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Definition of the "Novella Genre": A novella ebook fits in between a short story and a full-length novel. Unlike a short story, a novella has room for plot development, character growth and change, and more conflicts. However, unlike a novel, the novella typically does not have multiple perspectives, is not split into chapters, and does not have the luxury of in-depth subplots. Novella ebooks are meant to be consumed in one sitting and take a great deal of dexterity and skill in the author drafting them.
Examples of bestselling and famous novellas are John Steinbeck (The Pearl), Stephen King (Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption), Truman Capote (Breakfast at Tiffany's) and Animal Farm (George Orwell).
One reader has the chance to fix her favorite series…and maybe fall in love?
Real life doesn’t compare to an imaginary one fueled by Dottie’s favorite book series, Landsome Roads. After her obsession gets her in trouble at work, Dottie escapes to the library only to find she’s read all the romantic fantasy on the shelves.
Dottie wanders into a wing she’s never seen before and finds herself drawn to a new book. When she opens the cover, she finds herself hand in hand with Sorrel, who says she’s Dottie's Fairy Bookmother. Sorrel is testing a new division of fantasy and promises she can send Dottie directly into the world of Landsome Roads to meet the handsome male lead, but only if Dottie agrees to help solve a late-series plot problem.
Dottie says Sorrel’s crazy, but in true Fairy Bookmother fashion, Sorrel sends her anyway…
From the author of Feels Like Family, a Netflix Book Club Pick!
Fatherhood is filled with all kinds of unexpected surprises in this acclaimed Adams Dynasty story from New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods.
Widower Harlan Adams had plenty of experience with children—male children, anyway. So when a rebellious teenage girl stole his truck and went for a joyride, Harlan was baffled. Then he confronted her intriguing, sassy mother and was totally thrown for a loop. While he might not know anything about girls, he thought he knew everything about women. Trouble was, Harlan had no experience with a woman who told him no…
Princess…it’s a nickname I could do without.
It’s a reminder that I’m always in the public eye. I’m defined by my father. I’m expected to fulfill a role I didn’t ask for. And while I’m loved by all, I’m truly loved by none.
Then a stranger whispers “princess” into my ear and everything changes. Princess sounds different, feels different, it is different coming from his lips.
He’s only in town for the weekend and could be just the outlet I need. Then his brothers show up. If I’m going to risk one wild weekend, why not go all out?
It’s the perfect plan until my dad reveals his big surprise… He got married and my three new stepbrothers are in town.
Will I finally reap the benefits of being someone’s princess, or will my lonely heart cost me everything?
If you love dirty-talking men who have over-the-top ideas of how to please their woman and want to give her babies, let these guys feed your inner princess!
Touching on the themes of the popular FX series Justified featuring U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens, Valdez Is Coming is New York Times bestselling author Elmore Leonard's classic western tale of corruption, justice, and vengeance.
Forced to gun down an innocent man, part-time sheriff Roberto Valdez is nearly killed and run out of town when he seeks justice for the dead man’s family. But the same townsfolk who laughed at Valdez’s dark skin, mocked his decency, and tied him to a cross will find themselves on the wrong side of a gun when the lawman comes back to deliver his own brand of justice.
Every romance needs a bit of mischief. . .
At her eighteenth birthday celebration Jenny Crowley's parents announce that instead of having the London Season she’s dreamed of for years, Jenny has actually been betrothed from birth to Alexander Isley, son of family friends and heir to a title. A distraught Jenny refuses point-blank to marry Alec, and when her aunt offers to whisk her away to a festive Christmas house party--complete with many eligible young bachelors--Jenny jumps at the chance to enjoy a variety of entertainments, be courted, and perhaps find the man of her dreams.
Alec Isley is between a rock and a hard place. He’s been secretly in love with Jenny for years and had hoped to court her properly during her Season. Now, with Jenny adamantly against the match, he must find a way to make her desire him as much as he does her. He follows Jenny to the house party in hopes of wooing her there, but when he discovers who else is courting her there, he’s frantic to keep her from making a horrible mistake. Can Alec convince her of his love in time to save her from being ruined under the mistletoe?
A Buzzfeed Best Gift Book of the Year
“A dark, atmospheric, and feminist story of three women in New York City's Gilded Age, each determined to thrive in a society hell-bent on keeping them down, and using their coven to do so." —Buzzfeed
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Respectable Lady Seeks Dependable Shop Girl. Those averse to magic need not apply.
New York in the spring of 1880 is a place alive with wonder and curiosity. Determined to learn the truth about the world, its residents enthusiastically engage in both scientific experimentation and spiritualist pursuits. Séances are the entertainment of choice in exclusive social circles, and many enterprising women—some possessed of true intuitive powers, and some gifted with the art of performance—find work as mediums.
