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Josephina Harris wouldn't mind if her family still had a few of their own after a lawsuit tarnishes their name. When an opportunity opens to become a temporary keeper of a decommissioned lighthouse on a North Carolina island, she jumps at the chance to escape her small town to oversee its restoration.

As the work begins, "Joey" discovers strange notes tucked deep in the crevices of the old stone walls—pages torn from a lighthouse keeper's log signed by someone named Mae who recounts harrowing rescues at sea. Fascinated by a woman lighthouse keeper, Joey digs into the past only to discover there's never been a record of a lighthouse keeper by that name.

When things start to go amiss on the island, locals are convinced that it is the ghost of the lighthouse keeper and his daughter who were lost at sea during World War II. As Joey sifts through decades of rumors and legends and puts together the pieces of the past, what emerges is a love story—one that's not over yet.

Multiple Christy Award winner Amanda Cox is your guide upon the raging seas of young love, heartbreaking loss, and learning to risk it all for a chance at happiness in this timeless novel.

That summer, I finally grew into myself. The problem? I grew too fast. And fruit that grows too fast often bursts in the sunshine.

For Clem, summers are for Maine—for wandering the blueberry barrens, helping her grandmother on the farm, and stargazing with her parents. But her grandmother is gone, she hasn’t talked to her mom in months, and her dad is devoted to the family business. Now, all Clem wants to think about is a dance audition that could get her into Juilliard. She doesn’t need another distraction. Then she meets Rico. He’s nothing like the boys back home in LA or the boys in Maine, either. His secrets rival her own and as they grow closer, she must confront the hidden realities of places she thought she knew.

In Julie True Kingsley’s debut novel, Clem and Rico’s worlds are threatening to tear them apart. Can they bridge the space between them before summer is just a memory?

The explosive conclusion to Robbed Blind.

When Confronted by Evil One Final Time, Can Jack Hold a Hard Line?

Hard Line, the final book in master crime writer Gerry Boyle's long-running and award-winning Jack McMorrow series, concludes the two-book story arc he started in Robbed Blind with action ripped from current events as well as visits from old characters. McMorrow finds himself balancing a personal vendetta against the dangerous man who has abused a family friend with a lethal biker gang hunting for him and his crew. Not to mention fielding calls from reporters and dealing with growing suspicions about his daughter's new teacher. In McMorrow's last adventure, he must use his decades of talent in a stand-off between the forces of violent chaos and law and order-all set amidst the quiet pines, rough towns, and gray skies of rural Maine.

As he faces down the end of everything he has held sacred-can Jack keep it all together without becoming the very thing he hates? If he even survives.

In 1979, 2 Tone Records exploded into the consciousness of music lovers in Britain, the US, and beyond, as albums by The Specials, The Selecter, Madness, The English Beat, and The Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born.

2 Tone was Black and white: a multiracial force of British and Caribbean musicians singing about social issues, racism, class, and gender struggles. It spoke of injustices in society and fought against right-wing extremism.

The music of 2 Tone was exuberant: white youth learning to dance to the infectious rhythm of ska and reggae crossed with a punk attitude created an original hybrid. The idea of 2 Tone was born in Coventry, England, and masterminded by a middle-class art student, Jerry Dammers, who envisioned an English Motown. Borrowing £700, the label’s first record featured “Gangsters” by The Specials, backed by an instrumental track by the as-yet-unformed Selecter. Within two months, the single reached number six on the UK music charts. Dammers went on to sign Madness, The English Beat, and The Bodysnatchers as a glut of successive hits propelled 2 Tone artists onto Top of the Pops and into the hearts and minds of a generation.

As excitement grew in the United States, 2 Tone bands began crossing the Atlantic to perform for American audiences. Soon, however, infighting among the bands and the pressures of running a label caused 2 Tone to bow to the inevitable weight of expectation and recrimination.

Still under the auspices of Jerry Dammers, 2 Tone entered a new phase. Perhaps not as commercially successful as its 1979–1981 incarnation, the label nevertheless continued to thrive for another four years, releasing a string of fresh signings and a stunning end-piece finale in the activist hit song “(Free) Nelson Mandela.”

Told in three parts, Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief, bright burning moment shaped British, American, and world culture.

Cocoa the Tour Dog is the saga of an Australian shepherd who meets her soul mate: a struggling musician, Scott, with dreams of spreading love on stages across the globe.

When Scott’s work starts to pay off, Cocoa wanders onstage herself and finds sudden fame—and the two of them embark on an adventure that takes them around the world playing music, delighting fans, and ignoring leash laws.

But as the pace of life quickens, Cocoa begins to feel worn out—she misses the simpler times, and she’s no longer seeing the world with puppy eyes. Luckily, Scott has just the thing to restore Cocoa’s sense of wonder: a little sister dog. The two of them set off on an adventure to add Molly to the family, and soon Cocoa is teaching the puppy all about life on the road... and even how to take it to the stage.

Love has a way of derailing even the most carefully laid plans.

Melody Doyle has spent years following her father across the country as the transcontinental railroad is built. When she announces her desire to settle down in Cheyenne, her father presents her with an unconventional challenge: He will allow her to stay if she finds a husband before his departure. As word spreads and the men in town vie for her hand, she wonders if she could ever be happy with a husband chosen in such a way.

Charles Decker, the heir to a banking dynasty, has been sent west to manage the bank started by his brother. His heart yearns for a simple life of teaching, but banking is the family business, and Charlie feels obligated to fall in line. When his friendship with Melody blossoms, he's drawn to this remarkable woman who defies conventions. Will he be able to come to terms with his growing feelings for her and confront the true desires of his own heart before it's too late?

In this captivating series sequel, Tracie Peterson weaves a tale of sweeping romance, resilience, and self-discovery amid the evolving landscapes of the American West.

Eighties supermodel Harlow Hayes seeks solace in a quaint Florida beach town to hide and heal from a heartbreak that shattered her entire world.

To her surprise, she encounters Matt Knight—a Hollywood A-lister with a bad-boy reputation—who has returned to his hometown to help his plucky grandmother, Tuesday, save her century-old skating rink, the Starlight.

The Starlight holds a special place in the hearts of the community, once acting as a refuge for Depression-era families and bringing the town together with gatherings and celebrations. Tuesday's determination and resilience even protected her beloved rink from her husband's shady business dealings. Yet when the Starlight is threatened with demolition, Tuesday may not be able to stop it. As Matt and Harlow plot with Tuesday to save the Starlight, they find themselves on a journey of surprises, self-discovery, and the kind of healing that leads to love.

New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hauck weaves a heartfelt tale of romance, perseverance, and the enduring power of community.

Miss Camilla Pierpont, a renowned matchmaker and influential member of the New York Four Hundred, has vowed never to marry after suffering a devastating heartbreak during her debut years ago.

However, when she is nearly abducted along the Hudson River, she finds herself rescued by an annoyingly outspoken, albeit fascinating, gentleman who challenges her in a manner she wasn't expecting.

After learning that Camilla Pierpont has enjoyed success with taking wayward young ladies in hand, Mr. Owen Chesterfield travels to the Hudson River Valley determined to convince Camilla to sponsor his sister, who is in desperate need of social rehabilitation.

Knowing her life is in danger, Camilla agrees to Owen's proposition and travels with him to West Virginia, finding herself charmed by the less-than-formal attitude of his small hometown, as well as by Owen himself. But danger waits in the shadows, disrupting what she knows would be the most spectacular match she's ever made—her own.

When a renowned crime podcaster vanishes without a trace, former FBI behavioral analysts turned private investigators River Ryland and Tony St. Clair are called upon to track her down.

As they wade through the evidence she left behind, they unearth a startling connection—she may have discovered the existence of an unknown serial killer, and he will stop at nothing to carry out a deadly plan.

As the pair delves deeper, they soon find themselves the target of a relentless enemy determined to silence them. With their lives—and hearts—on the line, can they confront the evil that threatens them before it consumes them both?

USA Today bestselling author Nancy Mehl brings her Ryland & St. Clair series to an explosive close with a pulse-pounding story where the stakes are high and silence is deadly.

World War II and Nevada is an in-depth examination of the state's role in the war.

Nevada's geographic location, land, sky, mineral resources, and the sacrifices of its people were crucial to victory—and transformed the state. The war brought the first significant development of the gaming industry; the introduction of a huge, permanent military presence; the diversification of its population; and a shift in political and economic power within the region.

Nevada's previously unexamined role in the internment of Japanese Americans is explored, and so too is the role of women and minority groups in support of the war. The book concludes with a comprehensive list of those killed, wounded, or made prisoners of war during the conflict.

Weller provides the most thorough analysis of Nevada's war effort to date and historians will find the book a valuable addition to their World War II history collections. 

Welcome to a World of Invention.

To a mermaid watching airships as she dreams of the sky… to an orphan girl caught between innovation and tradition… From a desperate Lady turning to science to search for the rightful heir… The Age of Steam is full of potential—and peril—for those with the vision to wonder what if.

Includes the Stories:

Looking Back

To Reach for Distant Shores

Windows to the Soul

On the Wings of an Angel

Echoes of the Divine

Trouble on the Water

Angel de la Muerte

Ala al-Din and the Cave of Wonders

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Contains a bonus excerpt from the forthcoming novel The Town of Ground-Down Gears

Sarah is happy to finally see her mom after two months of boot camp but she feels a distance between them that's more than the physical space that separates them.

Is that her mom who stares straight ahead in a line of soldiers when Sarah calls out for her? Is that her mom who stomp stomp stomps in big, heavy boots and hides in camouflage clothing?

Using the analogy of links in a chain, Camouflage Mom is the story about how Sarah reconnected with her mom after her mom joined the military.

Glenn Helka’s business has never been what you’d call lucrative. But chasing bond jumpers and following cheating spouses pays the bills. Most of the bills. Some of the time. Occasionally.

When a woman drops a fat stack of cash on his desk to bring her wayward son home from Mexico, Glenn thinks he has it made. One tiny detail—the son is dead, and the local authorities are refusing to release his body.

Was it the money or the haunting look on the face of the bereaved mother? Maybe it was Glenn’s barely functioning moral compass finally pointing true north. Or, in this case, south to Mexico where he takes on corrupt government officials, drug-dealing hitmen, and everything the desert can throw at him.

Fans of Joe R. Lansdale’s Hap & Leonard series won’t want to miss Mexicanos Hustle, Southern Noir at its finest.

As the drums of war sound through Vanaheim, sixteen-year-old Arna severs her relationship with Maeve, resulting in heartache--and the loss of royal protection.

Soon after, Arna's brother Ragni is conscripted, and she loses her best friend, emotional support, and yet another layer of protection.

Left alone to care for her younger siblings, Arna flounders, and flees with the children to Yggdrasil to evade Queen Mab’s wrath.

Provisions are scarce and new dangers lurk around every turn.

Arna must face her darkest fears and delve into her own burgeoning powers if the children are to have any chance of survival.

When Herman Rabinowitz's identity was stolen, the thieves were so thorough they practically took the corpus Hermanus along with it.

Using the opportunity of falling off the grid to reinvent himself, Herman bought a Harley and became Paco. Along with a group of similarly off-the-grid bikers, he formed the Bedouins, with Paco as their "leader of the pack."

There is, however, only so much leading the Bedouins one can do without becoming seriously convinced there must be a lot more to life, and Paco decides it might be time for him to reconnect with the Rabinowitz he used to be.

The problem is, every aspect of his old persona is now somewhere else. Finding and stealing his identity back will require navigating a worldwide web full of fake Hermans, gobbling them up, Pac-Man-like, until only the original identity thief remains.

After that comes the tricky part.

Lumberlane Wall, the murderous giant who stood over seven feet, looked down at his opponent and laughed.

"Dwarf," he said, "you've given me such a sight that I almost hate to kill you. A midget with a stick against a man with a battle ax! No one told me the great Orion was insane."

In the post-cataclysmic realm of what was once Southern Utah, dwarfs now greatly outnumber the "oversized" humans, who are too often hunted and slaughtered as ineducable savages by the new majority. But Orion questions this. He leaves his home and his community behind in Middle Village and sets out on a quest of personal discovery, as well as to search for an intriguing oversized woman that he's seen traveling alone through the wilderness, where New World survival can be difficult.

In the tradition of literature's greatest heroes and journeys, Dwarf Days challenges modern notions of courage, determination, and justice and asks us all to take a look at the values we hold dear.

Gripping. Twisting. Shocking. An action-packed thriller that keeps you guessing until the end.

Boyfriend cheating? A bully wreaking havoc? A classmate plagiarizing? Don't get mad. Get @Revenge. At Milford High, if you've got a problem, message @Revenge, and the mysterious figure behind the account will take care of it with an embarrassing, public comeuppance. But when the school's star basketball player falls victim to a dangerous prank orchestrated by Revenge, the consequences are life-threatening.

Sabrina Richards, Milford senior and an unwitting accomplice in this deadly game, must unravel the enigma that is Revenge's true identity. With her own freedom hanging in the balance, she embarks on a relentless quest to unmask the mastermind behind the perilous pranks. Delving deeper into the secrets and lies surrounding Revenge, Sabrina discovers that even her closest allies may be hiding sinister truths. With time running out, Sabrina gets closer to uncovering who is behind Revenge and the murder attempt and soon discovers that her own life is on the line.

