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Father Ingall Bryan is already dead, murdered outside his home, when his brother Nate finds his body. The priest had been the single-minded champion of the voiceless Allergen Children, whose inexplicable genetic mutation causes their touch to be deadly. Now that Father Ingall has been murdered, who will speak up for them?The priest's enemies were too numerous to count-from the families of those accidentally harmed by the children, to those fearful that the children may wipe out humanity at will. Are they ruthless killing machines, or innocent victims?It soon becomes clear that Nate will have to find his brother's killer on his own. Nate's investigation raises questions that somebody doesn't want answered. Traps lie around every corner as the killer tries to stop him and any research that could help the Allergen Children.As the body count increases and the attacks on the researchers escalate, the situation for the quarantined children becomes explosive. Can Nate solve his brother's murder in time to save the researchers' lives, defuse a political time bomb, and prevent further injustice? He must, for his brother, and for the children's sake.

A painfully honest, inspiring memoir of a man whose broken back taught him to stand in his truth. One moment, Grant Korgan had everything he'd ever wanted-a successful career, a new marriage to the love of his life, and an athletic body that enabled his constant pursuit of world-class adventure sports. The next, he found himself lying in the snow, with no feeling or movement below his belly button. But this is not a book about the paralyzing grip of a spinal cord injury, or the struggle to walk again. Rather, Grant's story of survival, unbound love, endless gratitude, and the limitless power of unwavering positivity is one that applies to us all. It's about living big, remembering and finding the greatness that lies within all of us, and living the highest version of yourself regardless of your circumstances. Determined not to change a single goal of the past, the Korgans embarked on an unconventional, activity-based recovery plan that bucked the prognosis that Grant's long-cherished independence was gone forever. Two Feet Back is Grant's account of this incredible first year of recovery, the Korg 3.0 movement it inspired, and how the path to getting back on his own two feet back gave him a lot more than he bargained for.

Penne Armour's bad day just keeps getting worse. First, she has to visit The Goddess Lounge, the notorious LA coffee house/knitting salon/menstrual palace decried by religious conservatives as a "man-hating elevator to hell." Then, she learns that her "inner goddess" is Venus, the goddess of love, the one goddess-if she believed in goddesses-that divorced-mom Penne would want nothing to do with. But when her ex-husband goes missing and she sets out to find him, maybe Venus is just what Penne needs to face down a one-eyed fashionista, a boar-taming olive-oil rancher, a hypnotic lounge lizard, an ocean of traffic, and her own increasingly irrepressible feelings for a businessman with a dangerous secret. A comic yet thoughtful riff on Homer's Odyssey, The Goddess Lounge asks the eternal question: Why be a hero when you can be a goddess?

The Bar, Friends - Only by working together can they save him. It's like the Breakfast Club meets CSI! In this second book of The Birthright Series, we meet a new cast of characters that must find help from Tyrell, Tiffany, Orlando, and Sam.With Dawna's court date against the sex traffickers approaching, her younger sister, Emily, has a chip on her shoulder as high as Mt. Rose. When Dawna moved to Reno, she left Emily all alone to face the gossip of their small hometown.Suddenly Emily is thrust into a bigger problem when she finds Loyalton's most popular cheerleader, Brandi, on the floor of the school bathroom semi-conscious.Her friend Teddy, who has albinism and some rather unique abilities, joins her in trying to help Brandi understand what is happening to her, and the three stumble onto an evil plot.Needing help, they turn to The Blue Group for wisdom on what to do next.

