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Sorting through the piles left behind by a grandmother who was both a stage magician and a hoarder, Persephone Aim finds a magical artifact from World War II that has shaped her family history. Faced with her mother’s desperate attempt to take the artifact for herself, Persephone must decide whether to hold onto the past or use it to reshape her future.

He traveled to hell, danced with the devil, and made it back to her, but his toughest challenge is still ahead: getting her to marry him.

I'm a billionaire, not a security expert, but even I know my all-American girlfriend taking me down in one smooth move and speaking fluent Russian is suspicious. The worst part? I don't seem to care when I've got her alone, up against the wall with my hand fisted in her hair. Then there's the little matter of the two gun-toting Russians after us. I guess this is what I should expect for owing my Navy SEAL buddy Zane a favor.

She was the girl next door. Too young. Too tempting. Too off limits. Ten years later, she’s all grown up and all woman. He steered clear of her then. But now? Now is a different story entirely.... Ten years ago, the hot but cocky Navy SEAL went from ignoring her, to kissing her, to rejecting her. Now the last thing she wants is his help, even if he is willing and uniquely qualified to give it. And she really doesn’t want to want him.... An all-new SEALs in Paradise steamy standalone enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy.

Give Rick a clear enemy he can capture or kill and he’s good. But in La La Land, nothing is simple or what it seems. LA is driving a wedge between Rick and the one woman he loves: actress Sierra Cox. Or, maybe, it’s less LA and more Sierra’s co-star - pretty boy Jamey Garret. When Rick finally loses his cool and uses his fist to make Jamey a little less pretty, the shit really hits the fan, personally and professionally, and he has to call in his old SEAL teammates for help.

In 1939, a B-grade movie actor, a Burmese cult priestess, and a renegade Nazi on the run are thrown together in a worldwide pursuit of a strange green stone with mystic powers.

Arelius was praised for his gift of speed, and it went straight to his head! Find out what happened when he decided, “I don’t need anyone. I don’t need anything...” This is a tale with morals for all to ponder.

When you work together, things come out much better! What will it take to get the students from room 8B to get along? A patient, kind teacher? An art project suggested by a friend? Someone who desperately had to try? Find out how the students discover that if they work together beautiful things can happen. This is a book with mayhem, lessons, and will keep children listening!

When countryboy Teo arrives in the coastal city of Tabat, he finds it a hostile place, particularly to a boy hiding an enormous secret. It’s also a city in turmoil, thanks to an ancient accord to change governments and the rising demands of Beasts, the Unicorns, Dryads, Minotaurs, and other magical creature on whose labor and bodies Tabat depends. And worst of all, it’s a city dedicated to killing Shifters, the race whose blood Teo bears. When his fate becomes woven with that of Tabat’s most famous gladiator, Bella Kanto, his existence becomes even more imperiled.

He's a Navy SEAL. She's his sister's annoying best friend...and now she's missing. In Tijuana. And he has to find her. During his leave. When he does, things get wild - and not just from the chemistry they’ve been trying to ignore for more than a decade. What happens in Tijuana...might just kill you.

The only easy day was yesterday and no one knows that better than Lieutenant Commander Silas Branson. He may have taken several kicks to the gut but once a SEAL always a SEAL. He's never backed down from a hard fight and he doesn't intend to start now. Silas lost the love of his life when the death of their son left him and his marriage broken, but now he's back to fight for what's his. Maggie was his woman. As far as he is concerned, she still is. When her life is threatened he'll move heaven and hell to protect their future together.

The Norman Conquest of England was that series of events during the latter part of the 11th century by which a Norman Duke was set on the throne of England, and was enabled to hand down the crown of England to his descendants. The Norman Conquest of England means a great deal more than the mere transfer of the crown from one prince or one family to another. It means a great number of changes of all kinds which have made the history and state of England ever since very different from what they would have been if the Norman Conquest had never happened.

The Shadow over Innsmouth is a horror novella by American author H.P. Lovecraft, written in November-December 1931. It forms part of the Cthulhu Mythos, using its motif of a malign undersea civilization, and references several shared elements of the mythos, including place names, mythical creatures, and invocations.

Behind the Mask is a multi-author collection with stories by award-winning authors Kelly Link, Cat Rambo, Carrie Vaughn, Seanan McGuire, Lavie Tidhar, Sarah Pinsker, Keith Rosson, Kate Marshall, Chris Large, and others. It is partially a prose nod to the comic world - the bombast, the larger-than-life, the save-the-worlds and the calls-to-adventure. But it’s also a spotlight on the more intimate side of the genre. The hopes and dreams of our cape-clad heroes. The regrets and longings of our cowled villains. That poignant, solitary view of the world that can be experienced only from behind the mask.

Enhanced with an exciting personal colloquy, Reviews by Cat Ellington: The Complete Anthology, Vol. 1 has its adroit wordsmith evaluating several of those written works produced by some of the most renowned names in both fiction and nonfiction literature, including Iceberg Slim, Stephen King, John Grisham, Jackie Collins, Donald Goines, and more.

I may be the rising dark star of Chicago’s criminal underworld, but I’ve been warned, and I have one chance to make things right, flying halfway around the world to do it. Until one hot AF heiress gets in my way with an unforgettable kiss and a blast of gunfire, hurling us both into the eye of a Mediterranean hurricane, snaring us in the ultimate high stakes games. Our impulsive escape to a Greek island exposes cruel lies, sour truths, explosive passion…and bares our bitter souls. I was always told that actions speak louder than words, and Adriana proved it to me.

In the early 18th century, 80 years prior to revolution, France went wild for stocks and bonds. Mechanics dropped their tools and tradesmen closed their shops. There was but one profession, one employment, one occupation for persons of all ranks, from peasant to prince. And that profession was speculating in stocks. This is the story of John Law, the adventurous Scotsman played chance against an entire nation.

An unabridged audio collection spotlighting the "best of the best" science fiction stories published in 2016 by current and emerging masters of the genre, edited by Allan Kaster, as narrated by top voice talents.

Are your kids curious about difficult concepts such as "what is fire"? This book will help give your child an easy to understand answer and avoid the dreaded barrage of "Why?" with a fun, exciting, and easy to follow adventure. We call them science-based fairy tales, or more affectionately, 21st century fairy tales. Follow along with the story and pick up some unconventional tips and secret methods on how to explain difficult concepts to young children.

Is lasting love on the menu? Hotelier Harper Fontaine only wants one thing in life: to take over her family's business empire. And she won't let celebrity chef Ashton Croft screw up the new restaurant in her Vegas showcase. Getting the adventurer to meet deadlines is hard enough, but turning down the flame on their uncontrollable chemistry soon proves impossible! Ashton has traveled the world but has never encountered a delicacy as delicious as Harper.