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(Download) The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology, #1) ny Aiden Thomas

Welcome to The Sunbearer Trials, where teen semidioses compete in a series of challenges with the highest of stakes, in this electric new Mexican-inspired fantasy from Aiden Thomas, the New York Times bestselling author of Cemetery Boys.?Only the most powerful and honorable semidioses get chosen. I?m just a Jade. I?m not a real hero.?As each new decade begins, the Sun?s power must be replenished so that Sol can keep traveling along the sky and keep the evil Obsidian gods at bay. Ten semidioses between the ages of thirteen and eighteen are selected by Sol himself as the most worthy to compete in The Sunbearer Trials. The winner carries light and life to all the temples of Reino del Sol, but the loser has the greatest honor of all?they will be sacrificed to Sol, their body used to fuel the Sun Stones that will protect the people of Reino del Sol for the next ten years.Teo, a 17-year-old Jade semidi?s and the trans son of Quetzal, goddess of birds, has never worried about the Trials?or

Read One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1) ny Rachel Gillig

Elspeth needs a monster. The monster might be her.Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunder?she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.But nothing comes for free, especially magic.When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure Blunder from the dark magic infecting it. And the highwayman? He just so happens to be the King?s nephew, Captain of the most dangerous men in Blunder?and guilty of high treason.Together they must gather twelve Providence Cards?the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.

Read Tempt ny Melanie Harlow

You?ve heard the story about the wedding planner who falls for the groom?Well, this is the one where she falls for his father.And that groom? He?s my ex.I didn?t realize who the gruff, gorgeous older man was the night he rescued me from a creep in a Manhattan hotel bar. All I knew was that a hot, bearded stranger with a protective streak showed up right when I needed a reminder that real gentlemen still exist. (Although he left his manners behind after asking me up to his room.)It was the hottest night of my life, but I never thought I?d see the former Navy SEAL again. Imagine my surprise at the rehearsal dinner one week later, when my sexy one-night stand is introduced as the father of the groom. Even more surprising? That temptation we felt in New York was no fluke. In public, we pretend there?s nothing between us. In private, we can?t keep our hands off each other. The situation is beyond complicated. Zach never even knew he?d fathered a child until recently, and he wants to earn

Download The Visit (Black Stars, #1) ny Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

As a powerful matriarchy reshapes the world, two men?old friends?confront the past and future in a bracing speculative short story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of Americanah.One night in Lagos, two former friends reunite. Obinna is a dutiful and unsophisticated stay-at-home husband and father married to a powerful businesswoman. Eze is single, a cautious rebel from his university days whose arrival soon upsets the balance in Obinna?s life. In a world where men are constantly under surveillance and subject to the whims of powerful women, more than Obinna?s ordered and accustomed routine might be on the line.Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie?s The Visit is part of Black Stars, a multi-dimensional collection of speculative fiction from Black authors. Each story is a world much like our own. Read or listen to them in a single sitting.

Read 8 Rules of Love: How to Find It, Keep It, and Let It Go ny Jay Shetty

The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Think Like a Monk offers a revelatory guide to every stage of romance, drawing on ancient wisdom and new science. Nobody sits us down and teaches us how to love. So we?re often thrown into relationships with nothing but romance movies and pop culture to help us muddle through. Until now. Instead of presenting love as an ethereal concept or a collection of cliches, Jay Shetty lays out specific, actionable steps to help you develop the skills to practice and nurture love better than ever before. He shares insights on how to win or lose together, how to define love, and why you don?t break in a break-up. Inspired by Vedic wisdom and modern science, he tackles the entire relationship cycle, from first dates to moving in together to breaking up and starting over. And he shows us how to avoid falling for false promises and unfulfilling partners. By living Jay Shetty?s eight rules, we can all love ourselves, our partner, and the world

[Read] Waterdeep: Dragon Heist (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition) ny Wizards of the Coast

Famed explorer Volothamp Geddarm needs you to complete a simple quest. Thus begins a mad romp through the wards of Waterdeep as you uncover a villainous plot involving some of the city?s most influential figures.A grand urban caper awaits you. Pit your skill and bravado against villains the likes of which you?ve never faced before, and let the dragon hunt begin!

