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Paul Rayment is on the threshold of a comfortable old age when a calamitous cycling accident results in the amputation of a leg. Humiliated, his body truncated, his life circumscribed, he turns away from his friends. He hires a nurse named Marijana, with whom he has a European childhood in common: hers in Croatia, his in France. Tactfully and efficiently she ministers to his needs. But his feelings for her and for her handsome teenage son are complicated by the sudden arrival on his doorstep of the celebrated Australian novelist....

Frank has survived five years of the apocalypse by trusting no one and following his own rules. But now he's no longer alone. There's Maisie, fifteen and hardened beyond her years, and little Zoe, whose smile somehow survived the end of the world. So when Frank hears whispers of a place working on a cure, he knows better than to believe it. And he goes anyway. Because for them, he’ll risk what he never would for himself. For them, he’ll break every rule. Even the ones that have kept him alive.

Falling for the Rancher A steamy, small-town cowboy romance featuring an alpha rancher, a strong-willed city girl, and an undeniable love worth fighting for… Edye Dolson never planned on staying in Texas. She came to check on her sister, not fall for a ruggedly handsome cowboy who pushes all her buttons—good and bad. But Luke Stanley isn’t like the men she’s used to. He’s intense, protective, and knows exactly what he wants. And what he wants is her. Luke knew from the moment he laid eyes on Edye that she was trouble—the kind that tempts a man to risk it all. She’s independent...

*Now an award-winning Apple TV+ series starring Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas and Jack Lowden* 'The most exciting development in spy fiction since the Cold War' The Times 'To have been lucky enough to play Smiley in one's career; and now go and play Jackson Lamb in Mick Herron's novels - the...

What happens when your best friend in the entire world is ALSO the man you're in love with? What if he means more to you than anything else in the whole wide world... but telling him how you feel would ruin the amazing friendship you already have? So you keep quiet. You smile through it. You learn to live with the ache while he moves on with other people... and you just try to survive it, all while your heart breaks more and more. No matter how much the pain continues to grow, it would be nothing compared to not having him in your life at all. Book 1 of the I’m Not Dante’s Series

On a dusty little backwater planet where nothing ever happens, retired mechanic Ezra Kowalski’s biggest worry is keeping his prized cucumbers safe from pests—and from his meddling neighbor, Mrs. Wong. That is, until a spaceship crash-lands square in the middle of his veggie patch. Out tumbles a soft-spoken teenage girl from a nearby world and her infuriatingly cheerful robot. With a massive solar flare knocking out all communication and grounding space travel for the foreseeable future, they’re stuck there together. Ezra wants nothing more than to fix his vines and go back to being ...

The complete Blackwood demons paranormal RH romance trilogy in one box set! Book 1: Lessons in Darkness What do you get when you add one witch and five demons? An unexpected pregnancy. Three weeks before I came to Blackwood Academy, I made a mistake. Some would say I made five. But what happens on the other side of the portal, stays on the other side of the portal. Until my five mistakes show up on the first day of class. Everybody at Blackwood already hates witches, but no one quite like them. Vale is a bully, intent on taking my power little by little. Nicodemus is a charming, handsome ...

Frank had one rule for the end of the world: stay fed, stay moving, and stay out of other people’s business. At sixty-five, with failing knees and a lifetime of regrets, he’s long given up on heroics. But when he stumbles across fifteen-year-old Maisie and her asthmatic little sister, Zoe—two kids trying to outrun a world where a single cough can wake the dead—Frank breaks his own rule. He doesn’t want to lead. They don’t want to trust him. But danger forces them together, and the road ahead doesn’t care about age, fear, or good intentions. Now Frank is guiding the girls ...

Book One of the New Parent Series When a couple worn down by years of heartbreak opens their home to a new dynamic, what begins as hope soon throws a wrench into their lives. The arrangement feels harmless at first; until emotions and unfamiliar boundaries start to blur.

Frank had finally built a life that worked—and didn’t trust it. Five months in Green Mountain have given him steady work, hot meals, and two people who now shape every call he makes. Maisie watches everything and keeps a bag half-packed. Eight-year-old Zoe trusts the rules, the school bell, the promise that adults mean what they say. Frank’s seen places flip overnight. He tries to stay ready without scaring them, to keep this life intact without pretending it can’t break. When the outside world shows up at the fence, Frank has to decide how much he’s willing to trust the gates—...

