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After 10 years of flying freighter ships from planet to planet, Val Calendula never thought she would apply for a job as a combat pilot in a mercenary outfit. But her brother has gotten himself into financial trouble, and he's heading to a mining prison if Val can't pay off his debts. Mercenaries don't always live long...but they make good money while they're alive. A few combat bonuses, and Val could earn what she needs.

Wiccans have been using herbs and spells for thousands of years to heal themselves and their communities. Today, modern witches combine these ancient practices with new tools like candles, runes, crystals, and incense to create powerful magical rituals that bring out the best in you and your life. This book shows how to manifest their spiritual wellness through Wiccan spells, rituals, and herb magic. With over 50 step-by-step instructions tailored to help you create your own spells, rituals, and herbal remedies, and entire sections dedicated to magic, you can start performing today.

Princess Candra must remain locked inside a tower for seven long years in order to protect her people from their goddess's wrath. Seven years without a friend—or a lover—by her side. And locked inside the tower with her? A fearsome winged Fellian warrior, Nemeth. He's terrifying, cruel, and disturbingly magnetic . . . and the only other living being in the tower. Candra is torn between wanting to kill him for his supplies or having her way with him. After all, seven years is a long time to be alone.

It’s a common story. I’m sure you can guess how it goes. Girl winds up in the wrong place at the wrong time. She witnesses four gods of beauty and brutality murder some poor sap, and she’s stupid enough to get caught. Come on. You know what happens next. You know they tracked her...me...down.

When Fergus tells Diana he's taking her on a flower-arranging retreat for her birthday, she should have been more suspicious. Especially when he announces that he's coming with her. After discovering the whole truth about the retreat, Diana is still considering how to murder Fergus...when one of their fellow flower arrangers is found dead - stabbed in the back with a mystery weapon. With the retreat on complete lockdown, Diana and Fergus have a mystery to solve that wasn't part of the itinerary. Will they find the killer before the clock runs out?

Flowers, favors, and a cake with a body in it...what a way to start a wedding!  Diana already regrets saying yes to her neighbor's ridiculous wedding flower demands, but when she discovers a body in the middle of the multi-tiered centerpiece...it's really taking the cake! The man in the cake has been murdered. Diana suspects that one of her neighbors may be the killer. And she already knows that some of them are keeping skeletons in their closets. Sometimes literally.  

College roommates, Sally and Jessie once again decided to wait until the last minute to study for their Statistics exam. After hours of staring at a boring book without any understanding of what is going on, they both decide they need to do something to help clear their mind. The result is something they both would have never guessed.

They broke me. Ryder, Maverick, Ezra, and Jaxson didn't think I would come back for my second year. The coldly cruel knights of Evergreen believed the Mark would be all it took to get rid of me. To keep me quiet. But now, I've got a whole new reason to stay. Those four will know a pain far worse than what I've endured. They tore me apart until there was nothing left...and now, I'm going to return the favor.

A gripping, absolutely unputdownable psychological thriller - perfect for fans of K.L. Slater, Shalini Boland and B.A. Paris. It was an ordinary day for Maddy Saunders. Until a knock at the door and two policemen telling her that husband Max is missing, his rucksack found floating at the bottom of a local canal near their home in Uxbridge... As Maddy desperately searches for clues as to what has happened to Max, she quickly uncovers that the man she shares her life with, the father of her children, has been keeping secrets from her.

From the former prime minister of New Zealand comes a guide for young readers on chasing your dreams and embracing the unexpected qualities that truly make a person strong. When Jacinda Ardern became prime minister of New Zealand, she was one of the youngest people and, at the time, the youngest...

In Eat Up, Ruby Tandoh celebrates the fun and pleasure of food, taking a look at everything from gluttons and gourmets in the movies to the symbolism of food and sex. She will arm you against the fad diets, food crazes and bad science that can make eating guilt-laden and expensive, drawing eating inspiration from influences as diverse as Roald Dahl, Nora Ephron and Gemma from TOWIE. Filled with straight-talking, sympathetic advice on everything from mental health to recipe ideas and shopping tips, this is an audiobook that clears away the fog, to help you fall back in love with food....

Follow Matt and Eileen Grant through their journey experiencing all the encounters they want and asked for as as those they didn't. Sound interesting? The authors think so too! Listen to Accidental Hot Wife and experience the compelling adventures of Matt and Eileen.

A LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST "The feelings in this one are dialed up so high you almost can’t look at them directly: It would be like staring into the sun... Like Rosie Danan or Kate Clayborn, Barrett has a way of making palpable the full journey of a relationship" –New York Times...

My life is going fine. Okay, it was going fine until I found myself both homeless—my trusty car, Trixie, on her last leg—and in need of a fake fiancé. What I don't expect is for Jaxon, my long-time crush and the owner of Ink Me, to come swooping in like a knight in shining armor. Now my head and my heart are all confused, and it's starting to feel like my fantasy has a chance of becoming a reality.

Any beginner or experienced witch can learn to develop a connection with plants and make the best use of them. This book shares detailed information on the properties of different herbs and plants and how you can use them for green witchery. It guides you on the path of magickal herbalism as you delve into the Old World practices of witchcraft that have survived through the centuries. Embrace the healing practices of herbalism practiced by witches through the ages and experience the magic yourself. It is not as complex as you may have assumed, and with this guide, it gets even easier.

In this gripping sapphic dark romance, dominant Victoria Fraser never planned on creating a poly family with her passionate submissive Abby and former lover Alison. But as their BDSM dynamic deepens, healing old wounds and discovering new pleasures, Victoria dares to hope they've found something rare and beautiful. Until her past decisions come back to haunt them all.

Finding a body in the penguin pool isn't a great way to start the day. It’s even worse when you realise you're now in charge of looking after the penguins. Because their keeper is the one at the bottom of the pool. Zookeeper, Madigan Amos, is just as curious as anyone about the strange circumstances surrounding the penguin keeper’s death. But after apprehending armed intruders, getting caught in the middle of a deadly attack, and sparring with a machete wielding murderer, she starts to wonder if she should have kept her curiosity to herself.

The nature of the game has changed. But my feelings for my guys haven’t. As the search for Kieran intensifies, the battle between us reaches its pitch. And in every fight, Brutal shows up to win. My silent, savage love has his own reasons for starting this war, and nothing will get in his way. Something we have in common. I will defeat the undefeatable Brutal. I’ll bring him into my loud, chaotic world and make him mine.

I put my treacherous fated mates in their place: My bed. A jail cell. Their grave. That should have been the end of it, but of course, Luame never would’ve given me soulmates who took it lying down. I have a war to fight on all fronts, but it’s the war for my heart that I’m losing—badly.

She violated every rule of therapy to save her patient, and herself. But at what cost? Her career, her marriage, and everything she thought she knew about desire. A brand new addition to the Awakening of Desire universe, this Christmas novella follows new characters Olivia and Alison as they find love and acceptance within Victoria and Abby's supportive world, continuing the story after Mistress of Desire.