The only differences between medicine and poison are dosage and intent. Savannah, 1749. Mercy Penrose helps her mother run an apothecary. She specializes in elemental magic and uses it to create the best medicinal salves, oils, and teas in the colony. The trick is only using enough of her magic ...

What if everything we believe about humanity is wrong?When scientists discover a mysterious object orbiting Venus that is possibly related to a shocking new discovery about human DNA, they race to explain and understand the connection, which threatens everything we think we know about what it means to be human. ...

When the state turns inward, survival becomes resistance. Ten years after civil unrest reshaped the country, the government promises stability through control. Under the authority of the New Socialist Order, it’s leader Ben Baines is slowly stabilising the nation, maybe even rebuilding, but the old architects of renewal are circling ...

Olivia Stork is lying to everyone who loves her. Her widowed father and best friends have no idea that her fiancé has left her and that her accounting business is circling the drain. And that’s how Trevor McCall finds his way back into her life. Oliva and Trevor had been ...

Ten haunting short stories about loss and death, with a sting in the tail. From 1930’s Budapest to present day Indiana, from a 14th century Swedish stronghold to a Britpop era Lancashire, from a Victorian ghost story to a hack sci-fi tale on the moon. Nobody was meant to die ...

‘Brilliant and brutal.’ – Fiona Forsyth ‘Simply breathtaking.’ – Peter Tonkin 413BC The Greek city of Syracuse is fighting for its life against the might of Athens. Timon, a thirteen-year-old miller’s son, makes the disturbing discovery that his premonitions have a habit of coming true. When his vision warns of ...

Becoming Her is an evocative mosaic of stories tracing the evolving landscape of womanhood: from daughter to lover, wife to mother, survivor to self. Each chapter reflects a facet of feminine strength and fragility, capturing the layered realities of women navigating relationships, expectations, and selfhood in a world that often ...

Behind Those Eyes is a poignant tapestry of interconnected stories that explore the emotional lives of dogs: their love, loyalty, resilience, and silent understanding of the human world. Narrated through six soulful and remarkable canine perspectives, the book journeys across diverse terrains, from bustling cities and mountain ranges to coastal ...

There are antecedents—PJ Harvey, Molly Shannon, Nan Goldin, Jane Bowles—for the artistry Alex Behr displays in Animal Kingdom, where, like Persephone, she’s fated to travel to the land of the dead, returning with these bristling yet tender stories. —Mary Rechner, author of Marrying Friends   In late 2019, award-winning Portland ...