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Mia and Jake have known each other their whole lives. They’ve endured summer vacations, Sunday brunches, even dentist visits together. Their mothers, who are best friends, are convinced that Mia and Jake would be the perfect couple, even though they can’t stand to be in the same room together. After Mia’s mom turns away yet another cute boy, Mia and Jake decide they’ve had enough. Together, they hatch a plan to get their moms off their backs. Permanently. All they have to do is pretend to date and then stage the worst breakup of all time.

This is the tale of three 14-year-old girls and a volatile combination of lies, jealousy and perversion that ends in tragedy. Except the tragedy is even darker and more tangled than their tight-knit community has been persuaded to believe. Blackly funny and with a surreal edge to its portrait of a northern English town, Jenn Ashworth's gripping novel captures the intensity of girls' friendships and the dangers they face in a predatory adult world they think they can handle.

Mary Ann Carpenter, housemaid to Wonderland's White Rabbit, misses all the action when Alice drops into town. She has her own problems. As witness to the murder of her estranged father, Mary Ann must go under-underground to learn more about the man she barely knew and the motives for his death. But the more she discovers, the more M-words keep coming. Like magic mirrors, monsters, mistaken identity, and a murderer who is the mysterious manservant to the Queen of Hearts.

Relos Var’s final plans to enslave the universe are on the cusp of fruition. He believes there’s only one being in existence that might be able to stop him: the demon Xaltorath. As these two masterminds circle each other, neither is paying attention to the third player on the board, Kihrin. Unfortunately, keeping himself classified in the ‘pawn’ category means Kihrin must pretend to be everything the prophecies threatened he’d become: the destroyer of all, the sun eater, a mindless, remorseless plague upon the land.

Dr. Jenn Gunsaullus, a sociologist and sex expert who is single, challenged herself to find her sexiness again in her late 40s. This is a vulnerable, humorous, and raw dive into sexual energy, gender roles, body image, consent, dating, hormones, expectations, communication ... and the not-often-talked-about complexity of all of these in today's society. Dr. Jenn details her struggles and adventures to flirt, feel confident, reflect, and try to make sense of it all. —> Make sure you listen to these episodes in order, for this limited-series story-telling podcast to make sense! —> Since ...

No Kids Required is the story of 20 women who are choosing to be childfree. It showcases the blessings and burdens that come with their decision, how they fill their free time, and the countless reasons why these women decided that kids are not required. It’s an honest and insightful story about respecting one another’s choices and living life on your terms.

The desert is no place for ocean-dwelling Kampii like Aluna and Hoku, especially now that Aluna has secretly started growing her tail. But the maniacal Karl Strand is out to conquer the Above World, and the horselike Equians are next on his list. Aluna, Hoku, and their friends - winged Calli and Equian exile Dash - race to the desert city of Mirage, intent on warning the Equians and forming an alliance. Unfortunately, Strand’s clone, Scorch, has gotten there first. Now the Equian leader has vowed to take all his people to war as part of Strand’s army.

If there's one thing tarot-reading magical-artifacts-hunter Sara Wilde has never been able to track down, it's the truth about her own past. But now a powerful new threat to the psychic community will take Sara back to where it all began: the last job she worked with Officer Brody Rooks as "Psychic Teen Sariah", the job that destroyed her life and sent her on the run. Because the enemy she fled all those years ago has returned...with a posse of demons as his personal entourage.

Tarot reader Sara Wilde has spent her whole life finding the lost with the use of her trusty cards. But when her newest assignment sends her straight to Hell, she discovers more than she bargained for. The journey through Dante's playground forces Sara to endure a client's bitter loss, fall victim to a vicious betrayal by her own kind, and come face-to-face with the woman she might have been. Not even Sara's blossoming love for the darkly sensual Magician is safe in the underworld. She's tested in ways she never fathomed, ways that could drive her mad or utterly destroy her.

In this powerful middle-grade novel from the acclaimed author of Things You Can't Say, a young girl navigates the social growing pains of middle school and struggles to find her place while her older brother fights to overcome opioid addiction. When Emma starts sixth grade, things finally begin to change. She may still be in the shadow of her older brother, Austin, the popular high school quarterback, but she's made artsy new friends who get her way more than her bookish best friend, Becca. But things are changing for Austin, too.