Enter Adelaide Thom and Eleanor St. Clair. At their humble teashop, Tea and Sympathy, they provide a place for whispered confessions, secret cures, and spiritual assignations for a select society of ladies, who speak the right words and ask the right questions. But the profile of Tea and Sympathy is about to change with the fortuitous arrival of Beatrice Dunn.
When seventeen-year-old Beatrice leaves the safety of her village to answer an ad that reads "Respectable Lady Seeks Dependable Shop Girl. Those averse to magic need not apply," she has little inclination of what the job will demand of her. Beatrice doesn't know it yet, but she is no ordinary small-town girl; she has great spiritual gifts—ones that will serve as her greatest asset and also place her in grave danger. Under the tutelage of Adelaide and Eleanor, Beatrice comes to harness many of her powers, but not even they can prepare her for the evils lurking in the darkest corners of the city or the courage it will take to face them.
When Henrietta Price accidentally pummels a gentleman with a snowball, her instant mortification turns to delight when she discovers the young man is none other than her childhood best friend, Charlie. Though they haven't seen each other in ten years, he still has the same vivid blue eyes, wicked laugh, and caring nature she remembers so well. Once he’d even vowed—at ten years old—to marry her, if necessary, to save her from a life of spinsterhood. And although she's considering another man's proposal, she can't quite keep that long-ago promise out of her head...
Charlie Newkirk hasn't stopped thinking about Hen since she stole a kiss from him all those years ago. Now he can scarcely believe the beautiful woman in front of him is the same girl whose braid he used to pull. Worse, he has no idea if she's given her heart to the wealthy young marquess courting her or if she even remembers the promise he hopes to fulfill.
With their future happiness at stake, will Charlie be able to remind Henrietta of their Christmas pact and turn their childhood friendship into a newfound romance? Or will he forever remain just someone she used to know?
Years of failed attempts to return to Wonderland have cracked Alice’s sanity. A childhood spent searching rabbit holes produced nothing. Trying to gain access through mirrors led to confusion and depression.
As an adult, Alice found the semblance of a normal life. However, an indescribable detachment and the feeling of something missing plagues her. She attempts to fill the void through various hobbies and random sexual encounters, yet nothing provides respite.
One day, a surprise letter from the Cheshire Cat shocks Alice after ignoring Wonderland for years. The Cheshire Cat begs for help as he is trapped at the Mad Tea Party due to a strange paradox. Determined to return to Wonderland and save her friend, Alice must navigate the nonsensical world full of familiar characters, new dangers, and an abundance of sexual romps. Can she rescue the Cheshire Cat in time, and will a return to Wonderland fill the emptiness in Alice’s heart?
This light-hearted erotic adventure follows Alice as she returns to Wonderland on a dangerous—and stimulating—quest. This exciting tale contains the following tropes:
-Story and character-driven novella dotted with steamy sex
-Unabashed, highly vivid detail
-Casual and random encounters
-Hetero and F&F partners
-Threesome
-Light BDSM
-HEA
One former bad-boy orc working on a fresh start.
One distressed woman yearning to belong.
One night together.
I’m stranded on the side of an icy mountain with a busted ankle. Alone. And night is coming.
This is what I get for trying to prove that I’m independent.
My heart twists in relief when I hear the voices of Search and Rescue.
Other parts of me clench when I see my rescuer—tall, muscular, green, and tusked.
How do I explain to myself and my family that after one night, I’m in love with the bad boy orc?
One Night with Her Mountain Orc steamy, cozy, forced proximity, small-town romance with an orc who thinks he's no good for her.
It is the first in the Toothsome Monster Romance series of stand-alone, sweet & spicy, cozy monster romance novellas. Guaranteed to have an HEA, intended for mature audiences.
Welcome to a heartwarming new series filled with friendship, laughter and happily-ever-afters.
Grab your flip-flops and dive into this prequel story to the new Sunrise Bay Sisters Series! In this touching novella, you’ll visit the charming lakefront town of Autumn Harbor, Minnesota. Meet a memorable group of six best friends as they gather to share their most heartfelt hopes and dreams...and a few secrets.
If you enjoy clean beach reads filled with emotion, a touch of sweet romance, and characters you’ll cherish like family, you’ll love this uplifting new women’s fiction series from a beloved bestselling author. Welcome home to Sunrise Bay!
“Shelly Martel, I’ve started your new series, and I have only one request: Take me away to Sunrise Bay!” –Julianne MacLean, bestselling author of These Tangled Vines
Shelly Martel has written for two New York publishers, appeared on national bestseller lists, and won the hearts of readers around the world with her “irresistible, emotional, unforgettable” romance novels. The Sunrise Bay Sisters Series is her women’s fiction debut. This sweet and clean new series will enchant fans of Debbie Macomber, Rachel Hanna, Hallmark movies and "Gilmore Girls."
