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Nineteen-year-old Nessa Thorne expects death when she volunteers for Empire's selection. Instead, she's thrust into Confluence Academy, where students harness elemental magic and bond powerful beasts--from wolves to ancient dragons--forging themselves into the Empire's most lethal weapons. Students are branded by water, air, earth, or fire. But Nessa's mark is different. A silver spiral--the mark of an unbound. It's a power so dangerous her kind were hunted to extinction centuries ago--or so the Empire claims. Nessa's greatest threat may be the only other volunteer--Raith Hollow, a powerful fire affinity whose scorching gaze follows her every move and whose secrets could topple kingdoms. Alliances are forged in blood, enemies circle like vultures, and forbidden desires close in. Death once seemed like release from her tragic past. Now it's not an option. She'll embrace her terrible potential or watch everything she's fought for burn. At Confluence Academy, students leave as weapons...

The Secret Society of Librarians 是 Kate Thompson 根據真實人物、真實事件及大量史料考證創作的歷史小說，以二戰時期的倫敦與波蘭為舞臺，描寫兩位因「秘密圖書館員協會」結識的女性，在戰火中以書籍守護希望的故事。她們將圖書館搬進地下鐵，打造流動圖書館，讓閱讀成為動盪年代中的慰藉。然而，當其中一人被送往波蘭集中營，兩人的命運也因此改變。本書細膩描寫友情、勇氣與閱讀帶來的力量，在歷史洪流中呈現平凡人物的不凡選擇。The Secret Society of Librarians is a heartbreaking yet heartwarming wartime library-set novel, inspired by real people, real stories, and extensive research.Meeting through real-life Secret Society of Librarians in London, two women form a close bond. When WW2 hits, they take their libraries underground, creating create a roaming underground library.But when one of them is taken to Poland and a concentration camp, they think there is no chance of ever being reunited again...This is an inspirational, true and compelling story about friendship, everyday bravery and the power of books, with a dual narrative set between London and Poland in the 1940s.

Their messiest chapter might actually be their best one yet. Blair Kellmoon--blond, bubbly, former rom-com star--has always worried no one would take her seriously as a producer. And with her latest film project stalled indefinitely, she's starting to think desperate times call for desperate measures. Enter bestselling author Jack Branksome: beautiful writer, awful person. Yet somehow he and Blair have become unlikely text-friends, despite his very public refusal to participate in her celebrity book club. And he's confessed he's dealing with his own nightmare: the hotly anticipated novel he can't seem to write. So Blair does something unthinkable: she invites him to stay at her pool house. Now they've become two misfits bonding over movie nights, cheesy pasta, befriending wild crows, and solving the mystery of the weirdly green pool. Blair was sure she knew exactly how her story would end. But Jack might be proof that it's only just beginning . . .

Will she catch feelings ... or catch a killer? True crime podcaster Ella Takeda is a sucker for a good mystery. She has an uncanny knack for pinpointing killers ... until she gets it wrong. Turns out that identifying an innocent man as the Canceled Killer—a serial murderer who targets high-profile fraudsters—is cause for immediate backlash.Now she’s returned to her small Midwest town, but the Canceled Killer may not be done with her yet. Ella has a terrible suspicion she’s his next target ... and worse, she might be dating him. Could it be Jude, the sexy, cheese-loving nerd her mom is convinced she’s going to marry? Or Aaron, the hot Chicago detective who’s the walking embodiment of every Swipe Right fantasy? And finally, there’s Mateo—a Hollywood stunt double who’s got allll the right moves.Trusting guys is hard enough, especially when one wants her dead. Will she be able to unmask the killer before she becomes the next victim?

One struggling single mom resorts to hiring an online Dom to know what it feels like for someone to take care of her for once--only to realize he's the rugged lumbersnack leading her kid's summer camp. Lindsey Clark is a single mom doing her best to stay afloat. Between nursing shifts and legal bills, she barely has time to breathe--let alone date. One night, after too much wine and social media scrolling, she stumbles on the anonymous account of @DomInTheWoods. His voice? Commanding. His faceless profile? Hot. And Lindsey? Intrigued enough to email him. Dane Woods is a professional Dom who keeps his identity private and his boundaries firm. He offers structure, discipline, and control--but nothing physical, nothing emotional. No exceptions...even for his tantalizing new sub, Lindsey, he can't stop thinking about. But when Dane steps in to run a kids' camp as a favor to a friend, the last person he expects to see is Lindsey. Now that their worlds have collided, the lines between profes