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In weekly phone calls to his daughter in Australia, widower Hubert Birdpaints a picture of the perfect retirement, packed with fun, friendship, and fulfillment. But it's a lie. In reality, Hubert's days are all the same, dragging on without him seeing a single soul. Until he receives some good news - good news that in one way turns out to be the worst news ever, news that will force him out again, into a world he has long since turned his back on.

It’s 1999, and best friends Sal and Charo are striving to hold on to their dreams in a New York determined to grind them down. Sal is a book-loving science nerd trying to grow beyond his dead-end job in a new city, but he’s held back by tragic memories from his past in Santo Domingo. Free-spirited Charo is surprised to find herself a mother at twenty-five, partnered with a controlling man, working at the same supermarket for years, her world shrunk to the very domesticity she thought she’d escaped in her old country.

De Corea llega el nuevo gran fenómeno literario. El libro coreano del año: más de un millón de ejemplares vendidos Una extraordinaria novela sobre el poder de encontrarse a uno mismo. Una asombrosa tienda a la que siempre querrás regresar. Dokgo vive en la calle y duerme en la estación de Seúl. Tiempo atrás tenía un trabajo, una casa, una familia, pero un día lo perdió todo. Incluso la memoria. Cuando encuentra un monedero, decide entregárselo a su dueña, la señora Yeom, una exprofesora de mediana edad que gestiona una pequeña tienda abierta las veinticuatro horas.

Nikki lives in cosmopolitan West London, where she tends bar at the local pub. The daughter of Indian immigrants, she's spent most of her 20-odd years distancing herself from the traditional Sikh community of her childhood, preferring a more independent (that is, Western) life. When her father's death leaves the family financially strapped, Nikki, a law school dropout, impulsively takes a job teaching a "creative writing" course at the community center in the beating heart of London's close-knit Punjabi community.

In the Carnival days leading up Mardi Gras, Detective Caleb Rooney comes under investigation for a murder he is accused of committing in the line of duty - as a major crimes detective for the New Orleans Police Department. Has his sideline at the Killer Chef food truck given him a taste for murder? While fighting the charges against him, Rooney makes a pair of unthinkable discoveries. His beloved city is under threat of attack. And these would-be terrorists may be local.

New to town and delusionally confident, Slide imagined himself living in a glossy building with doormen and sweeping views of the skyline. Instead he's landed in a creaking, stuffy apartment with two roommates: a loping giant who hardly leaves his room, and a weight-obsessed neurotic who keeps no fewer than forty-seven lamps throughout the house, blazing at all hours. Unwilling to accept this fate, Slide—a barber with an opaque past—embarks on a quest for the perfect apartment, pinballing through the sprawling, madcap city of Polis and its endless procession of neighborhoods.

I was sold off as a bride to a much older Bratva guy… He’s my Bratva boss’s brother, and he gives me possessive looks in the office. When my family needs to settle a debt, he cruelly takes his chance. He buys my curves like they’re property and forces me to become his Bratva bride. I’ve tried to be the perfectly professional assistant, but he wants to break me. He hauls me away in his private plane with just the clothes on my back. He puts me in a wedding dress and walks me down the aisle like a good little bride. I’ve been well and truly sold, and there are no refunds. His ...

Damani is tired. Her father just died on the job at a fast-food joint, and now she lives paycheck to paycheck in a basement, caring for her mom and driving for an app that is constantly cutting her take. The city is roiling in protests—everybody's in solidarity with somebody—but while she keeps hearing that they’re fighting for change on behalf of people like her, she literally can’t afford to pay attention.

I first saw her on the platform on my way home from work a few weeks ago. She had an aura about her that made people stop and stare. Then I saw her again. And again. Our twice weekly commute into London Waterloo insync. She was always so poised, so pretty, so perfect. Everything I’m not.

I’ve planned a wedding for a Mafia bad boy, not knowing that I am the bride. It’s my dream gig, and I’ve planned everything to perfection. My client, Carlo, is best friends with my stepbrother and is an irresistible older alpha. Pure danger lurks under his tailored Italian suit and the chemistry between us is undeniable. On the final night of wedding preparations, I’m seduced in the ballroom of his mansion and he thrusts me into ecstasy - breaking my number one rule of never sleeping with clients. Each thrust has amplified my desire for him. Now, it’s the wedding day, and I’m ...

