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Traffic was the most enigmatic British band of their day. Formed in early 1967 by Chris Wood, Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi and Dave Mason, they rejected the bright lights of London, in favor of a run-down, supposedly haunted, cottage in the country – a place to live communally and write music. With Chris especially intent on channeling the vibes of England’s landscape into their sound, days would be spent getting high, exploring, playing and working in varying proportions. Against all odds this eccentric model paid off – songs such as “Dear Mr. Fantasy” and “John Barleycorn Must ...

Read by the author. Discover a new way to think about your grief and loss. Esteemed psychotherapist and bereavement counselor John Tsilimparis, MFT, shows you the ways grief and loss intertwine with beauty, tenderness, and human connection to empower you to build emotional resilience in a...

Rimly discovered that she had turned into a wallaby. Could she ever be back to her human life? Rimly was the Beauty of Universe and Riban was the Man of Coastahilla in the kingdom of Coastahilla. They fell for each other. They married. But there were jealous brothers of Riban. They always envied Riban’s success and they always tried to drag him down to misfortune. Riban always had his mother on his side, though. Yet, through the convoluted paths of ambition and conspiracies of Riban’s brothers, some thieves and a magician, and some very useful creatures, Rimly turned into a wallaby. If ...

Reva wailed in anguish. An invisible hand had pinched her ear quite sharply. But there was no point in calling out to her Mom for help because it was her Mom who was pinching her ear... but a good 25-30 feet away from her. It was a cakewalk for her Mom to pinch her ear, slap her lightly with the...

October 7, 2023 was one of the darkest days in Jewish history. The ensuing war led to more painful losses. But amidst all the sadness, inspirational stories emerged. Former Knesset member Rabbi Dov Lipman posted a few of these stories on his social media on a daily basis, to bring light to shine away the darkness. This book, which includes an opening letter by President Isaac Herzog, is a compilation of these stories.

Keep your head down. Don't make waves. Don't let anyone know you're a freak. Larissa Alvarez is a witch. Magic was useful enough to make her pretty, but beyond transformation runes, Larissa has ignored her mom's pleas to learn about her magical heritage on the grounds that it's just too weird. But when her family is killed, and the powerful book of runes Larissa was supposed to inherit disappears, she realizes she's not going to survive without magic. Worse still, she's falling in love with her only ally, her best friend Joe, who has a secret that could kill them both.

The hunter has become the hunted. In the bloody aftermath of the assault on Grayhaven, the once stalwart hunter finds himself ensnared in a deadly game of pursuit. As the city reels from the carnage, whispers of unsettling truths echo through the cobblestone streets, casting a sinister pall over the realm of Aladran. Now, with the king's steely gaze fixed upon him, Soren stands at the precipice of a harrowing journey. Joined by steadfast companions Seph and Kaile, Soren embarks upon a treacherous odyssey into uncharted territories, where ancient secrets lie buried beneath layers of ...

When a soldier goes off to war, his wife desperately awaits his return until tragedy happens. But when the soldier returns and discovers a tragedy, he makes a deal with a demon for a chance to find his love again. Will he be able to find his lover and will he be able to win her love? Will their reincarnation give them another chance or are they doomed to be apart in their second life?

The Academy of Chaenbalu has stood against magic for centuries. Hidden from the world, acting from the shadows, it trains its students to detect and retrieve magic artifacts, which it jealously guards from the misuse of others. Because magic is dangerous: Something that heals can also harm, and a power that aids one person may destroy another. Of the academy’s many students, only the most skilled can become Avatars - warrior thieves, capable of infiltrating the most heavily guarded vaults - and only the most determined can be trusted to resist the lure of magic.

In a powerfully imagined Russia at the height of the pogroms, a grief-stricken family turn to ancient magic to bring their daughter back from the grave. “A triumph ... Count me in for whatever Sher writes next.” ―Nat Cassidy, author of Mary and When the Wolf Comes Home Yetta is a bright...

