**She’s in need of a fake, friendly boyfriend to charm her family.****He’s the last bachelor up for auction and a grumpy, last-minute stand-in.**Neither satisfies the other’s requirements but they might just be what each of them needs.With Lauren Connelly’s ex marrying her sister, the last thing she wants is to show up at the wedding without a date. Which means finding a fake boyfriend ASAP. The charity bachelor auction provides a solution to her problem, except th...

I didn't follow Wyatt Stone to college; I followed my heart. He just happened to be there.Against the odds, our love has only grown stronger over the last three years. Now Wyatt's entering his final college football season, only a few months away from the pro draft this spring. And despite how hard I tried to deny living the same love story as my parents, it seems I'm destined to become the wife of an NFL quarterback. Forever the cheerleader. Truthfully? I can't im...

Football has been my life. Not that I ever had a choice in the matter. When your dad is a retired, future Hall-of-Fame quarterback, the gridiron tends to weave its way into your DNA.I always loved the game, but I could do without the spotlight that comes with being Peyton Johnson, the great Reed Johnson's daughter. To make matters worse, when my dad retired from the NFL, he decided his second calling was to take over the head coaching gig at my high school, where h...

The year's best science fiction and fantasy as selected by The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers AssociationThis special 60th anniversary edition of the prestigious Nebula Awards Showcase anthology series reprints winning and nominated works from the 60th annual Nebula Awards, as voted on by members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA).Nebula Awards Showcase 60 features stories and excerpts by this year's Nebula Award winners and ...

Years ago, I accepted that football would always be a part of my life. I just didn't know how.When I met Wyatt Stone, I figured the game would weave its way into my young heart and become a part of my first real love. When I married him, I assumed my life would follow the same path as my mother's—the wife of an NFL quarterback, with all the highs and lows that come along with it.But when Wyatt didn't get picked in the draft, everything changed. And Wyatt's ...

A self-effacing look at aging through the eyes of Miss Belle. The author's attempt to bring levity into her life as she faces her reflection in the mirror each morning.

Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction, articles, interviews and art. Our September 2020 issue (#168) contains:Original fiction by Lavie Tidhar ("Blue And Blue And Blue And Pink"), G. D. Angier ("What Remains of Maya Sankovy"), Arula Ratnakar ("Lone Puppeteer of a Sleeping City"), Isabel Lee ("Certainty"), R. P. Sand ("Ask the Fireflies"), Nin Harris ("Every Plumage, Every Beak"), a...

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Hans Christian Andersen, the father of fairy tales.When Hans Christian Andersen was a little boy, he treated storybooks as jewels to be treasured. He wanted to perform on stage, but was always cast as the troll. Luckily, through theatre, he found a love for writing.He wrote about both the

Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction, articles, interviews and art. Our March 2021 issue (#174) contains:Original fiction by D.A. Xiaolin Spires ("Mamaborg's Milk and the Brilliance of Gems"), Isabel J. Kim ("Homecoming is Just Another Word for the Sublimation of the Self"), Wang Zhenzhen ("The Orbiting Guan Erye"), Arula Ratnakar ("Submergence"), Isabel Lee ("55 Plaque"), Wole Ta...

Courageous of heart, active and game, this little working terrier known as the Border Terrier delights his owners with his friendly, happy disposition as well as his unwavering work ethic. Historically bred to follow the horses on the hunt, this is an energetic, purposeful terrier that is smart and resourceful, requiring an owner who can keep up with his quick mind and body.

Mexican Gothic meets Rebecca in this debut supernatural suspense novel, set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, about a remote house, a sinister haunting, and the woman pulled into their clutches...During the overthrow of the Mexican government, Beatriz’s father was executed and her home destroyed. When handsome Don Rodolfo Solórzano proposes, Beatriz ignores the rumors surrounding his first wife’s sudden demise, choosing instead ...

In this book from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch of modern times.Little Elizabeth loved dogs and horses and dreamed of living on a farm. But, one day, she heard chants on the streets. Her uncle Edward had renounced the Crown, which meant her father would be the next king, and she heiress to the throne. From that day on, she had to learn how to ...