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Heartless
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Elsie Silver
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Grumpy cowboys and steamy romance . . . Welcome to Chestnut Springs:
the big-hitting, small-town series from TikTok sensation Elsie Silver.
Perfect for fans of Devney Perry, Lucy Score and B.K. Borison.
Working as a nanny for the world's grumpiest single dad should have
been simple.
Except I can't keep my eyes off him. And he can't keep his hands off of
me.
Cade Eaton is thirteen years older than me and barely looks my way.
Until I get him in the hot tub one night for a game of truth or dare.
Then all bets are off - and so are our clothes.
He's gruff, a little rough around the edges, and it turns out
broad-shouldered ranchers with filthy mouths are this city girl's
kryptonite. So who am I to resist?
But in our quiet moments together, he softens, and I start to realise
his hardened exterior is just a façade. Someone once convinced him that
his best wasn't good enough. Yet I've never felt more cherished than I
do in his arms.
My contract may say this arrangement is only for two months .
But my heart says this is forever.
*The Grishaverse will be coming to Netflix soon with Shadow and Bone,
an original series!*
Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2017, this fantasy epic from the
No. 1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of the Grisha trilogy is
gripping, sweeping and memorable - perfect for fans of George R. R.
Martin, Laini Taylor and Kristin Cashore.
Criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker is offered a chance at a deadly heist that
could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams - but he can't pull it
off alone.
A convict with a thirst for revenge.
A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager.
A runaway with a privileged past.
A spy known as the Wraith.
A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums.
A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes.
Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist.
Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and
destruction - if they don't kill each other first.
An epic new exploration of the Grisha universe from the writer of
SHADOW AND BONE, SIEGE AND STORM and RUIN AND RISING, totally consuming
for both old fans and new.
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Kill Switch
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Penelope Douglas
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One woman's worst fears come to life
in the third novel of the Devil's Night dark romance series by New York
Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas.
Sending Damon to prison was the worst thing Winter could've
done. It didn't matter that he committed the crime or that she wished
he was dead. Winter thought he'd cool off in jail and become anything
but the horror he was or that, at the very least, she'd have time to
disappear before he got out.
But she was wrong. Three years came and went too fast, and prison only
gave him time to plan. And while Winter anticipated his vengeance, she
didn't expect this. He doesn't want to make her hurt. He wants to make
everything hurt.
Damon knows he needs to get rid of Winter's father, giving Winter, her
sister and her mother nowhere to run. The Ashby women are desperate for
a knight in shining armour. But that's not who's coming.
It's time Damon took control of his future. It's time he showed them
all that he will never stop being the nightmare they think he is.
Damon won't have to break into Winter's home to do it. As the new man
of the house, he has all the keys.
**Kill Switch is a STANDALONE dark romance with no cliffhanger. It is
suitable for ages 18+**
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Hideaway
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Penelope Douglas
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All the twisted games are back as
Devil's Night returns in this dark romance from New York Times
bestselling author Penelope Douglas.
Buried in the shadows of the city, there's an abandoned hotel
called The Pope, surrounded by a mystery about the hidden twelfth floor
and the guest who never checked out. Banks knows the local legend, but
Kai believed the myth around the hotel. He and his friends think they
know her, think they can scare her, but Banks knows something they
don't. Even though she struggles to hide everything she feels when Kai
looks at her, the person he seeks is much closer than he'll ever
realise.
She'll never reveal her secret. This Devil's Night, Kai will be the
hunted one.
But Banks doesn't understand what Kai had to turn into to survive three
years in prison. He wants the hotel, its guest and his life back. But
the more he's around Banks, the more Kai realises this new version of
himself is exactly who he was meant to be.
Kai's seen her hideaway. It's time for Banks to see his.
**Hideaway is a STANDALONE dark romance with no cliffhanger. It is
suitable for ages 18+**
Winner of the TikTok Shop Book of the Year 2024, Sunday Times and USA Today bestseller.
A spicy small-town romance and TikTok phenomenon, perfect for fans of Hannah Grace and Stephanie Archer.
When Jeanie’s aunt gifts her the beloved Pumpkin Spice Café in the small town of Dream Harbor, Jeanie jumps at the chance for a fresh start away from her very dull desk job.
Logan is a local farmer who avoids Dream Harbor’s gossip at all costs. But Jeanie’s arrival disrupts Logan’s routine and he wants nothing to do with the irritatingly upbeat new girl, except that he finds himself inexplicably drawn to her.
