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An Amish Christmas gift : three Amish novellas: Naomi's Gift by Amy Clipston: Naomi has started to think that she isn't meant to find love, but she might receive more than she ever hoped for this Christmas. Twenty-four-year-old Naomi King, who has been burned twice by love, has all but given up on marriage and children. As Christmas approaches - a time of family, faith, and hope for many others - Naomi is more certain than ever her life will be spent as an old maid, helping with the family's quilting business and taking care of her eight siblings.
Amish prayers: The Amish as well as other Anabaptist groups have used the same book of prayers for centuries. Now for the first time is a selection of these prayers readily available in English.
Judy Dench & Michael Williams : with great pleasure: Two archive BBC Radio programmes in which Judi Dench and Michael Williams, accompanied by friends John Moffatt and Alec McCowen, read a cornucopia of poetry and prose.
Just a classic minute : 40th anniversary collection: This 40th Anniversary special contains 16 episodes and spans all four decades of the BBC Radio 4 series: the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Nicholas Parsons introduces each episode and provides fascinating background information on the game, as well as memories of its players and its devisor, Ian Messiter.
Just a minute. Silver minutes: Celebrating 25 years of the BBC Radio 4 show 'Just a Minute'. Under the eye of its ever jovial, though constantly embattled Chairman Nicholas Parsons, four of the game's best known players Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Derek Nimmo and the irrepressible, not to say uncontrollable, Kenneth Williams respond to some pretty silly topics with hilarious results.
Just a minute. The best of 2005: The Best of Just a Minute is a yearly event which brings together the greatest shows of the year. Just a Minute was devised by the late Ian Messiter.
Just a minute. The best of 2006: Four of the best recent episodes of the much-loved, long-running BBC Radio 4 comedy panel game. With Nicholas Parsons in the chairman's seat, Just a Minute is the unfailingly witty series in which Paul Merton, Clement Freud and a variety of guest players attempt to speak for one minute on a given topic - without hesitation, repetition or deviation!
Just a minute. The best of 2007: Four of the very best recent editions of BBC Radio 4's comedy panel game, hosted by Nicholas Parsons and featuring Paul Merton, Clement Freud and a host of guest players.
Just a minute. The best of 2008: Four of the most sparkling editions from recent series of the ever-popular BBC Radio 4 comedy panel game, chaired by Nicholas Parsons with regular players Paul Merton and Clement Freud joined by a host of guest players. Among the subjects hilariously tackled are: The Scottish Play, The A to Z, An Infinite Number of Monkeys, Leonardo da Vinci, The Famous Five, Discovering America, Adam's Apple, The End of Time and Little Green Men.
Just a minute. The best of 2009: Four specially selected episodes of BBC Radio 4's much-loved panel game, hosted by Nicholas Parsons. Among the subjects hilariously tackled are tomboys, my secret vice, charisma, hot air, Speakers' Corner, cat lovers, agony aunts and bugs.
Just a minute. The best of 2010: Hosted by Nicholas Parsons and featuring Paul Merton, and a host of guest players. Just a Minute was devised by the late Ian Messiter. It has been running since 1967. These volumes feature 4 of the best episodes from 2010.
Just a minute. The best of 2011
Kisses between the lines: an Echo Ridge anthology: Welcome to Echo Ridge, New York, where romance finds its way into the hearts and lives of the people who walk the streets of the close-knit community. In these five novellas, listeners will experience the power a book has to change a life, make dreams come true, and bring two hearts together as the characters work to fill the classic section of the library. Filled with charm, wit, secrets, and hope, each story is a sweet romance that will keep you listening into the night.
Learn French. Level 1, Introduction to French
Learn French. Level 2, Absolute Beginner French
Learn French. Level 3, Lower beginner French
Learn French. Level 3, Lower beginner French
Learn French. Level 4, Beginner French
Learn French. Level 5, Upper beginner French
Learn French. Level 7, Intermediate French
Learn French. Level 8, Upper intermediate French
Learn French. Level 9, SpAdvanced French
Learn French.SnLevel 9, Advanced French
Learn French. Survival phrases
Learn German. Level 1, Introduction to German
Learn German. Level 2, Absolute beginner German
Learn German. Level 2, Absolute beginner German
Learn German. Level 3, Lower beginner German
Learn German. Level 4, Beginner German
Learn German. Level 5, Upper beginner German
Learn German. Level 5, Upper beginner German
Learn German. Level 6, Lower intermediate German
Learn German. Level 7, Intermediate German
Learn German. Level 7, Intermediate German
Learn German. Level 8, Upper intermediate German
Learn German. Level 9, Advanced German
Learn German. Level 9, Advanced German
Learn German, Survival phrases
The Romans in Britain
Arrow R J (Rebecca J) Anderson: Rhosmari has lived her whole life on a sheltered chain of faery islands. But with the Empress's power growing, and her desire to enslave the entire faery race becoming a reality, Rhosmari knows she must fight back ...
Knife R J (Rebecca J) Anderson: Once upon a time, a fairy is born. She lives in an old oak tree at the bottom of a garden with the rest of the fairy folk. Never has she known a time when life hasn't been hard, with many dangers and much adversity. But when she becomes the Hunter of the group and learns to do battle in the outside world, her adventures really take off...
Rebel R J (Rebecca J) Anderson: Linden is a fiesty faery with a lot on her mind. She and her fellow faeries are under threat: their magic is fading, and if they do not act fast, they will die. When Linden meets Timothy, a human staying in the house opposite her Oak, she knows he can help. Together they embark on dangerous journey to seek more magic-and discover that there is more to fear from other faeries than they could ever have imagined.
Season's greetings Alan Ayckbourn: Christmas is the season of good cheer and harmony among men, but things are not working out quite that way in the Bunker household. As a motley collection of friends and relatives fill the house with their own wishes, dreams and attitudes, the stage is set for seasonal disharmony and romantic intrigue
The Christmas train David Baldacci: The train is the only option for cash-strapped journalist Tom Langdon to get to Los Angeles for Christmas to be with his girlfriend. Along the way, Tom encounters mechanical failure, derailments and eccentric characters, an avalanche, an unexpected romance and a rekindling of holiday spirits.
Slightly married Mary Balogh: Like all the Bedwyn men, Aidan has a reputation for cool arrogance. But this proud nobleman also possesses a loyal, passionate heart-and it is this fierce loyalty that has brought Colonel Lord Aidan to Ringwood Manor to honour a dying soldier's request.
The terrible two get worse. Mac Barnett: Separately, pranksters Miles and Niles were pretty devious. But now that they've teamed up together to form a pranking duo, they are truly Terrible!
Oh! to be in England H E (Herbert Ernest) Bates: 'Christening? We never said nothing about no christening, Ma, did we?' And so with the appearance of a letter announcing the imminent arrival of Madame Dupont, Pop and Ma Larkin learn that little Oscar and Blenheim - Charley and Mariette's new boy - are to be christened. In fact, once Mr Candy - who will be officiating (much to raven-haired Primrose's delight) - learns that Pop and Ma have neglected the entire Larkin brood, the whole family seems set for a dunking!
Stonewall: breaking out in the fight for gay rights Ann Bausum: That's the Stonewall. The Stonewall Inn. Pay attention. History walks through that door. In 1969 being gay in the United States was a criminal offence. It meant living a closeted life or surviving on the fringes of society. People went to jail, lost jobs, and were disowned by their families for being gay.
Miss Tonks turns to crime M C Beaton: Love stories. One cannot live of dignity alone! The poor relations banded together some time ago to run The Poor Relation Hotel in the hope their embarrassed relatives would buy them out, but as the hotel prospered, so they began to enjoy the fruit of their labour.
Patriot Ted Bell: In corrupt Russia, an erratic Vladimir Putin is determined to forge his country into a formidable superpower once again. He intends to redraw the map of Europe, and will go to impossible extremes to realize his fantasies including shooting down a civilian airliner packed with tourists bound for China. Kremlin scientists have developed a radical new weapon that could forever alter modern warfare.
Long black curl Alex Bledsoe: In all the time the Tufa have existed, only two have ever been exiled: Bo-Kate Wisby and her lover, Jefferson Powell. They were cast out, stripped of their ability to make music, and cursed to never be able to find their way back to Needsville. Their crime? A love that crossed the boundary of the two Tufa tribes, resulting in the death of several people.
Wisp of a thing Alex Bledsoe: Touched by a very public tragedy, musician Rob Quillen comes to Cloud County, Tennessee, in search of a song that might ease his aching heart. All he knows of the mysterious and reclusive Tufa is what he has read on the Internet: they are an enigmatic clan of swarthy, black-haired mountain people whose historical roots are lost in myth and controversy.
The battle for Room 314 : my year of hope and despair in a New York City high school Ed Boland: In the tradition of the classic Up The Down Staircase comes an unforgettable book about a year inside a troubled New York City school. In a fit of idealism, Ed Boland left a twenty-year career as a non-profit executive to teach in a tough New York City public high school. But his hopes quickly collided headlong with the appalling reality of his students' lives and a hobbled education system unable to help them: Jay runs a drug ring for his incarcerated brother; Nee-cole is homeschooled on the subway by her brilliant homeless mother; and Byron's Ivy League dream is dashed because he is undocumented.
The general vs. the president : MacArthur and Truman at the brink of nuclear war H W (Henry William) Brands: From master storyteller and historian H.W. Brands, twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, comes the riveting story of how President Harry Truman and General Douglas MacArthur squared off to decide America's future in the aftermath of World War II. At the height of the Korean War, President Harry S. Truman committed a gaffe that sent shock waves around the world.
Cast in order of disappearance : a Charles Paris mystery Simon Brett: Charles finds himself uncharacteristically employed in a film, having landed the part of Szabec, a middle management vampire in 'The Wreathing'.
The dead side of the mic : a Charles Paris mystery Simon Brett: Actor and reluctant sleuth Charles Paris is facing chaos on the domestic front. He's lodging with his ex-wife Frances, and now their pregnant daughter has moved in as well. It's all a bit much... So he is over the moon when he lands a job on the BBC Radio Rep - but the ink is barely dry on his contract when a murder takes place in Broadcasting House. A young female studio manager is found dead in an editing suite, and Charles steps in to investigate...
Murder in the title : a Charles Paris mystery Simon Brett: Charles Paris is his own worst enemy, a louche lush who can resist anything except temptation - especially in the form of women and alcohol. He's been out of work so long now he feels he may never get a job and he's driving Frances, his semi-ex-wife, mad. So when he's offered a small role in a play, she nearly pushes him out of the door. But it seems that The message is murder is such a terrible production that someone wants to kill the cast.
A reconstructed corpse : a Charles Paris mystery Simon Brett
A series of murders : a Charles Paris mystery Simon Brett: On a TV detective series members of the cast and crew begin to meet mysterious ends. Actor cum amateur sleuth, Charles Paris, investigates ... Bill Night stars as Charles Paris, with Suzanne Burden as his estranged wife, Frances.
Confessions of a conjuror Derren Brown: The inside of Derren Brown's head is a strange and mysterious place. Now you can climb inside and wander around. Find out just how Derren's mind works, see what motivates him and discover what made him the weird and wonderful person he is today. Obsessed with magic and illusions since childhood, Derren's life to date has been an extraordinary journey and here, in "Confessions of a Conjuror," he allows us all to join him on a magical mystery tour - to the centre of his brain.
A cousin's promise Wanda E Brunstetter: Crippled in a horrific accident, Wayne Lambright feels unable to care for himself, much less Loraine Miller, his future bride. Will he sacrifice his happiness to give Loraine a better life? When ex-boyfriend Jake Beechy returns, Loraine's heart is torn. Will she renew an old love or keep her promise to the new?
The gift Wanda E Brunstetter: Leah Mast cures people with reflexology, but many scoff at this treatment, including Adam Beachy. When Adam becomes a father figure to his nieces due to a tragedy he finds himself needing Leah to fill the role of mother.
The restoration Wanda E Brunstetter: When Priscilla Herschberger faces a choice between childhood friend Elam from her Amish community and an outsider, Elam's attempts to persuade her soon run out of control.
Notes from a small island Bill Bryson: After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson took the decision to move back to the States for a few years, to let his kids experience life in another country, to give his wife the chance to shop until 10 p.m. seven nights a week, and, most of all, because he had read that 3.7 million Americans believed that they had been abducted by aliens at one time or another, and it was thus clear to him that his people needed him. But before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire, Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around Britain, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home.
Attack of the bullies Michael Buckley: When Ms. Information kidnaps the President's daughter, it is up to twelve-year-old Ruby, also known as Pufferfish, to use her super-nanobyte-enhanced allergies in leading the NERDS' investigation.
The cheerleaders of doom Michael Buckley: Matilda 'Wheezer' Choi, the asthmatic who can fly and kick butt courtesy of her inhalers, and the team are forced to go undercover as cheerleaders to battle a villain who is using a machine to enter different dimensions, wreaking havoc on ours. They must complete their dangerous mission while still pretending to be typical school outcasts.
The bat man Amelia Bullmore: When his wife died three years ago, Christopher fled London for a simpler existence in Cornwall, where he has settled on bat protection as his mission. Colette and her noisy daughters rent the holiday cottage next door and disturb the peace - both his and that of his beloved bats.
A history of the brain G C (Geoffrey C) Bunn: Dr. Geoff Bunn presents a journey through 5000 years of our understanding of the most complex thing in the known universe: the brain, in this major ten-part BBC Radio 4 series. Human beings have long been fascinated by the brain and how it fulfils its many functions. This groundbreaking cultural history explores the development of our ideas about the mind from Neolithic times to the present day.
Bounty Michael J Byrnes: When a website begins putting lucrative bounties on the heads of global criminals who have evaded justice including Wall Street power brokers, politicians, and unethical businesspeople--a group of elite U.S. government operatives, led by FBI special agent Roman Novak, seeks to shut down the site.
Pancakes in Paris : living the American dream in France Craig Carlson: Paris was practically perfect--although for Craig Carlson one thing was still missing: the good ol' American breakfast he loved so much. Craig was the last person anyone would have expected to open an American diner in Paris.
The lies we told Diane Chamberlain: Maya and Rebecca Ward are both accomplished physicians, but that's where the sisters' similarities end. As teenagers, they witnessed their parents' murder, but it was Rebecca who saved Maya from becoming another of the gunman's victims. The tragedy left Maya cautious and timid, settling for a sedate medical practice with her husband, Adam, while Rebecca became the risk taker.
Back in society Marion Chesney: The final volume in The Poor Relations series on an English hotel started by a group of aristocrats to help each other. The action centres on the newest guest, the widowed Lady Jane Fremney who is bankrupt and for whom a husband must be found. When Colonel Sandhurst and Lady Fortesque unite to find her one, the sparks of their own attraction are ignited.
Colonel Sandhurst to the rescue Marion Chesney: A case of mistaken identity is transformed into a case of true love! As usual, the poor relations are in need of money to finance the hotel and this time it is up to Colonel Sandhurst to come to the rescue.
Lady Fortescue steps out Marion Chesney: The impecunious Lady Fortescue, widowed and alone save for two loyal, unpaid servants, has sold off almost all of the furnishings in her large Bond Street home and faces a grim future as a member of the aristocracy too proud to seek employment or charity, yet too poor to survive on the infrequent largesse of wealthy relatives oblivious to her plight. Salvation arrives in the unlikely form of old Colonel Sandhurst, an equally impoverished retired military man who falls at her feet in a hunger-induced faint one afternoon in Hyde Park. The two decide to join forces: the Colonel will share Lady Fortescue's home, and they will invite others of their station and situation to live with them and pool their resources. Thus is born what eventually becomes one of London's most popular hotels, The Poor Relation, to which the nobility flock to enjoy the novelty of being waited upon by members of their own class.
Mrs. Budley falls from grace Marion Chesney: With the Poor Relation Hotel in London losing money, Eliza Budley visits the rich, reputedly ailing Marquess of Peterhouse disguised as a relative in order to swipe his jewels, but the handsome, healthy Marquess forces her to reveal herself.
Sir Philip's folly Marion Chesney: Commotion reigns at the Poor Relation hotel when two unwelcome ladies create chaos among the established order of things. Sir Philip Sommerville is quite the antique, but not too old to bring home a paramour: fat, vulgar and greedy Mrs Budge who, the other poor relations are agreed upon, has to go. And then there is Lady Carruthers, a highly rouged widow who passes off her grown daughter, Arabella, as a school miss while setting her own cap for the young Earl of Denby, despite the fact that young Arabella is quite smitten with the dashing golden-haired earl.
Who rules the world? Noam Chomsky: Internationally renowned political commentator Noam Chomsky examines America's pursuit and exercise of power in a post 9/11 world Noam Chomsky is the world's foremost intellectual activist. Over the last half century, no one has done more to question the great global powers who govern our lives, forensically scrutinizing policies and actions, calling our politicians, institutions and media to account.
The pilgrimage : a contemporary quest for ancient wisdom Paulo Coelho: An extraordinary mixture of adventure story and guide to self-knowledge, this book recounts the spectacular trials of Paulo and his mentor, Petrus, as they journey across Spain in search of a miraculous sword, on a legendary road travelled by pilgrims of San Tiago since the Middle Ages. Paulo's visionary blend of mysticism, magical realism and folklore makes this an adventure story with a difference.
