This collection of more than twenty-five essays, both meditative and formally inventive, considers all kinds of subjects: everyday objects such as keys and hats, plus concepts of time and place; the memoir; writing; the essay itself; and Michael Martone’s friendship with the writers David Foster Wallace, Jonathan Franzen, and Kurt Vonnegut. Throughout the essays, Martone’s style expands with the incorporation of new technological platforms. Several of the pieces were written specifically for online venues, while the essays on the death of Martone’s mother and father were written on Facebook while the events happened. One essay about using new technologies in the classroom was written solely in tweets. Brooding—the book’s title and the title of an essay—draws a parallel between the disappearance of early browsers and the emergence, after seventeen years, of a brood of cicadas. Throughout these essays Martone’s words inhabit spaces where the reconnection to people in the past and the metaphors of electronic memory converge.

From New York Times bestselling author of The Dollar Series comes the first novel in a dark romance duet. She is a woman divided. Her past, present, and future are as twisted as the lies she's lived for the past eight years. Desperate to get the truth, she must turn to the one man who may also be her greatest enemy . . . He is the president of Pure Corruption MC. A heartless biker and retribution-deliverer. He accepts no rules, obeys no one, and lives only to reap revenge on those who wronged him. And now he has stolen her, body and soul. Can a woman plagued by mystery fall in love with the man who refuses to face the truth? And can a man drenched in darkness forgo his quest for vengeance-and finally find redemption? Ruin & Rule is a full-length book at 436 pages and ends on a cliffhanger. Cleo and Kill's story continues in Sin & Suffer.

From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Sucevic comes a dark and sexy enemies-to-lovers high school bully romance in the Hawthorne Prep Series. Betrayal. Blackmail. Revenge. Will there ever be a time when those three words don't rule my life? Welcome to the world of Hawthorne Prep. A seemingly idyllic school where ivy clings to the thick stone walls and a wrought iron gate keeps out the townies who can’t afford to foot the hefty price tag. Except…I’m one of those townies. I’m here on scholarship and don’t belong. At least, that’s the way I’d always felt before Austin came along and blew my world apart. He’s the boy I secretly longed for but never thought could be mine. Against the odds, we managed to overcome the obstacles standing in our way in order to find our happily ever after. I’d assumed escaping my ex would be the hard part. I was wrong. Oh, so wrong. Just when I thought we were safe and could move on with our lives, everything gets turned upside down, morphing into a twisted new reality. One that makes what happened earlier look like child’s play. Vengeance like never before consumes him. This time, he’ll make sure I shatter into a thousand jagged pieces. Ones that can never be put back together again. Princess of Hawthorne Prep is book two in a duet and not a standalone novel. Prince of Hawthorne Prep should be read before this book in order to fully enjoy the story. The completed duet is a standalone story with a HEA within the Hawthorne Prep series. You do not need to read King of Hawthorne Prep or Queen of Hawthorne Prep to enjoy this duet. --- “It was seriously literary perfection, it toyed with my emotions in the best of ways and gave me just what I was hoping for... a heart-torturing happily ever after that I won't soon forget!” - Misty, Red Reads Romance “This emotional rollercoaster was intense, frustrating, smexy, and everything in between. The author drew out all this in me while reading and I devoured it all.” - Courtney, Goodreads Reviewer “Get ready to go on a seriously emotional journey with these characters. The highs are really high and the lows are as low as they can get.” - Renee, Goodreads Reviewer “Oooof! What a fantastic, angst-filled conclusion to Delilah and Austin's story.” - Caroline F, Goodreads Reviewer “I DEVOURED this book! It had me on the edge of my seat, needing to know what’s next and where they go from here!” - Maddy Hummel, Goodreads Reviewer --- The Hawthorne Prep Series King of Hawthorne Prep Queen of Hawthorne Prep Prince of Hawthorne Prep Princess of Hawthorne Prep --- Keywords- Dark, new adult, prep school, romance, academy romance, forced proximity, bully, bully romance, high school romance, revenge, love/hate, opposites attract, enemies-to-lovers, blackmail, bad boy/good girl, football, football romance, angsty, photography, playboy, romance series, steamy, spicy, hot, hot romance, sparks fly, new adult, new adult sports romance, athlete, good girl, bad boy, opposites attract, football player, student, girl next door, Hawthorne Prep Series, King of Hawthorne Prep, Queen of Hawthorne Prep, Princess of Hawthorne Prep For readers who enjoy Tracy Lorraine, Jagger Cole, Rina Kent, Angel Lawson, Shantel Tessier, S Massery, Emilia Rose, Sibohn Davis, Sam Crescent, Tijan, Leila James, Rachael Leigh, Eden O'Neill

Three friends. Two broken promises. One missing manuscript. As a senior acquisitions editor for Fog Harbor Books in San Francisco, Ingrid Erikson has rejected many a manuscript for lack of defined conflict and dramatic irony--two elements her current life possesses in spades. In the months following the death of her childhood best friend and international bestselling author Cecelia Campbell, Ingrid has not only lost her ability to escape into fiction due to a rare trauma response, but she's also desperate to find the closure she's convinced will come with Cecelia's missing final manuscript. After Ingrid jeopardizes her career, she fears her future will remain irrevocably broken. But then Joel Campbell--the man who shattered her belief in happily-ever-afters--offers her a sealed envelope from his late cousin, Cecelia, asking Joel and to put their differences aside and retrieve a mysterious package in their coastal Washington hometown. Honoring Cecelia's last request will challenge their convictions and test their loyalties, but through it all, will Ingrid and Joel be brave enough to uncover a twice-in-a-lifetime love? "The Words We Lost is thought-provoking and tender, capturing the transformative beauty of surviving."--T.I. LOWE, bestselling author of Under the Magnolias "A poignant, masterful exploration of the enduring power of friendship and love."--IRENE HANNON, author of the bestselling Hope Harbor series

When a teenage girl gets a fresh start in NYC, she encounters the boy of her dreams—and an otherworldly curse—in this YA paranormal romance debut. Life hasn’t been easy on sixteen-year-old Emma Conner, so starting over in New York City might be just what she needs. But transferring to a posh Upper East Side prep school isn’t so easy. Friendly faces are few and far between. And yet there’s one in particular that Emma is irresistibly drawn to: Brendan Salinger, the guy with the rock-star good looks and the richest kid in school, who might just be her very own white knight. But even when Brendan inexplicably turns cold, Emma can’t stop staring. Ever since she laid eyes on him, strange things have been happening. Streetlamps go out wherever she walks, and Emma’s been having the oddest dreams: visions of herself in past lives—visions that warn her to stay away from Brendan. Or else.