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Something strange is happening inside the old O'Malley factory! There's a new owner in town, and word is he's the greatest pasta maker in the whole world. But his factory is not open to the public; only to five lucky children who find a silver ticket inside a spaghetti package. The lucky children are: Scarlett Sunshine, a mean little brat who once won a beauty contest; Buster Butterworth, a rather hefty boy with an appetite for doughnuts; Robert Rich, a spoiled little twerp who thinks he knows everything; Wendy Wu, a fast-fingered gamer with very little patience; and Paolo Piccolo, a kind-hearted little boy who has never eaten a single string of pasta in his entire life, and who is in for one tasty adventure!

People have been disappearing all across the State with no apparent connection to one another. Police are baffled and struggling to determine if the disappearances are connected or are simply isolated incidents. There are no bodies or evidence- only abandoned vehicles and missing persons reports. Meanwhile, Alex Sanders is battling his own demons... Almost a year after surviving a horrific weekend held captive by his former best friend, Marc, Alex is now a freshman at the University of Tennessee. Desperately trying to start over, he is consumed with depression, anxiety, and guilt for the murder that he helped cover up. Always fearful of being discovered, Alex can't help but wonder, is Marc still secretly watching him? Could Marc's obsession with him have something to do with the current flood of disappearances across the State? All things seem to lead back to that fateful weekend... the one that started with murder ... and ended in betrayal. Warning: This book contains scenes which may be considered triggering events for some involving extreme violence, murder, kidnapping, and torture.

The nexus begins to tangle, putting the lives of all of humanity in check. The ending to The Last Winter trilogy will put our heroes in a situation where all their feelings will be tested, thus defining their fates.

Benz, a Dobermann puppy, is rescued by a foreign scientist working in a Joint Venture with Cuba in the late 1990s. Being accused of being a dangerous dog by his Cuban military boss, Benz escapes execution by joining a team of Cuban scientists and speleologists in the capacity of Ore Search Dog.Risking his life by diving into lakes of dangerous caves of Cabo San Antonio located in the Peninsula of Guanahacabibes, the westernmost point of the island of Cuba, he assists in the search for the lost valuable treasures of The Cathedral of San Ildefonso of Merida.Benz recorded his adventures in caves and love affair with a local mongrel dog using a Brain Clone Helmet, containing the Brain-Computer interface specially developed for him by young Cuban engineers and programmers. This unique Helmet discriminates minor neural electrical signals in his brain and decodes his information.Based on actual events but told in the most sardonic and simple language of a Dobermann dog, this story is about the hypocrisy of the Cuban communist system in abusing and oppressing ordinary Cubans in the post-revolutionary period. It is a political satire about contemporary Cuba with an anthropomorphic touch.

If Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Who had a teenage daughter, you'd end up with Marisol and the Book of Doors.Thirteen year old Marisol Lee wants to become a detective, not a thief. But when she impulsively steals a rare book from the mysterious man in black, her friend and mentor, the bookseller Mrs. Henley goes missing. Marisol feels responsible for the disappearance and decides to compete with the police detectives assigned to solving the case. Along the way, she travels into the magical world of books themselves - where she'll gather clues scattered throughout a host of traditional literary genres. And, the more that Marisol learns about the world of books - the more she realizes what's truly at stake. Plus there's fairies, I mean pixies.

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The Rift.A gateway to a prehistoric world.For years, SauraCorps has kept its existence confidential while touting themselves as a run-of-the-mill dinosaur museum.For two Utah teens, Kamren and Vivienne, a care-free night to themselves quickly turns into a daunting trek through an exotic, unfamiliar time.Not only do they stumble upon SauraCorps' nefarious agenda, they also encounter major discrepancies concerning the past that would rewrite history books as we know them.Kam and Viv's reliance on each other through the primeval environment also tests their friendship in unexpected ways.Will they survive and make it home...together?Note: Dino-Rift is set in the same universe as Derek Borne's "The Ultimate Agent" series.

