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A thriving monarchy had ruled over Hawaii for generations. Taro fields and fish ponds had long sustained native Hawaiians but sugar plantations had been gradually subsuming them. This fractured, vulnerable Hawaii was the country that Queen Lili‘uokalani, or Lili‘u, inherited when she came to power at the end of the nineteenth century.

Schools for rich girls attract creepy men. Two hundred girls from wealthy families boarded at St. Elizabeth’s College for Girls in Oxford. On 23 October, 1903, Miss Edlyn Ferenci, an upper sixth form student, returned to her room in the senior dormitory after the Vespers Service. As she was preparing for bed, she looked out her window. Perched in the large oak tree and looking directly at her was a man, a very vile looking man. He was almost naked and grinning. She pulled down the blind and ran to the room of her closest friend. A fortnight later, Miss Edlyn lay dead at the base of the ...

In this uniquely fascinating audiobook, internationally renowned psychic Sylvia Browne recounts her captivating life as a clairvoyant, telling of her earliest readings as a young child in Kansas City, and of her first contact with Francine, her spirit guide.

Sometimes you never know the real person you work with until you see them out of work or out of their clothes. Mark is a Dom at a private club, so when he finds out Rose is interested in checking out a real BDSM club he takes a risk and invites her. Rose isn't sure she wants her boss to know anything about her life away from work but doesn't want to turndown the invitation to beginners night at the club. The sexual tension between Mark and Rose is strong, so when Mark suggests he become her tutor in everything BDSM Rose agrees. Mark exposes Rose to different areas in the lifestyle and then ...

Filled with action, romance, and humor, Pure of Heart is a fantasy thrill ride into a land filled with wonder and excitement. Orphaned and alone, rogue-teen Dean Walker has learned how to take care of himself on the rough city streets. Unjustly wanted by the police, he takes refuge within the shadows of the city. When Dean stumbles upon an old man being mugged, he tries to help—only to discover that the victim is anything but helpless and far more than he appears. The old man claims to be from Kish another world that’s being destroyed. He’s traveled through a portal called the middle ...

Kate craves adventure and excitement. Mia loves dresses, roses, and anything beautiful. Lainey dreams of talking to animals. Gabby believes in fairies more than anyone. In a blink of an eye, these four best friends all get their biggest wish - they're whisked off to Never Land, home to Tinker Bell and her fairy friends. The adventure of a lifetime is just beginning! But how will the Never Girls ever get home again?

Starfleet was everything for Cristóbal Rios…until one horrible, inexplicable day when it all went wrong. Aimless and adrift, he grasps at a chance for a future as an independent freighter captain in an area betrayed by the Federation, the border region with the former Romulan Empire. His greatest desire: to be left alone. But solitude isn’t in the cards for the captain of La Sirena, who falls into debt to a roving gang of hoodlums from a planet whose society is based on Prohibition-era Earth.

From 1939-1946 Americans gathered around their radio to listen to The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, featuring Basil Rathbone as the high-strung crime solver and Nigel Bruce as his phlegmatic assistant, Dr. Watson. Witty, fast-paced and always surprising, these great radio plays, written by the prolific writing team of Anthony Boucher and Denis Green, are as fresh today as they were then.

The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was a radio show which aired in the USA from 1939-1950, most famously starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Episodes from 1939 through 1943 were written or adapted by Edith Meiser from the books of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. From 1943 onward, most shows were written or adapted by the team of Dennis Green and Anthony Boucher or Green and Leslie Charteris who replaced Meiser who left the show over her disagreements with a sponsor over the amount of violence in the program.

In a world that forbids romance, they’re about to commit the ultimate crime. In the final days of the last great war, an explosion destroyed most of the landmass, leaving behind a world of islands and a dwindling population. In its wake, those who remain split into male and female islands. Eighteen-year-old Ariel always follows her heart, even if it means going down dangerous paths. Over the years she tries to forget the roguish best friend she lost when he came of age and was taken away. Now, as Mating Season approaches, she fears the duty she is compelled to fulfil. Ariel's world is ...

All Gordon Van Zandt wanted was to find a safe place for his family to settle down after civilization came to an abrupt end following the detonation of a super-EMP over North America. Through hardship and loss he found a sanctuary in the mountains of Idaho; however, the realities of the new world again come crashing down when his brother, Sebastian, is murdered by a deranged US Army officer hell-bent on crushing a secessionist movement Gordon had no part of.

