"The True Founder of Chicago" is a compelling historical biography that uncovers the remarkable life and enduring legacy of the pioneering fur trader and explorer who laid the foundation for one of America's greatest cities. Long before skyscrapers dotted the skyline and bustling streets defined the modern metropolis, there was a visionary individual who dared to carve a settlement out of the untamed wilderness.This fascinating book transports readers to the early 18th century, a t...

From the sun-drenched temples of antiquity to the quiet architecture of the human body, all paths converge upon a singular, illuminated truth: the way we eat shapes not only our mortal frames, but our souls and our collective future.

What if your dream farmhouse came with a mystery?When Courtney and her husband, Alex, buy a charming country home in southwestern North Dakota, she can already picture the guests sitting by the fire with cups of cocoa and homemade pie. Turning the old house into a cozy inn feels like the start of something wonderful.But when Courtney learns the farmhouse once belonged to a couple who disappeared eight years ago, along with their small fortune in jewelry, th...

 Black magic is a field to be taken very seriously. That's why you absolutely must use the ritual of protection before performing a black magic ritual. Then you use the ritual of luck to help you in your accomplishments of black magic. Put salt around your home for your protection. Table of Contents 1) Ritual of personal protection 2) Ritual to be lucky 3) Ritual to conjure a spell of black magic on yourself 4) Ritual of reven...

Blackmail an assassin? Who would do such a thing?Someone pretty desperate, that’s who. Which is exactly the position Rory finds herself in.As a scrawny, dreadlocked pickpocket who grew up on the street, life hasn’t given her a ton of options. On top of which, her partner in crime has screwed her over for all her money, so she can no longer pay for the sword master who was supposed to train her—her ticket to a new life.She’s not prepared to give up o...

A migrant fleet, a million strong, sets sail from Calcutta. Its destination: Europe. As the fleet advances, the continent is submerged under a torrent of words. Will the old nations of Europe resist the migrants or welcome them? Honor their past or embrace the radiant future? Open fire or open their hearts?Enthusiasm, delusion, cowardice. And, finally, panic. The migrants make landfall...First published in 1973, Jean Raspail's The Camp of the Saints ranks among the...

She’s a fashion model trying to prove she’s more than a pretty face.He’s a guarded cowboy who doesn’t believe she belongs in his world.City girl Laura Oakes wants more than photo shoots and shallow praise. When an inheritance brings her to Sweetheart Creek, Texas, she leaves the runway behind and leaps into small-town life — determined to prove she’s capable of more.Too bad the rugged, serious cowboy she once crush...

A best friends to lovers hockey romance.My coach is playing matchmaker.And that’s a problem because I work with this beautiful and distracting woman.Also, she’s my best friend’s ex making her very off limits.I also might be crushing on her. Hard.That’s a hat trick of reasons to say no. But if I don’t follow coach’s playbook on and off the ice I’ll be benched. Kind of like my heart.If I say yes to this fake-dating pla...

Treva is an isolated human colony on the fringes of known space on the verge of becoming a true interstellar community, a full fledged menber of the Federation. But now the U.S.S. EnterpriseTM has received a distress signal for Treva is in the throes of a violent revolution, a revolution led by a merciless warlord who has committed countless atrocities in the name of freedom.Data and Lt. Tasha Yar are dispatched to investigate. Once they reach Treva, they discover the truth...

This novel of awesome beauty and power is a moving saga about people, relationships, and the boundaries of love.Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American ReadThrough Jean M. Auel’s magnificent storytelling we are taken back to the dawn of modern humans, and with a girl named Ayla we are swept up in the harsh and beautiful Ice Age world they shared with the ones who called themselves The Clan of...

Billionaires Hall and Judd make their money by being dominant businessmen. They know what they like, and when they see the new housekeeper, both know she’s everything they ever dreamed of. But they didn’t hire her and they know they won’t get any work done if she stays.Charlie can’t believe her luck! Housekeeper at a fabulous Miami Estate. There’s only a few problems … She’s never been a housekeeper before and got the job on a lie.But wait! Her new billiona...

From New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff comes a Horribly Sunny Mystery, The Librarian’s Vampire Assistant.NOBODY MESSES WITH HIS LIBRARIAN. . .Who killed Michael Vanderhorst’s maker? It’s a darn good question. But when the trail brings Michael to hellishly sunny Phoenix, Arizona, his biggest problem soon becomes a cute little librarian he can’t seem to stay away from. He’s never met a bigger danger magnet! Even her book cart has...