A lowcountry heart : reflections on a writing life Pat Conroy: Final words and heartfelt remembrances from bestselling author Pat Conroy take centre stage in this winning nonfiction collection, supplemented by touching pieces from Conroy's many friends.
Alistair Cooke's seasonal letters from America Alistair Cooke: A collection of 8 seasonal letters from America spanning 1951 to 2003.
The dark is rising Susan Cooper: On his eleventh birthday Will Stanton discovers that he is the last of the Old Ones, destined to seek the six magical Signs that will enable the Old Ones to triumph over the evil forces of the Dark.
William's treasure trove Richmal Crompton: It's the beginning of the summer holidays and William and the Outlaws see an endless expanse of gloriously carefree days stretching ahead but how to fill them?
More William Richmal Crompton: These hilarious stories follow twelve months in the life of the terror of the Brown family, starting on Christmas Day - when the centipede appears on Aunt Evangeline's plate, the library clock is found mysteriously dismantled and the conjuring trick with the egg goes disastrously wrong. Mayhem and misadventure go on to follow William for the rest of the year, as he leaves a trail of havoc behind him - with the very best of intentions.
A.D. 33 Ted Dekker: New York Times bestselling author Ted Dekker delivers the gripping story of Maviah, a slave who becomes a queen in Arabia, AD 33. They call her the Queen of the Outcasts. Maviah, a woman whose fate was sealed on her birth by this world- unwanted, illegitimate, female, a slave - subject to the whims of all. But then she met a man named Yeshua who opened her eyes.
Adam Ted Dekker: FBI behavioural psychologist Daniel Clark has been made famous by his arguments that religion is one of society's greatest antagonists. What Daniel doesn't know is that his obsessive pursuit of a serial killer known only as "Eve" will end in his own death at Eve's hand. Twenty minutes later Daniel is resuscitated, only to be haunted by those twenty missing minutes of life.
Burden of memory Vicki Delany: Elaine Benson, a successful novelist who let love in the person of an unreliable screenwriter jettison her career, is now divorced, broke, and come to a "primitive, untamed northern forest" on Lake Muskoka to interview for a job.
The Father Paolo Baldi mysteries. Miss Lonelyhearts ; The emerald style Barry Devlin: In Miss Lonelyhearts, Paolo and DI Tina Mahon investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding the tragic death of a nurse at an old people's home, and uncover an unlikely case of voyeurism. In The emerald style Paolo attempts to wine and dine his spiritual director, Father Troy, at a leading Dublin hotel - but their meeting is interrupted by a murder taking place behind the scenes that very evening.
The Father Paolo Baldi mysteries. Prodigal son ; Keepers of the flame Barry Devlin: Prodigal Son by Barry Devlin: Paolo Baldi, Franciscan priest and philosophy lecturer, accidentally becomes involved in solving a murder at an Italian chip shop in Dublin. Keepers of the Flame by Simon Brett: Baldi is caught up in solving the murder of a leading Irish academic.
The Father Paolo Baldi mysteries. Three in one ; Twilight of a god Barry Devlin: On sabbatical from the Franciscan order, Father Paolo Baldi is working as a philosophy lecturer in Dublin when his life takes an unexpected turn and he finds himself helping the police to solve crimes.
Christmas stories Charles Dickens: Charles Dickens was a major contributor to the romantic revival of Christmas traditions that occurred in the Victorian era. With their heart, humour and good morals, Dickens' Christmas stories have made the author's name synonymous with the season. Here we present four charming novellas to complete his series that began with A Christmas Carol, with echoes of sleigh bells throughout. The stories include The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Battle of Life, and The Haunted Man.
The Silent Songbird Melanie Dickerson
The Guineveres Sarah Domet: To four girls who have nothing, their friendship is everything: they are each other's confidants, teachers, and family. The girls are all named Guinevere - Vere, Gwen, Ginny, and Win - and it is the surprise of finding another Guinevere in their midst that first brings them together.
Out of my mind Sharon M (Sharon Mills) Draper: Eleven-year-old Melody has a photographic memory. Her head is like a video camera that is always recording. Always. And there's no delete button. She's the smartest kid in her whole school--but no one knows it. Most people--her teachers and doctors included--don't think she's capable of learning, and up until recently her school days consisted of listening to the same preschool-level alphabet lessons again and again and again.
A soldier's revenge : a Will Cochrane novel Matthew Dunn: Former intelligence agent Will Cochrane must evade US authorities hunting him down for a murder he didn't commit in this captivating sixth entry in the acclaimed action-thriller series. Former operative Will Cochrane wakes up in New York's Waldorf Astoria and is horrified to see blood on his hands--something he remembers absolutely nothing about.
The spy house Matthew Dunn: Will Cochrane's latest assignment will plunge him into the thorny politics of the Middle East. The stakes: averting a war that could engulf the world in flames. When the Israeli ambassador to France is shot dead in Paris by an unknown sniper, the Israeli government blames Hamas and begins planning a massive invasion to obliterate the terrorist organization once and for all.
The waste land : and, The four quartets T S (Thomas Stearns) Eliot: These are masterly readings, by renowned thespian Paul Schofield, of two substantial works of poetry by T.S. Eliot. "The waste land", first published in 1922, is one of Eliot's most influential works and has long been on the syllabus for A-level English literature. "The four quartets" consists of four long poems, first published between 1935 and 1942. They are linked by common themes, and are individually 'Burnt Norton', 'East Coker', 'The Dry Salvages' and 'Little Gidding'.
A (brief) history of vice : how bad behavior built civilization Robert Evans: Guns, germs, and steel might have transformed us from hunter-gatherers into modern man, but booze, sex, trash talk, and tripping built our civilization. Cracked editor Robert Evans brings his signature dogged research and lively insight to uncover the many and magnificent ways vice has influenced history, from the prostitute-turned-empress who scored a major victory for women's rights to the beer that helped create - and destroy - South America's first empire.
Pursuit of honor Vince Flynn: Mitch Rapp comes up against a new and deadly enemy when he is unofficially ordered to find three terrorists by any means necessary. They've attacked Washington D.C., killing 185 and wounding hundreds. So far, however, his investigation has been painfully complicated and has yet to yield a single solid lead--and the last thing Rapp expected was to be in New York City to decide the fate of a man that could be his cover.
Tom Clancy's Op-Center. Scorched earth George Galdorisi: ISIS reigns supreme in huge swathes of Iraq and Syria and poses a threat to stability in the Middle East. When an American airstrike kills the ISIS leader's only son, he vows revenge. He discovers that a U.S. Navy admiral, now on duty in the Pentagon, led the strike. The ISIS leader has him kidnapped by American home-grown ISIS sympathizers. Their orders: smuggle him out of the United States and bring him to Mosul for execution.
Sunday Kind of Love Dorothy Garlock
Concorde : the rise and fall of the supersonic airliner Jonathan Glancey: In Concorde, Jonathan Glancey tells the story of this magnificent and hugely popular aircraft anew, taking the reader from the moment Captain Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier in 1947 through to the last commercial flight of the supersonic airliner in 2003. It is a tale of national rivalries, technological leaps, daring prototypes, tightrope politics, and a dream of a Dan Dare future never quite realized. Jonathan Glancey traces the development of Concorde not just through existing material and archives, but through interviews with those who lived with the supersonic project from its inception.
False positive Andrew Grant: Alabama detective Cooper Devereaux makes no apologies for his luxe lifestyle or the way he does his job. Most cops haven't lived the kind of life he has - starting out as an orphan, raised by a grizzled cop saviour - and most don't use his kind of high-risk tactics. But he may have met his match in fellow detective Jan Loflin, who's fresh off a long undercover stint in Vice when they're partnered on a case that will test them both beyond their direst nightmares.
Run Andrew Grant: Marc Bowman is an in-demand hired gun, a computer consultant for AmeriTel, the huge technical corporation where his wife Carolyn happens to work as a high-powered executive. Then, one morning, AmeriTel unceremoniously fires Marc with no notice and no cause. Furious, Marc turns to Carolyn for an explanation and is stunned when she sides with her employer. Suddenly, things are happening in Marc's life that he can't explain; strange men are following him, items are disappearing from his home, and the FBI is turning up at his door to question him about his past projects. And then, without warning, Carolyn vanishes.
Blood money James M Grippando: A nation is obsessed with a hot nightclub waitress accused of murdering her two-year-old daughter. The shocking verdict creates an immediate uproar. But when an innocent young woman ends up dead in a riot, there may be something bigger at work.
Cash landing James M Grippando: Every week, a hundred million dollars in cash arrives at Miami International Airport, shipped by German banks to the Federal Reserve. A select group of trusted workers moves the bags through Customs and loads them into armoured trucks.
Gone again : a Jack Swyteck novel James M Grippando: Sashi Burgette vanished three years ago on her way to school. The night after the teenager's disappearance, ex-con Dylan Kyle was stopped for drunk driving. An article of Sashi's clothing was found in his truck, and a police videotape of his drunken explanation under interrogation sealed his fate at trial.
Among the hidden Margaret Peterson Haddix: In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm, until another "third" convinces him that the government is wrong.
Trials of the Earth Mary Mann Hamilton
The Maltese falcon Dashiell Hammett: Sam Spade, Dashiell Hammett's archetypally tough San Francisco detective is tough enough to bluff the toughest thugs and hold off the police, risking his reputation when a beautiful woman begs for his help, while knowing that betrayal may deal him a new hand in the next moment.
The Sarah Jane adventures. The shadow people Scott Handcock: A school camping trip to Snowdonia spells trouble for Sarah Jane and her friends, as they find themselves stranded in a harsh environment. What shadowy figure is watching them? How can Rani be in two places at once? And what secret does a nearby cave hold?
The 4 laws of financial prosperity : get control of your money now! Blaine Harris: Inspired by actual occurrences, this book shows that how much a person earns isn't nearly as important in achieving financial security as most people think-that nearly anyone, on any income, can achieve debt-free prosperity by applying the four laws in the story.
A royal Christmas wedding Rachel Hauck: It's been five years since volleyball star Avery Truitt and Prince Colin of Brighton Kingdom fell in love-- and he broke her heart with no explanation. When Avery's father dies of a heart attack, she returns home to St. Simons Island, Georgia, to help Mama with the family restaurant.
The grand Sophy Georgette Heyer: Resourceful, adventurous and utterly indefatigable, Sophy is hardly the mild-mannered girl that the Rivenhalls expect when they agree to take her in. Kind-hearted Aunt Lizzy is shocked; stern Cousin Charles and his humourless fiancee Eugenia are disapproving.
Rise of the rocket girls : the women who propelled us, from missiles to the moon to Mars Nathalia Holt: During World War II, when the newly minted Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed quick-thinking mathematicians to calculate jet velocities and plot missile trajectories, they recruited an elite group of young women known as human computers who, with only pencil, paper, and mathematical prowess, transformed rocket design and helped bring about America's first ballistic missiles.
Downfall Judith A Jance: With a baby on the way, her mother and stepfather recently slain, a re-election campaign looming, and a daughter heading off for college, Cochise County Sheriff Joanna Brady has her hands full when a puzzling new case hits her department, demanding every resource she has at her disposal.
Child of the river Irma Joubert: A compelling coming of age story with an unlikely and utterly memorable heroine, Child of the River is a timeless tale of heartbreak and triumph set in South Africa at the dawn of apartheid. Persomi is young, white, and poor, born the middle child of illiterate sharecroppers on the prosperous Fourie farm in the South African Bushveld.
The red slippers Carolyn Keene: Nancy's friend Maggie gets a star role in the dance Sleeping beauty. Someone is intent on ending Maggie's career. Will Nancy be able to solve the case?
Confessions of a medium Alison Kennedy: Mr. Parker is a sincere and kind man who, in search of a higher meaning to life, has moved from conventional religion to seances and spiritualism. He believes he has met his saviour in the guise of Mr. Thomson, a charming, erudite and utterly mesmerising medium. But, unbeknown to Parker, Thomson is a complete and utter fake.
Dream chaser Sherrilyn Kenyon: Hades doesn't often give second chances... Xypher has one month on Earth to redeem himself through one good deed or be condemned to eternal torture in Tarturus. But redemption means little to a demigod who only wants vengeance on the one who caused his downfall.
A Baxter family Christmas Karen Kingsbury: As Christmas nears, John Baxter makes a bold gesture--he invites a stranger to share Christmas Eve dinner with his family. But not just any stranger. This woman is the recipient of his daughter Erin's heart. John knows the invitation will impact each of his adult kids and their families. But will they choose to embrace their guest? And how will the woman's presence affect his granddaughter--the one who feels the loss of her mother most keenly?
The curiosity keeper Sarah E Ladd: Born into two different classes, James and Camille shouldn't even know each other. But when the pursuit of a missing ruby brings them together, much more than a mere acquaintance is ignited. The daughter of a curiosity shop owner, Camille would never be considered a lady. Nor does she want to be.
The last good girl Allison Leotta: A ripped-from-the-headlines novel featuring prosecutor Anna Curtis at the centre of a national story involving campus rape and the disappearance of a young woman. Emma, a freshman at a Michigan university, has gone missing.
Above the line : my Wild oats adventure Shirley MacLaine: From the beloved and bestselling actress, a book about her experiences filming Wild Oats in the Canary Islands which brings forth memories of a past life on the lost continent of Atlantis. This is a terrific companion to the movie, telling the behind-the-scenes, over-the-top story of how the film came to be made, along with extraordinary new past-life recollections that Shirley experienced while on set.
I wish to apologise for my part in the apocalypse Duncan MacMillan: Duncan Macmillan's romantic comedy drama about the end of the world, a woman who falls in love with the moon, and her husband who falls back in love with her.
Dakota home Debbie Macomber: Buffalo Valley has found new life. People have started moving to this town--people like Lindsay Snyder, who came as a teacher and stayed, marrying local farmer Gage Sinclair. And now Lindsay's best friend, Maddy Washburn, has decided to pull up stakes and join her in Buffalo Valley, hoping for the same kind of satisfaction.
The Oxford inheritance Ann A McDonald: At prestigious Oxford University, an American student searches for the truth about her mother' death in this eerie, suspenseful thriller that blends money, murder, and black magic. Cassandra Blackwell arrives in Oxford with one mission: to uncover the truth about her mother's dark past.
The Vanishing Year Kate Moretti: Zoe Whittaker is living a charmed life. She is the beautiful young wife to handsome, charming Wall Street tycoon Henry Whittaker. She is a member of Manhattan's social elite. She is on the board of one of the city's most prestigious philanthropic organizations.
Quite honestly John (John Clifford) Mortimer: The abridged, downloadable audiobook edition of John Mortimer's brilliantly funny Quite Honestly. Life couldn't be better for Lucinda Purefoy. She's got a steady boyfriend, a degree in social sciences from Manchester University, and the offer of a high-powered job in advertising. With all this good fortune, isn't it appropriate for her to give something back to society?
Holding up the universe Jennifer Niven: No one takes the time to look past Libby Strout's weight to get to know who she really is. Following her mom's death she picks up the pieces in the privacy of her home, dealing with her heartbroken father and her own grief. Now she's ready for high school, for new friends, for love-- for everything life has to offer.
Goldenhand Garth Nix: Lirael is no longer a shy Second Assistant Librarian. She is the Abhorsen-in-Waiting, with dead creatures to battle and Free Magic entities to bind. She's also a Remembrancer, wielder of the Dark Mirror. Lirael lost one of her hands in the binding of Orannis, but now she has a new hand, one of gilded steel and Charter Magic. When Lirael finds Nicholas Sayre lying unconscious after being attacked by a hideous Free Magic creature, she uses her powers to save him.
The Maltby Collection : the complete series of David Nobbs' BBC Radio 4 comedy David Nobbs: Rod Millet has always dreamed of working at the Maltby Collection. He used to visit as a teenager, when he lusted after Whistler's Sister, and his Mother, Rod wasn't picky back then. On becoming the Museum's Deputy Curator of Painting and Sculpture, however, it quickly becomes apparent that the chavvy son of a self-made biscuit mogul isn't going to fit neatly into the musty, insular world of London antiquities.
Ways to Disappear Idra Novey
French girl with mother Norman Ollestad: Nathan is a young artist travelling across Europe in search of the emotional fire that has been missing from his work. He's been deemed by his mentors and critics to be technically skilful but uninspired - criticisms he fears to be true.
Cradle and all James Patterson: Anne Fitzgerald, a former nun turned private investigator, is hired by the Archdiocese of Boston to investigate two claims of immaculate conception in Boston and Ireland, and quickly comes to realize that both young women, and possibly the entire human race, are in grave danger.
First star I see tonight Susan Elizabeth Phillips: Discovered by the former quarterback she was hired to tail, detective Piper Dove pretends to be the athlete's stalker and is subsequently hired by him, an arrangement threatened by their growing chemistry.
