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After two centuries of nuclear blight, a new America is emerging, forged by those seeking peace and hope for the future. Pocket communities, ruled by local barons, have become the new centers of civilization...and power. But while many desire prosperity, others embrace ideas of ultimate domination. The son of a powerful baron, Ryan Cawdor has chosen his own path through the Deathlands. Now rumors of trouble bring him home to West Virginia, where he'd left his nephew Nathan at the head of the barony.

A generation after a global nuclear war, Louisiana is a fetid, sullen landscape of impenetrable swamps and grotesquely mutated wildlife. Above the gnarled bayous, radioactive red dust clouds race across the sky on nuclear winds; below, thick mud sucks at a man's boots. Now and then a biting acid rain falls, swept in on the boiling winds from the Gulf.

Vanity and Vengeance begins 10 years after Pride and Prejudice ended: Darcy and Elizabeth are happily married, but Georgiana (his beautiful and wealthy younger sister) does not seem interested in marriage; Lady Catherine’s daughter, Anne, has completely given up on her romantic hopes; and, Elizabeth’s sister Jane (happily married to Charles Bingley) has adopted an orphaned child. It is Georgiana’s interest in a poor and unpredictable young man, and the interest she arouses in a wealthy older man, that drives the story forward.

Tödliche Intrigen, die ihren Tribut fordern. Eine Vergangenheit, die geheim bleiben sollte. Unbändiges Verlangen, das niemals gestillt werden kann. Zurück auf der Insel, behalten die Lords Madison streng im Auge. Sie würde alles tun, um ihren Bruder zu befreien. Und genau vor diesem Fehler wollen sie Madison bewahren. Während der Zeit im Schloss versorgt Madison die Lords, damit sie sich von ihren Verletzungen erholen können. Dabei erfährt sie mehr von ihrer dunklen Vergangenheit und lernt die Abgründe der dunklen Gesellschaft kennen. Doch für sie ist es kein Grund, um zu fliehen, denn obwohl es ihr schwerfällt, sich ihre Gefühle einzugestehen, bleibt sie.

When Knight Commander Cade Williams discovers that his wife, Gabrielle, is not truly dead, but held in some kind of arcane stasis between the lands of the living and the lands of the dead, he vows that nothing will stop him from freeing her soul from the prison surrounding her. But his vow is tested right from the start when an old friend calls on him to help protect the city of Boston from the ancient scourge that threatens to destroy it, leaving Cade with a heart-breaking choice.

The conspiracy of secrecy manipulating post-nuclear Earth takes a terrifying new turn as the mysterious oligarchy becomes something far more sinister. No longer shrouded in the cloaks of hybrid-human divinity, the nine barons have evolved into their true incarnation of ancient overlords, their avaricious scope expanded to reclaim the world they were forced to abandon and with it, the final subjugation of the human race.

Constance believes she knows her online friends very well. Or does she? After all it’s been five years of tweeting and sharing information. So by now she certainly feels a bond. Finally getting the chance to meet her friends: Stan, Karmel, Henry, Jagger and Estelle, at a glitzy party at The Dorchester hotel with a bag full of gifts and a smile, she’s excited to surprise them all and catch up in person.

Does your child do and say things just to be liked and accepted? Constantly talk about what others think and say? Go from one relational drama to the next? These are all warning signs that your child is feeling the weight of peer pressure. In CCEFs Peer Pressure: Recognizing the Warning Signs and Giving New Direction, Paul David Tripp explains the fears that underlie your teenager's struggle with peer pressure, and then he offers specific things to do and not do that will encourage your child to live for God's approval, instead of the acceptance of friends.

Danielle finally landed her first real teaching job, but it's at a Catholic school. No big deal, she just has to hide the fact she is no longer practicing, keep her swearing to a minimum, and never ever mention her live-in boyfriend.

Tim Geiger explains how best to help young people understand LGBTQ+ identities and struggles in light of Scripture, while modeling the compassionate concern of our Savior. He also shows you how to build authentic friendships with members of the LGBTQ+ community, always remembering our common need for grace, repentance, and faith.

Conversations about race and ethnicity can be uncomfortable. Often parents don't know what to say or how to say it. It might seem easier to duck a hard, confusing subject, but your children are already learning about race from the world around them. But are they hearing what God has to say in the Bible?

The boundaries of order created by the nine baronies during America's apocalyptic aftermath have fallen away to a new wave of transcending chaos. The scion of the Cerberus rebels' fiercest foe has risen from his own ashes—and hijacked the very storehouse of earth's reality. The Ontic Library, buried deep beneath the Pacific Ocean, is the glue holding the fabric of what is real—and what is not—in place. Archivist Brigid Baptiste takes the plunge into the sentient data stream of infinite knowledge to stop a god prince from discovering the knowledge that could destroy the world.

It’s the weekend before Christmas, and 35-year-old office nobody Julia Adams is heading home from Brentwell to spend the holidays with her family. Fresh from seeing her ex-boyfriend locked up after stealing and trashing her car, it doesn’t matter that less desirable family are visiting and her old room had been given to her nightmarish cousins, home is home.

Life is hard for a plain, unloved, urchin like Ruby Brandon. Alone in the world with little to bring her joy other than the occasional orphanage outings to Wood Horse Farm, Ruby has nothing but her dreams to hold on to.

Responding to ongoing problems of prejudice and injustice, the original seven sayings of the gracist now become eight with a new chapter alongside a revised conclusion. Take this opportunity to extend God's grace to people of all backgrounds in this edition of Gracism.

Imagine being able to break free from the nine to five grind, working from where you want, when you want, and still making a respectable income. Sounds like a dream? Not anymore! The $1000 Startup Leap will transform your understanding of starting an online business, making it a reality with a minuscule initial investment.

My sixteenth birthday promises my transition into life as a vampire hunter, side by side with my powerful aunt. But on my first day at a new high school, I fall for a boy like no other; a boy who will, whether he knows it or not, become a blood drinking vampire when he turns sixteen.

Marty and Onda Moran had a rocky start in marriage. Both suffered from childhood traumas that carried over into their relationship. But they were determined to make their marriage a happy and fulfilling one. Marty has written this book to show you how they did it, how they changed and grew together over time. His goal is to help you achieve the happiness and peace that comes from truly loving your spouse and learning how to build a life together.

Magic is only for the worthy. The clerics. Join them, or your magic is forfeit. Rinnen doesn't give the shadowy clerics much thought. At least not until his sister, Kessandra, turns out to have the rare gift. Kessandra wants to keep her magic, but they won't let her. When the magic-removal ceremony takes more from his sister than just her special powers, Rinnen is devastated. But he's just a fighter in training. What good is a sword against magic?

Eine List, die tödlich endet. Jemand, der seine Vergeltung nehmen will. Und eine Liebe, die alle Grenzen überwindet. Eine weitere Intrige sorgt für Unruhen. Das Schloss wird angegriffen und ehe Joaquim mit seinen Lords Madison in Sicherheit bringen kann, wird er von ihr getrennt und findet sich hinter Gittern wieder. Doch wer steckt wirklich hinter dem perfiden Plan, Joaquim von Madison und seinen engsten Vertrauten zu isolieren? Denn mittlerweile befinden sich sehr viele Feinde auf dem Spielfeld, von denen nicht jeder eine Maske trägt.