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DarkSkull Hall

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About DarkSkull Hall:

In a world of kings, mages and warriors, could one girl be the most powerful of all? Darkness spreads. Some will not accept it. Some will fight back…
Born into the small, peaceful country of Rionn, Alyx Egalion knows little of mages or battles. Yet soon after her sixteenth birthday, the pampered daughter of nobility has her world shattered when she learns that she is the daughter of a mage and must travel to the distant country of Tregaya to learn her magic at DarkSkull Hall.
Stripped of everything familiar to her, and surrounded by strangers she cannot trust, Alyx finds herself in a world where courage, magic and wits are the only things that will keep her alive.
And the longer she spends at DarkSkull, the more she discovers about the terrible secrets that hide her true past—secrets that challenge everything she’s ever believed in. Outside DarkSkull, the shadows are gathering and a long held peace begins to crack…

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Smile & Succeed for Teens by Kirt Manecke

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About Smile & Succeed for Teens by Kirt Manecke

Is your teen prepared for the real world of personal communication? Set your kids up to succeed with the lost art of social skills.

“5 Stars”–San Diego Book Review

“Smile & Succeed for Teens is a fantastic resource to help teens be successful at work.” –Temple Grandin, Author, Thinking in Pictures, The Autistic Brain
ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD

Are your kids glued to their phones and out of touch with the real world? Do your teens slouch and have poor eye contact? Do you worry that their inability to communicate will keep them from getting a good job? If so, then it’s time for a crash course in the social skills and job skills that will lead to their success. Let award-winning author Kirt Manecke be your guide.

Developed by a team of teens, parents, and educators, the proven methods in Manecke’s book provide your kids with the people skills and confidence they’ll need throughout their lives. Whether your teen is looking for work, holding down a job, making friends, or taking part in leadership or service positions, Smile and Succeed for Teens will give them the education he or she needs to thrive. Perfect for special education, ADHD, Down Syndrome, and Autism too.

Each lesson is presented in an entertaining style, with quips, tips, and easy-to-adopt strategies that will teach your teenager the critical elements of good communication. Filled with fun and informative illustrations with educational captions. And the best part is, teenagers enjoy reading it!

Parents, you can help your teens learn the skills in Smile & Succeed for Teens by using the book in conjunction with the Parent’s Guide for Smile & Succeed for Teens (sold separately on Amazon) to give your teens the edge.

In this book, your teen will discover how to:
* Develop self-esteem and beat crippling social anxiety
* Make new friends and speak with confidence
* Sail through the most difficult of interviews for scholarships, programs, and jobs
* Become an effective volunteer
* Improve their school programs and community through effective fundraising
* Succeed at work and stand out to their employer, and much, much more!

The winner of the Mom’s Choice Gold Award for excellence, Teachers’ Choice Award, and the IP Gold Award recognizing excellence, Smile & Succeed for Teens is an attention-grabbing, easy-to-use course that has already supplied thousands of teens with the skills to do better in school, develop meaningful relationships, and establish fulfilling careers. If you want to equip your teenager for success in work and life, then you can’t afford to miss Manecke’s essential guide.

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The Girl Without Magic by Megan O’Russell

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About The Girl Without Magic by Megan O’Russell:

Death would have been easier, but the Siren wasn’t through with her.

Seventeen-year-old Maggie Trent fell out of a battle and into the Siren’s Realm, a land where secrets hide in the shadows and pleasure comes at a price Maggie is unwilling to pay.

The time for the Siren’s reckoning has come, sweeping away all she deems unworthy to live in her realm. Those without magic are hunted by the Siren. Those with magic are hunted by the Stricken. Fighting or hiding seem necessary to survive. But there is a different way.

Bertrand Wayland, unaging and unrelenting in his determination for Maggie to accept her fate, slips in and out through the stitches that bind the Siren’s Realm to other worlds, gaining magic and having glorious adventures. When Maggie follows Bertrand out of the Siren’s Realm, seeking an adventure of her own, she finds instead a world of magic on the eve of war.

To save innocent lives Maggie risks her heart, her life, and her only chance of returning to the Siren’s Realm.

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Counting Goodbyes

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With the loss of her mother, Makayla’s life it turned upside down. Starting over in a new school, meeting new friends, and getting to know the father she never met before, she has to learn to navigate this new life that was thrust upon her.

