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Redemption, David Baldacci: FBI consultant Amos Decker discovers that he may have made a fatal mistake when he was a rookie homicide detective in Redemption. Back in his home town, he's now compelled to discover the truth in the latest memory man thriller in David Baldacci's international number one bestselling series. Decker has returned to Burlington, Ohio, for a special reason. It would have been his daughter Molly's fourteenth birthday.
The lost girls, Ava Benny-Morrison: How did two girls go missing for seven years and nobody noticed? In August 2010, the bones of a young woman were found in the Belanglo State Forest, where, years earlier, Ivan Milat had tortured and slain seven young backpackers. Dubbed Angel, her remains lay unidentified for years. Who was she, how did she die, and at whose hand? Then, in July 2015, the bones of an unknown child were found in a suitcase by a highway in South Australia.
Princess Cadance and the spring hearts garden, G M Berrow: Love is in the air - or at least it should be on Hearts and Hooves Day! But when an outbreak of the pony sniffles turns this loving holiday into a disaster, Princess Cadance must find a way to get everypony through the winter blues. And what better way than a Garden Hearts Celebration? With helping hooves from Crystal Empire School students, Cadance creates a garden of beautiful wonders to lift spirits. However, not long after the festival's in bloom, strange things start to happen.
The naughtiest unicorn, Pip Bird: Mira can't wait to start Unicorn School. (Her big sister goes and won't stop going on about it.) But when Mira arrives on her first day all the unicorns are gone ... except Dave! Dave isn't quite the sparkly unicorn Mira was expecting to find at the end of the rainbow - he's more grumpy than glittery, more interested in lunch than magical Quests and he always runs off when Mira tries to ride him - but Mira's not going to let that get her down.
The forgotten sister, Caroline Bond: To lose your family is heartbreaking. To be forgotten by them is unforgivable. Cassie and Erin are sisters. They are close - in age, looks and personality - but there is one crucial difference: Cassie is adopted. At 17, Cassie sets out to find her birth mother. She is hungry for the truth, but she discovers her adoption was far more complicated than even she could have imagined.
Runaway robot, Frank Cottrell Boyce: When Alfie goes to Airport Lost Property, he finds more than he bargained for. A lot more. Because there's a giant robot called Eric hidden away on the shelves. Eric has lost one leg and half his memory. He's super strong, but super clumsy. He's convinced that he's the latest technology, when he's actually nearly one hundred year's old and ready for the scrap heap. Can Alfie find a way to save Eric from destruction - before Eric destroys everything around him?.
David Bowie made me gay: 100 years of LGBT music, Darryl W Bullock: From Sia to Elton John, from Billie Holiday to David Bowie, LGBT musicians have changed the course of modern music. But before their music - and the messages behind it - gained understanding and a place in the mainstream, how did the queer musicians of yesteryear fight to build foundations for those who would follow them? David Bowie Made Me Gay is the first book to cover the breadth of history of recorded music by and for the LGBT community. Darryl W.
The extremely weird thing that happened in Huggabie Falls, Adam Cece: Kipp Kindle and his friends Tobias Treachery and Cymphany Chan live in Huggabie Falls, the weirdest town on Earth. Weird things happen all the time - that's normal. But when an extremely weird thing happens Kipp and his friends know that something is wrong. They embark on a fast-paced, action-packed, hilarious adventure to find out what is making everything turn normal, and to return the weirdness to Huggabie Falls.
The orphan sisters, Shirley Dickson: 1929: Four-year-old Etty and eight-year-old Dorothy are abandoned at Blakely Hall orphanage by their mother, never to see her again. With no other family to speak of, the sisters worship their beloved mam - and they are confused and heartbroken to be deserted by her when they need her the most. 1940: Etty and Dorothy are finally released from the confines of Blakely Hall - but their freedom comes when the country is in the grip of World War Two and its terrors.
The guilty ones, Joy Ellis: Jackman's sister-in-law Sarah disappears to London and throws herself into the river. What drove her to this? She was a woman with a seemingly happy homelife and two beloved sons. DI Jackman and DI Evans dig into Sarah's life. And Jackman realises he knew almost nothing about his sister-in-law's past. Then, they discover a woman in a neighbouring village died in similar circumstances.
No cure for love, Jean Fullerton: Ellen O'Casey, an Irish Catholic immigrant, is struggling to support her ailing mother, her teenage daughter and herself. Washing other people's laundry in the day, and singing in bawdy pubs at night, Ellen is determined to make a better life for her family by saving enough for the passage to New York where the rest of her extended family have already emigrated. But Danny Donovan, a local gangster and the landlord of the pubs where Ellen sings, intends to make her his mistress.
The moment of lift: how empowering women changes the world, Melinda Gates: For the last 20 years, Melinda Gates has been on a mission. Her goal, as co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has been to find solutions for people with the most urgent needs, wherever they live. Throughout this journey, one thing has become increasingly clear to her: if you want to lift a society up, invest in women. Candid and inspiring, in The Moment of Lift, Gates traces her awakening to the link between women's empowerment and the health of societies.
Teen brain, David Gillespie: With their labile and rapidly developing brains, adolescents are particularly susceptible to addiction, and addiction leads to anxiety and depression. What few parents will know is that what we think of as the most typical addictions and problematic teen behaviours - smoking, drinking, drug taking, sex leading to teenage pregnancy - are on the decline. The bad news is that a whole raft of addictions has taken their place.
Killer instinct: having a mind for murder, Donald Grant: Forensic psychiatrist Donald Grant asks, what is it about murder that fascinates us? Is it the chill whisper of fear reminding us we too can kill? Grant describes ten true murder cases, each with unique triggers. For most of us, murder is an arm's length experience, close enough to frighten and fascinate yet far enough not to traumatise. For those directly affected, murder can be scarring.
Only killers and thieves, Paul Howarth: It is 1885, and a crippling drought threatens to ruin the McBride family. Their land is parched, their cattle starving. When the rain finally comes, it is a miracle that renews their hope for survival. But returning home from an afternoon swimming at a remote waterhole filled by the downpour, 14-year-old Tommy and 16-year-old Billy meet with a shocking tragedy.
Nine days, Toni Jordan: It is 1939 and although Australia is about to go to war, it doesn't quite realise yet that the situation is serious. Deep in the working-class Melbourne suburb of Richmond it is business - your own and everyone else's - as usual. And young Kip Westaway, failed scholar and stablehand, is living the most important day of his life. Kip's momentous day is one of nine that will set the course for each member of the Westaway clan in the years that follow.
The hollow bones, Leah Kaminsky: 'I remember you once told me about mockingbirds and their special talents for mimicry. They steal the songs from others, you said. I want to ask you this: how were our own songs stolen from us, the notes dispersed, while our faces were turned away?' Berlin, 1936. Ernst Schf?er, a young, ambitious zoologist and keen hunter and collector, has come to the attention of Heinrich Himmler, who invites him to lead a group of SS scientists to the frozen mountains of Tibet.
Machines like me, Ian McEwan: Machines Like Me occurs in an alternative 1980s London. Charlie, drifting through life and dodging full-time employment, is in love with Miranda, a bright student who lives with a terrible secret. When Charlie comes into money, he buys Adam, one of the first batch of synthetic humans. With Miranda's assistance, he co-designs Adam's personality. This near-perfect human is beautiful, strong and clever - a love triangle soon forms. These three beings will confront a profound moral dilemma.
Newt's emerald, Garth Nix: After Lady Truthful's magical Newington Emerald is stolen from her she devises a simple plan: go to London to recover the missing jewel. She quickly learns, however, that a woman cannot wander the city streets alone without damaging her reputation, and she disguises herself as a moustache-wearing man. During Truthful's dangerous journey she discovers a crook, an unsuspecting ally and an evil sorceress but will she find the Emerald?.
Bruce Pascoe collection, Bruce Pascoe: Mrs Whitlam Marnie Clark of Curdie Vale can ride but she doesn't have a horse. She dreams of owning one and having the whole world to ride it in. Before too long Marnie is gifted Mrs Margaret 'Maggie' Whitlam, a beautiful, big Clydesdale - bold, fearless and able to jump anything. From the very first ride, Marnie and Maggie get more adventure than they bargained for. Soon Marnie is learning to negotiate newfound friendships, pony club and how to stand up for what she believes in.
Katt vs. dogg, James Patterson: Oscar is a happy dogg - a rambunctious kid who loves being a Dogg Scout. Thanks to his family, he knows that snobby katts are good for nothing but chasing up trees. Molly is a clever katt who just knows she's destined for fame and fortune as an actress. She comes from a family of well-bred katts who despise drooly, disgusting doggs! For their whole lives, Oscar and Molly have been told that katts and doggs hate each other.
The fall of crazy house, James Patterson: Twin sisters Becca and Cassie barely escaped the Crazy House alive. Now they're trained, skilled fighters who fear nothing - not even the all-powerful United. Separated once again by the Resistance, Becca is sent on a mission to assassinate the President of the United, while Cassie uncovers the mystery of the past and how the United rose to power. Together the sisters hold the key to defeating the despotic government and freeing the people of the former United States.
The land girls, Victoria Purman: A moving story of love, loss and survival against the odds by the bestselling author of The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. Melbourne, 1942: War has engulfed Europe and now the Pacific, and Australia, is fighting for its future. For spinster Flora Thomas, however, nothing much has changed. Tending her dull office job and beloved brother and father, as well as knitting socks for the troops, leaves her relatively content.
Under the midnight sky, Anna Romer: When an injured teenager goes missing at a remote bushland campground, local journalist Abby Bardot is determined to expose the area's dark history. The girl bears a striking resemblance to the victims of three brutal murders that occurred 20 years ago and Abby fears the killer is still on the loose. But the newspaper Abby works for wants to suppress the story for fear it will scare off tourists to the struggling township.
The strange case of the moderate extremists, Alexander McCall Smith: Detective Ulf Varg from the Department of Sensitive Crimes is often called upon to investigate unusual matters. But rarely is he asked to conduct an inquiry on behalf of his own family. Is such a thing ethical? Adding to Ulf's moral discomfort is the fact that he does not exactly see eye to eye with his younger brother Bjorn - a leading player in one of Sweden's right-wing parties, the Moderate Extremists.
Dancing the Charleston, Jacqueline Wilson: Mona and her aunt live in a little cottage on the edge of the Somerset estate, where her aunt sews wonderful dresses for the lady of the house. Mona never knew her mother or father, but Aunty has always looked after her - and Mona knows she can always talk to her mum where she lies in the village graveyard. When Lady Somerset dies and a new member of the Somerset family inherits the house, things begin to change for Mona.
Call me by your name: a novel, André Aciman: Call Me By Your Name is the story of a sudden and powerful romance that blossoms between an adolescent boy and a summer guest at his parents' cliffside mansion on the Italian Riviera. Unprepared for the consequences of their attraction, at first each feigns indifference. But during the restless summer weeks that follow, unrelenting buried currents of obsession and fear, fascination and desire, intensify their passion as they test the charged ground between them.
Jane Austen: the complete novels, Jane Austen
The parent agency, David Baddiel: A boy travels to an alternate world where kids get to choose their own parents in this zany, internationally bestselling adventure, which combines the be-careful-what-you-wish-for humor of The Chocolate Touch with the classic appeal of Roald Dahl. Barry Bennett is sick of his parents. They're boring, they're too strict, and it's their fault his name is Barry. So he makes a wish for better ones–and is whisked away to the Parent Agency, where kids get to pick out their perfect parents.
Lessons from Lucy: the simple joys of an old, happy dog, Dave Barry: Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and bestselling author Dave Barry reads his latest book on how he learned to age gracefully, taking cues from his beloved and highly intelligent dog, Lucy. Faced with the obstacles and challenges of life after middle age, Dave Barry turns to his best dog, Lucy, to learn how to live his best life.
Hush, Tal Bauer: Federal Judge Tom Brewer is finally putting the pieces of his life back together. In the closet for twenty-five long years, he's climbing out slowly, and, with the hope of finding a special relationship with the stunning Mike Lucciano, U.S. Marshal assigned to his DC courthouse. He wants to be out and proud, but he can't erase his own past, and the lessons he learned long ago.
Burn me deadly, Alex Bledsoe: Above Angelina's Tavern in down-and-dirty Neceda, you'll find the office of Eddie LaCrosse. He's a scruffy sword jockey who, for twenty-five gold pieces a day plus expenses, will handle any problem short of murder for hire. Eddie's on his way back from a routine investigation when his horse almost runs down a half-naked blonde in serious trouble.
Sky without stars, Jessica Brody: The story of three teens from very different backgrounds who are thrown together amidst the looming threat of revolution on the French planet of Laterre. A thief. An officer. A guardian. Three strangers, one shared destiny... When the Last Days came, the planet of Laterre promised hope. A new life for a wealthy French family and their descendants.
Wuthering Heights: a full-cast BBC radio dramatisation, Emily Brontë: Adapted by bestselling author Rachel JoyceWhen homeless orphan Heathcliff is brought to the isolated, storm-swept farmhouse of Wuthering Heights, he sparks very different emotions in the children of the house, Hindley and Cathy. While Hindley instantly hates him and makes his life miserable, Heathcliff finds a soulmate in Cathy and the two spend days playing together on the wild Yorkshire moors.
In my father's house: a new view of how crime runs in the family, Fox Butterfield: A pathbreaking examination of our huge crime and incarceration problem that looks at the influence of the family–specifically one Oregon family with a generations-long legacy of lawlessness.The United States currently holds the distinction of housing nearly one-quarter of the world's prison population.
All the secret places, Anna Carlisle: Gin Sullivan is back in her small hometown of Trumbull, Pennsylvania on an extended leave from her job at the Chicago medical examiner's office and rekindling an old flame with her high school sweetheart, Jake. Gin is readjusting to life at home when Jake receives harrowing news early one morning. The new housing development his construction firm is building has caught fire and underneath one of the burnt homes is a dead body.
How to win friends & influence people in the digital age, Dale Carnegie: Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People was first published in 1936, decades before cell phones, email and social networking changed the way we interact with each other. While technology may have changed, Carnegie's lessons on communication and leadership remain just as relevant now as they ever were. Now for the first time, these powerful lessons are given a face-lift and made to apply directly in the fast, computer-driven age that we live in today.
The curious case of the werewolf that wasn't, Gail Carriger: A short tale of mummies, werewolves, and well-preserved felines set in this Parasol Protectorate prequel! When Alessandro Tarabotti and his valet, Floote, find themselves in Egypt on the Queen's business, a chance encounter with tourists quickly leads to a... situation... with the local mummies.
Changeless, Gail Carriger: Alexia Tarabotti, now Lady Maccon, awakens to find her werewolf husband yelling at the top of his lungs Then he disappears–leaving her to deal with a plethora of exorcised ghosts, and an angry Queen Victoria. But Alexia is armed with her trusty parasol, so even when her investigations take her into the backwaters of Scotland, she is prepared. She might even find time to track down her wayward husband, if she feels like it.
Overkill, Linda Castillo: A sadistic killer pushed Chicago cop Marty Hogan past her limits–and it was all caught on video. She lost her job, her sense of self, her entire world... until an open detective position in small-town Texas gave her a chance at redemption.
Clockwork princess, Cassandra Clare: A net of shadows begins to tighten around the Shadowhunters of the London Institute. Mortmain plans to use his Infernal Devices, an army of pitiless automatons, to destroy the them. He needs only one last item to complete his plan: he needs Tessa Gray.
The sword and the dagger, Robert Cochran: When empires clash,a Princess, a Knight, and an Assassinembark on the quest of a lifetimeDuring the time of the Crusades, an unlikely trio–a Christian princess, her affianced prince, and a Muslim assassin–embarks on a quest to the court of the most fearsome warrior the world has ever known, Genghis Khan.
Quench: beat fatigue, drop weight, and heal your body through the new science of optimum hydration, Dana Cohen: Chronic headaches... brain fog ... fatigue ... weight gain ... insomnia ... gut pain ... autoimmune conditions. We may think these and other all-too-common modern maladies are due to gluten intake or too much sugar or too little exercise. But there is another missing piece to the health puzzle: Proper hydration.
Hansel, Christopher Coleman: The evil witch's plague on the Back County is over, but a new terror now lurks in a distant land. Years have passed since Marlene's death, and Gretel, unable to cope with her mother's descent into madness, has fled the Back Country for the solitude and anonymity of the Old World. But one quiet day in the remote village of Stedwick, Gretel is taken by Gromus, an ageless mythical figure known only by locals, but whose reputation and power is steadily growing.
Many a twist, Sheila Connolly: Pub owner Maura Donovan hasn't seen her mother for over twenty years, so when she suddenly shows up in Maura's pub, Maura's not sure what to expect. Her mother is trying to find a life for herself back home and has taken up a position working with the new owners of the Crann Mor hotel just outside Skibbereen. That is until her new boss is found dead in the gardens, dumped down the hillside behind the hotel.
Surrender of a siren, Tessa Dare: Desperate to escape a loveless marriage and society's constraints, pampered heiress Sophia Hathaway jilts her groom, packs up her paints and sketchbook, and assumes a new identity, posing as a governess to secure passage on the Aphrodite. She wants a life of her own: unsheltered, unconventional, uninhibited. But it's one thing to sketch her most wanton fantasies, and quite another to face the dangerously handsome libertine who would steal both her virtue and her gold.
A lady of persuasion, Tessa Dare: Only one thing could convince Sir Tobias Aldridge, an incorrigible libertine, to profess undying fidelity to a woman he's just met. Revenge. What better way to get back at an enemy than by stealing the scoundrel's sister? Not that Toby finds it a chore, seducing Isabel Grayson, a beguiling, sultry beauty freshly arrived from the West Indies. Isabel, for her part, is determined to reform the charming devil and get exactly what she craves: society's respect. But it's a dangerous gamble.
Star-crossed, Minnie Darke: In this sparkling romantic comedy, a young journalist tampers with her magazine's horoscopes to win her friend's heart - and sets in motion an unpredictable and often hilarious ripple effect. Sometimes destiny needs a nudge in the right direction. When Justine Carmichael (Sagittarius, aspiring journalist and sceptic) bumps into her old friend Nick Jordan (Aquarius, struggling actor and true believer) it could be by chance. Or perhaps it's written in the stars.
The dependents, Katharine Dion: After the sudden death of his wife, Maida, Gene is haunted by the fear that their marriage was not all it appeared to be. Alongside Ed and Gayle Donnelly, friends since college days, he tries to resurrect happy memories of the times the two couples shared, raising their children in a small New Hampshire town and vacationing together at a lake house every summer. Meanwhile, his daughter, Dary, challenges not only his happy version of the past but also his view of Maida.
The boy who followed his father into Auschwitz, Jeremy Dronfield: In 1939, Gustav Kleinmann, a Jewish upholsterer in Vienna, was seized by the Nazis. Along with his teenage son, Fritz, he was sent to Buchenwald in Germany. There began an unimaginable ordeal that saw the pair beaten, starved and forced to build the very concentration camp they were held in. When Gustav was set to be transferred to Auschwitz, a certain death sentence, Fritz refused to leave his side.
Beasts in my belfry, Gerald Durrell: Beasts in My Belfry is the wonderfully funny memoir about Gerald Durrell's time at Whipsnade Zoo and his experiences as a young zookeeper. Following the Second World War, Durrell joined Whipsnade Zoo as a junior keeper–an opportunity that fulfilled a lifelong dream. Thanks to Rupert Degas's brilliant voicing, which captures all of Durrell's charm and wit, the listener can enjoy being taken behind the scenes of one of the world's very first zoos.
The whispering land, Gerald Durrell: Following on from the events in A Zoo in My Luggage, The Whispering Land sees Gerald Durrell and his wife Jacquie travel to Argentina to collect animals for their newly established zoo. With rare insight and unique charm, Durrell pulls the listener into the tropical landscape of Patagonia, where he witnesses magical moments with penguins, seals and ocelots, and encounters a hilarious cast of characters, including a swearing parrot and a belching guanaco.
Healing hearts, Sarah M Eden: A fan-favourite character from The Sheriffs of Savage Wells is the focus of this story about a forward-thinking doctor on the Wyoming frontier who sends away for a mail-order bride with nursing experience. Miriam steps off the train looking for a job, not a husband. She refuses to be wed, and Gideon is unspeakably embarrassed by the misunderstanding. Stranded in Savage Wells, Miriam has nowhere else to go-and a secret that she's determined to keep from everyone.
Two dogs in a trench coat start a club by accident, Julie Falatko: Sassy and Waldo love school so much that sometimes they stay after the day is over. And that's how they started a club by accident.Sassy and Waldo love school! Everything smells like meat and dirty socks! And they love being able to help Stewart. When Stewart has to stay late after school for a Junior Office Supply Enthusiasts meeting, Sassy and Waldo are left alone to raid the cafeteria's refrigerator.
The F Scott Fitzgerald BBC Radio Collection: the BBC Radio collected readings, F Scott Fitzgerald: A collection of radio readings of F. Scott Fitzgerald's fiction - plus two bonus programmes. Over the years the BBC has broadcast readings of many of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novels, novellas and short stories. This collection includes some of his most famous works alongside various lesser-known tales, including three 'lost stories' (first published in 2017 and with an introduction written by editor Anne Margaret Daniel).
Beware the night, Jessika Fleck: On the island of Bellona, they worship the sun. Seventeen-year-old Veda understands that keeping the sun content ensures plentiful crops, peace and harmony, and a thriving economy. But as a member of the Basso class, she never reaps those benefits.Life as a Basso is one fraught with back-breaking work and imposing rules.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: a BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation, Ian Fleming: A BBC full-cast dramatisation of Ian Fleming's much-loved children's classic, brought to life on radio for the first time. When the Pott family save Chitty Chitty Bang Bang from the terrible fate of being crushed to the size of a matchbox at the scrapyard, she repays Caractacus, Jeremy and Jemima with the best road trip ever.
A woman after God's own heart, Elizabeth George: Make His desire your own ... become the woman of excellence God designed you to be. Genuine peace and joy come when women follow God in every area of their lives–and become women after His heart.
The decline and fall of the Roman Empire, Edward Gibbon: Discusses the gradual collapse of the Roman rule from Augustus (23 BC-AD 14) to the first of the Barbarian kings, Odoacer (476-490 AD).
The Chupacabras of the Río Grande, Adam Gidwitz: Tthe kids travel to the U.S.-Mexican border to help the legendary chupacabras. Elliot and Uchenna have only just returned from their most recent Unicorn Rescue Society mission when Professor Fauna whisks them away (Jersey, too!), on their next exciting adventure. This time, they're headed to Laredo, on the U.S.-Mexican border to help another mythical creature in need: the chupacabras.Teaming up with local kids Lupita and Mateo Cervantes–plus their brilliant mother, Dr.
Dilly's lass, Rosie Goodwin: One thing unites the wealthy Farthing family and hardworking Dilly Carey - Olivia, the daughter Dilly gave to the Farthings years before. Dilly is still living with the consequences when unmarried Olivia arrives on her doorstep, with a baby girl in tow, begging for help. Olivia has a secret she only feels safe telling Dilly. Sworn to secrecy, Dilly agrees to help. She will find a way for Olivia to keep her daughter without revealing the true circumstances of her birth.
Dilly's hope, Rosie Goodwin: Widow, Dilly Carey, has struggled out of poverty to make a life for herself. Dilly should be content, but she is troubled by the one secret she must never share, the true parentage of her daughter, Olivia, who Dilly gave away at birth.
Mr. Lemoncello's All-Star breakout game, Chris Grabenstein: Greetings, boys and girls, gamers of all ages–are you ready to play Mr. Lemoncello's biggest, most dazzling game yet? After months of anticipation, Mr.
Life will be the death of me: and you too!, Chelsea Handler: In a haze of vape smoke on a rare windy night in L.A. in the fall of 2016, Chelsea Handler daydreams about what life will be like with a woman in the White House. And then Donald Trump happens. In a torpor of despair, she decides that she's had enough of the privileged bubble she's lived in–a bubble within a bubble–and that it's time to make some changes, both in her personal life and in the world at large.
Dot: the complete series 1-3, Ed Harris: Dot's had quite enough of making tea in the Cabinet War Rooms. When she finds a cryptic message in the newspaper she enlists the help of her gals - will this be the big break Dot's been waiting for? Follow Dot as she gets squiffy over Agent Bertie Whiff-Whaff, concocts stirring yet pithy slogans for the war effort, and goes on a mission to St Horribly Vulture's School for Boys to enlist a teacher for... "shhhh...
