Collection: Young Adult

Asha, a head strong and fierce Warrior, has just barely escaped her nemesis's flaming castle alive-and thankfully, not empty handed. After capturing Khaba's pet, Asha returns to her superior, the supercilious Mina, and prays she won't be too angered by her failure, but her hopes are quickly dashed.

Scornful of Asha's failure, Mina sets her household on a new course, determined to put an end to Khaba's reign of terror and foil his new plan of removing the King of Galnormada from his throne. Asha and her companions sail for the mysterious kingdom on a turbulent and frightfully lengthy journey, one that will take Asha farther than she has ever travelled before. With her companions by her side, Asha feels unstoppable and ready to take on any challenge that presents itself, but an unexpected arrival to the household quickly unravels secrets and plots far beyond anything she trained for.

As her journey continues, Asha realizes she still has much to learn about the world and relies heavily on her training at the Sugiliate Warrior Academy to guide her, but discipline and oaths do not always lead to the right choices. Sometimes, her vow to be the greatest Warrior of all puts her-and those she cares about-in greater danger than ever before.

Reign of Ashes, the second book of The Sugilite Warrior Series, is a dark, action-packed fantasy of loyalty, ambition, and the cost of choosing duty over the heart-as every decision could bring Asha closer to a future not of her making or desire.

"The HR Answer Book addresses 200 questions that every employer needs to deal with, from recruiting and hiring to discipline and termination, compensation and benefits to training and employee relations. Accessible and concise, this on-the-job companion offers expert guidance on all types of ""people"" issues, enabling managers and human resources professionals to:

* Save time, money, and trouble

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* Handle tough issues like sexual harassment, Internet and e-mail usage, performance problems, and more -- fairly, sensitively, and legally.

The HR Answer Book is an easy-to-use problem solver that can be read cover-to-cover or as a quick reference in specific situations. An appendix of tools, templates, and lists of additional resources completes this excellent and valuable guide."

The world expected NHI - non-human contact - to arrive in spaceships. It arrived twelve thousand years ago in the form of an impossibly stubborn ancient English Bulldog, and an absolute refusal to let go.

When seventeen-year-old Nick Constantino arrives at his grandfather Giovanni's New England workshop, still unraveling from a grief he was never taught to carry, the last thing he expects to find is a sixty-pound English Bulldog who seems to have been waiting for him. Baloo is not what a dog is supposed to be. He watches with an attention that belongs to something older and quieter than any animal Nick has ever known - moving through town on his own errands, answering calls no one made aloud, and arriving at Nick's door in the dark hours with a weight that feels less like comfort and more like intention.

Giovanni has felt it too. For months the old craftsman has understood, in the wordless way he understands wood grain and silence, that Baloo is performing a vigil. That something is being transferred between them - breath by breath, night by night - a weight that is not burden but purpose. And now that purpose is shifting. The dog's attention is moving toward the boy.

Because Nick is coming apart. Since a catastrophic accident claimed his father, panic arrives without warning - pulling him under in quiet rooms and ordinary afternoons. He has inherited something enormous with no instruction on how to carry it. What Baloo offers is not therapy. It is something far older: a presence that knows precisely how much weight a breaking thing requires.

What neither of them understands yet is that Baloo's vigil is not new. It has never been new. For twelve thousand years, something ancient and deliberate has moved alongside human history - holding the signal steady at the moments when everything threatened to go dark.

The dog on your grandfather's workshop floor is not a pet. He is a presence. And he has been waiting for this moment specifically.

Visit weightofadog.com to learn more!

Welcome back to Evergreen Academy, the secret college for Magical Botanists.

Ever since enrolling at Evergreen Academy last year, I have struggled to belong in the elite world of plant magic and affinity powers. And thanks to a curse tied to a decision I made on the spring equinox, I'm further from fitting in than ever.

When I'm invited to join a mission to uncover a long-lost magical artifact, it feels like my chance to prove myself-and help protect the academy, which appears to be under threat by the increasingly present Magical Botanical Board of Regents.

As the new academic year unfolds, I'm navigating an unexpected field studies assignment, the mysteries of my elusive powers, and my growing feelings for my impossibly attractive and possibly off-limits tutor, Callan Rhodes.

But when the mission to find the artifact takes us beyond the safety of the academy's verdant shield, I realize the stakes may be greater than I imagined. Can we succeed in recovering the artifact, or are we about to unearth more than we bargained for?

A dark and bloody light novel series about two women fighting fate and finding love in each other-and don't miss the manga adaptation, also from Seven Seas!

