"An exuberant, wise, and darkly funny novel from an essential new voice in fiction." —Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, author of The Nest This astonishing first novel tells the story of a married couple - both experts in language and communication - who nevertheless cannot seem to communicate with each other.Ivan is a tightly wound philosophy professor whose reverence for logic and order governs not only his academic interests, but also his closest relationships. His wife, Prue, is quite the opposite: a pioneer in the emerging field of biolinguistics, she is young and beautiful, full of life and feeling. Thus far, they have managed to weather their differences. But lately, an odd distance has settled in between them. Might it have something to do with the arrival of the college's dashing but insufferable new writer-in-residence, whose novel Prue always seems to be reading?Into this delicate moment barrels Ivan's unstable father-in-law, Frank, in town to... Views: 214
From an award-winning author, a historical novel inspired by the life of a Croatian mercenary in seventeenth-century England. In the chaotic days of the early 1600s, Carlo Fantom, a Central European who spoke thirteen languages, would gladly accept payment to fight, no matter the country or the cause—battling and brutalizing his victims whether he was on the side of the king or his enemies in the English Civil War, for the Christians against the Turks or the Turks against the Christians. Written in the form of a memoir, this imaginative biographical novel weaves the historical facts that are known about Captain Fantom with a dramatic and action-filled portrayal of his adventures and misadventures, both alone and with his band of warriors, chosen for their military prowess and moral depravity. "Reginald Hill's stories must certainly be among the best now being written." —The Times Literary Supplement Views: 214
My ruthless enforcer is broken, dangerous, and determined to claim me... The first time I meet Stone Ferraro, it's hate at first sight, and then he kidnaps me. On his mafia boss's orders, but still...not a great first impression. The second time I meet him, he calls me a derogatory name, and I knee him in the balls. Not exactly the sweet social worker look I was going for, but hey, it had to be done. The third time we meet, it's over my ex-boyfriend's—his identical twin brother's—grave, and he shocks me with a mind-melting kiss. The fourth time we meet, he takes one look at my belly filled with his dead brother's baby and declares me his. His to marry, his to take, his in every way. The Ferraro crime family's most ruthless enforcer is broken, dangerous, and here to stay. And our story only gets crazier—and hotter—from there. Views: 214
On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me... A Duchess for ChristmasThomas Lacy, the Third Duke of Barchester wants nothing to do with a wife–but it seems his father has other plans. Thomas is now arranged in a Christmas match with one of the most vexing women on the planet–the completely uncharming Christine Duncharm. But even Thomas cannot deny simmer passion between them… Views: 214
