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Magic has never been as dangerous.Troubled by dreams of Sian in danger, Karina opens a new portal. But instead of going to Whyland, she breaks the defenses against Lumina, an ethereal city with advanced and dangerous magic. Not only that, she ends up captured and having her mind wiped. Now powerless, alone, and without any awareness of her magic she has to fend for herself in a strange land where not even her mind is safe. Sian has an impossible task: defeat the gigantic Maris king. A victory doesn't mean a ticket home, though. In his struggle, he'll come across magic more powerful than he ever imagined. Intruders in Whyland force Cayla and Darian to go to the Light Gardens, where more truths and secrets are about to be revealed.Stranded across dimensions, how will these characters come together again?Get immersed in this action-packed, emotional conclusion to Portals to Whyland, recommended for teens 13 and up. You'll find adventure, romance, intrigue, revelations, and magic. Start reading it now!

When the prince of a solar system leagues from his comes to take Gabrielle away to be his pride, Alex will have to either learn how to accept himself or be forced to watch the girl he loves get taken away!

Almost every day Bobby, Sonny, and Max watch their new neighbor, Mr. Moore, as he carries mysterious packages up to his apartment. As he passes them, they hear strange sounds and smell foul odors coming from inside the boxes. . When curiosity overwhelms them, they decide to find out what's going on. This sounds like a case for the Bradhurst Gumshoes! as they set out to solve the mystery of Mr. Moore's Menagerie. A brand-new Bobby and Sonny Mystery featuring their latest member, Maxine.

It's been several months since Caspian became Elincia's knight. Their work hasn't been too difficult thus far, but that is about to change when Sylvia tasks them with settling a dispute between two MagiTech companies: Thaumaturgical Industries and Harmonix.What should have been a simple investigation regarding the buying, selling, and creation of magical matrices becomes so much more when Cassadinia is attacked by Murakumos-the powerful MagiTech automatons that devastated the Colosseum during the Sorceress's Knight's Tournament.Discovering who is behind these attacks will take all the wit and skill these two possess. But they may not like what happens when they discover who the culprit is.

When a driver burns to death on the side of a New Mexico highway, evidence from the scene leads reporter Luke Murphy to a series of murders involving the region's multi-million dollar energy market.A year after breaking the biggest story of his career, Luke Murphy is reporting on more big changes in the City of Farmington, where the imminent launch of a first of its kind solar facility, and the likely closure of the region's coal-fired power plant are set to turn the industry on its head, altering the fortunes of the city's most prominent power-players in the process. With millions at stake, and winners and losers on both sides, it appears someone is determined to tip the field in their favor by any means necessary, and prepared to cover their tracks with fire. But in the shadowy world of big energy, it's never clear who owns what, or how far they're willing to go in the pursuit of power and profit.As Luke chases down the story, peeling away the layers in his search for the truth, will he discover who is responsible for the wave of killings, or will he be next?Firepower picks up where Chokecherry Canyon left off, pulling readers into another desert noir mystery, and thrilling them with all the action, humor, and suspense that readers of Mike Attebery's Brick Ransom series have come to expect.

They survived a nightmare - but they didn't escape unscathed.FBI profiler Nathan Thomas and fiancée Bella Amsel begin to mend their lives after horror and loss.Little do they know the horror is only beginning.The psychopath obsessed with Bella isn't giving up that easily.How far will Nathan go to catch his soulmate's stalker?

The hero's journey doesn't always end after the Dark Lord has been slain.After being betrayed by the very kingdom he saved, Jacob Stone forsook his title of Hero. Now he lives the simple life of a barkeep. Yet even that life is irrevocably erased when a young woman named Enyo appears before him.She claims to be the daughter of the former Dark Lord and has come seeking his aid. He'd normally never consider lending her a hand, but when she tells him that she knows of a way for him to return home, he's left with little recourse.His journey will take him across the kingdom of Terrasole, toward the place where it all began. If he succeeds, he'll return to the home that he'd been stolen from. If he fails… well, he won't live long enough to regret failing.

A dying request from an elderly neighbor forces a woman in a troubled marriage to find the 300-year-old story of a young colonial woman-one forced into an unwanted betrothal but drawn to a man forbidden to her by society.

Christian and Lilith have made contact with Azazel, leader of the Grigori, and have learned a startling truth. Devils have infiltrated the Catholic Church. Now it's up to them, the Grigori, the Succubus Enclave, and the nearly-defeated Executioners to face off against a group of Devils who are hellbent on opening a gate to the Underworld. If they can't stop this from happening, then the whole world will burn as a result.The heat is on.

RÊVEZ GRAND est une histoire de changement grâce à la foi, l'espoir, le courage ainsi que d'une détermination acharnée pour vous faire avancer et atteindre vos objectifs. Suivez Kathy dans son cheminement à travers les vents du changement alors qu'elle surmonte des années d'abus sexuels, de violence et de nombreux traumatismes; elle aborde la peur, la solitude, la dépression et la dépendance. Le désir de Kathy pour une vie meilleure dépasse la peur et l'insécurité qu'elle a pu avoir tout au long du chemin, afin de l'emmener à l'endroit positif où elle se trouve aujourd'hui. Cet ouvrage contient un message puissant et si vous êtes prêt à apporter les changements nécessaires dans votre vie, vous serez en mesure de libérer votre potentiel le plus élevé et atteindre le succès que vous n'avez jamais cru possible! Quand vous rêvez... RÊVEZ GRAND!

