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In late 2019, Skyeris fell ill with a strange respiratory illness. As someone with a long history of respiratory ailments, she was puzzled by the intensity of what she concluded must be a bad flu. Except that in the new year, the illness morphed into raging aggravation of her pre-existing chronic illness, along with unnerving brain fog, disorientation, and profound exhaustion.Only after the pandemic began did she understand the source of her acute illness. Several more months passed before she had any idea of the larger implications of Long Covid. In those fiery collective years, she sequestered herself as much as possible, emotionally most of all.From this journey both collective and isolated, unfolding all over the world and yet mostly at home, she shares the steady despair and rare triumphs. Through screens, in her own body, or anywhere else, she traverses the intensity of the pandemic, but most profoundly the labyrinth of the heart.

Unfortunately, this tropical trip isn't for a vacation... Jackson's quest to save his family and the Sonaeko has led him and his friends to the safety of an ancient outpost.However, when the outpost's magic fails, Jackson and his friends are forced into dangerous waters, a move that ends with them getting stranded around a series of tropical isles.>Alarm in the Archipelago is the second book in the Mythos Seas series! Join Jackson and his friends, both new and old, as they dive into the mysteries and dangers of the tropical seas!

The holiday season can be both the most joyful and most sorrowful time of the year. It can be filled with stress, laughter, and tears. Join these eight authors from Dragon Breath Press as they share their triumphs and failures in this offering of memoir, fiction, and poetry. Let Holiday Hearth take you away, reach back in time, and lift you up. Fill you mind with a cornucopia of delight, a stocking stuffed with surprise, and time most wise. Wrap yourself in a cloak of warmth found on a holiday hearth.

Journal Entry: SB-0001December 18th, 2031It has been about five months since the attack, and our meager fleet of ships are clinging to life. It all started with an interstellar signal. Sometimes, superstition has it right. It might not have been wrong to compare that dreadful signal to the blaring of the trumpets signaling the end of times.By the time they arrived, they knew us as if they had been watching us all along. Their invasion was swift, precise, and purpose-driven, ruined only by our own short-sighted counterattack that delayed the inevitable.And, during that delay, a small fraction of humanity managed to escape into the stars. With our homeworld of Earth gone in the blink of an eye, we are now forced to survive on modified cruiseliner starships and cling to life as our pursuers relentlessly hound us, the varying perils of space claw at our very existence, and our own simmering tensions threaten to break into a roiling turmoil.However, if there is one thing that gives me hope as I write this journal entry, it is that humanity can accomplish even the seemingly impossible through cooperation and willpower.Our story unfolding will put both of those to the test...

The Search for Bubzy's Bone is complete with seventeen unique illustrations by Sruti Raj that will engage your toddler and young reader. This children's book has a silly twist that young readers adore.

The Sum of Our Follies is a novel set in Lubok Sayong, an imaginary Malaysian town. Two narrators describe Lubok Sayong and its community of quirky inhabitants. The first is Auyong, a retiree from the city who operates a lychee factory in Lubok Sayong. The other is eleven-year-old Mary Anne, an orphan who is taken in by an irascible woman in charge of the Big House. Through anecdotes and gentle humour, the two narrators observe the events that change the town and their lives as modernity sets in and Mary Anne grows up.

This cross-genre collection of twenty-five short stories and flash fiction pieces explores relationships and periods of transition. A mother questions the limits of her responsibility to her husband and son. A man operates a leaf blower during Chinese New Year, leading to tragic consequences. In speculative stories, a demolition worker dreams of clean air while Kuala Lumpur decays, and a cooking robot attempts to perfect its fried rice for a grieving family. These characters navigate displacement and uncertainties in pursuit of better lives. By the author of Ripples and Other Stories and the novel The Sum of Our Follies, this new collection boldly imagines scenarios we can only dream of - while subtly tethering us to Malaysian realities we can only sigh at.

In the captivating town of Hollow, where the past and present merge along cobblestone streets and whispering winds, a mysterious and profound love story is about to unfold. Secrets are buried in the gravestones, and love lurks in the most unexpected corners, waiting for you to discover the profound moments that shape our existence. With an open heart, delve into the pages of this extraordinary narrative, where love transcends boundaries, and fleeting moments shape destinies. Welcome to a journey that will grip your soul and stay with you long after you've turned the last page-"Whispers Among Gravestones." In Hollow, love is a mystery waiting to be unraveled.

