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Another intriguing whodunnit; the fourth in the Lady Jane Tremayne series. The year is 1657. Jane is living at the home of her closest friend, Olivia Courtney, whose brother, James, agrees to play host to a band of royalists who are conspiring to assassinate one of Cromwell's Generals. What happens next involves a suspicious death and an act of treachery. After a daring escape this leads to Jane and Olivia's exile in Bruges where they meet King Charles...
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Building on the first Wild Things volume (Oxbow Books 2014), which aimed to showcase the research putting archaeologists researching the Paleolithic and Mesolithic at the cutting edge of understanding humanity's past, this collection of contributions presents recent research from an international group of both early career and established scientists.
Covering aspects of both Paleolithic and Mesolithic research in order to encourage dialogue between...
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Another enthralling, fast-paced whodunnit in the series of Lady Tremayne's diaries.
The year is 1655.
In the seventeenth century many people still believed that those suffering from the falling sickness (what is today called epilepsy) were possessed by the devil.
When Lady Jane's uncle is found murdered, her former wet nurse's daughter, who suffers from the falling sickness, is accused of the crime. Jane is convinced of her innocence but...
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James Walker is not only Jessica's Dad and an award-winning author and designer, but along with his wife Renée, has been Jessica's 24/7 caregiver for nearly 40-years.
In this book he follows up on his first book, 'Growing Up with Jessica: A True Story,' by carefully recounting the lessons learned and truths revealed, throughout their caregiving experiences. He clearly outlines the pathway to success and offers a down to earth explanation of the...
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A 17th-century whodunnit - It's 1653 and Lady Jane Tremayne has inherited the estate of her late husband.
When a young woman is raped, as Lady of the Manor, Jane decides to investigate, assisted by her closest friend, Lady Olivia Courtney. Then the stakes are raised when the rapist strikes again.
More than just a whodunnit, this is an absorbing tale of a brave woman living in dangerous and unique times.
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The photos in this edition are black and white.
Brake systems are one of the most important yet least understood vehicle systems. Brake systems can be intimidating, and they aren't the first thing the average horsepower junkie chooses to upgrade. But there's no reason to wait until you have a problem to learn how your brakes work. High-Performance Brake Systems: Design, Selection, and Installation gives you the knowledge to upgrade your brakes the...
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Baron Otto Von Buren, a member of the Nazi Party, undertakes a journey to Palestine in 1933 to witness the progress being made there by the Zionist movement. One of his fellow-travellers is Aliza, who is both beautiful... and Jewish.
Aliza, My Love is a highly original, provocative, compelling and dramatic love story, in which the relationship between the Baron and Aliza has fateful, life-changing consequences for them both in the dying days of the...
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A hard-hitting tale of addiction, recovery, and loss
** Includes 40 full-colour illustrations **
"I knew the group of five meant for trouble, as they circled me and started pushing me. That soon disappeared as one of them, from the corner of my eye, uppercut me to the jaw. I was out cold - sparked on the street."
HIT: ONCE UPON A FIELD explores the important issues of epilepsy and addiction with a gripping narrative that shifts...
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Are You Struggling With Your Grief Over the Loss of a Loved One?
When James Walker suffered one of the worst losses possible, his life became upended. Grief became the dominating force that led him astray, down a spiraling path of drugs and alcohol. It took hitting rock bottom to find the will to resurface and restore balance.
These are the doubts and questions that can plague our mind while we're mourning and coping with loss. They are poison to...
11) The warriors
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Wells Fargo Trail volume 7
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In the Tradition of the Great American Western Crafting another action-filled story in THE WELLS FARGO TRAIL series, Jim Walker brings to his growing circle of readers all the suspense and mystery they expect in this unique American writing category called Westerns. Writing from a setting in the 1870s, Walker has brought to life the men and women of the West who survived the Civil War and are seeking a new life on the frontier. In The Warriors, Zac...
12) The dreamgivers
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Wells Fargo Trail volume 1
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IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 10
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Civil War veteran Zachary Cobb, now working as an undercover agent for Wells Fargo, is led into a confrontation with powerful underworld figures when he sets out to investigate a series of payroll holdups in the Mohave Desert.
13) The nightriders
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IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 14
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Zachary Cobb goes undercover to investigate a gang of vigilantes, which, under the control of corrupt federal officials, has been prosecuting and persecuting men suspected of a series of unsolved gold robberies.
15) The rail kings
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IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 15
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They would pay any price and stop at nothing to win.As an undercover agent for Wells Fargo, Zac Cobb isn't the kind of man who goes out looking for trouble, but trouble seems to have a way of finding him. And he isn't the kind of man to run away from trouble, even if it means putting himself in harm's way.When Zac foils an attempt to kidnap the family of the oldest daughter of General Sydney Roberts, the President of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad,...
16) The rawhiders
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Wells Fargo Trail volume 4
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IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 16
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Four orphaned sisters drive their herd of cattle from Texas to market in Kansas to save the family ranch in the face of the opposition of the evil Rawhiders.
17) The ice princess
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Wells Fargo Trail volume 8
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IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 16
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Jenny Hays travels to Sitka, Alaska where her sister and uncle are caught in the middle of a high-stakes game of power and wealth.
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Wells Fargo Trail volume 6
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IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 19
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Zac Cobb's assignment to protect a shipment of gold bullion from river pirates in California in 1878 leads to a confrontation with a businessman who has kidnapped Zac's son.
19) The desert hawks
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Wells Fargo trail volume 5
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Out of the Great American West, Book 5 in THE WELLS FARGO TRAIL Set in the 1870s in the desert of northern Arizona, The Desert Hawks opens with an action-filled story guaranteed to hold the interest of any Western buff. This new book entwines mystery and suspense in the lives of villains, Indians, innocent bystanders, and Zachary Cobb. Each has made choices to survive the challenges of a harsh frontier, and each must face the consequences in a tale...
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Mysteries in time (James Walker) volume 3
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Popular author Jim Walker packs his Mysteries in Time series with romance, adventure, and the encompassing power of God's love. In Murder at Gettysburg, a Mennonite schoolteacher seeks justice for one man's death, while the chaos and brutality of the Civil War swirl around her. Twenty-six-year-old April Wolff doesn't fit in with her Pennsylvania neighbors: she would rather teach women and slaves than get married. So when her pacifist father is found...