When mystery author D. B. Ziegler is late delivering her book, Abi Schore steps in to help. Surely she can give her favorite author moral support over the holiday break and get the manuscript to her boss at Tea & Sympathy Publishing in time for the new year. When Abi shows up on Ms. Ziegler’s doorstep bearing holiday treats, she’s met by the author’s handsome grandson Dov, who reveals a startling plot twist. His grandmother isn’t able to finish the book and Dov promised he’d complete it so fans won’t be disappointed—a task that’s harder than he ever imagined.

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.

When Heather McKinley dreamed of becoming a doctor, she imagined curing sick kids and sporting pink stethoscopes. She never anticipated the sleepless nights, grueling exams, and endless labs. And she certainly never knew that her medical school earned the nickname Dead Med thanks to the tragic history of students overdosing on illegal drugs. But Heather would never consider doing anything like that. That is, until her longtime boyfriend dumps her, she finds herself failing anatomy, and her world starts to crumble.

Tilly Farriday isn’t feeling very jolly this season. Recently divorced and broke, she’s squatting in one of her rental agency’s properties until her new home is ready. The sprinkles on top of the burnt Christmas cookie that is her life? The new owner shows up early, forcing Tilly to hide in the attic to save her job…and what remains of her dignity.

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.

Oakland-bred LaVeesha “Vee” Gilliam (Coco Jones) is a determined single mother of an autistic son and a gifted aspiring coder. When Vee loses her job as a food-services worker at the onsite restaurant at Grapengine, a large Silicon Valley tech company, she’s unable to pay for her son’s much-needed specialized education. By a twist of fate, mistaken identity, and her tech skills, Vee meets Troy Wilson (Keith Powers), the company’s wealthy founder and CEO and a wunderkind in the tech industry, who believes that Vee is a college-educated techie who works at his company.

As the days grow shorter and the temperature drops, Halloween approaches. Come, brave listener, pull up a chair, and spend some time with master storyteller Stephen Fry as he tells us some of his favourite ghost stories of all time, in truly terrifying spatial audio. From the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow to the tortured spirits of M.R. James, from Edgar Allan Poe’s terrifying tale of a doppelganger to Charlotte Riddell’s Open Door that should definitely stay shut, join Stephen as he tells you some truly terrifying tales.

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."

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.

Johnnie Rico never really intended to join up—and definitely not the infantry. But now that he’s in the thick of it, trying to get through combat training harder than anything he could have imagined, he knows everyone in his unit is one bad move away from buying the farm in the interstellar war the Terran Federation is waging against the Arachnids. Because everyone in the Mobile Infantry fights. And if the training doesn’t kill you, the Bugs are more than ready to finish the job.

Rescue Agent Ryland Stark has traveled all over the world with the Wild Animal Protection Agency, but a part of his heart has always remained in his hometown of Ferriday, Louisiana. When the animals in the bayou are in jeopardy due to exotic animal traders, he knows he needs to protect the place he loves. What he doesn’t expect is to end up working with his high school sweetheart in the process. Josette Trudeau never really got over her first boyfriend, even though he took off for the Army when he was eighteen and never looked back. She’s dated, but no one ever measured up to the nearly...

Fire Chief Bruce Martel has one job to do…He needs to make sure his only child is ready for her next stage in life. It’s not easy letting go of your little girl, even when she's all grown up. Not only does Bruce have to prepare to give over his fire station to his daughter, but to give her away to another man. So, when he's doing his duty to help with the wedding, he's surprised to be interested in the friendly bakery owner making the cake. Belinda Miles enjoys her single life and has no desire to date. It's led to nothing but disaster in the past, so when she suddenly finds herself ...

Gavin West is happy being a confirmed bachelor…Until he meets the right woman at the wrong time. It’s not easy having unexpected feelings for a stranger who stumbles into his life. Gavin never wanted a girlfriend, let alone one with a toddler in tow. As he gets to know the guarded blonde, he can’t help but want to protect her and the secret about her son. Felicia Patterson is on the run from her abusive mafia ex-husband. When her car breaks down outside Faith Valley over the holiday weekend, a handsome detective gives her a ride into town. She tries to ignore the attraction and the ...

A skilled tracker helping save an injured animal, a veterinarian trying to make up for a bad situation, and a dangerous rescue mission that will change them forever. Ranger John Lee spent years as a tracker with the U.S. Forestry department. When he was offered a position with Disaster City Search and Rescue Academy, he was thrilled to take on the new challenge. His job hasn’t left much room for love, so when he’s assigned to help track and relocate a bear on Thanksgiving, he doesn’t mind working on the holiday. What he doesn't have time for is the attractive veterinarian that insists...

Clayton West doesn’t need anyone but himself…He doesn’t want a K9 partner or a know-it-all teacher in his life. It’s not easy being burned by women. Clayton’s finally accepted that he’s doomed to the single life. That’s okay, because he thinks being a police officer is enough to make him happy, but when he ends up being forced into a new partnership at work and to spend time with a spunky school teacher with a mind of her own and no filter, he wonders if he’s been wrong this whole time. Not only does he need a partner, but the right woman might have been in front of him the ...