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Even before Lightson could begin to understand how he mysteriously woke up in the strange land of Shreik-Daila, he finds that his life is at risk. As he runs into stranger and more dangerous places by the day, he is also supported by new and unusual friends: a dwarf, a lion-bear, a scholarly worm, and a 150-year-old teenage girl. Together they brave the deadly woods of Zakhirkoot, the one place where the writ of the tyrannical king of this realm, doesn't hold. Scuffling with death itself, the five companions seek an old merchant who might have some answers.

Quinn Bailey has absolutely no interest in sleuthing again any time soon. No way, no how. After her first foray into the dark world of private investigations almost derailed her career, Quinn is intent on staying laser-focused on finally becoming a doctor of audiology. With her big-girl job all lined up and graduation mere weeks away, her plan is just about to pay off. But her best friend, wily, headstrong PI Sloan McKenzie - has other plans.

A dazzling world of wonder and power. Gifts from the game gods for every person. The perfect magic for every user. Seth, a popular streamer, can’t wait to see what this new world has in store. The game boasts algorithms designed to read biometrics and brain patterns to find the perfect magical fit for the user. In fact, the game company is so sure they will always be right that you can’t remake your character. The unthinkable happened. The safeties and the guarantees failed, not just once but apparently only to them.

From New York Times best-selling author Cheryl Bradshaw: A single moment is about to change Sloane Monroe's life forever.... On an early winter morning, college student Shelby McCoy walks the quiet, snowy path back home. A tree branch snaps in the distance. Then another. A man is there with her, following close behind, whispering her name. She looks back, sees him gaining on her, and runs. Who is this man, and why is he carrying a gun?

Grace Ashby wakes to the sound of a horrifying scream. She races down the hallway, finding her mother's lifeless body on the floor in a pool of blood. Her mother's boyfriend, Hugh, is hunched over her. At first glance, it seems Hugh is to blame, but is Hugh really her mother's killer? As revelations about Caroline Ashby's secret life unfold, private detective Sloane Monroe takes the case, but it won't take long to find the killer. He's been watching, carefully tracking her every move. And now, Sloane's own life is in grave danger.

After barely surviving the attack on the Makanuele Rumble, Balt and Alani set out with their friends on a dangerous journey across the island to find a laboratory that might hold the key to learning what truly happened to Balt's grandparents eight years ago. The Summoners will have to battle mutant Jekuas warped and strengthened by their toxic environment, search for a way to repair the mana leak that threatens to plunge Alani into perpetual soulsickness, and avoid the attention of their enemies.

The intrepid crews of the Kogarashi, Bellerophon, and Sagan Explorer have just passed through an alien portal and arrived in a distant star system. With no way home, they're forced to explore a hostile alien world. Have the teams made the worst decisions of their lives? Or will they succeed in finding answers to save themselves and the rest of humanity?

Petra thought working for her old high school was the worst thing that could happen to her—until a magical disease infected her son. Meanwhile, the Barbarians Breakfast Club faces creatures invading their high school and murdering their classmates and principal. Okay, so maybe the latter isn't that bad. The phenomena intensify, and soon, it is not just the high school that's infested with murderous creatures. So, our hapless heroes must seek aid from old allies and enemies.

The Beaverton High School Breakfast Club show up for what they thought would be cleaning the locker room with a toothbrush when the morning goes horribly wrong, and they fall victim to a deadly, dark spell. Some jerkwad moon mage shoves the consciousness of Petra's three-year-old into the body of a musclebound barbarian, and she is transformed into a halfling. The kids get stuck as a cleric, fire mage, and other stalwarts of your typical fantasy gaming party.

Things are finally falling into place. Newly graduated and officially free of mobster drama, Quinn Bailey is on the eve of opening her very own audiology practice. If only pushy city officials, grudging competitors, and mysterious interlopers would leave her alone, her vow to mind her own (literal) business just might’ve worked.

Making bills and earnin' like a baller with l33tskillz4va's crypto fast cash is not what happens in this book! But there are killer trees and bloody arena battles. What more could you want? Except sex. That happens too. It also resolves plot points like certain characters stuck in a painting and what's Petra's mom doin' at that volcano, yo! I mean, I guess there's stuff like personal character growth and human connection and all that warm, squishy stuff. But did I mention sex that happens in this book, and magic, swords, battle axes, battles, and plenty of limbs being chopped off?

There are some places in Teynia none were meant to go, hiding secrets none were meant to find. One unfortunate spring morning, sisters Kali and Kilyn Middlethird stumbled upon such a place and uncovered such a secret. They stood before the Gate, an enchanted barrier left behind by the Álfaerëns long ago to imprison the Spirit, an evil capable of destroying all of Teynia. If only someone had told that to the Middlethird sisters. If only someone had told them about the Gate, they might not have opened it.