Love is worth the wait.PENNYI thought I had everything I wanted when it came to love.The wedding I've been waiting years for is quickly approaching. I should be spending this time excited with premarital bliss.So why does everything feel... off?Jamie has been my best friend for years. My rock. The person I can rely on.He sees me.Lately it's been... different between us. I'm feeling things I shouldn't feel about him.Every touch makes my skin feel like it's on fire.I thought my future husband would be the best thing I ever had.What if there's something else just waiting for me?JAMIEPenny doesn't know that I've been in love with her since the moment I first saw her.I've never had the courage to admit my feelings. Until now.I'm her Secret Santa this year, and I'm making sure this gift will be memorable.The holidays are the perfect time to spring something like that on your best friend, right?Especially when she's getting married.But if you had the chance to have the love you deserve, would you take it? Holiday Heartstrings is a heartwarming, steamy romance novella inspired by The Office. If you love best friends to lovers and characters with personal growth you'll love your time in Greyridge, PA.

Imagine if a 500 year old house could reveal its secrets?What if one of the oldest houses in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, finally told the stories of the people that lived in it? Their trials, tribulations, lives and deaths? Their struggles to survive the turbulent times Medieval life threw at them?How were they affected by, or even involved in, some of the monumental historical events that Bury St Edmunds experienced?In The Crown Post author and former resident of the house, has woven a compelling and fascinating tale that combines factual occurrences with the fictional characters who might have lived in the (real) house.Starting with its construction in 1485, through the Dissolution of Bury's magnificent Abbey, the bloody English Civil to the deadly Black Death and the infamous Witch trials, the house and its residents witnessed them all first hand. This compelling and entertaining novel of historical fiction weaves the house, and its occupants with the rich history of Bury St Edmunds. The book brings alive what it was like to live through one of the most exciting times in English history.Add in a touch of mediaeval witchcraft, which has terrible and tragic repercussions on any child born in the house and you have a captivating and absorbing read.

Discover the art of acupuncture with Julia Chen's "A Beginner's Booklet on Acupuncture." From its roots to modern applications, this guide demystifies the practice, making it perfect for newcomers curious about holistic well-being.

"That stuff is imposed upon you by a world that's not ready for the beauty of who you really are."Living on a conservative colony world, Sienna Tascioni is no stranger to pushing boundaries. Constrained by what's expected of her as a proper young lady, she still reads books from classes she's not allowed to take, secretly races speeder bikes, and even dresses up as her twin brother in order to gain a small taste of independence. But when her parents allow a loutish Ambassador's son to begin courting her, she feels the trap of an arranged marriage beginning to close its jaws around her.At the same time, a diplomatic mission from the faraway planet of Satori arrives with promises of mutual cooperation and advanced technology. Ereni and Burke Lhasa, two young people attached to the mission, show Sienna a glimpse of freedom she never dreamed possible. Before she knows it, she's drawn into a web of intrigue, spying on her Senator father for information that will hopefully disrupt her upcoming engagement while drawing ever closer to the mysterious Burke.But as she becomes more deeply embroiled in the politics of her country, the stakes become higher-and more personal-than she could have ever imagined, forcing her to decide where her true loyalties lie.Author Amy Sundberg brings you the first book in the Satori Chronicles, a captivating drama in which an intrepid teenage heroine struggles against the dystopian patriarchy of her world.

We all know how exciting Halloween is. After all, it's the greatest sugar consumption day of the year! What better way to wrap up the night than with a calming story laced with the night's essence. This little rhyming story will captivate amped up spirits and lull them into a dream filled slumber that's lined with the memories and excitement of their hunt. Eighty percent of proceeds from the sales of this story will go toward autism resources for schools and families.

A Holocaust survivor facing eviction, a schoolboy struggling with his identity, a single mother who is on the verge of being exposed for embezzlement, and a speedway daredevil whose bruised body and fragile ego are beyond repair, all find themselves scouring the Southern California landscape for $50,000 in buried cash-the grand prize of a struggling AM radio station's contest. Unknown to each other but bonded by a common desire for redemption, each is a willing participant in a treasure hunt caught between nostalgia and desperation. "The Summer of $50,000" unfolds against a California landscape very much in flux, both culturally and geographically. Only one contestant will call on a troubled past to help walk away with the money - and the salvation that they hope it will bring.

Peppermint Swirl 3 in 1 Read/Activity Book is a story about an elf named Peppermint Swirl who writes an urgent letter to Santa. As the reader follows along on each page it will give insight to every detail in this letter. Coloring sheets and activities are to follow including a maze, spot the difference, write a letter to Santa. Also, a special recipe included for you and your little one to share the magic of Christmas together.

