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I get it, most humans grit their teeth and bear it through their time with The Solar Breeding Agency. It’s a necessity, a way out of the shambles the Intergalactic Alliance has erected around us. But for me, it’s because I can’t stand another second trapped between these four walls. Where others wither and hunger, I have opportunities, but at what cost?

He's the one man she can't tune out When country singer Dixie Pearl’s van breaks down in the middle of nowhere, Tennessee, it feels like rock bottom. Dixie prides herself on her independence, but after a string of health struggles, her Nashville dreams have never felt more out of reach. Enter...

I know a lot about fashion, and having your brother’s best friend babysit you while your family's out of town is not a good look. Especially since I’ve wished every year on the Christmas star that Kane could see me as more than the dorky kid sister of his best friend. And every year my wish doesn’t come true. But he made a promise to my brother to look after me, so I’m stuck spending more time with him than ever before. At first, I think it will be easy to ignore my feelings for him with a major deadline for my dream fashion program looming.

In September 2011, Erik Weissman and two friends were murdered in a brutal triple homicide in Waltham, Massachusetts. The case went unsolved for months and then years, with no discernible leads. Erik’s friend Susan Zalkind, an investigative journalist, needed closure and knew that finding it would be up to her. As Susan began digging, and as the Boston Marathon bombing exposed startling new leads, the case led her down a tangled and sometimes dangerous path to the truth.

When old loves face off, A holiday wish will break the ice. When Jenna Sharpe unexpectedly finds herself the guardian of her five-year-old nephew, her plan is to pack his things, return to Tulsa for her long-awaited promotion and leave Opportunity, Alaska, for good. Her plan is certainly not to...

When the Magical Abilities contest is announced, Dylan couldn't give a flip about entering. But when she discovers the prize is the coveted Never Forget, a spell that makes you immune to mind erasing, she's all in. That is, until the potion is stolen. Now, she's on lock down in Castle Witch with a thief on the loose. But lucky for her, the witching elite has also arrived, and Dylan's convinced one of them is the Master, an elusive criminal who she believes committed a heinous murder twenty years ago.

Devi Wallace, a model, is fired from Chase Janice, an up-and-coming fashion company, and is mysteriously blacklisted from the industry. Since Devi couldn't find another gig, she couldn't pay rent, and her landlord evicted her from her apartment. She must now stay with a friend who lives in the same gated community as her nemesis, Joleen Hunt.

Melbourne journalist Georgie Harvey is on hand when three children disappear from a police-run camp in the Dandenong Ranges. When Daylesford cop John Franklin hears the news, he is on secondment 200 kilometers away. Feeling responsible for the young siblings, he abandons his post to join the search.

Dealing with traffic court for a ticket that wasn’t even my fault shouldn’t have had such an impact. As soon as my eyes snagged on the dark, brooding stranger, I had to know him. Talk to him. A compulsion, almost, to make him smile. I don’t expect to see him again until suddenly there he is, saving me. From life and even myself. Hope he’s ready for one hell of a ride with danger.

What will they risk for answers? Picturesque Daylesford has a darker side. Melbourne writer Georgie Harvey heads to the mineral springs region in central Victoria to look for a missing farmer, and soon links the woman’s disappearance with the unsolved mystery surrounding her husband. Meanwhile, maverick police officer and solo dad John Franklin is working a case that’s a step up from Daylesford’s usual soft crime: A stalker targeting single mothers.

I see a lot of self-help videos and books telling people to "stand straight" or "look people in the eye" in order to look more confident. But you don't want to look more confident, do you? You actually want to be more confident, to feel it deep inside you. This is exactly how I felt when I was starting to research self-confidence. I thought to myself: "Ok, I'll look people in the eye when I talk but, what do I say?" Sure, I'll speak up more in meetings, but how? When the voice inside my head is going crazy about how I might sound weird or the question I'm asking might sound dumb.

The Survivors: A Glen Haven Tale is a thriller featuring a cast of strong, complex female protagonists and set in a small East Texas town which is shrouded in mysteries and haunted by the supernatural.

A silver-mine cave-in and lumber-camp mudslide caused a shortage of young men in town. Women were saddled with running businesses and ranches alone. Laura Bennett, owner of White Oaks ranch, sends for a mail-order husband. Max Winters lost the love of his life, Catherine, to another man, so he decides to answer Laura's ad. He travels to Silverpines and is met with a beautiful bride and her adorable daughter, but also many trials and setbacks. Will they overcome the tribulations and truly fall in love even after Catherine shows up as a widow?

Maple Valley became Amelia Bentley's haven after her heart and her dreams of a family were shattered. But her new life as a newspaper editor is shaken when the small-town paper is in danger of closing. Her one hope: A lead on an intriguing story that just might impress the new publisher...if only she knew who he was. After his biggest campaign success yet, widowed speechwriter Logan Walker now has the chance of a lifetime - a spot on a presidential campaign. But his plans are interrupted when he finds out he's inherited his hometown newspaper.

There are some forces you can’t outrun… Forensic psychologist Claire Markwood has experienced her share of disaster. But nothing could prepare her for her sister, Darcy, going missing. Claire rushes to the butterfly sanctuary where Darcy has been working, prepared to do what she does...

Who wanted her dead? And could one man keep her safe? Aiden Colton’s instantly captivated by resourceful rancher Lucy Harris, who will do just about anything to keep the home she loves. But when Aiden stumbles on Lucy left for dead in a structure set aflame, the firefighter’s personal...

Join Party People Brie Larson and Courtney McBroom as they take you on a journey through their favorite parties and give you all the tips and tricks to make your celebrations just as legendary! Brie Larson and Courtney McBroom found each other through food—a huge vat of molten queso, to be...

Where do you go when all that once stabilized your spiritual life suddenly shifts underneath you? When your faith is shaken and your leaders fail you? When you're languishing in ministry burnout? When you're grieving a friend who walked away from God? When the doubts, disappointments, and sufferings of this broken world tempt you to walk away from him too? Author and Bible teacher Courtney Reissig has wrestled with these questions. And when painful circumstances pulled down the trappings of easy Christianity and pushed her back against the wall of her faith, she had to decide.

In the throes of WWII in Port Braythwaite, Cornwall, British radio operator Eleanor "Ellie" Hayes intercepts a mysterious distress signal from the USS Reliant, a U.S. Navy ship with no official record. Drawn into a web of espionage, loss, and secrets, Ellie finds an unlikely ally in Captain James "Jack" Calloway, a U.S. Navy officer also investigating the signal.

How to Survive in Babylon is a powerful guide for those seeking to rise above the challenges of modern society. Drawing from personal experiences and revolutionary insights, Courtney Sharpe takes listeners on a journey to reclaim their strength, purpose, and sense of self in a world designed to keep them down. In this book, you'll discover practical strategies for navigating the complexities of daily life while staying true to your values.