The Sins of the Cities of the Plain; or, The Recollections of a Mary-Ann
Blue Aloes
Step into the mesmerizing landscapes of early 20th-century South Africa with "Blue Aloes: Stories of South Africa" by Cynthia Stockley, a literary gem that has been out of print for decades and is now beautifully republished by Alpha Editions. This captivating collection of stories, restored for today s and future generations, is not just a reprint it's a collector s item and a cultural treasure. Stockley s masterful storytelling weaves together tales of love, mystery, and adventure, set against the backdrop of South Africa s vibrant and untamed wilderness. Her vivid characters and evocative prose transport readers to a world where the human spirit is tested by the raw beauty and challenges of the land. Each story is a timeless exploration of the complexities of human nature and the enduring power of the landscape that shapes it. Whether you're a casual reader or a collector of classic literature, this edition offers a unique opportunity to own a piece of literary history. Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of South African life and let Stockley s enchanting narratives captivate your imagination. Rediscover a classic that promises to inspire and resonate with readers for generations to come.
Vance Reorganizes the Ministry
It was unimaginable that the Father's Touch International Ministry would still be needed during the thousand-year reign of Jesus Christ upon the earth after the end of the seven-year Tribulation period, when Christ conquered AntiChrist's army and cast him, the False Prophet, and Satan into hell. In their resurrected state, Vance Gordon, his family members, and the former members of the Ministry were enlisted into a crusade to help the mortal human beings, who were still being tested for their worthiness to enter heaven at the Final Judgment. The reality was that there were still people struggling with sexual issues, drug abuse, and mental problems even during the Millennium period when Christ and his appointed saints were ruling the whole earth. While there were no major wars, diseases, or rebellions for the first nine hundred years, the last century became so corrupted through Satan's release from hell and his influence upon the earth that there was the final battle between Satan and Christ to determine who would rule the remaining inhabitants. The Gordon family, the former directors of the Ministry, and thousands of their former members did what they could to prepare as many mortals to resist the conquest by Satan and his demonic army, However, Saint Michael the Archangel, King David, and Gideon conducted the military tactics involved. The good angels and the resurrected humans outnumbered and outmaneuvered the forces of darkness. In the end, it wasn't clear how the Earth would be renewed after all the damage and killings. The Bible foretells that both the earth and the heavens will be recreated. It will be interesting to see what happens next.
Body Guard
Detective Inspector Carol Ashton appears fully recovered from a serious gunshot wound that nearly took her life. But appearances can be deceiving. Carol is now questioning her commitment to a career that came so close to killing her. And now she is given a most unwelcome assignment. She must safeguard the abrasive Marla Strickland--the famous American feminist--whose talent for controversy is certain to create headlines during her visit to Australia. Ms. Strickland is also reluctant to accept the necessity of a bodyguard. Until the grisly death of one of her staff members forces her to accept Carol's presence. Thrown together uneasily, neither woman has any real sense of the danger that waits for Marla. A deadly game is in progress, with a group called Wellspring pulling the strings. Marla is their target. But once again, it is Carol in the line of fire.
Dear Benjamin Vol. 2
An omega in hiding and an alpha with a dangerous past meet in a collision of desire and danger. Isaac has always lived as a beta, but his world turns upside down when he discovers he's a recessive omega during an undercover operation. As he experiences his first heat cycle, he encounters Felix, a notorious and hyper-dominant alpha arms dealer. In the midst of a chaotic raid, Isaac, overwhelmed by his heat, seeks relief from Felix. Four years later, Isaac has reinvented himself as a modest florist in San Diego, trying to escape his tumultuous past and conceal his omega status. His peaceful life is shattered when Felix reappears. Felix is immediately infatuated with Isaac and, upon discovering that Isaac needs protection from an unknown threat, offers a dangerous but tempting deal; his protection in exchange for Isaac's body. A flower shop isn't the safest place for an omega with a past, especially when Felix is around even more so when Issac's most precious secret may be uncovered...
Illusions
Matt and Ollie are back, and settling in after the shake up about Andy. Their relationship is tested again and again, with the appearance of Matt's SEAL buddies, Ollie's family visit, and most dramatically when Finn takes on a side job, and a new love that will change all of their lives forever.
