Valerius Drakenfeld has survived nearly six centuries, several wars, one catastrophic betrayal, and the indignity of working in vampire customer service.He may not survive an audit.When a certified raven delivers notice from the Bureau of Eternal Compliance, Valerius and the peculiar household he has assembled at Blackthorn are given twenty-one days to prepare for official review. Every undead resident, territorial claim, financial arrangement, and supernatural irregularity...

Winner of the SIBA Southern Book Prize for Fiction“I loved it and devoured it with fury, straight to its blazing end.” —Lily King, author of Writers & LoversFrom the New York Times bestselling author of A Land More Kind Than Home, a tender and haunting story of a father and daughter, crime and forgiveness, race and memory.When the roar of a low-flying plane awakens him in the middle of the...

A mesmerizing literary thriller about the bond between two brothers and the evil they face in a small North Carolina town—author Wiley Cash displays a remarkable talent for lyrical, powerfully emotional storytelling. A Land More Kind than Home is a modern masterwork of Southern fiction, reminiscent of the writings of John Hart (Down River), Tom Franklin (Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter), Ron Rash (Serena), and Pete Dexter (Paris Trout)—on...

Searching for the perfect Beach Read? Then grab this fun, well-reviewed collection of eight beach-themed stories written by award-winning and bestselling cozy mystery authors.These light, often funny stories of mystery and intrigue, will transport you to a variety of shores, from the rocky coastlines of New England, to the white stretches of sand on the Atlantic, to the teal and emerald waters of the Gulf Coast, the surfing havens on the Pacific, and even beaches in between.

The rise of Civil War general John Bell Hood, his command of the Confederate Army of Tennessee, and the decisions that led to its downfall.Though he barely escaped expulsion from West Point, John Bell Hood quickly rose through the ranks of the Confederate army. With bold leadership in the battles of Gaines' Mill and Antietam, Hood won favor with Confederate president Jefferson Davis. But his fortunes in war took a tragic turn when he assumed command of the Confedera...

Winner of the Southern Book Prize for Literary FictionNamed a Best Book of 2017 by the Chicago Public Library and the American Library Association“Wiley Cash reveals the dignity and humanity of people asking for a fair shot in an unfair world.”- Christina Baker Kline, author of A Piece of the World and Orphan TrainThe New York Times bestselling aut...

The critically acclaimed author of the New York Times bestseller A Land More Kind Than Home—hailed as "a powerfully moving debut that reads as if Cormac McCarthy decided to rewrite Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird" (Richmond Times Dispatch)—returns with a resonant novel of love and atonement, blood and vengeance, set in western North Carolina, involving two young sisters, a wayward father, and an enemy determined to see him pay for his sins.

From the author of Knight Dreams, after an army storms her castle, a medieval English Lady searches for help, only to be captured by a dashing knight.Sworn to protect the crown, a Knight of the Swan must never surrender—not even to love . . .England, 1415. Ordered never to leave the lonely tower on her family estate, Lady Clarice Margrave is suddenly set free when her home is plundered. Now she is determined to di...

An "ominous and persuasive" study of when violence starts in child development—and the preventive measures to stop it ( The New York Times Book Review).This new, revised edition incorporates significant advances in neurobiological research and includes a new introduction by Dr. Vincent J. Felitti, a leading researcher in the field. When Ghosts from the Nursery: Tracing the Roots of Violence was first published, it was lauded for providin...

The woes of financial burden and economic shenanigans are in full force in Wiley Miller's e-book original The Non Sequitur Guide to Finance, a collection of cartoons featuring his adept views on crooked CEO's, big and small business, and Wall Street. In this collection, Wiley shows it's no fun finding out about mutual funds, Wall Street snow angels look like dollar signs, and we can discover most of what we need to know about economics on street corners.Non Sequitur

What is your plan for the end of the world as we know it? How will you protect the people you love? What will you leave to them when you are gone? The good news is this is not the first time the world has ended. What's more, men were made for times like these. And the men of the past--the good ones, anyway--have left us a plan to follow. They built houses to last--houses that could weather a storm. This book contains their plan.

When fate binds a cursed warrior to a forbidden sorceress, desire becomes a weapon—and love becomes the greatest threat of all.Elara Duvall has spent her life hiding from the truth written in her blood.When the Blood Moon rises, an ancient mark awakens on her skin, revealing a power tied to a forgotten witch lineage. Hunted by the Moon Order and feared by those who cannot understand her magic, Elara must flee before the curse within her consumes everything ...