Viral: Stories

Viral: Stories
Author: Emily Mitchell
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2015-06-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0393245373

A dazzling collection of stories about how the familiar can suddenly turn strange. A guidebook introduces foreign visitors to a recognizable but dreamlike America, where mirrors are haunted and the Statue of Liberty wears a bowler hat. A department-store supervisor must discipline employees who don’t smile enough at customers, but finds himself unexpectedly drawn to the saddest of them all. A woman reluctantly agrees to buy her daughter a robot pet, then is horrified when her little girl chooses an enormous mechanical spider for a companion. The characters in these stories find that the world they thought they knew has shifted and changed, become bizarre and disorienting, and, occasionally, miraculous. Told with absurdist humor and sweet sadness, Viral is about being lost in places that are supposed to feel like home.

A Perfect Equation

A Perfect Equation
Author: Elizabeth Everett
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2022-02-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0593200640

A PopSugar and BookBub Most Anticipated Romance of 2022! How do you solve the Perfect Equation? Add one sharp-tongued mathematician to an aloof, handsome nobleman. Divide by conflicting loyalties and multiply by a daring group of women hell-bent on conducting their scientific experiments. The solution is a romance that will break every rule. Six years ago, Miss Letitia Fenley made a mistake, and she’s lived with the consequences ever since. Readying herself to compete for the prestigious Rosewood Prize for Mathematics, she is suddenly asked to take on another responsibility—managing Athena’s Retreat, a secret haven for England’s women scientists. Having spent the last six years on her own, Letty doesn’t want the offers of friendship from other club members and certainly doesn’t need any help from the insufferably attractive Lord Greycliff. Lord William Hughes, the Viscount Greycliff cannot afford to make any mistakes. His lifelong dream of becoming the director of a powerful clandestine agency is within his grasp. Tasked with helping Letty safeguard Athena’s Retreat, Grey is positive that he can control the antics of the various scientists as well as manage the tiny mathematician—despite their historic animosity and simmering tension. As Grey and Letty are forced to work together, their mutual dislike turns to admiration and eventually to something...magnetic. When faced with the possibility that Athena’s Retreat will close forever, they must make a choice. Will Grey turn down a chance to change history, or can Letty get to the root of the problem and prove that love is the ultimate answer?

A Love by Design

A Love by Design
Author: Elizabeth Everett
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2023-01-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0593200675

You couldn’t design a better hero than the very eligible and extremely charming Earl Grantham. Unless, of course, you are Margaret Gault, who wants nothing to do with the man who broke her youthful heart. Widowed and determined, Margaret Gault has returned to Athena’s Retreat and the welcoming arms of her fellow secret scientists with an ambitious plan in mind: to establish England’s first woman-owned engineering firm. But from the moment she sets foot in London her plans are threatened by greedy investors and—at literally every turn—the irritatingly attractive Earl Grantham, a man she can never forgive. George Willis, the Earl Grantham, is thrilled that the woman he has loved since childhood has returned to London. Not as thrilling, however, is her decision to undertake an engineering commission from his political archnemesis. When Margaret’s future and Grantham’s parliamentary reforms come into conflict, Grantham must use every ounce of charm he possesses—along with his stunning good looks and flawless physique, of course—to win Margaret over to his cause. Facing obstacles seemingly too large to dismantle, will Grantham and Margaret remain forever disconnected or can they find a way to bridge their differences, rekindle the passion of their youth, and construct a love built to last?

Wild

Wild
Author: Eve Langlais
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Total Pages: 571
Release: 2016-10-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1466891068

THREE SMOKING HOT SHIFTER STORIES, INCLUDING ONE BY EVE LANGLAIS, PACKED INTO ONE SIZZLING ANTHOLOGY! A brand new, never before published novella! In Catch a Tiger by the Tail by Eve Langlais, Broderick has a job to do—audit the books of a gentleman’s club. Sounds simple, except his company wants him to find dirt linking to the mob, his secret mob employer wants someone to pin the blame on, and the bar manager at the heart of the controversy doesn’t want him—even though she’s his mate. Previously published in the 2-in-1 e-original Claimed by the Mate, Vol. 2 and in print for the first time! In Wild Passions by Kate Douglas, six women—friends closer than sisters—head off to an exclusive mountain resort for a week-long bachelorette getaway, where most of the women just wants to know if there are any good men left in the world. There are, and they’re the men of Feral Passions, a unique resort located on a private wolf preserve, owned and run by a pack of sexy werewolves who use it as their own personal hunting ground for mates. In Her Perfect Mates by A.C. Arthur, Malec Zenta was part of a loving lycan family until his twin brother’s suicide took a piece of his soul. Channing Verdi never knew his parents, but that was fine because at the age of sixteen on the night of the full moon, he realized his purpose. The only pleasure these two betas have managed to find in their life was in the bed with the women they shared. Now, a human woman has entered their lives...a woman who sets their primal instincts on fire, a woman they can’t help but stake their claim on...and give her the ultimate pleasure of being with two shifters at once.

