Dating a K-pop idol is a sweet hell…
They are always away on tour, busy with their schedules, have no privacy and far too many ridiculous scandals. But they are also irresistible.
Take a peek into their lives as they manage insane fame, busy schedules, constant travel, zero personal space and, most importantly, love.
Is It Love or Is It Fate?
Kathryn Hughes thought she knew ordinary—a steady job at a bookstore and occasionally overprotective parents. But one fateful night changes everything. A terrible incident propels her into an ancient werewolf prophecy, shattering her mundane existence.
Now, Kathryn finds herself at the mercy of Alexander Bennet—her unexpected guardian. A Werewolf guardian.
As danger looms and secrets unravel, Kathryn has a choice in front of her—embrace the extraordinary or lose herself to the madness of it all. But one thing is for sure; she must trust Alexander to protect her life and her heart. But can she trust him with the truth of who she’s becoming?
From Debut Author, Seth Goodman, comes a tragic tale of love, helplessness and desire. A new age story of a young and innocent girl breaking through molds to find her place in this world.
Melody “Lark” Larkness is trying to run from her past. Working at Scottsdale’s most exclusive Gentlemen’s Club—Starlight—feels like a step toward stability. But when the new floor manager’s dangerous obsession puts her in his sights, she realizes nowhere is truly safe.
Romeo Mendes has always played it safe. A food service manager with a long-distance girlfriend and a
predictable life, he isn’t looking for complications. But when Lark’s world collides with his, he can’t turn away. The friendship they build is a risk he shouldn’t take—but one he can’t resist.
When violence erupts, Lark disappears, forcing her to confront the ghosts of her past alone. Romeo is left to pick up the pieces, torn between returning to the life he knows and chasing something he never expected.
If their paths cross again, will love be enough to bridge the distance, or will the past pull them apart for good?
I’ve lived several years now under the thumb of Dave Compton, the controlling and egotistical son of the man who runs the town. But Raphael, a mysterious and charismatic artist, swoops into town and now…suddenly, I feel like I can have more. Raphael makes me feel like I can be more than just Dave’s obedient little slut. But will Dave let go of me that easily? Will I be able to find pleasure and ecstasy with Raphael?
Will Madame X finally be free?
You can read and find out…
Based on the hugely successful podcast A Skeptic’s Path to Enlightenment, this book provides a simple 8-step guide to using the power of analytical meditation to improve mental wellbeing by mixing Tibetan Buddhist Meditation with modern science, psychology and popular culture.
Train your mind toward lasting connection and joy.
Eager to share the life-enhancing benefits he found in Buddhism, skeptic Scott Snibbe presents this 8-step programme that allows anyone to build positive mental habits. Inspired by the ancient Buddhist path to enlightenment yet firmly grounded in modern science, How to Train a Happy Mind is the first mainstream book to show how you can achieve happiness using analytical meditation. Working in much the same way as cognitive behavioural therapy, analytical meditation goes beyond the calm-inducing practice of mindfulness to actively train the brain through easy-to follow narrative visualizations.
Breaking the path down into concise steps and written in a relatable tone with plenty of references to popular culture, this is the ideal book if you recognize your mind as both the source of your problems and the source of your solutions.
A woman as intoxicating as the flower she’s named after.
A man on a journey to put his loved one to rest.
A life-changing train ride during the Bombay monsoons.
Indians believe size matters. We do everything big—from our bhaturas and jalebis, to our statues and stadiums. So why should our love be any different?
Ishqiya is a collection of eight bold and heartwarming stories about love, lust, and everything in between.
How far away will you run from the ghosts of your past?
Rule No. 1: Rent’s due on the first of every month.
Rule No. 2: No loud noises or partying.
Rule No. 3 and the most important one: Never, ever go to the west side of the house.
Those are the only three rules that Rohit has set for his newly acquired tenant, Darsh. Fiercely protective of his privacy, Rohit would have never gotten a tenant if not for his financial situation. His life is in tatters, he’s become a shell of a man and after losing his entire family in a car crash, he’s still learning how to function. Now, Rohit spends his days tormented and alone in the bleak mansion. When Darsh moves into the dreary house, he begins to notice that the cheap rent was too good to be true. On top of that, Rohit’s rules might be alluding to much darker secrets. As Darsh begins to uncover the web of half-truths and lies, he starts giving into the small town’s rumours and gossip. Now he has a choice–get out safe and alive or…let curiosity kill the cat.
Winnie knows what love is.
But is it really “true” love or is she just fooling herself?
Winnie Star is an eccentric and an offbeat incarnation of her parent’s hippie era.
But after her parent’s divorce and grandmother’s death, Winnie is on the verge of dropping out of college and embracing her life as it comes. At the same time, she can’t get enough of her boyfriend, Jasper. But when Jasper questions Winnie’s life choices, it sends her down a spiral and she finally decides to reign it in, and starts a jewellery business.
Soon the jewellery business is a success and she couldn’t be more in love with Jasper. That is until a certain dinner party makes Winnie feel left out of Jasper’s life and think that he’s hiding something from her. Is there really something Jasper is hiding? Will Winnie unravel Jasper’s secret? Will the business finally give her some direction? Or has fate something even bigger in store for her?
M.Q. Ngyuen’s My Littlest Russian Doll is a tale of love, resilience and self-discovery, that makes you question the true meaning of being loved, and finding your identity and purpose in a relationship.
“Dear reader,
Welcome to the wee town of Sillyshire, where strange happenings are giving the town’s name a run for its money. Meet our heroine, the beautiful Henrietta, who is fated to face a tragic fate at the hands of her most wicked lover, Baleful Burton, at the perilous cliff that will soon be her namesake.
