"When Petals Fall on the Silver Shore" is a heartwarming tale of discovery and growth, where a group of adventurous children learns powerful life lessons through magical petals on a mystical shore. Each petal represents a different value or virtue—kindness, honesty, courage, and more—leading the children on a journey that teaches them how to embrace these qualities in their own lives. As they face challenges, solve puzzles, and help others, they discover that the greatest treasures are not...

"One of the world's foremost virus hunters" ( Financial Times), Stanford University biologist Nathan Wolfe reveals the origins of the world's most deadly diseases and how we can combat and stop contagions.A "mix of biology, history, medicine, and first-hand experience [that] is potent and irresistible,"* The Viral Storm: The Dawn of a New Pandemic Age shares information Wolfe uncovered on his groundbreaking and dangerous research missions in the ju...

Gideon York is one of the most famous queer men in the world, but since his very public sex scandal, he’s on the verge of being permanently cancelled.Up for three Grammys this year, he needs to get through his six-week European tour without further incident or bad press.That’s where I come in. Call me his security detail, bodyguard, babysitter, or handler—I’ve been hired to keep him within my line of sight and out of trouble until the award ceremony. Should be a cakewalk.

JamieIn one moment, I found the man of my dreams. In another moment, I lost him.Without Cooper, my world was fractured, and I made sure his twin brother knew it. I unleashed all my pain onto Caiden, ignoring the fact that he wasn't to blame. Afterwards, I spent three years pretending I'd moved on, pretending that I'd left the past behind me. I became so good at it. No one saw the heartbroken man behind the mask.Until one phone call brings Caiden bac...

As a gay man living alone, Tom's monotonous day takes an unexpected turn when straight delivery driver Matt arrives at his door. Matt is grappling with the meaning of life, while Tom finds himself grappling with the meaning of Matt. "Special Delivery," a debut novel by Arnold Miles, explores the challenges and joys of exploring friendship, intimacy, and sexuality.

Mash Cassidy, smooth-talking werewolf and notorious ladies' man, has been running from his responsibilities and his pack for fifteen years. But with Harvest Fest only weeks away, Alpha's ordering him to return home, and she won't take no for an answer. It's time for him to grow up and mate with a nice werewolf girl. In fact, Alpha already has one in mind.But Mash wasn't built for settling down, and in a desperate move to keep Alpha off his back, he drags his wolf s...

Mushroom fae Claude Stinkhorn leads an extraordinarily boring life. He works as a conductor on Remy's underground railway, lives alone in a windowless, basement apartment, and occasionally enjoys a moderately priced chai latte. He's never been happier.After the death of his absentee father, Claude inherits a house. But it's no ordinary house. It's a mansion, it's sentient, it's a pain in the ass, and Claude must perform an ancient magical ritual twice a year to kee...

I didn't know if I'd ever see him again.Adam Kane. My best friend, stepbrother... and the guy I fell for when I was eighteen.Three and a half years ago, Adam had a choice to make.Spoiler alert—he didn't choose me.He left me after our high school graduation and took my heart with him.Now he's back, living with me and my teammates, and the real kicker? He wants to be friends again. Brothers. He wants things to go back to the way they w...

When the rookie who ended your rugby career moves in next door.Retired legend Owen Bosley is used to the quiet life. After a career ending injury eight years ago, Owen leaves it all behind. Now he's the landlord of his local pub in a chocolate-box village. The Little Thatch is the heart of the community, but there's one problem. The pub needs expensive renovation work, so to help pay for the repairs, Owen rents out his cottage and moves into the ti...

Dylan: Axel is the love of my life; he just doesn't know it yet.Ten out of ten do not recommend spending your formative years pining after an alpha who's your brother's best friend. But alas, here we are.My only solution is to leave Foxwood Hollow and start afresh. So what do I do when I have no choice but to return home, only to realize all of those years and miles haven't doused the flame?Axel: He's your best friend's little b...

If hooking up with straight married men was a business, Orlando Oakham-Goodwin would be the CEO. Nepo baby and all round spoiled brat, Lando lives a life most can only dream of. But when his father cuts off his finances and his best friend reveals she's moving away, Lando must find a way to pull himself up by his designer bootstraps. With everyone else abandoning him, there's only one person left for him to call upon . . . the one person Lando swore he'd never speak to again.Two ye...

'Has the power to change the way you look at the world' Steven Bartlett'The heir to Oliver Sacks' David BaddielA FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2024AN INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE MONTHGluttony. Greed. Sloth. Pride. Envy. Lust. Anger.These are the seven deadly sins, the vices of humankind that define immorality, the roots of all evil in the world. Or so some believe.