Fulvia was born into wealth, privilege, and prestige around the year 80 BCE, yet there was nothing inherently special about her—she was not a saint, an empress, or a queen. But during the years leading up to the fall of the Roman Republic, Fulvia was moving in the most powerful social circles, and by her death in 40 BCE she had amassed a degree of political and military power unprecedented for a woman.Fulvia's success came at considerable cost, however. None of her three marriages ...

Life hasn't been normal since a mermaid resurrected Maya Rivers.Between supernatural side effects, the terrifying mermaid mafia who wants more than she's prepared to give, and a shadow demon who would raze realms to keep her safe, Maya is trying to figure out who she is—and where she truly belongs.In a world of chaotic friendship and found family, one thing's certain: Maya isn't just surviving anymore.She's ready to stand her ground.

Just as Maya thinks she can relax into recovery and a budding romance with a demon general, the afterlife throws her a curveball.The Grim Reaper who saved her wasn't just locked away—he was erased from existence.What starts as a rescue mission quickly becomes a masterclass in magical bureaucracy, inter-realm politics, and one seriously unhinged plot twist.Join Maya again as she blogs her way through enough supernatural shenanigans to short-circuit reality.

Featuring a cross-cultural introduction to psychopomps, this book brings light to times of uncertainty and fear that often accompany the process of dying or its living corollary—the dark that comes from shame and the shadow parts of the self.Psychopomps & the Soul offers ancient wisdom to bring ease to modern distress around grief and inner darkness. Whether you experience loss through physical death or psychological soul death caused by living inauthentically, psychopomps...

Today's headlines are full of employee unrest over racial injustice, communities infuriated by corporate environmental impacts, staff anxiety over surveillance, and discoveries of child labor in supply chains. We've traveled far and fast from the old world of business ethics, where black-and-white concerns about bribery and fraud could be addressed with rules and processes. Simply maximizing shareholder value while not breaking the law is no longer an option, but we've never been so confus...

Something is amiss with the world's magic. Spells don't work the way they used to—when they work at all. Only the powers of the Crystal Mages remain as they were, powers founded on the use of the mystical element adamis, the harvesting of which has enslaved the peoples of the Twilight Lands. Ravenous beasts have begun to appear, legendary creatures that seem to be proof against any magic. And Clea Stylachos, granddaughter of a great sage of the Twilight people, has reason to fear that the ...

When Jen goes to her grandmother’s house for the last time, she’s determined not to dwell on the past. As a child, Jen adored Lily and suspected she might be a witch; but the spell was broken long ago and now her death means there won’t be any reconciliation. In Lily’s house, Jen and her daughter, Marianne, reluctantly confront the secrets of the past and present - and discover how dangerous we become when we’re trying to protect the ones we love.

Maya Rivers's post-resurrection body has developed magical broadcasting capabilities. Unfortunately, the signal feeds directly into her fiancé's nervous system. As if that weren't mortifying enough, she's also inherited a demonic estate with a flair for psychological warfare and a disturbing passion for cataloguing other people's trauma for fun and menace.Maya's juggling supernatural politics, a shadow-wielding warlord who moisturizes with military precision, and her body evolving ...

Maya thought marrying a shadow demon warlord was the craziest thing she'd ever do. She was wrong.As she faces escalating attacks from hate groups, Maya discovers that having a hybrid baby doesn't make her vulnerable—it makes her dangerous.And Maya is about to face her biggest challenges yet.This is the explosive conclusion to Maya's journey from anxious barista to fierce mother, where she proves that sometimes the best response to people trying to silence you is to ...

Imagine Agatha Christie crossed with Murder, She Wrote . . .England, December 1927.In this light, humorous, cozy mystery, arrogant Edward Linton has returned from years of living in Paris. But has he changed? Because, if not, the consequences for him might be deadly.When Mrs Kate Forbes and her academically minded niece, Lady Jane Scott are invited to a gathering at Linton Hall, the last thing they expect is to bec...

This book explores how hope operates as an ambivalent force in relation to issues of sex and gender, power, and identity in both our private and public lives.The author blends her deep knowledge of psychotherapy and mental health with cultural and philosophical understanding to consider how we have reached our current dilemmas around sex and gender, race, power and identity. Psychoanalysis is put to task in relation to clinical practice, literature, feminism, politics, and the unde...

First, she lost her son. Then she lost her trust. Now she’s about to lose control.Ten years ago, bestselling author Olivia Collins’s life shattered when her teenage soncollapsed and died. Her marriage survived the grief. Her career did not.Now, just as she starts to rebuild, Olivia stumbles on something she wasn’t meant to find: a hotel key card, a woman’s name, and a lie that began the day her son died.What starts as quiet suspicion soon sp...