New Titles Digital September 2013 (arrived in August 2013)

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Drunk tank pink : and other unexpected forces that shape how we think, feel, and behave, Adam L. Alter

The human brain is fantastically complex, having engineered space travel and liberated nuclear energy, so it's no wonder that we resist the idea that we're deeply influenced by our surroundings. Drunk Tank Pink is the first detailed exploration of how our environment shapes what we think, how we feel, and the ways we behave.

Keeper, Kathi Appelt

On the night of the blue moon when mermaids are said to gather on a sandbar in the Gulf of Mexico, ten-year-old Tana sets out in a small boat, along with her dog FH and a seagull named Kapten, determined to find her mother — a mermaid, as Tana has always believed, who left long ago to return to the sea.

The underneath, Kathi Appelt

An old hound that has been chained up at his hateful owner's run-down shack, and two kittens born underneath the house, endure separation, danger, and many other tribulations in their quest to be reunited and free.

The hydrogen sonata, Iain Banks

An ancient people, the Gzilt, helped set up the Culture ten thousand years earlier and were very nearly one of its founding societies, deciding not to join only at the last moment. Now they've made the collective decision to follow the well-trodden path of millions of other civilizations; they are going to Sublime, elevating themselves to a new and almost infinitely more rich and complex existence.

In the house upon the dirt between the lake and the woods, Matt Bell

Escaping the busy confusion of his homeland and moving to an almost-uninhabited lakeshore where he plans on living simply and raising a family, a man descends into rage, obsession, and an abstract sense of reality when his wife suffers multiple miscarriages.

A stab in the dark, Lawrence Block

Nine long years have passed since eight young women were brutally slaughtered by an icepick-wielding maniac. “The Icepick Prowler” has finally confessed — but only to seven of the killings. Not only does he deny the eighth, he has an airtight alibi. Matthew Scudder has been hired to finally bring Barbara Ettinger’s slayer to justice, searching for a vicious murderer who's either long gone, long dead… or patiently waiting to kill again.

Such men are dangerous, Lawrence Block

Paul Kavanagh, an ex-Green Beret with nothing but time on his hands, gets an offer to steal a shipment of tactical nuclear weapons from the US government — and finds himself a partner, George Dattner, who has the cold eyes of a trained killer. Each of these men alone is dangerous. But anyone who tries to stop them together is guaranteed not to come out of it alive.

Time to murder and create, Lawrence Block

No one is too surprised when The Spinner is found floating in the East River with his skull bashed in. Blackmail's a dangerous business. What's worse, no one cares, except Matthew Scudder. The unofficial private eye is no conscientious avenging angel but he's willing to risk his own life and limb to confront the Spinner's most murderously aggressive marks.

Agnes Grey, Anne Bronte

Anne Bronte's first-person narrative describes the almost unbelievable pressures endured by nineteenth-century governesses — the isolation, the frustration, and the insensitive and sometimes cruel treatment meted out by employers and their families. Distinguished by its sharp, often ironic observation of middle-class social behaviour, this deeply personal novel also touches on religious belief, moral responsibility, and individual integrity and its survival.

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.

The longest road : overland in search of America from Key West to the Arctic Ocean, Philip Caputo

One of America's most respected writers takes an epic journey across America, Airstream in tow, and asks everyday Americans what unites and divides a country as endlessly diverse as it is large. What he found is a story that will entertain and inspire readers as much as it informs them about the state of today's United States, the glue that holds them all together, and the conflicts that could cause them to pull apart.

The final detail, Harlan Coben

Myron Bolitar, sports agent and reluctant sleuth, is happily basking in the sun of the Caribbean when his sidekick arrives to tell him that Esperanza, Myron's partner at MB SportsReps and best friend, has been arrested for the murder of Clu Haid, a fallen baseball star and Bolitar client. And as he tries to unearth a killer amid a tangled trail of lies, Myron's own investigation points to only one other suspect: himself.

The woman in white, Wilkie Collins

The story begins with an eerie midnight encounter between artist Walter Hartright and a ghostly woman dressed all in white who seems desperate to share a dark secret. The next day Hartright, engaged as a drawing master to the beautiful Laura Fairlie and her half sister, tells his pupils about the strange events of the previous evening. Determined to learn all they can about the mysterious woman in white, the three soon find themselves drawn into a chilling vortex of crime, poison, kidnapping, and international intrigue.

Rebecca, Daphne Du Maurier

At the great Cornwall estate of Manderley, Maxim de Winter and his frightened new wife try to live with the haunting legacy of Maxim's first wife, the beautiful and cold Rebecca, who died in a sailing accident.

Heartburn, Nora Ephron

Is it possible to write a side-splitting novel about the breakup of the perfect marriage? If the writer is Nora Ephron, the answer is a resounding yes. For in this inspired confection of adultery, revenge, group therapy, and pot roast, the creator of Sleepless in Seattle reminds us that comedy depends on anguish as surely as a proper gravy depends on flour and butter.

The good thief's guide to Berlin, Chris Ewan

In Berlin, Charlie Howard, part-time writer, part-time thief, is called to duty on behalf of Her Majesty's Government to locate a sensitive stolen item and in the course of his "duty" witnesses a murder.

Independence Day, Richard Ford

After the disintegration of his family, the ruin of his career and an affair with a much younger woman, Frank Bascombe decides that the surest route to a 'normal' American life is to become an estate agent in Haddam, New Jersey. Frank blunders through the suburban citadels of the Eastern Seaboard and avoids engaging in life until the sudden, cataclysmic events of a Fourth-of-July weekend with his son jolt him back.

The positive dog, Jon Gordon

The story about a negative mutt named Matt and a big dog named Bubba who teaches him how to feed himself with positivity each day and in the process transforms his life and the shelter they call home.

The ghost walk, Matt Haig

Oscar is having the worst holiday ever. So when his dad suggests the family go on a haunted tour of York, he jumps at the chance of doing something that doesn't involve trailing round gift shops. But the ghost walk turns out to have a haunting twist…

The Radleys, Matt Haig

Peter and Helen have been keeping from their children a life-changing family secret. When Clara finds herself committing a bloodthirsty act of violence one night, her parents react with resignation rather than horror. Peter and Helen decide to finally explain to their children why their skin is so sensitive to sunlight, why animals always run away at the sight of them, and why Clara's recent decision to go vegan has been so detrimental to her health — just a few of the disadvantages of being an 'abstaining' vampire.

Chose the wrong guy, gave him the wrong finger, Elizabeth M. Harbison

Just because you've traded the good guy for the bad guy for no guy doesn't mean you have to stay away from love for the rest of your life, does it? Told with Beth Harbison's flair for humour and heart, Chose the Wrong Guy will keep you guessing and make you believe in the possibilities of love.

Osbert the avenger, Christopher William Hill

The first book in the gruesomely funny Tales from Schwartzgarten series. Meet Osbert Brinkhoff, the unlikeliest of avengers. His is a tale of dark delights and ghastly goings-on, of injustice and revenge. The villains are vicious. The settings are sinister. And good does NOT always prevail.

Death, doom, and detention, Darynda Jones

While her best friend, Brooklyn, is focusing all of her energy on helping Lorelei hone her abilities, Lorelei is dealing with the reality that Satan's second in command has taken up residence inside her body. Oh, and the fact that she has a crush on the Angel of Death. But what a beautiful death it is.

First grave on the right, Darynda Jones

Grim Reaper Charley Davidson is responsible for convincing souls to "go into the light." But when people die under unnatural circumstances, they sometimes ask Charley to bring their murderers to justice.

See now then, Jamaica Kincaid

A mother, a father, and their two children, living in a small village in New England move, in their own minds, between the present, the past, and the future, constrained by the world, the characters despairing in their domestic situations. But their minds wander, trying to make linear sense of what is, in fact, nonlinear. This is a piercing examination of the manifold ways in which the passing of time operates on the human consciousness.

Last snow, Eric Van Lustbader

Jack McClure, Special Advisor and closest friend to the new President of the United States, takes on a personal mission along with his official one: keeping safe from harm his two incompatible companions — Annika Dementieva, a rogue Russian FSB agent, and Alli Carson, the President's daughter — and finding the people responsible for murdering an American senator who was supposedly on a political trip to the Ukraine.

The girl in the blue beret, Bobbie Ann Mason

An American World War II pilot shot down in Occupied Europe returns to his crash site decades later and finds himself drawn back in time to the brave people who helped him escape from the Nazis.

Dear girls above me : inspired by a true story, Charlie McDowell

When Charlie McDowell began sharing his open letters to his noisy upstairs neighbours — two impossibly ditzy female roommates in their mid-twenties — on Twitter, his feed quickly went viral. Now 'Dear girls' breaks out of the 140-character limit as Charlie imagines what would happen if he put the wisdom of the girls to the test [in this work of fiction].

You are not so smart, David McRaney

McRaney reveals that every decision we make, every thought we contemplate, and every emotion we feel comes with a story we tell ourselves to explain them. But sometimes those stories aren't true.

Tumbleweeds, Leila Meacham

Three friends from a small Texas town that thrives on Friday night football games try to move on after a fateful event colours each of their futures.

The short death of Phineas Bean, Daniel A. Miller

Phineas Rigormortis Bean has the unusual dilemma of being the only living soul trapped in the Afterlife. Inheriting his mysterious power of communing with the dead, he must rescue his recently departed parents, uncover the secrets of a cryptic amulet, and reveal his family's dark past. Turning eleven was more than he bargained for!

A corner of white, Jaclyn Moriarty

Madeleine Tully lives in Cambridge, England, Elliot Baranski lives in Bonfire, the Farms, the Kingdom of Cello where seasons roam, the Butterfly Child sleeps in a glass jar, and bells warn of attacks from dangerous Colours. They are worlds apart until Elliot begins to write to Madeleine, the Girl-in-the-World — a most dangerous thing to do, for suspected cracks must be reported and closed. A mesmerising story of two worlds; the cracks between them, the science that binds them and the colours that infuse them.

Good kids, Benjamin Nugent

At fifteen, Josh Paquette and Khadijah Silvergate-Dunn catch Josh's father and Khadijah's mother kissing in a natural foods store. As both of their families fall apart, the teenagers sign a pact never to cheat on anyone, ever. They have no problem keeping the vow — until they meet again at twenty-eight, both struggling with career and identity, and both engaged to other people.

Kennedy's last days : the assassination that defined a generation, Bill O'Reilly

An historical narrative of the events surrounding the death of the 35th president is set against the backdrop of an escalating Cold War and describes the many political challenges Kennedy was facing before his assassination, in an account that also describes Lee Harvey Oswald's story and the events surrounding his death.

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.

Between man and beast : an unlikely explorer, the evolution debates, and the African adventure that took the Victorian world by storm., Monte Reel

Documents the story of mid-19th-century explorer Paul Du Chaillu, who after three years in the equatorial wilderness of West Africa emerged with definitive proof of the existence of the mythical gorilla, only to be swept up by the heated debate about Darwin's theory of evolution.

The oriental casebook of Sherlock Holmes, Theodore Riccardi

Sherlock Holmes is dead — or so most of the world thinks. In his immediate circle, only Holmes's brother, the lethargic genius Mycroft, knows of his survival. The adventures recounted in The Oriental Casebook of Sherlock Holmes range from Lhasa to Katmandu, from the East Indies to the deserts of Rajasthan. In Tibet and throughout the Orient, Holmes is caught up in the diplomatic machinations of British imperialism that Rudyard Kipling dubbed "the Great Game”.

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.

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.

Fin & Lady, Cathleen Schine

In the Greenwich Village of 1964, eleven-year-old Fin moves in with his glamorous, careless older sister, and it's hard to tell who's raising whom.

Look again, Lisa Scottoline

When reporter Ellen Gleeson gets a "Have You Seen This Child?" flyer in the mail, her heart stops — the child in the photo is identical to her adopted son, Will. She investigates the story behind the flyer, uncovering clues no one was meant to discover, and when she digs too deep, she risks losing her own life — and that of the son she loves.

Save me, Lisa Scottoline

When an explosion rips through the nearly empty cafeteria of a Reesburgh (Pa.) Elementary School, lunch mother Rose McKenna leads two girls to safety before racing to rescue her own daughter, Melly. But Rose soon learns that she may face both civil and criminal charges for her heroics because one of the girls she saved was seriously injured in the resulting fire that killed three school staff members.

Think twice, Lisa Scottoline

Bennie Rosato looks exactly like her identical twin, Alice Connolly, but the darkness in Alice's soul makes them two very different women. Or at least that's what Bennie believes, until she finds herself buried alive at the hands of her twin and sets herself on a course to stay alive long enough to exact revenge.

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. Scotch emerged from barley. Gin was born from a conifer shrub. This uncovers the enlightening botanical history and the science and chemistry of over 150 plants, flowers, trees, and fruits (and even one fungus).

The execution of Sherlock Holmes : and other new adventures of the great detective, Donald Thomas

Drugged, manacled, condemned to a dank cell in the depths of London's infamous Newgate prison, the world's greatest literary detective awaits execution by a vengeful crew of formidable enemies. Escape is impossible; death, a certainty. But not for Sherlock Holmes, who, in a stunning display of intellect and derring-do, will elude his hangman's noose and live to fiddle, spy, and ratiocinate another day.

