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What do you get when you mix a heaping teaspoon of a "Fairy trapped with somewhere to be," a dash of a "Grizzled old man that could return at any moment," and a sprinkle of a "War between a gang of ladybugs and an Irish Wolfhound?" A recipe for a grand ol' time!The fairy, Sidhe, is trapped in a human's den after an untimely run-in with a brick-brained gargoyle on the way to see her sister, Aven, for the last time. With a set of torn wings on her back, and an amateur's grasp on "clever thinking," Sidhe sets out on an adventure to escape, back to the forest, before the sun reaches its apex and she misses her last chance to say "I'm sorry," all the while avoiding an Irish Wolfhound and its master, and maybe, learning a thing or two about herself along the way."The Scurrying Sun" is a fantasy story about overcoming grief with a few laughs on the way. A story, both silly and sentimental, that'll bring a smile to your face and a tear to your eye.When you're the size of two acorns wrapped in a trench coat, even the tiniest of adventures feel enormous.The debut novella of author and illustrator, Zaeem Farooqi.

108 ideas that resonated and were categorized under the pursuit of Truth; the ongoing curations of Dhi, as a follow up to the prior Book Of Dhi Yoga."Being open in acceptance one may realize the Truth, if Truth allows it to.""Do all the ideas that come to us, good or bad, eventually lead us to the Truth?""With balance do I center into the Truth?"

When life feels too big to understand, where do you search for answers?When August Beck is out looking for his missing brother River, the last thing he expects to find is a monolith standing in the cornfield! August is certain the monolith and River's disappearance are connected and that aliens are to blame. But his best friend Tilly Wilson isn't so sure.Tilly is an expert researcher. She has to be in order to run her own community newspaper. Tilly is always chasing down a good story, like her curious neighbor Mr. Starr, who makes art out of trash, but she isn't convinced August's theory is true. She's afraid he's a little too obsessed with aliens and avoiding the hard truth that little River might be gone forever.Together they search for answers and they don't always like the explanations. Tilly learns sometimes it's better to let a story go, and August learns sometimes embracing the unknown yields surprising results. But between the monolith, changes within their own families, and a mysterious voice in the cornfield, both friends have an astonishing summer, one that teaches them to embrace mystery and never stop asking questions.

With an estimated 8 to 10 million Puerto Ricans living outside of the island, it can sometimes be difficult to feel that attachment to their homeland. But no matter where they are in the world, they will loudly tell you that they are Boricua De Cora!Follow Noah, a Puerto Rican kid from New York, and his new friend, Tito, as they fly home to Puerto Rico to explore their rich culture and traditions.A story about distant family, exploring your roots and connecting to home, DE CORA will teach kids valuable lessons about belonging and having pride in their heritage. A well-illustrated and accessible travel tale - Kirkus Reviews

Maria Kvilhuag, known scholar and writer of many non-fiction and fiction titles, reveals her incredible ability to illustrate The Gylfaginning, a story contained in the Prose Edda. Maria's art weaves the story of King Gylfi as he questions three men (High, Just-As-High, and Third) on the history and lore of the Gods. The story explains many of the main parts of Norse Mythology including; creation, destruction, and much more. Fans of Maria's other work will want to add this gorgeously illustrated book to their existing collection.

Great Pack Gathering. Three little words, one mandate that ruined my life. I'm a doctor and a researcher. My pack is small, in a quiet part of central Texas. It's a simple existence, and I like it that way. It's just me and my two besties, living our best single lives. That is, until the mandate comes. Every unmated wolf in the entire world, called to one place. I'm a psi, the weakest designation there is. I can barely shift, and there's no chance of me getting matched¿only humiliated. It can't get worse, until it does. I've barely made it off the bus when I lock eyes with the hottest wolf I've ever seen, and he reeks of power. There's no way he'll be interested in me, a psi wolf who can barely hold her shift. Until my wolf starts acting crazy, my magic goes on the fritz, and I'm suddenly wielding way more power than a lowly psi. Goddess only knows what's going on, but there isn't much time for me to figure it out. Oh, and there's one more little thing. Mr. Hottie McPowerful? He's the prince of the shifter world, and my fated mate, whether he wants to be, or not. ¿¿¿¿¿This new paranormal romance from April L. Moon is perfect for fans of Shannon Mayer and Jaymin Eve. The first book contains a HEA for our main couple. The story arc spans multiple books, but each one contains a new couple and a new romance, while still bringing in familiar faces until our world's problems are solved.

