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Half German, half Russian, Hel was raised by a Japanese general and survived Hiroshima to become a mystic, a master of the senses, and the most deadly assassin in the world. Nicholai has left his past behind him to live a life of isolation in a remote mountain fortress, determined to attain a state of effortless perfection known as shibumi. Then Hannah Stern arrives at his door. Hannah needs protection from a sinister organization known as the Mother Company. But, as Hel knows all too well, they are not easy to escape. And now they're coming after him too. The battle lines are drawn: ruthless power and corruption on one side, and on the other...shibumi.
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AN ACCLAIMED, EMMY-NOMINATED TV SERIES ON AMAZON PRIME VIDEO WINNER OF THE HUGO, LOCUS AND BRAM STOKER AWARDS ''To give him his full title: Neil Gaiman, Architect of Worlds, Svengali of Plot, Shaman of Character, Exploder of Cliche, Master Craftsman of Style, Dreamer Laureate of the Republic of Letters'' DAVID MITCHELL ''Original, engrossing, and endlessly inventive'' GEORGE R.R. MARTIN ''Brilliant and unique'' GUARDIAN --- ''This is about the soul of America, the idea that everyone came here from somewhere'' NEIL GAIMAN --- After three years in prison, Shadow Moon is free to go home. But hours before his release, his beloved wife is killed in a freak accident. Numbly, he boards a plane where he meets an enigmatic stranger who seems to know Shadow and claims to be an ancient god - and king of America. Together they embark on a profoundly strange road trip across the USA, encountering a kaleidoscopic cast of characters along the way. But all around them a storm of unnatural proportions is gathering. War is coming, an epic struggle for the very soul of America. And Shadow is standing squarely in its path. NEIL GAIMAN. W ITH STORIES COME POSSIBILITIES. --- **Includes a brand-new author preface, introduction to the author''s preferred text, The Monarch of the Glen novella, reading-group discussion questions, an interview with Neil Gaiman and ''How Dare You'', an essay on American Gods **
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THE EXTRAORDINARY FIRST NOVEL BY THE MASTER OF STORYTELLING ACCLAIMED BBC RADIO 4 DRAMATISATION WITH ALL-STAR CAST INCLUDING JAMES MCAVOY, NATALIE DORMER, DAVID HAREWOOD, SOPHIE OKONEDO AND BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH ''Prose that dances and dazzles . . . Gaiman describes the indescribable'' SUSANNA CLARKE ''It''s virtually impossible to read more than ten words by Neil Gaiman and not wish he would tell you the rest of the story'' OBSERVER ''Much too clever to be caught in the net of a single interpretation'' PHILIP PULLMAN --- ''I love doors. Anything that leads to possibilities'' NEIL GAIMAN --- Under the streets of London lies a world most people could never dream of. When Richard Mayhew stops to help a girl he finds bleeding in the street, his unremarkable life changes in an instant. This act of kindness leads him to a place filled with murderers and angels, pale girls in black velvet, a Beast in a labyrinth and an Earl who holds Court in a tube train. It is strangely familiar yet utterly bizarre. Here is London Below, the city of people who have fallen between the cracks. And for Richard Mayhew, it''s just the beginning. NEIL GAIMAN. W ITH STORIES COME POSSIBILITIES. --- **Includes an introduction to the author''s preferred text, How the Marquis Got His Coat Back short story, reading-group discussion questions, an ''Altogether Different Prologue'' and an interview with Neil Gaiman**
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WHAT IF THE ONLY WITNESS TO A MURDER IS MORE TWISTED THAN THE KILLER?
''Steve Cavanagh''s twists hit you between the eyes. You never seem them coming'' ANTHONY HOROWITZ
''This guy is the real deal. Trust me'' LEE CHILD
''Steve Cavanagh writes the best hooks in the business'' MICK HERRON
Ruby Johnson is a nanny and maid to wealthy families in Manhattan''s West 74th Street.
She knows their routines. Their secrets.
One night, on her way home, Ruby witnesses a neighbour''s murder.
She knows the victim. She knows the killer.
She makes an anonymous call to the police and names the murderer.
