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Two retirees. Bread pudding. And a dead surfer.Starlight Ridge’s first annual surfing competition is right around the corner when retired sisters, Jo and Dorothy Darby, finally get settled into their new bakery. Not willing to miss out on the fun, they, along with the rest of the town, close up shop for the day to support their local surfing champion, Isaac Larson. Foam fingers included. But when Isaac’s arch-rival is flung off his board and never resurfaces, the c...

Thirteen years ago, a terrible monster called the Poison Queen attacked the Jade Kingdom. A brave party of adventurers defeated her, but in the process one of them was stricken with a curse. In order to survive, she had to pass it down to her own son.Scorned as a cursed child since birth, Caim Halsberg is hated by everyone except his late mother and Tea, a maid working for his family. While his father and twin sister reside in their mansion, Caim is forced to live alone in a forest...

Just when they think they will be able to continue their journey to meet Millicia’s older brother Lance, Caim and his companions encounter Rozbeth the Headhuntress, an assassin who has come to take Millicia’s life. However, after drowning her in pleasure and adding her to his harem, Caim and the girls find themselves under attack. It seems Rozbeth’s failure has resulted in a free-for-all, with a slew of assassins competing to see who can kill the princess first. But there are even more une...

Now aware of Millicia’s circumstances, Caim and his companions head toward the capital of the Garnet Empire. Or at least, that was their objective—until they find their way blocked by a landslide and are forced to stay in the post town of Jarro. After picking up work as adventurers, they eventually make the drastic decision to head into the monster-infested forest of the lycaons, enlisting the help of a black rabbit beastfolk girl to guide them. At first, everything goes smoothly—so smooth...

Instead of memorizing vocabulary words, work your way through an actual well-written novel. Even novices can follow along as each individual English paragraph is paired with the corresponding French paragraph. It won't be an easy project, but you'll learn a lot.

After fusing with the Poison Queen and awakening as the Poison King, Caim has left the Jade Kingdom and headed for the Garnet Empire—accompanied by the three bewitching beauties who have become his lovers. However, just when he’s beginning to enjoy his first leisurely voyage on a ship, the liner is attacked by sky pirates! And even after they finally reach the empire, trouble keeps coming—first assassins and then the kidnapping of Millicia and Lenka. Just who is Millicia, and why was she a...

After negotiations fall through with the first imperial prince Arthur, Caim and his companions are marked as enemies of the nation and forced to flee the capital of the Garnet Empire. Following Millicia’s suggestion, they decide to head east and meet with her other brother—Lance, the second imperial prince. However, on their way, they pass through a county suffering a wyvern outbreak, and Millicia’s compassion for her people leads her to ask Caim to help save them. The Poison King thus res...

"The more handsome a man is, the more poisonous he is."The affectionate and kind-hearted Zhou Huan, who was destined to be surrounded by admirers, was originally a humble person in the troubled times. Greed for wealth led him to be tricked and taken to the palace by mistake, accidentally ending up in the emperor's bedchamber. Just after indulging in the pleasures of the flesh, he faced imminent danger.Initially only wanting to escape and survive, Zhou Huan unexpectedly glim...

**An evolutionary biologist tells the story of nature’s toxins and why we are attracted—and addicted—to them.“A magisterial, fascinating, and gripping tour de force.” —Neil Shubin, biology professor and author or Your Inner Fish**A deadly secret lurks within our spice racks, medicine cabinets, backyard gardens, and private stashes.Scratch beneath the surface of a coffee bean, a red pepper flake, a poppy seed, a mold spore, a foxglove leaf, a magic-mushroom ...

A year has passed since the civil war ended and Millicia became empress. Unfortunately, peace has yet to settle in the Garnet Empire. Because of Millicia’s reforms, discontented nobles have been revolting one after another, necessitating Caim’s constant intervention. And as if that weren’t enough, the Holy Spirit Church also has decided to make its move, sending an envoy to observe Caim in the guise of celebrating Millicia’s ascension to the throne. Meanwhile, Caim is starting to feel unsa...

Eli and Dan go home for the holidays and run afoul of a winter deity who's been holding a grudge against Dan's family. That's going to put a damper on their Christmas spirit.Eliza "Eli" Moore has embraced her quiet life with Dan, her husband and partner in their detective agency, Nine Lives Investigations. When Dan took Eli to New York so they could spend the holidays with his family, she expected a week of home-cooked meals and ugly Christmas sweaters. Instead, she discovered a sp...

Belladonna is the short story prequel to Poison Garden, an urban fantasy series featuring Eliza Moore, a private investigator who can talk to the dead.Eliza "Eli" Moore is the scion of the famed Moore line of seers, and she wishes everyone would stop talking about that. She just opened her own detective firm, and wants nothing more than to live a nice, quiet, non-magical life.Then her first case falls into her lap, and it's a doozy: someone is using bellado...