From one of Granta's Best Young Brazilian Novelists comes a startling and powerful story about returning to one's origins in order to move forward.In Rio de Janeiro, a woman suffering from a mysterious illness, which is eroding her body and mind, decides to accept a challenge from her grandfather: to take the key to the house where he grew up—in the Turkish city of Smyrna—and open the door.As she embarks on this pilgrimage, she begins to write of her progress. The writing soon becomes an exploration of her family's legacy of displacement in Europe, told in several narrative strands. Sifting through family stories—her grandfather's migration from Turkey to Brazil, her parents' exile in Portugal under the Brazilian military dictatorship, her mother's death, and her own love affair with a violent man—she traces her family's history in a journey to make sense of the past and to understand her place in it. Views: 26
Colton Kingston’s livelihood has been reduced to a pile of black ashes by a tragic act of arson. After sending away the woman he has loved since the tender age of five, a hateful dark revenge threatens to overtake his heart. Colton knows pushing her away is the only way he can keep her safe. Paige Summers has endured her fair share of obstacles in the past and refuses to give up Colton and the life they have shared together. As interferences try to tear them apart, Paige is determined to stand by Colton’s side and remind him of their love and its strength.But at every turn, tragedy continues to strike, and more devastation falls upon them.Will Colton and Paige’s love be boundless? Or will revenge conquer their fate? Views: 26
Seven sweet stories of lesbian love by award-winning queer author Giselle Renarde. Need a break from hot and spicy romance? Find original lesbian fiction between this book's clean covers, as well as tales that have been featured in prestigious collections such as Best Lesbian Romance and Best Lesbian Love Stories. Opposites attract after two volunteers get off to a rocky start in Beginning Badly. In Flash Freeze, Lauren falls hard for Zarina—so hard she smacks her head on the sidewalk. Hailey doesn't know how to tell Sashi her biggest secret in When Hailey Met Sashi, but Yvonne and Deva live happily ever after (after saving a man's life on their wedding day!) in Going to the Chapel. Seven sweet lesbian love stories sealed with a kiss! Views: 26
Leigh Denton has made her share of mistakes, but the judgmental residents of Quickdraw, Texas will never allow her to forget. Drugs and a history of criminal activity checker her traumatic past.Now she’s cleaned up her act and fighting to regain custody of her infant. Having a relationship isn’t part of her plan.Ian MacArthur is an eagle shifter and Air Force veteran with a big heart. His work takes him around the world, but R&R brings him back home to a town where rising drug problems are taking over the community. Falling in love with a lost soul named Leigh wasn’t part of his plan.Leigh needs to prove she can provide a steady home, driving financially secure Ian to lend his money and his name to help. There’s just one problem: Eagles mate for life and soaring to her rescue will cost more than he’s able to give.Leigh is a curvy girl with a shot at redemption, and maybe with Ian fighting alongside her, luck will be in her favor. Prepare for BBW paranormal romance with a wealthy military Alpha, steamy scenes, and some gritty action. Views: 26
NO LADY COULD IGNORE A CHALLENGE TO REFORM A HARDENED RAKE!Lord Havergal was in want of funds for gambling debts and other notorious pursuits befitting a dashing scoundrel such as himself. Though his tight-fisted financial guardian had refused his written requests for money, perhaps a face-to-face chat with the chap might prove more persuasive.He had not imagined L. Beddoes could be a woman! Believing herself to be far past the age of romance at the age of twenty-seven, Lettie Beddoes had no girlish delusion regarding Havergal's attempt to charm his way into her graces--and her purse. Surely it was just the arrival of spring that brought a sense of excitement in the air. It certainly couldn't be the restless yearnings of her own heart.... Views: 26
