A Christian girl is stigmatized by her peers after seeking an abortion in this modern retelling of The Scarlet Letter for the #MeToo era.Moving to Hawthorne was something Tess and her mom never anticipated, but after Tess's mom loses her job, it's their only option. Tess's grandparents welcome them into their home, on the condition that Tess and her mom attend church, something Mom isn't too pleased about. But Tess enjoys the church community, finding a pl...

A beautiful debut about Giselle, one of Marie Antoinette’s wardrobe women, who casually spies during the French Revolution torn between her loyalty to the queen and growing unrest in the country.It’s Giselle Aubry’s first time at court in Versailles. At sixteen, she is one of Marie Antoinette’s newest wardrobe ladies in awe of the glamorous queen and her opulent palace life. A budding designer, it’s a dream come true to work with the beautiful fabrics and jewels. Every few weeks sh...

ESCAPE WAS NEVER AN OPTION"The end blew my mind. I did not see that coming. . ." ★★★★★ - Readers' FavoriteCharly Highsmith is a survivor. Abandoned by her parents, she spent her teens looking after her autistic brother on the bitter streets of Denver, Colorado, with nothing but a jacket and a backpack.But things are better now. Charly and Jacob live in a two-bedroom apartment near a mall, and with the passing of their long-...

When Christa joins a tour group heading deep into the snowy expanse of the Rocky Mountains, she's hopeful this will be her chance to put the ghosts of her past to rest. But when a bitterly cold snowstorm sweeps the region, the small group is forced to take shelter in an abandoned hunting cabin. Despite the uncomfortably claustrophobic quarters and rapidly dropping temperature, Christa believes they'll be safe as they wait out the storm.She couldn't be more wrong.Deep in the...

I have survived the outbreak of the zombie apocalypse—but this is only the beginning of my fight for survival.After getting out of firebombed Charlotte and running for their lives from the undead, Callie and Kas have finally found a group of survivors they can stay with: the Enclave. Joining forces was supposed to make life easier for them—until power cuts out and the group has to scramble, looking for ways to keep hundreds of families alive. But they are not the o...

Reunited again—and I don’t f*cking care whether that’s a good thing or not.Haunted by grief, plagued by hunger, we’re on the run—again. And mostly not from the undead this time, since I have my own special way of dealing with the zombies. It’s the living who think that survival of the fittest puts them on top of the food chain now.Well, I got a surprise for you…And, wouldn’t you know it, Jared is all for helping me stay strong… and full.But ...

My world is turning into a living nightmare.My best friend has been murdered and turned into a zombie. I’ve fled what came way too close to a mad scientist’s lair for anyone’s good. I’ve stepped over the dead bodies of men, women, and children who I’ve risked my life for. Watched what little hope and security thousands of people have clung to for weeks go up in flames—and half of them even looking enthusiastic about it. And then the bastards killed another...

The thing the machines consume is us.Ready to lease out your mind? Or pay for your next meal with involuntary ads?The Closet Full of Time collection contains five short stories that speak to that sinking feeling that we're serving the machines instead of the other way around. That our inventions are taking things we can’t afford to lose.1 - Welcome to the Mindshare Program2 - How to Treat Your Algorithm3 - Indexed

THINK LIKE THEM. KEEP MOVING. BE READY TO RUN. FIGHT LIKE HELL.In a few hours we’ll be prey in a strange city.If I hadn’t answered my dad’s call, none of this would’ve happened. But I did, and it did. And now there’s a gorgeous bastard unconscious at my feet. I’m tempted to wipe away the blackening clot at his temple just so I can watch his blood run again.But that’d be rage. Prey can’t afford rage. It leaves space for nothing else.My half-brother, Spencer...

I almost died. Virtually everyone else around me has died.Now, the dead aren’t staying dead anymore.I’ve somehow ended up locked in the very epicenter of the zombie apocalypse.F*ck me.Like most college students, all Callie Norton has worried about for weeks was passing this semester’s finals. After a night out celebrating, she and her friends wake up, sick with way more than the hangover of ...

So that happened…And there we all thought that the outbreak of the zombie apocalypse would be the worst event of the year.That was before we factored in that we must have gotten lost in the garbage-people timeline where only the strong survive—and usually not those portraying strength of character.But that isn’t even my main issue right now. With fall in full swing and winter fast approaching, food and other resources are not just limited but actual...

Her dating life’s a void, work barely pays the rent, and her hamster just wrecked her car.Serena Young travels the world daily, teaching English online from her living room table. But when the laptop is off, her universe shrinks to her bare-bones apartment and a pair of pet rodents. Surely a better life exists somewhere on the other side of the webcam.Then Alessandro, a scrumptious olive oil heir, signs up for online lessons, which soon extend into virtual ...