For the past five months, rural parts of the world have been breaking out in spontaneous fires. These Mysterious Fires, which no one has been able to identify the cause of, have begun to displace residents of the Deep Forests, who now seek refuge in the nearby city.The city of Stone Towers grants entry to refugees of the Mysterious Fires only if they can prove they are skilled enough to work in one of the city's professional vocations: crafting, farming, mining, or defense....

Death of a GossipWhen society widow and gossip columnist Lady Jane Winters joins the local fishing class she wastes no time in ruffling feathers - or should that be fins? - of those around her.Among the victims of her sharp tongue is Lochdubh constable Hamish Macbeth, yet not even Hamish thinks someone would seriously want to silence Lady Jane's shrill voice permanently - until her strangled body is fished out of the river.Now with the help of the lov...

How much adventuring in the Nether can you take?After good-natured, adventure loving friend Steve takes a crack at Alex about not getting out enough, the strong willed girl decides to go on an adventure of her own. Like it or not, she will have to pay a visit to the creepy caverns of the Nether in order to track down diamonds for herself and iron ore for Steve.Things don't unravel as she hoped they would though.It turns out that N...

When zombies attack, Alex has to choose between being a human or saving humans as we know them. Alex is a human turned zombie that has been thrown into a world of chaos after waking up in an attack by zombies, which are under the spell of an evil wizard. The series continues with Alex, a courageous young woman and her new partner Steve, a stubborn young man set upon getting revenge on the wizard for ruining his town. The two companions part ways, only to be reunited in an u...

Reese Eddings has enough to do just keeping her rattletrap merchant vessel, the TMS Earthrise, profitable enough to pay food for herself and her micro-crew. So when a mysterious benefactor from her past shows up demanding she rescue a man from slavers, her first reaction is to say "NO!" And then to remember that she sort of promised to repay the loan. But she doesn't remember signing up to tangle with pirates and slavers over a space elf prince...Book 1 of the Her Instruments trilo...

‘MC GRAMMAR IS THE MAN’ - Michael RosenA super fun – and very smelly – poodunnit picture book from MC Grammar with a ?super-stinky mission: to find the guilty farty party!?In a prehistoric land, a long time ago,?Dinosaur bums were ready to BLOOOOOW!???Turn on the light to solve the mystery . . .?Who is the stinkiest farter in dino history?

``For two thousand years, the feminine face of God has been buried beneath dogma, suppressed by councils, and written out of scripture. Sophia. Shekinah. Mary Magdalene. The Black Madonna. Their silenced voices echo through the blocked spiritual channels of our faith traditions - and the consequences are written on the soul of every seeker who has ever felt something holy missing from the pews.The Constipated Spirit is a lyrical, courageous spiritual colo...

Simple Songs for the End of the World is a remarkable odyssey navigating the turbulent waters of dread and despair and regret while discovering that dignity and hope are resilient and the best medicine of them all.-Michael Loyd Gray, author of the story collection The Space Between Now and Then, and the novel The Writer in ResidenceThe world is ending. Gus is dying. So he does what he's always done: he writes songs...

Seersana University is worlds-renowned for its xenopsychology program, producing the Alliance's finest therapists, psychiatric nurses and alien researchers. When Jahir, one of the rare and reclusive Eldritch espers, arrives on campus, he's unprepared for the challenges of a vast and multicultural society... but fortunately, second-year student Vasiht'h is willing to take him under his wing. Will the two win past their troubles and doubts and see the potential for a once-in-a-lifetime partn...

Monroe Matches is throwing the hottest holiday mixer for all the sexy singles in Miami. We've got the mistletoe. Come and meet your holiday match…Carla Monroe has been matching couples for decades, but if there's one match she hasn't gotten right, it's her son, Phineas. No woman has sparked his interest, no matter how many of her top contenders she's secretly paraded in his path…both in and out of the office.Luckily for Carla, Maxine Mackenzie has finally come back to Miami...

'Every new Agatha Raisin escapade is a total joy' ASHLEY JENSEN'No wonder she's been crowned Queen of Cosy Crime' MAIL ON SUNDAY'A Beaton novel is like The Archers on speed' DAILY MAIL'The detective novels of M C Beaton have reached cult status' THE TIMESNothing could be more relaxing or sedate than a quiet game of bowls on a pristine bowling green...

**'A Beaton novel is like The Archers on speed' DAILY MAIL'The detective novels of M C Beaton have reached cult status' THE TIMES**------------Feathers are flying in Agatha Raisin's brand new case!Agatha Raisin can think of nothing duller than a lecture on birdwatching... but events take a thrilling turn when an angry interloper storms the stage at the Carsely Ladies' Society and threatens the three bird fanatics.