Reckoning 8, edited by Knar Gavin and Waverly SM, engages with the essential toil, struggle, pain, triumph, loss, and persistence of resisting the patriarchofascist, corporate-captured extractive state. May these words and images grant us solace and strength for another year.ContentsArtBreaking Points - Martins Deepsunday in atlanta - Kelsey DayPearls of Wisdom - Kirsty GreenwoodShelton Johnson Calls - Amuri MorrisPoetrysunday in atlanta - Kelsey DayTisha b'Av - Esther Alter Wade - Olumide Manuel A Chanterelle Empress & Porcini Prince at the Precipice of the World - Chanlee LuuRiis Beach - Dina Abdulhadi Climate Injustice - Lovely RajuClimate Crisis in My (Un)known Dream - Lovely RajuCivil Disobedients - Joanna Streetly50% off Venus Fly Traps - Kelsey Dayfear of pipes and shallow water - William O. BalmerData, Land, Scape - Koby OmanskyThat Time My Grandfather Got Lost in the Translations of the Word 'Death' - Oluwatomiwa AjeigbeFictionThe Battle for Florida - David HollowayIn the Year 2067 I Will Be 95 Years Old - Sage TyrtleStill Life - James CatoA Shape that Has No Name - Monica WendelThe Donor - Bernie Jean SchiebelingA Move to a New Country - Dan MusgraveWhere the Water Came From - Jeff HewittWithin the Seed Lives the Fruit - Leah AndelsmithOne with the Ground - Guillermo G. MendozaUna con el suelo - Guillermo G. MendozaIt's in the Blood - Susan Kaye QuinnFixing the System in Tilt Town - Kat MurrayThe Last Great Repair Tech of the American Midwest - Ellis NyeNonfictionEditor's Note - Waverly SMEditor's Note - Knar GavinThe X That Means Both Death and Hope - Ariadne Starling

A love that spans lifetimes. A deadly vendetta. Two fates destined to collide.Forced to say goodbye, Beth and Jonan fight, separately, to stop Amelia's destruction and to hold onto each other. But the mood is changing and people are coming to their side. Will it last, or is it merely an illusion?Twisted, diminished, desperate and dangerous, Amelia hangs on as her personality cult collapses. She wants to punish those who hurt her. But as she lashes out, she damages herself most of all.As Beth and Jonan's soul-family fractures and loyalties shift, Doriel fights to bring the Triad back together. But when disaster strikes, the road back is obliterated. Beth and Jonan have to end Amelia's attacks, protect those they love and stand together at last. If they can't fulfil that destiny, fear will win once and for all.The final instalment in the urban fantasy Starfolk Trilogy about destiny, reincarnation, tarot, and love that lasts lifetimes.

The Greater Good Workbook is an ideal companion for readers of The Greater Good: Social Entrepreneurship for Everyday People Who Want to Change the World. It also contains a detailed curriculum designed to be used by educators that includes detailed learning outcomes, activities and additional tools and resources. The workbook is thoughtfully laid out to encourage aspiring social entrepreneurs to interactively explore their ideas and take deeper dives on multiple aspects of the award-winning book. Think of it as a personal template to take ideas from thought to action.

