Higher Worlds

Jack Corvus is a retired police detective, seeking tranquility in a world cruise after a lifetime of solving crimes. His peaceful journey takes a sinister turn when a fellow passenger is murdered. Trapped aboard a ship filled with suspects, Jack must once again put his detective skills to the test. With limited resources and a ticking clock, he'll need to navigate a labyrinth of secrets and lies to uncover the truth and bring the killer to justice.

Yellowstone remains a national icon, one of the few entities capable of bridging ideological divides in the United States. Yet the park's history is also filled with episodes of conflict and exclusion, setting precedents for Native American land dispossession, land rights disputes, and prolonged tensions between commercialism and environmental conservation. Yellowstone's legacies are both celebratory and problematic. A Place Called Yellowstone tells the comprehensive story of Yellowstone National Park as the story of the nation itself.

Groundhog Day meets the worst super-spy, ever. Every time Rueben Peet dies, he "returns" to his body with the memories of what's to come. It seems that he gets to "repeat" his mistakes again and again. Good thing, too.... Rueben is the worst super-spy ever. When New York City comes under threat of nuclear destruction, Rueben is the only one who can save the city. But even an infinite number of redos is not enough, for lurking in the background is a nefarious force threatening not only NYC, but also the world.

I never wanted to be a hero. I acted on impulse and did a really stupid thing to save a lot of people. And it worked. Except that I wasn't the only one who did a stupid thing that day. After I drank the potion that would have been used to destroy the Tiger Army and possibly all of Stalana, the Tiger Lord did something that had never been done before; he made me a faerie. Yep, that idiot gave me a piece of his soul and then his Goddess used it to transform me into one of them. Now, I'm immortal. Sure, sounds great. But I'm also bound to the man who saved my life. I feel things for him that I...

Mission at Nuremberg is Tim Townsend's gripping story of the American Army chaplain sent to save the souls of the Nazis incarcerated at Nuremberg, a compelling and thought-provoking tale that raises questions of faith, guilt, morality, vengeance, forgiveness, salvation, and the essence of humanity.

By winning the state high school basketball championship in 1955, ten teens from an Indianapolis school meant to be the centerpiece of racially segregated education in the state shattered the myth of their inferiority. Their brilliant coach had fashioned an unbeatable team from a group of boys born in the South and raised in poverty. Anchored by the astonishing Oscar Robertson, a future college and NBA star, the Crispus Attucks Tigers went down in history as the first state champions from Indianapolis and the first all-black team in U.S. history to win a racially open championship tournament.

Can Aimi defeat a bigger competitor than teams sponsored by Silicon Valley's most powerful Internet behemoths? The teams boarded the Floating City to travel the world in search of hidden mythological relics that when found may open doors to new worlds for the winners. Aimi was defeated by her mentor in part one of this epic voyage. Has Aimi sacrificed her integrity to no avail? Can she make her way back to her team? If you like honest characters, beautiful twists, and Christian themes, then you’ll love father-daughter writing duo Bill & Mia Belew’s wonderful tale. Buy sixth-in-series, ...

Welcome to this audiobook designed to help you improve your academic English vocabulary with helpful idioms, phrases, and expressions. Real World English for Academic Situations Inside & Outside the Classroom is designed for English learners at a low or high-intermediate level (IELTS levels 5-7). My goal is to help you expand your academic English vocabulary and to be able to speak and write more fluently. Improve your confidence when studying at an English-speaking college or talking to colleagues from other countries.

This is a love story like no other: Elinor Powell was an African-American nurse in the US military during World War II; Frederick Albert was a soldier in Hitler’s army, captured by the Allies and shipped to a prisoner-of-war camp in the Arizona desert. Like most other black nurses, Eleanor pulled a second-class assignment, in a dusty, sun-baked - and segregated - Western town. Brought together by unlikely circumstances and racist assumptions, Elinor and Frederick should have been bitter enemies; but instead, at the height of World War II, they fell in love.

World history began in the Persian Gulf. The ancient port cities that dotted its coastlines created the first global seaboard, a place from where faiths and cultures from around the world set sail and made contact. More than a history, The Center of the World shows us that contradictions that define our modern age have always been present.

