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Pirata
₱150.00It is ad 25. pirate ships strike terror in the hearts of those who brave the seas of the roman empire. when young telemachus gets the chance to join the crew of the merchant ship selene, he’s delighted to escape the rough streets of piraeus. he knows little of the dangers of life at sea. and even past hardship has not prepared him for the terror on board when a pirate ship appears . . . the fight is bloody, but the result is never in doubt. then the victorious pirate chief, bulla, offers the beaten men a cruel choice: join us, or die. after surviving a brutal initiation rite, telemachus impresses his new captain with his resourcefulness and strength, and swiftly rises through the pirate ranks. but dangerous rivals talk of mutiny and murder. while prefect canis, notorious commander of the imperial fleet, is relentless in his pursuit of the pirate brotherhood. could telemachus be the man to lead the pirates and challenge rome? pirata is also available in five ebook novella parts. what readers are saying about pirata ‘highly recommended’ amazon reviewer, 5 stars ‘very good suspense’ amazon reviewer, 5 stars ‘couldn’t put it down from start to finish, more like this please’ amazon reviewer, 5 stars ‘very atmospheric… gripping story lines’ amazon reviewer, 5 stars
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Fractured
₱150.00Discover second book in the gripping will trent series, from the sunday times bestselling crime and thriller author. ‘her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled’ michael connelly ‘one of the boldest thriller writers working today!’ tess gerritsen now a major tv series on disney+ ———– when atlanta housewife abigail campano comes home one afternoon, she walks into a nightmare. a broken window, a bloody footprint on the stairs and her teenage daughter lying dead on the landing, a man standing over her with a knife. the struggle which follows changes abigail’s life forever. now, in the relentless heat of a georgia summer, special agent will trent must find the brutal killer who has targeted one of atlanta’s wealthiest, most privileged communities – before it’s too late… ———– crime and thriller masters know there’s nothing better than a little slaughter- ‘passion, intensity, and humanity’ lee child ‘i’d follow her anywhere’ gillian flynn ‘a writer of extraordinary talents!!’ kathy reichs ‘fiction does not get any better than this’ jeffery deaver ‘a great writer at the peak of her powers’ peter james ‘raw, powerful and utterly gripping’ kathryn stockett ‘with heart and skill karin slaughter keeps you hooked from the first page until the very last’ camilla lackberg ‘amongst the world’s greatest and finest crime writers’ yrsa sigur ard ttir karin slaughter, sunday times bestseller, july 2023
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The Cornish Midwife
₱85.00“midwife ella mehenick left the small cornish town of port agnes for london and never looked back. but when her seemingly perfect life crashes down around her, there’s only one place she can heal her battered heart – the place she once called home. ella is quickly welcomed into the small community midwife team. but being back also means facing ex-flame dan ferguson — the first man to break her heart. dan is still as gorgeous as ever, but he’s never forgiven ella for leaving. as ella settles into her new/old life, she can’t stop the memories of how she once loved dan so completely — and maybe never stopped.”–
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The Cherry Tree Cafe
₱85.00Cupcakes, crafting and love at the cherry tree cafe… perfect feel-good summer reading for fans of great british bake-off lizzie dixon’s life feels as though it’s fallen apart. instead of the marriage proposal she was hoping for from her boyfriend, she is unceremoniously dumped, and her job is about to go the same way. so, there’s only one option: to go back home to the village she grew up in and to try to start again. her best friend jemma is delighted lizzie has come back home as she has just bought a little cafe and lizzie’s sewing skills are just what she needs to help get it ready for the grand opening. with a new venture and a new home, things are looking much brighter for lizzie. but can she get over her broken heart, and will an old flame reignite a love from long ago…? for everyone who loves settling down to watch great british bake-off, the great british sewing bee, or curling up to read milly johnson or jenny colgan,the cherry tree cafe is a coffee-break treat. ‘a heart-warming sweet treat of a read’ mandy baggot ‘fans of jenny colgan and carole matthews will enjoy this heartfelt debut novel from talented new author, heidi swain. the cherry tree cafe is that most delicious of things – a warm and gently funny story of reinvention, romance, and second chances that you’ll devour in one sitting’ katie oliver, author of the bestselling ‘marrying mr darcy’ series ‘the cherry tree cafe is every bit as delicious as the cover promises. drop in for a minute, and the fabulous world of the crafting cafe wraps itself around you, pulling you in right from the first page. beautifully written, with a heroine i rooted for all the way, and a great supporting cast. original and assured, and like a cup of orange pekoe tea – perfect to enjoy in the afternoon’ jane linfoot, author of the vintage cinema club
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Love, Revenge And Buttered Scones
₱150.00A hilarious comedy of errors set on the scottish highlands.
