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London, 1832...Debonair Simon St. Lawrence, Viscount Waverly, lives a rakish lifestyle. So, his parents have arranged a marriage for him, much to his chagrin. Lady Marisa Denton is as opposed to the marriage contract as is Simon. Together, they scheme to disolve the marriage arrangement, but reluctantly fall in love. In the meantime, they are dangerously thrust into a search for a murderer in league with body snatchers selling cadavers to medical schools.

England, 1854...Charity appears as a mysterious, veiled woman insisting upon an interview with Hugh Morgan for the position of governess. Hugh was cuckolded by his deceased wife and no longer trusts women, doubting that 'his' child is truly his own and achingly withholds love from the little girl. But once kind-hearted Charity lifts her disguise, she will teach Hugh to trust and love once again.

1863: The American Civil War rages on. En route to Liverpool, the center of Confederate operations in Europe, a French agent bearing an offer from the Emperor is killed. A scramble begins to retrieve the papers he was carrying, papers which could expose a plot to build warships in France in exchange for Southern approval of its Mexican empire. Viola Ross, daughter of a Boston shipping merchant, serves as social secretary to the American legation in London. When a French countess confides in her about the plan, Viola realizes that a secret French-Confederate alliance could prolong the bloody co...

Stories of perception, stories of connection. In these four short stories, collected here for the first time, author Lewis Smith weaves four stories examining what we see, and what connects us:“Lakeside Park”—When your truest friend is leaving, how do you best make the most of your last moments? “Every Picture Tells A Story”—Drawing from life—what is seen, and what is observed?“Ouroboros”—When “what could have been” isn’t, can a new connection be created?“One Place”—Is “home” a place, a person, or can it be both?

Brandy never expected to survive her addiction - and she certainly never expected to find life worth staying for. What began as a desperate attempt to numb her pain became the very thing that nearly destroyed her. She lost herself piece by piece, trying to outrun a darkness she didn't know how to face.In this raw and unfiltered memoir, Brandy shares the truth of what it looked like to fall apart, relapse, get back up, and learn to live clean one day at a time. Through meetings, sponsorship, step work, and service, she discovered belonging, purpose, and a life she never believed she deserved.Th...

1992, where were you, what were you doing? 

'92 Fast paced and filled with mischief and mayhem. '92 tells a real life story of an English pub, its landlord and staff in the hedonistic year of 1992. Great musical references with strong language, sexual scenes, violence and drug references. Don't miss the read of the year!

Robert's exciting new story is about faith, family and Lucia's struggle from the depths of darkness and despair. Find out what happens as Lucia and her family try to find peace and pray for a better life for themselves. The author brings us into the personal life of Lucia, the excitement and drama that unfolds on her journey. Things happen in life; does fate and luck come into play? Come along for the ride as Lucia starts a new life with her family and meet the new friends she finds along the way.

How can a painting become a space for meditation?How does art help us slow down and become present?Can art be a form of meditation?How does visual art influence mindfulness?How does art help self-reflection?Painting and Meditation invites readers into the contemplative world of Erik Pevernagie, where art becomes a practice of mindfulness, presence, and inner reflection.This book reveals how visual art can slow perception, deepen awareness, and create space for meditation. Drawing on philosophy, phenomenology, and poetic insight, it shows how painting can function as a silent language — one t...

Hurricane Helene: Resiliency After the Storm Part One by Rebecca Wells Phillips is a powerful nonfiction historical account documenting the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina following the catastrophic storm of September 27, 2024. Through survivor interviews, firsthand testimonies, research, and photographs, Phillips chronicles the fear, destruction, heartbreak, and extraordinary resilience experienced by mountain communities suddenly overwhelmed by historic flooding and isolation.The book places readers directly inside the chaos as families faced rising floodw...

 SCBWI award for best picture book 2025

 The Wishing Shelf gold medal winner

Oh no, not another boo-boo! That makes five! I am pretty tough, but when it comes to these boo-boos, enough is enough.

Your childhood adventures will come with scratches and bruises, but think of those Band-Aids as medals for bravery earned by trying new things. 

You are brave, you are strong, you can do hard things!

 

In Karnis City, justice isn’t blind. It wears a black mask.By day, Will is a quiet high school math teacher, keeping his head down in a metropolis rotting under the absolute control of a ruthless underworld syndicate. He grades papers, avoids trouble, and blends perfectly into the smog-choked background.But by night, Will becomes the very thing the cartel fears.Armed with lethal training, three combat knives, and a blinding rage, he is The Dark Cipher—a brutal, ghost-like vigilante dismantling the city’s corrupt criminal empire piece by piece. When the police look the other way, he break...

