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Amazon Editors' Pick - August 2024 Gizmodo's New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Releasing in August Literary Hub - August's Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books A high octane sexy space heist from New York Times-bestselling author Beth Revis, the first in a novella trilogy Ada Lamarr may have gotten to the spaceship wreck first, but looter's rights won't get her far when she's got a hole in the side of her ship and her spacesuit is almost out of air. Fortunately for her, help arrives in the form of a government salvage crew-and while they reluctantly rescue her from certain death, they are not pleased to have an unexpected passenger along on their classified mission. But Ada doesn't care-all that matters to her is enjoying their fine food and sweet, sweet oxygen-until Rian White, the government agent in charge, starts to suspect that there's more to Ada than meets the eye. He's not wrong-but he's so pretty that Ada is perfectly happy to keep him paying attention to her-at least until she can complete the job she was sent to pull off. But as quick as Ada is, Rian might be quicker-and she may not be entirely sure who's manipulating who until it's too late… A phenomenally fun novella that kicks off a trilogy of sexy space heists and romantic tension, Full Speed to a Crash Landing is packed with great characters and full of twists and turns that will keep you guessing until the end.

'A fantastic novel, brilliantly crafted ' MARCUS DU SAUTOY 'Enthralling ... not to be missed' GUARDIAN 'A meticulously constructed marvel ' WASHINGTON POST 'I wish there were more books like this' ELIF BATUMAN The return of Joseph O'Neill, with a story on the scale of the international phenomenon Netherland: the odyssey of two brothers crossing the world in search of an African football prodigy who might change their fortunes. Mark Wolfe, a brilliant if self-thwarting technical writer, lives in Pittsburgh with his wife, Sushila, and their toddler daughter. His half-brother Geoff, born and raised in the UK, is a desperate young football agent. He pulls Mark across the ocean into a scheme to track down an elusive prospect known only as "Godwin" - an African teenager Geoff believes could be the next Messi. Narrated in turn by Mark and his work colleague Lakesha Williams, the novel is both a tale of family and migration, and an international adventure story that implicates the brothers in the beauty and ugliness of football, the perils and promises of international business, and the dark history of transatlantic money-making. As only he can do, Joseph O'Neill investigates the legacy of colonialism in the context of family love, global capitalism, and the dreaming individual. 'Among the best novels I've read in a long time' BILL BUFORD 'Delightful, funny ... rapidly told in masterful prose' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Moving ... enjoyable' THE TIMES 'This has all the velocity and swerve of an unstoppable free kick' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Joseph O'Neill's novel Netherland was longlisted for the 2008 Booker Prize

The devil's right-hand woman must convince her long-lost husband to renounce their vows so she can wed a prince from Hell. Effie MacLeod is no stranger to making desperate decisions, but making a deal with Lucifer himself—sacrificing her soul to save a loved one—has got to be her most monumental. Several hundred years into her tenure as a demon, Effie's found herself engaged to Belphegor, a handsome, seductive, and successful Prince of Hell. It’s not a love match, but it’ll do. There’s just one teensy-tiny little problem: She’s still bound to her sixteenth-century Scottish husband. While Effie has completely cast her human life aside, Finn has been reincarnated through several lifetimes. Effie must convince Finn to renounce their age-old vows in order get the Office of Infernal Internal Affairs off her back. The kicker? When she finds him in this lifetime, Finn doesn’t remember anything, but he refuses her request for a divorce. Annoyed to be stuck with him in small-town Georgia until she can persuade Finn to abandon their marriage, Effie must convince him that yes, she does want to get on with her devilish shenanigans despite the physical pull she feels toward him. As they get closer in hopes of recovering his lost memories, Effie can’t help but notice murmurings of her deeply buried feelings resurfacing. But while all’s fair in love and war, that’s not the case in Hell—and Lucifer may have his own reasons for wanting to keep Finn and Effie apart for the rest of eternity.

