Here we go!There are rules in the Crimson Court.Don't speak unless spoken to. Don't stare at the lord. Don't ask about the roses — the ones that climb every wall of Thornhaven Castle like something alive, blooming in the dead of winter when nothing should bloom at all, their roots running black beneath the soil as though the ground itself is bleeding upward into them.And whatever you do — whatever you see, whatever you hear, whatever impossible things happen in the ...

She Was Promised to the God Who Destroyed Her KingdomA Dark Enemies-to-Lovers Romantasy of Gods, Ruin, and Obsession---There are stories that begin with love.And there are stories that begin with fire.Elara Veyne’s story begins the night her kingdom stops existing.Not slowly. Not gently. Not with warning or mercy.But with ash, screaming skies, collapsing towers—and a god who walks through destruction like it belongs to him.She...

NOCTISThe Realm of NightWhat is lost in darkness may never be foundIvy Winterstone knows she’s destined for more than what Ternewell has to offer. When she encounters Leseldh, the air crackles with electricity and dark promise. He invites her to accompany him for an evening in Noctis, and fate’s call makes the choice a simple one.Although Ivy has made the Portal Journey to the Realm of Night before, this trip alters her life foreve...

17 horror Stories. One legendary music venue.We all know the old cliché: Sex, drugs and rock and roll. Now, add demons, other dimensions, monsters, revenge, human sacrifice, and a dash of the truly inexplicable. This is the story of the (fictional) San Francisco music venue, The Shantyman.In Welcome to the Show, seventeen of today's hottest writers of horror and dark fiction come together in devilish harmony to trace The Shantyman'...

Are you a sci-fi writer? Do you get stuck? Stumped? Not sure what to write?You're not alone. Writers get stuck all the time. This series is writing prompts to help you get unstuck. Volume 1 focuses on science fiction prompts. There are twenty-five prompts with unlimited potential stories to be fabricated. The same prompt can spur ten different people to come up with fifty different stories, easily.The only thing holding you back is your own imagination....

As a newsboy, John Whopper navigates the bustling streets of New York, selling newspapers to earn a living. Along the way, he encounters various challenges and obstacles, including rival newsboys, unscrupulous adults, and the harsh realities of urban life.Despite his humble beginnings, John Whopper possesses a resilient spirit and a determination to succeed. Throughout the novel, he demonstrates courage, resourcefulness, and a strong sense of integrity as he strives to make a better life f...

Lyla Maurell’s future lays within the walls of the Council of Noctis. The only thing that stands in her way is the little matter of suitable work experience.One white lie later, Lyla secures herself the perfect stepping-stone role at the Theatre Enthique. But there’s someone who knows her secret… Her alluring and intimidating rival, Corwyn Idthraki.Can Lyla hold onto her job long enough to make her way to the Council?

Some people collect hobbies. Some collect memories.Mia Caldwell collects miles.At twenty-eight, she has built the kind of life that looks perfect from the outside — a career she loves, an apartment with extraordinary light, and a morning running routine that starts before the sun has the nerve to show up. Chicago is her city. Motion is her method. And keeping people at a comfortable, carefully managed distance is her greatest, most practiced skill.She doesn't need a...

## What happens when the contract expires — but the feelings don't?---Lily Mitchell has exactly two things she loves unconditionally — her family's flower shop and her stubborn refusal to give up on either. So when she discovers that the most powerful man in Manhattan has quietly bought her debt and given her thirty days to disappear, she does the only reasonable thing a woman with nothing left to lose would do.She walks straight into his office and demands a fight....

# STARS DON'T LIE TO GODS### *A Romantasy Novel*---*She maps the stars. He fell from them. And the fate she draws with her hands may be the only thing powerful enough to save them both — if it doesn't destroy her first.*---## THE BOOK DESCRIPTIONThere are two things Lyra Voss knows with absolute certainty.The first is that she is the best celestial cartographer the Aethermoor Guild has produced in a generati...

From the author of The Boy, the Boat, and the Beast comes a “richly imagined fable” (Susan Fletcher, author of Journey of the Pale Bear, a Golden Kite Honor Book) about a boy who’s grown up as the only human in an enchanted rainforest and what happens when people from the outside world discover his home.For the first twelve years of Arrow’s life, he grew up as the only human in a lush, magical rainforest that’s closed off from the rest of the worl...

Radical Roots: How One Professor Transformed a University tells the story of Joel Torstenson, a sociology professor at Augsburg University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the 1960s, Torstenson challenged his university to embrace its urban setting and to design its curricular, co-curricular, and community engagement programs to advance its mission of “Education for service.” The compelling story of Torstenson’s legacy at Augsburg over the past 60 years offers lessons for colleges an...