In his debut novel, rock legend Pete Townshend explores the anxiety of modern life and madness in a story that stretches across two generations of a London family, their lovers, collaborators, and friends. Views: 618
Follow the eccentric, cantakerous, utterly charming Professor Chandra as he tries to answer the biggest question of all: What makes us happy? "Searingly funny, uplifting, and wonderful . . . Professor Chandra is as unbending a curmudgeon as one could wish to find scowling from the pages of a novel."—Helen Simonson, New York Times bestselling author of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand and The Summer Before the War Professor Chandra is an internationally renowned economist, divorced father of three (quite frankly baffling) children, recent victim of a bicycle hit-and-run—but so much more than the sum of his parts. In the moments after the accident, Professor Chandra doesn't see his life flash before his eyes but his life's work. He's just narrowly missed the Nobel Prize (again), and even though he knows he should get straight back to his pie charts, his doctor has other ideas. All this work. All this success. All this... Views: 618
He wants to be more than just my boss.When Thomas Volt walked into my world, telling me he was the new owner of the bakery I grew up in, I was determined to hate his guts.No matter how handsome he is, or how much he makes my heart throb, I have one goal-- do whatever it takes to win back my family business from his cruel grip.So when he offers me a chance, I take it.All I have to do is sign his contract.But working for this man isn't what I expected.Our arrangement means I have to do what he wants. No matter how wicked, or perverse, I won't shy away. The thing is... I'm starting to like his dirty ideas.I swore I wouldn't lose my bakery to him.What happens if I lose my heart instead?This is a fun and filthy romance with a guaranteed HEA and also lots of page-turning heat! Please enjoy! Views: 618
Gary Kemble's second horror novel. Journalist Harry Hendrick investigates rumours of supernatural visions and demonic control reaching high into political society.Investigating sordid political corruption, journalist Harry Hendrick grows uneasy when he hears rumours of a chilling figure behind it. Mistress Hel plies her dark arts from a luxurious suburban lair, motivated by a desire for revenge from a past marred by terrible wrongs.Harry hears of demonic visions, of people under a supernatural thrall, and is slowly drawn into her web. Inside are diabolical ceremonies and visions that threaten both his sanity and his life; something black and infernal reaching out into the world... Views: 618
Opposites attract for one incredible night that leads to so much more, in USA Today bestselling author Cara Lockwood's latest sizzling Dare novel! Turquoise waters, white-sand beaches, and starlit nights are the perfect setting for exquisite sensual pleasure...Her best friend's luxury wedding cruise is the perfect opportunity for a scorching hot encounter. But Gabriela Cruz isn't the one-night stand kind of girl—at least she didn't used to be. Plus, she's the maid of honor, and sleeping with the best man will only create drama.Notorious bad boy Sebastian Lott was her high school crush and the hottest guy in school, and Gabriela was pretty sure he didn't even know her name. But the successful lawyer is certainly noticing her now. She can't help falling for his practiced charm and the mischievous gaze that promises exquisite pleasure...One amazing night. Sebastian wasn't known for sticking around longer than... Views: 618
Three contemporary billionaire royalty romance novels to set your ereader ablaze by USA Today bestselling author Jeana E. Mann. THE EXILED PRINCE (Book 1) A secret masquerade hookup leads to complications with Rourke's new boss. One night. No names. No faces. It should have been simple. Instead, she's tossed into a life filled with decadence, heat, and sinful surprises. Delve into the dark side of romance with an exiled prince, a secret masquerade ball, and all the complications they create for personal assistant Rourke Donahue. THE DIRTY PRINCESS (Book 2) A personal assistant marries her royal boss and learns that happily-ever-after only exists in fairy tales. When Roman Menshikov asks Rourke to marry him, she doesn't think twice. Once the ring is on her finger, she finds out he's not the man she thought he was. He's darker and more... Views: 618
