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1. Hero, Unexpected - Kait Nolan
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I rebuilt my grandmother’s bakery from the ground up. Poured everything I had into making it thrive again—flour, sweat, and a whole lot of tears. Then she died. And her will blindsided me. If I’m not married by the time probate closes, I lose the bakery to my mother—the last person who should ever be trusted with it. Enter Bodie Gibson. Childhood friend turned enemy. The boy who used to bring me tea and peanut butter sandwiches… The cop who put my little brother behind bars. He offers me a way out: a fake marriage that keeps the bakery in my hands and our past buried where it belongs. It’s just paperwork. A few public appearances. Nothing real. Except he still looks at me like he sees the girl I used to be. And when he kisses me it doesn’t feel fake at all. In a town built on second chances, sometimes the only way forward is to rewrite the ending. |
2. A Kiss for Midwinter - Courtney Milan
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Miss Lydia Charingford is always cheerful, and never more so than at Christmas time. But no matter how hard she smiles, she can't forget the youthful mistake that nearly ruined her life. But even though the worst was kept secret, someone else knows the truth of those dark days: the sarcastic Doctor Jonas Grantham. She wants nothing to do with him...or the butterflies that take flight in her stomach every time he looks her way. Jonas Grantham has a secret, too: He's been in love with Lydia for more than a year. And this winter, he's determined to conquer her dislike and win her for his own. All he needs to start is a single kiss... A Kiss for Midwinter is a novella (38,000 words) in the Brothers Sinister series. It follows The Duchess War . Each book stands on its own, but those who prefer to read in order might want to read that book first. |
3. Before We Were Strangers - Renée Carlino
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From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Sweet Thing and Nowhere But Here comes a love story about a Craigslist “missed connection” post that gives two people a second chance at love fifteen years after they were separated in New York City. To the Green-eyed Lovebird: We met fifteen years ago, almost to the day, when I moved my stuff into the NYU dorm room next to yours at Senior House. You called us fast friends. I like to think it was more. We lived on nothing but the excitement of finding ourselves through music (you were obsessed with Jeff Buckley), photography (I couldn’t stop taking pictures of you), hanging out in Washington Square Park, and all the weird things we did to make money. I learned more about myself that year than any other. Yet, somehow, it all fell apart. We lost touch the summer after graduation when I went to South America to work for National Geographic. When I came back, you were gone. A part of me still wonders if I pushed you too hard after the wedding… I didn’t see you again until a month ago. It was a Wednesday. You were rocking back on your heels, balancing on that thick yellow line that runs along the subway platform, waiting for the F train. I didn’t know it was you until it was too late, and then you were gone. Again. You said my name; I saw it on your lips. I tried to will the train to stop, just so I could say hello. After seeing you, all of the youthful feelings and memories came flooding back to me, and now I’ve spent the better part of a month wondering what your life is like. I might be totally out of my mind, but would you like to get a drink with me and catch up on the last decade and a half? M |
4. Lady of Ashes - Melissa K. Roehrich
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She will not be the same as when she left Fire and Shadows Scarlett Semiria sacrificed everything to keep her family, her Courts, and her twin flame safe. But the cost was more than she could have ever anticipated. And now she finds herself once again forced to make a terrible choice that could leave her so broken, even the stars won’t be able to bring her back. Light and Dark Crown Prince Callan is more than happy to leave the Fire Court behind, along with the woman who chose someone else. But to protect his people and his kingdom, he is forced to enter into a dangerous deception that could cost him everything. Beginnings and Endings Fae Queen Talwyn Semiria has been waiting for decades for Scarlett to return home. She had expected to find a kindred spirit. What she got was a brash assassin who does things her own way and flouts all traditional decorum. She might play nice for now, but when faced with the evil that resides across the sea, she’ll take it all and sacrifice everything. Everything hangs in the balance One wrong move, and the scales will tip Only ashes will remain About the author Melissa K. Roehrich is a dark fantasy romance author that loves coffee, dragons, and constantly rearranging her bookshelves. She spends her time writing, reading, and homeschooling her three boys in the Middle-of-Nowhere, North Dakota, where she lives with her boys, husband, three dogs, multiple barn cats, and chickens on a small farmstead. She is constantly trying to convince her husband they need to add goats and ducks to the mix, and one day, she'll succeed. |
5. Runaway Girl - Tessa Bailey
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❤️🔥The second in a sexy, fun wedding-themed rom-com duology from Tessa Bailey, #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Happened One Summer - now with a beautiful new package! It's Naomi Clemons's big day. Her dream wedding. And she's outta here. One moment. A fleeting gaze through the church window with someone familiar, dripping in intrigue. And just like that, Naomi realizes . . . she's boring. A blonde, cookie cutter, well-mannered trophy wife-to-be. How can she expect to lead a fulfilling married life when she's never lived? Special Forces diver Jason Bristow needs a beauty pageant coach. Not for himself - although the tattooed bruiser could definitely use some charm - but for his little sister who he has returned to St. Augustine, Florida to raise. When a beautiful southern debutante lands on his doorstep, she awakens a hunger that won't be ignored. If only she wasn't planning on winning back the ex-fiancé she left at the altar . . . Despite the potential for ruin, heat continues to build between Naomi and Jason beneath the sultry Florida sunshine, consuming them both. But they're on borrowed time . . . and it's about to run out. 💗 Why readers LOVE Tessa Bailey . . . 💗 'One of my all-time favourite authors!' SALLY THORNE 'Tessa Bailey is the queen of rom-coms. Long may she reign!' JULIE MURPHY 'Nothing makes my heart catch fire like a Tessa Bailey book. She is all things magic and dirty talk' ELENA ARMAS |
6. The House Sitter - Elizabeth Drummond
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‘Warming and lighthearted… this is a novel that leaves you romanticising crumbling mansions and the brooding bachelors hiding in their mazes’ Megan Clawson, author of Falling Hard for the Royal Guard 'Charming! Small rural town, rolling hills, and an old manor house, all embraced in a grumpy/sunshine romance – all the country comforts you need in a read.’ Pernille Hughes, author of Ten Years 'Elizabeth Drummond knows how to craft the perfect, broody, swoon-worthy hero, Wolfie had my heart at his first glower.’ Camilla Isley, author of Opposites Attract His house. Her rules. But who’s in charge? Pippa Munro had the perfect life plan. What she did not plan, was for her boyfriend to break up with her. Or sell her beloved home. So instead of being blissfully engaged, Pippa finds herself jobless, homeless and single. Wolfie Squires needs someone to look after his family’s ancient house. He’s too busy with his hot shot city job to deal with a country manor several hundred miles away. Enter Pippa Munro, Wolfie’s exact opposite. As tempers fray, ideas clash, and secrets are spilled, Pippa and Wolfie might realise they have the same ambitions for the house, if only they could stop arguing long enough to find out… Readers are loving The House Sitter: ‘The romance was fun and believable… I loved it!’ Joss Wood, author of Confessions of a Christmasholic ‘Cosy and fun… the village vibes and capable heroine are spot on’ Katherine Dyson, author of Lily Bennett’s Bucket List 'I loved the gorgeous descriptions of Yorkshire, and the hero Wolfie is totally dreamy… a fun, escapist book to curl up with’ Emily Kerr, author of Take a Chance on Greece ‘The new Mr Darcy!’ ★★★★★ 'A great story that is easy to read and full of love, laughter and tears’ ★★★★★ ‘A delightful and captivating read… [a] well-crafted plot, engaging characters, and humorous narrative’ ★★★★★ 'Loved this book so much I didn’t want to put it down’ ★★★★★ Reviews 'I could see a lot of similarities between the MMC Wolfie & Darcy! Also, enjoyed the simmering tension between the 2 MCs!’ ★★★★★ 'I loved the dynamic between Pippa and Wolfie, as well as the dynamic between Pippa and her friends’ ★★★★★ 'Thoroughly enjoyed this book and couldn’t put it down’ ★★★★★ |
7. The Case of the Lonely Accountant - Simon Mason
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'Mason has been mainlining Simenon for a while, and it shows' Mick Herron 'The very definition of unputdownable' David Peace 'It's like the provincial British version of Maigret' Clare Chambers Bournemouth 2008, the height of the financial crash. Don Bayliss, a timid and well-mannered accountant, vanishes after leaving his office before a scheduled meeting. His wife is both perplexed and distraught. His clothes are found discarded at the mouth of Poole Harbour. After seven years of searching with no firm leads, the investigation is closed, and Don is presumed dead. Until, sorting through his possessions, his wife finds a garish business card of one Dwight Fricker and decides it must be of some importance. Now more than eight years after his disappearance Dorset Police call in the Finder and the cold case is reopened. The Finder begins with the last sightings of Don on the day he went missing, hearing how he seemed in a hurry, somewhat distracted? He unearths a string of overlooked clues that lead him to face the unlikely friendships that Don had made, the somewhat overbearing nature of Mrs Bayliss, the secrets that haunted him in his home life and the mistakes that led to him being investigated at work. The Case of the Lonely Accountant is a dark and rich mystery that centres upon one lonely man and reveals the distance between those who are missing and those who are lost. |
8. Medusa - Lars Kepler, Antti Saarilahti & Kaisa Haatanen
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Pahuus on sisällä. Kukaan ei ole suojassa. Murhaaja riehuu suljetulla osastolla. Joona Linna -sarjan yhdestoista osa on matka ihmismielen pimeimpiin sopukoihin. Helixin suljetussa oikeuspsykiatrisessa laitoksessa lääkäri palaa kuoliaaksi. Kuulusteluja monimutkaistavat henkilökunnan salassapitovelvollisuus ja kriminaalipotilaiden psyykkiset sairaudet. Kun samalla osastolla tulee toinen kuolemantapaus, Saga Bauer ottaa vastaan huippusalaisen tehtävän. Hän soluttautuu Helixiin potilaaksi Ruotsin vaarallisimpien rikollisten joukkoon, ja hänen ainoa kontaktinsa ulkopuoliseen maailmaan on Joona Linna. Pian ilmenee, että osastolla pitää hoviaan kuningatar, joka jättää jälkeensä ruumiita nopeammin kuin yksikään sarjamurhaaja koskaan aiemmin. Nimimerkki Lars Keplerin takana on ruotsalainen kirjailijapariskunta Alexander Ahndoril (s. 1967) ja Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril (s. 1966). Heidän saumaton yhteistyönsä Lars Keplerinä alkoi rakkaudesta jännityskirjallisuuteen ja -elokuviin. Sittemmin Joona Linna -sarja on lunastanut paikkansa pohjoismaisen kirjallisuuden eturivissä. Kansainväliseksi ilmiöksi noussut sarja on myynyt maailmalla 20 miljoonaa kappaletta ja sitä on käännetty 40 kielelle. |
9. ELDEN RING: The Road to the Erdtree, Vol. 2 - Nikiichi Tobita, ELDEN RING (FromSoftware, Inc.), John Neal & Phil Christie
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Aseo the Tarnished’s exploration of Stormveil Castle puts him on a collision course with the demigod Godrick the Grafted! Now they must face each other in a fierce…sculpture competition? Who will make the best impression with their most definitely serious and legitimate art skills—and why is Melina one of the judges?! |
10. Simulation and the Monte Carlo Method - Reuven Y. Rubinstein & Dirk P. Kroese
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This accessible new edition explores the major topics in Monte Carlo simulation that have arisen over the past 30 years and presents a sound foundation for problem solving   Simulation and the Monte Carlo Method, Third Edition reflects the latest developments in the field and presents a fully updated and comprehensive account of the state-of-the-art theory, methods and applications that have emerged in Monte Carlo simulation since the publication of the classic First Edition over more than a quarter of a century ago. While maintaining its accessible and intuitive approach, this revised edition features a wealth of up-to-date information that facilitates a deeper understanding of problem solving across a wide array of subject areas, such as engineering, statistics, computer science, mathematics, and the physical and life sciences. The book begins with a modernized introduction that addresses the basic concepts of probability, Markov processes, and convex optimization. Subsequent chapters discuss the dramatic changes that have occurred in the field of the Monte Carlo method, with coverage of many modern topics including: Markov Chain Monte Carlo, variance reduction techniques such as importance (re-)sampling, and the transform likelihood ratio method, the score function method for sensitivity analysis, the stochastic approximation method and the stochastic counter-part method for Monte Carlo optimization, the cross-entropy method for rare events estimation and combinatorial optimization, and application of Monte Carlo techniques for counting problems. An extensive range of exercises is provided at the end of each chapter, as well as a generous sampling of applied examples. The Third Edition features a new chapter on the highly versatile splitting method, with applications to rare-event estimation, counting, sampling, and optimization. A second new chapter introduces the stochastic enumeration method, which is a new fast sequential Monte Carlo method for tree search. In addition, the Third Edition features new material on : • Random number generation, including multiple-recursive generators and the Mersenne Twister • Simulation of Gaussian processes, Brownian motion, and diffusion processes • Multilevel Monte Carlo method • New enhancements of the cross-entropy (CE) method, including the “improved” CE method, which uses sampling from the zero-variance distribution to find the optimal importance sampling parameters • Over 100 algorithms in modern pseudo code with flow control • Over 25 new exercises Simulation and the Monte Carlo Method, Third Edition is an excellent text for upper-undergraduate and beginning graduate courses in stochastic simulation and Monte Carlo techniques. The book also serves as a valuable reference for professionals who would like to achieve a more formal understanding of the Monte Carlo method. Reuven Y. Rubinstein, DSc, was Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. He served as a consultant at numerous large-scale organizations, such as IBM, Motorola, and NEC. The author of over 100 articles and six books, Dr. Rubinstein was also the inventor of the popular score-function method in simulation analysis and generic cross-entropy methods for combinatorial optimization and counting. Dirk P. Kroese, PhD, is a Professor of Mathematics and Statistics in the School of Mathematics and Physics of The University of Queensland, Australia. He has published over 100 articles and four books in a wide range of areas in applied probability and statistics, including Monte Carlo methods, cross-entropy, randomized algorithms, tele-traffic c theory, reliability, computational statistics, applied probability, and stochastic modeling . |
11. A Bride for a Billionaire Box Set - Lynne Graham
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In A Rich Man's Whim, bedding Kat should be easy for billionaire Mikhail, but the tempting redhead is impossible to seduce! So Mikhail offers to pay off her debts—in exchange for a month on his yacht, and in his cabin, virginity included! In The Sheikh's Prize, marrying Sapphire Marshall was the biggest mistake of Sheikh Zahir's life. Now, his ex-wife has returned to his desert and Zahir plans to banish her from his mind once and for all, beginning with reclaiming his wedding night! In The Billionaire's Trophy, when Bastian Christou sees his intern's photo on an escort website, he's stunned by both her double life and her stunning photo. Since Bastian has an ex-fiancée to keep at bay, Emmie Marshall might just be the best armor money can buy! In Challenging Dante, Dante Leonetti is convinced Topaz Marshall is after his family's money, and he's determined to seduce the truth from her lips. After experiencing Leonetti's ferocious reputation firsthand, will she be able to resist his legendary charms? |
12. Midnight Curfew - Penelope Douglas
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Two rivals from opposing families fight their forbidden attraction to each other in the brand new, dark romance from New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas, AVAILABLE NOW. -- Summertime is quiet in southern Florida. In the humidity, the streets are empty, and the nights are still — perfect for a little mischief while the police aren’t looking. One of five brothers, Dallas Jaeger grew up proud of his community on the wrong side of the tracks — Sanoa Bay — and now, as a man, he’s ready to fight to protect it. Callum Ames has a reputation in St. Carmen, the affluent neighborhood bordering Sanoa Bay. He’s the hottest. The most popular. The one all the women want. But he has one major secret: he doesn’t want them. Summer is also storm season. Heat, wind, rain… and a lockdown. In a desperate bid to impress his powerful father, Callum suggests a curfew to hinder their rivals’ hold on the Bay. Unfortunately, the Jaegers don’t like rules. As Dallas and Callum clash, out for each other’s blood, they can’t ignore the heat between them — or the ending they can already see coming… After all, curfews were meant to be broken. Tropes enemies to loversforbidden loverival townsrich vs. poor"teach me" |
13. Claiming His Hidden Heir - Carol Marinelli
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‘Did you forget to tell me about my baby?’ He won’t be denied his heir! Buttoned-up PA Cecelia Andrews’s resignation released her secret raw desire for her demanding playboy boss Luka Kargas. Now, one year after his callous dismissal, Cecelia’s hiding an even greater secret—their daughter! She’ll never let cold-hearted Luka make her daughter feel unwanted. But when Luka uncovers her deceit there’s no escaping the consequences of her passionate surrender… About the author Carol Marinelli recently filled in a form asking for her job title. Thrilled to be able to put down her answer, she put writer. Then it asked what Carol did for relaxation and she put down the truth – writing. The third question asked for her hobbies. Well, not wanting to look obsessed she crossed the fingers on her hand and answered swimming but, given that the chlorine in the pool does terrible things to her highlights – I’m sure you can guess the real answer. |
14. Kaaos - Ilkka Remes
