Valentine Everard is a nice guy with a drinking problem and nothing to lose. That was yesterday.Today, he wakes up with a splitting headache, a blank space where last night should be, and a kill squad kicking down his door. Biomne, a ruthless megacorp, wants him gone—no questions, no witnesses. If that wasn't bad enough, a murderous Russian psychopath is also on his trail, and he's not the type to leave loose ends.Something...

Grace Gushiken is a prisoner at fourteen.Confined to her father Kazuo's estate, she's raised to obey, trained to serve, and taught the sharpest skills of stealth, combat, and control. Like him, she's an esper—a reader of minds. But her abilities are stunted, her world is shrinking, and her future belongs to someone else.When a routine trip to the ancient city of Ise goes violently wrong, Grace sees a chance to escape. Her father's influence...

“A spellbinding, heart-stopping adventure.” —Booklist (starred review)“A dreamily written, slyly educational, rousing maritime adventure.” —New York Times Book ReviewIn the stand-alone companion to the New York Times–bestselling A Wolf Called Wander, a young orca whale must lead her brother on a tumultuous journey to be reunited with their pod. This gorgeously illustrated animal adventure novel explores fa...

The enemy is already here.After the encounter with the merciless Ezeroc on Absalom Delta, Grace Gushiken and Nathan Chevell make a run for home. They have a new mission: to warn humanity. Aliens are real. And they are already among us.The crew of the free trader Tyche are hunted by men in black, fearsome fighters who share the Ezeroc’s powers. When the Tyche lands on Earth the ship’s placed on lockdown. Her crew are scattered and on the run. Without their s...

A new locked room scary story about thirteen-year-old Avery, who plans a séance at a deserted theater to bond with her friends, only to realize they’re locked inside with someone—or something—else. This spine tingling read is perfect for fans of Katherine Arden and Lindsay Currie!When Avery returns to her hometown after moving away a year earlier, she is hoping to jump back into her friend group as if nothing’s changed.Unfortunately, new interests,...

Before the Tyche flew, its crew were scattered across a dying Empire.Nathan Chevell wore the Emperor's Black and protected the throne with his life. Grace Gushiken survived a prison where hope was a liability. El hunted rebel warships in the hard black. Hope built the machines meant to save a failing Empire. Kohl learned to kill for the Yakuza. And Chad Forradel ran espionage games on the Senate floor.They were never meant to be heroes. The galaxy had other...

How would you know if a chief of staff can benefit you or your organization? If you already have one, how can you thoughtfully evolve the role over time? To answer these and other questions, author and former corporate chief of staff Tyler Parris studied the role in depth and conducted scores of interviews with other chiefs of staff and with C-suite and HR executives globally and in different industries. Chief of Staff: The Strategic Partner Who Will Revolutionize Your Organization

When old scars open—wounds that never truly healed—can Kole find the courage to stand against the deepest fear he’s ever known?Feathered Quill says: “This book is absolutely mesmerizing and just goes to show that, even when the author has already written two books in a series, the next book can truly be even better. All I can say is I can’t wait to see book 4 and, if we are all very lucky, a motion picture that may be the beginnin...

When pro pitcher Jon shows up in Dr. Elizabeth’s hospital, her quiet life is never the same…Popular Boston local Jon Farell is a pro baseball player in trouble. It’s the off-season and a looming clubhouse scandal is set to explode. Worse, there’s a tumorous growth on his pitching hand that threatens his career, his livelihood, his family.Dr. Elizabeth LaValley is the anesthesiologist who cares for Jon during his surgery. She’s the only one on the hospital s...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER 2022A Raven and Fisher Mystery: Book 3Edinburgh, 1850. This city will bleed you dry.Sarah Fisher is keeping a safe distance from her old flame Dr Will Raven. Having long worked at the side of Dr James Simpson, she has set her sights on learning to practise medicine herself. A notion everyone seems intent on dissuading her from.Across town, Raven finds himself drawn i...

Sorcerers are a blight. Knight Adept Geneve was raised to end them.Now, one is on the run, carrying the Tome of Lost Souls—a grimoire powerful enough to shatter her order in an instant. Geneve's mission is simple: track him down, seize the Tome, and bring it back to her masters.But truth is a dangerous thing. Monsters brutalize the world, and the people Geneve serves are complicit. Betrayed...

It's 2150AD. Uplinks don't just connect us. They control us.Mason Floyd is lost on a dying world, his bionics failing, his battle against the ruling elite burning out. Back on Earth, off-grid rockstar Sadie Freeman is on a hopeless mission to resurrect the dead.But the world hasn't waited for them. HumanE has declared all-out war—and they don't need armies when they can turn all of humanity into one...