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Before Commander Torek Renaar can return to active duty, he’s ordered to purchase an animal companion to help relieve his PTSD symptoms. But having been a caretaker for and lost a loved one, keeping even one little human alive is a challenge he feels doomed to fail. After witnessing the murder of her domestication specialist, Delaney McCormick allows her new owner to treat her like the pet he believes her to be. But in Torek’s care, she finds something unexpected on this planet, something she never had in all her years on Earth while house-hopping between foster families: a home.

Amsden longed to understand death and the afterlife since early childhood. In NDEs Unveiled she shares many captivating stories of near-death experiences (NDEs). Is there a heaven? What will it be like on the ‘other side’? Is there a God who will greet me? Who judges the life review? This book discusses the challenges of near-death experiencers, and also what family and loved ones face when someone close to them has an NDE.

On November 1, 1951, war hero John Ashton was promoted to detective. His first assignment: find the district attorney’s missing daughter. But his only lead is Alena Francon, a high society sculptor and socialite committed to Bellevue’s psychiatric facility. Alena has a story for the new detective. A story so outlandish John Ashton refuses to heed the warning. Alena admits to incarnating Golem, a demonic force, into her statue. A devil so profound he’s infiltrated every part of New York’s infrastructure.

Thought-provoking and unique, Monstera offers a glimpse into the private lives of three very different families, all residing in the same strangely alluring house, at different times. As the narrative unfolds through alternating timelines and perspectives, each family struggles with their own unique challenges and dynamics, while working against an evolving malevolent force lurking among them.

May, one of the new generations of Chinese super-rich kids, has outgrown Beijing and has come to California for an exciting life. She meets two American men: a Jewish American Harvard-educated professor named Leaf, and Mentor, a Silicon Valley self-made billionaire. As her relationships with Leaf and Mentor progress, May's past traumas in patriarchal China are revealed, while her cultural naivete leads to divergent interpretations of trust, personal boundaries, respect, fetishism, and sexual deviancy. May's life descends into a mad triangle of deception.

Inspired by that British (BBC) television program called The Great British Bake Off and love, more pet owners are making homemade treats for their furry companions. Fueled by the rapid spread of information on the internet, there is, what seems like, an unending array of pet recipes. It’s never been easier to treat Fido and King homemade artisan dog treats. And for those dog owners who haven’t yet jumped into baking for their pets but are more than willing to buy gourmet treats, some of the best options can be found at places often called pet bakeries.

A glamorous 1920s romance for classic fiction lovers, IT by Elinor Glyn delivers wit, passion, and the original “It” factor that defined an era. IT by Elinor Glyn: The Original Romance That Defined an EraA timeless tale of passion, secrets, and desire. Dive into IT, the classic novel by Elinor Glyn that captivated readers in the Roaring Twenties and inspired a generation. This unforgettable romance introduces John Gaunt, a powerful self-made millionaire, and Ava Cleveland, a spirited socialite struggling to survive in a world of wealth and deception.

It's been over six years that the pull to get an education at LSU has ruled Caleb Turner’s life. He didn’t need the degree to succeed, but something deep inside of him demanded he get it. Catching Avery Jones in his arms before she ran smack into him, solved the mystery of why his soul wanted him there. It’s her. She’s the one. He planned to burrow himself inside of her heart before he spoke to her telepathically. Until he saw the engagement ring on her finger.

Lucy Howard has arranged her life around the philosophy honesty is mostly the best policy. But her dream to work in research at a reputable museum doesn't materialize. Instead, she finds herself investigating a charming elderly woman who's running an insurance scam involving the company Lucy works for. She catches her "perfect" boyfriend with another woman. And her favorite narcoleptic- antiques-dealing uncle needs her to prove he's not a murderer, unless he actually is.

