She was certain love wasn’t meant for her. He asked seventeen times to prove otherwise. Agnes Bottombrook has spent nine-and-twenty years quietly watching life pass by. She’s accepted her place—a spinster, unnoticed and unremarkable—content to keep her heart safe behind skepticism and sense. She’s learned to question everyone’s intentions… especially the charming ones.Then Lord Wentford asked her to dance—and didn’t stop asking. Grant Wentford does...

She’s overlooked in daylight. He hides in shadows. And still—somehow—they find each other. Lady Helen Hargreaves has spent her life tucked into the corners—of ballrooms, of conversations, of expectations. But when she flees a crowded assembly and stumbles into a stranger’s secluded refuge, the spark between them feels anything but quiet. Especially when that stranger turns out to be the Duke of Kensington.He attends out of obligation. She speaks without pre...

She was taught to expect betrayal. He was raised to believe in love. Henrietta Turner doesn’t fear battle—she’s survived worse. After a childhood marked by loss and mistrust, she’s learned to protect herself with steel and silence. Vulnerability, she believes, invites harm. Marriage was never part of her plan. Least of all to Connor Brunwood, a Scottish chief whose certainty unnerves her more than any blade.He’s never been afraid to offer affection—he simpl...

Inside Maker Comics: Design a Game!, the next volume of First Second's DIY comic series, you'll find step-by-step instructions for six tabletop game design projects!Siblings Shen, Shondra, and Shontoya arrive at Ludum Omega Summer Camp with a passion for games, and Professor Zephyr is excited to teach this year’s students all about the art and science of game design! What makes a game fun? What kinds of games are out there? How can designers turn an okay g...

She hides in plain sight. He hides behind rage. Both have something to prove. Caroline Hawkins wears dull colors and quiet manners like armor. In a world that refuses her freedom, she carves it for others—working in silence, helping the forgotten, never asking to be noticed. She isn’t bold for the world to see. But in private, she’s fearless. Intentional. Unapologetically true.Pierce Byrne doesn’t want redemption. He wants justice. Haunted by a wro...

She kissed him once. Now she must dare to let him see her fully. Emma Stewart has admired Finnegan MacDrummond from afar—too quietly, for too long. But silence doesn’t get answered. So she risks everything with a single, brazen act: a kiss that catches him off guard and sends her fleeing into the woods… heart racing, hope flickering, courage trembling.He never saw her coming. But he can’t look away now. Finnegan, gruff Highlander and steady soul, w...

She moves through the ballroom like she belongs—though fear tells her otherwise. Lady Louisa Beaumont has mastered the art of appearances. Poised, elegant, admired… and hiding a secret she fears will cost her everything. She cannot read. It’s a truth she guards with silent shame, her smile concealing the worry that one misstep could unmask her.He sees what he shouldn’t—and says what she’ll never forget. Lord Phineas Hawke, clever and aloof, wounds ...

She’s bold in every way but one—showing her heart. Lady Christina Beaumont isn’t afraid to speak out, stir trouble, or upend polite expectations. Saving her best friend from a loveless match feels like a mission made for her. But behind the daring plans and witty defiance, Christina hides the part of herself she fears may cost her everything: her creativity, her passion, her truth.He’s driven by purpose—and undone by depth. Thorne Sharpe clawed his...

Society told her who to be. She chose adventure instead. Rebecca Hawkins dreams in color—in schemes, in daring escapes, in the thrill of becoming something more than what her uncle expects. Her secret list of scandalously unsuitable goals is a quiet rebellion, her whispered promise to herself that life will be big, bold, and entirely hers. But courage wavers, even in the fiercest hearts. And when doubt creeps in, so does an unexpected ally… through the window, no less....

She changed everything—but fears she’s not enough to hold on to it. Sarah Mortensen dared to rewrite her life. She defied a future she didn’t choose, rescued her sister from the same fate, and found shelter in the Scottish Highlands. But even surrounded by kindness, doubts creep in. She sees the whispers, the looks, the woman from Keir’s past who still lingers. And Sarah begins to wonder if courage alone is enough to earn the kind of love she dreams of.He s...

She was born into silence. She chose a life where her voice mattered. Sarah Mackinnear never imagined happiness could feel this steady—or this real. Once told to smile, submit, and stay quiet, she now lives surrounded by laughter, love, and a Highland clan that calls her family. With Keir by her side and warmth in her days, the girl who ran from a forced match finally believes she was meant for more than quiet obedience.He loved her in her quietest moments—...

She had a list. He wasn’t on it. Until he was. Lady Madeline knows precisely what she wants: an earl, status, stability. Derek McKnight offers none of it. Raised a farmer’s son, now Baron Ainsworth by royal decree, Derek carries his title with integrity and grit—but not polish. One misstep, one chivalrous mistake, and suddenly they’re married. Neither planned it. Neither is pleased.She thinks he’s beneath her. He thinks she’s unreachable. And somehow, they ...