From the best-selling author of Maine and Saints for All Occasions (named one of the Washington Post's Ten Best Books of the Year and a New York Times Critics' Pick) comes an insightful, hilarious, and compulsively readable novel about a complicated friendship between two women who are at two very different stages in life.Elisabeth, an accomplished journalist and new mother, is struggling to adjust to life in a small town after twenty years in New York City. A job opportunity for her husband, and the chance to live closer to his financially struggling parents, convinced Elisabeth to move. But alone in the new house with their infant son all day (and awake with him much of the night), she feels uneasy, adrift. She neglects her work, losing untold hours to her Brooklyn moms' Facebook group, her "influencer" sister's Instagram feed, and text chains with the best friend she never sees anymore. Enter Sam, a senior at the local women's college, who... Views: 485
‘We Men of Ash and Shadow’ is the first book in the Vanguard Series and follows the journey of protagonist, John Vanguard, through the dark and corrupt city of D’Orsee. A Grimdark gas lamp novel, ‘We Men of Ash and Shadow’ explores themes of redemption, loyalty, and betrayal against the backdrop of a world where survival often means compromising your values. Amidst the gas lamp shadows former soldier-turned-mercenary John Vanguard hunts criminals at the behest of his corrupt employer, Captain Felix Sanquain. Shamed by his deserter past and seeking to make amends for his many misdeeds, a chance encounter with Tarryn Leersac – a skilled young would-be-assassin fallen from the graces of high society – leads Vanguard to become an unlikely mentor. Charged with hunting down the killer of two guards left washed up on the banks of the canal, the further Vanguard delves into the underbelly of the city the more he finds himself entangled in a web of secrets and lies. A prominent aristocrat is missing. Crime lords, con men and harlots run amok and the city teeters on the brink of another revolution. With his already precarious reputation hanging by a thread, Vanguard must piece together how and why the last war came to pass, find a way to earn redemption for his mistakes and come to terms with the past in a city where few survive, and even fewer can be trusted. Views: 485
The hedonistic alien prince unwraps his birthday present.She's beautiful...A full-figured Earthling female with hips, ample bosoms and sweet round features.She's perfect for bearing children.And tonight, the prince will have her... Whether she likes it or not, Reed Crenshaw belongs to him. A romantic sci-fi short story. Views: 485
Heir of Lies by Mallory McCartneyHeir of Lies by Mallory McCartney Views: 485
A first kiss at a party: that kiss haunts me to this day, no kiss after that has ever made me feel anything comparable.But It happened during a party game, thelights were turned off, so I have no idea who kissed me. That summer, I fell for two amazing boys: Chase and Reid.Everything fell apart when they became my stepbrothers and things between us changed.Our friendship ended and was replaced by indifference and distance. Three years later I'm back in Star Cove and so are Chase and Reid with their two hot and friendly best friends Bryce and Parker. This is the summer before college and I'm stuck in the past, between my forbidden stepbrothers, the boy I'm dating and a kiss that's lost forever. Warning: this book is part of a trilogy and ends in a cliffhanger. This is a why choose story where the heroine won't have to choose between her different love interests and has sexual scenes, swearing and mild violence. Suitable only for readers aged 18+ Views: 485
Marriage to an elf is complicated…especially bringing him home to meet the family.Princess Elspeth of Escarland married the elf prince and achieved peace between the elves and her human people. But after a recent ambush by the trolls, it is clear the trolls are trying to start a war between the elves and humans once again. To keep their peoples at peace, Essie and Farrendel travel to meet Essie's family and negotiate peace.Yet in Escarland, not everyone is happy with peace. Traitors lurk in both Escarland and Tarenhiel, and it will be up to Essie and Farrendel to flush them out. The consequences of failure might be more personal and deadly than they fear. Views: 485
