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A daughter's promise, Lynette Rees

Eighteen-year-old seamstress Kathryn Flynn lives in Whitechapel, London, struggling to support her widowed mother and younger siblings. But when her work starts drying up and her mother falls ill, she is forced to consider desperate measures ... Then she meets 'Squire', an older city gentleman, who falls instantly in love with her and offers to take her under his wing. 'Squire' could give Kathryn the life she's always wanted ... but is there something darker lurking beneath his kindness?

A zero waste life: in thirty days, Anita Vandyke

Anita Vandyke wants to show you that by living zero waste, you actually gain more - more time, more money and more life. A Zero Waste Life is the ultimate guide to radically reducing your waste, without losing your lifestyle. In her 30-day challenge, Anita provides you with the rules, tips and tricks you need to eliminate plastic and live a cleaner, kinder life. This practical book is a call to action with a fresh "can do"? approach.

Across the river, Alice Taylor

At Mossgrove, the Phelan family farm, long-time hired hand Jack plays peacemaker as widow Martha Phelan battles her young son, Peter, who wants to modernise the farm. Tensions on the home front are bitter enough, but at the Conway farm across the river, more trouble is brewing. Slovenly Matt Conway feels trapped and abuses his wife, Biddy. Spurred on by a misguided belief that the Phelans got the best of him in a loan to buy land, he keeps vigil at a fence post plotting revenge ...

Amber, Deborah Challinor

When Kitty Farrell is offered a trinket by a street urchin, her impulsive response will change both of their lives forever. It is 1845, and after four years on the high seas with Rian, her wild Irish husband, she returns to the lawless Bay of Islands and a country at war. Kitty and Rian must battle to be reunited as they fight for their lives and watch friends and enemies alike succumb to the madness of war and the fatal seduction of hatred.

Catching Teller Crow, Ezekiel Kwaymullina

Nothing's been the same for Beth Teller since she died. Her dad, a detective, is the only one who can see and hear her - and he's drowning in grief. But now they have a mystery to solve together.

Cold is the grave, Peter Robinson

Inspector Banks is called upon to find Chief Constable Riddle's daughter. Cold is the Grave is Peter Robinson's gripping eleventh novel in the Inspector Banks series which became the major British ITV drama DCI Banks.

Hope to die, David (Fiction writer) Jackson

On a bitterly cold winter's night, Liverpool is left stunned by a brutal murder in the grounds of the city's Anglican Cathedral. A killer is on the loose, driven by a chilling rage. Put on the case, DS Nathan Cody is quickly stumped. Wherever he digs, the victim seems to be almost angelic - no one has a bad word to say, let alone a motive for such a violent murder. And Cody has other things on his mind, too.

I owe you one, Sophie Kinsella

Fixie Farr can't help herself. Straightening a crooked object, removing a barely-there stain, helping out a friend ... she just has to put things right. It's how she got her nickname, after all. So when a handsome stranger in a coffee shop asks her to watch his laptop for a moment, Fixie not only agrees, she ends up saving it from certain disaster. To thank her, the computer's owner, Sebastian, scribbles her an IOU - but of course Fixie never intends to call in the favour.

Intrigo: the trilogy, Håkan Nesser

Set in the fictional city of Maardam, each story is linked by themes of secrets coming to light, lies being exposed, and pasts coming back to haunt the people who thought they had fled them, all told in Håkan Nesser's signature style of dark, cutting prose that displays a true understanding of human nature. This collection is the basis for a trilogy of international films - Dear Agnes, Death of an author, and Samaria.

It should have been me, Susan (Suspense fiction writer) Wilkins

She thought she knew everything about her sister. It seems she was wrong ... DC Jo Boden was 11-years-old when her older sister, Sarah, was brutally murdered during her first year at university. Her boyfriend, Nathan Wade, was convicted of the killing. Now, 15 years later, Wade is being released on licence and documentary filmmaker, Briony Rowe, says she can prove his innocence. The Boden family has never recovered from the tragedy, and they have always been certain that Wade is guilty.

Kill [redacted], Anthony Good

When a grieving man searches for culpability in the death of his wife, a passenger on trains blown up by terrorists, he settles on a politician. The bombers, to his mind, were only the end point in a long chain of proximate causes - to blame them would be like blaming the trigger mechanisms on the bombs. The ultimate cause, he believes, the person responsible for first setting events into motion, is the politician whose policies and practices have had profound and violent impact abroad.

Matt Millz stands up!, Harry Hill

Matt did it! His performance at the T Factor has given him the fame he dreamed of. Kitty is getting more gigs booked in with a whole new stable of comedic acts. Unfortunately, Matt hasn't had time to come up with new jokes so it isn't long before he is greeted with the worst heckle for a comedian: 'heard it before!'. But when Kitty suggests he takes a break to work on his routine, Matt can't stand to go back to his normal life.

Mr Bambuckle's remarkables fight back, Tim Harris

I wish Mr Bambuckle would come back. Who will cook us breakfast now? Miss Frost gave me detention just for answering a question. Mr Bambuckle said I'm about to discover magic - but how? There are some pretty strange things going on. It's almost as if Mr Bambuckle could hear us ... Miss Frost says discipline is the new order, but not if the class in room 12B has anything to do with it ...

Negroland, Margo Jefferson

The daughter of a successful paediatrician and a fashionable socialite, Margo Jefferson spent her childhood among Chicago's black elite. She calls this society 'Negroland': 'a small region of Negro America where residents were sheltered by a certain amount of privilege and plenty'. With privilege came expectation.

Play School. Story time. Volume 3, Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Join an amazing host of celebrities as they snuggle up on the Story Time couch to narrate a beautiful selection of stories for young children.

Playing with fire, Peter Robinson

In the early hours of a cold January morning, two narrow boats catch fire on the dead-end stretch of the Eastvale canal. When signs of accelerant are found at the scene, DCI Banks and DI Annie Cabbot are summoned. But by the time they arrive, only the smouldering wreckage is left, and human remains have been found on both boats. The evidence points towards a deliberate attack.

Primordia II, Greig Beck

It was true - it was all true - and we were never meant to be there. In December 2018, Ben Cartwright, former Special Forces soldier, and a team of naive explorers, followed the clues left by his ancestor to a hidden plateau in the middle of the Amazon jungle. It was said that once every 10 years, a secret pathway was revealed to a world long since gone. They went, and what they found was a place of wonders and of horrors. Only Ben and his childhood love, Emma, survived.

Sara's dream role, Holly Webb

When there's a big audition for a West End production of Mary Poppins at The Shine School for the Performing Arts, Sara is hoping this'll be her big chance. She sings her heart out in the first round of auditions and is delighted to get a callback for the part of Jane. But rather than being pleased for her, Sara's mum is only concerned about how getting the role would affect her schoolwork.

The beautiful miscellaneous, Dominic Smith

Nathan Nelson is the average son of a genius. His father, a physicist of small renown, has prodded him toward greatness from an early age, but despite Samuel Nelson's efforts Nathan remains ordinary. Then, in the summer of 1987, everything changes. Nathan is involved in a terrible accident and falls into a coma. When he awakens, he finds that everyday life is radically different. His perceptions of sight, sound and memory have been irrevocably changed.

The flower girls, Alice Clark-Platts

Three children went out to play. Only two came back. The Flower Girls. Laurel and Primrose. One convicted of murder, the other given a new identity. Now, 19 years later, another child has gone missing. And the Flower Girls are about to hit the headlines all over again ...

The gloaming, Kirsty Logan

'The best lives leave a mark.' Mara's island is one of stories and magic, but every story ends in the same way. She will finish her days on the cliff, turned to stone and gazing out at the horizon like all the islanders before her. Mara's parents - a boxer and a ballerina - chose this enchanted place as a refuge from the turbulence of their previous lives; they wanted to bring up their children somewhere special and safe.

The mistake, K. L. (Kim L.) Slater

You think you know the truth about the people you love. But one discovery can change everything Eight-year-old Billy goes missing one day, out flying his kite with his sister Rose. Two days later, he is found dead. Sixteen years on, Rose still blames herself for Billy's death. How could she have failed to protect her little brother? Rose has never fully recovered from the trauma, and one of the few people she trusts is her neighbour Ronnie, who she has known all her life.

The mother-in-law, Sally Hepworth

Someone once told me that you have two families in your life - the one you are born into and the one you choose. Yes, you may get to choose your partner, but you don't choose your mother-in-law. The cackling mercenaries of fate determine it all. From the moment Lucy met Diana, she was kept at arm's length. Diana is exquisitely polite, but Lucy knows, even after marrying Oliver, that they'll never have the closeness she'd been hoping for.

The sixth window, Rachel Abbott

Every instinct told her to run. Natalie Grey is living a nightmare. She has discovered a disturbing website link on her new partner's computer and fears he has a dark side, and even darker intentions. When her husband died in a hit and run accident, Ed had seemed like a safe harbour. Now where can she turn? Concerned for the safety of her 15-year-old daughter Scarlett, she moves them both to a new home beyond his reach, unaware that the apartment holds secrets of its own.

The stranger within, Kathryn (Novelist) Croft

Be careful what you wish for ... On the surface, Callie Harwell has it all. Newly married to James, she finally gets the family she has longed for and becomes a mother to his two sons. So why is she arrested for murder? Things are not as Callie hoped they would be and she struggles to be accepted as part of James' family, and to keep hidden the secrets that could destroy her future.

Unexpected twist, Michael Rosen

Shona and her dad are moving house, and at Shona's new school, the rules are pretty confusing; she keeps getting into trouble without realising! It's a lot like how it is for Oliver Twist, that boy she's reading about in English class. After Shona is unexpectedly given a mobile phone, she begins to suspect there's something fishy about the new boys she's met. Where did the phone come from? And some gifts, she soon learns, aren't exactly free ...

What my best friend did, Lucy Dawson

Alice's life has become a bit boring lately. Her friends are busy getting married and having babies, but she's not ready for those changes in her own life - not even sure she still loves her boyfriend. Then she meets Gretchen. A brand new, fun and unencumbered friend. Gretchen knows how to have a good time and she also has a totally gorgeous brother. Before she knows it, Alice has been swept up into her new best friend's world. But Gretchen has a dark secret.

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9 From the Nine Worlds, Rick Riordan

Travel the Nine Worlds with your favourite characters from the world of Magnus Chase in a brand-new series of adventures. Find out why Amir Fadlan hates clothes shopping in Midgard, see how Mallory Keen learns in icy Niflheim that insulting a dragon can be a good idea, and join Alex Fierro as they play with fire (and a disco sword) in the home of the fire giants, Muspellheim.

A blind goddess, James R. Benn

March, 1944. US Army Lieutenant Billy Boyle, back in England after a dangerous mission in Italy, is due for a little R & R--and a promotion. But the now-Captain Boyle doesn't get to kick back and enjoy his leisure time because two upsetting cases fall into his lap at once.

A bridge across the ocean, Susan Meissner

Wartime intrigue spans the lives of three women--past and present. February, 1946. World War Two is over, but the recovery from the most intimate of its horrors has only just begun for Annaliese Lange, a German ballerina desperate to escape her past, and Simone Deveraux, the wronged daughter of a French Résistance spy. Now the two women are joining hundreds of other European war brides aboard the renowned RMS Queen Mary to cross the Atlantic and be reunited with their American husbands.

A daughter's dream, Shelley Shepard Gray

A young teacher and farmer discover they have much in common, especially when it comes to healing old wounds from the past...and finding love in one another. Rebecca Kinsinger has always dreamed of being a teacher. But when she's given the opportunity she's been waiting for at Charm Amish School, she's dismayed to discover that teaching is hard work--work she's afraid she's not very good at. That is, until Lilly Yoder joins the class.

A farewell to arms, Ernest Hemingway

A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse.

A hero's journey, Mark Richard

An adaptation of the prose & poetry of author Raymond Carver and his wife Tess Gallagher. The story chronicles the final year of Carver's life when he was struggling to finish his final book.

A lady of esteem, Kristi Ann Hunter

Miss Amelia Stalwood may live in London at her absent guardian's townhouse, but she's never actually met any nobility; instead of aristocrats, her closest friends are servants. Quite by happenstance, she's introduced to the Hawthorne family and their close family friend, Anthony, the reformed Marquis of Raebourne.

A mortal terror, James R. Benn

Two officers from the American troops stationed in Caserta, Italy, not far from Naples, have been found murdered. The MOs are completely different, and it seems like the officers had no connection to each other, but one frightening fact links the murders: each body was discovered with a single playing card: the Lieutenant, the ten of hearts; the Captain, the jack of hearts. The message seems to be clear: If the murderer isn't apprehended, the higher ranks will be next.

A place of execution, Val McDermid

Winter 1963: two children have disappeared off the streets of Manchester; the murderous careers of Myra Hindley and Ian Brady have begun. On a freezing day in December, another child goes missing: thirteen-year-old Alison Carter vanishes from her town, an insular community that distrusts the outside world.

A room full of chocolate, Jane Elson

Grace's Mum has found a lump. Her world totally falls apart when she is sent to live with her grumpy old granddad in Yorkshire while her mother goes into hospital to get better. But when Grace meets Rainbow Girl Megan and her pig, Claude even the school bullies don't seem so bad. Soon they begin to hatch a plot that will help Grace finally get to see her mum ... A Room Full of Chocolate is a gorgeous story of courage and friendship that will tug at your heart strings.

A sister's wish, Shelley Shepard Gray

Aespectable young woman finds herself falling for an Amish man from the wrong side of the tracks.Amelia Kinsinger is the perfect Amish woman--at least according to her neighbors. And while Amelia takes pride in her role as homemaker, she's also harboring a secret: She's been in love with bad boy Simon Hochstetler for as long as she can remember. Too bad he's about as far from "perfect" as an Amish man could get... but that's exactly why she's so drawn to him.Life hasn't been kind to Simon.

A thousand sisters: the heroic airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II, Elizabeth Wein

The true story of the only women to fly in combat in World War II--from Elizabeth Wein, award-winning author of Code Name Verity.In the early years of World War II, Josef Stalin issued an order that made the Soviet Union the first country in the world to allow female pilots to fly in combat. Led by Marina Raskova, these three regiments, including the 588th Night Bomber Regiment--nicknamed the "night witches"--faced intense pressure and obstacles both in the sky and on the ground.

After the dark, Cynthia Eden

IA disgraced FBI profiler must save her reputation by stopping a sadistic killer she knows all too well Former FBI agent Samantha Dark was one of the most respected profilers in the bureau, an expert on the twisted minds and dark hearts of the most depraved criminals. But when her own former lover turned out to be the serial killer she was hunting, Samantha's career was destroyed. Blamed for the FBI's failure on the complex case, Samantha left Washington, DC, for the quiet anonymity of Alabama.

All In, Shelley Shepard Gray

Meredith Hunt is content with her solo life. She owns and runs a successful Pilates studio, volunteers at the high school every week, and recently bought a house. She can take care of herself, which is good because she has a hard time relying on other people. When she's mugged and a handsome man comes to her rescue, she doesn't know how to accept his help-or how to stop staring into his chocolate-brown eyes.Ace Vance moved to Bridgeport to offer his fifteen-year-old son, Finn, a better life.

All the light we cannot see, Anthony Doerr

Marie-Laure has been blind since the age of six. Her father builds a miniature version of their neighbourhood so she can memorise it. But when the Nazis invade, they flee with a dangerous secret. Werner is a German orphan destined to labour in the mines, until he discovers a knack for engineering. As Europe is engulfed by war and lives collide unpredictably, All The Light We Cannot See is a captivating elegy for innocence.

All your perfects: a novel, Colleen Hoover

A novel about a troubled marriage and the one old forgotten promise that might be able to save it. Quinn and Graham's perfect love is threatened by their imperfect marriage. The memories, mistakes, and secrets that they have built up over the years are now tearing them apart. The one thing that could save them might also be the very thing that pushes their marriage beyond the point of repair.

An Amish family Christmas, Shelley Shepard Gray

An unlikely Amish romance reveals that Christmas is a time for family, miracles--and love. Ever since his father died in a tragic fire, Levi Kinsinger has felt adrift. Newly returned to Charm, Ohio, Levi is trying to fit into his old life, only to discover he seems to have outgrown it.But when Julia, his young widowed neighbor, asks for his help with a Christmas project, Levi finds a sense of purpose for the first time in months.

An army at dawn: the war in North Africa, 1942-1943, Rick Atkinson

An account of the World War II campaign in Morocco and Algeria. Operation Torch, as it was called, became a proving ground where American officers learned to lead, soldiers learned to hate, and an entire army learned what it would take to defeat a formidable enemy.

An author's odyssey, Chris Colfer

Conner learns that the only place to fight the Masked Man's literary army is inside his own short stories. When the twins and their friends enter worlds crafted from Conner's imagination, the race begins to put an end to the Masked Man's reign of terror.

Arabian nights. Selections. English, Toby Stephens

Toby Stephens takes us back to the world of cunning, adventure, mishap and fun. Sheherezade, night after night, weaves her tales and Aladdin and his magic lamp, Sinbad the sailor, Ali Baba and the forty thieves and other tales come alive. The unforgettable music of Rimsky Korsakov sets the scene perfectly.

As bright as heaven, Susan Meissner

A novel set in Philadelphia during the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918, which tells the story of a family reborn through loss and love.In 1918, Philadelphia was a city teeming with promise. Even as its young men went off to fight in the Great War, there were opportunities for a fresh start on its cobblestone streets. Into this bustling town, came Pauline Bright and her husband, filled with hope that they could now give their three daughters—Evelyn, Maggie, and Willa—a chance at a better life.

Assassin's fate, Robin Hobb

The conclusion to the Fitz and the Fool trilogy. Prince FitzChivalry Farseer's daughter Bee was violently abducted from Withywoods by Servants of the Four in their search for the Unexpected Son, foretold to wield great power. With Fitz in pursuit, the Servants fled through a Skill-pillar, leaving no trace. It seems certain that they and their young hostage have perished in the Skill-river.

Authority, Jeff VanderMeer

Following the disastrous twelfth expedition, the government agency responsible for Area X appoints a new head, John Rodriguez. His first day is spent grappling with the fall-out from the mission. Slowly, Rodriguez is exposed to disturbing truths about both himself, and the agency he's promised to serve. The more he uncovers, the more he risks, for the secrets of the Southern Reach are more sinister than anyone could have known.

Bad blood, Linda A Fairstein

Brendan Quillian, a successful young businessman, is on trial for murdering his wife, and the courtroom is tense. Prosecutor Alexandra Cooper's case against him hangs by a thread thanks to scant evidence and Brendan's all-star legal team. As the trial progresses, an explosion destroys a water tunnel being constructed deep beneath the city. Then, secrets from Brendan's past link him to the fatal disaster.

Balto of the blue dawn, Mary Pope Osborne

The magic tree house has returned and it's taking Jack and Annie back in time to Alaska, 1925. There they meet Balto, a jet-black Siberian husky destined to save victims of the diphtheria epidemic.

Basil and the big cheese cook-off, Eve Titus

The masterful Great Mouse Detective is back and scurrying off to Paris to discover who's threatening the organizers of the Great Cheese Cook-off! Basil the mouse detective is called to Paris when the organizers of the Great Cheese Cook-off (an international culinary competition) start receiving threats against the event.

Basil and the lost colony, Eve Titus

Basil, the Sherlock Holmes of the mouse world, scurries off to solve the mystery of the Lost Colony in Switzerland.

Basil in Mexico, Eve Titus

Basil of Baker Street continues his brilliant detective career as he solves three tough cases! "The Case of the Counterfeit Cheese": in which mousedom is terrified as mice crack their teeth on phony cheese bits made of concrete. "The Theft of the Mousa Lisa": in which Basil ferrets out the truth behind the strange theft of Mexico's beloved masterpiece. "The Disappearance of Dr. Dawson": in which--horror of horrors!--Basil's faithful friend is mousenapped.

Better Nate than ever, Tim Federle

An eighth-grader who dreams of performing in a Broadway musical concocts a plan to run away to New York and audition for the role of Elliot in the musical version of "E.T.

Beyond the kingdoms, Chris Colfer

The fourth book in Chris Colfer's New York Times bestselling Land of Stories series. After the emotional cliffhanger of The Land of Stories: A Grimm Warning, shocking secrets are revealed about Conner and Alex's past, and they once again find themselves fighting to save the fairy tale world--this time from a villain neither could have ever imagined.

Blind fury, Lynda La Plante

Close to a motorway service station, the body of a young woman is discovered. She appears to have no family, no friends, no one to identify her. DI Anna Travis is brought onto the team of investigators by DCS James Langton, who already suspects that this recent case could be linked to two unsolved murders. As more evidence is discovered the team realise that they are contending with a triple murder investigation--and no suspect.

Bloodwitch, Susan Dennard

Aeduan has teamed up with the Threadwitch Iseult and the magical girl Owl to stop a bloodthirsty horde of raiders preparing to destroy a monastery that holds more than just faith. But to do so, he must confront his own father, and his past.

Blue Madonna, James R Benn

Billy Boyle, US Army detective and ex-Boston cop, faces his toughest investigation yet: infiltrating enemy lines in France as the Allies invade Normandy. It's late May 1944. Captain Billy Boyle is court-martialed on spurious charges of black market dealings. Stripped of his officer's rank, reduced to private, and sentenced to three months' hard labor, Boyle is given an opportunity: he can avoid his punishment if he goes behind enemy lines to rescue a high-value Allied soldier.

Born of ice, Sherrilyn Kenyon

Devyn Kell, a Runner who makes sure planets get the weapons, medicine, and supplies they need to survive, finds himself in big trouble when he hires Alix Garran, who is trying hard to escape her dark past, as his systems engineer.

Bryant & May and the invisible code, Christopher Fowler

Two small children are playing a game called 'Witch-Hunter'. They place a curse on a young woman taking lunch in a church courtyard and wait for her to die. An hour later the woman is indeed found dead inside St Bride's Church a building that no-one else has entered. Unfortunately Bryant & May are refused the case. Instead, there are hired by their greatest enemy to find out why his wife has suddenly started behaving strangely.

By the waters of Babylon: a captive's song - Psalm 137, Mesu Andrews

Experience the psalms like never before - through heart-pounding fiction! When Babylon destroys Jerusalem, as Yahweh warned through his prophets, the captives' bitterness and grief pours out in the Captives' Psalm: "[By the rivers of Babylon] we sat as exiles, mourning our captivity, and wept with great love for Zion. Our music and mirth were no longer heard, only sadness. We hung up our harps on the willow trees.

Cabin fever, Jeff Kinney

Greg Heffley is in big trouble. School property has been damaged, and Greg is the prime suspect. But the crazy thing is, he's innocent. Or at least sort of.The authorities are closing in, but when a surprise blizzard hits, the Heffley family is trapped indoors.

Canzone Scozzese, Tanya Anne Crosby

Gavin Mac Brodie teme di diventare l'uomo che è stato suo padre. Spinto alla solitudine dalle sue paure, giura di non sposarsi mai. Ma l'ultimo Brodie rimasto scapolo sta per incontrare il tocco della magia delle Highlands. Catráona non è estranea alla solitudine. Spinta a nascondersi tra le montagne delle Highlands, la sua gente è diventata leggenda. Ma nessuno piá di Cat sa che è impossibile nascondersi al destino. Nuda, e dipinta con il guado dei suoi antenati, appare a Gavin Mac Brodie.

Celebrations: [rituals of peace and prayer], Maya Angelou

Listen as Maya Angelou reads her highly publicized work, "Amazing peace", a poem she read at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree at the White House on December 1, 2005, inspiring us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas. The poem is one of many in a unique collection of new and favorite poems that will resonate with people of all faiths.

Changing your life through positive thinking: how to overcome negativity and live your life to the fullest, Jennifer N Smith

Negative thinking has never been more abundant than it is today's day and age. All of us are so wrapped up in our work and the coils of modern society that sometimes it can become a burden to take care of ourselves. We forget that we are human and that we have a lot of specific needs to attend to right within ourselves.

Chestnut Street, Maeve Binchy

Just around the corner from St. Jarlath's Crescent (which readers will recognize from Minding Frankie) is Chestnut Street, where neighbors come and go. Behind their closed doors we encounter very different people with different life circumstances, occupations, and sensibilities.

Cloak & silence, Sherrilyn Kenyon

One of the fiercest soldiers the Phrixians have ever produced, Maris Sulle has been an outsider from the moment he was born different from the rest of his family. He grew up with a secret that cost him everything his birthright, his family, and his military career. In all his life, he's only had one love, and he has sacrificed his own happiness to see his best friend reunited with the woman he loves. But now that his good deed is done, he feels lost and adrift.

Code name: Lise: the true story of the woman who became WWII's most highly decorated spy, Larry Loftis

The extraordinary true story of Odette Sansom, the British spy who operated in occupied France and fell in love with her commanding officer during World War II. The year is 1942, and World War II is in full swing. Odette Sansom decides to follow in her war hero father's footsteps by becoming an SOE agent to aid Britain and her beloved homeland, France. Five failed attempts and one plane crash later, she finally lands in occupied France to begin her mission.

Cold granite, Stuart MacBride

DS Logan McRae and the police in Aberdeen hunt a child killer who stalks the frozen streets. Winter in Aberdeen: murder, mayhem and terrible weather... It's DS Logan McRae's first day back on the job after a year off on the sick, and it couldn't get much worse. Three-year-old David Reid's body is discovered in a ditch: strangled, mutilated and a long time dead. And he's only the first. There's a serial killer stalking the Granite City and the local media are baying for blood.

Conception: La Genesi della Perfezione, Eugene Pitch

Un hyperbook un romanzo concepito appositamente per tutte quelle persone che vorrebbero leggere, ma non ne hanno il tempo. Lo stile narrativo trascinante fin dall'inizio e i numerosi personaggi, dotati di straordinaria profondit, danno pi ricchezza e dinamicit alla storia. Inoltre le frasi pi semplici e concise, e i capitoli brevi ne agevolano la lettura. La bellezza di questo nuovo genere di lettura ci lascia sempre con il fiato sospesoiCrewPlay.

Corduroy Mansions, Alexander McCall Smith

Following on from the huge success of the "44 Scotland Street" series, Alexander McCall Smith 'moved house' to London's Pimlico and into his brand new daily novel, "Corduroy Mansions". The building itself - described in a guide to the architecture of the area as 'a building of no interest whatsoever' - is believed to have been built as an asylum, or possibly a school, or maybe it was a mansion block - nobody is very sure.

Cry like a man: fighting for freedom from emotional incarceration, Jason Wilson

As a leader in teaching, training, and transforming boys in Detroit, Jason Wilson shares his own story of discovering what it means to "be a man" in this life-changing memoir. His grandfather's lynching in the deep South, the murders of his two older brothers, and his verbally harsh and absent father all worked together to form Jason Wilson's childhood. But it was his decision to acknowledge his emotions and yield to God's call on his life that made Wilson the man and leader he is today.

Curse of the Arctic star, Carolyn Keene

Nancy and her friends must navigate a cruise ship crisis in the first book of the Nancy Drew Diaries. Nancy, Bess, and George are cruising dangerous waters on a tour of Alaska. Becca Wright, an old friend of Nancy's, is the Assistant Cruise Director of the Arctic Star, a posh new ship.

Dance me a dream, Kait Nolan

Jace Applewhite is home for the holidays, helping out on his family's Christmas tree farm and enjoying some much needed downtime between semesters of grad school. He's intrigued by the sexy and serious barista from The Daily Grind, but she's got a hand's-off vibe that can be seen from miles away. Tara Honeycutt missed most of her college years being single parent to her two younger half siblings. Working multiple jobs, she's forgotten what it's like to be a normal twenty-something.

Dangerous reality, Malorie Blackman

'This is the story of Mum's latest miracle - VIMS - and how it almost got me killed . . .'VIMS - the Virtual Interactive Mobile System - is the creation of Dominic's scientist mum. And it's amazing. An artificial intelligence masterpiece controlled by a single glove and a special pair of glasses, it can disarm a car bomb, search through underground pipes - or hold a baby ... But then VIMS attacks violently and without warning, and Dominic realizes it is no longer a fantastic game.

Death's door, James R. Benn

Lieutenant Billy Boyle could have used a rest after his last case, but when his girlfriend, Diana Seaton, a British spy, goes missing in the Vatican, where she was working undercover, he insists on being assigned to a murder investigation there so he can try to help her. An American monsignor is found murdered at the foot of Death's Door, one of the five entrances to Saint Peter's Basilica. Wild Bill Donovan, head of the OSS, wants the killing investigated.

Devil's bridge, Linda A. Fairstein

The Manhattan waterfront is one of New York City's most beautiful vistas, boasting both the Statue of Liberty and the George Washington Bridge, the world's busiest traffic bridge. Assistant DA Alexandra Cooper and Detective Mike Chapman, in the midst of their own growing relationship, take on a case that forces them apart as a killer's twisted plan draws ever closer to home.

Dewey eyed, Sarah Naomi Lee

Philippa is a librarian from a long line of librarians. When her father dies and her mother loses her wits, Philippa tries the only language Vera understands, that of the Dewey cataloguing system, to guide her back to sanity.

Diary of a wimpy kid, Jeff Kinney

Being a kid can really stink. And no one knows this better than Greg Heffley, who finds himself thrust into high school where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving.Luckily Greg has his best friend and sidekick, Rowley. But when Rowley's popularity starts to rise, it kicks off a chain of events that will test their friendship in hilarious fashion.

Dog days, Jeff Kinney

It's the summer holidays, the weather's great, and all the kids are having fun outside. So where's Greg Heffley? Inside his house, playing video games with the shades drawn.Greg, a self-confessed 'indoor person,' is living out his ultimate summer fantasy: no responsibilities and no rules. But Greg's mom has a different vision for an ideal summer . . . one packed with outdoor activities and 'family togetherness.

Don't you cry, Cass Green

When Nina almost dies during a disastrous blind date, her life is saved by a waitress called Angel. But later that evening, Nina is surprised by a knock on the door. It's Angel - and she's pointing a gun at her. Minutes later, Angel's younger brother Lucas turns up, covered in blood shielding a stolen newborn baby in his arms.

Dorothy must die stories, Danielle (Novelist) Paige

Dorothy Gale received a package on the night of her 16th birthday: a pair of red high-heeled shoes. Dear Dorothy, the note read. I thought about silver to match the ones you lost, but in the end I decided that red was more your color. I think you know what to do with them. And with a knock of her heels, Dorothy returned to the magical land that made her a star- and Oz would never be the same again.

Double down, Jeff Kinney

The pressure's really piling up on Greg Heffley. His mom thinks video games are turning his brain to mush, so she wants her son to put down the controller and explore his 'creative side'. As if that's not scary enough, Halloween is just around the corner and the frights are coming at Greg from every angle. When he discovers a bag of gummy worms, it sparks an idea. Can Greg get his mom off his back by making a movie ...

Dr. Snow has got to go!, Dan Gutman

Ella Mentry School is having a science fair. Guest scientist Dr. Snow has arrived to help A.J. and his friends conduct their own cool experiments. But what is "the Snowman" really planning? And what does S.T.E.M.

Dying light, Stuart MacBride

It's summertime in Scotland: the sun is shining, the sky is blue and people are dying... It's summertime in the Granite City: the sun is shining, the sky is blue and people are dying... It starts with Rosie Williams, a prostitute, stripped naked and beaten to death down by the docks - the heart of Aberdeen's red light district. For DS Logan McRae it's a bad start to another bad day. Rosie won't be the only one making an unscheduled trip to the morgue.

Elsey come home, Susan Conley

Novel that bravely delves into the darkest corners of addiction, marriage, and motherhood. When Elsey's husband, Lukas, hands her a brochure for a weeklong mountain retreat, she knows he is really giving her an ultimatum: Go, or we're done. Once a successful painter, Elsey set down roots in China after falling passionately for Lukas, the tall, Danish MC at a warehouse rave in downtown Beijing.

Everything happens for a reason: and other lies I've loved, Kate Bowler

Kate Bowler is a professor at Duke Divinity School with a modest Christian upbringing, but she specializes in the study of the prosperity gospel, a creed that sees fortune as a blessing from God and misfortune as a mark of God's disapproval. At thirty-five, everything in her life seems to point toward "blessing." She is thriving in her job, married to her high school sweetheart, and loves life with her newborn son. Then she is diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer.

Famous mistakes, Carolyn Keene

Nancy and her sleuthing friends race to find out who is responsible for sabotaging a controversial comedian's upcoming performance at River Heights's new arts complex, where an exhibition of Dutch Masters is being installed.

Fear in the sunlight, Nicola Upson

Summer, 1936. Writer Josephine Tey joins her friends in Portmeirion, meeting with Alfred Hitchcock to sign film deal. Hitchcock has a few tricks planned to keep the party entertained, but things get out of hand when a Hollywood actress is brutally murdered. As fear and suspicion take over, Chief Inspector Archie Penrose becomes unsatisfied with the investigation. Several years later another horrific murder drives Penrose back to Portmeirion to uncover the shocking truth.

Finding Cinderella, Colleen Hoover

A chance encounter in the dark leads eighteen-year-old Daniel and the girl who stumbles across him to profess their love for each other. But this love has conditions: they agree it will last only one hour, and it will be only make-believe. When their hour is up and the girl rushes off like Cinderella, Daniel tries to convince himself that what happened between them seemed perfect only because they were pretending it was. Moments like that happen only in fairy tales ...

Flamingo diner, Sherryl Woods

Returning home has never been so bittersweet. Flamingo Diner has always been a friendly place where everyone knows your name. Unfortunately, in the small town of Winter Cove, Florida, it is also the place where everyone knows everything about you. As a teenager, Emma Killian didn't recognize what a remarkable business her family had created, and so she moved away.

Flight of the bluebird, Kara LaReau

After returning to their home in Dullsville and finding it in absolute shambles, Jaundice and Kale Bland are rescued by high-flying aviatrix Beatrix Airdale. This time, they're jetting off (literally) to Egypt to uncover the mysteries of a magical scarab. By way of Casablanca, and after foiling multiple attacks along the way (thanks to Jaundice's nautical knot-tying skills and Kale's super-sleuth powers of observation), the Bland Sisters are reunited with their parents.

Fool's assassin, Robin Hobb

Tom Badgerlock has been living peaceably in the manor house at Withywoods with his beloved wife Molly these many years, the estate a reward to his family for loyal service to the crown. But behind the facade of respectable middle-age lies a turbulent and violent past. For Tom Badgerlock is actually FitzChivalry Farseer, bastard scion of the Farseer line, convicted user of Beast-magic, and assassin. A man who has risked much for his king and lost more...

For whom the bell tolls, Ernest Hemingway

In 1937 Ernest Hemingway traveled to Spain to cover the civil war; three years later he completed the greatest novel to emerge from "the good fight," For Whom the Bell Tolls. The story of Robert Jordan, a young American in the International Brigades, it tells of loyalty and courage, love and defeat, and the tragic death of an ideal.