Vanessa thought she found her soulmate in August. Mind-bending sex. Soul-baring conversations. Safety and acceptance and being seen. Perhaps too perfect? Yes. August is married to his college sweetheart, Cassidy. When Vanessa gets pregnant, August manipulates Vanessa into getting an abortion with promises of a future together, but dumps her soon after. Vanessa plots her revenge, kidnapping August’s baby, Daisy, from her nursery.

The transgender movement is based on a destructive ideology that has affected every adult and minor in every sector of American society. Our churches and communities need to understand how to address the spiritual and psychological crisis behind gender ideology. This book was written by Jennifer Bauwens, a trauma therapist and researcher, and Walt Heyer, who previously identified as a woman. Both authors have helped those who suffered the effects of gender ideology and who also had traumas and other mental health conditions.

After a fire destroys her home, Abby Bennett emerges from the hospital horribly scarred. Her husband has abandoned her, and her two little boys are gone. Determined to reclaim her life and get her boys back, Abby returns to her hometown in Iowa. With the help of a reclusive neighbor, Jack, she begins renovating her sister's rental property. But the old cottage has a tragic pasta grisly unsolved murder.

Melinda lost everything...again. Starting over had become her norm. This time she’d return to teach at the technical school she attended years before, the Cleveland Business Academy. As usual, no one was coming to save her. It was all on her. Miss M was a bitter, rich, 89-year-old widow whose family ran the Cleveland Business Academy. Her ungrateful children feared and resented her, but she held the keys to their past and their future. What could these two women possibly find in common? Nothing and everything!

This book is a ride through Oregon’s swamp, dirty lobbyists, corrupt media, push polls, pseudo patriots who really aid the left, a voting infrastructure built for fraud, voter apathy—and yet, also some of the best, salt-of-the-Earth fighters a person will ever be lucky enough to meet.

The serial killer known as The Reaper is loose on the streets of Norfolk. Its victims have two things in common: They have each hurt a child but served little to no time in jail for it, and none of them regret their actions. Detective Mel Tanner is close to retirement when she is assigned to investigate a murder that leads her in a hunt for the serial killer known as The Reaper. As a seasoned homicide detective of 15 years, she now finds herself jaded and unfeeling about the atrocities that she has had to witness every day.

Buffy held the knife even tighter to Harrison’s neck. “Tell me what you have done, or I will kill you here and now,” she demanded. Fearing for his life, Harrison, for once, gave an honest answer. “I changed one number within the software for the bank robbery.”

Since the dawn of civilization, a clandestine brotherhood has been secretly organizing a hidden agenda. As the Illuminati orchestrate worldwide catastrophic events to establish a New World Order, only Serena Mendez and an ancient society with ties to Atlantis can save humanity from centuries of manipulation. Still, she is a warrior without a weapon. As Serena and her allies work to defeat the Illuminati, she must decipher seven mysterious messages that hold the key to survival in this thrilling race to unlock a secret that will change humankind—forever.

On the heels of her 13-year-old son’s suicide, public defender Andrea Harrison throws herself into her work. In trying to uncover the truth about her serial-killer client, she follows his exploits on a cross-country odyssey - only to discover, instead, a bombshell that will turn her life upside down. 

Reagan Nichols is a small-town woman trying to make her way in the world. Timid by nature, she has made a lifelong, relentless effort to remain invisible. When she catches the eye of handsome construction worker Jackson Holloway, Reagan’s trust issues have her wondering if his interest is a cruel joke. When the unimaginable happens, her hope for the good in others may be restored.

Gem Stone Swenson wants her life back. Dominated by her big-shot husband, meddling mother, and demanding teenaged daughters - not to mention everybody else in her hoity-toity world - the 40-year-old socialite escapes into memories of a madcap road trip she and her hippie sister, Garnet, took 20 years earlier. It was the summer of 1978, the summer Gem fell in love with Harley, a small-town deputy sheriff. She fantasizes about once again running her fingers through his thick, black hair. Do his jeans still hug his buns in a way that melts her knees?