Éclair is a vibrant and free-spirited sparrow, who spends most of his days singing and begging for scraps of his favorite pastries from patrons at a local bakery. Then, one day, everything changes: lured in by a blueberry muffin, he is captured and brought to live in a cage in a Human Nest. As the days turn into weeks, Éclair and his captor, the Handkerchief Woman, forge an unlikely bond-and he slowly, reluctantly adapts to life away from the open skies. But, just as Éclair has begun to accept, and even embrace his new life, everything changes yet again. Éclair finds himself faced with a choice: to cling to the comfort of captivity or dare to dream of freedom once more. Will Éclair find the courage to spread his wings and soar beyond the confines of his cage?This tender and thought-provoking novel serves as a powerful reminder that even in the face of despair, there is hope, redemption, and the promise of liberation.

Society should agree that growing up was a scam. One giant experiment that failed..When Esha asks for excitement, getting thrown in the deep end of a corporate scandal is not what she meant. Esha More is celebrating her 35th birthday and her quick fix of hair dye and champagne only leaves her with a hangover and more problems. Kane Mittal has been called in as a consultant to manage yet another crisis. Kane has enough women making demands, but after Esha tumbles into his life he can't stop thinking about her. On a mission to save Esha's career and Kane's family business, together they navigate an inept flock of managers while faced with a mounting deadline, their powerful attraction, and a pandora's box of secrets. Join Esha and Kane in their adventurous meet-cute, a workplace romance filled with laughter, and a hefty dose of intrigue.

As flies the shadow, so does life. In Scotland, 1826, Meggy McKessar comes to live and work at John Lovie's Aberdeenshire farm. John's widowed mother is warned Meggy will bring trouble, but she refuses to listen; all she wants is to for the rumours about John's sordid past to be forgotten forever. But when a sudden death casts suspicion on the widow's favourite son, the life she has so desperately tried to preserve threatens to fall apart. Based on a sensational true crime, Three Times Buried is a sinister tale of torn loyalties, secrets, superstition and murder.

The Gates of Hell have opened.The earth is in ruin.The angels have abandoned humanity.Our final hope was created behind the wall.We are Nephilim.We will fight the demons and the Princes of Hell,or we will surrender our last breaths trying.Twenty-one years ago, the world ended.The Gates to Hell opened, unleashing every species of demon and monster known to man, and some yet to be discovered. Aside from a warning about the impending Armageddon a few months before, the angels abandoned humanity, leaving us to hide or die.Spoiler alert: most died. That's the apocalypse for you. It tends to be, shall we say, awful.Humans moved into strongholds built around the globe in an attempt to survive extinction. Within these walls, scientists developed genetically engineered Nephilim--half-human, half-angel--to fight the demons.My name is Zero, and I'm a Nephilim, but I'm a little...odd. Let's start with the little fact I can't stay dead. Shoot me, maim me, dismember me, disembowel me--don't recommend that one personally, it reeks--whatever death you deal me, I'll come back. I also have this thing where I can turn into a Beast and may or may not eat people.Only if they deserve it, though.Howl is the leader of the Wolf Unit, the strongest group of Nephilim humanity has ever seen. Though we were once friends, he and I now despise each other, which is fantastic when I'm finally allowed to join a Unit and fate takes a wicked turn in pairing the stone-cold Wolf Alpha and my stubborn self together on the same team. I guess we'll have to work with each other, and maybe I can figure out what went wrong between us in the first place.Will it be enough by the time the Princes of Hell spring up and start destroying entire cities?For two decades, we've been told that Hellfire is our only hope. We need to find it, or face mass extinction at the hands of the seven fallen angels of legend.But with lies around every turn, mysteries shrouded in half-truths, catastrophic situations being played down on a global scale, and those closest to me being evil in disguise, who can I really trust?We survived the Rise. Now, can we see it through to the Fall?

