Seventeen-year-old Woody and his friends encounter dead ends in Mendocino, a town on the Northern California coast. So does basketball coach Ray Ellis, an ex-All American with a dark past. Everything changes when sophisticated city kid Chase McMillan shows up, inspiring in them all...

A love story about daring through differences.Val?rie is a destitute poet who couch-surfs around Paris, rejecting adult responsibilities and safety to focus on her art. C?leste is an in-demand architect who loves having money (and having those who have it too). Clearly these are...

A single father grapples with the loss of self-identity in the wake of trauma, and begins to long for spiritual connection.Twenty-six-year-old Tyler Manion is overwhelmed by the loss in his life. Six months ago, his wife died suddenly, and tomorrow will be his last...

Lifeguard Stacey Chapman is dreaming of love, and drowning in bad decisions. It's 1996, the summer before senior year, and Stacey attempts MTV cool-girl confidence while flirting with Jessie, a sexy skateboarder she's ogled all year. When Jessie pressures her into sex, Stacey's unprepared...

Imagine the perfect afternoon in Savannah, Georgia.Backyard filled with smiles, an amazing dress tailored to your particular bodaciousness, your dad-in-name-only ready to walk you down the path. Thrilling I dos about to be uttered...But then... I don't whimpers out of your beloved.Wait, what What?Meet...

From the award-winning author Naza Semoniff, Lumi The Cloud Princess is a magical, heartwarming journey through the skies, perfect for dreamers of all ages. Lumi is no ordinary child-she is the Cloud Princess, chosen to guide the clouds across the vast expanse of the...

"In the tradition of the great comic novels, Second Pocket First presents Issey, quite possibly the world's worst burglar but nevertheless a five-finger-discount artist of cutthroat sartorial principle, innumerable maddening affectations, and a sterling code of honor, and follows his crooked path across New...

Thea lives under a mountain - one that's ready to blow. A vet at a mid-sized rural practice, she has been called back during maternity leave and is coping - just - with the juggle of meetings, mealtimes, farm visits, her boss's search for...

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.Author: T. E. BridgettISBN-10: 3385235774ISBN-13: 9783385235779Publisher: Outlook VerlagLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/23/2023Pages: 500Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.98lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.25d

A literary phenomenon in Turkey with more than 120,000 copies sold, Women Who Blow on Knots is an engaging, funny and fast-paced book about four women hitting the road during the Arab Spring. Three young women and the extraordinary Madam Lilla embark on a...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Animal Intelligence is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1888. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on...

Hardcharging army lieutenant Bickham Deth's only desire is to lead soldiers in combat. In the bloody winter of 2006, he expects to finally earn his baptism by fire on the streets of Kabul or Baghdad. Instead, he finds himself trapped in Oklahoma on funeral...

BORN TO KILL Even trained warriors often feel an internal blink of resistance when the killing takes place within the zone of body heat. Not Ray Favor. He killed with the easeof flipping a light switch. ONE SHOT AT REDEMPTION A decade ago, Ray...

Murder gets nutty in the latest in Elizabeth Lee's delectable Nut House series Lindy Blanchard's family pecan farm is known county-wide, but it's the goodies her grandmother sells at their store, the Nut House, that really bring in the crowds--until someone turns one of...

Ivy Rowe, Virginia mountain girl, then wife, mother, and finally "Mawmaw," never strays far from her home-but the letters she writes take her across the country and over the ocean. Writing "to hold onto what's passing," she tells stories that are rich with the...

In this anthology, the outstanding writing of 75 authors was selected from 550 writers published by the Delmarva Review over its 16 years. It includes the works of accomplished authors such as Richard Tillinghast, Gibbons Ruark, Luisa A. Igloria, E. Ethelbert Miller, Sue Ellen...

Constance Adler's novel Sight Unseen follows three innocents in New Orleans: Claire, a photographer; her husband Simon, who runs a plant nursery; and their dog Hank, the middleman. In their new home, Claire seeks solace from her own bleak childhood and feeds her hungry...

FRANCES HUNT'S BODY SHOP AND BONEYARDThe Sequel to BUYING THE FARM"Bless her heart." - Meaning: To show concern. To show affection. To wish the kiss of death.Three months after accidentally shutting down the Southeastern cell of a human body harvesting operation, Frances Hunt is...

"Dream State is a delight...An exquisitely rendered novel about the vagaries of fate, and friendship, and love." --Alice McDermott, National Book Award winner and author of Absolution Cece is in love. She has arrived early at her future in-laws' lake house in Salish, Montana,...

In a world where trust is fragile and secrets are everywhere, one woman's diary reveals a raw and intimate series of confessions about love and betrayal.As the lines between love and loyalty blur, this diary raises the burning question: Why do people cheat?Daring, emotional,...

Author: Ace AtkinsISBN-10: 0063293390ISBN-13: 9780063293397Publisher: William Morrow & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/13/2025Pages: 384Format: Paperback

This is a world record holding anthology (as of 05/11/2024); holding the world record for the longest time in which one writes a short story (greater than 500 words) every single day. As you could probably deduce, I attempted - and managed - to...

In The Golden Bowl, Henry James delves into the depths of love, deception, and moral ambiguity. When a wealthy American heiress marries a charming Italian prince, secrets from the past surface, testing bonds of loyalty and trust. This intricate novel explores the fragile balance...

The Life of Yara Shaheen-Palestinian Refugee, French Belle, American LawyerAmman, Jordan. 1963. Sixteen-year-old Yara has only ever known life in a Palestinian refugee camp, but when she receives an opportunity to work in Paris for the summer, the trajectory of her life shifts entirely....

When a 10-year-old child is suspected of a violent crime, her family must face the truth about their past in this haunting, propulsive, psychologically keen story about class, trauma, and family secrets from "huge literary talent" (Karl Ove Knausgaard). FINALIST FOR THE FALLON BOOK...

