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Iron Flats is a sleepy little town in Northeast Montana. It is a rural community, surrounded by ranches and farms. There are two large cattle ranches close to Iron Flats. Big Jim Murtaugh owns the Flying M, and Seth Riley owns the Crooked Stick. The two men despise one another. Their hatred dates back to the end of the Civil War when Seth's ancestor accused Murtaugh's great-grandparent of killing a beautiful young socialite and heiress in Fort Benton, Montana. The two families have been at odds with each other ever since. There are other powerful families in Iron Flats. The Taft family are ...

Celebrate Indigenous thinkers and inventions with this beautifully designed, award-winning interactive nonfiction book—perfect for fans of Braiding Sweetgrass. Corn. Chocolate. Fishing hooks. Boats that float. Insulated double-walled construction. Recorded history and folklore. Life-saving...

In the aftermath of a bad breakup, Claudia McIntire is implicated in the murder of her childhood friend. Claudia goes to a quiet farmhouse in the Endless Mountains to elude the press and the killer. Dawson Montgomery lives a quiet life in the country until Claudia returns to Dushore, Pennsylvania, throwing his tidy life into disarray. Claudia receives a threatening package, and mutilated bodies continue to materialize. When she refuses to drop out of school, Dawson initiates his own investigation. Will the police solve the murders so Claudia can return to life as usual?

A toy soldier. A butter dish. A compass. Mundane objects, perhaps, but to the remarkable authors in this collection, artifacts such as these have inspired stories that go to the heart of the human experience of World War I. Each author was invited to choose an object that had a connection to the war - a writing kit for David Almond, a helmet for Michael Morpurgo - and use it as the inspiration for an original short story.

When her family relocated to rural China in 2003, Kay Bratt was thrust into a new world, one where boys were considered more valuable than girls and poverty and the one-child policy had created an epidemic of abandoned infants. As a volunteer at a local orphanage, Bratt witnessed conditions that were unfathomable to a middle-class mother of two from South Carolina. Based on Bratt’s diary of her four years at the orphanage, Silent Tears offers a searing account of young lives rendered disposable.

Raef, a lonely merman, spends his days watching the dashing Lord Haverford from afar and dreaming of love. When Haverford is robbed by a pirate, Raef vows to reclaim the stolen goods, hoping his victory will buy him the happiness he yearns for with Haverford. But Jon Kemp does not match what Raef knows about pirates, and the simple quest Raef anticipated turns out to be an epic journey. For while Jon might be a nobler man than Raef believed, he's still a pirate. Love and loyalty are not on Jon's agenda, and he certainly has no plans to love someone not entirely human....

Uncertainty pervades the big decisions we all make in our lives. How much should we pay into our pensions each month? Should we take regular exercise? Expand the business? Change our strategy? Enter a trade agreement? Take an expensive holiday? We do not know what the future will hold. But we must make decisions anyway. So we crave certainties which cannot exist and invent knowledge we cannot have.

The moment I laid eyes on her in that run-down diner, I had no idea who she was. All I knew was she was sexy as sin and the next star in my wet dreams. Turned out that rockin’ body and sly smile belonged to none other than Minx - Savage Menaces MC princess...and my club President’s daughter. The club has always come first for me, and settling down was never part of my plan. But this chick makes me want things I’ve never even dreamed of before. Too bad the club life might destroy everything I saw possible between us.

The devil whispers in my ear, “Your mother can never know about this… it will kill her if she ever finds out.” Fear quakes in my six-year-old body. Shame saturates me like a soggy mist. I draw an X across my heart, cup my hand around his ear and whisper, “Cross my heart and hope to die! I promise I will never tell!” I am VOICELESS.

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 After a disastrous fall onstage, ballet dancer Victoria Valentine develops Plan B, taking a break from her NYC life to help her father in his business while her body heals. When she gets to Carolina Cove, though, Plan B turns out to be a bust because of all the secrets her dad has been keeping.

 Entrepreneur MacGregor Jones is tired of being the odd man out among his coupled-up friends, so he finally allows his matchmaker sister to set him up. He’s instantly taken with his date until he realizes he’s been perfectly mismatched. Not only is Victoria the ...

Frank Zamboni created the ice-resurfacing machine, and ice-based sports would never be the same!

In 1936, there are paranormal abilities that have slowly seeped into the world, brought to the surface by the suffering of the Great War. The research to weaponize these abilities in England has lagged behind Germany, but now it's underway at an ultra-secret site called Monkton Hall. Kim Tavistock, a woman with the talent of the spill - drawing out truths that people most wish to hide - is among the test subjects at the facility. When she wins the confidence of caseworker Owen Cherwell, she is recruited to a mission to expose the head of Monkton Hall.

From religious communities to therapeutic spaces, the importance of forgiving those who’ve wronged us is often enshrined as an unqualified good. But what about horrifying cases of abuse, predatory behavior, or systemic wrong? Too often, when predators or abusers are exposed, the chorus comes immediately: “What about forgiveness?” In these cases, forgiveness places the onus on victims, diminishes real hurt and anger, lets perpetrators off the hook, and prevents justice from being done. In Not So Sorry, Kaya Oakes tackles these questions with intelligence, nuance, and a bit of righteous anger.

It made complete sense that the girl terrified of flying and aliens would be drafted for colonization of an alien planet. Right? Right? In her mind, she had one choice. Desertion. But again...unlucky. She should've known better. A failed escape attempt leaves her chained to an airship chair with nothing but her bag, a vial of her family's super moonshine, and her anxiety for company.

Uncopyable Sales Secrets teaches a foolproof system for creating an uncopyable attachment with your prospects and clients so that you can fill your sales pipeline, close more deals, and build a loyal customer base.

Discover what every 1031 investor should consider when thinking about investing into Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) 1031 exchange properties. Learn about how DST 1031 properties are structured, financed, and packaged for 1031 investors, as well as their potential benefits and risks. Learn about various types of DST 1031 properties.

C.J. Adams had been teased enough about her seeming lack of interest in the opposite sex. On a ski trip with her five best friends, she impulsively embraced a handsome stranger, pretending they were secret lover - and the delighted lawyer who joined in her impetuous charade seized the moment to deepen the kiss.

Dozens of influential leaders have heard the pleas of mothers and children in developing countries. Raising their voices to inspire a movement to increase healthy pregnancies and lower death rates, Melinda Gates, Kay Warren, Bill Frist, Kimberly Williams Paisley, Michael W. Smith and more speak...

A highly original novel about a young woman’s journey from shattered youth to self-discovery After ten years in a London prison, Louise Adler (Lulu) is released with only a new alias to rebuild her life. Working a series of dead-end jobs, she carries a past full of secrets: a childhood marked...

This isn't just another self-help book. It's a journey through transformational work, backed by psychotherapy and faith, enriched with stories and examples for deep subconscious shifts. Dive into the essence of famous psychoanalytic theories, Christian mysticism, and the power of spiritual discipline to unveil and manifest your divine talents and purpose.