Everybody wants to be a princess! What could be better? In "Today Dionne Will Be a Princess," one little heroine craves the royal treatment until she learns that princesses don't get to play in the mud. It's no contest--the tiara is abandoned in favor of playtime outside. Parents and children will happily follow along in this sweet book, personalized throughout just for Dionne and decorated with pretty illustrations. It's perfect for imaginative minds just learning to read!

Sleep then My Princess, a chilling fast-paced thriller, set in Arizona, where the desert becomes a place of fear. Losing her husband in a tragic accident seems to be the least of Stephani Robbins problems when she finds herself trapped in a series of unexpected events. A secret ‘admirer’ overwhelms her with creepy presents, recurrent visions of a child she can't recognize, and her struggle to save the life of a loved one puts her in the cross-hairs of a serial killer. When Stephani is abducted and face to face with a killer, she learns alarming secrets about her childhood. She will need all her wits to survive.

A princess of scorched ruins and a royal guard to the King who burned her kingdom… Catriona Wren Brake and Andrew Baker met long before becoming Wren and Drew, members of the prince’s household. Memories of childhood friends made that early seldom last, though, leaving the two unaware of their entwined pasts–And their positions on opposing sides of a long dead war. Pandris is the powerhouse of the turquoise tea. With a vast werewolf military making war a handsomely paying career, there are no limits to how far the kingdom of Qual will go to keep word of peace from reaching their shores. When a group of gospel-spreading pirates known as the Freiheits decide to settle on Pandris and spread their message while making a new life for themselves, Qual is quick to respond. Raven is the pirate who started this long, bloody war with one heavy request. Olis Darkwoods, Captain of the royal guard, is the man destined to tear her new life apart to keep his own pockets lined. Unbeknownst to them, their actions entwine the lives of their future children long before the pair ever met on the battlefield. Our star-crossed enemies Wren and Drew have clear, bloody paths laid out before them–Unknowingly leading straight to each other.

A timely and relevant collection of stories about groundbreaking Canadian women, present and past. Canadian women have long been trailblazers, often battling incredible odds and discrimination in the process. Here are biographies of more than one hundred of these remarkable women, from the famous to the lesser known. There are activists and architects, engineers and explorers, poets and politicians and so many more. Each category pairs a historical groundbreaker with a present-day woman making her mark in that same field. Together, these women tell the story of Canada. And together, they offer a vision of what’s possible. A unique look at Canadian history sure to inspire all children to blaze trails of their own.

Maureen Covillion and Josie Miller may not be their realy names, but their story is as tough梐nd real梐s show business. The savage underground story of a eadly determined young hopeful and the famous star she trampled on her way to becoming the queen of the Broadway musical stage.

#1 national bestselling author ReShonda Tate Billingsley goes to the heart of a marriage on the rocks—and turns one woman’s anger and heartbreak into a triumph of the spirit. The irony of a divorce-court judge getting divorced herself is not lost on Vanessa Colton-Kirk. After all, she's seen everything in her notorious Houston courtroom, where she's presided over the breakup of countless unhappy and disillusioned couples. Even her own sister, Dionne, is dealing with a relationship drama of her own, a betrayal that's left Dionne hungry for revenge on the man she hoped to marry. But when career-driven Vanessa chooses to work late on the night of her fifth wedding anniversary, her husband, Thomas, decides he's had enough of her putting work before starting the family he so desperately wants—and he tells her he wants out. In a last-ditch effort to save the marriage, their own judge orders Vanessa and Thomas to attend a spiritual retreat. She goes—but not without a fight. And just when she thinks she's won, fate steps in and helps her see things in a whole new light. Now Vanessa and her sister face the toughest choices of their lives. Can Dionne untangle herself from a payback plan gone horribly wrong? Can Vanessa rebuild a bond that she had a big part in destroying? Will she learn from her own mistakes and her years of experience on the bench? Or will she need something else to keep a tide of bitterness from taking over her life?

The hotly anticipated sequel to The New York Times bestseller Seraphina! A dragon war comes to Goredd in the much-anticipated sequel to the Governor General's Award-nominated novel Seraphina by Rachel Hartman. As Seraphina Dombegh travels the Southlands in search of the other half-dragons to help in the war effort, the dragon general Comonot and his Loyalists fight against the upstart Old Guard with the fate of Goredd and the other human countries hanging in the balance.

Secular society coupled with religious culture has inadvertently created a climate in America that blindly praises political correctness and the legislation of questionable laws. Religious traditionalists must now contend with how to remain spiritually relevant in perilous and polarizing times without compromising age-old biblical practices and principles. A glorified biblical commentary, you might say this book addresses almost everything you wanted to ask your local traditional religious leader but was afraid to. If I cant share my wisdom and experiences and exercise my talents, gifts, and skills at the slight chance I may inspire and help others, what good is my life?

In the late 2000s, the Walt Disney Company expanded, rebranded, and recast itself around “woke,” empowered entertainment. This new era revitalized its princess franchise, seeking to elevate its female characters into heroes who save the day. Recasting the Disney Princess in an Era of New Media and Social Movements analyzes the way that the Walt Disney Company has co-opted contemporary social discourse, incorporating how audiences interpret their world through new media and activism into the company’s branding initiatives, programming, and films. The contributors in this collection study the company’s most iconic franchise, the Disney princesses, to evaluate how the company has addressed the patriarchy its own legacy cemented. Recasting the Disney Princess outlines how the current Disney era reflects changes in a global society where audiences are empowered by new media and social justice movements.