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Two years after their marriage, Jim Culback wasn't the man Clare thought he was. How many more broken promises could she accept? After packing and moving everything they owned from Ohio to Naples, Florida, she actually thought their marriage would improve. But as time went by, she couldn't take the beatings, lies, or cheating any longer. But could her husband be capable of homicide? Is Jim responsible for the murders of two women?

A blinding flash … then darkness. Bria Ford and her three closest friends are stranded on a country highway in the middle of a November night. No phones. No car. No lights. Helpless and hundreds of miles from home, they put their lives in the hands of handsome Jonah Page and his flinty sister, East, strangers who somehow know Bria better than she knows herself. As the group bonds to adapt to a new, yet old, way of life, the secrets of Bria’s past provide them with the means to survive the extremes of Mother Nature, and the even more frightening extremes of human nature. Quietly suspenseful, The Light explores how the stories we tell ourselves shape the person we present to the world, and what happens to that person when the world falls away.

I exist to serve. Azalea Rose is no different from all the other gestates. Though she’s been gifted a name by Mr. Northup, she’s still only a slave. She exists for one reason—to serve. How could she be worthy of anything more? After all, she isn’t even a person. People are born from women; she’s merely a human gestated by a machine, genetically altered not to be able to love or even think for herself. Though she looks like a vintage born, the purest form of a person, she’s lower than an animal. The truth of her life doesn’t bother her. Why should it; it’s what she was created for.

Two detectives hunt a serial killer. The killer's hunting them. A lone trucker is ambushed, shot, and brutally stabbed. A tourist meets the same fate while out for a jog. Facing two crime scenes that could have come from a horror movie, Detectives Carly Sanderson and Sergio Martin search for the crazed serial killer. Five more attacks happen in a week, launching the entire city into a panic and causing the mayor to throw all of the city’s resources into stopping the rampage.

Safety, happiness, forgiveness, and love finally surround Bria as family bonds strengthen and friendships deepen. The love that was once only a dream becomes a reality and it’s better than she ever imagined. Hers is a fairy tale come true, until the absence of those they left behind threatens the peace she desperately longs to maintain. East’s life is nothing like Bria’s and, for better or worse, never has been. Hers is a nightmare of deceit and death. Trust is questioned as alliances are made. The truth she has been seeking is found but at a cost she never meant to pay.

Before the light, the truth could be slippery. You could work around it, dodge it, run away from it. But in Bria Ford’s new life, the truth is always knocking...about the past, the fate of friends and family, the realities of burgeoning love, and the changed world. For Bria there’s no escaping the truth - no matter how much she may want to. In this unflinching sequel to Jacqueline Brown’s The Light, Bria and her friends stride into the heart of the post-disaster world and face test after test of their character and convictions. Bria must choose her path in this world.

Do you suffer from arthritis, blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, weight gain, hormonal imbalances, mood imbalances or any autoimmune disorders? Would you like to reduce cancer risk through nutrition? Listen to this audiobook and learn how to heal yourself with healthy delicious smoothies that can rapidly help prevent and relieve a number of conditions.

The honeymoon is over.... Real-life must begin and it is here, in Bria and Jonah’s married life, that Bria discovers the strength her friends always knew she had. Along with some of their friends, Bria and Jonah leave their home and family in North Carolina, and travel toward DC in hopes of finding East and bringing her home. Meanwhile, East longs for home, peace, and safety as she perseveres in her mission to save the country. Haz remains by her side and his devotion challenges her to acknowledge the wounds of the past and the fears of the present.

In book three of The Light Series, Bria and those she loves have escaped the dangers of DC and discovered a town where compassion survives and love blooms. When their comfort comes to an end, each member of the group must decide their path. Some will stay behind. Some will journey on. But all will learn that even the most hoped for moments can be filled with unimaginable sorrow.

From the outside, 17-year-old Siena has the perfect life.... She and her two younger sisters are adored by their wealthy father and grandmother. They are removed from the world, living in a modern-day castle in the middle of their grand family estate on the majestic shores of Maine.