In a world that tracks everything, the most dangerous thing is what doesn't exist.Mara Kess leads a five-person unit that doesn't exist on paper. No agency acknowledges them. No government funds them. No record survives their operations. Exiled from the institutions that built them, they work in the space between flag and shadow — finding what the system refuses to see.When a drive surfaces in Tbilisi containing the financial architecture of twenty-three disappeared events, Mara's unit follows the signal from Georgia to London, from Lisbon to Trieste, into the heart of Europe's intelligence ...

“Wow! Not a book you can easily put down!”“A skillfully written, finely paced, engrossing thriller.”When the widow of David Dartman’s best friend demands he prove her husband’s suicide was in fact murder, his first response is that he doesn’t have time in his rat-race suburban life for murder. Besides, the former investigative reporter and crime writer believes his friend’s death was suicide, not murder. Yet . . . remorseful for not being there for his troubled friend in his last days because he was “too busy,” David reluctantly starts poking around. His investigation and a...

Travesuras mágicas. 2ª edición. 2023. 199 páginas. ISBN 9798865763833. (Cuentos escritos entre 2004 y 2017)Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU. Travesuras mágicas.Una bruja simpática, pero tan golosa que pierde la cabeza por un dulce de leche; una fantasma que tiene miedo de la lluvia; un fantasma goloso que se come toda la yuca frita de un pueblo; una perrita que protege a la flor de las estrellas; un niño goloso que ve cómo todos los dientes salen corriendo de su boca; una niña que aprende a saltar y a jugar en las nubes; un lobito que se desespera por conocer a la luna l...

El viajante. 3ª edición. 2026. 144 páginas. ISBN 9798247241379 (Poemas escritos entre 1985 y 1990)Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU.El viajante reúne poemas intimistas, escritos entre 1985 y 1990, que presentan una visión particular sobre el hombre en los años de juventud del escritor: la vida cotidiana, el hombre común, el extranjero, una búsqueda constante por una identidad en las grandes urbes, como se puede ver en el fragmente de la parada del autobús (1985): “quieto / firme / alerta / prevenido // se limita a respirar pánico / en medio / de la gente que no habla / en m...

B-ellas. 3ª edición. 2025. 152 páginas. ISBN 9798269593883. (Cuentos escritos entre 2018 y 2020)Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU. B-ellas.Siete historias de tres generaciones de mujeres que aman a las mujeres.Estos cuentos retratan la alegría de unas, el dolor y las frustraciones de otras, y la esperanza de muchas de vivir sus pasiones sin tener miedo a la discriminación, a la intolerancia, tanto de los familiares como de la sociedad en general.Los cuentos de B-ellas son sensitivos y actuales. Laura, el cuento que abre el libro, nos lleva a una historia conmovedora de dos mu...

Aghast at American cinema's descent into boundary-pushing violence, famed Hollywood director J. Edgar Schnatz decides to move in the opposite direction-a celebration of sexuality. But making the world's first mainstream adult film comes with its own unique set of challenges, from finding a willing cast and sufficient financing to getting that all-important NC-17 rating.

A  nine-year-old totally oblivion to his special abilities and a single mom who is not sure what'sgoing on with her son. The mom is not sure who her son talks to or referring to when he points at a person, but she is not able to see or understand what's happening?  The first shock wave thatany parent dreads, her son has a special ability and a very dangerous one at that. How can she protect him?      Eddie tries to hide from a traumatic event and befriends another young boy while playing in the park, not knowing the real truth about Ben. Not Yet! &n...

A  nine-year-old totally oblivion to his special abilities and a single mom who is not sure what'sgoing on with her son. The mom is not sure who her son talks to or referring to when he points at a person, but she is not able to see or understand what's happening?  The first shock wave thatany parent dreads, her son has a special ability and a very dangerous one at that. How can she protect him?      Eddie tries to hide from a traumatic event and befriends another young boy while playing in the park, not knowing the real truth about Ben. Not Yet! &n...

