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When Scarlett Duke discovers the truth about her birthright, she’s whisked away to live with her grandmother in the dark depths of the woods. Desperately trying to reconnect with her estranged family, Scarlett soon finds herself increasingly drawn to the mysterious wandering merchant who saved her life two years prior. Adrian Wolfe is a merchant and con man with a dark secret. Cursed by Scarlett’s grandmother for one of his tricks, he’s determined to do whatever it takes to rid himself of the spell. And when he lays eyes on Scarlett, he knows he’s found his chance.

What do you do when winter never ends? Tempestuous, hedonistic Kilian Hale does not wish to be king. Only a curse cast by his father on his deathbed ties him to the throne until his elder brother, Gabriel, returns from war. Spurned for not possessing the blonde hair and blue eyes of the people of Alder, Elina Brodeur seeks to win their approval by requesting an audience with their cruel, lazy king. But Kilian is not interested in the town’s pleas for extra provisions to help them through the particularly harsh winter, and time and again turns Elina away.

Adored fairy tales as a kid and never quite grew out of them? Love your fantasies written with hard-working heroines, snarky heroes, and a dash of romance? Look no further! The Chronicles of Curses omnibus compiles together the first three fairy tale retellings in this twisted, imaginative series by H. L. Macfarlane into one all new package!

As Dr. Meiling Chen-Adams, prepares for her Maui honeymoon, a call from President Warrington changes her and Ryan’s lives forever. Meiling's story has weaved through the media during the previous three months and attracted the president's attention. He wants Meiling to apply her RNA virus theories to counter the CCP’s bioweapons.

Golan is pillaging the galaxy, harvesting planets for their Synthnic, and destroying entire civilizations. The Renegade, a loose-knit band of thieves, warriors, and refugees, are the only force standing in his way. Lily is a commander in the Renegade and leads a small team that focuses on relocating civilizations before their planets are destroyed. During an ambush Lily comes face to face with Ulrick, one of Golan's strongest generals, and a fire ignites inside her that threatens to consume her.

With the Developers destroying any race they find a threat to their advancements, the Renegades must destroy them quickly or risk losing more civilizations. Bixom is back from behind enemy lines, and he knows the threat is even greater then he could have imagined. He is ready to wage war when he unexpectedly runs into his lifemate. How can he protect her in the midst of a battle he does not even understand himself?

The war has taken a turn, and those the Renegade once thought were allies have turned out to be an even bigger threat than Golan. Brock wakes up on the Developer's warship after being dematerialized and mistaken for a Developer. He has no way to contact his team and no way of knowing where he is heading, and it is only a matter of time before he is discovered.

Dr. Meiling Chen, a brilliant young virologist from the Hong Kong Medical School, is on the verge of a major breakthrough for manipulating the entire class of RNA viruses that would make gain of function hardly more than child’s play. She is offered an attractive postdoctoral fellowship at the Wuhan Institute of Virology to complete her work, and she accepts.

Idealistic superhero, Prism, has taken the Supervillain Rehabilitation Project to new heights. With her team thriving, her marriage to former supervillain, Fade, blissful, and her first child on the way, the life of her dreams is within reach...but supervillains never rest. When a mysterious gang of criminals targets superhero facilities, Prism's team springs into action. However, these villains have a nasty surprise in store for Prism: All its members are already dead...and one of them is a ghost from Prism’s past. One she can’t bring herself to take down.

Trauma has left telepath, and former superhero, Aiden Powell burned out. Now retired, he wants to focus on his new civilian career as an EMT, and his budding romance with former colleague, Tanvi. He has no interest in the dangerous work that cost him both his parents, and almost his life. However, on the anniversary of his mother's death, a strange woman approaches him.... Aiden's mother is alive, out of her proper place in time. With time running out, Aiden must race to save his mother, while trying to avoid shattering the timeline that contains everyone he loves.

Once a villain, always a villain? Optimistic and idealistic superhero Prism is determined to redeem her father’s legacy by rebooting his super villain rehabilitation program. To do so, she sets her sights on Fade, the relapsed super villain who was the reason the government canceled the original program in the first place. However, when she petitions for Fade to be released into her custody, she finds out things might not be as simple as she thought.

Now a full-time hero with a beloved wife and treasured daughter, former supervillain Fade is certain nothing could take him down a dark path again - even when DNA evidence reveals that Fade’s biological father is the elusive and enigmatic assassin known only as Syphon. Unfortunately, Fade can’t shake the target that this newly discovered connection puts on him and on the backs of his friends and family. Fade's only chance to fix things is taking down Syphon himself.

Still working out her team's dynamic as well as her own fledgling romance with former villain Fade, Prism is blindsided when her superiors order her to take on another rehabilitation subject or risk having her team broken apart. Then her best friend and fellow superhero, Tanvi, foils a robbery but injures a super-powered teen in the process. Guilt stricken, she begs Prism to let the young girl, Alma, AKA Soulbird, be their next project. Alma fills a gap in the team and works her way into the group's hearts.

The Supervillain Rehabilitation Project is a character-driven, action-packed superhero series with light romantic elements, snarky humor, and a focus on family bonds.

Written during the 1920s, an era that reflects much of our modern times 100 years later, this book by culture critic and scholar Mencken dissects what democracy is. The book’s three parts are “Democratic Man,” “The Democratic State” that includes a chapter on popular will and a chapter on politicians, and “Democracy and Liberty” with a section on corruption under democracy, followed by a “Coda” that discusses the future of democracy.

The Supervillain Rehabilitation Project is a character-driven, action-packed superhero series with light romantic elements, snarky humor, and a focus on family bonds.

At James & Peterson Investigations, that would be Cameron Grant: sullen, grouchy, intimidating, oh yeah, and sexy as hell. He can make your soul wither with a single disapproving glare. And he never, ever socializes with his co-workers. This is why Maisie Wilkins, happy-go-lucky ray of sunshine, can’t fathom why Cameron finally decided to show up at their annual office Christmas party. Every year he received an invite, and every year he failed to attend. But not this year. Curious as to why he’s there, Maisie can’t resist sitting next to Cameron.

Pulp writer H.L. Osterman gives mystery lovers a new kind of “detective", Walter de Worcester - better known in Key West as Walter the Weirdo. A disbarred lawyer, Walter is a homeless man living on the streets of the Southernmost City in the Continental United States. Walter likes his carefree life - other than getting hassled by local cops. But he redeems himself by helping Chief Sam Marrero solve murders. With a personality somewhere on the autistic spectrum, his mental gears work in strange ways allowing him to add two and two to get 22.

When Detective Chief Inspector John Shadow is called to Kirkdale Castle to investigate the death of a handsome racehorse trainer during a shooting party, he’s immersed in painful childhood memories. His father had been shot in the line of duty at Kirkdale, but his killer was never apprehended. Shadow suspects the two deaths may be linked and is determined to discover the truth, but dealing with the aristocracy is more complicated than he bargained for and the inhabitants of Kirkdale Castle are as unhelpful as ever.

This book aims to equip you for a life of independence. From setting up personal goals to navigating through new emotions, Teen Meets World is the ultimate guide of practical life skills that every teen should have.