The hilarious follow-up title to You Must Be Layla by Yassmin Abdel-Magied. I am Layla Kareem Abdel-Hafiz Hussein, the greatest Sudanese Australian inventor the world has ever seen. And if they don't know my name yet, they soon will. Inshallah! School's out for the summer! And Layla's going to spend it getting her inventions ready for the grand design competition. But when her grandmother falls ill and her family must rush to Sudan to be with her, Layla feels like she's being pulled in many different directions. Family, friends, home, inventions - there's a lot to navigate. With big protests looming in Sudan, could Layla save the day with her revolutionary ideas? Exploring the diaspora experience, Listen, Layla is an own voices novel for young readers bursting with passion, humour and truth. Praise for You Must Be Layla: 'A tonic, and a terrific debut . . . underneath its buoyant humour is a timely wisdom about finding friends in an alien culture' New Statesman 'This warm, humorous account of a larger-than-life Sudanese girl navigating a posh Australian school is an engaging read' Guardian 'Fresh funny and empowering' BookTrust 'A one-of-a-kind bundle of comedy and compassion' LoveReading

“I want you on your hands and knees in the sand, right here, right now, and I don’t give a f*ck who’s watching.” There’s nothing Layla Hart loves more than a hot, dirty-talking guy taking control… in the pages of her manuscript. But after a devastating breakup, the bestselling romance author has lost her muse. Deadline looming, she’s hoping a week at her favorite Cali beach rental will get her juices flowing again. No distractions, no drama—nothing but the pounding surf, the salty ocean breeze… And Trick Harper, the infamous bad boy of punk rock, passed out in her bed. Naked. Hard. And—holy hell—HUGE. Random chicks climbing into his bed in the middle of the night? For rock star Patrick “Trick” Harper, that’s just part of the gig—usually. But this spring break, he’s taking a sabbatical from sex, holing up in a beachfront cottage to clear his head and finish his latest song. Only one thing can screw up his plans… A ball-busting, sexy-as-hell writer who leaves him aching to make her sing the high notes… preferably while he’s fucking her senseless on the beach. With neither willing to relinquish the double-booked rental, the battle of the sexes is on. A no-strings fling with a well-endowed rock star might be just what Layla needs to get her writing groove back… but will the cocky bad boy rise to the occasion, or is this breezy seaside romance doomed to sink? ** A sexy, standalone novella with an HFN and no cliffhanger! ** Beached with the Bad Boy is part of the Bad Boys on Holiday novella series. Each book is a standalone romance and can be read in any order.

International Thriller Writers Award finalist Gil Reavill returns with another riveting crime novel featuring detective Layla Remington—perfect for fans of Michael Connelly and Nevada Barr. As 13 Under the Wire unfolds, Layla’s dark and traumatic past threatens to explode into the here and now. Los Angeles is in the grip of a monster riot. After thirty-six straight hours on duty, sheriff’s detective Layla Remington makes an error that could cost her badge. Shell-shocked, she retreats to the LASD’s temporary staging area: a once-grand mansion that Layla knows from what seems like a lifetime ago. . . . It’s ten years earlier. Layla is twenty-two, a probationary cadet at the police academy. A childhood friend has died tragically in Tijuana, and Layla finds herself once again enmeshed in the lavish lives of the über-wealthy Loushane family. The privileged kids she grew up with are taking their places among the upper crust. But as Layla wraps up the late Simon Loushane’s affairs, she stumbles upon a clue to something very sinister that haunts the family. Unable to quell her curiosity, Layla pulls at the threads of greed and tragedy—and unravels a twisted history of evil that stretches from the Gold Coast of Mexico to the Sonora Desert. And now, a decade later, those demons have come back to claim her.

Lefty is a black hitman working for the Chicago mob. Tasked with eliminating a mark, he kills the man and his wife, only to learn they have an infant daughter. Realizing the child is now alone in the world, Lefty takes her in and decides to raise her as his own. Years later, Lefty embarks on a trip across the country to pick up a freelance contract: a once-in-a-lifetime hit with a two million dollar paycheck. Together with two-ex-colleagues and his daughter, they head to Detroit to take on a sadistic mob boss's son. When the stakes get high, can Lefty figure out who to trust - and keep his daughter safe? This book contains graphic violence and is not suitable for readers under the age of 18.

Layla has never spent more than a few months in any one town, but when her mother decides to move them back to her childhood home, she has to get used to staying put. As she spends more time with her grandfather, she starts to unravel the rivalry that sparked between him and her mother, the fight that's kept her on the run her whole life. Between a secret werewolf ancestry and trying to find her place in a new school, Layla has a lot to learn about herself if she wants to survive. ... The sequel is now being released! Check out The Clash of the Alpha's Ancestors, exclusively on Dreame! Updates are released Tuesday and Friday!

