In Uncovered, author Matt Mathews recounts a lifetime spent breaking the unfortunate cycle of addiction as well as sharing his experiences with growing up as a gay person in Alabama. With insights about the heartbreak of losing loved ones due to tragic events and how to break ties with those who harm us, as well as amusing anecdotes from his life as a professional boudoir photographer. A comedic self-help memoir and all around hilariously tragic story, Uncovered: The Naked Truth of Life, Love, and Addiction doesn't take itself seriously as it faces many taboo topics we rarely discuss. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and in the end, you'll survey your own life so you can better face the challenges this remarkable journey of human survival will relentlessly serve up.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "[A] poetic reckoning of the importance of love in a child's life . . . eloquent and moving."—People "Everything that can be called love -- from shared joy to comfort in the darkness -- is gathered in the pages of this reassuring, refreshingly honest picture book."—The New York Times Book Review, Editors' Choice / Staff Picks From the Book Review “Lyrical and sensitive, ‘Love’ is the sort of book likely to leave readers of all ages a little tremulous, and brimming with feeling.”—The Wall Street Journal From Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Peña and bestselling illustrator Loren Long comes a story about the strongest bond there is and the diverse and powerful ways it connects us all. "In the beginning there is light and two wide-eyed figures standing near the foot of your bed and the sound of their voices is love. ... A cab driver plays love softly on his radio while you bounce in back with the bumps of the city and everything smells new, and it smells like life." In this heartfelt celebration of love, Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Peña and bestselling illustrator Loren Long depict the many ways we experience this universal bond, which carries us from the day we are born throughout the years of our childhood and beyond. With a lyrical text that's soothing and inspiring, this tender tale is a needed comfort and a new classic that will resonate with readers of every age.

Lives depend on keeping secrets buried. He just started digging... Eddie Mackey was busy defending his country when his estranged wife supposedly committed suicide. A year later, he has a new mission: taking down her murderer. And he knows just where to start: the New York City photojournalist who filmed his wife’s last words. Except Miranda Hill won’t betray the secrets of the dead, especially when she has to protect the living. Not to mention, a terrifying accident left her with wicked PTSD. The last thing she needs is a determined marine jeopardizing her hard-won stability. When Eddie’s investigation puts Miranda’s life in danger, he appoints himself the gorgeous woman’s bodyguard. In close proximity, sparks fly even as it becomes clear they are embroiled in something far more sinister than they’d imagined. Soon higher stakes erode the tenuous trust Eddie and Miranda have built. With a killer determined to keep secrets buried, the only way to win is to dig deep—both inside and out—to uncover the truth, expose evil, and deliver justice. This is a compelling, fast-paced, sexy forced-proximity, bodyguard story with a hunky, military hero determined to right the past and an independent, urban woman who must overcome her past in order to fight for the future. There’s buried secrets, shifty politics, missing persons, and danger at every turn. Uncovered won the 2017 National Readers’ Choice Award for Romantic Suspense Uncovered is a stand-alone read, as well as Book 2 in JB’s award-winning Unlikely Series, where evil lurks in the most unlikely places. Also available: #1 Unhinged #3 Undone JB Schroeder is known for heart-stopping, emotional romantic suspense with shocking twists! Reviews: “This series is a winner! It’s the up all night, edge of your seat, just one more chapter kind of romantic suspense you love. With buried secrets, hidden agendas, and cunning villains, Schroeder deftly creates peril that our smart heroine and protective hero can only escape together. Uncovered brings us a steamy military hero and a scared woman determined to protect her secrets. When murder becomes part of the mix, he’ll have to play bodyguard to keep her safe landing them in a stuck-together trope that Schroeder pulls off with ease.” ~Savannah Kade, Maggie Award-winning Author of Dark Falls Romantic Suspense “A riveting suspense that grips your right from the beginning! Pay attention to the clues—they're planted with amazing skill. Great chemistry and conflict keeps you glued to the story and when you aren't, you're thinking about the characters. The heroine's phobia is SO well written you're gripped with her fear. An amazingly well-written romantic suspense. Highly recommend!” ~Sarah Andre, Romantic Suspense RITA Award Finalist "Engaging and emotional!...keeps the reader turning pages...The attraction is intense and sexy....Eddie is a super-sexy alpha male and Miranda is a beautiful and fragile woman who has hidden strength. Uncovered is a great ride!" ~Books and Benches "Absolutely Awesome!...Beyond fast paced, characters that literally leap off the pages and romance that SIZZLES...Deceit, lies and crazy plot twists emerge to send Eddie and Miranda on a crazy journey. I loved this book, absolutely LOVED. This book is romantic suspense at its best. MUST READ!" ~Maureen, Bitch Can Write A Book "This book was suspense on top of high charged sexual tension. Both lead to a delicious story of trying to right wrongs and find the killer without ending up dead…” ~NetGalley Reviewer "Uncovered snuck up on me. I was reading and enjoying it but there came a time when I couldn’t put it down...”~Hope, Scandalicious Book Reviews . . . . . . 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A Junior Library Guild Selection A Georgia Center for the Book Book All Young Georgians Should Read The moment Spencer meets Hope the summer before seventh grade, it’s . . . something at first sight. He knows she’s special, possibly even magical. The pair become fast friends, climbing trees and planning world travels. After years of being outshone by his older brother and teased because of his Tourette syndrome, Spencer finally feels like he belongs. But as Hope and Spencer get older and life gets messier, the clear label of “friend” gets messier, too. Through sibling feuds and family tragedies, new relationships and broken hearts, the two grow together and apart, and Spencer, an aspiring scientist, tries to map it all out using his trusty system of taxonomy. He wants to identify and classify their relationship, but in the end, he finds that life doesn’t always fit into easy-to-manage boxes, and it’s this messy complexity that makes life so rich and beautiful.

The Instant New York Times Bestseller and TikTok Sensation! As seen on THE VIEW! A BuzzFeed Best Summer Read of 2021 When a fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction, it throws one woman's carefully calculated theories on love into chaos. As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships--but her best friend does, and that's what got her into this situation. Convincing Anh that Olive is dating and well on her way to a happily ever after was always going to take more than hand-wavy Jedi mind tricks: Scientists require proof. So, like any self-respecting biologist, Olive panics and kisses the first man she sees. That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor--and well-known ass. Which is why Olive is positively floored when Stanford's reigning lab tyrant agrees to keep her charade a secret and be her fake boyfriend. But when a big science conference goes haywire, putting Olive's career on the Bunsen burner, Adam surprises her again with his unyielding support and even more unyielding...six-pack abs. Suddenly their little experiment feels dangerously close to combustion. And Olive discovers that the only thing more complicated than a hypothesis on love is putting her own heart under the microscope.

The Midwest has produced a robust literary heritage. Its authors have won half of the nation's Nobel Prizes for Literature plus a significant number of Pulitzer Prizes. This volume explores the rich racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the region. It also contains entries on 35 pivotal Midwestern literary works, literary genres, literary, cultural, historical, and social movements, state and city literatures, literary journals and magazines, as well as entries on science fiction, film, comic strips, graphic novels, and environmental writing. Prepared by a team of scholars, this second volume of the Dictionary of Midwestern Literature is a comprehensive resource that demonstrates the Midwest's continuing cultural vitality and the stature and distinctiveness of its literature.