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Promise Me
₱85.00A witty, heartwarming story of love, life and second chances set in the idyllic cotswolds, from the glorious jill mansell. ‘i completely adored it . . . brimming with warmth, heart and jolly good fun’ cathy bramley ‘an absolute joy from start to finish’ veronica henry ‘jill knocks it right out of the park with this fabulous story of love and friendship’ milly johnson one minute lou is happily employed, with a perfect flat. the next, her home and job have gone. suddenly she has to start over. the last thing lou wants is to move to a tiny cotswolds village. she certainly doesn’t intend to work for curmudgeonly eighty-year-old edgar allsopp. but edgar is about to make her the kind of promise nobody could ignore. in return, she secretly vows to help him fall in love with life again. foxwell is also home to remy, whose charm and charisma are proving hard to ignore. but lou hasn’t recovered from the last time she fell for a charmer. she needs a distraction – and luckily one’s about to turn up. secrets never stay hidden for long in foxwell, nor are promises always kept. and no one could guess what lies ahead…
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Punching The Air
₱200.00From award-winning, bestselling author ibi zoboi and prison reform activist yusef salaam of the exonerated five comes a powerful ya novel in verse about a boy who is wrongfully incarcerated. perfect for fans of the noughts & crosses series and the hate u give.
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Twelve Days Of Christmas
₱85.00The festive season has always been a sad time for young widow holly brown, so when she’s asked to look after a remote house on the lancashire moors, it’s the perfect excuse to forget about the festivities. the owner of the house, jude martland, is also avoiding christmas since the last one saw his brother run off with his fiancee. but forced to return home unexpectedly, jude arrives to find that his family are running amok–with holly seemingly at the centre of it all. as the blizzards decend, there is no escape. with nowhere to go, holly and jude get much more than they bargained for and it soon looks like the twelve day of christmas are going to be very interesting indeed!
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You And Me, Always
₱85.00Jill mansell’s you and me, always is a deliciously romantic and poignant read about love, loss and how nothing can stay hidden for ever… if you love the novels of milly johnson and lucy diamond, you won’t want to miss jill mansell. ‘achingly romantic… we loved it!’ heat lily’s always been surrounded by love. ever since her mother died, she’s been cared for by friends who are as close as any family. coral, her mum’s best friend; patsy, her old babysitter – and even dan, patsy’s incorrigible younger brother – have always been there for her. but when the chance comes to meet the man who was the love of her mother’s life, lily knows she has to take it. getting to know him could change everything, and not just for lily… what readers are saying about you and me, always: ‘fabulous, fun, flirty characters and a story that cracks along at a delicious pace. another winner!’ amazon reviewer, 5 stars ‘filled with laughter and tears, friendship and love, you and me, always is an uplifting tale filled with soul stirring characters – i became sincerely invested in everybody’s outcome’ goodreads reviewer, 5 stars ‘a lovely, warm and humorous read and nothing less than i expected from one of my favourite authors’ goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
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The Mother Of All Christmases
₱99.00Annie, palma and eve all meet at the `christmas pudding club’, a new directive started by a forward-thinking young doctor to help mums-to-be mingle and share their pregnancy journeys. will this group help each other to find love, contentment and peace as christmas approaches?