A Lie for a Lie is the first in a trilogy that spotlights the complex and treacherous realms of high school and social media where secrets are exposed. Join Sabrina on her quest to uncover Revenge's identity and clear her name in this suspenseful and action-packed thriller that will keep you racing to decipher the exciting puzzle at the core of this pulse-pounding mystery.

Building a vibrant and joyful marriage is always a challenge. When you add the stresses inherent in parenting children with disabilities, it becomes both more difficult and more critical.

Once on the brink of divorce, Kristin and Todd Evans uncovered the unique set of skills critical for growing a fulfilling relationship amid the extraordinary challenges of caring for their two children with special needs. Now they are sharing their hard-won discoveries and inspiring marriage story with you. Weaving together insights from Scripture, research, and clinical and personal experience, Kristin and Todd offer you the practical relationship tools you need to save, strengthen, and enjoy your marriage. They help you:

• identify your unique needs
• assess your strengths and weaknesses
• set your priorities
• develop healthy stress management skills
• deepen your communication and connection
• tackle problems as a team
• find ways to rest and recharge
• nurture sexual intimacy
• build a strong support network

and so much more,.

"Something is terribly, terribly wrong with my world!"

Lady Atlantia's story world is infested with ghosts of the past. Desperate for answers, the magical knight seeks out the one person who can help: Aquila, a former god of destruction and villain now living a quiet life in seclusion with her creator and friends.

Recruiting the aid of former JRPG mage turned quantum physicist Princess Stellaria, Aquila, her creator Kasumi, former harem comedy main girl and genius Natsuki, and Lady Atlantia return to her homeland of Mareesia - only to find Atlantia's world on the brink of a devastating war that will push all of them to their limits...and beyond.

A Colorful Transformation of Kindness & Forgiveness.

A grumpy guest has arrived at the extraordinary Caterpillar Hotel, and the welcoming staff is doing their best to make it the best experience possible.

Follow Cody's transformative adventure from a grumpy guest with endless demands to a colorful butterfly filled with gratitude. This heartwarming story teaches valuable lessons about kindness and appreciation, reminding young readers that a change in attitude can lead to beautiful transformations. How will this grumpy caterpillar have a change of heart?

A wonderful story that embraces treating those who assist in customer service with respect and the importance of treating everyone with kindness. With bright and colorful illustrations, you are sure to read with a smile and a heart full of joy.

Are you feeling trapped in a job that doesn't inspire you anymore? Are you dreaming of a career change that feels unachievable? Perhaps you've forgotten the reason why you fell in love with your work in the first place.

If you're feeling you've arrived at a crossroads with your career and are unsure which direction to take, this book will help you to discover what you truly want out of work and life. It will inspire you to take action to bring you closer to a career that aligns with your passions and ambitions. You'll learn how to treat obstacles as opportunities to grow and how developing a close network of colleagues will help you to progress in the direction you wish to travel.

Each of us is unique, and we all have something different to offer the workplace. This book will show you how to discover what you really want to do with your life and how to maximize your potential, both as a team member and as a leader at work. It will offer you inspiration to keep going when you most need it, and reminders that persistence and consistency are key to achieving anything you want.

Reignite The Embers is perfect for fans of Kate Baer and Melody Godfred!

Reignite The Embers is a collection of poems portraying the beautiful, and sometimes confusing, journey of new beginnings. From the ashes of broken dreams and stifled confidence, to the spark of a sudden connection and new love, these words stand tall in their underlying message: There is new life in the act-and courage-of starting over.

This collection is a winding path from heartbreak to numbness, doubt to distrust, fear to empowerment, physical awakening to mental serenity, unforeseen love for both oneself and an unlikely partner, and finally, unexpected peace.

Boasting a cast of dreamful characters, from Young Escher to George Bailey to a wide array of inanimate objects absconded from the dark tonics of our childhood - be they headless dolls, cuckoo clocks, inverted carpets or ravenous prisms, Skull Kingdoms: An Imaginary Omnibus dives headlong into the radii of the imagination, measuring our inner landscapes against the sharp, enchanted edges of the playgrounds we create to keep us safe from the outer world.

In these formally audacious escapologies, speakers duck the responsibilities of adulthood, choosing to crash into Ottomans or sway along with imaginary galleons over the violence of growing up and its hungry regimes that would blot out all color to leave us listless.

Concluding with a roleplaying game of loneliness, Skull Kingdoms proposes a fanciful, novel cartography for reimagining an otherwise jagged, savagery of terrain.

On a foggy morning in New York City, a man and a woman are about to run into each other, literally.

Upon impact, they fall to the ground in an instinctively protective hug. The fog dissipates, and they stare into each other's eyes in disbelief, at the sheer magnitude of their bodily collision and their subsequent, spontaneous coupling. They laugh. The man, a writer, invites the woman, an artist, for coffee and they talk until lunch. They date. They fall in love, hard. They marry just two months later. And four years later, their marriage is on the precipice of disaster.

On a foggy morning in New York City, the same man and woman pass through the fog, oblivious of each other's existence. Until five years later, when the writer finds an oval-shaped locket no bigger than his thumbnail, a tiny white dress painted within the boundary of its golden border.

Lines is about possibilities, about the choices we make - or fail to make. It's a star-crossed love story; it's a bitter tragedy. It's about Josh and Abby and their intertwined lives, together and apart, through births and deaths and the beautiful mess in between.

After four years abroad, Lenoir Adams has come home.

But something is different. As her friends and family attempt to adjust to this stranger, Lenoir's behavior becomes increasingly erratic. She spends her days preaching about "the light" and her nights meeting with mysterious new friends. As the news cycle continues round-the-clock in a post- 9/11 world, her circle increasingly agonizes over her path, and rationale.

The heartbreak and regrets from the past come to a head, as does Lenoir's plan, setting them all to wonder if anybody really knows anyone. And if home is ever the same again.

When fatal gun shots ring out at a restaurant in Chicago, Ellie, an ER physician assistant, becomes the unwitting hero in a national tragedy.

Forced to make an impossible choice, she saves the life of a stranger—and loses her husband all in the same breath.

The investigation takes a drastic turn when Ellie's haunting past is thrust into the relentless scrutiny of the media, leaving her ensnared in the twisted web of the broken American legal and medical systems. Ellie unravels in her immeasurable grief and anger, anchored only by the unlikely companionship of the man she saved at the diner, James.

Her journey unveils the painful reality of hidden wounds in a world determined to keep skeletons buried. As she learns to cope with this new reality, Ellie is dragged through a sensationalized trial where she stumbles upon a discovery that is hard to swallow: she has more in common with the gunman than she ever thought possible.

In a small, idyllic town in North Dakota, 17-year-old Ophelia Johnson and five other teens inherit the powers of the Greek gods—Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Artemis, Apollo, and Ares—and embark on a mission from the Vessel of Destiny to find the missing Fates, restore the Codex, and save the ancient world. 

Still grieving the recent and mysterious death of her father, Ophelia begins to unravel the secrets woven into her family’s history as she and her friends plunge into the quest of a lifetime. Armed only with powers they don’t totally understand, Ophelia, Roman, Cassius, Olivia, Alessia, and Baxter are soon immersed in a mythical chess match upon which rests the fate of the universe. As they journey into a world of blood pacts and war, the diverse teens find more than they bargained for, and Ophelia discovers a family tie that might mean the ensuing chaos and destruction is her fault.

Of Blood and Lightning is a contemporary YA fantasy (age 14-21) with a gripping and fresh twist on Greek mythology as the ancient pantheon of gods inhabit an ensemble of diverse teenaged characters.

Micki Janae is an Alabama-based author on a mission. Tired of growing up with scant representation of young Black women in fantasy, Janae took matters into her own hands to craft a compelling novel full of ­intricate world-building, electrifying storytelling, and diverse characters.

The Navigator is perfect for fans of Allie Michelle, Beau Taplin, Lang Leav, and Kelsea Ballerini's poetry!

None of us could have ever imagined the twists, turns, and serendipitous straightaways of our lives nor can we imagine exactly where our futures will turn. Within the pages of The Navigator, award-winning poetess, Christie Leigh Babirad explores the richest to the soul aspects and key details of life that often shape us.

Christie Leigh believes that the best way to navigate your way forward is to take in the contents of your heart and memories. Her wish for this collection is for you to take this personal journey with her, and in turn discover more of yourself and your own journey within her lines.

For fans of Black Beauty and A Horse Named Sky, here’s a new middle grade novel by award-winning author and former horse trainer Celia Ryker, with illustrations by Kathy Connell.

Big Guy is about a show horse who has big changes to face, and who learns that friendships can last beyond the time you share together.

Big Guy is a big horse dealing with big changes. His looks and talent have helped him win blue ribbons at the biggest horse shows in the country. But when old age and injury make him unfit for winning prizes, his owner retires him to a position as a school horse, giving riding lessons to children. At the school horse barn, Big Guy meets Shorty, Kaiser, Slippy and many other horses who teach him about running in wide open fields and being part of a herd.

Uplifting, funny, and sweet, Big Guy is a simple story told from the horse’s point of view that reads like a night under the stars, or an afternoon racing to a hay field.

England, 1673. Still a world of witches, witch trials and witchfinders.

When a new vicar arrives to take over the parish of Mutton Clog, the village finds itself in the grip of puritan fever, and suspicious eyes are turned on Rose Driver.

Rose’s mother, brother and grandmother were all put to death by the Scottish witchfinder, John Sharpe.

Almost quarter of a century after the Newcastle witch trials, Sharpe is no longer a threat. Rose should be safe in her quiet village, but is history about to repeat itself?

Find out in Solstice, the powerful conclusion to the Newcastle Witch Trials Trilogy, which tells the story of one woman’s struggle for survival in a hostile and superstitious world.

Inspired by the true life of Louis-Benoit Zamor.

Serving Madame du Barry by day and rubbing shoulders with revolutionaries at night, Louis-Benoit Zamor is ready to find his greatness. In this, his time in the sun, he will lend his voice to the revolutionary movement and love like he’s never dared.But the Ancient Régime isn’t done with him, yet.

Much like the deadly devil’s berries, Madame’s bitter anger takes root at the chateau. Zamor will discover that when facing the devil in disguise only one thing is for sure: Every fox must survive its own hunt … and all that.

Anastasia with her husband Ryan are sent to the Russian held Kuril Islands in the North Pacific Ocean to stop the UK being involved in a nuclear holocaust against the Russian Federation and China.

They get aboard the UK aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth which is in the Sea of Okhotsk. On the opposite side of the Kuril Islands are a large number of Russian Federation and Chinese warships with submarines from both countries.

Anastasia finds her Russian warship carrying two Thermonuclear Russian Federation ICBMs to the Kuril Islands with a number of undesirables. Anastasia and Ryan must rescue the wives of the abducted UK physicists, put them on a plane back to the UK before locating their husbands and stop a nuclear war. When Anastasia is captured by Russians, it is up to Ryan to save her and get her safely off a radioactive Russian warship before they fathom out who is telling the truth, who is not who they say they are. There is much more to this war and spy thriller than just a nuclear explosion, it goes back 500 years in the UK's past, and the French want their just revenge at all costs, even if they need to use the new USSR Uprising to initiate it.

Anastasia is even more romantic than before and has a huge sexual appetite for her husband Ryan. With Anastasia taken seriously ill, there is nothing Ryan will not do to save her life and that includes taking her to Paris in one of their Mikhailov latest Orbs at ten time the speed of sound. The in-depth romance between Anastasia and Ryan, the love they have for each other, their sexual feelings towards each other have all the makings for a spy novel with plenty of action, and of course, total destruction.

The essential startup, self-help guide for business success.

How to Be in Business is a practical guide to nurture your startup AND yourself.

Starting a business can feel exciting and scary. There’s lots to do and plenty to worry about.

• How do we overcome our fear and unleash our creative potential?
• How can we build the business we want, whilst keeping balance in our lives?

Helping you build the right mindset and create a great marketing strategy, discover the answer to many common problems while learning more about yourself and how to help your business stand out. Combining highly practical marketing guides with exclusive content and downloadable resources, How to Be in Business is for anyone thinking about, or already starting a business.

The second book from award-winning author Jacky Fitt.

Before winning the 1934 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Robert Hillyer (1895-1961) explored a variety of subjects and poetic forms in his books.

This new poetry collection contains six of Hillyer’s pre-Pulitzer books in their entirety, including a longer narrative poem (Carmus) that is a haunting fairy tale for adults.

Hillyer was classmates with E.E. Cummings at Harvard and became lifelong friends with Robert Frost (who said that he and Hillyer had been “running side-by-side all these years, and he knows that I think of his poetry as he thinks of mine: with affection … (and) … admiration.” While poets of Hillyer’s era were flirting with modernism, imagism and symbolism, Hillyer was working with sonnets and pastorals, mostly rejecting free verse and the “existential agonies of modern man” in order to write about eternal themes like nature, love and death. Hillyer was not really an innovator. Hillyer felt most comfortable writing sonnets and other constricted forms with meter and rhyme, and his poems rarely sounded artificial or stilted. Although occasionally the poems used allusions to art and history and mythology, the poems mostly remained accessible and didn’t require elaborate footnotes.