The devil's right-hand woman must convince her long-lost husband to renounce their vows so she can wed a prince from Hell, from nationally bestselling author Alexandria Bellefleur. Effie MacLeod is no stranger to making desperate decisions, but making a deal with Lucifer himself--sacrificing her soul to save a loved one--has got to be her most monumental. Several hundred years into her tenure as a demon, Effie's found herself engaged to Belphegor, a handsome, seductive, and successful Prince of Hell. It's not a love match, but it'll do. There's just one teensy tiny little problem: she's still bound to her sixteenth century Scottish husband. While Effie has completely cast her human life aside, Finn has been reincarnated through several lifetimes. Effie must convince Finn to renounce their age-old vows in order get the Office of Infernal Internal Affairs off her back. The kicker? When she finds him in this lifetime, Finn doesn't remember anything, but he refuses her request for a divorce. Annoyed to be stuck with him in small-town Georgia until she can persuade Finn to renounce their marriage, Effie must convince him that yes, she does want to get on with her devilish shenanigans despite the physical pull she feels toward him. As they get closer in hopes of recovering his lost memories, Effie can't help but notice murmurings of her deeply buried feelings resurfacing. But while all's fair in love and war, that's not the case in hell-and Lucifer may have his own reasons for wanting to keep Finn and Effie apart for the rest of eternity.

The devil's right-hand woman must convince her long-lost husband to renounce their vows so she can wed a prince from Hell, from nationally bestselling author Alexandria Bellefleur. Effie MacLeod is no stranger to making desperate decisions, but making a deal with Lucifer himself--sacrificing her soul to save a loved one--has got to be her most monumental. Several hundred years into her tenure as a demon, Effie's found herself engaged to Belphegor, a handsome, seductive, and successful Prince of Hell. It's not a love match, but it'll do. There's just one teensy tiny little problem: she's still bound to her sixteenth century Scottish husband. While Effie has completely cast her human life aside, Finn has been reincarnated through several lifetimes. Effie must convince Finn to renounce their age-old vows in order get the Office of Infernal Internal Affairs off her back. The kicker? When she finds him in this lifetime, Finn doesn't remember anything, but he refuses her request for a divorce. Annoyed to be stuck with him in small-town Georgia until she can persuade Finn to renounce their marriage, Effie must convince him that yes, she does want to get on with her devilish shenanigans despite the physical pull she feels toward him. As they get closer in hopes of recovering his lost memories, Effie can't help but notice murmurings of her deeply buried feelings resurfacing. But while all's fair in love and war, that's not the case in hell-and Lucifer may have his own reasons for wanting to keep Finn and Effie apart for the rest of eternity.

As menacing and unhinged as ever, the pride of Staten Island is back with their fifth full-length offering, V. Raw and absent of modern technological trappings, the Budos pick up where they left off with 2014s "Burnt Offering, and finds the Budos expanding on the brooding, fuzz-fueled riffs, whilst harkening back to the Ethiopian inspired rhythms and percussive proclivity that put Budos Band on the map. "Old Engine Oil, a rocker at heart, kicks things into gear and delivers a high-octane burst of Budos mayhem. "The Enchanter serves up a classic dose of upbeat afro-soul, drenched in a venomous assault of wall-melting proportions that leads you to the "Spider Web, a rumbling ode to the Cowbell Colossus whose punctuated horn stabs take you on an untamed ride to the dark side of the spoon. The side closes with "Peak of Eternal Night, whose odd time signature and haunting horns transport the listener to the peak of a menacing otherworldly landscape thats further explored in the final track "Ghost Talk - a guitar driven groover that gives way to an organ-washed space ritual beneath sun-summoning trumpet blasts. Side Two opens with "Arcane Rambler, an interstellar ramble across space and time that leaves the listener in cosmic purgatory. "Maelstrom, released as a single shortly after the release of "Burnt Offering, boasts waves of furious sonic power that batter the listener via a maw of snarling sea-foam bubbling with the power of the Budos. Soon darkness falls as "The Veil of Shadows is draped across the land - in this realm of twilight one quickly loses their way, only to find themselves at a dusk-to-dawn pyre of budonian proportions. "Rumble from the Void then pulls you into a percussive black hole of formless beat-worship. There are no horns to help you here, just the tentacles of rhythm that tirelessly pull you back into the void. "Valley of the Damned closes the record, its twisting groove coupled with hypnotic drones of synth and horns transports you to a place of little hope and and even less reason.Youve been warned KEY MARKETING POINTS: Album cover features a linoleum print by Budos Band Drummer, Brian Profilio, a NYC public school art teacher Previous PR/Radio coverage: Wired, Pitchfork, NPR Music, NY Times, Last Call w/ Carson Daly, CBS Saturday Session, WNYC Soundcheck, KUTX, WFUV, WFMU... Tour Dates confirmed in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Brooklyn & New York Official music for "Old Engine Oil Radio campaign by Distiller Promo + PR campaign by Girlie Action "A punishing set of instrumentals...an uncompromising visceral appeal...party music with a scary edge" - Billboard "Spooky, funky, freedom-loving fun: The chance to embrace something like that doesnt come along often, and its to be cherished" - Pitchfork

