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As owner of an occult shop in downtown Salem, Massachusetts, she's accustomed to all things odd and otherworldly. But when a bloody animal sacrifice is left as a warning outside her place of business, the police seem to think Gwen might be the target of some truly evil-doers. Suddenly, her sunny existence is riddled with danger in the form of crazed pagans, rogue employees, and nefarious henchmen. There's only one man who can protect her until the storm passes.

Shelby Hunt has the perfect life, married to the perfect man. At least, that's what anyone would think, looking at her. They couldn't possibly know about the past five years of lonely nights, or the divorce papers still sitting unsigned on her husband's desk, or the shady business practices he's brought home on more than one occasion - often in the form of scary men with loaded guns and briefcases full of laundered cash.

Zoe Bloom has her life figured out. After a childhood spent begging for scraps on Boston street corners, she's clawed her way to a successful career and a safe place to call home. She knows exactly what she needs to survive - a bit of money in the bank, a roof over her head, food on the table. Friends and family are a luxury she can't afford. And forget about frivolous romantic entanglements. She can barely juggle her own problems; she certainly doesn't have time to handle anyone else's crap.

Love is in the air in Serendipity, a collection of stories inspired by romantic tropes and edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer. The secret admirer. The fake relationship. The matchmaker. From stories of first love, unrequited love, love that surprises, love that’s been...

For Delilah Sinclair, catching a man's attention has never been a problem. It's the part that comes later - the happily-ever-after part - that always seems to trip her up. All her friends may be settling down, but this fiery redhead has no intentions of ever being tamed...Until she meets a man just as wild. Luca "Blaze" Buchanan is the best fighter to come out of Boston in years. Men want to be him, women want to be with him, and no one smart ever bets against him.

Phoebe West has been head-over-heels in love with her brother's best friend for as long as she can remember. Not that he's bothered to notice. Despite several mortifying attempts at seduction and a decade's worth of unrequited pining, nothing Phoebe does seems to make any impact on the man she's obsessed over since her bra-stuffing days. She knows that it's time to let him go, though just the thought is nearly enough to shatter her.

The instant #1 Sunday Times bestseller! Discover a world where magic isn’t learned. It’s survived. A gritty and intoxicating epic fantasy romance. Rhya Fleetwood is a healer, an outcast, and like the realm itself—about to die. Or so she thought. When the ruthless Commander Scythe plucks...

Imogen Warner has spent ten years running scared. After a childhood in the spotlight, the clairvoyant left home at fifteen without looking back. In the decade since, she's moved from place to place like a ghost, keeping her head down, her powers hidden, and her name out of the newspapers. Anonymity is no longer an option when she finds herself in Salem, Massachusetts.

Blazing with reawakened magic, a young woman challenges the tides of fate in this highly anticipated sequel to the #1 Sunday Times bestseller The Wind Weaver. Rhya Fleetwood is tired of being a pawn in other people’s wargames. The fledgling wind weaver wants—needs—to master her magic...

Inspired by classic fairy tales, but with a dark and sinister twist, Grim contains short stories from some of the best voices in young adult literature today: Ellen Hopkins, Amanda Hocking, Julie Kagawa, Claudia Gray, Rachel Hawkins, Kimberly Derting, Myra McEntire, Malinda Lo, Sarah Rees-Brennan, Jackson Pearce, Christine Johnson, Jeri Smith Ready, Shaun David Hutchinson, Saundra Mitchell, Sonia Gensler, Tessa Gratton, Jon Skrovron.

Gemma Summers is unlucky in love. She's known it since third grade, when her first crush blew a spitball into her hair, and a decade-long string of bad dates, boring sex, and abysmal morning afters has done nothing to improve her prospects. But when a random radio call-in contest lands her courtside tickets to the hottest playoff game of the season, Gemma's luck may finally be on the upswing, even if it doesn't exactly seem like it when the dreaded Jumbotron kiss cam lands on her and her date.

El miedo a la magia pulula por el reino de Anwyvn, en el que la guerra ha hecho estragos. A los medianos como Rhya Fleetwood se los ejecuta al instante. Sin embargo, la ejecución de Rhya se ve interrumpida gracias a un salvador inesperado, aunque mucho más aterrador que sus supuestos ejecutores: el comandante Scythe, un misterioso mercenario. En las garras de este nuevo enemigo, Rhya se encontrará luchando por su vida en los extremos yermos de las Tierras Septentrionales.

An international best seller ranked number one in six different business and finance categories, Your Dollars, Our Sense is your go-to guide for decoding the essentials of life and money. It makes sense of a variety of topics including credit, saving priorities, investing, home ownership, insurance, marriage, children, retirement, estate planning, and much more.

Three men are trapped in time. One woman could save them all. Historian Lia Carrer has finally returned to southern France, determined to rebuild her life after the death of her husband. But instead of finding solace in the region's quiet hills and medieval ruins, she falls in love with Raoul, a man whose very existence challenges everything she knows about life - and about her husband's death.

Anwyvn, déchiré par la guerre, est en proie à la peur de la magie. Les halflings comme Rhya Fleetwood sont tués à vue. Mais l'exécution de Rhya est interrompue par un sauveur inattendu, bien plus terrifiant que ses tueurs potentiels, le mystérieux et mercenaire commandant Scythe. Entre les griffes de ce nouvel ennemi, Rhya se retrouve à lutter pour sa vie dans les étendues arides des Terres du Nord. Pourtant, plus elle s'éloigne de chez elle, plus elle apprend que rien n'est ce qu'il semble être–ni son redoutable ravisseur, ni le fléau qui ravage son royaume moribond, ni même elle-même.

Niemand darf wissen, dass Rhya ein Halbling ist – halb Fae, halb Mensch. Denn Fae werden in Anwyn gnadenlos verfolgt. Rhya hat ihre spitzen Ohren ihr ganzes Leben versteckt, bis ihr Dorf niedergebrannt und ihr Adoptivvater getötet wurde. Sie kann fliehen, gerät jedoch in die Fänge eines feindlichen Generals. Schnell merkt sie, dass der verschlossene General seine ganz eigene Agenda verfolgt. Er ist desertiert, und inzwischen sind ihnen fast alle Armeen Anwyns auf den Fersen.

Based on extensive research and workplace experience, The Female Vision demonstrates that what women perceive in organizations and beyond that goes unnoticed and unrewarded is exactly what so many companies need to succeed. Helgeson and Johnson delve deeply into the stories of a number of women whose vision improved their companies - although often they had to struggle not only against unresponsive organizations, peers, or others, but also against their own personal fears.

This guide, How to Teach Drama to Kids, will take someone unsure of the main principles of teaching theatre arts to various ages, through the basic categories and components principally considered to be the heart of the study of drama.

This volume features 20 self-identified female authors writing about intersectionality, including women of color, disabled, transgender, and GLB/GSD (Gender and Sexual Diversities). We have curated amazing short fiction, flash fiction, poetry, essays, and art. It's personal, political, and a great listen.

Moderne Cinderella-Story mit einem sexy Bad-Boy-Prinzen. Durch einen unvorhersehbaren Schicksalsschlag findet sich Emilia Lancaster viel zu früh in der Rolle wieder, in der sie sich selbst nie gesehen hat - als Königin von Caerleon. Doch auch wenn sie selbst noch über den Verlust ihres Vaters und den Verrat ihrer engsten Verbündeten trauert, steht sie vor ihrer größten Herausforderung: Sie muss für ihr Volk da sein, ihren Feinden die Stirn bieten und vor allem versuchen, den Mann zu vergessen, der ihr Herz gebrochen hat - Carter Thorne.