This ebook edition also contains illustrations by Beatrice Stevens and two books of translations: a collection of Danish poetry and an improved translation in verse of the Egyptian Book of the Dead. It also includes an essay about Robert Hillyer’s poetry by horror writer Arthur Machen and an essay that Hillyer wrote comparing Egyptian religion with Christianity.

Embark on a magical journey to the icy realms where glaciers swirl, and a new, young voice echoes through the Arctic air.

In this enchanting tale, a small and curious voice breaks the silence of the perpetual day, asking the timeless question, "Mama, why is the sky blue?"

Join a wise Arctic mother penguin as she unfolds the epic tale of the universe's creation. From the birth of oceans bursting through the earth to the celebration of mountains, jungles, deserts, and grassy plains, the story weaves through the formation of the world. Even the moon and sun find their place in this cosmic dance. As the celestial duo contemplates which colors to paint the infant sky, flora, fauna, land, and air each offer their unique hues. A captivating moment arises when ten thousand butterflies flutter their wings, and millions of cerulean specks fling their brilliance into the canvas of the sky.

Discover the secret behind the sun choosing the radiant bright blue of daylight and the moon embracing the deep navy of night. This age-old lore reveals how the universe, with the collaborative efforts of creatures from low and high, came together to create the wondrous sky.

To Make the Sky is a heartwarming journey that answers a child's curious question while celebrating the beauty of nature and the harmony of the universe.Illustrated with vibrant artwork by March Mattingly that captures the beauty of the world around us. The text is easy to understand and encourages children to use their imaginations to create their own universe.

To Make the Sky is a creative story that children will enjoy reading again and again. To Make the Sky is a perfect bedtime story for curious children of all ages.

We're watching Jailhouse Rock and dyeing our hair black like Elvis, an old drinking mate phones to say.

But, feeling like she should be wearing a black armband, our LASS is seeking an ALTERNATIVE ROUTE to the DRUG CULTURE considers drinking Black and tan with her (no black leb involved whatsoever) dancing to Black Box's Ride on Time over and over till they black out in the morning black circles under her eyes feeling like she's got the Black Death. Instead swaps black pudding for black cohosh, returns to sketching in black ink, only reverts to Black Friday retail therapy if someone at work gives her a black look.

But at the Black Horse she's very rarely in the black, otherwise might research a black market skinny jab. If only he would buy her a black diamond engagement ring.

General Gion, fierce, smart, and above all, loyal, dedicates his life to serving the White Flower Kingdom.

But upon his return as the sole survivor from a fatal, almost impossible mission, Gion discovers his loved ones have been massacred by the person he vowed to serve, the King himself.

This unfounded betrayal drives General Gion to seek revenge and commit regicide. However, without the King, the White Qi, the essence that protects the kingdom from the demons, needs a new heir. Through the royal bloodline, the White Qi transfers to Princess Rohwa, who was also, unexpectedly, General Gion's paramour.

A deadly confrontation with Princess Rohwa seemingly ends Gion's life. Yet, a century later, he awakens to find the White Flower Kingdom in ruins and the White Qi in his possession.

This book is a very comprehensive introduction to the fascinating subject of philosophy.

It is a treasure trove of ideas and the history of ideas, and its clear use of terms and definitions means it is accessible to both the student and non-student alike.

The main text of the book is divided into four sections:

Part one is an introduction to philosophy in the academic sense, covering definitions, scope, methods, tools, and the theory of knowledge.

Part two is a chronological review of Western philosophy from the ancient Greeks to the present day. The ideas of each main philosopher are clearly presented, together with notes on their background, the times they lived in, and a current appreciation of their legacy.

Part three is a short but fascinating section providing an introduction to Eastern philosophy. It is included both for completeness and as a comparison/contrast to the Western approach.

Part four brings us up to date by providing an overview of philosophy informed by science. It's not that science has all the answers by any means, it's just that any answers science does present (e.g. the fact of evolution) can't be ignored; making things up is no longer an option!

Also central to part four is the pulling together of ideas from philosophers like David Hume, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Daniel Dennett, Richard Rorty and others to create a compelling description of the interwoven nature of mental concepts, language, and meaning. This is presented in parallel with an exploration of the connection between external reality and the way in which we understand that reality.

This Kind of Man offers an unvarnished look at life in 21st Century America, excavating the complicated, tender, wild truth of what it is to be a man across generations and relationships.

These stories interrogate the pressures and tensions of contemporary life, and the ways men grapple with them, often without success. Issues such as marriage, fatherhood, aggression, alcoholism, gender expectations, generational backlash, and the inexorable dread of death, abound.

Many of these stories live within a slow implosion of coping, and often failing, as well as those who refuse to succumb, addressing concerns oft-discussed, or not discussed enough, in mainstream print: gun violence, the recent history of coal country Appalachia, sports-related concussions, illegal immigration (and the jobs many of these ostensibly unwelcome folks are obliged to do), homelessness, and the inability of men to honestly connect or communicate.

Far from excusing or exonerating toxic males, this collection locates their violence (toward others, against oneself) in the context of a deadening culture and the false narratives that prevail in an exploitative, zero-sum game capitalist model, where those without are encouraged to quarrel with similarly overworked and underpaid, mostly blue-collar workers. We see that our received notions of manhood and masculinity are inculcated-from the beginning and by design-to ensure willing participation in a system where the overwhelming majority are excluded from the start. We witness the way these dysfunctions are handed down like inheritance, and how every cliché, from fighting to drinking to intolerance of dissent and distrust of others, is a carefully constructed trap, preventing solidarity, empathy, and love (for others, for one's self).

Think you know your Australian history? Think again.

Balagaan has defeated Dangan, wed his childhood sweetheart and has two beautiful children; so why does he feel so anxious?

When the Nyangbal people discover the Yirraalii, the Newcomers, on their land, they take no chances and hastily move camp. The Yirraalii have a reputation for being dangerous and brutal.

While the Nyangbal people watch the Yirraalii from the safety of the bush, Dangan’s wife stumbles into their camp and recounts a brutal Yirraalii attack on her husband’s clan. She pleads for help. Balagaan and his cousins, Yirinyin and Irindilli, are sent to investigate. Unable to find survivors, they quickly discover the Newcomers are using ‘Native Police’ to murder and capture other Aboriginal people.

Balagaan and the Nyangbal people flee to a secret campsite, deep in the forest. But are they really safe? Balagaan must consult the Clever Man. While he journeys far from home, he is unaware his mortal enemy, Dangan, is leading the Native Police straight to his family’s hiding place.

Can Balagaan return in time to save his wife and children, or will his enemy finally get his revenge?

Savages is a Truth Telling of the shameful frontier conflict history of Ballina that occurred due to the British colonisation of Australia. It is a story that was duplicated across the country in the 1800s. If you like historical romance, Aboriginal history, and plenty of action, then you’ll love this gripping historical novel from Steve Trotter.

‘It conveys an important message and ought to be compulsory reading in every Australian High School.’ —Marianne Vincent, Goodreads.

I think it's fair to say the idea of writing the book came by sheer accident.

The foundations were laid, when my wife had vocalised an issue she had with me, leaving dirty laundry on the bedroom floor. Not much I could do at this point but bow my head in shame, whilst she delivered an ear bashing.

Then feeling somewhat deflated, I found myself needing a little victory, it was at this point, I decided to post our converse on social media. Of course, I twisted the truth and used humour as a tactic, not just to get victory, but hoped it would make her and others laugh, and it did just that.

This opened a door, and over the next six days menopausal madness was a catalyst for comedic value. We had so much positive feedback, I had my arm bent to turn these 7 days into the book it is today. Like our marriage, it's a blueprint of chaos and laughter!

As a toddler I was fascinated by animals. I loved them all. I lived on a farm.

I was lucky in that I found schoolwork easy, and I obtained good results. I was a good athlete and made friends easily. I managed to get a place at Bristol University to study veterinary science. Then my troubles started. I could only get jobs to work with pets, but I wanted to work with all animals.

With a considerable amount of luck, I got a position in the Highlands of Kenya, just before independence, to work as a sole practitioner and be my own boss. A wonderful life opened up ahead of me.

A Beltane spell reveals a prophecy that will change their lives.

Laurel Bay is the third of five witchy sisters living a sweet life on Star Island; she runs a tarot reading business, depends on her sisters to pay her bills, and spends her free time jumping into the Hedge World, a realm few witches can access. But when a great love from a past life comes to her, Laurel is blinded by her need to find him-she throws all caution to the wind and ends up stalked by a vengeful witch she can't remember.

Owen Davies is stuck. His powers as a son of a witch are minimal, he's surrounded by morally gray water witches, and he's aching to find his soulmate—so much so that he has a storage unit full of furniture he's built for the mystery woman. Then a fateful vacation lands him in Laurel's garden and their paths are finally intertwined. With witches after Laurel's powers and buried secrets unearthed, circumstances begin to mirror their heartbreaking past life.

But this time around, Laurel and Owen refuse to be separated—not by time, not by a witch, not by death.

If only there was a guidebook on how to land the London boy of your dreams.

Nora Shrapsan is literally writing the book on London, and she's not going to let fantasies about her sexy British ex-boyfriend break her stride. So what if she has been reunited with semi-famous rock star Hugh Jeffries, and their chemistry is still palpable? He's engaged, and Nora needs to focus on anything besides Hugh's lips.

Julian Rhodes is Hugh's best mate, and his secret feelings for Nora are one thing that won't stay in the past. When a desperate Nora begs him to help her navigate London, Julian has to say yes—strictly to keep her from getting fired, of course. Surely, they can go to murder tours, magic shows, and museums without any feelings getting in the way. No problem.

But the more time Nora and Julian spend together, the less Nora finds herself thinking of Hugh. Maybe her second-chance romance didn't go according to plan, but that doesn't mean Nora could ever fall for her ex's best friend, right?

An informative and accessible guide to understanding childhood grief at every age, this empathetic and thoughtful guide will help caretakers to support children mourning after loss.

From Dr. Corinne Masur, an award-winning clinical psychologist specializing in grief and mourning, comes a necessary and impactful guide to understanding children's grief from the inside and to guiding children through loss, from the death of a parent and other family members, to the loss of friends, pets, and even the family home. Dr. Masur describes how to understand, help, and guide children at each age and stage of development and uses her own childhood experience with loss through empathetic yet clinically informed advice in this important guide.

When Dr. Masur was fourteen years old, her father died. Like most children and teens facing loss, Masur didn't know how to handle her grief, and she was never encouraged to acknowledge or share what she was feeling with her family, teachers, or friends. Her experience of shock and emotional paralysis around her loss is what led her to become an expert in childhood grief in order to help grieving children and to help others to support the children in their lives who have experienced loss. As a psychologist and child psychoanalyst, Dr. Masur has helped many children recognize and express their feelings after loss.

In How Children Grieve, Masur shares her expertise with caregivers of all kinds, giving them the tools they need to help a child or teenager mourn, move forward, and make meaning of terrible loss.

The Rogue Scholar: The Road to Victory was written back in 2010.

It describes a world where three characters have learned to cope with their world where a scientific breakthrough has birthed something called the holonosphere. This discovery has made civilization have difficulty in knowing what is real and what is a created illusion. Necessarily, it has also affected their religions as a mysterious group of people known as Shapers are charged with imposing some manner of order on what would otherwise be absolute chaos. The three characters are a product of their time and era and have their own opinions and survival strategies. A shadowy character called The Rogue, however, seems to complicate and upend all their lives. The payoff, however, is the journey of a lifetime and the chance to affect the holonosphere for good.

If you enjoy cypherpunk literature with an emphasis on the philosophical, this work will delight and entertain you. It might also teach you something about yourself…

A fisherman's job is dangerous and especially if you sail from Hull.

39 Trawlers were iced up and in danger of sinking in the 1968 storm at Iceland.

The Hull community prayed for their loved ones to come home safely.

The Arctic Corsair survived and can soon be visited in Hull.

Join Rodney as he shares stories of courage, healing, and redemption, weaving a tapestry of inspiration that will uplift your spirit and ignite your awareness.

Whether you seek solace, encouragement, or simply a glimpse into the miraculous, Rodney's book is a beacon of light in a world sometimes dimmed by doubt. Don't miss the opportunity to experience the miracles that Rodney has witnessed firsthand.

For readers of Crying in H Mart and Minor Feelings as well as lovers of the film Minari comes a searing coming-of-age memoir about the daughter of ambitious Asian American immigrants and her search for self-worth.

A daughter of Korean immigrants, Hyeseung Song spends her earliest years in the cane fields of Texas where her loyalties are divided between a restless father in search of Big Money, and a beautiful yet domineering mother whose resentments about her own life compromises her relationship with her daughter. With her parents at constant odds, Song learns more words in Korean for hatred than for love. When the family's fake Gucci business lands them in bankruptcy, Song moves to a new elementary school. On her first day, a girl asks the teacher: "Can she speak English?" Neither rich nor white, Song does what is necessary to be visible: she internalizes the model minority myth as well as her beloved mother's dreams to see her on a secure path.

