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Rebecka Martinsson is heading home to Kiruna, the town she'd left in disgrace years before. A Stockholm attorney, Rebecka has a good reason to return: her friend, Sanna, whose brother has been horrifically murdered in the revivalist church his charisma helped create. Beautiful and fragile, Sanna needs someone like Rebecka to remove the shadow of guilt that is engulfing her, to forestall an ambitious prosecutor and a dogged policewoman.

Yoshie's much-loved musician father died in a suicide pact with an unknown woman. It is only when Yoshie and her mother move to Shimokitazawa, a traditional Tokyo neighborhood of narrow streets, quirky shops, and friendly residents, that they can finally start to put their painful past behind them. However, despite their attempts to move forward, Yoshie is haunted by nightmares in which her father is looking for the phone he left behind on the day he died, or on which she is trying—unsuccessfully—to call him. Is her dead father trying to communicate a message through these dreams?

In the distant future, humans are on the verge of extinction and have settled in small tribes across the planet under the observation and care of "Mothers." Some children are made in factories, from cells of rabbits and dolphins; some live by getting nutrients from water and light, like plants. The survival of the race depends on the interbreeding of these and other alien beings—but it is far from certain that connection, love, reproduction, and evolution will persist among the inhabitants of this faltering new world.

A masterly locked-room mystery set in a near-future Orwellian state—for fans of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Dave Eggers’ The Circle, and Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games Do you live to play? Or play to live? The year is 2037. The Soviet Union never fell, and much of...

The Children's Book Of Christmas Stories is a wonderful assortment of 35 Christmas-themed tales that have been chosen by editor Asa Dickinson. Authors include Charles Dickens, Hans Christian Andersen, Susan Coolidge, and Elizabeth Harrison. Whether it is for children, or for family gatherings, everyone is sure to be captivated and enthralled!

As the tight-knit Trinity Grace Church mourns the loss of their beloved pastor, his chosen successor, Alexis, bears the weight of a hidden truth: Pastor Will took his own life. In the stormy weeks that follow, Alexis is tasked with nothing short of restoring her congregation’s faith—even as her own is secretly crumbling.

A stolen kiss triggers an ancient Norse handfasting bond between an ace computer hacker and an immortal Viking. Their attraction flares hotter than an inferno. But if neither yields, they’ll burn down the worlds of both humans and gods. Naya Brisbane escaped a covert training camp aimed at creating the ultimate soldier. Forced injections gave her superior cognitive abilities and physical strength, but put her brother into a coma. Desperate to finance a cure for him, Naya works as a cyber-security expert on the shady side of the law. Hunted by rogue agents who want her back in the lab, she...

Chakra Affirmations combines the potency of intention setting and affirmations with traditional chakra healing modalities to create a more effective and direct tool for balancing each of the seven major chakras.

Asa Akira (28) has already had an extremely unusual life. Educated at the United Nations International School in Manhattan, she soon was earning a good living by stripping and working as a dominatrix at a sex dungeon. Akira has now built up a reputation for being of the most popular, hardworking, and extreme actors in the business, winning dozens of awards for her 330+ movies, including her number-one best-selling adult film series Asa Akira Is Insatiable.

It's midsummer in Sweden, when the light lingers through dawn as winter finally ends. In this magical time, a brutal killer strikes, and the murder of a female priest sends shock waves through the community. Though she has no cause to get involved, attorney Rebecka Martinsson cannot help herself. And the further she is drawn into a mystery that will soon claim another victim, the more the dead woman's world consumes her - a world of hurt and healing, sin and sexuality, and above all, of lethal sacrifice.

Psychologue spécialisée dans les violences faites aux femmes, Siri, elle-même victime d’un trauma dans le passé, est entièrement dévouée à son travail. Elle vit seule sur un archipel isolé près de Stockholm, dans ce qui devait être, avant la disparition brutale de son mari un an plus tôt, la maison de leurs rêves. Lorsque le corps sans vie de Sara, l’une de ses patientes, est découvert sur la plage à côté de chez elle et que la police trouve une lettre d’adieu la mettant en cause, son monde s’effondre.

