Death is not an end...... but when the nightmare truly begins.The year is 1913, and Jessica's only wish is to be left alone in her beloved Paris, not shuffled off to an uncle she hardly knew and an aunt she had never met. Locked away, and dreaming of escape, getting lost in the multiverse and its many island universes was not exactly what she had in mind.Pursued by the shadowy Black Hand, Jessica must come to terms with her past and g...

Book DescriptionYou're In This Now: A True Crime Memoir of Murder, Guilt, and the Secret of the Snake River"I wasn't the killer. But I wasn't innocent."When Rachael Anderson disappeared in the spring of 2010, the small town of Moscow, Idaho was shaken—but the truth would be buried for years beneath silence, fear, and a heavy conscience.In this gripping true crime memoir, David Stone—a former high school bas...

Design law is a complex and fluctuating field of practice in the European Union. Twenty years after the introduction of the Community Registered Designs system, the EU has significantly amended its design law. These amendments modernise the legislation to future-proof the rights of designers and harmonise design protections across Member States. The new edition of Stone on European Union Design Law: A Practitioners' Guide provides comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the EU-wide ...

In the early hours of November 13, 2022, four University of Idaho students were brutally murdered in their off-campus home. What followed was one of the most intensive criminal investigations of the digital age.When Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves were found dead in their King Road residence, the quiet college town of Moscow, Idaho, was thrust into a nightmare that would captivate the nation. With no immediate suspects and limited physical evidence,...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The most extraordinary samurai story ever told is the one history tried to erase.Meet Yasuke—the only African samurai in Japanese history and the personal retainer to Oda Nobunaga, the legendary "Demon King" who nearly unified Japan. But this isn't just another samurai tale. This is the story of a man who shattered every expectation, defied every tradition, and carved his name into legend with nothing but courage, steel, and an ...

A haunted marine biologist. A blood-soaked covenant. A war brewing beneath the waves.When Mira Kaine battles a grotesque siren intruder in her Lisbon apartment, she survives—only to discover symbols searing her skin and unnatural healing powers surging through her veins. The creature's dying words haunt her: *Thirty days until the tide turns. Blood calls to blood.* [1]Thrust into a hidden realm of merfolk warring with humanity, Mira learns she's the last daughter of the Sir...

The most powerful warrior you've never heard of is about to change everything you thought you knew about history.In 1543, when Portuguese ships first reached Japanese shores, they carried more than just trade goods and Christian missionaries. Hidden among their crew was Zuberi—a Mozambican warrior who had survived enslavement, military conscription, and a devastating shipwreck that would deposit him on the beaches of a land unlike anything he had ever imagined.What happens ...

Before he became America's conscience, he was Harlem's son.How does a boy born into poverty in 1924 Harlem—raised under the tyranny of a bitter stepfather, haunted by desires he dare not name—transform himself into one of the twentieth century's most fearless voices?James Baldwin: A Life in Four Acts, Volume 1 takes you into the crucible years that forged a prophet. From the Pentecostal pulpit where fourteen-year-old "Little Jimmy" preached fire an...

She's sworn to protect the empire. He's vowed to destroy it.Mei Lian never wanted to be a Celestial Warrior. But when the phoenix Zhu Que chooses her—burning her soul with sacred fire and binding them for life—she has no choice. As the newest defender of the Jade Empire, she must hunt the shadow demons that plague her people, even if it means sacrificing everything she once was.Corvus is the empire's most feared weapon. An assassin cloaked in living darknes...

Consciousness is on trial. The verdict: extinction.Dr. Maya Currents is a marine archaeologist who's spent her life studying the ocean. Kael of the Twilight Depths is a mer-warrior who's protected it for four centuries. Together, they must prove that consciousness can evolve—or watch eight billion people lose awareness forever.The Dreamer—Earth's planetary consciousness—has awakened after fifty thousand years of observation. Its judgment is brutal and unamb...

He was handsome, intelligent, and utterly lethal.Ted Bundy lured dozens of women to their deaths with charm and confidence, hiding a monstrous darkness behind a charismatic smile. Ted Bundy: The Charismatic Predator peels back the mask to reveal the true horror beneath—an unrelenting predator who outwitted law enforcement, captivated the public, and forced a nation to confront the evil that walks among us.In this chilling and deeply psychological portrait, author David G. S...

After reshaping how AE professionals think about selling services in [re]wired: Selling Your AE Services in a Post‑Recession World, respected marketing strategist David A. Stone returns to tackle the next transformation reshaping the industry-the rise of artificial intelligence in professional services marketing.[re]wired with AI is his long‑anticipated companion volume, a clear‑eyed and energizing guide for