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LA, 1946. Private eyes Katherine "Kit" Comfort and Henry Richman, operators of the struggling Comfort & Company detective agency, have their hands full when a simple missing person case turns into a deadly clash with traitors and killers. While trying to locate a wayward army doctor, notorious ex-cop Henry and his ambitious young partner Kit become entangled with both a Nazi underground and the government agents who are stalking them.

She ran from her past … but it isn’t finished with her. At twenty-five, Maggie Jameson returns to Bradley Beach after fleeing a relationship that has left her shaken and uncertain of her future. With nowhere else to go, she comes back to the one place she swore she would never return—her estranged grandmother’s home—only to find her in failing health. Upon first arriving, Maggie meets Luke Turner, a Marine veteran and local police officer. She is drawn to his steady presence and the faith that guides his life.

In postwar Tinseltown, how far would a lonely heart go to find a soulmate? How deep into the treacherous world of the occult would L.A.'s disaffected dive? P.I.s Kit and Henry are posed to find out after they're hired to track down Lillian, the estranged wife of a prominent physician, who has gone missing with her "spirit" lover Tashin. The detectives' hunt leads to a Hollywood cult run by the ambitious Reverend, and his accomplice, the operator of a séance racket.

Arkansas, 1953. Nine-year-old Hazel McKay knows little girls need a mother. So, when her mother decides to leave her and her little sister, Ruthie, without any reason except she wants more, Hazel feels like her life is falling apart. With their father working out of town most days, Hazel and Ruthie are left on their own in the little house in the middle of the woods, where they find more than just animals and birds hiding in the forest.

You know what they say about formidable women. There is always a man trying to siphon their air out of the room. When Rave Maps, one of the top value engineers in the world, loses a big consulting opportunity, she realizes that someone else is in the running for her business.

Ghosts that reside in an antique store become concerned when new items arrive with no spirits attached. Together they try to unravel a haunting mystery while sharing their own stories, forming an unlikely family.

Cole Cheetum would like nothing more than to quietly tinker in his lab on the Wildwood, NJ boardwalk. His past inventions and quirky personality have earned him a warm place in the heart of America's popular culture.

Molly is a lonely little girl who is looking for a friend. She lives on a farm with her mom and dad. Molly has always loved cats and wants to get a cat, but her father sneezes when he gets around cats, so he tells her she cannot have one. Molly asks and asks and asks again, but the answer is always “No.” Then one day, Molly finds a little kitten hiding in the barn and wants to keep her, of course. What will she do? Should she hide the kitten from her dad?

Laura is a liberated and courageous young lady who is convinced that she can make a difference in the small town of Willow Valley. Standing on a tub in Town Square, she encourages all women to fight for their rights and stand up for their beliefs. Equality is her message.

Rave Maps, the world’s greatest value engineer, has never seen anything like this. She assembles her team to convince the public of imminent catastrophe while stumbling upon a powerful corporate nemesis siphoning life-saving information and resources. A trio of deadly women -- Rave Maps, Mait Orleans, and Kate Tong -- race from Palma to Los Angeles, Koror, Belize City, Boulder, Steamboat Springs, London, Barcelona, Brisbane, and Lady Elliot Island seeking a way to heighten awareness of the crisis on the world stage.

Moving from travelogue to interviews to critical meditations, Living West as Feminists goes on the road to meet and interview U.S. western feminists, putting them into conversation with one another about some of the most challenging and forward-looking topics in contemporary life.

2029. Fentanyl, nitazene, captagon and synthetic poisons kills millions. As the body count grows frustrated value engineer Rave Maps takes direct action infiltrating Chinese drug labs and Mexican cartel strongholds. Once that effort proves futile Rave pivots, joining one of the first tourist excursions to Mars aboard a Chinese ship. The journey provides her one desperate, risky chance to destroy her own Digital Twin before game-changing AI technology falls into the wrong hands.

In this extraordinary collaborative book, a group of remarkable women come together to ignite a powerful movement of trust and surrender. With unwavering courage and vulnerability, they share their empowering stories of strength, resilience and hope that will inspire you to embrace your own inner wisdom to live and lead intuitively.

This book is here to help you hit reset, reclaim your energy, and finally break free from the cycle of overwork. It’s time to challenge the hustle, take back control, and create a life where success and well-being actually go hand in hand. Ready to make it happen? Let’s go!