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A stormy romance novel about two people from completely different backgrounds, destined for lives on opposite sides of the country, unable to stay away from each other as they realize they have much more in common than they initially thought.

It is an ordinary Thursday and things should finally be returning to normal. Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club is concerned. A decade-old cold case leads them to a local news legend and a murder with no body and no answers.Then a new foe pays Elizabeth a visit. Her mission? Kill...or be killed. As the cold case turns white hot, Elizabeth wrestles with her conscience (and a gun), while Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim chase down clues with help from old friends and new. But can thegang solve the mystery and save Elizabeth before the murderer strikes again?

The latest instalment in the internationally bestselling Seven Sisters series.

Recenzió: James and Cordelia must save London - and their marriage - in this thrilling and highly anticipated conclusion to the Last Hours series from the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Cassandra Clare. Chain of Thorns is aShadowhunters novel. Cordelia Carstairs has lost everything that matters to her. In only a few short weeks, she has seen her father murdered, her plans to become parabatai with her best friend, Lucie, destroyed, and her marriage to James Herondalecrumble before her eyes. Even worse, she is now bound to an ancient demon, Lilith, stripping her of her power as a Shadowhunter. After fleeing to Paris with Matthew Fairchild, Cordelia hopes to forget her sorrows in the city's glittering nightlife. Butreality intrudes when shocking news comes from home: Tatiana Blackthorn has escaped the Adamant Citadel, and London is under new threat by the Prince of Hell, Belial. Cordelia returns to a London riven by chaos and dissent. The long-kept secret thatBelial is James and Lucie's grandfather has been revealed by an unexpected enemy, and the Herondales find themselves under suspicion of dealings with demons. Cordelia longs to protect James, but is torn between a love for James she has long believedhopeless, and the possibility of a new life with Matthew. Nor can her friends help - ripped apart by their own secrets, they seem destined to face what is coming alone. For time is short, and Belial's plan is about to crash into the Shadowhunters ofLondon like a deadly wave, one that will separate Cordelia, Lucie, and the Merry Thieves from help of any kind. Left alone in a shadowy London, they must face Belial's deadly army. If Cordelia and her friends are going to save their city - and theirfamilies - they will have to muster their courage, swallow their pride, and trust one another again. For if they fail, they may lose everything - even their souls.

In Wrecking Ball, an unexpected inheritance gives the Heffley family a chance to make major improvements to their home.But they soon find that construction isn't all it's cracked up to be.When things get rough, will the Heffleys be able to stay . . . or will they be forced to move?

'A quick, satisfying read . . . the sign of a master simply elevating his own legendary game yet again' USA TodayIn the small town of Castle Rock word gets around quickly. That's why Scott Carey only confides in his friend Doctor Bob Ellis about his strange condition. Every day he's losing weight - but without looking any different.Meanwhile a new couple, Deirdre and Missy, owners of a 'fine dining experience' in town, have moved in next door. Scott is not happy that their dogs keep fouling on his lawn.But as the town prepares for its annual Thanksgiving 12K run, Scott starts to understand the prejudices his neighbours face. Soon, they forge a friendship which may just help him through his mysterious affliction...Includes illustrations (c) Mark Edward Geyer.

The new dark comedy from the Sunday Times bestselling author Graham Norton Carol is a divorced teacher living in a small town in Ireland, happy enough with the life she has. But a second chance at love brings her unexpected connection and joy. The newrelationship with sparks local gossip: what does a woman like her see in a man like that? What happened to his wife who abandoned him all those years ago? When Declan becomes ill, things start to fall apart. His children are untrusting and greedy, andCarol is made to leave their beloved home with its worn oak floors and elegant features and move back in with her parents. Carol's mother is determined to get to the bottom of things, she won't see her daughter treated this way. It seems there aresecrets in Declan's past, strange rumours that were never confronted and suddenly the house they shared takes on a more sinister significance. In his gripping and darkly comic new novel Norton casts a light on the relationship between mothers anddaughters, and truth and self-preservation with unnerving effect.

