Some heroes are born. Others are forged in tragedy.Despite growing up in one of New York City's toughest neighborhoods, Garret Daniels had every reason to believe a bright future awaited him. A gifted scholar, celebrated athlete, and devoted son, Garret seemed destined for greatness.Everything changed when his father—an honest NYPD officer—was murdered while investigating a powerful crime syndicate that had corrupted the very people sworn to uphold the law....

Life for 12-year-old Luke Adams is tough, and it's about to get weird, too. His mother died when he was 10, his dad is a workaholic, and Benjamin Franklin just traveled to his backyard from 1783 Paris. Luke wants more than anything to help his dad become the family man he used to be. He also wants to keep his bully, Hunter Lyons, from convincing their middle school to cancel all of the art classes. And, as if that's not enough, now that Benjamin Franklin is standing in his living room - we...

The things 17-year-old Erin Post wants are drastically different from the things she needs. A junior in high school, Erin wants nothing more than to be thin.In reality, she's a depressed girl with a serious eating disorder who needs to stop starving herself. When Erin’s mother insists that she see a psychiatrist, Erin runs away to Chicago. There, she meets Lin and Ari, two homeless teens who show her that’s there’s a lot more to the world than being thin and fitting in.Soon...

This book hails from decades of challenging trial-and-error work, abundant reading, and an enduring obligation to ministers, activists, and unsung lay heroes whose legacies matter. As there is little that actually addresses the elusive meanings, if not the dangers inherent in pursuing alleged spoils of "success," it is kairos time. Seemingly scarce resources and competition to make and maintain ministries in the city challenge those of us in the field, or on the sidelines, to speak, write,...

This book has a series of fictional short stories as it follows one particular issue of Amazing Fantasy #15, that has the very first story to star the Amazing Spider-Man, from the time it is purchased in 1962 to the present. It shows how the story influenced the people that come in contact with it and the adventures they have because of its influence.A group of celebrated writers and up and coming authors have joined together to share those stories in this book. Now follow this clas...

What, pray tell, does a faithful urban ministry require if not a triadic relationship of prayer, justice, and hope? Could such a theologically conjunctive relationship of prayer, justice, and hope fortify urban ministry and challenge students and practitioners to ponder and practice beyond the box? Frequently, justice is collapsed to charity, hope into wishful thinking or temporarily arrested despair, and prayer a grasp at quick-fix interventions. An urban ministry's steadfast public and p...

For years, Savannah Montgomery has lived the life her parents and controlling husband chose for her. Every decision, every dream, every piece of her identity has been stripped away until she barely recognises the woman staring back at her. Everything changes when Professor Kael Rhydon, newly appointed Commander of the Citadel Keepers, intervenes during a charity gala. What begins as a single act of protection soon becomes a fight to keep Savannah safe determined to control her refuse to le...

THE TERROR TWINS ARE BACK!A forgotten pharaoh revives in Raceway City, announcing his return with a series of grisly murders.But when the city falls under the Pharaoh's mind control… when his eyes and ears are everywhere… when trusted allies can become enemies… when one of their greatest champions is rendered powerless…How can the Terror Twins stop an evil older than history itself—and save Raceway City… or the world?The answer lies in this ...

Dr. Madeleine Mackenzie has spent her life studying belief systems, myths, and the superstitions people cling to in times of fear. Logic has always been her shield—until the night her carefully ordered world begins to unravel. After a chance encounter with the charismatic and mysterious Eric Daranthas at an academic gala, Madeleine finds herself drawn to him in ways she cannot explain. Their connection is immediate, intense… and impossible to ignore. But when her obsessive ex-fiancé turns ...

Cole Solyrith has spent his entire life avoiding responsibility. As the younger son of one of Thorndale’s most powerful families, he’s happy being a Keeper—fighting wraiths, playing music at the Dive Bar, and staying far away from the expectations tied to the Solyrith legacy. But when devastating news about his brother threatens the future of their bloodline, Cole’s carefully balanced world begins to crack. Then Marisol Vega kisses him. Fierce, independent, and impossible to ignore, Mariso...

Three years ago, Rowan Fyrion vanished on the day of her wedding, abandoning the powerful family that controlled her life and escaping the man determined to own her. Now living under the name Emma Aspen, she has built a new life in Havenford with her young son, far from the shadows of Ravenholt. By day, she works as a white-hat hacker. By night, she helps victims of abuse disappear and start over—offering others the freedom she fought so hard to claim for herself. But the past is never tru...

Ten years ago, Aislinn Thorne walked away from the only man she ever loved to protect him from the darkness clawing at her soul. But running hasn’t silenced the voice in her head—or the bond that refuses to break. Now, forced back into the orbit of Austin Aquendil—the Calystral Prime and her fated other half—Ash must navigate a fragile alliance to stop the Voidbound from enacting a ritual that could tear the world apart. The danger is greater than ever, but the real battle might be with th...