My name is Gillian and I have three problems:A fallen tree through the roof of my family's remote island cottage.A sister trying to sell said cottage out from under me.A dead body in the living room. Sadly, it's not my sister's.Actually, make that four problems: my ex, Amanda, just showed up uninvited. Apparently, she's a spy, undercover to investigate the luxury wine auction hosted by my conniving sister.We've got no connection to the mainland and a murderer on the island, so tonight Amanda and I have three missions:Find the killerStay aliveEscape by sunriseActually, make that four missions: Do not fall in love, because apparently Amanda and I are far from over.
Adino has a huge, vivid imagination and often uses it to envision himself working in all the businesses and occupations he finds interesting. Everything from an airplane pilot to an optician to being a principal. Adino wants to do it all. Hopefully his mother, father, and sister can keep up!
A reluctant, aging assassin. An angry dragon hitting puberty. A realm about to go up in flames...Bib the sorcerer fears his marriage is on the rocks. But while the cynical forty-something and his wife attempt to restore her magically erased memories, a powerful magician enspells him with a command to kill a king. And while he wracks his brain for a loophole to avoid committing regicide, a ravenous teenage dragon shows up demanding answers.Using the flame-throwing beast to prop up his waning physical prowess, Bib reluctantly slays the local ruler... and then hunts down the man who forced him into the deed. But traveling across the land with an acne-ridden sidekick has his past life flashing before his eyes in a worrying stream of questionably selfish decisions.
Daniel "Dan" Bluford is the Director of Polar City Single Organism Research Lab Facilities. A business he helped to create. The world's leading architect of sustainable, ecologically conscious products for energy, manufacturing, water treatment, waste management, and environmental clean-up equipment. A company whose mission statement read in part, "Better environment through industry."Unable to stay awake on his drive home after work, the loving husband and father stopped for coffee at a familiar coffee shop. The place was empty, aside from a lone barista. A young woman with a sacred Maori chin tattoo and an infectious smile.Dan decides to stay and drink some of his pick-me-up before heading back on the road. He has a seat and sends a text message to his wife to inform her of his intentions. Toni responds that she understands, adorned with hearts and kisses emoji. Shortly afterward, Dan awakens in a strange hospital room on a distant planet, where he is informed that he is part of an exchange student program between his world and theirs.
A young queer man finds love at a magical clothing shop-and the courage to stand up to the homophobic cops. A witch who makes custom nightmares wonders why all her victims are connected to the Black Panthers-and who she's really working for. A soon-to-be father encounters a mysterious hitchhiker who tries pulling him back to the days of his violent past. A brand-new vampire, freshly hired at the blood bank, delights in her heightened sexual desire and superhuman strength.Cynthia Gómez's debut collection is a magic-soaked love letter to Oakland, brimming with feminist rage. Its twelve stories center ordinary people-Latine, queer, working class-as they wield supernatural powers against oppression, loneliness, and dread.
TO MY READERS: Remember, this is about my life and your life! Our journey! Our choices! Our decisions!Embark on a unique journey through the geographical seasons of life with thoughtful consideration, humor, gratitude, and joy. This book is a testament that challenging early years will not ruin your path, as my life has been a marvelous tapestry of learning and love.Choosing a different path and extending a caring hand to others is not only possible, compatible, and important, but also a source of profound joy. Discover how embracing the twists and turns of life can lead to unexpected joys. Welcome to a narrative that resonates with the beating hearts of those who dance to the rhythm of their own, unique drummers.
Where am I?Who am I?My vision's so blurred I can't see a thing. It's dark. I can tell. Even with my eyes closed, I can feel the oppressive weight of darkness. My throat's as dry as dust. My tongue feels like sandpaper. Tastes like sandpaper. There's a strong antiseptic odor in the air. Something's attached to my chest. Something's attached to my head. What's that blipping noise? My head is killing me. I feel weak, too weak to move. If this is death, the afterlife is not all it's cracked up to be. -- ComaFrom "Case 121" and "Silver Anniversary" to "Coma," "The Last Serious Man," and "Fogbound," Long Journey Home takes the reader on distinctive, eclectic, winding journeys through the astonishing complexities of devotion, relationships, longing, lust, and love with a dash of detective mysteries tossed in for additional spice.
