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Two Flat Stanley stories Jeff Brown

The dark unwinding Sharon Cameron

In 1852, when seventeen-year-old Katharine is sent to her family's estate to prove that her uncle is insane, she finds he is an inventor whose work creating ingenious clockwork figures supports hundreds of families, but strange occurrences soon have her doubting her own sanity.

Stonefather Orson Scott Card

Runnel, a friendless peasant from a village so humble that money is a new concept, stumbles into a centuries-old feud when he travels to Mitherhome, the city of the wetwizards, seeking his fortune. He accepts a servant's position in the household of the sole stonemage permitted within the city walls, where his untapped magical talents and his fascination with his master's abilities are a predictably dangerous combination.

Dragon's oath: a House of night Novella P. C. and Kristin Cast

In early 19th century England, long before he's a professor at the Tulsa House of Night, Bryan Lankford is a troublesome yet talented human teen who thinks he can get away with anything… until his father, a wealthy nobleman, has finally had enough, and banishes him to America. But when a dark power threatens, Bryan is caught in its focus.

Lenobia's vow P. C. and Kristin Cast

A great journey… A new love… A dark secret revealed. Evreux, France, 1788: Lenobia is just a normal 16-year-old girl — with enough problems to last a lifetime. When fate intervenes, Lenobia suddenly finds herself surrounded by other girls, on a ship bound for New Orleans, where they will be married off to the city's richest Frenchmen. And they're not alone… an evil bishop who is skilled in dark magic makes the same journey.

Neferet's curse P. C. Cast

Neferet, the Tulsa House of Night's darkly seductive High Priestess, wasn't always a powerful vampire, but she has always been beautiful. Raised in turn-of-the-century Chicago in a motherless home, her beauty makes her the prey of unwanted attention and abuse, leaving her with scars that will never heal — and a Darkness that will eventually need to find its way out.

On what grounds Cleo Coyle

With a sprawling rent-free apartment directly above The Village Blend, her cat Java by her side, and plenty of coffeehouse redecorating ideas, Clare is thrilled to return to work. Until she discovers the assistant manager unconscious in the back of the store, coffee grounds strewn everywhere. If this wasn't an accident, is Clare in danger? And … are all detectives this handsome?

Through the grinder Cleo Coyle

There's trouble brewing at the Village Blend. Business is booming — but Clare's customers are starting to die. Soon after stopping at the coffeehouse, a regular jumps to her death in the subway. Or was she pushed?

Balzac and the little Chinese seamstress Sijie Dai

The narrator of this book and his friend Luo are both children of doctors who are undergoing their “re-education”. Their sole distraction is the beautiful daughter of the local tailor. But then they discover a hidden cache of Western literature in Chinese translation, and they are transported to worlds they thought they would never see again.

In the body of the world Eve Ensler

The author of The Vagina Monologues describes being diagnosed and treated for uterine cancer and how her illness forced her to reconnect with her own body and gave her a better understanding of the resilience of humans.

Howards End E. M. Forster

In "Howard's End", E. M. Forster unveils the English character as never before, exploring the underlying class warfare involving three distinct groups — a wealthy family bound by the rules of tradition and property, two independent, cultured sisters, and a young man living on the edge of poverty. The source of their conflict — Howard's End, a house in the countryside which ultimately becomes a symbol of conflict within British society.

Lady's maid Margaret Forster

London 1844, and a shy young woman has arrived to take up a new position in the grandeur of No. 50, Wimpole Street. Subtly and compellingly, Lady's Maid gives voice to Elizabeth Wilson's untold story, her complex relationship with her mistress, Elizabeth Barrett, and her dramatic role in the most famous elopement in history.

Ruby red Kerstin Gier; translated from the German by Anthea Bell

Sixteen-year-old Gwyneth discovers that she, rather than her well-prepared cousin, carries a time-travel gene, and soon she is journeying with Gideon, who shares the gift, through historical London trying to discover whom they can trust.

The asylum John Harwood

Confused and disoriented, Georgina Ferrars awakens in a small room in Tregannon House, a private asylum in a remote corner of England. She has no memory of the past few weeks. The doctor, Maynard Straker, tells her that she admitted herself under the name Lucy Ashton the day before, then suffered a seizure. Georgina's perilous quest to free herself takes us from a cliff-side cottage on the Isle of Wight to the secret passages of Tregannon House and into a web of hidden family ties on which her survival depends.

Scar tissue Anthony Kiedis with Larry Sloman

Anthony Kiedis, charismatic and highly articulate frontman of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, recounts his remarkable life story, and the history of the band itself. Scar tissue far transcends the typical rock biography, because Anthony Kiedis is anything but a typical rock star. It is instead a compelling story of dedication and debauchery, of intrigue and integrity, of recklessness and redemption.

Mr. Churchill's secretary Susan Elia MacNeal

After German Luftwaffe bomb London, Maggie Hope — trained in maths and code breaking, but only able to find a job as Winston Churchill's secretary — uses the access her position demands to try to unravel an assassination plot.

Panda bear, panda bear, what do you see? Bill Martin

Rhyming text present ten different endangered animals.

So far away Meg Mitchell Moore

Desperate to escape her parents' ugly divorce and a former best friend's vicious cyber-bullying, thirteen-year-old Natalie bonds with widowed librarian Kathleen over the diary of an early twentieth-century Boston maid.

Recipe for disaster Miriam Morrison

Jake Goldman and Harry Hunter have been deadly rivals all through culinary school. Now at the top of their game, fate throws them back together again when they both open their first restaurants in the small town of Easedale. Sharp knives and heavy pans at the ready, they start cooking up a storm to entice the locals their way.

Aspiring artist Jane O'Connor

It's spring vacation, and Nancy is feeling glum because her best friend, Bree, is out of town. When her mum brings home a brand-new set of glitter markers, Nancy puts her trademark flair to trés creative use and devotes herself to becoming a serious artist (or artiste, as the French say). After all, everything about being an artist is fancy, fancy, fancy — especially when inspiration strikes.

Explorer extraordinaire : everything in this book is scientifically accurate (that's a fancy way of saying it's all true) Jane O'Connor

For the fanciest girl around, the outdoors are out of this world. Fancy Nancy and her best friend, Bree, set out to explore the fascinating world of wildflowers, trees, leaves, birds, and, of course, butterflies in their exclusively glamorous Explorers' Club.

Fanciest doll in the universe Jane O'Connor

Fancy Nancy's sister, JoJo hads done something really bad, and Nancy is livid — that's fancy for trés angry and upset. JoJo drew a tattoo on Nancy's precious doll, Marabelle Lavinia Chandelier — in permanent marker! When Mum suggests a fancy doll party to make Nancy feel better, Nancy is excited to accept. But what if the doll drama isn't over?

Fancy day in room 1-A Jane O'Connor

After a gloomy, grey week stuck inside at school, Nancy comes up with a great idea to cheer up her friends. Ms. Glass's classroom will celebrate a new holiday — Fancy Day. Everyone gets into the swing of things, practicing their manners and preparing for the party. But on the day of the celebration, Ms. Glass runs in late, looking quite plain. Can Nancy and her classmates doll up Ms. Glass and keep the party as elegant as expected?

Fancy Nancy and the mermaid ballet Jane O'Connor

Fancy Nancy and her best friend, Bree, couldn't be more excited about their upcoming dance show. After all, it's all about mermaids and who knows how to be a fancy, glamorous mermaid better than Fancy Nancy herself? But when another ballerina wins the coveted role of the mermaid, Nancy is stuck playing a dreary, dull tree.

Fancy Nancy's favorite fancy words Jane O'Connor

From everyone's favourite fancy girl comes an alphabetical guide to enhancing vocabulary. Why say beautiful when there are fancy words like gorgeous and glamourous? Instead of hello, try bonjour, which is French and so much fancier.

Ooh la la! It's beauty day Jane O'Connor

What better way to fancy Mom up for her birthday than to treat her to a super-deluxe beauty day created by Fancy Nancy herself? It's a pampering paradise, and right in the backyard. With relaxing music, fragrant lotions, and foamy mousse, Nancy gives her mom a total makeover. But when the pampering suddenly goes too far, has Nancy ruined her mom's big day?

