Amanda Sumner is one of the first to make contact on the planet Harp. The planet is Earth-like, but the forest is strange-she can hear the trees singing. And she's the only Earthling with that ability. But the tree's songs have secrets, and to learn them all, Amanda will need to become a member of the elite Guild, the only woman to have ever done so. Shifter Rhodry de Mendoza wants all the Earthlings off his planet before they destroy it, and he'll...

A lively tour through the history of US cemeteries that explores how, where, and why we bury our dead The summer before his senior year in college, Greg Melville worked at the cemetery in his hometown, and thanks to hour upon hour of pushing a mower over the grassy acres, he came to realize what a rich story the place told of his town and its history. Thus was born Melville's lifelong curiosity with how, where, and why we bury and commemorate our...

In her debut collection, Theresa Braun explores the inner workings of the human heart and what it is we most desire-forgiveness, acceptance, love, fame, or merely to escape who we really are. Whether we are battling ghosts, demons, mythical monsters, the past, or other dimensions, we are really facing the deepest parts of ourselves. These thirteen tales of horror and dark fantasy may appear to be a matter of good versus evil, but they are all a reflection...

Rachel Fortier is a much sought-after expert when it comes to exotic planets - especially the deadly kind. So, when she's hired by Earth Fleet's most respected scientist to join a mission to the tightly closed planet Harp, it's a dream come true. Until she discovers their mission is to capture shifters and sell them to the Military. Shifter Aidan Devlin is on patrol far from his clan when he sees a shuttlecraft landing where it definitely shouldn't...

A stunning, revelatory memoir about a 330-mile walk from Washington, D.C., to New York City—an unforgettable pilgrimage to the heart of America across some of our oldest common ground.

Neil King Jr.'s desire to walk from Washington, D.C., to New York City began as a whim and soon became an obsession. By the spring of 2021, events had intervened that gave his desire greater urgency. His neighborhood still reeled from

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