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Nevada Baylor has a unique and secret skill—she knows when people are lying—and she's used that magic (along with plain, hard work) to keep her colorful and close-knit family's detective agency afloat. But her new case pits her against the shadowy forces that almost destroyed the city of Houston once before, bringing Nevada back into contact with Connor "Mad" Rogan.

Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit. One slip could bring doom not only for Feyre, but for everything-and everyone-she holds dear.

You’d think there’d be a little more action for the only professional wizard listed in the Chicago phone book. But lately, Harry Dresden hasn’t been able to dredge up any kind of work: magical, mundane, or menial. Just when it looks like he can’t afford his next meal, a murder comes along that requires his particular brand of supernatural expertise. There’s a brutally mutilated corpse, and monstrous animal markings at the scene. Not to mention that the killing took place on the night of a full moon. Harry knows exactly where this case is headed.

Nevada Baylor can’t decide which is more frustrating—harnessing her truthseeker abilities or dealing with Connor “Mad” Rogan and their evolving relationship. Yes, the billionaire Prime is helping her navigate the complex magical world in which she’s become a crucial player—and sometimes a pawn—but she also has to deal with his ex-fiancée, whose husband has disappeared, and whose damsel-in-distress act is wearing very, very thin.

The elves come for two things: war and wives. In both cases, they come for death. Three-thousand years ago, humans were hunted by powerful races with wild magic until the treaty was formed. Now, for centuries, the elves have taken a young woman from Luella's village to be their Human Queen. To be chosen is seen as a mark of death by the townsfolk. A mark nineteen-year-old Luella is grateful to have escaped as a girl. Instead, she's dedicated her life to studying herbology and becoming the town's only healer. That is, until the Elf King unexpectedly arrives... for her.

Nevada Baylor runs a small-time detective agency in Houston, Texas, busting scammers, exposing cheaters, and dealing with petty criminals. She's very good at her job–helped by a magical ability to sense when someone tells the truth or lies. But when she's forced into accepting a case to find a radical pyrotechnic who can conjure heat and fire at will, Nevada knows she's out of her league. To bring him to justice, she'll have to join forces with someone who wields an even more dangerous power.

Ever since she lost her mother to the fae forest, Kat has sought to free human slaves from the cruel clutches of fae masters. Her daring escapades performed under the nose of her guardian go off without a hitch—until the fae decide to retaliate. Prince Rahk of the Night Court is sent as an emissary to the human world to establish peace through marriage. But he carries with him a secret task: Find the vigilante freeing the human slaves and kill him.

Kate Daniels may have quit the Order of Knights of Merciful Aid, but she’s still knee-deep in paranormal problems. Or she would be if she could get someone to hire her. Starting her own business has been more challenging than she thought it would be—now that the Order is disparaging her good name. Plus, many potential clients are afraid of getting on the bad side of the Beast Lord, who just happens to be Kate’s mate.

Whether you have already been on a quest for greater understanding or are just beginning, The Seeker and The Teacher of Light is for anyone looking for the next step in their spiritual journey—anyone intrigued by and wanting to explore the true nature of our individual and collective reality.

Two years have passed since the night Adrian Billard found baby Abigail left on his front steps. Unlike any child he had ever seen, Adrian devoted his life to protecting Abigail. But she's so different, lined with gray scales, violet reptilian eyes, and tiny horns on the top of her head, Adrian was instantly drawn to her. But her appearance wasn't the only thing different about Abigail. In the blink of an eye, with a flash of silver, Abigail is able to lull others into a hypnotic state, essentially altering their personalities, replacing bad intentions with good ones.

Being a lowly “walker” in a world of vampires, werewolves, and fae once kept her safe. But Mercy’s bark–and bite–are not so harmless any more. Though Mercy can shift her shape into that of a coyote, her loyalty never wavers. So when her former boss and mentor, Zee, asks for her help, she’s there for him. A series of murders has rocked a fae reservation, and Zee needs her unique gifts, namely her coyote sense of smell, to sniff out the killer.

Whether encountering Audacious Women, people who make Regrettable Decisions, or discovering how some folks handle Truly Inexplicable Moments, Wait...Who Got Goosed? Vol. 2 poems for mature listeners will illicit some gasps, a lot of laughs, or maybe a few shakes of the head.

Have you ever felt like… Your brain was working against you? Your best life was going to pass you by? You are not alone! Joby thought his life would be different. He thought after paying his penitence in the favelas of Brazil, his life would return to the once promising projection it was on. But it’s not. It’s worse. His mother is dying of cancer, his son Eli and estranged girlfriend, Lizzy, need support Joby can’t provide, and an endless flow of menacing thoughts flood his mind, day and night.

We meet the main character, Yann, in 1960. He is a semi-retired French journalist, professor, and Camus scholar who is plagued by a lifetime of regrets. He finds hope in an unforeseen friendship with Klaus, the only son of Karl, a German soldier who saved Yann’s life in 1919. Klaus is a depressed young man burdened by history and challenged by the stories that he encourages Yann to revisit and to share.

Chip, a thoughtful chocolate chip is unique in a bag of chocolate chips. His view of the world gets much bigger and slightly scarier when Mother Daisy and her daughter Kit open the bag and Chip starts talking to a nearby Egg. Soon Chip's wonder at the wider world gets scary when he sees what happens to his friend egg and what Kit does to his fellow chocolate chips. With the transformational process of mixing and baking Chip gets turned into a brownie, but that doesn't change his thoughtfulness.

After killing the gang’s leader in Paradise, Cody Anderson is eager to continue his quest to track down and confront Jim Gallahan, the last surviving member of the band gunman that killed his father. However, his horse is too tired to continue the chase, and Cody is forced to board the eastbound stage to follow the fleeing desperado.

Thanks to his daughter’s encouragement, retired soldier John Tyler attends a classic car convention in another state. Lexi tags along for moral and technical support. When Tyler is jailed for a bogus vehicular violation, the weekend gets off to a terrible start. Then, his captors learn who he is...and what he’s done. After he deals with the men sent to kill him, Tyler tries to figure out what’s going on and who wants him dead. He learns some shocking truths about the town where he’s imprisoned and its power brokers. They’ll do anything to keep their corrupt business going.

Abandoned to the streets as a child, enslaved, trained as an assassin, and perhaps destined to become the "Darkborn" the very embodiment of evil itself. Chael thought he had left all that behind when he fled from those who wanted to use him for their own schemes and machinations. He and his loyal companion, the undead wolf Michik, fled to the one place on the continent he thought his past wouldn't dare pursue them. But old ghosts have returned and demons once again stalk the Western Forest.

Midnight on Fireworks Island is Shawshank Redemption, Do The Right Thing and It's a Wonderful Life for middle grade kids. Midnight on Fireworks Island is a hilarious yet deep and compelling tale. It starts simple and funny but when you finish the last chapter your life has changed. This book is Shawshank Redemption in that it is a story of an unbreakable friendship that develops in a dangerous prison/correctional academy. The boys are sent to Rockweiler Correctional Academy, a facility for boys under 18 and too young for the traditional prison system.

It is the mid-22nd century, a time in which humankind has reached a point of no return with respect to the destruction of its habitat on Earth. The only ray of hope is the Human Resiliency Program—a conglomeration of government sponsored efforts to preserve human life until such time as the Earth is able to recover.