There are many ways to be haunted.A mind unravels. A body is altered. The dead refuse to stay dead. Beautiful things become monstrous, and monstrous things become beautiful.Uncanny and Uncouth brings together the best of horror, science fiction, and fantasy with a shared devotion to the gothic. This collection of tales wanders through laboratories and along the decks of ships hurtling through space. They travel across fairy-tale realms and into haunted land...

400 years from now, Kendra is a ranger at the inter-planetary park on Io, where it is her job to make sure that no foreign creatures penetrate her territory. She gets a shock, however, when she discovers that one particular interloper has already set up home in her reserve. Now he wants to set up home inside her...This erotic short story of 5,000 words contains adult themes, impregnation, slippery tentacles and birth, and is intended for readers over 18 years of age. Scenes are exp...

Her life runs on precision. His world thrives on improvisation. But when a school project forces them together, they'll learn that the perfect formula for love... might be a little offbeat.Allison Hale lives by the numbers—or the notes—and likes it that way. Routine. Control. No surprises. So when she has the opportunity to leave her very sheltered life in Denver to teach middle school math in rural Leadville, she's both excited and terrified.Enter Julian K...

Patrick Leigh Fermor (1915-2011) was a war hero whose exploits in Crete are legendary, and above all he is widely acclaimed as the greatest travel writer of our times, notably for his books about his walk across pre-war Europe, A Time of Gifts and Between the Woods and the Water; he was a self-educated polymath, a lover of Greece and the best company in the world.Artemis Cooper has drawn on years of interviews and conversations with Paddy and his cloest friends as...

Once the darlings of a beloved family sitcom, Amy Laporte and Liam McAllister have spent their adult careers struggling to make a name for themselves.Free of her parent's micromanagement, Aimee walked away from Hollywood and completely and crashed and burned in the process. When she gets the opportunity to be a guest at a fan convention, she thinks of her debt and nothing else.Liam's been in fifteen movies since the show wrapped up, but he's been the same c...

A comprehensive guide to natural, do-it-yourself oral care, Holistic Dental Care introduces simple, at-home dental procedures that anyone can do. Highlighted with fifty-three full-color photos and illustrations, this book offers dental self-care strategies and practices that get to the core of the problems in our mouths--preventing issues from taking root and gently restoring dental health. Based on a "whole body approach" to oral care, Holistic Dental Care addresses the ...

***2025 Global Book Award BRONZE Medalist!***A sweet break from her otherwise bitter life…When twenty-something Olivia Hale, a grocery store courtesy desk clerk, begins receiving anonymous cup cakes and notes from a mysterious admirer, she is swept up in a whirlwind of hope and confusion. Especially since she is engaged to the grandson of the grocery chain owners. The letters speak of her beauty, her intelligence, and how she deser...

Acanthus and Cypress, an age old Vampire and a young new Werewolf, have accidentally started a war. Nekane, the Werewolf in charge, will go to any means necessary to capture Acanthus; meaning even humans are in danger. On the run, our non-binary heroes encounter others caught up in Nekane's hatred of vampires, witches, and any werewolves that fraternize with them! As Acanthus and Cypress regroup with the Night Garden, an underground organization committed to liberating any in Nekane's cros...

Rethink conventional notions of beauty and wellness, abandon established regimes and commercial products, and embrace your “renegade” beautyIn this essential full-color guide, Nadine Artemis introduces readers to the concept of "renegade" beauty—a practice of doing less and allowing the elements and the life force of nature to revive the body, skin, and soul so our natural radiance can shine through. Anyone stuck in perpetual loops of new products, facials, and der...

When Sean Mizuno moves to Denver to be the bakery manager at Cash Value Market, he expects long hours, endless baking, and the challenge of proving himself at the grocery chain's homestore. What he doesn't expect is to be quite literally knocked off his feet—by a whirlwind of a woman who crashes into him on his very first day.Olivia Hale is pretty and kind, the perfect mix of an uplifting and witty coworker. Sean finds himself drawn to her, but before he can muster the cou...

Have you ever wondered who makes sure fairytales end happily ever after?That's Lyric Reed's brand-new job.Her first assignment: a candy-covered cottage and beigely brought-up children with a baffling aversion to sugar.Her second: a kitchen catastrophe that sparks a scandal so wild it becomes known forever as The Spaghetti Incident.Armed with questionable instincts, a rapidly crumbling rulebook, and a talking snake with far too many opinions,...

If you lose yourself... I will find you.Bound by a centuries-old pact, three mages are cursed to be reborn together, their souls forever intertwined in a cycle of magic, passion, and destiny. Each lifetime, they are drawn to one another, forging bonds that transcend time and memory. But this time, their awakening is different.As their powers rekindle, so do the dark forces that once sought to destroy them. Necromancers, determined to bring about the end of the worl...