Crystal: 933 books

In the woods, a group of friends gathers beneath the tall redwoods. There's a fire going against the chill. A child runs up to ask for a story with a story ticket in hand. Soon, all the children are turning in their tickets. Each child gets to decide who is in their story (princess,...

This is the story of Alyssa, Marissa’s twin. It starts shortly after she disappeared and continues up to the current storyline in the Legend series which is French Kiss. Akele is a Sentinel, one of the best. They do the hard jobs and get things taken care of. But when he finds a bundle of blankets...

Twenty-Two Tales of Christmas Terror ranging from ancient Iceland to modern-day Iraq by New York Times Bestselling and award-winning authors, including: a new ghost story by Heather Graham, a Repairman Jack Christmas adventure by F. Paul Wilson, a spine tingling tale by master of horror Thomas F....

Royal friend. Abandoned brother. Aspiring architect.All Noah has ever wanted is to stand out on his own, and shed the stigma of being a “royal hanger-on”. He doesn’t care about royal titles, or money, and he’s tired of people only using him for who he knows. Love isn’t an option for him,...

Ava, young, beautiful - and Amish - is elated that Kez, her puppy, is coming home. Kez, a border collie, has been at a neighboring farm, being trained by Mr. Bontrager to become a cattle dog. Once Kez is home Isaac trains him to keep his distance from the house and from their Aunt Rachael who hates...

Max is dead. Cut himself shaving and look where it got him. A ghost in his old apartment, Max is now stuck haunting the new tenant, a girl named Charlie. And while Charlie can see him, well… she’s not the most cheerful of girls on the best of days, and she’s certainly not thrilled to be sharing...

Who's afraid of William Shakespeare? Just about everyone. He wrote too much and what he did write is inaccessible and elitist. Right? Wrong. "Shakespeare on Toast" knocks the stuffing from the staid old myth of Shakespeare, revealing the man and his plays for what they really are: modern,...

Lee needs rent money ASAP. His friend, a high class escort, suggests he has sex for cash, which is fine with Lee, since he likes getting laid anyway. Getting paid for it no big deal, right? Then he meets handsome, elegant Hugo, and suddenly Lee’s not sure he wants to keep things strictly business.

Salvation from Cinema offers something new to the burgeoning field of "religion and film": the religious significance of film technique. Discussing the history of both cinematic devices and film theory, Crystal Downing argues that attention to the material medium echoes Christian doctrine...

Tyne wants to mate Moe, but his curvy girl resists him at every turn. Their life is complicated enough, but dark forces attack and Moe is in danger. Moe wants Tyne and they live together. Why can't that be enough for him for now? She knows he's the one, but she wants to live life and see the world...

Evania thought she'd faced it all, but there's no rest for a Guardian. After a run-in with their enemy, fearful dreams bring visions of fantasy and cryptic messages for the supernova Guardian. With Desmond by her side, she must figure out the meaning while faced with the biggest decision of her life....

The legal texts and aspirational ideals of human rights are usually understood and applied in a global context with little bearing on the legal discourse, domestic political struggles, or social justice concerns within the United States. In Writing Human Rights, Crystal Parikh uses the international...

Father. Brother. Ex-husband.Keir Martin is starting his life over in Las Vegas, but he’s not alone. His sons are with him, and they’re what’s important. After his ex-wife left all of them, he can’t even begin to think about bringing another woman into their lives, but then he meets...

Three misfits are at the end of their rope. They have one last shot at success. A professor who's theory needs some proof in order to maintain his grant funds. Otherwise, his dreams of a great discovery will be lost. His crew is worse off than him. One is a drugged out lab assistant. The other is a dishonorably discharged military pilot.