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A young man with a questionable past must survive a nightmare of terror and torture in this dark and powerful thriller from one of Canada's most acclaimed contemporary authors The Downtown Eastside in Vancouver, Canada, is about as close to urban hell as you can get in the Western Hemisphere. Yet in this cauldron of drugs, shattered dreams, and extreme violence, Tom Bauer and his girlfriend, Paulie-both ex-junkies and parents of baby Melody-are trying...
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Of Living Stone: Perspectives on Continuous Knowledge and the Work of Vine Deloria, Jr. is a collection of new essays on the legacy of Vine Deloria, Jr., one of the most influential thinkers of our time. This insightful collection features more than thirty original pieces, bringing together Tribal leaders, artists, scientists, activists, scholars, legal experts, and humorists. A group of French scholars offers surprising perspectives on Deloria's...
3) Maya's Quest
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From the year 3000 BC comes a thrilling time travel tale about an unexpected friendship and forbidden love. Two women: a future time traveler and the free-spirited daughter of the village chief find themselves in a race against time.Maya's encounter with time traveller Marvi will have far-reaching consequences, influencing not just her community but also future generations. Following an accident, Maya learns more about Marvi and finds herself falling...
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From Caroline Angel, author of Madman Across the Water, Origin of Evil, and Less, comes Where Shadows Move, a supernatural thriller set in Australia.When Sarah brings home a box of assorted items from a market stall, she has no idea what she is about to unleash. Stored within an ornate box, Sarah finds a set of fortune-telling cards, each beautifully and intricately illustrated. Sarah's dreams become more vivid and start to spill out into the real...
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When The Wolf howls, you answer the call. Arlana's world is turned upside as she finds herself surrounded by the Wolf Clan. Fiercely loyal and devoted, they are on a mission that could change everything if they are successful. As the wolf clan's Luna Wolf, Arlana will stop at nothing to protect the wolves and prevent the extinction of Wolf Whisperers. She isn't just any Wolf Whisperer, however. Arlana is also a Time Traveler and must use her ability...
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Charged by lyrical prose and vivid evocations of a more-than-human world, Meteors in August proves itself a magnificent debut, a tale of despair and salvation in all their many forms Lizzie Macon is seven when her father drives a Native American named Red Elk out of their valley and comes home with blood on his clothes. The following year, her older sister, Nina, cuts her head from every family photograph and runs away with Red Elk's son and their...
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Everyone has secrets, some more than most.Armed with her Irish mother's recipes and a willingness to roll up her sleeves, Mae Keaney retreats to the island of her childhood to escape a shameful and bitter past. After turning an abandoned fishing camp into a successful café, she becomes known for both her pies and her fierce solitude. But when a catastrophic fire threatens her home and livelihood, Mae confronts the reality-and loneliness-of her isolation....
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"The Whispering Trail: A Journey Beyond the Veil of Nature" by C.A. Greenwood is a captivating narrative that transports readers into the heart of the Appalachian wilderness, where ancient secrets and supernatural forces intertwine with the fabric of reality. This spellbinding tale follows a group of friends whose search for adventure leads them to confront their deepest fears and uncover the mystical heritage of the land. As they delve deeper into...
10) Catori
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It's hard to keep secrets in a small town…It's even harder to keep a secret that could expose not only your family but an entire species. That's what Frankie Cavanaugh must do. As the daughter of the leader of the Wisdom Council, it's up to her to step into her father's shoes until another leader is chosen.It's also up to her to continue her lineage within the species.She wants to do neither. She considers the shifter gene a curse rather than a...
11) Cougar Hunt
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NUMBER 1 Listopia's Addiction RomancesShe understands the dangers of the game she's playing. Finding friends with benefits on the internet could cost her more than her job. The only constant in her life is the kid she continues to reject. Joey keeps on coming back until the night they share during the snowstorm. Ready to admit she may need professional help; Linda finds she may have waited too long.Joey withdraws from college and leaves town without...
