Set sail with nine authors as they share their favorite memories, imaginative dreams, and most passionate stories of the sea.Discover hidden troves beneath foamy waves, sing along with the bravest of sailors, and spend downtime with selkies of the north.There's a little something for everyone in this sprawling, epic adventure for lovers of all things nautical.

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERA CBC Best Book of 2025Finalist, Foreword INDIES 2025 Book of the YearA poetic memoir as intricately woven as a dreamcatcher about overcoming the pain of generational trauma with the power of traditional healingIn candid, incisive, and delicate prose, Chyana Marie Sage shares the pain of growing up with her father, a crack dealer who went to prison for molesting her ...

When Ame's life's work is stolen, she must hunt down the culprit at any cost. She's not a sleuth, but she's a genius witch scientist who can work out difficult puzzles. But stolen magic seeds are hard to find, so she enlists the help of her reticent neighbor. She's had a crush on him for years, but he's a mystery she's never been able to solve. When they join forces, Ame realizes love is about taking chances and having the courage ...

Broom Street, an underground railway station with a tragic history and abandoned since the 1950's, is surveyed by a present day maintenance crew. After one of them is seriously injured, claiming to have been pushed by unseen hands, and video footage captures strange light phenomena, two of the crew make contact with a small team of paranormal investigators.Acting without official permission, the paranormal team, including a powerful psychic, are taken down into the eerie dilapidate...

“On the first day of the search, I failed to find the body.” So writes forensic anthropologist and bioarchaeologist Mary H. Manhein—or “the bone lady,” as law enforcement personnel call her. In this, one of dozens of stories recollected in her powerful memoir, Manhein and the state police eventually unearth a black plastic bag buried in the banks of the Mississippi River containing the body of a man who has been missing for five years. After the painstaking process of examining the remains...

Centuries ago, the First Witch of the Aquelarre Buho coven conjured the ability to transform into an owl. Since then, a faction of hunters known as Los Cazadores has been intent on stealing that magic for their own... As Valeria hones her craft, her hopes of being granted the power to shape-shift are disrupted by a terrifying vision. A haunting woman appears in the shadows as she did when Valeria was a child, a foreboding omen that culminates in the murder of her best friend, Gwen...

"Texas dog trainer Katherine Driscoll embarks on a perilous quest to unravel family mysteries in Walker's gripping debut . . . harrowing." — Publishers WeeklyWinner of the Agatha and Macavity Awards for Best First NovelIn Mary Walker's Zero at the Bone, Katherine Driscoll is just three weeks away from disaster: foreclosure on her home and dog training business, even the sale of her beloved golden retriever, Ra. She has no ho...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Magnesium is a mineral that's often overlooked, yet it plays a crucial role in our overall health and well-being. Its importance stretches far beyond what many people realize, affecting everything from our mood to our muscle function.If you’ve ever felt fatigued or experienced muscle cramps, the culprit might just be a lack of magnesium. But what exactly makes this mineral so vital?In recent years, magnesium has caught t...

A weekly worship planning book for pastors and musicians—refreshed!Discover the enhanced 2025-2026 edition of Prepare!, your ultimate music and worship planning companion for local churches of all sizes. This updated resource has new features, including full texts from the popular CEB and NRSVue Scripture translations, blank writing space for your ideas, music recommendations for various ensembles, hymn and song suggestions, visual worship suggestions, and...

A fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and an expert on the human skeleton, Mary H. Manhein assists law enforcement officials across the country in identifying bodies and solving criminal cases. In Trail of Bones, her much-anticipated sequel to The Bone Lady, Manhein reveals the everyday realities of forensic anthropology. Going beyond the stereotypes portrayed on television, this real-life crime scene investigator unveils a gritty, exhausting, exacting, al...

Jane Thistle and Phoebe Twigg are as different as two best friends can be. Phoebe has never seen any reason to leave her small Southern hometown, while Jane, the urbane widow of a career military officer, has traveled all over, only recently putting down roots in Tullulah, Alabama.At times, Tullulah can be a sleepy little town, but no one sleeps through the thunderstorm that knocks down a tree on Jane's property and uncovers a pile of skeletal remains buried underneath. Jane has som...

A novelette of curses and journeys.Avice's dreams of settling at Clearwater are dashed. The lawsuit had ended, and the lands were made over to her, but a bone wizard lays a curse on the land, and blight begins to spread. All will die before the curse as it spreads.Neither her family nor her king are willing to help. She is left alone with only the knowledge that the mysterious Book of Bone may have the lore that she needs -- if only she can find it.