The governor's wife, Michael T Harvey: It's been two years since disgraced Illinois governor Ray Perry disappeared from a federal courthouse in Chicago, moments after being sentenced to thirty-eight years in prison on corruption charges. PI Michael Kelly's investigation begins with his wife, Marie. As he hunts for her husband, Kelly begins to unwind Marie Perry's past. What he finds is a woman who is even more intriguing than her husband, with her own deeply complicated reasons for standing by him.
The towers of Samarcand, James Heneage: A band of soldiers led by Luke Magoris are given the mission of persuading Tamerlane to defend Constantinople. Luke, torn away from the woman he loves, is trained as a Mongol warrior to impress Tamerlane and his army. No longer an innocent patriot, Luke is caught in the crossfire and begins to question if his mission is honourable–or whether those who sent him have the best interests of Byzantium at heart.
The lion of Mistra, James Heneage: The Ottoman Turks are at the gates of Constantinople and Luke Magoris has to find a fortune to build defences for his beloved Mistra, the last glorious outpost of Imperial Rome. He turns to the Ming Empire for trade, and to Italy for its rapidly developing banks. And yet the Varangian treasure - which only Luke can uncover - may hold the key to all.
The idea of love, Patti Callahan Henry: As we like to say in the south,"Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story." Ella's life has been completely upended. She's young, beautiful, and deeply in love–until her husband dies in a tragic sailing accident while trying save her. Or so she'll have everyone believe. Screenwriter Hunter needs a hit, but crippling writers' block and a serious lack of motivation are getting him nowhere. He's on the look-out for a love story. It doesn't matter who it belongs to.
Forest mage, Robin Hobb: After surviving war with the forest-dwelling Specks alongside his fellows in the Gernian King's army, Nevare travels home for his brother's wedding. Expecting a warm welcome from his family and fiancee, Nevare is instead shunned thanks to an embarrassing side-effect of the Speck plague.
Girl, stop apologizing: a shame-free plan for embracing and achieving your goals, Rachel Hollis: "I believe we can change the world. But first, we've got to stop living in fear of being judged for who we are."Rachel Hollis has seen it too often: women not living into their full potential. They feel a tugging on their hearts for something more, but they're afraid of embarrassment, of falling short of perfection, of not being enough.In Girl, Stop Apologizing, #1 New York Times bestselling author and founder of a multimillion-dollar media company, Rachel Hollis sounds a wake-up call.
Lost stars, Erin Hunter: For the first time, all five warrior Clans have settled into their true homes in the territory around the lake. But when a shockingly harsh leaf-bare season descends on the forest, a new darkness begins to spread–a shadow that threatens a beloved Clan leader, the cats' connection with their ancestors in StarClan, and the very warrior code they live by. Packed with action and intrigue, the beginning of this sixth Warriors series is the perfect introduction for readers new to the Warriors world.
Jane Austen: a biography, Elizabeth Jenkins: Who was the person behind Emma, Pride and prejudice, Persuasion, and the other unforgettable novels whose characters faced the challenges in the world of country gentry in Regency England? Austen comes alive in this perceptive biography portraying the writer to be a human being with her own interests, hopes and foibles.
The girl from the train, Irma Joubert: Six-year-old Gretl Schmidt is on a train bound for Auschwitz. Jakób Kowalski is planting a bomb on the tracks. As World War II draws to a close, Jakób fights with the Polish resistance against the crushing forces of Germany and Russia. They mean to destroy a German troop transport, but Gretl's unscheduled train reaches the bomb first. Gretl is the only survivor. Though spared from the concentration camp, the orphaned German Jew finds herself lost in a country hostile to her people.
The introverted leader: building on your quiet strength, Jennifer B Kahnweiler: Succeeding in an Extroverted WorkplaceYou don't have be an extrovert–or pretend to be one–to get to the top! Jennifer Kahnweiler points to Mark Zuckerberg, Arianna Huffington, and Warren Buffett as prime examples of self-identified introverts who have done quite well for themselves. In this new, expanded edition of her pioneering book, she lays out a well-tested four-step strategy introverts can use to build on their quiet strength and make it a source of great power.
Two weeks, Karen Kingsbury: Cole Blake, son of Landon and Ashley Baxter Blake, is months away from going off to college and taking the first steps towards his dream–a career in medicine. But as he starts his final semester of high school he meets Elise, a mysterious new girl who captures his attention–and heart–from day one. Elise has her heart set on mending her wild ways and rediscovering the good girl she used to be. But not long after the semester starts, she discovers she's pregnant.
Diary of an awesome friendly kid: Rowley Jefferson's journal, Jeff Kinney: Rowley's best friend Greg Heffley has been chronicling his middle-school years in thirteen Diary of a Wimpy Kid journals . . . and counting. But it's finally time for readers to hear directly from Rowley in a journal of his own. In Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid, Rowley writes about his experiences and agrees to play the role of biographer for Greg along the way. (After all, one day Greg will be rich and famous, and everyone will want to know his life's story.
Human errors: a panorama of our glitches, from pointless bones to broken genes, Nathan H Lents: We humans like to think of ourselves as highly evolved creatures. But if we are supposedly evolution's greatest creation, why do we have such bad knees' Why do we catch head colds so often-two hundred times more often than a dog does' How come our wrists have so many useless bones' Why is the vast majority of our genetic code pointless' And are we really supposed to swallow and breathe through the same narrow tube' Surely there's been some kind of mistake. As professor of biology Nathan H.
Necronomicon, H P Lovecraft: Originally written for the pulp magazines of the 1920s and 30s, H.P. Lovecraft's astonishing tales blend elements of horror, science fiction, and cosmic terror that are as powerful today as they were when first published. This tome brings together all of Lovecrafts harrowing stories, including the complete Cthulhu Mythos cycle, just the way they were when first released.
Broke millennial takes on investing: a beginner's guide to leveling up your money, Erin Lowry: A guide to investing basics by the author of Broke Millennial, for anyone who feels like they aren't ready (or rich enough) to get into the marketMillennials want to learn how to start investing. The problem is that most have no idea where to begin.
Lost children archive, Valeria Luiselli: Novel about a family whose road trip across America collides with an immigration crisis at the southwestern border–an indelible journey told with breathtaking imagery, spare lyricism, and profound humanity. A mother and father set out with their two children, a boy and a girl, driving from New York to Arizona in the heat of summer. Their destination: Apacheria, the place the Apaches once called home.Why Apaches? asks the ten-year-old son.
Joe Lycett's obsessions: the BBC Radio 4 comedy, Joe Lycett: Joe Lycett explores the nation's weird and wonderful obsessions by getting to know a selection of famous and not so famous guests. Hear Katherine Ryan share her love of the Kardashians, Greg James introduce Joe to the world of cricket, and Janice Connolly share her collection of de-cluttering books.
The place on Dalhousie, Melina Marchetta: 'You look the type to break your father's heart.' 'Yeah, but he broke mine first.' When Rosie Gennaro first meets Jimmy Hailler, she has walked away from life in Sydney, leaving behind the place on Dalhousie that her father, Seb, painstakingly rebuilt for his family but never saw completed. Two years later, Rosie returns to the house and living there is Martha, whom Seb Gennaro married less than a year after the death of Rosie's mother.
Reacher said nothing: Lee Child and the making of Make me, Andrew Martin: On September 1, 1994, Lee Child went out to buy the paper to start writing his first novel, in pencil. The result was Killing Floor, which introduced his hero Jack Reacher. Twenty years later, on September 1, 2014, he began writing Make Me, the twentieth novel in his number-one- bestselling Reacher series. Same day, same writer, same hero.The difference, this time, was that he had someone looking over his shoulder.
To the stars, Molly McAdams: Knox Alexander must convince his long-time love Harlow Evans that they're meant to be together.He promised to wait for her.She told him he was wasting his time.Not waiting for him ended up being the biggest mistake of her life.When they were younger, Knox Alexander swore to Harlow Evans that he would wait for her to turn eighteen so they could be together. But that was three and a half years away, and Harlow couldn't ask him to give up all the fun and thrills of going away to college for her.
Brute force, Andy McNab: Days after his car erupts in a ball of flame, Nick Stone narrowly cheats death a second time when a gunman opens fire on him from the back of a motorcycle. Who knows his movements? Who wants him dead, and why? Stone's only chance of survival is to carry the fight to his attackers - but first he must uncover a trail of clues that leads from his own dark and complex past into the heart of a chilling conspiracy that threatens us all.
Aggressor, Andy McNab: Ex-deniable operator Nick Stone seems to be living his dream, not a care in the world as he steers his camper van round the surfing and parachuting paradise of Australia, a board on the roof, a freefall rig behind him, and a beautiful young backpacker at his side.
Aggressor, Andy McNab: Ex-deniable operator Nick Stone seems to be living his dream, not a care in the world as he steers his camper van round the surfing and parachuting paradise of Australia, a board on the roof, a freefall rig behind him, and a beautiful young backpacker at his side.
Liberation day, Andy McNab: If Nick Stone wasn't so desperate for his American citizenship, he probably wouldn't have agreed to do this one last job with the CIA. But Carrie is over there and he simply can't refuse the chance of a new life with the woman he loves. The job seems simple enough - and he is certainly skilled enough. Infiltrate the hostile, violent republic of Algeria, kill a money-laundering businessman, and bring back his severed head.
Crossfire, Andy McNab: Nick Stone searches for a reporter who saved his life in Basra when Stone was trying to protect a television crew.
Recoil, Andy McNab: Recuperating in Switzerland after a job that cost the life of one of his closest friends, ex-deniable operator Nick Stone is looking for a quiet life.But when his private life starts to disintegrate, Nick is reluctantly forced back into action. The trail leads him to Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it isn't long before his dark past comes knocking on his door. . .
Last light, Andy McNab: The exciting new thriller from Andy McNab, again following Nick Stone as he prepares for his next mission. Aborting an officially sanctioned assassination attempt at the Houses of Parliament when he realizes who the target is, Secret Intelligence Service 'deniable operator' Nick Stone is given a chilling ultimatum by his bossess: fly to Panama and complete the task, or he and Kelly, the eleven-year-old girl in his guardianship, will be killed. In Central America, Stone prepares for his mission.
Zero hour, Andy McNab: When the beautiful 20-year-old daughter of a Moldovan businessman goes missing from her university, British Intelligence will do anything in its power to track her down. Only one man is skilled and ruthless enough for the job – but for the first time in his life Nick Stone doesn't want to play ball...FACT: On 5 September 2007, Israeli jets bombed a suspected nuclear installation in northeastern Syria. Syrian radar – supposedly state-of-the-art – had failed to warn of the incoming assault.
A woman first: First woman: a memoir, Selina Meyer: The long-awaited memoir of her tumultuous year in office, A Woman First: First Woman is an intimate first-person account of the public and private lives of Selina Meyer, America's first woman president. Known and beloved throughout the world as a vocal and fearless advocate for adult literacy, fighting AIDS, our military families, and as a stalwart champion of the oppressed, especially the long-suffering people of Tibet, President Meyer is considered one of the world's most notable people.
Spill the beans, Sarah Mlynowski: My brother Jonah's dream has come true. We have finally landed in his favourite fairy tale: Jack and the Beanstalk! It's a lot of fun meeting Jack. But then we accidentally mess up his story, which means Jack can't climb up the magic beanstalk to find the giant's riches. It's time to take matters into our own hands.
The wrong bachelor, Alexandra Moody: Seventeen-year-old Madison (Madi) Matthews wants nothing to do with the dating competition her school is holding to raise money for charity. She's never been interested in chasing a guy before and she certainly isn't interested in competing for one in front of the whole school. But, when Madi is voted as one of the ten "lucky" contestants, she's given no choice but to vie for the heart of Lincoln High's most eligible bachelor.
The doll house, Phoebe Morgan: You never know who's watching... Corinne's life might look perfect on the outside, but after three failed IVF attempts it's her last chance to have a baby. And when she finds a tiny part of a doll house outside her flat, it feels as if it's a sign. But as more pieces begin to turn up, Corinne realises that they are far too familiar. Someone knows about the miniature rocking horse and the little doll with its red velvet dress. Someone has been inside her house...
Rumpole–On Trial & other stories: Four BBC Radio 4 dramatisations, John Mortimer: Rumpole on Trial: Suffering from toothache, Rumpole is in no mood for his client's boring testimony or Justice Gwent-Evans' impatience. But when he argues with the judge, he is warned in no uncertain terms about his future conduct. Soon, Rumpole finds himself on trial and facing the end of his career.
Me before you, Jojo Moyes: Lou Clark knows a lot of things. She knows she likes working in The Buttered Bun tea shop, and she might not love her boyfriend Patrick. Will Traynor knows his motorcycle accident took away his desire to live, and now everything feels small and joyless. What Will doesn't know is that Lou is about to burst into his world. And neither of them knows they're going to change the other for all time.
Trash, Andy Mulligan: Raphael is a dumpsite boy. He spends his days wading through mountains of steaming trash, sifting it, sorting it, breathing it, sleeping next to it.Then one unlucky-lucky day, Raphael's world turns upside down. A small leather bag falls into his hands. It's a bag of clues. It's a bag of hope. It's a bag that will change everything.Soon Raphael and his friends Gardo and Rat are running for their lives. Wanted by the police, it takes all their quick-thinking, fast-talking to stay ahead.
The story of the British Isles in 100 places, Neil Oliver: The British Isles, this archipelago of islands, is to Neil Oliver the best place in the world. From north to south, east to west it cradles astonishing beauty. The human story here is a million years old, and counting. But the tolerant, easygoing peace we enjoy has been hard won. We have made and known the best and worst of times. We have been hero and villain and all else in between, and we have learned some lessons.
With you always: a novel, Rena Olsen: In the wake of a painful breakup and struggling to prove herself at work, Julia feels adrift. When Bryce blows into her life, he seems like the perfect anchor. Handsome, charming, secure, and confident, Bryce brings out the best in Julia, sweeping her off her feet with attention and affection while grounding her with his certainty and faith. Together they embark on a path guided by the principles of his family and their church, each step a paving stone leading to happily ever after.
Kill Alex Cross, James Patterson: Detective Alex Cross is one of the first on the scene of the biggest case he's ever been part of. The President's son and daughter have been abducted from their schoo???an impossible crime, but somehow the kidnapper has done it. Alex does everything he can but is shunted to the fringes of the investigation. Someone powerful doesn't want Cross too close.
Can you keep a secret?, Karen Perry: It's been twenty years since Lindsey has seen her best friend Rachel Twenty years since she has set foot in Thornbury Hall - the now crumbling home of the Bagenal family - where they spent so much time as teenagers. Since Patrick Bagenal's 18th birthday party, the night everything changed. It's time for a reunion Patrick has decided on one last hurrah before closing the doors of his family home for good. All of the old crowd, back together for a weekend.
Dead man switch, Matthew Quirk: Thousands of American lives are at stake, and their survival rests on Captain John Hayes and his special operations team. A deadly fall on a rugged stretch of California coast. A home invasion gone wrong in Brittany. No one connects the killings because the victims are living under cover, their true identities closely-held secrets. They are members of America's most select kill/capture team, which combines special operations lethality with CIA tradecraft.
The night agent, Matthew Quirk: To save America from a catastrophic betrayal, an idealistic young FBI agent must stop a Russian mole in the White House in this exhilarating political thriller reminiscent of the early novels of John Grisham and David Baldacci. No one was more surprised than FBI Agent Peter Sutherland when he's tapped to work in the White House Situation Room.
Again, but better: a novel, Christine Riccio: This programme includes an author's note read by the author. Again, But Better, a story about second chances, discovering yourself, and being brave enough to try again. Shane has been doing college all wrong. Pre-med, stellar grades, and happy parents...sounds ideal–but Shane's made zero friends, goes home every weekend, and romance...what's that? Her life has been dorm, dining hall, class, repeat.
The olive tree, Lucinda Riley: It has been twenty-four years since a young Helena spent a magical holiday in Cyprus, where she fell in love for the first time. When the now crumbling house, 'Pandora,' is left to her by her godfather, she returns to spend the summer there with her family. At the difficult age of thirteen, her son, Alex, is torn between protecting his mother and learning the truth about his real father. Both Helena and Alex know that life will never be the same, once Pandora's secrets have been revealed...
Rachel's pudding pantry, Caroline Roberts: Primrose Farm is Rachel's very own slice of heaven. Come rain or shine there's always a pot of tea brewing by the Aga, the delicious aroma of freshly baked puddings, and a chorus of happy memories drifting through the kitchen. But the farm is in a spot of trouble. As the daffodils spring, Rachel must plant the seeds of change if she wants to keep the farm afloat, and it's all resting on a crazy plan.
Cows save the planet and other improbable ways of restoring soil to heal the Earth, Judith Schwartz
Grim lovelies, Megan Shepherd: Seventeen-year-old Anouk envies the human world, where people known as Pretties lavish themselves in fast cars, high fashion, and have the freedom to fall in love. But Anouk can never have those things, because she is not really human. Enchanted from animal to human girl and forbidden to venture beyond her familiar Parisian prison, Anouk is a Beastie: destined for a life surrounded by dust bunnies and cinders serving Mada Vittora, the evil witch who spelled her into existence.
Dreaming of Jupiter, Ted Simon: When Ted Simon rode 64,000 miles round the world on his 500c Triumph Tiger, he inspired thousands of motorcyclists to begin their own adventures, including Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, who chronicled their travels in Long Way Round. Nearly thirty years later, Ted Simon took to the road again to retrace the epic journey he made in his 40s. He meets up with old friends and acquaintances, revisits old landmarks and locations, and rediscovers himself, as well as the world, along the way.
The Guggenheim mystery, Robin Stevens: My name is Ted Spark. Three months ago, I solved the mystery of how my cousin Salim disappeared from a pod on the London Eye. This is the story of my second mystery. This summer, I went on holiday to New York, to visit Aunt Gloria and Salim. While I was there, a painting was stolen from the Guggenheim Museum, where Aunt Gloria works. Then Aunt Gloria was blamed for the theft, and I realised just how important it was to find the painting, and discover who really had taken it.
Forget me not, Ellie Terry: When her mother breaks up with yet another boyfriend, Calliope meets Jinsong at her latest middle school, who becomes her friend despite her Tourette Syndrome and the embarrassment it can cause.
The walnut tree: a holiday tale, Charles Todd: In 1914, while visiting her friend Madeleine, Lady Elspeth Douglas's life is thrown into chaos when war breaks out and the Germans quickly overrun Belgium, threatening France. Having just agreed to marry Alain, Madeleine's dashing brother, Lady Elspeth watches him leave to join his unit, and then she sets out for England, only to find herself trapped on the French coast.
The Pallisers: 12 BBC Radio 4 full cast dramatisations, Anthony Trollope: A sweeping radio saga of political intrigue, love affairs, financial wrangles and murder, based on the books by Anthony Trollope, creator of The Barchester ChroniclesThis epic drama follows several generations of the Palliser dynasty, as they navigate the twists and turns of political and high society in Victorian England.Wealthy aristocrat and politician Plantagenet Palliser and beautiful, spirited Lady Glencora.
The beige man, Helene Tursten: A speeding BMW leaves a dead pedestrian in its wake and leads police to the corpse of a young girl in a cellar. Detective Inspector Irene Huss's ensuing investigation draws her into the chilling world of sex trafficking. One of Soho Crime's bestselling series, Swedish Detective Inspector Irene Huss is another example of why the Scandinavian crime fiction trend is so hot.
The marriage game, Alison Weir: Alison Weir brings Elizabeth I to vivid life in a novel of intrigue, sex, plots, mysteries and tragedies, amid all the colour and pageantry of the Tudor court. The TimesIt was an affair that shocked the world. Elizabeth I is the most sought-after bride in Europe. But though she is formidably intelligent, brave and tempestuous, she is desperately insecure.
Captive queen: a novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Alison Weir: Eleanor of Aquitaine was the beautiful twelfth-century woman who was queen of France until she abandoned her royal husband for the younger man who would become king of England. In a relationship based on lust and a mutual desire for great power, Henry II and Eleanor took over the English throne in 1154, thus beginning one of the most influential reigns and tumultuous royal marriages in all of history.
The chronology of water: a memoir, Lidia Yuknavitch: In The Chronology of Water, Lidia Yuknavitch expertly moves the listener through issues of gender, sexuality, violence, and the family from the point of view of a lifelong swimmer turned artist. In writing that explores the nature of memoir itself, her story traces the effect of extreme grief on a young woman's developing sexuality that some define as untraditional because of her attraction to both men and women.
Love on the waterways, Milly Adams: March 1944, West London: It's been five months since Verity Clement fled home for a life on Britain's canals. Hauling cargo between London and Birmingham is tough, but far easier to face than the turbulence she's left behind. When Verity's sweetheart returns unexpectedly from the front line, she dreams of a brighter future. But life aboard the Marigold is never smooth sailing. New recruit Sylvia is struggling with demons from her past while crewmate Polly receives devastating news.
Arnhem :, Antony Beevor: Operation Market Garden, the plan to end the war by capturing the bridges leading to the Lower Rhine and beyond, was a bold concept: the Americans thought it unusually bold for Field Marshal Montgomery. But the cost of failure was horrendous, above all for the Dutch who risked everything to help. German reprisals were cruel. The British fascination for heroic failure has clouded the story of Arnhem in myths, not least that victory was possible when in fact the plan was doomed from the start.
Ambulance girls under fire, Deborah Burrows: Celia Ashton has driven ambulances throughout the Blitz for the Bloomsbury Auxiliary Ambulance Depot. Cool under fire, she revels in her exciting and extremely dangerous job.When her husband, a known Nazi supporter, is released from prison, Celia refuses to return to her unhappy marriage. Instead she joins forces with Simon Levy, a man who appears to despise her, to help a young Jewish orphan.
A book of bones, John Connolly: On a lonely moor in the northeast of England, the body of a young woman is discovered near the site of a vanished church. In the south, a girl lies buried beneath a Saxon mound. To the southeast, the ruins of a priory hide a human skull. Each is a sacrifice, a summons. And something in the darkness has heard the call. But another is coming: Parker the hunter, the avenger.
Red herring, Jonothan Cullinane: 1951, Auckland: A man overboard, a murder and a lot of loose ends... The workers and the government are heading for bloody confrontation and the waterfront is the frontline. But this is a war with more than two sides, and nothing is what it seems.
Shadow tyrants, Clive Cussler: Nearly two thousand years ago, an eastern emperor charged a small group with safeguarding secrets powerful enough to change the history of mankind. Now two rival factions of their descendants are fighting a mighty battle. Both sides think they are saving the world, but their tactics could very well bring about the end of humankind.
The language of birds, Jill Dawson: In the summer of 1974, Mandy River arrives in London to make a fresh start and begins working as nanny to the children of one Lady Morven. She quickly finds herself in the midst of a bitter custody battle and the house under siege: Lord Morven is having his wife watched. According to Lady Morven, her estranged husband also has a violent streak, yet she doesn't seem the most reliable witness.
Charlie Savage, Roddy Doyle: Meet Charlie Savage: a middle-aged Dubliner with an indefatigable wife, an exasperated daughter, a drinking buddy who's realised that he's been a woman all along. Compiled here for the first time is a whole year's worth of Roddy Doyle's hilarious series for the Irish Independent. Giving a unique voice to the everyday, he draws a portrait of a man - funny, loyal, somewhat bewildered - trying to keep pace with the modern world (if his knees don't give out first).
Miss Nightingale's nurses, Kate Eastham: Ada Houston's life is shattered when her brother Frank goes missing following an accident at the docks. She hears a rumour that he survived and left Liverpool to fight a foreign war, so she boards a ship to bring him home. But the battlefields of the Crimea are a hostile place for a penniless young woman. Then one day she is offered the chance to train as a nurse under the famous Florence Nightingale.
The flight of Cornelia Blackwood, Susan Elliot-Wright: Cornelia Blackwood is about to do something very wrong, for reason she believes to be right. She has a loving marriage, but she has no friends. Everyone knows her name, but no one will speak to her now. Cornelia has unravelled once before. Can she stop it from happening again? An urgent and important novel of love, loss, tragedy and daring to hope again.
She chose me, Tracey Emerson: Grace has returned to London after twenty years abroad to manage her dying mother's affairs. When she receives a blank Mother's Day card in the post, she is confused and unsettled. Who could have sent it to her and why? She isn't a mother. Another Mother's Day card arrives. Then come the silent phone calls. Haunted by disturbing flashbacks, Grace starts to unravel. Someone is out to get her. Someone who knows what she has done.
