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Boo-yah! Charlotte’s finally got this thing called ‘life’ figured out. Or so she thinks... With a supportive heart-throb boyfriend and a rewarding job she’s passionate about, she’s set to reconnect with her mother (and her half-siblings) in Florida over the Thanksgiving holidays. Charlotte’s sister is obsessed with the lost city of Atlantis and an ancient roman coin. Normally, Charlotte would be all about hunting ancient treasure...but she’s grown up, learned from her mistakes, yada,yada, yada. But (and you know there is always a but) weird things are happening, including ...

When 12-year-old cousins Sophie and Jessica take a class at a chocolate factory, they don’t expect to see bad guys in such a sweet place. Strange happenings make them wonder if they’ve uncovered another mystery, and they’re soon in danger. Can they find The Chocolate Spy in time?

When the World Stops is a timely yet timeless message for God's people that provides practical tools for not only weathering this current crisis, but emerging from it with a strengthened faith and deeper appreciation for the things that matter most. Like a reassuring hand on your shoulder, Dr. Michael L. Brown helps point the way forward for those seeking answers to questions like: Is this pandemic the final plague talked about in the Book of Revelation?

In 1920, as art and writing flourished during the Harlem Renaissance, W. E. B. Du Bois published The Brownies’ Book: A Monthly Magazine for Children of the Sun—the first periodical for African American youth, collecting original art, stories, letters, and activities to celebrate their identities and inspire their imaginations and ambitions. Building upon Du Bois’s mission, esteemed professor and scholar Karida L. Brown and celebrated artist Charly Palmer reimagine the groundbreaking publication with The New Brownies’ Book, gathering the work of more than 50 contemporary Black writers.

This audiobook tells the story of the Brown family of Caswell County, NC, and their journey over four generations, captured in short stories, vignettes, and whimsical narrative glimpses. The Brown family’s journey began two generations earlier with my grandmother’s grandmother, Queen Evans, who was kidnapped in Africa and brought to North Carolina as a slave on a plantation of a White slave owner. One of the many duties of Queen, the seven-year-old enslaved girl, was to serve as a “foot-warmer”.

Rowan Walker - young college student and coffee house barista - believes that her twin sister, Eden, has been taken against her will. The Seattle Police - based on evidence to the contrary; as well as Rowan's sister’s free-wheeling, off-the-rails past lifestyle - believe otherwise. Rowan, however, refuses to let the case (or, for that matter, the SPD) rest and after a solid year of relentless badgering by the young woman a weary, and sympathetic detective gives Rowan an alternative solution. Enter Fallon Wylde, 17th Century pirate turned vampire turned soldier-for-hire.

It's our goal to infuse you with faith, truth, and courage, and to help you stand strong on the frontlines! Join biblical scholar and cultural commentator Dr. Michael L. Brown — Your Voice for Moral Sanity and Spiritual Clarity—to discover hope, refresh your faith, and find your voice. New episodes every Monday through Friday.

Filled with wisdom and understanding, this groundbreaking 1996 book paints a vivid portrait of conflicts transsexuals face on a daily basis - and the courage they must summon as they struggle to reveal their true being to themselves and others. True Selves offers valuable guidance for those who are struggling to understand these people and their situations.

She was placed under his command. He is dead-set against females in combat. And that doesn’t even scratch the surface of their relationship baggage. Everly Ryan is motivated by a promise she made to a ghost. She is one of the first females to have ever finished BUD/S, the Navy SEAL’s most elite training school. Now she is being placed with an operational SEAL team in an experimental military research project. This is what she signed up for. But, THE team is not happy about it. Her commander, Master Chief Eric Broussard, is dead-set against females in active combat situations, and he's ...

Sail the high seas. Twelve original tales of swashbuckling glory are at your fingertips in this anthology. From pirates lured into traps, treasure hunting gone wrong, and epic battles on the open sea. From vengeful ghosts to gruesome mutinies. Living on the edge comes with high costs. Stories by J. VanZile, Robert Wenson, Andrea L. Staum, Russell Mickler, Barend Nieuwstraten III, Rob Nisbet, D.L. Lewellyn, Robin Brown, Jennifer Strassel, Douglas Allen Gohl, and Jared Thomason.