In Friend of My Youth, a novelist named Amit Chaudhuri visits his childhood home of Bombay. The city, reeling from the impact of the 2008 terrorist attacks, weighs heavily on Amit's mind, as does the unexpected absence of his childhood friend Ramu, adrifting, opaque figure who is Amit's last remaining connection to the city he once called home.

Nick and Charlie are very much in love. They've finally said those three little words, and Charlie has almost persuaded his mum to let him sleep over at Nick's house  But with Nick going off to university next year, is everything about to change?By Alice Oseman, winner of the YA Book Prize, Heartstopper encompasses all the small moments of Nick and Charlie's lives that together make up something larger, which speaks to all of us.Contains discussions around mental health and eating disorders, and sexual references.

The start of an addictive New Adult romance series from bestselling author Elle Kennedy, where the only thing more dangerous than the students are the secrets they're keeping . . . Perfect for fans of Elle's Off-Campus series, Erin Watt's Paper Princessand Gossip GirlWelcome to Sandover Prep, where the delinquents roam the halls . . . and you can't trust a soul.RJ's senior year is going to be hell. He's being sent to Sandover Prep - an ivy-covered all-boys boarding school for rich delinquents.Knowing that a misfit hacker like him will never belong at a place like Sandover, RJ decides there's no point making friends or trying to fit in . . . that is, until he meets a gorgeous girl in the woods on campus.Sloane is pure temptation, with a sharp tongue and an ice princess attitude RJ is determined to crack.Except there's a catch. Sloane is the headmaster's daughter. And forbidden fruit.Good thing RJ doesn't believe in rules. He wants her bad, and he's going to win her over if it kills him.Unless her ex-boyfriend kills him first.The ruling king of Sandover will stop at nothing to get rid of his competition. If RJ wants to survive prep school and win Sloane's heart, he'll need to get people on his side - and fast.

'Just the right dose of delicious steam' Ali Hazelwood'Fresh, fun and extremely sexy' Helen Hoang'Full of wit, charm and Big Firefighter Energy' Lynn Painter----------Curvy fitness influencer Crystal Chen built her career shattering gym stereotypes. After a recent break-up, she has little time left for men, instead finding joy in the gym - her place of power and positivity.Enter firefighter Scott Ritchie, the smug new guy who routinely steals her favourite squat rack. Soon, sparks start flying . . .As the ultra-competitive foes battle for gym domination, the last thing they expect is to run into each other at their grandparents' engagement party. And, in the lead-up to the wedding, Crystal discovers there's a soft heart under Scott's muscledexterior. Bonding over family, fitness and cheesy pick-up lines, she just might have found her person.But when a photo of them goes viral, savage internet trolls put their relationship to the test . . . Are they strong enough to get through it?----------'Full of wit, charm and Big Firefighter Energy'Lynn Painter, Mr Wrong Number'Energetic, steamy, bubbly, and so, so fun . . . celebrates body positivity in the most joyous way possible'Jesse Sutanto, Dial A for Aunties'An incredibly fun and sexy enemies-to-lovers rom-com'Kerry Winfrey, Very Sincerely Yours'Ups your heart rate with its swoony hero, makes you sweat with its slow-burn tension, and leaves you satisfied with its themes of empowerment and self-acceptance'Rachel Lynn Solomon, The Ex Talk'Lea's delightful debut is a funny and poignant look into the power and perils of social media!' Denise Williams, How to Fail at Flirting'A swoony, feel-good romcom . . . and the main character Crystal is a certified badass' Sarah Echavarre Smith, On Location

The honeymoon of a lifetime . . . with her sworn enemy.Olive is always unlucky

A steamy strangers to friends to lovers romance from Ana Huang, the New York Times bestselling author of the Kings of Sin and Twisted seriesOne year, two opposites, and a love that will blindside and, ultimately, shatter them.She's an aspiring interior designer who dreams of falling in love.He's an ex-football star who thinks love is a con.She's a virgin, and he doesn't do virgins.He's cocky, infuriating, and not her type.She wants the fairytale.He wants freedom.Blake and Farrah shouldn't have fallen for each other the way they did: totally, completely, and irrevocably.Because they're studying abroad in Shanghai, and they only have one year.Because forces at home threaten to rip them apart, even if they don't know it yet.And because, eventually, they must face the most heart-breaking lesson they'll ever learn: sometimes, even the greatest love can't conquer all . . .This is the first book in a duet. It's a full-length novel with no sudden cliffhangers, but Blake and Farrah's story concludes in book two, If the Sun Never Sets. Recommended for 18+.