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Remes – aina askeleen edellä. Venäjä käynnistää Suomessa uudenlaisten hybridi-iskujen sarjan. Kiina kiristää otettaan Taiwanin merialueella. Kaarlo Norhan veren tahrimat johtolangat vievät hänet Rivieran, Berliinin ja Sveitsin kautta Lontooseen Yhdysvaltain presidentin vierailun kynnyksellä. Buckinghamin palatsissa nuori työntekijä ei vielä tiedä, miksi niin moni on kiinnostunut juuri hänestä. Suomi on joutumassa ansaan. Moskova yrittää pakottaa sen kääntymään Naton puoleen hetkellä, jonka se tietää itselleen suotuisaksi. Liian varhainen reaktio paljastaisi liittokunnan heikkouden. Liian myöhäinen taas synnyttäisi kriisin, jota kukaan ei enää hallitse. Norha on löytämässä ulospääsyn tilanteesta – mutta se vaatisi sopimuksen paholaisen kanssa. Ilkka Remeksen maailmanluokan trillerit ovat nostaneet hänet Suomen luetuimmaksi kirjailijaksi ja fiktiota ja faktaa yhdistelevän tyylilajin mestariksi. Hänen trilleriensä ajankohtaisuus ja osumatarkkuus häkellyttävät kirja toisensa jälkeen. |
15. First-Time Caller - B.K. Borison
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A hopeless romantic meets a jaded radio host in this cozy, Sleepless in Seattle– inspired love story from beloved author B.K. Borison. Aiden Valentine has a secret: he’s fallen out of love with love. And as the host of Baltimore’s romance hotline, that’s a bit of a problem. But when a young girl calls in to the station asking for dating advice for her mom, the interview goes viral, thrusting Aiden and Heartstrings into the limelight. Lucie Stone thought she was doing just fine. She has a good job; an incredible family; and a smart, slightly devious kid. But when all of Baltimore is suddenly scrutinizing her love life—or lack thereof—she begins to question if she’s as happy as she believed. Maybe a little more romance wouldn’t be such a bad thing. Everyone wants Lucie to find her happy ending…even the handsome, temperamental man calling the shots. But when sparks start to fly behind the scenes, Lucie must make the final decision between the radio-sponsored happily ever after or the man in the headphones next to her. |
16. Dísa - Satu Rämö
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Kun pimeys pääsee irti. Mitä käy, kun ihminen ei hallitse kostonhaluaan ja himojaan? Ísafjörðurin poliisipäällikkö Jakob Johanson osallistuu naisystävänsä Guðrúnin perheen keskitalven juhlaan, Þorrablótiin. Tunnelma on koholla, ihmiset tanssivat ja viihtyvät yhdessä. Juhlaväki on juuri asettautumassa perinneruuista koostuvan ison pöydän ääreen, kun Jakob tajuaa, että jokin on pahasti pielessä. Rikostutkija Hildur Rúnarsdóttir selvittää työparinsa Einarin kanssa Flateyrin kylässä kummallista rikosta. Mitä tapahtui suomalaiselle liikemiehelle kummitustarinoista tunnetun kirjakaupan yläkerrassa? Dísa on toiminut poliisin tiedonantajana, mutta hänen tuntemiensa rikosten virta on ehtynyt. Hän päättää käyttää liikenevän ajan vapaaehtoistyöhön turvakodilla. Dísa tietää, miltä tuntuu, kun ihmiset katsovat ohi eikä poliisista ole apua. Hän ei suostu, että kukaan joutuu enää kääntämään toista poskeaan. Talven pimeinä hetkinä Hildurin elämässä tapahtuu käänne, joka tekee hänet onnelliseksi. Mutta Länsivuonoilla kosto ja oikeuden jano lähestyvät samasta suunnasta. Satu Rämö (s. 1980) on Islannissa asuva kirjailija ja ekonomi. Hildur-sarja on ollut poikkeuksellisen suuri menestys kaikilla mittareilla mitattuna. Hildurin maailma on laajentunut televisioon ja teatterilavoille, ja sarjan käännösoikeuksia on myyty lähes kolmeenkymmeneen maahan, muun muassa Yhdysvaltoihin, Saksaan, Isoon-Britanniaan, Ranskaan ja kaikkiin Pohjoismaihin. |
17. BETWEEN COMMITMENT AND BETRAYAL - Shain Rose
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"I shouldn't have enjoyed him calling me his wife, but I also shouldn't have had him between my legs . . ." ♥️ A HOT, DARK ROMANCE FROM THE TIKTOK SENSATION - SHAIN ROSE IS YOUR NEW OBSESSION ♥️ OUR MARRIAGE ISN'T REAL. SO WHY DO OUR KISSES FEEL SO GOOD? Declan Hardy, heartthrob and retired billionaire, is my complete opposite. He's commanding: I'm cooperative. He's loud when I stay quiet. All we have in common is that both our names are on my father's will. He'll inherit an empire - and I'll keep the one thing I hold dear. But there's a catch: I have to marry him - or at least, pretend to. One year of fake marriage. One year of living together. But it's not that simple. Especially when I can't tell if his kisses are fake - and if I'm really still pretending when I kiss him back... There's a fine line between commitment and betrayal... and neither of us knows where it falls. Declan and I would never work for real - or would we? |
18. The Score - Elle Kennedy
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Original Series now on Prime Video. Can't wait for Season 2 of Off Campus? Fall in love with Dean and Allie... Welcome to Briar U! Get ready for your newest obsession . . . Discover the addictive world of the Off-Campus series from The Queen of Hockey Romance, Elle Kennedy! Read The Score now for the perfect friends with benefits romance! Also available in Deluxe HB He knows how to score, on and off the ice . . . Allie Hayes is in crisis mode. With graduation looming, she still doesn't have the first clue about what she's going to do after college. To make matters worse, she's nursing a broken heart thanks to the end of her longtime relationship. Wild rebound sex is definitely not the solution to her problems, but gorgeous hockey star Dean Di Laurentis is impossible to resist. Just once, though, because even if her future is uncertain, it sure as heck won't include the king of one-night stands. It'll take more than flashy moves to win her over . . . Dean always gets what he wants. Girls, grades, girls, recognition, girls . . . he's a ladies man, all right, and he's yet to meet a woman who's immune to his charms. Until Allie. For one night, the feisty blonde rocked his entire world - and now she wants to be friends? Nope. It's not over until he says it's over. Dean is in full-on pursuit, but when life-rocking changes strike, he starts to wonder if maybe it's time to stop focusing on scoring . . . and shoot for love. *** Why fans love Elle Kennedy ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐! 'Delicious, complicated and drama-filled . . . I read it in one sitting, and you will, too' L. J. Shen, USA Today bestselling author 'A deliciously sexy story with a wallop of emotions that sneaks up on you' Vi Keeland, New York Times bestselling author 'This book had the ability to make me swoon one minute, put my heart in my throat the next, then literally make me burst right out laughing out of the blue' Goodreads Review 'The best college romance I've read. It had epic banter, sexy romance, and fantastic writing!! I laughed, I swooned, I couldn't put it down. Highly recommended!!' Goodreads Review 'Elle Kennedy proves, once again, that she is the Queen of College Hockey Romance!!' Goodreads Review '5-Made My Heart Pitter Patter-Stars' Goodreads Review 'One of the few authors who can instantly put a grin on my face as soon as I start reading her books' Goodreads Review ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥 Tropes 🏒College hockey romance 🏒One night stand 🏒Secret dating 🏒Spicy romance 🏒Frenemies to lovers |
19. The Mating Game - Lana Ferguson
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Two wolf shifters reluctant to love discover there’s no fighting the call of the wild in this steamy romance by USA Today bestselling author Lana Ferguson. Contractor Tess Covington has spent her entire life as a regular non-shifter human, so after she lands in the Denver ER with flu-like symptoms, it comes as a complete shock to be told that, no, she’s not sick—she’s actually a late-presenting omega wolf shifter. With her family in dire financial straits and a contract for her own television show on the line, she can’t afford not to complete the renovation job she came for. And given that her newly emerged wolf is in danger of going into heat, she’ll just have to do her best to follow the doctor’s advice to keep away from alpha shifters. Alpha wolf Hunter Barrett has spent most of his adult life living by a routine, and a big part of that involves staying clear of omegas after having one stomp on his heart. So when the tiny contractor shows up at his place smelling like the one thing he’s determined to avoid, he thinks it must be some sort of cosmic joke. But with his lodge on the verge of failing and this sweet-smelling omega his only hope to turn things around . . . he’s left with few other options than to grin and bear it. Set on avoiding each other as much as possible, they find things unexpectedly starting to heat up between them enough to thaw even the frostiest of hearts. Though even with the pair going head over paws for each other, there’s no changing that their fling has an expiration date. The more time they spend together, the more they realize they’re playing a dangerous game—one where the only thing on the line is their hearts. |
20. Joan ja minä - Anna Piiroinen & Joan Ganny
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”Olemme tunteneet kuusitoista vuotta, etkä lakkaa yllättämästä.” Kertomus erityislaatuisesta ystävyydestä ja naisesta, joka on elänyt elokuvan kaltaisen elämän, mutta käsikirjoittanut sen ihan itse. Toimittaja-valokuvaaja Joan Ganny, 80, on elänyt uskomattoman elämän. Manhattanilla syntynyt ja Hollywoodin Sunset Boulevardilla varttunut Joan raivasi tiensä 1970-luvun miehisessä maailmassa yhdeksi Yhdysvaltain ensimmäisistä naispuolisista radiojuontajista ja ystävystyi kirjallisuuden pahojen poikien Charles Bukowskin ja Henry Millerin kanssa. Hän juoksi Muhammad Alin rinnalla ja kuvasi ja haastatteli aikamme suurimpia nimiä Martin Scorsesesta Steven Spielbergiin ja Joan Baezista Jane Fondaan, monia juuri menestyksen kynnyksellä. Vuonna 1987 Joan laskeutui juttukeikalle Helsinkiin ja rakastui Suomeen. Eräänä syksynä, vuosia myöhemmin, Joan ilmestyy Anna Piiroisen takapihalle Hangossa kuin räväkkä henkiopas toisesta ajasta ja maailmasta. Tästä saa alkunsa harvinainen ystävyys, jota muovaavat pitkät keskustelut rakkaudesta, rohkeudesta ja luovuuden ruokkimisesta. Joan ja minä on kuin hyvä elokuva: viipyilevä, hurmaavan aito ja vahvojen henkilöhahmojen kannattelema. Joan Ganny (s.1946) on New Yorkissa syntynyt toimittaja-valokuvaaja, joka nykyään asuu Amsterdamissa ja vierailee Suomessa lähes vuosittain. Hän on julkaissut runo- ja lastenkirjoja ja pitää edelleen valokuvanäyttelyitä Euroopassa ja Yhdysvalloissa. Anna Piiroinen (s.1972) on tekstityöläinen ja markkinointiosaaja, joka muutti perheineen Helsingistä Hankoon kaksikymmentä vuotta sitten toteuttaakseen unelmansa hitaasta elämästä aavan meren rannalla. Anna on frankofiili, cinefiili ja kulinaristi sekä nainen suositun annapalaaanna-tilin takana. |
21. The Deal - Elle Kennedy
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Original Series now on Prime Video Welcome to Briar U! Get ready for your newest obsession . . . Discover the addictive world of the Off-Campus series from The Queen of Hockey Romance, Elle Kennedy! Read The Deal now for the perfect fake-dating romance! Also available as a Deluxe HB and a TV Tie-in edition She's about to make a deal with the college bad boy . . . Hannah Wells has finally found someone who turns her on. But while she might be confident in every other area of her life, she's carting around a full set of baggage when it comes to sex and seduction. If she wants to get her crush's attention, she'll have to step out of her comfort zone and make him take notice . . . even if it means tutoring the annoying, childish, cocky captain of the hockey team in exchange for a pretend date . . . and it's going to be oh so good All Garrett Graham has ever wanted is to play professional hockey after graduation, but his plummeting GPA is threatening everything he's worked so hard for. If helping a sarcastic brunette make another guy jealous will help him secure his position on the team, he's all for it. But when one unexpected kiss leads to the wildest sex of both their lives, it doesn't take long for Garrett to realize that pretend isn't going to cut it. Now he just has to convince Hannah that the man she wants looks a lot like him . *** Why fans love Elle Kennedy ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐! 'Delicious, complicated and drama-filled . . . I read it in one sitting, and you will, too' L. J. Shen, USA Today bestselling author 'A deliciously sexy story with a wallop of emotions that sneaks up on you' Vi Keeland, New York Times bestselling author 'This book had the ability to make me swoon one minute, put my heart in my throat the next, then literally make me burst right out laughing out of the blue' Goodreads Review 'The best college romance I've read. It had epic banter, sexy romance, and fantastic writing!! I laughed, I swooned, I couldn't put it down. Highly recommended!!' Goodreads Review 'Elle Kennedy proves, once again, that she is the Queen of College Hockey Romance!!' Goodreads Review '5-Made My Heart Pitter Patter-Stars' Goodreads Review 'One of the few authors who can instantly put a grin on my face as soon as I start reading her books' Goodreads Review |
22. The Devotion Of Suspect X - Keigo Higashino
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One of Time 's 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time Yasuko lives a quiet life, working in a Tokyo bento shop, a good mother to her only child. But when her ex-husband appears at her door without warning one day, her comfortable world is shattered. When Detective Kusanagi of the Tokyo Police tries to piece together the events of that day, he finds himself confronted by the most puzzling, mysterious circumstances he has ever investigated. Nothing quite makes sense, and it will take a genius to understand the genius behind this particular crime... One of the biggest-selling Japanese thrillers ever, and the inspiration for a cult film, The Devotion of Suspect X is now being discovered across the world. Its blend of a page-turning story, evocative Tokyo setting and utterly surprising ending make it a must-read for anyone interested in international fiction. |
23. The Play - Elle Kennedy
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Step into a world of hot hockey players, feisty heroines and steamy romance in this addictive spin-off from the bestselling Off-Campus! Read The Play now for the perfect friends-to-lovers romance! She's about to put this player in his place . . . What I learned after last year's distractions cost my hockey team our entire season? No more screwing up. No more screwing, period. As the new team captain, I need a new philosophy: hockey and school now, women later. Which means that I, Hunter Davenport, am officially going celibate . . . no matter how hard that makes things. But there's nothing in the rulebook that says I can't be friends with a woman. And I won't lie - my new classmate Demi Davis is one cool chick. Her smart mouth is hot as hell, and so is the rest of her, but the fact that she's got a boyfriend eliminates the temptation to touch her. Except three months into our friendship, Demi is single and looking for a rebound. And she's making a play for me. Avoiding her is impossible. We're paired up on a yearlong school project, but I'm confident I can resist her. We'd never work, anyway. Our backgrounds are too different, our goals aren't aligned, and her parents hate my guts. Hooking up is a very bad idea. Now I just have to convince my body - and my heart. *** Why fans love Elle Kennedy ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐! 'Delicious, complicated and drama-filled . . . I read it in one sitting, and you will, too' L. J. Shen, USA Today bestselling author 'A deliciously sexy story with a wallop of emotions that sneaks up on you' Vi Keeland, New York Times bestselling author 'This book had the ability to make me swoon one minute, put my heart in my throat the next, then literally make me burst right out laughing out of the blue' Goodreads Review 'The best college romance I've read. It had epic banter, sexy romance, and fantastic writing!! I laughed, I swooned, I couldn't put it down. Highly recommended!!' Goodreads Review 'Elle Kennedy proves, once again, that she is the Queen of College Hockey Romance!!' Goodreads Review '5-Made My Heart Pitter Patter-Stars' Goodreads Review 'One of the few authors who can instantly put a grin on my face as soon as I start reading her books' Goodreads Review |
24. The Long Game - Rachel Reid
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THE SERIES THAT INSPIRED HEATED RIVALRY • NOW A #1 STREAMING SHOW Enter the world of Game Changers, the series behind the epic enemies-to-lovers hockey romance Heated Rivalry, streaming on Crave in Canada and on HBO Max in the U.S.  New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Reid brings you exactly what you want—more Shane and Ilya! To the world they are rivals, but to each other they are everything. Ten years. That’s how long Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov have been seeing each other. How long they’ve been keeping their relationship a secret. From friends, from family…from the league. If Shane wants to stay at the top of his game, what he and Ilya share has to remain secret. He loves Ilya, but what if going public ruins everything? Ilya is sick of secrets. Shane has gotten so good at hiding his feelings, sometimes Ilya questions if they even exist. The closeness, the intimacy, even the risk that would come with being open about their relationship…Ilya wants it all. It’s time for them to decide what’s most important—hockey or love. It’s time to make a call. Game Changers Book 1: Game Changer Book 2: Heated Rivalry Book 3: Tough Guy Book 4: Common Goal Book 5: Role Model Book 6: The Long Game Book 7: Unrivaled Need more Rachel Reid?! Check out these other standalones from your favorite MM hockey romance writer: Time to Shine The Shots You Take |
25. A Court of Frost and Starlight - Sarah J. Maas
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Coming soon … return to Prythian with TWO new books in the Court of Thorns and Roses series. Pre-order A Court of Splintered Harmony for 27th October 26, and A Court of Forgotten Melody for 12th January 27. A Court of Frost and Starlight is an unmissable companion tale to the GLOBAL PHENOMENON and TikTok sensation, from multi-million and #1 bestselling author Sarah J. Maas Maas has established herself as a fantasy fiction titan – Time Think Game of Thrones meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer with a drizzle of E.L. James – Telegraph Spiced with slick plotting and atmospheric world-building ... a page-turning delight – Guardian Sarah J. Maas does not disappoint … To be devoured with relish – Mail ****** In this companion tale to the bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series, Feyre, Rhys and their friends are working to rebuild the Night Court and the vastly changed world beyond after the events of A Court of Wings and Ruin. But Winter Solstice is finally near, and with it a hard-earned reprieve. Yet even the festive atmosphere can't keep the shadows of the past from looming. As Feyre navigates her first Winter Solstice as High Lady, she finds that those dearest to her have more wounds than she anticipated – scars that will have a far-reaching impact on the future of their court. Sarah J. Maas's books have sold more than seventy-five million copies and are published in forty languages. Discover the sweeping romantic fantasy that everyone's talking about for yourself. The Court of Thorns and Roses series includes: A Court of Thorns and Roses A Court of Mist and Fury A Court of Wings and Ruin A Court of Frost and Starlight A Court of Silver Flames A Court of Splintered Harmony A Court of Forgotten Melody |
26. Mile High - Liz Tomforde
