The year is 1811 and the new rector of Hunsford, Mr William Collins, must be above reproach. He must be respectable, pious, good at losing at quadrille, and disapproving of popular novels. Above all, he must obey his terrifying patroness, Lady Catherine de Bourgh.When William's boyhood friend Jem arrives, looking for safe harbour from the press-gangs, William's 'perfect clergyman' disguise begins to slip. A farm labourer's son, Jem is gentle and loyal, and being with him is all Wil...

A champion manager of people, Jack Welch shares the hard-earned wisdom and leadership principles of a storied career in what will become the ultimate business bible.With Winning, Jack Welch delivers a wide-ranging, in-depth, no-holds-barred management guidebook about the tough strategic, organizational, and personal challenges that face people at every stage of their career development. Loaded with candid personal anecdotes, hard-hitting advice, and invaluable dos and don’...

The plan was simple for the Queen: let let the Ogre breed her until no king would want her. One week in his cabin and Claudia knows the weight of his body pressing her against every wall, every table. Knows the stretch of him filling her completely. She can no longer pretend this is just the arrangement. Claudia enjoys being his to breed and so she invites him to bed, knowing there will be no sleeping tonight.

Homeless and jobless, Fenn Todd has nearly run out of hope. All he has left is his longing for horses and the strength of his own two hands. But when he's cheated into accepting a very ugly sackcloth horse, he's catapulted into a world of magic, politics and desire.Fenn's invited to stay at the black tower, home of the most terrifying man in the realm: Morgrim, the court sorcerer. Morgrim has a reputation as a scheming villain, but he seems surprisingly charming—and sexy—and Fenn f...

THE GLOBAL BESTSELLER FOR FANS OF THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY AND LYNN PAINTER“You’ll love it . . . a sugar-coated easy read, which is just what we need right now” Cosmopolitan“You know, people come to Italy for all sorts of reasons, but when they stay, it’s for the same two things.”“What?”“Love and gelato.”Lina is spending the summer in Tuscany, getting to know a father she never knew existed...

Imperfect heroes, true love, and wild New Zealand beaches.Forty-five-year old Alex lived a glamorous life as an international photographer until a deadly explosion left him with post-traumatic stress disorder. Desperate for sanctuary, he's run all the way to remote Kahawai Bay, New Zealand.Under the worst possible circumstances, Alex meets Joe, a shy young comics artist. Joe's gentle, playful presence is a balm to Alex's wounded psyche, and soon Alex is falling for Joe, har...

The Desteen Nation will stop at nothing to reclaim their land.For eight generations, the Desteen have vowed revenge against the Sinanju.For eight generations, their hatred has simmered.For eight generations, they have trained…and now, the time has finally come to fight!With Sunny Joe stuck in federal court, will Stone, Freya, and their new friend Ruby Gonzalez be quick enough to stop an armored regiment from destroying the reservation? Or will War Feather fu...

Are Freya and Stone, the deadly assassins-in-training, ready to call it quits? When they find their pasts, will Sinanju lose its future?When Stone discovers his long-lost mother, he's thrilled. But if he thinks that family life is going to be simple, he's wrong…dead wrong.Half a world away, his sister is exploring her heritage. But suspicion falls on Freya when the mighty warriors of her homeland are murdered. Someone is going to make her pay—in blood!

**Shortlisted for the 2023 CBC Short Story Prize.****Nominated for the 2023 Evergreen Award**When Beck Wise vanished his girlfriend Melissa Makepeace poured herself into caring for the family farm, silently absorbing yet another man disappearing from her life. But when Beck reappears three months later, thin, pale, with no idea what day it is and filled with memories of being bees, a series of layered mysteries begins to unravel. What had ha...

SUGAR AND SPICE…and carbon-fiber bones.The woman known only as "14" has been genetically modified and trained from birth to be a ruthless killing machine — no mercy, no questions asked, and no survivors.In St. Louis, her latest killing spree has left dozens of innocent victims dead, and the questions are stacking up as fast as the bodies: what is her next target? Why is she doing this? And, most importantly, who is the mastermind behind the carnage?Stone and ...

Bill 'Sunny Joe' Roam, a former Hollywood stuntman, leaves his home on the Sinanju reservation in Arizona to pay his last respects to an old colleague, bringing Stone and Freya, his grandson and granddaughter, along with him. But the respectful remembrance is quickly upset by Roam's former fellow stuntman-turned-action star, Stevie Sturgeon.Decades have passed since Sturgeon and Roam worked together, but forgiveness doesn't come easily to the washed-up movie star, who is still seet...

Marcus Eames is the world's most dangerous spy. Cold, calculating, and utterly ruthless, he is feared by nations the world over. Everyone who has tried to catch him has died…painfully. But now that his small homeland of Nauru has revoked his citizenship, he is a spy without a country — and his skills are up for sale to the highest bidder.When a terrorist cell wants to destroy the power grid of the United States, Marcus is more than willing to help, and sets in motion a plan that pl...