Nudging Fate

Nudging Fate
Author: E.J. Russell
Publisher: Reality Optional Press
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2018-05-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1947033107

With his heart’s desire at stake, can he resist giving Fate a little nudge? Half-norn event planner Anders Skuldsson is under strict orders from Asgard not to meddle with Fate. But with Enchanted Occasions’ latest booking—the competition for the hand of Faerie’s one true prince—crashing around his ears, it’s really, really, really difficult to toe that particular line. So… if Andy just happens to pose as a contender for the prince? It’s an emergency, damn it. Besides, it’s only temporary, so Odin can hardly blame him. Right? If Conall of Odstone hadn’t sworn a blood oath to protect his half-brother, Prince Reyner, he’d murder the idiot himself. Rey was supposed to be here, choosing a mate before being crowned and wed. Instead, he’s disappeared, leaving Con to impersonate him. Again. But when Con meets Andy, his anger turns to desire… and despair. Even if Andy forgives him for pretending to be someone he’s not, how could a man as appealing and accomplished as Andy—a man who’s eligible for a prince’s hand, for pity’s sake—settle for the court outcast? As for Andy, his burgeoning feelings for the prince are both unfortunate and hopeless because hello? Half-norn? Faerie prince? Not exactly a match made in Valhalla. When the Faerie Queen herself hands down an ultimatum, the double deception isn’t their only obstacle. Unless Andy makes the right decision, both their fates could be sealed by… well… Fate. Nudging Fate is a 54,000-word paranormal rom-com featuring mistaken identity, royalty in disguise, interfering coworkers, an iron knight with a soft heart, a temperamental goblin chef, and a guaranteed HEA.

Somebody Up There Hates You

Somebody Up There Hates You
Author: Hollis Seamon
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1616204540

Dying of cancer in a hospice, seventeen-year-old prankster Richard has big plans for his final days.

Silver Sparrow

Silver Sparrow
Author: Tayari Jones
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2020-02-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1786077973

*THE BESTSELLING RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK* From the award-winning author of An American Marriage comes this breathtaking tale of a sisterhood defined by a father's secret, perfect for fans of Brit Bennett and Yaa Gyasi 'MY FATHER, JAMES WITHERSPOON, IS A BIGAMIST.' SECRETS Dana and Chaurisse are sisters who have never met. The only thing binding them together is the life-changing secret of their father's double life. LIES Only one of them knows the truth about James and his hidden family. When the girls do finally meet and become friends, the fragile promise that has kept his secrets safe for so long threatens to implode. HOPE This soulful story of friendship and sisterhood paints an unforgettable picture of the messy knots that bind families together, from the author of modern classic, An American Marriage. AN OBSERVER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * A GUARDIAN 'BEST BOOK OF 2020 TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS' * A BOOKSELLER SMALL PUBLISHERS 2020 TOP 20 'Do not miss this can’t-actually-stop-reading-it novel from the author of the Women's Prize for Fiction-winning An American Marriage.' Stylist

Firebug

Firebug
Author: John Eugene Sullivan
Publisher: Boolarong Press
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2010
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1921555580

The Whisky Flat firebug has capped a busy two years with his most impressive light-up yet, generating new peaks of fear and bitterness. A very credible rumor links the pest to a big city corporation, hired to scare residents off land targetted for redevelopment. As the blaze closes on Whisky Flat township, nine-year-old Donny O'Brien goes missing, purportedly abducted by the developer to make his parents part with a key parcel of land. But Donny's dog and his next-door neighbor, Miss Ethel Madden, also vanish, upsetting the popular theory and, as the fire spreads, becoming the focus of problems nobody has imagined.

