No one knew how the seeds had come to rain down from the sky. No one knew how the trees that grew in the aftermath produced such tremendous amounts of oxygen. No one knew how to stop the atmosphere from flooding with O2. And then it was too late...Talik likes to pretend the apocalypse never happened. For five years, he's hidden away from the world, burying himself in history books and escaping the present. But when he's suddenly saddled with the care of his six-year-old niece, Piya...

In The Cleansing: Last Stand - Rising. Lucian Frost depicts a society where control has replaced consent and obedience is the cost of survival. A centralized digital currency and constant surveillance track every movement, judge every transaction, and erase privacy entirely. Silence is no longer a choice-it is protection. Ryder Blackwood has trained to exist outside the system, seeing it not as security but as weakness. When he encounters Anya Volkov, a chemistry instructor whose quiet que...

An intimate, deeply moving queer coming-of-age novel that evokes '50s small-town life and the surprisingly wild pre-Stonewall '60sIn 1956, lonely teenager Teddy is drawn to the water and woods surrounding his small town, where he meets bad boy Wade and becomes overwhelmed by his attraction to him. During the rapturous early period of their friendship, the two range over the area’s mountains and waterways before falling out after high school over Teddy’s sexuality. ...

PROBABILITY IS A RIGGED GAME.Grant Sterling lives by the ledger. As a forensic auditor, he knows the world is governed by the cold laws of variance and the immutable balance of numbers. If the math balances, the system works.Lately, the macroeconomics of chance have developed a terrifying glitch.Behind the chaos of London's financial district, Grant begins to see the Golden Threads — a hidden architecture of manufactured coincidences. Luck isn't an ...

A crumbling English manor. A fiercely guarded aristocratic heart. And the vibrant American designer who tears down every wall between them.Adrian Vale, the Earl of Ashcombe, has spent the last two years running his life like a structural survey: cold, disciplined, and safely under control. Grieving his brother and drowning under the crushing debt of his ancestral estate, Adrian has buried his true desires beneath layers of duty, propriety, and neutral paint. Ashcombe Hall is dying,...

Are you tired of repeating yourself, losing your patience, or wondering why the same parenting battles keep happening again and again?How to Discipline the Montessori Way offers a practical, respectful approach to discipline that helps you move beyond punishment, shouting, and power struggles—and toward a calmer, more connected relationship with your child.Instead of asking, “How do I make my child obey?”, this book helps you ask a more useful question:

Six children, one promise, and an empire built from concrete and tears.In 2008, David is a simple day laborer in construction. When his brother Mike dies of cancer, he leaves behind six children. David has no money, no home big enough, and no idea how to be a father. But he has one promise made on his brother's deathbed: "Take care of them."In a tiny kitchen, with a nearly empty fridge and six children sleeping on the floor, David decides he will n...

A gripping novel of drama and mystery, where the fragile line between truth and lies is tested by the weight of personal choice.When Evelyn Sterling inherits a life-changing fortune after her grandfather's death, she doesn't keep it. Instead, she sends thousands of random letters across America, searching for someone worthy of the gift — and searching for the true meaning of generosity.But as buried family secrets begin to surface, Evelyn finds herself enta...

Hidden beneath human history lies a world that was never meant to be found.When Dan escapes into the Romanian mountains during a time of global fear and isolation, he expects silence, fresh air, and a few days away from the noise of the modern world. Instead, he discovers something impossible: a hidden realm inhabited by giants — ancient beings who have lived alongside humanity for thousands of years, unseen, waiting, and watching.Guided by Bogdan, a giant unlike anything D...

In Roman Londinium, a record can condemn you before the crime has even been committed.Marcus wakes beside a wrecked cart with fractured memories, an opened axle and no trace of the woman he was transporting. When he returns to the city, officials are already waiting with their explanation. He took the wrong road. He lost his passenger. His injuries have left him confused.All Marcus has to do is place his mark beneath the statement.He refuses.Following a trai...

"The Syrian Goddess" is a prose work by Lucian of Samosata, a Greek writer who lived in the 2nd century AD. The work is a religious text that explores the mythology and worship of the goddess Atargatis, who was revered in the ancient Near East, particularly in Syria.The text is written in the form of a letter from Lucian to a friend, in which he describes the religious practices and beliefs of the people who worship Atargatis. He describes the temple of Atargatis in Hierapolis, which was a...

"Lucian's True History" is a satirical work that parodies the conventions of travel literature and epic tales. The narrative follows the protagonist, Lucian, as he embarks on a fantastical journey to the moon, encountering bizarre creatures and societies along the way. This work is notable for its imaginative storytelling and sharp wit, as Lucian critiques the absurdities of both contemporary society and the literary traditions of his time. His use of humor and irony serves to entertain wh...