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Yaminah Okar left Obsidian and the wreckage of her family years ago. She and her father have made lives for themselves in Brooklyn. She thinks she’s moved on to bigger and better things. She thinks she's finally left behind that city she would rather forget. But when a Facebook message about her estranged mother pierces Yaminah’s new bubble, memories of everything that happened before her parents' divorce come roaring back. Now, Yaminah must finally reckon with the truth about her mother and the growing collapse of a place she once called home.

The Elven Kingdom is a sham; the Queen put in place through rules meant to humiliate and destabilize her people. Born and raised in ways similar to cattle, Elves are fully aware that they are destined for a life of servitude. Clarissa had always followed the laws - studying hard, honing her skills, and perfecting her natural born talents in preparation for the day she'd be sold and her new life would finally begin.

Essays of bullying, heartbreak, racism, and confidence, Ashley taps into her own past and shares those stories that made her who she is today as she seamlessly weaves in parallel experiences that both she and Mrs. Obama have faced in their separate childhoods as well as their adult lives. Open, searing, and honest, these are stories listeners will feel seen with. listeners who are growing and learning as they move forward through life's triumphs and pitfalls will undoubtedly gravitate to and find comfort within its audio.

In the new Republic of Texas, guns are the law and nothing is forgiven. Bluebonnet Andrews is on the run across the Republic of Texas. An accident with a gun killed her best friend, but everyone in the town of Blessing thinks it was murder. Even her father - the town’s drunken deputy - believes she did it. Now, she has no choice but to run. In Texas, murder is punishable by death. There’s no one to help her. Her father is incapable, and her mother left the state on the last flight to America before the secession.

My name is Josephine Butler, and I am the goddaughter of the most powerful gypsy king in all of North America, and I have never felt more powerless in my life.

Events in Innsmouth are moving to a climax. The Esoteric Order of Dagon are determined to bring about the end of the world with the summoning of the Elder God: Dagon. The order’s leaders refuse to acknowledge the repercussions of their act. And they are determined to make the seas boil and the dead rise as they prepare for Armageddon. But one fearless lecturer from Innsmouth University understands the impending perils. He believes the Esoteric Order can be stopped. And all he needs to do is to help three dangerous individuals escape from Sefton Institute for the Criminally Insane.

Making excellent money as a paid speaker is not about how well-known you are. Instead, it’s about how you package your speech and present yourself. In Speak Your Way to Cash®, entrepreneur and professional speaking coach Ashley N. Kirkwood takes you behind the scenes and unlocks the secrets to landing high-paying five- and six-figure corporate speaking contracts using her firm’s proprietary P.A.I.D. Method™.

Yoga is an ancient practice that brings many benefits mentally, physically, spiritually, and emotionally. Incorporating yoga into your daily life can help with building and restoring a lifestyle that is meant to improve your well-being through breathing, dieting, meditation, and even through sleep. Lifetime Yoga will introduce you to the history of yogic practices, chants, poses, eating habits, and more that will bring you to a better state of mind than you were ever in.

Try a kick in the butt and if that doesn’t work, a shove between the shoulder blades. It’s not that I wanted to remain training with Gallean in the Shadow Realm - I’d sell my mortality for a chance to find Alaric - Caer just gave me the push I needed. But upon my arrival back to the Earthly Realm, Breas, my loathsome bloke of an ex, kidnaps me and throws me in a cell. Talk about bad timing.

An excavation at a newly discovered kurgan, an ancient burial site, in Innsmouth uncovers some disturbing surprises. A senior archaeologist dies. A nefarious cult take advantage of the discoveries to further their own cause. And before long, a team from Innsmouth are travelling halfway around the world to find the relationship between their excavation and a long dead secret that yearns to rise from its grave.

On a dangerous mission in the middle of a bitter war, hundreds of miles from assistance in the remote Central Highlands of Vietnam, a US Army platoon discovers their operation is even more deadly than they thought possible. As these hardened warriors make their way through the dense jungles and high mountain villages of this ancient land their sanity and fraternal bonds are tested to the limit as, one after another, they fall victim to an unseen enemy.

Kate McGuire has loved her brother’s best friend for years - an older guy who didn’t know she existed, and whose smoking-hot girlfriend could punch her into next week. But now Kate’s 18, and Quinn Haley is girlfriend-free and looking at her like she’s outside the friend zone. Everything is working out perfectly - until she receives a surprise diagnosis, one that may prevent her from ever having sex.

Jean-Paul Sartre said, "Hell is other people." But he was only half right. Hell is the other people who work in the offices of Raven and Skull. After a week of horror and upset, six colleagues from the Raven and Skull offices get together in the pub to exchange stories and decide which of them has had the worst week.

It's time for Zoey and Steve to finally tie the knot. But when their wedding planner gets whacked, their plans are totally derailed....

Let’s cut through the noise from the news, social media, reality tv, and your well-meaning friends. Let’s release the to-do lists, the obligations, the “not good enoughs", the “never enough times”, and everything else that isn't enabling the life you want to live. You already know that you’re an expert juggler. I mean, just look at all those balls you have up in the air at any given time. You make the chaos look easy to handle. But hasn't it gotten a little exhausting?

Miranda never felt like she fit in and never knew why, until one stormy day, a rustling noise brought her to the attic. She stumbles across a family secret, her great aunt's journal exposing a new world. Being the reincarnated Ki, originally from the planet Niburu, Miranda discovers her lifelong purpose. She must restore Niburu to its peaceful Atlantean state from before the rein of her evil sister, Nammu. To do this, she must prevent Nammu’s daughter, Inanna, from turning to the dark arts. If Inanna learns her true identity and embraces her mother’s evil, all will be lost.

The balance for Evil has tipped in Hell’s favor...On the day Detective Lindsey Korrey should be celebrating the closure of her biggest case, The Nurse Catcher, she's caught up in an intense police car chase. Rory, a missing child case of three years, has fallen under her protection. Someone - or something - wants him back. Chased down and hunted by a supernatural enemy, Lindsey must evade capture at any cost. Yet their road is full of hidden dangers. The Seekers emerge out of every shadow...around every corner...

Fey Anderson has always dreamt about escaping the crowded streets of Saint Paign. Soura Heights appears to be the picture-perfect place to run to: a place where the sun is always shining, the people are welcoming, and the quirky charm of every locally owned store feels like home. She never expected her move there to be forced upon her. But when her husband, Bruce, goes missing, her deepest fear becomes reality and determination drives her to drop city living and find the truth behind his death.

#BYOP leads artists on a journey of introspection and creative analysis through the lens of Broadway actress and award-winning indie film producer Ashley Kate Adams. A new idea, opportunity, collaboration, or creative expression could be the key that unlocks an artist’s future. Ashley Kate believes that the thing an artist is currently afraid of might become their happy place and become pretty important to their future, so it should be explored.

Innsmouth University's Explorers Club meets once a month to share stories of the supernatural. They meet in empty houses, abandoned buildings, and derelict churches. They meet in the dead of night. They tell stories of the impossible, the unbelievable, and the most terrible. And now, it appears, their meetings have been cursed.