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Princess Elisandra is saved from her impending marriage to the loathsome Count Ransford by Alaric, pirate captain of The Dread. His crew is searching for a mythical treasure, and Elisandra just might be the key to finding it. Despite her worries that she’s traded one horrible fate for another, the ship becomes home and the crew becomes family.

I was 12 the first time I killed a man. After the war, I was driven to the human world by a vengeful leader. My only chance at survival? Run. With the help of a genderfluid shifter, I learned to hide in plain sight and harness the powers within, but my luck soon ran out.

Decades ago, a band of neurally augmented rebels, the Seventy-Seven, and their leader, Arthur Lannius, helped liberate a remote mountain town from the Perpetual Corporation in a great machine war. Eventually defeated, the Seventy-Seven scattered, and Lannius went into exile without a trace...except for a child. When memories of a stranger burst into her mind, Aurora learns she is not an ordinary orphan of the war, but that she is augmented and that her past is more than it seems.

Healing is a hanging offense, and Ena is done risking her neck to watch her patients die. Fleeing a future of blood and death, Ena braves the dark unknown. Life taught her the cruelty of the world. But she never imagined the dangers of her journey. As evil surrounds her, Ena is threatened with a fate worse than the one she escaped. Legends and dark magic stand between her and the future she dreams of. A future that will cost more than pain. When innocent lives depend on her mercy, Ena must face an enemy with the power to set the sky on fire.

Ena never hoped for a peaceful life. She never dreamt she’d become a killer either. Ilbrea: A country mercilessly ruled by the seven Guilds where commoners struggle to survive - no one knows the cost of survival better than illegal healer Ena Ryeland. Ena is offered a life of freedom and a chance to fight the Guilds. But she can’t win the battle alone....

Some battles cannot be won. The time has come to fight. There are no allies left. There is nothing but flames ahead. The end has arrived. Prepare for the final installment in the Ena of Ilbrea series.

Ancient magic lurks in the shadows. The Black Bloods’ home is more magnificent than Ena imagined, and more perilous than the life she fled. The time has come for the Black Bloods to unite against the Guilds, but loyalties born in blood will be tested by fire. And not everyone she loves will survive the flames. As murder and malice surround her, Ena must prove her innocence or risk a fate worse than death. Facing her enemies will test every friendship she has and risk the heart she has won.

Ena has pledged herself to the Black Bloods’ cause, spending months saving children from the grips of the Sorcerers Guild. But freedom demands a steeper price. Following her heart has led Ena through danger and to a sanctuary she never dreamt existed. Surrounded by magic, a future free of blood and pain seem within her grasp. But hope and love have never been a part of her story.

On the night before her Choosing, there were whispers of war in the air. After binding herself to Clarent, Opal is given a grim prophecy of her future. Alone and ostracized from her clan, she finds an unlikely ally in the sorceresses' leader, Joan. Joan is the reason the Sorceress clan wants to attack. She's prophesied to pull Excalibur from its stone. But her clan wants its powers for a darker purpose. They have to band together to stop the Sorceress clan's invasion. Excalibur is on their side, but they’re outnumbered five to one. Can Opal escape this war unscathed?

50 Things to Know About Cuteness by author Lauren Candice Johnstone offers a glimpse into a world where rainbows, emojis, unicorns, cartoons, and childish good looks abound and thrive. Most books on the subject offer in-depth explanations backed by scientific and marketing jargon. Although there's nothing wrong with that, I am simply offering a lighthearted glimpse into this phenomena and, by no means, claim to know it all.

A Prophecy Foretold. A Love Torn Apart. An Ancient Magic Revealed. With her sister safely freed from the evil king Gideon’s clutches and his kingdom in ruins, Aelia can finally begin to heal from her traumatic past and focus on her budding relationship with Tharan. But their peace does not last long. With Gideon and his mage, Erissa in the wind, Aelia and her friends set out to find the infamous Trinity Wells—ancient pools of magic hidden by the goddesses of the Trinity across the continent with the power to bring back the gods of old and destroy the world.

Everyone has the power to make the world a better place, and this must-have middle grade book from Girl Scouts is here to help you start taking action! From finding your passion to getting your friends and community involved, this guide—full of quizzes, journaling prompts, black and white...

There is no light without shadow. There is no love without pain. Loving each other has never been easy for Thomas Collins and Vanessa Clark. Their romance is fueled by passionate nights and fierce jealousy, hot sparks and seemingly insurmountable misunderstandings. After nearly losing each other...