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"You don't have to love your body every single day. That's unrealistic to expect, but I'll be here loving it for the days you can't." REAL READERS LOVE THE WINDY CITY SERIES: 'SWEET MOTHER. . . literally left a mark on my soul'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I laughed and cried and swooned'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I can't believe it's over. I want to turn back to page 1 and start all over again'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Each and every book in this series has left an imprint on my heart' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I lost count of the amount of times this book made me cry' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'They have quite literally stolen my heart and I am totally okay with that' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The spice was spicin and the romance was *chef's kiss*' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This book took my heart, shattered it, healed it and embedded it back in my chest' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ZANDERS Chicago hockey isn't complete without me - everyone's favourite player to hate. I know my role, and I play it well. In fact, I thoroughly enjoy spending the majority of my game time in the penalty box before leaving the arena with a new girl on my arm each night. What I don't like is the new flight attendant on our team's private plane. She works for me, not the other way around. But I'll be sure to remind her of that, and I can guarantee, by the end of the season, she'll be begging to quit her job. But every road trip blurs the lines, and I can't quite figure out if I keep pushing that flight attendant call button in order to push her buttons, or if it's more than that. STEVIE I've been a flight attendant for years. I thought I'd seen it all, but when my new job lands me onboard working for the most egotistical and self-righteous diva in the NHL, I start to second guess everything. Including the promise I made to myself of never hooking up with an athlete again . . . no matter how annoyingly tempting he may be. Evan Zanders is unfiltered, unapologetic, and too attractive for his own good. He loves his image, but I hate everything about it. Everything but him. Mile High is the first book in the sensational Windy City series which has gripped over a million readers across the world. But don't worry if you're new round here, there's still time to fall in love . . . TROPES: 🌶️ Enemies to lovers 🌶️ Sports romance 🌶️ Curvy FMC 🌶️ Hockey playboy 🌶️ Found family 🌶️ Flight attendant and player 🌶️ Family trauma 🌶️ Forced proximity 🌶️ Dual POV |
27. The Mistake - Elle Kennedy
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Original Series now on Prime Video. Can't wait for Season 2 of Off Campus? Fall in love with Grace and Logan... Welcome to Briar U! Get ready for your newest obsession . . . Discover the addictive world of the Off-Campus series from The Queen of Hockey Romance, Elle Kennedy! Read The Mistake now for the perfect second chance romance! Also available as a Deluxe HB He's a player in more ways than one . . . College junior John Logan can get any girl he wants. For this hockey star, life is a parade of parties and hook-ups, but behind his killer grins and easygoing charm, he hides growing despair about the dead-end road he'll be forced to walk after graduation. A sexy encounter with freshman Grace Ivers is just the distraction he needs, but when a thoughtless mistake pushes her away, Logan plans to spend his final year proving to her that he's worth a second chance. Now he's going to need to up his game . . . After a less than stellar freshman year, Grace is back at Briar University, older, wiser, and so over the arrogant hockey player she nearly handed her V-card to. She's not a charity case, and she's not the quiet butterfly she was when they first hooked up. If Logan expects her to roll over and beg like all his other puck bunnies, he can think again. He wants her back? He'll have to work for it. This time around, she'll be the one in the driver's seat . . . and she plans on driving him wild. *** Why fans love Elle Kennedy ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐! 'Delicious, complicated and drama-filled . . . I read it in one sitting, and you will, too' L. J. Shen, USA Today bestselling author 'A deliciously sexy story with a wallop of emotions that sneaks up on you' Vi Keeland, New York Times bestselling author 'This book had the ability to make me swoon one minute, put my heart in my throat the next, then literally make me burst right out laughing out of the blue' Goodreads Review 'The best college romance I've read. It had epic banter, sexy romance, and fantastic writing!! I laughed, I swooned, I couldn't put it down. Highly recommended!!' Goodreads Review 'Elle Kennedy proves, once again, that she is the Queen of College Hockey Romance!!' Goodreads Review '5-Made My Heart Pitter Patter-Stars' Goodreads Review 'One of the few authors who can instantly put a grin on my face as soon as I start reading her books' Goodreads Review 💗💗💗 Tropes: 🏒 Second chance romance 🏒Hockey romance 🏒Bad Boy x Good Girl 🏒College romance 🏒He falls first |
28. A Court of Silver Flames - Sarah J. Maas
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Coming soon … return to Prythian with TWO new books in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series. Pre-order ACOTAR 6 for 27th October 26, and ACOTAR 7 for 12th January 27. The fifth instalment of the GLOBAL PHENOMENON, romantic fantasy epic and TikTok sensation, ACOTAR. From multi-million and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas. Maas has established herself as a fantasy fiction titan - Time Think Game of Thrones meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer with a drizzle of E.L. James – Telegraph Spiced with slick plotting and atmospheric world-building ... a page-turning delight – Guardian Sarah J. Maas does not disappoint … To be devoured with relish – Mail ****** Sarah J. Maas's sexy, richly imagined A Court of Thorns and Roses series continues with the journey of Feyre's fiery sister, Nesta... Nesta Archeron has always been prickly – proud, swift to anger and slow to forgive. And since the war – since being made High Fae against her will – she's struggled to forget the horrors she endured and find a place for herself within the strange and deadly Night Court. The person who ignites her temper more than any other is Cassian, the battle-scarred, winged warrior who is there at Nesta's every turn. But her temper isn't the only thing Cassian ignites. And when they are forced to train in battle together, sparks become flame. As the threat of war casts its shadow over them once again, Nesta and Cassian must fight monsters from within and without if they are to stand a chance of halting the enemies of their court. But the ultimate risk will be searching for acceptance – and healing – in each other's arms. ___________________________ Sarah J. Maas's books have sold millions of copies and been translated into 38 languages. Discover the sweeping romantic fantasy that everyone's talking about for yourself. |
29. Because of Miss Bridgerton - Julia Quinn
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Sometimes you find love in the most unexpected of places... This is not one of those times. Everyone expects Billie Bridgerton to marry one of the Rokesby brothers. The two families have been neighbors for centuries, and as a child the tomboyish Billie ran wild with Edward and Andrew. Either one would make a perfect husband... someday. Sometimes you fall in love with exactly the person you think you should... Or not. There is only one Rokesby Billie absolutely cannot tolerate, and that is George. He may be the eldest and heir to the earldom, but he's arrogant, annoying, and she's absolutely certain he detests her. Which is perfectly convenient, as she can't stand the sight of him, either. But sometimes fate has a wicked sense of humor... Because when Billie and George are quite literally thrown together, a whole new sort of sparks begins to fly. And when these lifelong adversaries finally kiss, they just might discover that the one person they can't abide is the one person they can't live without... |
30. Binding 13 - Chloe Walsh
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RELIVE THE POWER AND PAIN OF FIRST LOVE AS YOU FALL FOR THE BOYS OF TOMMEN. They are from opposites sides of the track - but when their two worlds collide, nothing will ever be the same again. Begin Chloe Walsh's epic, extraordinary and unforgettable Boys of Tommen series with Binding 13, the first book in the bestselling phenomenon. The reader reaction says it all: 'This universe is all consuming. Chloe Walsh has some serious talent' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Beautifully written, heart wrenching, hilarious' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'To say I loved this book is an understatement, It has ripped my guts out shattered my heart had me biting my nails with anticipation and bawling like a baby all in one phenomenal read' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ......................... Johnny Kavanagh has everything going for him. On the rugby pitch, he's a force to be reckoned with. Primed for stardom, he's heading straight for the top. Nothing can possibly get in his way, right? Not even the shy new girl at Tommen College. The one with the sad eyes and hidden bruises. The one that distracts him like no one ever has. Life has never been easy for Shannon Lynch . Bullied and tortured, she arrives at the prestigious Tommen College mid-way through the school year praying for a fresh start and desperate to shake off the demons that plague her. On her very first day, she comes into contact with the notorious Johnny Kavanagh. Thrown through a hoop over her feelings for him, and desperate to keep a low-profile, Shannon finds herself once again the target of bullies as she forms a fragile alliance with rugby's rising star. Falling into a complicated friendship and grappling with their undeniable chemistry, Johnny and Shannon could never have foreseen the obstacles that will threaten their blossoming relationship. But Johnny won't give up on Shannon. No matter what it might cost them both. Filled with angst and an attraction like no other, Binding 13 will suck you into the bingeworthy Boys of Tommen universe. Johnny and Shannon's story continues in Keeping 13. Want more of The Boys of Tommen? The series so far includes: Binding 13 Keeping 13 Saving 6 Redeeming 6 Taming 7 Releasing 10 |
31. The Art of Seduction - Robert Greene
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Which sort of seducer could you be? Siren? Rake? Cold Coquette? Star? Comedian? Charismatic? Or Saint? This book will show you which. Charm, persuasion, the ability to create illusions: these are some of the many dazzling gifts of the Seducer, the compelling figure who is able to manipulate, mislead and give pleasure all at once. When raised to the level of art, seduction, an indirect and subtle form of power, has toppled empires, won elections and enslaved great minds. In this beautiful, sensually designed book, Greene unearths the two sides of seduction: the characters and the process. Discover who you, or your pursuer, most resembles. Learn, too, the pitfalls of the anti-Seducer. Immerse yourself in the twenty-four manoeuvres and strategies of the seductive process, the ritual by which a seducer gains mastery over their target. Understand how to 'Choose the Right Victim', 'Appear to Be an Object of Desire' and 'Confuse Desire and Reality'. In addition, Greene provides instruction on how to identify victims by type. Each fascinating character and each cunning tactic demonstrates a fundamental truth about who we are, and the targets we've become - or hope to win over. The Art of Seduction is an indispensable primer on the essence of one of history's greatest weapons and the ultimate power trip. From the internationally bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power, Mastery, and The 33 Strategies Of War. |
32. The Love Wager - Lynn Painter
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The feel-good, hilarious and swoon-worthy new book from the author of MR WRONG NUMBER 'I was obsessed with Hallie and Jack right from the start' 5* READER REVIEW 'Lynn Painter never fails to make the best romcoms and this was no different! This had EVERYTHING - fake dating, only one bed, jealous love interest - I loved every SECOND!' 5* READER REVIEW 'I already know this is going to be one of my favourites of the year . . . Just perfection. I want to read this book again already' 5* READER REVIEW __________ After yet another disastrous date, Hallie Piper decides it's time to grow up. She gets a new apartment, a new haircut, and a new wardrobe. But when she logs into an app to find new love, she matches with none other than Jack: the guy the wrong kind of sparks had flown with just weeks earlier. Agreeing that they are absolutely not interested in each other, Jack and Hallie realise that they're each other's perfect wing-person - and join forces in their searches for The One. They even place a wager on who can find romance first. But when they agree to be fake dates for a wedding, all bets are off. Because as they pretend to be a couple, they struggle to remember why dating for real was a bad idea to begin with . . . __________ Readers are head-over-heels for THE LOVE WAGER . . . 'I had an absolute blast reading this book! I was consistently laughing out loud . . . This book is fun and entertaining and I didn't want to put it down' 5* READER REVIEW 'I LOVED this book! Read this if you love: fake dating, bookish/Jane Austen inspired banter, heroes who fall first, flirty texts, dual POV' 5* READER REVIEW 'There is something about Lynn Painters writing that is so addictive and you can't help but fly through her books because you just don't want to put the book down' 5* READER REVIEW 'Beautifully written, it was heartfelt and a little bit emotional. The friends-to-lovers and fake dating was amazing. Hallie and Jack were hilarious, I was actually laughing out loud' 5* READER REVIEW 'An adorable, perfect read that I would happily fall in love with again and again and again' 5* READER REVIEW 'This was funny and sweet and such an absolute joy to read' 5* READER REVIEW 'This book had me hooked from start to end' 5* READER REVIEW Praise for Lynn Painter 'The most sidesplittingly funny, sexual tension-filled book I've read in a long, long time. I dare you not to fall in love!' ALI HAZELWOOD, author of THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS 'Smart, sexy, and downright hilarious. Mr Wrong Number is an absolutely pitch-perfect romantic comedy' CHRISTINA LAUREN, author of THE UNHONEYMOONERS |
33. Bad Luck And Trouble - Lee Child
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*FEATURING NEAGLEY - AS SEEN ON THE HIT NO. 1 PRIME VIDEO SERIES* The latest Reacher thriller, EXIT STRATEGY, is available now in paperback - the brand new adventure, CHAIN REACTION, is out in October 2026 and is available to pre-order now! _________ "The invincible Reacher is as irresistible as ever." ( Sunday Telegraph ) You do not mess with Jack Reacher. He is as close to untraceable as a person can get. A loner comfortable in his anonymity and solitude. So when a member of his old Army unit finds a way to contact him, he knows this has to be serious. You do not mess with the Special Investigators. In the past the elite team always watched each other's backs. Now one of them has shown up dead in the California desert and six more are missing. Reacher's old buddies are in big trouble, and he can't let that go. _________ Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Bad Luck and Trouble is the 11th in the series. ** REACHER SEASON 4: OUT NOW ON PRIME VIDEO** |
34. Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance - Alison Espach
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FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE WEDDING PEOPLE Sally Holt has always been mystified by the things her older sister, Kathy, seems to have been born knowing. Kathy has answers for all of Sally's questions about life, about love and about Billy Barnes, the high school basketball star who runs the refreshment stand at the local pool. Billy's unfathomable, otherworldly cool puts him on a different planet - until a tragedy leaves Sally's life forever intertwined with his. Opening in the early nineties and charting almost two decades of shared history and missed connections, Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance is a dazzlingly unconventional love story that brims with unexpected moments of joy. THE ACCLAIMED SECOND NOVEL FROM ALISON ESPACH, NOW PUBLISHED IN THE UK FOR THE FIRST TIME. 'Heartbreaking and funny, often in the same sentence' Claire Lombardo 'An immensely talented writer . . . deeply moving, always excellent' Emily St. John Mandel 'Tender, eloquent and wise, this is an intensely beautiful book by a supremely gifted writer' Karen Thompson Walker 'Unputdownable, insightful, funny and emotionally profound' Rufi Thorpe 'This is truly a novel like no other' Joanna Rakoff |
35. Twisted Games - Ana Huang
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Discover the addictive world of the Twisted series from Sunday Times bestselling author and TikTok sensation, Ana Huang! Read Twisted Games now for a steamy, angsty forbidden romance. She can never be his . . . but he's taking her anyway. Stoic, broody and arrogant, elite bodyguard Rhys Larsen has two rules: protect his clients at all costs and do not become emotionally involved. Ever. He has never once been tempted to break those rules . . . until her . Bridget von Ascheberg. A princess with a stubborn streak that matches his own and a hidden fire that reduces his rules to ash. She's nothing he expected and everything he never knew he needed. Day by day, inch by inch, she breaks down his defences until he's faced with a truth he can no longer deny: he swore an oath to protect her, but all he wants is to ruin her. Take her. Because she's his. His princess. His forbidden fruit. His every depraved fantasy. *** Regal, strong-willed and bound by the chains of duty, Princess Bridget dreams of the freedom to live and love as she chooses. But when her brother abdicates, she's suddenly faced with the prospect of a loveless, politically expedient marriage and a throne she never wanted. And as she navigates the intricacies - and treacheries - of her new role, she must also hide her desire for a man she can't have. Her bodyguard. Her protector. Her ultimate ruin. Unexpected and forbidden, theirs is a love that could destroy a kingdom . . . and doom them both. Twisted Games is a contemporary royal bodyguard romance. It's book two of the Twisted series but can be read as a standalone. Warning: This book contains a possessive alpha hero, explicit sexual content and profanity. *** Why fans love Ana Huang ⭐ ⭐ ⭐! ' King of Greed ? More like King of my Heart (Ana Huang's Version)' Lauren Asher 'WE HAVE NO NOTES JUST LOTS OF HORNY FEELINGS' Ali Hazelwood 'Ana did not come to play . . . it was giving everything I asked for. It exceeded my expectations astronomically. I'm now severely depressed it's finished' @Aymanreads 'Ana Huang has done it ONCE again. But are we really surprised? No. Ana Huang truly is the queen of billionaire romances' Goodreads Review 'This book broke me into pieces and then pieced them back together' Goodreads Review 'Ana really said whether morally grey is your favourite OR NOT, let me give you someone to swoon over' Goodreads Review 'Ana Huang never disappoints. This was my most anticipated read of the month and it was EVERYTHING!!' Goodreads Review |
36. Queen of Shadows - Sarah J. Maas
