"Allows readers to practically experience firsthand how humans have adapted to and dealt with disease throughout history...necessary and timely...engaging and entertaining. Highly recommended."―Library Journal, starred"[A] splendid examination...Deeply insightful if unsettling."―KirkusAnti-science, anti-vaccine, anti-reason beliefs seem to be...

"Scottish vampires, a marriage of convenience, and a lost king. This luscious romance is impossible to stop reading, between all the political intrigue of vampire mobs and the developing relationship between Lexa and Caelin.” - Monet, GoodreadsLexa Uznetsov is trappedTo save my sister, I take on my father’s massive debt to Konstantin the Rus, leader of the New York Bratva. My life becomes a never-ending (and incredibly illegal) stak...

Rapunzel Meets Jane Eyre in this fairy tale romance!I’m a Tower Tithe with a Rapunzel problem. That’s not as weird as it sounds.Ever wonder how Rapunzel survives without leaving her home? After all, someone must stock groceries, buy hair products and fix the plumbing. Witches don’t wield toilet brushes, so “Rapunzel care” becomes the job of Tower Tithes like me. Not that we choose this gig. We’re just unlucky elves who get magically chucked into servitude. ...

Newbery Honor recipient and New York Times bestselling author Marion Dane Bauer explains how wildfires occur in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read.A small spark can grow and become a roaring wildfire. Learn about how wildfires start, how they spread, and what happens after the flames are put out in this engaging Ready-to-Read.

A Laird for All Time: Dr. Emmy MacKenzie feels the time is long overdue for a vacation. A twist of fate at the gates of the ancient castle of Duart hurls Emmy more a hundred years into the past and into the arms of a magnificent highlander who thinks she is his long-lost wife, Heather MacLean!A Time & Place for Every Laird: On the run, Claire and Hugh cannot hide from the undeniable desire that ensnares them and both must face their pasts, the loss, and heartache ...

A high-stakes battle erupts over a game-changing cobalt deposit in small-town America."A cinematic globe-trotting roller coaster of a tale . . . " —Raymond Benson, New York Times bestselling authorWhen billionaire Max Fend and his hacker girlfriend Renee LeFrancois are enlisted by the FBI and CIA to search for a cobalt deposit in rural Pennsylvania, they're plunged into a race against time and international forces. Cobalt,...

A deliciously funny and sage guide to midlife - an unscientific, flaws-and-all account of one woman's adventures and misadventures through the dark comedy of the wilderness years.Through her own experiences as a fifty-something woman, and those of her three sisters, her indomitable mum and rebellious auntie, Charlotte tackles the big questions every woman seeks answers to at this time of our lives - chiefly: How the hell am I going to get over being young in a world obsessed wi...

During the Third Reich, a German university student is the son of the most powerful Nazi. Called before the Gestapo, he is accused of violating Paragraph 175, which makes sexual acts between men illegal. He is sent to a concentration camp where he experiences horror at the hands of his Nazi captors. The discovery that it was his lover who betrayed him to the Gestapo sends him over the edge. Based loosely on a true story, "The Seventh Circle," tells of the forgotten victims of the Holocaust...

When it comes to conversations around politics and religion, it's obvious we have a problem. This is for people who want to be part of a solution.Tension in our personal relationships are at an all-time high. Dialogue-when it happens at all-is heated. It isn't that we've lost hope in what faith and politics can accomplish in our world. It's that in our polarizing times, faith and politics seem to be leading more to rage than actual change. It's discouraging, dishea...

Ethan is back home and the babies are on the way. With the way his life has gone, he's terrified he's not going to be a good Papa, if he even lives to see them...Ric is pretty good at being a Daddy to his little psycho at this point, or at least he's not terrible at it. But is he prepared to be Dada?Fate had brought everyone to this point. Ethan needs to rely on his newfound family get him though what she has in store. He'll need to overcome his fears and face down the true...

Three Men, Little Alvin, and a Tonka Truck is an adorable caper of a story. It will tug at your heartstrings.Little Alvin is a cute, blond-haired, blue-eyed boy who has the world at his feet. Though he could afford to buy all the toy stores in the world, his most prized possession is a Tonka Truck.Little Alvin is a prince in the eyes of his minders. They love him dearly and are prepared to lay their lives down for him.When an attempt to kidnap Littl...

From Newbery Honoree Marion Dane Bauer comes an “endearing tale…told with warmth and humor” (School Library Journal) that’s a companion to the “wholly satisfying” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) Little Dog, Lost.When an indoor calico cat named Patches spots a golden autumn leaf fluttering past her window, she can’t help but venture outside to chase it. But soon, Patches feels something tugging at her, telling her to find a special place—...