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Since the time of the Desert Fathers in the third century, Christian mystics have practiced meditation as a way of opening to the presence of God in daily life. James Finley, a friend of Thomas Merton and his fellow monk for six years at the Abbey of Gethsemani, introduces us to this direct, mystical form of prayer, an enduring path of communion with the divine that reflects the spirit of Christ's own desert sojourns.

Sometimes, to stop unspeakable evil one must battle themselves… The silence is troubling. Danger lurks behind every tree, every whisper. The veil is eroding while teammates remain lost. For Truddie Mae, abandoning safety for answers will soon find her plunging deeper into the magical darkness. As panic and desperation collide, will her magic find a way? While Gordy joins those of a darker nature overseas to rescue one of their own, the Keepers will learn how deep evil goes when it comes to familiar grounds. Uncovering more than they bargained for, the truth will be given light as the dead...

For every start, an end. With every dusk, a new dawn. For Truddie Mae, grief and joy go hand in hand. Struggling with the increasing damage to the veil, Gordy and Niles make a dramatic return bringing evil to her doorstep. As old friends offer help and plans unfold to keep two worlds apart, she’ll soon find that stopping the coming storm may be a losing battle for them all. Amid the astral planes, Leesa learns that some answers come with sinister questions. A link to the magical past brings danger as secrets take center stage. Alone and lost, her only hope for survival will force her to ...

Southern charm meets devilish intent. Being nearly immortal and stuck in the body of a young girl alongside an injured demon has been a long road for Truddie Mae. As a Keeper, blessed by the fates to protect the veil using supernatural magic, she has grown weary from lack of excitement. Nestled within the swampy wilderness of her Florida home, her existence will soon be threatened. The veil, a magical barrier between our world and the astral planes, is in distress urging for her help against a sinister new enemy that has breached this reality. Driven by a ravenous appetite for energy, it ...

Supernatural evil has never been so close to home... safety never so far away. Magical issues and recent attacks have shaken Truddie Mae to the core. Fear and suspicion rule the day. With every person a possible threat, she feels unraveled and unsafe. Driven by duty to protect the veil, doubts soon become ominous when a late-night phone call of panic ends up being the tip of an even darker iceberg waiting to sink them all. A foreign group of Keepers facing a hidden danger forces Niles and Gordy to investigate, but saying goodbye is never easy when all roads lead to trouble. While struggling...

Some say that the truth shall set you free. For Becca, it only comes with bigger problems. As revelations come to light, her world tumbles into darkness amid sinister confessions that hit too close to home. The past has finally caught up with the newest member of the AOA and this time, it plans on ending her future once and for all. After the battle with Whisper leaves her on shaky ground, fractured clues within shared memories expose a killer’s plan for dominance forcing the town into a crippling lockdown. As foes slink from the shadows, every strovian becomes a potential victim while ...

Welcome to Ardenwood, a new life awaits. Come as you are, no fear, no escape. People are changing. Friends, family, and enemies alike slink from shadows with abilities beyond normal human comprehension. Superpowered beings, a step up the evolutionary scale appear bringing fear and panic. World leaders scramble for answers while evil plots dominance. Off the shore of a sleepy coastal town, Elnia Island becomes ground zero in the quest for truth as the powers that be seek out profits, weapons, and manipulation. Under the cover of night, their actions will affect the entire planet’s way of ...

After a time-altering mystery nearly ended her career permanently, Becca happily returns to a normal routine until her morning spirals into another crime that needs solving. When a corpse shows up within the shifter community, she’ll be forced to work alongside Sister Sleet who takes cold-shoulder to the extreme. Can she dodge the icy reception to track a killer, or will a teammate’s frosty ways chill her to the bone? They always say watch your back and keep your eyes open, but when the investigation stumbles across a new villain sowing discord and chaos, what she doesn’t see may ...

Welcome to the AOA. Clock in, clock out forever. For Becca, being a loner with the power to control earth, doesn’t fit the high school norm. Struggling daily with a relentless bully, predator becomes victim spiraling her world out of control. When push comes to shove, everything comes with a price. In Ardenwood, crime is handled differently, rules are in place. When it comes to the superpowered, minor offenses can easily bring death. Through a legal loophole, Becca is ultimately forced to join those she despises. Soon, the casual life she wanted to escape will be the one thing she wishes ...

After facing the villainous Reclaimer, Becca is confined to home as the subsequent fallout takes Ardenwood by storm. Eventually allowed back to active duty, she’ll soon long for the boredom she previously rallied against. Juggling numerous responsibilities, piling up investigative work, and a gingery new partner, she wishes for more time to manage it all. Sometimes wishes do come true, but for Becca, death and destruction are never far behind. Struggling to maintain is tough enough, but when she uncovers a life-altering mystery that shatters all she knows, will a shaky trust in others ...

For Becca, thinking the disaster at her high school prom was bad enough, she’ll quickly learn just how dark her world can become as the deepest cuts hit closest to home when Grandpa goes missing. Taken by a sadistic killer that has haunted Ardenwood for weeks, his safe return is left to chance in a town forced into lockdown by a continued spread of chaos and panic. While the AOA are stretched thin rushing to end a villain’s reign of terror, she’ll struggle with the choice to either risk it all for family or play by the rules to stay alive. With a target on her back and every step ...

