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  A Letter in the Wall - A Novel

  Eileen Brill

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  It's 1971, and Joan Dumann fears her former business partner wants her dead. But her anxiety is less about dying than it is about feeling disrespected and invalidated. As she constructs a letter describing her predicament, she revists her past. 
  Born into a prominent Philadelphia Quaker family in 1915 and raised with privilege, Joan wrestles with turbulent thoughts and unfulfilled desires, an internal battle often resulting in self-destructive tendencies. When she attempts to push against the norms for women of her time in order to forge her own identity, she is met with resistance. Yet she can be her own worst enemy, alienating those who care deeply for her. Both manipulative and vulnerable, Joan is, like many people, complex and misunderstood. 
  Inspired by a letter found hidden in the wall of a Pennsylvania home more than seventy years after its writing, A Letter in the Wall moves through several decades and events, from the 1918 influenza pandemic to Prohibition to the Great Depression to Vietnam, as it examines the internal and external factors that influence one woman's journey toward independence and empowerment.

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  Raining Cats and Dogs

  Adrian Bowley

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  It started as a pleasant dog walk in familiar surroundings. The bond between man and dog had grown strong, and the well-worn paths, under calm and serene conditions, felt as welcoming as ever. What could possibly go wrong?
  
  The forecast promised a fair, sunny day, with only the occasional isolated shower on the horizon. Surely, the relentless winter and early spring storms had finally blown themselves out. Surely, summer would at last show its face, offering a much-needed respite from what had felt like an endless season of harsh weather.
  
  But just as our innocent dog walker, Alan, and his faithful pooch began to enjoy a day full of promise, things took a sudden and drastic turn.
  
  What started as a few dark clouds quickly escalated into a violent storm, forcing them to rush home in search of safety and the warmth of their loving family. But luck was not on their side. Disaster struck, and for a single terrifying moment, all hope seemed lost – especially as every method of communication became completely impossible.

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  Clifford D Simak The Greatest...

  Clifford D. Simak

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  Clifford Donald Simak was an American science fiction writer. He won three Hugo Awards and one Nebula Award. The Science Fiction Writers of America made him its third SFWA Grand Master, and the Horror Writers Association made him one of three inaugural winners of the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement.СontentsHellhounds of the CosmosMessage From MarsThe Street That Wasn't There

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  Soft Femdom Pegging Practice -...

  Speisy Mallons

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. 
  She writes a practice list on peach paper, fits the harness with praise, and trains him through one escalating evening until he goes smooth under her lead—fruit-warm guided depth first, one intimate claim after, aftercare sweet as nectarine. Noa is thirty-three, plus-size, and done pretending female-led hunger has to apologize for wanting skill and sweetness in the same breath. Silas is twenty-eight, capable in daylight, and quietly starving for a mistress who will practice with him as devotion—not cold drills, a peach-bright ritual he asked to learn under. One nectarine evening becomes a negotiation: green, yellow, red; a care clause; guided depth; and the moment he finally goes smooth while she holds the rhythm. He answers yes. She keeps the peach list warm. When pace tips too sharp, she stops for yellow, adjusts, and takes him deeper when he chooses to stay—then folds him into nectarine aftercare that leaves the paper smelling like fruit and trust.

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  Chaos and Ash

  Carrie Pulkinen

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  He's a Prince of Hell. 
  A literal demon of disorder.  
  And as of ten minutes ago, he’s living inside my head. 
  I’m Ash Holland—fire witch, reluctant heir to a cursed bloodline, and the only person in Salem who tattoos protective sigils on the people who actually know how to fight. 
  I’m supposed to be the "Ink Master," a librarian of magic who stays behind the safety of the stacks. But my magic has always been erratic, and my latest "accident" is a catastrophe of biblical proportions. 
  I’ve summoned Chaos. Not the concept—the man. Or rather, the Prince of Hell. 
  Now, Chaos is whispering dark promises in my ear, threatening to hijack my body, and making it impossible to think straight when he starts to flirt. I have exactly fourteen days to exorcise him, or he takes full control and I’m erased forever. 
  But when a monster uprising threatens to burn Salem to the ground, the only way to save my city might be to let the demon in my head take the wheel. 
  He’s dangerous. He’s charming. And he’s the only thing standing between me and certain death. 
  What to expect in the Fire Witches of Salem series:  
  • Forced Proximity (Literal!)  
  • Snarky, Tattoo-Wielding Heroine  
  • "Who Did This To You?" Energy  
  • Slow-Burn, High-Tension Romance  
  • Grumpy x Sunshine (with a demonic twist) 
  ​• Opposites Attract (She's Order. He's Literal Chaos.) 
  ​​​​​​• Fated Mates 
  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​• Forbidden Love

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  Wraith - In a City of Heroes...

  J. Scott Miles

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  In a world where superpowers are rare but real, Ryan Carter has spent his entire life living in the shadows, partially by choice, but also by necessity. At least, that’s what he tells himself.As a shadow manipulator who is reluctant to use his powers too openly, Ryan is scraping by delivering pizzas in New Avalon’s industrial underbelly. He’s seen what happens to people with relatively minor powers like him who get noticed by the superhero teams, corporations, or criminal factions. They end up owned, imprisoned, or dead.But when a mysterious woman with her own abilities and seemingly unlimited resources makes him an offer he can’t refuse…Nadia Cerná sees connections where others don’t, especially in financial transactions, profit margins, and potential hostile corporate takeovers. She says she needs someone who can move unseen in the city’s various social strata. Someone who can be her eyes and ears, and maybe even a little more. She says she needs Ryan, and when he asks, she insists her activities and ambitions don’t stray too far into the gray for his comfort. But is she on the up and up, or will she drag him into the very thing he’s always avoided?  
  But the deeper and more involved Ryan gets, the less his concern is about doing something that might get him locked up, and more about making sure he doesn’t fall for someone way out of his league. Just as he’s coming to terms with all of that, he meets Amy, Nadia’s sharp-tongued business partner, who is immediately hostile, openly doubts his value to their organization, and threatens to derail everything. 
  From black-tie galas to underground punk shows, from penthouse seductions to street fights, Ryan must navigate a world where enemies wear capes, allies share beds, and the cost of justice might be way too high to pay. 
  For mature readers who like their heroes flawed, their action intense, and their relationships complicated.

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