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A modern retelling of the Bigfoot legend is presented as a gripping journal by a woman from a high-tech Pacific Northwest community who becomes cut off from civilization by a volcanic eruption before witnessing the flight of starving humanoid beings.

"When the magic tree house returns it whisks Jack and Annie away to the Galapagos Islands where they become World Turtle Experts and must save a tortoise in danger of an erupting volcano"-- Provided by publisher.

Arno Moon was born on May 18, 1980, the day of the Mt. St. Helens eruption. He lives in the Cariboo Valley in North Central Washington State, and he is the Volcano Man. Arno and his friends go wayward in their pursuit of a better life, and a brutal crime pushes them off the venerable path. Father Benjamin St. Claire, a Jesuit Priest serving the Church of the Big Hole in Wisdom, Montana, has a spiritual connection with Arno and desperately tries to...

There were a few things that got Owen Quade through his multiple combat tours. one was the dream of riding a custom motorcycle on a winding mountain road. The former Marine had finally managed to complete that goal, and along the way he'd gained his own bike shop and the mechanic to go with it. She was a rare beauty, and he wasn't talking about his bike either. Prue Whitaker preferred working on engines over rubbing shoulders with people, and that...

Van Overton had given years of service to his country. He'd paid his dues and he no longer needed to put his life on the line. He could live out the rest of his days doing what he did best - making money from inside the heart of the world's fastest paced financial system. Allie James had wished time and again for something - anything - to happen just so she didn't have to open another eviction notice. She adored the hustle and bustle of the city,...

"May 1816: Jane Austen is feeling unwell, with an uneasy stomach, constant fatigue, rashes, fevers and aches. She attributes her poor condition to the stress of family burdens, which even the drafting of her latest manuscript-about a baronet's daughter nursing a broken heart for a daring naval captain-cannot alleviate. Her apothecary recommends a trial of the curative waters at Cheltenham Spa, in Gloucestershire. Jane decides to use some of the profits...