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A finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award, Thin Places is a gothic and atmospheric collection from the national bestselling author of The Bog Wife. This beautiful reissue includes four additional stories. A not-quite-human proprietor menaces guests at a hotel on the edge of a swamp. A composer...

They awakened a sleeping giant and filled within him a terrible resolve. Seven months after the battle for Cambridge, America and its allies prepare the largest military coalition since World War II. But before their arsenals can be unleashed, someone must cross the portal and uncover what waits...

When a dragon-blooded emperor reaches for godhood, Earth reaches back—with bullets. The plan was simple: conquer a new realm, harvest its souls, and become a god. But nothing about Ohio is simple. Armed with grit, ingenuity, and a lot of guns, the scrappy humans of Earth prove they're not the kneeling type. In a clash of magic and modern firepower, alliances are forged, friendships are tested, and ambitions burn brighter than the skies over the Midwest. Can humanity stand its ground, or will the emperor's quest for divinity grind them to dust?

When Hazel wakes up in a dungeon full of monsters, she's told to choose a weapon and start fighting. Instead, she picks a grilled cheese, because who needs weapons when you've got food? The system rewards her ridiculous decision with a brand-new class: Culinary Mage. Instead of grinding monsters, Hazel's winning over slimes with homemade treats and discovering that a good meal can do far more than fill an empty stomach.

An illegal herbwitch, a man turned bear, and the curse keeping them apart. Guinevere has spent years hiding her illegal magic, healing on the sly with enhanced salves and tonics. Life in her tiny cottage making potions by firelight is quiet and lonely, but it keeps her safe…even if it’s hard to buy food sometimes. Gideon Rendon is tired of being a bear, but with silence woven into his curse and anyone who sees him trying to kill him, he’s run out of hope.

A "wholly original and lyrically sharp" (Independent Book Review) horror novel that bends Shakespeare's Hamlet into a hell of Irish Mythology, tracing themes of grief, identity, and power in a post-apocalyptic theatre where a crippled father and a little red fox fights monsters at the end of the world...

Some songs are worth hearing, no matter the cost. The Isle of Skye, 1847. When Arabella Porter, a lonely healer gifted with fairy magic, receives a mysterious letter from the past, she journeys to Mystic, Connecticut in search of the father she has never known. There she crosses paths with James...

Magical baker Lillie Dean has made a rather large mistake. Even though she owes Mr. Globe a boatload of money, and he told her to keep away from his son, Lillie let Julian Globe talk her into sunny picnics and moonlight walks and the occasional earth-shattering kiss as long as no one else in town knows. But not everyone in Silverkeep is feeling the love. A contingent from the new king has come to town to make sure things are running smoothly, and seem to be everywhere Julian and Lillie go. Are they truly here to help the town find its new normal, or do they have something more to hide?

Can two women get the lowdown on high society? In 1913, a society writer and a former lady's maid join forces to find the truth and avenge the wrongful death of a friend. Louisa Delafield and Ellen Malloy didn't ask to be thrown together to bring the truth to light, but the unlikely pair...

A young scientist must do the impossible to stop a merciless enemy from unleashing a monstrous evil into our world. "Children born on a Saturday are special," Gemma's foster grandmother used to tell her. Abandoned by two sets of parents, Gemma---now a promising young scientist---doesn't feel special. After a mugging lands her in a Chicago hospital, she doesn't feel particularly lucky either. Paralyzed and deprived of speech, she knows that luck alone can’t save her life and soul and the world itself from a formidable enemy wielding ancient powers.

Shelby and Jane aren't happy to be stuck with their grandparents, tucked away in the Catskills, surrounded by old, abandoned resorts. To their horror, silhouettes appear and act out a murder. But then the silhouette of the murderer stops what he's doing and notices them -- his audience. The kids RUN. But they can't escape the shadows that continue to haunt them in their nightmares.

Election season is around the corner, and magical baker Lillie Dean is up to her eyeballs in bakery orders. Between Kemp Abora ordering dozens of cookies to bolster his chances of reelection, and the Fisherfolk council wanting her to cater their many meetings, she's busier than she knows what to do with.

Magical baker Lillie Dean just can't catch a break. She was halfway to repaying the intimidating Mr. Globe when her oven breaks, forcing her to work alongside Mr. Globe's handsome son, Julian. The very son he warned her to stay away from, or he'll call due her debt.

She's his bestie. He's her rock. And now? They're accidentally engaged. Juniper runs the village apothecary, and Granik grows lavender on his farm. These two plant lovers have always had each other's backs. When orcish custom demands Granik get married, Juniper does the only logical thing to...

Freedom isn't given. It’s taken through fire and mana. Arabella believes her days of servitude are over when her magical potential is noticed by her master’s winged companion. The ability to communicate with magical beasts is the hallmark of a Citizen, and Arabella is immediately whisked...

The long, tarnished chain and heart-shaped pendant are heavy in Paiges hand. Carefully prying it open she can just make out the tiny engraving inside. What she reads will change everything she ever believed about her great-aunt Violet, and their family history When newly single and heartbroken...

When Crown Princess Aria sees her kingdom on the brink of war with the magic-wielding Casters, she takes it upon herself to speak with the Widow Morton, the most dangerous Caster in the realm. If successful, Aria will not only ensure peace but also prove to her father that she is a worthy heir. But when her negotiations fail, Aria is dealt a terrible curse: Over the course of one hundred days, she will be unable to sleep, her body and mind doomed to waste away. And then the curse will pass to her sister, until every member of the king’s line is dead.

The life of a female black-throated blue warbler over the course of a single breeding season, from migration to migration. An atmospheric and stylistic journey through natural environments and a celebration of the tenacity of life. Black Throated Blue Warbler explores the boundary between natural sciences and the natural world.

This book is not just for homeschoolers. We hope it will be used by any parent wanting to give their child knowledge of and an appreciation for ancient history and provide perspective on why studying history is essential.

Longing for a herb-filled haven but cursed with a black thumb? Worry no more! This audiobook transforms gardening novices into herb whisperers. Whether you have a vast backyard or a tiny balcony, you'll learn to cultivate an aromatic oasis with ease.