From poop-eating pups to supersmooth spy snakes, get a glimpse of our pets' amazing secret lives with this funny and fact-filled exposé!Butt-sniffing dogs. Terrified tarantulas. Canaries with invisible force fields? Yep—it turns out our pets experience the world in totally different ways than we do. Unlock some of your nonhuman family members' wildest behaviors in this hilarious (and sometimes shiver-worthy) illustrated guide to their secret lives, complete with exciting interviews with the scientists who research them. From fierce hamster stink wars to the hidden wild side of Bubbles the goldfish, who knew there was so much more to understand about our furry and scaly friends? Back matter includes websites for do-it-yourself research, a bibliography of real studies and scientists, a glossary, and even some how-to-draws (how about tapeworms high-fiving on a poop rocket?). Bold, playful illustrations and witty text combine in this delightfully fun and gross...

"A laugh-out-loud funny romance with depth and heart, readers will love this spellbinding novel!" —Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling authorIs he the real deal...or did she truly summon a golem?Faye Kaplan used to be engaged. She also used to have a successful legal practice. But she much prefers her new life as a potter in Woodstock, New York. The only thing missing is the perfect guy.Not that she needs one. She's definitely happy alone.That is, until she finds her town papered with anti-Semitic flyers after yet another failed singles event at the synagogue. Desperate for comfort, Faye drunkenly turns to the only thing guaranteed to soothe her—pottery. A golem protector is just what her town needs...and adding all the little details to make him her ideal man can't hurt, right?When a seriously hot stranger mysteriously turns up the next day, Greg seems too good to be true—if you ignore...

When two old flames come back to their home town, sparks are bound to ignite. A rural romance from USA Today bestselling author Alyssa J. Montgomery. A horrific car accident ended former world number-one Stella Simpson's tennis career, and a betrayal ended her relationship with her fiancé/coach. When a family friend offers to sell her half of a property in the rural community where she grew up, it seems like the perfect place to escape, heal and begin the next phase of her life. Until she discovers that the man who broke her heart ten years ago has bought the other half of the same property.Mitchell Scott seemingly had it all: fame and fortune as one of the NFL's highest-paid quarterbacks, and a beautiful family. But wealth and celebrity can't compensate for a loveless, toxic marriage, and he's glad to give it all up to raise his son in the one place that always brought him peace. Encountering Stella again so long after the messy end...

Runes, steel, secrets. Which one will kill me first? I am a bog-blood. A half-bred outcast in a village of Viking descendants. Just about everyone here hates me. Luckily, I have a way out.Every year, Vikingrune Academy selects a single initiate from each legacy village to attend its prestigious school. This year, I am determined to be my village's initiate.I yearn for the legendary longship to haul me away through the arcane mists, to a land where I will hone my fighting and runeshaping abilities. It's a great honor to join the academy, with the endgame of fighting in the war against humanity's greatest foe: the elves. At least that's what the brochure promises. In truth? Vikingrune Academy is not what it seems. I have to bend my morals just to get there. I'm given just one semester to prove myself, or I'll be exiled forever. Sinfully wicked men try to break me down, relentless professors test my resolve, and dangerous trials push me to my limits. But I belong here. I won't let anyone convince me otherwise. I've fought too damn hard. I also share a secret no one knows—the true reason I've risked life and limb to attend:So I can discover who destroyed my family name… and kill them all. (Into the Isle is the first book in the Vikingrune Academy series, an 18+ why choose paranormal romance where enemies become lovers and friends become foes. If you like kick-ass heroines, steamy antiheroes, and the smoldering grit of Vikings and Norse mythology, give this one a try!)  

The future of the Seabreeze Inn hinges on one gala event, but will the history of the beachside inn threaten its survival? When Ivy Bay's historic Seabreeze Inn requires critical repairs, a benefactor offers help, and the announcement ripples through the art world and beyond. However, the auction of an incomparable Victorian necklace attracts people Ivy never expected. Soon, a host of characters descend on quiet Summer Beach and the beachside inn for a fundraising gala and auction, but are Ivy and her sister Shelly up to such a momentous event? Deep-rooted connections surface and the future of the inn hangs in the balance. Discover the latest chapter in the Summer Beach series set on sunny California shores, and find out why readers say, "Life is better in Summer Beach." From a USA Today bestselling author. Available in ebook, paperback, hardcover, large print, and audiobook. REVIEWS for the SUMMER BEACH SERIES...

Launching a new series, a podcaster and cult science fiction superfan stages a documentary to solve her friend’s murder, and a 40-year-old disappearance, in this riotous and fiendishly twisty mystery. Perfect for fans of classic TV such as Doctor Who and Star Trek, wobbly cardboard sets and spandex costumes, and sharp-witted amateur detective crime such as Richard Osman, J. M. Hall and Andrew Cartmel.Kit Pelham is a professional fan, interviewer, host of the podcast The First Cult is the Deepest, and occasional obituary writer. Except this time the obituary is for her friend, maverick podcaster Wolf Tyler, who has been murdered in his shed during a live broadcast, moments before revealing a huge secret about the cult TV show Vixens from the Void. Kit and her group of friends and fellow superfans soon realise Wolf had discovered something about the disappearance of Lily Sparkes, an extra on Vixens from the Void, back in 1986. And...