My sister's keeper Jodi Picoult: Conceived to provide a bone marrow match for her leukemia-stricken sister, teenage Kate begins to question her moral obligations in light of countless medical procedures and decides to fight for the right to make decisions about her own body.
Plain truth Jodi Picoult: The discovery of a dead infant in an Amish barn shakes Lancaster County to its core. But the police investigation leads to a more shocking disclosure: circumstantial evidence suggests that that eighteen-year-old Katie Fisher, an unmarried Amish woman believed to be the newborn's mother, took the child's life.
Second glance Jodi Picoult: Second Glance begins in current-day Vermont, where an old man puts a piece of land up for sale and unintentionally raises protest from the local Abenaki Indian tribe, who insist it's a burial ground. When odd, supernatural events plague the town of Comtosook, a ghost hunter is hired by the developer to help convince the residents that there's nothing spiritual about the property. Enter Ross Wakeman, a suicidal drifter who has put himself in mortal danger time and again.
The tenth circle Jodi Picoult: When Daniel Stone was a child, he was the only white boy in a native Eskimo village where his mother taught, and he was teased mercilessly because he was different. He fought back, the baddest of the bad kids: stealing, drinking, robbing and cheating his way out of the Alaskan bush -- where he honed his artistic talent, fell in love with a girl and got her pregnant.
Vanishing acts Jodi Picoult: Delia Hopkins has led a charmed life. Raised in rural New Hampshire by her widowed father Andrew, she now has a young daughter, a handsome fiance, and her own Search and Rescue bloodhound - which she uses to find missing persons. But as she plans her wedding, she is plagued by flashbacks of a life she can't recall.
The mysteries of Udolpho Ann Ward Radcliffe: A best-seller in its day and a potent influence on Sade, Poe, and other purveyors of eighteenth and nineteenth-century Gothic horror, The Mysteries of Udolpho remains one of the most important works in the history of European fiction.
Resurrection men Ian Rankin: Rebus is ordered to join a team working on an old case, but someone on the team wants it to remain unsolved. Meanwhile, the murder of an art dealer draws Sergeant Clarke into an encounter with a notorious gangster - that Rebus is also investigating.
Learn in your car, Spanish. Level three Henry N Raymond
Learn in your car, Spanish. Level two Henry N Raymond
A portrait of Emily Price Katherine Reay: Art restorer Emily Price has never encountered anything she can't fix--until she meets Ben, an Italian chef, who seems just right. When Emily follows Ben home to Italy, she learns that his family, however, is another matter...Emily Price--fix-it girl extraordinaire and would-be artist--finds herself in Atlanta, repairing objects damaged in a house fire.
When we were sisters Emilie Richards: As children in foster care, Cecilia and Robin vowed they would be the sisters each had never had. Now superstar singer-songwriter Cecilia lives life on the edge, but when Robin is nearly killed in an accident, Cecilia drops everything to be with her. Robin set aside her career as a successful photojournalist to create the loving family she always yearned for.
An untimely frost Penny Richards: Solving crimes is not a dress rehearsal. Chicago, 1881. The idea of a female detective is virtually unheard of. But when famed crime buster Allan Pinkerton opens his agency's doors to a handful of women, one intrepid actress with her own troubled past is driven to defy convention and take on a new and dangerous role. Since the age of eleven, when her mother was murdered, the life of the theatre is all Lilly Long has known. Now twenty-two, she has blossomed into an accomplished Shakespearean actress.
The memory wall Lev AC Rosen: Severkin is an elf who slinks through the shadows of Wellhall's spiraling stone towers, plundering ancient ruins and slaying mystical monstrosities with ease. He's also a character in a video game a character that twelve-year-old Nick Reeves plays when he needs a break from the real world. And lately, Nick has really needed a break.
The Sarah Jane adventures. The white wolf Gary Russell: When Sarah Jane receives a strange letter from Eddison Clough, her curiosity is aroused. For Eddison possesses a photograph proving he was once close friends with her Aunt Lavinia - but he has no memory of ever having met her. Intrigued, Sarah Jane and Luke go to visit him and, with Clyde and Rani, they explore the village of Wolfenden. The locals seem strange and secretive - especially the Hendricks, a deathly pale family with white hair and white eyes.
When I Say No, I Feel Guilty Manuel J Smith
Only daughter Anna Snoekstra: In 2003, sixteen-year-old Rebecca Winter disappeared. She'd been enjoying her teenage summer break: working at a fast-food restaurant, crushing on an older boy and shoplifting with her best friend. Mysteriously ominous things began to happen-blood in the bed, periods of blackouts, a feeling of being watched-though Bec remained oblivious of what was to come.
Uninvited Lysa TerKeurst: The enemy wants us to feel rejected...left out, lonely, and less than. When we allow him to speak lies through our rejection, he pickpockets our purpose. Cripples our courage. Dismantles our dreams. And blinds us to the beauty of Christ's powerful love. In Uninvited, Lysa shares her own deeply personal experiences with rejection.
Path of the assassin Brad Thor: After rescuing the President from kidnappers, Navy SEAL turned Secret Service agent Scot Harvath shifts his attentions to rooting out and capturing or killing all those responsible for the plot. As he prepares to close out his list, a bloody and twisted trail of clues points toward one man -- the world's most feared, most ruthless terrorist, Hashim Nidal, who has assembled an international league of Islamic terrorist networks in an ingenious plot to topple both Israel and America.
Cats in May Doreen Tovey: The Toveys attempt to settle down to quiet life in the country. Unfortunately, their tyrannical Siamese cats have other ideas. From causing an uproar on the BBC to claiming to have been kidnapped, Sheba and Solomon's outrageous behavior leaves the Toveys at their wits' end.
Cats in the belfry Doreen Tovey: It wasn't, the author her husband Charles discovered as the months went by, that Sugieh was particularly wicked. It was just that she was a Siamese. But Sugieh is not just any cat. She's an actress, a prima donna, an iron hand in a delicate, blue-pointed glove.
The body keeps the score : mind, brain and body in the transformation of trauma Bessel A Van der Kolk: What causes people to continually relive what they most want to forget, and what treatments could help restore them to a life with purpose and joy? The author offers a paradigm for effectively treating traumatic stress.
Dickens confidential Mike Walker: Charles Dickens was, for a time, Editor of a daily newspaper. This series takes an imaginative look at how Dickens would have tackled bringing the news to the masses. Railway Kings As Editor of a new campaigning weekly, 'The Herald', he has just appointed a Chief Correspondent - Jack Marshall, an eager and rather handsome young man.
The littlest Bigfoot Jennifer Weiner: The story of twelve-year-old Alice, a misfit who is ignored by her own family and shipped off to boarding school. She'd love a friend, and one day she rescues mysterious Millie Maximus from drowning in a lake. Millie, it turns out, is a Bigfoot, part of a clan that lives deep in the woods. Alice swears to protect Millie and her tribe, and the two girls try to find a place where they both fit in.
Children of the new world : stories Alexander Weinstein: Children of the New World introduces listeners to a near-future world of social media implants, memory manufacturers, dangerously immersive virtual reality games, and alarmingly intuitive robots. Many of these characters live in a utopian future of instant connection and technological gratification that belies an unbridgeable human distance, while others inhabit a post-collapse landscape made primitive by disaster, which they must work to rebuild as we once did millennia ago.
Walt Whitman Walt Whitman: Seer, prophet, visionary, preacher, Walt Whitman stands out as one of poetry's towering anomalies: in celebrating the trees, water, sky and air, the bear, the eagle, the buffalo and the lion, Whitman expressed a uniquely democratic vision that engulfs not only the American continent but the entire universe.
Love bears all things Beth Wiseman: Charlotte returns to her friends in Paradise, Pennsylvania--this time with a very different mission in mind. Englischer Charlotte Dolinsky makes plans to visit her friends in Lancaster County, hoping to heal from a recent break-up with her boyfriend, Ryan. But when a surprise visitor shows up on her doorstep in Texas, she's forced to put aside her own worries to help her Amish friends.
The Midwich cuckoos John Wyndham: Driving back from a weekend in London, Richard and Janet Gayford are surprised to find the village of Midwich sealed off because of 'army manoeuvres'. There are no birds singing, the air seems thick and there is a strange sort of music in the air.
Deadly silence Rebecca Zanetti: Under siege. That's how Ryker Jones feels. The Lost Bastards Investigative Agency he opened up with his blood brothers has lost a client in a brutal way. The past he can't outrun is resurfacing, threatening to drag him down in the undertow. And the beautiful woman he's been trying to keep at arm's length is in danger...and he'll destroy anything and anyone to keep her safe.

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Hexed Ilona Andrews, Yasmine Galenorn, Allyson James, Jeanne C. Stein.: Four of the bestselling names in romance and fantasy come together in this collection of thrilling novellas featuring powerful women who know how to handle a hex or two.
LEGO factastic : a LEGO adventure in the real world.: This book takes on the biggest subject of all: our world and everything in it! There's a whole world of information inside on almost every subject under the sun, from science to technology, from history to geography to popular culture.
Making a new land : environmental histories of New Zealand edited by Eric Pawson & Tom Brooking.: Making a New Land presents an interdisciplinary perspective on one of the most rapid and extensive transformations in human history: that which followed Maori and then European colonization of New Zealand's temperate islands.
Making our place : exploring land-use tensions in Aotearoa New Zealand co-edited by Jacinta Ruru, Janet Stephenson, Mick Abbott.: Fascination with the interplay of people and place inspired the editors to bring together New Zealanders from different backgrounds and disciplines to explore some of the stories and sites of conflict and change to be found amongst our sacred, historic, rural, urban and coastal landscapes. All of the writers in making our place engage with the underlying question: are there better ways to reconcile the tensions inherent in our struggles with the land and each other?
My first lesson : stories inspired by Lurinda edited by Alice Pung.: The stories in this anthology are special because they capture the school experience with rare authenticity. These are not adults writing about teenagers, but real young adult writers.
Change your questions, change your life. Marilee G Adams: A consultant, public speaker, and corporate trainer presents a series of tools, techniques, and strategies that will help people who feel "stuck" break old habits and patterns of thinking so they can accomplish their goals, improve their relationships, and find career satisfaction.
Lyrebird Cecelia Ahern
The song of Mat and Ben Joan Aiken: There is eerie trouble once again in the Cornish village of St Boan, often known as Thunder's Pocket. Some hundred-year-old water pipes are being replaced and the digging has disturbed the ghosts of the past, namely the twins Matthew and Ben Pernel who were killed in mysterious circumstances and their musician father blamed.
The whispering mountain. Joan Aiken: This story follows Owen and Arabis as they try to prevent the evil Lord Mayln from stealing the town's magical golden harp.
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Disobedience. Naomi Alderman: In suburban north-west London, where leafy avenues wind into the countryside beyond, the Orthodox Jewish community of Hendon quietly conducts its daily life. Hidden from the gaze of outsiders, the faithful live, work, love and pray, with little concern for the sprawling metropolis outside. But then a beloved rabbi dies, and his passing brings his wayward daughter home.
The case of the late pig Margery Allingham: Private detective Albert Campion is summoned to the village of Kepesake to investigate a particularly distasteful death. The body turns out to be that of Pig Peters, freshly killed five months after his own funeral. t Campion.
Traitor's purse. Margery Allingham: Celebrated detective Albert Campion awakes in hospital accused of attacking a police officer and suffering from acute amnesia. All he can remember is that he was on a mission of vital importance to His Majesty's government before his accident. On the run from the police and unable to recognise even his faithful servant Lugg or his own fiancee, Campion struggles desperately to put the pieces together while the very fate of England is at stake.
Journey into fear Eric Ambler: It is 1940 and Mr Graham, a quietly-spoken engineer and arms expert, has just finished high-level talks with the Turkish government. And now somebody wants him dead. The previous night three shots were fired at him as he stepped into his hotel room, so, terrified, he escapes in secret on a passenger steamer from Istanbul.
This totally bites! Ruth Ames: Twelve-year-old Emma-Rose Paley has always felt different from her bubbly, outgoing parents. Unlike them, Emma-Rose has pale skin and jet-black hair, is quiet and moody, and prefers gray weather to sunshine.
Magic steals : a novella in the world of Kate Daniels. Ilona Andrews: Shapeshifting tigress Dali Harimau may be a powerful healer and magic user, but she's far from what might be called "normal". She dislikes the violence and bloodshed that are a way of life for most of her kind, even going so far as to become a vegetarian. The last thing she wants is trouble... Jim Shrapshire is an original, hardcore badass.
The Weekenders Mary Kay Andrews
Detective, comics : an Alec Smart mystery. D Scott Apel: When a 13-year-old comic book magnate hires detective Alec Smart to find a rare Batman book stolen from his collection, the curious request sends the dysfunctional duo on an odd odyssey navigating the dangerous straits of chaotic comic book conventions, crooked dealers and crazed parents.
This was a man. Jeffrey Archer: In Whitehall, Giles Barrington discovers the truth about his wife Karin from the Cabinet Secretary. Is she a spy or a pawn in a larger game? Harry Clifton sets out to write his magnum opus, while his wife Emma completes her ten years as Chairman of the Bristol Royal Infirmary, and receives an unexpected call from Margaret Thatcher
Boy friend? Meredith Badger: A boy can't be a bestie, can he? Mia and Jack are great friends - they live next door to each other, and they like all the same things. But what happens when everyone thinks he's her boyfriend?
Running blind ; The freedom trap Desmond Bagley: Double action thrillers by the classic adventure writer about a notorious Russian double agent, Slade, set in Iceland and Malta.
Running blind: The assignment begins with a simple errand - a parcel to deliver. But to Alan Stewart, standing on a deserted road in Iceland with a murdered man at his feet, it looks anything but simple.
The 8-week blood sugar diet recipe book Clare Bailey: Companion to the No. 1 bestselling 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet 150 simple, delicious meals to help you lose weight fast and keep your blood sugar levels in check Includes 8 weeks of calorie-counted meal plans Dr Michael Mosley's No. 1 bestselling 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet revealed a game-changing approach to weight loss that not only lowers blood sugar levels, but can also reverse and prevent type 2 diabetes.
Yips : a novel Nicola Barker: Storm clouds are gathering above the bar of the less-than-exclusive Thistle Hotel. Stuart Ransom, a jet-setting, supermodel-chasing pro golfer with an extravagant ego and a career nearing the end of a spectacular decline, is drinking his way through the night. Desperate for attention, he strikes up free-flowing conversations with anyone who will listen.
Anywhere you are. Elisabeth Barrett: As the daughter of a music legend, Grace Davingham knows all too well what it's like to be burned by the media's glare. Now all she wants is to be left to do her painting and conservation work in peace, with no intention of returning to the spotlight. But after she sprains her ankle hiking and a handsome real-estate mogul comes to her rescue, Grace once again finds herself in the public eye.
The best of me. Elisabeth Barrett: Jane Pringle never meant to fall for her boss. After landing a job as a pastry chef at the exclusive Briarwood Golf and Yacht Club in Eastbridge, Connecticut, she just wants to keep her son in a good school district and find some peace and quiet, far away from her manipulative ex-husband.
Once and again. Elisabeth Barrett: Growing up in Eastbridge, Connecticut, Carolyn Rivington was a young debutante who did whatever her parents asked. So when her father demanded that she break things off with the boy from the wrong side of the tracks or else, she did. Now Carolyn's family is deep in debt. She's no longer a member of the Briarwood Golf and Yacht Club, she's an employee.
Days without end. Sebastian Barry: 'Time was not something then we thought of as an item that possessed an ending, but something that would go on forever, all rested and stopped in that moment. Hard to say what I mean by that. You look back at all the endless years when you never had that thought.
My bike. Byron Barton: Tom tells all about his bicycle, his ride to work past trucks, cars, and even elephants, and his work as a circus performer.
The Jack Reacher field manual. George W Beahm: In The Jack Reacher Field Manual: An Unofficial Companion to Lee Child's Reacher Novels, from ex-Army major and New York Times bestselling author George Beahm, get up-close and personal with Reacher like never before.
The other Einstein Marie Benedict: The Other Einstein offers us a window into a brilliant, fascinating woman whose light was lost in Einstein's enormous shadow. It is the story of Einstein's wife, a brilliant physicist in her own right, whose contribution to the special theory of relativity is hotly debated and may have been inspired by her own profound and very personal insight. Mitza Maric has always been a little different from other girls.
The mothers : a novel. Brit Bennett: It is the last season of high school life for Nadia Turner, a rebellious, grief-stricken beauty. Mourning her mother's recent suicide, she takes up with the local pastor's son. Luke Sheppard is twenty-one, a former football star whose injury has reduced him to waiting tables at a diner.
Chocolate Wishes Sue Bentley: After a lonely first day of school Dawn Kenton, unhappy with her family's recent move and having to leave her dog behind, is surprised to meet Arrow, a magical rabbit from Moonglow Meadow, who needs her help.
Classroom capers. Sue Bentley: Adorable silver-blue bunny Arrow is the keeper of the magic key that keeps Moonglow Meadow lush and beautiful so that many bunnies can live there happily. But the key is under threat and so Arrow must flee the meadow to keep it safe and hide in our world. Can Arrow find a little girl to look after him and be a special friend?