When college student Muriel Aubrey inherits an old house in a small town, she imagines that moving into the rural community will be deathly dull. But the old house once belonged to her eccentric granduncle, a professor said to be researching something mysterious before his untimely death. Then Muriel finds the research notes that had been hidden away in the old Victorian; and she discovers what the professor was researching: vampires. It isn’t long before Muriel meets residents of the small town who knew the professor almost a century ago, and learns that everything he wrote in the notes he kept is true. And then she finds herself stalked by a vampire hunter.
The Lost Great Dane is the first novella in the Lost and Found Pets series. Alexandra Prescott is a licensed private investigator specializing in finding missing animals. Reuniting pet and owner is more than just a job.
While looking for a lost cat, Alex finds a weak and injured Great Dane. The dog has no collar, no tags, and no microchip. And the only person looking for him is a man who might have murdered his own wife.
Within 24 hours, Alex has a hunted dog, a cryptic message, and a hitman on her tail. She realizes the only way out of this mess is to solve the mystery of the lost Great Dane.
I’m supposed to be losing my virginity as part of a fundraiser. Instead, I’m handcuffed to one of my stepbrothers who plans on taking me away from the event.
Should I cause a scene and get someone to rescue me from my brothers?
Or, do I give in to my curiosity about what they want to do with me once we’re somewhere more private?
I’m pretty sure I make the right choice until I find out the secret they’re keeping.
If you love dirty-talking men who have over-the-top ideas of how to please their woman, and are in a hurry to give her babies, you’ll handcuff yourself to these stepbrothers, too!
Can a wager to find a wife turn into a true love match?
Entered into a wager that he can wed within a week, Captain Alex Bancroft pursues the first pretty woman he meets: Miss Emma Washer. Their courtship proceeds at a furious pace, including a dalliance that might ruin them both. Before it can, Alex proposes and is stunned when Emma agrees to marry him. Alex desperately tries to keep word of the wager from his new wife, not knowing Emma has secrets of her own to keep.
As passion erupts between the newly wed pair, the circumstances of Emma’s past threaten to tear them asunder. Alex’s regiment is directed to sail to a place Emma dares not go.
She refuses to accompany him, leaving Alex with a devastating choice: leave England to fulfill duty to Queen and country or stay and revel in his newfound love for his wife?
Note: This series is part of Dragonblade's Flame line, so this is a sexy, steamy, and scorching-hot read with multiple sex scenes.
The Welwyn Marriage Wager
Until I’m Safe in Your Arms
The Baron’s Halo
The Siren Next Door
No Rival for Your Love
Gem of My Heart
The Captain Takes a Wife
Even grief offers gifts
Coping with the loss of a loved one, Detective Aaron Remalla faces a difficult Christmas. Despite his partner Detective Gordon Daniels’ attempts to cajole him into spending Christmas together, Remalla makes other plans. But when the holiday turns deadly and Remalla finds himself at the mercy of thieves, he and his adversaries will learn that sometimes the magic of Christmas means relying on those you love, whether they’re alive…or not.
Sometimes, no matter how hard life may seem, the greatest losses can offer the greatest blessings.
If you enjoy an engaging mystery thriller, a close partnership between two bantering detectives, a sprinkle of supernatural suspense and a heartwarming story that might prompt a tear or two, then discover Detectives Daniels and Remalla in this prequel novella and enjoy their Hamburger Christmas.
American Tia Livingston has just signed a contract to belly dance at a five-star hotel in Zamalek, Cairo. If she survives insults from an arrogant singer, a night in prison, and her uncontrollable fantasies, she just might be able to make her dreams of performing the most beautiful dance form in the world become a reality.
The sensational Mikeal Darwish may have millions of women falling at his feet, but the one he is crazy about glares at him as if scorpions hang from his ears. Mikeal has less than a week to help the gorgeous redhead discover the passion required to be an Egyptian Raks Sharki star. Can he keep his hands to himself and have Tia stage-ready in time?
Is there anything better than a coffee cupcake first thing in the morning? Kassidy Westhas been asking herself that question for two years, ever since her friend Sabrina opened her shop. Right in their neighborhood. And she doesn’t mind Kassidy taking up a table all day.
The only downside is having to put up with Sabrina’s annoying twin, Ramon. They only agree on two things; life is better when they ignoreeach other. And cupcakes are worth anything, even putting up with someone you don’t like.
When they’re forced together to help save their favorite cupcake shop, they’ll learn not only can first impressions be wrong, but that sometimes the person you thought you knew is full of all sorts of interesting details. And that they just might be exactly what you need.
