The very first story collection from the critically acclaimed, visionary author of the novels Lakewood, The Women Could Fly, and Meet Me at the CrossroadsOver three genre-busting novels, Megan Giddings has emerged as one of the most celebrated and inspiring authors at work today. She has been compared to such luminaries as Ursula K. LeGuin, Octavia Butler, and Jordan Peele, yet her voice is singular and distinctive.Now, at long last, she pr...

Grief and betrayal forced them together. The truth may destroy them both.Katherine White thought she knew who she was. Raised among Boston's elite, her future seemed certain—until a revelation shatters everything she believed about her family and her past. Abandoned in a city unraveling under siege, Katherine is left with dangerous questions and responsibility for two vulnerable girls.Elijah Pierce has spent years living a lie. As the leader of a Patriot sp...

A tantalizing pact between an ordinary woman and the silver-tongued son of the Devil is all that stands between Britain—and all hell breaking loose.1851, London. All supernatural species have emerged from hiding, a result of The Great Revelation, led by Her Majesty, the vampiric Queen Victoria, and her dhamphir consort, Prince Albert.Cora Hastings is the British government’s Species Ombudsman, a human tasked with keeping the peace between supernatu...

Six months ago, Dipak was arrested for a horrific crime. He should have been executed, but he's not feeling terribly grateful for the crown's mercy when he's taken to the edge of the Forbidden Forest and left to rot with only the clothes on his back and whatever he could easily carry.Homeless, friendless, and aimless, he ventures into the Forbidden Forest on the quest for a dragon, because any person who can single-handedly fell a nigh-legendary blue dragon will be granted whatever...

Andrus is a man in despair. His family, once illustrious and powerful, was destroyed forever when his great grandfather betrayed everyone and killed a beloved royal prince. Now the last of his bloodline, Andrus is mere days away from losing what little he has left, and his only options are living on the streets or surrendering himself to a man he despises.Oresti is a man of secrets and lies, his days spent as a city investigator dealing with the worst people in the kingdom, his nig...

An “atmospheric, historical fantasy” (BuzzFeed) following a shunned orphan girl ensnared in a deadly royal plot in 16th-century England.The Sin Eater walks among us, unseen, unheardSins of our flesh become sins of HersFollowing Her to the grave, unseen, unheardThe Sin Eater Walks Among Us.For the crime of stealing bread, fourteen-year-old May receives a life sentence: she mus...

We’ve been taught by the diet industry that the key to weight-loss success is eating less and exercising more. Both research and experience have proven this theory wrong. Yet we continue to count calories, eliminate carbs, track macronutrients, and cut out entire food groups because the only thing scarier than failing at another diet is trusting ourselves enough not to be on one at all.It’s time to ditch the diet and learn how our bodies actually work. In Metab...

The position of lady’s companion at the grand, isolated Hemford House was meant to save Estelle Glass from the scandal of her own making. But when she arrived at the mansion and was greeted by the stern, mysterious and intimidating Mrs. Blackwell, Estelle began to see what had been meant as a punishment might possibly become more like a reward…if only she could manage to find her place in the dreary household and the service of Mrs. Virginia Hemford, the childlike beauty Estelle had been s...

A "shocking and perfect" bestseller about family and ambition from the award-winning author of Dare Me and The Turnout (New York Times Book Review).How far will you go to achieve a dream? That's the question a celebrated coach poses to Katie and Eric Knox after he sees their daughter Devon, a gymnastics prodigy and Olympic hopeful, compete. For the Knoxes there are no limits -- until a violent death rocks their close-knit gymnastics commu...

Tashi is a body catcher, paid by inhabitants of the poor districts of Ossiri City to dispose of inconvenient corpses. The fewer questions he asks about them, the happier everyone tends to be. It's not an easy life, and the money isn't great, but it's better than the life he led when he was first thrown out on the streets with nothing but the clothes he was wearing.Then a colleague asks him to help with the bodies of a woman and babe who died in the birthing. Not just any woman and ...

USA Today BestsellerA Debutiful "Best Debuts of the Year""Rich and wise, humming with confidence." — New York Times Book Review"A knockout. Eleven knockouts. One KO for every story."—Elizabeth McCracken" Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare is a frontrunner for Book of the Year." — DebutifulMegan Kamalei Kakimoto's wrenching and sen...

On Easter Sunday, 1994, Chuck Borchardt was jolted awake at 3:35 am by the sound of a loud bang – accompanied by a distinctly recognizable smell. The 17 year old hunter identified the scent of burnt gunpowder almost immediately, and jumped to his feet to see where the gunshot had come from. He heard moaning coming from the cellar stairs, and when he got there, he saw his father Ruben slumped in a chair – bleeding profusely. Shockingly, Ruben was still conscious, despite having been shot in...