Runner-up for 2015 Russian Booker Prize.From one of the most exciting voices in modern Russian literature, Alisa Ganieva, comes Bride and Groom, the tumultuous love story of two young city-dwellers who meet when they return home to their families in rural Dagestan. When traditional family expectations and increasing religious and cultural tension threaten to shatter their bond, Marat and Patya struggle to overcome obstacles determined to keep them apart, while fate seems destined to keep them together—until the very end.Alisa Ganieva (b. 1985) grew up in Makhachkala, Dagestan. Her literary debut, the novella Salam, Dalgat!, published under a male pseudonym, won the prestigious Debut Prize in 2009. Her debut novel, The Mountain and the Wall (Deep Vellum, 2015) was shortlisted for all of Russia's major literary awards and has been translated into seven languages. Bride and Groom is her second novel, and was shortlisted... Views: 32
The Witch Queens:Dark new series that reimagines the Oz saga... EAST: The four daughters of the King were each given land to prove themselves worthy of being selected as the heir to the entire kingdom. When munchkins start turning up dead, Indy- Queen of the East, knows that she has to do something drastic. Swallowing her pride, Indy approaches the only man for the job. He is one badass, sexed up, tattooed, six-ft-four piece of man meat that they call Scarecrow.NORTH: Sent to rule over the Lion-shifters, Mombi- Queen of the North, knows that she will never truly be accepted as one of their own. What is worse, Jake- the Lion King, is missing, and rumor is that he left because of her. The pride is now under Dorothy's control.SOUTH: Prince Gregory has been sneaking into the Emerald City and pretending to be the ‘great and powerful Oz.’ His real intention is to be near Glinda- Queen of the South, whom he has loved since he was a child. But true love doesn’t seem to follow the yellow brick road. Will these two ever have a chance when her sisters hate everything about him?WEST: Elphaba- Queen of the West, has had just enough of Steele’s lies and games. The immortal broke her heart once, and it won’t happen again. His name might be Steele, but he’s nothing but a heartless Tin Man. And she is one queen that won’t be melting at his feet.The new girl, Dorothy, must die. Don't be fooled by her pigtails and sparkly stolen shoes. She's a killer, who has been wreaking havoc in the land of Oz. The four Witch Queens must come together to defeat Dorothy once and for all and discover where each of their destinies lies. Views: 32
This widow was raising quadruplets alone...Then her husband returned!Moments before walking down the aisle again, Allie Stark finds her presumed-dead husband at her door. Yes, the former police sergeant had a darn good reason for his disappearance. But now Theo expects to just pick up where they left off? He missed the birth of four babies! In this brand-new The Wyoming Multiples romance, a reunited couple is in for the biggest Christmas surprise. Views: 32
'If there's doubt, I can't help but worry. It's life or death. It's not as simple as the flick of a coin.'Stephanie dreams of being accepted into art school but questions her talent. She has a major crush on the hottest boy in school and is desperate for him to notice her. But when Steph's mother unexpectedly becomes ill, Steph meets Richard and feels an instant attraction, but he is damaged and finds it difficult to share the events surrounding his brother's death.Steph struggles to work through the complexities of life, love and death. She becomes increasingly obsessed with helping her mother before it's too late. When things spin out of control, she thinks she's going crazy..."... an effective page-turner that personalises and dramatises the important social issue of organ donation, in a very readable, resonant style." - Stephen Measday, author"... focuses on the important issues of organ donation and transplantation without overloading it with too much... Views: 32
Busted.Things were already pretty complicated at the house with my best friend and the girl we sort of just…share. It wasn't meant to last. To be real. I mean how can it be? There's three of us.But now that we've been caught by his family and everything is falling apart, I wonder if I have what it takes to put it back together. I'm not a relationship guy. I'm not someone who ever wanted to be with just one person for the rest of his life. And I'm still not.I think I want to be with two people for the rest of my life.I know I should be a better man and back off and let Penelope and Fletcher ride off into the sunset together. But that girl has carved out a special place inside the heart I didn't think I had. And my best friend?Let's just say the friendly fire is getting friendlier.Author confession: Well, the FYFF is strong in this one, my friends. (Urban dictionary is your friend and so is Auntie Brill.) You're going to love this ending. The alphamallow quotient is high. The epilogue is so wrong it's right. There's just something about these three characters… Views: 32
