The term “tortured cardboard” sums up what happens to cardboard when making a board game (bound, cut, folded, punched). And, as you’ll learn, great board games often reflect whatever “tortures” culture. Each gained immortality after a chaotic beginning and a chance survival. Why? Because—be it chess, backgammon, Clue®, Monopoly®, Scrabble®, Settlers of Catan®, or one of ten others featured in this book—each is replete with “lessons” applicable to achievement in your life. As the twenty-first century gathers momentum, our love affair with board games continues to strengthen. They involve us, they refine social skills, and they teach great lessons applicable in real life. “Tortuous” is the journey of every great board game, from birth in chaotic times, through survival by mere chance, to raging popularity and eventual immortality. Tortured Cardboard reveals how the great ones came to endure and—all fun aside—how each teaches us something about our own behavior while providing “rules” that can work in your life.

Love Inspired January 2023 Box Set - 1 of 2 by Jocelyn McClay\Allie Pleiter\Lisa Carter released on Dec 27, 2022 is available now for purchase.

Do you dream of wicked rakes, gorgeous Highlanders and muscled Viking warriors? Harlequin® Historical brings you three new full-length titles in one collection! This box set includes: PLAYING THE DUKE’S FIANCÉE Dollar Duchesses by Amanda McCabe (Victorian) To escape an unwanted marriage arrangement, heiress Violet begins a fake betrothal with the seemingly stuffy Duke of Charteris. Only as she gets to know him, she can’t help wanting more… CAPTIVATING THE CYNICAL EARL by Catherine Tinley (Regency) For the Earl of Hawkenden, emotions are the path to pain. But when Lady Cecily visits, Jack is captivated. In a month she’ll be gone—unless Jack’s frozen heart thaws before then? THE HOUSEKEEPER OF THORNHALLOW HALL by Lotte R. James (Georgian) New housekeeper Rebecca Merrickson is shocked when brooding earl William Reid unexpectedly returns. They immediately clash, but as he softens, Rebecca realizes she’s becoming improperly attracted to her master! Look for Harlequin® Historical’s August 2021 Box Set 1 of 2, filled with even more timeless love stories!

Africa changes you FOREVER. Once you have been there, you will never be the same. Read 3 of the novels that will take you back to AFRICA'S most notable and captivating periods. The super addictive trilogy starts here. Ready for the ride? Book 1: Cry of the Fish Eagle Rupert's family is happy and at peace. But a vulnerable future is ahead. Chaos is coming. The Rhodesian War is looming ... Rupert escapes to Rhodesia from the bloody conflict that is terrorizing Europe. His mission is not just duty-driven but a promise to look for an orphaned, young girl. It's a futile search and with time running out he has no choice but to re-join the theatre of war. When peace returns Rupert travels back to Rhodesia to begin anew, to find the orphaned girl and to start a new life. But nothing can prepare him for what is next as we helplessly watch Rupert wade against a chaotic tide of nationalism. Book 2: Vultures in the Wind Luke was close to death. He had been beaten mercilessly and was unrecognizable. They wanted the names of their ANC accomplices. Matthew Gray and Luke Mbeki were born on the same day, spending a brief childhood on an African beach, blissfully ignorant of the outside world. But their youth is severed. Released into the real world, the two now face their future in a country deep in the throes of violent change. Can the rules and discipline of discrimination pull the men apart? Is there any mercy? And what happens when these two eventually cross paths? Book 3: Just the Memory of Love Will he ever find his love again or will she always be just a memory? The war is finally over and for the young and naïve Will Langton, his future is full of exciting adventure and happy dreams. Captivated by a brief, but innocent love affair on the rocks of Dancing Ledge, is shattered in one single moment and she is lost to him. For Will, it's an unbearable pain that he can not hope to escape from and the only means to assuage his sorrow is to run away ... to Africa. "It was as if I was reading my own life, knowing all the areas. I loved it. " "Deeply moving and entertaining read. " "Peter Rimmer writes a very interesting story with good detail on what happened in Southern Africa prior to independence. " " A gripping story that will stay with you long after the end of the book.... " Grab your copy today

Wilker marks the stages of his life through the baseball cards he collected as a child. He captures the experience of growing up obsessed with baseball cards and explores what it means to be a fan of the game.

Now available in one bundle for the first time, the first seven books of the Jack Taggart Mystery series are gathered together, including the latest mystery, Corporate Asset. "Ripped from the headlines ... Easton, an ex-Mountie, knows his police work." - Globe and Mail "One of the best hard-nosed series in Canada." - Hamilton Spectator "Swift action, sudden violence and compassion told in a style that keeps you turning the pages. Easton is a writer at the top of his game." - Hamilton Spectator "Filled with moments of sheer terror that will keep the readers turning pages faster and faster as it builds." - Bookgasm.com Corporate Asset - Jack Taggart Mystery #7 (NEW!) Undercover operative Taggart descends into a world of white-collar crime and murder. Setting himself up as bait to be murdered, Taggart races against time to stop a rapist and catch a serial killer. Birds of a Feather - Jack Taggart Mystery #6 Taggart discovers a Canadian link to a Mexican drug cartel and penetrates the organization. Taggart is sent to El Paso, where he is partnered with U.S. Customs agent Adams. What neither Taggart nor Adams know is they've been paired for a secret purpose. Includes 5 more Jack Taggart titles: Dead Ends - Jack Taggart Mystery #5 Samurai Code - Jack Taggart Mystery #4 Angel in the Full Moon - Jack Taggart Mystery #3 Above Ground - Jack Taggart Mystery #2 Loose Ends - Jack Taggart Mystery #1

Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Prize, this novel explores love, obsession and stranger danger. Wallace is a door-to-door salesman. When he meets six-year-old Jania, his life gains a new dimension. He is in love. This is 'pure' adoration. Or is it? Esther, reluctant grandmother, is too self-absorbed to notice the drama that is about to break. Innocence carries its own dangers: love grows where least expected. The little girl might have some answers of her own, but who will listen?