Dana worked the mailroom at a magic corporation for years, dreaming of the day when she might earn her way to being a runner. When her magic ability might become useful. When she might be useful.Then the layoffs hit. Her dream died.So when her former manager (and one-night stand) asks her to do a personal run for him, she doesn’t want to—not after the disastrous last time— but she takes the job. Her magic can get her past a locked door, but it can’t fix her overdue rent pro...

Mermaids, zombies, dark magic, mad women, youth protected by magic cows and miraculous paintings … these are some of the wild, fantastical tales brought to you by a group of unique writers.Maybe you remember where you were when the clocks stopped and the nightmare began.With stories by:Altaire GuralSharon OverendLori Jean RowsellSara C. Walker

Welcome to The Oddment is the debut novella from Jake Horner. It is a whimsical, cozy fantasy about Elora Bramble. A highly anxious woman who is leaving her high stress job in the city to run a small tea shop in a magical town called Oakhaven. She learns to lean into found family and might even learn to relax a little bit. At least, that is, until her former life catches up with her in the form of a previous boss, a corporate tyrant, intent on draining the magic from Oakhaven. Elora must l...

Discover over 10 hours worth of the forbidden fantasies collection that you can indulge in guilt free, while exploring your sexuality like never before!Every story is written so you can feel like you’re actually there, experiencing every second play out.This is the perfect way for couples to explore their true desires and finally have a chance to make those fantasies a reality, and create the dream sex life you both crave. What better way to start communication on a fantasy...

Sara Teasdale's wonderful collection of children's poetry, “Rainbow Gold - Poems Old and New”, was originally published in 1922. Exquisitely illustrated by the accomplished children's illustrator Dugald Stewart Walker, this charming volume is ideal for introducing children to poetry and is not to be missed by collectors. Dugald Stewart Walker was one of the most highly-celebrated American illustrators of children's books during the early twentieth century and are best remembered for the la...

All it took was one look, and my panties dropped—literally.Castor DeMatteo has been off-limits since I was a teenager. He used to be a nice jock who'd rustle my hair like I was his kid sister. Now? He's a capo of the Valentino crime family, lathered in ink and covered in gold rings… everywhere. How do I know? Because one night, at the restaurant where I work, he rented the back room and asked me to work it. There's only one problem… He's my brother's best friend.

Marrying a mobster was the worst decision I ever made.Joey Lucrazi ratted on his entire family, and now because of it, I'm forced to live in fear of retaliation. I count down the days in witness protection until I'm caught, but it turns out reality is worse than imagination when Leandro Rigiano—the most ruthless hitman in the five families—comes knocking.Six feet of tattooed muscle stomps into our quiet house and takes his revenge, revealing that the rat I ...

EastonFrom the moment I met Melody, I knew we were meant to be together. She was everything I ever wanted. I couldn’t get enough of her, and I certainly couldn’t stay away. More than anything, I wanted to make her mine forever. But all that changed the day she disappeared without a trace, leaving me with a broken heart and a burning need to find her.MelodyFor five years I’ve lived a false life, one forced upon me by my father’s mistak...

I wanted answers.To know who I was and where I came from. How had I ended up in those woods all alone? Why didn't I have elemental magic like everyone else? What made me so different?I thought I wanted it more than anything, but I was wrong. Everything is spinning out of control as my past and present collide, leaving me feeling like a stranger to myself.I always wanted to find my home, a place where I belong, but what if home isn't a place? What if...

Knowledge is power, or so they say.I'd wanted answers, but the cost was higher than I was prepared to pay.I'm supposed to be powerful, one of the last of my kind, yet I feel anything but.I've let down my friend. Someone who's never given up on me despite our differences and how crazy I might drive him.My bonds are strained, and the people I love keep getting hurt because of me.I won't keep letting that happen. No matter what it takes...

This volume and its companion, The new dynamics of ageing volume 1, provide comprehensive multi-disciplinary overviews of the very latest research on ageing. Together they report the outcomes of the most concerted investigation ever undertaken into both the influence shaping the changing nature of ageing and its consequences for individuals and society.This book concentrates on four major themes: autonomy and independence in later life, biology and ageing, food and nutrition and re...

Sara saw things differently.Two weeks before her due date, Sara lost a healthy baby girl. Four weeks later, doctors discovered Stage IV colon cancer. A week after this terminal diagnosis, Sara set up a profile on Caring Bridge and began telling her story of the "most wonderful terrible thing" that had ever happened to her. Sara's transparency about the experience of the physical and emotional turmoil of her illness serves as a brilliant example of a woman firmly convinced that God h...