Will Jeanie’s happy-go-lucky attitude win over the grumpy-but-gorgeous Logan, or has this city girl found the one person in town who won’t fall for her charm, or her pumpkin spice lattes
"Mrs. Cass, we were hoping your son could answer a few questions about
the girl who disappeared last night..."
Erika Cass has a perfect family and a perfect life. Until the evening
when two detectives show up at her front door.
A high school girl has vanished from Erika's quiet suburban
neighborhood. The police suspect the worst--murder. And Erika's teenage
son, Liam, was the last person to see the girl alive.
Erika has always sensed something dark and disturbed in her seemingly
perfect older child. She wants to believe he's innocent, but as the
evidence mounts, she can't deny the truth--Liam may have done the
unthinkable.
The TikTok phenomenon and #1 New York Times bestseller. A beautiful
and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged
girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four friends-the
Liars-whose friendship turns destructive. A revolution. An
accident. A secret. Lies upon lies. True love. The truth. We Were
Liars is a modern, sophisticated suspense novel from New York Times
bestselling author, National Book Award finalist, and Printz Award
honouree E. Lockhart. Read it. And if anyone asks you how it ends,
just LIE. Don't miss FAMILY OF LIARS, the thrilling prequel to We
Were Liars, published in May 2022.
Grumpy cowboys and steamy romance . . . Welcome to Chestnut Springs:
the big-hitting, small-town series from TikTok sensation Elsie Silver.
Perfect for fans of Devney Perry, Lucy Score and B.K. Borison.
Theo Silva. Rowdy bull rider, notorious ladies' man, scorching hot
trouble wrapped up in a drool-worthy package.
And he's looking at me like I might be his next meal.
I'm almost free of my toxic marriage and have sworn off men entirely.
So all I see when I look at Theo is temptation served up with a heaping
side of heartbreak.
The man is hard to trust-and even harder to resist.
Make that impossible. Because Theo is persistent. And no matter how
hard I try to freeze him out, he melts my icy exterior and pulls apart
all my defences.
Then I spend the singular hottest night of my life with him.
It was supposed to be a one-time thing.
A secret.
But that little plus sign is going to make this secret impossible to
keep.
'Dark, dangerous and intricately plotted - my heart literally pounded. I haven't been this addicted to anything since Serial. Holly Jackson is the next big thing, I promise' - Laura Steven, author of The Exact Opposite of Okay
A debut YA crime thriller as addictive as Serial as compelling as Riverdale and as page-turning as One of Us Is Lying
The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it.
But having grown up in the same small town that was consumed by the crime, Pippa Fitz-Amobi isn't so sure. When she chooses the case as the topic for her final project, she starts to uncover secrets that someone in town desperately wants to stay hidden. And if the real killer is still out there, how far will they go to keep Pip from the truth . . . ?
Perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying, Gone Girl, We Were Liars and Riverdale
Holly Jackson started writing stories from a young age, completing her first (poor) attempt at a novel aged fifteen. She lives in London and aside from reading and writing, she enjoys playing video games and watching true crime documentaries so she can pretend to be a detective. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is her first novel. You can follow Holly on Twitter and Instagram @HoJay92
Before It Ends with Us, it started with Atlas. Colleen Hoover tells fan
favorite Atlas’s side of the story and shares what comes next in this
long-anticipated sequel to the “glorious and touching” (USA TODAY) #1
New York Times bestseller It Ends with Us.
Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil
coparenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas,
again. After nearly two years separated, she is elated that for once,
time is on their side, and she immediately says yes when Atlas asks her
on a date.
But her excitement is quickly hampered by the knowledge that, though
they are no longer married, Ryle is still very much a part of her
life—and Atlas Corrigan is the one man he will hate being in his
ex-wife and daughter’s life.
Switching between the perspectives of Lily and Atlas, It Starts with Us
picks up right where the epilogue for the “gripping, pulse-pounding”
(Sarah Pekkanen, author of Perfect Neighbors) bestselling phenomenon It
Ends with Us left off. Revealing more about Atlas’s past and following
Lily as she embraces a second chance at true love while navigating a
jealous ex-husband, it proves that “no one delivers an emotional read
like Colleen Hoover” (Anna Todd, New York Times bestselling author).
The million copy bestseller, Hanya Yanagihara's A little Life is an
immensely powerful and heartbreaking novel of brotherly love and
the limits of human endurance.
