Some fires can't be contained. Some shadows refuse to be ignored. Oh, hello there. Captain Milori of the Noble Guard at your service. Let me tell you about the time my centuries-long wait for a spirit bond finally ended—in complete disaster. All I've ever wanted was to find my other half, that perfect mate the old stories promise. Instead, I got a mysterious Night Court spy who took one look at me and decided I was the last fae in the realm she wanted to be bonded to. Which is a problem, since she's undeniably my spirit bond—my destined mate, the other half of my soul, and quite possibly the most stubborn shadow walker I've ever met. Now she's refusing to acknowledge our connection, I'm trying to convince her that destiny isn't so bad (especially when it looks like me), and we're both caught in the middle of an ancient conspiracy that's kept our people divided for centuries. Between dangerous rebels, uncovering family secrets, and returning to the island home I've avoided for decades, I'm also trying to woo the one woman who seems completely immune to my legendary charm. Nesi may have walls higher than the palace, but I'm nothing if not persistent. After all, I've waited centuries for her—what's a spirit bond worth if you don't have to work for it? My name is Milori, and this is the story of how I found my heart in the shadows. Bonded Across Courts is a Companion Novel to The Fae King Duology and can be read as a standalone novel! It's a sweet fae romance featuring a charming fire-wielder who's waited too long for love, a shadow walker with trust issues, and enough court intrigue to keep the royal guard busy for centuries. For readers craving fated mates, forbidden magic, court politics, and the warmth of finding where you truly belong. Bonded Across Courts is Milori's story and guaranteed HEA.

À la jonction des savoirs universitaires et militants, ce livre entend démystifier l’emprise qu’exercent les normes sur nos sexualités. L’ordre sexuel comporte un ensemble de règles souvent tacites régulant les dimensions les plus intimes de nos vies. De quoi est-il constitué? Et surtout, qu’a-t-il comme effet sur certain·es membres de la société? Cet ouvrage collectif réunit des personnes qui réfléchissent à la libération des pratiques sexuelles et amoureuses à partir de la sociologie, de la sexologie, du travail social ou d’une perspective de terrain. Il permet une rare prise de parole commune de dissident·es sexuel·les autour des bisexualités, du plaisir, de la culture du consentement, du sexting, du travail du sexe, du cruising gai, de la pornographie, du polyamour, de l’éducation à la sexualité, du chemsex, du BDSM et de l’asexualité. Face au backlash anti-LGBTQ+, nous refusons d’être écrasé·es, nous refusons de disparaître. Avec des textes de MP Boisvert, mathilde capone, Marianne Chbat, Julie Descheneaux, Chacha Enriquez, Jorge Flores-Aranda, Blake Gauthier-Sauvé, Marie Geoffroy, Stéphanie Gingras-Dubé, Adore Goldman, Julie Lavigne, Miko Lebel, Hugues Lefebvre Morasse, Sabrina Maiorano, Mélina May, Rossio Motta-Ochoa, Alex Nadeau, Gabrielle Petrucci, Gabrielle Richard, Em Steinkalik et Gui Tardif.

Jennifer Plummer and the Divine Flesh have exactly three things in 1) they're trapped inside Jennifer's body; 2) they despise each other; and 3) they're in love with Daryl Plummer, Jennifer's ex-husband.But when Jennifer takes an experimental wonder drug to free herself from the Divine Flesh's control, it only makes things worse. Expelled from Jennifer's body, the Divine Flesh can now "love" everyone in existence to death, which in this case, means being assimilated forever into the beast.With time running out, it's somehow up to Jennifer and Daryl to save the universe from complete and total destruction. Can a dysfunctional drug mule and an electrician from rural Idaho stop the cosmic abomination before it's too late? Jennifer thinks, maybe.

Dr. Cliff Miyashiro arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue his recently deceased daughter's research, only to discover a virus, newly unearthed from melting permafrost. The plague unleashed reshapes life on earth for generations. Yet even while struggling to counter this destructive force, humanity stubbornly persists in myriad moving and ever inventive ways. Among those adjusting to this new normal are an aspiring comedian, employed by a theme park designed for terminally ill children, who falls in love with a mother trying desperately to keep her son alive; a scientist who, having failed to save his own son from the plague, gets a second chance at fatherhood when one of his test subjects-a pig-develops human speech; a man who, after recovering from his own coma, plans a block party for his neighbours who have also woken up to find that they alone have survived their families; and a widowed painter and her teenaged granddaughter who must set off on cosmic quest to locate a new home planet. From funerary skyscrapers to hotels for the dead, How High We Go in the Dark follows a cast of intricately linked characters spanning hundreds of years as humanity endeavours to restore the delicate balance of the world. This is a story of unshakable hope that crosses literary lines to give us a world rebuilding itself through an endless capacity for love, resilience and reinvention. Wonderful and disquieting, dreamlike and all too possible.

A fae rebel. A ruthless dragon commander.And a deadly trial that will turn their lives upside down.Trapped in the Seelie Court by a forest of thorns, Selena Hale lives at the mercy of the dragon shifters. Her only chance to gain her freedom is by entering the Atonement Trials: a deadly competition that pits fae magic users against each other. Only three people can win, and Selena intends to be one of them.There is only one problem. Draven Ryat, the ruthless commander of the dragon shifter army, is determined to make her lose.He symbolizes everything that she hates, and if he finds out that she is also a member of the secret fae rebellion, he will not only mess with her chances to win, he will kill her. But the more time she spends with him, the more she finds herself inexplicably drawn to him.And nothing is more dangerous in a lethal trial than a distracted heart.Especially one that beats for the enemy…

Alexandra Atkinson's talent for spotting successful business ideas has helped enrich her father's company while leaving her with little time for a social life—and certainly nothing as silly as love. But when her father hints that Alex will need to marry as well if she ever wants to win the approval of the company's far more fusty board members, she hatches her most ambitious plan a fake courtship that lasts just long enough to see an important deal through and secure her place at the head of the company. As the son of the Atkinson's chauffeur, Lucien Taylor grew up admiring the family from a distance—and pining for Winifred, the youngest sister. But when he finally accepts that she will never see him as anything other than a playmate, Lucien leaves home to make his fortune. Now he’s back and in search of funding after his duplicitous partner ruins his business. Help comes from the most unexpected place when Alexandra, the eldest Atkinson sister known for her icy beauty and infamously brusque manner, makes a she will help him secure what he needs to start his business if he pretends to court her for a few weeks. Her offer is too good to pass up, but the more time they spend together, the more Lucien realizes that a fake courtship with Alex isn’t enough. He wants something real.  

14 hours, 37 minutes From the New York Times bestselling author of We Begin at the End comes a soaring thriller and an epic love story that “hits like a sledgehammer . . . an absolutely must-read novel” (Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl). 1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Muhammad Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the small town of Monta Clare, Missouri, girls are disappearing. When the daughter of a wealthy family is targeted, the most unlikely hero emerges—Patch, a local boy, who saves the girl, and, in doing so, leaves heartache in his wake. Patch and those who love him soon discover that the line between triumph and tragedy has never been finer. And that their search for answers will lead them to truths that could mean losing one another. A missing person mystery, a serial killer thriller, a love story, a unique twist on each, Chris Whitaker has written a novel about what lurks in the shadows of obsession and the blinding light of hope.