Openly Gay. Surrounded by Secrets and Repression.At St Thomas Becket, a Catholic boys' school built on tradition and silence, sixteen-year-old Oliver Harding has never learned to keep quiet. Brilliant, observant and openly gay, he notices the things others would rather leave hidden.When a new priest and a new maths teacher arrive, Oliver's curiosity becomes fixation. Father Michael Jones carries doubts he has never been allowed to name, while married teache...

*****AMAZON'S BOOK OF THE YEAR*****INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERREESE WITHERSPOON'S BOOK CLUB PICKFEARNE COTTON'S HAPPY PLACE BOOK CLUB PICK'An unforgettable story of love, loss, and the choices that shape our lives . . . but it's also a masterfully crafted mystery that will keep you guessing until the very last page. Seriously, that ending?! I did...

Turn your dreams of year-round growing into reality with help from Home Greenhouse Revival and its advice on modern greenhouse growing for food, flowers, houseplants, and more.Greenhouses have long symbolized the gardener’s dream: a place where seeds sprout easily, tropical plants flourish, and food grows even in the depths of winter. Today, that dream is easier and more affordable than ever. With the availability of ready-to-assemble kits, easily controll...

It's THE DRESDEN FILES meets THE HANGOVER in this day-in-the-life of a werewolf.Michael Andrews seems to have it all. He's a successful author and a minor celebrity living in Manhattan. It's a pretty big step up from his humble Canadian upbringing. Of course, his lycanthropy poses a bit of a challenge.After waking up from his latest night of howling at the moon, he's naked, he's got a bullet hole in his leg, and he has a sneaking suspicion he ran into anoth...

While landscaping his backyard, ever-conscientious Paul Prentice discovers an iron door buried in the soil. His childhood friend and perpetual source of mischief, Jay Lightsey, pushes them to explore what's beneath. When the door slams shut above them, Paul and Jay are trapped in a between-worlds place of Escher-like rooms and horror story monsters, all with a mysterious connection to a command-line, dungeon explorer computer game from the early '80s called The Between.Paul and Jay ...

Rayanne has always known her family was different. But when an ancient prophecy awakens old bloodlines, she's forced into a world of secrets, power, and danger-where the bonds of sisterhood are both her greatest strength and her deepest vulnerability.Haunted by mysterious dreams and stalked by forces she can't yet understand, Rayanne must navigate the tangled loyalties of her fractured family, an enigmatic guardian who claims her fate is entwined with his, and a legacy that demands...

Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest mountain, draws tens of thousands of tourists annually. Many attempt to climb its nineteen thousand feet snow-covered peak, an arduous trek that can span several days. Like the climbers who scale Everest, they are aided by local porters, cooks, and guides. But unlike Everest’s Sherpas, who have been extensively documented and profiled, the Chagga people of the Kilimanjaro mountain crews remain nearly anonymous.The Chagga people, who were the first ...

Celebrate your love of romantasy with 20 embroidery projects that turn everyone’s favorite tropes into magical, giftable, shelf trophies.A Hoop of Threads & Longing brings the worlds of fantasy romance off the page and into the hoop with a charming array of romantasy-inspired embroidery projects. Designed for both devoted readers and eager makers, this enchanting book combines beginner-friendly instruction with imaginative motifs inspired ...

A life-changing love story. A devastating decision.An emotional, gripping family drama about relationships, secrets and jealousy that will stay with you long after the final page, from the author of Broken Country.Alice Garland can't take her eyes off Jacob Earl. With his black curls and snakeskin boots, the lead singer of the Disciples commands the stage. It's the beginning of a passionate relationship. For ...

When an art critic descends on a local high school art show, two teen girls' lives are about to change. Told from the point of view of Beth Lindley, this astutely comic novel charts the outlandish eccentricities of art critic Neil Barris and his influence on the lives of Beth and her best friend and budding artist, Quincy California, as they come of age in the '60s L.A. art scene and beyond.An irresistible juxtapose of professorial charm, profound self-obsession, genuine belief in ...

If the only constant in life is change, then lasting change begins by discovering your one constant—your energetic design written in the stars.In Astrology for Changemakers, learn how your birth chart becomes your guide to confidence, purpose, and making your mark on the world. A changemaker is anyone who dares to shift the story and do things differently. But making the world better starts by turning inward and shifting your story. What makes a changemake...

**“A fascinating look into why people reveal what they do about themselves—and how we can all communicate better with others.” —Arthur C. Brooks, bestselling author of From Strength to StrengthA groundbreaking book on the surprising potential of revealing more of ourselves to others, from a celebrated Harvard Business School professor and expert on the psychology of personal disclosure decisions**We all know the feeling: that gut-wrenching post-conversation replay,...