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Newlywed Angus Lordie has been booked by his bride into what he must not call the loony bin; Bruce’s first encounter with hot wax brings more anguish than he bargained for; and Bertie's birthday dreams of scout camp and a penknife look set to be replaced by a game of Royal Weddings and a gender-neutral doll. But fate, an amorous Bedouin, and the Dubai Tourist Authority conspire to transport Bertie's mother, Irene, to a warmer--if not a better--place.

Kalif is everything his adoptive family wanted him not to be: treacherous, conniving, and coldhearted. As much as he wishes to please them, he can't deny who and what he is destined to be. The hot-tempered young man is indeed his father's son. While off his meds, Kalif discovers the circumstances surrounding the brutal murder of his birth parents. In a matter of seconds, he totally snaps, ignoring the possible consequences.

When young Bendigo Shafter and a ragtag bunch of travelers settle in the rugged Wyoming mountains, they quickly come to depend on a toughness and wisdom many of them never knew they possessed. Led by the beautiful and resourceful widow Ruth Macken, the settlers battle harsh winters, renegade opportunists, and the destructive lure of gold. Through these brutally demanding experiences, young Bendigo is forged into a man.

Welcome to Detroit, Michigan, home of the grittiest, illest, most hardcore, crime-infested, poverty-stricken neighborhoods in the country. It's sometimes referred to as the Murder Capital because of the huge murder rate that never ceases to surprise us, the Murder Mitten, or the Dirty Glove because of the state's shape on the US map.

Fleeing Tucson and her rotten (ex) girlfriend, Michelle lands in the Mission District, where queers from all over the country are arriving in search of themselves and each other. An aspiring poet, she hurls herself into the city’s riotous underbelly, stumbling through nightlife and open mics, drug adventures, and a string of hookups, breakups, and makeups. As butches and besties spin in and out of Michelle’s orbit, she ponders the powerful force and casual cruelty of their desires, and of her own—all in a singular, biting, deadpan voice shot through with humor and heartbreak.

Lace Bennett is a fierce, independent woman juggling her responsibilities as the owner of a thriving salon and the matriarch to her seventeen-year-old brother, Amari. Living in the heart of Atlanta’s bustling streets, she’s no stranger to navigating chaos, but when Amari makes a dangerous misstep by stashing drugs in her shop for a local kingpin, her world begins to unravel. King Mercer, a reformed street legend turned businessman, has always been a steady presence in Lace’s life. Though their relationship is complicated, his unwavering loyalty makes him someone she can always count ...

The first novel from the award-winning, best-selling author of Everything I Know About Love. Thirty-two-year-old Nina Dean is a successful food writer with a loyal online following but a life that is falling apart. When she uses dating apps for the first time, she becomes a victim of ghosting and by the most beguiling of men. Her beloved dad is vanishing in slow motion into dementia, and she's starting to think about ageing and the gendered double-standard of the biological clock.

As Reapers Motorcycle Club president, Reese "Picnic" Hayes has given his entire life to the club. After losing his wife, he knew he'd never love another woman. These days, Reese keeps his relationships free and easy-he definitely doesn't want to waste his time on a glorified cleaning lady like London Armstrong. Too bad he's completely obsessed with her.Besides running her own business, London has her junkie cousin's daughter to look after.

Jealousy, envy, and pure hateration. Maybe you've been there? Maybe you know someone that's going through it? Whatever the case you know when things get rough you can always count on your Sister Girls to be there for you. Take a look inside the lives of Crystal, Susan, Jewell, and Elsie. Their lives are laced with love, lust, and loyalty. Crystal must deal with a past she can't escape. Susan is in denial and needs to get real. Jewell is looking for a "good man." And Elsie is confused about her sexuality. When their issues explode, each woman is forced to confront her life and herself.

Forbidden Love, Secret Desires, And Hockey’s Hottest Bad Boys All In One Addictive Collection. Meet three alpha men who live by their own rules and break every one for the women they can’t resist. From NHL stars to billionaire CEOs, these men play hard on and off the ice. Book 1: My Off-Limits Bad Boy Billionaire He’s my best friend’s brother, a reckless team owner, and trouble in every way. I’m the one woman he shouldn’t touch—but one night at my brother’s wedding, that rule shatters. Now, this bad boy billionaire is willing to risk his friendships to prove that his playboy...

