Will a flighty free spirit and a rugged Irish bartender have their second chance at love this festive season?Evie Parata’s luck has run out. Her supposedly new car just broke down outside her gorgeous ex’s bar on Christmas Eve. It’s raining, the car leaks, and she has nowhere to go.When Davy knocks on her window and invites her in, she wants to say no, but with none of the local mechanics available to fix her vehicle, she doesn’t have many options. The prob...

The 19th century saw the rise of one of the largest, most powerful empires of the modern era. The sun never set on the British Empire, whose holdings spanned the globe, in one form or another. Its naval supremacy linked the Commonwealth of Canada with the colonies in South Africa and India, and through them trade flowed east and west. An integral but underutilized part of this vast trade network included China, a reclusive Asian kingdom closed off from the Western world that desired none o...

Completing the Meiji Restoration that heralded the dawn of a new era for both Japan and Asia, the island nation found itself thrust into the modern world, a world of industry and conquest. Flexing its new muscles, the burgeoning power soon came to blows with the regional power that for centuries dominated the area politically and culturally: China. In its first modern war, the modernized Japanese empire went to war against the dominant power in the region, and though interested Western pow...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Are you tired of second-guessing yourself? Do you struggle with self-doubt or find it difficult to speak up and assert yourself? Confidence Unleashed is your comprehensive toolkit for breaking free from these barriers and embracing a confident, empowered version of yourself. This book delves deep into the psychology of confidence, providing you with practical strategies and actionable insights to develop a rock-solid sense of s...

Will a flighty free-spirit and a rugged Irish bartender have their second chance at love this festive season?Evie Parata breezed out of her small town as a teenager to see the world and never looked back. But lately, the years of constant motion have weighed on her, and with her first Christmas without her mother approaching, she’s lonelier than ever. Going home to regroup seemed like a great plan. Getting stranded outside her ex’s bar? Not so much.While Da...

The Roman army is one of the most famous fighting forces in history. Through its power and prowess, a once obscure Italian city forged an empire that encircled the Mediterranean and covered half of Europe. The physical remains of its presence can be traced from the mountainous borders of Scotland to the arid deserts of Egypt, but its legacy is far greater and more enduring, as Rome's influence continues to shape the political, legal, and cultural landscape of Europe to this very day.

Certain foreign policy decisions led to continuing enmity between Carthage and the burgeoning power of Rome, and what followed was a series of wars which turned from a battle for Mediterranean hegemony into an all-out struggle for survival. Although the Romans gained the upper hand in the wake of the First Punic War, Hannibal brought the Romans to their knees for over a decade during the Second Punic War. While military historians are still amazed that he was able to maintain his army in I...