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Gage Hawkins was tracking his uncle’s last movements before his disappearance hunting a special set of tarot cards which led to Skylar’s shop, Talking Bones. After a bad head injury that brought weird sights into his view, Gage could see this Talking Bones place and Skylar were special. He could only hope she had answers because he had a lot of questions. Skylar preferred the dead to the living most times, but Gage had her reconsidering. Until she realizes something is wrong in his world, and it’s quickly overtaking hers.

In this powerful gathering of poems about her own "influencers," as well as poems on Dadaist artist Meret Oppenheim and the young choreographer Lauren Lovette, Brenda Shaughnessy dwells in memories of the women who set her on her artistic path. In flowing stair-step tercets, Shaughnessy leads us down into her generative core, exposing moments of spiritual and intellectual awakening, her love of art and the written word, and her sense of the life force itself, which is ignited by the conversation—across time and space—with other women.

Food. We use it to celebrate, to provide both comfort and energy, and to show our love. There’s something about mixing a pinch of this and a dash of that to create something new. And when you pair it with the perfect drink...'chef’s kiss'. Stories can do the same thing. They can be a celebration, bring us comfort and energy, and help us express our love. And when the perfect character is paired with the perfect plot...well, then you have something worth devouring. So take a place at the table, and let’s see what’s on the menu.

Portofino, Italia, 1943. Elodie, una joven violonchelista, desembarca en una hermosa villa italiana tratando de pasar inadvertida para los oficiales nazis que custodian el lugar. Cuando su familia es asesinada por el régimen de Mussolini, se ve obligada a abandonar una prometedora carrera como concertista en Verona y llevar una vida en la clandestinidad tras conocer a Luca, el joven librero líder de la resistencia, que desaparece violentamente, víctima de los soldados del régimen.

Despite the best efforts of researchers and campaigners, there remains today a steadfast tendency to reduce the history of African and Caribbean people in Britain to a simple story: it is one that begins in 1948 with the arrival of a single ship, the Empire Windrush, and continues mostly apart from a distinct British history, overlapping only on occasion amid grotesque injustice or pioneering protest. Yet from the very beginning, from the moment humans first stood on this rainy isle, there have been African and Caribbean men and women set at Britain's heart.

Laura and her family, the most skilled blacksmiths in Flatlash, have had a better life than some of the other commoners in the Keep, seeing few winters where food and heat were scarce. But she dreams of more, thinking to reach beyond her station. Daring to change her stars and write her own destiny, she petitions the Crown to grant her, a mere serf, lands in which to start a mine that would raise her to the rank of nobility, and start a revolution in mining in all the lands of Sparo, taking her place in this new age of heroes.

As if it wasn't bad enough to be deemed the "most single person" at her magazine's office, budding reporter Penny has now been tapped to write a series of features called "The Dating Itinerary." From speed dating to Tinder, old-fashioned matchmakers to up-and-coming "dark dating," Penny has to go on a lot of dates. Silver lining: meeting new people should be fun, right? But running into her old rival, George, at her first dating event is decidedly not. Not only does the arrogant know-it-all have zero trouble attracting women, wherever Penny goes, somehow he just. Keeps. Showing. Up.

En palabras de Antonio Muñoz Molina, “cada cuento de Consuelo Martínez Reyes contiene un mundo. Cada uno de los mundos está conectado con todos los demás. A cada cuento y a cada mundo le corresponde una voz. Cada voz es distinta, con la diferencia y la singularidad de las voces verdaderas, no las de la escritura, sino las voces de la vida que escuchamos y que nos revelan un carácter y un alma. Las voces singulares de los cuentos están conectadas entre sí.

Kasis is an uninhabitable planet, yet there they were—inhabiting. It’s no wonder that prolonged colonization produced side effects. Or gifts. But with a militarized government that persecutes people for being different, using such a gift could mean certain death. Auburn Alendra is one of the gifted. Her power allows her to hear into the deepest corners of the polluted city, gathering secrets and using them to her advantage. When one of those secrets threatens her very existence—along with thousands of others throughout the city—Auburn must do everything it takes to fight back.

