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Meet Martin, a broke British drama teacher trying to make ends meet in a picturesque Irish town. Saddled with a subprime mortgage containing terms & conditions that even loan sharks would disapprove of, he seeks a deadly escape route. A healthy payout would be some consolation should anything happen to his dear wife, like being bitten by the viper housed in his terrarium (It's like a corner of Arizona but in the good room).Enter Laura, a beautiful staff nurse and medieval weaponry expert who has ruthless plans of her own. None of them involve being murdered.Accusations of being an MI6 operative complicate Martin's plans, and with dissident Republicans, possibly the Taliban, and Ed Sheeran breathing down his neck, he unwittingly sets the stage for murder. Someone is going to die.Most likely during the Lough Ree International Pike Fishing Festival'Ingenious and hilarious!'Carol Wyer"Wonderfully creative, delightfully irreverent'Claire Fullerton'A well-deserved five stars'Valerie Keogh

Hazel has just been adopted by a wonderful family. She is scared and nervous about all the new things she will be encountering. Through the love of her family and some common sense thinking on Hazel's part she learns to navigate this wonderful new life.

Hours after Joey's parents announce their separation, it goes from bad to worse when her backyard tree is blown over in a storm. Joey's beloved Gran and devoted pets help, but then she has to go back to school and face everyone.

In Southwest Virginia, in the Draper's Meadow area the Ingles and Draper families built their homes and started farming. This land was within part of the hunting ground of many Native American Tribes. On July 7, 1755, a group of Shawnee men captured Mary Draper Ingles and other members of her family. They took them on a journey of about 400 miles away from their home. Although Mary was separated from the rest of her family during this time, she eventually escaped and made her way back home.

The U.S. is in chaos.War rages in the streets of most of the major cities, between the Paladins and the Necromancers with their armies of the dead. The Church is now set to launch a major offensive to regain control of the city of Boston.Picked to lead this mission is former Boston police detective, Dathan Finn. Thinking himself spent and unworthy his reluctance is dissuaded by his former connection to the other Paladins being sent. Driven by a sense of responsibility and a desire for revenge, he leads the charge into the dead filled streets of downtown Boston.In the end he could end up saving more than a city, his very soul.

Middle-aged, stuck-in-the-cold-war, Frank Richins has recently retired from the railroad. Having raised three daughters, and being a problem solver, he has a blind spot for the inefficiency of civil justice when it comes to the protection of young women. His adventure begins with a phone call yanking him from his slumber, followed by an audacious deposit into his gym bag, falsely connecting him to a human-sex-trafficking operation. Never quite sure when someone is being sarcastic, unclear about the term Latina, and baffled by the concept of the cloud, the flawed, gruff family man trades a retired life of changing light bulbs and repairing toilets to infiltrate an organization thought to be controlled by the Russian Mafia. It's a runaway train ride destined for derailment with every twist and turn. Live Long Days is a fresh take on a topic that can never get too much attention, human trafficking.

The city of Stednar is dangerous and to survive requires sacrifices of both body and mind. Follow the sisters of the city's shadow and their struggles to overcome both inner and outer demons, which seem to never quite release their grip.

It was supposed to be a picture book at the beginning. However, while creating illustrations the story just came to me. I wanted to show the life of a family of forest creatures that live in perfect harmony with nature. My goal was to show how peaceful and natural it could be for all of us. I desire to teach children how to love our planet and take care of it. Moreover, I want to show them that their everyday choices matter. They have the power to change the future and the planet belongs to them.

One sunny, spring day during finals week, sixteen year-old Julian Harrington learns his long-lost mother is dead, and he and his younger brother, Jacob, will finally be reunited. Having not seen each other in ten years, the boys are swept off to Ireland where Aunt Molly, Uncle Liam and the rest of his mother's huge extended Finnegan family live in the stone castle they call Finnegan's Close. Julian and Jacob discover the magical abilities they were born with and undergo the family's training to harness their Finnegan Gifts. But their journey takes a perilous turn when a sinister and deranged villain catches wind of their powers and becomes obsessed with stealing them for his own nefarious purposes. In a high-stakes battle of wits and magic, the boys - and their entire magical Finnegan family - must figure out a way to thwart him, while keeping their magic a secret.