When four graduates from a small Massachusetts college move to New York to make their way, they're broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition. There is kind, handsome Willem, an aspiring actor; JB, a quick-witted, sometimes cruel Brooklyn-born painter seeking entry to the art world; Malcolm, a frustrated architect at a prominent firm; and withdrawn, brilliant, enigmatic Jude, who serves as their
centre of gravity.
Over the decades, their relationships deepen and darken, tinged by addiction, success, and pride. Yet their greatest challenge, each comes to realize, is Jude himself, by midlife a terrifyingly talented litigator yet an increasingly broken man, his mind and body scarred by an unspeakable childhood, and haunted by what he fears is a degree of trauma that he'll not only be unable to overcome - but that will define his life forever.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND TIKTOK SENSATION SOON TO BE A
NETFLIX FILM 'Riveting, heart-wrenching and full of Old Hollywood
glamour' BuzzFeed 'This wildly addictive journey of a reclusive
Hollywood starlet and her tumultuous Tinseltown journey comes with
unexpected twists and the most satisfying of drama' PopSugar From
the author of Daisy Jones & The Six in which a legendary film
actress reflects on her relentless rise to the top and the risks
she took, the loves she lost, and the long-held secrets the public
could never imagine. Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon
Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous
and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter
Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique
herself. Why her? Why now? Monique is not exactly on top of the
world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going
nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her
biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to
jumpstart her career. Summoned to Evelyn's luxurious apartment,
Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From
making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave
show business in the '80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along
the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected
friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a
very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn's story
near its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with
Monique's own in tragic and irreversible ways. The Seven Husbands
of Evelyn Hugo is a mesmerizing journey through the splendour of
old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day as two
women struggle with what it means and what it costs to face the
truth. Don't miss the new novel from Taylor Jenkins Reid, Carrie
Soto is Back, out now
Rival physicists collide in a vortex of academic feuds and fake dating shenanigans in this delightfully STEMinist romcom.
The many lives of theoretical physicist Elsie Hannaway have finally caught up with her. By day, she's an adjunct professor, toiling away at grading labs and teaching thermodynamics in the hopes of landing tenure. By other day, Elsie makes up for her non-existent paycheck by offering her services as a fake girlfriend, tapping into her expertly honed people-pleasing skills to embody whichever version of herself the client needs.
Honestly, it's a pretty sweet gig - until her carefully constructed Elsie-verse comes crashing down. Because Jack Smith, the annoyingly attractive and arrogant older brother of her favourite client, turns out to be the cold-hearted experimental physicist who ruined her mentor's career and undermined the reputation of theorists everywhere. And he's the same Jack Smith who rules over the physics department at MIT, standing right between Elsie and her dream job.
Elsie is prepared for an all-out war of scholarly sabotage but... those long, penetrating looks? Not having to be anything other than her true self when she's with him? Will falling into an experimentalist's orbit finally tempt her to put her most guarded theories on love into practice?
In the latest spicy novel in the internationally bestselling
Jacksonville Rays hockey romance series, a desperate situation ends
with a quick trip down the aisle. Now the team physical therapist has
to smile for the cameras and prove he’s in love with his new superstar
hockey husband . . .
My name is Teddy O’Connor, and I just made a terrible mistake. It’s
been six years since I was an intern for the Jacksonville Rays NHL
team. Six years since I was wrapping ice packs on knees and playing
Mario Kart on chartered planes. And it’s been six long years since I
first met him. Henrik Karlsson, star forward of the Rays…and king of my
heart.
Oh god, I’ve got to get over this crush! I’m a doctor now, a respected
professional in my field. And Henrik doesn’t even know I exist. As the
Rays’ newest physical therapist, I have a chance to launch my career.
So you tell me why I’m risking everything to follow this man halfway
around the world!
After receiving news of his sister’s tragic death, Henrik must fly to
Sweden to retrieve his young niece. She’s injured and grieving, but a
new hockey season is about to start. Henrik can’t possibly care for her
alone. In fact, the Swedish government won’t let him. He needs me. They
both do. I’d be heartless not to help…right?
Well, that’s what I told myself last week as I signed our Swedish
marriage license. It’s what I told myself yesterday as I moved my stuff
into his apartment. And it’s what I’m telling myself now as the Rays PR
Director stares us down. They want this marriage to look real. The
team’s public image, our jobs, and his niece’s custody agreement all
depend on it.