A curious man : the strange and brilliant life of Robert "Believe it or not" Ripley, Neal Thompson

A Curious Man is the marvellously compelling biography of Robert "Believe It or Not" Ripley, the enigmatic cartoonist turned globetrotting millionaire who won international fame by celebrating the world's strangest oddities, and whose outrageous showmanship taught us to believe in the unbelievable.

Lady Windermere's fan, Oscar Wilde

A lord, his wife, her admirer and an infamous blackmailer converge in the irreverent satire that launched Wilde’s succession of classic social comedies. This delicious comic feast serves up a scandal about good girls, bad husbands and hilarious hypocrisy — utterly contemporary and divinely funny.

Crow, Barbara Wright

In 1898, Moses Thomas's summer vacation does not go exactly as planned as he contends with family problems and the ever-changing alliances among his friends. At the same time, he is exposed to the escalating tension between the African-American and white communities of Wilmington, North Carolina.

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Best fiction debuts 2013

Extracts from the very best fiction debuts of 2013

Downton Abbey and philosophy edited by Mark D. White.

Downton Abbey and Philosophy draws on some of history's most profound philosophical minds to delve deeply into the dilemmas that confront our favourite characters. Was Matthew right to push Mary away after his injury in the war? Would Lord Grantham have been justified in blocking Lady Sybil's marriage to Tom Branson? And is Thomas really such a bad person?

Fire and forget : short stories edited by Roy Scranton and Matt Gallagher ; foreword by Colum McCann

Television reports, movies, newspapers and blogs about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have offered images of the fighting there. But this collection offers voices — powerful voices, telling the kind of truth that only fiction can offer. What makes the collection so remarkable is that all of these stories are written by those who were there, or waited for them at home.

Funny letters from famous people edited and introduced by Charles Osgood Wood.

Rib-tickling communications from the likes of Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw, Flannery O'Connor, Groucho Marx, Bob Hope, and dozens more

The New York Times book of mathematics : more than 100 years of writing by the numbers edited by Gina Kolata ; foreword by Paul Hoffman.

Suitable for any maths and science enthusiast, this title gathers more than 110 articles written from 1892 to 2010 that cover statistics, coincidences, chaos theory, cryptography and many other topics.

Thrill seekers

Unusual situations, new lovers and rare opportunities to satisfy cherished fantasies. Thrill Seekers has ten original sexy short stories guaranteed to surprise, delight and arouse your imagination.

'Til the world ends

Unforgettable Elise K. Ackers

One hundred names Cecelia Ahern

The uplifting and thoughtful novel from a uniquely talented author. With everything to prove, Kitty is assigned the most important task of her life — to write the story her mentor never had the opportunity to. Kitty has to not only track down and meet the people on the list, but find out what connects them. And, in the process of hearing ordinary people's stories, she uncovers Constance's and starts to understand her own.

Cake Rachel Allen

Every home baker dreams of the perfect cake, a cake that's light and moist that not only tastes amazing but works every time, that will cheer you up on a rainy Sunday or make someone feel special on their birthday. Rachel Allen's Cake is full of such recipes.

Home cooking Rachel Allen

Bestselling TV cook Rachel Allen feeds her family and yours with a collection of easy and delicious recipes that everyone will love, plus handy kitchen tips and tricks to make your life easier.

Whatever you do, don't run Peter Allison

If the idea of an amusing and light-hearted book about an exotic job in a wild locale appeals to you, add Whatever You Do, Don't Run to your must-read list.

The Unofficial Downton Abbey Cookbook Emily Ansara Baines

The Book of Secrets Elizabeth Arnold

Modern dating : a field guide. Chiara Atik

Modern Dating will never tell you How to Win a Husband in Just 3 Easy Steps! But it will offer advice on how to send a relatively unembarrassing sext, how to create a failproof first date idea, and how to make sure you're getting into a relationship for the right reasons. Frank, funny, and totally relatable, this is a book that really gets at how women are dating today.

Infamous Ace Atkins

In July 1933, the gangster known as George "Machine Gun" Kelly staged the kidnapping-for-ransom of an Oklahoma oilman. He would live to regret it. Once again Ace Atkins transforms real-life events into riveting, thrilling fiction.

The lost ones Ace Atkins

Fresh from ten years as a U.S. Army Ranger, Quinn Colson finds his hands full as the newly elected sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi.

The ranger Ace Atkins

After years of war, Army Ranger Quinn Colson returns home to the rugged, rough hill country of northeast Mississippi to find his native Tibbehah County overrun with corruption, decay, meth runners, and violence. His uncle, the longtime county sheriff, is dead. A suicide, he's told, but others — like tomboy deputy Lillie Virgil — whisper murder.

Mr. Popper's Penguins Richard Atwater

Relates how the unexpected delivery of a large crate containing a live penguin changes the life of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the polar region.

Do you remember Mandy Baggot

2005 was the most traumatic year of Emma Barron's life. It was the year her mother died and the year she met Guy Duval. Eight years on, she's an English teacher with a doting boyfriend and a young son. She's settled and content — so why would she risk it all for another chance with the man that broke her heart?

The King's mistress Gillian Bagwell

Set against the volatile backdrop of the English Civil War, dive into this enthralling tale of danger, bravery, and a woman who would do anything for the man she loved. The unforgettable true story of Charles II's escape, and the love and bravery of the woman who made it possible.

The inventor and the tycoon Edward Ball

The story of Eadweard Muybridge, inventor of stop-motion photography and moving pictures — who was also a murderer — and his relationship with Leland Stanford, the wealthy railway baron and founder of Stanford University.

Now a bride Mary Balogh

In anticipation of the enticing third book in the Mistress trilogy, The Secret Mistress, here are never-before-published scenes from More than a Mistress and No Man's Mistress — plus Mary Balogh's new epilogue for the series.

The Suitor Short Story Mary Balogh

Harry the poisonous centipede Lynne Reid Banks

When their adventures lead them to explore the biggest and scariest villain of all, Harry and George realise that they are not brave, only reckless and foolish.

Amber eyes Maya Banks

A beautiful, vulnerable woman appears at the high country cabin where Hunter and Jericho live between assignments. They are captivated by their stunning, reticent visitor and vow to protect her and uncover what she's hiding. Neither is prepared for the unbelievable.

Highlander most wanted Maya Banks

Genevieve McInnis is locked behind the fortified walls of McHugh Keep, captive of a cruel laird who takes great pleasure in ruining her for any other man. Yet when Bowen Montgomery storms the gates on a mission of clan warfare, Genevieve finds that her spirit is bent but not broken.

Songbird Maya Banks

Curse of kings Alex Barclay

Fourteen-year-old Oland Born lives in dark times, in a world ruled by evil tyrant, Vilius Ren. One night, Oland finds a letter addressed to him, from the long-dead king. No sooner has he read the message than a mysterious stranger tries to kidnap him. Oland runs, the dead king's warning ringing in his ears… If Oland is to live he must restore the shattered kingdom.

The Berenstain Bears and the Bad Dream Stan Berenstain

The Berenstain Bears and the Double Dare Stan Berenstain

The Berenstain Bears and the In-Crowd Stan Berenstain

The Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room Stan Berenstain

The Berenstain Bears and the Prize Pumpkin Stan Berenstain

The Berenstain Bears Shoot the Rapids Stan Berenstain

Zac and Mia A. J. Betts

Gladiator clash Chris Blake

When ten-year-old Tom accidentally smashes a statue in a museum he releases Isis, a young Egyptian princess who has been imprisoned for thousands of years. To break an ancient curse, the duo must travel back in time to find six hidden amulets.

Knight quest Chris Blake

Tom and Isis land in the realm of King Arthur. To prove their worth Arthur’s would-be knights must find a precious sword, hidden within dark, unknown caves. Tom and Isis are certain the sword will lead them to the next amulet, but can they fight off the other knights to get to it first?

White death Daniel Blake

Two weeks before Kwasi King, chess's answer to Muhammad Ali, is due to defend his world title, his mother is found brutally murdered yards from Yale University. Soon, more bodies turn up but while some have been killed in a frenzy, others were dispatched with clinical precision. It looks like FBI Special Agent Franco Patrese's looking for not just one killer, but two.

Waiting to believe Sandra Bloom

In a coming-of-age story unlike any other, feisty young Kacey Doyle retreats to a secluded Minnesota convent. Torn between her calling to leave the world behind, and the world that seems to call to her more urgently each day, Kacey's journey leads beautifully, humorously, and powerfully up to the moment of her final vows.

Before you know kindness Christopher A. Bohjalian

For ten summers, the Seton family — all three generations — met at their country home in New England to spend a week together playing tennis, badminton, and golf, and savouring gin and tonics on the wraparound porch to celebrate the end of the season. In the eleventh summer, everything changed. A loaded rifle wound up in exactly the wrong hands at exactly the wrong time, and led to a nightmarish accident that put to test the values that united the family — and the convictions that just may pull it apart.

The double bind Christopher A. Bohjalian

When Laurel Estabrook is attacked she withdraws into her photography and begins working at a homeless shelter where she meets Bobbie Crocker. When Bobbie dies suddenly, Laurel discovers that he was once a successful photographer who worked with such legends as Chuck Berry and Eartha Kitt. Her search for the truth will lead Laurel further from her old life and into a cat-and-mouse game with pursuers who claim to want to save her.

Behind the Beautiful Forevers Katherine Boo

Girl saves boy Steph Bowe

Girl Saves Boy is the quirky debut novel from 16-year-old Melbourne blogger Steph Bowe. Isn't it enough having your very own terminal disease, without your mother dying? Or your father dating your Art teacher? And how does Sacha end up in love with Jewel Valentine? Funny, sad, silly and wise, this is a story of life, death, love … and garden gnomes.

Once an heiress Elizabeth Boyce

Ethan Helling, Viscount Thorburn, never claimed to be a good man. To continue indulging his appetites, he needs to marry a fortune. The lovely Miss Bachman just so happens to have one, and Ethan vows to win her dowry for himself. When the seducer becomes the seduced, Lily and Ethan are forced into a hasty marriage. With her dreams in ruins and her illusions shattered, can Lily afford to gamble on love?

Restless William Boyd

Waiting for Sunrise William Boyd

Day of the dead Lisa Brackmann

Michelle Mason comes to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, to temporarily escape her problems, but a date with an attractive man leads her into a world of danger and deception, and soon her only goal is to get out of Mexico alive.

Year of the tiger Lisa Brackmann

On her own Ellie Cooper’s tour of duty in Iraq left her with a damaged leg, a faithless husband, and a desperate need to get away. In Beijing, she falls for charismatic Chinese artist Lao Zhang but, after the arrival of a mysterious guest, he disappears.

Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury

The system was simple. Everyone understood it. Books were for burning, along with the houses in which they were hidden. Guy Montag was a fireman whose job it was to start fires. And he enjoyed his job.

Casper Candlewacks in the time travelling toaster Ivan Brett

Being bright makes Casper something of an outsider but luckily Casper has Lamp to keep him company. Lamp's latest invention is a time-travelling toaster, but when Casper time travels to the future he finds the evil Blights have taken over everything! Will Casper save the future or will he just end up as toast?

Dam busters Michael Broad

Switch Charlie Brooks

Spared certain expulsion by a faceless puppet-master, MI6 spook Max Ward is happy riding an analyst's desk at the British Embassy in The Hague and seeing his married lover whenever their schedules allow. Then Max's carefully-ordered world is turned upside down as a mission with no escape routes forces him to confront everything he's forgotten and everyone he's betrayed. A mission that will finally force him to make a deal with the devil himself.

The Mighty Gastropolis Portland Karen Brooks

The world of Magic ballerina Darcey Bussell

The Case of the Mixed-Up Mutts Dori Hillestad Butler

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.

House of wings Betsy Byars

Left with his grandfather until his parents are settled in Detroit, Sammy learns to respect and love the old man as they care for an injured crane together.

On the scent Angela Campbell

Hannah Dawson has a big problem: she's just become the unexpected owner of a snarky cat, a loveable but not-so-bright dog… and their $10 million fortune! Which would be awesome if it hadn't made her the target of every wacko. Enter Zachary Collins: ex-TV star and street-wise private investigator — all 6 foot blue-eyed gorgeousness!

Out of shape : debunking myths about fashion and fit, Mel Campbell

In this bold and entertaining book, Mel Campbell examines the tensions that have always existed in clothing between our cultural ideals and our own bodies. Through lively interviews, her own experiences, and visits to vintage fairs, museums and galleries, Mel explores why we are still so critical of our various shapes and restricted by old-fashioned values.

The amazing adventures of Kavalier and Clay Michael Chabon

One night in 1939, Josef Kavalier shuffles into his cousin Sam Clay’s cramped New York bedroom, his nerve-racking escape from Prague finally achieved. Little does he realise that this is the beginning of an extraordinary friendship and even more fruitful business partnership.

Telegraph Avenue Michael Chabon

In this novel the author takes us to Telegraph Avenue. It is a story that explores the profoundly intertwined lives of two Oakland, California families, one black and one white. Here he creates a world grounded in pop culture: Kung Fu, 1970s Blaxploitation films, vinyl LPs, jazz and soul music, and an epic of friendship, race, and secret histories.

