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Gladys might look old and frail, but she is determined to finish her life on her own terms. And so, one September morning, she leaves Swastika, her home of the past 50years, and hops on the Northlander train, eager to put thousands of miles of northern Quebec between her and the improbably named village, and leaving behind her perennially tormented daughter, Lisana.

Moore has done it again in this compelling third volume, Thirteen Miles North of Nelson, where both the simplicity and complexity of life in the far reaches of Michigan's Upper Peninsula push the listener beyond the rugged geography where extremes are more than metaphorical. In these eleven short stories, the listener is often brought to tears of triumph and waves of hilarious laughter as his characters plunge through the wilderness of emotions rarely exposed in conventional literature.

Masterfully told and as suspenseful as it is haunting, The Green Mileis Stephen King’s classic #1 New York Times bestselling dramatic serial novel and inspiration for the Oscar-nominated film starring Tom Hanks. Welcome to Cold Mountain Penitentiary, home to the Depression-worn men of E Block...

Caroline McGuire returns to Redemption, Alaska to prove herself as the town's new physician assistant. Haunted by a teenage mistake, she's determined to rebuild her reputation and keep her heart safely guarded. Then Jude Mercer shows up injured at her family's resort. Six months ago in Colorado, they shared an incredible night—and a kiss that made Caroline believe in possibilities. Then he ghosted her without explanation. Now the suspended biathlete needs her medical expertise, and Caroline must treat the man who already broke her trust once.

Maggie Foster has a reputation for pouring her heart into her work. As a nurse in training in one of Philadelphia’s many hospitals, she has no shortage of patients who appreciate her care – but when the hospital is suddenly closed, she finds herself at loose ends. Accepting a marriage proposal seems to be her only option. Soon she finds herself engaged to a man she’s never met – but the surprises she anticipates aren’t the surprises she finds once she arrives in Miles Gulch, Wyoming.