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Paris Beaufont has a way of making really great friends. And also really dangerous enemies. Agent Ruby has gone rogue, fleeing the Fairy Godmother Agency. With his cover blown, he has nothing to lose. Now he’s got only one mission. He’s taking down the Fairy Godmother Agency, the current Saint Valentine, and Happily Ever After College. However, there’s someone who has a fierce love for the fairy godmothers and won’t allow anyone to destroy her new home.

How to Write a Song That Matters is an invaluable guide to writing music by a woman who knows how to do it and do it well: iconic singer-songwriter, Dar Williams. For years now, Williams has led songwriting retreats for musicians, from beginners to professionals, in which she elevates the process of songwriting over the assessment of the product. This book makes those intimate experiences accessible for songwriters across the globe, gifting them with the insight Williams has gleaned from her decades of experience.

Not all who want love want it for the right reasons. Some just want power. However, Paris Beaufont won’t allow bullies to ruin love for selfish reasons. Even if she doesn’t want romance for herself. Paris’ heart is being healed, but that’s just the beginning. There’s so much more of her story to unravel. And with it, there are many layers to the Fairy Godmother Agency to understand.

If life really was a fairy tale, Zakara would never be the damsel in distress. She'd be a thief, and Prince Charming wouldn't have a clue how to steal the heart of the conniving criminal. Zakara saves not one, but three men locked inside the tallest tower. Her first instinct is to ditch them as soon as possible, but they have one thing that intrigues her more than wealth: Magic. Fae magic once ruled the world, until it disappeared without a trace. Only myths of the magic wielders linger in their destroyed society.

Take a quick glance over your shoulder. Odds are, at least one of those women standing behind you has been brokenhearted for years—raising kids, running businesses, even playing the field—all with the burden of the past still hanging on their shoulders. Or is that woman you? Letters to the Brokenhearted speaks passionately to the woman in need of a strategy to finally heal, stay strong, and take her life to the next level by refocusing on the strengths in her life, rebuilding what has been damaged, and reloving with a new purpose.

When Father Time is depending on you to save his butt, you don’t ask questions. Thankfully Paris Beaufont has had her questions answered. She finally knows who she is. More importantly, she knows what happened to her parents and who is after her. But that’s only the beginning.... To save Papa Creola, her parents, and pretty much love itself, that’s going to take a lot of work. And Paris will have to enlist the help of experts, like kings, giants, and Mother Nature. Thankfully, she has some contacts that can hook her up. Can Paris save Father Time and all those she loves?

Stand-up fans rejoice—this cracking collection contains a whole seven series of top-drawer comedy, recorded live at London and Manchester's legendary Comedy Store and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Enjoy more than 11 hours of laughs from some of the biggest and best stand-ups on the circuit, hosted by three fantastically funny compères: Simon Bligh, Ross Noble and Adam Hills.

Love is on the rise, but not everyone is happy about it. Some stand to gain when hate reigns. The fairy godmothers are challenged in new ways when social media breaks up lovers all over the world. To overcome this new challenge, Happily Ever After College is going to have to do something drastic.... They will need to evolve. And fast. Getting rid of outdated curriculum and traditional thinking to progress into the modern world won’t be easy. However, if true love is to be saved, then a new evil must be discovered and erased.

Photographer Tricia Carlisle inherits her beloved grandmother’s orchard and leaves Chicago for her Texas roots, steeling herself to be immune to the charms of the small town—and those of Travis Walker, who stood her up on prom night seven years ago. Worse, she arrives only to find Nana’s place is in foreclosure. To have any hope of saving it, Tricia has no choice but to sell down assets—including her grandfather's crop duster. Travis Walker loses his last true friend when Nana Carlisle passes. Will his handshake deal to buy her crop duster survive now that Tricia's taking over?

When a young halfling with snark, an attitude, and a criminal record breaks into the ranks of agents at FGA a lot of members aren't happy. Unfortunately, those upset can't argue Agent Paris Beaufont's results are incredible. She just doesn't follow the rules to get things done. For some incredible results just aren't enough! Corruption has insinuated itself deep inside the ranks of agents at FGA. Many believe that tradition is what makes love go 'round. Are they wrong? Will changing the old ways stop love from blossoming in the world?

