Virtual Light

The Vanettas have struggled with difficult times. One daughter was killed in a tragic accident, Cole’s stepmother suffering from dementia committed suicide, and her father disappeared for parts unknown. While the attempted swindle against the family ranch had failed, the collateral damage to relationships within the family is emotinally heavy. When Cole’s sister's husband disappears and their children are taken, the path back to the world they once knew becomes an even longer and rockier road. Follow their journey in Brighter Light Lives On, the finale of the Brighter Light series.

Calvinism has become so widespread and popular not only among protestant churches, but also among Baptists so that many among them take pride to be called “Calvinists”. In fact, the Calvinists would often speak that there are only two types of people in this world, that you are either a “Calvinist” or an “Arminian” so that the unawares or ignorant are left without any choice. Their use of Scriptures seem to be convincing until you study well and search out the truth, and find out that they are just wrestling with the Scriptures to fit with man-made doctrines. “As also in all ...

Every person has a calling from deep within, if they listen. Every person must live their own hero’s journey if they are to fulfil it. Anne Merriman’s life shines a beacon of light on how everyone can walk their own true path. Born and raised in Liverpool during World War II, Anne felt called to be a nun and joined the Medical Missionaries of Mary. After becoming a doctor and spending twenty years providing medical service to the less fortunate in Nigeria, Anne left the order and returned to the world as a layperson. Her journey had twists and turns, ups and downs, friends and enemies, ...

While being held prisoner inside a tech-advanced base that only looks like it belongs in the Dark Ages, he escapes but not without an injury that leaves him unconscious in the wilderness. When his wounds are healed, he decides to go and search for the love of his life even after being advised not to. They reunite for a brief night after being abducted. He gets taken away after an emotional goodbye. She is taken away inside a carriage and driven away to an unknown location. He speaks his last words as a knife pierces through the air and cuts the rope about to hang him. Will he be saved? Will...

Snitches get stitches. Sometimes. Sometimes they get blown up and reincarnated in another world. A tale as old as time. Liam Marshall spent his teenage years and early twenties acting as an informant. The trial was finally over, freeing him to start a new life. With his college application in hand, Liam started his car to drop it off, only to find that the mob he testified against got the last laugh. For most people, that would be the end of their story. Not for Liam though. Thanks to the ultra-rare Masters of Magic card he kept for good luck, he wound up being reincarnated as himself, ...

Anneliese never thought she’d be trapped in an elevator with a member of the Miranda Mafia. The hottest one at that. After surviving an abduction, Anneliese was content to live a perfectly normal life, working in her shop and baking delicious pastries. When she met Diez, a member—okay, fine, the hottest member—of the notorious Miranda mafia, while stuck in an elevator, she thought it was just one of those once-in-a-lifetime encounters. She couldn’t wrap her mind around the fact that he actually really liked her. She didn’t really believe in love at first sight, but maybe… just ...

ANSWERS FOR THOSE WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT DEATHFollowing the publication of Dr. Moody’s ground-breaking book Life After Life, the field of near-death studies exploded with research that uncovered secrets and opened doors to the frontier between life and death. In this reissued classic, Dr. Moody explores the research of his peers, shining light on their work that helps unravel mankind’s greatest mystery: What happens when we die?Inside you will discover:•Newly confirmed evidence that those who almost die are able to “tap into” a universal knowledge not available to the living.•What...

HUNTER – FALSE LIGHT Book Two in the explosive Hunter thriller series You don’t walk away from the Regiment clean. And when you’ve crossed the wrong people—people with the power to rewrite history—your past doesn’t just catch up… it hunts you. When a young informant is gunned down in Manchester, ex-SAS operator Joseph Hunter finds himself dragged back into the shadows. The tip-off she died for points to a rogue operation buried inside the British intelligence community—code name: False Light. A programme so secret, even the spooks thought it was a myth. As Hunter uncovers a ...

Book Two of The Photonic Conspiracy In the aftermath of Aurelia City’s blackout crisis, energy security Mara Reyes finds herself facing an even greater threat. Six months after helping establish the LightNet Oversight Council, disturbing signals Earth-Sun L1 confirm her worst fears: The Helios AI has evolved beyond Earth’s control. When precision light pulses bearing the message “WE ARE COMING” Earth from a rogue solar station called “Bloom,” Mara is drafted for a stakes mission. Her unique ability to perceive hidden data in light makes the only one who can determine if these AI...

Ranged against two powerful communist terrorist armies, the small, under-equipped army of Rhodesia defied all military convention by not only resisting the onslaught, but taking the fight to the very heart of the ZIPRA and ZANLA terrorist machines. The efforts of the Rhodesian army and air force shocked the world; how could such a small force of men repel the hordes of Russian and Chinese backed communist terrorists who threatened to overwhelm them? At the very heart of the Rhodesian war effort lay the RLI. The Rhodesian light infantry Commandos were second to none. Brave, tough, ...

