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The hardest life battle is winning against our inner struggles. In a world where the ache of loneliness and the weight of dissatisfaction are all too familiar, we meet Alice - a middle-aged mother and devoted wife - caught in the grip of a joyless existence. Within the confines of an unfulfilling relationship, her heart whispers of change, a plea for something more. Yet, chains woven from guilt and the unpredictable tides of an uncertain future keep her rooted, unable to move.

In the spaces between inner-city Bristol and the netherworld walks Deacon, a mysterious, centuries-old drifter who arrives when least expected to save lost souls. In these three dramas, he comes to the aid of a boxer-turned-petty-criminal, a teenager in danger and a refugee in hiding. Don Warrington stars as the enigmatic Deacon in this gritty contemporary fantasy trilogy.

The Cat Who Lost His Meow is based on a true story that includes the love and loss of a beloved pet who had a profound effect on his family. Over 21 1/2 years, a little gray cat named Perry showed unconditional love to his human, even while that human married, added a cat-brother named Figaro, and adopted blond-haired Amelia. Even as he grew old and lost his meow, Perry was integral to his family until the very end an honest lesson in life for children and adults alike.

Two teenagers travel to Santa Monica for different reasons, but both are intent on committing suicide. Drusilla prepared all her life to battle the mysterious creature lurking under Santa Monica Pier. Paul can see no other way to escape the misery of losing everyone he's ever loved. Fate brought them together for a reason. Will their destinies tear them apart?

After defecting from the Star Union 11 years ago, Starship Captain Lara Soto is now the leader of the free Chimerans. Her only regret is the intense young officer she left behind. When Terra's S.U.S. Interlace goes missing with her brother Rafael on board, she has to push aside the pain of her betrayal and team up with her old love once again.

The talismans of the magi control seven realms of the mortal world. One can grant the bearer immortality, another gives its owner unfathomable wealth, and a third gives the holder unerring foresight. There is a talisman to control reality, success, the deliberate and the accidental, and a talisman that governs the balance between love and hate.

Jean-Paul Sartre said, "Hell is other people." But he was only half right. Hell is the other people who work in the offices of Raven and Skull. After a week of horror and upset, six colleagues from the Raven and Skull offices get together in the pub to exchange stories and decide which of them has had the worst week.

A lion's heart can fix everything. In this great adventure, it sends a message of values and life lessons to grow. When a lion falls in love, he finds out that his heart of courage can't always solve everything alone. With his battle to fix everything, he soon finds out what a community can do!

Mariel might have stayed on her father’s ship forever, at peace with her life of banishment at sea, but then she discovers a note in the water with her missing brother’s name on it. To find him, Mariel must go on land where humans are hunted, imprisoned, and killed. As she infiltrates Fae society in search of her brother, Mariel realizes her best chance is to team up with a Fae Captain that seems all too willing to trust her, despite his suspicions of her true identity.

On a dangerous mission in the middle of a bitter war, hundreds of miles from assistance in the remote Central Highlands of Vietnam, a US Army platoon discovers their operation is even more deadly than they thought possible. As these hardened warriors make their way through the dense jungles and high mountain villages of this ancient land their sanity and fraternal bonds are tested to the limit as, one after another, they fall victim to an unseen enemy.

"You are free to choose, but you are not free from the consequences of that choice." Someone should have told 18-year-old Raven Green that before she made a choice that she would ultimately come to regret. Since she was a young girl, she always knew what she wanted her future to look like. She dreamed of it nightly, so when she's handed her dreams on what she thinks is a silver platter, she makes sure nothing or no one stands in the way of her accomplishing them...even her loving and dating boyfriend of one year, Sameer.

After listening to Hirzels Handbook, you will understand the basics in HOA financial operations, how to hold various types of HOA meetings, how to handle architectural control requests, and what types of insurance your HOA needs. Hirzel's Handbook covers common issues that you need to know for transitioning from developer control of your condominium or homeowners associations to operating a seasoned owner controlled community association.

When anxiety and depression have become your lifestyle, it can be difficult to escape. Utilizing an outside-in approach, the author offers immediate, effective tools, derived from personal experience, for fellow survivors of anxiety and depression to begin shifting their lives back to healthy, stable habits.

Subject: Max St. James, U.S. Army Sergeant First Class. Current Status: On leave after a year in Afghanistan. Mission: Take some R & R. Check up on a buddy's little sister. Obstacle: Sophia Castillo. Independent, stubborn…and hot enough to make him forget she's anybody's "little sister"! Max may be off duty, but he still has one last job to do. He's promised to look in on—but not fool around with!—his best friend's kid sister.

Many singles who desire to get married often face the challenge of finding/choosing the right person God has for them. Unfortunately, neither the society nor the Church gives enough guidance and insight on navigating through this. Other common challenges include loneliness, boredom, self-control of sexual instincts, pressures and expectations of parents and others, fear of not ever getting married, disappointments, and frustrations from previous relationships, to mention a few.

Try a kick in the butt and if that doesn’t work, a shove between the shoulder blades. It’s not that I wanted to remain training with Gallean in the Shadow Realm - I’d sell my mortality for a chance to find Alaric - Caer just gave me the push I needed. But upon my arrival back to the Earthly Realm, Breas, my loathsome bloke of an ex, kidnaps me and throws me in a cell. Talk about bad timing.

Innsmouth University is a place with a sinister past and a terrifying present. Two brilliant students, involved in illicit and unethical practices, believe they have found a cure for fear. The unwitting subjects of their experiments are subjected to a range of horrors as the students try to discover if it is possible for any individual to be truly fearless.

By a riverbank in Africa, two lovers meet for the first time. They make a promise to meet again the next day, same time, same place, but only one of them shows up. This sounds like the beginning of a love story, but it's more than that, for this breath-taking tale takes the listener into the heart of a vibrant world, a complex and intriguing civilization of warriors and kings, philosophers and artists, parents and lovers. A world and culture which is about to end, for glimpsed on the horizon, seen but unsuspected, beautiful ships with white sails are waiting.

Losses send a woman's soul into its darkest winter. Maria has cared for her very ill mother for many years. Her burdens are heavy, causing a sadness bordering on darkness. When she discovers her historic barn is now home to a mother cat and kittens, she feels lighter than she has in years. As the kittens grow, they teach her as only animals can do.

This practical guide to becoming a better leader takes you through a journey of self discovery. It requires leaders to be honest with the most important person in their lives, themselves. Listeners will learn how to become more intentional humans and partners. Are you up for the challenge?