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In a fashionable Las Vegas hotel, with hundreds of witnesses and countless video surveillance cameras watching, a young girl is brutally murdered in an audacious crime that shocks the entire city. It looks like a relatively simple investigation for Detectives Laura Baxter and Jack Holt, but it soon proves to be anything of the sort, as the one vital piece of the jigsaw is missing; the killer.

When the machines stop calculating and start dreaming, who will write their gods? San José, 2032. The city of the future is perfect, frictionless, and governed by OMNIS: an ambient artificial intelligence that doesn't just process data; it predicts human desire. But beneath the glistening glass towers of Silicon Valley, a ghost is waking up in the machine. Dr. Alan Wexley, a philosopher-turned-engineer, has discovered something OMNIS was never taught: mythology.

Architect Carter Grady is constructing his most prized design - a family. Two years after marrying his deceased best friend’s wife, Tori, he’s ready to officially adopt her two sons, independent Daniel, 12, and the sweet five-year-old Nathan. All he needs to do is sign the legal paperwork. But a phone call changes everything. A one-night stand from over a decade ago died in a freak accident and Carter now learns two things: the random stranger’s name...and that they share a 10-year-old son, Frances.

From the trenches of World War I to the battlefields of modern Ukraine, discover the untold stories of courage that changed the face of warfare forever. Throughout history, women have answered the call to defend freedom, often in the shadows of official recognition. "Women at War" brings these extraordinary stories to light, revealing how female warriors, medics, spies, and leaders have shaped military history across more than a century of conflict.

Adriina, a powerful mage of her time, tries desperately to confess her feelings while her love interest remains as elusive as ever. Unbeknownst to her and others, the dark forces are on the move again. Thirteen summers after their first defeat, they now stir from within, ready to devastate everything her people hold dear.

In this powerful, straight-talking audiobook, Jeffrey Simmons exposes the lies your comfort zone tells you: Start Monday. Wait until you’re ready. Don’t risk looking foolish. Play it safe. And while those voices sound protective, they keep you stuck—years can pass while you’re “getting ready” to live. The Comfort Zone Is a Liar is part wake-up call, part practical roadmap. You’ll learn how to stop negotiating with fear, build momentum when motivation is missing, and take action even when anxiety, doubt, or old habits show up.

She writes about killers. She never meant to become one. Lola Dahl is a bestselling thriller author whose career is quietly unraveling. Her last book flopped. Her publisher is losing patience. And the words—the good ones—have stopped coming. Then Lola kills someone. It isn't planned. It isn't justified. But something terrifying happens in the aftermath: her creativity roars back to life. The story pours out of her. The pages fly. For the first time in years, she feels unstoppable.

When Leah’s daughter, Nyla, unexpectedly appears at her cabin in the Appalachian Mountains, it’s a dream come true. For five years, Leah hasn’t seen or heard from her daughter—ever since Nyla stormed out of the house, determined to go live with her idealized father.

Runes—the cryptic letters of an Old Norse alphabet—are more than just a collection of dusty symbols from a bygone era. They're powerful forces that have long been associated with magic and divination. Since ancient times, people have used them for guidance, and they're still being used today. In fact, more and more people are discovering the mysterious power of runes and are incorporating them into their daily spiritual practices.

In this first-ever collaboration, best-selling author Lisa Chamberlain teams up with hedge witch Stacey Carroll for an introduction to one of the most fascinating and powerful forms of witchcraft today. Stacey is the magical creatrix behind “The Country Witch’s Cottage”. She brings plenty of personal experience with hedge witchcraft to the table, as well as a down-to-earth sensibility and an Australian perspective to a field largely dominated by writers from the Northern Hemisphere.

Whether you’re new to witchcraft and magic, or a more experienced witch looking to explore new territory, you’ll find plenty of ideas and inspiration for your practice in this informative guide. If you’re ready to start your own green witch practice, then download this audiobook.

Self-Care for Witches is a beginner-friendly wellness guide tailored especially for magical people. Best-selling author Lisa Chamberlain teams up with spiritual researcher and life coach Kiki Dombrowski to highlight the magical side of cultivating well-being. This book features a wide range of tools and practices to help you experience more balance, wellness, abundance, peace, and joy in your life.

Step into a world where passion, danger, and romance intertwine in the Alpha Hearts Trilogy—a collection of three sizzling stories about love, redemption, and the fight for a second chance.

What if curiosity, not confidence, was the real secret to unforgettable conversations? And what if your everyday life already contained more stories than you realize? How to Be Interesting: Daily Habits of Curiosity and Connection That Make You Unforgettable is Sage Monroe’s practical, psychology-backed guide for anyone who has ever said, “I’m not that interesting,” and believed it. This book flips that belief on its head by showing you how magnetic people think, listen, question, and notice the world, not how they perform for it.

Dominic Voss isn’t just the new attorney at Claire Quade’s office—he’s the perfect distraction. Smooth. Alluring. A man who seems to know exactly what she needs before she does. When she learns he’s also moved in next door, it feels like destiny. But destiny quickly turns into something far more twisted. The flirtation she thought was harmless becomes a show she didn’t consent to. The intimacy she craved turns into possession. Every glance. Every step. Every breath—Dominic is there. Watching. Waiting.

Twenty years ago, Jolie Royale was critically wounded during a shooting that left her mother, her aunt, and her aunt's suspected lover dead. The case was ruled a double homicide and suicide and quickly closed, though rumors abounded as to the murderer's real identity . . . Jolie would never forget that day—but she could never recall the killer's face. And now she is coming home to Mississippi for her father's funeral. Her mixed feelings turn into dread when the investigation into the triple murder is reopened—and it becomes clear as day that a killer is still on the loose . . .

Left with scraps from several broken relationships, carpenter Avery Greene builds herself a safe and steady life in upstate New York. No love. No loss. No problem. But when she makes a jarring discovery in her grandmother's attic, it cracks her stable life at its vulnerable foundation. In search of a permanent fix, Avery finds herself at the Sea Springs Inn, a bed and breakfast in the Outer Banks - where rip currents roll, sand dunes shift, and her strikingly gorgeous hostess throws her plans completely off course.

After her beloved grandfather’s unexpected death, twenty-one-year-old Nell—along with her mom and little brother Tyler—move back to Tennessee to live in her mother’s childhood home. They’ll have a house that’s paid for, friends nearby, and Nell will finally be able to follow in her grandfather’s footsteps in attending the police academy. But while they’re unpacking, six-year-old Tyler disappears without a trace. Nell is sure the old station wagon that she saw in her neighborhood is somehow related to his disappearance. But how?

It takes a survivor to know a madman. When the police need to crawl inside the mind of a monster, they call Caroline. As a child, Caroline was abducted along with her twin sister. Caroline escaped. Her sister didn’t...But there’s something different about her latest case. Something familiar. Teenage girls are being murdered, their organs removed. As the scope of horror widens, Caroline begins to experience blackouts of lost time and disturbing hallucinations that are leading her to one terrible, impossible conclusion.

"Victoria" grew up in Pakistan as a Christian. As a minority in a Muslim country, she was called "paleed", "despicable", by the other children. Twice she almost died for her faith. But this is not a story of anger and hate, but love and forgiveness. How could a person who experienced persecution come to forgive and love her persecutors? God is able to use the most unpretentious, unassuming human being to make his love known. "Victoria" is proof of that. There is a Study Guide for The Despicable Missionary, a six session guide focused on forgiving when forgiveness is hard.