Three people can keep a secret if two are dead. For Truddie Mae, the fallout from the Harvester includes emotional burdens. Members have come and gone, and secrets have been uncovered. Wishing to leave it all behind her, she’ll soon find it has ways of keeping up. A simple excursion leads to a discovery threatening the Keepers on every level. Forced to act as leader, she must rally remaining teammates and dig deeper into the mystery of their magical lives. New threats and unseen forces strike back, this time with more bite. Evil attacks from every direction leading to an outcome that will...

After barely surviving her first day with the AOA, Becca’s abilities are called into question. Sidelined from duty while recovering, she’ll soon learn that salvation from superhero life comes with additional responsibilities. When it comes to the requirements of school and work, there are no days off. A sinister stranger arrives as Ardenwood struggles with a possible serial killer, one targeting strovians. Those who hide in the shadows continue to manipulate the playing field and, as the body count rises, Becca will be forced to work alongside Blister, a homicide investigator sure to ...

Ezra Palaszczuk hat alles, was er will: Partys, Dates und eine erfolgreiche Karriere in der NHL. Wäre da nur nicht Anton Hayes. Der Flügelstürmer aus Philly ist arrogant, unnahbar und verdammt anstrengend. Aber das ist egal – Ezra interessiert sich sowieso nicht für ihn. Kein bisschen. Auch nicht nach dieser einen Nacht. Anton lebt für den Sport. Er hat hart dafür gearbeitet, einer der Besten in der Liga zu sein – ohne dass sein Privatleben die Schlagzeilen bestimmt. Ezra ist das genaue Gegenteil: laut, selbstbewusst und ganz schön aufreizend.

Foster Grant hat nur ein Ziel: nach dem Collegeabschluss in der NHL spielen. Darauf arbeitet der Star-Eishockeyspieler der Colchester University seit Jahren hin. Zeit für Ablenkung bleibt da nicht, auch wenn sein Zwillingsbruder Seth ihn gebeten hat, ein Auge auf seinen besten Freund Zach Sawyer zu haben. Der nerdige Zach ist erst vor Kurzem an Fosters Uni gewechselt und stellt sich trotz seiner sozialen Unbeholfenheit als überraschend liebenswert heraus. Aber Zach ist nicht nur unerfahren in Liebesdingen, sondern auch der Lehrassistent in einem von Fosters Kursen.

Als sein Freund Foster Grant in die NHL wechselt, ist sich Christopher Jacobs sicher: Jetzt wird er Teamcaptain der Eishockeymannschaft an der Colchester University. Doch das ist nicht so einfach wie gedacht, denn der Coach stellt auch seinen Rivalen TJ "Beck" Beckett zur Wahl. Dabei ist Beck ebenso unzuverlässig und rücksichtslos wie verwöhnt und reich. Kurz gesagt: das komplette Gegenteil von Jacobs und daher ganz sicher nicht als Anführer geeignet! Um den neuen Captain zu finden, hat sich das Team eine Reihe von Mutproben ausgedacht – möge der Bessere gewinnen.

Seth Grant hat eine Identitätskrise. Alle Welt scheint davon auszugehen, dass er schwul ist, und so stürzt er sich ins Online-Dating, um herauszufinden, ob da was dran sein könnte. Niemals hätte er jedoch damit gerechnet, dass er ausgerechnet per App einen Seelenfreund findet. Doch es gibt einen Haken: Sein Flirt ist Eishockeyspieler, und Seth hasst alles, was mit dem Sport zu tun hat. Schlimmer noch, wenn sein Match erfährt, dass Seths Zwilling Foster für die NHL spielt, droht er einmal mehr im Schatten seines Bruders zu stehen.

Vom NHL-Superstar zum Versager zu Hause – für Westly Dalton kam der Absturz schnell und hart. Völlig unverhofft wurde er zum Vormund seiner fünf jüngeren Geschwister, und auch ein Jahr später fühlt er sich in der neuen Rolle noch kein bisschen angekommen. Sein einziger Lichtblick ist der Job als Coach für das Eishockeyteam der Colchester University. Als der Erfolg der Mannschaft in Gefahr ist, weil einer der besten Spieler aufgrund seiner Noten kurz vor dem Rauswurf steht, geht West mit dem unbeliebten Mathematikprofessor einen ungewöhnlichen Deal ein.

Asher Dalton ist nicht gerade für sein sonniges Gemüt bekannt. Nach dem tragischen Unfalltod seiner Eltern hat er seine Karriere als Eishockeyprofi aufgegeben, um gemeinsam mit seinem Bruder West die jüngeren Geschwister aufzuziehen. Doch Asher ist von seinem neuen Leben komplett überfordert, seine Noten leiden, und er muss wohl oder übel das Nachhilfeangebot von Kole annehmen, wenn er wenigstens im College-Eishockeyteam bleiben will. Auch wenn er genau weiß, dass man sich vom Sohn des Trainers lieber fernhalten sollte.