American Magic

Haley Landry, Questgiver, has been enjoying the system Armageddon: she's become an enchantress, helped her friends and neighbors, even set up a cool haunted house. But when her grandmother's class evolution requires her to turn their home into an inn, she balks. She's been visiting Nana at this house every summer for years... it's a point of comfort and stability that she's reluctant to surrender. She's always risen to the challenges imposed by the Trials before, but this one's going to be hard.... Join Haley, Nana, and the people of Refuge for another quick, cozy read, just right for the ...

Isabel Valenti's on a mission. Her sister Ana needs the help of a legendary witch to free the love of her life. The legendary witch resides in Tiero terriory. Now the Valenti sisters know better than to trespass on another shifter's territory. Of course they do! Especially not on Tiero territory. They don't take trespassers lightly. Tell that to Isabel, the hotheaded, hardheaded, passionate curvy ballet teacher. Go on. Just tell her that. Let's nominate Giovanni--Gio to those of you who know him--to do the telling. Except there's one little problem. Gio takes her prisoner. Now whatcha gonna...

Spirit Pass: Revised and Expanded Edition is the compilation of Jessica Stone Novellas #1-3 plus a bonus chapter of the upcoming installment in the series titled A Soul Darker Than Midnight. More than four out of five indigenous women report they have been victims of violence. For decades, indigenous women have faced a murder rate higher than the national average. It is part of the spectrum of violence experienced by Native women. This fictional collection of novellas delves into these types of missing and murder cases. It shows what obstacles exist for tribal law enforcement and the extent...

Pick a master and serve. Serve them well and die. Marigold wants to die the right way. She wants a transformative bite from her master. Vampires have it all: the statuesque look, the immortal life, and the power to enchant others. All she has is debt, a distracted boyfriend, and a desire to be more than human. When unwanted holiday gifts are exchanged between two master vampires, Marigold’s wish might come true if she can survive until dawn. A perfectly sized introduction into the new paranormal worlds created by urban fantasy and paranormal romance author Azaaa Davis. Start reading Hiss,...

Neil Narayan’s parents moved to America for a better life, and his perfect older sister is now headed to an elite university. Neil is funny and smart, but he is not living up to his parents’ dream. While he tries to want their version of success, mostly, Neil just wants his neighbour across the street, Anita Dayal. Once a lot like Neil, Anita is truly thriving academically, athletically and socially. Anita has a secret: she and her mother Anjali have been brewing an ancient alchemical potion from stolen gold that harnesses the ambition of the jewellery's original owner.

Book Five of the Ava'Lonan Herstories (An Illustrated Novel) The Tides were Turning... But in whose favor, the evil or the Ritious? With undiscovered enemies hidden and plotting against her and her Jur’Av’chi’n grievously wounded, Jeliya must juggle love, family and duty, all with equal devotion. All at odds, the three most important things in her life should have been one and the same, but stubbornly remained three. The Times were Turning... Before their very eyes, despite all that the High Family have suffered and struggled to bring about. Prophecy was becoming reality, and with all...

Thirteen-year-old Reason Nelson attends a party that is busted by the local police. As he flees, he collides with a detective and a Black drug dealer. He snatches up what he believes to be his leather jacket and drunkenly crawls into a doghouse, dragging the jacket with him. In the pocket of this coat, Reason discovers a key that opens a safe-deposit box. The box contains evidence that will solve the murder of a young female informant. The second theme of the audiobook involves the fact-based event that took place in 1966 on the outskirts of Lincoln.

Have you heard of the Star Maiden, Old Sally Cato, or Sweet Betsey from Pike? Everyone knows about Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, and Davy Crockett, But have you heard of these larger-than-life women? From Bess Call, who wrestles any and all challengers, to Molly Cottontail, who can outwit any critter in the woods, to Hekeke, who slays a giant singlehandedly, here are 15 funny, stormy, and always entertaining tall tales of legendary American women. They're as difference as can be, but still cut from the same cloth.

An Illustrated Science Fantasy Novel THE WORLD WAS DIVIDED... Literally. A wall of light shielded one half of the world of Alona from the threat of the other half, protecting a civilization that was over five thousand years old. THE MAGIC WAS DIVIDED... And made stronger by that division. Within the shield of light, the magics of light and air grew stronger than the magics of water and earth. And women, the wielders of these magics, came into power. Theirs was the Age of Light. THE SHIELD IS DYING... And the threat that has been held at bay for five thousand years looms over the land of ...

