Fiction - City Life

Alexandra lives for her successful business. She knows what she wants in life and, more importantly, what she doesn't want. Four-legged best friend Max is the only man she is willing to commit to.On a winter morning, she stops to help at the scene...

Vincent Flowers was living a seemingly perfect life with his loving wife Allie, working mundane corporate jobs, until two events spin his world out of control - a suicidal stranger nearly kills Vincent and Allie becomes pregnant. Vincent is now facing an uphill battle...

Get ready for an exhilarating journey into the heart of Buenos Aires' underworld with "Buenos Aliens." This gripping novel follows the story of three friends as they enter a members-only club and descend into the city's chaotic and dangerous demi-monde. Set in the mid-naughties,...

Besides money, why would people come tothe casino?Author: Kyu Tae Kwon,Kay KwonISBN-10: 173807935XISBN-13: 9781738079353Publisher: Kqt EntertainmentLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/08/2024Pages: 178Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d

She thought leaving New Orleans behind would let her finally breathe, but New York City had other plans. This is a story about what happens when running away only brings you closer to yourself - and the friends who catch you when you fall.August...

Charlie Reed's career isn't in the best of health. It's twenty years since his starring role at 14 in the debut feature film from Britain's foremost director, James Laurenson. The debts are piling up and he needs a job; his flatmate is moving out...

Author: PuurrsiaISBN-13: 9798905145575Publisher: Mikayda DavineLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/08/2026Pages: 382Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.97lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.85d

Author: Stefan UchISBN-13: 9798235376960Publisher: Stefan UchLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/21/2026Pages: 44Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.09d

Between the Records examines brothers, fathers, rock and roll, and the personal demons therein; both musical and familial. Jules and Adam Newman's complex, often hostile, relationship has long fueled their music careers as they followed in their father's footsteps. After the release of their...

Poison? Paranoia?: this 2008 novel of love and fear is more relevant than everA girl faints in the Toronto subway. Her friends are taken to the hospital with unexplained rashes; they complain about a funny smell in the subway. Swarms of police arrive, and...

A literary odyssey along the highways at a time when a new form of superintelligence has emerged. Autodrive is a work of literary fiction that melds techno-scientific inquiry and storytelling, critical theory and comedy, speculative fiction and satire. It is a road novel of...

Author: Nabaneeta Dev SenISBN-10: 1946582115ISBN-13: 9781946582119Publisher: ParabaasLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/17/2026Pages: 122Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.29d

Author: Trevor DaviesISBN-10: 1066838305ISBN-13: 9781066838301Publisher: FirstLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2026Pages: 322Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.72d

Author: Dawn ColeISBN-10: 0063578433ISBN-13: 9780063578432Publisher: Avon BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/04/2027Pages: 368Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.31w x 0.83d

What would your life look like if it had gone adifferent way?We've all imagined it. That road not taken. That doorleft unopened. This collection of short stories bringsthose moments to life - each one a vivid glimpse intoa life reimagined.These are the journeys we've...

Una Lowe lives a perfectly edited life in London. Other than her best friend, she's careful about who she lets in. Emotional complications are just that - complicated. That is, until she rescues a rare white swallow... who might have just flown in to...

I saw him kill a man in a Brooklyn alley.Now I'm locked in his penthouse, and he won't let me go.One wrong turn. One wrong alley. One glimpse of Cian O'Connor pulling a trigger... and my quiet life as a struggling painter was over.He...

"Unflinching, lyrical . . . Russell Sebring's With Scars to Show moves through violence, poverty and fragile hope with remarkable tenderness and clarity. Set against the harsh realities of a Honduran barrio, the novel balances brutality with moments of grace, tracing the human need...

Have you ever drowsed through the night with a sleeping infant on your chest, and you love your child but you just want him to get a little bit of sleep, and you want to get some sleep too, but that's sometimes impossible, and...

This XpressRead Cram Edition of His Family pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic. Ernest Poole's "His Family" offers a compelling portrait of family dynamics against the backdrop of early 20th century New York...

A freelance journalist who is short three hundred dollars for his father's coffin--and fresh out of ideas. An unemployed man whose last shred of hope revolves around an abandoned couch outside his house. A desperate man who steals a water gun for his child...

With irrepressible humor and pathos, Easy to Slip recalls an era when youth mattered and people healed from psychiatric illness. Sam Kovner reads messages on walls and hears voices in the hall, and wonders: if you find yourself losing your mind, how do you...

What happens when justice sleeps?The Courts Have Gone to Bed is a compelling Nigerian stage play blending literature, civic education, moral instruction, and dramatic intensity into one unforgettable reading and performance experience.At the heart of this powerful drama is Daniel Okonkwo, a young boy...

Yellowface meets Katy Brent in this razor-sharp and darkly satirical novel about toxic workplaces, burnout and inter-generational conflict American ex-pat twenty-three-year-old Skye Sullivan is Influence Manager for Amsterdam's hottest startup. CoHab is a co-living community founded by charismatic Silas Hayes, and earmarked as the...

A stylish satire set in pandemic New York City that pokes at capitalism, creativity, loneliness and love all against the background of a frantic modern moment. Maya is a young freelancer helping to stage ultra-luxury apartments in Manhattan. She's mastered having a great attitude...

Dear readers, You may remember me from my original novel FRED: Buffalo Building of Dreams. I'm the same four-story building, now over a century old located on Buffalo's West Side. I'm also an inanimate object, personified in a manner I can't explain; nevertheless, I'm...

Alice the older of two Baristas is in her early 40s. She has had a messy divorce and is raising a teenage daughter on her own. The younger Barista, Katie is mid-20s, mousy and a little shy but there is an underlying beauty that's...

