The Frances Smith was not only the first steamboat to be built in Owen Sound, but also the largest vessel on Georgian Bay at that time. By far the most luxurious vessel to sail the Upper Great Lakes from a Canadian port, she was known as a "palace steamer." In the mid-to-late-19th century, the Frances Smith set the standard for speed, spacious accommodation and quality service on Georgian Bay and Lake Superior.The story of the Frances Smith, full of adventure and courageous actions...

In Cameron Scott Kirk's jaw-dropping, grim fantasy adventure, a warrior princess, a scholarly monk, and a vengeful girl must defeat a madman possessed by a soul-corrupting metal to save the land of White Cloud.A renowned warrior, Brynhild Grimsdotter, and her biographer, William Barding, aid a young girl seeking vengeance for the murder of her father, a trinket bearer and victim of the king's obsession with finding occult artifacts.When a madman resurrects ...

The mountain offers redemption. But not without a price.Julian of Dysael arrives at Mount Ulfer seeking a new life among the Brotherhood, a monastic order shrouded in legend and perched high above the corrupt city of Re'shan. But when a meteor crashes into the mountain, destroying the Grand Chapel and killing many of the monks, something far darker awakens.From the wreckage, the survivors salvage a strange metal unlike anything seen before. It's powerful, r...

In Cameron Scott Kirk's jaw-dropping, grim fantasy adventure, a warrior princess, a scholarly monk, and a vengeful girl must defeat a madman possessed by a soul-corrupting metal to save the land of White Cloud.A renowned warrior, Brynhild Grimsdotter, and her biographer, William Barding, aid a young girl seeking vengeance for the murder of her father, a trinket bearer and victim of the king's obsession with finding occult artifacts.When a madman resurrects ...

The Beautiful Harpies: A Dark, Gripping Tale of Mystery and MoralityIn the bleak town of Dysael, a sinister shadow looms. Women vanish without a trace, and their husbands turn up dead—each murder more brutal than the last. The Beautiful Harpies weaves a haunting, morally complex tale that blurs the lines between good and evil, set in a vividly real world. Sister Kempson of the Holy Sisters of Conviction, alongside her bodyguard Garth, arrives to unravel the mystery. But Constable Th...

Ominous, striking, and set in a plausibly real world, this dark tale blurs the lines between black, white, and all the shades of grey in between.Something sinister is afoot in dreary Dysael. First, several women go mysteriously missing. Then, one by one, their husbands begin turning up dead – killed in increasingly brutal ways.Sister Kempson of the Holy Sisters of Conviction and her bodyguard Garth arrive in the city to investigate the situation. However, Constable Thackery...

Some of the hottest authors in romance and erotic romance (including New York Times Bestselling Author, Terry Towers) have come together to release Pushing Boundaries, a collection of 6 smoking hot stories.Have you ever longed to be pushed out of your comfort zone by your sexy man? The heroines of the Pushing Boundaries boxed set have and their sizzling hot, dominant men are more than happy to oblige. The heroes of this boxed set test the limits of their lovers exposing them to a w...

This book will advance the understanding of leadership beyond the inherited myths and modalities of command and control. Leadership is separated from ideas and institutional seniority and explained as the collaborative power of one with others. Enabling the intelligent co-participation of all people, the constructive effect of this approach to leadership is in the engagement of people. This is significant when task accomplishment depends not on managerial direction, but on the interaction ...

**Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War is out now on Prime Video!The United States has stared down many threats with President Jack Ryan at the helm, but what if he’s not there when we need him? That’s the question facing a nation in the most shocking entry in Tom Clancy's #1 New York Times bestselling series.**A shadowy billionaire uses his fortune to further his corrupt ambitions. Along the way, he’s toppled democratically elected governments and exacerbate...

**Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War is out now on Prime Video!As President of the United States, Jack Ryan has faced many challenges, but none have been as personal as this and never has he been this helpless in the face of evil in the latest entry in Tom Clancy's #1 New York Times bestselling series.**Father Pat West, S.J. was a buddy of the young Jack Ryan when they were both undergraduates at Boston College. Father West left a comfortable job in the phi...

**Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War is out now on Prime Video!In this previously untold adventure, a young Jack Ryan goes behind the Iron Curtain to seek the truth about a potential Soviet defector in the most shocking entry in Tom Clancy's #1 New York Times bestselling series.**A top secret F117 aircraft crashes into the Nevada desert. The Nighthawk is the most advanced fighting machine in the world and the Soviets will do anything to g...

**Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War is out now on Prime Video!A Russian plot to seize the Panama Canal plunges President Jack Ryan into a desperate fight for his life in the latest entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.**For a century, the Panama Canal has served as the path between the seas. Control of this vital waterway is the difference between free trade and chaos in world markets.So when Panamanian President Rafael Botero asks for a show o...