Weaving an array of firsthand accounts into a landmark biography of the Harlem hotel, "Meet Me at the Theresa" examines the myriad ways visitors of the hotel left their mark on American social, political, and cultural history.

As university student Olivia Wells sets out on her quest to find an unpublished manuscript by Gloria Graham &– a now obscure mid-twentieth century feminist and writer &– she unwittingly uncovers details about a young woman found murdered. Strangled with a nylon stocking in the mangroves on the banks of the river in wartime Brisbane, the case soon became known as the river girl murder. Olivia's detective work exposes the sinister side of that city in 1943, flush with greenbacks and nylons, jealousy and violence brewing between the Australian and US soldiers, which eventually boiled over into the infamous Battle of Brisbane. Olivia soon discovers that the diggers didn't just reserve their anger for the US forces &– they also took it out on the women they perceived as traitors, the ones who dared to consort with US soldiers.Can Olivia rewrite history to bring justice to the river girl whose life was so brutally taken? Even if the past can't be changed, is it possible to undo history's erasure?

'A striking example of two pasts threatening a joint future...A great read'Sue Moorcroft, bestselling author of Just for the Holidays ‘Warm, funny...a wonderful read’ International bestselling author Nicola Cornick

The Chosen: a prophecy older than dirt and more dangerous than death. Even as they perfected steam-powered gadgetry and rounded up varmints from Hell, the Jackson brothers didn't believe in it. But when the chips are down, three brothers named for weapons aren't going out without a fight. . . A Walk On The Wild Side Attorney by day, demon-hunter by night, Remington Jackson is used to being on the sunny side of the law, even in the Wild West. But it's showdown time, and Remy and his brothers are getting desperate. They don't have the relic they need to slam the door shut on evil--so Remy is going to have to find and steal part of it. Enter China McGee, shapeshifter, thief, beauty, and current prisoner. When Remy offers her freedom in exchange for a little light-fingered help, she's pretty sure she's going to end the association with a good old-fashioned seductive double cross. But there's something about fighting through a jungle full of Mayan ruins that makes you want to settle down together. China could change. Remy might be special. But none of that matters if the devil takes them all. . . "Meyers is a genuine, fresh voice in the paranormal romance genre." --RT BookReviews on The Slayer "Meyers puts the steam in steampunk." --Cherry Adair

A debut novel of passion, regret, unrequited love and a country caught up in the throes of World War I make up author Theresa Chevalier's absorbing Shameful Innocence. In 1914, Russia is suffering through the ravages of war. Sixteen-year-old Sarah is a beautiful free spirit born into a highly respected and very conservative Mennonite family. Sarah longs for another life, but born on a farm in a small village in Russia seems to be her plight. Everything changes when a Russian peasant family is employed by her father to work on their farm. Nicholas is the handsome young son, and from their first meeting, both knew they were destined to be together. They begin a passionate love affair, hiding their feelings from their families. Suddenly, Nicholas and his family are ordered to leave. Sarah's world collapses and she discovers that the repercussions from her love affair is certain to bring shame upon her family. Will she ever see Nicholas again? Where do her loyalties lie-with her family or with the love of her life?

Call it a memoir. Call it a manifesto. Call it whatever you want. But whatever you do, don't call it fiction.Blaxhaustion?, Karens & Other Threats to Black Lives and Well-Being is a powerful testimony guaranteed to have Black women everywhere proclaiming, "Guuuurrrrrrllll, yaaaaasssss!" over and over again as Theresa moves from the complexities of microaggression fatigue and weaponized whiteness to the hazards of coronaviracism? and performative white wokeness. Standing alongside her are the powerful voices of Black women who take center stage to speak their truth. This ain't no "make everybody else feel comfortable at Black women's expense" kinda book. No. Not this year. Not after everything that 2020 has dished up and revealed about threats to Black lives and well-being. With unapologetic rawness and candor, this book prioritizes the voices of Black women that declare, "I wrote what I wrote" and "I said what I said."