Dancing days. Sue Bentley: Adorable black and white spotted bunny Arrow is the keeper of the magic key that keeps Moonglow Meadow lush and beautiful so that many bunnies can live there happily. But the key is under threat and so Arrow must flee the meadow to keep it safe and hide in our world. Can Arrow find a little girl to look after him and be a special friend?
Holiday dreams. Sue Bentley: Fluffy coffee-coloured bunny Arrow is the keeper of the magic key that keeps Moonglow Meadow lush and beautiful so that many bunnies can live there happily. But the key is under threat and so Arrow must flee the meadow to keep it safe and hide in our world. Can Arrow find a little girl to look after him and be a special friend?
The wolves. Alex Berenson: John Wells has just barely managed to stop an operation designed to drive the United States and Iran into war, but the instigator himself disappeared behind an impenetrable war of security. Now it's time for him to pay, and Wells has made it his personal mission.
The trouble with Lexie. Jessica Anya Blau: Lexie James escaped: after being abandoned by her alcoholic father, and kicked out of the apartment to make room for her mother's boyfriend, Lexie made it on her own.
Chapel of ease. Alex Bledsoe: When Matt Johansson, a young New York actor, auditions for Chapel of Ease, an off-Broadway musical, he is instantly charmed by Ray Parrish, the show's writer and composer. As their friendship deepens, Matt learns that Ray's people call themselves the Tufa and that the musical is based on the history of his isolated hometown. But there is one question in the show's script that Ray refuses to answer: What is buried in the ruins of the chapel of ease?
The hum and the shiver. Alex Bledsoe: No one knows where the Tufa came from, or how they ended up in the mountains of East Tennessee. When the first Europeans came to the Smoky Mountains, the Tufa were already there. Dark-haired and enigmatic, they live quietly in the hills and valleys of Cloud County, their origins lost to history.
Long black curl. Alex Bledsoe: In all the time the Tufa have existed, only two have ever been exiled: Bo-Kate Wisby and her lover, Jefferson Powell. They were cast out, stripped of their ability to make music, and cursed to never be able to find their way back to Needsville. Their crime? A love that crossed the boundary of the two Tufa tribes, resulting in the death of several people.
Are you there, God? It's me, Margaret. Judy Blume: Life isn't easy for Margaret. She's moved away from her childhood home, she's starting a new school, finding new friends and she's convinced she's not normal.
Double Fudge. Judy Blume: Money, money, money! Fudge just loves it. His embarrassing new obsession seems incurable, despite all his parent's efforts. As usual, Fudge causes chaos everywhere he goes and it's left to his big brother Pete to sort out the mess.
Forever. Judy Blume: Katherine and Michael meet at a New Year party. They're attracted to each other, and they grow to love each other. Once they've decided that their love is forever, they make love. It's the beginning of an intense and exclusive relationship, with a future all planned. Until their love is tested.
Freckle juice. Judy Blume: Andrew wants freckles so badly that he buys Sharon's freckle recipe for fifty cents.
Fudge-a-mania. Judy Blume: Pete describes the family vacation in Maine with the Tubmans, highlighted by the antics of his younger brother Fudge.
Here's to you, Rachel Robinson. Judy Blume: Expelled from boarding school, Charles' presence at home proves disruptive, especially for sister Rachel, a gifted seventh grader juggling friendships and school activities.
Iggie's house. Judy Blume: When a black family with three children moves into the white neighbourhood, eleven-year-old Winnie learns the difference between being a good neighbour and being a good friend.
It's not the end of the world. Judy Blume: Karen's parents have always argued, and lately they've been getting worse. But when her father announces that they're going to get divorced, it seems as if Karen's whole world will fall apart. Her brother, Jeff, blames their mum. Her kid sister, Amy, asks impossible questions and is scared that everyone she loves is going to leave. Karen just wants her parents to get back together. Gradually, she learns that this isn't going to happen - and realizes that divorce is not the end of the world.
Just as long as we're together. Judy Blume: Stephanie and Rachel have been best friends for years, in spite of their differences. Alison is new in town, and immediately becomes an integral part of their group. But is it possible to have two best friends? And how can you call anyone a friend if you can't tell them your most painful secrets?
Superfudge. Judy Blume: Peter describes the highs and lows of life with his younger brother Fudge.
The Kiwi pair Hamish Bond: A gritty story of commitment, self-discovery and the outer limits of human endurance. Hamish Bond and Eric Murray's domination of world rowing is legendary. Double Olympic champions, world record holders and the winners of six World Championship titles in the coxless pair, they have been at the pinnacle of their sport since they captured their first title together in 2009.
Revelations. Oliver Bowden: Older, wiser and more deadly than ever, Master Assassin Ezio Auditore embarks on an epic journey to find the lost library of Altair - a library that may hold the key to defeating the Templars forever. However, a shocking discovery awaits him.
Solo : a James Bond novel William Boyd: It is 1969 and James Bond is about to go solo, recklessly motivated by revenge. A seasoned veteran of the service, 007 is sent to single-handedly stop a civil war in the small West African nation of Zanzarim.
Hostage (Book 1) Chris Bradford: With the rise of teen stars, the intense media focus on celeb families and a new wave of billionaires, adults are no longer the only target for hostage-taking, blackmail and assassination - kids are too. That's why they need a young bodyguard like Connor Reeves to protect them.
Ransom. Chris Bradford: Connor Reeves is a bodyguard, trained in surveillance, anti-ambush technique, hostage survival and unarmed combat. He's already proven himself saving the American President's daughter from terrorists in Bodyguard: Hostage. Now he is on board the mega-yacht of a media mogul. His job: to protect the twin daughters of this wealthy man. His challenge: pirates storm the yacht and Connor is in very stormy waters.
Target. Chris Bradford: Ash Wild is the most successful teen rock star in history. Millions of fans adore him. But one fanatic wants him dead. Surf champion and top bodyguard recruit Charley Hunter is assigned to protect the superstar on his sell-out US tour. But Ash isn't pleased to discover his new bodyguard is a girl. Faced with a growing number of death threats, several suspicious accidents and an unruly rock star, Charley has her work cut out keeping Ash alive on the tour. How will she spot a killer in a crowd of 50,000 screaming fans?
The locksmith's daughter Karen (Karen Ruth) Brooks: Mallory Bright is the only daughter of London's master locksmith. For her there is no lock too elaborate, no secret too well kept. Sir Francis Walsingham, spymaster and protector of Queen Elizabeth - the last of the Tudor monarchs - and her realm, is quick to realise Mallory's talent and draws her into his world of intrigue, danger and deception. With her by his side, no scheme in England or abroad is safe from discovery; no plot secure.
Confessions of a conjuror. Derren Brown: The inside of Derren Brown's head is a strange and mysterious place. Now you can climb inside and wander around. Find out just how Derren's mind works, see what motivates him and discover what made him the weird and wonderful person he is today. Obsessed with magic and illusions since childhood, Derren's life to date has been an extraordinary journey and here, in "Confessions of a Conjuror," he allows us all to join him on a magical mystery tour - to the centre of his brain.
Attack of the bullies. Michael Buckley: When Ms. Information kidnaps the President's daughter, it is up to twelve-year-old Ruby, also known as Pufferfish, to use her super-nanobyte-enhanced allergies in leading the NERDS' investigation.
The cheerleaders of doom. Michael Buckley: Matilda 'Wheezer' Choi, the asthmatic who can fly and kick butt courtesy of her inhalers, and the team are forced to go undercover as cheerleaders to battle a villain who is using a machine to enter different dimensions, wreaking havoc on ours. They must complete their dangerous mission while still pretending to be typical school outcasts.
NERDS : National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society. Michael Buckley: While running a spy network from their elementary school, five unpopular misfits combine their enhanced abilities and use cutting-edge gadgetry to fight evil around the world.
The villain virus. Michael Buckley: A virus has infected Arlington, Virginia, home of NERDS headquarters, and it's much worse than your run of the mill flu. Instead of coughing and sneezing, the victims of this voracious virus are transformed into super-intelligent criminal masterminds! Soon nearly everyone, including some of the NERDS team, is plotting to take over the world! And who's to blame for this nasty infection? None other than the NERDS' former teammate, Heathcliff Hodges.
A siege of bitterns. Steve Burrows: Newly appointed police inspector Domenic Jejeune doesn't mind ruffling a few feathers. His success has elevated him into a poster boy for the police. The problem is Jejeune doesn't really want to be a detective at all; he much prefers watching birds.
Edith Cavell : faith before the firing squad. Catherine Butcher: Edith Louisa Cavell was a British nurse. She is celebrated for saving the lives of soldiers from both sides and in helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium during the First World War, for which she was arrested. She was subsequently court-martialled, found guilty of treason and sentenced to death.
Peacock & vine : Fortuny and Morris in life and at work. A S (Antonia Susan) Byatt: This ravishing book opens a window onto the lives, designs, and passions of two charismatic artists. Born a generation apart, they were seeming opposites: Mariano Fortuny, a Spanish aristocrat thrilled by the sun-baked cultures of Crete and Knossos; William Morris, a British craftsman, in thrall to the myths of the North. life.
Molly Moon and the morphing mystery. Georgia Byng: Having acquired the skill of morphing, Molly Moon can inhabit any creature she wants but, unless she can find the ancient book of hypnotism in time, she risks never getting back into her own body.
Molly Moon, Micky Minus and the mind machine. Georgia Byng: Molly Moon's hypnotic eyes give her the power to stop the world and travel through time. Now Molly makes a stunning new discovery - she's a mind reader! But can her incredible talents help to rescue her lost twin from future? And will Molly be a match for the maniacal Princess Fang and her crazy mind machine?
Molly Moon stops the world. Georgia Byng: Believing that she has been sent to Los Angeles by her librarian friend, Lucy Logan, to stop an evil plot by the wealthy Primo Cell, Molly Moon and her friend Roger, orphans with unusual hypnotic powers, find themselves in danger from an unsuspected source.
Molly Moon's hypnotic time-travel adventure. Georgia Byng: Molly Moon, reunited with her parents, is hypnotized by a mysterious turbaned gardener and eventually transported to India, where she meets not only a maharajah with a speech defect but also former versions of herself.
Molly Moon's incredible book of hypnotism. Georgia Byng: Molly Moon utlizes a book on hypnotism in the orphanage library to make the cook produce delicious Italian meals and Miss Anderson to wear knickers on her head. But soon sinister Professor Nockman is hot on Molly's trail, determined to use her unique powers to stage a spectacular crime.
The boy is back. Meg Cabot: A scandal brings a young man back home to the small town, crazy family, and first love he left behind. Reed Stewart thought he'd left all his small town troubles--including a broken heart--behind when he ditched tiny Bloomville, Indiana, ten years ago to become rich and famous on the professional golf circuit.
The seduction of Lord Stone. Anna Campbell: For this reckless widow, love is the most dangerous game of all. Caroline, Lady Beaumont, arrives in London seeking excitement after ten dreary years of marriage and an even drearier year of mourning.
Drawing fire. Janice Cantore: Homicide Detective Abby Hart's parents were murdered and the restaurant they owned set on fire while she was inside-- and only six years old. When an elderly woman with ties to Abby's past becomes a victim of a possible serial killer stalking elderly women in her jurisdiction, the only link is Luke Murphy, an irritating private investigator who saw a suspect flee the latest scene.
Get back Jack. Diane Capri: When Jack Reacher makes mistakes, who handles the fall-out? FBI Special Agents Kim Otto and Carlos Gaspar's off-the-books assignment leads them to the surviving members of Jack Reacher's elite military unit.
Deadfall. Anna Carey: A week ago, you woke up in Los Angeles with no memory of who you are. The only thing you knew: people are trying to kill you. You put your trust in Ben, but he betrayed you and broke your heart. Now you've escaped to New York City with a boy named Rafe, who says he remembers you from before.
Dating, dining, and desperation. Melody Carlson: Daphne Ballinger is required to marry within the next year in order to inherit her eccentric late aunt's sizeable estate. She also must take over Aunt Dee's newspaper advice column. Though a socialite neighbour tries to help Daphne find a perfect man even if it includes speed dating, she finds greater rewards in helping a young, parentless girl with an ailing grandmother.
Work the system : the simple mechanics of making more and working less. Sam Carpenter: This book aims to convince people to change their fundamental perception of the world around them from a vision of an impenetrable, amorphous conglomeration, to one made up of individual linear systems, each of which can be improved and perfected. The reader is guided through the process of "getting" this new vision, and then through the specifics of applying it.
The Black Widow : how one woman got justice for her murdered brother Lee-Anne Cartier: The Black Widow almost got away with murder. But then her sister-in-law became suspicious... The infamous Black Widow case shocked the nation. An average-looking suburban housewife carefully staged her husband's 'suicide'. At first it looked like she might get away with murder, but then her sister-in-law, Lee-Anne Cartier, became suspicious and started gathering evidence and presenting it to the police.
The 5 love languages : the secret to love that lasts. Gary D Chapman: Dr. Chapman explains how people communicate love in different ways, and shares the wonderful things that happen when men and women learn to speak each other's language.
Anger : taming a powerful emotion. Gary D Chapman: Getting angry is easy. Daily annoyances and mistakes poke at us. Then feelings of disappointment, hurt, rejection, or embarrassment begin to stir. And once our anger is aroused, that unwieldy cluster of emotions can make our thoughts and actions feel impossible to control.
Keeping love alive as memories fade : the 5 love languages and the Alzheimer's journey Gary D Chapman: The purpose of this book is to help renew the strength of the those taking care of a loved one with Alzheimer's. Through the stories of others who have committed to being the caretaker of an Alzheimer's patient the reader will see how using the five love languages and other ideas they have discovered the power of love.
Mistletoe between friends ; The Snowflake Inn. Samantha Chase: The holidays don't have to be fraught with tension, as lifelong friends Lily Cavanaugh and Cameron Greene discover in Mistletoe Between Friends when they cook up a scheme to fool their family and friends. The Snowflake Inn shows rivals Grace Brodie and Riley Walsh that Christmas is a time when dreams come true-even if you've given up on those dreams long ago
The Atomic Weight of Love Elizabeth J Church
Cream of the Crop Alice Clayton
Making sense of a small state : the body of memory and the ritual of acknowledgement in Aotearoa New Zealand Monograph Four Peter Cleave: This Monograph looks at memorialisation and identity and also looks at doubt about identity in Aotearoa-New Zealand. It marks a departure from earlier Monographs in the series like Land by Water or He Tono moo Te Maataawai which are extended literature reviews in that there is a speculative, discursive approach taken. While there is a lot of literature discussed the nature of identity in a small state is questioned in several ways.
Girls in white dresses. Jennifer Close: Attending an endless series of bridal showers for their friend Kristi, three bridesmaids struggle with private challenges, including Isabella's unhappiness at a job where she is nevertheless very successful, Mary's relationship with a man who prioritizes his mother, and Lauren's attraction to a man she despises.
The smart one. Jennifer Close: Weezy and her husband become increasingly perplexed by life challenges that compel their first daughter to move back into her childhood room, their second daughter to cancel her wedding, and their son to become enmeshed in a relationship disaster.
The Common years. Jilly Cooper: During the ten years she lived at the edge of Putney Common Jilly Cooper walked daily on this expanse of green. For most of the time she lived there she kept a diary, noting the effects of the changing seasons and writing about her encounters with dogs and humans.
The cedar cutter. Tea Cooper: Wollombi: 1855. When Roisin Ogilvie moves to Wollombi her thoughts are only of protecting her illegitimate son, Ruan, from the grasps of his powerful and dangerous father. Posing as an impoverished widow, she settles into a quiet existence as a local dressmaker.
The ghosts of Young Nick's Head Sue Copsey: A haunted bedroom holds a secret, which a young voice from the past wants to share. Joe and Eddie's summer vacation turns sinister, when Joe discovers a message scratched on a bedpost, and senses a presence watching him. The ghostbusting friends set out to solve the mystery of the lonely old house on the cliffs of Young Nick's Head. But someone, or something, is trying to stop them. A spooky adventure story for older children, set on the wild and historic East Coast of New Zealand. Read it at night ... if you dare.
Along the Way Home Christi Corbett
Tainted dreams. Christi Corbett: Kate Davis arrived into Oregon City transformed from a pampered daughter of fortune into a determined woman with a plan--fulfil her father's dream of starting a horse ranch in Oregon Territory. She quickly discovers a harsh truth--even thousands of miles from home, on an unsettled land America doesn't yet own or govern, gender still takes precedence over ability.
Fading starlight. Kathryn Cushman: When fashion intern Lauren Summers sees her future slip away after a red carpet incident, she retreats to a cottage to consider her position, but a reporter soon offers to help with her reputation in exchange for her information about an aging Hollywood star.
Bannon brothers. Trust. Janet Dailey: With relentless suspense and a deft feel for creating men of power and character, Janet Dailey introduces three unforgettable brothers: RJ, Linc, and Deke Bannon. Cold cases aren't RJ Bannon's usual line of work. But Ann Montgomery's long-ago abduction is too intriguing to pass up. Ann was just three when she was taken in the night from her family's historic Virginia mansion more than twenty-five years ago.
