Hard-drinking, hard-living poker players and prostitutes of the new boom towns; wives and mothers traveling two and a half thousand miles across the prairies in covered-wagon convoys, some of them so poor they walked the entire route; African-American women in search of freedom from slavery; Chinese sex-workers sold openly on the docks of San Francisco; Native American women brutally displaced by the unstoppable tide of white settlers – these were the women who settled the American West, w...

WHEN LIVES ENTANGLE, WEBS WILL WEAVE...A teacher. A soldier. An immigrant. A joker. A loner. A chancer. A carer.A mosaic of seven regular townsfolk are going about their days, blissfully unaware their lives are about to interweave, interchange and interact; entangling into such a messy web that, together — and unbeknownst to them — they end up changing the face of America forevermore.In the mold of movies such as Traffic, Magnolia & The Usual Suspects, In the Middle...

Inspired by the incredible true story of Josephine Baker's role in the French Resistance, this is a heart-wrenching, unforgettable tale of the strength of the human spirit in the darkest days of World War II.In the City of Light, one woman will stand against darkness.Paris, 1941. With Nazi occupation imminent, journalist Elodie Mitchell plans to return home to Chicago. But an unexpected invitation to a Josephine Baker show ...

Sometimes making history means breaking some rules…Don't miss the powerful new historical fiction novel Inspired by the incredible true story of Althea Gibson, the first Black athlete to win a Grand Slam title in 1956.–––––––––––––––––––––New York, 1950. Ambitious journalist Hettie Carlin is desperate for a scoop that will make her career. When she's tasked with investigating the rise of Althea Gibson – the tennis w...

'A swoony adrenaline ride. I couldn't stop smiling!' - Carlie Walker, author of CODEWORD ROMANCE'A romance so steamy, it rivals the Florida heat.' - Allie Samberts, author of NOT ON THE SAME PAGEA thrilling New Adult debut that combines high-stakes espionage with all-consuming attraction . . .Charlie Ross is a women's running champion until she's struck down by chronic illness. Needing time to heal...

You Should See Me in a Crown meets Black girl magic--literally--in this enchanting rom-com about a reluctant witch caught up in a faking dating scheme.Witches and humans have always had issues.Cayden is well aware of that: her witch mom was shunned by her high-society parents when she fell in love with Cayden’s human dad. Now, the family business is in trouble due to wealthy witches gentrifying her historic Texas neighborhood. So Cayden is appalled...

**AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!Her brother’s best friend sends her heart racing in this sparkling Formula 1 romance.**Formula 1 driver Dev Anderson’s career is on the line. After a social media disaster leaves him with an angry team and sponsors threatening to jump ship, he needs someone to help save his image. At a party in Monaco, he bumps into the woman who can fix it all. There’s just one problem: she’s his best friend’s little sister. And, okay, maybe there...

Experience the greatest breakthroughs in science, with the DK Science Stories series.Meet Orville and Wilbur Wright: two ordinary brothers with an extraordinary dream. In a world of horse-drawn carriages, the Wrights want to take to the skies. This is the true story of how their creativity, scientific thinking, and sheer determination turned their dream into reality and changed the world.Growing up, the Wrights are captivated by the idea of flight – studyin...

Bloomsbury presents How We Play the Game by Alexis Nedd read by Nerissa Bradley.Competitive gaming and fake dating combine to create a razor-sharp romance perfect for fans of Twelfth Knight and SLAY.Zora Lyon plays to dominate. And as a no-nonsense, strategic prodigy of Wizzard Game’s viral battle royale, she has all the skills she needs. So when Wizzard offers their top players a chance to participate in a summer...

Girls Like Me inspires young listeners to be proud of their interests and of who they are, while learning about the lives, traditions, and hobbies of real-life Rebel Girls all around the world. No girl is quite like another, but listening about more than 70 girls, in their own words, reveals that for all our differences, we also have lots of things in common. And from Meisa in Japan to Rachael in Anchorage, Alaska, every interview reminds readers ...

'I loved Goddess with a Thousand Faces. Fascinating, fun and thoughtful and enlightening' JENNIFER SAINT'A beautiful weave of history, myth and storytelling by one of our most exciting new classicists' DAN SNOWSteeped in ancient magic, dark divinity and wild ways, Goddess with a Thousand Faces takes you on a historical journey like no other...Blending mythological retellings with historical researc...

How do I set appropriate technology boundaries with my neurodivergent child?What is the relationship between screen time and meltdowns?How can I best help my child transition in and out of screen use without dysregulating?Appropriate technology use is a huge issue for many parents, especially those with neurodivergent children.Beatrice Moise, neurodivergent author, mother to neurodivergent children and parent-expert for NBC, is here to provide practical, non-jud...