Amber Tamblyn, Jessica Valenti, Lidia Yuknavitch, Jia Tolentino, Samantha Irby, Meredith Talusan, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Amy Poehler, America Ferrera, Ada Limón, and Huma Abedin are among the impressive list of authors contributing to this powerful collection of essays that takes a fresh and powerful look at our relationship to intuition and how we can harness it to change our everyday lives and the world.

Few people know the repercussions of love being created or, more importantly, of love being lost. A fairy godmother knew. It was her job to ensure matches were made and love achieved. The problem is fairy godmothers aren’t what they used to be, and it’s creating a domino effect across the globe. Paris Beaufont isn’t your typical fairy godmother, and that’s exactly what Happily Ever After College needs to bring more lovers together. Can Paris help fairy godmothers to evolve in the modern world before it’s too late?

When Anna St. James graduated college with a business degree, she never expected to find herself running a boarding house on a small island off the east coast. Now, settled into life as owner and landlady of the Moon River Boarding House on Frostfall Island, Anna couldn’t imagine living anywhere else. Most of the time, Frostfall is a charming island with a busy fishing boat harbor and town that attracts summer tourists. But occasionally, quite occasionally, if that’s a phrase, there’s an unexpected murder. Without a dedicated police force, the locals look to Anna to solve crimes.

When Zack’s younger sister dies in a tragic accident, his family moves to a small town in the Northwest to try and heal from all the pain. Eleven-year-old Zack blames himself for his sister’s death, and he struggles to find any comfort in his new surroundings. Zack, at first, feels lost in Vista Point. Until he meets Ann, a girl who lives in the area and shows Zack all the special places to be discovered. But there’s something that seems a bit strange about Ann - and perhaps a secret she is keeping from him.

Happily Ever After College has been churning out fairy godmothers for centuries. But their outdated curriculum can’t keep up with the modern world. They need something edgy. Something new - something to keep true love alive. They need Paris Beaufont. However, this fairy loses her lunch if she watches a romantic comedy. Love songs give her hives. She punched the last guy who tried to flirt with her. Needless to say, Paris Beaufont isn’t the romantic type. But, she’s going to have to learn how to create budding love for others, or she’s going to jail.

Forty-one years old, the last of her friends to marry, and down to a size 12, Lauren Leo is in her gown and about to tie the knot. There’s just one thing missing: the groom. With one blindsiding text, Lauren is unceremoniously dumped at the altar. In the aftermath, her mother is an endless well of unsolicited advice (Stay on your diet and freeze your eggs). Her sisters only add to the Great Humiliation: one is planted on Lauren’s couch while the other is too perfect.

Ginger Peet has never regretted leaving Nashville with her sister and their life-sized statue of Dolly Parton. Now she's settled in Chicago with Lieutenant Derek Tyler, spending her nights pressed against every inch of his hard, dominating, and panty-meltingly-hot body.

As the creator and CEO of the popular Jewish dating app J-Mate, matchmaker Dara Rabinowitz knows the formula for lasting love—at least, for everyone else. When it comes to her own love life, she’s been idling indefinitely. Until her beloved bubbe shares Dara’s checklist for “The Perfect Jewish Husband” on national television and charming news anchor Chris Steadfast proposes they turn Dara’s search into must-see TV.

For Julia Snowden, the Founder's Day summer celebration in Busman's Harbor, Maine, means helping her family's clambake company to prepare an authentic taste of New England seafood. Any Mainer will tell you that a real clambake needs wood for the fire...so why is there a foot sticking out of the oven?

Where do you go to fix a problem only you know about? Lia and Stephanie have stumbled upon a new case for the detective agency to unravel. It's not stumping the police. It's not even a cold case. That's because no one outside the magical world even knows it's happening. A grimoire that possesses the reader with the spirit of a dead wizard isn't the sort of thing that makes the news, especially when the reader is a notorious recluse.