A family in an incestuous relationship goes on a camping trip on a hill. While the father and son are out looking for firewood, the mother and daughter disappear without a trace.
A Mongol princess captured in a Jin border raid. A Jin emperor's daughter tasked with civilizing her enemy. What begins as captivity becomes love—until the Mongols take Zhangdu and everything reverses. Now the Jin princess must adapt or die, becoming war counselor to the Khan who destroyed her empire. Two women. Two cultures. Two captivities. One love that survives conquest, betrayal, and the fall of dynasties to find peace on the steppes.
1880 Philippines. Mia, a merchant's daughter, marries into a brutal plantation dynasty. Alana, an Indio concubine, is given to her husband as property. Expected to be rivals, they choose alliance instead—then love. When violence destroys the patriarchs who owned them, these two women seize an empire through strategy, not rebellion. Pregnant and widowed, they negotiate a hostile takeover that leaves them controlling everything: the land, the shipping, the future. Lock, stock, and barrel
A curator scarred by shame. An artist who paints with surrender. Veil of Shadows is a literary erotic novel of ritual, power, and transformation. When Elise steps into Rowan’s world of silk ropes and sacred pain, their bond unravels secrets—and remakes them both. For fans of slow-burn intensity, poetic prose, and sex that strips the soul bare.
Some stories are written to explain the world. Others are written to remind us what it feels like to live in it. This is not a story about history, or war, or even time—though all of those pass quietly through its pages. It is a story about the small promises we make to ourselves when we are young, and the surprising ways life asks us to keep them. It is about love that grows before it announces itself. About courage that speaks softly.
18yo Cathy is again on the prowl. Dressed as sluttily as possible, she heads to the mall. There she spots an old guy dressed as Santa heading off for a break after a morning of Santa photos. "Can I sit on your lap, Santa, and get a big present?" Cathy asks. He looks her over, grabs her arm, and guides her into his break room for a little private Santa time...
Maya Garcia's journey of shedding societal expectations, embracing her true self, and finding freedom in vulnerability. It also nods to the novel Bare Essentials that inspired her transformation, while hinting at the raw, unfiltered honesty at the heart of her journey. The subtitle, A Story of Letting Go, reflects the central theme of releasing fear, judgment, and the weight of tradition to live authentically.
A Story from The Town A misunderstanding leads to a far more complex situation than Ben or Rebecca could have anticipated. In this continuation of The Analyst, Becca starts wearing restraints for a mix of advocacy, safety, and reasons she can’t fully articulate. The truth? It’s all of these—and none. As half-truths unravel, she becomes ensnared in the web of stories she's woven.
When a drunk driver destroys paralegal Ji-Eun Park's leg, attorney Brent Arnold refuses to walk away. Through agonizing recovery, brutal legal battles, and the fight to reclaim her independence, Ji-Eun discovers that rebuilding isn't about doing it alone—it's about finding someone who sees past the scars. A powerful story of resilience, justice, and the kind of love that stays when life gets hardest. Sometimes losing everything is just the beginning of finding what truly matters.