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An urgent and fractious national debate over public monuments has erupted in America. Some people risk imprisonment to tear down long-ignored hunks of marble; others form armed patrols to defend them. Why do we care so much about statues? And who gets to decide which ones should stay up and which should come down? Erin L. Thompson, the country’s leading expert in the tangled aesthetic, legal, political, and social issues involved in such battles, brings much-needed clarity in Smashing Statues.

A new year has begun, and the annual Sower’s Festival gala is brimming with Dockhaven’s elite and their entourages. Some attend for the spectacle, some for the exotic indulgences, some to augment or gamble away fortunes. Others come to play opening moves in more subtle competitions, ones that will not realize their endgames for months to come.

Under the dirty streets of Ismae's greatest port city, an old nightmare waits for Sylandair and Aliara, one that is stealing Dockhaven's children, one only they can end. When the pair escaped their owner and abuser years ago, they left him behind in a ball of blue flame, but as more children disappear near the city's desalinization plant, their suspicions turn to the predator they believed dead. Accompanied by their less-than-reliable puka scout Schmalch, they delve into the forgotten depths of the patchwork city.

Amarrah came from nothing, had nothing...was nothing. The discovery of her secret talent changed that in an instant. But rather than a gift, what Mara uncovered was a curse - a deadly one. Searching for a way out leads Mara to even more hidden truths; legacies beyond her wildest dreams. The real nature of her birthright is finally revealed, only to be cruelly snatched away in the rising tide of war. Cast adrift and deprived of everything she’d earned, Mara is once again left with nothing.

Bostonian Kathryn Stinson is on a deeply personal quest to solve a family mystery: the identity of a nameless beauty in an old photograph from over a century ago. But, as Kathryn quickly discovers when she shows up in the sleepy hill-town of New Nottingham, the Berkshires possess a host of dark secrets - both ancient and new. Her suspicious neighbors on Rattlesnake Hill become openly hostile when Kathryn starts seeking answers to a more recent mystery: the murder of Diana Farley, who once occupied the house Kathryn is now renting.

When Olivia gets news of her best friend Dan’s fatal car accident, her life is shattered. Consumed with grief and struggling to find any meaning or purpose to life, she trudges along with a gaping void in her heart. Finally, when her frustration reaches its peak, Olivia decides to put her trust in the depth of friendship the two of them shared. That trust finally allows him to breakthrough to her, and Dan begins to guide Olivia through the twists and turns of her life, leading to something new and entirely unexpected.

He’s perfect, except for his girlfriend. Becky finally landed her dream job as a chef. She wasn’t even looking for a relationship until he grabbed her arm. Sparks flew, but they were the angry kind. Randy’s bringing his girlfriend home to the family’s Texas ranch. If all goes well, he will propose to Katy. City life was not part of his future. His life could not be any more perfect. That is, until he discovers Katy’s hatred of the ranch. The sweet sound of Becky’s music, combined with the melodious sounds of the ranch, pull at Randy’s soul.

Winning means staying alive. Losing means giving up. I’m not a quitter. That’s why I’m still alive when every doctor agrees I shouldn’t be. Dealt a horrid genetic deck of cards, I live with Batten disease. It’s rare, incurable, and always fatal. Since my diagnosis, my parents, family, and doctors have worked tirelessly to find a cure. Yet the disease still took things from me...mostly my eyesight and my energy.

Swans Nest Inn is about to open, and Kathy Grant solicits her BFF, Tori Cannon, to help spruce up her property at the marshy end of Lotus Bay, only they didn’t count on finding a body. Who was he? What’s his connection to their friend Paul Darcy? Meanwhile, two entrepreneurs with vast business ties are interested in helping Tori reopen the Lotus Lodge, and their real motives are as murky as the bay after a storm. Will Swans Nest open on time? Will the Lotus Lodge reopen at all?

For three years, Dana Sinclair has been nursing a broken heart. The last thing she needs is the reason for her heartache to come waltzing back into her life again. Ever since Sam Treverton broke Dana's heart, he's been craving redemption, but with no real way to get it until the local veterinary clinic in Whisper Falls goes up for sale. Now that they're living in the same small town, can Dana and Sam navigate the choppy waters of broken hearts and long-held regrets?

New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Sandra Edwards presents Holiday Romance - the first book in a brand new series - where Lucky Stephens' past comes back to haunt her...and just in time for Christmas! Join Sandra on this fun-filled journey into the charming world of Joseph's Point, a fictional town set on Washington State's Olympic peninsula along the Puget Sound.

This book is designed to trigger ASMR and help induce sleep. As a chronic insomniac, I have long sought an effective remedy. Traditional sleep meditations and soothing sounds only caused hyperfocusing and aggravation. Rather than instructing your mind to rest, this book is intended to give your mind lovely things to dwell on, allowing you to drift in and out of thought as you relax through the rhythmic tones.

Sienna Lewis lives in a world constantly threatened by a hacktivist group known as SWARM. After SWARM executes its deadliest attack yet, Sienna and her three college friends learn they have been chosen for the ELIXIR Project - a master plan designed to overthrow SWARM - and participation is mandatory.

A down-hearted woman gets a magical candy bar from a sidewalk Santa that transports her into an alternate reality in this enchanting tale of lost love and second chances from author Sandra Edwards.

In episode two, the search is on for Ava Valentine, with Lucien tracking her to Rhode Island. Stone uses unorthodox methods to find Ava, while Jimmy tips Turlo off about her connection to Stone.

After receiving blood from a futuristic time-traveler in Staked, some strange things have been happening to Dexter Stone. First, he's no longer "allergic" to the sun. And second, he's starting to see auras around others, enabling him to accurately sense what their intentions are. While a vampire's senses are heightened, what's happening to Stone is not normal, so he heads out in search of Ava Valentine - the one person this all ties back to. Maybe she knows what's going on.

Ava Valentine is a time-traveling bounty hunter from the distant future. She's chased her fugitive back to present-day New York City, where she hopes her new contact will lead her to an uneventful capture. What she's not expecting is to get mixed up with a man she suspects is a vampire.

Aria's life is full of secrets - secrets about her mother's death, her father's cruelty, and her dream to go to Juilliard. When Aria meets Thomas, he draws out her secrets, captures her heart, and gives her the courage to defy her father. But when tragedy strikes and Thomas disappears, Aria is left alone to transform her broken heart's melody into something beautiful. Porcelain Keys is a lyrical and captivating love story that will resonate long after the last word is heard.

I wanted best friends forever and calls from a boyfriend, but my phone only rings when some guy can't get what he wants from his girlfriend. And knows he can get it from me. I am my mother's daughter. It wasn't always like this. At first it was just one guy, but when someone new drove me home, whistling and saying, "Damn, girl, you're hot," I knew what I was becoming, what I was doing. I was going to let anyone have me until someone wanted me for more. But then I found out I was pregnant. And I hoped everything would change. Hope. The word carries so much. Because what if it doesn't work out or show up and come through? But what if it does?

New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Sandra Edwards presents the final two books in her popular Sapphire Bay Romance series. In Holiday Bride, Holly Sanders is in Hawaii to attend the wedding of her best friend, but can she resist the best man - her ex, who she hasn't seen in five years? In Holiday Magic, at Sapphire Bay's New Year's Eve party, Jayne Garwood and Cord Duncan tempt fate after deciding there might be something between them.