Super sleuth Jane O'Connor

Nancy and her best friend, Bree, have everything they need to solve a mystery, from their totally professional trench coats to their top-secret code. But when crime strikes in their classroom, will these super sleuths be able to crack the case?

There's no day like a snow day Jane O'Connor

It's a blizzard. School is cancelled. And Nancy, JoJo, Bree, and Freddy are trés excited to go outside and play. From making snow angels to building snowmen to catching snowflakes — everyone has "snow" much fun.

Too many tutus Jane O'Connor

When Nancy's class hosts a swap-and-shop, Nancy finds the perfect tutu, but her mother tells her she already has too many tutus.

Summer of the gypsy moths Sara Pennypacker

A foster child named Angel and twelve-year-old Stella, who are living with Stella's great-aunt Louise at the Linger Longer Cottage Colony on Cape Cod, secretly assume responsibility for the vacation rentals when Louise unexpectedly dies and the girls are afraid of being returned to the foster care system.

The lemon orchard Luanne Rice

After the death of her daughter, Julie housesits the Mailbu home of her aunt and uncle where she finds herself drawn to Roberto, the handsome man who oversees the lemon orchard and whose daughter was lost but never found.

Esperanza rising Pam Munoz Ryan

Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labour camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression.

The boy Lara Santoro

A middle-aged, single mother going through an ugly divorce begins a torrid, irresponsible, and obsessive love affair with a twenty-year-old neighbour, resulting in life-changing consequences.

The drunken botanist : the plants that create the world's great drinks Amy Stewart

Every great drink starts with a plant. Sake began with a grain of rice. Gin was born from a conifer shrub when a Dutch physician added oil of juniper to a clear spirit, believing that juniper berries would cure kidney disorders. This uncovers the enlightening botanical history and the science and chemistry of over 150 plants, flowers, trees, and fruits (and even one fungus).

The house that love built Beth Wiseman

Brooke has only loved one man, her late husband. Owen is rebuilding after a painful divorce. Can a mysterious house bring them together for a second chance at love?

Downloadable e-books

Grumpy cat

Celebrating the grouch in everyone, the Grumpy Cat book teaches the fine art of grumpiness and includes enough bad attitude to cast a dark cloud over the whole world.

Shadowhunters and Downworlders: a mortal instruments reader edited by Cassandra Clare

Presents essays addressing prevalent themes in Cassandra Clare's "Mortal Instruments" series, covering such topics as friendship, the art of war, the importance of art and humour, and the benefits of incest in literature.

Unforgettable Elise K. Ackers

In hospital following a near-fatal accident, Connor has temporary retrograde amnesia, and there's a blank slate where the last three years of his life should be. It's a woman with haunted eyes and secrets who offers to help him rediscover his past. Now Connor is fighting for love, for his job, and for another chance.

One day in Apple Grove C. H. Admirand

Although the two have lived in the same small town their whole lives, Cait and Jack barely know each other. That is until a stray puppy leads them to the same place at the same time.

The book of secrets Elizabeth Joy Arnold

Chloe Sinclair comes home one night to find that her husband, Nate, is gone. Chloe stumbles upon a notebook tucked inside his antique copy of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Written in code, the pages contain long-buried secrets from their past, and clues to why he went home after all these years.

The unofficial Downton Abbey cookbook: from Lady Mary's crab canapés to Mrs. Patmore's Christmas pudding : more than 150 recipes from upstairs and downstairs Emily Ansara Baines

Bring upstairs and downstairs fare to your table. Nibble on Sybil's ginger nut biscuits during tea. Treat yourself to Ethel's beloved crepes suzette. Feast on Mr. Bates' chicken and mushroom pie with a room full of guests.

The suitor: short story Mary Balogh

If circumstances were different, Philippa Dean would be happy to fall in love with Viscount Darleigh. He is certainly the perfect gentleman and everything her parents want: titled, handsome, respectable. But Philippa’s heart is already taken and there is only one thing she can do: thwart the matchmaking plans.

Songbird Maya Banks

She had it all. The voice of an angel, a husband who loved her, and the adoration of millions. Until a tragedy took it all away. Taggert and Greer grieve for their younger brother, but they're also grieving the loss of Emmy, their songbird.

Wolfie Emma Barnes

Lucie has always longed for a dog. But not one this big. Or with such sharp teeth. Or with such a hungry look in its eyes. Lucie realises her new pet is not a dog… but a wolf. Not only that, but a wolf with magical powers.

The way back to happiness Elizabeth Bass

Fourteen-year-old Alabama knows next to nothing about her aunt Bev. When her mother's death leaves her in Bev's care, Alabama sets out to find her late father's family, but instead learns the complicated history between her mother and aunt.

How to be a Scottish mistress Adrienne Basso

When newly widowed Lady Fiona Libourg flees to Scotland in need of protection Lord Gavin McLendon is powerless to refuse the British beauty. Especially when she offers herself in exchange. Now the brooding Scottish warrior can think of nothing else but ravishing his delectable new mistress even though he's duty bound to marry another.

Fiona's luck Teresa Bateman

A clever woman named Fiona must pass the leprechaun King's tests when she tries to get back all the luck he has locked away from humans.

Death of a cad: a Hamish Macbeth murder mystery M. C. Beaton

When Priscilla Halburton-Smythe brings her London playwright fiancé home to Lochdubh, everyone in town is delighted… except for love-smitten Hamish Macbeth. Yet the affairs of his heart will have to wait. Vile, boorish Captain Bartlett, one of the guests at Priscilla's engagement party, has just been found murdered — shot while on a grouse hunt.

Death of a gossip: a Hamish Macbeth murder mystery M. C. Beaton

When society widow and gossip columnist Lady Jane Winters joins the local fishing class she wastes no time in ruffling feathers — or should that be fins? — of those around her. Among the victims of her sharp tongue is Lochdubh constable Hamish Macbeth, yet not even Hamish thinks someone would seriously want to silence Lady Jane's shrill voice permanently — until her strangled body is fished out of the river.

Death of a perfect wife: a Hamish Macbeth murder mystery M. C. Beaton

Hamish Macbeth is savouring the delights of a Highland summer, but as fast as the rain rolls in from the loch his happy life goes to hell in a handbasket. A paragon of housewife perfection named Trixie Thomas moves into Lochdubh and quickly convinces the local ladies to embrace low-cholesterol meals, ban alcohol and begin bird-watching. Soon the town's menfolk are up in arms and Macbeth must solve Lochdubh's newest crime — the mysterious poisoning of the perfect wife.

Death of an outsider: a Hamish Macbeth murder mystery M. C. Beaton

The most hated man in the most dour town in Scotland is sleeping with the fishes, or — more accurately — has been dumped into a tank filled with crustaceans. All that remains of the murdered victim are his bones. But once the lobsters have been shipped off to Britain's best restaurants, the whole affair quickly lands on the plate of Constable Hamish Macbeth.

Max goes to the moon Jeffrey O. Bennett

Max the dog and his owner Tori train with astronauts and make a journey to the Moon. Each page of the story has sidebars for older children and parents which explain aspects of the science behind the story, such as the phases of the moon and how rockets work.

The Berenstain Bears and the bad dream Stan & Jan Berenstain

After watching a scary movie, both Brother and Sister Bear are troubled by nightmares until Mama and Papa explain what causes bad dreams.

The Berenstain Bears and the double dare Stan & Jan Berenstain

Too-Tall Grizzly and his gang dare Brother to steal a watermelon from Farmer Ben's patch, and when the gang runs away, Brother is caught. Fortunately, Farmer Ben is a good neighbour, and offers Brother advice about standing up for what is right.

The Berenstain Bears and the in-crowd Stan & Jan Berenstain

Queenie McBear, the bossy new she-cub in town, tries to take over by putting other cubs down. But she's in for a lesson when Sister Bear decides not to give in to Queenie's peer pressure tactics.

The Berenstain Bears and the messy room Stan & Jan Berenstain

The room shared by Brother and Sister is a mess because the cubs argue over who should neaten up instead of working together.

