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Wink Poppy Midnight
April Genevieve Tucholke
The intrigue of The Raven Boys and the "supernatural or not" question of The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer coalesce in this young adult mystery, where nothing is quite as it seems, no one is quite who you think, and everything can change on a dime. Every story needs a hero. Every story needs a villain. Every story needs a secret. Wink is the odd, mysterious neighbor girl, wild red hair and freckles. Poppy is the blond bully and the beautiful, manipulative high school queen bee. Midnight is the sweet, uncertain boy caught between them. Wink. Poppy. Midnight. Two girls. One boy. Three voices that burst onto the page in short, sharp, bewitching chapters, and spiral swiftly and inexorably toward something terrible or tricky or tremendous. What really happened? Someone knows. Someone is lying. For fans of Holly Black, We Were Liars, and The Virgin Suicides, this mysterious tale full of intrigue, dread, beauty, and a...
The Ghost and the Graveyard
Part #1 of "Knight Games" series by Genevieve Jack
Romance / Science Fiction & Fantasy / Paranormal
**The Ghost and The Graveyard is a funny, exciting, and sexy read intended for adults. Due to sexual content, language, and violence this book is recommended for ages 18+** Grateful Knight isn't looking for love when she moves into a rent-free house on the edge of a graveyard. At twenty-two, all she wants is to recover financially so she can move back to the city where she belongs. But sparks fly when the gorgeous cemetery caretaker, Rick, introduces himself and mentions his suspicion that her new house might be haunted. Her attraction to him seems supernatural, and despite her resolve to not get involved, she literally can't keep her hands off him. When things in Grateful's house start moving on their own, another man enters her life, Logan, a sexy ghost with a dark secret. He says Rick isn't what he seems, and indulging her passion for him could cost her soul. One thing's for sure, magical forces are at work in the tiny town of Red Grove, and they're converging on Grateful. Life will never be the same once she's forced to choose between the ghost and the graveyard.
Genevieve's War
Patricia Reilly Giff
Young Adult / Realistic Fiction / Fiction
Thirteen-year-old American girl Genevieve has spent the summer of 1939 at her grandmother's farm in Alsace, France. Then she makes an impulsive choice: to stay in France. It proves to be a dangerous decision. World War II erupts. The Nazis conquer Alsace and deport the Jews and others. A frightening German officer commandeers a room in Meme's farmhouse. And when Gen's friend Remi commits an act of sabotage, Gen is forced to hide him in the attic--right above the Nazi officer's head. Genevieve's War is a gripping story that brings the war in occupied France vividly to life. It is a companion work to Lily's Crossing, a Newbery Honor Book.
Kick the Candle
Part #2 of "Knight Games" series by Genevieve Jack
Romance / Science Fiction & Fantasy / Paranormal
Commitment phobic, Grateful Knight has her hands full. While she struggles to understand her new role as Monk's Hill Witch, evil isn't waiting for her to come up to speed. Not only is there an increase in supernatural activity in her ward, she’s being evicted from her home, breaking in a snarky new familiar, and trying to sort out her feelings for her metaphysically connected and immortal boyfriend, Rick. When Grateful foils a murder at a fae bordello, she uncovers a plot by a local vampire coven to obtain a secret weapon with the power to control both the living and the dead. History is threatening to repeat itself. And if Grateful doesn't give herself over to her role completely, it could cost her everything.
Logan
Genevieve Jack
Romance / Science Fiction & Fantasy / Paranormal
Magic can be deadly in the wrong hands, but love can be even deadlier in the right ones.Logan Valentine's been burned. The sexy chef swore off witches for good after one he thought he loved used magic to manipulate him. Then he met Polina. Now she's starring in his hottest dreams, but she's a witch! He vows to ignore the electric attraction between them and focus on his normal human life running his restaurant.For centuries, immortal witch Polina has considered cross-species romances doomed from the start and for good reason. The most painful event of her past was due to a human. She hates herself for fantasizing about Logan, but can't shake the human's hold over her. As her thoughts border on obsession, she becomes desperate to cure herself of her rogue desires using any means possible, including magic.But when a werewolf is murdered behind Logan's restaurant, Polina is caught in the crosshairs of two rival werewolf packs. Only Logan can...
Did I Ever Tell You
Genevieve Kingston
THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY, LIFE-AFFIRMING MEMOIR YOU WILL EVER READ ABOUT THE POWER OF LOVE.Did I Ever Tell You? reads like a novel but is an unforgettable true story. Genevieve (Gwen) Kingston was just eleven years old when her mother passed away, leaving behind a chest filled with gifts and letters to celebrate the milestones of Gwen's life and each of her birthdays until age thirty. When Did I Ever Tell You? opens, just three packages remain: engagement, marriage, and first baby. Tracing Gwen's coming-of-age, the book reveals a treasure hunt, with each gift and letter unveiling more about her mother, her family, and—ultimately—herself. Like Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner and The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, Did I Ever Tell You? is a riveting book filled with unexpected twists and powerful life lessons. Through her mother's fierce and courageous love, Gwen was granted the tools not only to...
