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New York Times bestselling author Sarah Castille brings another angsty, deeply emotional, heated romance that blends Ana Huang''s Twisted Games with Katherine Center''s The Bodyguard.Emotions run high, but the tempo thrums higher as music, heat, and angst collide between a singer and her bodyguard.Haley Chapman has struggled against rules all her life. As the daughter of a senator, she?s expected to finish her college degree, but music is her one true love?the only outlet she has for her wild, impulsive feelings. When Haley becomes the target of a brazen kidnapping attempt linked to her mother?s high-profile Senate career, the Senator insists on round-the-clock protection. Having a security detail follow her around college feels like overkill, but the Senator has the perfect solution.Ace Murphy was her brother?s best friend, and a former Air Force pilot, now working in personal security as a celebrity bodyguard. He was also Hailey?s teenage crush and the man who abandoned her when she needed him most, breaking her fragile heart.Now, as Ace poses as her boyfriend on campus, their personalities clash. He may be her protector but to Haley, Ace is just another obstacle to her freedom and a painful reminder of the past. But as the threats escalate, their forced proximity ignites a connection they can''t ignore?one that could either save them or break them all over again.

A glow-in-the-dark spooktacular!Grab your flashlight and gather ’round for ghostly tales that frighten and excite. Read This Book in the Dark is an illustrated adventure through 15 never-before-told chillers sure to give you goosebumps. And with its glow-in-the-dark cover, this thrilling book of scary stories is perfect for sleepovers, campouts, or for spooking your little brother.- Unlock the dangerous secret of “The Girl in the Photos”- Beware of the haunting jingles of an evil “Jack-in-the-Box”- Find out what happens when kids call for the “Ghost in the Graveyard”- Hitch a ride on “The Haunted Skateboard”—if you dareThese spine-tingling campfire stories are great for all ages! A little bit creepy and a lot of fun, they’re just eerie enough to give you the shivers and keep you flipping the pages for more!

Celebrate queer faith and take your rightful place at God?s table with Brandan Robertson, the ?TikTok Pastor,? Biblical scholar, and social activist For too long, the Bible has been weaponized to exclude LGBTQ+ individuals, despite Jesus? radical message of inclusion. In Queer & Christian, Brandan Robertson envisions a faith where all are unequivocally embraced.Ostracized at school, Brandan thought he had finally found his community when he joined the local church. But he soon realized that they were as intolerant as his peers at school had been?if not more so. After agonizing years of repressing his true identity, he discovered that God?s table had always had a place for him. Jesus? love knows no bounds, embracing everyone unconditionally. Queer & Christian is a joyful celebration of queer faith and an unyielding reclamation of the Bible. Dive into pages that offer: -Compelling, evidence-based counterarguments to the ?clobber verses? often used to condemn queerness-Celebrations of queer saints within the Bible?more numerous than you might believe!-Responses to commonly asked questions by queer folks and allies who?re feeling lost within the Christian faith Brandan Robertson stands as a beacon of love, hope, and unwavering support for anyone ready to reclaim their faith from the clutches of intolerance.

STICKER COUNTDOWN: BACK TO SCHOOL! is packed with 20 school-themed surprise stickers, and the only school supply that gets preschoolers hyped for their first day.Each day leading up to your first day of school, pick a prompt to complete and pop out a cute sticker to place inside the cutie-patootie schoolhouse. Decorate and explore every room—the thrilling music room, the book-filled library, and more! Then stand it up to make it the BEST school house activity book you''ve ever seen, and show off all you''ve done to lead up to your first day of school!Both book and decor, it’s perfect to display on a desk, table, or bookshelf.

Award-winning author Tochi Onyebuchi?s new standalone novel is hard-boiled fantasy noir: Raymond Chandler meets P. Djelí Clark in a postcolonial West AfricaFortune always left whatever room I walked into, which is why I don?t leave my place much these days...Veteran and private eye Boubacar doesn?t need much?least of all trouble?but trouble always seems to find him. Work has dried up, and he?d rather be left alone to deal with his bills as the Harmattan rolls in to coat the city in dust, but Bouba is a down on his luck deux fois, suspended between two cultures and two worlds.When a bleeding woman stumbles onto his doorway, only to vanish just as quickly, Bouba reluctantly finds himself enmeshed in the secrets of a city boiling on the brink of violence. The French occupiers are keen to keep the peace at any cost, and the indigenous dugulen have long been shattered into restless factions vying for a chance to reclaim their lost heritage and abilities. As each hardwon clue reveals horrifying new truths, Bouba may have to carve out parts of himself he?s long kept hidden, and decide what he?s willing to offer next.From the visionary author of Riot Baby and Goliath, Harmattan Season is a gripping fantasy noir in the tradition of Chandler, Hammond, and Christie that will have you by the throat?both dryly funny and unforgettably evocative.