The Cage, Four students - Only by working together can they save her! It's like the Breakfast Club meets CSIThrown together in a high school summer English class, Tyrell, Tiffany, Sam, and Lando form, "The Blue Group." But they bond over more than English, Tyrell shares a reoccurring dream about a girl that needs help. Sam realizes she is getting the same information through her own sketches? Where is this information coming from? Sam is the goth girl. Her dark past keeps her from wanting to connect to the members of the Blue Group. Why do they keep pressing her to talk?Tyrell has a logical mind. Nothing about this is logical, but he can't deny these dreams mean something. Will he have to reconnect to the deep faith of his family, the faith he's walked away from, for answers?Tiffany is sporty and sociable. She wants to break out of the confines of her strict Korean immigrant family, will this group see her for who she really is?Orlando aches from the darkness his family fled in El Salvador. Until now, he spent most of his time playing video games. Could he be meant for something more?Join Tyrell, Tiffany, Orlando, and Sam as they navigate the complicated world of high school friendship, romance, and sex trafficking!

Born in the South, during the 1940s, an African-American girl with white skin was destined to live with secrets, shame and intolerance from her family as well as the black and white community. She grew up feeling unworthy and desperate to belong. When her three-year-old son wondered why she was white and the rest of the family black, she struggled with an answer. At age 50, divorced and discouraged, she knew she had to make a change, a dramatic one, and she did what few have the courage to do. She joined the Peace Corps and traveled throughout Asia and the Middle East for seven years, an opportunity chockfull of rich experiences and personal growth. To her amazement, she discovered she fit in everywhere. Through deeply moving stories imbued with humor and grace, Pat Holland Conner will transport you to exotic parts of the world where acceptance of others transformed her life spiritually, emotionally and mentally from fear and alienation to self-acceptance and approval.

Book #1Glamour Puss is a delightful children's book series about a small alley cat kitten chasing fanciful dreams. As an alley cat, she's in search of a life of better life; a life of Royalty. In time, this kitten stumbles into the fashion world where she helps a struggling fashion shop owner save her business. Now in a cutthroat world of glitz and glamour, this street savvy pussycat must learn how to walk the "catwalk" to develop her own catitude and style.She must face many challenges that will ultimately teach her what true beauty is all aboutA crazy catty-drama series that deals with friendship, family, cattiness, secrets betrayal, sadness, forgiveness, hope, dreams and love.

With The Handless Maiden, the first of the Lakota mysteries, Dorothy Black Crow joined the ranks of today's top crime novelists. She has written a "no-holds-barred, knock-your-socks-off unforgettable story of the South Dakota Badlands." (William Kent Krueger, Edgar Award winner & NYT bestselling author of Ordinary Grace)Joanna Joe was murdered, her body dumped in a ditch on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Her hands - tattooed with her allegiance to the American Indian Movement - have been stolen. A killer's trophy? Or a message? Lakota medicine-man-in-training Alex Turning Hawk is determined to find the truth and stop a bloody showdown between AIM warriors thirsting for justice and the FBI intent on control. The trail twists and turns leading Alex away from the reservation and away from his new wife, Tate. Tate Turning Hawk, born Native American but raised White, struggles to learn and accept the old ways as she pursues her own investigation on the Reservation. Will the path of the Sacred Pipe prevail - or the gun?What people are saying: "With The Handless Maiden, Dorothy Black Crow has produced a no-holds-barred, knock-your-socks-off unforgettable story of the South Dakota Badlands and those who, for centuries, have called it home. Like all classic novels, conflict is at the story's heart - the brutal conflict of cultures, white and red; of the urban Native experience and reservation life; of the world of the flesh and the world of the spirit. Black Crow paints the landscape with lyrical strokes of stunning detail. Her characters speak with authentic voice. Her language is rich and full of the power of truth. And the thread of mystery she's woven into every page is a taut and twisting beauty that will, I guarantee, keep you riveted until the end." (William Kent Krueger, NYT bestselling author - Ordinary Grace)"The Handless Maiden is something unique: a realistic and nuanced portrayal of modern-day Lakota culture that brims with authenticity and verve by an author who knows her material and doesn't pull her punches. Alex Turning Hawk and his wife Tate are welcome additions to the world of crime fiction. Dorothy Black Crow deserves to be read and appreciated." (C.J. Box, NYT bestselling author - Endangered)"The Handless Maiden is not like any mystery you have ever read in your life. It takes place in 1977 on the Lakota Pine Ridge Reservation in the Badlands of South Dakota. Here, the memory of the massacre at Wounded Knee in December, 1890 still burns hot in the tribal memory. Here the ghosts of long dead ancestors are still seen walking in the moonlight. Here there are sweat lodge ceremonies that produce astounding visions. And here, 300 FBI agents have been sent to put down a rebellion by a few dozen young Lakota Warriors and they aren't about to waste their time reading you your rights. Now Tate Turning Hawk, a young woman recently married to a young medicine man and new to the reservation, is led by a ghost she does not believe in to the body of her friend Joanna Joe, brutally murdered and her hands chopped off. The local police and the FBI could care less. Joanna Joe was a trouble maker. It's up to Tate and her medicine man husband, Alex, to bring justice. They go after the killers the Lakota way, the spiritual way. This is one of those timeless books that stands apart, likely to be read and talked about a hundred years from now." (James N. Frey, international bestselling author - How to Write a Damn Good Mystery)"Bravo!" (Cara Black, NYT bestselling author - Aimee Leduc Series)Grab a copy today.

