Samaya and Queen tried letting their past go, but money was their main focus, and it controlled their minds, literally letting their innocence go to the streets, and the shiny pole wasn’t shit to them. When they ran into one of the many wealthy families they betrayed in a long time of come-ups, the scheme had them running. The love for the easy money blinded them from what fake or the real love the men were trying to give, so going with the flow slowed them all the way down into hiding. Holding on to their upbringing of not having shit made them run from family, fuck over friends and themselves at the same time doing dumb shit. Trying not to lose everything they hustled for made them hustle harder, and hit licks. The easy money made them unstoppable at coming up with schemes that almost brought them to life-and-death situations many times.

"The "lively" (The New York Times) Agents of the Crown series continues with this thriller about Queen Elizabeth I's advisor John Dee in a race to save the Empire with the help of a mysterious manuscript that offers global power. With rumors of the end times swirling, philosopher and astronomer John Dee travels to Prague in an effort to prevent one of Catherine de Medici's seductive ladies-in-waiting from luring the Holy Roman Emperor into a crusade against England. To convince the famously occult-loving Emperor to join his side, Dee entices him with the esoteric Book of Secrets, a volume that, if decoded, could provide the chance to control the levers of heaven and earth. But Dee faces enemies at every turn, including a female codebreaker who could be the undoing of Dee and the British Empire"--

The second book in a New Adult fiction series from USA Today bestselling author R.J. Prescott. Cormac "The Hurricane" O'Connell's star is on the rise. Billed as the most promising young boxer of his generation, his new career is taking him to places he never dreamed. But O'Connell only needs one thing in life: his wife. In her final year of college, Em cannot follow him around the world but together they make it work. Just when everything they ever wanted is on the horizon, the past resurfaces to haunt them, and O'Connell realizes that justice might not be a part of his happy ever after. He couldn't protect Em once before, but in the aftermath of the hurricane, he will make sure that never happens again.

From the twisted mind that brought the fear of small-town life by exposing a sadistic stalker comes a collection of horrifying short stories predating the release of his debut novel, The Watcher. From the Metronome to the Feather Pen is a collection of frightening tales told by author Gage Sears, mostly exploring realistic horrors but also capturing the supernatural. Homicidal mall Santas, possessed Internet videos, human trafficking, and cannibals, Sears manages to feature some of the more terrifying what-if scenarios from not only his nightmares but also from random stories he developed on a dare from friends to keep them both awake while working the night shift. The oldest story featured was written when the author was just twelve years old, and the newest was written just before the release of his first novel. Sears collected fourteen of his favorite short stories over the years and combined them into one nightmare-inducing book. You may want to sleep with the lights on after reading this one!

A teenage son makes a strange discovery one morning at the back of his parents closet. Wrapped in red silk and hidden beneath a pile of old photos is a beautiful samurai sword in its scabbard. When the boy confronts his father with his discovery, he soon learns the tragic story behind its acquisition and its villainous former owner. His fathers tale of one mans ultimate devotion to the woman he loves and the sacrifices he was willing to make in her name begins to unfold, changing the boy forever. Nate Walker had lived a lonely existence, tormented for much of his young life by the nightmares of an abusive childhood and his bouts with his personal demons. But when Sarah Ross entered his life by chance and fell in love with him, his life suddenly took on a whole new meaning. A lifetime of happiness no longer seemed an unattainable dream. Little did Nate know, however, that a lone bullet fired on a warm summer night in Las Vegas would drastically alter his life and threaten to destroy his future with the woman he loves more than life itself. The shadows from her past would catch up to them in the worst way possible. After burying his older brother, Mark ODane, Sarahs ex-fianc and the youngest son of a casino magnate, launches a desperate ploy to win her back. Despite his associates dire warnings, ODane turns to his fathers sinister chief enforcer, Dante Medina, to deliver Sarah an invitation to his party in Las Vegas, an invitation he knows she would not dare refuse. When the sadistic killer arrives in town, she has no choice but to accept his summons in fear of a violent reprisal against Nate and his loved ones. After setting in motion a disastrous last-minute attempt to see Sarah before her departure, Nate and his friends, Mitch Green and Roy Tucker, launch a frantic plan of their own to find her and, at the same time, protect their loved ones at home from retaliation. Broken and afraid, Nate and Sarah find their way back to each other, but are burdened with the haunting knowledge that the true horror Dante threatened to unleash is only just beginning. Volume I comes to a tumultuous end, but the tale of the samurai sword is only halfway complete. The epic love story concludes in volume II.

When a middle-aged couple downsizes to the countryside for an easier life, their two daughters become isolated, argumentative and violent ... A chilling, vicious and darkly funny psychological thriller 'Sharp, shocking and savagely funny. Helen Fitzgerald is a wonderfully original storyteller' Chris Whitaker 'A new novel from Helen Fitzgerald is always, a major event ... magnificent' Mark Billingham 'I devoured Keep Her Sweet ... shite parenting and a dysfunctional sister relationship goes to fatal extremes' Erin Kelly ––––––––––––––––– Desperate to enjoy their empty nest, Penny and Andeep downsize to the countryside, to forage, upcycle and fall in love again, only to be joined by their two twenty-something daughters, Asha and Camille. Living on top of each other in a tiny house, with no way to make money, tensions simmer, and as Penny and Andeep focus increasingly on themselves, the girls become isolated, argumentative and violent. When Asha injures Camille, a family therapist is called in, but she shrugs off the escalating violence between the sisters as a classic case of sibling rivalry ... and the stress of the family move. But this is not sibling rivalry. The sisters are in far too deep for that. This is a murder, just waiting to happen... Chilling, vicious and darkly funny, Keep Her Sweet is not just a tense, sinister psychological thriller, but a startling look at sister relationships and they bonds they share ... or shatter. –––––––––––––– 'A wonderful book about a toxic family ... funny, shocking and full of heart. FitzGerald at her coruscating best' Doug Johnstone 'Definitely one for those who love deadly dysfunctional families, whip-smart writing, and their stories dark, dark, deliciously dark' Amanda Jennings 'A novel rippling with power and intensity. A true page-turner' Michael Wood 'Wickedly funny, breath-stealingly tense and utterly chilling ... a book you'll want to talk about' Miranda Dickinson 'Helen Fitzgerald has an uncanny ability to balance savagery and hilarity ... an absolute banger of a book' Matt Wesolowski 'A crazy but addictive, dark and funny, read' Louise Beech 'Dark humour sings from the pages' Russel McLean 'A fascinating and original tale of a family in rapid decline' Jen Med's Book Reviews Praise for Helen FitzGerald *Worst Case Scenario was Guardian, Telegraph, Herald Scotland AND The Week BOOK OF THE YEAR* *Sunday Times TOP 40 Crime Novels in the Last 5 Years* *Longlisted for Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2020* 'The main character is one of the most extraordinary you'll meet between the pages of a book' Ian Rankin 'Sublime' Guardian 'A dark, comic masterpiece which manages to be both excruciatingly tense and laugh out loud funny at the same time' Mark Edwards 'Urgent, angry, absolutely terrifying, yet suffused with the humanity and humour you expect from a Helen Fitzgerald novel' Erin Kelly 'Tantalisingly powerful' The Times 'Ash Mountain