'How many loves do you get in a lifetime?'She is a beautiful, affluent, self-involved and mildly neurotic London socialite.He is Britain's most photographed bad-boy who broke her heart.Magnolia Parks and BJ Ballentine are meant to be, and everyone knows it. She dates other people to keep him at bay

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2021'A WORD-OF-MOUTH HIT' Evening Standard'A very fine book... It's witty and sharp and reads like something by Barbara Pym or Anita Brookner, without ever feeling like a pastiche'David Nicholls'Perfect'India Knight'Beautiful'Jessie Burton'Wonderful'Richard Osman'Miraculous'Tracy Chevalier'A wonderful novel. I loved it'Nina Stibbe'Effortless to read, but every sentence lingers in the mind'Lissa Evans'This is one of the most beautiful books I have ever read. I honestly don't want you to be without it'Lucy Mangan'Gorgeous... If you're looking for something escapist and bittersweet, I could not recommend more'Pandora Sykes'Remarkable... Small Pleasures is no small pleasure'The Times'An irresistible novel - wry, perceptive and quietly devastating'Mail on Sunday'Chambers' eye for undemonstrative details achieves a Larkin-esque lucidity'Guardian'An almost flawlessly written tale of genuine, grown-up romantic anguish'The Sunday Times1957, the suburbs of South East London. Jean Swinney is a journalist on a local paper, trapped in a life of duty and disappointment from which there is no likelihood of escape.When a young woman, Gretchen Tilbury, contacts the paper to claim that her daughter is the result of a virgin birth, it is down to Jean to discover whether she is a miracle or a fraud.As the investigation turns her quiet life inside out, Jean is suddenly given an unexpected chance at friendship, love and - possibly - happiness.But there will, inevitably, be a price to pay.Book of the Year for: The Times, Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard, Daily Express, Metro, Spectator, Red Magazine and Good Housekeeping

Don't chase fate. Let fate chase you. For generations, deadly storms have ravaged Mina's homeland. Her people believe the Sea God, once their protector, now curse them with death and despair. To appease him, each year a maiden is thrown into the sea, inthe hopes that one day the 'true bride' will be chosen and end the suffering. Many believe Shim Cheong - Mina's brother's beloved - to be the legendary true bride. But on the night Cheong is sacrificed, Mina's brother follows her, even knowing that tointerfere is a death sentence. To save her brother, Mina throws herself into the water in Cheong's stead. Swept away to the Spirit Realm, a magical city of lesser gods and mythical beasts, Mina finds the Sea God, trapped in an enchanted sleep. With thehelp of a mysterious young man and a motley crew of demons, gods and spirits, Mina sets out to wake him and bring an end to the storms once and for all. But she doesn't have much time: a human cannot live long in the land of the spirits. And there arethose who would do anything to keep the Sea God from waking...

A superb murder mystery, on an epic scale, set against the fall out - literally - of a war in Heaven.Paris has survived the Great Houses War - just. Its streets are lined with haunted ruins, Notre-Dame is a burnt-out shell, and the Seine runs black with ashes and rubble. Yet life continues among the wreckage. The citizens continue to live, love, fightand survive in their war-torn city, and The Great Houses still vie for dominion over the once grand capital.House Silverspires, previously the leader of those power games, lies in disarray. Its magic is ailing