In the shadowed aftermath of a tragic car crash that claimed her sister's life, Faye is thrust into a tumultuous new reality as the guardian of her ten-year-old niece, Amelia. Struggling to juggle the demands of college and a part-time job at a local coffee shop, Faye is barely keeping her head above water in a life already teetering on the edge of chaos. But the fabric of their already fragile existence begins to unravel when Amelia starts manifesting eerie abilities. The air chills with her touch, objects freeze on contact, and unnaturally, hailstorms rage within the confines of their ...

Recoveries from heartbreaks and misfortune can be debilitating. In A Crisis Is a Terrible Thing to Waste, Kelly Sullivan Walden (aka the Dream Doctor) shares her own history of healing with therapy, shamans, gurus, 12-step programs, and her 25 years of working with clients as a dream therapist and encourages us to alchemize these challenges into a philosophy of strength, forgiveness, and personal transformation.

The Ghost that Ate Us is a true crime style mockumentary that details the events leading up to a massacre at a fast food restaurant. Using the backdrop of Jonny, Iowa, a truck stop town in a flyer over state, Kraus explores the many ways forgotten Americans with little money and less prospects...

Two sisters are trapped on opposite sides of reality in this entrancing and deeply moving debut novel that weaves together a contemporary narrative with a parallel fantasy world. One year ago, a tragic car accident killed 22-year-old Laine’s parents and left her 18-year-old sister, Alyssa...

"An unremarkable repair shop hides a secret. A gallery of autos and boats tell their stories of love, tragedy, forgiveness and even the supernatural. Climb aboard an emotional roller coaster."

Daniel Milner’s life changed forever the night Halley’s Comet illuminated the sky. A dazzling flash of light shattered the world he once knew. When he woke up the next morning, nothing was the same—not his body, not his mind, and certainly not his fears. Dragged into the hidden city of Nivorum, Daniel finds himself trapped in a ruthless training program. Here, fears become power, and obedience is the only path to survival. Discipline is law, and the price of failure is steep. Yet, this city is nothing more than a drop in the ocean. Beyond Nivorum’s stone walls, too many ambitions, ...

When Michael’s mum falls ill during their weekly shop, she hands her thirteen-year-old son the car keys and says, “You’ll be fine.” It’s the start of an extraordinary year of secret cinema trips, unexpected driving lessons, and small rebellions against the ordinary world. But magic has its limits. And when reality finally breaks through, Michael is left to make sense of love, loss, and growing up far too soon. Funny, tender, and heartbreaking, Days of Magic is a coming-of-age story about a boy, his mum, and the extraordinary moments that make an ordinary life unforgettable. ...

He was a prisoner of time. She was running out of it.Charlotte Pemberton has exactly ninety days to survive Blackwood Manor. Bankrupt, evicted, and exhausted from a lifetime of playing the perfect, agreeable daughter to a hyper-critical family, the decaying Cornish estate is her absolute last refuge.But she isn’t alone.The manor is occupied by an invisible, devastatingly powerful presence that wants her gone. Weaponizing the freezing drafts and shadows of the house, the entity expects her to run. Instead, Charlotte is simply too tired to be haunted. Stripped of her need to perform, she ...

Lisa was living the all-American dream. Married to Keith, her high school sweetheart, born on the same day, soulmates at birth. But after Keith's untimely death plunges the family into despair, a devastating betrayal sends Lisa spiraling into grief and depression, and on an incredible odyssey of self-discovery, sexual and spiritual awakening, and rebirth. Can we find love again after significant loss? Can we have more than one soulmate? The answers are woven throughout this gripping and inspiring memoir that will make you Believe you can still live your greatest life!

Heavenly grace. Infernal longing. My wings knew his name before my lips dared speak it. Lucifer—radiant, dangerous, a flame who stole daylight from the sky. I was the angel destined for innocence. He spoke of love, reckless as a heartbeat caught between thunder and divine decree. Heaven promised eternity, but Lucifer offered passion—raw, consuming, forbidden. We met in an innocent secret, our laughter echoing through Celestial Falls, while ruin gathered on the horizon. He would burn the heavens for my devotion. In the war between loyalty and longing, what would I choose? Love was our ...