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Fantastic possibilities and terrible consequences. When her job interview goes down in flames, archaeologist Dr. Arienne Cerasola makes a desperate decision to get her life back on track. Returning to the thing that wrecked her life in the first place isn’t rational, but magic is the only option she has. To find a legendary healing tree and save her friends, Ari must outsmart magic practitioners way more talented and prepared than she is. Can she beat the competition to the prize, or is another magical disaster inevitable? Elementary Magic is the first book in R. Leonia Shea’s urban ...

What is a gnome to do in a gaming world filled with fake news? Cosmo never wanted to do anything more than build fantastical machines and spin gears. But, when the Evil Queen puts him in charge of the city paper he finds himself having to spin the news just to stay alive. Pipopolis is a city awash in change, the local economy struggling as dungeon diving has given way to exploration of an open world. A city where the lawful and good can be real jerks, and the evil are just trying to pay the bills.

Title: "The Dead-End Gang vs the Alien Nazis!: Outrageous, Offensive, and Savage Stupid" Dumb and Dumber Meets the Three Stooges... Amateur cartoon trailer here: https://youtu.be/oE1t03nOej8 Get ready for a wild ride of laughter and chaos with "The Dead-End Gang vs the Alien Nazis!: Outrageous, Offensive, and Savage Stupid"! Meet Phuk, Blue, Dick, and Alice—a quirky foster family bound by their outrageous personalities and united by their mission to save the world from Nazi aliens. Phuk: The hot-headed Vietnamese telemarketer with a knack for martial arts and an explosive temper. Blue: ...

Mordak isn't bad as far as goblin kings go, but when someone - or something - starts pumping gold into the human kingdoms, it puts his rule in serious jeopardy. Suddenly he's locked in an arms race with a species whose arms he once considered merely part of a calorie-controlled diet. Helped by an elf with a background in journalism and a master's degree in being really pleased with herself, Mordak sets out to discover what on Earth (if indeed, that's where he is) is going on.

This collection of humorous columns for a rural parish magazine reflects life all year round in a small English village in the beautiful Cotswolds countryside where the author has lived since 1991. Easy to dip into, this light-hearted volume provides entertaining reading for anyone interested in modern rural community life and the real-life equivalent of the fictional village of Wendlebury Barrow, the parish that is the setting for Debbie Young's fiction books. It is the sequel to All Part of the Charm, a collection of nostalgic essays and parish magazine columns. Debbie Young also writes...

As Sahara comes into her newfound witchy powers, she's about to discover that magic has its own set of perks—and perils. First in the completed four-book "Heart of a Witch" series! For starters, should she be a good witch or a bad witch? And which of the two rival witches should she choose as her mentor? Paris is on the side of good. Abigail... not so much. Meanwhile, two men have entered her life... and her heart. Both have love on the mind, even as Sahara explores the addictive power of the dark side. Turns out, there's one evil mamma jamma on the loose... a witch of incalculable power....

Halloween pranks should be harmless. Unless you accidentally kidnap a vampire. Back in college, Bob "Ironspell" Ironspell-Cabas and his buddy Droid thought releasing a horde of bats in vampire territory would be the perfect Halloween joke. After all, Droid is an exterminator—it should’ve been simple. But when the prank goes sideways, they realize they’ve accidentally captured a real vampire along with the flying rodents. And that’s just the beginning. Now, zombies are rising, vampires are hunting, and Ironspell just spotted the girl of his dreams—unfortunately, she’s under a ...

This second collection of Debbie Young's lighthearted yet thoughtful columns for the Tetbury Advertiser record the author's thoughts during the tumultuous five-year period from 2016 through 2020 - the era of Brexit and of President Trump - when even in her quiet corner of the Cotswolds, it often seemed the world had gone mad. Charming the readers of this multiple-award-winning community magazine with her homespun philosophy, with playful wit and with vivid imagination, Debbie Young provides a sense of perspective about what really matters in life.

“Spiritual-ish: City Girl Stuck in a Jungle Retreat” is a laugh-out-loud romantic comedy where cynicism meets ceremony, and sarcasm collides with self-discovery. When Talia — a city girl with a designer wardrobe, a ‘perfect’ boyfriend, and zero patience for nonsense — ends up in a South American jungle retreat, the last thing she expects is a shaman-led ayahuasca ceremony, wild spiritual insights… or the reappearance of her long-lost first love. Between sacred rituals, questionable jungle cuisine, and one seriously sexy blast from her past, Talia’s about to find that ...

Is thirty years too long to wait for a second chance? High school best friends Sara and Sofia had always been inseparable, but neither of them knew that they were hiding a secret attraction. The girls lost touch after graduation, but thirty years later, they run into each other in a coffee shop, and it’s love at first sight. Or second sight, anyway. They’re both too old to fall this fast, but they don’t want to waste any more time. After years of being single, Sara and Sofia are about to find out that true love was worth waiting for – and their first love can also be their last. “...

