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When six gifted children vanish around the globe, an investigation reveals genetic experimentation, dubious funding and the disappearance of a research assistant. Searching for proof of the Exodus, biblical archaeologist Lynne Raven meets enigmatic billionaire heir Connor Mackenzie. As the two grow closer, a disturbing link to the abductions and a past rife with secrets, visions, and voices changes their lives. In pursuit of the truth, can the two unravel the mystery of a prophecy...or be left chasing the wind?

After Red O'Neal delivers a beating to his half-brother Daniel for courting his sister Antoinette, she is sent to a convent until agreeing to marry an older, wealthier man. But after Antoinette manages to send a letter to her betrothed Lorenz MacDonald about the danger, he rescues her. Soon afterward, a neighboring ranch is attacked by Comanche raiders, and Antoinette and her mother-in-law are caught in a fight for life and death.

The Fifth Commandment is a supernatural memoir entwined with a plot drenching with old-fashioned religious guilt, and short enough to finish in a single sitting - perhaps lounging by the pool or sitting in the garden. The novella follows Christina into a confessional and starts at what we would consider our weakest point.

When a deadly plague seizes the walled town of Avignon, young Marius is determined to save his townsfolk from the raging pestilence. While leading the effort to combat the Black Death, Marius is distracted by a liaison with the mysterious Alice. Meanwhile, Pope Clément harbors a burning desire for vengeance on the boy’s father. As death sweeps through the city, can Marius reconcile his passion with a duty to his wife, and his responsibility to the townsfolk?

Even in death, a mother guides her son through triumph and tragedy to his true destiny. Billie Nickerson must accept her own mortality as the only way her son will receive the intuitive gifts he was born to inherit, to save her family - and perhaps the world - from a disastrous fate. But learning that she has died too soon creates a Karmic crisis, as Billie tries to escape the afterlife and return to her loved ones.

After living in the shadow of his older brother, Ivan Wells knows his place in life. Never one to take responsibility for his actions, he spends his days eking a living by playing poker at the local casino. He's comfortable with his lot, until a long-forgotten woman from his past reappears. Hurtling into a heady relationship with the mysterious Sonya Lewis, his existence takes on new life. But then his ex-wife shows up with news that makes it difficult to turn her away. Torn, Ivan finds himself faced with complicated decisions. Will he finally learn to take control of his own destiny?

Nik Munro has the same nightmare every night. Refusing to listen, he carries on as normal, until Corbie - the crow of thorns - tells him the great spirits have chosen him to become a shaman. Taking him through his first steps to fulfill his destiny, Nik has to journey to the Underworld and retrieve his soul. Trying to balance his old and new lives, Nik soon understands that Corbie has a hidden agenda that comes with a heavy price.

After losing her husband, Janet Porter’s life in the wooded heights of Oregon's Willamette Valley has begun to settle down. Everything changes when her son Nate calls from Iraq with unsettling news. Returning home on a medical discharge, Nate doesn't want the accolades or service medals he's offered; he wants to be left alone.

At just four years old, Evelyn Gundrum’s happy world is turned upside down. Abandoned by her mother and eventually shipped to an orphanage run by the terrifying Sister Honora, Evelyn grows up amidst hardship and heartbreak, plagued by unresolved emotions that pursue her into adulthood. Spanning the years leading up to Great Depression through World War II, Evelyn Evolving is the real-life story of a girl seeking answers amongst a sea of questions. Will a mysterious letter from her mother change her fate? Does she reunite with elder sister Viola, her only source of comfort?

When a Reacher terrorist group enlists the help of a deranged serial killer, their goal is simple: bring chaos to Britain. But when the death count starts rising, chaos comes sooner than expected. As tensions between the London elite and the surrounding slums reach a breaking point, Charlie finds himself in handcuffs on the wrong side of the border. Government agents are closing in, and he is running out of time.

