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The Poke The Mango Shortlist
Lydia Trethewey, Sean Crawley, Jeanette Stampone, Andrew Szemeredy, & Martin De Biasi (editor)
Inspired by Pokémon Go, four authors riff on themes of augmented reality, where virtual desires blend with real needs. One topic, four authors, four very different stories.Inspired by Pokémon Go, four authors riff on themes of augmented reality, where virtual desires blend with real needs. One topic, four authors, four very different stories:Sean Crawley - Sean's In Tendo Capital takes us to a grim future where citizens must fight for what's real. Lydia Trethewey - Synthesis deals with post war trauma for soldiers who see chemical in colour. Jeanette Stampone - Mother and child cope with loneliness and anxiety in different waysAndrew Szemeredy - Love finds a way of breaking down barriers in Microepisode of Major Love
Is It Ever Easy?
Lydia Norwood
Emmanuel thought his life was over. He was merely waiting for it to be official. Despite himself, he found a second chance.In wild lands of The Holdings, crime is the only thing that is really organized. Coursa, Queen of Rogues has a hand in everything. When some of her servants come upon a valuable book, they must employ the services of a crippled scribe named Joff. Now Coursa, strongest and most independent of women will come to rely on Joff, the meekest of men.Weak as he is, Joff will prove himself adaptable and tough. Coursa will show just how wise and clever a peasant can be. Together they will reshape the lands in which they live.
A Truce For Love (Western Historical Romance)
Lydia Olson
Every fiber of her being tells her that he is a righteous man⎯not the safe guy you’d love, but the dangerous one who makes your pulse race.When Mia and Carson first laid eyes on each other, their hearts skipped a beat. They never suspected that this would not be the only rush of adrenaline they would feel. Mia Carter feels finally free. She can unburden her family while at the same time, find a loving home with her brother, Jonas, and his family. Or so she thinks.Her new town, Tombstone, is in a gang war and Jonas’s poker hall is right in the middle!Unable to refuse his cry for help, Mia will find herself caught between the Powells, Dodds, and Dooleys’ fight for dominance. Little did she know, while she gets closer to Carson, that he is the leader of the Powells Gang. As the truth will be quickly revealed, Mia will be left heartbroken, and Carson shattered by her detachment.But with the Dooleys’ deadly threat approaching, Mia, Jonas, and Carson will agree in a never before truce, solely intended for fighting the common enemy. But in this case, the road to love is paved with these intentions.
Mr Peacock's Possessions
Lydia Syson
An intimate, intense and beautifully realised novel of possession, power and the liberating loss of innocence, this will delight fans of MISTER PIP and THE POISONWOOD BIBLE. Oceania, 1879. For two years the Peacocks, a determined family of settlers, have struggled to make a remote volcanic island their home. At last, a ship appears. The six Pacific Islanders on board have travelled over eight hundred miles in search of new horizons. Hopes are high, until a vulnerable boy vanishes. In their search for the lost child, settlers and newcomers together uncover far more than they were looking for. The island's secrets force young Lizzie Peacock to question her deepest convictions, and slowly this tiny, fragile community begins to fracture . . .'Intelligent, beautifully written' The Times'Historical fiction fans, meet your new favourite author' Stella...
Our Strangers
Lydia Davis
Only available at independent bookstores and libraries, by request of the author.From one of the most accomplished writers of our time comes another brilliant collection of short fiction. Artful, deft, and inventive; Lydia Davis' newest collection of stories delves into topics ranging from marriage to tiny insects. These stories are a celebration of language and careful observation that once again confirms Davis' sincere love and mastery of the form.Reviews"An overflowing treasure chest of jewel-like stories... A collection that you'll want to keep on your bedside table by one of America's most original short story writers." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"This lovely collection, which will be available only in libraries and independent bookstores... invites readers to revel in the magic of the mundane... Throughout, Davis revels in the glory of well-wrought details. These spot-on depictions of life's low-key moments are best savored in small...
Lydia Bailey
Kenneth Roberts
Historical Fiction / History
A fascinating, thoroughly researched historical novel of Haiti and Africa, and the early United States, outlining Haitians battle for freedom seen through the eyes of one man. It features Albion Hamlin, who comes to Boston in 1800 to defend a man accused of violating the Alien and Sedition Act. In a whirlwind of action, Hamlin is jailed, then escapes to Haiti in search of his client's daughter, Lydia Bailey, with whom he has fallen in love simply by gazing at her portrait.
