Two girls embark on a summer of montage-worthy dates (with a few strings attached) in this hilarious and heartfelt LGBTQ+ lesbian rom-com that’s perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Jenny Han.Seventeen-year-old cynic Saoirse Clarke isn’t looking for a relationship. But when she meets mischievous Ruby, that rule goes right out the window. Sort of.Because Ruby has a loophole in mind for their summer romance: a fake-dating agreement with all the best clich...

Keith is an all-American high school kid, keen on finishing his education and getting ready to take on the world. There's only one problem: while all the other boys are bragging about their first experiences with their girlfriends, Keith has no interest in girls. That bothers him.He is worried but also very curious. Will experimentation help him figure out what's wrong? And how will his friends and family react?Please note: this book is sexually explicit and not suitable fo...

From the war-torn streets of Belfast to building a global empire worth millions. From the grip of alcoholism to complete freedom. From being called a failure to proving everyone wrong. Tom Smyth wasn't supposed to make it. Born in 1974 during Northern Ireland's darkest days, raised in a working-class neighborhood where bombs and bullets were the soundtrack of childhood, he had every excuse to fail. But Tom doesn't do excuses. When COVID-19 devastated his business with a £6 million ...

Maintaining one’s faith in Jesus Christ requires constant input from many sources, most importantly from the word of God. Also important, though, is the wisdom of others and their own journeys of faith. Every believer has a story to tell and faith-based experiences to share.This ninety-nine-day devotional is part of my story—a collection of stories that tie into scripture and my own personal faith walk. Each day’s reading is based on life and truth, not only the truth of the Bible ...

Perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Nina LaCour, this queer coming-of-age story from the author of The Falling in Love Montage is wry, multilayered, and unflinchingly honest.Aideen has plenty of problems she can’t solve. But when she stumbles upon overachiever Meabh Kowalska having a full-blown meltdown, she sees one that she can actually fix. Meabh is desperate to escape her crushing pile of extracurriculars. Aideen volunteers to help—by pus...

Be gay, solve crime, take naps—A witty and quirky fantasy murder mystery in a folkloric world of witches, faeires, vampires, trolls and ghosts, for fans of Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey and T. J. Klune's Under the Whispering Door.A magical serial killer is stalking the Occult town of Wrackton. Hypnotic whistling causes victims to chew their own tongues off, leading to the killer being dubbed the Whistler (original, right?).Enter the Undetectables, a detec...

In this moment of growing anxiety about the environment and the fate of humanity, literature continues its vital role of articulating dynamic new ways of thinking about the relations between humanity, environment and technology. In this book, cultural historian Gerry Smyth focuses on English genre fiction of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, exploring the ways in which popular novelists of the period engaged with debates relating to environment (England), culture (En...

**2023 ALA RAINBOW BOOK LISTWINNER 2023 DOUG WRIGHT AWARDA completely new approach to learning about puberty, sex, and gender for kids 10+. Here is the much-anticipated third book in the trilogy that started with the award-winning What Makes a Baby and Sex Is a Funny Word"Silverberg's writing is fearless . . . Here is that rare voice that can talk about the hardest things kids go through in ways that are thoughtful, lighthearted and always respectfu...

Canada is as much a nation of immigrants as the United States. And what is the link between this, the second largest country in the world, and the province of Ulster? No Country contributed more to the establishment of Canada than Ireland. And of the 500,000 souls who arrived there in a constant stream in the generation before the Great Famine, the vast majority originated in Ulster. Canadian identity continues to be characterised by this significant Ulster cultural contribution. In Ontari...

Opposites attract, but can they ever work together?Damien is an ambitious young lawyer. After moving to Germany, he doesn’t expect to feel quite so out of his element. Apart from hating his job, a rumor spreads that he is a homophobe.To redeem himself, he is put in charge of the firm’s signature event Burning Fall. He has no choice but to hire Yannik, a gorgeous yet unconventional event manager.But from their first disastrous meeting, everything possible goes wrong....

Functional Design for 3D Printing 3rd Edition is your guide to the intersection of design, 3d printing, and utility.This volume will demonstrate design practices that expand the possibilities for durable, functional objects. Your functional models will print quickly and reliably, delivering the full potential of the “desktop factory”.Functional Design for 3D Printing will help you to:Turn your ideas into practical designs that print reliably and assemble into ...

A witty, witchy fantasy murder mystery packed with ancient magic and fiendish puzzles. Mallory, Diana, Cornelia and Theodore are hired to solve a murder on a TV shoot by the victim herself. Perfect for fans of supernatural mysteries and cosy crime by authors such as Ben Aaronovitch, Josiah Bancroft and Tammie Painter.Five months after they stopped The Whistler, business is booming for the Undetectables. Just not work that requires magical forensic investigators. So...