Since the first death, humans have tried to understand it. We have sought answers to what is next. Are our loved ones gone forever? Or do they stand just on the other side of some flimsy, yet seemingly impenetrable membrane, waiting for the bravest of us to reach out?No one may ever truly know until they make the journey themselves, but that hasn't stopped us from telling each other stories, late at night, about the spirits and ghosts and demons who just might share our world, and of those who have been fortunate--or unfortunate--enough to make contact with them.MAKE YOUR PRESENCE KNOWN is an anthology for those who have ever pondered those questions, for those who seek to understand, and for those who enjoy those chilling stories of fiends and friends who speak to us from the other side.
In Dr. Paul Dunion's Family: In Search of Genuine Belonging, readers are taken on a journey to explore the many different ways that love can be derailed within a family dynamic. From the surface-level facade of the Looking Good Family to the emotionally Enmeshed and Estranged Families, Dunion provides insightful guidance on how to identify and break free from toxic patterns that may be holding us back.Through examining childhood roles and family expectations, readers are encouraged to step out of limiting beliefs and find their own path towards a healthy, whole love story. Dunion explores the concept of Enmeshment, where the family unit becomes the primary focus at the expense of individual interests, and the Estranged Family, where independence is valued above all else.But the real power of Family lies in its ability to guide readers towards a more complete understanding of love, one that cherishes both the self and others. With practical advice on how to navigate emotional intimacy and address relational breakdowns, Dunion's work is a profound invitation to find acceptance for where we come from while charting our own path towards individuation.Whether you come from a family that embraces or rejects individuality, Family: In Search of Genuine Belonging is an essential read for anyone looking to create a more authentic, fulfilling life. Dunion's insights and guidance offer a roadmap towards a whole love story that values both deep connections with others and a strong sense of self.
International playboy and owner of a jewelry empire that spreads across three continents, Dmitry Rostoff holds a memory close to this heart that not even his best friend Vlad Albrecht knows. When Dmitry learns the Russian ballerina he had a passionate affair with died in childbirth, bitterness and hate overrule all other emotions.Taking the baby out of Russia is an impossible snarl of red tape, but Dmitry gets his way, even if he leaves a trail of chaos in his wake.Natasha Sokolova planned to turn over the baby to Dmitry then walk away. Instead, she is on a plane to San Francisco with the baby and a cold, emotionless man who makes her heart pound with scorching attraction.The family matriarch and evil to her core Elizabeth Rostoff plots to gain control of the baby, no matter what it costs or who it hurts, and will do anything to make that happen. She blackmails Marie Dubois, the manager of their elite Paris store, to seduce Dmitry. But Marie reneges on the deal when former Special Forces officer Vlad Albrecht storms into her life.Once in America, Natasha finds herself entangled in a sticky web of lies created by the brutally calculating family matriarch. A web that forces Natasha to make a heartbreaking deal with the devil to protect the children-and man-she's come to love.A vicious circle of malicious deceit and heinous acts weave these people into a web they may never unravel.
In Charlee Kate's first adventure, she makes a good friend. In this story, Charlee Kate and her friend Jimmy take a trip to the planet of Saturn. When they get there they meet a Bingledorf, her first alien friend..
Wolf of the Aegean, Book One of the Seafourthe Saga, is a gripping sea story rooted in history. It follows the journey of the Wolf of the Aegean, a passionate freedom fighter and privateer, and his loyal crew as they stand against the might of the Ottoman Empire and, later, the world's great empires.As they sail through the chapters, you'll be immersed in a tale of action, adventure, daring missions, and perilous encounters with historical figures. Amidst the chaos, an unexpected love story unfolds when the Wolf meets his Aphrodite, Lady Lynden Seafourthe of Scotland. Love at first sight becomes a reality in the enchanting Garden of Chateau-Versailles, Paris.But love is never simple, and as the Wolf embarks on a journey to fulfill Lady Seafourthe's contract to Cathay, he discovers that vengeance demands a heavy price. In a world where history unfolds in a cycle of thesis, antithesis, and synthesis, the Wolf's path is paved with challenges and heart-wrenching decisions.