Don't go in the guest bedroom. A shadow falls on Douglas Garrick's face as he touches the door with his fingertips. My wife...she's very ill. As he continues showing me their incredible penthouse apartment, I have a terrible feeling about the womanbehind closed doors. But I can't risk losing this job-not if I want to keep my darkest secret safe....It's hard to find an employer who doesn't ask too many questions about my past. So I thank my lucky stars that the Garricks miraculously give me a job, cleaning their stunning penthouse with views across the city and preparing fancy meals in their shinykitchen. I can work here for a while, stay quiet until I get what I want.It's almost perfect. But I still haven't met Mrs Garrick, or seen inside the guest bedroom. I'm sure I hear her crying. I notice spots of blood around the neck of her white nightgowns when I'm doing laundry. And one day I can't help but knock on thedoor. When it gently swings open, what I see inside changes everything....That's when I make a promise. After all, I've done this before. I can protect Mrs. Garrick while keeping my own secrets locked up safe.Douglas Garrick has done wrong. He is going to pay. It's simply a question of how far I'm willing to go....Anyone who loves The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose, The Woman in the Window, and Gone Girl will be totally hooked! This book can also be enjoyed as a stand-alone.

IT WAS THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME: PROTECT HERBefore Owen Michaels disappears, he manages to smuggle a note to his new wife, Hannah: protect her. Hannah knows exactly who Owen needs her to protect - his teenage daughter, Bailey, who lost her mother tragically as a child. And who wants absolutelynothing to do with her new stepmother.As her desperate calls to Owen go unanswered, his boss is arrested for fraud and the police start questioning her, Hannah realises that her husband isnt who he said he was. And that Bailey might hold the key to discovering Owens true identity, and why hedisappeared. Together they set out to discover the truth. But as they start putting together the pieces of Owens past, they soon realise that their lives will never be the same again. Soon to be a major TV series starring Julia RobertsA Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick

From childcare to healthcare, provision for the elderly and tackling issues of homelessness, the Nordic countries are world leaders in organising society - no wonder Finland has been ranked among the happiest places in the world.But when Finnish journalist Anu Partanen moved to America, she quickly realised that navigating the basics of everyday life was overly complicated compared to how society was organised in her homeland. From the complications of buying a mobile, to thearduous task of filing taxes, she knew there was a better way and as she got to know her new neighbours she discovered that they too shared her deep apprehensions.The Nordic Theory of Everything details Partanen's mission to understand why America (and much of the Western world) suffers from so much inequality and struggling social services. Filled with fascinating insights, advice and practical solutions, shemakes a convincing argument that we can rebuild society, rekindle optimism and become more autonomous people by following in the footsteps of our neighbours to the North.

'Twist follows twist and nothing is what it seems' ALEX MICHAELIDES'Exhilarating, addictive, fierce' BRIDGET COLLINS'A psychological thriller you can't put down' HARLAN COBEN'Dark, Gothic, and propulsively readable' RUTH WARE'A dark and richly enjoyable novel that already feels like a classic' ELLY GRIFFITHS* * * * *Now I'm in charge, the gates are my gates. The rules are my rules.It's an incendiary moment for St Oswald's school. For the first time in its history, a headmistress is in power, the gates opening to girls.Rebecca Buckfast has spilled blood to reach this position. Barely forty, she is just starting to reap the harvest of her ambition. As the new regime takes on the old guard, the ground shifts. And with it, the remains of a body are discovered.But Rebecca is here to make her mark. She'll bury the past so deep it will evade even her own memory, just like she has done before. After all...You can't keep a good woman down.* * * * *Praise for Joanne Harris's other books set in the St Oswald's world:'A masterpiece of misdirection' Val McDermid'Delivers an almighty twist . . . brilliantly atmospheric ' The Times'[A] gripping psychological thriller . . . Harris is one of our most accomplished novelists' Daily Express'[A] delicious black comedy' Daily Mail

