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"Nuanez's outstanding debut shines with exceptionally well-drawn characters."—Leslie Connor, author of The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle, National Book Award FinalistAn emotional and uplifting debut about a girl named Jack and her gender creative little brother, Birdie, searching for the place where they can be their true and best selves. After their mama dies, Jack and Birdie find themselves without a place to call home. And when Mama's two brothers each try to provide one—first sweet Uncle Carl, then gruff Uncle Patrick—the results are funny, tender, and tragic. They're also somehow . . . spectacular. With voices and characters that soar off the page, J. M. M. Nuanez's debut novel depicts an unlikely family caught in a situation none of them would have chosen, and the beautiful ways in which they finally come to understand one another. Perfect for fans of The Thing about Jellyfish and Counting By... Views: 499
A debut novel for fans of Sarah Perry and Kate Morton: when a young woman is tasked with safeguarding a natural history collection as it is spirited out of London during WWII, she discovers her new manor home is a place of secrets and terror instead of protection. In August 1939, thirty-year-old Hetty Cartwright arrives at Lockwood Manor to oversee a natural history museum collection, whose contents have been taken out of London for safekeeping. She is unprepared for the scale of protecting her charges from party guests, wild animals, the elements, the tyrannical Major Lockwood and Luftwaffe bombs. Most of all, she is unprepared for the beautiful and haunted Lucy Lockwood. For Lucy, who has spent much of her life cloistered at Lockwood suffering from bad nerves, the arrival of the museum brings with it new freedoms. But it also resurfaces memories of her late mother, and nightmares in which Lucy roams Lockwood hunting for something she has lost. When... Views: 499
She has always said if she was running, it's because she was being chased. That's never been more true. It's Autumn, bookstore owner Harvey Beckett's favorite time of year, and she's most excited about two things – her bookshop's float in the annual Harvest Parade and pumpkin everything. But when her best friend Mart finds the body of her running coach and high school gym teacher behind the bleachers one fall morning, Harvey becomes enthralled in a mystery that uncovers their quaint town's darkest secrets. When Harvey's curiosity gets the best of her, she and her pup Mayhem find that maybe there are just some secrets left undiscovered. Views: 499
Ten genre-spanning speculative tales of worlds both strange and familiar...On a planet that should have been long abandoned, a salvage operator discovers an impossible ecosystem...On an isolated mining outpost on Mercury, a woman dreams of suicide-and wakes to find other people dead...Alone in a crowded city, a woman seeks the origins of a haunted clock connected to a captivating stranger... Plus seven more stories of aliens, poltergeists, threatening polygons, and carnivorous rabbits, exploring why we need each other-and why sometimes we don't.Includes three adventures set in Bonesteel's acclaimed Central Corps universe.This edition contains the full text of the original 2020 release and adds three new stories, two never before published. Views: 499
In this thrilling new series that Stuart Gibbs called "a must-read," Edgar Award–winner James Ponti brings together five kids from all over the world and transforms them into real-life spies—perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls.Sara Martinez is a hacker. She recently broke into the New York City foster care system to expose her foster parents as cheats and lawbreakers. However, instead of being hailed as a hero, Sara finds herself facing years in a juvenile detention facility and banned from using computers for the same stretch of time. Enter Mother, a British spy who not only gets Sara released from jail but also offers her a chance to make a home for herself within a secret MI5 agency. Operating out of a base in Scotland, the City Spies are five kids from various parts of the world. When they're not attending the local boarding school, they're honing their unique skills, such as sleight of hand,... Views: 499
The Mystery of The Pink Aura (A Witch’s Cove Mystery, Book 3) Views: 499
Magic Hands, An AMBW Erotic Romance QuickieUndercover Vice Detective Davon Hamilton was pissed. He was convinced he had received another bull crap assignment. A decorated veteran of the force, he couldn't understand why he was assigned to investigate a Thai massage parlor for prostitution activity. Any first day, rookie, beat cop could have investigated the establishment and shut it down.Ironically, Detective Hamilton would be the first to admit that he'd been slacking on the job. His life had hit a rut. His career was stagnant. And he he'd been off his "A" game for months, barely making an arrest in months. Understandably, the handsome, Thai detective was not in a position to bark about a bad assignment. So, he gave in and took the questionable assignment, vowing to do a good job.All bet's were off once he met Summer Raine, the owner of the establishment. She was a beautiful Blasian (Black & Asian mixed raced) woman. The detective immediately fell... Views: 499
The perfect gripping, twisty suspense for fans of Netflix's You and Lisa Jewell's Watching You Watching sunrises together should have been romantic. But you were always inside with your wife, and I sat in your garden, in the shadows. I thought you'd never know how I felt about you. Until one night, I witnessed a terrible crime. I wanted it to bring us closer together. But now the secrets are tumbling out. And they could tear everything apart... A breath-taking suspense full of twists and turns – if you think you know how this ends, think again... Praise for Nicola Rayner 'In The Girl Before You, Nicola Rayner has written the new The Girl on the Train, although her novel also features note-perfect prose and an ending that will leave you gasping. So addictive, it should come with a health warning' Observer 'I adored this wonderfully assured debut. Nicola Rayner writes like a dream. An engrossing and emotionally honest writer. Can't wait for her next book!' Emma Curtis 'A haunting... Views: 499
