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The Song Calls Book One in the Music, Mayhem, and Murder Series In the heart of Dunn County, Minnesota, two sisters reunite—one with a badge, the other with psychic gifts. Elise Kennedy has returned home, a recent college graduate with haunting memories and developing gifts. Childhood trauma cracked her wide open to the unseen, and the veil is thinner than ever. Her sister, Ruth, a deputy sheriff, is her anchor in the chaos. Together, they form The Kennedy Sisters, a band whose harmonies stir more than just local hearts. But when success draws the shadow of a mysterious stalker, Elise must navigate more than just rising stardom. Danger looms, and Ruth uses her skills as a cop to investigate the worldly threat while Elise’s psychic senses awaken. Through Tarot cards and the healing touch of a Reiki master, Elise begins to uncover the truth buried in intuition. Music, mayhem, and a brush with the paranormal collide in this suspenseful, soul-stirring debut of the Music, Mayhem, and Murder Series .

Can you lose something that was never really yours in the first place? When one wrong choice lands him in hot water, Josh Davis has no choice but to make a deal with the Devil. By signing the dotted line, he’ll never have to worry about being implicated in what happened that night. Elizabeth Cain lost her parents two months before her sixteenth birthday. Per their will, to gain her full inheritance and attend the school of her dreams, she must first be married. When her adoptive mother approaches her with a solution to all of their problems, it’s an offer Elizabeth can’t refuse, even if she wants to. By agreeing to the arranged marriage, Josh and Elizabeth are thrust into a life much different than the ones they imagined. Over the course of the next decade, they play their parts, make their required public appearances, and successfully fool everyone into thinking they’re madly in love… But not even the perfect ruse can put time on their side. With the terms of their contract coming to an end, Josh and Elizabeth are faced with deciding whether they were meant to stay together or end things once and for all. Elizabeth wants out, but Josh isn’t sure he’s ready to let go. When she invokes the Last Hoorah Clause of their contract, Josh has no choice but to join her on a weekend trip with her friends in Palm Valley—and maybe find a way to keep the woman he never expected to want in the first place. TERMS + CONDITIONS is a contemporary second-chance romance. It is the third book in the Strangers series, a series of interconnected standalones.

HIM Would you fight for a life you don’t remember? It’s been one year since he woke up in the hospital; in a town he doesn’t know, with no name, no memory, and no idea how he got there. His memory hasn’t returned, except for the small glimpses of her . He doesn’t know her name or how she fits into his life, but she is the one thing he has to hold onto. He is the biggest thing to happen in Bezer, Colorado, in over a decade, and the town has no problem stopping and staring when they see him. The problem? Bezer is a town stuck in the past with very little access to the outside world, and they like it that way. With no money and no idea where to begin searching, he feels he has no option but to try and settle into a town he knows he doesn’t belong. HER Would you fight for a love that no longer exists, or risk moving on to a love you never expected? One year. That’s how long it’s been since she saw her husband. One year since she heard his voice or told him she loved him. One year since he left without a proper goodbye... Only to go missing three days later. All evidence points to his death, but there are too many unanswered questions. With no answers about what happened that fateful day, she’s been forced to live with the unknown, but hasn’t given up hope that she’ll find out the truth sooner or later. When an unexpected force enters her world, it offers her a new chance at what she thought she lost forever. Now, she has to make a difficult decision: hold on to the memories of the past or open her heart and risk it all. Begin Again is an amnesia, forgotten love, second chance romance. It is the fourth book of the Strangers series.

A Christmas wedding. A fake relationship. And a secret that could change everything. Tate Kerrigan always knew she would one day attend her best friend’s wedding on Christmas Day, but she never imagined her ex-boyfriend would be standing on the other side of the aisle. She’s happy for Farrah, really, but that doesn’t make this any less awkward. Braxton Powell planned to be as far away from Snowhaven Springs as possible on the day his ex-girlfriend married his ex-best friend, but when the groom calls him asking for a suspicious favor, Braxton knows only one person can help. Before he knows it, the bride has caught him sneaking around with Tate, and Braxton’s plans for the holidays get thrown out the window. Now, everyone thinks Tate and Braxton are dating, and to tell them any different would make things far more uncomfortable (for everyone). And while she knows it’s only pretend, Tate can’t deny the pull she feels between them. It’s as undeniable as it was the day they met, but this time, nothing is keeping her from doing something about it… Winter's Kiss is a Christmas novella in the Elite Wrestling Entertainment series.

