The Colic Chronicles

Roughly one out of five babies in the U.S. suffers from colic, and a mom can feel desperate for answers when her infant wails nonstop. The Colic Chronicles offers sweet comfort that she’s not alone, not losing her mind, and not a bad mother-on the contrary, she should win an award! As a mom who survived the colic wars, author Tara Kompare dishes out tried-and-true tips, from how to quell the desire to tackle mommy “know-it-alls” in the checkout line; to mom self-care (e.g. showering and eating in peace); to trying a host of colic-calming strategies. With short, breezy chapters-easy to read during baby’s blessed, rare snoozes-this book brims with humor and vital information, sure to be a lifesaver for countless mothers.

Enjoy the best sea adventures, treasure hunt tales and bloody battles, along with learning the truth behind the legends, the real life stories that inspired so many writers and produced so many beloved classics: History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates (Captain Charles Johnson) The Book of Buried Treasure Treasure Island (R. L. Stevenson) Blackbeard: Buccaneer (R. D. Paine) Pieces of Eight (Le Gallienne) Captain Singleton (Defoe) Gold-Bug (Edgar Allan Poe) Hearts of Three (Jack London) The Dark Frigate (C. B. Hawes) Isle of Pirate's Doom (Robert E. Howard) Swords of Red Brotherhood (Howard) Queen of Black Coast (Howard) Barbarossa—King of the Corsairs Black Vulmea (Howard) Afloat and Ashore (James F. Cooper) Homeward Bound (Cooper) Red Rover (Cooper) Facing the Flag (Jules Verne) A Pirate of the Caribbees (H. Collingwood) Pirate Gow (Daniel Defoe) The King of Pirates (Defoe) The Pirate (Walter Scott) Rose of Paradise (Howard Pyle) Captain Sharkey (Arthur Conan Doyle) The Pirate (Frederick Marryat) Three Cutters (Marryat) Madman and the Pirate (R. M. Ballantyne) The Offshore Pirate (F. Scott Fitzgerald) Coral Island (Ballantyne) Under the Waves (Ballantyne) Pirate City (Ballantyne) Captain Boldheart (Dickens) Master Key (L. Frank Baum) A Man to His Mate (J. Allan Dunn) Tales of the Fish Patrol (Jack London) Robinson Crusoe (Defoe) Peter Pan and Wendy (J. M. Barrie) Mysterious Island (Jules Verne) Count of Monte Cristo (Dumas) Ghost Pirates (W. H. Hodgson) The Pirate Island (H. Collingwood) Among Malay Pirates The Capture of Panama, 1671 The Malay Proas (James F. Cooper) The Daughter of the Great Mogul (Defoe) Morgan at Puerto Bello The Ways of the Buccaneers Narrative of the Capture of the Ship Derby, 1735 The Fight Between the Dorrill and the Moca Jaddi the Malay Pirate The Terrible Ladrones The Female Captive The Passing of Mogul Mackenzie Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean Pirates of Panama...

Featuring interviews with hundreds of moms and candid stories from author Claudine Wolk’s own experiences as a mother, It Gets Easier! . . . and Other Lies We Tell New Mothers employs a healthy mix of humor, honesty, and insider strategies to give new and expecting moms a “leg up” on the challenging task of first-time motherhood. This fun, frank, and prescriptive guide strives to make motherhood easier by addressing issues such as: “The Talk” you need to have with your husband before you give birth; what you really need to know about labor and delivery; the importance of a baby schedule (no matter what anyone else says); the 6 Baby Commandments that can foster good eating and sleeping habits; 5 new mom mantras that will help keep you sane; body image after giving birth; and how to keep housework to a minimum. Complete with resources for further exploration and a helpful glossary, this funny, irreverent book will help ease every new mothers’ frustrations by reminding them that they are not alone and providing tangible, easy-to-follow tips for parenting success.

Mega book bundle. Over 1400 pages/ 4000,000 words. Contains the exciting conclusion to the Paladin Chronicles. Book 5The Man who Never Was: the origin of the cursed armour. Set in Copper Age Norway, early in the Illvættir war, the first time the elves were hunted to the brink of extinction. Hervor, a young woodland elf is taken captive by savage Norse raiders. She has been told that without her, there may be no hope for her people but how can a slave-girl help the elves fight demons and ever-more dangerous raiders while caring for the small group of elf children she has to care for? And how can she resist the surprising kindness with which she is treated, cope with her dangerously attractive slave master, and tame her own rebellious heart? Meanwhile, her beloved brother is destined to become Hjørvard, the Man who Never was and wear the cursed armour made by the Dwarves. Book 6The Enemy Within: the plot to kill Gansükh. While Gansükh rules Āzar Pāyegān (Azerbaijan) , the elves cannot be safe and yet while he can summon his daimôn lord, he cannot be killed and cannot be displaced. A very special assassin is sent. She must get closer to him than anyone else. She must become his lover, his ‘enemy within the gates’. She is very dangerous herself and she will face intrigue, powerful enemies, great danger and desperate battles. What she least expects is to fall in love with the man she has been sent to kill. Book 7 The Last City of the Dwarves : Set in the picturesque Caucasus of Chechnya and Georgia. The final show down and the search for what was the last city of the Dwarves: To master the power within her, Jacinta has been forced to travel back to the daimôn world. She returns, driven half mad and with her memories gone and lost in the foothills of the mountains. There she is captured by a treacherous band of adventurers searching for the Last City of the Dwarves. If she find it, she must face the monsters within, wear the armour that will steal her life and immortal soul and fight Æloðulf, the ancient sorcerer, that no one will ever kill or defeat. Hakeem and Kynane approach take a small force into the mountains to search for Jacinta, find the lost city and investigate isolated reports of monsters in the mountains. The barriers protecting the last city of the Dwarves is about to finally fall and , when they do, a huge army of monsters will issue forth.