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Raphael was born with the mark of the dragon. His foster father taught him a mysterious and ancient magic unlike anything seen since the last dragon left the world.

From 70 of the most successful mystery writers in the business, an invaluable guide to crafting mysteries—from character development and plot to procedurals and thrillers—“this is a writing guide that readers and writers will turn to again and again” (Booklist, starred review). Mystery...

Beyond simple small talk: what to say and when to say it to be likable, connect, and make a memorable impression. Actionable and applicable verbal maneuvers for just about every phase of conversation - good and bad. Whatever your conversational goal, you’ll find tactics to put you in a winning position - in a literal sense with arguments, and in a figurative sense with making friends. You can never underestimate the power of a simple conversation.

An increasing number of Australian children are being diagnosed with variations in their brain development. These can include attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism and dyslexia. Authors Madonna King and Rebecca Sparrow have surveyed and interviewed almost 2000 Australians, including medical experts, educators, neurodivergent children and their parents, to gather together the best and most useful advice to ensure neurodivergent (ND) children take their rightful place in classrooms and workplaces.

Read by the author. "Not only was I singled out and shamed, but I was lied to as well. I'm still trying to untangle the lies--some of them televised across the country--from the truth." You've heard some of the story: the manipulation and abuse hidden behind the traditional Christian values that...

How to Listen, Hear, and Validate is all about our top communication struggle - our tendency to react instead of respond, and forget that our goal is to build bridges rather than walls. You’ll learn what you’ve been doing wrong, and why your efforts at getting closer to people - in deep or light manners - have failed. You’ll learn actionable techniques and frameworks to have the most productive conversations of your life - ones that will walk away with people praising how empathetic you are.

After her cheating husband ruins her life, twenty-nine-year-old musician, Alixandria Knight, moves from Chicago to Ironhill, Pennsylvania—a near-abandoned Appalachian ghost town with a fiery history. Officially, she's there to help her aging grandmother. Unofficially, Alix just wants to escape reality. She'll get her wish.

The Dungeon of the Absolute has awakened, becoming an existential threat to the town of Bentham, where Master Alchemist Elijah Kaine has made his home and hopes to make his fortune. Endless waves of monsters stand between him and the elusive ingredients he needs to concoct a potion of immortality. Elijah will have to muster every ounce of his skill and resources to emerge triumphant once more.

The last thing I expected was to gain the spells of the woman in my bed. Hell, I didn't even know magic existed until I'd cast a spell that morning. Then a beautiful teacher from a magical academy told me I could become the universe's most powerful mage. To get there, I need to become stronger. I need to ace all my examinations. And, most of all, I need to master the most potent spells. But I have to start somewhere.

Experience the moment where tension becomes unbearable and every whispered promise leads to one inevitable conclusion: complete surrender. Finish Inside Me! is an anthology of high-heat audio stories exploring the most visceral and intimate connections possible. This collection captures the precise second when inhibitions vanish, focusing on the vulnerability and the overwhelming thrill of uninhibited release. Explore your deepest fantasies from the magnetic pull of a forbidden romance to the slow-burn heat of a second-chance encounter, these narratives are designed to leave you breathless.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Writers & Lovers comes a magnificent and intimate new novel of desire, friendship, and the lasting impact of first love. You knew I’d write a book about you someday. Our narrator understands good love stories—their secrets and subtext, their...

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2025 by The New York Times Book Review, AV Club, Variety, The Boston Globe, The Minnesota Star Tribune, Vulture, Men’s Health, Book Riot, New York Post, Goodreads, AARP, Paste, and more—one of the top psychological thrillers of 2025! From master storyteller...

When the rising star center forward for The Hawkeyes farm team gets a chance to move up to join the major league ranks, Penelope has to do everything in her power to keep her deep-seated grudge out of view. The puck bunnies might all be swooning over the new tatted-up player sitting on the home bench, but she won't be fooled. He's a wolf, disguised in a Hawkeyes jersey.

Want naughty sinful stories that excite and inspire? Want brats getting punished in rough backdoor fantasies? Want older alpha males dominating younger women in first time encounters? Want sordid BDSM erotica that skirts the edge of acceptability? It’s one big book of sex, and at over 70 hours you’ll be enjoying it for a long, long time!

Nico, Rush, and Beck are the three leaders of The Gentlemen Mafia. For my entire life, my family has been at war with their gang, splitting our city down the middle. They're Violent, Possessive, and Psychotic. When my sister is kidnapped, I have no choice but to turn to them. But to trust them is to risk it all.

As the last line of defense for the Hawkeyes hockey team, I've mastered the art of keeping my guard up, both on and off the ice. But when Brynn Fischer, a determined romance author with a case of writer's block, shows up at my beach house in Mexico as a hurricane is headed straight for us, I'm forced to let her stay and confront emotions that I have no defense against. Now, we're stuck together while the storm rages outside and I'm faced with my own battle inside—keeping to my "no relationship" rule that's served me well over the last eighteen years.

My arranged marriage should have forged an alliance between my fiancé's gang and my father's. It turns out my fiancé had other plans. Like slaughtering my entire family the night before the wedding. I make it out alive, left with nothing but a thirst for vengeance. To crush the prick who betrayed me, I have to turn to the biggest pricks of them all. Hot, cocky, and dangerous, Wylder Noble and his men rule Paradise Bend. If I pass their brutal tests to prove I deserve their help, my ex doesn't stand a chance.

Captain James Decker has lived a life of hunting, killing, and earning credits. To some, it hasn’t amounted to much, but to him, it’s led to him captaining the SC Fortune, a space cruiser with a competent crew that he’s grown fond of. After accepting a bounty hunting mission with a beautiful blonde woman as the mark, Decker finds himself soon without a ship and a crew. But as luck would have it, this same mission gives him back what he lost: a new ship and a new crew.

Chuck Taylor thought he was just getting good. Now he’s the only one left. After losing his closest companion in a catastrophic raid, Chuck sets aside his prized weapon and takes on the impossible: the Tower of the Last God. One hundred floors. No checkpoints. No second chances. No one’s ever made it past sixteen. Armed with backup gear, raw grit, and a new dual-wielding ability, Chuck must conquer twisted trials, face the personifications of the Seven Sins, and outfight the Tower’s deadliest champion—Lucifer himself.

They were told to stay out of the ten-day war, but their side lost in the first hour. Their future is at stake, so now the Butcher and the other workers have to do the impossible: Win a war without anyone know they are fighting. Luckily, they have Fearless Leader on their side to help them carry out their campaign of terror and sabotage as they use every dirty trick they can think of to even the odds. Twenty-Five workers with no weapons or magic versus two-hundred and fifty regular players. The other side is in for a big surprise.