This broody wolf shifter thought he'd never find his true mate. But a human woman is about to prove him wrong.Jessica, a human, doesn't know what to believe when an ill-advised trek through the woods lands her in a supernatural territory filled with dangerous shapeshifters. One man in particular makes her heart go pitter-patter, but he's brusque and bossy and pushes her away at every turn. That can't be love, can it?Wolf shifter Marcus doesn't do friendship—not since his buddy died. He doesn't do packs—not since he had to kill one of his own packmates. And he sure as hell doesn't do mates—not since the last woman he loved rejected him. But Jessica is turning everything he believed upside down, and he'll do whatever it takes—make friends, form a pack, and even fall in love—to protect her.Filthy Wolf is the second standalone book in the Junkyard Shifters series. It features a wounded hero, a feisty heroine, and... Views: 496
For readers of Ottessa Moshfegh and Han Kang, a whip-smart, darkly funny, and subversive debut novel in which a woman on the verge of major change addresses her doctor in a stream of consciousness narrative.In a well-appointed examination in London, a young woman unburdens herself to a certain Dr. Seligman. Though she can barely see above his head, she holds forth about her life and desires, her struggles with her sexuality and identity. Born and raised in Germany, she has been living in London for several years, determined to break free from her family origins and her haunted homeland. But the recent death of her grandfather, and an unexpected inheritance, make it clear that you cannot easily outrun your own shame, whether it be physical, familial, historical, national, or all of the above. Or can you? With Dr. Seligman's help, our narrator will find out. In a monologue that is both deliciously dark and subversively funny, she takes us on a wide-ranging... Views: 496
A promising young football player returns home to his tiny Scottish village, his dreams in tatters and a dark secret haunting his conscience, in a beautiful, unforgettable novel about hope and redemption, when everything seems lost...'A brilliant, bittersweet story that captures the rawness of strained relationships, set against the struggles of a failing lower-league football team. Ross's best novel yet' Stuart Cosgrove'Few do raw, authentic, almost palpably believable characters better than David F. Ross ... a novel that deals with profound themes' Patrick Barclay, The Times'A deeply compelling story about ambition, failure and interpersonal history ... it's what novels should do' Ewan Morrison, author of Nina X_______________Danny Garvey was a sixteen-year old footballing prodigy. Professional clubs clamoured to sign him, and a glittering future beckoned.And yet, his early promise remained unfulfilled, and... Views: 495
The Allied Lands are in mortal danger. Three of the most powerful necromancers in the Blighted Lands have banded together into an unstoppable force, one capable of breaching the Craggy Mountains and laying waste to the lands beyond. Nothing will survive. And so Emily, the Necromancer's Bane, is called upon once more to stand in defence of her adopted homeland and stop the necromancers in their tracks.
But there is a complication. Six years ago, Emily made a promise to the Unseelie Court, swearing to give them whatever they wanted in exchange for their help. Now, that promise has been called in. The Unseelie want her to travel into the Blighted Lands, despite the risk, and carry out a mission for them. And if she refuses, she'll die.
Emily has no choice. She must take the war into the very heart of darkness itself ...
...And the enemy knows she's coming. Views: 495
Murdina Ritchie put everything on the line to earn one chance to prove herself at the Oymyakon Foreign Service Academy. Just one chance. Despite the bad reputation that comes with her family name, despite the bullies desperate to see her fail, she refuses to back down from any opportunity to show her worth. Everyone at the academy knows her skill, knows her inability to compromise in the pursuit of excellence, and knows her drive for success at all costs that borders on desperation. But all of that common knowledge works against her when a bullying upper class cadet dies in a freak training accident that looks a lot like murder. Because now everyone knows that Murdina Ritchie tops any possible list of suspects. Suddenly she finds a goal beyond proving her worth: proving her own innocence. Views: 495