The girl with no name Marina Chapman

A young girl who is abducted and abandoned in the Colombian jungle spends five years living with a family of monkeys before being found and sold in to slavery. This is her truly astonishing story.

The places that scare you : a guide to fearlessness. Pema Chèodrèon

This book shows us how to awaken our basic goodness and connect to others. In her lively, contemporary voice, Chodron translates the wisdom of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition for the layperson. Her wisdom cuts across all traditions and religions — appealing to everyone from the Dalai Lama's followers to ordinary people trying to make sense of their lives.

The last runaway Tracy Chevalier

Forced to leave England and struggling with illness in the wake of a family tragedy, Quaker Honor Bright is forced to rely on strangers in the harsh landscape of 1850 Ohio and is compelled to join the Underground Railroad network to help runaway slaves escape to freedom.

Bella fortuna Rosanna Chiofalo

Valentina DeLuca has made hundreds of brides' dreams come true. Now, it is her turn. Valentina has loved Michael Carello ever since he rescued her from a cranky shopkeeper when she was ten years old. He is handsome, chivalrous, loyal, and in a few weeks, she's going to marry him in Venice. But just when she thinks everything is falling into place, Valentina is forced to re-examine her life to see what truly makes her happy.

The manhood of Edward Robinson Agatha Christie

Sane and sensible Edward Robinson secretly dreams of fast cars, adventurous women and danger, but his fiancée, Maud, keeps him grounded in reality. When Edward wins money in a newspaper competition, he immediately buys the sleek red car of his dreams — without telling Maud. Adventure swiftly ensues, as he is embroiled in high society scandals that lead him to a significant transformation.

The mysterious affair at Styles Agatha Christie

With impeccable timing Hercule Poirot, the renowned Belgian detective, makes his dramatic entrance on to the English crime stage. A shattered coffee cup, a splash of candle grease, a bed of begonias: are all Poirot requires to display his now legendary powers of detection.

The Rajah's emerald Agatha Christie

James has found himself at the fashionable resort Kimpton-on-Sea. Eager to both irritate and win over his sometime girlfriend, James bypasses the queue to the beach changing rooms and ducks into the private huts. But, in his hurry to not be apprehended he jumps back to the huts, changes at lightning speed only to realise he is suddenly in the possession of a rather sought after object.

The sea sisters Lucy Clarke

There are some currents in the relationship between sisters that run so dark and so deep, it's better for the people swimming on the surface never to know what's beneath. Katie's world is shattered by the news that her headstrong younger sister, Mia, has been found dead in Bali. But will her search for the truth push their sisterly bond, and Katie, to breaking point?

Beyond a doubt Colleen Coble

When Bree Nichols discovers a corpse in her own basement, a whirlwind investigation usher an unbidden danger to all she holds dear. Without safe haven in her lighthouse home the young widow struggles to free her family from the tentacles of an age-old crime that strikes at the heart of Rock Harbour.

Blue moon promise Colleen Coble

Lucy Marsh's worldly resources are running out, but she's fiercely determined to care for her younger brother and sister. Lucy is eager to leave town and accepts a proxy marriage she believes will provide safe refuge. But trouble follows her to Texas where her new husband is surprised to suddenly have a wife and children to care for.

The lightkeeper's ball Colleen Coble

In 1910, New York socialite Olivia resists an arranged, socially advantageous marriage. The mysterious death of her sister Eleanor in Northern California is an unhappy but convenient excuse to go West. On the way, she is nearly drowned, and decides to hide her identity when she arrives in Mercy Falls.

The lightkeeper's bride Colleen Coble

Mercy Falls telephone operator Katie Russell agrees to an engagement with Bartholomew Foster to make her family happy, but when her best friend Eliza disappears, Katie's alliance with Will Jesperson, who is helping Katie search for Eliza, leads to love and Katie must chose between following her heart and fulfilling her family's wishes.

The lightkeeper's daughter Colleen Coble

When, after a four-year absence, seventeen-year-old Squid returns to her childhood home on a remote lighthouse island off British Columbia with her young daughter in tow, she and her parents try to come to terms with each other and the painful events of the past, especially the death of her older brother.

Rosemary Cottage Colleen Coble

When mockingbirds sing Billy Coffey

Leah is a child from Away, isolated from her peers because of her stutter. But then she begins painting scenes that are epic in scope, brilliant in detail, and suffused with rich, prophetic imagery. When the event foreshadowed in the first painting dramatically comes true, the town of Mattingly takes notice.

The old man and the wasteland Nick Cole

Forty years after the destruction of civilisation Man is reduced to salvaging the ruins of a broken world. One man's most prized possession is Hemingway's classic 'The Old Man and the Sea.' With the words of the novel echoing across the wasteland, a survivor of the Nuclear Holocaust journeys into the unknown to break a curse. What follows is an incredible tale of survival and endurance.

Flight #116 is down Caroline B. Cooney

Teenager Heidi Landseth helps rescue people from a plane crash on her family's property, and the experience changes her life forever.

Vegetarian cooking without : recipes free from added gluten, sugar, dairy products, yeast, salt and saturated fat, Barbara Cousins

Meat-free recipes from the author of Britain's bestselling special diets cookbook. Over 100 wheat, gluten, sugar, salt, dairy products, yeast, saturated fat and meat free recipes. These recipes ensure that the right balance of protein is included. Note that it has not been possible to include the same picture content that appeared in the original print version.

Wonders of life Brian Cox & Andrew Cohen

What is life? Where did it come from? Why does it end? In this beautiful and definitive new book, Professor Brian Cox takes us on an incredible journey to discover how a few fundamental laws gave birth to the most complex, diverse and unique force in the universe life itself.

Josephine Cox 3-book collection, Josephine Cox

These are three vintage novels from the nation's favourite storyteller, Josephine Cox.
Midnight: All of Jack's life, the nightmares had haunted him. Now, his search for the truth will force him to confront his past.
Blood brothers: When devious and brutal Frank decides to have the gentle Alice Jacobs for himself, he sets off a chain of events that could destroy the whole family. Can Joe stop him before it is too late?
Songbird: Four students are living next door to a reclusive old woman. They have no way of knowing that she keeps a dark and dangerous secret, one that she has carried with her for over twenty years.

Blackout Joe Craig

Jimmy Coates seems like an ordinary boy, but he's not. He's genetically engineered to grow into the perfect government assassin. Jimmy Coates can only trust one man to bring the country back from the brink of chaos. When that man disappears, Jimmy must battle the shadow of corruption. But the shadows are darker than they seem, and the darkness reaches further than Jimmy could ever imagine.

Homemade root beer, soda, pop Stephen Edward Cresswell

Discusses the history of root beers and the equipment needed to make them, and includes recipes for sarsaparilla, birch beer, ginger beer, cherry vanilla soda, and cream soda.

Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow Jessica Day George

World's ugliest dogs Vicki DeArmon

The annual World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair attracts "so-ugly-they're-cute" contestants, their devoted owners, and hundreds of thousands of fans. This book — filled with hilarious photos as well as short profiles of the dogs and their owners — captures the wacky and wonderful spirit of the original contest just in time for its 25th year.

The Harry Palmer quartet Len Deighton

When Len Deighton wrote these titles he not only reinvented spy fiction, but he created a style icon and literary legend: 'Harry Palmer'. Since then both the books and the character have become international icons. Now it's your chance to delve into the mysteries of the four 'Secret Files' as Harry Palmer investigates conspiracies, secret experiments and even a deadly virus, with all the cockiness and dry wit a reluctant spy can muster.

Last man to die Michael Dobbs

It is Spring 1945, the final weeks of the war. One man, a German school teacher and now an escaped prisoner of war, holds the secret that will decide the fate of post-war Europe.

Full-rip 9.0 : the next big earthquake in the Pacific Northwest. Sandi Doughton

With a 100% chance of a mega-quake hitting the Pacific Northwest, this fascinating book reports on the scientists who are trying to understand when, where, and just how big THE BIG ONE will be.

Happy money : the science of smarter spending Elizabeth Dunn & Michael Norton.

Happy Money explains why you can get more happiness for your money by following five principles, from choosing experiences over stuff to spending money on others. And the five principles can be used not only by individuals but by companies seeking to create happier employees and provide "happier products" to their customers.

Parenting Amber Dusick

Of course you love being a parent, but sometimes, it just sucks. This book won't make your frustrating moments any less crappy, but these stories about my Crappy Baby, Crappy Boy and my husband, Crappy Papa, will hopefully make you laugh. Because you're not alone and sometimes the crappiest moments make the best memories. Parenting is wonderful! And also, well, you know.

Harley Loco : hard living, hair, and post-punk from the Middle East to the Lower East Side Rayya Elias

The punk rock musician explores her life as a Syrian American, bisexual, hairdresser, drug addict, filmmaker, and real estate seller.

Secrets and lords Justine Elyot

The summer of 1920 brings illicit liaisons to stately home Deverell Hall. Lords, ladies, butler and maids all succumb to the spirit of the roaring 1920s as sex and scandal take over.

Angel's devil Suzanne Enoch

Instead of waiting nine months to wed her beloved Simon, as per her overprotective parents' edict, Angelique decides to use Simon's cousin, the dashing Lord Faring — rake of all rakes — just back from war, to throw her parents into a panic. When the game playing gets serious will Angelique be able to resist the charms of Lord Faring?

Good earl hunting Suzanne Enoch

Knowing that the irritating Lord Vashton is coming to Beldath Hall to woo her sister, Theo is, for once, quite happy to remain detached from the silliness. But Lord Vashton isn't precisely the boor she expects. Even more surprising, he seems determined to ignore her sister in favour of her. Can two people who are perfectly ill-suited find that two wrongs do make a right?

Bundles of joy Linda Fairley

It's January 1972 and times have changed since Linda first stepped onto a maternity ward four years earlier. Gone are the starched skirts and steaming milk kitchens of the 1960s; these are the exhilarating days of disposable equipment and new technology. The Pill will soon be free to all women, and more and more fathers are daring to brave the delivery room. But one thing has stayed the same — the babies keep coming.

Downton Abbey : series 1 scripts Julian Fellowes

Created by Oscar-winning writer Julian Fellowes, the first series of Downton delighted viewers and reviewers alike with stellar performances, ravishing costumes and a gripping plot. The Series 1 scripts give readers the opportunity to read the work in more detail and study the characters, pace and themes in depth. With an introduction and commentary from Julian Fellowes, this is an invaluable insight into how he researched and crafted the world of Downton Abbey.

Sacrifice Paul Finch

A vicious serial killer is holding the country to ransom, publicly and gruesomely murdering his victims. Detective Mark 'Heck' Heckenberg is up against it. With a rising body count and the public's eyes on him, Heck must find the killer before he executes more victims. Because this killer has a plan. And nothing will stop him completing it.

At Freddie's Penelope Fitzgerald

A novel centring on Freddie, the proprietress of the Temple Stage School, and her schemes, pupils and theatrical ambitions for the national institution which supplies the West End theatres with juveniles for everything from Shakespeare to pantomime.

The beginning of spring Penelope Fitzgerald

Frank Reid had been born and brought up in Moscow. His father had emigrated there in the 1870s and started a print-works which, by 1913, had shrunk from what it was when Frank inherited it. In that same year, to add to his troubles, Frank's wife Nellie caught the train back home to England, without explanation. How is a reasonable man like Frank to cope?

Bobby Flay's burgers, fries, and shakes Bobby Flay

There is no doubt that America loves its burgers, fries, and shakes. Believe it or not, there is a secret to creating the most delicious burgers, the creamiest thick shakes, and perfectly golden fries. Flay shares 75 outstanding recipes for these favourites, just in time for the coming warm weather.

The 3 apple a day GI diet : the amazing superfood for fast-track weight loss Tammi Flynn with Jeanne Drury.

Apples are the magic bullet for losing those excess pounds and when you eat them in combination with this low GI eating plan the pounds will melt away.

Independence Day Richard Ford

After the disintegration of his family, the ruin of his career and an affair with a much younger woman, Frank Bascombe decides that the surest route to a 'normal' American life is to become an estate agent in Haddam, New Jersey. Frank blunders through the suburban citadels of the Eastern Seaboard and avoids engaging in life until the sudden, cataclysmic events of a Fourth-of-July weekend with his son jolt him back.

The lay of the land Richard Ford

Frank Bascombe's story resumes, in the fall of 2000, with the presidential election still hanging in the balance and Thanksgiving looming before him with all the perils of a post-nuclear family get-together. He's now plying his trade as a realtor on the Jersey shore and contending with health, marital and familial issues that have his full attention: "all the ways that life seems like life at age fifty-five strewn around me like poppies."

The sportswriter Richard Ford

Frank Bascombe has a younger girlfriend and a job as a sportswriter, yet Frank feels the pull of his inner despair and especially of his recent losses. In the course of this Easter weekend, Frank will lose all the remnants of his familiar life, though he will emerge heroic with spirits soaring. This is a magnificent novel that propelled Richard Ford into the first rank of American writers.

Mourning doves Helen Forrester

When her husband dies suddenly, Louise Gilmore and her daughters Edna and Celia are forced to move from their fine Liverpool house with servants to a run-down cottage in Hoylake, and the three women must learn to make their way in an entirely new world. This is a heart-warming story of family relationships and a powerful portrait of a nation changed forever by the Great War.