But Ruby didn''t tell the truth...
Because there''s something wrong with Ruby Johnson.
Eddie Flynn, conman turned trial lawyer, must defend an innocent man accused of this terrible crime.
As Ruby''s deadly game begins, one thing is certain.
It won''t be the last murder this witness is involved in...
The award-winning, Sunday Times Top Five bestseller returns with a brand new thriller featuring the unforgettable Eddie Flynn.
Praise for Steve Cavanagh:
''Unputdownable..'' ALEX MICHAELIDES
''An absolute page turner'' SHARI LAPENA
''Will keep you guessinguntil the very end'' '' IAN RANKIN
''The ultimate treat for crime fiction fans'' JANICE HALLETT
''Books this ingenious don''t come along very often.'' MICHAEL CONNELLY
''A fantastic thriller writer'' MARK BILLINGHAM
''An absolute humdinger of a thriller - fiendishly clever and totally compelling.'' TM LOGAN
''Gripping'' THE SUN
''If you read the first eight pages you''ll be hooked'' THE TIMES
''The real magic is in Steve Cavanagh''s hypnotic storytelling power'' SUNDAY EXPRESS
''Cavanagh is a genius... page-turning stuff'' EVENING STANDARD
''A masterclass in misdirection'' THE GUARDIAN -
I''ve been in this life for fifty years, been trying to work out its riddle for forty-two, and been keeping diaries of clues to that riddle for the last thirty-five. Notes about successes and failures, joys and sorrows, things that made me marvel, and things that made me laugh out loud. How to be fair. How to have less stress. How to have fun. How to hurt people less. How to get hurt less. How to be a good man. How to have meaning in life. How to be more me. Recently, I worked up the courage to sit down with those diaries. I found stories I experienced, lessons I learned and forgot, poems, prayers, prescriptions, beliefs about what matters, some great photographs, and a whole bunch of bumperstickers. I found a reliable theme, an approach to living that gave me more satisfaction, at the time, and still: If you know how, and when, to deal with life''s challenges-how to get relative with the inevitable - you can enjoy a state of success I call ''catching greenlights.'' So I took a one way ticket to the desert and wrote what you hold now: an album, a record, a story of my life so far. This is fifty years of my sights and seens, felts and figured outs, cools and shamefuls. Graces, truths, and beauties of brutality. Getting away withs, getting caughts, and getting wets while trying to dance between the raindrops. Hopefully, it''s medicine that tastes good, a couple of aspirin instead of the infirmary, a spaceship to Mars without needing your pilot''s license, going to church without having to be born again, and laughing through the tears. It''s a love letter. To life. It''s also a guide to catching more greenlights-and to realizing that the yellows and reds eventually turn green too. Good luck.
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REVENGE OF ROME (EAGLES OF THE EMPIRE 23) ; THE THRILLING NEW EAGLES OF THE EMPIRE NOVEL - MACRO AND CATO RETURN!
Simon Scarrow
- Headline
- 10 Avril 2025
- 9781472287212
PRE-ORDER THE EPIC NEW EAGLES OF THE EMPIRE NOVEL FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR SIMON SCARROW NOW!
ROME AND BOUDICA. A DUEL TO THE DEATH.
AD 61. Britannia is divided.
The rebel horde has been defeated. But the leader, Boudica, and her remaining warriors are still at large. With them is the eagle standard of the Ninth Legion, taken in ambush, flaunted as proof that Rome can yet be beaten.
The embers of rebellion are still glowing . . .
The toll has been heavy, with countless men lost, and major towns in ruins. The bodies of the dead are strewn across the streets. And for Centurion Macro, there is the scarring knowledge that his mother perished in the attack on Londinium.
As Macro''s heart burns for revenge, he and his comrade-in-arms Prefect Cato are tasked with hunting down the remnants of the enemy army. There can be no peace until the queen is captured or killed. And Roman honour will only be restored when the eagle standard has been recovered.
Praise for the Eagles of the Empire novels:
''Scarrow''s novels rank with the best'' INDEPENDENT
''Always a joy'' THE TIMES
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From the million-copy bestselling author of THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY''S.