Crazy Rich Asians meets Always Be My Maybe in this deliciously sugar-free rom-com from debut author Cynthia Timoti.She''s salty, he''s spice--there''s no room for sugar in this fake relationship, but it may be sweeter than they think...Ellie Pang has had enough of her controlling family? who has been micromanaging her life since her type 1 diabetes diagnosis?. When her parents orchestrate a public proposal from their business partner?s son, a proposal that goes humiliatingly viral, Ellie escapes to the other side of the country to put her dream of opening a sugar-free bakery into action. After all, she?d done her research. How hard can it be?She hits a snag when her storefront turns out to be a dump and in need of major renovations. Worse, the only person who can help her turn things around is Alec Mackenzie, her brother?s best friend and the man responsible for crushing her teenage heart ten years ago.But Alec has a proposal of his own: he needs a pretend girlfriend in order to cement a business deal. All they need to do is feign love and affection, while trying not to maim each other. As the thin line between hate and fake-madly-in-love starts to blur, buried secrets resurface, and Ellie must learn to trust her heart.

T. R. Hendricks''s Derek Harrington returns in The Infiltrator, an adventure of man vs wild?and the domestic terrorists hidden there. One year after the clash with his former students in upstate New York, retired Marine Warrant Officer and SERE instructor Derek Harrington is the tip of the FBI?s spear in their mission to eradicate the domestic terrorist group known as Autumn?s Tithe. After several successful operations, intelligence points to one final camp in the remote Kentucky wilderness, and Derek prepares to take down Autumn?s Tithe for good.At the same time ex-FBI Special Agent Hannah Kittle, or Sarah as she is known to the group, devises a plan to meet Derek and her one-time Bureau colleagues head on. Yet her benefactor''s faith in Sarah''s ability to lead Autumn''s Tithe is waning, and other plans are being enacted. Knowing full well what it means for her should those plans succeed where she has failed, Sarah will stop at nothing to see that she is the victor. As the competing agendas unravel, events place Derek and Sarah on a collision course, setting the stage for a confrontation that will bring Autumn?s Tithe right to Derek?s doorstep.

How to identify anxious attachment, banish it, and create true intimacy, in an environment of mutual strength, from the real-life couple behind “Create the Love”It’s time for a new template — one rooted in choice, truth, safety, and respect. To get us there, Mark Groves and Kylie McBeath, champions of positive philosophy, provide us a roadmap, one they walked themselves, to step out of protection mode and into connection mode.Groves and McBeath’s work—through their Create the Love seminars, workbooks, and consultation programs—have educated a new generation of relationship seekers on the best ways to practice and cultivate love. In Liberated Love, you’ll explore your original relationship blueprint and learn how it informs your current relationships (spoiler alert: it’s often a pretty direct line), and discover how limitation can be the key to finding freedom and experiencing full, fully-realized love with another person. Equipped with real-life situations and stories, exercises, rituals, and tools that lead to productive self-examination, Groves and McBeath illuminate how to be aware of our most instinctual defenses, survival strategies, and coping mechanisms, how to have conversations about relationships without turning them into “relationship conversations,” and how to date in a way that protects your heart as you open it up to new possibilities.In these pages, in a format you’ll want to turn to again and again, you’ll learn how to begin and maintain relationships that allow true self-expression—to feel safe and to feel real, involving, sustaining love.

For fans of Junji Ito comes The Harrowing Game, a deliciously creepy manga-inflected horror graphic novel for adult readers.The rules of the game are simple: Three ghosts gather to tell their stories in turn. Scariest story wins. Only the winner may move on. For thousands of years, the souls of the dead have gathered to play the game. Tonight, the storytellers locked in this existential battle are a recently deceased girl with no memories, an old woman trapped in a mirror, and a smirking boy in a bathtub. Their terrifying tales span time and space, from the temples of ancient Egypt to the taxidermy labs of modern New England. Yet the same primordial evil lurks in the margins of each story. This presence tempts the innocent as well as the corrupted, and its hunger is boundless. Drawn in exquisitely disturbing detail and full of twists you’d find in the finest horror manga, The Harrowing Game will leave you gasping.

For fourteen-year-old Magnolia Gartner, nothing is more important than tradition, and the most important traditions in her eccentric family are the magical dinner parties they''ve been hosting for generations. Anyone lucky enough to have dined at the Gartner?s estate in Humble Hollow will claim the meal was life-changing, and that''s true -- because the crops the family harvests and the dishes they prepare have the power to alter the emotions, and fortunes, of anyone who eats them.It''s not just the food, either; for as long as anybody can remember, the whole Gartner family has been exceptional, though Maggie often feels like the exception. That?s going to change when Maggie cooks her first dinner and proves she?s just as special -- just as Gartner -- as everyone else. But when a mysterious stranger moves to town and threatens the family''s century-old secrets, the Gartner family and all of Humble Hollow are at risk of losing far more than a seat at the table. With the help of new kid, Graham, as well as trusty townsfolk and family folklore, Maggie must dig deep to see what others can?t, especially buried truths that feel just beyond her reach.Devilishly absurd and heartachingly true, The Garden Just Beyond untangles themes of heritage, identity, and legacy in a tale that twists and turns until the enchanted end.

