Bread and Burglary - format ePub

Someone knows who's been naughty, and they're not being nice about it Lexie Lincoln is excited about the holiday season. Stirling Mills puts on a big celebration, with elaborate light displays and numerous...

Was It an Accident—or Vengeance?When a fisherman spots a car in the river, it's the most exciting news during a slow week in Stirling Mills, and newspaper editor Lexie Lincoln is there to cover it. The...

Is she missing, or was she ever there? As a newspaper reporter, Lexie Lincoln knows a good story when she sees one, and when a source doesn't show up for an interview and doesn't answer her phone, Lexie...

They call her "Lucky Lexie," but Lexie Lincoln's notorious luck may have run out First, she loses her newspaper job. Then she shows up for a job interview, only to find the editor dead—which makes her...

Small-time Crime, Big-time Danger Of all the crimes to plague the idyllic small town of Stirling Mills, Texas, Lexie Lincoln never expected jewelry theft. But thieves are breaking into local homes, stealing...

God rest ye magic gentlemen …It's Christmastime in New York, and everything should be perfect for Katie Chandler. She's finally had a kiss under the mistletoe with gorgeous wizard Owen Palmer and she's...

A Questing We Will GoNow that the Magic, Spells, and Illusions, Inc. team has defeated the nefarious Spellworks, the only "competition" in town, Katie Chandler doesn't have much to do as director of marketing,...

Eat your heart out, Cinderella!Glass slippers can't compare to a pair of shiny red stilettos that render their wearer irresistible. But the sudden – and not always welcome – attention of every man around...

Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown – especially the crown of the fairy realm… Sophie Drake has made a promise, and she never breaks her word. She will free Michael Murray's long-lost wife from the...

Before Katie met Owen, the Magic, Spells, and Illusions, Inc., team already had a job to do.There's spellcasting skullduggery at work in Manhattan, and Sam the gargoyle is on the case. This time, the...

Risking all for freedom – and loveThe governor has disbanded the Colonial Assembly, removing the last shred of representative government from American shores. The Rebel Mechanics and their magister allies...

Dancing on Ice …The holiday season in New York City is supposed to be magical, but it's not yet Thanksgiving, and what's happening isn't that kind of magic. The fairy world seems to be bleeding into the...

With great power comes great danger…When a freak accident leaves Katie Chandler with magical powers, it seems like a wish come true for the former magical immune. But it also means she's vulnerable to...

She found refuge in Rydding and security in bread.Now a newcomer and a mysterious burglar threaten everything. After a treacherous journey, Lucina found safety in the bakery of Rydding Village. Her peace...

"I wonder if Judy Blume really knows how many girls' lives she affected. I wonder if she knows that at least one of her books made a grown woman finally feel like she'd been a normal girl all along..."...

There's no place like home—until it's gone Ceri never thought she'd return to Rydding Village after she married a nobleman, but she also never thought that her stepson would inherit everything and send...

Welcome to Rydding, the hidden village you might stumble across if you need a home and a fresh start. For Elwyn Howell, the village is a lifesaver when she finds it just as she's run out of strength and...

You can't run away from destiny …To escape magical mayhem, Katie Chandler abandons New York and heads home to Cobb, Texas. Since her hometown is the least magical place on earth, where else can she avoid...

To Do: Manage Magical Mayhem, Save the Company, Save the WorldKatie Chandler is back in New York and at Magic, Spells, and Illusions, Inc. – and just in time. The city's in the grip of a magical crime...

She'd always read fairy tales. She didn't expect to find herself living one . . . Once upon a time, a princess was brought to a strange land for safekeeping, until the day the curse placed on her in infancy...

It was an offer she couldn't believe …Small town native Katie Chandler is ready to dump New York City, her horrid boss, and awful job to head back home to Texas. Before she can make this fateful decision,...

The weather is getting cold, but the frog population in New York is on the rise, thanks to a magical mafia that has a unique method for getting their enemies out of the way. When wizard Owen Palmer at...

Tea, Love … and Revolution!The Rebel Mechanics aren’t the only group plotting revolution against the magical British Empire. There are rebel magisters, as well, and Verity Newton and her magister employer,...

Once upon a time, a girl named Sophie Drake danced with the fairies in the woods behind her grandparents' Louisiana home. But she closed the door to the fairy world and turned her back on the Fae when...

The wedding was cancelled, but the honeymoon is pure magic Left at the altar, Claire Jennings wasn't going to let a cancelled wedding get in the way of her honeymoon trip to New York City, especially...

Wedding Bells or Magic Spells?Katie Chandler's wedding day is coming soon, and she and Owen Palmer have a lot to do to make sure the event is magical. That makes this a very bad time for rumors about...

Christmas comes but once a year—unless you're Natalie Miller.Natalie isn't sure what she really wants out of life. Singing with an a capella group is her real love, but it's hard to let go of the security...