Yes, Mama Helen Forrester

When Alicia Woodman’s parents turn their backs on her it was left to Polly Ford, widow of a dock labourer, to bring Alicia up, to teach her to say 'Yes, Mama' and to give the child the love she so desperately needed. In a hypocritical society full of thin-lipped disapproval, Alicia would learn that the human spirit can soar over adversity and that, though blood may be thicker than water, love is the most powerful relationship of all?

Brief Encounters with Che Guevara Ben Fountain

Confessions of a kinky divorcee Lana Fox

A marriage and husband behind her, Deb's journey of sensual discovery begins in earnest. Confessing her escapades to her fur-covered diary, "Kitten," Deb dates and experiments with both women and men, and takes her love of shoes to a whole new level. Despite the pitfalls, and risks, and an ex-husband who wants to get back into her life, it seems other women combined with her lust for shoes make the perfect fit.

Lady Mercy Danforthe flirts with scandal Jayne Fresina

Lady Mercy likes her life neat and tidy. But things start to get messy when her best friend abandons her fiancée at the altar, leaving it up to Mercy to help the couple. There's just one problem. The jilted man is Rafe Hartley, Mercy's former husband.

Blurred Tara Fuller

Dragon Flight Jessica Day George

Dragon Spear Jessica Day George

Dragonskin Slippers Jessica Day George

Deserter : the last untold story of the second World War. Charles Glass

The extraordinary story of the deserters of the Second World War. Veteran reporter and historian Charles Glass follows a group of British and American deserters into the heat of battle and explores what motivated them to take their fateful decision to run away. The result is a highly emotional and engaging study of an under-explored area of World War II history.

Simply allergy-free Elizabeth Gordon

Multiple food allergies are on the rise, and Elizabeth Gordon knows how tough it can be to find meals that your whole family can enjoy safely. Whether cooking for yourself or a family, Simply Allergy-Free has a wide range of recipes for you to enjoy, so that you don't feel stuck eating the same boring recipes week after week.

Simply delicious Amish cooking : recipes and stories from the Amish of Sarasota, Florida. Sherry Gore

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's library Chris Grabenstein

Twelve-year-old Kyle gets to stay overnight in the new town library, designed by his hero (the famous game-maker Luigi Lemoncello), with other students but finds that come morning he must work with friends to solve puzzles in order to escape.

Mary George of Allnorthover Lavinia Greenlaw

An intricate woven tapestry of family, property, inheritance, and belonging, follows Mary George, an extraordinary seventeen-year-old, who must find her place in the world, while Tom Hepple, who has just returned home, attempts to use her to recreate his past and stirs up a world of trouble.

The constant princess ; The other Boleyn girl ; The Bolyen inheritance. Philippa Gregory

The constant princess. As youngest daughter to the Spanish monarchs Catalina was promised to the English Prince Arthur when she was three. Arthur dies young, but before his death, he extracts a promise from his wife to marry his younger brother Henry in order to become queen anyway. Catalina uses her faith, her cunning and her utter belief in destiny to reclaim her rightful title.

Dark places Kate Grenville

About a man who uses facts to support his own power and status but whose rise to success masks a lot of fears.

Lilian's story Kate Grenville

Madness, cruelty, and sexuality permeate the household in which Lilian Una Singer is raised — an upper-crust Victorian world of teacups and servants. But Lilian, shielded by layers of fat, an iron will, and an indomitable spirit, has her sights set on an education, love, and – finally — her own transcendent forms of independence.

The last banquet Jonathan Grimwood

Jean-Marie d'Aumout is a penniless orphan eating beetles by the side of a road. His fate is changed after an unlikely encounter finds him patronage and he is sent to military academy. Thanks to wit and courage in great measure, he grows up to become a diplomat and spy.

Ty Hauck 3-book thriller collection Andrew Gross

The dark tide: A terrorist blast rips through New York's Grand Central Station, tearing apart Karen Friedman's family. As Detective Ty Hauck investigates a seemingly unrelated hit and run, the trail leads back to Karen's missing husband.
Don't look twice: A drive-by shooting in Detective Ty Hauck's neighbourhood plunges him into an investigation that points to corruption in the highest echelons of Greenwich, Connecticut society.
Reckless: Tragedy opens the door to Ty Hauck's past, and he vows to avenge the death of a friend. It will end with a frantic race to avert a disaster.

The heart of the family Annie Groves

Tells of Liverpool under bombardment as never before. The Campions have always stuck together through danger and sorrow, but even they begin to wonder if it's time to take their youngest, the twins, to safety away from the bombing raids. From hardship and heartbreak, surviving the toughest of times, the Campions know they can make it through if they have one another.

The gravity of birds Tracy Guzeman

On their lakeside family holiday, Alice falls under the thrall of a struggling young painter while her sister Natalie seems strangely unmoved by the charismatic stranger in their midst. She tolerates the family sittings for the portrait Thomas is painting with a barely disguised distaste. But as the family portrait nears completion, the family dynamics shift irrevocably. And by the end of the summer, three lives are shattered.

The humans Matt Haig

One wet Friday evening, Professor Andrew Martin of Cambridge University solves the world's greatest mathematical riddle. Then he disappears. When he is found walking naked along the motorway, Professor Martin seems different. Besides the lack of clothes, he now finds normal life pointless. His loving wife and teenage son seem repulsive to him.

The possession of Mr Cave Matt Haig

Terence Cave has experienced more than his share of tragedies. His wife's death at the hands of burglars left him to bring up his young twins alone. And now one of them has died in a grotesque accident as a result of bullying. Bryony, the remaining twin is all Terence has left. He realises that his one duty in life is to keep her safe.

The Radleys Matt Haig

Peter Radley is the village doctor, and his wife Helen is a member of the local book club but they have been keeping from their children a life-changing family secret. When daughter Clara finds herself committing a bloodthirsty act of violence one night they decide to finally explain to their children why their skin is so sensitive to sunlight, why animals always run away at the sight of them, and why Clara's recent decision to go vegan has been so detrimental to her health — just a few of the disadvantages of being an 'abstaining' vampire.

Palace of stone Shannon Hale

Miri returns to Asland and calls upon all of her knowledge of rhetoric and other useful lessons learned at the Princess Academy when she and the other girls face strong opposition while working for a new, fair charter.

The imaginary gentleman : a Regency intrigue. Helen Halstead

Lyme Regis, 1806 Laura Morrison, aged 30, meets Mr Templeton, with whom she has an instant rapport. After three chance meetings, he disappears and no one will confirm ever seeing him. Laura risks danger and disgrace to discover the truth.

A private performance Helen Halstead

When Elizabeth Bennett marries the brooding, passionate Mr.Darcy, she is thrown into the exciting world of London society. She makes a powerful friend in the Marchioness of Englebury but the jealousy among her ladyship's circle threatens to destroy her happiness.

The Planet of Junior Brown Virginia Hamilton

The Naughty Girls Book Club Sophie Hart

When Estelle sets up a book group in order to increase custom to her struggling café, what follows is more scandalous than she could have ever imagined.

Into the darkest corner Elizabeth Haynes

Gorgeous, charismatic, spontaneous — Lee seems almost too perfect to be true, but there is a darker side to Lee. His erratic, controlling and sometimes frightening behaviour means that Catherine is increasingly isolated. Four years later, struggling to overcome her demons, Catherine dares to believe she might be safe from harm. Until one phone call changes everything.

Revenge of the Tide Elizabeth Haynes

The hero's guide to storming the castle Christopher Healy

The four princes erroneously dubbed by Prince Charming and rudely marginalised in their respective fairy tales have to once again save the kingdom from a great threat.

Bloody passage Jack Higgins

Oliver Grant is a decorated soldier, Military Intelligence Major and a case-hardened mercenary. So when the stepson of a Mafia boss is kidnapped and taken to a Libyan prison fortress, Grant is the perfect choice to carry out the rescue. Except for one detail: he doesn't want the job.

Night of the fox Jack Higgins

American Colonel Hugh Kelso is washed ashore on German-held Jersey in Spring 1944, with top-secret D-Day plans in his possession. To get him back, the most daring escape of the Second World War must be planned and executed.

A season in hell Jack Higgins

Sean Egan, ex-SAS operative and private investigator, is hired by a wealthy American to investigate the murder of her stepson — a student who has been brutally killed and his corpse used to transport a deadly consignment of drugs. Investigate, and avenge?

The thousand faces of night Jack Higgins

After five years' hard time, ex-soldier Hugh Marlowe emerges into the free world ready to fight anyone who stands in his way. But when a beautiful, vulnerable woman asks for his help, Marlowe quickly finds himself a world away from the London gangland that he knows in a different life with its own problems.

Just one of the guys Kristan Higgins

When journalist Chastity O'Neill returns to her hometown, she decides it's time to start working on some of those feminine wiles. While doing a story on local heroes, she meets a hunky doctor and things start to look up.

My one and only Kristan Higgins

Divorce attorney Harper James can't catch a break. Bad enough that she runs into her ex-hubby, Nick, at her sister's destination wedding, but now, by a cruel twist of fate, she's being forced to make a cross-country road trip with him. And her almost-fiancé back at home is not likely to be sympathetic.

Somebody to love Kristan Higgins

After her father loses the family fortune in an insider-trading scheme, single mom Parker Welles is faced with some hard decisions. Having to fend for herself financially for the first time in her life, Parker signs on as a florist's assistant and starts to find out who she really is.

Until there was you Kristan Higgins

Posey Osterhagen can't complain. She owns a successful architectural salvaging company, she's surrounded by her loveable, if off-centre, family and she has a boyfriend — sort of. Still, something's missing. Something tall, brooding and criminally good-looking — something like Liam Murph.

The Farseer trilogy Robin Hobb

The complete Farseer Trilogy by international bestselling author Robin Hobb. 'In today's crowded fantasy market Robin Hobb's books are like diamonds in a sea of zircons' George R. R. Martin. Born on the wrong side of the sheets, Fitz, son of Chilvary Farseer, is a royal bastard, cast out into the world, friendless and lonely. Only his magical link with animals — the old art known as the Wit — gives him solace and companionship.

Royal assassin, Assassin's quest. Robin Hobb

Royal assassin: Fitz dreams of Red Ship raiders sacking a coastal village, leaving not a single man, woman or child alive. Tortured by this terrible vision he returns to the Six Duchies court where all is far from well.
Assassin's quest: When narrator, spy, and assassin Fitz Chivalry attempts to magically contact the missing King Verity, he receives an imperious summons, abandons his plans to assassinate the king's wicked brother, and rushes to the ruler's aid.

Surfaces and Essences Douglas Hofstadter

The charmer Madeline Hunter

He'd found her in another man's arms, the very picture of sophisticated debauchery. But Sophia Raughley knew very well that the truth was much different from appearances. What should she make, however, of this commandingly handsome man who'd burst into her Parisian salon demanding that she return with him to England by authority of the king himself?

Lady of sin Madeline Hunter

She arrives at his home without warning or invitation, determined to win him to her campaign to reform women's rights. Instead, Charlotte, the widowed Baroness Mardenford, ends up being nearly seduced by Nathaniel Knightridge.

Lessons of desire Madeline Hunter

He first appears beneath her prison window as her saviour — a sinfully attractive man whose charm and connections have ensured her release from an unjust arrest. But author and publisher Phaedra Blair quickly learns that the price of her "freedom" is to be virtually bound to her irresistible rescuer.

Lord of sin Madeline Hunter

When carefree rake Ewan McLean inherits an earldom, his plans for his new fortune are entirely in keeping with his lifestyle: to expand his collection of erotic art and expensive mistresses. That is, until he becomes acquainted with his most intriguing new responsibility.

The romantic Madeline Hunter

All his life, it seemed, Julian had been in love with Penelope, now Countess of Glasbury. And when he learned the horrors she had endured at the hands of her vicious husband, Julian was instrumental in arranging for her escape to Italy. When Penelope returns secretly to London, Julian is the one she turns to, even though her trust in him puts both their reputations, and ultimately their lives, in peril.

The rules of seduction Madeline Hunter

When one impulsive act of passion forces Alexia to marry the very man who has ruined her, Hayden's seduction of Alexia is nearly complete. What Alexia doesn't know is that her irresistible new husband is driven by a secret purpose — and a debt of honour he will risk everything to repay.

The saint Madeline Hunter

Vergil Duclairc was a man used to getting his way. And as the newly appointed guardian of Miss Bianca Kenwood, he was determined to find her and bring her back to live with his family. The last thing he expected was to find his new ward scandalously costumed and employed as a theatrical singer.

Secrets of surrender Madeline Hunter

He catches her eye across the dining room — a handsome stranger who stands out among the lewd noblemen and bawdy painted women. But their worlds are about to collide in a way Roselyn Longworth could never have imagined. For before the night is out, she will be auctioned off to the highest bidder… and Kyle Bradwell will lead her from one kind of hell to another.

The seducer Madeline Hunter

From the moment he arrived to rescue her, Diane Albret saw more in the darkly handsome, charismatic gentleman than just a guardian. Now, leaving the cloistered life of her school, she has been brought to Daniel's home with dreams of her own amid rumours and hints of scandal.

