'Comforting and uplifting, this book is a joy to read' - MY WEEKLY, on The Farmhouse of Second ChancesSun, sand and secrets at the bay**!**As a kid, Nina O'Brien spent all her summers at her grandparents' cabin by the beach at Stepping Stone Bay. Long, sunny days full of fun and laughter with her best friends, Leo, Adrian, and Maeve, her friendship with Leo slowly blossoming into love. Until one fateful ...

In this WWII memoir, a German civilian POW recounts his harrowing experience of survival after escaping a British prison camp in India.During World War II, the British imprisoned many German and Italian civilian internees in India. The less cooperative prisoners were kept under harsh conditions in camps in the Himalayan foothills. Rolf Magener was a German civilian working in India at the outbreak of war when he was promptly interned by the British.In 1942, M...

To politicians and parents, Mortal Kombat was a menace to society. To gamers, it was a way of life. From dedicated hustlers who put thousands of miles on their odometers driving coast to coast to challenge the top players in arcades, to fans who devote their free time to collecting action figures, setting world records, and plumbing the depths of its lore, the Mortal Kombat franchise has topped sales charts for thirty years, and its popularity shows no signs of waning.

Perfect for fans of Sarah Morgan, Jessica Redland and Kate Forster.This boxset contains the books 4-6 in the New York Ever After series:Christmas Miracles at the Little Log CabinChristmas Promises at the Garland Street MarketMoonlight and Mistletoe at the Christmas Wedding-----Christmas Miracles at the Little Log CabinHolly is looking for a change. There has to be more to life than the long hours she...

Twenty true stories of bravery, survival, and good and bad luck involving Bomber Command during World War II from the author of Flying into Hell.In their own words, the heroes of Bomber Command tell their harrowing stories . . ."It is believed that when Dacey realized the aircraft was on fire he grabbed an extinguisher, hurried aft and tried, in vain, to put out the flames. Somehow he became trapped behind the spreading inferno and was unable to retu...

'A gorgeous story of love, loss, best friends and unbreakable bonds. It truly melted my heart' Shari LowAs young women, Lise and Emma had the kind of friendship people dream about.While Lise's own family was distant and disengaged, Emma's was welcoming and warm, and for the first twenty-six years of their life, growing up together in a close-knit community, the duo were inseparable.But when they decide to spend one year living together in...

They know an attack is coming. They just don't know where.Fahjeed Rashwan is a naturalised Englishman and a secret, fanatical disciple of Al Qaeda. He travels to Afghanistan to present a cunning plan to Osama Bin Laden's successor. To prepare, he moves through Beirut and Amman, recruiting two important pawns for his sinister game.Meanwhile, Dutch Counterterrorism and Security analyst Cas van Daelen is ordered to investigate a suspected rise...

News is to the mind as sugar is to the body.In 2013 Rolf Dobelli stood in front of a room full of journalists and proclaimed that he did not read the news. It caused a riot. Now he finally sets down his philosophy in detail. And he practices what he preaches: he hasn't read the news for a decade.Stop Reading the News is Dobelli's manifesto about the dangers of the most toxic form of information- news. He shows the damage it does to our concentration...

More than a century after its first publication, "Robbery Under Arms" remains as fresh and enthralling as when it originally appeared in serial form in the Sydney Mail.Related in first person by bushranger Dick Marston as he awaits his appointment with the gallows, the novel vividly evokes his turbulent years as cattleduffer and bushranger in company with his father Ben, brother Jim and the gentleman adventurer, Captain Starlight.Boldrewood´s novel remains one of the greate...

A secret hidden in ancient scrolls could threaten one of the world's most powerful institutions.Professor Yuri Vladishkin is excavating near the Dead Sea when he meets Moshe Yaresz, a retired Mossad analyst. In Jerusalem, Yuri buys an old portfolio case containing papyrus scrolls, a roll of film, and a Hebrew letter. What he reads frightens him enough to consider destroying everything.But Yuri hesitates. Before he can return to Moscow, three mysterious men ...

The BRAND NEW instalment in the uplifting Skylarks Series from bestseller Helen RolfeA surprise arrivalWorking with the Whistlestop River air ambulance is Nadia's whole world. She adores her job and the team – they’re family. But when a baby is abandoned on the steps of the base, Nadia is forced to confront events from her past she’d rather forget.A difficult changeHudson is trying to get his life back on track after his d...

Six disgraced soldiers. A secret CIA operation. And a mission that could ignite an international crisis.They were given one chance to earn back their honor.Six dishonorably discharged soldiers are recruited by the CIA for a dangerous operation. But when Scott McAllister discovers that their mission is taking them to Lebanon, he begins to question what they have really been asked to do and who is pulling the strings.Meanwhile, former Special Operatio...