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Filled with transformative stories of powerful women from legend and history, this book explores themes that witches, heretics, and warriors confront in a patriarchal world. Join the fight against the status quo by learning how to invoke your own defiant female ancestors and the lessons they represent. Each chapter examines a topic like standing tall in your beliefs, finding your voice, embracing your sexuality, and loving your body.

Ruby Holmes has never been a huge fan of birthdays, particularly not her own. But Bee, her partner in baking and best friend, has decided that she’s throwing Ruby a surprise party. It’s their last few weeks in Carmel Springs, Maine, and they’re going out with a bang. When Ruby enters the darkened guesthouse, the last thing she expects is all her friends yelling "surprise!" She’s delighted until the lights click on to reveal the dead body of Ruby’s sworn enemy lying in a pile of her birthday presents. Can she solve the mystery of the birthday killer?

The idea that plants have a mind of their own has been a prominent feature of some Indigenous narratives, literary works, and philosophical discourses. Recent scientific research in the field of plant cognition similarly highlights the capacity of botanical life to discern between options and learn from prior experiences or, in other words, to think. The Mind of Plants offers an accessible account of the idea of “the plant mind” by bringing together short essays and poems on plants and their interactions with humans.

Imagine a world devoid of violence - a world where fists can’t hit, guns don’t kill, and bombs can’t destroy. In this tantalizing novel of possibility, this has - suddenly and inexplicably - become our new reality. The US president must find a new way to wage war. The pope ponders whether the Commandment “Thou Shalt Not Kill” is still relevant.

Charlotte Mission is no longer a spy-in-hiding. After a recent brush with the "underground", Charlie’s happy to be back at the Gossip Inn, serving as the assistant to her retired spy grandmother. This time, however, she’s got her sights set on capturing her ex-husband. Kyle Turner has arrived in Gossip seeking revenge, and if Charlotte doesn’t stop him, there’s no telling how many people will suffer.

The young and beautiful Isabel Archer finds herself suddenly wealthy beyond her imagination thanks to her devoted uncle. Sought after by many suitors and yet determined not to marry any of them, Isabel embarks on a journey of self-discovery throughout Europe, only to find herself drawn to the charming and clever Gilbert Osmond. Through betrayal and heartache, Isabel not only learns what she truly wants out of life but also just how strong she really is.

Down on her luck, former Wall Street dynamo Gabrielle Clayton agreed to move into Paul Reed’s ramshackle but affordable apartment on the condition that they keep strict personal boundaries. Then Gabrielle discovered she and Paul shared a good deal more than the rent - like one outrageous claw-foot bathtub located smack in the middle of the kitchen - and things started heating up!

When Rachel turns 18, her alternate personality revolts in a wicked struggle for control over their shared body. Each time Rachel’s “other” get outs, bad things happen. In a desperate attempt to save her sanity, Rachel uncovers an ancient curse that could be a clue to her struggles. Caught in a violent turmoil of destiny, Rachel turns to all the wrong people for help and soon discovers a plot against her that dates back to 11th-century Scotland.

When Rachel turns 18, her alternate personality revolts in a wicked struggle for control over their shared body. Each time Rachel’s “other” get outs, bad things happen. In a desperate attempt to save her sanity, Rachel uncovers an ancient curse that could be a clue to her struggles. Caught in a violent turmoil of destiny, Rachel turns to all the wrong people for help and soon discovers a plot against her that dates back to 11th-century Scotland.

They said she was out of her mind. The dark truth will shake the foundations of the fae realm... Lorelei refuses to believe her wild visions mean she’s insane. But despite her royal sidhe heritage, she’s banished to a remote priory to prevent her causing trouble. So when a priestess of the Elemental Order urges her to join a risky pilgrimage, she flees her prison and sails headlong into danger. Traveling to an ancient land imbued with volatile magic, she chokes back her disbelief after unearthing evil sorcery that shouldn’t exist.

