Nothing is as it seems...Harry Sweet is a seasoned Boston homicide detective who, up until now, thought he had seen everything. That was until he was assigned the murder investigation of a prominent California lawyer whose naked body was found in a Boston alley with multiple stab wounds and cigarette burns over most of his torso.A weekend trip to see a baseball game at Fenway Park has turned into murder charges against the dead lawyer's three partn...

A stunning first novel that was to become an international bestseller. Veronika, a writer in her early thirties, rents a house in the Swedish countryside to finish her novel. She is also cocooning herself from her past. She befriends Astrid, a reclusive older woman who has lived in the village all her life. Olsson leads us through the flowering of their unusual and tender friendship, as they slowly and carefully reveal their life histories and sometimes heart-rending pasts...

An incisive and deeply candid account that explores autistic women in culture, myth, and society through the prism of the author’s own diagnosis.Until the 1980s, autism was regarded as a condition found mostly in boys. Even in our time, autistic girls and women have largely remained undiagnosed. When portrayed in popular culture, women on the spectrum often appear simply as copies of their male counterparts — talented and socially awkward.Yet autistic women...

Kerra Shaw feels that all the pieces of her life are finally coming together. She has a fulfilling job helping small businesses in the local community and, most importantly, she has finally got together with her childhood sweetheart, Ross Treloar.But it's not all plain sailing, with an old family feud raging on between Kerra's dad and the Treloar family, it's best to keep her new relationship behind closed doors to avoid gossip.Still, Kerra...

**'Love, love, loved it!' - NetGalley reviewer, 5****This summer, save the date for Renweneth Farm's very first wedding!**As the seasons change, so do the lives of those who call the farm home. Bustling with activity in anticipation of a busy Spring, it's all go with Jess and Riley's wedding on the horizon and Renweneth Manor's restoration in full swing.But while the farm business flourishes, Jess and Ivy need to learn to navigate unforeseen challenges – fin...

She met him online – chats leading to phone-calls leading to hot webcam sex.Finally, Michelle had found a worthy Master, one who understood just how she needed to be used.At last, she is going to meet him in person – traveling across the country so she can realize her deepest, darkest fantasy – to be blindfolded and given to a group of unknown men to be used as their sex slave.This is an erotic short story of approx. 4,500 wordsEXCERPTAside from her cl...

Can Kerra's Cornish hometown offer the fresh start she needs?When Kerra left the quiet Cornish town of Penvennan Cove for the bright lights of London she didn't look back. But after the death of her mother, she's decided it's time to face her past and return to the place she called home. Her father needs her, and perhaps she needs him more than she's willing to admit?Tackling town gossip, home renovations and a flame from her past, it's not quite smooth sai...

On March 25, 1911, flames rapidly consumed everything within the Triangle Waist Company factory, killing 146 workers. The victims, mostly young Jewish and Italian immigrant women, died needlessly due to unsafe working conditions, such as locked or blocked doors, narrow stairways, faulty fire escapes, and a lack of sprinklers. Until September 11, 2001, the Triangle fire was the deadliest workplace disaster in New York City history. Mass grief and outrage spread from New York's Lower East Si...

After the disastrous shoplifting incident that led to a hot threesome with not one, but two hunky security guards, Kelly's strict conscience has her worrying about the state of her immortal soul.She decides to confess to the rather forbidding priest in the old chapel, but Father Donovan has very old-fashioned ideas about discipline, and what constitutes a suitable penance. A harsh spanking across the altar is only the start of an encounter that will leave Kelly thoroughly chastised…...

Sometimes I feel just like the glass in my fish tank— people look right through me.Twelve-year-old Tilly dreams of becoming a marine scientist, but she doesn’t even own a swimsuit. She lives in a drought- stricken town with her mum and younger brother Oliver, who is autistic.Oliver’s meltdowns are making life unbearable. He needs so many different kinds of therapy that there’s never any time—or money—left over for swimming lessons. Tilly knows Oliver’s needs have t...

Dreams are secret messages from your soul, as well as from the realm of spirit. They can be your greatest tool for profoundly understanding your life, yet few people recognize how to access this tremendous source of guidance and wisdom.Best-selling author Denise Linn calls upon her native heritage and her knowledge of diverse cultures to present little-known information about the world of dreams. In this fascinating book, she brings you simple ways to utilize your ...

She wears a blindfold, but that's for their benefit, not hers.It's always hard for a submissive to find a Dom she can truly trust. It's taken a long time, but she's finally found him, and tonight he's letting her fulfill her ultimate fantasy.Join her on a night that will indulge all four senses beyond her wildest dreams, as she finally learns to trust, in darkness.EXCERPT“Are you ready, dear one?”“Yes, Master,” and I was. At least, I thought I was.