When the myth meets the hero, the mountains quake.Nasna is Death's Touch, the near mythical assassin of the Shadow Strikers. After two decades of searching, she's found the target that has eluded her grasp. There are only two problems. The target is deep within a mountain prison and there's a dangerous voice inside her that wants Nasna to abandon this kill.Tsuran has gone from beloved hero to reviled deserter in just a year. He aims to forge a new life star...

Some secrets ought never be sung.It's been ten years since the Summit of Blood that left Gulamira destitute and orphaned, but her life has only gotten worse. Once a high priestess, she now sits in a brothel, planning her escape. In a split-second decision, she throws away her chance at freedom to rescue a small girl from enslavement. In doing so, she dooms them both.They are thrown to the Cleansing, a prison ship designed to be a living nightmare. ...

An old textbook looking at ‘sexual perversions’ from a moralistic and very uneducated, antiquarian point of view. It is almost hilarious in its condemnation of certain practices.“This book is unlike anything of its kind. It not only embraces some of the most interesting subjects coming under the head of medical science, but the subjects are handled in an original manner. Graphic descriptions of typical cases of masturbation, spermatorrhea, onanism, nymphomania and satyriasis, with ...

Written with a searing honesty, My Amy is an evocative portrait of unbreakable lifelong friendship – and a devastating study into fame, addiction and self-sabotage.Only one person knows what really happened to Amy, other than Amy herself. He is Tyler James, Amy’s best friend from the age of thirteen. They met at stage school as two insecure outsiders, formed an instant connection and lived together from their late teenage years right up until the day she d...

Pen & Pulse: Essays on Writing, Craft, and the Writer's Journey is a compelling collection that delves into the heart of the writing life. Edited by Summer Stewart, this anthology gathers the voices of seasoned writers like Jennifer Clark, John Biscello, Kelli Allen, and others, each contributing essays that are thoughtful, honest, and meticulously crafted. From the intricacies of storytelling to the personal challenges and triumphs that shape the writing process,...

History is made every November in central Indiana when DePauw and Wabash meet to do battle for the Monon Bell. Relive the classic moments of the oldest college football rivalry of its kind. In this hard-hitting collection, author Tyler James highlights the coaches and players who gained glory capturing the Bell. Deep historical research and personal interviews with players provide an intimate look into the epic games that live on in legend. Along with players and coaches, the fans receive ...

Following Ben's weekend hunting trip outside Juneau, his wife Maranda—a trauma survivor with multiple personalities—makes a discovery that looks like it will finally put their limping, less-than-a-year marriage out of its misery. But in the morning, when a cataclysmic blast throws the world into chaos, Ben and Maranda find themselves stuck in a car, heading north to Anchorage, on a seemingly hopeless quest to reunite with a missing family member before it's too late.Driving for day...

The year is nineteen seventy one. Lost deep in the woods of West Virginia, two childhood friends discover a book that dismantles and unravels everything they once considered reality, And when an enigmatic stranger rolls into their small coal mining town in the back of a Rolls Royce, the teenagers are plunged deep into a world of drugs, sex, music, and violence. Together, the two friends confront the forces of good and evil head on - the unwitting pawns of an eternal game played without rul...

At once delicate and visceral, the poems in To Drown a Man chronicle the long gauntlet from a life of secrets to a life of intimacy. "The only difference between imprisonment and hiding," Russell writes, "is who shuts the door." Exploring the meaning of redemption and shame as related to the personal, the marital, and the spiritual, these are the poems of a soul at war with itself. They read like chunks of ore being burned of their dross.

Sexual Neuroses is a comprehensive exploration of the psychological and physiological dimensions of human sexuality, authored by Dr. Wilhelm Stekel, a prominent figure in early psychoanalysis and a close associate of Sigmund Freud. First published in the early 20th century, this seminal work delves into the complex interplay between sexual instincts, neuroses, and the broader spectrum of mental health. Drawing upon a wealth of clinical case studies, Stekel examines the origins and manifest...

St. Michael the Archangel is a humble being who was not initially a warrior angel, nor was he granted the title of saint or even the general of the celestial armies. His beginnings were as a newly created angel placed in the choir of archangels. Like us humans, he also had doubts about what his full potential could become, although he was content as an archangel.Eons passed since the creation of time itself, and Michael was selected to become a warrior angel in the celestial army c...

O is for Old School takes you and your lil’ one on an alphabetical journey through the most iconic words and phrases in hip-hop.For new parents, hip-hop lingo takes on new meanings: now Peace comes at naptime, a Hood is worn on a head and when baby’s Flow, it’s going to get wet.Let your baby know that their parents weren’t always as Wack as they ar...