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Taken from Earth and thrust into a ruthless bridal competition in a fae realm, I'm forced to fight for a crown I don't want in order to survive. Vad, the dark, sexy, powerful heir of the Shadow Fae Kingdom, is doing the one thing he never wanted—searching for a bride. But I don't fit in here, and the top contestants want me dead as soon as I arrive. Bound by Fated magic and trapped in a deadly game, Vad's every cold glance and harsh words remind me that he doesn't want me, and I sure as hell don't want him.

A Ms. Magazine "Most Anticipated Feminist Books of 2026" Pick Gives voice to the Black women whose lives were devastated by the carceral system and sheds powerful light on its slavery-based roots to transform how we think about mass incarceration Historian Talitha L. LeFlouria centers Black...

From the celebrated author of Philomath, an astonishingly inventive collection of poems illuminating human, planetary, and personal survival.

Navarro, a captain of the Spanish Conquistadores is determined to loot the temple of the God of the Night. Only a native princess and a Catholic priest can stop him. If they fail, a demon deadlier than any creature known to man will be unleashed on the earth. It will kill everyone who has stolen the cursed gold, and it will not be satisfied until it has feasted on their very souls.

Everyone told her that her father wasn’t missing, but Catherine Dalton knew better. That old man could handle his horse like nobody’s business, and not only was he able to survive in the wild—he thrived there. So after many days passed since he headed for the mountains of western Carolina and still hadn’t reached his destination, Catherine knew with certainty something was wrong. Ill fortune had undoubtedly befallen her father. Former outlaw Henry Hardin and his gang weren’t known as the helpful type, but with time and terror mounting, Catherine had run out of options.

The Hike Not Taken, a heartfelt, fictional tale of six young men navigating a summer at a national park lodge. It’s a coming-of-age journey filled with camaraderie and a celebration of the great outdoors. The setting is NorthStar Lodge nestled in beautiful Triple Divide National Park. It's 1978. Six college guys convene on Triple Divide National Park to work for the summer. They thought they were in for a summer of working at NorthStar Lodge right in the middle of the park. Little did they realize that the summer would alter their lives in a way that was totally unbelievable.

In the heart of Glasgow’s West End, seven women unknowingly carry the legacy of an ancient sisterhood. Each of them, the descendant of a long-forgotten coven, has built a life for herself—running bookshops, cafés, florists, and patisseries—blissfully unaware of the magick woven into their blood. Until now. When Isla Macrae, a sceptical bookseller, stumbles upon an old grimoire and a series of cryptic messages left by her late grandmother, she unlocks a mystery that has been hidden for generations.

A deliciously twisted, fast-paced YA horror, where debutante dreams become bloody nightmares—perfect for fans of House of Hollow and Their Vicious Games. It’s 1921, and Mrs. Caroline Reginald Kane, the last surviving descendant of a family of oil barons, has invited four young debutantes to...

I thought I knew my path—duty to my Pack, an arranged marriage, and a life free from the complications of love. But it’s not easy when I can’t get the gorgeous werewolf from a rival Pack out of my mind. Mason Shaw is fierce, relentless, and convinced that I belong with him. When I’m kidnapped, everything I thought I knew shatters. Twisted magic warps my mind, making me question my very self, my beliefs, my own heart. And amidst all this chaos, there's Mason. I know he’s coming for me, but how can I trust him when my thoughts are no longer my own?

When Joshua and Colin sign on to lead Camp Pride—a week-long retreat for LGBTQ+ boys—they expect outdoor adventures, group bonding, and maybe even a little baseball. What they don’t expect is the powerful impact their presence will have on the campers… or how much the experience will change them in return.

Preacher is heading home to the mountains when he’s approached by a wealthy European with an unusual proposition. He wants the legendary mountain man to track down his missing cousin—a reckless young woman who fled to America with her lover—and he’s willing to pay a small fortune to find her. Preacher isn’t one to get mixed up in the affairs of fancy foreigners, but he reluctantly agrees. The search is on. Striking westward from St. Louis, Preacher quickly begins to suspect that this search party is doomed. And this trail will lead to some very dead ends.

Dex Jarvie was a third-generation cowboy, and his family history was steeped in traditions. They were important to him, and no woman was going to trample on them. Dex was known as a hard man. He was fair, loyal, and trustworthy. But a series of unfortunate events in his life had made him hard. He was a glass-half-empty kind of guy who didn’t trust easily. But when he loved, he loved fiercely. Currently, the only thing he loved was the land his ranch was built on.

Every athlete knows what it takes to win. But for players who are teen girls, the stakes are so much higher. In this anthology, the voices of these athletes come alive, highlighting the ferocity of those who are often shunted to the side. From navigating rampant misogyny to forging a sisterhood through sweat or just reveling in the love of the game, the stories in Out of Our League address the phenomenal physical and emotional power of teenage athletes as they compete, persevere, and thrive, on and off the field.

Natalie’s best friend leaves the dance club with a handsome stranger and is found unconscious at a bus stop the next morning. What happened that night? Only Natalie’s friend knows—except she’s in the hospital, in a coma… When Natalie sees a handsome man on the cover of a financial magazine, she recognizes the “Man of the Year”—the stranger her friend left the club with. He is a millionaire. He is famous. He is untouchable. And—Natalie suspects—dangerous. Desperate for answers, she takes a job as a housekeeper at his mansion.

I wasn't supposed to want her. I wasn't supposed to need her. But the second I crash into Ruby Jackson, I'm screwed. She's the enemy's daughter. My father burned her family legacy to the ground. I didn't know. Not that it would matter. One car crash changes everything. Now, we're trapped in a hospital bed, her body against mine. One kiss and she's mine. I propose. She laughs, thinks it's a drugged-up joke. It's not. It's a goddamn promise.

Hookups are my jam, but I've never had a girl shuddering with one breath then running away the next. And I can't stop thinking about her. Probably for the best, I'm trading in party games for extra practices. I can lead us back to the Frozen Four, but I need a sign of my dedication to persuade Coach. All I have to do is convince the one who got away to fake a relationship with me—and remember my oldest rule: only one night.

Notes from Overground is not a novel, nor a self-help book, but a diary of survival. Written in fragments across 158 entries, it is the voice of one man navigating life in the shadow of absence: a life shaped by loneliness, social silence and the ache of unfulfilled intimacy.

Frank X. Walker sees many supposed survival skills as "Creative Solutions to Life’s Challenges" in his contribution to NPR's This I Believe series. This I Believe is a National Public Radio program that features Americans, from the famous to the unknown, completing the thought that begins with...

There are few people who infuriate me more than pretty boy basketball player Luke Bantempelli. He’s all too aware there isn’t a girl on campus he can’t charm out of her skirt with nothing but a smile. So when one accidental kiss in a haunted house has us hooking up in secret, I know I’m losing my damn mind. Catching feelings will only lead to heartbreak, and I refuse to fall for the guy I’ve sworn to loathe for the rest of my life.

Freedom fighter, brilliant businessperson, devoted wife, master of languages, and ultimately, savior of a European dynasty. Claudia Patterson would become all of these—spurred on by the fiercely powerful loves and losses along the way … Denny Clark. An abused thirteen-year-old White boy whose life twelve-year-old Claudia saves—complicating her own life for years to come.