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I stepped into the Shadow Court to save my brother. I didn't expect to walk out as the bride of the monster who killed the man I loved. Kaan is the ruthless Lord of Shadows—ancient, merciless, and terrifyingly beautiful. He murdered Aslan with a smile on his lips and my name on his tongue. Then he claimed me as payment for a blood debt. Now, I'm his wife in black silk and silver chains. Owned. Caged. Watched.

Imagine the weight of the world lifting off your shoulders after an exhausting day. You sit down, take a deep breath, and realize that the chaos around you isn’t a reflection of your worth but merely a signal to reassess your approach. You’ve spent countless nights lying awake, your mind racing with thoughts of work, family obligations, and the endless to-do list that never quite empties.

Gumbo and Grit: A Not-So-Polite History of Louisiana dives into the state’s layered past with equal parts candor and wit. You’ll meet conquistadors and Cajuns, pirates and populists, enslaved laborers and jazz legends, all stirring the pot that made Louisiana what it is today.

From ancient myths to modern rituals, Jordan Blake Carter uncovers the shared values, moral codes, and deep questions that unite spiritual traditions across the globe. You’ll travel through history, meet prophets and sages, and see how faith, in its many forms, points toward compassion, justice, and hope.

In a powerless world with no food or government help, bounty hunter Christine and her brother Jacob fight to survive as cities burn and chaos reigns. Their mother’s dying wish binds them against treacherous odds. A mysterious traveler reveals a secret, forcing Christine to choose: protect Jacob or risk all for the truth. Danger closes in, and survival demands sacrifice.

Parker Montgomery was once America's sweetheart. She took her first steps in the Capitol when her father was a congressman, and starred in his senatorial campaign ads. But in high school, during his first bid for the White House, she disappeared from the political limelight, leaving her home and best friend, Fitz, behind.

One of the greatest locked-room murder mysteries of all time, hailing from 1938, returns to baffle a new bevy of armchair detectives. James Answell, visiting his father-in-law Avery Hume in his locked study, has the misfortune to wake up from a drugged-Whisky swoon to find his host dead, skewered with an arrow. He is, of course, prime suspect.

From online outrage to everyday indifference, modern life can make compassion feel naïve or even impossible. Compassion in a Cynical World is a guide for holding on to your humanity when it would be easier to shut down. Drawing on real-life stories, research, and the author’s own journey through burnout and disillusionment, this book offers practical tools for staying open-hearted without being overwhelmed.

In a realm ruled by idiots, their only hope is the Fool. You’d think an army of zombie trolls and undead ogres would catch the nobility’s attention. You’d be wrong. The rulers of Halfsock are deeply in denial. Besides, they have taxes to avoid, neighbors to plunder, and relatives to backstab. With war looming, a goblin latrine slave named Shelly resolves to save Castle Halfsock from itself. He must take on many roles… jester, detective, spy, and political fixer.

A modern-day retelling of the Prodigal Son — told by a daughter. The story of the Prodigal Son is one you may have heard before. A wayward child begs a father for her inheritance and leaves home, living extravagantly until the day the money runs out. Soon, she finds herself hungry enough to eat the food meant for the pigs she works with. When she finally comes to her senses, she returns home. It’s the welcome of the father that makes this story so astonishing. Despite everything that’s happened, he runs to meet her, throws his arms around her, and celebrates her return.

In the wake of World War I, New York heiress Alexandra Benson finds her life irrevocably changed after the tragic and mysterious death of her parents. Now, in a cruel twist of fate, her father’s testament delivers the agonizing blow, granting her uncle control over her inheritance—unless she marries. To safeguard her future, Alexandra hatches a plan with the aid of a dashing stranger to fake an engagement and claim what’s rightfully hers.

The soon-to-be mayor of the new colony on the planet Ramanujam writes highly personal reports that are sent back to Earth for public consumption. His primary contribution to the colony is mapping and exploration, in which his most important allies are a colony of crows, some of whom speak English to the one human who also understands Crow. All the colonists are scientists, but their most important task is to mate and make babies, so that the colony can create a self-sustaining population.

A massive EMP plunges Los Angeles into chaos. Trapped in a penthouse, Cassy must use her military training to protect her sister and survive fires, looters, and a city collapsing into darkness.

Sweet Home, Strange History: An Irreverent History of Alabama pulls no punches and spares no sacred cows. With sharp humor and plenty of grit, it dives into the contradictions that make Alabama unforgettable: pride and shame, resilience and stubbornness, politics that stumble, and football that redeems it all. From Creek mounds to cotton fields, from George Wallace’s finger wagging to Nick Saban’s trophies, this is Alabama in all its messy glory.

Too high, too proud, too wild, too sure it has life figured out. From gold-rush fever and silver-boom scandals to ski-town glamour and wildfire panic, High, Holy, and Half-Crazy: An Irreverent History of Colorado takes you on a fast, funny, and unfiltered tour through the Centennial State’s most spectacular contradictions.

Can the flames of war forge unshakable faith? Arlen Wyth never asked to be a hero. Branded a curse since birth for being left-handed, he has spent his life fighting against whispers and suspicion. But when a daring rescue goes catastrophically wrong, Wyth finds himself shackled in the dungeons of a sadistic king while the woman he risked everything to save escapes on the wings of a wyvern.

Erik Carter delivers Dale Conley—a brilliant, tough-as-nails investigator with a dark past—in this riveting series brimming with historical intrigue and relentless suspense. Buckle up for the ride of your life…

Mississippi is a state of contradictions. It is the birthplace of the blues and Elvis, yet also the epicenter of America’s ugliest battles over race and equality. It ranks last in nearly everything good, but first in cultural influence. Mud, Magnolias, and Mayhem: An Irreverent History of Mississippi takes you on a wild ride through the Magnolia State’s tangled past, from Civil War chaos and Jim Crow laws to tamale festivals, Elvis impersonators, and casino barges.

Welcome to Wisconsin, where beer is practically a food group and winter is a personality test. Cheese, Chill, and Chaos is a hilarious deep dive into the people, politics, and peculiarities that shaped the state. With a mix of sharp storytelling and biting humor, Jordan Blake Carter explores everything from indigenous roots and immigrant grit to bratwurst traditions and football obsessions. Whether you are a lifelong Cheesehead or just passing through, this book will make you laugh, groan, and maybe even crave a plate of squeaky curds.

Arizona is not just saguaros, sunsets, and the Grand Canyon. It is Tombstone shootouts stretched into legend, UFOs drifting over Phoenix, retirees clogging the left lane in golf carts, and politicians who treat chaos as a hobby. It is Indigenous ingenuity outlasting modern sprawl, Hoover Dam holding back both water and hubris, and snowbirds insisting it’s a “dry heat” while their sneakers melt on the pavement. In Cactus, Chaos, and Contradictions, Jordan Blake Carter takes you on a sarcastic, sharp-tongued romp through the state’s weird past and wild present.