She had reclaimed her life … and her confidence … until her turbulent past burst in Sierra Bauer is nobody’s fool: she’s a skilled and confident aircraft mechanic, a woman operating in a man’s world. But her stable world is about to stall out. After her stalker was sent to prison, and she was cleared of wrongdoing by the FAA in her brother’s fatal plane crash, Sierra had finally reclaimed her life, and her livelihood. But in the dead of winter at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport, she makes a gruesome discovery—a woman’s frozen body hidden inside the maintenance bay of a Range Airlines plane. Her life is pitched into a tailspin. Enter Detective Quinn Moore of the Airport Police Department, who finds himself attracted to Sierra despite mounting evidence forcing him to consider her the prime suspect. Sierra’s stalker may be back, and someone is trying to frame her for the murder. The woman Sierra blames for her brother’s death may hold the key to uncovering a conspiracy that threatens the entire aviation industry. She and Quinn must find the truth before Sierra becomes the next casualty.

What is power without control? Aurora dreams of surpassing the Demi-Gods, but her rare elemental magic comes from an unstable source within her that she struggles to keep in check. It doesn't stop her from wreaking havoc, though, and she's nothing but excited about the rising bounty on her head. But when she garners the attention of Princess Polaris, the daughter of one of the most feared Demi-Gods on earth, her entire world is shaken. With secrets of her own identity revealed to her and a terrorist organization placing a giant target on her back, Aurora agrees to travel with Polaris back to their native homeland. They can barely tolerate each other, but with Aurora's erratic power growing stronger, and a vengeful, katana-wielding vampire seeking to steal it from her, they are forced to set aside their differences to survive and reach their home in one piece. That is, if Aurora's magic doesn't destroy them first. The Crimson Witch is the first book of the epic YA Dark fantasy action-adventure series Gorgon, full of thrilling battles, witty banter, fierce characters, and hints of brutal, bloodcurdling horror! Fans of Naruto, Percy Jackson, and Fullmetal Alchemist will be captivated by this action-packed tale with a fresh take on mythological and fantastical beings! Readers will also be in store for a heartwarming tale of the growing bond between sisters.

A new dawn for humanity and a chance for Netty Scott to prove she could be a space captain that would go down in history. What was supposed to be a terraforming mission changes when their pods open early, still in the Void. Scrambling to find answers the crew inadvertently lets horrors unknown on board the ship. When mysterious allies show up Netty has no choice but to trust them, even if she knows they're hiding something big. With dangers lurking behind every corner the crew must fight their way to safety. Will the darkness overcome Netty or will she find the strength to see the stars once more.

The only case they haven't cracked is how to be together. Not on Officer Maggie Kyle’s Christmas bingo card: A homemade bomb in a bus station locker. A child, the prime suspect in the bombing. Her partner of ten years abandoning her to solve the case on her own. Max St. James might be the worst cop in the world—or at least in Toronto: He fell in love with his partner. He’s the reason she never became a detective. He doesn’t much care who planted the bomb. The IED’s blast ignites years of tension, sending Maggie and Max careening in opposite directions—but opposites still attract. Can they find a way to come together to solve the case before another bomb goes off? And will it mean another ten years sacrificing the future they want for the partnership they already have?

Position, influence, authority. Everything Jade has worked for is within her grasp, but only if she can keep her secret. Rising quickly as a top intelligence agent, Jade hunts the assassin responsible for murders among those vying for the throne, spurred on by a mysterious informant she's only ever heard from through notes. Jade's position, rocked by her informant's undeniable allure and the reappearance of her first love, is tenuous as the threads of the assassin's web pull in close around her. Blood spills in a kingdom torn by prejudice and paranoia as Jade's secrets spin out of her control, leading her to a truth better left undiscovered.

