Author: Golda Fried
Publisher: Coach House Books
ISBN: 1770567747
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
These stories are diary shreds of young women who are in school but things happen anyway. Girls with their hears open like agar petri dishes. The setting could be Toronto, Montreal, New Orleans, a Gothic castle or a bathtub. What people say matters. The girl might finally find someone she can talk to but falls asleep too soon. She will fall down taking the scenery with her. Stars are brought down into sugar containers and stirred into coffee. A couch is thrown out on the grass and you're invited to have a seat.
Darkness Then a Blown Kiss
Author: Golda Fried
Publisher: Coach House Books
ISBN: 1770567747
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
These stories are diary shreds of young women who are in school but things happen anyway. Girls with their hears open like agar petri dishes. The setting could be Toronto, Montreal, New Orleans, a Gothic castle or a bathtub. What people say matters. The girl might finally find someone she can talk to but falls asleep too soon. She will fall down taking the scenery with her. Stars are brought down into sugar containers and stirred into coffee. A couch is thrown out on the grass and you're invited to have a seat.
Publisher: Coach House Books
ISBN: 1770567747
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
These stories are diary shreds of young women who are in school but things happen anyway. Girls with their hears open like agar petri dishes. The setting could be Toronto, Montreal, New Orleans, a Gothic castle or a bathtub. What people say matters. The girl might finally find someone she can talk to but falls asleep too soon. She will fall down taking the scenery with her. Stars are brought down into sugar containers and stirred into coffee. A couch is thrown out on the grass and you're invited to have a seat.
Nellcott is My Darling
Author: Golda Fried
Publisher: Coach House Books
ISBN: 9781552451519
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
When she got in his tall bed and lay down it was so high that she felt like the princess and the pea only it was coins that were under the mattress. He let her spoon him but it was never the other way around. She was learning to rely on his smell. Up close, he always smelt like fresh laundry which overpowered the cigarette smell that hung in the air. When she looked down, his boots were poking out from under the sheets. Alice Darling has just moved to Montreal to go to McGill University. She's never had a boyfriend and doesn't know how to do laundry. She joins the Film Society and hangs out in the library. She drifts away from boring Bethany, her best friend from high school, and starts to trail after Allegra, the caffeine-addicted, dish-throwing artist in the dorm room next to hers. And, most of all, she thinks about how she's still a virgin and how she'll never figure it all out. And then she meets Nellcott Ragland, a 23-year-old who works at Basement Records and wears black eyeliner, and he asks her on a date. Alice tries to hide out in the Film Society office. She spies on Nellcott at the record store. She gets advice from Walker, her filmmaking, womanizing friend from Toronto. But sooner or later her parents are going to visit and watch her cry. She won't admit it to them, but Nellcott has become her darling.
Publisher: Coach House Books
ISBN: 9781552451519
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
When she got in his tall bed and lay down it was so high that she felt like the princess and the pea only it was coins that were under the mattress. He let her spoon him but it was never the other way around. She was learning to rely on his smell. Up close, he always smelt like fresh laundry which overpowered the cigarette smell that hung in the air. When she looked down, his boots were poking out from under the sheets. Alice Darling has just moved to Montreal to go to McGill University. She's never had a boyfriend and doesn't know how to do laundry. She joins the Film Society and hangs out in the library. She drifts away from boring Bethany, her best friend from high school, and starts to trail after Allegra, the caffeine-addicted, dish-throwing artist in the dorm room next to hers. And, most of all, she thinks about how she's still a virgin and how she'll never figure it all out. And then she meets Nellcott Ragland, a 23-year-old who works at Basement Records and wears black eyeliner, and he asks her on a date. Alice tries to hide out in the Film Society office. She spies on Nellcott at the record store. She gets advice from Walker, her filmmaking, womanizing friend from Toronto. But sooner or later her parents are going to visit and watch her cry. She won't admit it to them, but Nellcott has become her darling.
Darkness Calls
Author: Marjorie M. Liu
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101061324
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
View our feature on Marjorie Liu’s Darkness Calls. Demon hunter Maxine Kiss, inked with living tattoos, is on a mission to rescue the man she loves from a bloodthirsty army. To save him, Maxine has only one choice: to lose control—and release her own powers of darkness.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101061324
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
View our feature on Marjorie Liu’s Darkness Calls. Demon hunter Maxine Kiss, inked with living tattoos, is on a mission to rescue the man she loves from a bloodthirsty army. To save him, Maxine has only one choice: to lose control—and release her own powers of darkness.