Frank Einstein and the bio-action gizmo, Jon Scieszka

More clever science experiments, funny jokes, and robot hijinks await readers in book five of the New York Times bestselling Frank Einstein chapter book series from the mad scientist team of Jon Scieszka and Brian Biggs. The perfect combination to engage and entertain readers, the series features real science facts with adventure and humor, making these books ideal for STEM education.

Frank Einstein and the brainturbo, Jon Scieszka

"Frank Einstein (kid-genius, scientist, and inventor) and his best friend Watson, along with Klink (a self-assembled artificial-intelligence entity), and Klank (a mostly self-assembled and artificial almost intelligence entity), once again find themselves in competition with T. Edison, their classmate and archrival--this time in the quest to unlock the power behind the science of the human body"-- Provided by publisher.

Frank Einstein and the space-time zipper, Jon Scieszka

The sixth and final book in the New York Times bestselling Frank Einstein series!Frank Einstein (kid-genius, scientist, and inventor) and his best friend, Watson, along with Klink (a self-assembled artificial-intelligence entity) and Klank (a mostly self-assembled and artificial almost intelligence entity), once again find themselves in competition with T.

Game changers: what leaders, innovators and mavericks do to win at life, Dave Asprey

The author of Head Strong and The Bulletproof Diet answers the question, "How can I kick more ass at life?" by culling the wisdom of world-class thought leaders, maverick scientists, and disruptive entrepreneurs to provide proven techniques for becoming happier, healthier, and smarter.

George and the big bang, Lucy Hawking

Eric is involved with a big experiment in Switzerland, looking to explore the earliest moment of the universe. But, there is a group of people who don't think this experiment should go ahead and are planning to sabotage the Grand Switch-on.

George and the blue moon, Lucy Hawking

Random House presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of George and the Blue Moon by Lucy and Stephen Hawking, read by SGeorge and his best friend, Annie have been selected as junior astronauts part of a programme that trains up young people for a trip to Mars in the future. This is everything they've ever wanted they get to be a part of up-to-the minute space discoveries and meet a bunch of new friends who are as fascinated by the universe as they are.

George and the unbreakable code, Lucy Hawking

George and his best friend Annie haven't had any space adventures for a while and they're missing the excitement. But not for long. Seriously strange things start happening. Banks are handing out free money; supermarkets can't charge for their produce so people are getting free food; and aircraft are refusing to fly.

Gloomsbury. Series 1, Sue Limb

Sue Limb's comedy parodying the arty and adulterous adventures of the Bloomsbury Group. A stellar cast, including Morwenna Banks, Jonathan Coy and John Sessions, join in this affectionate send-up of the infamous Bloomsbury literary group, who dominated the English cultural scene in the early 20th century.

Gloomsbury. Series 2, Sue Limb

Miriam Margolyes, Alison Steadman and Roger Lloyd-Pack star in Sue Limb's comedy parodying the arty and adulterous adventures of the Bloomsbury Group. A stellar cast, including Morwenna Banks, Jonathan Coy and John Sessions, join in this affectionate send-up of the infamous Bloomsbury literary group, who dominated the English cultural scene in the early 20th century.

Gloomsbury. Series 3, Sue Limb

Miriam Margolyes, Alison Steadman and Nigel Planer star in Sue Limb's comedy parodying the arty and adulterous adventures of the Bloomsbury Group. A stellar cast, including Morwenna Banks, Jonathan Coy and John Sessions, join in this affectionate send-up of the infamous Bloomsbury literary group, who dominated the English cultural scene in the early 20th century.

Gloomsbury. Series 4, Sue Limb

Miriam Margolyes and Alison Steadman star in the fourth BBC Radio 4 series of Sue Limb's wickedly funny parody of the Bloomsbury Group. This fourth series sees our arty, adulterous Bohemians struggling with the issues of class, money and how to become truly modern. Henry is concerned about Vera's dangerous susceptibility to romance, and her tendency to fascinate several women at once.

Golden buddha, Clive Cussler

Chairman Juan Cabrillo and his crew are hired by the US government to free Tibet from Chinese control in the book that launched the #1 New York Times-bestselling Oregon Files seriesThe Corporation, a group of highly intelligent and skilled mercenaries, under the leadership of Juan Cabrillo, board a brand new ship. It's a state-of-the-art seagoing marvel with unthinkable technology at its disposal. And it's designed to look like a rusty old lumber hauler.

Gone by midnight, Candice Fox

Crimson Lake is where bad people come to disappear - and where eight-year-old boys vanish into thin air . . .On the fifth floor of the White Caps Hotel, four young friends are left alone while their parents dine downstairs. But when Sara Farrow checks on the children at midnight, her son is missing. The boys swear they stayed in their room, and CCTV confirms Richie has not left the building. Despite a thorough search, no trace of the child is found.

Hand of God, Philip Kerr

Scott Manson and London City are in Athens battling for the UEFA Champion's League title. The situation in Athens is tense, and some of City's players are so unpopular in Greece they've been assigned bodyguards. Karaiskakis Stadium is packed to the rafters when tragedy strikes, Christoph Bundchen collapses and dies mid-match.

Hard luck, Jeff Kinney

Jeff Kinney's 8th book of this hilarious and highly successful series, and Greg Heffley and his friends now have a whole new set of adventures.Greg Heffley's on a losing streak. His best friend, Rowley Jefferson, has ditched him, and finding new friends in middle school is proving to be a tough task. To change his fortunes, Greg decides to take a leap of faith and turn his decisions over to chance.

Hotel Valhalla guide to the Norse worlds: an official Magnus Chase companion book, Rick Riordan

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds by Rick Riordan, read by Kieran Culkin. Discover the lore behind the fantastical world of Magnus Chase. Helgi - the hotel manager - created this book for each hotel guest, so that he wouldn't have to answer so many questions at the front desk.

How to fly with broken wings, Jane Elson

Willem has Asperger's Syndrome and two main aims in life: to fly and to make at least two friends of his own age. As he stands on the edge of a wall, Sasha gives him a wink. Might she become his friend? As he flies through the air he wishes he could fly and escape. Instead he comes crashing down and breaks his ankle. Sasha is determined to put things right.

Hurry up, Houdini!, Mary Pope Osborne

Jack and Annie travel to Coney Island, New York, to meet the master magician, Harry Houdini. Abracadabra! Mary Pope Osborne cleverly combines history, mystery, adventure, and trouble in this new Magic Tree House paperback. The time-travelling brother-and-sister team Jack and Annie are on a mission for Merlin the magician. They're looking for a secret of greatness from the best escape artist that ever lived, Harry Houdini.

Immortal nights, Lynsay Sands

An impulsive rescue pairs a sexy immortal with the woman made to be his for eternityAbigail Forsythe's life hasn't been easy lately. Still, if there's one thing guaranteed to take her mind off an empty bank account and abandoned dreams, it's a naked man locked in a plane's cargo hold. A very big, incredibly gorgeous naked man. And when instinct prompts her to free him, Abigail must rely on this stranger for survival ... a stranger who leaves her thrumming with need every time they touch.

James Clavell's Shōgun: the epic novel of Japan, James Clavell

A bold English adventurer; an invincible Japanese warlord; a beautiful woman torn between two ways of life, two ways of love--all brought together in an extraordinary saga of a time and a place aflame with conflict, passion, ambition, lust, and the struggle for power. James Clavell's Shōgun is a modern classic, a masterpiece of historical fiction that will continue to endure for decades to come.

Joey Pigza loses control, Jack Gantos

Joey, who is still taking medication to keep him from getting too wired, goes to spend the summer with the hard-drinking father he has never known and tries to help the baseball team he coaches win the championship.

Joey Pigza swallowed the key, Jack Gantos

To the constant disappointment of his mother and his teachers, Joey has trouble paying attention or controlling his mood swings when his prescription medications wear off and he starts getting worked up and acting wired.

Joseph Haydn, Jeremy Siepmann

No great composer's story is more predominantly happy than Haydn's, though even his has its share of clouds. A classic rags-to-riches tale, it sees him move from humble beginnings through decades as a liveried servant to his emergence as the most popular and successful composer of his time.

Just breathe: meditation, mindfulness, movement, and more, Mallika Chopra

For kids ages 8 to 12, this is an accessible and fun meditation and mindfulness how-to book filled with full-color illustrations, written by Mallika Chopra and with a foreword by Deepak Chopra. Just Breathe is a fun and accessible, fully illustrated go-to meditation guide written by none other than Mallika Chopra, wellness expert and the daughter of Deepak Chopra.

Just William's luck, Richmal Crompton

Written in 1948 and made into a popular film the same year, Just William's luck is the only novel Richmal Crompton wrote featuring her famous hero. The action takes place throughout one extraordinary day in William's life. It begins harmlessly enough in the old barn and soon develops into a riotous comedy-thriller as the invincible schoolboy hatches a plot to marry off the elder brothers of The Outlaws ...

Karolina's twins, Ronald H Balson

Lena Woodward, an elderly woman, enlists the help of both lawyer Catherine Lockhart and private investigator Liam Taggart to appraise the story of her harrowing past in Nazi occupied Poland. At the same time, Lena's son Arthur presents her with a hefty lawsuit under the pretense of garnering her estate and independence for his own purposes. Where these stories intersect is through Lena's dubious account of her life in war-torn Poland, and her sisterhood with a childhood friend named Karolina.

Kentucky heat, Fern Michaels

With Nealy, horses come first. So when her two grown children's irresponsible acts nearly cost her Shufly, she throws them both off Blue Diamond Farm, choosing to work alone rather than give them another chance to risk her dream of training the promising foal into a Triple Crown winner. But while the estrangement from her children doesn't seem to affect her work, inside, she's shattered.

Kentucky sunrise, Fern Michaels

Kentucky sunrise finds Nealy once again hellbent on producing a Derby winner and on showing the world that she's not a quitter. Newly married to lawyer Hatch Littletree, and with her daughter Emmie running the family's famous stables, Blue Diamond Farms, Nealy should finally be content. But returning to Blue Diamond Farms for a family reunion sends Nealy reeling. Emmie has let the farm slide, and she has picked a small, gutsy colt to send to the Derby, a nice horse, but clearly the wrong one.

Killing the shadows, Val McDermid

Professor Fiona Cameron is a psychologist who uses computer technology to track serial offenders. She vowed never to work for the Met again after they went against her advice and screwed up an investigation as a result. But when her lover, thriller writer Kit Martin, tells her a fellow crime novelist has been murdered, Fiona can't help taking an interest.

Killing the SS: the hunt for the worst war criminals in history, Bill O'Reilly

The latest history book from bestselling author Bill O'Reilly.

Lethal legacy, Linda A Fairstein

When Assistant District Attorney Alex Cooper is summoned to Tina Barr's apartment on Manhattan's Upper East Side, she finds a neighbor convinced that the young woman was assaulted. But the terrified victim, a conservator of rare books and maps, refuses to cooperate with investigators. Then another woman is found murdered in that same apartment with an extremely valuable book, believed to have been stolen.

Life class, Pat Barker

Spring, 1914. The students at the Slade School of Art gather in Henry Tonks's studio for his life-drawing class. But for Paul Tarrant the class is troubling, underscoring his own uncertainty about making a mark on the world. When war breaks out and the army won't take Paul, he enlists in the Belgian Red Cross just as he and fellow student Elinor Brooke admit their feelings for one another.

London rain, Nicola Upson

May, 1937, and London prepares to crown a new king. At the height of the Coronation celebrations, Detective Chief Inspector Archie Penrose is called to the BBC to investigate the murder of a famous broadcaster, a death which Josephine Tey suspects is linked to a decade-old scandal. With Archie's hands tied by politics, it is left to Josephine to get to the truth. Soon she is forced to confront at first-hand the deadly consequences of love, deceit and betrayal.

Lone star ranger, Zane Grey

As the son of an infamous gunfighter, Buck Duane has the natural instincts and lightening-quick reflexes of his father. After killing a man in self-defense, he becomes an outlaw living amongst gunfighters and bandits on the Texas-Mexico border.

Lord John and the private matter, Diana Gabaldon

Lord John is in a difficult spot. His cousin Olivia is engaged to marry the Honorable Joseph Trevelyan, but he has just observed something of a rather personal nature that, if confirmed, might put an end to any talk of marital bliss. Determined to investigate further, Lord John is distracted when the Crown calls for his services. A comrade in arms has been slain, and to complicate matters, the victim may have been a traitor. Now Lord John has not one, but two puzzling mysteries to solve.

Lunch money, Andrew Clements

Twelve-year-old Greg, who has always been good at moneymaking projects, is surprised to find himself teaming up with his lifelong rival, Maura, to create a series of comic books to sell at school.

Maeve's times: Irish Times selected writings, Maeve Binchy

Maeve Binchy is well-known for her bestselling novels but for many years Maeve was a journalist, writing for the Irish Times. Arranged in decades, from the 1960s to the 2000s, and including Maeve's first and last ever piece of writing for the Irish Times, the columns also give a fascinating insight into the author herself.

Magnificat, Marilyn Edwards

From the instant his fingers touched her back the little cat knew. The boy was someone she would trust. Homeless and hungry, Magnificat is desperate for someone to take her in, so when she sees a kindness in local boy Ben, she is happy to give herself over to him. But a cat isn't something Ben wants. He's got enough problems with a prickly relationship with his mum and an absent father besides, he's a dog person. He wants an exuberant, loyal, doting companion, not a gentle, self-contained cat.

Married love: and other stories, Tessa Hadley

Lottie announces that she is getting married. The youngest daughter of a large and close-knit family, Lottie is nineteen but looks five years younger.

Masterman ready, Frederick Marryat

An exciting ... adventure indeed as the Seagrave family, en route to Australia, are shipwrecked and become castaways on a desert tropical island. Thankfully Masterman Ready, a good man to have in a crisis, is on hand to build shelter and solve the many problems they encounter to build a fish pool, catch turtles and how to cultivate the available resources ...

Maybe not, Colleen Hoover

When Warren has the opportunity to live with a female roommate, he instantly agrees. It could be an exciting change. Or maybe not. Especially when that roommate is the cold and seemingly calculating Bridgette. Tensions run high and tempers flare as the two can hardly stand to be in the same room together. But Warren has a theory about Bridgette: anyone who can hate with that much passion should also have the capability to love with that much passion.

Metro girl, Janet Evanovich

"Wild" Bill Barnaby's dropped off the face of the earth and big sister Alex heads for Miami, Bill's last known sighting, on a harrowing hunt to save her brother ... and maybe the world. Alex blasts through the bars of South Beach and points her search south to Key West and Cuba, laying waste to Miami hit men, dodging Palmetto bugs big enough to eat her alive, and putting the pedal to the metal with NASCAR driver Sam Hooker.

Millionaire mindset: the simple habits and thinking behind money, wealth, and success, Paul J Stanley

Have you heard that saying? "You have to think rich to be rich." This is another way of saying that the wealthy people all think as one. This is especially so when it comes to the way they manage their finances. Learn how to think like the rich do! A huge number of millionaires earned their millions by working for it. Only a little fraction of the rich inherited it.

Moonlight on the magic flute, Mary Pope Osborne

Jack and Annie head to 18th-century Austria, where they must find and help a musician by the name of Mozart. Decked out in the craziest outfits they've ever worn--including a wig for Jack and a giant hoopskirt for Annie!--the two siblings search an entire palace to no avail. Their hunt is further hampered by the appearance of a mischievous little boy who is determined to follow them everywhere.

Mr. Midshipman Easy, Frederick Marryat

At fourteen the unworldly, idealistic Jack Easy leaves the luxury of his father's estate in England and sails into a world of action and adventure aboard the sloop of war HMS Harpy. At first Jack finds it hard to stomach the discipline of naval life and, with his mischievous sense of humor, is always getting himself into scrapes.

My other life, Paul Theroux

With no apparent plot, life, to the hero of My Other Life, is often messier than fiction-sometimes it appears our hero is leading many separate lives. The only connection is that they all involve the same person. Pavel Medved, Paulie, or Paul Theroux, the fictional narrator of these memoirs and a man of many guises, has reconstructed his past, giving it wit and life, tragedy and pathos and imposed an order on it through careful editing.

Mystery of the Midnight rider, Carolyn Keene

Dear diary...Who would want to harm a horse? I kept asking myself that question while watching the beautiful jumpers at the annual River Heights Horse Show. The top riders from all over the country are here, and one of them, Payton Evans, is a close friend of Ned's family. She's been training for years, and Ned said she might even make the Olympic team.

Mythos: the Greek myths retold, Stephen Fry

No one loves and quarrels, desires and deceives as boldly and brilliantly as Greek gods and goddesses. They are like us, only more so - their actions and adventures scrawled across the heavens above. From the birth of the universe to the creation of humankind, Stephen Fry - who fell in love with these stories as a child - retells these myths for our tragic, comic, fateful age. Witness Athena born from the cracking open of Zeus's great head and follow Persephone down into the dark realm of Hades.

No spin, Shane Warne

Everyone knows the story, or thinks they do. The leg-spinner who rewrote the record books. One of Wisden's five cricketers of the twentieth century. A sporting idol across the globe. A magnet for the tabloids. But the millions of words written and spoken about Shane Warne since his explosive arrival on the Test cricket scene in 1992 have only scratched the surface. The real story has remained untold. In No Spin, Shane sets the record straight.

No talking, Andrew Clements

"You have the right to remain silent." However ... The fifth-grade girls and the fifth-grade boys at Laketon Elementary don't get along very well. But the real problem is that these kids are loud and disorderly. That's why the principal uses her red plastic bullhorn. A lot. Then one day Dave Packer, a certified loudmouth, bumps into an idea -- a big one that makes him try to keep quiet for a whole day ...

Noël Coward: seven full-cast BBC Radio productions, Noel Coward

Seven BBC radio full-cast productions of Noël Coward's classic plays - plus bonus material including a profile of Coward and extracts from his diariesRenowned for his wit, style and sophistication, Noël Coward was one of the greatest playwrights of the twentieth century. His plays, set in the glittering world of high society in which he lived, are much admired and have remained in the popular theatre repertoire to this day.

Noonday: a novel, Pat Barker

A novel portrays London during the Blitz and reaffirms her place as a top-ranked British novelist. London, the Blitz, Autumn 1940. As the bombs fall on the blacked-out city, ambulance driver Elinor Brooke races from bomb sites to hospitals in order to save the lives of injured survivors. She works alongside former friend Kit Neville while her husband, Paul Tarrant, works as an air-raid warden.

Old school, Jeff Kinney

Author-illustrator Jeff Kinney brings the series back to its roots, as Greg starts a new school year and faces a challenge he never could've imagined. Life was better in the old days. Or was it? That's the question Greg Heffley is asking as his town voluntarily unplugs and goes electronics-free. But modern life has its conveniences, and Greg isn't cut out for an old-fashioned world.

On desperate ground, James R. Benn

The story of men and women caught up in the death throes of Nazi Germany, struggling to maintain those things precious to them--life, an end to killing, and even sanity itself. Colonel Johann Faust has lost everyone he ever loved and feels he is going inexorably insane. He hears the haunting voice of his dead fiancee and the demons that roar through his mind as he perfects a plan to save Nazi Germany from defeat and insure a greater and deadlier new world war.

On Turpentine Lane, Elinor Lipman

At thirty-two, Faith Frankel has returned to her claustro-suburban hometown, where she writes institutional thank-you notes for her alma mater. It's a peaceful life, really, and surely with her recent purchase of a sweet bungalow on Turpentine Lane her life is finally on track. Never mind that her fiance is off on a crowdfunded cross-country walk, too busy to return her texts (but not too busy to post photos of himself with a different woman in every state).

Paddington at St Paul's, Michael Bond

Celebrate the 60th anniversary of Paddington Bear with this hilarious brand new classic picture book. Paddington is now a major movie star! For six decades, stories of Paddington Bear have delighted children all over the world. When Mr Gruber takes Paddington on a special outing to St Paul's Cathedral, there is one surprise after another.

Pantheon, Sam Bourne

Europe is ablaze. America is undecided about joining the fight against Nazism. James Zennor, a brilliant, troubled Oxford don is horrified. Then he returns from rowing to discover his wife has disappeared with their young son, leaving a note declaring her continuing love. A frantic search through wartime England leads James across the Atlantic to one of America's greatest universities-- right to the heart of the American establishment.

Polaris rising a novel, Jessie Mihalik

A space princess on the run and a notorious outlaw soldier become unlikely allies in this imaginative, sexy space opera adventure--the first in an exciting science fiction trilogy.In the far distant future, the universe is officially ruled by the Royal Consortium, but the High Councillors, the heads of the three High Houses, wield the true power. As the fifth of six children, Ada von Hasenberg has no authority; her only value to her High House is as a pawn in a political marriage.

Prisoner: my 544 days in an Iranian prison--solitary confinement, a sham trial, high-stakes diplomacy, and the extraordinary efforts it took to get me out, Jason Rezaian

The dramatic memoir of the journalist who was held hostage in a high-security prison in Tehran for eighteen months and whose release--which almost didn't happen--became a part of the Iran nuclear deal.In July 2014, Washington Post Tehran bureau chief Jason Rezaian was arrested by Iranian police, accused of spying for America. The charges were absurd. Rezaian's reporting was a mix of human interest stories and political analysis. He had even served as a guide for Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown.

Regeneration, Pat Barker

The first in a trilogy about the First World War, the novel takes a real life encounter between a doctor running a hospital for the wounded, and Siegfried Sassoon. Craiglockhart, a hospital for officers ravaged by their experiences in trench warfare, is the setting for Pat Barker's 'Regeneration'. Here the poet Siegfried Sassoon, author of an article condemning the war, came under the care of psychiatrist W.H.

Reign of the fallen, Sarah Glenn Marsh

Odessa is one of Karthia's master necromancers, catering to the kingdom's ruling Dead. Whenever a noble dies, it's Odessa's job to raise them by retrieving their souls from a dreamy and dangerous shadow world called the Deadlands. But there is a cost to being raised: the Dead must remain shrouded. If even a hint of flesh is exposed, the grotesque transformation begins, turning the Dead into terrifying, blood thirsty Shades.

Revolutionary war on Wednesday, Mary Pope Osborne

It is a dark and snowy night when the Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie back to colonial times. General George Washington is about to lead his army in a sneak attack against their enemy. But now a terrible weather is making the great general question his plans.

Riverboat roulette, Carolyn Keene

I do have an idea. The most important thing, though," I said to Margot, Mrs. Marvin, and Catherine, "is for you to act completely normal. Our big advantage is that the thief doesn't think that anyone will check the safe until we're already back in River Heights and he or she is off the boat. The culprit has no idea that we're looking for him or her." Margot, Mrs. Marvin, and Catherine all nodded. I turned to Buddy. "What time are we due back at the dock?" "Ten thirty on the dot," he said.

Rodrick rules, Jeff Kinney

Whatever you do, don't ask Greg Heffley how he spent his summer holidays, because he definitely doesn't want to talk about it.As Greg enters the new school year, he's eager to put the past three months behind him... and one event in particular. Unfortunately for Greg, his older brother Rodrick knows all about the incident. And secrets have a way of getting out... especially when a diary is involved.

Room one: a mystery or two, Andrew Clements

Ted Hammond, the only sixth grader in his small Nebraska town's one-room schoolhouse, searches for clues to the disappearance of a homeless family. Ted Hammond loves a good mystery, and in the spring of his fifth-grade year, he's working on a big one. How can his school in the little town of Plattsford stay open next year if there are going to be only five students? Out here on the Great Plains in western Nebraska, everyone understands that if you lose the school, you lose the town.

Rumpole: The age of miracles & other stories: three BBC Radio 4 dramatisations, John Mortimer

Benedict Cumberbatch plays Horace Rumpole in this fourth collection of dramatic court cases Rumpole and the Bubble ReputationErskine-Brown is working on a sordid ABH and affray case which allegedly occurred in a Soho night club. When he and Rumpole visit the disreputable scene of the crime, they meet Maurice Machin, the editor of the Daily Beacon, whose paper is being sued for libel.

Rumpole: the splendours and miseries of an Old Bailey hack, John Mortimer

Maurice Denham stars as John Mortimer's famous comic creation Rumpole of the Bailey. Defender of the underdog, friend of South London villains and scourge of QCs, much-loved barrister Horace Rumpole was first brought to life on television, and in 1980 BBC Radio 4 introduced him to the airwaves for a 13-episode series.

Rumpole. The sleeping partners & other stories: three BBC Radio 4 dramatisations, John Mortimer

Benedict Cumberbatch plays the young, devastatingly acute Horace Rumpole in this third thrilling collection of court cases. Rumpole and the Old Boy Net: With the help of his new pupil, Miss Phillida Trant, Rumpole must defend Mr Napier Lee, who is charged with blackmail. But the alleged victim of the blackmail went to public school with the defendant, and Mr Lee won't sneak on his old school chum.

Sabotage at Willow Woods, Carolyn Keene

Dear Diary...Who knew a sports field could cause so much drama? That's what Bess, George, and I are investigating. Ever since George's cousin Carrie Kim announced her candidacy for city council, along with her platform of building a new football field and a state-of-the-art sports complex, someone has been trying to sabotage the campaign! I think the Green Club may be behind this. I understand being concerned about the environment, but someone is taking it too far.

Saint Anything, Sarah Dessen

Peyton, Sydney's charismatic older brother, has always been the star of the family, receiving the lion's share of their parents' attention and--lately--concern. When Peyton's increasingly reckless behavior culminates in an accident, a drunk driving conviction, and a jail sentence, Sydney is cast adrift, searching for her place in the family and the world.

Sandcastles, Luanne Rice

The bonds of love and the ties of family intertwine beautifully in Luanne Rice's consummate summer audiobook set on two different beaches ... Painter Honor Dillon has made a life for herself and her three daughters--Regis, Agnes, and Cecilia--at Star of the Sea Academy on the magical Connecticut shore. Here she teaches art at the convent school's beautiful seaside campus, over which Honor's sister-in-law, mother superior Bernadette Ignatius, keeps a benevolent and watchful eye.

Saving Sophie, Ronald H Balson

Jack Sommers was just an ordinary accountant from Chicago-that is, until his wife passed away, his young daughter was kidnapped, and he became the main suspect in an $88 million dollar embezzlement case. Now Jack is on the run, hoping to avoid the feds long enough to rescue his daughter, Sophie, from her maternal grandfather, a suspected terrorist in Palestine.

Scoop, Evelyn Waugh

Who better than Boot to be Foreign Correspondent to cover the war in the African Republic of Ishmaelia? But, due to an accident of mistaken identity, the boot ends up on the wrong foot. This riotous novel about Fleet Street and its pursuit of hot news is narrated with all Evelyn Waugh's exuberant sense of satire.

Semana santa, David Hewson

Southern Spain. It is in Semana Santa, Holy Week, and the heat is building up in the city. This is always a difficult time for the police, with thousands of visitors adding to thousands of hooded penitents parading through the medieval streets. In the modern slums and the fine old houses of the rich and influential, some have secrets going back to the terrible days of the Civil War.

Sharpe's battle: the battle of Fuentes de Oñoro, May 1811, Bernard Cornwell

Spring, 1811: Quartered in a crumbling Portuguese fort, Richard Sharpe and his men are attacked by an elite French unit led by an old enemy of Sharpe's, and suffer heavy losses. Once more Sharpe's career is on the line; the army's high command blame Sharpe for the disaster and his career seems to be ruined. His only hope is to redeem himself by leading his men to glory in the narrow streets of Fuentes de Oñoro.

Sisters of the Confederacy, Lauraine Snelling

Nurse Louisa risks everything to obtain supplies while her sister Jesselynn heads west.

Six years, Harlan Coben

International bestseller Harlan Coben returns with a thriller that explores the depth and passion of a lost love, and the secrets and lies at its heart Six years have passed since Jake Fisher watched Natalie, the love of his life, marry another man. But six years haven't extinguished his feelings, and when Jake comes across her husband's obituary, he can't keep away from the funeral. There he catches a glimpse of the grieving widow... but she is not Natalie.

Song of the dead, Sarah Glenn Marsh

The Dead must stay buried. Karthia is nothing like it used to be. The kingdom's borders are open for the first time in nearly three hundred years, and raising the dead has been outlawed. Odessa is determined to explore the world beyond Karthia's waters, hoping to heal a heart broken in more ways than she can count. But with Meredy joining the ocean voyage, vanquishing her sorrow will be a difficult task.

South Sea tales, Robert Louis Stevenson

The literary world was shocked when in 1890, at the height of his career, Robert Louis Stevenson announced his intention to settle permanently in Samoa. His readers were equally shocked when he began to use the subject material offered by his new environment, not to promote a romance of empire, but to produce some of the most ironic and critical treatments of imperialism in nineteenth-century fiction.

Souvenir, James R. Benn

Secrets trail an American soldier from his Depression upbringing to the cold winter battles in the Ardennes Forest in the last months of World War II, and through the post-war decades, as he struggles to keep his family from being torn apart while keeping the truth buried close to his heart.

Sovereign, C. J. Sansom

A thrilling BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation based on the third novel in C. J. Sansom's bestselling Tudor crime series featuring hunchback lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake. Autumn, 1541. Henry VIII, accompanied by his young bride Catherine Howard, has embarked on a Great Progress from London to York, to establish his power and authority with his rebellious subjects in the North and receive their oaths of loyalty.

Standing at the edge: finding freedom where fear and courage meet, Joan Halifax

Standing at the Edge is an evocative examination of how we can respond to suffering, live our fullest lives, and remain open to the full spectrum of our human experience. Joan Halifax has enriched thousands of lives around the world through her work as a humanitarian, a social activist, an anthropologist, and as a Buddhist teacher.

Stars above: a Lunar Chronicles collection, Marissa Meyer

The universe of the Lunar Chronicles holds stories--and secrets--that are wondrous, vicious, and romantic. How did Cinder first arrive in New Beijing? How did the brooding soldier Wolf transform from young man to killer? When did Princess Winter and the palace guard Jacin realize their destinies? Six stories, two of which have never before been published.

Stars over Sunset Boulevard, Susan Meissner

Two women working in Hollywood during its Golden Age discover the joy and heartbreak of true friendship.Los Angeles, present day. When an iconic hat worn by Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind ends up in Christine McAllister's vintage clothing boutique by mistake, her efforts to return it to its owner take her on a journey more enchanting than any classic movie... Los Angeles, 1938.

State of fear, Michael Crichton

In Paris, a physicist dies after performing a laboratory experiment for a beautiful visitor. In the jungles of Malaysia, a mysterious buyer purchases deadly cavitation technology, built to his specifications. In Vancouver, a small research submarine is leased for use in the waters off New Guinea. And in Tokyo, an intelligence agent tries to understand what it all means. Thus begins Michael Crichton's exciting and provocative technothriller, State of Fear.

Strangers on a train, Carolyn Keene

Dear diary...The good news: Bess, George, and I are on a train bound for Denali National Park, gazing at majestic Mount McKinley as we speed along. It's truly awesome! The bad news: Someone -- a creepy passenger or a disgruntled employee? -- is still causing major trouble on the Arctic Star cruise ship, and now that we're sightseeing on land, the danger has followed.

Team of vipers: my 500 extraordinary days in the Trump White House, Cliff Sims

The first honest insider's account of the Trump administration. After standing at Donald Trump's side on Election Night, Cliff Sims joined him in the West Wing as Special Assistant to the President and Director of White House Message Strategy. He soon found himself pulled into the President's inner circle as a confidante, an errand boy, an advisor, a punching bag, and a friend. Sometimes all in the same conversation.

Terminal city, Linda A. Fairstein

A thriller that captures the essence of New York City - its glamour, its possibilities, and its endless capacity for darkness.

That hideous strength: a modern fairy-tale for grown-ups, C. S. (Clive Staples) Lewis

Dr. Ransom finds himself in a world of superior alien beings and scientific experiments run amok. He struggles with questions of ethics and morality, applying age-old wisdom to a brave new universe dominated by science. His quest for truth is a journey filled with intrigue and suspense. The book's attack on government indifference to ecology won it a new audience in the late 1960s.

The beginner's goodbye, Anne Tyler

When Dorothy came back from the dead, Aaron noticed that some people simply ignored the fact; some seemed to have forgotten she had died in the first place; and others just walked straight on by. The accident that killed Dorothy--involving an oak tree, a sun porch and some elusive biscuits--leaves Aaron bereft and the house a wreck. As those around him fuss and flap and bring him casserole after casserole, Aaron ploughs on.

The best and the brightest, David Halberstam

David Halberstam's masterpiece, the defining history of the making of the Vietnam tragedy, with a new Foreword by Senator John McCain.

The Black Ascot, Charles Todd

Scotland Yard's Ian Rutledge seeks a killer who has eluded Scotland Yard for years in this next installment of the acclaimed New York Times bestselling series.An astonishing tip from a grateful ex-convict seems implausible--but Inspector Ian Rutledge is intrigued and brings it to his superior at Scotland Yard. Alan Barrington, who has evaded capture for ten years, is the suspect in an appalling murder during Black Ascot, the famous 1910 royal horserace honoring the late King Edward VII.

The Black Coats, Colleen Oakes

A novel about a secret society of girls who plot revenge on the men who hurt them. The enigmatic Black Coats have been exacting vengeance on men who have hurt girls and women for years. The killer of Thea's cousin went free, and Thea has just received an invitation to join the Black Coats' balancings--acts of revenge meant to teach a lesson. Justice for Natalie has never felt so close.

The bone clocks, David (David Stephen) Mitchell

One drowsy summer's day in 1984, teenage runaway Holly Sykes encounters a strange woman who offers a small kindness in exchange for 'asylum'. Decades will pass before Holly understands exactly what sort of asylum the woman was seeking.

The careful use of compliments: an Isabel Dalhousie novel, Alexander McCall Smith

For philosophically minded Isabel Dalhousie, editor of the Review of Applied Ethics, getting through life with a clear conscience requires careful thought. And with the arrival of baby Charlie, not to mention a passionate relationship with his father Jamie, fourteen years her junior, Isabel enters deeper and rougher waters. Late motherhood is not the only challenge facing Isabel.

The clutter connection: how your personality type determines why you organize the way you do, Cassandra Aarssen

The Clutter Connection examines and explains the correlation between brain types and how they directly relate to organization and clutter. Cassandra Aarssen smashes the stereotype that some people are "naturally messy" and offers listeners insight and real-life solutions based on their unique personal organizing style. The Clutter Connection will help you get organized, be more productive, and finally understand the why behind your clutter.