Song meets these expectations by attending the best Ivy League universities in the country. But when she wavers, in search of an artistic life on her own terms, her mother warns, "Happiness is what unexceptional people tell themselves when they don't have the talent and drive to go after real success." Years of self-erasure take a toll and Song experiences recurring episodes of depression and mania. A thought repeats: I want to die. I want to die. Song enters a psychiatric hospital where she meets patients with similar struggles. So begins her sweeping journey to heal herself by losing everything.

Unflinching and lyrical, Docile is one woman's story of subverting the model minority myth, contending with mental illness, and finding her self-worth by looking within.

Turn the Ordinary into Extraordinary: The Unforgettable Journey of Alyssa's Wishes

Dive into the life of Alyssa, a girl who's like you - navigating school, friends, and daily chores - but with an extraordinary twist. Living with her dad, dining on pizza slices every night, and yearning for her mom, Alyssa craves a touch of normality. But Alyssa's Wishes isn't just a tale of longing. It's an electrifying journey of courage and creativity, showing how an ordinary life can transform into a whirlwind adventure.

Alyssa's life takes a wild turn when, for a school art project, she's inspired by the legendary artist Vincent Van Gogh. Alyssa dares to paint her reality - unfiltered, real, no embellishments. This bold move sets the stage for a fantastic adventure where Alyssa and her dad redefine their daily routine in the most exciting ways.

A seemingly regular Saturday evolves into an unforgettable day of awe-inspiring discoveries. A breakfast beneath a majestic apple tree, a trip to the laundromat that turns into a thrilling escapade - every chore becomes a memorable event.

Alyssa's Wishes is a riveting, heartwarming narrative that illustrates how, even in challenging times, you can unearth joy and magic in the simplest things. Journey through Alyssa's wishes and her resilient spirit; learn about hope, strength, and the power of perspective. Buckle up for an emotional, exhilarating ride through the extraordinary world of Alyssa's Wishes.

Journey into Appalachia's Heart: Love, Loss, and the Resilience of a Forgotten Land.

Discover the captivating allure of the Appalachian region as Jeffrey Dunn skillfully weaves a tale of love, loss, and redemption in his exquisitely crafted literary fiction masterpiece, Wildcat: An Appalachian Romance. Immerse yourself in the depths of the rust belt's rugged landscapes, where the echoes of industrial disaster intertwine with the sublime beauty of nature, all while the characters navigate the delicate dance between past and future.

In this poignant narrative, our protagonist, a retired English teacher, returns to his roots, lured back to the once-shuttered Hotel Wildcat, now revitalized as a collective endeavor. As he ventures through this transformed community, a new world unfolds before his eyes. The former mine, once a symbol of tragedy, now thrives as a flourishing mushroom farm. The dairy emerges as a purveyor of wholesome organic milk products, while the mill stands as a vibrant hub for sustainable and artisanal creations.

Yet amidst this promising rebirth, Wildcat's ominous history remains inescapable-the haunting era of explosions and closures. Similarly, our protagonist's own dark past resurfaces, entwined with memories of his working-class girlfriend, an indomitable spirit adorned in the trappings of a resilient hippie chic. As he embarks on the ambitious endeavor of penning his memoir-an intimate chronicle you now hold in your hands-he captures both the triumphs and tragedies of those who grappled with the devastating changes that swept through their lives.

Within these pages, Dunn employs prose that dances on the reader's imagination, evoking a sense of timelessness and historical resonance. Wildcat: An Appalachian Romance breathes life into Appalachia while exploring themes of the redemptive potential of rediscovered friendship, the restorative power of nature, and the boundless capacity for transformation.

When she was twenty-four years old, Ellen Anderson Penno lost her partner in a climbing accident while they were ascending Mount Baker in Washington's Cascade Range.

The avalanche hid his body in a crevasse just weeks before Anderson Penno was slated to begin medical school, and she soon found herself torn between deferring her studies for a year, or starting right away with a full course load.

Rather than succumbing to grief and risk never beginning her medical education at all, she plunged deep into her studies, surrounded by death on all sides, struggling to maintain her way through her turbulent emotions and a rigorous med school schedule.

In this stirring and often mordantly funny new memoir, Ellen Anderson Penno structures a story of mourning, loss, despair and love through the lens of the classic medical text Gray's Anatomy, showing readers what becomes of those who must rebuild their lives after tragedy strikes.

Imagine the universe is expert at drawing a diverse range of characters together to create a drama set in a world of duality.

Mali, 2010: In the remote reaches of the Sahara, disparate groups of Islamic fundamentalists affiliated with Al-Qaeda have stealthily taken root.

When a famed geologist toiling away at a remote exploration camp near Timbuktu finds the motherlode of a fantastic gold deposit, he’s struck with disaster. His compound is raided and in the ensuing confusion, Ayesha, his beautiful wife, is abducted.

Enters Jake Hall, a young, rising executive with another mining company also active in Mali. He’s set to visit the camp to assess the scope of the discovery.

The attack sets in motion a chain of events that catapults both Hall and Ayesha into captivity where their courage and inner reserves are stretched to the limit.

"When I'm afraid, I breathe in and out and let the feelings come . . . and then go. Nothing lasts forever."

Now the Horse enjoys the singing of the birds, the chattering of the crickets and all the wonders of nature. But Rabbit fears being chased by a fox, and Hen thinks a swooping magpie will catch her chicks. When a thunderstorm arrives, Now leads her friends to shelter... where they soon discover that not everything is as frightening as it seems.

A calm and reassuring story about overcoming worries and living in the present moment with beautiful artwork by Alexandra Finkeldey.

From amazing cloud formations and rainbows to twinkling stars and planets, become an expert sky explorer with this brilliant guide to the wonders of the sky, both by day and night.

Wherever you are, whatever the weather, there's always something to see if you look up! Learn how to tell your cumulonimbus from your contrails, your stars from your satellites, and much more in the beautifully illustrated gazer's guide to the sky by day and by night. Find out what makes the sky blue, the difference between lunar and solar eclipses, and how mirages happen. And even discover how to make a rainbow, create your own lightning, and steer by the stars yourself!

In a handy pocket format with vibrant elastic closer, this book also includes top gazing tips for your adventures, plus a quiz to test your expert explorer knowledge.

For fans of The Bad Guys series, this is the origin story of the terrifying group known as The Fluffle: three bad-bunny kingpins. A brand-new graphic novel chapter book series for ages 6 to 9.

This story starts, as stories often do, with a tragedy. Three bunnies are left without their mother when she goes off to Brazil to learn jiujitsu. The bunnies, Flop, Biggie and Boingie, learn some hard truths about life pretty quick: squirrels will take over your cosy nest as soon as you leave and refuse to give it back, dogs are to be avoided at all costs and raccoons will believe anything you tell them. With quick thinking, ingenuity and maybe a little bit of raccoon manipulation, these three buns will take on all comers to be the rulers of the park.

Will they win? Well, this IS an origin story...

After inadvertently starting rumors of a haunted cemetery, a teen befriends a ghost in this young adult novel exploring grief and belonging by the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of The Marrow Thieves series, now available in paperback.

Winifred has lived in the apartment above the cemetery office with her father, who works in the crematorium, all her life, close to her mother's grave. With her sixteenth birthday only days away, Winifred has settled into a lazy summer schedule, lugging her obese Chihuahua around the grounds in a squeaky red wagon to visit the neglected gravesides and nursing a serious crush on her best friend, Jack. Her habit of wandering the graveyard at all hours has started a rumor that Winterson Cemetery might be haunted. It's welcome news since the crematorium is on the verge of closure and her father's job is being outsourced.

Now that the ghost tours have started, Winifred just might be able to save her father's job and the only home she's ever known, not to mention being able to stay close to where her mother is buried. All she has to do is get help from her con-artist cousin to keep up the ruse and somehow manage to stop her father from believing his wife has returned from the grave. But when Phil, an actual ghost of a teen girl who lived and died in the ravine next to the cemetery, starts showing up, Winifred begins to question everything she believes about life, love and death. Especially love.

A tender picture book about loss, intergenerational love and the power of family keepsakes, from acclaimed author Thomas King and for fans of Memory Jars.

After Nana passes away, Xavier, his mother and Comet the kitten all head up to Nana's attic to help clean it up. At first, Xavier is a little nervous. Though there are no dragons up there, it looks like a dragon's cave -- it's gloomy, dusty and full of cobwebs. But as Xavier explores the attic, he discovers all kinds of interesting things: An old tricycle Two monkeys made out of coconuts A scrapbook full of photographs A rocking horse with gold and red stars stuck to its neck At the bottom of one box, Xavier finds a strange piece of fabric. It's thick, soft and green, and it makes his mother's eyes wet with memories.

As Xavier learns more about this keepsake, he discovers more about his family and himself in this gorgeous picture book about intergenerational love and the power of memory.

A touching, playful exploration of empathy and interdependency from an acclaimed author and illustrator.

I'm afraid, Said the leaf. You're not alone, Said the tree. But who will comfort a nervous bird, a lonely crab, a lost wolf? How can a horse find warmth, a snail some cheer, a child some rest?

Through a series of amusing and soothing exchanges, this deceptively simple and profound picture book depicts different pairings to celebrate interconnectedness and underlines the importance of caring for every living organism to ensure a strong and healthy natural world.

I'm Afraid, Said the Leaf invites young readers to understand that we all need each other for support and survival - and that we're all stronger together.

Megabat wants to help his Daniel earn some money. But how? Easy! Become a STAR. The fifth laugh-out-loud book in this sweet and funny chapter book series featuring a talking bat, now available in paperback.

Daniel's allowance is not going to cover the cost to fix his dad's phone screen, which he and Megabat broke. And he is out of ideas. Megabat has a GREAT idea: become famous! Famous people have lots of money. Daniel is also grounded, and being stuck inside is pretty boring. Megabat has no time to spend with bored Daniel, he's too busy learning the skill that will make him famous and rich. Daniel really doesn't like Megabat's new catchphrase, or his fancy new hairdo. Megabat will show him!

When Megabat takes things too far and ruins Daniel's mom's dinner party with his "magic show," chaos ensues... and Daniel is not too happy. And Megabat learns there are some things that are more important than fame and riches. Kris Easler's adorable illustrations paired with Anna Humphrey's hilarious text make for another unforgettable Megabat adventure, one that will appeal to Megabat fans and newcomers!

A picture book about a little girl who gets into her mom's saris and makes a glorious, colorful mess and discovers the memories attached to each sari.

Avani is having a wonderful time looking at all of her mother's saris, but she soon realizes she's made a big mess. When her mom comes in, Avani expects a scolding, but instead, her mom sits down with her and tells her about the memories associated with each sari: memories of weddings and celebrations, memories of when and where the sari came from. And, in case of one very special sari, memories that were passed down from her parents and grandparents.

A beautiful and vibrant reflection on how what we wear connects us to big and small moments in our lives, Once Upon a Sari is a colorful feast for the eyes and the heart.

A visit to Leo's grandfather's farm turns upside down when his grandmother's beehives are stolen. A light-hearted and funny middle-grade novel for fans of Rebecca Stead and Lynda Mullaly Hunt.

Eleven-year-old Leo is an "armchair adventurer." This, according to Dad, means he'd choose adventures in books or video games over real-life experiences. And while Leo hates the label, he can't argue with it. Unlike his little sister Lizzie, Leo is not a risk-taker.   So when he, Lizzie, Mom and Dad leave the city to visit Grandpa on Heron Island, Leo finds all kinds of dangers to avoid — from the deep, dark ocean to an old barn on the verge of collapse. But nothing on the island is more fearsome than Grandpa himself — Leo has never met anyone so grumpy!

According to Mom, Grandpa is still grieving the recent death of his wife, a beekeeper beloved by everyone on the island. Despite Leo's best efforts to avoid it, adventure finds him anyway when Grandma's beehives go missing in the dead of night. Infuriated, Grandpa vows to track down the sticky-fingered thieves himself...  with risk-averse Leo and danger-loving Lizzie (plus a kitten named Mayhem) in tow.

A hilarious how-to on creative writing that makes the writing process fun for aspiring middle-school authors. For fans of Writing Radar by Jack Gantos.

Interested in writing but don't know how to get started? Love reading and want to know more about how stories are created? Like ridiculous tales about troublesome sisters, peanut butter and steamrollers? Look no further!

Esteemed writer Richard Scrimger is here to answer all your burning questions about writing: whether about plot, character, structure, story hooks or commas. (Actually, don't ask him about commas, it's not that kind of book.) Using clever (so he thinks) analogies, (sort of) brilliant examples and funny (well ) anecdotes, he will give you (truly) useful tools to start you on your way as a writer. And if that's not enough, comic illustrations by D. McFadzean are the pepperoni on the writing pizza! (That will make sense once you read the book.)

So come, read this book and start your writing journey!

Synopsis: Carefully curated stories from our monthly magazine to create a themed short story book about the philosophy and ethics exploring the nature of reality and perceptions.

