The first book in #1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison's Hollows series!All the creatures of the night gather in "the Hollows" of Cincinnati, to hide, to prowl, to party . . . and to feed.Vampires rule the darkness in a predator-eat-predator world rife with dangers beyond imagining—and it's Rachel Morgan's job to keep that world civilized.A bounty hunter and a witch with serious sex appeal and an attitude, she'll bring 'em back...

Even when time periods and geographical locations vary greatly, women’s struggles as they confront adversity are often remarkably universal.The twenty-three stories in this collection follow ordinary women from the 1470s to the 1960s as they rise to meet life’s challenges.An unhappy housewife in 1950s California gathers the strength to escape an abusive marriage. When the local men are shipped off to fight in WWI, a young Yorkshire woman joins others to keep a munitions fac...

A cancer diagnosis changes everything — not just the treatment plan, but the way you think about your body, your choices, and your future. In the overwhelming flood of information that follows, patients are left navigating a confusing landscape of conventional protocols, alternative claims, and well-meaning but often contradictory advice from friends, family, and the internet. What's missing is a trustworthy bridge between the oncology clinic and the wider world of evidence-based supportiv...

Little ones will enjoy this perfect first introduction about God’s love for all of His creation. Through simple sentences and vibrant pictures, young hearts will learn that God loves the tall giraffe, tiny bee, big dog, small mouse, soft kitten, prickly porcupine, and all little children. Basic text makes picture and word association easy and fun!

RemyFor the last twenty years, hockey has been my life. As a thirty-two-year-old backup goalie, on what could be my final contract, I need to game time if I hope to get an offer next year. Problem? The goalie coach is a former rival, and he’s not happy I’m living next door to his ex-wife. My career is in his hands, so the smart play is to keep her at arms length.It would be easier if she wasn’t so kind, to me and my rescue dog. She’s the most amazing woman I’ve met, but thi...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison returns to the ever-after one last time in this never-before-published short story!The origins of the elf and demon war have been shrouded – until now. Told from a demon’s point of view, join Al as he helps Newt spin the curse that caused the elven downfall… and perhaps holds the beginnings of their own reclamations.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hollows series, the prequel to the Peri Reed series, following the government agency operative extraordinaire five years before when The Drafter begins.Every hero, even the accidental ones, have a beginning.Silas’s radical theory that drafters are not replaying time as much as they are temporarily sliding into an alternate universe has never been well-received, but frankly, the darling o...

Named a Best Fantasy Book of the Year by NPR, Amazon, Paste, and Book Riot!**“A must-read series for epic fantasy lovers."—Library JournalFrom award-winning Korean author Sung-il Kim & translated by the world-renowned Anton Hur, Blood of the Old Kings begins an epic journey unlike any other.**There is no escaping the Empire.Even in death, you will serve.In an Empire run on necromancy, dead sorcerers are the ...

Fiscal analyst Mike Carlson is good with spreadsheets and baseball stats. He doesn't believe in fate, true love, or fantasy. But then a fertility goddess whisks him away to another world. A promise has been broken, and if Mike is ever to return to California—and his comfortable if lonely life—he must complete a pilgrimage to the shrines of a death goddess.A humiliating event convinces Mike to hire a guard to accompany him, and hunky Goran is handy enough with a sword, if a little t...

Part biography and part commentary, in the book you will find delightful and engaging stories that chronicle a deaf studies professor's journey the the hearing world into the Deaf world.Based on her experiences from life on the farm, to her triumph of establishing a college level deaf studies program, you will see her challenge the system in ways that make everyone in her wake give things a second thought.Forging her own path, she finds success by balancing both worlds. Emb...

Charles Grimes hasn't celebrated Christmas in years, so spending December in San Francisco while keeping an eye out for monsters sounds like an easy way to earn a few bucks. He should have learned by now that nothing is ever easy—not his job, not his existence as the son of an angel, and not his relationship with a formerly captive demon. It's going to take more than a few rounds of Jingle Bells to make Charles feel the joys of the season.

Over two million bureaucrats serve in the US federal government under various employment contracts. Minju Kim's Taming the Careerists asks how the design of those contracts – specifically, the features that strengthen or weaken job protections – shapes the behavior of bureaucrats and, in turn, American foreign policy. While past studies identify tools that help the president control the bureaucracy, Kim demonstrates that the president can additionally control the behavior of bureaucrats by...