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On a ruined planet oppressed by eldritch gods, a rebel leader forces his son to become the vessel of a god-killing demon. Caught in a conflict spanning galaxies and millennia, two unlikely allies must decide whether to save the child, their world, or themselves. Ysira Naktis was a human...

In this “riveting, deeply felt and empowering thriller” (Laura Dave) from #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline, who "always delivers the fastest, twistiest reads" (Lisa Jewell), a woman risks her life to help her best friend find justice for a tragic crime. Julia Pritzker loves her new life...

A young widow inherits a mysterious Tuscan estate and finds herself thrust into a dangerous conspiracy—twisty and transportive, this is suspense with a passport. "A compelling thriller with excellent twists!” —Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author One awful night, Julia...

Writer Carrie Colts hopes a move to Montauk will be a rejuvenating change of pace for her family. The last thing she expects to see is her former college roommate on her doorstep. Newly widowed, and with a daughter of her own, Maya would love to reconnect. As a gesture to an old friend in mourning, Carrie extends an invitation to stay. Just for a few days. After all, there are reasons that Carrie and Maya are estranged.

We all know it. Demanding accountability in the workplace is the quickest way to get your employees to start fidgeting nervously and looking at the door. Traditional accountability methods leave leaders frustrated with limited, ineffective tools and leave employees feeling criticized, discouraged, and even disengaged. Using a foundation of neuroscience and human dynamics, Inspiring Accountability in the Workplace brings a much-needed modern approach to inspiring employee engagement, productivity, and results.

Lunch Ladies captures time and place with laugh-out-loud humor and reach-for-a-tissue heartache, as the people of Hanley, Minnesota—living and dead—come together for a community celebration.

Six years after moving to Cottageville and opening Carter's Canine Coiffure, Sarah and her red heeler Australian cattle dog Whiskey discover their elderly neighbor has disappeared and that some people in their town are not who they seem. Whiskey, Sarah, and Sarah's assistant Emily Colt—as well as other townsfolk—embrace being amateur sleuths (and work with local police) to piece together clues to determine what happened to Mrs. Janice Jenkins and why.

All Myth ever wanted was to graduate and work for the trade department. Instead she’s chosen to serve as the personal translator for Crown Prince Arvel. Myth is well versed in trade, economics, and the languages needed to discuss them. Royal families and politics? Not so much. But Prince Arvel needs an elvish translator, and Myth—with her knack for languages and love of books—is the best option.

In this engrossing memoir, Marion Nestle reflects on how she achieved late-in-life success as a leading advocate for healthier and more sustainable diets. Slow Cooked recounts of how she built an unparalleled career at a time when few women worked in the sciences, and how she came to recognize and reveal the enormous influence of the food industry on our dietary choices.

Beatrice Leal’s personal life is complicated between her divorce and her precocious six-year-old. But the job she loves is the one thing she counts on to be straightforward—that is, until her boss’s own divorce prompts a move from NYC back to Ireland. Now Bea’s in Ireland twice a month for work. It’s wreaking havoc on the custody agreement she and her moody ex are sorting out while he lives downstairs in the brownstone they co-own. And to top it off, her company’s new CTO turns out to be the boy who once broke her heart: Jack Sander.

Dyson Blake lies dying on a subway platform thinking she'll be just another statistic. This isn’t how she thought she’d go out. Fang-deep in some helpless man isn’t how she thought she’d wake up. She didn’t think she’d wake up at all, but here she is, sucking someone's life out in a cemetery.

Amanda Walker is not a witch - yet. She's an artist, looking for work - unaware that someone has a desperate need for her, a dark plan that may require Amanda to enter death itself.If she is allowed to live long enough to make the choice.

A Cozy Christmas Mystery Short Story Featuring Sarah Carter and Her Red Heeler, Whiskey When a cherished holiday quilt vanishes from the Cottageville Charity Auction, dog groomer and amateur sleuth Sarah Carter figures it’s just another small-town mix-up—until mysterious quilt squares start...

Gods rule this planet. Demons stalk its canyons while Kings beg for mercy. Can three mere humans rewrite its destiny? The otherworldly religious conflict of Dune, the cosmic strangeness of Gideon the Ninth, and the heart-pounding action of Red Rising converge in this horror-tinged epic science fantasy debut Ysira Naktis was a human sacrifice, marked for death. Unlike the thousands ‘harvested’ each year, though, she did the unthinkable. She survived —and what she brought back with her could change the fate of worlds.

A thrilling mystery packed with adventure, secrets, and high-stakes danger! A boy with a cutting-edge brain implant and a reclusive girl training to be a spy must outsmart school bullies and take on a sinister corporation that’s hacking minds. "Original, exciting, and chock-full of mysteries...

Reader, Writer, and Maker: All three novels of the Daughter of Time series in one book. Speculative fiction with time travel, alien armageddon, metaphysical mysteries, action, adventure, cosmology, cybernetics, religion, and romance!

When owner of Carter’s Canine Coiffure, dog groomer and amateur sleuth Sarah Carter agrees to enter Whiskey, her loyal Australian red heeler cattle dog, in Cottageville’s Halloween Pet Parade, she expects a weekend of wagging tails, pumpkin treats, and charming small-town chaos. What she...

An electrifying and genre-defying memoir charting Lieke Marsman’s unflinching journey through a terminal cancer diagnosis and a raw search for meaning in a world that offers none In 2017, poet and novelist Lieke Marsman was diagnosed with a rare type of bone cancer. After being told her...

Iskra is committed to following the rules—the rules that keep everyone safe. But when a savage outlaw rescues her from a gang of vicious bandits, she discovers that most of what she believes is a lie.

A detective, conspiracy thriller. Some people can’t let go of a grudge. Homicide Detective Sean Trann is learning this the hard way. He made the mistake of interrupting the killing spree of Boston’s most notorious serial killer, Spider. Intent on finishing what he started and infuriated at Sean’s previous involvement, Spider has decided to use those closest to Sean as pieces in his twisted game. Sean is the only one who can stop this executioner, but can he stay professional when his loved ones are on the line?