After meeting at ten, a lonely genius and a kind-hearted girl promised to stay in touch. But Xander's letters never reached Emery, leaving them both feeling betrayed and heartbroken.Seven years later, Xander returns to Castle Hill and crosses paths with the girl he never forgot. The academy's rowing team offers a diversion from caring for his ailing father―but can it distract him from her?Emery Wallace is popular and wealthy, yet beneath her flawless exterior she is crumbli...

Adelina is content to be a humble librarian with no magic, organizing ordinary books and leaving the magical section of the library to the management of the mysterious creature called a cervara . . . until she finds a misshelved spellbook that refuses to stay in its proper place. Despite warnings from the College of Magic and her superiors, she decides to return the book to the magical section, where she befriends the mysterious creature. Contrary to what she's been told, the cervara is tr...

A Bit of Hocus Pocus: Hollie Craft has a problem. After casting a spell on Lucas Dayton, Hollie believes she is truly a witch when certain types of events start to happen to Lucas. Is it just a bit of hocus pocus, or is it fate?A Bit of Holly Jolly: Mistletoe hung. Christmas tree done. Presents wrapped. Holiday plans on track. My first Christmas with Lucas couldn't be any more perfect! So, a little holly jolly spell can't hurt anything, right?Love sometime...

In Sanctuary School, Chandler Patton Miranda highlights the many ways that K–12 schools can provide safe educational spaces and relevant, responsive resources for immigrant students. Miranda prompts educators to think beyond the baseline definition of sanctuary schools as protective institutions that practice legally supported noncooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities. She envisions a whole-school approach to sanctuary that empowers marginalized stud...

Tired of spending hours on lesson plans? Discover strategies to streamline your planning process and maximize student engagement. Access exclusive templates, tools, and resources designed to help you create effective lessons that align with learning standards. Save time, reduce stress, and elevate your teaching game. In Level Up Your Lesson Plans: Ignite the Joy of Learning with Fun and Educational Materials, teacher Teresa Kwant delivers an exciting and practical instruction book...

"Should you encounter any of the plants in this book, do not treat them lightly. They can kill you. Or cause you unbearable agony. Or land you in jail. Consider yourself warned."Explore the strange and remarkable stories of poisonous and even deadly plants.Science, history, and true crime converge in an informative and exciting look at Mother Nature's ghoulish garden. From a hallucinogenic fungus linked to the Salem Witch Trials to the weed that ki...

Dragon's blood runs hot. Destiny's fire burns hotter.Half-dragon, half-witch, and all determination, Stacy Drakethorn has made a name for herself as a peacekeeper among the city's paranormal factions.But when mysterious vampires emerge and people start disappearing, Stacy's delicate balancing act is thrown into chaos. Her werewolf allies are on edge, her father seems suspiciously unconcerned, and an ancient prophecy whispers of impending doom.As ten...

The Paris Apartment meets A Simple Favor in an unputdownable thriller about a honeymoon gone horribly wrong.Sometimes, Paris is a terrible idea.This is not how she imagined it, any of it. Taylor Quinn arrives at her honeymoon suite in the City of Love alone, sans suitcase, but with wads of stolen cash. When she catches a glimpse of newlyweds Cassie and Olivier enjoying their happily ever, she can't tear her eyes a...

Joy isn't exactly living up to her name lately.This stressed-out squirrel shifter is on a constant treadmill, struggling to pay the bills and raise her younger sister.Christmas at a beautiful mountain lodge sounds like exactly the medicine to cure her winter blues.But Fated Mountain Lodge isn't having a merry Christmas either. The heat's out, a blizzard has stranded everyone, and the lodge's very existence is threatened in a hostile takeover by a bi...

A dragon's legacy. A witch's power. A world on the brink.Stacy Drakethorn thought she was just a talented lawyer. When her estranged father reveals her true heritage, her world ignites—literally.She discovers she's half-dragon, half-witch—a legacy that thrusts her into a world of magic and danger she never knew existed.But with great power comes great peril.An ancient fae king seeks to destroy everything Stacy holds dear. To stop hi...

A ruthless power grab ignites the underworld's brutal chess game.Stacy Drakethorn, an impassioned legal eagle championing society's downtrodden, finds herself in Gregory Hines's crosshairs as he vies for the vacant criminal throne. Her formidable intellect and tireless advocacy pose a lethal threat to his intricate web of influence.Guided by her mentor Ethan, she masters some magic that could reshape her destiny.Then duty calls. Stacy must wade into...

The truth will ruin his empire.A lie will destroy her.Thief by night and witch by birthright, candle maker Alaska McCullough has perfected the art of stealing by using magic. Until she takes something she never should've touched.The object should not have existed, yet it's putting her life and reputation on the line. Now she lives on borrowed time . . . unless she can find a way to give it back before it's too late.When the ...