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What happens when you abuse your mother? It's not pretty. It's not nice. And she can get downright mean and nasty if you don’t straighten up and make amends. In this mixed genre group of eco-tales, thirty-two authors from around the globe offer up some lessons in why it's wise to be kind to Mother Earth. Read and take heed. Your very life may depend on it!

Months ago, Alis joined with her new friend Cahan to fight a dragon beneath the School of Spells and War. Now she fights something altogether different: fame. Worse, her newfound notoriety has resulted in a mission to the far north. As if it weren't bad enough that it's so cold, she also finds herself in a tiny village whose residents innately distrust spellcasters of all kinds. Yet they tolerate her because she comes with Cahan - and because something is threatening their children. Can Alis and Cahan save them?

Alis and Cahan defeated the Cinder Witch and restored peace and prosperity to Ashfern, but at what cost? Can Alis control the terrifying legacy the witch left behind? Or will it destroy her from within? The School of Spells and War is an ongoing collection of old fashioned sword-and-sorcery adventure stories following a wizard and warrior duo as they galavant across the continent of Thillon.

The Formless are roving the land, unleashing untold havoc. But today, Alis must deal with a bigger problem. It's Cahan's birthday, and she's figured out the perfect gift for him. But it means breaking the rules. The things she does for her friends.... The School of Spells and War is an ongoing collection of old fashioned sword-and-sorcery adventure stories following a wizard and warrior duo as they galavant across the continent of Thillon.

A young woman flying to her new home city is met by both her boyfriends - and they couldn't be more pleased. A happily married couple discover that sometimes a touch of fantasy can make you even happier. A student convinces her former teacher and her best friend to give her a birthday present that none of them will ever forget. Breathtakingly funny, heartrendingly human, and always as hot as Louisiana hot sauce, K. D. West's stories explore the whole gamut of human love and sexuality.

After years of being together, but being apart, Suzie is moving in with Danny. He's helping her move out of her apartment and, when they're done, he's going to ask her to marry him. But, as he's packing up the last of her belongings, he discovers something: something unexpected. He's shocked by what he finds and she's angry that he pried. What will he be willing to do to make things better? What will she ask before she can trust him again?

The course of true love never did run smooth. Shakespeare said it four centuries ago, and it's still true today. Suzie and Danny are young and in love - but that doesn't mean that there aren't going to be bumps in the road. Together - and with a little help from their friends - the young couple discover that the best path through the bumps isn't always the expected one. Sometimes, it's the path with a few...kinks in it.

Ozzie. He's the college hockey star every guy wishes they could be. The one every girl wants a piece of. Every girl except me. The only thing I want from him is enough details to write an article for my college paper. But he hates reporters almost as much as I hate jocks. For a girl who was once a high school loser, I didn't expect him to make me feel special, like I'm the most beautiful girl in the world, so I lie to him about who I am. When I finally decide to tell him the truth, it's too late. My lie threatens to expose his darkest secrets. And it definitely might break my heart.

Se vi siete mai sentiti a disagio incontrando nuove persone, se vi preoccupate per l'ansia sociale, se non sapete come parlare alle persone o rendervi interessanti, questa breve guida alla conversazione vi trasformerà in qualcuno con cui la gente amerà parlare. Se siete mai stati nervosi prima di un evento di lavoro, un appuntamento o una cena a casa di un amico, dopo aver ascoltato questo libro non dovrete più preoccuparvi: riceverete ottimi consigli per migliorare le vostre abilità sociali e aumentare il vostro carisma.

¡Nunca más te sientas incómodo en una conversación! Si alguna vez te has sentido incómodo cuando acabas de conocer a una persona, si te preocupas y sientes ansiedad social, si dudas sobre cómo hablarle a la gente y cómo ser interesante, esta guía rápida sobre la charla trivial te convertirá en alguien con quien todos disfrutarán conversar. Nueva segunda edición: ¡actualizada y ampliada! Incluye un nuevo capítulo, "Charla trivial para citas", y un capítulo ampliado sobre reconocimiento del lenguaje corporal.

Aldrich escaped...again. Tristan forgot...everything. And Luke, well, Luke was getting more than a little impatient. But those were the least of Kira's concerns, because something else happened in England - something she was trying desperately to forget. A wedge of evil had lodged itself in her heart, a little black hole had nestled into her flames, and it wasn't going away - not anytime soon...and maybe not ever.

Christmastime should be about being together. But Suzie and Danny have been apart for months, going to separate colleges. Danny didn't come back home for the holidays, and now Suzie is stuck with her family, driving up to the mountains when all she wants is her boyfriend. Her lover. Little does she know that Danny has planned a present for her that she will never forget!

For avid student Olivia Murdoch, life on the Estilorian plane is filled with wondrous adventure. Every lesson about her new existence is both exciting and challenging. Along with her sisters, she embraces this non-human half of herself. Helping with her lessons is her Gloresti, James. Teacher, scholar, and distractingly attractive, James takes on his roles of Olivia's guide and protector with equal dedication. As he learns the human emotions that Estilorians no longer experience, he starts to see Olivia as much more than just an assigned pairing.

Centuries before she was born, Skye Tomaganuk was a subject of the most important prophecy in Estilorian history. As one of three half-human daughters born of the Corgloresti, Saraqael, she is part of the fulfillment of Knorbis' Great Foretelling. What she doesn't know is just what the Foretelling entails for her and her sisters. As Skye and her sisters continue their training and visit each of the Estilorian class homelands, they soon learn how much impact their human emotions have on their father's kind.

With Aldrich's note burning a hole in her pocket, Kira is off to England to finally reunite with her birth mother. But what begins as a dream quickly turns to a nightmare and Kira is left questioning everything she has ever known. Can she be the conduit Luke wants her to be? Can she be the rebel Tristan needs her to be? Or is she something else? Something no one, not even Aldrich, ever saw coming...

Why write your own story? It's a scary thought: What if you died before you told your life's story, and your busybody sister-in-law decided to write it for you? Yes, she's diligent, but she never really liked you, and she surely doesn't know you as well as you know yourself. No one can tell your life's story as clearly or as accurately as you can! Now's the time, before it's too late.

This book will give you a list of ingredients and the steps to take to make your own loveable little monster! It will show you clear signs of success as you go along. But be very, very careful when following this recipe. After all, you are creating a real monster! Be sure to look for the hidden messages throughout the book.

Alaysha is not your ordinary witch. She's an elemental, the only elemental witch of her kind. A young woman feared and cast out from her tribe because she can't control the magic powerful enough to suck a man dry at a breath, she's jaded from being exploited as a weapon by her war-mongering father. But all that is about to change.

Sarum is under siege and a recovering Alaysha finds herself at the heart of a covert war where even the enemy is unknown. Whether it's the father she has spent 19 years killing for, the witch of flame who promises to teach her control, or the charismatic Yenic who claims to love her, she must ultimately decide who to trust. If only that trust didn't come at such a high price.

Eighteen-year-old Marin has few clues about where she came from, outside of a recurring nightmare of a horrific boating accident. Determined to prove to the world and to herself that she can overcome her water phobia and lead a normal life, she enrolls in a summer internship at a marine research facility in California.