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La Rochelle, France, 1661. Fierce Protestant Isabelle is desperate to escape persecution by the Catholic King. Isabelle is tortured and harassed, her people forced to convert to the religion that rules the land. She risks her life by helping her fellow Protestants, which is forbidden by the powers of France. She accepts her fate—until she
A malevolent entity constantly taunts Derrick Johns, a teenager, to kill himself. Meanwhile, people across the world are killing themselves-and at times much to the shock and amazement of their loved ones, because they gave no indication they intended to commit suicide. Eventually, Derrick puts the pieces of this bizarre puzzle together, and sets out
In 1942, Pete Reiser was on the road to baseball superstardom. Then he crashed into a wall—an unpadded concrete outfield wall as he tried to make a game-saving catch. And for Pete, nothing was ever the same. A year earlier, at age 22, he had won a batting title, a rookie of the year award,
Inspired by Amelia Earhart’s heroic flights, young Winona “Nona” Williams tenaciously clings to the desire to become a pilot even after her father, with dreams of his own, dismisses the idea. When he quits his job in the Chicago stockyards to join other homesteaders settling the Great Plains, Nona finds herself torn between supporting her
Some genres were never meant to cross. Joe Slade is a detective with a hot lead and a warm gun. He no longer believes in happy ever afters, but his faith in plot twists is devout. Good thing. He is about to discover the biggest twist of all. Joe Slade is not real. He is
Are the 1932 Yankees the greatest team of all time? This is the story of their remarkable season, led by Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, toward one of the most lopsided and talked-about World Series in baseball history. At the outset of the Great Depression, as FDR campaigned to replace Herbert Hoover, a baseball season
Author Kristin Gambaccini, a mom of 8 kids, is a baker, creator, self-taught DIYer, and the owner of the Kristin Gambaccini Blog, where she offers playful parenting advice, simple craft ideas, relaxed recipes, and more. She is a regular contributor and featured guest on The Kelly Clarkson Show, and has appeared on Fox8 News Cleveland, Jen and
The infamous Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York, in 2015 became the site of one of the most famous prison breaks in modern American history. However, the conditions that made possible the notorious escape and the massive manhunt that ensued had been developing for many years prior. Having earned the nickname of “Little Siberia”,
Michael P. Dineen grew up in Huntington, Long Island, New York. He studied and taught karate for over 20 years. He was a trainer to professional athletes. After high school, Dineen pursued a life of crime for more than 20 years and survived to tell this story, his story. “Suburban Gangsters: A Compelling Tale Of