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Coming soon … return to Prythian with TWO new books in the Court of Thorns and Roses series. Pre-order A Court of Splintered Harmony for 27th October 26, and A Court of Forgotten Melody for 12th January 27. 'One of the best fantasy book series of the past decade' TIME From the #1 bestselling author of A Court of Thorns and Roses, Queen of Shadows is the fourth book in the epic, bestselling fantasy series where no one will escape the queen's wrath. No masters. No limits. No regrets. Aelin Galathynius takes her place as queen in the fourth book of the #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas. Celaena Sardothien has embraced her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before she can reclaim her throne, she must fight. She will fight for her cousin, a warrior prepared to die for her. She will fight for her friend, a young man trapped in an unspeakable prison. And she will fight for her people, enslaved to a brutal king and awaiting their lost queen's triumphant return. Everyone Aelin loves has been taken from her. Everything she holds dear is in danger. But she has the heart of a queen - and that heart beats for vengeance. The Throne of Glass series includes: The Assassin's Blade Throne of Glass Crown of Midnight Heir of Fire Queen of Shadows Empire of Storms Tower of Dawn Kingdom of Ash |
37. Taming 7 - Chloe Walsh
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RELIVE THE POWER AND PAIN OF FIRST LOVE AS YOU FALL FOR THE BOYS OF TOMMEN. She's the quintessential sunshine girl. He's the lovable class clown. But storm clouds are rolling in, and this Tommen boy is about to get serious. Read Claire and Gibsie's epic and unforgettable love story in in Taming 7 , the fifth book in Chloe Walsh's internationally bestselling Boys of Tommen series. The reader reaction says it all: 'This universe is all consuming. Chloe Walsh has some serious talent' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'I adore this world & the found family this series has brought into my life and I don't know what I was before I read this' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Chloe Walsh will always be my number one author' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ......................... Tommen's cheeky lad, Gerard 'Gibsie' Gibson, is a comedian at heart, but underneath his happy-go-lucky-nature lurks a broken boy, tortured by the events of his past. Using humour to cope with his demons, Gibsie hides everything from the world. Only one person knows who he truly is on the inside. His friend's little sister. His Claire-bear. Enveloped in sunshine, Claire Biggs has spent her whole life adoring the boy across the street. Her brother's friend. Seeing a side to Gerard that no one else sees, Claire is determined to tame her wild-at-heart childhood best friend. But when the unexpected occurs and lines are crossed, will Gibsie and Claire's friendship survive? Will it blossom into something more, or will they lose themselves in the riptide? ......................... The Boys of Tommen series continues with Releasing 10 , Hughie and Lizzie's story. Want more of The Boys of Tommen? Read all of the series so far: Binding 13 Keeping 13 Saving 6 Redeeming 6 Taming 7 Releasing 10 |
38. Children Of Dune - Frank Herbert
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What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting Children of Dune , the third book in one of the most influential series of all time, which has inspired countless other stories for more than half a century, this is an awe-inspiring world, and a story of truly epic scope. The sand-blasted world of Arrakis has become green, watered and fertile. Old Paul Atreides, who led the desert Fremen to political and religious domination of the galaxy, is gone. But for the children of Dune, the very blossoming of their land contains the seeds of its own destruction. The altered climate is destroying the giant sandworms, and this in turn is disastrous for the planet's economy. Leto and Ghanima, Paul Atreides's twin children and his heirs, can see possible solutions - but fanatics begin to challenge the rule of the all-powerful Atreides empire, and more than economic disaster threatens ... Read the series which inspired the Academy Award-winning and jaw-dropping cinematic events Dune: Part One and Dune: Part Two . A science fiction spectacular like no other, this is a deeply climate conscious novel, and a compelling family saga for the ages. Dune reading order: Dune Dune Messiah Children of Dune God Emperor of Dune Heretics of Dune Chapterhouse Dune |
39. Bully - Penelope Douglas
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Fall Away with this addictive series from the bestselling author of PUNK 57. New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas delivers an unforgettable romance that toes the fine line between love and hate. .............. My name is Tate. He doesn't call me that, though. He would never refer to me by a friendly nickname. No, he'll barely even speak to me. But he still won't leave me alone. We were best friends once. Then he turned on me and made it his mission to ruin my life. I've been humiliated, shut out, and gossiped about all through high school. His pranks and rumours got worse as time wore on, and I made myself sick trying to stay out of his way. I even went to France for a year, just to avoid him. But I'm done hiding from him now, and there's no way in hell I'll allow him to ruin another year. He might not have changed, but I have. It's time to fight back. .............. Praise for the Fall Away novels: 'As gripping as it was sexy!' COLLEEN HOOVER 'Penelope creates incredible tension between their characters in this best friends to enemies to lovers romance. It touches on the trauma of high school relationships, first loves, and broken hearts, and most importantly, how to be with someone without losing yourself' Helena Hunting 'A wonderfully addictive read that kept my heart racing from start to finish. I could not put it down! 5 stars!!' Aestas Book Blog 'I got completely wrapped up in Bully ' Scandalicious Book Reviews 'Freakin' awesome! I absolutely love, love, loved this book . . . It totally rocked. Three times I honestly thought I might spontaneously combust' Smitten's Book Blog 'There's a very thin line between love and hate! Did I know the line could be so blurred and painful? No! But can I say I didn't absolutely, without a doubt love this damn book? No! I freaking Loved it!!' SBookLover Reviews 'A heated and passionate novel, full of feeling and intensity that will appeal to the reader seeking an emotional rush' IndieReader.com .............. Read the whole series in order: BULLY; UNTIL YOU; RIVAL; FALLING AWAY; AFLAME (novella); NEXT TO NEVER (novella) |
40. Blindsight - Peter Watts
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Hugo and Shirley Jackson award-winning Peter Watts stands on the cutting edge of hard SF with his acclaimed novel, Blindsight Two months since the stars fell... Two months of silence, while a world held its breath. Now some half-derelict space probe, sparking fitfully past Neptune's orbit, hears a whisper from the edge of the solar system: a faint signal sweeping the cosmos like a lighthouse beam. Whatever's out there isn't talking to us. It's talking to some distant star, perhaps. Or perhaps to something closer, something en route . So who do you send to force introductions with unknown and unknowable alien intellect that doesn't wish to be met? You send a linguist with multiple personalities, her brain surgically partitioned into separate, sentient processing cores. You send a biologist so radically interfaced with machinery that he sees x-rays and tastes ultrasound. You send a pacifist warrior in the faint hope she won't be needed. You send a monster to command them all, an extinct hominid predator once called vampire , recalled from the grave with the voodoo of recombinant genetics and the blood of sociopaths. And you send a synthesist —an informational topologist with half his mind gone—as an interface between here and there . Pray they can be trusted with the fate of a world. They may be more alien than the thing they've been sent to find. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. |
41. Extreme Ownership - Jocko Willink & Leif Babin
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An updated edition of the blockbuster bestselling leadership book that took America and the world by storm, two U.S. Navy SEAL officers who led the most highly decorated special operations unit of the Iraq War demonstrate how to apply powerful leadership principles from the battlefield to business and life. Sent to the most violent battlefield in Iraq, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin’s SEAL task unit faced a seemingly impossible mission: help U.S. forces secure Ramadi, a city deemed “all but lost.” In gripping firsthand accounts of heroism, tragic loss, and hard-won victories in SEAL Team Three’s Task Unit Bruiser, they learned that leadership—at every level—is the most important factor in whether a team succeeds or fails. Willink and Babin returned home from deployment and instituted SEAL leadership training that helped forge the next generation of SEAL leaders. After departing the SEAL Teams, they launched Echelon Front, a company that teaches these same leadership principles to businesses and organizations. From promising startups to Fortune 500 companies, Babin and Willink have helped scores of clients across a broad range of industries build their own high-performance teams and dominate their battlefields. Now, detailing the mind-set and principles that enable SEAL units to accomplish the most difficult missions in combat, Extreme Ownership shows how to apply them to any team, family or organization. Each chapter focuses on a specific topic such as Cover and Move, Decentralized Command, and Leading Up the Chain, explaining what they are, why they are important, and how to implement them in any leadership environment. A compelling narrative with powerful instruction and direct application, Extreme Ownership revolutionizes business management and challenges leaders everywhere to fulfill their ultimate purpose: lead and win. |
42. Bride - Ali Hazelwood
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A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis. Misery Lark, the only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is an outcast - again. Her days of living in anonymity among the Humans are over: she has been called upon to uphold an historic peacekeeping alliance between the Vampyres and their mortal enemies, the Weres, and sees little choice but to surrender herself in the exchange - again . . . Weres are ruthless and unpredictable, and their Alpha, Lowe Moreland, is no exception. He rules his pack with absolute authority, but not without justice. And, unlike the Vampyre Council, not without feeling. It's clear from the way he tracks Misery's every movement that he doesn't trust her. If only he knew how right he was . . . Because Misery has her own reasons to agree to this marriage of convenience, reasons that have nothing to do with politics or alliances, and everything to do with the only thing she's ever cared about. And she is willing to do whatever it takes to get back what's hers, even if it means a life alone in Were territory . . . alone with the wolf. Praise for The Love Hypothesis 'Contemporary romance's unicorn: the elusive marriage of deeply brainy and delightfully escapist.' Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners 'Funny, sexy and smart.' Mariana Zapata, New York Times bestselling author 'I couldn't put it down. Highly recommended!' Jessica Clare, New York Times bestselling author 'Pure slow-burning gold with lots of chemistry.' Popsugar 'A beautifully written romantic comedy with a heroine you will instantly fall in love with.' Elizabeth Everett, author of A Lady's Formula for Love *Ali Hazelwood's Bride was a Sunday Times bestseller w/e 10 February 2024. |
43. Foundation and Empire - Isaac Asimov
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The second novel in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION Led by its founding father, the psychohistorian Hari Seldon, and utilizing science and technology, the Foundation survived the greed and barbarism of its neighboring warrior-planets. Now cleverness and courage may not be enough. For the Empire—the mightiest force in the Galaxy—is even more dangerous in its death throes. Even worse, a mysterious entity called the Mule has appeared with powers beyond anything humanly conceivable. Who—or what—is the Mule? And how is humanity to defend itself against this invulnerable avatar of annihilation? Filled with nail-biting suspense, nonstop action, and cutting-edge speculation, Foundation and Empire is the story of humanity’s perpetual struggle against the darkness that forever threatens to overwhelm the light—and of how the courage of even a determined few can make all the difference in the universe. |
44. A Memory Called Empire - Arkady Martine
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Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel ' I absolutely loved it' – Ann Leckie, author of Ancillary Justice In a war of lies, she seeks the truth. An epic, queer space opera, A Memory Called Empire is the astonishing debut novel from Arkady Martine. Ambassador Mahit Dzmare travels to the Teixcalaanli Empire’s interstellar capital, eager to take up her new post. Yet when she arrives, she discovers her predecessor was murdered. But no one will admit his death wasn’t accidental – and she might be next. Now Mahit must navigate the capital’s enticing yet deadly halls of power, to discover dangerous truths. And, while she hunts for the killer, Mahit must somehow prevent the rapacious Empire from annexing her home: a small, fiercely independent mining station. As she sinks deeper into an alien culture that is all too seductive, Mahit engages in intrigues of her own. For she is hiding an extraordinary technological secret – one which might destroy her station and its way of life. Or it might save them from annihilation. A Memory Called Empire is the first in the Teixcalaan duology. It is followed by A Desolation Called Peace . ‘Contender for debut of the year’ - SFX Magazine Shortlisted for the 2020 Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlisted for the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards Perfect for those who loved Ann Leckie's epic space opera Ancillary Justice, Tamsyn Muir's Gideon the Ninth and Iain M. Banks’s Culture novels. |
45. Children of Memory - Adrian Tchaikovsky
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They dreamed of a new home. They woke to a nightmare. A far-reaching space opera spanning generations, species and galaxies by Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky. On Imir, Captain Holt founded a hopeful new colony on an empty world. But generations later, his descendants are struggling to survive. As harvests worsen and equipment fails, strangers appear in a town where everyone knows their neighbour. Now the community fears that it's being observed – that they’re not alone. And they'd be right. Explorers from the stars have come in secret, to help. Confident of their superior technology, they begin to study their long-lost cousins from Earth. Yet the visitors aren't the only watchers. When the starfarers discover the scale of their mistake, it will be far too late to escape. Children of Memory is the unmissable follow-up space opera to the highly acclaimed Children of Time and Children of Ruin . Continue the journey with Children of Strife . * * * Praise for the series: ‘Brilliant science fiction and far-out world-building’ – James McAvoy ‘Entertaining, smart, surprising and unexpectedly human’ – Patrick Ness, author of A Monster Calls ‘A fabulous sense of scale that only someone as talented as Adrian Tchaikovsky can pull off’ – Peter F. Hamilton, author of Exodus: The Archimedes Engine |
46. Rajarsi Janakananda - Self-Realization Fellowship
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This book tells the story of James J. Lynn, a man who achieved tremendous success in the material world, and, at the same time, became a God-illumined saint. This expanded edition includes a detailed account of his dramatic life story and more than sixty pages of excerpts from Paramahansa Yogananda’s personal correspondence with him — words of guidance and love that offer glimpses of the intimate spiritual accord they shared, and powerfully conveys the depth of the guru-disciple relationship. |
47. Olympic Weightlifting - Greg Everett
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Since shortly after its original release in 2008, Olympic Weightlifting: A Complete Guide for Athletes & Coaches has been the most popular book on the sport of weightlifting in the world and has become the standard text for learning and teaching the snatch and clean & jerk. This all new third edition has been expanded over 150 pages with revised and improved chapters, new chapters, improved organization, more tables and diagrams, and over 600 photographs and illustrations.  The book presents a complete progression for athletes and coaches starting with foundational elements such as breath control and trunk stabilization, squatting, balance and weight distribution, warming-up, individual variation; working to complete learning and teaching progressions for the snatch, clean and jerk; covering training program design extensively, including assessment for recruiting and new lifters, and 16 sample training programs; technical error correction, supplemental exercises, nutrition, bodyweight manipulation, and mobility; and a thorough section on competition to prepare both lifters and coaches.  “Simply the best book available on Olympic weightlifting.” -Don Weideman , Vice President, Pacific Weightlifting Association “Without a doubt the best book on the market today about Olympic-style weightlifting.” -Mike Burgener , USA Weightlifting senior international coach “Outstanding, Accurate, and Concise! A must read for athletes and coaches involved in the movements.” -Daniel Camargo , USA Weightlifting International Coach “Everett's Olympic Weightlifting text is one of the best instructional books for the sport to be published in years. This is a must have for every weightlifting/strength and conditioning coach's library shelf.” Bob Takano , Member USA Weightlifting Hall of Fame “Everett's book is one of the most accessible and comprehensive weightlifting sources available for the coach and athlete today. I highly recommend this book for every serious strength coach or weightlifting practitioner.” - John Thrush , Head Coach Calpians Weightlifting Table of Contents Foundations Understanding the Lifts Learning & Teaching the Lifts Individual Variation Facility & Equipment Warming Up Breathing & Trunk Rigidity The Squat Foot Positions & Transition The Hook Grip The Double Knee Bend Starting Position Principles The Snatch Introduction to the Snatch The Receiving Position Learning the Snatch Pulling from the Floor Understanding the Snatch The Clean Introduction to the Clean The Receiving Position Learning the Clean Pulling from the Floor Understanding the Clean The Jerk Introduction to the Jerk The Receiving Position Learning the Jerk Understanding the Jerk The Clean & Jerk Error Correction Introduction to Error Correction Universal Errors Snatch Errors Clean Errors Jerk Errors Program Design & Training Introduction to Program Design Assessment Training Variables Jump Training Assistance Work The Bulgarian Method Specific Populations The Program Design Process Restoration & Recovery Training Practices Sample Training Programs Supplemental Exercises Introduction to Supplemental Exercises Snatch Exercises Clean Exercises Jerk Exercises General Exercises Nutrition & Bodyweight Introduction to Nutrition Bodyweight Supplements Mobility & Flexibility Introduction to Mobility Stretches Self-Myofascial Release Competition |
48. Sophie's World - Jostein Gaarder
