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My magic is forbidden. Unfortunately, it’s the only thing standing between our world and a demon invasion.Yesterday, I was a perfectly normal girl who liked beaches, s’mores, and staying out of trouble. Today, I’m an untrained witch awaiting a one-way trip to prison.A paperwork glitch grants me a temporary reprieve at Riptivik Magic Academy, a reform school for supernatural misfits. Now I’m surrounded by fae, shifters, vampires—and enough uncontrolled magic...

History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria in the Light of Recent Discovery surveys the ancient Near East through the transformative lens of archaeology, epigraphy, and comparative history. Ranging from monumental Egypt to the cuneiform cultures of Mesopotamia and the interconnected worlds of Syria and Assyria, the volume combines narrative history with material evidence, inscriptions, dynastic reconstruction, and cultural interpretation. Its significance lies in showing how ...

This Science Fiction Collection brings together 20 iconic works from some of the genre's most influential authors. Featuring Ray Bradbury's atmospheric The Monster Maker and Rocket Summer, Isaac Asimov's thought-provoking Youth, E.M. Forster's dystopian The Machine Stops, and H.G. Wells' timeless masterpiece The Time Machine, the anthology explores a wide range of speculative themes. From futuristic worlds and artificial intelligence to time travel and human survival, this collection delve...

She enters the king's tournament to destroy him. Falling for her childhood sweetheart again was never part of the plan.The boy Elsie once loved has become the scourge of Alvheim. When the annual Thunder Tournament gives her access to his stronghold, she enters with a bow, a secret, and revenge on her mind. Her extraordinary archery catches the king's attention exactly as intended.Everyone believes Asher rules with a fist as strong as elven iron. No one know...

Four-book fae fantasy romance following four sisters as they learn the truth of who they are and work together to save the realms from the Shadow Army. ★Contains THREE BONUS SCENES!★Four sisters to find. One compass to bind. Four crowns to take. One curse to break. Demons shadow thieve, while the fae court grieve. Before twelve moons turn, else the realm will burn.★Fae of the North: When Kiki discovers a secret about her past, she's thrown into ano...

Wings she never asked for, a Viking warrior she can't resist, and a tyrant king to overthrow—all while trying to find her sisters before time runs out.Kiki is a failed demon slayer living in the city. When she discovers a secret about her past, she's thrown into the Northlands—a brutal realm ruled by a false king. Trust is dangerous. Everyone is broken or does the breaking, and the ashpit consumes the rest.Then Kiki meets Soren—a guy who looks like a Viking...

In these more welcome days of equality between the sexes we usually forget that the often cited ‘Gentler Sex’ can have dark and disturbing trains of thought that are more than the equal of their male brethren. Indeed, they can manipulate words in a matter of lines from comforting and loving to dark, foreboding and utterly terrifying. These femme fatales really do create stories that leech vile characters into dark and disturbing quite horrific narratives.

Mayhem rules the school and an unlikely witch is out to uncover a sinister plot that threatens to divide the magical world forever, and try not to fall in love while doing it.Book 1 – Law & Disorder: Ryjker's Magical Academy recently became a reform school, opening its doors to all supernatural misfits: fae, shifters, vampires, and Maija. A paperwork glitch lands her there and she discovers she's a witch. There are guys too: the mysterious and brooding JJ who appea...

The anthology "The Greatest Classics for Children in One Volume" captures the essence of classic storytelling, spanning whimsical fantasies, timeless fables, and profound moral tales. This collection presents a rich tapestry of styles, from the adventurous epics and moral allegories to delightful fairy tales and heartwarming narratives. Within its pages, readers encounter heroic quests, enchanting lands, and cherished lessons that have captivated young audiences for generations. The anthol...

She searches for a loophole to save her sister—and finds a forbidden love that could start a war.Aina refuses to marry the man her sister loves, no matter what her old-fashioned fae grandmother—or centuries of magical tradition—demands.Determined to free them both, she travels to Raven's Landing and petitions the elders for a way around the marriage law. Instead, she meets Nick, a charming stranger who offers her one unforgettable day away from obligations,...

This wizard’s spell has spectacularly backfired. Tied together with a high-minded king’s daughter and a swellheaded old knight, will they ever break free?Balthazar's attempts to become a masterful magician aren’t going well. So with every troublesome conjuring ending in disappointment or disaster, he resorts to kidnapping a princess for ransom. But when his efforts to defend his prize accidentally summon a dangerous succubus, his struggle to undo the chaos only ent...

The Ornithologist's Archive gathers thirty-five classic works that chart bird study's passage from attentive natural history to systematic ecology, distributional science, and conservation-minded observation. Its selections range across field notes, regional avifaunas, identification manuals, taxonomic discussions, and reflective prose, revealing ornithology as both a literary and scientific practice. Studies of migration, nesting, geographic variation, and the intimate habits of familiar ...