Life hasn't been normal since a mermaid resurrected Maya Rivers.Between supernatural side effects, the terrifying mermaid mafia who wants more than she's prepared to give, and a shadow demon who would raze realms to keep her safe, Maya is trying to figure out who she is—and where she truly belongs.In a world of chaotic friendship and found family, one thing's certain: Maya isn't just surviving anymore.She's ready to stand her ground.

Just as Maya thinks she can relax into recovery and a budding romance with a demon general, the afterlife throws her a curveball.The Grim Reaper who saved her wasn't just locked away—he was erased from existence.What starts as a rescue mission quickly becomes a masterclass in magical bureaucracy, inter-realm politics, and one seriously unhinged plot twist.Join Maya again as she blogs her way through enough supernatural shenanigans to short-circuit reality.

Maya thought marrying a shadow demon warlord was the craziest thing she'd ever do. She was wrong.As she faces escalating attacks from hate groups, Maya discovers that having a hybrid baby doesn't make her vulnerable—it makes her dangerous.And Maya is about to face her biggest challenges yet.This is the explosive conclusion to Maya's journey from anxious barista to fierce mother, where she proves that sometimes the best response to people trying to silence you is to ...

Maya Rivers's post-resurrection body has developed magical broadcasting capabilities. Unfortunately, the signal feeds directly into her fiancé's nervous system. As if that weren't mortifying enough, she's also inherited a demonic estate with a flair for psychological warfare and a disturbing passion for cataloguing other people's trauma for fun and menace.Maya's juggling supernatural politics, a shadow-wielding warlord who moisturizes with military precision, and her body evolving ...

Imagine Agatha Christie crossed with Murder, She Wrote . . .England, December 1927.In this light, humorous, cozy mystery, arrogant Edward Linton has returned from years of living in Paris. But has he changed? Because, if not, the consequences for him might be deadly.When Mrs Kate Forbes and her academically minded niece, Lady Jane Scott are invited to a gathering at Linton Hall, the last thing they expect is to bec...

This book explores how hope operates as an ambivalent force in relation to issues of sex and gender, power, and identity in both our private and public lives.The author blends her deep knowledge of psychotherapy and mental health with cultural and philosophical understanding to consider how we have reached our current dilemmas around sex and gender, race, power and identity. Psychoanalysis is put to task in relation to clinical practice, literature, feminism, politics, and the unde...

First, she lost her son. Then she lost her trust. Now she’s about to lose control.Ten years ago, bestselling author Olivia Collins’s life shattered when her teenage soncollapsed and died. Her marriage survived the grief. Her career did not.Now, just as she starts to rebuild, Olivia stumbles on something she wasn’t meant to find: a hotel key card, a woman’s name, and a lie that began the day her son died.What starts as quiet suspicion soon sp...

One human barista. One supernatural fortress.When Maya Rivers takes a job at Pulse, a coffee shop in the heart of the Umbrafore Complex, she expects busy shifts and maybe the occasional grumpy vampire.What she doesn't expect is accidentally stumbling into supernatural fame or being targeted by a serial killer with a flair for theatrics.It's hard to keep a low profile when you work alongside supernatural warriors who protect humanity from magical threats.Join...

This is an interactive self-help workbook and psychological road map to enable survivors of coercive, cultic, and spiritual abuse to find healing, recovery, and growth.This book provides a comprehensive guide to recovery, based on a tested model of post-cult counseling, and years of research and clinical experience. It is designed to help survivors of diverse abusive settings, including religious and spiritual, political, gangs, business, therapy and wellness, and one-on-one relati...

When Jen goes to her grandmother’s house for the last time, she’s determined not to dwell on the past. As a child, Jen adored Lily and suspected she might be a witch; but the spell was broken long ago and now her death means there won’t be any reconciliation. In Lily’s house, Jen and her daughter, Marianne, reluctantly confront the secrets of the past and present - and discover how dangerous we become when we’re trying to protect the ones we love.

Belisarius and Antonina were titans in the Roman world some 1,500 years ago. Belisarius was the most well-known general of his age, victor over the Persians, conqueror of the Vandals and the Goths, and as if this were not enough, wealthy beyond imagination. She made a name for herself by traveling with Belisarius on his military campaigns, deposing a pope, and scheming to disgrace important Roman officials. This unadulterated power and wealth did not mean that Belisarius and Antonina were ...

Bloomsbury presents Entertained or Else by Tina Kendall, read by Julia Anthony.This book considers the complex and often contradictory relations that are forged between boredom and everyday media use in the twenty-first century and demonstrates how networked media have developed new technical means of capitalizing on boredom’s state of suspension to make it into a source of value creation.Focusing on the discursive, technological, ...