All my life, my dad and I lived as outcasts in Starlight City. We dodged the council’s oppressive laws. But when a sudden accident takes his life, I’m left alone, undocumented, and ultimately screwed.With my heat coming and no drugs to help me through it, desperation drives me into the hands of the Unholy Trinity. Dante, Knight, and Reaper are three deadly alphas ruling the city’s criminal underworld, and they offer me temporary protection—but only if I follow their rules:...

Being the eldest Gardener daughter means constantly balancing my Omega nature with society’s relentless expectations. I'm the golden child, the overachiever, and when it comes to finding a mate, I won’t settle for anything less than perfect.I can’t.Luckily, during this spring’s mating season, I catch the attention of the Council Monarch, and suddenly, I'm the hottest topic on social media. Just when things seem to be falling into place, in walks Stephan Ashford—fam...

A deeply textured and compelling biography of comedy giant Mel Brooks, covering his rags-to-riches life and triumphant career in television, films, and theater, from Patrick McGilligan, the acclaimed author of Young Orson: The Years of Luck and Genius on the Path to Citizen Kane and Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light.Oscar, Emmy, Tony, and Grammy award–winner Mel Brooks was behind (and sometimes in front the camera too) of some of the m...

The author of Vermeer's Hat shares "a dizzying and exhilarating journey" through 800 years of Chinese history and national identity (New Statesman).China is one of the oldest states in the world. It achieved its approximate borders with the Ascendancy of the Yuan dynasty in the thirteenth century and has maintained them ever since—through the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Republic, the Occupation, and Communism. Yet China has never been alone in the world. I...

"Engaging…. Nimble-footed…. Amusing….Throughout, Hauser weaves in passages connecting Brown to her contemporaries and the cultural landscape of the 1960s…[to] situate her life in the context of its times."— New York Times Book ReviewThis female Mad Men-like story chronicles the legendary Cosmopolitan magazine editor's rise to power as both a cultural icon and trailblazer who redefined what it means to be an American woman.

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of ‘March’ and ‘People of the Book’.A young woman’s struggle to save her family and her soul during the extraordinary year of 1666, when plague suddenly struck a small Derbyshire village.In 1666, plague swept through London, driving the King and his court to Oxford, and Samuel Pepys to Greenwich, in an attempt to escape contagion. The north of England remained untouched until, in a small community of leadminers and hill farmers, a bolt...

Leif wurde als Thrall aufgezogen. Aber dann beanspruchte der neue Jarl ihn...Jarl Ulfgard Ulricsson reist durch seine neu geerbten Ländereien, als er in einem abgelegenen Bergdorf haltmacht. Er ist dort, um das Dorf zu bewerten, sicherzustellen, dass sein Volk versorgt ist, und ihnen ihren neuen Jarl vorzustellen. Er ist nicht dort, um einen Gefährten zu suchen.Aber als ihm der Dorfthrall als Gastgeschenk angeboten wird, entdeckt Ulf, dass die Götter...

Theology isn't just for pastors and scholars. Theology for the Rest of Us helps you grow closer to Jesus through 50 engaging readings that unpack the beauty and power behind key theological terms. With her signature style and wit, bestselling author and Bible teacher Lisa Harper helps you dive deeper into the meanings, history, and application of important theological terms, concepts, and doctrines such as· Atonement· Covenant· Eschatology· Grace...

Leif was raised as a thrall. But then the new jarl claimed him...Jarl Ulfgard Ulricsson is traveling his newly inherited lands when he stops at a remote mountain village. He's there to assess the village, ensure his people are cared for, and let them know their new jarl. He's not there looking for a mate.But when he's offered the village thrall as a hospitality gift, Ulf discovers the gods have other plans.A foundling, Leif has spent his life as a s...

Das Schicksal eines Omegas hängt an einem Vertrag... und der Berührung eines Fremden.In einem angesehenen Omega-Haus aufgewachsen hat Hawthorne Fuller immer sein Schicksal gekannt: einen Adligen zu heiraten und seine Erben zu gebären. Es ist ein Schicksal, das er nie in Frage stellt, trotz seiner Bedenken, als er einen Ehevertrag unterzeichnet, der ihn an den rätselhaften Earl of Maebard bindet. Doch als seine luxuriöse Kutsche auf dem Weg zu seine...

"In this stellar debut thriller from playwright Robinson, London-based interpreter Revelle Lee considers the consequences of sabotaging a murder investigation." —Publishers Weekly, starred reviewWith the taut psychological drama of The Silent Patient and the propulsive storytelling of The Club, a chilling debut thriller about a London-based interpreter with dark secrets—and the enemy determined to take her down.

In "Suffrage Snapshots," Ida Husted Harper compiles a series of poignant essays and vignettes that capture the essence of the women's suffrage movement in late 19th and early 20th century America. Utilizing a rich, narrative prose style interspersed with historical photographs, Harper brings to life the struggles, triumphs, and everyday moments of women who fought for their right to vote. The work serves as both a historical document and a passionate call to action, encapsulating the socie...