The electrifying continuation of the Bond of Brothers stories...Magnanotron: The Evolution takes the reader two years after the action filled Russia Affair. A remarkable new discovery has come to the creators of Magnanotron and now it has evolved into something much more deadly. Follow Jason Patrick and Commander Ryan as the call of duty comes from the President. America's Military and Special Forces enter the fight to stop another even more unthinkable threat.Now under the capable leadership of legendary sniper and Special Forces soldier Sergeant Major Tex Larson – with the help of Magnanot...

Maybe death isn’t the big, scary event we think it is. Perhaps it is an escape route instead — a 'get out of jail free' card from all the tragedies and woes of life.Amy Crusoe, a victim of domestic violence, reasons her fear away as she seeks a divorce from her husband, the ruthless and powerful Senator Victor Crusoe.After months of receiving threatening phone calls and hiding out in her apartment, Amy’s best friend coaxes her to join her for an evening on the town at a local nightclub.While there, she meets the attractive and mysterious Marcus Hutch, who takes her under his wing and off...

Captures the glorious, messy, heartbreaking, and hilarious chaos of being a teenage girl discovering that changes are inevitable and that not all of them are terrible. Changes Come: A teenage girl who loves to write and all her ups and downs is exactly that: a warm, authentic, and deeply relatable journey through the life of a young writer navigating lost friends, finding love, and the realization that growing up doesn't mean losing yourself.

Come along on this epic journey from pre-Roman times to modern times to meet a bunch of awesome unsung women in Somerset. There will be witches, travellers, queens, saints, writers, warriors, trailblazers, goddesses and more!

This book discusses issues and challenges related to competition and integrity in the practice of implementing public procurement procedures. It helps the reader to solve the problems arising from a lack of information, knowledge, and experience in the fields of public procurement and competition. In addition, it provides a valuable contribution by highlighting the appropriate measures to prevent corruption and irregularities in public procurement as well as to strengthen competition.The aim of the book is to promote integrity and competition in the field of public procurement through various ...

This book examines construction procurement, including project financing and BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer System), as well as bid rigging with its main characteristics and indicators. It gives an overview of bid rigging in construction procurement concerning some forms, objectives, and consequences, as well as various features of the construction industry that are significant for the analysis of collusion in public tenders.Furthermore, the importance of FIDIC (International Federation of Consulting Engineers) was highlighted, and its role in this area was explained.The paper emphasizes the comp...

The second updated edition of the book is a response to the needs of all those interested in following the field of public-private partnerships and concessions in Serbia. In addition, it contains useful recommendations that you can apply in practice.With particular reference to the Law on Public-Private Partnership and Concessions in Serbia, this book is a practical introduction to the elements of public-private partnerships.The book gives a review of this Law`s relevant provisions concerning definitions, general principles, the Public-Private Partnership Commission, protection of rights, reso...

This completely updated Second Edition explains how you can win public procurement contracts in Serbia, with tips on how you can do it and practical, actionable advice that you can implement.The book analyses public procurement opportunities, rules, and procedures in Serbia, with particular reference to the new legislative framework. It highlights public procurement policy, including the choice of participants and award of contracts, as well as information about the bidding process. Furthermore, the book gives a review of some key explanations that bidders should also keep in mind, in order to...

El último día. 3ª edición. 2025. 184 páginas. ISBN 9798241180094. (Obra escrita en 1992)Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU.El último día, escrita en 1992, es una tragedia en un acto inspirada en el teatro del absurdo.Rodrigo, el hombre lógico, a pesar de que nunca sale de su apartamento, donde vive con su esposa Verónica y su hijo Marcelo, sabe cuáles son las tragedias que le esperan a la humanidad. Es un hombre orgulloso de sí mismo porque es el único que comprende el destino fatalista que le espera al ser humano. En este escenario, al que confluyen diversos personajes que ...

La antesala de la razón. 1ª edición. 2024. 196 páginas. ISBN 9798321827819. (Cuentos escritos entre 1990 y 2006)Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU.La antesala de la razón reúne cuentos en el que los monólogos mentales de los personajes forman una especie de burbuja que ellos crean para sobrevivir en las situaciones que se aproximan por la extrañeza y la dificultad de adaptación al entorno.Algunos de estos cuentos escritos en la década de 1990 se adelantaron a su tiempo al retratar la sociedad apática y egocéntrica de la tercera década del siglo veintiuno (El circo fatuo). O...

