This epic, enthralling debut novel—in the vein of Nicole Krauss' The History of Love—follows a postwar love triangle between an American rabbi, his wife, and a German-Jewish refugee.Spanning seventy years and several continents—from a refugee's shattered dreams in 1938 Berlin, to a discontented American couple in the 1950s, to a young woman's life in modern-day Jerusalem—this epic, enthralling novel tells the braided love story of three unforgettable characters. In 1946, Walter Westhaus, a German Jew who spent the war years at Tagore's ashram in India, arrives at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City, where he meets Sol Kerem, a promising rabbinical student. A brilliant nonbeliever, Walter is the perfect foil for Sol's spiritual questions—and their extraordinary connection is too wonderful not to share with Sol's free-spirited fiancée Rosalie. Soon Walter and Rosalie are exchanging notes, sketches, and secrets, and begin a... Views: 69
SPECIAL $1.99 RELEASE WEEK PRICE Ava Malone knows all about being broken-hearted. Born with a severe heart defect, she’s spent her whole life in and out of hospital desperately needing a transplant. Just days from death, her weak prayers are finally answered, and she receives a new heart; one that not only saves her life, but changes it forever. Now fit and healthy, Ava is able to do things she only dreamed of, like get a job and some independence, fall in love, and finally live life to the fullest. But her journey of self-discovery takes her to places she never expected. Along the way, Ava doesn’t just find the woman she was always meant to be, but she also finds out more about the woman who no longer is. The one who gave her this new life because she lost hers. Faced with a devastating dilemma, Ava must decide whether the heart that’s pumping inside her body now belongs to her, or is still beating for someone else... What people are saying about This Old Heart of Mine: “A.J. Compton is most definitely an author and a poet. She writes with her whole heart all the way down to her soul. She left it all on the page in this book and it’s absolutely beautiful! A beautiful book, through and through, cover to cover, inside and out.” – BexLovesBooks “This Old Heart of Mine is one of the most gut wrenching, heartbreaking, magical stories I have read… This story reached in and touched my soul in ways I can’t express in words.” – Bookalicious Babes Blog “A.J. Compton's words are utterly earth-shattering, yet so refreshing and soothing. They were magically intertwined to one another that there's not a chance you won't be touched and shaken up by how powerful they are...If you're hungry for a new author who has words so encompassing they will seep through your bones and all the cracks in your armor, A.J. Compton is your girl and This Old Heart of Mine is your book for it.” – Rentastic Reads “A.J. Compton has a way with words that strike me somewhere deep. They leave a mark on me…She writes about the fragility of life and love in a way that resonates so deeply. I defy anyone not to be moved beyond tears by this book. An utterly beautiful and poetic tale that I've not been able to stop thinking of weeks after reading.” – EmmBooks “This book. How can you even form words to explain how amazing and wonderful, captivating This Old Heart of Mine was? I laughed, I loved, I lived through this book with the main character Ava. This has become one of my all-time favorite books.” – Beyond Boyfriend Reviews “A.J. Compton’s This Old Heart of Mine is one of those books that gobbles your heart and soul right up when you open its pages… This book was exceptional. It’s one that you must pick up and read for yourself and enjoy the ride of emotions, the laughter, and the story Compton has to tell.” – Southern Vixens Book Obsessions “I've read before than an author's main goal is to evoke feelings in people when they are reading their stories, A.J. did more than that for me. Her words consumed me and kept me in their clutches right until the very last one. The emotion poured through the pages of this book and seeped into me.” – Reflections of a Book Geek “The emotional connection to the characters in this book is hazardous to your heart, your eyes, and your sinuses.” – Reviews from the Heart “This book is the definition of a life-ruiner, in my world. This book challenged me, pushed me out of my comfort zone...and made me stop to really think about things in a different way. The sheer number of pulse-stopping moments, the ones that make you step back and catch your breath? I can't even try to guess how many there were in this read.” – Betwixt These Pages ** Views: 69
