What makes us human? And why does it matter? Poetic and practical advice on who we are—and what we need to become—to move forward in togetherness and mutual responsibility in an age of uncertainty and climate chaos Zen and Indigenous Hawaiian wisdom for navigating the timeplace of collapse—the highly-anticipated follow-up to When No Thing WorksWith piercing clarity and poetic force, Zen teacher and Indigenous Hawaiian leader Norma Kawelokū Wong offers a profound call to reckon with what she calls the Human Quotient: 4 essential inner capacities—courage, compassion, aloha, and strategic wisdom—we must cultivate and embody to not just survive, but shepherd ourselves through an age of climate crisis, social fracture, and accelerating collapse.Part visionary framework, part story-poem-instruction manual, Who We Are Becoming Matters invites readers into a deeper examination of how we grow, relate, and lead...

It takes two to tango.Allegra Hart has been working her whole life to achieve one goal: become a principal ballerina. When her director starts holding auditions for the lead role in the company’s latest production, Allegra sees this as her chance—maybe her last chance.The catch? The director wants someone with sex appeal, and he doesn’t think she’s up to the task. Determined to prove him wrong, Allegra enlists the help of the lead dancer of an all-male revue, Cord Donovan, a classically trained dancer who is also the sexiest man she’s ever met. In exchange for lessons on how to ramp up her sex appeal, she promises to help Cord choreograph a new partner piece for his show.As they practice their moves on and off the stage, Allegra and Cord find themselves battling a growing attraction, all the more illicit because Cord has sworn to never partner with a ballerina. Allegra is determined not to let a man derail her...

Tessa, a former career woman with long Covid and depression, lives a reclusive life in a London suburb. When her long estranged younger sister Maddie suddenly turns up with a baby, events spiral. Maddie claims she’s fled a controlling partner who is threatening to take the child. Overwhelmed at first, Tessa wants to help—both her sister and herself. But the situation grows murkier. Maddie speaks of a man named Zak, the baby’s father, who isolated and manipulated her. Her story has gaps and contradictions. Flashbacks and Maddie’s behaviour plant doubts. Is she really just a victim? As Tessa gets pulled deeper into Maddie’s account, she begins to question her own reality. Between old loyalty and new mistrust, the sisters’ relationship frays. When Maddie suddenly disappears and leaves the baby with Tessa, Tessa faces a decision: Should she believe Maddie’s warnings? Or is she caught in a game she can’t control?

Lily isn't just a teenager anymore. She's a weapon. After a terrifying encounter with an ancient evil, Lily’s world at Seven Sisters is anything but normal. The cursed hymnal, now buried but still humming, whispers of a power she barely understands. And her Aunt Carrie Jo, usually a guiding light in the unseen world, is struggling with her own muted gifts, leaving Lily feeling more isolated than ever. Lily craves the open road, a distraction from the chilling visions and the unsettling feeling that something in her has awakened. But when shadows begin to stir in the mundane corners of Mobile—whispers in quiet halls, a friend haunted by waking nightmares, and an inexplicable cold seeping into sun-drenched rooms—Lily knows she can't outrun what's coming. A new darkness has taken root, feeding on fear and twisting ordinary anxieties into something monstrous. As the threat escalates, Lily must confront not only the creeping evil, but the raw, unpredictable power simmering inside her. This isn’t a battle for her seasoned family. This fight belongs to Lily alone. She may be young, but the shadows know her name. And if she doesn't learn to control the dangerous truth within her, the next soul lost might be her own. Dive into the thrilling new Southern Gothic series, Dreamwalker, as Lily steps out of the shadows and into a fight for her very soul.

The third and final book in The Nightfall Saga, the thrilling and action-packed epic fantasy series set in the world of The Demon Cycle, from New York Times bestselling author Peter V. Brett “Heart-wrenching, smart, and modern . . . The Desert Prince has set a new standard for fantasy.”—Wesley Chu, author of The War Arts SagaHe is known as The Prince of Lies. The Father of Demons. He is Alagai Ka, the Demon King.Though humanity won a hard-fought victory in its war against demonkind, the Demon King has escaped in search of a new queen to restart his dark hive, and has found signs of one on a distant shore.But pursuing him are humanity's best hopes: Olive Paper and Darin Bales, whose legendary parents brought demonkind low once before. Olive and Darin will not rest until the demons are defeated, and so relentless is their hunt that they have followed Alagai Ka across the sea to a strange new land.There they discover a...