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The perfect companion in times of grief and sorrow. In life, loss is inevitable, and though grief is a normal response to loss, most of us were never taught what to do with our grief - or how to support others with theirs. This is especially true when we experience non-death losses like a miscarriage or a divorce, where there are no societal norms for processing the profound grief we feel. Rituals can step into this gap, honoring our need to release, remember, recognize, and reconnect to heal our grief.Whether seeking to ease the ache of a personal heartbreak or extend support to a grieving friend, The Little Book of Loss Rituals invites readers to explore rituals like never before; by remembering our loss, releasing pain, reconnecting with others, and recognizing rituals as our ancestors did for millennia?as a powerful tool for healing. This book offers over 75 gentle, practical actions to help honor what was, hold what hurts, and slowly rediscover life.Inside, you'll discover how to:Name the many kinds of loss?death, breakups, illness, moves, identity shifts, disappointments?and permit yourself to grieve them all. Incorporate accessible, meaningful grief rituals in your life, whether you have five minutes alone or want to include friends and family. Create heartfelt rituals that fit your beliefs, culture, and comfort level, ideally suited to honor your griefy needs. Build ongoing practices that help you stay present to your pain and your aliveness, healthfully integrating grief as a part of you, not something that defines you.Presented through an affirming mix of traditional global grieving practices and poignant personal narratives, The Little Book of Loss Rituals draws on science, history, and ancient wisdom to offer a tender, comforting companion for any kind of loss.

Angsty sexy New Adult college romance from Italian bestseller and Wattpad sensation Carrie Leighton. For these two lovers, being together is a torment, but parting is impossible. The flawed love story between Vanessa and Thomas has reached the final stop: arguments and reconciliations, betrayal and lies have now divided them. But can something that is this broken--and has broken both their hearts--be mended? When, after a time apart, Vanessa returns to Corvallis, she harbors a deep resentment towards the man who broke her heart. Meanwhile, Thomas has straightened himself out, but the anger they both feel triggers clashes and provocations. The attraction that binds them still smolders like fire under the ashes and needs only a spark to flare up again. However, Logan, doing everything he can to stick to Vanessa’s side, stands between them. He seems like the perfect companion who only wants what's best for Vanessa. Or is he? Logan seems to have his own agenda, and perhaps Thomas is right in always warning her against him. They try to piece their relationship back together bit by bit, facing many challenges until Vanessa and Thomas are certain that their love is going to last and that, despite their difficulties and flaws, they cannot live without each other.

All Quincy Anderson wants is to enjoy a life of quiet, academic solitude hidden away from the world and all the people she’s never been able to understand. But it isn't long before the dark sins of her past?and her complicated family legacy?find her. And no matter how determined she is to keep to herself and not ruffle any feathers, her fellow professors at Avernia College want her gone. Unfortunately for them, she has one very specific reason to stay: Eden Ivers, the only woman to ever capture, and promptly break, her heart. Once upon a time, it was Eden who began unraveling the mysterious deaths and blood-soaked societies linked to the elusive school, putting herself (and Quincy) at the center of a dangerous game. It was Eden who became a chaotic source of destruction in Quincy's life: a car wreck she never could look away from. All through her undergraduate years, Quincy was caught in her orbit, putting out the fires that blazed in her destructive path...until one day, without warning, Eden walked out of Quincy's life. Now years later, the two women are thrust back into one another’s lives. But neither is the same as she was a decade ago…and the blood-soaked legacy Eden once so carelessly challenged still lays in wait, ready to claim them both.

