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What if the truest witnesses to our world walked on four legs, offering comfort without judgment and love without condition? Paws for Thought is a moving collection of 100 short stories told through the eyes of pets—dogs, cats, rabbits, parrots, and more—who quietly observe the joys and injustices of human life. From poverty and racism to illness, aging, and inequality, these animals stand by their humans through it all, offering loyalty, warmth, and a kind of wisdom that often goes unseen.

From our animal brothers and sisters, young listeners can learn the Lakota Way, an ancient principle that transmits the virtues and values we should all strive to include in our own lives. If we watch and listen to their teachings, they will prepare us as we make our way through the joys and challenges of our mysterious, wondrous world.

I’ve played every game the Devil’s trio wanted. I’m willing to give them everything, but I want in. On their revenge. On my revenge. I’m done being other people’s pawn. Too bad I’m not the only one keeping secrets. But halfway through, the rules change. We’re not playing for fun anymore, we’re playing for keeps. I just have to trust my guys aren’t running their own game. The only ones who can break me now are my own devils.

The door sticks. The rope sings. Consent first. Aftercare last. Between those points, Tabby and Lena ask for harder. Partial suspensions with feet grounded. A bit gag with a bell to stop. Mirrors that double every breath. Ice, warm oil, plugs that scale with patience, and a wand that writes yes into skin. They stand side by side, bound and steady, while the crew follows every rule. Stop means stop. Water means pause. Green means go. Yellow means ease. Red means out. No marks where they did not agree. Praise when they need it most.

What if the arguments you keep having, the jobs that slip through your fingers, and the love that never seems to stick aren’t about bad luck or bad partners— but about you? Not the adult you. The eight-year-old you. The one who learned to survive by shrinking, fighting, pleasing, or disappearing. In O.W.N Your Sh!t, licensed clinician, certified neuropsychotherapist, and marriage and family therapist, Dr. Renee Brooks pulls back the curtain on the invisible childhood patterns that still run your adult life.

A wolf whistle at a construction site leads two people into what seems to be a perfect relationship. Rhea and Ray feel as if the universe brought them together and their love affair blossoms into marriage. Now, as a family they view Christmas as their favorite holiday and they celebrate it with gusto and enthusiasm. When tragedy occurs they hope and pray for a Christmas miracle to happen in order to save their idyllic marriage...

A timeless collection of wisdom from Islamic scholars across generations, this profound work guides Muslims toward spiritual preparedness for the Day of Judgement. Compiled by the renowned hadith master Imam Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, this unique anthology presents sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), his Companions, and the pious predecessors, organized numerically from counsels in twos through counsels in tens. Each chapter conveys essential truths about faith, worship, God-consciousness (taqwa), asceticism (zuhd), and the fleeting nature of worldly life.

They have everything—money, influence, control. What they don’t have is her. In this second, darker volume of The Reverse Harem Empire, five new obsessions unfold in secret rooms and mirrored penthouses—where every contract tempts, every touch commands, and surrender is the only currency that matters. A biotech experiment that turns pleasure into power. A private island where hunters become hunted. A debt repaid not in money, but in submission. A company where the merger happens behind closed doors. A guardianship that becomes the ultimate claim.

In the season of Anumbra, a time when the moon never sleeps, the voices in the wind speak the loudest to those troubled by their past. This is a matter Selian Cornelius must endure with just one memory of his childhood, and that memory stalks him in the shape of a peculiar little girl that lurks in the shadows of his mind. As a young man working as a catcher for an old shopkeeper, his nightly work revolves around assisting pedestrians in the cursed town of Whittlestone, a place where even a step on cobblestoned cracks could cause a lasting pain in his back.

Tabby knows her place. With thick red curls, soft curves, and a mouth that begs to be filled, she isn't just here to be worshipped—she craves to be owned. When her dominant arrives, she's already on her knees, trembling with need and dripping with anticipation.

Climate fiction without apocalypse, centered around Washington, D.C. Electrical engineering professor Jake Harper maintains his laser focus on the repair and re-engineering of the North American electric grids. Abbey London is the junior partner in an infectious disease practice, with principal interest and expertise. in novel vector-borne disorders. Together they operate Dragonfly Inn in nearby Virginia and care for their young infant with support from an au pair.

This triple part book takes place in the galaxy where Meenu exists and the Guthari have gone through a restructuring of their society in "For the Anur". At a time of need, throughout their known galaxy, Jeffrey and his wife have to survive to bring a change and have to move and react, Without the Limits: a 3 part novel.

Matthew, having achieved success in business to be of independent means, is content to go about his life enjoying the generosity of friends and Stella's affection. One lazy Sunday evening, after a long and liquid lunch with friends in the country, he meets Rachel, an evangelist, on the train journey home.

In the third installment of Mark S. Roberts’ The Clio Project series, Technical Sergeant Scott Rees and his team are caught between scientific advancement and a power struggle over the Clio time machine in their attempt to right what has become an altered historical timeline.

Heartbroken and alone, Lucy Patterson retreats to a crumbling Victorian house in Otley for Christmas. Behind the dusty shelves of its library she finds the impossible, a hidden passage that leads not to another room, but to December 1885.

When a man arrives at Swindon police station declaring it's his 'death day' before taking his own life, DI Silas Hart is shaken. Days later, another man dies in the same way, the small hourglass lying beside him the only evidence police have to work with. The trail leads Hart to disgraced psychiatrist Dr Garstan, whose controversial research claims to predict the moment of death. Both victims were his patients - but what really happened to them? To uncover the truth, Hart's partner goes undercover.

Starting over can be murder. Darcy Ingram came to the small town of Brookhaven for a fresh start and a safe place to hone her hedge witch powers. She even landed a job at the local marijuana dispensary. But before long, a series of supernatural mysteries ensnares her. From murdered co-workers to infidelity and supernatural vendettas, Darcy faces an uphill battle against a Police Chief who doesn't trust her and townspeople who don't know her. Yet.

I’m a 21st Century Courtesan. I'm down to my last four clients. One wants to play me. One wants to buy me. One wants to marry me. And one wants to murder me. Will I get out in time... Gorgeous movie star Jake Keller’s on track to win an Oscar. But Jake’s shutting down, going off grid, doing nothing to help promote his chances.

As the war draws to an end a dark and sinister truth is laid to rest in the rubble of a collapsing bunker - the memoirs of a forgotten goddess who claims to have shaped the universe and descended into humanity, with her rebellious son - a figure whose rise would all but destroy the world.

They signed the contracts—but never read the fine print. In this scorching bundle from S. M. Lucky, office hours are anything but professional. Behind every closed door is a command, a punishment, a reward. From whispered orders at the desk to forbidden rendezvous behind boardroom glass, these ten dominant bosses know exactly how to take control—and exactly how to make her beg.