The Berenstain Bears and the prize pumpkin Stan & Jan Berenstain

The Bear family might not win the blue ribbon for their entry in the pumpkin contest during the annual Bear Country Thanksgiving Festival, but they do gain a new appreciation of the true spirit of the holiday and all they have to be thankful for.

The Berenstain Bears shoot the rapids Stan & Jan Berenstain

Brother Bear, Sister Bear, and Cousin Fred are good Bear Scouts, and they know that when you're in the wilderness, you need to play it safe. When they try to earn their canoeing merit badge, they bring life vests, maps, and plenty of supplies. But there's one bear who always forgets to put safety first — and his name is Papa!

Zac and Mia A. J. Betts

The last person Zac expects in the room next door is a girl like Mia, angry and feisty with questionable taste in music. In the real world, he wouldn't, couldn't be friends with her. In hospital different rules apply, and what begins as a knock on the wall leads to a note then a friendship neither of them sees coming.

The library of shadows Mikkel Birkegaard

When Luca Campelli dies a sudden and violent death, his son Jon inherits his second-hand bookshop, Libri di Luca, in Copenhagen. Unbeknown to Jon, the bookshop has for years been the meeting place of a society of booklovers and readers, who have maintained a tradition of immense power. Now someone is trying to destroy them, and Jon finds himself in a fight for his life and those of his new friends.

The impossible life of Mary Benson Rodney Bolt

Young Minnie Sidgwick met her future husband in 1849 when he was twenty and she was eight years old; he proposed to her just three years later. Through her marriage to Edward, whose career would take him from success as a young head schoolmaster to become Archbishop of Canterbury, Mary Benson came to preside over Lambeth Palace and a social circle that ranged from famous politicians and celebrated writers to Queen Victoria herself. But Mrs Benson's most intense and intimate relationships were not with her husband, but with other women.

Behind the beautiful forevers Katherine Boo

This astonishing, brilliantly written book brings us to places we could otherwise never go as it unfolds a riveting contemporary drama: a group of remarkable people striving to better their lives, in an age of bewildering global change.

Make-ahead meals made healthy Michele Borboa

Restless William Boyd

Three decades after her time as a British Secret Service spy before WWII and Eva has buried her dangerous history. No one, not even her daughter Ruth, knows her real identity. But once a spy, always a spy. Before it is too late, she must confront the demons of her past. This time though she can't do it alone, she needs Ruth's help.

Waiting for sunrise William Boyd

Vienna, August 1913. Lysander Rief, a young English actor, sitting in the waiting room of the eminent psychiatrist Dr Bensimon, is immediately drawn to the unusual, intense beauty of Hettie Bull. They begin a passionate love affair and life in Vienna becomes tinged with a powerful frisson of excitement for Lysander. Back in London, 1914, war is imminent, and events in Vienna have caught up with Lysander in the most damaging way. Unable to live an ordinary life, he is plunged into the dangerous theatre of wartime intelligence.

Headed for Trouble: a troubleshooters / Navy SEAL team 16 anthology Suzanne Brockmann

Never-before-released short stories and novellas featuring the beloved characters from Suzanne Brockmann's wildly successful Troubleshooters series. Plus Suzanne Brockmann's exclusive ‘interviews’ with her beloved characters.

Night watch Suzanne Brockmann

When Navy SEAL chief Wes Skelly goes on a blind date with beautiful single mother Brittany Evans he unwittingly exposes her to danger that he must protect her from, all while a formerly unattainable love interest suddenly becomes available.

The mighty gastropolis: Portland: a journey through the center of America's new food revolution Karen Brooks with Gideon Bosker and Teri Gelber

Explores the kitchens, personal lives, and mindsets of Portland's celebrated cooks to chronicle, with humour and panache, a people's army of maverick chefs, artisans, obsessives, farmers, food carters, and plucky pioneers who have created a risk-taking, no rules food town unlike any other.

Billion dollar cowboy Carolyn Brown

Colton Nelson was twenty-eight years old when he won the Texas Lottery and went from ranch hand to ranch owner overnight. Now he's desperate to keep the gold diggers away: by finding a pretty girl and hiring her to pretend to be his one-and-only. Laura Baker's got mixed feelings about this, she's on the ranch to work, not to be arm candy. What neither expects are the intensely hard lessons they have to learn about the real cost of love.

An indiscreet debutante Lorelie Brown

When Miss Charlotte Vale isn't running a school for impoverished factory women, she takes tea with an insane painter, the mother she adores. Determined to avoid her mother's legacy of madness, Lottie refuses to marry and nurtures the town's bemused disregard for her reputation. Sir Ian Heald has tracked his sister's blackmailer to her last-known location, Lottie's school, where he is drawn to her bold candour and indifference toward polite society.

My wild animal book Margaret Brown

Your little one will soon learn all about wild animals. Inside, your child will discover bright, colourful photographs of all different kinds of wild animals.

Anthem for Jackson Dawes Celia Bryce

When Megan arrives on the cancer ward for her first treatment, she's frustrated to be on the paediatric unit. There's only one other teen there: Jackson Dawes. He's cute, rebellious… and obnoxiously charming. Megan can't stand the way he meets his illness with such positive energy. But when her own friends are scared off by her illness, Megan finds she doesn't really mind Jackson's playful antics.

The story of Tom Brennan J. C. Burke

For seventeen-year-old Tom, life is about rugby, his mates and his family, who are well respected in their small country town. But a night of celebration changes his life forever. Tom's older brother, Daniel, starts a fight at the 'sudden death' pre-final party — then, worse, Daniel is involved in a car accident on the way home. Their cousin, Fin, suffers irreversible spinal injuries, and the two other passengers are killed. Tom's world explodes as Daniel is sent to jail and the Brennans are forced to leave town.

The case of the mixed-up mutts Dori Hillestad Butler

While attending obedience class with his new humans, Buddy the dog helps solve a mystery involving two Pomeranians that were switched at the dog park.

A Blossom promise Betsy Byars

In the aftermath of a big flood in Alderson County, the Blossom family continues coping in their rare family style.

Steamroller Mary Calmes

About the last thing Vincent Wade expected was for Carson Cress to ask him out. Vince is a dedicated biology student and a bit of a loner. Superstar quarterback Carson is larger than life, and he lives under a public microscope. There's no way they should work. But Vince is learning that sometimes people just come steamrolling into your life and all you can do is hang on for the ride or lose your heart in the process.

Summer of the wolves Polly Carlson-Voiles

In the wilderness lake country of northern Minnesota, an orphaned twelve-year-old girl and a wolf pup share a rare bond.

Cheeky Monkey's big race Anne Cassidy ; illustrated by Lisa Smith

Imagine you are going into a race and a cheeky monkey turns up. That's just what happens to Wendy. Will she be able to beat that cheeky monkey and win the cake?

Dead time Anne Cassidy

Rose and Joshua first met when Joshua and his dad came to live with Rose and her mum. Then their world turns upside down when their mother and father go out for dinner one evening and never return.

Killing Rachel Anne Cassidy

As her stepbrother, Joshua, continues to decipher the meaning of the cryptic murder notebooks, Rose wonders if the recent death of her former best friend may hold a clue to the disappearance of Rose's mother and Joshua's father.

Hell of a journey: on foot through the Scottish Highlands in winter Mike Cawthorne

Hell of a Journey describes what is arguably the last great journey to be undertaken in Britain: the entire Scottish Highlands on foot in one winter. On one level it is a vivid and evocative account of a remarkable trek — never attempted before — on another it celebrates the uniqueness of the Highlands, the scenery and ecology of 'the last wilderness in Europe.

The rape of Nanking Iris Chang

In December 1937, one of the most brutal massacres in the long annals of wartime barbarity occurred in the capital of China. The Japanese army swept into Nanking and not only looted and burned the defenseless city but systematically raped, tortured, and murdered half of the city's remaining population, some 300,000 Chinese civilians.

Paleo for beginners John Chatham

A comprehensive, yet concise guide to embracing the Paleo lifestyle.