The Role of Lightning in Evolution
Author: David Clink
Publisher: ChiZine
ISBN: 1771484020
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
The Role of Lightning in Evolution is the fifth book of poetry from Aurora Award winner David Clink, and his first book-length collection of speculative poetry since 2010’s Monster. This is speculative poetry at its best. Found in these pages are award winners and finalists: “A Sea Monster Tells His Story,” “The Perfect Library,” “A City of Buried Rivers,” and “The Machine.” Every poem goes beyond monsters and time travel and post-apocalyptic visions. There is heart here, a love of family (no matter how strange that family may be), ghosts, a seance, shapeshifters, a dragon made of words, an insect caught between dimensions, and a road that can feel your every footfall. Every poem is a journey beyond, a slice of another reality that lets us see our own existence in a different way.
Publisher: ChiZine
ISBN: 1771484020
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
The Role of Lightning in Evolution is the fifth book of poetry from Aurora Award winner David Clink, and his first book-length collection of speculative poetry since 2010’s Monster. This is speculative poetry at its best. Found in these pages are award winners and finalists: “A Sea Monster Tells His Story,” “The Perfect Library,” “A City of Buried Rivers,” and “The Machine.” Every poem goes beyond monsters and time travel and post-apocalyptic visions. There is heart here, a love of family (no matter how strange that family may be), ghosts, a seance, shapeshifters, a dragon made of words, an insect caught between dimensions, and a road that can feel your every footfall. Every poem is a journey beyond, a slice of another reality that lets us see our own existence in a different way.
Protecting Carson Buffet
Author: Steelyard Scales
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1468542125
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Neither Ku Klux Klansmen, kinsmen, nor demons could keep Carson Buffet from the truth. At the moment he asked "Who is Irwin Craig" he provoked the wrath of his mother and she blocked every path to an answer to this question. The rural town of Stonewell held horrible secrets and they were all connected to Carson in one way or another. Hollywood movie makers threw "Pinky" in the nest of the The Tennessee Ku Klux Klan on the last Saturday night of 1949. The Klan covered Stonewell like Jack Frost in a sea of white and rekindled memories of the night the Klan hung a school teacher and seven black students in 1868 after the Civil war. To be sure, the Klan still "kept black folks in their place" and let them know the South belonged to whites. Carson walked out the Appison theatre that last Saturday night of 1949 just weeks away from his twelfth birthday into this swarm of angry Klansmen and they would be on his heels soon. Puppy love bit him on the school bus when he met Elaine Craig. Their flame extinguished by both families when they found out. Elaine, the niece of Irwin Craig, a name Carson never heard did something to Carson's mother and her family that ruined them financially. After Hattie, his mother, lost her luxurious life and she hated the Craigs. Carson refused to let love die and started his own investigation to save his romance with the pretty Elaine. His quest to find out "Who is Irwin Craig" uncovered adulterous affairs, murder and deceit involving both families. When his mother made a deal with the devil the hounds of hell started nipping his heels and Death lurked behind every tree. Carson's faith in the human race faltered and he asked his sister Marlene to help him answer questions about Craig. She was some help, but he got the truth and nothing but the truth from his Uncle Buck Bradford. However, this truth spoiled when his uncle's wife committed him to an insane asylum the next day. Carson's tainted truth from his uncle only excited him to kept digging. His search for Irwin Craig dug up dirt on his family and Elaine's family. The devil aimed to shut down his search and kill Carson. Thus he fought a huge canebrake rattlesnake he grabbled with in a black pool while Death watched from behind a tree. When Carson survived the snake, the devil unleashed a huge electrical storm to take him out, but his guardian angel intervened. No matter how hard the devil tried, Carson's guardian angel protected him. Then, the sins of his mother and her lover escalated into murder and a high profile lawyer named Nelson Rose arrived in Stonewell to defend an accused murderer, a black man. Nelson Rose arrived with a hidden agenda. Revenge. Rose's kin from generations before were connected infamously to Stonewell. This was why he defended the black man for shooting the Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon. The arrival of Rose would answered questions Carson was not prepared to hear. Although Carson's investigation led to romantic and financial success, it also uncovered the truth about his real father, a name that best be kept secret. The facts collected by Rose and contributed by Carson consummated a shot out with the Klan and left many of his adversaries dead. Would Carson's valiant effort to save his romance with Elaine be successful? O would he find love some where else? Read the book.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1468542125
