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A glowing stone with unimaginable power.
A trip across the cosmos.
The beginning of an epic journey which would ultimately impact the entire human race.
Many years ago, Navy airman Durell Dykstra stumbled across a strange stone hidden in the thick brush beside an abandoned military runway in Africa. Not knowing the power the stone possessed, he put it with the other artifacts he had collected throughout his years of service.
Long after...
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When three corpses are found at a construction site in Philadelphia, homicide detective Samantha Ballard is assigned to investigate the bizarre deaths. The bodies seem like a hoax-withered like ancient mummies, yet dressed in modern day clothing. As more mummified corpses begin to appear throughout the city, Samantha must embark on an investigation that erodes the line between the possible and impossible.
Jack Allyn, a radio DJ who thinks his career...
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New York defense attorney Neil Brewster has everything he's ever wanted: an expensive Manhattan apartment, a gorgeous fiancé, a forthcoming partnership in his law firm, and a reputation for winning even the most hopeless cases. His utter ruthlessness and bullying--both in and out of the courtroom--are legendary, and have been since his childhood.
With a new high profile court case looming, a camping reunion with his old high school cronies becomes...
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A finalist for the 2020 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards
Named a 2020 Notable Indie by Shelf Unbound magazine
A finalist for the 33rd annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award
Three can keep a secret, but only if two are dead.
No one knows that better than Kaitlyn Ashe, who has been running from a childhood secret her whole life. Until now. Crowned the top-rated radio DJ in Philadelphia, she is finally ready to settle down with her fiancé and...
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Be sure your sin won't find you out.
When a Delaware real estate mogul is murdered, Reverend Candice Miller is called to minister to the grieving family. She quickly realizes that the killer has adopted the symbolism of sin eating, a Victorian-era religious ritual, as a calling card.
Newspaper journalist Brian Wilder wants the scoop on the killing, including the meaning behind the mysterious loaf of bread left with the corpse. Is it the work of a...
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From the never-ending controversy over the Boston Massacre to the world's first working (sort of) submarine, “It Happened in the Revolutionary War” looks at intriguing people and episodes that shaped the course of the war.
Meet Banistre Tarlton, a ruthless British commander who showed no mercy, earning him a reputation as the meanest man in America. Relive the harrowing horseback journey of Betsy Dowdy, a sixteen-year-old who braved a 50-mile...
7) Death in the Great Smoky Mountains: Stories of Accidents and Foolhardiness in the Most Popular Park
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It's no surprise that fatalities occur every year in Great Smoky Mountains National Park due to the sheer number of visitors-more than ten million annually! In these cautionary tales, Bradley recounts deaths and other unfortunate incidents that have resulted from accidents and human folly, including bear attacks, swift water disasters, and mysterious disappearances. Armchair travelers and park visitors alike will be fascinated by the dangers lurking...
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A true account of all of the units that rode with famed Civil War leader Nathan Bedford Forrest is, presented in this thoroughly researched work. Fascinating character sketches of important commanders and soldiers along with an in-depth timeline tying their actions to major events are, offered, having been pulled from both primary and secondary sources. Filled with intimate details including battlefield conversations, each section provides a revealing...
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Every leader needs a trusted confidant. For Nathan Bedford Forrest, one of the Civil War's greatest military minds, that man was David Campbell Kelley. Kelley began adulthood in the clergy, serving for two years as a missionary in China and returning home just a year before the Civil War. He then raised a company of cavalry from his family's large congregation that became part of Forrest's original regiment. Kelley quickly became Forrest's second...
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In an exciting exposition, Michael R. Bradley brings to life the Confederate cavalry operations during the winter of 1862. These strategic plans centered on an unprecedented use of horsemen in carefully orchestrated maneuvers to successfully strike behind enemy lines. The series of daring raids by Confederate riders, were led by Nathan Bedford Forrest, John Hunt Morgan, Earl Van Dorn, and Joseph Wheeler. Although of widely different backgrounds and...
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• Was Ulysses S. Grant really a "perpetual drunk"? Some said he never met a bottle he didn't like. But did his headache medication also cause intoxication-like behavior? And did much of the talk originate with those jealous of Grant? • Was Stonewall Jackson just a "sucker"? Thomas Jonathan Jackson became known not only as a brilliant strategist but also as an eccentric who obsessively sucked lemons. Was it a love of fresh fruit? Or his favorite...
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As the Civil War unfolded, Murfreesboro became hotly contested by Confederate and Union forces. Both sides occupied the town for significant periods, with power changing hands as the fighting raged. Punctuated by events like Nathan Bedford Forrest's raid on Union forces in July 1862, Jefferson Davis's visit and the wedding of General John Hunt Morgan and Martha Ready, wartime Murfreesboro saw no shortage of drama. As combat escalated, the bloody Battle...
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From up here on stage, I can see her.
Even with her First Lady hair and Sunday school shoes, I can't take my eyes off of her.
The music starts. I swing my hips to the thumping bass. Oh, so slowly I slip one button through a hole, then another, then another. I ease the black silk from my shoulders and toss it right toward her.
I watch her pale glossy lips form a big 'O' before she catches it like a major league baller. The flashing lights blind me....
14) Freeing My Family: One Uyghur man's epic battle to save his wife and son and bring them to Australia
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The remarkable true story of a father who moved heaven and earth to help his wife and son escape Chinese persecution and bring them to safety in Australia.
In a remote area of deserts and mountains where the Silk Road once ran, China has built the world's largest prison. The Uyghur population of Xinjiang is being systematically rounded up, with as many as a million citizens being held in detention. In Australia, Sadam was desperate to keep his wife...
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It's never too late to make the right choice.
No matter how hard she tries, Hannah Morrison Keesling can't get life right. She's hopped from one career to the next, but fears she will never live up to the fame and success of her parents. Hannah's also jumped from one relationship to the next, but couldn't get that right either. In the end, she settled for a marriage with financier Michael Keesling. Because he loved her. Because he wouldn't leave.
Somewhere...