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Fiona Sweeney wants to do something that matters, and she chooses to make her mark in the arid bush of northeastern Kenya. By helping to start a traveling library, she hopes to bring the words of Homer, Hemingway, and Dr. Seuss to far-flung tiny communities where people live daily with drought, hunger, and disease. Her intentions are honorable, and her rules are firm: due to the limited number of donated books, if any one of them is not returned,...
13) Savage Destiny
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On a wagon train that journeys from Baltimore to the Northwest Territory, Cali discovers the land that touches her heart with its beauty. She pesters the old scout to teach her all he knows; embracing the new land she needs the old man's knowledge to survive. But all her lessons can't prepare her for the very real Indian that hunts her down. And like the hawk that holds his prey in his talons, Cali looks deep into the coal-black depths of the man...
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Pam nad ydym yn deall y ddadl gwn sy'n ymfflamychu barn America? Mae'r hanesydd Jensen Cox yn esbonio ei darddiad a'i ddigwyddiadau cyfredol i ni. Bob blwyddyn, mae llofruddiaethau torfol yn plymio'r Unol Daleithiau i arswyd. Ac eto, mae'r rhyddid i fod yn arfog yn hawl sylfaenol, yn seiliedig ar yr ail welliant sacrosanct i'r Cyfansoddiad, a gefnogir gan fwyafrif o Americanwyr: y Gymdeithas Reifflau Genedlaethol bwerus, mamau heddychlon, helwyr,...
15) Blossom
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Western romance from the bestselling author of Morning Sky. "Deftly plotted and emotionally rich . . . a marvelous book . . . breathtaking!" (Suzanne Ellison, author of Eagle Knight).
Case Longstreet is an Apache Tribesman who changes his name and learns the ways of the white men in order to change his future. Following a secret plan to destroy his enemies, Case is unprepared to fall in passionate love with a headstrong daughter of the frontier....
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"People of the Flint" is a short story collection by an Indigenous author, which delves into the rich tapestry of Haudenosaunee culture and experiences. This anthology takes readers on a spellbinding journey through time, from the vibrant pre-contact era to the complexities of modern-day life and the possibilities of the near future. With each story, the author highlights the resilience and adaptability of the Haudenosaunee people.
17) Bear Stalker
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Greed, misdirection, and murder has Hawke rushing to track his sister in the Montana wilderness before she becomes the next victim. Bear Stalker is book 10 in the highly acclaimed Gabriel Hawke Game Warden mystery series. Oregon State Trooper Gabriel Hawke's sister, Marion, is on a corporate retreat in Montana when she becomes a murder suspect. Running for her life from the real killer, she contacts Hawke for help. Hawke heads to Montana to find his...
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This collection recounts the story of leaving America, where the author was born, and of arriving in Australia, where she did not plan to stay. It is a tale of unsettling and resettling, of leaving as an ongoing process. Each micro-scene is a snapshot of time and place - spanning decades and moments, continents and conversations, wars, dreams and kitchen tables - to capture the psychological and spatial tensions between "here" and "there". Leaving...
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This book contains the first four time-travel stories in The Wolf Whisperer series. Adelaide, a homeschooling mother, had no idea that her life, and those of her children, were about to change when she receives a hand-carved metal necklace from her sister. Without giving the necklace, or the unique pendant, much thought, Adelaide is unaware that the handcrafted necklace is the source of her life-changing journey. After being transported back to 1600s...
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#1 THE CRY OF THE WOLF Hours ago Adelaide was a modern-day, homeschooling mother - now she's in 1600 Canada, a time of great peril, and the captive of Chief Long Knife. Talk about the wrong place, wrong time! Transported back in time along with her children, Adelaide finds herself a captive in a historical native tribe. Unknown to Adelaide, the chief has recently lost his expecting wife and without an explanation, demands she wed him to replace his...
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