The sinner Madeline Hunter

Wearing nothing but a man's nightshirt, Fleur Monley wakes to find herself in the bed of England's most charming and reckless libertine. But it was a stray gunshot, not passion, that put her at the mercy of a man as infamously handsome as he is famously talented in the arts of love.

Dead people Ewart Hutton

DS Glyn Capaldi, exiled to the big empty middle of Wales to atone for past sins in Cardiff, is called in to investigate a human skeleton that has been uncovered during the excavations for a wind farm in a remote valley. Capaldi sets out to prove that there is someone within the local community capable of achieving the levels of cold and manipulative brutality that have been demonstrated.

Tell Me Lisa Jackson

Truly, Madly, Deadly Hannah Jayne

The key to the golden Firebird Maureen Johnson

As three teenaged sisters struggle to cope with their father's sudden death, they find they must re-examine friendships, lifelong dreams, and their relationships with each other and their father.

Miranda Hart : such fun : the unauthorised biography. Sophie Johnson

Not without my sister Celeste Jones, Kristina Jones and Juliana Buhring

Kristina, Celeste, and Juliana were all born into the Children of God cult, and from as early as three years old were mistreated and used as sexual beings. After being separated from each other and their mothers the sisters eventually managed to escape. Together, the sisters found a strength that finally enabled them to uncover and free themselves from the shadows of their past.

Black Maria Diana Wynne Jones

On the surface, Aunt Maria seems like a cuddly old lady, all chit-chat and lace doilies. When Mig and her family go for a short visit, they soon learn that Aunt Maria rules the place with a rod of sweetness that's tougher than iron and deadlier than poison.

Charmed life Diana Wynne Jones

Cat's sister Gwendolen had been told by a Fortune-Teller that she was destined for Great Things, and that a 'dominant Dark Stranger' would have something to do with it. So it was hardly surprising that when Cat saw the tall, dark, well-dressed man standing in the kitchen, he thought it was Gwendolen's 'Dark Stranger' come to help her start ruling the world.

Conrad's fate Diana Wynne Jones

Conrad is young, good at heart, and yet is apparently suffering from the effects of such bad karma that there is nothing in his future but terrible things. Unless he can alter his circumstances — well, quite frankly, he is DOOMED. And things start to go very strangely for Conrad from the moment he meets the boy called Christopher.

Dogsbody Diana Wynne Jones

A powerful being fights for his life within the body of a humble, earthbound puppy.

Fire and hemlock Diana Wynne Jones

At nineteen, Polly has two sets of sometimes overlapping, sometimes conflicting memories, the real-life ones of school days and her parents' divorce, and the heroic adventure ones that began the day she accidentally gate-crashed a funeral and met the cellist Thomas Lynn.

Hexwood Diana Wynne Jones

Ann discovers that the wood near her village is under the control of a Bannus, a machine that manipulates reality, placed there many years ago by powerful extraterrestrial beings called Reigners.

The lives of Christopher Chant Diana Wynne Jones

Young Christopher Chant, in training to become the next Chrestomanci or head controller of magic in the world, becomes a key figure in a battle with renegade sorcerers because he has nine lives.

The magicians of Caprona Diana Wynne Jones

The magical business in the Dukedom of Caprona is run by two families — the Montanas and the Petrocchis — and they are deadly rivals. So when all the spells start going wrong, they naturally blame each other. Chrestomanci suspects an evil enchanter; others say it is a White Devil. Or maybe a different kind of magic is needed to save Caprona?

Mixed magics Diana Wynne Jones

Power of three Diana Wynne Jones

The curse on Orban spreads bad luck to the rest of the Otmounders, the Giants, and the Dorig until three Otmounder children are born with Gifts.

Stopping for a spell Diana Wynne Jones

"The Four Grannies" come to take care of Emily and Erg, and Erg wants to get rid of them so he can get on with his invention. But Emily seems to have turned into a teddy bear, so she's no help.
In Who Got Rid of Angus Flint? an awful college friend of Dad's comes to stay, and only with help from an unexpected source do the children finally get rid of him…

A tale of Time City Diana Wynne Jones

In 1939 an eleven-year-old London girl is kidnapped to Time City, a place existing outside the stream of time and manipulating the history of humanity, where she finds the inhabitants facing their worst hour of crisis.

The time of the ghost Diana Wynne Jones

In this tale of a ghost living with her family in the boarding school run by her parents, the story is told by the ghost herself. She must figure out how she became a ghost and then decide if she can go into the past to rewrite its events so that she can save her own life.

Wilkins' tooth Diana Wynne Jones

Frank and Jess had set up the business because they needed money. Their father had put a quick stop to ERRANDS RUN, so why not try something that was bad instead? Offering to do dreadful things that other people didn't dare to do? So they pinned up the notice on the potting-shed and waited for customers. But of course, nothing's ever THAT straightforward.

Witch week Diana Wynne Jones

"Someone in this class is a witch," said the anonymous note passed to Mr. Crossley with the geography homework. Everybody in 6B knew about the note, but only the headmistress of Larwood House knew which of the pupils were witch orphans.

The next time you see me Holly Goddard Jones

The murder of a single woman - the hard-drinking and unpredictable Ronnie Eastman - reveals the ambitions, prejudices, and anxieties of a small Southern town and its residents.

The songbird & the soldier Wendy Lou Jones

Where do you turn when the first casualty of love is the truth? Sometimes it's when you least expect it that something wonderful happens, but for Andy Garrington the timing couldn't have been worse. Being sent half way round the world to Afghanistan, Andy is prepared for a fight, but what he doesn't expect is for the most important battle of his life to carry on at home.

The immortal rules Julie Kagawa

In a future world, vampires reign. Humans are blood cattle and one girl will search for the key to save humanity. Allison Sekemoto survives in the Fringe, until the night Allie herself is attacked — and given the ultimate choice: die…or become one of the monsters. Faced with her own mortality, Allie becomes what she despises most. When Allison is separated from her creator, she flees into the unknown, seeking a legend — a possible cure to the disease that killed off most of humankind and created the rabids, the mindless creatures who threaten humans and vampires alike.

The iron daughter Julie Kagawa

Half Summer faery princess, half human, Meghan has never fitted in anywhere. Deserted by the Winter prince she thought loved her, she is prisoner to the Winter faery queen. As war looms between Summer and Winter, Meghan knows that the real danger comes from the Iron fey, ironbound faeries that only she and her absent prince have seen. But no one believes her. Worse, Meghan's own fey powers have been cut off.

The iron knight Julie Kagawa

With the unwelcome company of his archrival, Summer Court prankster Puck, and the infuriating cait sith Grimalkin, Ash begins a journey he is bound to see through to its end — a quest to find a way to honour his vow to stand by Meghan's side. Along the way Ash learns something that changes everything. A truth that challenges his darkest beliefs and shows him that, sometimes, it takes more than courage to make the ultimate sacrifice.

The iron queen Julie Kagawa

My name is Meghan Chase. I thought it was over. That my time with the fey, the impossible choices I had to make, the sacrifices of those I loved, was behind me. But a storm is approaching, an army of Iron fey that will drag me back, kicking and screaming. Drag me away from the banished prince who's sworn to stand by my side. Drag me into the core of conflict so powerful, I'm not sure anyone can survive it. This time, there will be no turning back.

The lost prince Julie Kagawa

Don't look at Them. Never let Them know you can see Them. That is Ethan Chase's unbreakable rule. Until the fey he avoids at all costs — including his reputation — begin to disappear, and Ethan is attacked. Now he must change the rules to protect his family.

India : a history from the earliest civilisations to the boom of the twenty-first century. John Keay

The first single-volume history of India since the 1950s, combining narrative pace and skill with social, economic and cultural analysis. Five millennia of the sub-continent's history are interpreted by one of our finest writers on India and the Far East. This edition does not include illustrations.

About a girl Lindsey Kelk

When Tess Brookes’ plan goes belly up, she’s forced to reconsider. After accidentally answering her flatmate Vanessa's phone, she decides that since being Tess isn’t going so well, why shouldn’t she try out being Vanessa?

Blindman's bluff ; Hangman : two Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus thrillers. Faye Kellerman

Blindman's bluff. L.A. police detective Lt. Peter Decker and his wife Rina find that some jury duty should include hazardous duty pay. Decker's cool professionalism is thoroughly tested when a chance courtroom encounter thrusts Rina into the case and puts her in harm's way.

Dance of seduction Elle Kennedy

On the run from her past and her overprotective brother, Ellie has had a taste of freedom — and likes it. Nothing can make her go home. Not even when the man she's always longed for shows up to drag her there.

Feeling Hot Elle Kennedy

Getting Hotter Elle Kennedy

The heat is on Elle Kennedy

As a Navy SEAL, Matt O'Connor specialises in Bad Boy. At least, that's what he thinks… until he finds himself face down on the floor during a bank robbery, arguing with a sexy, bad-girl blonde who wields her sharp tongue with surgical precision.

Heat it up Elle Kennedy

Letting her into his life is not an option. Letting her go, impossible.

Heat of the moment Elle Kennedy

Shelby Harper has lusted over Navy SEAL John Garrett for over a year, but no matter how many sexy signals she sends out, the man shows a complete lack of interest. Then she overhears Garrett talking to his SEAL teammate — a discussion in which they conclude she's vanilla. Stung, Shelby sets out to show them exactly how un-vanilla she is.

Heat of the night Elle Kennedy

When her long-time fiancé breaks off their engagement, saying he needs to "explore other avenues", Annabelle Holmes has no trouble reading between the lines. Bryce thinks she's a prude. Determined to prove him wrong, she sublets an apartment in San Diego, grabs pen and paper, and lists all her sexual fantasies.

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. Once the hot sex is over, though, she seems determined to kick him right back into the friend zone. Not this time. This time, he's going to teach her the meaning of tenacious.

The fire witness Lars Kepler

A young girl is dead — she was only fourteen years old and was found in her room at the institution for young women in distress, north of Stockholm. The walls are splashed with blood, the sheets are soaked. Flora knows only she saw the girl and has seen the crime weapon that nobody can find. She knows what happened, but the police do not believe her. For one simple reason: at the time of the murder, Flora was hundreds of miles away. Yet Flora is certain that she is right. She has seen. Because she is a medium.

Orphan of Islam Alexander Khan

A fascinating and compelling account of a young boy caught between two cultures, this book tells the true story of a child desperately searching for his place in the world; the tale of a boy, lost and alone, trying to find a way to repair a life shattered by the shocking event he witnessed through a crack in the door of a house in an isolated village in Pakistan.

Smitten : the way of the brilliant flirt Ariel Kiley and Simone Kornfeld

Finally, an empowering dating guide for every woman who wants to have fun, express her opinions, and keep it real. No cheap tricks, no behaviour changes, no nonsense. Smitten teaches that being exactly who you are will get you what you want — whether it's a smile across the room, a first date, or long-term love.

Jeanie Johnston Tom Kindre

This is the story of two dreamers — a visionary Irishman who dreams of recreating an historic 19th century ship and sailing her to America, and the author, an octogenarian American who becomes obsessed with the Irishman's dream and surmounts the age barrier to become a signed-on crew member.

Butterfly winter W. P. Kinsella

At a young age, twin baseball players Julio and Esteban Pimental leave their home in the Caribbean country of Courteguay for the American major leagues. Despite the distance from their homeland, the brothers' lives, monitored by the mysterious Wizard, continue to be shaped by events there, including regular coups and the outlawing of baseball.

Inside out & back again Thanhha Lai

Through a series of poems, a young girl chronicles the life-changing year of 1975, when she, her mother, and her brothers leave Vietnam and resettle in Alabama

Heart of lies Jill Marie Landis

Maddie Grande grew up a thief and beggar. Hoping for a new life, she moves to the bayou with her twin "brothers" and fellow urchin tribe-mates. But her brothers kidnap the daughter of a wealthy carpetbagger and force Maddie to hide the precocious eight-year-old. When Pinkerton agent Tom Abbott is assigned to the case, there's no denying their mutual attraction.

Shakespeare in Kabul Stephen Landrigan

$5 a meal college cookbook Rhonda Lauret Parkinson

Say goodbye to the dining hall! Need a break from the monotony of your meal plan? Can't afford to waste money on lukewarm takeout? Well, now you can ditch the dining hall's soggy excuse for the Monday-night special thanks to this appetite-saving book packed with cheap, easy, and delicious recipes.

Emperor of thorns Mark Lawrence

The path to the throne is broken — only the broken can walk it. The world is cracked and time has run through, leaving us clutching at the end days. These are the days that have waited for us all our lives. These are my days. I will stand before the Hundred and they will listen. I will take the throne no matter who stands against me, living or dead, and if I must be the last emperor then I will make of it such an ending. This is where the wise man turns away. This is where the holy kneel and call on God. These are the last miles, my brothers. Don't look to me to save you. Run if you have the wit. Pray if you have the soul. Stand your ground if courage is yours. But don't follow me. Follow me, and I will break your heart.

The good house Ann Leary

Hildy is a successful real-estate broker, good neighbour, mother, and grandmother. She's also a raging alcoholic. As if battling her demons wasn't enough to keep her busy, Hildy soon finds herself embroiled in the underbelly of her New England town, a craggy little place that harbours secrets.

The day Stalin died Doris Lessing

Short story about a young woman's attempts to juggle her political beliefs with everyday life. On the day that the newspapers report that Stalin is dying, a young woman, with communist sympathies, attempts to look after her aunt and cousin on a disastrous trip to a photographer.