"A fantastical delight of a book, rich with its imagination and lush with its storytelling." ?RUNYX, New York Times bestselling author of Gothikana, for House of Beating Wings An epic standalone in the sexy Kingdom of Crows romantasy series from USA Today bestselling author Olivia Wildenstein, featuring a spicy marriage of convenience, a marvelous frozen wonderland setting, and the next generation of shifters. FAKE AN ENGAGEMENT TO THE ICE KING TO TRAP AN ENEMY. END THE SHAM BETROTHAL ONCE THE FOE IS CAUGHT. WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG? If I were mortal, the epitaph on my tombstone would read: 'Here lies Isla Ríhbiadh, cherished daughter of Fallon and Lorcan, crown princess of Luce, and blunderer like no other.' Luckily, I'm an immortal shifter sorceress, so my countless slip-ups haven't resulted in my untimely demise. Yet. When my latest blunder lands me in the steam chamber of a very naked and very irritable Faerie king, I worry the pointy-eared Glacin will dispose of my body under six feet of solid ice. Instead, he suggests we get married. Our betrothal is purely strategic, meant only to trap King Konstantin's shifter-hating enemies. He's uninterested in finding love, and I'm uninterested in falling for a man who isn't my mate. A fool-proof alliance. Obviously, I'm a fool for thinking this, since nothing I ever do goes right. What starts as a friendly ruse soon turns into a perilous game. One that blurs the line between scheming and desire. Between childhood fantasies and adult realities. Between the Ice King and me.

A Star is Born meets Christina Lauren’s Love and Other Words in this deeply romantic, emotionally sweeping novel about first love, fame, and the long road to finding yourself?even if it takes a lifetime. When the past collides with the present?literally?one woman must decide if the life she built is the one she truly wants, or just the one she chose. Vida Jamison favors the reliable and the unsurprising – the things she can count on. But all it takes is a winter storm, a chance encounter, and a familiar voice to turn certainty into quicksand. Elijah Beck, her first love and most enduring wildcard, is back in town. He might have struck gold on the stage, writing the soundtrack to the lives of a generation, but for Vida, he’s just the one person who has always known how to get under her skin. Elijah, for all his talent and magnetism, has spent a lifetime being wanted but never quite held?by the industry that made him famous, by the fans who adored him from a safe distance. When an accident lands them in the hospital, Vida has to face the question she’s spent two decades avoiding: Is Elijah her greatest mistake, or the love she was always meant to find again? Nostalgia is a tricky thing. The past can pull you under just as easily as it can set you free.

A vow. A risk. A dilemma. A murder. Victoria believes she's cursed. Everyone she's ever loved has ended up dead. Bellany has promised her safety and seems like a friend, one Victoria would kill for. But Bellany is never what she seems, a master manipulator, she's always pulling invisible strings. Together they flee to Mexico, where Bellany has a plan to settle the score with the man who betrayed her.Cory's built his new life around protecting his sister, Tasha. He wants nothing more than a quiet life on the beach for them both. But he senses danger immediately; he knows Bellany has found him. As his allies arrive, determined to finally stop her, old wounds reopen and tensions ignite.When the group is lured aboard a luxury yacht, escape is impossible. Trapped in a sadistic game where survival demands blood, paranoia fractures every alliance and every choice comes with a body count.Out at sea, there's nowhere to run.Perfect for fans of…One of Us is Lying, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, and We Were Liars Toxic Friendship Survival Games Isolated Setting

From USA Today bestselling author Kathryn Moon comes the Sweetverse: a scorching, emotional, why-choose omegaverse for fans of Katee Robert and Harley Laroux. Eve had one job. Kill Adam. But when her mark for the night turns out to be a gift-wrapped omega, Eve can't resist delaying the job and enjoying the opportunity before her. One bite is all it takes. That's what Adam is counting on. One bite and he might live till morning. Success is complicated and on the run for their lives, Eve and Adam need the one thing neither of them wants. A pack. Can three good men tame the killer and the con artist? Not if this bad alpha can help it. Bad Alpha is a MMFMM romance standalone with a HEA, set in the Sweetverse. Warning for violence and the acts of a dangerous woman in command.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair comes a holiday surprise set in the world of Hades and Persephone. The halls are decked. The souls are caroling. And Hecate, Goddess of Witchcraft, is warding the Underworld against a Kallikantzaroi invasion. For years, she's kept the menacing gremlins at bay. But this year, Hermes makes a mistake that could ruin Christmas for everyone in New Greece. Now, as Hades and Persephone prepare to celebrate Yuletide, the Underworld descends into chaos. Can the gods restore order before it's too late?or will their holiday be destroyed?