Billy Bradshaw is only 12 when a juvenile court judge sentences him to community service, and throws him to the care of six aging Bohemians in the Liberty Street Home for the Elderly. Billy's summer takes an unexpected turn when a new administrator arrives to Liberty Street, planning to get rid of the troublesome denizens of Hall B. Billy decides to save the home the Bohemians have created, and he doesn't face the challenge alone. Aided by Cassidy, the administrator's eccentric daughter, Billy embarks on a journey through the seedy New Orleans underground.

Gold, gunfire, and horseplay make for a dangerous and exciting mix for Jane, a newcomer to frontier Montana. The neglect of her parents gets her nicknamed “Calamity”, but her fearless nature and skill at the gambling table makes her the toast of the town. At the same time, robbery and murder escalate, resulting in the loss of a friend - and Jane knows who leads the gang. But can she rally the town and bring the killers to justice?

For years, Clair has wanted to end her life. To her, death seems like a rational solution to her problems. Clair is convinced there are no rainbows in the sky and certain the greener grass does not exist on the other side. With many suicide attempts and as many failures, Clair feels she is once again at the end of the rope. And this time, it is shorter than ever before. Many have suffered the loss of a loved one, friend, or acquaintance to suicide, often without warning. All too often, drugs, alcohol, and sexual abuse play a vital role. This story is about all three.

Liberating Louie begins where Fully Staffed ended and continues with Spike’s story. It also introduces two very different dogs: Louie, a Staffordshire bull terrier cross, and Tia, a full staff from Lancashire and Yorkshire, respectively. Louie is a part-time lunatic while Tia is a reserved, timid little girl. They couldn’t be any different, yet they get along famously.

Thirty years after serving in World War II, middle-aged Rob’s holiday plans see an unforeseen change that leads him on a coach tour of Italy. Struggling with post-war PTSD and depression, he reluctantly agrees to the journey - and sparks a dream that plunges him into long-stifled memories. Set in Europe, Sue Parritt’s Feed Thy Enemy is an account of courage and compassion in the face of trauma.

Gus Ritter is on his way south to avenge his brother’s murder. Facing gun battles with Comancheros and pursued by more than one posse, Ritter must use all his skill to survive. Throughout it all, love blossoms, and Ritter finds some meaning among the killing. For John Wesley Hardin, death stalks him like a wild beast. And an Okinawan, whose deadly hands have brought him close to the hangman’s noose, will also have his part to play.

After a heart attack, lawyer Tony Stanford finds himself not in this world, but on a heavenly golf course. Not ready to believe he is dead, his wife, best friends, and the doctors work against time to prove to the hospital board he's not really gone. Even with its religious themes, Three Days in Heaven is a story a person of any faith can enjoy. Open-heart surgery, dying, and meeting up with God all seem like serious topics, but the audiobook deals with them in a lighthearted and believable way.

On his way south to find his brother's murderer, Gus Ritter finds himself falling in love. But love alone cannot remove the dangers surrounding them on the road to El Paso. Attacks from marauding Comanches bring home the violent reality of their journey. Soon, all players of this drama are brought together for one, final shootout, and the truth is finally revealed. But in the end, can any one of them come out alive?

Gus Ritter is a bounty hunter on the trail of his brother's murderer. He is after more than money. He wants retribution. After his arrival to the small town of Archangel, death follows in rapid succession. Soon, Gus finds himself not only fighting for his own life, but also protecting the local preacher and a young girl, as he makes his way south to confront Dan Hardin - his brother's killer. The inevitable final showdown is about to take place in the dusty Mexican pueblo...and only one man will come out alive.

When three covert operatives are killed while investigating the kidnapping of a congressman's daughter, John Drake is called in. Driven by personal demons, he is determined to deliver his own brand of justice. As Drake tracks the most powerful enemy he has ever faced, an already tough mission becomes nearly impossible. His assignment propels him to the fulcrum of a new world war, and a CIA plot to incite conflict between the Muslim oil countries and Israel unfolds. Haunted by trauma from his past, Drake must ultimately confront the most terrifying identity of all - his own.