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He locks me in his house, forces me to marry him, and impregnates me. I don’t need him to save me, but he says it’s for my own good. I’m his hostage, trapped in the confines of his house. I’m his forced bride, my belly growing with his baby. I’m not a docile damsel. I’m strong and independent. But he makes me a pawn in his Bratva games. He makes me a caged animal in his mind control scheme. I’m nothing but a prisoner, a Bratva bride without power. But the worst of it all is that my body is betraying me. It wants to be powerless, so that he can control it. It wants to be toyed ...

An uncompromising and sensually charged collection from one of the great practitioners of the short story The debut story collection from Los Angeles writer Kate Braverman assembles a vivid patchwork of interconnected narratives set in Southern California. Through brief, often haunting snapshots...

Santana didn't anticipate the dangers that came with living in the city of Charleston, West Virginia until his life was threatened and he was forced to react, claiming yet another soul for his body count. With the death of Breeze still looming, Santana and his friends become the most sought out men in the hood, thanks to BIG Torrey, the city's biggest plug. With thousands of dollars on their heads, the trio of Santana, Zach and Haseem become one to survive the trenches. Bullets fly and once trusted tongues lie as greed begins to outweigh loyalty, but this clique's bond cannot be broken. Or ...

My best friend's omega mate has been taken captive by a sadistic cult…and I'm the only one who can save her. Ever since Aisling came into our lives, she's brought danger and destruction in her wake. She plays us like chess pieces, and I have to admit it turns me on. I like the danger. I like to be used. But now she's the one in trouble, and I'll join a cult to get her free. When I find myself part of a carnal ritual with Aisling at the center, things get steamy in a way I never expected. They worship her as a goddess of rebirth, and I get swept up in that worship. I'll do whatever she ...

Thee Champagne Earthquake follows three wine industry professionals in San Francisco — Edie, a bipolar wine rep desperately searching for love; Ernest, a depressed sommelier who attempts suicide after his mother's cancer diagnosis; and Sammy, a philosophical restaurateur seeking deep connection — as they navigate existential questions about purpose and belonging.

In a busy maternity ward, first-time father Dan meets Jada, a dad welcoming his fifth — no, sixth? — child into the world. Dan and Jada come from very different places: both called Glasgow. Dan is a successful TV writer with a townhouse in the West End and a shiny Tesla ready to drive his wife and baby home. Jada is a hustling, small-time criminal who is already planning how to separate Dan from some of the luxuries Jada has never been able to enjoy in his tiny flat in a Brutalist sixties council block. Both men find that the birth of their sons has fired their ambitions.

Former heiress Willow Lennox is all that stands in the way of billionaire security mogul Ronan King getting revenge against her brother.

I accidentally spent the night with a Bratva guy. Next thing I know, I’m his forced bride. I was trying to forget my worries with a much older stranger, not knowing the Bratva exists. When I leave afterward, he relentlessly searches the city for me. When he finds me, he takes me to his mansion and forces me into marriage. I didn’t know he’s part of the Bratva, that he tortures and kills people. I didn’t know the scar on his cheek means he lives in a dark world. When I find out, I run from him. But it’s no use. He finds me and carries me right back to his prison. His words in my ...

A Goodreads Best Romance “Fans of The Devil Wears Prada will flip over Love on Lexington Avenue.” —Karen Hawkins, New York Times bestselling author From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Layne comes the second delightfully charming installment in the Central Park Pact series...

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. ...

Del autor del éxito de ventas La asombrosa tienda de la señora Yeom ★ El fenómeno literario coreano que seduce al mundo ★ "Kim Ho-yeon, el autor coreano que arrasa." La Razón Un soplo de aire fresco llega para brindar apoyo y felicidad desde el lugar más insospechado Comienza un día de verano en la acogedora tienda siempre abierta del barrio de Cheongpa-dong. La encargada es Seon-suk, que vive frustrada con su problemático hijo. Mientras Min-sik, hijo de la dueña de la tienda, la encantadora señora Yeom, ejerce como propietario aunque no está para nada interesado en llevar el negocio.

Naomi Alderman's The Lessons reflects the truth that the lessons life teaches often come too late. Hidden away in an Oxford backstreet is a crumbling Georgian mansion, unknown to any but the few who possess keys to its unassuming front gate. Its owner is the mercurial, charismatic Mark Winters, whose rackety trust-fund upbringing has left him as troubled and unpredictable as he is wildly promiscuous.

'Killing Eve meets Bridget Jones' Crime Monthly 'This fun, quirky read really hits the mark!' The Sun She always gets her man … but has Maisie Baxter met her match? Maisie Baxter is determined not to let her job as an ethical hitwoman get in the way of her social life, but it’s tough when...

The London Classics Collection: Stories of the City allows you to step into the heart of London with a curated selection of iconic literary works that explore the soul of one of the world's most fascinating cities. From the smoky alleys of Victorian London to the political upheavals of the 20th century, this collection brings together stories that capture the city's rich history, diverse characters, and unflinching reflections on society.

First published in 1920, This Side of Paradise proved to be a best-selling novel in Fitzgerald’s own lifetime. The book follows the early life and education of Amory Blaine and is, in fact, a thinly disguised account of Fitzgerald’s own experience as an undergraduate at Princeton and as an aspiring writer. Brilliantly original in its experimental narrative, it comprises a series of contrasting styles and structures.

Old Michael Snowdon returns to London with an inheritance that he determines should go towards helping the poor—but goodness and charity are not to play a part here. Everyone has an agenda, and scheming spreads through the story like a disease. Gissing’s own experience of London as an outsider in a vast city that both fascinated and appalled him gave him the tools and the drive to create a visceral sense of place. Life is unremittingly grim for just about everyone, from the weak and well-intentioned Jane to the coarse, cunning Clem Peckover and her feckless rival Pennyloaf Candy.

Fiona is set to tie the knot with her dashing captain, Archie Somersby. But, while Fiona is busy planning her happily ever after, side-kick Kitty Lane and a group of judo-chopping suffragettes are kicking up trouble at the Piccadilly Jujitsu Club. When Kitty is found unconscious in the locker room during a high-stakes competition, Fiona must forsake her bouquets and bridal gown to investigate. Her sleuthing leads to a posh lady’s luncheon where a mysterious death crashes Fiona’s wedding plans.

A fast-paced, juicy debut novel that peeks behind the curtain at the cutthroat world of hip-hop music and the glamorous magazine scene in the late 1990s, written by the ultimate insider It's 1999, and Nikki Rose is the only Black editor on the staff of a prestigious fashion magazine she once...

As Babbitt grapples with the suffocating monotony of suburban life, societal expectations, and his own unfulfilled desires, Lewis paints a timeless portrait of conformity, materialism, and self-deception. A biting critique of the American Dream, Babbitt explores the search for meaning in a world that seems more obsessed with status than substance.

The setting is Seattle's Lake City neighborhood during the 2001 holiday season. In the wake of the 9/11 tragedy and at the peak of Seattle's first wave of tech-boom gentrification - a wave that never quite made it to his neighborhood - Lane Bueche schemes how to win back his wife (and her trust fund). In his childhood bedroom in his mother's decrepit old house, the idealistic but self-serving striver Lane licks his wounds and hatches a plot.