Moving to Chicago should have felt like a dream come true, but for Roxanna Lovegood, it’s a last-ditch effort to run away from a nightmarish past. When mysterious creatures break into her new apartment, curiosity leads her to a puzzling artifact buried under the floorboards. It takes her from the shores of Lake Michigan to the forest of a distant realm where she’s surrounded—and threatened—by people and creatures she’s only heard of in fairytales. Devon is a mischievous fae determined to figure out how Roxi wound up there to begin with. He’s even more determined to send her back home. There are secrets to keep and his own set of wounds unwilling to heal, and the last thing he wants or needs is this outsider questioning—and challenging—everything he thought he knew. There’s just one teensy-weensy problem. Despite the shadows lurking in every corner... ...despite the growing threat of demons prowling the land... ...and despite the cutthroat High Court’s manipulation... ...the longer Roxi stays in the realm of the fae… ...the less either of them wants her to leave.

The stars are not what they seem. So look away; they'll whisper you your fate. Iyana's only ambition in life is to become a healer like her grandmother, but that all changes when her village is attacked by a neighboring kingdom. She desperately calls upon the heavens for salvation and the stars respond, yet not as she had ever imagined. She is sent Altair, a hypnotically handsome star in human form. Iyana is more shocked to discover that she is an Aztia, a magic bearer born once in every generation, and that a captured enemy soldier named Emmeric is unwittingly caught up in her destiny. Although he is fated to work with Iyana, Emmeric is reluctant to assist a woman from the village he was recently trying to destroy, no matter how spellbinding her beauty is. He trusts his rival Altair even less, as the star and Iyana are caught in each other's orbit. When the emperor's own son, Zane, joins their quest to stop his father's tyrannical invasion, the companions begin unveiling long-buried secrets that echo through time. Secrets that could change the course of human history and reveal the hidden origin of the Aztia themselves. A captured foe. A fallen star. A forsaken prince. Betrayal is inevitable. But who will perpetrate it?

The tundra may be frozen, but it's the secrets within the frost that chill. After a difficult first year in Fort Haven, Jean sets out with Popcorn on a trek into the desolate northern wastes. There, she meets the family he never mentioned—a nomadic tribe journeying toward their Spring Holding ground. The reunion is brief… until a sudden blizzard traps them in the icy expanse, forcing them to stay with the tribe. Cut off from Fort Haven and surrounded by strangers, Jean must adapt quickly to unfamiliar customs and beliefs. But when whispers of magic and untapped potential arise, she finds herself surrounded by fellow curseborn who encourage her along a path she never expected. In the north, she’s wanted. In the south, she’s reviled. Should she return to the place where racism screams her name…Or stay among the Silverpike tribe, where purpose and belonging might finally be within reach? Time is running out, and the souls in the ice are waiting. Book 2 in The Cassy series, Souls in the Ice is a clean, character-driven fantasy exploring identity, belonging, and the quiet power of hope in the face of prejudice. Suitable for teen readers, with light mentions of violence and mature themes.

Solyana brought the green, but the prophecy is far from fulfilled. Fully embracing her destiny, she charges toward the city of Thonethren to save her sister, and all of Mothmar, from the Taka Reu worshiping King Erval. Pallah thought she found the home of her dreams in the courts of Erval, only to stumble straight into a nightmare. To find her brother, she must redeem her broken soul, or lose them both to destruction. Jonas spent his life unraveling truth from legends, but the greatest truth continues to evade him. Uncovering the secrets of the stars means the life or death of his friends—if only he can get it in time. These three, along with an abandoned girl, an ousted queen, and a sneaking steward, must run head-long to save the world before the coming Red Moon and certain demise.

With her newly acquired Gift burning inside her, Solyana Marusda evades the Taka Reu while in search of uncovering the prophecy’s secrets. But the answers are paved in sacrifices that make her wonder whether she is the savior of her people or their destruction. Growing in her connection with the Mother Below yet separated from all that she’s ever loved, Pallah searches for a place of belonging only to find herself the instrument of chaos. Compelled by forces beyond her control, there is no way of telling what is or isn’t her own will. All the while, someone is watching, waiting—with more sinister schemes than either girl can know.

