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A Small Town. A Big Secret. One Chance to Heal. In the small Pacific Northwest town of Port Lawrence, five people search for a way forward in the wake of broken trust and lost hope. Molly McIntyre spends her days teaching fourth grade and her evenings and weekends caring for her grandmother Eleanor, a woman of deep faith who lives with chronic pain. The rest of Mollys time is spent volunteering at the community theater. Though she loves the magic of a good play, she doesnt trust actorstheyre too good at what they do.Tristan Stuart always wanted to be a movie star. But he put that dream aside when he decided to leave Hollywood to care for his sick mother, Diana, who continually mourns the time lost with her other son, who the family hasnt seen in years. But as far as his dad, Hal, is concerned, Tristans brother can stay away forever.After nine months away from the hustle of Hollywood, Tristans lifelong dream has turned to dust and ashes, and he has no idea what to dountil he meets Molly.As Tristan seeks a new path, Molly retreats in fear. But in slow fits and starts, their relationship begins to blossomuntil Tristans past collides with his present and shatters Mollys fragile faith in him, forcing them and their families to confront heartbreaking truths.A Journey of Love, Grace, and Following the Light With This Shore of Light, immerse yourself in a story where the tides of life reveal beauty in the midst of trialswhere love, family, and faith guide each step toward a brighter shore.

The CIA forced Lily to retire before she was ready. Shed spent 40 years as a field agent. Shed been skilled, resourceful, dedicated everything that makes a good agent, but shed rubbed too many of her bosses the wrong way. They jumped on a botched op as an excuse to fire her. Now in her 70s, waiting in a doctors office, she reads a magazine article that startles her out of retirement. The story casts doubt on everything she believed about her first and happiest posting in Hayalistan, one of the old Soviet republics. Lilys angry, and she decides to find out what really happened when she was stationed there. As word of her investigation gets back to the CIA, the Company knows they must silence her. But Lilys aging body cant perform the feats it managed in her 40s and 50s, and escaping their attempts on her life will test her physical and mental skills at a whole new level.

Its autumn and with crisp frosty weather and the leaves as colourful as theyve ever been, Olivia and Jago are nestling into their life in Penbartha. Until local resentment about incomers and second home ownership is ignited by what seems to be an increasingly militant action group.A violent death makes the situation even more sinister. Maybe Penbartha isnt the happy place Olivia thought it was? Is the discontent really about second homes or is someone exploiting a well-supported cause in order to pursue a much more personal agenda? She and Jago need to find the source of the trouble before it gets even closer to home...

Curiouser and curiouser...On an ordinary summers afternoon, Alice tumbles down a rabbit hole and finds herself at the start of an extraordinary adventure. In the dreamlike world of Wonderland, she meets a grinning cat and a rabbit with a pocket watch, joins a Mad Hatters Tea Party and plays croquet with the Queen of Hearts.Filled with clever wordplay, whimsical nonsense and boundless imagination, Alice in Wonderland is a timeless work of childrens literature that continues to captivate readers of all generations.

This collection of fifteen stories from the cult author of Ice examines war and mental illness from her signature surreal point of view. Inspired by Kavans own experiences nursing traumatized Second World War soldiers and as a patient in various asylums, these pieces communicate the claustrophobia and isolation of life amidst conflict or caught in the gears of an institutional machine - but also the stunning beauty of physical experience, as her cast of outsiders find themselves pulled back into the world despite its hostility.In the title story, a young man living in an asylum must navigate the often unreadable reality around him, taking cues from malevolent flowers and inhumanly brisk nurses, as we are left to wonder whether the cure harms more than the disease. Outside the asylum grounds, institutions still exert terrifying power, as an unnamed refugee tries to navigate a Kafkan bureaucracy to escape a war-ravaged metropolis in Our City, and is distracted from the hopelessness of the task by the beauty of silvery barrage balloons and young women at their windows. Humanity goes to war with nature, too, in The Gannets, a brief, disturbing story that predates Daphne du Mauriers The Birds, featuring a band of impoverished children engaged in a horrific game with unnaturally predatory seabirds.At times cleanly modernist, at others ornately strange and dream-like, Kavans writing is always propulsive, powered by the tension between the menace closing in around her characters, and the incomparable loveliness of the strange world they inhabit.

