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Born Princess Vanessa of Atlantica, the ambitious young royal was one of two children born to the great King Poseidon. She and her brother, Triton, were groomed from birth to rule. Yet only one would ascend that coveted throne. While carefree Triton flits through his training with a cavalier demeanor and beguiling charm, Vanessa’s hunger for her father’s acceptance drives her to push herself to the limits of magic and to combat to become a leader worthy of her people. When war against the humans ravages their once regal kingdom, political sides are chosen.

Cursed by the malevolent spirit of the Headless Horseman, Ireland Crane seeks a way to break free from her soul crushing bond. Croaking ravens. Telltale hearts. Dizzying time travel. Coercive witchcraft. The lines between fact and fiction blur as the works of Washington Irving, Edgar Allen Poe, HG Wells, and Nathaniel Hawthorne come alive around her in this thrilling three book series.

Whether she likes it or not, 18-year-old Celeste Garrett has come to terms with being the Chosen One. She knew having a "normal life" would be tricky, between intense training sessions and epic demonic battles, but she didn't know at what cost it would come. That is, until a dear friend is harmed by the malicious forces hunting her. Now, she'd like nothing more than to retreat into a hermit lifestyle to prevent anyone else from getting hurt. But startling revelations, amazing new abilities, and mortifying moments in front of insanely hot guys won't allow time for that.

Aubrey Evans is living every author's dream: Her sizzling romance novel is being turned into a blockbuster film. She would be celebrating this momentous event if she wasn't busy fighting over every tiny production detail with the maddeningly cavalier director, Kole Camden. When news of their heated rivalry hits the gossip columns, drastic measures must be taken to save their sinking project. In an elaborate PR hoax, she is publicly linked to Greyson Meyers, the swoon-worthy star of her movie.

Trapped within the essence of the Headless Horseman by the guilt of slaughtering her best friend, Ireland Crane follows the father of science fiction, HG Wells, in search of freedom from the curse that binds her. Instead, she discovers even he has a hidden agenda. A dark, relentless passion to be reunited with the woman he loves has driven him to manipulate time and a murderous Horseman.

All 18-year-old Celeste Garrett wants is to head off to college and make those fun, yet ill-advised, choices college kids are known for. And maybe to spend some time with the hot cameraman she just met. Instead, because of a pact her ancestors made in the 17th century with a mythical creature, she has to save the world.

Cursed by the malevolent spirit of the Headless Horseman, Ireland Crane ventures to Manhattan in search of a way to break her soul-crushing bond. Instead, she discovers the lines between fact and fiction are blurring once more. Croaking ravens. Telltale hearts. Could the works of Poe be coming to pass with handsome Wall Street Midas, Ridley Peolte as their unwilling target?

With a no holds barred account of what it's really like to be a dad in today's day and age, Confessions of a 21st Century Dad delves into the world of fatherhood at the most basic of levels, putting honest thoughts and feelings to the forefront of inspection. You will get an insight into the most important aspects in a dad's life. You will hear about the different species of dad's during the school pickup, the true perks of the job, what a buggy face off is, and what really goes on in our heads during labor.

Washington Irving and Rip Van Winkle had no choice but to cover up the deadly truth behind Ichabod Crane's disappearance. Centuries later, a Crane returns to Sleepy Hollow awakening macabre secrets once believed to be buried deep. Now, Ireland Crane, reeling from a break-up and seeking a fresh start, must rely on the newly awakened Rip Van Winkle to discover the key to channeling the darkness swirling within her. Bodies are piling high and Ireland is the only one that can save Sleepy Hollow by embracing her own damning curse.

Gia is a good girl. The sort of good girl who won't even drink when she goes out to a bar with her girlfriends at college, and hasn't even let a boy get too far with her. Of course, she's also the sort of girl who has fantasies so naughty, so taboo and so wonderful that she'd never dream of telling anyone about them. Since she was little, she's been surrounded by love, care, and attention from the two men who were her stepdaddies, first Ben and then Drake.

One morning, when eighteen-year old virgin Ana wakes up to see her step daddy Peter outside, shirtless, chopping at a tree, she starts to feel something naughty, something she's never felt before - a sweet, tingly feeling between her legs. But she knows her daddy would never, ever do anything like that... no matter how bad she wants it. But, when they take a bus trip to the hardware store, she learns that she's not the only one who has been having dirty thoughts.

When she's awake, Andi, an eighteen year-old Freshman at college, watches her roommate's boyfriend take his girlfriend in all sorts of ways. She can't help it - she's too shy to get a man for herself, but watching is the naughtiest and most thrilling thing she can think of. Well, except for one other thing…When she sleeps, she dreams of the man she's been in love with for as long as she can remember. The man she taunted mercilessly, and who she's been saving herself for all this time just won't leave her fantasies alone…her daddy, Mike.

She can't stop thinking about her stepdaddy Paul. Ever since he married her mom, she can't get his brawny good looks and firm-but-gentle personality out of her mind. First, it was silly crush. These days though? It's gotten so bad that every time she takes a shower, she just can't help but imagine what it would be like to have him, to be with him.

One night after she leaves, he hears his step-sister Addy moaning his name from downstairs and decides to see if she's been holding on to the same long-buried fantasy that he's been nursing for years. He finds sweet, virgin Addy asleep, but when he gets close, she reaches for him, calls out to him, and like any good big brother... and helps himself to everything his sister wants to give him.

Home from college for the weekend, innocent little Lisey wakes up with a start from a naughty fantasy about her step-dad, Jacob. It's nothing, she tells herself, just another day-dream about the hottest man she's ever known. That's all it is, all it will ever be. She taunted him for years, wearing shorts and t-shirts so small that no man would ever let his daughter leave the house with, but Jacob never even acknowledged what she did. He's the perfect man. Sensitive, strong, muscular…but Lisey knows he'll never be hers.

For years, Lily mercilessly tormented her step-daddy Jake. Wearing too-tight shirts, and too-tight shorts and towels that barely covered herself. But she never meant anything by it. Not really. She's a good girl, he's a good man, and he's helping her pack for a big move out of state to begin her belated freshman year of college. When she's walking down the hall, she hears him doing something she never imagined. In between heavy breaths, he's saying her name and saying the most wonderfully dirty things she's ever heard.

The podcast about hitting play on the pause button, getting out of our comfort zone, and living an Unpaused Life.

A debut middle grade novel in the tradition of Black Beauty and The One and Only Ivan, in which a young orca who dreams of becoming the matriarch of her pod instead finds herself living a life in captivity. Whale, a young orca, dreams of becoming the matriarch and storyteller of her own pod one...

Humanity is racing to create machine intelligence vastly smarter than the human brain. We will succeed. Blending accessible philosophy with the latest in AI developments, Mind Crime: The Moral Frontier of Artificial Intelligence forces listeners to grapple with the moral questions we can no longer afford to ignore. Are we prepared for the consequences of artificial superintelligence? Will humanity's survival be threatened, perhaps within years? Is digital consciousness possible? Are we sleepwalking into horrific moral catastrophe?

From the mind of Edward Lee comes a brand new neighborhood anthology. Horror for Housewives is a cul-de-sac of some of the best female horror writers within the sadistic suburbs.