The color of light, Emilie Richards

The deeper the darkness, the brighter the light. For more than a decade, minister Analiese Wagner has felt privileged to lead her parishioners along a well-lit path. Her commitment has never been seriously tested until the frigid night she encounters a homeless family huddling in the churchyard. Offering them shelter in a vacant parish house apartment and taking teenage Shiloh Fowler--a girl desperate to rescue her parents--under her wing, she tests the loyalty and faith of her congregation.

The death of Lucy Kyte, Nicola Upson

When Josephine Tey inherits a remote Suffolk cottage from her godmother, it comes full of secrets. There's the infamous Red Barn murders, committed in the grounds a century before, and there's Lucy Kyte, the mysterious beneficiary of her godmother's will. Josephine knows that there is something dark that has a hold on this small community.

The distant echo, Val McDermid

Twenty-five years after an unsolved rape and murder, four friends, having been falsely accused of the crime, find themselves targeted by someone who still believes that they are guilty, prompting a search for the real killer.

The edge of winter, Luanne Rice

Neve Halloran and her daughter have shared a fierce love for the austere beauty of Rhode Island's South County ever since Neve guided Mickey's first baby steps along the sandy shore. Now, with Mickey a teenager and Neve's last hope for happiness with her daughter's loving but unstable father gone, both will struggle to make a new life together amid the windswept landscape that sustains them.

The everything box: a novel, Richard Kadrey

A dark and humorous story involving a doomsday gizmo, a horde of baddies determined to possess its power, and a clever thief who must steal it back ... again and again. 22000 B.C.A beautiful, ambitious angel stands on a mountaintop, surveying the world and its little inhabitants below. He smiles because soon, the last of humanity who survived the great flood will meet its end, too. And he should know. He's going to play a big part in it.

The forgotten: how the people of one Pennsylvania county elected Donald Trump and changed America, Ben Bradlee

An up-close look at the voters of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania who decisively swung the state for Donald J. Trump, examining the role of the President's base as the midterm elections loom. Luzerne County Pennsylvania, as Ben Bradlee describes it, is a microcosm of the nation. While it boasts its own police, firemen, schools and municipal services, Luzerne has few urban centers and is fundamentally rural in character.

The getaway, Jeff Kinney

Greg Heffley and his family are getting out of town. With the cold weather and the stress of the approaching holiday season, the Heffleys decide to escape to a tropical island resort for some much needed rest and relaxation. A few days in paradise should do wonders for Greg and his frazzled family. But the Heffleys soon discover that paradise isn't everything it's cracked up to be. Sunburn, stomach troubles, and venomous critters all threaten to ruin the family's vacation.

The ghost of Grey Fox Inn, Carolyn Keene

When Nancy and Bess accompany George to a cousin's wedding in historic Charleston, South Carolina, they end up staying at an old inn near the family's home with the rest of the guests. But when they begin hearing strange noises and witnessing unexplained phenomena at night--they soon discover that it's one of Charleston's most haunted hotels! When the wedding rings disappear during one of these spooky evenings, Nancy knows she's got to get to the bottom of this ghostly mystery ...

The gilded wolves, Roshani Chokshi

Audiobook set in Paris during a time of extraordinary change--one that is full of mystery, decadence, and dangerous desires...It's 1889. The city is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. Here, no one keeps tabs on dark truths better than treasure-hunter and wealthy hotelier.

The girl from Berlin, Ronald H Balson

An old friend calls Catherine Lockhart and Liam Taggart to his famous Italian restaurant to enlist their help. His aunt is being evicted from her home in the Tuscan hills by a powerful corporation claiming they own the deeds, even though she can produce her own set of deeds to her land. Catherine and Liam's only clue is a bound handwritten manuscript, entirely in German, and hidden in its pages is a story long-forgotten. Ada Baumgarten was born in Berlin in 1918, at the end of the war.

The haunting on Heliotrope Lane, Carolyn Keene

Nancy's classmate, Willa, needs her help. Willa is convinced something is terribly wrong with her friend Izzy, but everyone has dismissed Willa's concerns, saying it's just teen angst. But Willa thinks it's more than that; she thinks Izzy is possessed. It all started when Willa and Izzy snuck into an abandoned house with some of their friends. After running around and exploring, Willa went in to the basement and found Izzy staring into space.

The history of science, Peter Whitfield

"This is the foundation of all: that we are not to imagine or suppose, but to discover what nature does, or may be made to do. Thus did Francis Bacon, early in the 17th century, outline the future of science and technology. This drive for knowledge and power has now given us a world dominated by science, and this audiobook tells the story of how we have arrived there.

The immortal who loved me: an Argeneau novel, Lynsay Sands

A few hours ago, Sherry Carne would have sworn that vampires didn't exist. That's before rogue immortals rampage through her store, leaving bloody chaos (literally) in their wake. The kicker comes when Sherry learns that one of the vamps on the bad guys' trail may be her life mate. Her head says it's impossible. The rest of her takes one look at Basileios Argeneau and has much more interesting ideas. Whatever Basil expected in a life mate, funny, outspoken Sherry isn't it.

The lady from Zagreb, Philip Kerr

In 1942, there are worse places to be than Zurich and detective Bernie Gunther has seen his fair share of them. So when a superior asks him to track down a glamorous German actress believed to be hiding in Zurich, he takes the job. The actress, it emerges, is the daughter of a fanatical Croatian fascist, the sadistic commandant of a notorious concentration camp and Bernie finds himself involved in something much more sinister.

The Landry News, Andrew Clements

A fifth-grader starts a newspaper with an editorial that prompts her burnt-out classroom teacher to really begin teaching again, but he is later threatened with disciplinary action as a result.

The last letter from your lover, Jojo Moyes

When journalist Ellie looks through her newspaper's archives for a story, she doesn't think she'll find anything of interest. Instead she discovers a letter from 1960, written by a man asking his lover to leave her husband -- and Ellie is caught up in the intrigue of a past love affair. Despite, or perhaps because of her own romantic entanglements with a married man. In 1960, Jennifer wakes up in hospital after a car accident.

The last straw, Jeff Kinney

Greg Heffley will never change his wimpy ways... somebody just better tell Greg's dad that. Frank Heffley actually thinks he can get his son to toughen up and he enlists Greg in organised sports and other 'manly' endeavours.

The last trail, Zane Grey

The American Revolution is over, but the violence continues in the Ohio Valley. Jonathan Zane and Lewis Wetzel are in constant action trying turn the tide. But just when the beautiful Betty Sheppard convinces Jonathan to give up his lonely war, she is captured, and taken into the unknown wilderness.

The London train: a novel, Tessa Hadley

Paul leaves his family to search for Pia, his daughter from his first marriage. He finds her pregnant and living in less than ideal conditions--but with an outlook on life that's strangely compelling. Paul decides to start a new life and joins Pia in London. But he doesn't know that a chance encounter with a desperate woman will change his destiny.

The long haul, Jeff Kinney

A family road trip is supposed to be a lot of fun . . . unless, of course, you're the Heffleys. The journey starts off full of promise, then quickly takes several wrong turns. Gas station bathrooms, crazed seagulls, a fender bender, and a runaway pig-not exactly Greg Heffley's idea of a good time. But even the worst road trip can turn into an adventure-and this is one the Heffleys won't soon forget.

The long way home, Lauraine Snelling

The climax to this Civil War series brings the Highwood family to places of peace and rest after separate journeys of faith, including a return to the home one thought she'd never see again.

The lost flowers of Alice Hart, Holly Ringland

Tells the enchanting and compelling story of a young girl, daughter of an abusive father, who has to learn the hard way that she can break the patterns of the past, live on her own terms and find her own strength. 'Lush, powerful ...an engrossing novel of female survival.' Bookseller + Publisher A young girl loses both her parents in a tragic event, and is taken to live with her grandmother on a flower farm.

The map trap, Andrew Clements

Hey! Someone stole my maps! All of them! Right out of my locker!Okay, they weren't exactly treasure maps, but it's even worse. Because these maps could get me in a whole boatload of trouble. You see, every since I was little, I've loved maps. Reading them and drawing them. Regular ones, sure, but also ones that explain a whole lot more. Like what I really think about my friends and my teachers. Even the principal.

The master bedroom, Tessa Hadley

Kate Flynn, 43, has given up her university career to come home and look after her mother in Firenze, their big house by a lake in Cardiff. When Kate meets her old friend David Roberts, she begins to obsess about him: she knows it's because she's bored, but she can't stop, David's marriage isn't as solid as it looks, though, so he takes refuge in Firenze, where he can talk to Kate about music. But David's 17-year-old son Jamie is also drawn to the old house full of books and history ...

The meltdown, Jeff Kinney

When snow shuts down Greg Heffley's middle school, his neighbuorhood transforms into a wintry battlefield. Rival groups fight over territory, build massive snow forts, and stage epic snowball fights. And in the crosshairs are Greg and his trusty best friend, Rowley Jefferson.It's a fight for survival as Greg and Rowley navigate alliances, betrayals, and warring gangs in a neighborhood meltdown.

The missing pieces of Sophie McCarthy, B. M Carroll

She's the victim. But is she so innocent? Sophie McCarthy is known for her determination, ambition and brilliance at work. She's tough, but only because she wants to get the best out of people. Aidan Ryan is strong, honourable, and a family man. He's tough too; the army requires it. When these two strangers are brought together in a devastating incident, Sophie's life is left in ruins.

The old man and the sea, Ernest Hemingway

Tale of an aged Cuban fisherman going head-to-head (or hand-to-fin) with a magnificent marlin. His prize gets devoured by a school of sharks. Returning with little more than a skeleton, he takes to his bed and, in the very last line, cements his identification with his creator.

The one, John (Freelance journalist) Marrs

How far would you go to find The One? One simple mouth swab is all it takes. A quick DNA test to find your perfect partner - the one you're genetically made for. A decade after scientists discover everyone has a gene they share with just one other person, millions have taken the test, desperate to find true love. Now, five more people meet their Match. But even soul mates have secrets. And some are more shocking - and deadlier - than others.

The one plus one, Jojo Moyes

Suppose your life sucks. A lot. Your husband has done a vanishing act, your teenage stepson is being bullied, and your math whiz daughter has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that you can't afford to pay for. That's Jess's life in a nutshell - until an unexpected knight in shining armour offers to rescue them. Only Jess's knight turns out to be Geeky Ed, the obnoxious tech millionaire whose vacation home she happens to clean.

The pagan lord, Bernard Cornwell

Alfred the Great is dead and Edward his son reigns as king. The Danes in the north, stand ready to invade and will never rest until the emerald crown is theirs. Uhtred, the great warrior, must return north to recapture his old family home, the great fortress, Bebbanburg. Loyalties will be divided and men will fall, as every kingdom is drawn into a war which will decide the fate of every king, and the entire English nation.

The pearl thief, Fiona McIntosh

Severine Kassel is asked by the Louvre in 1963 to aid the British Museum with curating its antique jewellery, her specialty. Her London colleagues find her distant and mysterious; her cool beauty the topic of conversations around its quiet halls. No one could imagine that she is a desperately damaged woman, hiding her trauma behind her chic, French image.

The professor and the puzzle, Carolyn Keene

Nancy and her friends are on an epic quest to discover the identity of a treacherous Greek scholar in this fifteenth book of the Nancy Drew Diaries, a fresh approach to the classic mystery series. Nancy, Bess, and George are excited to attend Oracle College's annual Greek mythology themed gala. But the festive sprit turns troubled when a student falls from the balcony mid-speech. Nancy's investigations quickly reveal this was a case of collegiate sabotage.

The ragged trousered philanthropists, Robert Tressell

A group of poor decorators who grow disillusioned with their impoverish life begin attacks on the lazy capitalists whose greediness has corrupted Britain.

The rainbow trail, Zane Grey

A beautiful rainbow filled with mystery and promise prompts John Shefford's singular journey beyond the Utah upland into a wild canyon laden with a haunting secret. But to reach it, Shefford has to go through a Mormon village, where trespassing means death, and confront a treacherous outlaw who blocks the way.

The rest is silence, James R. Benn

When an unidentified corpse washes ashore at Slapton Sands on England's southern coast, US Army captain Billy Boyle and his partner, Lieutenant Piotr 'Kaz' Kazimierz, are assigned to investigate. The Devonshire beach is the home to Operation Tiger, the top secret rehearsal for the approaching D-day invasion of Normandy, and the area is restricted; no one seems to know where the corpse could have come from.

The righteous men, Sam Bourne

New York Times reporter Will Monroe's investigation of a rash of seemingly random killings takes a dark and dangerous turn when his wife is kidnapped by shadowy enemies who want him to stop. Desperate to save his wife, Will follows the clues into the heart of New York's Hassidic community, and learns that the stakes of his quest are higher then he could ever imagine. As the death toll rises, he enlists an eccentric Kabbalah expert to decode his wife's captors' cryptic messages.

The sign in the smoke, Carolyn Keene

When Bess asks Nancy and George to be counsellors at her old camp, they're a little wary. After all, running around after a bunch of little kids doesn't exactly sound like fun! But Bess promises that the girls will get to enjoy nature, relax by the lake, and play some sports. Plus, it will give Nancy a much-needed break from solving mysteries.

The silence of the girls, Pat Barker

A re-imagining of the most famous conflict in literature - the legendary Trojan War. The great city of Troy is under siege as Greek heroes Achilles and Agamemnon wage bloody war over a stolen woman. In the Greek camp, another woman is watching and waiting: Briseis. She was a queen of this land until Achilles sacked her city and murdered her husband and sons. Now she is Achilles' concubine: a prize of battle.

The silver boat, Luanne Rice

Three far-flung sisters come home to Martha's Vineyard one last time. Their mother's beach house is the only place any of them ever found true happiness and they need to begin the difficult process of letting go. Memories of their grandmother, mother, and their Irish father, who sailed away the year Dar turned twelve, rise up and expose the fine cracks in their family myth--especially when a cache of old letters reveals enough truth to send them back to their ancestral homeland.

The skeleton road, Val McDermid

When a skeleton is discovered hidden at the top of a gothic Victorian building in Edinburgh, which is scheduled for renovation, Cold Case Squad detective Karen Pirie is given the task of identifying the decades-old bones. Her investigation leads her back to past conflicts, false identities and buried secrets...

The strange case of the alchemist's daughter, Theodora Goss

Based on some of literature's horror and science fiction classics, this is the story of a remarkable group of women who come together to solve the mystery of a series of gruesome murders--and the bigger mystery of their own origins. Mary Jekyll, alone and penniless following her parents' death, is curious about the secrets of her father's mysterious past.

The thinking man's collection: unabridged short stories, John Buchan

This carefully compiled collection, featuring many critically-acclaimed authors, provides a rich listening experience for both women and men all year round. This truly eclectic collection of unabridged short stories encompasses stories by and about intriguing, inspirational, charismatic, unusual and extraordinary men.

The third wheel, Jeff Kinney

In The Third Wheel, love is in the air-but what does that mean for Greg Heffley? A Valentine's Day dance at Greg's middle school has turned his world upside down. As Greg scrambles to find a date, he's worried he'll be left out in the cold on the big night. His best friend, Rowley, doesn't have any prospects either, but that's a small consolation. Then an unexpected twist gives Greg a partner for the dance and leaves Rowly the odd man out.

The trust: a novel, Ronald H Balson

Private investigator Liam Taggart returns to his childhood home for an uncle's funeral, only to discover his death might not have been natural.When his uncle dies, Liam Taggart reluctantly returns to his childhood home in Northern Ireland for the funeral--a home he left years ago after a bitter confrontation with his family, never to look back.

The ugly truth, Jeff Kinney

Greg Heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up. But is getting older really all it's cracked up to be? Greg suddenly finds himself dealing with the pressures of boy-girl parties, increased responsibilities, and even the awkward changes that come with getting older - all without his best friend, Rowley, at his side.

The vanishing stair, Maureen Johnson

There are more twists and turns than Stevie Bell can imagine. No answer is given freely, and someone will pay for the truth with their life. The Truly Devious case - an unsolved kidnapping and triple murder that rocked Ellingham Academy in 1936 - has consumed Stevie for years. It's the very reason she came to the academy. But then her classmate was murdered, and her parents quickly pull her out of school. For her safety, they say. She must move past this obsession with crime.

The warrior maiden, Melanie Dickerson

A Reimagining of the classic Mulan tale.She knew a woman was expected to marry, cook, and have children, not go to war. Can she manage to stay alive, save her mother, and keep the handsome son of a duke from discovering her secret? When Mulan decides to take her father's place in battle against the besieging Teutonic Knights, she realizes she has been preparing for this moment her whole life--and that her life, and her mother's, depends on her success.

The white ghost, James R. Benn

1943: Amidst the bitter, violent Solomon Islands campaign, Billy is assigned the murder investigation of a native coastwatcher, whom future president Jack Kennedy discovered on a nearby island with his head bashed in. As the body count climbs, Billy must figure out whether Jack is a cold-blooded killer, even as war rages around him.

The wire in the blood, Val McDermid

Young girls are disappearing around the country, but everyone assumes they are teenage runaways heading for the big city and bright lights. There is nothing to connect them to each other, let alone to successful TV personality Jacko Vance - a popular figure, with an unsuspected warped, sick mind.

The woman in black: angel of death, Martyn Waites

The chilling sequel to The Woman in Black. It's Autumn of 1940, and German bombs are destroying the cities of Britain as WWII takes its toll on Europe. In London, children are being removed from their families and taken to the country for safety. Teacher Eve Parkins is in charge of one such group, and her destination is an empty and desolate house that appears to be sinking into the tidal marshes that surround it. Its name is Eel Marsh House.

The wrong dead guy, Richard Kadrey

Chaos ensues when Coop and the team at DOPS steal a not-quite-dead and very lovesick ancient Egyptian mummy wielding some terrifying magic. Coop, a master thief sort of gone legit, saved the world from an ancient doomsday device--heroism that earned him a gig working for the Department of Peculiar Science, a fearsome top secret government agency that polices the odd and strange.

To all the boys I've loved before, Jenny Han

What if all the crushes you ever had found out how you felt about them ... all at once' Lara Jean Song keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. They aren't love letters that anyone else wrote for her; these are ones she's written. One for every boy she's ever loved--five in all. When she writes, she pours out her heart and soul and says all the things she would never say in real life, because her letters are for her eyes only.

Toby's room, Pat Barker

Pat Barker returns to the First World War in "Toby's Room", a dark, compelling novel of human desire, wartime horror and the power of friendship. When Toby is reported "Missing, Believed Killed", another secret casts a lengthening shadow over Elinor's world: how exactly did Toby die and why? Elinor determines to uncover the truth. Only then can she finally close the door to Toby's room.

Torn, Rowenna Miller

Torn is the first book in an enchanting debut fantasy series featuring a seamstress who stitches magic into clothing, and the mounting political uprising that forces her to choose between her family and her ambitions. In a time of revolution, everyone must take a side. Sophie, a dressmaker and charm caster, has lifted her family out of poverty with a hard-won reputation for beautiful ball gowns and discreetly embroidered spells.

Troublemaker, Andrew Clements

When his older brother gets in serious trouble, sixth-grader Clay decides to change his own mischief-making ways, but he cannot seem to shake his reputation as a troublemaker.

Two bagger, Michael Connelly

Baseball! Suspense! Michael Connelly decided to become a writer after discovering the books of Raymond Chandler while attending the University of Florida. He has written 17 books, including 12 featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus Bosch. His novels consistently debut at #1 on the New York times bestseller list. His most recent is Echo Park, released in October 2006.

Under Milk Wood: and other plays, Dylan Thomas

Under Milk Wood is Dylan Thomas' undisputed and unforgettable masterpiece: an affectionate, but hilarious portrait of a small Welsh town. The classic 1954 recording, featuring a perfect cast led by Richard Burton as First Voice, is rightly considered to be definitive. This collection also includes two earlier radio programmes: Return Journey to Swansea and Quite Early One Morning.

Undying, Amie Kaufman

Earth's fate rests in their hands. Trapped aboard the Undying's ancient spaceship and reeling from the truth they've uncovered, Mia and Jules are desperate to warn their home about what's coming. After a perilous escape, they crash-land on Earth's surface - but Jules and Mia can hardly fathom their new predicament: No one believes them. Because the threat against Earth is hiding in plain sight.

Unleashed, Sophie Jordan

Having escaped from camp and on the run from government agents, Davy is rescued by Caden and his rebel group, but she is still unsure of her safety.

Unnatural causes, Richard Shepherd

Meet the forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd. He solves the mysteries of unexplained or sudden death. He's a detective in his own right. And he has one, ultimate and pressing question to answer: How did this person die? Unnatural Causes is an unputdownable record of an extraordinary life, a unique insight into a remarkable profession, and above all a powerful and reassuring testament to lives cut short.

War of the wolf, Bernard Cornwell

At the fortress of the eagles, three kings will fight ... Uhtred of Bebbanburg has won back his ancestral home but, threatened from all sides by enemies both old and new, he doesn't have long to enjoy the victory. In Mercia, rebellion is in the air as King Edward tries to seize control. In Wessex, rival parties scramble to settle on the identity of the next king. And across the country invading Norsemen continue their relentless incursion, ever hungry for land.

Warriors in winter, Mary Pope Osborne

Jack and Annie have met knights, pirates, ninjas, and Vikings, but they have never met the most fearsome warriors of all: Roman soldiers. When the magic tree house whisks them back to the early 100s AD, Jack and Annie find themselves in a Roman camp. Their mission: Be like a warrior. That is easier said than done! The Roman soldiers are much scarier in person--and suspicious of strangers. Then a mysterious man riding a black horse gives Jack and Annie some advice to help them on their mission.

Wasteland: the Great War and the origins of modern horror, W. Scott Poole

Historian and Bram Stoker Award nominee W. Scott Poole traces the confluence of history, technology, and art that gave us modern horror films and literature. In the early twentieth century, World War I was the most devastating event humanity had yet experienced. New machines of war left tens of millions killed or wounded in the most grotesque of ways. The Great War remade the world's map, created new global powers, and brought forth some of the biggest problems still facing us today.

Why?: explaining the Holocaust, Peter Hayes

A bold new exploration that answers the most commonly asked questions about the Holocaust.Despite the outpouring of books, movies, museums, memorials, and courses devoted to the Holocaust, a coherent explanation of why such ghastly carnage erupted from the heart of civilized Europe in the twentieth century still seems elusive even seventy years later.

Widows & orphans, Susan Meissner

When attorney Rachael Flynn learns her bighearted younger brother has been arrested, she at first takes it in stride; Joshua has been in trouble before when his zeal for helping the downtrodden and disadvantaged pitted him against the law. But this time the charge is murder and he's confessed to the crime. Certain that he's innocent, Rachael begs Joshua to let her represent him, but her brother refuses her offer of counsel.

Windwitch: a Witchlands novel, Susan Dennard

On a continent ruled by three empires, some are born with a "witchery," a magical skill that sets them apart from others. In this follow-up to New York Times bestselling Truthwitch, a shadow man haunts the Nubrevnan streets, leaving corpses in his wake and then raising those corpses from the dead. Windwitch continues the tale of Merik running privateer, prince, and windwitch. From the Compact Disc edition.

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Money in the morgue, Ngaio Marsh

Roderick Alleyn is back in this unique crime novel begun by Ngaio Marsh during the Second World War and now completed by Stella Duffy. It's business as usual for Mr Glossop as he does his regular round delivering wages to government buildings scattered across New Zealand's lonely Canterbury plains. But when his car breaks down he is stranded for the night at the isolated Mount Seager Hospital, with the telephone lines down, a storm on its way and the nearby river about to burst its banks.

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101 ways to lose weight and never find it again, Scott Baptie

101 Ways to Lose Weight and Never Find It Again is for everyone who is sick of restricting, dieting, detoxing and confusing weight-loss advice. The book contains clear, enjoyable and easy-to-follow habits that will help you to get leaner, fitter, stronger and happier without the hunger and heartache. Why this book is different: Many popular weight-loss books just offer a slightly different 'diet' that demonises a certain food (sugar, carbs, fat, wheat, etc).

1-2-3 a calmer me: helping children cope when emotions get out of control, Colleen A Patterson

A young girl learns a technique for dealing with anger–and it works.

25, Massimiliano Tortoioli

Quando mi guardo allo specchio vedo solo l'immagine sbiadita di me stesso o un fantasma in un castello medievale o sono io quello che volevo e desideravo: una fede e un altare? Eppure, mi dico, sono sempre io, o ciò che resta di me. Ripenso agli anni passati e ancora non capisco, non riesco a comprendere in cosa ho sbagliato o fatto bene. Ombre nere ricoprono il mio viso o una grande luce lo riflette nel mare? Sarebbe potuto essere tutto diverso, ma evidentemente questa è la mia storia.

250 Japanese knitting stitches: the original pattern bible by Hitomi Shida, Hitomi Shida

Hitomi Shida's previous work, the Japanese Knitting Stitch Bible was released by Tuttle in October 2017 and has already been purchased (and tested) by thousands of avid knitters who are thrilled to discover a treasure trove of elegant and intricate new patterns. 250 Japanese Knitting Stitches was Hitomi Shida's first effort and, like its successor, is filled with her highly original and beautiful designs and variations on knitting classics.

269 red hot XXX rated questions: super sexy ticklers to tempt, tease and spark, Inc OverDrive

Get ready for an explosion of amazing passion! Whether you want to start a fire burning on Saturday night, or intimate conversation for a rainy Sunday afternoon, 269 Red Hot XXX-Rated Questions will take you everywhere you want to go—and exotic places you've only dreamed of! The possibilities are endless.

4 + 1 = 5. Cambiando l'ordine degli addendi la somma non cambia, Giovanni Corti

Febbraio 1959. A Oggiono, in Alta Brianza, la tragedia dell'annegamento in un lago ghiacciato di quattro giovani seminaristi porta alla scoperta di un quinto cadavere. Il maresciallo Fontana, della locale stazione dei carabinieri, si troverà così a ricostruire una storia che ha inizio vent'anni prima, nella dimora di un ricco avvocato ebreo.

7 racconti per un pomeriggio d'estate, Jossy Loes

I pomeriggi estivi sono piuttosto lunghi e credo che tutti siate d'accordo con me. Nessuno di noi disgegna un riposino pomeridiano al sole, sperando di abbronzarsi per poter essere perfetti per le prime pagine dei giornali di moda... D'accordo, forse ho un po' esagerato! Quello che però è sicuro, è che in quei pomeriggi ci piace trascorrere del tempo con gli amici, divertirci e rilassarci.

9 from the nine worlds, Rick Riordan

A baby to bind his bride, Caitlin Crews

Presumed dead after a tragic accident, billionaire CEO Leonidas Betancur does not recall the vows he made four years ago. But after he is tracked down by his wife, Susannah, fragments of his memory reappear. He denied her of a wedding night, and now he is ready to collect! Abandoned in her bridal gown and believing herself a widow, Susannah now wants Leonidas to reclaim his empire so she can be free.

A bunch of pretty things I did not buy, Sarah Lazarovic

A witty, gracious, and charmingly illustrated anti-consumer manifesto. Like most people, Sarah Lazarovic covets beautiful things. But rather than giving in to her impulse to spend and acquire, Sarah spent a year painting the objects she wanted to buy instead. Based on a visual essay that was first published on The Hairpin, A Bunch of Pretty Things I Did Not Buy is a beautiful and witty take on the growing "slow shopping" movement.

A case of blackmail in Belgravia, Clara Benson

It's 1929, and Ticky Maltravers is the toast of London high society, adored by everyone—or so it seems, until somebody poisons him over dinner. Now it turns out that numerous people with secrets to hide had every reason to wish him dead.

A case of conspiracy in Clerkenwell, Clara Benson

The ladies of Clerkenwell Central Hall are none too pleased at having their Temperance meetings disrupted by the rowdy Communists next door, but for Miss Olive Stapleton in particular, the uneasy coexistence proves fatal when she is found stabbed through the heart with a paper-knife. Enter Freddy Pilkington-Soames, who's been recruited by British Intelligence to investigate a suspected Communist plot to stir up a general strike.

A case of duplicity in Dorset, Clara Benson

When the Duke of Purbeck throws a house party to celebrate his daughter's twenty-first birthday and present her with a family heirloom, nobody expects that the weekend will end in murder. The fabled Belsingham pearls have a history steeped in blood and slaughter dating back more than a century—and now it seems they've claimed another life, when the interfering and opinionated Professor Coddington is found dead in the library with the pearls clutched in his hand.

A case of murder in Mayfair, Clara Benson

When Hollywood star Dorothy Dacres plummets six floors from her hotel terrace on the night of her greatest triumph, it initially looks like a tragic accident. But her death is so very convenient to her many enemies that press-man Freddy Pilkington-Soames, who was there on the night she died, begins to suspect foul play. And when cocaine is found in her room, it only complicates matters further.

A cousin's promise, Wanda E Brunstetter

Crippled in a horrific accident, Wayne Lambright feels unable to care for himself, much less Loraine Miller, his future bride. Will he sacrifice his happiness to give Loraine a better life? When ex-boyfriend Jake Beechy returns, Loraine's heart is torn.

A curse so dark and lonely, Brigid Kemmerer

Eighteen for the three hundred twenty-seventh time, Prince Rhen despairs of breaking the curse that turns him into a beast at the end of each day until feisty Harper enters his life.

A gentleman's position, K.J Charles

Power, privilege, and the rigid rules of class leave two hearts yearning for connection in the sizzling new Society of Gentlemen novel from K. J. Charles. Among his eccentric though strictly principled group of friends, Lord Richard Vane is the confidant on whom everyone depends for advice, moral rectitude, and discreet assistance. Yet when Richard has a problem, he turns to his valet, a fixer of unparalleled genius–and the object of Richard's deepest desires.

A little bit of dirt: 55+ science and art activities to reconnect children with nature, Asia Citro

Bursting with creative hands-on outdoor science and art activities, "Little Bit of DIrt" is full of motivation to get outside and explore.

A little on the wild side, Robin Kaye

Bianca Ferrari ex-supermodel turned successful business woman seems to have it all: beauty, brains and a career she loves. And she did it all by herself ... through sheer force of will and ruthless determination. So when her life is suddenly turned upside down, it's hard for her to admit that going it alone may not be an option ... A man who knows what she needs ... Sexy, rugged and down-to-earth, Trapper Kincaid has a knack for attracting all kinds of women mostly the wrong kind.

A mother's trust, Dilly Court

Phoebe Giamatti lives with her boisterous Italian family in the heart of London's East End. Phoebe's father was killed in gang warfare and she and her family share a deep hatred for the Paxman brothers - whose lawless ways strike terror into the whole community. Despite her English mother's feckless ways, Phoebe is fiercely protective of Annie. Then just as the family are about to go to Italy for the winter, Phoebe discovers Annie is in trouble - and the Paxmans are involved.

A queer trade, K. J Charles

Apprentice magician Crispin Tredarloe returns to London to find his master dead, and his papers sold. Papers with secrets that could spell death. Crispin needs to get them back before anyone finds out what he's been doing, or what his magic can do. Crispin tracks his quarry down to waste paper dealer Ned Hall. He needs help, and Ned can't resist Crispin's pleading and looks.

A return to love: reflections on the principles of a Course in miracles, Marianne Williamson

A search in secret India: the classic work on seeking a guru, Paul Brunton

A seditious affair, K. J Charles

Two lovers face off in a sensual duel that challenges their deepest beliefs. Silas Mason has no illusions about himself. He's not lovable, or even likable. He's an overbearing idealist, a Radical bookseller and pamphleteer who lives for revolution . . . and for Wednesday nights. Every week he meets anonymously with the same man, in whom Silas has discovered the ideal meld of intellectual companionship and absolute obedience to his sexual commands.

A single breath, Lucy Clarke

When Eva's husband Jackson tragically drowns, she longs to meet his estranged family. The journey takes her to Jackson's brother's doorstep on a remote Tasmanian island. As strange details about her husband's past begin to emerge, memories of the man she married start slipping through her fingers like sand, as everything she ever knew and loved about him is thrown into question. Now she's no longer sure whether it was Jackson she fell in love with–or someone else entirely.

A single breath. Part 2, chapters 14-24, Lucy Clarke

A single breath. Part 3, chapters 25-38, Lucy Clarke

A tale of love and darkness, Amos Oz

Love and darkness are just two of the powerful forces that run through Amos Oz's moving story. He takes the reader on a bold, seductive journey through his childhood and adolesence, a child's eye view along Jerusalem's wartorn streets in the 1940s and '50s.

A village affair, Julie Houston

Cassie Beresford has recently landed her dream job as deputy head at her local, idyllic village primary school, Little Acorns. So, the last thing she needs is her husband of twenty years being 'outed' at a village charity auction - he has been having an affair with one of her closest friends.

ABC for Me: ABCs for a happy, healthy mind & body, Christiane Engel

Pairing simplified mindfulness principles with each letter of the alphabet, ABC Mindful Me features colorful illustrations of children and animals, as well as playful rhymes to explain each concept to toddlers (and their parents!). A fun read for the entire family, ABC Mindful Me is not only perfect for teaching toddlers their ABCs, but also for introducing them to key mindfulness tenants which promote physical and mental wellness, proper breathing, compassion, gratitude, and kindness.

Accidents in the home, Tessa Hadley

Clare Menges is the twenty-nine-year-old suburban mother of three, but her comfortable world is disrupted when her best friend{u2019}s lover appears in her life. Anyway Clare{u2019}s perfect life was never what it seemed; the world of her family is a complicated and fraught web of marriages and divorces, half-siblings and stepchildren, broken homes and homes reassembled. As Clare{u2019}s relationships begin to unravel, she notices her life repeating the patterns of those around her.

Across the face of the world, Russell Kirkpatrick

From a tiny snowbound village, five men and women begin a dangerous quest to challenge darkness, fulfill a prophecy and change the course of their world's history. For 2000 years, Kannwar, the Immortal Destroyer, Lord of Bhrudwo, has been planning revenge on the Most High. Mahnum has escaped the Destroyer's prison, but on his way home to Loulea, he and his wife are captured.

Adele, Leïla Slimani

Adesso e per sempre, Debra Clopton

L'addetta alle relazioni pubbliche Olivia Sinclair è stata lontana da Windswept Bay per anni, impegnata ad aiutare l'álite di Hollywood a sfuggire a uno scandalo dopo l'altro. Ma ora è lei ad aver fatto scalpore e a trovarsi sulle pagine di tutti i giornali scandalistici. All'improvviso, tornare a casa a Windswept Bay e mantenere un basso profilo sembra proprio il consiglio migliore che Olivia potrebbe dare a se stessa.

Affordable interior design: high-end tips for any budget, Betsy Helmuth

Homeowners and renters of all means dream of having a beautiful home. The media makes it look so easy, but many of us have less to work with and still long to live in style. Affordable Interior Design makes luxury an affordable reality.

After dark, Haruki Murakami

Ah, sweet mystery of life, Roald Dahl

The sweet scents of rural life infuse Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life, a collection of Roald Dahl's country stories - but there is always something unexpected lurking in the undergrowth . . .