It's the event someone's dying to attend . . . The grand-opening party at a new bed-and-breakfast in a vintage farmhouse that's supposedly haunted poses quite the dilemma for Lexie Lincoln. Most of the...

Once Upon a Time ...The Enchanted, Inc. series told the story of a young woman who was so ordinary that she was extraordinary, and she became the secret weapon of the magical world.Now return to that...

Locking the doors may not keep a killer out Lexie Lincoln hoped the Saturday outing Wes Mosby planned would be a date, a step toward defining their ambiguous relationship, but it turns out to be something...

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting Dune Messiah, the sequel to one of the most influential works of all time, which has inspired countless other stories for...

'It does everything you'd expect of a masterpiece - and it is one' Sunday Express'Hums and crackles with delicious unease' Independent'Captivating' The Sunday Times'An absorbing thriller' Mail on SundayNO...

THE INSPIRATION FOR HBO AND SKY TV’S EMMY NOMINATED HOUSE OF THE DRAGON. Centuries before A Game of Thrones, an even greater game began, one that set the skies alight with dragon...

Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction, articles, interviews and art. Our April  2025 issue (#223) contains:Fiction*...

The Special Ops Team of the Bureau of Unlicensed Magical Practitioners keeps the citizens of Moretown Bay safe from wizards and warlocks who use their magic to hurt innocents. The team makes sure these...

Some lines can't be crossed. Some battles can't be avoided.Merry Tamlin thought she could leave her past behind. For five years, the former special forces operative has been hiding in the shadows of Cowbridge,...

2042 is a cautionary tale of the future of media wrapped up in a slow-burning thriller.Katherine Tanaka is the head of Corporate Communications at Artemis, the global powerhouse that holds the monopoly...

Sam wakes up in the middle of a strange field, no memory of where he was or how he got there, barely even able to remember his name. As he sets out to try and regain his memory, he comes across a mysterious...

'A riveting murder mystery wrapped in a twisty conspiracy, set in a vivid fantasy world terrorized by eldritch monsters' FONDA LEE'A twisty detective story, a weird fantasy, a thrilling adventure' MAX...

All systems fail. All societies crumble. All worlds end.In the authoritarian Federation, there is a plot to assassinate and replace the President, a man who has downloaded his mind to a succession of...

'You think I chose you because I wanted to?' He shakes his head, that laugh sliding like warm whiskey over my bare skin. 'I had to choose you. I needed to choose you. There was no stopping it. And the...

When life gives you lemons, make lemon grenades. Join Sam Davidson in a series of contemporary fantasy short stories as he navigates the most evil, pernicious, and unremitting form of management in the...

James has lost his ship and crew to Peter, his first mate. Now he's forced to play Peter's games. And Peter's games are bloody. This retelling of Peter Pan flips the classic story on its head and asks...

'An extraordinary, hallucinatory accomplishment' KAREN JOY FOWLER'[A] reminder about what it means to be alive . . . with razor-sharp prose and diction so precise' MORGAN TALTY'Read it and be changed'...

In the mid-21st century, a second civil war threatens to destroy America when the President falls to a bullet while across the oceans the twelve wealthiest Russian oligarchs overthrow the authoritarian...

This ebook compiles Jule Verne's complete collection, including "Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", "Journey to the Interior of the Earth", "The Mysterious Island", "Around the World in Eighty Days",...

A funny, emotional and uplifting novel from the French Marian Keyes. 'Heartwarming' Good Housekeeping'A gorgeous story, charming and funny and poignant' Nicola Cornick For fans of Ruth Hogan, Veronica...

The instant number one Sunday Times bestseller and thrilling sequel to the global phenomenon, Fourth Wing! THE IRON FLAME PAPERBACK EDITION INCLUDES A BRAND NEW CHAPTER FROM XADEN'S POINT OF VIEW!'Yarros...

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting one of the most influential works of all time, which has inspired countless other stories for more than half a century,...

DON'T BE THE LAST TO DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT EVERYONE CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT: 'Pure escapism - think Hunger Games meets Fifty Shades' The Sun'We weren't expecting to become obsessed . . . but we very...

"'There is a plot, Harry Potter. A plot to make most terrible things happen at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year.'" Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy...

The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the Number One New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive. Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future...

A heart-wrenching grim cozy pirate's tale with a little bit of romance. This is not 'Cozy' in the traditional sense, unless you find misery and betrayal to be as comforting as a cup of hot cocoa."This...

This ebook contains Oscar Wilde's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook)...

The Thought Police, Doublethink, Newspeak, Big Brother – 1984 itself: these terms and concepts have moved from the world of fiction into our everyday lives. They are central to our thinking about freedom...

One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his...

WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire,...

The hauntingly prophetic classic novel. Over 1 million copies sold in the UK. Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being...

"There it was, hanging in the sky above the school: the blazing green skull with a serpent tongue, the mark Death Eaters left behind whenever they had entered a building… wherever they had murdered…"...

“At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist….A book I could not put down.”—Ann Patchett“Mary Renault lives again!” declares Emma...