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THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER A heartbreaking read of loss and hope from Laura Pearson The list he left had just one item on it. Or, at least, it did at first… Mabel Beaumont’s husband Arthur loved lists. He’d leave them for her everywhere. ‘Remember: eggs, butter, sugar’. ‘I love you...

Elliot Hansen never falls in love with the right guy, so his friends have decided to take that over. Meet Elliot's perfect man: 1. Those abs. 2. That V. But a boyfriend should be more than the sum of his parts. Shouldn't he? Elliot's not so sure once sexy NYPD Detective Win Rogers bursts into his bedroom to apprehend a criminal. A new series with a touch of angst and a whole lot of swoon.

I'm back in Boston after ten years of traveling, and I've fulfilled all my goals: See the world. Figure out what to do with my life. Get over my impossible crush on Gray. Check, check, and check. Life's good until I accidentally find Gray's happy list, which contains some very interesting things that friends never ever do with each other. And as weeks pass, it becomes clear those not-so-innocent parts are the ones Gray is determined to explore with me. I can't resist him, and pretty soon I'm forced to admit that I'm not as done with my crush as I thought I was . . .

When I moved to Devil’s Point, I wanted to leave my old life behind, become someone new. But it seems like my old life isn’t done with me yet. A customer dances on my last nerve and a song I despise pushes me over the edge. I’m out for blood. Their blood. What I get in return is so much more. I sate my bloodlust, and get a hummingbird for my troubles.

At a coastal memorial for Helen Bowers, Mara Vale notices a small mistake. The table cards are in the wrong order. One guest has been placed where she should not be. Another name is missing. The welcome speech has been moved. Condolence cards have been hidden in a drawer. A letter appears and disappears from the writing room. Lilies arrive according to an order nobody admits to placing. And Noor Bell, a writer who barely knew Helen, has been invited for reasons no one can yet explain. Mara has come to host a memorial. Instead, she begins to read the house.

In need of work and a change of scenery, Aussie expat Jayden Turner agrees to a short-term chef position at a bed-and-breakfast over the Christmas holidays. What he finds is a grand old house in a beautiful town, and his new boss is gorgeous, gay, and single. After his divorce, Carter “Cass” Campion bought his great-aunt’s run-down country manor in his hometown, and he’s determined to get it ready for the busy holiday period. Recently out as gay, he’s been focused solely on his business and hasn’t had time for a man. Not that many gay men come through Hartbridge...

A cute teacher gets a spanking this Christmas. How hot can it get being on his former student’s Naughty List? Is Aaron allowed to want a hot holiday fling with his young former student? Even more forbidden, is he allowed to want this student to spank him? It’s another Christmas, and Aaron is still in the closet as a gay man and a natural submissive. With one youthful indiscretion blacking his ethics record, he can’t afford to indulge his desires no matter how pent up and needy that leaves him. Until his former student comes home for the holidays.

In this ferocious and tender debut, Chen Chen investigates inherited forms of love and family — the strained relationship between a mother and son, the cost of necessary goodbyes — all from Asian American, immigrant, and queer perspectives. Holding all accountable, this collection fully embraces the loss, grief, and abundant joy that come with charting one's own path in identity, life, and love.

For fans of This Girl's a Killer and Joanna Wallace comes a quirky, queer, crime-filled mystery following a contract killer who breaks all her rules when she is hired to kill someone who doesn’t exist... For this hitwoman, curiosity may be killer. Contract killer Robbie McNeil never asks...

For 20 years, Maggie has kept her true feelings for Celia a secret - even from herself. Newly widowed, she is finally free to acknowledge the unspoken wishes of her heart. But will Maggie and Celia have the courage to overcome their fears... and trust each other enough to finish what never got started?

In spite of swearing up and down he's a bachelor forever, Derek Windsor is ready to settle down with Elliott Chandler. After a long distance relationship and a few months of wedding planning, it all comes down to this weekend; a wedding on the Washington coast, then they can start their life together on Maui.

Kelsey Peterson has one goal. To talk to Olivia Pritchard, the most beautiful woman she has ever seen. There’s only one problem with the plan! Kelsey is useless with women. So useless, in fact, that she tends to cause accidental bodily harm to herself when in the vicinity of an attractive female.

Holly is having trouble getting into the holiday spirit. When the only romance in her life consists of Hallmark movie marathons, she’s pretty sure things could not get more discouraging. When a knock sounds at the door, Holly suddenly finds herself face-to-face with a stranger. A hot, handsome butch named Nic. When the chemistry sparks between them, Holly is faced with a tantalizing new dilemma - will she be naughty or nice?