The escape, Clare Harvey: Germany, 1945. Detta works as a translator for a Nazi-run labour camp for French workers. One winter morning, Detta passes a group of exhausted British prisoners of war being force-marched westwards. One prisoner catches her eye. The following day a local priest reveals that the prisoner needs her help. Berlin, 1989. After witnessing the fall of the Wall, Miranda, a British photography student, flees through the rubble into the East.
After he's gone, Jane Isaac: You think you know him. Until he's dead... When Cameron Swift is gunned down outside his family home, DC Beth Chamberlain is appointed Family Liaison Officer: a dual role that requires her to support the family, and also investigate them. As the case unfolds and the body count climbs, Beth discovers that nothing is quite as it appears and everyone, it seems, has secrets. Even the dead...
The Guinea Pig Club: Archibald McIndoe and the RAF in World War II, E R Mayhew: The history of the Guinea Pig Club, the band of airmen who were seriously burned in aeroplane fires, is a truly inspiring, spine-tingling tale. Plastic surgery was in its infancy before the Second World War. The most rudimentary techniques were only known to a few surgeons worldwide. The Allies were tremendously fortunate in having maverick surgeon Archibald McIndoe - nicknamed 'the Boss', or 'the Maestro' - operating at a small hospital in East Grinstead in the south of England.
Call me a liar, Colette McBeth: One of them is lying. One of them is guilty. No one is safe. Months after landing their dream job, five brilliant young minds are sent on a remote retreat. But when one of them disappears, they're forced to question why they were brought here in the first place, and how far they'd go to get what they want. And for the first time in their lives, they realise too much knowledge can be deadly.
Night, Bernard Minier: A woman murdered in a church in Norway. A collection of photographs on an oil rig in the North Sea. A young boy in a picturesque Austrian village. The three clues that suggest a serial killer has returned... Detective Kirsten Nigaard believes the signs point to none other than Julian Hirtmann, a serial murderer on the run. She turns to Toulouse cop Martin Servaz, who has a painful personal history with Hirtmann. Servaz hunted the elusive killer for many years until the trail went cold.
True blue, Sasha Wasley: Freya 'Free' Paterson has finally come back home. She's landed the job of her dreams working on an art project with the local school, but she hadn't planned on meeting the man of her dreams as well. With his irresistible Irish accent, Constable Finn Kelly is everything Free wants - genuine, kind...and handsome as hell. He's also everything Free isn't - stable and dependable. Yet despite the passion simmering between them, he just wants to be friends.

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Great escapes: enjoy the world at your leisure, Ann Abel: Beach paradises. Luxury hideaways. Cultural thrills. This showcase of the world's most enjoyable escapes celebrates the sheer pleasure of travel. Take time out to indulge in romantic getaways, culinary adventures, musical journeys and family holidays. Or simply revel in pure relaxation.
The Guernsey novels. Books 1-3, Anne Allen: Dangerous Waters: Tragedy seems to follow Jeanne Le Page around. Can she really go through it again and survive? She is lucky to be alive ... at sixteen Jeanne was almost killed in a boating accident which brought heart-breaking family tragedy. Now, fifteen years later, Jeanne returns reluctantly to the island of Guernsey following the death of her beloved grandmother.
Love me like this, Bella Andre: Eight years have passed since Justin Morrison first laid eyes on Taylor Cardenes and fell head over heels in love with her, even though she could never be his. He's tried everything he can to get over her–including moving to another country–but she's still the only woman he'll ever want. Eight years is a heck of a long time to secretly love someone. Taylor knows all too well how impossible it is to forget a man as sexy, sweet, and brilliant as Justin Morrison.
Your love is mine, Bella Andre: Flynn Stewart, an award-winning screenwriter, seems to have the perfect Hollywood life. Until his dark past comes crashing back when he learns his long-lost sister has passed away–and he has a six-month-old niece named Ruby. Flynn vows to give the little girl who now means everything to him a better childhood than he or his sister ever had. So when he finds out that Ruby's nanny is trying to sell their story to the press, he takes his niece as far from Hollywood as he can.
The dress and the girl, Camille Andros: A little girl and her favourite dress have extraordinary adventures together, but when the girl emigrates from Greece to the United States they are separated, and the dress travels the world searching for her.
Rocky Mountain desire, Vivian Arend: Nothing comes easy. You've gotta work for it. Matt Coleman always figured at this point in his life, he'd be settled down with a family. Since his ex split for the big city, though, no way will he give anyone else the chance to drop-kick his heart. Physical pleasure? Hell, yeah, he'll take–and give–with gusto, but nothing more. Hope Meridan is working long hours to hold on to her new quilt shop, going it alone since her sister/business partner ran off. Sex? Right, like she's got the time.
Rocky Mountain haven, Vivian Arend: It's the quiet ones who take you by surprise. Beth Danube's emotionally abusive husband is dead and buried. So is her heart. It's no big deal, she has all she wants: her three little boys and a fresh start in a small Alberta town. What she doesn't want is another man in her life–not now, maybe not ever. After ten years of unsatisfactory, missionary-position sex, she never expected her libido to reawaken.
Rocky Mountain heat, Vivian Arend: He's the one who taught her to ride. Now all he wants is to ride her. Blake Coleman is old enough to know that acting on impulse causes nothing but trouble. But when trouble's a western-hat-wearing blonde with slim legs that go on forever, what's a man to do? Wanting the sweet girl next door is just wrong. The responsible thing to do is keep his hands off. Jaxi has other plans for Blake's hands, and his heart. She may have once considered him a big brother, but that was a long time ago.
Head kid, David Baddiel: Bracket Wood is about to be visited by the school inspectors. But there's one big problem: Ryan Ward. The maestro of practical jokes, Ryan has played so many tricks that in the end the Head Teacher just walks out. And then the new Head Teacher, Mr Carter, arrives. A man so strict even the teachers are scared of him. So imagine his surprise - and Ryan's - when they swap bodies. Now Ryan is Head Teacher - and his mortal enemy is one of his pupils.
In the night wood, Dale Bailey: Charles Hayden has been fascinated by a strange Victorian fairy tale, In the Night Wood, since he was a child. When his wife, Erin - a descendant of the author - inherits her ancestor's house, the couple decide to make it their home. Still mourning the recent death of their daughter, they leave America behind, seeking a new beginning in the English countryside. But Hollow House, filled with secrets and surrounded by an ancient oak forest, is a place where the past seems very much alive.
More than a princess, E D Baker: Aislin of Eliasind is more than just a princess; she's half-fairy and half-pedrasi, with magical gifts from each side of her heritage! One day, as Aislin is venturing through the woods, she is alarmed to hear a band of humans coming through.
The stars below, David Baldacci: From the beginning, the fight was coming. Vega Jane fought her way out of the village where she was born, crossed a wilderness filled with vicious creatures, and raised a ragtag army behind her. But each triumph earned through grit and pain only brought her closer to him. Necro. A sorcerer whose unspeakable evil is matched only by his magical power. Vega and Necro are on a collision course. The clash between his awesome power and her iron will is going to shake the stars down.
Go tell it on the mountain, James Baldwin: The electrifying first novel from James Baldwin, whose life and words are immortalised in the Oscar-nominated film I Am Not Your Negro. 'I had to deal with what hurt me most. I had to deal with my father.' Drawing on James Baldwin's own boyhood in a religious community in 1930s Harlem, his first novel tells the story of young Johnny Grimes.
The amendment killer, Ronald S Barak: "We have your granddaughter. Here's what you need to do". That's the text message Supreme Court Justice Arnold Hirschfeld receives as hearings commence in the U.S. Supreme Court to determine the fate of the 28th Amendment - enacted to criminase abuse of power on the part of our political representatives. In court to defend the amendment, retired U.S. District Court Judge Cyrus Brooks observes his old friend and law school classmate Hirschfeld acting strangely and dispatches veteran D.C.
The puppet master, Ronald S Barak: What would you do if they took everything you had-your family, your home, your business, your dignity, even-perhaps-your sanity? "Have you ever killed anyone? I have. I'll do it again. If I need to." A mysterious vigilante serial killer bent on putting an end to political corruption. Savvy trial court judge Cyrus Brooks and veteran homicide detective Frank Lotello form a secret and unprecedented alliance to uncover the truth. Before it's too late.
Lessons from Lucy: the simple joys of an old, happy dog, Dave Barry: "A bestselling humorist shows how to age gracefully, taking cues from his dog, Lucy"– Provided by publisher.
I am Rebecca, Fleur Beale: Life inside a religious cult becomes too much for 16-year-old Rebecca when she finds out who she is to marry. When she turns 14, Rebecca will find out who she is to marry. All the girls in her strict religious sect must be married just after their 16th birthdays. Her twin sister Rachel desperately wants to marry the boy she's given her heart to. All Rebecca wants is to have a husband who is kind, but both girls know the choice is not theirs to make.
I am not Esther, Fleur Beale: When Kirby's mother tells her she is going away for two years, and is leaving her with relatives she's never heard of, it is every teenage girl's nightmare. These relatives are members of a closed religious sect. They have no television, radio, newspapers or mirrors and Kirby must wear long, modest clothes and behave in a 'Godly' way, or else. They even give her a new biblical name, Esther.
Three days missing, Kimberly Belle: When a child goes missing, two mothers' lives collide in a shocking way in this suspenseful novel from the bestselling author of The Marriage Lie. It's every parent's worst nightmare: the call that comes in the middle of the night. When Kat Jenkins awakens to the police on her doorstep, her greatest fear is realised. Her nine-year-old son, Ethan, is missing - vanished from the cabin where he'd been on an overnight field trip with his class.
This treacherous journey, Misty M Beller: Widowed and with child, Emma Malcom is fleeing from the reward offered for her arrest. She's innocent of the dirty dealings her deceased husband orchestrated, but the angry townspeople didn't stop to listen to her defense before she narrowly escaped with her life. Now, she and her twin brother, Joseph, must battle the mountain wilderness of the Rockies to reach Canada and the clean start she craves.
This daring journey, Misty M Beller: "As a half-Indian raised among her Peigan tribe, Moriah Clark knows better than to trust white people. The tragedy that resulted in her birth is proof enough. But when her trusted grandfather marries her to a white man, she has no choice but to obey and hope this new life isn't her downfall. Her white husband turns out to be a decent sort, but his unexpected death left her to birth a newborn baby among hostile mountain men.
Wedding bells at Butterfly Cove, Sarah Bennett: A second chance by the sea? When Kiki Jackson's marriage falls to pieces, there's only one place that she knows she can escape to - her sister's little guesthouse in Butterfly Cove. But she's worried that turning up on bride-to-be Mia's doorstep, especially with her two adorable children in tow, will spoil her sister's imminent wedding plans! Luckily, handsome neighbour Aaron Spenser offers to share his new cottage with Kiki until she's back on her feet.
Sunrise at Butterfly Cove, Sarah Bennett: A year of taking chances... After a nightmare year, Mia Sutherland is hoping for a fresh start! She's putting the past behind her and pouring all her savings into renovating a crumbling guesthouse in peaceful Butterfly Cove. Nothing will distract her from achieving her dreams! That is, until her very first guest, Daniel Fitzwilliam arrives - quite possibly, the most gorgeous man she's ever seen. He's only here for a week, but already Daniel has turned her world upside-down.
Mae's first day of school, Kate Berube: "Today is Mae's first day of school. But Mae says, "I'M. NOT. GOING." With the help of Rosie and Ms. Pearl, will Mae be ready to start the day?"–Book jacket.
Jesus feminist: an invitation to revisit the Bible's view of women: exploring God's radical notion that women are people too, Sarah Bessey: Gender roles have been debated for centuries, and now Sarah Bessey offers a clarion freedom call for all who want to realise their giftedness and potential in the kingdom of God. Through a thoughtful review of biblical teaching and church practices, Bessey shares how following Jesus made a feminist out of her.
Me and my dragon, David Biedrzycki: A boy tells all the reasons a small, fire-breathing dragon would make an excellent pet, and the ways he would take proper care of it if he had one.
The golden tower, Holly Black: A generation ago, powerful mage Constantine Madden came close to achieving what no magician had ever achieved- the ability to bring back the dead. He didn't succeed ... but he did find a way to keep himself alive, inside a young child named Callum Hunt. Facing up to what he is, Callum has battled chaos and evil across four years of magical training at the Magisterium, eventually defeating the armies of chaos in an epic battle. It came at a cost.
Pigs might fly: the inside story of Pink Floyd, Mark Blake: Mark Blake's history of Pink Floyd - the first for fifteen years - has already been acknowledged as the final word on this remarkable band's life. Lucidly written, incorporating over a hundred new and exclusive interviews, it covers Pink Floyd from their Cambridge beginnings in the early sixties to their triumphant re-formation at Live 8 in 2005 24 years after their last live performance together and the death of their troubled founder-member Syd Barrett a year later.
The cold between, Elizabeth Bonesteel: "Deep in the stars, a young officer and her lover are plunged into a murder mystery and a deadly conspiracy in this first entry in a stellar military science-fiction series in the tradition of Lois McMaster Bujold. When her crewmate, Danny, is murdered on the colony of Volhynia, Central Corps chief engineer, Commander Elena Shaw, is shocked to learn the main suspect is her lover, Treiko Zajec. She knows Trey is innocent–he was with her when Danny was killed.
Breach of containment, Elizabeth Bonesteel: A reluctant hero must prevent war in space and on Earth in this fast-paced military science fiction thriller from the author of The Cold Between and Remnants of Trust. Space is full of the unknown . . . most of it ready to kill you. When hostilities between factions threaten to explode into a shooting war on the moon of Yakutsk, the two major galactic military powers, Central Corps and PSI, send ships to defuse the situation.
Remnants of trust, Elizabeth Bonesteel: "In this follow-up to The Cold Between, a young soldier finds herself caught in the crosshairs of a deadly conspiracy in deep space. Six weeks ago, Commander Elena Shaw and Captain Greg Foster were court-martialed for their role in an event Central Gov denies ever happened. Yet instead of a dishonorable discharge or time in a military prison, Shaw and Foster and are now back together on Galileo. As punishment, they've been assigned to patrol the nearly empty space of the Third Sector.
Ellie, Mary Christner Borntrager: Ellie Maust grows up Amish but isn't happy with the strict ideas of her father. As she learns responsibility and approaches her own wedding day, she begins to rethink her feelings about her family's Amish traditions.
Mr. Hunt, I presume, Valerie Bowman: He never forgot her... When General Collin Hunt is ordered to take a much-needed holiday, he resigns himself to rest and recreation at his brother's country estate. But when the only woman he ever loved–and selflessly gave up–shows up as his sister-in-law's governess, his carefully ordered life is turned inside out. She'll never forgive him...
The healthy mind toolkit: simple strategies to get out of your own way and enjoy your life, Alice Boyes: An empowering guide to overcoming self-defeating behaviours I can't believe I just did that! Why does this always happen to me' I really should stop myself from ... Sound familiar' Whether we're aware of it or not, most of us are guilty of self-sabotage. These behaviors can manifest in seemingly innocuous ways, but if left unchecked can create stress and cause problems in all areas of your life. In The Healthy Mind Toolkit, Dr.
The wayward bride, Anna Bradley: In only six weeks, Isla Ramsey is due to marry Henry Northrup, the sixth Earl of Sydney. But she remains haunted by memories of the dashing Hugh Courtney, the Marquess Pierce. The handsome aristocrat had hinted at forever and then tossed her aside, leaving Isla with few viable options. Now, as she awaits her new fiancé's arrival from London, she rides her horse past Hugh's estate at Hazelwood every day, pining for a man who was never truly hers.
Sky without stars, Jessica Brody: When the Last Days came, the planet of Laterre promised hope. A new life for a wealthy French family and their descendants. But five hundred years later, it's now a place where an extravagant elite class reigns supreme; where the clouds hide the stars and the poor starve in the streets; where a rebel group, long thought dead, is resurfacing. Whispers of revolution have begun; a revolution that hinges on three unlikely heroes.
The aftermath, Rhidian Brook: Ponders issues of decency, guilt and forgiveness. Suspicion, resentment and misunderstanding haunt this city.
Dare to lead: bold work, tough conversations, whole hearts, Brené Brown: In her previous books Brenae Brown taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong and brave the wilderness. Now, based on new research conducted with leaders, change makers and culture shifters, she's showing us how to put those ideas into practice so we can step up and lead.
The meaning of birds, Jaye Robin Brown: When Vivi unexpectedly dies, Jess's perfect world is erased. As she spirals out of control, Jess pushes away everyone around her and throws out her plans for art school. Because art is Vivi and Vivi is gone forever. Right when Jess feels at her lowest, she makes a surprising friend who just might be able to show her a new way to channel her rage, passion, and creativity.
The life Lucy knew, Karma Brown: One woman is about to discover everything she believes-knows-to be true about her life...isn't.After hitting her head, Lucy Sparks awakens in the hospital to a shocking revelation: the man she's known and loved for years - the man she recently married - is not actually her husband. In fact, they haven't even spoken since their breakup four years earlier.
Rajasthan, Delhi & Agra, Lindsay Brown: Lonely Planet Rajasthan, Delhi & Agra is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Lose yourself in the maze-like bazaars of Old Delhi, watch the sunset at the Taj Mahal, or search for tigers in Ranthambhore National Park; all with your trusted travel companion.
Trail mates; & Dude ranch, Bonnie Bryant: The Saddle Club stars three heroines, Stevie, Carole and Lisa, who form The Saddle Club at the Pine Hollow Stables. Each character has a distinctly different personality but all share an equal love of horses and a strong loyalty to each other. Boy trouble on the trail with the girls of Pine Hollow! Carole, Stevie and Lisa are totally devoted to horses - and to each other. But for Carole, it seems as if there's not much she can count on except riding and the friendship of the Saddle Club.
Horse sense, Bonnie Bryant: Stevie Lake, Carole Hanson, and Lisa Atwood are the best of friends and charter members of the Saddle Club, bonded together by their love of horses. But now the Saddle Club is in trouble! Stevie has been picked by Max, the owner of Pine Hollow Stables, to plan some games for its upcoming horse show. And Carole is busy helping the vet care for Delilah, the mare who is soon to give birth to a foal sired by Cobalt, Carole's beloved stallion.
Trail mates, Bonnie Bryant: Carole, Stevie, and Lisa, the three members of the Saddle Club, are totally devoted to horses - and to each other. But for Carole, it seems as if there's not much she can count on except riding and the friendship of the Saddle Club. Ever since her mother died, Carole has urged her dad to go out on dates. But now she's afraid that he's getting serious about a woman whom she isn't ready to think of as a stepmother.
Miramar Bay, T Davis Bunn: When Connor Larkin boards a late night bus in downtown LA, he's not sure where he's going or what he's looking for. Putting his acting career - and his fiancee - on hold, he's searching for something he can't define, a part of himself he lost on the road to success. Once he dreamed of being a singer in the classic style of Sinatra and Bennett. But his lean good looks soon landed him in movies as the sexy "bad guy" - and in the arms of a famous young heiress.
Firefly Cove, T Davis Bunn: Since the age of seven, Lucius Quarterfield has known he is dying. But now, at twenty-eight, his time is finally running out. So he's returning to the one place he ever felt happy, near the only woman he ever truly wanted. He's going to make each moment count because he knows that everything is about to change ... he just can't know exactly how.
Moondust Lake, T Davis Bunn: Buddy Helms lives and works under the thumb of his powerful father. He's proved himself time and again to the manipulative patriarch; even saving the company from financial ruin, but has never had his father's love and respect. His church counsellor recommends the solitude of Moondust Lake, a retreat just outside Miramar Bay. Kimberly Sturgiss is a psychotherapist whose tragic past has granted her a rare ability to gently release her patients from their self-made prisons.
Byrne, Anthony Burgess: Michael Byrne is an Irish Don Juan - a composer, a charmer, a bigamist and a thug. He moves from country to country, from bed to bed, selling his talents and leaving a trail of children in his wake. His journey takes him from post-Great War London to the centre of Hitler's Third Reich and then he vanishes. His twin sons travel across the troubled face of Europe to pursue their father for one final apocalyptic reckoning.
The better sister, Alafair Burke: Though Chloe was the younger of the two Taylor sisters, she always seemed to be in charge. She was the honour roll student with big dreams and an even bigger work ethic. Nicky was always restless. and more than a little reckless; the opposite of her ambitious little sister. She floated from job to job and man to man, and stayed close to home in Cleveland. For a while, it seemed like both sisters had found happiness.
The courtship, Grace Burrowes: This is the tender story of love tested and won, and how Percy Windham, the dashing and brilliant man who was never supposed to become the Duke of Moreland, wooed the amazing lady who became his beloved Duchess. Percival Windham is a second son, and a cavalry officer acclaimed and respected by his men. He is immensely attractive and distracts himself with the women who seem to throw themselves at him at every turn, until at a country house party, he meets beautiful, retiring Esther Himmelfarb.
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The cowboy wore a kilt, Grace Burrowes: When Scottish executive Declan MacLeod books a week's stay at the Bar J bed and breakfast, ranch owner Claudia Jensen finds herself noticing a guy for the first time in years. Declan's job is to buy the Bar J out from under Claudia, though, and she is not at all interested in selling.
Explain pain, David S Butler: All pain is real. And for many people it is a debilitating part of everyday life. It is now known that understanding more about why things hurt can actually help people to overcome their pain. Recent advances in fields such as neurophysiology, brain imaging, immunology, psychology and cellular biology have provided an explanatory platform from which to explore pain.
Notebooks of a middle-school princess, Meg Cabot: Olivia Grace is completely average. Or so she thinks. Until Her Royal Highness, Princess Mia Thermopolis turns up at her school one day and whisks Olivia away to New York City! But discovering that your father is actually the Prince of Genovia is quite a shock. Especially since it means you're a descendant of the Kingdom of Genovia, and a princess.
Bridesmaid-in-training, Meg Cabot: Olivia Grace Clarisse Mignonette Harrison still finds it hard to believe that she's a princess! Not only does she get to live in an actual palace with her newly discovered family and two fabulous poodles, but she also gets her very own pony! Of course, not everything is going exactly as she imagined ...
One potato, two potato, dead, Lynn Cahoon: Angie Turner's restaurant, The County Seat, is conveniently located near a first-class farmers market–so her menu is full of fresh ingredients. But a visiting culinary professor has just had a taste of something very unhealthy. Angie first meets Daniel Monet at a local mission, where she and her chef-in-training, Hope, are serving barbeque chicken poutine to the homeless. Monet is one of Hope's teachers–but Angie's boyfriend knows him from his youthful days in England.
Corned beef and casualties, Lynn Cahoon: South Cove, California, is celebrating St. Patrick's Day–and there's going to be a parade of suspects . . . Jill Gardner's store, Coffee, Books, and More, is raking in the green as her little coastal town holds a big festival for St. Patrick's Day. But the locals aren't exactly feeling the luck of the Irish, thanks to the rowdy behaviour of some of the tourists who are pouring in. Then a woman who just visited Jill's shop is found dead near the shore.
Castle on the rise, Kristy Cambron: When Laine Forrester travels to France to attend her longtime friend's vineyard wedding, she expects to find a bride on the brink of a fairy-tale life. But after a series of unforeseen setbacks–a devastating diagnosis, a castle restoration put on hold, and the emergence of deep-seated family dynamics that threaten to derail the new couple's fledgling marriage–it seems the storybook life Laine had imagined for her friend–and once, for herself–is suddenly crumbling before her eyes.
Buried in books, Kate Carlisle: Matrimony and murder collide as San Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright walks down the aisle ... Brooklyn has it all covered. She's triple-checked her wedding to-do list, and everything is on track for the upcoming ceremony with the love of her life, security expert Derek Stone. Not everyone has been as lucky in love as Brooklyn. Her old college roommates Heather and Sara lost touch twelve years ago when Sara stole Heather's boyfriend.
Book of the just, Dana Chamblee Carpenter: "After centuries of searching, Mouse now has everything she's ever wanted within her reach–a normal life, a lover, a brother. What will she risk to keep them? Cherished by a Father, coveted by a king, loved by an almost-priest; tormented by demons, tortured by a madman, hunted by a cult, hounded by her father. Mouse has survived it all. But then, she was never just a girl. Despite Mouse's power, her father always wanted a son–and now, at long last, he has him.
