What could a war with the gods, a magical typewriter, and a rival journalist have in common? Well, Iris… When her brother, Forest, is compelled to fight in the war the god, Dacre, started, Iris is left to fend for herself and her mother. She even dropped out of school, going to work in the city’s newspaper. But when there’s only one slot for a full-time columnist available, Iris is pitted against a rival employee, Roman. Iris copes with her brother's leaving by writing letters to him and slipping them under her closet door. Every time she opens the door they’re always missing and she doesn’t question the small wink of magic, hoping they could be getting to her brother, until someone responds. This isn’t Forest. Iris’s world begins to fall apart, taking her to the front in search of her brother. But the magic continues and Iris soon learns what the war really means and who might be her mysterious correspondent.
Read MoreFML is the story of two brothers in search of getting their original bodies back. From losing an arm and a leg for one brother to the full body of the other one, the pair had to pay an equivalent exchange when attempting to resurrect their mother. Edward uses his connections as a State Alchemist to search for the mysterious Philosopher’s Stone, a magic-enhancing device that could just give them the power they need for the task. But they’re not the only ones on the hunt and the people supposedly wielding the stones aren’t really human. Their search has them stumbling into the middle of a conspiracy that’s been going on for decades, leading them to the real source of the Philosopher’s Stones.
Read MoreNo one knows what Kiera does with her free time. They don’t know that she’s created an online video game that’s over 500,000 strong. They don’t know that she’s created a safe gaming environment for black people. And they don’t know that she’s scared when one of the gamers winds up dead over a dispute about the game. As the news travels the world, bringing awareness to the very real fact that her game may be discriminating, Kiera struggles to show that she’s just wanting black people to feel like themselves for once. But then an unknown entity threatens to bring down everything that Kiera and the game stand for.
Read MoreLeila Tūs Salvatíraas, Savior of Thessen and magical Queen of Her realm, is worshiped by all. Except Her father. He wants Her dead. The Sovereign’s Tournament—a centuries-long tradition designed to select The Savior’s husband—is days away, but Brontes’s plan to overthrow his daughter ignites, shifting the objective of the competition from marriage to murder. With the help of Her sisters and some unexpected allies, Leila must unravel Brontes’s network and prevent Her own assassination. But as the body count rises, She learns the deception runs far deeper than She imagined. When She finds Herself falling for one of the tournament competitors, Her father finds himself another target for murder.
Can Leila save Herself and Her beloved, or is their untimely end—and the corruption of Her realm—inevitable?
TRIGGER WARNINGS: This book contains graphic violence, sexual situations, physical abuse, adult language, and references to suicide. - Goodreads
Read MoreThis isn’t a story just rooted in science fiction. It’s a story about the anger of an entire race. About how they’ve been mistreated and used. It’s about one young boy’s struggle with falling into the system, never to know if he’ll really make it out. It’s a narrative of emotions beautifully written as a way to see the world through a black person’s eyes.
Read MoreTempe’s world consists of nothing but water. Water that took her entire family from her. As humanity tries to survive on floating islands, diving for treasures from the old world, Tempe turns to one of the last pieces of land - Palindromena. This is where technology exists to bring back your loved one for 24 hours. Using her life savings, Tempe goes for answers, wanting to know why her sister is said to have a hand in their parents’ deaths. Sometimes answers aren’t easy and when Tempe’s sister realizes that she’s been brought back, she doesn’t want to stay locked inside four walls. She wants out. She wants to search for their parents.
Read MoreCollege is a moment of change for us all, but when good girl Tessa shows up and sees her roommate, she knows she’s in for a lot more than she’s used to. Especially when her roommate's bad boy friend, Hardin, shows up. Caught in his radar, she’s forced to endure his attentions as she tries to manage her new life and long distance boyfriend. However, there’s a fire between them that no one can put out. Could Hardin’s attention be all for show as his past catches up to him, or does he really love this sweet girl.
Read MoreFrom actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princess Bride, comes a first-person account and behind-the-scenes look at the making of the cult classic film filled with never-before-told stories, exclusive photographs, and interviews with costars Robin Wright, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, and Mandy Patinkin, as well as author and screenwriter William Goldman, producer Norman Lear, and director Rob Reiner.
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Read MoreNo one knows the writer's Hollywood more intimately than William Goldman. Two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter and the bestselling author of Marathon Man, Tinsel, Boys and Girls Together, and other novels, Goldman now takes you into Hollywood's inner sanctums...on and behind the scenes for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President's Men, and other films...into the plush offices of Hollywood producers...into the working lives of acting greats such as Redford, Olivier, Newman, and Hoffman...and into his own professional experiences and creative thought processes in the crafting of screenplays. You get a firsthand look at why and how films get made and what elements make a good screenplay. Says columnist Liz Smith, "You'll be fascinated. - Goodreads
Read MoreStella has heard it over and over from her mom, it’s time to get settled down and make some grandchildren. But with someone with Aaperger’s, that’s no easy feat. Stella has her routine, her system, and every encounter she’s had with a guy hasn’t been enjoyable. When she’s given the idea to try escorting, she jumps at the chance. This could be a way to be taught how to be a good girlfriend. What she never expected to find was a guy that fit her in every way. A guy that didn’t judge her for being different. A guy that made kissing enjoyable. Can they convince each other that this is more than a lesson on dating?
