Amandine Sand lives to fly. Unfortunately, she's hobbled by a life-threatening secret: she's one of the spotted humans wrongly accused of being a plague carrier. These "leopards" are hunted by zealots to protect their offworld colony from the scourge. Despite this threat, Amandine spends her days guiding other leopards to an underground shelter run by the pacifist Seekers. At night, with her own spots hidden, she soars on the trapeze, the one place she feels free and gloriously alive.When the persecution of leopards explodes into widespread violence, the Seekers demand more of her time. But her circus is teetering toward bankruptcy and desperately needs her, too. She has no time to breathe... and then she meets a stranger who leaves her breathless--and might be the biggest risk of all. If her trust is misplaced and she's unmasked, everyone she loves and everything she's fought for could crash.To survive, Amandine must draw upon all of her circus and Seeker skills. But can a pacifist defend her violent enemies to stop a civil war? And can this reluctant angel fly beyond her limits to save her life, her love, and her world?-Reader's Crown Award Winner in Science Fiction from RomCon (2014)-Rainbow Book Awards Winner in LGBT Sci-fi/Fantasy (3rd place, 2013)-Shortlist for Best Novel, the Gaylactic Spectrum Award (Recommended 2013 title)

The biography of Charles Houston, M.D., famed for leading the heroic K2 expedition of 1953 and his pioneering research in high-altitude medicine. · Drawn from extensive interviews with Houston and full access to his letters and personal journals· Historic photos from Houston's Himalayan expeditions, Peace Corps leadership in India, pioneering high-altitude medicine research, and more · Foreword by Bill Moyers, introduction by Tom Hornbein

Brian Jacques, New York Times bestselling author of the Redwall series, brings you a "jam-packed adventure is a swashbuckling take of pirates on the high seas" (Detroit Free Press). Ben and his black labrador, castaways from the legendary ghost ship Flying Dutchman, swore never to go to sea again. But fate casts them adrift once more on a French pirate ship, with two villainous sea captains--and a ghost--in pursuit.

"Unravel What Is Choking You" Don't choose to remain in the boat, bound by ropes, not going anywhere. I challenge you to cut this rope, the one that has for a lifetime entangled your true destination. Pain comes in different circumstances and forms of life. Each one of us has experienced some form of pain. You might be a specific individual who avoids uncomfortable circumstances at all cost. If you are that type of individual, it will eventually catch up with you. Is this why you are looking for some kind of relief at this moment? Have you ever looked up the definition of the word "rope"? Picture the huge ropes on a ship that hold it in place. Take a good look at them and realize the weather, wear and tear, pulling and tugging that these huge ropes have endured. They are so tightly woven, you could never unravel them. Ever tried pulling one apart? It will automatically try to curl back together, not wanting to separate. Sound familiar to your past or your emotions? After reading this book, you will know how to cut your rope.

ANGEL ON ASSIGNMENT, (Volume 2) is the continuing story of the biographical experiences of a small child as told by the angel on assignment. It is sure to bring enjoyment to readers and listeners as they follow the busy activities of the little child from her fourth birthday to the first grade. A Kansas farm in the late 1920’s is the setting of the true, challenging events prompted by the child’s curiosity and the determination to be rid of the identification of “baby.” The angel is assisted, sometimes, by the older couple who are raising the youngster. Seniors can relive the “good old days” as they reminisce their own childhood. Lots of detailed illustrations help to make this a fun book to read to young children. Puzzling questions and strange childish conclusions add the touch of humor. Everyone will be pleased with reading about farm animals. Some things can even be learned about farming, gardening, preserving food and methods of household chores. ANGEL ON ASSIGNMENT is excellent, relaxing, light reading for folks of all ages.

The day her mother died, Angel Devlin killed a man in self-defense. And a lynch mob put a noose around her neck. Then Wallace Daltry stepped forward to save her life. A secret had brought the elderly rancher to Red River Station, Texas, to find Angel--and offer her something the outcast daughter of an "upstairs girl" in a saloon never had. A home. Jack Daltry came back to his father's ranch to mend fences between them. Instead, he finds his father dead, and a feisty, beautiful woman claiming his dad gave her the circle D ranch. Now a standoff begins between a man eaten up with anger and a defiant beauty with emotions locked behind a wall of self-control. But when a ruthless killer comes after them both, Jack finds a woman of passion and courage beside him...and a chance for redemption if he can show Angel the transforming power of love, in Cheryl Anne Porter's Captive Angel.