Crucible Womb is a collection of poetry surrounding the journey to the authentic self. According to author Charlie O' Hay, Jill's poems are, "songs of human interconnection, deeply rooted in the power of the natural world. They are "we" poems, both embracing and contemplative. As fingers might trace an old scar or explore the body of a new lover, these poems address both the gamble and pain of human experience with humility and grace." Jill Marlene also works as a marriage and family therapist intern so much of the work is profoundly influenced by the philosophical and personal issues surrounding psychological development and change. Gender differences, child abuse, recovery, existentialism, self knowledge, family trauma, family systems, love, child rearing, mindfulness and the integration of dualistic opposites are all themes explored in her work.

When Ella sets out in search of a cure for her mother's cancer, she finds not only the bone-chilling cold of Nova Scotia's winter, but also feels the painful bite of a trapper's legtrap. Found unconscious by Stands Like a Tree, a Micmac, she is carried to her friend Minnie's house. When her friend Stands Like a Tree is eventually forced to leave the place of his birth, the Mohawks closing in on him, she sadly watches him paddle to his new lands. A year later, on the same shore she determines her future, but that future will not come without sacrifice.

Diane Benscoter grew up in the heartland of America in a small Nebraska town with a loving family. At 17, motivated by her idealism and inspired by the lyrics of her favorite songs, she left home in search of a way to end war. She found easy answers to life's hard questions in the form of a religious cult commonly known as the Moonies. In "Shoes of a Servant" Benscoter weaves a gripping story of her servitude in the cult, the deprogramming staged by her desperate family, and her subsequent involvement in the underground world of deprogramming, culminating in her arrest for kidnapping. Often humorous and always heartbreaking, Benscoter's story carries the reader on a journey into the world of mental manipulation, providing compelling insight on how human vulnerabilities open the door for extremism. "...Read this book and share it with everyone - because everyone is vulnerable." Dr. Joachim De Posada "Don't Eat the Marshmallow...yet"

When Beth Dolinsky's military husband returns from deployment with post-traumatic stress and gambles all their money away, this mousy, church-going housewife and mother of twin boys has to take matters into her own hands. Against the advice of friends and family, 40-year-old Beth applies to become a deputy sheriff and embarks on the toughest journey of her life. Now, Recruit Dolinsky finds herself out of place in her new world, even though she no longer fits into her old one. As Beth fights for her family and her right to hold this position of strength, she must convince not only the inmates in the jail, but also the "squared-away" sergeants and deputies half her age (with double the attitude) that she really can fire a gun, perform strip searches that would make even the toughest inmate squirm, restrain men twice her size, and control 70 criminals with the strategic use of the f-word. And in the process, Beth manages to convince herself that she can handle anything that comes her way. DISHRAGS TO DIRTBAGS is a story of inner strength, motherhood, reinvention, and acceptance. "A surprisingly intimate view of the relationship and mutual respect between this deputy and her inmates. It's a must-read!" Rosalie Pope, Author of PUPPIES FOR SALE $25, winner of the Next Generation Indie Book Award