Toss the bouquet and say "I do" to this collection of sweet wedding-themed romcoms from the team who brought you the USA Today Bestseller Christmas Actually! 18 all-new novellas by New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors.
Four Royal Weddings and an (Almost) Funeral
By Teri Wilson
Someone posh, someone new, someone annoying, something...true? A pair of royal correspondents from rival news outlets in London can't seem to stop bumping heads at a succession of royal weddings, but when they band together to find one of the queen’s puppies while the dog is running amok in Westminster Abbey, things get even more royally complicated.
Petals & Playlists
By Lacey Baker
Short-staffed and not in the mood for wedding day excitement, Emory Bellson is forced to DJ a reception or risk bad publicity from one of the most notable brides in Miami. When she's somehow roped into standing in the line of single women and ends up catching the bouquet, she thinks the day couldn't possibly get any worse. Except it does, the moment she notices the groomsman who catches the garter, Hayden Rivers, is also a guy she'd dated and ghosted three years ago.
His Custom-made Bridesmaid
By Caro Carson
Bethany Shepherd is on the verge of opening her own bridal boutique, as soon as she finishes this final job as a seamstress for an over-the-top wedding with fifteen bridesmaids. At the last minute, Bethany is forced to fill in for a missing bridesmaid on top of the fifteen dress fittings she must complete as a seamstress. Worse, the groomsman she’s paired with is her old college flame, the wealthy and arrogant Jovian Taylor, who suddenly seems more than willing to stay by her side, for better or for worse.
Something Borrowed
By Cassidy Carter
When bridesmaid Catherine Katz tries on the bride's ring before her best friend's wedding, she doesn't count on Lennox Miller, her former fiancée, catching her in the act—or not being able to get the ring off. She doesn't want Len's help, but now she needs it. During their race together to try and free her before the ceremony begins, Catherine begins to see that her own old love story might potentially have a new ring to it.
Always You
By Melinda Curtis
Cassie Andrews and Jude Turner were inseparable in high school. But Cassie went away to college to become a doctor and Jude stayed in Beacon Bay to buy and run the family bait shop. Somewhere along the line they decided to go their separate ways. Now Cassie's back for a friend's wedding and sparks are rekindled. But is she home to stay?
Love By Accident
By Marianne Evans
Mix a rescue puppy and unguarded frittata, and wedding reception chaos is sure to ensue. While Emily Carpenter and Raylen Preston deal with frittata-ghedon, sparks fly. But can a magical second-chance wedding celebration lead these two wounded hearts to their own happy ending?
The Wedding Rivals
By Nicole Flockton
When high school rivals find themselves as maid of honor and best man at their best friends’ wedding, it’s game on as to who has the best pre-wedding events planned. Old rivalries are renewed along with the spark of romance that has always simmered below the surface.
And more...
Second Chance Sweetheart by Shirley Jump
Something Lost Something Found by Makenna Lee
Wedding at Winding Woods by Janice Lynn
A Wedding at the USO by Tif Marcelo
Her Purrfect Plus One by Robyn Neeley
A Wedding to Remember by Annie Rains
Then, And Now by Susan Sands
Always & Furever by Victoria Schade
Wedding Veils & Puppy Tails by Lizzie Shane
The Groom That Got Away by Sasha Summers
The Perfect Fit by Roe Valentine
PI Sydney Brennan's first error in judgment: performing a background check for her ex-boyfriend. Her second: delivering the report in person to his upstate New York home, where a man is murdered shortly after her arrival. Will believing her ex is innocent be the third error that leads to another death?
Sue Grafton fans will find Kinsey's kindred spirit in Sydney Brennan, a Florida private investigator with a knack for getting into trouble who doesn't know when to quit. Secrets in Stockbridge is a stand-alone Sydney Brennan novella. (See below for reading order.) If you're looking for a mystery with believable characters and "just enough humor to offset the dark," click the Buy Now button to read Secrets in Stockbridge today!
Halloween Night - An epic battle to decide who will be Queen of Hell...
Jesse and his friends just want to party and hook up with some girls. Instead they end up dead. Unfortunately, their problems don't end there as they are caught between two warring succubus sisters, who battle it out to see which one will be crowned Queen of Hell.
Sasha and Sarah have hated each other their whole lives, but now the world is at stake. Sasha is supposed to take the throne, now her devious little sister has found a way to usurp her, but only if she completes her ritual in time. Sasha has never wanted the throne, but she can't allow Sarah to have it.
Can she defeat her sister and find a way to get out of the deal? Or will she be forced to go straight to Hell?
Book 1 in the Queen of Hell Series. 18+ due to mature content