The patch Justina Chen

At first upset about having to wear glasses and an eye patch to correct her lazy eye, five-year-old Becca soon discovers that her new accessories allow her to take on such roles as a ballerina-pirate and a private eye.

What color is your parachute, for teens: discovering yourself, defining your future Carol Christen and Richard Nelson Bolles, with Jean M. Blomquist.

Based on the best-selling career book, a job-hunting manual for teens helps high school and college students zero in on their favourite skills and apply that knowledge to finding their perfect major or job

Clockwork princess Cassandra Clare

When seventeen-year-old orphaned shapechanger Tessa Gray is kidnapped by the villainous Mortmain in his final bid for power, the London Institute rallies to save her, but is beset by danger and betrayal at every turn.

The midnight heir Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan

Magnus thought he would never return to London, but he is lured by a handsome offer from Tatiana Blackthorn, whose plans are far more sinister than Magnus even suspects. In London at the turn of the century, Magnus finds old friends, and meets a very surprising young man… the sixteen-year-old James Herondale.

The runaway queen Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson

While in France, immortal warlock Magnus Bane finds himself attempting to rescue the royal family from the horrors of the French Revolution — after being roped into this mess by a most attractive count. Naturally, the daring escape calls for invisible air balloons…

Vampires, scones, and Edmund Herondale Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan

When immortal warlock Magnus Bane attends preliminary peace talks between the Shadowhunters and the Downworlders in Victorian London, he is charmed by two very different people: the vampire Camille Belcourt and the young Shadowhunter Edmund Herondale. Will winning hearts mean choosing sides?

What really happened in Peru Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan

There are good reasons Peru is off-limits to Magnus Bane. Follow Magnus's Peruvian escapades as he drags his fellow warlocks Ragnor Fell and Catarina Loss into trouble, learns several instruments (which he plays shockingly), dances (which he does shockingly), and disgraces his host nation by doing something unspeakable to the Nazca Lines.

Tainted angel Anne Cleeland

Notorious and beautiful, Vidia Swanson works as an angel, trying to coax incriminating secrets from powerful men who may or may not be traitors of the Crown. Her latest target is suspected of stealing gold from Wellington's troops, but matters take an alarming turn when Vidia realises that her spymaster thinks she is a double agent working for Napoleon.

Rosemary Cottage Colleen Coble

The charming Rosemary Cottage offers Amy Lange the respite she needs to mourn her brother, Ben. She's even thinking of moving her midwife practice to the Outer Banks community. Everyone blames Ben's disappearance at sea on a surfing accident, but Amy has reason to wonder.

Everest 1953: the epic story of the first ascent Mick Conefrey

Discover one of Britain's greatest triumphs, drawing on never-before-seen diaries and exclusive interviews.

Against all odds Paul Connolly

When two police officers arrived out of the blue at Paul Connelly's door, he learned the shocking news that, out of the 10 children with whom he had shared a dormitory in care, only two were still alive. The revelation unearthed painful memories of a childhood that, until this point, Paul had tried desperately to put behind him.

A really awesome mess Trish Cook and Brendan Halpin

Justin and Emmy arrive at Heartland Academy, a reform school that will force them to deal with their issues, damaged souls with little patience for authority. But along the way they will find a ragtag group of teens who are just as broken, stubborn, and full of sarcasm as themselves. In the end, they might even call each other friends.

Little Lucy Ilene Cooper

When Lucy the beagle goes to a lake with Bobby and his family, she does not want to go in the water and, instead, has an adventure on her own.

The paleo diet cookbook: more than 150 recipes for Paleo breakfasts, lunches, dinners, snacks, and beverages Loren Cordain with Nell Stephenson and Lorrie Cordain

Dr. Loren Cordain's The Paleo Diet has helped thousands of people lose weight, keep it off, and learn how to eat for good health. Now this revolutionary cookbook gives you more than 150 satisfying recipes packed with great flavours, variety, and nutrition to help you enjoy the benefits of eating the Paleo way every day.

Zero hour: the Anzacs on the Western Front Leon Davidson

The First World War was only meant to last six months. When the Australians and New Zealanders arrived at the Western Front in 1916, the fighting had been going for a year and a half and there was no end in sight. The Anzacs had sailed for France to fight a war the whole world was talking about. Few who came home ever spoke about it again.

Things I didn't expect when I was expecting Monica Dux

Pregnancy is natural, healthy and fun, right? Sure it is, if you're lucky. For others, its an adventure in physical discomfort, unachievable ideals, kooky classes and meddling experts. When Monica Dux, a Melbourne writer and procreator, found herself pregnant with her first child, she was dismayed to find she belonged firmly in the second category.

The truth about breaking up, making up, and moving on Chad Eastham

Saltie: a cookbook Caroline Fidanza with Anna Dunn, Rebecca Collerton, and Elizabeth Schula [illustrations] ; photographs by Gentl & Hyers

Saltie is an eatery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, that was created and is run by three pioneers of the Brooklyn food scene. This cookbook features 75 recipes for their favourite foods, plus more than 50 colour photographs and 10 humourous drawings by Elizabeth Schula that capture the sense of commitment, locality, and belonging countless devoted foodies feel for this famed eatery.

The girl guide: finding your place in a mixed-up world. Christine Fonseca

Provides advice and information for girls entering their teens on how to get to know themselves and gain the strength, confidence, and resilience to handle what life will bring them, and offers personal accounts and exercises to try.

Against the wind Gwynne Forster

For months, Leslie Collins has been trying to outrun the man who is trying to kill her. Determined to establish some semblance of a normal life while she finishes her masters degree, Leslie arrives at the home of Jordan Saber, looking for a job. Jordan takes pity on her and hires her to help out in the kitchen. He also falls in love with her.

Brief encounters with Che Guevara: stories Ben Fountain

The well-meaning protagonists of ‘Brief encounters with Che Guevara’ are caught — to both disastrous and hilarious effect — in the maelstrom of political and social upheaval surrounding them. Ben Fountain's prize-winning debut speaks to the intimate connection between the foreign, the familiar, and the inescapably human.

Perfect Natasha Friend

Following the death of her father, a thirteen-year-old uses bulimia as a way to avoid her mother's and ten-year-old sister's grief, as well as her own. The author brings a depth of characterisation, humour, and a real adolescent's voice to this multileveled story about the desire to be perfect in an imperfect world.

Blurred Tara Fuller

Cash has always been good with girls, but Anaya isn't like the others. She's dead. And with his deteriorating health, Cash might soon be as well. The lines between life and death are blurring, and Anaya and Cash find themselves falling helplessly over the edge. Trapped in a world where the living don't belong, can Cash make it out alive?

A geek in Japan Hector Garcia

For every fan of manga, anime, J-pop, or Zen, ‘A Geek in Japan’ is a hip, smart and concise guide to the land that is their source. Comprehensive and well informed, it covers a wide array of topics in short articles accompanied by sidebars and numerous photographs, providing a lively digest of the society and culture of Japan.

Dragon flight Jessica Day George

Young seamstress Creel finds herself strategising with the dragon king Shardas once again when a renegade dragon in a distant country launches a war against their country, bringing an entire army of dragons into the mix.

Dragon spear Jessica Day George

Creel's adventures continue when she, her brother, and her betrothed travel across the seas to visit their dragon friends and become involved in a battle against an alien group of dragons that has kidnapped Queen Velika, endangering her and her expected litter of hatchlings.

Dragonskin slippers Jessica Day George

Orphaned after a fever epidemic, Creel befriends a dragon and unknowingly inherits an object that can either save or destroy her kingdom.

Sun and moon, ice and snow Jessica Day George

Blessed — or cursed — with an ability to understand animals, the Lass (as she's known to her family) has always been an oddball and when an "isbjorn" (polar bear) seeks her out, and promises that her family will become rich if only the Lass will accompany him to his castle, she doesn't hesitate. But the bear is not what he seems, nor is his castle.

