National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist Best Book of Fall (Esquire) and a Most Anticipated Book of 2021 (Lit Hub) What Has Happened to Fiction in the Age of Platform Capitalism? Since it was first launched in 1994, Amazon has changed the world of literature. The “Everything Store” has not just transformed how we buy books; it has affected what we buy, and even what we read. In Everything and Less, acclaimed critic Mark McGurl explores this new world where writing is no longer categorized as high or lowbrow, literature or popular fiction. Charting a course spanning from Henry James to E. L. James, McGurl shows that contemporary writing has less to do with writing per se than with the manner of its distribution. This consumerist logic—if you like this, you might also like ...—has reorganized the fiction universe so that literary prize-winners sit alongside fantasy, romance, fan fiction, and the infinite list of hybrid genres and self-published works. This is an innovation to be cautiously celebrated. Amazon’s platform is not just a retail juggernaut but an aesthetic experiment driven by an unseen algorithm rivaling in the depths of its effects any major cultural shift in history. Here all fiction is genre fiction, and the niches range from the categories of crime and science fiction to the more refined interests of Adult Baby Diaper Lover erotica. Everything and Less is a hilarious and insightful map of both the commanding heights and sordid depths of fiction, past and present, that opens up an arresting conversation about why it is we read and write fiction in the first place.

"A strong installment to a delightfully steamy series." ~Library Journal Lost… Lovesick has never been in my vocabulary, but now that Maclain Stone has entered my world, I’m practically dying of heartache. And there’s nobody to blame but myself. But his brushoff has made me never want to see his sexy, smug face again. When a stalker forces me from my home and lands me on Mac’s front door—and into the warmth of his bed—I can’t avoid the truth any longer. I’m in love with him. I need him. I’m lost without him… Found… What the hell was I thinking, falling in love with a stubborn spitfire like Taylor Mathews? For the first time in my life, a woman is driving me insane with need. If I can win her back, I vow to never let her out of my sight again. Though it takes the threat of a maniac to drive her into my arms, I’m not letting opportunity pass me by, and everyone needs to learn this woman is mine—especially the woman herself. Without each other, we’re nothing. But together… We’re no longer lost.

The Executioner comes to California to make the hills of San Francisco run red with blood San Francisco is the most photogenic city in America, with rolling hills, clanging trolleys, and all the charm that Northern California has to offer. But it is also the nation’s pornography capital, and for that it has drawn the attention of Mack Bolan, the Executioner, whose one-man war against the Mafia grows more merciless with every battle. He reopens the fight at a nightclub, launching a satchel of high explosives into a meeting of local mobsters. Just before it detonates, he notices a delicate young beauty walking into the club. He yanks her away from the blast, delaying his own escape and bringing the full firepower of the San Francisco mob down onto himself. She offers him a way out, but will it lead to safety—or an ambush? Either way, the Executioner will be ready. California Hit is the 11th book in the Executioner series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

Months have passed since the events at Belshazzar’s Feast. Vie Eliot, reluctant psychic and self-appointed defender of the small Wyoming town called Vehpese, knows that trouble is coming, but for the time being, he wants to spend as many happy days as he can with his boyfriend. Until one night, two men arrive and blow up a car. They threaten to do more damage unless Vie leaves town. Immediately. That same night, a woman appears at Vie’s door, asking Vie to look for her missing children. The job seems simple: they have been taken by their estranged father. But in Vehpese, nothing is simple—especially not the disappearances of children. As Vie searches for the children, he discovers that he is not the only one looking for them. Worse, Urho Rattling-Tent and Lady Buckhardt, a seemingly immortal pair of supernatural creatures who have plagued the area for centuries, have begun to assemble an army, and Vie and his friends are outmatched. As time begins to run out for the missing children, Vie draws closer to a final battle with Lady Buckhardt and Urho, a battle he knows he is not prepared to win. Before he can conquer his physical demons, Vie must find answers about himself and his own past and what he has heard other supernaturals call the mortal sleep. Those answers might give him the knowledge he needs to defeat Urho and Lady Buckhardt—if the truth doesn’t break Vie first.

Singing sensation and bad boy Chi-Town (based on R. Kelly) can bed any woman he desires but finds himself mesmerized by the elusive and beautiful Reyna. Though wary of Chi-Town’s reputation, Reyna lets down her defenses and begins a loving, erotic relationship with Chi. Chi’s friends are impressed by the changes they see in him, inspired by Reyna. Chi and Reyna’s happiness is suddenly in jeopardy when Chi receives a series of death threats based on past events. The danger escalates when a brick is thrown through the windshield of Chi’s Escalade. Chi must make a wrenching decision. Should he brush off the threats and continue seeing Reyna, or should he protect his newfound love by sending her out of town? The Invitation: It Was Only Supposed to Be One Night is a romantic, sexy, riveting journey through the glamorous but dangerous underworld of the music scene, and the intriguing characters that populate it.