Heaven was perfect, until they came for his son.When angel engineer Zak's infant son is cast down for being born without wings, he faces Heaven's cruel mandate: forget, or fall. Clipped, Zak plummets to a broken Earth, where false prophets exploit the faithful, drug lords rule dead cities, and every truth comes with a price.Pursued by ruthless angel hunters through decaying urban wastelands and corrupted mega-churches, Zak uncovers a conspiracy that reaches from Earth's grimmest gutters to Heaven's highest chambers. What begins as a father's desperate search becomes a brutal quest for vengeanc...

Candidez. 2ª edición. 2026. 108 páginas. ISBN 979-8243296755. (Poemas escritos en 1984).Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU.En estos poemas infantiles, la mayoría escritos hace un poco más de cuarenta años, el autor invita a los niños, a los más pequeños principalmente, a jugar con las palabras, las onomatopeyas, la musicalidad y la rima.Estos poemas rescatan la inocencia infantil, la fantasía, el mundo imaginario que seduce a los niños. Son poemas para divertirse, para repetirlos una y otra vez.“Arbolito, arbolito / que subes al cielo; / arbolito, arbolito, / ¡cómo has cr...

La otra muerte. Poemas. 1ª edición. 2023. 142 páginas. ISBN 9798856743240. (Poemas escritos en 2001)Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU.LA OTRA MUERTE. Poemas.La premisa “filosófica” que guía este poemario es: mientras una persona permanezca en las recordaciones de quien la conoció, esta continuará viva aunque ya haya fallecido.La otra muerte, a lo contrario de lo que puede sugerir el título a simple vista, es un libro que homenajea a la vida, al amor, a las amistades, a los recuerdos. Es una reflexión sobre la fugacidad de la vida, de la muerte y de la memoria.Estos poemas ...

From Orphanage to Ocean, Across Borders and Dreams This is the extraordinary journey of Curt A. Bergsten—came from a Swedish orphanage, raised by the sea, and driven by a restless spirit. As a sailor, immigrant, and entrepreneur, Curt carved out a life across more than 50 countries, collecting stories, lessons, and friendships along the way. From the icy docks of Scandinavia to the sun-drenched coast of Spain, this memoir is a testament to resilience, curiosity, and the pursuit of a life well-lived.

If Books Could Kill… They’d Start with Him. Doctor Pedro Sangre thought it would be simple: recover an old book, the Codex Luminari, from a half-sunken ruin, survive the swamp, then walk away.But it was never really that simple.When the Codex Luminari is stolen, Pedro finds himself at the center of an impossible plot with a horrific conclusion. Unless he can uncover who’s behind it all first.As necrotic magic spreads across Jamaica, Pedro and his companions find themselves hunted by murderers, pirates, and death golems. Worse still, a mysterious figure stalks them from the shadows, ...

Poems about sadness - causes and effects. Eclectic as what makes you sad mightn't me and vice versa.

Romantic Collection of Poetry by Susan O'Reilly, a female, Irish author.

Former soldier Kyle is gaining ground in the war against his PTSD, but the real battle has just begun. He and his soulmates, the emerald-eyed Sarah and the sapphire-eyed Vicky, have finally secured their unconventional love, making a defiant stand against a rigid world. But their triad may be merely entering the eye of a storm.The breadcrumbs of a technological conspiracy introduced in Book 1 have become a relentless, existential pursuit. A cryptic message shatters their domestic peace, plunging them down a rabbit hole of dark secrets and into a shadowy world of clones and whispers of life-sav...

Haunted by war and desperate for peace, former soldier Kyle finds sanctuary in the most unexpected place: a devoted triad with his two soulmates, Sarah and Vicky.Sarah is his emerald‑eyed angel. Vicky is his sapphire‑eyed inferno. Together, they are a bond that feels fated, a fierce, loving stand against a world growing colder and more high‑tech by the day.But the ghosts Kyle left on the battlefield have followed him home. As the trio prepares to formalize their three‑way union, their fragile happiness is shaken by PTSD flashbacks, explosive family conflict, and the first hints of a mu...

Before history sanitized World War I, a soldier wrote it down in his diaries.Inside an old steamer trunk, a scholar uncovered forgotten diaries, revealing the voice of Ned Steele, a young American forever reshaped by the first global war of the modern age.Beginning in Detroit and ending in the ravaged fields of Europe, Steele's diaries trace his transformation from a civilian volunteer in 1914 to a commissioned officer commanding machine-gun units on the Western Front. What unfolds is not a heroic myth, but an unfiltered chronicle of endurance: choking mud and gas, relentless artillery, shatte...

Poems and Flash Fiction on the subject of Christmas by an Irish, female author.