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It's 1699 in the coastal settlement of Fount Royal in the Carolinas when Rachel Howarth is sentenced to be hanged as a witch. She's been accused of murder, deviltry, and blasphemous sexual congress, and the beleaguered, God-fearing colonial village wants her dead. But Matthew Corbett, young clerk to the traveling magistrate summoned to Fount Royal to weigh the accusations, soon finds himself persuaded in favor of the beguiling young widow.

With great assets comes great responsibility. Daniel Hunt is beginning to learn this better than most. With a friend's life in the balance, Daniel will do anything to save her and bring those who harmed her to justice. Information about the Relics on Earth is about to be revealed, and with it, a discovery that puts everyone in jeopardy. To make matters worse, Rival Mercer is on the loose. And that nut job is bound to cause a little havoc.

The year is 2024, and the residents of the Tower, a virus-proof apartment building, live in a state of permanent lockdown. The building is controlled by James, who keeps the residents safe but incarcerated. Behind bricked-up front doors, their every need is serviced; they are pampered but remain prisoners. This suits Eugene just fine. Ravaged by the traumas of his past, the agoraphobic ex-detective has no intention of ever setting foot outside again.

Innumerable stories, from the Homeric epics to the New Testament, and from Oedipus Rex to Hamlet, explore the realization or failure of second chances—outcomes that depend on accident, acts of will, or fate. Such stories let us repeatedly rehearse the experience of loss and recovery: to know the joy that comes with a renewal of love and pleasure and to face the pain that comes with realizing that some damage can never be undone. Through a series of illuminating readings, the authors show how Shakespeare was the supreme virtuoso of the second chance and Freud was its supreme interpreter.

The third and final book in The Base trilogy is a fast-paced tale with ever escalating risks, heists and payouts. There is more competition now to steal the inventions from the top-secret lab. The stakes are much higher and the villains are much bolder. Will the scientists prevail? The intense battle to keep the invention in the right hands has a major foe with Venus, she is ruthless and will stop at nothing to get what she wants in this searing conclusion to the series with new scientists, inventions, She Devil, and more villains, here and beyond!

Im Herbst des Jahrs 1680 wird Paris von einer Reihe von Raubmorden erschüttert, bei denen die sogenannten „Unsichtbaren" wieder und wieder kostbare Juwelen erbeuten. Als Madelaine von Scuderi, eine Dichterin am Hofe König Ludwig XIV. einige der geraubten Juwelen zugeschickt bekommt, wird sie in eine abgründige Geschichte gezogen.

When retired detective Frank Marshal believes that a local man’s suicide is suspicious, he and his friend Annie investigate, only to unearth a dark web of conspiracy, government cover-ups and betrayal. Frank Marshal lives in a remote part of Snowdonia / Eryi with his wife Rachel who is...

Experimental lyric and narrative poetry that brings together philosophy, theology, and humor. The nameless narrator of Coda attempts to trace the origins of linguistic and perceptual differentiation by experimenting with contemporary lyric and narrative forms. Moving between extravagant prosody and obsessive disquisition, Seidenberg’s poetry works to reconfigure conceptual imperatives found throughout philosophy and theology.

When a mysterious time compression hurls four creatures from different periods into a world beyond reality, they must unite to restore the flow of time. Led by a polymorphic droid who helps the squadron construct a time machine, they face an enemy from the future who is bent on compressing time. Their mission is riddled with droid armies, revelations, and an unbreakable bond. Will courage and faith be enough to conquer the dark forces and restore back time in the lost world.

Welcome to the Friendly Forest! This 30-day storybook devotional features lovable characters and reflective questions that will help kids learn and grow in their faith. Blaze, Hensley, Hoo, Cubby, and Flora love living in the Friendly Forest! So when a big storm brings big changes, these little...

This Audiobook is not a blueprint for the future, but a philosophical exploration of the crisis of the present. It argues that capitalism, once animated by the promise of profit and endless growth, is now eroding from within. Profit has lost its legitimacy, work its meaning, and growth its aura of inevitability. Meanwhile, the historical alternatives—socialism, communism, anarchism—have been exhausted or discredited, leaving us in a void where the old is collapsing but the new has not yet emerged.

The Alden children were searching for a home–and found a life of adventure! Embark on an exciting journey with the Boxcar Children in this Step 2 leveled reader, as they spend a summer on their aunt's ranch, unraveling mysteries along the way. Perfect for early readers learning to read simple...

The Alden children were searching for a home–and found a life of adventure! Embark on an exciting journey with the Boxcar Children in this Step 2 leveled reader as they investigate the mystery of the mummy's curse! Perfect for early readers learning to read simple sentences. The Aldens are...

The Alden children were searching for a home–and found a life of adventure! Embark on an exciting journey with the Boxcar Children in this Step 2 leveled reader as they investigate some suspicious happenings at their favorite pizza parlor! Perfect for early readers learning to read simple...

The Alden children were searching for a home–and found a life of adventure! Embark on an exciting journey with the Boxcar Children in this Step 2 leveled reader, as they investigate a mysterious house on their family’s private island. Perfect for early readers learning to read simple...

Two Halloween enthusiasts get their hands on an ancient grimoire and decide to use the recipes within to make seasonal pies for trick-or-treaters. People die.

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.

Selling your photos as prints for someone to hang on their wall is a dream of many photographers and this guidebook will help you achieve that. This is a guidebook to selling your work online as prints or on other products. Whatever other books might claim, there is no "one size fits all" recipe for success. Let me say straight away that not everything I do will work for you. And some things that didn’t work for me could work for you and so I have included details of all my experiments and approaches so you can understand what is likely to happen and can then decide if it will work for you.

The Alden children were searching for a home – and found a life of adventure! Beloved by generations of families, the second book in the Boxcar Children series--adapted into this Step 2 leveled reader--is full of wholesome fun, perfect for children who are learning to read simple sentences...

The Alden children were searching for a home--and found a life of adventure! Beloved by generations of families, the first book in the Boxcar Children series--adapted into this Step 2 leveled reader--is full of wholesome fun, perfect for children who are learning to read simple sentences. Henry...