With new experiences, and new friends, she finally begins to live the life she never thought she’d have all with a new and exciting romance with the uber popular, Austin James. Follow Makayla on a journey of self discovery, loss, love, and finding happiness in this clean teen romance.

*This is a standalone in a series.

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The Stolen Ghosts

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Uprooted from all she knows in London, lonely teen Sarah must start a new life in Northumberland. But her family’s new home is haunted by the best ghost in the business, Fowlis Westerby. And Fowlis takes pride in a job well done.

If only starting college and a haunted house were all Sarah had to deal with.

Instead of enjoying the summer holidays, she’s plunged into an afterlife in chaos by a shadowy figure from the other side. She’s alive for now…but the clock is ticking.

After they discover the nefarious plot for the dead to take over the world, Sarah and Fowlis must team up to stop the impending apocalypse.

Can Fowlis avoid the abyss and return Sarah to the land of the living? Or will she be forced to remain in the realm of the dead?

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13 Ways to Midnight

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Dive into this new YOUNG ADULT PARANORMAL ROMANCE for those who love the romance of Twilight, the quick wit of Gilmore Girls, the action of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the dark humor of Supernatural.
You’ll never miss the sunlight until it’s gone.
Sixteen-year-old Echo Navarri, daughter of world-famous archaeologists, Alice and Peter Navarri, had spent her life traveling from one expedition to the next as her parents unearthed lost civilizations. On their thirteenth dig, Midnight, Echo’s twin sister, disappears without a trace. This prompts a year-long search that leaves the family nearly broken. In an attempt to find some closure they reluctantly host a mock funeral for Midnight without ever recovering her remains. Nearing the one year anniversary of Midnight’s assumed death, Echo is sent to live with her eccentric Aunt Luna who is the caretaker of the centuries-old Navarri Estate in Port Royal, Maine. Echo attempts to settle into her new life in Port Royal, but soon finds that she’s destined for adventure as the mystery of her family’s history, the sunless town, and its oddly intriguing people teeter on the supernatural.

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Successor by Rae Miles

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For seventeen-year-old Evan, graduation means the freedom to leave behind her small-town life and find where she belongs. She never expected it to be in a different world.

Across time and space, deep in a mysterious jungle, Evan discovers the hidden heritage of her mother’s people and her own legacy. She becomes their elemental, a protector gifted with the power to control nature. The role has its challenges, but the biggest is the inexplicable connection with her scarred bodyguard, Ren. Frustrated and fascinated by him, Evan resists the magnetic pull after realizing there’s more to it than simple attraction.

Claiming her birthright reignites the wrath of a ruthless enemy with a score to settle. To protect her new family, Evan will need to call on her formidable power. But embracing it could cause her to lose herself and the man who holds her heart.

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The Millennial Playbook: 9 Secrets to Living a Rich Life

About The Millennial Playbook: 9 Secrets to Living a Rich Life:

Are you an ambitious and passionate young professional who constantly feels anxious about the future? Do you experience feelings of emptiness and confusion even though you’re an accomplished individual? Are you constantly comparing yourself to others via social media and seeking social validation through likes and comments? If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions, you’re not alone. Being a young adult is hard. We have so many different responsibilities vying for our attention that it can feel overwhelming at times. While we’re attempting to make good on all our commitments, we’re also still trying to make sense of the world around us. Along with that, social media portrays the perfect lives of our friends, family, and colleagues leaving us feeling disheartened about our current situation.

After struggling through many of these same experiences, I set out to conduct my own research on the subjects of happiness and self-fulfillment. The objective of my research was to uncover the science behind what makes people truly happy. Through it all, I was able to answer many of these questions and resolved to help others do the same. In this book, we’ll address various topics related to the subjects of:

1) Developing a Winning Psychology
2) Achieving Happiness
3) Developing Positive Relationships
4) Building Confidence
5) And many more…

Through it all you’ll gain the skills, confidence and self-assurance you’ll need to pursue your goals and live your life to the fullest. Are you ready to learn the best science-backed strategies to help you live your rich life? If so, let’s begin.

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End of Ever After: A Cinderella Retelling

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When the invitation to the prince’s ball was put in her hands, Ella imagined a single night of wonder, a single night to escape her wretched life and be anyone else for a while. She never expected to turn the prince’s head, she certainly never expected to run off with his heart.