Batman: Detective Comics. Volume 1 Tony S Daniel
Batman: Detective Comics. Volume 2 Tony S Daniel
Enemies at home. Lindsey Davis: Albia is a remarkable woman in what is very much a man's world: young, widowed and fiercely independent, she lives alone on the Aventine Hill in Rome and makes a good living as a hired investigator. An outsider in more ways than one, Albia has unique insight into life in ancient Rome, and she puts it to good use going places no man could go, and asking questions no man could ask.
The Ides of April Lindsey Davis: Flavia Albia is the adopted daughter of a famous investigating family. In defiance of tradition, she lives alone on the colourful Aventine Hill, and battles out a solo career in a male-dominated world. As a woman and an outsider, Albia has special insight into the best, and worst, of life in ancient Rome. A female client dies in mysterious circumstances. Albia investigates and discovers there have been many other strange deaths all over the city, yet she is warned off by the authorities.
The Little Prince Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Child of a hidden sea. A M Dellamonica: One minute, twenty-four-year-old Sophie Hansa is in a San Francisco alley trying to save the life of the aunt she has never known. The next, she finds herself flung into the warm and salty waters of an unfamiliar world. Glowing moths fall to the waves around her, and the sleek bodies of unseen fish glide against her submerged ankles.
The Silent Songbird Melanie Dickerson
Batman: Knightfall. Volume 1 Chuck Dixon
The brain's way of healing : remarkable discoveries and recoveries from the frontiers of neuroplasticity. Norman Doidge: Based on astonishing case studies, this is a brilliant and beautifully written follow-up to Dr Doidge's record-breaking bestseller The Brain That Changes Itself. In his first book, Norman Doidge described the most important development in our understanding of the brain in four hundred years: the discovery that the brain can change its own structure and function in response to mental experience what we call neuroplasticity.
The Guineveres. Sarah Domet: To four girls who have nothing, their friendship is everything: they are each other's confidants, teachers, and family. The girls are all named Guinevere - Vere, Gwen, Ginny, and Win - and it is the surprise of finding another Guinevere in their midst that first brings them together. They come to The Sisters of the Supreme Adoration convent by different paths, delivered by their families, each with her own complicated, heartbreaking story that she safeguards.
Artemis Fowl Andrew Donkin
The dark flood rises. Margaret Drabble: Francesca Stubbs holds our hand as we take a walk through old age and death. Fran brings us to drinks with her dear friends, dropping off mouth-watering suppers for Claude, her ex-husband, warm and cosy in his infirmity. She visits her daughter, Poppet, holed up as the waters rise in a sodden West Country, and texts her son Christopher in Lanzarote, as he deals with the estate of his shockingly deceased girlfriend.
My Lord Winter. Carola Dunn: Lady Jane Brooke sought shelter when her coach broke down, and found herself at the Earl of Wintringham's estate. Trying to conceal her identity, she introduced herself as a governess. Lord Winter, as the apparently cold earl was called, thawed in response to the delightful Miss Brooke, but she knew he would never approve of her deception.
Moving mountains : praying with passion, confidence, and authority. John Eldredge: Moving Mountains shows you how to experience the power of daily prayer, learn the major types of prayers--including those of intervention, consecration, warfare, and healing--and to discover the intimacy of the cry of the heart prayer, listening prayer, and praying Scripture.
The lady and the officer. Mary Ellis: When Madeline Howard saves the life of Elliott Haywood, a colonel in the Confederate Home Guard, he becomes determined to win her favour, but Madeline's political sympathies are with the North, and her heart belongs to a Northern soldier.
Hero in the Highlands. Suzanne Enoch: Scotland, 1812: He's ferocious and rugged to the bone, an English soldier more at home on the battlefield than in any society drawing room. And when Major Gabriel Forrester learns that he's inherited the massive Scottish Highlands title and estate of a distant relation, the last thing he wants to do is give up the intensity of the battlefield for the too-soft indulgences of noble life.
Cold Burn of Magic Jennifer Estep
Virtue's reward. Jean R Ewing: Left penniless, Helena Trethaerin dreads marrying her odious cousin, until a handsome stranger rides into her garden to demand she wed him, instead. It's easy to fall in love with Captain Richard Acton, but when unknown enemies threaten his life, Helena's captivating new husband fears she conspires to betray him. Now she faces adventure and danger, simply because she loves.
After Isabella. Rosie Fiore: When Esther's childhood best friend Isabella dies of cancer, she is devastated. Years later, she is brought together with Isabella's sister Sally, who cared for Isabella in her last days, and who subsequently nursed their mother through years of dementia. English professor Esther sees shy, innocent Sally emerge from a life of isolation and loneliness. But as Esther herself suffers blow after blow, and sees her carefully ordered life collapse around her, she is forced to contemplate the notion of friendship and trust. Do the ones we hold dearest always have our best interests at heart?
The Quieting. Suzanne Woods Fisher: It's all her grandmother's fault. For the last few months, Abigail Stoltzfus has helped her father with his genealogical research, hoping that breaking through a client's brick wall would also break his melancholy. But now her intrusive grandmother has set her sights on marrying off Abigail and insists she come to Stoney Ridge, where there is a plethora of eligible bachelors.
The postcard. Leah Fleming: 2002, Australia. When Melissa discovers a postcard addressed to 'Desmond' among her recently deceased father's effects, she is determined to discover this person's identity and his relationship to her father. She soon embarks on a journey that will take her across oceans and into the past. 1930's, London. Caroline grew on a secluded Scottish estate with her 'Aunt' Phoebe. Now, the shocking realisation that Phoebe is actually her mother fuels a rebellious streak in Caroline, who elopes to Cairo to get married.
In too deep. Lori Foster: In too deep: PI Harry Lonnigan wasn't fooled by her disguise. The waif dressed as a boy, who was about to blow his cover and get herself killed, was every inch a woman. So he saved her neck and the sexy little body that went with it. And lived to regret being such a hero.
Nerve. Dick Francis: It was as though there was a hoodoo on the whole jockey tribe. Art Mathews shot himself, Pip Pankhurst's season came to an abrupt halt, and Grant Oldfield needed help from a psychiatrist. Then Robb Finn started riding losers.
The presentation secrets of Steve Jobs : how to be insanely great in front of any audience. Carmine Gallo: This book helps you to give effective, dynamic, and memorable presentations just like Steve Jobs. Based on the author's article on Businessweek.com, which became one of the site's most popular downloads, "The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs" breaks down the 10 elements that make Steve Jobs' legendary presentations so outstanding. Readers implementing these principles to their own presentations are sure to leave a lasting impression, dazzle their audiences, and become a hard act to follow at any conference or seminar.
Chaos Monkeys Antonio Garcia Martinez
Holding out for a hero. Codi Gary: Two years after the death of his wife, Sergeant Blake Kline is still hurting. He isn't ready to date, but whenever he stops by his local diner and sees the friendly smile of his favourite waitress, he feels a spark of true happiness again. And when her life is unexpectedly threatened, Blake discovers his feelings for her might not be as platonic as he thought.
The sisters Saint-Claire Carlie Gibson: This is the tale of the sisters Saint-Claire, Who lived with their parents Odette and Pierre. Harriet, Violet, Beatrice, Minette, And little Cecile, we must not forget! A delightful rhyming tale about five fabulous French mice who love food, fashion and family, and a story about how greatness can come in any size.
Three parts dead. Max Gladstone: A god has died, and it's up to Tara, first-year associate in the international necromantic firm of Kelethres, Albrecht, and Ao, to bring Him back to life before His city falls apart. Her client is Kos, recently deceased fire god of the city of Alt Coulumb.
Boy overboard. Morris Gleitzman: Jamal and Bibi live in Afganistan. When it is discovered that their mother has been running a school, they must leave home and begin a long journey to Australia. The children survive separation from their family and smugglers only to find that Australia isn't as welcoming as they had thought.
Where I am : heaven, eternity, and our life beyond the now. Billy Graham: While his earthly vision dims, the glory of heaven is illuminated as Billy Graham, the beloved evangelist, shares from his past, and present, the reality of eternity.
A Million Worlds with You Claudia Gray
Redemption Heather Gray: Minnie's impulsiveness has been getting her into trouble her whole life. She never expected it to land her on a suspect list for murder, though. With nothing left but a few trunks of possessions and her own defeat, Minnie leaves San Francisco behind and returns home. In an effort to protect her family and friends, she keeps them in the dark about the ongoing investigation and the possibility that danger may have followed her to Larkspur.
Learn Spanish. Scott Green
Homefront. Doris Gwaltney: When her British aunt and cousin flee London during World War II and come to live in her family's farmhouse in Virginia, Margaret Ann is unhappy with having to share a room and having her life disrupted by a relative she hardly knows.
Whitefeather's woman. Deborah Hale: Jane Harris, on the run from life back East, hopes only to survive. Still, everything in this breathtaking territory is overwhelming--including John Whitefeather, a blue-eyed Cheyenne leader who's awakened her to womanly desire. John Whitefeather knows what it's like to be an outsider. That's why he's so drawn to Jane. But this shy violet is blossoming into a passionflower with roots deep in the Montana soil, and maybe deeper still in his lonely heart.
Reframe : from the God we've made, to God with us. Brian Hardin: Accomplished recording producer Brian Hardin experienced a mediocre Christian faith until one day, he purposed to read the Bible daily. His resolve led to the start of the Daily Audio Bible, which after eight years has had more than 55 million downloads and feeds hundreds of thousands of listeners each day. In the process of reading the Bible to his growing audience every day without fail, he has made a true, real friend in Jesus.
The heart of Henry Quantum. Pepper Harding
Winter Melissa Harrison
The digital invasion : how technology is shaping you and your relationships Archibald D Hart: In the world of technology, there are just two kinds of people: digital natives and digital immigrants. Digital natives are those born after the advent of the internet. They are comfortable with swift technological change and take the presence of technology in their lives almost completely for granted. They have "digital Dna" flowing through their bodies. On the other hand, digital immigrants are those born before the advent of the internet.
The MacKenzies. Liliana Hart: Dane. Bad boy, Dane MacKenzie, is coming home to Surrender, Montana. It's been ten years since he left the woman he loved behind to make a name for himself, and now he's bound and determined to claim her once and for all. But Charlotte Munroe has no desire to welcome home the Prodigal Son with a fatted calf. The bitterness of Dane's betrayal runs deep, and she has no plans of letting him back into her life.
Scorch. Liliana Hart: Shane MacKenzie's life has been turned upside down. He's lost his command, his identity, and his will to live. He's a dead man walking, and the only thing that makes waking up in the morning worthwhile is knowing he'll come head to head with the one woman who gets his blood moving.
Sizzle. Liliana Hart: A killer who taught her everything she knows ... A mission that pits her skills against his ... And a new partner that makes her body ... Sizzle. When Declan MacKenzie asks Archer Ryan to do a special job for MacKenzie Security, Archer has no choice but to say yes. He owes Declan his life, and Declan more than has his hands full with his own family problems.
A royal Christmas wedding. Rachel Hauck: It's been five years since volleyball star Avery Truitt and Prince Colin of Brighton Kingdom fell in love-- and he broke her heart with no explanation. When Avery's father dies of a heart attack, she returns home to St. Simons Island, Georgia, to help Mama with the family restaurant.
The doctor's lady. Jody Hedlund: Priscilla knew God wanted her to be a missionary, not a wife. The missionary board declares the only way she can serve is to be married, and so she embarks on a marriage in name only, a marriage that will test her spirit and the new longings of her heart.
A noble groom. Jody Hedlund: Annalisa Werner's hope for a fairy tale love is over. Her husband failed her in every way and now his death has left her with few options to save the family farm. She needs a plentiful harvest. That, and a husband to help bring it in. Someone strong, dependable.
Unspoken. Dee Henderson: Charlotte Graham's never spoken about her kidnapping. Sixteen years later, she's back in Chicago and she is the only one who knows the truth. But, even now, can she risk sharing it?
The battle of Corrin Brian Herbert: The universal computer mind Omnius has retreated to its last stronghold, where it plots a devastating new strategy that could undo the victories of the Butlerian Jihad. The surviving Titans are creating new lieutenants to do their will when at last they return to attack the human beings they once ruled.
The butlerian Jihad Brian Herbert: It began in the Time of the Tyrants, when ambitious men and women used computers to seize control of the heart of the Old Empire including Earth itself. Then the cymeks' planetary computers - known as Omnius - seized control. Now Omnius has decided it no longer needs human beings or cymeks.
The Machine Crusade Brian Herbert
Navigators of Dune Brian Herbert
Nightwing. Volume 3, Death of the Family Kyle Higgins: After having his face sliced off one year ago, the Joker makes his horrifying return to Gotham City! But even for man who's committed a lifetime of murder, he's more dangerous than ever before. The Joker sets his twisted sights on the members of the Bat-Family and attacks them all where it hurts and for Dick Grayson, that means going after the family he's built up for the past year at Haly's Circus!
Nightwing. Volume 4, Second City Kyle Higgins: Kyle Higgins sends Nightwing to the Windy City to track down his parent's killer! After the Joker's attack on the Bat-family, Nightwing finds himself in a new setting with an unlikely ally, The Prankster. Together they are being hunted by the mysterious Mask Killer while Dick tries to find the man who killed his parents, Tony Zullo. Twists and surprises are at every turn in this exciting new chapter of Nightwing!
Nightwing. Volume 5, Setting son Kyle Higgins: Even though Nightwing has relocated to Chicago, the ghosts of Gotham City won't let him be. An old friend, the Mad Hatter visits his new found home, forcing Nightwing into an uneasy alliance with the mysterious Marionette. With Nightwing trying to establish a new life in Chicago, his sins from his past will come back to haunt him unless he can make peace with his old life.
Not what you think. Melissa Hill: When the going gets tough, you find out who your friends really are. Laura Fanning has talent to burn, a brand-new jewellery design company and a wonderful husband. Nicola Peters has independence, a job she loves and her own home.
Full of Beans. Jennifer L Holm: Ten-year-old Beans Curry, a member of the Keepsies, the best marble playing gang in Depression-era Key West, Florida, engages in various schemes to earn money while "New Dealers" from Washington, D.C., arrive to turn run down Key West into a tourist resort.
Interference. Kay Honeyman: As a Congressman's daughter in Washington, D.C., Kate Hamilton is good at getting what she wants -- what some people might call "interfering." But when her family moves to West Texas so her dad can run in a special election, Kate encounters some difficulties that test all her political skills.
The fall of the House of Cabal. Jonathan L Howard: Johannes Cabal, a necromancer of some little infamy, has come into possession of a vital clue that may lead him to his ultimate goal: a cure for death. The path is vague, however, and certainly treacherous as it takes him into strange territories that, quite literally, no one has ever seen before.
Diamond Bay. Linda Howard: Rachel Jones wasn't looking for trouble, much less a man, but in Kell Sabin she found both. On a hot summer's night Kell is washed up--barely alive--on a Florida beach and into Rachel's life. Their love blossoms as he recovers from his injuries. But by falling in love with Kell, Rachel has put her own life in danger from the forces that want him dead. Once fate has bought them together, can they learn to live apart
Mr Perfect Linda Howard
Reckless. Hannah Howell: Heir to the clan MacFarlane, Ailis was a prize to be bartered by her calculating father, and her wedding to a man she despised seemed inevitable--until she is abducted by her clan's worst enemy, Alexander MaDubh, a brutally handsome laird with ice in his eyes and hot blood in his veins. Alexander had come riding into Leargan to claim the three children born of a forbidden love between his brother and lovely Ailis' sister.
The island horse. Susan Hughes: Ellie believes that she will live in her little village on the coast of Nova Scotia for always. But when her father gets a job on Sable Island, she must say farewell to her beloved home and her mother's final resting place. Not even the idea of seeing the wild horses that roam the island can ease her pain of leaving.
Fish in a tree. Lynda Mullaly Hunt: Ally's greatest fear is that everyone will find out she is as dumb as they think she is because she still doesn't know how to read.
Hawkwing's journey. Erin Hunter: An epic stand-alone adventure in Erin Hunter's #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series! Set just before the events of the books in A Vision of Shadows, this Super Edition follows Hawkwing, deputy of SkyClan, on a journey that will change the fate of all five warrior Clans.
The end of me : where real life in the upside-down ways of Jesus begins. Kyle Idleman: Are you sometimes perplexed with Jesus' teaching? Do you really want what he wants? Bestselling author Kyle Idleman reveals that the key to the abundant life Jesus promised lies in embracing His inside-out way of life.
The Yada Yada Prayer Group. Neta Jackson: What do an ex-con, a former drug addict, a real estate broker, a college student and a married mother of two have in common' Nothing, or so I thought. Who would have imagined that God would make a prayer group as mismatched as ours the closest of friends.
The Yada Yada Prayer Group gets down. Neta Jackson: The Yada Yada Prayer Group seems invincible-until tension and distrust shake its very foundation. Jodi Baxter is slowly recuperating from a horrific car accident, but before she's fully recovered, other problems arise within the Yada Yada Prayer Group - big problems.
