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Anne’s life is rushing to an unexpected and untimely end. But her diagnosis of terminal cancer isn’t just a shock for her - and for her daughter, Sigrid, and granddaughter Mia - it shines a spotlight onto their fractured and uncomfortable relationships. On a spur-of-the moment trip to France, the three generations of women reveal harboured secrets, long-held frustrations and suppressed desires, and learn humbling and heart-warming lessons about how life should be lived when death is so close.

Tarot was not born as a mystical oracle. It began as a Renaissance card game—and evolved into one of the world’s most enduring systems of symbolism, reflection, and personal transformation. How did seventy-eight illustrated cards travel from the aristocratic courts of fifteenth-century Italy to occult societies, psychological practices, art studios, therapy rooms, and millions of contemporary readers? But this is more than a history of divination. It is the story of how a card game became a mirror of human experience—and a powerful instrument for insight, self-discovery, and personal growth.

Don't buy a book. Buy a system backed by brain science. Most CNOR prep hands you a content outline and wishes you luck. This one gives you a complete, neuroscience-backed 3-part learning system that tells you exactly what to study, how to study it, and how to prove you're ready. Step 1: Listen to It. Every Part opens with a comprehensive Study Guide covering high-yield objectives, key terms, concept overviews, stepwise pathways, side-by-side breakdowns, mnemonics, must-know facts, application scenarios, common mistakes, rapid reviews, and self-assessment checklists.

Strong marriages are not built on chemistry alone. They are shaped by the repeated choices couples make in ordinary moments: how they listen, how they repair, how they handle tension, and how they keep choosing each other when life becomes stressful. The Habits of a Strong Marriage offers a grounded, compassionate guide to the healthy relationship habits that help couples stay emotionally connected instead of slowly drifting apart.

Love is not simply something you find. It is something you create. We all need love to survive and prosper, yet few of us are ever taught how to build it. We wait for connection to happen naturally, confuse affection with lasting commitment, and assume that good relationships should require little effort. But genuine love is more than an emotion—it is a daily practice built through attention, honesty, respect, trust, and action.

In the spring of 1861, Charlie, a young man haunted by his father’s failures and troubled by a lung damaged from consumption, is working a boring administrative job at an ironworks in Western Maryland. When the Civil War breaks out, he becomes an officer in the Union Army and looks forward to a glorious adventure. He fights at the battle of Antietam and distinguishes himself on the field but is shocked by the immense carnage, a total of 23,000 casualties in a single day. When he returns home to Massachusetts to lead a new regiment, Charlie meets a young woman and falls in love.

17-year-old Henry Wilson is an average teenager who could never guess what girls are thinking or convince his mother he's not ready for college... not yet, anyway. But when Henry discovers he has the uncanny ability to read minds and induce thoughts, his plans for any conceivable future—college or otherwise—are swept aside; government agents from Area 51 recruit him into a top-secret organization based in a quiet Westchester County, New York community.

When power and politics collide, trust no one. In the heart of Calgary, a controversial tax proposal isn't just stirring debate—it's igniting threats, intimidation, and . . . murder. Mayor Priscilla Byrnes, committed to the city she loves, finds herself ensnared in a shadowy political conspiracy that threatens to tear her world apart. When forensic accountant Cynthia Webber takes on a tax client as a favour, she becomes embroiled in Calgary’s politics, thrust into a whirlwind of treachery and deception.

When Carrie loses her job and boyfriend during the opening weeks of the pandemic, she’s determined to reset her life in a positive direction. The answer? A solo, two-month, cross-country bicycle trip from Virginia Beach to Mendocino, California. Yet dangers lurk that she’d never anticipated. During Carrie’s idyllic journey across the continent, her greatest danger comes not from her encounters with angry animals, road hazards, or the elements. Something much worse stalks her—something much too human.

What happens when a family is struck by a rogue wave? When this wave originates on dry land, there doesn't seem to be any answers, and the destruction of all they hold dear is in peril.

After fate cruelly takes her parents in a chilling train accident, 14-year-old Jobeth is whisked away to a sinister foster home overshadowed by a nefarious couple with darkness of their own. Thrust into a world where secrets whisper through the walls, an ominous flower marks Jobeth, birthed from violence. Forever tethered together, it refuses to let go, lurking in the darkness, gaining strength with each step she takes. Fleeing, the tendrils of abuse and shattering revelations seek to entangle her. Trying to hold her down. Yet this time, she is not alone.

In the middle of the twenty-first century, the War on Terror has been going on for decades. Major corporations control both the government and the economy, and the resulting relaxation of environmental laws has caused pollution to go unchecked. All borders of the United States have been closed, and travel outside one's neighborhood is often viewed with suspicion. The Department of Homeland Security controls the media, written history, education, and individual freedoms.

Crow Mathison knew that he frightened his tenant and not just a little. He had seen the look of terror written all over her face the moment she saw him. But he couldn’t deny it: thinking of Melissa gave him an adrenaline rush. Prissy, mousy, holier than thou, soccer mom Melissa. She was skinny, uptight, and totally immune to the outlaw biker thing he had going on. She avoided him, ignored him, and called him out on his bullshit every step of the way. And he couldn’t get enough of her.

Billy Brock and his friends reunite for a journey into space when the leader of a hostile alien race comes to Earth seeking revenge for the death of Diomedes, his mate, and her offspring. The danger never stops as Billy and his group face death with terrifying consequences.

Bree leaves her backwoods home for the city. Her stalled vehicle blocks rush hour traffic. Snarky police chief Rex takes his tragic morning out on her. Theft brings them together, until Bree is suspected in a brutal slaying. Her sleuthing makes her a target when Bree has what the killer wants.

Charli Owens’ murder house renovation is meant to save her from financial ruin—if it doesn’t kill her first. More than corpses pile up, forcing Charli and neighboring contractor, Eli Lange a.k.a. "Hunky Daddy," together as they unravel a history of death, corruption, and deceit leading to criminal activity of the 1960s Chicago Syndicate.

Sixteen-year-old Alesea thinks her sole extraordinary trait is her musical talent. That changes when foreign Watchers invade her tiny island on the night of her professional debut. She alone escapes, unwittingly using the powers of a Knower.

Arevolt on Calamaar; the long-awaited Weevil invasion, and a dangerous new weapon set the stage for an explosive ending to the Space Frontiers series. Will and Shanna risk all to save their people and end the Weevil threat that has plagued them for years. What price will they pay to bring peace to their kingdom and return to normal life as parents? This could be their last ride in a shocking end that sci-fi fans will never forget.

On their honeymoon, FBI Agent Reggie Montgomery gets pulled into a search for a missing child. While on a hunting excursion, hubby, US Marshal Shea Montgomery, unearths a body buried beside secluded magnolia trees. As more bodies are uncovered, their rare time off work turns into a search for a serial killer, and Reggie’s life is in danger. Stephanie Plum meets Alex Cross in rural Kentucky racehorse country.

FBI Agent Reggie Casse and fiancé, US Marshal Shea Montgomery want a quiet but memorable wedding. Shea’s WITSEC witness, a corpse with a unique tattoo, a missing baby, and a kidnapping at their reception lead to an international ring selling items money shouldn’t be able to buy and a wedding no one can forget.