To room nineteen Doris Lessing

The wisdom of Narnia C. S. Lewis

A collection of the best quotes and excerpts from all seven books in The Chronicles of Narnia series.

Afternoon of the Elves Janet Taylor Lisle

Arms of love Kelly Long

Pennsylvania in the late 18th century was an assortment of different faiths living together for the first time in American history. Included in this tapestry was a small and struggling population called Amish. Surrounding this peaceful people were unavoidable threats: both Patriots and the British were pillaging land and goods for the sake of the war, young Amishmen were leaving the faith to take up arms and defend freedom. Amid this time of tumult, Adam Wyse is fighting a personal battle. To possibly join the war efforts and leave his faith, which would mean walking away from the only woman he's ever loved: Lena Yoder. When Adam withdraws from Lena, she's forced to turn to his brother, Isaac, for support. Must Lena deny her heart's desire to save Adam's soul?

A marriage of the heart Kelly Long

Christmas cradles. When Anna takes over for her aunt, the local midwife, Christmas night heats up with multiple deliveries, three strangers' quilts, and unexpected help from the handsome, brooding Asa Lapp.

Threads of Grace Kelly Long

Grace Beiler 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. Seth offers Grace his hand in marriage, and thus a means of escape from another loveless marriage, but Grace is slow to trust her new husband and as the months wear on, Seth wonders if he has made a mistake. But God is quietly at work in their hearts, and Seth and Grace soon discover that threads of grace bind them together.

The shape of shit to come Steven Lowe, Alan McArthur

Once, we were promised a sci-fi future that never arrived. But what if it really is on its way now? The Shape of Shit to Come takes a funny tour of the future taking shape before our eyes — a future of sex robots, hotels in space, kids making their own pets with gene-splicing kits and people planning, for real, how they can turn themselves into hyper-intelligent genetically enriched cyborg immortals of the future.

Sora Rosamund Lupton

Whitechurch Chris Lynch

Describes the stresses and strains in the triangular relationship of two aimless teenage boys and a girl living in a small town

Throne of Glass Sarah J. Maas

To Marry an English Lord Gail MacColl

A perfect pony Dandi Daley Mackall

When Jen's best friend Dave gets a pony for his birthday Jen is jealous and finds things wrong with her own horse! Will she learn what it means to be grateful for what she has?

Shatter me Tahereh Mafi

Ostracised or incarcerated her whole life, seventeen-year-old Juliette is freed on the condition that she use her horrific abilities in support of The Reestablishment, a post-apocalyptic dictatorship, but Adam, the only person ever to show her affection, offers hope of a better future.

Unravel me Tahereh Mafi

Juliette has escaped to Omega Point, the headquarters of the rebel resistance and a safe haven for people with abilities like hers. She is finally free from The Reestablishment and their plans to use her as a weapon, but Warner, her former captor, won't let her go without a fight.

A thousand pieces of gold : growing up through China's proverbs. Adeline Yen Mah

A personal account and lively history of 1st-century China, from when most Chinese proverbs are drawn, when a scholar's conversation would be studded with appropriate sayings, and a man's status in society would be defined by his use and knowledge of proverbs. Much of this is still true today.

Stand & deliver and other brilliant ways to give birth Emma Mahony

Full of humour and encouraging birth stories, this title is full of practical information on choosing the best type of birth experience for you and your baby and what to do in the final 8 weeks to prepare.

My old man : a personal history of music hall. John Major

Former U.K. prime minister John Major takes a remarkable journey into his own unconventional family past to tell the richly colourful story of the British music hall.

Only his : a Fool's Gold romance. Susan Mallery

Wedding bells are ringing in Fool's Gold, but not for Nevada Hendrix. Her triplet sisters are engaged, and even her mother has a more active love life than she does. Determined to make a fresh start, she applies for her dream job, only to discover that her new boss is her first love.

Only mine : a Fool's Gold romance. Susan Mallery

Her town's lack of men may make headlines, but it isn't news to Dakota Hendrix. The beautiful blonde has bigger problems to deal with, such as overseeing the romance reality competition filming in Fool's Gold. Screening eligible bachelors is a difficult enough task, but Dakota hits an unexpected snag when a sexy stranger comes to town.

Choir Gareth Malone

The hugely popular Gareth Malone recounts the heart-warming stories and transformations behind the award-winning BBC2 series The Choir.

Little wolves Thomas James Maltman

After their family farms are devastated by a Minnesota drought in 1987; a father searches for answers after his son commits a heinous murder, while a pastor's wife returns to the town for mysterious reasons of her own.

The rockin chair Steven Manchester

Following the death of his beloved wife, John McCarthy — Grandpa John — calls his family back home. It is time for them to face the memories they have made, both warm and cold. Only then can they move beyond them and into the future.

I could chew on this : and other poems by dogs, Francesco Marciuliano

Doggie laureates not only chew on quite a lot of things, they also reveal their creativity, their hidden motives, and their eternal (and sometimes misguided) effervescence through such musings as "I Dropped a Ball," "I Lose My Mind When You Leave the House," and "Can You Smell That?" Accompanied throughout by portraits of the canine poets in all their magnificence, I Could Chew On This is a work of unbridled enthusiasm, insatiable appetite, and, yes, creative genius.

I could pee on this : and other poems by cats, Francesco Marciuliano

Cat lovers will laugh out loud at the quirkiness of their feline friends with these insightful and curious poems from the singular minds of housecats. In this hilarious book of tongue-in-cheek poetry, the author of the internationally syndicated comic strip Sally Forth helps cats unlock their creative potential and explain their odd behaviour to ignorant humans.

The Armada legacy Scott Mariani

A sunken secret. A missing woman. A race against time. Former SAS major Ben Hope is relaxing at his home in Normandy when he hears the worst news of his life. His ex-girlfriend Dr Brooke Marcel has been kidnapped. Racing against the clock, Ben's frantic search for Brooke leads him from Ireland to the Spanish mountains and the rainforests of Peru.

The arrivals Melissa Marr

Waking up in The Wasteland, a world populated by monsters and unfamiliar landscapes, and in the company of people just like her, Chloe, riddled with the guilt of five years of sobriety down the drain, and a group of strangers are trapped in an eternal afterlife and must help each other find salvation.

Inspector Alleyn 3-book collection. 2 Ngaio Marsh

Commemorating 75 years since the Empress of Crime's first book, the second volume in a set of omnibus editions presenting the complete run of 32 Inspector Alleyn mysteries.

Boy Kings of Texas Domingo Martinez

Invisible girl Kate Maryon

Gabriella Midwinter used to have a home. She wasn't invisible back then. "What's strange is that the day it actually happened, everything seemed so normal." Caught between arguing parents and moving house, twelve-year-old Gabriella somehow slips through the cracks. Now she's more alone than ever before.

Up the agency Peter Mayle

Once known as "the greatest copywriter alive," Mayle's uproarious and telling retrospective of the foibles of the ad man's life wittily dissects this odd and fascinating industry, where clients are "pigs with checkbooks" and the speed of a new talent's ascent can be matched only by his shocking fall months later.

A year in Marrakesh Peter Mayne

Having learned to appreciate Muslim life while living in Pakistan, Peter Mayne settled down to live in the back streets of Marrakesh in the 1950s. By turns used, abused and cherished by his neighbours, Mayne wrote their letters for them and captured the essence of their lives in this affectionate and hilarious account.

Let the great world spin Colum McCann

A rich vision of the pain, loveliness, mystery, and promise of New York City in the 1970s. Weaving together seemingly disparate lives, McCann's allegory comes alive in the voices of the city's people, unexpectedly drawn together by hope, beauty, and the "artistic crime of the century" — a mysterious tightrope walker dancing between the Twin Towers.

This Side of Brightness Colum McCann

TransAtlantic Colum McCann

Crapalachia : a biography of place. Scott McClanahan

Crapalachia is a portrait of Scott McClanahan's formative years, coming of age in rural West Virginia, during a stretch of time where he was deeply influenced by his Grandma Ruby and Uncle Nathan, who suffered from cerebral palsy.

The best of Grand Designs Kevin McCloud

To celebrate fourteen glorious years of film-making, 100 editions of Grand Designs Magazine, 100 separate programmes and ten years of hosting the Stirling Prize, Kevin now delves into the archives of the series, of the Grand Designs Awards and the magazine, to highlight his favourite projects. But this is not just an idiosyncratic choice; this book attempts to chart where domestic architecture has come from, and is moving to, in the first decade or so of a new millennium.

Val McDermid 3-book crime collection Val McDermid

A place of execution: When a fresh lead in a cold case emerges, DI George Bennett tries to pull the story — plunging journalist Catherine Heathcote into a world of buried secrets and explosive revelations.
The distant echo: Four drunken students find the body of a woman and when, twenty-five years on, two of them die in suspicious circumstances, the only way for the remaining two to save themselves is to find out who the real murderer is.
The grave tattoo: Scholar Jane Gresham believes that the poet William Wordsworth may have sheltered Fletcher Christian, the mutinous First Mate on the Bounty, and turned his tale into an epic poem — which has since disappeared. But the centuries-old mystery is putting lives at risk.

Hell and high water : climate change, hope and the human condition. Alastair McIntosh

Mindfulness at work : how to avoid stress, achieve more and enjoy life! Stephen McKenzie

Mindfulness at work reveals how the practice of mindfulness — the ability to focus our attention on what 'is' rather than be distracted by what 'isn't' — can be a powerful antidote to the distractions and stresses of our modern lives, especially our working lives.

The dream room Marcel Mèoring

On the same day that the toy shop owner complains that he can't sell model aeroplanes anymore, David's father quits his job. His mother does likewise. Before long, the whole family is putting model aeroplanes together. A perfect summer ensues, until the arrival of an unexpected visitor.

Gotcha! Fern Michaels

Sometimes, justice is a long time coming. That's the case with Julie Wyatt, whose story strikes close to home for the original founder of the Sisterhood, Myra Rutledge, and her best friend and fellow Sister Annie. Julie is convinced her greedy daughter-in-law Darlene had something to do with the mysterious circumstances surrounding her son Larry's death.

Back story David Mitchell

David Mitchell, who you may know for his inappropriate anger on every TV panel show except Never Mind the Buzzcocks, his look of permanent discomfort on C4 sex comedy Peep Show, his online commenter-baiting in The Observer or just for wearing a stick-on moustache in That Mitchell and Webb Look, has written a book about his life.

Sutton J. R. Moehringer

A fictionalised account of Willie Sutton, one of the most notorious criminals in American history, traces his life, his doomed romance with his first love, and his surprise pardon on Christmas Eve in 1969.

The Tower Mill James Moloney

Cockadoodle-Doo, Mr Sultana Michael Morpurgo

This is the story of the rich and greedy sultan and what happened when he met a clever little cockerel.

If the shoe fits Megan Mulry

With paparazzi nipping at his heels, Devon Heyworth, rakish brother of the Duke of Northrop, spends his whole life hiding his intelligence and flaunting his playboy persona. American entrepreneur Sarah James is singularly unimpressed with the Earl when she meets him at a wedding. But she's made quite an impression on him.

The skull ring Scott Nicholson

Julia Stone will remember, even if it kills her. Dr. Pamela Forrest is determined to bring Julia's memories to the surface, hoping to heal Julia's panic disorder. The therapist keeps returning Julia to a night when Julia was four. The night her father disappeared from the face of the earth.

A bit of a do David Nobbs

'I'm the groom's father. You're the bride's mother. It's their wedding day.' When Ted Simcock, maker of toasting forks in a small Yorkshire town, tries to avoid the inevitable with beautiful dentist's wife Liz Rodenhurst, his anguished attempt fails utterly, with huge consequences for both their families.

Fair dos David Nobbs

From the opening of a vegetarian restaurant to the inauguration of the Outer Inner Relief Ring Road, join Ted and Liz as they struggle through another series of excruciatingly funny 'do's' in this sequel to A bit of a do.

Managing your depression Susan J. Noonan

As a physician who personally suffers from depression, Susan J. Noonan draws on her own expertise and empathy to create a guide for people who suffer from the disease. Noonan's depression management strategies draw on the best available educational resources, psycho-educational programs, seminars, expert health care providers, and patient experiences.

The Son-in-Law Charity Norman

Mick Jagger Philip Norman

He is a testament to British glamour, the ultimate architect and demi-god of rock. Bestselling biographer Philip Norman offers an unparalleled account of the life of a living legend, Mick Jagger.

Unbreakable Elizabeth Norris

Four months after Ben returned to his home universe, Janelle learns that he is the prime suspect in a human trafficking ring, and she and Interverse Agent Barclay have five days to find the real culprit or the missing people may be lost forever.

Cat Freya North

Catriona McCabe, 28, only ever known at Cat, is trying to improve her career as a sports journalist and get over a failed relationship. What better way to do both than to spend the summer following the Tour de France? From Provence to Paris, up the Pyrenees and over the Alps, Cat and her entourage of podium girls, anxious wives, autocratic team directors and seasoned hacks pursue the boys on bikes.

Yoga for Emotional Trauma Rick NurrieStearns

Killing us softly : the sense and nonsense of alternative medicine. Paul A. Offit

More people than ever are using alternative medicine. But, as expert Dr Paul Offit explains, these untested therapies are ineffective, expensive and even deadly.