Read A Lesson in Vengeance ny Victoria Lee

A dark, twisty thriller about a centuries-old, ivy-covered boarding school haunted by its history of witchcraft and two girls dangerously close to digging up the past. The dangerous romance and atmospheric setting makes it a perfect read for fans of dark academia.Felicity Morrow is back at the Dalloway School. Perched in the Catskill Mountains, the centuries-old, ivy-covered campus was home until the tragic death of her girlfriend. Now, after a year away, she's returned to finish high school. She even has her old room in Godwin House, the exclusive dormitory rumored to be haunted by the spirits of five Dalloway students--girls some say were witches. The Dalloway Five all died mysteriously, one after another, right on Godwin grounds.Witchcraft is woven into Dalloway's past. The school doesn't talk about it, but the students do. In secret rooms and shadowy corners, girls convene. And before her girlfriend died, Felicity was drawn to the dark. She's determined to leave that behind now,

(Read Now) Delilah Green Doesn't Care (Bright Falls, #1) ny Ashley Herring Blake

A clever and steamy queer romantic comedy about taking chances and accepting love?with all its complications?by debut author Ashley Herring Blake.Delilah Green swore she would never go back to Bright Falls?nothing is there for her but memories of a lonely childhood where she was little more than a burden to her cold and distant stepfamily. Her life is in New York, with her photography career finally gaining steam and her bed never empty. Sure, it?s a different woman every night, but that?s just fine with her.When Delilah?s estranged stepsister, Astrid, pressures her into photographing her wedding with a guilt trip and a five-figure check, Delilah finds herself back in the godforsaken town that she used to call home. She plans to breeze in and out, but then she sees Claire Sutherland, one of Astrid?s stuck-up besties, and decides that maybe there?s some fun (and a little retribution) to be had in Bright Falls, after all.Having raised her eleven-year-old daughter mostly on her own

Download Lady Tan's Circle of Women ny Lisa See

The latest historical novel from New York Times bestselling author Lisa See, inspired by the true story of a woman physician from 15th-century China?perfect for fans of See?s classic Snowflower and the Secret Fan and The Island of Sea Women.According to Confucius, ?an educated woman is a worthless woman,? but Tan Yunxian?born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and loneliness?is being raised by her grandparents to be of use. Her grandmother is one of only a handful of female doctors in China, and she teaches Yunxian the pillars of Chinese medicine, the Four Examinations?looking, listening, touching, and asking?something a man can never do with a female patient.From a young age, Yunxian learns about women?s illnesses, many of which relate to childbearing, alongside a young midwife-in-training, Meiling. The two girls find fast friendship and a mutual purpose?despite the prohibition that a doctor should never touch blood while a midwife comes in frequent contact

Read The Butcher and the Wren (The Butcher and the Wren, #1) ny Alaina Urquhart

From the co-host of chart-topping true crime podcast Morbid, a thrilling debut novel told from the dueling perspectives of a notorious serial killer and the medical examiner following where his trail of victims leadsSomething dark is lurking in the Louisiana bayou: a methodical killer with a penchant for medical experimentation is hard at work completing his most harrowing crime yet, taunting the authorities who desperately try to catch up.But forensic pathologist Dr. Wren Muller is the best there is. Armed with an encyclopedic knowledge of historical crimes, and years of experience working in the Medical Examiner's office, she's never encountered a case she couldn't solve. Until now. Case after case is piling up on Wren's examination table, and soon she is sucked into an all-consuming cat-and-mouse chase with a brutal murderer getting more brazen by the day.An addictive read with straight-from-the-morgue details only an autopsy technician could provide, The Butcher and the Wren