In this exquisite collection, the poet allows us into his realm where words dance and emotions soar, sometimes so raw they compel you to read them twice. "The Truest Thing I Know" is a captivating collection of poetry that invites readers on a transformative journey through the depths of human experience, tragic, romantic, full of loss and yearning and notions that all who are part of the human experience will relate to completely. Marshall T Smith is clearly a master at drawing from words the immutable, the unsayable, the words that live only as often untouchable, deep feelings in the soul of every human.

Where Shall we go? A beautiful story of a young family sharing their days out in Northern Ireland and experiencing the exciting scenes of the blended cultures that make up "our little country"...each page highlighting a different charm that everyone can relate to.

Within medieval Balkonia lives an evil king who rules with fear and ferocity.Meanwhile, unbeknown to Garth (a young boy living with his kindly grandparents), a magical sorcerer has imbued his sister with a great gift: the ability to read people's minds and hearts. One day the king's soldiers visit the home of Garth's grandparents, demanding they pay the king's tax. While searching for money, Garth stumbles across an old letter hidden within a box under his grandparents' bed. The letter not only reveals the truth behind Garth's parents' untimely demise, but also a quest that he must undertake to find his missing sister - a sister he never knew existed. Accompanying the letter is a mysterious pendant. What does it signify?As the brave young boy sets out to fulfil his parents' final wishes, he is accompanied by a friendly furry troll who proves to be far more than the fabled beast beneath the bridge...

Ted the Tortoise is a loving tortoise with a big heart and a deep connection with his family. He has anxiety when in social situations, which often makes everyday life difficult for him. Ted the Tortoise Comes Out of His Shell portrays Ted's dedication, even as a short and slow-moving tortoise, of becoming a basketball player. Like anything else, it takes a lot of practice and hard work. He soon develops a support system that he leans on for advice, encouragement, and friendship. This helps Ted the Tortoise come out of his shell to overcome the odds to accomplish his goals. Your kids will enjoy the sweet characters, positive message, rhymes throughout, and the book's beautiful artwork!

Midwest America, 1924.In an old newspaper, eleven year olds Eddie McDonald and Iggy Silver read about the discovery of a body in the home of a complete stranger.The boys decide to investigate the unsolved murder. Along the way, they will annoy the police, a private detective, and their parents. They will encounter a secret religious organization, be shot at, kidnapped, and witness a second murder.It's all a bit much for two boys to handle...Or not.

As Ethan treks across the Persian Empire in search of his older brother, he crosses path with an injured man who needs help, but his innocent act of help leads him to the court of Halicarnassus. The district ruler, Mausolus, sees something useful in Ethan and his life explodes with intrigue and excitement, unimaginable experience and incredible opportunity. But an assassin remains at large and Artemisia, Mausolus' queen, has grand ambitions for her legacy that may threaten the safety of the whole city.

When Higs is murdered by his wife, Lila, for arriving home drunk and late once again, he lies in an open coffin in the chapel awaiting burial. No one can believe it when his body goes missing. Who would do such a thing? Where is he? A humorous account of the antics in a small village, where everyone knows one another and the local is the only place to go.

Our hero, the mover, is locked in a room, working for a mass media production establishment known as "The Company". He (unbeknownst to his digital partner, Ghostie) is haunted by an entity trapped with them in a technology known as The Veil.

The world of Xera has long forgotten why the gods erected walls between the nations and the scourge of the dark god's forces. High above the land on the floating island the spirit goddess watches the centuries go by and the elemental walls begin to weaken. When the dark god begins to stir, the goddess reaches out and puts into motion the only hope that may defeat the dark god. The Spirit Stones, ancient relics of the gods lost for generations, are found on the floating island of Aurosia. The queen asks her daughters to carry the sacred stones to a council held by the rulers of the landbound nations to return the stones. Her youngest daughter, Aura Silverwing, long believed to be a god-touched blessed by the spirit goddess directly, only just arriving home after seven years of training at the temple, sets off to return the stones.

An intergalactic wargame plays out in this futuristic fantasy. Waring planets collide with catastrophic consequences. As the disparate cities prepare to fight, the outcome lies in the hands of six mighty warriors. Each warrior has been entrusted with a unique Crystallite of Creation; one of six magical weapons aligned with the elements of water, earth, air, ether, wind and fire. Those armed with such a powerful weapon are equipped with super-human powers, which each warrior has to learn to harness - and control.Love and life is pitted against death and destruction as the lord commanders set out their respective battle plans, each with the same goal: to win. Can the evil Delatorians be destroyed before they destroy Gilligon for ever? Or will the intergalactic caped crusaders save the day?A fast-paced space odyssey with a human heart, expect bloodshed aplenty, with a liberal sprinkling of deception, corruption and good old-fashioned comradeship.

