Born to poor farmers, Ash Carn truly came alive when her magic was awoken on a forested hill. The orcs who tried to ambush her and her brother were crushed as old trees were ripped from the ground, wielded by the elemental spirits of stone Ash summoned. Now, she is the mage for a powerful house, under the leadership of Duke Erike Eyvindar—a man she once swore to kill.As war ravages the island realm of Wheyan, Erike and his house struggle desperately for survival. It has been four m...

She safeguarded her heart for a reason…Serafina Evans built her company the way she built everything else: carefully, from the ground up, with nothing left to chance. Forty-three employees. A niche no one else in Seattle thought to carve. And a heart she's kept locked away since she was nineteen.Then Buone Case signs on as a client, and Alessandro Giordano walks into her conference room.He's Italian, immovable, and knows exactly how handsom...

How Western nutrition science defined difference as disease in modern China.For more than a century, Western observers have treated Chinese foodways as evidence of deficiency, danger, or backwardness. In Nutritional Imperialism, Hilary A. Smith shows how these assumptions entered the heart of modern nutrition science and reshaped understandings of health, diet, and difference. Nutrition scientists, physicians, and policymakers presented Western dietary pat...

What happens when you walk away from security to build a life with your hands?In January 2019, former white-collar professional Steve Smith stepped into the snowy Maine woods with a simple, risky goal: to see if he could make a living using nothing but an axe.With no formal training and no safety net, Smith began hand-hewing logs into timber beams, learning a heritage craft once essential to survival and now nearly forgotten. What began as an experiment bec...

Amy tried to forget him……and his wicked tongue.Why did she have to fall for a celebrity?She was a home body not a groupie.Her parents would never approve.What did it matter?Drew aka mega pop star probably didn’t even remember her.After all, they had only shared one night together.But he’s back in town……And it’s going to get steamy.This rom-com will keep flicking from page to pa...

While AI-assisted tools promise greater efficiency, consistency, and accuracy in criminal justice, they also introduce ethical, procedural, and epistemological challenges demanding careful oversight.Carl E. Dement Jr. and Melissa A. Smith investigate the rapidly evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and the written narratives that shape the criminal justice process. Drawing on original interviews with judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, law enfor...

Santa's Christmas Library gathers more than four hundred seasonal narratives, poems, carols, legends, and illustrated selections into a capacious archive of Christmas writing. Moving from folktale and devotional verse to domestic realism, fantasy, satire, and moral fable, the volume traces the holiday's literary transformations across languages and centuries. Canonical Christmas narratives stand beside fairy tales, hymns, children's literature, and lesser-known period pieces, while such la...

Two steamy fated love psychic suspense romances, now together with bonus epilogue…Last Kiss Under the MistletoeCJ Roberts has spent her life hiding her ability to See the future — a gift that's more curse than blessing. But when she falls for Drew Davies, a talented chef with no patience for mysteries, a horrifying vision forces her to choose: reveal her secret to save his life, or lose him forever. As danger closes in and the holidays app...

Men Called Him Master by Elwyn A. Smith is a reflective and devotional work that explores the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Through a combination of narrative and theological commentary, Smith delves into the significance of Christ’s words and actions, illustrating how they shaped the course of history and impacted the lives of those who followed Him.The book offers a deep examination of the Christian faith, emphasizing Christ’s role as a teacher, leader, and divine figure. It seeks ...

Another Chance is a powerful story of faith, redemption, and the inescapable grip of the past.For a brief moment, a young man allowed himself to believe in God—until a devastating tragedy shattered everything. Waking up in a hospital bed, he turns his back on faith, convinced that God has abandoned him. With nowhere else to go, he returns to the streets—the only life he’s ever truly known. There, money, status, and material success are within his grasp, yet they bri...

The Most Wonderful Christmas Tales Of All Time is an exquisite anthology that captures the heartwarming essence and infinite diversity of storytelling inspired by the yuletide spirit. Encompassing a range of genres from classic drama to fairy tales and transformative narratives, this collection splendidly showcases tales that explore themes of generosity, hope, and the magic of Christmas. The eclectic array of stories speaks to the classical, romantic, and even modernist literary contexts,...

The 'Christmas Collection: 400+ Novels, Stories, Poems, Carols & Legends (Illustrated)' stands as a monumental anthology that celebrates the timeless tradition of Christmas across a diverse spectrum of literary styles and contexts. Through tales, poetry, and prose, this compendium traverses the human experience associated with this festive season, offering sentimental reflections, moral tales, mystical legends, and joyous carols that resonate with readers of all ages. Within its pages, rea...