Get ready to embark on an EPIC road trip to the Arctic with the Martinez family! An award-winning, family-friendly, bilingual chapter book for kids 6-10. The Martinez siblings are on their way to visit family in Mexico for Navidad. Their neighbor Don Toño has created a "to-go" version of his virtual reality invention that allows them to be whisked off to the Arctic. When they arrive, the kids have animal bodies! They begin exploring, flying, and making new friends. When the unthinkable happens, will they be able to use the lessons they have learned to save their little sister? Adorable lemmings, polar bears, snowy owls, and harp seals grace the pages of this colorful illustrated adventure that will have kids (and their grown-ups) begging for one more chapter! Let your imagination soar with this exciting bilingual adventure!

“Welcome back, hijos. Did you run into Don Toño in virtual reality?” “Yeah! He said we get to do a treasure hunt!” On the last rainy day of vacation, a mysterious puzzle appears at the Martinez family's cabin. Rico, Diego, and Araceli quickly discover that it can turn them into animals through virtual reality! Even more exciting: It contains a treasure hunt through the Northwoods of Minnesota. From the birthplace of the Mississippi River to the remote Boundary Waters, Minnesota's unique beauty and diverse wildlife carry many new experiences. The kids must work together to solve riddles and help the local animals… some of whom have their own complicated personalities. As the siblings continue their hunt, they begin to understand that the biggest treasure may not be the physical reward at the end, but the lessons of kindness learned along the way. But… is it possible there’s an actual treasure as well? Learning Spanish is fun in this colorful bilingual adventure!

"Doña Rosa needs our help." Rico straightened his feathered body and looked at them with round golden eyes. "I can do this." Eyeing the smoking hole in the ground, he jumped in. Rico, Diego, and Araceli Martinez had hoped to enjoy their spring break exploring virtual reality. However, the fun abruptly ends when their friend Don Toño takes his high-tech invention offline to work on a new adventure. Don Toño is out of town when a friend gets trapped in the mysterious shed. Realizing they are the only ones who can help, the kids bravely venture into virtual reality. But entering an unfinished adventure is a risky move… After transporting to the tropical Galápagos Islands, the kids discover that they’ve become animals, able to communicate with the local wildlife. Penguins, lava lizards, birds, and iguanas join them in searching for the one person - or animal - who can save their lost friend. If only they could fly over the island! At the top of the volcano, a colony of giant tortoises awaits them. Will the mysterious Don Tortuga be able to help them save their beloved neighbor? Or will a technology glitch halt the mission in its tracks? Readers young and old will be intrigued by this page-turning journey and its colorful illustrations, and won't even realize they are learning Spanish at the same time!

Born without a Gift, Solyana is an unlikely savior. But when blizzards and prophecies compel her, Solyana plans to journey into greater Mothmar–where every previous expedition has led to death. Unwinding the mysteries of the past and present, Solyana’s choices could spell survival or extinction and unknowingly bind her to another . . . Disdained by her father and overshadowed by her siblings, Pallah finds home with a group of elusive zealots. Discovering her Gift is forbidden only pushes Pallah to obey the persistent voice in her head, moving her toward a decision that could end in irreversible darkness. Can Solyana find the truth to the prophecy before she is thrust into the awaiting abyss? Can Pallah discover her true purpose before her world collapses in on itself?

When Darien’s soul is claimed by the goddess of death, Larissa will cross any line to bring him back. Without Larissa, the Vidnam pushes forward into enemy territory, leaving Anara to carry the weight of the rebellion as morality is blurred between allies and enemies. Entangled by the threads that bind, Halla is drawn closer to the boy who betrayed her and the gods that speak to her through visions. Arcane forces gather in the shadows as gods shift on the horizon, pulling the strings of mortals and monsters alike. All the while, Fate looms, an oppressive master, who might save the world or set it aflame.

When the goddesses of fate pull the strings, survival comes at a cost . . . With her memories returned, Larissa is expected to lead the rebellion in a war against Empress Shiko based on a prophecy the Norn told her mother decades ago. Only Larissa was never told the entire prophecy, and the Empress’ War Dog is already hunting her. To save her kingdom and her sister Halla, who’s been captured by slavers, Larissa will answer the Fates’ call. Accompanied by Darien, who is torn between his kingdom and his heart, along with Anara, who must ally with an unlikely enemy, Larissa will do whatever it takes to liberate her people, even if it costs her soul. Survive or be destroyed by the strangling threads of prophecy and fate in this YA dystopian fantasy.

