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We Are Blood And Thunder
A stunning and original ya fantasy from a fantastic new talent. perfect for fans of leigh bardugo and laini taylor ‘deft, dark and daring’ melinda salisbury ‘a stormer of a story’ kiran millwood hargrave in a city where magic is feared and the dead are worshipped, life is overshadowed by a powerful and devastating storm cloud. one young woman is running for her life. another is trying to return home. both are looking for a place where they belong. but what lena and constance don’t realise is that the storm cloud binds them. without it, neither can get what she desires.
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All The Little Things
Never trust anyone. never trust yourself. rachel has made poor decisions in the past, but she has always tried her best for her daughter. when vivian needed a fresh start, rachel didn’t hesitate to move them far from london. she just wishes she could shake the nagging doubt that vivian is hiding something. vivian isn’t like other teenagers. on the surface she seems the same as her friends, but she knows she is different. when enigmatic alex takes an interest in her, vivian’s cool demeanour hides an intensity of feeling she has never known before. his touch sets her skin on fire. mother and daughter are both keeping secrets. but just how dangerous are they? as lust and anger give way to violence rachel will have to decide: is she prepared to give up everything for her child? even her own life? a taut and gripping psychological thriller about toxic families, secrets and life-or-death decisions. don’t miss this if you’re a fan of he said/she said, good me, bad me and the girlfriend. praise for all the little things ‘sarah lawton’s hugely atmospheric debut novel will pull you in as secrets are slowly revealed and the tension rises.’ heat, ‘read of the week’ ‘an astonishingly accomplished debut.. dark, disturbing and compelling, this will have you reading deep into the night’wi life ‘pacy, compelling, and super dark with a very tense ending’ c d major, author of the other girl ‘highly recommended… kept me reading far too late into the night’ tammy cohen, author of the wedding party ‘i could not put this down – a riveting, psychological page-turner from a major new talent.’ cathi unsworth, author of bad penny blues ‘get ready to get acquainted with one of the most unforgettable characters of 2021.’ netgalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘really enjoyed this – a very clever psychological thriller that left me wrong-footed at every turn.’ netgalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘a totally gripping fantastic book full of lies, deceit, betrayal … for readers like us that love a twisted tale. i absolutely loved it! highly recommend’ netgalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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The Last Romeo
‘if you liked bridget jones’s diary, try this’ bbc news ‘so funny and sharp, yet tender and emotional too. i loved it!’ jill mansell ‘i adored the last romeo . . . funny, clever and warm’ adam kay, author of this is going to hurt ‘funny, smart, tart’ russell t davies, creator of bbc drama torchwood ‘a savagely funny and poignant journey’ red magazine ‘a frothy and insightful debut . . . an all-too-recognisable tale of the horrors and joys of attempting to find that special someone’ emerald street ‘a razor-sharp tale, with fabulously drawn characters, crackling dialogue, real emotional heft and a wonderfully acerbic turn of phrase. great fun’ sunday mirror ‘a book we can all relate to . . . myers’ original take on modern dating is refreshing and timely’ gq ***** james is 34 and fed up. his six-year relationship with adam has imploded, he hates his job making up celebrity gossip, and his best friend bella has just announced she’s moving to russia. adrift and single in loved-up london, james needs to break out of his lonely, drunken comfort zone. encouraged by bella, he throws himself headlong into online dating, blogging each encounter anonymously as the mysterious romeo. after meeting a succession of hot/weird/gross men, james has fans and the validation he’s always craved. but when his wild night with a closeted olympian goes viral and sends his twitter-fame through the roof, james realises maybe, in the search for happy-ever-after, some things are better left un-shared. seriously, wherefore art thou romeo . . . from justin myers, author of sensational blog the guyliner, this razor-sharp and cringingly candid account of one man’s quest for the one is as sad, fearless and funny as dating itself. ***** ‘sex and the city meets bridget jones’s diary in this sharp and pacey queer rom-com gone wrong for the digital age’ attitude ‘we can’t remember the last time there was this much buzz in the literary world over a same-sex love story’ indy100 ‘it’s bridget jones meets gossip girl, and if you loved those, you’ll adore this’ look magazine ‘insightful, heartfelt and witty’ laura jane williams ‘myers is a natural raconteur and the last romeo is replete with the sharp wit and tenderness that made the guyliner such a success’ sydney morning herald ‘what would you get if you were to combine adrian mole and almost any marian keyes novel? justin myers’s brilliant debut novel and its lead, james’ sunday times south africa ‘extremely funny, with real heart, depth and resonance’ daisy buchanan ‘warm, witty, wicked and wonderful . . . what an amazing debut’ john marrs, author of the one ‘justin’s writing is razor-sharp and so funny . . . i inhaled it in one sitting’ francesca hornak, author of seven days of us ‘hilarious and insightful, the last romeo is the perfect blend of heart, spark and snark’ isabel costello, literary sofa ‘predictably wise, beautifully written and enormous fun’ marina o’loughlin
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Shaman Of Stonewylde
The outside world clamours at the wrought iron gates, and the evil alliance within stonewylde threatens to destroy everything. with the new business and their relationship in tatters, yul and sylvie find their once-beautiful world has been desecrated by the dark forces. but stonewylde is as old as the hills themselves, and the landscape endures. leveret has discovered her true calling and is determined to lead the community back to the golden age of magic and prosperity. as the enchanting tale of stonewylde draws to its end, sylvie finally realises why she was brought here and yul understands his true destiny. whilst leveret sees exactly what lies ahead for stonewylde . . .