When the world is thrown into chaos, will the hero rise up to save the people again, or was the betrayal from before his breaking point?Jacob has been captured by the Kingdom of Terrasole and declared a traitor. Enyo and Fellis arrive in Alyssium, the capital city where Queen Alice's palace, Avant Heim, is located. It is also where Jacob is being kept under lock and key. In order to save Jacob, they must find a way into Avant Heim, but with Lust roaming around, the White Council creating political unrest, and a host of other problems, their task might be insurmountable.

It was Isabella Pimpinella's last chance to show her friends she could do something great. But as the clock struck twelve and no one came to her party, she was disappointed. There would be no potion because she couldn't make it by herself. She thought her life was ruined, but then something wonderful happened and the night became magical. Join Isabella and her friends as they have some magical fun!A humorous and imaginative read for the early reader and more advanced readers .

Super heroes come to life and transport us to a fantasy world where costumed characters have abilities far beyond most humans and good plays out against evil. This diversion from our own reality, usually shows up in comic books and films, but now these heroes come to life on the pages of The Code 47 to BREV Force Trilogy. In this second book of The BREV Force Trilogy Code 47 to BREV Force - QUIZMASTER-MIXMATCHER, our heroes have just defeated CONTROLLER and its hologram Cracko and are planning for what comes next. But when the newest hologram, QuizMaster appears, it is obvious that CONTROLLER isn't backing down. Once again CONTROLLER is using students but to what end? Trying to discover the answers our super-heroes are faced with multiple choices, all of which seem to end with a death trap. Can they join together with a little help from their friends to outsmart the QuizMaster and finally end CONTROLLER'S hold on young people and stop its march to conquer the world? The encounter proves CONTROLLER'S persistence, the clock is ticking and The BREV Force are running out of time...3,2,1...an explosion! Are The BREV Force dead? Is CONTROLLER GONE? This wave of calm brings Love, especially for the college students. But when Love turns to Control... The BREV Force must go on the date of a lifetime...a date to save our world! The past is blending with the present and secrets are bound to be revealed...why do all roads still seem to lead to CONTROLLER! Find out as fantasy collides with reality, in the pages of Code 47 to BREV Force!

Family. A group of people you are related to by blood or love.Nora Schaeffer has come home to her family after twenty years working around the world as a photographer for National Geographic. She's welcomed into the open arms of her father and siblings.Family. A group of people who support you, lift you up when you fall.Shannon, the youngest of the four Schaeffer siblings, has vanished, leaving her five-year-old daughter, Bella, terrified and alone. To help find Shannon, Nora has no choice but to turn to the dark-haired specter who has haunted her for twenty years. Along the way, she finds her own long-dead heart and uncovers chilling family secrets beyond imagination.Family. A group of people who will stick together to hide the rotten soul at its core at any cost.Who will live? Who will die? Who will be the most damaged? And who will learn to love again?

Award Winning Finalist in the Travel: Guides & Essays category of the 2018 International Book Awards.Italy has always been a destination for travelers. For centuries, Rome was the caput mundi, center of the known world. Even after the fall of the empire, all roads led to Rome, the seat of the Catholic Church, a place of pilgrimage. In the 17th century, Italy became the primary destination of the Grand Tour, a trip essential for educating young men of means to experience Italy's antiquity, art and architecture. But they saw more than they were sent to find. They saw sunlight, passion, a hunger for life. Why Italy? Because it is breathtaking. They say on the seventh day God didn't rest, he created Italy. Let celebrated photographer, Rochelle Cheever, take you on a romantic journey of her top ten Italian destinations - Rome, Capri, Florence, Polignano a Mare, Venice, Lake Como, Positano, Orvieto, Ravello, Chianti - with her stunning imagery capturing the very essence that is Italy.

Tora Bora, a name lodged in people's minds, despite the passing of the years. Once a refuge for the world's most wanted man, and the scene of an epic battle. Decades after the guns stopped firing, the bloodshed is back. Into the maelstrom, Rafe Stoner, former US Navy SEAL, and his partner Greg Blum, search for a missing American soldier.

Someone is targeting the students of Coldwater High with powerful curses. Jessica is a suspect, and she is forced to question the gatekeeper's alien influence in her mind. A disastrously magical Valentine's Day leaves her cut off from Drew and Michiru, forced her to put her life in the hands of her worst enemy.

Two women, two rescues. Only one prophecy.The story of Captain Ror continues with the second installment, Chronicles of Ror the Prince's Decision. Weeks of searching the caves of Mt. Heil produce no prisoners even after fleeing winged beasts, Colleen Green and a frightening icicle storm. Captain Ror could put up with those fights every day but the lure of the beautiful Tiffany Collins weakens his resolve. Has fate brought her to him to break his prophecy? That very question is put to the test when he rescues a second woman from a terrible death; one whose green eyes bring night terrors thrashing back into his life. Nothing is more terrible; however, then the story of how and why she came into the caves, all alone.