This 13,500-word short story originally appeared in the LOVE HAPPENS anthologyJean-Pierre "JP" Larocque doesn't believe in love, especially not love at first sight. As a rising star for The Baltimore Banners, the hockey player has his choice of women. Why should he settle for just one? Then he meets Emily Poole. She's quiet, reserved, maybe a little shy--and completely unlike any woman he's ever met. Can he convince the woman of his dreams to give...

The full inside story of the high-stakes, global race for the lifesaving vaccine to end the pandemic Heroic science. Chaotic politics. Billionaire entrepreneurs. Award-winning journalist Brendan Borrell brings the defining story of our times alive through compulsively readable, first-time reporting on the players leading the fight against a vicious virus. The First Shots, soon to be the subject of an HBO limited series with superstar director...

As David enters his senior year of high school, a family secret emerges that could solve the mystery of why his mother was murdered two years ago.

Are you Ready for a New Strategy? Most of us would like to change some behavior patterns and create better outcomes in our personal and professional lives. The trouble is that thinking about making a change often feels overwhelming. It's hard to know, where to start. That's why Peggy Caruso wrote this book. She is passionate about helping people fire up their lives and begin making positive changes. Peggy provides a wealth of tools and techniques...

Get the Summary of Brendan Borrell's The First Shots in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary and not the original book. Original book introduction: Heroic science. Chaotic politics. Billionaire entrepreneurs. Award-winning journalist Brendan Borrell brings the defining story of our times alive through compulsively readable, first-time reporting on the players leading the fight against a vicious virus. The First Shots, soon to be the subject...

For the better part of the last half century, the United States has been the World's Police, claiming to defend ideologies, allies, and our national security through brute force. But is military action always the most appropriate response? Drawing on his vast experience, from combat in Vietnam to peacekeeping in Somalia, to war games in Washington, DC and negotiations with former rebels in the Philippines, retired four-star General Tony Zinni argues...

Everyone knows the story of how the Civil War began at Fort Sumter, but what happened to the fort after the first shots were, fired there? The North wanted to restore Sumter to its rightful place in the Union, and close the vital Confederate supply port of Charleston, while the South needed to defend its birthplace ,and keep the supplies flowing, thus making Fort Sumter one of the most fervently, attacked and most tenaciously, defended pieces of real...