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'A simply wonderful, irresistible book' Daily Telegraph 'Terrifically entertaining and imaginative' Daily Mail 'An extraordinary achievement' Sunday Times Sophie's World introduces us to fourteen-year-old Sophie: a Norwegian highschooler who receives mysterious letters addressed to another girl, asking big questions. But who is the other girl? And who, for that matter, is Sophie herself? To solve the riddle, Sophie embarks on on a fantastic philosophical saga, and as the book hurtles through several millennia of philosophy - raising profound questions about the meaning of life and the origin of the universe - the dimensions of Sophie's world grow ever wider. An addictive blend of mystery, fantasy and philosophy, Sophie's World is an international phenomenon which has been translated into sixty languages and sold more than forty million copies worldwide. |
49. Blood of Dragons - Robin Hobb
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'Fantasy as it ought to be written' George R.R. Martin The final instalment of Robin Hobb’s Sunday Times best-selling series The Rain Wild Chronicles. Dragons will fly over Kelsingra once more… Attacked by hunters, Tintaglia is dying of her wounds. If she perishes, her ancestral memories will die with her and the dragons in the ancient city of Kelsingra will lose the secret knowledge they need to survive. The dragon keepers immerse themselves in the dangerously addictive memory-stone records of the city in the hope of recovering the lost Elderling magic that once allowed humans and dragons to co-exist. But war is coming: war between dragons and those who would destroy them… Reviews 'What makes her novels addictive is not just their imaginative brilliance but the way her characters are compromised and manipulated by politics' The Times ‘Hobb is superb’ Conn Iggulden ‘Hobb is a remarkable storyteller’ Guardian About the author Robin Hobb is one of the world’s finest writers of epic fiction.She was born in California in 1952 but raised in Alaska, where she learned how to raise a wolf cub, to skin a moose and to survive in the wilderness. When she married a fisherman who fished herring and the Kodiak salmon-run for half the year, these skills would stand her in good stead. She raised her family, ran a smallholding, delivered post to her remote community, all at the same time as writing stories and novels. She succeeded on all fronts, raising four children and becoming an internationally best-selling writer. She lives in Tacoma, Washington State. |
50. City of Dragons - Robin Hobb
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‘Fantasy as it ought to be written’ George R.R. Martin Return to the world of the Liveships Traders and journey along the Rain Wild River in this fantastic adventure from the author of the internationally acclaimed Farseer trilogy.. The dragon keepers and fledgling dragons have discovered a route to the lost city of Kelsingra but there is one problem: they need to be able to fly to cross the treacherous waters and enter the fabled city. At first, only a few dragons are willing to try – the others are either too ashamed of their deformed wings and feeble muscles or too proud to risk failure and humiliation. But the rewards waiting at Kelsingra for those brave enough to take to the air are worth more than they could possibly imagine. This was a city built for dragons and their keepers. Alise Finbok is overwhelmed by the treasures she finds there, and spends hours carefully uncovering wonder after wonder, recording her findings for posterity. She knows the knowledge will change everything the world thought about dragons and the Elderlings. Yet rumours of the city’s discovery have floated down the Rain Wild River and reached envious ears in Bingtown and beyond. Adventurers, pirates and fortune hunters are coming in droves to pillage what they can from the city. Will the dragons, only just finding their strength, and their keepers, who are changing in their own mysterious ways, be able to fend them off? And what has happened to Tintaglia, the dragon-mother who started it all? Has she really abandoned her offspring forever? Or will she too return to seek the riches of Kelsingra… Reviews ‘In today’s crowded fantasy market Robin Hobb’s books are like diamonds in a sea of zircons’ George R. R. Martin 'Hobb is superb, spinning wonderful characters and plots from pure imagination' Conn Iggulden 'Hobb is one of the great modern fantasy writers… what makes her novels as addictive as morphine is not just their imaginative brilliance but the way her characters are compromised and manipulated by politics' The Times 'Hobb is a remarkable storyteller' Guardian About the author Robin Hobb was born in California in 1952 and majored in Communications at Denver University, Colorado. Assassin’s Apprentice was her first novel, and was followed by the equally successful Royal Assassin and Assassin’s Quest. She lives outside Seattle, Washington. |
51. Dragon Haven (The Rain Wild Chronicles, Book 2) - Robin Hobb
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‘Fantasy as it ought to be written’ George R.R. Martin Return to the world of the Liveships Traders and journey along the Rain Wild River in this fantastic adventure from the author of the internationally acclaimed Farseer trilogy. The dragon keepers and the fledgling dragons are forging a passage up the treacherous Rain Wild River. They are in search of the mythical Elderling city of Kelsingra, and are accompanied by the liveship Tarman, its captain, Leftrin, and a group of hunters who must search the forests for game with which to keep the dragons fed. With them are Alise, who has escaped her cold marriage to the cruel libertine Hest Finbok in order to continue her study of dragons, and Hest's amanuensis, Bingtown dandy, Sedric. Rivalries and romances are already threatening to disrupt the band of explorers: but external forces may prove to be even more dangerous. Chalcedean merchants are keen to lay hands on dragon blood and organs to turn them to medicines and profit. Their traitor has infiltrated the expeditionand will stop at nothing to obtain the coveted body parts. And then there are the Rain Wilds themselves: mysterious, unstable and ever perilous, its mighty river running with acid, its jungle impenetrable and its waterways uncharted. Will the expedition reach their destination unscathed? Does the city of Kelsingra even exist? Only one thing is certain: the journey will leave none of the dragons nor their human companions unchanged by the experience. Reviews 'What makes her novels addictive is not just their imaginative brilliance but the way her characters are compromised and manipulated by politics' The Times ‘Hobb is superb’ Conn Iggulden ‘Hobb is a remarkable storyteller’ Guardian About the author Robin Hobb was born in California in 1952 and majored in Communications at Denver University, Colorado. Assassin’s Apprentice was her first novel, and was followed by the equally successful Royal Assassin and Assassin’s Quest. She lives outside Seattle, Washington |
52. In the Veins of the Drowning - Kalie Cassidy
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A SEDUCTIVE SIREN ROMANTASY WITH A DARK TWIST... TROPES: Slow Burn Romance ❤️🔥 Morally Grey Characters 🖤 Supressed Powers ✨ Marriage Bond 🩸 Forced Proximity 🌶️🌶️ Touch her & you 💀 **** The monster is always slain... Imogen Nel is in hiding. Hiding from a cruel kingdom that believes Sirens are monstrous, blood-hungry creatures. Hiding from a king and his captain who viciously hunt her kind. Hiding from her own alluring abilities. By keeping herself from the sea, Imogen's bloodlust is dulled, and her black wings remain hidden beneath her skin. When a neighbouring king comes to visit, Imogen can no longer hide. He knows precisely what she is, and he believes she is a lost Siren heiress who can save both their kingdoms from an even greater monster. But Imogen's magic threatens to violently reveal itself, and the two form a blood bond that protects them both. They flee the kingdom together, traversing waters teeming with the undead. As the lines between duty to their people and desire for each other begin to blur, Imogen worries her own ancestral powers may not be enough to kill what hunts her-the only way to defeat a monster may be to become one herself. **** PRAISE FOR IN THE VEINS OF THE DROWNING 'An absolute riptide of a book. It draws you in, pulls you under... I was completely swept away' RACHEL GILLIG, Sunday Times bestselling author of ONE DARK WINDOW 'A provocative dark fantasy with all the alluring qualities of siren's song. Sensuous and lushly romantic' AVA REID, New York Times bestselling author of A STUDY IN DROWNING 'Cassidy has written your new favourite romantasy couple ... In the Veins of the Drowning will sink its lure into you and leave you breathless' ALLISON SAFT, author of A DARK AND DROWNING TIDE 'Perilous stakes underscore a defiant, hate-to-love affair that's as vulnerable as it is sexy ... A sprawling, incandescent debut that emerges with talons and teeth' ISABEL AGAJANIAN, author of MODERN DIVINATION ' In the Veins of the Drowning will lure you in like a siren's call ... Imogen and Theo are perfect reflections of each other and I have no doubt they will ensnare the hearts of readers the way they've ensnared mine' MADDIE MARTINEZ, author of THE MAIDEN AND HER MONSTER |
53. Dragon Keeper - Robin Hobb
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‘Fantasy as it ought to be written’ George R.R. Martin Return to the world of the Liveships Traders and journey along the Rain Wild River in this fantastic adventure from the author of the internationally acclaimed Farseer trilogy. Guided by the great blue dragon Tintaglia, they came from the sea: a Tangle of serpents fighting their way up the Rain Wilds River, the first to make the perilous journey to the cocooning grounds in generations. Many have died along the way. With its acid waters and impenetrable forest, it is a hard place for any to survive. People are changed by the Rain Wilds, subtly or otherwise. One such is Thymara. Born with black claws and other aberrations, she should have been exposed at birth. But her father saved her and her mother has never forgiven him. Like everyone else, Thymara is fascinated by the return of dragons: it is as if they symbolise the return of hope to their war-torn world. Leftrin, captain of the liveship Tarman, also has an interest in the hatching; as does Bingtown newlywed, Alise Finbok, who has made it her life's work to study all there is to know of dragons. But the creatures which emerge from the cocoons are a travesty of the powerful, shining dragons of old. Stunted and deformed, they cannot fly; some seem witless and bestial. Soon, they become a danger and a burden to the Rain Wilders: something must be done. The dragons claim an ancestral memory of a fabled Elderling city far upriver: perhaps there the dragons will find their true home. But Kelsingra appears on no maps and they cannot get there on their own: a band of dragon keepers, hunters and chroniclers must attend them. To be a dragon keeper is a dangerous job: their charges are vicious and unpredictable, and there are many unknown perils on the journey to a city which may not even exist… Reviews 'What makes her novels addictive is not just their imaginative brilliance but the way her characters are compromised and manipulated by politics' The Times ‘Hobb is superb’ Conn Iggulden ‘Hobb is a remarkable storyteller’ Guardian About the author Robin Hobb was born in California in 1952 and majored in Communications at Denver University, Colorado. Assassin’s Apprentice was her first novel, and was followed by the equally successful Royal Assassin and Assassin’s Quest. She lives outside Seattle, Washington |
54. In Stormy Weather - Chelsea Curto
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'An emotional lightning-strike of a book . . . utterly unputdownable' - RACHEL LYNN SOLOMON, New York Times bestselling author 'Witty, spectacularly charming and bursting with heart' - PEYTON CORINNE, author of Unsteady When lightning strikes, things are bound to get steamy . . . Nothing can rain on Quincy Monroe’s parade. She’s a woman in STEM with a PhD in Atmospheric Sciences, the host of a successful online weather show, and has one million followers on her meteorology Instagram. Quincy has spent endless hours forging her path in this male-dominated field, becoming one of the best in the industry. And with a new job opportunity, nothing can derail her success. Except for the ill-timed arrival of Sebastian Dunn. Sebastian is her best friend’s brother, her long-suffering academic and professional rival, and a flashy TV weatherman from New York City that everyone swoons over. Everyone but Quincy. Over a scorching Florida summer and record-breaking hurricane season, Sebastian and Quincy are forced into close proximity. Setting aside their grudges to chase storms and stay alive is one thing, but can they weather the inevitable collision of their hearts? From bestselling indie author Chelsea Curto comes an academic rivals-to-lovers romance about storm-chasing meteorologists during hurricane season – perfect for fans of Ali Hazelwood and B.K. Borison. Readers LOVE In Stormy Weather ! ‘I am obsessed with Quincy and Sebastien. Chelsea Curto is a queen of romance!’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘This book tore at all of my heartstrings . . . there was tension, yearning (Chelsea is the queen of male yearning) and so so many lovable characters’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘It’s Chelsea Curto - she never misses! This was an absolute delight’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘I AM FERAL, I love them, the tension, the chemistry, the nicknames, the little notes. THE JOY’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘Made me feel so giddy the entire way through’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘Exactly the type of book I'll go back to again and again . . . Full of rivalry, yearning and some of the best banter I’ve ever read’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘Rivals to lovers perfection . . . I loved every second of it!’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ |
55. Fool’s Fate - Robin Hobb
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'Fantasy as it ought to be written' George R.R. Martin The thrilling conclusion to Robin Hobb’s Tawny Man trilogy. Kingdoms will stand or fall on the beat of a dragon’s wings, or a Fool’s heart. Prince Dutiful has been charged with a quest to the Outisland to take the head of the black dragon Icefyre. Only then will his betrothed marry him and cement the alliance between their warring kingdoms. But is Icefyre just a legend? Or does he truly slumber beneath the glaciers? Fitz has prevented his friend the Fool from accompanying them the Fool has foreseen his own death if he ever sets foot on the isle of the black dragon. But as their ship draws in towards Aslevjal a lone figure awaits them… Reviews 'Hobb is one of the great modern fantasy writers… what makes her novels as addictive as morphine is not just their imaginative brilliance but the way her characters are compromised and manipulated by politics' The Times ‘Hobb is a remarkable storyteller’ Guardian 'Robin Hobb writes achingly well' SFX About the author Robin Hobb is one of the world’s finest writers of epic fiction.She was born in California in 1952 but raised in Alaska, where she learned how to raise a wolf cub, to skin a moose and to survive in the wilderness. When she married a fisherman who fished herring and the Kodiak salmon-run for half the year, these skills would stand her in good stead. She raised her family, ran a smallholding, delivered post to her remote community, all at the same time as writing stories and novels. She succeeded on all fronts, raising four children and becoming an internationally best-selling writer. She lives in Tacoma, Washington State. |
56. The Apothecary Diaries: Volume 5 - Natsu Hyuuga
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The political situation at court has changed: the birth of Gyokuyou’s son has seen her elevated to the status of Empress, and meanwhile Jinshi is no longer able to continue his pretense at the rear palace. Although all seems peaceful after the destruction of the Shi clan, threats continue to loom—not least a potential plague of insects—and Maomao, as ever, somehow finds herself caught up in them. When Jinshi orders an expedition to Gyokuyou’s homeland, Maomao heads west. But is there something lurking in the shadows of the glittering city? And will Maomao be able to discover what it is before it’s too late? |
57. Ilvesvaara - Leena Lehtolainen
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Räväkkä ja aina toimintaan valmis henkivartija Hilja Ilveskero on jälleen täällä! Henkivartija Hilja Ilveskero palkataan superrikkaiden salaiseen luontolomakeskukseen Itä-Lappiin. Paikan omistaja pelkää pahimman turvallisuusuhan tulevan talon sisältä. Saapuessaan Ilvesvaaraan Hilja saa huomata, ettei kyseessä ole aivan tavallinen kylpylähotelli vaan ylellinen teemapuisto, jonne on pääsy vain kahdeksalla vieraalla kerrallaan ja jossa villieläimet vaeltavat vapaana. Pian paikalle ilmestyy myös miljonääri Aku Rautio. Mies on Hiljalle entuudestaan tuttu, sillä tämä on viettänyt hänen kanssaan yhden kiihkeän yön. Kun Aku sitten katoaa salaperäisesti, jokainen lomakeskuksessa olija joutuu epäilyksen alaiseksi, mukaan lukien Hilja. Miksi Akun vaimo ei tahdo ilmoittaa katoamisesta poliisille? Miksi niin moni Ilvesvaarassa tunsi Akun? Leena Lehtolaisen viides Hilja Ilveskero -romaani on tiheätunnelmainen suljetun paikan mysteeri, joka näyttää, etteivät edes hulppeat puitteet ja uusin teknologia pysty suojelemaan ihmistä arvaamattomalta luonnolta. Suomen suosituimpiin kirjailijoihin kuuluva Leena Lehtolainen tunnetaan Maria Kallio- ja Henkivartija-romaaneistaan. Niiden lisäksi hän on kirjoittanut perhe- ja avioliittoromaaneja ja jännitysnovelleja. Lehtolaista on käännetty 29 kielelle – Yhdysvalloissa vain Jo Nesbø on häntä käännetympi pohjoismainen jännityskirjailija. |
58. D-Day - Antony Beevor
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THE INTERNATIONAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'Magnificent, vivid, moving, superb' Max Hastings, Sunday Times ______________ This is the closest you will ever get to war - the taste, the smell, the noise and the fear The Normandy Landings that took place on D-Day involved by far the largest invasion fleet ever known. The scale of the undertaking was awesome and what followed was some of the most cunning and ferocious fighting of the war. As casualties mounted, so too did the tensions between the principal commanders on both sides. Meanwhile, French civilians caught in the middle of these battlefields or under Allied bombing endured terrible suffering. Even the joys of Liberation had their darker side. Antony Beevor's inimitably gripping narrative conveys the true experience of war. He lands the reader on the beach alongside the heroes whose stories he so masterfully renders in their full terrifying glory. ______________ 'A thrilling story, with all Beevor's narrative mastery' Chris Patten, Financial Times 'Beevor's D-Day has all the qualities that have made his earlier works so successful: an eye for telling and unusual detail, an ability to make complex events understandable, and a wonderful graphic style' Ian Kershaw, Guardian , Books of the Year ' D-Day 's phenomenal success is both understandable and justified' James Holland 'D-Day is a triumph . . . on almost every page there's some little detail that sticks in the mind or tweaks the heart. This is a terrific, inspiring, heart-breaking book' Sam Leith, Daily Mail |
59. Project Duchess - Sabrina Jeffries
