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Journey back in time and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the unsung heroes who defined a nation. "American Civil War Heroes" unveils a gripping narrative filled with the extraordinary tales of bravery, sacrifice, and resilience that history often overlooks.

The Carnival Has Faced Monsters Before—But This One Is Hungry for More Than Just Blood. The Thunder & Shield Traveling Carnival has seen its share of darkness, but nothing could prepare them for what waits in the shadows of South Dakota’s badlands. Shortly after setting up at a local fairground, Mr. Atlas—strongman, wrestling champion, and carnival owner—is visited by an old friend. Sheriff Peter Hahkota, a tribal police officer and former code talker from the war, has come with a desperate plea. Something ancient and merciless has been slaughtering people on the reservation, and no...

The world's most conniving mother is back, and has more tricks up her sleeves. Patrice Cain once had it all. Being the First Lady to the powerful Judge Mahoney, she was a part of the elite crowd. Her family was well put together, wealthy, and on top of the world. But having it all wasn't enough. She had to have the one thing that would hurt her old friends, the one thing that should have been off limits, her daughter's boyfriend, Taj. After Melrose goes crazy from her betrayal and murders her boyfriend, Patrice is stripped of all the luxuries she was once accustomed to.

There was nothing average about the small town of Pine Falls, Nebraska in the year 1891. When a resident died and left his home and estate to the town, Sheriff Nolan used it to bring seven single ladies to their town. They'd grown up in an orphanage, but after becoming of age, had nowhere to go. He offered them the use of the now vacant home, and assured them several reputable businesses were looking for help. The small town welcomed the ladies, who finally felt like they were part of a community. There was now more than one seamstress in town, the restaurant owner finally had some help, ...

Even after the institution of slavery became illegal, the legacy of slavery continued through injustices created by the Jim Crow laws. Learn more about these discriminatory laws that have shaped America's past and present. Inspired by a belief that knowledge is power, Read Woke Books seek to amplify the voices of people who are not white, provide information about groups that have been disenfranchised, share perspectives of people who have been underrepresented or oppressed, challenge social norms and disrupt the status quo, and encourage readers to take action in their community.

New York City, 1890 Olga Schoon’s father has big plans for her life. Soon, she will be married. In fact, he has found her the perfect match. Olga, however, has no time for love. New York City’s garment factory workers deserve safe and fair working conditions, and as the daughter of one of the city’s most successful factory owners, she is determined to help the cause. Can she navigate her father’s strict expectations while still pursuing her calling? And what happens when her growing feelings for a handsome business associate threaten to destroy everything she’s been striving for? ...

I've heard that the saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from an enemy. It comes from those you would have never expected it to come from, like your friends and sometimes your family. For Nichole Jackson it came from both. Amber, Nichole and Bianca had been best friends for a few years but neither of them really knew the other. They all pretty much only shared the information that they wanted each other to know. The scariest thing to have in your life is a best friend that doesn't really like you.

At 13 years old, Singing Wind is captured in her Lakota village by a band of enemy Pawnee who take her as a virgin sacrifice. She escapes and wanders the Great Plains alone. How long can she survive?

It was 1825.The Michigan Territory had lain ripe for settlement by hardy American souls for thirteen years. But there were reasons the interior had remained wild. Indian uprisings, harsh weather, diseases, and loneliness were hardships to face let alone clearing trees and building homes. Finally the trickle of pioneers advancing from the shores began. Eliza Pearce was a young woman with goals of her own. They did not include taming the Territory. But, too young to argue, she finds herself immersed in pioneer life and struggling to survive her experience. Grief. Strife. There are those that ...

Romantic sparks fly when a fiercely independent woman who has cast-iron plans for her life and an eligible bachelor who’s rarely seen without a beautiful lady on his arm, clash in a fateful meeting in this 1950s sweet Southern romance. Joanna Gardner’s past disturbs her every waking moment. Only her painting soothes her unrest, and there, she submerges herself, shutting out all social interactions. Until Junior Neale enters her life. When the respected lawyer Junior Neale first meets Joanna, he is rendered almost speechless, and all those other women’s charms fade away. But then he ...

