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The most important things in life are our health and happiness. Yet most of us are neither healthy nor happy. We have been led to believe that if we think ahead and make the right choices, we can manifest our dreams. Yet despite our best efforts, we still have more disease and discontent than ever before. Is it possible that our essential ideas about life are flawed? We are all aware of the impact of sunlight on a plant's growth and development. But few of us realize that a plant actually "sees" where light is emanating from and positions itself to be in optimal alignment with it.

A gentle moment of calm, just when little ones need it most. This heartwarming collection of 20 relaxing 5-minute stories is designed to soothe, settle, and bring a sense of peace to young listeners. Whether it’s winding down before bed, taking a quiet break during the day, or creating a calm atmosphere after playtime, these short and gentle tales provide the perfect escape into a world of kindness, imagination, and relaxation.

Belief and Cult argues that belief isn't uniquely Christian but was central to ancient Roman religion. Drawing on cognitive theory, Jacob Mackey shows that despite having nothing to do with salvation or faith, belief underlay every aspect of Roman religious practices—emotions, individual and collective cult action, ritual norms, social reality, and social power. In doing so, he also offers a thorough argument for the importance of belief to other non-Christian religions.

The Gens Axiom Principium is an Agnostic, structured belief system framework based on a collection of the finest philosophies and principles that are founded on the Laws of Nature. Thus, the foundation of our belief system is through humanity’s collective understanding of the natural laws and behaviors of our universe.The Gens Axiom Principium is Latin. Gens means "people" or "the people." Principium means "principle." An Axiom is defined as a truth that is so self-evident or well-established, that it is accepted without controversy or question. As used in modern logic, an axiom is a premise...

These stories wrestle with the experience of loss—of loved ones, of relationships, of a sense of self, of health—and forge a path to hope as characters fight their way forward. From bestsellers and SPFBO finalists to rising voices, 13 exceptionally talented authors explore the many facets of grief and healing through the lens of fantasy and sci-fi.

Graduate student Laurie Miller makes an unexpected find while working at an archeological excavation site in the Orange Quadrant. When she learns that the head archeologist has taken credit for her discovery, her revenge comes from a surprising and ancient source.

They call him the Blackspine. The one rebel the Councilate couldn’t kill, even as they crushed his people. The one beggar no gang would touch, for fear of his power. If only they knew. Tai Kulga has survived this long by fighting against his power and the madness that comes with it. The last time he gave in, it killed his best friend - so every day he doesn’t is a victory, now.

When Ella and Tai earned the power of a god, she thought they were finally safe - until another god sends assassins to take it back. To stop him she must go empty-handed and undercover in the god's own city - the same city she fled years ago. To succeed, she'll have to defeat the ghosts waiting there first.

A god is dead. In her place, a thousand petty gods spring up, seizing the power Tai refused. Now, he must join a centuries-old shaman, a bawdy tribesman, and a teenager who hates him in a desperate race to reclaim that god's power, before the new gods and the old destroy everything they love. Don't miss the penultimate book in this epic fantasy series filled with unexpected heroes, dark magic, intrigue, and nonstop adventure. Suitable for all ages, it's perfect for fans of D. K. Holmberg, Will Wight, and C. J. Aaron.

Against all odds the rebels have defeated the Councilate, combining Ella’s insight into magic with Tai’s resonant strength. But barely a month into independence, smugglers begin to report strange bodies in the woods - scarred, mutilated, shunned by the forest creatures. Still, they have more pressing concerns: racial tensions in the city, peace talks with the empire, and finding food for the approaching winter. Until one of the bodies turns up alive, and flooded with unbelievable power.

Tai Kulga lost the rebellion and his best friend on the same day, stripping him of everything even as a strange power flooded his bones. When the friend returns as a spirit guide, it feels like a second chance - but his friend is not who he was, and the Councilate is not done oppressing his people. Trouble with lawkeepers lands Tai’s surviving friends in a prison camp, and he goes underground seeking the last of the rebels to convince them to break his friends free.

You can tell a lot about a person by looking at the people in their life - Mike LeBonte is no exception. Who is Ritter, and why is he so important to Mike? Who is the Grey Man in the Atheneum? And what is Chevalier to the Rosicrucians? Did Reverend Greene really escape? Whatever happened to Becky? Also included in this collection is the first case that Grimaulkin has with his new apprentice, Ash. Re-enter the world of Grimaulkin, where magic is real.

A Baker’s Dozen - A collection of 13 classic Christmas stories.

A collection of sweet, tender, poetic, beautiful, heart-wrenching, sensual love stories.

It’s Scott’s birthday, and Mike LeBonte has big plans for his boyfriend. However, the Pawtucket police have other plans for Mike, and his own past returns with an offer he could refuse - at Scott’s peril.

Stress affects people differently. Then, there’s magic. Mike LeBonte is house-sitting while his sister and her new husband go on their honeymoon. What could happen in two weeks? First, his cousin Becky calls him saying she’s being followed. It could be the mafia. Or it could be the church she’s trying to separate from. Then his boyfriend tells Mike his ex is coming to visit. Then Mike meets his parole officer - a Knight of the Rosicrucians, the very people who put him in prison. With all this stress, it’s no wonder that Mike resorts to magic to cope. But like any drug....

Michael LeBonte is set free after five years in magic prison. All he has to do is stay on the straight and narrow path for the rest of his life. However, because he summoned demons to “take care of things”, it’s easier said than done. Now his plan is to make a new life for himself. His sister has welcomed him back, he’s met a cute guy, and he’s found a nice job assisting the local private investigator. But his expertise does not go unnoticed, and he gets pulled back to do what got him sent to prison in the first place.

Deborah Jacobs quit the job from hell, rented her house, and planned to Airbnb her way through France. This inspiring memoir chronicles her misadventures as she and her husband cook in quirky kitchens, struggle to speak French, and shop like locals in outdoor markets. With candor and optimism, Jacobs transports listeners from the grape harvest in the Loire Valley to an exuberant chile pepper festival in Basque Country and, ultimately, to Paris, where she witnesses history in the making.

The victim of a traumatic childhood event, Angela Harwell's life is forever changed. As she grows up, she trains relentlessly and becomes a Domestic Violence Detective for the Memphis Police Department. A disturbing case of abuse puts Harwell on the trail of Tyrone "T-Bone" Reed, the ruthless head of a powerful gang called The Family. Rich, smart, and connected, the cunning gangster proves no easy target.

They built some of the first communal structures on the empire's frontiers. The empire's most powerful proconsuls sought entrance into their lodges. Their public rituals drew dense crowds from Montreal to Madras. The Ancient Free and Accepted Masons were quintessential builders of empire, argues Jessica Harland-Jacobs.