Perfect for classrooms and book clubs, each story is 1,500-7,000 words and comes with five suggested discussion questions. Edition Editor - Christi Mancha

• Home For The Holidays: A son comes home for the holidays to find his parents have shrunk to two feet tall.
• Abrama’s End Game: Abrama learns the gods created her dimension as their play-space to visit, and is forced to fight across realities when she discovers their plan to shut it down.
• Rose-tinted Glasses: Two children race to get glasses that allow adults to see the magical world around them to the Fairytale Fellowship before it's too late.
• The Big, Immovable I: Daphne is institutionalized while trying to answer the question, "Why am I, I?"
• Sort of Polarity: A new disease hits the earth that causes very selective blindness in humanity.
• The Angel In The Juniper: Holly meets an angel who tells her to kill her revolutionary professor.
• Seconds Last: A man enjoys an infinite number of perfect days in the park with his friend.
• Acceptance: A man sinking in mud refuses help.
• Glad All Over: An elderly man helps his fellow season-ticket holder with his existential crisis with philosophy lessons.
• I Do So, Like Durian: A sheltered teen on a quest through Chinatown finds a new world to explore.

Synopsis: Carefully curated stories from our monthly magazine to create a themed short story book about the philosophy and ethics of equality and diversity.

Perfect for classrooms and book clubs, each story is 1,500-7,000 words and comes with five suggested discussion questions. Edition Editor - Kolby Granville

• A Wolf On The Bus: A wolf rides the bus, and is subject to discrimination by riders and police.
• Teddy And Roosevelt: Two misfit boys strike up an unlikely friendship in the shadow of President Roosevelt.
• The Hanging Man: Patrons ignore a dead homeless man hanging in the corner of a posh art gallery opening.
• Never Enough (Until You Earn It): Two African refugees make their way to Europe and are provided "basic income."
• Drag Brunch: Hannah's gay friend is excluded from her bachelorette party.
• What We Talk About When We Talk About Reincarnation: A gay couple, and a trans couple, get together for drinks and try to figure out what it means to be a man/woman.
• The Draft: Society forces all babies to be born, but creates a lottery system requiring all men to care for the offspring.
• The Human Experience: A married couple negotiates the genetic future of their unborn child.
• The Crate: Two women escape from a country that forces equal treatment to one that encourages differences, and find both have their issues.
• As You Wish: An elderly woman finds a trunk of tattered stuffed animals and makes a promise to fix them all.

Buckle up, true crime junkies! This box set isn't your grandma’s mystery collection. Prepare to dive headfirst into 84 gripping true crime stories that span a wild ride through seven decades of mayhem and murder.

From the roaring '20s to the grunge-filled '90s, this is your ticket to a crime tour that’s more thrilling than a rollercoaster at a haunted amusement park.

Some of these cases might ring a bell, while others will be fresh horrors you’ve never encountered. And get this—some mysteries are still as cold as a killer's heart. This collection is like hopping into a time machine, if that time machine stopped at every dark alley and shadow-filled room where history’s most chilling crimes unfolded.

As you flip through the pages, you'll meet two types of villains. There are the ones who could be your next-door neighbors, hiding their sinister deeds behind a veneer of normalcy. And then there are the ones who are unapologetically monstrous—what you see is definitely what you get.

Seven decades of crime and still, the debate rages on—are killers born, or are they made? As you explore the depths of human nature across these stories, see where you land on this eternal question.

Curious? Enter to win a copy today.

India’s Road to Transformation: Why Leadership Matters describes the critical role of political leadership in India which began post-independence until this present age.

Since India’s independence from Britain in 1947, it has been governed by 14 prime ministers, some of whom contributed immensely to its socio-economic development than others. The book shows how using Mahatma Gandhi’s unifying philosophy to rally all Indian people together, great prime ministers such as Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Manmohan Singh, and now Narendra Modi have channeled their energy, power, and political influence to significantly improve the livelihood of the Indian people through their economic and social transformative agendas.

India’s Road to Transformation: Why Leadership Matters is not your typical history book about India; it is a well-researched and neatly documented role of leadership for India’s development, joining the historical dots of socio-economic successes achieved by each predominant Indian government since 1947.

By reading this well-prepared book, you will discover:

• The historical values and structures of India and how they changed over time due to varying political processes and internal strife.
• India’s diversification of its economic activities from an agrarian community to a merchant/trade society and now to a technologically advanced, modern country.
• The transformative actions/steps taken by some prominent Indian leaders, from Nehru to Modi, learning how their timely and effective socio-economic programs saved India from collapsing.
• Some comparative economic yardsticks between India, China, Japan, and the Southeast Asian nations.
• Important suggestions from the authors of this book about how India can sustain its current growth rate and eventually become a superpower such as the US and China.

Two baby kangaroos, one wacky inventor, and a gigantic robot have a day at the zoo no one will ever forget!

With no Mummy or Daddy to teach them to hop,

the zoo's baby joeys just wobble and flop.

Dr Try builds a robot to help them bounce high,

but when things all go wrong,

will their bouncing dreams fly?

This fantastic and wacky rhyming book is written by Mark Bird from Dream Beast Poems, who writes inspirational and hilarious poetry that will have both adults and children laughing out loud.

With a click, the bread fell into the toaster. One circuit fired the heating coils. Others monitored bread temperature and color.

Yet another circuit was quite unlike all the rest— as exotic as it was sinister; when it activated, 368 people would die.

In the 22nd century, the justice system is airtight in the domed city of Arcadia. Human error has been removed. Yet somehow, a well-intentioned young kleptomaniac named Rainville falls through the cracks and is wrongfully convicted of mass murder.

He is exiled to Wychwood Prison, a crumbling necropolis beyond the dome where the dead outnumber the living, where the inmates are also the guards. News of the crime follows him, and he becomes a marked man.

Rainville’s only hope for survival is becoming the first inmate in history to escape Wychwood. Can he do it? The fate of Arcadia depends on it.

Are you Dateable? Are you really, truly ready for a True Love relationship?

What about the cutie you have your eye on... are they Dateable for True Love as well?

Ready for True Love is the modern guide for women and men, Daters and Couples alike, who want to experience True Love in their lifetime.

Inside, you will discover the 5 Dateable Traits™ both you and your Life Partner must have if you want to attract, nurture, and blossom a True Love relationship that lasts.

Along the way, we answer and dismantle some of the biggest myths, lies, and questions plaguing our society when it comes to Love, Dating, and relationships. Which may be blocking you from ever experiencing True Love. Including:

• Does True Love really exist?
• Do nice guys always finish last?
• Are women The Prize in a relationship?
• Do they want me for Me, or for my Gold?
• My partner cheated — should I stay or go?

Ready for True Love™ is an insightful and delightful read for Daters looking for True Love... for Couples who want to live Happily Ever After... and for friends to discuss during book club, over brunch, on a hike, et al.

It is written with honesty, wisdom, and romantic realism by Love Moderne, a research collective where we study Love in all its forms — as part of our Global Love Mission to make the world a more Loving and Lovable place.

We love Love. We love sharing the Love. And we cannot wait to help you find and fall in True Love.

Raised by a group of swindlers, Junwoo had always used his innate talent for acting to scam people until everything went bad and the consequences of his actions finally caught up to him.

Before his regretful end, he wakes up, whisked back a few years from his past. They say hindsight is 20/20, so Junwoo, given a second chance in life, had his vision set. He is determined to escape the life of crime and pursue his true passion—acting.

Will Junwoo make it big as an actor or his acting career best left in the shadows for the streets?

Amy lost her mum at a very early age. Having been brought up by an uncaring father, she has struggled all her life to find a comfortable place in the world where she could enjoy friendship and the easy conversations that come with it.

Then she meets Pete, a warm and sympathetic university lecturer. Their initial light-hearted banter quickly grows into a deeper relationship.

Together, she and Pete are able to challenge her father's version of her early years. Their quest takes them to France where they begin to uncover the truth of Amy's past. On the way, she confronts many challenges that require her to draw on inner resources she never knew she had. Amy's resilience, wit, and intelligence shine, affirming the transformative power of love and self-discovery.

Two strangers embark on a road trip through France, exposing love, lies and betrayal.

Who is the elusive Hesther?

Stuart believes he is still in love with his long lost childhood sweetheart. Marnie and her imaginary brother Charlie think she is the mother who callously abandoned them at birth. Has Sarah ever truly got over her desire for revenge?

Can demons be conquered by truth, or is truth merely an illusion? Ron discovers even death itself can't assuage his guilt.

A tale of first love, and the fragile threads of treachery which weave their way through family life. Can new relationships survive, with the past lurking around every corner threatening to destroy them.

Song of Myself: A Gay Man's Odyssey of Self-Discovery is the story of Daniel Dell Blake, a gay man navigating his way through a tumultuous twentieth-century America.

His rites of passage, including embracing his identity, garnering self-respect, and living with irrepressible creativity, will resonate for readers confronting today's culture wars. Daniel’s struggles against societal norms, infused with wit, celebrate human resilience while offering historical insight, punctuated throughout by quotes from Walt Whitman, whose life and writings serve as a touchstone—to the narrator and to the reader—a testament to how truth and pride, and even humble efforts in the midst of monumental events become (in Whitman’s words) “the journey-work of the stars.”

Review:

"Arnie Kantrowitz, who wrote the finest memoir of the early gay liberation movement, Under the Rainbow, has given us in Song of Myself a thoroughly delightful picaresque novel. He presents us with Daniel Dell Blake, a gay boy raised in an apple orchard, who travels to New York City to hobnob with the bohemian elite, lands in a Japanese prison camp during World War II, marries, separates, briefly attends college as a kept boy, works cleaning up in a bordello, is sent to prison on sodomy charges, assists an antiques dealer—episode after episode in classic picaresque style, including à la Tom Jones, the possibility of incest. In so doing the innocent becomes a rascal who never loses his moral or aesthetic sense. On the way we meet dozens of fascinating characters—Chester, the sculptor; Willard, the professor; Edwin, the antiques dealer; Gordon, the doctor; Louie, the hairdresser and prison mate—in travels that take us coast to coast and from the 1930s through the 1990s. Beautifully counterpointed against this tale is Dell’s obsession with Walt Whitman, which brilliantly informs the action. Song of Myself could well have been granted another Whitman title, “Song of the Open Road,” because of its openness of spirit and of form. —David Bergman, Professor Emeritus, Towson University, author of The Violet Hour: The Violet Quill and The Making of Gay Culture.

Meet Saffron and Locke, an estranged, divorced couple with seven children.

Divorced for five years, Saffron hasn't seen her children since the custody battle. However, things take a turn in her favor when Locke invites her to Portland, Oregon where he and their children live in Locke's manor. As the two try to rekindle their flame, a mysterious, supernatural force threatens to tear them apart again. Faced with ancient evils, the couple is forced to come together in order to protect what they both hold dear.

Will Saffron and Locke finally get to start over? Or will this evil keep them apart forever?

Becoming Brave Together: Heroic, Extraordinary Caregiving Stories from Mothers Hidden in Plain Sight is an anthology of inspiring stories written by mothers of children with disabilities.

Within these pages you'll meet mothers who face unimaginable challenges with unwavering courage. You'll hear their whispers of exhaustion and loneliness and their moments of doubt and fear. But above all you'll witness the unyielding love that binds them to their children the strength they find in community and the unwavering spirit that propels them forward.

This book is more than just a collection of stories. It's a bridge built to educate and open eyes and hearts to the hidden struggles of this incredible community of mothers. It's a reminder that we are not alone that vulnerability can be our greatest strength and that together we can create a world where every mother feels seen supported and empowered.

With a philosophy of no question is dumb or too small, this concise and to-the-point book will give you a wealth of practical tips, knowledge, and advice to start becoming a great conference and event speaker.

This book contains lots of lists and clear examples that will help you learn how to address audiences of all sizes in a way that educates, entertains, and doesn’t annoy them with unwanted and unnecessary sales pitches.

Help keep any fear and anxiety under wraps by knowing exactly what to expect at every stage of the process.

Who Will Benefit: Whether you’re fresh out of school or have decades of business experience, taking to the stage for the first time can be scary and intimidating. But becoming a speaker will help you in both your personal and work life. If you’re ready to move forward in your career, get that promotion, become a more effective leader, and generate a persona that people will listen to, this book is for you. On the other hand, if you’re ready to emcee your niece’s wedding reception or host your mother’s retirement party, this book will help you take to the stage and engage your audience with confidence.

Chapters include:

• Finding your why and your story
• Crafting a meaningful and effective story
• How to be engaging
• How to not be a sales pitch or annoy your audience
• Being self-aware on stage
• Taking questions effectively
• Handling fear and anxiety
• Creating effective visuals and slides
• Logistics of getting on stage

In a college dorm in the late Seventies, seven hallmates hold a funeral for a pet hamster, only to stumble upon a body ...

Startled but not exactly sorrowful at finding their unpopular dorm preceptor slumped atop a garbage can in the trash room, Keith and his friends can’t resist investigating, and set to questioning a quirky set of potential witnesses and suspects. Could the killer be a fellow student? A member of the faculty or staff? The provost? Might it even be one of their friends?

Keith and his pals must navigate college politics, unruly druggies, and lesbian separatists in order to uncover the truth.

"What if I AM The One? What if I am the person I've been waiting for, hoping for, dreaming of - anticipating with all my heart, mind, and soul?” 

"Alone" uncontracted, is all one. Those who embrace solitude discover everything they need is within them.

Alone | All In One: A Solitary Journey is a record, teacher, and mirror. It documents mid-life pivots and understandings while exploring the beginning of seeing oneself as complete. Lacking nothing. Fully present wherever one may be. Engaged with joy and purpose.  

