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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

Read Blind Side (Red Zone Rivals, #2) ny Kandi Steiner

The hottest college football safety in the nation just asked me to be his fake girlfriend.And I just asked him to take my virginity.Clay Johnson has the abs of Adonis and the deadly smirk of the devil, himself. There?s hardly a day he?s not headline material during football season, and never a day he isn?t a bullseye target for every girl on campus.He used to be the easiest of all the players for me to wrangle as the Public Relations Coordinator, but after a nasty breakup with his high school sweetheart, he?s a mess.And a complete pain in my ass.We meet to discuss his behavior and review media relations standards. But when he witnesses how I fall to pieces in front of my guitar-toting crush, his wheels start turning. And he cooks up this absurd plan.He helps me get noticed. I help him make his ex jealous. All by pretending to be in a relationship.What he doesn?t realize is that this bookworm is a virgin, and far from versed in seducing a musician. So, to sweeten the deal, I convince

(Download) Davis Advantage for Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice ny Karyn I Morgan

Davis Advantage for Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing combines a student-focused textbook with an innovative online program to create an immersive, multimedia learning experience for students and comprehensive teaching materials for instructors.An access code inside new, printed textbooks unlocks an eBook, as well as access to Davis Advantage. Or choose the all-digital Instant Access option, which includes the eBook and immediate access to Davis Advantage.THE TEXTBOOK The 8th edition text provides the foundational knowledge students need to master psych content. Whether it's an entire course on psychiatric nursing or integrating these principles into an existing course, this text is concise, engaging and informative. It offers a holistic approach to mental health nursing that explores nursing diagnoses for both physiological and psychological disorders.ONLINE (DAVIS ADVANTAGE) Using a unique and proven approach across a Learn-Apply-Assess continuum, Davis

(Download Now) The Game Master's Book of Traps, Puzzles and Dungeons: 300+ Riddles, Challenges, Deadly Illusions, Bottomless Pits, Falling Blades, Death Traps, Escape Rooms and More for 5th Edition RPG Adventures ny Jeff Ashworth

The Game Master's Book of Traps, Puzzles and Dungeons provides GMs with endless options for populating their adventures with challenging riddles, puzzles, spiked pits, Rube Goldberg-style deathtraps and much more - eveything they need to push player character to their limit and bring new levels of excitement (and anxiety) to their game play.Whether part of a pre-planned adventure or a random encounter, these brain teasers, puzzles and traps will make every dungeon crawl, fortress break-in, or temple sacking that much more fun. GMs will find more than 100 challenging puzzles, 150 unique traps and 50 modular dungeon chambers, each with its own set of possible encoounters, meaning GMs can generate a fully-functional (or completely dilapidated) dungeon in a few rolls of a dice. With intricate technical illustrations, beautifully rendered top-down location maps and three one-shot adventures, written by RPG inflencers including Jasmine Bhullar and the creators of the Three Black Halflings

Download Your House Will Pay ny Steph Cha

A powerful and taut novel about racial tensions in LA, following two families?one Korean-American, one African-American?grappling with the effects of a decades-old crimeIn the wake of the police shooting of a black teenager, Los Angeles is as tense as it?s been since the unrest of the early 1990s.?Protests and vigils are being staged all over the city.?It?s in this dangerous tinderbox that two families must finally confront their pasts.Grace Park lives a sheltered existence: living at home with her Korean-immigrant parents, working at the family pharmacy, and trying her best to understand why her sister Miriam hasn?t spoken to their mother in years.?The chasm in her family is growing wider by the day and Grace is desperate for reconciliation, and frustrated by the feeling that her sister and parents are shielding her from the true cause of the falling out.Shawn Matthews is dealing with a fractured family of his own.?His sister, Ava, was murdered as a teenager back in 1991, and this

[Read] The Anatomy of Genres: How Story Forms Explain the Way the World Works ny John Truby

A guide to understanding the major genres of the story world by the legendary writing teacher and author of The Anatomy of Story, John Truby.Most people think genres are simply categories on Netflix or Amazon that provide a helpful guide to making entertainment choices. Most people are wrong. Genre stories aren't just a small subset of the films, video games, TV shows, and books that people consume. They are the all-stars of the entertainment world, comprising the vast majority of popular stories worldwide. That's why businesses--movie studios, production companies, video game studios, and publishing houses--buy and sell them. Writers who want to succeed professionally must write the stories these businesses want to buy. Simply put, the storytelling game is won by mastering the structure of genres.The Anatomy of Genres: How Story Forms Explain the Way the World Works is the legendary writing teacher John Truby's step-by-step guide to understanding and using the basic building blocks

