Seven Aussie authors decided the most purple prose phrase they could think of was, "Sheathe your love sabre." So, naturally, they agreed to each write a story that included the phrase. From those auspicious beginnings, the Love Sabre anthology was born. From spicy hot to sweet, each Love Sabrist has penned a wonderful, yet very different story guaranteed to make you smile, laugh, gasp, or cry. All of them will make you go, "awww."

All Celia wanted was to be a wife and a mother. All she was getting was a string of bad ex-boyfriends; ones that she had to run away from. All she had left was the clothes on her back, and the knowledge that she couldn’t go back home. Ever. She was tiring of running, and running out of places to run to. Then Celia sees the opportunity to be a mail order bride for an alien race in desperate need of women. To be a wife and mother, combined with being on the other side of the universe? Sign h...

'I sit on the loo and think about all the people I can have sex with now. I'm not obsessed with sex. I just can't stop thinking about it.'The Fleabag bites back. A rip-roaring account of some sort of female living her sort of life.Phoebe Waller-Bridge's debut play is an outrageously funny monologue for a female performer. Fleabag premiered at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, performed by Phoebe herself, before transferring to Soho Theatre, London, for t...

The heart-stopping first chapter in bestselling author Jessica Shirvington's Disruption series.What if a microchip could identify your perfect match?What if it could be used against you and the ones you love?Eight years ago, Mercer Corporation's M-Bands became mandatory. An evolution of the smartphone, the bracelets promised an easier life. Instead, they have come to control it.Two years ago, Maggie Stevens watched helplessly as one of the people she loved most...

Unlucky thieves invade a house where Home Alone seems like a playground romp. An antique bookseller and a mob enforcer join forces to retrieve the Atlas of Hell. Postapocalyptic survivors cannot decide which is worse: demon women haunting the skies or maddened extremists patrolling the earth.In this chilling twenty-first-century companion to the cult classic Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror, Ellen Datlow again proves herself the most masterful editor of the ...

**From NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling Author Clare ColeThe final part of the rocking romance hit "Curves for the Rock Star" is here!**With Rick's crazed ex-girlfriend stalking her, Amy escapes with her rockstar boyfriend to seek refuge in a hotel until the coast is clear. But Louisa is one step ahead, leading to a bizarre showdown that has Amy answering a question she never thought she'd be asked in these circumstances...This 12,000 word romance f...

A fake relationship gone awry.Maggie’s made a big mistake…With her brother Justin’s help, sweet, innocent Maggie Grant left the city and moved to Mountain Valley to work on her romance novel in peace. Her parents, very much against the decision, have decided to pay her a visit and drag her back home. In a moment of panic, Maggie tells them she won’t leave because she’s met the perfect man and they’re now living together. The only p...

From the fun of the fair to the depths of hell, experience sixteen more curses in this sequel to the bestselling Cursed: An Anthology. A blend of traditional and reimagined curses from fairy-tales to Snow White, from some of the best names in fantasy.BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FORTake a trip to a terrifying carnival and uncover the secrets within, solve a mysterious puzzle box and await your reward, join a travelling circus and witness the strangest ...

It is the number that should invoke fear in all of us. Does it frighten you? Somewhere lurking within these 33 tales of flash-fiction true terror exists for those brave enough to read on.Travel along with; a generations spanning cannibal clan eating their way through America to serial killers crossing paths on deserted train tracks to those unfortunate souls who have come face-to-face with the Devil. If that's not enough, you'll encounter vampires, giant insects, carpet-dwelling al...

'Nina Dall is as singular and mercurial a character as I've ever been charmed and terrified to meet.' TIM ROGERSNina Dall has seen it all by her twenty-first birthday, including her own meteoric rise to fame and its inevitable aftermath. She created teen band The Dolls to escape suburban hell. Now she needs to prove she's not a one-hit wonder and convince veteran producer John Villiers to be her own personal svengali. But he's got his own problems.Rose Dall craves adoration...

Six funny and perceptive monologues about the stresses of modern female life.Meryl Davenport – A mother who tells the story of her non-stop day in a rapid-fire internal monologue.Tiggy Entwhistle – A cactus lover bravely attempting to rise above her relationship crisis.Mary O'Donnell – A feisty teenage schoolgirl competing in a talent quest.Theresa McTerry – An increasingly disillusioned bride on her wedding day.Winsome Webster – A widow with an appe...

A stirring, bold and moving anthology of stories and poetry by top LGBTQ+ YA authors and new talent, giving their unique responses to the broad theme of pride. Each story has an illustration by an artist identifying as part of the LGBTQ+ community. Compiled by Juno Dawson, author of THIS BOOK IS GAY and CLEAN. A celebration of LGBTQ+ talent, PROUD is a thought-provoking, funny, emotional read. Contributors: Steve Antony, Dean Atta, Kate Alizadeh, Fox Benwell, Alex Bertie, Caroline Bird, Fa...