All six The Ending Series prequel novellas in one volume! The virus changed everything. This is how it began. I - CARLOS High school. Dealing drugs. A secret girlfriend. Carlos thought his life was hard enough...but then the virus spread. II - MANDY 22 years ago, Mandy struggled to find her purpose in life. Purpose, however unexpected, found her. III - VANESSA One week. That's how long it took for Vanessa's world to fall apart. One week is how long it took for her to start hearing the voices. Things, she learns, can always get worse. IV - JAKE Jake's world was ripped away shortly before he fell victim to the virus. Waking up days later, he finds that everything has changed--even he has changed. V - CLARAClara's childhood was less than ideal, but thanks to her beloved fairy tales, she managed to survive. Just as everything seems to be falling into place, a ghost from the past returns to haunt her. VI - JAKE & CLARATraveling across the country together proves more difficult than either Jake or Clara expects, and just when they both think the world couldn't get any worse, it does. THE ENDING SERIES: After The Ending Into The Fire Out Of The Ashes Before The Dawn The Ending Beginnings: Omnibus Edition World Before: A Collection of Stories THE ENDING LEGACY: World After The Raven Queen

All six The Ending Series prequel novellas in one volume! The virus changed everything. This is how it began.I - CARLOSHigh school. Dealing drugs. A secret girlfriend. Carlos thought his life was hard enough...but then the virus spread.II - MANDY22 years ago, Mandy struggled to find her purpose in life. Purpose, however unexpected, found her. III - VANESSAOne week. That's how long it took for Vanessa's world to fall apart. One week is how long it took for her to start hearing the voices. Things, she learns, can always get worse. IV - JAKEJake's world was ripped away shortly before he fell victim to the virus. Waking up days later, he finds that everything has changed--even he has changed.V - CLARAClara's childhood was less than ideal, but thanks to her beloved fairy tales, she managed to survive. Just as everything seems to be falling into place, a ghost from the past returns to haunt her.VI - JAKE & CLARA Traveling across the country together proves more difficult than either Jake or Clara expects, and just when they both think the world couldn't get any worse, it does. THE ENDING SERIES:After The EndingInto The FireOut Of The AshesBefore The DawnThe Ending Beginnings: Omnibus EditionWorld Before: A Collection of Stories

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Take a journey into the infinite realm of hope and possibility, of transformation and transcendence. Discover what must shift for our minds to open to heightened awareness and powers and what keeps us from knowing all we can about who we are and what we are able to do ?????? in and beyond our physical existence. Step into the continuity of life and walk on ?????? because, after all: The Life force does not die. Gain a new perspective on healing trauma, illness, and addictions, and a more positive way of looking at daily challenges and transitions. Take a journey of the heart, mind and soul into the infinite realm of hope and possibility, of transformation and transcendence, and heightened awareness. Experience and explore different, more effective ways to effect positive transitions through and beyond daily life challenges, troubled relationship patterns, addictions, physical illness, as well as physical death.

Stay busy. Stay focused. Sam’s plan to keep the past behind her was simple. But summertime, it would seem, has something else in store. Desperate to escape the harrowing night that irrevocably altered her life, Samantha buries herself in ranch work to keep her father’s business afloat. But when Sam’s past comes rumbling back to town in a lifted, cherry-red pickup truck, it’s all she can do to keep her wits about her. A heatwave, a pair of familiar blue eyes, and a camping trip with friends will leave Sam reeling as she grapples with guilt and her yearning for a happiness she’s not sure she deserves. Everyone knows Reilly, the all-American boy-next-door, had a broken home. He couldn’t wait to leave for the army after high school, but that was before he fell in love with Sam and captured her heart, only to break it when he deployed. When Reilly comes home to close the darkest chapter of his life, he learns it’s what has happened to Sam in his absence that will haunt him the most. Sam, Reilly, and their quirky friends will venture down a winding path of self-discovery and second chances in Whatever It Takes, a small-town romance, bursting with raw emotion, unwavering friendships, and plenty of heart. *Visit www.authorscarletstjames.com for triggers* Keywords: boy-next-door country romance, best friends to lovers new adult love story, best friends story collection

What is life? Where do we come from and how did we evolve? What is the universe and how was it formed? What is the nature of the material world? How does it work? How and why do we think? What does it mean to be human? How do we know? There are many different versions of our creation story. This book tells the version according to modern science. It is a unique account, starting at the Big Bang and travelling right up to the emergence of humans as conscious intelligent beings, 13.8 billion years later. Chapter by chapter, it sets out the current state of scientific knowledge: the origins of space and time; energy, mass, and light; galaxies, stars, and our sun; the habitable earth, and complex life itself. Drawing together the physical and biological sciences, Baggott recounts what we currently know of our history, highlighting the questions science has yet to answer.

A timely work, this book showcases articles by leading Canadian and international historians interested in environmental action and policy, including Colin M. Coates, Ramsay Cooke, Ken Cruikshank, and Donald Worster.

Newly issued in a series of part volumes, the OBC is now available in an affordable and portable format for the study of specific sections of the Bible. The Pentateuch, or Torah ('the law'), comprises the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, Genesis to Deuteronomy.