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I’ve never stepped out of line. I’ve never done things I shouldn’t. Until the day I snapped, executing half my family and reluctantly sentencing my youngest brother to prison. Little did I know a certain Keeper of Death would bring him home, changing everything.

Set in a future where the United States has fallen, Sofia is ripped from her home as a child and forced to endure the harshness around her or else surrender to the dust of bones she treads on. Her life becomes simple: kill or be killed. What she didn’t count on was the heavy cost this world would drain from her soul. When she crosses paths with a curious stranger who offers to show her a place without a map, they head across the crumbling land in search of the fabled Sanctuary.

Good leaders get the job done, but great leaders inspire. They're confident in their ability, compassionate with others, and clear about their mission. Above all, great leaders care about the people they're leading—and they show it. In Connected, Jami Varela explains how to become an impactful leader with tested strategies and personal insight.

After three disastrous marriages, a series of bad dates, and a tumultuous relationship with an emotionally abusive mother, psychology professor Nancy Jewel is through with love and commitment. Romantic or familial, the notion is a waste of her time. Content with being alone, she’s starting to feel normal-ish when she learns her father, incarcerated in Georgia, has been diagnosed with a terminal illness.

Jane McGregor will never fall in love again. Her previous relationships all failed, the last one ending miserably. Besides, as an ambitious young microbiologist working in a prestigious lab in Boston, she has other aspirations. Nevertheless, the mysterious freelance photographer, Sam Swift, who just moved in next door, keeps distracting her from her work. To make matters worse, Jane’s boss reassigns her from her current project to a top-secret lab to study a new strain of bacteria. There her orderly life spins out of control when she makes a devastating discovery.

Children of Iverbourne is a prequel novella taking place 236 years before The Eternal Machine, following the original heroes of the war-torn lands and the difficult choices they must make, all to ensure a better future. A terrified slave, lacking bravery or free will, sent on an impossible journey. A hardened commander of the Eternal prison, taking in his newest inmate. An hours-old baby. A half-crazed Fae, former hero of Borealis, Court of the Humans. Two parents on a journey to deliver their child to Iverbourne, to freedom, no matter the cost.

She’s hiding from the world. He needs a wife fast. When a fake marriage solves both their problems, will they discover true love? Alaska. Vivian Locke knows the pain of betrayal. Still gun-shy seven years after her two-timing ex stole their New York restaurant, the talented pastry chef bunkers down while helping her folks run their tiny community’s grocery. But when the store unexpectedly goes up for sale, the desperate woman convinces a billionaire’s son that a sham wedding would benefit them both. Only a miracle can save Thomas Becker.

Ivy league grad student, Carleigh, is beautiful, blonde, and comes from money—she's way out of his league. And the last thing she wants is a distraction, even if it comes in the form of a handsome, muscular man who looks enticing in just a towel. Determined to make it on her own, and not rely on her parents' money, she falls into a life focused solely on her studies while enjoying life in NYC. But the more they get to know each other, the more their initial impressions change. Carleigh's whip smart and not a rich brat, and Bryson's funny and dotes on her when she gets sick.

Janina Reston is a language expert, translating fiendishly tricky Arabic and Asian mathematical and scientific texts. Words are her world. But she can’t find any to share with her husband Owen. Instead, she confides in a spider named Gladys (who may or may not be her deceased grandmother). She lives in an ordinary city suburb where extraordinary things happen. Lily’s husband dies in a strange accident with a milk bottle, while Fatima writes biographies of unknown people living seemingly inconsequential lives, and Zosia runs off to Delhi with an Asian Women’s Sewing Group.

Under a symphony of explosions and allegiance sung in minor key, a mysterious assassin called Ares rises from the ashes to challenge both leaders and citizens alike. Fear and false comforts hold society in its prison and after so many years of obedience will they be able to open their eyes and grasp onto the change Ares offers them? Ares has plotted patiently and remains steadfast on her path, moving her pawns across the board biding her time for rebellion to ignite. When the clock chimes at last the people will stand behind her or condemn her to face her fate alone.

A bittersweet story of a girl and a vampyre on a quest to discover what it means to be alive. When Moxie, a human aspiring artist fresh out of high school, stumbles across Tom, a handsome WWII veteran turned vampyre, she has to quickly adapt to the reality of supernatural monsters in the world. Human monsters, however, she’s been well aware of and Tom is nothing of the kind in more ways than one. In fact, he might just be the key to her freedom in this era of sock hops and white picket fences.

The Grinch tried to steal Lilly’s Christmas spirit, but he ended up stealing her heart. After graduation, Lilly returns to her grandmother’s shop, ready for another Christmas filled with her loving grandmother. Heart and memories dance around her until a handsome stranger threatens to take it away. Calvin hates Christmas but loves business.

For two decades, forty-four-year-old magazine writer Clara Khoury has lived without pieces of herself—her memory. When the recent discovery of a young woman’s remains triggers her, she’s compelled to investigate. Now, her disturbing past threatens her contented present, someone frames her husband, and their daughter is abducted. If she can’t uncover the truth, she might lose everyone she loves.

All nine-year-old Alexandria Hendricks wanted was to save her friend, so she made a deal with the darkness. But magick always comes with a price, and her good intentions will cost her so much more than she bargained for. Eighteen years later, the demon is back to claim his prize: her soul. However, there’s a new offer on the table, one that might spare her from eternal torment. The catch? She has only forty-eight hours to complete his task. Worse yet, she isn’t the only one harboring secrets.

The Wheel of 8 Fears of Entrepreneurs is an invaluable toolbox for anyone involved in a business. If you like straightforward systems, actionable advice, and guidance from someone who’s been there, then you’ll love Celia Soonets’ relatable resource.

Allison Drew is a smart and ambitious government agent whose career is stagnating. Then she is surprisingly assigned a high-profile case that could get her attention. But she isn’t prepared for the web of intrigue and corruption that confronts her when she tries to disentangle a widespread string of crimes involving too much murder and more than a little blood.

Sean Mattea was once a preeminent rock singer. From 1993 to 2005, his band, Black Swan, sold millions of records, garnered significant radio airplay and performed sold out shows all over the world. While the stars aligned perfectly to their ascent into rock n' roll immortality, young Sean suffered through the most human of maturations. Personal failures and unspeakable tragedy would accompany him as he struggled to maintain his career.

Two women. One targeted by an unknown enemy. One accused of murder. How will they overcome their obstacles? Twenty-five-year-old schoolteacher Grace Benson lives a quiet life until she receives a threatening note. But when the FBI becomes involved, her world really turns upside down. Middle-aged wedding planner Sheila Mitchell suspects her husband’s up to something, but she never expects to find him dead—and be knocked unconscious near his corpse. When she comes to, the murder weapon in her hand. How will Grace survive and how can they clear Sheila’s name? Who is targeting these women?

It's 1938, and Betty Morelli is on the run from her abusive husband. When she reaches out to her old flame Harvey Cooper for help, she has no idea what dangers await them on the road. Undeterred by obstacles, she is determined to get out of harm's way and bring her husband to justice. But she may realize too late that trying to escape a man with underworld ties could be a grave mistake.

As an investigative journalist, she’s faced corruption, lies, and relentless threats. But nothing could prepare her for the real terror. Her husband Adrian Holloway, a charming psychology professor, hides his cruelty behind a mask of care. Their marriage is a battlefield, and Harper is losing ground.