Lucas knows the perfect night entails just three things: video games, wine, and pad thai. Peanuts are a must! Other people? Not so much. Why complicate things when he’s happy alone? Then one day the apartment board, a vexing trio of authority, rings his doorbell. And Lucas’s solitude takes a startling hike. They demand to see his frying pan. Someone left one next to the recycling room overnight, and instead of removing the errant object, as Lucas suggests, they insist on finding the guilty party. But their plan backfires. Colossally.

It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.

The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu. In spite of its battlefield specificity, The Art of War has found new life in the modern age, with leaders in fields as wide and far-reaching as world politics, human psychology, and corporate strategy finding valuable insight in its timeworn words.

Who is Audrey Hoedemaker? It's a question her sister Maureen has heard more times than she can count, and she doesn't know what the short answer would be. Little sister, troubled teen, backpacker, musical theatre coach, con artist, childcare worker. Murderer. A tragic, traumatic childhood casts a long shadow on the Hoedemaker sisters. Maureen has worked hard to move beyond the violence of the past and build a good, honest life for herself. Audrey, however, just can't seem to do the same, careening from one state of chaos to another.

When I was a little girl, I dreamed a handsome knight would come and rescue me from my wretched mother. He'd ride up on his white steed and break the curse I've been fated to carry since the day I was born. Funny how things changed over time, how the fairytale twisted into something far more crooked—and darker—than I ever imagined. In reality, my knight is scarred and broken, living alone in a castle of bones that overlooks the sea. He isn’t searching for me. He never was.

Guy Montag is a fireman. In his world, where television rules and literature is on the brink of extinction, firemen start fires rather than put them out. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television "family."

Two little girls stand with their heads bowed in my living room. I’m told they’re my granddaughters. Daisy is nine, and Alice seven. Daisy is the spitting image of her mother. This is the first time I’ve met them since my daughter and I fell out after she married that waste of space, Vince. They’ve come to live with me because their mother — my daughter — was murdered. In her own home while they slept close by. I think Vince killed her. But the police can’t prove it. I’ve always known he was no good. He treated my daughter like dirt. I said he’d cheat on her — but she wouldn’t listen.

As Charly struggles to recover from her brain injury, she begins to realize that the events of that fateful night are trapped in the damaged right side of her brain. Now, she must put the jigsaw pieces together to discover the identity of the man who tried to kill her...before he finishes the job he started.

Traumatized by the bombing of Dresden at the time he had been imprisoned, Pilgrim drifts through all events and history, sometimes deeply implicated, sometimes a witness. He is surrounded by Vonnegut's usual large cast of continuing characters (notably here the hack science fiction writer Kilgore Trout and the alien Tralfamadorians, who oversee his life and remind him constantly that there is no causation, no order, no motive to existence).

Original cast members from the beloved TV series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, reunite for an all-new adventure about connections that never die—even if you bury them. A decade has passed since the epic final battle that concluded Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV). The game-changing spell that gave power to all potential Slayers persists. With new Slayers constantly emerging, things are looking grim for the bad guys.

Dear Santa, I've been naughty with the doctor next door. Did I mention he's my bestie's dad? My Christmas list was simple this year—make money dog-sitting and save up for my surfing school. Then my bestie suggested asking her filthy rich dad for a loan. (Note to Santa: Bad life choices ahead.) Dr. Ethan Taylor opened his door looking like sin in a suit: all commanding presence and silver fox swagger. He mistakes me for an escort he ordered. After that humiliating encounter, I should've been good and stayed away. But my dogs kept finding their way to his place. And it turns out this bad ...

Mistaking my new boss for a pervert and flipping him over in public is definitely not how I pictured my first day. As an undercover FBI agent, my job is to protect Archer Stone, the grumpy, infuriating billionaire CEO caught in a deadly corruption case. He’s arrogant, demanding, and completely off-limits—and I’m supposed to keep it that way. Yet, every heated argument pulls us closer, fueling a desire I can’t control. His touch is a temptation I can't afford, yet I crave it more every second we’re together. One kiss, and everything could fall apart—my focus, my mission, and the ...

I had one fiery night with a mysterious stranger, and then I was forced to marry him. The ruthless don is twice my age, dangerous, and oozing power—everything I was taught to avoid. Yet I can't forget how his touch set my world on fire. The next morning, I disappeared. No names, no promises, no looking back… or so I thought. Months later, fate intervenes. He stands before me: Ivan Volkov, billionaire and ruthless leader of the Russian Bratva. This time, it’s no coincidence. He knows exactly who I am: Lucia Maranzano, mafia princess in hiding. Now, he’s invoking a deal made with a ...

I’ve got a dirty little secret. Well, maybe two. First, I don’t like weddings or the thought of marriage – but I’m a wedding planner. Second, I do love men and sex. Not relationships, not marriages, nothing messy. Just the fun of men for a little while before I dump them. Ironic, right? The truth is, I’ve seen what love can do, and I’m not interested in the mess. So, I keep my life simple—three dates or max three months, and I’m out. No strings, no heartbreak. It’s been working just fine... until Sebastian. Bash, as he likes to be called, is the ridiculously good-looking ...

Her mind may have forgotten me; but when we touch, her body remembers everything. Six years ago, I had a vacation fling with Kylie, an amazing artist who had no idea I was a billionaire. Now, fate has brought her back into my life, but she doesn't remember me at all. As I grapple with her amnesia, she forms an instant connection with my shy, adopted daughter Nadia through their shared love of art. Their bond is something I've never managed to achieve. Desperate to maintain custody of Nadia and provide her with stability, I propose a fake relationship to Kylie. But as we play pretend, old ...