A werewolf detective and a registered companion, both survived the plague that changed the world, but a murderer has set them in his sights.Shane’s job is to catch killers, and sometimes only assistance of the psychic kind can help. Aki’s ability to trace the history of the dead or recently murdered is well-known, but dangerous. Every case awakens bits of a forgotten past that seems to cause him harm.When an official’s daughter goes missing with only hour...

Under the alias "Vance," Noah arrives in Elbas City to continue his relentless pursuit of strength. Joining the Hunters’ Guild provides the perfect cover to slaughter magical beasts and fuel his unorthodox cultivation methods, but anonymity is a luxury he cannot maintain for long.Noah soon finds himself ensnared in a dangerous political game between the ruling Elbas dynasty and a rising faction of rebellious nobles. Treated as a pawn by the Royals and a threat by the nobles, Noah m...

The Ella and Owen series debuts with a fun romp through the world of dragons! Readers can follow twin sibling dragons as they head deep into the forest in search of a wizard who may be able to cure Owen of his fiery cold.Dragon twins Ella and Owen are always at odds. Owen wants to stay in bed and read, but adventurous Ella convinces him to go with her to search for a cure for his fiery cold. Then the journey quickly becomes scarier than either twin could have imagi...

In this second book in the Ella and Owen series, the dragon siblings find themselves face-to-face with a stinky fish monster!Ella and Owen return home to discover something horrible: They forgot their mom's birthday! They set out on a new adventure to collect the ingredients to make her a birthday cake, but Ella and Owen don't get very far before finding themselves face-to-face with a grumpy wizard, a glittery pixie, and a stinky fish monster!Will the drago...

The third book in the Ella and Owen series sees the dragon siblings on the wrong side of Fright Mountain and coming face-to-face with knights in shining armor, who just happen to hate dragons. Uh-oh!Twin dragons Ella and Owen are on the wrong side of Fright Mountain--the side where there are castles and knights in shining armor. But these knights hate dragons!Will Ella and Owen find their way home before the knights catch them?

Jaden Kent is a dynamic author duo. They are Emmy Award-winning writers for children's TV shows, as well as the authors of numerous children's chapter books.Iryna Bodnaruk is a Ukrainian children's illustrator currently living in Cyprus. She began her illustration career at the age of sixteen, working for one of Ukraine's leading magazines. She has a passion for character design, original perspectives, and detailed scenes. When not working, she loves scuba diving and traveling the ...

In this fourth book in the Ella and Owen series, the dragon siblings run up against an evil pumpkin king, a hungry spider, and a witch. On top of that, they have to deal with an army of pumpkins that want to fight with pie, when all the twins really want to do is get home without getting lost.As the fourth book in the Ella and Owen series begins, Ella's sense of adventure gets the twins in trouble--yet again! The siblings are stuck outside at night, unsure of where...

This book aids clinicians in supporting and caring for transgender and gender-diverse children and adolescents – youth who are born into an incongruent body.A recent study using data from 19 states reported that 1.8% of American youth identified as transgender. Many people who are transgender will experience gender dysphoria, the intense emotional distress that is caused by a discrepancy between a person's gender identity and their sex assigned at birth.In this compact volu...

Climate change is a key threat to agriculture. Modelling is fundamental to assessing its potential impacts. This collection summarises the wealth of research on improving climate impact models and their use in assessing impacts on different regions.Modelling climate change impacts on agricultural systems reviews research on developing models in areas such as improving data flows, incorporating genetic information and dealing with uncertainty. This collecti...

For nearly two decades, the Nanzan Guide to Japanese Religions has served as a valuable resource for students and scholars of religion in Japan. This exciting update expands the audience to include non-specialists of Japan while also complicating the notions of “Japan” and “religion.” Asking the provocative question “why study Japanese religions?” the editors argue that studying Japan is vital for the academic study of religion writ large and make a case for the continued importan...

Warning: Haunted Book.Contained within are over 50 stories, or traps, for as many different ghosts. Most of them are not very friendly.A distinct possibility exists that one or more of these traps could fail, granted the reader (redacted).Weird Fiction Quarterly is not responsible if any number of these spirits happen to break out of the page and follow the reader home.You have, after all, been warned.Read at your o...

Everywhere I look, my friends are settling down—marriage, children, white picket fences; but not me. Marriage isn't in the cards for me. I'm a ladies' man.A rock star.I was born and raised in the industry.I love everything about my life, especially the attention from the women that my status brings me.Women find me. I don't chase. I know what they want and they know I'll deliver.But after one look, one touch, one night . . .Now I'm the one doi...