The First Signs
Genevieve von Petzinger
One of the most significant works on our evolutionary ancestry since Richard Leakey's paradigm-shattering Origins, The First Signs is the first-ever exploration of the little-known geometric images that accompany most cave art around the world—the first indications of symbolic meaning, intelligence, and language.Imagine yourself as a caveman or woman. The place: Europe. The time: 25,000 years ago, the last Ice Age. In reality, you live in an open-air tent or a bone hut. But you also belong to a rich culture that creates art. In and around your cave paintings are handprints and dots, x's and triangles, parallel lines and spirals. Your people know what they mean. You also use them on tools and jewelry. And then you vanish—and with you, their meanings. Join renowned archaeologist Genevieve von Petzinger on an Indiana Jones-worthy adventure from the open-air rock art sites of northern Portugal to the dark depths of a remote cave in Spain that can only be...
Bluebird
Genevieve Graham
A dazzling novel set during the Great War and postwar Prohibition about a young nurse, a soldier, and a family secret that binds them together for generations to come—from USA TODAY and repeat #1 bestselling author Genevieve Graham.Present day Cassie Simmons, a museum curator, is enthusiastic about solving mysteries from the past, and she has a personal interest in the history of the rumrunners who ferried illegal booze across the Detroit River during Prohibition. So when a cache of whisky labeled Bailey Brothers' Best is unearthed during a local home renovation, Cassie hopes to find the answers she's been searching for about the legendary family of bootleggers... 1918 Corporal Jeremiah Bailey of the 1st Canadian Tunnelling Company is tasked with planting mines in the tunnels beneath enemy trenches. After Jerry is badly wounded in an explosion, he finds himself in a Belgium field hospital under the care of Adele...
Rekindled: A Nemesis Prequel Novella
Genevieve Iseult Eldredge
"If you like reading about the fae, other realms and watching two bada** chicks fight then you will love this series! - The Avid ReaderIt's good to be queen. Except when it's a total disaster.Syl Skye, newly crowned Queen of Fair Faerie, would be psyched to be the ruler of her Summer realm, except for two things.First, her girlfriend Rouen Rivoche became Queen of Dark Faerie, the Winter realm. That would be great except the Winter realm's always been at war with Summer. By tradition, that makes Rouen Syl's mortal enemy. That said, love can break past old hatred, right? Especially with a new foe about to attack them both.Ah, no.Which brings us to Syl's second problem. Rouen's under a dark spell and doesn't remember Syl, their lives, their love. Worse, if Syl doesn't break the spell by the next new moon, Rouen will forget her forever."Fast paced, full of action, never a moment of bore! Strongly recommended!" - Annarella,...
Fragile Animals
Genevieve Jagger
When an ex-catholic woman develops a sexual relationship with a vampire, she is forced to confront the memories that haunt her religious past. Struggling to deal with the familial trauma of her Catholic upbringing, hotel cleaner, Noelle, travels to the Isle of Bute. There, she meets a man who claims to be a vampire, and a relationship blooms between them based solely on confession. But as talk turns sacrilegious, and the weather outside grows colder, Noelle struggles to come to terms with her blasphemous sexuality. She becomes hounded by memories of her past: her mother's affair with the local priest, and the part she played in ending it.
A Fae Tale
Genevieve McCluer
When Dovana was a child in Lithuania, Roze saved her life. Roze is a Laume, a type of Lithuanian fae. The two became fast friends, staying in touch by leaving a letter and a present for the other every year.Now, Dovana is in college in Toronto, and while those letters still mean the world to her, she wants to see Roze again. She investigates everything she can think of to learn more about the fae and stumbles upon a hidden society of fiends.Meanwhile, Roze has been focusing on her duties of saving children in danger, while trying to prevent the fate that she knows Dovana is destined for, but nothing she does seems to change it. When she has to come to Toronto to save Dovana from her own investigation, she finds that she can't avoid destiny...or love any longer.
The Dark Archive
Genevieve Cogman
A professional spy for a mysterious Library which harvests fiction from different realities, Irene faces a series of assassination attempts that threaten to destroy her and everything she has worked for.Irene is teaching her new assistant the fundamentals of a Librarian's job, and finding that training a young Fae is more difficult than she expected. But when they're the targets of kidnapping and assassination attempts, she decides that learning by doing is the only option they have left ... In order to protect themselves, Irene and her friends must do what they do best: search for information to defeat the overwhelming threat they face and identify their unseen enemy. To do that, Irene will have to delve deeper into her own history than she ever has before, face an ancient foe, and uncover secrets that will change her life and the course of the Library forever.
Thor: Daughter of Asgard
Genevieve McCluer
Hannah Olsen just wanted to be an accountant. She met the girl of her dreams and was more than ready to settle in for an ordinary life. Then she found out she was the reincarnation of Thor. Suddenly, she's thrown into a world of magic and intrigue, unexpected attraction, and a mystery she's got to unravel. All she can count on are her friends and her partner, and perhaps her new crush. With their help, she just might be able to find her way in this new life, and maybe stop an evil plot along the way.
The Untold Story
Genevieve Cogman
“Clever, creepy, elaborate world building and snarky, sexy-smart characters!”—N. K. Jemisin, author of The Fifth SeasonIn this thrilling historical fantasy, time-traveling Librarian spy Irene will need to delve deep into a tangled web of loyalty and power to keep her friends safe.Irene is trying to learn the truth about Alberich-and the possibility that he's her father. But when the Library orders her to kill him, and then Alberich himself offers to sign a truce, she has to discover why he originally betrayed the Library. With her allies endangered and her strongest loyalties under threat, she'll have to trace his past across multiple worlds and into the depths of mythology and folklore, to find the truth at the heart of the Library, and why the Library was first created.
