Some inheritances come with land, money, or a family name.Others come with a debt.On his seventieth birthday, a man finds himself drawn back toward the shadows of his family's past—a past marked by whispered warnings, an abandoned shack, and a secret that has waited generations to be claimed.At the heart of that secret lies an old agreement, written on parchment and bound by something far more dangerous than law. Long ago, a desperate bargain was made. The price bou...

Julie’s grandmother dances with a sword. She swirls and leaps to the sound of Chinese opera music. When she was young, Poh Poh left her home and everything she knew to travel across the ocean to North America—what they knew as Gold Mountain. The one thing she brought was her sword, but she did not use it to fight. She used it to forge a new life for her family.

Juni likes to spend recess with her favorite friend, a fallen tree in the schoolyard.Together they go on adventures or sit quietly and count wood bugs. One day her classmate Leo comes over to ask what she's doing. Juni explains that the tree can be anything—a lava monster, a Pegasus, a pirate ship. Leo wants to play too, and suddenly she's made a new friend. Then Juni sees a sign about a community cleanup, which will include removing the fallen tree! She and Leo ma...

Buckle up for one of the trips of a lifetime along highways and backroads that crisscross the Magnolia State, exploring some of the most unique restaurants, dishes, and locations! Along the winding roads of Vicksburg, Beechwood Restaurant, a local favorite for generations, serves a taste of history with its precisely cooked steaks, vintage charm, and ageless menu. Travel to Tupelo, where Elvis Presley was born, and treat yourself to the Blue Canoe's renowned Blueberry Donut Bread Pudding. ...

The Home Tree traces one woman's search for home across both inner and outer landscapes. Woven with nature, folklore, and encounters with magic and mystery, it follows the wild callings that persist beneath the noise of modern life - and the discovery of what becomes possible when you trust your own longing.As a little girl growing up in a grey city, Lucy Lowes Paget dreams of colour, beauty, and a deeper connection to the natural world. One day, while fishing by the River...

Kimmy Clarks has spent six months falling for a voice on a screen.Simon is four thousand miles away, and six hours out of sync with her life in Houston — a man she's never touched, never smelled, never seen outside a rectangle of pixelated light at 4:30 in the morning. When he finally boards a flight to close the distance between them, all she wants is six uninterrupted hours to find out if what they built long-distance survives in person.She doesn't get six hours. She bare...

Bronwen Vigilans died in 1925—but death wasn't the end.Tortured in Hell for a century, she escapes, reborn as a demon with fire in her veins and a thirst for justice.Now in 2026, she must navigate a world she doesn't recognize: a city of dazzling technology, dangerous creatures, and people who see her as something between myth and menace.When shadows from her past start hunting her on Earth, Bronwen will need every ounce of strength—and the unexpected ally she finds ...

This vintage book contains John Livingston Lowes's most famous work, 'The Road to Xanadu'. In this text Lowes examines the various sources of Coleridge's 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' and 'Kubla Khan', exploring the books that he believed Coleridge would have read. It offers a fascinating insight into the creative process of the master poet. This is a text that will appeal to those with an interest in Coleridge and his most famous poems, and is a book not to be missed by the discerning...

He erased her name to save his legacy. She's about to make sure the whole world remembers it.Wren Ashford built the technology that made her husband a billionaire. She wrote the code. She held the patents. She sat beside him in a garage apartment with nothing but eleven thousand dollars and a stubborn idea, and together they turned it into an empire.Then the IPO papers came out. And her name wasn't in them.Damian Voss let his lawyers scrub his wife out of the compan...

Abraham Benson should have died in the desert.Shot, betrayed, and abandoned beneath the merciless Arizona sun, the wealthy mine owner has no water, little blood left to lose, and almost no chance of surviving.Then an Apache spirit appears out of the shimmering heat.His message is simple:Follow the rattlesnake.Reason tells Abraham the old man is a hallucination. Desperation tells him otherwise. With his killers still ...

"The Meaning of Good: A Dialogue" by G. Lowes Dickinson is a profound exploration of ethical philosophy, presented in the form of a dialogue. The book delves into the nature of goodness, examining various perspectives and the complexities surrounding moral judgments. Through engaging conversations between characters, Dickinson invites readers to reflect on their own beliefs about what constitutes a good life. The dialogue format allows for a dynamic exchange of ideas, making the philosophi...

"Appearances: Being Notes of Travel" by G. Lowes Dickinson is a reflective travelogue that captures the essence of the author's journeys through various landscapes and cultures. Dickinson's keen observations and philosophical musings provide readers with a deeper understanding of the places he visits, as well as the people he encounters. His writing is imbued with a sense of wonder and curiosity, inviting readers to explore the world through his eyes. The book serves as both a travel narra...