A Love Behind The Broken Mask (Western Historical Romance)
Lydia Olson
1875.The night of the masquerade ball at the St. George Hotel and Saloon, everything changed for Eloise and Wilson.Eloise Hastings, a stubborn but adorable tomboy, only wants to one day run her father's ranch and marry a person she’ll fall in love with. But her father's strong desire to marry her off to Ryan McKinnon, the man who is to inherit the land bordering theirs, is ready to crush her dreams.Wilson Pace broke his own heart by leaving Eloise behind when he was a boy. Being a miner, he had no chance of offering her the good life he wanted. But now, years later, he is back, from a miner to a successful businessman.But as Wilson tries to win her heart back, their future will be once again threatened. At the St. George Hotel’s Masquerade ball, the Sheriff of Cayenne is murdered, the place is on lockdown - and all evidence points at him.As Eloise and Wilson try to prove his innocence, they will uncover things long kept secret and a scheme beyond their imagination.Will they find out who the real killer is and will their love withstand the truth-and thrive against the odds?
Stars for Lydia
P. L. Gaus
First Death - an accident or a homicide? Second Death - a murder or a suicide? Events unfold quickly on a single Monday, the first day of classes for Professor Michael Branden's new semester. The tragedies envelope a Schwartzentruber sect, the most conservative of all Amish peoples, and Branden and Sheriff Bruce Robertson must wrestle with cultural and religious barriers in order to investigate. To make matters worse, a mother of seven Schwartzentruber children has apparently left with her youngest daughter Esther, in order to escape her dangerously depressed husband. Has she really left six children behind?
Ashes of Hope
Lydia Sherrer
Fantasy / Mystery
When a monster saves you from other monsters, are you any better off?Ash chokes the sky and my life as I knew it is long gone. Nuclear war left our planet a scarred dead husk, and those of us left fight tooth and nail to survive. There is hardly anything left to eat, except each other.The lucky ones die quickly.I've had a different kind of luck, but the bargain I made to stay alive is slowly killing me. The only question is, will I survive long enough for my bargain to save me? Or will all my hope turn to ash?
The Night of Your Life
Lydia Sharp
Does a perfect prom night exist? JJ's about to find out.All year, JJ's been looking forward to going to prom with his best friend, Lucy. It will be their last hurrah before graduation — a perfect night where all their friends will relax, have fun together, and celebrate making it through high school.But nothing goes according to plan. When a near car crash derails JJ before he even gets to prom, a potential new romance surfaces, and Lucy can't figure out what happened to him, things spiral out of control. The best night of their lives quickly turns into the worst.That is... until JJ wakes up the next day only to find that it's prom night all over again. At first, JJ thinks he's lucky to have the chance to get innumerable chances at perfecting the night of his life. But each day ends badly for him and Lucy, no matter what he does. Can he find a way to escape the time loop and move into the future with the girl he loves?In the...
Essays One
Lydia Davis
A selection of essays on writing and reading by the master short-fiction writer Lydia DavisLydia Davis is a writer whose originality, influence, and wit are beyond compare. Jonathan Franzen has called her "a magician of self-consciousness," while Rick Moody hails her as "the best prose stylist in America." And for Claire Messud, "Davis's signal gift is to make us feel alive." Best known for her masterful short stories and translations, Davis's gifts extend equally to her nonfiction. In Essays One, Davis has, for the first time, gathered a selection of essays, commentaries, and lectures composed over the past five decades. In this first of two volumes, her subjects range from her earliest influences to her favorite short stories, from John Ashbery's translation of Rimbaud to Alan Cote's painting, and from the Shepherd's Psalm to early tourist photographs. On display is the development and range of one of the sharpest, most...
Lydia Cassat Reading the Morning Paper
Harriet Scott Chessman
Harriet Scott Chessman takes us into the world of Mary Cassatt's early Impressionist paintings through Mary's sister Lydia, whom the author sees as Cassatt's most inspiring muse. Chessman hauntingly brings to life Paris in 1880, with its thriving art world. The novel's subtle power rises out of a sustained inquiry into art's relation to the ragged world of desire and mortality. Ill with Bright's disease and conscious of her approaching death, Lydia contemplates her world narrowing. With the rising emotional tension between the loving sisters, between one who sees and one who is seen, Lydia asks moving questions about love and art's capacity to remember. Chessman illuminates Cassatt's brilliant paintings and creates a compelling portrait of the brave and memorable model who inhabits them with such grace. Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper includes five full-color plates, the entire group of paintings Mary Cassatt made of her sister.
Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus Betrayal
Lydia Sherrer
Fantasy / Mystery
Would you betray your friends to save them? It has been months since Lily Singer's harrowing adventure in England, yet there has still been no word of her father or Morgan le Fay. Far from being able to relax, Lily has been kept busy doing the last thing in the world she ever imagined: dating Sebastian Blackwell. Insanity must run in her family. Things start to get interesting—that is, bothersome and entirely inconvenient—when former beau and FBI agent, Richard Grant, asks for help investigating a series of occult-related murders. Lily would rather decontaminate Sebastian's mold-ridden car than open that can of worms, yet she might not have a choice. For a whisper has spread throughout the magical underworld—a rumor of creatures that will pit friend against friend and resurrect shadows from the past. With 400+ five star ratings on Amazon and Goodreads and over 50,000 copies downloaded,...
Miss Lydia Fairbanks and the Losers Club
Duane L. Ostler
Miss Lydia Fairbanks is the newest teacher at Inner City Junior High School, the deadliest school in the state. While the school principal believes she won't last a day, Miss Fairbanks quickly surprises everyone by not only surviving in the midst of her killer students, but actually thriving in the classroom. But even someone as weak and small as Miss Fairbanks can harbor secrets from the past ...Frail, timid Miss Lydia Fairbanks is the newest teacher at Inner City Junior High School, the deadliest school in the state. While the school principal believes she won't last a day, Miss Fairbanks quickly surprises everyone by not only surviving in the midst of her killer students, but actually thriving in the classroom. But even someone as weak and small as Miss Fairbanks can harbor troubling secrets from the past, which threaten to destroy her …
Original Sin
Lydia Michaels
Romance / Contemporary / Thriller
Adam Hartzler has always been an honorable immortal, but the fine line between right and wrong begins to blur when he is called to his true mate. If he does not find and claim her soon, he will lose his soul and humanity, transforming into a vile predator controlled by insatiable bloodlust, sentenced to a demonic and tortured eternity as a vampire. Adam sets out on a quest to hunt his mate and claim her before it is too late. His salvation relies on his destined mate's surrender, but when she refuses to cooperate, Adam must set aside his morals and do what is needed to survive. Time's slipping away with his control, and his territorial instincts refuse to let her go. Annalise Snow awakens on a primitive farm removed from modern civilization and in fear of her life. Her captor is determined to keep her prisoner and believes he is somehow entitled to her future. But she will not surrender easily. When Adam asks for the ultimate sacrifice, she must decide if he...
Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus Identity
Lydia Sherrer
Fantasy / Mystery
Identity is a choice. Who will you choose to be?Lily is in trouble. Deep, deep trouble. Alone and without her magic, she doesn't know where she is or how she got there. All she wants is to go home and be left in peace. But what part of her will she have to sacrifice to get there?Sebastian is doomed. Spent, wrecked, devastated. Everything he ever had going for him is lying in ash and ruin, and he can't shake off the doubts in his head that are driving him mad. Is what they're saying true? How is he supposed to tell truth from lie?Separated by dangerous forces, Lily and Sebastian must dig deep for the courage they need to survive. But with all their pretense and excuses stripped away, can they come to terms with who they are—and who they were meant to be—before it's too late? Wizard, witch, and demon, their enemies are wily and strong...and have been planning this victory for a long, long time. With 400+ five star ratings on...
