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Shortly after he inherits the powerful position of Lord of Eaton, 10-year-old Richard Ludel disappears from Shrewsbury Abbey, where he had been a student. Did he run away or was he kidnapped? Brother Cadfael suspects the hermit of Eyton Forest, a mysterious man rumored to have holy powers, knows the answer.

Until an avalanche ripped down a mountainside, exposing a serial killer’s dumping grounds, Antler Valley, Colorado, was a quiet town. Now Forest Service officer Maya Thompson and her beautiful K-9, Juniper, must catch the murderer before they become the next targets. With the neighboring town’s new overconfident sheriff deterring the entire investigation, a murderer on the loose and heartthrob deputy Josh Colton racing through her mind, Maya is at a crossroads. Josh is ready to go all in, but Maya has one foot out the door.

If you live on a rapidly changing planet, you'd be wise to learn how it works. The giant old forests on a skinny stretch of land on the far west coast of North America have a lot to say about living in a twitchy world.

“I fear not the dark ... but what may lurk within it” From the author of the bestselling series, Encounters in the Woods and What Lurks Beyond, comes a new series focused exclusively on the creepy, scary, and dangerous things that lurk in the deep forests. Ethan Hayes has been collecting firsthand encounters from people all over the world for years and in Fear in the Forest, he has saved some of his best stories for the pages ahead. From terrifying face to face encounters with Bigfoot and Sasquatch, to horrifying instances of being stalked by a Wendigo and Black Eyed Children; Ethan ...

Looking to start a homestead in the desert? Look no further than Homesteading in Arizona, the ultimate guide to sustainable living in arid climates. In this comprehensive eBook, you'll learn everything you need to know to establish and maintain a thriving homestead in the unforgiving terrain of Arizona. From preparing your land for the desert landscape to choosing the right crops and livestock, the information you'll find in these pages will help you succeed where others have failed. Chapter 1 introduces you to the arid terrain of Arizona and the unique challenges it presents to ...

After breaking things off with my abusive ex, I needed somewhere safe to rebuild my life, and you don’t get any safer than living with a group of protective bear shifters.

Poppy knew she was taking a risk following her beloved Ragweed to Bannock Hill, but a night of dancing with the handsome golden mouse was just too tempting. So when Ragweed is scooped up by the sinister owl, Mr. Ocax, who rules over Dimwood forest, she’s devastated. Her whole life she was warned of Mr. Ocax’s evil ways … how could she have been so foolish to put herself and Ragweed at risk?

In the Forest of No Joy captures in vivid detail the experiences of the men, women, and children who toiled on the railroad, and forces a reassessment of the moral relationship between modern industrialized empires and what could be called global humanitarian impulses - the desire to improve the lives of people outside of Europe. Drawing on exhaustive research in French and Congolese archives, a chilling documentary record, J.P. Daughton tells the epic story of the Congo-Océan railroad and in doing so reveals the human costs and contradictions of modern empire.

After a painful breakup and a failed writing career, Julian retreats to a remote mountain cabin to clear his head. The town nearby is quiet. Too quiet. Locals whisper about the Echoes of the Green — creatures said to haunt the woods, stealing the warmth from your skin and the love from your heart. Julian doesn’t believe in ghost stories. Until he meets Asher — strange, magnetic, and not quite human. Asher is beautiful, wild, and heartbreakingly lonely. He warns Julian to leave. To never walk past the river. To never stay out after nightfall. But Julian’s curiosity—and his growing ...

When the topic of grandchildren comes up during a weekly sewing circle, the matriarchs of the founding families seek out the witch Elder to scry to see if their sons have mates. They are shocked to discover that many of their son's mates are out in the world and are human! Fearing that their future daughter in laws will end up dead before being claimed and providing them with grandchildren to spoil, they convince their own mates that something must be done.

This freewheeling black comedy features a bizarre cast of characters, including a Japanese man with a ball floating six inches in front of his head, an American CEO with three arms, and a Brazilian peasant who discovers the art of healing by tickling one’s earlobe with a feather. By the end of this hilarious tale, they each have risen to the heights of wealth and fame, before arriving at disasters—both personal and ecological— that destroy the rain forest and all birds of Brazil.