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Neither Ku Klux Klansmen, kinsmen, nor demons could keep Carson Buffet from the truth. At the moment he asked "Who is Irwin Craig" he provoked the wrath of his mother and she blocked every path to an answer to this question. The rural town of Stonewell held horrible secrets and they were all connected to Carson in one way or another. Hollywood movie makers threw "Pinky" in the nest of the The Tennessee Ku Klux Klan on the last Saturday night of 1949. The Klan covered Stonewell like Jack Frost in a sea of white and rekindled memories of the night the Klan hung a school teacher and seven black students in 1868 after the Civil war. To be sure, the Klan still "kept black folks in their place" and let them know the South belonged to whites. Carson walked out the Appison theatre that last Saturday night of 1949 just weeks away from his twelfth birthday into this swarm of angry Klansmen and they would be on his heels soon. Puppy love bit him on the school bus when he met Elaine Craig. Their flame extinguished by both families when they found out. Elaine, the niece of Irwin Craig, a name Carson never heard did something to Carson's mother and her family that ruined them financially. After Hattie, his mother, lost her luxurious life and she hated the Craigs. Carson refused to let love die and started his own investigation to save his romance with the pretty Elaine. His quest to find out "Who is Irwin Craig" uncovered adulterous affairs, murder and deceit involving both families. When his mother made a deal with the devil the hounds of hell started nipping his heels and Death lurked behind every tree. Carson's faith in the human race faltered and he asked his sister Marlene to help him answer questions about Craig. She was some help, but he got the truth and nothing but the truth from his Uncle Buck Bradford. However, this truth spoiled when his uncle's wife committed him to an insane asylum the next day. Carson's tainted truth from his uncle only excited him to kept digging. His search for Irwin Craig dug up dirt on his family and Elaine's family. The devil aimed to shut down his search and kill Carson. Thus he fought a huge canebrake rattlesnake he grabbled with in a black pool while Death watched from behind a tree. When Carson survived the snake, the devil unleashed a huge electrical storm to take him out, but his guardian angel intervened. No matter how hard the devil tried, Carson's guardian angel protected him. Then, the sins of his mother and her lover escalated into murder and a high profile lawyer named Nelson Rose arrived in Stonewell to defend an accused murderer, a black man. Nelson Rose arrived with a hidden agenda. Revenge. Rose's kin from generations before were connected infamously to Stonewell. This was why he defended the black man for shooting the Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon. The arrival of Rose would answered questions Carson was not prepared to hear. Although Carson's investigation led to romantic and financial success, it also uncovered the truth about his real father, a name that best be kept secret. The facts collected by Rose and contributed by Carson consummated a shot out with the Klan and left many of his adversaries dead. Would Carson's valiant effort to save his romance with Elaine be successful? O would he find love some where else? Read the book.
Darlings of Darkness (A Vampire Anthology)
Author: Kristen L. Middleton
Publisher: Dark Shadows Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 837
Book Description
9 thrilling vampire stories in one volume 9 sexy heroes. 9 strong heroines. 9 bestselling stories by 9 bestselling authors. This is nine stories from some of today's most exciting authors. A star-studded anthology of thrilling, action-packed and totally swoon-worthy first stories from ten different vampire series by your favorite women authors. (Some stories have been previously published) Book 1 – Blurb: His precious touch could prove deadly… CRUSH by bestselling author Chrissy Peebles of more than ten novels including the popular series The Apocalypse Infection Unleashed Series and The Ruby Ring Saga. Book 2 – Blurb: What if courage was your only option? COURAGE RUNS RED by bestselling author W.J. May Book 3 – Blurb: After the inexplicable disappearance of Lilly Taylor's parents, she has no choice but to move to Canada where she unravels some frightening yet intriguing family secrets... RAVEN by bestselling author Suzy Turner. Suzy Turner of The Raven Saga trilogy and The Morgan Sisters series as well as a chick lit novel entitled Forever Fredless. Book 4 – Blurb: An