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A short contemporary, sensual romance novel.. Angela Cummings has been a widow for over ten long years. She thinks she's found Mr. Right in Greg Thompson, he's smart, handsome, respectable and what more could she ask for? Except maybe...her son to like him. Then Cooper Johnson rides into town...

When asked to choose his “very best” stories, Charles de Lint went directly to his fans, who helped him select this collection of timeless, magical tales. From his beloved Newford to the streets of modern Ottawa, these stories take you effortlessly to a place where mystery and myth are right next...

World Fantasy Award-winning author of The Onion Girl A brand-new installment in the Newford saga, the World Fantasy Award-winning series of urban fantasy fiction by a master of the form. Charles de Lint's urban fantasies, including Moonheart, Forests of the Heart, and The Onion Girl,...

Not far from the city there is an ancient wood, forgotten by the modern world, where Mystery walks in the moonlight. He wears the shape of a stag, or a goat, or a horned man wearing a cloak of leaves. He is summoned by the music of the pipes or a fire of bones on Midsummer's Evening. He is chased...

Welcome to Charles de Lint’s first collection of Newford stories. Immerse yourself in his gritty fictional city—as much a character as Jilly who paints fey wonders, fiddle player Geordie seeking his stolen beloved, the conjure man and his Tree of Tales, or Paperjack revealing fortunes. Meet Gemmins...

A middle-aged housewife whose rebellious inner child runs away with her talent transforms herself into a fearless young gay man in this winner of the James Tiptree, Jr. Award Larque Harootunian is having a midlife crisis like no other—but then again, there is much about the frumpy, middle-aged...

Northbridge – a town right out of a classic nighttime soap opera.  Hot sex?  Good, old-fashioned romance?  Campus-wide scandal?  Dirty secrets?  Killer cliffhangers?  Yeah, it's got all that!Newlywed Pauline Rondell gets more than she bargained for when her husband Scott convinces her...

Read all three books in the Once Upon A Desire series, collected together in this set! Once upon a time never felt like this...Midnight Run: a modern Cinderella story. Running, coffee, and New York City: Nora feels like she’s got it all. But when this barista meets Kingston, a handsome...

Once Upon a Time never felt like this… Pretty Woman meets “The Princess and the Pea” in this modern fairy tale! With his million-dollar smile and a face that’s been on hundreds of magazines, Carter Edwards is Hollywood’s favorite leading man. But away from the cameras, Carter’s...

Once Upon a Time never felt like this… “Rapunzel” meets rock and roll in this modern fairy tale! Amy is committed to her career, but when her old college roommate gets in touch, Amy realizes her success has come with a price: she gave up more than her dreams of being an artist...

A contemporary romance inspired by Beauty and the Beast ~ Isabelle Hutchins is an actress on a mission. An acclaimed director is willing to audition her for the role of a lifetime if she spends 30 days in a remote cabin in the wilderness. Isabelle is determined to prove that she is more than...

The first in a six-part contemporary fiction novel serial, "A Life Singular" tells the story of a successful man writing his autobiography. In essence a love story, "A Life Singular" deals with mental illness, the choices we make between right and wrong, and how the one affects...

Don’t miss out on award-winning contemporary romance from Clare London! Start with the True Colors series: In True Colors, From the very first, Zeke Roswell and Miles Winter are like oil and water. But it’s not until an unsolved mystery of violence and stolen sketches threatens to sabotage any...

There's no hiding from sizzling chemistry…  Artist Isabelle West has good reasons for preferring a solitary life. Tucked away in a cabin in the woods, she has everything she needs…except a red-hot love life. That is, until a hard-bodied US marshal threatens to unearth secrets she's spent...