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.

Academy Award nominee Rachel McAdams stars in Mary Jane, a poignant and intimate drama following a single mother’s journey caring for her chronically ill young son. Set in New York City, the play unfolds in two parts—Mary Jane's small Queens apartment and a pediatric hospital. With unflinching honesty and unexpected humor, we witness Mary Jane's tireless devotion, her interactions with medical professionals, and her struggle to maintain her sense of self.

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.

Can you remain in a marriage knowing that practically every woman around you has tasted that one part of your husband’s body that’s supposed to belong to you…and only you?!? Patience once loved everything about her husband, down to his dirty drawers. In the back of her mind, she always felt that he was seeing other women behind her back, but that was something she could never prove. A turn of events on a day that was supposed to be used for her to relax her mind and free herself of all negative thoughts about her relationship, caused Patience to leave behind the weak version of ...

The beautiful Mignon always prided herself as the all around “Good Girl.” Even when she began dating her boyfriend of five years, sexy thug Javi, she still did everything she could to maintain her good girl image. When Javi caught a sudden charge, Mignon made sacrifices to stand by his side. Never missing a beat: Every visit, countless phone calls and complete loyalty became her newfound reality. All was well, however, as Javi's day in court neared, an eerie feeling overcame Mignon and she learned very quickly to expect the unexpected as something happened that shattered her heart. Javi...

After one devastating night turns her life upside down, Amina walks away from the lavish lifestyle she grew accustomed to living. The money means nothing to her without the love of her life. Bumping into a stranger, she becomes intrigued with everything about him. Amina goes from the good girl that everyone loves to the ride or die woman that Zahir needs. Desiring the goon he presents to her, Amina lets go of her fears and insecurities to step up to the plate for love once again. She will soon learn that things are not as simple as she wants them to be. Zahir wants all the static and smoke ...

Relationship after relationship turned out to be nothing but hell for Daisy. At the age of nineteen, Daisy found herself falling in love easily, but always with the wrong man. She attributed the absence of her father in her life as being one of the main reasons she had trouble finding a good man. After several attempts of asking her mother to give her any information on her father, Daisy prepared herself to do her own little investigation, but what she learned when she did find him, was something she’d rather have left buried in the dark. Biggz was tired of the dead-end relationships that...

Why do we always want what we don't need? Keshia seemed to think she wanted a bad boy like her best friend My'Aja. She dealt with her crazed boyfriend, D'Wayne's thinking he was the perfect bad boy for her, until she met Lucky. Lucky proved to be all that she desired in a man and more, causing her to fall in love with him! But, when his true colors start to show, will love be enough to keep Keshia happy? Lucky grew up in the streets. He eat, sleeps, and breaths money. Keshia walks into his life making him see there is more to life than money, though. He can't resist being with other women. ...

“You can call me anything you want to call me, but FAT better not ever come out of your mouth when you address me,” Necole. Michelle Necole played about a lot of things, but her weight wasn’t one of them. A true BBW, she was everything other women around her wished they could be. Beautiful inside and out, smart, witty, confident, and amazing to say the least. Thinking so highly of herself and living life with the man of her dreams, her world came crumbling down when she heard him insult her in a way she couldn’t fathom. Learning her life with him was a lie, she walked away in the ...

Imagine meeting the man of your dreams in the form of a Mob Boss. That's exactly what happens when the beautiful plus sized British Bryant crosses paths with the Boss of the Demonte Crime Family. Don Corleone is ruthless yet gentle when it comes to British. From the moment he laid eyes on her he became obsessed with getting to know her better and bringing her into his world. Meanwhile British can't accept that he wants a girl like her. In her opinion men don't go for big girls like her but Corleone will show her why she's the chosen one and weight don't mean nothing to him. Corleone's ...

Your favorite couple is back again still trying to turn the friendship they built over the years into an everlasting love.Jaxson couldn’t deal with the fact that his father was cheating on his mother with Giah’s mother. Wanting to extract revenge for his mother, Jaxson did the unthinkable, now he’s faced with charges that could ruin his future.Giah is heartbroken after Jaxson attacked her mother and walked away from her thinking that she betrayed him. Although Jaxson hurt her, she was willing to do whatever she could to make their relationship work. But how can you make a relationship...

Love. Passion. Intimacy. Best Friend. Protector. Provider. Those were all the things Ivyonna (Ivy) longed for in a partner. Giovanni, also known as “Gio Brooks the Coochie Crook,” doesn’t take playing with his heart lightly.

Growing up, Keyla lived the life that most people could only dream of. Being the only child, she found herself being very close to her cousin. The tragic death of her cousin at a young age due to an overdose caused Keyla to shun dope boys. She vowed that her parents would never have to worry about her falling for a dope boy.College student and pizza delivery driver by day and hustler by night, Maziah found himself ready to walk away from the game. With money disappearing, his relationship with his brother tarnishing, and his crew getting shorter, he knew his time to walk away was near.One ...

There's an old saying that says everything that look good isn't always good for you. The saying has never rang true in the case of the beautiful Siyah Mills. A chance encounter will cause her to cross paths with the sexy but deadly Kingston "King" Banks. A sexy but ruthless drug kingpin who has the ability to bring the strongest nigga to his knees and break down a woman's very existence. It was lust at first sight when they laid eyes on one another. What was supposed to be a one night stand turned out to be more than Siyah ever bargained for. Kingston takes over not only her body but her ...

The couple you love to hate is back. Maziah (Maze) is still keeping Keyla (KeKe) sheltered from what he really does, which starts to cause a strain on their relationship. As their story continues to unfold, Keyla begins to notice things that couldn’t possibly be linked to someone who was only a delivery driver and student. The moment Keyla lets her guard down to give Maziah a shot as being her man, everything that could go wrong… DOES. From thinking he slept with her best friend to not being able to keep her ex out of their relationship, Keyla struggles with making things last with ...

Meet Champion Denali. A wealthy entrepreneur who just so happens to practice Polygamy. He has been blessed to be married to three beautiful women. Charisma, JaKarri, and Brittany all possess different qualities that fulfill Champ in every way. In return for their love and their loyalty they provide him with. He provides them a life fit for the Queens they are. Just when Champ thinks all he needs is three women in his life. A chance encounter brings him into the world of the beautiful and successful Chevy Caprice Cooper. Champion comes into her life when she needs him the most and he saves ...

The only thing scarier than falling in love, is falling in love with someone who doesn’t share those same feelings. Giah and Jaxson have been best friends for well over ten years. There was barely a time you would see one of them without the other. Giah finds herself in a situation where she wants more than friendship from Jaxson, however, she is too afraid of rejection, so she avoids speaking her mind and letting him know how she truly feels. Instead of pursing a relationship with Jaxson, Giah decides to explore other avenues to find a man.Jaxson has been in a rocky relationship with his...

Clarice “Reese” Jordan is a hardworking, successful black woman who has never really wanted anything outside of her own company and a man that could remain loyal. She is married to her high school sweetheart, Travis, and owns an Accounting Firm; everything appears to be going in the right direction or so she thought. After leaving work early to give Travis an afternoon quickie, Reese walks into her home to find the unthinkable. Reese decides it’s time to move on from her husband and his many indiscretions, but soon finds that it isn’t as easy as she thought it would be. Travis will ...