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You never know someone as well as you think you know them… Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony. 1692. Caroline Choate has lived in Salem for ten years, privately grieving several miscarriages before accusations of witchcraft seize the Puritan community and catch Caroline and her husband, John, in the beginnings of its horror. At first, Caroline’s day-to-day life is left unaltered.

Understanding Cult Psychology: 10 Ways Leaders Manipulate Followers is a deep and unflinching exploration of how ordinary people are drawn into extraordinary control. Far from the caricatured images of robed figures and remote compounds, cultic influence often begins in far more subtle, disarming ways—a warm smile, an inspiring message, a sense of belonging. But behind the welcome lies a calculated process of psychological manipulation, refined over decades, designed to reshape a person’s identity, loyalty, and perception of reality.

Author Elira Fontayne explains why the showroom feels so carefully staged–the lighting, the music, the polished displays–and how every element is engineered to keep you relaxed, impressed, and just a little dazzled. She reveals the psychological triggers dealerships rely on, from “anchoring” high prices to make lesser ones seem like bargains, to the “Monthly Payment Maze” that hides the true cost of your car behind appealingly small numbers.

Georgia was raised to be the perfect wife—a dutiful daughter, a vision of grace, a sacrifice for the family name. When she is wed to a wealthy but unfeeling man, she resigns herself to a life of quiet obedience… until a chance encounter ignites a forbidden passion.

Beyond Stonewall: 10 Inspiring LGBTQ+ Trailblazers You Should Know is a powerful and heartfelt exploration of queer courage, resilience, and legacy. More than a history lesson, this book is a tribute to the remarkable individuals who shaped a movement—not only through protests and public speeches but through everyday acts of defiance, vision, and pride. While the 1969 Stonewall Uprising marked a crucial turning point in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights, it was neither the beginning nor the end.

CODE X: Conspiracy is a colossal exposé that shatters the official story of September 11, 2001, unveiling a sinister network of lies that ignited $5 trillion wars, COVID’s $4 trillion control grid, and Ukraine’s $113 billion proxy conflict. Spanning across 10 riveting chapters, a fierce Prologue, a galvanizing Epilogue, and 31 rigorously researched appendices, this book is an unrelenting quest for truth.

On the night of his high school graduation, nineteen-year-old Milo Bohr expected a night out on the town, flashing fake IDs and ending up somewhere he couldn't remember. The last thing he expected to happen was his best friend transforming into a horned, blue-skinned giant, screaming about Warriors of Thunder and someone called Odin. When the night comes to a screeching halt, with Milo waking up in a never-ending tower, its Viking-like inhabitants call Valhalla, he realizes death came sooner than he thought.