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Lindi Parker works hard at being human, not an easy task for a snake shifter. She has no desire to search for others like her - until a new case changes everything. When Lindi learns that she she's not the only shapeshifter in the world, she also realizes she might be next on a killer's list.

When Dallas police detective Cami Davis joined the city's vampire unit, she planned to use the job as a stepping-stone to a better position in the department. She didn't know then what she knows now: there's a silent war raging between humans and vampires, and the vampires are winning.

This collection of unabridged, spectacular steampunk speculations includes several classics of the genre. These tales will sweep you away with their amazing automata, daring dirigibles, grinding gears, and scintillating steam as days gone by are infused with tech. In "Smoke City," by Christopher Barzak, a woman comes to terms with the loss of her family to the child labor mills of the city. A doctor tries to cope with a strange plague terrorizing the citizens of London in Jeffrey Ford's "Dr. Lash Remembers."

Clara was born with a veil, and the ability to see into the future. This much she knows. What she doesn't know is what other gifts will be revealed when she turns 18 in a few months. While her grandmother has been diligent in her efforts to prepare her for the inevitable changes to come, Clara can focus on precious little besides the devilishly handsome man she met at her coming out ball.

Imagine stretching a rubber band between the index finger on one hand and the thumb on the other. Now visualize pulling your fingers as far apart as possible. That's it...keep pulling...and pulling...OUCH! Somebody will always get hurt when you do that. That's what I pictured happening upstairs to Margo Martindale's character, Janice Trimble, in her new movie, Scalene. And that's just in the opening minutes.

It's been almost 2,000 years since the mer-shifter Skyla walked the streets of Athens - not since her heart was broken by a human man and she exchanged the land and sky for the ocean depths. Ever since, she has lived in the underwater ruins of Atlantis, studying with the priestesses of the goddess Amphitrite, refining her mermaid powers and ignoring her human half.

Liga lives modestly in her own personal heaven, given to her by natural magic in exchange for her earthly life. Her two daughters, gentle Branza and curious Urdda, grow up in this soft world, protected from the violence, predation, and village prejudice that once harmed their mother. But the real world cannot be denied forever - magicked men and wild bears break down the borders of Liga's refuge. Now, having known heaven, how will these three women survive in a world where beauty and brutality lie side by side?

Este audiolibro, entre el reportaje periodístico y el ensayo divulgativo, habla de crímenes de honor, de abortos clandestinos, de manadas, de matrimonios infantiles, de los castigos a las insumisas, de prostitución y trata, de la ablación femenina. Y también de otras violencias, más sutiles, menos evidentes: de sentencias judiciales, de la exclusión de las mujeres en la Historia, de las vejaciones en la publicidad y en la pornografía, de la brecha salarial o de la sumisión santificada por costumbres y religiones. Es la guerra más larga de la historia. Y aún no ha terminado.

Elena Alvarez is living a cursed life. From the deadly fire she accidentally set as a child to her mother's abandonment and now an unwanted pregnancy, she knows better than most that small actions can have terrible consequences. Yet when her grandmother calls and asks her to watch over the children of a recent widower in a small, isolated town in Colorado, she takes it as a chance to finally organize her life.

Help George discover who the egg belongs in this spring-themed book. Pair this fiction title with its nonfiction companion book, Spring Flowers.

What can you do in the winter? Make a snow hill, snowball, snow fort, snow person, and snow angel. Pair this nonfiction title with its companion fiction book, Snow Clothes.

Maya the dog likes to play at the beach, digging in the sand, running in the waves, and more. Pair this delightful fiction story with its nonfiction companion book, We Like Summer.

Sam and his dog Maya look for the colors of fall. Pair this fiction story with its nonfiction companion book, Fall Leaves.

Milo the dog loves playing with his owner. Listeners will notice forces and motion in action throughout the story. Pair this fiction book with its companion nonfiction title, Push and Pull.

Mia discovers many patterns in nature, from the stripes on a salamander to the lines in a spiderweb. Pair this fiction story with its nonfiction companion book, Nature Has Spots.

A boy and his grandpa make tea, demonstrating the different states of matter. Pair this fiction story with its nonfiction companion title, Changing Water.

What's in George's garden? George sees both living and nonliving things, like dirt, flowers, rocks, bugs, and bees. Pair this fiction story with its companion nonfiction book, Nature Walk.

Help Emily find the perfect pumpkin in this charming story. Pair this fiction tale with its nonfiction companion book, Apple Seeds.

Five turtles enjoy a sunny day by stacking high and then toppling over in their pond. Pair this amusing fiction story with its nonfiction companion book, The Sun Shines Everywhere.

A young boy ventures out after a snowstorm to look at the snow. Pair this charming fiction title with its nonfiction companion book, The Snow Is Fun.