Three Birds Renovations: 400+ renovation and styling secrets revealed, Erin Cayless: Australia's most fabulous renovators reveal their secrets. The Three Birds are best friends and busy mums who ditched their corporate careers to renovate houses, now with massive instagram and youtube followings for their design and reno techniques.
The utterly indescribable thing that happened in Huggabie Falls, Adam Cece: Kipp Kindle and his two friends, Tobias Treachery and Cymphany Chan, are back defending their weird and wonderful town, Huggabie Falls. Something indescribable is making everyone worry that life might be more exciting if they lived in the neighbouring town of Near Huggabie Falls.
High window, Raymond Chandler: Philip Marlowe's on a case: his client, a dried-up husk of a woman, wants him to recover a rare gold coin called a Brasher Doubloon, missing from her late husband's collection. That's the simple part. It becomes more complicated when Marlowe finds that everyone who handles the coin suffers a run of very bad luck: they always end up dead. That's also unlucky for a private investigator, because leaving a trail of corpses around LA gets cops' noses out of joint.
The Magpie lord, KJ Charles: A lord in danger. A magician in turmoil. A snowball in hell. Exiled to China for twenty years, Lucien Vaudrey never planned to return to England. But with the mysterious deaths of his father and brother, it seems the new Lord Crane has inherited an earldom. He's also inherited his family's enemies. He needs magical assistance, fast. He doesn't expect it to turn up angry. Magician Stephen Day has good reason to hate Crane's family. Unfortunately, it's his job to deal with supernatural threats.
Any old diamonds, KJ Charles: Lord Alexander Pyne-ffoulkes is the younger son of the Duke of Ilvar, with a bitter grudge against his wealthy father. The Duke intends to give his Duchess a priceless diamond parure on their wedding anniversary – so Alec hires a pair of jewel thieves to steal it. The Duke's remote castle is a difficult target, and Alec needs a way to get the thieves in. Soldier-turned-criminal Jerry Crozier has the answer: he'll pose as a Society gentleman and become Alec's new best friend.
Unfit to print, KJ Charles: When crusading lawyer Vikram Pandey sets out in search of a missing youth, his investigations take him to Holywell Street, London's most notorious address. He expects to find a disgraceful array of sordid bookshops. He doesn't expect one of them to be run by the long-lost friend whose disappearance and presumed death he's been mourning for thirteen years.
The henchmen of Zenda, KJ Charles: Swordfights, lust, betrayal, murder: just another day for a henchman. Jasper Detchard is a disgraced British officer, now selling his blade to the highest bidder. Currently that's Michael Elphberg, half-brother to the King of Ruritania. Michael wants the throne for himself, and Jasper is one of the scoundrels he hires to help him take it. But when Michael makes his move, things don't go entirely to plan - and the penalty for treason is death.
Wanted, a gentleman, KJ Charles: Theodore Swann is a jobbing writer, proprietor of the Matrimonial Advertiser lonely hearts gazette, and all-round weasel. He's the very last man that Martin St. Vincent would choose to rely on—and the only one who can help. Martin is a wealthy merchant who finds himself obliged to put a stop to a young heiress's romantic correspondence in the Matrimonial Advertiser.
It had to be you, Lizzy Charles: James Parson has a problem. His military dad is going to yank him out of his expensive boarding school if James doesn't prove he's no longer hooking up, pulling pranks, and charming his way out of consequences. What better way to show he's now responsible than becoming the committed boyfriend of a U.S. diplomat's daughter? Level-headed, book-smart Edelweiss may have travelled the world thanks to her dad's job, but when it comes to friends and boys, she knows exactly nothing.
Tangled up in you, Samantha Chase: They'll change each other's fate... One fateful night Bobby Hannigan sustains a gunshot wound that could end his career as a police officer. If that's taken from him, he doesn't know what he'll do. The only ray of hope is Teagan Shaughnessy?a kindhearted single mom who understands his struggles... Teagan and her young son have just moved back to the Carolina coast to be near family. When she meets Bobby, the timing feels wrong, but everything else feels oh-so-right.
Eggs on ice, Laura Childs: "Some say that casting crusty attorney Allen Sharpe as Scrooge in the Kindred Players production of "A Christmas Carol" is just playing to type. He's not the most beloved man in town. In fact, you'd have a dickens of a time finding someone who liked him. Still it's a shock when the Ghost of Christmas Past stabs him during the first rehearsal.
Broken bone china, Laura Childs: It is Sunday afternoon, and Theodosia and Drayton are catering a formal tea at a hot-air balloon rally. The view aloft is not only stunning, they are also surrounded by a dozen other colourful hot-air balloons. But as the sky turns gray and the clouds start to boil up, a strange object zooms out of nowhere. It is a drone, and it appears to be buzzing around the balloons, checking them out.
Yugoslavia: peace, war, and dissolution, Noam Chomsky: The Balkans, in particular the turbulent ex-Yugoslav territory, have been among the most important world regions in Noam Chomsky's political reflections and activism over the past couple of decades.
The red scrolls of magic, Cassandra Clare: From #1 New York Times bestseller Cassandra Clare and award-winner Wesley Chu comes the first book in a new series that follows High Warlock Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood as they tour the world after the Mortal War. The Red Scrolls of Magic is a Shadowhunters novel. All Magnus Bane wanted was a vacation—a lavish trip across Europe with Alec Lightwood, the Shadowhunter who against all odds is finally his boyfriend.
Christie Ryan romantic mysteries, Phillipa Nefri Clark: The stationmaster's cottage: Christie Ryan inherits a rundown old cottage in a small town she's never heard of. Hidden inside are old love letters and unworn wedding rings. With her own life at a crossroads, she meets reclusive artist, Martin Blake, and his golden retriever, Randall. The dog adores her, but his owner refuses to help Christie discover the truth.
When we left Cuba, Chanel Cleeton: Beautiful. Daring. Deadly. The Cuban Revolution took everything from sugar heiress Beatriz Perez-her family, her people, her country. Recruited by the CIA to infiltrate Fidel Castro's inner circle and pulled into the dangerous world of espionage, Beatriz is consumed by her quest for revenge and her desire to reclaim the life she lost.
Beyond the grave, Judy Clemens: Casey Maldonado is haunted by the deaths of her husband and young son. She hopes traveling through the vast reaches of Idaho will offer peace. Instead, she fights off three drunken locals before escaping to a quiet town where she wants to heal from her injuries and constant sorrow. Her traveling companion, invisible to all but Casey, is Death, wearing a series of disguises and offering expert commentary on her difficulties. Unfortunately, the village of Armstrong carries its own darkness.
Shooting gallery, Ben Coes: With time running out, Dewey Andreas is the last hope for a kidnap victim A new Ben Coes shortDewey AndreasAn original Dewey Andreas short by New York Times.
Bloody Sunday, Ben Coes: 24 hours to nuclear war. The clock is ticking. North Korea, increasingly isolated from most of the rest of the world, is led by an absolute dictator, a madman with a major goal-to launch a nuclear war. But nobody realises that North Korea has made a deal with Iran. In exchange for effective missiles, they will trade nuclear triggers and fissionable material. An exchange, if it goes through, that will create two new nuclear powers. Meanwhile Dewey Andreas is ready to retire from the CIA.
Three stories, J M Coetzee: A man contemplates his deep connection to a house. The unfathomable idea of threshing wheat points to a life lost. And a writer ponders the creation of his narrator. Three Stories-'His Man and He', written as Coetzee's acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize for Literature, 'A House in Spain' and 'Nietverloren'-i s the work of a master at his peak. These are stories that embody the essence of our existence. J.M.
Losing the plot, Elizabeth Coleman: Funny, charming and captivating, with a plot within a plot, and a girl who is looking for love in all the wrong places. Vanessa Rooney is a thirty-something dental hygienist who finds herself a single mum with a hole in her heart where her husband had been. Somehow she finds the courage to fulfil her childhood dream of writing a romance novel but soon discovers that her novel has been plagiarised by her idol, celebrity author Charlotte Lancaster.
Road to Paradise, Max Allan Collins: It's 1973, and Michael is on the road with his 16-year-old daughter, his life-long struggle for redemption at odds with his thirst for revenge.
Rebel sisters, Marita Conlon-McKenna: With the threat of the First World War looming, tension simmers under the surface of Ireland. Growing up in the privileged confines of Dublin's leafy Rathmines, the bright, beautiful Gifford sisters Grace, Muriel and Nellie kick against the conventions of their wealthy Anglo-Irish background and their mother Isabella's expectations. Soon, as war erupts across Europe, the spirited sisters find themselves caught up in their country's struggle for freedom.
The currency lass, Tea Cooper: She can run but she can't hide...As her father's only heir, Catherine Cottingham expects to inherit their sprawling property in the Hunter Valley. What she doesn't understand is why her father is trying to push her into a marriage to the pompous and repulsive Sydney businessman Henry W. Bartholomew. When the will is read it becomes clear money, or the lack of it, lay behind her father's plans.
Lee Raven, boy thief, Zizou Corder: Lee Raven, boy thief, has stolen something he really didn't mean to. Now he faces a perilous flight through London as he tries to escape capture - because Lee has stolen the Book of Nebo, a book that has existed for thousands of years and tells every story known to man.
Number Nine: Maprao Syndrome, Colin Cotterill: Ninth in a series of Colin Cotterill short stories featuring his female news reporter and detective, Jimm Juree. Fans of Jimm know her from the four novels where, with the help of the members of her strange family, she usually solves the crime. Move over Miss Marple, Jimm Juree does it for the 21st Century.A stout American lady tourist has been kidnapped in Maprao, South Thailand. The police need Jimm's expertise, or at least her English language reading skills.
The rat catchers' olympics, Colin Cotterill: "1980: The Democratic People's Republic of Laos is proud to be competing in its first-ever Olympics. Of course, half the world is boycotting the Moscow Summer Olympic Games to protest Russia's recent invasion of Afghanistan, but that has made room for athletes from countries that are usually too small or underfunded to be competitive–countries like Laos. Ex-national coroner of Laos Dr.
A place for everything, Sean Covey: After failing to find his favorite sneakers in time for the big basketball game, Jumper the rabbit learns how to put his room in order by organizing his possessions.
Good luck to all the lads: the wartime story of Brian Cox 1939-43, Peter Cox: Brian Cox wrote 'Good luck to all the lads' in his diary on 26 August 1940, just before he and his mates from 9 Platoon of 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion experienced enemy action for the first time in the Western Desert. Written by Brian's son Peter Cox, this book covers the men's time training in New Zealand and Egypt, and the action they saw in Greece, Libya and the Western Desert. This is a fitting memorial to those young servicemen. Over 120 photos & maps.
New kid, Jerry Craft: Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of colour in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds and not really fitting into either one.
The neighbour, Fiona Cummins: For sale: A lovely family home with good-sized garden and treehouse occupying a plot close to woodland. Quiet, leafy road, good schools, close to the sea and commutable to London. Perfect for kids, fitness enthusiasts, dog walkers . . . And, it seems, the perfect hunting ground for a serial killer. On a hot July day, Garrick and Olivia Lockwood and their two children move into 25 The Avenue looking for a fresh start.
Get to aha!: discover your positioning DNA and dominate your competition, Andrea Cunningham: Presenting a clear; step-by-step framework that will help you determine your companys precise position in the marketing landscape; this book will show you how to create a branding and marketing strategy that will build market momentum and crush the competition. – Edited summary from book.
Cucumber quest. 1, The doughnut kingdom, Gigi D. G.: "The seven kingdoms of Dreamside need a legendary hero. Instead, they'll have to settle for Cucumber, a nerdy magician who just wants to go to school. As destiny would have it, he and his way more heroic sister, Almond, must now seek the Dream Sword, the only weapon powerful enough to defeat Queen Cordelia's Nightmare Knight. Can these bunny siblings save the world in its darkest hour...? Sure, why not?"– Back cover.
Cucumber quest. 4, The flower kingdom, Gigi D. G.: In order to defeat the Nightmare Knight, legend dictates that the DreamSword must be autographed by seven princesses, but things get a bit complicated when our heroes discover that the flower kingdom has no royalty! Luckily, the "king" of fashion, Mr. R, is on the hunt for the new face of his style empire, and whoever catches his eye will be named "Princess R.
Cucumber quest. 3, The melody kingdom, Gigi D. G.: "Now with Princess Nautilus as part of their entourage, Cucumber and Almond travel to Trebleopolis to warn Princess Piano that Noisemaster, second of the Nightmare Knight's minions, might be after her! Unfortunately, they arrive just in time for Queen Cymbal's birthday and the Queen refuses to stop the festivities ... that is until Noisemaster succeeds in capturing Princess Piano and threatens to destroy the city"– Amazon.com.
Cucumber quest. 2, The ripple kingdom, Gigi D. G.: "After a surprise attack at sea, Cucumber finds himself in the Ripple Kingdom, home to white sand, blue waves–oh yeah, and the giant, terrible squid monster holding Almond and Sir Carrot captive. Can our so-called 'legendary hero' rescue his companions from the nefarious Splashmaster? Nah, probably not"– Amazon.com.
The corpse of St James's, Jeanne M Dams: Dorothy Martin and her husband, retired Chief Constable Alan Nesbitt, have just visited Buckingham Palace, where Alan was awarded the George Cross, when they and a friend, retired Chief Inspector Jonathan Quinn, stumble across the body of a young girl hidden in St James's Park. Wondering what led to the unfortunate girl's demise, Dorothy can't help but get involved in the case when Jonathan calls the next day and admits he knew who the victim was.
Deliverance at Cardwell Ranch, BJ Daniels: A woman on the run...and the lawman sworn to keep her safe.When deputy sheriff Austin Cardwell rescues a woman in the worst blizzard in years, it's only the beginning. The dark-haired beauty has no memory of who she is and who - or what - she was fleeing. But she's terrified of the stranger who shows up at the hospital, claiming to be her husband.Convinced that the mystery woman is in grave danger, Austin refuses to let her out of his sight.
Fallowblade, Cecilia Dart-Thornton: "A beautiful Lord of Wickedness, with hair as black as iniquity, is about to shatter the life of the weathermage Asrathiel. Of this she has no notion as she prepares for battle against a tyrant who plans to seize dominion over the Four Kingdoms. The invading armies are pushing further north and it seems that all is lost ... Until a new peril unexpectedly looms; a far more dangerous and deadly menace that threatens not merely the balance of power, but the entire human race.
In too deep, Bea Davenport: Five years ago Maura fled life in Dowerby and took on a new identity, desperately trying to piece her life back together and escape the dark clouds that plagued her past. But then a reporter tracks her down, and persuades her to tell her story, putting her own life in danger once again.
Montessori toddler: planting the seeds to grow a curious and responsible human being, Simone Davies: Turn your home into a Montessori home—and become a more mindful, attentive, and easygoing parent. It's time to change the way we see toddlers. Using the principles developed by the educator Dr. Maria Montessori, Simone Davies shows how to turn life with a "terrible two" into a mutually rich and rewarding time of curiosity, learning, respect, and discovery.
The smart but scattered guide to success: how to use your brain's executive skills to keep up, stay calm, and get organized at work and at home, Peg Dawson: "Meeting a huge demand, Peg Dawson and Richard Guare provide a state of the art resource specifically geared to adults. Drs. Dawson and Guare offer expert guidance for boosting executive skills–the core brain based abilities needed to get more done with less stress. Readers will be drawn in by realistic examples, self quizzes, and science based tools for strengthening time management, organization, emotional control, and more.
Dangerous liaisons, Choderlos de Laclos: "What really keeps 'Dangerous Liaisons' potent after two hundred years is not so much its depiction of sex as its catalog of corruptions, including but not limited to the corruption of language by polite cant and the corruption of morals by manners. It implicates a whole society so founded on falsehood that a single act of emotional truth is tantamount to an act of subversion."–Luc Sante.
55, James Delargy: The stunning thriller you'll never forget. The Dry meets Behind Her Eyes in this incredible debut with a shocking ending. A wounded man walks into a police station in remote Western Australia and tells a remarkable story. Gabriel was picked up while hitchhiking, drugged, and woke up in chains in a barn in remote Western Australia. He'd been kidnapped by a man named Heath, who explains he's going to make Gabriel `number 55' -his fifty-fifth victim.
From crook to cook, Snoop Dogg: Delivering 50 recipes straight from his own collection, Snoop's cookbook features OG staples like Baked Mac & Cheese and Fried Bologna Sandwiches with Chips, and new takes on classic weeknight faves like Soft Flour Tacos and Easy Orange Chicken. And it don't stop...Snoop's giving a taste of the high life with remixes on upper echelon fare such as Lobster Thermidor and Filet Mignon.
A divided command, David Donachie: The Mediterranean is proving dangerous waters for John Pearce and his Pelicans. Having left his lover Emily, who is also the wife of his mortal enemy Ralph Barclay, Pearce is detained in Naples. When he unknowingly delivers a letter promoting the shady and incompetent Admiral Hotham, Pearce finds himself entangled in a political plot that soon puts those closest to him at peril.
The perils of command, David Donachie: 1794. Fresh from battle in the Gulf of Ambracia, Lieutenant John Pearce and his trusty Pelicans arrive in the Italian port of Brindisi, with captures in tow and his wounded superior, Henry Digby, in a convalescent state. Their landing in the harbour is met by crowds and local dignitaries who insist Digby is attended to by their best physician. Free from authority, Pearce travels to Naples to track down his lover, Emily Barclay.
The devil to pay, David Donachie: Faced with a ship in need of repair, enemy attacks and the threat of wily Admiral Hotham, John Pearce is sailing into danger.Meanwhile Ralph Barclay is on his way to the Mediterranean. Thinking his wife still with Pearce and that he can repair his marriage by rescuing her, he sails in pursuit, Hotham half-hoping he suffers the same fate as the admiral has in store for Pearce.
Dr James Barry: a woman ahead of her time, Michael Du Preez: Dr James Barry: Inspector General of Hospitals, army surgeon, duellist, reformer, lady killer, eccentric. He performed the first Caesarean in Africa, was deported from St Helena and gave Florence Nightingale a dressing down in the Crimea. At home, he was surrounded by a menagerie of animals, including a cat, a goat, a parrot and half a dozen small terriers. Long ago, in another life in Cork, Ireland, he had also been a mother.
The spectators: a novel, Jennifer DuBois: Talk show host Matthew Miller has made his fame by shining a spotlight on the most unlikely and bizarre secrets of society, exposing them on live television in front of millions of gawking viewers. However, the man behind The Mattie M Show remains a mystery; both to his enormous audience and to those who work alongside him every day.
The deepest blue, Sarah Beth Durst: "On the island nation of Belene, Mayara is one of the rare women who can command spirits with her mind. Just after Mayara marries her partner and best friend, Kelo, she uses her powers during a spirit attack on her village. For revealing her powers, Mayara is taken by the queen's agents, the Silent Ones, to brave the dangerous trial to become an heir."– Publisher's description.
Justice mission, Lynette Eason: Caught in a killer's sights... After K-9 unit administrative assistant Sophie Walters spots a suspicious stranger lurking at the K-9 graduation, the man kidnaps her and she barely escapes. With Sophie's boss missing and someone determined to silence her, NYPD officer Luke Hathaway vows he and his K-9 partner will guard her. But he must keep an emotional distance to ensure this mission ends in justice, not cold-blooded murder.
Two dumb ducks, Maxwell Eaton: Steve and Carl, two ducks, decide to get even when the seagulls call them "dumb.
Beijing, David Eimer: #1 best-selling guide to Beijing* Lonely Planet.
The art of life admin: how to do less, do it better, live more, Elizabeth F Emens: Every day, an unseen form of labour creeps into our lives, stealing precious moments of free time, placing a strain on our schedules and relationships, and earning neither appreciation nor compensation in return. Scheduling doctor's appointments. Planning a party. Buying a present. Filling out paperwork. This labour is 'life admin'; the kind of secretarial and managerial work necessary to run a life and a household.
Insight: the power of self-awareness in a self-deluded world, Tasha Eurich: "Insight is a fascinating journey into everyone's favorite topic: themselves. Do you understand who you really are? Or how others really see you? We all know people with a stunning lack of self-awareness–but how often do we consider whether we might have the same problem? Research shows that self-awareness is the meta-skill of the 21st century–the foundation for high performance, smart choices, and lasting relationships.
Under the table: a novel, Stephanie Evanovich: When Zoey's meets reclusive millionaire Tristan Malloy, she's blown away by his kitchen—a marble and stainless steel temple worthy of the culinary gods—and charmed by his impeccable gentlemanly manners. But despite his firm body, handsome looks, and piles of cash, Tristan—a computer programmer—is shy and more than a little socially awkward. Zoey is sure that Tristan has all the right raw ingredients—and she's the right person to spice them up turn him into a delectable dish.
Dreaming on daisies: a novel, Miralee Ferrell: "Fiery redhead Leah Carlson will do whatever it takes to save her family ranch. Somehow, she must cover her father's debts, brought on by his drinking– even if it means asking handsome banker Steven Harding for a loan. When he must decline, Steven vows to assist this captivating woman. After a mining accident destroys his home, serving as her part-time ranch hand seems the ideal solution. Until Leah's family secrets, and the pain of her past, come to a head.
A suitable groom, Liz Fielding: Veronica Grant needed a man to take to her cousin's wedding in order to keep her matchmaking mother at bay. A man like Fergus Kavanagh. He was the perfect suitor–rich, charming and sexy. If he'd accompany Veronica, her mother wouldn't mention marriage in weeks!Fergus had matchmaking relatives of his own he wanted to avoid, so he proposed a pact: he would be Veronica's pretend lover if she would be his. Only, Fergus did the unthinkable: he fell in love with Veronica.
Perfect crime, Helen Fields: Stephen Berry is about to jump off a bridge until a suicide prevention counsellor stops him. A week later, Stephen is dead. Found at the bottom of a cliff, DI Luc Callanach and DCI Ava Turner are drafted in to investigate whether he jumped or whether he was pushed... As they dig deeper, more would-be suicides roll in: a woman found dead in a bath; a man violently electrocuted. But these are carefully curated deaths - nothing like the impulsive suicide attempts they've been made out to be.
The home security handbook: expert advice for keeping safe at home (and away), Lynne Finch: Do you know what to do if you think someone is in your house? What if an unmarked car is trying to pull you over on a dark and lonely? Author Lynne Finch takes a comprehensive look at ways to improve your family's immediate safety and methods for protecting them in the future. Finch covers a wide range of topics from temporary ways renters can make their home secure, to more permanent changes an owner can make.
Duel at Araluen, John Flanagan: King Duncan and Princess Cassandra are trapped high in the south tower of Castle Araluen. In the north, Sir Horace and Ranger Commandant Gilan are besieged in an old hill fort, as they wait for the Red Fox Clan's next attack. Ranger's apprentice Maddie must find the Heron brotherband and convince them to join her, so she can give her father the help he needs to break out from the hill fort and ride to confront the traitor.
Mr. Darcy of Longbourn, April Floyd: What if Darcy and Elizabeth switched places? She would be the wealthy young lady of Pemberley and he the master of Longbourn. Elizabeth's mother, Lady Fanny Bennet, wishes for all her daughters to marry titled gentlemen. Mr. Bennet agrees to a point, but he also thinks love should play a part in any match. In Hertfordshire, Elizabeth visits Mr. and Miss Bingley at Netherfield Park and meets Mr. Darcy at the Assembly.
A match made in Mayfair, April Floyd: Before Mr. Darcy can profess how ardently he loves and admires Elizabeth Bennet in Kent, Colonel Fitzwilliam reveals to the young lady the news that Darcy saved a dear friend from marrying the wrong woman. The colonel thinks perhaps it was Mr. Bingley and Elizabeth knows it must have been.Hours later, Mr. Darcy proposes. She refuses him but the next day he meets her in the lane and gives her a letter before leaving abruptly for London.
The little red hen: an old fable, Heather Forest: A rhymed retelling of the traditional tale about the industrious little red hen and her lazy friends.
The husband she can't forget, Patricia Forsythe: She thought she'd never see him again... In the past twelve years, Carly Joslin has made a new life for herself. She moved back home to Reston, Oklahoma, and started a successful organic-farming business. So she's not about to let her ex-husband, Luke Sanderson, take all that away. Luke's oil-extraction operation–right next door to Carly–is a real threat to her livelihood...and her peace of mind.
Always looking up: the adventures of an incurable optimist, Michael J Fox: Struck with Parkinson's - a debilitating, degenerative disease - at the height of his fame, Fox has taken what some people might consider cause for depression and turned it into a beacon of hope for millions. Now, in "Always Looking Up", he writes about the personal philosophy that carried him through his darkest hours, and speaks with others who have emerged from difficult periods with optimism to spare.
