Autumn's world is unraveling. After losing her parents in a violent car crash, her husband becomes unbearable, and her house in the country, the perfect Philadelphia getaway, only isolates her when her company downsizes and she's laid off.Armed with ambition, she's determined to resurrect her long-buried dream of making a living as an artist. But she needs help, and after an electrifying chance meeting with gorgeous grad student Jory, she hires him as her part-time chef.Her...

After years of global isolation, widespread bombings, and the rule of a fanatical dictator, America is unrecognizable. Protests are memories. Lies are truth. The free press is gone, and tolerance has given way to torture. A silent desperation grips Washington, DC—and the entire country.Kathryn Foster once marched the streets, waved signs, and even imagined using her Power to stop fascism before it took root. But when the moment came, she hesitated. And when she's assaulted, her Pow...

Why does life seem so hard sometimes? We chase happiness in our careers, relationships, and social status, but something's always missing. The problem is that happiness is fleeting, and the inner peace and carefree joy we were born with is buried. But as adults, we can find that peace because it's still with us, buried under layers of habits, thinking, and beliefs that, when peeled away, let us reclaim our natural, inborn peace.Based on both research and the author's personal exper...

The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir from Augusten Burroughs, Running with Scissors, n****ow a Major Motion Picture!Running with Scissors is the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her psychiatrist, a dead-ringer for Santa and a lunatic in the bargain. Suddenly, at age twelve, Augusten Burroughs found himself living in a dilapidated Victorian in perfect squalor. The doc...

The first book in the inspiring New York Times bestselling series about an executive who loses everything he holds dear and embarks on a walk across America that changes his life forever.What would you do if you lost everything—your job, your home, and the love of your life—all at the same time? When it happens to Seattle ad executive Alan Christoffersen, he’s tempted by his darkest thoughts. Instead, he decides to take a walk. But not any ordinary walk. T...

Given the choice between dealing with a psycho killer, a meddling mother and an all too sexy falcon, this poor doctor does what any sane lion would do—he takes a nice, long nap.Avian Soaring Security has transferred Clarice to the Furry United Coalition so she can help track some escaped psycho patients. As if that weren’t bad enough, they partnered her with the very pampered Dr. Manners. Everything about the attractive feline annoys her, except for his flaming hot kisses....

Sometimes marriage can be a killer...Usually hot on the heels of various miscreants, bounty hunter Stephanie Plum finds herself with a suspicious stalker in Twelve Sharp, the wildest novel yet in Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series. Not to be missed by fans of Lee Child and JD Robb.Praise for Evanovich: 'Evanovich is a clever writer with a strong streak of laugh out loud sardonic humour' (Melbourne Weekly); 'No...

Falling for the drag queen next doorMitch Dalton can't stop fantasizing about his sexy and confident drag queen neighbor. He wants to make a move, but he's had a lot less experience with men and isn't sure Chi-Chi would be interested in a guy who's never gone all the way—let alone a widower and struggling single father. And when Mitch's child care falls through, he needs Chi-Chi's help more than he needs a boyfriend.Chi-Chi Ramirez has his own stru...

Gods Without Men is Hari Kunzru's epic novel of intertwined lives and a vast expanse of American desert.In the Californian desert . . .A four-year-old boy goes missing.A British rock star goes quietly mad.An alien-worshipping cult is born.An Iraqi teenager takes part in a war game.In a remote town, near a rock formation known as The Pinnacles, lives intertwine, stories echo, and the universal search for...

Bestselling author Jamie Kelly is back with an all-new, all-funny diary! But she has no idea that anybody is reading it. So please, please, please don't tell her. School's out for the summer, and that means no more Meat Loaf Thursdays, Sunday homework-cramming, or teachers (way way unsuccessfully) trying to act cool. It also means that certain Mackerel Middle Schoolers have a lot of time on their hands . . . and seriously empty pockets. Isabella is going to change all that. And Jamie and A...

A gay marriage of convenience plays out on reality TV.Lifelong friends Noah and Brenner are determined to make it to the top in Hollywood. When they learn the new reality TV show only accepts married couples, wedding bells are in their future.Brenner can't shoot for second place. Only the top prize pays enough to cover his mother's medical bills. He can't be choosy about the roles he accepts-- and he can't tell anyone how tough it is to play the ha...

Champion swimmer and Olympic hopeful Dawn Beaumont flees to Moon Island after a car crash leaves her haunted by guilt over the death of a passenger, her career in ruins, and her body damaged. Scientist Grace Ramsay welcomes her cute new neighbor, imagining Dawn could be a pleasant diversion from her secret mission to evaluate Moon Island for corporate purchase by a chemicals giant looking for a waste dump far from civilization. But Dawn won’t play ball, in fact she denies she is even a les...