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If you love Julia Quinn's Bridgerton, you'll fall head over heels for the family at the heart of Sabrina Jeffries' Duke Dynasty series! 'Anyone who loves romance must read Sabrina Jeffries!' Lisa Kleypas, New York Times bestselling author From New York Times bestselling author, and Queen of the sexy Regency romance, Sabrina Jeffries comes a sparkling series about an oft-widowed mother's grown children, who blaze through society in their quest for the truth about their fathers . . . and in the process find that love just might conquer all . . . For fans of Sarah MacLean, Julia Quinn and Tessa Dare. A series of stepfathers and a difficult childhood have left Fletcher 'Grey' Pryde, 5th Duke of Greycourt, with a guarded heart, enviable wealth and the undeserved reputation of a rogue. He has little time for finding a wife, but when his mother is widowed again, fate throws the delightfully unconventional Beatrice Wolfe into his path. Beatrice gave up on romance long ago and, at first, meeting the arrogant Duke of Greycourt does little to change her mind. Then Grey agrees to assist his grief-stricken mother with her latest 'project' - schooling spirited, unfashionable Beatrice for her debut - and Beatrice begins to glimpse the real Grey beneath the charming veneer. But once Grey starts digging into her family's secrets, she must decide whether her loyalties lie with her family...or with the man whose lessons capture her heart. 'Bestselling Jeffries brilliantly launches her new Duke Dynasty series with another exemplary Regency-set historical brilliantly sourced from her seemingly endless authorial supply of fascinating characters and compelling storylines' Booklist 'An excellent blend of great characters and witty dialogue make this a delicious first in a new series' Bookpage STARRED REVIEW For more dazzlingly romantic and witty historical romance, don't miss Sabrina's other gorgeous series including The Sinful Suitors, The Hellions of Halstead Hall, The School for Heiresses and The Royal Brotherhood. |
60. Swordheart - T. Kingfisher
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'Absolutely delightful and full of charm and truth' Naomi Novik, on Thornhedge Halla has unexpectedly inherited the estate of a wealthy uncle. Unfortunately, she is also saddled with money-hungry relatives full of devious plans for how to wrest the inheritance away from her. While locked in her bedroom, Halla inspects the ancient sword that's been collecting dust on the wall since before she moved in. Out of desperation, she unsheathes it―and suddenly a man appears. His name is Sarkis, he tells her, and he is an immortal warrior trapped in a prison of enchanted steel. Sarkis is sworn to protect whoever wields the sword, and for Halla―a most unusual wielder―he finds himself fending off not grand armies and deadly assassins but instead everything from kindly-seeming bandits to roving inquisitors to her own in-laws. But as Halla and Sarkis grow closer, they overlook the biggest threat of all―the sword itself. THE SEQUEL TO SWORDHEART IS OUT NOW - READ THE STORY OF THE DERVISH IN DAGGERBOUND Praise for T. Kingfisher: 'T. Kingfisher solidifies her place as natural and inevitable heir to the greats of her genre, while remaining clearly and unquestionably a unique voice in fantasy' Seanan McGuire 'Exciting, deeply wise, sad, brutal and compassionate all at once. And beautifully written, with a plot as cunning as fine embroidery' Catriona Ward 'Creepy, funny, heartfelt, and full of fantastic characters I absolutely loved' Melissa Caruso, author of The Tethered Mage " Nettle & Bone brings Kingfisher's signature honesty and authenticity to a fairy tale setting the result is refreshing, earnest but not naive, and deeply satisfying. I devoured it. This is one that's going to stay with me for a long time' Sarah Gailey, author of Magic for Liars 'A delight throughout' Louisa Morgan, author of A Secret History of Witches 'T. Kingfisher uses the bones of fairy tale to create something entirely her own, written in gloriously clear and transparent prose' Emily Tesh, author of Some Desperate Glory 'Funny, frightening, and full of heart; I loved it' Alix E. Harrow, author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January 'Charming and macabre, often both at the same time' A. K. Larkwood, author of The Unspoken Name |
61. Stone and Sky - Ben Aaronovitch
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THE BRAND NEW NOVEL IN THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING RIVERS OF LONDON SERIES 'This isn't London. The rules are different up here, and so are the allegiances.' Detective Sergeant Peter Grant takes a much-needed holiday up in Scotland. And he'll need one when this is over... If more's the merrier, then it's ecstatic as his partner Beverley, their young twins, his mum, dad, his dad's band and their dodgy manager all tag along. Even his boss, DCI Thomas Nightingale, takes in the coastal airs as he trains Peter's cousin Abigail in the arcane arts. And they'll need them too, because Scotland's Granite City has more than its fair share of history and mystery, myth ... and murder. When a body is found in a bus stop, fresh from the sea, the case smells fishy from the off. Something may be stirring beyond the bay - but there's something far stranger in the sky... * * * * * PRAISE FOR BEN AARONOVITCH & THE RIVERS OF LONDON SERIES: 'Highly entertaining' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'Charming, witty, exciting' THE INDEPENDENT 'Ben Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery, magic and fantastic characters. I love being there more than the real London' NICK FROST 'As brilliant and funny as ever ... Masterfully crafted - gives the late, great Terry Pratchett a run for his money' THE SUN 'An incredibly fast-moving magical joyride for grown-ups' THE TIMES 'Funny and wildly inventive' MAIL ON SUNDAY |
62. Laulu rakkaudesta - EEVA KILPI
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Eeva Kilven esikoisrunokokoelma Eeva Kilven ensimmäinen runokokoelma Laulu rakkaudesta ja muita runoja ilmestyi vuonna 1972. Se sisältää lukuisia usein siteerattuja ikisuosikkeja. Laulu rakkaudesta ja muita runoja käsittelee aiheita, jotka kulkevat läpi kirjailijan tuotannon: naiseus, rakkaus, taiteilijuus, rauha, luonto, yksinäisyys. Raskas ja keveä, arkinen ja ajaton punoutuvat yhteen unohtumattomina säkeinä: Nukkumaan käydessä ajattelen: Huomenna minä lämmitän saunan, pidän itseäni hyvänä, kävelytän, uitan, pesen, kutsun itseni iltateelle, puhuttelen ystävällisesti ja ihaillen, kehun: Sinä pieni urhea nainen, minä luotan sinuun. Eeva Kilpi on rakastettu kirjailija ja mielipidevaikuttaja. Hän on kotimaisen kirjallisuuden merkittävimpiä hahmoja, jonka esikoisnovellikokoelma Noidanlukko ilmestyi 1959. Hänen tuotantonsa käsittää novellien lisäksi runoja, romaaneja, muistelmaromaaneja, esseitä ja kuunnelmia. |
63. The Flavor Bible - Andrew Dornenburg & Karen Page
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The timeless guide to culinary creativity and flavor exploration, based on the wisdom of the world's most innovative chefs Eight years in the making,  The Flavor Bible  is a landmark book that will inspire the greatest creations of innovative cooks and chefs by serving as an indispensable guide to creativity and flavor affinities in today's kitchen.  Cuisine is undergoing a startling historic transformation: With the advent of the global availability of ingredients, dishes are no longer based on geography but on  flavor . This radical shift calls for a new approach to cooking -- as well as a new genre of "cookbook" that serves no to document classic dishes via recipes, but to inspire the creation of new ones based on imaginative and harmonious flavor combinations.  The Flavor Bible  is your guide to hundreds of ingredients along with the herbs, spices, and other seasonings that will allow you to coax the greatest possible flavor and pleasure from them. This astonishing reference distills the combined experience of dozens of America's most innovative culinarians, representing such celebrated restaurants as A Voce, Babbo, Blue Hill, Café Atlántico, Chanterelle, Citronelle, Gramercy Tavern, the Herbfarm, Jardinière, Jean Georges, Le Bernardin, the Modern, Moto, and the Trellis. You'll learn to: explore the individual roles played by the four basic tastes -- salty, sour, bitter, and sweet -- and how to bring them into harmony;work more intuitively and effectively with ingredients by discovering which flavors have the strongest affinities for one another;brighten flavors through the use of acids -- from vinegars to citrus juices to herbs and spices such as Makrut lime and sumac;deepen or intensify flavors through the layering of specific ingredients and techniques;and balance the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of cooking and serving an extraordinary meal.Seasoned with tips, anecdotes, and signature dishes from the country's most respected chefs and pastry chefs,  The Flavor Bible  is an essential book for every kitchen library.  For more flavor inspiration, look for The Vegetarian Flavor Bible |
64. Wild Sign - Patricia Briggs
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'PATRICIA BRIGGS IS AN INCREDIBLE WRITER' Nalini Singh, New York Times bestselling author Mated werewolves Charles Cornick and Anna Latham must discover what could make an entire community disappear - before it's too late - in this thrilling entry in the No.1 New York Times bestselling Alpha and Omega series. In the wilds of the Northern California mountains, all the inhabitants of a small town have gone missing. It's as if the people picked up and left everything they owned behind. Fearing something supernatural might be going on, the FBI taps a source they've consulted in the past: the werewolves Charles Cornick and Anna Latham. But Charles and Anna soon find a deserted town is the least of the mysteries they face. Death sings in the forest, and when it calls, Charles and Anna must answer. Something has awakened in the heart of the California mountains, something old and dangerous - and it has met werewolves before. Discover the latest page-turning Alpha and Omega novel from the queen of urban fantasy Patricia Briggs. Praise for Patricia Briggs: 'Patricia Briggs is amazing . . . Her Alpha and Omega novels are fantastic' Fresh Fiction 'I love these books!' Charlaine Harris 'The best new fantasy series I've read in years' Kelley Armstrong |
65. Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 21 - Gege Akutami
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Hakari and Panda head for Tokyo No. 2 Colony in search of Kashimo. When they enter, they get separated, and Hakari faces Charles, a culling game player and wannabe manga creator! Meanwhile, Panda encounters Kashimo and finds himself overwhelmed by their difference in strength! |
66. The Software Engineer's Guidebook - Gergely Orosz
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In my first few years as a developer I assumed that hard work was all I needed. Then I was passed over for a promotion and my manager couldn’t give me feedback on what areas to improve, so I could get to the senior engineer level. I was frustrated; even bitter: not as much about missing the promotion, but because of the lack of guidance. By the time I became a manager, I was determined to support engineers reporting to me with the kind of feedback and support I wish I would have gotten years earlier. And I did. While my team tripled over the next two years, people became visibly better engineers, and this progression was clear from performance reviews and promotions. This book is a summary of the advice I’ve given to software engineers over the years – and then some more. This book follows the structure of a “typical” career path for a software engineer, from starting out as a fresh-faced software developer, through being a role model senior/lead, all the way to the staff/principle/distinguished level. It summarizes what I’ve learned as a developer and how I’ve approached coaching engineers at different stages of their careers. We cover “soft” skills which become increasingly important as your seniority increases, and the “hard” parts of the job, like software engineering concepts and approaches which help you grow professionally. The names of levels and their expectations can – and do! – vary across companies. The higher “tier” a business is, the more tends to be expected of engineers, compared to lower tier places. For example, the “senior engineer” level has notoriously high expectations at. Google (L5 level) and Meta (E5 level,) compared to lower-tier companies. If you work at a higher-tier business, it may be useful to read the chapters about higher levels, and not only the level you’re currently interested in. The book is composed of six standalone parts, each made up of several chapters: Part 1: Developer Career Fundamentals Part 2: The Competent Software Developer Part 3: The Well-Rounded Senior Engineer Part 4: The Pragmatic Tech Lead Part 5: Role Model Staff and Principal Engineers Part 6: Conclusion Parts 1 and 6 apply to all engineering levels, from entry-level software developer, to principal-and-above engineer. Parts 2, 3, 4, and 5 cover increasingly senior engineering levels and group together topics in chapters, such as “Software Engineering,” “Collaboration,” “Getting Things Done,” etc. Naming and levels vary, but the principles of what makes a great engineer who is impactful at the individual, team, and organizational levels, are remarkably constant. No matter where you are in your career, I hope this book provides a fresh perspective and new ideas on how to grow as an engineer. Praise for the book “From performance reviews to P95 latency, from team dynamics to testing, Gergely demystifies all aspects of a software career. This book is well named: it really does feel like the missing guidebook for the whole industry.” – Tanya Reilly, senior principal engineer and author of The Staff Engineer's Path "Spanning a huge range of topics from technical to social in a concise manner, this belongs on the desk of any software engineer looking to grow their impact and their career. You'll reach for it again and again for sage advice in any situation." – James Stanier, Director of Engineering at Shopify, author of TheEngineeringManager.com |
67. Itsekkyyden aika - Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen
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Se mitä ennen pidetiin narsismina on nykyään normi. Liisa Keltikangas-Järvisen tärkeä puheenvuoro kuvaa nykyistä, itsekeskeistä elämäntapaamme, näyttää sen vahingollisuuden, ja ohjaa pohtimaan mitä asialle voi tehdä. Elämä kiertyy nykyisin vahvasti yksilön itsensä ympärille: Ihmisen pitää olla kiinnostunut ensisijaisesti omasta itsestään. Hänen velvollisuutensa on tuoda itseään esille ja kerätä tykkäyksiä. Menestys on vain omasta itsestään kiinni – ja niin on myös menestymättömyys. Monia nykyajan hyveistä pidettiin ennen narsismin tunnuspiirteinä. Kun tavallinen ihminen yrittää pärjätä vallitsevien yltiöyksilöllisyyttä suosivien ihanteiden mukaan, hän alkaa voida huonosti. Suurimpina kärsijöinä ovat nuoret, joiden mielenterveyden haasteet ovat räjähtäneet käsiin. Samaan aikaan julkisen tilan on täyttänyt toistensa päälle huutavien riitapukarien kuoro, mikä on tehnyt yhteistyöstä vaikeaa. Kuinka tässä näin kävi? Kirjassaan Keltikangas-Järvinen avaa minäkeskeistä elämäntapaamme ja sen syitä, kertoo sen moninaisista ja yllättävistäkin vaikutuksista ja näyttää askelmerkit kohti terveempää kulttuuria. Psykologian professori (em.) Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen on suomalaisen temperamenttitutkimuksen uranuurtaja ja yksi luetuimmista tietokirjailijoistamme. Hän on rohkeasti argumentoinut vallitsevaa ilmapiiriä vastaan aina, kun tieteellinen tutkimus on antanut siihen aihetta. Keltikangas-Järvinen on käsitellyt teoksissaan itsetuntoa, sosiaalisuutta ja temperamentin vaikutuksia muun muassa ihmisen yksilöllisyyteen, koulumenestykseen ja työelämään. |
68. In Memoriam - Alice Winn
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WINNER OF WATERSTONES NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD A TOP FIVE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS DEBUT OF THE YEAR 'One of the best books of the last decade' Caro Claire Burke, number one Sunday Times bestselling author of YESTERYEAR ‘If you haven’t read it, you’re missing out’ Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY 'One of the best debuts I've read in recent years . . . please rush out and buy it' ELIZABETH DAY ______________________ In 1914, war feels far away to Henry Gaunt and Sidney Ellwood. They're too young to enlist, and anyway, Gaunt is fighting his own private battle - an all-consuming infatuation with the dreamy, poetic Ellwood - not having a clue that his best friend is in love with him too. When Gaunt's mother asks him to enlist, he signs up immediately, relieved to escape his overwhelming feelings. But Ellwood and their classmates soon follow him to the front. Ellwood and Gaunt find love in the trenches – but just as war brought them together, it can tear them apart… An epic, unforgettable love story between two soldiers in the First World War, In Memoriam is a breath-taking debut. ______________________ 'A genuine page-turner' Sunday Times 'BIRDSONG for a new generation' JOANNA QUINN, author of THE WHALEBONE THEATRE 'I can't remember the last time I was this invested in a love story' Sunday Telegraph 'Assured, affecting and moving' MAGGIE O'FARRELL, author of HAMNET ‘Will smash your heart to smithereens' Daily Mail THE TOP FIVE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, March 2023 Preorder Alice Winn's dazzling and inventive new novel WORSHIP now! |
69. Rural Romance - Alexa Riley
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You ask, and we deliver! Find out how Wess gets his HEA in this brand new novella, Rural Romance! We've bundled together all the books from the Pink Springs Collection, and added this little treat in the back, Spend your summer nights in Pink Springs with steamy alphas and heroines too hot to handle.  Author Note: This bundle includes Small Town Girl, Hometown Hero, Big City Crush, and the never before released, Rural Romance. Rural Romance Shelly loves making art and creating tattoos, but sometimes it can be a lonely life in the big city. When her online best friend makes an offer she can't refuse, she's packing a bag for the country. Westley can't think of anyone he cares for more than Shelly, so to celebrate their gallery show, he invites her to Pink Springs. But one look at the dark-haired bombshell and suddenly he's wanting to be more than friends. Warning: Can you really fall in love over emails? You betcha! Watch Wess get his HEA with the one he least expects. |
70. Punarutto - Ilkka Remes
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Remes – aina askeleen edellä. Syksy 1989. DDR:n viimeisinä kuohuvina päivinä kätketään salaisuus. Nyt lähes 40 vuotta myöhemmin sen perässä ovat itä sekä länsi – ja uhattuna Suomen turvallisuus. Puoluejohdon tiedottajan yksi ainut virheellinen sana median edessä romahduttaa Berliinin muurin. Vuosikymmeniä myöhemmin tämä historiallinen fakta tulee tutuksi työkseen Venäjän sabotaaseja torjuvalle Kaarlo Norhalle, joka päätyy toimeksiannosta tutkimaan syksyn -89 salaisuutta. Kaarlolle selviää, että taistelu totuudesta kytkeytyy Putinin tavoitteeseen korjata vuosisadan suurimpana geopoliittisena katastrofina pitämänsä Neuvostoliiton romahdus.  Kun Kaarlolle lopulta valkenee tehtävän todellinen tavoite ja toimeksiantaja, on Itämeren ruutitynnyriin singottu kipinä jo roihahduttamassa myös Suomen. Ilkka Remeksen maailmanluokan trillerit ovat nostaneet hänet Suomen luetuimmaksi kirjailijaksi ja fiktiota ja faktaa yhdistelevän tyylilajin mestariksi. Hänen trilleriensä ajankohtaisuus ja osumatarkkuus häkellyttävät kirja toisensa jälkeen. |
71. Pines - Blake Crouch
