Gibbon is a gargoyle who doesn't like to sit still. But a chance meeting brings him to an island filled with other mythical creatures and a special school for misfits like him! Gibbon and his new friends get all the excitement they can handle in this magical series! Gibbon is a gargoyle who has been unable to sit still for hundreds of years. One day, he leaves his post from the castle and meets three other gargoyles. They bring him to an island filled with other mythical creatures and a special academy that will train him to go on missions to protect all sorts of mythical creatures who are in trouble. Join Gibbon as he makes friends with a hilarious cast of characters such as a clumsy dragon, an ill-tempered fairy, a griffin with poor flying skills, and a yeti with a man bun in this four-book, creature-filled collection!
After a few successful missions, the misfits have made quite a name for themselves! This time, their help is requested by a very special VIP. Can they find out who the candy cane culprit is? After how well they did helping a leprechaun, trolls, and a cyclops during their last few assignments, the misfits are tapped for another mission! And not just any mission, but a top-secret one for a very special someone. This time, they're headed to the North Pole! Santa is dismayed because toys are being broken and candy canes are being stolen every night. The elves tell them of a local legend who they think is responsible: a great, big monster that roams the mountain, but Santa is not so sure. All he knows is that they're in danger of not having enough toys in time for Christmas! Will the misfits be able to crack the case and save Christmas?
In Mighty Meg book 4, Meg pulls a page from comic book superheroes by trying to create her very own superhero disguise! Can she find the perfect costume so she can save her classmates without revealing her true identity? After almost having her superpowers discovered while rescuing a toddler from a sinkhole, Meg decides that she needs a disguise so she can help people while protecting her identity. But when more sinkholes start appearing out of nowhere, Meg may have to put aside her costume dilemma and risk being recognized in order to save the day! Can Meg find the perfect disguise and still get there in the nick of time?
Urban fantasy and slow burn romance wrapped into a serial that will keep you up reading long into the night. Over a thousand pages of pure delight. Strange bedfellows rock worlds. Court of Rogues Reluctant recruit to the nines, I became Faery’s regent by default. Sure, I was next in line for the throne, but I never believed Oberon and Titania were gone for good until first a decade rolled by, and then two, and then ten. They’ll never be back, and the land is mourning. Or pissed. It’s hard to tell which, and I’m not sure what difference it makes. I split my time between Faery and Earth searching for a way to mend the rift that’s killing my realm. I haven’t made much progress. Time is running through the glass, mocking my paltry efforts. A sultry Witch is barely a blip on the radar. So what if she counts cards in the casino I run on Earth and makes my pit boss a little nuts? Out of the blue, she spits out the unbelievable, and I discover she’s not a Witch after all. A glamour hid her Fae-Sidhe blood so well, she’d fooled me. Her mixed blood is an affront. By rights, I should haul her before the Court to face justice. She understood the chance she took revealing herself to me, and her offer to join forces is tempting, but it could cost me my throne. Some risks are worth the price. If I cross the line, there’ll be no going back. Midnight Court My days as Faery’s reluctant regent have crashed and burned. Either I left the land to rot in a squalid soup of broken promises, or I destroyed her enemies one by one. No choice there. Not really. I’d known some of those “enemies” since childhood, which was centuries ago. They say familiarity breeds contempt. In my case it bred sorrow as I consigned Fae who’d been friends to eternal destruction and fed them to the land. Dariyah, the Witch-who-wasn’t-one, crossed my path for reasons I’m still figuring out. Her long-lost mother presided over one of Faery’s many dirty secrets, the Midnight Court. Some like to believe Fae blood is pure. It’s not. We and the Sidhe are joined at the hip, and the Midnight Court was once a living symbol of our bond. Court of the Fallen Faery has changed so much I barely recognize her. The worst part is I didn’t see this coming. A few minor skirmishes, sure, but the Unseelie fielded tens of thousands against us. The King of Winter is finally exacting revenge against the consort who spurned him. The rest of us are collateral damage. He played his hand well, attracted powerful allies, and punted us into a definite one-down position. For the moment. Pegasus is the king’s primary ally. I possess knowledge that will blow their partnership sky high. And proof in case neither of them believes me. Timing is everything, though. We must wrest Faery from the enemy. I finally hold the land link, but success is far from a foregone conclusion. More blood will flow before we’re done. Buckets of the stuff, but I can’t let that stop me. Court of Destiny Faery’s castle lies in ruins, a reflection of the rest of a land I love. My land, my realm, has altered almost beyond recognition. The part that hasn’t changed is the incredible people and creatures who live in Faery. Unicorns. Fauns. Satyrs. Fae. Sidhe. Their spirits have been indomitable, and it makes me proud to call them brothers. But then, the Unseelie used to be brethren too. Now they stand against us along with a collection of monsters intent on sucking every last breath of life from Faery. The worst part about all of this has been not knowing whom I can call friend. As we lurch into the endgame, my life, soul, and fortunes are linked with the woman I love. We rise—or fall—together. If it comes down to a gut-wrenching choice, will I pick Faery or Dariyah?
