From debut author Z.L. Johnson, comes a suspense-filled thriller set in a world of caged vampires.Grace is a reporter who wants answers. Her source wants bodies.This is the scoop of Grace's career. An exclusive from an inmate within the Quarter—a vampire prison camp no civilian has stepped inside and survived.Answers for bodies. That is the deal. However, Grace has experienced firsthand the destruction kidnappings reap on those left behind. To agree to this is unthinkable. But to decline means never learning about the victims dumped over the prison's walls.So what if Grace focuses on those who deserve some chaos? The guilty who are too powerful to face justice? One body per week. One question each. If only the vampire hadn't asked for live humans...

Can a game take care of us? And do we want it to? Animal Crossing: New Horizons was released on March 20, 2020—just as a pandemic kept many from family, work, restaurants, and the rest of their regularly scheduled lives. At its height, the game averaged one million copies sold per day, as players sought comfort, escape, and a virtual means of connection. In this book, game scholar Noah Wardrip-Fruin, isolated with his family by both lockdown and disability, explores the power of this game and the mixed emotions of a player and a parent trying to make it from one day to the next—while his kids' obsession with Animal Crossing creates conflicts between them and pushback against family rules. Wardrip-Fruin helps both Animal Crossing fans and newcomers understand the unexpected beneath the game's surface: like the story of the first Animal Crossing, codesigned by an absent father seeking connection; like the hallmarks of...

The latest Harlequin Romance by Hana Sheik, a fake relationship, opposites attract, second chance story!Her groom-to-be...until the wedding! Lulu's off-grid lifestyle in the Canadian Rockies suits her perfectly after her disastrous marriage ended. Then, with her savings rapidly depleting, fate intervenes... Longtime family friend Alwan shocks her with an outrageous proposal—if Lulu agrees to be his pretend bride for the opening of his new city law firm, he'll fix her money woes! For appearance's sake, they begin planning their big day. But as handsome yet guarded Alwan whisks her deeper into his glittering high-society world, Lulu begins to forget his diamond isn't forever...From Harlequin Romance: Be swept away by glamorous and heartfelt love stories.

The HIGHLY ANTICIPATED adult debut novel from #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author Renée Ahdieh"Pulse-racing...Fans of The White Lotus and Crazy Rich Asians shouldn't miss this." —People "I can't remember the last time I had so much fun reading a book!" —Nicola Yoon, #1 NYT BESTSELLING authorJia Song has always been destined for greatness. As the daughter of Korean bodega owners, she promised herself that she would have every Fifth Avenue luxury when she grew up, and it is all finally within reach. She has just made junior partner at her prestigious Manhattan law firm, she can count on her two best friends to have her back, and she is about to score the ultraluxe gold-on-gold Birkin bag of her dreams. So when her boss asks her to sit in on the hush-hush family implosion of a high-level client, she accepts without hesitation—only to find out that it is one of the most...