Linguistic minorities are often severely disadvantaged in legal events, with consequences that could impact one’s very liberty. Training for interpreters to provide full access in legal settings is paramount. In this volume, Jeremy L. Brunson has gathered deaf and hearing scholars and practitioners from both signed and spoken language interpreting communities in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Their contributions include research-driven, experience-driven, and theoretica...

London, 1878. A secret gift. A deadly vision. A relentless hunt for the truth.Electra Poole has spent much of her life hiding her abilities, fearing the same fate as her mother, who was labeled mad and locked away. But in order to survive on her own, she plays into London's obsession with spiritualism, offering carefully crafted séances to those desperate for answers. Yet when she foresees the death of a wealthy noblewoman and chooses to stay silent, the guilt is s...

With the successful removal of Praiton forces from one of the most powerful kingdoms in the realm, the tide of war has finally changed for the rebellion.While the Pillar Legion attempts to strengthen its position, Deya is beginning to fully acclimate to life with her newly discovered powers and friends. Even though her budding relationship with Caelum proves to be just as problematic as it was when they first met, Deya is hopeful that she is at least finally out of...

When the kingdom of Praiton began overthrowing the surrounding kingdoms of Krigor, no one knew why.As a healer for Praiton, Deya believed there was no higher honor in the realm. When Deya is imprisoned after learning an enormous secret that threatens the regime, her love and loyalty for her kingdom are shattered. Beaten, and tortured, a new, terrible power is unleashed inside of her, a power that she cannot control.Forced outside of the only kingdom she has...

A house is more than just a place to lay your head at night.Sometimes, the walls remember.Gathering ten modern masters of the strange and unsettling, Unquiet Guests sets fire to the blueprints and reimagines the haunted house from the foundations up.From dreamlike visions of an abandoned future mansion to a sentient building grown tired of its owners, these rooms echo with whispers of the disenfranchised and the lost.

The enemy I swore I’d hate became the man I couldn’t live without. Then he betrayed me, too.Turns out I might have been sleeping under the same roof as my father’s assassin.Now I’m trapped in a crater that won’t let me leave, the man I’m furious at is off fighting a war I can’t join, and my favorite cousin is doing something spectacularly dangerous that I’m choosing not to think about.The Protectorate crown is mine to carry. So I’ll run a city under...

The year is 225 AD, and the Roman Empire is on the brink of a precipice.It will take a man with iron in his veins to set things right and accomplish the impossible.From a humble upbringing, a boy emerges who is destined to change history.This is the story of Lucius Domitius Aurelianus.Part III: SasanianReturning to Sirmium as the unsung hero of Aquileia, Lucius settles down on the farm, at peace with his life as a civilian.Be...

They stole my throne and stood by while I was taken captive. To reclaim my crown, I must trust my worst enemy.When I wake up in a coffin after the worst Clan wedding in Malhaven’s history, vengeance is the only thing keeping me alive.But the world I claw back into is colder than death.My father, the leader of the Protectorate Clan, is dead. My uncle sits on the throne meant for me.I’ve been taken to a brutal, frozen land ruled by the ruthless Commander, a ma...

Newly updated to feature award-winning narrator, Christopher Tester!Frankenstein is one of the earliest examples of science fiction, introducing the prototypical “mad scientist” who creates a monster who destroys everyone and everything that is dear to him. The scientist is the eponymous character of the novel but the name, Frankenstein, has become popularly attached to the creature itself, who has become one of the best-known monsters in the history of motion pict...

Best of “The Strand Magazine”: 25 Years of Twists, Turns, and Tales from the Modern Masters of Mystery and Fiction“The Strand Magazine was always a giant voice in our corner of the literary world—and it still is today. This collection proves why—these unearthed gems and exciting new pieces shouldn’t be missed.” —Lee Child, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher seriesThis star-studded anniversary collection features over t...

Book three in the #1 New York Times bestselling Into Darkness Series, following the dark rom-com sensations Lights Out and Caught Up. The game is on for these enemies-to-lovers with laugh-out-loud banter and scorching-hot brat play.I hate that woman.Tyler Neumann has spent years looking for his father, and not because he wants to meet the man. No, he wants to destroy him. And he’ll manipulate who...

Spy. Liar. Scoundrel. Redcoat.Provocateur and spy for His Majesty, Captain John Carlisle returns to Fort Niagara with the secrets he learned in the arms of his lover, Dellis McKesson. Determined to complete his mission and clear his name, John will see justice done—and damn the consequences. Now, he finds himself drawn into political intrigue as the British prepare to launch a three-pronged attack that will bring the Rebels and the Mohawk River Valley to its knees.Meanwhile...