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What would you do if you suddenly discovered a hidden treasure? How would your life change, and who would you share it with...or would you even share it all? Go on a journey with a young boy named Ian and his puppy Stitch, as they travel along the shores of a small isolated beach, in search of hidden treasure. Coping with the loss of his beach combing grandfather, Ian goes out on the beach expecting to ease his mind - but the ocean has other plans. Ian must decide whether to push forward or give up, walk away or uncover one of life’s most precious hidden treasures.

Bookish & Unbalanced is a podcast all about mental health in the book world. We dive deep into conversations and discussions with authors, readers, reviewers, editors, publishers, and more to talk about mental health. From our own personal mental health, to the characters in books, to the community as a whole.

I am currently a business owner of 17 years providing financial relief services for unsecured debt in addition to assisting students with federal student loan relief and forgiveness. I have helped resolve over a billion dollars in debt relief and now my passion is to educate and empower others through my opinion on financial literacy. Disclaimer: Please note that, I am a certified financial counseling professional. I am not a licensed financial advisor therefore my opinion on any financial topic should not be used as financial advice.

With her husband dead and a broken foot, Wendy Haskins will be plunged deep into the ultimate test of survival. Aided by a transgender girl named Gail, they will have to traverse through one nightmare scenario after another in a desperate attempt to reach town before it is too late.

The Intimate Philosopher is a podcast where philosophy meets intimacy — and life’s biggest questions finally feel at home. Hosted by Dr. Emma Smith, an existential philosopher and certified sex therapist, this show invites you to slow down, get curious, and explore the messy, beautiful space between meaning, connection, desire, and being human.

There is something quite special about this fine collection of tales of terror from the Sceptered Isle, each and every one crafted in the dead of the night by twisted, fevered minds, who have brought the darkest denizens of the blackest shadows crawling and slithering to life to terrify those brave souls amongst you who dare to listen.

Looking ahead to future airpower requirements, this engaging and ground-breaking book on the history and future of American combat airpower argues that the USAF must adapt to the changes that confront it or risk decline into irrelevance. To provide decision makers with the necessary analytical tools, Jeffrey J. Smith uses organizational modeling to help explain historical change in the USAF and to anticipate change in the future.

Who’s that singing in the backyard? It’s a house sparrow! Find out where house sparrows live, what they eat, and how to identify the birds and their eggs.

With Deke Allinson on their tail and Annora more exposed then she has ever been, can Elissa hold it together long enough to reach safety? Or, is the fire burning all around her a reflection of her own desire for revenge? There's talk on the street, too. The authority have rounded up the remaining protesters and mean to make an example out of them. However things end, one thing is for sure - it will never be the same again.

The city is divided; which side do you stand on? The authority’s? Or the lowcases? Across Neon, the elite and the protesters are rising to battle for their future; for their children and the generations to come. To keep down the boot, or to rise from the darkness. Just what is freedom anyway when the walls of your oppression are everywhere you look?

Far beneath the city’s depths burns far more than the fuel that feeds it. Stuck in the same dead-end job as his father, Rylan drinks himself into oblivion most nights. Better than the oblivion of the Link, everyone around him a slave to virtual reality. At least that’s what he tells himself. His ex, Clarisse, has found herself a new lover, someone with more than a passing interest in him. They have a job for him, and it involves explosives. Best just to drink this one off. Wait it out, until everyone has regained their senses....

Years after the fall of the most powerful crime families, the citizens of Corbindale Bay worked valiantly to clean up the town's immoral and corrupt reputation. Change was on the horizon, until a secluded harbor island off the bay, is purchased and transformed into an entertainment destination called, “A Wicked Haven”. Two years later, the renowned police detective Ryan Swett is transferred to investigate two high-profile cases: A disemboweling serial killer and a backlog of missing person cases tied to the wicked island’s famous burlesque nightclub.

Max Stark is a trained circus clown whose tricks can be downright terrifying - especially for his ex-wife. News anchor Laura Stark thought she’d seen the last of her devious ex-husband, but a series of sinister pranks has her convinced Max is back - and hell-bent on turning her life upside down. After she broke a controversial story that left her unable to rely on New York’s finest, Laura turns to a pair of eccentric private investigators for help.

With the police on his back and his agency taking sleazy cases he never thought he’d have to, Paul Chang erupts under the job’s pressures and sees his personal demon, an alter ego he calls the dragon, emerge. Only the training from his martial arts teacher and old friend Shu keeps Chang sane. But his ex-wife Colleen and a journalist are being stalked by someone trying to make it look like Chang is the aggressor, and when the harassment turns deadly, the lives of everyone close to him are in danger.

Max Axiom is a super-cool super-scientist. Using powers he acquired in a freak accident, Max demonstrates and explains science in ways never before seen in the classroom. Whether shrinking down to size of an ant or riding on a sound wave, Max can do whatever it takes to make science super cool and accessible.

Born of beast, through blood and bile and spewing guts. A beast she must temper, while her humanity scrambles in the earthenware of the world of once-before. She did not know her parents, but they are there every day - in the mirror, in her burning eyes, in her twisted ways. And in those dead still roaming the Welsh hillsides and towns.

Xi Chen can see beyond the surface level of the work-sleep cycle and the shackles imposed on its population by the city of Neon. He's joined a group of like-minded individuals seeking to force change from the ground up. Only, when change comes, it's not exactly what they had in mind.

Have you wondered what it'd be like to be financially free? Have you imagined how it would feel like if money wasn't an issue? Are you done reading about wealth and ready to create some for yourself? Not sure where to start, or which online business model is best to start making money online? This book will give you the steps and strategies you need to start building passive income streams.

Castle Heights is an ordinary looking London tower block...from the outside. But within the drab walls, things aren’t quite so innocent…or safe. Experience the disturbing events which take place on one fateful night as 18 writers bring you 18 stories–one set on each floor. From monsters to killers, the supernatural to the bizarre, these interlinked tales will have you desperate for escape as you make your way up Castle Heights from the ground floor.

The local vampires are very upset with Aro for falling for Zafina, a human, who knows of their existence and their identity, so they decide to take her and Aro out before he can turn her. Find out what happens when the other vampires turn on Aro and Zafina. Will they kill her or will Aro make her his forever?