America is at a tipping point, and never has this been more apparent than right now. We are in danger of losing our spiritual and moral heritage, making many believe that we have fallen beyond the point of recovery. This book is here to say that yes, we have fallen. In fact fallen much further than we realize, but our country's best days are ahead - with the help of a radical, moral, and cultural revolution, beginning with the church. This book is a manual for the revolution.

The Battle for the Black Mind delves into the complex history of Black education in the United States from the end of the Civil War in 1865 until the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling in 1954. Dr. Karida Brown explores the struggle to define and control the education of African Americans amid shifting societal attitudes and forms of systemic exclusion.

Meet Mary McScary. Mary likes to be scary. She scares her mom, her dad, her pets, and even a balloon! But there's just one person Mary can't scare - her cousin, Harry McScary. He's not afraid of the usual things, like spiders, snakes, and other creepy crawlies. But Mary doesn't give up that easily, and one way or another she'll find a way to give Harry the scare of his life....

THE PRAIRIE WIND depicts the vagaries of life in stark reality. Why do bad things happen to good people? It is rich in the deep feelings, and passions, associated with good and evil; the joy and satisfaction found in extending compassion and forgiveness to others, and the serenity of new found love. It is crowded with a wide variety of people, events, drama, and suspense, and a warm understanding of human nature. ISAIAH BOWDRIE'S wife has been brutally murdered and the authorities have been unable to find the killers. He is filled with anger, hate, and an overwhelming desire for revenge. He...

Originally published in 1954, Fisherman’s Winter is Roderick Haig-Brown’s final installment in his well-known “seasons” cycle. With a unique blend of experience and observation, Haig-Brown brings readers through the exotic rivers of South America in the winter months, showing rather than explaining the many things he encounters. Rather than writing about typical winter fishing, Haig-Brown departs from British Columbia, where the other titles in his seasons cycle take place, and heads to unknown rivers in South America, where he learns as much as his readers will.

A selection of magical stories to entertain your children whilst you are waiting at the airport and are flying to your holiday.

I don’t care how nice your pants are. They never look as good on you as a dress. Metaphorically speaking, of course. Ladies, have you been trying your hand at ridiculous role reversals when it comes to dating? Do you find yourself second-guessing whether you should pick up the tab at dinner just to appear "independent"? Tired of being bombarded by bogus advice that encourages you to "woman up" by "manning up"? Listen up. Don't be misled by the breast - and uterus-less, or guilted into using ineffective love tactics that won't get you what you want.

Seventeen years after Emily Swift’s father died, a door is opened to a new world, an Empire led by peculiar men and women called Salesmen–transporters of magical items. These Salesmen have the unique ability to travel from place to place, and even world to world, simply by stepping through the “right” door. Now that Emily is 30, it turns out that she can “door travel” too, stumbling unplanned into kitchens, bathrooms, and alleyways as her connection to the Salesman Empire is revealed.

Kristen Brown is the author of the International #1 Best Selling book, "The Recovering People Pleaser - A Spiritual Guide to Reclaim Your True Worth and Attract the Love You Deserve." Kristen is a spiritual and intuitive energy healer who focuses primarly on helping others build a solid relationship with self through healing unconscious blocks and limiting beliefs. Kristen's motto is: Heal your inner world, and your outer world will change with it!

Werewolves are on the edge of extinction. Cut off from the magic of the 'otherside,' one she-wolf must find her inner power and reconcile her humanity with the beast inside... What's it mean when you 'have it all' but still feel empty inside? Glory is married to a powerful, alpha husband. Has a beautiful house, a loving pack, and miles and miles of space to run. So what's missing? For Nick, crashing with Glory changed the course of his life forever. Fate played with his life, and he lost his humanity for it. He never thought he'd meet her again. Now, dark forces are once again controlling ...