Kate Reading

"It's been seven years since Kell, Lila, and Holland defeated the evil force known as Osaron. Lila has spent those seven years as captain of a ship, exploring her new magical world and occasionally spying for the Crown. Kell has spent them learning to fight with ordinary weapons now that wielding his magic causes him intense pain. Holland, of course, gave his life to defeat Osaron. But now a shadowy organization called the Hand is plotting against...

Bestselling historical romance author Sherry Thomas branches out with her first contemporary romance about a chance meeting a lifetime in the making, and an all-consuming affair without a single predictable moment. Sometimes The One, the one you didn't even know you've been waiting for, at last comes along… Evangeline Canterbury has always appeared perfectly composed and perfectly content. No one knows the fear and turmoil she holds inside and she...

To survive here, you either grow wings or claws. Elitsa Serlov only cares about two things - earning enough money to start a new life and finding the rogue mage who murdered her mother. But years without leads have left her jaded, and she won't let anyone - friend or foe - get in her way. In Casekraia, anyone can use magic if they're desperate enough to rent relics from the Tower, a corrupt guild of mages more concerned with their own wealth than...

As ancient immortals are left reeling, a modern Athena and Hermes search the world for answers in Mortal Gods, the second Goddess War novel by Kendare Blake, acclaimed author of Anna Dressed in Blood. Ares, god of war, is leading the other dying gods into battle. Which is just fine with Athena. She's ready to wage a war of her own, and she's never liked him anyway. If Athena is lucky, the winning gods will have their immortality restored. If not,...

Dorothy Martin and her husband, retired Chief Constable Alan Nesbitt, go on a trip to Orkney in Scotland to visit an old friend and see some intriguing Stone Age excavations. They realize there's considerable dissension between the archaeologists and the principal donor for the newest dig, a wealthy and abrasive American. When a more recent corpse is found at the dig, various suspects are named, but there's not enough evidence to bring a case against...

Murder threatens to disturb the creativeness of Sherebury's art college One late-summer's evening, before the beginning of the new term, Dorothy Martin and her husband, retired police detective Alan Nesbitt, are guests at Sherebury University art department's drinks party to introduce the new teaching assistant, sculptress Gillian Roberts. However, tragedy strikes on a tour of the sculpture department when the lift breaks down and a corpse is discovered...

Truth and failure at the edge of understanding. Winston doesn't think like other people. He struggles to explain himself, and questions basic mathematics. Fearing expulsion from his graduate program, he takes a leave of absence to test a new class of computer. Nothing about this computer is normal, and Winston unleashes ambitious code to push its limits, only to discover there is a reason he struggles with people and can't follow norms. Now, his...

Explore never-before-seen insights into the Wheel of Time, including: • A brand-new, redrawn world map by Ellisa Mitchell using change requests discovered in Robert • Jordan's unpublished notes • An alternate scene from an early draft of The Eye of the World • The long-awaited backstory of Nakomi Take a deep dive into the real-world history and mythology that inspired the world of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time. Origins of The Wheel of...

A crown forged by death. A fleet bent on destruction. A clash of cities that will change everything. In a storm of fire, a dead tyrant stakes his claim on the world once more. Manon Barca, desperate to save her brother from a cruel fate, bends the knee, determined to withstand any price. Across the sea, Eska de Caraval searches for a legend. Confronted with chaos and unanswerable questions, questions challenging her very identity, she must determine...