In the distant future of planet cracking, VR distraction, and corporate greed, grieving private detective Ryoma LeBeau takes what seems to be a simple job on the opulent casino planetoid of Scylla. Captivated by a chance meeting with the cybernetic musician Guin, he finds himself drawn to the smoky anachronistic lounge bar where they perform. But it seems there's a lot more to both Guin and this case and Ryoma can't help but pull at the threads of mystery leading him to the depths of conspiracy and memory.Inspired by Philip K Dick novels and Ghost in the Shell, Synthetic Sea is a cyberpunk noir entwined with queer romance.

Return Home to the GoddessThe Goddess is essential to the heart of all existence. To meet her is to love her and to be embraced by her love in return. Feel her essence and dance her into the wild and free expression of the life force she is. Through the Goddess, you will connect to magic and mystery, engage with love and beauty, and ground yourself in the sacred wholeness of nature. Her feminine face will enchant you, peeking out through history and myth and through contemporary stories from women and men who have encountered her as Anodea Judith and our sacred storytellers share their experiences of the Goddess, including: · a daughter who knows herself to be a holy, sacred woman· a woman who found hope through Quan Yin's medicine of compassion · a woman who received a new Reiki lineage from the Goddess Kali-Maa · a woman who found her feminine soul through her awakened womb· a man who knows Gaea as an immense, loving, living being To learn about the Goddess is to explore a necessary part of ourselves and a missing part of our world. Embody who you are in her diverse aspects as Maiden, Mother, Crone, and Queen. Understand at a deeper level the mythic stories of Demeter, Athena, Lakshmi, Isis, Blodeuwedd, and many others, and learn how they relate to you today. Practice Goddess blessings, meditations, and perform her rituals to come back home to the Goddess once again. GODDESS will help you reclaim your sacred feminine in all her myriad forms!GODDESS: Blessed Reunions with the Feminine Face of the Divine is part of Common Sentience, an uncommon book series that brings the mystical into the mainstream by sharing spiritual wisdom and true, personal stories of the Divine experiences many are having. Look for other books in this exciting series at https://sacredstories.com.

Love and Love's Energy is a love revival. This groundbreaking book brings together the science and psychology of attachment theory in reader friendly language, imagery, application, and self-reflection. Attachment theory is tricky to understand, but love-energy is not. Love-energy is the connection between people, it is our practice of self-love, and it can bring us to wonder about how far-reaching supernatural love is. This book inspires us to refresh love for ourselves, and our relationships with others.But what exactly does this mean for you and your every day life?We are perfectly-imperfect people. Learning to love all of the parts of who we are is transformative and this is the beginning of our love-energy discovery. This book teaches us, through theory as much as through personal story and vivid self-reflection exercises, to love ourselves so we are then better able to give and receive love with others.The space between people is sacred, and the energy of this space is fueled by love.This book is a beautiful and impacting love-energy conversation which naturally lends us to wonder about the origin of love. What is the original source of all love? How do our experiences of human relationships help or hinder our ability to contemplate supernatural love? What is Love's Energy? Even more, is Love's Energy God's love? There is one heart of love and we are all included!Come along and join me. Let's discover Love and Love's Energy together.

Winner of the Ink Book Prize for Fiction (September 2024)A NetGalley Book of the Month (March 2024)An IndieReader Approved and Best Reviewed Book (March 2024)A Reedsy Discovery Featured Recommendation (March 2024)'A sad but uplifting novel about a young couple's immigration struggles and love for their cultural heritage. Eva Asprakis is a gifted writer, and Thirty-Eight Days of Rain deserves attention for its focus on the problems of young-adult émigrés' Alicia Rudnicki for IndieReader'A charming and relatable story that will appeal to readers who enjoy literary and contemporary fiction focusing on women's issues and family dynamics' Kerry K for Reedsy Discovery'An engrossing and fascinating exploration of the complexity of identity and belonging' Polis Loizou, author of A Good Year"What matters more, your place as a daughter or as a mother?"Androulla is twenty-four and newly married when she learns that she is infertile. In a bid for Cypriot citizenship she is undergoing adoption by her stepfather, and wondering if she will have to adopt a child one day herself.As this reality sets in, Androulla's marriage unravels. Between migration departments and doctors' appointments, she must question what it means to be from somewhere, what it means to be a woman and, when an impossible choice presents itself, which of those things means the most to her.