Genevieve: A Witchblood Story
Emma Mills
Fiction / Young Adult / Contemporary
Paris, France 1793Growing up in the court of King Louis XVI, Genevieve enjoys a sheltered privileged life with the gardens of Versailles as her playground, until on the eve of her nineteenth birthday, the king is executed and all hell breaks loose. A short companion novelette to the Witchblood series.Paris, France 1793Growing up in the court of King Louis XVI, Genevieve enjoys a sheltered privileged life with the gardens of Versailles as her playground, until on the eve of her nineteenth birthday, the king is executed and all hell breaks loose. As family members and close friends fall prey to the Revolution, Genevieve turns to the one man who promises to help her; the shadowy figure in court, and friend to the elder brother that betrayed them all, but is Sebastian worthy of her trust or will he too betray her?Genevieve has a choice to make, one that will change her life forever. Go it alone and try to escape the murderous streets of Paris, or join Sebastian, forget her nightmares and start a new life… an immortal life?
The Dragon of Sedona
Genevieve Jack
Romance / Science Fiction & Fantasy / Paranormal
Darkness he can't forget. Light he's afraid to remember. Magic that could change everything. Exiled dragon prince Alexander never recovered from the murder of his mate Maiara, an indigenous healer he met over three centuries ago. Every waking breath is a painful reminder of what he lost, his grief compounded by the constant presence of her immortal red-tailed hawk, bound to him since her death. When three of his siblings arrive with news that he may be in grave danger, he secretly welcomes the possibility of a violent end to his torment. But as the four reminisce about how they came to know Maiara in the New World, they begin to see her life and death from a new perspective. For the first time, the source of Maiara's power is revealed and inspires a new but precarious hope. There may be a way for Alexander to be with her again, but his second chance for a happily ever after is risky at best, and at worst, could cost him the only thing he...
Her Billionaire Rancher Boss
Genevieve Turner
She’s handed in her resignation—but this wealthy rancher is ready to offer her another position…Benedict Merrill is handsome, wealthy, and the perfect cowboy. Unfortunately for Pilar Lopez, he’s also her boss, which means he’s completely off limits. She has no plans to seduce him, at least not outside of her wildest fantasies.But when she hands in her resignation, Benedict reveals plans of his own—ones that involve Pilar in his bed. She can handle a short-term affair no sweat. But when she starts to fall for Benedict, will she be able to handle loving him for always?
The Secret Keeper
Genevieve Graham
From USA TODAY and internationally bestselling author Genevieve Graham comes a gripping World War II novel about two sisters who join the war effort—one as a codebreaker and the other as a pilot—and the secrets that threaten to tear them apart. Perfect for fans of The Rose Code and The Nightingale.Twin sisters Dot and Dash Wilson share many things, and while they are practically inseparable, they are nothing alike. Dot is fascinated by books, puzzles, and Morse code, a language taught to both girls by their father, a WWI veteran. Dash's days are filled with fixing engines, dancing with friends, and dreaming of flying airplanes. Almost always at their side is their best friend Gus—until war breaks out and he enlists in the army, deploying to an unknown front. Determined to do their duty, both girls join the WRENS, Dash as a mechanic and Dot as a typist. Before long, Dot's fixation on patterns and numbers takes her from...
The Weaver and the Witch Queen
Genevieve Gornichec
The lives of two women—one desperate only to save her missing sister, the other a witch destined to become queen of Norway—intertwine in this spellbinding, powerful novel of Viking Age history and myth from the acclaimed author of The Witch’s Heart. Oddny and Gunnhild meet as children in tenth century Norway, and they could not be more different: Oddny hopes for a quiet life, while Gunnhild burns for power and longs to escape her cruel mother. But after a visiting wisewoman makes an ominous prophecy that involves Oddny, her sister Signy, and Gunnhild, the three girls take a blood oath to help one another always. When Oddny’s farm is destroyed and Signy is kidnapped by Viking raiders, Oddny is set adrift from the life she imagined—but she's determined to save her sister no matter the cost, even as she finds herself irresistibly drawn to one of the raiders who participated in the attack. And in the far north, Gunnhild, who...
High Country Spring
Genevieve Turner
They've always been best enemies, but fate has its own plans for their hearts. Felipe Ortega has never met a man he didn't like. But when it comes to his best friend's little sister, he can't stand her. And she's definitely not a man. But when she stows away on a dangerous hunt, they find themselves trapped together in the mountains... alone. Francisca Moreno is desperate to escape her mother's attempts to lace her into the corset of propriety. Except her attempt at a grand adventure lands her square in the path of a man who's only ever thought of her as a pest. A man who gets under her skin like no one else. One starry night they crash into a passionate encounter. As their repressed desires break free—and danger draws closer—they'll discover how much they'll risk for the one person they were never meant to love.
The Mortal Word
Part #5 of "The Invisible Library" series by Genevieve Cogman
In the latest novel in Genevieve Cogman's historical fantasy series, the fate of worlds lies in the balance. When a dragon is murdered at a peace conference, time-travelling Librarian spy Irene must solve the case to keep the balance between order, chaos...and the Library.When Irene returns to London after a relatively straightforward book theft in Germany, Bradamant informs her that there is a top secret dragon-Fae peace conference in progress that the Library is mediating, and that the second-in-command dragon has been stabbed to death. Tasked with solving the case, Vale and Irene immediately go to 1890s Paris to start their investigation.Once they arrive, they find evidence suggesting that the murder victim might have uncovered proof of treachery by one or more Librarians. But to ensure the peace of the conference, some Librarians are being held as hostages in the dragon and Fae courts. To save the captives, including her parents, Irene must get to the bottom of...
