My name is Isra. I am one of two remaining angels. You see, when God vanished, Lucifer threw open his gates and unleashed his macabre horde on Earth. Great fiery fissures collapsed cities and rural areas alike, the very ground roiling like a stormy sea of unbearable heat. Angels fell like burning rain from the sky, as they tried to repel the attack and protect humankind. Twisted foul demons poured from the fissures, an unending torrent of misery that corrupted all they touched. Monstrous jaws bit and tore tirelessly until the rivers flowed with blood. We failed. Earth fell into ruin, its oceans and rivers drying into parched wastelands and its survivors left despondent. Most despaired so intensely that they embraced the demons, seeking refuge from anyone. Desperate for water, humans began imbibing blood to sustain their thirst. I call those individuals blood drinkers. Food is sparse, and the animals are all but gone, eaten or slaughtered, so cannibalism is prevalent as well. The other angel, Hale, and I are all that are left. We gather remaining survivors that still hold their sanity and morals. We have separated them into two groups as a failsafe into earthen grottos that still miraculously contain fresh water. Hale believes that we may not have our wings any longer, but it is still our duty to protect mankind, that we must at least try to preserve the goodness of God's children. I remain unconvinced. After all, God abandoned us all. Why should we continue to serve His will?

Myles really wants to participate in his classroom potluck supper, but he gets lost and can't find himself. Will Myles find his way and join his classmates in bringing in a dish that represents his family in time for the potluck supper? This is a story about a school aged boy who is challenged with finding his identity due to his multiracial background. It is hoped that this book will be useful in several ways; to encourage young children to embrace their culture(s) at an early age, to promote self-esteem, to expose children to food and cultures that may be unfamiliar to them. Lastly, this is a story about a boy's emotions and frustration which will resonate to all children regardless of ethnicity. Follow Myles' fusion confusion journey which ends in his self discovery of being happily fused.

Routed from her glacial palace in the Frozen March, Salamasca has fled to the Eastern Kingdom to lick her wounds and gather her strength once more. The Kingdom of Illyander had earned a temporary peace with its victory over her ice orc armies, but while the Ice Queen still lives, she remains a threat to all who walk Aronshae. No one knows this better than the Ironwright twins, Sasha and Katya, blessed and cursed by the Great Mother with the power of her avatar, Akor'shi-kai. With this costly gift, the Snowhaven sisters have the mystical strength to oppose Salamasca, who has upset the scales of Aronshae's balance. Jared, Talas, and the Ironwright twins journey to the mysterious East, a land filled with strange peoples and even stranger customs, to end Salamasca's threat once and for all. In the meantime, the Ice Queen has reunited with her old mentor, Luzige, and her reanimated servant, Roane, to raise an army of Easterners to crush Illyander and bring all of Aronshae under her heel. Gathering allies and enemies along their way, the Illyanders hope to finally destroy the Empress of Ice, knowing all the while that victory or defeat will mean death for the twins as they are consumed by the power of Akor'shi-kai. Will the Illyanders be in time to stop the Ice Queen's rise to power or are they only rushing to their deaths at the hands of an even more powerful adversary? As if matters hadn't become complicated enough, the dragons have returned.

The 100 Ways Grandma Killed Me is a children's book specifically formulated for adult audiences. It will be enjoyed by parents and grandparents alike, as it reflects the tensions that erupt between today's generation of parents vs. the parents of thirty years ago. Today's children are. understandably, protected and sheltered. Among other examples, consider the following differences from thirty years ago: Children no longer play unsupervised outside in their neighborhood; there is great caution taken in introducing foods such as peanuts; cabinets are locked and electrical outlets are covered; and car seats take up the entire back seat of a mini van. Grandma tends to play by the old rules. Although everyone knows that she has developed a wonderful, loving relationship with granddaughter, the parents live in a state of constant anxiety, mistrust, and worry. Somehow, despite Grandma and her escapades with her granddaughter, her granddaughter thrives and survives. I hope every family can read the book They will relate to its humor and depiction of the generation gap in patenting styles

When grandchildren ask why Grandma and Grandpa aren't married anymore, explanations don't need to be complicated. When multiple grandparents (aunts and uncles) are created with blended families, explaining why divorce happens can be confusing. Because a couple does not stay married does not mean that either person is necessarily a "bad" person. Just as not all ingredients make a good soup.

Archer, woodsman, hunter of man and beast, consort to the Avatar of the Great Mother, father, and hero. Jared was all these things during his life, and more. But, before he helped save the city of Aeirsga, the Kingdom of Illyander and later the world of Aronshae, he was an orphan; a child lost in the world. This is the story of Jared in his early years and how his parents came to Illyander from the mysterious Eastern Kingdom, how they died, and how the young boy who had lost his parents before he knew them became one of the finest scouts and bounty hunters in all of Illyander. Sirus, his secretive mentor, taught him to use his abilities to commune with the animals of the forest and that trust was a liability he could ill afford. Jared's journey down the various paths of his life eventually led him to be one of the greatest heroes in all of Aronshae, but before that he was just a young man, trying to survive in a world that he had been taught to fear and never told why.