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Viscount Montcrief was a man of wealth, refinement—and secrets. A recluse by nature, he lived in seclusion behind the iron gates of Montcrief House, a palatial estate renowned for its opulence and exquisite painted ceilings. Few were ever admitted, and those who entered were bound to silence. But in the spring of 1924, the Viscount developed a curious obsession with plays broadcast over the wireless. When he invited a troupe of actors—seven players and their director—to perform a private drama within his grand drawing room, the staff raised their eyebrows.

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Cassandra Brown’s world shatters the moment she finds her secret lover proposing to another woman, his betrayal echoing through the marble halls of London’s high society. With her family empire collapsing under the weight of scandal, death, and greed, Cassandra makes a daring choice: secure her legacy through a child born of a carefully orchestrated arrangement. But when her stranger-for-hire turns out to be far more than he seems—a man with a power and past that could reshape her destiny—desire and danger become inseparable.

Dr. Ben Song likes his life orderly, predictable, and blissfully private. By day, he’s a forensic anthropologist running a controversial research project. By night, he’s the anonymous author of a bestselling cozy mystery series. What he absolutely doesn’t need? One viral moment turning him into the internet’s new favorite grumpy heartthrob.

Behind the gilded walls of a Sydney mansion, Clare Bertrand moves through a world where desire blurs into danger and every glance carries a cost. Entangled in a charged connection with Louis Grayson—a man whose love borders on obsession—she struggles to hold onto the delicate balance of her reality. As gifts from childhood friend William Fortune begin to reveal a darker intent, Clare finds herself caught in a web of secrets that threaten to repeat a past she barely understands. Her violin, once an escape, now plays a mournful score of longing and fate.

On a forgotten anniversary, Jennifer Kross awakens to a second life, where duty gives way to desire and silence burns into fire. With every curl loosed and every bold choice made, she rediscovers the woman hidden beneath years of sacrifice. A spoonful of ice cream, a chance encounter, and a tearful movie moment ignite questions she has long buried: is this freedom real, or only a fragile illusion? Torn between the allure of uncharted passion and the haunting pull of home, Jennifer must face the man who once defined her and the fire now consuming her.

A concert pianist built on discipline and silence meets the one truth she can’t outplay: a tremor in her right hand and the unfinished songs of a life lived for perfection. In luminous, breath-held chapters, The Distance Between Heartbeats follows a return from burnout to belonging—through a recording studio’s red light, a doctor’s gentle orders to rest, the memory of a lover who taught her to “slow the pauses,” and the terrifying grace of stepping back onstage without guarantees.

They come back to the shore that once held everything: a crooked lifeguard tower, a boardwalk that sighs, a lighthouse that remembers storms better than names. In salt-stung mornings and long, forgiving light, the narrator gathers driftwood, sea glass, and old letters—small relics of a love finished but not failed. Across low tides and sudden tempests, the sea becomes witness and teacher: that silence can corrode or preserve; that breaking can be another form of shaping; that memory does not keep so much as transform.

From the ashes of the War of the Way arises chaos, and a new menace swarms over the battle-ravaged kingdoms of Eormenlond while disease and violence claim thousands. But the greatest threat to Eormenlond is its savior. Stark choices confront Dayraven's friends as they race to salvage what they can of their world. Amidst the vast struggle for survival and meaning is Seren, a girl from Caergilion who may hold the key to unlocking the Prophet’s mind. The convergence of plotlines sweeps the tale back to where it all began in Return to Edan, the monumental conclusion of The Edan Trilogy.

On the quiet rooftops of a sleepless city, a small grey cat named Look-Up spends his nights gazing at the stars. While the other alley cats chase fish and scraps, he chases light—dreaming not of survival, but of belonging among the constellations. When two children discover him and rename him Comet, his dream begins to change.

In this stunning continuation of The Space Within, renowned psychiatrist Dr. Madeline Wyle (Academy Award winner Jessica Chastain) confronts a mysterious man known as Resident 9 (Mandy Patinkin), who possesses impossible knowledge of her past. As her investigation into alien abductions expands and inexplicable DNA alterations intensify among those taken, a former NASA scientist (Michael Shannon) emerges with evidence of an alien artifact, further suggesting humanity's next chapter may be unfolding.

