In a city wracked by a magical war, where allies have become enemies, three couples confront a devastating choice between duty and love… Layla Brightarrow has loved the elven lord Ulric for years, but when the sorcerers invade, and the elves choose neutrality over helping their human neighbors, Layla is forced to leave her longings in the past. Until Ulric returns with seduction on his mind. But trust is impossible when she’s charged with killing his brother. Nuala’s unique magical skills have kept her confined to the elven city and separated from the man she loves for centuries. But when Einar is sent to accompany her into the neighboring human city, their passion reignites. And Nuala knows that hunger could cost them their lives. Mina Dawnswealth lost everything to the war. Her hate for the elves rivals her hate for the sorcerers who invaded her city. So when she’s charged with accompanying the elven lord Althir on a secret mission, the last thing she expects is a desire so tempting she must question everything she’s known. Giving in to their longings could cost them all they hold dear. Where life and death reign, temptation can kill. But in the end, love may be their only salvation.

In this transnational account of black protest, Nicholas Grant examines how African Americans engaged with, supported, and were inspired by the South African anti-apartheid movement. Bringing black activism into conversation with the foreign policy of both the U.S. and South African governments, this study questions the dominant perception that U.S.-centered anticommunism decimated black international activism. Instead, by tracing the considerable amount of time, money, and effort the state invested into responding to black international criticism, Grant outlines the extent to which the U.S. and South African governments were forced to reshape and occasionally reconsider their racial policies in the Cold War world. This study shows how African Americans and black South Africans navigated transnationally organized state repression in ways that challenged white supremacy on both sides of the Atlantic. The political and cultural ties that they forged during the 1940s and 1950s are testament to the insistence of black activists in both countries that the struggle against apartheid and Jim Crow were intimately interconnected.

The death of high school basketball star Rob Washington in an automobile accident affects the lives of his close friend Andy, who was driving the car, and many others in the school.

The flame of love burns bright in the second book of Sharon M. Draper’s award-winning Hazelwood High trilogy. When Gerald was a child he was fascinated by fire. But fire is dangerous and powerful, and tragedy strikes. His substance-addicted mother is taken from him. Then he loses the loving generosity of a favorite aunt, and a brutal stepfather with a flaming temper and an evil secret makes his life miserable. The one bright light in Gerald's life is his little half sister, Angel, whom he struggles to protect from her father, who is abusing her. Somehow Gerald manages to finds success as a member of the Hazelwood Tigers basketball team, and Angel develops her talents as a dancer, despite the trouble that still haunts them. And Gerald learns, painfully, that young friends can die and old enemies must be faced. In the end he must stand up to his stepfather alone in a blazing confrontation. In this second book of the Hazelwood High trilogy, Sharon M. Draper has woven characters and events from Tears of a Tiger in an unflinchingly realistic portrayal of poverty and child abuse. It is an inspiring story of a young man who rises above the tragic circumstances of his life by drawing on the love and strength of family and friends.

If you have ever cried or if you have ever been burned, you need to read Tears Of Fire. This collection of poetry is so raw, deep, and introspective that you will find yourself reciting these words as if you are the one who wrote them.

Two serial killers have been getting away with murder for years. For them, it’s a well-paid hobby while they bide their time. It’s about to stop when everything slots into place for them to leap to the next level. Payback for the people who made them orphans. Lambeth Group investigator, Gavin Shawlens, has started on their trail. But all is not as it seems, and he is pushed way out of his depth when the killers turn on his family. Gavin’s Lambeth Group partner, Zoe Tampsin, is cut off from him, and fighting her own battle to stay alive. They need to connect, but Zoe will face an impossible choice. Stop the killers before they pull off the most audacious murder that will shock the world, and change it forever. Or, rescue Gavin’s family from the jaws of evil.

Alfredo, a choir boy in 18th-century Italy, loses his family in a fire, and his mysterious Uncle Giorgio spirits him away to their ancestral home below a volcano. There he learns that Uncle Giorgio is the Master of the Mountain; he can control the volcano. He is also an alchemist, able to make gold from the tears of the fiery salamander he captured from the heart of the mountain. Alfredo is his heir, the next Master; and as Alfredo learns the history of his family and its power, he begins to suspect that his uncle is actually a fearsome sorcerer.

Chris d'Lacey is back with more magic and dragons in the fifth book of his New York Times bestselling Last Dragon Chronicles!David Rain was lost in the Arctic and it was up to his daughter, Alexa, to bring him back. This one little girl had the power to save her father, but when she found him, she uncovered a lot more than just David: Dragons have finally returned to Earth as well. . . .Don't miss Chris d'Lacey's addition to his rich dragon mythology in his next series, The Erth Dragons!