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Songs of No Provenance tells the story of Joan Vole, an indie folk singer forever teetering on the edge of fame, who flees New York after committing a shocking sexual act onstage that she fears will doom her career. Joan seeks refuge at a writing camp for teenagers in rural Virginia, where she's forced to question her own toxic relationship to artmaking—and her complicated history with a friend and mentee—while finding new hope in her students and a deepening intimacy with a nonbinary artist and fellow camp staff member.

Someone wants Georgie Brennan dead. And the more she digs for the truth, the fewer people she can trust. Months after her husband, Sean, is killed by a hit-and-run driver, physicist Georgie Brennan discovers he lied to her about where he had been going that day. A cryptic notebook, a missing...

A ritzy steeplechase. A terrible commotion in one of the stalls. A beautiful young horse breeder found dead. Newbie private investigator Miranda Steele knows she shouldn't get involved. But when the dead woman's sister begs her to take the case, Miranda can't resist the powerful need to set things right.

Spiritually Strong is a six-week program designed to help you get in better shape spiritually and physically. As Timothy says, “For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come” (4:8). This book...

Grigori's rebellion has torn the Terran Empire apart. For ten years his army of religious zealots have slowly continued their march across the empire, clawing one world after another away from the throne of Earth. Untold millions have died and there is no end to the war in sight. That is, until the Imperial Ministry of State Security hatches a desperate attempt to end the war once and for all: Send a small team of special forces soldiers to penetrate rebel space and assassinate Grigori.

Vola screwed up. Big time. Thanks to her mistakes during the coup, she's been stripped of her shield and labeled a black paladin, an oathbreaker. But who is she without her shield? The only place she can think to retreat to is the last place she ever wanted to go. Home. Now she's got to find a job in her hometown with her loving and highly supportive parents breathing down her neck, while her party tracks her down and refuses to accept her resignation. The only thing that could make it all better is a chance to bag the bad guy who was responsible for her mistake during the coup.

My name may be Alice, but Wonderland Academy is everything my real life isn't. Who wouldn't want to learn how to ride a jabberwocky, train with a vorpal sword, cast spells using a teacup, or shapeshift into a fairy? As long as no one figures out my real name, I should be fine. The only problem? Aden, the Queen of Hearts' son, is quickly becoming my best friend. And then there's Corbin. Brooding, surly, tattooed, and definitely not my type, I can't stop thinking about him. But Corbin has secrets of his own, and Wonderland and secrets don't mix.

Dr. Lily Robinson is a brilliant physician with an encyclopedic knowledge of all toxins and poisons...and a penchant for stilettos. Then in a sudden twist, the United States government appeals to her patriotism - and her knowledge of how to kill without bloodshed - to rid the world of threats to our nation. Emotionally blunted and flawed, she struggles to move between assassin and healer, yet still able to fulfill her competing objectives. Now asked to assassinate a terrorist threatening New York City, she quickly realizes the Russians have already released a deadly toxin....

Three French hens, two elves, and one Santa Claus make for merry mayhem for Charlie Kingsley and the gang. When Charlie and Pat see an injured Santa on the side of the road in the middle of a snowstorm, of course they had to stop and take him to the hospital. They assumed that would be the end of their good Samaritan duties, until a dead elf is discovered in the same area where they picked up Santa … and Santa has no memory of what happened.

With All Due Respect is a handbook for parents navigating the difficulties of the tween and teen years. Roesner and Hitchcock help parents identify what successful relationships look like and give easy-to-follow lessons in enforcing rules, communicating lovingly, resetting relationships...

Baby Harker next. That’s the warning that was left for me from a grisly murder scene. A promise of what would happen if I fail to stop more abominations from terrorizing London. I thought I knew horror. I thought I knew what to expect from the vampires my family has hunted for generations. But now, it’s no longer about my own safety. My unborn child is marked as the next victim.

I'm a fae without a court, but that suits me just fine. Kind of. For years, I've hidden in my shabby East London flat, working as a private investigator for romantically-scorned supernaturals. The pay? Total rubbish. I'm broke as hell and almost homeless. But I'm stuck in this life. If anyone discovered my dark past, I'd end up dead. But when a serial killer starts picking off London's fae, it seems fate has other plans for me.

The tower is fallen, its residents scattered or dead. A mob of human refugees swarm the city, tossed into a world they haven't seen in years and one Jana knows only from distant memories as a child. The ones who tore down her home would have her flee to safety and abandon her need to find Rhamiel and know what became of him. But the strike against the angels has returned them to their martial ways, and an army is reforming under the banner of Uzziel with the goal of eliminating any threats to the Seraphim forever.

Jessica Avril, the Ice Queen of Eoxion, is one of many Star Force monarchs given new realms when their former ones fell early in the V'kit'no'sat War. Now, the multiple star systems under her guidance lie far from the fighting, while harboring a secret project regarding humanity's future on the orders of Director Davis himself...the creator and head monarch of the Star Force empire who recruited her long ago. But her quiet little realm is soon to see the ravages of the V'kit'no'sat War.

After a decisive battle, the treacherous lieutenant King is finally dead and buried. Having dealt with their most dangerous foe yet the survivors at Fort Detrick must look toward the future. Surrounded on all sides by vast, roaming hordes of zombies and predatory groups of raiders, life has become a daily struggle for survival. With only each other to rely on they have to find a way to reclaim the world from the living and the dead.

After a daring escape, Amy faces a harrowing journey through a post-apocalyptic wasteland in the dead of winter. Pursued by a sadistic killer, she barely makes it out alive. Reunited with Alex at Fort Detrick, she believes the worst is behind her. An audacious rescue attempt leads to disaster. Upon learning the whereabouts of Tara, Saul, and Dylan plan a hasty assault on King's hideout. Defying Nick's orders, they launch the attack only to run into a hail of gunfire. Defeated and demoralized, they retreat back to base forcing Nick to prepare for all-out war.

This short story prequel sets up the world of the Rift Jumpers, the pioneers of interstellar space. Follow the story of Commander Jane Henningsly in her research ship, Dauntless, as she develops the first Faster Than Light (FTL) drive. Her and her crew set the groundwork for mankind's expansion into the void, making us an interstellar species. The future of the Rift Contingent will never be the same with the development of the first Rift Jumper-class vessel in space.

Only months away from their escape from Mace, Esna and Rammak find themselves in the middle of a V'kit'no'sat attack on the Star Force ice world base. Evasion is the second book in the Wayward Trilogy and part of the Star Force Universe.

Jana, Rhamiel, and Thane are on the run, pursued by Suriel and an army of seraphs who've bent their knees in servitude. They thought he was the only threat they faced, and they thought they'd found a way to hide away until her pregnancy was over and the Son could return to the world again. But darker things have come to Earth than Suriel, and the Cherubim are working strange magics from their Hive. Things from Lucifer's Pit are finding their way out of their cage and into the world, and they come whispering about Lucifer himself.

It was Charlie who chose Lily from among all the cats in the shelter. He didn't frown, the way other humans did, when he saw her injured back leg, the legacy of a cruel previous owner. Instead, Charlie insisted on rescuing her. Now Lily wants to do the same for Charlie. She's the only one who's seen the bruises on Charlie's body. If she knew who was hurting him, she'd scratch their eyes out. But she can't fix this by herself. Lily needs to get the rest of the family to focus on Charlie - not easy when they're wrapped up in their own problems.