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'By this oath, I pledge my sword and my service until I am discharged by death'. All Members of the Order of the Shield and Sword pledge to fight for the defenceless, the weak and the helpless. Seven thrilling stories follow seven of these warriors as they each face their own fears, mortality...

Winner of the 2017 Best Book in Fiction Literary Award from the Adirondack Center for Writing William and Ella Durant, heirs to a bygone fortune, are recounting the events that led to the Durant family downfall during the Gilded Age. In 1931 William returns to visit the estate he once possessed...

I wasn’t big-time, nor was I trying to be. I just wanted to be able to do my job as a parent. Money is scarce and jobs are hard to come by. Nobody knows this better than Simone. As it becomes more and more difficult to keep her children fed and clothed, she resorts to selling drugs to supplement...

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Detective Sergeant Mitchell Foster of the LAPD is haunted by his past. After a terrorist raid on a nuclear storage facility puts law enforcement officials across the country on alert, Detective Foster is drawn into the investigation of a terrorist plot. Disaster strikes when Foster's orders lead...

Etta’s husband George died, and if George could die anything could happen. Etta is overwhelmed with feelings of panic – unable to breathe, to think, to move. Wanting to run home, but there is no home any more, only a house. That’s when Etta decides to visit her last surviving relation, a woman...

For twelve-year-old phenom Jasper Jarvis, ice hockey is life. That is, until he is kidnapped by the ferocious and terrifying Ms. Fearce who spirits him away to the strange and wonderful country of Magmelland where he'll find himself in a world of trouble. Before, all Jasper had to worry about was...

"Ramen Noodles and Hot Dogs" (Thriving in a Hateful World book 2) contains ten chapters of practical advice that really works, motivational tips, stories, and life coaching to teach you how to survive financial hardship. This too shall pass. Love and laugh when it seems that all hope is...

Determined to rebuild her life following a suicide attempt, beautiful young American concert pianist Jessica Beaumont retreats to a 17th century cottage near the village of Kenwick, in rural England. She is embroiled in the murder investigation of a secretive neighbor who was hacked to death in his...

Sixteen year old high school student Taylor Caldwell has been through the wringer of life. The love triangles, heartbreak, and stress of being a teenager is all crashing down and it's slowly igniting a fire that's bound to destroy her. It would take a miracle for her parents to remember her existence...

Professor Gulu’s Just Our Secret: A Childhood Sexual Abuse Story helps children see the ramifications of child abuse and explains that sometimes it’s alright to share a secret - especially if the secret hides a bad deed. This well-written story is a charming morality tale geared towards the young...

What could possibly be as dangerous as possessing firearms, using drugs, smoking, or drinking alcohol? Give up? Okay, I’ll tell you... being in a gang. The dangers of carrying firearms, abusing drugs, and being in a gang are terrifying and all too real. But what are the dangers? Who’s at risk? And...

Tired of the conflict in Afghanistan, SAS Captain David Lord leaves the army to lick his wounds and consider his future. Using his formidable skillset, he travels to a remote national park in Zambia, to protect rhinos from the poacher threat and falls for a beautiful young woman. As he settles into...

Williams & Son's Department stores has a thief in their midst. Kyle Williams and Nick McGuire are determined to find out who is embezzling from the company. There are a lot of family connections, hot attractions and babies to distract them from their goal. Hannah White has been with the...