But the Rays don’t need to worry. My problem isn’t that I don’t love my
new fake husband. God help me, my problem is that I do.
From the bestselling author of HISTORY IS ALL YOU LEFT ME comes another unforgettable story of life, loss and making each day count
On September 5th, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: they're going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they're both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news: there's an app for that. It's called the Last Friend, and through it, Rufus and Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventure - to live a lifetime in a single day.
My brother's best friend broke my heart... what happens when his new teammate wants to put it back together?
For years, I've dreamt of what college life could bring and while some things changed, there was always one constant. It didn't matter how wild I allowed my imagination to run, my future was clear, and he was it. Until suddenly, he wasn't.
Now there's a new man in my life, one who isn't afraid to go after what he wants, and what he wants ... is me.
They say first loves last forever... I hope they're wrong.
He's the hot, grumpy goalie I had a crush on in high school... and now
I'm his live-in assistant.
After my ex crushed my dreams in the music industry, I'm done with
getting my heart broken. Working as an assistant for an NHL player was
supposed to be a breeze, but nothing about Jamie Streicher is easy.
He's an intimidatingly hot, grouchy jerk who can't stand me. The guy
has a massive ego. Keeping things professional will be no problem, even
when he demands I move in with him.
Beneath his surliness, though, Jamie's surprisingly sweet and
protective.
When Jamie learns how bad my ex was in bed, his competitive nature
flares, and he encourages and spoils me in every way. The creative
spark I used to feel about songwriting? It's back, and I'm writing
music again. Between wearing his jersey at games, rowdy parties with
the team, and being brave on stage again, I'm falling for him.
He could break my heart, but it might be worth it.
Behind the Net is a grumpy-sunshine pro hockey romance with lots of
spice and an HEA. It's the first book in the Vancouver Storm series,
and can be read as a standalone.
Once Upon a Time meets The Office in Hannah Maehrer’s laugh-out-loud
viral TikTok series turned novel, about the sunshine assistant to an
Evil Villain…and their unexpected romance.
ASSISTANT WANTED: Notorious, high-ranking villain seeks loyal,
levelheaded assistant for unspecified office duties, supporting staff
for random mayhem, terror, and other Dark Things In General. Discretion
a must. Excellent benefits.
With ailing family to support, Evie Sage's employment status isn't just
important, it's vital. So when a mishap with Rennedawn’s most infamous
Villain results in a job offer—naturally, she says yes. No job is
perfect, of course, but even less so when you develop a teeny crush on
your terrifying, temperamental, and undeniably hot boss. Don’t find
evil so attractive, Evie.
But just when she’s getting used to severed heads suspended from the
ceiling and the odd squish of an errant eyeball beneath her heel, Evie
suspects this dungeon has a huge rat…and not just the literal kind.
Because something rotten is growing in the kingdom of Rennedawn, and
someone wants to take the Villain—and his entire nefarious empire—out.
Now Evie must not only resist drooling over her boss but also figure
out exactly who is sabotaging his work…and ensure he makes them pay.
After all, a good job is hard to find.
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Homebound
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Meredith Trapp
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Dakota and Wyatt. Storm and sunshine. Growing up, they were as
inseparable as a pair of cowboy boots. The best of friends – or so
Dakota thought.
Every summer, Wyatt would come home to his family’s flower farm in
Granite Falls, Texas, and they’d stargaze in the fields together,
pinkies brushing, laughter rumbling with the cicadas . . . until one
summer, he never returned.
Dakota hasn’t heard a peep from Wyatt in over three years, and during
that time, a lot has changed. He’s the hockey world’s golden boy, and
she’s developed a reputation as “The Cowboy Killer,” breaking both
rodeo records and men’s hearts. The last thing Dakota needs is a
distraction from her bull-riding goals, but everything changes when her
old friend waltzes back into town with an adorable baby on his hip.
Wyatt’s back to get the girl he’s been obsessing over for years, and
he’s willing to do whatever it takes to get her back – two-stepping at
the rodeo, jumping into Cibolo Creek, even rendezvousing in outdoor
showers.
All Dakota wants is to keep her distance and focus on training, but
when she learns the truth behind why Wyatt left, she finds it hard to
stay away. . .
On the other side of town are five brothers. . .
Macon is the oldest. I've never seen him smile.
Army is a single dad with beautiful green eyes.
Iron will be in prison soon.
Dallas is the one I hate.
Trace used to be mine.