Taming Lady Lydia
Felicity Brandon
When eighteen-year-old Lady Lydia Franklin becomes the ward of Lord Thomas Markham after her father’s death, she quickly discovers that the wealthy, handsome gentleman believes in strict discipline for wayward young women. Her penchant for naughtiness soon earns her a sound spanking, but despite his willingness to punish her as often and as shamefully as he feels it necessary, Thomas’ firm-handed correction leaves Lydia helplessly aroused.Though he is charged with ensuring that Lydia’s innocence is preserved, Thomas cannot help but notice her body’s response to his stern chastisement. It isn’t long before she is lying naked across his lap as she is spanked thoroughly and then brought to a blushing climax, and over the coming days he sets about teaching her what it means to surrender herself completely to a dominant man.Being taken in Thomas’ arms proves more pleasurable than Lydia ever dreamed, and she finds herself imagining a future as his wife rather than his ward, but the dark rumors about his past are hard to ignore. When he asks for her hand she agrees to be his bride, but once the wedding is over will the bond between them hold firm or will it all end in scandal and heartbreak?Publisher’s Note: Taming Lady Lydia includes spankings and sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don’t buy this book.
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Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: A Study In Mischief (A Lily Singer Adventures Novella)
Lydia Sherrer
Fantasy / Mystery
Wizards are born, witches are made, and they mix about as well as oil and water. So when circumstance forces a conscientious wizard and a troublemaking witch to band together against a common enemy, there’s no telling how the dice will fall. A prequel to the Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus series, this meeting of opposites—and the mischief that follows—is a roller coaster of laughs and life lessons.Wizards are born, witches are made, and they mix about as well as oil and water. So when an introverted wizard and a troublemaking witch cross paths, what could possibly go wrong? Lily Singer is a conscientious librarian who just wants to practice her wizardry and be left alone. Sebastian Blackwell is a ne’er-do-well witch for hire who enjoys getting under peoples’ skin but always gets the job done in the end. When circumstance forces them to band together against a common enemy, there’s no telling how the dice will fall.A prequel to the Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus series, this meeting of opposites—and the mischief that follows—is a roller coaster of laughs and life lessons. The only question left is, what's a girl to do when she finds out her arch rival isn't so bad after all?
Becoming Crone
Lydia M. Hawke
She wanted purpose. She got dark magic and war. Claire Emerson is adrift. After a lifetime as a wife, mother, and grandma, she never saw divorce or loneliness coming and is desperate for some sense of purpose. But when her sixtieth birthday brings a snarky gargoyle, an annoyingly sexy wolf shifter, and an unknown magical calling, she thinks she's losing the only thing she has left: her sanity. Refusing to believe she's the powerful defender of humankind her so-called protectors claim, Claire attempts a return to her safe life... only to have her powers ignite when she's attacked by dark supernatural creatures. And without the training she was supposed to have received, she has no idea how she'll defeat sinister mages plotting her demise. Can Claire overcome creaky joints and major hot flashes in time to save the world – and her own life?
The Walking Boy
Lydia Kwa
The Walking Boy is a quest novel set in early eighth-century Tang Dynasty China, in the final days of the rule of the first Female Emperor Wu Zhao. The ailing hermit monk Harelip sends his disciple Baoshi on a pilgrimage from Mount Hua to Chang'an, the Western capital; Baoshi is the "walking boy" charged with locating Harelip's missing former lover Ardhanari. Baoshi lives with a secret only his Master knows, and he is filled with fears of being discovered. On his journey, Baoshi crosses paths with both commoners and imperial officials, as well as others who take delight in their queer identities; in doing so, he is released powerfully from his past shame. Lydia Kwa's novel is a book of quiet subversion, upending classical Chinese tropes with contemporary ideas around gender and feminism. Filled with psychological complexities, magic and poetic allusions to classical Chinese literature, The Walking Boy explores the intrigue of inner alchemy while exorcising...
Love Me Nots
Lydia Michaels
Romance / Contemporary / Thriller
Perrin is through with men. After dumping her cheating fiancé, she started a new career, and her life is finally on an upswing—until Gage comes to town. Gage King, of King Construction, represents everything the small town of Jasper Falls is not. His big Texan upbringing disguises his secrets well. At first glance, he's all luxury and a lavish lifestyle, but to a girl like Perrin Harris, he's one big eye roll. When Gage tries to buy the land Perrin has her heart set on, she puts a plan into action. She will stop at nothing to get what she wants, but will Gage—and Gage wants her.
