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In the early morning of 20th April 1949, HMS Amethyst was fulfilling orders to travel to Nanking to stand guard for the British Embassy during the height of the Chinese Civil War when she was fired upon by guns from the riverbank. Shells pounded into the ship, killing the commanding officer and destroyed the bridge before the ship grounded on the bank. How did the Amethyst escape the battering of Chinese Communist guns?

Fleeing the relentless pursuit of Black Sky agents, Emily crosses a hidden portal and steps into Acacia—a realm where magic shapes the land, its people, and its endless conflicts. In this unfamiliar world, her powers as a Blue Magician amplify beyond her understanding, drawing her into currents of power that ripple between two connected worlds. At her side is Xena, her bondsmate, whose shared connection gives Emily the strength to navigate precarious alliances and a prophecy that does not ask for faith but demands action. In a land where magic exacts a steep cost, every decision brings ...

The mystery of the human condition lies not only in staying alive, but in finding something to live for. A throwaway statement to some, while to others like Delilah “Delly” Moore, it was a mantra. Blessed with an everlasting zeal to forge her own identity away from the friendly confines of her family, not to mention the Rover Base Alpha, Delly welcomed the changes in her life with aplomb. The Yellow Rover was not simply a way out. It was a way in—to the life she had always believed she was destined to live. Brought together through a union of necessity and curiosity, she along with ...

Emily’s journey takes her to Bashan, an island of ancient magic and relentless trials. Here, every step is a test, every stone holds secrets, and every decision shapes her place in a world where mastery is hard-won and failure unforgiving. Bashan’s sanctuaries, carved into storm-worn cliffs, promise power but demand sacrifice. As rivalries brew and unseen dangers tighten their hold, Emily must confront not only the island’s challenges but the ripple effects of her growing magic. Together with her bondsmate Xena, she faces trials that reveal the harsh truth: magic on Bashan is not ...

Sometimes the past is best left buried. Since the birth of baby Joe five weeks ago, Ali Baker has been struggling to cope. Starved of sleep and haunted by painful memories from the past, she's a million miles away from the polished, professional barrister she has worked so hard to become. Then her mother tragically and unexpectedly dies, leaving Ali an orphan. Haunted by her loss, Ali can't forget her mother's last words to her: There is something I really need to tell you.

Artists in every era and medium have depicted Neptune as a tempestuous god with ever-changing moods, so it’s fitting that his anthology follows suit. In these sections, you’ll find stories by turns heroic, comic, pensive, absurd, uplifting, and ambiguous. They also reflect different conceptions of what it means to be “related to Neptune”, as this volume was intended to be. Some anchor themselves in mythology, while others focus on the planet, and still others are weird amalgams of Neptunian themes.

Time is often considered one of man's greatest enemies. Over two years have passed since the Red Rover's daring escape from the Galicia star system. Their youthful exuberance to traverse the great unknown has justifiably began to wane, forcing them to part ways with idealism, replacing it instead with pragmatism. When the ship makes an emergency landing on a foreign world named Araneus, questions begin to simmer to the surface regarding Marius' leadership or lack thereof. They no longer are his neophytes and have zero interest in being treated like his subordinates. The line between life ...

Bug is a clever twelve-year-old tomboy with an aptitude for mischief. Like most preteen girls, she struggles with bullies, relationships, and the growing pains of finding who you are. But, when bug's family moves to a new home there's one more obstacle she must face -- Ghosts.

Brigette Harmon is exiled to a small town in New Hampshire to run the Lovely Lucy Lodge before the Christmas Festival. With a new chain hotel coming to town, she knows Baden can't support two lodgings. Brigette has the skills to update the lodge, but the one thing she didn't factor in is the whole town playing matchmaker with the handsome Bryce, a dark-haired mystery who came back to his hometown to manage the hotel while facing his past and finding his future.

In "Das fünfte Wort" von C. E. Wild, gelesen von Benjamin Werner, wird Pastor Phillip Klein auf eine harte Probe gestellt. Seine außergewöhnliche Gabe, die wahren Gesichter und Absichten der Menschen zu erkennen, führt ihn zu einer unvorstellbaren Entdeckung: ein scheinbar tugendhafter Mann birgt ein teuflisches Geheimnis. Als Phillip herausfindet, dass junge Menschen in seiner Stadt auf mysteriöse Weise sterben, muss er eine Entscheidung treffen, die an den Grundfesten seines Glaubens und der zehn Gebote rüttelt.