“I exist. I Am. I am all I need. I AM ALL IN ONE. I AM HERE.”

"Though it be written in a hundred pages, my story is large enough to encompass worlds apart, destinies entwined, a mystical friendship, and the disquieting secret that binds them all, locked away in the heart of humanity by the artificers of hope, faith, and morality. Fate calls you to lend an ear, and by the end of the wondrous tale, She will demand that you choose whether to enter the same covenant by which I am bound. As for a beginning, if we truly can speak of one in timelessness, I'd say it happened the day I met Aristakes, an otherworldly youth in search of the stone of Dionysus…"

Step now into the narrative and embark on your own quest to transcend this world we call reality. Every page holds a piece of the puzzle, every chapter a revelation.

While you are in the dark, you scurry about like a measly creature of the dark. When the light of dawn shines on you, what will you do?

What if achieving your dream means destroying your family and obtaining your desire means losing who you love?

In 1st-century Galilee, two Jewish brothers face this dilemma. Seth pursues a rigid and divisive rabbi who teaches strict adherence to the law. Judah plots an escape from traditions that constrict him. And they both run from their father, but in opposite directions.As Judah strives to make his dreams a reality, he makes a shocking request that tears his family apart and divides their community. Will his newfound wealth bring him success or disaster?

Experience a captivating journey through 1st-century Galilee, praised by readers as "a spiritual experience embedded in pure drama."

If you loved The Chosen, you won't want to miss this powerful story. Discover a tale that will mesmerize your mind and just might heal your heart.

Aeda's journey continues in this second installment of The Runetree Chronicles.

Set loose from her shadowy past and embracing her newly found freedom, she follows Gieral across the Known Lands in pursuit of the reason why Historians are disappearing.

Set loose from her shadowy past and embracing her newly found freedom, she follows Gieral across the Known Lands in pursuit of the reason why Historians are disappearing.

From the bitter cold of the Moor to the mystical, overgrown Bog, they must overcome dangers unlike any Aeda had ever imagined. All the while, she is faced with the ever-growing challenge of finding her place in the world, caught between duty and her own desires.

Will they uncover the cause of the missing Historians? Join Aeda and Gieral as they strive to uncover a conspiracy that threatens to undo the fabric of history.

What if you could harness the many invaluable lessons you learned as a college or professional athlete and apply them to your professional and personal life?

In After the Game, former D1 college football player turned successful business leader Jay Dixon shows you how. Crafted in the tradition of wisdom-rich business fables, After the Game combines a page-turning fictional narrative with a wealth of real-life lessons and insights designed to inform, advise, and inspire budding entrepreneurs and future CEOs.

You'll discover:

• research that proves athletes are perfectly suited to own and lead businesses
• ten mindset elements that are crucial to your success at work and in life
• seven hands-on lessons that will accelerate your journey from idea to ownership
• a proven playbook to become a CEO eleven years faster than typical routes
• how self-awareness and emotional intelligence are vital on your path to CEO
• how to build a successful independent enterprise and achieve substantial personal growth

...and much more.

With billions of dollars' worth of small businesses set to be sold or passed down as baby boomers move into their retirement years, opportunities abound for savvy entrepreneurs to learn to acquire, lead, and sell those businesses--and no demographic is more poised and prepared to do so than former athletes.This is your time. Don't stand on the sidelines another minute. Get up, get ready, and get back in the action. A glorious new future awaits.

Lily Evergreen, a hearing impaired 12-year-old, has always felt a deep connection to the enchanted forest surrounding her home.

When she befriends Winston, a teenage Bigfoot destined to become the forest's guardian, Lily embarks on an extraordinary adventure filled with magic, courage, and the power of friendship.

Together, Lily and Winston must navigate the challenges of the mystical realm, facing ancient trials and forging an unbreakable bond. As Lily uncovers the secrets of her own heritage and the wisdom of the forest, she discovers her true purpose as a guide and protector alongside Winston.

Finding Footprints is a heartwarming tale of friendship, self-discovery, and the magic that lies within the natural world. Join Lily and Winston on their unforgettable journey as they learn the true meaning of bravery, compassion, and the enduring power of connection.

"An inventive novel about wishes and regret." — Kirkus Reviews

Tildy Sullivan is the middle child in an elite yet fading Manhattan family. Her quiet practicality hides her deep, profound longing for childhood summers in western Ireland. She also carries a secret regret. Eight years ago, after her mother's death, she was persuaded to abandon Ireland and the love of a local boy. She now believes happiness is lost to her.

When she volunteers for a lucid dreaming experiment, she thinks she can have all she wants - a life lived for her family during the day and a secret Ireland of her own at night. But she must choose - will she face reality, or succumb to the ease of her dreams?

The States is a reimagining of Jane Austen's Persuasion - a story of love, obligation, and second chances.

A racist killer uses the resources of his Aryan gang to falsify an innocence claim, intending to use fraudulent evidence to gain his release from prison.

Only the original trial team, cowboy detective E.J. Kane and his former prosecutor ex-wife Rebecca Johnson, refuse to surrender to injustice. An unrelated suicide holds the key to unraveling a massive conundrum of DNA evidence.

Meanwhile, their daughter faces the stark consequences of drug addiction and continued victimization from sex trafficking. E.J. will have to battle a corrupt sheriff, an army of white supremacist, the legendary Big Thicket National Preserve, and a startling revelation about his past dishonor.

The fast-paced modern world of changing social norms forces E.J. Kane to question the traditional codes of his heritage. He must embrace truth and reject false values to draw the hard lines necessary to forge the future.

Are you searching for your purpose in life? Do you feel like you have no idea what direction to take?

Each of us was born with a purpose to fulfill. For some, this purpose is clearly set out before them, and their life becomes structured so that they can meet the demands of it. But for a great many people, their purpose is not obvious and it can take many years to work out what it is and how to attain it. For these people a clear picture is required, so that they can move forward and begin to get what they long for in life. Luckily, this book is a resource designed to help you get a clear direction.

Learning to Shine: A Guide to Unlocking Your Purpose, will help you to discover your passion in life, exploring:

➢ How to gain clarity

➢ Working out what you want and what you don’t

➢ Using your time wisely

➢ The importance of having a purpose

➢ Using your values to enrich your life

➢ Cultivating a positive attitude

➢ Identifying the things you are good at

➢ Planning your future

➢ And more…

Join Sonya as she ventures into the far future...

Where humans have relationships with extraterrestrials that result in bioengineered children...where a woman messiah takes an entire planet from the men...where a valley girl grows out of her degenerate society in a matter of weeks and then saves the Thirty races from extinction.

These stories could not be more fantastical, for the mundane events of existence have already transpired, leaving Sonya on the brink of time itself.

Something is making Crawford’s TV turn on by itself.

"Maybe it's a ghost," says Stan.

"A ghost?"

Ms. Mac agrees. Ghosts are not Crawford's bailiwick, so he turns to the folks at Scientific Paranormal Investigations for help.

When a dead body is discovered in Alves Hall, the provost's detective doesn't need SPI's help. Crawford is positive the blunt instrument wasn't wielded by a ghost.

The third installment of Jonathan L. Ferrara's young adult paranormal anthology series is here!

This past year, Collin Winters has tried to put the events of Chateau Du Coeur behind him. He’s struggling to move on with his life. It’s a new year, in a new school, in a new city, and with a new heart beating in his chest.

Shortly after his first term at the Art Institution in London, Collin is selected by the headmaster to partake in a class field-trip to New York City where he, and four other students, will check-in to an old hotel. Amongst those students is Collin’s roommate—Aaron, who is trying to put his own past behind him. The two boys don’t always get along. One moment they’re the best of friends, the next they’re rolling around the hotel’s lobby throwing punches and nearly getting themselves expelled. The boys’ friendship only strengthens as they attempt to unearth the hotel’s dark secret. It turns out, the building isn’t quite what it seems to be. There’s something lurking in the hotel’s shadows…something watching the classmates from afar.

While Collin and his friends attempt to solve the mystery of the Langham Hotel, Collin starts to remember that he might have stayed in the building once before. The past is about to catch up to Collin Winters and will surely put his sanity to the test.

Music was everything to Sonya.

She learned to play for her Selusian teachers. She played for all of Earth.

She even broadcast her ethereal strains out into the farthest reaches of the cosmos.

Whole worlds and whole systems of worlds that had been dominated by force began to harmonize under her melodic spell.

But was this new era of artistic peace enough for the universe or for her?

Or was there something more fundamental to life than music, than peace?

And come the end of it all, will she be able to discover what this delicate flower is and drink its sweet nectar...before it is too late?

The Lumberjack Leprechauns Have A Difficult Choice.

W.T. Kosmos, author of the award-winning Blaze Union and the Puddin' Head Schools, presents a comedy for teens and adults, with six or more actors, minimal props, and a satirical exploration of unsustainable lifestyles and unwavering loyalty to authoritarian leaders.

For generations, the loyal Lumberjack Leprechauns have followed their king’s orders to find the great pot o’ gold buried underneath trees. But when President Leafhopper, an ally of the dreaded Tree Huggers, wins the first democratic election and enforces deforestation regulations, their world is turned upside down. With their leader Stumpsharp captured after a disastrous attempt to storm the castle, Axestorm, Chopwit, and Sawdunce devise an ingenious method for finding their next leader: a costume contest in the North Woods. But when this momentous event takes a surprising turn as eccentric contestants show up, the Lumberjack Leprechauns face their greatest challenge yet. Will they find The Golden One to restore the monarchy? Or will a lively audience persuade them to choose a leader as surprising as the epiphany that stilts and climbing castle walls don’t mix?

Have you explored philosophy only to find it confusing? Contradiction after contradiction?

From Young to Wise explains why this is the case and offers a way out of all those thorny paradoxes.

When you finish reading it, you will have your own working philosophy—an approach that will be meaningful and unique to you.

Inspired by true events of the American Civil War, an evocative tale of two sisters caught between the warring factions.

1864: As Sherman’s army marches toward Atlanta, a cotton mill commandeered by the Confederacy lies in its path. Inside the mill, Clara Douglas weaves cloth and watches over her sister Kitty, waiting for the day her fiancé returns from the West.

When Sherman’s troops destroy the mill, Clara’s plans to start a new life in Nebraska are threatened. Branded as traitors by the Federals, Clara, Kitty, and countless others are exiled to a desolate refugee prison hundreds of miles from home.

Cut off from everything they've ever known, Clara clings to hope while grappling with doubts about her fiancé’s ambitions and the unsettling truths surrounding his absence. As the days pass, the sisters find themselves thrust onto the foreign streets of Cincinnati, a city teeming with uncertainty and hostility. She must summon reserves of courage, ingenuity, and strength she didn’t know she had if they are to survive in an unfamiliar, unwelcoming land.

Nine dead Soviet hikers, a communist cover-up, a second look at an ice-cold case.

Determined to prove that inexperience did not cost nine innocent hikers their lives in 1959, Jacq Holmes and Holly Watts head back in time to the Soviet Union. Despite biting winds and freezing temperatures, the coldest thing they face is the KGB officer in charge of the search. His icy demeanor and veiled threats are enough to incapacitate Holly’s mind with fear.

However, Jacq’s Hyper-focused ADHD and raw determination will not allow her to abandon the case. With mounting evidence to prove her hypothesis, she pushes forward despite the communist effort to control the narrative. Will Jacq’s desire to expose the truth at any cost put the lives of those involved with the case in danger?

Last Day in Dyatlove is the second book in the time-traveling amateur sleuth series, Holmes All Jacq’d Up.

If you like relationships with synergy, amateur sleuths with quirky personalities, and not-so-cozy historical mysteries, download your copy today.

With this guide, you have it all! It is your ultimate guide to growing a thriving and sustainable garden. You'll learn everything you need to know, from improving soil health to controlling pests and maximizing harvest, and much more!

Go from beginner level to expert level! With this book full of practical information, I have set myself to provide the guidance you need to start and evolve in this practice.

• After reading this manual, you will know the following:
• How to create a healthy and thriving garden using this technique.
• The principles of companion planting.
• How you can benefit the garden.
• How to select and care for companion plants.
• How to design a successful interplanting scheme.

Plus, you'll find details on how to proceed and succeed in plant pairings, pest control strategies, soil health improvement techniques, and landscape design ideas. You will be able to create a garden that is not only beautiful but also sustainable and productive!

In this practical guide, you will find:

• Ideas and inspiration for designing a garden using complementary planting principles.
• Guidance on the selection and care of plants in a companion planting scheme, including advice on spacing, watering, and fertilizing.
• Which plants work well together, and which ones don't.

On a hike through the forest, Mayela stumbles into a terrifying world where immortals hunt souls.

To survive she secures protection from a Soul Master. When he demands payment, Mayela fights back. But how can she fight the desire consuming her heart?

Every soul Nathan claims expands the power of his realm. In Mayela, he finds a rare gift that could guarantee his place among the Soul Masters. All he must do is secure her allegiance without losing his heart. And Nathan has no heart to lose. Or does he?

With eternity at stake, Mayela and Nathan ignite a transcendent passion that breaks all the rules. Among the Soul Masters, a malevolent force awakens. The final hunt is on...

