"You know this is, by far, the worst interview I've ever done," I confess. "You're either a fucking amazing chef or just a cocky bastard who's wasting my time.""Those two aren't mutually exclusive, you know," Viktor chuckles as he places his arms against the desk, leaning towards me with a smirk. "Anyway, let me show you just what I can do."***Louis, a young restaurant owner behind on his rent, is going to lose everything if he fails to come up with the overdue payme...

Tales of the Emperor is based on the life of Qin Shi Huang (circa 260–210 BCE), the “First Emperor” – he who unified China, gave it his name, built the Great Wall, entombed an army of terra cotta soldiers, authored legalism, erased history, insinuated governance, and established paranoia as a national characteristic. His dynasty did not outlive him but his influence permeates the present and, there is ample indication, will dominate the future.The literary method of Ta...

A contemporary thriller about greed, abduction and blackmail.The eldest son of the Prime Minister of Great Britain is a member of the crew of the Xylonite. The catamaran has been entered into a demanding race from England, around Antarctica and back.The Xylonite has ceased reporting her position and seems to have gone missing. Irregularities in the building and crewing of the catamaran are uncovered, but is it a case of storm damage or is there a more sinister reason behind...

My TWP Plays presents five important plays written by Jack Winter while he was resident playwright at Toronto Workshop Productions, one of the first great troupes of the experimental and alternative theatre movement. The carnivalesque style of the selected works in this anthology reflects the turbulence, contradictions, and subversion of the social revolution during which they were written and first produced, as well as the cultural politics at a time when Canadian artists were in...

When Mrs. Claus sneaks away from the North Pole on Christmas Eve, Santa sends out a security team to bring her home before dawn on Christmas Day. The team follows the tracking beacon in Mrs. Claus's coat to downtown New York City, finding her in the crowded streets of the human city. They hustle her into an alley and use magic to take her home to North Pole City.Merri Blevins has had a rough night. Not only was her adorable elf costume unavailable at the costume store, forcing her ...

Pumpkin is on a plane back home for Thanksgiving when the man beside her becomes the jerk nobody wants to sit beside. When a dark and handsome Russian comes to her rescue and makes the sleazy neighbor switch seats, she's forever in his debt.Miller wasn't planning on coming back to Texas this soon, but an emergency lands him on a commercial flight with a woman that he can't keep his eyes off of.Will this chance meeting change their lives forever? It's Thanksgiving…and anythi...

Warning: This book contains explicit descriptions of an older, alpha male spanking and physically dominating a much younger, submissive female. The content is strictly for adults only!It’s been two weeks since Emily last saw her boyfriend’s father, Charles. It’s been two weeks since that morning in the kitchen, and she can’t stop thinking about him. When Charles suddenly reappears, offering to bring Emily to his lavish office in the city, it’s an easy decision for ...

In May 2000 the British nuclear hunter-killer submarine HMS Tireless limped into Gibraltar using emergency propulsion and with her nuclear reactor shut down. Days earlier, while traversing the Straits of Sicily the crew had discovered a crack in one of the nuclear reactor pipes, requiring the immediate shutting down of the reactor to prevent a potential reactor accident, an operation never before conducted on a British submarine at sea. Th e previous six days had been a difficult time for ...

Joy moved across the country to take a job as the secretary to the mayor of Troping. The only problem is, the more time she spends with Mayor North, the more time she doesn't want to spend away from him. Things between them could never work and she needs to concentrate on saving money. But one night when the power goes out, a plan is hatched and she agrees to so much more.When North proposes a marriage of convenience, Joy thinks he's lost his mind. Maybe he has, but how else is he ...

Tinsel is the town sheriff in Troping and she loves her job. The only downside is her brother's best friend Jack, who also happens to be her nemesis. He does everything he can to get under her skin, but she's always got a ticket ready to pass out to annoy him right back.Jack has been in love with Tinsel since his best friend first brought him home for the holidays. The only problem is keeping his distance when all he wants to do is hold her close. For years he's kept his control, b...

The gripping tale of sabotage at sea, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.In the heart of the Aegean Sea, a luxury yacht is on fire and sinking fast. Minutes later, a four-engined jet with a fire in its nose-cone crashes into the sea.Is there a sinister connection between these two tragedies? And is it an accident that the Ariadne, a NATO spy ship, is the only vessel in the vicinity – the only witness?Only Commander Talbot of the Ariadne

Laurelin: I work with the homeless, so I dress modestly. Okay, it’s not just modest - I look like a ragamuffin with my patched jeans and torn t-shirts, not to mention the soiled backpack at my feet. But imagine my surprise when a rich, handsome man mistakes me for a homeless girl and offers to let me stay with him … for a price, that is.Tate: I’m not a charitable man, but when I saw the blonde scrounging for food, my instincts kicked into high gear. No one that beautiful s...