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From a clinical psychologist and expert in complex trauma recovery comes a powerful guide introducing fawning, an often-overlooked piece of the fight-flight-freeze reaction to trauma—explaining what it is, why it happens, and how to help survivors regain their voice and sense of self. Most of...

Her family’s survival matters more than anything…even her own heart. As the 1930 drought burns crops burn to a crisp in tiny Eden, Arkansas, Bryony Linwood relies on forced optimism and dogged determination to disguise a heart as dry and despairing as the scorched earth. Reclusive Michael Heath barely survived the Great War, and twelve years later all he wants is to forget. His one passion is botanical illustration, where nature’s beauty offers blessed escape from a troubled past and his wealthy father’s continual disparagement. When Bryony accepts employment at the Heath mansion, ...

From Savage Realms Press comes a truly unsettling assortment of tales about the undead guaranteed to haunt your dreams and stalk your waking hours! A detective investigates the mysterious disappearance of a university professor A sheriff and a pie-loving redneck must team up to end a string of gruesome murders A professional thief is hired to recover the stolen urn of a dead rock star Love is in the air with a modern day mummy romance and many more Necro-Sapiens features 23 delightfully dreadful stories of the macabre from authors Amanda M. Blake, Mark Silcox, K.M. Parker, Marie Lanza, ...

From the author of Confessions of the Fox comes a novel in which a yenta on her deathbed gives an unrepentant account of all her failures—including her child. “A rant of comedic genius . . . [Jordy Rosenberg] writes with an enchanting command of language and satire.”—Melissa Broder, The...

Her job is to protect powerful secrets. Now she’s trapped inside one. Laney Marrs has built a career anticipating the needs of Hollywood’s elite—fixing problems, burying scandals, and never asking questions she doesn’t want answered. The job is degrading, exhausting, and temporary—or so she keeps telling herself. But when she wakes up in a New Orleans hotel beside her famous employer with no memory of how she got there—cameras start flashing, and paparazzi are buzzing.

Evil is unleashed in Scare Street’s latest bone-chilling collection of supernatural horror. Fourteen tales of terror lurk within this new volume - more than enough to give even the bravest soul a reason to fear the night. As your eyes flutter open, you can still see dark images in your mind.... Horrifying monsters, demons, and ghouls with a hunger for human flesh.

THE PERFECT GIFT FOR A CALM NEW YEAR! Stop letting stress hijack your body. Discover the science-backed switch to turn off anxiety and turn on healing—in just minutes a day. Have you tried everything to calm your racing mind, fix your digestion, or boost your energy, only to feel more frustrated? You’ve downloaded the meditation apps, bought the expensive supplements, and tried the trendy routines, yet you still wake up feeling on edge, bloated, or exhausted. It is easy to feel like your body is fighting against you, or worse, that these symptoms are "all in your head." But you aren’t...

Love & Whiskey is the true story of Jack Daniel, Nearest Green, the man, and Uncle Nearest, the whiskey company Fawn Weaver founded to honor and amplify Green's legacy. But it’s not the whole story. A bonus chapter in the audiobook edition centers on Weaver's commitment to right the wrongs of history by cementing one man’s legacy for generations to come. It represents a living promise to give a family back the dream that was denied them in a place and time where dreams were not permitted for all.

Her job was to play the perfect Wall Street wife. But the performance is over. Mel Green was a rising star on Wall Street—sharp, ambitious, strategic—but trapped in a toxic marriage and a firm steeped in corruption. When the Twin Towers fell on 9/11, she saw her chance to vanish, fake her death, and disappear. Decades later, she’s reinvented herself as a quiet math teacher in a sleepy small town. New name. New life. Fragile peace. Or so she tells herself.

A heartbreakingly warm and moving story of a young orphaned boy, sold out of an orphanage to work on a farm, and of his relationship with an equally orphaned black fawn that he one day stumbles upon in the forest. Will their bond survive the many problems that adults pose in their way, such as hunting? A tale with a classic, timeless and universal feel and message to it.

“A powerful and thought-provoking story.”—Shelf Awareness (starred review) “An emotionally resonant story about authenticity and belonging.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “A raw, real exploration of belonging that’s also sweetly hopeful.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One woman undertakes a worldwide search to learn the secrets of a great marriage—and finds one foundational truth that could change everything. Fawn Weaver was a happily married woman running a successful business—and then something happened. Maybe it was divorce...

Fawn and Silver share nearly everything: coming out together as trans in their small Maryland town, clocking a copious number of hours in detention, and spending their sleepovers secretly making out. They're also uniquely obsessed with vampires, who are being hunted, imprisoned, and executed for the danger they allegedly pose to human life.

Nothing Is Wrong With You How Understanding Your Nervous System Brings Calm, Clarity, and Emotional Safety If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Why do I understand what’s happening… and still feel overwhelmed?” this book was written for you. So many people are told they need to think differently, stay positive, or “try harder” to calm their anxiety, grief, or emotional reactivity. But what if the problem isn’t your mindset at all? What if your body is doing exactly what it learned to do? You can’t think your way to calm. Not because you’re failing—but because calm doesn’t...

She bought land for a greenhouse… and dug up a murder. Jet Davenport is ready to grow her floral business—literally. Expanding onto the vacant lot next door was supposed to be the start of something beautiful. Then her mischievous Jack Russell, Allister, unearthed a bone. A very human bone. Before she can even grab a shovel, her sharp-eyed neighbor calls the sheriff, and suddenly, Jet is the number one suspect in a decades-old cold case.Now, her shop’s reputation is in jeopardy, and the town is buzzing with rumors. With her trusty pup at her side, a group of determined quilters for ...

Brought to you by Penguin. 'People did not expect such a thing, from a woman or a fawn; we were both meant to be prey.' In the Appalachian hills, Tess Wynne lives in precious quiet. She tends her wildlife sanctuary, honours old rituals and survives what comes for her each year. Then she finds a...

Katrina Templair gave up her human life to become an Odonata - a vampire killer. She’s never regretted it, and she keeps looking for one in particular. When she inadvertently rescues Abbey Marquez from a vampire attack, she realizes two things: one, she’s close; two, Abbey is the clingy sort. But Abbey has good information to pass along: The vamps in Los Angeles have become organized human traffickers, and the club they use is a good front. Determined to stop them once and for all, Katrina gears up for the fight of her un-life.

North Carolina’s a long, long way from Texas, but horse trainer Kip Lorimer needs to get out of town fast, because the woman who long ago destroyed his last remnants of trust has just caught up with him—again. Special-ed teacher Sheridan Cross has trust issues of her own, so when Kip shows up with a horse to donate to the family’s equine therapy program, she can’t help but be suspicious. A cowboy a thousand miles from home and living out of a horse trailer? What’s wrong with this picture?

If you grew up as a Good Kid, you probably heard these words a lot. And you were good. Quiet. Easy. Responsible. So disciplined, you basically raised yourself. You're the one everyone counts on - and you wear it like a good star. But nobody ever checks on you. And you're exhausted from proving...

She longed for love and adventure. She found so much more. Larkspur Linwood yearns for a more exciting future than life as a small-town Arkansas schoolmarm. Mistaking her favorite college professor’s interest for romantic love, she leaps at the chance to serve with him at a missionary school in Kenya. But his ultimate betrayal shatters her heart, and she slinks home in shame. Anson Schafer, director of the Kenyan school, is losing his sight to an eye infection and must return to the States. Finding new purpose in the founding of schools and relief efforts for those struggling through the ...