In The Scorpion's Helper, a historical fantasy, a beggar girl in King Herod's Jerusalem catches the eyes and heart of Anne, the barren wife of a Temple priest. When Anne brings the child home, she gives the silent girl a name and a bowl and a pallet. She names the girl Ozeret, which means Helper, and the child grows into her name. One morning Ozeret overhears Anne whisper to her husband Joachim that they are finally to have a child of their own. They will name her Mary. When Mary becomes a young woman, Anne sends her, with Ozeret, to a village in the hills of Judea. They are to help Mary's cousin Elizabeth who is pregnant after many barren years. There Mary conceives a son with a shepherd named Judas. She names the baby Jesus. The voice of Mary's god, a voice only Mary can hear, leads her away from Judas to fulfill their son's destiny. Rejected by Mary, Judas struggles against his inner demons and the evil of the world to protect his beloved son. When he fails, Ozeret must rescue Jesus from the scorpion's sting.

Has a new branch been added to the Homo sapiens family tree? Six-month old Gregory Shenko defies traditional scientific thinking when an electroencephalogram (EEG) reveals extremely high voltages coming from an oversized lesion in his brain. When the university doctors caring for Gregory experience violent episodic headaches and claim the episodes somehow stem from Gregory's brain "anomaly," the academic and public controversies explode and speculation runs rampant. Could another line of hominid have survived the evolutionary process or are the reports merely a hoax? Public reaction drives Gregory, his mother, and his pediatrician into hiding. Years later, an adolescent misadventure brings the Neanderthal-appearing Gregory back into the public's attention and the world must decide: What makes a human "human"?

When abandoned golden retriever Denby is rescued by Santa in the Nevada desert on Christmas Eve, he knows he has found the perfect family. But over the months between one Christmas and the next, Denby finds himself again and again doing what he has been told not to. Is it magic? Are his actions somehow tied to the injury he had when Santa found him? Or is he just a bad dog? With the help of a reindeer, some elves, and Santa himself, Denby finds that solving his own mystery could also mean saving Christmas. This charming tale of Santa's dog, Denby, is the first in the Adventures of Denby series. This is the second edition, and it includes additional illustrations and story updates.

In the suffocating atmosphere of the Third Reich, art becomes a political issue. When the renowned modern artist Dietrich Junger is condemned by Hitler's puritanical artistic purge, his daughter Anke finds herself abandoned by the two men she loved most. One is dead; one has fled. An expert on the object of Nazi obsession, the medieval Ghent Altarpiece, Anke is threatened by those desperate to loot Europe's great treasures. She must walk a tightrope between her desire to rebel and her instinct to survive. Erik Brossler, a young Jewish art historian, is the man who fled, emigrating to America with his parents just in time. Erik is haunted by the loss of Anke and the imminent danger for Europe's priceless art. When America enters the war, Erik's new journey takes him right into the heart of the inferno, brings him to the breaking point, and returns to him the great love of his life. From historian and author Lauren Fogle Boyd comes a harrowing and heartwarming story about love, art, and humanity-in a Europe devastated by war and atrocity. "With The Altarpiece, Boyd has written a novel of impressive depth and human warmth. She has brought to life a fascinating and moving episode of history, taking the reader across continents, across time. Vivid, thought-provoking, and moving, this is an account of war, a story of love, and a tale of intrigue. The Ghent altarpiece is one of the most beloved artworks of human history, and Boyd's novel shows us how a painting can grip the soul, and how its loss and liberation can become emblematic of the trials and tribulations of war, its recovery an analogy for the triumph of humanity." Heidi Gearhart, PhD Assistant Professor of Art History Assumption College

