Liars and Thieves is an exclusive e-novella featuring characters from Karen Maitland's much-loved Company of Liars, set against the backdrop of the plague outbreak of 1348. Sure to enthral fans of Minette Walters' The Last Hours and Kate Mosse's The Burning Chambers.'Combines the storytelling traditions of The Canterbury Tales with the supernatural suspense of Mosse's Sepulchre in this atmospheric tale o...

A free e-short from 'Queen of the Dark Ages' Karen Maitland, author of Company of Liars, which explores medieval Dark Arts practices and the mysterious history of alchemy.**Includes real recipes devised by medieval alchemists and a free sample of Karen's gothic historical thriller, The Raven's Head**'An atmospheric and dark story' The Times on The Raven's Head

Dee Carmichael, lead singer of the pop sensation The Flamingoes, has been one of Brett Kavanaugh's most dedicated customers at her tattoo shop. When Dee is discovered dead surrounded by ink pots and needles, Brett is branded a suspect.It seems that someone is impersonating Brett. And if she doesn't act fast, the killer is sure to put the dye in dying once again...

The most joyful time of the year unites two lost souls and sprinkles Christmas magic on a heartbroken cat who's lost her way.Lucy is done with Christmas. Everything about this time of year reminds her of what she lost. Her best friend, Emily, is dead, and she can't see the point of celebrating. She's retreated into her work, too afraid to face the real world. Being on her own is the best way to take care of herself.When Lucy finds herself at Forever Paws an...

AS THE HONEYMOON GLOW SUBSIDES, NEW TROUBLES DARKEN THE HORIZON... After the defeat of the Lord of Darkness who threatened the kingdom, peace has returned to the land. Filimena has, at last, wed her surly wizard, the powerful chief enchanter, Egiedeyrus, but their marriage remains a secret. Despite this, their life together is a happy one-until dark nightmares begin to steal Filimena's sleep...

A nobleman seeking his Highlands birthright is surprised to meet his bride in New York Times bestselling author Karen Ranney's When the Laird Returns."Through scrupulous historical detail and fluid prose, Ranney brings eighteenth-century Scotland to life in a vivid story that engages the reader from start to finish." — Publishers WeeklyAlisdair McRae is descended from Scottish lairds and the rightful inheritor of h...

An ordinary story with an extraordinary love... With Egiedeyrus’s time at school behind him, he’s quickly appointed as the prestigious Chief Enchanter to the Court. Though Filimena hopes their nuptials will soon follow, Edy’s busy work schedule continues to obstruct their time together. Despite setbacks, Filimena is content to wait, but the evolution of her new life takes an ominous turn with news of the Lord of Darkness’s resurrection...The worst is still yet to come, however, as Edy must...

Murder leaves a markBrett Kavanaugh is a tattoo artist and owner of an elite tattoo parlor in Las Vegas. When a girl makes an appointment for a tattoo of the name of her fiancé embedded in a heart, Brett takes the job but the girl never shows. The next thing Brett knows, the police are looking for her client, and the name she wanted on the tattoo isn't her fiancé's...

Bella Nouveaux fought tooth and nail to make it.As an orphan left completely alone when her brother is killed in a gang initiation when she was nine, Bella had to scrap and steal to stay alive on the streets of Carmen Beach. Toughened by such a brutal upbringing, her grit and cunning have made her into one of the Soul Catchers MC's best drug runners.Sander Knox is out for revenge.When a rival gang murdered his partner and best frien...

This collection of enlightening and stimulating articles, written by some of the most important figures in school librarianship, demonstrates how teacher-librarians, classroom teachers, and administrators can work together to create a 21st century school library media program. With topics that emphasize student success, leadership, partnerships, curriculum design, collaborative planning and teaching, literacy, 21st century skills, emerging technologies, and so much more, this compendium br...

Stories of Feminist Protest and Resistance: Digital Performative Assemblies foregrounds the importance of storytelling for coalition building, solidarity, and performative assembly. Bringing together scholars and activists from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives, this book offers creative explorations, analyses, personal stories, and case studies of digital feminist activism that speak directly to the many ways that feminist communities assemble for the purposes of protest and resis...

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