Never a bride, Megan Frampton: "After twelve years in Her Majesty's Navy, Griffith Davies must leave his sea-going life of outrageous freedom behind, forced to rejoin London society as the heir to the Duke of Northam. But though he is now shackled to the land, he has no desire to wed some innocently dull young thing. Who best to shield him from the matchmakers than a woman as notorious as he?"– Amazon.
The newlyweds: a novel, Nell Freudenberger: A powerful, funny, richly observed tour de force by one of America's most acclaimed young writers: a story of love and marriage, secrets and betrayals, that takes us from the backyards of America to the back alleys and villages of Bangladesh. In The Newlyweds, we follow the story of Amina Mazid, who at age twenty-four moves from Bangladesh to Rochester, New York, for love. A hundred years ago, Amina would have been called a mail-order bride.
The book of dreams, Nina George: On his way to meet his son for the first time, hardened former war correspondent Henry Skinner is hit by a car after rescuing a child from drowning. He is rushed to hospital where he floats, comatose, between dreams, reliving the fairytales of his childhood and the secrets that made him run away in the first place. His son, Sam, a thirteen-year old synesthete with an IQ of 144, waits at his father's bedside.
The chupacabras of the Río Grande, Adam Gidwitz: "A new adventure begins for Elliot and Uchenna when Professor Fauna bursts into their classroom with a frightening report from the Texas-Mexico border: something has completely drained the blood from a cow's body! The team must fly to Laredo, where tempers are running high. Teaming up with local kids Lupita and Mateo–plus their brilliant mother, Dr.
The note through the wire, Doug Gold: An extraordinary true story of a love that emerged, against all odds, between two young people from opposite sides of the globe fighting for freedom during World War II.
The runaways, Elizabeth Goudge: This charming, magical story from award-winning author Elizabeth Goudge beautifully depicts early twentieth century English country life while conjuring an air of magical adventure. It is full of vivid characters, battles between good and evil and wonderful spell-binding moments. Locked away in separate rooms as punishment by their ruthless grandmother, Nan, Robert, Timothy and Betsy decide to make their escape - out of the house, out of the garden and into the village.
A place to call home: Rose's story, Evie Grace: East Kent, 1876. With doting parents and siblings she adores, sixteen-year-old Rose Cheevers leads a contented life at Willow Place in Canterbury. A bright future ahead of her, she dreams of following in her mother's footsteps and becoming a teacher. Then one traumatic day turns the Cheevers' household upside-down. What was once a safe haven has become a place of peril, and Rose is forced to flee with the younger children.
Krewe of hunters series. Volume 1, Heather Graham: The Krewe of Hunters: an unusual FBI unit, solving unusual crimes. See where'and how'this elite group first began.
Phantom evil: FBI agent Jackson Crow is haunted by the deaths of two teammates. Just like New Orleans police officer Angela Hawkins, Jackson has the gift or the curse of paranormal intuition. Both are drawn into an apparently unsolvable case involving the death of a senator's wife. Suicide, murder or the work of ghosts?.
An orphan's war, Molly Green: War rages, but the women and children of Liverpool's Dr Barnado's Home cannot give up hope. An Orphan's War is a gripping saga about love and loss on the Home Front. When her childhood sweetheart Johnny is killed in action, Maxine Grey loses more than her husband - she loses her best friend. Desperate to make a difference in this awful war, Maxine takes a nursing job at London's St Thomas's hospital. She takes comfort in the attentions of a handsome surgeon, but Edwin Blake isn't all he seems.
An orphan's wish, Molly Green: War rages, but the women and children of Liverpool's Dr Barnardo's Home cannot give up hope. Liverpool, 1943. Yorkshire is the place Lana has always called home, but it's now filled with painful memories of her fiancé, Dickie, who was killed at sea. When she accepts the challenging position of headmistress at a school in Liverpool, she hopes a new beginning will help to mend her broken heart.
An orphan in the snow, Molly Green: War rages, but the women and children of Liverpool's Dr Barnado's Home cannot give up hope. An Orphan in the Snow is the perfect heartwarming saga for Christmas. Liverpool, 1941. Haunted by the death of her sister, June Lavender takes a job at a Dr Barnardo's orphanage. June couldn't save Clara from their father's violence, but perhaps she can help children whose lives have been torn apart by war.
The power and the glory, Graham Greene: During a vicious persecution of the clergy in Mexico, a worldly priest, the 'whisky priest', is on the run. With the police closing in, his routes of escape are being shut off, his chances getting fewer. But compassion and humanity force him along the road to his destiny, reluctant to abandon those who need him, and those he cares for.
Running with a police escort: tales from the back of the pack, Jill A Grunenwald: In the fall of 2012, quirky and cat-loving Cleveland librarian Jill Grunenwald got an alarming email from her younger sister: her sister was very concerned with Jill's weight and her overall mental and physical health. Having always struggled with her weight, Jill was currently hitting the scales at more than three hundred pounds. Right then, Jill looked in the mirror and decided that she needed to make a life-style change, pronto.
Making friends, Kristen Gudsnuk: Sixth grade was so much easier for Danny. All her friends were in the same room and she knew exactly what to expect out of life. Now that she's in seventh grade, she's in a new middle school, her friends are in different classes and forming new cliques, and she is totally, completely lost.
Fifty things that aren't my fault: essays from the grown-up years, Cathy Guisewite: From the creator of the iconic "Cathy" comic strip comes her first collection of funny, wise, poignant, and incredibly honest essays about being a woman in what she lovingly calls "the panini generation." As the creator of "Cathy," Cathy Guisewite found her way into the hearts of readers more than forty years ago, and has been there ever since. Her hilarious and deeply relatable look at the challenges of womanhood in a changing world became a cultural touchstone for women everywhere.
The secrets of Villa Rosso, Linn B Halton: Some places stay with you forever ...
Every day above ground, Glen Erik Hamilton: Former Army Ranger Van Shaw is recently single, out of money, and struggling to keep on the straight and narrow. So when an old contact, Mick O'Hassan, shows up on his doorstep, fresh out of prison and claiming to know the whereabouts of a hidden stash of gold, Van feels the powerful pull of his past. The trouble is, some things are too good to be true, and before they know it Van and O'Hassan are trapped in a game with few rules and too many deadly players.
Mercy river, Glen Erik Hamilton: When his friend Leo Pak is arrested on suspicion of murder and armed robbery, Van Shaw journeys to a remote Oregon county to help his fellow Ranger. Van had been Leo's sergeant when they served with the 75th Regiment in Afghanistan, and back in the States, Leo had helped Van when he needed it most. Arriving in the isolated town of Mercy River, Van learns that his troubled friend had planned to join a raucous three-day party that dominates the place for one weekend each year.
A window into time, Peter F Hamilton: Whip-smart thirteen-year-old Julian Costello Proctor, better known as Jules, has an eidetic memory. For as long as he can remember, he has remembered everything. But when an unexpected death throws his life into turmoil, Jules begins to experience something strange. For the first time, there are holes in his memory. But that's not the strangest part. What's really weird isn't what he's forgotten; it's what he remembers. Memories of another life, not his own. And not from some distant past.
I thought I knew you, Penny Hancock: Jules and Holly have been best friends since university. They tell each other everything - trading revelations and confessions, and sharing both the big moments and the small details of their lives: Holly is the only person who knows about Jules' affair; Jules was there for Holly when her husband died. And their two children - just four years apart - have grown up together.
Life will be the death of me: and you, too!, Chelsea Handler: In a haze of vape smoke on a rare windy night in LA in the fall of 2016, Chelsea Handler daydreams about what life will be like with a woman in the White House. And then, Donald Trump happens. In a torpor of despair, she decides that she's had enough of the privileged bubble she's lived in–a bubble within a bubble–and that it's time to make some changes, both in her personal life and in the world at large.
The stolen crystals, Paula Harrison: The Rescue princesses are having such fun staying with Jaminta! The Kingdom of Onica is amazing, with its Cloud Mountain and the tiny baby panda who lives there ... The mountain is also home to the lost Onica Crystals. But someone is out to steal them – someone who won't let a baby panda stand in their way.
Zita the spacegirl, Ben Hatke: Zita's life took a cosmic left turn in the blink of an eye. When her best friend is abducted by an alien doomsday cult, Zita leaps to the rescue and finds herself a stranger on a strange planet. Humanoid chickens and neurotic robots are shocking enough as new experiences go, but Zita is even more surprised to find herself taking on the role of intergalactic hero. Before long, aliens in all shapes and sizes don't even phase her.
Whyborne & Griffin. Books 4-6, Jordan L Hawk: Necropolis: Whyborne and Griffin join Christine midst the ancient ruins of the pharaohs to face betrayal, murder, and a legendary sorceress risen from the dead. In the forge of the desert heat, the trio will either face their fears and stand together - or shatter the bonds between them forever. Bloodline: Revealed secrets threaten to destroy everything Whyborne believed to be true about his family and himself.
Whyborne & Griffin. Books 1-3, Jordan L Hawk: Widdershins: A reclusive scholar. A private detective. And a book of spells that could destroy the world. When handsome ex-Pinkerton Griffin Flaherty approaches Dr. Percival Endicott Whyborne to translate a mysterious book, Whyborne wants to finish the job and get rid of Griffin as quickly as possible. Instead, he's drawn into the hunt for a merciless cult bent on resurrecting an evil necromancer from the dead...and finds himself falling in love with the impertinent detective.
When it all went to custard, Danielle Hawkins: Odds of saving marriage - slim. Farming expertise - patchy. Chances that it'll all be okay in the end - actually pretty good ... I wasn't enjoying the afternoon of 23 February even before I learnt that my husband was having an affair. The news of Jenny's husband's infidelity comes as a nasty shock to the part-time building control officer and full-time mother - even though, to her surprise and embarrassment, her first reaction is relief rather than anguish.
Descendant of the crane, Joan He: Tyrants cut out hearts. Rulers sacrifice their own. Princess Hesina of Yan has always been eager to shirk the responsibilities of the crown, but when her father is murdered, she is thrust into power, suddenly the queen of an unstable kingdom. Determined to find her father's killer, Hesina engages the aid of a soothsayer. It is a treasonous act, punishable by death, because in Yan, magic was outlawed centuries ago.
Wyoming cowboy marine, Nicole Helm: Her father's disappearance is a mystery. So is her true identity. Hilly Adams needs help, but Cam Delaney must determine if she is in trouble or if she is the one causing problems. When he follows the beautiful stranger, he saves her from a deadly fire and gunmen out for blood.
The red word, Sarah Henstra: "A smart, dark, and take-no-prisoners look at rape culture and the extremes to which ideology can go, The Red Word is a campus novel like no other. As her sophomore year begins, Karen enters into the back-to-school revelry – particularly at a fraternity called GBC. When she wakes up one morning on the lawn of Raghurst, a house of radical feminists, she gets a crash course in the state of feminist activism on campus.
Last words at the star and sixpence, Holly Hepburn: The village of Little Monkham is reeling from their loss but gathers together to celebrate a life well lived. Behind the scenes, Nessie is struggling with a distant Owen and confides in Laurie about her tempting job offer. He offers to step up his role at the Star and Sixpence so that she can leave. Gabe and Sam grow closer, although she still refuses to be anything more than friends and colleagues.
Avatar, the last airbender: Imbalance. Part one, Faith Erin Hicks: When Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Toph return to Earthen Fire Industries–the factory owned by Toph's father–Team Avatar finds that the once small town is now booming. Expecting a warm welcome, Aang is surprised when their arrival is met with unimpressed, cold-shouldered spectators. As soon as the team is asked for help at a business council meeting, the reason for the slight becomes clear–a massive bender versus non-bender conflict has gripped the town and is threatening to turn violent.
Zero bomb, Matt Hill: Zero Bomb is a startling science fiction mystery that asks: what do we do when technology replaces our need to work? The near future. Following the death of his daughter Martha, Remi flees the north of England for London. Here he tries to rebuild his life as a cycle courier, delivering subversive documents under the nose of an all-seeing state. But when a driverless car attempts to run him over, Remi soon discovers that his old life will not let him move on so easily.
Mongolia, Trent Holden: Mongolia is an unspoiled wonder, a land where sand dunes sing, horses roam wild and nomadic herders greet strangers with open doors. Keep your itinerary loose and expect the unexpected.
Girl, stop apologizing: a shame-free plan for embracing and achieving your goals, Rachel Hollis: Rachel Hollis sounds a wake-up call. She knows that many women have been taught to define themselves in light of other people–whether as wife, mother, daughter, or employee–instead of learning how to own who they are and what they want. With a challenge to women everywhere to stop talking themselves out of their dreams, Hollis identifies the excuses to let go of, the behaviours to adopt, and the skills to acquire on the path to growth, confidence, and believing in yourself.
All change, Elizabeth Jane Howard: It is the 1950s and as the Cazalets' beloved matriarch, the Duchy, passes away, she takes with her the last remnants of a world, of great houses and servants, of class and tradition, in which the Cazalets have thrived. Louise, now divorced, becomes entangled in a painful affair; while Polly and Clary must balance marriage and motherhood with their own ideas and ambitions.
The offering: a novel, Angela Elwell Hunt: "Story of a young mother who unknowingly gave away her own child after serving as a surrogate for a childless couple. Amanda Hocking is a typical young wife and mother struggling to make ends meet. She decides to help a childless family by becoming their gestational surrogate, hoping to achieve some financial stability of her own.
Lost stars, Erin Hunter: For the first time, all five warrior Clans have settled into their true homes in the territory around the lake. But when a shockingly harsh leaf-bare season descends on the forest, a new darkness begins to spread; a shadow that threatens a beloved Clan leader, the cats' connection with their ancestors in StarClan, and the very warrior code they live by.
Path of a warrior, Erin Hunter: Discover untold stories about three dedicated warriors: a ThunderClan warrior who dared to stand in the way of the ambitious cat who would become Tigerstar; a ShadowClan deputy who made the difficult decision to step down for the good of her Clan; and the brave warrior who was the first leader to lose her ninth life. Amazon.
Never deny a duke, Madeline Hunter: Eric Marshall, Duke of Brentworth, is intrigued by Davina MacCallum's ability to resist his charms, until he discovers that the real reason she is in London is to pursue her family's claim to part of his land.
I, Ripper: a novel, Stephen Hunter: "Stephen Hunter takes you deep inside the mind of the most notorious serial killer of all time: Jack the Ripper. In the fall of 1888, Jack the Ripper slaughtered five prostitutes in London's seamy Whitechapel District. He did not just kill–he ripped with a butcher's glee–and then, after the particularly gruesome slaying of Mary Jane Kelly, he disappeared. For 127 years, Jack has haunted the dark corners of our imagination, the paradigm of the psychotic killer.
House of islam, Ed Husain: "A revelatory exploration of the intricacies of Islam and the Muslim world. The gulf between Islam and the West is widening. A faith rich with strong values and traditions, observed by nearly two billion people across the world, is seen by the West as something to be feared rather than understood. Sensational headlines and hardline policies spark enmity, while ignoring the feelings, narratives and perceptions that preoccupy Muslims today.
Captivating the earl, Callie Hutton: Lady Elizabeth is hiding in plain sight...and very plain dresses. To escape her traitorous father's reputation, she's left behind the glittering balls of London Society to act as a governess. For the first time in her life, she's independent and taking care of herself. All is fine...until the irresistible Lord Hawkins arrives at her employer's house.
Cemetery Road, Greg Iles: "When Marshall McEwan left his hometown at age eighteen, he vowed never to return. The trauma that drove him away ultimately spurred him to become one of the most successful journalists in Washington D.C. But just as the political chaos in the nation's capital lifts him to new heights, Marshall is forced to return home in spite of his boyhood vow.
Geisha of Gion: the true story of Japan's foremost geisha, Mineko Iwasaki: In this autobiography, Mineko Iwasaki lifts the veil on geisha life to reveal a true story of abandonment, rape and overwhelming dedication to art. Mineko tells a tale of reconciling public and private identities, granting an insight into the mind and heart of the geisha performer.
Changing Lara, Anna Jacobs: Lara Perryman has spent her whole life travelling for her busy corporate job, so it's a relief when she takes early retirement and settles in a leisure village in Wiltshire. She quickly makes friends with the other residents and finds herself entangled in the ups and downs, triumphs and tragedies of her new community. A brand new contemporary series from Anna Jacobs, following the success of her Honeyfield and Greyladies novels, this is the perfect follow up for fans who loved Moving On.
Marrying a stranger, Anna Jacobs: When Megan and Ben meet the attraction is instantaneous. The only problem? Ben is bound for Australia in just a week's time. Determined not to let what they've just found go, Ben suggests they get married so that she can go with him. Megan is shocked but doesn't want to lose him, so she agrees. Virtual strangers the two embark on an unforgettable journey, determined to make a success of their hasty marriage.
The northern lady, Anna Jacobs: When beautiful Cassandra Trent is told that she must join her aunt and have a London Season, the twenty-year-old is full of rage. Brought up in the Northern town of Bardsley and still getting over the loss of her beloved mother, she is convinced that she will never fit in to polite society - and neither does she want to. But in Town Cassandra forms a close relationship with her gentle cousin Susannah, who is a victim of her mother's pushy, social-climbing nature.
Family connections, Anna Jacobs: Sorting through her father's papers after his death, Gina Porter discovers evidence of a secret in his past. Though her two daughters make many demands of her, she is determined to leave Australia for England to investigate. After all, it's time she did something for herself. At her home near Blackpool, Peggy Wilkes wakes every day to verbal abuse from her bullying husband. Like Gina, Peggy is ready to make a new start.
Saving Willowbrook, Anna Jacobs: When Ella discovers that her husband, Miles, is secretly planning to sell the farm her family has owned for hundreds of years, it's the final straw. Her already rocky marriage is over. Determined to save Willowbrook and protect her disabled daughter, Amy, from a father who doesn't love her, Ella works hard to build the farm into a successful B&B.
Rancher to the rescue, Arlene James: First comes rescue...then comes love at the Three Brothers Ranch! Coming to the aid of a woman in her broken-down car, Jake Smith finds the answer to his childcare problems. Kathryn Stepp needs a job, and the widower needs a nanny for his son. As they help each other, Jake is caught between attraction and his refusal to marry again. But sometimes a woman doesn't just fall for a hero - she rescues him right back.
The quiet at the end of the world, Lauren James: How far would you go to save those you love? Lowrie and Shen are the youngest people on the planet after a virus caused global infertility. Closeted in a pocket of London and doted upon by a small, ageing community, the pair spend their days mudlarking and looking for treasure - until a secret is uncovered that threatens not only their family but humanity's entire existence.
Leadership secrets of the Australian Army: learn from the best and inspire your team for great results, Nicholas Andrew Jans: Australia's military consistently punches above its weight, and its approach to leadership is the key to its success. Developed over a century ago by fusing national values with battlefield imperatives, it has been fine-tuned over generations. It is now an adaptable and egalitarian leadership culture that ticks all the boxes for best practice. The military assumes no-one is born a natural leader, and that good training makes good leaders.
The time traveler's Christmas, Amy Jarecki: A man's life can fall apart in an instant ... Tougher than oxhide, Lachlan Wallace can take about anything except a breakup call from his wife two minutes before competing in the Karate Championship of the World. Arriving home with a loss, he agrees to watch his uncle's cat over the holidays. Or so he thinks-until he awakes on a fourteenth-century battlefield beside a woman fighting for her life. Never underestimate a woman's determination ...
The 131 method: heal your gut, balance your hormones, and lose weight, Chalene Johnson: Chalene Johnson, New York Times best-selling author and award-winning entrepreneur who has built and sold several multimillion-dollar lifestyle companies, offers a revolutionary fitness programme with proven success based on her successful online programme of the same name. Diets are dumb. You aren't. Your personalised plan for gut health, wellness, and weight loss: You're smart. You're sick of gimmicks and trendy diets that leave you with frustration and a slower metabolism.
The very last castle, Travis Jonker: Ibb, curious about the lone castle in her town, forms a long-distant friendship with the guard and, despite warnings there is something fearful inside, accepts his invitation to enter.
Lock, stock and jingle bells, Donna Kauffman: The best holiday gifts aren't always under the tree. Holly hates the yuletide season more than ever since she received her very early inheritance: her mother's Christmas novelty store. Now she has to put her life on hold to deal with the shop, while her parents settle into their busy sunny Florida retirement. But Holly's childhood pal, Sean, is determined to warm her up–to Christmas and to him.
Unleashed, Donna Kauffman: A raging winter storm and a holiday spent pet-sitting reveals there's more than one kind of animal in the house. When Emma Lafferty is hired by a billionaire CEO to watch his pets over the holidays, she expects to enjoy a quiet Christmas in opulent surroundings. What she doesn't expect is to spend the week trapped in the mansion with Trevor Hamilton, the CEO's sexy great-nephew–and heir–whose motives are as shady as his desire is crystal clear.
Nancy Drew, girl detective. #6, Action!, Carolyn Keene: So I agreed to play the part of Esther Rackham in a film about the heist that gave River Heights its name, and there was all this trouble on the set, and I figured out who was behind it. Case closed, right? Wrong! Once the camera starts rolling, a huge fire breaks out on the set, setting back production again. We're running out of time and funds. At least the fire turns up a key clue about who started it, but I'll have to continue juggling acting and sleuthing.
Nancy Drew, girl detective.n 1, Without a trace, Carolyn Keene: Hi, I'm Nancy Drew, and I've got a case to crack. Actually make that two cases. First a gorgeous Fabergé egg that has been stolen. Who would have the heart to snatch such a precious family heirloom from someone new to town? Some housewarming that is! And if this isn't enough to keep me busy, someone's running through gardens and stomping on all the zucchinis. Needless to say, it's a big mess – in more ways than one. Especially for Mr. Safer, who is suspected of squishing the squash.
Password to Larkspur Lane, Carolyn Keene: Blue bells will be singing horses! This strange message, attached to the leg of a wounded homing pigeon, involves Nancy Drew in a dangerous mission. Somewhere an elderly woman is being held prisoner in a mansion, and Nancy is determined to find and free her. Meanwhile, the young detective s close friend, Helen, begs her to solve a second mystery.
The sign of the twisted candles, Carolyn Keene: Another exciting mystery begins for the young detective when her friends Bess and George ask her to investigate a rumour that their wealthy great-granduncle, Asa Sidney, is virtually a prisoner in his own mansion. But solving the mystery and befriending Carol Wipple, the sixteen-year-old foster daughter of the caretakers of the old mansion, nearly costs Nancy the friendship of Bess and George. It takes all of Nancy's sleuthing ability as well as diplomacy to save it.
Nancy's mysterious letter, Carolyn Keene: By mistake Nancy Drew receives a letter from England intended for an heiress, also named Nancy Drew. When Nancy undertakes a search for the missing young woman, it becomes obvious that a ruthless, dangerous man is determined to prevent her from finding the heiress or himself. Clues that Nancy unearths lead her to believe that the villainous Edgar Nixon plans to marry the heiress and then steal her inheritance.
Mystery of the brass-bound trunk, Carolyn Keene: A brass-bound trunk mistakenly delivered to Nancy's cabin on a New York-bound ocean liner becomes the first clue leading her to suspect that international jewel thieves are aboard.
The clue of the broken locket, Carolyn Keene: When Nancy Drew and her friends arrive at Misty Lake, they meet pretty, red-haired Cecily Curtis, who seeks Nancy's help in solving two mysteries. One concerns Cecily's fiance, Niko Van Dyke, a popular singer who believes that his record company is cheating him of royalty payments. The other invovles a family treasure hidden before the start of the Civil War; Cecily's only clue is half of a gold locket.
The clue in the crumbling wall, Carolyn Keene: When Nancy is asked to find a professional dancer who disappeared several years before, the young detective becomes involved in a mystery reaching far beyond a missing-person's case.
The summer wedding, Lucy Kevin: Jenn Fairhurst wants her Married in Malibu wedding cakes to be legendary. Her job baking sweet treats at the Southern California wedding venue means everything to her–even if she's not sure that she'll ever be able to love, or trust a man, again after going through a terrible divorce. Daniel Brooker is an award-winning photojournalist who gave up his globetrotting career to become a wedding photographer after his wife passed away, leaving him as the sole parent to his son and daughter.