A groundbreaking hero's journey from National Book Award and Newbery Honor winner, Daniel Nayeri! A young boy, a mouse, and a dog set out to find their purpose in this fairy tale adventure told in an innovative visual format that offers a one-of-a-kind reading experience. This is the tale of a boy named Nothing the Younger, who lives in a city on the mountaintop of a far-off and long-lost country. Everyone calls him Ing, and while he has no parents, he does have two friends: a dog, Pöppy, and a mouse, mOmO. When King Cyrus calls for a hero to find and defeat the Giantess ravaging the countryside, the king's son, the Wander Prince, answers the call and Ing decides to follow. Along the journey, Ing (and his friends) must traverse the Land of the Dead, survive an encounter with the terrifying wimmelworm, and discover the truth of his mother and father . . . so that he may find what he's been seeking all along?his best purpose. The text on each page snakes, climbs, jumps, and explodes into shapes and forms that unravel the story. This Is a Door is full of fun surprises and poignant musings that flip the classic hero's journey on its head?all in an artistic and inventive package that is a wonder to behold.

In the cozy town of Adenashire, long-time orc partners Verdreth and Ervash are preparing for their biggest adventure yet: becoming grandparents. Of course Verdreth is thrilled to take on this new role with his long-time partner since he never imagined they'd experience such an honor…particularly with the rocky start to their relationship. As their family gathers to celebrate the arrival of a new generation, the soon-to-be grandparents decide it's time to share the story they've never fully told?their own love story. They were very different orcs when they met over thirty years prior, but with Ervash's permission, Verdreth starts at the beginning… Since, in fact, the beginning is always a good place to start.

Being the star of the world's most viral runaway bride video wasn't how I envisioned my future when I woke up on my wedding morning, but here we are. With me hiding from the world in Fiji where I'm now honeymooning solo. And where I just tripped over my number one celebrity crush, hungover and sleeping on my little porch. Turns out Jonas Rutherford, Razzle Dazzle movie star and heir to the entertainment conglomerate's billions, is having his own relationship issues and is here hiding too after details of his scandalous divorce went public. I didn't think inviting him in for a hangover cure would lead to us getting friendly. And friendlier. And then?okay, yes. I slept with him. Who can blame a girl? When you're suddenly unexpectedly single and the number one guy on your freebie list is available, you leap. But when I wake up the next morning, I discover I'm not the only runaway in my life, because he's just ghosted me. It's fine. I'm fine. Neither one of us is in a position to start an actual relationship. But three years later? When he crashes my brother's wedding? Where the son that he's just discovered he has is serving as ring bearer? Life was a lot easier when I was just a runaway bride.

**This new hardcover edition of the sixth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Never After series will have specially printed edges and an exclusive case design.** He's the prince of La Cosa Nostra. She's the witch who steals his heart. Venesa Andersen has never been good. She wasn't good enough for her parents, and she isn't good enough for the gangster uncle who took her in after they died. But she's cunning. Beautiful. Dutiful to her uncle's demands. And she doesn't have time for a moral compass, anyway. When her runaway cousin returns to their coastal southern town, she brings a man with her…and Venesa soon realizes he's the only one who's ever seen her for her. There's just one problem: she can never have him. Enzo "Loverboy" Marino is a wealthy businessman by day and prince of the underworld by night. Underboss to a notorious mafia syndicate, he answers to no one except his father, the strongest don in the northeast. When he's tasked with marriage, Enzo doesn't think twice. Until he meets his fiancée's cousin. Venesa is everything he never knew he wanted, bewitching him with her sultry voice and supple curves. But Enzo learned long ago that for a man like him, life is better without the things you want. When plans unravel and temptation sings its siren song, they'll both have to choose what's more important: duty to their families or a forbidden love that was never supposed to be.

