What would you do if your world suddenly shifted? How would you cope if the universe stopped making sense and everybody around you lost their minds? Perhaps you'd conclude that you'd become the target of a devious trickster who was messing with your senses and distorting your perception of the world.Trickster is a comic yarn, combining absurd humour and social satire as a logic-loving detective tries to make sense of a world that keeps changing in ridiculous ways. It's als...

Sixteen hundred years ago, they fled Earth. Now their long journey may finally be at an end. None of them have ever walked on soil, felt rain, or breathed unrecycled air.Their resources nearly spent, they sent a last exploratory mission to a new planet. It's ideal... but they are not alone.In the struggle for survival, they must make a choice. Sacrifice another species or accept their own extinction. And time is running out.

Under the worst possible situation Davy Rice discovers he can teleport anywhere he has already been or he can see. Where would you go?eBook edition of the New York Times Best selling novel and source of the 2008 feature film directed by Doug Liman and starring Samuel Jackson, Hayden Christensen, and Rachel Bilson.An American Library Association Best Book for Young AdultsNew York Times Bestseller List Feb 2008Nominated for:Locus Poll Award (2nd Place)...

In Neil's mind it started with the man in the park. Or, more specifically, with the vicious bite the man had given Neil. He was wrong about that. The December Plague had started weeks earlier, though no one knew it.The early symptoms were so mild that almost no one noticed them. A scratchy throat. A feeling of lethargy that you just can't shake. But then the slurring started. And an intense irritability. Finally, an irresistible urge to bite and consume accompanying an uncontrollabl...

A January Indie Next Pick!“A visceral, unflinching, and emotionally powerful horror novel...this is Gould at her most poignant and most electric.” –Ava Reid, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in DrowningYellowjackets meets Girl, Interrupted when a group of troubled teens in a wilderness therapy program find themselves stranded in a forest full of monsters eager to take their place.

France, 1685. Catherine Gillet knows her brother, Jules, wants to protect her from the sinister threats of the French crown. But Jules is involved in a potentially deadly enterprise, one connected with an encoded document. When his actions put the whole family at risk, will Catherine find a way to save them?Virginia, present day. Renee Talbot, a direct descendant of Catherine's, is fascinated by the document that's been part of her family legacy fo...

The most comforting book about death you'll ever read. Talking about death won't kill you. Yet in today's world, death remains one of our greatest taboos. As religion declines and rituals fade, we are left without guidance for one of life's only certainties. This book is your handbook for death in the 21st century - a compassionate, practical and surprisingly hopeful guide to understanding mortality. From cremation to green burials, from grieving a pet to navigating tricky memorial etiquet...

"[An] extraordinary book. . . . Mr. Gould is an exceptional combination of scientist and science writer. . . . He is thus exceptionally well placed to tell these stories, and he tells them with fervor and intelligence."—James Gleick, New York Times Book ReviewHigh in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. It hold the remains of an ancient sea where dozens of strange creatures lived—a forgotte...

An unwilling maid presents a conflict driven historical narrative set against a backdrop of political unrest and divided loyalties, focusing on a young woman drawn into danger through circumstance rather than choice. The story examines how private duty and public turmoil collide, placing personal relationships under strain as uncertainty reshapes trust and security. Social expectation, honor, and courage are tested as ordinary domestic life becomes entangled with covert movement, guarded i...

A gently humorous just friends romance from Leslie Gould, threaded with heart-deep characters and the timeless traditions of simple Amish life.It's love at first sight for Adam Slaybaugh, yet while Joanna Grebel finds him attractive and is intrigued when he declares his interest, she's less certain of the potential for a romantic future together. Instead, she proposes they be "just friends," but Adam's not willing to settle for anything less than a romantic relatio...

There is such wisdom in this book. At times it is witty. At times it is humorous. But above all, it is a calling to each of us to nurture our spiritual growth and our moral mode.The author's writing style is unique and creative. One could approach reading it in the whole or as daily meditations.I enjoyed reading it and have no doubt others will as well.- Ann LeberWHAT'S THIS BOOK ABOUT?A Note from the AuthorIn the early 1960's, we were having...

"Incredibly well-researched, thoroughly enjoyable, and singularly original."--SHELLEY SHEPARD GRAY, New York Times and USA Today **bestselling author"A beautiful story of love, loss, and the bonds that connect a family to its faith."--SUZANNE WOODS FISHER, bestselling author of** A Season on the WindIvy Zimmerman is successfully navigating her life as a young Menn...