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Wilson Schlame loves to make Jack Johnson feel like a total loser. And Jack's had it. That's how he ended up down at the beach. In a creepy, old abandoned house. In the dark. Trying to hide from Wilson. But everything is about to change. Because Jack just dug up the coolest book. It's called Flying Lessons. It tells how humans can learn to fly.

Caliburn University isn't like other colleges. Latin is required. Dorms look like castles. And the fencing team never loses a match. It's the kind of place you have to be brilliant to get in, but insane to actually attend. Trust me—I would know. I'm coming to Caliburn to escape—escape my parents, escape the aftermath of my so-called breakdown, but mostly to escape the girl I was. Unstable. Delusional. Dangerous. All I have to do is study hard, achieve everything, and not get in any trouble, and I'll prove I'm not damaged goods. Prove I can pursue my passion without losing my mind.

Rin, guerriera e sciamana, non può dimenticare le atrocità che ha dovuto commettere per salvare il suo popolo. Solo un desiderio la spinge a vivere: non vuole morire prima di essersi vendicata dell'Imperatrice, che ha tradito la sua patria vendendola ai nemici. E l'unico modo per farlo è allearsi con il signore di Lóng, discendente dell'ultimo Imperatore Drago, che vuole conquistare il Nikan, deporre l'Imperatrice e instaurare una repubblica. Così si getta di nuovo nella lotta. Perché in fondo lottare è ciò che sa fare meglio.

When Detective Domenica Kiernan solved the murder of a mayor’s aide—killed by a vampire—she never imagined she’d find herself at the vanguard of the NYPD’s latest special squad: the Supernatural Crimes Unit. Tasked with closing cases involving magic and monsters, the SCU has dealt with a shape-changing domovoy committing assault in Chelsea, the murder of a kappa on City Island, a thieving Taotie in Chinatown—and their latest: two murder victims whose corpses have been liquefied by a powerful spell.

Arthur has one more journey to make. With Coldbrook settled down, he's sent by the town to the capital of the Demon World to present and explain their new inventions in front of the largest audience Arthur has ever seen.

A big part of why I moved to a remote island was to escape my mother. She wants me to get married, settle down, and pop out some grand-trophies. I’m not opposed to the idea, but every time I swipe right, I seem to end up dating hot messes or worse: suspiciously perfect guys. I want a normal guy who loves to snuggle and binge watch TV until we fall asleep in each other’s arms. Is that too much to ask? I hadn’t even finished unpacking before my mom’s housewarming gift was tossed onto my porch—an antique lamp. While checking for damage, I rubbed the lamp, and you’d never guess what came out.

Babel-17, winner of the Nebula Award for best novel of the year, is a fascinating tale of a famous poet bent on deciphering a secret language that is the key to the enemy's deadly force, a task that requires she travel with a splendidly improbable crew to the site of the next attack.

Ricky Beamer is furious when he gets kicked off the school paper, so he decides to play a joke on Tashas, the bossy editor-in-chief. Just a little joke. Harmless, really. After school one day he sticks a message in the paper. "If you're a creep call Tasha after midnight" it reads. But somehow Ricky's message gets messed up. And now he's getting calls! Strange calls from kids who say they are creeps. Creeps with scaly purple skin. And long sharp fangs...

Talented actress Diana and young bishop Alistair, her partner in crime-solving and supernatural sleuthing, face the terrifying curse of the Scottish Play in this witty, creeptastic paranormal mystery from New York Times bestselling British fantasy author Simon R. Green.

Led by the merciless Tempestor Traxel, the Scions of First Eradicant squad drop directly into the fires of a global civil war. Joined by a commissar who personifies the suffering of his past and facing a foe from the darkest days of the Imperium, Traxel's fracturing psyche places the entire world at risk. On Rilis, Traxel will face the foe that broke him. This time, there is no price he will not pay.

For months, I've tried to stop loving her. Begged myself in the darkness of the night as I lay awake, to let her go. So badly, I've wanted to move on from the hurt inside and the love I still cling to, but I can't. Telling myself not to love her is like telling myself to stop breathing. Impossible. Unfathomable. But watching her prepare to marry another man is like a searing knife to the heart that keeps twisting. Beginning a new life in California seemed like the only option, but seeing her while I lie in my hospital bed, I can sense something is amiss.

In Progress Through Struggle, the author shares his extraordinary life story—a journey from humble beginnings on a farm in rural Mississippi to a distinguished career as an electronics technician with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Born into a world of limited opportunities for...

A collection of three full-length adventures for R. Austin Freeman's peerless forensic detective, Dr John Thorndyke.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. An old church, a nervous guide… and a book that should never have been opened. In Canon Alberic’s Scrap-book, M. R. James draws you into a quiet corner of rural France, where a curious English scholar stumbles upon a mysterious manuscript—filled...

You're staring at subpar work. Again. And you're mentally rehearsing the conversation you need to have. Again. The problem isn't that you don't know there's a problem. The problem is finding language that's clear enough to drive change but professional enough to keep you out of HR's office. HR Approved Ways To Tell Employees Anything: Performance & Competence Edition is a practical phrase reference guide for managers facing the conversations nobody trains them for.

Harmony wasn’t broken—she was just tired of life hitting from every direction at once. A cheating partner, a job that slipped through her fingers, and a future that felt more like a question mark than a plan. She wasn’t lost… she just didn’t know which road was finally going to lead somewhere good. Then she met Lord Strong. What started as a simple connection became the turning point she didn’t see coming. He challenged her, steadied her, and pushed her to see herself the way he already did.

On the shores of Mobile, Alabama, in 1824, two boys-James Whitemore, the son of a wealthy plantation owner, and Benjamin Jackson, an enslaved child-forge a rare and forbidden friendship. But when an otherworldly vortex engulfs them, they awaken in a reality where history has been rewritten. In this alternate world, the hierarchy of power has been reversed-black elites rule while whites toil in oppression. James is thrust into servitude on a cotton plantation, struggling to comprehend a life of bondage.

Stay Alive for Me is a true story of unwavering faith, fervent hope, undeniable trust, and miraculous manifestations. It is a book about courage and perseverance in the face of despair and discouragement at a time when what could go wrong does go wrong, a time when health and physical blockages and global stoppages seem to be the new norm, and when lifelong dreams become elusive. During this turbulent period, a man's faith is challenged, and a woman's trust is tested in the spirit of togetherness while their enduring friendship struggles to save the "ship" in their relationship from sinking.

Wie kann man einen Mann mit einem Dolch erstechen, ohne dabei das Zimmer zu betreten, in welchem der Mord stattfand? Da die Polizei im Dunkeln tappt und zudem die Verlobte des Verstorbenen verdächtigt, bittet ihr Vater in seiner Verzweiflung den Meisterdetektiv um Hilfe.

Er ist ein Anführer und Macher. Doch wenn er mit dir zusammen ist, verliert er die Kontrolle. Lorelei arbeitet als Eventmanagerin und liebt ihren Beruf. Als sie ihren neuen Job in einer erfolgreichen Werft antritt, begegnet sie Cassian, dem stellvertretenden CEO. Sofort fühlen die beiden sich stark zueinander hingezogen. Doch es ist in der Werft nicht gerne gesehen, wenn Kollegen etwas miteinander anfangen, und so bleiben sie auf Abstand. Auf einem romantischen Kreuzfahrtschiff kommen sie sich dann doch näher.