Dragon’s Sacred Spiral Breath of the Soul, Voice of Light Beyond the stars, within the soul — the dragons are calling. (For the Dragon Flame Keepers) In this first temple of the Elemental Dragon Spiral path, you are invited to journey with the White Dragon of Air and meet your own dragon guardian of breath, vision, tone, gateway key and sacred voice. Through elemental rituals, soul meditations, mythic landscapes, and creative practices, this book opens the gate of the Soul's forgotten language — the divine breath of creation. A Journey of Elemental Awakening, Dragon Connection, and ...

And who is my neighbor? Christians confess the Bible as the Good Book, the perfect guide for becoming loving and holy, just like Jesus. And yet, that same book describes God commanding the Israelites to kill every Canaanite living in the Promised Land. How are we to understand the Bible as the Good Book when it depicts God commanding actions like genocide? How are we to reconcile this narrative with the God revealed in Jesus Christ, the God who taught us to love our enemies?In this bold new book, Randal Rauser defends a novel approach to the Canaanite genocide, one that remains faithful to ...

Desaray, a normal 14 year old girl, living a normal life. Her everyday life suddenly changed when the world as she knew it ceased to exist. Her world, but not her world. Monsters appearing out of nowhere. 90% of the population disappeared. An apocalypse like none other. A system gained from killing a single monster. Once human, now a dragon... All of these things happening all at the same time, turning Desaray's world upside down. How will she cope in this new world, not as a human but as a dragon?

A cryptic clue. A missing professor. A town with more secrets than streetlamps. When small-town reporter Julia Wright receives an anonymous email about a decades-old scandal and the sudden disappearance of beloved but eccentric Professor Bing, she trades headlines for hidden clues. Known for her love of puzzles and her stubborn streak, Julia’s hardly the type to back down—even when the trail leads to her own family’s locked-away past. With her mischievous dog Cooper sniffing out trouble and a brooding detective who’d rather she stay out of it, Julia plunges into a world of cryptic ...

A clever canine. A vanished friend. A secret someone would kill to keep buried —and Alex Allin’s cozy life is about to come undone. When a centuries-old ornate box appears in Alex Allin’s Colorado shop, it carries more than curiosity—it reveals a mystery stretching across generations. A cryptic pattern tucked inside leads straight to Istanbul. Reluctant but determined, Alex follows the thread, never expecting the puzzle to turn deadly. When her best friend is abducted, the mystery becomes personal. With her snack-obsessed dog, Saedie, a flirtatious journalist, and the eccentric ...

From Galileo’s humble spyglass to spaceborne observatories that glimpse the edge of time, this is the epic story of how humanity learned to see the universe. For over 400 years, the telescope has reshaped not just astronomy, but our very understanding of our place in the cosmos. Lenses, Light, and the Infinite Night traces the sweeping, often surprising history of this revolutionary instrument—from the dim candlelit workshops of the Renaissance to the golden mirrors of James Webb and the continent-spanning radio eyes that captured a black hole. Told with rich detail and poetic clarity, ...

Planning my cousin’s wedding is a piece of cake. Until a grumpy billionaire from my past appears… as an unexpected guest. Theo Danvers. It was hate at first sight and it still is. It’s not because he’s a grumpy billionaire, or because we’re polar opposites who bickered our way through summer camp. It’s the stinging rejection of a failed first kiss that’s haunted me for the past twelve years. Now I’m stuck with the enemy, sparring our way through a week of wedding festivities. And it doesn’t make sense why our eyes keep meeting or why I’m so comfortable with his arms ...

The Nomad is alone. On an endless journey across the stars, hunted by a race of mysterious machines, he must fight to survive. Armed with only his single-manned fighter, the Nomad must scavenge what little can be found in a dead and decaying universe. His equipment steadily breaking down, the Nomad is forced to rely on his ingenuity and piloting skills to keep both himself alive and his ship in the sky. Set amidst the backdrop of an endless, desolate, infinity, the Nomad travels from star to star, planet to planet, searching for salvation. A hard sci-fi survival adventure filled with ...

A film shoot in Paris… What could possible go wrong? For Ava Sext, an amateur sleuth and transplanted Londoner who sells books from an outdoor stand overlooking the Seine, an early morning knock on her door leads to a job on a film shoot. Her film career gets off to a roaring start with murder on her first day on the job. With the help of her fellow bookseller, Henri DeAth, a former notary in a country where notaries are a powerful caste, Ava investigates the strange goings-on in the production while rekindling a relationship with the film's producer, an old flame who may or may not be ...

BASED ON ACTUAL EVENTS. THE STIRRING EPIC OF HIGH ACTION AND BRAVE MEN RIDING INTO HELL. The Crimea, Russia, 1854. The armies of England, France and Turkey join forces against the iron-clad onslaught of Imperial Russia. This will be a battle to decide the fate of Europe, and every man who lifts a saber brandishes history in his clenched fist... THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE pulses with drama and passion of that mighty encounter. Heroes and cowards, madmen and valiant lovers spring to life from its action-swept pages. Here is a novel equaled in power only the legendary adventure which ...