They raised us to kill. Programmed us to obey. But they never expected us to escape. Ella and I were born behind locked doors, molded into the perfect weapons for a war we didn’t ask for. Now we’re out—and the world has no idea what to do with us. We’re lost. We’re hunted. We’re free… but broken. Temptation. Violence. Love. None of it makes sense, but all of it feels real. And with danger closing in from every direction, there’s no time to figure out who we’re supposed to be. We’re more than what they made us. We have to be. Or we’ll die trying to prove it. If you ...

**THIS IS A RE-RELEASE** In this New Jersey Love Story spin-off series, we take a ride through the streets of the dirty Jersey, with the heirs to the Jones and Knight throne, as they experience love and everyday life. Thanks to their parents’ hard work and sacrifices, these siblings have always lived the privileged life of luxury houses, cars, and jewels. Meet Malachi Jones… the twenty-four-year-old laid back, ambitious playboy. During the day, he’s an elementary school gym teacher, but at night, he’s a whole different person. Money and women fall on his lap wherever he goes. ...

Mila Ali's fiance Warren is killed in a corporate plane crash. Grief wraps around her heart and soul - cushioning her to the outside world and the reality that is now her life. Nothing could have prepared her for such a devastating loss, yet the fragile bubble she has built around her heart is shattered when Mila comes face to face with Blake Baldwin - billionaire, womanizer, Warren's boss, and the owner of that fateful airplane. Mila is not looking for love - been there, done that, but Blake will not rest until Mila Ali is his.

In the Frederick Douglass Housing Projects, the name of Jada Butler is synonymous with drama. Malika is a young, single mother trying to make a life in public housing. When she meets Teddy, she has new hope for the future. Gucci’s fiancé is now a rising star in the music industry. She’s thrilled when his tour brings him to New York. But she doesn’t know it’s more than music bringing him back.

Amaryllis Price, once a relationship destroyer and professional husband stealer, has turned her life around. She's made a vow to live right and walk the straight and narrow, but Amaryllis finds herself at a crossroads when her past catches up with her. She could never resist Charles Walker, and when he reappears in her life, he's even sexier than she remembered. Will she remain celibate and resist the wiles of the devil?

Two Best-Selling Agatha Christie Novels in One Great Audiobook. In Agatha Christie's class mystery Murder on the Links, Hercule Poirot attempts to unravel the grisly conundrum of not one, but two dead bodies discovered on a French golf course. An urgent cry for help brings Hercule Poirot to France. But he arrives too late to save his client, whose brutally stabbed body now lies face down in a shallow grave on a golf course.

Meet the members of the Love, Joy, Peace, and Deliverance Community Choir, a group of young adults joined together through their passion for singing the Lord’s praises - although their hearts are far from the things of God. Patrice Russell was raised in the church, but she is hell bent on living like the devil, not even trying to get help for the sex addiction she knows she has. Lorene McCall has been Patrice's best friend since childhood. When she's not singing, Lorene is cussin' like a sailor.

1910, Edinburgh. Young seamstress Maisie McIntyre's world shatters with her mother's death. Desperate to escape the grinding poverty that has defined her life so far, Maisie makes a daring choice: she steals a bolt of peacock-blue silk, a stash of money, and sails for New York City. With nothing but raw talent and fierce determination, Maisie's gift for dressmaking opens doors she never imagined.

The year is 2008, 3 years after Trinity and Pharaoh's reign as the new street royalty. As the first lady of The Kingdom, Trinity has to not only dodge bullets but knives in her back by those closest to her. King Pharaoh protects his family at all costs, even if he single-handedly murders every enemy he has. With secrets mounting, the year not only ends with the first Black president but the first Black drug cartel, both hailing from Chicago. Quiet Money is a 3 book series.

Even decades after their arrival, Corrine and Russell Calloway still feel as if they're living the dream that drew them to New York City in the first place: book parties or art openings one night and high-society events the next; jobs they care about (and in fact love); twin children whose birth was truly miraculous; a loft in TriBeCa and summers in the Hamptons. But all of this comes at a fiendish cost.