''Jodi Taylor is quite simply the Queen of Time'' C. K. MCDONNELL
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''I''m just stepping outside. I might be some Time.''
Is this Luke Parrish sacrificing himself to save others?
A ghost train, lost in Time, hurtles through the night with two members of Team 236 trapped on board while the third struggles to track their progress through the Time Map and effect a rescue.
With Lt Grint and Team 235 in hot pursuit, what is the future for Team 236? And do they even have one?
BOOK 5 IN THE TIME POLICE SERIES
FOR FANS OF TERRY PRATCHETT, THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB AND DOCTOR WHO
Readers love the Time Police:
''This got five stars only because I couldn''t give it six!''
''I don''t think I''ve ever laughed out loud so much reading a book''
''A new Jodi Taylor book is something I always get excited about'' -
**'The marker you should judge all other time-travelling narratives by' Guardian** Octavia E. Butler's masterpiece and ground-breaking exploration of power and responsibility, for fans of The Handmaid's Tale, The Power and Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing . With an original foreword by AyO²bàmi AdebàyO². '[Her] evocative, often troubling, novels explore far-reaching issues of race, sex, power and, ultimately, what it means to be human' New York Times ' No novel I've read this year has felt as relevant, as gut-wrenching or as essential' The Pool In 1976, Dana dreams of being a writer. In 1815, she is assumed a slave. When Dana first meets Rufus on a Maryland plantation, he's drowning. She saves his life - and it will happen again and again. Neither of them understands his power to summon her whenever his life is threatened, nor the significance of the ties that bind them. And each time Dana saves him, the more aware she is that her own life might be over before it's even begun. Octavia E. Butler's ground-breaking masterpiece is the extraordinary story of two people bound by blood, separated by so much more than time. What readers are saying about KINDRED: ' It was written in 1979 but could have been written last year. Incredible. I couldn't put it down ' ' The narrator is us - we see the abomination and humiliation of slavery not through a slave's eyes, but our modern-day eyes , and it makes it all the more powerful ' 'A must-read for everyone' ' Emotionally and viscerally alive and challenging . I don't know how I missed it before now'
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''Makes your palms sweat and your blood run cold; the terrific trial scenes out-Grisham John Grisham'' THE TIMES
''This guy is the real deal. Trust me.'' LEE CHILD
''Top notch thrills and courtroom drama'' SHARI LAPENA
HE''S WON EVERY TRIAL. BECAUSE HE''S BEHIND EVERY MURDER.
Ambitious District Attorney Randal Korn lives to watch prisoners executed.
Even if they are not guilty.
An innocent man, Andy Dubois, faces the death penalty for the murder of young girl. Korn has already fixed things to make sure he wins a fast conviction.
The one thing Korn didn''t count on was Eddie Flynn.
Slick, street smart and cunning, the former con artist turned New York lawyer has only seven days to save an innocent man against a corrupt system and find the real killer.
In a week the Judge will read the verdict, but will Eddie be alive to hear it?
Praise for the award-winning, Sunday Times Top Five bestseller Steve Cavanagh:
''The ultimate treat for crime fiction fans'' JANICE HALLETT
''Steve Cavanagh''s twists hit you between the eyes. You never see them coming'' ANTHONY HOROWITZ
''A gripping, twisty thriller'' IAN RANKIN
''Steve Cavanagh writes the best hooks in the business'' MICK HERRON
''The real magic is in Steve Cavanagh''s hypnotic storytelling power'' SUNDAY EXPRESS
''Cavanagh is a genius'' EVENING STANDARD
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HOW TO PISS OFF MEN ; 109 THINGS TO SAY TO SHATTER THE MALE EGO
Kyle Prue
- Headline
- 17 Septembre 2024
- 9781035425839
BE NO MAN''S PEACE.
Have you ever been badgered by an annoying pick-up artist at the bar? Ever felt a burning desire to emotionally torture a friend''s boyfriend in an act of revenge? Have you ever endured just talking to a man before?
If so, then this book is for you.
