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Damian's life turns upside down when his father is murdered, leaving a void nothing can fill. Moving to a new city for college is supposed to be a fresh start, but it never feels right. Just as things begin to settle, Damian comes home to find a demonic goatman waiting to kill him. Luckily, a badass angel with a sword saves him—except she isn’t an angel, and Damian isn’t as human as he thought. Now, with his mother missing, Damian is caught in the middle of a war between worlds. To find her, he must train, slay demons, decipher his father's journal, and master the weapons he left behind.

Magic is real, and Reggie Hickson just got invited to be a wizard school summer camp transfer. Reggie was a self-made businessman who'd pulled himself and his oddball dad out of poverty through sheer determination and the glory of YouTube tutorials. Pretty impressive, honestly. That was until a three-inch tall sprite emerged from his coffee mug and told him he was a wizard. Scratch that—a warlock. Apparently there's a difference, and that difference involves stuff we probably shouldn't go into in this good Christian blurb.

For my wife, Isabelle, I gave up my dream of becoming a mage. A price I paid gladly. But now, years into our loving marriage, she’s the one pushing me to attend the Academy. This is where the queendom's elite hone their power. I expected the disdain of the nobles for a commoner like me. I did not expect the Academy’s greatest challenge.

Captain Hawke never dreamed his first command would be like this. The perfect genetics. That's what they said: that he was somehow a serendipitous match for the highly experimental serum that Star Force's most distinguished, top secret science team had developed. Even Admiral Markus Sloss signed off on the report. The goal is a noble one: to establish biological compatibility between Terrans and the many aliens that compose the ranks of Star Force and the member worlds of the Allied Planetary Confederation.

When Kaiden awakens from cryosleep, the world he knew is gone. In its place is a brutal wasteland filled with mutants, ruthless Scavenger warlords, a so-called New Government, and… catgirls? After rescuing Cheshire, a gorgeous hybrid catgirl hacker with a love for explosions, Kaiden begins to piece together the truth about what happened while he slept—and just how bad things have become. As his memories slowly return, the two set out on a dangerous mission to find Cheshire’s missing best friend. Together, they might be humanity’s last chance at a future worth living in.

After saving a fox’s life Kevin discovers that he actually rescued a Kitsune, a shape-shifter capable of transforming into a beautiful girl who appears to have popped right out of the pages to a Shōnen manga. Her name is Lilian, and she has decided that Kevin is going to be her mate, whether he wants to be or not.

Have you ever come across those stories with heroes who knew just how to get things done? The ones who were masters in five different martial arts, and knew ten ways to skin a bear after killing it with their bare hands? Yeah, that wasn’t me. Hell, I had trouble asking a girl out on a date. But someone in clerical must have made an error. Because I got ripped from an airplane on my way home after my last day in the Coast Guard. I mean, come on, I wasn’t even in one of the hardcore branches of the military or anything!

A letter in silver on black, courting the crown princess, and a moonlit dance in the dark. I came to the academy to follow a dream. My world was my wife, my daughter, and the simple life I knew. Now, I'm courting Lucretia, the crown princess, all while my devoted wife supports me. I've only made it through half a semester, and the second half looms, yet my studies are the least of my problems. Courting the future queen is a dream I never imagined, but the dark and beautiful heiress, Juliet Bellafleur, only grows more volatile the longer we're together.

Logan Morrison has had quite the journey. After entering a contract as a small coven's Greater Familiar, he didn't have many aspirations beyond enjoying his new life and relationships. But then things just kind of... happened. Next thing he knew, Logan had dominated hundreds, going on thousands of witches, and that number is set to climb. It wasn't that he wanted to, mind you. In most cases, they forced his hand, doubting his status as the Inevitable Coven King of prophecy—the very first since Merlin himself.

«So il nome e le proprietà di tutte le erbe che curano il corpo» dice con fierezza la protagonista tredicenne di uno dei racconti qui riuniti, da cui sembra spirare il profumo mielato dei fiori d'acacia e quello amarulento del latte di fico. La natura è del resto l'unico sapere di chi non ha per orizzonte che indigenza, campi, vigne, stagni, colline, e l'unico riparo dal dolore per le creature difettive che Inès Cagnati sa raffigurare con un ritegno che lascia intravedere abissi di tristezza.

