action-packed, sequel to ‘The Daze of Grace’ we find that our heroine is all grown up and working together with her family, and her heavenly guard, to thwart demons and evil forces around the globe. Come along as we witness Grace tackling, first hand, this very present darkness in the rain forests of Haiti, the jungles of Africa and within the borders of a desperate and divided America.

Picking up where Part One left off, the trying journey across America progresses, and all of the characters continue to learn and grow as they travel the unseen path of destiny laid before them, in this exhilarating fantasy adventure tale interwoven with factual elements of 1860s America.

Paulie Cindrich was a wild child who lived and loved with everything she had. Life has a way of catching up though, and before she knew it, she was a single mom making the best life she could for her son. Now, she's watching her son live his dream life. But in an odd twist of fate, her past comes back and offers her the second chance at happiness that she once though she'd lost. In a bar, a long time ago, she found the love of her life, will it happen a second time?

Royce McLeod couldn’t wait to get out of Tucson, Arzona and never come back. All she wanted was a life away from the desert and her M.C. family. But ten years later, her well planned and perfect life shatters. Calling off her upcoming wedding, losing a well-deserved promotion, and having to accept that her fiancé wasn’t actually the man she thought all were too much for this stubborn woman. With her tail tucked, Royce heads home to nurse her broken heart. While welcomed back, the only thing warm was the hot summer.

This tale begins in the year 1849, in a bedroom of a plantation house. A woman, the lady of the house, is in labor, and her unborn son, unbeknownst to all present but she, will be the first warlock gifted in the ways of the South to be born in over two hundred years. The child, Henry, along with his three older sisters—Josephine, Alma, and Marjorie—will, for reasons they will not learn of until several years after their mother’s murder, be considered by most of their kind as the four chosen to lead their people to a level of power and prosperity like the witches and warlocks have never known.

A small tale of Grace and her experiences being immortal. She reveals what it takes to survive and to merely exist. Some would say she's prideful, brutal yet she still remains...

I'm JoAnna Lynn. This is my small, simple tale of my dark life! My time of 'Love' and how everything can change in an instant!

I never wanted an arranged marriage, especially not to a man I loathe. But then I met someone—a man I thought I could love, only to discover he’s a monster with a soul darker than the one I'm being forced to marry.

"Paul Vincenzio: Alpha Male–An Enemies to Lovers Mafia Romance—Chicago Mafia Vows, Book 3" is an enemies to lovers mafia romance that plunges listeners into the heart of Chicago's underworld through the eyes of Paul Vincenzio, the ruthless Boss of the Chicago Outfit. While Paul's hold on Chicago is jeopardized by a powerful and dangerous secret organization, his life, is further thrown off balance by Aisling, a college intern whose fiery temper matches her striking red hair.

He'd given up on finding his soulmate, until he finds her. Married to someone else. Born with a restless spirit that guides him out west, Samuel wanders, searching but uncertain what for. He'd given up on finding his soulmate, until he finds her. Married to someone else. Trapped in a loveless marriage. The man she calls husband only touches her with his fists. Samantha can't see a way out.

Grace is a young girl born into poverty and lack, who is tasked with caring for her brother and sisters; until an unthinkable tragedy rips her family from her, and forces her into a life on the streets. She survives struggles, and loss of such magnitude it would destroy most, but she only grows stronger.

Addie Marsh and her boss, Dr. Clara Starr, stumble upon an abandoned boat along the shore of Chesapeake Bay. Department of Natural Resources Officer Blue Wild reveals that the boat’s livewell is filled with blood. The grim discovery of a severed finger propels them into a mystery far darker than the waters that brought the boat ashore.

This is based on a true crime story: In the bleak dawn of the 1950s, a young, unmarried mother's life was irrevocably fractured. The abduction of her son – a savage violation – became a generational wound, a festering sore that poisoned her existence for decades. This vibrant, hopeful woman, barely out of adolescence, had poured her soul into nurturing her child, only to have that love cruelly, violently ripped away.

My ACE (Adverse Childhood Experience) score is 6. According to numerous academic studies, that puts me at risk for over 23 negative health outcomes, including diabetes, cardiovascular, digestive, respiratory and liver disease, cancer, and mental health issues such as anxiety, depression and thoughts of suicide.