80 percent of small businesses do not receive outside funding; they bootstrap (and beg and borrow) to make their business dreams a reality. As these businesses grow, the hasty financial decisions and systems put in place during their infancy inevitably crumble.Banishing CPA-speak, The Financially Savvy Entrepreneur offers time-strapped entrepreneurs—indeed, all business owners—simple and innovative tools to maintain business and personal financial health.Here’s an ...

A deadly dare leads to their most chilling mystery yet.When Ava and Carol accept a challenge to explore the legendary Butcher House on Christmas Eve, they expect a thrill—not a terrifying chase by a headless figure lurking in the shadows.But the haunted mansion is only the beginning.As ominous warnings appear and a string of baffling robberies grips the neighborhood, the young detectives realize someone is using fear as the perfect cover for a far...

Two best friends. One priceless treasure. A race against time.Gold Mom’s Choice Award® winner The Mystery of the Pharaoh's Diamonds launches the exciting Ava & Carol Detective Agency series—a fast-paced middle grade adventure perfect for young listeners who love mysteries, friendship, and fearless heroines.When the legendary Ramesses diamonds are stolen from the Hancock Museum of Archeology, it’s more than a daring heist—it’s a threat to...

Welcome to Spellbound, where paranormal is the new normal.New witch Emma Hart is at her wit's end and, this time, it's not the result of her vampire ghost roommate, her snarky owl, or her feelings for a certain fallen angel. Key members of Spellbound society are acting like children and it's wreaking havoc on the town's regulation-happy infrastructure. When Emma is turned invisible during the investigation, she realizes that the spell was no accident and that someone is ou...

Welcome to Spellbound, where paranormal is the new normal.When a sleeping dwarf is found entombed in a glass coffin and remedial witch Sophie is blamed, Emma Hart must defend her friend while trying to get to the bottom of the enchantment. The investigation lands Emma smack dab in the middle of Spellbound's dating scene, where plenty of the town’s residents are eager to make her acquaintance. Emma knows it's time to kick her witchy skills up a notch if she expects to survi...

Welcome to Spellbound, where paranormal is the new normal.The big day is quickly approaching for Emma Hart. The best laid plans go awry, however, when a potion causes her to lose important memories. Without Emma's crucial memories, the coven worries that their hard work to undo the curse on Spellbound will remain at a standstill. It's all wands on deck as Emma's friends rally to get to the bottom of the mystery potion.Will Emma recover her memories in time ...

Welcome to Spellbound, where paranormal is the new normal.Changes are afoot for Emma Hart now that her secret is out and her love life has taken a dramatic turn. With a mayoral election looming and a murderer on the loose, will life suddenly be a bed of roses for the plucky heroine or will she get pricked by the thorns?Contains mature themes.

Everyone's favorite fourth grader, Gracie Wei, is back for her third chapter book adventure, mustering up the courage to brave the haunted house with her friends and prove that she’s all grownup—for fans of Ivy and Bean and Dory Fantasmagory.Gracie Wei has grown an entire inch over summer and she’s positively sure she's ready for the Zipper—the coolest ride at the Spin City Spectacular Carnival. The big night finally comes, and Gracie is having a ...

Welcome to Spellbound, where paranormal is the new normal.A new discovery by the remedial witches offers the chance to obtain a key ingredient for a spell that may bring an end to the curse on the long-suffering town. Naturally, Emma is the first to volunteer for the task—oblivious to the potential danger she faces. In the meantime, she stumbles upon a dead body in the Spellbound Care Home during a visit to Agnes and hopes—just this once—that someone has d...

Welcome to Spellbound, where paranormal is the new normal.Witch-in-training Emma Hart is preparing for one of the worst days of her life . . . the marriage of fallen angel Daniel Starr to the spoiled fairy, Elsa Knightsbridge. Fortunately for Emma, distractions are easy to come by in Spellbound when a troll is found dead near a bridge and an overzealous werewolf is arrested for indecent exposure. Will these incidents be enough to keep Emma from falling apart? Or wi...

Charmed Offensive: When a routine misdemeanor case goes awry and Althea is the main suspect, Emma's personal life must take a back seat as she sets out to help both her assistant and her client. With a coven in flux, a vampire ghost roommate in maternal mode, and an angelic husband planning one last romantic getaway, Emma is ready to burst in more ways than one. Will our favorite sorceress manage to save the day or will she become the next victim?Poetry in Potion:...

Magic & Midnight: Everything's coming up Roses in Starry Hollow. Ember is thriving and life has never smelled sweeter—until the bloom is off the rose. When a resident known as the Midnight Surfer is found dead on Balefire Beach, the community is shaken.Magic & Mirrors: When a dead body is discovered, supernatural sleuth Ember Rose takes charge of the investigation, alongside Deputy Bolan. Can Ember find the killer or is she doomed...