Pete's life in Fertile Valley has never been better. His children are growing strong, his relationships are thriving, and the barrier between worlds holds steady. But when fairies start vanishing and hostile spirits breach the valley's heart in broad daylight, he discovers a terrifying truth: someone from the mortal world has been building an army in the Spirit World itself. But the CEO of CorpoMart believes the valley should have been his birthright.

Illemitar Liminelda is the only elf anyone in the human territories of Middenheim has met in quite a while. Sure, there are a few Half-Elves around, but after the last war, even their kind had become a rare sight indeed. But Lemmy, as his friends call him, is pretty well-integrated into the human world. As a seasoned adventurer, raised by humans, he never really questioned his origins all that much.

Pete has finally found his place as the Harvest Champion of Fertile Valley. With his farm thriving, his family growing, and peace restored between the valley's feuding factions, life seems perfect. But when his old friend Christine Woods returns to the valley with deep pockets and corporate backing, everything he's built comes under threat.

For Dr. Conrad Murray, the real motive should have been to keep Michael Jackson alive. That way he could get paid. But it wasn't Dr. Murray that was the only person in Michael Jackson's life at the end.

Los orígenes y las consecuencias del trauma. El camino de la sanación y la renovación a través de la resiliencia. Tipos de trauma, efectos en la salud mental, niveles de gravedad, adicción, tratamiento terapéutico, la importancia del entorno, enfrentarse al futuro, el trauma nacional, el trauma intergeneracional, etc. Un libro práctico y accesible sobre un tema enormemente popular en psicología.

I was sold like property—caged and used. After six months, my fragile hope of rescue is almost gone, but I refuse to give up because nightmares don’t last forever. Mine ends when Broadway arrives. He’s dangerous and lethal, his world as dark as the one I’ve been trapped in. Yet, he’s the only man who makes me feel safe, the only one who stirs something other than fear. The only man I trust not to hurt me. Our connection is intense. Born from necessity, obsession, and raw emotion. A dream come true. But just like nightmares, dreams don’t last forever.

Losing your virginity should be epic. But what happens when you're nearing 30 and the right man hasn't come along? Apparently, you sign up for a crazy dating game at a club. Kellan hasn't even thought about dating since he walked in on his fiancée cheating on him two years ago. He's dedicated all his time to his medical practice, afraid to give his heart away. But when his friend drags him to The SX Club, all that's about to change.

Maria Rosalia Inzerillo, conosciuta come "la Mennulara" è morta e tutto il paese di Roccacolomba si chiede chi è stata davvero. Tutti ne parlano, tutti hanno in qualche modo avuto a che fare con lei, tutti sanno e non sanno, c'è chi la odia e la maledice e chi la ricorda con gratitudine se non con venerazione. Le voci che rimbalzano dal passìo serale alle portinerie ingigantiscono e intorbidano le trame di quella donna che rabbia, passione, intelligenza hanno portato così in alto da tenere in pugno una famiglia di proprietari terrieri, un boss mafioso, un intero paese.

Cambiare sesso. Suad Amiry sa benissimo che è questo l'unico modo per raccontare la paradossale condizione dei lavoratori palestinesi costretti a superare il confine con Israele per trovare lavoro. E così fa. Suad si traveste da uomo e raggiunge nottetempo un villaggio vicino a Ramallah da dove comincia il suo viaggio, lungo le strade costeggiate di olivi che conducono in Israele, insieme al fido Mohammad, a Murad - sfrontato, grezzo, tamarro, un ragazzo come tanti - e ai loro amici.

Di cosa è fatta la bellezza di una casa, se non della vita di chi la abita? Ma quando accade che un intero popolo si trovi all'improvviso espropriato delle sue dimore, la domanda che passa, amara, di bocca in bocca è soltanto una: che fine fa quella bellezza, e che fine fa l'anima di chi in quelle case, in quei palazzi, in quei giardini, ci ha vissuto, ci ha pianto e ci ha gioito, per una vita intera? Questa storia ha inizio nel 1948, quando gli inglesi, partendo da Israele, lasciarono due popoli in lotta.