When Avallon awakes in the middle of the night to find the tooth fairy reaching beneath her pillow, she has an important question to ask....Where does the tooth fairy get all that money?!Read along as pediatric dentist David Johnson reveals the answer to a question he's often asked by his patients. Learn some top secret lost-tooth information and take a peek into the magical world of the Tooth Fairy!
from the author: The book is putting my current life in perspective beginning with Covid/Trump/Ukraine war times, looking back through relationships in my life, then forward in metaphysical/philosophical ways to my inevitable end, a sort of dance with death. Full Moon Midnight means it's late and time is running out but there's still light and an awesome beauty in the cycle of life."There is a rare delicacy, a fragility, a soft tenderness in the poemsof Belinda Subraman's FULL MOON MIDNIGHT that is seldomseen in a book of verse. Each poem is a translucent pale yellowpetal on a Texas rainbow cactus flower. But don't be fooled. Belinda Subraman's poems are also lightning and thunder, a storm of words filled with suffering, ecstasy, and release. FULL MOON MIDNIGHT faces the brutal and the mundane and transmutes all the pain into a new book of revelation. FULL MOON MIDNIGHT is an unanticipated but so welcome master work from the brilliant Belinda Subraman."-Ron Whitehead, U.S. National Lifetime Beat Poet Laureate"In this new collection of poems, you can sense how Belinda has evolved and conquered an even more powerful expression. At times her poems are like paintings or photos. Other poems give life to her skills of playing with words, playing with rhythm and rhymes in a skillful manner, yet constantly with something urgent to tell the reader. Some poems are timeless while others delve into the present with its dark and foreboding clouds of war and massmurder. Others are very personal and intense where time and decay have their say. Her poems can be about being alone in the woods as a small child or about a bitter mother being hard on her. But there is no bitterness here, the joy of nature shines through. Although death, as it should, plays its part."-Bengt O Björklund, Swedish Lifetime Beat Poet Laureate"Reading FULL MOON MIDNIGHT by Belinda Subraman is like going on a vast, exciting journey through everything, each topic fully explored by an observant, discerning poet seeking deeper awareness, deeper consciousness, better answers. No subject is left out in this wide-ranging collection. We find insomnia, writer's block, war, mass shooters, activism, abusive mothers, false religion, the earth, meditation, zen, science, death, loss, eternity. Subraman is activist, lover, daughter, wife, historian, aesthetic observer/philosopher. Each poem is a pearl, finely created as in this excerpt from one of my many favorites, Infinite Mollusk: "A chambered nautilus/breathing water/exhibits mastery of life/tentacles sensing/fingers in the waves/pointing nowhere//everywhere//the inclusive mind/is love in action//the mind creates the abyss/the heart crosses it." And again in The Answer: " I see it now in everything I do -/A hazy hint of enlightenment -/In my handwriting, my painting,/The fizzy vibrations -/Atoms dancing infinitely/In the all encompassing unnameable bliss." I am so impressed with this beautiful work by a poet dedicated to words, knowledge, deep understanding. This is the kind of book that makes me realize how much I love poetry. I found myself reading each poem again and again, hoping that, with the poet, I would find some answers. What better experience from a book of poems?" -Susan Ward Mickelberry, author of And Blackberries Grew Wild
Elizabeth Burnett and her retinue set out to find larger-than-life creatures that appear in the chronicles of Magellan's circumnavigation. The explorers are beset with danger and tribulations as they traverse Patagonia in search of the elusive creatures, their arrival presaged by a fateful prophesy. An engaging and suspenseful tale of adventure, of quest and discovery, of encounters with the unknown and what they reveal about the undergirding of our humanity.