Shy, socially awkward, and new in town, Martha Rowan is still adjusting to her new life in Dallas, Texas, when she stumbles into an attempted car-jacking. Now she's unwittingly become the target of a killer intent on eliminating witnesses. Eager to discover the fate of the car-jacking victim, Curt Holliczek, Martha seeks out his family for answers. In her desire to make friends, she is drawn into the lives and activities of the seemingly friendly Holliczeks ... especially Curt's handsome brother, Daniel. When the police determine that the car-jacking was a planned attack, not simply a random event, Martha must race to identify the mastermind behind the car-jacking and a series of increasingly violent attacks, before she herself ends up dead. Is the mastermind a drug lord in Peru with ties to Curt Holliczek's lovely Peruvian wife, Alegria? Or could the villain be Martha's new friend, the mysterious Daniel, a moody veteran with secrets of his own? Plagued by the nightmares, insomnia, flashbacks, and anxiety of post-traumatic stress disorder, Martha's own mental health is unstable. Now she's forced to decide whom she can trust, where the truth lies, and whether she should listen to the strange voices in her head before someone else is killed. N.M. Cedeño's debut novel is a compelling mystery romance that will grab you by the throat right from the first page, and will keep you guessing until the very end.

Hawk, a recently escaped Fire-Wolf slave, is one of the few who believes the stories of a once-free Island of Soluna. But as an outlaw, fearing discovery by demons and his fellow wolves, he barely manages to survive. An encounter with a Water-Wolf, a native of a vanished nation, rekindles his spirit and thrusts him into a quest to free his Island. For more than a century, most wolves have been enslaved by the monstrous overlord, Letorus, and his demon horde. The wolves not trapped are on the run, fugitives in their own land. Even the few remaining rebel groups have given up fighting the demons' rule and struggle only for survival. Hawk must rise above what he thought possible for a lowly slave and learn to lead in a land overcome with hopelessness. With secrets from the beginning of the war and a mysterious spirit haunting his every step, Hawk will have to travel into the origins of darkness itself to free the Island from the tyrannical rule of Letorus.

Praise for Dawnflight, 2nd Edition: "Intense." Jessie Potts, USA Today In a violent age when enemies besiege Brydein and alliances shift as swiftly as the wind, stand two remarkable leaders: the Caledonian warrior-queen Gyanhumara and her consort, Arthur the Pendragon. Their fiery love is tempered only by their conviction to forge unity between their disparate peoples. Arthur and Gyan must create an impenetrable front to protect Brydein and Caledonia from land-lusting Saxons and the marauding Angli raiders who may be massing forces in the east, near Arthur's sister and those he has sworn to protect. But their biggest threat is an enemy within: Urien, Arthur's rival and the man Gyan was treaty-bound to marry until she broke that promise for Arthur's love. When Urien becomes chieftain of his clan, his increase in wealth and power is matched only by the magnitude of his hatred of Arthur and Gyan-and his threat to their infant son. The sequel to the critically acclaimed Dawnflight, Morning's Journey propels the reader from the heights of triumph to the depths of despair, through the struggles of some of the most fascinating characters in all of Arthurian literature. Those struggles are exacerbated by the characters' own flawed choices. Gyan and Arthur must learn that while extending forgiveness to others may be difficult, forgiveness of self is the most excruciating-yet ultimately the most healing-step of the entire journey.

Jax Hollister is recovering from a bad marriage and finds solace in her work. A change in scenery is welcome, but murder is not. Jax's company, Fairway Golf, Inc., sends her to Heather Hill, Scotland, to acquire the historic Coulter Manor and estate for their new destination golf resort. Within minutes of her arrival, she learns that her Scottish godfather, the lawyer for the Coulters, is dead from an apparent hiking accident. Jax can't accept that the world-class climber fell, but she is unable to convince the police his death must be a homicide. Two days later, another murder leaves a single witness, a deaf Corgi named Hooligan. Is there a link between the two deaths? Jax believes the valuable Coulter property is the connection. Follow Jax and Hooligan as one clue after another leads to more bodies and a deadly showdown with the killer.

