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Timothy is on probation. It's a strange word - something that happens to other kids, to delinquents, not to kids like him. And yet, he is under house arrest for the next year. He must check in weekly with a probation officer and a therapist and keep a journal for an entire year. And mostly, he has to stay out of trouble. But when he must take drastic measures to help his struggling family, staying out of trouble proves more difficult than Timothy ever thought it would be.

Amelia Peabody lives in a small town where nothing changes. And that's just fine by her. After losing her big sister, Clara, a few years ago, Amelia can't handle any more change. But when she starts eighth grade, she accidentally receives a letter that Clara had written to herself. In it, there's a list of things she'd wanted to do before the end of middle school and never finished, like get on the softball team and throw an awesome birthday party on the lake.

Esme is a start-up success who runs her own successful media company and heads up a series of investigative podcasts. She also has a beautiful home, where she lives with her sister, Michelle, and her son, Zachary. Sure, there’s an ex-husband hanging around - Owen likes to pop round a bit too often - but everything is civilised and amicable. She has life all tied up. But Esme knows that any successful podcaster is only as good as her last story, so she sets out on a new series of interviews to get to the truth behind Simone Fischer’s high-profile murder of her husband.

Michelle Mercer was brutally and violently murdered. Her husband, Julian, arrived home just moments too late. He held her as she bled out on their kitchen floor. And then his life fell apart. He was forced to resign from the Special Air Service, leaving him with nothing except his rage and his team.

The Kids Under the Stairs: BenBee and the Teacher Griefer is a funny, clever novel-in-verse about Ben Bennet - who failed the language arts section of the Florida State test - and three classmates who get stuck in a summer-school class. But these kids aren't dumb - they're divergent thinkers, as Ms. J tells them: They simply approach things in a different way than traditional school demands.

Kate and Tam meet, and both of their worlds tip sideways. At first, Tam figures Kate is your stereotypical cheerleader; Kate sees Tam as another tall jock. And the more they keep running into each other, the more they surprise each other. Beneath Kate's sleek ponytail and perfect façade, Tam sees a goofy, sensitive, lonely girl. And Tam's so much more than a volleyball player, Kate realizes: She's everything Kate wishes she could be. It's complicated. Except it's not. When Kate and Tam meet, they fall in like. It's as simple as that.

He educated tens of thousands. His life story inspired millions. Now, the only complete and authorized biography of George Washington Carver, a great American humanitarian, scientist, teacher, and conservationist is back to print after 60 years. Did you know that . . .Carver was born a slave? Carver was the first Black student and the first Black faculty member at Iowa State University?

Seven women give voice to the voiceless. Seven is a documentary play created with the support of Vital Voices Global Partnership and is a collaboration between the playwrights and seven female activists from around the globe, telling inspiring stories of overcoming adversity to effect real change and improve the lives of women.

The greatest philosopher of all time is offering to sell his soul to the devil. All he wants is 20 more years to complete his life's work. After that he really doesn't care. But the assistant demon assigned to the case has his suspicions, because the philosopher is Saloninus, the greatest philosopher, yes, but also the greatest liar, trickster, and cheat the world has yet known - the sort of man even the Father of Lies can't trust. He's almost certainly up to something...but what?

Some days, being a private eye isn't all it's cracked up to be...Lucien Cross has finally gotten his business off the ground. Providing security assessments is one of the things he knows he can handle, but his ability to conduct investigations is still a little shaky. When he's hired to look into a candidate's extracurriculars, he jumps at the chance. This case could put his company on the map. It's a known fact opposition research is highly lucrative, and Lucien would love to dip his toes in the water.

Being a private eye isn’t easy. That’s one thing Lucien Cross is about to find out the hard way. Ever since he opened Cross Security and Investigations, it’s been one blunder after another. And his latest mistake might mean his death. As a businessman, Cross is all about the bottom line. He’ll take as many cases as he can. The more affluent the client, the better. But Lucien has no idea the danger he faces now that he’s agreed to help recover a client’s stolen property.

Another day, another kidnapping...or so it appears. A programmer's wife is abducted from her home under suspicious circumstances. The only clues are a missing kitchen knife and some blurry security cam footage. It is up to Julian Mercer and his team to identify the kidnapper and negotiate the woman's release. However, things don't go as planned. The kidnapper is methodical and careful. He only wants one thing in exchange for the woman, but obtaining it will be nearly impossible.

His business card reads security specialist, but Julian Mercer can do just about anything. Trained by the SAS but forced into an early retirement after his wife was viciously slain, Mercer puts his unique set of skills to use in the world of K&R and crisis negotiation. One night, Mercer hears a woman screaming. He rushes to the scene, arriving moments too late to stop the shooter. A man is bleeding out in his fiancée's arms. While paramedics tend to the victim, Mercer searches for the assassin, but he has disappeared.

A tropical getaway turns deadly when a senator and his family are taken hostage by a group of highly trained mercenaries. The United States government wants this handled quietly, so they hire Mercer and his team to resolve the crisis situation.

Bruised and scared, Jade McNamara is ready to escape the abusive relationship she has found herself in, but there’s a catch. Her boyfriend’s a cop. He won’t let her leave him. He’s already threatened to kill her if she tries. And he’ll break every rule in the book to get her back. Desperate to save her and prove Cross Security will one day become the greatest security and investigation firm in the country, Lucien Cross pits himself against a monster who wears a badge and has a gun.

Expand your knowledge and power of self through the classic work of Florence Schovel Shinn. This three-part series about the Law of Attraction is rich with insight that has helped countless people reap the benefits of manifesting their will since the first book was released in 1925. This collection of unusual and unique books is a must-listen for anyone interested in exploring The Law of Attraction and the impact mindset has in our lives. In addition, authors discover new perspectives and contemporary findings that support her work, along with fresh quotes from other great thinkers.

Human cloning. Technology evolves faster than we do. The law shields us from our worst temptations. But the opportunity is there, dangling just out of reach - perfection and ascension or delusion and destruction. The choice is ours. In this collection of clone-themed stories, 10 of today’s top speculative fiction writers explore our morality and built-in societal restraints and reflect upon our state of grace. Similar is not necessarily the same.

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Attorney Michaela Harris is on her honeymoon - alone. After being jilted at the altar, she takes off to Maui, only to lose her luggage and be stranded without a hotel room, thanks to her ex-fiancé canceling the reservation. The sympathetic staff at the Palekaiko Beach Resort looks the other way when Michaela makes a deal to stay in a room that’s being renovated until a better one is available. She hits the surf to forget about her problems, but when she encounters a shark, she wonders if things will ever get better.

When you need a memory to be wiped, call me. Transferring unwanted memories to my own mind is the only form of magic I've ever mastered. But now I'm holding so many memories, I'm not always sure which ones are actually mine anymore. Some of them are sensitive; all of them are private. And there are those who are willing to kill to access the secrets I'm trying to bury....