The librarian's passionate knight Cindy Gerard

When she saw the man who rescued her from a stalker ex-boyfriend, librarian Phoebe Richards couldn't believe her eyes. He was everything a hero should be brave, gorgeous, wealthy… and totally out of her league. Daniel Barone, international thrill seeker, thought he'd seen it all. But nothing had prepared him for the rush of Phoebe's guileless smile.

Solo suppers: simple delicious meals to cook for yourself Joyce Esersky Goldstein

A noted culinary expert presents an entertaining guide to cooking for one person, presenting an array of recipes for delicious and hearty meals, along with valuable advice on smart shopping, stocking the pantry, recipe variations, and essential cooking techniques.

Sticks and stones Beth Goobie

After developing an unearned reputation as a slut, Jujube finds a novel way to take on her tormentors and help a group of girls win back their self-esteem.

Lady Vivian defies a duke Samantha Grace

Luke Forest, the newly named Duke of Foxhaven, wants nothing to do with his inheritance, or the bride that comes with it. He wants adventure and excitement, like the enchanting water nymph he's just stumbled across. When he discovers the skinny-dipping minx is his intended, he reconsiders his plan to find Lady Vivian another husband.

A girl's guide to best friends and mean girls Dannah Gresh and Suzy Weibel

Friends can make or break the life of a tween girl. That's why bestselling author Dannah Gresh, popular speaker and creator of the Secret Keeper Girl events, and youth educator Suzy Weibel have developed this resource that targets the hearts of tween girls as they grow in and pursue friendships.

Shackleton's dream Fuchs, Hillary and the crossing of Antarctica Stephen Haddelsey

In 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton embarked on what he called “The last great polar journey” — the crossing of Antarctica. His expedition ended in disaster, with the Endurance crushed and the frozen corpses of three explorers left on the Antarctic plateau. Forty years later Vivian Fuchs and Edmund Hillary, the hero of Everest, set out to succeed where Shackleton had failed. Based upon interviews with the survivors and upon contemporary diaries and letters, Shackleton's Dream tells for the first time the epic story of this last great expedition of the 'Heroic Age' of Antarctic exploration.

The planet of Junior Brown Virginia Hamilton

Already a leader in New York's underground world of homeless children, Buddy Clark takes on the responsibility of protecting the overweight, emotionally disturbed friend with whom he has been playing hooky from eighth grade all semester.

The midwife of Hope River Patricia Harman

As a midwife working in rural poverty during the Depression, Patience Murphy's only solace is her gift: the chance to escort mothers through the challenges of childbirth. Just beginning, she takes on the jobs no one else wants: those most in need-and least likely to pay. The Midwife of Hope River beats with authenticity as Patience faces seemingly insurmountable conditions: disease, poverty, and prejudices threaten at every turn.

Tris & Izzie Mette Ivie Harrison

When sixteen-year-old Izzie makes a love potion for her best friend, she is unaware that she, like her long-dead father, has real magic, and while she is trying to sort out her friends' love lives she must also deal with monsters that have her magical scent and want to destroy her.

Come back, Ben Ann and John Hassett

A house has a face, hills change their shapes, a rainbow reverses its colours, and a balloon takes a boy to the moon. The day is full of surprises! Colourful cut-paper-and-ink artwork holds humourous surprises for the observant reader.

Surfaces and essences: analogy as the fuel and fire of thinking Douglas Hofstadter & Emmanuel Sander

Shows how analogy-making pervades human thought at all levels, influencing the choice of words and phrases in speech, providing guidance in unfamiliar situations, and giving rise to great acts of imagination.

Death of the demon Anne Holt

In an orphanage outside Oslo, a twelve-year-old boy is causing havoc. The institution's aging director, Agnes Vestavik, sees something chilling in Olav's eyes: sheer hatred. When Vestavik is found murdered, stabbed in the neck with a kitchen knife — with Olav nowhere to be found — the case goes to maverick investigator Hanne Wilhelmsen, recently promoted to superintendent in the Oslo police.

The time of the hunter's moon Victoria Holt

According to legend, a girl will see her future husband at the time of the hunter's moon. But when the handsome stranger revealed to Cordelia Grant disappears after an all-too-brief encounter, she has to wonder: was he merely an apparition…or something more?

What the butler winked at Eric Horne

Eric Horne served as a butler in some of the great English country manors from the 1860s until just after World War I. He ended up in the service of several distinguished households for many decades, and upon his retirement in 1922, he decided to write his memoir. Horne is a unique voice; not only did he have intimate contact with his employers and the household staff, he also possessed literary talent, so that his account provides authentic detail as well as shrewd — and often witty — views of the aristocracy, the servants, and their activities.

Gluten free on a shoestring, quick and easy: 100 recipes for the food you love — fast! Nicole Hunn

People who must follow a gluten-free diet (foods completely free of wheat, rye, and barley ingredients) usually can't get take-out and don't have many quick and cheap options… until now.

Touched Corrine Jackson

Remy O'Malley heals people with touch — but every injury she cures becomes her own. Enter Asher Blackwell. Once a Protector of Healers, Asher sacrificed his senses to become immortal. Only by killing a Healer can a Protector recover their human senses. Falling in love is against the rules between these two enemies. Because Remy has the power to make Protectors human again, and when they find out, they'll be coming for her — if Asher doesn't kill her first.

Something wicked Lisa Jackson, Nancy Bush

Eight months into a surrogate pregnancy for her sister, Kristina, Detective Savannah Dunbar just wants to wrap up paperwork before taking medical leave. But her department's investigation into a brutal double homicide has suddenly become much more complex — and personal.

Tell me Lisa Jackson

The most hated woman in Savannah, Georgia, is about to be set free. Twenty years ago, Blondell O'Henry was convicted of murdering her eldest daughter and wounding her two other children. Now Blondell's son, Niall, has recanted his testimony and demolished the case. Reporter Nikki Gillette is determined to get the true story, and not just for professional reasons.

You don't want to know Lisa Jackson

Life as Ava Garrison knew it ended the day her toddler son Noah went missing. In the two years since, she's been in and out of Seattle mental institutions, existing in a fog of grief. Noah's body was never found, and everyone assumed he drowned after falling off a dock. Until recently, Ava thought so too…

Churchill's white rabbit: the true story of a real-life James Bond Sophie Jackson

Edward Yeo-Thomas, GC was one of the bravest of the brave. A fluent French-speaker, he joined SOE and was parachuted into occupied France three times to work with the Resistance before being captured and tortured. Sophie Jackson's biography reveals new information about how the torture affected him, the state of SOE-Resistance co-operation, Gestapo typhus experiments at Buchenwald and Yeo-Thomas's link with Ian Fleming.

Truly, madly, deadly Hannah Jayne

When her abusive boyfriend dies in what seems to be a drunk-driving accident, Sawyer is secretly relieved until she opens her locker and finds a note from a secret admirer that says "You're welcome."

The other Tudors: Henry VIII's mistresses and bastards Pip Jones

Everybody thinks they know the tale of King Henry VIII's wives: divorced, beheaded died; divorced, beheaded, survived. But behind this familiar story, lies a far more complex truth. This book brings together for the first time the 'other women' of King Henry VIII. Although he was never faithful, Jones sees him as a serial monogamist: he spent his life in search of a perfect woman.

Mudbound Hillary Jordan

It is 1946 and city-bred Laura McAllan is trying to raise her children on her husband's Mississippi Delta farm — a place she finds foreign and frightening. In the midst of the family's struggles, two sons return from the war to work the land. It is the unlikely friendship of these brothers-in-arms that drives this powerful novel to its inexorable conclusion.

Bad boys in kilts Donna Kauffman

Bottoms up: Brodie Chisholm loves the pub life, especially flirting with the lasses — except for Kat Henderson. She'd probably kick his ass — or capture his heart.
On tap: Reese Chisholm knows how to run the family distillery, until American Daisy MacDonnell shows up.
Night watch: Tristan’s a shepherd with a poet's heart, he has a need to share a deep hungry passion with one special woman.

Dear Prince Charming Donna Kauffman

When a relationship advice guru she hopes will spark her love life turns out to be gay, Valerie accepts as a stand-in the guru's straight best friend, an attractive former sportswriter who is utterly clueless when it comes to women.