Eat to beat arthritis : over 60 recipes and a self-treatment plan to transform your life Marguerite Patten and Jeannette Ewin.

Marguerite's recipes to beat arthritis are accompanied by a nutritional plan devised by the nutrition expert and author Jeannette Ewin. This lays out all the information an arthritis sufferer needs to have: what to eat, what to avoid; nutritional supplements; lifestyle advice; and more.

The healthy gut cookbook : how to keep in excellent digestive health with 60 recipes and nutrition advice Marguerite Patten and Jeannette Ewin.

In this title, Marguerite Patten and nutritional scientist Jeannette Ewin share their secrets for good health and a long life in a modern look at how you can draw energy and healing properties from the food and herbs you eat.

Daddy's girls Tasmina Perry

Serena, Cate, Camilla and Venetia have grown up in a world where money can buy you anything. But as the old saying goes, it can't buy you love, and it certainly didn't buy them their father's. But why did he appear to hate them so much?

Haute potato Jacqueline Pham

Provides seventy-five recipes for potato dishes from appetizers to entrees and desserts, including such dishes as vichyssoise, lobster corn chowder, spinach gnocchi lasagne, moussaka, and sweet potato brioche.

Braking bad : chasing Lance Armstrong and the cancer of corruption. Richard Poplak

The story of disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong isn't just about the greatest doping conspiracy in sports history — it's about the nature of corruption, whether in athletics, business, politics or society at large.

Kitchenella : the secrets of women : heroic, simple, nurturing cookery — for everyone. Rose Prince

Full of logical, economical and imaginative recipes that solve the modern cook's dilemma, Kitchenella will teach you the skills of those teachers who work without books, the 'mothers' and the cooks who subsequently learned from them, to decisively show you the easy way to cook and shop.

The bargain Mary Jo Putney

Forced to wed to keep her inheritance, independent Lady Jocelyn Kendal finds an outrageous solution: she proposes marriage to Major David Lancaster, an officer dying from his Waterloo wounds. But after the bargain is struck and the marriage is made, the major makes a shocking, miraculous recovery.

The burning point Mary Jo Putney

Kate Corsi always dreamed of working for her family's business — a wish her old-fashioned father denied until the day he died. According to his will, Kate will receive a fortune while her ex-husband, Donovan, will inherit the family business. Forced into a reluctant alliance, Kate and Donovan must discover the truth about her father's death and confront the past that almost destroyed them both.

Loving a lost lord Mary Jo Putney

Battered by the sea, Adam remembers nothing of his past, his ducal rank, nor of the shipwreck that almost claimed his life. However, he's delighted to hear that the golden-haired vision tending his wounds is his wife.

Nowhere near respectable Mary Jo Putney

He's a bastard and a gambler and society's favourite reprobate but to Lady Kiri Lawford he's a hero — braver than the smugglers he rescues her from, more honourable than any lord she's ever met, and far more attractive than any man has a right to be. How can she not fall in love?

The rake Mary Jo Putney

Disinherited and disgraced, Reginald Davenport's prospects cried for a dire end but fate has given him one last chance at redemption — by taking his rightful place as the heir of Strickland, his lost ancestral estate.

Silk and secrets Mary Jo Putney

It's a reunion story for Ross and Juliet, the headstrong wife who loved and left him when they were both very young. The two of them make a perilous journey to Central Asia to see if they can rescue Juliet's brother Ian, an army officer who was taken captive in Bokhara.

Silk and shadows Mary Jo Putney

Enigmatic, wealthy beyond dreams, and bent on vengeance, Mikhal Khaunari has emerged from a mysterious Asiatic past to take London by storm, and to exact retribution for an appalling crime. Nothing and no one can stop him — except perhaps Lady Sara St. James, whose fragile beauty conceals a gentle heart, genuine goodness, and a soul of steel.

Twist of fate Mary Jo Putney

Corporate law has given Val Covington high profile success — and no time for a life. Recklessly she walks away from her uptown job and starts her own practice, determined to do work that matters. Rob Smith is the kind of guy Val is always attracted to: mysterious, handsome, and haunted. Which means, based on her track record, that he is also a loser.

Veils of silk Mary Jo Putney

Gaunt and wearing an eye patch, Major Ian Cameron returns to India after being freed from horrendous captivity in Central Asia. An unexpected inheritance gives him the opportunity to return home to Scotland and begin a new life. First, though, he must fulfil the dying wish of the Russian officer who had shared his captivity by delivering the colonel's journal to his niece, Larissa Alexandrovna Karelian. Startled to find a grown woman rather than a little girl, Ian quickly realizes that Laura is uniquely qualified to be his wife in an unconventional marriage.

The day my brain exploded Ashok Rajamani

Tana Ramsay's real family food Tana Ramsay

Everyone in the family will love Tana Ramsay's simple and delicious recipes. The secret, says the author of the bestselling Tana Ramsay's Family Kitchen, is easy recipes and basic ingredients. Whatever the occasion — school-night suppers, family entertaining, picnic treats or weekend baking — Tana has a fool-proof solution that will work every time.

Between man and beast : an unlikely explorer, the evolution debates, and the African adventure that took the Victorian world by storm. Monte Reel

Documents the story of mid-19th-century explorer Paul Du Chaillu, who after three years in the equatorial wilderness of West Africa emerged with definitive proof of the existence of the mythical gorilla, only to be swept up by the heated debate about Darwin's theory of evolution.

Extreme Cakeovers Rick Reichart

One hundred and four horses Mandy Retzlaff

As the land invasions gather pace, the Retzlaffs begin an epic journey across Zimbabwe, facing eviction after eviction, trying to save the group of animals with whom they feel a deep and enduring bond — the horses. Each with a different personality and story, it is not just the family who rescue the horses, but the horses who rescue the family.

What she wants Sheila Roberts

Jonathan Templar and his poker buddies can't figure it out. Take Jonathan, for instance. He's been in love with Lissa Castle since they were kids but, geek that he is, she's never seen him as her Mr. Perfect. He has one last shot — their high school reunion.

Dishonour Jacqui Rose

When Laila takes the chance of holding hands with her teenage crush Ray Ray on the walk home from school, she has no idea of the trouble she's about to cause.

The sixteenth rail Adam Schrager

Before there was CSI and NCIS, there was a mild-mannered forensic scientist whose diligence would help solve the twentieth century's greatest crime. Arthur Koehler was called the Sherlock Holmes of his era for his work tracing the ladder used to kidnap Charles Lindbergh's son to the culprit. The subject of an upcoming Smithsonian Channel show, this is a gripping tale of science and true crime.

Saltie Elizabeth Schula

Translator Nina Schuyler

The rogue's reform Regina Scott

Jerome Everard expected to inherit his wayward uncle's estate. Instead, all has gone to a secret daughter. Only by disproving his young cousin's claim can Jerome regain his rightful property. But instead, he finds himself drawn to her lovely governess, Adele Walcott — a woman who holds the key to all of his uncle's secrets.

The rescuers Margery Sharp

Two brave mice try to rescue a kidnapped young orphan from the hilariously evil Madame Medusa, who is obsessed with getting her hands on the world's largest diamond.

If tomorrow comes Sidney Sheldon

Lovely, idealistic Tracy Whitney is soon to enter a life of hardship and revenge, one that will lead her into a dazzling world of sumptuous wealth, audacious exploits, and narrow escapes, to a passion that promises to fulfill all her secret dreams.

The flask Nicky Singer

Twelve-year-old Jess finds a mysterious glass flask hidden in a desk, and soon she starts to believe that it contains a magical life-force. When her half-brothers are born critically ill, Jess becomes convinced that their survival depends on the flask! Through Jess's stunning narration, Nicky Singer explores the meaning of life, and the interconnected nature of all things in a way which is entirely accessible to young readers.

The machine James 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. His memories haunted him but a machine promised salvation. It could record memories, preserving a life that existed before the nightmares. Now the machines are gone. The government declared them too controversial, the side-effects too harmful. 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.

Season of Ponies Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Waking up in Vegas Romy Sommer

Waking up to the bright lights of Vegas in an unfamiliar penthouse suite, cocktail waitress Phoenix Montgomery finds she's covered from head to foot in gold glitter and not alone — aside from the empty bottle of champagne, there's a mystery man in the shower and a huge sparkly ring on her finger.

Marilyn Monroe : her life in pictures James Spada with George Zeno

Addicted Charlotte Stein

When her friend points out that her erotic writing lacks something, Kit Connor decides to attend a Sexual Healing group where she finds louche, laidback, sex-loving Dillon Holt. He makes a suggestion to her: that he will tell tales of his sexual excess, and help her book get the realism it needs. She agrees, but hasn't the least idea of what she's getting into.

Deep desires Charlotte Stein

Voyeuristic pleasures become Abbie Gough's lifeline. But as she comes alive and craves more, Ivan backs away. He has his own secrets, the kind that draw her into kinky games and her own shameful desires, while also preventing the bond of real intimacy between them.

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. Scotch emerged from barley. This uncovers the enlightening botanical history and the science and chemistry of over 150 plants, flowers, trees, and fruits (and even one fungus).

The history of The Times Vol. 7, 1981-2002 : the Murdoch years Graham Stewart

This volume looks at the history of one of Britain's most venerable newspapers since its takeover by Rupert Murdoch in 1981, and the many changes that took place in the turbulent years that followed. Taking over from the late John Grigg, who wrote the most recent two volumes in this series, Graham Stewart is a highly rated historian with a gift for depicting the complex characters who inhabit the upper echelons of power.

Queen of the Road Tricia Stringer

Michael Symon's carnivore Michael Symon

Fans across the country adore Michael Symon for his big, charismatic personality and his seriously delicious food. But there's one thing Michael is known for above all else: his unabashed love of meat.

Rosie Thomas 2-book collection, Rosie Thomas

Iris and Ruby: Fragility and forgetfulness have left 82-year-old Iris vulnerable when her house is suddenly disturbed by the arrival of her troubled granddaughter.
Constance: Connie Thorne has put all her energy into creating a flawless shell for herself. Her sister Jeanette is her opposite in every way, yet they both fell in love with the same man, causing a huge rift between them. Years later, Jeanette contacts Connie to tell her she is dying. Can they put the past behind them and make their peace?

Delicious Sherry Thomas

He has risen from the gutters to become a powerful man — London's foremost barrister, Mr. Gladstone's right hand in the House of Commons. She is a woman who spends her days in the kitchen. A chance encounter changes both their lives, but she disappears at dawn, leaving behind no name, no address, and only a pair of muddy galoshes.

Private arrangements Sherry Thomas

For ten years, Lord and Lady Tremaine have kept the width of the Atlantic Ocean between them. It is an arrangement much lauded by London Society but it wasn't always that way. Now Gigi wants a divorce. Camden returns from America with an audacious proposal: give him an heir and he'll grant her request.

Polymer Clay Global Perspectives Cynthia Tinapple

Who I am Pete Townshend

He is one of the greatest musical talents Britain has ever produced. But even as the principle songwriter and lead guitarist for The Who, it would be unjust to define Pete Townshend's life simply through his achievements with bandmates Daltrey, Moon and Entwistle. Incredibly, as a man who has achieved so much, this truly unique story of ambition, relentless perfectionism and rock and roll excess will be regarded as one of his greatest achievements.

The tower Simon Toyne

A cyber-attack on NASA's deep space search for the origins of the universe destroys the program and delivers a grave warning: Mankind must look no further. Across the globe, strange weather phenomena and mass migrations are a sign that some great event is upon us. Revelation is coming: but will it be a new beginning or the End of Days?

Mary Poppins opens the door P. L. Travers

Up in the sky a tiny spark hovered and swayed in the darkness. What could it be? Still they waited, and still the spark grew ever larger and brighter. Then suddenly Jane caught her breath. And Michael gave a gasp. Down came the spark, growing longer and wider. And as it came, it took on a shape that was strange and also familiar. Out of the glowing core of light emerged a curious figure — a figure in a black straw hat and a blue coat trimmed with silver buttons.

Mary Poppins comes back P. L. Travers

Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family on the end of a kite string, and leads Jane, Michael, the twins, and Annabel on a series of fantastic adventures.

Mary Poppins in the park P. L. Travers

Things happen to the Banks children when they go to the park with Mary Poppins. Strange things, funny things, unexpected things: nothing is ever straightforward with Mary Poppins about — and it's never boring either!

Becky Bananas : this is your life! Jean Ure

Becky Bananas is eleven years, nine months, three days and fourteen hours old and her great ambitions are: to visit the world-famous Wonderland theme park, to star on the TV programme This Is Your Life, to become a famous dancer and to be twelve.

Boys beware Jean Ure

Even though stepsisters Tash and Emily go to an all-girls' school, they are into boys in a big way. When their parents have to go to Peru to work, the girls are seriously excited when they go to live in their own flat in Aunty Jay's house.

Family fan club Jean Ure

Jasmine, Laurel, Rose and Daisy: four very different sisters, four very different attitudes. As if living with each other wasn't bad enough, living with their parents is worse — particularly parents who are both actors. Please!

