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Back in the Mix: Lucy Cole: Sleepwalker Extraordinaire Meet Lucy Cole, the original animal whisperer and the guardian of Iphigenesis. She's been training hard with the legendary Titans, (yes, those Titans!) and learning the ropes of her new gig. But her life is not all sunshine, rainbows, and dodging Titan traps down in Tartarus. While her dream of being adopted by Elodie is on the horizon, there's a teeny, tiny glitch: Lucy keeps sleepwalking into a mysterious world with no GPS signal or gate key. It's filled with weird ruins and creatures that wouldn't even or the poster children for a ...

Dooms Day, May 3, 2101, at 6:00 and twenty seconds. The alien artifact’s predicted collision with Earth by the planet-killing asteroid was fast approaching. The United States had kept the prediction and the alien artifact which made it, a closely held secret but something had changed to alter the prediction, something unexpected and now the Earth was in a different kind of danger, one that might also signal the end of humanity. In “Waves on Mars,” the United States, helped by the information contained in the alien artifact found in 2085, has begun to colonize Mars and terraform the ...

"Shadows of Redemption" unravels the gripping tale within Trinity Cathedral, a once-revered church marred by scandal. Detectives Hunter and Ryan navigate a labyrinth of secrets following the murder of deacon Harvey Braham, exposing a congregation shrouded in contradictions and hidden sins. Through the lens of Detective Hunter's Baptist upbringing and a repentant trustee's journey guided by faith, the story delves into conflicting testimonies and the impact of scandal on Trinity Cathedral and its suburban community. As corruption is unveiled, Jemelah, Pastor Mitchell's wife, leads the church...

Vampires, witches, and zombies, oh my! Within this Halloween special, you'll find a uniquely satisfying collection of horror tales and stories of the macabre.

A life threatening storm is the perfect hunting ground for a serial killer looking to play Ten years ago, Simone Granger’s brutal murder rocked the sleepy little town of Millners Kill. Steve Kane, then sixteen, was quickly arrested and convicted. But Steve knows he’s innocent. Someone else took the life of his best friend’s sister. Now on parole, Steve is forced to return to the town that hates him. He would rather be anywhere than Millners Kill. But at least in his hometown, he’s got his grandmother, his brother, and State Police Investigator Declan Reed on his side. Steve, though,...

By 2045, the progression of the Hot has disrupted lives around the world. Sea levels have risen. Much of the Arctic permafrost has melted. Shortages of food and water are widespread. Cattle, pigs, and other domestic and wild animals must keep moving north to survive. Mammoths have been cloned as a meat resource, but they aren’t reproducing. Corn, rice, and wheat wither on the stalk. Oklahoma is too hot to grow grains. People in China are starving. Communities in Canada already see the disastrous results of the warm winters and melting permafrost. Can the efforts of these families solve ...

Eleven-year-old Alice didn’t know that she was about to become a hero. How could she know that she would be called upon to change the course of history? How could she stand up to that kind of pressure and how could she ever make the right choices to succeed? She was, after all, only eleven and small for her age at that. Was she really this brave? If you were to ask her, she would say no, but isn’t that true of most heroes? Like Alice in “Alice in Wonderland” and Dorothy in the “Wizard of Oz,” Alice is on a strange journey as her world is turned upside down when she stumbles upon...

In cities and villages world-wide, drug companies must defend their clinical trials against anti-science activists. Eleanor Powell is convinced the drug companies have done their due diligence, but the global population is shrinking and politicians are looking for a scapegoat. Eleanor is finding herself suddenly in the middle of a cultural battle over science and statistics. Meanwhile, in a remote village in Vietnam, Mike Johnson fights to understand if Agent Orange is the cause of the miscarriages and low birth rates he sees there. Why are the children dying, or not being born at all? ...

On an island in the Middle Sea, 3500 years ago, Kitane is next in line to inherit her family's trade fortune and properties. She will inherit only if she marries by the time she is seventeen, which is coming up quickly. There are plenty of suitors, but Kitane can’t decide—because there is something she must do first. Time is in short supply. The God Potidas is angry. The ground rumbles and islanders flee from the threatening volcano at Thera. Will the Goddess Jasasara intervene and save Her people? If Kit doesn’t succeed, she may lose everything she loves: her bull, her home, her ...

Discover notable historic moments that has impacted society today. Visit https://swellcast.com/R_D_M_L to add your episodes to this community podcast, or to start your own podcast.