A corrupt countess A spy in danger And an assassin at large
The fifth title in Genevieve Cogman's witty and wonderful Invisible Library series, The Mortal Word is a rollicking literary adventure.
Peace talks are always tricky, especially when a key diplomat gets stabbed. This rudely interrupts a top-secret summit between the warring dragons and Fae. As a neutral party, Librarian-spy Irene is summoned to investigate. She must head to a version of 1890s Paris, with her assistant Kai and her detective friend Vale, where these talks are fracturing. Here, she must get to the bottom of the attack – before either the peace negotiations or the city go up in flames.
Suspicions fly thick and fast and Irene soon finds herself in the seedy depths of the Parisian underworld. She’s on the trail of a notoriously warlike Fae, the Blood Countess. However, the evidence against the Countess is circumstantial. Could the killer be a member of the Library itself?
Cowboy, Take Me Home
Genevieve Turner
A down on her luck woman finds her "just right" home—only it's already been claimed by a surly cowboy! She has one last chance to turn her luck around... Pippa is homeless, jobless, and dead broke. Her last chance for salvation may be in her late aunt's dillapidated house. One tiny problem... she's got Bear trouble. Bear's had his eyes on the old Crivelli eyesore for years and he's determined to tear it down. All is well... until a sassy, sexy woman rolls into town and claims the building for herself. The house is a death trap, but Pippa's determined to make herself a home. Every repair she makes brings her closer to the gruff cowboy who sets her body aflame. And the more she gets to know him, the more she discovers that he needs a home as much as she does – and she just might be his.
The Damages
Genevieve Scott
Sharp and propulsive, The Damages is an engrossing novel set in motion by the disappearance of a student during an ice storm, and explores themes of memory, trauma, friendship, and identity.What I remember best about that week in January is trying to keep track of all the lies I told.1997: For Ros, starting university at Regis is an opportunity for reinvention—a chance to be seen as interesting, to be accepted by the in-crowd, and maybe even get a boyfriend. But when she meets her roommate, Megan, with her pleated jeans and horse-print bedding, she sees her as a social liability. Outside of their dorm room, Ros distances herself from Megan and quickly befriends the cool kids, seeking status at all costs. Just after winter break, an intense ice storm hits campus, triggering a reckless, days-long dorm party, during which Megan goes missing. Ros is blamed for the incident and abruptly dropped by her social circle,...
The Sheriff Takes a Bride
Genevieve Turner
When a surly sheriff butts heads with an unstoppable woman, sparks fly.When an outlaw’s bullet ends his career—and almost takes his life—Sheriff Joaquin Obregon locks himself away from the rest of the world. But when a stubborn woman comes into his life, refusing to take no for an answer, he finds himself wanting to say yes…to her.Mary Margaret McCallahan is proud of her skills as a nurse, but she’s never had a patient as difficult as this gruff, handsome sheriff. She’s going to bring him back into the world no matter how much he grumbles—or how attractive she finds him.The battle lines are drawn, and only love can win.
The Dragon of Cecil Court
Genevieve Jack
Romance / Science Fiction & Fantasy / Paranormal
Old flames still burn hot. He's only ever had one weakness. Nathaniel Clarke has a secret. Before he became the owner of an occult bookshop on Bookseller's Row, he was a prince of the kingdom of Paragon. Now the dragon shifter is the high priest of the Order of the Dragon, a society of the most powerful supernatural beings in London. He's only ever had one weakness, and he hasn't seen her in a decade. She's only ever been good at one thing. American pop singer Clarissa Black survived by singing on street corners before Nathaniel came into her life and unlocked the latent magic inside her. Despite their passionate affair, she refused Nathaniel's proposal in order to pursue her music career. Her multi-platinum albums have made her a star but one with few people she can trust. One curse will change two lives forever. When Clarissa's voice fails her during a show in London,...
My Date with a Wendigo
Genevieve McCluer
Elizabeth Rosseau and Abigail Lester were best friends. At twenty-one, they confess their feelings for each other before leaving for winter break. It should have been a love story, only Abigail never came back.
Six years later, Elizabeth contacts her one last time, and to her surprise, Abigail answers. Their chemistry is undeniable, but Abigail is hesitant to see her in person. She was in an accident that left her a monster, a wendigo. Now she’s in a support group for other inhuman cannibals and is mostly convinced that she could avoid eating Elizabeth, but Abigail doesn’t trust herself, and even more, she’s terrified that if Elizabeth finds out the truth, she’ll never want to see her again.
They want nothing more than to be together, but they belong to different worlds, different lives, and different food groups.
Dingo's Recovery
Genevieve Fortin
Newly retired and ready to reconnect with herself, Joyce Allen realizes that she's not yet the person she knows she was meant to be. At the age of 56, she's committed to discovering happiness and begins her new journey by taking classes, attending concerts, and adopting the dog she has secretly wished for, Dingo.When Dingo is injured and a visit to the new veterinarian in town is necessary, Joyce finds herself quietly attracted to Dr. Amanda Carter, the intellectual dreamer who is many years her junior. Joyce knows that their age difference is too big an obstacle to overcome, and is content to settle for friendship with the thirty-two-year-old vet. But Amanda, for her part, can't see the gaping divide between them. All she knows is the warmth and attraction she feels for Joyce, and can't understand why age should matter at all.Join Genevieve Fortin as she weaves this heartwarming May-December romance of two women who discover the timeless truth of love at any age.
