A taut yet expansive novel of love, memory, and grief from Paul Auster, best-selling, award-winning author and "one of the great American prose stylists of our time" (New York Times) Paul Auster's brilliant eighteenth novel opens with a scorched pot of water, which Sy Baumgartner — phenomenologist, noted author, and soon-to-be retired philosophy professor – has just forgotten on the stove. Baumgartner's life had been defined by his deep, abiding love for his wife, Anna, who was killed in a swimming accident nine years earlier. Now 71, Baumgartner continues to struggle to live in her absence as the novel sinuously unfolds into spirals of memory and reminiscence, delineated in episodes spanning from 1968, when Sy and Anna meet as broke students working and writing in New York, through their passionate relationship over the next forty years, and back to Baumgartner's youth in Newark and his Polish-born father's life as a...

Can an unexpected friendship... Turn into a happily-ever-after? After being jilted, Grace Ebersol moves to Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, to care for her ailing grandfather—and avoid any future heartache. Good thing the only eligible Amish bachelor nearby is her grandfather's standoffish employee. But Grace quickly sees that Aaron King's awkwardness hides a gentle, caring spirit. Can Grace learn to trust again...or will a secret Aaron is keeping destroy her second chance?From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.Bird-in-Hand Brides Book 1: Trusting Her Amish RivalBook 2: Risking Her Amish Heart

My new job is more than I bargain for.Four demanding, billionaire bosses.Four gorgeous men who make me feel more than I could ever imagine.If I sign on the dotted line, they say I'll be theirs.Theirs to protect. Theirs to have. Theirs to dominate.New apartment. New wardrobe. Everything I could possibly need they take care of.Looking across the conference room table, my choice is already made for me.The ink isn't even dry before I let myself fall. Watch Me is a Why Choose billionaire romance with heroes who will do anything to protect and pleasure their heroine, originally published as part of the #1 Private Listing series on Kindle Vella. Watch Me is the first book in the Private Listing series, an expanded edition.

Explore a new world of monsters and manners in this darkly captivating regency romance with an eldritch twist from renowned roleplaying game, Call of CthulhuWhen Cassandra Wright's father was accused of murder her whole life fell apart, leaving her with no prospects, no money, and a broken engagement. But Cassandra always suspected foul play. Five years later, she's determined to discover the truth. With her childhood friend Thomas reluctantly acting as her new husband-to-be, Cassie must talk her way into the home of her former fiancé, who she's convinced knows more than he ever let on. Once inside she'll have to navigate the pitfalls of polite society while attempting to dig deep into her father's life. There are dark, twisted secrets lurking in the shadows, and Cassie must unravel them before they can consume her.

Wickedly dark with a mystical edge, this story of an Italian love affair gone bad captures the irresistible pull of toxic relationships—from the acclaimed author of Carnality.A woman arrives in Florence, overwhelmed by the strange, warm city so different from her home. Amidst the Renaissance architecture and amorous couples, she finds an unexpected love of her own. With his dark, ugly looks, people might stop and stare, wondering what someone like her was doing with someone like him. But he’s the Mickey to her Minnie, and she can fix him—they can fix each other. She feels bound to him, body and soul.It’s not long before the lying starts. Other women have begun to notice him, and she spirals into paranoia. Soon they’re both cheating and lashing out, and she becomes more and more convinced he’s not merely a violent man: there’s a demon inside him, and inside her too. Their grip on each other is so strong, it might be...

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