Monica Stewart is an irresistibly beautiful black women, who is very successful in the real estate industry in Atlanta. She is a dedicated wife and mother. Her faith is tested when her marriage begins to suffer and her emotional and sexual desires are ignored by her husband. Her world is suddenly turned upside down, after the shattering discovery that she thought would never happen with her marriage. Now, Monica has to make difficult decisions regarding her marriage and her family. Being her first time dealing with neglect by her husband, Monica continues to fight through her pain and desire for her husband's love and touch. What happens to marriages when one partner refuses to give the attention and communication needed? Monica soon finds out and is determined to make her marriage works, for the love of her daughter and the will to make her husband realize that she is a dedicated wife. After a near disaster, Monica meets Kenneth Mann, who is an Atlanta fireman. Their friendship starts to grow and Monica knows that Kenneth has developed feelings for her. Although she is flattered with Kenneth's desire to pursue her, Monica fights to resist the temptation. Will she eventually let Kenneth all the way into her world? Or will her will to stay faithful to her husband keep her faithful? Although Monica finds Kenneth irresistible, she continues to keep her emotions and desires to a distant. Her marriage continues to be the most important part of her life, wanting her husband to return to the man that he once was
He's a hardened ex-criminal. She's a stranger to his world.Adrik Volkov worked hard to wipe the slate clean of his criminal past for his sake and his brother's. Bringing Volkov Industries into the 21st century has taken everything he's got. But it's been worth it. His company's patented mining techniques for harvesting rare earth metals used in electronics and smart tech have made him a billionaire.Instead of breaking legs and taking names, he's attending parties with people he neither likes nor understands. It's all part of his new title. But money can't erase his harsh upbringing. Once a brawler, always a brawler. Those skills come in handy when he sees a woman being accosted at one of the ritzy, booze filled gatherings he must attend.Sofia DiFalco was more than just a damsel in distress. The curvy stranger made his body buzz with desire and his hard heart beat a little faster. From the second he saw her, Adrik wanted only one thing. Sofia in his bed. But after one tantalizing night, she disappears without a trace.He tries to forget her, but she's an obsession, and he just can't let go.
Meshel was a simple yet very smart girl who grew up in third world poverty. Her grandmother was her greatest mentor. Other children saw her as lower-class. The untimely and scandalous death of her father David forced her and her many siblings to grieve in silence. When Meshel got married, she convinced her husband to let her travel to new places, which is how she met a man who embodied her desire for something new.Meanwhile, after the separation of his parents. Lemar was willing to do whatever it took to reunite his parents under the same roof. Despite his efforts, his parents divorced anyway. Now Lemar had to live a new life in a new world. By the time Lemar was in his twenties, he had been married, became a father, and subsequently divorced. His marriage wasn't ideal, and he often felt trapped, it's no wonder that when he and his wife divorced, he felt a new sense of freedom. Lemar met Meshel at a bookstore where they both visited frequently. He adored her take no nonsense personality while she enjoyed his gentle way of handling her. As their relationship blossomed the villains in the room began to rear their ugly heads. Jealousy, hatred, backbiting, and lies were the weapons that began forming against the new couple. However, their refusal to give into the negativity only brings them closer. What they don't realize is the extent these villains would go to destroy their happiness.
As the first day of school draws near, Tomás, a boy with Big Feelings, will soon embark on a new adventure in first grade. A flurry of emotions overwhelms him, causing Tomás to stay in fight or flight mode. With Mama's help, Tomás learns ways to manage his emotions and channel his inner strength. Will Tomás be ready for his first day of school?
Sixteen-year-old Leon Rhaine crafts impossible inventions from bursts of inspiration he can neither remember nor repeat. Few inventions work twice. Most collapse into rubble, or worse, shrapnel and flame. The havoc caused by these psychic scientific breakthroughs threaten his dream enrollment at a prestigious science institute, and the only shot he has at saving his family from a lifetime of debt. Leon is approached by a mysterious man promising to reveal why Leon has become the instrument of creations he does not understand. As he learns more about his gift, he discovers its connection to the appearance of the peculiar and powerful Joanna Harpyr and the nightmarish monsters she hunts. Monsters that herald devastation wherever they appear.Can Leon find a way to stop the coming cataclysmic event in his city, or will he be a pawn in an otherworldly scheme bent on the destruction of the world as he knows it?The answers to these life-altering questions put Leon and his friends on a crash course with an ancient organization that has secretly shaped human history for millennia.
A tightly woven blend of myth, magic, and the ties of a found family.Ghosts that speak in smoke. Spirits with teeth like glass. A parasitic, soul-eating spirit worm has gone into a feeding frenzy, but all the Jong-ro Police Department's violent crimes unit sees is a string of suicides. Except for Kim Han-gil, Seoul's only spirit detective. He's seen this before. He'll do anything to stop another tragedy from happening, even if that means teaming up with Shin Yoonhae, the man Han-gil believes is responsible for the horrifying aftermath of his mother's last exorcism. In their debut novella, Sam Kyung Yoo weaves a tale of mystical proportions that's part crime-thriller, part urban fantasy.
