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Welcome to Broomstick Bay! Here the electricity is glitchy, the townsfolk are witchy, and Ruby has a catastrophic secret that is clawfully twitchy. Non-practicing witch Ruby Crosswell doesn't plan on staying in her hometown of Broomstick Bay for long. She's only back for her reunion and to see her high school crush. The event starts with a dusting of romance.

The Crosswells are celebrating Grandy's birthday (we don't discuss her age unless we are willing to be cursed with warts in unspeakable places) with a big party at Coven House, and I'm in charge of the cake. My name is Ruby Crosswell, and I'm a newly re-practicing witch. Not only that, but I can turn into a cat. It’s one heck of a trick, but don’t ask me how I do it. I’m still working on the logistics. When a vampire interrupts the celebration, the sweet and powdered festivities turn bloodsucking.

Everyone loves a good wedding, and the residents of Broomstick Bay are no exception. It doesn’t matter that we’re in the dead of winter and temperatures are ferocious. The festivities are going to be positively howling. My name is Ruby Crosswell, and I’m a newly re-practicing witch. Not only that, but I can turn into a cat. It’s one heck of a trick, but don’t ask me how I do it. I’m still working on the logistics. Besides, our bakery is three tiers deep into the cake for Heath Banner and his werewolf intended, Fern Franklin.

In the midst of chaos, survival favors the bold… After a devastating EMP, Washington, D.C., once a symbol of power and glory, is unraveling. Dangerous civil unrest and massive bombings destroy the icons of American democracy, leaving the residents stranded in a city devolving into chaos. In central Maryland, Tobin and Viv are forced to work together to lead a band of survivors as desperate refugees flee the destruction in D.C. The stakes for survival continue to ratchet up as violence lands on their doorstep.

New York is auctioning off hot rich guys. The most eligible billionaire bachelors in the city have offered themselves up for an entire weekend away with some lucky girl. Brother. I’m far too broke to afford to play this game, but I’m not interested anyway.

In this demanding and fast-paced world, achieving a calm state of mind can be overwhelming. However, research shows that mindfulness can help reduce anxiety symptoms, increase positive self-statements, improve stress reactivity, and help you regulate your emotions.

So you've decided to become more self-sufficient, and you're fired up about growing your own food! You just have to stick the seeds in the ground and water them, right? But as the leaves of your crops begin to yellow and your garden beds get ravaged by weeds and pests, your enthusiasm quickly dwindles. This is when most new gardeners quit, never fully understanding the reason why their garden failed. And that reason is poor soil.

You might not know it yet, but you and everyone on Earth are experimental philosophers; building our view on life, and the worlds inside and outside us. We experience, research, and discover these worlds, beginning in childhood and continuing to do so for as long as we live.

Seeking refuge in humanity's first lunar colony, Lunar Base One, Tamar leaves the slow destruction of her world behind to make her mark as a groundbreaking scientist. While navigating the challenges of the high-tech research facility filled with the brightest young minds from around the globe, she finds herself distracted by a handsome prankster—knowing relationships are forbidden—who threatens to inhibit her goals.

When the world comes to a screeching halt, what would you do to survive? After a rogue nation detonates a devastating EMP over the East Coast, Washington, D.C. is thrown into chaos… Vivienne Harmon is supposed to be celebrating her ‘launch day’—the day she leaves her controlling, narcissistic husband, Cosmo, who, unbeknownst to Viv, runs a lucrative fencing operation with ties to the Russian mob. But when the power grid fails in one catastrophic moment, her escape plans change.

Instead, Self-Help and Self-Care Games provides a month of challenges and games, to provide a unique approach to self-care. Through a series of thirty-one short articles of no more than 500 words, Ichizli-Bartels has created a gameful and enjoyable way of thinking about self-help. After completing the “game” at the end of the challenge, you will understand which gameful experiences self-help and self-care align with and how you can design, develop, and play them as the most fun and engaging games for yourself.