The story of Trixie the three-legged deer is based on true events from our own back yard. Trixie was born missing one leg and came to our house a few years ago. She comes around every evening around dusk to eat the corn we have laid out for her. She has since grown her family to include 4 other deer. She inspired this story about her life and is a welcome addition to our family.

A body in an alley leads a detective into a world where pain is revenue and death is profit, especially a cop's. Everyone goes for jugular in The Blood Room.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens returns to the quintessential question of what family means to a Cynster in this tale of the last unmarried member of the Cynster Next Generation and the final mission that opens his eyes. Toby Cynster is not amused when informed that his new mission is to be his last in the shadowy service of Drake, Marquess of Winchelsea. Courtesy of Toby being the last unmarried Cynster of his generation and the consequent martial obsession of his female relatives, he will be given no more excuses to avoid society and, instead, expected to devote himself to finding a suitable bride. But Toby sees no point in marrying-thanks to his siblings, he has plenty of nephews and nieces with whom to play favorite uncle, and he has no thoughts of establishing a family of his own.But then the mission takes an unexpected turn, leaving Toby to escort the irritatingly fascinating Diana Locke plus the three young children of a dying Englishman from Vienna to England.Diana is no more enthused about their journey than Toby, but needs must, and forever practical, she bows to events and makes the best of things for her godchildren's sakes. She's determined to see them to safety in England and does her best to ignore her nonsensical and annoying awareness of Toby.But then their journey becomes a flight from deadly pursuit, and their most effective disguise is to pass themselves off as a family-the sort of family Toby had been certain he would never want. Through a succession of fraught adventures, Toby, Diana, and the children lean on each other and grow and mature while furthering their ultimate aim of reaching England safely, and along the way, Toby and Diana both learn what having a family actually means to them, individually and together, and each discovers the until-then-missing foundation stone of their future lives.A classic historical adventure romance that sprawls across Europe to end in the leafy depths of the English countryside. A Cynster Next Generation novel. A full-length historical romance of 108,000 words.

The Wall of Hope is a captivating, cross-cultural journey to discovering family, love, and purpose in a world of chaos and war. Hope Lê Ketchum-James has struggled to find her place in the world. The daughter of an American soldier and a Vietnamese mother, Hope grew up in Boston as the indulged stepdaughter of a world-famous American singer. After graduating from Harvard Law, Hope's memories of her early traumatizing years in an orphanage and dramatic wartime rescue begin to haunt her when she joins her father's Uplift Children's Foundation as an adoption attorney. Enter Dominique Bellamy Bonchance. Uplifts new French Overseas Operations Manager draws Hope out of her shell. As their romance grows, so does the dangerous and violent nature of Dominique's overseas work. Hope's passion to save children as she'd been saved, and her painful past cause a conflict as Hope and Dominique navigate their budding relationship. Hope finds solace in her art, painting smiling faces of rescued children from war zones. While pursuing a case in San Francisco, she stumbles upon her birth mother's family and begins to uncover who she is and what she's meant to be. Will Hope and Dominique be torn apart by the very thing that brought them together? Can Hope build a bridge to peace and love through her creativity amidst the chaos in her world?

Yui, Enno, and We-Wow are three young dinosaurs living in the nesting highland. When the herd comes under attack, they are carried away by the river and must dodge spinosauri, hide from pterosaurs, and outthink velociraptors as they journey home. But prowling in the shadows is Kowa-the deadly, the dangerous, the dreaded TYRANNOSAURUS REX.

Two stories about love and family during the holiday season. A Holiday Season at Clifton Hall - Romancy #2.5 It's not easy to remain independent when your brother's the Romany king, yet equine expert, Chal Brishen, knows he must stand on his own to win his bride. Stari Besnick is tired of waiting. All the dowry back and forth between her father and the Brishen house has lasted too long. People are beginning to talk. When Chal is offered a way to give Stari the wedding she wants in exchange for aiding an old friend, everything seems set for a happy ending. Until Stari's arrested. A Romany girl in trouble with the English law doesn't have many options. But Chal will find a way to free her and make all her dreams come true. Seduction of Tokyo - Tokyo Whispers #2.5 For years, Pierce Roth and Kiyo Iwai have been avoiding the pull between them, and Pierce's inevitable engagement to his partner's sister-in-law, Euphemia Lyons, will put an end to any possibility of Kiyo and Pierce connecting. But Pierce doesn't want to marry Euphemia, and Kiyo doesn't want to leave the bank. Her bookkeeping job pays well, and she needs the money to support her family. If they give into their desires, too many people will be beyond disappointed in both of them, but the thought of losing Kiyo has Pierce making plans that might give way to the life he wishes to lead. Now all he has to do is convince Kiyo he's playing for keeps.