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The first book of the smash-hit Wayward Pines trilogy, from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter, Recursion, and Upgrade One way in. No way out. Secret Service agent Ethan Burke arrives in Wayward Pines, Idaho, with a mission: locate two federal agents who went missing in the bucolic town one month earlier. But within minutes of his arrival, Ethan is involved in a violent accident. He comes to in a hospital, with no ID, no cell phone, and no briefcase. As the days pass, Ethan’s investigation turns up more questions than answers: Why can’t he get any phone calls through to his wife and son in the outside world? Why doesn’t anyone believe he is who he says he is? And what is the purpose of the electrified fences surrounding the town? Are they meant to keep the residents in? Or something else out? Each step closer to the truth takes Ethan farther from the world he knew, from the man he was, until he must face a horrifying fact—he may never get out of Wayward Pines alive. The nail-bitingly suspenseful opening installment in Blake Crouch’s blockbuster Wayward Pines trilogy, Pines is at once a brilliant mystery tale and the first step into a genre-bending saga of suspense, science fiction, and horror. |
72. Craven Cove Royalty - Alexa Riley
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Prom King and Queen wasn't enough to satisfy this series so we decided Take it All was a must! Little did we know that Shy wouldn't leave us alone... He demanded his happily ever after, too.  Grab the entire Crave Cove Series in one click, and check out the audio of Shy Virgin   on the Read Me Romance podcast!  Shy Virgin  Shy Wells was always an outsider, but now that the Crew family has taken him in, he's learning what it's like to have a family. One thing that he's seeing for the first time is that a happily ever after might be possible for him too. That's if he can convince his neighbor Carrie to give him a chance. Carrie Smith lives down the hall from Shy, and her thoughts about him have become less than pure. When a stalker turns her apartment upside down, it just so happens Shy has a little extra room for her to squeeze in close. Warning: Did we save the dirtiest story in the Craven Cove Series for last? Get to clicking and find out! |
73. Home Before Dark - Riley Sager
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In the latest thriller from  New York Times  bestseller Riley Sager, a woman returns to the house made famous by her father’s bestselling horror memoir. Is the place really haunted by evil forces, as her father claimed? Or are there more earthbound—and dangerous—secrets hidden within its walls? What was it like? Living in that house. Maggie Holt is used to such questions. Twenty-five years ago, she and her parents, Ewan and Jess, moved into Baneberry Hall, a rambling Victorian estate in the Vermont woods. They spent three weeks there before fleeing in the dead of night, an ordeal Ewan later recounted in a nonfiction book called  House of Horrors . His tale of ghostly happenings and encounters with malevolent spirits became a worldwide phenomenon, rivaling  The Amityville Horror  in popularity—and skepticism. Today, Maggie is a restorer of old homes and too young to remember any of the events mentioned in her father's book. But she also doesn’t believe a word of it. Ghosts, after all, don’t exist. When Maggie inherits Baneberry Hall after her father's death, she returns to renovate the place to prepare it for sale. But her homecoming is anything but warm. People from the past, chronicled in  House of Horrors , lurk in the shadows. And locals aren’t thrilled that their small town has been made infamous thanks to   Maggie’s father. Even more unnerving is Baneberry Hall itself—a place filled with relics from another era that hint at a history of dark deeds. As Maggie experiences strange occurrences straight out of her father’s book, she starts to believe that what he wrote was more fact than fiction. |
74. Playing with Fire - Kate Meader
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From popular romance author Kate Meader comes the second novel in Hot in Chicago, a sizzling series that follows a group of firefighting foster siblings and their blazing hot love interests! As the only female firefighter at Engine Co. 6, Alexandra Dempsey gets it from all sides: the male coworkers who think she can’t do the job, the wives and girlfriends who see her as a threat to their firefighter men, and her overprotective foster brothers who want to shelter their baby sister at all costs. So when she single-handedly saves the life of Eli Cooper, Chicago’s devastatingly handsome mayor, she assumes the respect she’s longed for will finally come her way. But it seems Mr. Mayor has other ideas… Eli Cooper’s mayoral ratings are plummeting, his chances at reelection dead in the water. When a sexy, curvaceous firefighter gives him the kiss of life, she does more than bring him back to the land of the living—she also breathes vitality into his campaign. Riding the wave of their feel-good story might prop up Eli’s flagging political fortunes, but the sizzling attraction between them can go nowhere; he’s her boss, and there are rules that must be obeyed. But you know what they say about rules: they’re made to be broken… |
75. The Mirror of Infinite Endings - Stephanie Garber
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*** THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*** Return to the Magnificent North and the breathtaking love story that has captivated readers all over the world! Jacks and Evangeline Fox have finally found their happily ever after. Everything here in the Hollow is wonderful and perfect. Nothing is going to go wrong. No one is keeping a secret . . . except for maybe one. But don't worry, it's not going to rewrite reality or alter history or change the ending of Jacks and Evangeline's story. Definitely not. Featuring cameos from fan-favourite characters and twenty full-page illustrations by Lotusbubble, the fourth instalment in the Once Upon a Broken Heart universe will immerse readers once again in this beloved No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling series. Because every story has the potential for infinite endings. THE ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART SERIES 1. Once Upon a Broken Heart 2. The Ballad of Never After 3. A Curse for True Love 4. The Mirror of Infinite Endings 'Dazzling from start to finish' ADALYN GRACE 'An unputdownable fairy tale' KERRI MANISCALCO 'Edgy, dark, and gorgeously written' JODI PICOULT 'A sugar-crusted, poison-spiked romp' CASSANDRA CLARE 'A wondrous story about my favourite thing: kissing' ISABEL IBAÑEZ 'Enchanting, intriguing, and delightfully whimsical' BRIGID KEMMERER 'Stephanie Garber is the queen of fairy tales' MARY E. PEARSON |
76. Star Shipped - Cat Sebastian
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Cat Sebastian’s long-awaited foray into contemporary romance! A witty, emotional, and deliciously slow burn enemies-to-lovers romance between two costars on a popular sci-fi television series. Simon and Charlie, actors on a long-running sci-fi show, can’t stand one another. Charlie is impetuous, outgoing, and basically feral, and Simon thinks he should have stayed in reality television where he belongs. They’ve spent the better part of a decade quarreling over the spotlight and pretty much everything else, and everybody in the industry knows it. Now that Simon’s contract is finally done, he can move to New York, start fresh with work he actually likes, and get away from Charlie. Simon’s only problem is that people might assume he’s been pushed off the show due to being impossible to work with. And he is kind of difficult to work with. He doesn’t get along with people—unlike Charlie, who somehow tricked everyone on the show into adoring him despite some outrageously bad on-set behavior during the show’s first season. Simon would rather never have to see Charlie again, but reluctantly agrees to stage a very public friendship during the short time before he moves. When Charlie has to leave town to deal with a family emergency, this means Simon comes along. Their road trip brings Simon to places he would never have willingly chosen to visit—and he finds he’s actually not having a terrible time. The more he gets to know Charlie, the more Simon suspects he’s underestimated his former coworker. Simon also realizes that after seven years, Charlie might know him better than anyone ever has. Even stranger, Charlie seems to be starting to actually like him, despite knowing him so well. Still, Simon is about to move three thousand miles away, so whatever’s starting between him and Charlie can’t really amount to anything... right? Tropes: Enemies to Lovers Opposites Attract Forced Proximity Slow Burn |
77. Подсознание может все! - Джон Кехо
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«Подсознание может всё!» - Джон Кехо Использование огромных резервов, скрытых в подсознании каждого человека, позволяет решать самые сложные повседневные проблемы, когда логика оказывается бессильной. Разработанная автором этой книги программа поможет вам активизировать безграничные ресурсы собственного головного мозга, чтобы изменить свою жизнь к лучшему раз и навсегда. |
78. True Hero - Amy Knupp
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A one-night fling won’t change anything, right? After suffering a terrible loss, fighter pilot Zane North walks away from his military career and returns home to start a new life—one he’s determined to control. Instead, he’s confronted by his sister-in-law’s unpredictable best friend, the one woman he can’t ignore. Hayden Henry, an up-and-coming designer, has devoted herself to her job. She’s had her heart crushed before and isn’t looking to give love another try. Still, she’s always been intrigued by quiet, sexy Zane. So when he rescues her at her best friend’s wedding, she succumbs to one night with the irresistible pilot. But afterward, she realizes her heart isn’t her own anymore. Worse, their impulsive fling has life-altering consequences. Following Hayden’s baby bombshell, Zane proves steadfast and dependable, so she cautiously lets him into her heart. But she soon realizes his is locked up tight. As she’s contemplating a life without him, a reminder from his past crushes Zane’s hard-won control. Will he keep his feelings safely in lockdown or will he dare to embrace his unexpected love for Hayden? True Hero  is a stand-alone story with a HEA in the North Brothers series, a spin-off of the Hale Street series. Immerse yourself in the North Brothers' world instantly! Other books in the series:  True North True Colors True Blue True Harmony |
79. The Cruel Stars - John Birmingham
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In this epic sci-fi adventure for fans of  The Expanse  and Battlestar Galactica , five intrepid heroes must unite to save civilization after a long-dormant enemy awakens and strikes a devastating blow “This jarring, engrossing story of a species-wide fight for survival is recommended for all science fiction readers.”— Publishers Weekly  (starred review) The galaxy was once terrorized by the Sturm, a group of “species purists” intent on destroying any human with genetic or cybernetic enhancements. Fashioning themselves as the one true “Human Republic,” the Sturm cut a bloody swath across the stars, killing billions before finally being defeated and driven into the far reaches of Dark Space. Centuries of peace bred complacency. Everyone believed the Sturm had died out in the Dark. They were wrong. The enemy has returned and, with a brutal and decisive attack, knocks out almost all of humanity’s defenses. Now on the brink of annihilation, humankind’s only hope is a few brave souls who survived the initial attack: Commander Lucinda Hardy, thrust into uncertain command of the Royal Armadalen Navy’s only surviving warship. Booker3, a soldier of Earth, sentenced to die for treason, whose time on death row is cut short when the Sturm attack his prison compound. Princess Alessia, a young royal of the Montanblanc Corporation, forced to flee when her home planet is overrun and her entire family executed. Sephina L’trel, the leader of an outlaw band who must call on all of her criminal skills to resist the invasion. And, finally, Admiral Frazer McLennan, the infamous hero of the first war with the Sturm hundreds of years ago, who hopes to rout his old foes once and for all—or die trying. These five flawed, reluctant heroes must band together to prevail against a relentless enemy and near-impossible odds. For if they fail, the future itself is doomed. “Frenetic action viewed in a black fun-house mirror.”— Kirkus Reviews |
80. Reluctant Mistress, Blackmailed Wife - Lynne Graham
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Single mother of twin boys, Katie didn't want their father, Greek billionaire Alexandros Christakis, back in her life. But poverty pushed her to ask for his help. Alexandros demanded that Katie marry him. They had nothing in common—except their mutual burning sexual attraction, but resistance was futile: both the twins and Katie needed Alexandros. She would submit to becoming his mistress… About the author Lynne Graham lives in Northern Ireland and has been a keen romance reader since her teens. Happily married, Lynne has five children. Her eldest is her only natural child. Her other children, who are every bit as dear to her heart, are adopted. The family has a variety of pets, and Lynne loves gardening, cooking, collecting allsorts and is crazy about every aspect of Christmas. |
81. Junky - William S. Burroughs
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Burroughs’ first novel, a largely autobiographical account of the constant cycle of drug dependency, cures and relapses, remains the most unflinching, unsentimental account of addiction ever written. Through junk neighbourhoods in New York, New Orleans and Mexico City, through time spent kicking, time spent dealing and time rolling drunks for money, through junk sickness and a sanatorium, Junky is a field report (by a writer trained in anthropology at Harvard) from the American post-war drug underground. A cult classic, it has influenced generations of writers with its raw, sparse and unapologetic tone. This definitive edition painstakingly recreates the author’s original text word for word. |
82. This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me - Ilona Andrews
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Page-turning, unforgettable fantasy set in a city peopled with ruffians, spies, malcontents and murderers. Experience out-of-this world adventure and dangerous politics as Maggie tries to survive waking up in her favourite fictional world. A heart-pounding epic from No. 1 New York Times bestselling author duo Ilona Andrews. When Maggie wakes up cold, filthy and naked in a gutter, it doesn’t take her long to recognize Kair Toren. It’s a city she knows intimately from the pages of a famously unfinished dark fantasy series – one she’s been obsessively reading and re-reading, while waiting years for the final novel. Her only tools for navigating this gritty world of rival warlords, magic and mayhem? Her encyclopaedic knowledge of the plot, the setting and the characters’ ambitions and fates. But while she quickly discovers she cannot be killed (though many will try!), the same cannot be said for the living, breathing characters she’s coming to love. Maggie joins a motley band that includes a former lady’s maid, a deadly assassin, various outrageous magical creatures and a dangerously appealing soldier. Soon, instead of trying to return home, she finds herself enmeshed in the schemes – and attentions – of duelling princes, dukes and villains. This all while trying to save them and the kingdom of Rellas from the ending she’s seen on the page: a cataclysmic war. This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me is the beginning of the most epic adventure yet from genre powerhouse writing duo Ilona Andrews. For fans of Samantha Shannon, Sarah J. Maas, Danielle L. Jensen and isekai portal fantasy. ‘Exciting, complex, with indelible characters and a heroine who cannot die: loved it’ – Charlaine Harris, author of The Southern Vampire Mysteries ‘An irresistible plunge into another world. I was captivated from the very first line’ – Danielle L. Jensen, author of A Fate Inked in Blood ‘Absolutely brilliant! This is the kind of book that will make you forget the world exists’ – Sarah Beth Durst, author of The Spellshop ‘ This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me will delight . . . a perfect blend of humor and high stakes’ – Katee Robert, author of Neon Gods ‘A fun premise and wonderfully deep worldbuilding’ – Django Wexler, author of How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying 'Fantasy, romance, danger – this book has it all. Addictive. I need the sequel stat’ – Felicia Day, author of Third Eye |
83. Beasts of the Sea - Iida Turpeinen & David Hackston
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"A sprawling, seething epic" Lucy Steeds, winner of the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize "As deep and profound as the sea itself" Philip Hoare 1741. The crew of Vitus Bering's ill-starred Great Northern Expedition are shipwrecked off a remote, uncharted island. With no hope of rescue, they give in to despair. Until they discover the flesh of a huge marine mammal that feeds in herds on the kelp in the bay. 1859. The Russian colony of Alaska is on the brink of collapse. Governor Hampus Furuhjelm takes solace in the quest for a unique artefact: a complete skeleton of what is now known as Steller's Sea Cow, rumoured to have disappeared a hundred years before. Even extinct, the sea cow will continue to shape lives and destinies, from the woman charged with sketching its likeness from its bones, to the expert egg restorer who will refurbish those same bones a century later. A tribute to an iconic lost creature, and an adventure through three centuries of scientific exploration, Beasts of the Sea charts the unseen consequences of grand human ambitions and the urge to resurrect what we, in our ignorance, have destroyed. Translated from the Finnish by David Hackston |
84. The Sheik's Unexpected Bride - Elizabeth Lennox
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The enemy has arrived!   And Luna was forced to smile at him and welcome him into her home.   Luna stared at the man she’d learned to hate since the moment she’d learned to walk.  And yet, here he was, Sheik Tasim el Salindar walked into her home as if he owned the place!  Since Tasim’s sister was marrying Luna’s brother, they both had to hide their hatred for each other and place nice!   Sheik Tasim watched the lovely Princess Luna, cursing himself for finding her attractive.  She was a spoiled brat with a bad attitude!  Wasn’t she?   Unfortunately, Tasim was a guest of the lovely Luna for the week of his sister’s wedding celebration.  And the more he got to know her, the more he respected her.  And the more he wanted to kiss her and discover all of her secrets!   She was a dangerous mix of beauty, brains and…and so much more!   But there was no way a relationship could work between them.  Right? |
85. Anyone but You - Chelsea M. Cameron
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Things are going great for Sutton Kay, or at least they were. Her yoga studio is doing well, she's living with her best friend, and she just got two kittens named Mocha and Cappuccino. Sure, she doesn't have a girlfriend, but her life is full and busy.  Then her building is sold and the new landlord turns out to be the woman putting in a gym downstairs who doesn't seem to understand the concepts "courtesy" and "don't be rude to your tenants." Sutton can't get a read on Tuesday Grímsdóttir, but she can appreciate her muscles. Seriously, Tuesday is ripped. Not that that has anything to do with anything since she's too surly to have a conversation with, and won't stop pissing Sutton off. Sutton's life gets interesting after she dares Tuesday to make it through one yoga class, and then Tuesday gives Sutton the same dare. Soon enough they're spending time working out together and when the sweat starts flowing, the sparks start flying. How is it possible to be so attracted to a person you can barely stand?  But when someone from Tuesday's past shows up and Sutton sees a whole new side of Tuesday, will she change her mind about her grumpy landlord?  Can  she? |