The Goddess of Fireflies
Geneviève Pettersen
Winner, 2015 Archambault Prize The year is 1996, and small-town life for 14-year-old Catherine is made up of punk rock, skaters, shoplifting, drugs, and the ghost of Kurt Cobain. Her parents are too busy divorcing to pay her headful of unspent angst much attention. But after she tries a PCP variant called mesc for the first time, her budding rebellion begins to spiral out of control. Acclaimed as the modern-day coming-of-age story for a generation of Québécois youth growing up in the 1990s, Geneviève Pettersen's award-winning debut novel both shocked and titillated readers in its original French, who quickly ordained it a contemporary classic and a runaway bestseller. Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, the hotly tipped Québécois director behind Inch-Allah (2012), is currently adapting the story to film. Now Esplanade Books is honored to present The Goddess of Fireflies to English readers for the first time in a powerful translation from award-winning novelist...
The Ghost and The Graveyard
Genevieve Jack
Romance / Science Fiction & Fantasy / Paranormal
Book 1 in the Knight Games series.Left destitute by an unscrupulous ex-boyfriend, a young woman moves into a rent free home on the edge of a graveyard where she becomes entangled in a love triangle with the gorgeous cemetery caretaker and the ghost who lives in her attic.Life is full of difficult decisions!Book 1 of 4 in the Knight Games SeriesGrateful Knight isn’t looking for love when she moves into a rent-free house on the edge of a graveyard. At twenty-two, all she wants is to recover financially so she can move back to the city where she belongs. But sparks fly when the gorgeous cemetery caretaker, Rick, introduces himself and mentions his suspicion that her new house might be haunted. Her attraction to him seems supernatural, and despite her resolve to not get involved, she literally can’t keep her hands off him.When things in Grateful’s house start moving on their own, another man enters her life, Logan, a sexy ghost with a dark secret. He says Rick isn’t what he seems, and indulging her passion for him could cost her soul. One thing’s for sure, magical forces are at work in the tiny town of Red Grove, and they’re converging on Grateful. Life will never be the same once she's forced to choose between the ghost and the graveyard.Don't miss the other books in The Knight Games Series!The Ghost and the Graveyard (Book 1)Kick The Candle (Book 2)Queen of the Hill (Book 3)Mother May I (Book 4) Coming soon˃˃˃ **Due to explicit sexual content, language, and violence this book is recommended for ages 18+**Genre: Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy
Lucky Me
Genevieve Jack
Romance / Science Fiction & Fantasy / Paranormal
He's lucky as sin, and we're playing for keeps.For sixteen years, I've lived unlawfully among humans, supporting myself by playing poker. But concealing my fae identity isn't easy. When a high stakes game goes terribly wrong, only one person stands between me and lifelong servitude—Seven. Seven Delaney runs his corner of Dragonfly Hollow with the insufferable arrogance you'd expect from someone born lucky. Not only did the sexy fae billionaire break my heart, he's responsible for the most humiliating experience of my life and is the reason I fled that fairy realm. Returning to Dragonfly Hollow is my only way out, but there's a price. Seven requires my help, and my pixie talents, to solve a case that threatens fae society's tentative relationship with humans. I promised myself I'd never get involved with him again, but his dark charms prove hard to resist. The closer we get to solving this mystery, the harder it becomes to keep...
A Second Chance at Life
Genevieve McCluer
Dinah Pelletier managed to be a vampire for an entire minute before she was arrested for murder and sent to prison at nineteen. Now, twenty-four years later, she's about to be up for parole...and is still nineteen.Dinah has done her best to avoid her once girlfriend (and also a vampire), Rachel Evans. Dinah went to prison to save her that night, but no matter how much she's pushed Rachel away, she could never force herself to move on. So Dinah's surprised to be face-to-face with her long-lost love, and the reason for her upcoming parole.No sooner do they reconnect than a string of vampire killings begin again and evidence seems to be pointing at Dinah. Dinah, with Rachel's help, must prove her innocence while finding out if the two of them are still compatible after all these years. Even if time can heal old wounds, these deaths could destroy any hope for a life together.Reader advisory: References to addiction
Elusive
Genevieve Cogman
Revolutionary France is full of blood and bite . . .1793. Eleanor, once a lowly English maid, is now a member of the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel: renowned for their daring deeds, and for rescuing aristocrats and vampires from the guillotine. When the notorious French diplomat Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand goes missing, Eleanor and the League leap into action. But they uncover two vampire factions feuding for control over humanity's fate. Talleyrand's disappearance is part of a larger, more dangerous scheme – one that threatens to throw France into bloody chaos . . .As the mutiny continues, a once-dead queen stalks the streets of Paris and the Scarlet Pimpernel is nowhere to be found. Eleanor must take control of her own fate. If she doesn't, she may find herself the victim of the very people she came to save.The thrilling follow-up to Scarlet, Elusive by Genevieve Cogman is a witty, inventive retelling of the Scarlet Pimpernel, perfect for...
Prepare Her
Genevieve Plunkett
A collection of "elegant, original, and moving" stories "with the lyrical brilliance and bite of Sylvia Plath" set in a not-so bucolic Vermont, a land of antique stores, small towns, fading farms, and young women trying to figure out marriage, motherhood, sex and their own power (Megan Mayhew Bergman, author of Almost Famous Women and Birds of a Lesser Paradise).Prepare Her tells the stories of young women at the brink of discovering their own power. The crossroads in their lives are not always the obvious kind—divorce, motherhood, coming of age—but sometimes much more private and dramatic. Kitty discovers that her ex-boyfriend has committed a murder; Renee navigates a friendship with Arla, a Jehovah's Witness; Emi realizes that her boyfriend is fetishizing her mental illness; Petra acts recklessly when faced with a client with a gun; and Rachel must grapple with the reality of raising a daughter in a world that...
