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Working as overnight tech support, James Lyle has long said he’d do anything to escape the boredom. But his commitment to excitement is tested when a slight coincidence one shift sends him to a different part of his office building . . . and he discovers a stairwell that contains not stairs but rather a landscape of seemingly infinite cubicles against a distant horizon. Unwilling (and unable) to stay away, James and a few of his trusted friends begin to explore this endless maze of supernatural business ennui.

A cozy home in a small town, a lake for fishing, and a few friendly neighbors — that's all Sean needs. And that's exactly what he's hoping to find in the quiet town of Waycross. But when he discovers a mysterious book in the attic of his new home, strange things start to happen. Strange and magical things. With magic in play, Sean's priorities and ambitions might just shift. The one thing he is getting, though, are those friendly neighbors. And he'll be needing them, too.

'I want to eat everything in this book every single day for the rest of my life' - James Acaster 'Sweet and funny ... as well as genuinely insightful about cooking' - Hadley Freeman, The Sunday Times 'As touching as it is delicious' - The Evening Standard From Spaced, Shaun of the Dead and Hot...

Because of the potato me and my family left our home and travelled 6,000 miles to find a new life . . . Slim Hannigan and her family are poor but happy. Theirs is a life filled with love and laughter - and a pet pig called Hamlet. But things change overnight, and suddenly they find themselves...

The corridor of the Fine Arts Building was deserted, save for two figures at the far end, two men approaching slowly. Rose was about to go into the classroom, where she'd left her purse, when she saw a sign on the door - a crude sign in pencil, on a ragged sheet of paper. "Collapse of Western Civilization - Dr. Norbert Beilstein," it said. "Visitors welcome."

The iron-clad Reality of the world cannot be denied, and the Void cannot be filled. The many true threats to Zeme remain hidden for the moment, allowing all of humanity to thrive in their various shelters. Those who wield Magic devote themselves to their people, giving them a chance to exist.

Valdis Wolfbane is renowned through the lands for his physical prowess and mighty conquests, but he's willing to give it all up to purchase a farm and settle down.

Exchanging a sword for a plow, he's set on turning the dilapidated farm into something he can live off for the rest of his peaceful life.

What he didn't bet on was finding love after all these years of fighting. Now that he has the time, he's about to discover that two is better than one... and three makes for a life well lived.

Our weapons manufacturing business was improving by the week, and we had more money than we knew what to do with. I kept steadily leveling up, and Blerg finally finished our racetrack. It seemed that all of these dreams of ours were finally becoming a reality. We even had time to start planning our wedding! That was as exciting as it was emotional. But then we learned that more refugees were going to be joining us in our Protection Zone.

Jordan Cash woke up in the heart of a Pinnacle Dungeon with no memories, a dead adventurer at his feet, and a Legendary Tablet fused to his hand. The Dungeon Core offered him a deal: take the fallen warrior's power, rescue the low-level adventurers trapped in its depths, and destroy the Demon Core threatening the Fae Wilds. In exchange, Jordan gained the Battle Scholar class—a team-management specialization that lets him control the skill trees and class abilities of every party member under his command.

Kain Asheld put a marker to the three people closest to him on a quiet ridge overlooking the valley where they'd always promised to meet. His brother Mark never wanted the mercenary life. He wanted to farm. He never got the chance. Kain bought the land with his share of a final bounty and a desperate need for silence. The locals call it Madder's Place. Ten acres of rotting floorboards, a collapsed roof, and fields the wild took back a decade ago. They'd been talking about burning it down.

Not only has Tanner taken an adoptive daughter, but Amara is pregnant as well. The evil dungeon has been defeated, and his ability to enchant has reached a whole new level. But so much more is in store for the Master of Crafts. The wilds are changing and events are happening all throughout the biomes. Races are displaced and Tanner must turn his homestead into a budding village. That's just the beginning, as his production must ramp up to meet the demands of trade.

Derek Birks is an #historicalfiction author who is interested in all matters historical. Sharon Bennett Connolly is a #medieval #historian who writes mainly about women.

Life at Lucky Nickel Acres has reached a chaotic new normal. Ben's first litter of demi-beast babies are growing at an alarming rate, Citrine the Harpy Queen is frantically preparing to lay her royal egg, and Lady Helena Graythorne—once Ben's sworn enemy—is secretly working to topple Cinderfell's corrupt leadership from within. But beneath the bustling farm, ancient secrets lie dormant. When strange dreams connect Ben to the legendary Grand Vizier, he discovers a hidden door in the cellar that might hold the key to his mysterious powers and growing strength.

The four rules of freelance villainy are as follows: 1. Always wear a mask 2. Never hurt civilians 3. Never kill the heroes you’re paid to fight. 4. And the bad guy always loses. Victor, better known as the super villain Magneron, always played by those rules. He fought the bad fight, got beat, and got paid. And that worked well for him and the many women who loved him. What it didn't work for was the Guild of Villainous Foes, the premiere bad guy organization on the planet!

Following the guidance of a mysterious blue prompt, Sylas journeys to the town of Ember Hollow to breathe new life into a quaint local pub. Along the way, he meets a clever apothecary named Mira, who helps him acclimate to the ins and outs of the realm, and Patches, a corpulent cat who’s slightly . . . shall we say, unusual. Dubbing the pub “The Old Lamplighter,” Sylas hopes it will be a safe haven for other weary souls. Of course, it doesn’t feel that safe when the prompt reappears with a warning: [You have 89 days until the invasion.]

Jean Collins had two daughters. But she only loved one of them. She knew it was wrong, but she just couldn't help herself. Jess was a little sweetheart, everyone said so. Anne was awkward and serious and not much fun, to be frank. But now the years have passed. Jess is missing - run off long ago, no one knows where or why. So when Jean is left in a coma after a road accident, it's Anne who travels back up north to sit at her mother's bedside. And she wonders - why did Jean dash out into the road without looking? What distracted her?

Most people would probably be embarrassed to land themselves back in their hometown and working at a pizzeria after an ugly divorce. Not me. It's home, and I have one last shot to make Wren Daniels see me as more than just her brother's best friend. When the opportunity to show her what's been right in front of her this whole time presents itself, I take it, holding nothing back this time. Wren thinks we're pretending, but there's nothing fake about the way I feel. After all, she's always had...a pizza my heart.

When Benjamin Nickels discovers he's the proud new owner of a derelict hobby farm, inherited from a crazy uncle he's never met, he's too excited to question his good fortune. He tells off his boss, quits his job, and heads out of town to Lucky Nickel Acres.

After surviving a harrowing journey across multiple realms, Clay Carradine has finally begun to understand how to use his impressive powers. Yet he barely has time to catch his breath before a magical attack forces him to flee once more. Faced with magical power that he can't yet defeat, Clay must lead everyone he loves safely to the one man who can teach him how to protect them all: Landon Seek.

Anika DuPont just knows she's bound for stardom. As Magical Girl Understudy, she's already a big deal in her hometown, and now that she's eighteen, she's heading to Tokyexico University, where the real action is. Every superhero on Earth is jockeying for better roles in a global reality show created for the amusement of alien children, and Annie's trying to keep her secret identity hidden while she makes her way out of dead-end Little League roles.