'Usha Ananda Krishna has a sparkling way with language.'--The TelegraphIn the aftermath of a bizarre confrontation with Kalol Mondal--a small-time hustler and Party goon--Pinaki Bose, a timid Bengali babu, bumbles into the ambit of the savagely brilliant architect, Biren Roy. Dazzled by Biren's breadth...

Illustrated love stories that take you on a journey through gardens across the world.This charming set of illustrated stories takes you on a guided tour through the historic tombs of the Lodhi Garden in New Delhi, the magnificent ruins of the Forum Romanum in...

What makes a house a home? College professor M.B. and his designer wife, Roshni, are a yuppie couple living in the ever-expanding, smog-encrusted, roiling city of Delhi. They have finally achieved their dream of buying their own apartment--in an up and coming builder's complex...

Trouble is coming to the boil. The son of wealthy and ruthless populist politicians poses as an alcoholic to gain entry to Punanai House in this third book of the series. Lou Canon is a psychic catalyst. A lighting rod for unfocused supernatural energy.Peter...

Crows on a High Wire is a fine example of the range of storytelling abilities of Paul John Hausleben. The author weaves a magical story of a fictional public house as the business evolves over many years. By using the publican's first person narrative...

Humor! Emotions! Romance! Short stories! After volumes and volumes of fictional work, the master storyteller finally releases a collection of short stories that all dance along the edges of nonfiction. On the Edge of Memories, The Random Collection is a stunning assortment of diverse...

Some families fall apart. The Dyers fight their way back together.When aspiring chef Claire Benson arrives in San Francisco, she expects long shifts and low pay-not to be pulled into the lives of two troubled brothers from Wyoming. Mark and Sid Dyer have come...

Tokyo: quaint and vast, majestic and baffling. Unspoiled parks and roiling tourist traps, artisanal delicacies and millions of vending machines, highly efficient commuter trains packed with snoozing salarymen. Can an outsider--or even a native who left--ever hope to keep up?When Anna reconnects with her...

They called him King. The streets were about to call him something else.D Roc built his empire one corner at a time. On 118th Street in Harlem, his word is law, his crew is loyal, and his woman Tasha is the only thing keeping...

"Roth's prose is as assured and inviting as ever.... delivers pages of great, sad power." --Washington Post Book World "Intricate, artful, and pressing." --The New Yorker "Zuckerman is Roth's greatest creation...Even in the face of death these characters are vivid and alive."--San Francisco Chronicle...

Award-winning memoirist and biographer Benjamin Taylor turns his eye toward the biographer's art and the nature of knowing in this riveting "biomystery."Francie Bogenschine is an independent, willful ninety-year-old Greenwich Village widow who embodies the great artistic heart of downtown New York. Her husband, the...

Book Description: Detroit Urban Legends Volume 7: Get'em Boy tears into the raw truth of the streets-told through the eyes, fangs, and fury of pit bulls bred in the shadows of survival. These ain't your average dog stories. From haunted houses in Brightmoor to...

"Breaking Free: From Darkness to Victory"In the heart-wrenching pages of "Breaking Free," journey with me as I unveil the raw and transformative tale of my battle with severe substance addiction. This isn't just a memoir; it's a testament to the indomitable human spirit's capacity...

Discover the Remarkable Impact of the Baby Boomer Generation on Modern Society! In "The Boomer Effect," delve into a captivating exploration of how the Baby Boomer generation ignited a series of transformative shifts that continue to shape our world today. Uncover the untold stories...

James Joyce's "Dubliners" offers a penetrating glimpse into the lives of ordinary people in early 20th-century Dublin. This collection of short stories captures the essence of city life and provides a poignant social commentary on Irish society. Joyce's masterful prose explores themes of stagnation,...

Every shadow belongs to something. Before you sit down, find out what.Gloria Asamoah-Mensah was raised to give with an open heart. But an open heart, untested, is a map that anyone can read.The friend who saw her deepest secrets sold them for entertainment. The...

The Bertrams (Volume III): A Novel. In Three Volumes, Vol. III. This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the...

Set in the 1930s, Mob Queen follows one woman's rapid rise through the Mafia as she searches for the truth about what happened to her friend and navigates a perilous relationship with the infamous Bugsy Siegel.All Virginia Hill wanted was a better life.She escaped...

1978. The Bronx. Disco, punk, and rap fill the clubs and make music dangerous. The blackout, the city bankruptcy, the heat and bus exhaust are enough to choke the summer out of you. But for five teenagers at the Bronx Zoo, it is the...

Some love stories begin with a spark, but for Elena Hart and Alexander Wolfe, their connection was ignited by fate. As a brilliant medical student, Elena never expected her path to cross with the enigmatic billionaire, Alexander Wolfe, whose influence reached far beyond the...

Thee Champagne Hurricane is the second novella in Master of Wine Erin Jolley's Champagne Trilogy. While her first novella, Thee Champagne Earthquake, explores whether humanity can achieve unity if each person undergoes an internal implosion to discover their true self, Thee Champagne Hurricane takes...

BRIXTON BOOTSby Nick RazerBrixton, 1968.Before the hate. Before the headlines. Before the streets caught fire.There were the boots.Fourteen-year-old Dezi Morgan has learned that how you dress is more than fashion - it's armor. In a cramped council flat off Coldharbour Lane, he polishes his...

In the heart of Compton, where the nights burn hotter than the days and every street corner holds a memory etched in smoke and gunpowder, a single moment can ignite a lifetime. FIRE & BLOOD is a brutal, cinematic, and emotionally charged novel that...