unhappy vampire gets a second chance to be mortal in this dark, yet often humorous tale of creatures at war. VAMPIRES RULE by bestselling author K. C. Blake. She’s the author of two other exciting series which include Bait, Crushed, and Witch Hunt. Book 5 – Blurb: It lurks in the dead of night… BLUR by bestselling author Kristen Middleton Book 6 – Blurb: Rayea is a daughter of Satan, and a vampire. But the good thing is…she’s on our side. THE VAMPIRE FROM HELL by bestselling author Ally Thomas. Her books have been on the Top 100 bestsellers list in Fantasy at Amazon since 2011. Book 7 – Blurb: Sixteen-year-old vampire Tessa's throwback human genes make her an outcast in her world, but fate and near death teaches her that who you are on the inside is more important that what you on the outside. VAMPIRE IN DENIAL by bestselling author Dale Mayer Book 8 – Blurb: A reclusive hybrid vampire is forced to reacquaint herself with the human world in order to rid herself of an accidental slave problem. THIRST by bestselling author Claire Farrell, author of over a dozen speculative fiction novels. Book 9 – Blurb: Sarah reads her grandfather's journal in stunned disbelief. What was once her grandfather's responsibility has passed to her father and now to her. She has become the Warden. Her life will never be the same. THE VAMPIRE’S WARDEN by S.J. Wright
Publisher: Dark Shadows Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 837
Book Description
9 thrilling vampire stories in one volume 9 sexy heroes. 9 strong heroines. 9 bestselling stories by 9 bestselling authors. This is nine stories from some of today's most exciting authors. A star-studded anthology of thrilling, action-packed and totally swoon-worthy first stories from ten different vampire series by your favorite women authors. (Some stories have been previously published) Book 1 – Blurb: His precious touch could prove deadly… CRUSH by bestselling author Chrissy Peebles of more than ten novels including the popular series The Apocalypse Infection Unleashed Series and The Ruby Ring Saga. Book 2 – Blurb: What if courage was your only option? COURAGE RUNS RED by bestselling author W.J. May Book 3 – Blurb: After the inexplicable disappearance of Lilly Taylor's parents, she has no choice but to move to Canada where she unravels some frightening yet intriguing family secrets... RAVEN by bestselling author Suzy Turner. Suzy Turner of The Raven Saga trilogy and The Morgan Sisters series as well as a chick lit novel entitled Forever Fredless. Book 4 – Blurb: An unhappy vampire gets a second chance to be mortal in this dark, yet often humorous tale of creatures at war. VAMPIRES RULE by bestselling author K. C. Blake. She’s the author of two other exciting series which include Bait, Crushed, and Witch Hunt. Book 5 – Blurb: It lurks in the dead of night… BLUR by bestselling author Kristen Middleton Book 6 – Blurb: Rayea is a daughter of Satan, and a vampire. But the good thing is…she’s on our side. THE VAMPIRE FROM HELL by bestselling author Ally Thomas. Her books have been on the Top 100 bestsellers list in Fantasy at Amazon since 2011. Book 7 – Blurb: Sixteen-year-old vampire Tessa's throwback human genes make her an outcast in her world, but fate and near death teaches her that who you are on the inside is more important that what you on the outside. VAMPIRE IN DENIAL by bestselling author Dale Mayer Book 8 – Blurb: A reclusive hybrid vampire is forced to reacquaint herself with the human world in order to rid herself of an accidental slave problem. THIRST by bestselling author Claire Farrell, author of over a dozen speculative fiction novels. Book 9 – Blurb: Sarah reads her grandfather's journal in stunned disbelief. What was once her grandfather's responsibility has passed to her father and now to her. She has become the Warden. Her life will never be the same. THE VAMPIRE’S WARDEN by S.J. Wright
Stars in the Grass
Author: Ann Marie Stewart
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
ISBN: 1634099524
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
“The summer before I turned ten was idyllic—until August 3, 1970. It perfectly describes a time when I thought the world was safe and good things lasted forever..." Christy Award Winner! Nine-year-old Abby McAndrews has just experienced her greatest loss, and in its wake, her family is unraveling with guilt, grief, and anger. Her father, Reverend McAndrews, cannot return to the pulpit because he has more questions than answers. Her older brother Matt’s actions speak louder than the words he needs to confess, as he acts out in dangerous ways. Her mother tries to hold her grieving family together, but when Abby’s dad refuses to move on, the family is at a crossroads. Stars in the Grass, set in a small Midwestern town in 1970, is an uplifting novel that explores a family’s relationships and resiliency. Abby’s heartbreaking remembrances are balanced by humor and nostalgia as her family struggles with—and ultimately celebrates—life after loss.