Lydia's Penance
Golden Angel
Ebooks / Romance
Tricked and trapped into marriage, there is no escape for this Duke but there is revenge... Lydia hopes to escape her home using the only way available to her – a respectable marriage. Her qualifications for her new husband are not long. Unfortunately, the gentlemen of the ton do not seem interested in a bluestocking spinster and she's forced to take desperate measures. The Duke of Manchester has been tricked and trapped into marriage with Miss Lydia Stafford, and she won't tell him why. She is willing to submit to a harsh penance rather than reveal her secrets. Imprisoned in a battle of wills, is there any hope for love and a happily-ever-after?Bridal Discipline Series1. Philip's Rules1.5 Undisciplined2. Gabrielle's Discipline3. Lydia's Penance4. Benedict's Commands5. Arabella's Taming
An Agent For Lydia
Part #56 of "The Pinkerton Matchmaker" series by Caroline Clemmons
Romance / Mystery & Thrillers / Paranormal
A Sheriff’s Haven For The Rebellious Bride (Western Historical Romance)
Lydia Olson
'No matter how angry I was with her, the sight of her tears made me melt. I pulled her into a hug and kissed the top of her head. Her hair smelled like a curious mixture of gunpowder and cinnamon.'When feisty Bree fled her outlaw family applying as a governess for the widowed Sheriff, Maxwell Banks, she thought she would finally escape into a respectable life.But when Bree's evil father, Bryson O'Laney, outraged that she defies his will to marry an outlaw of his choice for the town's Sheriff, he seeks revenge. As Bree and Maxwell got closer, by Bree still keeping her criminal origins a secret, her brothers arrive to force her back, unveiling the truth to the startled . . . and now betrayed Maxwell.With Bree kidnapped by her brothers after knocking his daughter out cold and leaving her for dead, Maxwell has to take the law into his own hands to revenge for his daughter and save the woman he loves . . .
WOMEN OF SURPRISE 02: Lydia's Passion
Tracey J. Lyons
Lydia's aunt Margaret always had a way of meddling in the lives of her three nieces, so it was not shocking to hear that Aunt Margaret had appointed Lydia to be the new schoolteacher in the town of Surprise.
Lydia is horrified to think that she'll be in charge of a room full of screaming children. She has no experience and cannot believe that this tragic fate has befallen her.
To make matters worse, Alexander Judson, the head of the school board and the local carpenter who built the school, has serious doubts about her abilities.
Determined to prove him wrong she throws herself into the position. No one is more surprised by her natural abilities than Lydia herself, but Alexander is still not convinced. His two children are students at the school and bring home glowing reports of Lydia. Clearly the two young children adore her.
Ever since Alexander's wife died tragically in a freak accident, he was determined that no woman would ever hold his heart, or the heart of his children. Lydia is convinced that Alexander is a wretched man and worries for the well-being of his children. It will take an accident, a little interference from the townspeople, and some forgiveness on both their parts for the two to realize that they are passionate about each other.
**About the Author
Tracey J. Lyons holds an Associates Degree in Theatre Arts. Married for twenty years to her high school sweetheart, Tracey and her husband are the proud parents of two grown sons. Andrew is pursuing a career in Criminal Investigative Services, and Timothy is preparing to marry his high school sweetheart! Tracey lives in upstate New York.
Lydia's Passion is the second book in the Women of Surprise series.
Tracey loves to hear from her readers.
Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus Beginnings
Lydia Sherrer
Fantasy / Mystery
Saving the world is such a bother when it makes you late for tea.Wizard Lily Singer is kept busy managing library archives, studying magic, and trying to keep her witch friend Sebastian from dragging her into trouble. Unfortunately, he loves adventure even more than she loves being left alone.She doesn't want to investigate a malignant spell in a haunted house, but Sebastian is promising rare books as the reward. She also doesn't want to hurt her family, but is tired of being lied to about her past. And she definitely doesn't want to get stuck in a dangerously unstable time loop, but Sebastian is in trouble—again...Strangling her friend, as satisfying as it would be, won't fix her problems. If she wants answers, and to not miss tea, she had best find the right spell for the job—before everything goes to hell, and takes them all with it.With 400+ five star ratings on Amazon and Goodreads, this urban fantasy series full of...
Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus Revelations
Lydia Sherrer
Fantasy / Mystery
Never argue with a talking cat...you won't winBeing a wizard, Lily Singer likes her magic logical and systematic. So when her cat suddenly starts opening locked doors and telling her what to do, she is not pleased. But before she can deal with her errant feline, her witch friend Sebastian warns of a heist plot at the very museum she was just hired to ward.Lily must lay a trap for the would-be thief and figure out why Sebastian is suddenly acting so suspicious, all while wrangling her newly magical cat. To make matters worse, a mysterious wizard waltzes into her life claiming to know the truth about her past, and Lily must decide who, amid all the chaos, she can trust. Will discovering the past reveal her future? Or doom it?With 400+ five star ratings on Amazon and Goodreads and over 50,000 copies downloaded, this urban fantasy series full of adventure and snarky humor is guaranteed to cause loud snorts of laughter, tea cravings, and sleep loss....
A Children's Bible
Lydia Millet
An indelible novel of teenage alienation and adult complacency in an unraveling world.Pulitzer Prize finalist Lydia Millet's sublime new novel—her first since the National Book Award long-listed Sweet Lamb of Heaven—follows a group of twelve eerily mature children on a forced vacation with their families at a sprawling lakeside mansion.Contemptuous of their parents, who pass their days in a stupor of liquor, drugs, and sex, the children feel neglected and suffocated at the same time. When a destructive storm descends on the summer estate, the group's ringleaders—including Eve, who narrates the story—decide to run away, leading the younger ones on a dangerous foray into the apocalyptic chaos outside.As the scenes of devastation begin to mimic events in the dog-eared picture Bible carried around by her beloved little brother, Eve devotes herself to keeping him safe from harm.A Children's Bible is a...
The Shanghai Moon
Part #9 of "Bill Smith & Lydia Chin" series by S. J. Rozan
SUMMARY:
With The Shanghai Moon, S. J. Rozan returns to her award-winning, critically acclaimed, and much-loved characters Lydia Chin and Bill Smith in the first new novel in the series in seven years. Estranged for months from fellow P.I. Bill Smith, Chinese-American private investigator Lydia Chin is brought in by colleague and former mentor Joel Pilarsky to help with a case that crosses continents, cultures, and decades. In Shanghai, excavation has unearthed a cache of European jewelry dating back to World War II, when Shanghai was an open city providing safe haven for thousands of Jewish refugees. The jewelry, identifed as having belonged to one such refugee - Rosalie Gilder - was immediately stolen by a Chinese official who fled to New York City. Hired by a lawyer specializing in the recovery of Holocaust assets, Chin and Pilarsky are to find any and all leads to the missing jewels.However, Lydia soon learns that there is much more to the story than they've been told: The Shanghai Moon, one of the world's most sought after missing jewels, reputed to be worth millions, is believed to have been part of the same stash. Before Lydia can act on this new information, Joel Pilarsky is murdered, Lydia is fired from the case, and Bill Smith finally reappears on the scene. Now Lydia and Bill must unravel the truth about the Shanghai Moon and the events that surrounded its disappearance sixty years ago during the chaos of war and revolution, if they are to stop more killings and uncover the truth of what is going on today.
The Mating of Lydia
Mrs. Humphry Ward
Fiction / Historical / Victorian
Mrs. Humphry Ward, the pen named used by Mary Augusta Ward, was a British novelist best known for Lady Rose\'s Daughter, a best seller in America.
Little Friend Lydia
Albert Bigelow Paine
Biographies & Memoirs / Young Adult / Literature & Fiction
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Hurt (The Hurt Series, #1)
Lydia Michaels
Romance / Contemporary / Thriller
Award Winning Author, Lydia Michaels, enters the world of DARK ROMANCE with an unforgettably suspenseful psychological thriller! IT'S GOING TO HURT... Callan MacGregor might speak with the eloquence of a Scottish poet, but a hard life has turned him into a merciless killer. With a first-hand account of hell, he trusts nothing and no one but the hollow hurt tortured into his bones. Sacrificing all, he must escape Scotland to survive.Emery Tanner is captivated—to the point of obsession—by the stunning Scotsman tending bar at the Imperial Hotel. With as many dark secrets as he has scars, she hungers to know every exquisite inch of him, but her shy nature leaves her tongue-tied. Despite her sense that innate kindness rests beneath his savage surface, Callan MacGregor is a man to approach with caution—if not fear.When tragedy strikes and Emery's world is shattered, she learns just how ruthless Callan can be. Violence has shaped his soul and love has always led to loss in both their broken lives. But as secrets are exposed, they find truth within the hurt and awaken a desire to become whole once more.
Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus Allies
Lydia Sherrer
Fantasy / Mystery
What's worse than fighting with allies? Fighting without them.Wizard and archivist Lily Singer wishes life would just leave her alone. But after opening the "Pandora's box" of her dark family past, larger plots are put into motion and people start getting hurt. From conducting genetic experiments to awakening a wizard of ancient legend, her enemies have no intention of making life easy.Now Lily must reconcile old grudges, make questionable allies, and bend the law to fix a problem that's not even her fault. Worse, she's having inconvenient feelings for her ne'er-do-well witch friend while trying to date an overeager FBI agent. With old and new allies making life complicated, can Lily and her friends work together to save the day? Or will they let their differences divide them as evil runs rampant?With 400+ five star ratings on Amazon and Goodreads and over 50,000 copies downloaded, this urban fantasy series full of adventure and snarky humor...
Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus
Lydia Sherrer
Fantasy / Mystery
Wizards are born, witches are made, and they mix about as well as oil and water. So when an introverted wizard and a troublemaking witch cross paths, what could possibly go wrong?Lily Singer is a conscientious librarian who just wants to practice her wizardry and be left alone. Sebastian Blackwell is a ne'er-do-well witch for hire who enjoys getting under peoples' skin but always gets the job done in the end. When circumstance forces them to band together against a common enemy, there's no telling how the dice will fall.A prequel to the Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus series, this meeting of opposites—and the mischief that follows—is a roller coaster of laughs and life lessons. The only question left is, what's a girl to do when she finds out her arch rival isn't so bad after all?
Original Sin (The Order of Vampires Book 1)
Lydia Michaels
Romance / Contemporary / Thriller
Adam Hartzler has always been an honorable immortal, but the fine line between right and wrong begins to blur when he is called to his true mate. If he does not find and claim her soon, he will lose his soul and humanity, transforming into a vile predator controlled by insatiable bloodlust, sentenced to a demonic and tortured eternity as a vampire.Adam sets out on a quest to hunt his mate and claim her before it is too late. His salvation relies on his destined mate's surrender, but when she refuses to cooperate, Adam must set aside his morals and do what is needed to survive. Time's slipping away with his control, and his territorial instincts refuse to let her go.Annalise Snow awakens on a primitive farm removed from modern civilization and in fear of her life. Her captor is determined to keep her prisoner and believes he is somehow entitled to her future. But she will not surrender easily. When Adam asks for the ultimate sacrifice, she must decide if he lives or dies.Passion and emotion collide in an explosive meeting of destined souls, but love is never a guarantee, especially when eternity begins with betrayal.
Oh Pure and Radiant Heart
Lydia Millet
Oh Pure and Radiant Heart plucks the three scientists who were key to the invention of the atom bomb—Oppenheimer, Leo Szilard and Enrico Fermi—as they watch history's first mushroom cloud rise over the desert on July 16th, 1945...and places them down in modern-day Santa Fe. One by one, the scientists are spotted by a shy librarian who becomes convinced of their authenticity. Entranced, bewildered, overwhelmed by their significance as historical markers on the one hand, and their peculiar personalities on the other, she, to the dismay of her husband, devotes herself to them. Soon the scientists acquire a sugar daddy—a young pothead millionaire from Tokyo who bankrolls them. Heroes to some, lunatics or con artists to others, the scientists finally become messianic religious figureheads to fanatics, who believe Oppenheimer to be the Second Coming. As the ever-growing convoy traverses the country in a fleet of RV's on a pilgrimage to the UN, the scientists wrestle...
Mermaids in Paradise
Lydia Millet
Mermaids, kidnappers, and mercenaries hijack a tropical vacation in this genre-bending sendup of the American honeymoon.On the grounds of a Caribbean island resort, newlyweds Deb and Chip—our opinionated, skeptical narrator and her cheerful jock husband who's friendly to a fault—meet a marine biologist who says she's sighted mermaids in a coral reef.As the resort's "parent company" swoops in to corner the market on mythological creatures, the couple joins forces with other adventurous souls, including an ex–Navy SEAL with a love of explosives and a hipster Tokyo VJ, to save said mermaids from the "Venture of Marvels," which wants to turn their reef into a theme park.Mermaids in Paradise is Lydia Millet's funniest book yet, tempering the sharp satire of her early career with the empathy and subtlety of her more recent novels and short stories. This is an unforgettable, mesmerizing tale, darkly comic on the surface and illuminating in its depths.
