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I didn't realize when I left for work that I would run into my high school crush while I was on the side of the road frantically removing my clothes.I love being a librarian. I even love the nosy and loud book club.I also didn't plan on seeing my high school crush again later that day. Yet, here I am. Dodging bullies and trying to overcome my anxiety to see if I can have a chance with the man I never thought I would have a chance with.Because of a Bee is a second-ch...

Safety in numbers? Depends on what you mean by safe…Bridget Wilder’s life is shot to hell—literally—when she witnesses the murder of her best friend, Lyle. Protective custody? What a joke. Time after time, someone has leaked her whereabouts, forcing her to run from one safe house to the next.Tired of cold, lonely beds and living in fear, Bridget convinces her guardian cop she’s safer off the grid,following Lyle’s trail of clues to a missing flash drive that could put the ki...

"What fabrications they are, mothers. Scarecrows, wax dolls for us to stick pins into, crude diagrams."― Margaret Atwood, The Blind AssassinHow do you solve a problem like your mother?A ferocious flash fiction story, now a finalist for the Derringer Award.Accompanied by an exclusive essay by the author on the exhausted genesis of the story at Kris Rusch and Dean Smith's Oregon mystery workshop, the writing life, and the Derringer short list."Because."...

“What fabrications they are, mothers. Scarecrows, wax dolls for us to stick pins into, crude diagrams.”― Margaret Atwood, The Blind AssassinHow do you solve a problem like your mother?A ferocious flash fiction story, now a finalist for the Derringer Award.Accompanied by an exclusive essay by the author on the exhausted genesis of the story at Kris Rusch and Dean Smith's Oregon mystery workshop, the writing life, and the Derringer short list."Be...

Ellis Baxter thought he knew what to expect when he started working for Aiden Munroe – but he never expected this.Aiden Munroe has a ruthless reputation as the CEO of his family business. Hard working, demanding, b*stard; he rules with an iron fist to survive in business. All he wants is someone who can do the job he pays them for without any drama.Enter Ellis Baxter, single dad, personal assistant temp. He’s hard working, can follow instructions, and really knows how to do...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!!Named a Best Book of 2019 by TIME, Amazon, and The Washington PostA Wired Must-Read Book of Summer“Gretchen McCulloch is the internet’s favorite linguist, and this book is essential reading. Reading her work is like suddenly being able to see the matrix.” —Jonny Sun, author of everyone's a aliebn when ur a aliebn too

Matt Elwes is an author on a deadline. He needs to finish the book he’s been working on before his publisher drops him.Needing a distraction-free place to work, he takes his best friend up on her offer of a farmhouse in the Lake District, it’s remote, surrounded by gorgeous countryside, and should be perfect.But there’s a catch. Single Dad Dean Law, the best friend’s older brother, will also be there, renovating the farmhouse and getting ready to work on the glamping ground...

Chris Cooper was the last person Andy Reece expected to bump into, but the universe had plans for them.Andy Reece’s luck with love is non-existent. In his teen years the love of his life had inexplicably walked away. In his adult years, his now ex husband ultimately hadn’t wanted the same things. Now he’s doing things his way, on his terms.Chris Cooper thought he was doing the right thing by leaving his teenage boyfriend behind to try and make something of himself. A decisi...

A collection of short stories from the enigmatic DB English; writer, lover, gourmand, liar.

Jacob James falls for New York cop Rodney Jackson the moment he lands in his life. The sexy city slicker was everything a lonely cowboy could ever dream of. However, when Rodney is shot in the line of duty, Jacob finds his affections rejected. As a result, Jacob offers the only thing left—friendship.Rodney’s future is nearly destroyed by a bullet. What good is a cop who can’t fire a gun? While he’s grateful for Jacob’s friendship and longs for something more, how can he enter a rel...

Prince Frederick must improve his public image before he does any more damage to the Royal Family of Solena and earns the scorn of his father forever.Becoming the patron of a children’s charity in London is meant to help. No more swearing, getting drunk, and giving the press the middle finger. Now is his chance to show the world what he’s really like; polite, refined, decent.Single dad Benjamin Roberts is taking a risk and he knows it. Prince Frederick isn’t exactly what he...

Considerations on the approach to being able to have glimmers with the opposite sex through even ironic thoughts and searches trying to be successful at least once in a while and being able to say "I did it" The ways of behaving and the things to avoid, the constant dangers and risks, comparisons and examples to imitate; passion is the tool that must guide us because the best results are built and determined with the desire that is within us; the techniques to seduce, the times of love, ou...