Murder is not her department.It’s not like it used to be. Modern-day grim reapers wear business casual, not black cloaks, and they don’t carry scythes, they work for S. C. Y. T. H. E. (Secure Collection, Yielding, and Transportation of Human Essences), where the Department of Natural Causes is the least exciting gig. And that’s how Kathy Valence likes it: boring and predictable. She has enough stress in her personal life; she’s mid-divorce, pregnant, and terrified she doesn’t have ...

**Winner of the 2021 National Jewish Book Award for Contemporary Jewish Life and PracticeFinalist for the 2021 Kirkus Prize in NonfictionA New York Times Notable Book of the Year A Wall Street Journal, Chicago Public Library, Publishers Weekly, and Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearA startling and profound exploration of how Jewish history is exploited to comfort the living.**Renowned and beloved as a prizewinning novelis...

One of People's Most-Anticipated Summer ReadsBookstr Top 10 Summer Reads ListZibby's Most Anticipated Summer ReadingWhen life is cut short, what do we do with the time we have left?Joy Stern, a free-spirited photographer, thought she had it all together. She built a traveler’s life with her husband, an architect who designed their days like the buildings he created. Children weren’t part of ...

A New York Times Notable BookA Booklist Editors' ChoiceA Chicago Public Library Best Book of the YearWhat would it really mean to live forever?Rachel is a woman with a problem: she can't die. Her recent troubles—widowhood, a failing business, an unemployed middle-aged son—are only the latest in a litany spanning dozens of countries, scores of marriages, and hundreds of children. In the 2,000 years since she made a spiritual ba...

When Tanna Ariyo gets dumped at her twin sisters’ wedding, she throws caution to the wind and asks a handsome stranger for a simple request.She expects him to turn her down.He doesn’t.Soon an evening she’d thought would be a disaster turns into something more. And before she knows it, Tanna finds herself falling for a man who could either break her heart or give her unexpected pleasure…

An Indie BestsellerA Tablet Best Jewish Children's Book"Here is the time-traveling goat-centric Passover adventure my people have been awaiting for thousands of years.”—Lemony SnicketA lost afikoman, a time-traveling talking goat, and a never-ending seder illuminate the meaning of Passover in Dara Horn’s hilariously deadpan graphic novel.A family sits at the Passover seder table, but cannot ...

**A LIBRARY READS PICK!When a determined killer targets her brother, a grim reaper risks everything to save him in this delightful cozy mystery.**Nora Bird works for S.C.Y.T.H.E., which might seem odd for someone as terrified of death as she is. But ever since her parents died in an accident when she was six, she's been obsessed with avoiding risk, and what better place to learn how to cheat death than the company that employs the nation's grim reapers?The work enab...

Soccer star Darren West is Marcus's idol, and when Marcus finally gets to meet him after a game, he doesn't realize he's not just getting an autograph, a picture or a handshake with the athlete, he's going to be intimately acquainted with him in ways he couldn't have ever imagined.WARNING: This 4,594-word short story is a steamy read that features explicit scenes of hot gay sex including jocks, straight guys, rimming, oral sex, and may be too much for some readers to handle!

Will she risk everything, no matter what the price?Jessie Clifton only wants one thing: The Sapphire Pendant, an heirloom her father sold years ago. When offered an opportunity to win the pendant back by charming an eligible bachelor, the hotheaded tomboy impulsively accepts. She soon regrets her decision when she learns that her target is Kenneth Preston, a man she's hated for years.Nevertheless, determined to win, she trades in her running shoes for high ...

Chapter 17Stay SilentPeople can misjudge you or look down on you. You can't stop anyone from doing so. You can't expect everyone to know what you're up to because your goal belongs to one person only. That person is you, so don't waste your time telling people what you want to do. Keep your mouth shut and work to achieve your goal. Do we have a deal? Besides, nobody cares, anyway. Why waste your time talking about it?You don't have to tell anyone what you're going t...

This New Adult Romance Novel contains mature themes, strong language, and sexual situations. It is intended for adult readers.She's determined to make it on her own as an independent and capable young woman living in LA.He's an international superstar rock sensation and known womanizer with looks that could kill.They're a match made in heaven.Dom is an irresistibly sexy bad boy and a talented musician, the type of guy she hates to love - she just can't help ...

Landon Reed had lived for three centuries, shunning the human world and maintaining a safe distance. In all his years, he'd never considered taking a human as a lover. Then, one night, he is drawn to an alley where he finds Sean Caffrey, a college student, left beaten and bloody. Unable to leave the handsome young man, Landon takes Sean home and finds that he may have gotten more than he bargained forWARNING: This 3,942-word story is a steamy read that features passionate g...