With more than 100 phrases, questions, and comebacks, How to Piss Off Men is your essential guide to sending even the most relentless mansplainer into an existential crisis. Whether it''s referring to his expensive football shirt as ''cosplay'' or letting him know he has the confidence of a much taller man, this handbook will ensure you''re equipped to combat toxic masculinity in any situation.*
* The advice in this book has been thoroughly tested for effectiveness. Even on the author, bless his heart. -
DOPAMINE NATION ; FINDING BALANCE IN THE AGE OF INDULGENCE
Anna Lembke
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- 19 Janvier 2023
- 9781472294159
*The New York Times bestseller* All around us people are looking at their phones too much, eating too much, drinking too much. Our world is addicted to fleeting distracting pleasures that get us nowhere. Dr Anna Lembke provides a clear way back to a balanced life. This book is about pleasure. It''s also about pain. Most importantly, it''s about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and why now more than ever finding balance is essential. We''re living in a time of unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, sexting, Facebooking, Instagramming, YouTubing, tweeting... The increased numbers, variety, and potency is staggering. The smartphone is the modern-day hypodermic needle, delivering digital dopamine 24/7 for a wired generation. As such we''ve all become vulnerable to compulsive overconsumption. In Dopamine Nation , Dr. Anna Lembke, psychiatrist and author, explores the exciting new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain...and what to do about it. Condensing complex neuroscience into easy-to-understand metaphors, Lembke illustrates how finding contentment and connectedness means keeping dopamine in check. The lived experiences of her patients are the gripping fabric of her narrative. Their riveting stories of suffering and redemption give us all hope for managing our consumption and transforming our lives. In essence, Dopamine Nation shows that the secret to finding balance is combining the science of desire with the wisdom of recovery. ''Dr Anna Lembke is a whiz on why we get hooked on things - and how we can enjoy pleasurable things in healthier doses.'' - The Guardian
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PROPHET OF BLOOD ; SISTER FIDELMA MYSTERIES BOOK 35
Peter Tremayne
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- 4 Juillet 2024
- 9781472296092
Autumn, AD 672.
While out walking, Abbot Brocc was shocked to encounter the sinister apparition of a young woman, cloaked entirely in grey, who foretold his impending death. Dismissing the soothsayer''s words, Brocc nevertheless felt concerned enough to ask for Sister Fidelma''s advice on the matter.
But by the time Fidelma and her companions arrive at the remote abbey of Dair Inis, Brocc has been found dead in the abbey''s sweat house - as the mysterious prophetess had predicted.
Plunged into a world of uncertainty, where believers of the Old and New Faiths are violently opposed, Fidelma, Eadulf and Dego embark on a journey fraught with danger, in a puzzling and perilous quest for the truth behind Brocc''s murder . . .
Praise for the Sister Fidelma mysteries:
''A challenging and unusual but deeply satisfying and enjoyable historical thriller'' Booklist
''The background detail is brilliantly defined...wonderfully evocative'' The Times
''Tremayne expertly incorporates historical and legal details of the time into the suspenseful plot. This impressive volume bodes well for future series entries'' Publishers Weekly -
''It''s no wonder Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon are fans of Jasmine Guillory - she writes the sexiest and smartest romances. This tale . . . ticks all the romcom boxes'' Red Magazine
Have you discovered New York Times bestseller and Reese''s Book Club pick Jasmine Guillory yet?
''The queen of contemporary romance'' OprahMag.com
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Avery Jensen is almost thirty, fresh off a breakup, and she''s tired of always being so uptight and well-behaved.
She wants to get a hobby, date around (especially other women), flirt with everyone she sees, wear something not from the business casual section of her closet - all the fun stuff normal people do in their twenties. One problem: Avery doesn''t know where to start. She doesn''t have a lot of dating experience, with men or women, and despite being self-assured at work, she doesn''t have a lot of confidence when it comes to romance.
Enter Taylor Cameron, Napa Valley''s biggest flirt and champion heartbreaker. Taylor just broke up with her most recent girlfriend, and her best friend bet her that she can''t make it until Labor Day without sleeping with someone. (Two whole months? Without sex? Taylor?!?!) So, she offers to give Avery flirting lessons. It should keep her busy and stop her from texting people she shouldn''t. And it might take her mind off how inadequate she feels compared to her friends, who all seem much more settled and adult than Taylor.
