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Aros trained his whole life to become a leader of Sparta, destined to lead the finest. During a brief peace with Athens, the two sides engage in a joint training at sea. Aros finds himself thrust into command when his superior leaves to avoid a coming storm. Except the brewing squall is supernatural, brought on the by the Gods. Poseidon tests the warriors’ mettle, and after a fierce battle, broaches an offer: be forgotten to history, or travel to Drakor where only one species out of ten practices Hellenism—humans.

Welcome to Crucible, a small town with a storied history. Founded by five prestigious families, Crucible has been tucked away in upstate New York for centuries under the protection of a shield enchantment cast by Jedidiah Glenmyre, Hazel's revered ancestor. The enchanted barrier is meant to protect Crucible from anything bad ever happening to the town. No crime, no awful weather, no natural disasters—a haven from the greater world.

Everyone is entitled to pursue a lifestyle that is healthy, joyful, productive, socially responsible, and that appropriately accommodates the views, needs, and plans of others. The Art of Non-Expert Living is about managing those aspects of your life in which you are the expert. The tools and strategies suggested in this book are for people who are in good health and generally have a good handle on running their own lives. The primary purpose of this book is to provide listeners with an enhanced sense of well-being and a better understanding of personal possibilities.

Qylvard Savant's treacherous attack has left the Realm of Virtues fractured with many nations now leaderless. Still healing from battle wounds, Duchess Jacqueline Arienta Xavier heads to the Duchy of Hestes to claim its vacant throne. As she prepares for her coronation, troubling news arrives from a professor at the realm's famed Academy. Newly unearthed documents suggest the throne of Hestes may rightfully belong to someone else.

Reeling from the deadly events at Ogdam Oasis, Duchess Jacqueline Arienta Xavier is eager to leave the Duchy of Kwatalar behind. She rides to Pettraud, seeking aid from her allies and determined to convene a War Council. As preparations for battle unfold, Jax is swept into her husband’s family turmoil, meeting many of Perry’s brothers for the first time. She soon learns that Duke Pettraud’s health is failing, and the fight for his crown has turned ruthless. But within the castle’s shadowed halls, Jax senses something far more sinister at play—dark forces stoking the flames of discord.

For her first official journey as Duchess of Saphire, Jacqueline Arienta Xavier travels to the Duchy of Mensina, home to her formidable and cunning grandfather, the Duke. What begins as a grand tournament celebration soon turns deadly when a reclusive knight is found murdered in his tent. With tensions mounting and secrets surfacing, Jax must unravel the mystery before the killer strikes again—or before someone she holds dear suffers the consequences.

Verdan has found more questions than answers in the time since awaking, but the world waits for no one, and new threats are drawing close. With growing suspicion of the Sorcerer Sects, Verdan must give the people of Hobson’s Point the tools to protect themselves. Failure means death and the fall of the final independent city.

Katie Wilk has begun her second month of the school year with her math and science students when a series of shocking events rock their small town—a teenage beauty queen is found dead in a state park, Katie’s neighbor’s three-year-old daughter is abducted, and Maverick, her dog, has a search-and-rescue certification exercise which turns into a real emergency. Doctor Pete Erickson, the man Katie was starting to have feelings for, seems curiously out of touch with her these days, but she and the new veterinarian in town may turn out to have quite a lot in common.

My father really outdid himself this time. If he wasn’t already the worst, his newest demand surely gave him that title—if I wanted to take over the family company, I needed to get married. Within the next six months. He thought he had me right where he wanted me… that I’d marry one of his lackeys. A man who’d keep me in line with Dad’s vision for both me and Parker Industries. Well, dear old Dad had another thing coming. I was no pushover, bowing to the whims of him or any man. I had a plan.