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Mia St. John has always been on top of her game. A five-time world champion boxer known as The Knockout because of her ability to level any opponent charging toward her, Mia spent two decades in the spotlight transforming her body into the ultimate fighting machine. But what most people don't know is that outside the ring, she was battling a lifetime of demons while struggling to keep her family together.

In this collection of "unwashed", or early works, Mia Vance presents a selection of her poetry written in the years prior to her foray back into formal education - this time with poetry at the forefront of her focus. The work covers a wide range of subjects and moods, each piece rendered with Vance's particular eye for imagery, ear for music, and rhythmic pulse.

The foothills of upstate New York are alive with something terrifying. It hunts, it tempts, it traps, and there’s no escape. Thomas R Clark reinvents Irish mythology and takes you on a bloody, emotional, and horrific journey back through time with the tale of the McEntire clan, and the devastating secrets they hold. The author of the Splatterpunk Awards-nominated Bella’s Boys: A Tale of Cosmic Horror has crafted a story that’s part The Wicker Man and part Cycle of the Werewolf, but at the same time like nothing you’ve heard before.

Once, he’d been a captive of the ancient trunk in the cellar of Bell House. Still, all that ended years ago when a little girl went snooping and found what she mistook for a miraculous and magical new friend. The tragedy that forced the little girl to move away from the old house left him heartbroken, but he is nothing if not patient. Sooner or later, someone always comes, and when they do, he’s never disappointed. But then the moving van arrives, bringing back the girl from long ago as a grown woman. Things in the cellar of Bell House are about to get very interesting, indeed.

Graduate student Wendy Zemansky was hoping for a normal semester at an isolated university in upstate New York. Since coming off disability and starting medication for bipolar disorder, Wendy longs to feel like a “real” functioning adult, a respected colleague in her writing program. But when her roommate goes missing, Wendy plunges into an investigation that is roadblocked by vainglorious professors, specious doctors, and dubious friends.

While trying to escape a toxic past, Addison Davis finds solitude in a small New York City apartment. Her prayers are answered when she accepts an Assistant Designer position at the hot-shot ad agency, Interactive Media. The job is once in a lifetime, but the workload is overwhelming to say the least.

Sixteen-year-old Addison is on the run. She’s leaving her life on New York’s streets behind for a new one with Rafe, armed with just his phone number on a scrap of paper. She’s taking the subway to meet him in New Jersey. He’ll take care of her. Or so she thinks....

Two estranged sisters find that forgiveness never goes out of style when they inherit their mother’s vintage jackets, purses... and pearls of wisdom.

Mattie Diener can barely keep it together. A young Amish widow and mother of two young children, she faces the lingering heartbreak of lost love, her son’s mysterious illness, and a torrent of accusations that threaten to undo her. Bo Lambright is a fast-rising social services investigator whose high-society mother won’t rest until she finds his Mrs. Right. Despite Bo’s worldly success, the raw ache of a shadowy past and a series of unsettling dreams have left him reeling. When Mattie and Bo cross paths, all signs point to disaster.

A child listens to Koro and Grandma as they weave a tale about the life and times of of the ancient puriri Burial Tree, Taketakerau, the settlement and development of New Zealand, and world events that happened over the last 2000 years.

Miller is on his way to summer camp, and he is leaving Smith in charge - or you could say, by herself. On top of that, Smith has done something she swore she would never do: joining the track team. One night, Smith's summer takes a turn to the strange side when she meets a young boy named Charlie.

Almost-Olympian gymnast Jordan Beck has coordinated an emergency vacation getaway in Puerto Vallarta for her broken-hearted bestie. Nightly parties, exotic drinks, and sandy beaches are just what she has in mind for her and her friends. She strives for perfection in everything she does and believes she's found it in the emerald-eyed bartender who doesn't back down from her challenge.

Liddy Drake would rather gamble on double black diamond runs than take a chance on love. Escaping dreary San Francisco for a Colorado mountain resort with her besties is just what the doctor ordered. But an injury on the first day lands her in the lap of a loud-mouthed ski instructor who knows exactly how to get under her skin. She doesn't have time to waste on a playboy with a too-easy laugh and gorgeous blue eyes.

This book is to help with healing through heartbreak.

Vier Jahre haben sie Gras über die Sache wachsen lassen, vier Jahre sind seit dem brutalen Diamantenraub vergangen. Jetzt ist ihre Zeit gekommen. Getarnt als harmlose Touristen gelangen die Verbrecher Giorgio, Toni, Graziella, Bruno, Tiziana und Alfredo auf die "Möweninsel" und quartieren sich in dem schäbigen Hotel ein, das ihren Schatz birgt. Ein Gesicht aus der Vergangenheit beunruhigt die Bande. Wer ist die geheimnisvolle Schöne, die so harmlos tut und keinen der Gangster zu kennen scheint?

Bei einem Segelausflug im Mittelmeer entdecken Phyllis Stoker und ihre Freunde einen verlassen wirkenden Hafen, als sie auf eine kleine Insel zusteuern. Die Neugierde treibt sie an, sich die Insel näher ansehen zu wollen. Sie stoßen auf getrocknetes Blut, seltsame Schleifspuren und Haufen zerdrückter Knochenreste. Phyllis wittert den idealen Stoff für einen Dokumentarfilm und will dem Geheimnis auf den Grund gehen. In der Nacht wagt sich der wahre Herrscher der Insel aus seinem Höhlenversteck ? und für die Freunde beginnt ein erbarmungsloser Wettlauf gegen den sicheren Tod.

Only child, beloved daughter, and true heir of respected Sicilian Mafia Capo Don Balistreri, Elena Balistreri embarks on a violent global hunt seeking revenge on her father’s assassin. Elena Balistreri has many suspects, but suspicions without evidence are meaningless. Facing international crime syndicates, corruptible law enforcement, and violent assassins, finding the truth can be difficult; fortunately, the Capo’s daughter has the financial resources and extensive training needed to do so. But will she still recognise herself when it’s all done?

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Krissy Kringle, the Futanari Claus, is ready to visit all the nice ladies of the world and give them her special brand of naughty Christmas cheer. But what Krissy isn't counting on is a stowaway in her Christmas sack. Enjoy the next adventure in Christmas fun with Krissy Kringle and her best friend, Dizzy the Christmas elf! Futa Claus Is Coming Again! is more than 18,000 words of futanari-on-female Christmas fun.

Have you been a good girl this year? If so, you might get a visit from one of the other Clauses of the North Pole. Meet Krissy Kringle, also known as the Futa Claus. Krissy's been making her list, and checking it twice, trying to find out which women have been nice...so she can get naughty with them! Krissy knows what many good women want this year, and she's only happy to give it to them. All she has to do is show them the big secret she keeps under her fluffy red coat.

Dr. Grell, einer der ärgsten Widersacher Oscar Wildes, wird im Grey Tower von einem der Mithäftlinge niedergestochen. Sein Leben hängt am seidenen Faden, doch Grell ist bereit, die letzten verbleibenden Stunden zu nutzen und seine Geheimnisse mit den Sonderermittlern der Krone zu teilen. Wilde eilt ans Sterbebett seines ehemaligen Gegenspielers und erfährt Unglaubliches. Eines der größten Geheimnisse des Zirkels der Sieben wird offenbart. Gleichzeitig erfährt Wilde von einer großen Bedrohung im hohen Norden, die ganz England ins Chaos stürzen könnte.