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My Lucky Stroke
Sarah Brooker - 2020
She had the world at her feet. On New Year’s Eve, 2002, an unbelievable series of events occurred: a brain aneurysm, a devastating car accident, a body broken and a mind shattered. A life was changed forever. Several weeks later Sarah woke from a coma with no idea of who or where she was or what had happened. But thanks to an extraordinary quirk of the brain, Sarah could remember neuroscience. In fact, when doctors came to visit her during the many months she spent in hospital, Sarah assumed they were consulting her as the brain expert, not attending to her as a patient.My Lucky Stroke is an extraordinary memoir, full of life and insight, humour and drama, a story about rebuilding a life from square one that you won’t easily forget.
The Fire Wars
Kailin Gow - 2011
What can be worse than to finish her senior year at a new school?Living during the post-Erosion period on Earth where there is less land than before, Mac is happy to discover an island of rich beauty and lush landscapes, not to mention mysterious handsome boys and an ancient prophecy that is set to come true in Mac's lifetime.Chance Cutter claims she is his Queen, his goddess to his Fire King, whom he had been searching for years. Their attraction to each other is undeniable, yet why does he seem to hate her? And who is she really?View Official Fire Wars Trailer at:http://youtu.be/ZqG8WFDKg2E
Band of Brothers
Alexander Fullerton - 1996
A mixed force of torpedo boats from Allied Coastal Forces is ordered to intercept and sink her.Navigator Ben Quarry has other worries. His girlfriend, Rosie, is set on returning to occupied France as an SOE agent. His former mistress, now the wife of his CO, Bob Stack, has embarked on an affair with another officer. Ben’s got to tell him.But in the heat of battle, survival is everything…
A standalone naval thriller from a writer who was there, Band of Brothers will keep you gripped.
Praise for Alexander Fullerton ‘The scene of battle is quite overpowering’ Sunday Times‘What le Carré is to the spy genre, Fullerton is to novels of naval warfare’ South Wales Echo‘The most meticulously researched war novels that I have ever read’ Len Deighton ‘His action passages are superb, and he never puts a period foot wrong’ Observer ‘The finest of modern writers about naval warfare’ Manchester Evening News
It's Killing Jerry
Sharn Hutton
For treachery, blackmail and murder.He might be saving the world in his imagination as an MI5 agent, but Jerry's real life boss, wife and ex are all sick of his shenanigans and figure they’d be better off without him.More use dead than alive, he winds up on the news, reported missing and presumed murdered, his fate a mystery to all but one person. Lies used to make life easier, but now one thing’s for sure: being Jerry is murder.
PSALM 83, The Missing Prophecy Revealed - How Israel Becomes the Next Mideast Superpower
Bill Salus - 2013
These enemies of Israel are depicted on the red arrows upon the book cover image, and their mandate is clear: They have said, "Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, That the name of Israel may be remembered no more." (Psalm 83:4). Psalm 83 predicts a climactic, concluding Arab-Israeli war that has eluded the discernment of today's top Bible scholars, and yet, the Middle East stage appears to be set for the fulfillment of this prophecy. While many of today's top Bible experts are predicting that Russia, Iran, Turkey, Libya, and several other countries are going to invade Israel according to the prophecy in Ezekiel 38, this timely book explains how Psalm 83 occurs prior. Discover how Israel defeats their ancient Arab enemies, and why Americans need to stand beside Israel in this coming war! This book is an updated version of Isralestine, The Ancient Blueprints of the Future Middle East, which was written by the same author. This updated version includes over 17 new chapters and appendices.
A Heather's Forge Cozy Mystery Series: Complete Boxed Set
NL Cameron - 2019
After Allie Garrett's great Aunt mysteriously passes away, Allie inherits the Barrell Inn and it's mysterious clue finding cat, Pixie. When Pixie turns up a clue, she also turns the entire town upside town, uncovering a secret that's been hidden for years. This quirky cozy mystery is full of twists, turns and memorable characters as well as a hunky handyman that turns all of the heads in town. The Heather's Forge Cozy Mystery Series includes all six books: * Green with Envy * Choked Up * Straight Through the Heart * Hounded to Death * Inside Out * Under the Family Tree This fun cozy mystery is full of amateur female sleuthing but does not include graphic violence, sex or swearing.
Sands of Blood and Bone: A LitRPG Adventure (Defying Divinity Book 2)
Jamey Sultan - 2021
A Doctor Second Chance for the Rancher
Dobi Daniels - 2020
So when the one man who broke her heart many decades ago lands on her doorstep, she’s not willing to give him a chance again.Widowed Peter Taylor has reached the pinnacle of his career as an award-winning general surgeon and raised two accomplished children. But something seems to be missing in his life. So when he takes a road trip to see a friend and ends up meeting his long-lost love, he’s determined to find out why she left him many years ago.When they get trapped together in a barn, will they resolve their issues and give love a second chance, or will old secrets keep them apart forever?This story was previously published in the Love Under Lockdown Limited Edition Box Set.
The Wrong Letter for the Suitable Bride: A Western Historical Romance Book
Lydia Olson - 2021
Awakened by his Highland Fire
Ava McArthur - 2020
When her father, who was the local Laird's groundskeeper, dies, Elspeth learns that the Laird has already made arrangements for her marriage!Unwilling to marry a man she does not know, Elspeth only accepts because this was her father's dying wish. To her great surprise, her future husband is not only the Laird's nephew but a Laird himself too. Yet, for some reason, Laird Finlay MacCowan, has spent the last six years unwed despite his family's encouragement.As soon as they meet, Elspeth sees in his eyes a brute who cares little for romance, sentiment, or frivolous things. However, Laird Finlay feels like a different man when he first touches her… Elspeth's heart fills with desire and feelings she's never felt before, and she soon realizes that Finlay's arduous character is but a fortress he built to keep his dark secrets concealed.The couple seems to think that marriage won't be as bad as they initially thought, but as soon as Finlay lays down his guard a bit, unseen forces seize the opportunity to destroy the clan.Elspeth felt a reviving fire close to Finlay that reminded her that there is more to life than suffering, but
maybe she has gotten too close to the engulfing flames surrounding him and will soon be consumed by them…
Thing of Darkness: A 1920s Historical Mystery (A Smith Investigates Mystery Book 2)
Beth Byers - 2021
British Trees: A photographic guide to every common species (Collins Complete Guide)
Paul Sterry - 2007
Each species is covered in detail with information on how to identify, whether from a leaf, twig, bark or whole tree, plus extra information on where the tree grows (including a map), how high they grow, what uses the tree is used for and its unique history.Every species is also comprehensively illustrated with photographs of every useful feature – bark, leaf, seed, flower, twig and whole tree.Sample identification section:Silver Birch Betula pendula (Betulaceae) height to 26mA slender, fast-growing deciduous tree with a narrow, tapering crown when young and growing vigorously. Older trees acquire a weeping habit, especially if growing in an open, uncrowded situation.
Forging North
G.E. Sherman - 2012
A determined young man has left Seattle behind to head north:With the lure of Alaska gold burning bright in his eyes, Thomas Thornton set out on a voyage to find fame and fortune. He left everything behind, with a promise to his girl he would return. Thomas soon learned that Alaska had other ideas about his future. With the grit and determination demanded by those that seek to tame Alaska, Thomas vows to see his dreams come true.