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Written in the aftermath of an accident, terminated engagement, and on the precipice of Frances' early twenties, 'in pursuit of kinder muses' captures the essence of where we come from, who we are, and what inspires us to grow. Spoken through the perspective of four of the nine Ancient Greek muses comes a story of personal growth and revelations on what we allow to fuel our craftsmanship and intrinsic motivation. While grappling with mental and emotional health, as well as personal and familiar relationship struggles, Frances explores the many facets of creative identity, and the innately human ability to grow throughout a lifetime. There is beauty beyond hardship, discovered while tending to softer mediums, where we also so often find life, light, and ourselves.

When the novel opens, Michael Powers, schizophrenic protagonist (and narrator) of the first two novels of the series, has been institutionalized and is undergoing treatment by two psychiatrists. While the psychiatrists unsuccessfully try a variety of treatments, Powers projects his delusions and hallucinations onto them by engaging in complex mind games laden with emotional and psychological manipulations (spurred on by the insidious voices in his mind of God and Goddess). Using subterfuge, he escapes the institution and experiences a number of psychotic episodes while on the run. While he is gone, one of the psychiatrists begins to have hallucinations himself, and dies under mysterious circumstances. Powers is eventually located and returned to the institution where, shortly thereafter, the second psychiatrist also dies from suspicious causes. In both cases, the cause of death is determined to be natural, with no indication of criminal intent. A third treating physician, a specialist, is called in to investigate this extraordinary patient. He also falls under the powerful influence of Michael Powers, and helps him to escape again, only to die in the process. Autopsies have revealed all three deaths to be by natural causes, but the investigating detective believes there is some undetermined culpability on the part of Michael Powers. In an extended cat-and-mouse game, the detective pursues Powers, and himself falls under the strange spell of this schizophrenic, who may be a multiple murderer, or may, indeed, possess powers beyond the understanding of science and common sense. Is Michael Powers a murderer? Are the voices of God and Goddess hallucinations, or real? And should Michael Powers kill himself . . . or kill others?

In the twenty years since Empleheim's return to time, the residents of Castle Hona have settled into a reasonably normal and contented existence, despite their unusual situation. But rumors stir in the surrounding nations, rumors of strange people and strange powers rising from the "cursed" land. As Empleheim's fame grows, Achron must grapple with increasing danger and unpleasant surprises from both sides of the world, as he strives to keep his family and friends safe. Even within the Windslo household, struggles abound as the children, some now in young adulthood, try to comprehend their extraordinary natures. What are the majestic gems truly capable of? How can they avoid disaster? Difficulties without and within press down, blow after blow, and their hopes and dreams may not withstand the strain.

The Beginning Software Engineer's Playbook is a non-fictional guide/handbook for beginner and mid-level software engineers to navigate some of the often-overlooked parts of their career.

In these nineteen stories, authors imagined some of what might be happening under the surface of the waves.

The hardest thing to remember when you are a bank robber is that you look like everybody else. The most important choice I made wasn't to be a bank robber; it just put me on the path to being everything I ever wanted to be.

Knitting is magic.Not ordinary magic, like two sticks and a ball of yarn becoming a sweater. Magic that can trap an enchantress, repair an invisibility cloak, or turn back time.These stories contain werewolves, fairies, the Spindle of Destiny, and way too many cats, and the discovery that maybe yarn has more power than you think.

NICK HUN gives his account of what it was like to serve in combat as an officer with the 5th Special Forces, the 173rd Airborne Brigade, and as a pilot with the 190th Assault Helicopter Company, flying "guns" over the same ground he fought upon wearing a Green Beret. After two tours in Vietnam, he fulfilled the remainder of his thirty-year army career in the Military Police Corps, retiring as a colonel and being appointed Commissioner of Corrections for the State of West Virginia. BUDAPEST TO VIETNAM is his story!

