A young Dumplin’ meets Melissa in this joyful and energetic middle grade novel about a twelve-year-old girl living her life to the fullest, celebrating her love for sports and fighting for her right to cheer.Joy, a twelve-year-old trans girl, just moved to Texas with her mother and older brother. Her family has accepted Joy as the girl she is early in her transition, with little fuss, leaving Joy to explore her love of sports, competition, teamwor...

School is in secession! Liam is off to rub elbows with the fellow children of nobility, but when he arrives, he discovers the elite school's classes are so easy that he could pass them in his sleep. Even the training is a cakewalk. How's an evil lord supposed to keep his wits sharp? Manipulating his classmates, of course! He's got his sights on a broke prince and burned-out overachiever. Pushing all their buttons should prove an exciting challenge!

Develop and improve your relationship with teenagers.The teenage years are complex, exciting and often turbulent. Growth, development and learning are intrinsic to this period and every teenage experience is different. For anyone who cares about a teenager's wellbeing, development and learning, this Practical Guide offers a theoretically informed way of thinking about, understanding and actually living with teenagers.Focusing on the three major issues prevale...

The golden desert sun rises over a sandstone metropolis, its citizens oblivious to the growing darkness within.Ensnared by an intoxicating danger, Alric can feel the power closing in around him--the fiery, smothering aura of a handsome, magnetic young man. Desperation for answers leads Alric further into an unknown world, his sense of self unraveling as he relinquishes control and surrenders to arcane desire.***CONTAINS EXPLICIT GAY SEXUAL CONTENT***Written by K...

**“Important . . . [a] landmark presidential biography . . . Bird is able to build a persuasive case that the Carter presidency deserves this new look.”—The New York Times Book ReviewAn essential re-evaluation of the complex triumphs and tragedies of Jimmy Carter’s presidential legacy—from the expert biographer and Pulitzer Prize–winning co-author of American Prometheus**Four decades after Ronald Reagan’s landslide win in 1980, Jimmy Carter’s one-term pres...

Callum Frost is a billionaire CEO with a Manhattan penthouse, a venture capital empire, and a staff turnover rate that should come with a warning label. He's demanding, exacting, and so controlled that even his hair looks like it's been given instructions.I walked into his office, fixed a travel crisis his entire team couldn't solve, and walked out.He's been chasing me ever since.Late-night texts. Doubled fees I set specifically to scare him off. His number blocked ...

He sees her in a way she could never see herself. She has never felt more beautiful than when she was in his arms.Sager Reed, the strong and silent bassist of the rock band Tempest, is well acquainted with loss. The thoughtful artist’s own tattoos only hint at his turbulent youth. He buries his guilt about it deeply within his troubled heart.Melinda T. Belle, the daughter of a dysfunctional rock legend, as a rule avoids emo...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE 2024 DAYNE OGILVIE PRIZE FOR LGBTQ2S+ EMERGING WRITERS • One of Indigo's Top 10 Literary Fiction Books of 2024 and Top 100 Books of 2024 • One of CBC's Best Canadian Fiction of 2024A singular, stunning debut that transcends and transfigures genre—at once a bold retelling of biblical tales and an unforgettable contemporary coming-of-age story, connected in collapsing time across millennia.**There are few love stories in the holy books. L...

High above the world, beneath aged branches bathed in pale moonlight, a quiet promise is made. In the silence of the night, there are none to bear witness to the friendship being born. Two hearts finding comfort in a shared pain.A moment of courage and a moment of foolishness. Cecil must grapple with an unpleasant truth: beautiful dreams can morph into dangerous nightmares.***CONTAINS EXPLICIT GAY SEXUAL CONTENT***Written by Kai Aubrey. Narrated by multi-voice A...

CHINA TODAY. TOMORROW, THE WORLD?In China's shiny new 'Smart Cities', citizens can scarcely cross the road or buy an orange without the Party knowing, and posting a satirical online comment about President Xi's Winnie-the-Pooh-like features can land you in jail.A generation after the tanks rolled into Tiananmen Square, China's autocratic leaders are using powerful new technologies to create the largest and most effective surveillance state the world has ever ...

Four novellas featuring cold-hearted women who get ahead in America’s grimiest underworldTwisted Loyalty by KaiTandra is a professional cleaner hired by the lords of the city’s underbelly to clean crime scenes and eliminate evidence, including eyewitnesses. When her employee has a slip-up and divulges the details of a murder scene, it jeopardizes not only Tandra’s life, but the lives of everyone involved.Three the Hard Way by C. J. HudsonAf...

When he fell in love, he fell hard. When he lost her, he lost his will.Drugs, sex, and rock and roll - in that order - became his life.River James, the drummer for Steel Total Destruction, loved the brotherhood he formed with his unlikely best friend, the band mates from Steel Total Destruction, and the family he found in his label, Forever Four.Then, one tragic accident takes it all away in the blink of an eye. Twisted metal, shattered bones, crushed dreams, and to...