Set in Baltimore, Ghana, and rural Georgia, this stunning novel unfolds as a tragic tale of love and family life. Kwame is a brilliant, nationalistic university professor, ​and Abena (Evelyn), a smart dedicated elementary school teacher. The couple leaves the U.S. and lives near Accra for a year to adopt Kofi, a little boy who becomes the center of their life back home. But after divorcing, Kwame marries Layla, his passionate grad student with a shocking secret, and a reborn Evelyn enters interracial marriage to Brian. Caught between his parents' conflicts, a teenage Kofi strives to find himself while battling the dangerous voices in his mind of African ancestors lost in the Middle Passage.

Layla With her family whole once more, Layla yearns for a break from the battles so she can spend time with her coven, but danger pursues her around every turn, stalking her with new and terrifying magic. She doesn’t know how to fight it, and she has more on the line than ever before. Quin Despite the stress and sleepless nights, having a family with Layla is Quin’s dream come true, and he’d do anything to extend their time at home. But even though loving an angel is easy, avoiding her perilous fate is impossible. The Enemy While the Dark Guild embarks on a ruthless campaign to replace their slain soldiers, they’ve hired Vortigern — the vile master of the world’s most powerful mind meddlers— to hunt down the earth angel and destroy her. Spurred by the promise of unimaginable wealth and power, Vortigern will stop at nothing to get the job done. witch, wizard, magic, battle, fight, flying, angels, demon, demons, deities, heaven, aura, love, lovers, soulmates, foreplay, sexual tension, kiss, coffee, emotional, new adult fantasy, paranormal romance, romantic, female protagonist, strong beautiful heroine, sexy sweet muscular handsome hero, family, life, death, revenge, survival, good vs evil, epic conflict, heartbreak, tearjerker, forest, beach, ocean, america, oregon, europe, oklahoma, international, psychic, psychics, twilight, witcher, epic fantasy, fantasy romance, strong female, strong female protagonist, Stephanie Meyer, Outlander, Blood & violence, Action & adventure, Angel/Demon lovers, Dual PoV, Emotional, Explicit Sexual Content, Family Bonding, Family Feels, Fate, Fated, Guardian, ward, Insta-love, Love at first sight, Magic, Magical sex, Mutual pining, NSFW, Part of a series that will have a happy ending, Passionate lovers, Protectiveness/protector, Reunion, Romantic sex, Sex, Sexual tension, She saves him, Stalker, Steamy, Supernatural elements, Swoon romance, Tear jerker, Third person pov, Ugly cry

Family Feuds The stunning acquittals of Scott and Layla West reverberate throughout the justice system, and the powerful cartels take notice. The Wests were untouchable, and their drug empire is still intact, but family ties begin to unravel. New mom Lucky has a lot on her shoulders as she continues to deceive the head of the Juarez cartel. Partnering with her twin brothers, Lucky lines up the pieces on the chessboard, but she underestimates the king and queen.

_____________________________ ‘If you’ve ever felt like you were out of your element, in over your head or working without a net, you will love this book. Funny, fast-paced, and so emotionally true it hurts.’ Piper Kerman, author of Orange is the New Black _____________________________ Guidelines for aspiring stenographers: · Neutral tones set the tone · Be discreet and neat – like a librarian or well-paid prostitute · Breathe quietly or not at all · Above all else, keep the secrets to yourself... In 2012, Beck Dorey-Stein was just scraping by in Washington DC when an unusual job interview landed her in the Oval Office as one of Barack Obama's stenographers. She joined the elite team who accompanied the President wherever he went, recorder and mic in hand. On whirlwind trips across time zones, Beck forged friendships with a tight group of fellow travellers - young men and women who, like her, left their real lives behind to hop aboard Air Force One in service of the President. But as she learned the ropes of protocol, Beck became romantically entangled with a colleague, and suddenly, the political became all too personal. Set against the backdrop of a White House full of glamour, drama and intrigue, this is the story of a young woman making unlikely friendships, getting her heart broken, learning what truly matters and discovering her voice in the process. _____________________________ Praise for From the Corner of the Oval Office 'Who knew the West Wing could be so sexy? Beck’s unparalleled access is obvious on every page, along with her knife-sharp humour... Lots of books claim to give real insider glimpses, but this one actually delivers.' Lauren Weisberger, author of The Devil Wears Prada 'This memoir is good and gossipy, will make you wish that you got to hang out with Barack and Michelle on a daily basis and is the missing link between The West Wing and Bridget Jones’s Diary.' Red 'Set against the backdrop of a White House full of glamour, drama and intrigue, this is the story of a young woman making unlikely friendships, getting her heart broken, learning what truly matters and discovering her voice in the process.' GLAMOUR's Best Books of 2018

Amanda Hardy is the new girl at school. Like everyone else, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. But Amanda is holding back. Even from Grant, the guy she's falling in love with. Amanda has a secret. At her old school, she used to be called Andrew. And secrets always have a way of getting out... A book about loving yourself and being loved for who you really are.