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Discussion about abortion and associated rights are often limited to either "anti-abortion" or "pro-choice," the latter of which focuses on the importance of having the right to choose, rather than on what that right means for real people. In this timely essay, Pauline Harmange provides an intimate, detailed account of her abortion. Reminiscent of Annie Ernaux's Happening, Abortion is nuanced, complex, honest, and precise. Harmange gives voice to the emotions, reflections, and contradictions that someone could experience when they choose to terminate a pregnancy.

With a new boyfriend and new flat, Amethyst's life is going well. That is, until she's ported into the mystical realm of Avalon, where she must battle an ancient enemy to protect the known universe.

When a mission goes wrong, Agent Jones learns there's a conspiracy in the Magical Liaison Office, and she'll do whatever she can to find the culprit. Even if it means going back to her home town....

Mary Hatcher traveled to London to procure a trousseau for her upcoming marriage. When she attends the Frost Fair and meets a different man that ignites her interest, she tamps down the unwelcome feelings. But when her host’s son arrives at dinner and she learns he is the man she met at the Frost Fair, she has a new challenge: She must spend the Christmas Season in the same house as him without falling in love.

From the time college co-ed Arielle Lloyd had been young, she had been able to hear the thoughts and feel the pain of certain others, and those she comes to think of as her special group. One friend’s dabbling with spells and magic showed her the power of love that can endure beyond the grave. But another friend’s terrifying encounter with a warlock left Arielle wary of those who claim otherworldly powers. On holiday in the south of France, a chance encounter could change her mind. Or could cost her life.

A directionally-challenged woman with a dreaded fear of pain and the tendency to faint at the slightest physical malady goes on a soul search and winds up with an unconventional medical degree, an overweight chicken as a house guest, and a new road map for life. Spending years in a profession she’s wholly unsuited for gave her a unique perspective on human suffering. It also put her in the position of being able to entertain and inform listeners (and audiences) who are looking for a way to end their own suffering.

The story of Jenny, a 12-year-old girl, who moves with her father to a small coastal town in Florida. Her father opens a bicycle shop across from the beach. Jenny has an accident that enables her to communicate with animals living in an oak tree. They help her and her father save the bicycle shop.

Hunted by an enemy, can she survive or will it end in fire and blood?

All alone in the world, Amelia Baxter is forced to flee her childhood home. The world outside for an orphan teen on dark Victorian streets is not a kind one.