This touching story reveals how the good Princess Jenny, ruler of her peaceful country called Placida, meets a crisis when the wicked queen who rules the country next to hers stirs up trouble by sending a spy to steal Jenny's beloved puppy. Children will love how this story unfolds, with adventure, animals, intrigue, and a love story besides! Princess Jenny and the Stolen Puppy aspires to be the most charming and gentle way ever to introduce children to the harsh realities of international conflict.

It was supposed to be like any other night out for Deandra Sings and her 14-year-old daughter, Lola. They bought the concert tickets months in advance, planned their outfits early, and set aside all other obligations to make for a fun-filled Friday in downtown Toronto. They didn’t expect to be threatened. They didn’t expect to be killed. Now Deandra is back—and she won’t rest until her daughter is avenged. She has five targets. She knows their names; she knows their faces. She’s broken the barrier of death itself. The only thing that she lacks is mercy.

Division changed the United States years ago. Now, except for a few stronghold territories, the Reformed Liberation of America controls all. Natazhia Flynn and her family live a quiet life in one of those territories, clinging to the remnants of freedom they once knew. A routine supply run changes everything!

There's only one problem with this whole "author career" of mine, and it's that I'm not actually making all that much money from it. I like to say I have a burgeoning career; I am making a living, but it's a pretty dismal living. But that's all about to change. I've got a new game plan, a pen that's mightier than a sword—but not literally because I'm terrified of violence—and a bunch of words to put down on paper.

As an artist, Cooper Holland instantly notices the beautiful woman going into a church, for the second time in as many days. When a man dressed in black begins to follow her, he instinctively knows something is wrong. Soon, he discovers there are two men after the pretty lady, and is shocked when Mia claims they want to kill her. The rules of witness protection prevent Mia Royce from confiding in Cooper, the attractive artist who has raced to her rescue. Unfortunately, her US Marshal contact isn't answering her calls.

Darby Walsh made the difficult decision to betray Gage Killion to the police so she could get into rehab for the sake of her unborn child. Six years later, she's managed to stay on track with the help of a woman who treats Leo like the grandson she never had. When the zipline cable Darby is using pulls free, sending her crashing into a tree, Darby doesn't think it's an accident. And when Gage Killion arrives on the scene, he's her first suspect. She doesn't tell him about their son, until it becomes clear that the drug dealers they helped put away are now seeking revenge.

Azlana's best friend set out to save her, only to become a captive of the Fairy Queen. Now it is up to her to travel to the Twilight Realm to save Luka, but there was one thing she didn't account for: The Darkness doesn't want to go back. When Anhedonia forces Azlana to leave the Realm prematurely, she's met with another task: reclaiming two of the imprisoned Amasai from the human king. Wielding that much power may very well kill her, but it is also her only chance at freedom. Can Azlana rise to the challenge, or will her desire to own her own destiny lead her to her own undoing?

Katya is in love with Azovka, the Mistress of Copper Mountain. Katya's fiancée Danilo dares carve Azovka an impossible flower of stone. They witness the ruthlessness of the Romanovs and clutches of corrupt bailiffs in the Ural Mountains, where Azovka's Copper Men have ruled since they were first mined out of Mount Azov. But when Azovka begins to turns to stone, Katya fears the worst - and that Danilo will follow Azovka to a Hell of malachite shadow. With Baba Yaga's guidance, and the magick in her veins, Katya must save them all!

After escaping a horrible foster home 13 years ago, Sawyer Murphy has made a new life for himself, working as a cop in Chattanooga, Tennessee. But the truth of the night he and his foster siblings escaped the fire haunts him. He's never told anyone his secret, one he is determined to take to his grave. When he rescues Naomi Palmer from the men who'd kidnapped her, he risks his career and his life to help her find the men responsible.

You’re on LinkedIn, but you’re not sure you’re getting the most out of it. You’re open to learning, but you need some guidance on how to be more effective at your time and efforts on LinkedIn. And, you believe you can have fun while learning. I mean, obviously. Otherwise, what the heck are you doing considering buying an audiobook called, Social Media Pie? That’s crazy talk, right? Or, is it brilliant? Probably a bit of both.

I first became aware of my leather fetish when I was a young teen. My parents owned a bar, and I would sneak around and spy through bullet holes to see what the hot biker guys were doing. I want nothing more than take a tall, hot biker type guy with a leather jacket under my control. This is a fantasy story about just that: I bust a leather hottie for doing something naughty and have him take me back to his place and some fun ensues.