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Thom Lyndon has had his eye on Avery Jackson for a while, knowing full well that the Wild Mustang Security Firm’s daredevil pilot is in desperate need of a firm-handed daddy. When he catches her moonlighting as a rodeo clown he decides to take her in hand.

So many people take their privacy on the Internet for granted. Some may know and choose to ignore the fact, but every single thing you do online is being tracked and guess what? For better or for worse it is there forever. Whether you're simply browsing websites or you are accessing confidential information that you would rather no one know about there are ways to remain anonymous.

You’re productive. Responsible. Reliable. So why do you feel like you’re always on edge? You get things done. You meet expectations. You hold it together. From the outside, your life looks stable—maybe even impressive. Inside, it’s different. Your mind never fully rests. Relaxation feels uncomfortable. Success brings relief, not peace. And slowing down feels riskier than pushing forward. This is high-functioning anxiety—the kind that hides behind productivity, responsibility, and self-control. In The Quiet Panic, James Smith speaks directly to the people who don’t “look ...

If you're seeking greater understanding of how the original and contemporary accounts of Joseph Smith's First Vision fit together, this audiobook will help you. Joseph’s remarkable 1820 vision of God the Father and his Son Jesus Christ is one of the best attested divine visions in recorded history.

Some lights are worth keeping lit. Spring should be easier. The blizzards are over. The roads are clear. Wren Ashwick has finally started to believe she belongs on the Last Route. Then the floods come. Unrelenting rain turns cliff paths into death traps and trails into rivers—and at the end of an impassable coastal route, an elderly lighthouse keeper is gravely ill. Elspeth has kept The Widow’s Light burning for forty years. Now she’s trapped alone with a fever she can’t outlast… and the sea is still hungry. Wren has a choice: abandon her route, or try the impossible. For the ...

"An exciting series opener."—Kirkus From the mind of Murr from the Impractical Jokers comes a new hilarious, action-packed series about a world of bizarre creatures, wacky gadgets, and four kid interns at the most interesting place on Earth: Area 51! It's the first day of summer vacation, and...

At a time when Edwardian Britain seemed a golden place, basking in its imperial glory, Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen and his wife, Belle, lived among the suburban villas of North London, renting a house at 39 Hilldrop Crescent. After supper on 31st January 1910, their friends went home and Crippen killed Belle with poison, dismembered her body and buried some of her remains beneath the brick floor of the coal cellar. Crippen never admitted killing his wife and took the secrets of the crime with him when he was hanged, following his conviction for murder.

Dead Letters: A Last Route Novel A failed mage. A forgotten route. A hedgehog with secrets. A cozy fantasy of found family, gentle magic, and warm endings. Wren Ashwick has hit rock bottom. Once a promising student at the Academy, she’s been assigned to the Last Route—the most remote, unprofitable postal circuit in the realm. Seventeen stops scattered across wild coastline, lonely highlands, and an ancient forest. The route where the Postal Guild sends couriers it wants to forget. She plans to survive one winter, then transfer somewhere civilized. But the route has other ideas. When a ...

The post always gets through. Even when it shouldn’t. Wren Ashwick has found her rhythm on the Last Route. Three months of walking the realm’s most remote postal circuit have turned a failed mage into a capable courier—one delivery at a time. Then winter arrives with a desperate plea: a child in the highlands is dying, and only Wren can carry the medicine that might save her. Everyone tells her to wait out the storm. The blizzard is worsening, the roads are vanishing beneath snow, and no sensible person would risk the route in weather like this. Wren has never been good at sensible. ...

Bill and James go through the looking glass and down the rabbit hole as they explore the personal mythology of their deep bond around the artistry and music of Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan. Absurd, unexpected, off the wall and under the table, this is the podcast nobody was waiting for and everyone's been dreaming about, innocently. Featuring... in the center ring: itinerant theater director, bricoleur, and Fairy Podmother, Cheryl King; writer, thespian rain dog, and Fashion Fangod, Bruce Barton; along with a panoply of intrepid guests and "The Human Guinea Pig." Start the Party! Feel the ...

Paul Mort Will Save Your Life shares the eight principles he has used to reshape not only his own life, but the lives of millions who have heard his message. Paul is a normal bloke from South Shields who has faced real mental hardship but has figured out a way to cut through to the other side. You will hear from the man himself, his clients and their partners after he pulled them back from the point of no return.

Author and Historian Thomas D. Perry started the Perry Family Scholarship in 2021 when his parents died within two months of each other. Since then eight students from Patrick County High School in Stuart, Virginia, have received $500 each. This book is divided into three parts. In Part One Perry writes about his mother, Betty Jane Hobbs Perry, who gave Tom his love of books and history. In Part Two Perry writes about his father, Erie Meredith Perry, an educator for thirty years in Patrick County. In Part Three the student recipients write about the topic of their choosing from the Civil ...

The general population refers to them as "Odds", people who suffer from AOHD (Adult Onset Hyper-Development Disorder). Such people wake up one day to find that they're suddenly super-human. They can do things like leap tall buildings. Lift bulldozers over their heads. Read minds. Throw fireballs. Melt steel with a thought. Fly at supersonic speeds, and so on. And what happens? Uncle Sam makes them sign up with the Feds and punch a clock. Or else.

HUMOROUS AND SATIRICAL SUSPENSE AND MYSTERY STORIES "Think Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau with Don Knotts and Tim Conway from the Apple Dumpling Gang mixing with John Travolta as Vincent Vega along with a gang of murderous otters and that’s just a portion of what you’ll find." asinine [as·i·nine] adjective 1: extremely or utterly foolish or silly 2: of, relating to, or resembling an ass Synonyms: absurd, balmy, brainless, bubbleheaded, cockeyed, crackpot, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, dippy, dotty, fatuous, feather-headed, fool, foolish, half-baked, half-witted, harebrained, inept,...

Buckle up for an explosive ride into the heart of battle with 'Contested Landing' – the ultimate anthology of military science fiction that'll leave you on the edge of your seat! Get ready to dive headfirst into the fray as fearless defenders clash with relentless invaders in heart-pounding actions across the cosmos. From pulse-pounding firefights to jaw-dropping heroics, these adrenaline-fueled tales will thrust you into the heart of interstellar conflict like never before.

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James Smith (1802-1862) was a predecessor of Charles Spurgeon at New Park Street Chapel in London from 1841 until 1850. It is said that Smith's readings were even more popular than Spurgeon's. In this sermon, he explains to the believer that they have a relation to have a relation to God and a relation to man, and that they are commanded to do good unto all men, especially unto those who are of the household of faith.

In the wake of the zombie apocalypse, people gather in scattered communities to try to preserve civilization. Roland Thompson and his fellow citizens assemble in the town of Sparta, high in the Appalachian mountains. Below, in the Piedmont, others are coming together, not all of them as friendly as they might seem. But Thompson and his fellow citizens of Sparta have become implacable defenders of human life and of liberty. They have the will to survive and the means to defend themselves.

The Victorian era is remembered for many things, but one of the fondest is the wide and varied array of short, ghostly, suspenseful tales...often enjoyed around the fireside at Christmastime. In this new anthology, John Banks performs 12 of the very best, all written by incredibly talented but oft-times overlooked or forgotten authors. Once you tire of Dickens and James, these are the true masters of short-form suspense.

While on a search-and-destroy mission in the middle of Iraq, Marine Force Recon Team 2400 winds up on the wrong end of a life-or-death chase across the desert. After taking out a meeting of international extremists, the team finds itself tracked by the one terrorist who got away.