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The Land of Five is being systematically torn apart by war, and witch Lilith Lace has a number of problems. First - having been captured in the Battle of Ignis by the Elemental Coven, she's now being held - well, she really has no idea where, so getting back home again is going to be hard, if not outright impossible.

Return to the Hissing Booth Chronicles and brace yourself for a harrowing adventure, where senile witches, tweenaged werewolves, and dieting vampires set the stage for a Thanksgiving holiday like no other. As the morning unfolds with magic muffins and undead turkeys, seasoned soothsayer Journi McCutcheon is unfazed. She makes a living off weird, after all. But when a body is discovered with a litter of comatose kittens, her visions reveal the fate of the world rests in their tiny paws.

On a small, isolated island, in a reclusive forest, lives bandit leader Marani and her brother Jacks. With their outlaw band they rob from the rich to feed themselves, raiding carriages and dodging the occasional vindictive pegasus. Thanks to Marani's mysterious invulnerability, this mostly works out well . . . until Marani and her quirky band of outlaws plunder the carriage of the very bossy princess Nuria.

Fifteen years ago, Guard Four stood by and watched her friend, Atalant, be jettisoned into space for questioning their planet's religion. Atalant should have died. Instead, she disappeared. Consumed by guilt, Guard Four trawls space, hopping from spaceport to spaceport, hoping to find and bring Atalant home with exonerating evidence that Ardulum, the traveling planet her people worship, is no mystic deity. At the edges of the known galaxy, Guard Four finds the shattered remains of a murdered world...

Reluctant heroine Mariah Griven has finally accepted the responsibility for saving her people from tyrannical King Rothgar. With her powers growing quickly, she sets out to find allies who can help her free the children enslaved by the king. However, Queen Cenessa of Cillian has her own plans for the High Chosen. Fighting manipulation from all sides, Mariah must find the strength to stand on her own and protect those who mean the most to her.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel by English author Lewis Carroll (the pseudonym of Charles Dodgson). It tells of a young girl named Alice, who falls through a rabbit hole into a subterranean fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children.

'Twas the night before Catmas...For soothsayer Journi McCutcheon, last-minute holiday shopping with her grandmother is no winter wonderland. Especially when the wily, wand-wielding old witch declares war on Santa in the middle of a crowded mall to the tune of jingle bells, wailing children, and shouting security guards. And that's just the tip of the magical mistletoe. When the discovery of a kitten triggers a disturbing vision that promises tragedy for a local family, Journi and Gramma Jude must put Kris Kringle's would-be slaying on ice to save Christmas.

Pulled by the will of gods and the call of her best friend, Mariah knows it’s time to return. The children she left behind, the children she didn’t save, are waiting, still imprisoned in camps, still being molded into tools to deliver the world into the hands of a power-hungry king. Mariah will need help to destroy the slave camps and deliver the children to safety. But will questions about her past derail Mariah’s quest and have her fleeing for her life before she can even begin? An epic, shapeshifting fantasy adventure about the friends we choose and the choices we make.

Tales From Ardulum continues the journey of Atalant, Emn, Yorden, Nicholas, and Salice as they try to define their place in a galaxy that no longer needs them while battling the artifacts of Ardulan colonization. Other stories include Yorden’s acquisition of the Mercy’s Pledge (and his grudge against the galaxy), Atalant’s exile from her homeworld, Ekimet and Savath’s romance, and many others.

After joining the Elemental Coven, young witch Lilith's eyes were opened to the truth that the Council has always been desperate to keep hidden. With only two Covens still standing, Lilith's world is in danger of collapsing—and so is the Elemental Coven. After a mysterious illness begins to infect the Coven, witches are dying, and not even coven leader Willow's power of resurgence is enough to save them.

In a world where magic is mundane, soothsayer Journi McCutcheon's love of black lipstick and sarcasm is the oddest thing about her. Being clairvoyant isn't glamorous, but it pays the bills. Mostly. When an ordinary sooth goes awry, however, revealing that a child's life - and maybe the entire city - is in danger, it's up to her to save them.

Since disease stole her mother at a young age, Rose Caden has longed to become a healer. Juggling her family, her work, and her studies on the edge of a blade, she’s almost made it. But her life is transformed in one night when her daughter’s magic - forbidden magic - reveals itself. When even her mentors refuse to aid her, Rose must find a solution or risk losing her daughter forever.

After 26 years of hiding from the king's soldiers and enduring loss beyond measure, Mariah has finally unlocked her ability to shapeshift. Before she can even figure out what that means, her mentor thrusts her into an impossible mission to rescue two young shifters from the life of subjugation she barely escaped. Will returning to her homeland end up costing Mariah the freedom she gave up everything to gain? An epic fantasy adventure about friendship and doing what's right, whatever the cost.

When Parsley Walker's fairytale happy ending with her dark lover is threatened, she must risk everything to get it back. Even if it means facing the most dangerous enemy of all. Even if it means dying.

Parsley Walker didn't want to fall in love. She wanted to pour coffee, serve flapjacks, and forget that she could read minds. But then fate walked in, and he had dark hair and a dark mood, and he looked at her like she was the only woman in the world. Jesse Linwood intended to blow into town, grab the girl, and get gone. Instead, the girl grabbed him with her shy smile and sad eyes. Now, his cold, black vampire heart beats for her alone, but he isn't the only one who craves her. To keep her safe, he must pick a fight he knows he cannot win.

When Gertrude wakes up in a world steeped in the past, discovering that she's pregnant with no memory of how she got there, she panics. But when her baby is kidnapped she has to snap out of her stupor or lose everything she loves. It is only when she comes upon a sailor with turquoise eyes that all the disturbing memories begin to resurface. But despite what happened between them, he is her only hope.

It started with the mannequin heads. They were my escape, my solace, my companions in the darkness. But the day came when they weren't enough. That's when I started taking the girls. But Avery? She's not like the others. She's beautiful - so beautiful - but I can't hurt her. I need to keep her with me...forever. He should terrify me. I'm his prisoner. I've seen what he did to the others. How can I believe him when he says he won't hurt me? But there's more to him than darkness. There's a terrible sadness.

For two long terrifying years, Sakhi Borren, and her beloved brother Reve, are headed to live at The Complex. An enclosed metal and concrete manufactured world on the barren planet Lorn, the Complex is some government's version of a good idea. Its sole purpose is to "heal the rifts between warring races" - a joke if ever Sakhi heard one. If she and her brother can survive to the end, they'll leave, far richer. In the meantime, all they can look forward to is co-existing with criminals and the scumbags known as Metas.

This book helps children identify verbs. Each verb is used and underlined in sentences to give children an example of what it is and how it is used.

Survivors of sexual abuse and assault often find themselves feeling like the woman who touched the hem of the Lord's robe to be healed: desperately needing the Savior's help, but feeling too full of shame and pain to approach him. When seeking help, survivors are generally counseled to forgive, but instead of bringing relief, this message often increases their shame and pain.