Moonlit Nothings is a poetry collection written for the quiet girls by another quiet girl. One who is specifically from a tiny island in the Maldives. These poems explore girlhood, loneliness, healing, ocean and moon related metaphors, cats, kitchens and basically turn what could be generally considered mundane into something more because even quiet existence is still the universe experiencing itself and deserves to be seen and appreciated.

"Maybe I have nothing now. But I'll be back. And trust me... I'll savor every second of my revenge."Zara grew up with nothing but resilience and ambition. Raised in an orphanage, she fought her way into the corporate world, believing education would save her and love would be her reward. When she married Dante, a powerful CEO, she thought she had finally found both.She was wrong.Behind closed doors, her marriage became a nightmare of cruelty, betrayal, and calculate...

This is the true story of my childhood in Vietnam, born into poverty after the Vietnam War. Through twenty-two attempts of escape, we had to withstand a lot of obstacles and hardships and risk our lives to be able to reunite with my father in America.During the last escape, our boat, filled with seventy-three people, was caught in a big storm and we were in the middle of the ocean for three days and nights. We were surrounded by water and total darkness. Many times, the powerful wi...

A cozy read. Mia has built a life she’s proud of—co-owning a flower and café shop with her sister, grounded in creativity, culture, and the chosen family that has held her together. As she navigates complicated, often painful family dynamics—especially with her father—Mia is learning how to protect her peace without hardening herself in the process. Love isn’t something she’s chasing; if it comes, it has to meet her where she is.Khalid comes to California carrying unfinished grief ...

Among the gentle lawn-covered hillsides and patches of thick woods of Jefferson Barracks Park, a scattering of ancient-feeling, sturdy stone buildings recall the history of this acreage. As a US Army post for 120 years, Jefferson Barracks grew armies and trained them here. Generals who changed American history were connected to this place. In its last incarnation, tens of thousands of members of the Greatest Generation entered the battle to defeat the Axis armies by walking through the gat...

Authorship analysis is the process of determining who produced a questioned text by language analysis. Although there has been significant success in the performance of computational methods to solve this problem in recent years, these are often methods that are not amenable to interpretation. Authorship analysis is in all effects an area of computer science with very little linguistics or cognitive science. This Element introduces a Theory of Linguistic Individuality that, starting from b...

St. Louis’ Gateway Arch rivals the monuments of the world in its simplicity, scale, elegance, and symbolism. The shimmering, stainless-steel ribbon forms a catenary arch 630 feet tall and 630 feet across at its base. Its design amazed the civic leaders determined to construct a great monument on the St. Louis riverfront. When it was completed, it wowed not just St. Louisans, not just Americans, but also visitors from around the world.Its sleek geometric design and engineering was a...

A sleek European car sped to the curb in front of the club across the street from Vivian Monaco's second-floor apartment. As a professional Researcher, the matte black car riveted Vivian – a hand-built Svengali HyperChrome. She'd only ever seen pictures and knew very few were handcrafted.Yet, it wasn't the gorgeous car that her attention locked onto as the pulse at her temple jumped rapidly and her heart pounded furiously.It was the impossibly tall, darkly handsome guy clim...

A late-night terrifying encounter changes everything for Ava Winston and lands her in hot water with Redmond's alpha panther – Flint Abrams.Concentrating on the sixth dan for her black belt, she has no time for romance or sexy guys like him. Players who promise the world and never look back once they've gotten what they want. She refuses to quench his thirst even when he arouses sensations deep within.Flint thinks he has it all - a bachelor with the perfect life - until Ava...

Never once did Jericho Sullivan suspect any part of him was missing until Annabelle - Abe - turns up. Can love prevail? Will Jericho risk his heart? Only King of the Jinn knows the answers.A powerful ruler, Jericho quickly learns – it's all about Abe – what she wants, how she wants it and to hell with the why. It might even be the secret to his happiness...A casual glance over her shoulder revealed a tall male in all his gorgeous glory – roped with hard muscle and handsome ...

"Vulcan, wanting and caring aren't alike. With wanting you take what you need and leave the rest. When it's caring there's a shitload more to it and you never wanna leave the rest."Josie Jacks, an inexperienced seer, has always hidden the real truth. Now with the veil between races disappearing, a gorgeous, sexy vamp busts her secrets wide open. She is thrust into a world of castles and kings and vampires and fairies and demons. Oh my!Forced to face raging emotions and dema...

A NPR BEST COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR • A STRATEGIST BEST COOKBOOK TO GIFT THIS YEAR • A SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE BEST BOOK ABOUT FOOD OF THE YEAR A collection of contemporary, extra-special Vietnamese recipes, from beloved classics like Hanoi-Style Vermicelli with Grilled Pork and three variations of phở, to dishes with a New Orleans twist, like Southeast Asian Jambalaya and Sticky Fried Shrimp Bánh Mì—from Top Chef contestant and acclaimed chef Nini Nguy...