Jean Keller, the daughter of the notorious witch Pamela Keller-Wagner, is being forced to marry a complete stranger. At the age of 17, she dreams of swimming in the sea, or for one more day with her little sister, Kimberly Keller. Excitement, adventure, and danger come in the form of a boy. A dirty, lonely boy with his own secrets.The Boy at Robbins Pond is a tale of forbidden love, tradition, and obligation set in the 1970s.

He pulled her from the water. Now he’ll do anything to keep her alive.A Navy SEAL with nothing left to fight for.A woman with no memory of what happened and a bounty on her head.When Ryker “Tank” Granger pulls Dahlia Swanson from a sinking car, he thinks it’s a one-time rescue. But when it becomes clear that someone put her in that water, he realizes he couldn’t have been more wrong.Dahlia has dedicated her life to helping others. Now she’s ...

How long do you stay when you never knew what love was supposed to feel like?Ashley was seventeen when she met the man she believed she'd spend the rest of her life with. She spent the next decade learning that love and endurance aren't the same thing.Raised in the deep South, where commitment was expected and endurance admired, she believed trying harder could fix almost anything. Instead, she found herself navigating a marriage marked by constant criticis...

❄️ The newest heart-warming and uplifting festive escape from the million-copy Sunday Times bestselling author Philippa Ashley ❄️ESCAPE TO THE LAKE DISTRICT THIS CHRISTMAS FOR SNOWY WALKS, CRACKLING FIRES AND AN UNEXPECTED SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE...---------------------------------After a life-changing accident, Katie’s plan for Christmas is simple: rent a spectacular island house in the Lake District, gather the people s...

The perfect festive Lake District escape from bestselling author Phillipa AshleyAfter a life-changing accident, Katie’s plan for Christmas is simple: rent a spectacular island house in the Lake District, gather the people she loves, and enjoy snowy walks, crackling fires and the promise of a fresh start.What she doesn’t plan on?Her ex-boyfriend turning up… or falling for the man who runs the house.Still reeling from the breakup that followed...

This book presents a social and political history of KwaZulu-an ethnically defined self-governing bantustan for Zulu people under apartheid.Ashley Parcellsinvestigates bantustan state formation through a multi-tiered study of white bureaucrats, African elites, and everyday people caught up in this tumultuous process. She examines how KwaZulu came to include populations and land that had never been part of the pre-conquest Zulu kingdom; how people, especially those ...

The Sabat Union has rejected Austin’s unconditional surrender! Now, Major Lenvil must cobble together what remains of the Austinese Army and prepare for war once again. Unfortunately, every combat medic was wiped out during the Sylph Attacks...all except for Tory. As the last one standing, it’s only natural that she’s put in charge of Austin’s new health squad as its chief combat medic. Tory has her work cut out for her since not only are all the members amateurs but almost all of them are...

October 1884When Kat Holloway is asked to investigate a haunting in a house in Manchester Square, she welcomes the challenge, as she is missing her daughter and wishes to keep as busy as possible. Kat is very certain she’ll find human culprits up to no good and will soon unmask the prankster.Little does she expect that the harmless tricks conceal sinister and disturbing scandals in the seemingly ordinary house. Kat fears that if she and her friends do not discover what is t...

How women and queer gamers express and elicit excitement, creativity, and desire in online gaming communities and beyond.How do cosplayers, modders, fan artists, fanfiction authors, and TikTok content creators build communities for marginalized and underserved fans of games? In Play Like a Fangirl, Kristine Ask, Ashley Guajardo, Tanja Sihvonen, and Jess Tompkins look at the collective efforts of such fans to create meaningful and arousing connections to vi...

It's summer, and Pixie has been given a special mission from her Grandma Jo. Pixie enlists the help of her best friend, Pete, and the two friends embark on a neighborhood quest to find out what true joy looks like. Their outdoor adventure leads to new neighbors, surprising discoveries, and even an animal encounter! Will they complete their mission in time and uncover the surprise that awaits them?

A provocative and clear-eyed exploration of hacktivism as a democratic practice.In 1998, the early hacktivist group Electronic Disturbance Theater (EDT) burst onto the world stage with their “virtual sit-in” in support of the Zapatistas’ struggle against neoliberalism in Mexico, but by the time WikiLeaks and Anonymous made their own headlines in the 2010s, they were all but forgotten by the public. As all three groups begin to recede into the past, we are left with...

WE CAME FROM THE SEAFrom tidal estuaries to tropical reefs, saltwater has been central to evolution; the amniotic fluid of life itself. Vestiges of our salty origins can be found in the physiological makeup of land dwellers today, and marine chemistry still defines the boundaries of existence for most aquatic animals. But even as we rely upon the sea's life-giving properties, we have failed to protect it.Saltwater brings readers face to face with the secrets of the...