As Mardi Gras approaches and another girl goes missing, sixteen-year-old Trinity Monsour sets out on a dark odyssey to better understand her psychic abilities and prevent her terrifying visions from coming true, despite the opposition of her aunt and

It's Mardi Gras, but for sixteen-year-old Trinity, this is no time for celebration. Another girl has gone missing. And Trinity is seeing things - terrible things. Tormented by visions she can't explain, Trinity embarks on a dark journey to understand her abilities, convinced this is the only way to prevent the things she sees from coming true. But as the line between reality and illusion becomes blurred, everyone who loves Trinity begins to fear for her sanity, and, ultimately, for her life...

Join former vampire hunter Ashryn Barker as she joins the ranks of the undead and realises that not everything is as it seems in this action-packed urban fantasy romance series. What happens when the hunter becomes the hunted? Everything was going so well for me before I became a vampire. Now, I've got a target on my back, and my main ally is a vampire who still hates me. Why did it have to be Bram sent on a mission with me? My name is Ashryn Barker, and I'm now what I once hunted. - Broken Illusions is book two of the complete Ashryn Barker series, an action-packed urban fantasy with a poly romance subplot. If you enjoy urban fantasy, vampires & vampire hunters, enemies to lovers, poly romance, and plenty of action, start the Ashryn Barker series today with Shattered Illusions. Ashryn Barker Search Terms & Keywords: urban fantasy, uf, vampires, vampire hunters, contemporary fantasy, action, supernatural suspense, complete series, paranormal romance, supernatural romance, pnr, reverse harem, whychoose, poly, multiple love interests, enemies to lovers, opposites attract, action and adventure, fantasy, modern fantasy

About the Book: On reading this collection of poems, the reader will appreciate the different perspectives about love, relationships, and human lives and values. The poet writes with hope that humaneness, compassion and gallantry will pervade humanity but at times it seems impossible and feels like swimming against the stormy waves. Every poem weaves unique characters where people seem obsessed with materialistic happiness losing his own identity and existing in a lonely lost world with his subtle woes; and life seems simply becomes hard task for everyone. The poet shares his bitter life experiences with loved ones and tries in his words to capture their myriad shades of faces. Given the uncertainty of life and how it constantly changes, the poet turns to introspection and mediation on the mystic ways of life; he urges the readers to observe the weird drama of life and the monkey mind. About the Author: Shivaji has enjoyed writing poems since his early childhood days. He was fond of reading English novels and poems of renowned authors and poets. He was awed by their whole-hearted dedication to the art of writing and how the painted mankind which sensitized the poet against the illusionary existence of humans, their concerns and hopes. Only art can serve as the medium to express one's real emotions, passions and perspectives. It makes one question why the world is full of sadness and tragedy and why are humans persevere in their search for the ream meaning of life. it's the poet believes that art is a potent weapon to unleash the power of his cryptic mind, and the immortal wealth of knowledge and has plunged himself into the world of art and literature.

This is the first book to challenge the broken-windows theory of crime, which argues that permitting minor misdemeanors, such as loitering and vagrancy, to go unpunished only encourages more serious crime. The theory has revolutionized policing in the United States and abroad, with its emphasis on policies that crack down on disorderly conduct and aggressively enforce misdemeanor laws. The problem, argues Bernard Harcourt, is that although the broken-windows theory has been around for nearly thirty years, it has never been empirically verified. Indeed, existing data suggest that it is false. Conceptually, it rests on unexamined categories of law abiders and disorderly people and of order and disorder, which have no intrinsic reality, independent of the techniques of punishment that we implement in our society. How did the new order-maintenance approach to criminal justice--a theory without solid empirical support, a theory that is conceptually flawed and results in aggressive detentions of tens of thousands of our fellow citizens--come to be one of the leading criminal justice theories embraced by progressive reformers, policymakers, and academics throughout the world? This book explores the reasons why. It also presents a new, more thoughtful vision of criminal justice.