Every secret thing Susanna Kearsley

Kate Murray is drawn into a mystery when a stranger makes a familiar comment to her about her grandmother and mentions a murder. A whirlwind of events leads Kate along a dangerous path, looking to the past to see the future, moving between present-day London and Canada and the dangerous, double-crossing streets of war-time Lisbon.

Primal cravings: your favorite foods made paleo Megan McCullough Keatley and Brandon Keatley

Primal Cravings sets out to provide the best of both worlds — delicious food to satiate our deep seated, visceral urges, made with ingredients that satisfy our ancient genetic needs for good health.

About a girl Lindsey Kelk

Tess Brookes has always been a Girl with a Plan. But when the Plan goes belly up, she's forced to reconsider. Far from home and in someone else's shoes, Tess must decide whether to fight on through, or 'fess up and run'.

Feeling hot Elle Kennedy

It's been a rough month for Navy SEAL Cash McCoy. Fresh off six months of celibacy during his deployment he almost got into a hot blonde's panties before they were interrupted. Since then he still hasn't gotten laid. The reason? He lost her number.

Getting hotter Elle Kennedy

Seth Masterson has been lusting over Miranda Breslin since the moment he saw her on a Vegas stage. Now that he's been asked to watch out for her as she opens a dance studio in San Diego, he's all over it, figuring it's his chance to get her in his bed. Except the stubborn single mom seems determined to deny their crazy-sizzling sexual chemistry.

Heat of the storm Elle Kennedy

Lieutenant Will Charleston has waited fifteen long years to show up as anything other than a one-pixel blip on Mackenzie Wade's romantic radar. If a powerful storm is what he needs to send her into his arms, he'll take it.

The best homemade baby food on the planet: know what goes into every bite with more than 200 of the most deliciously nutritious homemade baby food recipes Karin Knight, Tina Ruggiero

Full of recipes to suit every age and stage-from six months all the way to twenty-three months, The Best Homemade Baby Food on the Planet shows you how simple and easy it is to prepare food your baby will go absolutely ga-ga for.

The zero-waste lifestyle: live well by throwing away less Michele Kort

A practical guide to generating less waste, featuring meaningful and achievable strategies from the blogger behind The Green Garbage Project, a yearlong experiment in living garbage free.

Shakespeare in Kabul Stephen Landrigan and Qais Akbar Omar

In 2005, a group of actors in Kabul performed "Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost" to the cheers of Afghan audiences and the raves of foreign journalists. For the first time in years, men and women had appeared on stage together. The future held no limits, the actors believed.

The guardian Beverly Lewis

After schoolteacher Jodi Winfield finds a little girl on the side of the road, she delves into the isolated community of the Lancaster Old Order Amish to find answers.

Afternoon of the elves Janet Taylor Lisle

As Hillary works in the miniature village, allegedly built by elves, in Sara-Kate's backyard, she becomes more and more curious about Sara-Kate's real life inside her big, gloomy house with her mysterious, silent mother.

Threads of Grace Kelly Long

When Grace Beiler was only a girl, she was married off to an older Amish man in order to save her family's farm. Years later, she finds herself newly widowed and a mother to a young son. She has finally fled her sad past and plans to settle into a quiet life in Pennsylvania. As soon as she arrives, she captures the attention of Seth Wyse, the most eligible bachelor in Pine Creek.

Red velvet: memoirs of a working girl Lisa Lou

Red Velvet is a memoir in three parts by former call girl Lisa Lou. Lisa's memories are funny, poignant but above all, compassionate and we see the courtesan's life through a unique and frequently sardonic point of view.

Sora Rosamund Lupton

When Beatrice hears that her little sister Tess is missing, she returns home to London on the first available flight. But Bee is unprepared for the terrifying truths she must face about her younger sibling when Tess's broken body is discovered in the snow.

Throne of glass Sarah J. Maas

After she has served a year of hard labour in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, Crown Prince Dorian offers eighteen-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien her freedom on the condition that she act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin.

To marry an English Lord Gail MacColl and Carol Wallace

From the Gilded Age until 1914, more than 100 American heiresses invaded Britannia and swapped dollars for titles. Filled with vivid personalities, gossipy anecdotes, grand houses, and a wealth of period detail plus photographs, illustrations, quotes, and the finer points of Victorian and Edwardian etiquette ‘To Marry An English Lord’ is social history at its liveliest and most accessible.

Call the nurse: true stories of a country nurse on a Scottish isle Mary J. MacLeod

The author recalls her time living and working as a nurse on a remote island in the Scottish Hebrides.

In bed with the devil Susan Mallery

When he arrived at Hunter's Landing, Jack got the surprise of his life. His best friend's shy little sister had grown into a breathtaking young woman — with an axe to grind. Still annoyed over Jack's long-ago rejection, Meredith was now intent on luring the mogul into her bed…

Tempting Susan Mallery

After three romantic flame-outs in a year and a restaurant career going nowhere, Dani Buchanan needs a fresh start. She goes looking for her biological father, but never expects to find a Senator running for President. As his long-lost 'love-child,' Dani could seriously derail the election — something his handsome campaign manager Alex Canfield isn't going to let happen. But Dani and Alex are forced to trust each other, and when trust turns to passion, the potential for disaster is only a tabloid scandal away.

Wild hearts Susan Mallery

Zeke Titan has a reputation for breaking hearts, but the townspeople of Titanville can't deny all the good he's done for them. So they turn the other cheek as he seduces one schoolteacher after another. Until Alethea Harbaugh comes to town.

Devil's angel Mallery Malone

Conor mac Ferghal wears his nickname, the Devil, like the visible scars on his face — and the invisible scars on his soul. The fearsome chieftain of Dunlough lives to protect his people, right down to the fishing village invaded by a marauding band of Vikings. When he realizes the pale-haired warrior who almost bests him is a woman, his first instinct is to fling her unconscious body into a mud dungeon.

Life below stairs Alison Maloney

Television shows such as ‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’ have captivated millions with the inside story of aristocratic Edwardian households. But what was life really like for the people who kept such a household running? Maloney takes readers behind the scenes to describe servants' daily life in this now vanished world.

The bone lady: life as a forensic anthropologist Mary H. Manhein

As director of the Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services (FACES) Laboratory at Louisiana State University, Manhein unravels mysteries of life and death every day. In The Bone Lady, she shares, with the compassion and humour of a born storyteller, many fascinating cases that include the science underlying her analyses as well as the human stories behind the remains.

Fat, forty and fired Nigel Marsh

Nigel Marsh is a stressed, overweight mortgage slave struggling to balance a high-pressured career, a marriage and the demands of four small children under eight. Then the unthinkable happened — he loses his job. What follows is a candid and often hilarious account of how he attempts to master the art of hands-on parenting, lose 20 kilos, train for an ocean swimming race and come to terms with the growing realisation that he's an alcoholic.

The boy kings of Texas Domingo Martinez

Recounts the story of a border-town family in Brownsville, Texas in the 1980's, as each member of the family desperately tries to assimilate and escape life on the border to become "real" Americans, even at the expense of their shared family history.

This side of brightness Colum McCann

A love story in three generations, this is also about hope and despair and survival.

TransAtlantic Colum McCann

In TransAtlantic, National Book Award-winning Colum McCann has achieved an outstanding act of literary bravura. Intricately crafted, poetic and deeply affecting it weaves together personal stories to explore the fine line between what is real and what is imagined, and the tangled skein of connections that make up our lives.

Maori warriors Ray McClellan

Engaging images accompany information about Maori warriors. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in years 3 through 7.

The dark-thirty: Southern tales of the supernatural Pat McKissack

A collection of ghost stories with African American themes, designed to be told during the Dark Thirty — the half hour before sunset — when ghosts seem all too believable.

Heart of iron Bec McMaster

When he intercepts a coded message for Lena Todd, a flirtatious debutante who is also a master spy, Will Carver, a verwolfen, is forced to seduce the truth from this dangerous beauty to protect her from herself.