Wolf totem. Rong Jiang: An epic Chinese tale that depicts the dying culture of the Mongols--the ancestors of the Mongol hordes who at one time terrorized the world--and the parallel extinction of the animal they believe to be sacred: the fierce and otherworldly Mongolian wolf.
Heaven help Heidi. Sally John: Welcome to the Casa de Vida -- eleven quaint bungalows located three blocks from the Pacific Ocean in tiny Seaside Village, California. Owner Liv McAlister never advertises vacancies beyond a small hand-lettered sign out front, preferring to trust that God will send the right tenant at just the right time. And He always does. Heidi Hathaway's life has been turned upside down.
The art of keeping secrets. Rachael Johns: They've been best friends since their sons started high school together, and Felicity, Emma and Neve share everything or so they thought. But Flick's seemingly perfect marriage hides a shocking secret which, with one word, threatens to destroy her and her family's happiness.
Three weeks with a bull rider. Cat Johnson: Cowboy Jace Mills has suffered fewer injuries from bucking bulls than he has from his ex-girlfriend. Following his best friend Tucker's advice, Jace is convinced it's time to move on.
Two times as hot. Cat Johnson: After her sister snags a hot Oklahoma cowboy, Emma Hart figures it's her turn to saddle up. And with two country boys pursuing her at once, she's in for a wild ride. Lieutenant Colonel Logan Hunt can't deny the heat between him and Emma is fierce.
Netball Dreams Thalia Kalkipsakis
The boy who harnessed the wind : a true story of survival against the odds William Kamkwamba: When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William began to explore science books in his village library, looking for a solution. There, he came up with the idea that would change his family's life forever: he could build a windmill.
The black sheep and the English rose. Donna Kauffman: Finn Dalton is the black sheep of his privileged family because he's always trying to do the right thing. But do good guys let bad girls go free? Ask British heiress Felicity Trent. they want.
Lilac girls Martha Hall Kelly: New York socialite Caroline Ferriday has her hands full with her post at the French consulate and a new love on the horizon. But Caroline's world is forever changed when Hitler's army invades Poland in September 1939 and then sets its sights on France.
Thicker than water. Brigid Kemmerer: Thomas Bellweather would never knowingly hurt someone he loved. But when his mother is murdered inside their locked house, he is the only suspect. Even his cop-stepdad can't protect him forever in a new town where no one knows or trusts him.
Dance with the devil. Sherrilyn Kenyon: Dark-Hunter: A soulless guardian who stands between mankind and those who would see mankind destroyed. Yeah, right. The only part of that Code of Honor I got was eternity and solitude. Insanity: A condition many say I suffer from after being alone for so long. But I don't suffer from my insanity-I enjoy every minute of it. Trust: I can't trust anyone...not even myself. The only thing I trust in is my ability to do the wrong thing in any situation and to hurt anyone who gets in my way.
Kiss of the night. Sherrilyn Kenyon: Wulf is an ancient Viking warrior with a useful but extremely aggravating power - amnesia. No one who meets him in person can remember him five minutes later. It makes it easy to have one-night stands, but hard to have a meaningful relationship, and without true love he can never regain his soul. Then he meets Cassandra, the one woman who can remember him. However, as the princess of the cursed race Wulf is sworn to hunt, she is forbidden to him...
Night embrace. Sherrilyn Kenyon: Life is great for me. I have my chicory coffee, my warm beignets, and my best friend on the cell phone. Once the sun goes down, I am the baddest thing prowling the night: I command the elements, and I know no fear. For centuries, I've protected the innocent and watched over the mankind, making sure they are safe in a world where nothing is ever certain.
Hidden bodies. Caroline Kepnes: Still mourning the loss of his girlfriend, bookstore employee Joe Goldberg falls for a co-worker who mysteriously vanishes, prompting a cross-country move to Los Angeles to search for her.
Hammers on bone. Cassandra Khaw: John Persons is a private investigator with a distasteful job from an unlikely client. He's been hired by a ten-year-old to kill the kid's stepdad, McKinsey. The man in question is abusive, abrasive, and abominable. He's also a monster, which makes Persons the perfect thing to hunt him.
Batman. #1 Tom King
The Dream Hunter Laura Kinsale: To love him is to face her deepest fear ... In search of a legendary mare, Lord Winter enters the crucible of the red sands, forging unbreakable bonds of loyalty and trust with his young companion in the desert. But hidden beneath the ragged costume of a Bedouin boy is a remarkable young woman: Zenia Stanhope, daughter of the extraordinary Queen of the Desert.
You'll grow out of it. Jessi Klein: You'll grow out of it hilariously, and candidly, explores the journey of the twenty-first century woman. As both a tomboy and a late bloomer, comedian Jessi Klein grew up feeling more like an outsider than a participant in the rites of modern femininity. In You'll grow out of it, Klein offers-through an incisive collection of real-life stories-a relentlessly funny yet poignant take on a variety of topics she has experienced along her strange journey to womanhood and beyond.
Hidden killers. Lynda La Plante: Jane Tennison, a young, inexperienced WPC, learns the hard way never to take anyone, or anything, at face value, whether in her dealings with her police colleagues or when confronted by seemingly innocent suspects. Hidden Killers sees Jane acting as a 'decoy' prostitute, with the hope of capturing a suspect wanted for numerous sexual assaults. The attacker is drawn in and put under arrest. Commended for bravery in the case, Jane is given CID status and moves from Hackney to Bow Street Station as Detective.
The Couple Next Door Shari Lapena
King Raven Stephen Lawhead
Sweet Sunday. John Lawton: It is the summer of 1969. The USA is about to land a man on the moon, the Vietnam War is ripping the country to shreds, and Woodstock is in full swing. Meanwhile, second-rate detective Turner Raines finds himself investigating a series of murders that begin with the death of his best friend.
Unholy joy. John Lawton: Named after John Profumo, Secretary of State for War, the Profumo Affair was the biggest British political scandal of 1963. His affair with Christine Keeler, the reputed mistress of an alleged Soviet spy, followed by his lying in the House of Commons when he was questioned about it, forced the resignation of Profumo and damaged the reputation of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's government.
Green Arrow. Volume 4, The Kill Machine Jeff Lemire: A mysterious villian called Komodo knows Oliver's secrets and uses them to rob Oliver of all his wealth and his company. Now on the run from this seemingly unstoppable force, Oliver finds himself in a mystery involving the island where he first became Green Arrow and his father! Everything will change for the Emerald Archer in this new beginning for the character.
Imagine Alison Lester: A vivid introduction to animals from all parts of the world, portraying them in their specialized environments.
Friends & mothers. Louise Limerick: Five women, all of them mothers, meet regularly for tea and cake. Their lives are consumed by children, school drop-offs, and casual conversations; so their respite at the Vista Cafe is a welcome retreat.
Lucinda's whirlwind. Louise Limerick: Lucinda Ellis has never really mastered the knack for dealing with people. Not that she is shy. On the contrary, she has no qualms telling others exactly what she thinks of them. So she usually avoids undue human contact. Until her sister, Jayne, decides to take a sudden trip to America.
Joining. Johanna Lindsey: A betrothal has been announced that will join together Britain's two most powerful families, a union of wealth and influence to rival even the King's himself. But not only does the dangerously ambitious King John oppose this wedding, but Milisant and Wulfric: the intended bride and groom, are equally unhappy with the arrangement.
Women of Straw Carole Llewellyn
Outbreak C Alexander London: Announcing a 39 Clues Superspecial adventure -- the gang is back, and called to investigate one of their own: Sinead Starling.
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Making hope happen : create the future you want for yourself and others. Shane J Lopez: How do some people make good things happen and bounce back from setbacks? Why do they lead happier, healthier, more productive lives? It's because they have hope -- not because of luck, or intelligence, or money.
United as one. Pittacus Lore: The Mogadorian invasion has come to Earth, and they have all but won the battle for our planet. Their warships loom over our most populous cities-like New York City, Tokyo, Moscow, Beijing, and New Delhi-and no army will risk making a move against them. The Garde are all that stand in their way but they are no longer alone in this fight.
A forest of wolves. Chelsea Luna: In a few short weeks seventeen-year-old Mila has gone from being Ludmila Novakova, pampered daughter of the High Chancellor of Bohemia, to becoming a traitor escaping the palace at midnight in her wedding nightgown. Her country is in chaos, an army is marching from Austria, and revolution is a breath away.
Lions in the garden Chelsea Luna: Ludmila Novakova--Mila--has barely set foot outside Prague Castle in her seventeen years. But with the choice between braving the bandits and wolves of Bohemia's uneasy roads or being married off to a disgusting old baron, she's taken what she can carry and fled.
The poet's dog. Patricia MacLachlan: Teddy is a gifted dog. Raised in a cabin by a poet named Sylvan, he grew up listening to sonnets read aloud and the comforting clicking of a keyboard. Although Teddy understands words, Sylvan always told him there are only two kinds of people in the world who can hear Teddy speak: poets and children.
Best of my love. Susan Mallery: To overcome her painful past, baker Shelby Gilmore goes on the hunt for a friend - a male friend - to convince her stubborn psyche that men can be trusted. But where in a town as small as Fool's Gold will the petite blonde find a guy willing to not date her? Dark, charming Aidan Mitchell puts the "adventure" in Mitchell Adventure Tours ... and into the beds of his many willing female tourists. his self-respect.
Reacher said nothing : Lee Child and the making of Make Me. Andrew Martin: Fans of Lee Child know well that the muscular star of his bestselling novels, Jack Reacher, is a man of few words--and a lot of action. In Reacher Said Nothing, Andy Martin shadows Child like a literary private eye in a year-long investigation of what it takes to make fiction's hottest hero hit the page running. The result is a fascinating, up-close-and-personal look into the world and ways of an expert storyteller's creative process as he undertakes the writing of the much anticipated twentieth Jack Reacher novel, Make Me.
A date at the altar. Cathy Maxwell: Will the third time be the charm? A duke can't marry just anyone. His wife must be of good family, be fertile, be young. Struggling playwright Sarah Pettijohn is absolutely the last woman Gavin Whitridge, Duke of Baynton, would ever fall in love with. She is an actress, born on the wrong side of the blanket, and always challenges his ducal authority.
Best Christmas ever. Rowan McAuley: Ching Ching can't wait for Christmas. She loves wrapping presents, looking at twinkling fairy lights and eating yummy treats. But then she finds out that Christmas can be sad and lonely for some people. What can Ching Ching do to help?
Music Mad Rowan McAuley
Satin Island Tom McCarthy: U. is a 'corporate anthropologist' who, while working on a giant, epoch-defining project no one really understands, is also tasked with writing the Great Report on our society. But instead, U. spends his days procrastinating, meandering through endless buffer-zones of information and becoming obsessed by the images with which the world bombards him on a daily basis: oil spills, African traffic jams, roller-blade processions. Is there a secret logic holding all these images together? Once cracked, will it unlock the master-meaning of our era? Might it have something to do with the dead parachutists in the news? Perhaps; perhaps not.
Gather : everyday seasonal recipes from a year in our landscapes. Gill Meller: Gather is the first book from River Cottage chef Gill Meller, celebrating his unique style of simple cooking with seasonal ingredients at heart. Gill showcases 120 recipes inspired by the landscape in which he lives and works.
Lodestar Shannon Messenger
Everything you ever wanted to know about God : (but were afraid to ask) Eric Metaxas: We all have questions about Jesus, but very few of us get the answers we're looking for--if the answers even exist! New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas understands how hard it can be to get hard truths, which is why he wrote this hilarious, entertaining guide to the most influential individual to have ever lived on the face of the earth.
A million miles in a thousand years : what I learned while editing my life Donald Miller: Full of beautiful, heart-wrenching, and hilarious stories, "A Million Miles in a Thousand Years" details one man's opportunity to edit his life as if he were a character in a movie, showing how to get a second chance at life the first time around.
Powerhouse James A (James Andrew) Miller: Chronicles the revolutionary role of the forefront Hollywood talent agency through the stories of its influence on major film, television, sports, music and business ventures throughout the past half century
Partner-protector. Julie Miller: Detective T. Merle Banning vowed to solve the 'Holiday Hookers' homicide investigation through cold, hard evidence, not psychobabble from the department's consultant. So, despite their smouldering attraction, he scoffed at Kelsey Ryan's unsettling visions of one of the murders.
Private S.W.A.T. takeover. Julie Miller: Liza Parrish was nobody special until she witnessed a murder that had the entire police department reeling. Only traumatic amnesia kept her from remembering the killer's identity. With the city's finest at her disposal, she needed the bravest man to provide top-notch protection.
Order to kill Kyle Mills: Mitch Rapp is used to winning. But now the CIA operative finds himself chasing false leads from continent to continent in an effort to keep nukes from falling into the hands of terrorists. Together with friend and colleague Scott Coleman, Rapp struggles to prevent the loss of these lethal weapons, and soon it becomes alarmingly clear that forces in Moscow are hell-bent on fomenting even more chaos and turmoil in the Middle East. Rapp must go deep into Russian territory, posing as an American ISIS recruit, to stop a plan much more dangerous and insidious than he ever expected.
Pocket Tokyo : top sights, local life, made easy Rebecca Milner: Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet's Pocket Tokyo is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Shop and dine in Shinjuku, catch a sumo tournament, get a bird's-eye view from the Tokyo Sky Tree and day-trip to majestic Mt Fuji; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of the best of Tokyo and begin your journey now!
Tokyo Rebecca Milner: Tokyo is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Marvel at the artistry of a Kabuki performance, sing karaoke amid the neon lights of Shinjuku, or treat yourself to some of the world's freshest sushi; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Tokyo and begin your journey now.
The death of chaos. L E Modesitt: Lerris has settled into being a woodworker and building a life with Krystal. But this newfound peace is endangered when both Candar and Recluce come under the threat of invasion from the Empire of Hamor.
The green progression L E Modesitt: A shocking novel of what could happen if the fanatical defence of the environment crossed the line into deadly terror. When environmental consultant Jack McDarvid's boss is killed in a shootout near the Capitol, McDarvid becomes enmeshed in a diabolical plot behind the scenes of the environmental movement.
Imager. L E Modesitt: Apprentice portraitist Rhennthyl begins training as a covert operative after he discovers that he has the magical ability called Imaging. When his martial training kicks into high gear though, an unknown assassin tries to kill him.
Imager's challenge. L E Modesitt: Rhenn prepares for his liaison duties only to encounter hostility from his new commander and a threat from a vengeful High Holder, a situation for which he becomes a lone defender against gang lords, naval marines, and terrorist priests.
Imager's intrigue. L E Modesitt: Rhennthyl and Seliora are married and have a small daughter, and Rhennthyl has proven to be an effective patrol captain as well as a strong imager. But problems are increasing: a new addictive drug is destroying more people faster, including a member of Rhenn's family, mysterious explosions rock the city of L'Excelsis, and the country's most powerful enemy is expected to go to war any day.
The soprano sorceress. L E Modesitt: Anna Marshall wishes she could be anywhere but Ames, Iowa, and anything but a singer and music instructor at Iowa State University. She makes her wish at exactly the wrong time, though, because on Erde a travel sorceress has called for a powerful sorceress - and gets Anna, angry, confused, and thinking that this is not what she had in mind.
Gironimo! : riding the very terrible 1914 Tour of Italy. Tim Moore: Twelve years after Tim Moore toiled round the route of the Tour de France, he senses his achievement being undermined by the truth about 'Horrid Lance'. His rash response is to take on a fearsome challenge from an age of untarnished heroes: the notorious 1914 Giro d'Italia. History's most appalling bike race was an ordeal of 400-kilometre stages, cataclysmic night storms and relentless sabotage all on a diet of raw eggs and red wine.
Batman Incorporated. Volume 1, Demon Star Grant Morrison: The battle between Batman Incorporated and Talia al Ghul's Leviathan comes to Gotham, putting Robin and Batman's son Damian in the crosshairs.
Bolshoi confidential : secrets of the Russian ballet from the rule of the Tsars to today. Simon Morrison: On a freezing night in January 2013, an assailant hurled acid in the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, Sergei Filin. The crime, organized by a lead soloist, dragged one of Russia's most illustrious institutions into scandal.
Music and freedom. Zoe Morrison: Alice Haywood is born on an orange farm in country New South Wales. She begins playing the piano when she is three, taught by her English mother who is unhappy in Australia and in a desolate, violent marriage. When Alice is seven, her mother, desperate for her daughter to leave if she can't, sends her to boarding school in the bleak north of England, and there Alice stays for the next ten years.
The gene : an intimate history. Siddhartha Mukherjee: The story of the gene begins in earnest in an obscure Augustinian abbey in Moravia in 1856 where Gregor Mendel, a monk working with pea plants, stumbles on the idea of a "unit of heredity." It intersects with Darwin's theory of evolution, and collides with the horrors of Nazi eugenics in the 1940s. The gene transforms postwar biology.
Gemini. Sonya Mukherjee: Conjoined twins Clara and Hailey have lived in the same small town their entire lives. But there are cracks in their quiet existence and they're slowly becoming more apparent. Clara wants to stay close to home, avoid all attention, and study the night sky. Hailey wants to travel the world, learn from great artists, and dance with mysterious boys. As high school graduation approaches, each twin must untangle her dreams from her sister's and figure out what it means to be her own person.
