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He's a neurotic serial killer. She's his sweet, innocent maid. Or...is she?Marlowe Spencer-Astor is a killer in crisis. It’s been one hundred seventy-four days since his last murder, and not even therapy—forced upon him by his overbearing mother—can reignite his bloodlust. But then he stumbles upon Minnie. She's filthy, half-starved and homeless.She's the one. The perfect victim. His missing muse.There’s just one problem—

Everyone has daydreamed about being in a relationship with their celebrity crush, right?Jules has spent over a decade escaping into a vivid fantasy: a life where she's confident, loved, and married to Hollywood's golden boy, Chris Jones. It's been her safe place, her secret, her maladaptive daydream.Until she meets him. And he recognizes her.As fantasy crashes into reality, Jules must confront the life she's been avoiding and the version of...

The future of leadership begins with trust―and it starts withinIn Whole Leaders, Wild Trust, leadership expert Dr. Rob McKenna redefines what it means to lead in a world fragmented by broken promises, disconnection, and low engagement. Backed by research with thousands of leaders and organizations, this book reveals how trust is built, broken, and rebuilt―and why whole leader development is the key to sustainable performance and well-being.McKenna ...

An Appalachian laboratory unleashes a deadly disease in this zombie apocalypse novel blending horror and sci-fi into one "incredibly cool" parallel-universe thrill ride (Barnes & Noble).Coldbrook is a secret laboratory located deep in the Appalachian Mountains. Its scientists have achieved the impossible: a gateway to a new world. Theirs was to be the greatest discovery in the history of mankind, but they had no idea what they were about to unleash.With the...

They have two things in common: murder and me**.**Darius. The professional.Bishop. The vigilante.James. The survivor.Holden. The psycho.Then there's Kit. The empty shell. The broken bird. Kit doesn't know why these four killers want him. Why they're obsessed with him. But from the moment he stumbles into that crime scene, there's no escaping their desires—or his.Contains mature themes.

A thoughtful, poignant look at the AIDS crisis in the United States that includes primary source interviews, history, medical research, and cultural touchpoints.The AIDS crisis in America is complex and composed of countless individual stories of grief, love, and advocacy. Its history shows the power of youth activism, how creativity and community can be vehicles for social change, and how bigotry and misinformation led to inequality in care.The early days ...

He has twenty-nine days to live. Just enough time to save a kingdom—or burn one down.Rafa, prince by blood and smuggler by trade, has always known the clock on his life is ticking. A prophecy sealed his fate twenty years ago, and now, with only twenty-nine days left, he's ready to meet the end on his own terms. But first . . . he has a promise to keep.His twin sister should be queen, if not for the tyrant wearing their father's crown. To se...

This cyber-erotic romantic thriller, written by two queer icons in the 1990s, has been "rebooted" for today's readers.In this rowdy cyber-romance originally written in the 1990s, two people meet online and fall in love in every guise they can manage. As Scratch and Winc go from anonymous lovers to accidental heroes and gender outlaws, they expose the shadowy Web stretched between technology and capitalist greed, nearly becoming roadkill on the internet superhighway...

A discussion of White Limozeen, from Dolly’s self-fashioning to a rigorous critique of her genre. White Limozeen (1989) was a commercial recovery after Dolly Parton's first major failure two years previously with the release of Rainbow. This book is a case study in how an album is sold and a persona constructed. The album had a complex relationship to the country music genre at a time when the genre was in the middle of major sonic and cultural shifts, and it represents how country music s...

In the darkness of a vast cave system, cut off from the world for millennia, blind creatures hunt by sound. Then there is light, there are voices, and they feed. Swarming from their prison, they multiply and thrive. To scream, even to whisper, is to summon death.Deaf for many years, Ally knows how to live in silence. Now, it is her family’s only chance of survival. They must leave their home, shun others, and find a remote haven where they can sit out the plague. But will it ever e...

“If you’re a fan of Stephen King and Stranger Things, then this is the book for you.” —Richard Chizmar, New York Times bestselling authorStranger Things meets The Walking Dead in this chilling horror novel based on the terrifying urban legend about a video game created by the government for psychological warfare.October, 1982. Forced to move to the quiet seaside town of Tasker Bay by her mother, the only ...

From the New York Times bestseller and author of Netflix's The Silence comes a terrifying horror novel set in a melting Arctic landscape. Something deadly has lain dormant for thousands of years, but now the permafrost is giving up its secrets . . ."At once a thrilling novel and a call to action against climate change . . ." - New York TimesEstranged friends Dean and Bethan meet after five years apart when they ar...