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BOOKER PRIZE LONGLIST “A vibrant, heartstrings-tugging novel” (People) about a mother’s love, in all its forms, as a woman searches for the daughter she gave up for adoption, from the prize-winning author of Golden Child “A beautiful story . . . explores what it means to be a woman...

A deeply affecting debut novel set in Trinidad, following the lives of a family as they navigate impossible choices about scarcity, loyalty, and love WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE “Golden Child is a stunning novel written with force and beauty. Though true to herself, Adam's...

It only took four years for the world to fall apart. Now the last member of my family has died, and I'm forced to travel across what's left of three states to find the only people I know left alive. To survive, I'll have to scavenge food and supplies and try to avoid violent men who've learned they can take what they want by force. The only way I'm going to make it is by trusting Travis.

For almost a year, Talia has lived as a sex worker for the High Director of the Coalition Council, providing recreational sex and sensual pleasure for some of the most important and influential people in the explored universe. After a difficult and joyless childhood, she now has comfort and security, living and working in the center of power in Coalition space. She has everything she needs, and she doesn't know she has anything else to hope for—until she meets Desh.

Convicted of a minor crime, Riana is sentenced to a prison planet—a dark primitive hold filled with convicts vying for power. Her only chance of survival is with Cain, a mysterious loner who has won his territory in the prison through intelligence and brute strength. Sex is all she has to offer, so she uses it. She’s under no delusions here. No one is ever released, and no one ever escapes. Survival is all she can hope for—until Cain.

As a pilot and a smuggler, Lenna has spent her life flying under the radar in Coalition space—taking care of herself, not relying on anyone. She's always liked it that way. But now she's stranded without any resources on a stone-age planet, and the only way to survive is to hook up with a bunch of cavemen. She'll do whatever she needs to do in order to survive in their world—even if it means letting one of them take her as a mate. She doesn't expect to like it. Or like him. Or lose her heart in the process.

Kyla was born the younger daughter of the royal family of a planet known throughout Coalition space for its indulgence and debauchery. Travelers come from all over to give into their deepest desires in the decadent royal court, but Kyla has been surrounded by sex and physical indulgence since childhood. Now she wants nothing to do with such empty pleasures—at least, until she encounters Hall.

Lori might be a popular romance writer, but she's never been anything but a flop with sex and love in her personal life. Still a virgin at twenty-six and increasingly frustrated by her inexperience, she decides to take matters into her own hands. She hires a talented, sexy male escort to take care of her inconvenient virginity. She assumes one time with Ander will be enough, but she never dreams how much pleasure he can make her feel. Once isn't nearly enough. Twice isn't enough either.

Grace Adams gave birth, blinked, and now suddenly she is forty-five, perimenopausal and stalled—the unhappiest age you can be, according to the Guardian. And today she’s really losing it. Stuck in traffic, she finally has had enough. To the astonishment of everyone, Grace gets out of her car and simply walks away. Grace sets off across London, armed with a £200 cake, to win back her estranged teenage daughter on her sixteenth birthday. Because today is the day she’ll remind her daughter that no matter how far we fall, we can always get back up again

A luxury island…a dangerous secret. FBI Agent Claire Adams comes to forget her demons, vacationing at the exclusive Ellsworth Grand Resort. On her first walk on the beach, a young woman’s lifeless body washes ashore. The opulent resort, owned by Vaughn Ellsworth, works to suppress the death to preserve the resort façade for the ultra-rich. Claire partners with the Sheriff, they quickly realize this isn’t just a murder. Young women working at the resort have vanished without a trace, their names erased from staff records. The resort isn’t just a playground for the elite; it’s a ...

Welcome to Christmas Town, Maine! Fans of Hallmark movies set in small towns with quirky characters will enjoy this collection of small town, clean holiday romances! Grab your yearbooks, call your friends, pack your suitcase, and return to Christmas Town High School for a 10-year reunion. The first order of business is to unearth the class time capsule, which reveals a promise ring among the many treasures. Whose ring is it? That remains to be seen. Everyone's coming back to Christmas Town for the event - the class president, homecoming king and queen, the jock, the nerd, the friend to ...

How does happily ever after begin? While you can no doubt think up a million romantic ways for it to get started, getting sloppy drunk and passing out probably isn’t one of them. Which is why Luna is so mortified to find herself waking up in her boss’ bed in Vegas, her memory of the night before little more than sporadic flashes.

Lyr might be a powerful elven lord in charge of thousands, but his personal life is a disaster. Just the month before, a daughter he'd never known existed arrived from Earth, giving him news of his lost love's death. Since then, he has been betrayed, captured, and almost murdered. And though his enemy was defeated, Lyr's wounds never seem to heal. He certainly doesn't need more conflict.

Zoe had always dreamed of owning a bakery. It was supposed to be a creative outlet where she could spend her time doing what she loved and make money doing it, but the reality was much different. When she wasn’t slaving away in the kitchen, she was at home worried that something might happen to the place. Everything was dependent upon the success of her business. There was no room for error. That’s why Archer was so dangerous. He was rich, disciplined, and hardworking; everything she wanted in a man.

Alex Colin is Fate's chosen Enforcer, tasked with upholding supernatural law on Earth. Fresh from his first victory, he's thrust into a new mission that will test his limits and challenge his heart. Partnering with the enchanting kitsune detectives, Alex must unravel a dangerous plot to smuggle illegal magic across the Veil. But as the investigation expands, so do his entanglements with the supernatural world.

The Claxton Lore and Apparition Warehouse is located on a remote private property in the deep swamps of Louisiana, and overseen by a robot designed by Mr. Claxton, called CLAW. The warehouse is filled with a maze of crates labeled with things like The Beast, Mr. Mason’s Jars, Snap, The Atomic Ants, which are filled with the things of legend, and it is CLAW’s job to make sure the objects don’t get out. But CLAW is a curious robot, and what lay inside these crates just may make their way out and haunt the imaginations of listeners everywhere.

Welcome back to Christmas Town, Maine! Spend your Valentine’s Day with a collection of heartfelt, feel good, sweet romances set in small, snowy Christmas Town. “Those fun loving, Knotty Elves are up to no good being clandestine matchmakers again in this collection of fun, romantic stories by some great authors.” Lori, Amazon Reviewer An abnormally cold and snowy winter wreaked havoc in Christmas Town. Pipes froze, snowy roofs caved in, and even the famed gazebo in the town square was blown over! But the hardest hit was the historic town library, where pipes burst – flooding the main...

Alex Colin has been selected as a candidate to take Fate's test. Together with 3 others, Alex must prove his skills in combat, intellect, and in social situations, to earn the Fate’s trust and take on the mantle of an Enforcer before the dungeon becomes too dangerous for them to survive.

Recent graduate Mercedes Johnson thought her troubles were at an end. But when she spent months applying at every company she could find, and nobody would take her, it was time for her to accept that she wasn’t going to be able to find work. Mercedes had to do something unconventional. She didn’t know that she was signing up for an escort service. She thought she was just delivering packages, and she certainly wasn’t expecting the golden god who answered the door. Was this a bad job or a means to an end? Who was this man, Jake, and why couldn’t he control himself when he was with her?

Ruby Williams is a communications officer at Carter Corporation. During a concert, she meets Adam, drummer of the Nightmareden but also surfer and environmental activist. He quickly capsizes her heart and the attraction between them is mutual. Ruby lets herself be drawn into this sweet adventure, between the scent of spray and frenzied concerts. But beneath his solar appearance, Adam seems to conceal a personality more complex than it seems. Can she really trust him?