When Her Heart Beats in Indiana is a heart-wrenching tale of love, sacrifice, and the struggle between mortality and immortality. When a vampire named Edgar releases his beloved from their eternal bond, she returns to her hometown of Mishawaka, Indiana to live out the rest of her days as a human. However, fate has other plans, and a mysterious illness threatens to take her life. Edgar must navigate the treacherous waters of love and duty as he grapples with the difficult decision to break his promise and intervene, or to let her go and embrace her humanity. Set against the beautiful ...

After high school ends, life begins for 17-year old Angel after falling into the clutches of a sexy, smooth-talking pimp named Jay. Instead of taking the path that leads to a bright future, she instead takes a different, much darker route. James "Jay" Anderson not only opens Angel's eyes to a whole new world, he also introduces her to a quick and convenient way of making cold, hard cash. Floating on a dream, Angel obliges, unaware of the hidden danger that also comes with the territory.

"Listen closely, 'til your attention is undivided, because the story I’m 'bout to tell will twist you up if you ain't sharp." - Dutch

Dutch pens another mystery classic like only he can. Take a journey back in time with him - he promises to deliver this urban tale like no other.

Two traveling college students confront their disintegrating relationship and the new American reality in a breakdown lane along the Italian Superstrade. A woman chases the ghost of her neglectful father to a vanished amusement park at the end of the Long Beach pier. In these atmospheric, wide-ranging, surprisingly playful, and deeply mournful stories, grandkids and widows, ice cream-truck drivers and judges, travelers and invalids all discover — and sometimes even survive — the everyday losses from which the most vengeful ghosts so often spring.

Dr. Robert Goddard was the first scientist who not only realized the potential for rockets for space flight but also contributed directly in making them a reality. His rare talent in both creative science and practical engineering placed Goddard well above the European rocket pioneers. The dedicated research and experimentation into the development of rockets by the modest man went largely unrecognized in the Untied States until the dawn of the space age.

Odds stacked against him Confederate Captain Rye Tyler witnesses the fatal shooting of Confederate soldiers in a Murfreesboro, Tennessee prison. In his quest for revenge, Tyler uncovers an explosive conspiracy that could change the West and also finds love in the arms of a woman whose mission was to assist in his destructionEleven years after he had been sent away from Minnesota, Rye Tyler returned to his home on a mission of revenge. The young man, who had turned into a spy and a ruthless killer in the Confederate Army, wanted three men for killing unarmedcomrades in a Tennessee prison. A ...

Drama comes a second time around in Ebony and Ivory 2. Twice the drama. Twice the action. And twice the "ratchetness". Will these sisters ever learn? An unexpected dose of revenge has temporarily put Ebony out of commission, but the minute she gets back on her feet she is determined to seek vengeance against the man who tried to kill her.

What if they weren't what you prayed for? Do you stay? In the 1st book of The Twisted Lessons Collection, Nellie gets tired of her bible preaching, cheating husband and plots a twisted revenge. Oh, what a twisted lesson she will mend when first she practices to get revenge.

The Boujee Circle is a series of books about four friends/enemies. Let's call them "frenemies." Ashley, Dina, Brittney, and Miranda. Four women, with four very different personalities. The one thing these women have in common is money. All four of the ladies do pretty well financially. Some ladies get their money in different ways than others, but money, or the perception of having money, is the one thing the ladies have in common. You know that saying "birds of a feather flock together?" Yeah that. The Boujee Circle series is broken down into seasons and episodes. The first season has four...

Summer 1787. After a long, difficult, and devastating war for independence was won, the Articles of Confederation–our first form of government–was falling apart at the seams. Controversy and dissention reigned supreme as Congress convened at Independence Hall. Fiery passions, ablaze with visions of a new form of government “by and for the people,” hovered on the horizon. Would the sun of a New Age sink under a cloud of doubt and dissention? Or would it represent the dawn of a new era breaking over the world as A Rising Sun.