[Download] The Sun and the Star ny Rick Riordan

Demigods Nico di Angelo and Will Solace must endure the terrors of Tartarus to rescue an old friend in this thrilling adventure co-written by New York Times #1 best-selling author Rick Riordan and award-winning author Mark Oshiro.Percy Jackson fans, rejoice! Nico and Will have a book of their own!As the son of Hades, Nico di Angelo has been through so much, from the premature deaths of his mother and sister, to being outed against his will, to losing his friend Jason during the trials of Apollo. But there is a ray of sunshine in his life?literally: his boyfriend, Will Solace, the son of Apollo. Together the two demigods can overcome any obstacle or foe. At least, that?s been the case so far . . .Now Nico is being plagued by a voice calling out to him from Tartarus, the lowest part of the Underworld. He thinks he knows who it is: a reformed Titan named Bob whom Percy and Annabeth had to leave behind when they escaped Hades?s realm. Nico?s dreams and Rachel Dare?s latest prophecy leave

(Read Now) Twisted Lies (Twisted, #4) ny Ana Huang

He'll do anything to have her...including lie. Charming, deadly, and smart enough to hide it, Christian Harper is a monster dressed in the perfectly tailored suits of a gentleman. He has little use for morals and even less use for love, but he can?t deny the strange pull he feels toward the woman living just one floor below him. She?s the object of his darkest desires, the only puzzle he can?t solve. And when the opportunity to get closer to her arises, he breaks his own rules to offer her a deal she can?t refuse.Every monster has their weakness. She?s his. His obsession. His addiction.His only exception.**Sweet, shy, and introverted despite her social media fame, Stella Alonso is a romantic who keeps her heart in a cage.Between her two jobs, she has little time or desire for a relationship. But when a threat from her past drives her into the arms?and house?of the most dangerous man she?s ever met, she?s tempted to let herself feel something for the first time in a long

[Download Now] The Last Thing He Told Me ny Laura Dave

A mystery about a woman searching for the truth around her husband?s disappearance?at any cost.Before Owen Michaels disappears, he manages to smuggle a note to his beloved wife of one year: Protect her. Despite her confusion and fear, Hannah Hall knows exactly to whom the note refers: Owen?s sixteen-year-old daughter, Bailey. Bailey, who lost her mother tragically as a child. Bailey, who wants absolutely nothing to do with her new stepmother.As Hannah?s increasingly desperate calls to Owen go unanswered; as the FBI arrests Owen?s boss; as a US Marshal and FBI agents arrive at her Sausalito home unannounced, Hannah quickly realizes her husband isn?t who he said he was. And that Bailey just may hold the key to figuring out Owen?s true identity?and why he really disappeared.Hannah and Bailey set out to discover the truth, together. But as they start putting together the pieces of Owen?s past, they soon realize they are also building a new future. One neither Hannah nor Bailey could have

Read Flip the Script ny Lyla Lee

The first rule of watching K-dramas: Never fall in love with the second lead. As an avid watcher of K-dramas, Hana knows all the tropes to avoid when she finally lands a starring role in a buzzy new drama. And she can totally handle her fake co-star boyfriend who might be falling in love with her. After all, she promised the producers a contract romance, and that?s?all they?re going to get from her. But when showrunners bring on a new girl to challenge Hana?s role?as main love interest?and worse, it?s someone Hana knows all too well?can ?Hana fight for her position on the show while falling for her on-screen?rival in real life?-K-drama lovers will fall for all the fan-favorite tropes that make for a hit show.-Romance is everywhere in this swoony, joy-filled novel, with fake dating, a secret relationship, and a classic love triangle!-Visit South Korea as Hana takes readers through popular spots and hidden gems.

Read Getting over You ny Leslie B.

getting over youwas the strangest feelingi ever had to experienceit was likemy mind knew the answersbut emotionally,i needed to grievebefore i could be okayagain