The world Luca knows to be true is no longer something Siena can deny, after her own so-called gifts reveal the unseen darkness that has been oppressing her family for generations. Her gifts confuse her, but she doesn’t fear them. Her new abilities terrify Luca — he understands them too well. Will Siena’s gifts destroy her, as Luca fears? Is he strong enough to stay by her side, or are the memories of the past too much, even for him? In Gifted, the sequel to Awakening, past darkness is discovered, present chains are released, future beauty glimpsed.

"Meet "the corner girl", one of the most beloved characters of The Light Series, before she retreats into a world of muted silence. Feel her love, hear her gift - before it all falls away. If you’re already a fan of The Light Series, you will enjoy learning more about the character that won your heart without a word. Both fans and new readers of the series will find themselves engrossed in a crumbling world and a family fighting to save it and each other.

One month after Chloe’s victory over Mania, everything seems back to normal. Actually, it’s better than normal. But things take a downward spiral when Mount Aetna, a volcano thought to be extinct, erupts in Petros’ capital. Soon, what initially seemed like nothing more than a a natural disaster proves to be a sign of an imminent supernatural threat.

To save the present and secure the future, Chloe must return to the past, to an age when the stuff of myth is a terrifying reality. With the Councilman’s guards hot on their trail, Chloe, Damian, and Ethan dive through a mystical portal that transports them to the ancient hills of Ourania where they swiftly learn that Petros is literally crumbling in the warpath of Mania, the powerful rogue Asher who’s hell-bent on ruling the world and erasing every trace of Duna, the true creator against whom the rebel gods are fighting.

Eighteen-year-old Chloe Zacharias is perfectly content being an outsider. But an ancient prophecy has different plans. Petros is a well-oiled machine of an empire. Everyone’s life is mapped out perfectly, from the day of their birth until their much anticipated Coronation at age 75 when they’ll become ruler of their own personal paradise. But when it becomes clear to the powers that be that Chloe could uncover their secrets and dismantle their world, the rulers of the Underworld send cunning Hermes on a mission to destroy her before she can realize who - and what - she is.

After suffering a heart-aching breakup, Marissa retreats into herself, over-exercising and depriving herself of food. Still reeling from the void left after her father died, Elise fills the space with short-lived thrills and flings, each leaving her lonelier than before. The honeymoon phase ended long ago for Charlotte and her husband, who pays more attention to his phone and sports than to her. Poppy McAdams assigns each woman a particular species of orchid, one that reveals what they struggle against and how to fight back victoriously.

Sixteen-year-old Mia's life is turned upside down when she uncovers her family secret - that she and her brother Dino are witches. Seeking refuge in an ancient castle, the siblings begin down a path that will change their lives forever. Suddenly thrust into a world where handsome warriors command the power of nature and people's thoughts and actions can be manipulated at will, Mia and Dino struggle to navigate their own allegiances and do what they know to be right.

Lexi Burke has always been a stickler for following rules and procedures. As a human resources manager for a leading Gulf Coast chemical company, it's her job to make sure everyone else falls in line, too. But after losing out on a big promotion - because her boss sees her as too much of a yes-woman - Lexi adopts a new policy of following her heart instead of the fine print. And her heart knows what it wants: Jason Beaumont, a workplace crush who is off limits based on her previous protocol.

Joey Bishop has loved Hope Wellman since they were children, but Hope finds it difficult to love anyone else when she is less than fond of herself. Turning 21, she carries a childhood full of horrific memories, a bone-chilling recurring nightmare, and a persistent paranoid sense of being followed that she would rather keep repressed.

Twenty-six years later, Deanna Iris and her son, Brent, move back to the town she grew up in--back where her secret began and her life changed forever. As she is unpacking boxes, she receives a call from Officer Bates, stating her sister and son have been taken to Mendota Community Hospital after being critically injured in a car accident.