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An electrifying collection of linked stories following a cast of characters navigating bodies, queerness, power, and sex—with radical results—from the bestselling author of Housemates. A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026: Playboy, Literary Hub, Debutiful, LGBTQ Reads, SheReads/The Stacks With a...

Thirteen tales are unspun from the deeply familiar and woven anew into a collection of fairy tales that wind back through time. Emma Donoghue reveals heroines young and old in unexpected alliances--sometimes treacherous, sometimes erotic, but always courageous. Told with luminous voices that shimmer with sensuality and truth, these age-old characters shed their antiquated cloaks to travel a seductive new landscape, radiantly transformed.

Miss Lucy Lancester has loved her brother's best friend, Roman Alexander, for as long as she can remember. So devotedly, she's vowed never to marry anyone else. But her beloved libertine is hardly aware of her existence, and not the least deserving of her affection. Deciding her cause is lost, she makes plans to open a girls' school in Bath. There's just one thing she needs to do before she confirms her spinsterhood forever: spend one blissful night in Roman's arms.

Dottie is a woman with a heart full of emotions but unable to express them unless through her journals. When Jack goes off to war, Dottie is left behind having to be strong for their young daughter Mary.

In this final book of Pulitzer Prize-winner Edna Ferber's series featuring the indomitable Emma McChesney, Emma's newly married son Jock has relocated to Chicago, leaving Emma an empty-nester. Her secret romance and pending nuptials stall when their company is thrown into an uproar at the height of the selling season. To defeat her long-time nemesis and take the T.A. Buck Featherloom Petticoat Company international, the always-competitive Emma sails off on a whirlwind tour of South America.

Emma never wanted a family. Until she did. As a nurse practitioner, Emmaline is used to helping other people. She likes her job but is lonely. When her life is devastated by the death of a close friend, Emma finds a new purpose in life—becoming a mother. But will her heart be broken by grief again? If it is, and she is all alone, how will she survive?

Embark on a hilariously turbulent journey through the world of modern dating with Emma Bright’s Swiping Left: Short Stories of My Dating Disasters. This captivating collection of dating misadventures takes you into the heart of disastrous romantic encounters that are as laugh-out-loud funny as they are cringe-inducingly relatable. Each account in this collection showcases a unique, often absurd, and always entertaining dating debacle that Emma has bravely navigated in the modern dating age.

Faith didn’t expect to catch the eye of the devil when her friends dragged her to a Halloween party at one of the city’s most elite businesses. She didn’t even know who he was until his gaze locked on hers, intense, hungry, and coming straight for her like he already knew what he wanted. Coward that I am, I ran. But you can’t outrun a man like that, no matter how hard you try. I couldn’t stop dreaming of him, though. The way he looked at me. The fire in his eyes. But at least I’d never have to see him again, right?

Melody is not a fan of modern rock music. She’s more into music from bygone eras than that from her generation, but when her college roommate insists she go to a rock concert with her and a few other friends, she reluctantly lets them drag her along. She doesn’t know anything about the band they’re seeing except its name. That’s why when Melody is about to pee her pants and stumbles into the lead singer’s dressing room, mistaking it for a bathroom, she has no clue who the hot dude is.

Jessa Jeffrey has had enough of writing fluff pieces about fashion. She’s not interested in the latest trends or celebrity gossip—she wants real stories, the kind that change the world. Politics, war, controversy—that’s where her passion lies. She just needs a chance. Her boss finally gives her a chance at the big leagues—but there’s a catch. If she wants to prove herself, she has to score an interview with Riker Morin—the grumpy, scarred war hero turned MMA fighter. A man as dangerous as he is elusive.

Very short stories for very young children: The Hungry Tiger.

Emily Haskins has it all—successful career, high-powered job as a marketer for one of New York City’s top advertising firms—but it’s all work, no play. She’s a workaholic, and that’s fine by her… until her free-spirited mother practically drags her to the Mountain Ridge Resort in Virginia for a mother-daughter bonding vacation. Reluctantly, Emily agrees. She needs a break, even if she doesn’t know how to relax. Then he shows up. A tall, dark, and dangerously handsome riding instructor with a grin that promises trouble.

Secrets is a spicy stalker romance featuring a jealous, possessive alpha male who’ll stop at nothing to make his sweet, innocent heroine his—and his morals? Let’s just say they’re as gray as they come.

Lights, Camera, Love is packed with intense chemistry, possessive obsession, and unapologetically steamy moments. If you’re ready for a no-holds-barred romance where the bad boy won’t take no for an answer, buckle up! Justin will ruin you in the best way possible.

Very short stories for very young children: The Ungratitude Fox.

Very short stories for very young children.