Spy-in-hiding Charlie Mission has gotten herself a boyfriend, and that’s the least of her many problems. Life at the Gossip Inn is anything but simple, what with her grandmother’s Kitten Foster Care Center, the ever-annoying Jessie Belle-Blue, and now...a ghost haunting the inn? She’s positive the nightly hauntings have a sinister cause - namely, her ex-husband and rogue spy, coming to find her and punish her for outing him. Before Charlie can properly investigate, a local entrepreneur drops dead right after claiming to have seen the ghost.

Amber Delacroix Chen reunited with her husbands, only to have to send them off to war. Now a doctor, she works tirelessly to patch up the wounded to send them back to the front lines while protecting the people at the heart of the Chen Empire. She delivers babies, tends to the injured, the lost, and even her fellow physicians, everyone - except herself.

Ruby Holmes is plenty excited to serve her cakes and goodies to the many trick-or-treaters in Carmel Springs, Maine. Costumes range from fearsome to the funny, and when Ruby sees a clown jostling with a vampire to get to her cakes, she doesn’t think anything of it. That is, until the corpse of the ‘vampire’ washes up on the beach, right in front of her food truck. Ruby’s not going to let this mystery go unsolved, even if it means annoying the local detective and the murderer themselves. Can Ruby discover the identity of the killer clown? Or will he get the last laugh?

Charlie Mission, spy-in-hiding, has just gotten used to the "normal" life in Gossip, Texas. She’s helping her butt-kicking grandma look after the inn, baking cocoa cupcakes for the Easter festival, managing the kitten menagerie at the Kitten Foster Care Center, and avoiding her "babysitter", Agent Smulder, like he’s come to steal her chocolate eggs. Or to sweep her away into the dark underground before her murderous rogue spy ex-husband finds her.

Ruby Holmes has finally settled into her four-week "vacation" in cozy town Carmel Springs, Maine. She’s thrilled when she lands a catering gig for a local wedding, even if the client is a bridezilla of epic proportions. When Ruby arrives to meet with the bride, the last thing she expects to find is her corpse instead, face plastered in Ruby’s highly unique marzipan frosting.

What's the worst that can go wrong on a date? Murder. Ruby Holmes wants to travel, sell delicious baked treats from her food truck, and never stay in one place for too long. Then, the unexpected happens: upon arriving in Carmel Springs, Maine, she's asked on a date by a handsome fisherman. When Ruby goes to meet him, she finds his dead body instead. A murderer has struck, and the cunning detective who "runs" the town names her as the prime suspect. Ruby can't run, but staying might mean falling victim herself. Can she solve the murder in time?

Michael Cave and his wife, Angelique, always wanted children - they just didn’t expect it to take so long. Then, after nearly eight years of fertility treatments, their dream came true; Michaela, Emma and Christopher, aka “The Cavelets”, were born. The journey was a long one, peppered with invasive procedures, miscarriages, and financial woes. In his book, Triple Blessing, Michael shares his deeply personal and sometimes painful story of infertility.

Amber Delacroix Chen survived the hellish Evander bombing of Oceania to escape to The Farm. On the run from a miserable, unloved, and abused existence, she starts over. Safe amongst friends and family, she studies to be a doctor and to help in the war effort. Life at The Farm is often fraught with danger, but she’s faced worse. The need to reclaim one part of her past brings a fleet to their doorstep. Her husbands have come to claim their wife and they will not let anything stand in their way, even if it means confronting their own failures.

Spy-in-hiding Charlotte Mission is determined to keep her nose clean, after nearly being exposed to the man who’s hunting her - her ex-husband. She’s not interested in getting involved in another murder investigation. That is, until the local librarian is slain, and her ex-spy grandmother is fingered as the one whodunit. Charlie’s got to solve the mystery before grandma’s secret stash of weapons - don’t ask, don’t tell - is discovered, and they’re both carted off to federal prison.

It was only supposed to be a part-time nanny job. Then the pandemic hit. Now I’m quarantined with three guys at their secluded lake house. And considering what they look like? Things could be a lot worse. I spend my days nannying the baby, and my nights having sweaty, steamy fun. Being shared by these three incredible men to take our minds off the pandemic. We don’t know how long we’ll be stuck at the lake house. So we might as well make the best of it, right?