Winner of the Arthur Ellis Award, Best First NovelFather Brennan Burke is the main suspect in the murder of a young woman. Defense attorney Monty Collins steps up to defend him, but realizes the only way to exonerate him is to dive into the secrets of his past …Be careful what you wish for, his mother used to say. Yet how many times, in his twenty years defending the underprivileged, has Monty Collins wished for a client who is intelligent,...

The cursor blinks. The canvas gleams. The snow remains unbroken.You know exactly what you want to create, but your hand refuses to move. The silence of the blank space feels less like an invitation and more like a judgment.You are not broken. You are not lacking in talent or discipline. You are simply experiencing a biological freeze response to the infinite ambiguity of the void.The Brave Stroke is not a traditional manual on the mechanics...

The modern world does not whisper; it screams. For the independent creator, writer, artist, or entrepreneur, navigating today's relentless attention economy means battling a constant barrage of external noise and the freezing chill of the inner critic.In Silencing the Critic, author Emery Ralph offers a transformative roadmap for an internal creative revolution. Moving away from the exhausting, futile warfare of thought suppression, this book introduces pr...

Are you waiting for inspiration to strike, only to find yourself staring at a blank page, a white canvas, or a blinking cursor?Every creator knows the heavy silence of a creative well run dry. For generations, we've been told that a creative "block" is a personal failure, a lack of discipline, or a sign that our talent has vanished. But what if we have entirely misunderstood the stillness?In Unlocking the Flow: Meditations for Overcoming Creative Blocks...

18+ STRONG SEXUAL CONTENT & GRAPHIC SEX. If you want to get right into the action and are looking for straight up sex, then you've come to the right place. 10 sexual encounters of pure bliss that will get you all hot and bothered. Grab a partner or play with yourself, this is after all delightfully raunchy. Contents include: Highway to Heaven; Audition of a Lifetime; Lake Tahoe Getaway; One Last Time before the Knot is Tied; To Ball a Head Banger; She Acts just like a Nurse with all the ot...

When times get tough, how far would you go to make ends meet? Marty has found a way to help out during these financial troubles her husband and she are having. The sexual satisfaction is gone in their relationship and she wants to spice things up. Her husband losing hours of work has sent him into a rut. To get the thrill back in her love life, Marty starts selling her worn panties online to local video game nerds without girlfriends. She posts a sexy picture on her page and receives clien...

They say that variety is the spice of life. Here is an assortment of 10 sexy shorts to liven up the taste buds. Enjoy the savory buffet of scrumptious treats that include: cuckolding, roleplaying, cheating, sex games, interracial sex, pregnancy sex, sex for money, voyeurism, sex & drugs, and obsession. 18+ STONG SEXUAL CONTENT & GRAPHIC SEX.

An atmospheric, entertaining new mystery series introducing a plucky Canadian heroine and set in the world’s most famous hotel.It’s 1968. London is in full swing and the Savoy Hotel is at the height of its legendary glitz and glamour, welcoming the rich, famous and aristocratic into its rarified world of perfection. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton are squabbling in the American Bar while Noël Coward drinks champagne. Royals wait upstairs in luxurious suites for...

Go back to the beginning of the Collins-Burke mysteries with this collection, which includes the first three novels in the award-winning series: Sign of the Cross, Obit, and Barrington Street Blues.Sign of the Cross: This winner of the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel introduces lawyer Monty Collins who meets Father Brennan Burke when he represents him: the priest is the lead suspect in the murder of a young woman. Conflict between lawyer ...

Two-time Crime Writers of Canada Award–winning author Anne Emery is back with another mystery“[Anne Emery] really is a fine writer; not just a good storyteller but a stylist as well: every word of her prose feels carefully chosen for the way it interacts with the words around it.” — BooklistFather Brennan Burke’s father, Declan, gathered up his family and fled Ireland under the cover of night four decades ago after disobeying an or...

The murdered body of Sorcha the prophetess is discovered following a lavish banquet at the Maguire castle in 16th-century Ireland. In the present day, a dig commences on the land, and not only is a body discovered, but a sheaf of prophecies. Who killed Sorcha?There has been a guesthouse on the Tierney land in County Fermanagh for hundreds of years. Now Tierney’s Hotel is faced with a development that will block the hotel’s best feature, its view of Enniskillen Cast...

Holly Jackson meets Agatha Christie in this cosy modern-day YA murder mystery where your closest family are your prime suspects.Selected as one of the Best Young Adult Books for 2024 Readings BooksRuth is not thrilled to be spending the weekend at the family farm visiting the ancient GG, her coolly distant step-grandmother. With no internet or phone coverage, Ruth occupies herself by re-reading old Agatha Christie novels, eavesdropping on t...