In the Woods Noirell, magic wells with the waters of the River and drips like the honey drawn from its trees, and fairy gifts are indistinguishable from their curses. In the Woods Noirell, travellers are told to stay on the Road, for if they stray they may well find themselves lost forevermore.In the Woods Noirell, there are dragons. Olive is the daughter of the Woods. She knew what waited at the end of her path long before she set foot on it ... A companion novella to the main Greenwing & Dart series. Can be read at any point, but is probably best read in conjunction with Bee Sting Cake or after Plum Duff.

"He didn't know where he was......and hard on that realization the further thought came with the force of a blow. He didn't know who he was."Antony and Jenny Maitland's old friend Peter Hammond didn't think he had smuggled heroin into the country when he alighted in London from an engineering job overseas-but he just couldn't remember! And he was certain he didn't murder that man in the hotel. But the police investigating the case investigating the case are convinced otherwise. Can Antony discover the truth behind the diabolical machinations of a seeming criminal conspiracy to frame an innocent man, or this time is his client really cooked? Before it's all over not only the liberty and life of Peter will be put gravely in peril, but that of Antony as well!"Plenty of crisp action" Francis Goff, Sunday Telegraph"Delightfully complicated story of drugs and thugs and amnesia," Virginia Pagley,...

An obsessive Tokyoite Pygmalion—thrilling and provocative literary fiction from a leading Japanese author.Akira, a meticulous editor at a major publishing house in Tokyo, harbors a secret: he lives with Koharu, a Hungarian-made love doll. Each night, he speaks to her and finds a long-sought solace in her presence—a comfort he cannot attain even in the arms of real women in his life. Things only improve when Koharu breaks free from her role as a love doll and starts speaking and moving on her own, transformed into the perfect wife.But when a new woman enters Akira's life, everything changes. A single confession to Koharu about his attraction sets off a chain of disturbing events that spiral into the unexpected.

Ding dong, the bells are ringing. You are cordially invited to the wedding of Jinx and Emory.Unfortunately, so are the Connection. A shocking arrest throws the guests into disarray and threatens my happily ever after. I think I can calm things down, but they quickly go from bad to worse when I'm hauled away bodily from my own wedding.Betrayed, alone and furious, I have plenty of time to plot my revenge. Whoever said revenge is a dish best served cold didn't know a damned thing. Revenge is hot and fiery – and I'm going to rain hell on the ones responsible for tearing me away from Emory on the most important day of our lives.A daemon is stalking the Other Realm, and enough is enough. It's time to send him back to where he belongs.Start running, daemon. I'm coming for you – and Emory is holding my bag.Burn through this fun, fast-paced, laugh-out-loud mix of urban fantasy and mystery.This is the seventh book in the Other Realm...

Cale is used to avoiding the troublesome older teenagers in his town. What he doesn't expect is being thrown into an age-old mystery of hidden stones, strange powers and a world of unseen creatures. Bookish and shy, Cale reluctantly finds himself clambering in old riverbeds, climbing distant peaks, walking an ancient tunnel and sneaking into an old church spire. His search gets tangled with a pesky girl, a slow-moving boy, his unwitting Uncle Andrew, a stone giant and an ancient guardian. Dark forces are determined to thwart his quest and the wind is rising. Can they find the hidden stones before they are lost forever?

Ethan Bloom runs Wild Roots Flower Shop with the same meticulous care he brings to everything in life. His carefully ordered world revolves around plant facts, precise arrangements, and maintaining his grandmother's legacy.Leo Torres is Ethan's opposite in every way—loud, spontaneous, and perpetually covered in flour. Since opening Sugar Tide Bakery three months ago, he's infused Port Harbor with the scent of vanilla and the kind of pastries that make people forget their diets.When Leo's condescending ex-boyfriend returns to judge the town's annual Spring Fling competition, panic sends him straight to Ethan with an outrageous proposal—fake dating to show the ex he's moved on. It's a perfectly logical arrangement that definitely won't involve actual feelings... until it does.Soon, buttoned-up Ethan discovers the joy in Leo's chaos, and Leo finds strength in Ethan's steady presence. Between late-night boyfriend "practice," baking lessons, and the...

Starter town. Starter dungeon. Starter harem. Level up everything. Jace needs one clean run to eat today. Instead, he walks out with a room deed, two teammates, and a target on his back. Starter Town calls it an F-rank—the kind of dungeon you clear in borrowed boots. But when a sunshine-bright novice healer and a cat-eyed rogue grab the same quest slip, Jace does the sensible thing: form a party, keep it tidy, and don’t die. Mimic doors that bite. Slime kings that melt steel. Rival delvers who want your loot—and your claim. Good thing Jace’s real skill isn’t swinging a sword; it’s calling the right play. If you like dungeon dopamine, squad chemistry, light system pings, and a harem that grows through teamwork, this cozy, fast-paced LitRPG short will make you turn the page. Level up the party. Level up the heart.