Backlight
Pirkko Saisio, now a teenager, can't decide which she hates most: God, her father, or her growing breasts. Grandpa has moved into the room long promised to her, and Mother, overworked and distant, tries to keep the peace between her headstrong daughter and husband. When she's not escaping into her books, Pirkko has fun getting into trouble. That is until her Finnish teacher suggests she might have what it takes to be a real writer, but only if she is willing to work hard and make certain sacrifices. Years later, Pirkko spends the historic summer of 1968 working at a Swiss orphanage. The world is shifting around her, and to make matters even more complicated: she's homesick. At the orphanage no one understands her German, and away from home for the first time, she struggles to make sense of her suppressed queerness. In Backlight, the Finlandia Prize-winning author looks backward and inward, once again emerging, in Mia Spangenberg's sensitive translation, with an intimate portrait of a life lived in language.
Mob's Seduction
Mob's Seduction is a steamy sapphic romance, packed with thrilling twists and just the right amount of laughs to balance the heat. This unforgettable story will leave you wondering: whoever said good girls never get to have any fun?Bookworm Bonnie Moorside is content with her predictable life-her biggest thrill being a new shipment of books at Wood's Writing Emporium. Her small world is simple and steady, just the way she likes it. There's Kelley, her equally home-bodied best friend; Pete, their party-loving third bestie; and doting dads Phillip and Mark, who provide all the love and support a girl could ask for. But when mafia enforcer Allegra Malgeri crashes into Bonnie's life like a Mediterranean tidal wave, everything changes.Bonnie soon finds herself living a real-life sapphic mafia novel as she is thrust into the shadowy world of Don Lorenzo Ferrante. As she navigates the constant threats and the twisted family she's pulled into, something even more unexpected happens. Bonnie's growing attraction to Allegra-who she finds both dangerous and delicious in equal measure-is as unsettling as it is undeniable. But Allegra is bound to the Mafiosi, and the two women couldn't be more different. As their connection deepens, Bonnie begins to wonder: Can people truly change?
The Book of Luke
A USA TODAY BESTSELLER NAMED A BEST NOVEL OF 2025 BY MARIE CLAIRE * AN AUDIBLE DECEMBER PICK * A PEOPLE BEST BOOK OF DECEMBER For fans of Survivor and Less, this fast-paced debut novel shines an unflinching light on the drama of reality TV when a gay man returns to the cut-throat show he won in his youth after his adult life begins to unravel. Following the car accident that ended his football career and left his body scarred, twenty-two-year-old Luke Griffin joins the cast of Endeavor, a new competition-based reality show that pits the tabloids' darlings against one another in tasks of endurance and problem solving. At first, he thrives, effortlessly forming friendships and even a romantic relationship that he thinks will last a lifetime. But Luke has aspirations far bigger than the show's million-dollar prize, and soon a series of betrayals leads to irreversible tragedy, changing the course of his and his fellow contestants' lives forever. Ten years later, Luke's world looks very different: He is now a father of two and the stay-at-home husband to America's only openly gay senator. When his husband's serial cheating is exposed, Luke impulsively joins the cast of Endeavor's latest season in a desperate bid to earn some fast cash. Back on set, he is confronted with everything he tried to leave in the past: bitter rivalries, shattered friendships, and crushing guilt, all of which threaten to tear down the walls he's spent a decade building. As Season 20 of Endeavor kicks off, Luke must give everything to the game, even as he finally learns what it means--and what it costs--to face the truth. Combining the fabulous rivalries of The Traitors with the epic physical stunts of The Challenge, THE BOOK OF LUKE offers a grounded portrait of what it means to reinvent yourself when no one will let you forget your past - especially if it's immortalized on streaming services.