Monster Till Midnight

Monster Till Midnight
Author: E.J. Russell
Publisher: Reality Optional Press
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2018-10-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 194703300X

What if you staged the best haunted house in the history of the holiday, but nobody came? Brady is prepared with mounds of treats, stellar special effects, and an extraordinary welcome for the throngs of trick-or-treaters he expects in his first year at his new place—a gloriously gothic house with the reputation for really being haunted! But the trick’s on Brady: Halloween is almost over and not one person has knocked on his door. Once a top Interdimensional Law Enforcement agent, Rej was busted down to Creature Control after a run-in with his arch-nemesis. When he tracks a non-sentient construct across the dimensional barrier, he’s sure he’s about to confront Gorvenath again. But the person who bursts onto the porch in a swirl of tuxedo coattails is a monster of a very different sort—but is he Gorvenath’s accomplice or his victim? Monster Till Midnight is an 11,000-word gay romance featuring a hopeful samhainophile, a suspicious LEO, gratuitous candy corn, tap-dancing, and a relationship that threatens to be really, really, really long distance.

Vampire With Benefits

Vampire With Benefits
Author: E.J. Russell
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2018-11-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1626498563

A match between a vampire and shifter could be deadly—but this broken beaver doesn’t give a dam. Silent film actor Casimir Moreau had imagined that life as a vampire would be freewheeling and glamorous. Instead, he’s plunged into a restrictive society whose rules he runs afoul of at every turn. To “rehabilitate” him, the vampire council orders him mated to an incubus with impeccable breeding who’ll mold Cas into the upstanding vampire he ought to be. Or else. As an inactive beaver shifter, construction engineer Rusty Johnson has fought—and overcome—bias and disrespect his entire life. But when his longtime boyfriend leaves him for political reasons, Rusty is ready to call it a day. Next stop? Supernatural Selection and his guaranteed perfect mate, a bear shifter living far away from Rusty’s disapproving clan. But then a spell snafu at Supernatural Selection robs both men of their intended husbands. Rusty can’t face returning to his clan, and Cas needs somebody on his arm to keep the council happy, so they agree to pretend to be married. Nobody needs to know their relationship is fake—especially since it’s starting to feel suspiciously like the real thing.

Guard Thy Heart

Guard Thy Heart
Author: Siwar al-Assad
Publisher: Liberty Publishing House
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2016-09-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 162804070X

The newest French novel from acclaimed European author Siwar al-Assad now available to English readers for the first time! What should you do when love goes astray? Should you hang on and hope for the best, while secretly mourning your cooling heart? Or should you shake up your life in the hope of ending the spark of true love? Such is the dilemma facing Paul Ollenson, a UN lawyer for Human Rights. Set against the rich and verdant background of the summertime countryside in Provence, Guard Thy Heart takes readers along with Paul as he faces tragedy and experiences a resurrection of love in the depth of his soul. We struggle with Paul as he endures an emotional internal battle between Good and Evil, and faces the far-reaching consequences of the heart transplant that saved his life as a teenager. Rendered in shimmering details Guard Thy Heart brings the beauty of Southern France to life as it sweeps the reader into the whirlwind of Paul’s turbulent heart, and weaves an emotionally compelling tale of love, loss, and the importance of searching for one’s true self. “A beating heart is such a remarkable thing; people ought to stop and relish each individual beat. Regardless of the circumstances, it should never become a force of hate and radicalism.” -Siwar al-Assad

Best Beast

Best Beast
Author: E.J. Russell
Publisher: Reality Optional Press
Total Pages: 123
Release: 2021-01-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1947033247

Being invisible makes it really hard to get laid. When half-human Kai Schiffer steps into the Interstices—the post-creation gaps between realms—his supernatural half kicks in and he literally disappears unless…well, don’t ask. But in a stroke (heh) of good fortune, Kai finally has a chance to show his face (and other parts, stars willing) to his long-time crush Jovan Kos—Interstitial Law Enforcement agent, wolf warrior, occasional berserker, and best man at their mutual best friends’ Imbolc wedding. Jovan, who’s half in love with Kai already, is grateful his best man duties are light enough that he can focus all his attention on Kai. After all, with Enchanted Occasions Event Planning handling the Olesson-Pakulski wedding, what could possibly go wrong? Best Beast is a 36,000-word friends-to-lovers story featuring grumpy/sunshiny, awkward invisibility, even more awkward visibility, and a raft of wedding day disasters.* *Note: No baby goats were harmed in the making of this HEA. Best Beast introduces the Enchanted Occasions series of gay paranormal romantic comedies.