The Mothers
Genevieve Gannon
Two couples. One baby. An unimaginable choice.What if the baby you gave birth to belonged to someone else?Grace and Dan Arden are in their forties and have been on the IVF treadmill since the day they got married. Six attempts have yielded no results and with each failure a little piece of their hope dies.Priya Laghari and her husband Nick Archer are being treated at the same fertility clinic, and while they don't face the same time pressure as the Ardens, the younger couple have their own problems.Priya is booked for her next IVF cycle the same day that Grace goes in for her final, last-chance embryo transfer. Two weeks later, both women get their results.A year on, angry and heartbroken, one of the women learns her embryo was implanted in the other's uterus and must make a devastating choice: live a childless life knowing her son is being raised by strangers or seek custody of a baby who has been nurtured and loved by another couple.'The Mothers...
The Gifted Son
Genevieve Gannon
A Sydney family's picture-perfect life is upended in an unputdownable new novel from the bestselling author of The Mothers.What if the worst day of your life turns out to be the making of you? Lillian heard her daughter's footsteps hurry up the passage. She ran her fingers underneath her eyes, ready to greet her son. But when Kate appeared in the doorway her face was white. 'Mum,' Kate said. 'You'd better come. It's the police.'With two bright children, a beautiful home and a husband she's always depended on, Lillian Hogarth considers herself blessed. Until, on her son Jamie's final day of high school, he fails to come home. Hospitalised by a coward's punch, Jamie has been the victim of a muck-up day celebration that went too far.Lillian's support is unflinching, even as her world begins to crumble. A son whose fate hangs in the balance, a teenage witness who refuses to name the one who threw the punch, and a husband who's hiding a secret that coul...
Boys of Alabama
Genevieve Hudson
O, The Oprah Magazine • "31 LGBTQ Books That'll Change the Literary Landscape in 2020"Lit Hub • "Most Anticipated Books by LGBTQ Authors For the First Half of 2020"Ms. Magazine • "Reads for the Rest of Us: Feminist Books Coming Out in 2020"A coming-of-age novel told with magical realism, Boys of Alabama guides us through sixteen-year-old Max's first year in America.In this bewitching first novel, a sensitive teen, newly arrived in Alabama, falls in love, questions his faith, and navigates a strange power. While his German parents don't know what to make of a South pining for the past, shy Max thrives in the thick heat. Taken in by rowdy football players, he learns how to catch a spiraling ball, point a gun, and hide his innermost secrets. When Max meets fishnet-wearing Pan in physics class, they embark on an all-consuming relationship: Max tells Pan about his supernatural powers, and Pan tells Max...
Windy City Dragon
Genevieve Jack
Romance / Science Fiction & Fantasy / Paranormal
Chicago: the Windy City, where something dark lurks just below the surface. For decades he's posed as a human... It's been a long time since Tobias spread his wings. The exiled dragon prince has worked hard to blend into the human world and practice his love for healing as a pediatric cardiologist. She awakens the dragon within... As a vampire-human hybrid, Sabrina is used to being different from the rest of her community. But all vampires need to feed. The night she chooses Tobias as her next meal, everything changes. He's far more than he seems, and if she doesn't protect his secret, it could cost him his life. Can love remind him of who he truly is? One kiss thrusts Tobias into the dark underground world of Chicago's vampires where his dragon nature is his only hope of protecting Sabrina. But Sabrina knows the only way to keep him safe is to push him away.
Her Cowboy Rival
Genevieve Turner
For these rivals, there's a thin line between lust and hate...Ana Chacon can't stand Luke Merrill, even if the arrogant, charming cowboy makes her heart race. Since high school, she's been determined to beat him at everything. Now that they run rival resorts, she can give her competitive instincts full rein—and ignore any inconvenient attraction.Things have always come easy to Luke—except Ana's approval. But Luke doesn't give up without a fight, and he's resolved to win her over... and find out if the sparks between them could combust in bed.Forced in close proximity for a charity event, Ana and Luke will need to make a choice: kiss or kill. Because when things get hot between them, they'll need some way to let off the steam.
One Heart
Alycia Christine
Fantasy / Science Fiction / Christian
This is a personal compilation of prose and poetry I have written.In this third novel in the Jack and Lynn Preston series, Lynn struggles to deal with the murder of her husband and granddaughter. Their political crusades are over as she searches for something to overcome her depression; something that uses the computer hacking skills Jack taught her. Jack’s friend invites her to join his detective agency as an online investigator and undercover operative. Soon she discovers the satisfaction of getting revenge for victims of abuse and financial fraud by hacking into the offender’s personal accounts to get them in legal and financial trouble. All is well until a menace from her past shows up; someone out for her own revenge. But Lynn has help - Jack’s spirit who talks to her. Revenge, Inc. has all the suspense, action, romance, and humor you have come to expect from this author.
