It's Okay to Be Different tells the story of Mason and Marcus, two young boys who are secretly going through cancer treatments and losing their hair. Worried about what other kids will think, both cover up with beanies. Marcus even acts like a bully toward Mason just to hide how scared he actually is about being different.Everything changes after a thoughtful classmate named David speaks up, and Mason and Marcus run into each other at the hospital waiting ...

An impulsive witch and a buttoned-up werewolf discover love is its own beast in this spicy rom-com from USA Today bestselling author Avery Flynn.As the eldest daughter of the magical Sherwood family, I’m supposed to have everything together. Well, joke’s on them—I, Effie Sherwood, am chaos incarnate, and you’ll never be able to guess my next move.Like jumping on the back of Darius Aetos’ motorcycle. Not only is Darius grumpy, gruff, and hot, he’s a...

One Troll. Six Sparrows. A stone that could end the world. Pull up a chair. Supper’s about to get legendary.The gods have a starship. The apocalypse has a countdown. And the universe’s last hope is... a troll with a big toe problem. Meet Stinkletoes.• "A sprawling, imaginative tale that combines the humor of a self-aware narrator with the whimsical darkness of myth, folklore, and classic storytelling... It's the most unique book I've read in a very long tim...

A STEAMY, OFF-LIMITS ROMANCEMy self-absorbed bro brought Sawyer home for Thanksgiving.Yes, Sawyer is dashingly handsome, but gosh is he bad news.And my only focus should be on school and my grades right now. Not on breaking my V-card.He's a distraction, trouble straight from the streets, literally. One I should run away from.He's so hell-bent on having his own wicked ways with me....

There is a strange violence in becoming a person. Not the sort that announces itself, but the quieter kind: wanting too much, trusting the wrong certainty, mistaking attention for permanence, discovering how quickly devotion can sour into dependence, and realizing that sometimes the person you are most capable of abandoning is yourself.This collection lives inside those less flattering rooms of girlhood and young womanhood. It moves through imagined motherhood and its terror, the u...

Divorce can upend your finances in ways that feel overwhelming, confusing, and deeply personal. Financial Reset After Divorce is a practical, empathetic guide for adults who need to rebuild stability, make sense of their new financial reality, and move forward with confidence. With clear action steps, checklists, examples, and decision frameworks, this book helps readers organize accounts and paperwork, create a realistic post-divorce budget, adjust to living on one income, and manage the ...

Sleep Instead of Scroll is a practical, empathetic guide for adults who want to break the late-night phone habit without giving up their devices entirely. If bedtime scrolling has become the default way to unwind, this book helps you understand why it happens and what to do instead. Drawing on behavioral psychology, sleep science, and habit-building strategies, it explains how smartphones, infinite scroll, dopamine-driven reward loops, stress, and bedtime procrastination work together to k...

There's something irresistible about crossing the line.Whether it's the age gap, the tenant you shouldn't touch, or the best friend you've sworn to keep platonic—desire doesn't care about the rules. In this pulse-pounding collection of five taboo tales, passion simmers in unexpected places and explodes behind closed doors.From poolside tension to after-hours confessions, these stories prove that lust doesn't play by the book—and sometimes, the naughtiest pl...

The first in a brand new fantasy series from Waterstones Book of the Month author Annaliese Avery. Murder She Invoked follows Mia, a young hedge witch who takes a new job in the sleepy town of Helm Harbour, only to discover her predecessor was murdered - and she might be next.Running away from a failed marriage in the city, young hedge witch Mia Underwood takes a job in the sleepy coastal town of Helm Harbour. She's lookin...

When quiet, offbeat Takane rescued her lively classmate Arashi from a boy creeping on her, she fully intended to keep to herself. Arashi offered to do something to thank her time after time, and Takane refused at every turn... But little by little, she grew to enjoy having that ray of sunshine in her life. Now, they spend every day together as girlfriends—and Takane can never get enough of the adorable, flustered look on Arashi’s face when she flirts back at her!

The AI Productivity Playbook is a practical, beginner-friendly guide to using artificial intelligence as an everyday time-saving tool. Designed for busy adults, professionals, small business owners, freelancers, parents, and readers 40+, it focuses on clear, repeatable workflows that help reduce repetitive work and make daily life easier. Instead of explaining AI theory, this book shows readers exactly how to use widely available AI assistants for real tasks at work and at home. Inside are...

Fourteen years ago, Caroline Vale left Bellwether Bay—and Jamie Mercer—before sunrise. She built a formidable career in Washington, learned how to keep every feeling under control, and never looked back.Until her grandmother's death brings her home.Lantern House, the weathered coastal home Caroline inherits with her two sisters, is beautiful, beloved, and dangerously close to falling apart. With only ninety days to decide its future, Caroline plans to stabilize the property...