That's What She Said
Eleanor Pilcher is electric in her witty, funny, and heartfelt romantic comedy debut, a fresh take on friendship fiction following polar opposite best friends Beth and Serena. When demisexual Beth decides she's done with being a virgin and enlists Serena's help, her new journey of sexual discovery just might be the thing to end their friendship for good.Serena and Beth are best friends who couldn't be more different--Beth is an avowed demisexual, who lacks confidence in her career and in her chances at a happy relationship due to her sexual orientation. Serena is a free spirit who oozes with confidence, both in her job and her sexual proclivities. And yet, since the moment they met, they knew they were platonic soulmates.So, when Beth decides that she officially wants to take charge of her sex life and explore the things that scare her the most, Serena is more than happy to help. Speed-dating, sex therapy, tantra, a perplexed but ultimately very nice escort--it's all on Beth's Sexual Odyssey List.But when Beth's crush from her old job comes back and Serena's favorite friend-with-benefits pushes for more than just sex, it throws their whole world into a tailspin. And suddenly, this sexual odyssey is more than a fun gag. It'll set them down a course that'll make them so much closer--or end their friendship for good.
Kill Your Darlings
It's a nice day for a . . . closed coffin.Down a Venator and up a boyfriend, Eric Marcelino's life has just gotten more interesting (derogatory). His town is overrun with rabid vampires, his boyfriends aren't getting along, and the Council of Creatures is intent on getting Eric's kids out into the field.All Tony McMahon has ever known is change, and as he struggles to accept his werewolf nature, and his new position as one of Eric's boyfriends, he doesn't really recognize himself or his life anymore.Science and Eric are the two things Hunter's been sure of since he was a teen. But with his growing feelings for Tony making things at home. . . complicated, and his refuge-the lab-being invaded by the Council, Hunter's only option is to fight. The trouble? He's never been much of a fighter.Ironport is sitting on a stake's point, and one wrong move could tip it over. All that's left for Eric and his team to do? Hang on for the ride, and hope they come out on the right side of things. Oh and, don't die in the process.
Mika
Mika was raised to believe that magick is binary-and so is love.Adopted as an infant for her extraordinary power, Mika has always known it was her destiny to become the head of Ember's coven. However, destiny comes with conditions: the elders have decreed she must marry her best friend, Rob, before Samhain. Mika has no interest in the life they've planned for her. Instead, her heart is drawn to Birk, a non-binary nymph she hasn't even had the chance to take out on a date.As Mika defies the elders' plans, she begins to uncover secrets about magick that challenge everything she was taught. With Samhain fast approaching, she must decide whether to follow the path laid out for her or carve out her own.
Augustus Caesar Versus Christ
Augustus Caesar Versus Christ takes us to new heights in describing the operation of the Father's Touch International Ministry. The Ministry is designed to help individuals struggling with unwanted same-sex attraction and gender confusion, who are trying to survive under the restrictions mandated by the dictator, Augustus Caesar, also known as Emperor Romero. He has the backing of the United Nations and the One World Religion, headed by Pope Peter II. Corruption pervades the entire world to the point that Comfort Zones are placed in colleges, the workplaces, and the Military, where anyone may hook up for sex. Two members of the Ministry act as mystics foretelling the catastrophes that will come upon the earth when the general population fails to repent of its individual and corporate sins. Things become more unbearable for Christians and people of good faith as Caesar reveals that he is the Antichrist mentioned in the Bible. The One World Government and the One World Religion have a tight grip on the world. But God uses the Ministry to touch the hearts and minds of millions of people before the last battle occurs between Augustus Caesar and Christ, who is the Savior of the world!
The Titanic Survivors Book Club
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the author of The Perfume Thief, a remarkable tale about the life-changing power of books and second chances, following the Titanic librarian who opens a bookshop in Paris where he meets a secret society of survivors. "Deeply moving and rich with vivid detail . . . Timothy Schaffert is an exquisite storyteller."--Lara Prescott, New York Times bestselling author of The Secrets We Kept For weeks after the sinking of the Titanic, Yorick spots his own name among the list of those lost at sea. As an apprentice librarian for the White Star Line, his job was to curate the ship's second-class library. But the day the Titanic set sail he was left stranded at the dock. After the ship's sinking, Yorick takes this twist of fate as a sign to follow his lifelong dream of owning a bookshop in Paris. Soon after, he receives an invitation to a secret society of survivors where he encounters other ticket holders who didn't board the ship. Haunted by their good fortune, they decide to form a book society, where they can grapple with their own anxieties through heated discussions of The Awakening or The Picture of Dorian Gray. Of this ragtag group, Yorick finds himself particularly drawn to the glamorous Zinnia and the mysterious Haze, and a tangled triangle of love and friendship forms among them. Yet with the Great War on the horizon and the unexpected death of one of their own, the surviving book club members are left wondering what fate might have in store. Elegant and elegiac, The Titanic Survivors Book Club is a dazzling ode to love, chance, and the transformative power of books to bring people together.