As menacing and unhinged as ever, the pride of Staten Island is back with their fifth full-length offering, V. Raw and absent of modern technological trappings, the Budos pick up where they left off with 2014s "Burnt Offering, and finds the Budos expanding on the brooding, fuzz-fueled riffs, whilst harkening back to the Ethiopian inspired rhythms and percussive proclivity that put Budos Band on the map. "Old Engine Oil, a rocker at heart, kicks things into gear and delivers a high-octane burst of Budos mayhem. "The Enchanter serves up a classic dose of upbeat afro-soul, drenched in a venomous assault of wall-melting proportions that leads you to the "Spider Web, a rumbling ode to the Cowbell Colossus whose punctuated horn stabs take you on an untamed ride to the dark side of the spoon. The side closes with "Peak of Eternal Night, whose odd time signature and haunting horns transport the listener to the peak of a menacing otherworldly landscape thats further explored in the final track "Ghost Talk - a guitar driven groover that gives way to an organ-washed space ritual beneath sun-summoning trumpet blasts. Side Two opens with "Arcane Rambler, an interstellar ramble across space and time that leaves the listener in cosmic purgatory. "Maelstrom, released as a single shortly after the release of "Burnt Offering, boasts waves of furious sonic power that batter the listener via a maw of snarling sea-foam bubbling with the power of the Budos. Soon darkness falls as "The Veil of Shadows is draped across the land - in this realm of twilight one quickly loses their way, only to find themselves at a dusk-to-dawn pyre of budonian proportions. "Rumble from the Void then pulls you into a percussive black hole of formless beat-worship. There are no horns to help you here, just the tentacles of rhythm that tirelessly pull you back into the void. "Valley of the Damned closes the record, its twisting groove coupled with hypnotic drones of synth and horns transports you to a place of little hope and and even less reason.Youve been warned KEY MARKETING POINTS: Album cover features a linoleum print by Budos Band Drummer, Brian Profilio, a NYC public school art teacher Previous PR/Radio coverage: Wired, Pitchfork, NPR Music, NY Times, Last Call w/ Carson Daly, CBS Saturday Session, WNYC Soundcheck, KUTX, WFUV, WFMU... Tour Dates confirmed in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Brooklyn & New York Official music for "Old Engine Oil Radio campaign by Distiller Promo + PR campaign by Girlie Action "A punishing set of instrumentals...an uncompromising visceral appeal...party music with a scary edge" - Billboard "Spooky, funky, freedom-loving fun: The chance to embrace something like that doesnt come along often, and its to be cherished" - Pitchfork

3 novels full of second-chance, lovers-to-enemies-back-to-lovers, and things-you-really-shouldn't-do-on-a-boardroom-table romance. One Week Fling The one who got away is about to be the one who saves his ass... HE HAS A LEGACY TO SAVE... Michael Hale's company is in jeopardy. His father, the former CEO, has died, and clients are threatening to leave. Come to find out, the consultant hired to bail him out of the whole mess is the woman he never should have kissed. And the woman he never stopped wanting to kiss again. SHE SHOULD NEVER SAY NEVER... Elise Jackson swore she wouldn't come near Michael Hale again. He sucker punched her professionally, and he broke her heart. Still, a job's a job, and they can both be adults. Can't they? They have one week to pull Michael's company out of the fire. High emotion and late nights working lead to passion neither of them can deny. Elise refuses to give Michael her heart again. When the project is done, so is she. But this time Michael is playing for keeps, and he intends to win. Second Chance Fling A second chance to win back the woman he loves. But the odds are stacked against him. Victoria Limly-Hale is hanging on by a thread. Her father is ill, her job is toast, and not even a go-go boy in a spangled bikini can erase the man she walked out on. Now that man is back. He's hotter than ever... And he wants to take over the company her father built. David Hale measures success by how hard he works. Now he's out grab a win for his software firm, and also win over Victoria. He can't get them both by working harder though, and David isn't good at slowing down. Last Chance Fling Rose thought she'd spend the rest of her life with Josh, but he disappeared without an explanation. Now he's back, a widowed single father struggling to stay afloat. She wants to hate him. She wants to kick him in the jewels. But she also just plain wants him, and chemistry was never their problem.