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Sixteen-year-old Rilla Marseas believes she has a calling to become a healer. Her soul yearns to help people and save lives. Why else would Heaven grant her a singing voice that can heal any ailment? But if the palace discovers her power, she'll be selected for the annual Showcase, where the most beautiful and magically gifted girls in Seracedar Kingdom compete for the chance to enter the emperor's harem. That's the last thing Rilla wants. To avoid such a fate, she hides her power. No matter how the other villagers ridicule her for being worthless and talentless, she suppresses the urge to reveal her powerful voice and prove them wrong. When a palace scout poisons Rilla's auntie and coerces her into revealing her power, she's thrown into the competition. The scout threatens to harm her family if she doesn't win. But Rilla learns there really is no winning. The emperor and empress keep girls with magical powers as pets. In cages. With some help from a handsome, but brooding prince and his mysterious bodyguard, Rilla must outsmart the palace and escape. If she fails, she'll spend the rest of her life as the royal couple's puppet, using her voice to grant them eternal youth.

You imagined the perfect life for your child. But mental illness had other plans.You hate to see your child struggle and always work to solve their problems. But when those problems include addiction, self-harm, psychosis, or alcohol abuse, they need help-and so do you. You don''t have to face this alone.In Broken Open, parenting and family consultant Maureen Towns shares her journey through her teenage kids'' mental illnesses to help parents find freedom in chaos. Part memoir and part guide, Broken Open shows you how to empower your children to reclaim their lives, without losing yourself in the process.In this book, you''ll discover:How to find the right therapy, treatment, or facility your teen actually needs for a successful recovery.Six steps to recognize and stop codependent parenting tendencies to put you and your family on a healthy path forward.Why validation is the key to stronger relationships with your children and how to build better trust.Nine ways to develop compassionate boundaries to honor your emotional and physical health, not your kids'' behavior.How to use self-care strategies to prioritize your own emotions, manage anxiety, and parent with clarity.Filled with rich true stories from a mother who fought to put her family on a sober path, Broken Open is your path back to calm. If you''re losing yourself while supporting a struggling child or unsure how to help without hurting, buy Broken Open today!

Kids, get ready to help your four heroes, the Botanic Hill Detectives, solve another mystery in Eucalyptus Street: Green Curse!In 1945, Isabela de Cordoba''s great-grandfather, the famous silent movie actor Lorenzo de Cordoba, mysteriously hid a legendary, multimillion-dollar emerald somewhere on the family''s sprawling Eucalyptus Street estate. Seventy years later, the gem remains concealed. Nicknamed the "Green Curse," the emerald is blamed for the Southern California familia''s numerous, untimely deaths. On her twenty-first birthday, Isabela receives a secret letter with a cryptic poem. These documents from the long-deceased Lorenzo invite her to hunt for the gemstone. But first, she must decipher the poem''s six stanzas for clues. To assist, Isabela hires her thirteen-year-old neighbors, the four Botanic Hill Detectives-twins Lanny and Lexi Wyatt, and their best friends, Moki Kalani and Rani Kumar. Eerie footsteps inside the mansion, unexplained occurrences in the adjacent cemetery, and the mysterious tenant in the backyard casita challenge them. But they ingeniously make progress on the poem''s meaning with startling discoveries. Sliding wall panels, a secret room, and hidden passages reveal much. The detectives aren''t the only ones looking for the emerald. The perilous race for the de Cordoba treasure is on! 

Kids, ages 9 to 12, get ready to meet your new heroes in the exciting first book of the Botanic Hill Detectives Mysteries series!World-famous Egyptologist Dr. Winston Thornsley died suddenly two months ago in disgrace. His widow, Ida Thornsley, remains convinced her husband was falsely accused of stealing an ancient burial urn he discovered in Egypt last summer, but local and federal law enforcement officers are stumped.Mrs. Thornsley, desperate for answers, calls in her thirteen-year-old neighbors, the Botanic Hill Detectives—twins Lanny and Lexi Wyatt, Moki Kalani, and Rani Kumar. Their exciting mission? To find the urn and its real thief, bring the criminal to justice, and exonerate Dr. Thornsley so his spotless reputation can be restored.A roomful of venomous snakes, the poisoned Egyptian pond, and Dragon Pit Man are just a few of the tests awaiting the four tech-savvy teenagers. As the detectives begin to unravel the sinister plot, the mystery takes a dangerous turn. Answers are at their fingertips—if they can only convince their parents to let them solve the case.

An Amazon Hard-Boiled Mystery #1 Bestseller Boise Montague returns to the Caribbean after his life falls apart. He seeks solitude, but finds murder. To vindicate the reputation of his childhood best friend whose death stings him to the core, he descends into the criminal underworld of a beautiful island. Boise wants answers. He enlists a local reporter to help him dig deeper. With not much left to lose, a bone to pick with the justice system, and a relentless partner, Boise sets out to do what the police would not: solve the murder of Roger Black. He must also struggle to control the darkness within himself that led him home.St. Thomas is a gleaming tropical paradise where murder is as common as sunshine.