Tristan Fairholm is an ordinary teenager who would give his own heart to save his brother. Suddenly his life is turned upside down when an earthquake hits his sleepy town of Valley City, North Dakota. He panics, and makes a fatal decision that lands him in court. But no one else felt the earthquake. Is he lying? Or are darker forces at play?Tristan Fairholm is an ordinary teenager who would give his own heart to save his brother. Suddenly his life is turned upside down when an earthquake hits his sleepy town of Valley City, North Dakota. He panics, and makes a fatal decision that lands him in court. While stuck in limbo at Juvie, he is cut off from his family, tormented by bullies, and treated like a criminal. Worst of all, no one believes him. After all, no one else felt the earthquake. Is he lying? Or are darker forces at play? The Last Day of Freedom is the first book in the young adult fantasy series, Natural Order. Views: 677
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, a special gift edition of Edgedancer, a short novel of the Stormlight Archive (previously published in Arcanum Unbounded).
Three years ago, Lift asked a goddess to stop her from growing older--a wish she believed was granted. Now, in Edgedancer, the barely teenage nascent Knight Radiant finds that time stands still for no one. Although the young Azish emperor granted her safe haven from an executioner she knows only as Darkness, court life is suffocating the free-spirited Lift, who can't help heading to Yeddaw when she hears the relentless Darkness is there hunting people like her with budding powers. The downtrodden in Yeddaw have no champion, and Lift knows she must seize this awesome responsibility. Views: 677
Amelia's world came crashing down when her parents separated and she was forced to relocate with her mother to a new part of town. But when Duke and Gabriella move into the suite downstairs with their menagerie of exotic animals, Amelia feels like she's been thrown a lifeline. Helping care for the animals gives Amelia a sense of purpose, and she's determined to keep Duke and Gabriella's secret. But eventually her mother discovers the animals and refuses to let them stay. To make matters worse, Winston, a sulcata tortoise, has fallen ill, and the medical bills are piling up. Can Amelia figure out a way to help save Winston and keep her newfound family together? Views: 677
Welcome to Strandvig! Danes are the happiest people on earth, and the residents of this sleepy seaside town are no exception. Meet Lea Jensen (a thirty-something whose life is passing her by) and her friend Bent Bang (a sexagenarian with a penchant for the ladies) and join them - and the other members of the Viking Swimmers Club - for a daily dip in the winter sea. Wander along Strandvig High Street and stop by Frandsen Brothers store, purveyors of iconic Scandinavian design and the latest village gossip. Relax with a cold beer at Strandhøj Hotel, famous for its hearty Danish fare and the landlord’s terrible jokes. Life in Strandvig is certainly 'hyggelig'…
But don’t get too comfy because still waters run deep. Lea’s old flame is back in town and making waves. Quickly followed by the discovery of a body. Could there really be a killer on the loose, here in Strandvig, where nothing ever happens? Lea and Bent are about to find out…
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This is an important first collection of essays, reflections and poems by Nora Bateson, the noted research designer, film-maker, writer and lecturer. She is the daughter of Gregory Bateson, president of the International Bateson Institute (IBI) and an adviser to numerous bodies at international and governmental level. Building on Gregory Bateson's famous book Towards an Ecology of Mind and her own film on the subject, Nora Bateson here updates our thinking on systems and ecosystems, applying her own insights and those of her team at IBI to education, organisations, complexity, academia, and the way that society organizes itself. She also introduces two terms:•'symmathesy' to describe the contextual mutual learning through interaction that takes place in living entities at larger or smaller scales•'transcontextuality' to describe the multiple, interlayered spatial, social, temporal, cultural, ecological, economic contexts in which... Views: 677
When you fall in love with your best friend, it’s the kind of love that’s supposed to last forever.
Jovana Donovan was a true believer of happily ever afters—until her best friend, Christopher, was killed in Afghanistan, destroying her belief that fairy-tale endings existed.
Destroying her. Destroying her world.
Five years later…
Jovana finds herself still stuck in the past, unable to find closure with Christopher’s death.
When she moves to Austin, Texas, with her son, Junior, she’s finally given the fresh start she’s been desperately seeking.
What she doesn’t know is that the fresh start comes in the form of her sexy neighbor, Drew Greyson.
Their friendship starts off rocky, but eventually, a spark between them ignites. It isn’t long before that spark turns explosive, and she finds herself falling for him.
Drew wants to be her everything, her forever, but will Jo’s pain from losing Christopher stop her from following her heart? Views: 677
She traded in her prison uniform for shackles of a different kind.After escaping a North Korean prison camp, Mee-Kyong is hustled over the border and sold into the Chinese underworld. She vows to survive, but sheer determination and willpower won’t save her this time. Is she fated to remain a slave forever?A gritty suspense novel from inspirational novelist Alana Terry, who has won awards from Women of Faith, Readers' Faith, The Book Club Network, and many others. The Whispers of Refuge series is a collection of suspense novels that tell the stories of contemporary North Koreans. These books can be read in any order. Views: 677
THE SINS is a collection of three flash fiction stories. The stories are each in the point of view of a main character who is trying to change their current life, who refuse to settle for anything but their dream. The stories consist of fiction, supernatural and suspense. "Anthos" is a flash fiction about a character named Aurora who awakens confused on how she is alive in a different world named Anthos. You see, when people on Earth die they are reincarnated to Anthos but are forbidden to expose themselves to Earth. What are they hiding? Aurora meets Wyatt who is also missing his family on Earth. Will they break the law or will Aurora learn how to function in Anthos?Being "Murdered" isn't easy but being stuck on Earth is just plain unfair. Hailey must reveal the truth but when her murderer finds an accomplice willing to make sure Hailey does not succeed, what is she to do? Whether talking a walk or taking a run anything outside of Haley's home is her perfect "Escape" but what happens when that is not enough?In this flash fiction story titled "The Frayed Rope" Jade and Jess walk through the woods and stumble upon a dangerous scene. In fear of their lives being on the line, will they do what is right or will the fear kept them shut? Views: 676
Now that Rachel is married, Miriam employs the young Amish woman, Martha, to work at Eden. The vandalism escalates, the suspects again being the rival B&B owners. Yet is it vandalism, or looters searching for Captain Kidd's lost treasure? Martha is drawn to the Amish man, James, but is James betrothed to an Englischer? While Martha searches for love at Eden, she first has to figure out who she can trust. Amish Haven is Book 2 in the Amish Bed and Breakfast Series by USA Today Best-selling author, Ruth Hartzler. Views: 676
