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My little wraith torments herself in a desperate attempt to escape from the pain that runs deep in her veins. I could be that escape if she'd only let me. I will own her pain, her suffering, and her pleasure. I just need her to see me.

There were several things Vera was quite skilled at. Wielding a blade and pretending to be human were two of them. Following the rules and controlling her anger, were not. Raised in the heart of the Matherin Empire, Vera spent most of her life forced to hide what she was, and what she could do. Until, one day, she foolishly confronts a strange male she spies tailing the Crown Prince. Not only does the altercation not go as planned, but the male claims she possesses a power his people vitally need. He’s desperate to return home, and he refuses to leave without her.

I never imagined I’d see them fall. After attempting to negotiate peace only to be betrayed by the one woman who promised me everything, Asha, myself, and Commander Dubois’ daughter Mary-Anne are on the run. With nowhere to go but the outskirts of Austin, we flee to the wilds of Lago Vista, Texas in the hopes to find safety, but find only carnage in their wake. A full-scale assault on the planet Earth is beginning. Now in the middle of it all, we have only one choice: to join the revolution and fight for our planet’s safety.

I never expected to be abducted. But here I am, standing on board their ship, facing them down for the first time in my life, seeing the true face of the Earth’s invaders from another world. My task is simple: to act as Earth’s emissary and negotiate peace. But it is far more complicated than it seems. I know nothing of politics, and even little of persuasion, but I have no choice. I must do this to keep my friends, and my world, safe. I cannot afford to fail humanity.

I was never afraid of monsters—at least, not until They came: the visitors from outer space. Six years later, at the age of seventeen, I'm just about to graduate from school and declare my career of choice. The Midnight Guard—who protect our community from the vicious things that lie outside our walls—calls to me, and a shortage of applicants instantly lands me a spot in their ranks. But when I am bitten by an alien on a supply run, I begin to dream of things not of this world—and will soon find that my life is about to change forever.

Lilac Trécesson is a prisoner in her parents' castle after a most wicked secret was revealed on the eve of her fifteenth birthday. Years later, her Accession looms upon her father's decision to abdicate, and between the riotous townsfolk and scheming noble bent on snatching her throne, she prepares for the worst… Until a letter arrives from The Witch of Lupine Grotto, containing a curious offer to banish her curse forever.

Wren, Graham, Ming Li, and Tal are four of the five chosen ones to enter the enchanted cave on the Island of Meegore. Their newfound magical access has left them vulnerable to power-hungry forces at a pivotal time–just as The Dark Cloud breaks the weather across the world. The only hope of fixing this lies in the ancient magic of the silver eclipse. With all of their responsibility, they still find time to be teenagers and enjoy the fun parts of life. Dating can be just as nerve racking as taking on an evil organization!

Nicole Tinsley stopped believing in the Tinsley prophecy when her high school sweetheart broke her heart by breaking a promise and forcing her to move to Georgia, alone. Six years and a whole lot of silence later, she runs into Andrew again at her sister's wedding and suddenly that spark in the air is back. And when he travels all the way to the Blue Ridge Mountains to win her back? Nicole can't fight what the universe is trying to tell her.

Embark on a magical journey with Elara, a young girl with a heart full of dreams and a special gift that allows her to weave those dreams into reality. In the enchanting world of "The Girl Who Wove Dreams Into Reality," bedtime transforms into a time of wonder and imagination.

Piper dreams of the days when unemployment was her biggest problem. Working for a jerk boss she could handle but working for six sexy vampires? Not so much. This little maid is going to wish that was all she had to worry about now that her master's master has called them home. And daddy dearest wants to meet her.

The critically acclaimed first-person shooter franchise Borderlands knows it’s ridiculous. It’s a badge of pride. These space-western games encourage you to shoot a lot of enemies and monsters, loot their corpses, and have a few chuckles while chasing down those bazillion guns. As Kaitlin Tremblay explores in Ain’t No Place for a Hero, the Borderlands video game series satirizes its own genre, exposing and addressing the ways first-person shooter video games have tended to exclude women, queer people, and people of colour, as well as contribute to a hostile playing environment.

Awarded a three-month stipend to travel and work, a Swedish writer flies to Madrid, where in a bar she meets a man with an extraordinary story to tell. In exchange for somewhere to sleep and to hide out for a few days, he is willing to tell her the whole astonishing tale. What follows is an account of fantastic proportions and ingredients: the existence of a shadowy Internet TV show with a certain morality clause, a threat to the storyteller's life, a diabolical nun, and the story of a girl with a missing left thumb.

In Neon Arcadia City's neon-drenched underground, three remarkable women—Abby, Scarlet, and Aura—navigate the dangerous world of mercenary information trade as the Information Hub Network. This organization, a web of whispers and encrypted data, holds the key to the city's darkest desires and deepest secrets. However, their world is shattered when chaos disrupts their network, leaving their hub in ruins.

When her parents' company fails, Alex Woods finds herself at the mercy of billionaire Harry Kerrington, who will bail them out but only at a cost. That price? Alex must agree to be engaged to Harry's playboy son for a period of three years. Three years to put her life on hold. Three years where she has to pretend. Three years she won't get back. Daniel isn't happy about the arrangement, either. But he's willing to make it work, to prove to his father that he's ready to run the company. And when the sparks do more than fly, Daniel will do anything to prove to Alex that he's worthy of her.

You will laugh and cry when you listen to how Patti Smith lovingly and honestly reveals transformative lessons gleaned from forty-plus years of caring for (and being tutored by) her son, Christopher. His diagnosis as a baby with Down Syndrome at first tilted her world off-axis, only to reveal itself to be the thing that actually set her worldview at the exact right angle.

Dree never thought she’d return to her life as a royal, but after working on a farm with Sen for the past two years, she receives some shocking news—her father and brother have both been killed. Now, Dree is next in line to take the throne, but when she hears that the council is plotting to have her marry the repulsive captain of the king’s guard, she takes matters into her own hands and obtains a marriage contract with the grouchy farmhand Mace… after Sen turns her proposal down.

Meredith Davis was the eldest Tinsley grandchild which meant she knew a thing or two about that Tinsley prophecy that her family swore by. For years, she waited and hoped that her destiny would be sealed with a certain hot cop who just happened to be her best friend's older brother. When the stars finally align and River Wickett walks into her Christmas Inn demanding to speak with her in private, she's caught of guard in more ways than one.

I left my foster home and all the baggage of my old life behind for a new start at university, hoping that things would finally change for the better. That the terrifying nightmares, disturbing visions, and strange voices would stop. That I'd get to be normal. But it wasn't meant to be. Three of the most dangerously stunning fae warriors suddenly crash into my life and change my fate forever. According to them, I’m their savior.

Shae Tinsley dreamed of owning her own Christmas Inn one day. A family tradition that extended all the way back to her great-great-grandparents. A tradition that included a healthy dose of Christmas Magic promising each Inn owner and their guests a happily ever after of their own. Caught up in wistful fantasies about a cozy place of her own where people could come to relax and forget all of their worries while getting caught up in Christmas spirit, Shae never imagined that her family's so-called prophecy would ever come knocking on her door.

I’ve finally found my family. Some blood. Some chosen. They’ve stood by my side through everything, never faltering. But what I’ve feared has finally come to pass—my love for them has made them targets. The vampires have taken Cian, and new powerful threats are rising from their ranks. Making matters worse, Dante’s secret has been revealed. The gods know he is really Hades, and they have seized him to unleash their vengeance.