The hunt for a precious relic has already claimed several lives… After yet another murder is linked to a mysterious gold and ruby scarab, Serenity Blake’s top priority is to find the elusive ancient object. But she’s not the only one who wants the relic, and others will kill to gain control of it and its powers. From New York City to London to Cairo, Serenity must close in on the location of the scarab while fighting villainous henchmen, facing off with shadowy magic, and dealing with the threat of a mysterious secret society. Through deathly traps and paranormal sightings, she and her team search for clues—as well as answers to her family’s past. Will they be able to survive the danger… or will they die trying? Mystery, ghosts, and magic collide in this wicked fun, urban fantasy adventure series. If you enjoyed movies or series like Tomb Raider, The Librarian, Indiana Jones, and The Mummy, you’ll love Serenity Blake! *** KEYWORDS female protagonist magic, paranormal women's fiction, action and adventure, women sleuths, fantasy action and adventure, paranormal action and adventure, urban fantasy, wizards, relic hunter, paranormal relic hunter, artefacts, artifacts, history, historical relic, fun adventure, Egypt, Egyptian mythology, pharaohs, archaeology

Her fate lies in her family's legacy... A mysterious phone call leads to clues about her past... and lands her in trouble. The instructions were clear. Book the first flight to Venice, Italy. Pick up a package bequeathed to her from her grandfather, who'd died mysteriously over half a century earlier. Then, leave the box unopened until she's back in New York. Soon after Serenity Blake steps foot in Italy, she stumbles on a missing person's case and a cryptic clue that might unlock long-buried, dark family secrets. This leaves her with two choices: go home empty-handed, or stay and go down a rabbit hole that could lead to a dangerous world of dark magic, conspiracies, and secrets. With the help of a few dearly departed and living human companions, she might just get the answers she's seeking ... if she doesn't get killed first. Mystery, ghosts, and magic collide in this wicked fun first instalment of a paranormal action and adventure series. If you enjoyed movies and series like Tomb Raider, The Librarian, Indiana Jones, and The Ghost Whisperer, you'll love Serenity Blake! *** KEYWORDS female protagonist magic, paranormal women's fiction, action and adventure, women sleuths, fantasy action and adventure, paranormal action and adventure, urban fantasy, wizards, relic hunter, paranormal relic hunter, artefacts, artifacts, history, historical relic, fun adventure, Venice, Italy

This authoritative catalogue of the Corcoran Gallery of Art's renowned collection of pre-1945 American paintings will greatly enhance scholarly and public understanding of one of the finest and most important collections of historic American art in the world. Composed of more than 600 objects dating from 1740 to 1945.

Here is an award-winning, new translation that brings to light Gregory's complex identity as an early mystic. Gregory (c. 332-395) was one of the Greek Cappadocian Fathers, along with St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory Nazianzen. +

American Millennials--the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s--have been leaving organized religion in unprecedented numbers. For a long time, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was an exception: nearly three-quarters of people who grew up Mormon stayed that way into adulthood. In The Next Mormons, Jana Riess demonstrates that things are starting to change. Drawing on a large-scale national study of four generations of current and former Mormons as well as dozens of in-depth personal interviews, Riess explores the religious beliefs and behaviors of young adult Mormons, finding that while their levels of belief remain strong, their institutional loyalties are less certain than their parents' and grandparents'. For a growing number of Millennials, the tensions between the Church's conservative ideals and their generation's commitment to individualism and pluralism prove too high, causing them to leave the faith-often experiencing deep personal anguish in the process. Those who remain within the fold are attempting to carefully balance the Church's strong emphasis on the traditional family with their generation's more inclusive definition that celebrates same-sex couples and women's equality. Mormon families are changing too. More Mormons are remaining single, parents are having fewer children, and more women are working outside the home than a generation ago. The Next Mormons offers a portrait of a generation navigating between traditional religion and a rapidly changing culture.