The first book in the thrilling YA sequence, Order of Darkness. The year is 1453, & all signs point to it being the end of the world. Accused of heresy & expelled from his monastery, handsome seventeen-year-old, Luca Vero, is recruited by a mysterious stranger to record the end of times across Europe. Commanded by sealed orders, Luca is sent to map the fears of Christendom, & travel to the very frontier of good & evil. Seventeen-year-old Isolde, a Lady Abbess, is trapped in a nunnery to prevent her claiming her rich inheritance. As the nuns in her care are driven mad by strange visions, walking in their sleep, & showing bleeding wounds, Luca is sent to investigate & all the evidence points to Isolde's criminal guilt. Outside in the yard they are building a pyre to burn her for witchcraft. Forced to face the greatest fears of the medieval world
- dark magic, werewolves, madness
- Luca & Isolde embark on a search for truth, their own destinies, & even love as they take the unknown ways to the real historical figure who defends the boundaries of Christendom & holds the secrets of the Order of Darkness.

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Jillian Descharme has always found calm in her dream of a great white wolf with haunting blue eyes. But she is startled when the visions return, & this time seem so real. Late at night he comes to her, speaks to her, touches her. It's almost as if he's alive... ...

Changeling wolf Connor Macleod & his Pack have never feared anything
- until the night human Zoey Tyler barely escapes a rogue
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Double bill of films starring Angelina Jolie. Directed by Clint Eastwood, ' Changeling' (2008) is a drama based on true events that took place in 1920s California. Jolie stars as Christine Collins, a mother who thinks her prayers have been answered when he ...

Double bill of films starring Angelina Jolie. Directed by Clint Eastwood, ' Changeling' (2008) is a drama based on true events that took place in 1920s California. Jolie stars as Christine Collins, a mother who thinks her prayers have been answered when he ...

I answered the phone, no big deal, until I heard the message: ' They've taken our daughter.' Harry Dresden, professional wizard, has never faced anything like this. Arianna Ortega, Red Court vampire, blames Harry for her husband's death
- & she's out for revenge. So her discovery that Susan Rodriguez had borne Harry a daughter was an unexpected gift. Arianna's next step was to kidnap the girl & she plans to use her blood in a violent ritual sacrifice designed to kill Harry, Susan & their daughter. With the White Council of Wizards & the Red Court in a state of detente, Harry finds himself alone except for a handful of allies
- resources utterly inadequate to challenging the Red King & his entire vampire Court. With the life of his child at stake, Susan's humanity hanging in precarious balance & with his own death looming, Dresden must find a new source of strength. In the past, there had always been a line Harry wouldn't cross, & though dark powers have tempted him time & again, he never gave in. But then, only his own life was at stake.

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Where is China heading in the 21st century? Can its Communist Party survive or is it being challenged by growing unrest? Will the US & China cooperate or compete in a dangerous future? Will China's economic boom be brought to a halt by environmental catastrophe? This book aims to provide the information to help answer these questions. ...

Anna Gallagher & Liam Harrison are happily married, have successful careers & when Liam's promotion comes through, they plan to start a family. That's until something happens to turn their world upside down. Anna's sister, Rachel is married to Gary, is a stay-at-home mum to Alex & is expecting her second child. Everyone is delighted with the news except Rachel. The truth is she is horrified at the thought of becoming a mum again. Jill is the girls' cousin & best friend & knows exactly what makes them both tick. Unfortunately, she can't seem to help them understand each other. The Gallagher Girls have hard times ahead but when the going gets tough, will blood really prove thicker than water? ...

In CHANGING TO WIN, Giles Long MBE, eight times Paralympic Gold medal winner, world record breaker, & cancer survivor, shares his revolutionary model for success. His innovative CHIMO cycle method, based on the principles he has followed throughout his life, reveals how a careful balance of motivation & inspiration can lead to extraordinary changes in performance & accomplishments, both on an individual & team level. Illustrated by the author's own incredible tale of courage, perseverance, & Paralympic glory, & drawing on his experience as a successful motivational speaker, CHANGING TO WIN provides a template for achievement in life & in the workplace. ...

When journalist Daniel Quinn meets Ernest Hemingway at the Floridita bar in Havana, Cuba, in 1957, he has no idea that his own affinity for simple, declarative sentences will change his life radically overnight. So begins William Kennedy's latest novel -- a tale of revolutionary intrigue, heroic journalism, crooked politicians, drug-running gangsters, Albany race riots, & the improbable rise of Fidel Castro. Quinn's epic journey carries him through the night clubs & jungles of Cuba & into the newsrooms & racially charged streets of Albanny on he day Robert Kennedy is fatally shot in 1968. ...