At first, Avery is stiff and nervous, but Taylor is patient and encouraging, and soon, Avery looks forward to their weekly lessons. With Taylor''s help, Avery finally has the life she always wanted. The only issue is: now she wants Taylor. Their attraction becomes impossible to ignore, despite them both insisting to themselves and everyone else that it isn''t serious. When Taylor is forced to confront her feelings for Avery, she doesn''t know what to do - and most importantly, if she''s already ruined the best thing she''s ever had.
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PERFECT FOR FANS OF EMILY HENRY, CHRISTINA LAUREN AND TESSA BAILEY!
''A charming, warm, sexy gem'' ROXANE GAY
''The undisputed queen of the modern-day romance'' Vogue
''Juicy yet meaningful, like every Guillory classic'' Elle
''Steamy and swoonworthy'' PopSugar
''When Jasmine Guillory comes out with a book, buy it'' Refinery29
If you love this, be sure to check out all of Jasmine''s smart and sexy rom-coms:
The Wedding Date
The Proposal
The Wedding Party
Royal Holiday
Party of Two
While We Were Dating
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You meet a stranger at a party. She looks like you, sounds like you. Even has your name...
''This has everything you could want in a thriller... I did NOT expect that ending'' REESE WITHERSPOON
''The best cat and mouse suspense I''ve read. I''m still breathless'' LISA GARDNER
''I devoured it. Absolutely brilliant'' HEIDI PERKS
''Unexpected and pacy. A brilliant central character'' HARRIET TYCE
''An absolute CRACKER of a book'' RACHEL ABBOTT
* REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK 2O24 *
* SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SERIES *
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Everything she is about to tell them is a lie...
Evie Porter has everything a girl could want: a doting boyfriend, a house with a picket fence, a fun group of friends.
The only catch: Evie Porter doesn''t exist.
First comes the identity. Once she''s given a name and location by her employer, she learns everything there is to know about the town and the people in it.
Then the mark: Ryan Sumner.
The last piece of the puzzle is the job. For Evie, this job feels different. Ryan has gotten under her skin and she''s started to picture another kind of life for herself - one where her boss doesn''t pull the strings. But Evie can''t make any mistakes. Because the one thing she''s worked her entire life to keep clean, the one identity she could always go back to - her real identity - just walked right into this town. A woman, who looks just like her, has stolen her name - and she wants more. As Evie''s past begins to catch up with her, can she stay one step ahead to save her future?
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''A clever, high-stakes now-you-see-me-now-you-don''t thriller'' A J FINN
''Twisty and suspenseful. Kept me on my toes right up to the end'' DIANE CHAMBERLAIN
''Gripping. I loved every minute'' MARY KUBICA
''Smart and fast-paced... kept me on the edge of my seat'' MEGAN MIRANDA
''Will consume you... I devoured it'' JULIE CLARK
''The most suspenseful game of deception I''ve ever read. Brilliant'' ELLE COSIMANO
Real readers are enthralled by this electrifying thriller:
''This book consumed a whole 24 hours of my life''
''Suspense fans rejoice - this is phenomenal''
''Heartpounding . . . Definitely one of the best books this year''
''OMG I was immediately sucked in''
''Absolute perfection''
''A thrill ride from start to finish''
''Kept me guessing until the end''
''Twisty and engaging''
''Had me on the edge of my seat'' -
Paul Doherty was born in Middlesbrough. He studied History at Liverpool and Oxford Universities and obtained a doctorate for his thesis on Edward II and Queen Isabella. He is now headmaster of a school in north-east London and lives with his family in Essex.>
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WHITE CITY ; 'THE BEST CRIME NOVEL OF 2024' THE TIMES
Dominic Nolan
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- 7 Novembre 2024
- 9781035416752
''Dominic Nolan is a wonderful writer'' CHRIS WHITAKER
''Crime writing of the highest quality'' DAILY MAIL
It''s 1952, and London is victorious but broken, a city of war ruins and rationing, run by gangsters and black-market spivs.
