A tender tale of love, loss, and the steadfast hope for redemption.Josie Winters, a once-celebrated country singer, now finds herself in the twilight of her life, struggling with a harsh cancer diagnosis and the bitterness of a life marred by lost opportunities and shattered relationships. She calls her estranged daughter in Texas, only to find cold reality—their bridge is too damaged to be crossed.Enter Wesley James Branson, the ghost of her past—a man who was once her devoted husband, but abandoned his family over three decades ago. His unexpected reappearance in her time of need stirs up a tempest of emotions. Despite her anger and resentment, her circumstances compel her to accept his offer of help, though she does so with great reluctance.As the days unfold, Wes's unwavering dedication to her care and the love they once shared slowly breaks down the wall of resentment she has built. The two embark on a journey of healing for their...

The rogue celestial anomaly nears, and time is running out. As the empires war among themselves, the Thagomancer Order, an ancient group of mystics, reveals a final prophecy: only a unified roar from all empires can awaken the Earth's core and shift its orbit to save the planet. But this fragile hope is sabotaged when the nomadic Bloodfang Tribes interrupt the ritual, believing that extinction is not a threat, but a path to rebirth. This is the final chapter of a saga built on the belief that evolution of intelligence and culture is key to survival. The empires must choose between unity and perishing.

One dream unlocks a realm of magic. One choice could unravel it forever.Seventeen-year-old Lesleigh Abbott thought her life was ordinary—until a vivid dream led her deep into the woods and straight into a truth she was never meant to forget: she was born in Cielo, Earth's magical alternate realm.Leaving Earth behind is easy. But the new world she longed for is far from the fairytale she imagined. Cielo is plagued by war, political unrest, and secret societies battling for control. A dangerous rebel cult preaches "magic only," threatening to unravel the fragile balance of the realm.When Lesleigh is pulled into the heart of every conflict, the weight of impossible choices threatens to crush her. Then a suspiciously convenient escape presents itself—one she can't resist. But taking the bait plunges her into a sinister trap with consequences that reach beyond her future, her kingdom, and even her very soul.Will Lesleigh rise to the challenge of her destiny, or will the cost of freedom destroy the world she was born to save?Perfect for fans of Shadow and Bone and Throne of Glass, this YA fantasy blends magic, danger, and high-stakes choices in a realm where nothing—and no one—is what it seems.  

John Larkin – a fast-living, hard-playing, stuttering jazz pianist – overcame abuse, addiction, ageism, and obscurity to stage one of the most improbable debuts in pop music history by turning his greatest pain into his purpose.At 52, Larkin was a recovering alcoholic and veteran pianist, haunted by shame because of his lifelong stutter. His stutter meant he could scat-sing better than anyone else on the planet, grabbing and firing syllables like bullets – yet he couldn't even say his own name. But when a small, indie record label took a gamble on an oddball fusion of John's scat-singing and dance music, his life changed overnight: Scatman John was born. In 1995, his singles "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)" and "Scatman's World" shot to #1 across Europe and Asia, turning a man who'd spent his life hiding into a global star. Audiences were captivated by the absurdity and charm of a middle-aged man in a fedora, machine-gunning syllables over a dance...

Minsuh, an anthropology student researching shamanistic rituals and the mudangs who perform them, has dismissed the supernatural her whole life. To her, mudangs are performers skilled at pleasing researchers. But as she gets deeper into her research, she's afflicted with a mysterious shinbyeong— a holy sickness unique to Korea—causing her to start losing her mind. In her desperation, she turns to a "real" mudang, but will she find salvation for her affliction or will she be driven further into her madness?Alien Gods is part of the Lovecraft Reanimated project, where leading Korean speculative fiction writers reimagine the works of horror master H.P. Lovecraft. While honoring his eerie, grotesque imagery and the blurred boundaries between reality and fantasy, they update his ideas for a global audience.