The Sanguine Queen
Genevieve L. James
A grieving princess.A vengeful assassin.A mystery they'll do anything to solve. In the kingdom of Malvan, Princess Devyn's world is turned upside down when she uncovers a chilling truth: the cause of her mother's death was not a tragic illness, but a calculated assassination. Determined to seek justice, Devyn's quest leads her to the feared assassin known as the Wolf of Malvan, a figure shrouded in legend and brutality.As they join forces in the face of a looming conspiracy, Devyn and the enigmatic Wolf must decipher cryptic messages and confront shocking revelations that threaten to plunge Malvan into chaos. "The Sanguine Queen" weaves a spellbinding retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, where Devyn and her unlikely ally navigate a treacherous game of deceit and desire.In this world where magic and secrets entwine, they embark on an unforgettable quest for retribution and redemption. Will they uncover the truth behind her mother's...
Snake Charming
Genevieve McCluer
Freddie Bauer has never made a good decision in her centuries of life as a vampire, and ripping off the local mob was far from the worst of them. She needs to get out of Berlin for a while and heads to Toronto, the city of fiends, hoping for a chance at a better life, and hopefully more fun.
Phoebe has recently discovered her girlfriend has been lying to her for their entire relationship, while also damaging Phoebe’s image with her online followers by leaking revealing photos showing that she’s a lamia, a half snake, half human. Her friends are there to support her, and she’s ready to give up on love.
A chance encounter has Freddie and Phoebe hitting it off, but neither are looking for more than an amazing hookup. Freddie still has unfinished business, and Phoebe has an unfinished ex. Freddie’s past quickly catches up with her, along with feelings she hasn’t had in decades, and hitmen for the mob. If that wasn’t enough, her next encounter with Phoebe leaves them both questioning if a future together is even possible. Can they overcome their troubled pasts, or will it be same heartbreak, different century?
Dark Nightmares of a Lost Soul
Genevieve Lilith Vesta
Horror / Occult / Thriller
Some sinister tales taken from the nightmares that came from the shadows of darkness that is shrouded deep within my soul.Some sinister tales taken from the nightmares that came from the shadows of darkness that is shrouded deep within my soul.Living in the dark voidof the nightmare realmthe dark shadow enshroudsmy soulno where to runno where to hidespiraling deeper into theabyss of shadowsthere is no escape from thedark nightmares thathas overtaken methe evil insidedwells too deeply withinmy lost soul.I am forever damned toan eternity of darknessthat resides inside myown mind.May the visions of darkness always enlighten you!
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Genevieve Turner
A sweetly sexy farmer falls for the girl of his dreams at first sight… but true love is never that easy.Marcus Gries might be on the quiet side, but he knows what he wants, and he’s wanted Laura Kemper since he first saw her. But when his proposal of marriage goes sideways and he learns why Laura is determined to never marry, it will take the hardest work of his life to win her.Laura has set aside her dreams to nurse her gravely ill father. She’s buried her wants so deeply not even she can see them. When Marcus offers her everything she’s been missing, she might not be able to bury those dreams again.Marcus and Laura must risk everything—and trust in love to not leave them empty handed.
The Witch's Heart
Genevieve Gornichec
When a banished witch falls in love with the legendary trickster Loki, she risks the wrath of the gods in this moving, subversive debut novel that reimagines Norse mythology. Angrboda's story begins where most witches' tales end: with a burning. A punishment from Odin for refusing to provide him with knowledge of the future, the fire leaves Angrboda injured and powerless, and she flees into the farthest reaches of a remote forest. There she is found by a man who reveals himself to be Loki, and her initial distrust of him transforms into a deep and abiding love. Their union produces three unusual children, each with a secret destiny, who Angrboda is keen to raise at the edge of the world, safely hidden from Odin's all-seeing eye. But as Angrboda slowly recovers her prophetic powers, she learns that her blissful life—and possibly all of existence—is in danger. With help from the fierce huntress Skadi, with whom she shares a growing bond,...
Daily Emotions
Genevieve Lilith Vesta
Horror / Occult / Thriller
Daily Emotions is a book about emotions that fill our everyday life with happiness, love, sadness, hope and hate. This is a reflection of those emotions using poetry, essays and stories.All the emotions that we experience in our lives, be it good or bad; it is a reminder of our existence. There is no escaping the feeling that overpowers our hearts on a daily basis. Every human being in this world can relate to these emotions expressed, they have felt these feelings on a daily basis throughout their lives. Daily Emotions is a book about emotions that fill our everyday life with happiness, love, sadness, hope and hate. This is a reflection of those emotions using poetry, essays and stories.
Inheritance
Genevieve Gannon
From the author of The Mothers comes a propulsive family drama that explores the possibilities and dangers of designing the perfect child. In 2027, Emily is deciding whether to take advantage of a new health service that promises a healthier, stronger baby through gene editing. There's plenty in her family tree that she would like to protect her unborn child against. But not everybody loves the so-called designer baby technology. Decades later, Adelaide is an ambitious political staffer trying to make a difference. Adelaide and her husband are working towards a goal they've called The Cyprus Project, but their plans risk being derailed when an unexpected threat looms. Told across two generations, and two continents, Inheritance is about the legacies we leave our children, the bonds between mothers and daughters, and how it's never too late to fix our mistakes.
The Complete Spindlewind Trilogy: A Dark Rumpelstiltskin Fairy Tale Retelling
Part #1.30 of "Spindlewind Trilogy #1-3" series by Genevieve Raas
The international bestselling trilogy that brings a dark and steamy look at the tale of Rumpelstiltskin.
A necklace, a ring, a child...There is always a price one is willing to pay.
Laila sees her impending death in the mountains of straw waiting to be spun into gold. Faced with the impossible, she makes the impossible decision to survive.
