Collection: Adult

Until the publication of this captivating biography, no such volume on Trajan's life has been tailored to the general reader. The unique book illuminates a neglected period of ancient Roman history, featuring a comprehensive array of maps, illustrations, and photographs to help orientate and bring the text to life.

Trajan rose from fairly obscure beginnings to become the emperor of Rome. He was born in Italica, an Italic settlement close to modern Seville in present-day Spain, and is the first Roman Emperor to be born outside of Rome. His remarkable rise from officer to general and then to emperor in just over 20 years reveals a shrewd politician who maintained absolute power. Trajan's success in taking the Roman Empire to its greatest expanse is highlighted in this gripping biography.

Trajan's military campaigns allowed the Roman Empire to attain its greatest military, political and cultural achievements. The book draws on novel theories, recent evidence and meticulous research, including field visits to Italy, Spain, Germany and Romania to ensure accurate, vivid writing that transports the reader to Trajan's territory.

The third and final book in the epic, heart-pounding SHIELD OF SPARROWS series by #1 New York Times bestselling author, Devney Perry.

Don't miss out on the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION while supplies last. This breathtaking collectible is only available on a limited first print run in the U.S. and Canada only, a must-have for any book lover.

The Shield of Sparrows trilogy is an epic slow-burn romantasy best enjoyed in order.
Reading Order:
Book #1 Shield of Sparrows
Book #2 Rites of the Starling
Book #3 Coming Soon

A beautifully packaged hardcover collector's edition of Scythe & Sparrow, the must-read conclusion to Brynne Weaver's #1 New York Times bestselling Ruinous Love Trilogy, featuring a new deluxe package with foil stamping, sprayed metallic edges, illustrated endpapers, a letter from the author, and more!

God, I want to kiss her. I want to feel the heat of her lips against mine. Would she want that? Would she melt against me if she did? Or would the tension I feel between us snap and release something feral inside her? Inside me?

Doctor Fionn Kane is running from a broken heart, one he hopes to mend in small-town Nebraska, far away from his almost-fiancé and his derailed surgical career. It's a simpler life: head down, hard work, and absolutely no romantic relationships. He wants none of the circus he left behind in Boston.

But then the real circus finds him.

Motorcycle performer Rose Evans has spent a decade on the road with the Silveria Circus, and it suits her just fine, especially when she has the urge to indulge in a little murder when she's not in the spotlight. But when a kill goes awry and she ends up with an injured leg, Rose finds herself stuck in Nebraska, at the home of the adorably nerdy town doctor.

The problem is, not every broken heart can be sewn back together.

. . . And the longer you stay in one place, the more likely your ghosts are to catch up.

Tropes: Friends with benefits /Small-town romance / Fish out of water / Forced proximity / Hurt/care/ Touch her and die

Take Daggerheart to new levels with an expansion offering new options for everyone at the table and bringing Daggerheart into even more genres than before.

GMs will find adversaries, environments, campaign frames featuring new themes and custom mechanics, and a rip pad of blank adversary sheets.

Player options abound with the addition of a new full new set of domain cards (the Dread Domain), classes (Witch, Warlock, Brawler, and Assassin), communities, ancestries, gear options, and a new mechanic: transformation cards which expand your heritage options to play as Werewolves, Demigods, or Vampires! This expansion is an invaluable addition to the table for players and GMs!

A bold new Divergent duology from #1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth comes to an unforgettable conclusion.

Most career advice sounds good-and falls flat. In More Than a Living: What Corporate Insiders Do to Achieve Career Growth, Leadership, and Purpose, Kate Shattuck pulls back the curtain on what truly drives growth, credibility, and fulfillment in modern work. From taking radical ownership of your career to mastering storytelling, corporate habits and gratitude, you'll learn how to build a career-and a life-that matters.

This book

• tackles the massive problem of figuring out what you want to do, maybe not for the rest of your life, but for better and for now
• offers specific advice on some of the skills you should acquire to help you gain traction and move ahead in your career journey
• provides perspectives and examples for building a life large enough for you, for those you love and those you lead-whether at home, at work, or as a volunteer

As an award-winning, nationally known executive and executive recruiter, blending candor, humor, and hard-earned lessons from the boardroom to the break room, Kate challenges the myths we've been told about careers and provides sound advice on how to not only survive, but to thrive by finding a job and a career that gives us a little joy.

Expect to laugh, nod, and maybe cringe a little as you recognize yourself in these stories of missteps, breakthroughs, and leadership done right. Because real success isn't about climbing faster-it's about taking control of your career, developing specific skills, leading with purpose, and staying human while you do it.

Great British Baking Show finalist Ruby Bhogal is back by popular demand to delight us with 80 delicious cake recipes from across the globe

Based on her popular online series, in Around the World in 80 Cakes, Ruby Bhogal shares the history of each bake, where it originated, its flavor profiles and what to serve it with. Whether it be a French Opera Cake, Uruguayan Chaja or Filipino Sans Rival, there will be a little something to float just about everyone's boat.

Never one to shy away from a challenge, Ruby has lived and breathed all things baking since reaching The Great British Baking Show final. Not only has she been educating her palette, but she has also been educating her repertoire too. Join her on a sugar trip around the globe, learning new methods and flavors from cultures and countries across the world. This is adventurous baking for those who love making and eating cake.

Ruby Bhogal reached the final of the Great British Baking Show in 2018, and has spent the years since honing her craft for baking on Instagram (600k followers @rubybhogal), determined to help home-bakers achieve success. Her social media series of the same name, which follows her baking sweet treats from countries all around the world, has been met with huge success. Halfway through her quest, she had already amassed over 67 million views across both Instagram and Tiktok, with recipes being saved over 715,000 times and a combined reach of just over 37 million people. With endless comments calling for the series to be turned into a longer format and constantly being inundated with requests for the recipe collection to be turned into a book, she's concluded that it's only fair to give the people what they want.

