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In the Soviet Union in 1973, there is perhaps no greater honor for a young girl than to be chosen to be part of the famed USSR gymnastics program. So when eight-year-old Anya is tapped, her family is thrilled. What is left of her family, that is. Years ago her mother disappeared. Anya’s only confidant is her neighbor, an older woman who survived unspeakable horrors during her ten years in a Gulag camp—and who, unbeknownst to Anya, was also her mother’s confidant and might hold the key to her disappearance. 

I was forced to unleash hell on Earth by bringing an evil back from the dead... I was also forced to see that the one I have been falling head over heels for is on the wrong side of this fight. He did nothing to stop what was happening to me, and I no longer trust my judgement or anyone around me, for that matter. Now, the school is under siege from the underground community that is finally revealing itself now that they have an ancient, bloodthirsty demon on their side. Something tells me the powers they worked so hard to force me to get and use are the very ones that can bring these ...

Aurora, a recent arrival, quickly becomes entwined with three teenagers: Harriet, whose father owns a local bookstore rich with history of the town; Silas, whose grandmother operates a quirky kite shop known as Cloud Writers; and Ashby, a boy reeling from the recent death of his father.

A novel that follows the pursuit of love and joy—until the descent of untreated depression ends with unbearable loss, forcing a family to deal with the shocking and immediate aftermath of suicide.

Hyperfocus is a show that zeroes in on what fascinates us about ADHD, mental health, and learning. Big questions like, “Does ADHD make you more likely to have postpartum depression?” Little nitpicks (TikTok was wrong about something?!), and personal conversations with everyone from old bosses and hilarious comedians, to leading researchers. Because on this show, hyperfocus isn’t the distraction — it’s the assignment.

"Rae Carson has proved she's a master and has shaken up the YA genre."—USAToday.com Three novellas set within the world of Rae Carson's epic New York Times?bestselling Girl of Fire and Thorns series are available in one volume! The Shadow Cats, The Shattered Mountain, and The King's Guard each...

Australian soccer mum Sarah Calhoun keeps the terrifying secrets of her time as an overseas aid worker from everyone she loves. Until two men from Northern Ireland hunt her down - one an obsessive policeman with demons of his own, the other a brutal IRA executioner, too closely connected to her past. She is forced to return to Belfast to testify at a murder trial. But she faces an impossible choice - lie on the stand and allow a vindictive killer to run free, or tell the truth and place her children in the line of fire.

In this Newbery Medal–winning novel, Debbie Pelbry wishes something would happen. So do her friends in their small hometown of Seldem. And things do happen: they meet new people (people with possibilities), they learn to do new things (like play the guitar or drive a car), and they spend time...

Raven Elliot blasts into town like a wrecking ball - striking and devastating. With a few simple words, my reliable routine crumbles to dust. "Is this seat taken?" I could close my eyes and let her voice wrap around me like a lover's caress. But this isn't that type of story. And I'm sure as hell not that kind of man. She hovers in my space, batting her lashes and smiling shyly. The glimmer in her sapphire eyes is a promise of peace. But I'm not falling for it. And Raven doesn't take the hint. 

US army veteran Henry Miller embarks on a hunt at the edge of the Black Forest but strays from the path and finds himself too close to the East Cascade Mountain Range. Something lurks in the forest on the other side of those mountains. An ancient race of Bigfoot that have kept to themselves for centuries, until one of them defies the warnings and roams too far from the safety of their home.

Harry Potter fans, welcome to an exciting new world, and Twilight fans will fall in love with this new forbidden paranormal romance. Ora Perez was an excellent student who thought she knew everything, but she definitely doesn't know: 1. Why she is seeing ghosts after a horrible car accident 2. Why the mysterious Blackwell Academy is sending her a letter when she never applied The one time she decided to be spontaneous with a boy, it almost ended her life forever. And now, her new life is not what she expected. Because now, she's haunted by the dead. When she arrives at the mysterious ...

