NBA journalist Yaron Weitzman lays out the high stakes drama happening inside the Lakers' organization as they try to juggle the warring priorities between LeBron James and the Buss family.When LeBron James signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018, it looked like a match made in heaven. Here was the preeminent athlete of his generation, fresh off ending Cleveland’s 50-year title drought and in need of a new challenge to help further burnish his legacy, joining forces with one of the most iconic teams in all of sports. And here were the Lakers, in the midst of their worst stretch in franchise history and reeling from the death of the legendary owner Dr. Jerry Buss, in need of a savior. The script wrote itself.A little over two years later, LeBron and Dr. Buss' daughter, Jeanie, were standing shoulder to shoulder, hoisting the NBA finals trophy into the air. Having won their record-tying 17th NBA title, the Lakers had reclaimed their accustomed perch on top of...

The highly anticipated new novel. When a young single woman in Tokyo decides she’s ready to sell anything—even her womb—to escape the precarity of her life, an agency pairs her with a wealthy couple desperate to have a child. The match seems made in heaven. She even looks a little like the wife. But is anything ever that simple?Nothing has ever gone right for Riki. She left her boring hometown in Hokkaido, where she worked at a nursing home, for a better life in Tokyo. But as a temp in the big city she has no job security, and barely scrapes by. She eats the same old discount boiled egg for lunch every day, sometimes for dinner, too. Many of her peers have to take on a side hustle just to make ends meet. So when her friend discovers an agency offering a hefty sum for egg donation, both leap at the chance for an interview.Meanwhile, former ballet star Motoi Kusaoke and his wife, Yuko, have been trying to conceive for years. After trying what feels...

In 1867, the wilds of Kansas are dangerous even for a world traveler like Lady Wilhelmina Smith, who is determined to locate her missing husband and the immensely important fossil he discovered. First, she must convince his former guide, Devlin Elder, to lead her to her husband's last known location in Indian country. Raised among the Cheyenne, Devlin knows the brutal danger Wilhelmina faces, but the beautiful, strong-willed lady is impossible to resist, even with his guilty conscience shouting, RUN. He's the only one who can help her find her fossil while preventing her from learning the truth about her husband. Devlin vows to protect her, though it may cost him his heart and his life.

Broken doesn't mean destroyed. Sometimes it means beautifully transformed. Kit He destroyed me. Erased who I was. Called me disgusting, broken, worthless. Hidden bruises. Broken ribs. Pain I kept secret. The night he crossed a line I never thought he would, one thought finally crystallized in my he will kill me if I stay. So I ran. For two years, I've been Kit Ellis, a nobody beta who cleaned offices and stayed invisible. No heats. No dreams. Just surviving. Until them. Griffin, Nolan, and Declan. We hunt monsters. Kill predators. Protect the innocent. We thought we were complete. Then we meet Kit. Quiet. Broken. Beautiful. She doesn't react to us, doesn't fear us, doesn't even see us. She gets under our skin. Makes us feel things we've never felt before. Makes us question everything we thought we knew about ourselves. Her pain cuts us open. She can't see what we see. That her cracks let the light in. That broken things, when loved, become sacred. Someone made her believe she was worthless. They were wrong. Now we're not just protectors. We're hers. Beautifully Broken Omega is the first book in the Shattered Omegas series, a standalone dark reverse harem omegaverse romance with lots of angst, healing, and protection. This book contains found family, morally gray alphas, an epic claiming, no cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed HEA.

*When a Wolf King kneels... * I hated the Wolf King for caging me. I was certain that hatred would never fade. But then, in my darkest hour, when I was completely alone, he saved me. Now I’m back in Burning Wood, but things are far from over. My captor is still out there, and if he can’t have me, no one else can. And the Wolf King, who promised he would never bow, now kneels. For me. Can I open my heart to a future with a man I swore never to forgive? Or are some wounds too deep to heal? Pack Kasen Part Three is the final book in the Caught series. Recommended for readers 18+.

The award-winning author of The Resisters returns with an engrossing, blisteringly funny-sad autobiographical novel tracing a tumultuous mother-daughter relationship.My mother had died, but still I heard her voice. . . Gish’s mother, Loo Shu-hsin, is born in 1924 to a wealthy Shanghai family whose girls are expected to restrain themselves. Her beloved nursemaid—far more loving to than her real mother—is torn from her even as she is constantly reprimanded: “Bad bad girl! You don’t know how to talk!” Sent to a modern Catholic school by her progressive father, she receives not only an English name—Agnes—but a first-rate education. To his delight, she excels. But even then he can only sigh, “Too bad. If you were a boy, you could accomplish a lot.” Agnes finds solace in books and, in 1947, announces her intention to pursue a PhD in America. As the Communist revolution looms, she sets...

A Tasting Table "Best Cookbook of the Year"From the New York Times-bestselling author and internationally beloved host of The Great British Baking Show, Paul Hollywood's next showstopping book of the ultimate celebratory bakes for every holiday and occasion.BIRTHDAY CAKES * HOLIDAY DESSERTS * THANKSGIVING PIES * SUMMER PICNIC RECIPES * COCKTAIL PARTY HORS D'OEUVRES * SPRINGTIME SNACKS In Celebrate, world-renowned baker Paul Hollywood is back with his ultimate recipes for the perfect celebration bakes year-round. Whether a holiday feast or a big summer picnic, Hollywood has the perfect recipe for every crowd. From wintertime Yule Logs and Panetone Cake, autumnal Pumpkin Pie and Apple Doughnuts, or Key Lime Pie and a Marble Cherry Vanilla Tray Bake for warm months, each recipe is meant to be shared and devoured among friends and family on the most special days of the year. You'll also find...