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Rural Route to Mars tells the story of Robert “Robesy” Agnar, a restless teenager trapped between the dusty farmlands of Nebraska and the stars he dreams of reaching. Battling family tensions, academic struggles—especially with math—and the crushing weight of lost friendship, Robesy’s world is one of dirt roads and fading small-town hopes. But one late summer day, everything changes. A mysterious stranger, a strange symbol, and a relic from the past pull Robesy into a reality far beyond the boundaries of his quiet life.

Tracy Briggs has finally gotten her act together. She’s focusing on her own life and helping her hearing-impaired son learn to talk. With her sister married and exploring a new career, Tracy has begun to run the family’s magazine business and feels her life is pretty much perfect. That is, until her son’s deadbeat dad shows up in Magnolia Grove asking for a second chance. Now that her son is getting the help he needs and a promising new romance with his teacher is in bloom, Tracy wants to keep her life just as it is. But her ex isn’t taking no for an answer.

HBR's 10 Must Reads are definitive collections of classic ideas, practical advice, and essential thinking from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Exploring topics like disruptive innovation, emotional intelligence, and new technology in our ever-evolving world, these books empower any leader to make bold decisions and inspire others.

Alliance Trade is a quick guide of basic, frequently asked questions made simple to understand the crypto market and help beginners fast-forward and save time on research.

In The Simplification of Daniel's Revelations, Bernard Bourque unpacks one of the Bible's most complex prophetic books in a way that's easy to understand. This book takes listeners on a journey through the powerful visions and mysteries revealed to Daniel, offering clarity on end-time events, the role of the Antichrist, and the coming restoration of God's kingdom. Concepts such as the "abomination of desolation," "Daniel's 70th week," ten horned beast and the "ruler who will come" are brought to life, providing insight into a future that aligns with God's ultimate plan for mankind.

Out on the frontiers of the old kingdoms, undisturbed lairs, mines, and strongholds of ages past offer the men of such companies a chance of making a Claim and earning their lot. They also offer traps that can maim a man for life, dark denizens who fight jealously to guard ancient treasures and curses that can stain one's soul to the end of their days. But perhaps the most dangerous part of joining an expedition is the company brought to such a vocation–murderers, thieves and mutineers, men with nothing to lose but the pursuit of their pasts.

Corporal Wright hides her scars behind a badge, burying herself deep in the chaos of the streets to escape the violence at home. Her new partner, Deputy Rodriguez, tall, dark, and brooding with a quiet strength, has seen through her walls from day one. As long night shifts bring them closer, Rodriguez becomes the steady presence she never knew she needed, offering her the one thing she never thought she would feel, a burning desire. Leaving is never easy. When her controlling husband senses he is losing control, things take a dangerous turn, on the job and off.

It has been two decades since Cryptozoologist Neve Richards and Cassi Stein had their first adventure solving the mystery behind Devil’s Half Acre. They are back to save a small village from a prehistoric predator. Will they save the village before new enemies and old secrets catch up to them?

Two innocent women have been brutally murdered, their bodies left at neolithic burial sites across the island of Jersey. Detective Inspector Winter Labey leads the investigation, calling on forensic psychologist Saskia Monet to help unravel the killer's twisted motives. But Saskia harbours a dark secret of her own that threatens to derail the case, and when a suspect emerges with a connection to the prison where Saskia works, the investigation begins to hit dangerously close to home.

Lily is excited to reunite with her family after her latest quest in the Somnium Realm, but when she reaches home, she discovers that evil nightmares have invaded the waking world. With the help of her parents, magical friends, and a team of displaced guardians of the Realm, she races to rescue the earth from destruction. Traveling by time machine to the Great Wall of China, Tanzania, and the mountains of Peru, they work together to save the world from its own fears.

When Ben Thomas discovers a warm, scarred rock on a quiet beach in Ilwaco, it refuses to let him go. Drawn into a journey of memory, surrender, and grace, Ben begins to write—not to chase meaning, but to bear witness. As old wounds resurface and unexpected visions stir something sacred, Ben must decide what to carry, what to lay down, and what to believe.

Little Mian Ross and the big, bad Knight didn't find their fairy-tale ending. Together they found war. The Knight is the second and final novel in the Stolen Duet.

“A prescient, human and hopeful portrait of medical experts on a pandemic’s frontlines.”—People Hannah, Compton, and Kira have been close friends since medical school, reuniting once a year for a much-needed vacation. Just as they gather to travel in Spain, an outbreak of a...

The time has finally come for Brendan and Casper to return to Verona, Indiana. Both have graduated from Indiana University, and Brendan has a teaching and assistant coaching job waiting for him at his old high school. The pair purchase their own place and settle into a comfortable life, until three teenage boys arrive to turn their world upside down. Brendan and Casper find themselves facing life’s greatest challenge - parenthood.

She is Kendall Moore - a spirited southern belle as proud as she is beautiful, driven by a cruel marriage-bed betrayal to risk her life in a dangerous gamble for freedom. He is Brent McClain - the Confederate agent who meets Kendall aboard the warship Jenni-Lyn, and loses his heart in a single, searing night of passion. But war and treachery soon tear them apart - Brent into raging battle, Kendall into desperate flight from a scorned husband's white-hot vengeance. They live only for the promise of tomorrow - and a love that will burn forever in both their hearts.

NFL golden boy, Super Bowl MVP, and the league's hottest player - on and off the field. To most, I'm a celebrity, with the records to prove it. Fame, fortune, family...I've got it all. Except Grace Monroe. Two years ago, Grace turned my world upside down with just one look. I didn't stand a chance against the shy, southern beauty with the radiant violet eyes. Our intense connection was unlike any force I've ever faced. Then she disappeared, without a word, leaving me with nothing but questions.

On the way to visiting Claire’s friend, Alice, in the country, Claire and Mel take a literal leap down a rabbit hole into an surreal, amazing, and wonderous world....

Medical examiner Dr. Annabelle Schwartzman was not meant to be idle, which is why she's back at a murder scene even while reeling from recent chemotherapy treatments. Having undergone a double mastectomy, all she wants to do is dive back into her medical examiner job. It's a gruesome world, yet Schwartzman takes comfort in its science and precision. But the crime she's dealing with brings her right back to the cancer ward: the victim is her own oncologist, dead from ingesting the very chemical used to fight her disease.

I’m Krystin Blackwood, and one week ago, my father’s murderer courted me with dark magik. I’m still dealing with the effects of Giyano’s power, and no amount of demon hunting seems to get rid of it. Never mind that I’ve been tasked with training Shawn, the newest member of our team of Hunters and the other half to the Alzan prophecy.

The road to true contentment is a chosen journey. Our enjoyment of life expands and deepens based on being courageously open to possibility and tenaciously becoming fully human. Living mindfully in the present steadies us as we pursue true contentment and live peacefully in our everyday, engaging with love, openness, presence, and kindness. With the story of how she arrived at her cottage home, which she calls Le Papillon (The Butterfly), Shannon Ables focuses on understanding ourselves and the world, and on living everyday with true contentment.