**A LitHub and Largehearted Boy Best Book of the YearA LGBTQ Book That Will Change The Literary Landscape in 2021 —O, The Oprah MagazineA Vulture Best Short Book"Piercing. It shook me, and it made me see.”—Victor LaValle**Summer 1999. Long Island, New York. Bored, restless, and lonely, Ali never expected her life would change as dramatically as it did the day she walked into the local Stop & Shop. But she’s never met anyone like Justine, the store’s...

"Vastra and Strax and Jenny? Oh no, we don't need to bother them. Trust me."Marlow Hapworth is found dead in his locked study, killed by an unknown assailant. This is a case for the Great Detective, Madame Vastra.Rick Bellamy, bare-knuckle boxer, has the life drawn out for hm by a figure dressed as an undertaker. This angers Strax and Sontaran.The Carnival of Curiosities, a collection of bizarre and fascinating sideshows and performers. This is where Jenny ...

Salvation is a world away.Trapped in a city no one knows exists, Squid lies dying as Nim fights for their lives. With every minute, their hope of getting the vaccine back to civilization is fading. From the brink of death and the edge of the world, Squid must once again conquer dangers even more sinister than the undead - the future of humankind depends on it.But Squid's efforts will be wasted if Lynn cannot keep the people of Alice safe until he returns, a...

The supposedly dead Duke of Comerford requires a wife. And quickly.By tomorrow noon, to be precise.Blame it on his father’s ridiculous will. A Duchess is required before the estates can pass into his hands.Miss Marian has only come to plead with the surly Duke for an extension on her father’s mountainous debts. Perfect for him. If she becomes his Duchess, he’ll happily annul her father’s promissory note.What he doesn’t know is that she has loathed him since ...

If you love Lenora Bell and Tessa Dare, you’ll love the next book in New York Times bestselling author Cathy Maxwell’s Logical Man’s Society series about a delicious battle of the sexes between a determined woman and a stubborn gentleman.She arrived in town, beautiful and bold and declaring that she’s inherited property that he has already claimed! As a member of the local Logical Men’s Society, Ned Thurlowe prides himself on thinking clearly and calmly at...

John Poland's dating life is an inconsistent string of short-term flings. As a recent college graduate, living with his parents and working a dead-end job, he's unhappy and wants more out of life.Then he meets Isabel, fresh out of college. Her alternative views on family, marriage, and children attract John. Their relationship blossoms into something special. But as time goes by, John finds that their lives do not turn out as they had envisioned. He makes a promise to Isabel, inten...

A reissued edition of the 'bitingly funny and fiercely observed' Richard & Judy bestseller'A compelling and candid portrait of a family in crisis' Mail on Sunday'Impressive ... an intelligent, generous and unsentimental take on an English middle-class family' TelegraphCharles Judd meanders round his local Cornish beach, contemplating the turns his life has taken. His wife Daphne struggles hopelessly...

Hardacre is the sweeping rags to riches story of the Hardacre family. This dramatic family saga follows generations of the Hardacres from Victorian times to the 1950s. Set against the backdrop of major historical events, Hardacre traces the family's humble beginnings to their position of great wealth.Sam Hardacre makes a tough yet honest living as a fish gutter. But he has ambitions for a life far removed from the harsh existence on the quays of the north English coast. Th...

Our DEDICATION TO PROTECT has risen from my past rescues as a professional firefighter. My wife and I have innovated, prototyped, and patented, an alert system to allow safety concerns for our public and military. Many lives have been lost, and continue. With our patented innovation, our Country has regained recourse, by means of deception. Military operations, I truly believe, have led to the dispatching of many terrorists, and continue to improve with more actions. Our dedication has tur...

New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors Tessa Dare and Christi Caldwell come together in this smart, sexy, not–to–be–missed Regency Duet!His Bride for the Taking: It's the first rule of friendship among gentlemen: Don't even think about touching your best friend’s sister. But Sebastian, Lord Byrne, has never been one for rules. He's thought about touching Mary Clayton—a lot—and struggled to resist temptation. But when Mary's bridegroom leaves her...

USA Today bestselling author Vivienne Lorret launches a charming new trilogy about three debutantes who get more than they bargained for when it comes to the mating habits of scoundrels . . .Heiress Winnifred Humphries refuses to marry the odious man her parents have chosen. She’ll marry for love or not at all. But how does a woman know a man truly loves her? Needing answers, she sets out to discover the marriage habits of London’s aristocrats. Yet when he...

The sequel to our most popular collection of original erotica.Ten new erotica stories from Mischief’s celebrated authors exploring sexual fantasies.