English Forest

In this gripping historical memoir, journalist and famed redwood activist Greg King examines how investors and a growing U.S. economy drove the timber industry to cut down all but 4 percent of the original two-million-acre redwood ecosystem. King first examined redwood logging in the 1980s—as an award-winning reporter. What he found in the woods convinced him to leap the line of neutrality and become an activist dedicated to saving the very last ancient redwood groves remaining in private hands.

As the sun sets itself to blast one of the largest super coronal mass ejections in 10 million years, a homeless man named Terrance (T-Bone) Williams begins having prophetic visions of the impeding blast which will leave over three quarters of the planet a scorched wasteland. He begins his race against the clock, to tell the world around him that their time is running short, but will society listen, or will his visions be tossed aside as the incoherent ramblings of just another crazy homeless guy?

FFFHAMS is three books in one, with three different purposes. First, it's a spiritual guide that helps you understand your purpose and the world around you. Then, it's an instructional manual that teaches you how to escape the matrix and live a more fulfilling life. Finally, it's a collection of three powerful stories that explore the themes of self-discovery, forgiveness, and the pursuit of happiness.

Rosy is a bone familiar, gifted with the power to shift into animals marked with exposed bone. She spends most of her days in the magical Bone Forest, caring for her feral grandmother and hiding her powers to avoid conscription by the Witch King’s army. Until the day that Princess Shaw, a witch known as Death’s Heir, visits the Forest. When Rosy saves Shaw’s life, the princess offers her the chance to attend the prestigious school, Witch Hall, as payment. Though Rosy is wary of Shaw’s intentions, she cannot pass up the opportunity to find the cure for her grandmother’s affliction.

The boundaries between reality and the unexplainable blur once again in volume 3. This collection dives deeper into the mysteries of the wild, uncovering stories that defy logic and leave you questioning what lurks in the shadows of the trees. From eerie whispers echoing in moonlit clearings to glowing figures vanishing at the edge of the trail, this volume takes you on a journey through forests shrouded in legends and untold horrors. Discover tales of lone hikers stumbling upon portals to other realms, ancient spirits awakening to reclaim their land, and cryptic signs left behind by beings...

After the cultists’ defeat at the Battle of Dun Morlaig, a fragile peace returns to Westskyr. But whispers of another ancient drake awaken new fears, and the vengeful leader of the dragon cult will stop at nothing to unleash her fury. Torin, burdened by guilt and a sense of honor, sets out to find his lost companion. Aided by a fierce Holy Blade, his desperate search leads him to Briarhold in Wyndor, a city of dark secrets built inside a forest of towering trees.

I thought I had it bad - living in my dead Dad’s old hunting blind in the woods, barely staying alive on apples and ramen...that was before the storm hit and destroyed the only form of shelter I had left. Enter, Jared. The hottest - and most unavailable - guy at school. Except he wasn’t Jared when he pulled me out of the mud. He wasn’t even human. As if that wasn’t unsettling enough, when he brought me back to his cabin, I found he wasn’t alone. Another guy, one I’d only ever heard about in whispers beneath the bleachers, was there too.

Set in the time of the first Barons war this tells the tale of three unwanted young children who are left orphaned and then discarded by their village, driven away by the constable they roam from town to town until they meet a woman of the forest who they strike bargain with she teaches the young girl spells and potions and survival skills and in return they forage for food, the boys hunt a dangerous occupation and the eldest is captured by Normans, branded and mutilated his mind broken he is cast out to die. The witch repairs his mind and builds his body to that of a giant, fighting ...

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.

Log in. Lock in. Never log out. Morgan Reid is a combat vet and ex-security consultant with one goal—understand Nexus Dynamics’ neural tech and save his comatose brother. But when he enters Netherworld, the most advanced VRMMORPG ever created, he discovers a terrifying truth: no one can log out. Fifty thousand players are trapped. A rogue AI called The Architect controls the code. And one failed escape attempt has already left a girl brain-dead in the real world. Now, Morgan must level up, decode a world built on twisted logic, and survive deadly digital realms with real-life ...

Traditional stories endure generation after generation because, although they are not literal, they resound in truths on a human scale. Folktales remind us of wisdom so elemental it is often lost in the rush of everyday life - sometimes common sense makes no sense at all.

Unlike the other residents of St. Virgil, Selina DaSilva does not believe in magic. With a logical mind and a knack for botany, Selina used to dream of leaving the island to study Pharmacology—until a vicious, unsolved attack left her father dead and her mother in a coma. Now her guilt over her mother’s condition keeps her tethered to the island, relegated to conning gullible tourists with useless talismans and phony protection rituals. But when one of those tourists ends up at the center of a string of strange murders, the truth that Selina has been denying can no longer be avoided.

victorious American army, having driven through Belgium almost unopposed, ran head-on into German soldiers on their own home ground, in some of the most rugged country in western Germany - and at the beginning of the worst fall and winter weather in decades.

Yuki Hirano is just out of high school when his parents enroll him, against his will, in a forestry training program in the remote mountain village of Kamusari. No phone, no internet, no shopping. Just a small, inviting community where the most common expression is “take it easy.” At first, Yuki is exhausted, fumbles with the tools, asks silly questions, and feels like an outcast. Kamusari is the last place a city boy from Yokohama wants to spend a year of his life. But as resistant as he might be, the scent of the cedars and the staggering beauty of the region have a pull.

Nevare Burvelle has survived major combat and is making a quick recovery from a disease plaguing his fellows in the King's army. He also believes he is free from the Speck magic that held him under its sway. Now traveling home to rendezvous with his fiancée, Nevare suffers haunting visions and soon realizes that malicious magic still resides within him - and is intent on destroying everything he holds dear.

The Northwoods’ Detectives series continues when a young woman is attacked by Lake Metonga in Crandon, Wisconsin. Brayden and Mike are assigned the open and shut case, but as they dig into the town’s past, a winding investigation emerges. The contentious duo must work through their own issues of jealousy and betrayal while trying to find who has been haunting the small town. Will Brayden and Mike be able to put their personal issues aside long enough to find the killer… or has their partnership finally come to its inevitable end?

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 Kingdom in Ruin. A Goddess’s Last Hope. A Love Written in the Stars. Long ago, Elowyn, the goddess of the forest, fell in love with the King of Eldoria and bore him a daughter. As a gift, she blessed his bloodline with an enchanted forest, a living bridge between their worlds. Under her favor, Eldoria flourished for centuries. Until war shattered everything. In a ruthless bid for power, a rival kingdom waged war against Eldoria, determined to sever its divine connection. Flames consumed the once-thriving forest, leaving it a wasteland of ash and sorrow. The goddess’s favor faded, and ...

We go through life, beginning at a young age, being scared by supposed mythical creatures so we'll go to sleep, be good and mind our parents. In the midst of the fear, our parents reassure us that these creatures are not real. And then, we find that every creature that they ever used against us is as real as you and me. When we first moved here and I saw my first Sasquatch, I was terrified! How could these childhood monsters be real? My mind was frantic to find the answer and to understand why my parents and grandparents lied to me. Fast-forwarding to present day; These creatures...these ...

Lost: one little boy. When Little Alfred runs away from home and winds up in the Dark Unchanted Forest being trailed by a bobcat, Hank the Cowdog knows that it's up to him to save his young master. So, mustering up all the courage that a Head of Ranch Security can come up with, he bravely makes his way into the forest.