I need to go home. Away from the swamps and these men. I’ll leave
tomorrow. Tonight I'll crash on the couch tonight.
Everyone is asleep. Except for one. He sees me crying. I let him wrap
his arms around my body and hold me.
I don’t think it was Trace.
Which means it was another brother.
I don’t know who, but I can’t help but want him to hold me again. . .
IT TOOK THREE CAR CRASHES TO KILL JAKE
The lonely life of fifteen-year-old Theron David Alden is transformed
when he meets Jake. Older, cooler, more confident and startlingly
beautiful, Jake likes the same bands, the same drugs, and has the same
drive to oblivion.
Over the course of two decades, Theron and Jake get high, drift apart,
and are brought hurtling back together, until a final collision tears
them apart forever.
Theron wants Jake, and he wants to be Jake. But is Jake brave enough to
want him back?
A gorgeous modern love story about the lives that change us, and the
loves that haunt us, Anyone’s Ghost will break your heart.
An utterly addictive and twisty thriller, full of dark family secrets
and deadly stakes. Perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying and Knives
Out.
She came from nothing.
Avery has a plan: keep her head down, work hard for a better future.
Then an eccentric billionaire dies, leaving her almost his entire
fortune. And no one, least of all Avery, knows why.
They had everything.
Now she must move into the mansion she's inherited.
It's filled with secrets and codes, and the old man's surviving
relatives - a family hell-bent on discovering why Avery got 'their'
money.
Now there's only one rule: winner takes all.
Soon she is caught in a deadly game that everyone in this strange
family is playing.
But just how far will they go to keep their fortune?
Rivalry and romance spark when two bookstore managers who are opposites
in every way find themselves competing for the same promotion.
Despite managing bookstores on the same Boston street, Josie Klein and
Ryan Lawson have never interacted much—Josie’s store focuses on serious
literature, and Ryan’s sells romance only. But when the new owner of
both stores decides to combine them, the two are thrust into direct
competition. Only one manager will be left standing, decided by who
turns the most profit over the summer.
Efficient and detail-oriented Josie instantly clashes with easygoing
and disorganized Ryan. Their competing events and contrasting styles
lead to more than just frustration—the sparks between them might just
set the whole store on fire. Their only solace during this chaos is the
friendship they’ve each struck up with an anonymous friend in an online
book forum. Little do they know they’re actually chatting with each
other.
As their rivalry heats up in real life, their online relationship
grows, and when the walls between their stores come tumbling down,
Josie and Ryan realize not all’s fair in love and war. And maybe, if
they’re lucky, happily ever afters aren’t just for the books.
If she wasn’t dead already, Delphie would be dying of embarrassment.
She’s entered the afterlife wearing the sort of pyjamas you don’t want
anyone to see and finds herself face-to-face with the most handsome man
she’s ever encountered. And he’s smiling at her.
As they start to chat, everything else becomes background noise – until
someone comes running out of a door, yelling something about a huge
mistake, and sends the dreamy stranger back down to earth.
In a twist of fate, Delphie is offered a deal in which she can return
to her previous life and reconnect with the mysterious man she’s sure
is her soulmate.
The challenge? She only has ten days to find him.
Ten days to make him fall for her.
Oh, and he has no recollection of them ever having met…
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis comes a new STEMinist rom-com in which a scientist is forced to work on a project with her nemesis - with explosive results.
Like an avenging, purple-haired Jedi bringing balance to the mansplained universe, Bee Königswasser lives by a simple code: What would Marie Curie do? If NASA offered her the lead on a neuroengineering project-a literal dream come true after years scraping by on the crumbs of academia-Marie would accept without hesitation. Duh. But the mother of modern physics never had to co-lead with Levi Ward.
Sure, Levi is attractive in a tall, dark, and piercing-eyes kind of way. And sure, he caught her in his powerfully corded arms like a romance novel hero when she accidentally damseled in distress on her first day in the lab. But Levi made his feelings toward Bee very clear in grad school-archenemies work best employed in their own galaxies far, far away.
Now, her equipment is missing, the staff is ignoring her, and Bee finds her floundering career in somewhat of a pickle. Perhaps it's her occipital cortex playing tricks on her, but Bee could swear she can see Levi softening into an ally, backing her plays, seconding her ideas...devouring her with those eyes. And the possibilities have all her neurons firing. But when it comes time to actually make a move and put her heart on the line, there's only one question that matters: What will Bee Königswasser do?
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