Al di là dei sogni, Cyril Sagot

Ci sono momenti che segnano per sempre la nostra vita. Non voglio parlare della morte di un parente, di una nascita tanto attesa, di un matrimonio tanto desiderato. No, penso piuttosto a quella possibilità che capita quando non te l'aspetti più, a quella persona che incontri in un determinato luogo e in circostanze curiose [...] Queste situazioni, a volte senza senso agli occhi degli altri, ci toccano nel profondo [...

All my dangerous friends, Sonya Hartnett

Louie has finished with her old life, and stepped into a world of sinners. For her, nothing is going to be the same again. This darkly funny, disturbing novel explores a lawless world where morality is a nuisance, everything can be bought, and the prices paid are high.

All my stripes: a story for children with autism, Shaina Rudolph

Zane rushes home to tell his mother about problems he faced during his school day, and she reminds him that while others may only see his "autism stripe," he has stripes for honesty, caring, and much more.

All the dreams we've dreamed: a story of hoops and handguns on Chicago's west side, Rus Bradburd

Amaro in bocca: racconti ispirati alla vita di Francesco Selmi, autori vari

Quello di Francesco Selmi è un nome che pochi conoscono. Apparteneva all'uomo che nel 1878 scoprì le ptomaine, le proteine responsabili delle intossicazioni. Grazie a questa scoperta è considerato uno dei fondatori della chimica tossicologica. Ha preso parte a decine di indagini e processi legati a casi di avvelenamento, smascherando colpevoli che prima dei suoi studi sarebbero passati per innocenti. Una sorta di agente della polizia scientifica ante litteram.

Ambush, James Patterson

Angel Peak, Shirleen Davies

A past he'd give anything to forget. A haunting guilt he can never make right. The one woman who held the power to heal his injured soul Angel Peak, Book Twelve, Redemption Mountain Historical Western Romance SeriesCaleb Covington promised to find and kill the men who'd murdered his fiancáe. Seeking peace upon leaving the Union Army to become a Texas Ranger, he turned to bounty hunting after Regina's death.

Angela Marchmont mysteries. Books 1-3, Clara Benson

The mystery at Underwood House: Old Philip Haynes was never happier than when his family were at each other's throats. Even after his death the terms of his will ensured they would keep on feuding. But now three people are dead and the accusations are flying. Can there really be a murderer in the family? Torn between friendship and duty, Angela Marchmont must find out the truth before the killer can strike again.

Another world, Pat Barker

This eerie story of a troubled family in the north of England. It is filled with statling images and incisive character studies which reveal an uncanny reality where emotions and events from the past resurface in the present.

Anyone but Alex, Katy Regnery

Anyone but Alex is the third of six books about the Philadelphia-based, wildly-handsome English brothers who are all on the look-out for love.(Sort of. Barrett and Fitz are officially off the market, Alex has sampled every piece of available ass from Rittenhouse Square to the Liberty Bell, Stratton can't seem to see what's right in front of him, and don't even get me started on super hottie, Weston...

Archie: love showdown: who will Archie choose?, Dan Parent

Before The Married Life, before Archie asked, "Will You Marry Me?", there was the Love Showdown. Archie decides he is finally going to make up his mind and choose his true love. On hearing this, Betty and Veronica fight for his affections tooth and nail with wits and wiles... who will come out the winner? Fan-favorite "bad girl" Cheryl Blossom returns to the mix as well, ensuring that the romantic hijinx are at an all-time high...

Aristotle's way: how ancient wisdom can change your life, Edith Hall

What do you and an ancient philosopher have in common? It turns out much more than you might think...Aristotle was an extraordinary thinker, perhaps the greatest in history. Yet he was preoccupied by an ordinary question: how to be happy. His deepest belief was that we can all be happy in a meaningful, sustained way - and he led by example.

Arrow of God, Chinua Achebe

In the Igbo villages of Umuaro in Eastern Nigeria in 1921, Ezeulu, old and dignified Chief Priest of the god Ulu, finds that his authority as spiritual leader is strengthened when a war which he has tried to prevent between Umuaro and a neighboring community is stopped by the British District Officer. Feeling compelled to respect the knowledge and power of the white man, Ezeulu sends one of his young sons to learn Christianity so that he will know the secret of such strength.

As the sun breaks through, Ellie Dean

Ashlynne e il principe Gruffydd, Giorgia Whistler

In un regno immaginario e lontano, Ashlynne, una fanciulla di umili origini, è convinta che un giorno diventerà Regina. Fin da bambina coltiva il suo sogno, ritenuto da tutti irrealizzabile, quindi decide di affrontare prove assai difficili pur di raggiungere il suo obiettivo.

At the edge of space: the X-15 flight program, Milton O Thompson

In At the Edge of Space, Milton O. Thompson tells the dramatic story of one of the most successful research aircraft ever flown. The first full-length account of the X-15 program, the book profiles the twelve test pilots (Neil Armstrong, Joe Engle, Scott Crossfield, and the author among them) chosen for the program.

Avrei voluto dirti almeno un...ciao!, Pasquale Stavolone

Ora che fingi di essere felice, sei felice?

Backfire, Catherine Coulter

Bad apples, J. J Marsh

Some people are just rotten to the core. Acting DCI Beatrice Stubbs is representing Scotland Yard at a police conference in Portugal. Her task is to investigate a rumour - a ghostwritten exposá of European intelligence agencies - and discover who is behind such a book. Hardly a dangerous assignment, so she invites family and friends for a holiday. Days at the conference and evenings at the villa should be the perfect work-life balance. Until one of her colleagues is murdered.

Bad dreams and other stories, Tessa Hadley

In these short stories it's the ordinary things that turn out to be most extraordinary: the history of a length of fabric, say, and a forgotten jacket. Two sisters quarrel over an inheritance and a new baby; a child awake in the night explores the familiar rooms of her home, strange in the dark; a housekeeper caring for a helpless old man uncovers secrets from his past.

Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the riots of 'eighty, Charles Dickens

Baron, Joanna Shupe

Born into one of New York's most respected families, William Sloane is a railroad baron who has all the right friends in all the right places. But no matter how much success he achieves, he always wants more. Having secured his place atop the city's highest echelons of society, he's now setting his sights on a political run. Nothing can distract him from his next pursuit–except, perhaps, the enchanting con artist he never saw coming. Ava Jones has eked out a living the only way she knows how.

Basil and the Big Cheese Cook-Off, Eve Titus

Named one of "13 Detective Book Series You Obsessed Over as a Kid" by Buzzfeed and the inspiration for a hit Disney film, the masterful Great Mouse Detective is back and scurrying off to Paris to discover who's threatening the organizers of the Great Cheese Cook-off!Basil the mouse detective is called to Paris when the organizers of the Great Cheese Cook-off (an international culinary competition) start receiving threats against the event.

Beautiful scars: a life redefined, Kilee Brookbank

Kilee Brookbank was a typical sixteen-year-old girl, thinking about school, soccer, her friends and her boyfriend. But her last ordinary day erupted in an explosion that consumed her house, burning 45 percent of her body and sending her to the very brink of death. After 38 days of surgeries, skin grafts, perpetual physical therapy and excruciating pain, she had to discover how to live again.

Becoming vegan, Brenda Davis

Health authorities regard well-planned vegan diets as safe and adequate for people at all stages of the life cycle, including those with unique nutritional needs, such as athletes. Furthermore, research has confirmed that vegan diets protect against many chronic diseases and are remarkably effective in treating these conditions.

Behind the bit, Jessica Burkhart

Sasha Silver has been invited to attend an exclusive equestrian clinic. The problem is, certain friends have been invited also, and after the way things ended at Canterwood's Sweetheart Soiree, there's almost no line between friend and frenemy.

Best enemies, Jessica Burkhart

If any two girls know about being the best, it's Heather Fox and Jasmine King. Just ask them; they'll be happy to tell you. But every girl knows that there can only be one 'best.' Can Sasha keep the girls from turning the arena into a war zone and still snag a spot on the coveted Youth Equestrian National Team?

Beyond absolution, Cora Harrison

Reverend Mother Aquinas must discover who murdered a much-loved priest in the third of this compelling new Irish historical mystery series. Ireland. 1925. Pierced through to the brain, the dead body of the priest was found wedged into the small, dark confessional cubicle. Loved by all, Father Dominic had lent a listening ear to sinners of all kinds: gunmen and policemen; prostitutes and nuns; prosperous businessmen and petty swindlers; tradesmen and thieves.

Beyond the Storm, E. V. (Ernest Victor) Thompson

When the fiercest storm in living memory pounds the shores of 19th century Cornwall, wrecking ships and bringing death and destruction to seafarers and coastal communities, a young girl is found, barely alive, washed up among the rocks of a remote North Cornish cove. Her arrival and the mystery surrounding her background will affect the lives of those who come to know her and, for Alice Kilpeck in particular, nothing will ever be the same again.

Beyond the wall of time, Russell Kirkpatrick

The blinding desire for revenge brings a world to the brink of disaster they must enter Andratan, the fortress from which no one returns, to save their world... the Gods are ravaging the world and Lenares has the power to stop them - if she can get her companions to believe her. Stella wonders if she can trust the potentially traitorous Undying Man, who is fixated on his own agenda. Noetos, seeking revenge, is yet to realise his enemy is one of his companions.

Big design, small budget: create a glamorous home in nine thrifty steps, Betsy Helmuth

Homeowners and renters of all means dream of having a beautiful home. With the lingering recession, many of us have less to work with but still long to live in style. Big Design, Small Budget makes luxury an affordable reality. In this DIY home decorating handbook, Helmuth reveals insider tips and her tried-and-tested methods for designing on a budget.

Blaine's wager, Shirleen Davies

Bringing her to the ranch was a very bad idea.Now all he wants is to convince her to stay.Blaine's Wager, Book Seven, MacLarens of Boundary Mountain Historical Western Romance SeriesBlaine MacLaren yearns to be a man his family considers a strong leader. After a lifetime living in his older brother's shadow, his uncles finally give him the chance he craves—running their new properties near Settlers Valley.

Blood & sugar, Laura Shepherd-Robinson

June, 1781. An unidentified body hangs upon a hook at Deptford Dock - horribly tortured and branded with a slaver's mark. Some days later, Captain Harry Corsham - a war hero embarking upon a promising parliamentary career - is visited by the sister of an old friend. Her brother, passionate abolitionist Tad Archer, had been about to expose a secret that he believed could cause irreparable damage to the British slaving industry. He'd said people were trying to kill him, and now he is missing . . .

Blood communion; a tale of Prince Lestat, Anne Rice

Blue Ridge ricochet, Paula Graves

The mountains are dangerous–but not as dangerous as what's building between them...Missing and presumed dead, wanted FBI staffer Dallas Cole is running for his life...until undercover agent Nicki Jamison finds him lying crumpled in the road. To his relief, his rescuer doesn't ask questions, doesn't call the cops. Who is she? What secret is she hiding? Not trusting Nicki any more than she trusts him, Dallas joins the headstrong agent's mission to take down a ruthless militia group.

Bombshell, Catherine Coulter

FBI Special Agent Griffin Hammersmith must figure out who was behind the attempt on his sister's life while helping FBI agents Savich and Sherlock discover who murdered the grandson of the former chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank.

Bound to the Tuscan billionaire, Susan Stephens

Nine months to claim what's his! For gardener Cassandra Rich, working in the foothills of Tuscany is the perfect way to escape her past. Until the man of the manor graces the villa with his presence and Cassandra with his attention. Marco di Fivizzano can't take his eyes off the delectable Cass. So when he requires a plus one for a gala, Marco will uncover who this fiery blonde is–over dinner, or in his bed! In Marco's arms, Cass blossoms, finding the freedom she's always craved...

Brodie's gamble, Shirleen Davies

Brodie MacLaren has a dream. He yearns to wear the star–bring the guilty to justice and protect those who are innocent. In his mind, guilty means guilty, even when it includes a beautiful woman who sets his body on edge. Maggie King lives a nightmare, wanting nothing more than to survive each day and recapture the life stolen from her. Each day she wakes and prays for escape.

Broken glass, Alain Mabanckou

The history of 'Credit Gone Away', a squalid Congolese bar, is related by one of its most loyal customers, Broken Glass, who has been commissioned by its owner to set down an account of the characters who frequent it. Broken Glass himself is a disgraced alcoholic school teacher with a love of French language and literature which he has largely failed to communicate to his pupils but which he displays in the pages of his notebook.

Budayeen cycle, George Alec Effinger

George Alec Effinger's Budayeen Cycle is a towering and timeless science fiction achievement that continues to amaze, shock, and captivate readers (SF Signal). When Gravity Fails: Set in a high-tech near future featuring an ascendant Muslim world and divided Western superpowers, this cult classic takes readers into a world with mind- or mood-altering drugs for any purpose, brains enhanced by electronic hardware, and surgically altered bodies.

Cade, Liliana Hart

Cade MacKenzie is prepared to give his life to destroy the cartel that killed his lover, but the only way to draw them out is to present them with the perfect bait. Bayleigh Scott has no idea who her new neighbor is, only that her body is drawn to him in ways she can't explain, and the danger that surrounds him isn't the deterrent she knows it should be.

Calamity Jack, Shannon Hale

In this graphic novel interpretation of "Jack and the beanstalk," Jack is a born schemer who climbs a magical beanstalk in the hope of exacting justice from a mean giant and gaining a fortune for his widowed mother, aided by some friends.

Call me wild, Robin Kaye

She doesn't know a single thing about relationships ... Unemployed sportswriter Jessie James plans to make a killing writing a bestselling romance novel. She's never read one, but really, how hard can it be? Moving cross?country to a borrowed house in Idaho, Jessie starts her research with the first gorgeous guy she runs into ... Luckily, he knows everything ... Sports doctor Fisher Kincaid notices Jessie right away?the transplanted Easterner sticks out like a sore thumb in the small town.

Can't take my eyes off of you, Bella Andre

Christie Hayden escaped to Summer Lake to heal from heartbreak, but found so much more than that: a job she loves as an innkeeper, a close-knit community of friends, and a chance at the perfect romantic future she's always longed for. But nothing is as it seems, especially when it comes to Liam Kane, the gorgeous millionaire who sweeps into her life from out of the blue...and instantly turns it–and her heart–upside down. The first time Liam Kane lays eyes on Christie, he's a total goner.

Carol Simmons e la strega di Samhain, Maurizio Frisenna

A soli tre anni, Carol Simmons assiste alla scomparsa del fratello Danny per mezzo di un libro misterioso e la sua vita cambia per sempre. Tutti sembrano essersi dimenticati di lui, anche i suoi genitori, ma non lei. Anni dopo, Carol si imbatte nello stesso libro che la catapulterà nel magico mondo di Samhain. L'antico borgo è vittima di una maledizione ed è soggiogato dalla temuta strega Scarlett.

Catching Teller Crow, Ambelin Kwaymullina

A totally addictive ghost story, crime story and thriller, told half in prose and half in verse, from two of the most exciting Aboriginal voices in Australia.

Celebrations & confetti at Cedarwood Lodge, Rebecca Raisin

Clio Winters is finally fulfilling her childhood dream of renovating the gorgeous old Cedarwood Lodge in Evergreen. Turning it into the perfect destination for big celebrations, weddings and parties has brought her back home, but Cedarwood Lodge is in need of a lot of tender loving care. Perhaps all the work will be the perfect distraction from the real reason she had to leave her glamorous New York life behind. Will coming home be the best decision of her life...

C'era una volta un clandestino, Eltjon Bida

Vi è mai capitato d'immigrare? Di attraversare un mare mosso in un gommone zeppo di persone e con mafiosi pronti a sparare? Avete trovato da mangiare, un lavoro, una casa nella nazione raggiunta? E se i vostri ormoni sbocciano come dei popcorn...? Elty, un ragazzo albanese diciassettenne, ne sa qualcosa. In questo suo affascinante romanzo, basato in una storia vera, il protagonista racconta le sue avventure, dal momento della sua partenza dall'Albania e i successivi due anni in Italia.

Cesar Millan's lessons from the pack: stories of the dogs who changed my life, Cesar Millan

Looks at the positive effects that having and training dogs has on their owners, and shares personal stories of how the dogs in his life have given him important lessons in respect, confidence, resilience, and authenticity.

China, Damian Harper

Identifies sights, activities, entertainment, festivals, and events in each region of the country; offers sample itineraries; and recommends lodging and restaurants.

Chinese for dummies, Wendy Abraham

The fun way to learn to speak Chinese With more than 1.2 billion speakers across the globe – and with nearly 3 million in the U.S. alone – Mandarin Chinese claims the top spot as the world's most common language. If you want to learn this language to get ahead at school or work, or to make your travel to China easier, this is the handy reference you'll want by your side.

Chinese takeaway cookbook: from chop suey to sweet 'n' sour: over 70 recipes to re-create your favourites, Kwoklyn Wan

Chinese is the UK's favourite takeout food, and it's beloved all over the world - as with much Indian food, it's the nostalgic, comforting creations for western palates that really get people salivating. Now you can make your favourite Chinese restaurant classics at home with Kwoklyn Wan's fabulous Chinese Takeaway Cookbook. Kwoklyn is a third-generation Chinese chef.

Choose me, cowboy, Barbara Ankrum

The Copper Mountain Rodeo has returned to Marietta and cowboy reputations aren't the only thing at stake...Marietta Kindergarten teacher, Kate Canaday, is doing perfectly well without the ex-love of her life mucking up her intention to stay gloriously uncommitted. So what if she's become–according to her sisters–a serial dater? If pro-bullrider Finn Scott's untimely defection six years ago taught her anything, it was that men come with an expiration date.

Chosen, Denise Grover Swank

**Updated to include the short story Emergence.** Everything Emma Thompson owns fits in a suitcase she moves from one roach infested motel to another. She and Jake, her five year old son who can see the future, are running from the men intent on taking him. Emma will do anything to protect him even when it means accepting the help of a stranger named Will. Jake insists she needs Will, but Emma's never needed help before.

Christopher Robin, Elizabeth Rudnick

Capturing the heartwarming magic of Walt Disney Studios' upcoming Christopher Robin film, this novelization pulls fans back into the world of Pooh through a book that enables them to relive the story and revisit their old pals whenever they please.

Ciò che non viviamo (Un cuore per capello), Maria Capasso

Dove finisce ciò che non viviamo e i sentimenti repressi? Da nessuna parte, restano dentro di noi ad ammuffire. Viola e Micol hanno finto di non accorgersi che la loro non era un'amicizia, ma qualcosa di molto più profondo, vivendo nell'ombra di un sentimento mai rivelato.

City lives, Patricia Scanlan

Devlin, Caroline and Maggie. Women in their prime. They have it all. Careers. Success. Marriage. They are the envy of their peers. But at what price?City Lives is the story of three women who have one great certainy in their lives: their friendship. The enduring bonds of loyalty and love will carry them through the toughest times towards a brighter future.

City woman, Patricia Scanlan

Devlin's flair and ambition has made a success of the 'City Girl' health and leisure complex. Expansion is next on her agenda, But what of Luke Reilly, a man used to getting his own way? His interest is more than professional. Soon Devlin is forced to make a decision that will have a huge impact on her life. Caroline, still coming to terms with her husband's revelations, has to do some serious thinking.

Clay Charm Magic!: 25 amazing, teeny-tiny projects to make with polymer clay, Helga Jiang

The ultimate book for adorable clay charm instruction!Clay charms are taking the world by storm, and there's no sign of slowing down for these bite-sized bits of fun! From Helga Jiang, creator of megahit clay charm instructional videos, these projects are handpicked for the best in clay-making fun. Easy to make and fun to wear, these addictive ideas will have you kneading, twisting, and shaping for hours on end.

Clever girl: a novel, Tessa Hadley

Follows Stella, a lower-middle-class British girl born in the 1950s, whose coming-of-age experiences mirror the broader cultural development of her times.

College Green, Amina Black

Bristol, anno 1754. La scaltra domestica di un ricco mercante cerca di sfruttare le ambizioni politiche del padrone, per migliorare a sua volta la propria condizione sociale. Si tratta di un gioco pericoloso, che la porterà a misurarsi, a rischio della vita, con intrighi, tradimenti, ricatti, amanti segreti e lettere nascoste.

Come rubare un bacio a un mascalzone, Amanda Mariel

Innegabilmente non ama stare al centro dell'attenzione, ma Lady Daphne Rosamond non si considera una perdente. Crede che l'amore arriverà quando sarà il momento giusto. Almeno finchá non incontra un'indovina. Ora è determinata a creare il proprio futuro. Innegabilmente un mascalzone impenitente, Marcus Wentworth, conte di Clarendon, è dedito ai piaceri peccaminosi della vita. Si è guadagnato tale reputazione seducendo ogni donna disponibile che incontra, senza farsi problemi.

Come ti vedo: Una raccolta di racconti tutta al femminile, Teresa Lembo

Visioni e parole di tre giovani autrici italiane. Tre donne, tre sguardi che si intrecciano per costruire racconto e disegnare mondi. Troppo spesso si pensa che nella letteratura sia il sesso di chi parla a definire l'interlocutore e quindi che una voce femminile possa narrare e rivolgersi solo al femminile. Lo scopo e la forza di questo progetto è mostrare come ogni penna possa parlare e indirizzarsi non a qualcuno, ma a tutti.

Comeback, Jessica Burkhart

After recovering from an accident, Lauren is about to participate in an equestrian competition that will determine her future, but someone from her past makes an unexpected appearance in her life.

Conard County spy, Rachel Lee

Hunted by an anonymous killer, rogue CIA agent Trace Archer seeks out a trusted buddy in Wyoming. With danger stalking him, the last thing he expects is innocent civilian Julie Ardlow to offer him help. But when the beautiful kindergarten teacher with a brave heart gives him a cover he can't refuse–pretending to be an old flame–sparks begin to fly! Brave heart? Try crazy.

Contessa per coincidenza, Cheryl Bolen

Due sbalorditive coincidenze hanno come risultato il matrimonio tra lo scapestrato conte di Finchley e lady Margaret Ponsby, la timida figlia di un duca che l'ha sempre adorato da lontano... Per sbrogliarsi da una difficile situazione finanziaria, John Beauclerc, il conte di Finchley, escogita un piano per sposare un'estranea che ha risposto al suo annuncio.

Crazy in Love at the Lonely Hearts Bookshop: A sweet, funny romance, perfect for Valentine's Day, Annie Darling

'Sweet, funny and lovely! Marian Keyes A romantic treat, perfect for fans of Lucy Diamond and Jenny Colgan! You can go crazy searching for the one... Nina is addicted to bad boys, the wilder, the better. Despite her friends' misgivings, she firmly believes that true love only takes one form: wild, full of passion and fire and punctuated by tempestuous arguments. She won't settle for anything less.

Crucible: a thriller, James Rollins

Arriving home, Commander Gray Pierce discovers his house ransacked, his pregnant lover missing, and his best friend's wife, Kat, unconscious on the kitchen floor. His one hope to find the woman he loves and his unborn child is Kat, the only witness to what happened. But the injured woman is in a semi-comatose state and cannot speak.

Cuore Ribelle = The blue castle, L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

Se ti rimanesse un solo anno di vita, come lo spenderesti? Canada, 1926. A ventinove anni, il destino di Valancy Stirling sembra già segnato: considerata ormai una zitella senza speranza, vessata dalla sua ingombrante e numerosa famiglia che non fa altro che rimarcare la differenza tra lei e la bella e ricca cugina Olive, Valancy è convinta che non troverà mai la felicità.

Da qui passò tutto, Riccardo Palladino

Buenos Aires 1965. Juan Otero è la parabola ascendente di un sogno argentino e insieme al suo fidato amico Antonio Solano sfidano l'ingiustizia della povertà del quartiere de la Boca laureandosi in economia. Sognano nuovi orizzonti di futuro mentre Juan descrive dettagliatamente tutto ciò che lo circonda, che lo colpisce, che lo emoziona. La storia riprende nel 1995, a trent'anni esatti dalla tragedia che sconvolse la quiete dell'anima di Juan: l'omicidio della sua fidanzata Lara.

Danube cycleway. Volume 1, From the source in the Black Forest to Budapest, Mike Wells

The first in a two-volume set, this guide describes cycling the first half of the 1269km Danube river from its source in the Black Forest to Budapest. The main route in this volume has been broken into 29 stages, averaging 44km per stage. A fit cyclist, cycling an average of 90km per day should be able to complete the route in a fortnight.

Danube cycleway. Volume 2, From Budapest to the Black Sea, Mike Wells

This is the second of two volumes describing the Danube Cycle route, a 1717km cycle ride following the lower part of the Danube, Europe's second longest river. This guidebook describes the route from the vibrant Hungarian capital of Budapest through Hungary, Croatia, Serbia and Romania to the river's delta on the shores of the Black Sea. The cycling is generally level with a few gentle gradients, mostly on quiet country roads or riverside flood dykes.

Dark heart, Russell Kirkpatrick

When the gods want to kill you, where can you hide? Noetos has an artefact that everyone wants. Now reunited with his children, he flees up the coast, pursued by powerful forces intent on his destruction at any cost. Meanwhile, Lenares becomes leader of the Cosmographers after her mistress Mahudia is killed. Lenares has a particular affinity with numbers and she senses something very wrong in the world.

Dark run, Mike Brooks

The Keiko is a ship of smugglers, soldiers of fortune and adventurers, travelling Earth's colony planets searching for the next job. And nobody talks about their past. But when a face from Captain Ichabod Drift's former life send them on a run to Old Earth, all the rules change. Trust will be broken, and blood will be spilled.

Date with death, Julia Chapman

Samson O'Brien has been dismissed from the police force, and returns to his home town of Bruncliffe in the Yorkshire Dales to set up a detective agency while he fights to clear his name. The people of Bruncliffe, however, aren't that welcoming to a man they perceive as trouble - and he is greeted by his old friend, Delilah Metcalfe, not with an hug but a right hook that sends him sprawling.

Date with malice, Julia Chapman

When a pensioner turns up at the Dales Detective Agency and tells Samson O'Brien that someone in her old people's home is trying to kill her, he dismisses her fears as the ramblings of a confused elderly lady. But after several disturbing incidents at Fellside Court, he begins to wonder if perhaps there is something malicious at the heart of the retirement community after all. With Christmas around the corner, Samson is thrown into an investigation that will require all of his detective skills.

Date with mystery, Julia Chapman

Date with Mystery is the third novel in Julia Chapman's Dales Detective series. The Dales Detective Agency's latest assignment appears to be an open and shut case. Hired by a local solicitor to find a death certificate for a young woman who died over twenty years ago, Samson O'Brien is about to find out that things in Bruncliffe are rarely that straightforward.

Daytime, nighttime, all through the year, Diane Lang

Presents one nocturnal and one diurnal animal for each month of the year. Rhyming verses describe what the animal does and how it lives.

Deadhouse landing, Ian C. (Ian Cameron) Esslemont

Returning readers to the turbulent early history of what would become the Malazan Empire, the second chapter in Ian C. Esslemont's thrilling new epic fantasy sequence ... After the disappointments of Li Heng, Dancer and Kellanved wash up on a small insignificant island named Malaz. Immediately, of course, Kellanved plans to take it over. To do so they join forces with a small band of Napans who have fled a civil war on their own home island.

Deal Breakers: Dealing With Love, #1, Laura Lee

I'm a virgin, and you need to relieve me of that." What respectable guy could say no to that? Yeah, she was my best friend. But she was also the hottest chick I've ever known. I thought it would be simple. I thought we'd have a good time, then pretend like it never happened. It turns out, I was an idiot. Now, she wants nothing to do with me, but I'm determined. I've spent the last five years without her and I refuse to waste another day. I have a solid plan.

Deal makers, Laura Lee

I've officially screwed the pooch. Not literally, because that would be disgusting. But I did break one of the cardinal rules of Bro Code, which is equally appalling. You see, I fell for my best friend's sister after he explicitly forbid me to go near her. As if that weren't bad enough, I went ahead and married her while sh*tfaced in Vegas.

Deal takers, Laura Lee

My dick can be a real bastard sometimes. When he takes charge, I've been known to do a lot of stupid shit, despite the fact that I have a genius IQ. Case in point: How I met the woman of my dreams. Now, I'm going to let you in on a little secret: I don't regret that moment of idiocy one bit. It may have been one of the most embarrassing moments of my life, but you know what they say about first impressions, right? Well, I can guarantee that I made quite the impression that evening.

Dear Mr. Henshaw, Beverly Cleary

In his letters to his favourite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world.

Deep blue trouble, Steph Broadribb

Deep dirty truth, Steph Broadribb

A price on her head. A secret worth dying for. Just 48 hours to expose the truth...Single-mother bounty hunter Lori Anderson has finally got her family back together, but her new-found happiness is shattered when she's snatched by the Miami Mob - and they want her dead. Rather than a bullet, they offer her a job: find the Mob's 'numbers man' - Carlton North - who's in protective custody after being forced to turn federal witness against them.

Deep River, Shirleen Davies

Deep River, Book Seven, Redemption Mountain Historical Western Romance Series"Every book of Shirleen's never fails to draw me in and make it impossible to put down until I devour it!" Avid ReaderBeauregard Davis, ex-Confederate Captain and bounty hunter, has put his past behind him to focus on his future. He's a lawman with a purpose and a dream–do his job to the best of his abilities, and build a life with the woman he loves. Beau believes his life couldn't be better...

Delilah: treacherous beauty, Angela Elwell Hunt

Life is not easy in Philistia, especially not for a woman and child alone. When beautiful, wounded Delilah finds herself begging for food to survive, she resolves that she will find a way to defeat all the men who have taken advantage of her. She will overcome the roadblocks life has set before her, and she will find riches and victory for herself. When she meets a legendary man called Samson, she senses that in him lies the means for her victory.

Desperate strangers, Carla Cassidy

His secrets might break her heart...but hers could get them killed! Nick Simon is using his 'fiancáe', Julie Peterson, as an alibi - and her amnesia means she doesn't even know they only met at the scene of her accident. But when someone starts calling with threats of murder, Julie is drawn even closer to the only man who can protect her.

Destinazione felicità, Guendalina Bosio

Un'infanzia infelice, una fuga disperata e l'incessante ricerca della felicità da sempre desiderata. Il giovane Sean si racconta attraverso i ricordi, lasciati dalle innumerevoli avventure vissute, e le pagine di diario scritte durante l'anno di svolta della sua vita.

Diamond cut, John Hindmarsh

Steg de Coeur, his friends, and the mercenary Ebony Company are collected by a superdreadnought sent by the Glass Complex. Xesset are threatening a major attack on the Western Star Empire, the Alliance, and a number of free, unaligned systems, including Djii. Homeworld and Djii have formed a naval task force to defend their planets from this threatened alien attack, and the Glass Complex has created high-level AIs to manage the flagship of the new fleet.

Diary of a tennis prodigy, Shamini Flint

Marcus is a maths whiz who is not good at sport. His dad is a self-help author who thinks Marcus can achieve anything he sets his mind to with hilarious results. In illustrated diary format, Marcus's gentle, satiric humour and comic drawings will have readers laughing out loud while learning a surprising amount about sport.

Dippy's big day out, Jackie French

Dippy is a diprotodon, the biggest, friendliest wombat who lived 100,000 years ago. All Dippy wants is happy friends, a place to sleep and lots to eat. Who knew that could be such an adventure. Based on a concept by Ben Smith Whatley and brought to life by the creators of the international best-selling Diary of a Wombat, this is a hilarious story of prehistoric daring and chaos set in the fascinating world of ancient Australia megafauna.

Dixie moon, Shirleen Davies

Dixie Moon, Book Four, Redemption Mountain Historical Western Romance Series"The author has a talent for bringing the historical west to life, realistically and vividly, and doesn't shy away from some of the harder aspects of frontier life, even though it's fiction. Recommended to readers who like sweeping western historical romances that are grounded with memorable, likeable characters and a strong sense of place."Gabe Evans is a man of his word with strong convictions and steadfast loyalty.

Do you take this baby?, Wendy Warren

Marriage is in this playbook! Football champion Ethan Ladd planned to spend the off-season living the good life...until his infant nephew is thrust into his care. Despite his best efforts, social services doesn't believe Ethan is up to the task. It's fourth and long...and the offence has a loaded diaper. Time to pull out a trick play. Marry Ethan Ladd? They dated once. It was so bad, people are still talking about it.

Dominique: L'ombra del passato, Alexandra J. Forrest

Dominique ha due sogni nella vita: conquistare il cuore di Mark Shannon, l'uomo che ama, e diventare una scrittrice di successo. Tuttavia gli ostacoli fra Dominique e Mark appaiono insormontabili e lei, delusa e amareggiata, insegue fama e successo nel mondo della letteratura, riuscendo in breve tempo e fare una brillante carriera. Celebrità e ricchezza però non la rendono felice, e quando lei è Mark si incontrano di nuovo si riaccende l'amore.

Donne di Quadri: perchá i cuori vanno e vengono, Monica Bergamini

Belle, pazze, vendicative, intraprendenti, sognatrici e innamorate, le protagoniste di questi racconti non hanno timore a mostrarsi per ciò che realmente sono: donne di carattere consapevoli delle loro fragilità.

Double vision, Pat Barker

Insomnia, exhaustion, recurring nightmares - Stephen Sharkey is suffering the after-effects of his career as a war reporter, most recently in Afghanistan, where Ben Frobisher, war photographer and friend, has been shot dead on assignment. Hanging up his flak jacket and turning his back on the everyday reality of war, Stephen moves into a quiet and peaceful cottage in the north of England.

Dragonslayer, Emilie Richards

Dragonslayer is the story of a minister who has lost his faith in God and a woman who, despite being surrounded by poverty and gang violence, has never lost her faith in humanity or the Corners, the inner city neighbourhood where she grew up.

Drawing and painting the nude: a course of 50 lessons, Philip Tyler

Drawing the nude: structure, anatomy and observation, Stuart Elliot

Drawing the Nude presents an exciting approach to drawing the human body. Divided into three parts, on structure, anatomy and observation, it introduces a set of principles and develops a treasury of ideas for the artist to follow. Whilst recognizing the importance of observation, it focuses more on a conceptual understanding of the construction of the body in anatomical terms.

Dream of you: a wait for you novella, Jennifer L Armentrout

Abby Erickson isn't looking for a one-night stand, a relationship, or anything that involves any one-on-one time, but when she witnesses a shocking crime, she's thrust into the hands of the sexiest man she's ever seen - Colton Anders. His job is to protect her, but with every look, every touch, and every simmering kiss, she's in danger of not only losing her life but her heart also.

