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After a night of a scary movie marathon, a cold thick fog rolls over Sherwood, bringing with it the promise of fall. And when FBI Agent Emma Griffin wakes up the next morning, she can't help but shake the feeling that something is off.

Africa may have given rise to the first human beings, and Egypt probably gave rise to the first great civilizations, which continue to fascinate modern societies across the globe nearly 5,000 years later. From the Library and Lighthouse of Alexandria to the Great Pyramid at Giza, the ancient Egyptians produced several wonders of the world, revolutionized architecture and construction, created some of the world’s first systems of mathematics and medicine, and established language and art that spread across the known world.

The growing buzz of aircraft engines disturbed the Japanese military construction personnel hauling equipment ashore on the beige coral sand of Tulagi Island at 8:20 AM on May 4, 1942. Offshore, the large IJN (Imperial Japanese Navy) minelayer Okinoshima, flagship of Admiral Shima Kiyohide, lay at anchor, along with two destroyers, Kikuzuki and Yutsuki, and transport ships. Six Japanese Mitsubishi F1M2 floatplanes also rested on the gentle, deep blue swell, marking Tulagi's future as an IJN floatplane base.

Though extremely different men in most ways, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Third Reich Fuhrer Adolf Hitler shared a passion for science, technology, and (sometimes impractical) "wonder weapons." In some cases, this fixation paid off handsomely, as in the case of British centrimetric radar, a compact, powerful radar type that enabled fitment to individual aircraft and contributed to the defeat of German U-boats.

Famed FBI agent Emma Griffin has faced off against countless evils in the world. After being a pawn in twisted games and destroying webs of death and destruction, Emma and Xavier finally believe they're free from the Gamemaster grasps. When Emma is called to investigate the case of Brianna Wright's disappearance, a teen who vanished from a concert without a trace. She could have never predicted the complex web of strange cases tangled up with Brianna's.

“Scotch-Irish” is an American term that became popular in the latter 1800s, referring to the largely Protestant immigrants to the United States originating in the northern Irish province of Ulster. The majority of Scotch-Irish were people intentionally settled in Ulster as a counter to the native Catholic Irish, who immigrated to Ulster from the lowlands of Scotland and the borderlands between England and Scotland.

Through archaeological remains, ancient texts, and work by a new generation of historians, a picture can today be built of this remarkable civilization and their capital city. Although the city had been destroyed, the legacy of the Persians survived, even as they mostly remain an enigma to the West and are not nearly as well understood as the Greeks, Romans, or Egyptians. In a sense, the Achaemenid Persian Empire holds some of the most enduring mysteries of ancient civilization.

Josephine Prescott has endured the weight of an unwanted betrothal and her father’s tyranny each day, tightening the chains around her spirit. Until salvation comes in the form of an inheritance from her spinster aunt, and she realizes that freedom and love can come from the most unexpected place. Doctor Silas Brooks carries the burden of loss and the responsibility of raising his young niece alone, which makes him rethink God’s plan for him. His world feels steady, if lonely, until Josie steps into it, bringing with her both hope and the possibility of love he thought was beyond his ...

When Lady Emma Carlisle's twin sister jilts the wealthy and influential Duke of Ashford, their distraught parents pressure shy Lady Emma to marry the duke in her sister's place, dashing her hopes of a love match. Lady Emma is determined to make the best of the situation, but her new husband is cold and aloof and wants nothing to do with her. In his quieter moments, she catches glimpses of a thoughtful and intelligent man she'd like to know better. If only he weren't determined to keep her at a distance.

After a few hiccups and mix-ups, she is seated on an aisle seat. The window seat that should have been hers is taken by a beautiful young woman with red hair. After making a note of her surroundings, Ava decides to get some shut-eye. A few hours into the flight, Ava is abruptly woken up from a nightmare. As she takes notes of her surroundings once more, she notices something off about the woman in the window seat.

FBI agent Ava James has made it her life mission to destroy the disturbing crime network that runs this world. After her best friend, Molly, was taken by traffickers, and her miraculous escape from their clutches. She dedicated her entire life to dismantling their evil wide-reaching web. Unfortunately, it seems there is no end to this enormous global enterprise. One that extends its claws from the nation’s capital to small villages. While Ava is wrapping up the Teagan Reese case, she receives surprising news.

I left the love of my life when she needed me most. I thought I was saving the world, but instead I lost everything. Now I need her. My sister is missing and I'm suspect number one. Without Jules as my defense attorney, I would be locked in a cell instead of trying to save my sister. Once I find Ellie, I'm never letting either of them out of my sight. There's no way I'm making that mistake again.

I thought this would be a simple profiling case. Just another Jack the Ripper wannabe, prowling London’s streets, searching for easy kills. I was wrong. This killer is fae, and he’s as elusive as smoke on the wind. But I’m an FBI profiler, and it’s my job to track him down. It doesn’t matter that one of the main suspects - a lethally alluring fae - is trying to seduce me...or kill me, I’m not sure which. I won’t be stopped, not even when panic roils through the streets of London or when the police start to suspect me.

What would you change if you won the lottery? Lucy Crowne and Tanner Laszlo have low expectations when they stumble upon a lottery ticket and agree to split any winnings, but life quickly turns upside down when the fantasy of riches becomes reality. Lucy used to be an eternal optimist, but she’s been stuck. Stuck in a dead-end job with a misogynistic boss. Stuck with an ex dragging their feet in a divorce. She’s desperate for a change, but how does she make it happen? Tanner doesn’t want to change.

A beautiful retelling of the story of Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz by award-winning author Francine Rivers. Readers will be encouraged by the truth that God will faithfully provide for His children even when all hope seems lost.

“Anne Rivers Siddons’s novels are women’s stories in the best sense, pulling you into the internal landscape of her characters’ lives and holding you there.” – People A poignant novel of the love that unites us and the secrets that drive us apart, Islands is New York Times...

Seraphina Carver comes to Willow Creek under false pretenses, driven by fear and a desperate need for answers. The man she’s searching for, her brother, left behind more than an empty church… As she desperately searches for the truth, a chance encounter with a gentle carpenter draws her toward a hope she never expected to find. Daniel McKenna has spent years guarding his heart behind steady hands and quiet faith. The missing pastor once pulled him back from the brink of ruin, and Daniel owes him a debt he can never repay. When he joins forces with a guarded stranger searching for ...

Three little words are all it takes to rip his world apart. Lost in his own affliction, Sy has been living in a darkness he doesn't want to let go of - until she arrives and shines her light so bright that nothing else mattered.

Immortal shifters rule this world. They’re powerful, rich, and ready to claim what’s theirs. Reckless Wolf I’ve never wanted anything more than I want her. But can I risk my entire existence for a female? Dragon’s Island He is my new boss. Now he holds my life in his hands. Shifter’s Secret Baby I’ve been kidnapped by a dark shifter. We have a moment of passion, and now I am pregnant with his child. But the dark shifter is not the one I have to fear. Someone else wants to get their hands on my baby, and I’m running out of time and options. Wolf’s Rejected Mate Abigail ...

Fate has left Myra Hale with no choice but to make a drastic decision. With no other options left, she responds to an ad for a mail-order bride placed by a widowed rancher in the small western town of Chance, Wyoming. Accepting his proposal, Myra arrives only to discover her fiancé has two children he neglected to mention. Feeling trapped and with no other place to go, she reluctantly embraces her new life, clinging to the hope that she might finally find the love she has always longed for. Will Myra’s gamble lead to happiness after all? Joseph Stewart, a widowed rancher, is a man ...