Celeste and Anubis were true soulmates since the moment they locked eyes. The only thing that separated them was the birth of their son Callum. Now she is a single mother of a nonverbal autistic child. Forced to deal with his tantrums and constant ridicule and stares of the public. All Callum Anu's life he has wondered two things; what the colors and numbers mean, and why his father doesn’t love him. For years he has been silent, listening to the people around him ask invasive questions, but the moment he sees the woman with the long dark hair, he knows he has to speak. A mother and son ...

What would you do if you were chosen to rule in hell? Dick and Jane are about to find out. When Lucifer summons them back to Inferno, how can they say no? Going back to hell is more challenging than it seems. Unruly demons and more alone time with her ex...Jane might be in over her head. Sometimes the only way to win is to embrace your inner demon. Dick has that covered, does Jane? Find out in the third installment of Hell and Earth.

DESPRE AUDIOBOOK. Pașii pierduți e un roman magistral al literaturii hispano-americane și, după părerea unor critici, cel mai important din creația lui Alejo Carpentier, reprezentând o ilustrare perfectă a teoriei sale despre "realul miraculos”. Publicat în 1953, romanul a inaugurat perioada de plenitudine creatoare a scriitorului.

Rutherford Calhoun, a puckish rogue and newly freed slave, spends his days loitering around the docks of New Orleans, dodging debt collectors, gangsters and Isadora Bailey, a prim and frugal woman who seeks to marry him and curb his mischievous instincts. When the heat from these respective pursuers becomes too much to bear, he cons his way on to the next ship leaving the dock: the Republic. Upon boarding, to his horror he discovers that he is on an illegal slave ship embarking on the Middle Passage.

A long time ago, a girl named Carla lived on a goat farm with her father, Hector. One night, a goat disappeared from the farm and turned up flat as a pancake. Only one creature could do that - El Chupacabras, the goatsucker! Legend has it that El Chupacabras is a fearsome beast, but you can't believe everything you hear...and sometimes the truth is even more interesting.

Living forever isn’t everything it’s cracked up to be. Hearts can still break, looks can still fade, and money still matters, even in eternity. The ghosts, zombies, and demons in this collection are all shockingly human, and they’re ready to spill their guts. Vanity, love, and tragedy are all candidly explored as the unfulfilled desires of the dead are echoed in the lives of modern-day immigrants. Story-by-story, the line between ghost and human, life and death, becomes increasingly blurred. From Shanghai to Vancouver, the women in this collection haunt and are haunted.

Anaïs Echeverría left Peru, the country where she grew up, many years ago. She has built a new life for herself in London: engaged and pregnant, she dares to believe that she has left the ghosts of her family's past behind. But now she must return to Lima to sell her ancestral home, the notorious yellow house that looms over the sprawling city below. Concealed within its walls are spectres from the past that demand her attention, remnants of the injustices on which both her country and her house were built.

Another standalone book in the Shifters Forever Worlds! Marco Brazos, the only male sibling of a quartet of shifter elementals has a problem. Actually, make that two. His first problem, the elemental that resides within him has gone silent. Total and complete silence. Second problem? A beautiful witch named Symone who lives on an island that’s off the grid. She’s not just any witch. She’s the witch that runs the southern hemisphere Circle of Witches. She has no use for shifters but tolerates them. As for elementals, she hates them, with a passion—for good reason. Marco’s on her ...

Since her encounter with Ori years ago, Jessica has continued her mission to print the truth that the world needs to hear. This pursuit has led her to meet with a source, Zach Carver, a leading mind at Singularity Group. The meeting goes awry, and Jessica awakens to find that she has a gap in time and memory and that Zach is now missing. To her surprise, Ori reappears to help her. His solution involves a promising young recruit, Malik, whose research could be the key to recovering Zach. Yet the forces they are up against have proven they will go to great lengths to remove any obstacle.

This is a closed door, clean, supernatural suspense, coming of age romance. The language has been toned down and the books have been specifically reworked for those who do not particularly enjoy open door romances. Rachel Kane’s recovering from a broken heart. And she’s broke. She’s flat out broke and homeless since she found her boyfriend in her best friend’s arms in the home that he and Rachel shared. A home he owned, so of course, she’s out on her ear now. She’s got an invitation to take an opportunity that takes her out of state and pays for her living expenses. Maybe some ...

A Girl, a Great-Grandma, and a Dungeon! Having found the town of Refuge a trainer, Haley is tasked with the system's newest quest: to set up a starter dungeon for her local adventurers in time for Hallowe’en! Haley’s not sure she’s the girl for this task, since she’s not into creepy things. Fortunately, she has some unexpected (and enthusiastic) help, and of course, guidance from Nana... and maybe by the end, she begins to see things in a different (and creepier!) light. Join Haley for this third installment in the adventures of a post-apocalyptic world with a game system imposed on...