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The harrowing story of the Japanese invasion of New Britain during WWII, as experienced by the few who survived.

The phenomenal Cutler series from New York Times bestselling author V.C. Andrews has held readers spellbound. Now comes the fourth and final novel in the magnificent Cutler family saga--the prequel to Dawn. Darkest Hour takes readers back to the story of Dawn's grandmother . . . to a girl named Lillian, and a thriving plantation called The Meadows.

Personal experiences during our darkest hours can be ranked as the most difficult, defiant, and relentless periods in our lives, nevertheless they are the exact means to teach us the best manner we can inhabit this world. All our defining moments have the potential to shift our essence from barely existing to fully living our own lives. But the manner in which we honor our lives and honor the lives of others can ease those life-threating situations, so life can be more rewarding and satisfying. Disappointments and regrets are only the effects of struggling and misunderstanding our own darkest hours.

Readers of Robert Harris, Bernard Cornwell and Ken Follett will love this gripping, edge-of-your-seat wartime thriller from bestselling author and historian James Holland. Guaranteed to keep you turning the pages! 'Old-fashioned, testosterone-fuelled escapism and Tanner is a chiselled protagonist straight out of the pages of the old Commando comics' -- Mail on Sunday 'Sharpe for the Blitz years...a meaty, all action yarn!' -- Sunday Telegraph 'Holland is a superb historian who knows his stuff, and his descriptions of the action are terrific' -- Daily Telegraph 'Has the sure touch of someone who knows their subject and enjoys it' -- Daily Mail 'Very difficult to put down' -- ***** Reader review 'An amazing read' -- ***** Reader review 'An adventure from start to finish but with great historical facts thrown in' -- ***** Reader review ************************************************************************** Dunkirk, 1940: ONE MAN MUST STEM THE NAZI TIDE... Sergeant Jack Tanner has been posted to a training company on the south-east coast of England where the mysterious deaths of two Polish refugees lead him to believe there has been foul play. As the Germans launch their Blitzkrieg in Europe, the entire company are sent to join the battle to stop Hitler's drive across the Low Countries. Pitted against the die-hard Nazis of the SS 'Death's Head' Division and the great panzer commander, General Rommel himself, it is left to Tanner to get his men back to Allied lines. But if they are to have any hope of surviving the mayhem of Dunkirk, Tanner must first deal with an enemy far more deadly than the Germans... Jack Tanner's adventures continue in Blood of Honour.

THE FIRST ELECTRIFYING ROMANCE IN THE KGI SERIES FROM #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR MAYA BANKS. The Kelly Group International (KGI): a super elite, top secret, family-run business that handles jobs the US government can't. Qualifications: Military background, high intelligence, and a rock hard body... It’s been one year since ex-Navy SEAL Ethan Kelly last saw his wife Rachel alive. Overwhelmed by grief and guilt over his failures as a husband, Ethan shuts himself off from everything and everyone. His brothers have tried to bring Ethan into the KGI fold, tried to break through the barriers he's built around himself, but Ethan refuses to respond...until he receives an anonymous phone call claiming Rachel is alive. To save her, Ethan will have to dodge bullets, cross a jungle, and risk falling captive to a deadly drug cartel that threatens his own demise. And even if he succeeds, he’ll have to force Rachel to recover memories she can’t and doesn’t want to relive—the minute by minute terror of her darkest hour—for their love, and their lives, may depend on it.

Paramedic Lauren Yates stumbles into a world of trouble the night she discovers a dead man in an inner city alley, for the killer lurks nearby. When the murderer threatens to make her life hell if she tells the police, she believes him – he's Thomas Werner, her sister's ex, and a very bad man indeed. But when a stabbing victim tells her with his dying breath that Werner attacked him too, she finds herself with blood on her hands and Detective Ella Marconi on her back. Will Ella's investigation put her career on the line, just when she's finally got her foot in the door? And can Lauren keep her family safe before Werner makes good on his promise, or will they all pay the ultimate price? 'Howell may have left the ambulance service but she can still drive a narrative at full speed with the sirens blaring. Pass me the oxygen' Sydney Morning Herald

True Hope Darkest Hour By: Eric Sanchez Based on an actual historical event, this book shows the story of the riot of the New Mexico State Penitentiary. With the riot lasting 36 hours and resulting in the murders of 33 inmates, this event was proven to be the most violent prison riot in the history of the American Correctional System.

No one is exempt from problems. But how do you face those problems when there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel? How do you face problems when all hope seems to be lost? In Our Darkest Hour: Hope is the story of one familys journey with Guillian Barre Syndrome. Their journey included ten hospitalizations over the course of fourteen months in an attempt to help their son heal physically and emotionally from the diagnosis that had shaken their world. It is a story of patience, perseverance, helplessness, hope and faith.

Poppy and Alex come up against their toughest case yet, and they may never be the same again. When someone close to both Poppy and Alex is found brutally murdered, all the clues point to Alex as the killer. But Poppy knows in her heart that her partner could never commit such a heinous crime. As the evidence begins to mount against him, Poppy must race against the clock to prove that the man she trusts with her very life isn't the murderer, even as everyone around her is convinced of his guilt. But if Alex isn't the killer, who is? As the mystery unravels, the past and present finally meet in Sunset Ridge. Topics: small town mystery books, amateur sleuth mysteries, murder mysteries, female detective mysteries, female sleuth, cozy mysteries, police detective, small town mystery romance, small town mystery, amateur detective, police detective, Anina Collins, Poppy McGuire Mysteries Series, Maryland, strong heroine, protective hero, standalone novel Perfect for fans of Patti Larsen, London Lovett, Nancy Naigle, Kelsey Browning, Fiona Grace, Rosie A. Point, Agatha Ball, Leena Clover, Sam Cheever, Kirsten Weiss, Rickie Blair, Kari Lee Townsend, Dale Mayer, Jana DeLeon, Molly Fitz, ACF Bookens, Leslie Langtry, Susan M. Boyer, Maddie Day, Clare Chase, Eve Calder, Ellery Adams, Catherine Coles, Darci Hannah, Joanne Fluke, M.C. Beaton, Laura Childs, Nancy Atherton, Jennifer J. Chow, Jenn McKinlay, Miranda James, Ginger Bolton, Anne R. Tan The Poppy McGuire Mysteries Series: The Eleventh Hour (Poppy McGuire Mysteries #1) After Hours (Poppy McGuire Mysteries #2) Top of the Hour (Poppy McGuire Mysteries #3) The Darkest Hour (Poppy McGuire Mysteries #4) Happy Hour (Poppy McGuire Mysteries #5) The Witching Hour (Poppy McGuire Mysteries #6) The Finest Hour (Poppy McGuire Mysteries #7) The Poppy McGuire Mysteries Box Set #1 The Poppy McGuire Mysteries Box Set #2

After Elizabeth Mehren lost her daughter, she set out to write the book she most needed: one that would offer solace, support, and inspiration. Telling her own story and the stories of other bereaved parents - contemporary and historical - she discovered that this worst grief of all never ends but that if you're open to it, it can transform itself. Above all, it is a journey. After the Darkest Hour is both a guide and a meditation. The author takes us through the process of grieving, from the effects of a child's death on the parents' marriage to what to say when someone asks, "Do you have children?" This book also offers valuable advice for the friends and relatives of bereaved parents.