The beach wedding, Lucy Kevin: Liz Wilkinson has finally landed her dream job overseeing Married in Malibu, a new wedding venue for the Hollywood elite that promises perfect, paparazzi-free happily ever afters. She vows to do whatever it takes to put the new company on the map. Even if it means working with her ex-fiancé...
The light between us, Katie Khan: Isaac and Thea were once close, but they've grown apart. Thea works tirelessly, convinced she can prove everyone around her wrong; convinced she can prove that time travel is possible. But when one of her attempts goes wrong, she finds herself picking up the phone and calling her old friend. Isaac is in New York, it's the middle of the night, but when he sees who's calling him, he cannot ignore his phone. At Thea's request, he travels home, determined to help her in her hour of need.
Hold back the stars, Katie Khan: Carys and Max have ninety minutes of air left. None of this was supposed to happen. Adrift in space with nothing to hold on to but each other, Carys and Max can't help but look back at the world they left behind. A world whose rules they couldn't submit to, a place where they never really belonged; a home they're determined to get back to because they've come too far to lose each other now.
Nerdy, shy, and socially inappropriate: a user guide to an asperger life, Cynthia A Kim: Based on research recorded in her popular blog, Cynthia Kim''s humorous, insider guide to Asperger Syndrome (ASD) explores the ''why'' of ASD traits. Full of personal anecdotes, Kim explores how her perspective changed after diagnosis and offers strategies to help manage the quirks of ASD, including a section on the benefits of martial arts.
The conviction of Cora Burns, Carolyn Kirby: To believe in her future, she must uncover her past. Birmingham, 1885. Born in a gaol and raised in a workhouse, Cora Burns has always struggled to control the violence inside her. Haunted by memories of a terrible crime, she seeks a new life working as a servant in the house of scientist Thomas Jerwood. Here, Cora befriends a young girl, Violet, who seems to be the subject of a living experiment.
The governess of Penwythe Hall, Sarah E Ladd: In the first of a new series from beloved Regency romance author, Sarah Ladd, Delia, a governess to five recently orphaned children, would risk anything to protect them . . . even her heart.
Holy Sister, Mark Lawrence: The ice is advancing, the Corridor narrowing, and the empire is under siege from the Scithrowl in the east and the Durns in the west. Everywhere, the emperor's armies are in retreat. Nona faces the final challenges that must be overcome if she is to become a full sister in the order of her choice. But it seems unlikely that Nona and her friends will have time to earn a nun's habit before war is on their doorstep. Even a warrior like Nona cannot hope to turn the tide of war.
Histamine intolerance cookbook: low-histamine breakfast, snacks, appetizers, soups, main course and dessert recipes for histamine intolerance, Sally Lee: Are you suffering from histamine intolerance and looking for low histamine recipes that are easy and delicious? In this book, you will find:A list of high-histamine, risky, and low-histamine foods. An overview of histamine intolerance, chronic urticaria, mastocytosis, and mast cell activation syndrome.How histamines, inflammation, and the DAO enzyme are integral for health and healing.The most commonly reported symptoms of histamine intolerance.
If I should lose you, Natasha Lester: Camille is a nurse specializing in supporting families through the difficult decision to donate the organs of their dying loved ones. Camille's mother is a gifted but uncompromising transplant surgeon determined to make it in a man's world until her own life falls apart. And Camille herself is a mother to Addie - five years old, critically ill and in desperate need of the very organs her mother and grandmother work with.
Body love: live in balance, weigh what you want, and free yourself from food drama forever, Kelly LeVeque: Kelly LeVeque shares her secrets for losing weight, attuning ourselves to our bodies' needs, and freeing ourselves from food drama in this essential wellness guide, which includes 88 delectable recipes!In this inspirational yet practical book, the nutritional consultant and holistic healthcare expert who has helped celebrities such as Jessica Alba, Molly Sims, Chelsea Handler, and Emmy Rossum improve their health and achieve their goals shows you how to get beyond the food drama of cyclical fad .
From scratch, Tembi Locke: A poignant and transporting cross-cultural love story set against the lush backdrop of the Sicilian countryside, where one woman discovers the healing powers of food, family, and unexpected grace in her darkest hour. It was love at first sight when Tembi met professional chef, Saro, on a street in Florence. There was just one problem: Saro's traditional Sicilian family did not approve of him marrying a black American woman, an actress no less.
Froggy's first kiss, Jonathan London: As Valentine's Day approaches, Froggy thinks that he is falling in love with the new girl in class, but his feelings change when she gives him their first kiss.
Froggy goes to Grandma's, Jonathan London: "When Froggy and his family go to visit Grandma, they have all kinds of fun!"– Provided by publisher.
Heroes: incredible true stories of courageous animals, David Long: For as long as there have been wars, animals have been out there saving lives. Courageous dogs, cats, birds, horses, and even a bear have shown courage and devotion, and this book tells you their extraordinary stories. Includes the story of Jet the Alsatian who became a hero of the Blitz, pulling survivors from burning rubble, night after night. Gallipoli Murphy, the donkey who served as an ambulance. Simon, the cat who saved his crew. And many, many more.
Survivors: extraordinary tales from the wild and beyond, David Long: Be shocked and amazed by these incredible real-life stories of extreme survival, including: The Man Who Sucked Blood from a Shark, a sailor who survived for 133 days on a raft in the Atlantic when his ship was torpedoed, using shark's blood in place of fresh water. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky, a teenager who fell 2 miles from an aeroplane and trekked through the Amazon jungle to safety.
Yoshiwara: geishas, courtesans, and the pleasure quarters of old Tokyo, Stephen Longstreet: "For centuries, Yoshiwara was the famed pleasure centre of Tokyo. An erotic world unmatched by the West was created by beautiful courtesans, geishas, dancers, actors and artists. To this "floating world" came the hedonists and the sensual pleasure hunters of old Japan. A hotbed of art and creativity, it also saw the enslavement of countless women, sold or driven into the sex trade.
Gentlemen prefer blondes: the illuminating diary of a professional lady, Anita Loos: "This delirious 1925 Jazz Age classic introduced readers to Lorelei Lee, the small-town girl from Little Rock, who has become one of the most timeless characters in American fiction. Outrageous and charming, this not-so-dumb blonde has been portrayed on stage and screen by Carol Channing and Marilyn Monroe and has become the archetype of the footloose, good-hearted gold digger (not that she sees herself that way).
Monster madness, Dean Lorey: Thirteen-year-old Charlie Benjamin and his fellow students at the Nightmare Academy try to stop the four Named Lords of the Nether from coming to Earth and summoning an even more deadly creature called the Fifth.
Lola, Melissa Scrivner Love: Lola stands next to Garcia while he mans the grill in their craggy square of backyard. The barbeque has just begun, and the women are clustered gossiping, while the men hold sweating beers. Lola prefers the periphery. Business has been good lately in their tiny nugget of South Central Los Angeles, where a legit man has two choices: landscaping off-the-books for West Side white cash, or sweating through twelve-hour shifts at a factory in Vernon. Garcia does not make his living either way.
Living with someone who's living with bipolar disorder: a practical guide for family, friends, and coworkers, Chelsea Lowe: Provides the information you need to deal with changing moods, turbulent ups and downs, depression, mania, and other behaviours of people with bipolar disorder.
The Giver, Lois Lowry: Jonas' life assignment is as the Receiver of Memory, where he will apprentice the Giver and become a storehouse of all the things humanity left behind when it entered utopia: color, emotion, and even more complicated secrets.
The moonlight wedding, Kevin Lucy: Meg Ashworth has always lived her life by the book, until she finally breaks away from her family's strict rules to be a wedding designer at Married in Malibu. But she never expected that part of her job description would mean working day–and night–with one of the biggest rock stars on the planet. Lucas Crosby desperately needs Meg's help to create a music video for his new single.
The coddling of the American mind: how good intentions and bad ideas are setting up a generation for failure, Greg Lukianoff: Something is going wrong on many college campuses in the last few years. Rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide are rising. Speakers are shouted down. Students and professors say they are walking on eggshells and afraid to speak honestly.
Balcony over Jerusalem: a memoir of the Middle East, John Lyons: A gripping memoir of life in Jerusalem from one of Australia's most experienced Middle East correspondents. Leading Australian journalist John Lyons will take readers on a fascinating personal journey through the wonders and dangers of the Middle East.
Spider!, Alan MacDonald: Join Bertie in SPIDER!, his 31st adventure, as he shocks and amazes his classmates with his huge pet spider, is tricked into wearing one of Gran's knitted horrors to school, and finds nothing but trouble when he digs for treasure in the park.
The secret life of Mary Anne Spier, Ann M Martin: Mary Anne is in big trouble. She's bought loads of Christmas presents and has no way to pay for them. Baby-sitting money won't be enough.
Kristy and the sister war, Ann M Martin: When Kristy gets a regular sitting job at the Kilbourne house, she wonders why Shannon, an associate member of the BSC, doesn't take care of her own sisters. She soons finds herself in the middle of a feud between Shannon and her sisters.
Mary Anne and the playground fight, Ann M Martin: As a playground camp opens in Stoneybrook with a need for counsellors with baby-sitting experience, the nine members of the Baby-sitters Club compete for the six available jobs, but the rivalry is becoming intense and could threaten the relationships among Mary Anne and her friends.
Kristy Thomas, dog trainer, Ann M Martin: Kristy's family has a new Labrador retriever puppy who is being trained to be a guide dog for the blind.
Claudia makes up her mind, Ann M Martin: Claudia loves the seventh grade now. She has great new friends, solid grades, and even a steady boyfriend, Mark. Suddenly, she's offered the chance to return to the eighth grade. It's an easy choice, right? Her friends in the BSC thinks so. But her seventh grade friends don't. Claudia's worried about handling the work, too. And what about Mark. This is turning out to be one of the hardest decisions Claudia has ever made.
Kristy in charge, Ann M Martin: When the students at Stoneybrook Middle School start teaching the classes, big problems develop.
Mary Anne in the middle, Ann M Martin: Mary Anne is caught between two best friends who are angry with each other, and Mary Anne must try to smooth things out.
Stacey McGill: matchmaker?, Ann M Martin: Stacey is baby-sitting for the Brooke family, who are new in town, and she thinks their single father would be a perfect for her single mother. But neither the Brooke kids nor Stacey's mom are so sure about her matchmaking plans.
What if it's true?: a storyteller's journey with Jesus, Charles Martin: "Writing as our guide, Martin uses a storyteller's imagination to illuminate key moments from the Scriptures, primarily from the life and ministry of Jesus. In addition, Martin shares key moments from his own life journey as a disciple–and bondservant–of Christ and a mentor to others. The result is a striking exploration of truth that helps us not just think differently, but live differently. Today." – From page 4 of cover.
The conspiracy, Kat Martin: The Conspiracy / Kat Martin: Harper Winston's brother has disappeared. Pursuing his dream of sailing the Caribbean, Michael hasn't responded to texts or emails in days. When even the coast guard can't find him, Harper is forced to take desperate measures - which means going to Chase Garrett, once her brother's best friend, now the only man she can trust...or so she hopes.As the successful owner of Maximum Security, Chase has learned to trust his gut.
Stolen away, Jennie Marts: Elusive charmer Cash Walker is a tough-as-nails cowboy, except when it comes to the shy woman who shows up with a pretty smile, a wounded spirit, and a goat riding shotgun in her passenger seat. Recently divorced from an abusive husband, Emma Frank has come home to Broken Falls, Montana.
Tucked away, Jennie Marts: Sometimes you find what you need in the most unlikely places ... Charlie Ryan's cheating fiancé left her with a broken heart and even broker bank account. She's hit rock bottom, but everything is about to change. Suddenly, she's inherited a Montana farm named Tucked Away from a grandmother she never knew existed. A fresh start is just what she needs - and no men in her future this time, even if the local vet is as hot as a Montana summer. Zack Cooper is content with his simple life.
Hidden away, Jennie Marts: Secrets have a way of revealing themselves....Right after a fire breaks out in her diner, a phone call changes Cherry Hill's life. The tragic death of her cousin leaves Cherry sole guardian of her eight-year-old nephew. But the upper crust side of the Hill family deems her unfit and is determined to take Sam away from her. The only one on her side is the sexy sheriff, Taylor Johnson, the man who broke her heart nine years ago when he left town.
Romancing the ranger, Jennie Marts: Reese Hudson meant to destroy mementos from her last failed relationship, not burn down an outhouse and incur the wrath of a sexy park ranger. When the judge rejects her offer to pay for the structure and sentences her to rebuild it-with the hot ranger supervising-she embraces the challenge to take control of her life. Park ranger Wade Baker wants nothing to do with the rich city girl, no matter how tempting he finds her lush curves.
Hooked on love, Jennie Marts: Avery Oliver can see the byline now. Chicago City Girl Tackles Colorado Mountains with Sexy, Reclusive Guide. What better way to jumpstart her journalism career than to head out into the woods with a hunky guide? It's all very Bear Grylls, but she'll take it, even if it means ditching her beloved designer suits and handbags. All Sullivan Reed needs in life is a fly rod and the roar of a river. Playing guide to a hot little reporter can't end well...
The highest of hopes, Susan Anne Mason: After her beloved grandfather's death, Emmaline Moore is shocked to discover that her "deceased" father is actually living in Canada. Having no other family, Emma decides she must find him, and so embarks on a journey across the ocean, accompanied by her best friend, Jonathan. Unfortunately, Randall Moore and his well-to-do family aren't thrilled by her arrival, fearing her sudden appearance will hinder his chance at becoming mayor of Toronto in 1919.
Curly girl: the handbook, Lorraine Massey: Provides tips for curly hair, including shampooing, conditioners, drying, combing, styling, getting the right cut, and how to heal hair after years of strong detergents and damaging blow dryers.
In the realm of hungry ghosts: close encounters with addiction, Gabor Maté: Based on Gabor Mate's two decades of experience as a medical doctor and his groundbreaking work with the severely addicted on Vancouver's skid row, "In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts" radically reenvisions this much misunderstood field by taking a holistic approach. Dr.
The duke that I marry, Cathy Maxwell: Willa Reverly, a headstrong heiress who has been on the shelf a little too long, has vowed to marry only for love, so she refuses a marriage of convenience with the new Duke of Camberly, but he is determined to win her.
The Van Apfel girls are gone, Felicity McLean: It's the summer of the school's Showstopper concert. The summer Tikka never forgot. The summer the Van Apfel sisters disappeared. Blackly comic, sharply observed and wonderfully endearing. 'We lost all three girls that summer. Let them slip away like the words of some half-remembered song and when one came back, she wasn't the one we were trying to recall to begin with.
Dragon ghosts, Lisa McMann: "Devastated by loss and hampered by war, Fifer struggles to regroup and continue the search for her twin. Meanwhile Thisbe, pounded by images of Grimere's dark history, contemplates her abandonment and considers leaving Rohan behind in a risky move that could take her home ... or to her death– Provided by publisher.
The clockwork menace, Bec McMaster: Friends, partners, and professionals. So just why is this case coming between them? In a Victorian London ruled by the blood-drinking elite, Perry Lowell is a logical and accomplished Nighthawk: a rogue blue blood who tracks murderers and thieves for the Guild. So when she and her charming-but-reckless partner, Garrett, are charged with finding a missing theatre starlet, it should be a simple solve.
Mahimata, Rati Mehrotra: Kyra has returned to the caves of Kali, but she no longer knows what her place is. Her beloved teacher is dead and her best friend Nineth is missing. And gone, too, is Rustan, the Marksman who helped her train for the duel with Tamsyn and became far more than a teacher and friend. Rustan's odyssey leads him to the descendants of an ancient sect tied to the alien Ones, and the realization that the answers he seeks come with a price.
The last year of the war, Susan Meissner: Elise Sontag is a typical Iowa fourteen-year-old in 1943–aware of the war but distanced from its reach. Then her father, a legal U.S. resident for nearly two decades, is suddenly arrested on suspicion of being a Nazi sympathizer. The family is sent to an internment camp in Texas, where, behind the armed guards and barbed wire, Elise feels stripped of everything beloved and familiar, including her own identity.
High-stakes investigation, Dana Mentink: Keeping one step ahead of a killer...Flood Zone – Mia Sandoval's friend is murdered–and the single mother is a suspect. Her only ally is search-and-rescue worker Dallas Black. With no choice but to work with secretive Dallas, Mia discovers he's as complicated as the murder they're forced to investigate. Yet as a flood ravages their small Colorado town, a killer is determined that Mia, Dallas and their evidence get swept away to a watery grave.
Act of valor, Dana Mentink: She saw something she shouldn't have... When airline employee Violet Griffin encounters several suspicious passengers, she's thrust into the crosshairs of a drug smuggling operation. NYPD officer Zach Jameson and his drug detection beagle, Eddie, can tell this is no small-time threat. Someone's gunning for Violet, and after recently losing his brother, Zach refuses to lose her, too...especially now that she's gone from friend to the woman he's falling for.
A little bit of mindfulness: an introduction to being present, Amy Leigh Mercree: In these fast-paced modern times, mindfulness can keep us centered, calm, and energized–no matter how much the outside world keeps distracting us. Thanks to Amy Leigh Mercree's accessible introduction, beginners can master this spiritual practice. You'll learn methods for cultivating inner peace, accessing a deeper creativity, and creating a healthier body, along with rituals that support these mindfulness techniques.
A woman first: First woman: a memoir, Selina Meyer: The long-awaited memoir of her tumultuous year in office, A Woman First: First Woman is an intimate first-person account of the public and private lives of Selina Meyer, America's first woman president. Known and beloved throughout the world as a vocal and fearless advocate for adult literacy, fighting AIDS, our military families, and as a stalwart champion of the oppressed, especially the long-suffering people of Tibet, President Meyer is considered one of the world's most notable people.
The sky of endless blue, Ava Miles: "J.T. Merriam has a bottle of champagne on ice for the moment his soul-sucking divorce is final–and he plans to share it with the woman who has made him believe in happily ever after again. Not only is Caroline Hale his partner in opening the new Merriam Art Museum in Dare Valley, but she's helping him heal, showing him that love isn't a four-letter word.The only problem: his ex is determined to destroy every thing he has–including his relationship with Caroline. J.T.
Camp, Kayla Miller: Emotional and honest story about navigating new experiences, learning to step outside one's comfort zone, and the satisfaction of blazing your own trails. Olive and Willow are happy campers! Or are they? Olive is sure she'll have the best time at summer camp with her friend Willow - but while Olive makes quick friends with the other campers, Willow struggles to form connections and latches on to the only person she knows - Olive.
The Yankee widow, Linda Lael Miller: A richly layered saga is set against the backdrop of the Civil War In The Yankee Widow, gifted storyteller Linda Lael Miller explores the complexities and heartbreak that families experienced as men took up arms to preserve the nation and defend their way of life. Told in a smart, assured and compelling voice, this is the story of Caroline, the young wife and childhood sweetheart of Jacob, who together live on a farm raising their daughter, Rachel, just outside of Gettysburg.
Spill the beans, Sarah Mlynowski: My brother Jonah's dream has come true. We have finally landed in his favourite fairy tale: Jack and the Beanstalk. It's a lot of fun meeting Jack. But then we accidentally mess up his story, which means Jack can't climb up the magic beanstalk to find the giant's riches. It's time to take matters into our own hands.
The plus one, Sophia Money-Coutts: Polly Spencer is fine. She's single, turning thirty and only managed to have sex twice last year (both times with a Swedish banker called Fred), but seriously, she's fine. Even if she's still stuck at Posh! magazine writing about royal babies, and the chances of finding a plus one to her best friend's summer wedding are looking worryingly slim. But it's a New Year, a new leaf and all that.
Stealing the rogue's heart, Erica Monroe: Scoundrels, thieves and rebels inhabit the rookeries–where dangerous men fall in love with fierce women. Beautiful, innocent Mina Mason has led a sheltered life as the sister to the most notorious crime lord in England. Her family's wealth and expectations keep her in a gilded cage, never able to act on her true desires. Like kissing – and engaging in far more scandalous behavior with–Charlie Thatcher, her childhood best friend. As a member of a rival gang, Charlie is distinctly off-limits.
A spy's guide to seduction, Kate Moore: An independent lady is accidentally betrothed to a spy with a mysterious past in this Regency gem from beloved, award-winning author Kate Moore. A volume of tips for the marriage-minded brought them together, but their sweeping adventure will change all the rules of engagement. . .
Gravity is the thing, Jaclyn Moriarty: Abigail Sorensen has spent her life trying to unwrap the events of 1990. It was the year she started receiving random chapters from a self-help book called The Guidebook in the post. It was also the year Robert, her brother, disappeared on the eve of her sixteenth birthday. She believes the absurdity of The Guidebook and the mystery of her brother's disappearance must be connected.
The slightly alarming tale of the whispering wars, Jaclyn Moriarty: I was taken by Whisperers at 2pm, so I never pulled the lever for the laundry chute. That's what bothered me most. This is way ahead in the story, though. A lot happened before that. The town of Spindrift is frequented by pirates, Shadow Mages and charlatans. It's also home to the Orphanage School, where Finlay lives with Glim, Taya and Eli. Just outside town is the painfully posh Brathelthwaite Boarding School, home to Honey Bee, Hamish and Victor, Duke of Ainsley.
The chaperone, Laura Moriarty: On a summer's day in 1922 Cora Carlisle boards a train from Wichita, Kansas, to New York City, leaving behind a marriage that's not as perfect as it seems and a past that she buried long ago. She is charged with the care of a stunning young girl with a jet-black fringe and eyes wild and wise beyond her fifteen years. This girl is hungry for stardom and Cora for something she doesn't yet know.
Summer's lease, John Mortimer: It's high summer when Molly Pargeter drags her amiably bickering family to a rented Tuscan villa for the holidays. Molly is sure that the house is the perfect setting for their three-week getaway, but soon she becomes fascinated by the lives of the absent owners–and things start to go horribly wrong ...
Dynasties: the rise and fall of animal families, Stephen Moss: Family isn't just important. It's everything. From lions hunting as a pride to penguins huddling together to keep from freezing in the bitter Antarctic winter, many animals are dependent on complex social relationships for their survival. Powerful dynasties lay claim to vast swathes of territory, fighting off rivals and securing their hunting grounds for generations to come. Dynasties offers an immersive insight into the shifting hierarchies of animal families.
Bruno's dream, Iris Murdoch: An old man struggles to make one last connection with his estranged son, before it's too late. The elderly Bruno knows he is not far from death. One of his last wishes is to contact his estranged son, Miles, whose marriage to an Indian woman drove a decades-long wedge between father and son. When Miles comes back into his father's life, Bruno must confront his guilt, and his family must overcome the tension that grew during his long absence.
Running a food truck for dummies, Richard Myrick: Whether you're the owner of an existing food truck business or just interested in starting your own mobile restaurant endeavor, this guide will help you find your food niche, outfit your moving kitchen, meet safety and sanitation requirements, and much more.
100 bugs!: a counting book, Kate Narita: A boy and girl find and count 100 different bugs in their backyard in increments of ten.
Wally Funk's race for space: the extraordinary story of a female aviation pioneer, Sue Nelson: In 1961, Wally Funk was among the Mercury 13, the first group of American pilots to pass the 'Women in Space' programme. Wally sailed through a series of rigorous physical and mental tests, her scores beating many of the male candidates', including those of John Glenn, the first American in orbit. But just one week before she was due to enter the final phase of training, the programme was abruptly cancelled.
Tatting: technique & history, Elgiva Nicholls: A superb illustrated guide to the art of making handmade lace by looping and knotting a single cotton thread. Author describes the evolution of basic tatting elements and discusses how they can be regrouped in innumerable combinations to form traditional or original designs. For beginning and experienced tatters. Over 50 illustrations.
The Barsoom project, Larry Niven: "The Barsoom Project" is the direct sequel to 1981's "Dream Park. "Eviane's first visit to the-state-of-art amusement arena Dream Park ended in disaster: the special effects had seemed more real than life... until the holograms she was shooting with live ammunition turned out to be solid flesh and blood... and very, very dead. Haunted by the past, rebounding from a lengthy spell in a mental hospital, she has returned to Dream Park to exorcise a nightmare that has become reality.
Fit mama: get the best body you've ever had - after kids, Belinda Norton: Many of us believe we're stuck with the body we get after having children, blaming changing hormones, lack of time and a slower metabolism. Belinda Norton is living proof that - with a bit of effort - we can still look amazing and have all the energy we need for the busy demands of everyday life.