Southern Africa, 1829: Maidei, a sheltered princess, experiences a devastating loss when her uncle leads a brutal attack on her family and takes over the throne of Mwetapa. She is taken captive to be sold into the Atlantic slave trade. Maidei and a fellow captive, Pula, escape with the help of an unlikely ally. The three journey to the beautiful, prosperous Kingdom of Nyagadzi, where Maidei and Pula are hired as palace maids. Maidei experiences love, loss, betrayal, and despair, and her journey takes her from palace maid to a mighty queen. Her life decisions are driven by vengeance until she meets a missionary who introduces her to Jesus. Can she trust that all things work together for good? Will she ever find the love and peace that she longs for?This epic journey is about one woman's drive to avenge her family and reclaim the throne as the rightful heir whose life is transformed by the life-giver.

In a series of genre-blending essays, Entwined tells the story of Alex Alberto's decade-long polyamorous journey towards a new kind of family.

Meet eleven-year-old Dori Lowry, a fifth grader facing a major dilemma - she's the only one without a unique soul mark. While everyone around her flaunts halos of flowers, crystals, and grass, Dori feels like the odd one out. Determined to uncover the truth, she turns to the mysterious Silis Madden, a classmate with an extraordinary mark that's out of this world.But that's not all Dori has to deal with. Her home life takes a wild turn when her mom's new boyfriend, Benjamin, moves in. And when Benjamin's own soul mark triggers a strange event, Dori discovers her newfound ability to see creatures from another realm. As chaos ensues and a mysterious creature infects soul marks, Dori must unravel the secrets of soul marks, the enigmatic Madden family, and the otherworldly forces that threaten to engulf her world.

Two parents lost their only child to drug addiction-their story could save yours from the same fate.As parents, the thought of our children falling into the abyss of drug addiction is a nightmare we all desperately wish to avoid. To be successful, it will take consistent preventive measures that parents never thought would be necessary. Raising your son or daughter to be free of alcohol and other drugs requires parents to shed the optimistic mindset that "my child would never do drugs," and replace it with the more protective mindset of "it could be my child, so I must be vigilant about their activities."Wanting to prevent others from enduring the excruciating agony of watching their son or daughter succumb to drug or alcohol abuse, Mann Spitler wrote Manda's Beast. In a heart-wrenching memoir, he shares Manda's haunting journey into the "beast" of heroin addiction, culminating in her tragic death at age 20 from a self-administered lethal dose. This guide was lovingly crafted with your kids and teens in mind, with the preventive measures he and his wife Phyllis wish they had taken.Protect your child from the abyss of addiction as you discover:The pervasiveness of drug addiction as you read anonymous notes from parents, adolescents, and young adults.The cunning ways our kids funnel money to drug dealers, as revealed through Manda's bank statements.The progression of drug addiction, seen through hospital intake notes. These include nicotine, alcohol, hallucinogens, methamphetamine, and prescription drugs like depressants and narcotics.Behavior associated with street drugs: meaninglessness, secrecy, lying, low self-worth, chaos, purposelessness.How to develop a strong drug prevention plan and follow through with its strategies.The culture of drugs doesn't discriminate by social background, geography, or education. Read Manda's Beast today and find the courage and motivation to deter the influence of drugs and its culture on your son or daughter and help them escape the catastrophic consequences of self-abuse with consciousness altering drugs.