Dropshipped
BUYER BEWARE: CONTENTS MAY BE HARMFULWith nothing else to do and no career prospects, Alex turns to the lucrative world of dropshipping-he never sees the stock, never goes to a warehouse. Just clicks a few buttons and takes the orders and money.When Mary, a lonely middle-aged mother, contacts him regarding an incorrect order, he doesn't think much of it. Customers are simple, easy to placate. But the gurus on YouTube didn't prepare him for Mary turning up at his door with the pulpy remains of a creature he's never seen before.Forced together by the stinky beast, the duo embark on a mission to find out what the creature is, and why it's been shipped, only to discover something far more sinister is at play. Upon starting their journey, one thing becomes clear. There is no going back. And there will be...NO REFUNDS
Finding the One
In the vibrant heart of Dallas, two lives collide with electrifying force. Liam, a thirty-year-old professional recently divorced and trying to rebuild his life with a level-headed approach, encounters Jake, a driven business professional from Toronto. Their chance meeting at a bustling nightclub ignites an instant, undeniable connection.But there's a catch: Jake is in Dallas for business and has a life--and a boyfriend--waiting for him back in Canada. Despite the odds, their magnetic attraction pulls them into a whirlwind romance as they traverse the country together, discovering a deep, unspoken bond.In "Finding the One," the first book in a captivating trilogy, Liam navigates the complexities of a nearly perfect romance tested by distance and unspoken feelings as he searches to find what we are all looking for, the One. "Dive into a story that will stay with you long after the final page.""A poignant and engaging story about love's unexpected twists and the search for something real."
The Misadventures of Callie Compton
It's not everyday you find out that your sweet, sweater knitting, church going grandma is the UK's most prolific crime boss. For Callie Compton, that day became a reality on her eighteenth birthday. Not being criminally inclined, Callie did the only thing she could. She bided her time, stole her grandma's little black book of scumbag employees, and ran for her life.Six years later Callie finds herself in a small caf矇 in Sweden, her Spidey sense is tingling. Someone is watching her. How did they catch her trail? And what is she going to do next?Daisy Simpson knew from the age of sixteen that Callie's grandma was a bad person, just like her own dad. How she regrets not telling Callie before leaving for university all those years ago. Maybe then Callie wouldn't have disappeared without telling her. Not only was Callie her best friend, and first unrequited love, she was also Daisy's biggest supporter. Being born deaf into a family like hers wasn't easy.Using skills she's not at liberty to discuss, Daisy tracks Callie to Sweden. After a few days of playing hide and seek, Callie and Daisy are finally reunited. The duo set out to bring Betty, aka Queen B, to her knees. Easy, right? Wrong!Callie and Daisy must navigate their growing feelings toward each other, deal with several less than happy women, overcome flooded caves and one raging bull. This is no adventure. It's quite the opposite.
Wild Stars
Rock and roll is getting wet and wild...When Dare's band, Heart Killer, is asked to be the opening act for the epic Pillars of Rock tour, he can't say no. Playing alongside fan favorites like Mateo Starr of Mage Of Mercy should be the best thing ever for Dare... except the brooding singer seems to have it out for him in more ways than one.With his fortieth birthday on the horizon and a broken heart, Mateo Starr isn't sure he's ready to return the bright lights of the stage. But Mateo isn't about to let a hyperactive emo kid get in the way of his comeback. However, Mateo soon discovers his arch nemesis, Dare Wylde, may not be the only one begging for mercy.Will Dare and Mateo surrender to the music? Or will their untamed desires get in the way?
