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When I imagined my forties, I didn't anticipate quite so many severed heads. I killed the Red Cap to save my family, not start a war. It turns out when you kill a champion of Winter at Summer's behest, the icy Sidhe take it personally. The Summer Court despise me for who I am, the Winter Court hate me for what I've done. Unless I can turn the tables on the deadly Fae, my midlife crisis is going to cost me my head.

If you could shape-shift into anything you wanted, how would you shape your life? For Sumi, adrift and alone since her grandmother died, the answer is obvious. When she discovers that the magic of the Shapewalkers may have run in her family, she knows she wants to use it to help people. But even magic isn't a simple answer to all of life's problems, and in a kingdom like Berill, magic might invite new ones.The continent of Wellonai is full of ancient...

Lora kept a secret from her husband. Her husband kept a secret from her. When a hurricane extends her honeymoon cruise, Lora must seek a hiding place to shield the passengers and crew from herself. As a were-cheetah she could wreak havoc on the ship. Complicating matters, Lora's husband remains blissfully unaware of her dual nature. Meanwhile, he harbors secrets of his own, one of which could shatter Lora's world. Get ready to sail into the heart...

Life and love are on the line……and her choices could alter fate.I miss my old life. When I knew who to trust.But losing my sister pushed me to the edge.Her brutal murder, and the police cover-up almost broke me.And my loyalty to the NYPD crumbled.I teamed up with an ex-con to find justice.Geoff and I risked death when we time-hopped backward to hunt the killer.Now the killer's behind bars.And Geoff has disappeared.I'll do anything to find the...

Dr. Shamus Bergin lands a coveted position of Staff Psychologist in the Secure Treatment Unit of a mental hospital right out of school. He is soon vexed by an amnesiac patient who defies clinical diagnosis and whom every other doctor has written off. Inconsistencies about the man's origins intersect with Shamus's own doubts that the patient even belongs in an institution.As his own investigation continues to be met with redacted files and evasion...

Lucy Winters' fiancé has disappeared! The police, accustomed to the antics of college students, aren't paying attention to her fears. There is only one person she can turn to, one person who knows Bruce as well as she does. His major professor: Dr. Drake Godwin. But even if Dr. Godwin agrees to help, will Lucy understand the world he shows her?

When Jeremy rescues a young girl, Daria, from two large and unusual creatures he is drawn into a world of danger and magic. Concerned for her safety, Jeremy follows Daria deep into the woods where he discovers a hidden village. The fact that he can see the village has the occupants worried about who he is and why he's there.Biatta, the leader of the village has Jeremy's memory of them wiped, but when Jeremy finds his way back, she realizes there is...

Beautiful and nuanced as it is dangerous, the manners of Regency and Victorian England blend into a scintillating fusion of urban fantasy and court intrigue. Between Mundanus, the world of humans, and Exilium, the world of the Fae, lies the Nether, a mirror-world where the social structure of 19th-century England is preserved by Fae-touched families who remain loyal to their ageless masters. Born into this world is Catherine Rhoeas-Papaver, who escapes...

"This amusing collection of factoids entertains, but it's also an accessible look at the 43 men who have held our nation's highest office. Enjoyable." -School Library Journal Every four years Americans go to the polls to elect a leader-a personage of unimpeachable sobriety and moral standing who will serve as a paragon for the rest of us. But truth be told, presidents and their families are people too-with quirks and character flaws like everyone...

Only the best of the best can become enforcers......but trying to make the grade is the least of Lyssa's problems.First, she needs to survive the year.Hippogriffs - check.Mean instructors - check.Beloved characters past and present - check.And settling the account with a certain deadly druid who she happens to be related to? That remains to be seen.Kindred Magic is the final book in the Druid Enforcer Academy series, coming 2023.