A mysterious inn, hidden away on the western coast of Washington, has asked for help.Avalon, sent to restore the failing reputation of the Refuge on the Moor, carries a secret that could lead to her own destruction. A secret she's kept since birth, and one that the grumpy, short-tempered innkeeper becomes the first to discover.Elden is the unwilling manager of a once great, and magical, hotel-that is failing under his inexperienced hand. When he reluctantly requests the help of a hotel management company, he's introduced to Avalon-someone that has more in common with him than either of them knows.They fight their past and one another, but the pair must learn to work together-not only to save the inn, but to save everyone they love.The Fey Hotel is a slow-burn, forced proximity, portal fantasy romance. Perfect for Gilmore Girls fans and lovers of fairy tales and mythology.This is the first book in a series of standalone fantasy romances, Enchanted with the Enemy. Each book features new characters, but their stories exist in the same world and around the same time.Please see the author's website for a full list of content warnings.www.authorvermilionhbaine.com
Todd Cirillo was born of bastard lineage. He has many books and misdemeanors. His books include; Sucker's Paradise, Burning the Evidence, ROXY, Three For the Road, Kisses From A Straight Razor. He is co-founder and editor of Six Ft. Swells Press, and his poems have appeared in numerous national and international literary journals, magazines and on cocktail napkins everywhere. Articles with his particular take on existence have been featured in various national magazines. Todd lives in New Orleans, Louisiana where he seeks out shiny moments and strange wisdom."Todd Cirillo's new poetry collection DISPOSABLE DARLINGS is a celebration for those beautiful moments of living with no strings attached. Like a true pirate poet, Cirillo's poems pillage the senses with good music, stiff drinks, and even a little romance. Cirillo's strengths are on full display in this collection. Sit back with your favorite drink and enjoy. Welcome to the party."- Jake St. John, author of Lost City Highway"What I love about Todd's poetry is its ability to make me laugh out loud, feel loved or heartbroken or like I've pre-gamed for a party I wasn't invited to but craved to be a part of. Reading DISPOSABLE DARLINGS creates a sensation that these poems happened to me. Todd is abundantly clever in his wordplay and metaphors, without being over the top. This is a book I read over and over again-while at a bar, traveling, in the park, stuck in traffic. Take a moment to read "Useful Poetry," because I strongly suggest you make good use of this book in typical and potentially suggestive ways, because I have, and I love every minute of it."- Linzi Garcia, author of Thank You"Todd Cirillo's work is like that old friend who is always there at the bar to share a drink and some good laughs, and also make you think. It's work that to a certain degree always makes you feel good knowing it aims to entertain without preaching or having a hidden agenda. It's a good jukebox with excellent tunes and where an ice cold beer is waiting before you even take your seat. Todd doesn't speak at you as most so-called modern poets do in that pretentious sense he speaks to you as friend and connects as great writers should. His pages are his truth and he provides a much needed escape in times when that is needed more so than ever. Take the ride. I promise it will always be worth the price of admission."- John Patrick Robbins, Editor In Chief of the Rye Whiskey Review
The Man who Haunts The EvilFrom such horrors like Dracula, The Invisible Man, Phantom of the Opera, even Zombies in Feudal Japan, and UFOs during the American Civil War, one man was there for them all. This collection features ten stories throughout points in history where he was present. From his youth and middle-age, these accounts were his duty and his purpose.His name is Gabriel Kane. A Monster Hunter. A Remnant of the Symbolum Venatores.As a bonus, this book includes Hod: A Symbolum Venatores Story.
I found love. Now, I need to try and keep it. I spent years in the Veil as an invisible cupid. Unable to talk, touch, or love anyone, which made me a little bitter.Now, I have a life...and a bounty on my head. The fae prince wants me dead, and my three gorgeous genfins are arrested. The culling of the Royal Trials is about to begin, but I'm not going to let everything be taken from me without a fight.There's rebellion in the air, a princess who's not all she appears to be, and a lamassu fae who claims to be my mate.Love is getting complicated.But for a cupid, it always is.Author's Note: This is a slow-burn why choose fae-fantasy romcom, where the FMC will end up with multiple mates. It includes explicit language and sexual situations. Intended for audiences 18 years and older. This series is complete.
Regardless of who you are such as common lay person, Yogi, Venerable, Priest or Religious leader, one should harmonize the body and mind to observe the truth as it is. The author, a practicing Buddhist and philosopher will navigate you through words, sentence, each segment in exploring the truth.
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