Boston PI Sunny Randall investigates a popular book critic on a mean streak... only for her to wind up dead, in the latest thriller in Robert B. Parkers bestselling series.World famous author Melanie Joan Hart asks for Sunnys help in tracking down Book Babe, the screen-name of an enormously popular book reviewer, who has trolled her with a deeply insulting one-star review. This usually wouldnt matter except that Book Babe has thousands of followers, and her unwarranted blast has Melanies publisher threatening to pull all her books.But Sunnys investigation reveals that the reviewer and Melanie have a rich history in fact, she may even have good reason to hate the torn-up author. And when Book Babe suddenly turns up dead, casting Melanie as a possible suspect, Sunny finds herself in a complicated web, which, if she cant untangle fast enough, might just put a target on her back.

15 brand-new short stories inspired by and in honour of legendary writer Ursula K. Le Guin. Featuring Ann Leckie, Karen Joy Fowler, Charlie Jane Anders, Kelly Link, Ai Jiang and many others.Revolution in the Heart is a collection of 15 brand new stories by a group of celebrated authors, all inspired by one of the iconic figures in all of science fiction and fantasy: the legendary and award-winning Ursula K. Le Guin.From the appearance of her first work of short fiction in 1962 to the publication of the last in 2016, Ursula K. Le Guin was a master storyteller, winning innumerable awards, and achieving both commercial and literary success. She created the beloved stories of Earthsea alongside the urgent and essential stories of the Hain, pushing forward the form and concepts of science fiction and fantasy - reshaping them into forward-thinking genres.This collection honours her legacy with stories from authors she inspired:Ann Leckie Molly Gloss Kelly Link Charlie Jane Anders Sarah Pinsker Chana Porter Ai Jiang Alaya Dawn Johnson S. Qiouyi Lu E. Lily Yu Vandana Singh Aliya Whiteley Premee Mohamed Darice Little Badger Karen Joy Fowler

Julia finds her footing as a clairvoyant but upends her mental stability and her marriage when she and her best friend Courtney investigate a murder in a spooky and menacing town in Pennsylvanias old mining region. This sequel will take the drama, action, and jeopardy to the next level, and will resonate with themes of identity, female friendship, and justice.

The companion novel to People Watching, this follows Milos younger sister, Nadia, and the Kablukov siblings childhood friend and next-door-neighbor, Aleks, who co-owns MANs Brewery with Nadias eldest brother, Nik.Nadia has known Aleks all her life. She knows hes sweet and generous, and that hes far too good for her. Aleks knows things about Nadia that shes told no one else. And he knows his lifelong feelings for her are totally inappropriate now hes technically her boss in the brewery that he and the Kablukov siblings are trying so hard to get off the ground. Nothing can happen.So obviously it makes total sense for Aleks to offer Nadia his spare room. It just a house-share relationship. But for how long...?

