How far would you go for love? In the summer of 1889, a young woman, alone in the wilds of the Florida Panhandle, is left to care for her dying father. Broken hearted and out of options, she learns of a swamp witch who can grant wishes. The witch agrees to help her with one exception… she must lure unsuspecting men into the swamp to fulfill her dark needs. She must do unspeakable, awful things, no matter the cost. But above all, she must feed the tree.

"Delightfully original, brilliantly conceived, witty, and poignant.” —Brenda WineappleBerlin is more than a city; it's a survivor, an enigma, and a mirror to the world, a unique place whose recent past holds essential lessons for us today.IIn 1929, Berlin stood at a precipice—alive with art, literature, and radical politics, yet trembling under the weight of economic instability and the shadows of extremism. A century later, the city bears ...

Discover la magia (magic) and el espíritu (spirit) of Mexico with an authentic bruja (witch) as your guide.Within the beating heart of Mexico is an ancient wisdom that has thrived for generations. Las brujas (witches) and las curanderas (healers) listen to the call of the land to bring healing and spiritual resilience to their comunidades (communities). They also follow the voices of their ance...

Valene Thodia is a Wingrider with the civilian Goldeagle Courier Service. She has refused to have anything to do with the War between the Azaans and Skerrin, which has been going on for ten revolutions.She is persuaded to fly a dangerous diplomatic mission into the heart of enemy territory. And on her return, she learns that everything she's been told about the history of her people is false.Valene can no longer hide out in her safe life. She must help to stop the War.

The moment Joanna told me she was engaged, I had this awful feeling that something was wrong. We used to speak on the phone every day. Growing up I spent more time at her house than I did at my own. I’d always imagined what it would be like to see her get married, and now I didn’t even know her fiancé’s name. She asked me to come and meet Mark and I intended to tell her to slow down. You can’t know someone for a month and be sure that you want to spend the rest o...

In a near-future Paris reshaped by climate urgency, environmental engineer Diane Griffith draws on innovations in vertical agriculture to help design an ambitious model of green urban life meant to heal both city and planet. As the project transforms Paris’s historic core, unanswered questions arise - about care, responsibility, and what sustainable progress truly requires. The search for her missing activist sister forces Diane to engage with those questions. Told alongside the future per...

Reveals the untold story of over 6,000 women who ran for office between 1850-1920, expanding our understanding of women's fight for full political citizenship beyond suffrageHer Hat Was in the Ring details the fascinating story of the thousands of women who ran for elective office in the United States between 1850 and 1920. Contrary to popular belief, women’s right to vote and the right to hold elective office weren’t always tied to one another. Whether wo...

Eleven-year-old Letti has always known she was adopted. She doesn’t look anything like her blond, blue-eyed parents, and even though they are the most loving and supportive parents she could hope for, Letti can’t help but notice the difference and wonder where she came from. After a mean kid in her class makes a racist comment about Letti’s Indigenous heritage, her guidance counselor suggests trying to find information about her birth parents in an attempt to reconnect with her traditional...

Her Duke at Daybreak is a 2018 Romance Writers of America® RITA® Contest FinalistShe promised three nights, but he'll crave a lifetimeInfamous for his pedigree of madness and murder, the reclusive Duke of Ashbey believes he cannot feel until a mysterious woman unlocks a world of sensation in a single, shattering moment of connection. Ash casts a desperate bid for more.Recent widow Alicia Stone has long been reviled as the chief impediment t...

When life is bright and blessings abound, are you quick to feel grateful and lift a song of thanks to God? What about the seasons when heartache and hopelessness overwhelm, and deep soul-sadness threatens? When life feels awful, do you find it awfully hard to persevere in praise and rejoice in God's goodness? Discover strength and renewal in times when praise feels more like a sacrifice than a natural overflow of the heart.God's Word is clear: we are to bless Him a...

As newspapers and periodicals proliferated in the United States in the nineteenth century, editors seeking to carve out a large and loyal audience hired artists to pair vivid imagery with sensational fiction ripped from the headlines. In Crime and Class in Print, Wendy Jean Katz examines the emergence of a modern visual culture in pre-Civil War New York City around these illustrated stories of crime, swashbuckling, and ordinary and extraordinary characters both rich and poor. Katz...

Develop a company-specific, ethical approach to govern AI solutions, from building your business case and gaining enterprise support, with step-by-step guidance to deployment Free with your book: PDF Copy, AI Assistant, and Next-Gen ReaderKey FeaturesLearn exactly how to position an ethics-based approach to obtain executive buy-inDiscover how to launch an AI governance program at scale with measured impactTrain with real-world use cases that en...