After discovering her parents had kept a whole world secret, Callan races to discover her past. Not easy to do with an increasingly agitated entity inhabiting her soul.Going to her long-lost elvish roots should answer all her questions. Instead, she ends up in the middle of a nightmare.The elves are on the verge of an apocalyptic war. Their enemy, King Aurek of Icaimerith, will only be appeased if Callan marries his heir. It's either her life getting messed up, or an entire...

The entity living inside Callan's soul orphaned her at age eleven. By the time she's sixteen, it's ensured her being shunted from one foster family to another.Her thirteenth foster assignment should be routine. Except...it's not. A psycho in medieval armor kidnaps her and she ends up in a magical world. There, she accidentally discovers a secret her parents had kept until the day they died.Both actually came from this magical world, but left before Callan was born. To cover...

Enter our mysterious realms where the stories are as varied and rich as the types of soil on this and other planets. Enchanted forests are knotted with roots and vines. Dreaded paths take us through strange, unexplored places.Investigate new worlds and houses frequented by ghosts. Come across witches and wizards and an assassin tasked to kill Death.Meet hot robots, hungry winds, and the goddess of chaos. Explore alien lands, purgatorial realms, and a shocking place where pe...

Didn’t We Almost Have It All is a candid exploration of the genius, shame, and celebrity of Whitney Houston.Named a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR . . . SO FAR by The New YorkerNamed a BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH by the Washington PostOn February 11, 2012, Whitney Houston was found submerged in the bathtub of her suite at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Since then, the world has mourned her de...

A candid exploration of the genius, shame, and celebrity of Whitney Houston a decade after her passingOn February 11, 2012, Whitney Houston was found submerged in the bathtub of her suite at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. In the decade since, the world has mourned her death amid new revelations about her relationship to her Blackness, her sexuality, and her addictions. Didn’t We Almost Have It All is author Gerrick Kennedy’s exploration of the duality of Whitne...

The West Nile Virus is currently one of the fastest spreading viruses ever observed. In the space of eighty or so years, it has spread from the far reaches of Uganda to Europe, Canada, and the United States. In a time where over 600 citizens of America have fallen ill due to the West Nile virus, it is important that people become educated, and do not fall prey to the assorted illnesses that this virus can cause. In this book, many of the most pressing answers asked about the West...

The purpose of this book is to teach children to speak God’s words of truth. The sooner children learn to speak God’s words of truth, the better. Words are powerful. We can see their power through the many different scriptures in the Bible and in the lives of people today. We can choose to speak life or death.Prayerfully, this book changes the way that children view what they speak, changes the way that they speak, changes the way that they think, and changes their overall lives. Sp...

“First, do no harm.” Blake Ryan swore that oath to become a doctor. Ironic, given that he spent most of his thousand year life sucking souls out of other immortals.Things are different now. Using regular shots of morphine to keep his inner monster at bay, Ryan has led a quiet life since the Second World War. His thrills now come from saving lives, not taking them.Until a plane crash brings Aleria into his hospital. Her life is vibrant. Crack to predators like him. ...

Experience the stunning rise, fall, and legacy of N.W.A. and how they put their stamp on pop culture, black culture, and hip-hop music forever i****n this “incredibly vivid look at one of music’s most iconic groups” (Associated Press).In 1986, a group was formed that would establish the foundation of gangsta rap and push the genre forward, electrifying fans with their visceral and profane lyrics that glorified the dark ways of street life and braze...