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Named for a flower whose blood-red sap possesses the power both to heal and poison, Bloodroot is a stunning fiction debut about the legacies - of magic and madness, faith and secrets, passion and loss - that haunt one family across the generations, from the Great Depression to today. The novel is told in a kaleidoscope of seamlessly woven voices and centers around an incendiary romance that consumes everyone in its path.

Getting out of my parent's house was meant to be a chance for me to spread my wings. Instead, I seem to have picked up a new babysitter. Townes Monroe is grumpy and bossy. Every time I turn around, he's there. The man seems to know exactly how to press my buttons. I'm just not sure if that's a good thing or not.

The Moonstone, a priceless yellow diamond, is looted from an Indian temple and maliciously bequeathed to Rachel Verinder. On her 18th birthday, her friend and suitor Franklin Blake brings the gift to her. That very night, it is stolen again. No one is above suspicion, as the idiosyncratic Sergeant Cuff and the Franklin piece together a puzzling series of events as mystifying as an opium dream and as deceptive as the nearby Shivering Sand.

What if you could manifest money into your life using magic? Using social-media star Jessie DaSilva's viral combination of magic (yes, magic) and business savvy techniques comes a how-to-guide for living more abundant financial realities.

In a deal with her greatest enemy, Shara must move into the palace and pose as Prince Tallin's doting fiancée. Desperate to be reunited with the man she loves, she promises to put on an act that will convince the realm's Nobles that she is madly in love with the prince, and loyal to the Royals. She must also convince them that she's one of them, which means concealing her powers. But as she learns more about the wealthy citizens of Kravan, long-forgotten secrets come to light—and nothing is quite as it seems.

Our modern, Western societal understanding of what happens to a woman when she becomes a mother largely remains uncharted territory. Mothershift offers a supportive, affirming road map to take women through the cascade of identity change and transformation that is motherhood.

Dietary science is on the move. For decades, people were wrongly focused on reducing fat and calories, whereas we now know that the real trouble-makers are the foods that deregulate our blood sugar levels. In writing both clear and empathetic, biochemist Jessie Inchauspé explains why blood sugar spikes are so bad for us and how to flatten those spikes to transform our health.

Life for Chicago’s rebellious rich girl Cassidy Kavanaugh isn’t as perfect as everyone thinks. She’s miserable and can’t work out why, given all her privilege. While Christmas shopping for her pseudo-girlfriend at the trendy Graffiti Chic, her whole world changes in a split second.

In Colm Tóibín's masterful new novel, we are reunited with Eilis Lacey, the heroine of Brooklyn, twenty years on, in the 1970s, living with her husband, Tony Fiorello, and her children in a house in Long Island, rather too close to her Fiorello in-laws. A shocking piece of news propels Eilis back to Ireland, to a world she thought she had long left behind and to ways of living, and loving, she thought she had lost.

Here are 47 inspirational pieces that are smart, hip, accessible, and rich with insight. Jessie Asya Kanzer's bite-sized stories of struggle, triumph, and contemplation provide a quick burst of mindfulness. Each chapter begins with a verse from the Tao, followed by sharp observations and anecdotes from her own life that give the teachings of Lao Tzu applicability to contemporary life. And each chapter concludes with a "Do Your Tao" section that offers an actionable step, leaving the listener with a sense of grounding and fluidity.

Alyssa Higgins is new to motherhood, suburban life, and dog ownership. When she takes her puppy to the dog park and learns of a cold case murder involving another young mother, she becomes intrigued. Enlisting the help of a friend from baby music class, Alyssa begins to snoop around her quiet neighborhood. What she discovers shocks her: She's living in a town full of secrets, intrigue, and deception.

Cricut crafting is exciting, but with so much jargon-filled information and not-so-helpful “how-to” guides out there, it is also confusing for Cricut newbies. You’ve probably felt like you were drowning in an ocean of information every time you wanted to create your first project. Cricut for Newbies has your back! This all-in-one is a treasure trove of Cricut knowledge with step-by-step instructions on how to use a Cricut machine and more! Even if you’ve never made crafts before, you’ll gain skills, confidence, and the guidance you need to create your first projects.

The Three Fates and a Mad Queen with a zombie horde collide in this dark mythology retelling of The Grim Reaper, and how she came to be. If you love ONE DARK WINDOW and RED QUEEN, you will love Queens of Moirai.

Finnmark, Norway, 1617. Twenty-year-old Maren Magnusdatter stands on the craggy coast, watching the sea break into a sudden and reckless storm. Forty fishermen, including her brother and father, are drowned and left broken on the rocks below. With the menfolk wiped out, the women of the tiny Arctic town of Vardø must fend for themselves. Three years later, a stranger arrives on their shore. Absalom Cornet comes from Scotland, where he burned witches in the northern isles. He brings with him his young Norwegian wife, Ursa.

Alicia has left her young son behind with her sister to chase a better life in London. But she’s not just chasing opportunity. She’s escaping the truth. And no one in her new life needs to know what she’s running from. At The Orbit — a glittering high-rise where the city’s elite come to play — Alicia waits tables and watches everything. She knows just how to blend in, how to charm, how to make people see what she wants them to see.

Theirs was a love story for the ages: Rasabel, the captain of the guard living a life devoted to duty and honor. And Isolde, the woman of the territory hungry for more than society's requirements of a lady. In a world of swords and arrows, love was indefensible against obsession, lust and a cruel curse. For years, they searched for an end to their torment. When the alarm bells of Acadia ring, Rasabel goes home, but she is unwelcome.

Jesus told his followers, “Go and make disciples of every nation,” but a lot of us stop before we start―because we feel like we don’t have what it takes. But Jesus didn’t ask spiritual superstars to make disciples. He invited ordinary people into the adventure of following Him. Jessie Cruickshank learned how to be a disciplemaker in the wilderness. When she connected her training in outdoor adventure ministry with her Harvard degree in neuroeducation, God showed her a pathway for ordinary disciples of Jesus to experience profound spiritual growth.

In and out of the bedroom, Alex and Angel's passion is an all-consuming, every-second-of-every-day, can't-stop-thinking-about-you, obsession! They have it all; fiery hot sexual chemistry, an undeniable mental connection, a profound emotional bond, and a newfound trust as they promise each other, "no more secrets". Theirs is a sensual, magical love affair of epic proportions.

Trauma Bonds is motivational, inspirational, and full of hope. Like reading a woman’s diary, the author lets you in on her reflective thoughts throughout. She offers guidance, introspection, and recovery as she walks you through her memoir.

Eilis Lacey is Irish, married to Tony Fiorello, a plumber and one of four Italian American brothers, all of whom live in neighboring houses on a cul-de-sac in Lindenhurst, Long Island, with their wives and children and Tony’s parents, a huge extended family that lives and works, eats and plays together. It is the spring of 1976 and Eilis, now in her forties with two teenage children, has no one to rely on in this still-new country. Though her ties to Ireland remain stronger than those that hold her to her new land and home, she has not returned in decades.