Monica has a theory about love: it starts electric and ends in watching Netflix in matching pyjamas. She's seen the evidence. She's lived it.So when she moves to Rome, the last thing she's looking for is a relationship. What she gets instead is Alexi: calm, confident, with an unparalleled lust for life. Their arrangement is simple — the summer, nothing more. No future. No expectations. No slow decay into domesticity.It works. Then it starts to work too well.A litera...

Nathanael West's novella, "Miss Lonelyhearts," delves into the despair and disillusionment of the American urban experience during the 1930s. Through the form of a sardonic and tragic narrative, West follows the titular character, a newspaper advice columnist, who becomes increasingly overwhelmed by the heartfelt letters from readers seeking solace in an indifferent world. The book's expressionist style, marked by sharp wit and dark humor, captures the malaise and existential dread that pe...

Nash Richards was my first everything. First boyfriend, first time, first love. First heartbreak, too.In a former life, I used to religiously attend Lakeside U's hockey games. Then my ex-who-shall-not-be-named—the team's top defensive enforcer—cross-checked my heart into the boards, and I haven't set foot in that arena since.But when fate conspires against me, I'm assigned to complete my senior athletic training internship with Nash's team, and forced to wo...

One very unusual day, it rains, but not the kind that's expected . . ."The heavens opened and down they sent one quite noisy elephant!"And so, begins a very hilarious downpour of confused, amused, bemused, grumpy, frumpy, mumpy, lumpy, highly annoyed, and patiently suffering zoo full of animals onto an unseen town down below!"We have to duck and run for cover while chickens cluck and near us hover! They're raining fast all over town! I w...

Gender-bent TED LASSO meets THE DEAL in a new grumpy/sunshine hockey romance from bestselling author Livy Hart.When a career-ending injury forces hockey superstar Sadie Rivers to hang up her skates, she never expects to be the NHL’s first female coach. The Portland Fury are the league’s worst team—and Sadie has one season to turn the franchise around. Critics of her “soft touch” coaching style make no secret of their skepticism, but Sadie has never bucked a challen...

Spring break is about having fun and, for Maddie and Cameron, a steamy friends with benefits relationship—until they realize they might be falling in love. This BookTok sensation is perfect for fans of Hannah Grace’s Icebreaker and Tessa Bailey’s spicy rom-coms.What started as a game just got serious.Cameron's a hot NFL prospect and a total player on and off the field. But his moves don't seem to work on Maddie. While she once crus...

Lifelong best friends say 'I do' to a marriage of convenience, trading vows for a financial safety net and benefits. Perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Katherine Center.Evie Bloom pays attention to the details. Her very job depends on it—as an aspiring Foley artist, she’s responsible for every crisp footstep, smacking kiss, and distinct sound in film and television. So when she’s selected for a fellowship opportunity that would make all her career dreams come true...

Two strangers find themselves stranded at sea together in this epic new love story by bestselling author Beth O’Leary.What if you were lost at sea…with your one-night stand?Zeke and Lexi thought it would just be a night of fun. They had no intentions of seeing each other again. Zeke is only in town for the weekend to buy back his late father’s houseboat. Lexi has no time for dating when she needs to help take care of her best friend's daughter.Going...

**“A must-read for sports-romance lovers.”—Elle Kennedy, New York Times bestselling author of the Off Campus seriesAN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!The road to redemption is far from smooth as ice in this sweeping romance between a figure skater and hockey player from the USA Today bestselling author of Collide.**Sierra Romanova was an Olympian figure skater before a life-altering accident on the ice left her with panic attacks eve...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey is back with an all-new marriage of convenience, friends-to-lovers sports romance about a baseball catcher and the burlesque club owner he can’t get out of his head. Read in dual narration by Emma Wilder and Jason Clarke, this spicy audiobook is destined to leave listeners weak in the knees with Clarke’s thick Irish accent. Now a Kirkus Earphones Award winner!Madden Donahue, the newest catcher for the Yanke...

A sassy, spicy and hilarious sports romcom for fans of Emily Henry and Meghan Quinn. Miss Congeniality meets the Superbowl!'A really fun, spicy read…I'd recommend it to anyone who enjoys Elle Kennedy or Grace Reilly books''Once upon a time, those lips would have curved with a tender smile while his eyes would have roamed across my face, like he was reading a book and he enjoyed the words. Now his expression is stony as if he no longer sees anything worth his in...

"An absolutely delightful treat to savor! Relatable, sexy, and beautiful." —Elena Armas, New York Times bestselling author of The Spanish Love DeceptionSummer won't last forever.Sage Byrd has lived in the coastal town of Spunes, Oregon (not to be confused with Forks, Washington) her entire life. She's learned to love her small world, with the misfit animals on her hobby farm, and her friendships with the town’s in...