E alla fine arriva Marta, Matilde Carminati

Il mondo di Marta, una promettente biologa molecolare, viene improvvisamente messo sotto sopra a poche settimane dal Natale. Decisa piú che mai a rimettere in piedi la relazione traballante con il fidanzato Giulio, Marta lo invita a Las Vegas in occasione del loro ottavo anniversario di fidanzamento. Purtroppo una riunione di lavoro improvvisa costringerà Giulio a rimanere a New York e Marta si ritroverà sola nella citta delle mille luci.

Edited life: snmple steps to streamlining your life, at work and at home, Anna Newton

Declutter every aspect of your life - from your wardrobe, exercise schedule and food budget to your phone, bookshelves and beauty regime - with this realistic guide to getting neat and keeping things that way.

Emotional intelligence 2.0, Travis Bradberry

Knowing what emotional intelligence is, and knowing how to use it to improve your life, are two very different things.

Empowered love: use your brain to be your best self and create your ideal relationship, Steven Stosny

A couples therapist and relationship expert explains why conflicts between partners often result in a lack of self-control and compassion. This guide shows how to overcome destructive impulses and nurture loving and rational qualities.

Escape for Mother's Day, Abby. French tycoon's pregnant mistress Green

The French Tycoon's Pregnant Mistress: Devastatingly handsome French tycoon Pascal Leveque has his sights set on Alana Cusack. Her seeming inexperience intrigues him - she used to be married! Alana's marriage was a sham. It left her feeling unattractive and unwanted. Now that Pascal has claimed her as his mistress, he'll teach the innocent Alana how just much pleasure can be had.

Every beat of my heart, Bella Andre

"You are cordially invited to a very special wedding..." What do you get when two Sullivans pick the same wedding date?Two super-sexy grooms. Two beautiful brides. Two very unconventional (four-legged and furry) ring bearers. And Sullivans from around the word coming together to celebrate vows of forever with auto mogul Zach Sullivan and dog trainer Heather Linsey–and pro baseball star Ryan Sullivan and sculptor Vicki Bennett.

Every Monday matters: how to kick your week off with passion, purpose, and positivity, Matthew Emerzian

Takes readers on a 52-week journey of reconnecting with what really matters, finding happiness and joy, and making a difference in the world. Each Monday offers readers a mindful moment to read and process, and provides several opportunities for them to engage. The back of the book also includes a journal-entry prompt and a conversation starter for each week.

Every time we fall in love, Bella Andre

Harry Sullivan has always put his family first, even when it meant losing Molly–his one true love. He's never been able to forget her, even after fifteen years. Now that his siblings are all blissfully happy, Harry hopes it's not too late for his own happily-ever-after. But then his doorbell rings...and one look at the teenage girl standing on his doorstep changes absolutely everything.

Everything will be all right: a novel, Tessa Hadley

The profoundly different choices of a mother and her daughter infuse this rich, expansive novel with both intimate detail and wide resonance When Joyce Stevenson is thirteen, her family moves to the south of England to live with their aunt Vera. Joyce's mother, Lil, is a widow; Vera has a husband who keeps his suits in the wardrobe but spends evenings at another house nearby.

Famous mistakes, Carolyn Keene

Nancy and her sleuthing friends race to find out who is responsible for sabotaging a controversial comedian's upcoming performance at River Heights's new arts complex, where an exhibition of Dutch Masters is being installed.

Fat Is your friend: how to eat fat, satisfy yourself, and still lose eeight, Daniel Glick

Find out how to lose weight for good, without dieting, from bestselling authors and experts Dr. Mark Hyman and Dr. David Ludwig. In the U.S., we spend a collective $60 billion dollars on our weight loss efforts. Somehow, though, two-thirds of adults and one-third of children and teenagers are still overweight or obese. Despite our best efforts to drop the weight, those who manage to lose weight and keep it off by dieting are a rare exception, rather than the rule, according to a 2007 UCLA study.

Fatal chaos, Marie Force

No sooner are police lieutenant Sam Holland and her husband, Vice President Nick Cappuano, back from vacation than a fatal drive-by shooting sets the city on edge. The teenage victim is barely older than Sam and Nick's son, Scotty.

Festa al trullo, Chicca Maralfa

Chiara Laera, famosissima influencer nel campo della moda, sta preparando l'evento di punta dell'estate: una grande festa per il lancio del marchio ciceri&tria di Vanni Loperfido. Il brand, ispirato a un piatto tipico della cucina salentina, dà il tema alla serata che si svolgerà nella sua proprietà in valle d'Itria. Per avere il massimo risalto mediatico, decide di allestire un set felliniano 2.0, chiedendo alla gente del posto di interpretare se stessa.

Fiercombe Manor, Kate Riordan

This haunting and richly imagined dual-narrative historical novel, which will appeal to fans of Rebecca and The Little Stranger, features two women of very different eras who are united by the secrets hidden within the walls of an English manor house.

Finishing touches, Patricia Scanlan

Three school friends, Cassie, Laura and Aileen, shared their secrets and dreams as young girls. Now they are together again, sharing their aspirations, as Cassie launches her interior design business, with a legacy that is to bring out the worst and the best in her family and friends. Finishing Touches is an engrossing story of schoolmates and soulmates, of shared secrets and desires - and how one young woman dared to make her impossible dream come true.

Fire kin, M. J. (Melanie Joy) Scott

Imagine a city divideda city readying itself for a war. The vampire Blood and the shape-shifting Beast Kind seek to seize control now that the treaty is broken. Only the humans stand in their waybut they stand without their Fae alliesand they desperately need help ... I chose to stay with the humans when the Fae withdrew from the City. I am a healer, and they need me. I know the odds are against them. I know they need reinforcements.

Firefly. Legacy edition, Book one, Joss Whedon

Buried histories and secret identities are revealed, along with all the heist-takin', authority-dodgin', death-defyin' space-cowboyin' you've been missing from your life, as this ragtag crew of mercenaries, outlaws, and fugitives travel the stars in search of their next adventure. – adapted from cover description.

First time In forever, Sarah Morgan

Windswept, isolated and ruggedly beautiful, Puffin Island is a haven for day-trippers and daydreamers alike. But this charming community has a way of bringing people together in the most unexpected ways...It's been a summer of firsts for Emily Donovan. From becoming a stand-in mom to her niece Lizzy to arriving on Puffin Island, her life has become virtually unrecognizable.

Five feet apart, Rachael Lippincott

Two teens fall in love with just one minor complication–they can't get within a few feet of each other without risking their lives. Can you love someone you can never touch? Stella Grant likes to be in control–even though her totally out of control lungs have sent her in and out of the hospital most of her life. At this point, what Stella needs to control most is keeping herself away from anyone or anything that might pass along an infection and jeopardize the possibility of a lung transplant.

Fleabag, Phoebe Waller-Bridge

An outrageously funny but poignant look at responsibility and sexuality in today's young people. The Fleabag bites back. A rip-roaring account of some sort of a female living her sort of life, this comic monologue for a female performer won a Fringe First at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2013.

Fletcher's pride, Shirleen Davies

He'd do anything for a second chance. Could her secrets and haunted past allow him back in? Fletcher MacLaren lives a charmed life. He works hard and plays even harder. Handsome with an easy smile, he hasn't considered settling down. Not until his gaze lands on the loveliest woman he's ever seen. Creamy skin, golden blonde hair, and blue eyes so deep and clear, they sparkle. The first time he saw her, slowly descending the stairs of the saloon, she captured every man's attention.

Flight risk, Michael McGuire

A gripping debut thriller full of pure adrenaline, explosive action and terrifying revelations that will keep even the most jaded reader glued to the pages and utterly engrossed. Disgraced former pilot Ted Roberts works for a top-secret government organisation set up to investigate terror-related incidents. Sent to Jakarta to find out as much as he can about the pilot of a vanished Garuda flight, he discovers a flight simulator in the pilot's apartment.

Forest, Sonya Hartnett

The forest is earth and leaves, sun and shade, feather and blood and bone. It is the old way, the true way, the wild way to live. But, for Kian, wilderness is not home.

Fracture lines, John Hindmarsh

Steg de Coeur, severely wounded, is transported back in time to an Imperial hospital starship. He recovers physically, thanks to the efforts of Dr. Yi and her nurses. However, he has lost his memory and is unable to account for his presence on board the starship. ImpSec charge him with spying and sentence him to death. Steg is off-loaded in chains and transported to a prison run by the House of Aluta where he will be scheduled for execution. His sword, Ebony, has its own adventure.

Frank Einstein and the bio-action gizmo, Jon Scieszka

Boy genius and inventor Frank Einstein and his robot pals Klink (intelligent) and Klank (sort-of intelligent) study the science of ecology and conservation as they try to stop classmate and archrival T. Edison and his loggers from destroying the Midville Forest Preserve.

Free to be fabulous: 100 ways to look and feel younger –at 40, 50 and beyond–, Debbie Hardy

Other makeover books only show a woman how to change her appearance. "Free to Be Fabulous" includes suggestions for not only Beauty (what the outside looks like), but also Beliefs (what goes on in our heads), Body (how things work on the inside), and Behavior (how we act around others).

Fremito inconfessabile, Shayla Black

Jolie Quinn è una donna in carriera, astro nascente nello sfavillante mondo della moda. Determinata e fieramente indipendente, niente può impedirle di raggiungere i suoi obiettivi, nemmeno Heath Powell, l'affascinante guardia del corpo inglese che ha assunto e verso il quale sente un'innegabile attrazione.

Fugitive six, Pittacus Lore

Full disclosure, Stormy Daniels

She was already well-known in some circles before March 6, 2018, but that's probably the first time you heard the name Stormy Daniels. That's the day she filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump over a nondisclosure agreement negotiated before the election but never signed.

Fuori di casa, Manuela Chiarottino

Essere buttati fuori di casa non per una colpa ma per come si è. Essere derisi, ignorati, dimenticati, anche da chi dovrebbe solo amarti e proteggerti. Cristian ha dovuto abituarsi a una vita di solitudine e miseria, ma il destino gli farà incontrare qualcuno. Qualcuno rifiutato come lui, con due occhi curiosi e pronto a scodinzolare entusiasta anche solo per una carezza.

Gardening in the shade, Alan Titchmarsh

Gente di ieri, Annamaria Bortolan

Il breve romanzo che apre questa raccolta, Dall'alba al tramonto, prende il titolo da un racconto scritto da una diciottenne, Ginevra, inviato all'editor Eloisa Fiore. La casa editrice per cui Eloisa lavora non potrà pubblicare quel testo però quest'ultimo, in un modo misterioso, andrà ad intrecciarsi con la realtà attraverso l'omicidio di un anziano bonsaista del luogo. E la polizia incontrerà non poche difficoltà per risolvere il caso.

George and the big bang, Lucy Hawking

Eric is involved with a big experiment in Switzerland, looking to explore the earliest moment of the universe. But, there is a group of people who don't think this experiment should go ahead and are planning to sabotage the Grand Switch-on.

George and the blue moon, Lucy Hawking

George and his best friend, Annie have been selected as junior astronauts part of a programme that trains up young people for a trip to Mars in the future. This is everything they've ever wanted they get to be a part of up-to-the minute space discoveries and meet a bunch of new friends who are as fascinated by the universe as they are. But when they arrive at space camp, George and Annie quickly learn that strange things are happening on Earth as well as up in our skies.

George and the ship of time, Lucy Hawking

When George finds a way to escape the spacecraft Artemis, where he has been trapped, he is overjoyed. Surely now he can return to Earth. But when George touches down, he knows immediately that something is wrong. There's a barren wasteland where his home town used to be, intelligent robots roam the streets, and no one will talk to George about the Earth that he used to know.

George and the unbreakable code, Lucy Hawking

George's cosmic treasure hunt, Lucy Hawking

George's best friend Annie needs help. Her scientist father, Eric, is working on a space project - and it's all going wrong. A robot has landed on Mars, but is behaving very oddly. And now Annie has discovered something wierd on her dad's super-computer.

Gilt Hollow, Lorie Langdon

Willow Lamott's best friend is a murderer, and no one in the small town of Gilt Hollow will let her forget it. For four long years, she's tried to fade into the background – but none of that matters when Ashton Keller comes striding into school, fresh out of juvie and fueled by revenge. The moment their eyes meet, Willow no longer feels invisible.

Gisella, Melita Joy

Gisella scopre che la sua infanzia ancora tormenta la sua vita da adulta: attraverso l'abbandono, l'abuso e il continuo cambiamento delle condizioni di vita, è stata costretta molto tempo fa a trarre il massimo dalla sua vita in affidamento. In questa storia divisa in tre parti, una giovane donna combatte per crearsi la vita che desidera.

Gli ebefanti, Riccardo Viselli

Cartellino, piccolo borgo rurale in Ciociaria, autunno. Un inquietante ritrovamento archeologico nel bosco riporta alla memoria un terribile omicidio avvenuto dieci anni prima nel vicino paesino di Vulcano. Contemporaneamente, in una mattina fredda e nebbiosa, viene rinvenuto, legato a terra in un prato, il cadavere di un uomo orribilmente sfigurato.

God's Highlander, E. V. (Ernest Victor) Thompson

Fresh from ministering to a poor parish in the slums of 1830's Glasgow after a brief but distinguished career in a Scots regiment of the British army, young Reverend Wyatt Jamieson takes up the ministry of the Highland village of Eskaig.

Greater good, Tim Ayliffe

He had never killed anyone who hadn't deserved it. The means always justified the end. He didn't need forgiveness. He needed justification. The greater good. Battered war correspondent John Bailey is a man living on the edge. He's haunted by nightmares of being kidnapped and tortured in Iraq and he's drinking too much to drown the memories.

Green beans and summer dreams, Catherine (Novelist) Ferguson

When Izzy Fraser's long-term boyfriend walks out on her, she's left in a bit of a pickle. Yes, she has the house of her dreams, but she now has a crippling mortgage to pay on her own. So she takes matters into her own hands and, having always been a keen gardener, decides to set up Izzy's Organics, delivering crates of fresh fruit and vegetables to local villagers. Along the way she meets all sorts of characters, including the very handsome Erik and the very Grumpy Dan.

Growing a garden city: how farmers, first graders, counselors, troubled teens, foodies, a homeless shelter chef, single mothers, and more are transforming themselves and their neighborhoods through the intersection of local agriculture and community–and how you can, too, Jeremy N Smith

Contains personal narratives in which fifteen individuals comment on the influence of local food, farms, and gardens in their lives, and discuss how community gardens and community-supported agriculture can address social problems.

Guidami al tuo cuore, Maria Rita Russo

La Serenissima, 1699. Cassandra Quintavalle ha da poco debuttato in società, anche se non era esattamente il suo sogno nel cassetto. I suoi genitori sembrano intenti a trovarle un marito, ma lei non ne vuol sapere. L'unica cosa che l'appassiona vivamente sono l'amore per i libri, la passione per la scrittura e uno spiccato senso di indipendenza. Leonardo Valier è un futuro conte, appena rientrato a Venezia, dopo aver valorosamente combattuto la guerra in Morea.

Half upon a time, James Riley

In the village of Giant's Hand Jack's grandfather has been pushing him to find a princess and get married, so when a young lady falls out of the sky wearing a shirt that says "Punk Princess," and she tells Jack that her grandmother, who looks suspiciously like the long-missing Snow White, has been kidnapped, Jack decides to help her.

Half-Moon Lake, Leanna Sain

When Kathryn Dorne is summoned to Half-Moon Lake for the reading of her father's will, she discovers a shocking truth. Learning her name is Katelyn Eubanks is only the first surprise. Second, she had an identical twin sister who drowned at the age of nine. Since Katelyn can't remember anything prior to that age, it seems more than mere coincidence. The biggest surprise is that her father, a man she never knew, left his entire estate to her, enraging other would-be heirs.

Happy camper!: The Susie K Diaries, Shamini Flint

Susie K is a gung-ho camper (not!) - but her mum is convinced that Susie can make it in the rugged outdoors ...

Heather's choice, Shirleen Davies

What is a man to do when the woman he loves refuses to acknowledge his existence? Caleb Stewart never forgot the girl he met on the wagon train west. When his family continued to Oregon, hers to California, he never expected to see her again. Years later, an unexpected invitation takes him south, to the Circle M ranch and right into the path of the girl he'd watched ride off in the back of a wagon years before. Heather MacLaren loves nothing more than working on the family ranch.

Hell's angels: a strange and terrible saga, Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S. Thompson's vivid account of his experiences with California's most notorious motorcycle gang, the Hell's Angels. In the mid-1960s, Thompson spent almost two years living with the controversial Angels, cycling up and down the coast, reveling in the anarchic spirit of their clan, and, as befits their name, raising hell.

Help your kids with growing up, Robert Winston

Hidden, Rebecca Zanetti

Hide. That's all Pippa can do to escape the terror chasing her. But now that she's off the grid in a safe house, she finds plenty of interesting things to watch through the window. Like her new neighbor, with his startling green eyes, killer smile, and sexy bad-boy tattoo... "Sizzling sex scenes and a memorable cast." 'Publishers Weekly on Claimed Run. Malcolm West is fleeing the hell he unleashed in his last assignment as an undercover cop.

Highland champion, Hannah Howell

Liam Cameron is certain he's died and gone to heaven when he opens his eyes to the angel before him. But the pain that wracks his body proves he is still earth-bound. Keira Murray MacKail saved Liam's life - and he has some enticing ways he would like to thank her. Soon, lust gives way to a feeling much more profound for a woman whose battles he wants to fight, though he fears the most difficult one will be for her heart. Keira quickly learns that Liam has danger chasing him.

Highland wedding, Hannah Howell

The vivid scar that spans Sir Iain MacLagan's cheek is a daily reminder of the wife he lost - and of the enemy that still stalks him. Commanded by Scotland's king to remarry in order to unite two powerful border clans, Iain reluctantly weds Islaen MacRoth, a woman whose delicate appearance belies a playful, seductive nature that proves dangerously attractive to a man who has vowed never to jeopardize his heart, or his loved ones, again. . .

Hilo. Book 5, Then everything went wrong, Judd Winick

As D.J., Gina, Hilo and Izzy go on another adventure together, Hilo gets even closer to answering the questions of his past. But the shocking answers he gets are not the ones he expected or wanted.

Hitler and the Habsburgs: the Fuhrer's vendetta against the Austrian royals, James McMurtry Longo

Hold the dream, Barbara Taylor Bradford

The continuing story of Emma Harte, indomitable heroine of A Woman of Substance. Emma Harte was the heroine of Barbara Taylor Bradford's multi-million copy bestseller, A Woman of Substance. Now she is eighty years old and ready to hand over the reins of the vast business empire she has created. To her favourite grandchild, Paula McGill Fairley, Emma bequeaths her mighty retailing empire with these heartfelt words: 'I charge you to hold my dream.

Holy terror in the Hebrides: a Dorothy Martin mystery, Jeanne M Dams

Spending a peaceful vacation on the charming Scottish island of Iona, Dorothy Martin's enjoyment is marred only by her fellow travelling companions, a bickering American church tour. When one of the group suffers a fatal fall from a cliff, everyone believes it to be an accident. Everyone except Dorothy, that is. With the police about to close the case, Dorothy feels bound to investigate. It's a decision she may regret.

How Rude!, Olivier Tallec

Join Dot and Duck in a simple, yet hilarious, story about kindness, manners and friendship that gets more and more chaotic with every turn of the page!Dot invites Duck to a tea party, but from the moment Duck enters the house, the tea party descends into chaos; from licking sandwich fillings to spitting tea, Duck gets ruder... and ruder... and ruder.

How to be gluten-free and keep your friends, Anna (Event manager) Barnett

How to be Gluten-Free and Keep Your Friends helps you to go about your life without compromises, excuses or apologies. Instead, you'll be armed with 50 incredible recipes you can cook for yourself, your friends and your family (without hearing any complaints!), as well as 50 tips, tricks, and hacks for being a better more easygoing gluten-avoider. Your options will open up, you'll enjoy a whole new menu of food, and your friends... well, they'll never have a bad word to say again.

How to live safely in a science fictional universe, Charles Yu

How's your soul?: why everything that matters starts with the inside you, Judah Smith

Judah Smith explores what it looks like to cultivate a healthy soul in the midst of a busy life and points readers to the soul's only true home and place of rest and fulfillment: God.

Humbugs and heartstrings, Catherine Ferguson

A tale about love and friendships, complete with a sprinkling of Christmas magic. Two ex-friends. One Christmas to remember ... Bobbie's boss Carol is a real misery-guts, dedicated to making the lives of everyone around her unhappy in pursuit of every last penny. What makes it worse is that the two women have history: they were once best friends.

Hydra: Il miglior thriller italiano degli ultimi anni!, Stefano Lanciotti

Il terzo romanzo della Trilogia "Nome in Codice: Nemmera! Hai già scaricato gratuitamente il primo ebook, dal titolo "Phönix"? La vendetta è un piatto che va gustato freddo. Questo è quanto continua a ripetersi Fahd Hussaini, il pericoloso terrorista islamico prigioniero nel carcere più sicuro di Israele, per continuare a sopravvivere e a nutrire la speranza. E altrettanto fa Werner Klug, che ordisce la trama da lontano, muovendo fili invisibili.

I destinatari, Elisa Piccinelli

L'incredibile avventura di Emily comincia alla sua morte quando, catapultata in un mondo del quale ignorava l'esistenza, viene messa davanti a tre possibilità: Reincarnarsi, rimanere Anima Semplice o diventare Destinatario. Scelta la terza opzione, Emily si trova fra le mani la vita di un essere umano da monitorare, il suo Protetto Alexander.

I kill the mockingbird, Paul Acampora

When best friends Lucy, Elena, and Michael receive their summer reading list, they are excited to see To Kill A Mockingbird included. But not everyone in their class shares the same enthusiasm. So they hatch a plot to get the entire town talking about the well-known Harper Lee classic.

I sentimenti perduti, Francesca Lodovichi

è un racconto psicologico del mondo interiore della protagonista, di nome Nicole, attraverso paragoni stravaganti, toccando le più svariate materie scientifiche, ma nello stesso tempo deliranti, della vita moderna di una single alle prese con due amori sorprendentemente consecutivi nel tempo, ma che purtroppo entrambi risulteranno essere impossibili. Il duplice atteggiamento del primo, menzionato nel libro la renderà dubbiosa e incoerente, incapace perfino di amare nuovamente.

I Vivi, i morti e gli altri, Claudio Vergnani

L'Apocalisse zombie secondo Claudio Vergnani è uno sguardo su una società in declino, com'è in fondo l'Italia di oggi. I morti camminano sulla Terra e naturalmente c'è chi se ne approfitta. Ma non Oprandi, ex militare di mezz'età, stanco e disilluso, che per tirare a campare dà l'estremo saluto ai parenti zombie dei vivi che vogliono la pace per i propri cari.

I want you to want me, Erika Kelly

Derek Valencia finally has the success he's worked so hard for. His band is touring its debut album and great reviews are rolling in. But when pictures of him tossing naked groupies off a balcony go viral, it's damage-control time. He's assigned a "babysitter" whose sole job is to keep him out of trouble. Violet Davis swore she'd never work in the music industry again, but being a minder for a rock star will earn her enough to pay off the mortgage on her wildflower farm.

Il baule della Dottoressa Margaret; La Dottoressa Margaret a Delhi, Waheed Rabbani

Nata nelle campagne più remote della provincia dell'Hunan, Yaqian, giovane ricamatrice, trova il proprio destino presso la Corte imperiale, un luogo di intrighi, desideri, e tradimenti. Dal letto di un imperatore, passando per il cuore di un principe, fino a diventare il braccio destro di un'imperatrice, Yaqian si apre la propria strada nei decenni più turbolenti della storia cinese, e diviene la principale testimone della caduta della dinastia Qing.

Il bracciale di opale, Matilde Carminati

Il sogno di Mira Allevi di potersi dedicare alla sua passione per l'archeologia, si scontra con la necessita' di portare avanti gli affari della gioielleria di famiglia. L'incontro con un aitante australiano, proprietario di una miniera di opale, cambiera' per sempre la sua vita. L'opale nero che Manfred McGegor porta al collo, nasconde infatti, un terribile segreto di famiglia, un mistero vecchio di piu' di cento anni.

Il canto del cuore, Cristian Di Tondo

Gli Hotel Lusconti sono l'ossessione di Alessandro, che ne rivendica parte dell'eredità. Celine Fisher, cantante e star internazionale dallo spiccato senso imprenditoriale, alla guida una società la cui mission è rilevare aziende in difficoltà da risanare sino ad ottenerne profitto, acquista la piccola catena italiana di Hotel Lusconti.

Il caso Irina e il giallo dell'estate, Edoardo Andrea Depaoli

Torino, una caldissima estate. La noia! Le bellissime donne dell'Est. Le passioni e i giochi erotici più sfrenati. Questi sono alcuni degli elementi che conducono il commissario Parisi di fronte al cadavere della giovanissima Irina, una bella ragazza moldava trovata legata nella pratica sadomaso del bondage. Il caso appare da subito intricato e complesso per Parisi.

Il denaro di Lady Lydiard, Wilkie Collins

Quando una mano sconosciuta si impossessa di 500 sterline a casa di Lady Lydiard, la prima a essere sospettata è la sua giovane e bella figlia adottiva Isabel. Da questo momento per la ragazza tutto cambierà, mentre il suo spasimante Moddy farà di tutto per dimostrare la sua innocenza. Così un investigatore dilettante ma diligente, un investigatore di professione ma impresentabile, e altri comprimari pittoreschi si metteranno in moto per trovare il colpevole dell'inaudito furto.

Il fiore dimenticato, Massimo Stefanetto

"Bisognerebbe fare come gli alberi", diceva Hugo, "cambiare le foglie conservando le proprie radici".

Il garzone del boia, Simone Censi

Ambientato nell'Italia dell'Ottocento, "Il garzone del boia" è la storia romanzata del più celebre esecutore di sentenze capitali dello Stato Pontificio, Giovanni Battista Bugatti detto Mastro Titta, raccontata dal suo aiutante, comprato per pochi soldi dalla famiglia di origine per farne il proprio garzone.

Il giardino di Chiara, Luca Clemente Cipollone

Chiara è una ragazza con un passato misterioso e con un forte e naturale talento per la pittura. Questa dote eccezionale e le forti emozioni che le suscita il vedere alcune opere d'arte, la porteranno a scoprire e a capire il suo passato, grazie anche all'aiuto dello zio Bartolomeo e di Margaret, una psicologa inglese.

Il lavoro di mio padre, Mattia Muli

Rivangare il passato può rivelare verità sconvolgenti. Il giornalista Andrea De Marchi si trova improvvisamente catapultato in un caso che sembra non finire. Lo stesso caso che suo padre aveva ripreso in mano, cercando di fare chiarezza su alcuni delitti di molti anni prima. Un turbinio di azioni, e di pensieri che si intrecciano attraverso i personaggi. Punti di vista differenti che si congiungono in un'unica certezza: la ricerca della verità.

Il Maso, Claudia Vazzoler

Nella remota Val d'Ultimo, il maso della famiglia Weirer diventa il fulcro di vite in viaggio che si incrociano e si raccontano. Accogliente dimora per gli ospiti di passaggio che desiderano trascorrere alcuni giorni tra le montagne in un luogo incontaminato. Una variegata e casuale assemblea di persone eterogenee che ritroveranno tra quelle montagne l'equilibrio perduto, le risposte alle domande della vita e, perchá no, l'amore.

Il racconto di Sharon, Miriam Macchioni

Un viaggio straordinario con una persona che aveva perduto se stessa.Un incontro speciale che mi ha permesso di comprendere quanto noi siamo al di là del tempo e dello spazio. Un incontro che mi ha fatto sperimentare l'Amore, quello vero, che guarisce più di ogni cura.

Il ruolo sociale delle donne, Raffaella Todari

Donna, moglie, madre, lavoratrice significa lavorare sempre, senza sosta e senza riposo: è a queste donne operose e silenziose come formiche che offro un tributo dovuto per il lavoro svolto con dedizione, amore e pazienza.

Il sogno di Amos, Riccardo Mainardi

Amos non è un bambino come gli altri: è immortale. Ma, seppur immortale, egli non è ná un dio ná un eroe. Capace di concepire grandi sogni dimostrerà che anche quelli impossibili possono realizzarsi. La forza che lo ha reso immortale promana dalle anime dei bambini che, nel corso dei secoli, sono stati vittime dell'umana follia.

Ilse witch, Terry Brooks

Now in Antrax, as the crew aboard the airship Jerle Shannara is attacked by evil forces, the Druid's protágá Bek Rowe and his companions are pursued by the mysterious Ilse Witch. Meanwhile, Boh is alone, caught in a dark maze beneath the ruined city of Castledown, stalked by a hungry, unseen enemy.

In the earth abides the flame, Russell Kirkpatrick

A light to defy darkness . Battered and bruised, suffering grievous loss, the Company enters the great city of Instruere. they have to warn the Council of Faltha of the Destroyer's threat, and have no idea of the depth of treachery that awaits them. Bhrudwo's tentacles go far deeper into Faltha than any of the Company realises . they find Instruere to be a city divided against itself, and the Watchers are nowhere to be found.

In the eye of the sun, Ahdaf Soueif

In the shadow of Jezebel: a novel, Mesu Andrews

Princess Jehosheba wants nothing more than to please the harsh and demanding Queen Athaliah, daughter of the notorious Queen Jezebel. Her work as a priestess in the temple of Baal seems to do the trick. But when a mysterious letter from the dead prophet Elijah predicts doom for the royal household, Jehosheba realizes that the dark arts she practices reach beyond the realm of earthly governments.

In the summertime, Judy Astley

Inborn, Thomas Enger

Inborn examines the very nature of evil, and asks the questions: How well do we really know our families? How well do we know ourselves?

Io e lei, Maria Rita Insolera

Romanzo tragico comico sulle disavventure di due colleghe di lavoro che, sulla base della solidarietà femminile, si ritrovano a condividere una sincera amicizia.

Iran, Simon Richmond

Lonely Planet Iran is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Hike among the Castles of the Assassins in Alamut Valley, Lose yourself in Esfahan's historic bazaar, or ski in the Alborz Mountains; all with your trusted travel companion.

Iron kin, M. J Scott

Imagine a city divided. Fae and human mages on one side, vampire Blood Lords and shape-shifting Beast Kind on the other. Between these supernatural forces stands a peace treaty that threatens to shatter at the slightest provocation ...? I was raised to do the right thing. But to my family that means staying safe behind the walls of human society. To be a respectable metalmage and never put myself at risk.?But the treaty is faltering. And if it fails, nothing is safe.

Just eat it: how intuitive eating can help you get your shit together around food, Laura Thomas

Just like the ones we used to know, Brenda Novak

Angela Forrester's foster child Kayla has just one wish for Christmas – to meet her real dad. Angela is determined to ensure Kayla gets her wish, even though Matt Jackson has no idea he has a child at all. When Angela meets Matt, she doesn't have a chance to tell him about his little girl before sparks instantly fly between them, complicating matters.

Katie's Highlander, Maeve Greyson

An archaeologist with a zest for life finds herself stranded in small-town North Carolina–with a brooding Highland hunk who's straight out of ancient Scotland. Ramsay MacDara wishes the goddesses had left his arse back in the tenth century. That way he never would have met the gold digger who made a fool out of him.

Killing Cassidy, Jeanne M. Dams

Dorothy Martin is fitting in comfortably in her new English home, and now that her policeman husband, Alan, has retired, she's looking forward to some quiet time with him. But then the letter arrives: an old acquaintance in Indiana has died and left her a small inheritance. It seems an excuse to travel back to the States and take a well-deserved vacation. Dorothy should have known better. As well as the money, Kevin Cassidy has left a note predicting his own murder.

Kombucha: healthy recipes for naturally fermented tea drinks, Louise Avery

Korean stories for language learners: [traditional folktales in Korean and English], Julie Damron

Korean Stories for Language Learners introduces 42 traditional Korean folktales with bilingual Korean and English versions, presented on facing pages, together with detailed notes and exercises aimed at beginning learners of the language. The book can be used as a reader in first- and second-year Korean language courses or by anyone who wishes to learn about Korean folktales and traditional Korean culture.

La casa di Laila, Raffaele Colelli

Un romanzo che riesce a trasportare il lettore verso scenari esotici,verso tradizioni e folklore dell'est europeo lasciando la convinzione di aver vissuto un esperienza nuova ed edificante per la conoscenza del mondo e di se stessi. Oltre l'ambientazione bulgara degli scenari, sono particolarmente caratteristici anche i personaggi e i contenuti narrativi rendendo tutto verosimile.

La finestra appesa a un filo, Toni Carli

Il corpo di un ragazzino, vittima di un bullismo d'altri tempi, viene trovato nelle acque fredde di un fiume. Il padre, un contadino in apparenza burbero e privo di cordialità, cerca conforto nella disperata ricerca del cagnolino di suo figlio, scomparso la sera della disgrazia. Trascura i lavori della terra e i suoi animali, mentre sua moglie, al contrario, si chiude nel suo intimo dolore di madre, profondo e infinito come una spina nel cuore.

La mela di Cupido, Olga Kryuchkova

Sergej L'vovi? Zav'jalov, maggiore d'artiglieria, si reca in villeggiatura dalla zia Aglaja Dmitrievna. Zav'jalov, su insistenza della zia, inizia a corteggiare la vicina Polina Veresova. Trascorrono una notte d'amore nel casino di caccia. Il diario personale di Polina capita nelle mani del maggiore. Sergej L'vovi? ne è profondamente turbato e lascia immediatamente il 'nido d'amore'. Senza ulteriori spiegazioni, lascia la casa accogliente di Aglaja Dmitrievna e si reca ospite da un amico.

La promessa del Principe, Inc OverDrive

Yvette era solo una ragazzina quando ha ricevuto in dono dalla nonna uno strano ciondolo a forma di serpente. Un gioiello misterioso, legato a una promessa che la donna non aveva mai mantenuto. Dopo dodici anni, Yvette si ritrova sola, divisa tra una sorella capricciosa e un lavoro dequalificante, ma le cose stanno per cambiare... Vašek ha sempre cercato di rimandare il giorno in cui avrebbe dovuto far fronte ai suoi doveri e onorare la promessa fatta a suo nonno, ma ormai non c'è più tempo.

La seconda via del kung fu, Giu Currò

Continuano le avventure di John, Lara e del mitico maestro Yori, in una nuova epopea di guai, emozioni, sorprese, delusioni e intrighi. Tutto è ancora più grande e pericoloso. Un nuovo cattivo si cela nell'ombra. Un torneo di arti marziali più epico che mai. è seriamente raccomandato leggere prima i libri La via del kung fu e Il dollaro della fortuna. Info sugli autori: Giu Currò è un maestro di Kung Fu ed esperto di arti marziali, iniziando a praticarle quando aveva nove anni.