A millennium ago, there were two realms. One, a realm known as the Houses of Quixotic, where the Omnipotent dragon, Zyburg, dwells; the other a magnificent world of order, a realm of stability, humankind, and rainbows. Acacia, blessed by the sacred Unicorn and protected by the beloved Zuleika. An extraordinary child, hidden away on earth. Now at one hundred twenty-nine years old, life has become a sea of questions. Unusual strength and ageless youth, extraordinary mental abilities, and a weird sixth sense. Will the child be the answer to centuries of conflict between the worlds of Quixotic ...

Jadzia Dax has been a friend to Etom Prit, the Trill Trade Commissioner, over two lifetimes. When Etom visits Deep Space Nine with the request to rein in his wayward granddaughter Nemi, Dax can hardly say no. It seems like an easy assignment: Visit a resort casino while on shore leave, and then bring her old friend Nemi home. But upon arrival, Dax finds Nemi has changed over the years in terrifying ways...and the pursuit of the truth will plunge Dax headlong into a century’s worth of secrets and lies!

Are you ready to set sail and explore the world like never before? Look no further than "Cruising the World", the ultimate guide to ocean cruising! In this thrilling eBook, you'll discover the joys of cruising on the open sea, from the sights and sounds of new ports of call to the wonders of marine life. You'll indulge in the delights of seafaring cuisine, and experience the thrills of oceanic adventure with activities like swimming, snorkeling, and scuba diving. But it's not just about the activities - cruising is also a romantic affair. You'll explore the potential for finding love and ...

Rule #2 - There is no basement in the college library. If you see a door leading to the basement, inform a librarian immediately. (The entire library is strictly off limits during winter break.) ~*~ Ever since she was young, Kennedy Fisher has been obsessed with dragons. Now that she’s matured a little, she’s added Rex Draconis to her list of obsessions. Not that she needs more than two things on her list. I mean, a billionaire heir bad boy and dragons are probably more than enough to last her a lifetime, don’t you think? Anyways! Rex is nice enough, though she wouldn’t say he’s ...

This novel takes over where Twain's original left off. Huck, now age fifteen, finds himself trapped again in the suffocating embrace of the well-meaning Widow Douglas. Even Tom Sawyer, that great lover of adventure, is reluctant to trade the security of sleepy St. Petersburg for the uncertainties of the frontier. 
 The Territory beckons, yet Huck kicks his heels. Until the sudden appearance of a "ghost" from his past galvanizes him into action, and he sets off once more down the Mississippi, then to west Missouri, where events outside his control catapult him into one of the most exciting...

College student Millicent Birdsall, better known as ‘Millie’, spent half of her freshman year at a university that she absolutely hated. The food was quite disgusting, the other students were among the most boring creatures on the planet, and to top it off, many of the dorm rooms smelled like rotten eggs. She decided to transfer to another school as soon as possible. With her outstanding grades and her punctuality with deadlines, Millie got accepted to a university that seemed much more suitable for her: Eldridge University. Overall its campus was larger and seemed to be completely full...

Ten years ago, all the superhumans vanished. No one knows what happened to them - until now. Thirteen-year-olds Danny and Colin are shocked to discover that they are in fact the beginning of a renewed superhuman race. As they rise to take the place of the lost generation, the unimaginable truth behind the explosive final battle that occurred 10 years ago between the superheroes and the supervillains is exposed. On the run from everyone, and not knowing who is friend or foe, the one ability the new heroes are going to need most is the power to distinguish good from evil.

The enemy's at the gate, the situation getting worse by the second, and Ruslan's employer hasn't done a good job (to put it mildly) of securing his successes. Now the star system Unatari is under threat from the Aliens. It's high time Ruslan came back in order to rescue everything he holds dear from imminent destruction and save Perimeter Defense - the game that has become his life.

In Undercover: Karma, Detective Carlo D'Scenzi finds himself stretched thin between two high-stakes cases and a ticking clock. Tasked with investigating the Michigan Patriots militia, he and his partner Big Lou must determine if the group poses a real threat or is simply exercising free speech. Meanwhile, they’re also assigned to track down the elusive duo of robbers, Benny and G, wreaking havoc across Detroit. Short on manpower, Carlo reluctantly brings in Red for backup, hoping it’s enough to get the job done while avoiding a mountain of follow-up work. But as the cases twist through ...