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“A stupendous full-cast, fully-realized production…Buffered in hilarity, Brown also provides a brilliant exposé of undeniable, inescapable inequity and injustice.” —Booklist (starred review) Written and performed by TikTok star Clare Brown, New Nigeria County is a whip-smart, full-cast...

Walking down the aisle is only the beginning of your story. When spouses get bored, fail to communicate, or struggle to balance parenting and marriage, marriage can feel like an impossible challenge, and spouses think the only solution is to end their story. You are human, and having marital issues is far from uncommon. Rather than feeling like a failure or rushing straight toward divorce, step back and think about what you can do to make things better.

The list of reasons why Lexus Wren is the last girl any guy would be interested in is mercilessly long: Her dad’s in prison for murder, her mom drowns her sorrows every night at Dave’s Dive, and Lexus is just trying to survive the cruelties of high school as a painfully shy bookworm with a bad wardrobe and a collection of nervous habits. Never in a million years did Lexus expect to draw the eyes of two hunky transfer students, Phoenix and Griffin Easton.

A touch of wonder. A flicker of connection. Then, only the Rue stone remained. The Rue was thought to be extinct-until a mysterious guest arrived at the inn. Shrouded in a hood and silence, the stranger asks for a room and nothing more. But for barmaid Janna, his arrival changes everything. What begins as a quiet evening becomes a night of fleeting wonder, flickering power, and something close to connection. But by dawn, he’s gone, and only a strange stone remains. And a question that won’t let Janna rest: Will the Rue return? But only time and the Rue stone will tell.

For sixteen-year-old Amanda Scott, the real competition isn't on the mat. It’s in the space between heartbeats, in the silence before the music starts, in the whisper of doubt that threatens to shatter her focus. The gym may be her sanctuary, but it is also her proving ground, where every move is judged not just by her discerning coach but by the relentless inner critic who asks if she’s perfect enough.

What happens to a young adult woman's life after being kidnapped in broad daylight and waking up in a room with the likeness of a royal suite? Being looked after by the Triad Court—the three most elite vampires of the supernatural community—doesn't seem so bad in the grand scheme of things. However, Jeannie finds herself in a predicament when she goes from living an ordinary, mellow life to a future with three sexy, mysterious men whom she is meant to bear children for.

Sophie lives in a most peculiar cottage at the center of the Forgotten Forest, its inside much larger than its outside. You see, the house must be large, for it holds a great troll as well as a little girl. As one might expect, working for such a creature is rather frightening to a seven-year-old, but the endless expanse of black trees outside is even scarier. She’s afraid to make even the slightest sound, for the troll abhors loud children. He’s not terribly fond of quiet children either - unless they’re in his stew. Sophie’s precious light offers comfort in her darkest moments.

You'd think after solving the mystery of eight missing Specials and reuniting her friends with their family, Lexus could finally settle into her new life as a Catalyst. But the mother she never knew existed has been taken hostage by the one person Lexus should be able to trust, and she can't rest until she finds her. With no leads to follow, Lexus' boyfriends think the search is a lost cause, but Lexus isn't willing to give up yet. When the twins leave the academy to spend time with the parents they thought were dead, their frenemy, Jaxson, is all too happy to take their place.

After years of being an outcast, Lexus finally has a chance to reinvent herself at Magna Virtus Academy, a school for students with special powers. But she never dreamed she'd go from social reject to the star of the school. When Lexus develops a unique ability no one else has, half the students envy her, and the other half are fighting to be her new partner. Add in not one but two hunky boyfriends trying to share her affections, and Lexus is definitely in over her head.

As if lousy parents, a plethora of social inhibitions, and a complicated love triangle weren't enough problems, Lexus Wren just discovered she's a powerful Catalyst, capable of commanding Conduits to do her bidding. Pretty heady stuff for a 15-year-old who can't control her own urge to bite her nails. When another Catalyst invites Lexus and her twin would-be boyfriends to leave behind their new family and enroll in a school for "gifted students" or risk permanent separation, Lexus is forced to make a choice, and she's never been very good at that, either.

Her dad's in prison for murder, her mom drowns her sorrows every night at Dave's Dive, and Lexus is just trying to survive the cruelties of high school as a painfully shy bookworm with a bad wardrobe, and a collection of nervous habits. Never, in a million years, did Lexus expect to draw the eyes of two hunky transfer students, Phoenix and Griffin Easton.

Heather is reluctant to help an unwanted guest solve a missing person's case until she realizes the missing 12-year-old girl and her share a shocking connection. Even with the help of the police and an estranged family member, Heather, who is fast becoming a regular psychic detective, soon finds herself traveling down a dark path filled with dangerous secrets and deadly turns. And in this seemingly unsolvable case, only one thing is certain: Heather finds herself in a dire situation with time running out...

Some things are best left unseen.... Heather Reiner has always felt like an outsider. And she doesn't have a normal afterschool job, either. That's because she's got amazing psychic abilities that help the police, well, mostly Detective Tanner, track down dangerous criminals. Heather has no choice but to embrace her gift of second sight when her visions take a dangerous turn by revealing a government corruption. And if that weren't bad enough, Heather learns that a local college student is missing, too.

In Stories of Children Lost, the parent authors give voice to grieving parents who have endured the unimaginable loss of a child. Through intimate first-hand accounts, the parents illuminate the profound grief, resilience, and love of mothers and fathers struggling in the aftermath of tragedy. From the heart-wrenching pain of loss to the slow journey of healing, this book provides a window into the lives of parents searching for meaning and hope after the death of their beloved child.

Chicago, 1920s: Movie starlet Silver Dollar Tabor's glittering life shatters after a brutal attack awakens a hidden self. Plunging into the city's dangerous underworld of burlesque speakeasies, she blurs the lines between ambition and destruction, testing her love for screenwriter Carl. This Jazz Age, Prohibition-era tale explores the dark side of fame and the fragility of identity.

Four shipwrecked divers, one mermaid princess who longs for the freedom to choose...or not. Destined to marry the gorgeous, high-ranking Kai and inherit the throne from her grandfather, Princess Coral is the envy of every mermaid in the shoal. But all she really wants is the freedom to decide her own fate. When Coral runs away from her own wedding and escapes to the land, she knows the clock is ticking. She has five days before her human body will succumb to the curse that binds mermaids to the sea. Overwhelmed by the harshness of a deserted island, Coral is ready to accept her fate.