A gripping, masterfully written adventure set against the violent beauty of a planet in the throes of cataclysmic transformation, Against Infinity is Gregory Benford's timeless portrait of a young man's coming of age. -- On the icelands of Ganymede, a man and a boy hunt for the Aleph-an alien artifact that ruled Ganymede for countless millenia, Infinitely dangerous, the Aleph haunts men's dreams and destroys all efforts to terraform Ganymede into a habitable planet. Now an ancient struggle is joined, as a boy seeks manhood, a man seeks enlightenment, and a society seeks to survive. Reviews of Against Infinity "Likely to be considered one of the best SF novels of the year...a powerfully evocative book."-Algis Budrys "Benford is a rarity: a scientist who writes with verve and insight not only about black holes and cosmic strings, but about human desires and fears."-The New York Times Book Review "Typical Benford virtues...a gritty, three-dimensional future, a believable hero, a real flair for the alien."-Publishers Weekly "A confident grasp of the workings and consequences of bio technics, a gift for action scenes and an ability to conceive of a creature as awesome and wondrous as his Aleph. A worthy successor to Timescape."-Booklist

Can a cut-throat reiver escape his nefarious past with the help of the only woman he's ever loved and a promise he never dreamed he'd make? Falca Breks will find out on a journey through a wilderness more dangerous than the squalid city of his birth, toward confrontations with not only enemies past and present but also himself-and the lure of two things that could make him the richest and most powerful man in the Six Kingdoms."Pass on the Cup of Dreams" quickly immerses the reader in the imaginatively detailed fantasy world of the Six Kingdoms. Fergusson's writing is excellent, the plot relentless, the characters wonderfully complex. If you enjoy gritty, dark fantasy you will find a feast here. -Robin Hobb, New York Times bestselling fantasy author Bruce Fergusson's two previous Six Kingdoms novels were a breath of fresh air in the often predictable genre of secondary-world fantasy. He hasn't lost his touch with his latest, "Pass on the Cup of Dreams." It's inventive, quirky and unpredictable-all the things I love in a book. -Charles deLint, World Fantasy Award-winning author

Jack Stapleton is one of the Bellers, a bunch of Cockney super-heroes who run secret missions for the British government but prefer to spend their time in virtual reality naughtiness or gambling away their grant. Jack's gizmo-inventing bachelor lifestyle is rocked when he falls for Sandra the local barmaid, then ripped apart after she's kidnapped by the deadly Bloodjacker who's supposed to be a myth. With the ragged remains of the Bellers getting pummelled by the Bloodjacker's super-powered forces, it's all down to Jack. But in order to beat the Bloodjacker he must put his total trust in the woman he betrayed.

When time means nothing and wishes rule, watch out! The quest for a magical watch lures Nicholas and his father into the land of a cruel King and his brave, bumbling knights. Will naughty wood elves, wily wizards, and giant amphibians put an end to a young boy's dreams? Father and son fight all, plus singing lightbulbs and fierce librarians; meanwhile, The Watch rules and every creature morphs at its touch.

Gyanhumara "Gyan" nic Hymar is a Caledonian chieftainess by birth, a warrior and leader of warriors by training, and she is betrothed to Urien map Dumarec, a son of her clan's deadliest enemy, by right of Arthur the Pendragon's conquest of her people. For the sake of peace, Gyan is willing to sacrifice everything...perhaps even her very life, if her foreboding about Urien proves true.Arthur map Uther is the bastard son of two worlds, Roman by his father and Brytoni by his mother. Denied hereditary rulership by the elders of Chieftainess Ygraine's clan, Arthur has followed Uther's path to become Dux Britanniarum, the Pendragon: supreme commander of the northern Brytoni army. The Caledonians, Scots, Saxons, and Angles keep him too busy to dwell upon his loneliness...most of the time.When Gyan and Arthur meet, each recognize within the other their soul's mate. The treaty has preserved Gyan's ancient right to marry any man, providing he is a Brytoni nobleman-but Arthur does not qualify. And the ambitious Urien, Arthur's greatest political rival, shall not be so easily denied. If Gyan and Arthur cannot prevent Urien from plunging the Caledonians and Brytons back into war, their love will be doomed to remain unfulfilled forever.