In the winter hush of Prague, museum restorer Clara discovers a disassembled clock and a diary from 1923 signed by a vanished clockmaker, Emil Svoboda. Inside its brass heart lies a mechanism that can steal an hour—or return it. Drawn by curiosity and haunted compassion, Clara restores the device and unwittingly opens a bridge through time, allowing Emil to cross for a single minute each midnight. What begins as an encounter between history and repair becomes a meditation on love, ethics, and the fragile machinery of forgiveness.

From Top 30 Amazon and USA Today Bestselling Author Jennifer Sucevic comes a steamy, pro hockey romance featuring a one-night stand, surprise pregnancy, forced proximity, and a hero who falls first and harder than he ever expected. I thought I had Oliver Van Doren all figured out. The Railers’ star forward with the charm of a devil, the discipline of a toddler, and a talent for creating messes I always get stuck cleaning up. We’re barely friends and definitely better off pretending the sexual tension humming between us isn’t combustible.

Elvis Enger has everything a man could want—wealth, power, and a reputation that commands attention. Yet beneath his polished charm lies a restless emptiness, a man bored by beauty and blinded by his own pride. When a scathing anonymous blog paints him as a “brute in a suit,” Elvis sets out to expose the writer—only to discover she works right under his nose. What begins as a game of revenge turns into a dangerous attraction, as the sharp-tongued accountant who mocked him becomes the one woman he can’t outwit—or forget.

The world teeters on the brink of destruction. The people who should be saving the Earth ignore Jason Asano's warnings and choose to loot the house as it burns down around them. He lacks the strength to save the world himself, but resolves to do it anyway, impossible be damned. The impossible, in this case, means seizing a power that no mortal should touch. It's a choice from which there is no turning back, and marks Jason's first step into a wider cosmos that he is not yet ready to face. Holding the fate of two worlds in his hands, Jason must decide for himself what home truly means.

For Lily, falling in love with her childhood friend Walker was the easiest thing to do back in high school. His sudden rejection was unforgettably crushing. Seven years later, their families have conspired to bring them back together at a cabin in the Rockies when a sudden snowstorm traps them overnight with no power. Thanks to a cozy fire, a prowling bear, and a little forced time in an open-air gondola, they confront their unresolved feelings—and a past more complicated than Lily knows.

Tap the cask and mind the Lanes. No favors, no leashes. Opening Night’s epic hangover is interrupted by a shiver that runs through the Hollows. Then, just as we’re recovering, a Smiling Man tries to buy The Butt and Beam from under me. And then a bikini-clad vampire begs me for sanctuary with her angry father on her heels. So, yes. Things are busy. I’m Chris Holloway, Landlord, still the only bloke in Pant-y-Giggles and still learning the Way of the Hollows.

After suffering a brutal and random attack, Daniel Henderson is left fighting for his life. As he embarks on the long road to recovery, he begins experiencing disturbing visions. Fleeting and half-glanced, they are visions of women being murdered, women who are victims of the Tallyman, the notorious serial killer whose reign of terror began forty years ago. As Daniel’s family start to put back together the pieces of their life, Daniel dismisses his visions as traumatic hallucinations. But as they become more vivid, he finds himself haunted by details that only the killer could know.

Mirrors of Indigo is a chilling, atmospheric gothic horror novel that blends psychological suspense with supernatural mystery. When artist Isobel Ashcroft inherits the eerie Ashcroft Manor after the death of a reclusive aunt, she enters a world haunted by mirrors that don't just reflect—but reveal. Each glass pane becomes a doorway to alternate realities, twisted selves, and long-buried family secrets.

Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become the King’s Champion. But she is far from loyal to the crown. Though she goes to great lengths to hide her secret, her deadly charade becomes more difficult when she realizes she is not the only one seeking justice. Her search for answers ensnares those closest to her, and no one is safe from suspicion—not the Crown Prince Dorian; not Chaol, the Captain of the Guard; not even her best friend, Nehemia, a princess with a rebel heart.