Start of a Delightful New Series from Historical Romance Author Jen Turano Miss Permilia Griswold may have been given the opportunity of a debut into New York high society, but no one warned her she wasn't guaranteed to "take." After spending the last six years banished to the wallflower section of the ballroom, she's finally putting her status on the fringes of society to good use by penning anonymous society gossip columns under the pseudonym "Miss Quill." Mr. Asher Rutherford has managed to maintain his status as a reputable gentleman of society despite opening his own department store. While pretending it's simply a lark to fill his time, he has quite legitimate reasons for needing to make his store the most successful in the country. When Permilia overhears a threat against the estimable Mr. Rutherford, she's determined to find and warn the man. Disgruntled at a first meeting that goes quite poorly and results in Asher not believing her, she decides to take matters into her own hands, never realizing she'll end up at risk as well. As Asher and Permilia are forced to work together and spend time away from the spotlight of society, perhaps there's more going on behind the scenes than they ever could have anticipated. . . .

Miss Temperance Flowerdew is on her way to work when a stranger suddenly grabs her off the street and sends her on a Chicago-bound train before she can figure out what happened. When Mr. Gilbert Cavendish is called upon to rescue a missing woman, he follows the trail to Chicago only to discover that the woman is his good friend Temperance. Before they can discover who was behind the abduction, they're seen alone together by a New York society matron, putting their reputations at risk. Gilbert is willing to propose marriage--except Temperance will have none of it. She's finally stepped out of the shadow of her relations and won't give up her independence. But when it becomes clear the misunderstanding in Chicago has escalated into a threat on her life and followed her to New York, accepting Gilbert's help in solving the mystery may lead to more than she ever could have dreamed.

Rollicking New Release from Humorous Historical Romance Author Jen Turano Miss Gertrude Cadwalader hoped her position as the paid companion to Mrs. Davenport would be easy. But as she becomes acquainted with her employer, she realizes the wealthy Mrs. Davenport has a strange tendency to be a bit light-fingered with other people's trinkets. Gertrude is relieved when Mrs. Davenport decides to have a quiet summer away from the social scene--until the woman changes her mind in order to help a young socialite launch into society. When Gertrude is caught in the act of trying to return one of the trinkets by Mrs. Sinclair, the mother of shipping magnate Harrison Sinclair, the woman jumps to an unfortunate conclusion. Harrison is determined to mend fences with Miss Cadwalader, but he's unprepared for the escapades a friendship with her will entail.

Miss Gwendolyn Brinley accepted a temporary paid companion position for the Newport summer season, believing it would be a lark to spend the summer in America's most exclusive town. She suddenly finds her summer turning anything but amusing when her employer expects her to take over responsibilities as an assistant matchmaker. Tasked with the daunting prospect of attaining advantageous matches for her clients, Gwendolyn soon finds herself in the employ of Mr. Walter Townsend, the catch of the Season, but a gentleman Gwendolyn finds beyond irritating. Walter Townsend is reluctantly in search of a wife for the sake of his unruly motherless children who cannot keep a governess for long. What he wasn't expecting was Miss Brinley, an amateur matchmaker who turns his quest for a new wife into a complete and utter debacle. Constantly besieged by society ladies on a mission to win his affection, Walter must find a way to overcome their inundating attention--and his unexpected attraction toward Gwendolyn. The more time they spend together throughout the Newport Season, the harder it is for Gwendolyn to find Walter a wife when she realizes his perfect match might be . . . her.

After her father lost the family's fortune, Wilhelmina was cast out of the fashionable set and banished to the wallflower section. Taking a position as a social secretary to help support her family, she's mostly come to terms with her new status. But when her old friend Edgar returns to New York society for the first time since she rejected his marriage proposal, she's newly ashamed at how far she's fallen--and how hastily she dismissed him years ago. Her strategy is to avoid a face-to-face encounter at all costs, but he seems to have other plans. Will Edgar take advantage of their now reversed positions and make her regret her refusal, or is there still hope for a friendship between them--or something more? At Your Request is an e-only novella that gives an exciting introduction to Jen Turano's new Gilded Age historical romance series, Apart From the Crowd! Includes an extended excerpt of the first full-length novel in the series, Behind the Scenes.

RESIST AND REFUSE is a benefit zine dedicated to inclusive politics and culture, filtered through a weird literary lens as most of the contributors come from the weird/horror fiction world.The main purpose of RESIST AND REFUSE is to raise money for non-profit groups doing work that benefits especially vulnerable people. All contributors have donated their works, and all proceeds from RESIST AND REFUSE will in turn be donated to three groups: Planned Parenthood, Transgender Law Center, and The Trevor Project.For non-fiction, issue #1 features a lengthy article by Sally Jane Black on ¿How To Watch A Movie,¿ a conversation between Selena Chambers and Farah Rose Smith about their writing and publishing experiences and plans, a photo feature on marches and protests, and personal essays from Rebecca J. Allred, Erin Cashier, and Brian O¿Connell.On the other side of the coin, issue #1 also features new fiction by Kurt Fawver, Cody Goodfellow, Alex S Johnson, Dominique Lamssies, Jake Marley, Joseph Nacino, John Palisano, and Eric Schaller. Each story is to some degree related to the general themes explored in the zine and most have a dark and/or weird tone. And there is poetry by Delmira Agustini (translated by Scott Nicolay), S.L. Edwards, Jeremy Hoevenaar, Christopher Ropes, and Jayaprakash Satyamurthy.There is also new art from Thom Davidsohn, Christian Goodrich, Nick Gucker, Chris Roberts, and Kim Bo Yung.8.5¿ x 11,¿ 80 pages. Color cover, black and white interior.

Nie Yao was the eldest daughter of the rich Nie Family. However, she was adopted by another family since the Nie mistook another girl for their daughter. Being raised by their adopted parents, Nie Yao knew a lot and cultivated some special skills. Therefore, she even cooperated with some famous professors to study the ancient Egyptian tombs, where she saved a hot guy. But she never expected that guy was the richest billionaire Li Jinxing. Before Jinxing woke up, Nie Yao was forced to go back to the Nie Family, because her family members realized their mistake, and wanted to return Nie Yao a rich family, though little did they know Nie Yao was actually raised in a richer family. When Nie Yao came back, everyone in the Nie Family thought she was a poor girl who could be easily bullied. However, Nie Yao possessed more assets than they had ever imagined...

After losing his sensei to a criminal organization known as the Jade Dragon, a vengeful young martial artist join forces with a group of vigilante devas, a vast species of superpowered creatures whose leader he rescued and is after the organization as well. Together, they set to find out the Jade Dragon plans and put an end to them. Little did they know, the Jade Dragon was led by a powerful avarion, a demigod-like entity created when a human and a deva permanently fused their bodies and spirits.

Kat Jennings and Scott Murphy don't just play two people who are secretly in love on a television sitcom--they are also head over heels for each other in real life. When the lines between reality and TV land blur, they hope they can keep their relationship under wraps. But when Kat's grandmother, an aging Hollywood starlet with a penchant for wearing elaborate evening gowns from Golden Age movies, mistakes their on-screen wedding proposal for the real deal, things begin to spiral out of their control. Will their secret be front-page news in the tabloids tomorrow? And can their budding romance survive the onslaught of paparazzi, wedding preparations, and misinformed in-laws? From the sound stage to a Beverly Hills mansion to the gleaming Pacific Ocean, Stars Collide takes readers on a roller-coaster tour of Tinseltown, packing both comedic punch and tender emotion.