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"Work Sets You Free" by David Barnett is an original short story featuring the protagonist of the forthcoming novel Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl. Gideon is a young fisherman in Yorkshire, England, in an alternate 1890, who embarks on a journey to find Captain Lucian Trigger, the famed Hero of the Empire, to deal with a mystery plaguing his home village. 

 Mitzi leads a quiet life as a professional matchmaker. Her cozy life is turned upside down when she is chosen as the matchmaker for an alien species searching for wives. Naturally, she refuses. Unfortunately, she’s having a hard time saying no to the dashingly handsome but domineering alien warrior. Although, he makes her heart flutter, it’s a good thing he’s not her type.  

Madison knows her 14-year-old daughter, Abbie, is struggling. She wishes she could give Abbie stability, the promise of a forever home in Millbury, but she is scared to stay in one town for too long, and every day Abbie seems more anxious. Until a chance encounter with a beautiful, boisterous golden retriever puppy called Duke changes everything.... 

You and your child will love these special winter stories for kids. Each story is about the holiday season and includes a cheerful lesson. Also included are some hilarious Christmas jokes. This audiobook is great for early and beginning learners, listening aloud at home with friends and family, and as a cute bedtime storybook.

An empire at war. Three fates intertwined. Dark conspiracies bubble to the surface as war and zealotry spread across the empire. Old alliances are shattered, new vendettas are born, and all peoples - citizen and slave alike - must endure the ravages of storm and steel. 

When Erin Steele meets Braden Moretti in the elevator of the FBI building, the man is arrogant and annoying. Five minutes later, her boss drops an unexpected bombshell. With an undercover alias and a fake diamond ring on Erin’s finger, she must pretend to be engaged to Agent Moretti to stop a dangerous heist at a millionaire's mansion in San Francisco.

In a future of near-instantaneous global travel, of abundant provision for the needs of all, a future in which no one living can remember an actual war, a long era of stability threatens to come to an abrupt end. For known only to a few, the leaders of the great Hives, nations without fixed location, have long conspired to keep the world stable, at the cost of just a little blood. A few secret murders, mathematically planned. So that no faction can ever dominate, and the balance holds. And yet the balance is beginning to give way.

When Erin finds her missing sister in Savannah after three years of no clues, no sightings, and no hope, she’s devastated when Amelia defends the man who kidnapped her—and then marries him!

They say that home is where the heart is. And no one knows that better than Perley Gates. After helping the lovely Miss Emma Slocum reunite with her sister’s family in Bison Gap, Perley can’t wait to rejoin his own kin at the Triple-G Ranch. No sooner does Perley settle in when he receives an alarming telegram from Bison Gap. Emma’s brother-in-law has been murdered. Her sister wants justice. And Perley is their only hope to get it. Perley can’t refuse a family in need. So he saddles up with his salty cowhand Possum Smith and heads to Bison Gap.

A woman forced into a fake engagement with a handsome CIA agent while in love with another man. A missing sister hiding a terrible secret. A Christmas house party with a dangerous heist of the King Tut exhibit. What’s an undercover spy to do? Can Agent Erin Steele keep her heart intact, or will she blow her cover while fighting for her life, literally?

This is the story of the Granger family and their two children, Gabby and Grant. December 1 is here, and they are officially counting down the days until Christmas day! Each and every day from the 1st to the 25th is full of excitement. Gabby and Grant do everything from choosing a Christmas tree to hanging decorations to fun-filled activities at school and home with friends and family. They count down each day in anticipation for the big day. But in their countdown, Grant is having a hard time finding a gift for his mom.

Al lives in the Louisiana bayou with his friends and family. He's a very adventurous and curious little alligator and has lots of fun with his friends. There's only one thing about Al that doesn't make sense. He's afraid of murky water. Can he overcome his fear and swim in the swamp? Follow the adventures of Al E. Gator and find out.

Billy is a potato bug that lives in a colony under a rock in the garden. No one has ever left the rock, but Billy has other plans. Is he brave enough to do what's never been done? Follow the adventures of Billy the bug to find out what happens next.  

Follow the adventures of Miko the Monkey! Miko lives in the jungle with his two friends, Hilton and Joshua. Miko is very playful and adventurous. Sometimes this can get him into trouble! These are five fun stories about Miko, his friends, and their fun adventures! This is an excellent audiobook for beginning and early listeners. Each story is fun and exciting and also includes some funny jokes! 

Snapper is a very shy shark. His best friend, Shelly, helps him overcome this! Follow the adventures of Snapper the shark and find out how he overcomes his fears!  

Anna Bailey thought she left the tragedies of the past behind when she took on a new identity and moved from Pennsylvania to California. But now that her brother has vanished and his wife is crying out for help, Anna knows she has no choice but to come out of hiding, go home, and find him. Back in Lancaster County, Anna follows the high-tech trail her brother left behind, a trail that leads from the simple world of Amish farming to the cutting edge of DNA research and gene therapy.

Debutante Peyton Fuller's life consists of friends, parties, and waiting for her beau to propose to her. With little knowledge of politics and fighting, her cosseted world changes overnight as soldiers stream into Harrisburg to prepare for a war between the states. As they march past her door, she catches the eye of one soldier who makes her question everything.

Nearly a year after she was unceremoniously dumped by her fiancé - on Valentine’s Day, no less - Natasha’s friends decide that it’s time for her to get back into the dating game. Not wanting her to be alone on the dreaded anniversary of her dumping, they suggest she tries speed dating. Natasha is reluctant, but agrees, going into the event with the lowest of expectations. Little did she know that she’d fall in love at first sight with one of her dates.

After her father passes away, Jodie Wines is lonely and overworked. Her stepmother, a vain and lazy woman, leaves Jodie to do everything. Jodie’s one consolation is that she still lives in her father’s house, her childhood home in Boston, in the town she loves. But when she discovers her stepmother’s plot to marry her off to an odious merchant, Jodie flees west to become a mail order bride.

Back in London, Gideon and his colleagues: journalist Aloysius Bent, airship pilot Rowena Fanshawe, and Maria, the mechanical girl to whom Gideon has lost his heart, are dragged into a case that is confounding the Metropolitan Police. For the city is on the edge of mass rioting due to the continuing reign of terror by the serial killer known only as Jack the Ripper, who is rampaging though London's less salubrious quarters.