Flum Apricot was never meant to be a hero. Despite zero stats across the board and a power she can't even use, she somehow finds herself included in a party of heroes. But Flum's life hits rock bottom when the party's renowned sage, Jean Inteige, decides that the useless girl is dead weight, and arranges to have her sold into slavery. Tossed to monsters to be feasted upon for her master's entertainment, Flum makes the desperate choice to reach for a cursed weapon...and something new awakens within her. A grimdark tale about one woman's blood-soaked quest to reclaim her life!

Set in the American Midwest, The Black Egg Children tells the story of Rachel, a girl destined to become the next Earth cosmos case manager. She inherits a sacred legacy passed down for over two thousand years: the power to guide the Earth's balance using everyday kitchen tools, an old basement stove, and her grandmother's mason jars--each containing the living spirit of the four seasons. While learning to understand this elemental magic, controlling weather, and directing the rhythm of life, Rachel remains just a teenager, caught between childhood and destiny. But her world begins to unravel when her powers are misused, especially by those she trusted most. Wounded but not broken, Rachel finds strength in an unlikely fellowship of magical allies, including two talking ravens and an enchanted swordsman. Together, they confront an impending darkness, and Rachel begins to face a painful truth: Adults aren't always right, especially those who manipulate others to maintain control. With courage and newfound clarity, Rachel reclaims her voice, her future, and her magic. And as the world tetters on the edge of collapse, she and her allies rise to restore balance.

Let the darkness rise...in the breathtaking conclusion to award-winning author Abigail Owen's Dominions series.

King Eidolon has taken everything.

My throne, my Shadowraith, and even my kingdom. I am a queen with no one to rule, and a tattered army that's not even mine. And hope is fading fast.

Now the shadows who once tormented Reven live within me, hissing and wheedling--and enticing me to betray my friends. Which could be deadly for us all. Because without the guy I fell for, without Reven, I am all shadows...and no light.

And the Alignment is almost upon us--the culmination of centuries that have fueled a vengeful king's festering rage.

We're outnumbered. We're underpowered. And even if we could unleash the trapped goddesses, they would destroy the kingdom and everything in it.

The Dominions series is best enjoyed in order.
Reading Order:
Book #1 The Liar's Crown
Book #2 The Stolen Throne
Book #3 The Shadows Rule All

When grief cracks her open, magic answers.

After the sudden death of her grandmother, Mari Pollard is torn from her quiet life and thrust into the glittering, ruthless world of New York City's elite. Surrounded by wealth, secrets, and expectations she never asked for, Mari begins to feel something awakening beneath her skin, ancient, dangerous... and tied to her blood.

As forbidden power stirs, Mari is pulled into a hidden war between the Bloodwrights, wielders of perilous blood magic, and the Stonebound, sworn guardians of the mortal world. Her only guide is Alaric Gaines, the enigmatic boy sworn to train and protect her, even as he becomes the one person she's not sure she can trust.

Bound by grief, destiny, and a connection older than memory itself, Mari must navigate dark academia halls, morally gray alliances, and a slow-burning attraction that could either save her... or destroy everything.

Because in a world where loss fuels magic, the greatest danger isn't power.

It's who you become when fate finally calls your name.

Tropes You'll Enjoy:

• Forbidden Magic
• Slow-Burn Romance
• Mentor / Protector Hero
• Morally Gray Love Interest
• Dark Academia
• Hidden Magical Legacy / Secret Bloodline
• Chosen Heir / Fighting Fate

The Bloodwright Chronicles Series

Book 1: Heir of Grief

Book 2: Heir of Legacy

Book 3: Heir of Ruin

Book 4: Heir of Fate

Book 5: Heir of Choice

Call her Earth, or call her Gaia, years from now, our planet is almost uninhabitable as a result of environmental chaos and war. In the middle of the ocean, two small, conjoined islands still thrive and serve as home to a unique population of survivors, the Wiconi. These peaceful, agrarian-based islanders have genetically evolved affinities that allow them to influence earth, water, air, and fire, talents they use to protect and aid Gaia, the Earth Mother. They are her Guardians.

When three technology-laden ships from the dying outer world land on the islands, cultures collide. The newcomers, Terrans, build industries that quickly threaten the environmental health of the Wiconi lands. The island Guardians stage protests and increasing resistance to these destructive practices. The Terrans, blind to the dangers of their industrial expansion, put a bounty on the troublesome natives and begin hunting them like animals.

Calix, a young Wiconi boy, loses his parents, his memory, and the ability to speak all on the same day. Bounty hunters. An elderly Terran widow shelters him from the authorities. With her help, Calix works to reclaim his heritage and understand the elemental talents of his people and their catalyst flowers: the windflower for air, water lilies for water, red roses for fire, and the common dandelion for earth.