The Lamb, Friends - Only by working together can they save herIt's like the Breakfast Club meets CSI! In this breathtaking finale of The Birthright Series, Tyrell and Tiffany are back, and their romance has never been this complicated.Ty and Tiff want to be together, but between her conservative Korean parents and his ex-girlfriend, Sheila, their relationship seems doomed from the start. And now Tyrell is having disturbing dreams like the ones that led him and his Blue Group friends to the rescue Dawna from sex traffickers. Ty just wants to be with Tiff, but her parents are making that difficult, as is his gorgeous Ethiopian ex-girlfriend Shelia. Then, the dreams start again, and he doesn't want to be involved, but he can't say no when the dreams increase in intensity.Tiff is enjoying her new friend Lorna. Lorna seems to have it all, looks, wealth, and popularity, but Lorna also hears voices. Is Tiff's new friend crazy? Plus, her parents hatch a plan is to interest Tiff in the new youth leader at church who is a great guy and very handsome. Will their plan work?Lando and Sammy offer support as relationships, romance, and terror stalks their friends.

Welcome to the sun-tortured streets of Arizona, a place where the darkest secrets get snagged on barbed wire and justice is as deadly as it is patient, a place where something supernatural is afoot and redemption comes at a bloody price. Terrified people are making startling confessions to Hack, a complete stranger, and are never seen again. A crew of hardened criminals preys upon those who prey upon others, thriving in a world where brutality is routine. Nick, a troubled young man, sheds his addiction to alcohol via a headfirst dive into that world of crime. Welcome to Nick and Hack's world. Welcome to a World of Vacancy.

A severely damaged fifteenth century Book of Hours, a man starving to death in a sumptuous art deco flat, an architect searching for the unconventional, a demonic old man, the tragic death of an infant and her father, a stolen human heart- When Brother Alphaios comes to a great American city to recreate the Book of Hours, he must discover both its origins and the heresies that kept it hidden away for six hundred years. Finding himself an unwelcome guest in a cold, dour monastery, he becomes beguiled both by the audacious fifteenth-century illuminator he calls Jeremiah and the characters he encounters in the vast, chaotic city. Reflective and experiential, Brother Alphaios is drawn to make his own bold statement-one final touch with his finest sable brush.

Writers live in a strange world - they tend to sit at their computers and make things up all day. Often, especially during the moments when writing in "the zone," life outside the story ceases to exist. But even writers have to eat. From Procrastinator's Bread to Deadline Chicken - come along for an inside look at some of the top recipes that help keep writers writing!* Everyone who worked on this cookbook, including Lucky Bat Books staff, donated their time, and 100% of the proceeds will go to Beach Bark, an organization of animal lovers who work with the Central Coast Humane Society for the benefit of animals in north Lincoln County, Oregon. * Includes story excerpts and writerly musings

Starship Century is an anthology by authors from both science and fiction writing backgrounds, illustrating some of the tech and ideology behind the illustrious goal of traveling to another star within the next century. Edited by Gregory Benford, New York Times bestselling science fiction author, and James Benford, leading expert on space propulsion, Starship Century includes science fiction by Neal Stephenson, David Brin, Joe Haldeman, Nancy Kress, Stephen Baxter, Gregory Benford, John Cramer, Richard A. Lovett, and Allen Steele, as well as scientific articles by Stephen Hawking, Freeman Dyson, Robert Zubrin, Peter Schwartz, Martin Rees, Ian Crawford, James Benford, Geoffrey Landis, Paul Davies and Adam Crowl.This groundbreaking anthology of science and science fiction is based on findings and discussions of the 100-Year Starship Symposium held in 2011. In it, top scientists tackle the opportunities for our long-term future in space. Alongside them, science fiction authors explore the dream and the possibilities.