Modern Fiction

Revolutionizing Romance: Where AI Meets the Heart's Narrative. In a digital era where AI intersects with the timeless allure of love stories, Romance in the Digital Age: 100 Templates To Craft AI-Powered Serialized Stories emerges as your guiding star. Dive deep into over 100 meticulously crafted synopsis templates designed to empower romance authors, harnessing the blend of human creativity with the precision of artificial intelligence. Whether you're penning a tale of star-crossed lovers or exploring the depths of passionate redemption, this book provides the scaffolding to build your ...

Somebody thought it would be a great idea to send us to the Troll Court. Because somebody imagined I might be the perfect person to help with a certain wild and crazy plan of Their Majesties' concoction. They want to restore the lost city of Farringale. I can only say that I heartily approve. There is the tiny problem of how, of course; but who better to dig up the truth than the Society’s most colourful agents? Off questing we go, armed with a long list of questions, two winning smiles (well, three, if you count the Baron’s — and who wouldn’t?) and a certain Dappledok pup.

Aspiring author Michelle Moss meets her Prince Charming at a Masquerade Ball only to discover the man behind the mask is Brooks Keller, the editor who just rejected her manuscript and the ex-boyfriend who broke her heart. It wasn’t a glass slipper that Michelle Moss left behind at the Masquerade Ball, but a beat up laptop. Her driver remained human, her ride didn’t turn into a pumpkin, and thank goodness she didn’t see any mice waiting for her in her condo. But Michelle did spontaneously kiss her masked Prince Charming and was determined to find him. Tracking down her missing laptop ...

A ravishing young mind reader stalks the streets at night in kitten heels, prowling for men to murder. A soft-spoken genius toils away in the city morgue, desperate to unearth the science behind his gift for shape-shifting. It’s a match made in 1928 Chicago, where gangsters run City Hall, jazz fills the air, and every good girl’s purse conceals a flask.

Life is never peaceful in Chris Erskine's house, what with the four kids, 300-pound beagle, chronically leaky roof, and long-suffering wife, Posh. And that's exactly the way he likes it, except when he doesn't. Every week in the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune (and now and then in many other papers), Erskine distills, mocks, and makes us laugh at the absurdities of suburban fatherhood. And now, he's gathered the very best of these witty and wise essays - and invited his kids (and maybe even Posh) to annotate them with updated commentary.

A high-ranking scientist has been kidnapped. A secret British intelligence agency must find out why. But as the quarry is pursued from grimy Soho to the other side of the world, what seemed a straightforward mission turns into something far more sinister. With its sardonic, cool, working-class hero, Len Deighton's sensational debut The IPCRESS File rewrote the spy thriller and became the defining novel of 1960s London.

Clare is supposed to be the grown-up one. Married to the love of her life, with a major deal for her first novel, she has everything she thought she wanted. So then why does it all feel so wrong? When she agrees to a weeklong vacation in Hawai'i with five of her oldest friends as they each approach thirty, she is hoping for an escape with the people who know her best. But when a terrifying news alert shatters their peace, it becomes harder to ignore how much the world has changed since they were teenagers.

Quantum Shadows When cutting-edge quantum computing research at UC Berkeley becomes the target of a high-stakes espionage operation, CIA Spymaster Corey Pearson and his elite team are called in to stop a looming disaster. A revolutionary encryption algorithm, capable of rendering the world’s most sensitive communications unbreakable, is at risk of falling into the hands of Russian intelligence. Embedded in the campus, Corey, Ana Ramirez, and Brad Hawkins unravel a web of deceit where ambitious academics, foreign operatives, and betrayal collide. With time running out, the team must ...

After surviving a nuclear blast, Andrew and Jennifer board one of the submarines that are taking the remaining civilians to a safe location. But the warfare is just beginning.

I haven't heard from my mother in six years—which is why I was surprised to receive a summons from her. The peremptory kind. With nothing but a set of map coordinates to guide me, what exactly was I to expect? The short answer? Trouble, for Mother Dearest is in rather a lot of it. And like daughter, like mother, for there’s a shiny artefact in the offing, and only a few gigantic lindworms in the way. Who isn’t up for a minor little challenge like that?

