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Titan was one of the nation’s most loved and respected Heroes, until an infidelity scandal tore his image and family apart. After decades spent out of the limelight, Owen Daniels has decided to take up the mantle of Titan once again to try and make amends for his years away. Unfortunately, the Titan Scandal is still common knowledge, and no Hero team wants such a polarizing figure. With no other options, Owen is forced to take a job overseeing a group of corpies, corporate-sponsored Supers who do rescue work… as long as there are cameras around.

What foods did the human body evolve to eat, and why? How does the food we eat affect our genes and our minds? What foods are (and aren't) optimal for our everyday health? How can we use cutting-edge science to end world hunger? In these 36 lectures, get eye-opening answers to these and other perplexing questions about the evolution of the human diet and its relationship to our bodies.

Mysterious alien entities have emerged to enslave humanity. They draw their identities and their immense powers from the gods of ancient myth and legend. Only David Montague, billionaire inventor, stands in their way. With the ability to read auras, he’s amassed for himself wealth and power, but now his ability will be turned toward more noble ends: defending humanity.

One returning florist, three unexpected alphas, and a flower shop that's barely staying afloat. I thought I'd build my life in the city. But after graduation, I found myself right back in Honeyridge Falls, running the little flower shop I've loved since I was a girl. Then the roof starts leaking, I run out of coffee before sunrise, and I realize I can't do it all alone. Enter three alphas who turn my world upside down.

First published in 1848, Camille captivated Paris and has inspired countless adaptations. This classic story of love and loss is based on the author’s real-life affair with courtesan Marie Duplessis. Also known as The Lady of the Camellias, the novel follows the courtesan Marguerite Gautier through her tumultuous love affair with handsome—but middle class—Armand Duval. Before their passionate affair is over, one lover must give up everything.

I bought the cottage sight unseen after my life imploded across every gossip site. One bad breakup, a million headlines, and suddenly I was on a trip to Honeyridge Falls. I didn't know the first thing about small-town living. Or fixing up an house. But I was determined to figure it out on my own. No drama. No mates. No cameras. Just me, a crumbling porch, and a to-do list that keeps getting longer. Fix the roof. Paint the walls. Avoid alphas. Definitely don't fall for anyone. Then I try to reheat a casserole, nearly burn the place down, and realize I might not be the DIY queen I imagined.

Titan was one of the nation’s most loved and respected Heroes, until an infidelity scandal tore his image and family apart. After decades spent out of the limelight, Owen Daniels has decided to take up the mantle of Titan once again to try and make amends for his years away. Unfortunately, the Titan Scandal is still common knowledge, and no Hero team wants such a polarizing figure. With no other options, Owen is forced to take a job overseeing a group of corpies, corporate-sponsored Supers who do rescue work… as long as there are cameras around.

I really should've stayed in bed on my twentieth birthday. Instead, I decide to go out, have a few too many drinks, meet Adrian—a gorgeous man I'm magnetically attracted to—and if that isn't enough, I manage to get abducted to another realm. I find out I'm not human—well, not entirely. It turns out I'm a demigod, half-human, half-god.

They say love makes the world go around. Mason Lowell set mine spinning. One night. Three kisses. And the promise of more when morning came. While the city of London slept, he made good on our promise. Only to cut me with his words as the sun broke. I ran from him—I always ran. But Mason Lowell was different, and he wouldn't let me go without a fight, finding my flaws and embedding himself into them.

Having liberated Shadowvale and cleansed Silverbrook of bandits, Nick's heroic deeds have made Frosthaven a true beacon of hope. And somehow, far too much attention from a group of priestesses and a giantess who walks loudly and carries a big stick. A newly discovered Monster Kingdom watches Frosthaven from the west, and deep beneath the Frostspire Mines, powerful demons stir, their ancient prison crumbling.

The sun is setting on humanity. The night now belongs to voracious demons that prey upon a dwindling population forced to cower behind half-forgotten symbols of power. Legends tell of a Deliverer: a general who once bound all mankind into a single force that defeated the demons. But is the return of the Deliverer just another myth? Perhaps not. Out of the desert rides Ahmann Jardir, who has forged the desert tribes into a demon-killing army. He has proclaimed himself Shar’Dama Ka, the Deliverer and he carries ancient weapons - a spear and a crown - that give credence to his claim. 

Your thyroid gland is small but mighty. This little butterfly-shaped organ that sits in the front of your neck affects almost every organ in your body. You can thank it for regulating your body temperature, helping you lose or gain weight, aiding in your breathing, in developing your brain, controlling your cholesterol, supporting your heart, regulating menstrual cycles, keeping your skin healthy, and so much more. When your thyroid stops working correctly, your body can experience some incredibly distressful and sometimes painful side effects.

I'm caught between the devil and the deep-blue serial killer. Well, he's more green than blue. He's also a lizard maniac determined to take over all of Hell. And with Taj fatally wounded, X kidnapped, and Dev so weak he's in a coma, I'm more than caught. I'm falling apart—and so are Ark and Joseph.

Gemini Foley. The most cunning of our children. A servant and devoted worshiper of trickery—and himself. He revels in the illusion, always hungry for lies told in secrecy. He will snatch the truth right out of any poor soul’s lungs. It’s a gift we have given him, and he uses it magnificently. But a new epoch is now upon us, and it is time for one more gift. A surprise, for the lover of tricks. She will appear as his sacrifice during the Feast of Fools. And it will be his fate not to kill her.

Myke Cole continues to blow the military fantasy genre wide open with an all-new epic adventure in his highly acclaimed Shadow Ops universe - set in the early days of the Great Reawakening, when magic first returns to the world and order begins to unravel....US Navy SEAL Jim Schweitzer is a consummate professional, a fierce warrior, and a hard man to kill. But when he sees something he was never meant to see on a covert mission gone bad, he finds himself - and his family - in the crosshairs.

After a dangerous heat destroys my life, I know I’ll never have my happily ever after. I’m a reject omega from a rundown part of town, and all I have is Kit. He’s my best friend, and the sweetest omega I know. But one day he’ll find true love and leave me, too. I’m broken. No alpha would want my soured scent. Kit guards me through heats that are spent with alphas who are easy to forget. But this heat, he’s sick. So I have no choice except to learn the names of my heat helpers—the Argo pack. Jhin. Vander. Adrian. Ez.

Ali had been content keeping to herself and staying hidden from her abusive ex. But when she meets two seemingly ordinary guys, Cam and Kace, the three of them develop an unexpected friendship that makes Ali feel like herself for the first time in years. Cam and Kace aren't just ordinary guys, though. They're superstars in the Atlanta sports world, with their names and faces plastered all over town. But Ali didn't know that, and they didn't tell her the truth.

Garth McFarlane thought leading his chaotic girlfriends through professional dungeon matches while providing psychiatric therapy on the side was the ultimate challenge. Then he got recruited for the X-treme Dungeon Crawl special event, and suddenly he's got bigger problems than some possessive monster girls.

Dive back into pack Martinez in this cozy short story. The pack is headed to Vegas to work through a few deals and have plenty of fun along the way.

For time out of mind, bloodthirsty demons have stalked the night, culling the human race to scattered remnants dependent on half-forgotten magics to protect them. Then two heroes arose - men as close as brothers, yet divided by bitter betrayal. Arlen Bales became known as the Warded Man, tattooed head to toe with powerful magic symbols that enable him to fight demons in hand-to-hand combat - and emerge victorious.