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In 1700s Ireland, the clans are fighting for peace. Healers are being trained, and the doctor who hurt Hope one year earlier has returned to fight for her hand. First, he must prove himself worthy to her uncle and guardian, as well to the little healer herself. Hope is a special young woman with a gift. In her family, when one receives the gift, they lose one of their other senses. For her, it was her hearing. But Hope is special in another way, as well.... Having grown up with a mother who was a "little", Acelin is well-versed in the needs of such a woman.

While everyone else seems to have their futures mapped out, Izzy is paralysed by the thought of making the wrong choice. Noah Park just wants a fresh start. Kicked out of his old school, he's now the new boy with a target on his back, and Ryan seems determined to make his life miserable.

In literary circles of the mid-twentieth century, father and son, Ikbal and Idries Shah, spread seductive accounts of a mystical Middle East. Pitching themselves as the authentic voice of the Muslim world, they penned travelogues and exotic potboilers alongside weighty tomes on Islam and politics.

Growing up as the daughter of one of England's most infamous mafia bosses, my life was always going to be a hot mess. Walking into Castle University, I'm not just another student—I'm the apex predator in a brutal game of power, betrayal, and dangerous lust. Everyone's a player in this savage game I was born into, and as a dark threat looms, tracking my every move, I get closer to four magnetic guys—my current housemates. They call themselves the Kings of Castle.

Ingram asks Dean to go on a promotional tour guaranteed to cement them as a fictional couple in the minds of the public. The money Ingram will make from the tour is the only way that he might keep his head above water. Dean is excited because he’ll get to spend more time with Ingram. Everything goes smoothly until the mobsters blackmailing Ingram turn their attention to Dean. Ingram worries for Dean’s safety, but he is also scared to tell Dean the truth. Can Ingram come clean before they’re both killed?

When someone steals a one-of-a-kind jewelry creation from the madam who runs the Courtesan Hotel, Winter Janvier is on the hook as a suspect. If he can't figure out what really happened, he's toast.

The demons taunted. Feeling imprisoned by the voices in his head, Henry feared he would never be free from their reign. With no regard, he raised the bottle to his lips and relished in the blackness welcoming him like an old friend.

Journey Baral met Pious on a night out and was immediately interested in him, but after only one dance, they had a fight that sent Pious stomping off into a snow-filled night. Days later, a peculiar hunger strikes Journey, and his life quickly runs off the rails. Pious Sturms hexed himself. He didn’t mean it, but a hex is the only explanation for his bad luck. One dark night, Journey, the man Pious has been thinking about nonstop, turns up on his doorstep, and Pious is horrified to realize he hurt Journey, too. Will Pious be able to fix this magical problem before it is too late?

Nick Turner has always been the big, shy, silent type. He's always let his metalwork and blacksmithing skills speak for him. But now, as a widower with two small children to raise in the midst of the eccentric Hawthorne family and a sculpture that needs completing to make the deadline for a national competition, he knows he's in over his head.

The boundaries of order created by the nine baronies during America's apocalyptic aftermath have fallen away to a new wave of transcending chaos. The scion of the Cerberus rebels' fiercest foe has risen from his own ashes—and hijacked the very storehouse of earth's reality. The Ontic Library, buried deep beneath the Pacific Ocean, is the glue holding the fabric of what is real—and what is not—in place. Archivist Brigid Baptiste takes the plunge into the sentient data stream of infinite knowledge to stop a god prince from discovering the knowledge that could destroy the world.

Elaina Cooper’s world was turned upside down on what was supposed to be the happiest day of her life. She was about to marry Henry Daniels, the man of her dreams - or so she thought. Just as she was to walk down the aisle, screams pierced the air. In the days that followed, questions lingered in Elaina’s mind. Why did Henry seem to know so much about what was happening? And why did she feel like he was keeping secrets from her? Henry knew that his haunted past would eventually catch up to him...in more ways than one.

In a world where Fae and Vampire will forever be at odds, a Vampire wins the crown, ruling the Fae Realm for the first time in history. After the execution of the Succubus who attempted to murder the King, her Incubus vows to avenge her, putting a devious plot into action. Breaking Fae law, he creates what he thinks will be the most powerful half-breed known to the Realm, placing him as a pawn to make the King feel the pain of death while living. The Incubus shows patience, waiting for the right moment to strike.

I originally wrote this as a school thesis refuting evolutionary ideology. First written in 2017, this book has been revised, reformatted, and rewritten to improve the quality of the text. The purpose of this book is to shed light on the creationist standpoint and reveal the fallacies embedded in the theory of evolution.

Fourth in the Consulting Magic series, A Flutter of Fae starts the next phase in Alex and Julian's lives. As Guardians of the Charmer's Way and newlywed husbands, they're learning to function together as a household and a part of society. Alex has taken the role of Charmer while Julian is becoming a sought-after Grower, but their busy new life hasn't gotten them out of Alex's previous job—solving murders.

D’Lean, a member of a long-forgotten order of mystical monks, believes something has gone wrong with the Prophecy of Return. The prophecy has indeed been interrupted, plus the king is breeding half-breed abominations for a sinister and vile purpose. Soon D’Lean, a redeemed Balor, and Laurana, the first woman monk in thousands of years, set out to give life to the broken prophecy. Will their bonds of friendship and love be enough to overcome thousands of years of oppression and hate, or will the darkness emerge and destroy the world?

An inspiring and effective collection of strategies for prioritizing what really matters in life In Happiness First: 14 Habits Draining Your Joy (and How to Reclaim It), motivation and personal development expert, Jackson Ogunyemi, delivers an inspiring new discussion of how to achieve happiness...

In 1958, Richard Nixon described Afghanistan as "unconquerable." On August 15, 2021, he was proven right. After twenty years of intervention, US and NATO forces retreated, enabling the Taliban to return to power. Tens of thousands were killed in the long, unwinnable war, and millions more were displaced—leaving the future of Afghanistan hanging in the balance. Leading expert Amin Saikal traces the full story of America's intervention, from 9/11 to the present crisis.

Antiracist movements are more mainstream than ever before. Liberal democracies boast of their policies designed to stamp out racism in all walks of life. Why then is racism still ever-present in our society? This is not an accident, but by design. Capitalism is structured by racism and has...

Venture capitalists manage to raise and invest trillions of dollars despite being wrong most of time through asymmetric bets—where a few big wins outsize losses by factors of 1,000x. In The Super Upside Factor, Daniel Kang draws on his experience as a venture capitalist at Softbank Vision Fund and a Y Combinator-backed founder to adapt asymmetric principles for personal and professional life. He offers a clear framework for maximizing luck and generating outsized returns―what he calls Super Upsides.

The crown weighs heavy on my head, and the Castle University’s ivy-clad walls have become a gilded cage. As the dust settles from betrayal and bloodshed, I stand amidst the wreckage, not just as a mafia heiress, but as the Queen in a game where hearts are for the taking and every move could be a deadly trap. The men I've let into my heart are the pillars of my reign. My strength. My weakness. In a world where loyalty is measured in blood, we stand united, because when the swords are drawn and alliances shatter, it's not just my love I'll fight for.