Acanthus and Cypress, an age old Vampire and a young new Werewolf, have accidentally started a war. Nekane, the Werewolf in charge, will go to any means necessary to capture Acanthus; meaning even humans are in danger. On the run, our non-binary heroes encounter others caught up in Nekane's hatred of vampires, witches, and any werewolves that fraternize with them! As Acanthus and Cypress regroup with the Night Garden, an underground organization committed to liberating any in Nekane's cros...

In this sweeping and beautiful biography of a city, Artemis Cooper tell the story of the cultural life of Paris.A View of Paris is a story which covers the great sprawling novels of Balzac and Hugo to those of Gide and Camus; painting from the revolutionary but strictly neo-classical David, through the new ways of seeing developed by the Impressionists and the Surrealists to the wild exuberance of Picasso; fashion from Worth to Channel; architecture from Haussmann to the Ei...

Her life runs on precision. His world thrives on improvisation. But when a school project forces them together, they'll learn that the perfect formula for love... might be a little offbeat.Allison Hale lives by the numbers—or the notes—and likes it that way. Routine. Control. No surprises. So when she has the opportunity to leave her very sheltered life in Denver to teach middle school math in rural Leadville, she's both excited and terrified.Enter Julian K...

There are many ways to be haunted.A mind unravels. A body is altered. The dead refuse to stay dead. Beautiful things become monstrous, and monstrous things become beautiful.Uncanny and Uncouth brings together the best of horror, science fiction, and fantasy with a shared devotion to the gothic. This collection of tales wanders through laboratories and along the decks of ships hurtling through space. They travel across fairy-tale realms and into haunted land...

Have you ever wondered who makes sure fairytales end happily ever after?That's Lyric Reed's brand-new job.Her first assignment: a candy-covered cottage and beigely brought-up children with a baffling aversion to sugar.Her second: a kitchen catastrophe that sparks a scandal so wild it becomes known forever as The Spaghetti Incident.Armed with questionable instincts, a rapidly crumbling rulebook, and a talking snake with far too many opinions,...

400 years from now, Kendra is a ranger at the inter-planetary park on Io, where it is her job to make sure that no foreign creatures penetrate her territory. She gets a shock, however, when she discovers that one particular interloper has already set up home in her reserve. Now he wants to set up home inside her...This erotic short story of 5,000 words contains adult themes, impregnation, slippery tentacles and birth, and is intended for readers over 18 years of age. Scenes are exp...

Four sexy short stories about breeding, pregnancy, egg-laying, tentacles and birth.Bundle contains: Impreggnation, Tentacle Breeder, Pilot Breeder and The Throne.These erotic short stories range from 4,000 to 14,000+ words, contain adult themes and are intended for readers over 18 years of age. The bundle contains explicit scenes and graphic depictions of birth.

***2025 Global Book Award BRONZE Medalist!***A sweet break from her otherwise bitter life…When twenty-something Olivia Hale, a grocery store courtesy desk clerk, begins receiving anonymous cup cakes and notes from a mysterious admirer, she is swept up in a whirlwind of hope and confusion. Especially since she is engaged to the grandson of the grocery chain owners. The letters speak of her beauty, her intelligence, and how she deser...

Rethink conventional notions of beauty and wellness, abandon established regimes and commercial products, and embrace your “renegade” beautyIn this essential full-color guide, Nadine Artemis introduces readers to the concept of "renegade" beauty—a practice of doing less and allowing the elements and the life force of nature to revive the body, skin, and soul so our natural radiance can shine through. Anyone stuck in perpetual loops of new products, facials, and der...

A comprehensive guide to natural, do-it-yourself oral care, Holistic Dental Care introduces simple, at-home dental procedures that anyone can do. Highlighted with fifty-three full-color photos and illustrations, this book offers dental self-care strategies and practices that get to the core of the problems in our mouths--preventing issues from taking root and gently restoring dental health. Based on a "whole body approach" to oral care, Holistic Dental Care addresses the ...

For troops in the desert, Cairo meant fleshpots or brass hats. For well-connected officers, it meant polo at the Gezira Club and drinks at Shepheard's. For the irregular warriors, Cairo was a city to throw legendary parties before the next mission behind enemy lines. For countless refugees, it was a stopping place in the long struggle home.The political scene was dominated by the British Ambassador Sir Miles Lampson. In February 1942 he surrounded the Abdin Palace with tanks and at...

Tamsin is an archaeologist who has been left to excavate alone in a cave system - a cave system inhabited by an ancient creature. When a handsome, feathered dinosaur decides to mate with her, she cannot resist, but the results are odd in the eggstreme.This erotic short story of 4,000+ words contains adult themes, impregnation, egg-laying and dino sex, and is intended for readers over 18 years of age. Scenes are explicit and graphic.