#1 National bestselling author, Bryan Keitsemang captivated readers with his novel Choices of The Heart: Ruins of Love, the story of a man who scarred his wife in attempts to protect her. Choices of The Heart: Ruins of Love was a husband's story. In Unerasable Scars, we finally learn of Lorato's side of events. As a troubled widow, Lorato meets the wealthy business prodigy, Jason Grace. With Jason's support, Lorato learns how to deal with the Unerasable scars that her memories and emotions left.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A powerful novel of the stormy marriage between Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn, a fiercely independent woman who became one of the greatest war correspondents of the twentieth century—from the author of The Paris Wife and the new novel When the Stars Go Dark, available now! “Romance, infidelity, war—Paula McLain’s powerhouse novel has it all.”—Glamour NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • New York Public Library • Bloomberg • Real Simple In 1937, twenty-eight-year-old Martha Gellhorn travels alone to Madrid to report on the atrocities of the Spanish Civil War and becomes drawn to the stories of ordinary people caught in the devastating conflict. It’s her chance to prove herself a worthy journalist in a field dominated by men. There she also finds herself unexpectedly—and unwillingly—falling in love with Ernest Hemingway, a man on his way to becoming a legend. On the eve of World War II, and set against the turbulent backdrops of Madrid and Cuba, Martha and Ernest’s relationship and careers ignite. But when Ernest publishes the biggest literary success of his career, For Whom the Bell Tolls, they are no longer equals, and Martha must forge a path as her own woman and writer. Heralded by Ann Patchett as “the new star of historical fiction,” Paula McLain brings Gellhorn’s story richly to life and captures her as a heroine for the ages: a woman who will risk absolutely everything to find her own voice.
Secrets have a way of getting out. But when Peo hides Calvin's secrets from the world, as the perfect girlfriend, she's haunted by how quickly the fatal darkness unravels. Kutlo Molosiwa is the best detective in Gaborone. She's been running away from her past, the secrets that soon begin to come out. The two women are brought together when Brea, Peo's friend is found brutally murdered and Kutlo handles the case. But as Kutlo investigates, her instincts tell her that there's more to Brea's murder than what she had thought. When there's a new development in the case, Kutlo is pressured to figure out the twists that reveal the motivation of a merciless killer; a man who has been a ghost to Kutlo's life.
On the planet of Celta, where psychic talents thrive and desires flourish, Straif Blackthorne is the last of his kind. After his family dies due to a genetic disorder, Straif is determined to find a cure and rebuild his heritage. Nothing else matters--until he meets Mitchella Clover. But Straif cannot give Mitchella his heart, for she is unable to bear children. Only when tragedy threatens to destroy them do they realize what truly matters, and what they truly mean to each other.
This boxed set contains the connecting stories of Cove & Tozzi and Harley’s & Ren. One choice can be life changing in all the right ways, but it may also lead to heartbreak, despair, and ultimately losing the one who matters most. Cove’s Choice: Cove - Growing up I’ve been focused to succeed on the one task my family and I depend on; break the curse that ties my family to the lake. I manage to succeed until my heart gets thrown into the mix. Tozzi - There’s something about the lake I’m drawn to each and every day. Though water has never been my friend, especially not when the mere contact starts to pull me into my worst nightmare. Harley’s Choice: Harley - Growing up all I’ve ever known is the task my kind need to fulfill; breaking curses. I’m not supposed to have feelings or want the life humans get after their curse is broken. Yet, I long for the impossible. One chance is all I need until trust is broken and betrayal becomes deadlier than my dream turning into a nightmare. Ren - I’m not supposed to like her but the girl from another world is captivating. When my brother forges a plan for revenge, I have no other choice but to play along.
The product of foster homes, Tavia McRae was convinced nothing in her life could go right—until an accident on the highway left a family thinking she was their late son Adam’s fiancée. For the first time, Tavia had a home to call her own, even though she had to live a lie there. She knew that truck driver Beck Brewer felt responsible for the accident but began to look forward to his frequent visits to the family. Tavia couldn’t stop the love blossoming in her heart, but could she draw courage from Beck’s firm faith to come clean—even though she risked losing it all?
Witness the thrilling conclusion to the series that began with the New York Times bestseller Ash Princess. Fans of Victoria Aveyard and Sabaa Tahir will love this epic fantasy about a throne cruelly stolen and a girl who must fight to take it back for her people. Princess Theodosia was a prisoner in her own country for a decade. Renamed the Ash Princess, she endured relentless abuse and ridicule from the Kaiser and his court. As the rightful heir to the Astrean crown, fire runs in her veins, and a queen never cowers. Now free, with a misfit army of rebels to back her, Theo must liberate her enslaved people. But though the Kaiser is dead, Theo now faces an even more terrifying enemy who has risen in his place: the new Kaiserin. Imbued with a magic no one understands, the Kaiserin is determined to burn down anyone and everything in her way. The Kaiserin's strange power is growing stronger, and with Prinz Søren as her hostage, there is more at stake than ever. Theo must learn to embrace her own power if she has any hope of standing against the girl she once called her heart's sister.
DIVDIV“A great adventure . . . So outrageous and so real, one is left speechless.” —Chicago Sun Times/divDIV/divDIVIn Walker Percy’s future America, the country is on the brink of disaster. With citizens violently polarized along racial, political, and social lines, and a fifteen-year war still raging abroad, America is crumbling quickly into ruin. The country’s one remaining hope is Dr. Thomas More, whose “lapsometer” is capable of diagnosing the spiritual afflictions—anxiety, depression, alienation—driving everyone’s destructive and disastrous behavior./divDIV /divDIVBut such a potent machine has its pitfalls. As Dr. More soon learns, in the wrong hands, the powerful lapsometer could lead to open warfare, pushing America into anarchy at full-speed./div /div