What's the secret that keeps Hank's mute friend on the run? And who is the strange man that follows them out west?In the 1880s, young Hank's dream of moving west and becoming a cowboy is hindered by his responsibilities to his family. But he makes friends with a mute boy who has a secret, and helps protect him from the scarecrow man that tracks them both down.Hank's friend surprises everyone by speaking, after years of silence-and then revealing his family's secret. Follow this young frontier hero in a wild adventure rich in mystery and suspense from award-winning author Irene Bennett Brown.

Once upon a time, there was a circus.A Psychic Circus, to be precise. A glorious haven for the misfits of the universe.But then, as is so often the way, it was hijacked by a trio of malevolent Gods.Things grew unpleasant.Now, years later, the Gods are gone, but the scars of those who survived the Circus remain.After all, you can't change the past.Unless you're the Children of the Circus... and you're willing to sing. Children of the Circus is a brand-new story based on the final serial of the 25th series of Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (written by Stephen Wyatt).The original serial was first broadcast on the BBC between the 14th of December 1988 and the 4th of January 1989 and featured Sylvester McCoy as Doctor Who, alongside Sophie Aldred as his companion, Ace. With fans often citing the story as one of their favourites, viewers were introduced to such memorable characters as Bellboy (Christopher Guard), Flowerchild (Dee Sadler), Deadbeat (Chris Jury) and the Ringmaster (Ricco Ross).This book is an adaptation of the 2023 audio play Children of the Circus, written by Kenton Hall and based on an idea by Barnaby Eaton-Jones, with kind permission of Stephen Wyatt. Remaining true to the canon of the Whoniverse, this fantastic story puts Bellboy right back in the heart of the action - and he is still haunted by the fate of his star-crossed lover, Flowerchild. But is she really gone forever? And how did he escape his own deathly fate?

"You don't have to do a thing to earn my love. You're enough. You've always been enough..." After a series of devastating events, one man's misfortunes lead him to a reckoning with his Creator and the opportunity to accept the gift of God's grace - in this captivating and heart-felt story of redemption. Paul Floater's life is already a mess when he suddenly loses his parents in a car accident, sending him into a tailspin. Facing certain financial ruin and a fractured marriage, Paul is approached by a smooth-talking stranger with an offer he can't refuse. But when the cash starts rolling in, poor decision-making leads to Paul staring death in the face. Forced to own up to his many mistakes, Paul is offered grace that will finally set his life on the straight and narrow, but will he accept it?

Sit with me quietly, Seeker, and we shall speak together of The Alien and his craft. Let us gossip of Government and Corporation, of the oxymoronic "intelligence agent" and "secret society" all those that greedily and unashamedly battle amongst themselves for dominance of an emerging new reality in which up is also down, sideways is straight, hovering is sinking and, flying is thinking. A new reality where, all and everything operates not only with, but, at the speed of, ...thought. It's long overdue, that we begin to challenge one another to think, differently. Are you satisfied with "un-identified"? Tired, of awaiting a dying empire to reveal a truth that has been before your animal eyes from the very beginning? Perhaps a simple conversation between us, Seeker, can show you once and for all where the alien truly hails from and why. No more voice messages stored away for later, but an actual conversation about our own story. Let us speak of who and what we are, that we might subsequently discover the story of The Alien. It is a big story, as the story of Man and Alien should be. It is complicated, as Man and Alien are. It is shocking, as both Man and Alien have been. It is embarrassing and confusing to the intellect, when considered sincerely. If only you'd pick up the damn phone.

Life, they say, is a journey or a voyage. It's a voyage across an ocean, the sea of life. This book, Sail On, is all about our lives journey, from cradle to glory; it spells out some of the opportunities that come our way, threats or pitfalls that criss-cross our paths. In the book, the realities of threats and opportunities, dangers and securities are based on real-life experience are narrated, and the means of navigating through them are highlighted for guidance. The book encourages us to press on despite the storm(s), to remain focused and to arrive at long last, at the preferred destination of successes, achievements and glories. So, sail on, and again I say: "Sail On!"