Cora Sledge is horrified when her children, who doubt her ability to take care of herself, plot to remove her from her home.So what if her house is in shambles? Who cares when she last changed her clothes? If an eighty-two-year-old widow wants to live on junk food, pills, and cigarettes, hasn’t she earned the right? When her kids force her into The Palisades, an assisted living facility, Cora takes to her bed, planning to die as soon as possible. But life isn’t fin...

In Slipstream, Leslie Larson traces the intertwining paths of five characters as each struggles to stay afloat in the face of major setbacks, minor failures, and a reckless pursuit of elusive second chances. When Rudy loses his job cleaning jets at the airport, his sanity and his marriage threaten to follow. While his wife, Inez, secretly saves her pennies and plots an escape, his coworker Wylie, a bartender at LAX, is about to receive the surprise of his life. Meanwhile, Wylie’s ...

In Slipstream, Leslie Larson traces the intertwining paths of five characters as each struggles to stay afloat in the face of major setbacks, minor failures, and a reckless pursuit of elusive second chances. When Rudy loses his job cleaning jets at the airport, his sanity and his marriage threaten to follow. While his wife, Inez, secretly saves her pennies and plots an escape, his coworker Wylie, a bartender at LAX, is about to receive the surprise of his life. Meanwhile, Wylie’s ...

**In the sequel to darkly inventive The Labyrinth of Souls, a girl must face a mysterious monster made of nothing but darkness and shadows that no one else can see.For fans of Tim Burton, V.E. Schwab, and stories with a dash of the strange and macabre.**Ix Tatterfall is no stranger to the odd and the eerie. Her unusual lineage provides unique abilities, such as a strong Darklight power and unencumbered travel into the deadly Labyrinth of Souls. But even Ix is unpre...

Why does trusting God feel so natural in some areas of life—and so difficult in others? Could it be that your struggle isn't just internal but part of a deeper spiritual battle over your identity? It's time to recognize those unseen attacks and reconnect with what is true about God and yourself, and to develop a steadier, more resilient trust right where you need it most. Take the journey home to your authentic self: the person God created you to be, His beloved child, the one He i...

Song offers a vital case study for examining the rich interplay of music, gender, and representation in the early modern period. This collection engages with the question of how gender informed song within particular textual, social, and spatial contexts in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England. Bringing together ongoing work in musicology, literary studies, and film studies, it elaborates an interdisciplinary consideration of the embodied and gendered facets of song, and of song’s ca...

**"Your next favorite book featuring a magical school is here. Get this one for young readers in your life who want their stories full of action, adventure, fantasy, and mystery." —Lora Senf, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of the Blight Harbor booksA darkly inventive fantasy for fans of Tim Burton about a girl who can see Nightmare creatures from the forbidden Labyrinth of Souls.**In the Kingdom of Spinar, there are seven rules for safeguarding your soul from the Sorrows ...

Read by the author.Why does trusting God feel so natural in some areas of life—and so difficult in others? Could it be that your struggle isn't just internal but part of a deeper spiritual battle over your identity? It's time to recognize those unseen attacks and reconnect with what is true about God and yourself, and to develop a steadier, more resilient trust right where you need it most. Take the journey home to your authentic self: the person God create...

Conflict between Boomer parents and Millennial children about how you should lead your life…. When Jenn Adler returns from a year in India, she has a surprise for her parents: a young guru from Bangalore whom she intends to marry. Her father, Paul, is wary of this “beggar” Jenn has brought home—who, he suspects, is conning his much-loved daughter—while her mother, Maggie, is frightened that this alien stranger will steal away her only child, her focus in life. In the month...

◆ Is a family of one still a family? ◆Copper Daniels dreams of living in a white house with red shutters and a dog named Sugar, but she’s just fine, thank you very little. Life on the streets isn’t so bad because she’s got Mama.That all changes the day the girl wakes up to find her mother is missing. Copper can’t imagine a world without her mom in it, so she hesitantly braves the big city alone to bring her family "home." In following the crumbs of clues, a...

More than a memoir, The Olive Picker is a touching experience brimming with strength and triumph. Facing a horrific attack, a resourceful nurse must summon her wits or lose her life. In this brave and shocking memoir, the author masterfully guides us through the pivotal points of her life, from an abusive upbringing that destroys her self-confidence, to the wreckage of an ill-conceived marriage, and onto a defining moment, full of grace and mercy, which gave her the wings to become the con...

"Raw, raunchy, laugh-out-loud funny, and surprisingly affecting, An Idiot In Love is a deeply relatable page-turner. The honesty, candor, and humor of David Jester's prose is something to be admired and enjoyed. I loved this book!" -Davy Rothbart, author of My Heart is an Idiot and creator of FOUND magazineKieran’s love life didn’t get off to a good start. He threw up after his first kiss; he was beaten up by the first girl to have a crush on him;...