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It’s 1916, and the mighty Amazon River is a dangerous, exotic, and enticing mystery to William Gaines and his crew of explorers. From the onset, the jungle offers up its breed of dangers. The men must deal with large insects, even bigger beasts, and a group of odd and terrifying tribespeople called the Seepa. In a place where even mosquitoes kill, the waters are infested, and the trees are alive with the unseen and impossible, does a crew of civilized men stand a chance at survival against the jungle’s savage magic?

Any search for greater personal empowerment quickly raises a fundamental question: what exactly should be empowered? One approach is to identify the innate human power elements that exist within us all—yet remain neglected by society. These abilities receive little to no nurturing, training, research, or philosophical exploration. Careful study reveals at least five major categories of such powers, including a spectrum of innate awareness abilities present in every human being. The connection is clear: more awareness brings more power, while diminished awareness results in diminished power.

Most books about power focus on the familiar model: the few holding sway over the many, a dynamic often mistaken as the “natural order of power.” Yet this arrangement depends on something deeper—the deliberate social conditioning that keeps the majority disempowered, ensuring the powerful can maintain control.

From author Sam Libraty comes a new science fiction contemporary series, The Time Agents. Audiobook one of this series follows time agent Jon Howe, as he travels from the 25th century to 1939 Morocco to stop an invasion from a parallel universe.

Andrea Clementine has a wonderful vacation planned. Nine whole days away from work, from home, from everything but fun. Right up until her car conks out, not even halfway to her destination. Her vacation is ruined, and she’s stranded on the side of the road.

Rafe Carlson’s first day home after many trips has him discovering some of his neighbor’s geriatric horses on his land. He takes the two he’s found and heads for his neighbor's side. When he gets to the fence that should be separating the two properties, he finds it’s been torn down, deliberately. Terri West is shocked at the rugged beauty of Maggie Ann’s neighbor. Terri and Rafe set off to find the other horses, and even though they are total opposites, they just seem to click. Is that enough to build a relationship on?

Milly Astara fled Chicago to escape her violent ex-boyfriend, landing in the small town of Bedford, Wyoming. Thank God they’d never married. But, he’s somehow gotten her phone number, and he's sending her harassing texts. He’d be breaking parole to come after her, so she should be safe. The sheriff is unaware of this current campaign to torment her and, maybe, it’s time to clue him in.

Bobby and Chrissy were inseparable as kids, running wild in the neighborhoods of the small town in Wyoming. It was a great place to grow up and they promised each other, they would always be best friends. Right up until the day his family moved far, far away, for a better job. Christina McMillan is working at a horse rescue ranch. She loves her job, and it gives her a lot of time to think about life and her past. For some reason, thoughts of her long-ago friendship with Bobby keep popping into her head.

Brenda Stratton is shocked and, in truth, a little appalled that she and her roommate have been invited by their mentors to spend winter break at a cattle ranch in the mountains of Colorado. Why would a family they don’t know invite them to spend Christmas with them? Thomas Blackhawk has been asked by his employer to escort and work with a bunch of engineers coming in for three weeks to see if they can discover what is causing the contamination of a stream in the northern pasture. Brenda and Thomas take one look at each other and the heat roars.

Sabotage on Maggie Ann’s horse rescue ranch has her reaching for her phone to call the sheriff, John Beaumont. Maggie Ann hasn’t had much interaction with her former high school sweetheart since she returned to the family ranch eight months ago, after her divorce. Her ex having traded her in for a younger woman.

How hard is it to re-ignite an old flame? Steve Sampson has one week to convince his college sweetheart to give him the second chance he craves. He still loves her and knows he was a fool to let her go. Steve learned the hard way, that sometimes being a hero comes at a cost that's impossible to live with.

He’s never even kissed the woman, but her son is clearly, without a doubt, his. Zach McCoy has been on the rodeo circuit for six years and is making a damn fine living at it. When he comes home, for the first time, to be in his best friend’s wedding, he’s got one helluva surprise waiting for him in the shape of a five-year-old boy who is his spitting image.

After a fierce battle, Sophia finds herself stranded with her mortal enemy in the wild world of Alfheim. In a world where the position of its two suns and moons drastically warps the environment, Sophia must find a way to adapt to her surroundings while dragging along the dangerous outlaw magician that has eluded her for years.

Lily Smith is kidnapped and held captive to prevent her from participating in a beauty pageant her best friend begged her to enter. But she is no passive little miss to let someone else determine her future. Unfortunately, during her flight to freedom, she hits her head on a rock and can't remember her own name, let alone why she is running through the Colorado mountains barefoot with no coat.

Summer Attwood has been hiding in baggy clothes and ugly glasses for nearly 10 years. When the town hottie asks her to be his faux girlfriend for a couple of weeks, she decides it’s time to put away the disguise and shine. Cade Kipling can’t believe the beautiful woman that emerges from the cocoon of overalls and over-sized glasses. If he wasn’t dead set on taking a few months to get his head on straight, after his long-time abusive girlfriend dumped him, he’d be after Summer in a heartbeat.

There are five brothers. Each one of them have killer good looks. One is engaged to her best friend. That leaves four to flirt with. Four hot men. So, why does she only have eyes for the oldest, grumpiest one in the bunch? Rachel Reardon has to question her own sanity when she’s enthralled with a man she can hardly stand to speak to. A first-class jerk and sexy as sin.

Book 1 of four of the Portal Mage Saga.

Alyssa Jefferson is ready to start her veterinary internship at the Rockin' K ranch, in the beautiful Colorado Rockies, where she will be assisting with the births of over three hundred pregnant cows. It’s a dream come true, and she’s so excited the joy is oozing from her. As icing on the cake, it appears the brothers that own the ranch are sexy as can be. A few months with some eye candy, is just what the doctor ordered.

Did you know that 45 percent of your activity is habitual or automated?This means that even though you have beautiful and powerful conscious intentions, your subconscious mind will take over nearly half of the time and automatically guide you towards instant gratification over long term satisfaction. This doesn’t have to be a bad thing, though. You can train your subconscious mind to operate differently. Through a change of your small daily habits, you can change your entire life for the better.

In The Lightworker's Compendium, you will find resources for your development and understanding of the essence of working with the universe and life force energy as a representative of your practice for the public. The first explains how to understand challenges inherent in describing Reiki and how to address them. The second teaches you the commonalities and differences between these three practices, which will help you recommend the most appropriate approach with clarity. The third will help you recognize the signs that a client would be better served by a different method.