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There’s been a burglary in a luxury high rise co-op in Manhattan: an elderly woman was assaulted in her apartment, with jewelry taken. The prime suspect is Johnny Jones, who was in the building around the same time, helping his lawyer, public defender Alan Goldman, move temporarily into the apartment of his friend, corporate lawyer Tim Wilson. But another suspect soon emerges: a look-alike intruder who got into the building through a basement door with a broken lock. The victim is suing the co-op for millions, represented by her niece, litigator Cathy Collins - Tim’s ex-girlfriend.

The Motor City boasts a long and sordid history of scoundrels, cheats, and ne'er-do-wells. The wheeling and dealing prowess of founding father Antoine Cadillac is the stuff of legend. The slovenly and eccentric Augustus Brevoort Woodward, well known as a judge but better known as a drunkard, renamed himself, reshaped the city streets and then named them after himself, creating a legion of enemies along the way. Local historian and creator of the Prohibition Detroit blog Mickey Lyons presents the stories of the colorful characters who shaped the city we know today.

Do you dream of starting your own legal cannabis business and becoming an advocate for the plant? It’s time to learn the ins and outs of entering and navigating the cannabis space as a professional. Author, entrepreneur, and business consultant JM Balbuena will guide you through assessing the industry and the requirements to build a compliant cannabis business, as well as helping you develop a clear vision strategy for long-term success as the world moves closer toward legalization. The Successful Canna-preneur will provide you with firsthand expert guidance.

As a parapsychologist working for Seattle Psi, Tess has devoted her life to studying psychic phenomena. But when doppelgangers begin appearing from a parallel world that's been struck by an asteroid, nothing in her training will help her survive what's to come. After dislocating to Seattle Psi from the other Earth, Jake is confined by a special task force for study. But when he drains life energy from Tess, almost killing her, it causes a ripple effect across two worlds.

In the final volume of the Blood Magick Trilogy, the last Blood Mage unravels The Master’s unspeakably evil plan, joins forces with an unlikely ally, and witnesses the bravest act of personal sacrifice in the history of the magical world.

Two years after the closing of the Altered Re-Assimilation Centers across the United States, Griffin King is trying to rejoin a vengeful society still nursing its wounds. Even though he has been ostensibly cured, no one is eager to trust an infected-turned-altered.

In a matter of months, he went from being the boy next door to the Last Blood Mage, and chaos now seems to be at its peak. Between attacks on his home, his family, and his friends, Tom must face the internal war raging inside him.

Kendra Shaw was once an assassin for her government. Lethal and invisible, she worked in the shadows, hunting down terrorists all around the world. But after a harrowing mission in Iraq goes wrong, the pressure becomes too much for her to take, and she suffers a nervous breakdown. Kendra is sent back home, where she spends months recovering from the trauma. She thinks she is out of the game, but any peace is short-lived. One afternoon, Kendra spots a familiar face from her past - Ryan Hosseini, the lover she left behind years ago when she decided to serve her country.

Emily Blackmore, the oldest daughter of the Earl of Blackmore, fell in love with Philip Sinclair when she was 14. After he went to war, they continued their acquaintance through letters. When Philip finally returns to England, he finds Emily betrothed to another.

A story about a single mother about to turn 40 who falls in love with someone unexpected. She just wanted to escape her abusive past and start over back in her hometown in Indiana. All she hoped for was to give her and her kids a better life. She never imagined it would end up the way it did, a drama-filled romance for the ages, packed with secrets, lies, and devastation.

Ten-year-old Gabriel Jordan always wanted to be a magician. He just isn’t very good at it. His godmother writes to a mysterious traveling magician named Thrylos and begs him to visit Gabe, just to encourage him. To her surprise and Gabe’s, Thrylos does so - only it turns out that Thrylos doesn’t just do “magic tricks”. He’s a real magician, and he offers Gabe a magical adventure - any adventure - of his choice. Thrylos reveals that he is a time-traveling magician, and he travels throughout history to various critical, kairos moments in time.

In the spring of 1861, the bombardment of Fort Sumter might have ended with the garrison's rapid surrender and their dignified return to the North. Instead, the fort was laid completely waste when its armory was struck, with the loss of every man, provoking a storm of vengeful anger across the North and prompting some moderate Southerners to view the Secessionist cause, and the threat of civil war, with greater concern and alarm.

Now that Emily is off the shelf, all eyes turn to Olivia. Feeling unprepared for the marriage mart, let alone matrimony, Olivia arranges a fake engagement with her cousin’s friend. Thomas Corley finds the proposal amusing and timely. With a title and fortune in the balance, it is just the thing to keep his father at bay.

Penelope Gillingham knew it was her duty to marry. But she never could understand her father's insistence on a hasty match with the first eligible, titled gentleman he could foist upon her. When she meets a duke who shares her views on the abolition of slavery in the British Empire, marital bliss suddenly becomes an enjoyable prospect. But, alas, things are never as simple as they seem.

Samantha Wynn had spent all of her thirty-two years of life on the Montana ranch she called home. The only daughter of a single mom, the pair made their living providing for the bachelor owner, as if they were his family. A natural cowgirl from childhood, she had never allowed anyone to distract her from her goal of someday running the place as her own.

Growing up, Andrew Gillingham paid little attention to Amanda Abbott. Thinking of her only as the neighbor’s bothersome younger daughter, his interactions with her mostly involved rebuking her girlish adoration. Years later, when they are reintroduced to polite society, Andrew is taken aback. Amanda, fresh out of finishing school, is no longer the shy, lanky slip of a girl he remembered. What’s more, she seems entirely unaware of how lovely she has become–or that Laurence du Campion has set his sights upon her.

Follow Penelope and Raven as they navigate treacherous marshes, encounter mythical creatures, and confront their deepest fears. From searching for the skin of the Emerald Rattleback to unraveling ancient mysteries in dream worlds, their bond grows stronger with each adventure. Witness the transformation of Raven, a gorgon, as they find solace and embrace their true self. Join them in restoring balance to a world teetering on the edge of magic's fading power.

As the students settle into the sea base camp, they must learn to survive the harsh winter and master their magical abilities. But tensions rise when a hunting accident involving Vera, Jalena, Icarus, and Xena keeps Wickham occupied. Kaia befriends the mermaids, except for Raven, who elicits fear from them, creating a rift between Kaia and Penelope.

Anna Gillingham has only been to a handful of balls, but when she slips into an empty room to escape an impossible suitor, she knows enough to realize one shouldn’t be stealing paintings from the library. To her surprise, the man she startles with a rolled-up canvas under his arm is none other than Duke Albion Weatherwax.

Join the second-year dragon and witch students as they prepare for the most important event of their academic careers: revealing their fated mates. But things are not as simple as they seem in the Golden Forest, where they'll learn new spells and combat skills to defend themselves against the Chameleon Sprites.