Lady Carolina Sanchez has spent her entire life believing she is the “Sanchez family disgrace,” a notion constantly reinforced by her elder sister, Flora. In public, Flora is a model of kindness and gentility, always coming to her baby sister’s defense...but behind closed doors, she heaps abuse on Carolina, leveraging Carolina’s perceived shortcomings to suit her own ends. When Carolina is sent to the neighboring Malcosian Empire for a political marriage to Prince Edward Ruby Martinez, she...

Lady Carolina, the overlooked daughter of a powerful duke, has always believed herself to be the black sheep amid her illustrious kin. Her father is the distinguished prime minister; her elder sister, a prodigious mage destined to become their nation’s next Saint. In comparison, Carolina resigns herself to a quiet existence in their shadows until a sudden and unexpected royal decree alters her destiny, thrusting her into a political marriage with the formidable “Bloodthirsty Prince” of the...

Now a major motion picture starring Lucy Hale and Nat Wolff.A pair of romantic flameouts meet at a dull wedding and wind up entwined in a deserted coatroom. Shockingly, Jane and John decide not to have sex.Instead, they embark on a far more dangerous endeavor: sharing the stories of their past love affairs. They tell each other everything, aiming for radical honesty over polished seduction. Jaded as they may be, these two sense that they just might be soulm...

David Almond’s Printz Honor–winning novel celebrates its 10th anniversary!Ten-year-old Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. Then he steps into the crumbling garage. . . . What is this thing beneath the spiders' webs and dead flies? A human being, or a strange kind of beast never before seen? The only person Michael can confide in is his new...

Following an eventful honeymoon, Carolina returns to the capital with Teodore and Edward. Her aim now is clear: restore Prince Gilbert’s health and resolve the brewing Malcosian succession crisis. As a newly revealed bearer of Divinity, only Carolina can cure the ailing prince and restore balance to a fractured empire. But to protect her, that gift must remain secret—and secrecy within the court breeds suspicion. As Carolina grows closer to Gilbert, whispers of scandal begin to circulate, ...

Divinity. To Carolina, it is her chance to finally matter, but to others, it’s a means to seize power. Archbishop Mills, the corrupt leader of the Celestian Church, devises a plot to abduct Carolina and harness her gift for his own sinister ends. His goal is to become the next high pontiff and claim absolute dominion over the land. A swift warning from Carolina’s father, Duke Sanchez of Celestia, alerts the imperial family—and in a bid to protect her, they propose a bold plan: introduce a ...

In the grand empire of Malcosias, Lady Carolina Sanchez has found herself living a life far from what she imagined. Her new husband is unexpectedly tender, her in-laws surprisingly warm, and her enemies...closer than she ever anticipated. With the Founder’s Day Fete—a glittering event where she and Edward will proclaim their marriage—fast approaching, Carolina must navigate palace politics, masked threats, and an assassination attempt that has left her shaken. Her only shield is her impuls...

Lady Marisa Kissinger is said to be the most beautiful woman in all of the Malcosian Empire. Yet, instead of living as the pampered wife of a powerful aristocrat, she serves as a personal handmaiden to the royal family. It’s a mystery that has long plagued Princess Carolina Sanchez’s mind, and on her honeymoon, she may finally uncover the truth. How did Marisa's greatest fears lead her to where she is now?Though Carolina is always concerned with others, she might do well to turn so...

After surviving several assassination attempts, Carolina finally makes it to her wedding day. Being the first royal marriage in decades, the ceremony is a grand and beautiful affair set to be broadcast across the empire. But when Prince Edward refuses to consummate their marriage and leaves on a months-long quest to exterminate mana-beasts, old insecurities rear their ugly heads. Though Flora is worlds away, her dark shadow continues to loom over Carolina’s consciousness.But then, ...

The Dark Side Of The Moon. A war brews over the horizon, threatening Humanity in the crossfire.Read more in this Short Science Fiction Novel by Sean Almond

How does Steve Almond get himself into so much trouble? Could it be his incessant moralizing? His generally poor posture? The fact that he was raised by a pack of wolves? Frankly, we haven’t got a clue. What we do know is that Almond has a knack for converting his dustups into essays that are both funny and furious. In (Not that You Asked), he squares off against Sean Hannity on national TV, nearly gets arrested for stealing “Sta-Hard” gel from his local pharmacy, and winds up in ...

Award-winning author David Almond reintroduces readers to the perceptive, sensitive Mina before the events of Skellig in this lyrical and fantastical work. My Name is Mina is not only a pleasure to read, it is an intimate and enlightening look at a character whose open mind and heart have much to teach us about life, love, and the mysteries that surround us.Mina loves the night. While everyone else is in a deep slumber, she gazes out the window, witness to the moo...