This has been the worst month of my life.My home, destroyed. My parents, murdered. My whole life turned upside down.Now I have to fend for myself in The Academy. I thought I was starting to make friends, but I hear whispers as soon as my back is turned.Smiles turn to scowls and even those I let get close to me are keeping secrets. Are they doing it to keep me safe, or to use me?USA Today Bestselling Author Becca Fanning is proud to bring you this Reverse Harem Academy Romance serial, packed with all the action, intrigue and great chemistry you can handle!

Join former U.S. Army rescue dog Sgt. "Rico" Ricochet, a bomb-sniffing Malinois, for another dogged adventure in this all-American illustrated chapter book series!The Pawtriots are on a deep-sea mystery mission in the Bermuda Triangle to protect the coastline from a band of canine pirates...But with a massive tropical storm rolling in, will Rico be able to keep his mission on course?For young readers wanting action-packed adventure with a patriotic message, the Pawtriots are the perfect team!

"A novel that vividly examines the struggle of enslaved people to find their freedom, dignity and self-worth as our country struggled." —Michael Glaser, former Poet Laureate of MarylandWe have the wolf by the ears, and we can neither hold him, nor safely let him go. —Thomas JeffersonDuring the War of 1812, thousands of enslaved people from plantations across the Tidewater rallied to the British side, turning against an American republic that had barred them from the promises of freedom and democracy. Set against the backdrop of rebellion and war, Wayne Karlin's A Wolf by the Ears follows the interconnected stories of Towerhill and Sarai, two African slaves, and their master, Jacob Hallam. Educated side-by-side and inseparable as children, the three come of age as they are forced to grapple with—and break free of—the fraught linkage of black and white Americans and how differently each defines what it means to fight for freedom. Sarai and Jacob...

From award-winning author Laura Trentham comes an emotionally layered novel about redemption, second chances and discovering that life is worth fighting for. At thirty, Greer Hadley never expected to be forced home to Madison, Tennessee with her life and dreams of being a songwriter up in flames. To make matters worse, a series of bad decisions and even crappier luck lands her community service hours at a nonprofit organization that aids veterans and their families. Greer cannot fathom how she's supposed to use music to help anyone deal with their trauma and loss when the one thing that brought her joy has failed her.When Greer meets fifteen-year-old Ally Martinez, her plans to stay detached and do as little as possible get thrown away. New to town and dealing with the death of her father in action, she hides her emotions behind a mask of bitterness and sarcasm, but Greer is able to see past it and recognizes pieces of who she once was in Ally. The...

Deadlines is a nightmarish excursion into fear featuring stories from 20 up-and-coming authors of horror and dark fiction. From serial killers to zombies, from sinister dolls to malicious cats, this collection is a veritable a-z of evil and a deadly trip down the darkside of human nature. Sonar4 Publications Review: Deadlines has some of the scariest stories wrapped together in one convenient package. Stories that grab a hold of your breath refusing to give it back until you turn the next page. Authors such as Michael A. Kechula, Shaun Ryan are just two of the twenty that appear with their gruesome, thrilling and amazing stories in this Anthology. Contents: BRUTAL ASSAULT by Garry Bushell THE COWBIRDS NEST by Clinton A. Harris MADONNA OF THE BLACK MOUNTAIN by Tessa Johnstone STRIPTEASE ON MOUNT RUSHMORE by Ed Lynskey MYSTERIO AND GALATEA by Michael A. Kechula HARRY by Doug Murano IN YOUR WARM AND DARKENED GRAVE by Frank...

Broken hearts are better left broken.That has been my motto for the last seven years.I keep everyone out. Even the music that beats through me.Until I meet Noah Taylor.He cracks the ice.Brings music back to my life.He makes me believe my dreams are within my grasp.But the ghosts of my past refuse to stay put.And they might put out the fire inside of me forever.

Two transgender elders must learn to weave from Death in order to defeat an evil ruler—in the debut full-length work set in R. B. Lemberg's award-winning queer fantasy Birdverse universe"The Four Profound Weaves is the anti-authoritarian, queer-mystical fairy tale we need right now." —Annalee Newitz, author of The Future of Another Timeline"A beautiful, heartfelt story of change, family, identity, and courage." —Library Journal, starred reviewThe Surun' nomads do not speak of the master weaver, Benesret, who creates the cloth of bone for assassins in the Great Burri Desert. But aged Uiziya must find her aunt in order to learn the final weave, although the price for knowledge may be far too dear to pay.Among the Khana in the springflower city of Iyar, women travel in caravans to trade, while men remain in the inner quarter, as scholars. A nameless man struggles to embody Khana...