A middle-aged hairstylist is pulled into a world of supernatural intrigue.Things are going good for Keely Fey. Thanks to a rave review in the Iowa Star, bookings are at an all time high at Fey Creations. Until a Talent stealing psycho uses her salon as a personal shopping ground. When all the clues point to her business it's damn near impossible to convince the authorities she's not The Collector. Top this off with the reemergence of a childhood friend-an imaginary...

Since Var Royd introduced himself into Keely Fey’s life nothing is cut and dried. Salon gossip and satisfied clients are a thing of the past. Secrets, deception and the power hungry are the new normal.While Var attempts to woo her into taking the position of his Shadow, the goddess Hel has other plans. Plans she keeps to herself behind claims of assistance, but trusting a goddess of death doesn’t come easy. Especially, with an elusive favor she refuses to name hanging in the balanc...

Keely Fey's first assignment, as the Lord’s Shadow, is to spy on Var Royd’s nemesis, Haydn Koehler. She must use her Talents, but with access to Vereinen—the only other schattenkind—denied, and no one with the knowledge to teach her, the mission seems doomed to fail.A chance meeting with a stranger changes everything. Mr. Mortonson, a student of history and member of the Ahnenerbe Society, claims to be an authority on the schattenkind.Does Mort have the information needed t...

Hairstylist Keely Fey’s Talents have taken her down a dark path, one leading to the Enchant Containment Unit. The last place any Enchant wants to be, but crime and punishment go hand in hand.Keely’s not thrilled at the thought of spending the rest of her life in prison, but fair is fair, right? She did play judge, jury, and executioner for The Collector. And with the luck she’s been having, things could get worse. The powers that be could scream for her head.When she’s offere...

Azul, on his 12th birthday, receives his invitation to Tintagel Academy of Techno-Wizardry. When he accepted, Azul became the target of a group of rebellious computer characters that infect his avatar with super abilities that also corrupt his nature. Azul must resist the temptation to use his powers for selfish ends, while learning his school lessons by actually crafting (building) them. With the help of his twin friends, Azul is able to overcome the challenges of both the real and virtua...

The Sámi—Indigenous people of northernmost Europe—have relied on Traditional Healing methods over generations. This pioneering volume documents, in accessible language, local healing traditions and demonstrates the effectiveness of using the resources local communities can provide. This collection of essays by ten experts also records how ancient healing traditions and modern health-care systems have worked together, and sometimes competed, to provide solutions for local problems. Idioms o...

‘On-road’ is a complex term used by young people to describe street-based subculture and a general way of being. Featuring the voices of young people, this collection explores how race, class and gender dynamics shape this aspect of youth culture.With young people on-road often becoming criminalised due to interlocking structural inequalities, this book looks beyond concerns about gangs and presents empirical research from scholars and activists who work with and study the social l...

Decoding the discourse: Rhetorical foundations of authoritarian power.Fascism has resurfaced as one of the most pressing problems of our time. The rise of extremist parties and candidates in Europe, the United States, and around the globe has led even mainstream political commentators to begin using the term “fascism” to describe dangerous movements that have revived and repackaged many of the strategies long thought to have been relegated to the margins o...

This accessible, state-of-the-art review of Mayan hieroglyphics and cosmology also serves as a tribute to one of the field's most noted pioneers.The core of this book focuses on the current study of Mayan hieroglyphics as inspired by the recently deceased Mayanist Linda Schele. As author or coauthor of more than 200 books or articles on the Maya, Schele served as the chief disseminator of knowledge to the general public about this ancient Mesoamerican culture, simi...

“At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist….A book I could not put down.”—Ann Patchett“Mary Renault lives again!” declares Emma Donoghue, author of Room, referring to The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller’s thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and the Trojan War.A tale of gods, kings, im...

This #1 New York Times bestseller brilliantly reimagines the life of Circe, formidable sorceress of The Odyssey**, as she discovers her own power, forges her identity, and challenges the gods who seek to control her.****"[A] bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story." —**The New York TimesIn the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titan...

Now available in one volume, the first three full-length novels in the USA TODAY bestselling Sasha McCandless legal thriller series.IRREPARABLE HARMSkillful plotting, surprising twists, and a cracking pace keep readers turning the pages in this gripping legal thriller. Downloaded by more than one million readers!Attorney Sasha McC...