She also examines the changing significance of skin through brilliant analyses of art, philosophy, and anatomical drawings and writings, as well as Germanic, American, and African American literature. Benthien discusses the semantic and psychic aspects of touching, feeling, and intellectual perception; the motifs of perforated, armored, or transparent skin; and much more through close readings of such authors as Kleist, Buchner, Hawthorne, Balzac, Rilke, Kafka, Plath, Morrison, Wideman, and Ondaatje.

"Magick,Mystery, and a Sexier Than Sin Romance..." *NEW ADULT and Contains all three novels in the Tethered Trilogy.* Sometimes who we are lies buried just beneath the surface... When Addison Harmon unexpectedly inherits a house in the beach town of Soul Harbor, Georgia she and her best friend decide to take a vacation before the pressures of life after high school weigh them down. Once there Addison soon learns that she’s inherited more than just a house—she’s also inherited magic. All it takes is one touch from Kace Sullivan—a local she can’t seem to get enough of—for a world of magic and witchy secrets to be revealed to her. Tossed into a world she isn’t sure she’s willing to be a part of, Addison soon discovers she might not have a choice in the matter. Witches. Romance. Magic. Catalyst, book one in the Tethered series, is an action-packed series that fans of The Secret Circle are sure to enjoy!

Jesus Christ died for all people. Every heart that beats was made alive by the very breath of God. Is there hope for honest and healing conversation on issues that are ultimately about so much more than black and white? Watson draws from his own life, his family legacy, and his role as a husband and father to sensitively examine both sides of the race debate and appeal to the power and possibility of faith as a step toward healing.

Freya has been alone as long as she can remember. 15 books. Thousands of pages of magical adventures, kick-ass heroines, and forbidden romance. She was always moving from foster home to foster home, never finding a permanent family. With her mother dead and no leads on her father, the first clue to her heritage comes in the most unlikely form. An outburst of impossible magic, and the appearance of a ghostly guardian Freya's mother tasked with watching over her. With her newfound abilities, finding her father should finally be within Freya's reach, but her new guardian cautions restraint. Freya still doesn't understand the magical world, she claims, or its dangers. If Freya wants the truth, it may mean going it alone once more. And putting her guardian's warnings to the test. The Complete Collection collects together all fifteen books in the Freya Snow urban fantasy series, which starts out as YA and follows Freya's magical adventures into adulthood. If you like kick-ass, sarcastic heroines, immersive magical worlds beneath our own, and love that crosses the lines of magical feuds, then you'll be instantly hooked on L.C. Mawson's fast-paced urban fantasy series. Buy the boxset to get your exciting urban fantasy fix today!