Chortle. Giggle. Titter and guffaw. And smile, smile, smile. The happiest of books is back, in full, glorious, happy color. It’s the perfect shower gift. Essential for grandparents. The most cheerful book in the parenting section.These 97 games, sight gags, parlor tricks, and practical jokes require no special talent, use just the simplest household items as props, and actually work. Babies will be entertained—and adult readers will rediscover the joy of surrendering to sheer silli...

Have you ever had a bad day? Sergeant Paul Mitchell had. It was the kind of bad day where nothing went right, everything that could go wrong went wrong, and everyone died.He knew that was always a possibility in the marines, but it really sucked when it happened to you: it wasn't your fault, and you still took the fall for everything.With his career dead and buried, he's forced to make it as a freelancer; a jack of all trades but a master of none. Just when...

Anchored. Powerful. Deadly.My mates and I are being hunted by a dark force set on destroying the line of Nyx. They've not only put me in danger—but my family, too. But I've completed the three mate bonds I need in order to come into my power. Now, I have to learn how to wield it.I've been enrolled in Oberon Academy, the supernatural school of the elite. A place where status is earned through blood and power. Only the most ruthless survive here. And I need to prove ...

This issue, we have quite an interesting lineup. We have mysteries from returning favorites Veronica Leigh and Robert Lopresti (thanks to Acquiring Editors Michael Bracken and Barb Goffman), as well as a boxing crime story from classic author Jack Ritchie. Our mystery novel is by Izola Forester, a romantic suspense tale from the Golden Age. And of course we have a new solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles.On the science fiction front, we have an original tale from Damir Salkov...

Maggie, a young newspaper reporter, was pampered as a youth and her first major independent decision shocked her friends and family. She leaves her home and family abruptly, in the Chicago area, seeking to clear her mind and swirling emotions. She is confronted with alarming options, even en route, that test her character and judgment. She finds herself in the beautiful Snowshoe Mountain Resort in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Maggie is attracted immediately to Bucky, a young county bu...

How to Talk to Anyone About Anything & How To Make People LaughHow to Talk to Anyone About Anything:Have you ever wanted to share your knowledge with others and help everyone else? Have you wanted to be able to talk in-depth about any subject? Do you want people around the world who have no idea what you are talking about listening attentively and understanding everything that is being said? Do you want everyone else wasting their time wh...

Magic runs the world. It wins wars, grows crops, enables trade, and even fixes the crapper.If magic runs the world, then the men and women who wield it rule the world. But not all witches and wizards are created equal. Rhett Allen is the thirdborn son of a minor lord trying to figure out his life after university. When a sudden family catastrophe throws his plans into chaos, he must make a decision.Should he do what people expect him to do or chart his own ...

Fate. Destiny. A force so powerful it could bring worlds to their knees . . .Avalon, the home of the supernatural race, is claiming me as its Queen. Their current ruler needs me to return, but the organization out to kill me still wants me dead, and they're hunting me with the help of someone on the inside.If I want to survive, I have to find my mates, complete the bonds, and grow my power.Adrian, my charming mage, is mine to take. But there are others call...

Two marvelous, totally identical twin girls were the big surprise. The girls realized early their uniqueness when their mother could not distinguish between them. Their antics frustrated many who were uncertain who they were talking with. This was their secret never divulged. Their ploy came easy and natural. Each personality, voice, appearance, mannerisms were as one, totally identical. College boyfriends were victims. Their actions added excitement to their busy life. Many were left conf...

“Jack Spencer tells it the way it is and needs to be to make nuclear energy an affordable choice for America. Read this thoughtful and provocative book written by one of America’s great conservative thinkers.” — William Martin, Former Deputy Energy Secretary; Chair, Nuclear Energy Advisory CommitteeSkyrocketing energy prices are placing downward pressure on economic growth throughout the world. There seems to be no relief in sight, with hundreds of millions without...

Paul Mitchell wasn't sure how things could get any worse.Sure, he'd been booted from the Marine Corps and was forced to work as a freelancer because he couldn't hold down a regular job. He'd signed on with a mysterious crew of women, sailed across the void, and met interesting aliens and new people who tried to kill him. Against all odds, he'd somehow found himself stuck between a criminal psycho, Naval Intelligence, and a drop-dead gorgeous skipper who actually li...

I, Ivy Wilson, am apparently a Queen.It sounds far fetched. I had a five-year plan: work at the Camilla until I had enough for a deposit on a shop to start the romance bookstore of my dreams, write my regency romance novels, and survive my pestering mother.All that crumbles when they appear. Adrian, Rowan, Elias, and Maeve. They claim they're here for me—the new Queen of Nyx, the rightful heir to the throne of all supernaturals.But I'm being hunted by fate, darkness...