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The Sands Of Time
From the same author of the books the other side of midnight, rage of angels, bloodline and windmills of the gods. the book is set in spain and centres around four nuns and their unwitting involvement with outlawed basque nationalists and the spanish army.
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The Sands Of Time
The sands of time is the tale of four nuns who are abruptly forced to flee the secure environment of their spanish convent and face a hostile world they long ago abandoned. suddenly these four women find themselves pawns in a violent struggle between the outlawed basque underground movement, led by the charismatic jaime miró, and the spanish army, under the command of the vengeful colonel ramón acoca, who is bent on destroying all of them. megan, the orphan, would give anything to learn the identity of her parents. she fights against her overpowering attraction to the legendary and idealistic jaime miró. lucia, the fiery sicilian beauty, is wanted by the police, but risks her future and a fortune to save a dying revolutionary. even the serenity of the convent cannot wipe out gracielas nightmares of the past. how can she again face a world of carnal love? it is teresa whose confused conscience finally drives her to seek help from colonel ramón acoca, a terrible mistake that will betray her friends. the sands of time is an unforgettable adventure, told against the backdrop of the fascinating countryside of spain. it combines history, romance, and suspense with the unexpected.
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Red Riding Hood
The blacksmith would marry her. the woodcutter would run away with her. the werewolf would turn her into one of its own. valerie’s sister was beautiful, kind and sweet. now she is dead. henry, the handsome son of the blacksmith, tires to console valerie, but her wild heart beats fast for another: the outcast woodcutter, peter, who offers valerie another life far from home. after her sister’s violent death, valerie’s world begins to spiral out of control. for generations, the wolf has been kept at bay with a monthly sacrifice. but now no one is safe. when an expert wolf hunter arrives, the villagers learn that the creature lives among them – it could be anyone in town. it soon becomes clear that valerie is the only one who can hear the voice of the creature. the wolf says she must surrender herself before the blood moon wanes … or everyone she loves will die.
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Rapture
The sky is dark with wings . . . and time is running out for luce and daniel. in order to stop lucifer from erasing the past, they must find the place where the fall began. only luce can break the curse, and it is her choice alone that will decide all of their fates. but as dark forces gather, great sacrifices will have to be made in this final, epic struggle . . . in the fight for luce, and for love, who will win? the astonishing climax to the fallen series. heaven can’t wait any longer.
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The F**k It! List
Daisy settle has it all. a successful interior design firm, a happy relationship, a beautiful house and adoring friends and family. the only piece left to complete the puzzle is a baby. and even that finally seems within reach. that is, until she finds her boyfriend is a cheat.
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The Fury
Elena, believing she was helping her boyfriend, stefan, is tricked by his brother damon into exchanging blood with him – little realising that this will transform her into a vampire too. now crazed with her own wild craving for blood, it is up to stefan to save her – but first he must find a way to end his feud with damon…
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist
At a café table in lahore, a pakistani man converses with a stranger. as dusk deepens to dark, he begins the tale that has brought him to this fateful meeting… among the brightest and best of his graduating class at princeton, changez is snapped up by an elite firm and thrives on new york and the intensity of his work. and his infatuation with fragile erica promises entree into manhattan society on the exalted footing his own family once held back in lahore. for a time, it seems as though nothing will stand in the way of changez’s meteoric rise to personal and professional success: the fulfilment of the immigrant’s dream. but in the wake of september 11, he finds his position in the city he loves suddenly overturned, and his budding relationship with erica eclipsed by the reawakened ghosts of her past. and changez’s own identity is in seismic shift as well, unearthing allegiances more fundamental than money, power, and perhaps even love.
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Fated
Strange things are happening to daire santos. crows mock her, glowing people stalk her, time stops without warning, and a beautiful boy with unearthly blue eyes haunts all her dreams. fearing for her daughter’s sanity, daire’s mother sends her to live with the grandmother she’s never met, but who recognizes the visions for what they truly are-the call to her destiny as a soul seeker-one who can navigate the worlds between the living and dead.
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Murder Before Evensong
The instantly iconic no. 1 bestseller ‘devotees of midsomer murders and agatha christie’s miss marple stories will feel most at home here’ guardian ‘i’ve been waiting for a novel with vicars, rude old ladies, murder and sausage dogs… et voila!’ dawn french ‘cosy crime with a cutting edge’ telegraph ‘whodunnit fans can give praise and rejoice’ ian rankin ‘charming and funny’ observer even better than i knew it would be’ india knight ‘quintessentially english’ sunday express ‘an absolute joy’ adam kay ”wry, tongue-in cheek and whimsical’ daily mail ‘glorious’ robert webb ‘beautifully written, charming, funny, intelligent and mordant too’ sunday times ‘pitch perfect’ philip pullman ‘a cunning whodunnit’ daily express canon daniel clement is rector of champton, where he lives alongside his widowed mother – opinionated, fearless, ever-so-slightly annoying audrey – and his two dachshunds, cosmo and hilda. when daniel announces a plan to install a lavatory in the church, the parish is suddenly (and unexpectedly) divided: as lines are drawn, long-buried secrets come dangerously close to destroying the apparent calm of the village. and then anthony bowness – cousin to bernard de floures, patron of champton – is found dead at the back of the church. as the police moves in and the bodies start piling up, daniel is the only one who can try and keep his community together… and catch a killer.