La sognatrice di versi, Sonia Cardia

In un periodo nel quale sembra difettare il piacere del sogno, inteso come desiderio più intimo, ecco che la poesia diventa testimone per trasmettere con le parole l'importanza di questo. Sonia Cardia racconta in versi ogni mutamento dell'anima, ogni paura, ogni movimento del cuore, come si racconta un sogno, con immagini nitide che si susseguono, a volte veloci altre lente.

La stella a sei punte, Antonio Falco

Giulia Rinaldi è la poliziotta che a tratti assume il ruolo di protagonista della narrazione e che, insieme agli altri membri della squadra T, dovrà risolvere l'ingarbugliato caso della scomparsa di una giovane ventenne appartenente alla cosiddetta Torino bene. L'evolversi degli eventi porterà gli agenti verso direzioni via via sempre più inaspettate e davanti alla drammaticità di alcuni misteri relativi alla famiglia della ragazza.

La sua canaglia affascinante: collegato nel tempo, Dawn Brower

La Grande Guerra fa incontrare Catherine e Asher nelle reciproche vite. Solo il tempo dirà se il loro destino è quello di stare insieme, o se alla fine servirà a uno scopo più alto. Lady Catherine Langdon è speciale, e non perchá è la figlia di un duca. Viene da una lunga serie di individui nati con doni straordinari, ed è una delle poche che ha una variazione di tutti e tre. Sull'orlo della guerra prende una decisione che cambierà irrevocabilmente il corso della sua vita - amore o dovere.

La vendetta di Kelly, Adriano Pereira Lima

La vita di Kelly cambia quando si rende conto che il marito la sta tradendo. Seguendo i consigli dell'amica Priscilla, però, riesce mantenere il sangue freddo e a preparare al meglio la sua vendetta.

La vita è una brioche, Gian Franco Bottini

Una domenica di qualche anno fa, un gruppetto di amici molto affiatato, e "un'osteria-bar" in un'amena località del Nord Italia...

L'amore a modo nostro, Deimichei Giada

All'età di venticinque anni, Arianna Lori può finalmente definirsi soddisfatta di quello che è riuscita ad ottenere durante tutta la sua vita. Ha un lavoro stabile in un piccolo studio nella periferia di Roma, vive insieme alla sua amica Rubina, in un appartamento un po' stravagante ed è fidanzata da cinque anni con Cristiano, un ragazzo che ha conosciuto all'università. Felipe Santos è il tipico straniero trasferitosi a Roma per seguire la sua passione, nonchá suo lavoro.

Lavender blue, Donna Kauffman

Hannah Montgomery, the co-owner of a lavender farm who still grieves the son she lost years ago, develops a deep friendship with a widowed stonemason that could lead to something more if she is willing to take the risk.

Lawman with a cause; Missing in Conard County; Delta Force die hard; Six minutes to midnight; Last stand in Texas; Shadow Point Deputy, Delores. Lawman with a cause Fossen

Lawman With A Cause / Delores Fossen: When a serial killer begins targeting the recipients of his late fiancee's organs, Sheriff Egan McCall must protect former hostage negotiator Jordan Gentry, the woman he blames for her death and the one he can't stop thinking about.
Missing In Conard County / Rachel Lee: When three girls go missing, only K-9 officer Kelly Noveno and her friend Al Carstairs continue searching after a violent winter storm buries evidence.

Le bambine che riconosciamo in foto, Raul Quiros Molina

Dopo aver trascorso due anni accudendo la madre malata, Adela decide di prendere in mano la propria vita. Perciò si apre un profilo su un sito di appuntamenti e lì fa la conoscenza di Honduras, l'unico uomo a trattarla con rispetto e cortesia. Nel frattempo, incontra David, il fidanzato di Teresa, un uomo violento che possiede varie palestre, con il quale intraprende una relazione tossica.

Le donne che fecero l'Impresa - Lombardia: Nessun pensiero è mai troppo grande, Inc OverDrive

Cultura e industria, libri, cinema, danza, ma anche sport, alta moda, commercio, bellezza, imprenditoria legata a industrie del ferro e della meccanica, design.

Le donne che fecero l'Impresa - Piemonte: Nessun pensiero è mai troppo grande, Inc OverDrive

Dopo il successo dell'edizione emiliana e lombarda del libro ecco quella dedicata alle donne imprenditrici piemontesi.

Le farò un po' male: diario tragicomico di un medico alle prime armi, Adam Kay

"Esilarante, straziante, necessario. Un libro che fa ridere fino quasi a soffocare." The Times Benvenuto nella vita quotidiana di un giovane medico: settimane lavorative di 97 ore, decisioni di vita e di morte da prendere, uno tsunami costante di liquidi corporei e il parcometro dell'ospedale che guadagna più di te. Giornate di lavoro estenuanti, notti insonni, weekend mancati e molto altro ancora...

Legami di Seta, Amanda Roberts

Nata nelle campagne più remote della provincia dell'Hunan, Yaqian, giovane ricamatrice, trova il proprio destino presso la Corte imperiale, un luogo di intrighi, desideri, e tradimenti. Dal letto di un imperatore, passando per il cuore di un principe, fino a diventare il braccio destro di un'imperatrice, Yaqian si apre la propria strada nei decenni più turbolenti della storia cinese, e diviene la principale testimone della caduta della dinastia Qing.

Lessons after dark, Isabel Cooper

Olivia Brightmore didn't know what to expect when she took a position to teach at Englefiend School, an academy for 'gifted' children. But it wasn't having to rescue a young girl who levitated to the ceiling. Or battling a dark mystery in the surrounding woods. And nothing could have prepared her for Dr. Gareth St. John. He knew all about her history and scrutinized her every move because of it. But there was more than suspicion lurking in those luscious green eyes.

Life class, Pat Barker

Spring, 1914. A group of students at the Slade School of Art have gathered for a life-drawing class. Paul Tarrant is easily distracted by an intriguing fellow student, Elinor Brooke, but when Kit Neville - himself not long out of the Slade but already a well-known painter - makes it clear that he, too, is attracted to Elinor, Paul withdraws into a passionate affair with an artist's model.

Lines and shadows, Joseph Wambaugh

Tells of the work of the Border Crime Task Force, a San Diego police squad dedicated to apprehending the bandits who prey upon illegal aliens.

Little girl lost, Valerie Wood

Lo straordinario peggior anno della mia vita, Enrico Santarelli

Roberto ha poco più di trent'anni e si definisce l'uomo-bradipo. Inizia il nuovo anno con tutti i migliori presupposti, farsi notare sul lavoro e provare a conquistare la ragazza dei suoi sogni. Riuscito a fare il passo in amore, lei si rivela tutt'altro che un sogno e quando tutto sembra perduto, una nuova ragazza entra nella sua vita.

Lo strappo, Cristina Pacinotti

Pisa, maggio 1972. In piena contestazione studentesca, una ragazza di sedici anni scappa da casa. Il suo messaggio di addio a un padre molestatore e a una madre indifferente è l'impiccagione della bambola Nicoletta alla testiera del suo letto fiorito. La sua vita in strada non inizia sotto buoni auspici: i due hippies che le danno uno strappo vorrebbero divertirsi con lei che è costretta a fuggire lasciandosi dietro le sue poche cose. In compenso ha imparato a bere forte, fino a stordirsi.

Look I'm an engineer, Sally Beets

This playful preschool activity book will unleash your child's curiosity and creativity as they play their way through amazing STEM projects. Perfect for kids ages 3-6, this early learning children's book will excite little ones by revealing the everyday ways they can be an engineer. Children are born with everything they need to be great engineers: inquisitive minds, unlimited imagination, and super senses.

Lost and found, Ross W Greene

Love amid the ashes: a novel, Mesu Andrews

Readers often think of Job sitting on the ash heap, his life in shambles. But how did he get there? What was Job's life like before tragedy struck? What did he think as his world came crashing down around him? And what was life like after God restored his wealth, health, and family? Through painstaking research and a writer's creative mind, Mesu Andrews weaves an emotional and stirring account of this well-known story told through the eyes of the women who loved him.

Love comes home, Ann H. Gabhart

World War II is finally over and the people of Rosey Corner are busy welcoming the boys home. The Merritt sisters in particular are looking toward the future as they learn to hold their plans with a loose hand, trusting that God will guide and strengthen them.

Love's sacred song: a novel, Mesu Andrews

L'ultima stanza, Marinella Scarpante

Ci sono dei sensi di colpa che ognuno si porta dentro... Questo pensa Angela, quando si trova di fronte alle storie di quattro persone che partecipano al suo corso di scrittura terapeutica.

L'uomo dentro l'ombra, Maria Cristina Felci

Un biglietto di sola andata per le Hawaii e la vuota monotonia di una vita agiata, ma priva di sostanza, sparisce di colpo. Jasmine non è una ragazza comune, non riesce ad incanalare le sue giornate, i suoi momenti, i suoi valori nella superficialità da cui si sente circondata. No, quegli schemi, quelle azioni ripetitive e quelle maschere di sola apparenza non fanno proprio per lei.

Ma, he sold me for a few cigarettes: a memoir of Dublin in the 1950s, Martha Long

When Martha Long's feckless mother hooks up with the Jackser ("that bandy aul bastard"), and starts having more babies, the abuse and poverty in the house grow more acute. Martha is regularly sent out to beg and more often steal, and her wiles (as a child of 7, 8) are often the only thing keeping food on the table. Jackser is a master of paranoid anger and outburst, keeping the children in an unheated tenement, unable to go to school, at the ready for his unpredictable rages.

Magnate, Joanna Shupe

1887. New York City's Gilded Age shimmers with unimaginable wealth and glittering power. The men of the Knickerbocker Club know this more than anyone else. But for one millionaire, the business of love is not what he expected. Born in the slums of Five Points, Emmett Cavanaugh climbed his way to the top of a booming steel empire and now holds court in an opulent Fifth Avenue mansion. His rise in station, however, has done little to elevate his taste in women.

Malice in miniature: a Dorothy Martin mystery, Jeanne M. Dams

When Dorothy Martin gets a call from her friend Ada Finch, whose gardener son has been arrested for the attempted theft of an antique dolls' tea set from the Miniatures Museum at the imposing Brocklesby Hall, she doesn't hesitate to offer her services to clear his name. But when theft leads to murder, Dorothy discovers there are big secrets hidden in the rooms filled with miniatures.

Married love: and other stories, Tessa Hadley

These tales showcase the qualities for which Tessa Hadley has long been praised: her humor, warmth, and psychological acuity; her powerful, precise, and emotionally dense prose; her unflinching examinations of family relationships.

Mayada, daughter of Iraq: one woman's survival in Saddam Hussein's torture jail, Jean P Sasson

Mayada was born into a powerful Iraqi family. One grandfather fought alongside Lawrence of Arabia. The other is acclaimed as the first true Arab nationalist. Her uncle was Prime Minister for nearly 40 years, her mother an important politician. When Saddam Hussein and his Ba'ath party seized power, and instituted his reign of terror, Mayada found herself alone in Baghdad, a divorced parent of two children, earning a meagre living printing brochures.

Medar, S. R Manssen

Freya is half blind, poor, and lives in land-locked Medar: an unlikely heroine. So when she finds a mysterious tablet telling her about a beautiful land beyond the Wall free from the evil Master, she doesn't think anybody will believe her. The same day, her family learns they have been selected to live in the Golden City, ruled over by the Master. But instead of entering the City with her family, Freya finds herself condemned to death by the Guards.

Melody Trumpet, Gabrielle Tozer

As the daughter of global music superstars, Melody Trumpet was supposed to be extraordinary - a melodic genius to carry on the Trumpet legacy. But, as was discovered when Melody screamed her first out-of-tune note as a baby, this wasn't to be. Ten years on, Melody is still kept away from the world in Trumpet Manor. If only secrets could stay hidden ...For Melody Trumpet, it's about finding the extraordinary in ordinary.

Mentors: how to help and be helped, Russell Brand

Could happiness lie in helping others and being open to accepting help yourself?Mentors - the follow up to Sunday Times number one bestseller, Recovery - describes the benefits of seeking and offering help.

Metabolism reset diet: repair your liver, stop storing fat and lose weight naturally, Alan Christianson

Midnight at Tiffany's, Sarah Morgan

Three best friends embrace life–and love–in Manhattan, in USA TODAY bestselling author Sarah Morgan's sparkling new series.

Mila and Laura: Two Girls, Three Lesbian Romance Shorts, Foxglove Lee

Ever fall in love with your best friend? It turns your world upside down. Just ask Mila and Laura, two teens who realize they want to be more than just friends. But even if they surrender to love, can they ever find the courage to tell the world? Find out over the course of three teen tales: I Hate Love, Happy Birthday, Klutzface!, and Dress Like A Dude.

Mindstar rising, Peter F Hamilton

Miriam, Mesu Andrews

In a time where El Shaddai revealed Himself in a powerful way, Miriam invites readers to experience through the eyes of an unusual, faithful servant.

Moment of truth, Mandy Magro

Alexis Brown was thirteen when her parents were killed. The police labelled it a murder-suicide, but Alexis has grown up believing her loving father could never have hurt her mother. So when, seventeen years later, Alexis receives an anonymous note telling her the police were wrong and her parents were both murdered, she's determined to return to Blue Ridge and find out the truth.

Moneyball: the art of winning an unfair game, Michael (Michael M.) Lewis

More than a feeling, Erika Kelly

A call home to Snowberry, Montana and a resort's annual festival throws Daisy Charbonneau and her high school crush, rock musician Cooper Hood, into close quarters, but is two weeks enough for love to blossom?

Morgawr, Terry Brooks

With a fleet of airships and a crew of walking dead men at his command, the Morgawr is in relentless pursuit of the Jerle Shannara and the crew that mans her. For the Morgawr, the goal is two fold: to find and control the fabled ancient books of magic, and to destroy the dark disciple who betrayed him–the Ilse Witch. But the Ilse Witch is already a prisoner–of herself.

Moya: Volume unico, Anisa Gjikdhima

Mi ha rapita, si è preso la mia vita e ora gli appartengo. La mafia russa l'ha reso un uomo temuto e rispettato. Tutti hanno paura di Alexander Volkov, tranne io, e questo lo disturba. Ha detto che tra noi non doveva esserci amore perchá siamo come il diavolo e l'acqua santa. Ma ogni volta che i suoi occhi incontrano i miei il mondo assume un nuovo significato e questo non gli piace perchá lo fa sentire debole. Se l'amore può distruggerti, lui mi distruggerà.

Mr Dixon disappears, Ian Sansom

Israel Armstrong, one of literature's most unlikely detectives, returns for more crime solving adventure in this hilarious second novel from 'The Mobile Library' series. The second in the 'The Mobile Library ' detective series, 'Mr Dixon Disappears' once again features the magnificently hapless Israel Armstrong ' the young, Jewish, duffle-coat wearing librarian who solves crimes, mysteries, and domestic problems all whilst driving a mobile library around the coast of Northern Ireland.

Mr Doubler begins again, Seni Glaister

Murder at Swann's Lake: a Chief Inspector Woodend mystery, Sally Spencer

Chief Inspector Woodend investigates the death of a night club owner at Swann's Lake, a weekend retreat near Manchester.

Murder at the courthouse, Ann H. Gabhart

After a few years as a police officer in Chicago, Michael Keane has no trouble relaxing into the far less stressful job of deputy sheriff in his small hometown. After all, nothing ever happens in Hidden Springs, Kentucky. Nothing, that is, until a dead body is discovered on the courthouse steps. Everyone in town is a little uneasy. Still, no one is terribly worried–after all the man was a stranger–until one of their own is murdered right on Main Street.

My mixed emotions: learn to love your feelings, Maureen Healy

Naked came the phoenix: a serial novel, Nevada Barr

The promise of discretion and pampering-and a long-overdue reconciliation with her mother-draws Caroline Blessing, the young wife of a newly-elected Congressman, to the fancy Phoenix Spa. But after her first night in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, Caroline wakes to find the rich and famous guests in turmoil and under suspicion: the spa's flamboyant and ambitious owner has been murdered.

Nate's destiny, Shirleen Davies

A broken man struggling for a future. A wounded woman who can't walk away. Nate Hollis had everything, until a Confederate cannonball changed the course of his life. His job as a deputy in Conviction and his love for a beautiful woman allows him to dream of a future he once thought lost. He never counted on the gnawing pain of his injury and the craving for relief to spiral him downward into a man he hardly recognizes.

Nei silenzi delle parole, Giuseppe Mancini

Ci sono incontri che ti resettano e in un attimo cambiano la percezione di te, delle tue sicurezze, delle convinzioni passate e di ciò che immaginavi ti riservasse il futuro; ti aiutano a trovare delle risposte che spesso hai recluse dentro; ti conducono a far chiarezza su lati dell'anima silenti e, forse, poco conosciuti. Con alcune persone è come ritrovarsi dopo essersi aspettati a lungo. Nel silenzio si suonano le stesse note, si è come parti di un puzzle che combaciando si completano.

Nell'Intreccio del Tempo, Barbara Nalin

New York, novembre 2020. Per la prima volta dopo sei anni e dopo tutto ciò che hanno passato, Melita sta per rivedere Simon, il suo grande amore. Sembra essere trascorsa un'eternità da quando ha usato le tele del mulino Ta' Kola per viaggiare attraverso il tempo e, da quel momento, molte cose sono cambiate. Adesso vive con Murad, che dice di amarla, eppure questo non basta a garantirle la tranquillità. Sa che ci sono ancora molte cose in sospeso e lei ha bisogno di capire.

Nemesis: an FBI thriller, Catherine Coulter

When Special Agent Lacey Sherlock foils a terrorist attack at JFK airport, she thinks her job is done and turns the reins over to the New York FBI. But stopping the grenade-carrying crazy was only the beginning. Another plot unfolds nearly simultaneously with a bomb at St. Patrick's Cathedral. The terrorist at JFK refuses to speak to anyone but Sherlock. She heads back with counterterrorist Special Agent Cal McLain to try to get him to talk.

Never anyone but you, Rupert Thomson

In the years preceding World War I, two young women meet, by chance, in a provincial town in France. Suzanne Malherbe, a shy seventeen-year-old with a talent for drawing, is completely entranced by the brilliant but troubled Lucie Schwob, who comes from a family of wealthy Jewish intellectuals. They embark on a clandestine love affair, terrified they will be discovered, but then, in an astonishing twist of fate, the mother of one marries the father of the other.

Never cry wolf, Farley Mowat

The bestselling nature classic that stands as a hallmark of conservation writing and forever changed the way we look at wolves In 1948, Farley Mowat landed in the far north of Manitoba, Canada, a young biologist sent to investigate the region's dwindling population of caribou. Many people thought that the caribous' conspicuous decline had been caused by the tundra's most notorious predator: the wolf.

Never ever, Valentina Ferraro

Non hanno capito nulla di me. Non ho avuto grosse delusioni in amore, non mi hanno spezzato il cuore, non ho bisogno di essere guarito. A me, semplicemente, non frega niente di nessuno. Non voglio una storia seria, non intendo cambiare per amore di una donna, non mi sono mai e poi mai innamorato. E sto da Dio!" Evan Derrek ha tutto: una carriera da fotomodello che lo appaga, donne che lo venerano, un gruppo di amici che lo fa sentire a casa.

Night of the Highland dragon, Isabel Cooper

They say, said the girl, that people disappear up there. And I heard that the lady doesna' ever grow any older. The lady? William asked. Lady MacAlasdair. She lives in the castle, and she's been there years, but she stays young and beautiful forever. In the Scottish Highlands, legend is as powerful as the sword - and nowhere is that more true than in the remote village of Loch Aranoch. Its mysterious ruler, Judith MacAlasdair, is fiercely protective of her land - and her secrets.

Nights at Seaside, Addison Cole

Sky Lacroux has finally realized her dream and opened her own tattoo shop in Provincetown, Massachusetts. She's happy as can be, preparing the shop for its grand opening and renting a cottage in the Seaside community while renovations to her new apartment are being completed. The only thing missing is the one thing she longs for, and has no control over–love.

No kissing under the boardwalk, Kate Angell

Will a first love get a second chance? Zane Cates has fallen in love twice–once with flying, and once with Tori Rollins, the girl who stole his heart in high school. For a brief, shining moment, their future looked bright. Then the offer of a place at the Air Force Academy got between Zane and his beautiful young wife, and he found his marriage over as abruptly as a wave washing back to sea.

Nocturnales–Le ultime giacobine, Beatrice da Vela

Parigi, inverno 1795. Dopo l'esecuzione dei robespierristi e la sconfitta dei Giacobini, la Repubblica è nel caos della reazione termidoriana; gli ideali di uguaglianza, libertà e fraternità sembrano solo un lontano ricordo e professarli è diventato pericoloso. Quattro donne molto diverse tra loro, ma che hanno condiviso le stesse battaglie e gli stessi affetti, si trovano a vivere in un mondo ormai a loro ostile dopo aver perso i loro affetti più cari.

Non ho fatto il militare, Mauro Del Giudice

Il protagonista, Michele De Luca, classe 1947, vive, studia e lavora a Milano. Assunto in banca, scopre che la valutazione aziendale è basata più sulla "piena disponibilità" dei dipendenti che sulla "meritocrazia". Il giovane impiegato non accetta le imposizioni di stampo militare (obbedire senza discutere) ed ha un incontro/scontro con il Capo del personale; per reazione si ritroverà a svolgere attività sindacale.

Non ho mai smesso di contare le stelle, Anna Langiano

Quando Irene si innamora di Marco, tutti gli amici la avvertono che l'uomo conduce una doppia vita. Ma la ragazza non li ascolta e inizia cosi una passione che la porterà oltre i propri limiti. Un romanzo sulla fragilità, sull'amicizia e sul dolore, che si chiede se esiste un limite oltre il quale anche l'amore si deve fermare.

Not bad people, Brandy Scott

Three friends, thirty years of shared secrets, one impulsive gesture .. and a terrible accident. When friendship goes bad, someone has to pay. For fans of Liane Moriarty and Robyn Harding. It's New Year's Eve. Three thirty-something women - Aimee, Melinda and Lou - best friends for decades, let off sky lanterns filled with resolutions: for meaning, for freedom, for money. As the glowing paper bags float away, there's a bright flare in the distance.

Not every princess, Jeffrey Bone

After listing activities that are stereotypically, but not always, attributed to princesses, fairies, pirates, superheroes, and more, encourages the reader to imagine what one could be, despite others' expectations. Includes note to parents.

Number eight: smelly man, Colin Cotterill

Number Eight: Smelly Man is the seventh 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. Who is trying to kill the smelly tramp? The tramp doesn't know, but he hires Jimm to find out.

Number seven: sex on the beach, Colin Cotterill

Number Seven: Sex on the Beach is the seventh 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.When a tourist is raped and killed at a resort in the south of Thailand, the police place the guilt on a Burmese migrant worker.

Olivia Twist: a dark past, a glittering future, and the world between them, Lorie Langdon

Olivia Twist, in which Olivia was forced to live as a boy for her own safety until she was rescued from the streets. Now eighteen, Olivia finds herself at a crossroads: revealed secrets threaten to destroy the "proper" life she has built for herself, while newfound feelings for an arrogant young man she shouldn't like could derail her carefully laid plans for the future.Olivia Brownlow is no damsel in distress.

OMD: change the world by changing one meal a day: the simple, plant-based program to save your health and save the planet, Suzy Amis Cameron

On desperate ground, James R. Benn

The story of men and women caught up in the death throes of Nazi Germany, struggling to maintain those things precious to them–life, an end to killing, and even sanity itself. Colonel Johann Faust has lost everyone he ever loved and feels he is going inexorably insane. He hears the haunting voice of his dead fiancee and the demons that roar through his mind as he perfects a plan to save Nazi Germany from defeat and insure a greater and deadlier new world war.

One tough cowboy, Lora Leigh

Only a breath apart, Katie McGarry

Told in two voices, childhood best friends Jessie and Scarlett reconnect at his grandmother's funeral and start to share their secrets and feelings for each other.

Ottolenghi simple, Yotam Ottolenghi

Oversubscribed: how to get people lining up to do business with you, Daniel Priestley

Don't fight for customers, let them fight over you!Have you ever queued for a restaurant? Pre-ordered something months in advance? Fought for tickets that sell out in a day? Had a hairdresser with a six-month waiting list? There are people who don't chase clients, clients chase them.

Pandora's lab: seven stories of science gone wrong, Paul A Offit

What happens when ideas presented as science lead us in the wrong direction' History is filled with brilliant ideas that gave rise to disaster, and this book explores the most fascinating-and significant-missteps: from opium's heyday as the pain reliever of choice to recognition of opioids as a major cause of death in the U.S.

Parent alert: how to keep your kids safe online, Will Geddes

Protect your children from cybercrime, sexting, cyberbullying, phishing, cyberstalking, grooming, nude selfies, and other internet dangers. You can't shield your kids from the risks if you don't know what they are.

Passage across the Mersey, Robert Bhatia

The remarkable story of Helen Forrester, author of Twopence to Cross the Mersey, and how she turned tragedy to triumph. When Helen Forrester's father went bankrupt in the 1930's, she and her six siblings fell from a comfortable middle-class existence into wretched poverty. Later in life, Helen wrote a ground-breaking series of memoirs, starting with Twopence to Cross the Mersey, which told the harrowing account of her family's struggles in Depression-era Liverpool.

Path of revenge, Russell Kirkpatrick

Seventy years after the conclusion of the Falthan War, three great continents - and their gods - are again at war for truth and immortality. Husk is the remnant of a once-powerful magician, defeated decades ago by the Undying Man, Lord of Bhrudwo. He lies, eviscerated, in the dungeon of Andratan, planning his revenge. the three people he has manipulated from afar to bring him what he needs are on their way ... with no means of knowing what they are about. But even Husk cannot know everything ...

Peace in my heart, Freda Lightfoot

Pendolo, Nicola de Gol

Mi sono state dette molte cose, di guardare al target, di limare o far limare le parti della storia al narratore... ma noi ci siamo trattenuti già così. E poi si sa, se qualcuno ha qualcosa da dire, veramente, lo trova il modo. Non penso che necessitiamo davvero di un prodotto culturale prefabbricato, studiato a priori per entrare in determinate coordinate così da soddisfare gli acquirenti, e abbracciarne un numero più ampio.

Peony, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker) Buck

The life of a bondservant is inextricably related to the Jewish family she serves in this historic novel of K'aifeng Jews in the early 1800s.

Piccoli gorghi, Maria Messina

"Piccoli gorghi" è il secondo libro pubblicato da Maria Messina nell'ormai lontano 1911 con i tipi dell'editore Sandron di Palermo, città dove la scrittrice nacque il 14 marzo del 1887. Le novelle di questa seconda opera furono scritte durante la sua permanenza a Mistretta, cittadina siciliana dove ella soggiornò dal 1903 al 1909, al seguito del padre che vi si trasferì con la famiglia a causa della sua nomina a direttore della locale scuola elementare.

Pirate Pug, Laura James

Please don't eat the daisies, Jean Kerr

Plenty: vibrant vegetable recipes from London's Ottolenghi, Yotam Ottolenghi

A collection of vegetarian recipes based on freshness and seasonality, and drawn from the diverse food cultures represented in London.

Plenty more, Yotam Ottolenghi

Polar shift, Clive Cussler

Polar shift: It is the name for a phenomenon that may have occurred many times in the past. At its weakest, it disorients birds and animals, and damages electrical equipment. At its worst, it causes massive eruptions, earthquakes, and climatic changes. At its very worst, it would mean the obliteration of all living matter. Sixty years ago, an eccentric Hungarian genius discovered how to artificially trigger such a shift, but then his work disappeared, or so it was thought.

Pressure cooker magic: 101 fast and fabulous recipes for your electric pressure cooker, Alison DuBois Scutte

Pressure cookers deliver delicious, healthy meals fast! Pressure-cooking is quick, easy, and ensures more nutrients remain in the food than most other cooking methods. Demonstrated by the recent popularity of Instant Pots and electric pressure cookers, these highly efficient mini appliances are a must-have that reduces cooking time to a third of the normal time.

Prince Lestat, Anne Rice

The novel opens with the Vampire world in crisis ... vampires have been proliferating out of control; burnings have commenced all over the world, huge massacres similar to those carried out by Akasha in The Queen of the Damned ... Old vampires, roused from slumber in the earth are doing the bidding of a Voice commanding that they indiscriminately burn vampire-mavericks in cities from Paris and Mumbai to Hong Kong, Kyoto and San Francisco.

Prince Lestat and the realms of Atlantis, Anne Rice

"In my dreams, I saw a city fall into the sea. I heard the cries of thousands. I saw flames that outshone the lamps of heaven. And all the world was shaken ..." Lestat de Lioncourt is no longer alone. A strange, otherworldly spirit has resurfaced, taking possession of his body and soul. All-seeing, all-knowing, its voice whispers in his ear, telling the hypnotic tale of Atlantis, the great sea power of ancient times ...

Princess of Baker Street, Mia Kerick

Prisoner: my 544 days in an Iranian prison–solitary confinement, a sham trial, high-stakes diplomacy, and the extraordinary efforts it took to get me out, Jason Rezaian

In July 2014, Washington Post Tehran bureau chief Jason Rezaian was arrested by Iranian police, accused of spying for America. The charges were absurd. In this memoir, Rezaian writes of his exhausting interrogations and farcical trial. He also reflects on his life and childhood.

Profumo di Glicine, Michela Angelucci

Profumo di Glicine racconta la storia di Francesca nella sua interezza, raccoglie i momenti più belli della sua vita tra continui flash back tra passato e presente. Francesca è raccontata nella sua totalità e nella percezione di una donna qualunque. L'incontro che farà con Giacomo, un brillante scrittore, l'aiuterà inconsapevolmente ad avere maggiore sicurezza di se e di ciò che realmente desidera.

Promise trail, Shirleen Davies

Bull Mason has built a life far away from his service in the Union Army and the ravages of the Civil War. He's achieved his dreams–loyal friends, work he enjoys, a home of his own, and a promise from the woman he loves to become his wife. Lydia Rinehart can't believe how much her life has changed. Escaping captivity from a Crow village, she finds refuge and a home at the sprawling Redemption's Edge ranch...and love in the arms of Bull Mason, the ranch foreman.

Queen unseen: my life with the greatest rock band of the 20th century, Peter Hince

For more than a decade, Peter Hince worked alongside one of the greatest bands in the history of rock, touring the world and heading up their road crew as they performed at some of the best and biggest music venues in the world. Here he recalls the highlights of those years with the band.

Raising human beings: creating a collaborative partnership with your child, Ross W Greene

AIn – Raising Human Beings arms parents with the tools they need to raise kids in ways that are non-punitive and non-adversarial and that brings out the best in both parent and child.

Rapunzel's revenge, Shannon Hale

Rapunzel is raised in a grand villa surrounded by towering walls. Rapunzel dreams of a different mother than Gothel, the woman she calls Mother. She climbs over the wall and finds out the truth. Her real mother, Kate, is a slave in Gothel's gold mine. In this Old West retelling, Rapunzel uses her hair as a lasso and to take on outlaws–including Gothel.

Raybot and Weebot!, Adam F Watkins

Raybot enjoys being a big brother to the tiny abandoned robot he finds in junkyard only to discover that the cute and excitable little Weebot is constantly looking for mischief.

Real life organizing: clean and clutter-free in 15 minutes a day, Cassandra Aarssen

Learn how to organize your home, simplify life and have more time for the things you love. Organizational expert Cassandra 'Cas' Aarssen, the guru from YouTube's ClutterBug channel, reveals her tips, tricks and secrets to a clean and clutter free home in just 15 minutes a day. Aarssen, spends her time organizing other people's homes, teaching college workshops on organization, and creating weekly videos and blog posts.

Regeneration, Pat Barker

In 1917, decorated British officer and poet Siegfried Sassoon wrote a declaration condemning the war. Instead of a court-martial, he was sent to a hospital for other "shell-shocked" officers where he was treated by Dr. William Rivers, noted anthropologist and psychiatrist. Author Barker turns these true occurrences into a compelling and brilliant antiwar novel. Sassoon's complete sanity disturbs Dr.

Return to Danver, Hugh Howey

An eldest daughter is a father's curse. Vic knows this. She knows she was never supposed to be the one. But her father taught her to breathe beneath the sand, taught her how to dive deep and find the treasures of the buried past. He taught her brother as well. When she hears of Danvar's discovery, it feels as though fate has slipped her by. If the rumours are to believed, that is. And while she has her doubts, her missing brother sends her on a hunt of her own.

Rock'n'rust, Walter Miraldi

Estate anni '80. Ritmo non sincopato in quattro quarti, armonie di spazio ampie e progressione dissonante. Un Ragazzo si prepara per giocare la partita di pallone più importante. Si dice che gli Stranieri siano più forti dell'anno prima. La Ragazza che gli piace sarà lì a guardarlo. L'Alcolizzato urla parole liquide, mentre il Collezionista di cicatrici tamburella la malinconia sul guscio vuoto di un cocomero. L'arbitro schia l'inizio. Comincia il viaggio del protagonista.

Rocky Mountain devil, Vivian Arend

Raphael (Angel) Coleman and Laurel Sitko were thick as thieves throughout their school years. The unlikely friendship between the rancher's son and the preacher's daughter might have gone unnoticed by most, but their shared laughter and connection were the best parts of Rafe's life growing up. Now that she's returned to Rocky, he's eager to move from friend to something far more intimate.

Rocky Mountain home, Vivian Arend

Too stubborn to face his sins, Jesse Coleman bolted from the Six Pack Ranch, only to fall straight into the arms of a beautiful stranger. Twelve hours later, the seductive firebrand is nothing but a whiskey-laced memory–but one powerful enough to convince Jesse tracking down his elusive lover is worth the effort. Darilyn Hayes figured it was her lucky night when the sexiest cowboy in Alberta interrupted her annual drink-until-I-fall-over wake.

Rose River, Margareta Osborn

Adapted from Margareta Osborn's bestselling ebook novella A Bush Christmas, Rose River is a gloriously funny romantic comedy set in the beautiful Australian outback. Take one city girl - and drop her into the back of beyond...Housesitting in rural Burdekin's Gap, high up in the East Gippsland Mountains, is not an obvious career move for a PR executive like Jaime Hanrahan. But, hey, retrenchment is a kicker.

Royal scandal, Meg Cabot

Ryder, Barbara Freethy

When Navy pilot Ryder Westbrook is shot down, his only thought is making it home–to the place he left behind a long time ago. But dreaming about the small town of Eagle's Ridge and going back are two very different things, and upon arrival Ryder finds himself in the middle of another battlefield–an old family feud between the Westbrooks and the Tuckers. To complicate matters, he needs disputed land to start his second career at the local airfield.

Saving Miranda, Catherine (Novelist) Ferguson

Miranda falls head over heels for dynamic (but mysteriously absent) Rufus and his desire to rescue the planet, but has she really found her perfect match?

