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Annulis is a dying world. Nothing can stop the doom all say is coming. Some simply accept it, embracing the end. Others hold to a better future—a way of escape from the dark days ahead. Sarah and her people sojourn the land, searching for a city none have seen, but some believe exists as an escape from these troubling times. Elliott follows an army with a mandate calling for the purging of all that would hinder a glorious global rebirth.

Though Savannah Rose - “Sparrow” to her friends and family - is a gifted ballerina, her real talent is keeping secrets. Schooled in silence by her long-dead mother, Sparrow has always believed that her lifelong creed - “I’m not the kind of girl who tells” - will make her just like everyone else: Normal. Happy. Safe. But in the aftermath of a brutal assault by her seemingly perfect boyfriend Tristan, Sparrow must finally find the courage to confront the ghosts of her past, or lose herself forever....

Sadie doesn’t want a new life; her old one suits her just fine. But times are hard in drought-plagued Missouri, and Daddy thinks they’ll be better off in Texas. It’s tough for Sadie to give up her beloved home for this strange place, where even children clean shrimp at the cannery to help...

A skilled martial artist beyond his years, 15-year-old Sparrow is on a grueling quest in search of a man with golden eyes, when he stumbles into a feud between two rival martial arts academies—one run by the brutish Master Mon, and the other by the wise Master Shin.

In Flight of Sparrows, renowned author R.A. Lingenfelter immerses you in a vivid post-apocalyptic world where strength and courage are the currencies of survival. Follow Willow, our resilient protagonist, as she pushes back against her faction, The Crows, who, in a world gone wild, have become more akin to timid sparrows than the hardened warriors they were meant to be.

Raised in privilege and sworn to the king, Sage Little has spent his life believing the world is divided cleanly between loyalty and treason, nobility and common blood. When he is sent undercover to infiltrate a growing rebellion, he expects to expose criminals and return a hero. Instead, he meets Sparrow. Kind, courageous, and fiercely devoted to her family, Sparrow lives under the weight of unjust laws that strip common people of protection and dignity. As Sage is drawn deeper into her world—and into her heart—everything he has ever believed begins to fracture.

Charlotte was happy living alone since escaping the Sparrow Corporation, but the pull of saving someone like her drew her back into their web. Now safely hidden in Miami, Charlotte must cope with a newly broken Sev and the annoying passenger he'd brought along with them.

Cole Harper is struggling to settle into life in Wounded Sky First Nation. He may have stopped a serial killer, but the trouble is far from over. A creature lurks in the shadows of Blackwood Forest, the health clinic is on lockdown by a mysterious organization, and long-held secrets threaten to bubble to the surface. Can Cole learn the truth about his father's death? Why won't Choch give him a straight answer? Where the heck is Jayne? Oh, and high school sucks.