Fruit and nutcase Jean Ure

Harriet strikes again! Jean Ure

Four short stories about the reliably hilarious Harriet. Whether it's for a mad money-raising scheme or a new way of helping somebody out, Harriet has all the answers. Unfortunately, they tend to be the wrong answers, and her plans usually send people diving for cover.

Is anybody there? Jean Ure

Last year, I did this really dumb thing. I got into a car with someone I didn't know. If Mum had been an ordinary mum, she might have got the truth out of me. But she's a clairvoyant, and she's always very careful not to pry. I didn't even tell Dee and Chloe, my two best friends. And now I'm not the only one in trouble.

Over the moon Jean Ure

Scarlett is finding out that life is full of ups and downs. She's bright, attractive and twelve years old, but she has to rely on more than just her looks to get her the grades she needs to qualify for the Founder's Day dinner and dance.

Passion flower Jean Ure

For Stephanie, a hip fourteen year old, and Samantha, her ten-year-old sister, being stuck in the middle of their parent's problems is just what they need. Not. When Dad decides that what the girls really need is a summer holiday with him in Brighton, they jump at the chance. But things never turn out the way you think, and Steph and Sam soon discover there's a lot more to being a family than they thought…

Pumpkin pie Jean Ure

Dad and I love our food, but when Dad started calling me Plumpkin, I knew I had to take drastic action.

The puppy present Jean Ure

One small puppy just needs a loving home. Ginger and James are two of a kind! Both just want to be loved and cared for, even if one is just a puppy, and one is a boy who just wants a puppy.

Secret meeting Jean Ure

Megan and Annie are bright twelve-year-old girls, who are desperate to meet their favourite author, Harriet Chance. But when they meet the author she's a bit strange. Why does Megan seem to know more about the author than she does herself? Why does Harriet seem so edgy? Is this really their favourite author, or are the girls in real trouble…?

Shrinking Violet Jean Ure

Lily and Violet are twins — physically identical but quite opposite in character. Lily is brash, up-front and in your face. Violet lives very much in Lily's shadow — a shrinking violet. Finding it difficult to make friends, Violet finds the perfect solution in Katie, her new pen pal. That is, until Katie suggests that they meet…

Skinny Melon and me Jean Ure

Cherry's teacher has told her that keeping a diary is a good way to unclog your head — and Cherry certainly has a lot on her mind… Cherry's mother has just re-married, much to Cherry's disgust. Will she ever learn to live with, and even like, Roland Butter?

Chocolate busters Jason Vale

Break free from your chocolate addiction with Jason Vale's irreverent, zany and original new book.

Unthink Erik Wahl

Somehow we've come to believe that creativity is reserved for the chosen few: the poets, the painters, the writers. The truth is creativity is in all of us and re-discovering it is the key to unlocking your fullest potential.

The world of David Walliams : 3 book collection. David Walliams

The world of David Walliams : 4 book collection. David Walliams

The Pimlico kid Barry Walsh

It's 1963. Billy Driscoll and his best mate, Peter 'Rooksy' Rooker, have the run of their street. Billy is growing up and after years of being the puny one, he's finally filling out. He is also taking more than a passing interest in Sarah Richards, his pretty neighbour. But he isn't her only admirer — local heartthrob and rotten cheat, Kenneth 'Kirk' Douglas, likes her too — something drastic must be done if Billy is to get his girl.

Crying for help Casey Watson

Two weeks after saying farewell to her first foster child, Casey is asked to look after Sophia, a troubled 12-year-old with a sad past. Sophia's actions are disturbing and provocative and, before long, Casey and her family find themselves in a dark and dangerous situation, leading Casey to question whether she is really cut out for foster care. Both shocking and inspiring, this true story will shed new light on the extreme and sometimes dangerous nature of foster care.

Stick Dog Tom Watson

Stick Dog and his four friends — Stripes, Mutt, Poo-Poo and Karen — will do anything to steal some sweet-smelling hamburgers from a family at Picasso Park.

Scaredy Squirrel Melanie Watt

Wicked wives Anna-Louise Weatherley

When the Blue Angel yacht is found abandoned off the coast of Antigua and playboy and casino owner, Tom Black, who was on board is pronounced missing, foul-play is suspected. As events come to light however, the finger of suspicion points to three women in particular and the men they're married to.

Bath times and nursery rhymes Pam Weaver

In 1961, sixteen year-old Pam Weaver began her training as a nursery nurse. Bath Times and Nursery Rhymes is Pam's memoir about her time in state nurseries and as a Hyde Park private nanny. It will recount the highs and lows of that time with engaging and uplifting honesty.

Edward almost goes swimming Rosemary Wells

Edward Bear is all excited to go to Georgina's birthday pool party. But Edward is the only one wearing water-wings and some guests tease him about it. Edward isn't quite ready for this kind of party. As we know, some of us need our water wings a bit longer than others. It's fine to swim in water wings as long as you feel safe.

Edward almost goes to school Rosemary Wells

Edward Bear is starting school. At school everyone else is happy and busy. The teacher is all smiles. Everyone is ready for school … except Edward. He is just not quite ready yet. As we know, not everyone is ready for things at the same time. It's just fine to be Almost Ready.

Edward almost sleeps over Rosemary Wells

Edward Bear is invited to play at Anthony's house but when it begins to snow, Edward's parents call, "We can't drive in the deep snow!" Edward's daddy says. Edward isn't quite ready for an overnight away from home — he can't eat, he can't sleep, and he wants to be rescued.

The return of the soldier Rebecca West

Set during World War I on an isolated country estate just outside London, Rebecca West's haunting novel The Return of the Soldier follows Chris Baldry, a shell-shocked captain suffering from amnesia, as he makes a bittersweet homecoming to the three women who have helped shape his life.

Haze Paula Weston

Gaby Winters' nightmares have stopped but she still can't remember her old life. Still can't quite believe she is one of the Rephaim — the wingless half-angels who can shift from place to place, country to country, in the blink of an eye. But most of all, she can't quite believe that her twin brother, Jude, might be alive.

Shadows Paula Weston

It's been almost a year since Gaby Winters was in the car crash that killed her twin brother, Jude. Her body has healed, but nightmares continue to disturb her. Then Gaby is forced to accept that what she knew about herself and her life is only a shadow of the truth — and that the truth is more likely to be found in the shadows of her nightmares.

Merry meerkat madness Ian Whybrow

Mimi, Skeema and Little Dream are about to go on another adventure across the Kalahari that will teach them what Christmas is all about!

Lakeshore Christmas Susan Wiggs

Maureen Davenport finally gets to direct Avalon's annual holiday pageant, and she's determined to make it truly spectacular. But former child star Eddie Haven is turning out to be a tattooed lump of coal in her stocking.

Lakeside cottage Susan Wiggs

Each summer, Kate Livingston returns to her family's lakeside cottage, a place of simple living and happy times; a place where she now hopes her shy little boy can blossom. But her quiet life gets a bit more interesting with the arrival of an intriguing new neighbour, JD Harris.

The maiden's hand Susan Wiggs

Even salvation from the noose by a shadowy society provides no epiphany to mend Oliver de Lacey’s debauched ways. Mistress Lark's sole passion is her secret work with a group of Protestant dissidents thwarting the queen's executions. As their fates become inextricably bound together in a struggle against royal persecution, both Oliver and Lark discover a love worth saving… even dying for.

Marrying Daisy Bellamy Susan Wiggs

Daisy Bellamy has struggled for years to choose between two men: one honourable and steady, one wild and un-tethered. Then, one fateful day, the decision is made for her. And now the choice Daisy thought was behind her is the hardest one she'll ever face.

The mistress Susan Wiggs

Most days Kathleen O'Leary is a penniless maid who takes a risk and masquerades as a glamorous heiress for a night. To her surprise, the ruse succeeds; even Dylan Kennedy, Chicago's most eligible bachelor, seems enraptured. Now, though virtually strangers, Kathleen and Dylan must rely on each other for survival.

The ocean between us Susan Wiggs

Beneath the calm demeanour of an efficient Navy wife, Grace stands at the crossroads — of her life and her marriage. Separated by an ocean of regrets and longing, Grace and Steve take a hard look at their faltering marriage, the love that brought them together and the family they cherish. But just as they come to grips with it all, the unthinkable happens — a disaster aboard Steve's aircraft carrier shatters Grace's world.

Snowfall at Willow Lake Susan Wiggs

International lawyer Sophie Bellamy has dedicated her life to helping people in war-torn countries. But when she survives a hostage situation, she remembers what matters most — the children she loves back home. Haunted by regrets, she returns to the idyllic Catskills village of Avalon on the shores of Willow Lake, determined to repair the bonds with her family.

Summer at Willow Lake Susan Wiggs

Olivia Bellamy has traded her trendy Manhattan life for a summer renovating her family's crumbling holiday resort. Tempted by the hazy, nostalgic memories of summers past — childhood innocence and the romance and rivalries of her teens — it's the perfect place for Olivia to flee after her broken engagement. But what began as an escape may just be a new beginning.

Summer by the sea Susan Wiggs

With a little determination and a lot of charm, Rosa Capoletti took a run-down pizza joint and turned it into an award-winning restaurant voted 'best place to propose' three years in a row. But Rosa's life takes an unexpected turn when her ex Alexander arrives back in town and asks her to help sort through his late mother's affairs.

Table for five Susan Wiggs

A gifted teacher, Lily Robinson adores her students, but fiercely guards her independent lifestyle. Only her best friend, Crystal, has ever been able to get close. Sean McGuire is used to living in the shadow of his famous brother, Derek. He's made his own way in life, playing by his own rules. Now an unthinkable tragedy has drawn Lily and Sean into the shattered lives of Crystal and Derek's family.

The winter lodge Susan Wiggs

On the longest night of the year, Jenny Majesky loses everything in a devastating house fire. But among the ashes she finds an unusual treasure hidden amid her grandfather's belongings — one that starts her on a search for the truth, and on a path toward a life that she never imagined.

The plays of Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde

Including some of Oscar Wilde's most well-known and infamous plays, Lady Windermere's Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, and The Importance of Being Earnest, this collection of the infamous writer's works displays his brilliant, quick wit to its full glory.

Falling into you Jasinda Wilder

Nell Hawthorne is in love with her life-long best friend, Kyle Calloway, then one night Kyle dies suddenly in a tragic accident and Nell is forever changed. She meets Kyle's older brother Colton for the first time at the funeral. Years later, they meet again in New York City, and Colton realises that Nell has never really gotten over Kyle's death. He knows he shouldn't get involved, but he can't help himself.

Wounded Jasinda Wilder

In a country blasted by war and wracked by economic hardship, a young orphan girl like me has very few options when it comes to survival. Thus, I do what I must to live, to eat, and I try very hard to not consider the cost to my soul. My heart is empty, and my existence brutal. And then I meet HIM.
War is hell. It takes a chunk out of a man's very soul to do the kinds of things war demands of you. You live with fear, you live with guilt, and you live with nightmares. You gotta be hard, closed off, and ready to fight every moment of every day. Lose focus for a split second, and you're dead. Now the only thing that can save me is HER.

Face of the Maiden Emma Wildes

Angel Rock Darren Williams

In Australia, 1969, two half-brothers get lost in the wild wooded countryside around the small town of Angel Rock. Only the eldest, 13-year-old Tom, finds his way home. At about the same time, a 16-year-old girl goes missing from the town and is found in Sydney. She has killed herself. The policeman who gets the case in the city follows the trail back to Angel Rock.

Midsummer magic Julia Williams

Josie is taking planning her wedding a little too seriously and Harry, her fiancé, is starting to feel left-out and overwhelmed… Josie decides a trip to her beautiful family home in Cornwall will be just the thing to get him in the mood, and Harry reluctantly agrees. It's going to be an opportunity for chief bridesmaid Diane and best man Ant to meet, but they've hardly been in the car five minutes before they've declared all out war on one another.

An incomplete revenge Jacqueline Winspear

1931. Maisie Dobbs' new case takes her investigation into the pastoral beauty of the Kent Weald where acts of arson, theft and vandalism around the village of Heronsdene have gone suspiciously unreported for more than a decade. She must draw on all of her finely honed skills of detection to solve one of her most intriguing cases.

Leaving everything most loved Jacqueline Winspear

London, 1933. Two months after the body of an Indian woman named Usha Pramal is found in the brackish water of a South London canal, her brother, newly arrived in England, turns to Maisie Dobbs to find out the truth about her death.

Among the Mad Jacqueline Winspear

Pardonable Lies Jacqueline Winspear

Toby Lived Here Hilma Wolitzer

Grow your own drugs : a year with James Wong. James Wong

James Wong is back, putting his ethno-botanical expertise to use once again, with over 100 new, natural, cheap and easy remedies, showing you and those around you how to have a fantastically healthy year.

Hey Jo : a rock and roll fairytale. Jo Wood

When young model and mother Jo met rock star Ronnie Wood, she had no idea what her brief flirtation with this brilliant, charismatic musician would become. This is a moving and candid memoir from the woman who married the most controversial member of the Rolling Stones, and had the strength and courage to bounce back from heartbreak.

Seduce me tonight Kristina Wright

Seduce Me Tonight explores seduction from lust to long term love, from playful and teasing to dark and edgy. The anticipation, the tease, the build-up, the promise of what comes next.

After the Fire, a Still Small Voice Evie Wyld