An elaborate midnight heist, the biggest robbery in British history, sends newspapers into a frenzy. Politicians are furious, the police red-faced. They have suspicions but no leads. Hunches but no proof.
For two families, it is more than just a sensational headline, as their fathers fail to return home on the day of the robbery.
Young Addie Rowe, daughter of a missing Jamaican postman and drunk ex-club hostess mother, struggles to care for her little sister in a dilapidated Brixton rooming house.
Claire Martin, increasingly resentful of roads not taken, strives to make the rent and keep her teenage son Ray from falling under unsavoury influences in Notting Dale.
She finds herself caught between the interests of dangerous men who may know the truth behind her husband''s disappearance: Dave Lander, whose reserved nature she finds difficult to reconcile with his reputation as a violent gang enforcer, and Teddy ''Mother'' Nunn, a sociopathic, evangelising outlaw and top lieutenant in Billy Hill''s underworld.
Drawn together through the years in the city''s invisible web of crime and poverty, the fates of the broken families and violent men collide in 1958, as the West Indian community of Notting Hill''s slums come under attack from thugs and Teddy Boys. For Addie, Claire, Dave and Mother, old scores will be settled and new dreams chased in the crucible of London''s violent summer.
Praise for Dominic Nolan:
''Brings the obsessional dread of James Ellroy to 1940s London'' IAN RANKIN
''Extraordinary...a career-defining performance'' THE SUNDAY TIMES, CRIME BOOKS OF THE YEAR
He writes like a dream - a dark, fevered, frenzied dream'' HARRIET TYCE
''Deserves to be compared with the unforgettable James Ellroy'' DAILY MAIL
''Savage, beautiful, mesmeric'' CHRIS WHITAKER
''A stirringly ambitious novel.... Extraordinary'' A. J. FINN -
''Intense, complex and unforgettable'' James Patterson
*** Pre-order the explosive new thriller in the New Orleans series, from Sunday Times bestselling author Karen Rose. ***
Cora-Jane Winslow''s father walked out on her family 23 years ago; his letters to her over the years the only connection she has had to him. When his body is discovered in an abandoned building, she is shocked to discover he has been dead all this time. What happened to him and who would cover up his murder by writing the letters?
After his post-traumatic stress disorder forced him to run away from his life, Phin Bishop returns to the Burke Broussard Private Detective Agency, only to stumble upon an armed break-in. Cora-Jane is seen running from the building and his colleague Joy has been shot.
When it appears the shooting is related to Cora-Jane''s father, the Agency step in to offer protection while they hunt for the perpetrator. Someone knows what really happened to Cora Jane''s father and will stop at nothing to prevent their long-buried secrets being discovered . . .
''Fast and furious'' Sun
''High-wire suspense that keeps you riveted'' Lisa Gardner -
When the owner of the local flower shop in Rome, Kentucky, makes a questionable agreement with a tattooed bad boy, a delightful friends-to-lovers romance begins to bloom - from the author of When in Rome and TikTok sensation, The Cheat Sheet.
Praise for Sarah''s Adams'' charming rom-coms:
''A delectable romance, sweet and satisfying as a slice of warm apple pie'' CHLOE LIESE ''Sarah Adams'' books are woven with pure sunshine and rainbows . . . It''s everything you could want in a small town romance, along with a heaping dollop of her signature wit and sparkling charm'' AMY LEA ''You can always count on a Sarah Adams rom-com to be equal parts funny, sweet, and swoony'' SOPHIE SULLIVAN .......................................
Annie Walker is on a quest to find her perfect match - someone who nicely compliments her happy, quiet life running her flower shop in Rome, Kentucky. Unfortunately, she worries her goal might be too far out of reach when she overhears her date saying she is ''sounbelievably boring''. Is it too late to become flirtatious and fun like the leading ladies in her favorite romance movies? Maybe she only needs a little practice...and Annie has the perfect person in mind to become her tutor: Will Griffin.
