“Leave and Come Back is a phenomenal debut. Prepare to fall in love with the entire cast of characters while Lakshmi expertly weaves humor, heart, and tenderness onto every page.” —Hannah Bonam-Young, New York Times bestselling author of People Watching You’re invited to the most romantic, chaotic wedding of the season. For the first time, Simran Gopal is living out her own swoon-worthy romance to rival the beloved Bollywood films of her childhood… until she receives her cousin’s wedding invitation. Now, Simran finds herself returning to the family home she’s been avoiding for the last seven years to take part in a two-week long Indian wedding. Family drama is already at a high when Leo Bridgers, Simran’s new boyfriend, accidentally crashes the engagement party. To avoid full crisis mode and provoking the ire of Veena perima, Simran’s aunt and judgmental family matriarch, the cousins need to rally. Commence: Operation DDLJ. Following the lead of their favorite Bollywood movie, they need to trick Veena into adoring Leo. In a mess of misdirection and hijinks, Leo must prove himself to be the most charming, helpful wedding guest imaginable, and he certainly can’t give away that he’s ever met—let alone is currently in love with—Simran. For Simran, being back with her family also brings up memories of the difficult years after her parents died. As old grievances and new secrets arise—with nosy aunties always watching—Simran must find a way to heal her wounds or risk losing her happy ending with Leo and her family. Charming, tender, and hilarious, Leave and Come Back asks what it means to open up to love, what makes a family, and how to honor the past while embracing the present.

From the critically acclaimed author of No Exit and The Last Word comes a story of two friends who embark on an ill-fated caving expedition—and the dark truth of what happens deep underground. After years of excuses, Tess has finally agreed to go caving with her best friend Alma. Their lives have diverged sharply since high school—Alma is a self-made travel influencer, while Tess is a shy (and claustrophobic) legal assistant struggling to pay for law school. Maybe she’s a little jealous of Alma’s globe-trotting life. Who wouldn’t be? As Tess and Alma descend into the depths, they realize they’re not alone. A stranger who claims to be a fellow caver harasses them. Confident, take-no-shit Alma insults the guy—and he retaliates. Soon, Tess is trapped inside a narrow crawl space hundreds of feet underground, fighting to stay alive. Twenty-four hours later, as a hospitalized Tess recounts her harrowing story of survival, the detective interviewing her shares new and shocking secrets about Alma’s true past. Together, they begin to suspect the brutal attack wasn’t so random after all. Who was Alma, really? Why did this man target them? And did Tess really leave the danger behind when she escaped the cave?

Monsters are after me, and it's all his fault. Getting trapped in a cursed realm while hunting for my missing mate is bad enough. But thanks to one chaotic kitsune's "heroic" rescue, angry fae are now nipping at my kilt—and he's roped in the realm's grumpiest gargoyle for backup. Mr Tall, Dark, and Stone-Cold claims he hates all humans. So why does he keep throwing himself between me and danger? The brooding buzzkill insists I'm trouble. I insist he's an uptight statue with control issues. We're both probably right. But when our mutual friend gets kidnapped, we're forced to work together. Now, I'm stuck with seven-foot of sarcastic stone who alternates between wanting to throttle me and looking at me like I'm his next meal. The banter is aggressive, the tension is ridiculous, and somewhere between the eye-rolls and near-death experiences, things are getting... complicated. The real question isn't who'll crack first—it's what happens when we both do. The Stones for It is a fast-burn, why choose paranormal fantasy romance novella with more love interests introduced throughout the series. See author website for series CWs. This series is set in the same universe as the completed Fae Mate Hunt series, with some crossover, but can be read independently.

Naomi Novik's Scholomance series meets Plain Bad Heroines in this sapphic dark academia fantasy by instant national and international bestselling author Emily Tesh, winner of the Hugo and World Fantasy Awards. "Look at you, eating magic like you're one of us." Doctor Walden is the Director of Magic at Chetwood Academy and one of the most powerful magicians in England. Her days consist of meetings, teaching A-Level Invocation to four talented, chaotic sixth formers, more meetings, and securing the school's boundaries from demonic incursions. Walden is good at her job―no, Walden is great at her job. But demons are masters of manipulation. It’s her responsibility to keep her school with its six hundred students and centuries-old legacy safe. And it’s possible the entity Walden most needs to keep her school safe from―is herself.

Rival ornithologists hunt through England for a rare magical bird in this historical-fantasy rom-com reminiscent of Indiana Jones but with manners, tea, and helicopter parasols. Beth Pickering is on the verge of finally capturing the rare deathwhistler bird when Professor Devon Lockley swoops in, capturing both her bird and her imagination like a villain. Albeit a handsome and charming villain, but that's beside the point. As someone highly educated in the ruthless discipline of ornithology, Beth knows trouble when she sees it, and she is determined to keep her distance from Devon.  For his part, Devon has never been more smitten than when he first set eyes on Professor Beth Pickering. She's so pretty, so polite, so capable of bringing down a fiery, deadly bird using only her wits. In other words, an angel. Devon understands he must not get close to her, however, since they're professional rivals.  When a competition to become Birder of the Year by capturing an endangered caladrius bird is announced, Beth and Devon are forced to team up to have any chance of winning. Now keeping their distance becomes a question of one bed or two. But they must take the risk, because fowl play is afoot, and they can't trust anyone else—for all may be fair in love and war, but this is ornithology.

It’s finally happened. As much as I fought against it, I’ve woken up in the one place an ex-soldier never wants to find themselves—behind enemy lines. Now, the fae are hunting me through an enchanted forest, and I know the terrifying reason why. There’s one stalker in particular who I can’t seem to shake; a violent kitsune with a wicked grin that sets my pulse racing for more reasons than it should. He claims to be my fated mate, offering me his heart, but how can I trust someone who seems utterly unhinged? I don’t have time to play his games. I’m not the only one in danger, and I’ll stop at nothing to find my real mate. But when a nightmare from my old life reappears, I can’t run from my demons any longer. Can I defeat the monster from my past? Or will a new one take my heart first? Get Foxed is a fast-burn, why choose paranormal romance novella with more love interests introduced throughout the series. See author website for CWs. This series is set in the same universe as the completed Fae Mate Hunt series, with some crossover, but can be read independently.

Misogyny is being hardwired into our future. Can we stop it? We like to believe we’re moving closer to equality, riding the wave of technological progress into a brighter, fairer future. But beneath the glossy surface of innovation lies a chilling truth: new technologies are not just failing to solve age-old inequalities—they’re deepening them. In The New Age of Sexism, acclaimed author and activist Laura Bates exposes how misogyny is being coded into the very fabric of our future. From the biases embedded in artificial intelligence to the alarming rise of sex robots and the toxic dynamics of the metaverse, Bates takes readers on a shocking journey into a world where technology is weaponized against women. This isn’t a dystopian warning about what might happen. It’s a harrowing account of what’s happening now and the dangers we face if we don’t act. With clarity and urgency, Bates reveals how these advancements are dragging society backward, reinforcing harmful stereotypes, and jeopardizing decades of progress in the fight for gender equality. Eye-opening and empowering, The New Age of Sexism is a rallying cry for awareness and action in a world where the battle for equality has entered a dangerous new frontier.