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.

Friendships and relationships are two things that should never go together – Nyla knows this firsthand. After ending a long relationship with her best friend, Quan, their breakup puts a huge dent in their friend group; causing friction with every encounter. With Halloween being a few short days away, the group decides to go their separate ways. However, when going their separate ways lead them to a raging party at a spooky campground, they’re all taken on a ride of a lifetime. Quan isn’t the only person with his eyes on Nyla. When she comes across the dark and mysterious Pharaoh, ...

Ja’Zara and Ja’Tara are identical twins born on Halloween; however, their lives couldn’t be more divided. Ja’Zara, the oldest by six minutes, has always played by the rules. A Spelman graduate with a thriving dental practice, she married her college sweetheart and seems to be living the dream. But beneath the veneers there’s rotting decay. Her marriage is crumbling under the weight of unmet expectations, and Ja’Zara blames herself. Silently envious of her sister’s life, Ja’Tara thrives in the chaos she creates. Her world is a blur of strip clubs, fast cash, and fleeting ...

Young and successful couple Zaire and Nayraha, embark on a group trip for Halloween to Wildwood Missouri. Being from North Carolina, they’re beyond excited for this journey; however, the couple is oblivious to the festivities that awaits them. Prior to their trip, things mysteriously start to happen that makes Zaire and Nayraha question their safety. Once at their destination, friendships are tested, boundaries crossed and everyone may not survive.

****THIS IS A RERELEASE*** From the outside looking in, Wynter Storm had it all. Her man ran the city, she lived in a home straight out of an urban fairytale, her bank account had no end and she was always rocking the finest of jewelry, clothing and bags. Women literally wanted to be Wynter, but all Wynter wanted to be was free. Loving Isaiah or Ice as the streets called, him wasn’t easy and came with a huge price. Wynter’s price was her best friend and sister, Rayne. Locking herself away from friends and the little family she had was Wynter’s solution to keep Isaiah’s violent ...

Canaan and Kataya embark on a getaway from New Troy City to Wildwood Creek Missouri; in hopes of rekindling their relationship. What starts off as a planned cabin trip filled with watching scary movies and participating in Halloween festivities, instantly turns into a test on their relationship and their lives as a whole. Will Canaan and Kataya return to New Troy as a couple; let alone alive? Find out in Wildwood Creek: Cabin #20.

Halloween. The time of year where treats and tricks are in abundance – Especially for Kamal and Danine. Heading to Wildwood Creek to the same cabin they spent their honeymoon seemed ideal for the couple to celebrate their fifth anniversary. But is it more tricks than treats this year? Kamal has many secrets; and they begin to emerge the moment the couple enters Missouri. Lies, deceit, and death surrounds the couple. Will anyone walk away, or will everything crumble under the weight of the skeletons that have been hidden in the closet?

****THIS IS A RERELEASE****THIS IS A RERELEASE****THIS IS A RERELEASE**** What is one to do when the man she saw herself spending forever with shows her time and time again that she isn’t enough? Entering her final days of pregnancy, Wynter has never felt more alone in this world. With her past and her present colliding in an emotional explosion, she has no clue of what her future holds. At one point, she saw her future in Supreme’s eyes, but his lies and betrayals have turned something that was once crystal clear, into a ball of questions and confusion. Whenever doubt and a lack of ...

It’s 2024 and you can be whatever you want – on the internet. All you need is the starter pack to your desired personality. Once you have the aesthetic and the lingo, BOOM, you’re a Pretty Robot, too! Denim is a proud sugar baby and offers no excuses for it. She encourages her large following of women to recognize that they are the prize. However, if social media got wind that she’s doing something strange for a little change, will they think she’s a fraud? Celebrity MUA, Calla, has built her following by painting the faces of the prettiest women in the game. But when the sun goes...

Some people deserve love – that good kind. A love that experiences difficulties, yet never waivers. Ship has had enough traumatic experiences to last a lifetime. However, he still pushes through like the real one he is. Learning that his daughter isn’t actually his, he’s devastated and feels hopeless. Not to mention, Ship has no mama or daddy – just his best friends. Figuring it’ll be good for him, his bros encourage him to take advantage of his newfound fame and appear on the dating show Smoke with Me. Ship is presented with a flock of women; but he can only choose one to smoke ...

Billionaire Lincoln Cathedral Jr. is a newlywed. While his wife, Sienna, is a gorgeous woman, she’s not the woman he chose – neither is she a fan of arranged marriage. However, they still tie the knot to ensure the longevity of their family's names, but with conditions. Number one being the freedom to fall in love with other people – that’s exactly what happens. While Sienna falls for their personal driver, Lincoln falls in love with Adore – a beauty with big dreams of owning a restaurant. When the Cathedrals offer her a job at their mansion, she accepts. What Adore doesn’t know...