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After journeying to the land of darkness and defeating the Necromancer, superhuman detective Isabella Espinoza faces danger once again. Now she and Amari must race back to their own world to warn people of the coming danger: a horde of new, terrifying monsters spilling across the portal. These creatures threaten to overwhelm the unprepared people in the nearby settlements just as Isabella’s old nemesis resurfaces. Camilla Arkwright plans to use these new monsters as a way to seize power over the remaining pockets of civilization in the area.

After superhuman detective Isabella Espinoza and smuggler Jack McCrae rescue Amari from a camp of slavers, she presents them a new case. Her own murder. Amari believes she was killed and resurrected by a mysterious figure known only as the Necromancer. As his first success, the Necromancer wants to recapture Amari, and he’ll stop at nothing until he has her.

Maggie Porter lives with her father, the town sheriff, and celebrates what is supposed to be an epic senior year with her best friend, Nancy. However, gang violence and high school drama become the least of their worries when members of the town, including her father, start getting threatening notes written in blood, and the person writing them is dead set on getting revenge. Pandora's box is opened, and lies that were told 40 years ago begin to unravel. And not even the dead can keep chaos from unfolding around them.

After a portal opens to spread darkness and monsters into the world, a bite transforms former Detective Isabella Espinoza into something both more and less than human. Things get worse when she returns home to discover her best friend has been intimidated into doing dangerous research on the creatures that now prowl the darkness.

After being devastated by the Dark Fae, Maeve is forced to continue working for them. Her newfound knowledge causes even more confusion and she’s haunted by nightmares that just might be from her past. But that isn’t her biggest problem. Maeve is left in orc territory and forced to trust two brothers she has an uncanny attraction to, even though they just might be her worst enemy. Along with a beast she should kill — but can’t bring herself to — Maeve’s adventures come to a startling twist when she reaches the kingdom where she was born.

What would it be like to be able to tell any individual's future - everyone except your own? Reene sees it as an opportunity to help people and agrees to accept the legacy from her grandmother. Of course, the true extent of the gift must be kept secret or chance being enslaved and at the will of the government, criminals, or someone with money and power. Besides her best efforts, a mysterious group discovers her gift and decides she can help them attain their goal - one with global consequences.

The first law of the Valkyrie is "Don't fall in love." I messed that one up...big time. I failed my sisters and fell in love with William Johnson. I've watched him for three lifetimes and a little piece of me broke every time I had to let him die. I paid the price for breaking the first law of the Valkyrie. I lost all the memories I had of Will. That's why Sam is keeping tabs on me. She's an ever-present shadow during my time at Mattsfield High. Sam is the perfect Valkyrie. Tall. Beautiful. Heartless.

What if an uncontrollable zombie outbreak took place in a world that contains vampires? In Dominion of the Damned, the vampires seize their chance to overpower humanity, herd them into labor camps, establish blood mills, and prevent the extinction of their only food supply. Hannah Jordan is a human survivor whose sole mission is to stay alive so she can prevent her orphaned baby brother from becoming monster food.

As the town’s medium, Connie Winters is the only person who can see the ghosts who call Mystic Springs home. When young temptress Lola is killed, the dead mayor and the dead sheriff are determined to investigate. Since they’ve never been replaced with live counterparts, they’d better get on with it. But they need Connie’s help. And if Connie’s helping, her sister Sage is going to get involved too - she’s beautiful, slim, and 20 years dead.

The dead man had threatened her with all manner of atrocity, so she didn't feel guilty about checking his body for coin. She should have been watching out for his conjuring partner. Now this runaway girl turned duelist is robbed of her priceless sword. Can she get it back or even survive when she gets caught between the town's greatest swordsman and a powerful sorceress?

Someone is paying a group of complete strangers a handsome amount of money to live together for one week. As they gather at the secluded home in the mountains, they quickly realize they all have very different personalities. As mayhem and mishap ensues, it becomes questionable if the little group can hold it together long enough to collect their reward - without killing each other in the process. All bets are off in this light-hearted and comical journey.

There is a bar on the far side of Olde Country where patrons come to get inspired. While drowning their sorrows in The Blue Lagoon, they witness a performer pull off a feat they had not thought possible.

With Merry Day right around the corner, the folk of Moonvale are preparing for the holiday while hoping to avoid any more magical mishaps—especially because magic has finally returned to the realm, throwing everyone off-kilter. Ciders are flowing, pastries are baking, and gifts are being prepared. But Kizzi brought three elusive dragon eggs to town, and miraculously, they're hatching. Can Kizzi and her best friend Fiella keep the dragons contained and save the town from destruction, or will Merry Day be ruined?

An ancient Aztec vampire roams the modern world in search of vengeance and love in this seductive dark fantasy from the author of The Haunting of Alejandra. “Hauntingly rendered and decadently written, Immortal Pleasures is a surprising and fantastical portrait of one of history’s most...

Women are disproportionately impacted by climate change. In some cases, women make up almost 90 percent of casualties during dangerous climate events, and the majority of those displaced in the aftermath are women. Despite this disparity, women are underrepresented at every level of decision-making about the future of our planet. In Intertwined, writer and wildlife biologist Rebecca Kormos elevates the voices of women working to prevent the climate crisis, weaving together their stories to make a powerful case for why women are essential to changing our current trajectory.

Kizzi is a witch who knows what she wants—she wants to brew the best potions, drink the best ciders, and run her apothecary business without being disturbed by pesky sprites. Tandor, the local orc bartender, spends his days serving ales at Ginger's Pub, yet he can't help but yearn for the sassy green-haired witch that's always guzzling his ciders. When a magical mishap destroys Kizzi's cauldron and doses the entire town with a love potion, Kizzi enlists Tandor's help to find the cure before she misses out on Moonvale's Hallow's Eve celebration—a journey that will bring them closer than ever.

Phoenix detective Veranda Cruz is dead set on taking down the Villalobos crime family, but the ruthlessness of her quarry demands a ruthless edge of her own. Targeted by an increasingly unstable foe, Veranda must protect her family and navigate adversaries within the force while she sets a trap for Bartolo. As the action heats up, Veranda and her new Homicide team - along with an arson investigator who kindles a flame of his own - are all drawn into a deadly gambit.

Certified wealth management advisor and entrepreneur Jennifer Wines delivers an insightful exploration into reimagining and redefining wealth. This book explores the technological advancements and societal shifts that have us considering everything from digital assets to digital community, all of which are organized around values. This new paradigm places a premium on intangible, or invisible, assets represented by 5 principles—money, health, knowledge, time, and relationships—each of which is attainable through your own personal, renewable resources.

Christmas Eve 2005. Eight year old Michelle Harper is the only survivor in a horrific massacre that has left her four siblings decapitated, and her mother slowly dying as her innards ooze out onto the second floor landing, the words Santa Took Them written in blood on the bedroom wall. Ten years later, having been released from a psychiatric hospital for children, Michelle disappears, her uncle and his girlfriend found hacked to death with a knife before being decapitated, the words Santa Took Them once again written in blood on the wall.

When faced with newfound feelings for Theo, the drummer of her band, married young mother Portia must decide whether to follow her heart or question her sanity. Going off her medication feels like waking up for the first time. But could this clarity be harmless daydreaming, or a symptom of something more serious? Portia's husband, a well-respected prosecutor in their small Vermont town, is convinced of the latter. He retaliates, initiating an intervention, claiming that Portia's behavior is proof of her bipolar disorder.