Read MorePenny has her ticket away from her mom - college. It’s far enough away to stop daily visits but close enough to keep an eye on her. Sam is trying to keep his head above water. He’s just thankful to have a roof over his head and a job. A job that won’t be able to support the baby his ex-girlfriend says is his. Thrown together through a weird family connection with Penny’s roommate, Penny finds Sam on the side of the road feeling like he’s dying. Unable to pay for an emergency room visit, Penny agrees to play his emergency contact. But their little phone messages become so much more as they navigate the rough world of adulthood.
Read MoreOutside our world, grey in its loss of magic, lies three other versions, the same but different. Only the last two Antari alive have the magic to travel between them. Kell is one of them, working for the crown in his Red London. His job is to pass letters between the different crowns, but nothing else is allowed to be taken back and forth. Yet Kell is known by few as a smuggler between the worlds, creating his own fine collection of artifacts in a hidden room back home. It’s the one thing that makes him feel alive. Makes him feel like he’s in control. He may be considered loyalty living in the castle, but he feels far from it. When one smuggling job goes wrong, he finds himself with a piece of Black London, a London that has been shot off from the rest. Kell runs from the men that want his smuggled item and right into Lila’s sticky fingers. Instead of handing it over when he finds her, Lila forces herself into Kell’s adventure.
Read MoreTrix has a gift, a gift that lets her roam the streets and steal what she needs. It’s kept her alive and with a roof over her head since her mom went out one day and never returned. But then Trix’s luck runs out. She can either go live with family that’s she’s never even known about or go to jail. Both options mean that she has to stop running. Arriving in the little town is already a turn off. She wants to run away so fast, almost leaving the first day. But something makes her stay. Something about the way the women in her family act makes her stay. Something in the high school football star with his own dark past makes him stay. She decides staying might be the only thing that keeps her alive until she hears the one thing that makes her run.
Read MoreAffinities hold powerful magic, but instead of being honored, they’re locked away and sold into indentured servitude. Essentially shunned from society, thought of as less than human. Ana, the princess of the Cyrillian Empire, doesn’t know any different until she discovers that she too is an Affinity. Locked away, she barely escapes when she’s accused of her father’s murder. She fights to prove her innocence, finally discovering how the world really runs and the corrupt veins that run straight to her empire. Ana frees a con man, a man she hopes will help her find the real person that murder her father so she can clear her name. They make a Trade, but the con man has other ideas, wanting instead to reestablish his place in Cyrillian’s under belly crime ring.
Read MoreThe Wayward Children series is about children searching to find where they fit in. And when that isn’t available in their world, secret doors open up for them, taking them exactly where they’re meant to be. Some children stay forever, perfectly happy behind the doors, but others find their way back to their original worlds forever changed, fighting to return even if it could mean death. They might have missed their families. They might have missed the comforts of home. Yet still they try to find their doors back. Out of her own door, knowing the struggles of the returning children, Eleanor opens a home for these children, hoping to make each stay as logical or illogical as she can for them. Together, the children can commiserate and grow and hopefully find their door again. These books are about their travels, their pasts, and sometimes their futures.
Read MoreElena holds onto herself, fighting to remember the life she knew. One day, the curse she’s under wears off and she returns home to find that seven years have passed and her beloved vineyard sold to a man that only believes in science, not the Vine Witches that have been servicings the land for years. And it shows in his poor wine. His competition has taken advantage, weaving hexes over the vineyard. Elena offers to help, hiding her true work from the new owner while also plotting her revenge on the person that hexed her. But when cats start being drained of their blood, Elena begins to worry about her own safety and the reasons behind why she was cursed.
Read MoreElisabeth has only known one thing her whole life - books. Growing up in one of the great libraries has taught her to care for, coax, and talk to the great grimoires that line the shelves. She hopes to be a warden one day, protecting the books from evil and magic, so when she’s asked to lock up the libraries newest addition, she’s excited. It’s her chance. Locked away in iron chains, the grimoire manages to break free killing the people Elisabeth cares about and making her the prime suspect. A sorcerer comes to claim her for questioning even though she’s been taught to hate all of them and their evil ways. But as she’s in custody, library after library is still attacked, forcing Elisabeth to turn for help from the sorcerer that has collected her.
Read MoreWhat if there was a chance to change your life? All you have to do is carry someone else's baby for nine months. The idea is very appealing to Jane who has hit a series of rough patches and just wants to do right for her infant daughter. From divorce to her sick cousin, she can’t seem to catch a break. So when the idea falls into her lap, she knows it’s the only way out of poverty. Leaving her daughter with family, Jane enters her nine month stint. Things don’t go as planned and she becomes worried the longer she’s away from her daughter. She tries to play the perfect host until she’s left with no other options.
Read MoreThis is not your childhood’s little mermaid story, because in this story, two girls make it to land. One for true love. The other to save her sister. After seeing her sister on land, one look spells it all out for Runa and she knows that her sister Alia won’t be able to kill the prince to stay alive. Runa asks for help from the evil Sea Witch. Still locked in her cove by the sea king, Evie agrees to help but not without a price. Evie doesn’t realize that by helping Runa she will also have to pay her own price to the sea king. As his daughters go to land, he loses more of his magical power. He weaves lies and deceit around their disappearances making Evie the only person who can stop him and make the balance of magic even again.
Read MoreKya is just a little girl when one by one her family leaves her. Even her father, the last person left, disappears one day. Forgotten in the swamps of North Carolina, Kya is raised by her own wits, nature, and a kind black man. She becomes a legend in the local town and draws in dared boys who think her old shack is haunted. Nasty rumors follow her anytime she’s forced to go into town for basic supplies. Years drift until 1969 when the town’s star boy is found dead. As Kya’s past unfolds, her upbringing and respect for nature plays out in stark contrast to the girl they think she is.
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