Collected stories, Frank O'Connor: The definitive collection of short stories by a master of the form and one of Ireland's most celebrated authors. This indispensable volume contains the best of Frank O'Connor's short fiction. From Guests of the Nation to The Mad Lomasneys to First Confession to My Oedipus Complex; these tales of Ireland have touched generations of readers the world over and placed O'Connor alongside W.B. Yeats and James Joyce as the greatest of Irish authors.
Do you dream of Terra-Two?, Temi Oh: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet A century ago, scientists theorised that a habitable planet existed in a nearby solar system. Today, ten astronauts will leave a dying Earth to find it. Four are decorated veterans of the 20th century's space-race. And six are teenagers, graduates of the exclusive Dalton Academy, who've been in training for this mission for most of their lives. It will take the team 23 years to reach Terra-Two. Twenty-three years spent in close quarters.
The freedom artist, Ben Okri: In a world uncomfortably like our own, a young woman called Alamantis is arrested for asking a question. Her question is this: Who is the Prisoner? When Alamantis disappears, her lover Karnak goes looking for her. He searches desperately at first, then with a growing realization. To find Amalantis, he must first understand the meaning of her question. Karnak's search leads him into a terrifying world of lies, oppression and fear at the heart of which lies the Prison.
A night in the emperor's garden: a true story of hope and resilience in Afghanistan, Qais Akbar Omar: In 2005, a group of Afghan actors endeavoured to create an unusual dramatic performance–one that would bring theater to a region wounded after years of war with the Taliban and offer hope for healing. A Night in the Emperor's Garden is the captivating account of their resulting play and a rich exploration of the region's culture.
Undo it!: how simple lifestyle changes can reverse most chronic diseases, Dean Ornish: Fight cancer, diabetes, heart disease, weight gain, and even the aging process itself with one simple, scientifically proven plan to reverse disease-as well as prevent and reduce symptoms-from the world-renowned pioneer of lifestyle medicine. Dean Ornish, M.D., has directed revolutionary research proving, for the first time, that lifestyle changes can often reverse-undo!-the progression of many of the most common and costly chronic diseases and even begin reversing aging at a cellular level.
1984, George Orwell: It is 1984. The world is in a state of perpetual war and Big Brother sees and controls all. Winston Smith, a member of the Outer Party and propaganda-writer at the Ministry of Truth, is keeping a journal he should not be keeping and falling in love with Julia, a woman he should not be seeing. Outwardly compliant, Winston dreams of rebellion against the oppressive Big Brother, risking everything to recover his lost sense of individuality and control of his own future.
Oopsy daisy, Bella Osborne: Life's not always a walk in the park... When Anna is dumped by her fiance, she moves in to her own place on the edge of the gorgeous Wildflower Park and pledges to stay off men and focus on her career, but a handsome new colleague seems to thwart her attempts at every turn. And when she receives an accidental text from a mystery man, could it be the new start she needs? Or someone she really shouldn't be falling for? Anna's neighbour Sophie is a stressed-out mum-of-two with a third on the way.
Inspector McLean. Books 1-6, James Oswald: Natural causes: A young girl's mutilated body is discovered in a sealed room. For newly appointed Edinburgh Detective Inspector Tony McLean this baffling cold case ought to be a low priority but he is haunted by the young victim and her grisly death. Meanwhile, the city is horrified by a series of bloody killings.
Book of souls: Every year for ten years, a young woman's body was found in Edinburgh at Christmas time: naked, throat slit, body washed clean. Ten years, ten women.
Archie giant comics jackpot!, OverDrive Inc: Collects 480 pages of iconic Archie tales in one volume. Follow America's favourite red-head as he navigates the pressures of the American teenager in the awkward, charming, and hilarious way you've come to know and love.
Experience France, OverDrive Inc: You'll travel through vibrant cities, rural villages, majestic mountains and swanky chateaux, discovering the secrets to French style, embarking on your own study of wines and cheeses, and immersing yourself in history, art and all things la belle France.
The lost scrolls: Water, OverDrive Inc: Katara recounts her discovery of the Avatar in the iceberg, Sokka remembers his childhood upon seeing their father's old friend, and Aang tells of his lessons with the Waterbending master in the North. The scroll also contains information about Waterbending moves, Healers, Water tribe traditions, and much more.
Helpless, Daniel Palmer: Returning home to Shilo, New Hampshire, to raise his teenage daughter after his ex-wife is murdered, former Navy SEAL Tom Hawkins becomes the target of vicious rumorus and implicated in a series of disturbing crimes.
Archie modern classics. Volume one, Dan Parent: Collects the adventures of Archie Andrews and his friends at Riverdale High.
Why do birds suddenly disappear?: 200 birds,12 months,1 lapsed birdwatcher, Lev Parikian: At twelve years old, Lev Parikian was an avid birdwatcher. He was also a fraud, a liar and a cheat. Those lists of birds seen and ticked off? Lies. One hundred and thirty species? More like sixty. Then, when he turned fifty, he decided to right his childhood wrongs. He would go birdwatching again. He would not lie. He would aim to see two hundred species of British bird in a year.
Concealed Identity, Jessica R Patch: After Holt McKnight's criminal informant disappears, the DEA agent must go undercover to get close to the missing man's sister, who may know more than she's letting on. But when Blair Sullivan's attacked, it's up to him to protect her–without blowing his cover. Blair isn't sure she can trust her new neighbour, Holt. After all, the last charming and handsome man she fell for was her late husband, and he turned out to be the brother of a ruthless drug lord.
The First Lady, James Patterson: As he steps out of his hotel in Atlanta with the love of his life by his side, the last thing President Tucker expects is to be greeted by the flashing cameras of the media. Or for his affair to be revealed to the world, just two weeks before the public was expected to vote him in for a second term as leader of the Free World. The President must act quickly to stop the scandal from spiralling out of control. But not before he figures out how to keep the First Lady on his side.
Crazy house, James Patterson: In a future world where teenagers are taken, imprisoned, and forced to fight for their survival, well-behaved Cassie will do whatever it takes to save her rebellious twin sister from Death Row.
Wakenhyrst, Michelle Paver: A tale of mystery and imagination laced with terror. It is a masterwork in the modern gothic tradition that ranges from Mary Shelley and Bram Stoker to Neil Gaiman and Sarah Perry.
Six weeks with a lord, Eve Pendle: Grace Alnott is out of time. To save her younger brother from an abusive guardian, her merchant father's will demands she must marry a peer. Handsome but destitute Everett Hetherington, Earl of Westbury agrees to her offer of a marriage of convenience but stipulates she must live with him for six weeks. No matter how honorable he seems she can't allow him to get too close, because the aristocracy cannot be trusted. Six weeks.
Your closest friend, Karen Perry: Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Cara shouldn't have survived the attack. But at the last moment, a stranger snatched her to safety. In the hours that followed she told this Good Samaritan secrets she'd never told a soul. Not even her husband ... In the aftermath, Cara is home, healed and safe. Which is when the anonymous threats begin. Someone knows things about her they shouldn't. Cara's Good Samaritan offers to help her - to save her all over again.
Leave me alone with the recipes: the life, art, and cookbook of Cipe Pineles, Cipe Pineles: When Rich and MacNaughton discovered a painted manuscript at an antiquarian book fair, it drew them in like a magnet. The sixty-five years old work was by Cipe Pineles, the first female art director at Condé Nast. Completed in 1945, it was a keepsake of her connection to her childhood's Eastern European food. The manuscript led Rich and McNaughton into a dazzling history of mid-century design, art, food, New York City society, and culture.
Bad mermaids, Sibéal Pounder: Mermaids Beattie, Mimi and Zelda are enjoying a summer on land with legs when they receive a strange crabagram ordering them to return home at once. Some seriously bad mermaids are on the loose and the girls are the only ones who can stop them. If they're going to save the day, they'll need answers. And a clam car. Definitely piranha-print nail polish. Possibly not the talking seahorse.
On the rocks, Sibéal Pounder: Mermaids Beattie, Mimi and Zelda, along with Steve the talking seahorse, are trapped aboard the spooky ship the Merry Mary, heading for the legendary (and super-stylish) Crocodile Kingdom. On land, Paris Silkensocks, ice-cream seller and GADGET QUEEN, has uncovered a plot to destroy the mermaid world.
Witch snitch, Sibéal Pounder: Tiga and friends are famous throughout Sinkville for their part in the Witch Wars competition, but there's so much more of Sinkville to discover! Now, Ritzy City's Top Witch Peggy Pigwiggle has asked Tiga and Fran to make a TV documentary about the most interesting witches in town - with Fluffanora helping out as fashion adviser. But whilst Tiga enjoys making the documentary, she can't help but feel there's something going on behind her back ...
Witch Wars, Sibéal Pounder: When Fran the Fabulous Fairy turns up in Tiga Whicabim's shed to tell her she's a witch, Tiga doesn't believe her. Or at least not until Fran points out that TIGA WHICABIM is actually an anagram of I AM A BIG WITCH and magics her away down the drainpipes to compete in Witch Wars???the competition to crown the next Top Witch of Ritzy City.Filled with silly spells, delectable dresses, ridiculous riddles and a serious shoe problem, Witch Wars is a witch story like no other.
Witch tricks, Sibéal Pounder: Felicity Bat's cool big sister, Idabelle, is always up to no good, but when Tiga and Fluffanora are invited to join her secret clique, The Points, they can't resist. But soon they realise that Idabelle doesn't really want to make friends. She's using them - and a bit of magic - to bring back the infamous outlaw witch gang, the Ritzy Six! Tiga and Fluffanora are going to need all the help they can get to magic history's most mischievous witches back to the past.
Witch Glitch, Sibéal Pounder: AIt's a new era for the Witch Wars witches. Felicity Bat is no longer evil, Tiga has at last found her mum and there's the whole of Silver City to explore. But it's not long before the witches find themselves at the centre of another adventure. When a magical book called The Karens offers to grant Fran the Fabulous Fairy's dearest wish, it seems too good to be true. And it is.
Fleet of knives, Gareth Powell: The former warship Trouble Dog and her crew of misfits is called upon by the House of Reclamation to investigate a distress call from the human starship the Lucy's Ghost. Her crew abandon their crippled ship and seek refuge abroad an abandoned, slower-than-light generation ship launched ten thousand years before by an alien race. However, the enormous ship contains deadly secrets of its own. Recovered war criminal, Ona Sudak, faces a firing squad for her actions in the Archipelago War.
Macaque attack, Gareth Powell: He's saved the world twice.
Ack-ack Macaque: the complete trilogy, Gareth Powell: "In an alternate version of Europe where Britain and France merged in the '50s, two unlikely heroes and one mightily pissed-off monkey come together in a sci-fi trilogy full of action, adventure, bananas and many bottles of rum" – Publisher.
Hive monkey, Gareth Powell: In order to hide from his unwanted fame as the spitfire-pilot-monkey who emerged from a computer game to defeat the nefarious corporation that engineered him, the charismatic and dangerous Ack-Ack Macaque is working as a pilot on a world-circling nuclear-powered Zeppelin.
The circle, David Poyer: For four years at Annapolis he prepared for this, pledging his youth, his ambition, and even his life. But when junior officer Dan Lenson finally gets his commission, it's an aging World War II destroyer. Now, with a mix of pride and fear, he heads into the world's most dangerous seas. As the Ryan plunges into the dark waters of the Arctic Circle at the height of storm season, Lenson and the crew pursue a mysterious and menacing enemy.
Hunter killer: the war with China, the battle for the central Pacific, David Poyer: World War with China explodes in Hunter Killer. Hunter Killer is a powerful, all-too-believable novel about how the next world war might unfold.
Beyond justice, Cara C Putman: "Hayden McCarthy is on track to become the youngest partner in her prestigious D.C. law firm. if the case she's just been handed doesn't destroy her first. Hayden McCarthy knows firsthand the pain when justice is not served. It's why she became an attorney and why she's so driven in her career. When she's handed a wrongful death case against the government, she isn't sure if it's the lucky break she needs to secure a partnership–or an attempt to make sure she never gets there.
East of Hounslow, Khurrum Rahman: Meet Jay. Small-time dealer. Accidental jihadist. The one man who can save us all? Javid - call him Jay - is a dope dealer living in West London. He goes to mosque on Friday, and he's just bought his pride and joy - a BMW. He lives with his mum, and life seems sweet. But his world is about to turn upside-down. Because MI5 have been watching him, and they think he's just the man they need for a delicate mission.
Rosie's travelling tea shop, Rebecca Raisin: The trip of a lifetime! Rosie Lewis has her life together. A swanky job as a Michelin-Starred Sous Chef, a loving husband and future children scheduled for exactly January 2021. That's until she comes home one day to find her husband's pre-packed bag and a confession that he's had an affair.
Helping your anxious child: a step-by-step guide for parents, Ronald M Rapee: This revised and expanded edition of the best-selling Helping Your Anxious Child offers parents the most up-to-date, proven-effective techniques for helping children overcome anxiety.
Police protector, Terri Reed: Protect and serve: When rookie K-9 officer Shane West finds the lead police dog trainer murdered, he's determined to find the killer. Then he discovers Gina Perry hiding nearby—a pretty junior trainer who had the motive, means and opportunity to kill her boss. Gina insists her troubled brother is the real murderer. And when Gina's brother comes after her, Shane is assigned to protect her and uncover the truth.
Nemesis, Brendan Reichs: As the Anvil, an enormous asteroid, threatens to end all life on Earth, sixteen-year-old Min begins to uncover a lifetime of lies, a sinister conspiracy involving all students in her sophomore class in Fire Lake, Idaho.
Genesis, Brendan Reichs: Noah Livingston knows he is destined to survive. The sixty-four members of Fire Lake's sophomore class are trapped in a place where morals have no meaning, and zero rules apply. But Noah's deaths have trained him, hardened him, to lead the strongest into the future - whatever that may be - at any cost. Min Wilder knows that survival alone isn't enough. In a violent world where brute force passes for leadership, it's tempting just to let everyone else fight it out.
Time, Penny Reid: Mona has learned that she has nothing figured out and plans are meaningless. After leaving her in Aspen, Abram is now breaking sales-records, rising to rock star fame almost overnight. Mona can't seem to escape him. He is literally everywhere, or at least images of him are. Just when she thinks things can't get any more confusing, Abram returns . . . What happens next? Only TIME will tell.
Opposite of always, Justin A Reynolds: When Jack and Kate meet at a party, bonding until sunrise over their mutual love of Froot Loops and their favourite flicks, Jack knows he's falling—hard. Soon she's meeting his best friends, Jillian and Franny, and Kate wins them over as easily as she did Jack. Jack's curse of almost is finally over. But this love story is complicated. It is an almost happily ever after. Because Kate dies. And their story should end there.
Fatal inheritance, Rachel Rhys: It's 1948, and Eve Forrester is trapped in a loveless marriage, in a gloomy house, in a grey London suburb. Then, out of the blue, she receives a solicitor's letter. A wealthy stranger has left her a mystery inheritance. And to find out more, she must to travel to the glittering French Riviera. There Eve discovers that her legacy is an enchanting pale pink villa overlooking the Mediterranean sea. Suddenly her life could not be more glamorous.
The butterfly room, Lucinda Riley: Posy Montague is approaching her 70th birthday. Still living in her beautiful family home, Admiral House, set in the glorious Suffolk countryside where she spent her own idyllic childhood catching butterflies with her beloved father, and raised her own children, Posy knows she must make an agonising decision. The house is crumbling around her, and Posy knows the time has come to sell it.
White bodies, Jane Robins: Callie loves Tilda. She's her sister, after all. And she's beautiful and successful. Tilda loves Felix. He's her husband. Successful and charismatic, he is also controlling, suspicious and, possibly, dangerous. Still, Tilda loves Felix. And Callie loves Tilda. Very, very much. So she's determined to save her. But the cost could destroy them all.
Power play, Patrick Robinson: The future of the United States rests on one man's shoulders...A highly volatile nuclear world looms. Israel has obliterated the deep underground nuclear weapons facility built by Iran, and the United States is nerve-wracked about the stance of a defiant North Korea. Against this backdrop, the Russians plan a cyber warfare offensive on the US.
Little secrets: his pregnant secretary, Joanne Rock: Becoming a father was never part of Jager McNeill's plan, until the heat between him and his luscious assistant turned into searing passion. Now Delia Rickard is carrying his baby. After growing up without a father, Jager's determined to be there for his child. And marriage would ensure that. But despite their chemistry, Delia's unwilling to marry for anything less than love. A trip with Jager to Manhattan could change all that.
For the sake of his heir, Joanne Rock: When a marriage of convenience is the only answer...things get inconvenient! Gabe McNeill is done being manipulated by everyone from his ex-wife who abandoned him and their baby to the grandfather forcing him to remarry. Now the only way Gabe can ensure his son's inheritance is if Brianne Hanson agrees to be his bride. They've always kept things strictly business and this is no different...
Claiming his secret heir, Joanne Rock: Can he win back his wife? When Caroline McNeill shows up outside her husband's mansion, she claims to have no memory of the past year ... or their passion-filled honeymoon. But faking amnesia is the only way Caroline can find out if Damon was behind her abduction. She needs to trust him-a man she craves but still barely knows-before she can tell him about their infant son.
The forbidden brother, Joanne Rock: One night of passion, mistaken identity...and unmistakable consequences! Jillian Ross craves adventure. And she gets it when her new career as a film scout leads her to the ranch owned by the wealthy Wyoming McNeills. Giving in to temptation with the playboy McNeill causes havoc - since it's actually his reclusive twin, Cody, she's fallen for! Now she's pregnant - and still can't get enough of her reluctant rancher.
One night scandal, Joanne Rock: Nothing in Hannah Ryder's plot included a hot fling with a drop-dead sexy cowboy. Especially when her cowboy turns out to be Brock McNeill - a potential enemy with ties to the man Hannah wants to destroy. When an accident claims Brock's memory, Hannah is caught in an intricate web of scandal. Falling dangerously for the one man she shouldn't trust...
Wild Wyoming nights, Joanne Rock: Emma Layton is working in Wyoming to get away from her abusive ex. But when wealthy ranch owner Carson McNeill learns of her plight, he insists she stay with him for protection. Emma agrees - even knowing this cowboy may prove irrestible... Proximity soon leads to passion, night after night.
A cowboy to keep, Karen Rock: Can't stop running from the past...Dani Crawford has a secret...and if bounty hunter Jackson Cade finds out, he could ruin everything. The scarred yet handsome cowboy has tracked a dangerous criminal to the dude ranch Dani manages, and to get rid of Jack she'll have to help him catch his man. But the closer they get to cornering their quarry the more Dani wants Jack to stay. Spending time with him is making her long for things she can never have thanks to a past mistake.
The night swimmers, Peter Rock: Beneath the surface of Lake Michigan there are vast systems: crosscutting currents, sudden drop-offs, depths of absolute darkness, shipwrecked bodies, hidden places. Peter Rock's stunning auto-biographical novel begins in the 90s on the Door Peninsula of Wisconsin, where the narrator, a man recently graduated from college, and a young widow, Mrs. Abel, swim together at night, making their way across miles of open water, navigating the currents and swells, the rise and fall of the lake.
Duchess by design: a novel, Maya Rodale: An English duke vows to make an American seamstress his duchess.
A groom of one's own, Maya Rodale: A handsome duke. His beautiful soon-to-be duchess. A whirlwind courtship. It is this author's privilege to report on the event all of London is talking about: the upcoming wedding of the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon to the only daughter of the Duke of Richmond. Every detail of the "Wedding of the Year" will be reported in these pages as a London Weekly exclusive. But I, Miss Sophie Harlow, must confess to a secret infatuation with this "double duke" that can only lead to trouble.
Red Joan, Jennie Rooney: Joan's voice is almost a whisper. 'Nobody talked about what they did during the war. We all knew we weren't allowed to.' Joan Stanley has a secret. She is a loving mother, a doting grandmother, and leads a quiet, unremarkable life in the suburbs. Then one morning there is a knock on the door, and suddenly the past she has been so keen to hide for the last fifty years threatens to overturn her comfortable world.
The Persian gamble, Joel C Rosenberg: Shot out of the air in enemy territory in the middle of the greatest international crisis since the end of the Cold War, former U.S. Secret Service agent Marcus Ryker finds himself facing an impossible task. Not only does he have to somehow elude detection and capture by Russian special forces, but he must convince his own government to grant safe harbor to the one man responsible for the global mayhem; Russian double agent and assassin Oleg Kraskin.
Run to ground, Katie Ruggle: Grieving the death of his partner, Theo Bosco has no room in his life for distractions. Though his instincts scream that he should avoid Juliet 'Jules' Jackson, he can't seem to stay away. It doesn't help that Theo's new K9 companion has fallen head over paws for Jules's rambunctious family. Or that when he's with her, Theo finally knows peace.
On the chase, Katie Ruggle: "The sole witness to a horrific crime, Kaylee Ramay flees to the Colorado Rockies to start a new life. There she becomes Grace, a dog kennel employee desperately trying to avoid attention–especially from dangerously attractive K9 officer Hugh Murdoch"–Amazon.com.
In her sights, Katie Ruggle: "Bounty hunter Molly Pax fought hard for everything she has, turning the bail recovery business she shares with her sisters into an unqualified success. So when their sticky-fingered mother jumps bail and puts the childhood home up as collateral, Molly's horrified. To make matters worse, every two-bit criminal in the Rockies now sees her family's misfortune as their next big break. She needs help, stat.
Through the fire, Katie Ruggle: He's tall. He's dark. He's brutally handsome... And he may be her only hope. Kit Jernigan despairs of ever fitting in with her new tight-knit K9 unit'they've been through too much to welcome a stranger. So when a killer strikes, it's a fight to convince her fellow officers to trust her long enough to catch the woman she knows is responsible. She can't do it on her own. What she needs most is a partner: local fire spotter Wesley March.
Winx, Andrew Rule: In the authorised biography, Andrew Rule, her owners, her breeder, her trainer and her rider tell the real story behind the story of the world's greatest racehorse.
The explorer, Katherine Rundell: Fred, Con, Lila, and Max are on their way back to England when the plane they're on crashes in the Amazon jungle and the pilot dies upon landing. For days they survive alone, until Fred finds a map that leads them to a ruined city, and to a secret.
Rogue killer, Leigh Russell: A man is killed in apparently random attack, and suspicion falls on a gang of muggers. Only Detective Sergeant Geraldine Steel thinks this is the work of a more deliberate murderer. Two more victims are discovered, after further seemingly indiscriminate attacks. The muggers are tracked down, with tragic consequences. And all the while the killer remains at large. When Geraldine finally manages to track down a witness, she finds her own life is in danger.
A thousand lies, Sharon Sala: Evil comes in all shapes and sizes, but seems more deadly when hidden in physical beauty. Anson Poe hides behind a handsome face as he wreaks havoc upon those around him. Nothing touches his heart but power and greed; not the woman he married, or the four children they share. Brendan Poe shares his father's stunning looks while trying to live down the shame. He does everything he can to stay out of Anson's world of crime until one hot Louisiana summer when he can no longer look away.
Reunion, Sharon Sala: A true romantic thriller that will have you believing in the unseen ... Gabriel Donner has just lost both parents, and nearly his own life, in a tragic accident. And now he is experiencing something he just can't handle on his own: psychic dreams, dreams that often end up in the morning paper. In vivid detail Gabriel's dreams show him a series of murders–almost as if he were committing them. Telling the police is out of the question.
The last threshold, R A Salvatore: Drizzt Do'Urden navigates a winding path littered with secrets and lies. Tangled up in his companion Dahlia's dark secrets, the ties that once held her close to Drizzt threaten to tear as her bonds to his former foe, Artemis Entreri, continue to grow. Meanwhile, in the caverns of Gauntlgrym, the drow Tiago Baenre enlists the help of Bregan D'aerthe in his quest to destroy Drizzt. Determined to stand for what's right in the Realms once again, Drizzt forges a new road north– toward Icewind Dale.
Snapshot, Brandon Sanderson: If you could re-create a day, what dark secrets would you uncover? Anthony Davis and his partner Chaz are the only real people in a city of 20 million, sent there by court order to find out what happened in the real world 10 days ago so that hidden evidence can be brought to light and located in the real city today.Within the re-created Snapshot of May 1st, Davis and Chaz are the ultimate authorities.
Wish, Chris Saunders: Saunders. Rabbit has never had a wish before but one day he gets not one, but three! He asks his friends what they would do if they had a wish and, being selfless and kind, Rabbit grants all three wishes to his friends.They are so grateful for his kindness and genorisity they share their wishes with him.
