Snakes aren't the only desert creatures with fangsIt's been ten years since Baby-Blue de Lorraine joined their coven. Ten years of playing in bars with Luke, prowling for their next hunt under his watchful eye. Ten years of being left behind while the others go feed. Ten years of being the baby. And they've never killed anyone.Until now.When Baby kills the wrong person, one of Zedekiah's concubines, he's sent to trial to face The Elders for this thi...

It's Rowdy Dawes's last year at Harcourt Autumn, a month-long sleepaway camp in Oregon for fledgling vampires. Unable to be trusted on their own, Rowdy and her fellow under-thirteens are supposed to take the month to strengthen bonds between clans, practice their various gifts, and better manage their often uncontrollable thirst.But Rowdy's final Harcourt Autumn will not be a bittersweet hurrah. After the death of her best friend, Leland, Rowdy's only goal is to bring his abuser to...

If you've ever found yourself meandering aimlessly along the path to happiness, this book is for you. Not only will it provide you with a map to happiness, it will help you learn how to keep it and find peace and harmony in your life. With anecdotes about the author's arrival in America with a couple of suitcases and a pocket full of dreams, Happiness is a Funny Business will help you achieve anything you put your mind to.

CRACK OPEN THE COFFIN AND UNLEASH THE VAMPIRE.An ancient beast stirs in the shale beneath an oil rig. A dancer languishes in a lakeside cottage. A man swipes right, hunting flesh with a predator's patience. A woman reels from government-sanctioned body horrors.All queer. All ravenous. All vampires.Vampires have always been vessels of longing, craving not only blood, but sex, power, and the sanctity of the taboo. And what hunger is more righteously d...

Visitor management (VM) can be considered a component of destination management and involves a wide range of stakeholders. Within this unique text, key information is presented via foundation chapters, before moving in to critical concepts and influential factors. It then provides an illustration of the current issues faced by VM, while research-based case studies further contribute to overall understanding of the core issues. A final section on guiding and interpretation rounds the book o...

Walk with me through the story of the Demon Possessed man in Mark 5. In his story we look at specific character traits that are found in the SINNERS of our world today in 2023. We also compare these specific traits to Jesus' personal story, exposing SIN for WHO he is.

The Paris Wife meets PBS’s Victoria in this enthralling novel of the life and loves of one of history’s most remarkable women: Winston Churchill’s scandalous American mother, Jennie Jerome.Wealthy, privileged, and fiercely independent New Yorker Jennie Jerome took Victorian England by storm when she landed on its shores. As Lady Randolph Churchill, she gave birth to a man who defined the twentieth century: her son Winston. But Jennie—reared in the...

A girl with no gifts must bargain for the power to fight her own mother’s dark schemes—even if the price is her life.Crackling with dark magic, unspeakable betrayal, and daring twists you won’t see coming, this explosive YA fantasy debut is a can’t-miss, high-stakes epic perfect for fans of Legendborn, Strange the Dreamer, and Children of Blood and Bone.“Magnetic and addictive. This book is black girl magic at its finest.”—New York Times bestselling author Dhonielle Clayton...

For everyone who loves Jane Austen . . . a marvelously entertaining new series that turns the incomparable author into an extraordinary sleuth!On a visit to the estate of her friend, the young and beautiful Isobel Payne, Countess of Scargrave, Jane bears witness to a tragedy. Isobel's husband—a gentleman of mature years—is felled by a mysterious and agonizing ailment. The Earl's death seems a cruel blow of fate for the newly married Isobel. Yet the bereaved widow s...

Jane Austen turns sleuth in this delightful murder mystery set over the twelve days of a Regency-Era Christmas party.Christmas Eve, 1814: Jane Austen has been invited to spend the holiday with family and friends at The Vyne, the gorgeous ancestral home of the wealthy and politically prominent Chute family. As the year fades and friends begin to gather beneath the mistletoe for the twelve days of Christmas festivities, Jane and her circle are in a celebratory mood: ...

"If you have a Jane Austen-would-have-been-my-best-friend complex, look no further . . . [Barron] has painstakingly sifted through the famed author's letters and writings, as well as extensive biographical information, to create a finely detailed portrait of Austen's life—with a dash of fictional murder . . . Some of the most enjoyable, well-written fanfic ever created."—O MagazineMay 1816: Jane Austen is feeling unwell, with an uneasy stomach, constant fa...

For everyone who loves Jane Austen . . . the second tantalizing mystery in a new series that transforms the beloved author into a dazzling sleuth!Jane and her family are looking forward to a peaceful holiday in the seaside village of Lyme Regis. Yet on the outskirts of town an overturned carriage forces the shaken travelers to take refuge at a nearby manor house. And it is there that Jane meets the darkly forbidding yet strangely attractive Mr. Geoffrey Sidmouth. W...