Meet me under the clock. Annie Murray: Growing up in Birmingham, Sylvia and Audrey Whitehouse have always been like chalk and cheese. When the Second World War breaks out, Sylvia is still dreaming of her forthcoming marriage to fiance Ian while Audrey jumps at the career opportunities the WAAF throws her way.
The women of Lilac Street. Annie Murray: Birmingham, almost a decade after the end of the Great War, and the women of Lilac Street have had more than their fair share of troubles. Rose Southgate is trapped in a loveless marriage. Shy and isolated, she makes the best of life, until she meets a man who changes everything.
The lost sapphire. Belinda Murrell: Marli is staying with her dad in Melbourne, and missing her friends. Then she discovers a mystery - an abandoned mansion is to be returned to her family after many years. Marli sneaks into the locked garden to explore, and meets Luca, a boy who has his own connection to Riversleigh. A peacock hatbox, an antique camera and a key on a velvet ribbon provide clues to what happened long ago.
The Scourge. Jennifer A Nielsen: When the lethal plague known as the Scourge returns to Keldan the victims are sent to Attic Island, and Ani Mells of the River People is among them but Ani does not feel sick, and with the help of her best friend, Weevil, she sets out to uncover the truth of what is happening, and expose the lies the people of Keldan have been told.
The home-alone kitten. Tina Nolan: Abandoned, lost, neglected? There's always a home at Animal Magic! In a perfect world there'd be no need for Animal Magic Rescue Centre. But Eva and Karl Harrison, who live at the centre with their parents, know that life isn't perfect. Every day there's a new arrival in need of their help.
The injured fox cub. Tina Nolan: Eva discovers an injured fox cub but will her help ruin Rusty's chances of being returned to the wild?
The unwanted puppy. Tina Nolan: Abandoned, lost, neglected? There's always a home at Animal Magic! In a perfect world there'd be no need for Animal Magic Rescue Centre. But Eva and Karl Harrison, who live at the centre with their parents, know that life isn't perfect. Every day there's a new arrival in need of their help. When Eva finds Honey, a beautiful golden retriever puppy, dumped on the doorstep of Animal Magic, she's desperate to find the lovable young dog a new home. But Karl has other ideas. He wants to follow up the clue to find Honey's real owner!
Worth Fighting For Mary-Anne O'Connor
Salsa nocturna. Daniel Jose Older: A 300 year-old story collector enlists the help of the computer hacker next door to save her dying sister. A half-resurrected cleanup man for Death's sprawling bureaucracy faces a phantom pachyderm, doll-collecting sorceresses and his own ghoulish bosses.
Reckless hearts. Sean Olin: In this second book set in the steamy Wicked Games series, two best friends - and potential soulmates - are torn apart by a dangerous game of deceit and identity theft.
Wicked games. Sean Olin: To all the locals in the small beach town of Dream Point, Carter and Lilah seem like the perfect It Couple--but their relationship is about to brutally unravel before everyone's eyes. Carter has always been a good guy, and while Lilah has a troubled past, she's been a loyal girlfriend for the last four years.
Behind closed doors. B A Paris: The perfect marriage? Or the perfect lie? Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace. He has looks and wealth, she has charm and elegance. You might not want to like them, but you do. You'd like to get to know Grace better. But it's difficult, because you realise Jack and Grace are never apart. Some might call this true love.
Lara : the untold love story that inspired Doctor Zhivago. Anna Pasternak: The heartbreaking story of the love affair between Boris Pasternak, the author of Doctor Zhivago, and Olga Ivinskaya the true tragedy behind the timeless classic. When Stalin came into power in 1924, the Communist government began persecuting dissident writers. Though Stalin spared the life of Boris Pasternak whose novel-in-progress, Doctor Zhivago, was suspected of being anti-Soviet he persecuted Boris's mistress, typist, and literary muse, Olga Ivinskaya.
Private : #1 suspect : a novel James Patterson: Since former Marine helicopter pilot Jack Morgan started Private, it has become one of the world's most powerful investigation firms, sought out by the rich and famous to discretely handle their most sensitive problems.
The Jet project : a 600-day global ed-venture with my son Sam Pease: Ever dreamt of running away to see the world? Best-selling author Sam Pease did exactly that. For nearly two years. With her son Jet. Their 600-day ed-venture took them all over the world, from snorkelling with millions of jellyfish in Palau to camping with nomads in the Sahara Desert; from dancing on the Great Wall of China to giggling on a super-tacky super-yacht in Monaco.
Big Nate, thunka, thunka, thunka. Lincoln Peirce: Sixth grade can be a tension convention for Nate Wright. His baseball team's just been given the lamest name in Little League history; he's on the verge of becoming know-it-all Gina's personal servant for a day; and Spitsy, the closest thing he has to a dog of his own, is in love with a CAT.
Karate kicks. Chrissie Perry: When Will and his dad move in with Lola and her mum, there's lots to get used to. It's nice to have another kid in the house, even though Will thinks he's the Karate Kid! But Will and Lola don't have much in common... until Lola takes up karate too. Can it bring them together? Or will it karate chop them apart?
Secret's out. Chrissie Perry: When Casey tells Tamsin her biggest secret, she's sure it's safe with her best friend. But the next day, her secret's out! What sort of friend would do that?
First star I see tonight. Susan Elizabeth Phillips: Discovered by the former quarterback she was hired to tail, detective Piper Dove pretends to be the athlete's stalker and is subsequently hired by him, an arrangement threatened by their growing chemistry.
Small great things. Jodi Picoult: This novel is Jodi Picoult at her finest complete with unflinching insights, richly layered characters, and a page-turning plot with a gripping moral dilemma at its heart. Ruth Jefferson is a labor and delivery nurse at a Connecticut hospital with more than twenty years' experience. During her shift, Ruth begins a routine checkup on a newborn, only to be told a few minutes later that she's been reassigned to another patient.
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Chasing the Dragon Jackie Pullinger
The promise of things. Ruth Quibell: Some of our strongest, most lasting relationships are hidden in plain view - those we have with objects. What do our possessions do for us? And how do they do it? In The Promise of Things, Ruth Quibell explores what our possessions say about us: who we think we are, what we long for and struggle against. It invites us to think about how we use things, what makes them precious, and why we find it so hard to throw these objects away.
Losing it. Emma Rathbone: Julia Greenfield has a problem: she's twenty-six years old and she's still a virgin. Sex ought to be easy. People have it all the time! But, without meaning to, she made it through college and into adulthood with her virginity intact. Something's got to change. To re-route herself from her stalled life, Julia travels to spend the summer with her mysterious aunt Vivienne in North Carolina. It's not long, however, before she unearths a confounding secret her 58 year old aunt is a virgin too.
Finding god in the hard times : choosing to trust, hope, and worship when you can't see the way Matt Redman: Matt and Beth Redman draw on their experiences as well as those of others, exploring how to offer praise even in the face of hardship and pain. Focusing on the psalms, many of which were written out of struggle, they show how difficult or tragic circumstances--and our choices--can propel us toward God or away from him, build up our faith or break it. Learn how to ride out the storms of life with a cry of "blessed be your name" on your lips.
Jacqueline Wilson's Hetty Feather Emma Reeves: ROLL UP and join Hetty on her escape from the Foundling Hospital. TREMBLE as she faces Matron Stinking Bottomly. THRILL as she discovers the squirrel house and Tanglefield's Travelling Circus. GASP as she endures a night locked in the attic. QUA KE as she braves the scary streets of Victorian London and CHEER as she overcomes all in the search to find her real mother and a true family of her own! From bestselling author Jacqueline Wilson, the tale of plucky Hetty Feather is brought thrillingly to life on stage by awardwinning script writer Emma Reeves.
The four legendary kingdoms. Matthew Reilly: Jack West Jr and his family are living happily on their remote farm when Jack is brutally kidnapped and he awakes in an underground cell to find a masked attacker with a knife charging at him. Jack, it seems, has been chosen along with a dozen other elite soldiers to compete in a series of deadly challenges designed to fulfil an ancient ritual.
Three comrades. Erich Maria Remarque: Three German veterans run a car repair business and fall in love with the same girl, who has tuberculosis.
An untimely frost. Penny Richards: Solving crimes is not a dress rehearsal. Chicago, 1881. The idea of a female detective is virtually unheard of. But when famed crime buster Allan Pinkerton opens his agency's doors to a handful of women, one intrepid actress with her own troubled past is driven to defy convention and take on a new and dangerous role.
Demigods and magicians. Rick Riordan: Join Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase and Carter and Sadie Kane as they do battle with an ancient Egyptian magician determined to become a god. Against impossible odds, the four demigods and magicians team up to prevent the apocalypse.
The hidden oracle. Rick Riordan: After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. He must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus's favour.
Ghostly echoes William Ritter: Jenny Cavanaugh, the ghostly landlord of 926 Augur Lane, has enlisted the services of her detective-agency tenants to solve a decade-old murder her own. Abigail Rook and her eccentric employer, R. F. Jackaby, dive into the cold case, starting with a search for Jenny's fiance, who went missing the night she died.
Chasing hope. Nora Roberts: Taming Natasha. Broken promises, shattered dreams -- the former ballet dancer Natasha Stanislaski left youthful indiscretions far behind when she settled in rural West Virginia.
Chasing passion. Nora Roberts: Falling for Rachel: Landlocked in Manhattan, rough-and-ready seaman Zackary Muldoon needed a street-smart, two-fisted attorney to save his kid brother's delinquent hide. What he got was a long-legged lady lawyer clad in sophisticated silks.
The lost. Nora Roberts: Treasures lost, treasures found: Kate Hardesty had inherited a pile of mysterious ocean charts. Her practical, no-nonsense father had had a dream - sunken treasure - and he'd left a map leading to a gold-laden ship. Determined to complete her father's explorations, she turned to the only man with the ability to tackle the treacherous dive deep beneath the Atlantic: Ky Silver.
Beyond the orchard. Anna Romer: Lucy Briar has arrived home in turmoil after years overseas. She's met her fiance in London and has her life mapped out, but something is holding her back. Hoping to ground herself and find answers, Lucy settles into once familiar routines. But old tortured feelings flood Lucy's existence when her beloved father, Ron, is hospitalised and Morgan - the man who drove her away all those years ago - seeks her out.
The museum of modern love. Heather Rose: Arky Swann is a film composer in New York separated from his wife, who has asked him to keep one devastating promise. One day he finds his way to The Atrium at MOMA and sees Marina Abramovic in The Artist is Present. The performance continues for seventy-five days and, as it unfolds, so does Arky. As he watches and meets other people drawn to the exhibit, he slowly starts to understand what might be missing in his life and what he must do.
Artie and the grime wave. Richard Roxburgh: Artie and his best friend Bumshoe have stumbled upon a Cave-of-Possibly-Stolen-Stuff, and along with it a gang of shady characters including scary Mary, fang-toothed Funnel-web and the devious Mayor Grime.Artie and Bumshoe's attempt to solve the mystery sparks a chaotic chain of events that involves kidnapping, puppy-dog cutlets, modern art and pioneering the sport of the bungee- wedgie.t's a sticky situation and if Artie's going to escape, he might need help from family, friends, a little old lady, a small dog and the Fartex 120Y.
Tales from a not-so-fabulous life. Rachel Renee Russell: Dork Diaries follows eighth grader Nikki Maxwell as she chronicles through text and sketches her move to a snooty new school; her epic battle with her mom for an iPhone; her enthusiasm for drawing and art; and a love/hate fascination with the new school's queen bee, a girl named Mackenzie, who becomes Nikki's rival in a schoolwide art competition.
Under enemy colours. Sean Russell: At the time of the French Revolution, one of Britain's most skilful naval officers, Charles Saunders Hayden, is a young lieutenant, the son of an English father and a French mother. His abilities and his loyalty to the king of England are beyond dispute, yet his career seems doomed by his "mixed" heritage and lack of political connections.
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Lean in for graduates Sheryl Sandberg: In 2013, Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In became a massive cultural phenomenon and its title became an instant catchphrase for empowering women. The book soared to the top of bestseller lists internationally, igniting global conversations about women and ambition. Sandberg packed theatres, dominated op-ed pages, appeared on every major television show and on the cover of Time magazine, and sparked ferocious debate about women and leadership.
Escape clause. John Sandford: The first storm comes from, of all places, the Minnesota zoo. Two large and very rare Amur tigers have vanished from their cage, and authorities are worried that they've been stolen for their body parts. Traditional Chinese medicine prizes those parts for home remedies, and people will do extreme things to get what they need. Some of them are a great deal more extreme than others as Virgil is about to find out. Forget a storm this one's a tornado.
The hellion and the Highlander. Lynsay Sands: Lady Averill Mortagne learned to control her fierce temper as a young girl. But if her father insists on parading her before one more English lord who looks askance at her flame-coloured hair, she'll simply scream! Her only respite is the time she spends with Kade Stewart, the wounded Scot her brother brought home from the Crusades. Who could have imagined a Highland warrior would be the only gentleman around?
Taming the Highland bride. Lynsay Sands: Merry Stewart has had enough! Enough of her brothers, whose behaviour would make even the most improper lady blush. Enough of their Highland home, which would surely have fallen to ruin were it not for her. She dreams of escaping into the arms of her betrothed, Alexander d'Aumesbery - even though they haven't yet met. But when they do, Merry is devastated. It seems he's no better than the men in her family.
One step too far. Tina Seskis: An apparently happy marriage. A beautiful son. A lovely home. So what makes Emily Coleman get up one morning and walk right out of her life to start all over again? Has she had a breakdown? Was it to escape her dysfunctional family especially her flawed twin sister Caroline who always seemed to hate her? And what is the date that looms, threatening to force her to confront her past? No-one has ever guessed her secret. Will you?
When we were friends. Tina Seskis: It had always been the six of us. Since we met at university twenty-five years ago, we'd faced everything together. Break-ups and marriages, motherhood and death. We were closer than sisters; the edges of our lives bled into each other. But that was before the night of the reunion. The night of exposed secrets and jagged accusations. The night when everything changed. And then we were five.
American wife. Curtis Sittenfeld: On what might become one of the most significant days in her husband's presidency, Alice Blackwell considers the strange and unlikely path that has led her to the White House--and the repercussions of a life lived, as she puts it, "almost in opposition to itself." How can she both love and fundamentally disagree with her husband? How complicit has she been in the trajectory of her own life? What should she do when her private beliefs run against her public persona?
Prep. Curtis Sittenfeld: Lee Fiora is an intelligent, observant fourteen-year-old when her father drops her off in front of her dorm at the prestigious Ault School in Massachusetts. She leaves behind her animated, affectionate family in South Bend, Indiana, at least in part because of the boarding school's glossy brochure, in which boys in sweaters chat in front of old brick buildings, girls in kilts hold lacrosse sticks on pristinely mown athletic fields, and everyone sings hymns in chapel.
The Kept Woman Karin Slaughter
Pharaoh. Wilbur Smith: Taita, the Pharaoh's advisor and hero of Desert God and River God, once again finds himself caught up in a whirlpool of ruthless intrigue that threatens the very foundations of the beloved empire he has pledged his life to protect. Plunged into dangerous and deadly waters more treacherous than the Nile, he must use his intelligence, alchemy, and cunning to protect his Pharaoh and keep safe all he loves.
Only daughter. Anna Snoekstra: In 2003, sixteen-year-old Rebecca Winter disappeared. She'd been enjoying her teenage summer break: working at a fast-food restaurant, crushing on an older boy and shoplifting with her best friend. Mysteriously ominous things began to happen-blood in the bed, periods of blackouts, a feeling of being watched-though Bec remained oblivious\
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Iron cast. Destiny Soria: In 1919 Boston, best friends Corinne and Ada perform illegally as illusionists in an infamous gangster's nightclub, using their "afflicted" blood to con Boston's elite, until the law closes in.
Wild swans. Jessica Spotswood: The summer before Ivy's senior year is going to be golden - all bonfires, barbeques, and spending time with her best friends. For once, she will just get to be. No summer classes, none of Granddad's intense expectations to live up to the family name.
Once upon a cruise. Anna Staniszewski: Ainsley never wanted to spend her summer on a fairy tale cruise, especially since, instead of lounging by the pool, she's running around the ship doing favour after favour for her cruise director mom. Things aren't all bad - it's good to see her mom acting confident again after the divorce, and she's learning a lot about obscure German fairy tales and how to fold towels into entertaining shapes for little kids (um, yay?).
Highland fling. Shelli Stevens: Sleeping with her boss can only lead to trouble. And pleasure. Delonna comes by her Scottish-style frugality honestly-her parents' spendthrift ways once left her temporarily homeless. She's been tending bar at McLaughlin's Pub, looking forward to the day she can call her own shots. Until her now ex-boyfriend makes off with her hard-earned savings. Now she's got a bookie breathing threats down her neck in an apparent attempt to squeeze blood from a turnip.