Steady in Love, third in the Pomegranate Café Romance series, finds Sakura and her friends setting up for a joyous spring fair–until the police get involved.

Officer Thorn is a fixture in town, and everyone knows she calls shots as she sees them. Bold, brash, and maybe just a little cocky, she’s the last person a criminal would want to cross. But lately, someone new in town has had Thorn feeling weak in the knees...

Magica left behind a life of acrobatics to live in Belville, and she’s decided it’s time to make a fresh start. The problem? Fresh starts mean new nerves, and Magica’s not used to living on her own. Though her friends encourage her to take a step forward by signing up for the spring talent show, she soon regrets it when she receives a threatening message...

Spring is the time for beginnings, and Saki is certain that her newest performer is on the brink of something great. That’s if Officer Thorn can help hunt down a stalker in time. In order to save the show and let love bloom, Thorn and Magica must learn to trust themselves–and each other.

Walk and Talk with God All the Time

Go on a journey with me to discover the possibility of heaven having no Bibles and, if that is true, how that could have a life-changing impact on your relationship with God now. You can have just as close a personal relationship with God here on earth as you will in heaven, where you can walk and talk with the Father any time you want.

Some benefits of reading this book:

• Know that God has so much more to tell you and how to access His vast, unsearchable wisdom.
• Discover the three most significant deceptions from the enemy that have limited your relationship with God and sharing with others.
• Learn how to hear God’s voice clearly and have Father Encounters with your friends every week.

Explore God’s relationships with His children in heaven and throughout history, which dramatically changed starting in the fourth century, profoundly impacting how we commune with the heavenly Father today.

This book is not against the Bible, for the Bible is God’s words and instruction to His children in times past that transcend time. However, there have been incorrect interpretations of the Bible that keep you from having a fuller relationship with the One who wrote it.

Come on this journey with me where heaven can come to you on earth so that you can have great conversations with the Father anytime you like and experience the unlimited riches of God’s kingdom every day. You can walk hand-in-hand with God in His great adventure, exploring the unimaginable wonders of heaven the Father is waiting to show you.

The universe is vast, unfathomable, endless. Yet it's within bounds that we define ourselves, and without we are nothing at all.

Aurelia is a loving mother and a celebrated biochemist. Aurelia is also dying. To provide support for her autistic son, she offers herself as the first test subject in a technology called Reentrancy, a process that aspires to digitize a consciousness. But nothing at the forefront of science is ever so simple. When Aurelia awakens, she finds herself adrift in deep space, lost and far from home. She will stop at nothing to find what became of her child.

Myrtle lives in a beautiful kingdom where she dreams of being Queen.

When she falls from her world, she discovers an entire ocean of possibilities!

Will her new surroundings inspire new wishes...and will her new friends help them come true?

Darkly hilarious, Shorter than the Day is Veep meets Dr Strangelove, perfect for those looking for fast-paced sci-fi political satire about our own strange times.

End-of-days war between the US, China, and Europe is threatening. Migrant children are being turned into war robots and people’s emotions are almost entirely controlled by their smart-watches. This is the world in which Adriana de Tocville accidentally becomes President of the United States. A committed anarcho-syndicalist, her views are radically at odds with the establishment.

How can she negotiate weird cult leaders, murderous Generals, super-intelligent AI and her craving for donuts to stop humanity succumbing to extinction?

In the opening installment of this spicy series, Tristan and his companions - Geoffrey and Rebecca - face a daunting new reality as their country's workforce is gradually replaced by an AI program.

Desperate for income, they turn to prostitution and engage in puppy and kitten play to conceal their identities. Amid this upheaval, Russia launches an invasion of China and a newly established US government controlled by AI implements a mandatory draft, causing unease for our protagonists.

But their world is shattered when a client viciously kills Rebecca. Fueled by vengeance, Tristan and Geoffrey seek justice.

Discover the art of crafting delectable lunch meats at home with Handcrafted Lunch Meats.

This DIY guide takes you on a flavorful journey, offering step-by-step instructions to create delicious, healthy, and budget-friendly alternatives to store-bought deli meat options. From succulent roast beef and savory chicken to mouthwatering turkey and pork, this comprehensive book unveils the secrets of selecting quality cuts, mastering seasoning, and exploring various cooking techniques. Embrace the joy of creating customized lunch meats, free of preservatives and potentially harmful fillers, in your kitchen, elevating your meals with a taste of culinary craftsmanship.

Unleash your inner chef and savor the rewards of homemade goodness with every bite.

The engine on the train goes choo, choo, choo. Choo, choo, choo. Choo, choo, choo. The engine on the train goes choo, choo, choo as Peg calls, "All aboard!"

Follow along with this reimagining of the classic tune The Wheels on the Bus as various animal friends join Peg the Pig for a train ride at the zoo! Lions, tigers, monkeys, and pigs-everyone is hopping on the train today. Can you spot your favorite zoo animal? What sound does each creature make?

With Choo! Choo! Choo! The Train at the Zoo, young readers will have a memorable time giggling, singing, and pointing out the zoo creatures on their adventure from one exhibit to the next. This catchy tale will have children wishing they could hitch a ride with all the exciting animals that make the train go choo, choo, choo.

He was just searching for family. She thought the ends justified the means. Can they save the world from the callous goddess they’ve roused?

Tanin’s resilience is being tested. After rising from obscurity to become one of the leaders of Chicago’s Fae Town, the colorful shaman is stunned to learn he’s the son of Earth’s manifesting consciousness. But when the revelation triggers the fragile planetary essence’s galaxy-sized emotions, it sets off a burst of energy that attracts interdimensional soul eaters.

Savannah longs for peace. Irrevocably linked to Gaia, she’s a lightning rod for those seeking answers to the fresh attacks on their home. But the competent dryad realizes she’s about to shatter as god-level sentiments relentlessly pulse through her mortal body…

Battling waves of damage, Tanin’s attempt to communicate with his parent leaves him battered and broken. And as Savannah strives to provide the immature planet with nurturing guidance, her high-stakes responsibility turns into an inescapable curse.

Can they help a new deity bloom without poisoning their own people?

The Fae Crisis is the thought-provoking third book in The Fae Town metaphysical fantasy series. If you like quirky characters, seamless genre mashups, and eloquently detailed worldbuilding, then you’ll love Kevin Knabe’s spellbinding story.

Cats are out to explore the galaxy… dogs are ready to protect it.

In the vast expanse of the galaxy, feline explorers from the Cat Exploration Corporation, led by the ambitious Blake, yearn to make their mark and unveil the secrets of uncharted space. All Blake desires is to honor his father's legacy and contribute to the endless curiosity of catkind. Meanwhile, Shadow, a loyal canine under the banner of the Tofferis Empire, is determined to pass his trials and stand as a stalwart guardian, protecting the very galaxy the cats seek to explore.

At the forefront of the Mineral Mining Corporation, Jade, a charismatic catsplorer, spearheads daring expeditions into uncharted territories. His mission: to unearth valuable minerals crucial for advancing feline exploration. Little do they know that their individual aspirations will intertwine in an unexpected political showdown, where cats and dogs are at the center of a cosmic power struggle.

As Blake, Shadow, and Jade navigate the complexities of interstellar politics, allegiances are tested, and the line between friend and foe blurs against the backdrop of unexplored galaxies. In Space Cats: Making Enemies, the first installment of the series, these unsuspecting heroes find themselves entangled in a captivating space opera with a feline twist. Will they emerge victorious, or will the clash of paws and claws reshape the destiny of the cosmos? Embark on a thrilling journey that combines cosmic curiosity, canine loyalty, and the indomitable spirit of feline explorers.

If you're a fan of space adventures where the stakes are as high as the humor is charming, Space Cats: Making Enemies awaits your cosmic companionship.

Are you frustrated about today's U. S. public schools? Would you like some idea on how to talk to today's teachers and maybe even run for the school board? Have you any idea how to prepare a child or grandchild for school?

In Let's Run Our Schools Together, you will learn about the different parts of the education community: parents, teachers, administrators, community members, students. There is a chapter on each, with questions to consider, like how teachers can inspire students, how students can ask for help if they need it, things that make a good school leader, and innovations teachers can try. It is worth learning more about how we can all work together for a better future for kids.

Ms. D.J. Mathews has taken education courses, substituted, had a spouse who taught, and sent her sons to public schools. She knows about parents' concerns.

Death will not have her.

After a brutal vampire attack, Lucretia emerges with a newfound resolve: she will no longer be prey in a world of indestructible immortals. However, survival means seeking the ultimate protection—becoming a vampire; an impossible goal, as the Vampire Lord kills all who ask it out of him.

But, through her brush with death, Lucretia finds out a well-kept vampiric secret, one which the Vampire Lord has been ardent to unearth. She plans to use it to get from him what no other mortal has been able to obtain for centuries—immortality.

She will have to be very careful, though. Her childhood friends, all part of the anti-vampire resistance, will kill her if they uncover her plan. That’s why she’ll have to keep it as hidden as her disdain for their leader, Uros, a madman who had sparked in them the embers of humanity’s long-forgotten dream—liberation from the vampires’ oppressive rule.

As tensions rise and betrayals loom, Lucretia navigates a perilous path in a deadly game of power and deception.

Co-Parenting With a Narcissist is a thorough examination of narcissism, with a particular emphasis on its effects on relationships and parenting.

The author aims to provide a detailed explanation of narcissism as well as practical guidance for people dealing with narcissists, particularly in the difficult scenario of co-parenting.

The book seeks to provide coping tactics, effective communication tips, legal counsel, and emotional support to those afflicted by narcissistic relationships.

The book is divided into three major sections, each covering a distinct element of dealing with narcissistic people, particularly in the context of co-parenting.

Part I: An Introduction to Narcissism

This section begins with a detailed explanation of narcissism, as well as an outline of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). It addresses the basic characteristics of narcissism and identifies many types of NPD and their associated behaviors. It also looks at how narcissism affects health, particularly its prevalence and comorbidity, and proposes the concept of 'narcissistic supply.’

Part II: Let's Start with Practice

This practical section discusses the difficulties of co-parenting with a narcissist. It discusses coping with the stress and anxiety of such relationships, managing children's stress and anxiety, and practical strategies for starting co-parenting with a narcissist. This includes accepting reality, establishing boundaries, communicating effectively, and dealing with a narcissistic ex-partner. It provides advise on how to build structured communication, defend against abuse, and employ mediation techniques.

Part III: Key Resources

The book's final section offers resources and help for redefining success in the context of a relationship with a narcissist. It examines the effects for children raised by narcissists, how to protect children in these situations, and the legal implications of co-parenting with a narcissist. It also provides advice on developing support systems and seeking expert aid.

Spring had definitely arrived in the woodland, thick beautiful carpets of Bluebell flowers stretch as far as you could see under the trees, baby animals were being born, including an over adventurous chick who tries to fly and lands himself in trouble.

The little Hedgehog is always there to help (although no one can help him from feeling lonely) and finds a mystery to solve in the woodland as well.

Reviewed by Constance Stadler for Readers' Favorite:

"The Tale of the Little Lonely Hedgehog (Tales from the Bluebell Woods) begins on a note of happiness and a bit of anticipation on a beautiful spring day when Hedgehog decides it is time for a walk. As he begins his forest rambles, there is something unusual about this day. Along the way, friends such as Badger want to know why he hadn't said hello when he came by before. This query was somewhat confusing, as Hedgehog had not passed by his friend that day. However, there was much to see as he strolled down the familiar path. The abundance of children among his many friends created a sense of longing for a family of his own. As author Ian Humpheryes develops this character, Hedgehog proves himself a caring friend when a baby bird is in need. When he sees footprints that match his own, he is initially puzzled, but by the end of the tale, there are answers to all his questions.

The story centers on a theme in many children's books but is rarely the primary focus: how having a family can make the world joyously different. It also underscores that going out of your way to help others matters and having a giving nature makes you feel better about yourself. The gentle quality of the writing is one of the book's strengths, and the accompanying illustrations complement this tone. A curious child will gain much by reading Ian Humpheryes' creative and thoughtful book, such as considering aspects of their life that they likely haven’t appreciated as much as they should. The Tale of the Little Lonely Hedgehog will help the young reader learn invaluable life lessons while being wonderfully immersed in this enchanting tale."

How much would you sacrifice to become wealthy and successful?

The hit man Gordon Carney, his wife Karen, a frustrated writer trying to break into print, and their son Brady move into a Spanish-style bungalow in the Hollywood Hills where they experience inexplicable and chilling events. Becoming paranoid, Karen suspects the other family members of plotting against her. She comes to believe the house is driving them crazy because it's haunted. She hires a medium, who Gordon thinks is a quack, to exorcise the house.

Meanwhile, Karen investigates the former owners when she finds out none of the neighbors will talk about them. Consumed with curiosity, Karen discovers that the owner was the wannabe film actor Deirdre Turner who idolized Marilyn Monroe. Karen believes the actor's obsession with the unstable movie star drove her to commit an unspeakable crime. Continuing to investigate Deirdre, Karen, like Deirdre, makes the shocking discovery of what it takes to become rich and successful in Hollywood and uncovers a diabolical evil that puts her entire family at risk.

Young and confident, Darly Lane's life is rocked by the Marvelous Mavens—five vibrant older women in her Boston University PhD study.