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A Century In Oil
₱200.00No other single industr has affected 20th-century civilization more rapidly or more pro-foundly than that of oi. the century wa nearly half over when the nuclear age began and the computer revolution swept the world. throughout the 20th century, oil has been the great enabler providing from one basic resource a rainbow range of products. based upon unrestricted access to company archives, a century in oil marks the 100th anniversary of the shell transport and trading company one of the parents of the royal dutch/ shell group. by most measurements shell is the largest oi enterprise in the world, and the the largest organization of any kind in europe. in a phenomenal industr, shell coud fairly claim to be a phenomenon in its own rigt- global in scope but always human in scale. a century in oil tells the frank and dramatic story of a company- daring, inventive, and sometimes controversial- whose work has toche, and continue to touch, all or daily lives.
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My One True North
₱99.00‘the feeling you get when you read a milly johnson book should be bottled and made available on the nhs’ debbie johnson ‘funny, poignant and so uplifting’ the sun the brand new novel from the sunday times bestselling author of the magnificent mrs mayhew – a gorgeous read full of hope, warmth and heartfelt emotion. laurie and pete should never have met. but fate has pushed them together for a reason. six months ago, on the same night, laurie and pete both lost their partners. struggling to manage the grief, they join the same counselling group – and meet each other. from their sadness, pete and laurie find happiness growing and they sense a fresh new beginning. except, the more they talk, the more they begin to spot the strange parallels in their stories. then pete discovers a truth that changes everything. but, as surely as a compass points north, some people cannot be kept apart. my one true north is a story of friendship and what love means, of secrets uncovered, teashops on corners and the northern lights. praise for my one true north: ‘a heartfelt novel from one of our favourite authors’ bella ‘a heart-warming and engaging read’ woman’s weekly ‘a heartfelt and emotional story . . . it’s another wonderful feelgood read from a talented author’ daily express ‘milly johnson brings her trademark warmth, humour and compassion to this tale of love, fate, second chances and the importance of giving your heart time to heal. the perfect read for a rainy day spent under a blanket’ culturefly, 8 of the best new books to read this march ‘if your march reading list is all about warmth and cosiness, then milly johnson’s latest novel should be top of your reading pile. from the writer of the magnificent mrs mayhew (which is fabulous, by the way) my one true north is full of the heartfelt optimism we need at this time of year’ yahoo book of the month ‘a dazzling, contemporary masterpiece, full of heart, soul and humour’ lancashire evening post praise for milly johnson: ‘every time you discover a new milly book, it’s like finding a pot of gold’ heat ‘a glorious, heartfelt novel’ rowan coleman ‘absolutely loved it. milly’s writing is like getting a big hug with just the right amount of bite underneath. i was rooting for bonnie from the start’ jane fallon ‘bursting with warmth and joie de vivre’ jill mansell ‘warm, optimistic and romantic’ katie fforde
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The Kept Woman
₱120.00The latest novel in the will trent series from no. 1 bestselling author, karin slaughter. a body is discovered in an empty atlanta warehouse. it’s the body of an ex-cop, and from the moment special agent will trent walks in he knows this could be the most devastating case of his career. bloody footprints leading away from the scene reveal that another victim – a woman – has left the scene and vanished into thin air. and, worst of all, the warehouse belongs to the city’s biggest, most politically-connected, most high-profile athlete – a local hero protected by the world’s most expensive lawyers. a local hero will has spent the last six months investigating on a brutal rape charge. but for will – and also for dr sara linton, the gbi’s newest medical examiner – the case is about to get even worse. because an unexpected discovery at the scene reveals a personal link to will’s troubled past. the consequences will wreak havoc on his life and the lives of those he loves, those he works with, and those he pursues. but sara’s scene-of-the-crime diagnosis is that they only have a few hours to find the missing woman before she bleeds out . . .
