Dive into the abundance of the ocean and reconnect with nature through food in this deeply personal guide to wild cooking, with more than 80 recipes inspired by the memories and ingredients that have shaped Hawai‘i-born spearfishing champion, chef, and award-winning environmentalist Kimi Werner.“Kimi is a world-class freediver, a skilled huntress, a true artist with food, and a guardian of the earth. She lives what she teaches. This book is her invitation b...

*Originally published under the title, It all Started with a Lima BeanYou can’t have hope in the future if there’s no peace in your past.As a teacher in her hometown of Santa Barbara, California, Abby feels like she's finally on the right path. She loves her job, has the best of friends, and a loving mother who has always been there for her. Abby is very talented at many things, including hiding the pain of her past. That is until her world collides with Caleb Hunt...

This might be a game, but it’s not something you play.Die in the game, and you die in real life. This is Sword Art Online, the latest VRMMORPG, and upon the game’s launch, ten thousand players realize they’re trapped in this virtual world with no escape…unless they can make their way through Aincrad, a massive floating castle with dangers lurking on each of its one hundred floors. Enter Kirito, a swordsman and former beta tester for the game who has the knowledge and skills to rise to the ...

Kozuya, the sales representative, wants to seal a contract with Takamori, the company doctor…so he can raise his marks and take his girlfriend on a luxurious date! …But at that very moment, he's dumped by said girlfriend. Feeling depressed, the usually cold Takamori tags along with him to drink himself to oblivion… When he wakes up from his drunken state, he's somehow in bed with Takamori! "You're pretty hard even after drinking that much, aren't you?" It's his first time with a man, but i...

While manga is now a well known entity in the global publishing scene, the medium's international success has its roots in the realm of eros. Japanese media critic Kimi Rito dives into the history of manga's erotic world a genre known internationally simply as - hentai. What are the origins of hentai? How has it evolved from the days of ukiyo-e to today's modern comics and animation. Who are the people making hentai? And who are the people reading these works? And what is the medium ultima...

A father and daughter living in the remote Appalachian mountains must reckon with the ghosts of their past in Kimi Cunningham Grant's These Silent Woods, a mesmerizing novel of suspense.No electricity, no family, no connection to the outside world.For eight years, Cooper and his young daughter, Finch, have lived in isolation in a remote cabin in the northern Appalachian woods. And that's exactly the way Cooper wants it, because he's got a lot to hi...

In this captivating novel of suspense from the USA Today bestselling author of These Silent Woods, a wilderness guide must team up with the man who ruined her life years ago when the friend who introduced them goes missing.Emlyn doesn't let herself think about the past.How she and her best friend, Janessa, barely speak anymore. How Tyler, the love of her life, left her half dead on the side of the road three years ago.Her new life ...

Die in the game, and you die in real life. This is Sword Art Online, the latest VRMMORPG, and Kirito now finds himself trapped in its unforgiving virtual world. By chance, he comes across a swordswoman named Asuna, who agrees to team up with him to challenge the boss of the first floor. The two join a large raid party to take down the beast, but when its attack patterns become unpredictable, the group's resolve will be tested…

Delicate Creatures is a modern reimagining of Shakespeare’s Othello set in rural Appalachia from Kimi Cunningham Grant.Blue Hollow, West Virginia, 2005. Local journalist Britt has a terrible shock when she arrives at the home of her best friend, Des, to what looks like the remnants of a crime scene. Des, her son and her husband are all missing. Twenty years earlier, Ozias and his mother, Mari, arrive in the small town, hoping for a fresh start. Th...

Kozuya, the sales representative, wants to seal a contract with Takamori, the company doctor…so he can raise his marks and take his girlfriend on a luxurious date! …But at that very moment, he's dumped by said girlfriend. Feeling depressed, the usually cold Takamori tags along with him to drink himself to oblivion… When he wakes up from his drunken state, he's somehow in bed with Takamori! "You're pretty hard even after drinking that much, aren't you?" It's his first time with a man, but i...

"Right now, I want to hold you… can I?" Ayato, who's always short on money, comes across Narutomi, a happy-go-lucky man, being harassed by a thug. "I'll pay you, so save me!" To which he does, leading him to become Narutomi's bodyguard! One day, Harima drinks at a hostess club, making him a drunk mess… "Do you like it, Harima? Where it feels good, the dirty parts?" Narutomi whispers sweetly… He answers with a yes, which leads to a ravenous kiss. And in the midst of the heat, Narutomi's hot...

"I've come as an offering! Please let me stay here!!" "I don't need a guy as an offering! Go home!" Suddenly, Takeharu, a human man, arrives at the cat yokai Kokuten's doorstep in the mountains with this request. Takeharu refuses to leave even when told to, so Kokuten ignores him but then, before he knows it, both his house and yard are cleaned up! Kokuten thinks, "Maybe this guy could be useful..." But when night falls, Takeharu tells him, "I've been directed to service you at night as we...