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I feared that using my magic would bring me closer to the faerie realm I tried so desperately to escape. I was right. I made a promise to a faerie, and they’ve come to deliver. A powerful talisman has disappeared, and without it, the faeries in this realm are losing their magic. Getting involved wasn't on my plan, but if I refuse to help the faeries find the talisman, I’ll die.

Narrated by the author and the first of a two-book series, Free Fall is a true-life musical memoir; not about how one gets better, but how one gets sick and doesn't notice. The astonishing account of escaping addiction and rebuilding a life is shared in the second book of this series, Falling Up. Here, a grieving child becomes a legally emancipated teenage runaway and pursues a rock and roll dream – and gets close.

It's 1995, Joah Harrigan is the brash, enigmatic frontman of the biggest band in the world, and Ysolde is the iconic face of a generation. She's who people write their songs about-the kind of girl who could ruin a man. He doesn't fall, and she doesn't chase. But from the moment they meet, it's headfirst, reckless, and inevitable. Too much, too fast, too consuming.

In 1874, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer led a US Army expedition into the Black Hills of South Dakota, which was at that time under the control of the Lakota people. To the expedition members, this was unknown territory on the leading edge of the American frontier. The purpose of the expedition was not only to find a possible location for a fort and a route through the Black Hills to the Southwest but also to investigate rumors of gold deposits. Custer’s cavalry and infantry were accompanied by specialist miners and geologists whose role was to search for that gold.

Brought to you by Penguin. A seasonal and spicy second-chance romance, perfect for fans of The Pumpkin Spice Cafe series Can she rekindle the love she left behind? When Penny Larkin returns to her hometown of Magnolia Springs after 10 years in San Francisco, she’s determined not to get roped...

From the bestselling author of Body into Balance, clinical herbalist Maria Noël Groves​ offers a comprehensive guide to the best herbs and natural practices to boost your gut microbiome, decrease your risk of chronic disease, and alleviate conditions like SIBO, leaky gut, irritable bowel...

Ten years ago, teenagers Shauna and Eli Eaton disappeared. They were never found. That’s about to change. On her way home from Hemlock Cove, Stormy Morgan finds two teenagers in the middle of the road. They can’t possibly be the same teenagers, though. Can they? Turns out they are, but they haven’t aged a day.

Dear Listeners, this is story 3 in the 7 Diamonds Series. As you know the monk Gana (once the thief Gana) has hidden 5 diamonds in lamps made by the monks to give second chances to those he needs them. He relies on Ganesh to send them where they can make dreams come true. We find them with Ava a Navajo Shaman and her dog Spirit, with Pradeesh a young boy who dreams an impossible dream and now one reaches Aarush a small Indian boy who loves the great white elephant Seraph and dreams of a simple life with Seraph, his friend Ana and his family.

Cleo Xavier is a renowned astronaut and explorer—not an addict. At least, that’s what she tells herself. She’s always been able to navigate the isolation and loneliness that come with space exploration, which makes her a perfect candidate to join four other astronauts on a mission to Orbis Alius, the farthest planet in the solar system, to test its terraforming viability.

Kassie Lester has made it her life’s work to treat sick and injured wildlife. However, never in her wildest dreams did she imagine that shifters are real. Just how many of her past patients have been supernatural? Sebastian is an Alpha. Not just over the Black River Pack in Nebraska, but over the entire Mid-West. He’s supposed to be indomitable, invincible…not laid low from multiple gunshot wounds.

Full of glimpses into gleaming worlds and fairy tales with teeth, Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories is a collection of acclaimed and awarded work from Amal El-Mohtar. With confidence and style, El-Mohtar guides us through exquisitely told and sharply observed tales about life as it is, was, and...

I thought volunteering to be put into cryostasis for three days would be a great way to make some extra cash. Apparently, the rest of the world thought it would be a great time for an all-out nuclear war. Destruction was unleashed on such an incredible scale they say the very laws of physics changed. Now, massive mutants roam the city, looking for something—or someone—to eat. Violent gangs fight for control of the city's remains. Strange, human-animal hybrids are now part of our struggling societies. And perhaps strangest of all, magic is now real. Yeah, I'm still trying to process that one.

Beloved for her compassion and grace, Princess Diana joins the other heroes in this New York Times bestselling Ordinary People Change the World biography series, for ages 5 to 9. Diana Spencer's life seemed like a fairy tale, especially when she married the future king of England and became an...

Susan loves her giant, Deinonychus boyfriend but they can't exactly be intimate now, can they? After all, Moab is a giant, apex predator working the mean streets of the raptor colony, while Susan is a slim, sexy yoga teacher. A human, and an herbivore, at that! Susan craves more from their relationship than romantic dinners and selfies. Deep down, she's dating a dinosaur to satisfy her fierce, primal desires. And even though Moab's talons are long and sharp, and she is squishy and delicate, she is determined to take their relationship to a new level . . . or die trying!

Serenity Rose Johnson has only one hope, and that's to find a pack that will treat her kindly and maybe allow her to follow her dreams of being a fashion designer. She hasn't had it easy, but somehow, she's never given up that hope, not even after her dads sold her to omega traffickers to settle their debts. Her foolish hope helps her to escape her abusers, but she finds herself alone on the side of a deserted road in the middle of winter, in the dead of night. Headlights are the last thing she sees before unconsciousness and certain death.

Vera Atkins is one of the many unsung heroes and heroines of World War II. She carried out her life with great care and due diligence, quietly becoming the perfect spy when no one was watching. Beneath her polished exterior was a mind built for strategy, secrecy, and survival. But Vera wasn’t just a spy—she was a Spymistress. That’s what her operatives in Britain’s military intelligence unit, the Special Operations Executive, called her.

Still working on securing the partnership with Grace Milligan for her fuel refinery while in Fairzie, Trader and Marsh cross paths with a scouting party that has followed stories about a fuel source. That’s only the tip of the spear. That scouting party has been sent by Ironhand Jackson, the boss of El Dorado. In El Dorado, Ant, a woman who works as an enforcer for Hoyt Lynch, the self-made lord of Boardwalk, arrives to kill Jackson. Lynch has learned of the fuel refinery’s existence and desperately needs it because his own fuel reserves are running out.

Jonathan Cruz invites you into the raw, unflinching paradoxes of his own life in 36 Chambers of My Mentality. Marked by a past including gang banging and the path to prison, this visceral collection of poetry and prose transcends mere memoir to become a profound exploration of the human spirit tested by extreme circumstances.

Prime Poetry is a collection of poems that will hit your soul. Poems that the author herself even struggles to start the next one until thoroughly indulging in the depth of which she just re-read. The topics are a variety of genres from social issues, cat adventures, dreams, visions, hopes and healing poetic antidotes. When life leaves you lonely, a page somewhere has stories that unfold a smile to appear on your face. This collection of poems, and all prior poetry collections I have published are designed with a positive outlook.

The American Revolution not only changed the continent of North America, but the ideas it represented would go on to change the world. The notion of a state where individual liberty was guaranteed to all citizens and where hereditary positions of power did not exist would directly lead to the French Revolution and to other movements around the world that sought to bring fundamental political and societal changes.