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A Yooper’s Tale: Death by Wendigo is a fun, action-packed adventure set in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. It is yarned with real history, real places, Native American lore knit into a fictional story that will keep you turning the pages to keep up with the ride. Enjoy the brief history of the Great Lakes state, the tale of good vs. evil, and life in the Upper Peninsula college town where things may not be all that they seem.

"I loved it!”—Shelby Van Pelt, New York Times bestselling author of Remarkably Bright Creatures “An essential, profound read.” —The Washington Post The right guy, the right place, the wrong time. It’s 1995, and Alex Dean has it all: a spot at Cambridge University next year, the love...

Koni gave up her high station to become Conwenna, a blacksmith’s wife and devoted mother. But duty calls at unexpected times. Sorrows await as Conwenna must become Koni again, or let cruel men come to power.

Bella has the perfect life with her husband Jack and their two children – until the ex who stalked her years ago is released from prison. Now Bella is convinced he’s back to hurt her, and sees him everywhere – but no one else can see that anything is wrong. With her family away for the weekend, Bella determines to leave the past in the past – but she’s about to discover the danger is closer to home than she ever imagined.

Grahme is more powerful and volatile than the Druid Council guessed. His nephew, Figol, is a Sorim, their sworn enemy. When Figol wishes to join the druids, they both are sent on an impossible quest to form a new alliance.

Welcome back to Unsolved: Serial Killers, the fourth volume with 10 more frightening cases of serial killers you’ve never heard of and the victims whose names have long been forgotten. Featuring some of the most shocking and notorious killers that are still possibly out there, prepare to take a journey from continent to continent with terrible crimes that will make your stomach turn, committed with such ferocity and utter disregard for the sanctity of life that it will make you hold on tight to your loved ones.

Grahme has wanted to be a druid for as long as he can remember. Talented but headstrong, he runs afoul of a despotic, mind-controlling mage during his initiation quest. The price of failure is death. Intrigue and distrust have turned the druids against him. Haggard and hunted, he must make impossible sacrifices or lose everything.

On the planet of Entitya, on the rural and medieval island of Sinuatollion, where certain humans and certain animals have telepathic and empathetic bonds, 18-year-old Solange and her foster brother, Leviathan, a fire-breathing, water-swimming dragon, leave their hometown of Gemini to find their individual birth parents. Mesagan, Solange’s uncle who raised both girl and dragon side by side, gives them one clue: a bloodstained stone, which unbeknownst to the adopted siblings is part of an ancient magic sword called the Alicorn.

Fen Morgan, chief investment officer at XelFunds, is a brilliant investor and an insufferable romantic. Living mostly in his head, he accumulates private collections as he wanders alone through fictional mental landscapes crammed with investment theories and shards of poetry. His colleague Grace, meanwhile, desperately tries to make her way through the Neanderthal tribes that occupy the C-suites of Wall Street. Uncertain that there is anything of worth in life beyond her ambition, Grace gambles on an act of betrayal that will determine her survival.

Are you spending your days doing the same thing over and over again, living life on repeat, yet your dreams, ambitions and goals aren't being met? Time to get off your ass and make a change today! We face an ever increasing array of problems that exist in the modern world that previous generations never had to contend with. For some it may be issues with their career, while for others, there may be more personal challenges like weight gain or other health problems.

On a blustery January day in 1952, Mina Kota gives birth to her daughter, Miriam. Mina and her mother, Punita, endeavour to protect Miriam from their business associates and raise her in a loving home in post-war Amsterdam. As she grows to adulthood, Miriam struggles with her identity. She demands that Punita teach her how to read tarot cards and seeks to fulfill their predictions, while pursuing the one thing from which her elders sought to shield her innocence: Sexual desire.

In the fall of 1928, Nicolai Kota leads a Roma caravan into a community in Eastern Germany for the annual fair where they expect to display their talents. When nine-year-old Punita is attacked, the Kota family makes the difficult decision to leave her in the care of a relative. While the caravan resumes its cyclical travels through Europe, Punita remains with Nicolai’s cousin to attend school

A killer strikes on a sail training ship half way across the Atlantic Ocean. Communications with shore have been severed. The killer can be anyone on board. Can Captain John Otter weather the storm, keep his students safe, and find the killer in time?

One night a murder takes place in New Orleans at a French Quarter jazz club. During the investigation, private investigator Luke Jacobs, a former Assistant District Attorney, recognizes that something is not right at the crime scene, which leads to an unusual weapon. Even the "victim" is a mystery until a credit card receipt, rare coin and wine bottle make way into the story.

A terrifying collection of horror and crime noir from the author of Southern Gods and A Lush and Seething Hell. Featuring 10 tales, two never before in print, Murder Ballads and Other Horrific Tales is an exciting glimpse into the dark territories of the human heart. These are coming-of-age stories. Stories of love and loss, grief, and revenge. Survival and redemption. From old gods to malevolent artificial intelligences, vampires to zombies to ghosts, Jacobs exposes our fears and worst imaginings.

A story of war, prejudice, migration, crime, love, and heartbreak. When friends Gerhard and Otto return home, they are broken men. The years pass, and soon war becomes unavoidable yet again. Despite the oppression of serving on the Eastern Front, a light is cast in Paul's direction when he encounters the lovely Ilse-Renata Chemiker. As the war rages, Gerhard worries about his family back home and whether there will be a future for them at all. The Crest is dedicated to those folks who are forced to fight for what they believe in to keep their families and their country safe.

London 2017 - Nick Day harbors a secret and will stop at nothing to guard it. In the lucrative world of finance, Nick finds himself subject to blackmail and desperate to escape his dilemma. Solutions appear scarce, but on reaching his lowest point, he embarks upon a bumpy road of money laundering and murder, and what Nick believes his greatest form of revenge. The cash is stacking up, the body count mounting, but can Nick live with his biggest mistake?

Every village, town, and city has its share of notorious names and infamous families. Ones who seem to capture the headlines and imagination of its inhabitants. On Tyneside, one family name has long been synonymous with controversy and crime for decades, yet their lifelong conflict with the law began over a century ago.

A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD GOLD STANDARD SELECTION! A boy who underestimates his power . . . A girl with a gift long thought lost . . . A Land ready for revolution . . . The heir to the Land should be strong. Fierce. Ruthless. At least, that’s what Beau’s father has been telling him his whole...

A long-time Austinite and journalist’s exploration of the profound movements that have shaped Austin, Texas—charting the shifts within its vibrant music scene, the impact of rapid urbanization, and the challenges of gentrification—ultimately questioning what this city’s transformation...