A character-driven supernatural crime story that prioritizes the overlooked and struggling. - Kirkus ReviewsAndre was used to being called names. He had heard them all: Crazy, Loony Tunes, Cuckoo, Nutcase, and, when they wanted to be polite, Mental. But those perceptions masked an incredible gift that would propel an unwanted nobody into a quiet hero. Follow his amazing journey from obscurity to crime fighter. "A character-driven supernatural crime story that prioritizes the overlo...

In the early sixteenth century, a Persian-speaking Muslim merchant named ʿAli Akbar Khatayi traveled to China and stayed for six years. There he acquired inside knowledge of the Ming imperial court and gained familiarity with the government bureaucracy, the military, and the daily lives and culture of ordinary people. In a treatise presented to the rulers of the Ottoman Empire, Khatayi laid out his observations—here translated in full into English for the first time.The Book of...

Marcus Johnson was trying to live his best life as he navigated family dynamics, religious mores, societal expectations, and just plain staying alive. He didn't think of himself as anything special. But due to unimaginable circumstances beyond his control, he would become one of the most unusual and extraordinary people on Earth. Follow Marcus’s remarkable journey from obscurity through catastrophe to preeminence.“An engrossing and thoroughly human-centered SF adventure.”
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In recent years, many historians of Islamic mysticism have been grappling in sophisticated ways with the difficulties of essentialism. Reconceptualising the study of Islamic mysticism during an under-researched period of its history, this book examines the relationship between Sufism and society in the Muslim world, from the fall of the Abbasid caliphate to the heyday of the great Ottoman, Mughal and Safavid empires.Treating a heretofore under-researched period in the history of Su...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The constant battle of the bulge has left you weary caught in a relentless cycle of yo-yo dieting that brings you right back to where you started disheartened and feeling defeated you are not alone.Are cravings dictating your life, pushing you into a spiral of emotional eating that seems impossible to break? Has the impact on your self-esteem and confidence started to infiltrate and tarnish both your personal an...

A serial killer targets the cops and judges of a small Midwestern city in this mystery thriller by the acclaimed author and former homicide detective.Detective Jack Murphy can read a crime scene like a book. When the naked, brutalized corpse of a narcotics cop is found, it’s not the body that tells him a sick killer is on the loose, but the monkey figurine—of the “see no evil” kind—shoved down the victim’s throat. It’s not a clue. It’s a message.When a high...

Nineteen-year-old Emily Sheppard is losing her sanity. Ever since her mob king boyfriend, Cameron Hillard, abandoned her for her own good, Emmy has been attempting to move on with her charmed college student life as if nothing happened. Now rejected from the underworld and left grieving over Camerons alleged death, Emmy realizes she belongs nowhere. Worse yet, she is now keeping a dangerous secret. After just a short time with Emily, Cameron has lost control over his world. As he miserably...

There's nothing scarier than the truth...Noel's got issues. Like, he doesn't know what to call his lover. Are they boyfriends? A fling that got out of control? Something more? Even worse, he may sometimes get waylaid by a random ghost or two.Or else he's losing his mind.Now Adam? He's stable and solid and warm; the kind of guy Noel never knew he wanted. He's also the historian on Haunts and Hoaxes, which gives him a professional interest in...

A plus-sized PI investigates the suspicious death of an actress-turned-spa-owner in this cozy mystery from the acclaimed author of Bitter Sweets.Sexy private detective Savannah Reid maybe built for comfort and not for speed, but she likes herself just fine as she is. So, the only way she’s likely to set foot in a health spa is over a dead body—someone else’s—along with a hefty fee to sweeten the deal. The irresistible combination of murder and money brings...

For college student Emily Sheppard, the thought of spending a summer alone in New York is much more preferable than spending it in France with her parents. Just completing her freshman year at Callister University, Emily faces a quiet summer in the city slums, supporting herself by working at the campus library. During one of her jogs through the nearby cemetery while visiting her brother Bills grave, Emily witnesses a brutal killingand then she blacks out. When Emily regains consciousness...

In the tradition of Donald Goines and Iceberg Slim comes A Pimp's Life, the story of the rise and fall of Mack Jones. He's at the top of his pimp game in Queens, New York, until he breaks one of the cardinal rules of Pimping 101 and falls in love with one of his girls.Destiny was once an innocent young girl tricked into selling her body, but now she's as tough as the most seasoned professionals on the street. Then a tragic turn of events causes her to open her heart once again. Whe...

Winner of Publishing Triangle’s Edmund White Award for Debut FictionGold Winner of the Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in Literary FictionA searingly honest and resonant debut from a Nigerian writer and queer liberation activist, exploring what love and freedom cost in a society steeped in homophobiaThe inaugural title from the most buzzed-about new imprint in years, And Then He Sang a Lullaby