In a post-apocalyptic world where vampire clans rule the city, Silas, a lone wolf shapeshifter, survives by keeping a low profile. One night, he rescues Aria, a human girl with mysterious powers, from a group of vampires. Intrigued by her abilities and sensing an opportunity to change the status quo, Silas decides to protect Aria while uncovering the secrets behind her powers. As Silas and Aria navigate the dangerous city, they face numerous challenges and encounters with the vampire clans, led by the ruthless Valerius and the cunning Isadora. They seek help from Zephyr, a reclusive witch who reveals that Aria's power has the potential to reshape the world, but warns of the risks involved. Throughout their journey, Silas confronts his haunted past and opens up to Aria as their bond deepens. They infiltrate Isadora's clan, seeking information about Aria's power and the dreamscape, a mysterious realm that underlies their reality. As they uncover the truth about their world, Silas and Aria realize that their reality is a shared dreamscape, and Aria's power is the key to awakening. Silas grapples with the choice to help Aria break free from the dream, risking losing her forever, or keeping her trapped in the illusion. In a climactic confrontation, Silas and Aria face off against the vampire clans. During the battle, Aria's power reaches its peak, and she begins to unravel the fabric of their world. Silas's love for Aria triumphs, and he helps her shatter the dreamscape, leading to a final showdown with the vampires. As their world crumbles around them, Silas and Aria awaken in a new, unknown reality. They come to terms with the consequences of their actions and the nature of their existence, setting the stage for an uncertain but hopeful future together. "Shattered Illusions" is a thrilling, action-packed journey through a post-apocalyptic world where the lines between reality and illusion are blurred. It's a story of love, sacrifice, and the power of the human spirit to overcome even the most daunting challenges. With richly drawn characters, vivid world-building, and a mind-bending plot, this novel is sure to captivate fans of urban fantasy, paranormal romance, and post-apocalyptic fiction.

This is the true but incredible story of the survival of the Finn, Olavi Veltheim, in Soviet Russia and how his experiences in this "e;land of dreams"e; turned into a nightmare. A civil war was raging in Finland, and one of Veltheim's brothers was fighting on the side of the Reds and the other on the side of the Whites. Olavi's disability meant that he was unfit for combat and had no future. He left for England to study shipping, was taken on by the Anglo-Russian company, Arcos, and shortly thereafter married an Englishwoman. When the British authorities refused Olavi a visa and he was unwilling to return to Finland, the Soviet Union offered the family the chance of a new life free of "e;exploitation."e; But the reality of this promise was not what they expected. The family lived in poverty and could not find work. Conditions worsened further, and eventually culminated in Lubyanka prison and the suffering of the labour camps in the Urals and Siberia which lasted for 6 long years before his repatriation. Olavi Veltheim's memoirs are a unique archive find. The book was originally published as a Dutch translation entitled De avonturen van een Finn in Sovjet-Rusland (Amsterdam 1939). Olavi Veltheim destroyed the original manuscript at the end of the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union in 1944, and it was only through the re-discovery of the Dutch version in the 1980s and its re-translation into Finnish that it is now appearing in an English edition for a much wider world readership.

Searching for the truth behind the murder of his beloved foster brother, former Special Forces officer Carter Matthews journeys to a small island off the coast of North Carolina, where he meets Delcia Adams, the independent owner of a local island campground, but their growing feelings for each other are jeopardized by an unknown enemy who will do anything to prevent old secrets from being revealed. Original.

In the bustling city of Metropolis, a renowned fashion designer named Isabelle Montclair appears to have it all - beauty, talent, success, and a seemingly perfect life. However, beneath the facade of glamour and luxury lies a web of secrets, betrayals, and buried truths that threaten to shatter her world. As Isabelle navigates the cutthroat world of high fashion, she grapples with a tumultuous past that she thought she had left behind. A chance encounter with an enigmatic photographer sparks a forbidden romance that puts everything she has worked for at risk. As their relationship deepens, long-buried secrets begin to resurface, unraveling the carefully constructed image Isabelle has cultivated.

“The perfect sinisterly magical escape…full of longing, desperation, and betrayal.” —Stephanie Garber, New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval trilogy and Once Upon a Broken Heart Caraval meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this “beguiling” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) young adult fantasy about a girl who makes a deal with a magical secret society to enter a potentially deadly competition for the chance to avenge her mother’s death. Ever since a vampire murdered her mother, Ava has been determined to get revenge. This all-encompassing drive has given her the fuel she needed to survive foster home after foster home. But it’s been ten years since anyone’s seen a vampire, and Ava has lost hope that she’ll ever find one…until she stumbles across a hidden magic show where she witnesses impossible illusions. The magicians may not be the bloodsuckers she’s hunting, but Ava is convinced something supernatural is at play, so she sneaks backstage and catches them in acts they can’t explain. But they’ve been waiting for her. The magicians reveal they’re part of an ancient secret society with true magic, and Ava has the same power in her blood that they do. If she joins them, they promise to teach her the skills she needs to hunt vampires and avenge her mother. But there’s a catch: if she wants to keep the power they offer, she needs to prove she’s worthy of it. And to do so, she must put on the performance of her life in a sinister and dangerous competition where illusion and reality blur, and the stakes are deadly.