Zlorn Marjaestk is a small, shy, unassuming Surellian man who wants nothing more than to live his mediocre life in peace and anonymity. But fate has other plans for him, and he was given a mission. The mission was simple: carry a message to another planet, and then come home. What could go wrong? Quite a lot, apparently, including lies, political intrigue, danger, killing, a brewing intergalactic civil war, pirates, a mysterious unknown planet, and more money than anyone has ever thought of before. With a sassy blue alien hired to be his bodyguard, and the beautiful love of his life, Lorraine, the wholly unremarkable Zlorn embarks on what turns out to be quite a remarkable and dangerous adventure.

This book brings the slave trade, anthropology, and psychology together in a rewarding partnership. Through a creative mix of facts and fiction it crosses not only physical boundaries - Africa and the Caribbean, North Africa, and the Sahara Desert. Jacques, a young and courageous surgeon, also tests boundaries "in general". Therefore, his narrative feels very contemporary and of relevance to us all. When the slave ship Les Trois Amis founders at sea and Amina, one of the enslaved Africans, regains her freedom and "lost humanity", all of us gain too. Amina's freedom also sets us free, extending our capacity for empathy of others and starting all over when our world falls apart. Amina teaches us how to go on living in a heartless world.This is an intriguing novel. It is unusual in its content, topical in its concerns, and written with great energy and wide background knowledge. It takes us into the dream world between reality and fiction and explores some of the most painful aspects of the history of the slave trade. It widens our understanding of the past and thepresent."Professor Alan Macfarlane, F.B.A.Emeritus Professor of Anthropological Science, Cambridge University

Phoebe PhobiCat is terrified of her broccoli! Can Mama PhobiCat help her understand her fear and take a bite of the dreaded veggie? 

After finding some ugly weeds in his backyard, Jack Jack tries to find ways to rid his yard of them. With the help of his neighbor, and friend Ramona, they take on the task of ridding the backyard of the unsightly weeds. Will they be successful in their endeavor?

An adventurous snowflake was out exploring on a cold winter day, what she finds leaves an everlasting impression on her.

Constable Singh looked up. Above the noise of the old photocopying machine, he yelled, "WOW! THEY REALLY ARE PURSUING YOU!"Michael frowned, deep in thought. "I never saw it that way," he mused.Glancing towards Singh, he nodded to himself as the loose threads of what had been happening began interweaving in his brain.Whilst con-artist Dick Willoughby is in gaol, he hires some evil helpers to wreak revenge on former lawyer Michael and his lover Claire for bringing Dick's lucrative criminal activities crashing to a halt.The two are followed whilst they sail their forty-five-foot catamaran across the Indian Ocean from Durban, South Africa, to Mauritius. Michael, with Claire by his side, will be followed again, this time from Dublin, Ireland.Will they escape Dick's paid assassins?

Arica Preandre has wanted nothing more in her life. She has trained for years to become a member of Haella's Imperial Army, and the day has finally arrived where she will partake in the traditional test of wills, the Trial. But things do not go as planned, and without warning, Arica is thrust into a world of magic that she thought could only exist in her dreams.Now, after discovering that the world she thought she knew is not what is seems, she is left to fight battles against evils that have been around for decades. Will she come out victorious? What else will Arica discover on her journey to save her home, people, and the world?

A duck quietly watches as the boy swims to the dock and pulls himself up. When the boy sits down, he notices the duck slowly paddling away. Just then, the boy softly says: If you will spendSome time with me, the best of friendsWe'll grow to be. While reading The Best of Friends, you will learn of the special friendship that unfolds as a boy slowly wins the trust and love of his new 'pal'. Their daily adventures will keep you anticipating the story as it unfolds with the turn of each page. Join along as the boy and his Pal bring a smile to your face and warmth to your heart.

Katta-ma-schmali, Katta-ma-schmu is hilarious to pronounce. Your child will love to hear it. Beware, "Katta-ma-schmali, Katta-ma-schmu" will become your new favorite phrase.

Little Brayden was about 4 years old when his blankie went missing. "But how did this happen?" I hear you say to Brayden's blue blankie on that warm winters day. Blankie was Brayden's very special friend, so what will he do now that blankie is gone? Who can help him find it? A whimsical and relatable tale that will both enchant and entertain younger audiences.