The scariest thing he did was make her feel safe.Name three things you can see.A bluetick coonhound, pulling at her lead, disobedient and eager. The Sierra Nevada, with Jeffrey pines tracing the ridgelines like stitching. A man with the energy of an off-leash golden retriever, a rock climber's build, green eyes, and dimples that should be illegal.Maybe I should stick to naming two things.I rebuilt my life after surviving a m...

Readers love ALL GROWN UP'Uplifting, heartfelt and relatable – a fantastic book' *****'I love, love, love everything about this book' *****'This book is perfection and everyone should read it' *****'I gobbled it up in two sittings … heartfelt and funny, it’s just wonderful' *****'An absolute triumph … beautifully heartwarming’ ************A Grazia Book Club Pick********** One of Glamour's 11 Books For Your Book Club Era *...

A practical and fascinating guide to taking your boat through the French canals to the fabulous cruising grounds of the Mediterranean.How many of us yearn for adventure, or long for a slower pace and escape from the daily grind?This is the captivating guide to taking your boat through the French canals to the fabulous cruising grounds of the Mediterranean. It is also the story of two ordinary people and their entertaining tale of mishaps: knots that untie t...

Mason's blood oath could unite—or destroy—the last of humanity.Wah'Lor's once untested peace has collapsed under the burden of violence and war that bled over from Kep Four. When the body of a former comrade is found and artifacts are discovered beneath the soil, Mason is thrust into a mounting storm, threatening to undo the complicated balance between humanity and the Kla'Wah sects.A frantic mission to find the fallen Ark unearths ancient technologies that...

They staged a romance, faked a breakup, and this time around, anything can happen—even something real.Thea Pappas has always been the storm in her own life—fiery and unpredictable—traits that led her and her younger sister, Addy, through a series of foster homes. But with Addy's whirlwind engagement, Thea is determined to be the perfect maid of honor, even if she finds it odd that she hadn't heard of the fiancé until the ring was on Addy's finger. She beli...

A daughter lost to history.A ring that holds the key.Perfect for fans of Lucinda Riley, The Moonstone Sister is the second sweeping instalment in the Sea Stone Sisters series, an evocatively written and deeply romantic epic family saga that spans decades and continents, taking the reader to the most beautiful and aspirational locations in the world.'Unpredictable and unputdownable ....

From two White House veterans, an urgent case for why democracies must achieve preeminence in AI—and a bracing warning about what victory will requireHumanity may soon create AI systems that can outperform humans at virtually every cognitive task. Whoever wields that technology will gain a power unlike any in history. In The Bitter Struggle, Ben Buchanan, who served as the White House Special Advisor for AI, and Tantum Collins, former Director for Technolo...

**Deep in the desert, Breeze-Felt-at-Moonrise is keeping a secret: she can grow crystalline armor from her own body, a gleaming second skin as beautiful as it is forbiddenDarkly whimsical, this gorgeous epic fantasy combines the political leanings of The Goblin Emperor and the intricate magic system of Warbreaker**Long before Breeze-Felt-at-Moonrise was born, her people staged a coup. They tried to murder their queen. They failed.Twenty years later...

Based on a true story Buchanan delivers a thought-provoking examination of the role of Christians in war and what true religion really means. Using larger than life characters from history, he weaves a philosophical tale of danger, intrigue, and sacrifice. —Library Journal . The Nazi regime's bloody wake in Europe persists as they brutally send "undesirables" to their deaths in concentration camps. As a young Jew, Hannah leaves behind her mother and sister as she flees certain death, arriv...

One of Entertainment Weekly's Best Books of 2022!"New York Times journalist Kyle Buchanan details the bonkers construction of director George Miller's long-awaited and often seemingly-doomed fourth Mad Max movie via testimony from the filmmaker, Charlize Theron, Tom Hardy, and a host of others. The result is an epic and – when it comes to the Theron-Hardy on-set relationship – acrimonious tale no less jaw-dropping than the movie itself." — Entertainment WeeklyA full-speed-a...

The go-to guide to driving through the Sunflower State. Immerse yourself in natural history, discover new wonders, and learn to see familiar highways in new and exciting ways.Almost forty years after its first publication, Roadside Kansas remains the premier guide to the landscapes and landmarks along more than 2,600 miles of Kansas highway. Conveniently organized by highway and milepost markers and filled with over 100 photos, illustrations, and maps, thi...

She applied to Search and Rescue to redeem herself. Her ex will decide if she makes the cut.Watching the career I'd built my entire identity around implode was bad enough. Crawling back to my mountain hometown of Crystal Lake? Even worse. But signing up for the local SAR team to claw back some dignity — only to immediately face-plant at the boots of Cole Harper? That's just the universe getting creative with my suffering.Turns out, Cole is the SAR team lead...