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Held against her will and raped by her 38-year-old boss, 19-year-old Anna tries to make sense of her unbelievable situation. How did an innocent friendship with her boss turn into weeks of forced sex and the inability to leave her oppressor's side? Furthermore, what happens when weeks of rape result in a pregnancy? This true-life novel depicts a graphic and raw recounting of the unimaginable horrors of the Summer of 2010.

California teen Sydney Moore doesn’t know why she’s been shipped off to spend her senior year in Korea with the wealthy godparents she barely knows. What was her mom thinking? The Kims are never even home. And their son, the guy that’s supposed to help Sydney adjust to school at the elite Daeshim Academy, is totally MIA. As soon as Sydney can scrape together enough for a ticket, she’s flying home.

Communications specialist Alto’s shift aboard the starship M.G. Yellowjacket turns hellish after waking from a tryst to learn every crewmate has vanished. Worse, a sinister presence has crawled aboard the ship. It’s violent, destructive, and it can reach into your thoughts to make you see and feel what it wants. Anxiety-ridden Alto might be the least-qualified person to face a creature that can hack minds like computers. Only a perilous journey to the ship’s bridge can reunite comms specialist with crew and give them a chance to call for help.

Whiskers twitching and nose to the ground, Detective Rabbit discovers a puzzling mystery: the garden's vibrant veggies are vanishing! With the help of his trusty friends Squirrel, Mole, and Robin, Detective Rabbit embarks on a wild chase to catch the culprit. But the clues lead him to an unexpected twist—a tiny team of bugs with a BIG idea. Dive into this delightful tale of teamwork and discovery as Detective Rabbit and his pals unearth a secret underground world where dreams grow bigger than the tallest carrot! Ages 1-7: Get your copy today and join the adventure!

Growing up in Beverly Hills with two famous uncles—a cosmetics magnate and a well-connected mobster—eventually led Ilene Médecin to a romantic and glamorous life as the American First Lady of Nice and the French Riviera. Arrested follows Ilene through her marriage to Jacques Médecin, a Medici Count fondly known as "King Jacquou," who was the last scion of a century old political dynasty.

Originally appearing in 1922, The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams captured generations of hearts. But times have changed. In order to connect with a new generation, this beloved tale must change too. Not everything is different though. In this updated edition, we still learn about the magic of love as one little stuffed animal is transformed.

The reality is, we all have a finite time on this planet, and we don’t get to choose our expiration date. We are living in an era where we take our gift of life for granted. We are addicted to distraction and escapism. For some of us, it’s food, alcohol, drugs, spending, and for others of us, it’s succumbing to living as zombies with countless hours of screen time.

Molly and Omari learn how to “tap” away their strong emotions (also called the emotional freedom technique) at school from their teacher Mrs. Gupta. Mrs. Gupta teaches them tapping outdoors on school grounds, as the children are still in the midst of a worldwide pandemic. Omari uses tapping for his sadness after hearing his parents argue and Molly uses tapping to help calm her nerves when getting up in front of the class for Show and Tell. This fun yet practical book will have your children smiling and learning this wonderful technique while simultaneously being entertained.

In Molly and Omari Learn Yoga, culturally diverse best friends Molly and Omari happen to sit under a very unusual tree named Wanda the Wise Willow, who listens to their problems and teaches them yoga poses that work wonderfully to both calm and energize them. The two besties try out their new skills down by the creek skipping rocks and at the County Fair, getting empowering results that can easily translate into many other areas of their lives!

Brooke Laforge has only one more year to finish her doctorate, and seems on the fast track to success. Her hopes rest on the Memex, a medical device that stimulates the memory centers of the brain. Brooke is convinced it will cure Alzheimer’s disease, but so far, it has only been tested on mice. When the University Review Board denies permission for human subject testing, Brooke, running out of time and money, decides to try the Memex on herself. As the magnetic fields reach deep within her brain, Brooke is cast into the body of a goldsmith living in medieval times.

Jelina has always done everything by the book. From the outside her life looks like a perfect fantasy. She married the popular guy, bought a beach house in Santa Monica, and has everything going for her. Now, at 35 years old, the fantasy is crashing down around her. Images from her childhood haunt her, and she's stuck in a miserable marriage she didn't sign up for...until she meets Natalia. The Italian "breath of fresh air" sparks raw vulnerability in her for the first time since before she was marrie

Join short horror fiction writer P. D. Williams for a tour of his dark house of many rooms. This horror anthology is a collection of terrifying tales that will stay with you, even with the lights on. Popular horror authors, narrators, and podcast hosts are there to guide you past the sticky cobwebs and shifting shadows of this macabre mansion.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to We're Still Here and learn about the incredible love story of Marge and Orel and the power of long-lasting love.

Welcome to the world of cursed objects and demented morticians, a spectral realm where living shadows traverse the darkness of your bedroom at three in the morning—the Witching Hour. This terrifying collection of horror shorts will torture your fearful mind with the sound of claws scratching the floor beneath your bed and the nightmarish figure of a milky-eyed corpse reaching for you with ghoulish intent.