Affectionately dubbed "the Jewel in the Crown of the Tetbury Advertiser" by its ever-patient editor, Debbie Young has been a regular columnist for this award-winning community magazine since 2010. In its ten issues per year, she shares her homespun philosophy and wry English humour with its loyal readers. This collection brings together her columns from 2010-2015, charting history in the making as it affects local residents, and giving her whimsical perspective on the wider world from the heart of the Cotswolds.

Crashing a party in Valhalla sounded fun. Until Fenrir went missing. Bob "Ironspell" Ironspell-Cabas—now officially a wizard in the Denver Wizard Task Force (DWTF)—gets an invite to Valhalla. What could go wrong? Turns out, a lot. Someone isn’t happy with Odin, and now Fenrir—the legendary wolf of Ragnarok—is missing. On Earth, werewolves are mysteriously being hunted, and supernatural tensions are spiraling toward catastrophe. But Ironspell knows better than to take things at face value. With pantheons clashing, ancient forces stirring, and the very gates of Hel at risk of ...

Hell wants Fenrir. Ironspell just wants his mom back. Demons known as the Watchers have kidnapped Sabine Ironspell-Cabas, and their demand is simple—trade her for Fenrir, the Wolf of Ragnarok, the creature destined to consume Odin and set Earth ablaze in Armageddon. Ironspell has no intention of making that deal. With help from unexpected allies—including a mysterious partner who may not be what he seems—Ironspell sets out on a desperate rescue mission. But the Watchers aren’t just playing power games—they’re laying the groundwork for something far worse than anyone imagined. ...

The Urban Leash is a story about all the funny stories of a dogwalker from the dogwalker's point of view. Humorous, fun, light read.

Betrayed by a Valkyrie. Surrounded by Fallen Angels. Breaking into a dungeon. Definitely not his best plan. Bob "Ironspell" Ironspell-Cabas thought rescuing Fenrir, the Wolf of Ragnarok, would be difficult—but he didn’t expect one of his own friends to sell him out. Now, he’s been served up as a sacrificial offering to the Watchers—ruthless fallen angels with their own apocalyptic agenda. But Ironspell doesn’t go down easy. After an unexpected escape, he’s faced with an impossible choice: walk away and let fate take its course, or break into a dungeon, defy the Norse pantheon, ...

Heaven wants Lucifer found. Ironspell would rather pass. But some deals don’t come with an exit strategy. Ironspell never intended to become the last Templar, but now Heaven has a job for him: find Lucifer. The Devil has abandoned Hell and set his sights on the White House, hiding in the one place no angel dares step foot—the Enchanted Forest, a virtual reality world brimming with dangers that defy logic. Ironspell is the only one of Heaven’s agents who will dare its dangers, and unfortunately, turning down the mission isn’t an option. Three things stand in his way: ✔ His Guardian...

After hundreds of years as a vampire, Francis is ready to start over. The first step? Buy a ranch. Next? Hire ranch hands. Unfortunately, none of the supernatural community wants to work with a vampire, and Francis doesn't trust himself with a human. Francis finds Lauren and Shelly, a pair of were-squirrels eager to start. Lauren is on the run, fleeing from a dangerous ex-boyfriend who won't leave her alone. Her twin sister Shelly joined her on the Edwards ranch. To the sisters' surprise, they like working for the kooky vampire who wants to be human. When Lauren's ex finds them, will anyone...

The man was taken by the royal guards. His wife did not know that. What did his wife do? A man was ill at stomach. He was in search of a remedy. The royal guards picked him up. But he was not thrown into the prison. Rather, he was treated like a true guest. The princess was cursed. Nobody wanted to marry her. Yet she was too willing to get married. The king found a match for her. But the month of death delayed the wedding. For making the wedding legal, some laws needed to be amended. The amendment stirred the royal court to dust bowl. If you like rolling in laughter with tales of entangled ...

Rael Armstrong is an apprentice to a hunter of the Order. Hunters have one mission in life: to vanquish evil beings from other planes of reality. Normally, it’s very exciting work, but Rael’s current mission feels a little on the dull side. She’s been tasked with watching a suspect, and that’s it—just watching. It is a dull task until an unlikely visitor shows up to talk with her suspect. It couldn’t hurt to do a little less watching and a lot more following of this visitor to see what he’s up to, right? Well, it wouldn’t hurt unless this visitor was something really ...

A daemon’s honor. A sorcerer’s cruelty. And a betrayal that could shatter the world. Tuzren was content on his home plane of Onoys—until Faust summoned him. Now, trapped between two timelines that refuse to sync, Tuzren finds his life unraveling in ways he never expected. But Earth isn’t much better. Bound by sorcerous compulsion, Tuzren must obey Faust’s every command—or endure unbearable pain. Yet unlike most daemons, Tuzren has a code of honor. Of sorts. And Faust? He just crossed the line. There’s a limit to what a daemon will endure, and betrayal comes with a price. As ...