A shadowy stranger sees an opportunity for vengeance.
Born to a nightmarish destiny that crushed and embittered his faith in humanity, he devotes himself to dealing in dark desires and desperate souls, and Laila's is ripe for the trade.
When the stranger asks his price, Laila is bound by blood and magic to pay.
However, his own heart was never supposed to be part of the deal, but when honor drives Laila to break their bargain, he ends up tangled in his own web of deceit and destruction in a desperate attempt to save her life. In the black of night, there are no fairytales, only choices.
One choice makes a queen. One choice consumes a soul. It's a roll of the dice in a game where love is everyone's undoing.
Now available as a complete set for the first time, this twisted and sexy retelling of Rumpelstiltskin spans three separate books.
"Spin is a dark tale that unravels in a sexy, brooding whirlwind and takes you into a world of vengeance, betrayal, and longing." Hannah Stahlhut - Award Winning Author of "Wanderling" and the "Spirit Seeker Series"
The Complete Spindlewind Trilogy contains the books "Spin," "Twist," "Break," and the bonus short story of "Crimp."
Her Bull Rider's Baby
Genevieve Turner
Can one wild night in Vegas become a lifetime of domestic bliss?Up-and-coming bull rider Adriano Silva has been careful to avoid entanglements. The money’s great, the fame fun, and the ladies enticing, but once he’s won a championship, he’s heading home to Brazil. Then a one-night stand with a woman he can’t forget leads to something he never expected…Liliana Merrill is too busy fighting her way to the top of the rodeo stock operations world to settle down, not even after a sexy bull rider gives her the ride of her life in Vegas. But one pregnancy test later, she discovers that what happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay there…Adriano and Lil readjust their plans and find that their temporary chemistry is very permanent. He’s determined to show Lil he’s got what it takes to tame her—if she doesn’t tame him first…
Letters Across the Sea
Genevieve Graham
Inspired by a little-known chapter of World War II history, a young Protestant girl and her Jewish neighbour are caught up in the terrible wave of hate sweeping the globe on the eve of war in this powerful love story from the #1 bestselling author of The Forgotten Home Child.If you're reading this letter, that means I'm dead. I had obviously hoped to see you again, to explain in person, but fate had other plans. 1933 At eighteen years old, Molly Ryan dreams of becoming a journalist, but instead she spends her days working any job she can to help her family through the Depression crippling her city. The one bright spot in her life is watching baseball with her best friend, Hannah Dreyfus, and sneaking glances at Hannah's handsome older brother, Max. But as the summer unfolds, more and more of Hitler's hateful ideas cross the sea and "Swastika Clubs" and "No Jews Allowed" signs spring up around Toronto, a city already simmering...
In the Lobby of the Dream Hotel
Genevieve Plunkett
A young mother finds herself caught between a love affair and the wrath of her husband, who will do anything to put an end to it—even use his wife's bipolar diagnosis against herWhen faced with newfound feelings for Theo, the drummer of her band, married young mother Portia must decide whether to follow her heart or question her sanity. Going off her medication feels like waking up for the first time. But could this clarity be harmless daydreaming, or a symptom of something more serious?Portia’s husband, a well-respected prosecutor in their small Vermont town, is convinced of the latter. He retaliates, initiating an intervention, claiming that Portia’s behavior is proof of her bipolar disorder. With lawyer-like cunning, he uses elements from her past to break her resolve until she agrees to being committed to a psychiatric hospital. In the hospital, Portia’s sense of reality is tested, and hard truths about her marriage, her love for Theo,...
Scarlet
Genevieve Cogman
Revolution is a bloodthirsty business . . . especially when vampires are involved.It is 1793 and the French Revolution is in full swing. Vampires—usually rich and aristocratic—have slaked the guillotine’s thirst in large numbers. The mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel, a disguised British noble, and his League are heroically rescuing dozens of aristocrats from execution, both human and vampire. And soon they will have an ace up their sleeve: Eleanor Dalton.Eleanor is working as a housemaid on the estate of a vampire Baroness. Her highest aspiration is to one day become a modiste. But when the Baroness hosts a mysterious noble and his wife, they tell Eleanor she is the spitting image of a French aristocrat, and they convince her to journey to France to aid them in a daring scheme. Soon, Eleanor finds herself in Paris, swept up in magic and intrigue—and chaos—beyond her wildest dreams. But there’s more to fear than ardent Revolutionaries....
At the Mountain's Edge
Genevieve Graham
From bestselling author Genevieve Graham comes a sweeping new historical novel of love, tragedy, and redemption set during the height of the Klondike Gold Rush.In 1897, the discovery of gold in the desolate reaches of the Yukon has the world abuzz with excitement, and thousands of prospectors swarm to the north seeking riches the likes of which have never been seen before. For Liza Peterson and her family, the gold rush is a chance for them to make a fortune by moving their general store business from Vancouver to Dawson City, the only established town in the Yukon. For Constable Ben Turner, a recent recruit of the North-West Mounted Police, upholding the law in a place overrun with guns, liquor, prostitutes, and thieves is an opportunity to escape a dark past and become the man of integrity he has always wanted to be. But the long, difficult journey over icy mountain passes and whitewater rapids is much more treacherous than Liza or Ben imagined, and neither...
Other Kelly
Genevieve Valentine
Kelly's friends were all getting a little sick of Kelly, even before the doppelganger showed up. And sure, it probably wants to kill her; they're just trying to decide if that's worse...or better.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
