My name is Charon. I have other names but they are nearly lost, even to my own memory. I am the owner of a small tent show. Honesty should prevent me from calling it a circus. But I call it Circus Charon because no hungry man is honest. That title implies a vaster collection of curiosities and attractions than I have to offer.I am a dealer in the strange and unusual. Perhaps it is not surprising that it is so. I am a member of an ancient clan as old as time itself. I am reformed in...

While his drugged body slept on the operating table, Rowan's unconscious mind journeyed to a lifeless place without definite color or substance. In self defense against the death of the other that was also a death inside himself, he traveled back into the dark night of long ago, back to a time when he and the Siamese twin who was dying were as one.And Rowan heard voices....It was always awkward, being Siamese twins. Awake or asleep, it was hard to be comfortable.

In the soot-mantled streets of Dublin, forty-three-year-old Padrick Parnell—once celebrated as "Fighting Parnell, the Five Leaf Shamrock, contender for the Empire Championship"—navigates a life defined by fading glory and deep personal grief. Haunted by the memory of his late wife, Katherine, Padrick spends his days visiting her grave, drinking stout at Conover's pub, and managing a handful of local fighters like young Terrence. But when a beaten, desperate young woman named Irene crosses ...

From a New York Times bestselling author comes a captivating romance of 16th century Scotland!FORBIDDEN LOVEWhen a spirited Scottish lass crosses paths with a charismatic Outlander, sparks fly that threaten to set fire to their separate worlds…Vibrant Fiona MacLeod has never left the Isle of Skye, except in the pages of cherished books. However, everything changes when her mother makes a deathbed request that Fi travel to F...

"YOU & NO OTHER positively sparkles with historical details, real-life characters, and an utterly unforgettable hero!”~ PAST ROMANCE BlogThomas Mardouet, Seigneur de St. Briac, is a man with a perfect life – bold, witty, and splendid to behold, he is the King of France’s trusted knight.But the day that captivating Aimée de Fleurance appears in the woods to interrupt a hunt, St. Briac’s life is turned on end. When she takes her sister’s place and jo...

This book breaks a significant impasse in much Pauline interpretation today, pushing beyond both "Lutheran" and "New" perspectives on Paul to a noncontractual, "apocalyptic" reading of many of the apostle's most famous -- and most troublesome -- texts.In The Deliverance of God Douglas Campbell holds that the intrusion of an alien, essentially modern, and theologically unhealthy theoretical construct into the interpretation of Paul has produced an individualistic and contrac...

Meet the couple that launched the Beauvisage Family series!Dashing French corsair Jean-Philippe Beauvisage revels in a life of complete freedom…until the night at a ball in Georgian London, when a Russian beauty quietly steals his heart.Heartbroken Antonia Varyshkova, who has lost her parents and her home in a St. Petersburg fire, stops in London en route to a new life with her brother in Colonial America. When her arrogant ship’s captain, Tobias Ormond, in...

The Royal Australian Air Force’s Heron unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was a critical asset in the fight against terrorism and insurgency in Afghanistan. From 2009 to 2014, the Heron detachment provided intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) support to Australian and Coalition forces on the ground, contributing to the mission’s success and helping to keep our soldiers safe.A Bird’s Eye View provides an in-depth look at the RAAF Heron detachment’s operations in Afghanistan...

New York Times Bestselling author Cynthia Wright “magically blends passion and history!” – RT Book ReviewsA HIGHLANDER NO MORE...?Lennox MacLeod was raised on the Isle of Skye as the grandson of the powerful chief of Clan MacLeod, yet his kind heart and artistic talent set him apart from other Highland warriors. When Lennox uncovers a shocking secret, he angrily sets out on a quest to discover where he truly belongs.

The African American Experience: Psychoanalytic Perspectives edited by Salman Akhtar brings together the contributions of distinguished mental health professionals and scholars of humanities to offer a multifaceted perspective on the transgenerational trauma of slavery, the hardship of single parent families, the ruthlessness of anti-black racism, and the crushing burden of poverty and social disenfranchisement on the African American individual. The book also sheds light on the resilience...

A libertine lord. A fiercely independent lady. A desire neither can deny.Lord Jasper Hartcliffe—Hart the Heartless to the ton—left Society behind years ago, choosing freedom and fortune over expectations. But to save his twin brother from ruinous debt, Hart returns to London and enters a devil’s bargain with the formidable Justin St. Briac… a bargain that entangles him with St. Briac’s brilliant, unconventional daughter.Emeline St. Briac endured tw...

A restless rogue. A determined wife. A marriage tested by desire, pride, and the ton.Legendary corsair Justin St. Briac adores his spirited wife, Mouette—but domestic life chafes at him, stirring a longing for adventure he can no longer ignore. When Mouette returns to London to mend her son’s reputation, she fears exactly what her impossible husband will do among the haut ton.Her worries prove justified when a respectable nobleman offers the guidance Justin...