White Oleander is a painfully beautiful first novel about a young girl growing up the hard way. It is a powerful story of mothers and daughters, their ambiguous alliances, their selfish love and cruel behaviour, and the search for love and identity.Astrid has been raised by her mother, a beautiful, headstrong poet. Astrid forgives her everything as her world revolves around this beautiful creature until Ingrid murders a former lover and is imprisoned for life. Astrid's fierce determination...

An exhilarating, primal summer fling in the woods leads to an intensely sexy, edgy romance, where anything goes—just remember your safe word.Divorced and buried in student loan debt, Claire Collins eagerly enters a spicy business agreement with an acquaintance who wants to explore his primal desires. The deal is simple: thirty days as his sexual prey, $30,000 in her bank account. All she has to do is give Shane Underwood the hunt of his life.Claire’s a phys...

The unforgettable story of a young woman's odyssey through a series of Los Angeles foster homes on her journey to redemption.Astrid is the only child of a single mother, Ingrid, a brilliant, obsessed poet who wields her luminous beauty to intimidate and manipulate men. Astrid worships her mother and cherishes their private world full of ritual and mystery - but their idyll is shattered when Astrid's mother falls apart over a lover. Deranged by rejection, Ingrid mur...

From USA Today best-selling author Becca Jameson comes a new dark romance series. Roses and Thorns is packed with sex, lies, secrets, deceit, vendettas, and dark situations.She brought me to my knees the moment I met her. I’ll stop at nothing to keep her safe…KalindaI’m from the wrong side of the tracks. A nobody barely surviving on the tips I make dancing for sleazy men. That’s what makes me an easy target...

**THE STUNNING SEQUEL TO THE JASMINE THRONE, WINNER OF THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD!"Alluring, action-packed, and gut-wrenching," (Publishers Weekly, starred review*),* The Oleander Sword continues Tasha Suri's acclaimed Burning Kingdoms trilogy, in which a powerful priestess and a vengeful princess will change the fate of an empire.**The prophecy of the nameless god—the words that declared Malini the rightful empress of Parijatdvipa—has proven a bless...

The Oleander Effect: Snow in November is an action packed, thrilling spy novel set in a future world where globalisation has occurred on a political scale. A dying organisation designed to control important political figures has survived the political franchise, and they are about to receive their greatest recruit – the son of the leadership. However, the selection process is just as unorthodox to Julian Gralso as the puppeteer is to the puppet. It will test him in unimaginable ways, but

Eli tried to leave the supernatural life behind. Problem is, it won't let her go.Eliza "Eli" Moore may have been born a seer, but she didn't want to live like one. That was why she became a private detective, and opened Nine Lives Investigations. Being able to talk to the dead gives her an undeniable edge in solving cases, and she figured it was all for the greater good. Then Eli is forced to exorcise a demon, the local witch elder ends up dead, and Eli fears she's in over her head...

The Jasmine Throne has been hailed as a series opener that will "undoubtedly reshape the landscape of epic fantasy for years to come" (Booklist, starred). Now, award-winning author Tasha Suri's provocative and powerful Burning Kingdoms trilogy continues with The Oleander Sword.The prophecy of the nameless god—the words that declared Malini the rightful empress of Parijatdvipa—has proven a blessing and curse. She is determined to claim the...

What is stonger: the will of a king, a prophecy, or love?Seelie King Gabriel IV has always had his eye on Victoria, the daughter of his father's best friend—the man who mentored the young king like a son—the same man he murdered. Over a decade older than her and now a powerful king, he still wants her, but she has already turned him down more than once.Victoria's heart belongs to Charles Abgamon, a formidable man who has sworn himself to love only her. He is everything she n...

The unforgettable story of a young woman's odyssey through a series of Los Angeles foster homes on her journey to redemption.Astrid is the only child of a single mother, Ingrid, a brilliant, obsessed poet who wields her luminous beauty to intimidate and manipulate men. Astrid worships her mother and cherishes their private world full of ritual and mystery - but their idyll is shattered when Astrid's mother falls apart over a lover. Deranged by rejection, Ingrid mur...

Allison Michaels never thought she could do it--be as callous and devious as her sister. Three weeks ago, she set out on an adventure that promised to leave her debt-free with a stacked portfolio and references that would allow her to break into the graphic design world. All she had to do was help destroy a horrible man.With her tail between her legs, debt-free, and opportunities to work at numerous design firms, Allison is running home heartbroken and with guilt comparable to her ...

They meet in the aftermath of a storm.Neither of them was looking for anything that lasts.Emelie Scott comes to a small Midwestern town to close an estate and untangle a family history built on silence. After a year that cost her everything—her relationship, her savings, and her job as a third-grade teacher—she tells herself this stop is temporary.One last thing before starting over.She doesn't expect a tornado.Or th...