WINNER: 2023 Independent Publisher Book Awards GOLD"A gripping account of survival and a condemnation of the conditions that marginalize and endanger the unsheltered." —KIRKUS**"Superb... Sharp dialogue, incisive observations, and polished prose." —BookLife EDITOR'S PICKHer mother was a hacker-for-hire and drug dealer to Silicon Valley's elite; after everything went wrong she was homeless and alon...

They said I was The One. They made me their Queen. The truth is, I was the last resort. But I’m not done yet. I may be alone, but I have learnt one thing: I am the one I’ve been waiting for. My destiny awaits me in Venice. But where, exactly? In the promises and charms of Prince Victor of House Grigio? In a deal struck with the sisterhood of mermaids who swim the canals? In the ice blue eyes of the one who cannot be mine? Or in the friend whose forgotten past changes everything? I am Chess...

Chess Raven is a hacker who has grown up with nothing and no one. Her parents died when she was three and her foster care situation turned out badly – very badly. But on her 16th birthday, her life is turned upside down. Chess learns her mother was Queen of the Fae and her father was a brilliant physicist. The unique blend of her mother’s fairy blood and her father’s humanity gives Chess – and Chess alone – the ability to unlock a mysterious vessel that will unleash unimagined powers – wit...

Covid is "over," right? If only that were true.Thousands of studies now show in the clearest of terms that Covid's initial infection is just the tip of the iceberg. Yet confusion, misinformation, disinformation, and resistance toward prevention clouds nearly every aspect of this preventable disease.Even if your situation feels impossible there are ways to safely, easily, and even discreetly reduce your risk—and you are far from alone.This inclusive book is a guide t...

The Banbury Cross Series was a collection of 12 volumes of books edited by Grace Rhys and published in London by Dent in the 1890s. Each book is attractively illustrated with full page and partial page pen and ink drawings in a classic Art Nouveau style by leading artists of the era. Violet M. and Evelyn Holden's black and white illustrations of delightfully bucolic scenes are a wonderful accompaniment to the traditional nursery rhymes arranged by Rhys. Many of the earliest children's book...

Random circumstances brought them together. Love made them family.When a terrible accident takes Madeline Kirby's husband and only child, the school guidance counselor is sure she can't go on. Left behind with nothing but her work and an empty heart, she vows to survive Christmas by reaching out to comfort someone else who knows similar pain.Fostering four motherless children for the holidays is supposed to be temporary, but as Maddie tends to defensive Ste...