Will - the flirtatious, tattooed, and absolutely gorgeous bodyguard - is temporarily back in Rome, providing security for Amelia Rose as excitement grows for her upcoming marriage to Noah Walker. He has one personal objective during his time in town: stay away from Annie Walker. But no sooner than he gets settled, Will soon finds himself not only breaking his rule, but tasked with far more than simply providing security.
Will wants no part in changing the sweet and lovely Annie, but he can''t bring himself to say no to her request, so he officially agrees to teach her how to be the next leading lady of Rome, Kentucky, and find the love of her life-even if he doesn''t believe in love himself. Between faking a relationship so the meddling town doesn''t catch on to what''s really happening on their practice dates, and tutoring lessons that convince Annie to add passion to her list of must-haves in a mate, it doesn''t take long for the lines of their friendship to blur...
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Discover The Cheat Sheet - the heartwarming friends-to-lovers romance that became a sensation on TikTok!
''I just adored this story . . . I''m ready to eat up anything that Sarah Adams writes'' ''A perfect mix of hilarious banter, comical situations, and sweet romance'' ''This romance is brilliant! It is fast paced, laugh out loud and so cute!'' ''A feel-good rom-com with everything you want in a romance!'' -
CLEVER LITTLE THING ; A TAUT, POWERFUL GRIPPING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER WITH A TWIST YOU LL
Helena Echlin
- Headline
- 14 Janvier 2025
- 9781035421473
''Goosebumps! Sharp and unflinching . . . this is a perfectly unnerving story with something to say about the collision of motherhood''s love and fear'' ASHLEY AUDRAIN
''A cleverly constructed psychological thriller about the lengths that a mother will go to to protect her children . . . incredibly moving, tense, and deliciously creepy, and I know that last chapter will stay with me for a very long time'' ASHLEY TATE
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Charlotte''s daughter, Stella, is sensitive and brilliant - perhaps even a genius - but after the sudden death of Stella''s babysitter, Blanka, the once disruptive and anti-social child has become docile and agreeable. And what''s more unsettling is that she has begun to mirror Blanka''s personality, from her accent and repetitive phrases to fierce cravings for Armenian meat stew after being raised a vegetarian.
Charlotte is pregnant with her second child, depleted and sick, and convinced that Blanka herself is somehow responsible for Stella''s transformation. But how could Blanka still be entwined in their lives? Has Stella somehow become Blanka?
As Charlotte becomes increasingly obsessed, it''s clear that her husband believes this is all in her head and soon, Charlotte is sure only she can save her daughter . . .
Told through a singular, chilling voice, Clever Little Thing holds light to the blurred lines of diagnosis in children and to the vital power of maternal instinct. Kaleidoscopic and tense, pulse-pounding and genuinely creepy, this is an ode to motherhood and a page-turner that will haunt readers long after its epic finale. -
ROSIE'S DILEMMA ; A HEART-RENDING TALE OF WARTIME LOVE AND SECRETS
Jennie Felton
- Headline
- 2 Janvier 2025
- 9781472296795
Discover the emotional and unforgettable brand-new novel from Jennie Felton.
When war is declared in September 1939, Rosie Mitchell reluctantly returns from London to the Somerset mining town of Hillsbridge to be with her widowed mother. She had fled to the city some years earlier to escape the heartache and shame of a disastrous end to her relationship with the man she has always loved, and still does. Now she will once more be brought face to face with him, and with her rival and childhood friend, Anne Hastings.
Back in her hometown, there is no avoiding the attentions of Julian Edgell, the charming doctor who had broken her heart. But another man too comes into her life. A man she finds very attractive, but who will disclose nothing about himself. Can she trust either of them? Or will her heart be broken all over again?
Rosie''s dilemma unfolds against the backdrop of war with all its hardship, danger, heroism and sacrifice. as well as the anxiety for loved ones which no-one, be they ordinary working folk or local aristocracy, can escape.
Don''t miss this heartrending page-turner from the author of The Coal Miner''s Wife and The Families of Fairley Terrace Series. -
Neko Case has long been revered as one of music''s most influential artists, whose authenticity, lyrical storytelling, and sly wit have endeared her to a legion of critics, musicians, and lifelong fans. In The Harder I Fight, the More I Love You, Case brings her trademark candour and precision to a memoir that traces her evolution from an invisible girl ''raised by two dogs and a space heater'' in rural Washington state to her improbable emergence as an internationally-acclaimed talent.
