British Fantasy Award-winning author, and Shirley Jackson Award finalist Laura Mauro, a leading voice in contemporary dark fiction, delivers a remarkable debut collection of startling short fiction. Human and humane tales of beauty, strangeness, and transformation told in prose as precise and sparing as a surgeon's knife. A major new talent!Featuring "Looking for Laika," winner of the British Fantasy Award, and "Sun Dogs," a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award.Advance Praise for Sing Your Sadness Deep"Laura Mauro's SING YOUR SADNESS DEEP is a beautiful foray into the strange and uncanny. She digs deep into the psyche of her characters, revelling in the mysteries that propel them through their confrontations with the liminal and the bizarre. A sublime and haunting debut."— Simon Strantzas, author of NOTHING IS EVERYTHING"Laura Mauro does indeed sing her sadness deep, with assured melodies, strange resonances and beautiful harmonies.... Views: 581
BOOK FIVE IN THE AWARD-WINNING, INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING THORNE WITCHES SERIES A misunderstanding. A man wronged. A heart broken. Can they ever find their way back to each other when their enemies are determined to keep them apart?Until now, Holly Thorne has resisted all romantic overtures from her self-appointed bodyguard, Quentin Buchanan. Believing he's betrayed her, she feigns animosity to protect her vulnerable heart. Unfortunately, now it's her turn to retrieve the final piece of the puzzle to revive her mother, and she needs Quentin's help to do it.From the first moment he set eyes on Holly, Quentin was lovestruck, and she's held his heart ever since. With a hurtful misunderstanding lying between them, he sets out to convince her that he's the only man for her. Determined to help in Holly's quest, he leaves to retrieve an ancient scroll with the magic spell to bring Holly's mother back from the... Views: 580
Is your house as safe as you think? Natalie spent most of her childhood feeling afraid. So when she moved into her cosy little flat in St Ives and met her three friendly neighbours, she knew at once it was somewhere she'd feel safe. Before long, Natalie's neighbours have become the family she never had. Kind, motherly Morwenna, serious, reliable Nigel, and sweet, anxious Daniel. They collect each other's mail, water each other's plants, and share each others lives. But as Natalie knows all too well, the people who are closest to you can also be the most dangerous. And this house is not as safe as she thinks... Praise for Sarah Simpson: 'Dark and twisty; devious and taut ... Will keep you from sleep and in suspense!' Diane Jeffrey. 'I found myself fully hooked right from the start' Jade Gillan, NetGalley. 'A great debut novel ... Will definitely read another by this author!' Johnna Whetstone,... Views: 580
From Ben Mezrich, the New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the House, comes Bitcoin Billionaires—the fascinating story of brothers Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss's big bet on crypto-currency and its dazzling pay-off. Ben Mezrich's 2009 bestseller The Accidental Billionaires is the definitive account of Facebook's founding and the basis for the Academy Award–winning film The Social Network. Two of the story's iconic characters are Harvard students Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss: identical twins, Olympic rowers, and foils to Mark Zuckerberg. Bitcoin Billionaires is the story of the brothers' redemption and revenge in the wake of their epic legal battle with Facebook. Planning to start careers as venture capitalists, the brothers quickly discover that no one will take their money after their fight with Zuckerberg. While nursing their wounds in Ibiza,... Views: 580
He knew she'd be nothing but trouble... The moment she drifted into his marina, Mark Castellani knew Gracie was different. Resisting the blond pixie's breezy approach to life is difficult, but Mark's had years of practice living for simple pleasures that don't extend beyond the next sunrise. Why long for anything lasting when he knows how quickly his whole world can be flipped upside down? A bombshell long-lost memory finally explains why Gracie Rockwell never quite fit in with her boisterous family—she isn't a Rockwell, after all. Desperate for answers, she leaves her beloved Rocky Peak Lodge in search of the little boy who saved her so long ago. Did he grow up to be the gorgeous-but-guarded Mark Castellani? What does he know about her true origins? If only she could pry some answers from her enigmatic new boss—and get rid of her massive crush. But while she's eager to uncover the past, he'd rather bury it forever. Mark was right—Gracie... Views: 580
"It is no accident that the places in the world where we see the most instability are those in which the rights of women and girls are denied. Isha Sesay's indispensable and gripping account of the brutal abduction of Nigerian schoolgirls by Boko Haram terrorists provides a stark reminder of the great unfinished business of the 21st century: equality for girls and women around the world."— Hillary Rodham ClintonThe first definitive account of the lost girls of Boko Haram and why their story still matters—by celebrated international journalist Isha Sesay.In the early morning of April 14, 2014, the militant Islamic group Boko Haram violently burst into the small town of Chibok, Nigeria, and abducted 276 girls from their school dorm rooms. From poor families, these girls were determined to make better lives for themselves, but pursuing an education made them targets, resulting in one of... Views: 580
A December 2019 Indie Next Pick! Set against the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials of 1963, Annette Hess's international bestseller is a harrowing yet ultimately uplifting coming-of-age story about a young female translator—caught between societal and familial expectations and her unique ability to speak truth to power—as she fights to expose the dark truths of her nation's past.If everything your family told you was a lie, how far would you go to uncover the truth? For twenty-four-year-old Eva Bruhns, World War II is a foggy childhood memory. At the war's end, Frankfurt was a smoldering ruin, severely damaged by the Allied bombings. But that was two decades ago. Now it is 1963, and the city's streets, once cratered are smooth and paved. Shiny new stores replace scorched rubble. Eager for her wealthy suitor, Jürgen Schoormann, to propose, Eva dreams of starting a new life away from her parents and sister. But Eva's... Views: 580
Funny and fresh, Jennifer Honeybourn's Just My Luck follows a teen who has to get her good luck back by returning items she stole—all while falling for a hotel guest.Marty has terrible luck and she knows exactly why. While working as a housekeeper at the ritzy Grand Palms hotel in Maui, Marty made it a habit to steal small items from the guests. What better way to stick it to the rich snobs they have to clean up after? Marty knows how to turn her luck around—she just has to return all of the items she stole. When Marty meets Will, a new guest who is staying for the summer, she does the one thing she always promised herself she'd never do—fall for an out-of-towner. But Will's special, different from the other guests at the hotel. Maybe Marty's luck is finally turning around.After a string of misunderstandings and accidents threaten Will and Marty's relationship, Marty has to find a way to fix her luck for good—or say... Views: 580
The Event of Myths and Legends has started! The first spawn points have started to open, issuing forth creatures and people that were banished from Emerilia long ago.Dave and the Pandora's Box group are advancing their plans and building projects as fast as possible. When an opportunity arises to take their projects to the next level they're going to have to use all of their tricks and crafting abilities in order to seize it.The Stone Raiders and the Terra Alliance that they have formed will undergo it's first baptism, the time of peace has ended.In this event they need to be the strongest to protect what they care for. Either they will die again and again losing levels and people of Emerilia, or they will be able to stand, their strength growing to new heights.-----The Emperor has spoken and the portals are opening. The Event is larger than anyone anticipated with Emerilia's people needing to band together to survive.The creatures of nightmares and children's stories might roam Emerilia, but this isn't their land it isn't their home. The Terra Alliance will use everything at their disposal to gain strength and push back the forces that roam Emerilia.The Pantheon moves in the shadows, the forests and across Markolm. Light, Earth and Dark's forces only grow as they recruit those from The Event into their ranks.Beset on all sides Party Zero prepare for a war not seen since the ancient times of Emerilia. They know that this is only the beginning. Views: 580
