![]() ![]() ![]() Slocumb’s novel is told in flashbacks, chronicling Ray’s early years and fraught relationship with his uncaring mother and his ascent as a star violinist who takes America by storm. ![]() Ray trusts only a few people, including his violist girlfriend, Nicole, and his “mentor, friend, and surrogate mother,” Janice. He has a few suspects in mind, chief among them the members of two families: the Marks clan, who claim that Ray’s great-great-grandfather, an enslaved person, took the violin from their ancestor and his own family, a collection of grasping doubters who don’t care much for Ray but do care about his valuable violin. Ray, a classical music phenom who’s about to compete in the prestigious Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, discovers his violin has gone missing in his Charlotte, North Carolina, house when he opens its case, he finds only a tennis shoe and a ransom note demanding $5 million in Bitcoin. And it happens to be worth more than $10 million. For Ray McMillian, the protagonist of Slocumb’s debut, the theft of his violin is especially painful-not only was it a gift from his beloved grandmother, it’s also a Stradivarius, one of the rarest instruments in the world. There are few worse nightmares for a musician than having a treasured instrument stolen. ![]() A classical musician tries to find his stolen violin in this entertaining debut novel. ![]()
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Georgie hatches a madcap scheme to wed a condemned criminal before he's set to be executed. ![]() ![]() Even worse than the ton 's lecherous fortune hunters, however, is the cruel cousin determined to force Georgie into marriage. Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) Introducing the Bow Street Bachelors-men who work undercover for London's first official police force-and the women they serve to protect.and wed? WILL A FALSE MARRIAGE Shipping heiress Georgiana Caversteed is done with men who covet her purse more than her person. Future installments will be eagerly anticipated by Regency readers. Intelligent, affable characters make this fast-paced novel shine, especially for fans of clever women and the men who sincerely admire them. Bateman's scintillating first Bow Street Bachelors Regency is full of intense emotions and dramatic twists. ![]() ![]() ![]() A story about finding love in the strangest of places, a will of iron that grows from necessity, and forgiveness that may not be enough. Can Brax find Tess before she’s broken and ruined, or will Tess’s new owner change her life forever? A New Adult Dark Contemporary Romance, not suitable for people sensitive to grief, slavery, and nonconsensual sex. ![]() previous 1 2 3 next sort by previous 1 2 3 next Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. Pepper Winters All my life, I battled with the knowledge I was twisted screwed up to want something so deliciously darkwrong on so many levels. But no matter her strength, it can’t save her from the horror of being sold. 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In her attempt to save him from The Seep, she will confront not only one of its most avid devotees, but the terrifying void that Deeba has left behind. Author Biography: Chana Porter is a playwright, teacher, MacDowell Colony fellow, and co-founder of the Octavia Project, a STEM and fiction-writing program for girls and gender non-conforming youth from underserved communities. Heartbroken and deep into an alcoholic binge, Trina chases after a young boy she encounters, embarking on an unexpected quest. Using Seep-tech to make this dream a reality, Deeba moves on to a new existence, leaving Trina devastated. Trina and her wife, Deeba, live blissfully under The Seep’s utopian influence-until Deeba begins to imagine what it might be like to be reborn as a baby, which will give her the chance at an even better life. Capitalism falls, hierarchies and barriers are broken down if something can be imagined, it is possible. Through The Seep, everything is connected. Trina Goldberg-Oneka is a trans woman whose life is irreversibly altered in the wake of a gentle-but nonetheless world-changing-invasion by an alien entity calling itself The Seep. ![]() A blend of searing social commentary and speculative fiction, Chana Porter’s fresh, pointed debut is perfect for fans of Jeff VanderMeer and Carmen Maria Machado. ![]() |