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Miles grew up as a sparrow, an orphan in Seahaven and one of master thief Gareth's tiny spies. The coastal city has always been his home and the streets where he laid his head. Now he's learning the shadow craft from his mentor. But when Miles uncovers secrets behind a sinister plot, he discovers there are deadlier things awaiting in the shadows than he could have imagined. And with Gareth's help, he must learn to hunt them down.

The Stewie Scraps series is ideal for reluctant boy readers, but other children will love the stories as well. Stewie Scraps doesn't do sport. He hasn't got any time for sums or things like that, but he loves designing and making things. Stewie wonders what will happen when the Earth is overrun by mutants. "We must find new planets, Sir" he explains to Mr. Melling, his teacher. After school, Stewie rushes home with his prototype. "We just need a few...

"The Chronicles of Cheerwell Castle" series invites readers into a captivating world of fantasy and adventure, where the ancient and majestic Cheerwell Castle stands as a beacon of hope and resilience in a land filled with magic, danger, and ancient mysteries. The series follows the lives of the castle's guardians, a diverse group of heroes who have sworn to protect the realm from the shadows that lurk just beyond the light.The story begins when an...

In Wildwood Valley, Trouble Wore a Badge--enticingly pinned to Sheriff Ben Kearney's broad, muscular wall of a chest--and Jessamyn Whittaker was determined to find a way around it. But how could she, when just looking at the man put her at a loss for words? The day Jess Whittaker stepped off the stage, Ben Kearney knew he was in for a hell of a ride. The woman had not only inherited her father's nosiness, but boasted her own special talent for trouble--and...

Political intrigue and romance highlight this gorgeous dark fantasy novella rooted in Han Christian Anderson's Snow Queen fairy tale. This is the second book of the author's Her Pitiless Command series. With her mother's blood fresh on her hands, Nuawa has learned that to overthrow the tyrant Winter Queen she must be as exact as a bullet ... and as pitiless.In the greatest city of winter, a revolt has broken out and General Lussadh has arrived to...

Matthew Swift, sorcerer, Midnight Mayor, is in charge. Or so he'd like to think. London, being London, is having its issues. Drug use is rampant. Teenage vandalism is driving away business. Violent crimes are on the rise. Once upon a time, Matthew Swift wouldn't have cared. Now it's his mess to clean up. Especially when the new drug on the market is fairy dust and the production process involves turning humans into walking drug labs. And when the...

Ami is thrust into the final battle for her planet. Central Command is in ruins, and there's only one force that can help her now – the resistance. When they take her back to their home compound, she realizes the war she's fought blood and tooth for has been a lie. There's always been a way to end the battle with the rift monsters – and that way is her.

Jayne Barrington, on the worse blind date of her life, ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time. Her date is shot, and she's kidnapped by a gang of drug dealing thugs. She can't run; she can't hide. And she can't let them know that she's the daughter of a United States Senator. Boone Sinclair, finder of lost children, is so close to finding the boy he's been searching for. He can't let the woman who stumbled onto the scene ruin it all. He also...

Book 8 of the 8-Book Dark Angels Completed Series. Duty. Honor. His brothers. That's all he has.Taharqa watched each of his warrior brothers pair off with their mates, so when his fated other half shows up as the goddess-appointed guardian for his little brother, he's all-in from the start. Despite obstacles coming at them from Heaven and Hell, there's no way he'll let Ren get away. She is his. He just needs to convince her of that.Ren isn't jaded-she's...

9/11. The events of the day ripped away any sense of security, replacing it with fear and rage. Take thirteen-year-old Bret Johnson, his parents snatched away, his life forever changed. Bret vowed to avenge his parents' death. He was only thirteen. Over the next two decades, Bret graduates from Stanford with degrees in computer science and criminology. Climbs the professional tennis ranking and meets the love of his life, Suzanne. Just days away...