My past was soul-destroying.Annie Holmes: I've spent the last eight years in survival mode, living on a vow I made to myself: Never allow those with money to make me powerless ever again.I'm a warrior. I don't need an unsupportive, uncaring, low-life in my world. I'm better than that. I tackle every challenge thrown at me head-on. My daughter and I are doing just fine, thank you very much. I'm a Trodaiche; a fighter. I protect those who can't defend themselves and bring corrupt politicians, sex traffickers, and criminals to justice. They fall to their knees at my feet and tremble at my power. Called to rescue a runaway becomes far from business as usual: I encounter him. Will Tony be my salvation, or will he leave us both in ruins? Trodaiche is a second-chance romantic suspense set in Edinburgh, Scotland. If you like realistic, gripping romances with kick-ass ex-military heroines, you will love the conclusion of this Scottish, romantic adventure.

You know the tale of Snow White. There's no need to be sold on it. But let me ask you a few somethings. Where did the magic mirror come from? Why doesn't Snow White's father seem to care that his daughter's missing? How did our princess make it through the forest without being attacked by wild animals? Did the evil queen simply forget about the huntsman that fooled her? Ah, yes. You might be one that's only watched the animation. Did you know the queen actually tried and failed to kill Snow White three times? Or that it wasn't a kiss that woke the pale princess? Here, let me tell you about it. Just make sure you're an adult. Much like the original tales that had to be watered down in later editions, this story is not for children.

Aloiki, Prince of the Ragnari tribe, experiences a life he never expected and tries to handle a destiny he was truly born for, regardless if he feels that he is worthy.

It's tough to be a kid. There is a lot to learn in school. You're trying to find your style. You try to find your own way of having fun. In all that growing, you learn to make friends. But for every kid, there is some point when some kids don't want to be your friend. It's hard to understand why. You can't help but wonder what's wrong. They could say that you should change yourself to fit in. But there are some things one can truly not change-for example, your true self. And you know what? A young skunk will learn that who they truly are is a person worth being.The golden-hearted puppy (You) and their sibling (Yo) are playing at the park when they notice a skunk kid crying on the bench. After learning that the other kids were bullying the skunk kid, they both talked with their new friend and encouraged them to be themself.

"Stories that are guaranteed to entertain."-Doubleshot ReviewsR.k. Kombrinck, co-host of Night of the Living Podcast, delivers a collection of short stories to make you dread the empty house across the street; to make you wonder what lurks in the woods behind the park and question the smile of your kind, elderly neighbor.A new employee uncovers his workplace's top-secret supernatural history. A little girl unknowingly invites a sinister creature into her family's home through conversations with her "imaginary" friend. A hellish virus brings a cursed town's populace back from the dead. A boy discovers something far more dangerous than Saint Nick coming down the chimney on Christmas Eve. The disappearance of a couple spurs an investigation into the dark history of monster sightings in that area.In these stories and many others, These Lonely Places takes the world you know, the world of the familiar and mundane, and turns it into a playground of ghosts, demons, harpies, and murderers."A great collection if you are a fan of horror stories with some twists in the tail."-Annette Gisby, author of The Chosen

In Adam in the Garden, AE Hines lyrically examines the thresholds we cross: from childhood to adulthood, youth to old age, from rejection to self-acceptance. Using personal narrative and persona, and with a variety of forms, these poems are rich in both eros and pathos as the poet explores queer love and joy that is hard won. Set in the garden of the body, our fragile earth, and the biblical Eden, these poems conspire to reveal the extraordinary hidden in every moment.

This collection of essays by Paul Preston, the preeminent historian of modern Spain, falls broadly into three parts. The book's title reflects the first three chapters that deal with the hypocrisy and prejudice of British foreign policy towards the Spanish Republic, greatly influenced by the right-wing diplomats Norman King and Sir Henry Chilton. Their attitude contrasts sharply with the selfless humanitarian efforts of medical personnel from across the globe, including many doctors and nurses from Britain, Ireland and Commonwealth countries whose contribution is discussed in the next two chapters. The final two chapters assess the influence on British perceptions of the Spanish Civil War of four prominent 'writer-historians': George Orwell, Herbert Southworth, Burnett Bolloten and Gerald Brenan. Essential reading for anyone interested in finding out more about the background to British attitudes to the Spanish Civil War.