The nightmarish second installment of a new trilogy of provocative, disruptive and brutally poetic queer horror set in a small New England town.From the Bram Stoker Award finalist and Splatterpunk Award-winning author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke, an intense, claustrophobic literary horror that is perfect for fans of Agustina Bazterrica, Mariana Enriquez and Paul Tremblay.Ten years after the devastating massacre that occurred on Christmas morning in 2003 and the community of Burnt Sparrow, NH struggles to move forward. Meanwhile, Rupert Cromwell and Gladys Esherwood find themselves trapped in End House and suffering unbearable monotony day in and day out. When a town courier named Pierce arrives at End House and introduces Rupert to a secret organization known as The Perdido Society, Rupert discovers a deeply intricate and intensely sinister web of secrets spreading through the town. It isnt long before more blood is spilled, shameful transgressions are revealed, and temptations are finally satisfied.Captivating and profoundly unnerving, this is the story of two lost souls who are sent on an odyssey into the depths of depravity only for them to discover that its quite easy to turn monstrous, to become the thing you once despised. Lyrical, nihilistic and brutally poetic, this is shocking, unflinching, must-read horror from an author at the top of his game.The nightmarish second installment of a new trilogy of provocative, disruptive and brutally poetic queer horror set in a small New England town.From the Bram Stoker Award finalist and Splatterpunk Award-winning author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke, an intense, claustrophobic literary horror that is perfect for fans of Agustina Bazterrica, Mariana Enriquez and Paul Tremblay.Ten years after the devastating massacre that occurred on Christmas morning in 2003 and the community of Burnt Sparrow, NH struggles to move forward. Meanwhile, Rupert Cromwell and Gladys Esherwood find themselves trapped in End House and suffering unbearable monotony day in and day out. When a town courier named Pierce arrives at End House and introduces Rupert to a secret organization known as The Perdido Society, Rupert discovers a deeply intricate and intensely sinister web of secrets spreading through the town. It isnt long before more blood is spilled, shameful transgressions are revealed, and temptations are finally satisfied.Captivating and profoundly unnerving, this is the story of two lost souls who are sent on an odyssey into the depths of depravity only for them to discover that its quite easy to turn monstrous, to become the thing you once despised. Lyrical, nihilistic and brutally poetic, this is shocking, unflinching, must-read horror from an author at the top of his game.

A punk rock love letter to Gothic horror, about class, grief and the ghosts of the past, perfect for fans of Grady Hendrix and Rachel HarrisonFollowing the death of her husband, Sandra Riley is left all but destitute: jobless, penniless and about to lose her home. But an encounter with an old university friend seems to offer a lifeline. Gerry McManus was always well-to-do; now hes risen to join the landed gentry, as his wife Joy takes possession of her aristocratic familys remote, dilapidated but undeniably impressive stately home: Hautmond Hall.Accepting Gerrys invitation, Sandra arrives at the house intending to gather her thoughts, face her grief and plan her next move. But life at Hautmond isnt so simple. Why is she having such dreadful dreams? Why do visitors to the house keep suffering inexplicable accidents? Whats hidden in the secret room buried deep in the lightless cellar? And who are the distant, shadowed figures she keeps glimpsing in the mirrors?As the truth about Hautmond Hall begins to reveal itself - and as her relationship with her hosts shifts inexorably from mutual support to something more complicated and transactional - Sandra will find herself trapped inside a waking nightmare, one that has afflicted generations of desperate people before her.

Exchange Dissatisfied Hurry for Life at the Pace of Peace "So much to do, so little time," so the saying goes. For many today, our attention is stretched thin by overextended schedules, unmanageable calendars, and an impossible to-do list.But what if the more we try to do everything, the less we are doing anything truly meaningful?In The Pace of Peace, pastor Jay Y. Kim invites you to fight distraction and focus your attention by examining your life with God. Drawing on the Prayer of Examen developed by Ignatius of Loyola as a framework for all of life, Kim guides us through the movements of this ancient prayer practiceinvitation, gratitude, reflection, confession, and looking forwardto point us toward the antidotes for the aches of our distracted age.In The Pace of Peace, you are invited to move: from the toil of absence to the gift of presence from the striving for me to the gift of gratitude from the wreckage of reactivity to the gift of reflection from the shackles of pride and shame to the gift of confession from the futility of self-will to the gift of Gods will A deep life is incongruent with a fast life. God invites you, instead, to live with your mind at ease, setting your life to the pace of peace. Free to be fully present. No longer straining to prove yourself. Settled and secure in the presence of God.Encounter God in all of life and discover the peace and ease of being present, known, and fully loved with The Pace of Peace.