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
ISBN: 1634099524
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
“The summer before I turned ten was idyllic—until August 3, 1970. It perfectly describes a time when I thought the world was safe and good things lasted forever..." Christy Award Winner! Nine-year-old Abby McAndrews has just experienced her greatest loss, and in its wake, her family is unraveling with guilt, grief, and anger. Her father, Reverend McAndrews, cannot return to the pulpit because he has more questions than answers. Her older brother Matt’s actions speak louder than the words he needs to confess, as he acts out in dangerous ways. Her mother tries to hold her grieving family together, but when Abby’s dad refuses to move on, the family is at a crossroads. Stars in the Grass, set in a small Midwestern town in 1970, is an uplifting novel that explores a family’s relationships and resiliency. Abby’s heartbreaking remembrances are balanced by humor and nostalgia as her family struggles with—and ultimately celebrates—life after loss.
Wilde For Him
Author: Janelle Denison
Publisher: Janelle Denison, Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
FULL LENGTH NOVEL (90,000+ Words) Ex-Marine and security agent Ben Cabrera isn’t going to complain about his latest assignment protecting the daughter of a gubernatorial candidate. After all, spending 24/7 with Christy Delacroix isn’t exactly a chore. But it turns out that Christy’s seduction tactics are top notch and it soon becomes impossible to keep things strictly professional . . . Christy is an uptown girl who’s spent her whole life being perfect. Now she just wants to have fun. And who better to have fun with than the gorgeous guy hired to protect her around the clock? They’re utterly wild for each other, in and out of the bedroom, but will Christy be able to convince Ben to give her the kind of pleasure that lasts a lifetime OTHER BOOKS AVAILABLE IN THE "WILDE" SERIES: WILDE THING (Book 1) THE WILDE SIDE (Book 2) TOO WILDE TO TAME (Book 3) BORN TO BE WILDE (Book 4) WILDE FOR HIM (Book 5)
Publisher: Janelle Denison, Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
FULL LENGTH NOVEL (90,000+ Words) Ex-Marine and security agent Ben Cabrera isn’t going to complain about his latest assignment protecting the daughter of a gubernatorial candidate. After all, spending 24/7 with Christy Delacroix isn’t exactly a chore. But it turns out that Christy’s seduction tactics are top notch and it soon becomes impossible to keep things strictly professional . . . Christy is an uptown girl who’s spent her whole life being perfect. Now she just wants to have fun. And who better to have fun with than the gorgeous guy hired to protect her around the clock? They’re utterly wild for each other, in and out of the bedroom, but will Christy be able to convince Ben to give her the kind of pleasure that lasts a lifetime OTHER BOOKS AVAILABLE IN THE "WILDE" SERIES: WILDE THING (Book 1) THE WILDE SIDE (Book 2) TOO WILDE TO TAME (Book 3) BORN TO BE WILDE (Book 4) WILDE FOR HIM (Book 5)
The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories
Author: Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195130855
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
This collection brings together 53 stories that span the history of Latin American literature and represent the most dazzling achievements in the form. It covers the entire history of Latin American short fiction, from the colonial period to present.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195130855
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
This collection brings together 53 stories that span the history of Latin American literature and represent the most dazzling achievements in the form. It covers the entire history of Latin American short fiction, from the colonial period to present.
