Stage Ready: First Steps follows 16-year-old Jihoon as they step into the high-pressure world of K-pop training. After passing a nerve-wracking audition, they join one of Korea's top entertainment companies, only to realize that talent alone isn't enough to survive. From grueling dance practices and strict vocal lessons to intense rivalries and unexpected friendships, they must push themselves harder than ever before. As doubts creep in and the reality of trainee life sets...

According to Wikipedia: "Irene Temple Bailey (c. 1885 July 6, 1953) was an American novelist and short story writer. Beginning around 1902, Temple Bailey was contributing stories to national magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post, Cavalier Magazine, Cosmopolitan, The American Magazine, McClure's, Woman's Home Companion, Good Housekeeping, McCall's and others. In 1914, Bailey wrote the screenplay for the Vitagraph Studios film Auntie, and two of her books were filmed. She also had thre...

In his first book, Bailey combines his love of wordplay and the wisdom of GOD in this book filled with poetic interpretations of life. Born and raised in Jamaica to devout believers, he became the first of his family to join the American military after graduating high school. His family immigrated to America when he was a child. This book is a creative record of a young man’s experience navigating American customs and traditions, the military’s customs and traditions, his family’s beliefs ...

The Diary of a Resurrectionist, 1811-1812 offers a rare and fascinating glimpse into the shadowy world of body-snatching in early 19th-century London. This unique volume presents the actual diary of a professional resurrectionist—one of the men who exhumed corpses from graveyards to supply the insatiable demand for cadavers by medical schools and anatomists. The diary, covering the years 1811 to 1812, provides a day-by-day account of the clandestine operations, the risks, the profits, and ...

Thurl Bailey knows what it takes to have a "Championship Mindset". With Thurl in the driver's seat, this book takes readers on a journey that started with a dreamer, Coach Jim Valvano. Jimmy V's ability to manifest his dream through a willing group of young players, culminated into winning the 1983 NCAA Championship against all odds. Sports Illustrated pinned the championship game as, "The greatest upset in sports in the 20th century." Thurl invites you to learn the secret of how you and y...

One Woman and Two Men... Why Choose?Piper Vaughn has known Mark Lundgren since she was a kid and always figured they’d end up together. That is until she meets Domingo Cardoza.Now two incredibly virile men are vying for her affections. How can she possibly choose between them? Can’t they just all get along…together?

Story Brooks' fiancé just called off their wedding two weeks before the happy day. As if that isn't bad enough, her semi-estranged father, an infamous NYPD hostage negotiator, just suffered a heart attack. Not wanting to examine her lack of emotion over the broken engagement, she hops on a plane to reconnect with her father before it's too late.Playboy hostage negotiator Daniel Chase has never—not once—been refused by a woman. So when a debate over hospital snack foods with a delec...

What secret did his friend have to die for?When Egyptologist Alex MacLure’s friend and mentor dies he’s stunned to discover she’s left a message—hidden, encoded, and meant only for him.With a mysterious artifact and a trail of cryptic symbols, Alex is thrust into a deadly race against time. What begins as a quest to finish her research quickly spirals into a chilling conclusion: her death was no accident. She was murdered for what she discovered.Now...

Homicide cop Troy Bennett had a reputation with the Chicago PD for being fearless and in control—until the night his daredevil partner is killed during a raid. From that moment on, he swears he'll never again be responsible for the loss of a loved one. To escape his demons, Troy transfers to the NYPD, bringing him up close and personal with Ruby Elliott, a beautiful, street-savvy pool hustler.Reckless and stubbornly independent, Ruby embodies everything Troy's avoiding, but when sh...

A HALF-BAKED HEXBetween brewing magically spiced treats at Honeybee Bakery and volunteering with a local conservation group, Katie Lightfoot barely has time to see her firefighter boyfriend, Declan McCarthy, much less delve further into her destiny as a witch. But avoiding her fate won’t be as easy as whipping up a new recipe—especially when Katie finds herself once again mixed up in murder.When a fellow volunteer for the conservation group is found dead, K...

FLOUR POWERWhen Hollywood invades Savannah’s historic district to film a Revolutionary War movie, magical baker Katie Lightfoot, and her witches’ coven, the Spellbook Club, take a break from casting spells for casting calls. One of the witches snags a part as an extra, while Katie’s firefighter boyfriend, Declan, acts as on-set security. Katie and her aunt Lucy decide to stay out of the action, but after the movie’s “fixer” fires the caterer, the Honeybee Bakery co...

A broken kingA cursed manAnd a journey to defy the gods.As a deadly curse strains their relationship, Gilgamesh and Enkidu grapple with their uncertain future.When they discover someone who can break the curse, they embark on a perilous quest. Facing fierce monsters and vengeful gods, every step grows more hazardous.But the love that pushes them forward might be the very thing that changes their futu...