Falling for the silver fox sheriff was never part of my healing plan… but neither was one unforgettable night that ruined me for anyone else. It started with a spilled coffee. It ended with his mouth on mine—and a kiss that left me breathless. Chase Walker is everything I shouldn’t want. Grieving. Guarded. Older. The kind of man who carries scars he’ll never speak of. But when those strong, capable hands claim my body like I’m the only thing he’s ever needed, I forget every reason I should stay away. We’re messy. Raw. Addictive. He’s fire, and I’m the fool who keeps ...

They say it’s always the people closest to you who hurt you the most. I never really understood that... until now. Because when it happens, you don’t see it coming. You don’t expect it to be them. Book 5 of the I’m Not Dante’s Series

Brought to you by Penguin. Daniel Kahneman's pioneering work that tackles questions of intuition and rationality, read by Patrick Egan. In Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman takes us on a ground-breaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think and make choices...

Discover #1 New York Times-bestselling Patrick Rothfuss’ epic fantasy universe of The Kingkiller Chronicle, in this illustrated companion novella, The Slow Regard of Silent Things. “I just love the world of Patrick Rothfuss.” —Lin-Manuel Miranda Deep below the University, there is a dark...

Amina Wells never planned on becoming a nanny. But when she takes the job caring for billionaire Grant Wilder’s grieving niece, she finds herself drawn into a world of glittering penthouses, whispered gossip—and a man who terrifies her as much as he tempts her. Grant lives for control. For order. For keeping his emotions locked behind boardroom walls. But Amina is nothing like the polished women in his world. She’s sunshine and music, the one person who can reach through his armor… and the only one who can soothe the little girl who’s become his entire world. Their connection is ...

My best friend in the whole world is Dante Swanson. No matter what, I will always love him. Sometimes happy endings don't always happen the way you expect them to in your head. Fantasies don't dictate reality. But honestly, sometimes reality is better than fantasy. At least you know it's real, even if things don't ever work out the way you expect. Book 7: the finale of the I’m Not Dante’s Series

When tech support worker Danny Walsh dies saving a stranger in a Seattle alley, he awakens in the magical realm of Aethermoor—and discovers he’s been granted a rare magical class: Resonance Mage. His power? The stronger his emotional bonds, the more powerful he becomes. And the deepest bonds are romantic. To survive, Danny must build more than just a party—he must forge a polyamorous family of extraordinary women, each of whom holds a piece of his heart. There’s Kira Moonwhisper, the silver-haired healer whose compassion steadies the group. Lyra Brightblade, a noble paladin who ...

Albert never expected to see the end of the world, let alone survive it. Now he’s the last stubborn old man in a quiet Australian town, keeping himself—and his dog, Winnie—alive with equal parts routine, grumbling, and sheer spite. He scavenges in the mornings, locks the doors at night, and tells himself he’s perfectly fine with being the last one left. Then he finds Matilda. She’s seven years old, stuck up a tree with a horde of zombies milling below and an attitude far too big for her size. Against his better judgement (and Winnie’s very vocal sigh), Albert helps her down. ...

GAVIN Growing up in small-town nowhere nobody told me liking guys was an option. Church on Sundays, football on Fridays, and girls on your arm at homecoming, that was the script. But here on the West Coast, watching my best friend all loved up with his boyfriend, I'm suddenly noticing things like how the barista's forearms flex when he makes coffee. I need a tutor, someone out and proud who can teach me the basics. Someone who knows the ropes, who won't judge me for being twenty-three and clueless about my own damn sexuality. SEBASTIAN Medical school requires ridiculous courses that have ...

Tender-Hearted Cowboy - He was her risk. She became his reward. Sierra Jackson never believed in true love. Raised on broken promises and hurtful betrayals, she swore off romance as nothing more than a trick of the mind. But when her search for answers about her father leads her to Sunset Springs, Texas, she finds more than family—she finds Cody Hardin. Cody is everything Sierra told herself she didn’t need. Rugged, charming, and persistent, the rodeo cowboy sees past the walls she’s built. Beneath her sass and guarded heart, he discovers a woman worth waiting for—and he’s ...