Tinay quitte son ancienne vie avec sa famille pour commencer son apprentissage sur Os, une planète aquatique. Seule, entrant dans la société pour la première fois, elle est confrontée aux inégalités, à la pauvreté, à la violence et doit s'appuyer sur ses valeurs, sa force intérieure pour essayer de faire ce qui est juste. Mais elle remet en question la décision de ses parents de l'intégrer à la caste des artistes. Elle finit par découvrir que ses valeurs ne correspondent pas à celles de la reine. Elle décide que quelqu'un doit dénoncer l'injustice et s'exprimer. Sans penser aux implications, elle mettra à maintes reprises sa sécurité et celle de ceux qui l'entourent pour défier les décrets et ramener un semblant de ce qui est juste dans le monde. Mais lorsque l'occasion se présente de faire un éclas à un bal et de parler ouvertement contre la reine et son règne, tout en évitant d'être capturée par les gardes impériaux, Tinay doit décider si elle est prête à tout risquer pour faire ce qui est juste. Après tout, la reine n'a jamais été connue pour être clémente ou indulgente, et maintenant avec la torture en jeu, ce n'est plus un jeu d'enfant. À propos de l'auteur: Sonya Roy est née à St-Constant, au Québec, dans une famille de huit enfants. Elle a terminé ses études à l'Université de Montréal en psychoéducation en 1997. Elle a travaillé comme caporale pour la Gendarmerie Royale du Canada et est maintenant à la retraite. Elle a écrit les deux premiers livres de la série Tinay le princesse guerrière, L'initiation, et L'apprentie avec un troisième qui arrive bientôt. En 2018, elle a publié Le 13 chakra de l'ancienne Égypte et en 2019, elle a publié sa biographie intitulée Moi Dragon, biographie d'une transformation spirituelle .Au cours des trente dernières années, elle a développé ses dons en tant que médium, maître guérisseuse holistique, et praticienne chamanique pour guérir ceux qui l'entourent. Ces enseignements ont été transmis par sa grand-mère maternelle. Elle a commencé à pratiquer le Reiki en 2013 et enseigne et partage ses connaissances par le biais d'ateliers, de conférences à son REDU Wellness Center à Vancouver et à son Institut de la conscience éveillée près de Montréal, au Québec. Elle a partagé son Reiki avec le Yukon, la Californie, le Pérou, l'Australie, la Nouvelle-Zélande et l'Europe: l'Allemagne, l'Irlande, l'Angleterre, la France, l'Espagne, la Suède, les Pays-Bas et la Suisse.Afin d'aider les gens à s'éveiller à leur spiritualité, elle anime un podcast et enregistre des vidéos Facebook et YouTube en direct pour promouvoir la spiritualité dans la vie quotidienne.

Tinay is leaving her old life behind along with her family to start her apprenticeship on Os, a water planet. Alone, entering society for the first time, she is confronted with inequality, poverty, violence and must rely on her values, inner strength to try to do what is right. But she questions her parents' decision to make her a member of the artist caste. She ends up discovering her values do not match those of the queen. She decides that someone must voice out the injustice and speak up. Without thinking of the implications, she, time and again, will jeopardize her safety and those around her to defy the edicts and bring a semblance of what is right back into the world. But when the opportunity to crash in on a ball and openly speak against the queen and her rule, all the while avoiding capture form the imperial guards, comes, Tinay must decide if she is ready to risk it all to do what is right. After all, the queen has never been known to be lenient or forgiving, and now with torture into play, it is no longer child's play. About the authorSonya Roy was born in St-Constant, Québec, to a family of eight children. She completed her studies at the University of Montreal in Psycho-éducation in 1997. She worked as a Corporal for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and is now retired. She wrote the first two books of Tinay the warrior Princess Series, The Initiation, and The Apprentice with a third installment on the way. In 2018, she published "The 13th chakra system of ancient Egypt" and in 2019 she published her biography called "I Dragon, biography of a spiritual transformation." In 2020, she published a series of 4 teaching manual for the Usui Reiki Ryoho. In 2021, she published the last installment of the teaching manual for Usui Reiki Ryoho Tibetan Universal method. The Tinay the warrior princess series is also finally available in French.Over the past thirty years, she developed her gifts as a medium, master holistic healer, and shamanic practitioner to heal those around her. These teachings were passed down from her Maternal Grand-Mother. She has been sharing her knowledge with the Yukon, California, Peru, Australia, New Zealand and Europe namely Germany, Ireland, England, France, Spain, Sweden, Netherlands and Switzerland.In order to help people awaken to their spirituality she hosts a podcast and records live Facebook and YouTube videos to promote spirituality in everyday life.