War is coming. Calix, his best friend, Brooke, and other talented Wiconi youth train hard to become Guardians. Can these young warriors heal the land and expel the Terrans? They are certainly going to try.

Includes illustrations by the author in every chapter.

Fourteen-year-old Layla was supposed to get her braces off in two days. Instead, the world ended.

All Layla wants is to make comics with her best friend, avoid another fight with her mom, and see her older brother, Preston, come home from his grueling wilderness therapy camp. But when a mysterious virus sweeps across the country--turning people into violent, undead monsters--her mundane worries are replaced by a singular, desperate mission: get to Preston before the camp becomes his grave.

As the power grid fails and society collapses, Layla and her anxious, untrusting mother are forced into a perilous roadtrip to Oregon. But the road is crawling with more than just the infected. From eerie Wild West tourist traps to desolate salt flats, Layla must navigate a landscape where human desperation and the ghosts of familial resentment are just as destructive as the virus itself.

Told through the eyes of a girl witnessing the end of her childhood and the end of civilization alike, IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD explores the messy endurance of motherly love and how far a family will go to find their way back to each other--and be forgiven. When the world breaks down, loyalty is the only currency left. But will it be enough to keep them together?

Steph Curry was told he was too small. Giannis shared shoes with his brother. Pacquiao had not eaten in days.

They became champions because they were MENTALLY TOUGH. They built it with drills rooted in science and Scripture.

Your kid does not have a talent problem. They have a mental game problem. Missed free throws when the gym gets loud. Unexplained slumps. Pregame anxiety. Lost confidence. It is exhausting.

This book fixes it. 7 drills. 3 minutes each. No extra screen time. No fluff.

What Is Inside

• The identity drill Steph Curry used to build unshakable confidence rooted in Christ.
• The technique Kevin Durant used to study the greats.
• A Cleveland Clinic study showing 13.5% strength gains from mental practice alone.
• Navy SEAL breathing adapted for the free-throw line and batter's box.
• The goal-writing framework behind Serena Williams.
• 30 Scriptures organized for anxiety, slumps, and motivation.

Inside Every Chapter

Athlete Story. The Struggle. The 3-Minute Drill. The Science. The Scripture. A rhythm your teen will repeat under pressure without reminders.

Why Parents Choose UNSHAKABLE

• Built for overscheduled teens. Fits before the first bell or after practice.
• Anchors emotions in God's Word instead of stats and scoreboards.
• Works for every sport and every level.

Overcome Objections

If they think mental training is soft: Read how Pacquiao used breath control against dangerous men. If overwhelmed: 7 drills, 3 minutes each. If they doubt their talent: Giannis, Tebow, and KD prove talent is never the only variable.

Your Teen's Mental Toughness Is One Decision Away

Most athletes lose to pressure and self-doubt. Your teen does not have to be most athletes. 3 minutes is all it takes to build faith, focus, and mental toughness.

Gift them UNSHAKABLE.

Start getting savvy about money--an investment guide for teens

You don't have to work on Wall Street to know that money is essential! Learn how to handle it responsibly--and how to make it work for you. Let this teen investing book be your guide to money matters ranging from the difference between stocks and bonds to ways to research potential investments. Soon enough you'll be throwing around terms like dividend and liquidity like a finance professional.

• Smart money moves--Learn how to set financial goals, create a budget, and recognize the difference between good debt and bad so you can make calculated decisions with your money.
• Master the market--Explore all the different ways people invest their money and assess their risk tolerance with a crash course in the stock market.
• Teen-specific tips--Get advice that's geared toward teens, including pointers on landing a summer job and creating saving plans for life after high school.

Manage your money like a boss and begin building personal wealth with Investing for Teens.

Fairy tales are fun...until your life becomes one.

It's 1987, and fifteen-year-old Frances Fye might be a little too obsessed with fairy tales. But when grief and the loneliness of small-town life threaten to overwhelm her, stories carry her off to magical adventures.

Then a new boy shows up at school-mysterious, magnetic, and shockingly similar to Fran's favorite fictional hero. And when a wrong-number phone call leads to friendship with Trowbridge, an exiled bridge troll with sinister intentions, Fran's world cracks wide open.

Suddenly, the fairy tales she's always loved aren't just stories anymore. They're real-and dangerous.

Entangled in the deadly schemes of fae royalty, she has little choice but to depend on the most unlikely allies: her middle-aged English teacher who's more than he seems, the secretly sensitive school rebel, and her less-than-charming ex.

To escape the mythical lands she once longed for, Fran must face the truth she's spent years avoiding: real courage isn't found in books.