The McLaughlins : the complete collection. Shelli Stevens: Good Girl Gone Plaid: Back in high school, Ian's painful betrayal drove Sarah away from home to build a life on her own. Eleven years later, she's back to sell her inherited house, then make her getaway. But when she sees Ian, still looking like sin on a stick, she knows she's in trouble.
Savage : the complete series. Shelli Stevens: Savage Hunger: Sienna, horrified to learn the lab where she works is conducting cruel experiments on a secret species, can't stand by and do nothing.
How to become a personal shopper Angela Stone: Love to shop? Would you like to get paid to shop for others? Let's turn that passion into a career and become a professional personal shopper. Personal shopping is often referred to as a dream job for many fashionistas.
Nothing short of dying. Erik Storey: Clyde Barr has been on the run for sixteen years. Now he's back in the Colorado wilderness, hoping for some peace and quiet. Then Clyde receives a frantic phone call for help from his sister Jen. But the line goes dead. She's been taken. Clyde doesn't know where Jen is. He doesn't know who has her. He doesn't know how much time he has. All he knows is that nothing short of dying will stop him from saving her.
Walking the dog. Elizabeth Swados: Former child prodigy and rich-girl kleptomaniac, Ester--renamed into the gentile Carleen for her own protection--is incarcerated after a botched heist. For two decades, time is the enemy. Her twenties and thirties crawl by in stifling isolation. When finally let loose onto the streets of New York, she finds a job wrestling spoiled canines as a dog walker in Manhattan's most elite neighbourhoods, relating better with their brutish instincts than with their human owners.
The Paris secret Karen (Writer) Swan: Not every door should be opened. Somewhere along the cobbled streets of Paris, an apartment lies thick with dust and secrets: full of priceless artworks hidden away for decades. High-flying Fine Art Agent Flora from London, more comfortable with the tension of a million-pound auction than a cosy candlelit dinner for two, is called in to asses these suddenly discovered treasures.
All waiting is long. Barbara J Taylor: Violet helps her sixteen-year-old sister, Lily, travel to an infant asylum in Philadelphia so Lily can have her child in secret. They do not know the asylum's physician is experimenting on the girls with eugenics. After five years, both women are back in Scranton finding their way in marriage and engagement and grapple with their worth and virtue.
Christmas in Cold Creek RaeAnne Thayne
A Cold Creek baby. RaeAnne Thayne: She'd often dreamed about him coming back, with a baby in his arms. And now, Cisco del Norte was home. But the baby he carried couldn't possibly be theirs. Still, Easton Springhill got part of her wish.
A Cold Creek Christmas story. RaeAnne Thayne: When one of her children's stories becomes a major success, quiet Celeste Nicholas is suddenly the talk of the town. She should be gloriously happy ... but something is still missing from her life. Could the return of her childhood crush be the answer? Flynn Delaney has moved back home for his daughter's sake. He might be a millionaire, but no money in the world can help a little girl heal from the loss of her mother.
A Cold Creek Christmas surprise. RaeAnne Thayne: Hardened rancher Ridge Bowman has long told himself he has no need for love - just work and his little girl are enough to get him through. But when his "cleaning lady," Sarah Whitmore, gets injured on his staircase, well, of course he has to invite her to spend the holidays with him. It's only the responsible thing to do.
A Cold Creek holiday. RaeAnne Thayne: All Emery Kendall wanted was to flee painful memories of Christmases past. She craved distraction and healing, and the mountains of Idaho offered both...plus the key to a long-buried family secret. But when she met her host, rancher Nate Cavazos, she hardly got a warm welcome.... The former army ranger's smouldering good looks masked deep emotional scars.
A Cold Creek secret. RaeAnne Thayne: Just back from a tour of duty, all Major Brant Western wanted was a hot meal and a warm bed. What he didn't need was the stunning socialite in disguise who'd just shown up at his family's Cold Creek ranch. Scandal trailed bad girl Mimi Van Hoyt everywhere she went. But once Brant discovered her secret, how could he turn her away? Being stranded in the middle of nowhere in a blizzard was not Mimi's idea of a fun time in the Tetons.
The Asylum Johan Theorin: Who amongst us can really say they're sane? Jan has just started working at the Dell nursery. But this is no normal nursery. It's linked to a high-security asylum by a dimly-lit underground tunnel, which is used for the children to visit their parents.
The quarry Johan Theorin: How close can you get to the truth before you become the target? Jerry Morner lives quietly in a cabin by the old quarry, hurting no one. Or that's what he wants people to believe. It takes one spark and a can of petrol to expose the truth.
On the blue train. Kristel Thornell: What really did happen to Agatha Christie during her mysterious eleven-day disappearance just as she was on the cusp of fame?
Goodwood. Holly Throsby: It wasn't just one person who went missing, it was two people. Two very different people. They were there, and then they were gone, as if through a crack in the sky. After that, in a small town like Goodwood, where we had what Nan called 'a high density of acquaintanceship', everything stopped.
The Power of Now Eckhart Tolle
Cats in May. Doreen Tovey: The Toveys attempt to settle down to quiet life in the country. Unfortunately, their tyrannical Siamese cats have other ideas. From causing an uproar on the BBC to claiming to have been kidnapped, Sheba and Solomon's outrageous behaviour leaves the Toveys at their wits' end.
Cats in the belfry Doreen Tovey: It wasn't, the author her husband Charles discovered as the months went by, that Sugieh was particularly wicked. It was just that she was a Siamese. But Sugieh is not just any cat. She's an actress, a prima donna, an iron hand in a delicate, blue-pointed glove.
Awe : why it matters for everything we think, say, and do. Paul David Tripp: Our hearts are always captured by something-- that's how God made us. But sin threatens to distract us from the glory of our Creator. All too often, we stand in awe of everything but God. Tripp shows us that uncovering the lies we believe about all the earthly things that promise us peace, life, and contentment will help us redirect our gaze to God's awe-inducing glory.
The body keeps the score : mind, brain and body in the transformation of trauma. Bessel A Van der Kolk: What causes people to continually relive what they most want to forget, and what treatments could help restore them to a life with purpose and joy? The author offers a paradigm for effectively treating traumatic stress.
The Christmas town. Donna VanLiere: Lauren Gabriel spent many years of her childhood in foster homes, wishing her mother would come back for her and be the family she needs. Now twenty-years-old, she still longs for a place that she can truly call home. Her work as a cashier is unfulfilling, and at Christmas it's unbearable with the songs and carols and chatter of Christmas that she hears throughout the day.
The child's child. Barbara Vine: When their grandmother dies, Grace and Andrew Easton inherit her sprawling, book-filled London home, Dinmont House. Rather than sell it, the adult siblings move in together, splitting the numerous bedrooms and studies. The arrangement is unusual, but ideal for the affectionate pair until the day Andrew brings home a new boyfriend.
The house of stairs. Barbara Vine: Lizzie hasn't seen her old friend, Bell, for some fourteen years. But when she spots her from a taxi in a London street she jumps out and pursues her despite all the terrible things that passed between them. As Lizzie reveals those events, little by little, the women rekindle their friendship, with terrifying results.
Her one and only. Becky Wade: Gray Fowler, star NFL tight end, is being pursued by a stalker, so his team hires a protection agency to keep Gray under the watch of a bodyguard at all times. When Gray meets Dru Porter, an agent assigned to him, he's indignant. How can an attractive young female half his size possibly protect him' But Dru's a former Marine, an expert markswoman, and a black belt.
Envy of Angels Matt Wallace: In New York, eating out can be hell. Everyone loves a well-catered event, and the supernatural community is no different, but where do demons go to satisfy their culinary cravings? When a heavenly delicacy is brought to the kitchen of a New York restaurant, newcomers Lena and Darren literally put their very souls on the line. Welcome to Sin du Jour - where devils on horseback are the clients, not the dish.
Lustlocked. Matt Wallace: Love is in the air at Sin du Jour. The Goblin King and his Queen are celebrating the marriage of their son to his human bride. Naturally the celebrations will be legendary. When desire and magic mix, the results can be unpredictable. Our heroes are going to need more than passion for the job to survive the catering event of the decade!
Pride's spell. Matt Wallace: The team at Sin du Jour - New York's exclusive caterers-to-the-damned - find themselves up against their toughest challenge yet when they're lured out west to prepare a feast in the most forbidding place in America: Hollywood, where false gods rule supreme. Meanwhile, back at home, Ritter is attacked at home by the strangest hit-squad the world has ever seen, and the team must pull out all the stops if they're to prevent themselves from being offered up as the main course in a feast they normally provide.
The echo. Minette Walters: When Billy Blake, a homeless alcoholic, turns up dead from starvation in the garage of wealthy Amanda Powell, Amanda, obsessed with her dead visitor, joins forces with cynical reporter Michael Deacon to uncover the truth.
The woman in cabin 10. Ruth Ware: This was meant to be the perfect trip. The Northern Lights. A luxury press launch on a boutique cruise ship. A chance for travel journalist Lo Blacklock to recover from a traumatic break-in that has left her on the verge of collapse, and to work out what she wants from her relationship.
What the Dog Knows Cat Warren
Buttermilk sky. Jan Watson: Weary of the expectations imposed by her strict upbringing, eighteen-year-old Mazy Pelfrey leaves her Kentucky mountain home for the genteel city of Lexington to attend secretarial school. She knows her life is about to change, and only for the better. But business school is harder than she thought, and the big city not as friendly -- until she meets charming, young Loyal Chambers, who comes from a wealthy family. The only hindrance to her budding romance is Chanis Clay, the young sheriff Mazy thought she'd left firmly behind.
Walk to beautiful : the power of love and a homeless kid who found the way Jimmy Wayne: Imagine yourself a thirteen-year-old hundreds of miles away from home, in a strange city, and your mom leaves you at a bus station parking lot and drives off into the night with her lover. That's the real life story of country music star Jimmy Wayne. It's a miracle that Jimmy survived being hungry and homeless, bouncing in and out of the foster care system, and sleeping in the streets. He now uses his country music platform to help children everywhere.
Broken heart. Tim Weaver: A woman drives to a secluded beauty spot on the Somerset coast. CCTV watches her enter but doesn't see her leaving. In fact, Lynda Korin is never seen again. How can someone just disappear? Her sister calls missing persons investigator David Raker. For him, the mystery of where she went is only the start.
The littlest Bigfoot. Jennifer Weiner: The story of twelve-year-old Alice, a misfit who is ignored by her own family and shipped off to boarding school. She'd love a friend, and one day she rescues mysterious Millie Maximus from drowning in a lake. Millie, it turns out, is a Bigfoot, part of a clan that lives deep in the woods. Alice swears to protect Millie and her tribe, and the two girls try to find a place where they both fit in.
The singles game. Lauren Weisberger: Charlotte "Charlie" Silver has always been a good girl. She excelled at tennis early, coached by her father, a former player himself, and soon became one of the top juniors in the world. When she leaves UCLA and breaks her boyfriend's heart to turn pro, Charlie joins the world's best athletes who travel eleven months a year, competing without mercy for Grand Slam titles and Page Six headlines.
Hand in hand. Rosemary Wells: The bond a parent and child share is special. In this sweet and heartfelt picture book, renowned author-illustrator Rosemary Wells celebrates all that parents do with and for their children from the very beginning: talking and walking, feeding and reading, playing and dreaming, and more.
They all saw a cat. Brendan Wenzel: In simple, rhythmic prose and stylized pictures, a cat walks through the world, and all the other creatures see and acknowledge the cat.
The Liar's Chair Rebecca Whitney
Cloudbound. Fran Wilde: When Kirit Densira left her home tower for the skies, she gave up many things: her beloved family, her known way of life, her dreams of flying as a trader for her tower, her dreams. Kirit set her City upside down, and fomented a massive rebellion at the Spire, to the good of the towers - but months later, everything has fallen to pieces. With the Towers in disarray, without a governing body or any defense against the dangers lurking in the clouds, daily life is full of terror and strife. Naton, Kirit's wing-brother, sets out to be a hero in his own way - sitting on the new Council to cast votes protecting Tower-born, and exploring lower tiers to find more materials to repair the struggling City. But what he finds down-tier is more secrets - and now Nat will have to decide who to trust, and how to trust himself without losing those he holds most dear, before a dangerous myth raises a surprisingly realistic threat to the crippled City.
Updraft. Fran Wilde: Welcome to a world of wind and bone, songs and silence, betrayal and courage. Kirit Densira cannot wait to pass her wingtest and begin flying as a trader by her mother's side, being in service to her beloved home tower and exploring the skies beyond. When Kirit inadvertently breaks Tower Law, the city's secretive governing body, the Singers, demand that she become one of them instead. In an attempt to save her family from greater censure, Kirit must give up her dreams to throw herself into the dangerous training at the Spire, the tallest, most forbidding tower, deep at the heart of the City. As she grows in knowledge and power, she starts to uncover the depths of Spire secrets. Kirit begins to doubt her world and its unassailable Laws, setting in motion a chain of events that will lead to a haunting choice, and may well change the city forever if it isn't destroyed outright.
The birdcage Marcia Willett: It was Felix who named it The Birdcage: the tall house in Bristol where Miss Pidgeon lived with her tenant, the beautiful and talented actress Angel, and Angel's daughter, Lizzie. It was Felix whom they all adored and who was so in love with Angel, but while Lizzie longed for a father, Felix had other commitments: to his insecure, possessive wife Marina and to their son Piers, both living at beautiful, mellow Michaelgarth, the family home on the edge of Exmoor. Many years later, when Lizzie comes at last to Michaelgarth and meets Piers for the first time, she finds a family in trouble - and which, miraculously, needs her to help them to heal.
Indian summer Marcia Willett: Some memories are best forgotten, others won't ever go away. For Kit, the quiet Devon village she visits every year is the perfect retreat. But this summer, she arrives with a heart in turmoil: years have passed since Kit last saw Jake, but now he has written asking to meet again.
The world of Jacqueline Wilson Jacqueline Wilson
How to handle a Highlander. Mary Wine: Moira Fraser has been given an ultimatum: marry the elderly Laird Achaius Morris, or risk another deadly clan war. She vows to do the right thing, as long as she can steer clear of the devilish charms of one stubborn Highlander. Gahan Sutherland knows there's a dangerous plot behind Moira Fraser's wedding, and will stop at nothing to foil it. But where a hot-headed, fiery Highland lass is involved, trust and honor clash with forbidden attraction, threatening to blow the Highlands sky high
Improper seduction ; In the warrior's bed ; Bedding the enemy ; In bed with a stranger. Mary Wine: Collection of four romantic historical novels.
Journey to Munich Jacqueline Winspear: It's early 1938, and Maisie Dobbs is back in England. On a fine yet chilly morning, as she walks towards Fitzroy Square a place of many memories she is intercepted by Brian Huntley and Robert MacFarlane of the Secret Service. The German government has agreed to release a British subject from prison, but only if he is handed over to a family member. Because the man's wife is bedridden and his daughter has been killed in an accident, the Secret Service wants Maisie who bears a striking resemblance to the daughter to retrieve the man from Dachau, on the outskirts of Munich.
The case for the Psalms : why they are essential N T (Nicholas Thomas) Wright: One of the world's most trusted Bible scholars, N. T. Wright turns his attention to the central collection of prayers that Jesus and Paul knew best: the book of Psalms. Wright points out that the Psalms have served as the central prayer and hymnbook for the church since its beginning until now.
Alligator, bear, crab : a baby's ABC. Lesley Wynne Pechter: Alligator, Bear, Crab is an ABC book for babies and toddlers alike that introduces the shapes and sounds of the alphabet amid a colourful collection of critters.
The extraordinary adventures of Alfred Kropp. Richard Yancey: Alfred Kropp was just trying to survive high school when his guardian uncle gets him roped into a suspicious get-rich-quick scheme that changes his life forever: stealing Excalibur - the legendary sword of King Arthur. But after Alfred unwittingly delivers the sword into the hands of the enemy, he sets off on an unlikely quest to try to right his wrong and save the world from imminent destruction.
The last star. Richard Yancey: The enemy is Other. The enemy is us. They want the Earth, they want us to have it. They came to wipe us out, they came to save us. Beneath these riddles lies one truth: Cassie has been betrayed. So has Ringer. Zombie. Nugget. And all 7.5 billion people who used to live on our planet. Earth's remaining survivors will need to decide what's more important: saving themselves... or saving what makes us human.
The seal of Solomon. Richard Yancey: The last descendant of Sir Lancelot, teenage misfit Alfred Kropp is drawn back into the OIPEP to battle a group of demons bent on freeing themselves from the confines of an ancient relic.
The thirteenth skull. Richard Yancey: First Alfred Kropp had lost--and then found--the legendary sword Excalibur. Then he had defeated King Paimon. What could be left? Not only is someone out to kill Alfred, but the very people who have sworn to protect him are now trying to use him for deadly means: creating a superhuman army.
Sadie's secret. Kathleen Y'Barbo: Louisiana, 1890?Sarah Louise "Sadie" Callum is a master of disguise, mostly due to her training as a Pinkerton agent but also from evading overprotective brothers as she grew up. When she takes on a new assignment with international connections, she has no idea her new cover will lead her on the adventure of a lifetime.

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