Bennet's life is as good as it's ever been.He's a bassist in a band that plays songs he wrote. Sure, he doesn't get any credit for those songs and the lead singer is a jerk who makes him wear a gaudy mask to hide the scars on his face—but it's all worth it to be a part of something, right?Bennet is used to going unseen. He didn't think he wanted someone to notice him—not until Kelly, the charismatic lead singer of Halo did.Kelly is more than happy to be the center o...

They should have never met.They have nothing in common.But when they're trapped in an underground prison on a no-tech planet together, Verona and Iris bond in ways they could never have imagined.-Iris Eleusine is a Stargazer. He's traveled the known universe and experienced just about everything worth experiencing. He should have known better than to take a job from a group of synthetics to go to the only anti-tech planet in the galaxy. He should have known ...

Levi He is a professional cuddler. He's always been good with people and after a rough youth, he understands loneliness and pain. Or he thought he did until he knocked on Noelle Shaw's door. He could never have prepared for meeting her—not for the storm in her eyes or the way she constantly surprises him.Levi thought he was there to help her, but maybe he had it backward.After a violent home invasion, Noelle wants nothing more than to find a way back to her idea of normal. ...

Sometimes home isn't a planet, a building, or a ship.Sometimes home is just the people you belong with in a galaxy full of threats.Amaya, Ghazi, and Tetsu grew up on the most dangerous planet in the galaxy and despite all the odds, they escaped. Together they made their way out into the stars, found work as mercenaries, and have been living job to job trying to save up for their own ship.That home among the stars is almost within reach, their own tiny piece of freed...

The way your mom and granny cooked! No more takeaways or Uber Eats; no more ready meals that you can quickly pick up after work. Now it's only you; your stocked pantry and your family's hungry eyes... Here are 14 delicious recipes for comfort food that will make you and your family forget all about Covid-19 and lockdown. Our ancestors cooked these recipes in times of war; hardship and depression to lift everyone's spirits. Do the same and comfort yourself and your family by cooking one of ...

A fed-up wife gets revenge against her powerful husband.Cordia and George Martin had a loving, understanding relationship until he won a seat in the US Senate. He changed when he went to Washington, forgetting who had held his hand as he rose to the top of the political world.When Cordia hires a new nanny, John, she gets a lot more than she expects. She convinces him to take a trip with her to make her husband jealous and hopefully reignite the spark they o...

A girl, a femboy, and an unsuspecting man.Brenda and George, aka Georgina, have been friends for a long time and love spending time together. They can't imagine life without each other, but then Brenda's boyfriend Jason throws a wrench into their harmonious relationship.Jason never realized that George was Georgina, and he can't help but laugh a little when he finds out, which upsets Brenda. George tells Brenda not to worry and that Jason didn't mean any ha...

Hugh doesn't know anyone is watching him when he slips on a skirt. Not until Kelsey tells him that she thought it looked cute on him.Kelsey is Hugh's sister's best friend, and she's over at the house hanging out with Rachel when she goes to Hugh's room to ask him if she can borrow some tape.Kelsey never expects to see Hugh in a skirt, but thankfully, she closes the door before Hugh hears her.As much as Kelsey tries to forget what happened, she can't...

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE**'Desperately needed' - Isabella Tree'I doubt any more important book will published this year' - Stephen FryIn this indispensable follow up to his acclaimed The End of the Line: How Overfishing is Changing the World, Charles Clover chronicles how determined individuals are proving that the crisis in our oceans can be reversed, with benefits for b...

You may believe in slavery; you just don’t realize it. Take Presley Ann for instance.Prisons are closed; inmates are free—well, kind of. They now serve their term through hard labor. Well, what did The Liberals expect to happen when they asked for a reformed prison system?Presley Ann finds herself in an odd situation where she welcomes three former inmates into her home as part of America’s Prison Work Program. For her, the set-up is strange but, having a cook, a maid, and ...

An erotic lesbian short story just under 5k words, ideal for the morning commute (but pack a spare pair of panties!). When paralegal Natalie Lomax and wealthy banker Astrid Bergsson quite literally bump into each other outside an Edinburgh coffee house, it marks the start of a passionate encounter that comes to a climax aboard the train to Aberdeen.

A fake relationship becomes real when Andre and Kerry see their true selves in each other's eyes.Kerry's grandfather Henry is dying, which means there's an inheritance up for grabs, but Henry will only give money to his married heirs if they're over the age of twenty-one, which Kerry is.Kerry's mother Frances encourages her daughter to find a man to marry. As much as Kerry hates the idea of marrying a man for money, the inheritance would give her more than ...