Almost everyone who wants to lose weight makes a painful discovery: diets don't work. After following the rules and wrestling with the temptations, nearly all dieters regain what they have lost...and then some. What's worse, the anger and frustration of constant dieting just make us want to eat more! If only we could turn off the drive to overeat. But that's impossible, right? Wrong!

Enrique Armijo, archaeologist and, in his own mind, the world's authority on the Folsom Man culture, is spying on a ritual performed by the so-called Skin People in the crater of Capulin Mountain, an extinct volcano in northern New Mexico. He doesn't expect to be murdered. He certainly doesn't expect the weapon to be a prehistoric atl-atl. Back in Crawford County, Texas, Sheriff Charles Matthews doesn't expect a call from his deputy, Raul Trujillo, about the archaeologist's murder and the bizarre weapon used.

In a crippled airplane thousands of miles from home, Tris must prove she can lead.... Propelled by grief and natural ambition, pilot Tris Miles is not content with her job as a first officer for tiny Clear Sky Airlines. She wants to be a captain - the only way she knows to prove her worth as a pilot and atone for a deadly mistake. To further her career, Tris accepts a prestigious job with Tetrix, Inc. But her dream of becoming pilot-in-command twists into a nightmare.

Are you ready to be jumpstarted? Daily Jumpstart is a 30-Day Devotional full of transparency, scriptures, implications, and prayer. It is for the newly saved to the seasoned saints or anyone who feels the need to jumpstart their life. This book is loaded with messages designed to ignite your walk with the Lord. As you read, you will feel the unique spark of GOD come upon you and jumpstart you for your next season. This book will ignite your faith and ignite your hunger.

A collection of the best stories told by Lincoln which made him famous as America's Best Story Teller. They cover a wide range of subjects and give evidence of Abraham Lincoln's wonderful and wry sense of humor.

Ready for the Rapture presents a powerful and inspiring in-depth study of two of the most important and revelatory books of the Bible with respect to end-time events or eschatology in theological terms - first and second Thessalonians. While from a theological perspective this two-part volume is an exegetical treatise of these two vital New Testament books, it is masterfully narrated in a way that makes the Pauline letters' doctrine-rich content readily understandable and intriguing to listeners with as little as an elementary education.

R. D. Hooker, Jr. was a combat soldier and leader in five wars. He then served as a senior Pentagon advisor and as a White House staff member in four different administrations. At the time of his retirement from the military in 2010, he was the most decorated colonel in the US Army. Beginning with his enlistment at eighteen in 1975, this memoir chronicles his experiences in the post-Vietnam Army as a young paratrooper, as a West Point cadet, and as a combatant in the many military conflicts which followed.

La detective Jenn Moreno persigue al asesino de un ejecutivo global de la industria petrolera a través de su país natal, Ecuador. Ella sospecha que el asesino se esconde entre los miembros de un grupo internacional de ecoturistas en unas vacaciones de corredores que abarcan las montañas de los Andes, la selva amazónica y las Islas Galápagos. El asesinato del director general de Aspire Oil durante un lujoso banquete en Quito, Ecuador, envía ondas de choque a través de los corredores del poder. Conocido por su ferocidad despiadada en los negocios, el director general acababa de cerrar ...

Just a smidgen of content, honest ya will awaken with these and others. Mindfulness DefinedBeing fully present, aware of thoughts and surroundings without judgment.🍃 Core BenefitsReduces stress, improves emotional regulation, boosts focus, deepens relationships.🧠 Science-Backed EffectsIncreases gray matter, lowers cortisol, quiets amygdala, enhances neuroplasticity.💨 Breathing TechniquesNatural breath observation, four-square breathing, diaphragmatic (belly) breathing.🌱 Grounding Exercises5-4-3-2-1 senses, deep breathing, nature immersion, mindful movement (yoga/tai chi)....

A frolicking romp! An opulent Los Angeles suburb, a high school library, and a dead body. The Library Club is a cozy mystery that will keep you smiling. Retired detective, Zarand Szilard, expects an easy day as a substitute teacher until he hears a crash behind a door in the library. When he tries to enter the school's rare book collection, the door is stuck. That is the least of his problems. Once inside, he finds a smashed window and the bookshelves knocked over like dominos. He frantically searches through the wreckage. Fitch, his invisible and often prescient sidekick, urges him to ...