Four dead queens, Astrid Scholte: A thrilling debut YA fantasy novel for fans of Red Queen and Three Dark Crowns.
Water in plain sight: hope for a thirsty world, Judith D Schwartz: ater scarcity is on everyone's mind. Long taken for granted, water availability has entered the realm of economics, politics, and people's food and lifestyle choices. But as anxiety mounts - even as a swath of California farmland has been left fallow and extremist groups worldwide exploit the desperation of people losing livelihoods to desertification - many are finding new routes to water security with key implications for food access, economic resilience, and climate change.
Teacher, teacher!, Jack Sheffield: It's 1977 and Jack Sheffield is appointed headmaster of a small village primary school in North Yorkshire. So begins Jack's eventful journey through the school year and his attempts to overcome the many problems that face him as a young and inexperienced headmaster.
Mister teacher: the alternative school logbook, 1978-1979, Jack Sheffield: It's 1978, and Jack Sheffield begins his second year as headmaster of a small village primary school in North Yorkshire. There are three letters on his desk - one makes him smile, one makes him sad and one is destined to change his life forever. This is from nine-year-old Sebastian, suffering from leukaemia in the local hospital, who writes a heartbreaking letter addressed to 'Mister Teacher'.
Dry, Neal Shusterman: A lengthy California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, turning Alyssa's quiet suburban street into a warzone, and she is forced to make impossible choices if she and her brother are to survive.
Scorpion shards, Neal Shusterman: Six teenagers, each tormented by what seems to be an exaggerated adolescent affliction, come together to try to stop the "beasts" that threaten to destroy them and the world.
Full tilt, Neal Shusterman: Full of roller-coaster twists and turns, Neal Shusterman's page-turner is an Orpheus-like adventure into one boy's psyche. Sixteen-year-old Blake and his younger brother, Quinn, are exact opposites. Blake is the responsible member of the family. He constantly has to keep an eye on the fearless Quinn, whose thrill-seeking sometimes goes too far. But the stakes get higher when Blake has to chase Quinn into a bizarre phantom carnival that traps its customers forever.
Thief of souls, Neal Shusterman: As their superhuman powers rage out of control, five teenagers, possessed by shards of a shattered star, become ripe for manipulation by The Bringer, a creature determined to use them to turn the Earth into his own personal feeding ground.
Downsiders, Neal Shusterman: Beneath the sewer grates and manholes of the city lies a strange and secret world called the Downside. Every Downsider knows that it's forbidden to go Topside, and most fear a collision of the two worlds. But fourteen-year-old Talon is curious about what goes on above ground, and one day he ventures out in search of medicine for his ailing sister. There he meets Lindsay, who is as curious about Talon's world as he is about hers.
The yes brain child: help your child be more resilient, independent and creative, Daniel J Siegel: This unique book shows us how to help our children embrace life with all of its challenges. It's a treasure chest of parenting insights and techniques' CAROL DWECK, bestselling author of Mindset Children can often act out or shut down when faced with a setback or a tricky issue like homework, food or screen time. This is what acclaimed parenting experts Dr Siegel and Dr Bryson call the 'No Brain' response.
Archie: clash of the new kids, Alex Simmons: Archie, Jughead, Betty and Veronica have a lot of new friends and rivals when Riverdale High is invaded by fifty new kids! A nearby high school has closed due to budget cuts and 50 students and four teachers are transferred to Riverdale High. Archie and his friends have to step up their game when the new students bring serious competition to Riverdale.
The tiger catcher, Paullina Simons: Julian lives a charmed life in Los Angeles. Surrounded by friends, he is young, handsome, and runs a successful business. Everything changes after he has a fateful encounter with a mysterious young woman named Josephine. Julian's world is turned upside down by a love affair that takes him-and everyone else in his life-by storm. For the two new lovers, the City of Angels is transformed into a magical playground.
Phoebe and her unicorn in unicorn theater, Dana Simpson: Phoebe, Marigold, and Marigold's sister, Florence Unfortunate Nostrils, are headed to summer drama camp where they'll face the daunting tasks of writing, producing, and acting in an entirely original play.
Phoebe and her unicorn, Dana Simpson: A boy and his dog . . . a girl and her . . . unicorn? It all started when Phoebe skipped a rock across a pond and accidentally hit a unicorn in the face. Improbably, this led to Phoebe being granted one wish, and she used it to make the unicorn, Marigold Heavenly Nostrils, her obligational best friend. But can a vain mythical beast and a nine-year-old daydreamer really forge a connection? Indeed they can, and that's how Phoebe and Her Unicorn unfolds.
Unicorn of many hats, Dana Simpson: Laugh alongside the duo as they question the idea of "coolness," gain a deeper appreciation for the power of friendship, and put off summer reading assignments for as long as physically possible.
Love & scandal, Donna Simpson: Collette Jardiniere writes of passion and seduction, her pseudonymous novel, The Last Days of a Rake, has shocked Victorian society and become a bestseller. Infamous roue Charles Jameson is "revealed" as the author, and Collette is outraged when the cad does little to curtail the gossip. Intrigued by the book the tabloids claim is his thinly veiled autobiography, Jameson tries to find the real author.
Coding 1, 2, 3, Janet Slingerland: This book introduces young readers to computer coding and the process coders use to program computers. A full-colour glossary and a list of further reading activities is also provided.
Field notes on love, Jennifer E Smith: Having just been dumped by his girlfriend, British-born Hugo is still determined to take his last-hurrah-before-college train trip across the United States. One snag: the companion ticket is already booked under the name of his ex, Margaret Campbell. Nontransferable, no exceptions. Enter the new Margaret C. (Mae for short), an aspiring filmmaker with big dreams. After finding Hugo's spare ticket offer online, she's convinced it's the perfect opportunity to expand her horizons.
The tea cyclopedia: a celebration of the world's favorite drink, Keith Souter: Tea drinking has become a way of life. To put it frankly, it is a love, an addiction, and some would even go as far to say a philosophy. Dr. Keith Souter examines the perpetual impact that this adored beverage has bestowed upon the world for centuries, from its mystical origins in the East, to its inevitable influence on the West. The Tea Cyclopedia is an indispensable reference for anyone interested in all things tea.
Dressing Barbie: a celebration of the clothes that made America's favorite doll, and the incredible woman behind them, Carol Spencer: Illustrated with more than 100 full-colour photographs, including many never-before-seen images of rare and one-of-a-kind pieces from Carol Spencer's private archive. A tresure trove of some of the best and most iconic Barbie looks from the early 1960s until the late 1990s.
Thicker than water, Sally Spencer: DCI Monika Paniatowski investigates a case that could be the making (or, more likely, breaking) of her career. DCI Monika Paniatowski has only been back from maternity leave for three days when she is called in to investigate a nightmare of a case. Not only is the murder victim a mother of three small children, but her husband is a wealthy politician. Monika knows that if she can't make a quick arrest her career is on the line.
Wolves at the door, Gunnar Staalesen: One dark January night a car drives at high speed towards PI Varg Veum, and comes very close to killing him. Veum is certain this is no accident, following so soon after the deaths of two jailed men who were convicted for their participation in a case of child pornography and sexual assault ... crimes that Veum himself once stood wrongly accused of committing. While the guilty men were apparently killed accidentally, Varg suspects that there is something more sinister at play ...
Murder most unladylike, Robin Stevens: When Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong set up a secret detective agency at Deepdean School for Girls, they can't find a truly exciting mystery to investigate. (Unless you count The Case of Lavinia's Missing Tie. Which they don't.) Then Hazel discovers the body of the Science Mistress, Miss Bell - but when she and Daisy return five minutes later, the body has disappeared. Now the girls have to solve a murder, and prove a murder happened in the first place.
The case of the blue violet 1, Robin Stevens: I am the Honourable Daisy Wells, President of the Detective Society, one of the greatest detectives ever known - and also a fourth former at Deepdean School for Girls. Violet Darby - one of the Big Girls - recently asked me to solve a most puzzling romantic mystery. I knew I'd be able to crack the case, and I did, in just a day and a half. It was one of my greatest triumphs (Hazel Wong, my Vice-President and best friend, is telling me that this is boasting, but it is also the truth).
We do: saying yes to a relationship of depth, true connection, and enduring love, Stan Tatkin: Committing yourself fully to a loving partnership-a 'we'-can be one of the most beautiful and fulfilling experiences you'll ever have. Yet as anyone in a long-term relationship will tell you, it can also be one of the most challenging. Almost half of all first marriages end in divorce, and chances for success go down from there. So, how do you beat the odds? In We Do, psychotherapist Stan Tatkin provides a groundbreaking system for helping couples create meaningful, enduring relationships.
Wired for love: how understanding your partner's brain and attachment style can help you defuse conflict and build a secure relationship, Stan Tatkin: Wired for Love offers couples principles from attachment theory and cognitive neuroscience to help them nurture the 'couple bubble' and learn to please and soothe their partners. Readers also discover effective nonverbal communication skills, techniques for quickly resolving common pitfalls and conflicts, and easy ways to increase feelings of comfort and security.
The ashes of London, Andrew Taylor: Historical thriller set during the time of the Great Fire of London. The first of an exciting new series of novels. London, September 1666. The Great Fire rages through the city, consuming everything in its path. Even the impregnable cathedral of St. Paul's is engulfed in flames and reduced to ruins. Among the crowds watching its destruction is Richard Marwood, son of a disgraced printer, and reluctant government informer.
Sleep, C L Taylor: All Anna wants is to be able to sleep. But crushing insomnia, terrifying night terrors and memories of that terrible night are making it impossible. If only she didn't feel so guilty...To escape her past, Anna takes a job at a hotel on the remote Scottish island of Rum, but when seven guests join her, what started as a retreat from the world turns into a deadly nightmare. Each of the guests have a secret, but one of them is lying - about who they are and why they're on the island.
The tale of Aang, Michael Teitelbaum: From Avatar: The Last Airbender, I'm Aang–and this is the tale of my journey through the Earth Kingdom. I traveled there with my friends Katara and Sokka to find an Earthbending teacher. I'm not sure why, but we ran into trouble almost everywhere we went. We got chased by Prince Zuko's sister, Azula, and got caught in a sinking library. Did I mention that Appa got kidnapped by Sandbenders? There were definitely some scary moments...
Perfect match, D B Thorne: "When Solomon's sister is found drugged and in a coma after an online date, Solomon can't believe this was just a terrible accident. Determined to find out what happened to his sister, and with the police unwilling to help, Solomon begins to investigate on his own. He soon uncovers a rash of similar cases of women who have been found brutally murdered or assaulted after an online date. There is a predator out there working the streets of London, preying on young women.
Sissy: a coming-of-gender story, Jacob Tobia: "From the moment a doctor in Raleigh, North Carolina, put 'male' on Jacob Tobia's birth certificate, everything went wrong. Alongside 'male' came many other, far less neutral words: words that carried expectations about who Jacob was and who Jacob should be, words like 'masculine' and 'aggressive' and 'cargo shorts' and 'SPORTS!' Naturally sensitive, playful, creative, and glitter-obsessed, as a child Jacob was given the label 'sissy.
Plants vs. zombies. Dino-might, Paul Tobin: "When Zomboss sets his sights on destroying the yards in town, it is up to the daring duo, along with Crazy Dave and his band of plants, to thwart his plans and claim victory once again!"– Provided by publisher.
The color of our sky, Amita Trasi: 1986: Mukta, a ten-year-old girl from the lower caste Yellamma cult of temple prostitutes has come of age to fulfill her destiny of becoming a temple prostitute. In an attempt to escape this legacy that binds her, Mukta is transported to a foster family in Bombay. There she discovers a friend in the high spirited eight-year-old Tara, the tomboyish daughter of the family, who helps her recover from the wounds of her past.
Curses, foiled again, Sera Trevor: Felix is a vampire - a fierce creature of the night who strikes terror into the hearts of everyone unlucky enough to become his prey. Or at least, that's what he thought was true, until he met John. John is completely unimpressed with Felix, much to his dismay. Felix becomes fixated on proving his ferocity to John, and when that doesn't work, he strives to make any impression on him at all.
Mother knows best: a tale of the old witch, Serena Valentino: The tale of Rapunzel is widely known. So what of the old witch, Mother Gothel? Where does she come from? And how does she come across the magical golden flower? Here is one account that recounts a version of the story that has remained untold for centuries, until now. It is a tale of mothers and daughters, of youth and dark magic. It is a tale of the old witch.
Fairest of all: a tale of the Wicked Queen, Serena Valentino: Examines the life of Snow White's stepmother, the Wicked Queen, to find out just what it is that makes her so evil that she would want to cut out her teenage step-daughter's heart and have it delivered in a locked keepsake box.
Juliet's school of possibilities: a little story about the power of priorities, Laura Vanderkam: Riley Jenkins is in trouble. An ambitious, hardworking consultant in her late twenties, she's used to a lifetime of nearly perfect evaluations - until she gets a terrible performance review from her boss. How is that possible when Riley does everything her clients want - including answering emails 24/7 - faster than they expect it' That's precisely the problem: she's spread too thin. Despite her insane hours and attention to detail, Riley can't produce the thoughtful work her clients expect.
The battle of the Labyrinth: the graphic novel, Robert Venditti: When demonic cheerleaders invade his high school, Percy Jackson hurries to Camp Half Blood, from whence he and his demigod friends set out on a quest through the Labyrinth, while the war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near.
Walt Disney World hacks: 350+ park secrets for making the most of your Walt Disney World vacation, Susan Veness: Maximize the magic of the happiest place on earth with these 350+ tips on everything from improving your travel experience to getting the most out of each theme park to make your trip to Walt Disney World your best vacation ever.
Borrow-a-bridesmaid, Anne Wagener: When life hands you lemons, make lemonade???or, in Piper Brody's case, make a Craigslist ad offering yourself up as a hired bridesmaid! A hilarious, touching, coming-of-age novel from debut author Anne Wagener.Piper is a recent college grad who decides to sell her body on Craigslist???as a hired bridesmaid. Her airport bookseller job just isn't bringing home the turkey bacon, and no one's going to pay her to analyze Milton's poetry.
To best the boys, Mary Weber: "One girl makes a stand against society and enters a world made exclusively for boys. Every year for the past fifty-four years, the residents of Pinsbury Port receive a mysterious letter inviting all eligible-aged boys to compete for an esteemed scholarship to the all-male Stemwick University. Every year, the poorer residents look to see that their names are on the list. The wealthier look to see how likely their sons are to survive.
Cobalt Squadron, Elizabeth Wein: Describes the harrowing story of the courageous bomber pilots and technicians of Cobalt Squadron.
A van of one's own: a winter sojourn, Biddy Wells: In her debut memoir A Van of One's Own, Biddy Wells tells the story of how, propelled by a thirst for peace and quiet, for a modest adventure and, perhaps, for freedom, she left for Portugal on her own, with only her old campervan, Myfawny, and her GPS, Tanya, for company. Having left just about everything behind, her solo trip forces her to face her fears, her past, and herself.
Alfie in the snow, Rachel Wells: Alfie and his mischievous kitten George are back for more adventures When a new family moves onto Edgar Road, Alfie and George can't wait to welcome them - especially when they discover they have a cat too! Alfie imagines they'll be the perfect neighbours, but when one little misunderstanding gets blown out of proportion, the street is suddenly at war! As the snow starts to fall, Alfie and George have their work cut out for them to bring the street back together.
Miss Maple's seeds, Eliza Wheeler: Miss Maple gathers lost seeds that haven't yet found a place to sprout. She takes them on field trips to explore places to grow. In her cozy maple tree house, she nurtures them; keeping them safe and warm until it's time for them to find roots of their own, and grow into the magnificent plants they're destined to become.
Breathe like a bear: 30 mindful moments for kids to feel calm and focused anytime, anywhere, Kira Willey: "We all want to bring more calm into our lives. We all want to feel more focused and positive. Mindfulness is the key to making it happen. Breathe like a bear guides us through fun exercises to help us relax and stretch our imaginations. Because just like we need to exercise our bodies, we need to flex our mindfulness muscles!"–Jacket.
Medical medium life-changing foods: save yourself and the ones you love with the hidden healing powers of fruits and vegetables, Anthony William: Radiation. Toxic heavy metals. The viral explosion. DDT. William calls them the Unforgiving Four – the threats responsible for the rise of illness. William converses with a high-level Spirit, and together they share the miraculous power of food to heal, so that you can unleash the hidden powers of fruits and vegetables and transform your life in the process.
The iron ghost, Jen Williams: Wydrin of Crosshaven, Sir Sebastian and Lord Aaron Frith are experienced in the perils of stirring up the old gods. They are also familiar with defeating them, and the heroes of Baneswatch are now enjoying the perks of suddenly being very much in demand for their services. When a job comes up in the distant city of Skaldshollow, it looks like easy coin - retrieve a stolen item, admire the views, get paid.
Outback heroes, Sarah Williams: The outback governess: When special-needs teacher Paige, takes up the position of governess for three young children in the Queensland outback, she has no idea just how much and how quickly she would come to love the dusty, dry country, and the family who desperately need her. Logan was heartbroken when his wife died, leaving him to raise their three children with the help of his aging parents on their remote cattle station.
59 seconds: think a little, change a lot, Richard Wiseman: Most people would like to be more creative, more persuasive and more attractive. For years, gurus and 'life coaches' have urged people to improve their lives by changing the way they think and behave, but scientific research has revealed that many of their techniques, from group brainstorming to visualisation, are ineffective. Fortunately, psychologist Richard Wiseman is on hand to provide fast-acting, myth-busting scientific answers to a huge range of everyday problems.
The inimitable Jeeves, P G Wodehouse: One of the earliest and best collections of stories about aristocratic Bertie Wooster and his efficient valet Jeeves, this volume centres on the romantic travails of Bertie's school chum, Bingo Little.
Croc & Turtle, Mike Wohnoutka: Although other animals are better at lifting, jumping, and running, Croc and Turtle discover something they are best at.
The After Cilmeri series boxed set, Sarah Woodbury: Journey to a medieval world of princes and castles.
Daughter of Time: Llywelyn and Meg, a medieval man with an uncertain destiny and a modern woman with a troubled past. Only by working together can they navigate the shifting allegiances that threaten the very existence of Wales, and create their own history that defies the laws of time.
Texas puppy love, Amy Woods: The dashing doc next door: When city girl Brooke Bellamy rushes to Sweet Springs, Texas, to be by her ailing aunt's side, little does she know that she's headed straight into a whirlwind of her own! Managing Marsha's floral shop and keeping an eye on her aunt's mischievous basset hound, Humphrey, is hard enough. Luckily, Marsha's neighbour, veterinarian Gage Sullivan, is more than willing to give a helping hand with the stubborn pup...
Wake up, darlin' Corey, M K Wren: Who killed darlin' Corey? In the sixth novel in the Conan Flagg series, the Oregon detective is investigating the mysterious, untimely death of his friend Corey Benbow. It seemed to Flagg that the police were asking too few questions about the fatal automobile accident that claimed the young woman's life–especially since it was common knowledge in the town of Holiday Beach that more than one person stood to gain from her death.
Without a mother's love: how I overcame the haunting memory of witnessing my mother's murder, Amanda Wright: Amanda Wright was just four years old when she witnessed her mother's brutal murder. John Dickinson, a family friend, strangled her mother to death in front of her and then he tried to do the same to Amanda. He laid their lifeless bodies out on their bed, set fire to it and left the house, hoping the fire would conceal the crime. It was the milkman who saved Amanda's life, though it was too late for mum Sue.
Lola Dutch, Kenneth Wright: "It's the beginning of a new day, and Lola Dutch is bursting with creative ideas! Even if her enthusiasm is a 'bit much' for some, with the help of her animal friends she is inspired to make every day amazing!"– Provided by publisher.
God save Texas: a journey into the future of America, Lawrence Wright: Texas is a Republican state in the heart of Trumpland that hasn't elected a Democrat to a statewide office in more than twenty years; but it is also a state in which minorities already form a majority (including the largest number of Muslim adherents in the United States). The cities are Democrat and among the most diverse in the nation. Oil is still king but Texas now leads California in technology exports and has an economy only somewhat smaller than Australia's.
Avatar, the last Airbender. The promise. Part three, Gene Luen Yang: Aang and Katara work to maintain peace between the Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei, while Sokka helps Toph prepare her metalbending school to defend itself against a rival class of firebenders.
Avatar, the last Airbender. The promise. Part two, Gene Luen Yang: Aang and Katara are working tirelessly for peace when an impasse between Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei over Fire Nation colonies within the borders of the Earth Nation threatens to plunge the world back into war! Meanwhile, Sokka must help Toph prepare her hapless first class of metalbending students to defend their school against a rival class of firebenders!.
Avatar, the Last Airbender. The rift, Part two, Gene Luen Yang: As Avatar Aang and his martial arts friends seek answers to the mysteries surrounding a refinery on land sacred to the Air Nomads, Toph uncovers a startling truth about her father's involvement with the refinery, while Aang travels to the spirit world, discovering a secret as surprising as it is dangerous.
The great Alta saga, Jane Yolen: Sister light, sister dark: Three-times orphaned and raised secretly by the acolytes of the goddess Alta, the child Jenna studies the ways of the warrior in preparation for the day that has been prophesied. For she may well be the goddess reborn who, with the aid of Skada-her mirror twin who can reveal herself only in darkness-is fated to bring devastation to the world.
A tangle of magic, Valija Zinck: Penelope lives with her mother - her father died years ago. She has always been different from other children: for example, her hair has been grey since she was born. But one day, Penelope wakes up with sparkling red hair and her mother confesses the truth: her father is not only still alive, he's a wizard. Penelope has inherited his powers, and embarks on a journey to find him...
If then, Matthew De Abaitua
The wandering falcon, Jamil Ahmad
The noble liar: how and why the BBC distorts the news to promote a liberal agenda, Robin Aitken
How to fly a horse, Kevin Ashton
The hundred wells of Salaga, Ayesha Harruna Attah
The deal of a lifetime, Fredrik Backman
Rosie's little café on the Riviera, Jennifer Bohnet
Runaway robot, Frank Cottrell Boyce
Stable witch, Bonnie Bryant
Hunting evil, Chris Carter
Farewell my lovely, Raymond Chandler
The big sleep, Raymond Chandler
Spectred isle, KJ Charles
And then there were nuns: adventures in a cloistered life, Jane Christmas
A prince on paper: reluctant royals, Alyssa Cole
Halo, Zizou Corder
City of sinners, A A Dhand
On a particular service, David Donachie
Indie chicks: 25 independent women, 25 personal stories, Donna Fasano
Murders and Metaphors: a Magical Bookshop Mystery, Amanda Flower
Star Wars: the last Jedi, Jason Fry
Edinburgh: a history of the city, Michael Fry
The little white horse, Elizabeth Goudge
A thimbleful of hope, Evie Grace
The unfortunates, Laurie Graham
How to stay alive: the ultimate survival guide for any situation, Bear Grylls
Whyborne & Griffin. Books 7-9, Jordan L Hawk
A mother's dilemma, Emma Hornby
A stockingful of joy, Hannah Howell
Deadly game, Matt Johnson
Wicked game, Matt Johnson
Send down the rain, Charles Martin
Only when I laugh: my autobiography, Paul Merton
Antarctica, OverDrive Inc
The reluctant billionaire: the tragic life of Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, Tom Quinn
The farm, Joanne Ramos
The shattered lens, Brandon Sanderson
The dark talent, Brandon Sanderson
The scrivener's bones, Brandon Sanderson
The Knights Of Crystallia, Brandon Sanderson
Alcatraz versus the evil Librarians, Brandon Sanderson
Jeeves and the king of clubs, Ben Schott
Once upon a river, Diane Setterfield
Pin loom weaving: 40 projects for tiny hand looms, Margaret Stump
The chestnut man, Søren Sveistrup
A good enough mother, Bev Thomas
Troll, D B Thorne
The copper promise, Jen Williams
Life at Grasmere: Dorothy and William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth
Taken, Rebecca Zanetti
Decoding Māori cosmology: the ancient origins of New Zealand's indigenous culture, Laird Scranton: An exploration of New Zealand's Māori cosmology and how it relates to classic ancient symbolic traditions around the world - Shows how Māori myths, symbols, cosmological concepts, and words reflect symbolic elements found at Gobekli Tepe in Turkey - Demonstrates parallels between the Māori cosmological tradition and those of ancient Egypt, China, India, Scotland, and the Dogon of Mali in Africa - Explores the pygmy tradition associated with Māori cosmology, which shares elements of the Lit.

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