Sometimes giving a second chance is just too painful.In the small town of Red Creek, Alabama, Lucy Robinson is back after 23 years of running away from her mistakes. She has returned broken, but with a newfound faith, hoping to prove to her husband Orville and their six children that she has changed and can be trusted again.Orville Robinson thought his love for his wayward wife had died long ago, but when Lucy returns, he can’t help but feel a spark of love...

Her legacy lost to the sands of time, remembered as a footnote in the lineage of titans and gods. Fool heartedly we have forgotten, who ordered our universe, giving us the heavens and seas and the earth beneath our feet. The mother of The Fates toys with her human puppets; playing with our wants and needs, triggering compulsions and changing our destiny.Charlie lived the dream all little girls are sold; big house, handsome husband, all the fancy trinkets we are conditioned to covet...

He's a pleasure house legend. He's a cold-blooded killer. And their one night together just became a death sentence.Shiloh Norman is no damsel. He's sharp, confident, and knows exactly how to handle a man like Michael Cox. Or so he thought. After one explosive night, the ruthless bounty hunter vanished like smoke, leaving Shiloh with nothing but a racing heart and a bitter taste.But you can't touch a killer and walk away clean. When Shiloh is snatched in th...

Sometimes the road less traveled contains monsters…Grant Forrester is living his lifelong dream.He’s finally become a respected voice as the Arts and Entertainment writer for The Best of Texas, the state’s premier magazine. Through him, hundreds of thousands of readers discover the hidden treasures of rich history Texas has to offer.He has it all… including a trail of bodies left in his wake…FBI Pr...

Derek Cox doesn't just want to arrest Casey Cullen. He wants to break him.As a Sheriff, Derek's life is built on cold, unyielding justice. But Casey—the slippery Omega outlaw he's hunted for months—is a fever he can't sweat out. When Derek finally corners him in the high desert, the "arrest" feels less like duty and more like a collision.Casey is a beguiling disaster who plays with fire and laughs at the sparks. Bound together on the long ride to the gallow...

This book is designed for the reader who wants to get a general view of the terminology of General Topology with minimal time and effort. The reader, whom we assume to have only a rudimentary knowledge of set theory, algebra and analysis, will be able to find what they want if they will properly use the index. However, this book contains very few proofs and the reader who wants to study more systematically will find sufficiently many references in the book.Key features:• More terms from Ge...

Experts outline a plan to overhaul the U.S. energy innovation system for accelerated, large-scale adoption of reliable, low-cost, low-carbon energy technologies.Energy innovation offers us our best chance to solve the three urgent and interrelated problems of climate change, worldwide insecurity over energy supplies, and rapidly growing energy demand. But if we are to achieve a timely transition to reliable, low-cost, low-carbon energy, the U.S. energy innovation s...

“Deliciously creepy!”—Barbara Taylor Sissel, bestselling author of The Truth We BuryMark Norman can’t catch a break—until he’s hired as a live-in home health aide for two elderly siblings who live at Alden Manor, a run-down mansion mired in the past. His charges, former stage magicians Roy and Alma Walgrave, give off an eerie vibe, but they are also wealthy and careless with their money. Seizing the opportunity, Mark soon makes himself indispensable to the old folks, losing himself...

Michael L. Printz Award WinnerAmerican Indian Youth Literature Award WinnerFeaturing the voices of both new and acclaimed Indigenous writers and edited by bestselling Muscogee author Cynthia Leitich Smith, this collection of interconnected stories serves up laughter, love, Native pride, and the world’s best frybread.The road to Sandy June's Legendary Frybread Drive-In slips through every rez and alongside every urban N...

Whether it’s vintage Hollywood, the Florida everglades, the Atlantic City boardwalk, or a farmhouse in Western Canada, the twenty authors represented in this collection of mystery and suspense interpret the overarching theme of “moonlight and misadventure” in their own inimitable style where only one thing is assured: Waxing, waning, gibbous, or full, the moon is always there, illuminating things better left in the dark.Featuring stories by K.L. Abrahamson, Sharon Hart Addy, C.W. B...

Ethics, Literature, and Theory: An Introductory Reader brings together the work of contemporary scholars, teachers, and writers into lively discussion on the moral role of literature and the relationship between aesthetics, art, and ethics. Do the rich descriptions and narrative shapings of literature provide a valuable resource for readers, writers, philosophers, and everyday people to imagine and confront the ultimate questions of life? Do the human activities of storytelling and complex...

Named Top 10 "Best Lit Mags of 2023, 20024" by Chill SubsCarefully curated stories from After Dinner Conversation magazine to create a themed short story book about the philosophy and ethics of food. Perfect for classrooms and book clubs, each story is 1,500-7,000 words and comes with five suggested discussion questions.Story Summary ListMeat Is Meat: A starving ship, catches a mermaid and must decide what's f...