Protege
Lydia Michaels
Romance / Contemporary / Thriller
The author of the provocative Surrender Trilogy presents a new novel of one woman's introduction to a world of sinfully sweet submission... For too long, French teacher Collette Banks has locked her deepest desires away in the darkest corners of her mind. But now, she's taking matters into her own hands by applying to a secret and exclusive society devoted to matching people with their ideal partner—or partners... Founder Jude Duval has set up strict rules for admitting people into his world. But when he interviews Collette, he finds himself breaking protocol. Her innocence disarms him. Her willingness to explore her own sensuality delights him. And her spirit challenges him—enough to take her on as his own protégé . What starts out as Collette's erotic awakening will draw them both in deeper than either of them could have ever imagined... Praise for the Surrender Trilogy "Super...
Bound Together
Lydia Rose
What could possibly go wrong when Taylor Jamison’s friends drag her to a sex club for her fortieth birthday? Anything and everything. Taylor ends up having sex with a stranger who she only knows as J. Even though the sex was fantastic, she can’t believe she did something she never thought she would. Thinking she’ll never see the woman again, fate has different plans for her. Destiny has brought the women together again, but can it be anything more than a night neither woman will never forget. Share Taylor and J’s story of finding a way to be together despite all the obstacles that life throws at them.
Call Her Mine
Lydia Michaels
Romance / Contemporary / Thriller
Delilah Starling has never been a shy girl. The moment she sets eyes on Mr. Tall—Dark—and—Broody, she knows she’s going to have him. Sarcastic sexual banter leads to the best sex of her life—until he kills her. Christian “Bastard” Schrock is an Amish immortal with no patience for social pleasantries. Rather than risking his demise, he takes what is rightfully his when he is called to his mate, an English female who owns a tattoo parlor and swears too much. When Delilah wakes up on an Amish farm—not dead, but no longer mortal—she is outraged. Mr. Sexy-Pants has turned out to be a delusional maniac set on ruining her life, which he’s already stolen without her permission. Christian is at wit’s end with his belligerent, stubborn, mate. He demands obedience, but never has he faced such frustration as Ms. Delilah Starling. Worst of all, he’s falling in love with her.
Toxic
Lydia Kang
Hana isn't supposed to exist. She's grown up hidden by her mother in a secret room of the bioship Cyclo until the day her mother is simply gone—along with the entire crew. Cyclo tells her she was abandoned, but she's certain her mother wouldn't leave her there to die. And Hana isn't ready to die yet. She's never really had a chance to live.Fenn is supposed to die. He and a crew of hired mercenaries are there to monitor Cyclo as she expires, and the payment for the suicide mission will mean Fenn's sister is able to live. But when he meets Hana, he's not sure how to save them both.As Cyclo grows sicker by the day, they unearth more secrets about the ship and the crew. But the more time they spend together, the more Hana and Fenn realize that falling for each other is what could ultimately kill them both.
Lights All Night Long
Lydia Fitzpatrick
A gripping and deftly plotted narrative of family and belonging, Lights All Night Long is a dazzling debut novel from an acclaimed young writer"Lights All Night Long is utterly brilliant and completely captivating. . . . One of the most propulsive, un-put-downable literary novels I've read in ages."—Anthony Marra, author of A Constellation of Vital PhenomenaFifteen-year-old Ilya arrives in Louisiana from his native Russia for what should be the adventure of his life: a year in America as an exchange student. The abundance of his new world—the Super Walmarts and heated pools and enormous televisions—is as hard to fathom as the relentless cheerfulness of his host parents. And Sadie, their beautiful and enigmatic daughter, has miraculously taken an interest in him. But all is not right in Ilya's world: he's consumed by the fate of his older brother Vladimir, the magnetic rebel to Ilya's dutiful wunderkind, back...
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Lydia's Mollusk
Sean Monaghan
A shell with brilliant striations. Golds and whites and purples. Perfectly in its setting on the calm, warm beach.Beautiful, intriguing.Beguiling, even.Lydia hardly expects the creature be dangerous.But then, looks can decieve.A complex tale of mystery, misadventure, family, and a sea gone wild, from the author of Raphael Marooned.
