Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, the horrors inflicted by abortion bans began immediately and haven't stopped. These laws have become a tool for abusers, as pregnant people face legal harassment, reproductive coercion, and life-threatening medical trauma.Through biting analysis, Kylie Cheung argues that these aren't unintended consequences, but deliberate acts of state-perpetrated violence inflicted on women and pregnant people, particularly those with the le...

Rocky Cullen is the definition of a very bad idea.Fake boyfriend. Check. A former gang member. Check. Covered in Tattoos. Check. Everything her mom hates. Check.When Bella's best friend talks her into taking the notorious bad boy home as her boyfriend for Christmas, things get a little—heated.How hard can it be to pretend to be dating someone for a few days?If it wasn't for the fact that underneath his rough exterior, Rocky is like a teddy bear, Bel...

The truth will ruin his empire.A lie will destroy her.Thief by night and witch by birthright, candle maker Alaska McCullough has perfected the art of stealing by using magic. Until she takes something she never should've touched.The object should not have existed, yet it's putting her life and reputation on the line. Now she lives on borrowed time . . . unless she can find a way to give it back before it's too late.When the ...

Joy isn't exactly living up to her name lately.This stressed-out squirrel shifter is on a constant treadmill, struggling to pay the bills and raise her younger sister.Christmas at a beautiful mountain lodge sounds like exactly the medicine to cure her winter blues.But Fated Mountain Lodge isn't having a merry Christmas either. The heat's out, a blizzard has stranded everyone, and the lodge's very existence is threatened in a hostile takeover by a bi...

Alaska never thought she'll find herself in the middle of a family drama, yet her life depends on her ability to resolve it quickly. Witches and shifters never mixed well, but the proud thief ended deep to her eyeballs in fur.Dimitri's inherited legacy holds more secrets than either of them expected after the original fiasco with the spell book. His father may not remember anything about Alaska, thanks to the blood magic potion, but that won't stop him from removing his son out of ...

When the shadowy circumstances of a relative's death are brought to light, Jane and Lila are plunged into the recesses of an underground drug operation with links to a burgeoning fascist movement in this thrill ride from the author of Broken River**.**The Pool sisters have gone into business together: a down-home, if unequal, PI enterprise. But then Lila receives a shocking piece of news from an old friend of their Aunt Ruth's: their aunt'...

Tired of spending hours on lesson plans? Discover strategies to streamline your planning process and maximize student engagement. Access exclusive templates, tools, and resources designed to help you create effective lessons that align with learning standards. Save time, reduce stress, and elevate your teaching game. In Level Up Your Lesson Plans: Ignite the Joy of Learning with Fun and Educational Materials, teacher Teresa Kwant delivers an exciting and practical instruction book...

A wounded fae prince. A determined human healer. A love destined to temper a curse.Holly only wants to heal her sick mother and live a simple village life, not be whisked away to a strange realm and possibly get killed by a dangerous fae warrior. But sometimes fate has other plans.Far from home, his horse and eagle missing, Gadriel, the cursed heir to the Throne of Five, captures a human girl, mistaking her for the evil sorceress foretold to bring about the...

In a world where stress is unavoidable—where political turmoil, pandemic fallout, and personal challenges touch everyone—this book offers guidance for cutting through the emotional static that can hold teachers back. A specialist in pedagogical strategies with extensive classroom experience, Elizabeth A. Norell explains how an educator's presence, or authenticity, can be critical to creating transformational spaces for students. And presence, she argues, means uncovering and understanding ...

Adelina is content to be a humble librarian with no magic, organizing ordinary books and leaving the magical section of the library to the management of the mysterious creature called a cervara . . . until she finds a misshelved spellbook that refuses to stay in its proper place. Despite warnings from the College of Magic and her superiors, she decides to return the book to the magical section, where she befriends the mysterious creature. Contrary to what she's been told, the cervara is tr...

A Bit of Hocus Pocus: Hollie Craft has a problem. After casting a spell on Lucas Dayton, Hollie believes she is truly a witch when certain types of events start to happen to Lucas. Is it just a bit of hocus pocus, or is it fate?A Bit of Holly Jolly: Mistletoe hung. Christmas tree done. Presents wrapped. Holiday plans on track. My first Christmas with Lucas couldn't be any more perfect! So, a little holly jolly spell can't hurt anything, right?Love sometime...

Kennedy Hellebore knows how to keep a secret. She's been a witch-in-hiding her whole life. But when she moves to Edinburgh for a study-abroad program, the enchanting city seems to have plans of its own. Including magically bonding her to three unexpected new friends.Bennett MacKay never meant to run (literally) into his beautiful neighbor and would do anything to make it up to her. Lucky for him, she needs help with Edinburgh lore, and that's his specialty...