After you say, “I do,” there’s one more thing you must do. . . . A propulsive domestic thriller about what it takes to keep marriages together and what will tear them apart from “addictive” (People) author Helen Monks TakharThis Random House Book Club edition includes an author’s note and a discussion guide.Nine months into motherhood, Elle is struggling. She’s battling being sidelined at work, fighting to feel at home in her post-baby body and feeling pressure to be intimate with her adoring husband, Dom. Why does everything seem so hard, especially when Dom is such a helpful, hands-on dad as well as an ever-attentive husband?Elle turns to her charismatic new colleague, Gabriel, to get through the day and red wine to soothe her at night. For a while, the distractions work until one night she wakes up bleary-eyed in a hotel room next to a man who’s not her husband. A dead man...

British Fantasy and Bram Stoker-nominated author Gemma Amor brings together a unique line-up of 13 authors to explore heritage and horror, featuring stories from Gabino Iglesias, Erika T. Wurth and many moreIt’s a bedtime story, ancient family lore, a secret passed down from generation to generation. Stories that have deep dark roots, ever-growing, ever-creeping. This anthology explores stories of heritage and horror. The tales we grew up on, hometown rumours and legends. The things we pass down through our bloodlines. Featuring stories from:Erika Wurth Ai JiangUsman T MalikAdam NevillNuzo OnohPremee MohamedGabino IglesiasNadia El-FassiRamsey CampbellV CastroHailey PiperElena SichrovskyCaleb WeinhardtSarah Deacon

He's a grumpy mountain man who wants to be left alone. She's a city girl running from her past. When her car breaks down on his mountain, everything changes.Tonya Lorenzo thought inheriting her grandmother's Vermont cottage would give her the fresh start she desperately needs. What she didn't expect was to break down on a muddy mountain road in designer heels, completely at the mercy of the most intimidating man she's ever met.Kevin Pike has spent years building the perfect life in isolation—just him, his maple syrup operation, and his three foster brothers scattered across Burke Mountain. The last thing he needs is a helpless city princess disrupting his carefully controlled world. But when Tonya's controlling ex shows up with hired muscle to drag her back to Manhattan, Kevin's protective instincts explode.She's MINE. On MY mountain. Under MY protection.Trapped together by storms and secrets, Tonya discovers the gentle heart beneath Kevin's gruff exterior, while he finds himself addicted to her fierce determination and soft curves. But when her past threatens everything he's built, Kevin will have to choose between the safe isolation he's always known and fighting for the woman who's awakened his wild heart.She came to his mountain broken. He'll make sure she never leaves.A steamy instalove mountain man romance featuring a grumpy alpha hero, forced proximity, over-the-top protection, and a city girl who discovers she was born to be claimed by the wilderness. HEA guaranteed.

Get the definitive story of the '90s alt-rock movement straight from the musicians and figures who lived it.No period in the history of rock music offered such an abrupt shift in prevailing tastes as the 1990s. While just a short while before, radio and MTV were clamoring for hair metal bands, suddenly alt-rockers such as Jane's Addiction, Nine Inch Nails, Faith No More, Primus, Smashing Pumpkins, and of course, Nirvana, brought a sea change not just in what the most popular bands sounded like, but also in fashion, politics, and seemingly all aspects of pop culture.In Alternative for the Masses: The Oral History of the '90s Alt-Rock Revolution, veteran music critic Greg Prato presents more than 60 new interviews conducted exclusively for the book—with an emphasis on the 1990–1995 peak period—including insights from renowned names like:Ian MacKaye (Fugazi, Dischord Records)Frank Black (Pixies)Corey Glover...

As she began to lose consciousness, she realized that she'd just made a very serious mistake. . . . She tried to call out for help, but she couldn't see anyone on the shore. There was no one to save her. When Erin Delaney learns that a serial killer has mimicked the murder portrayed in her bestselling novel, she joins her friend Kaely Quinn-Hunter, a former FBI profiler, in Virginia. Their reunion, only a few months after fending off an eerie killer in the woods of Tennessee, is bittersweet, as Kaely has been tasked by the FBI to recruit Erin's help to identify a suspect. The FBI's team is stumped by the murderer who re-creates killings from the books of multiple authors, with only ominous notes left behind. As Erin is drawn further into the web of fear and chaos, Kaely begins to fear for Erin's safety.On top of tracking down a murderer, Erin must shoulder the weight of a haunted past and claims that she stole the plot of her novel from one of her...

THE AUTUMN WIFE A runaway wife. A dangerous man. A passion worth the peril. Cecile Tremblay vows she’ll never be a victim again. The twenty-four-year-old King’s Girl escapes an abusive husband—a hanging offense, by the frontier laws of rough-and-tumble Montreal. Determined to avoid the noose, Cecile grasps a last-ditch way to secure sanctuary by joining a convent. But she didn’t expect to meet Theo Martin, a burly, broad-muscled stonemason overseeing the building of the convent’s nearby chapel. Hiding a troubled past of his own, the protective giant gently hammers at the walls around her hardened heart. As Cecile’s emotional defenses weaken, the law closes in, forcing her to make an impossible choice. Can Cecile trust this unsettling stranger, or should she seal herself behind convent walls forever? THE AUTUMN WIFE is the emotionally gripping third standalone novel in the King’s Girls historical romance series. If you like deeply moving love stories, strong and protective heroes, and rip-roaring adventure, you’ll be swept away by Lisa Ann Verge’s latest heartwarming tale. Buy THE AUTUMN WIFE and experience a gripping, romantic adventure today!

She was a summer mistake. Now she's standing under his mistletoe. Ellie Springer never planned to fall for her ethics professor. Especially not before she knew who he really was. Now, with her grad school future uncertain and grief weighing heavy on her heart, she's returned home for the holidays to help save her family's struggling bakery—and avoid thinking about Gabriel Kane. Gabriel doesn't do Christmas. He doesn't do emotions. And he definitely doesn't do second chances. But when he walks into The Sugarplum Bakery and finds Ellie behind the counter—in flour-dusted aprons and flower crowns—he realizes some ghosts don't stay buried. As peppermint mochas brew and regrets resurface, old feelings begin to thaw. But with town gossip swirling and boundaries blurring, Ellie and Gabriel must decide: can love survive the rules they've broken—or will holiday magic melt away with the snow? A cozy, slow-burn...

If you could find one missing thing, what would it be?As a firefighter, Ava sees the devastation caused when homes are ruined. If she uncovers precious possessions that escaped a blaze unscathed, she returns them to their owner. When Cassie and her son lose everything in a fire, they have nothing and nowhere to go. On impulse, Ava offers them refuge by staying with her.After three failed rounds of IVF, Ava and her husband are divided on how to start their own family. Needing to find answers about her own adoption and birth family, Ava embarks on a journey to Ireland with Cassie by her side for support.But not every reunion is a happy one, and the best intentions can have the most heart wrenching results. Can Ava get back what was lost? Or will she learn that sometimes the thing you need most is what you have already found?An emotional and powerful tale of friendship and family, the perfect read for fans of Dani...

Book four in the brand new Hockey sports romance series, The Nest, by USA Today Bestselling Author, Piper Rayne. Blurb coming soon.