In this sequel to Circles of Stone, former international supermodel Natalia Edgerly has relocated from the United States to Lima, Peru. She now supports and works in the same orphanage from which she was adopted as an infant. Natalia experiences a maternal awakening when ten-year-old Marisol Lagos is abandoned at the orphanage gate. She nurtures and mentors the child and plans to fund her education in the U.S. Natalia's dream for Marisol's future is shattered when the girl's mother, a rebel leader intent on revolution, resurfaces and demands the return of her daughter. This sets in motion a series of tragic events the reader will ponder long after turning the final page.

A new way forward for sustainable quality of life in cities of all sizes Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity is a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he co-founded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new paradigm that can solve this longstanding problem. Inside, you’ll learn why inducing growth and development has been the conventional response to urban financial struggles—and why it just doesn’t work. New development and high-risk investing don’t generate enough wealth to support itself, and cities continue to struggle. Read this book to find out how cities large and small can focus on bottom-up investments to minimize risk and maximize their ability to strengthen the community financially and improve citizens’ quality of life. Develop in-depth knowledge of the underlying logic behind the “traditional” search for never-ending urban growth Learn practical solutions for ameliorating financial struggles through low-risk investment and a grassroots focus Gain insights and tools that can stop the vicious cycle of budget shortfalls and unexpected downturns Become a part of the Strong Towns revolution by shifting the focus away from top-down growth toward rebuilding American prosperity Strong Towns acknowledges that there is a problem with the American approach to growth and shows community leaders a new way forward. The Strong Towns response is a revolution in how we assemble the places we live.

A play in two acts.

They came by boat from a starving land—and by the Underground Railroad from Southern chains—seeking refuge in a crowded, filthy corner of hell at the bottom of a great metropolis. But in the terrible July of 1863, the poor and desperate of Paradise Alley would face a new catastrophe—as flames from the war that was tearing America in two reached out to set their city on fire.

Shattered by the first Gods War, the world of Avolir teeters on the brink of ruin. Civilizations isolate themselves in a desperate attempt to protect their holdings from the evils which still haunt their world while dark forces rise up in the east to destroy what little remains. Now a great doom has arisen in the eastern wastes that will threaten all of Avolir. For years Isabella von Kruger has lived in this isloation only to be forced into the reality of the world around her. When her husband Vaclav is drawn into the conflict to the east, she is pulled into a journey that will test the very fabric of her morality and put into question everything she has been raised to believe. It will be up to her and her unlikely band of companions to awaken from the devastating dark age of Avolir and to bring light back to their ravaged world.

A Matt and Page Prohibition Era Adventure. Courting their way through the nineteen twenties, time-travelers Matt and Page just want to enjoy the Jazz Age, but between corrupt cops and agitating anarchists, their concern quickly turns to making it to the thirties alive… (Watchbearers, Book 4)

I just don't know. Nobody told him that the world could be so cruel, that men could be filled with such hate and corruption. Now, Druzeel doesn't know what to think. As he struggles with these new revelations, he is not even sure what to believe. But he clings to hope, hope that not everyone is as bad as those around him, that there are others who fight for good and justice and are not just looking for ways to gain more power by any means necessary. As he fights his way through crooked guards, shadowy thieves, and dangerous orcs, he clings to his faith that his companions will hear him and turn toward the light, but it may be hard to convince them when they turn their anger and hatred on him. A man can only take so much abuse. Druzeel does not know how much restraint he has left. Can he hold his anger back and continue to believe in the power of good? Or will his traveling companions force him to do something unthinkable to defend his honor? The only thing he is sure of is not being sure of anything.