Trust me, reader, you are going to want to gather around for this one.”
Don Russo’s darling daughter Sofia Russo is about to enter a marriage of convenience, convinced it’s her only option. But as the altar draws closer and her future starts to seem more and more bleak, the trajectory of life is altered forever. It’s not a knight in a shining armour that saves her, however, he is the one born out of darkness. Fated to be enemies; when the two collide, will it spark trouble—or will they give into the seduction of sin?
Sunburn is an astute and tender portrayal of first love, adolescent anxiety and the realities of growing up in a small town where tradition holds people tightly in its grasp.
It’s the early 1990s, and in the Irish village of Crossmore, Lucy feels out of place. Despite her fierce friendships, she’s always felt this way, and the conventional path of marriage and motherhood doesn’t appeal to her at all. Not even with handsome and doting Martin, her closest childhood friend. Lucy begins to make sense of herself during a long hot summer, when a spark with her school friend Susannah escalates to an all-consuming infatuation, and, very quickly, to a desperate and devastating love.
Fearful of rejection from her small and conservative community, Lucy begins living a double life, hiding the most honest parts of herself in stolen moments with Susannah.
But with the end of school and the opportunity to leave Crossmore looming, Lucy must choose between two places, two people and two futures, each as terrifying as the other. But only one can offer her real happiness.
An atmospheric sapphic love story and coming-of-age novel with the intensity of Megan Nolan’s Acts of Desperation, the long hot summer of André Aciman’s Call Me By Your Name and the female friendships of Anna Hope’s Expectation.
You’re your own best friend. Nobody knows you better than you. Talk to yourself like you would talk to someone you love.
These are all cliches advice columnist Joannie Simmons shied away from—until a ghost of her younger self confronts her via email.
Joannie always thought that advice was timeless. The devices and the lingo may change, but the problems remain the same. But Joannie’s in for a rude shock when she’s unceremoniously dumped from The Valley News where she worked for over 30 years as an advice columnist.
Joannie doesn’t know what to do with herself anymore. What advice would she give herself? Move on, go with the flow, reconnect with the things you love. But is her advice as obsolete as she seems to have become?
Joannie’s family certainly thinks so. Her older daughter is planning a major life change and doesn’t bother consulting her; her younger daughter only calls her for babysitting; and Joannie is sure her husband is hiding something huge.
Nobody knows the right words to help Joannie—except herself from over thirty years ago. When she’s bombarded with texts, emails and calls from the young Joansie, will she answer her younger self? And after shelling out advice to others for years on end, will Joannie be able to follow her own advice?
For fans of Sarah Addison Allen, Jodi Picoult & Jojo Moyes, Janie Emaus’ The Advice Columnist is going to be the next favourite read!
For fans of the domestic drama The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller, and Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty, The Birdcage looks at reversed-gender roles, women breaking workplace barriers, and how secrets can hurt us.
One true love. Under fire from all sides. They’ll need each other to escape their birdcage.
Matt’s in awe of his wife.
Feisty, intelligent, capable, and now excelling in her first executive sales position. But Jillian’s job requires long hours, and Matt can’t help but suspect an affair. Jillian’s become more suited to her impressive boss than the hapless schoolteacher she’s outgrown.
Jillian’s marriage is slipping through her fingers.
Jill loves meeting the challenges of her new job, despite the unreasonable demands of her misogynistic boss. But she needs to find the balance between being a woman, wife, mother and hard-charging Vice President. Even a patient man like Matt won’t tolerate her neglect for long.
Set in corporate Canada, The Birdcage is a fast-paced novella that will inspire you, scare you a little, and feed your heart and mind. Perfect for fans of Marian Keyes and Elin Hilderbrand.
George Man is regretting his drunken decisions as a stranger shows up to join his dreaded roadtrip back home. Sam is spending her precious Saturday at Disneyland against her will, until she receives an airdrop from a random visitor. Bailey is running across the airport to catch her flight when she notices a horrible mix-up…
Meet-cutes happen when you least expect them. Sometimes you’re thrilled by them, sometimes wary of them. What’s in store for these unsuspecting characters?
What happens when a planet of people are pushed into their homes indefinitely and without warning? What would happen to lives so abruptly turned upside down? How would people find solace and community and hope in this time?
Follow along with multiple first-person perspectives of people struggling through a pandemic, and you will find an honest reckoning of how people cope with the world when they are exposed to their darkest thoughts and basest impulses. You’ll find someone with mental illness, a teacher, a nurse, an activist, along with plenty of those who want to exploit the pandemic for their own benefit- and those who succumb to them. What will the mix of all these different strains result in, when they are all suffering under the brunt of this novel virus strain?
A grieving mother. A séance that went wrong.
Binged all of Shirley Jackson’s books and the Netflix sensation The Haunting of Hill House? Looking for your next supernatural obsession? Look no further!
Debut author M.Q. Nguyen pens an eerie and emotional tale of a mother and daughter, bound beyond life and death.
When Maggie steals a shard of bone from her daughter Carrie’s urn during the ash-scattering ceremony, she is unaware what forces she is allowing into her new home.
Strange little happenings around the house leave Maggie hopeful that her daughter is back, but little does she know this comes at a price. Along with her daughter’s gentle spirit, she senses a malevolent one—one that is out to get her! If she brings in an exorcist, they will most likely purge the house of all ghosts, and Maggie cannot bear to lose Carrie so soon, all over again.
As the hauntings grow more violent, Maggie has to face the fact that she has a choice to make—it’s her life or Carrie.
When the good forces intermingle with the evil, what will a desperate Maggie feel compelled to do to bring her daughter back? What would you?