It's found in her.

Carrie Anne Noble delivers a heartfelt, imaginative YA fantasy full of 1980s nostalgia, magical twists, and the bittersweetness of finding your courage. Trowbridge and Fye is a charming, clever adventure perfect for anyone who ever wished their favorite fairy tales could come to life.

PERFECT FOR READERS WHO LOVE

- 1980s nostalgia meets fairy tale magic

- Grief-driven girls finding unexpected strength

- Portal fantasies with dangerous fae courts

- Bittersweet coming-of-age with heart

- Unlikely alliances against mythical schemes

A father, a friend, and a favorite book help a teen boy understand love and loss in this moving and vivid YA novel in verse, now available in Spanish.

Have you ever encountered a book that turned your world upside-down? For sixteen-year-old poet and b-baller Marcos Cadena, that book is the beat-up copy of One Hundred Years of Solitude he finds among his late father's possessions after Papi is killed in an accident.

Marcos' papi has always loomed large in his eyes. So, when Marcos travels to his parents' childhood home of Cartagena, Colombia to spread Papi's ashes, he brings his father's book with him, convinced that Gabriel García Márquez's masterpiece holds the key to understanding Papi's life and accepting his death.

In Cartagena, Marcos befriends eighteen-year-old Camilo, a taxi driver and fellow García Márquez fan who appoints himself Marcos' unofficial tour guide. Together, the two boys explore the landscape of Cartagena, from the picturesque streets of Old Town to the poor neighborhood where Camilo grew up. But when Camilo reveals a troubling secret from his past, Marcos must ask himself whether everyone deserves a second chance.

Woven through with themes of friendship, family, and forgiveness, this beautiful Spanish translation of Juan Vidal's acclaimed novel in verse is also a love letter to Colombia and to the books of Gabriel García Márquez.

We know about America's Founding Fathers but what about its Founding Mothers?

It's the mid-1600s before the U.S. became a country. English Puritans are seeking refuge from religious persecution by sailing to the New World. There, in the wilderness of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Anne Hutchinson uses her vast knowledge of the Bible to "preach" to women in her own home. But the elders don't approve of Anne's meetings and her outspokenness. She is accused of heresy and put on trial. Standing her ground, Anne is banished from the colony.

Her devoted student, supporter, and friend, Mary Dyer, follows Anne and her family to the even more primitive colony of Rhode Island. In time, Mary spends several years in England, where she learns about Quakerism. Upon her return home, she joins her fellow Quakers in challenging the cruel anti-Quaker laws of Massachusetts.

Their convictions severely tested yet sustained by their friendship, Anne and Mary find the courage to stand up and speak out for their beliefs-even at the risk of their liberty and their very lives.

La novela que triunfa en Wattpad, más de 1.000.000 de lectores, en una edición muy especial con capítulos exclusivos.

«No tengo ni idea de lo que es el amor. Creo que nunca antes lo había sentido. Lo único que tengo claro es que, cada vez que pienso en eso, eres tú quien se me viene a la cabeza» --Maia. Liam.

La historia de cómo dos astros colisionan

Liam ha perdido su pasión por YouTube. Está metido en una relación falsa que ha tenido un resultado catastrófico: se ha enamorado de la chica, Michelle, y ahora ella sale a escondidas con su mejor amigo.

Maia tiene pesadillas desde la noche del accidente. Todos los días va al hospital a visitar a una estrella cuya luz se tambalea.

Un cumpleaños caótico. Una botella de vodka y un youtuber borracho que acaba durmiendo en el coche de una desconocida.

¿Qué mejor combinación para conseguir que dos astros colisionen?

«Inma Rubiales tiene el poder de romper y recomponer mi corazón al mismo tiempo. Esta es una novela que despertará sentimientos en todo el que la lea» --Flor M. Salvador

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

A Wattpad sensation with over 1,000,000 readers, now in a special edition featuring exclusive chapters.

"I have no idea what love is. I don't think I've ever felt it before. The only thing I know for sure is that every time I think about it, you're the one who comes to mind." --Maia. Liam.

The story of how two stars collide.

Liam has lost his passion for YouTube. He's trapped in a fake relationship that has gone completely wrong--he's fallen for the girl, Michelle, but she is secretly seeing his best friend.

Maia has been haunted by nightmares ever since the night of the accident. Every day, she visits the hospital to sit by the bedside of a fading star.

A chaotic birthday. A bottle of vodka. A drunken YouTuber who ends up sleeping in a stranger's car.

What better combination to make two stars collide?

"Inma Rubiales has the power to break and mend my heart at the same time. This novel will awaken deep emotions in every reader." --Flor M. Salvador