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"...a consequential scientific discovery leads to deadly intrigue." -Foreword Clarion Reviews"The authors detailed character description brings a mental and moral compass to life...The twists and turns will keep you yearning for more." -Kathi Koll, author of Kick-Ass Kinda Girl: A Memoir of Life, Love and CaregivingDR. RANDALL ARCHER IS A MISFIT...in the brutal blue-collar home where he grew up....as a sixteen-year-old escaping to college, then medical school, on a full scholarship to Harvard....in the highest echelons of Boston society, where the woman he marries and the blueblood research partner with whom he shares his laboratory belong.Even Archer's brilliance as a pathologist catapults him into direct and dangerous conflict with the medical establishment he fought so hard to join.As the Great Depression presses down around him, Archer teeters at the edge of a precipice. He must choose between his hard-won career and the sacred oaths he took as a doctor and scientist-before all his choices are lost forever.For fans of Anthony Doeer and Robin Cook, The Human Trials is full of depth yet wildly entertaining and delivers a world of developed characters.

Raised in Karkov, a military, male-dominant kingdom, twins Natalia and Jillian know nothing but battle. When Jillian emerges as the dominant twin and apparent heir to the throne, Natalia, the softer and more diplomatic sister, ceases her military training. As Natalia prepares to marry the prince of her father's favored Western ally, Jillian is set to become the first woman Lion of Karkov. But things don't go as planned when the older generation of warriors values her womb over her sword. Suddenly, the role Jillian has fought for all her life is slipping through her fingers...and she's not about to let it go without a fight. At first, Jillian wants to destroy the young male warrior that the older generation favors. But soon, the two begin to fall for each other, and dark secrets behind Karkov's past come to light. Now, Jillian finds herself in the unthinkable position of defending her former rival...and defying her father. Her defiance inspires a younger generation of warriors, who dub her the Lioness of Karkov. Furious, her father ousts Jillian and the warriors who swore allegiance to her, setting in motion a chain of events that will disrupt everything he swore to protect. As innocent lands suffer invasion, greedy monarchies fall to revolution, and the wedding of the century threatens to live up to its name, Jillian and Natalia must reckon with the consequences of love and war. When four nations converge on a battlefield, one sister must decide whether to embrace the life she always wanted-or stand up for the destiny that was never meant for her.

Adrian Spratt explores the past with a deft hand in his new book, pulling from the best of literary and historical fiction, with a touch of mystery.In 1980s New York City, young lawyer Nick Coleman meets free spirit Caroline Sedlak in an evening fiction writing course. A vivacious fixture at a Greenwich Village bar, she remains mysterious about her life until their teacher reads her story submission to the class, and Nick realizes that a darker past lurks beneath her happy-go-lucky exterior. Nick must confront demons of his own while struggling to prove himself to his colleagues as a young blind lawyer at an office that handles appeals for indigent convicted felons. Nick's practical, goal-driven approach to life balances Caroline's quixotic nature, and their friendship soon deepens into something more. For some time, they're happy together. But as the two become closer, Nick's reluctance to commit collides head-on with Caroline's need to be loved and belong. Soon, they realize that Caroline hasn't left her past far behind after all ... and the behavior that Nick once found charming first frustrates, then terrifies him. As the two spiral toward an inevitable clash, Nick must choose between the life he thought he wanted, and the woman he can't bring himself to admit he loves.

Sarah B. Cochran probably didn't expect to own businesses that competed with Henry Clay Frick's or to exceed Andrew Carnegie's philanthropic giving in certain circles. But when her husband and son died suddenly, she had to take over the family coal and coke business at a time when it was illegal, and some thought unlucky, for women to work in or around coal mines. Rather than retreating from the world, from her forties through her seventies she engaged with it through philanthropic activity that shifted power, championed others and influenced causes. But even today her contributions can be difficult to identify without already knowing they exist. This book is an introduction to Sarah's story for academics, genealogists, history buffs and those interested in sharing stories of other "lesser mortals" who created significant changes but remain largely unknown.

Would you wait for the love of your life to come back, or would you move on?