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Depending on who you talk to, the Nation is either corrupt or a necessary evil. The Sect was formed to eradicate all things vampire, or maybe it’s just their mission to protect humans. Echo has been on both sides. He was once a Watcher for the Nation, but when he uncovers an ongoing plan to kill chosen Sect leaders to force war, he is driven to make a decision he never thought he’d make. Echo becomes a Ghost, the name used for traitors of the Nation. It’s a dangerous way to leave the Nation, but Echo is sick of all the blood on his hands.

"The King" tells the tale of Terry the Tyrannosaurus. Terry has a big ego. He thinks he is the biggest, strongest, and the best. One day he learns a valuable lesson about bragging and being arrogant. Share this story with your children to teach them the value of being humble and thinking before speaking.

...there once lived a boy named Jacob, and he and his mom traveled to the Nap Land. They talked about planes, where and how high they were flying, until both fell asleep. When Jacob and his mom returned home, they brought with them a tale, and then another one, and another one...until they became Jacob’s Tales.

Ethan Sutter is good at running, but he can't outrun himself. Rootless and reckless, he prowls the country, able to abandon everything except his hated Fire Elemental power. Then he lands in Pickering, Vermont, out of gas and out of options, and meets New Age curio shop owner Gypsy Ronan, an even bigger misfit than he is. Gypsy knows Ethan is trouble. However, none of her tarot cards or tea leaves could have prepared her for their undoubtedly dangerous mutual attraction. More shocking still is the discovery that he possesses an incredible power, and he wants her help getting rid of it.

Six years ago, 10-year-old Sophie Albright disappeared from a shopping mall. Her mother, Jesse, is left in a self-destructive limbo, haunted by memories of her intense and difficult child, who was obsessed with birds. Trapped in her grief and guilt, Jesse stumbles through her workdays at a bookstore and spends her off hours poring over Sophie’s bird journals or haunting the mall to search for the face of her missing child.

Five years ago, I watched as the love of my life said, "I do," to another woman. I had to find a way to go on without him, I had something he didn't know about, a piece of him. Now he wants me back. Can I risk it again?

A young clone starts a journey that will take him to the far reaches of the galaxy. He must choose between what is best for his oppressed clone brethren and the greater good while he meets dangerous villains and reluctant heroes along the way. And who are the elusive Scream? What do they want and how far will they go to get it?

It's easy! Who hasn't ever dreamed of becoming a star? Tina, the heroine of our story, has long had this wish. Then, one day, her dream comes true. Unbelievable! How it came to be and what the future still holds for her is revealed in this satirical novel. This story was written with a twinkle in the author's eye, or to put it more exactly: things didn't actually happen this way, but they almost could have.

For parents, the onset of adolescence becomes an unexpected, even unwelcome surprise, often bringing bewilderment, confusion, and sadness. Harvard educated psychologist Carl Pickhardt offers his 30 years of experience illuminating this parental “We are not in Kansas anymore” moment. Dr. Pickhardt is a comforting and knowledgeable voice, guiding families through each stage of adolescence with effective practices to help their child achieve responsible independence.

You always remember your first love. Don't you? It began with four words. "I love your laugh." But that was 12 years ago. It really began the day Georgina was fired from The Worst Restaurant in Sheffield (TripAdvisor) and found The Worst Boyfriend in the World (Georgina's best friends) in bed with someone else. So when her new boss, Lucas McCarthy, turns out to be the boy who wrote those words to her all that time ago, it feels like the start of something. The only problem? He doesn't seem to remember Georgina at all.

Halloween is looming large in New Orleans, and Private Investigator Franki Amato is in a gloomy mood. Her boyfriend, Bradley, has to leave on an extended business trip, and her slacker brother is coming to town with her matchmaker Nonna, who’s determined to see a Sicilian lemon superstition bear fruit. Meanwhile, the entire city is spooked because a caped figure is targeting its blood banks. Things turn macabre when a psychic makes a dark prediction about Franki’s brother and a frat boy is found in a cemetery crypt with his blood drained.

This isn't your mother's faerie story....

Marketing is in critical condition. Hurled into the 21st century amid a storm of digital disruption, it has since focused on solely surviving in a hostile climate. But mere survival is no longer a mark of fitness. Audiences demand excellence, and marketing excellence requires agility. Using a detailed historical lens, Death of a Marketer charts a course toward marketing's Agile future.

Waking up with amnesia. Not remembering the love of your life. Wondering why someone is trying to kill you. This is Jerri Sloane's new normal. She doesn't remember her best friend or the apartment she lives in. The only person she remembers is him: Locklin. But nobody seems to know who he is?

Chock-full of colourful characters, dry wit and a bit of love and passion for good measure. In a lost corner of the Yorkshire Dales, Lana Donati runs a medieval theme restaurant with her brother. As a distraction to help them get over losing the father they loved dearly, and as a tribute to his passion for the beautiful area they live in, Lana hatches a plan to boost business for everyone by having the Grand Départ route pass through their village. But this entails getting the small community to work together to convince the decision-makers that their beloved village is Tour material.

Blackie is no ordinary cat. Blackie is a cat with character and a cat with a kind heart. She also knows what's good for her: food, fishing, and friendship! And Grandpop is in need of a friend. He has returned to his favorite camping ground, but this trip is different - Grandpop is alone. One morning, Grandpop discovers Blackie on his caravan step. Over the next few weeks, a very special friendship emerges between Blackie and Grandpop.

Val, Sophie, Goldie, Mo, and Lily don’t have a lot in common. Mo is a pious Irish Catholic. Goldie is Jewish. Sophie is a brash irreverent New Yorker. Lily a straight-laced Georgia belle. Val is the meticulous, devious mother hen. Nevertheless, as the five widows have aged, they have become the closest of friends. They have supported each other through illness, trauma, and death. However, Val knows that nothing lasts forever. She learned that the hard way when the love of her life died and left her with nothing but memories. Soon, the same will happen with the others.

Kyri, Tobimar, and Poplock had managed - barely - to thwart the plans of the mad alchemist-mage Master Wieran and defeat the monstrous Elderwyrm Sanamaveridion, saving the secret country of Kaizatenzei from the evil hidden at its core. Now they believe they have discovered the true architect of not just the fall of the Justiciars of Myrionar - god of Justice and Vengeance - but the unleashing of the forces of the Hells themselves against the other countries of Zarathan.

I'm Miranda and I'm kind of a free spirit. I do my own thing and don't need anyone telling me how to live. My stepsister is the opposite of me - pure and innocent. Her father spoils her and gives her anything she wants. She's a brat. We decided to get our own apartment and get away from our parents. That's when things got exciting and I decided Annabelle needed to be taught a few lessons. I took action and made her want me. In the end, she had no choice but to enter into this taboo relationship.

When Kyri Vantage, Phoenix Justiciar of Myrionar - with the help of her companions, Tobimar Silverun of Skysand and the unexpectedly dangerous little Toad, Poplock Duckweed - defeated monstrous killer Thornfalcon and unmasked a conspiracy of treacherous False Justiciars, she knew the job was only partly done.