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Cocktales and Nibbles is a collection of 12 stories, ranging from the shortest such as "Lite in the Sky", which was my first story written in 1973, to the lengthy "A Universal Threat", written in 2017.

Since losing his knighthood, Crispin Guest has reinvented himself as an investigator for hire known as the Tracker. But his reputation will once again be put to the test with his latest case. Jacob of Provençal, a Jewish physician at the king's court, is missing a set of documents that he claims contain the power to bring forth a dangerous demon. Meanwhile, it seems a monster has already been unleashed on the city. Vulnerable street children are being abducted and murdered, their mutilated bodies the only clues left behind.

Along the train lines north of New York City, twelve-year-old neighbors Myla and Peter search for the link between Myla’s necklace and the disappearance of Peter’s brother, Randall. Thrown into a world of parkour, graffiti, and diamond-smuggling, Myla and Peter encounter a band of thugs who are after the same thing as Randall. Can Myla and Peter find Randall before it’s too late, and their shared family secrets threaten to destroy them all? Drawing on urban art and local history, Finding Mighty is a mystery that explores the nature of art and the bonds of family.

What happens when a cop decides to take on a lion? Nothing good, I'll tell you that! Officer Bazzar just wants to get on with his life, but there's a lion who won't leave him alone! How is he ever going to get rid of him? Buy now and find out!

The late Civil Rights activist and Congressman John Lewis is the 29th hero in the New York Times bestselling biography series for ages 5 to 9. This book spotlights John Lewis, known for his role in the Civil Rights Movement, having helped organize the March on Washington and the Selma Voting...

Triumph. Tragedy. The empyreal. The infernal. Even the mundane, filtered through the fantastical. Superheroes are, appropriately enough, a sort of super-genre, encompassing all other story types. This YA anthology features thirteen short stories that creatively turn superhero tropes on their head, while still paying homage to the genre that has found fans for more than eight decades. And there will be no mistake—superheroes don’t have to just be generic handsome white dudes.

A small book containing three small stories. Abysmal Accusations: A court case between ex-lovers regarding their claims as to the actions of the other.

Jeff Chase is finding his way as a werewolf in his hometown of Huntington Beach, California, even though he might have screwed up big with the only woman who can help him navigate this new paranormal world...because he MIGHT have fallen for her. Aw, who is he kidding? He DID fall for her, but the girl isn't having it. She doesn't want to be another notch on his bedpost. Not like the girl he boinked, who had just become a werewolf too...and was found dead on the beach.

Former knight Crispin Guest is now known in the streets of medieval London as the Tracker—an investigator who can find anything and anyone. What begins as a straightforward case of murder turns complicated when Crispin realizes that the victim was an important courier in possession of a holy artifact—an object so valuable that its absence could start a war between France and England. Surrounded by possible suspects, Guest will have to use his wiles to navigate both the exclusive halls of King Richard's court and the hardscrabble streets of fourteenth-century London.

Do you like to decipher clues? Join four friends as they try to solve the mystery surrounding the silver statue with eyes that glow like precious rubies. When Jared is compelled to buy the dragon, he and his friends are catapulted into a clue-solving adventure that could ultimately take their lives.

Lucas was barely 10 years old, but he felt more grown-up ever since they declared the coronavirus a global pandemic. Suddenly there were a bunch of new rules he needed to follow. When he heard on the news that stores were running out of toilet paper, he thought it must be the end of the world! Lucas was not incredibly happy with these new rules, but the one that bothered him the most was having to physically distance himself from his friends.

Fiction, poetry, and music come together to create something new: Verb. Original stories and poems you won't find anywhere else, by the best writers in the country, brought to you in an innovative format. Verb is the ancient oral tradition and the venerable literary magazine combined into a fresh new package: the audioquarterly.

Brin's pack leader sends him on a mission; all he has to do is find the only Diar coin left in the world to save his pack from extinction. How hard can that be? Just takes a little focus, right? Right. Until he meets up with a Jarra, a beautiful little lady who's doing some focusing of her own. Jarra's determined to save her sister from the Dead Walkers. To do that all she needs is Brin's Diar coin.

From legendary comedian D.L. Hughley comes a bitingly funny send-up of the Obama years, as “told” by the key political players on both sides of the aisle. What do the Clintons, Republicans, fellow Democrats, and Obama’s own family really think of President Barack Obama? Finally, the truth...

Tinker and inventor Michael Bishop wants nothing more than to leave his painful past behind and focus on his machines. But when his daughter Eva is stricken by the same magical disease that robbed him of his late wife, Michael devotes himself to finding a cure, no matter the cost.

Gregory Flynn is a normal man. A normal man with regrets, at least until he discovers a genie. With this genie, however, he can only wish for things which don't battle the laws of physics and which don't directly affect other people. Stuck at a crossroad, Gregory documents his journey within a diary as he tries to stabilise his life and fight each new problem.

Maya Collins moves to Willow Creek for a fresh start, hoping to focus on her novel. Instead, she meets Luke Bennett, the town’s beloved firefighter, after nearly setting her kitchen on fire. Their relationship begins with teasing and undeniable chemistry, but Maya, guarded by past heartbreak, resists the growing connection between them. Despite her best efforts to avoid Luke, they keep crossing paths. He pushes her to take risks, both in life and love, while she slowly uncovers the depth behind his easygoing nature — especially when she finds letters he wrote to his late firefighter father.

In a quiet town where everyone knows your name, Zoe's thriving restaurant becomes the center of a chilling mystery. When her best friend vanishes without a trace and cryptic threats begin to surface, Zoe is thrust into a dangerous game of secrets, lies, and someone watching from the shadows. With the help of Jeff — a calm, determined man with a protective streak - and his surprisingly intuitive Siamese cat, Noah, Zoe must unravel a mystery that hits far too close to home. As the stakes rise and danger creeps closer, trust is tested, love is kindled, and the truth could shatter everything.

Anne wakes up in a psychiatric hospital with no idea how long she's been there--only that something broke inside her. Days blur into each other in a haze of group therapy sessions, bland meals, and the quiet ache of missing home.

When a rough-around-the-edges hockey player with a soft spot for his Boston Terrier walks into a quirky salon in a small British Columbia town, he meets his match in a sarcastic, no-nonsense New York stylist. Harry Drake is recovering from an injury and dodging questions about his NHL future. Jules Romano is avoiding anything that smells like commitment after a heartbreak that nearly crushed her career. Their first encounter is anything but smooth, but fate—and a dog in a tiny sweater—has other plans.