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J. B. West, chief usher of the White House, directed the operations and maintenance of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue - and coordinated its daily life - at the request of the president and his family. He directed state functions; planned parties, weddings, funerals, gardens, playgrounds, and extensive renovations; and with a large staff, supervised every activity in the presidential home.

Edgy and often deeply personal, the 21 essays collected here come from a wide variety of writers. Some identify as witches, others identify as writers, musicians, game developers, or artists. What they have in common is that they've created personal rituals to summon their own power in a world that would prefer them powerless. Here, they share the rituals they use to resist self-doubt, grief, and depression in the face of sexism, slut shaming, racism, patriarchy, and other systems of oppression.

This Vatican thriller is the first novel of a trilogy that will have you on the edge of your seat. Set in "future history" but as a parallel timeline to our own, the story begins with the death of Pope John Paul II and the election of an unknown Spanish bishop. Francis I takes it upon himself to reverse 50 years of changes foisted upon the Catholic Church by a cadre of various subversives. Written from an insider's perspective, the story, although fictional, was crafted upon verifiable facts as its foundation.

When Amalie walked into my life, I thought for sure my Father was trying to trick me yet again. Wasn’t it enough that He cast me out of Heaven and forced me to live among the humans? Now, He’s dangling the promise of a soulmate in front of my face hoping for… what? That I’ll give up my quest to destroy humanity once and for all? That I’ll miraculously find my true self again? He only has Himself to blame for the monster I’ve become and the destruction I’ve caused.

Belfast, 1914. Dimenticata ormai la lunga e pacifica età vittoriana, l’impero inglese è scosso dai cambiamenti. L’inaffondabile Titanic, forgiato nei cantieri navali della città, è affondato ormai da due anni, e la morte che ha portato con sé ha alimentato – specialmente nella classe media in ascesa – una passione bruciante per occultismo e spiritismo. William Jackson Crawford, ingegnere e professore all’Istituto tecnico municipale, benché tribolato da infinite ristrettezze economiche, è pieno di speranze nel futuro, finché sulla sua tranquilla vita familiare piomba, inaspettata, la tragedia.

While Anna and Malcolm welcome the latest additions to their family, complications arise that threaten to end their newfound happiness. Not only does Anna have to contend with the possibility of losing the Cirrus throne to Catherine Amador, but she also has to worry over Helena’s next act of vengeance against her and those she loves. As danger seems to lurk around every corner, Anna’s first priority is the welfare of her family, friends, and citizens.

We want to hear of how people have forged their own epic tale around, through and in their WorthPlace. We want to discover how they found their worth, in their work, and in spite of their work. The WorthPlace Collective is all about creating and holding place for people to know their worth and help them write and forge their own epic tale!!!!

Spend this Christmas with some of your favorite characters from the Watcher universe. In this collection of short stories, you’ll get an intimate look at certain character’s lives and what happened to them "after the story".

Francis is found. Beyond Francis, a family is found—in archival material that barely deigned to notice their existence. This is the story of Francis Sistrunk and her children, from enslavement into forced migration across South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. It spans decades before the Civil War and continues into post-emancipation America. A family story full of twists and turns, Finding Francis reclaims and honors those women who played an essential role in the historical survival and triumph of Black people during and after American slavery.

As Jess deals with the repercussions of Ravan’s latest earth-shattering actions, she soon realizes that not everything is as it seems. Being surrounded by the enemy on all sides, Jess quickly learns who has her back and who wants to stab it. Once she’s able to carry on with her God given mission, the stakes rise to monstrous proportions for Jess and the other vessels, forcing them to place their lives on the line for a world that is not their own.

Spider King barely knows anything about the mysterious programmer known only as St. Jude, except that she pays well and keeps her cards well-hidden. That’s understandable, considering she’s hiding from Richard Newbridge, a cold-blooded industrialist bent on killing her for stealing priceless secrets.

This time he’s been hired to recover a secret government project that has been stolen by one of the most vicious booster gangs in the world. The problem is they are hiding out in their high-rise fortress in the Nevada desert, outside the protection of civilization and the rule of law.

After spending most of her life trapped in Hell, Helena relishes her earthly freedom. In order to protect her future, she sets a plan into motion that will help solidify her earthbound status. A major part of her scheme includes keeping Anna and her unborn children alive. It’s an endeavor that has proven challenging and nearly impossible at times. As Helena attempts to placate those who would much rather see her sister dead than alive, she realizes her plan needs to be accelerated in order to guarantee its success.

It is the year 1715, and Thomas True has arrived on old London Bridge with a dangerous secret. One night, lost amongst the squalor of London's hidden back streets, he finds himself drawn into the outrageous underworld of the molly houses. Meanwhile, carpenter Gabriel Griffin struggles to hide his double life as Lotty, the mollies' silent guard. When the queen of all 'he-harlots', Mother Clap, confides in him about a deadly threat, he realises his friends are facing imminent execution. To the horror of all mollies, there is a rat amongst them.

While Anna and Malcolm anxiously await the birth of their twins, the universe is besieged by the complications of bringing a corporeal version of Hell into being. As Empress and Emperor of Cirrus, Anna and Malcolm must also deal with the politics of trying to unite those who live in the down-world with the pampered citizens within the cloud cities. Anna quickly learns that changing the way people think can be a daunting task, especially when the princes of Hell attempt to thwart her plans at every turn.

TALES OF NYARLATHOTEP is the fourth book of the Books of Cthulhu series by Crossroad Press (Tales of the Al-Azif, Tales of Yog-Sothoth, The Book of Yig). It is an anthology featuring pulpy tales of horror starring Outer God and his myriad plots as well as games. Nyarlathotep is functionally omnipotent and treats humanity like ants underneath a magnifying glass. He is impossible to kill but perhaps capable of being thwarted. Or maybe that's just what he wants you to think.

Depending on who you talk to, Spider King and his cohorts in the infamous Gordian Net are either criminals or revolutionaries in the ongoing struggle against the corporations that have replaced the federal government of the formerly United States.