86. Flora's Defiance - Lynne Graham
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Women fall over themselves to say yes to anything Angelo van Zaal wants – so he’s shocked when proud redhead Flora Bennett says no to his plans! Flora is determined to adopt her baby niece, despite Angelo’s assumption that he will have guardianship. And, though he’s annoyed with himself for wanting her, Flora annoys Angelo even more for avoiding the shimmer of sexual attraction between them. There has to be a way to make Flora obey all his wishes, and there is – only it involves an unexpected pregnancy and three more babies… SECRETLY PREGNANT With this ring, I claim my baby! About the author Lynne Graham lives in Northern Ireland and has been a keen romance reader since her teens. Happily married, Lynne has five children. Her eldest is her only natural child. Her other children, who are every bit as dear to her heart, are adopted. The family has a variety of pets, and Lynne loves gardening, cooking, collecting allsorts and is crazy about every aspect of Christmas. |
87. The Family Cross - James Patterson
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Discover the latest gripping thriller in the globally bestselling Alex Cross series - now the inspiration for the original series CROSS on Prime Video starring Aldis Hodge as Alex Cross. ---------------------------- Alex Cross is a psychologist who hunts criminals for the FBI and the DC Metro Police. Family matriarch Nana Mama is proud of the man she raised. Though that doesn’t stop her worrying every time he ventures into the shadowy underworld of Washington DC – despite his promise to always be careful. When a man is found shot and burned beneath an overpass, Cross is pulled into a brutal murder investigation. But with every step closer to the truth, he risks breaking his promise to Nana Mama… and putting the entire Cross family in the line of fire. ---------------------------- PRAISE FOR THE ALEX CROSS SERIES 'Patterson never, and I mean never, disappoints' USA Today 'Behind all the noise and the numbers, we shouldn't forget that no one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it' Lee Child 'Alex Cross is a legend' Harlan Coben 'Alex Cross... only gets better and better' Lisa Scottoline 'I wrote, " Along Came a Spider is the best thriller I've come across in many a year. It deserves to be this season's no. 1 bestseller and should instantly make James Patterson a household name." A household name, indeed' Nelson DeMille '[Alex Cross] has become one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time, a character for the ages' Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child |
88. Liisan seikkailut ihmemaassa - Lewis Carroll
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Vuosisatojen kirjallisuuden vuoksi on väistämätöntä, että jotkut putoavat halkeamien läpi. Etsimme julkisia teoksia ja kunnostamme niitä, jotta ne eivät katoa maailmalle. Keitä me olemme? Olemme Cairn Press. Taustamme on suunnittelussa, julkaisussa, typografiassa ja tekniikassa. Nämä taidot tukevat tehtäväämme luoda korkealaatuisimpia julkisen verkkotunnuksen sähköisiä kirjoja, jotka ovat saatavilla verkossa edulliseen hintaan. Annamme heille heidän ansaitsemansa kohtelun; patentoitu prosessimme palauttaa kirjat paremman yleisen käyttökokemuksen suunnittelun, luettavuuden ja sähköisten lukulaitteiden yhteensopivuuden parantamiseksi. Löydä pala historiaa tämän digitaalisen julkaisun eBook of Liisan seikkailut ihmemaassa, kirjoittanut Lewis Carroll ja Anni Swan avulla. Huolella entisöity ja alkuperäiselle teokselle uskollinen teos on tutkijoiden mielestä kulttuurisesti tärkeä ja se on olennainen osa sivilisaatiomme tietopohjaa. Nouda kopiosi tänään. Tyylilajit: Fantasiakirjallisuus, Lasten tarinat, Kuvittelevat paikat, Alice (Fiktiivinen hahmo Carrollista) |
89. Faust I - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Vuosisatojen kirjallisuuden vuoksi on väistämätöntä, että jotkut putoavat halkeamien läpi. Etsimme julkisia teoksia ja kunnostamme niitä, jotta ne eivät katoa maailmalle. Keitä me olemme? Olemme Cairn Press. Taustamme on suunnittelussa, julkaisussa, typografiassa ja tekniikassa. Nämä taidot tukevat tehtäväämme luoda korkealaatuisimpia julkisen verkkotunnuksen sähköisiä kirjoja, jotka ovat saatavilla verkossa edulliseen hintaan. Annamme heille heidän ansaitsemansa kohtelun; patentoitu prosessimme palauttaa kirjat paremman yleisen käyttökokemuksen suunnittelun, luettavuuden ja sähköisten lukulaitteiden yhteensopivuuden parantamiseksi. Löydä pala historiaa tämän digitaalisen julkaisun eBook of Faust I, kirjoittanut Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ja Kaarlo Forsman avulla. Huolella entisöity ja alkuperäiselle teokselle uskollinen teos on tutkijoiden mielestä kulttuurisesti tärkeä ja se on olennainen osa sivilisaatiomme tietopohjaa. Nouda kopiosi tänään. Tyylilajit: Saksalainen runous, Legendat – Saksa – Draama, Faust, -noin 1540 – Draama, Taikurit – Draama |
90. Henry V - Dan Jones
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The instant Sunday Times bestseller A Times, BBC History Magazine and Daily Mail Book of the Year The UK's bestselling medieval historian brings unforgettably to life the astonishing rise of Henry V, who survived rebellion, a near-fatal arrow wound and a lengthy and precarious princely apprenticeship to become England's greatest warrior king. 'A historian who writes as addictively as any page-turning novelist.' Observer Henry V reigned over England for only nine years and four months, and died at the age of just 35, but he looms over the landscape of the late Middle Ages and beyond. The victor of Agincourt was a model king for his successors. Shakespeare's version of Henry V saw his youthful folly redirected to sober statesmanship, and in the dark days of World War II, Henry's victories in France were recounted in British propaganda. Churchill called Henry 'a gleam of splendour in the dark, troubled story of medieval England', while for one modern medievalist, Henry was, quite simply, 'the greatest man who ever ruled England'. For Dan Jones, Henry is one of the most intriguing characters in all medieval history, but one of the hardest to pin down. He was a hardened, sometimes brutal, warrior, yet he was also creative and artistic, with a bookish temperament. He was a leader who made many mistakes, who misjudged his friends and family members, yet always seemed to triumph when it mattered. As king, he saved a shattered country from economic ruin, put down rebellions and secured England's borders; in foreign diplomacy, he made England a serious player once more. Yet through his conquests in northern France, he sowed the seeds for three generations of calamity at home, in the form of the Wars of the Roses. Dan Jones's life of Henry V provides unprecedented insight into the critical first 26 years of his life before he became king. Both a standalone biography and a completion of Dan's sequence of English medieval histories that began with The Plantagenets and The Hollow Crown, Henry V is a thrilling and unmissable life of England's greatest king from our best-selling medieval historian. |
91. Kayla in Paris - Theodora Taylor
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"I'll rock your world. If you let me. I'll rock your entire universe." KAYLA: Raise your hand if you've ever found out your American football player boyfriend of four years was cheating on you... via a scuzzy daily gossip show... right before you two were scheduled to go on an all-expenses-paid vacation to Paris that was supposed to include a marriage proposal! Nobody else? Just me? So maybe you'll understand why I'm crying in first class on the second leg of my flight to the City of Lights. And why I accept a glass of champagne from the rough-talking Brit sitting in the seat originally assigned to my ex... And why I don't say no right away when he boldly proposes a “universe rocking” one-night stand after we deplane Paris. But I'm going to say no. I mean, I should say no. Shouldn't I? Don't say no, Kayla. MICK: Don't say no, Kayla. I’m headed to Paris with one intention: proving to my London-based football team that if they won’t pay the pounds it takes to keep me on, I can and will accept a better offer in euros. But I didn't expect to meet an intriguing American on the flight who hates pro athletes and has no clue I'm a world-famous footballer. I’m charmed before I know it, and suddenly this trip becomes less about contract negotiations and more about getting this sweet-natured lass in my bed. Just one taste—that's all I crave. But will one taste truly suffice? And what will happen when—if—she discovers who I really am? Will this Soccer & Prejudice romance between a ruthless, rough-talking Brit with an ultra-famous celebrity secret and a sweet-as-pie American with a huge distaste for pro athletes end in tears or love? Discover whether one sexy night in Paris can change everything in this super-steamy and delicious standalone contemporary romance. |
92. Somewhere Beyond the Sea - TJ Klune
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A magical house. A secret past. A summons that could change everything. The number one New York Times bestselling sequel to TJ Klune’s The House in the Cerulean Sea. Winner of the 2024 Goodreads Choice Award for Fantasy Arthur Parnassus has built a good life on the ashes of a bad one. He’s headmaster at an orphanage for magical children on a peculiar island, assisted by the love of his life, Linus Baker. And together, they’ll do anything to protect their extraordinary and powerful charges. However, when Arthur is forced to make a public statement about his dark past, he finds himself fighting for those under his care. It’s also a fight for the better future that all magical people deserve. Then, when a new magical child joins their island home, Arthur knows they’ve reached breaking point. The child finds power in calling himself a monster, a name Arthur has tried so hard to banish to protect his children. Challenged from within and without, their volatile family might grow stronger. Or everything Arthur loves could fall apart. Somewhere Beyond the Sea is a story of resistance, lovingly told, about the daunting experience of fighting for the life you want to live and doing the work to keep it. ‘An enchanting sequel about found family’ – The New York Times ‘Like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket’ – V. E. Schwab, author of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, on The House in the Cerulean Sea *** Readers love Somewhere Beyond the Sea: ‘This beautiful, thoughtful, queer, magical story of chosen family has left me with joy leaking from my eyes’ ‘These characters are like a hug for your brain. I adore them all and love watching them change and grow’ ‘A beautiful story of hope, love and change, plus a message against prejudice, it’s the ideal comfort read’ ‘One of those rare books that stays with you long after the last page’ ‘If I could give this book a million stars I would’ Somewhere Beyond the Sea was a number one New York Times bestseller w/c 16 September 2024 |
93. Hollywood Homicide - Kellye Garrett
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Winner of the 2018 Anthony Award for Best First Novel Winner of the 2017 Agatha Award for Best First Novel Winner of the 2018 Best Debut Mystery Novel The Surprise Hit of the Season! Actress Dayna Anderson's Deadly New Role: Private Detective Dayna Anderson doesn't set out to solve a murder. All the semifamous, mega-broke actress wants is to help her parents keep their house. So after witnessing a deadly hit-and-run, she pursues the fifteen grand reward. But Dayna soon finds herself doing a full-on investigation, wanting more than just money―she wants justice for the victim. She chases down leads at paparazzi hot spots, celeb homes, and movie premieres, loving every second of it―until someone tries to kill her. And there are no second takes in real life. Praise: "[A] winning first novel and series launch…Garrett writes with humor and insight about the Hollywood scene. Readers will look forward to Day's further adventures."―Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A smart, sassy debut, introducing an appealing protagonist with amusing friends."―Library Journal (starred review) and Debut of the Month "Veteran TV writer Garrett uses her Cold Case experience to inform her debut, which sets up more than one charming character and isn't afraid to go cynical on all things LA."―Kirkus Reviews "Funny, lively characters populate this new Detective by Day series…this will be an entertaining entry into the amateur sleuth genre."―RT Book Reviews "Fun, smart, endearingly flawed, and impressively determined, Dayna Anderson is a heroine readers will fall in love with…I relished every unexpected twist and turn of this highly entertaining mystery!"―Kyra Davis, New York Times bestselling author |
94. Camp Hardwood - Alexa Riley
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Welcome to The Camp Hardwood Series! This four-book bundle includes a happily married couple, a mountain man sent to rescue a lost camper, young love at first sight, and a secret baby hidden away! What more could you possibly want? Oh, you want happily ever afters? Good thing we've got those too! Warning: You bring the chocolate and graham crackers and we'll supply the gooey marshmallows! These sweet summer escapes are the perfect way to spend a night cuddled up. |
95. Ella ja seitsemän törppöä - Timo Parvela
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Minä olen Ella. Olen aina vaan toisella luokalla. Se ei kuitenkaan haittaa, sillä meillä on tosi mukava luokka ja mukava opettaja. Tai oli ennen kuin Paavo tuli. Paavo on nimittäin aika kova kilpailemaan. Hänellä on enemmän läksyjä, painavampi koululaukku ja useampia isiä kuin kenelläkään meistä. Tuukka tosin on varma, että Paavo vain huijaa. Siksi he löivät karmean vedon, jonka seurauksena Paavo joutui pulaan ja meidän oli pelastettava hänet. Suosikkisarjan 12. kirjassa Ella ja kaverit seikkailevat suurkaupungissa. He vierailevat muotinäytöksessä, eksyvät, löytyvät, naamioituvat, hajaantuvat, keksivät uuden kansallislaulun, joutuvat pulaan, pelastuvat, syövät opettajan spagetit ja lopuksi he tietysti valtaavat televisioaseman. Ihan tavallinen lauantaipäivä siis. - Minä voitin, Paavo riemuitsi, kun me jälleen kerran laahustimme hänen luokseen. - Ei elämä ole kilpailu, Tuukka tuhahti. - Tänään oli pitkä päivä, huokasi Hanna. - Minun päiväni oli paljon pidempi, huokasi Paavo. - Minun koululaukkuni painaa kamalasti, valitti Tiina. - Minun laukkuni painaa niin kamalasti, että se piti tuoda kouluun traktorilla, valitti Paavo. - Opettaja antoi ihan liikaa läksyjä. Äiti ei millään ehdi tehdä näitä kaikkia, marisi Samppa. - Minun opettajani antoi niin paljon liikaa läksyjä, että äidin on vuokrattava teollisuushalli ja palkattava työntekijöitä niitä varten, Paavo marisi. - Sinulla on sama opettaja kuin meillä muilla, huomautti Tuukka. - Minun opettajani on niin sama, että kaikki luulevat häntä kaksosiksi, huomautti Paavo. Kirkkonummelaisen Timo Parvelan lasten- ja nuortenkirjoja luetaan ympäri maailmaa, erityisesti Saksassa hänen suosionsa on valtaisaa. Parvela tunnetaan myös käsikirjoittajana sekä kolumnistina. |
96. Batman: Prelude to Knightfall - Chuck Dixon, Doug Moench, Tom Grindberg, Jim Aparo & Michael Netzer
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Bane, the man destined to one day destroying the Batman has his sights set on taking over Gotham City! The event that changed Batman's world forever kicks off with this new volume, including never before collected material in BATMAN: PRELUDE TO KNIGHTFALL. Bane has spent a lifetime on the South American island of Santa Prisca. The time he spent as the toughest inmate in their worst prison led him to develop berserk strength, savage intellect, and unparalleled megalomania. In Gotham City, Batman begins to feel he has lost his edge as he is forced to deal, in rapid succession, with the returning villain Black Mask and his gang a crazed killer called Metalhead, and a sharpshooter assassin hired by an imprisoned mobster to murder Commissioner Gordon. Part of a massive 25th anniversary re-cut of the entire BATMAN: KNIGHTFALL saga, this graphic novel, collects BATMAN: VENGEANCE OF BANE #1, BATMAN #484-491, DETECTIVE COMICS #654-658. |
97. War for the Oaks - Emma Bull
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'This is a novel that you will wish did not end' Amazon Reviewer Eddi McCandry sings rock and roll. But her boyfriend just dumped her, her band just broke up, and life could hardly be worse. Then, walking home through downtown Minneapolis on a dark night, she finds herself drafted into an invisible war between the faerie folk. Now, more than her own survival is at risk-and her own preferences, musical and personal, are very much beside the point. War for the Oaks is a brilliantly entertaining fantasy novel that's as much about this world as about the imagined one. 'A brilliantly imaginative book with plenty of magic, beauty, romance and angst' Amazon Reviewer 'Different, powerful, skilfully told, this book is a charmer' Amazon Reviewer 'I have read and re-read this book countless times' Amazon Reviewer |
98. The Ranieri Bride - Michelle Reid
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When Enrico Ranieri discovers that Freya has hidden the existence of his son, he demands her hand in marriage. Enrico won't give Freya his heart, but he will give her his special brand of bedroom pleasure…. Now Freya must convince Enrico she's innocent, because she can't survive as just his bride of convenience… About the author Michelle Reid grew up on the southern edges of Manchester, the youngest in a family of five lively children. Now she lives in the beautiful county of Cheshire, with her busy executive husband and two grown-up daughters. She loves reading, the ballet, and playing tennis when she gets the chance. She hates cooking, cleaning, and despises ironing! Sleep she can do without and produces some of her best written work during the early hours of the morning. |
99. The Greek Tycoon's Convenient Mistress - Lynne Graham
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From mistress to mother! Greek billionaire Andreas Nicolaidis had never kept a mistress for longer than three months… until Hope Evans entered his bed. But even after two years together, Andreas has no intention of making Hope his wife. Hope knows it is time to leave the man she loves, but then she discovers that she's expecting his child. Suddenly Andreas is looking at things very differently… his formerly convenient mistress will become his permanent wife! About the author Lynne Graham lives in Northern Ireland and has been a keen romance reader since her teens. Happily married, Lynne has five children. Her eldest is her only natural child. Her other children, who are every bit as dear to her heart, are adopted. The family has a variety of pets, and Lynne loves gardening, cooking, collecting allsorts and is crazy about every aspect of Christmas. |
100. Silencing the Past (20th Anniversary Edition) - Michel-Rolph Trouillot
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Foreword by Hazel V. Carby   A modern classic about power and the making of history, with a new foreword by a prominent scholar   Placing the West’s failure to acknowledge the most successful slave revolt in history alongside denials of the Holocaust and the debates over the Alamo and Christopher Columbus, Michel-Rolph Trouillot offers a stunning meditation on how power operates in the making and recording of history. Presented here with a new foreword by renowned scholar Hazel V. Carby, Silencing the Past is an indispensable analysis of the silences in our historical narratives, of what is omitted and what is recorded, what is remembered and what is forgotten, and what these silences reveal about inequalities of power. From the Trade Paperback edition. |
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