Tease Me

Tease Me
Author: Kendall Talbot
Publisher: Kendall Talbot books
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2024-09-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Find the perfect man. Tick. Find another perfect man. YAY! But how do I step out from behind my disguise and reveal the real me? Each time I think my year-long sexual challenge can’t get any crazier, it freakin’ does. And with that birthday rolling around. . . the big 3-0. . . the damned clock is ticking. Never in my wildest dreams did I picture having a few men chasing me. And to add more spice, in walks a hunk with simmering eyes and panty-dropping intensity that has me obsessed. Possessed. . . drooling even. But just when I hit the Happy-Ever-After jackpot, my perfect world comes crashing down. Follow Jane’s quest for love, one smoking-hot dare at a time with many swoonworthy hunks and a quirky heroine who gave up on men when her ex-fiancé crushed her heart. TEASE ME is BOOK THREE in the Stilettos and Secrets series – full of forbidden steamy scenes, great belly-laughs, and many smoking hot guys. Jane’s is trying to find Mister Right, one steamy romp at a time, if that bothers you, then maybe this isn’t the series for you.

A Lady's Formula for Love

A Lady's Formula for Love
Author: Elizabeth Everett
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2021-02-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0593200632

What is a Victorian lady's formula for love? Mix one brilliant noblewoman and her enigmatic protection officer. Add in a measure of danger and attraction. Heat over the warmth of humor and friendship, and the result is more than simple chemistry--it's elemental. Lady Violet is keeping secrets. First, she founded a clandestine sanctuary for England's most brilliant female scientists. Second, she is using her genius on a confidential mission for the Crown. But the biggest secret of all? Her feelings for protection officer Arthur Kneland. Solitary and reserved, Arthur learned the hard way to put duty first. But the more time he spends in the company of Violet and the eccentric club members, the more his best intentions go up in flames. Literally. When a shadowy threat infiltrates Violet's laboratories, endangering her life and her work, scientist and bodyguard will find all their theories put to the test--and learn that the most important discoveries are those of the heart.

The Love Remedy

The Love Remedy
Author: Elizabeth Everett
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2024-03-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0593550463

“Beautiful and important.”—New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn When a Victorian apothecary hires a stoic private investigator to protect her business, they learn there’s only one way to treat true love—with a happily ever after. When Lucinda Peterson’s recently perfected formula for a salve to treat croup goes missing, she’s certain it’s only the latest in a line of misfortunes at the hands of a rival apothecary. Outraged and fearing financial ruin, Lucy turns to private investigator Jonathan Thorne for help. She just didn’t expect her champion to be so . . . grumpy? A single father and an agent at Tierney & Co., Thorne accepts missions for a wide variety of employers—from the British government to wronged wives. None have intrigued him so much as the spirited Miss Peterson. As the two work side by side to unmask her scientific saboteur, Lucy slips ever so sweetly under Thorne’s battered armor, tempting him to abandon old promises. With no shortage of suspects—from a hostile political group to an erstwhile suitor—Thorne’s investigation becomes a threat to all that Lucy holds dear. As the truth unravels around them the cure to their problems is clear: they must face the future together.

Marriage Made at Woodstock

Marriage Made at Woodstock
Author: Cathie Pelletier
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2014-12-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 140229560X

Fred and Lorraine Stone met at the famous Woodstock music festival in upstate New York. And as all couples must, they grew up just not in the same direction. Now in their forties, Fred has become Frederick, a sell-out accountant whose last vestige of his free-wheeling years is a vegetarian diet. Meanwhile, Lorraine, who now goes by the name Chandra (Sanskrit for changeable), has morphed into a psychology teacher and animal rights activist. When Chandra suddenly moves out, Frederick turns back to Woodstock, that magical time, for answers. Can he discover what went wrong and reclaim their summer of love? Or has marital harmony left them behind for good? In A Marriage Made at Woodstock, Cathie Pelletier takes an honest and hilarious look at a marriage on the verge of dissolution-and how hard it can be to reconcile who we once were with who we have become.

Nature

Nature
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1032
Release: 1904
Genre: Science
ISBN:

Their Furever Mates

Their Furever Mates
Author: Eve Langlais
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Total Pages: 698
Release: 2017-09-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250179106

These sassy, sexy paranormal romance novellas by New York Times bestselling author Eve Langlais were previously published in the anthologies Growl, Wild, and Hunger. Three sizzling hot paranormal shifter novellas in one smoking boxed set! Legal Wolf’s Mate Taking on a pro bono murder case isn't a problem for a lawyer who enjoys a challenge. Discovering his new client is his mate? A tad more complicated. Gavin has no intention of settling down, especially not with a woman accused of murder. But the beautiful, fiery Megan has his blood boiling and his heart racing, and it doesn't take Gavin long to know that his fate is sealed... Catch a Tiger by the Tail Broderick has a job to do—audit the books of a gentleman’s club. Sounds simple, except his company wants him to find dirt linking to the mob, his secret mob employer wants someone to pin the blame on, and the bar manager at the heart of the controversy doesn’t want him—even though she’s his mate. The Alpha’s Mate When Fabian saves a woman from drowning, everything he knows gets tossed away and only one thing becomes clear: she’s his mate—and someone wants to kill her. Hell no. Protecting her, though, is only part of his problem. He also has to convince her she belongs to him. In her words, “Hell no.” When she flees, little does she realize this wolf loves to chase. And when he catches the woman he wants? She’ll become the Alpha’s Mate.