There have been numerous books about the why, when, and where of slavery in America, but there is a dearth of material exposing what slavery was actually like. In The Great Stain, researcher Noel Rae frames firsthand accounts from former slaves, slave owners, and even African slavers. Rae exposes the commerce and culture of slavery, not only from an economic or moral standpoint but also through multitudinous perspectives within it: a young girl is beaten after being accused of stealing a piece of candy, a slave ship's surgeon recounts brutal treatment and squalid conditions.

One deep breath. Two slow blinks. Three hollow beats. I’m still here. After three years, that reminder isn’t as necessary. But everyone has their bad days. This is definitely one of them. Until an adorable little boy dashes into my store. His zest for life makes me smile in a way that’s been long lost. Then I meet his father. Well, confront is more like it. Brance Stone is volatile. Offensive. Harsh. And can’t be bothered to care. Not that I want him to. I get frostbite just looking into Brance’s glacial stare. But there’s something undeniable about him.

The sea remembers every secret—and it’s coming to collect. Seryth has weathered blood and shadow, betrayal and fire. But when the tides rise bearing whispers from a drowned kingdom, she’s forced to confront a truth older than the Hollow itself. The crown she thought she’d escaped now lies in the hands of an enemy who wears her face in the dark, and the ocean’s pull is more than a call—it’s a demand. Allies fracture. Loyalties rot. And somewhere in the depths, an ancient power stirs, promising salvation or ruin.

Ivy Sono innamorata del migliore amico di mio padre da quando avevo diciotto anni, ma so benissimo che per lui non esisto nemmeno — fino a quella notte in cui interviene per difendermi da un ex che vuole darmi una bella lezione. Ashton Ho nascosto i miei sentimenti per Ivy per anni — dopotutto, lei è un frutto proibito. No? Portarla a casa mia forse non è la decisione più saggia della mia vita, perché una volta che è nel mio letto... non ci sono più regole. La trama? Semplice. Uomo maturo e donna giovane, il migliore amico di papà. Momenti hot? Assolutamente. Piccante e delizioso...

Penelope I live a sheltered existence, locked in a gilded cage and unaware of the dark bargain that sealed my fate before I was even born. Promised to Mammon, the demon of greed, by my father in exchange for wealth and power, my innocence becomes the currency of a twisted deal. But when I'm forced wed to Mammon, I discover an unexpected love I never could have imagined, igniting a forbidden passion amidst the shadows of my father's betrayal. Mammon is protective, growly, and drop-dead gorgeous, revealing his softer side only to me. But as my bond with my otherworldly husband deepens, ...

With Celeste missing, Viktor’s focus has turned to nothing but her return. Dragging Amelia halfway around the world on a mission to find his immortal child, he’s become distant and aloof, placing an invisible wall between the two of them. Returning to the States, Amelia is reminded that the only constant in her life has been herself. With Hypatia in New Orleans and the possible resurgence of the cult, she is once again thrown into a fight she never planned on. When a new threat appears, she learns that her childhood and heritage are much more than she could have ever imagined.

Sway I'm broken. There. I said it. But the truth is simple. If you don't let anyone get close, then they can't hurt you. And I'm tired of hurting. Then I meet Anthony. I never expected him to slip past my defenses. We were just fooling around, but now that I've fallen, I'm terrified to tell him the truth. And no matter how much he fights me, it won't change reality. He deserves so much more than a broken girl with a thousand cats and a past she refuses to acknowledge. He deserves the real deal. And I can't give it to him.

He doesn’t think he deserves love. She’s about to prove him wrong. Angus When my mother died, she left behind more than memories—she left a clause that forced my brothers and me to marry or lose the family ranch. I don’t have time for romance, and I sure as hell don’t believe in soulmates. So I hire a bride—quiet, capable, emotionally off-limits. At least, that’s what I think. Because I never expected Luna. She’s fierce in ways I don’t know how to handle. Quiet, but not weak. Guarded, but impossible to ignore. She stirs up instincts I thought I’d buried for good. The ...

In a flash of lightning and crack of thunder, a Water Sprite is born and begins her adventure of finding the perfect place to be. Join in Sprinkle’s adventure of learning about herself and her new world, as she meets new friends: a turtle, a fish and an owl.