This charming Christmas fantasy, originally published in 1919, follows a whimsical adventure as Alice from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland escapes her book and ventures into a modern world full of bustling holiday shoppers, Santa Clauses, and quirky encounters. Through her explorations, she uncovers deep...

"Vampires are making a comeback, and Yuszczuk is spearheading their revival with this bloody novel." --The New York Times Book Review It is the nineteenth century, the twilight of Europe's bloody bacchanals, and a vampire must escape. She arrives to the coast of Buenos...

Literary Outlaw is a modern pulp fiction magazine featuring both original fiction as well as classic stories and comics from the public domain. Song of Silverglade, is a meta-satire about the fantasy genre from from the infamous Alistair Foley.In Legendarium by Michael Bunker and...

A teenage girl breaks free from her father's world of isolation in this exhilarating novel of family, identity, and the power we have to shape our own destinies--from the New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Things and Watch Me Disappear The first thing...

In rural 1930s Virginia, a young immigrant mother fights for her dignity and those she loves against America's rising eugenics movement - when widespread support for policies of prejudice drove imprisonment and forced sterilizations based on class, race, disability, education, and country of origin...

From the prize-winning and beloved author Valerie Martin (Mary Reilly, Property, Italian Fever) comes an "utterly brilliant" (Daily Mail) tale of female subversion and agency in a patriarchal world, with two brilliantly crafted protagonists at its center. It's 1954 on far-flung Verona Island, a...

Newly married, Regina and Antonio arrive in Rome, Antonio's native city. They are very young and headstrong, full of the illusions of love. Regina must come to terms with Antonio's vulgar family, as well as the sometimes gritty realities of this city she has...

In "A Man Who Lost His Values", Naitik's journey is one of inner conflict and moral struggle. As a man who once believed in the power of principles, he is thrust into situations where those very values are tested to their breaking point. Life...

From the international and instant New York Times bestselling author John Connolly, this heart-wrenching installment of the beloved and brilliant Charlie Parker series "will leave readers breathless and shaken" (Booklist). In Maine, Colleen Clark stands accused of the worst crime a mother can commit:...

Zeke Borshellac is the story of the quest of a man who came from nothing to find meaning and fulfillment delivering succor to folks hit by hard times, though he often seems to be joined willy-nilly with forces producing much the opposite effect. Rocked...

"Molly is one of the greatest young female characters I've had the luck of reading since I picked up Joy Williams's The Quick and the Dead back in 2000 . . . I TRULY LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!!" --Gillian Flynn, Gillian Flynn Books"Holly Wilson's Kittentits...

An absorbing, exceptionally moving novel that traces the arc of a man's life, an ordinary life made exceptional by the fact that he has loved and has been loved in turn Jadunath Kunwar's beginnings are humble, even inauspicious. In 1935 in a village near...

"Rediscovering Ramona grips you from the first moment. Banta's storytelling truly shines." - Readers Favorite, 5 Stars (K.C. Finn)After a tragedy, witty Los Angeles writer Ramona 'Ro' Wilder struggles with crippling feelings of vulnerability. When the global pandemic hits, she limits her social interaction...

An enthralling novel about the corruption of power and the power of corruption from the award-winning, bestselling author of The Innocents "POTENT...A VIBRANT HISTORICAL NARRATIVE"--The New Yorker "A FLAWLESSLY CRAFTED NARRATIVE" --Wall Street Journal "MASTERPIECE" --Publisher's Weekly (Starred Review) "CEASELESSLY ENTERTAINING" --Kirkus (Starred Review)...

For fans of Interior Chinatown and American War, a surreal, hilarious, and sneakily profound debut novel that casts our current climate of gun violence and environmental destruction in a surprising new mold. "A stunningly brilliant novel. One of those books that will follow you...

For fans of Trust and North Woods, a daring novel that spans 100 years of American history, from the early days of cinema to the rise of NFTs, about parents and children, the drive to create even in times of crisis, and the inheritance...

Winner of the Prix Goncourt A powerful autobiographical novel of loss, the incandescent love that remains, and the small decisions that define the course of fatePaced and structured with the inevitable suspense of a countdown, Brigitte Giraud's tense and haunting novel follows one woman's...

In GARDENS OF PLENTY, Ron Arias immerses readers in a 16th-century world that is both mysterious and magical, exploring the rich culture of "Amexica" with a tenderness that is both persuasive and captivating. Following the publication of his previous work, The Wetback and Other...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEARA WASHINGTON POST TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR - FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD A sweeping novel about a single house in the woods of New...

A Masterpiece of Victorian Literature, Beautifully Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.Welcome to the quaint and charming world of Cranford, a small English village where the lives of its genteel residents are woven together in a tapestry of tradition, wit, and quiet resilience. Written by the...

An astounding multigenerational saga, Red Clay chronicles the interwoven lives of an enslaved Black family and their white owners as the Civil War ends and Reconstruction begins.In 1943, when a frail old white woman shows up in Red Clay, Alabama, at the home of...

Years of work as a first responder have taken a toll on firefighter lieutenant Titan. His working life is not the tidy, distant stuff of slick television dramas: the danger is profound, the flames relentless, the collective agony of victims so unsettling that it...

"Life in the Iron-Mills: Or, The Korl Woman" by Rebecca Harding Davis is a poignant work of American literature that embodies the essence of social realism. Set against the backdrop of industrialization, the novel delves deep into the lives of the working class, shedding...

"Living Alone" by Stella Benson is a captivating novel that epitomizes the essence of modernist British literature, weaving together themes of feminism, independence, and social commentary. Set against the backdrop of a bohemian lifestyle, Benson's novel explores the complexities of individualism and autonomy through...