Although my childhood was erratic, I was blessed with grandparents, aunts, uncles, and foster homes that took me in. If I hadn't had them, I can't imagine where I would be today. I made a decision at seventeen to join the coast guard and saw an entirely new world. That experience and the individuals I met in the business world who had faith in me made it possible for me to write this book.

The 100-year story of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, a scientific collaboration originally formed by eight northern European nations to address problems of overfishing in the North Atlantic. The author uses archival research and interviews to profile key ICES members and to provide insight into the relationship between fisheries science and biological oceanography. Contains a small section of historical photographs.

When to say yes, when to say no to take control of your life.

Delaney Cooper lives in Concord, Massachusetts with her uncle and aunt, Richard and Sarah Fuller, and their son Aaron. The family purchases and lovingly renovates and restores a historic colonial home. Upon moving in Laney discovers something very unusual and magical about her room...and comes face to face with someone she never should have been able to meet. Samuel Bradford is a young man caught up in the challenges facing colonial America. Once Laney and Samuel find each other will the timeless connection be enough to save Samuel and keep them together?

You hold in your hands a collection of writings, which are all messages from God. They touch on praise, relationship, prayer, spiritual warfare and other topics. Shari Gunter writes from personal experiences as well as revelations straight from the Lord. Her hope is to help others who have been plagued by some of the same questions about life. May you be touched by tears and laughter, sorrow and joy as you read this book . . . or at least be awakened to new insights from God.

Forensic evidence leads to places a Scottish cop never expected in “a thriller as steely and superlative as its heroine” (O, The Oprah Magazine). When a teenage joyrider crashes a stolen car and ends up in a coma, a routine DNA test reveals a connection to an unsolved murder from twenty-two years before. Finding the answer to the cold case should be straightforward. But it’s as twisted as the DNA helix itself. Meanwhile, Inspector Karen Pirie finds herself irresistibly drawn to another mystery that she has no business investigating, a mystery that has its roots in a terrorist bombing two decades ago. And again, she finds that nothing is as it seems. From a Diamond Dagger Award-winning author, Out of Bounds is a riveting cold case novel starring detective Karen Pirie, who’s been described by the Associated Press as “a formidable character worthy of her own series.” “I would like to see a great deal more of DCI Pirie.” —Irish Times

Two hardened criminals embark on a series of horrific crimes. One is after revenge while the other just wants a big pay day. The planning and execution of these crimes draws both the innocent and not so innocent into their web of deceit, and it is the women they meet who will suffer the most. The police forces in England and Wales are alerted to major crimes that are linked to a brutal organised crime group. Initially slow to act they form an uneasy alliance with a shadowy group, led by the mysterious Cooper, who may or may not work for the government. They are the only ones with the resources and necessary ruthlessness to take on the criminals at their own game. In a world where drug dealing and prostitution proliferate people suffer as dangerous foreign criminals take advantage of the chaos to launch their own takeover bid with dramatic consequences. Will the beleaguered forces of law and order prevail in the unequal battle against the determined and unforgiving criminals?