A beautiful A-to-Z introduction to the crawly little animals that live in America's national parks, for nature lovers of any age—featuring art from the beloved printmakers and poster illustrators at Fifty-Nine Parks.America's national parks are some of the most magical places in the world, and home to a diverse array of creatures, both well-known and more unusual. From the Desert banded gecko (which can detach its tail to distract predators) to the...

Legend of Isis: Alternate Horizons propels the classic heroine into a thrilling reimagined new era. College student Jessica Eisen’s life takes a wild turn after a mysterious encounter with the ancient Staff of Luxor awakens long-buried powers—and terrifying visions. Meanwhile, a resurrected Egyptian god begins his hunt, and a shadowed past starts to unravel in modern-day New York. As fate pulls her toward a destiny entwined with myth, Jessica must face a truth more powerful than she imagin...

This eBook edition of "9/11 Through The Lens" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for all devices. 250 high resolution color photographs arranged in a chronological sequence and showing the disastrous aftermath of two airplanes crashing into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan after being highjacked by terrorists on September 11, 2001. Includes the burning towers seen from uptown; the photographer's trip to the ground zero area; and the...

Chloe Patterson has spent thirteen years grieving her mother—a brave Omega who died protecting the Alpha’s son, Logan**. On the eve of her eighteenth birthday, Chloe hopes for two things: to finally shift into her wolf, and to find her fated mate.** Instead, she discovers Logan is her mate. For one breathtaking moment, everything is perfect.Then his mother, the cruel Luna Kandace, forces him to reject Chloe on stage in front of the entire pack. The pain is unbearable. But Chloe ref...

“Fuck me.”He took one step closer, crowding my space, voice low enough to vibrate through me.“Do I hear an offer?”“On what?” he asked deviously as he leaned in.“On what you look like under that leather jacket.”He frowned and looked down. “I suppose I won't be sad to see it go.” He slid it off, revealing an arm full of ink. It was so hot.‘Fuck me,' I thought.

A decade ago, Andrea Night walked away from the only woman she ever loved, leaving Cassey Bookner with nothing but heartbreak and a wound that never truly healed.Now Andrea is back, successful, determined, and desperate for a second chance. But her return is complicated. She isn’t just re-entering Cassey’s life as an old flame… she’s her new boss.Cassey vows to keep things professional, but the moment they lock eyes, the years between them vanish. The memories, the chemistr...

“You’re always playing hard to get, you minx.” I felt something moist on my neck and felt like puking."Get the fuck off me, asshole!" I tried to stomp on his feet, but he easily lifted me off my feet and laughed.He was drunk but his grip was still unbreakable.Suddenly, his arms were gone and I was dropped to the ground.Virgil had Chris up against the side of the house, his forearm around Chris’ neck, cutting off his air.“I pr...

Seline a Hybrid (born from a Lycan mother and warlock father)Lived in a pack till she was twelve and when she didn't shift, she and her mother were exiledHer mother blamed her for this and abused her whole life and told Seline she was a mistakeHer mother is now ill and dying but still just as bitterThink her father was a deadbeat father who abandoned them but turns out her mother chose her pack over her father and ran away from himAfter leaving the p...

Homer and the Dual Model of the Tragic interprets both of Homer's epics as demonstrating a sense of "the Tragic." While this view of human experience and society is customarily linked with Greek tragedy rather than epic, Rinon uses close readings of the texts to argue persuasively that both The Iliad and The Odyssey present a view of pathos interwoven with the knowledge that it is unavoidable and inexplicable. Using Aristotle's Poetics as a guide toward defining eutuchia and dystuchia, Rin...

He thought he'd never find his fated mate. She thought she was coming to fight a war.Then they smelled her.For 115 years, immortal Lycan Kings Jason and Jackson have fought a losing war against vampires. Cursed by the Goddess to watch everyone they love grow old and die, they resigned themselves to a life without a fated mate—resorting to a controversial breeding program to save their species.Amelia is a rogue with nothing left to l...

Dear reader, we invite you to read our collection, a testament to the talent and dedication of our young writers. We hope you find joy and inspiration in their stories. Enjoy!

Chloe Patterson has spent thirteen years grieving her mother—a brave Omega who died protecting the Alpha’s son, Logan**. On the eve of her eighteenth birthday, Chloe hopes for two things: to finally shift into her wolf, and to find her fated mate.** Instead, she discovers Logan is her mate. For one breathtaking moment, everything is perfect.Then his mother, the cruel Luna Kandace, forces him to reject Chloe on stage in front of the entire pack. The pain is unbearable. But Chloe ref...