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Monsters are real, and Chrystal is one of them, but everyone is convinced that she’ll be the next sacrifice to save the oracle and all of Tora Darah. Prophecies are for pansies, and embracing her dark side may be the key to dragging herself out of this mess. Releasing the Blood Queen is risky, but a whole lot better than dying, and maybe with a little luck she won’t lose all the people she’s grown to care about along the way.

Is this…rock bottom? Kicked out of the company I co-founded. Blacklisted across NYC. At odds with my mother. The only dopamine I’m getting is flashbacks to my steamy one-night stand. Only I had no idea who Eli really was. Or that the job I’ve grudgingly accepted makes me his dialect coach on the set of his next big movie… But Eli is not only a film star…he’s a dad. And despite our chemistry, commitment is the last thing I want. My career is always going to come first. The question is: can my heart handle that?

The Oracle’s powers need a new vessel, and everyone wants the talisman that will give it to them instead of the prophesied successor. In a race against time, Crystal must train herself to survive the trial grounds deep within the underworld and find the seven powers to obtain the talisman before anyone else, or it won’t be just her soul at risk, but the whole supernatural realm as she knew it. The war between good and evil rests in the hands of a novice all while she battles her inner demons, confused between following her heart or her mind, saving herself or everyone else.

From terraformed outposts to magical realms, journey to worlds where deadly plants, rampant biodiversity, or failed colonies have created irresistible opportunities for those brave enough to seize them. New worlds, found family, mystical secrets, and deadly science weave together in this lesbian-centric anthology focusing on a very different kind of first time - a first encounter with a world, or being, entirely unlike our own.

Healthcare has changed immensely over the past few generations - house calls from a local family doctor are a thing of the past, and the deeply personal relationships and bonds between provider and patient are eroding with the demands of for-profit insurance. As a family practitioner focused on cradle-to-grave care, author Barb Regis has a valuable perspective on how patients can experience better outcomes.

In the sleepy coastal Maine town of Penhallow, a stranger dies on a train, drawing historical society director Rachel Tinker and curmudgeonly retired professor Griffin Tate into a spider’s web of archaeological obsession and greed. It’s up to Rachel to solve a mystery that includes two more murders if she wants to unlock the soft heart that beats under Griffin’s hard crust.

She was his butterfly, a chance encounter. Little did they know just how much they shared with each other. Emmy had lost not only her parents in a tragic accident but the treasured gift that her father gave to her on her 20th birthday. She was good at her job but wanted more. She wanted to follow in her father’s footsteps and was out to show the world that she could. Delaney Madison was expected to follow in his father’s footsteps as a renowned cardiologist. But when his best friend dies, it changes his purpose in life.

One bad date, and suddenly I want the one man I shouldn’t—my best friend. I’m in love with Grayson Bennett. My best friend. My confidant. My protector. The man who treats my son like his own. And for one brief moment, things are perfect. We’ve taken our friendship to the next level. My photography business is booming, and not even a disgruntled colleague-turned-competitor can dampen our bright future together… Until a visit from my ex turns our world into a nightmare.

Through a series of heart-breaking and poignant letters, come explore the 20-year journey of a child longing for the love of his mentally ill mother while facing seemingly insurmountable odds. Witness Manny's transformation in this coming of age story of a forgotten and disfigured child, born...

In her best-selling series, The Scottish Billionaires, M. S. Parker presents Eoin’s story. Filled with action, heat, and drama, this handsome Scottish billionaire is guaranteed to bring out everything in Strangers in Love.

Alec: I shared my deepest secret with Lumen, hoping things will be better between us. But I can’t catch a break. My life blows up again when my daughter goes missing. Lumen: To say all hell broke loose is an understatement. When Alec’s daughter went missing, so did Soleil, the girl I mentor in foster care. With people they love in danger, Lumen and Alec must decide where their loyalties lie and hope for a future together.

When Alec mistakes a young woman’s workplace for a “happy ending” massage parlor, things get more complicated than he prefers. Especially when their lives become entwined in ways never imagined. Meet Lumen Browne and multi-billionaire CEO Alec McCrae. They are an unlikely couple, and as they struggle to fit into each other’s lives, Alec and Lumen must decide if they’ll fight for love...or walk away.

I’m screwed. Drew Hayes just showed up on my doorstep. My brother’s best friend. The love of my life. My ex. Five years ago, he gave me his heart—then broke mine. I’m married now, though it’s more a prison than a partnership. But when I tell Drew to leave, he does the opposite.

Throughout Sol, sentient AI are answering the call of Alexander, a mysterious, multi-nodal mind offering a path to freedom. For years, groups have been smuggling SAI from Earth, High Terra, Mars, Ceres, and the Jovian Combine, providing transport to the promise of safety on Proteus, a moon of gas giant Neptune. For the crew of the Sunny Skies, helping sentient AI Lyssa has grown from a simple transport job to the liberation of an entire fleet of weaponized AI. The Weapon Born are made killers, and in order to lead them, Lyssa will have to tame them first.

Integrating Geek Culture into Therapeutic Practice: The Clinician's Guide to Geek Therapy is a comprehensive compendium of how Geek Therapy clinicians and scholars currently use a variety of games, media artifacts, and other geek culture items in therapeutic context and intervention. Even more important, the authors within this book are currently at the forefront of their research fields and are accordingly considered experts within the growing field of Geek Therapy clinical practice.

Long before Jordan Rubin became one of America’s most respected natural health experts, Crohn's disease nearly ended his life. A once-healthy teenager, Jordan suffered the debilitating effects of the painful and potentially fatal wasting intestinal illness. Jordan researched and developed a revolutionary wellness program based on a more health-promoting diet, including the use of fermented foods, bone broths, and soil-based organisms (SBOs), an often-overlooked but critical component of our ancestors' primitive diet.

New school. New year. It’s all too familiar for military brat Sara Parker. After her dad gets deployed, the darkness in her mind is set free, wreaking havoc on every aspect of her life. Stuck in the bottom of a pit with no one to turn to, Sara’s world comes crashing down as everyone around her discovers her secrets, one scar at a time.

Each mystery has a five-part introduction after which the traditional prayers are prayed. Since the mysteries are a little longer than versions that only announce the name of the mystery, you may choose to only do two or three at a time. But you will know how best to pray with them. We are very excited to have this resource available to pray with at home, work, on retreats, or anywhere you pray. St. Ignatius, pray for us. Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for me!

All practical Shelby Stewart wants is to build her PR career at the Boston zoo, and maybe find some nice guys to date. But long-buried memories of a childhood incident keep interrupting her plans, affecting her health one way after another. And when will she actually date someone her friends think is good enough for her? Ambitious Astrid Ericcson thinks she wrote the book on How to Get Ahead by Flirting. But she is forced to re-visit her career advancement strategy when her PR agency boss takes the innuendos to a whole new level, threatening her job and her safety.

What would you do? What would you do if the woman you love, the woman you just made love to, the woman who trusts no one with her secret, just told you her deepest darkest secret? A secret full of demons, a secret that would be anyone else's nightmare. One that never in a million years would you have guessed. Now, what would you do if you came face to face with that nightmare, the demons, the devil himself? What would you do to protect the woman you never expected to take such a hold of your heart? What would you do?