Sawkill girls, Claire Legrand

After girls mysteriously disappear on the island of Sawkill Rock, three unlikely friends come together to destroy the Collector, a monster from another world who grows stronger with each kill.

Scene of the crime: means and motive, Carla Cassidy

Two hardheaded investigators chase danger–and each other–in New York Times bestselling author Carla Cassidy's newest Scene of the Crime case Gabriel Walters didn't need some know-it-all FBI agent charging in on his territory. But Jordon James wasn't about to let some local police chief derail her, not with three unsolved murders over at the Diamond Cove B and B. If she just immersed herself in the investigation, she could avoid the troubles she'd left back home...

School made easier: a kid's guide to study strategies and anxiety-busting tools, Wendy (Wendy L.) Moss

The authors focus on how to manage that academic stress and the emotions that might interfere with academic success. They teach students ways to reduce their anxiety, increase their confidence in school, and study more effectively. Also includes case studies of real kids, self-assessment checklists, and lots of quick tips to help you stay calm on test day.

Secrets at Cedar Cabin, Colleen Coble

Brenna Fleming flees to a cabin in Lavender Tides only to discover that everything she believed about herself has been a lie.

Secrets at Seaside, Addison Cole

Tony Black is the hottest surfer on the planet. He travels the world throughout the year and spends his summers on Cape Cod with his friends, at the Seaside cottages in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. He's got his choice of women, but Amy Maples is the one he wants. Fourteen years ago she was his for an entire summer, until a devastating accident changed everything, and what they had seemed like it had never existed–at least for her. Amy Maples is as consistent as the day is long.

Shadow of the crown, Paul J Bennett

Treachery! Treason! Trolls? Fooled into thinking they are returning heroes, the entourage's royal welcome is cut short when they mysteriously collapse; all but Nikki, the one nobody trusted. Lady Nicole Arendale's past is shrouded in mystery, but it's slowly unravelling as secrets long buried are exposed, threatening everyone's future. Never one to rely on anyone's help, she has no choice but to return to her previous life if she has any hope of saving them.

Sheikh's desert desire, Lynn Raye. Carrying the sheikh's heir Harris

Carrying the sheikh's heir: She'd meant to have a baby for her sister, but an IVF clinic mix-up means party planner Sheridan Sloane is now carrying the heir of Rashid al-Hassan, the desert King of Kyr! Rashid demands marriage, but Sheridan isn't convinced. Yet Rashid will not give her a choice - he kidnaps her.
Forged in the desert heat: The Gypsy Sheikh, betrayer, modern-day-marauder - Zafar Nejem has been called many things. And now he is to be called Your Majesty.

Show Stopper! the Susie K Diaries [electronic resource], Shamini Flint

Susie K is a fabulous show-stopper (not!) - but her mum is convinced that Susie can make it as the star of the talent quest ...

Sigla, Luca Guarneri

Un pullman, 22 fermate, tanti volti con storie da raccontare. Un viaggio alla scoperta degli altri e di se stessi, fermata dopo fermata. Ad accompagnarci in questa corsa due protagonisti tanto simili quanto differenti tra loro. Lasciatevi coinvolgere dall'esuberanza travolgente di Splash, dalla delicata pacatezza di Luca e da ciò che i due personaggi vivranno. Le colonne sonore del nostro itinerario attendono il tuo play. Proprio lì, a ogni stop, c'è una sigla che ci attende.

Silent blade, Ilona Andrews

Family is everything. Talent is power. And revenge is sweet. In a distant, future world Kinsmen-small powerful groups of genetically and technologically advanced families-control vast financial empires. They are their own country, their own rulers, and their only limits are other Kinsmen. The struggle for power is a bloody, full-contact sport: in business, on the battlefield ... and sometimes in the bedroom. Old hatreds die hard. Old love dies harder.

Silhouette girl, V. C Andrews

Since I fell for you, Bella Andre

Suzanne Sullivan doesn't need a bodyguard. After all, she's one of the most successful digital security specialists in the world so she can most certainly take care of herself despite the problems she's been running into lately. Unfortunately, her three brothers don't agree. So when Mr. Way-Too-Handsome shows up bound and determined to protect her, whether she wants him there or not, sparks definitely start to fly.

Sins out of school: a Dorothy Martin mystery, Jeanne M Dams

Dorothy Martin wanted to have a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for her husband, Alan and some of her friends - a real taste of home. Then came the call from the school, asking Dorothy to fill in because teacher Amanda Doyle hadn't shown up. Three days later, on Thanksgiving, the second call came: John Doyle had been murdered and Amanda was the suspect.

Slaughter Park, Barry Maitland

In this, the final book of the Belltree Trilogy, DS Harry Belltree has gone bush. His obsessive pursuit of justice has cost him everything - his job, his marriage and his newborn child - but then his estranged wife disappears, leaving their baby daughter behind, and he is dragged back to Sydney. The police think Jenny has murdered a man. Harry thinks she's in danger.

Sleep sense: improve your sleep, improve your health, Katharina Lederle

Sleep is fundamental to our health and wellbeing. In Sleep Sense, international sleep expert Dr Katharina Lederle explores how sleep is connected to each of the three pillars of successful living: physical health, cognitive performance, and emotional wellbeing, and provides readers with the tools to effectively establish healthy sleep habits.

Sleep smarter: 21 essential strategies to sleep your way to a better body, better health, and bigger success, Shawn Stevenson

Small town girl: a novel, Ann H. Gabhart

In the autumn of 1941, rumors of war whisper through Rosey Corner. The town practically vibrates in anticipation, as if it is holding its breath. But for Kate Merritt, it seems life is letting out a prolonged sigh. As Kate watches her sister marry the man Kate has loved since she was fifteen, her heart is silently breaking. And even the attentions of Jay Tanner, the handsome best man, can't draw her interest. Then suddenly, Pearl Harbor changes everything.

Some kind of wonderful, Sarah Morgan

Her whole life, Puffin Islander Brittany Forrest has dreamed of adventure. And at the age of eighteen, she thought she'd found it in bad boy Zachary Flynn. But after just ten tempestuous, smoldering days, their whirlwind marriage went up in smoke, and Brittany resolved to put him out of her mind forever. Zach knows he let Brittany down, but being back on Puffin Island and seeing Brittany again stirs up long-buried emotions.

Sorry please thank you, Charles Yu

Drawing from both pop culture and science, Charles Yu is an observer of contemporary society, and in Sorry Please Thank You he fills his stories with equal parts humor and insight into the human condition. A big-box store employee is confronted by a zombie during the graveyard shift, a problem that pales in comparison to his inability to ask a coworker out on a date.

Sotto il cielo di Yaoundá, Federico Marta

Al tramonto di un 2001 scosso dall'attacco alle torri gemelle, Nicola Basciano, distrutto per la perdita della famiglia in un incidente stradale, decide di abbandonare tutto ciò che gli ricorda la sua vecchia vita e di dedicarsi alla cooperazione allo sviluppo. Grazie a vecchi contatti giovanili, si trasferisce in Camerun per prendere la direzione di un progetto di sostegno all'educazione e alla salute materno-infantile, nelle due maggiori città del Paese.

Spezie e desideri: Miss Garnette Catharine Book cooking, Jane Rose Caruso

Miss Garnette Catharine Book è una donna straordinaria: i suoi deliziosi manicaretti hanno un potere speciale, curano i malanni dell'anima. Gli abitanti di Beltory, la tranquilla cittadina sul mare dove Miss Catharine Book vive, lo sanno benissimo, ecco perchá si rivolgono a lei quando qualcosa non va: che si tratti di stanchezza, tristezza o affari di cuore, Miss Garnette Catharine Book troverà la soluzione con le sue spezie.

Split second, Catherine Coulter

A serial killer is on the loose, and it's up to FBI agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock to bring him down. They soon discover the killer has blood ties to an infamous and now long-dead monster. Savich and Sherlock are joined by agents Lucy Carlyle and Cooper McKnight, and the chase is on. At the same time, Agent Lucy Carlyle learns from her dying father that her grandfather didn't simply walk away from his family twenty-two years ago: he was, in fact, murdered by his wife.

Stampi perduti, Rolando Guerriero

Toscana litoranea, anni '60. L'abolizione della mezzadria e l'esplosione dell'industria hanno rivoluzionato la vita delle campagne. Non tutti i contadini sono disposti a rinchiudersi in fabbrica, a divenire operai, così alcuni di essi, per scelta o per obbligo, si trasformano in braccianti, orgogliosi di conservare quelle conoscenze preziose, acquisiste da generazioni, che facevano dell'agricoltura un'arte più che un mestiere.

Stealing home, Sherryl Woods

Stiletto, Daniel O'Malley

When secret organizations are forced to merge after years of enmity and bloodshed, only one person has the fearsome powers–and the bureaucratic finesse–to get the job done. Facing her greatest challenge yet, Rook Myfanwy Thomas must broker a deal between two bitter adversaries: The Checquy–the centuries-old covert British organization that protects society from supernatural threats, and The Grafters–a centuries-old supernatural threat.

Stripes of the Sidestep Wolf, Sonya Hartnett

In a dying country town lives a young man fighting the future, a young woman fighting the past, and a long-lost animal that can teach them both the art of survival. The animal swerved into the bracken, its smooth long tail slippin g away. Satchel listened a minute for any sign of it but it was gone. . . He wondered what its name had been, who had o wned it, what hard history had left it alone here, at the foot of the hanging volcano.

Stuff that sucks: a teen's guide to accepting what you can't change and committing to what you can, Ben Sedley

Sometimes everything sucks. This unique, illustrated guide will help you move past negative thoughts and feelings and discover what truly matters to you. If you struggle with negative thoughts and emotions, you should know that your pain is real. No one should try to diminish it. Sometimes stuff really does suck and we have to acknowledge it. Worry, sadness, loneliness, anger, and shame are big and important, but they can also get in the way of what really matters.

Sul filo del destino, Giuseppe Marchese

Mio zio Giuseppe Lagonegro era una persona schiva con una preparazione a dir poco stupefacente per la materia che esercitava, una memoria storica per più di un secolo di avvenimenti e personaggi che si sono susseguiti nella città di Potenza, capoluogo della regione Basilicata-Lucania e che hanno dato lustro ad una città per molto tempo dimenticata forse perchá del Sud o perchá non era in tempi passati molto conosciuta. Ecco di seguito il racconto su di una persona straordinaria nel suo genere.

Sulky, rowdy, rude: why kids really act out and what to do about it, Bo Hejlskov Elván

Children can go through difficult phases - this is a natural part of growing up. Conflicts and arguments are nothing exceptional, but rather a part of everyday family life. The authors of this practical and imaginative book show how parents can create consistent and effective structures, methods and responses, so that children can learn for themselves how to practise self-control and cooperation in a secure environment where they both belong and have autonomy.

Sunsets at Seaside, Addison Cole

Jessica Ayers has lived a sheltered life with little more than cello lessons and practices taking up her day. Now a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, she escapes the prim and proper symphony to vacation in the Seaside community in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, to determine if she is living life to the fullest or missing it altogether. For the first time since developing the second largest search engine in the world, billionaire Jamie Reed is taking the summer off.

Sunstroke: and other stories, Tessa Hadley

Super powders: adaptogenic herbs and mushrooms for energy, beauty, mood, and well-being, Katrine Van Wyk

Super Rabbit Boy blasts off!, Thomas Flintham

King Viking decides to find another planet where he can carry out his evil plans without interference, and everyone in Animal Town is delighted; then an alien appeals to Super Rabbit Boy for help and he blasts off to once again confront his enemy–but his level one rocket may not be up to the task.

Super woman RX: discover the secrets to lasting health, your perfect weight, energy, and passion with Dr. Taz's power type plans, Tasneem Bhatia

Drawing from Ayurvedic, Chinese, and Western systems of medicine, outlines five plans for women to lose weight and prevent disease based on a personality blueprint.

Survivor pass, Shirleen Davies

Survivor Pass, Book Five, Redemption Mountain Historical Western Romance Series"The Redemption Mountain series is as good as historical romance gets–vivid settings, memorable characters, love, and lots at stake. Shirleen Davies knows how to bring the old west to life. You feel as if you've traveled, with the characters, to the frontier. I hope there will be more to come!" Book ReviewHe thought he'd found a quiet life...

Svolta, James Lawless

Selezionato per il premio Willesden, Svolta è una storia di percezione e pregiudizi radicati che possiamo portare con noi nella nostra vita quotidiana. A volte è necessario fare un viaggio in un posto strano per risvegliare in noi un modo meno intransigente di vedere il mondo.

Swan song, Robert R McCammon

In a nightmarish, post-holocaust world, an ancient evil roams a devastated America, gathering the forces of human greed and madness, searching for a child named Swan who possesses the gift of life.

Sword Mountain, Nancy Yi Fan

When adopted by the eagle prince, a valley-born eaglet must learn to become a princess and also, a heroine.

Sword quest, Nancy Yi Fan

Wind-voice, a dove, seeks a sword made magical by the Great Spirit himself in order to save the world of birds from destroying themselves at war, but first he must confront an evil rival, archaeopteryx Maldeor.

Swordbird, Nancy Yi Fan

The blue jays and cardinals of Stone-Run Forest have always lived harmoniously side by side. But the fate of the forest–and all its inhabitants–is in jeopardy when the sinister hawk, Turnatt, turns the two bird tribes against each other. According to legend, only Swordbird, Son of the Great Spirit, has the power to conquer evil and restore peace to the land. But is he real or just a myth? Can Swordbird arrive in time to save the forest ...

Talk to me in Korean. Level 1 lessons, Inc OverDrive

Tangled hearts, Heather McCollum

Growing up on a pirate ship, every day was full of adventure for Pandora Wyatt. It was also the perfect place for her to use her magic without persecution. But after her surrogate father is imprisoned in the Tower of London, Pandora leaves the safety of the vessel to rescue him before he's executed. She expects her mission to be difficult, but what she doesn't expect is to have her life saved by the sexiest man she's ever met.

Team of vipers: my 500 extraordinary days in the Trump White House, Cliff Sims

Offers a first-hand account of the author's time in the Trump White House, discussing the infighting and leaking he witnessed first-hand and his role in the president's successes and disasters.

Tempt me like this, Bella Andre

As one of the biggest rock stars in the business, Drew Morrison can have anything and anyone he wants. Only Ashley Emmit, who has joined his tour to work on a college research project, is completely off-limits. Drew promised her father that, once the tour was over, he would send her home pure and untouched by the rock 'n' roll world. But he has never been so tempted by anyone in his entire life.

Tennis rosse offresi, Gabriella Soriani

L'installazione sul lago d'Iseo della passerella di Christo dà il calcio d'inizio a questa partita. Qualcuno approfitta di tale avvenimento. C'è chi vince e chi perde. Una statua di cemento con ai piedi un paio di tennis rosse viene tratta in salvo dal lago d'Iseo.

Thai: an essential grammar, David Smyth

The Archie wedding. Archie in will you marry me?, Michael Uslan

It's the wedding of the century and the story you've waited a lifetime for! Archie finally marries Betty! ...

The armored saint, Myke Cole

In a world where any act of magic could open a portal to hell, the Order insures that no wizard will live to summon devils, and will kill as many innocent people as they must to prevent that greater horror. After witnessing a horrendous slaughter, the village girl Heloise opposes the Order, and risks bringing their wrath down on herself, her family, and her village.

The bad book affair: a mobile library mystery, Ian Sansom

Israel Armstrong lends the library's copy of American Pastoral to a troubled teenage girl and soon she disappears. Israel thinks there may be a connection, but he needs figure out what it is and find the girl, all while dealing with the trauma of a breakup and his impending 30th birthday.

The belt of the buried gods, Hugh Howey

In post-apocalyptic Colorado, a state now covered in sand, one family struggles to survive and stay united after the father leaves. Wife and mother, Rose, has only a whore house and as her income dwindles, she finds she must work in the establishment she runs. Her children, Palmer, Victoria, Rob and Conner, all take on the dangerous job of being sand divers, hoping to help their mother with expenses.

The betrayed fiancáe, Wanda E Brunstetter

Collect all six parts of the Brunstetters' new serial novel and meet a nurse who was ready to marry until her fiancá exposes his selfish deeds.

The blessed: a novel, Ann H. Gabhart

It is 1844 and Lacey Bishop's life is a tangled mess. Estranged from her own family, at age 16 she went to work for a preacher and his wife. When his wife died, the preacher convinced Lacey that the only decent thing to do was to marry him. That way she could continue to act as mother to the little girl who was left on his doorstop. But Lacey never expected he would decide to take them all off to a Shaker village.

The boneyard, Mark Sennen

Malcolm Kendwick is charming, handsome - and a suspected serial killer. When the partially clothed body of a woman is discovered on Dartmoor, all eyes are on one man. There wasn't enough evidence to convict Kendwick of his suspected crimes in America, but DI Charlotte Savage is determined to bring him to justice. She's certain the woman's murder, so soon after Kendwick's return to Devon, is no coincidence. But Savage hadn't anticipated one thing: Kendwick has a perfect alibi.

The boss's nine-month negotiation, Maya Blake

The passion she could never forget ... When fiercely independent Sienna Newman's memory is lost, she's transported back to those blissful nights with her ex-boss, powerful Argentinian Emiliano Castillo! And with the news of her pregnancy sending shockwaves through them both, she tentatively accepts Emiliano's invitation to his luxurious private island ...

The capitalist code: it can save your life and make you very rich, Ben Stein

In his entertaining and informative style that has captivated generations, New York Times bestselling author, actor, and financial pundit refutes the current notion that the corporate system is rigged against "ordinary citizens" and explains how corporate stock ownership is the best one every devised to give workers and savers a route to financial comfort and security. Most Americans have not inherited wealth or a successful business that could set them up for life.

The case of the discontented husband: an Agatha Christie short story, Agatha Christie

The Chinese orange mystery, Ellery Queen

A puzzling publishing murder attracts the eye of Ellery Queen Mandarin Press is a premier publishing house for foreign literature, but to those at the top of this enterprise, there is little more beautiful than a rare stamp. As Donald Kirk, publisher and philatelist, prepares his office for a banquet, an unfamiliar man comes to call. No one recognizes him, but Kirk's staff is used to strange characters visiting their boss, so Kirk's secretary asks him to wait in the anteroom.

The clutter connection: how your personality type determines why you organize the way you do, Cassandra Aarssen

An organization book for diverse habits: "You're not messy, you just organize differently." The Clutter Connection examines and explains the correlation between brain types and how they directly relate to organization and clutter. Cassandra Aarssen smashes the stereo-type that some people are "naturally messy" and offers readers insight and real-life solutions based on their unique personal organizing style.

The colour of light, Emilie Richards

The deeper the darkness, the brighter the light For more than a decade minister Analiese Wagner has felt privileged to lead her parishioners along a well-lit path. Her commitment has never been seriously tested until the frigid night she encounters a homeless family huddling in the churchyard. Offering them shelter in a vacant parish house apartment and taking teenage Shiloh Fowler–a girl desperate to rescue her parents–under her wing, she tests the loyalty and faith of her congregation.

The comforts of home, Susan Hill

The counterlife, Philip Roth

The course of honour, Lindsey Davis

"He has no money, no reputation and no famous ancestors". The love story of the Emperor Vespasian, who brought peace to Rome after years of strife, and his mistress, the freed slave woman Caenis. This book recreates Ancient Rome's most turbulent period - the reigns of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero and Vespasian's rise to power. As their forbidden romance blossoms, Caenis is embroiled in political intrigue, while Vespasian embarks on a glorious career.

The cowboy's second-chance family, Jules Bennett

Finding love twice in a lifetime!When Lucy Brooks lost her husband, her dreams of a family went with him. Now her life is a busy balance of friends, work and the demands of her small ranch. When she meets handsome, brooding Noah Spencer, she recognises the grief in his penetrating eyes. And yet she can't deny the feelings that he has reawakened within her. All widower Noah has in life is his little daughter and a fresh start as Stonerock's newest police officer.

The cowgirl & the unexpected wedding, Sherryl Woods

Half virginal innocence, half saucy temptress, willful little Lizzy Adams had long since stolen rancher Hank Robbins's heart. And then one night, passion overcame common sense and left them both with a little more than just wonderful memories – and the determination to do the "right thing". For Lizzy, that meant not roping the rugged rancher into marriage. And for Hank, well...

The cut out girl: a story of war and family, lost and found, Bart Van Es

The extraordinary true story of a young Jewish girl in Holland under Nazi occupation who finds refuge in the homes of an underground network of foster families, one of them the author's grandparents Bart van Es left Holland for England many years ago, but one story from his Dutch childhood never left him.

The darling songbirds, Rachael Herron

Adele, Molly and Lana are the Darling Songbirds, the country-singing sisters who gained fame in their teens for their smart lyrics and sweet harmonies. But when their father died suddenly on the eve of their big tour, the group acrimoniously broke up. Now, eleven years on, Adele arrives back in Darling Bay, the sleepy gold-rush town founded by her great-grandfather. For Uncle Hugh has bequeathed to the sisters his hotel and bar the Golden Spike.

The dauntless, Jillian Dodd

The deepest well: healing the long-term effects of childhood adversity, Nadine Burke Harris

The delegates' choice, Ian Sansom

Israel Armstrong, one of literature's most unlikely detectives, returns for more crime solving adventure in this hilarious third novel from the Mobile Library series. Israel has been invited to attend the Mobile Meet in London, the annual mobile library convention, with his irascible companion Ted Carson. Back in the UK, Israel is reunited with his family, and there is much eating of paprika chicken, baklava and the drinking of good coffee.

The did I mention I love you? trilogy, Estelle Maskame

Did I mention I love you?: When sixteen-year-old Eden Munro agrees to spend the summer with her estranged father in the beachfront city of Santa Monica, California, she has no idea what she's letting herself in for. Eden's parents are divorced and have gone their separate ways, and now her father has a brand new family. For Eden, this means she's about to meet three new step-brothers. The eldest of the three is Tyler Bruce, a troubled teenager with a short temper and a huge ego.

The divided family, Wanda E Brunstetter

Collect all six parts of the Brunstetters' new serial novel and rally around a family in grief that is struck by one disaster after another.

The dog who saved the world, Ross Welford

When 12-year-old Georgie makes friends with an eccentric retired scientist, she becomes the test-subject for a thrilling new experiment: a virtual reality, 3D version of the future. Then a deadly virus threatens to wipe out every dog in the country, and Georgie's beloved dog Mr Mash gets sick. Which is bad - but worse is still to come. As the world is thrown into chaos, Georgie embarks on a desperate quest: to save every dog on earth and all of humanity... ... without actually leaving the room.

The Dothan chronicles: the complete trilogy, Charissa Dufour

King Wolfric Eberhand battles the last nation to stand against his raging armies. With help from the deadly knight, Sir Erin Caldry, he hopes to conquer the land of Dothan once and for all. Using his wealth and power, he has formulated the perfect plan to finally take their rich land. What he doesn't realize, is the youngest Dothan princess is currently a slave within his very own castle walls. While out visiting the remote estate of a relative, Princess Bethany Kavadh is kidnapped by slavers.

The dreamers, Karen Thompson Walker

The eagle, Jillian Dodd

The world's most deadly assassin, a man known only as The Priest, has come back from the dead to take a series of high profile hits. When the assassin complete his first task–shooting an important world leader, the global community goes into collective shock and his government vows retaliation. With her cover firmly cemented as Huntley Von Allister, Spy Girl's vacation on the Royal Yacht is cut short when she's called home for her next mission–and, this time, it's personal.

The essential family guide to borderline personality disorder: new tools and techniques to stop walking on eggshells, Randi Kreger

The eye in the door, Pat Barker

The Eye in the Door is the second installation of Pat Barker's acclaimed and haunting historical fiction trilogy about British soldiers traumatized by World War I trench warfare and the methods used by psychiatrist William Rivers to treat them. Here, Lieutenant Billy Prior is tormented by figuring out which side of several coins does he live – coward or hero, crazy or sane, homosexual or heterosexual, upper class or lower.

The farmers' market mishap, Wanda E Brunstetter

Return to Topeka, Indiana, and the Hochstetler twin sisters who are pulled apart by life's changes.

The fast 800: how to combine rapid weight loss and intermittent fasting for long-term health, Michael Mosley

Six years ago, Dr Michael Mosley started a health revolution with The 5.2 Fast Diet, telling the world about the incredible power of intermittent fasting. In this book he brings together all the latest science (including a new approach: Time Restricted Eating) to create an easy-to-follow programme.

The fifth risk: undoing democracy, Michael (Michael M.) Lewis

The forgotten sister: a sequel to Pride and prejudice, Louise Hathaway

In The Forgotten Sister, the drawing rooms of the Regency era are opened for us to view the world where Jane Austen left off when she wrote Pride and Prejudice. This novel is about Mary Bennet, the plain middle daughter, as she compares herself to her beautiful sisters, tries to get her father to notice her, falls in love, becomes a writer, and ultimately a champion for those less fortunate.

The Foyles Bookshop girls, Elaine Roberts

London, 1914: one ordinary day, three girls arrive for work at London's renowned Foyles bookshop. But when war with Germany is declared their lives will never be the same again... Alice has always been the 'sensible' one in her family - especially in comparison with her suffrage-supporting sister! But decidedly against her father's wishes, she accepts a job at Foyles Bookshop; and for bookworm Alice it's a dream come true.

The frontiersman, William W Johnstone

Seventeen-year-old Breckinridge Wallace is a pioneer whose fearless instincts have finally landed him in trouble with an Indian enemy. Now, from the bustling streets of St. Louis to the vast stillness of the Missouri headwaters, Breck is discovering a new world of splendor, violence, promise and betrayal on his way to the new frontier. Most of all, he is clawing his way to manhood behind the law of the gun.

The garden of blue roses, Michael Barsa

The adult son of an acclaimed horror writer is forced to confront his family's past after the "accidental" death of his parents.

The ghost of Grey Fox Inn, Carolyn Keene

When Nancy and Bess accompany George to a cousin's wedding in historic Charleston, South Carolina, they end up staying at an old inn near the family's home with the rest of the guests. But when they begin hearing strange noises and witnessing unexplained phenomena at night–they soon discover that it's one of Charleston's most haunted hotels! When the wedding rings disappear during one of these spooky evenings, Nancy knows she's got to get to the bottom of this ghostly mystery ...

The ghost road, Pat Barker

1918, the closing months of the war. Army psychiatrist William Rivers is increasingly concerned for the men who have been in his care - particularly Billy Prior, who is about to return to combat in France with young poet Wilfred Owen. As Rivers tries to make sense of what, if anything, he has done to help these injured men, Prior and Owen await the final battles in a war that has decimated a generation.

The golden mile to murder, Sally Spencer

Chief Inspector Charlie Woodend is exiled back to his native Lancaster, where his first case is the murder of D.I "Punch" Davies.

The great pearl heist: London's greatest thief and Scotland Yard's hunt for the world's most valuable necklace, Molly Caldwell Crosby

In the summer of 1913, under the cover of London's perpetual smoggy dusk, two brilliant minds are pitted against each other–a celebrated gentleman thief and a talented Scotland Yard detective–in the greatest jewel heist of the new century.

The ground beneath her feet: a novel, Salman Rushdie

At the beginning of this stunning novel, Vina Apsara, a famous and much-loved singer, is caught up in a devastating earthquake and never seen again by human eyes. This is her story, and that of Ormus Cama, the lover who finds, loses, seeks, and again finds her, over and over, throughout his own extraordinary life in music.

The handbook to handling his lordship, Suzanne Enoch

Emily Portsman has a secret, and three years ago she decided the best way to keep it would be to work at the Tantalus Club, a notorious gaming establishment for gentlemen. It's not the sort of work a beautiful, well-bred governess would ever consider–unless she's hiding from her past and a man who wants to destroy her present ... Nate Stokes, Earl of Westfall, is a supremely accomplished former spy more at home on London's seedy streets than in any glittery ballroom.

The happiness pact, Liz Flaherty

The fine line between BFF and happily-ever-after...Tucker Llewellyn and Libby Worth–strictly platonic!–realise they're each at a crossroads. Tucker is successful, but he wants a wife and kids: the whole package. Libby knows that small-town life has her set in her ways; the tearoom owner needs to get out more. So they form a pact: Libby will play matchmaker and Tucker will lead her on the adventure she desperately needs.

The haunting on Heliotrope Lane, Carolyn Keene

Nancy's classmate, Willa, needs her help. Willa is convinced something is terribly wrong with her friend Izzy, but everyone has dismissed Willa's concerns, saying it's just teen angst. But Willa thinks it's more than that; she thinks Izzy is possessed. It all started when Willa and Izzy snuck into an abandoned house with some of their friends. After running around and exploring, Willa went in to the basement and found Izzy staring into space.

The Hawaiian discovery, Wanda E Brunstetter

Ellen travels to Hawaii to help her best friend, but quickly finds herself torn between a new love and her family in Indiana.

The Highland dragon's lady, Isabel Cooper

Regina Talbot-Jones has always known her rambling family home was haunted. She also knows her brother has invited one of his friends to attend an ill-conceived seance. She didn't count on that friend being so handsome ... and she certainly didn't expect him to be a dragon. Scottish Highlander Colin MacAlasdair has hidden his true nature for his entire life, but the moment he sets eyes on Regina, he knows he has to have her.

The history of England. Volume IV, Revolution, Peter Ackroyd

The fourth volume of Peter Ackroyd's enthralling History of England begins in 1688 with a revolution and ends in 1815 with a famous victory. In it, Ackroyd takes readers from William of Orange's accession following the Glorious Revolution to the Regency, when the flamboyant Prince of Wales ruled in the stead of his mad father, George III, and England was again at war with France, a war that would end with the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo.

The homestead on the river, Rosie MacKenzie

An unforgettable tale of love, loss and betrayal from an exciting new Australian voice in historical fiction. In stark contrast to her own childhood during the last days of the Raj in India, the spectacular beauty surrounding their home, Rathgarven in Ireland has proven to be a happy place for Kathleen O'Sullivan and her husband, James, to raise their four children.

The innocent's one-night surrender, Kate Hewitt

Seduced by her rescuer...Desperate to escape a predatory suitor, Laurel Forrester has no one to turn to in Rome but her stepbrother, Cristiano Ferrero. A dangerous chemistry has always burned between them, even if he believes her to be exactly like her manipulative mother. And trapped in his luxurious penthouse, Laurel realises how vulnerable she is to his raw magnetism... Cristiano desires Laurel just as much as he despises her.

The kingdom of copper, S. A Chakraborty

In Daevabad, where djinn can summon flames with a snap of their fingers, where rivers run deep with ancient magic, and blood can be as dangerous as any spell, a clever con artist from Cairo will alter the fate of a kingdom. Nahri's life changed forever when she accidentally summoned Dara, a formidable, mysterious djinn, during one of her schemes. Thrust into the dazzling royal court of Daevabad, she needed all of her grifter instincts to survive.

The Korean verbs guide. Vol. 2, Inc OverDrive

The 2 volume series is designed to help you understand how the first 100 of the most commonly used Korean verbs are conjugated and used. If you are just starting to learn Korean, going through all the verbs in the book one after another can be a good idea, but if you already know some Korean and want to enhance your grammar skills related to specific verbs, feel free to just look up those words and practice using them.

The Korean verbs guide. Volume 1, Inc OverDrive

The 2 volume series is designed to help you understand how the first 100 of the most commonly used Korean verbs are conjugated and used. If you are just starting to learn Korean, going through all the verbs in the book one after another can be a good idea, but if you already know some Korean and want to enhance your grammar skills related to specific verbs, feel free to just look up those words and practice using them.

The ladies: a novel, Doris Grumbach

A tender and imaginative retelling of the adventures of two of history's most compelling women In 1778 Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby left County Kilkenny for Wales to live together as a married couple. Both well born, highly educated Irish women, the Ladies of Llangollen, as they came to be known, defied all eighteenth-century social convention and spent half a century together in a loving relationship.

The last chance matinee, Mariah Stewart

From New York Times bestselling author Mariah Stewart comes the first novel in her all-new series, The Hudson Sisters, following a trio of reluctant sisters as they set out to fulfill their father's dying wish. In the process, they find not only themselves, but the father they only thought they knew. When celebrated and respected agent Fritz Hudson passes away, he leaves a trail of Hollywood glory in his wake–and two separate families who never knew the other existed.

The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers, Kerri Turner

Petrograd, 1914. A country on a knife edge. The story of two people caught in the middle - with everything to lose...A stunning debut from a talented new Australian voice in historical fiction. Valentina Yershova's position in the Romanov's Imperial Russian Ballet is the only thing that keeps her from the clutches of poverty.

The last resort, Steph Broadribb

Done with a life of exploitation and violence, Lori Anderson is training to be a bounty hunter. Holed up in the Georgia Mountains with her reclusive mentor, JT, Lori is determined to put her new skills into practice. Behind JT's back, she breaks his rules and grabs the chance she's looking for.

The last secret, Sophie Cleverly

Scarlet and Ivy are back at Rookwood school for what could be their final term. When Scarlet and Ivy return to school after the holidays, they quickly realise that the school is in danger. The twins will need to confront enemies from their past and their present if they are to have any chance of it surviving.

The little bakery on Rosemary Lane, Ellen (Romance fiction writer) Berry

The London train, Tessa Hadley

After the death of his mother, Paul abandons his family to live life on the edge with his daughter from a previous marriage who is pregnant and living in a run-down council flat, while Cora rebels against her marriage and society.

The lopsided Christmas cake, Wanda E Brunstetter

Twin sisters, Elma and Thelma Hochstetler volunteer to bake a Christmas cake for an Amish charity auction, only to learn they must demonstrate the whole process on stage in front of an audience. Bumbling their way through, the take-charge Elma and the klutzy optimist Thelma manage to entertain their audience-and attract the admiration of two bachelors, an outspoken woodworker and a shy harness maker from a neighboring community. More than one man will make a staggering bid for their cake.

The lost girls, Jennifer Spence

The MacKenzies, Liliana Hart

Four books in one volume. Dane: A Christmas Wish Dane MacKenzie has made mistakes, but despite them all, he's reconnected with the woman he's always loved and the son he never knew he had. But things haven't gone the way he hoped. Charlotte still hasn't set a wedding date, and he's a stranger to his son. The only thing Dane wants for Christmas is for them to be a real family.

The man who carried Cash: Saul Holiff, Johnny Cash, and the making of an American icon, Julie Chadwick

Before there was Johnny and June, there was Johnny and Saul. But in 1973, at the zenith of Cash's career, Saul quit. Until now, no one knew why.

The Mandel files. Volume 1, Peter F Hamilton

The master bedroom, Tessa Hadley

Kate Flynn has always been a clever girl, brought up to believe in herself as something special, in Firenze, a big house by a lake in Cardiff. Now Kate's 43 and has given up her university career in London to come home and look after her mother. When she meets David Roberts, a friend from the old days, she begins to obsess about him.

