Some secrets are better left buried...Amy Penrose knows how it feels to grow up in a home where your parents harm you more than raise you.Now an adult, she’s newly qualified as a child psychologist and hopes to help children who’ve gone through struggles of their own.When a father brings a twelve-year-old boy into her office, she recognises the bruises and the way the boy withdraws into himself. And she wants to help.But life is nev...

From the author of The Mask of Mirrors comes a sweeping adventure set in a world where fae secretly walk amongst those who seek to persecute them.★ "An intricately developed alternate history. Offer Carrick’s excellent duology starter to fans of Leigh Bardugo’s The Familiar or anyone looking for a new historical fantasy series." –Library Journal (Starred Review)In an alternate Spanish Golden Age, the Council of the Sea Beyond has ...

The BRAND NEW pulse-pounding psychological thriller from BESTSELLER M. A. Hunter. It’s always a risk when you go searching for trouble, because sometimes trouble will hunt you back.I never thought I’d come back here… to this island. To this school…As a student, Meridian Secondary nearly destroyed me, and I’ve been running from the truth for nearly twenty years. But I’m not that love-sick teacher’s pet anymore; now I’m the one in charge, and I’ll do an...

"There are times when Leon’s writing style reminds me of Tolkien. If you’re a fan of medieval fantasy with a full cast of characters, you have to read Elemental Links." – N. N. Light's Book Heaven.“Take him and run.” The last words of Jake’s mother urged him to save his brother, Louie. Jake and Louie get thrown into the outside world, where Jake learns his skill with a sword can save their lives, and Louie, gifted with elemental magic, soon learns his magic is part of something muc...

Betrayed by Family. Tortured by the Enemy. Destined to Destroy the World.Wynter Reeves lives by three rules: Don't stand out. Blend in. Remain invisible. In a world where individuality is dangerous, being forgettable keeps her alive.So, when she begins showing signs of a rare disease, it's only a matter of time before she draws the unwanted attention of the State's sinister research facility, the DSD. Apprehended against her will for testing, Wynte...

How do you light a path you have not yet walked? Avril is an inspiring teacher to everyone but herself. Haunted by a deepening silence—the persistent shadow of her failure to reach and influence the children in her care—she begins to doubt if she has what it takes to be a teacher in the first place. Hope rekindles through an unexpected friendship with a group of thinkers in a storied grand café. Across their thought-provoking and profound conversations, Avril begins to uncover the hidden s...

"Lush, engrossing, and full of mystery and dark magic," The Mask of Mirrors is the unmissable start to the Rook & Rose trilogy, a dazzling fantasy adventure by Marie Brennan and Alyc Helms, writing together as M. A. Carrick. (BookPage)FORTUNE FAVORS THE BOLD. MAGIC FAVORS THE LIARS.Ren is a liar and a thief, a pattern-reader and a daughter of no clan. Raised in the slums of Nadežra, she fled that world to save her sister. Now, she has retu...

One of the world's most consequential, yet overlooked novels, Noli Me Tangere, sparked off the Philippine revolution against Spain. The author, Filipino National Hero Jose Rizal, published the book in 1887. The Spanish authorities took exception to the books biting satirical portrayal of their rule and later sentenced Rizal to death by firing squad. Two years later, the Spanish colonization of the country was at an end. This English translation is by the prize-winning biographer of Rizal, ...

Build little ones' communication skills by clapping, pointing, waving, and more with this fun-to-read board book created by an early speech expert!Gestures are important milestones that support language learning. Clap, Wave, Blow a Kiss! helps you teach them first gestures using an expert-created approach and features:Simple gestures that little ones can use to communicate and support language skillsAdorable photographs that encoura...

Move agentic AI from clever demos to reliable production with the principles, patterns, and practices behind multi-agent systems at scale.Key FeaturesBuild production-ready agents and multi-agent systems with hands-on Python examplesApply foundational principles, proven design patterns, and orchestration strategiesEvaluate, observe, scale, and evolve agent systems through real-world case studiesPurchase of the print or Kindle book incl...

When you're sitting, alone, relaxed, as Nature eliminates the pressures of yesterday's intake, use that time to catch up on your education. These little volumes answer the metaphysical questions which have plagued you since childhood: "Can Time and Space Be Manipulated", "Are Observations of Events Projections of Self", "Is Time Tangible?", "Is Space an Illusion?" Get relief, get this book, get the answers that satisfy your angst.

A gripping psychological thriller from M. A. Hunter. If you like Claire Douglas, this is for you!When Ruby comes home shaking, blood on her hands, she tells her mother Ellie she fought back when her boyfriend Jamie tried to assault her. He fell, hit his head—and isn’t moving.Determined to protect her daughter, Ellie insists Ruby did the right thing and promises to keep her safe. But when Jamie is reported missing and the police begin asking questions, Ellie provides an al...