Freddie Archer is the epitome of the 1920s flapper, stylish, newly empowered, and always up for a good time. After all, spending her evenings at shows and in speakeasies is her job while writing Gotham Magazine’s popular nightlife column under the pseudonym “A Touch of Rouge.” Fraternizing with artists and bootleggers has Freddie used to the occasional scuffle, but lately her revelry is being followed by murder.

Meet Ethan and Gabe. A devoted couple for years, they have successful careers, an adorable daughter, and a house in the New Jersey suburbs. Sure, they may have drifted to different ends of the political spectrum, but their marriage still has its spark. Then one night Ethan makes an announcement: he wants to run for Congress as a Republican—but only if he has progressive Gabe’s blessing.

It’s time for more confessions... As heartfelt and hilarious as the bestselling first novel, Nell discovers that there’s no such thing as having it all figured out.

Five sizzling standalone bad boy Mafia romances to quench your reading appetite. They're savage, merciless and cruel but once they’ve captured your heart they're never letting go. Deadly Don’s Forbidden Union I’ve been snatched from a Mafia bad boy after exchanging vows with him. My brother’s best friend offered me a job I couldn’t refuse—working in his private stables as a vet. Alessio Morelli, an older, off-limits billionaire boss, is as muscular as his prized horses. While in his luxurious car, I let Alessio mount me like a thoroughbred, and then to my surprise, he proposes. ...

Anna had never met anyone like Willow. Entering art school with lofty ideas about Art and her role in it, Anna was wholly unprepared for someone as mysterious, moody—and cool—as Willow. Here was Anna’s muse and collaborator all in one, ready to bring her in on Art’s great secrets. Now, five years later, Anna is weary. Where art school was boundless creativity and collaboration, the New York art scene is all about survival. Worse: Willow’s true nature as a muse only to herself has become nakedly apparent, as has her cruelty.

I’m drowning in debt, desperate for a way out. Rocco Mancini is my dead ex’s older brother—and my boss. Cold, brooding, and ten years my senior, he’s an alpha Mafia boss masquerading as a businessman. When he offers me a fake marriage to clear my debts, I have no choice but to agree. He’ll protect me, pay off Nico’s mistakes, and I’ll play the part of his wife. It’s supposed to be temporary. Then, I give in to the chemistry between us. One night in his bed changes everything. But Rocco has secrets—dangerous ones. After witnessing a brutal murder, I learn he's not just my ...

From the keenly observant author of The Fairer Sex comes a collection of sexy, razor-sharp short stories that swing a wrecking ball at our assumptions about women - what they desire, what they’re working toward, and what they’re willing to wait for. In these witty, bracing, and poignant stories, Michelle Miller follows six women on the often-surprising path to satisfaction.

Kazu is dead. Born in Fukushima in 1933, the same year as the Japanese emperor, his life is tied by a series of coincidences to the Imperial family and has been shaped at every turn by modern Japanese history. But his life story is also marked by bad luck, and now, in death, he is unable to rest, doomed to haunt the park near Ueno Station in Tokyo.

My brother’s best friend is my worst enemy… Now, he’s also my fake fiancé who just took my v-card. Drake Bennet is a handsome, arrogant, Real Estate shark who always has women throwing themselves at him. But I can’t stand him; we’ve always fought and bickered growing up. His mom has been badgering him to settle down, so he asked me to be his fake fiance. And I only agreed as long as he made me his plus one at exclusive events I needed to attend for my journalist job. But while we’re “pretending” to be engaged, Drake takes care of me in more ways than one. His touch brings ...

In Before the Coffee Gets Cold, we meet four visitors, each of whom is hoping to make use of the café’s time-travelling offer, in order to: confront the man who left them, receive a letter from their husband whose memory has been taken by early onset Alzheimer's, to see their sister one last time, and to meet the daughter they never got the chance to know.