It's time to meet my destiny.Kymaris has everything she needs to bring down the veil between Earth and the Underworld. If she's successful in completing the ritual, Earth will be darkened by evil. Demons will swarm our lands and the human race will be decimated.It's up to me to stop her.My fate is to thwart the prophecy, but I'm not sure what to do. While I may have some gifts, I am still merely a human facing the queen of the Dark Fae who holds unimaginable power.But I have something she doesn't. Something she could never comprehend.I have love. Deep, abiding love which gives me the strength and courage to face down evil. Family, friends, and unexpected allies, who will stand shoulder to shoulder with me against this enemy. Should I fail, they are prepared to go down with me, but only after we have given our all.My sacrifice may destroy everything I am. Fate may require my demise. But if that happens, I will leave this realm without regret, knowing that I have loved and been loved in return.The Rise of Fortune and Fury is book five of the Chronicles of the Stone Veil series and is best enjoyed if read in series order.

Another day, another step closer to Hell on Earth being unleashed.With every piece that falls into place for the queen of the Underworld, Kymaris gains strength and power that will make it more difficult to defeat her when the time comes. It feels as if we're in a desperate race to get just one step ahead of her, but my demise feels closer than it ever has before with still so much to do.The first order of business is to unlock the angelic powers with which I was gifted at birth, and Carrick insists on getting help from my archnemesis to do so. Yes, I have to save the world, but my priority has now become rescuing my sister from the Underworld. While there are many questions still to be answered about my long-lost twin, I know I will not win this battle without her by my side.In the midst of all the doom and gloom, Carrick has become my beacon of shining light. Our connection unimaginable, my heart recognizes his as the other half of its whole. Inexplicable and deeper than one could ever imagine, the love I hold for him is forged by destiny, however ill-fated it may turn out to be. And those are the feelings I must hold close...to keep me going. Because a painful lesson is on the horizon-betrayal never comes from your enemies.A Battle of Blood and Stone is book four of the Chronicles of the Stone Veil series and is best enjoyed if read in series order.

I always knew I was different.From a young age, my mind has been plagued with things only I could see. Some hauntingly beautiful, others completely terrifying. Never knowing if these visions were real or just hallucinations, I learned how to lock them down and ignore them. I learned to take solace in the relative anonymity of city life and find peace in the rainy days my city of Seattle is known for. But just when I think my life is getting on track and my dreams are achievable, a moment of weakness causes me to learn a hard and fast lesson.My entire existence has been a lie.Now I'm faced with a new reality that's as implausible as it is fantastical. Filled with realms and veils, light and dark, fae and daemons, gods and angels-things I don't understand but am forced to acknowledge. It doesn't help that the man teaching me about my unique gifts is the gorgeously handsome Carrick Byrne, one of Seattle's richest and most powerful men. He intimidates, annoys, and intrigues me all at the same time. I don't trust him and yet there's no one else to help me.No longer certain who to put my faith in, what to believe, or how I fit into it all, one revelation is clear...The world as I know it will never be the same again. The Revelation of Light and Dark is book one of the Chronicles of the Stone Veil series and is best enjoyed if read in series order.

Life as I knew it ended the day I accepted my fate.In its place is an existence even the wildest imagination could never fathom. Strange creatures walk among us, plotting our demise, and I've come to find that the fate of our world rests squarely on my shoulders. We're all in danger and I'm trying to figure out how to make it through each day.The key to my survival is a man I can't figure out. As dangerous as the darkest fae, I have no choice but to work with him to stop the prophecy that's foretold to be the ruination of mankind. Carrick Byrne continues to be my only source of information, but he doles it out as he sees fit. He intrigues and scares me in equal measure, yet I can't help but be attracted to him. And the more I discover about him, the more it becomes clear he feels the same. As we travel to Faere in search of answers, we find that every piece of information leads to more questions, that every question leads to a new piece of the puzzle, and that, most importantly, no one can be trusted. The more secrets we uncover, one thing is certain- if we have any chance of saving the world, we have to do it together.A Discovery of Secrets and Fate is book two of the Chronicles of the Stone Veil series and is best enjoyed if read in series order.

In spring 2019, Tucker Atwood and his brother packed their lives into backpacks, found their way down to a far-away lonely Georgia mountaintop, and began walking to Maine. Over the next four months, they traversed the entire Appalachian Trail and had the absolute time of their lives. They met lifelong friends. They climbed over a zillion mountains. They ate dozens of jars' worth of peanut butter. They even hitched a ride on a dump truck with five of their new best friends, all sore and dirty and happy like never before. Join along as Tucker recounts the zany, exhilarating, eye-opening, life-changing trek up the historic spine of America's rugged east coast.