First comes marriage. Then comes murder…Lauren Burke waited fifteen months and twenty-three days for her divorce to be finalized. Instead, her ex-husband went one step further—he turned up dead. And the detective working on the case is none other than Kane Hollister—the man who ran off over three years ago and shattered Lauren’s heart into a zillion pieces…It looks like Lauren, but she’s no longer the carefree girl Kane once knew. And yet he can’t deny the awareness that heats his blood at the sight of her. But when the death threats begin, Kane realizes that the killer has a new target…and it’s Lauren. Now he must protect the woman he’s always loved—and always hurt—from a vicious murderer. And when the sparks between them ignite, Lauren will have to make a choice between her life… or her heart! Views: 26
Famine. Death. War. Pestilence. These are the harbingers of the biblical apocalypse, of the End of the World. In science fiction, the end is triggered by less figurative means: nuclear holocaust, biological warfare/pandemic, ecological disaster, or cosmological cataclysm. But before any catastrophe, there are people who see it coming. During, there are heroes who fight against it. And after, there are the survivors who persevere and try to rebuild. THE APOCALYPSE TRIPTYCH tells their stories. Edited by acclaimed anthologist John Joseph Adams and bestselling author Hugh Howey, THE APOCALYPSE TRIPTYCH is a series of three anthologies of apocalyptic fiction. THE END IS NIGH focuses on life before the apocalypse. THE END IS NOW turns its attention to life during the apocalypse. And THE END HAS COME focuses on life after the apocalypse. THE END HAS COME features all-new, never-before-published works by Hugh Howey, Seanan McGuire, Ken Liu, Carrie Vaughn, Mira Grant, Jamie Ford, Tananarive Due, Jonathan Maberry, Robin Wasserman, Nancy Kress, Charlie Jane Anders, Elizabeth Bear, Ben H. Winters, Scott Sigler, and many others. THE END IS NIGH is about the match. THE END IS NOW is about the conflagration. THE END HAS COME is about what will rise from the ashes. Views: 26
On the Oregon trail, a theater troupe strives to reach California After months in the cramped confines of a Conestoga wagon, Fortune Plunkett is dreaming of the life she left behind in Charleston. It was her father's dream to lead his band of actors to California, but he died on the trail. Fortune's only inheritance is a trunk of old costumes, a handful of plays, and a passionate drive to reach the Pacific Ocean, no matter what hardships she might endure along the way. At the time of her father's death, the actors were heading toward an engagement in the little town of Busted Heights—a place that held a fascination for Fortune's father that he never explained. There Fortune meets the greenhorn Jamie Halleck, a naive young man who convinces her to let him join the group. With Jamie onboard, they hit the trail again, ready to reach California and find their destiny. This ebook features an illustrated personal history of Bruce Coville... Views: 26
There's a thin line between blood and madness.Children of Night, Book 5Early Twelfth Century. When the half-civilized Conrad Quintano stumbles upon a stacked battle on an isolated beach, his first instinct is to walk away. What does he care if a bunch of worthless vampires kill each other? But a dying ember of chivalry compels him to rescue the pretty female vampire in distress—radically altering the course of his already cursed life.Present Day. Marc Fischer continues his desperate search for Elise, while his newly single twin sister, Julie, is hooking up with everything that moves—at least that's how it looks to a jealous Armand. As the twins' unusual abilities grow stronger, Marc makes the mistake of trying to protect Julie from what he's learned about their true nature.Meanwhile, Conrad's relationship with Georgia—the vampire he saved centuries ago—is about to alter yet again. They've each been keeping... Views: 26
"Charm, humor, loyalty, and love" --Cindy Myers, author of The View From HereWelcome to Truhart . . . Welcome to Truhart, Michigan, population 1300 and dropping. Where everyone knows everyone else and garage sales are front page news. Not exactly where you'd expect to find the celebrity wedding of the year. As Maid of Honor, and the famous bride's big sister, Annie has to plan a wedding suitable for America's newest sweetheart reporter on The Morning Show. But what she didn't plan on was seeing Nick Conrad again. Her older brother's best friend who left Truhart for the big city, Nick just happens to be Annie's embarrassing childhood crush. He's also the Best Man. As Atlanta's High Society descends on the tiny Midwest town, Annie has the impossible task of controlling her eccentric family and nutty neighbors, while hosting a wedding fit for a princess at her family's rundown Amble Inn. But what she can't control is the spark... Views: 26