Arla Landwirte befinden sich auf einer spannenden Nachhaltigkeitsreise. Hören Sie zu, wie sie ihre Erfahrungen austauschen und neue Lösungsansätze diskutieren, um den Wandel zu beschleunigen und die Zukunft der Milchwirtschaft mitzugestalten. Dabei geht es um deutlich mehr als nur die Produktion von Milch.Produziert in Zusammenarbeit mit Podcaster.dk

When a mission goes sideways—again—thanks to her ex-lover Frank Reichart, Alisha's loyalties are called into question. Furious to learn that brilliant but treacherous Brandon Parker is back developing the next generation of his sophisticated artificial intelligences, assigned to desk duty, and sure that there are answers that only she can get to, Alisha is left with an impossible choice. She can follow orders, or she can strike out on her own to uncover Brandon's intentions, Reichart's secrets, and the hidden mastermind behind the game she's been drawn into.

This is something 20-year-old Tianna Collins quickly learns after she reunites with Niobe Freeman, after being in hiding for 14 years. Niobe holds the secrets to a past she cannot remember, and offers her the keys to a brighter future. When Tianna finally lives the life she had always dreamt of, the Gods who turned her world upside down discover that she’s still alive. Tianna discovers the dreadful truth about her parent’s deaths, and a prophecy that will determine the very fate of the planet.

In Moving to Paris, you'll hear the memorable story of a young woman who decided to live her dream, summon her courage, and buy a one-way ticket to Paris. You’ll see what it’s like to find your way in a new country, enjoy amusing anecdotes, and share her excitement as she discovers Paris and the French way of life. While enjoying this lively memoir, you'll also hear about lots of great, "off-the-beaten-path" things to see and do in Paris.

What if it is not depression? What if she can remember a better time line? Monica thought her idealistic life was ruined when her father betrayed her. Then, in an attempt to fix things, the time line was altered. Now, she has to realize she is not suffering from mental illness; she can remember the perfect life that disappeared.

Kassandra Darkmorré is hiding behind the mask of humanity, living her life as nothing more than a spectator. She watches, knowing the outcome of the lives around her. They lived. They died. While she was left all alone. She never imagined one of her hospice patients would figure out what she was or ask for an explanation on her death bed. And Kassandra surely didn't expect the dying woman to give her something she hadn't had in almost 200 years. Hope.

Humanity has always possessed a fascination with the unknown. More specifically the universe. In the case of thirteen-year-old, ORION MOORE, it literally was all he had ever known. Since birth, Orion has lived amongst a group of over five hundred Earthlings on the Rover Base Alpha, a gigantic space-station that left the Earth decades' prior in search of a new home. In a matter of weeks, the Base's leadership put a plan into action that would send their Rover teams to foreign galaxies in hopes of securing a planet suitable for colonization. At the same time, Orion and his fellow classmates ...

In any genuine pursuit of enlightenment, one of the leading prerequisites for success would have to be considered application, more often than not. Otherwise, the knowledge obtained might hold tangential value at best. From the moment his seven students first entered his survival education simulator, Donovan Marius fought tooth and nail to break them of their individualistic habits—in hopes that they would eventually appreciate the benefits of accomplishing tasks as a collective. While they had been brought many times to the brink of epic disaster, during their seemingly never-ending ...

True evil comes not from the weakening of the body, but through the indifference of the soul. The crew of the Yellow Rover has definitely seen better days. Captain Sanhueza’s decision to split the team has turned out to be quite frankly, an unmitigated disaster. This dangerous new world, coupled with its relentless inhabitants, have made their arrival a living nightmare for the Alpha and Bravo teams. Lieutenant Biancuzzo seizes command, enlisting his top technicians to help him devise an exfiltration plan. The two techs work non-stop, decrypting the data found on the mysterious moon base ...

A doctor obsessed with creating a cure for autism goes on a deadly journey, where she will do anything to help her child but at what cost. A psychological thriller that explores the break of sanity of one person that becomes two and creates a terrifying ghost story that's unlike anything ever written before.