Five years later, Ella looks back on her faerytale rise from soot stained cinderwench to the queen the people call CinderElla. Ignored and humiliated much of her life, she could hardly believe her sudden good fortune. Nor could she anticipate what was to follow, not the lies, not the betrayal, not the truth of her handsome Prince Charming.

Ella is desperate to figure out how, despite her best intentions, everything went so horribly wrong. And what, if anything, she can do to get back her ever after.

End of Ever After is the first in a five part companion series that rewrites the classic tales of happily ever after.

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Closed Campus (Jane Zombie Chronicles Book 1) by Gayle Katz

About Closed Campus (Jane Zombie Chronicles Book 1) by Gayle Katz

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Flesh-eating zombies on campus. A virus gone wild. Does one college freshman stand a chance against the undead?

Shy co-ed Jane looks forward to her isolated night shifts at the school radio station. It’s the only place she can escape the bullies and quiet her anxiety. When rumors spread of a viral epidemic ripping through the wintery campus, she’s happy to be safe in the snug studio. But after communications go down and the infected break into the station, her peace turns into panic.

Fearing for her life, Jane’s only path of escape runs through the dark, snow-covered campus. But it may be too late to escape the gaping jaws of the walking dead. Does Jane have the grit to fight off the zombies and outrun the apocalypse, or will flesh-eating terrors teach her a deadly final lesson?

Closed Campus is the first installment in the Jane Zombie Chronicles, a series of young adult horror books. If you like feisty female heroines, spine-chilling undead, and pulse-pounding action, then you’ll love Gayle Katz’s post-apocalyptic novel.

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Scarlet Reign Malice of the Dark Witch

About Scarlet Reign Malice of the Dark Witch:

After the unexplainable death of her mother on the eve of Natalie’s fourteenth birthday, she is suddenly forced to grow up. Compelled to leave her dismal and deceptive life behind by a mysterious woman who claims to be an old relative, Natalie carries with her the highly coveted, scarlet stoned ring she reluctantly retrieved from her mother upon her death.

Following Natalie’s irreversible decision, she unexpectedly finds herself alone and thrust into a peculiar all female orphanage where her arrival was strangely anticipated by the inhabitants, and greeted by some with ire. Ultimately, young Natalie must quickly learn to fend for herself against bullies, unexplained forces, a male suitor, and something lurking for revenge. Does she have both the strength and resolve, and can she set the past aside, to uncover the secrets necessary in order to fulfill her destiny?

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The Captain & the Queen

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When the “Thunderbolt” of love really happens and there is no denying its heat, its intensity. When life events threaten to pull loved ones apart. When the world is a smaller place than you imagine. When true love never dies.

This is the story of the “captain” and the “queen,” a coming-of-age romance set on Long Island in the mid-1980s. The passions of a Greek tycoon’s daughter and a Hispanic boy from a middle-class family are tested against all odds as they become more than just friends. The question is: how long can it possibly last?

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The Six and the Crystals of Ialana

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Six young people on the run, guided by a shared dream, driven by memories they can’t explain.
Jarah, an insecure sixteen-year-old from the village of Meadowfield who yearns for a different life.
Adain, Jarah’s trusting and popular friend.
Tegan, an overly-sensitive girl from the neighboring village of Potter’s Hill, betrothed to a boy she doesn’t even like.
Djana, an entitled debutante, who discovers a secret about her parents she wished she hadn’t.
Kex, a fiery huntress from the Stone Wolf clan of the tundra, who flees her home to avoid marriage with an older man.
Tristan, the soldier, who must make a life-changing choice.
They come together, along with a seventh, seemingly by accident, but in their world, nothing ever happens by chance. On a quest to discover the secret of their past before it catches up with them, they must cross a continent and a deadly mountain range, find a powerful crystal lost 500 years ago, and rediscover their original mission. Will they succeed this time, or will they once again be betrayed by one of their own?

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Dinomorphs: Back to the Beginning by Odin Gray

About Dinomorphs: Back to the Beginning by Odin Gray:

“What if you were sucked into a portal to a parallel universe? One where the dinosaurs never went extinct? One where they evolved to rule?

Sounds pretty epic, huh? Believe me, it is and not in a good way. It’s been nothing short of a nightmare. From a casual Friday night at the beach to being chased through carnivorous jungles and the streets of their fortified cities, I just want to go home where the most stressful thing is breaking in my new surfboard.