Kiss of steel Bec McMaster

Blade is known as the master of the rookeries, no one dares cross him. When Honoria shows up at his door, his tenuous control comes close to snapping. She's so… innocent. He doesn't see her backbone of steel, or that she could be the very salvation he's been seeking.

This piece of earth: a life in my New Zealand garden Harvey McQueen

In this captivating autobiography, the author magically weaves the story of his life — from a Banks Peninsula boyhood to the Executive Wing of Parliament — with the seasons of his Wellington garden and mouth-watering recipes from his kitchen.

The Blossom sisters Fern Michaels

Swindled out of his home by his gold-digging wife, successful accountant Gus Hollister returns to his grandmother Rose's Virginia farmhouse where he helps the residents of Blossom Farm expand their business and finds the courage to love again.

Cesar Millan's short guide to a happy dog Cesar Millan

Cesar Millan uses his unique insights about dog psychology to create stronger, happier relationships between humans and their canine companions. This book draws on his experience to present ninety-eight essential lessons that will help any owner create the most fulfilling life possible with their dogs.

The Tower Mill James Moloney

In 1971 the South African Rugby team came to Australia. It was the apartheid era and young demonstrators gathered in protest. The events of that shocking night would reverberate for the next thirty years through the lives of Susan Kinnane and her son, Tom. When Susan returns home in 1988 for an inquiry into police corruption, she must confront a past she has never reconciled and a son she has never truly known.

The Cinderella effect Miriam Morrison

Serial fiancée and struggling artist Lila Barton lives with her family in a dilapidated mansion. Lila is delighted to land a job working for her famous godfather who is directing a star-studded charity production of ‘A Midsummer Night's Dream’. But avoiding the star's advances proves tricky and then there's his stepbrother, Johnny, the Cinderfella of the family. It turns out he's a man of many secrets and Lila can't help but be intrigued…

Recipe for disaster Miriam Morrison

Jake Goldman and Harry Hunter have been deadly rivals all through culinary school. Now at the top of their game, fate throws them back together again when they both open their first restaurants in the small town of Easedale. Sharp knives and heavy pans at the ready, they start cooking up a storm to entice the locals their way.

What matters in Jane Austen: twenty crucial puzzles solved John Mullan

Is there any sex in Austen? What do the characters call each other, and why? What are the right and wrong ways to propose marriage? And which important Austen characters never speak? In What Matters in Austen, John Mullan shows that you can best appreciate Jane Austen's brilliance by asking and answering some very specific questions about what goes on in her novels.

The son-in-law Charity Norman

On a bleak Yorkshire morning, a man is released from prison. For three years Joseph Scott has been haunted by one moment — the moment that changed his life forever. Now he is starting over, and he wants his family back.

If he had been with me Laura Nowlin

A love story spanning the history of two teenagers' lives and all the moments when if one little thing had been different, their futures would have been together instead of apart.

Yoga for emotional trauma: meditations and practices for healing pain and suffering Mary NurrieStearns, Rick NurrieStearns

In Yoga for Emotional Trauma, a psychotherapist and a meditation teacher present a yogic approach to emotional trauma by instructing readers to apply mindful awareness, breathing, yoga postures, and mantras to their emotional and physical pain.

A history of weapons: crossbows, caltrops, catapults & lots of other things that can seriously mess you up John O'Bryan

Discover the truth about strange and ancient weapons like the atlatl, the sarissa, the urumi and the maka pahoa ko'oko'o in this fascinating history of weapons.

Secret admirer Jane O'Connor

When Nancy Clancy finds out that both her guitar teacher, Andy, and her babysitter, Annie, have broken up with the people they were dating, she decides to make them fall in love on Valentine's Day.

Super sleuth Jane O'Connor

Nancy and her best friend, Bree, have everything they need to solve a mystery, from their totally professional trench coats to their top-secret code. But when crime strikes in their classroom, will these super sleuths be able to crack the case?

Dogs: a short history from wolf to woof Evan Ratliff

Extreme cakeovers: make showstopping desserts from store-bought ingredients Rick Reichart

Make over any purchased sheet cake or frozen pound cake into a creation that looks like it came from a fancy bakery, even if you've never tried to decorate a cake before.

Kissing the gunner's daughter Ruth Rendell

When three people are discovered shot at Tancred House, Chief Inspector Wexford suspects a connection between the two apparently unrelated crimes. But only the seventeen-year-old daughter of one of the victims survives to provide the most confusing of clues.

Portobello Ruth Rendell

Eugene Wren inherited an art gallery from his father near an arcade that now sells cashmere, handmade soaps, and children's clothes. On a shopping trip one day, Eugene came across an envelope containing money. He picked it up. For some reason, rather than report the matter to the police, he wrote a note and stuck it up on lamppost near his house.

A clash of honor Morgan Rice

In ‘A clash of honor’, Thor has returned from The Hundred as a hardened warrior, and now he must learn what it means to battle for his homeland, to battle for life and death. The McClouds have raided deep into MacGil territory — deeper than ever before in the history of the Ring — and as Thor rides into an ambush, it will fall on his head to fend off the attack and save King's Court.

A feast of dragons Morgan Rice

A feast of dragons takes us deeper into Thor's epic journey to becoming a warrior, as he journeys across the Sea of Fire to the dragon's Isle of Mist. An unforgiving place, home to the most elite warriors of the world, Thor's powers and abilities deepen as he trains. But as they find themselves up against unimaginable monsters, The Hundred quickly goes from training session to a matter of life or death. Not all will survive.

A march of kings Morgan Rice

After he escapes from the dungeon, Thor is horrified to learn of the assassination of King MacGil. As everyone vies for the throne, King's Court is more rife than ever with its family dramas, power struggles, ambitions, jealousy, violence and betrayal. An heir must be chosen from among the children, and the ancient Dynasty Sword, the source of all their power, will have a chance to be wielded by someone new.

A quest of heroes Morgan Rice

A quest of heroes revolves around the epic coming of age story of one special boy, a 14 year old from a small village on the outskirts of the Kingdom of the Ring. The youngest of four, the least favourite of his father, hated by his brothers, Thorgrin dreams of becoming a great warrior, of joining the King's men and protecting the Ring from the hordes of creatures on the other side of the Canyon. When he comes of age and is forbidden by his father to try out for the King's Legion, he refuses to take no for an answer.

Leonardo's foot: how 10 toes, 52 bones, and 66 muscles shaped the human world Carol Ann Rinzler

Leonardo's Foot stretches back to the fossil record and forward to recent discoveries in evolutionary science to demonstrate that it was our feet rather than our brains that first distinguished us from other species within the animal kingdom.

What is real Karen Rivers

Life changes drastically for Dex Pratt after his parents’ divorce. His father tries to commit suicide and becomes a marijuana grower. Dex turns to drugs to cope with all of the turmoil and begins to lose touch with reality.

Maori tattooing H. G. Robley

This classic of ethnography was assembled in the 19th century by an astute observer and skilled illustrator who first encountered the Maori art during his military service in New Zealand. This well-illustrated volume relates how moko first became known to Europeans and discusses the distinctions between men and women's moko, patterns and designs, moko in legend and song, and the practice of mokomokai: the preservation of the heads of Maori ancestors. Unabridged republication of the classic 1896 edition.

Wonder light: unicorns of the mist R. R. Russell

Deep in the mist-shrouded forests of an old and haunted island, one girl will come face to face with the most elusive and legendary creature: a unicorn.

Translator Nina Schuyler

When renowned translator Hanne Schubert falls down a flight of stairs, she suffers from an unusual but real condition — the loss of her native language. Speaking only Japanese, a language learned later in life, she leaves for Japan. In elegant and understated prose, Nina Schuyler offers a deeply moving and mesmerizing story about language, love, and the transcendence of family.

Dee Dee and me Amy Schwartz

Hannah has had it with her older sister! Tired of being bossed around, Hannah decides to run away so she will never have to see Dee Dee again. She packs her suitcase full of things she looks forward to not sharing with Dee Dee. But on her way out the door, Hannah gets a loving present that makes her rethink her plan.

