They are the stuff of nightmares, these creatures in the shadows and under our beds, yet we can't look away.Fear is part of the allure, after all—drawing us into the woods, into the mist, into the dark water, while others run the other way.We yearn to be craved by what wishes to consume us.Open yourself to 23 twisted trysts from authors and illustrators: Hannah Birss, Terry Campbell, Monica Chen, Sam Crain, Astra Crompton, gaast, Arlo Z. Graves, Joachim Hei...

For five years, Nyelle loved a husband who never loved her back. Treated as nothing more than a substitute for the woman he truly wanted, she finally decides to walk away.But before leaving, she starts a dangerous game from the shadows. Using a hidden identity, the mute wife begins blackmailing her own husband, uncovering secrets, exposing lies, and making him pay for every tear she shed.What happens when the husband she wants to destroy becomes obsessed with the mysterious s...

For five years, Nyelle loved a husband who never loved her back. Treated as nothing more than a substitute for the woman he truly wanted, she finally decides to walk away.But before leaving, she starts a dangerous game from the shadows. Using a hidden identity, the mute wife begins blackmailing her own husband, uncovering secrets, exposing lies, and making him pay for every tear she shed.What happens when the husband she wants to destroy becomes obsessed with the mysterious s...

The Book of Acts in Its Ancient Literary Setting includes fourteen chapters devoted to the literary framework that undergirds the Book of Acts. Topics include the text as historical monograph, ancient rhetoric and speeches, the Pauline corpus, biblical history, subsequent ecclesiastical histories, and modern literary method. All of these chapters arise out of a consultation by the project's scholars at Cambridge in March 1993.

Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good deeds and moral excellence, and [recognize and honor and] glorify your Father who is in heaven.(Matthew 5:16, AMP)A little girl and her two siblings are raised by their grandmother, which is court-ordered after years of abuse and neglect from her parents. She grows up, moves away from home, and falls in love with a very special man who captures her heart. She gets married and has her own famil...

Return to the Kingdom of Íseldur, where enemies become lovers and dark secrets hide around each corner, the second novel in the Ashen series.In the aftermath of a harrowing journey, Silla Nordvig’s dreams of a simple life have been shattered. Beaten, betrayed, and reeling from the revelation of her true name, she flees Kopa with Reynir Galtung, ruthless leader of the Bloodaxe Crew. But when they're forced into hiding together, Silla soon discovers that Rey has been...

I came to Grand Lake looking for a fresh start, not a scandal.But one wrong turn (and one very right kiss) later, I found myself pressed against Sheriff Blake Mitchell's patrol car—and that was just the beginning of my trouble.Now my days are spent trying to act professional at the station while his heated stares make my uniform feel two sizes too small.Our stolen moments in supply closets and back alleys are getting harder to hide, and in a...

A joyful, poetic celebration of kindergarten and first gradePoet Kay Winters has written a book of zippy poems centering on the triumphs and trials of those first school years. This cheery collection covers an astonishing range of activities from the anticipated--dashing to the bus and science class discoveries--to the completely unexpected--losing a permission slip and seeing a teacher outside the classroom. Patrice Barton's sweetly smudgy watercolor illustrations...

Murder and scandalsure to rip his family apart…Though he prefers working solo, bondsman Trent Lockwood decides to team up with STEALTH attorney Kendra Spade to hunt down a criminal determined to ruin both their families. The former Montana cowboy and the take-charge New Yorker may share a common enemy, but the stakes are too high to let their attraction get in the way. Desire could get them both killed.From Harlequin Intrigue...

Diamonds are for alwaysThe Royal Marriage ArrangementCrown Prince Lucca has married Alexandra Grigory in a sumptuous wedding. If only her convenient groom felt the same way she does! She looks every inch the part. But only the love of Lucca will truly make her feel like a princess!The Diamond BrideJessica, eight years old, hopes for a new wife for her dad. Her nanny, Annie, is just great, and anybody can see...

A skeleton in a lighthouse. A locket with her grandmother's photo. And a sixty-six-year-old secret that someone will kill to keep buried.Emma Hartley came to Willow Creek for a fresh start—a quiet life running the Moonlight Café in a charming coastal town. She never expected to be drawn into another murder investigation, especially one connected to her own family's past.When construction workers discover skeletal remains in the historic Willow Creek lighthouse, Emma recogni...

If Peter stands at the Pearly Gates, then billionaire Atlas Knight stands at the gates of Hell…and I just married him.Hard to say no to five million dollars, even if it means selling your soul to the devil.His proposition was simple: one year of marriage, after which, we both walk away.The deal of a lifetime offered to me by the mysterious, yet sexy stranger that's been coming into my coffee shop the last several months....