**This new hardcover edition of the fifth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Never After series will have specially printed edges and an exclusive case design.** He is righteousness. She is sin. Father Cade Frédéric is a holy man. Brought up in the streets of Paris, he has dedicated his life to the church. But there's a monster that lingers just beneath the surface. A sickness. One that bleeds darkness and feeds on the damned. When he's tasked to become the priest in Festivalé, Vermont?a town both beautiful in architecture and riddled with despair?his sickness sings, demanding he rid the place of evil. Amaya Paquette is Festivalé's beautiful mystery. She spends her days caring for her younger brother and her nights transforming into Esmeralda, dancing for greedy eyes and shameless lips. Although she longs for love, she shies away from companionship, afraid of being abandoned again. When Father Cade lays eyes on Amaya, he finds himself ensnared, convinced she's using witchcraft to lure him to her. He can't eat. Can't breathe. Can't think unless it's of her. And temptation is a devastating mistress. She's his weakness, so he decides he'll be her demise…even if it means killing the only woman he might ever love.

The feminist truths hiding in plain sight behind every glitter-fueled meltdown. For feminist media scholar Evie Psarras, The Real Housewives franchise has been her greatest source of entertainment and comfort since its first iteration. It’s also where she learned some of life’s most important lessons. Maintaining friendships? Check. Fostering work ethic? Check. Being a bit delusional? Also check. In Lessons from the Housewives, Psarras dives headfirst into the glittering, chaotic universe of The Real Housewives to reveal the surprising wisdom tucked beneath taglines, table flips, and redemption arcs. Through sharp analysis, laugh-out-loud personal stories, and an unapologetic love for all things Bravo, she shows how this wildly entertaining franchise speaks to our deepest questions about feminine identity, ambition, vulnerability, and what it really means to “have it all.” Drawing on anonymous interviews with Housewives and the producers who shape the spectacle, Psarras uncovers the feminist storytelling at the heart of a franchise long dismissed as “trash”?a word she boldly reclaims as a badge of women-centered creativity. With insights on resilience, friendship dynamics, reinvention, and embracing life’s messiest moments, she illuminates why these iconic women resonate so powerfully and what they can teach us about falling, rising, and owning our stories with style.

From the acclaimed author of The Clinic and The Bridesmaid comes a pulse pounding thriller following a criminologist who wakes in a remote motel with no memory of how she got there, or the people who claim they will protect her. Criminologist April Anderson wakes up in a remote motel with a new name, a new identity, and absolutely no memory of how she got there. Told she’s under police protection as the victim of a disturbing crime, she'll have to stand as a witness on a major trial that she knows nothing about. April isn’t sure who to trust ? the cop guarding her from an unknown threat, or the fiancé secretly tracking her. As April's memories start coming back in waves, she discovers a side to herself she didn’t know existed. A side she'd rather stay hidden. With the trial drawing closer, the need for her to remember everything that happened to her the night of the crime becomes vital to her survival. But someone wants her silent, and her missing memories may be the only thing keeping her alive. Will she remember the truth… or disappear forever?

"No one writes sizzling banter, epic yearning and heartfelt emotion like Karla Sorensen." ?Catherine Cowles, New York Times bestselling author It's no secret that I've been in love with Jax Cartwright for half my life. A terrible decision, really, and not just because he's my brother's best friend or he's ten years older than me. Thanks to an overprotective family, he's ignored me for years, but still, I can't get his grumpy a** out of my head. And in a wine-fueled, post-bad date funk, I make another terrible decision: show up at his cabin to ask why he's never given me a chance. The storm that got me stuck there overnight was a total fluke, but I'm no fool. While Jax is perfectly clear about not wanting a family or love or any of the happily-ever-afters I've dreamed of, what's the harm in asking for just one night? The worst thing he can say is no. He doesn't though, and I was saying yes, yes, yes a whole lot after that. Best. Decision. Ever. One night is enough to feel like I can move on, and we agree to let it be a secret kept safe between us. But you know what makes it hard to keep a one-night secret about my not-so-secret crush? A positive pregnancy test. Oh baby, things are about to get interesting. Forever Starts Tonight is the perfect blend of a sexy one night stand, age gap romance, yearning, rugged small-town charm, and heartwarming family shenanigans. Welcome to the Wilder family!