He was my first love. My only love.The one that got away.People say everything happens for a reason.But I call bullshit—sometimes life just sucks.After mom's death, I'm all my brother Nathan has left.So we move to the city for a better life.When he's almost killed in a motorbike accident, I wonder if I've made a mistake.I'm supposed to protect him!As medical bills pour in, I'm drowning in debt.But a new Executive Assistant job could provide the stable future I crave.Or maybe just dredge up a painful past.Because my prospective boss is my first love.My only love.My biggest regret.After high school, Liam snuck out of town with nothing more than his truck, his clothes and my broken heart.I should walk away, but I can't—I need this job.I can keep this strictly business.Pretend my heart doesn't race with every panty-melting smile. Yeah, right!Is this just more bad luck?Or maybe a twist of fate—and a second chance at love?He was my first love. My only love.The one that got away.People say everything happens for a reason.But I call bullshit—sometimes life just sucks.After mom's death, I'm all my brother Nathan has left.So we move to the city for a better life.When he's almost killed in a motorbike accident, I wonder if I've made a mistake.I'm supposed to protect him!As medical bills pour in, I'm drowning in debt.But a new Executive Assistant job could provide the stable future I crave.Or maybe just dredge up a painful past.Because my prospective boss is my first love.My only love.My biggest regret.After high school, Liam snuck out of town with nothing more than his truck, his clothes and my broken heart.I should walk away, but I can't—I need this job.I can keep this strictly business.Pretend my heart doesn't race with every panty-melting smile. Yeah, right!Is this just more bad luck?Or maybe a twist of fate—and a second chance at love? Views: 618
An emotional and thought-provoking novel about friendship, love and day-to-day struggles with mental health. Jade is just trying to get by. She doesn't want to talk about it. She doesn't want a fuss. But one day she meets Nick and everything changes. Out of the most difficult of situations, Nick and Jade's friendship grows into something both of them never knew they needed. Jade used to be sure that she was better off alone. But could it be that together, with Nick by her side, she can start to feel something like happy again? Views: 618
Delilah March is not typically ambitious, but she's positive that if she can land a juicy interview with Grant Marshall, cut-throat bad-boy chef, she can fund her bakery for the homeless AND stay home and eat all the cupcakes she wants. But the first thing he does is kiss her, and when she finds herself kissing him back, they're both in for a surprise.Marshall Grant is so cynical about human nature that he runs his kitchen like he's running a prison–and he treats the inmates all the same. But when the lush creature that walks into his office overwhelms his good sense, he finds himself wanting to find a new outlook on life.Will love help them find out who they were really meant to be?Typical ingredients for deliciosity expected: sassy heroines, wounded, absurdly sexy alphas, and first times that set the stage for lifetimes. The Innocent series, all stand alone stories about sassy virgins and the possessive, wounded alphas that have just got to claim them. Views: 618
The new novel by NBA All-Star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, starring brothers Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes.It is 1873, and as the economies of Europe threaten to crumble, Mycroft Holmes finds himself in service to the Crown once again. A distant relative of Queen Victoria has been slain by the Fire Four Eleven killer, a serial murderer who leaves no mark upon his victims, only a mysterious calling card. Meanwhile, Sherlock has already taken it upon himself to solve the case, as his interest in the criminal mind grows into an obsession.Mycroft begrudgingly allows Sherlock to investigate, as Ai Lin—the woman he is still in love with—needs his aid. Her fiancé has been kidnapped, and the only man who might know his fate is a ruthless arms dealer with a reputation for killing those who cross him. Mycroft persuades his friend Cyrus Douglas to help find the young man, but Douglas himself is put in harm's way.As Sherlock travels the country on the hunt... Views: 618
Quentin 'Tinny' Thompson and his German neighbour, Greta, have at least one thing in common. In their tin sheds close to the coast, they are attempting to live out of the firing line of modern society. Tinny's sons are growing up and one of them, Rock, wants to head to the city and live with his mother, who is sometimes Prue and sometimes Peaches. Greta's dream of life in Australia began with a school project on the explorer, Ludwig Leichhardt. Heedless of his fate, she decides to follow in his footsteps. However isolation does not guarantee safety. Violence—so visible in a disintegrating Europe—is not contained. It arrives at her shed in the bush in the figure of the disturbed Clive. Lives do not remain static, even for those who resist change. Refuge is a tender exploration of love and friendship, families, race relations, the consolations of the natural world and, above all, what it means to belong. Views: 618