Ema was in a bad situation with a married man. She was visiting him in Washington, D.C. His wife was out of town. He had gotten them an outrageously expensive hotel room, out of respect for his wife and their home. Ema took that as a sign of his decency, and as a sign of her doom.So begins "The Real Sloane Newman," one of the stories in Amie Barrodale's debut collection, You Are Having a Good Time. In these highly compressed and charged tales, the veneer of normality is stripped from her characters' lives to reveal the seething and contradictory desires that fuel them. In "Animals," an up-and-coming starlet harbors a complicated attraction toward her abusive director. In "Frank Advice for Fat Women," an ethically compromised psychiatrist is drawn into the middle of a dysfunctional mother-daughter relationship. And in "The Imp," a supernatural possession ruins a man's relationship with his pregnant wife.Barrodale's protagonists drink too much, say the... Views: 69
Since the death of her husband in the Civil War, Nettie has been left to fend for herself, which is no small task for a woman in Montana in 1867. Desperate to escape the clutches of the local saloon owner, she flees into the woods, but living off the land proves much more difficult than she hoped. Seeing no other option, she resorts to stealing food from Jack Abrams, a gruff mountain man who lives in a cabin and earns a living as a trapper.Jack doesn’t look kindly on being stolen from, and when she is caught red-handed Nettie quickly finds herself lying naked over his knee for a long, hard spanking. To her surprise, however, after her punishment Jack offers her food and shelter in return for cooking, cleaning, and doing as she is told. But Nettie is determined to never rely on a man again, and she insists on trying once more to make it on her own. Though irritated by her stubbornness, Jack cannot help feeling protective of Nettie, and he takes it upon himself to keep her safe. When she pushes him too far with her foolish pride, he decides that it is time to show her how thoroughly a man can dominate a woman silly enough to venture into the woods alone. Jack’s stern chastisement and bold mastery of her body leave Nettie begging for more, but is she truly ready to be claimed by the mountain man?Publisher’s Note: Claimed by the Mountain Man is an erotic romance novel that contains sexual scenes and spankings. If such material offends you, please don’t buy this book. Views: 69
The New York Times Bestselling seriesThe brand-new Lt. Eve Dallas novel...first time in print! Views: 69
When her parents were murdered fourteen years ago, Aspen Adams coped as best she could as a college freshman and numbly moved on when the case was never solved. Living since then with almost daily reminders of how the tragedy shaped the lives of her and her sister, she's always known that someday she would launch an investigation of her own. And now, with her sister in crisis, she draws on all her experience as a private investigator to untangle a case that left the police baffled and her family in ruins.Interviewing the detectives who worked the case, scouring endless pages of their notes, and even tracking down the original suspects, Aspen discovers aspects of the crime and her parents' lives she never knew about—and ignites a menacing series of events that threaten to engulf everyone near her. Certain she's on the trail of the killer and unwilling to be deterred, Aspen faces down her own fears about what she'll find in her search for answers—and... Views: 69
When the biggest villain in the country makes you an offer you can't refuse, what should you do? In my case, I decided to accept that offer, made by Mr Vincent Vanzetti. Vanzetti hired me to find his missing daughter, Vittoria, while threatening reprisals should I fail in my task. While searching for Vittoria, I had to deal with other members of the Vanzetti clan: Sherri, Vanzetti's second wife, at twenty-two the same age as Vittoria. Sherri was an 'actress', a porn star with ambitions to appear on Reality TV; Catrin, Vanzetti's granite-hard ex-wife, the power behind his criminal empire; and V.J. Parks, Vittoria's boyfriend, a boxer, a young man in his prime, in training for a shot at the world title.Meanwhile, closer to home, it was decision time for yours truly and my lover, Dr Alan Storey. Alan was keen on marriage while I was still coming to terms with my past and years of physical abuse. Could I find the courage to finally lay the ghosts of my past and pledge my future to... Views: 69
The new witty and warm novel from the Sunday Times best-selling author and TV presenter, Fern Britton. Secrets. Sisters. The summer that changed everything . . . Life in the Cornish village of Pendruggan isn't always picture perfect. Penny Leighton has never told anyone why she's estranged from her mother and sister. For years she's kept her family secrets locked away in her heart, but they've been quietly eating away at her. When an unwelcome visitor blows in, Penny is brought face to face with the past. And a postcard, tucked away in a long-hidden case, holds the truth that could change everything. Young Ella has come back to the place where she spent a happy childhood with her grandmother. Now she's here to search for everything missing in her life. Taken under Penny's broken wing for the summer, the safe haven of Pendruggan feels like the place for a fresh start. Soon, however, Ella starts to wonder if perhaps her real legacy doesn't lie in the past at all. Views: 69
