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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.

Geoffrey Firmin, a former British consul, has come to Quauhnahuac, Mexico. His debilitating malaise is drinking, an activity that has overshadowed his life. On the most fateful day of the consul's life--the Day of the Dead, 1938--his wife, Yvonne, arrives in Quauhnahuac, inspired by a vision of life together away from Mexico and the circumstances that have driven their relationship to the brink of collapse. She is determined to rescue Firmin and their failing marriage, but her mission is further complicated by the presence of Hugh, the consul's half brother, and Jacques, a childhood friend. The events of this one significant day unfold against an unforgettable backdrop of a Mexico at once magical and diabolical. Under the Volcano remains one of literature's most powerful and lyrical statements on the human condition, and a brilliant portrayal of one man's constant struggle against the elemental forces that threaten to destroy him.

When a rare coin and a strange code are uncovered in McKenna School, Malcolm and the other classroom pets of the Midnight Academy take on their most challenging assignment yet and, through their investigations, they just might save the school from closing.

A traitorous bride! Malcolm le Farouche felt his blood race at the thought. Yet, was rage or passion the reason? He knew only that though Elinore of Evenbough would share his bed by royal command, the warrior-trained beauty was not to be trusted…with his life or his heart! Le Farouche—"the Fierce." The epithet added luster to Sir Malcolm's dark reputation as the greatest knight in the land. But how would Elinore refute his deep suspicions of an alliance with her treacherous father For her soul called out that this man was her true mate born!

When do you know the most important decision of your life is the right one? Reaping the seeds from what she's sown; Cheney Reynolds moves into a historic neighborhood in Ferguson, Missouri, and becomes reclusive. Her first neighbor, the incomparable Mrs. Beatrice Tilley Beacon aka Grandma BB, is an opinionated childless widow. Grandma BB is a self-proclaimed expert on topics Cheney isn’t seeking advice—everything from landscaping to hip-hop dancing to romance. Then there is Parke Kokumuo Jamison VI, a direct descendant of a royal African tribe. He learned his family ancestry, African history, and lineage preservation before he could count. Unwittingly, they are drawn to each other, but it takes Christ to weave their lives into a spiritual bliss while He exonerates their past indiscretions.

What lurks in the dark is not always a monster. Sometimes it's your deepest desire. Malcolm MacLerie has long made his home in the wild Highlands of Scotland. Sick of the endless war with Dracul and living with terrible guilt over the crash, he seeks peace and quiet. When his captain asks for his help one last time, however, he can't refuse. Honor demands no less. His surveillance of Dracul's castle turns into a rescue mission when a brutalized boy runs right into his arms. Brenin has survived the vicious life of being an alien's slave. His desperate bid to escape leads him into yet another monster's castle—or so he fears. The more time he spends with Malcolm, the more he doubts his own worries. He has to fight a pull toward this alien who wears a kilt and fights with a sword. Malcolm isn't looking to get attached to anyone, let alone a traumatized human, but Brenin's knowledge of the monster's lair makes him invaluable and forces them to work together. Duty turns to desire, despite his best intentions. Even as they fight their growing attraction, they keep getting in deeper.

FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LGBTQ ROMANCE, SAMANTHA CAYTO A page-turner from beginning to end ~ Archaeolibrarian Samantha Cayto is a guilty pleasure author for me. ~ Wicked Reads 4 - Star Dance Malcolm MacLerie has long made his home in the wild Highlands of Scotland. When his captain asks for his help one last time, however, he can't refuse. 5 - Mating Dance Trey Duncan's career as a Boston cop has taken an unearthly turn. He's become embroiled in an alien war being fought on his planet. 6 - Healing Dance Having survived brutal centuries as Dracul's slave, Dafydd is pulling his life together. Trauma still affects every aspect of his daily life, however, and he struggles to cope with it in dangerous ways. He also cannot quite shake the appeal of the human doctor who saved his life. Shipwrecked aliens became the origin of vampire lore. Their physical power and need for blood have long frightened and mesmerized humans. Locked in a millennial battle, half the crew is trying to help humanity while the other is trying to enslave it. As the leaders of the two factions, neither Alex nor Dracul will capitulate. Now the humans have the ability to destroy Earth entirely. Alex must end Dracul's quest for power once and for all or risk the loss of their adopted planet. With the help of human lovers and allies, the final battle is about to begin.

What chance does one witch have against five vampires? Alone, not much. But Rayvin's allies are gathering... The battle between good and evil supernatural forces heats up in the long, cold November nights of the former mining town. But how will Rayvin's motley crew of spellcasters and shapeshifters cope when they discover the threat they face is even greater than they imagined?

When Malcolm McKenna was just eleven months old in 1926, fate projected a momentous and long life for this boy. In this memoir, Dr. Malcolm McKenna narrates the story of his private battle incessantly fought to fulfill his destiny-an unbelievable story about an unbelievable man who fit no molds. From his military service in Europe during World War II to his thirty-five years practicing medicine, Trail of Envy tells how McKenna pushed the boundaries of traditional medicine and acceptable love. His ability to diagnose bordered on clairvoyance, and his desire to heal the sick was an addiction. McKenna's roller coaster life was both revered and condemned. McKenna used simple truths to solve complex problems in medicine and in life. He fully understood his own limitations and the limitations of those who envied him. Forgiveness was his shield and his armor. He followed roads well-traveled, roads into the wilderness, and roads forbidden. Wherever he went, he left a trail of envy.