For generations, literary figures from Ernest Hemingway to Frances Mayes have fueled our fantasies about the romance of expatriate life. But it's one thing to dream about living abroad and quite another to actually do it. In Expat a diverse group of women explores in vivid detail how the reality of life abroad matches up to the fantasy. Tonya Ward Singer craves a roasted chicken in China and must buy it alive and kicking. Karen Rosenberg reevaluates both her family's Judaism and her own when invited to a Passover seder in a remote Japanese village. Mandy Dowd tries to teach the French about...

Thirteen-year-old half-breed banshee, Seven, likes her life. She leads souls safely to Death and she has the planet's most awesome dad and little brother. But a cryptic message from Atlantis asking for her help changes all that. And then there's Death, who has decided it's time to take her brother's soul. Now she's racing across the world, trying to stay one step ahead of Death. Unfortunately, getting to Atlantis from Ireland isn't easy, and there are evil minions determined to keep her away every time she turns around. But fighting for their lives teaches Seven one very important lesson-she...

Centuries ago the great city of Atlantis had to be hidden from humans. Now magically buried in the depths of the ocean, it is the source of all magic. All is well in the magical world...until the leaders of Atlantis listen to the whims of a mad man. A group of teens set out on their own unique quests to fight for the world they love. They face dangers they didn't know existed. As they battle their way through mysterious tunnels and secrets of the ancient world, they find themselves in a race against time. One by one, the mad man will shut down the Gates of Atlantis and destroy the magic. Can...

-You've just always been the powerful one. I'm the smart aleck.- -We're the same. I'm night, you're day. You have to have both to have life.- -You can hide in the shadows.- -And you can shine like the sun. This prophesy is about both of us.- Destiny doesn't think she's anything special. The daughter of an outcast witch. Her twin, Fate, is her best friend, so that's awesome. They're experts in love potions and selling them to crazy high school kids. So they can buy more shoes. But that all changes when their school is attacked by warlocks-warlocks who want her power for their own. The attack...

"I've always been able to see the auras. But I knew you couldn't because you refuse to see the darkness in people and I didn't want you to ever change. So I didn't tell you." Fate thought the prophecy was over. She graduated high school, made big plans with her family and her boyfriend to travel the world, and got a full-ride scholarship for college in the fall. Despite blowing up the chemistry lab twice. But all that changes when the witches show up, because the war they thought they won is just beginning and without Fate and Destiny leading the way, it's a war they will all lose....