Complex, compelling and shocking - PAUL ZACHARIAAn intimate chronicle of the world we live in ... deceptively simple but searingly truthful - K.R. MEERAEndlessly playful, cleverly mischievous, enchantingly magical, scarily nightmarish - K. SATCHIDANANDAN When they were first published, Gracy's stories shocked readers with their sexual candour and frank celebration of female desire. She is now widely recognized as one of the most important contemporary writers in Malayalam. Her short stories, which vary from half a page to novella-length, draw the reader into the world of modern men and women caught in quagmires of desire, lust, jealousy and vengeance - emotions that they often carry even into the afterlife. In these pages we will find: the bitter defiance of a daughter going to her mother's funeral in her most alluring sari; a contemporary retelling of the story of Draupadi; the sinister...

A trip to Russia will rock Brie's world, and an extended visit to Italy warms her heart when Nonna holds their second child for the first time. In solidarity, the community bands together to help one of their own as a new father fights to hold on. But Brie is about to stumble on a tragic secret involving Sir's family. Can the passionate connection between a Dom and his beloved submissive heal a shattered heart?

A thrilling new psychological drama from Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Linden MacIntrye, weaving threads of crime, disability and dementia together into a tale of unrequited love and delusion.Two old friends, who first met in university, get together for a weekend of golfing: Allan, a football hero, worldly and financially successful, and his quieter friend, nicknamed Byron, lame from a childhood injury, a smart fellow who became a lawyer but who has never left home, staying put so he could care for a mother with Alzheimer's. During a long night of drinking, the fault lines between them start to show. One of the biggest: the two men married sisters, though Allan was the one who walked down the aisle with Peggy, the sister both of them loved, and Byron had to settle for Annie. Out on the course the next morning, Allan suffers a stroke. In one traumatic moment, he loses control of his life, his wife and his business empire, which turns out to have been...

Bane is a Supernatural who works for the Clocktower, the organization that is supposed to protect mortals from themselves. Jackson is able to teleport long distances and is also a clairvoyant, something that no mortal should be able to do. That's the least of their troubles, however. Sparks fly when they meet, even if relationships between mortals and Supernaturals are frowned upon. When they learn that the Clocktower is keeping mortals and Supernaturals prisoner, Bane knows that they will have to go against the Clocktower in order to break them free... but will they break themselves in the process?

She's struggling to rebuild her life. He's desperately searching for connection—he just doesn't know it yet ...Delilah Ballard's husband left her and their two kids for another woman. Now, in the wake of her messy divorce, Delilah needs a change of scenery for her kids' first Christmas without their father. She's looking for a getaway—not another romantic entanglement that's sure to add another layer of chaos to a life already swimming in it.When a Big Sur hiking excursion goes bad, putting Delilah's son in peril, seasoned outdoorsman Quinn Monroe shows up just in time to bring the boy to safety. The problem is, Quinn is dangerously sexy, and Delilah's not sure she has what it takes to ignore his attentions—even though everything about him spells trouble.Christmas in Cambria is the second book in Linda Seed's Otter Bluff series, but it also can be enjoyed as a stand-alone romance.

A Buchanan brother finds a love to treasure in this scintillating historical romance from New York Times bestselling author Lynsay Sands... After escaping from the English soldiers who attacked her home and imprisoned her in a dungeon, Lady Elysande de Valance is grateful for the rugged Scots who are escorting her to safety in the Highlands. Even with danger dogging their every step, she hadn't expected to welcome the strong comforting embrace of their leader, Rory Buchanan. They say he's a healer, but she finds the heat of his touch does so much more... Let his brothers get married—Rory is too busy tending to the sick to be bothered with wooing a bride. But when he is tasked with accompanying a family friend's "treasure" to the Highlands, he is surprised to learn the treasure is a beautiful woman on the run—and even more surprised to discover bruises hidden by her veil. Rory makes it his mission to tend to her injuries and protect...

After leaving her fiancé at the altar, all Gabrielle wants is a day alone to reflect on the mistakes she's made. But when her car breaks down in the small town of Baldwin's Shore, a day turns into a week, and perhaps—if the goddesses of fate smile kindly—a little longer. But someone from her past has a different plan. Sheriff's deputy Colt Haines isn't looking for love, and he definitely isn't looking for a flighty blonde to move into his spare room and complicate his life. But his young daughter has other ideas. So too does his heart, and when Gabrielle's secrets catch up with her, he's left with no choice but to fight for her future and for his.