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Commander Ruby Peters' career ambitions as an astronaut take her to incredible heights, flying 300 miles above the Earth, aboard the International Space Station. Committed to her extraordinary mission, life on that little blue planet feels a bit irrelevant. That is until she meets Dr. Carter. Dr. Daphne Carter’s exemplary tenure studying astronauts has come to an exciting climax, as she prepares to venture to space for the very first time. A woman of science, Daphne is all work and no play, but while collaborating alongside the beautiful Ruby, she finds herself beginning to unravel.

In the vast palace of the empress lives an orphan girl called Nothing. She slips within the shadows of the Court, unseen except by the Great Demon of the palace and her true friend, Prince Kirin, heir to the throne. When Kirin is kidnapped, only Nothing and the prince’s bodyguard suspect that Kirin may have been taken by the Sorceress Who Eats Girls, a powerful woman who has plagued the land for decades. The sorceress has never bothered with boys before, but Nothing has uncovered many secrets in her 16 years in the palace, including a few about the prince.

Taylor Herron's mom is missing, and her life is unraveling at the seams. Deciding which way to turn and who to trust has proven to be a monumental task. Detective Aleena Shaw has been assigned the case of finding Gwen Herron. Both a stunning and complicated woman, she soon becomes Taylor's only hope. The path to finding her mom soon uncovers more questions than answers, and leaves doubt in place of hope. Love and lies are an outcome Taylor didn't expect—but the truth will always be revealed no matter the cost.

It starts innocently enough. Four kids—three girls, one boy—are at one of their houses, playing games. One of them has read about "Bloody Mary" and the idea that if you look into a mirror and say her name thirteen times, she will show you the future. Some legends say she'll show you your one true love or a skull to mark your death within five years. Others say that conjuring Bloody Mary will bring her into your world.

This quietly powerful memoir of longing and acceptance casts a humanizing eye on a little-understood American religious tradition and a woman's striving to grow within and beyond it.