When her best friend, Hannah, comes out the day before junior year, Daisy is all set to let her ally flag fly. Before you can spell LGBTQIA, she's leading the charge to end their school's antiquated ban on same-sex dates at dances - starting with homecoming. And if people assume Daisy herself is gay? Meh, so what. It's all for Hannah, right? It's all for the cause. What Daisy doesn't expect is for "the cause" to blow up - thanks to Adam, the cute college journalist whose interview with Daisy for his college newspaper goes viral, catching fire in the national media.

Navigating the world of adult friendships can be a real challenge when everyone is busy, overwhelmed, or too often too far away. Here to help are Jenn Bane and Trin Garritano, the duo behind the cult favorite podcast Friendshipping. Insightful, empathetic, and just a touch irreverent, Jenn and Trin give listeners the tools they need to make new friends and revitalize the quality of existing friendships. The book covers it all: meeting new people, mastering the art of small talk, deciphering the levels of friendship in the workplace, and making the first friend move.

Ally a découvert la vérité. Et cette bombe lâchée au milieu d'un repas a réduit en cendres ses espérances. Pour elle, c'est l'altercation de trop, son cœur malmené par le chanteur en a assez. Profondément blessée, la jeune danseuse s'efforce d'oublier l'impétueux leader des Chainless et de se recentrer sur son but de toujours : la danse. Avec sa candidature envoyée à l'Opéra de Paris, elle touche enfin son rêve ultime du bout des doigts. De son côté, Chester, occupé à promouvoir le nouvel album de son groupe de rock, n'a pas dit son dernier mot.

Hazel knows a lot about the world. That’s because when she’s not hanging with her best friend, taking care of her dog, or helping care for the goats on her family's farm, she loves reading through dusty encyclopedias. But even Hazel doesn’t have answers for the questions awaiting her as she enters eighth grade. What if no one at her new school gets her, and she doesn't make any friends? What’s going to happen to one of her moms, who’s pregnant again after having two miscarriages? Why does everything have to change when life was already perfectly fine?

I crashed into Silver Springs 15 years ago - literally crashed. The only reason I survived is by the kindness of a passing vampire who turned me. Now I live in a town filled with vampires, demons, angels, and even shifters that turn into dildos. What the hell did I get myself into? My name is Eirlys, but please call me Lys. I run Triple E, the most hip happening coffee and café right next to Silver Skates. Magic goes awry and I’m left in the middle of a war with my neighbor and bitter enemy.

Élève à la section danse de la Juilliard School, un prestigieux conservatoire situé à New York, Ally Owen compte bien atteindre son plus grand objectif : réussir le concours d'entrée pour intégrer le corps de ballet de l'Opéra de Paris. Ambitieuse et motivée, elle veut mettre toutes les chances de son côté pour réaliser ce rêve qui la berce depuis l'enfance.

Une bague, une vérité qui éclate, un coup de tonnerre. Après avoir découvert la véritable identité d'Ally durant une virée en boîte de nuit à Los Angeles, Chester, le chanteur à la dérive, est décidé à tirer un trait sur la jeune danseuse. Pas facile quand les obligations professionnelles s'en mêlent. Le tournage du clip vidéo des Chainless se profile, et Ally et Chester apprennent avec effarement qu'ils joueront un couple passionnel devant les caméras. Le duo explosif va devoir enterrer la hache de guerre et coopérer pour se plier aux directives du réalisateur.

Our lost soldier has been found, but a new enemy has emerged within The Syndicate. War is upon us, and we must prepare for the fight of our lives. New allies appear, but can they be trusted? As events unfold, and the battle rages, my powers spin out of control. Can I harness them, or will they be our downfall? Lines are drawn. Battles will be fought. We must win, or everything is doomed.

A podcast by three college friends who are not your run of the mill theatre kids. Join us as we discuss the greatest, the flawed, and the most bizarre things about musical theater. So take your seats, as the show is about to begin.

🧳 What's the one place you've always wanted to visit? 🏞️ Picture yourself standing there...feeling the weight of history all around you. 🤨 What would you do next? 🚕 Explore the world with Talk With History, your one-stop shop for history travel adventures. ⏳ Imagine standing on the blood-soaked soil of Gettysburg or feeling the sand of Normandy beneath your feet. 🔎 Uncover the stories behind history's most fascinating places! 🗺️ Travel with Scott (the host) and Jenn (a historian and former Navy pilot) as they give you the inside scoop on exciting journeys to iconic ...