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It’s 1934. Former medium Dashiel Quicke travels the country debunking spiritualism and false mediums while struggling to stay ahead of his ex-business partner and lover who wants him back at any cost. During a demonstration at a college campus, Dashiel meets Hermann Goschalk, an Egyptologist who’s convinced that he has a genuine haunted artifact on his hands. Certain there is a rational explanation for whatever is going on with Hermann’s relics, Dashiel would rather skip town, but soon finds himself falling for Hermann.

He's a single dad. I'm his daughter's teacher. Fate brought us together, but my job is keeping us apart. When I met Jacob three months ago, he left a lasting impression on me. In fact, I haven't stopped thinking about him since. Knowing nothing but his first name, I assumed I'd never see him again. Imagine my surprise when I walk into my new job as a literature instructor for the best private school in America and … there he is, tall and imposing.

I stole my trophy wife I need a mother for my two kids. A wife to warm my bed. A lover to break. That's Carmela. I thought my only battle would be between us...in the bedroom.…but marrying her incited a war I never saw coming. If I don't win…I lose everything.

Time is running out for Dane, Sean, and the Circle to stop the cultists’ dark god from awakening. The cult leader is Michael Branish, Sean’s old boss and nemesis, who still wants to possess Sean in all ways. Branish’s claws dig deep into the city’s police department, and Sean and Dane’s small Circle is the only thing standing in the way of darkness descending.

Since leaving the FBI, Grayson Jennings has found peace in his life with his job as a forensic accountant with Deep Six Security, and he treasures it. It remains that way until Michaela Girabaldi is hired as the new office manager for their East Coast office. The smart-mouthed Jersey girl strolls into the office in red high heels, her bags packed with enough dirty laundry to last them both a lifetime - in prison.

When you come out of safe mode, they may bury you if you're not careful. Deep Six computer guru Dex Buchanan goes to Vegas get his geek on, but runs into his ex-lover getting her freak on. Or is she? No, Dr. Grace Wentworth is in Sin City to find her missing sister who was lured there by a monster. Dex agrees to help her, but will they find her before her final curtain call? Or will he pay the ultimate price for not minding his own business?

21 stories to poke your fears, question reality, examine cultural idiosyncrasies, and to explore the greatest expanses of space and time.

A prominent local woman, Hannah Oakley, drives to beautiful Mourning Bay State Park on the rugged southern Oregon coast, leaves her glasses and a mysterious note on a piece of driftwood, and then walks into the bay, committing suicide—or does she? Police chief Matt Horning makes a promise to the woman’s grieving husband to further investigate the disappearance of his wife, but with no body, no crime scene, and no witnesses, he doesn’t have much to go on.

OVERWHELM is a collection of 5 short horror stories, the debut release from queer and trans author SIMON SHADOWS! Spanning genres from hard science fiction to creepypasta-inspired horror to alternate-historical fantasy, OVERWHELM asks the question of what will happen when characters come into contact with forces much larger than themselves. Will our characters be subsumed or transformed? Explore the edges of reality in strange new worlds and worlds eerily familiar!

The honeymoon is over for Police Chief Matt Horning…in more ways than one. Secrets from the past return, hiding a killer. Winter on the Oregon coast–it doesn’t get any darker.

Dillon’s dreams of making it big on the country music scene shatter to pieces, but he receives no sympathy from his brother. Instead, Charles sends him on a mission to deliver some bad news to the mayor of their old hometown of Kissing Springs. Only Dillon doesn’t plan on running into Meadow Boyd as the new mayor—and the sparks from their high school romance return.

I admitted the book boyfriends by the dozen in my Cat’s Cradle bookstore had taken precedence over dating in real-life. I wanted the real thing, an everlasting true love, a man holding me nightly, but the journey to finding that guy wasn’t so easy. I’d kissed a few frogs along the way, and maybe my quirky sense of style chased a few away. One thing was for sure, the heroines in my romance novels made this falling in love thing seem easier than this.

I hadn’t seen Bronson Maxwell since a near-fatal car accident sent our college relationship and our lives on a detour. My new life was fine, according to my plan, until Bronson returned to town to take over the family company. After a run-in, he wanted to talk about the past. No thank you. While my family and my roommates believed this was a second chance romance waiting to happen, I was happy giving Fate the finger.

Healthy eating doesn’t have to be limiting. Incorporating a variety of nutritious vegetables into your diet just got a lot easier—and fun! If you’re looking to find even more ways to enjoy healthy foods, expand your green intake, try new things, and create your own supply of microgreens, this guide is for you. Treat your body to the care it deserves by feeding it nutrient-dense microgreens. Let this book convince you of the power of these tiny greens. Be healthy and feel great with your newfound knowledge of how to buy, use, and grow your own microgreens!

What would you do if even the slightest touch from another person caused you to see their future? What if it showed you their death? The kind-hearted but strong-willed Amelia James has suffered all her life with this “gift.” The only downfall is that she can't see her own future, resulting in the unexpected death of the one closest to her, Johnathan Hicks, her high school sweetheart.

It’s the first-ever Halloween party at OTKE Corporation. All the party-goers are having a great time, and Mr. Hunt kicks it up with spooky stories from his childhood. Too bad for Mr. Hunt, the horrors of Halloween are about to become real. On the brink of a galactic war, Mr. Hunt and Dr. Kat volunteer for a mission that brings them to the center of interstellar conflict, unexplored regions of space, and the reality of their relationship. Meanwhile, Nora, the AI, and the crew of the Tempus are ordered to tackle a secret mission of their own.

Fifty years ago, a diabolical plan was set in motion. It ended in murder. In present day, Adam Tate is in a rush to build his wife’s dream home. She’s ill, and he lives with the looming fear that her days are numbered in months rather than years. As he digs the foundation for their new home, he makes a chilling discovery - long-buried skeletons. On impulse, he hides the grave and pushes it from his mind. When Adam and his wife, Holly, move into their new home six months later, it becomes clear that Adam has awoken something that will not be silenced.

Welcome to the urban farming revolution, where men, women, and children are learning how much their home has to give. No matter your living situation, it’s easy to take up the practice of sustainable gardening. In this audiobook you will learn: How to create rich soil, perfect for growing nutritional food, what tools you really need, organic farming methods to keep your harvest natural, ways to achieve a chic look on a budget, the best crops to grow for you, how to garden in all seasons, and storage and preservation methods.

Since the late 1800s, global average temperature has increased by 2.1°F (1.2°C). Over the last 100 years, the global sea level has risen by about 8 in (20 cm). Do you find it hard to translate climate change figures like these to the real world? The statistics and science are always in the news, but unless your life and livelihood are affected, it’s difficult to truly appreciate the significant impact behind the numbers.

How did the United States become the country it is today? What led to its creation? Adapted from Pulitzer Prize–winner Rick Atkinson’s deeply researched and stunningly vivid The British Are Coming, the young readers edition explores these questions and so much more as it delves into the...