Harlequin Presents October 2024 - Box Set 2 of 2
Author: Jackie Ashenden
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369754913
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
Harlequin Presents brings you four full-length stories in one collection! Experience the glamorous lives of royals and billionaires, where passion knows no bounds. Be swept into a world of luxury, wealth and exotic locations. This box set includes: ITALIAN BABY SHOCK (A Scandalous Heirs Novel) by Jackie Ashenden An accident left Lark Edwards no memory of the night in Rome that left her pregnant. Returning to Italy for work, Lark meets captivating tycoon Cesare Donati for the first time – but he seems intimately familiar with her… Scarred by his childhood, Cesare has vowed never to have a family. Except discovering his baby daughter awakens something he long thought dead. And unlike Lark’s memories, their scorching attraction returns with a vengeance! Soon Cesare must decide… Can he abandon all his rules? “I DO” FOR REVENGE by USA TODAY bestselling author Abby Green Vittorio Vitale is feeling victorious. The Gavia family destroyed his own: abandoning their niece Flora at the altar is the perfect payback. Then Flora bursts into his office, demanding answers! Her anger is startling—as is their sudden searing attraction. Except she leaves before it can be explored… Jilted then disinherited, Flora is waitressing to survive. Until Vittorio spots her and presents a new deal – a mutually beneficial fake relationship! A Vitale proposal burned Flora before…but with chemistry this strong, can she resist saying “I do” again? BOSS WITH BENEFITS (A Billion-Dollar Bet novel) by Lucy King CEO Adam Courtney must stay celibate or lose an acquisition that will absolve the guilt of his mother’s death. No problem… Until the woman he shared an uncharacteristically impulsive encounter with walks into his Manhattan boardroom to audit his firm. Because he knows exactly how searing they are together… Being in Adam’s orbit daily, unable to touch him, is torture. Only Ella Green can’t cave. She won’t risk her career for anyone again. Yet the more forbidden their desire, the hotter it burns, and the faster they lose grip on their control… EMERGENCY ENGAGEMENT By USA TODAY bestselling author Cathy Williams Ambushing billionaire Rafael Moreno is chef Samantha’s last resort – she needs the ruthless developer to retract his bid on her dream bakery. Rafael responds with a counteroffer. Suddenly Sammy’s in the Caribbean, catering his business summit! Then Rafael’s playboy past threatens to sink an important deal, leaving him urgently needing a solution. He’s ready to re-negotiate with Sammy – if she becomes his temporary fiancée! A shared hotel suite and some fake devotion? Sounds like an easy bargain to her. Until their ruse of a romance starts to feel dangerously real... For more stories filled with passion and drama, look for Harlequin Presents October 2024 Box Set – 1 of 2
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369754913
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
Harlequin Presents brings you four full-length stories in one collection! Experience the glamorous lives of royals and billionaires, where passion knows no bounds. Be swept into a world of luxury, wealth and exotic locations. This box set includes: ITALIAN BABY SHOCK (A Scandalous Heirs Novel) by Jackie Ashenden An accident left Lark Edwards no memory of the night in Rome that left her pregnant. Returning to Italy for work, Lark meets captivating tycoon Cesare Donati for the first time – but he seems intimately familiar with her… Scarred by his childhood, Cesare has vowed never to have a family. Except discovering his baby daughter awakens something he long thought dead. And unlike Lark’s memories, their scorching attraction returns with a vengeance! Soon Cesare must decide… Can he abandon all his rules? “I DO” FOR REVENGE by USA TODAY bestselling author Abby Green Vittorio Vitale is feeling victorious. The Gavia family destroyed his own: abandoning their niece Flora at the altar is the perfect payback. Then Flora bursts into his office, demanding answers! Her anger is startling—as is their sudden searing attraction. Except she leaves before it can be explored… Jilted then disinherited, Flora is waitressing to survive. Until Vittorio spots her and presents a new deal – a mutually beneficial fake relationship! A Vitale proposal burned Flora before…but with chemistry this strong, can she resist saying “I do” again? BOSS WITH BENEFITS (A Billion-Dollar Bet novel) by Lucy King CEO Adam Courtney must stay celibate or lose an acquisition that will absolve the guilt of his mother’s death. No problem… Until the woman he shared an uncharacteristically impulsive encounter with walks into his Manhattan boardroom to audit his firm. Because he knows exactly how searing they are together… Being in Adam’s orbit daily, unable to touch him, is torture. Only Ella Green can’t cave. She won’t risk her career for anyone again. Yet the more forbidden their desire, the hotter it burns, and the faster they lose grip on their control… EMERGENCY ENGAGEMENT By USA TODAY bestselling author Cathy Williams Ambushing billionaire Rafael Moreno is chef Samantha’s last resort – she needs the ruthless developer to retract his bid on her dream bakery. Rafael responds with a counteroffer. Suddenly Sammy’s in the Caribbean, catering his business summit! Then Rafael’s playboy past threatens to sink an important deal, leaving him urgently needing a solution. He’s ready to re-negotiate with Sammy – if she becomes his temporary fiancée! A shared hotel suite and some fake devotion? Sounds like an easy bargain to her. Until their ruse of a romance starts to feel dangerously real... For more stories filled with passion and drama, look for Harlequin Presents October 2024 Box Set – 1 of 2