To grow up in an orphanage seems like the making of an origin story for a superhero, but superheroes are fictional. Abel's father figure, Brother Dans, was brutally murdered in Nosol for his faith in Jesus Christ, but is it as it seems? Abel wants the truth of his murder in Nosol, the least of the nations entrenched in secrecy yet revealed to the world. On this unexpected adventure, Abel is sent on a mission to uncover the truth not only with Brother Dans, but to experience his faith teste...

Brother Dans did not leave an easy job to Abel when he left him the key. Abel discovers there are more keys to be found as myths and truths are intertwined. He learns the more he researches, he cannot lean unto his own understanding. The events that are occurring in Detroit are connected to events in Nosol that began before Abel knew about the keys. Er, an unlikely ally, is all he has as the last connection to discovering the truth of Dans's identity. His faith is stretched as he and his f...

An important contribution to the field of American literary studies“Groundbreaking work in Anderson scholarship in particular and, on the wider scene, in American literary studies.”—Robert Dunne, author of A New Book of the Grotesques: Contemporary Approaches to Sherwood Anderson’s Early FictionThis critical study of Sherwood Anderson’s most famous and perhaps most widely taught work, Winesburg, Ohio, treats it as a thoroughly modernist nove...

An enforcer wanted dead for crimes she didn’t commit...An assassin wanted dead for crimes he did commit…Normally, they would be enemies, but they both seek the same thing: exoneration.Unfortunately, a nefarious underground organization is attempting to kill the one man who could grant it to them, the emperor. If they want to win their freedom, they’ll have to battle powerful wizards, outscheme master schemers, and defeat bl...

"Talented McKenna delivers excitement and romance in equal measure."–RT Book ReviewsShe's caught in her past until he shows her a future…Some things can never be forgotten. A helicopter crash in Afghanistan. Capture. Torture. Now U.S. Navy nurse Skylar Pascal is struggling to regain control of her life after a trauma that nearly destroyed her. After losing so much, an ideal job at the Elk Horn Ranch in Wyoming offers Sky something she thought she'd never fi...

The following topics are included in this 2-book combo:Book 1: Most feelings of jealousy or envy are related to insecurities. They come deep from within a person’s fears, doubts, self-esteem, and other variables, sometimes grounded in childhood experiences.Some people, however, are in denial. They go through life and never admit that they might envy what another person has, or they don’t want to admit to feelings of inadequacy or fear that their partner might lose interest ...

Great girl. Great work. Great money. Big problems.As the go-to private detective for a bevy of high-profile clients, ex-Buddhist monk, ex-LAPD officer, Tenzing ‘Ten’ Norbu, has finally found his stride. With his beautiful pathologist girlfriend, a healthy bank account and a steady stream of clients, courtesy of middle-aged movie star Mac Gannon and rising political star Bets McMurtry, Ten’s life is bursting with activity. But it’s not all joy and happiness. The dea...

What does it mean to be fully alive? Magic blends with reality in a stunning coming-of-age novel about a girl, a grandfather, wanderlust, and reclaiming your roots.Things are only impossible if you stop to think about them....While her friends are spending their summers having pool parties and sleepovers, twelve-year-old Carolina—Carol—is spending hers in the middle of the New Mexico desert, helping her parents move the grandfather she’s never met ...

From award-winning author Lindsay Lackey comes Farther Than the Moon, a heartfelt story about a boy who wants to become an astronaut, but wonders if his dreams can include his brother with disabilities, perfect for fans of We Dream of Space and Song for a Whale.All thirteen-year-old Houston Stewart has ever wanted is to become an astronaut. His dreams feel like they're finally coming true when he's accepted to the highly-competitive Junio...

In the Viking village of Greytree, Astrid Mace is different. She is unaware of her roots, her troubled entry into the world and the powers she possesses. Powers she will need if her village is to survive The Elder Trials. All 13 of the Neophytes (children turning 13) in the village must compete and complete in 13 trials. Can the three Lords who rule over Greytree be trusted? What are the Druid’s true motives? Will she uncover the reason behind Erik’s anger and animosity? During an annual t...

Everyone knows dragons have been extinct for over 1,000 years.Everyone is wrong.At least one dragon remains, and military scientists from the Cofah Empire are experimenting with its blood, using the magical substance to power deadly new weapons that could be used to bring the world to its knees. That's a concern for Zirkander, Cas, and the rest of the Iskandians, but all Tolemek wants is to find his missing sister. The last time he saw her, their father had...

In a world in which Prophets wield the power of wayward gods, a banished woman is determined to regain her own powers and free her people.When Max learned her world and its advanced race posing as gods were not all they seemed, her powers were sealed off by an unbreakable curse. Banished from the Mountain of the Gods, she devotes her life to protecting the village that adopted her as their own—until the Prophet of the Valley captures her and her people, intent on u...