The meltdown, Jeff Kinney

When snow shuts down Greg Heffley's middle school, his neighborhood transforms into a wintry battlefield. Rival groups fight over territory, build massive snow forts, and stage epic snowball fights. And in the crosshairs are Greg and his trusty best friend, Rowley Jefferson. It's a fight for survival as Greg and Rowley navigate alliances, betrayals, and warring gangs in a neighborhood meltdown.

The mermaids singing, Val McDermid

The bodies of four men have been discovered in the town of Bradfield. Enlisted to investigate is criminal psychologist Tony Hill. Even for a seasoned professional, the series of mutilation sex murders is unlike anything he's encountered before. But profiling the psychopath is not beyond him. Hill's own past has made him the perfect man to comprehend the killer's motives. It's also made him the perfect victim. A game has begun for the hunter and the hunted.

The modern organic home: 100+ diy cleaning products, organization tips, and household hacks, Natalie Wise

The Modern Organic Home helps you de-clutter and clean with natural, homemade products that are healthy for you and your family.

The music makers, E. V. (Ernest Victor) Thompson

In the troubled countryside of Ireland, the 1840s are harrowing years; the seasons when potato crops fail and the gaunt specter of hunger stalks the landscape. Against this stark world stands Liam McCabe, one-time fisherman of Kilmar, now turning his hand to politics to offer his countrymen the thing they need most: a glimmer of hope. Never far away are the women in Liam's life: Kathie, the fiddler's winsome daughter, and Caroline, a dazzling lady of the aristocracy.

The Nano flower, Peter F Hamilton

The new animals, Pip Adam

Carla, Sharon and Duey have worked in fashion for longer than they care to remember, for them, there's nothing new under the sun. They're Generation X: tired, cynical and sick of being used. Tommy, Cal and Kurt are Millenials, they've come from nowhere, but with their monied families behind them they're ready to remake fashion. They represent the new sincere, the anti-irony. Both generations are searching for a way out, an alternative to their messed-up reality.

The one you fight for, Roni Loren

Taryn Landry was there that awful night fourteen years ago when Long Acre changed from the name of a town to the title of a national tragedy. Everyone knows she lost her younger sister. No one knows it was her fault. Since then, psychology professor Taryn has dedicated her life's work to preventing something like that from ever happening again. Falling in love was never part of the plan... Shaw Miller has spent more than a decade dealing with the fallout of his brother's horrific actions.

The outsider: a novel, Ann H. Gabhart

Gabrielle Hope has a special gift of "knowing" the future. When she and her mother join the Pleasant Hill Shaker community in 1807, the members embrace her ability, although it sometimes frightens quiet Gabrielle. But when one vision comes true, a chain of events and an unlikely love challenge her loyalty to this chaste community.

The pearl thief, Fiona McIntosh

Severine Kassel is asked by the Louvre in 1963 to aid the British Museum with curating its antique jewellery, her specialty. Her London colleagues find her distant and mysterious, her cool beauty the topic of conversations around its quiet halls. No one could imagine that she is a desperately damaged woman, hiding her trauma behind her chic, French image.

The perfect rake, Anne Gracie

Fate has lavished beauty on the Merridew sisters—that is, all save the eldest. But plain Prudence bears no grudge; she loves her four beautiful sisters infinitely. So when their abusive grandfather is laid up with an injury, she seizes the opportunity to concoct an ingenious plan that will allow all five of them to escape the clutches of their legal guardian. All it will take is a little matrimonial deception... A renowned rake, Gideon, Lord Carradice, has a way of making ladies swoon.

The possibility principle: how quantum physics can improve the way you think, live, and love, Mel Schwartz

The postage stamp vegetable garden: grow tons of organic vegetables in tiny spaces and containers, Karen Newcomb

This classic gardening bestseller (over 500,000 copies sold) uses ecologically friendly, intensive biodynamic methods to produce large amounts of vegetables in very tiny spaces. Revised for an all new generation of gardeners, the 40th anniversary edition includes brand new information on the variety of heirloom vegetables available today and how to grow them the postage stamp way.

The prince, Jillian Dodd

An eighteen-year-old covert agent is pulled out of training before graduation by Black X, a espionage group so secret even the President of the United States doesn't know it exists. For her first mission, she must go undercover as the long-lost daughter of a recently deceased billionaire, infiltrate high society, and protect the Prince of Montrovia from assassination.

The prince's convenient proposal, Barbara Hannay

To secure his country's future, reformed playboy Prince Rafael of Montaigne needs a wife. A convenient marriage seems the ideal solution...until his fiancáe disappears and Rafe must ask her identical twin sister, Charlie Morisset, to become his stand-in bride-to-be!Down-to-earth Charlie accepts Rafe's convenient proposal - in exchange for the funds to save her baby's sister's life. Being swept in to a crazy Royal whirlwind seems a small price to pay...until she's finds herself falling for Rafe.

The Princess in black and the Hungry bunny horde, Shannon Hale

Princess Magnolia and her unicorn, Frimplepants, are on their way to have brunch with Princess Sneezewort when Princess Magnolia's glitter-stone ring rings. The monster alarm! After a quick change in the secret cave, Princess Magnolia and Frimplepants are transformed into the Princess in Black and her faithful pony, Blacky. But when they get to the goat pasture, all they can see is a field full of darling little bunnies.

The professor and the puzzle, Carolyn Keene

Attending the annual Greek mythology gala at Oracle College, Nancy, Bess, and George race to assist when a student falls from a balcony in the middle of her speech, an accident the sleuthing trio links to collegiate sabotage.

The promised land, Barry Maitland

Brock and Kolla return in an enthralling new mystery.

The razor's edge, W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham

The right hand of God, Russell Kirkpatrick

Can the Company save their world? the Company and the Arkhimm have scattered far and wide in their quest to warn Faltha of imminent invasion by the armies of the Destroyer. they now have possession of the Jugom Ark, the flaming Arrow of legend which, it is believed, will defeat their enemy. When Leith carries the Ark into the city of Instruere, thousands of people flock to him to fight for Faltha in the coming war.

The rocket man: and other extraordinary characters in the history of flight, David J. Darling

The wonder of flight has long captured the human imagination. In this beguiling history ranging from the first aircraft to astronauts and beyond astronomer David Darling tells the stories of the true life adventurers whose wonder has translated into bizarre contraptions, magnificent achievements and, sometimes, startling folly.

The rogue, Allison Butler

A charming rogue, a woman with responsibilities, a highland romance you won't forget...Lowlander Adair has more charm and wit than any one man has a right to, despite being abandoned by his mother when only four. Granted one year's leave from his duties to the Elliot Clan, Adair travels to the Highlands in search of kith and kin, enjoying whichever women catch his eye along the way. But no one can hold him, and he always leaves the next morning.

The round yard, Alissa Callen

A heartfelt story about finding where you belong. A new Woodlea rural romance by bestselling Australian author Alissa Callen. For only child Neve Fitzpatrick, family is everything. When she loses her mother, she heads to the bush to rent a farmhouse near her grandmother's family home. To keep herself busy and her grief at bay, she offers to look after two little redheaded cowgirls and adopts a sassy pony and shaggy donkey in need of a refuge.

The ruin of Gabriel Ashleigh, K. J Charles

Passion is on the cards for two reckless rogues as K. J. Charles ups the ante in her Society of Gentlemen series with a sizzling eBook short story. The youngest son and the blackest sheep in his family, Lord Gabriel Ashleigh never imagined he could sink so low. Though he's a notoriously bad gambler, he takes on the formidable but strangely alluring Francis Webster, only to lose everything: all his money, the lovely estate he inherited from his aunt, and any hope of future happiness.

The Rust Maidens, Gwendolyn Kiste

Something's happening to the girls on Denton Street. It's the summer of 1980 in Cleveland, Ohio, and Phoebe Shaw and her best friend Jacqueline have just graduated high school, only to confront an ugly, uncertain future. Across the city, abandoned factories populate the skyline; meanwhile at the shore, one strong spark, and the Cuyahoga River might catch fire. But none of that compares to what's happening in their own west side neighborhood.

The saboteur, Andrew Gross

Kurt Nordstrum, an engineer in Oslo, puts his life aside to take up arms against the Germans as part of the Norwegian resistance. After the loss of his fiancáe, his outfit whittled to shreds, he commandeers a coastal steamer and escapes to England to transmit secret evidence of the Nazis's progress towards an atomic bomb at an isolated factory in Norway.

The saint, Allison Butler

He has chosen a chaste life, but he's never been tempted like this... Callum has two childhood memories: a stone cross, and the wanton behaviour of his mother, memories that drive him to a take a vow of celibacy at the age of fourteen. Now twenty-four, Callum takes leave from his laird for a year to find the source of these memories and, hopefully, his origins.

The secret heir of Alazar, Kate Hewitt

One stolen night with the Sultan. Virginal Gracie Jones longs for adventure–and one incredible evening in Rome, she finds it in the arms of charismatic Malik al Bahjat. But morning reveals he's next in line to Alazar's throne! Driven away by his royal family, Gracie discovers too late that their forbidden night left her pregnant. When Malik learns the truth a decade later, he explodes back into Gracie's life.

The secret Sanchez heir, Cathy Williams

'Marriage, Abigail. Like it or not, there's no other way. 'Leandro Sanchez never forgot the beautiful virgin who lit a fire in him like no other–then betrayed him. When Abigail Christie appears on his doorstep, Leandro decides one last explosive night is the only way to get her out of his system. But Abigail has a secret...their son!Leandro's discovery of the true consequence of their steamy nights leaves Abigail completely at the billionaire's mercy.

The secrets she kept, Brenda Novak

The rich and powerful Josephine Lazarow, matriarch of Fairham Island, is dead. The police say it's suicide, but Keith, her estranged son, doesn't believe it. Keith bears scars, both physical and emotional, from his childhood, but he's worked hard to overcome the past. After walking away from his mother and her controlling ways five years ago, he's built a new life in LA. He's also accumulated a fortune of his own. But as soon as he learns of his mother's death, he returns to Fairham.

The self-discipline handbook: simple ways to cultivate self-discipline, build confidence, and obtain your goals, Natalie Wise

Do you struggle with finishing projects? Need to lose weight? Can't get to bed at a reasonable hour? We all know we need more self-discipline, yet most of us are a bit foggy on what it actually is and have no idea where to find it. This handbook will teach you how to milk your momentum, how passion powers progress, why persistance is a virtue, and that patience is imperative.

The selfless act, Wanda E Brunstetter

Meet businessman Joel Byler who has gotten himself into a financial bind and his eccentric, wealthy Amish father who is done bailing out his spoiled son. When will Joel learn he most pay for his own mistakes - and at what cost to his business, his fiancáe, and his Amish siblings?

The slaughter: mass killings, organ harvesting, and China's secret solution to its dissident problem, Ethan Gutmann

The inside story of China's organ transplant business and its macabre connection with internment camps and killing fields for arrested dissidents, especially the adherents of Falun Gong. Mass murder is alive and well. That is the stark conclusion of this comprehensive investigation into the Chinese state's secret program to get rid of political dissidents while profiting from the sale of their organs–in many cases to Western recipients.

The Society, Jillian Dodd

Sent to London for their next mission, Huntley and Ari are guests at Malcolm Prescott's home, where Ari is asked to join a secret group called The Society, and Huntley learns more about her "father" Ares Von Allister. Spy Girl was trained not to have emotional entanglements, but Huntley is learning that it's hard to survive in the real world without them. As she uncovers hidden truths about her past, the knowledge leaves her reeling and questioning everything.

The songbird sisters, Rachael Herron

– for good Yet when she heads home to Darling Bay, she has hunky country music star Taft Hill hot on her heels. He's not prepared to let her call it quits - especially when he needs new songs for his album . . . Lana and Taft have a history - and both have secrets to hide.

The songbird's call, Rachael Herron

As middle sister to Adele and Lana and lead singer of the trio's now-disbanded country band The Darling Songbirds, Molly is accustomed to bending her plans to please her two sisters, but now she wants to reopen their hometown's cafá on her terms, even as the handsome Sheriff Colin McMurty becomes a very pleasant and persistent distraction.

The speaker, Traci Chee

Having barely escaped the clutches of the Guard, Sefia and Archer are back on the run, slipping into the safety of the forest to tend to their wounds and plan their next move. Haunted by painful memories, Archer struggles to overcome the trauma of his past with the impressors, whose cruelty plagues him whenever he closes his eyes.

The speedy vegetable garden, Mark Diacono

A highlight of more than 50 quick crops, with complete information on how to sow, grow, and harvest each plant, and sumptuous photography that provides inspiration and a visual guide for when to harvest.

The spider's web, Ben Cheetham

February 14th 1993. Sheffield United supporters remember it as the day their team won a famous victory against Manchester United. The date is lodged in Anna Young's brain for a different reason. That was the day her thirteen-year-old sister, Jessica, was abducted ... Fast forward twenty years. The case has long since gone cold. But Anna won't let it die. She made a promise to look after her little sister. And it's a promise she intends to keep no matter how long it takes ...

The spirit ring, Lois McMaster Bujold

Set in an alternate Renaissance Italy where the church regulates magic and licenses magicians, young Fiametta must learn and control the powers of magic to rescue her murdered father's soul and combat evil sorcerers.

The star rover, Jack London

A novel by American writer Jack London published in 1915 (published in the United Kingdom as The Jacket). A science-fiction tale of a man's spiritual release from prison by willing the death of his body. Freed, he travels through the pages of man's history.

The stubborn father, Wanda E Brunstetter

Collect all six parts of the Brunstetters' new serial novel and meet a wealthy Amish widower whose ideals clash with his worldly son.

The sweetest thing, Susan Sallis

The theory and practice of gamesmanship, or, The art of winning games without actually cheating, Stephen Potter

The trust, Ronald H Balson

Private investigator Liam Taggart returns to his childhood home for an uncle's funeral, only to discover his death might not have been natural. When his uncle dies, Liam Taggart reluctantly returns to his childhood home in Northern Ireland for the funeral–a home he left years ago after a bitter confrontation with his family, never to look back.

The truths and triumphs of Grace Atherton, Anstey Harris

Between the simple melody of running her violin shop and the full-blown orchestra of her romantic interludes in Paris with David, her devoted partner of eight years, Grace Atherton has always set her life to music. Her world revolves entirely around David, for Grace's own secrets have kept everyone else at bay. Until, suddenly and shockingly, one act tips Grace's life upside down, and the music seems to stop.

The ultimate mathematical challenge: Over 365 puzzles to test your wits and excite your mind, UK Mathematics Trust

The urban garden: how one community turned idle land into a Garden City and how you can, too, Jeremy N Smith

Fifteen people–plus a class of first graders–tell how local food, farms, and gardens changed their lives and their community ... and how they can change yours, too. Urban Farming Handbook includes fifteen first-person stories of personal and civic transformation from a range of individuals, including farmers and community garden members, a low-income senior, a troubled teen, a foodie, and a food bank officer.

The valiant, Jillian Dodd

What will happen when the world goes ka-boom? The assassin known as The Priest was tasked with a series of three hits, and the last one blows up in his face–literally. People will die. People will go on. Unlikely alliances will be formed. And when British intelligence learns that a series of nuclear backpack bombs were smuggled into their country, there's a lot more to worry about than discovering why a covert agent was assassinated over six years ago or what's going to start in Montrovia.

The vanishing stair, Maureen Johnson

When Stevie Bell is finally able to return to Ellingham Academy after identifying the culprit in the murder of a classmate, she begins to wonder if the case was really resolved and attempts to uncover the truth about the school's founder.

The Viceroy of Ouidah, Bruce Chatwin

Francisco Manoel da Silva, a poor Brazilian, sailed to the African kingdom of Dahomey in the early 1800s, determined to make his fortune in the slave trade. Armed with nothing but an iron will, he became a man of substance in Ouidah, and friend to the mad, mercurial king.

The victim in Victoria Station, Jeanne M Dams

A charming, quick-witted woman of a certain age, Dorothy Martin once more finds herself embroiled in a most puzzling crime ... and a saga of greed, jealousy and murder. The victim: a fellow American, her seat companion on a commuter train to London. Dorothy is convinced he was poisoned, yet the authorities' response to her interest is emphatic denial: there was no man, no body, no crime.

The wall, John Lanchester

Kavanagh begins his life patrolling the Wall. If he's lucky, if nothing goes wrong, he only has two years of this, 729 more nights. 0The best thing that can happen is that he survives and gets off the Wall and never has to spend another day of his life anywhere near it. He longs for this to be over; longs to be somewhere else. He will soon find out what Defenders do and who the Others are. Along with the rest of his squad, he will endure cold and fear day after day, night after night.

The warmth of other suns: the epic story of America's great migration, Isabel Wilkerson

sabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities, in search of a better life. From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America.

The Wes Anderson collection: Isle of dogs, Lauren Wilford

The witch's daughter, R. A. Salvatore

With the bold adventure and brilliant magic that have made him one of fantasy's bestselling authors, R.A. Salvatore continues the epic series that began with Echoes of the Fourth Magic. Join him for a spellbinding tale of darkness, fantasia, and unbridled imagination. Though many perished in the dark times past, a precious few survivors escaped, fleeing certain doom to find a dazzling, dangerous land of wonder.

The women in his life, Barbara Taylor Bradford

A glittering tale of a billionaire tycoon and the women that define him. Maximilian West: filthy rich, corporate raider and a man of almost mythical power, glamour and charm. He appears to have everything. But in reality Maximilian is riven with internal conflict and torn apart by personal doubts.

The wrong Callahan, Karly Lane

The wych elm, Tana French

These healing hills, Ann H. Gabhart

When a young woman's plans for her future fall apart at the close of World War II, she discovers new purpose as a midwife in the hills of Kentucky–and a possible chance at new love.

They call me Momma Katherine: how one woman's brokenness became hope for Uganda's children, Katherine Hines

Do you ever sell yourself short? That's what Katherine Hines did before she realized she was selling God short. After years of tragedies, Katherine learned that God could do more in her life than she ever imagined if she trusted Him and believed. She discovered that He wants to change lives through us and bless us in the process. Whoever we are, wherever we came from, God can use us to make a difference in someone's life.

To perish in Penzance, Jeanne M. Dams

She was about twenty years old, with long blonde hair, and her body was found a few days after she fell from the cliffs to her death on the rocks below. The action of the water and sea life made circulating a picture of her impossible, but even with a description, no one identified her; no one reported a girl gone missing from any of the nearby villages. Her death was a mystery that had haunted Alan Nesbitt, Dorothy Martin's now-retired chief constable husband, since 1968.

Toby's room, Pat Barker

Pat Barker returns to the First World War in "Toby's Room", a dark, compelling novel of human desire, wartime horror and the power of friendship. When Toby is reported "Missing, Believed Killed", another secret casts a lengthening shadow over Elinor's world: how exactly did Toby die and why? Elinor determines to uncover the truth. Only then can she finally close the door to Toby's room.

Trev Kain the train, Antony Mars

Un antieroe moderno, futuristico. Questo è Trev Kain. Combattere il crimine è il suo obiettivo e lo fa a modo suo. Continuamente tormentato dagli incubi del suo passato, vive la sua vita ospite di due fratelli, James e Lena, combattendo con la sua fedele katana, che fu del suo maestro, e bevendo whisky in un locale malfamato.

Two dark reigns, Kendare Blake

Two evils, Mark Sennen

A missing boy. A brutal killer. D.I. Charlotte Savage is ready . . . DI Charlotte Savage has been warned to lay low. After a string of high profile cases, her infamous reputation precedes her. But when a vulnerable child goes missing, for Savage, it's too close to home. She's not the kind of detective who can sit back and watch events unfold. Then a second child is snatched - echoing a terrifying incident that happened over two decades before.

Tycoon, Joanna Shupe

Tyranny: I keep you thin, Lesley Fairfield

The story of a teenage girl's struggle with an eating disorder. In a stark and moving tale of hope and survival, Anna finally learns to accept herself and reclaim her life after years of battling an eating disorder and her personal demon, tyranny. In graphic novel format. Suggested level: secondary.

Ultimate keto fasting clarity guide: complete beginner's plan to quick weight loss by intermittent fasting on a ketogenic diet, Eric Moore

Are you looking for a new way to become healthier and lose weight? If yes then you've already heard a ton of reasons why one particular diet or another will work, but chances are you've tried many of them and gotten a few lasting results. And here you are, yet again, looking for another alternative that is worth your time.

Un altro '68, Laura Di Lorenzo

Due piccoli mondi palpitano all'interno di altri due mondi immensamente più grandi, diversi, incompatibili. Eppure... la forza che si sprigiona dai cuori di Chiara e Francesco non può essere arrestata, arginata, scalfita. A dispetto delle differenze ideologiche, delle vocazioni, dei credo personali, i due giovani sono magneticamente attratti, anzi, sembrerebbe, sospinti uno verso l'altra da una forza soprannaturale.

Un amore di chat. Guida pratica per cadere nella rete, Andrea Pellizzari

Una guida comica, auto-ironica, sfrontata. I mille (utili) consigli di un navigato navigante della Rete, perfetti per evitare di innamorarsi di una vecchia foto ritoccata o di un selfie improbabile e sbiadito, fra i deliri di mitomani bugiardi e spacciatori di amori impossibili. L'anima gemella esiste! Lo confermano le statistiche clamorose dei migliori siti di incontri.

Un mondo di donne, Claudia Del Chicca

La storia di quattro donne nell'arco temporale di cento anni; sullo sfondo Pisa e la sua provincia. Lucilla è una anziana pianista, mentre rientra a casa in un tardo pomeriggio d'autunno, ricorda com'è stata la sua vita, il suo rapporto con la figlia e la nipote, l'amore per la musica e per quell'appartamento in pietra sul Lungarno dalla cui terrazza osserva la sua città prendendosi cura dei gatti randagi che a turno vanno a visitarla.

Un tè alla Zucca, Jane Rose Caruso

Sta arrivando la fatidica notte del 31 Ottobre e la magica 'Pumpkins Dinner' è vicina. La zucca, con le sue mille sfumature, impreziosirà ogni ricetta, accompagnando l'arrivo della stagione invernale. A Beltory ci si prepara al grande evento, quando una strana malattia colpisce proprio le zucche! Cosa sta succedendo? Ancora una volta gli abitanti chiederanno aiuto a Miss Garnette Catharine Book e alle sue magiche spezie.

Una questione di naso, Sergio Rossi

La routine di una tranquilla cittadina della Bassa Padana, Ostiglia, viene sconvolta da un misterioso omicidio. Lucia, la giovane donna delle pulizie, viene ritrovata morta nella cantina della Palazzina 5 del villaggio Enel. Avviate subito le indagini, verrà fuori quella che è la realtà del piccolo centro in cui, tra tradimenti, vizi e personaggi singolari, si dipanerà la matassa che porterà alla scoperta del colpevole.

Una ragionevole paura, Scott Pratt

Joe Dillard, ex avvocato diventato procuratore distrettuale, indaga su un caso molto delicato che sconvolge la comunità di Johnson City, Tennessee. Le acque del lago Boone hanno restituito i corpi di tre giovani donne, assassinate. Sembrerebbe un ordinario, per quanto efferato, caso di pluriomicidio, se non fosse che il principale sospettato dell'uccisione delle ragazze è uno degli uomini più ricchi e potenti dello Stato, il che complica le cose...

Unmarriageable, Soniah Kamal

Unspoken, Sarah Rees Brennan

Kami Glass è innamorata di qualcuno che non ha mai incontrato, un ragazzo con cui parla nella sua testa dal giorno in cui è nata. Questo le ha impedito di integrarsi nella sonnolenta cittadina inglese di Mestavalle, ma Kami ha fatto in modo di sfruttare la situazione a proprio vantaggio, e la sua vita sembra scorrere tranquilla, almeno finchá non comincia a verificarsi una serie di eventi inquietanti.

Untamed hearts: a Highland hearts novella, Heather (Heather D.) McCollum

Will Wyatt has always played the part of pirate, but now he's a fish out of water in the Highlands of Scotland. With a bounty on his head, he's laying low by helping his sister and a troop of abandoned children journey to a new home. He didn't count on a spunky Highland lass stealing his breath after he steals a kiss. Jonet Montgomery has longed for a chivalrous knight her whole young life. Instead she found herself wed to a cheating scoundrel and left a widow.

Untrue: why nearly everything we believe about women and lust and infidelity is wrong – and how the new science can set us free, Wednesday Martin

Vae Victis!: Guai ai vinti!, Andrea Lampiasi

A tutt'oggi si sa molto poco di quei ventimila soldati romani al comando del generale Publio Quintilio Varo che nell'anno 9 d.C. trovarono la morte nella sperduta foresta della Germania settentrionale, chiamata selva di Teutoburgo o saltus Teutoburgensis, come indicavano le mappe militari dell'esercito romano.

Vali ogni rischio, Giovanna Roma

La notte in cui il Comandante dell'esercito è entrato in teatro, io ero su quel palco. La più giovane tra le ballerine classiche, la più testarda tra le ragazze che lui avesse mai incontrato. La famiglia per la quale versava sangue era la finanziatrice della Compagnia, la stessa che decideva il nostro futuro. Ho fatto di tutto per coronare il mio sogno, spingendomi persino a stringere un accordo con quel vizioso di Stefàn Nazir. Sono stata ingenua, lo ammetto.

Vegan snacks & munchies: plant-based nibbles, snacks, dips and sweet bites, Inc OverDrive

More than 50 recipes for vegan snacks guaranteed to satisfy your cravings as well as give your body both fuel and nutrition. It's time to quit processed convenience snacks full of salt, sugar and dairy and choose a healthier way to graze.

Veggie lean in 15, Joe Wicks

Verde d'Irlanda, Marina Fornaro

Maria, scrittrice di libri per bambini, sta attraversando una crisi esistenziale che la sta portando a chiudersi sempre più in se stessa e sta profondamente modificando la sua personalità solare e ottimista. Quando la casa editrice per cui lavora le chiede di recarsi in Irlanda per prendere contatti con uno scrittore, Maria accetta di buon grado, con la speranza che questo viaggio la possa aiutare a comprendere e superare le ragioni del suo malessere.

Victory for the shipyard girls, Nancy Revell

Violetta dal mare, Raffaele Colelli

Un romanzo non catalogabile in un unico genere, si tratta di una saga familiare, dai toni drammatici, le cui vicende prendono rivolti gialli, quasi d'azione, per poi ritornare più morbido. Violetta al centro del racconto, figlia di un amore travagliato, vittima di una tragedia famigliare che la spingerà lontano dalla sua terra, alla ricerca della sua identità. Il destino la metterà alla prova, in un vero film di azione. Violetta anima inquieta alla ricerca di una parte mancante di se.

Vita e (forse) morte di Franco Mellier, Massimo Caccia

Un certificato, un presunto bug nella rete e per Franco Mellier comincia il calvario: non risulta più tra gli abitanti di Novara. Viene tampinato da strani personaggi, i suoi amici sembrano non vederlo, tra tutti solo Giulio gli concede considerazione. Paola, la sua compagna, all'inizio non gli crede e pensandolo affetto da qualche malattia misteriosa, lo sostiene con affetto crescente.

We are all shipwrecks: a memoir, Kelly Grey Carlisle

A mother's murder. Her daughter's redemption. And the complicated past that belongs to them both. Kelly always knew her family was different. She knew that most children didn't live with their grandparents and that their grandparents didn't own porn stores. Her classmates didn't sleep on a boat in the L.A. harbor, and she knew their next-door neighbors probably weren't drug addicts and johns. She knew that most of her classmates knew more about their moms than their cause of death.

We make it better: the LGBTQ community and their positive contributions to society, Eric Rosswood

A top American gay activist shares insspirational stories of queer icons in a series of revealing close-ups, first-person accounts, and intimate snapshots of LGBTQ pioneers and heroes.

We'll meet again, Judith Saxton

Wendigo, Algernon Blackwood

Nelle regioni selvagge dell'Ontario nordoccidentale, il giovane studente di teologia Simpson e lo zio, il dottor Cathcart, sono impegnati in una battuta di caccia all'alce in compagnia di Hank e del franco-canadese Joseph Dáfago, loro guide. La spedizione si divide in due gruppi: Cathcart procede al fianco di Hank, mentre Dáfago conduce Simpson a bordo di una canoa nell'esplorazione di un vasto territorio inviolato.

What to expect the first year, Heidi Murkoff

Win me, Rochelle French

Years ago, Sadie Courant had been the frizzy-haired twerp next door. Now she's drop-dead gorgeous and has, well–breasts. It's no wonder Broadway director Ethan Sawyer doesn't recognize his best friend's little sister when he sees her again. Sadie has been in love with Ethan since she was in braces. So when he fails to recognize her at the bachelor auction she's organized, she flips.

Wish, Barbara O'Connor

A story about a girl who, with the help of the dog of her dreams, discovers that family doesn't always have to be related–they are simply people who love you for who you are".

Women rowing north: navigating life'}s currents and flourishing as we age, Mary Pipher

Wrong Highlander, Lynsay Sands

Yasmeena's choice: a true story of war, rape, courage and survival, Jean P Sasson

This is the true story of Yasmeena, a bright and beautiful young Lebanese woman who was imprisoned in Kuwait during the first Gulf War. Yasmeena's shocking journey is a tale of the madness of war, of the sexual brutality unleashed by chaos, and of one woman's courage to stand in danger's way to aid her fellow sufferers. Yasmeena was quite literally an innocent abroad. She was a college educated, English-speaking flight attendant graced with an unusual amount of confidence.

Yoga for kids, Susannah Hoffman

Teach your kids about yoga and mindfulness with this mindful yoga activity book with more than 50 poses and activities. Yoga is a great way to teach children about relaxation, meditation, and peace - while having fun at the same time. This book is packed with yoga activities for kids and mindful games - they can stretch into tree pose, bend into butterfly pose, learn how to make a mindfulness jar, and find out why and how we should stretch through a series of fun yoga poses and sequences.

You do something to me, Bella Andre

Alec Sullivan has always believed he has it all. A billion-dollar private aviation business. A penthouse apartment in New York City. Beautiful women who know better than to expect him ever to fall in love. And great siblings for whom he'd do anything. But when Alec's business partner passes away and leaves everything to a daughter Alec never knew about, in an instant everything in his life turns upside down. All because of Cordelia. Cordelia always thought she was perfectly happy with her life.

You make me happy, Smriti Prasadam-Halls

Fox and Porcupine explore the ways they make each other happy.

Wheelers eBooks

A fence around the cuckoo, Ruth Park

This first volume of Ruth Park's autobiography is an account of her isolated childhood in the rainforests of New Zealand, her convent education which encouraged her love of words and writing, and the bitter years of the Depression. She then entered the rough-and-tumble world of journalism and began a reluctant correspondence with a young Australian writer. In 1942, Park moved to Sydney and married that writer, D'Arcy Niland.

Fishing in the Styx, Ruth Park

Born in New Zealand, Ruth Park came to Australia to continue her work as a journalist, newly married to D'Arcy Niland. Determined to earn their living as writers, they submitted story outlines to radio stations, idea for articles to newspapers and accepted whatever freelance jobs came their way. The Harp in the South, Park's first novel, was published in 1948 and set her on the path to becoming one of Australia's most loved authors.

Flight of the fantail, Steph Matuku

A bus full of high school students crashes in remote bush. Only a few of the teenagers survive; they find their phones don't work, there's no food, and they've only got their wits to keep them alive. There's also something strange happening here. Why are the teenagers having nosebleeds and behaving erratically, and why is the rescue effort slow to arrive? To make it out, they have to discover what's really going on and who is behind it all.

Gone astray: a collection of (sac)religious cartoons by Jim, Brendan Boughen

Church folk often take ourselves too seriously. Jim's warm-hearted, but edgy, cartoons help us to see the funny side of church life. No one is spared - clergy, organists, parishioners - all get a gentle prod. Good, thought-filled fun, well balanced between the trite and the bite of cartooning humour. Crazy Christians - fuming fundamentalists - loopy liberals - batty believers - oddball organists - vivacious vicars - peckish preachers - antsy angels - Elvis, Jesus and the occasional sheep.

Invisibly breathing, Eileen (Haematologist) Merriman

A moving story about unconventional love, bullying and being true to yourself. 'I wish I wasn't the weirdest sixteen-year-old guy in the universe.' Felix would love to have been a number. Numbers have superpowers and they're safe - any problem they might throw up can be solved. 'If I were a five, I'd be shaped like a pentagon . there'd be magic in my walls, safety in my angles.' People are so much harder to cope with. At least that's how it seems until Bailey Hunter arrives at school.

Māui - sun catcher = Māui - te kaihao i te rā, Tim Tipene

In this modern retelling of the beloved myth of catching the sun, Māui is a schoolboy who lives with his mother and four older brothers in a city where the day is never long enough to get things done. Māui grasps the mantle: Mum, I'm gonna catch that Sun for you. That Sun who's always on the run.

New Zealand master bookkeepers guide, Stephen Marsden

This practical guide covers not only bookkeeping essentials but also a range of accounting and taxation issues that tax agents and bookkeepers need to be aware of when dealing with their clients. It has a very practical approach, with numerous worked examples, diagrams, checklists, tables and FAQs.

Pearly Gates, Owen Marshall

This entertaining and insightful novel both skewers and celebrates small-town New Zealand. Pat `Pearly' Gates has achieved a lot in his life and evinces considerable satisfaction in his achievements. He has a reputation as a former Otago rugby player and believes he would have been an All Black but for sporting injuries. He runs a successful real-estate agency in a provincial South Island town, of which he is the second-term mayor.

Te wairua o Waitangi, Sharon Holt

We created this book because so many teachers wanted an easy and inspirational book to use with children during their annual Waitangi focus. This book does that and more! Many teachers have been amazed at how children have easily grasped the concept of honouring the treaty by respecting the Māori culture and protecting our unique natural environment. This is the first book in our series to use photographs, and we've had excellent feedback about using more photography in the future.

The modern family survival guide, Nigel Latta

TV presenter, author and psychologist Nigel Latta gives common-sense and amusing answers to the complex issues surrounding today's family in its many and varied forms. Utilising both the best current research about stepfamilies and over two decades of clinical experience, Nigel traverses the dilemmas and questions that modern family life presents. The shape of the modern family has changed hugely in the last twenty years.

What you wish for, Catherine Robertson

A funny and poignant Gabriel's Bay story. Dr Ashwin Ghadavi, the newly imported GP, is trying hard to fit into Gabriel's Bay. His challenges include the immoveable force of his office manager, Mac, the ambiguities of the Kiwi idiom, and his unrequited attraction to Mac's daughter, Emma. Having returned home, Emma is determined to help her old friend, Devon, whether he wants it or not.