Fiction

Uncover the lost years of Critical Role's unrelentingly upbeat undead spellcaster in this original prequel novel to Laudna's adventures with Bells Hells.

Jack tells the story of John Ames Boughton, the loved and grieved-over prodigal son of a Presbyterian minister in Gilead, Iowa, a drunkard and a ne'er-do-well. In segregated St. Louis sometime after World War II, Jack falls in love with Della Miles, an African-American high school teacher, also a preacher's child, with a discriminating mind, a generous spirit and an independent will. Their fraught

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James Ellroy-Demon Dog of American Letters-goes straight to the tragic heart of 1962 Hollywood with a wild riff on the Marilyn Monroe death myth in an astonishing, behind-the-headlines crime epic.

MicroSkills teaches that big goals and challenges can be broken down into small, learnable skills that can be practiced in real time. Created by award-winning physicians and educators, it offers practical advice on building your career, managing tasks, maintaining a professional reputation, growing your network, and becoming a better communicator—valuable lessons we wish we'd learned earlier.

After a no-strings fling in Aruba, former ballerina Lyric and single dad Devon never expected to see each other again. But when Lyric becomes Devon’s daughter’s dance teacher, their past sparks new feelings, forcing them to confront old wounds and decide what their future holds.