When all the hidden threats seemed to have been eliminated, a new harbinger appeared putting the lives of millions at risk. But to face this evil, our protagonist will need to go beyond the imaginable.

"Some secrets should never be revealed". The first book of the Tangled Nexus: The Last Winter trilogy takes place in the extreme cold of the Canadian winter, where strange events have put the lives of thousands of people at risk. In the midst of the chaos established by a group of masked anarchists and with strange powers, known as Faceless, an unexpected character named Théo emerges, who has no idea the hidden threats that await him. During his journey to understand and try to stop the Faceless, he unites with Louise and her dog Nanuk, besides the astrophysicist René, who, mysteriously and indirectly, is also behind all this. Other characters will be known throughout the story, such as the great Alix, the little Li, the mysterious Aurora, the powerful Aga, and others. However, a great revelation is about to happen in the apocalyptic and dystopian Montreal. When they least expect it, the true enemy will show who he really is and the full magnitude of his power will be revealed.

A magical world awaits an everyday desk clerk when she makes the mistake of doing a favour for a god. Getting into the world is easy but getting home? That may prove more difficult than she realizes. Meg Thorne is having a bad day. The kind of bad day everyone has had before but still... it sucks. When a series of mishaps results in her plunging into a magical city called The Wheel Road in the world of the Unseen, Meg's day gets a lot worse. All she had to do was deliver a message but luck is not on her side. There are many creatures in this incredible world who want to prevent her from doing so. Suddenly, Meg's ordinary way of looking at things is turned on its head when she meets a magician named Seberon Wilde and his magical dog. She needs his help to survive the Wheel Road and a dark magician who wants to kill her before she can deliver her message. Soon, Meg finds herself dealing with gods, immortals, and mythical creatures, some who mean her well and some who mean her harm. She'll have to battle not only dark magic but her own fear with nothing more than her wits and determination. For there are forces out in the Wheel Road determined to see her dead before she can realize the real reason why she was brought into this magical place. Getting to the other side of the road has never been so difficult. A fantasy story in the vein of L. Frank Baum's Wizard of Oz, The Unseen Road is the first in The Unseen Chronicles, a series that follows the adventures of Meg Thorne within the Unseen. From the devious mind of Stacie Hanson, this book follows a tale as fantastical as it is relatable for anyone who has lost their way before. Buy The Unseen Road today to start your adventures in the Wheel Road and discover for yourself why readers are calling this world 'a feast for any reader who loves to lose themselves in new worlds.'

"A thrilling roller-coaster ride of twists and turns. You won't want to miss this!" Declan Darby has a secret; an ability so painful and terrifying that he chooses to live a reclusive life on the outskirts of the popular tourist town he calls home. To avoid as many people as possible, Declan spends his days surfing alone and his nights working as a burglar for hire with his only friend, a free-spirited, tech-savvy surfer determined to enjoy life to the fullest.When a routine heist goes horribly wrong, Declan uses his ability to save the life of a stranger and finds that the future has changed, sending them on a race against time to save humanity and the woman he desperately loves.To prevent an impending disaster that he created, Declan must confront the secret he has kept hidden for the majority of his life, even if it means dying a few more times.The Recurring Mortality of Declan Darby is a pulse-pounding action thriller. If you like edge-of-your-seat action with lots of twists and turns, then you'll love Chris Cavanagh's apocalyptic page turner.Buy The Recurring Mortality of Declan Darby today!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A thrilling rollercoaster read"The premise of this book is unlike anything I have ever encountered. The plot was a thrilling roller coaster ride of twists and turns. I love the characters. It made me laugh. It made me cry. It has every element of a fantastic book." Goodreads Reviewer