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Ella Moreau enters the high-stakes world of Culinary Clash determined to prove her refined French training makes her the best. Focused, disciplined, and precise, she thrives under pressure, until Ryan Carter waltzes in. The rebellious, self-taught fusion chef exudes effortless confidence, his chaotic, instinct-driven style clashing directly with Ella’s methodical approach. From the very first challenge — a mystery box of fiery ingredients - their rivalry ignites, sparking heated banter and reluctant admiration. As the competition unfolds, their contrasting techniques put them at odds.

Quarterback Theo Maddox was supposed to be recovering from a season-ending injury, not dodging lint rollers and modeling sweatpants that cost more than his first car. But image rehab comes with strings… and apparently, a feline. Designer Isla Montgomery has built her brand on clean lines, sharp boundaries, and zero distractions. So when her minimalist fashion campaign is hijacked by an injured football star—and his opinionated tabby cat—her carefully controlled world unravels faster than a bad hem. Theo’s charm? Infuriating. His cat?

There are stories that entertain. There are stories that teach. And then… there are stories that remember. Niwaka: The Child of Wind and Spirit is one of those rare stories. It does not shout to be heard. It listens first—then speaks in the quiet places of the heart. It comes not with grand explosions or fairy godmothers, but with snow, silence, feathers, and firelight. In a world that moves fast and forgets often, this story invites us to pause. To feel. To return.

These women are hot. These women will do anything to win. The husbands will watch. Can Kendra make it through another round? Will Caleb be pleased?

It’s been a month of living rent free, and it’s time to visit the apartment supervisor again. But this time he’s got more to offer than last time, so much that Missy really wants to repay him. It’s a tall order, but she has some ideas.

When Will returns home from university, he discovers that everything has changed—except for his feelings for his brother's best friend, Marcus. Recently, Marcus has come out as bisexual, and with this newfound confidence, he is starting to see Will in a different light. However, Oliver, Marcus's best friend, believes Will should be off-limits by default.

Missy, a young woman of average intelligence, wants to keep her new home in a community of geeky geniuses. But with a high-school education and no work skills to speak of, what could she possibly offer this population?

She teaches math. He enforces the law. Neither expected to fall for someone so wildly out of sync. Officer Caleb Ward thrives on structure, silence, and neatly filed reports. His small-town routine is steady and predictable until a break-in at Monroe High leads him straight into the most chaotic classroom he’s ever seen... and the path of one infuriatingly brilliant math teacher. Tessa Monroe doesn’t do distractions. Especially not the brooding kind with a badge and a suspiciously dry sense of humor.

The wives in the third round are more out to please, and thus more out to win. The Centurion men will be expecting more from them. How will Kendra do against all of this? And how will her husband, Caleb, react?

London, 1308. “All I need is a plan!” So says Oswald of Harlech, a misplaced Welshman in the heart of London. Besides his trade as a tinker, he also robs houses, cuts purses, plays a crooked shell game, and has a way with the ladies. But this time, caught in the act of robbing a house, he is blackmailed by the scheming Keeper of the King’s Wardrobe into stealing the Crown Jewels from the impenetrable Tower of London.

On November 11, 1943, the Nazis invaded Cansano, forcing its two thousand inhabitants to make a tough decision—fight and be killed or sent to a POW camp, stay behind as servants to the Nazis, or move into the unforgiving mountains of Abruzzo while the Nazis used their village as a home base. Giovanni Ruscitti's family chose the latter and spent the next few months living in horrendous winter conditions in the rugged mountains. When the war ended, they returned to a village so ravaged by the Nazis that, today, the town has less than 200 citizens and remains in a dilapidated state.

Cocktales and Nibbles is a collection of 12 stories, ranging from the shortest such as "Lite in the Sky", which was my first story written in 1973, to the lengthy "A Universal Threat", written in 2017.

Since losing his knighthood, Crispin Guest has reinvented himself as an investigator for hire known as the Tracker. But his reputation will once again be put to the test with his latest case. Jacob of Provençal, a Jewish physician at the king's court, is missing a set of documents that he claims contain the power to bring forth a dangerous demon. Meanwhile, it seems a monster has already been unleashed on the city. Vulnerable street children are being abducted and murdered, their mutilated bodies the only clues left behind.

Former knight Crispin Guest is now known in the streets of medieval London as the Tracker—an investigator who can find anything and anyone. What begins as a straightforward case of murder turns complicated when Crispin realizes that the victim was an important courier in possession of a holy artifact—an object so valuable that its absence could start a war between France and England. Surrounded by possible suspects, Guest will have to use his wiles to navigate both the exclusive halls of King Richard's court and the hardscrabble streets of fourteenth-century London.

What happens when a cop decides to take on a lion? Nothing good, I'll tell you that! Officer Bazzar just wants to get on with his life, but there's a lion who won't leave him alone! How is he ever going to get rid of him? Buy now and find out!

This book spotlights John Lewis, known for his role in the Civil Rights Movement, having helped organize the March on Washington and the Selma Voting Rights March, and for his lifelong dedication to public service as a member of the House of Representatives. John Lewis was never afraid to get in good trouble.

Triumph. Tragedy. The empyreal. The infernal. Even the mundane, filtered through the fantastical. Superheroes are, appropriately enough, a sort of super-genre, encompassing all other story types. This YA anthology features thirteen short stories that creatively turn superhero tropes on their head, while still paying homage to the genre that has found fans for more than eight decades. And there will be no mistake—superheroes don’t have to just be generic handsome white dudes.

Magician Leopold Kazsmer, the great enchanter, and his cadre of unusual friends, make the deadly journey to the Library of the Damned, a structure fluctuating between the worlds, filled with the archives of the centuries, to find a way to rescue Leopold’s father who is trapped in the darkest depths of Gehenna and to break the covenant Leo has made with the dread Unholy Hosts. They have suddenly called upon him to fulfill their agreement, and because he is bound to them, he has no hope but to obey. It seems that what they most desire is to destroy Leopold’s world.

A small book containing three small stories. Abysmal Accusations: A court case between ex-lovers regarding their claims as to the actions of the other.

Jeff Chase is finding his way as a werewolf in his hometown of Huntington Beach, California, even though he might have screwed up big with the only woman who can help him navigate this new paranormal world...because he MIGHT have fallen for her. Aw, who is he kidding? He DID fall for her, but the girl isn't having it. She doesn't want to be another notch on his bedpost. Not like the girl he boinked, who had just become a werewolf too...and was found dead on the beach.