Darly's hypothesis that the Women's Liberation Movement fixed everything is upended by the Mavens, who reveal a deeper female truth. They hold nothing back as they school Darly during their wine-fueled dinner meetings. It's cathartic for the Mavens, but their candor threatens to crush Darly.

If being a woman is such a minefield, why are the Mavens having so much fun?

Returning home to star in a movie about going home, Jan Fairchild stirs up old resentments galore.

When the actress is found dead the morning after a nostalgic pajama party, several of her former high-school girlfriends become suspects—including Ginger Barnes. The homicide specialist the police bring in seems unusually eager for the amateur sleuth's observations. Could Gin possibly be his #1 suspect?

Hunting a Cat in Dogtown, the third book in The Serial Killer Anthology, is the exciting sequel to the popular Killer Dead, Victim Alive.

It picks up where the unexpected twists and turns of the first book’s cliffhanger ending left off: with a startling surprise at Santa Monica Police Lieutenant Greg Nichols' front door. Similar shocks greet others who were involved in investigating Chrissy Weeks' potential involvement in the earlier execution of Killer Dead, Victim Alive serial killer Keith Victor.

The deliveries are messages, and may even be threats. But Weeks is in custody. So how could she have managed?

And then Weeks’ jail experience takes an unexpected and difficult-to-comprehend turn, and a well-known screenwriter is found dead on the beach near the Santa Monica Pier – close to where Victor was left just weeks earlier. He’s been shot in the forehead, just like Victor was.

Both situations quickly escalate, and the Santa Monica Police, the FBI, and the Los Angeles Police Department face a new – and eerily similar – case even as their experience with Weeks again defies explanations.

Nichols and his partner, Sergeant Mollie Granger, find themselves dealing with mounting homicides, as well as multiple mysteries that jump from the Dogtown area of Santa Monica and Venice, to Hollywood’s entertainment industry, to the Mexican border – and back.

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Or do they?

When the brutal husband she believed dead returns from the Crusades, the Lady of Mirefoix turns to murder and magic to protect her people.

But the spells she invokes to restore dying loved ones to life do not work as intended; instead, they bring souls from distant lands and different centuries, with special gifts and diverse points of view. When war comes, the summoned souls flee to pursue their destinies, leaving the Lady alone to face the invaders—and to question whether she can be redeemed from her sins.

This multicultural historical fantasy is set in 13th-century Occitanie (southern France) during the war against the Cathar heresy.

Swinging Away: A Celebration is Victor Pearn's testament to poetry, friendship, and faith.

The story of his life from joining the Marines in 1969 to becoming a professional publisher is told with his innate gift for description that captures the personalities and quirks of his colleagues and the literary luminaries that he happens to meet. For Pearn, becoming a poet was an ongoing series of adventures that took place from Illinois to Colorado and from Mexico to China, where he taught English. The narrative is peppered with poetry samples and musings on the natural world, academia, and spirituality.

Sports fans will appreciate Pearn's tales of the 1969 Wyoming Cowboys football team and the 1957 season of the high-school basketball team, the Ashland (Illinois) Panthers. Book buffs will enjoy his take on reading and the great works of literature. Film buffs will relish his adventure as an extra in a Hollywood movie. Service members will be entertained by his stories of life in the Marines. Whatever life offered him, Victor Pearn keeps swinging away to make sure he comes out on top-and manages to put it into a poet's perspective.

When one of the world's most influential billionaires warns in a podcast that the mysterious Foundation, at the heart of Silicon Valley, is on the verge of achieving Artificial General Intelligence and the existential risk that poses, social media erupts with concern.

Two freshmen at Stanford will find themselves caught in a whirlwind plot that will make you question what it means to be human.

Exiled by The Sisters to an island cloaked by magic, Elian faces a lifetime alone, his only companions the tropical breeze and crashing surf.

For nearly five years, he has suffered this fate—a punishment brought about by his actions. If meant to teach him a lesson, the forced solitude has done nothing but infuriate him. He would find a way to break the spell, leave this godforsaken island, and rid the world of The Sisters once and for all.

As the lone survivor of a freak plane crash, Faith Tulli spends the following fifteen hours floating on a piece of wreckage while considering her bleak situation. Not only is she suffering from an injury, but she is also dehydrating beneath the blistering sun. As her makeshift lifeboat comes to rest on a sandy shore beneath the curtain of darkness, she can’t possibly know that the only other inhabitant on the island is a dangerous shifter hell-bent on revenge. Getting in his way may prove to be a fatal mistake.

Joe Skelton has never written anything longer than a shopping list, but now his brain tumor is making him write a novel.

It’s a baseball novel about a crippled janitor who cleans up at a forgotten minor league field, and who is accidentally discovered to be a perfect never-misses hitter. Will Joe die before we find out whether the Joltin’ Janitor makes it to the big leagues? An imagined Roger Angell leads an unforgettable ensemble of quirky characters on a gentle and poignant race to discover the meaning of baseball, fate, will, and chance.

"Pinch Hitting takes its place in the dugout alongside Bernard Malamud's The Natural as a timeless baseball fable, shot through with wonder." —Daniel Paisner, author of Balloon Dog, A Single Happened Thing, and The Complete Game (with Ron Darling)

Prepare to unleash your inner cattitude and embark on a whisker-twitching adventure through the enchanting world of dating with Dating Tips for Women: Finding Love the Feline Way with Advice From Cats.

Laurel weaves the playful charm of cat puns with profound insights into the human heart, offering dating tips for women to find and keep the purr-fect partner.

Drawing from her background in primatology, Laurel decodes the mysteries of love, dating and attraction through the lens of evolutionary psychology, blending it seamlessly with her sharp acumen in marketing, economics, and consumer behavior.

Her unique approach offers a fresh perspective on finding love turning it into an adventure, mixing humor and advice from cats with human behavior, and everyday observations with deep psychological insights that will have you feline fine in no time!

Laurel doesn't just give dating advice; she reimagines the journey of finding love as an enchanting dialogue between human nature and the instinctive wisdom of cats.

Prepare to be both entertained and enlightened, as Laurel offers a fresh, feline twist on self-help, crafting a narrative that's as insightful as it is irresistible.

Whether you're prowling for a new romance or cozying up in your own den, this dating advice book offers a fresh perspective on finding love, encouraging women to trust their inner feline instincts and embrace the adventure of dating.

In each chapter, you’ll learn how to purr-fect your dating game:

♥ Chapter 1: Prowling for a Purrtner without the Chase

Teach him the thrill of the chase, with you as the elusive mouse in this game of cat and mouse. It's all in the tail twitch!

♥ Chapter 2: Catfishing & Other Tails: Navigating the Online Dating Jungle

Learn how to spot the catfish and how to purrfect your online presence and sniff out genuine profiles.

♥ Chapter 3: Leaving Paw Prints on Their Heart: How to Be Unforgettably You on a First Date

Unlock the secrets to making your first date as memorable and endearing as a kitten's first purr, ensuring you leave a lasting impression that’s uniquely you.

♥ Chapter 4: Manners for Meowers: The Polite Cat's Guide to Dating Etiquette

From who picks up the bill to navigating the cat's cradle of dating multiple people, learn how to handle dating dilemmas with feline finesse.

♥ Chapter 5: From Roaming Tom to Homebound Cat: Securing His Commitment

Getting him to swap his nightly prowls for cozy cuddles by your side.

♥ Chapter 6: From Flirtation to Feline Fun: Knowing When to Get Frisky

Learn how to spot the difference between a tomcat on the prowl and a true gentleman: Master the cues that tell you he’s in it for more than just a midnight mouse hunt.

♥ Chapter 7: Furballs and Claw Marks: Overcoming the Scratchy Side of Dating

Tackle relationship challenges and conflicts with the agility of a cat avoiding a spray bottle, turning hisses into purrs.

♥ Chapter 8: Litter Box Lessons: When to Cover It Up and Move On

Learn to trust your feline instincts, sniff out the signs of a sour relationship, and confidently strut away from the litter box of love when it's time to find a cleaner spot.

♥ Chapter 9: Whisker Wisdom: Clawing Through Dating FAQs

Scratch below the surface of your most pressing dating dilemmas with purr-actical advice to leave you feline fine about navigating the dating scene!

♥ Chapter 10: The Self-Improving Siamese: Sharpening Your Claws and Confidence

Embark on a journey of self-discovery and personal growth, enhancing your allure and independence with the wisdom of a solitary lynx exploring the wild.

So, grab a copy, sharpen your claws, and get ready to unleash your inner feline as you navigate the wild world of dating with advice from cats with style, grace, and plenty of purrs.

A collection of 15 politically engaged short stories, encapsulating a hundred years of conflict in Palestine.

No other work on Palestine or Zionism, be it an essay, a film or a piece of fiction will give you so sensitive and searing a glimpse into what the conflict in that part of the world is all about. This collection of short stories is a courageous throwback to an age when literature was a branch of history or history a branch of literature. One hundred years of struggle are transformed into real-life characters that breathe, argue, give birth or die, in the span of just over one hundred pages.

The name used for the collection was inspired by the British mandate museum inaugurated in 1939, The Palestine Museum of Archeology. One of the stories outlines the political, social and artistic context in which the museum came into existence.

While the stories are based on true historical events, they remain a work of fiction.

In the heart of a tropical paradise, nestled beneath the shade of a majestic coconut tree, resides a small crab family: Ma, Pa, and their adventurous son, Tito.

But in this enchanting story, disaster strikes and the family must explore the meaning of home as a feeling that encompasses love, warmth, and belonging.

Indeed, Tito learns that home is not just where you reside—it's the bonds you share and the memories you create.

Through the eyes of Tito, young readers will experience the joy of exploration and the comfort of family. With whimsical illustrations and heartwarming prose, Tito's Coconut Tree celebrates the beauty of finding home in unexpected places and the power of love.

Join Ma, Pa, and Tito on a magical adventure that reminds us all that home is where the heart is.

When Jason loops back in time, he thinks he can save his brother’s life – but the past is not so easily rewritten…

Haunted by the tragic loss of his brother, Archie, in a fire, Jason is given a miraculous chance to rewrite history. Following a mysterious accident, he wakes to find himself transported back a year, with Archie alive and well.

Jason sets about changing the course of history to prevent his brother’s death. Instead, he discovers unsettling secrets about the people around him – from those in his closest circle to Archie himself – until the shocking truth about what will happen on the night of the fire reveals itself.

As danger looms and secrets unravel, Jason finds himself in a nail-biting race against time to save his brother from his grim fate.

The Year I Lived Twice is a gripping tale of love, loss, and resilience. Join Jason on a journey through time, where every decision carries the weight of destiny and every moment holds the promise of redemption.

God Unlimited: Why We Believe in God investigates all the main reasons we tend to believe in God with conciseness and humor.

The author does his best to question these reasons and reveal their truths and fallacies. As it turns out they do not stand up to scrutiny. Yet in the end the book claims we all believe, even the ambivalent and atheists. Find out why.

Karnest is not a wizard nor an adventurer and he definitely isn’t a wise old mentor, and yet he finds himself leading a party of troublemakers on an adventure that could prevent an imperial war.

Karnest was just a farmer who wanted nothing more than to have a bountiful harvest for once, but a monstrous swarm of locust comes out of nowhere and wreaks havoc on his farm. This might be bad enough, but the adventures who burned his farm to the ground in order to destroy the swarm leaves him with nothing. There is little chance that he will ever see compensation from the organization that technically saved him from a monster, so Karnest devises a plan to impersonate a wizard that inexplicably dies in front of him. The wizard has been summoned to lead a group of adventurers on a mission of utmost importance and has been offered a fortune in gold just for showing up.

All Karnest has to do is pretend to be a wizard long enough to get the gold and disappear. How hard could it be? He looks the part after all. All he needs to do is get the robes off of a corpse and dispose of the body in order to keep the guild from realizing what really happened. Easy right.

Explore the unsettling world of weird narrative with this first volume of Lectures on Weird Fiction.

This collection features the first ten transcribed and revised lectures originally delivered live and published individually. The book explores key works such as Being John Malkovich, “The Dunwich Horror”, and “Sredni Vashtar”, giving the reader an overview of twentieth-century weird and allowing exploration across mediums. Each lecture focuses on the unique and shared elements that define the weird, such as the uncanny, liminal space, and transgression. Crafted for both newcomers and aficionados, this volume illuminates the complex tapestry of motifs and themes that weave through weird fiction, setting the stage for deeper exploration in subsequent volumes.

Come along on a journey into the shadows and subtleties that shape this fascinating literary landscape.

It's genre fiction, that's for sure. What genre? Well, that's a different question.

Nothing Short of Odd is a collection of short stories and flash fiction, an unlikely patchwork in which light and dark share the pages and what is everyday reality stands next to what is not.

Sixteen stories. Different themes. A potpourri of pieces that made their way out of the slush pile of unsolicited submissions and were selected for publication in literary webzines.

This book is dedicated to those who believed in these stories and gave them a chance.

“An enthralling read for anyone who loves peculiar and unexpected narratives.” ― Doreen Chombu, Readers' Favorite

“An unconventional collection that serves as fuel to imagination’s fire.” ― Nicky Flowers, Indies Today