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Gil Daly had started working for his wages at sixteen, saving his money for the ranch he eventually bought. Then the banks in far-away New York started sinking and with them cattle prices fell and credit became almost impossible for small ranchers to get. The final blow had been the drought. He lost everything. For a year he had drifted, working for cowhand wages . . . but even a year of drifting didn’t make him a saddle bum. He’d signed on with Brewster as a cowhand, but after only a week, he was ready to leave. He didn’t like Swallowfork or the man who owned it or the men who worked here.

Years after their breakup, Meghan, a newspaper journalist, and Chase, a TV news reporter, are forced to team up by their clueless CEO. Meghan's annoyed with Chase's obsession with the paranormal, while he's determined to crack her icy exterior with his antics. As they uncover Woodvale's secrets together, they find themselves with plenty of time to confront the issues that drove them apart. Is their relationship worth a second chance, or is it just yesterday's news?

I was having an ordinary day as a tour guide aboard the Steadfast when suddenly the ship was attacked by a kraken. Mythical creatures like this giant sea monster weren't meant to exist on Earth, but this one was definitely real. And so was the damage it did to the Steadfast.

Lucy’s family thought she married the perfect man: prestigious doctor, loved by all. Yet, no one really knew what happened behind closed doors. After finding the courage to leave, Lucy’s determined to find herself once again. Suddenly in need of a new place to live, she finds herself roommates with the new hunky paramedic. Will she have the courage to open herself up to someone she barely knows? Or will the choice be taken away from her when the man she’s determined to divorce would rather see her dead than with someone else.

If you’ve ever looked in the mirror and felt like something’s missing—like you're just going through the motions, stuck in roles that don’t quite fit—this book is your call to arms. Unlock Your True Masculine Power is not another shallow self-help manual. It’s a gripping, no-fluff guide to awakening the four essential archetypes that live inside every man: the King, the Warrior, the Magician, and the Lover.

Dangerous sex, family secrets, irresistible power, mega money and two murders equal one reckless week in New York. Lovers and Players takes you on a high-powered trip from Park Avenue to Brooklyn. In Lovers and Players, the Diamond family's power extends from coast to coast. Max—a real estate tycoon; Chris—a Hollywood lawyer; and Jett—a handsome young ex-druggie, now a successful model in Italy, must finally come face to face with their tyrannical father, Red, who has been controlling their world for as long as they can remember.

Screw the mafia. Growing up, my father was a gambling addict who made bets he couldn’t repay… So the mafia has been a threat to my family ever since I can remember. Yesterday I met the worst gangster ever. He’s a hothead with a temper… A gorgeous asshole looking to take over Florence for his crime family. I hated him from the second I laid eyes on him.

This book is for you.... The coach who has so much to give, you wake up thinking about how to contribute more. The coach who wants to make a difference in the world and build an abundant life and business in the process. The coach who wants to be more than good.... More than great.... This book is for the coach who wants to be truly extraordinary. This is not just a technical manual or a motivational manifesto. This is not a book with vague theories and philosophies. It's a practical, actionable guide you can come back to again and again. It includes structures, techniques, and tools.

You might say my obsession has become a compulsion in the way I need to know everything about Scarlet Laurent. Even though I've taken a step into the background, I could never look away from my Little Sparrow. She's a sliver buried under my skin, a constant reminder of her presence with no way to dig it out. Staying away from her for the last ten years has been a brutal form of torture. Her time's run out, and when the clock ticks midnight on her twenty-fifth birthday, I'll tie her to me forever.

In 'The Deep Things of God', Norman Grubb continues his quest to answer the questions that have burned in him throughout his life: 'What is the Gospel in its fullness? Do I know it? Do I live it? Can I transmit it?' Norman hopes that in delving into 'the deep things of God' and exploring the mysteries of the Spirit, this book will 'open windows to some into heavenly things.'

The most famous and documented investigation of British psychic researcher Harry Price's long career was that of Borley Rectory, in a tiny village in Essex, 60 miles from London. A vanished Benedictine monastery, a ghost nun, a phantom carriage, and poltergeists beguile Price and his team as they methodically track down, document, and test whatever is responsible for the alarming irregularities they witness—until the ten-year exploration goes up in flames.

In the sleepy halfling village of Halfass, Tim the wizard has perfected the art of doing absolutely nothing. However, he soon finds out that even the best posts don’t last forever. The Wizard Tim tells the story of how a lazy, pie-loving wizard named Tim, and his trusted halfling assistant Julie, lose all they hold dear and are forced to step outside of their comfort zones, to endure the most arduous and physically exhausting quest they could ever imagine.

If you can't explain the difference between AI, LLMs, and neural networks, identify who's building this future, or see the dark side—how can you possibly prepare for what's next? That ends now. AI: Understand the Revolution is your guide.

BBC Radio dramatisations of some of Muriel Spark’s best works, plus bonus episode of The Essay: All Miss Brodie’s Girls Muriel Spark was one of Scotland’s brightest and most original literary talents. In a career spanning over 60 years, she published over 20 novels, as well as essays...

Inspired by a true story, Seabird follows the early teen years of Kartini, whose forced isolation ignites her desire for freedom and the right to have a say in the decisions that shape her life. Kartini was born in 1879 during Dutch-colonized Indonesia, then known as the Dutch East Indies. Due to her high-born status, Kartini is forced to enter home seclusion just before her twelfth birthday with the intention that she will remain home until she is married.

Vance Chauzec, God of Death, sets his sights across the Sea of Storms. With an army of undead minions and his faithful women by his side, he sails to Yeng to face a mighty warlock and hunt down rumors of a Dragon Goddess. But the Hooded Man and the Blood God are still out there, and the Church of Light are not pleased there is a new God of Death on the scene.

Vance has been Lord of Brakith for months, but it’s time to leave the city behind and venture into the Frozen Wastes. He has an undead army at his side, and a party of beautiful and powerful women. He’ll hunt down his Uncle and any followers of the Blood God. Every last one of them will bend the knee in worship to the new Death God. Of course, there’ll be necromancy, new skills, new women, and hordes of enemies to kill and resurrect for his army.

The end has come. With his undead horde and party of beautiful goddesses, Vance sets out from Yeng to the Luminescent Spires. His quest is simple: destroy the Blood God, once and for all.

Timra and Angelena Caldwell had lived under those names for fifty years. They considered themselves Americans more so than whatever they had been previously. No one from their past had contacted them for more than thirty years. They had been forgotten. They felt safe. That made them happy. When the man slipped into their house with news and a mission, Neither Tim nor Lena wanted any part in what was to come but with advanced warning about the sinister and far-reaching plot, they began to prepare for the worst.

Boundless Skies explores classic sci-fi themes through a contemporary lens. Continuing the legacy of decades gone by, these fast-paced standalone stories offer wondrous settings, philosophical sci-fi questions, and twists that pack a punch.