Charles West was what he considered to be a connoisseur of haunted areas. He was the first kid in his grade to step into the local abandoned house. Even the jocks were scared to go in there. But at fourteen he just didn't care.Now ten years later, he was traveling the world, running his own blog on haunted areas. He freelanced occasionally, doing pieces on the local culture and the folklore that surrounded their haunted areas. He didn't limit himself to houses. It could be forests,...

The wind of helicopter's rotor beats harshly against the waves of the ocean beneath it. They were flying low, below the radar as ordered.Kate felt the spray of ocean water against her face. It was both refreshing and annoying at the same time. It kept her aware of her surroundings, but no matter where she moved on the helicopter she was getting water on her. She eventually gave in to cleaning her face every few minutes."Target is nearly in sight." Said the pilot's voice ove...

Why is it so difficult to execute what you already know you should be doing?Have you ever:Delayed a critical conversation, even though you "knew" it was important?Avoided making a commitment because you didn't want to limit your options?Shared more information than you should have, but couldn't stop yourself?Retained an employee, even though you "knew" they were wrong for your firm?In Activators, business ...

A must-read book for anyone who has endured trauma yet dreams of leading a successful and happy life. Mark E. Green, a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army (retired), came from grinding poverty in rural Missouri, the oldest boy of six children. In this moving memoir, he candidly shares his unlikely path of working his way up from an enlisted man to an officer. Green served his country for thirty-four years (twenty-four in active duty). He was a member of the 82nd Airborne and “Soldier of the ...

Lobster Wars is a tight, fast-paced social satire about what happens when reality TV comes to a small fishing village in Maine. The locals think they're going to get famous and rich. But it's never that easy. Especially when Connor Nichols, a telegenic outsider, a guy from "away," gets a lobster fishing license and horns in on their good fortune. The TV show airs to great ratings, only increasing the pressure, prompting a few unsavory characters to do anything they can to get in o...

How individuals, church, businesses, and our country can heal the selfish divisions tearing us apart.Our nation’s greatest challenge is division.A congressman and former army flight surgeon examines our divisions and shows how social media have amplified them. Will we rise to the challenge and heal the rifts?The solution is for Americans is a “we before me” life. Sharing the lessons learned from his father, who struggled to provide for his family an...

Reissued for the 40th anniversary of the Falklands conflictThe most in-depth and powerful account yet published of the first crucial clash of the Falklands war - told from both sides.'Thorough and exhaustive' Daily Telegraph'An excellent and fast paced narrative' Michael McCarthy, historical battlefield guideGoose Green was the first land battle of the Falklands War. It was also the longest, the har...

Her key to freedom is also her torment.Mina is an outcast. A childhood accident left her scarred and with a curse that her master exploits to hunt dragons for sport.She wants freedom, from both her master and the curse, but unless the right dragon is killed, she’ll be a bondservant for the rest of her days.With Mina’s uncanny ability and her master’s magical strength, the beast responsible for her misery will fall … even if she has to take matters i...

Ray Bradbury’s endearing, lyrical tale of boyhood and an idyllic Midwestern summer is presented here as a full-cast audio dramatization by The Colonial Theatre on the Air, complete with sound effects and a brilliant music score.Twelve-year-old Douglas Spaulding knows Green Town, Illinois, is as vast and deep as the whole world that lies beyond. For Douglas, summer is a pair of new tennis shoes, the first harvest of dandelions for Grandfather’s renowned intoxicant, the distant clang...

A narrative non-fiction picture book about the life of Ned Kelly and the Kelly Gang, Australia’s most infamous bushrangers. New paperback edition!As a young boy, Ned Kelly saved a classmate from drowning in a flooded creek. He was rewarded with a green silk sash for his heroism. Yet, within a few years, he became an outlaw who was eventually hanged for murder. Ned Kelly and the Green Sash is a window into the character of a poor boy, once honoured for his ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Earl believes that his overspending and plant-crazed wife, Maggie will one day land him in an institution. When Maggie drains their life's savings on a new gardening supplement, odd and horrific events begin taking place. Events only Earl seems to notice. Has Maggie's collection of potted plants become the garden from hell — or has Earl come completely uprooted?Find more books by this author at boohousebooks.com

Sweeping Historical Fiction Set at the Edge of the ContinentAfter being imprisoned and branded for the death of her client, twenty-five-year-old midwife Julianne Chevalier trades her life sentence for exile to the fledgling 1720s French colony of Louisiana, where she hopes to be reunited with her brother, serving there as a soldier. To make the journey, though, women must be married, and Julianne is forced to wed a fellow convict.When they arrive in New Orl...