Shackleton: an Irishman in Antarctica Jonathan Shackleton and John MacKenna

The secret life of the Gold Coast: a journey into the dark heart of paradise Brendan Shanahan

The Gold Coast: City of the Future; metropolis of dreams. In less than fifty years a tiny holiday town of fibro shacks and mangrove swamps has grown to become a city of almost a million people and an embodiment of our unquenchable lust for surf, sun and sand. The Secret Life of the Gold Coast is a disturbing but often comical expose that trawls the underbelly of Gold Coast life while pondering the elusive nature of Paradise.

The machine J. P. Smythe

Beth lives alone on a desolate housing estate near the sea. She came here to rebuild her life following her husband's return from the war. But within Beth's flat is an ever-whirring black box. She knows that memories can be put back, that she can rebuild her husband piece by piece. A Frankenstein tale for the 21st century, The Machine is a story of the indelibility of memory, the human cost of science and the horrors of love.

Polar explorers for kids Maxine Snowden

Describes the travels and adventures of Arctic and Antarctic explorers throughout history, from Eric the Red in 981 or 982 to Gretel Ehrlich in 2000.

Season of ponies Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Pamela found living with two old aunts dreadful until the moment a boy moved out of the mist with a flute and a herd of weirdly beautiful ponies.

The best time of day Eileen Spinelli

Farmer Fred, various members of his family, and his neighbours each have a favourite time of day.

The drunken botanist: the plants that create the world's great drinks Amy Stewart

Every great drink starts with a plant. Sake began with a grain of rice. Gin was born from a conifer shrub when a Dutch physician added oil of juniper to a clear spirit. This uncovers the enlightening botanical history and the science and chemistry of over 150 plants, flowers, trees, and fruits (and even one fungus).

Queen of the road Tricia Stringer

When Angela's father offers her a job driving trucks in the tiny rural town of Munirilla, she accepts. After all, it's only temporary even if the locals are reluctant to use her services. There is one local who's glad to see her, though — fill-in farm manager and loner, Coop, resists his natural tendency to avoid personal connections when he meets the efficient and gorgeous Angela.

Frozen assets: how to cook for a day and eat for a month Deborah Taylor-Hough

A programme for readers to cook a week or month's worth of meals in just one day by using easy and affordable recipes to create a customised meal plan.

The detective's daughter Lesley Thomson

Kate Rokesmith's decision to go to the river changed the lives of many. Her murder shocked the nation. Her husband, never charged, moved abroad under a cloud of suspicion. Her son, just four years old, grew up in a loveless boarding school. And Detective Inspector Darnell, vowing to leave no stone unturned in the search for her killer, began to lose his only daughter.

Polymer clay global perspectives: emerging ideas and techniques from 125 international artists Cynthia Tinapple

In this masterful collection, you'll find tips to create meaningful art that reflects your personality and vision; behind-the-scenes profiles of 13 innovative artists in their studios; step-by-step projects by contributors who share their signature methods, such as mokume gane, extruded canes, and adapted glass-blowing techniques; galleries showcasing the best of the best polymer work in jewellery, miniatures, sculpture, and much more.

Pirate mom Deborah Underwood

When a hypnotist convinces Pete's mother that she is a pirate, Pete tries to find a way to turn her back into a regular parent.

Scaredy Squirrel Melanie Watt

It's tough being a squirrel. There's dangers all around — germs, green martians, sharks — but Scaredy Squirrel is well prepared, or so he thinks.

Oscar's lonely Christmas Holly Webb

Hannah is delighted to receive a Dalmation puppy, Oscar, just before Christmas. She wishes she could spend all her time with her gorgeous puppy, but she has her school Christmas play to rehearse. Meanwhile, Oscar feels lonely and neglected. Why doesn't Hannah want to be with him any more?

Whatever doesn't kill you Elizabeth Wennick

Jenna Cooper never got over the fact that her father was brutally murdered when she was less than a year old. When she discovers that her father's murderer has been released from prison she becomes obsessed with tracking him down.

Falling into us Jasinda Wilder

When Kyle Calloway died he took a part of Nell with him. She wasn't the only one left to pick up the pieces however; Kyles death left a gaping hole in the hearts and lives of his parents and his older brother Colton and ultimately broke the will of the girl he loved.

Face of the maiden Emma Wildes

Celia Fairmont's new home on the wild coast of Cornwall is a sprawling ancient mansion steeped in history and deep, dark secrets. From the first night her dreams are plagued by images of clandestine meetings with a handsome, reckless lover. The man in her visions looks disturbingly like the oldest son of her new guardian, the Earl of Ashbourne, but there the resemblance stops.

Little monsters cookbook Zac Williams

Presents monster-themed recipes for children with step-by-step instructions, including claws of the yeti pot stickers, frankenfeet sandwiches, and punch from the Black Lagoon.

The bed and breakfast star Jacqueline Wilson

Now that Elsa's stepfather is out of work the family have to live in one tiny room at the Royal Hotel. But life starts looking up when things begin to go wrong at the hotel, and Elsa has the chance to be a real star.

Cliffhanger Jacqueline Wilson

The adventure holiday wasn't going too well for Tim at first, and an action-packed week was just what he didn't want. But with a bit of help from his special friend, Biscuits, and the rest of the Tigers, he began to get the hang of things, and by the time of the Crazy Bucket Race, it looked as if he might just help the Tigers become the champions.

The dare game Jacqueline Wilson

I'm Tracy Beaker the great inventor of extremely outrageous dares. I thought I was going to live happily ever after with Cam as my foster-mum. Ha Ha! It hasn't turned out like that. Cam's so mean, she won't buy me designer clothes, so all the other kids at school laugh at me.

The Diamond girls Jacqueline Wilson

Dixie is the youngest of the Diamond family. She and her sisters, dreamy Martine, glamourous Rochelle and tough Jude, could hardly be more different from each other but their Mum's tried to teach them the value of sticking together. Now Mum's expecting yet another baby and they move to a new house. By the time Mum comes home with the new baby, Jude's been in a fight, Rochelle's found a new boyfriend and Martine's stormed off. Only Dixie stays loyally by Mum's side — so only Dixie spots her secret…

Midnight Jacqueline Wilson

Violet has always been in the shadow of her mesmerising, controlling brother, Will — by turns delightful and terrifying. Now that Will has learnt a shocking secret about his own past, things seem to be getting worse. Violet retreats further into her fantasy world.

The story of Tracy Beaker Jacqueline Wilson

Ten years old and living in a Children's Home, Tracy Beaker desperately wants to be fostered. She also wants to be a writer and begins to write the story of her life.

Among the mad: a Maisie Dobbs novel Jacqueline Winspear

It's Christmas Eve 1931. On the way to see a client, Maisie Dobbs witnesses a man commit suicide on a busy London street. The following day, the Prime Minister's office receives a letter threatening a massive loss of life if certain demands are not met — and the writer mentions Maisie by name. Before this harrowing case is over, Maisie must navigate a darkness not encountered since she was a nurse in wards filled with shell-shocked men.

Pardonable lies Jacqueline Winspear

Psychologist-sleuth Maisie Dobbs is called in by Sir Cecil Lawton to investigate the mystery behind the death of his wife's aviator son during World War I, a mission that brings her face to face with a college friend with ties to the missing pilot.

Stealing the preacher Karen Witemeyer

Forced off a train in 1885 Texas and delivered to an outlaw's daughter for her birthday, is it possible this stolen preacher ended up right where he belongs?

Toby lived here Hilma Wolitzer

Toby's hope that she, her mother, and sister would be reunited on her thirteenth birthday, at the latest, is not met and she enters her teens in a foster home.

After the fire, a still small voice Evie Wyld

Frank moves to a small coastal community where his father had retreated after Vietnam and his grandfather after the Korean War.

It shouldn't happen to a midwife! Jane Yeadon

When she arrives at the Royal Maternity Hospital in Belfast, Jane soon meets a host of new and intriguing characters. As well as the usual glacial matron who can turn tears to ice, Jane makes friends with fellow nurses Timid Marie, English Cynthia and Strong-minded Margaret, and together they tackle the challenges ahead and discover that there are very few straightforward births in the maternity business and an awful lot to learn.