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Praised for having “the perfect blend of action, romance, suspense, and paranormal”*, #1 New York Times bestselling author Patrica Briggs's Alpha and Omega series now takes readers into the middle of some bad supernatural business… For once, mated werewolves Charles Cornick and Anna...

In 1923 the beautiful, spoiled, and bored Olivia, married to Douglas and his career in the Indian Civil Service, outrages the English and Indian communities by eloping with an Indian prince. Fifty years later, Douglas’s granddaughter, armed with Olivia’s letters, goes back to the heat and dust and squalor of the bazaars to find out for herself how Olivia could have been so affected by India that she turned her back on her own country.

At thirty, eldest brother Byron hasn't dated seriously in a while--not since he became a single dad to his beloved baby girl. Besides, he's found that most women can't see past his job as a bus driver, and he's not interested in that type of superficial foolishness. When he meets Cynthia Hall, her disinterest is obvious. Still, there's something about her. . .

Lawrence Pick, engineer, gathers startling evidence that the worlds weather may be rapidly changing, as a prelude to a fundamental alteration in global climate. In a secret underground laboratory, he and a team of equally skilled scientists learn that the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, largely due to the overuse of energy, will ascend to the point where no living thing can survive. Picks predictions become a reality as freakish weather conditions prevail...

Over three parts, Ellen van Neerven takes traditional storytelling and gives it a unique, contemporary twist. In ‘Heat’, we meet several generations of the Kresinger family and the legacy left by the mysterious Pearl. In ‘Water’, a futuristic world is imagined and the fate of a people threatened. In ‘Light’, familial ties are challenged and characters are caught between a desire for freedom and a sense of belonging.

Nach ihrer katastrophalen Krönung steht Diem im Zentrum des Konflikts zwischen den Descended und den Guardians. Mit ihren neu gewonnenen Freunden und dem Mann, in den sie sich verliebt, auf der einen Seite und den Sterblichen, die sie zu beschützen geschworen hat, auf der anderen, muss Diem einen schmalen Grad gehen, um die Menschen, die sie liebt, zu retten – sogar vor sich selbst. Das Rätsel um ihre ungewöhnliche Herkunft beginnt sich zu entwirren und führt Diem und Luther auf eine unerwartete Reise durch die Königreiche.

Preorder THEM GIRLS, the breathtaking new Eva Verde novel, coming Spring 2026. A deeply affecting novel, In Bloom tells of strength, survival, forgiveness, resilience and determination, and the fierce love and unbreakable bonds between mothers and daughters. Delph has kept herself small and...

Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Haigh returns to the Pennsylvania town at the center of her iconic novel Baker Towers in this ambitious, achingly human story of modern America and the conflicting forces at its heart—a bold, moving drama of hope and desperation, greed and...

When a catastrophic wildfire suddenly rips through a woman’s hometown, she thinks she is lucky to have survived . . . until she finds a dead woman in her driveway, clutching a piece of paper with her name on it. . . . The blaze came out of nowhere one summer afternoon, a wall of fire fed by...

Kaylah wakes up feeling hopeless and alone in a refugee camp. She has escaped civil war, but now has new enemies when "the leering man" and his friend become intent on stealing her money. Strangely, this latest predicament awakens Kaylah's fight and determination. When a chaotic disaster befalls the refugee camp, she faces another loss, and embarks on a new journey. Kaylah finds support and friendship in an unlikely person and discovers that her mother's advice to focus on helping others when feeling down yourself can propel you forward.

Raised as an Army brat, bush pilot Lyndie Anderson has always been independent - and alone. Living only for her plane and the open sky, she eagerly rushes to help save the people of a small Mexican town from a raging wildfire.Yet when her cargo is a drop-dead gorgeous fireman, Lyndie suddenly feels a burning desire -one that may ground her for the first time in her life.