A Young Learners Learning English For Kids Book About A Prehistoric Neanderthal Stone Age Family Similar To The Croods And How They Survive When Living In A Dangerous New Wilderness In The Territory Of The Spotted Beast The Caveman Kids first meet the Baby Mammoth on the way home from the Mammoth Hunt. Then the Baby Mammoth saves the Clan from the Big Storm that turns the river into a Raging Wild River. Now the Clan finds a New Cave to Call Home as they walk away from the river in the pouring rain. But the area they have stumbled into is the territory of the Spotted Beast and the Baby ...

Gavriel Ambrosios has been dreaming of his accident prone mate for weeks. Now that he is nearing the apex of his vampiric transition, she has made her way to Lycaonia, just when he is at his most dangerous. Elizabeth Monroe was planning on staying in Lycaonia while humans forgot about the swan dive she took out of her boss's office window. Little did she know that this short side trip was about to become permanent. Gavriel is the mate she has always dreamed of. Even as he sweeps her off her feet his need to protect her has him pushing her away.

Some legends refuse to stay buried. Camp Deadwood is about to learn that lesson in blood. When a group of optimistic counselors arrives to reopen the infamous, isolated camp, they dream of bonfires and summer adventures. But the surrounding wilderness hides a chilling secret, and the camp's dark, forgotten history is thirsting for new victims. Ignored warnings from a haunted groundskeeper quickly turn into a desperate reality as an ancient terror awakens in the deep woods. A legendary Sasquatch, more cunning, intelligent, and brutal than any folklore could describe, begins its relentless ...

In the perilous Savageclaw Forest, Princess Ethel defies tradition, joining a royal hunt where love, danger, and destiny intertwine, and only the bravest heart will claim victory. King Leofric of Oakcrest orchestrates a grand royal hunt, enlisting neighboring princes and the skilled Orc tracker, Thrall, to lead the expedition. Princess Ethel defies tradition, insisting on joining the hunt, sparking both admiration and consternation. The stakes are high: the prince who fells the first boar earns the hand of Ethel. Yet, Ethel cunningly negotiates the right to choose her own spouse if she ...

A scorned god. A mysterious acolyte. A forgetting drug. A dangerous forest. One girl caught between the freedom she always wanted and a sister she can't bear to leave behind. Under the cover of the Night Forest, will Lucha be able to step into her own power...or will she be consumed by it?

It's been five years since Bridget Theroux's death shocked the small town of Dalton, Maine, leaving behind husband Nate and daughter Sophie, now a vibrant young child. Nate doesn't always know how to answer her questions, but he is intent on raising her with joy—and shielding her from her grandmother, Annette, who remains dangerously locked away in her grief.

Koans are the record of paradoxical and provocative exchanges between Zen masters and their students that developed in medieval China. These exchanges, though often elaborated through commentary, have also been boiled down to one-line questions or statements to be held in meditation and daily life. Famous examples include, "What is the sound of one hand?" and "Not knowing is most intimate." In Through Forests of Every Color, renowned Zen teacher Joan Sutherland reimagines the koan tradition with allegiance to the root spirit of the koans.

This book of historical anecdotes is set in the Northwestern Lake Superior region. It is fact filled, fast moving, humorous and witty with identifiable human faces. You will get to know the people who made America what it is today; fur traders, Indians, voyagers, lumberjacks, robber barons and homesteading pioneers. Travel through history on the Brule River of Wisconsin and along the shore of Lake Superior. Take note of the howls of the timber wolves, the war cries of the Ojibwe and Sioux, and the tales of the lumbermen.

No one has done more to transform our understanding of trees than the world-renowned scientist Suzanne Simard. Raised in the forests of British Columbia, where her family has lived for generations, Professor Simard did not set out to be a scientist. She was working in the forest service when she first discovered how trees communicate underground through an immense web of fungi, at the centre of which lie the Mother Trees: the mysterious, powerful entities that nurture their kin and sustain the forest.