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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.

In 1884, in a history very different from our own, the world stood on the verge of war. Once again, the Russian and British Empires faced each other across the Mississippi. Then, the first trans-temporal portal was developed on the Nayarit Line, and history changed again.

Robin and her band of merry women started stealing from The Nottingham hotel last holiday season when her niece’s medical bills became too much to bear. As this year’s holiday season approaches, Robin hopes to erase those bills for good, but there’s just one problem. Her scrooge of a boss is on to her little scheme, and he’s hired accounting firm Sterling Marian, LLP, to find out what’s going on.

Whether it’s pure chance or preordained destiny that leads them into the woodlands surrounding a secluded English village, the fate of six people is in the hands of an ancient prophecy hell-bent on revenge for the barbaric actions of our forefathers.

This second novel is the continuation of the saga started in the first book, Love at First Byte, which details the embattled life of a young girl who has been subjected to unhealthy relationships with men. One of these led to the conception of her twins. Lately, she has been negotiating life and exploring relationships with men while being a super wealthy woman. You will be drawn into the humorous account of her children's plans to find their mother a husband, the impending love triangle scenario, and the behaviors of Cici’s love interests!

Two middle-grade girls who opened their own investigation agency in Freckle Face & Blondie, Book One take on their first paid gig to locate a missing loved one. At the same time, they search for a jewel that mysteriously disappeared. Together, they solve the cases and bring their neighborhood together for a worthy cause. This story teaches children to develop reasoning and problem-solving skills, and to think outside the box and outside their comfort zones to appreciate the world around them and the value of community.

Young girls, Freckle Face and Blondie, open their own detective agency. A girl goes missing. They follow clues police ignore and locate their friend in time to save her life, learning valuable lessons along the way. Get yours today.

It’s Valentine’s Day, and Jordan Cartwright is about to learn the meaning of true love...from her cat! In book three of the Halloway Hills Middle School Mysteries, after feeling rejected by her best friend Avery because of Valentine’s Day, Jordan wonders if she can still be friends with him. As she tries to avoid Avery, Jordan witnesses some strange behavior from her cat Blizzard. When Blizzard goes missing during a snowstorm, Jordan enlists Avery’s help to find him. Will Jordan and Avery find Blizzard, or will his strange behavior remain a secret forever?

Carla Higgins is laid off from her job at the bank and turns to her friends for support only to find they’re more concerned about their jobs. The one person she can count on is local bartender Murphy, but what kind of example is he for her daughters? Having learned the hard way, Carla’s not depending on any man, even if he is cute, charming, very kind, and some kind of leprechaun?

As Violet Sidhu and her friends prepare to sell hats at the Halloway Hills Middle School Christmas fair, they discover their hats have gone missing! In book two of the Halloway Hills Middle School Mysteries, after a box of crocheted hats goes missing, Violet and her friends must come up with an alternative plan to raise money at the annual Christmas fair. When Violet discovers what’s happened to her hats, thanks to the new guy at school, getting them back turns out to be harder than she thought. Will Violet get her hats back in time for the school’s Christmas fair?

When her father dies, college dropout Lillian Mullins steels herself for a future of nothing special in Pittsburgh. An invitation to Magnolian holds promise, but nightmares, ghosts, and murder threaten to derail her attempt to get a life. Lillian heads to the South, leaving Donovan Ross, an angst-ridden potential lover, behind. After she finds her mother's old journal at Magnolian and learns a shocking secret, Lillian resolves to find out what happened nearly 40 years ago to her mother's African American lover, Samson Jones.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want an edible experience? Most food guides tell you how to eat like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, Eat Like a Local - Wisconsin will give you the inside scoop - a food guide from someone who has lived at your next culinary destination. Get to know the food, people, and culture from a local! By the time you finish this audiobook, you will be eager, and prepared to travel to your next culinary destination.

"Something is supposed to happen today, but I can’t remember what," thought Clover. Clover goes in search of his friends to find out what is supposed to happen on this special day - what could it be?

Over the centuries there have been people able to influence the course of events to the point of changing history. Sometimes bulky personalities who have directed the course of events, changed economies, evolving entire generations, or great statesmen able to bring politics to a level of world power...in short, in this audiobook, we will analyze some figures who, each in their own sphere, have changed the future, and their name will echo over the centuries.

As Cedric fights battles down south, Rowena unwittingly rides into an enemy war camp and is taken prisoner by her old friend Lars, who is not what he seems. Yet Rowena is not helpless. After all, she is a hereditary half-witch with a whole lot of magic in her. Too bad she doesn’t know how to use it. Escaping from the camp, she continues to botch up spell after spell. Soon Kendra joins her on the trek back to Huel, along with the latest magical mistake, a flame-burping dragon called Cinders.

Beach Tidings tells of the spreading of ashes - the mystery of their journey, the link with a Great Escaper from Stalag Luft III, and the intertwinement with beach rhythms during the global COVID-19 pandemic. The central character, Mara, is drawn to the beach, as an ongoing pandemic escape, along with her two dogs and husband. Their souls are alleviated by walking through shallow waves, but Mara has to contend with images of drowning.

Under a Cloud tells the story of a young woman from Reading, England, stuck indefinitely in a south eastern Melbourne suburb, thanks to the COVID pandemic lockdowns. She is alone, adrift, afloat with little motivation and no job or partner to return to in England.... But through her love of clouds, she becomes part of a global network of Cloudies who post their fabulous cloud photos, in almost compulsive daily rituals. Madeline becomes hooked by this new way of experiencing the world. This story is enhanced with atmospheric sound effects.

Memoirs of a caregiver turned cancer patient, turned professional athlete: A young widow suddenly must raise three children alone - all while living with a rare blood cancer and working full time. This situation might make any woman despair, but Sally Kalksma is not just any woman. With her passion for life and her infectious energy, she found the motivation to power through adversity with tenacity and grit while never giving up hope, even when life looked its bleakest.

Dream Cafe tells the story of a baker and seller of delicious cakes who makes the most gorgeous delicacies at her railway cafe, She is not only interested in these marvelous creations but she is fascinated by dreams and nightmares - both hers and other people's, particularly during the Covid 19 Pandemic. She wonders if there is a communal subconscious elicited during night dreams, manifesting various or similar aspects of this global health crisis, Madeline sets out to find out more, only to be confronted with more than she expected.

Don't Sign Anything tells the story of two women whose paths cross unexpectedly, particularly when one of them jumps under a train and dies. But for many years their lives are intertwined with them co-winning prizes, sharing adventures, and creating silver jewelry. The one who dies is a gypsy who became a rampant hoarder, finally living alone with her six cats. It is a story about two very different women and the compassion they share until they lose touch before the tragic train incident.