Ever since he could remember, Sam was always fascinated by fat men - he loved their soft round faces, and their rotund fleshy bellies, but he never thought he would be able to be with the kind of man he longed for.As a member of his university rugby team, he always assumed that finding love with a chub was out of his grasp, worried what people would say about him not only being gay, but being into fat men.Then he met Edd at a Freshers Week event, and everything started to c...

Ben Hamilton knows what he wants, and it's the soft doughy bellies of young men.He's on the hunt for a new conquest once again, having made his way across the local bear scene.Looking through his dating app he comes across Callum, a 21 year old smooth fresh faced chub.He has to have him, and will do whatever it takes to convince Callum to be with him, even if it is just for one night.Ben's wishes come true when Callum agrees to come over for a date, but they b...

Bill Gardner has never been with a man before, but after finding out about the local cruising grounds, that's all going to change. He had always tried to hide his passion for other guys, however when he stumbled into castle wood that fell to the wayside.Bill is ready to explore his hidden desires, and Castle Wood will be his first true voyage into the heady world of anonymous, unrelenting, unapologetic man on man love.In one short evening, Bill's world would change, the hea...

A precious scroll inscribed with a lost Buddhist sutra—once owned by Pu Yi, the last emperor of China—is illicitly sold to an eccentric French linguist, Paul d’Ampere, who is imprisoned as a result. In jail, he devotes himself to studying its ancient text.A young Western scholar in China hears this account from the grocer Toomchooq, whose name mysteriously connects him to the document. She falls in love with both teller and tale, but when d’Ampere is killed in prison, Toomchooq dis...

A sweeping novel of intrigue and identity, of love and legacy, as a young woman discovers that her own fate is irrevocably tied—for better or worse—to literature’s greatest star-crossed lovers.Twenty-five-year-old Julie Jacobs is heartbroken over the death of her beloved aunt Rose. But the shock goes even deeper when she learns that the woman who has been like a mother to her has left her entire estate to Julie’s twin sister. The only thing Julie receives is a key—...

The second installment in the delightful, internationally acclaimed series featuring Bruno, Chief of Police: When a bevy of winemakers descend on Saint-Denis the idyllic town finds itself the center of an intense drama, with suspicious fires at the agricultural research station that is working on genetically-modified crops.Two young men—Max, an environmentalist who hopes to make organic wine, and Fernando, the heir to an American wine fortune—become rivals for the ...

A #1 New York Times Bestseller: Mark Helprin’s masterpiece of magical realism transports you to New York of the Belle Époque, to a city clarified by a siege of unprecedented snows, and to an epic love story that is one of the most beautiful and unforgettable in American literature.One winter night, Peter Lake—master mechanic and second-story man—attempts to rob a fortresslike mansion on the Upper West Side. Though he thinks it is empty, the daughter of the...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, BOOKPAGE, AND SHELF AWARENESS •“Paula McLain is considered the new star of historical fiction, and for good reason. Fans of The Paris Wife will be captivated by Circling the Sun, which . . . is both beautifully written and utterly engrossing.”—Ann Patchett, Country LivingThis powerful novel transports readers to the breathtaking world of...

Amy Tan’s The Valley of Amazement is a sweeping, evocative epic of two women’s intertwined fates and their search for identity, that moves from the lavish parlors of Shanghai courtesans to the fog-shrouded mountains of a remote Chinese village.Spanning more than forty years and two continents, The Valley of Amazement resurrects pivotal episodes in history: from the collapse of China’s last imperial dynasty, to the rise of the Republic, the explosive growth of lucr...

In 1960s Colorado, a shy bookseller must reconcile her quiet life with the tantalizing world of her dreams.Denver, 1962: Kitty Miller once loved a doctor named Kevin, but it didn't work out the way she had hoped. Now she leads a quiet life, running a bookshop with her best friend and enjoying the freedom that comes with being single. Then the dreams begin.Denver, 1963: Katharyn Andersson is married to Lars, the love of her life. They have beautiful children, ...

Two dreamers discover a connection that reaches across history in this award-winning sci-fi romantic thriller: "A mind-explosion of a journey" (Refinery29).World-famous artist Bryan Pierce never reveals the secret to his success. His paintings are all inspired by strangely vivid dreams that he believes to be memories from another life—and he hopes his art will lead him to an answer. And when he meets Linz Jacobs, a neurogenticist who recognizes a recurring childhood...

New York Times Bestseller“Like Gone Girl, Reconstructing Amelia seamlessly marries a crime story with a relationship drama. And like Gone Girl, it should be hailed as one of the best books of the year.” — Entertainment WeeklyThe stunning debut novel from Kimberly McCreight in which a single mother reconstructs her teenaged daughter Amelia’s tragic death, sifting through her emails, texts,...