When Laura Cameron, a philosophy professor at a London university, is found dead in a bizarre echo of the Reeva Steenkamp case, the questions are myriad. Her friend and colleague, Esther Luck, is as shocked as everyone else.But Esther knows more than shes letting on. After two years battling ovarian cancer, her notions of what makes life worth living, of what her future holds, have changed utterly. Held in a tense web of intrigue between Lauras widower Jack, her ex Michel, and her conventional family, Esther is given the chance of new life on borrowed time as the mystery of Lauras death deepens.What follows is an exploration of guilt, mortality, freedom, time and the brilliant and beautiful puzzle of being alive.

Los acontecimientos que tuvieron lugar durante la última semana de Jesús en la tierra —el domingo de ramos, la última cena, el juicio, la muerte de Jesús y su resurrección— son fundamentales para tu

From Rosiee Thor, the critically-acclaimed author of Life is Strange: Stephs Story, comes the next chapter in the tumultuous tale of Drugstore Makeup, the up-and-coming punk band led by the wildly charismatic Izzie Margolis!In the years since the split in Haven Springs, Izzie has recruited a full band to bolster her energetic sound and heartfelt lyrics. Chasing success and fighting for greater recognition, Drugstore Makeup find themselves on the cusp of their next big break.So when their new manager kicks them out of their comfort zone, Izzie and the band enter a tornado of activity: writing and rehearsing fresh songs as they prepare to record an album, embarking on a tour of grimy live music venues to grow their fandom mosh pit by mosh pit, and vigorously debating the optimum ratio of band merchandise to sleeping bags in the back of their shared touring van.But with a drummer who cant keep time, debts that wont stop piling, venues that never live up to the photos online, and a manager who seems more troubled than the band, will this year, and this tour, see Drugstore Makeup reach the next level - or has Izzie finally bitten off more than she can chew?Dive into an unseen side of the Life is Strange universe with this captivating and original novel!

"NOT ALL OF THIS IS TRUE. But some surely is. Most of it, I hope." When five wealthy trophy hunters descend upon a remote African forest, they overlook the passionate young researcher, Angel Restorick, who has learned to communicate with the chimpanzees she studies. As the hunters close in, Angel must use her unique bond with the chimps to outwit the human predators. From the Cornish village of St Piran to the jungles of Tanzania and back, this gripping tale weaves themes of conservation, connection, and courage against exploitation.

A true story based on a false storyLate one night in February 2018, the award-winning Irish journalist Olaf Tyaransen returned home to find his name trending on Twitter.To his horror, he discovered that Brooke Magnanti - controversial author of the Belle de Jour books - had published an article accusing him of physically and sexually assaulting another woman a few years earlier.Tyaransen had never met Magnanti, and the woman in question had recently died in tragic circumstances. While the allegation was completely untrue, it was already going viral. Hundreds of people were rushing to judgement and sharing Magnantis article.In a painfully honest and compelling memoir, Tyaransen details the emotional, social and professional impact of that false accusation.His lacerating, unflinching account highlights the importance of due process, the mindless cruelty of crowds and the potentially fatal consequences of online vigilantism

The leading authority on our contemporary prime ministers Dominic Grieve, GuardianAfter almost a decade and a half of Tory rule, the 2024 General Election saw the Conservatives suffer their worst-ever defeat: they received 7.14 million fewer votes than in 2019; 23.7 per cent is their lowest ever vote share; and their current 121 MP contingent is their smallest since 1832. Meanwhile, the rise of Reform threatens the partys very existence.How did it all go wrong so quickly, following Boris Johnsons record-setting win in 2019?From taking office amidst the cost of living and energy supply crises and the panic caused by Liz Trusss disastrous mini-budget, through the agenda-dominating Ukraine and Gaza wars and the Rwanda Asylum Plan, to the stunning 2023 local election results, Sunak at 10 is the definitive and jaw-dropping window into Rishi Sunaks premiership.

The only true account of the trial and punishment of the good doctor, Gustavus Katterfelto, the greatest natural philosopher who ever lived or ever will live by his confederate and friend Roger Gossage."My name is Roger Gossage. I pray my handwriting be legible to you, but as I am a-ship, I risk the swells playing havoc upon my scrawl. Whichever lenses or magnifiers you may require to read on, I beg you fetch them now..."