The team is tapped for another mission! This time, can they find a way to end a prank war between a cyclops and the trolls? After the success of their last mission helping a leprechaun, the team is ready for another challenge! But when the latest mission is given to their arrogant classmates Lissa, Gashsnarl, Jori, and Trom, they're stuck waiting for an assignment of their own. Just when it seems as though all hope is lost, the head of the isle gives them an urgent mission. There's a cyclops who lives in a cave on the island, and he's being pranked by some trolls! Can the misfits find a way to work together with their rivals to solve the case?
In the second book of The Isle of Misfits series, Gibbon the gargoyle and his new mythical creature friends go on their first mission! Gibbon is new to an island full of mythical creatures with a school that is training students to go on missions to protect creatures in trouble. He and his new friends, a dragon, a fairy, a griffin, and a yeti, are all excited when they are chosen for their first mission to help another creature. Declan the leprechaun has lost his gold, and even though all the other leprechauns think he's just scatterbrained, Declan is convinced that someone has taken it! Will the misfits be able to complete their mission help him find it?
Fictions of Fact and Value looks at logical positivism's major influence on the development of postwar American fiction, charting a literary and philosophical genealogy that has been absent from criticism on the American novel since 1945.
This brand-new adventure series filled with laughs, danger, and facing fears, follows Freddy von Frankenstein and his monster big brother, F.M., as well as and his adopted sister, Riya, who is a were-cat, as they explore the supernatural mountain they call home and discover all the fantastical creatures living there! The dreaded day has come-Freddy's parents have finally made him start going to school! Freddy feels bored there and misses inventing stuff and spending time with F.M., but Riya loves it and has made many new friends. However, while Freddy and Riya are away at school, the powerful Monkey King is drawn to the palace and takes it for his new home over the objections of F.M. and his mom and dad (while Igor loves having another monkey in the palace). Will F.M., Freddy, and Riya be able to stop the magical trickster with the help of a new friend?
"Command Presence offers the reader genuine American grit in going head-on with adversity and winning, whether it’s the author's tenacity in overcoming dyslexia or in facing down adversaries from corrupt union figures to raging fires. Frank Ricci has an important story to tell, and it will help the reader learn needed lessons and be better off for doing so." —John Gizzi, White House Correspondent, Newsmax "Frank offers great insight and wisdom on leadership shared through stories of his career and life successes and failures, highs and lows, with easy-to-read yet profound examples and lessons in self-accountability, self-responsibility, and action that can be applied to your leadership style." —Alex A. Rivera MPA, CFO, CTO Fire Chief, West Point U.S. Military Academy "Frank Ricci brilliantly yet simply explores the critical tenants of leadership, duty, and accountability using his own real-world experience in the field and as a leader. His story is one for all Americans to embrace and learn from, and his tying of civic duty and leadership to that of our founding fathers makes this a read for the history books!" —E. Garrett Bewkes IV, Publisher, National Review
