This eighth volume of the year's best science fiction and fantasy features over thirty stories by some of the genre's greatest authors, including John Barnes, Elizabeth Bear, C.C. Finlay, Yoon Ha Lee, Kelly Link, Ian McDonald, Seanan McGuire, Vonda N. McIntyre, Geoff Ryman, Catherynne M. Valente, Genevieve Valentine, and many others. Selecting the best fiction from Analog, Asimov's, Clarkesworld, Lightspeed, Meeting Infinity, and other top venues,...

A masterpiece of stories by H. G. Wells, masterfully tied together by time and place. First, a shop owner named Mr. Cave, enraptured by a crystal egg, struggles to find a way to keep his magical possession... Then we are, taken to a time when cave people struggled to find their place on the planet and keep their lives. The forward to the far future where, in the place the cave people once camped, a young couple's back are, bowed beneath the tyranny...

When Nicholas James draws Stephanie Martin's name in their law firm's Secret Santa exchange he knows he's in for a merry Christmas—if he can figure out what to give the woman he's wanted for months. When he works late and finds a crumpled piece of paper listing Steph's personal wish list, he knows he's in luck. Because all Steph wants for Christmas is him, in a number of naughty ways.

And not-so saintly Nick is going to make every one of

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Audible:Downpour:Apple:Riley was living the dream. Running her own business, being her own boss, and finally moving into her own place. Things couldn't be any better, well, with the exception of catching Carter Miller's attention. If only the sexy man next door would ever make his move. Maybe she'll just have to nudge him along?Carter was in deep. Holding in his feelings for Riley was becoming too difficult. Especially when his brother's wedding was...

Uncover the dark secrets of a reclusive mystery author on a private island. Mystery writer JT has hidden away from the world on his private island since he published his first novel. Many fans believe it's because he's strange or eccentric, but the truth is much darker than everyone knows. After Emma's very public, very nasty breakup with one of Hollywood's hottest actors, she needs a friend to lean on. After hitting it off with JT while filming...

Romance Short Stories: Alpha Billionaire's Nightclub is a collection of three short stories steaming with an international cast of beautiful people, stunning locations, dark storylines, and hot, hot sensual romance! These are the stories that you will read inside: Forced Intimacy: A Forbidden Sitter Short Story A mission I was sure not to come back from had me making deals I'd never made before... Being a Marine, I was no stranger to danger. This...

Three steamy reads to tempt your senses! Holiday Romances: Billionaires in Love is a collection of three romance stories steaming with an international cast of beautiful people, stunning locations, dark storylines, and hot, hot sensual romance! 1. After The Darkest Hour - A Secrets & Desires Extra Odelle Griffongy, still grieving the death of her fiancé, Roan Saintmarc, has thrown herself into working for the Foundation her friends Livia and Nox...

Gia finally takes charge of her life and things start to look up for her. Ryker finds himself worrying if she'll ever come to him so they can start the relationship he hopes to have with her. When he finds she's gotten herself back, he's overjoyed. A test of the rocket boosters has Gia realizing Ryker will leave her one day in the not so distant future and she fears losing him. Thinking it might be better to stop what they've started before...

Vivienne Marche sat back in her office chair and rolled her shoulders. It had been a long week, and her body ached from being hunched over proofs and articles. She glanced at the clock on her desk. Four p.m. on a Friday afternoon. She stood, stretching her long, slender body and wandered into the quiet central office. Her p.a., Felicity, looked up and smiled.

"How can I ever thank you?" he said to me then. "We have been thirteen at table for thirty years and I never dared to insult them because I had wronged them all, and now you have done it and I know they will never dine here again."