Shipwrecked on a remote island, expert hunter Sanger Rainsford stumbles upon the secluded estate of General Zaroff, a man of wealth, culture… and unusual pastimes. Welcomed as an honored guest, Rainsford soon realizes that there is more to his host’s hospitality than meets the eye. As the stakes rise, he must rely on his instincts and skills to navigate a deadly challenge where losing is not an option.A gripping tale of survival and suspense, now brought to life in a masterful audi...

In such stunning novels of crime and character as Die Upon a Kiss, Sold Down the River, and A Free Man of Color, Benjamin January tracked down killers through the sensuous, atmospheric, dangerously beautiful world of Old New Orleans. Now, in this new novel by bestselling author Barbara Hambly, he follows a trail of murder from illicit back alleys to glittering mansions to a dark place where the oldest and deadliest secrets lie buried …It’...

This lush and haunting novel tells of a city steeped in decadent pleasures and of a man, proud and defiant, caught in a web of murder and betrayal.It is 1833. In the midst of Mardi Gras, Benjamin January, a Creole physician and music teacher, is playing piano at the Salle d’Orléans when the evening’s festivities are interrupted—by murder.The ravishing Angelique Crozat, a notorious octoroon who travels in the city’s finest company, has been strangled to death. With the autho...

Benjamin January made his debut in bestselling author Barbara Hambly’s A Free Man of Color, a haunting mélange of history and mystery. Now he returns in another novel of greed, madness, and murder amid the dark shadows and dazzling society of old New Orleans, named a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times.The summer of 1833 has been one of brazen heat and brutal pestilence, as the city is stalked by Bronze John—the popular name for the deadly yellow fever ...

Bestselling author Barbara Hambly’s A Free Man of Color and Fever Season established Benjamin January as one of mystery’s most exciting heroes. Now he returns in a powerful new novel, a sensual mosaic of old New Orleans, where cultures clash and murder can hover around every darkened corner.It is St. John’s Eve in the summer of 1834 when Benjamin January—Creole physician and music teacher—is shattered by the news that his sister has been arrested for murder. The G...

In February 1835, the cold New Orleans streets are alight with masked Mardi Gras revelers as the American Theater’s impresario, Lorenzo Belaggio, brings a magnificent yet controversial operatic version of Othello to town. But it’s pitch-black in the alley where free man of color Benjamin January hears a slurred whisper, spies the flash of a knife, and is himself wounded as he rescues Belaggio from a vicious attack. Could competition for audiences—or for Belagio’s affections—provoke such vi...

The coauthor of Beowulf's Children strikes out on his own with this novel of mystic revelation and martial arts.What if the disciplines we know as the martial arts, meditation, and fasting were mere fragments of a greater, more powerful killing art?What if that hidden discipline could produce in a man the power to manipulate matter and energy at will?What if the effect on the mind were so deadly that, uncontrolled, the result would be an inhuman killer?...

New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson, now on audio…'I need you, Alli.'Did Mark mean what Alison Lind hoped? Was her boss declaring his passion for her? Did he really feel the same way she secretly felt for him? Apparently not. Instead of asking her to be his lover, he was asking her to be temporary nanny to his baby niece. Not an ounce of desire in sight. Or was there? Living together, spending time in intimate surroundings, mi...

James Beard award–winning author Adrian Miller vividly tells the stories of the African Americans who worked in the presidential food service as chefs, personal cooks, butlers, stewards, and servers for every First Family since George and Martha Washington.Miller brings together the names and words of more than 150 black men and women who played remarkable roles in unforgettable events in the nation’s history. Daisy McAfee Bonner, for example, FDR’s cook at his Warm Springs retreat...

A passion-filled night is only the beginning of his plan…Westmoreland family friend Jaxon Ravnel is in Wyoming to consummate his fiery attraction to Nadia Novak. But unbeknownst to him, Nadia has her own plan for seduction. Their pleasure-filled night is full of surprises. Nadia leaves believing Jaxon isn’t ready for love…and he leaves wanting to make her his wife! Now Jaxon is playing by his own rules…For fans of Delaney Diamond (Audra), and Stephanie Nicole Norri...

They’re discovering the healing powers of passion.Burned-by-love architect Hunter McKay came home to Phoenix to open her own firm, not rekindle her fleeting high school romance with playboy Tyson Steele. But when she runs into the sexy surgeon at a nightclub—and he unleashes that legendary Steele charm—Hunter fears she’s headed straight for heartbreak once again.Tyson hasn’t forgotten the one who got away. A week-long fling should be just enough to get the ...

The brand new small-town romance from New York Times bestselling author, Brenda Jackson.‘Brenda Jackson writes romance that sizzles and characters you fall in love with.’ Lori Foster, New York Times bestselling author'Great from beginning to end. You will laugh and cry. Such a beautiful story.' Reader review ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐Will they be able to keep their past a secret?Two years a...