'A deliciously deadly Gothic romance' Stephanie GarberTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!For as long as Signa Farrow has been alive, the people in her life have fallen like stars . . .Orphaned as a baby, nineteen-year-old Signa has been raised by a string of guardians, each more interested in her wealth than her wellbeing - and each has met an untimely end. Her remaining relatives are the elusive Hawthornes, an eccentric family livingat Thorn Grove, an estate both glittering and gloomy.Its patriarch mourns his late wife through wild parties, while his son grapples for control of the family's waning reputation and his daughter suffers from a mysterious illness. But when their mother's restless spirit appears claiming she was poisoned,Signa realizes that the family she depends on could be in grave danger, and enlists the help of a surly stable boy to hunt down the killer.Signa's best chance of uncovering the murderer, though, is an alliance with Death himself, a fascinating, dangerous shadow who has never been far from her side. Though he's made her life a living hell, Death shows Signa that their growing connection maybe more powerful - and more irresistible - than she ever dared imagine.From New York Times bestselling author Adalyn Grace, Belladonna brings to life a highly romantic, gothic-infused world of wealth, desire, and betrayal.PRAISE FOR BELLADONNA'This book is a true pleasure to read from beginning to end' Jennifer L. Armentrout'A darkly romantic tale' Adrienne Young'Utterly original and completely addictive' Rachel Griffin'Darkly twisted and deliciously gothic' Renée Ahdieh'Decadently atmospheric' Kerri Maniscalco

An international bestseller and the novel of the year, Freedom is an epic of contemporary love and marriage. This is the story of the Berglunds, their son Joey, their daughter Jessica and their friend Richard Katz. It is about how we use and abuse ourfreedom. About the beginning and ending of love. Teenage lust. The unexpectedness of adult life. Why we compete with our friends, and how we betray those closest to us, and why things almost never work out as they should. It is a story about the humanheart, and what it leads ...

Summertime ? as the temperature rises, so does the potential for evil. From Cornwall to the French Riviera, whether against a background of Delphic temples or English country houses, Agatha Christie?s most famous characters solve even the most devilishof conundrums as the summer sun beats down. Pull up a deckchair and enjoy plot twists and red herrings galore from the bestselling fiction writer of all time.NCLUDES THE STORIES:The Blood-Stained PavementThe Double ClueA Death on the NileHarlequin?s LaneThe Adventure of the Italian NoblemanJane in Search of a JobThe Disappearance of Mr DavenheimThe Idol House of AstarteThe Rajah?s EmeraldThe Oracle at DelphiThe Adventure of the Sinister StrangerThe Incredible Theft

Lara Jean and her love letters are back in this utterlyirresistible sequel to NETFLIX feature film To All The BoysI've Loved Before.Lara Jean didn't expect to really fall for Peter.But suddenly they are together for real - and it's far more complicatedthan when they were pretending!A risque video of the two of them has been posted online. WillLaraJean ever live it down?Peter is spending more and more time with his ex. Has he stillgotfeelings for her?A boy from Lara Jean's past has returned, and so too have herfeelings for him.Can a girl be in love with two boys at once?Only one thing is certain: falling in love is just the easy part!The second book in the bestselling series by Jenny Han, whichhasbeen made into a NETFLIX feature film

DISCOVER WHAT HAPPENS NEXT AFTER THE MAJOR FILM RED SPARROW STARRING JENNIFER LAWRENCE . . .Urgent, topical and shot through with insider knowledge, the final thriller in the Red Sparrow trilogy is writing on a grand scale'Matthews beguilingly blends the fun and sexiness of Ian Fleming with the more procedural, information-rich approach of John le Carre and Frederick Forsyth' Sunday Times'A provocative and timely novel exploring the notion of Russian influence in the US's corridors of power' Guardian_______Russian counterintelligence chief Colonel Dominika Egorova has been an asset of the CIA for over seven years.She has also been in a forbidden and tumultuous love affair with her handler Nate Nash, mortally dangerous for them both.In Washington, a new administration is selecting its cabinet members, where Dominika hears whispers of a Russian operation to place a mole in a high intelligence position.If the candidate is confirmed, the Kremlin will have access to the identities of CIA assets in Moscow.Including Dominika.Dominika recklessly immerses herself into searching for the mole's identity - before her time runs out . . .With a plot ripped from tomorrow's headlines, The Kremlin's Candidate is a riveting read and a thrilling conclusion to the trilogy than began with Red Sparrow and Palace of Treason.

You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring.The first lesson is to make yourself strong.After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting politicalalliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her even as his fascination with her remains undiminished.When it becomes all too clear that someone close to Jude means to betray her, threatening her own life and the lives of everyone she loves, Jude must uncover the traitor and fight her own complicated feelings for Cardan to maintain control as a mortal ina Faerie world.