Cast away from the Society (sort of) and out on our own, we've got a big problem on our hands - and an exciting prospect, too. They call it time travel on TV. Is this the big, fat secret the Hidden Ministry's been keeping? What's the real truth behind that wandering tower? Answers must be found — in the face of severe opposition from the Ministry, from Ancestria Magicka, and from every Fae Court in existence. Simple. If only everything wouldn’t keep going wrong.

"Romantic comedy at its finest" Reader review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Finding true love can be hard when you’re leading a double life … Kay, a sassy librarian and self-proclaimed queen of deception, thought ghosting her online fling Jeremy was a clever way to avoid awkward goodbyes. But when she falls for his charming brother Dan, her life spins into a tangled web of fake names, outrageous stories, and a world of lies she can barely keep straight. As "Elaine," her stylish and spontaneous alter ego, Kay navigates a romance with Dan, hiding her true identity while dodging her past ...

A distant nation crumbles. A diplomat father is caught in its heart. His daughter is swept up in a cruel and complex war. Out Here At The Edge Of The World is the story of 14-year-old Beth Singer. Travelling far from the boarding school she calls home, Beth arrives in the youngest country on Earth: Isfastan, an ancient land newly named, administered by a well-meaning coalition of nations. Hoping to reconnect with the only family she has left, she instead finds herself a pawn in a dangerous game where her only options are wrong choices. Cut off from every comfort, and confronted by a secret ...

I’m Cynthia Winston, a pastry chef who’s poured her heart and soul into Flourish & Frost, my little bakery in Bluebell Falls. For me, trust is a precious commodity, one I don’t give away easily. I’ve been burned before, and the scars have left me determined to keep my focus on my pastries, not on potential heartbreak. Then there’s Ethan Foster. With his rugged good looks and undeniable charm, Ethan is the town’s most sought-after architect, running a successful firm just down the street. I’ll admit it: he’s smitten. He’s determined. And, frustratingly, he’s undeterred by...

Vic Howard never wanted to go to the party. He's the Invisible Guy at school, a special kind of hell for quiet, nice guys. But because his best friend is as popular as Vic is ignored, he went . . . And wished he hadn't. Because something happened to a girl that night. Something terrible, unimaginable, and Callie Wheeler's life will never be the same. Plus, now Callie has told the police that Vic is responsible.

Hat, ribbon, bird rose. To the people on the island, a disappeared thing no longer has any meaning. It can be burned in the garden, thrown in the river or handed over to the Memory Police. Soon enough, the island forgets it ever existed. When a young novelist discovers that her editor is in danger of being taken away by the Memory Police, she desperately wants to save him. For some reason, he doesn't forget, and it's becoming increasingly difficult for him to hide his memories. Who knows what will vanish next?

Hace 30 años, Mary, agobiada por traumas pasados y un matrimonio fallido, emprendió un viaje en busca de significado. Durante una década, recorrió lugares remotos y conoció a maestros y sanadores que la ayudaron a sanar y a descubrir que el amor y la liberación que buscaba siempre habían estado dentro de ella.

Frankenstein es una historia en la que Víctor, un joven ávido de conocimientos científicos, se obsesiona por lograr el mayor reto posible en el mundo científico: dar vida a un cuerpo muerto. Su éxito será su condena, la creación de un monstruo estremecedor que, en respuesta a su rechazo por todos se entrega por completo a saciar una sed de venganza hacia su creador, culpable de su desgracia, y hacia todo lo que éste ama, tornando en muerte todo alrededor de Víctor.

With one year left at the International School in London, Fleur Marceaux is struggling to graduate, her love life is a mess, and she can’t stop thinking about Max, her ex-boyfriend’s best friend. But all that pales in comparison to the blackmailer determined to destroy her.

The revolutionary writings of Audre Lorde gave voice to those 'outside the circle of this society's definition of acceptable women'. Uncompromising, angry and yet full of hope, this collection of her essential prose - essays, speeches, letters, interviews - explores race, sexuality, poetry, friendship, the erotic and the need for female solidarity and includes her landmark piece 'The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House'.