Romance Short Stories: Alpha Billionaire's Nightclub is a collection of three short stories steaming with an international cast of beautiful people, stunning locations, dark storylines, and hot, hot sensual romance! These are the stories that you will read inside: Forced Intimacy: A Forbidden Sitter Short Story A mission I was sure not to come back from had me making deals I’d never made before… Being a Marine, I was no stranger to danger. This mission though… Well, it was a pretty much a one-way ticket. I needed someone to help me make it through the week before I was sent to certain doom. I never expected to find her. Not such a perfect girl. Our bodies didn’t act like we were the strangers we were to each other. Right from the start, she succumbed to me in a way I never imagined. I took the memory of her sweet body with me as I left her that day. Would I ever get to see her again? The Virgin’s Veil: A Masked Indulgence Short Story A loud scream woke me up in the middle of the night. I sat bolt upright in bed and only then did I realize it was me who was screaming. Shaking my head to clear the cobwebs from my mind, I closed my mouth and looked at Brooke’s side of the bed. It was still empty. I was still alone. Swank: A Her Dark Melody Short Story The big night had finally arrived. It was New Year’s Eve and August Harlow, Nixon Slaughter, and Gannon Forester stood outside their nightclub’s main entrance, waiting for the women they’d fallen in love with. Each of them wore tuxedos, all three looking like the ultra-wealthy and handsome men they were.

Will an Alpha cowboy find true love in the kitchen in this sexy, small town western? A captivating contemporary western romance series that will appeal to fans of Vivian Arend’s Six Pack Ranch, Cora Seton’s Chance Creek, and Maisey Yates’ Copper Ridge. Out of the Frying Pan Brodie Sinclaire, the youngest and wildest of the Sinclaire brothers, has just been given an ultimatum. Settle down and run the hunting lodge his brothers have built, or find a new job- on another ranch. His first order of business is to find a cook who will last more than a week. He gets more than he bargained for when the cook he hires turns out to be his sister-in-law’s best friend, fiery redhead and Cordon Bleu trained chef, Jamey O’Neill. And Into the fire In the span of a week Jamey O’Neill has lost everything. Her boyfriend, her restaurant, and her career- thanks to a devastating health diagnosis. Broke, and desperate to make a fresh start, she agrees to help the Sinclaires get their hunting lodge off the ground. The last thing she needs is a deliciously handsome cowboy getting under her skin and bossing her in the kitchen. Can They Handle the Heat? They can’t deny their chemistry is explosive, and Brodie sets out to prove himself to the feisty chef. But can they handle the heat when Brodie is forced to face his past and Jamey wrestles with her future?

During the cold war with the Soviet Union, an influential American in military intelligence rewarded Ian McGregor for saving his daughters. McGregor was enrolled in an exhausting training program to exploit his many attributes, and to further his benefactor's career to the status of "general." The Expendable Man is a taut thriller loaded with spies and political intrigue. Old hardliners in the Kremlin formed a clandestine group to oppose Gorbachev's politics as being premature. To prove their point, they schemed with a drug cartel and other criminal gangs to undermine the American economy and make President Reagan's idea of laying a protective canopy over America look like a ridiculous boast. McGregor frustrated their plans in the past, before becoming an agent for an elite organization named C.A.T. (Countries against Terrorism). He changed his name, occupation, and location to marry the woman he loved, only to be tracked by two killers intent on obeying a long-standing order to assassinate him. McGregor is forced to revert to his old identity and becomes an even more formidable adversary to settle scores with the mafia and to unmask a dangerous terrorist. Will he become The Expendable Man?

USA TODAY BESTSELLING ROMANTIC SUSPENSE SERIES BY CHELLE BLISS. Join the Gallo siblings as their lives are forever turned upside down by irresistible passion and unexpected love. This box set contains seven Men of Inked books - Throttle Me, Hook Me, Throttled, Resist Me, Resisting, Uncover Me, Without Me, Honor Me, and Worship Me.

Someone wants Captain Admiral Zander Graydon dead. Like yesterday. Almost getting killed three times in one day is pushing it, even for Zander. He’s convinced the delectable Lieutenant Marshal Petros knows who’s behind the attempts on his life and he’ll do whatever it takes to discover what she’s hiding. Shape-shifting aliens are assassinating political and military leaders and assuming their forms, and Mae Petros is suspicious as hell of Zander Graydon. Mae is on a mission to determine if the captain admiral is still human but finds herself losing her perspective as they run for their lives. There’s no way she could be falling for an alien. Right? Especially when all of humanity is on the line. Previously released as Quantum in August 2016 Each book in the Atrophy series is STANDALONE but it is best enjoyed in order. * The Last Sky * The Lost Stars * The Dark Moon * The Empty Night * The Final Dawn