After 14 years in a seemingly ordinary marriage, this soon-to-be hotwife finds out her husband is far kinkier than she ever expected. When my friend gifts me a weekend at a freeuse resort, I know my husband won't be interested. But that doesn't mean I can't have some fun with him at home. I offer myself to him for whatever depraved fantasy he craves, and he shocks me when he wants to go to the resort... to watch me with other men. I'm not sure what awaits us, but I'm taking my one chance to experience all the mindless pleasure the resort offers. I'm ready to relinquish control and become an...

Celeste McKnight seems to have everything mapped out for her—high society life, law school on the horizon, and a picture-perfect relationship with Luke, a promising medical student. But beneath the polished debutante exterior, she’s harboring a passion her parents can’t understand: dressage. With her beloved Andalusian gelding, Prince Charming, by her side, Celeste dreams of mastering the art of classical riding under the guidance of her unconventional trainer, Kitty. As the pressure to conform mounts, Celeste finds herself torn between the life she’s been groomed for and the one ...

Transporting the listener between a richly detailed past and a frighteningly possible future, The Heavens is a powerful reminder of the consequences of our actions, a poignant testament to how the people we love are destined to change, and a masterful exploration of the power of dreams.

515 A.D. – The battles against Mordred are won, but the land is not at peace. Sir John of Leeds has fought monsters, elves, and Vikings at the side of Arthur's Knights, but now he faces a different trial: finding his missing father. Dispatched from the Shetlands, Sir Jofrit has vanished somewhere between Inverness and Yorkshire. When John rides north, he knows he’s racing time—and perhaps death itself. Joined by his childhood friend Sir Thomas of Manchester, their stoic squires, and the grudging support of King Arthur himself, John rides into a realm that feels half-forgotten, haunted...

Avalon, 510 A.D. Rhys ab Tywysog is a young noble training at the court of Morgana le Fae. Though his days are filled with archery, courtly duties, and politics, Rhys yearns for adventure beyond Avalon’s mists—and dreams of one day earning his place among the Knights of the Round Table. When he rows to the mainland in search of peace, he instead finds an ancient glen where legend breathes. There, in the quiet Exmoor Forest, he encounters Naida, a faery of the Seelie Court. She is beautiful, curious, and impossibly old—bound by magic to appear only in reflections and forbidden from ...

Thirty years ago, Prince Herlen of Astenforth massacred the elves of Maqqell. Those left alive were enslaved, their natural magics subdued and their last names stripped from them. Now, the prince wants nothing more than to be judged for his crimes. More than that, he wants to set things right: to improve the lives of everyone in his kingdom, and secure Maqqelli independence. After a decade of planning, he’s finally ready to make his move. He needs only one thing: someone for the elves to rally around. He needs a Maqqelli on his side. All her life, Em, a Maqqelli born in Astenforth, has ...

When the enigmatic billionaire founder and CEO of Tetration, the world's most powerful tech company, is diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer, he hires a failed novelist, Josh Cohen, to ghostwrite his memoirs. This tech mogul, known only as "Principal", takes Josh deep into his own mind, and outlines the history of Tetration, which started by revolutionizing the search engine and later ventured into smartphones, computer manufacturing, and the surveillance of American citizens.

In this illuminating biographical novel, Sherry Jones spans Josephine Baker's early years in servitude and poverty in America to her rise to fame as a showgirl in her famous banana skirt to her activism against discrimination, and her many loves and losses. From 1920s Paris to 1960s Washington to her final, triumphant performance, one of the most extraordinary lives of the 20th century comes to stunning life on the page. With intimate prose and comprehensive research, Sherry Jones brings Josephine Baker into focus for the first time in a joyous celebration of a life lived in technicolor.

A livewire debut from Dantiel W. Moniz, one of the most exciting discoveries in today's literary landscape, Milk Blood Heat depicts the sultry lives of Floridians in intergenerational tales that contemplate human connection, race, womanhood, inheritance, and the elemental darkness in us all. Set among the cities and suburbs of Florida, each story delves into the ordinary worlds of young girls, women, and men who find themselves confronted by extraordinary moments of violent personal reckoning.

Fred starts to settle into his life in a new world, as Heiress Mari prepares for her upcoming Age of Ascension. Far to the north trouble is brewing among the Brish and General Maltarka has a solution. Part 2