Alanah, a Canaanite, is no stranger to fighting and survival. When her family is killed in battle with the Hebrews, she disguises herself and sneaks onto the battlefield to avenge her family. The one thing she never counted on was surviving. Tobiah, a Hebrew warrior, is shocked to find an unconscious, wounded woman among the Canaanite casualties. Compelled to bring her to a Hebrew healer back at their camp, he is soon confronted with a truth he can't...

Scales is a mechanic and enforcer in Ashtown, working under the powerful, deadly Emperor to help keep balance in their desert town. When a close friend dies horrifically in front of Scales, she is tasked with finding out the truth about their violent death--especially when there was no murderer in sight. When it is discovered that more deaths have occurred, both in Ash and in the walled and wealthy Wiley City, Scales must work with two frustrating...

"Sophie loves camp--except for all the creepy-crawlies. Getting trapped in the tent with a daddy longlegs is terrifying, and spiders make her scream. It's so embarrassing. But then a mysterious compass transports her to a fiercely hot desert, where Bear Grylls, her guide, is watching. The sun is beating down, and together they must trek to find water and overcome the dangers lurking in the dunes ... Will Sophie find her survival spirit, face up to...

Readers will learn about the four major types of desert biomes.

John Hare lies gruesomely dying in the desert until he is discovered and rescued by the kind and generous rancher, August Naab. As Hare is nursed back to health on Naab's ranch, he fines himself irresistibly attracted to Naab's adopted daughter, Mescal, and the two clandestinely fall in love. Unfortunately, Mescal is already promised in marriage to Naab's first-born son, and she is also relentlessly pursued by Holderness, a man known to be ever so...

Meerkat is bored with its habitat! Follow Meerkat as it tries out different places to live. Which habitat will make the best home for Meerkat?

Rika, who was once mortal and is now a fairy, enjoys her solitary life in the desert, far from the Faerie Courts, until she falls in love with a human boy named Jayce, but she cannot escape from her dark past.