Février 2005. Une adolescente est témoin d'un meurtre brutal dans le parc d'un quartier huppé de Stockholm. Cinq ans plus tard. La psychologue Siri Bergman a enfin trouvé un semblant d'équilibre après le suicide de Stefan, son mari. Jeune maman, elle vit à présent une belle histoire d'amour avec Markus. Jusqu'au jour où, en faisant du tri dans les affaires de Stefan, elle découvre un lien improbable avec le meurtre survenu dans le parc cinq ans plus tôt. Alors qu'elle pensait avoir surmonté son traumatisme, Siri se fait irrémédiablement aspirer par le passé.

She thought she had to marry the local alpha bully to save her brother, but then an out-of-town wolf claimed her and gave her the winter wedding–and wedding night–of her dreams. Soothsayer Sonya Berg will do anything to keep custody of her kid step-brother. Despite not being a shifter herself, she tolerates the local alpha’s bullying because a pup without a pack turns feral. But as much as she loves her sibling, when an out-of-town shifter offers them a better opportunity, the cost of accepting might be too high. Enforcer Bayden Kirk’s earlier screwup derailed a mission, and now he ...

He’s an undercover agent, hunting for answers to his brother’s suicide. She’s an immortal Valkyrie with a last chance of redemption. Together they are sizzling perfection, but is he playing her for the secrets she’ll die to protect? The childhood genetic experiments that gave Luke Holden exceptional speed and strength cursed his twin with such horrific hallucinations that he overdosed to escape them. For years, Luke’s one goal has been to expose the covert research lab he blames for his brother’s death. He’ll sacrifice everything to complete the mission–even the blonde, ...

In the first thaw of spring the body of a young woman surfaces in the River Torne in the far north of Sweden. Rebecka Martinsson is working as a prosecutor in nearby Kiruna, her sleep troubled by visions of a shadowy, accusing figure. Could the body belong to the girl in her dream? Joining forces with Police Inspector Anna-Maria Mella, Martinsson will need all her courage to face a killer who will kill again to keep the past buried under half a century of silent ice and snow.

To save her people–and modern-day humanity–an immortal Valkyrie must unleash her hidden powers. Loki offers to help, but the trickster god’s solution may kill both her and the man she’s forever loved from afar. Irja Vainio hasn't used her true healing gifts since the time they caused someone close to her to die. Instead, she relies on modern medicine to protect her warrior sisters and brothers, while denying her feelings for Scott Brisbane, her new queen’s brother. But the immortal Vikings are falling mysteriously ill, and without magic, Irja's skills aren’t enough. The ...

First published in Japan in 2003, Dead-End Memories collects the stories of five women who, following sudden and painful events, quietly discover their ways back to recovery. Yoshimoto's gentle, effortless prose reminds us that one true miracle can be as simple as having someone to share a meal with, and that happiness is always within us if only we take a moment to pause and reflect. Discover this collection of what Yoshimoto herself calls the "most precious work of my writing career."

More than a history lesson, this presentation will without a doubt leave you wanting to do your own research on African American History. Listen while Dr. Hilliard takes you on the journey of his travels and studies, which will reveal your history as an excellent one that must not be forgotten.

Can an alpha wolf catch a thief who bends the laws of physics? And if he does, will she tame him? The hunt is on... Wolf shifter Arek Varg owns a security company that specializes in bodyguards, extraction teams, and hostage rescue. He’s also the alpha of all the Western Packs and needs his ancient Odin medallion to connect with his pack's magic and lead his wolves as a cohesive unit. With war brewing between the four major shifter coalitions, the last thing he needs is a mysterious woman stealing his relic. He’ll use all of his resources to hunt her down. Former museum curator Dr. ...

He's an Immortal Viking with a heart as cold as snow. When his rental car gets stuck in a ditch, Immortal Viking Ulf Stenrik regrets volunteering to fetch a Yuletide gift from a talented but reclusive woodcarver. She's a scarred wolf shifter who trusts no one. When a ferocious winter storm sweeps across the Sierras, wolf shifter Nora Bretagne has to abandon the search for her missing uncle. Can Yuletide magic help them recognize they belong together forever? Stuck in the same remote mountain cabin, the alpha Norseman and the fierce wolf spark electricity hot enough to melt a freezing ...