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In the Malku universe, fae, merfolk, and humans live together in varying degrees of harmony. Over the millenia, through the use of fae magic, these humanoid groups have inter-married thus creating the faekind (humans with fae ancestry) and webbies (humans with merfolk ancestry.) The story takes place in the land of Hanrisor, whose original inhabitants have lived with foreign sojourners and descendants of slaves.

Quistix Dedumal, an elf blacksmith, suffers a tragic, devastating loss the night a bandit invades her humble Bellaneau home in search of something called “The Illuminator.” After months of crushing loneliness, the disheveled half-elf is out for blood, seeing revenge on the man who shattered her once-contented life.

Life post-graduation was supposed to see the launch of paisley-loving Jadyn’s art career, or at least an art gallery showing one of her watercolor paintings. When another colleague is dismissed, Jadyn inherits extra work, including the company’s biggest client. If she loses him, she’s fired. Jadyn people-pleases her way through life, resulting in extra work opportunities and a community classroom of art students. But when two guys appear on her doorstep, she just might not be able to people-please her way out of this love triangle.

In the quaint town of Silver Grove, Maryland, a modern witch named Iris Kane leads a quiet life, blending seamlessly into the backdrop of suburban normalcy. But beneath her mundane façade, Iris holds a secret: a deep connection to the supernatural world, a power that runs through her veins, and a past she's desperate to forget. Crossing paths with charismatic stranger Adrian Grayson, leaves Iris wanting more. Handsome and alluring, his motives remain shrouded in uncertainty. Is he a friend, a foe, or something else entirely?

When Jess wakes up in a bathtub full of ice with no memory of the night before, she knows something has gone terribly amiss. Her maid of honor and best friend Rachel is missing, and the other girls are scattered around their luxurious suite in various states of disarray. As they piece together the events of their lost night, they uncover a web of secrets that threatens to unravel their tight-knit group.

Daisy Jones has loved Gideon McElroy her entire life. Painfully shy, she lived for the summers spent at her grandpa’s cabin as a child, when Gideon would come to stay with his grandfather, the Colonel. While the old men reminisced on happier times and discussed the sad state of the future, Daisy would follow Gideon like a puppy, happy just to be in his presence. To her, he was everything a girl could want in a Prince Charming. When he enlisted, she was heartbroken but took solace in the fact that he would still come to visit his aging grandfather when time allowed.

Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age seven, Wendy Louise Novak had to create her own path in a world defined by stigma, struggle, and hope. With little public awareness of her condition, Wendy's only role model was her fiercely independent father, who grew up in an era when diabetes meant a difficult, and often short, life. He taught her to "follow the rules" and stay self-reliant. Today, Wendy is the face of the Wendy Novak Diabetes Institute, which supports groundbreaking clinical services, education, and research to ensure young people with diabetes can thrive.

Children's book author Christy Bailey is thrilled that her aunt Betty is finally marrying the man of her dreams! The small wedding is a family event, right down to Christy’s cats and subjects of her books, Milton and Pearl, who are dressed in wedding attire and pulled down the aisle in a wagon. After the reception, Christy and her boyfriend-hopeful, Micah, agree to help her friend and wedding caterer, Janie, clean up at her pastry shop. But when they arrive at the shop, they're not greeted by Janie but Janie’s ex-husband—who’s dead on the floor, cold as a frozen muffin!

Max and Hannah have each made themselves a promise. He’s finally going to ask a woman out for the first time in nearly 10 years. And since he can’t stop thinking about the beautiful woman who teaches water aerobics at his gym, she seems like a great place to start. Little does Max know Hannah has made a promise to swear off men for the foreseeable future.

Dacia thinks she's escaping a miserable life with her emotionally abusive husband only to get caught up in a world filled with meth and sex. The drugs coursing through her veins keep her closely tied to the men and women who will certainly be her demise. Being convinced she is in control of her drug addiction leads her into making a series of wrong choices that put her on a path she never expected.

Kendrick Pennsylvania has been anything but quiet for many years, but the silence that has blanketed the town has become deafening. Sheriff Cash can feel that silence to his core and he knows it’s too good to be true. Nothing ever stays peaceful. And when a new face shows up in town, hiding amongst the people in the most inconspicuous of places, Cash can see trouble all over her…

When Tehlor Nilsen stumbles upon an abandoned corpse hidden in her friend’s empty house, she can’t ignore the energy lingering around the broken albeit familiar body. Entranced by the promise of ritualistic power, she seizes her chance to secure a vorðr. Miraculously, Hel the goddess of death, grants Tehlor an audience. But Lincoln Stone has no interest in becoming a magical sentry, and raising him from the dead comes with violent consequences.

Murderous mirrors. Vicious vampires. Soul-stealing circuses. Jamie Carter is slowly getting the hang of her new position as the museum curator. The museum's past is filled with dark secrets, deadly secrets. There are people hunting Jamie, trying to use her position to gain control of the museum and its power. With each new adventure, the threat to Jamie's life grows. Will Jamie be able to unravel the secrets of the museum in time or will she lose everything and everyone she cares about in the process?

Josie Ward doesn’t want a lot for Christmas—just for the entire holiday season to be over and done with as quickly as humanly possible. That’s not too much to ask, right?

This is a collection of easy and authentic conversations that are made up of phrases and short sentences. It's easy to understand, easy to remember, and easy to start speaking Hebrew! The course includes 10 study units, common slang words and phrases, common translation and transliteration in English, and more.

Bretta, the Queen of the Courts, is a powerful fae with flame and shadow in her blood. Most describe her as cruel and cold. She seeks revenge for her parents' murder, but unexpectedly, she ends up with her enemy's most prized possession in her dungeons. His name is Veritas and he is the handsome heir to the Human Lands. Bretta and Veritas must put their vendetta aside to unite the Seasonal Courts to bring down their mutual enemies.

Murdered spirits find Atlas Bishop wherever he is. By day, he works the streets of Dublin as a Private Detective plagued with anxiety and anger issues, living with his dead mother. By night, he works on behalf of the “Sacred”—angels, saints, and God Himself—binding murdered souls to those who stole their lives so Hell can claim its dues.

Sybil never imagined leaving her home in London. It was a luxury she could never afford. Her entire life was spent scraping the bottom of the barrel, sneaking scraps, and making do with what little money her brother Walter could smuggle back to them from Nassau.

Sophia De’voreaux never expected to escape Haven, but after a bloody confrontation in the Gideon Preserve, she finds herself under the protection of a rogue witch, her menacing guard, and their cautious friends. Crumbling beneath an onslaught of ancient power, Sophia must put her reservations aside, because the Breath of Judas is no ordinary relic, and trusting the strange, dysfunctional group might be her only chance at ridding her body of its dangerous magic. Before it’s too late.

It is 1926. Cora Gudmundson is determined not to yield to pressure to marry and settle down like a proper lady should. Cora wants a life of adventure, so she saves her money and books a cruise to London on her own. Her mother is appalled, but her father agrees to let her go.