The Roman Empire Got It Right is the ultimate compendium of knowledge on the Roman Empire. This no-BS trivia book includes the most fascinating information about the empire everyone’s thinking about. Voracious readers will be armed with a gladiator’s mental strength, discovering facts about Roman infrastructure, philosophy, inventions, and innovations that spawned great societies past and present. From the invention of roads, aqueducts, and bikinis to the stoicism of Marcus Aurelius and the celebrity lives of gladiators, this book is a must-have for fans of the Roman Empire.

The vintage fairy-finding manual for modern-day believers Rediscover a world where Fairies abound with this delightfully illuminating, illustrated field guide. Whether you?re Fae-curious or Fae-obsessed, this unearthed and adapted collection of nineteenth-century lore is the ultimate resource for your next magical expedition. It?s packed with useful tracking and conservation tips to help you:- Tap into a secret realm: Scout out Fairy dwellings, grow Fae-friendly plants, and protect the animals and habitats Fairies need to thrive.- Recognize Fairy signs: Decode swirling winds, mysterious music, grass rings, missing trinkets, and other mystical clues.- Explore fearlessly: Avoid the perils of Changelings, Black Dwarfs, and Glaistigs.- Learn from the past: Gather insights from legendary encounters with Fairies, Mermaids, Elves, Kelpies, and the Blue MenOpen your mind and restore your sense of wonder with A Field Guide to Fairies and Magical Beings.

Notes from a Regicide is a heartbreaking story of trans self-discovery with a rich relatability and a science-fictional twist from award-winning author Isaac Fellman.When your parents die, you find out who they really were.Griffon Keming?s second parents saved him from his abusive family. They taught him how to be trans, paid for his transition, and tried to love him as best they could. But Griffon?s new parents had troubles of their own ? both were deeply scarred by the lives they lived before Griffon, the struggles they faced to become themselves, and the failed revolution that drove them from their homeland. When they died, they left an unfillable hole in his heart.Griffon?s best clue to his parents? lives is in his father?s journal, written from a jail cell while he awaited execution. Stained with blood, grief, and tears, these pages struggle to contain the love story of two artists on fire. With the journal in hand, Griffon hopes to pin down his relationship to these wonderful and strange people for whom time always seemed to be running out.In Notes from a Regicide, a trans family saga set in a far-off, familiar future, Isaac Fellman goes beyond the concept of found family to examine how deeply we can be healed and hurt by those we choose to love.

Pop out a world of wonder! Watch as young minds come alive as they pop out pieces, then fold and glue together buildings, vehicles, and friendly faces. Making a bustling town encourages hours of imaginative play--perfect for little architects and builders who love the tactile joy of building blocks and Lego-like toys.Crafted by beloved children''s book illustrator and author, Merrill Rainey, My First Town: A Building Block Book is where fine motor skills flourish and creativity awaits. Spark your child''s imagination as they construct their very own settings and characters, fostering endless fun.

"Omigosh! I''ve just found an author to put on my list of I''ve got to read everything they ever wrote! The Warden is a gem of the first order. Aelis is my hero."?Glen Cook, author of The Black Company"These books are addictive and I can?t wait to see what Aelis and the gang get up to next.??C.L. Clark, author of The UnbrokenAelis de Lenti is back on her home turf, but it''s not quite as welcoming as she remembered....Recalled from Lone Pine to investigate claims of murder by magic against her mentor?legendary Warden Bardun Jacques?Aelis takes to the streets of the grand city of Lascenise, and plumbs the deepest secrets of the Lyceum to clear his name. Certain of her success, she doesn''t count on thieves, subterranean labyrinths, or the assassins that dog her steps from the moment she leaves her tower.Behind all of it lurks a ring of unknown wizards who can seemingly reach anyone with their magic. Without knowing who she can trust, Aelis must gather what allies she can to unravel the web of intrigue, murder, smuggling, and theft originating in the halls of magic power. With an old friend from her college days, a war-haunted gnome thief-catcher, and the advice of her imprisoned advisor, Aelis races to save lives and expose a conspiracy that seeks to change the face of the world.

Torn between two families and two lives, a troubled teen must come to terms with losing half their world. Two Worlds. Two Minds. One Life. There are two Earths. Perfectly ordinary and existing in parallel. There are no doorways between them, no way to cross from one world to another. Unless you’re a shifter. Canna and Lily are the same person but they refuse to admit it. Their split psyche has forced them to shift randomly between worlds – between lives and between families – for far longer than they should. But one mind can’t bear this much life. It’ll break under the weight of it all. Soon they’ll experience their final shift and settle at last in one world, but how can they prepare both families for the eventuality of them disappearing forever? Twice Lived is a novel about family and friendships, and about loss and acceptance, and about the ways we learn to deal with the sheer randomness of life.