Caleb, a coder at the world's largest Internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a retreat belonging to the company's reclusive CEO, Nathan. But when Caleb arrives he finds that he will have to participate in a fascinating experiment with the world's first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot woman, Ava. Truths, emotions, and motives are blurred as the relationship between Caleb, Ava, and Nathan intensifies....

The author shares her enthusiasm for more than 100 books: novels and memoirs by some of today's most gifted writers; favorite classics worth reading or rereading; and nonfiction works that illuminate our social and political landscape. -- Adapted from back cover. "From "the most powerful book critic in the English-speaking world" (Vanity Fair) comes 100 personal, thought-provoking essays of the life-changing books she wouldn't want you to miss--beautifully...

"In this last EX MACHINA collection featuring issues #41-50 and EX MACHINA SPECIAL #4, Mayor Hundred descends into the sewers of New York City to learn why he was given the strange powers that helped him become the Great Machine, while a powerful new foe reveals a terrifying plan that's been in the works since the series began. Then, in the very last EX MACHINA adventure, will the mayor's new archenemy bring down his administration? Will the tragedies...

Happy Anniversary! Crimson Moon Hideaway has been open for a full year, and Jianna, Merlin, Ruin, Jaziah, and the rest of the staff at the resort are ready to celebrate! This short story duo includes two paranormal short stories of couples finding love while vacationing at the most magical resort in the redwoods! Double-Booked With Her Ex by Mandy Rosko After a terrible accident, cheetah shifter Julia kicked out her boyfriend so she could recover...

"In this volume, Mayor Mitchell Hundred - formerly known as the super hero The Great Machine - faces difficult decisions regarding New York City's drug laws. But will a string of brazen, violent robberies and a shocking suicide affect the the Mayor's policy? And in a second story, "Power Down," set during the New York blackout of 2003, the mayor must deal with a city gone dark. Award-winning writer Brian K. Vaughan (Saga, Y: THE LAST MAN) deftly combines...

To escape an arranged marriage, the king needs a fake fiancé. Stat. King Bastien's father locked him into an ironclad betrothal contract with Lady Helena Rey when the two of them were only seven years old. Bas and Helena have never been friends-and not only because she marked their first meeting by dropping a frog down his shirt. He's been unsuccessfully petitioning Parliament to annul the damn contract ever since he took the throne nine years ago....

Memo to self: when you work with your ex, keep all thoughts strictly business! No matter how wickedly kissable those luscious lips, or how sinfully seductive those endless legs, tycoon Jordan Smith wants nothing to do with his ex-lover Alexandra Bennett. Only Alex is his new hotshot employee! Their sizzling chemistry can't be denied, and working late nights soon drives them both crazy with need....It's becoming impossible to resist-but with so much...