Ki Longfellow, author of the acclaimed The Secret Magdalene, has now written the astonishing life of Hypatia, famed throughout the Mediterranean world, a beauty and a genius, yet for 17 centuries ignored by history.As the Roman Empire fights for its life and emerging Christianity fights for our souls, Hypatia is the last great voice of reason. A woman of sublime intelligence, Hypatia ranks above not only all women, but all men.Hypatia dazzled the world with her brilliance, wa...

The scale and variety of Chinese festivals have never ceases to amaze observers. But what are the origins of these festivals and how do they reflect traditional values in a civilization with more than 5,000 years of history?The reader will be intrigued to learn that the festivals did not all originate at the same time. In fact, many have been evolved with the development of the Chinese civilization. The presentation of the stories about these tradition festivals in comics will help...

This book on the origins of the festivals and popular stories associated with them will help the reader to appreciate how the celebration of these festivals acted as a social glue in identifying and helping the Chinese stick together as a race throughout their long history and wherever they are found.

Danger lurks beyond the ivy in this lush dark academia romance perfect for fans of Olivie Blake and Elise Kova."A refreshing take on magic and how gods play with mortal wants, all while examining if the price of love is worth the pain of loss." Elise Kova, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of ARCANA ACADEMYBound by tradition. Consumed by love.Thirteen years after her mother's suspicious death within the ...

Danger lurks beyond the ivy in this lush dark academia romance perfect for fans of Olivie Blake and Elise Kova.Bound by tradition. Consumed by love.Thirteen years after her mother’s suspicious death within the walls of the Eleusinia Institute, Cora Reed steps back through its iron gates with one goal: uncover the truth.By day, Cora throws herself into her alchemy studies; by night, she searches for clues to her mother’s fat...

I got pregnant on New Year's Eve.That night was hands down the best night of my life. A magical night with the man of my dreams.The aftermath changed everything.After weeks of silence from him and a positive pregnancy test, it was safe to say I was in full out panic mode.Until I walked into a conference room only to find Mr. Man-of-my-dreams-father-of-my-unborn-child at the head of the table.Turns out the VP of finance isn't an old borin...

Every girl has dreams of meeting Prince Charming, or at least I know I did.A fairy tale-like meeting of love at first sight.Real life and fairy tales are very different.I'm just a small town Indiana girl that had a chance encounter with one of Hollywood's golden boys. You may think you know where this story goes—not even close.Life is different. Marriage is hard. It's even worse when you're strangers.

HOUDINI HEART harkens back to the masters of suspenseful supernatural horror: Poe, Lovecraft, Shirley Jackson, but speaks with a wholly fresh voice. Once caught in its pages, there's no escaping Longfellow's terrible tale.Weeks ago, she was one of Hollywood's biggest writers, wed to one of its greatest stars. The doting mother of their golden child. But now? She's alone, tortured by a horrifying secret no woman could bear.Pursued by those she can't outrun, anguished by a gu...

'The perfect combination of heat and humour!' **Hannah Grace'**A fresh, fun and fast-paced sports romance that readers won't be able to put down' Becka Mack_______________________Ella Davies didn’t trade her life in England for a year in Nashville to let anything—or anyone—throw her off her game. She only has one goal: to prove herself on her new school’s elite cheer squad.What she hadn’t planned for was meeti...

"Offbeat, unruly characters and vibrant atmosphere spill over the pages of this promising first novel set in San Francisco during Prohibition... Bootlegging, the Tong Wars, smoky speakeasies, inept mobsters, and the Teapot Dome scandal zigzag through these pages like streaks of lightning. The Jazz Era leaps to life."—Publishers Weekly   The Roaring Twenties, Chinatown, San Francisoco: back-street blues and bathtub gin...hardball mobsters and hardheaded cop...

I spilled a cup of coffee on the President of Acquisitions.He deserved it.Not the brightest idea, but I’d had a bad day, and now he’s getting back at me.For nine weeks I’m to be his assistant, and there’s nothing I can do about it.It’s punishment.Every moment we’re near each other it’s a constant battle of wills, but I refuse to go down.If only my fantasies didn’t invade our arguments.If only he wasn’t so good looking.Everything is of...

I'm going to make her my queen.One wedding.One child.Five years.Ten million dollars.Those are the terms of our contract.My offer is sound, bold, and necessary. In order to gain my inheritance, I have to have a wife.She thinks her clause--no sex--will keep me from having her skin on mine.She's very wrong.The de Loughrey's rule the world, and I am their king. I get what I want, and what I want is her.I'll have he...