Pull up a seat and sit a spell. Master storyteller Joe R. Lansdale has cooked up a passel of tales for you about the unlikeliest duo East Texas has to offer. Hap Collins looks like a good ol' boy, but from his misspent youth on, his best compatriot is Leonard Pine-black, gay, and the ultimate outsider. Inseparable friends, Hap and Leonard attend family gatherings, climb into the boxing ring, get in bar fights, and just go fishing-all while confronting...

When a new TV crime series recruits Jonathan's specialist skills, he is reunited with his ex-girlfriend and old sparring partner, Carla Borrego. Carla is pushy and an equally determined amateur detective, and she has no intention of playing Watson to his disheveled, laid-back Sherlock.

In her fourth novel, Ruth Downie brings to life the corruption and treachery of Roman-occupied Britain, as it closes in on her winsome leading man, Gaius Petreius Ruso.

Ruso and Tilla, now newlyweds, have moved back to Britannia, where Ruso's old friend and colleague Valens has promised to help him find work. But it isn't the kind of work he'd had in mind-Ruso is tasked with hunting down a missing tax man named Julius Asper.

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Best buddies sled sparring partners, Vince (Harrelson) and Cesar (Banderas) are a pair of worn-out, over-the-hill prizefighters who jump at one last, unexpected chance to work in the big time.

During his strict training process, Flame searches for a suitable sparring partner as preparations continue for the attack on the Ant tribe. Gwyn tries to settle into her life as a Privileged but can't help missing her brother. The Ants learn that the Warps have tricked them. Cass and Omar try to convince a reluctant Faygar to meet with Zora. Dan attempts to join the Barbs.

"Beautifully written?" -Jonathan Lethem "One of the country's best new writers." -Eye Weekly Chris Eaton's fictions read like intellectual fisticuffs: bruising but with more than a touch of moustache wax. Playing with notions of ownership and plagiarism, Letters to Thomas Pynchon is a collection of early stories and new works. Beginning with an unmailed letter to Thomas Pynchon, Eaton further riffs on literary history with occasional side trips into...

During the 17th century, the Holy Church trained and employed Slayers to eliminate preternaturals. They were often provided with an intermediary who served as a combination of servant and sparring partner. Slayer Alessandro and his lover, José, have devoted over two decades to the cause. During that time, Alessandro has learned that most non-humans just want to be left alone to live in peace -- something he dreams of himself. When a preternatural...

A sharp-witted widow and her handsome rival go from sparring partners to scandalous lovers in this historical romance of eighteenth century England. London, 1794. Since discovering Raphael Lefevre, Marquis of Montpellier, danced with her to win a wager, cool beauty Lady Serena has openly criticized the rogue's behavior. But their rivalry takes a shocking turn when the Marquis rescues Serena from a blackmailer?and kisses her! Now Serena's forced...

More than just a sparring partner; Bella Fiore has a lot to prove. For three generations her family has dominated the world of mixed martial arts, a tradition Bella dreams of carrying on. Her family, on the other hand, doesn't agree. Without their support, she's relying on the coaching of medal-winning Kyle Peters. Training with Kyle is not what Bella expects. They're constantly butting heads. And with the body of a Greek Adonis, Kyle's mat technique...