It's Still OK to Laugh is a comforting picture book for children experiencing grief or loss. Through warm language and tender illustrations, this story helps kids understand that it is okay to cry, and it is also okay to laugh and feel joy again. Feelings can mix together, and that does not mean we loved any less.

Perfect for families, teachers, school counselors, child therapists, and anyone supporting a child through the death of a loved one, a serious illness, or a big loss. This book gently encourages open conversation and emotional expression.

A helpful resource for social emotional learning, grief support groups, hospice and hospital settings, and home libraries.

Love stays. Memories stay. Laughter can stay too.

With this, his 17th book and his 4th poetry collection, Kevin Powell further cements his legacy as one of the most celebrated political, cultural, literary, and hip-hop voices in America. A Poem for Evangeline, And Other Songs, is a series of tender and skillfully constructed love letters to his wife, yes. But it is also a sensitive and sacred poetic manifesto for humanity, for America. Be it hate or violence in all forms, mental health, family, history, childhood traumas, the meaning of manhood, or his profound longing for peace, Powell channels forebears like Lucille Clifton, like Federico García Lorca, like the purple cadences and skylight hues of our kinfolk. The result is a poetry book for our times, yes, but also for the times not yet imagined.

It took these two doctors - medical and money - to get you the care you need when you need it.

Together, these two doctors developed Empower Patients, a plan that would:

- Return financial control to YOU

- Directly connect YOU and your preferred doctor

- Make medical care both affordable and accessible

- Provide effective safety nets for medically vulnerable Americans

From the bestselling authors of the BookTok sensation Zodiac Academy comes Lightwing, the epic second installment of the Crown of Hearts and Chaos series.

Held captive in a castle surrounded by Hollows, Ferris is at the mercy of a Fae with nothing but hatred in his heart. Will she escape unscathed to fulfill her promises to The Great Elm, or will his sinful darkness consume her bit by bit?

**This title will be available on a limited run with a new cover, beautiful sprayed edges and an exclusive bonus chapter**

Never listen to the pleas of the dead.

Never betray the oaths made to the spirits.

Never make a deal with a Hag.

Never trust the Fae.

The Great Elm placed a task upon my soul which only death or triumph can release me from.

I am more than I thought myself to be but less than fate seems to believe I might be.

Hendrix Bane has marked me for death as surely as I have marked him as my enemy. I am trapped in the castle of my adversary and all that passed between us before this moment has been cast aside like ashes from a fire that burned too hot and too fast to bask in.

My sister is lost to me once more and doubts gnaw at my insides. All the things I never wanted myself to believe have forced themselves to the forefront of my mind. Did I even achieve anything in those trees? Or will the world rejoice at my success only to curse my name for their downfall in the end?

I have an impossible task to fulfil and my accomplice in it has nothing but hatred for me in his heart. So now I'm at the mercy of the man who helped me survive the curse of the forest. And his wrath is nothing short of sinful.

I only pray I don't lose myself to the corruption which has taken hold of him. And I don't know if I will escape him before I'm consumed by it too.

But maybe that's what I'm hoping for.

*** Lightwing, the second book in the Crown of Hearts and Chaos is a dark Romantasy from the bestselling authors of Zodiac Academy, Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti. It is an enemies-to-lovers tale set in a dark castle of necromancy and sin with a ruinous black hearted Fae holding the keys to freedom, with a rebellious, ruthless FMC who is no one's damsel. Expect plenty of plot twists, cliff hangers, dark humour and a healthy seasoning of make-you-blush spice that will corrupt your heart and have you begging for more ***

Discover new and exciting ways to incorporate fresh eggs into your cooking and baking. With the ever-increasing price and scarcity of eggs these proven, delicious, and protein-rich recipes are the best way to make good use of your precious eggs.

Lisa Steele, fifth-generation chicken keeper and founder of the popular blog Fresh Eggs Daily, knows a thing or two about eggs. And she's ready to show you just how easy and delicious it can be to make eggs a staple of every meal.

In The Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook Lisa shares 122 of her go-to recipes with you for everything from breakfast staples to breads, sandwiches, beverages, snacks, soups, salads, pasta, cakes, pies, and condiments. You'll encounter a wide variety of both sweet and savory dishes with Lisa's unique twists including:

• Eggs Benedict
• Classic French Trifold "Omelette"
• Pannukakku (Finnish Oven Pancake)
• Goat Cheese Frittata with Herbs
• Maple Bacon Scotch Eggs
• Egg Yolk Ravioli
• Baked Eggs in Butternut Squash Rings
• Bacon and Beet Hash
• Hollandaise Sauce
• Homemade Marshmallows
• Boozy Spiced Eggnog

You will also learn 17 foundational techniques for cooking with eggs and preserving methods, including:

• Steaming
• Grilling
• Baking
• Frying
• Salt curing
• Pickling
• and more!

Whether you have a large backyard flock, a small urban chicken coop, or just love finding delicious local eggs, as you read The Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook you will discover new and exciting ways to incorporate fresh eggs into your cooking and baking repertoire each and every day.

Honorable Mention for Excellence in Aesthetic Achievement in the 2022 Readable Feast Awards celebrating the best of New England Food Writing and Cookbooks.

"Fresh Eggs Daily blogger Steele lays down as many tips and recipes as her chickens do eggs in this innovative and plucky collection.... This will be hard to beat." - Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)