In luminous, sharp-edged prose, Case shows readers what it''s like to be left alone for hours and hours as a child, to take refuge in the woods around her home, and to channel the monotony and loneliness and joy that comes from music, camaraderie, and shared experience into art.
The Harder I Fight, the More I Love You is a rebellious meditation on identity and corruption, and a manifesto on how to make space for ourselves in this world, despite the obstacles we face. -
WINNER OF THE SPECSAVERS NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2013 BOOK OF THE YEAR The Ocean at the End of the Lane is the bestselling magical novel from Neil Gaiman, one of the most brilliant storytellers of our generation and author of the epic novel American Gods , and the much-loved Sandman series. 'Possibly Gaiman's most lyrical, scary and beautiful work yet. It's a tale of childhood for grown-ups, a fantasy rooted in the darkest corners of reality' ( Independent on Sunday). If you loved the mesmerising world of Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus or were drawn into J.K. Rowling's magical universe, this book is for you. It began for our narrator forty years ago when the family lodger stole their car and committed suicide in it, stirring up ancient powers best left undisturbed. Dark creatures from beyond this world are on the loose, and it will take everything our narrator has just to stay alive: there is primal horror here, and menace unleashed - within his family and from the forces that have gathered to destroy it. His only defence is three women, on a farm at the end of the lane. The youngest of them claims that her duckpond is an ocean. The oldest can remember the Big Bang. The Ocean at the End of the Lane is a fable that reshapes modern fantasy: moving, terrifying and elegiac - as pure as a dream, as delicate as a butterfly's wing, as dangerous as a knife in the dark.
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LOYALTY ; THE BRAND NEW NOVEL FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR
Martina Cole, Jacqui Rose
- Headline
- 6 Juin 2024
- 9781472249494
''The Queen of Crime'' Woman & Home
Dara Tailor and Grace Perry couldn''t be more different. But both had to grow up fast when their circumstances led them to Holly Brookes Children''s Home.
There, the two girls unite in the face of horrific abuse and form an unbreakable bond.
But when their loyalty is put to the ultimate test, can they rely on each other to do the right thing?
Friendship - it''s all about trust.
Don''t miss the explosive new novel from the queen of crime Martina Cole.
''She''s a total one-off'' Guardian
''The stuff of legend . . . utterly compelling'' Mirror
''Superstar crime writer'' This Morning
''The undisputed Queen of crime writing'' Erwin James
''Her gripping plots pack a mean emotional punch'' Mail on Sunday
''One of the best fiction authors around . . . spectacular'' Closer
''Dark and dangerous'' Sunday Mirror
Due to health reasons, Martina Cole has chosen to collaborate with writer Jacqui Rose to finish her upcoming novel Loyalty. -
''Bryony Gordon is a terrific, compassionate writer'' Elizabeth Day
What if our notion of what makes us happy is the very thing that''s making us so sad?
Ten years on from first writing about her own experiences of mental illness, Bryony Gordon still receives messages about the effect it has on people. Now perimenopausal and well into the next stage of her life, parenting an almost-adolescent, just what has that help - and that connection with other unwell people - taught Bryony about herself, and the society we live in? What has she learned, and why have her views on mental health changed so radically? After coming out the other side of the biggest trauma of our living memory - a global pandemic - existing in a state of perma-crisis has now become our new normal.
From burnout and binge eating, to living with fluctuating hormones and the endless battle to stay sober, Bryony begins to question whether she got mental illness wrong in the first place. Is it simply a chemical imbalance, or rather a normal response from your brain telling you that something isn''t right? Mad Woman explores the most difficult of all the lesson she''s learned over the last decade - that our notion of what makes a happy life is the very thing that''s making us so sad.
Bryony Gordon is unafraid to write with her trademark blend of compassion, honesty and humour about her personal challenges and demons, which means her books and journalism have had profound impact on readers. She founded the mental health charity, Mental Health Mates, which has become a vast online community.
