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Peppa Danyelle didn't buy a bookstore to solve murders. She bought it for the quiet. After a decade of corporate actuarial work that aged her a solid eight years, Peppa cashed in everything she had for Shelf Life, a used bookstore in Salem's historic district. Low foot traffic. Thriving online sales. Ten customers a day, max. The math worked. The dream worked. For exactly one week. Then a retired antiques dealer was found dead in his locked study two blocks away. Police ruled it suicide.

McBride’s Magical Munchies: Volume 1 collects the first five episodes of the light novel series. From McBride’s Magical Munchies: Episode 1: Conner McBride was still finding his way in the world when it all changed. Traveling home late after a long day of slinging tacos, the very used food truck that he'd spent the last of his savings on broke down. Tired and desperate, it was only then that the multiversal entity known as the Framework made itself known. For better or worse, Conner's entire world changed in that moment.

The time is coming for the prophecy to come to pass. For ten years, Koh has prepared to face the enemies who once hunted him across the world. On his upcoming birthday, they will be able to find him. In less than two weeks, that day arrives. He’s done everything he could to prepare for that day. But there's one thing Koh never planned for: a future. But nothing prepared him for Riana (the girl from his childhood prophecy), standing before him, unaware of the destiny that binds them For the first time, Koh isn't just fighting for life... he’s fighting for a future worth living for.

Two overworked doctors. One stolen coffee break at a time. Lily Harper has her life under control—structured routines, surgical precision, and absolutely no room for distractions. Especially not Noah Carter, the reckless, annoyingly charming ER doctor who thrives on chaos and seems determined to push her buttons. But when late-night shifts force them into each other’s orbit, their rivalry turns into something far more dangerous—midnight conversations, lingering glances, and a chemistry neither of them can ignore.

It was supposed to be a normal night in Pentor. For nine years, Victor Tornell and his wife Tina have lived a quiet, contented life. Victor is one of the Dragoes, humans gifted with the spark of magic from the goddess of wisdom. He is a warrior, but tonight, his only mission is getting his five-year-old son, Koh, to bed. When one of Victor's magical alerts activates, their peace is shattered. Draven, an Elarvan desperate to save his soul from the wraiths, with an army at his back, unleashes an attack upon the Order of the Dragons tower in Pentor.

When Kate Andrews—divorced, fifty-something, and quietly restless—attends a lecture at her local lifelong-learning center, she doesn’t expect it to change her life. But the speaker, David McDonald, a dry-witted retired software engineer with a depth she can’t ignore, catches her attention. What begins with easy conversation grows into something warm and steady: a late-in-life relationship built on curiosity, respect, and the quiet thrill of starting over. As Kate settles into this new love, something else awakens—her long-buried impulse to create.

History remembers kings and conquerors. But the real story was happening in the shadows. A spy hiding a red cord in a doomed city. A left-handed assassin walking into a tyrant’s palace. A foreign girl gathering scraps to survive. A woman racing through the night to stop a future king from destroying his own legacy. These are not the stories you were taught. In The God of the Outcasts, Lorcan Pike brings the lesser-known figures of the Old Testament into sharp, gritty focus —stripping away the polish to reveal stories of survival, tension, and quiet defiance. Each story stands alone.

In 1692, Ruth Hale dies on the gallows in Salem —but not before binding a deadly promise into the world. Three centuries later, Clara works in Salem's museum gift shop, correcting lies on tourist brochures and dodging questions about "real" witches. The iron nail in her apron is just a keepsake —until messages start appearing in steam on her windows, voices whisper through glass, and she discovers she can weave justice from salt and thread.