Getting home isn’t going to be easy, though. On this world, the dinosaur royals—the Annunaki—reign supreme. To them, our kind are nothing but dogs, shackled slaves to the Royal houses. The Annunaki might have bigger teeth, but with us, they are about to learn they’ve bitten off more than they can chew. We have a surprise up our sleeves, one that will make them see that no one holds our leash.

My name is Kellen Masters and this is my story—welcome to the world of the Marduk.”

This debut novel of the DINOMORPHS is suitable for all ages thirteen and up. Grab your copy now!

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• The Impossible Choice — Dagon’s Duty.

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Awkward Black Girl by Elijah Powell

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Gina is an Awkward Girl who doesn’t fit in any scene in Atlanta. She is about to turn Eighteen years old. As each hour draws closer to her birthday, she has been haunted more and more by extraordinary dreams. On the eve of her birthday, she ventures out into the heart of Atlanta. Gina Monroe finds, the more she learns about her true identity, the more she must walk the path of enchantments and mysticism. Fairytales and Demons have become a reality, and to find true love and find out her true identity, she must be ready to battle her darkest fear.

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Reality. by Ben and Kate Willchild

About Reality. by Ben and Kate Willchild:

Tommy: Hey Kate, love of my life!
Kate: Since when?!

Kate: Seriously, who does this to people they “love”??
Ben: Idk babe. All I know is I better not ever catch him in a dark alley.

Amanda: Ben seriously, all you have to do is come home and all of this will stop!

Kate: Yeah, well I feel the same about your nightmare of an ex…

Ben and Kate’s budding relationship is told through the relatable, raw and unfiltered exchange of text messages. As they each are moving on from disappointment and heartbreak, Ben struggles to amicably part ways with Amanda who goes to psychotic lengths to defend her place in his life.

Meanwhile, Kate struggles to maintain a friendship with her childhood soulmate. He inevitably destroys her trust in love, along with her family relationships all while maintaining his deceitful and influential place in her life.

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Changing Ways

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Growing up sucks. Struggling to cope with the constant stress of school, her mother, and her confusing social life, sixteen-year-old Grace Edwards finds sanity in the most destructive of ways: dieting and self-harming. But just when Grace thinks she has everything under control, a classmate catches her cutting in the girls’ locker room, and Grace’s entire life is flipped upside down. Now she’s faced with the unthinkable – a stint in a psych ward with kids who seem so much worse than she is. After all, she’s not sick. She’s totally okay. She’ll never do it again. But the longer Grace stays, the more she realizes that the kids in the ward aren’t that different from her. Slowly Grace comes to terms with her mental illness, but as her discharge date crawls closer, she knows that the outside world is an unpredictable place . . . and one which whispers temptations about hidden food, dangerous objects, and failure to stay in recovery.

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The Warning Whistle

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Daria Smith has something that her milieu considers a genetic flaw. She loves to play basketball. She will do anything to stay with her coach…even move to the city with the highest crime rate in North America; even wear around her neck a porcelain whistle her mother insists she takes along…

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Fireflies Glow Only in the Dark by Ruth Morse

About Fireflies Glow Only in the Dark by Ruth Morse

Even if I knew the deepest secrets of the world, I wouldn’t be any happier.

Growing up in a small town, Lana didn’t expect much from life. After the accident, everything changed. The world she once knew shattered into a thousand pieces. Maybe she was loved once, but now? She was completely lost. And the nightmares didn’t make things any easier.

Max came into her life one cheerless rainy morning. Indifferent and closed off, he was a mystery. One she needed to solve. What was hiding behind his sad smile and the wall of restraint he erected between them? The more she learned about him, the more she wanted to know all of his secrets. She never imagined that Max’s truth would start a new chapter in her life, a journey that would tear her away from her past and push her into a different future.

The fight between yourself and your darkest fears is difficult, but necessary to find your freedom. Lana had to decide if she was ready to be free.

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Grail of the Grimoire by J.S. Sterling

About Grail of the Grimoire by J.S. Sterling:

Magic and adventure collide in the latest retelling of history’s most legendary quest. The Vatican’s secret coven of sorceresses must retrieve the Holy Grail from a Jerusalem overtaken by Saladin and under siege by Richard the Lionheart during the Third Crusade. Is this mission too much for their new, young leader?

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