After an apocalyptic event left the world in ruin, the surviving nation of Evrópa returns to the reverence of ancestral magic gifted by the gods. Seventeen-year-old Larissa Daldóttir has little time to dwell on such folklore—not with a monthly produce quota to meet and an illegal second-born sister to hide. But when Larissa is mistaken to be in league with the resistance against the Empress, she must flee. Running from both her past and the Empress, Larissa is caught between a dangerous struggle prophesied by the Fates. In a race to find the resistance before the Empress finds her, Larissa unintentionally unravels secrets of her history that not only unhinge the stability of the crown but her very life.

It was a marriage of convenience for everyone except the bride and groom. He never wanted to be a laird. She never wanted to marry one. Wee Ellen Mackintosh, sickly and quieter than a church mouse, holds a secret that even time hasn’t healed. Unable to use her voice since childhood, she’s not up to being lady of the castle, but her father wants a MacKenzie son-in-law. So when the giant Silas MacKenzie returns to the Highlands, both their fathers’ schemes take off like runaway stallions. Too tall and broad for anyone’s good, but especially his own, Silas breaks everything he touches. To appease his dying father and an increasingly rebellious clan, Si reluctantly agrees to the marriage, vowing to keep it in his kilt—no less so when he sees the tiny, perfect creature they expect him to wed. Unwanted but undeniable, the spark between them burns hotter by the day, even as they try to push each other away. But can Silas fight the monsters within his clan—or at war within himself—without her? Or will Ellen finally find her voice, only to disappear forever?

In 1725, a secret convent has been established on the Aberdeenshire coast. Jory Mackintosh is more excited by healing herbs than husbands or holy prayers. She craves freedom—and a chance to sneak into medical school. Instead, on the eve of her escape, she becomes an unwilling pawn in her family’s schemes with a rival clan. Finlay Shaw, the disgraced younger brother of the laird, has spent ten long years atoning for his past failures, but nothing can wash away the stain of fratricide. When the clans order him to escort Jory to her new life as a nun, thus securing an alliance with the freshly formed Black Watch, it’s his last chance for redemption. Too bad for Finn, Jory has no intention of following orders. Trapped on the road together, often with only one bed between them, the two butt heads and match wits, forced to acknowledge the dark shadows that have haunted them both for years. Can they learn to trust each other, and themselves, to fly in the face of their families’ wishes, or will they choose the solitary futures they always believed they deserve in this unorthodox runaway bride story?

Grace needs a bit of peace and quiet. Bryan just needs a little grace. Grace Rios has four short weeks to turn in a delinquent manuscript before her editor revokes the advance Grace already spent. She also has a bad case of imposter syndrome and exactly zero words written when she wins an all-expenses paid trip to the Isle of Barra in Scotland's Outer Hebrides. What could be better than a peaceful island paradise for clearing her head and finally writing the book? There's just one hitch... Bryan MacNeil is a man with a plan. After inheriting his grandfather's island cottage, he returns home to renovate the old house into an off-grid eco home, hoping to convince a like-minded investor to fund his dream of opening a carbon neutral whisky distillery. He has a short deadline for the job, but with long hours and a lot of elbow grease he's determined to make it work. The only problem? It's the annual summer music festival, and Bryan's sister already rented out his cottage to Grace as a B&B for her writing retreat. With every other hotel on the island booked for the festival, can the two find common ground to finish their projects? Or will they both lose out on their big dreams?

Once upon a time, Maggie Mackintosh Budge yearned for handsome rogues and breathtaking adventure. Now widowed after a disastrous marriage and desperate to escape her still-matchmaking father, she stows away on the nearest vessel because sometimes the only solution is running away to sea. Bastian MacLeod never chose a life of piracy, but after coming of age under the brutal regime of Auldfarrand’s Revenge, his world has been limited to placating the volatile captain and staying one step ahead of the navy, that is until he discovers Maggie in the cargo hold. The first rule of piracy is: wenches are unlucky and will be cast overboard. With Bastian’s help, Maggie disguises herself and joins the crew, but sparks between them ignite like St. Elmo’s Fire. Can they keep her secret—and keep their hands off each other—long enough to outwit the navy and hunt down the captain’s lost treasure? Or will bad luck send them both to the hangman’s noose?