The updated edition of the prequel novella in the bestselling vampire saga...In My Blood Approves, Peter Townsend fell in love with Alice Bonham, but she wasn't his first love. In this novella told through his letters, his history is revealed.

A lost treasure, missing artifacts, and a killer on the loose—can the mother-daughter duo solve the mystery before a killer strikes again?When their vacation in Bar Harbor, Maine, turns deadly, amateur sleuths Lily and Cassie find themselves entangled in a web of secrets dating back to the days of pirates. With their spirited ghost companion, Ri, and the clues hidden in a series of stolen artifacts, the duo must piece together the puzzle before time runs out. As danger lurks in every corner of this quaint coastal town, they'll need all their wits—and maybe a little paranormal help—to crack the case and avoid becoming the next victims.Fans of paranormal cozies will love this thrilling installment in the Lily & Cassie by the Sea series by Nellie H. Steele. Get ready for a cozy mystery filled with intrigue, humor, and a touch of the supernatural!

Mapping the Middle East explores the many ways people have visualized the vast area lying between the Atlantic Ocean and the Oxus and Indus River Valleys over the past millennium. By analyzing maps produced from the eleventh century on, Zayde Antrim emphasizes the deep roots of mapping in a region too often considered unexamined and unchanging before the modern period. As Antrim argues, better-known maps from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries—a period coinciding with European colonialism and the rise of the nation-state—not only obscure this rich past, but also constrain visions for the region's future.Organized chronologically, Mapping the Middle East addresses the medieval "Realm of Islam;" the sixteenth- to eighteenth-century Ottoman Empire; French and British colonialism through World War I; nationalism in modern Turkey, Iran, and Israel/Palestine; and alternative geographies in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Vivid color...

Sparrow Ten years ago, an unspeakable horror stole my voice. Doctors don't know why. But my ability to speak was buried deep with my parents. Not a word has come from me since. The Sparrow ceased her song. And then I met Hudson. He's so full of life, and once he sees me, so intent on everything I do. He wants to change the unspeakable agony inside me to unspeakable joy in his arms. It scares me, but... There's also nothing in the world I could want more.

It’s all fun and games until your dad becomes Prime Minister. Then it’s all “Behave and here's your personal protective services officer. By the way, he’ll be your constant shadow.” Great. As if things weren't bad enough. Fact 1: He has zero sense of humor and never smiles. Fact 2: He doesn’t appreciate Dudley Do-Right or Mountie jokes. Fact 3: He’s just ruined my attempt to sneak out of town and have some protocol-free time. And now we’re stuck in a storm in the middle of nowhere. “Oh, what shall we do?” I guess it’s my personal Mountie to the rescue. It’s all in the line of duty, right?

I work with the dead. Well, sort of. I’m security at the local funeral home. Don’t be fooled. It’s not too tough being a guard there. Creepy? Yes. Difficult? No. Usually. Until Valentine’s Day and the dead man who was…undead. It turns into a date I never expected. Most girls get candy, roses and kisses for V-Day. Me…? Well…things are sure starting out with a BITE.

I was minding my own business, backstage at the Spring Harbor music festival, when she walked in looking for her sister. Was I intrigued when she didn’t recognize me and thought I was part of the crew? Yes. Should I have told her the truth? Also yes. Did I? Hard no. As soon as I saw her, I wanted her. The second she told me her name, Sky, the same as the title of my first award-winning song, I knew she was fated to be mine. I wasn’t letting a little thing like being a rock star get in the way of that. So what if she’s my tour manager’s sister? I’ll do whatever it takes to win Sky’s heart. Because I know the only thing that matters: Sky is mine. I was minding my own business, backstage at the Spring Harbor music festival, when she walked in looking for her sister. Was I intrigued when she didn’t recognize me and thought I was part of the crew? Yes. Should I have told her the truth? Also yes. Did I? Hard no. As soon as I saw her, I wanted her. The second she told me her name, Sky, the same as the title of my first award-winning song, I knew she was fated to be mine. I wasn’t letting a little thing like being a rock star get in the way of that. So what if she’s my tour manager’s sister? I’ll do whatever it takes to win Sky’s heart. Because I know the only thing that matters: Sky is mine.