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The Spanish Promise
₱85.00One of spain’s richest men is dying. but as he prepares his estate, his family is shocked to discover he is making plans to give away his wealth to a young woman they have never even heard of. who is she and what hold does she have over him? charlotte fairfax is asked to travel to the troubled family’s home in spain to get to the bottom of the mysterious bequest. it’s the week before her wedding but she is confident she has time – there’s only one reason an older man leaves his money to a beautiful woman, isn’t there? but in madrid, things don’t go to plan when the woman denies knowing anything about the gift. is she lying? looking for clues, charlotte digs into the prominent family’s history and unearths a dark and shocking past in which two people were torn apart by conflict. but now, their long-buried secrets are starting to reach into the present and charlotte starts to wonder whether love does not need to forgive or forget in order to endure – but just needs two hearts to keep beating. praise for karen swan ‘the perfect summer read’ hello! ‘smart plots, brilliant characters and juicy romance’ heat ‘a stunning journey’ sunday express
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The House At Riverton
₱85.00This gorgeous debut novel is set in england between the two world wars. the story of an aristocratic family, a mysterious death, and a vanishing way of life is told in flashback by a woman who witnessed it all and kept secrets for more than 50 years.
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The Pale Horseman
₱70.00*a brand new companion to the last kingdom series, uhtred’s feast, is available to pre-order now* the second book in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millions. a hero will be forged from this broken land. as seen on netflix and bbc around the world. when peace is torn apart by bloody danish steel, uhtred must fight to save a king who distrusts him. skeptical of a treaty between the vikings and wessex, uhtred takes his talent for mayhem to cornwall, gaining treasure and a mysterious woman on the way. but when he is accused of massacring christians, he finds lies can be as deadly as steel. still, when pious king alfred flees to a watery refuge, it is the pagan warrior he relies on. now uhtred must fight a battle which will shape history – and confront the viking with the banner of the white horse … uhtred of bebbanburg’s mind is as sharp as his sword. a thorn in the side of the priests and nobles who shape his fate, this saxon raised by vikings is torn between the life he loves and those he has sworn to serve.
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The Family Holiday
₱80.00Cosy up in the cotswolds with the heartwarming new novel that will make you laugh, cry and feel truly uplifted, from the bestselling author of the richard & judy selection love, iris ‘wisdom, warmth and wit in a sumptuous setting – you won’t be able to tear yourself away’ veronica henry ‘perfect to cuddle up with and escape from reality for a while’ 5***** netgalley reader review ‘i loved this book’ katie fforde ________ the only gift charlie wants for his 80th birthday is his family all together again. ever since his wife daphne passed away, and the children grew up into their own busy lives, it’s felt like they’ve drifted apart. so he’s invited them all on a family holiday – their first in years. and by some miracle, everyone has said yes. ten days all together in the cotswolds . . . how hard can it be? ________ ‘tender, thoughtful and heartrending. the chamberlains remind us of the strength and comfort of family bonds’ beth morrey ‘the family holiday is a perfect read for those who can’t be with our own families or go on holiday to get away from them’ red online ‘an utterly absorbing multi-generational tale . . . her best yet. i adored it’ penny parkes ‘with a charming storyline, a fantastic mix of characters and beautifully written prose, this book is perfect’ 5***** netgalley reader review ‘a fantastic feel good read about family, love, trust, letting go and moving on’ 5***** netgalley reader review praise for elizabeth noble: ‘nobody weaves a complex web of stories with quite the same skill as elizabeth noble’ sunday express ‘witty, pacy and immediately engaging’ glamour ‘noble is a mistress of the tearjerking message of love’ express
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My Husband Next Door
₱80.00Step into alliott country with the fabulously funny and wonderfully heartwarming story from the bestselling author of a cornish summer and behind closed doors ‘i raced through it, completely gripped from start to finish’ daily mail ‘an entertaining read that’s as light as the summer breeze’ daily express _______ a modern marriage, or a big mistake? ella was nineteen and madly in love when she married dashing young artist sebastian montclair. but that was a long time ago. now ella and the kids live in a ramshackle farmhouse while sebastian and his paintings inhabit the outhouse next door – a family separated in every way but distance. is it a marvellously modern relationship – or a disaster waiting to happen? when charming gardener ludo arrives on the scene and sebastian makes a sudden and surprising decision, ella sees a chance at a fresh start. yet with two teenagers and her parents on the verge of their own late-life crisis, will ella be allowed to choose her own path? and how long can she hide from the truth which haunts her broken marriage? _______ ‘a captivating and heartwarming tale’ closer
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After The End
₱120.00Max and pip are the strongest couple you know. only now they’re facing the most important decision of their lives – and they don’t agree. as the consequences of an impossible choice threaten to devastate them both, nothing will ever be the same again. but anything can happen after the end…
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The Guest List
₱150.00When funny, kind and gorgeous shane proposes, cara is over the moon, and can’t wait to share the news of their engagement with all their friends and family. excitement, however, quickly turns to apprehension when it seems that everyone has a fixed idea of the perfect wedding and offers to ‘help’ with the planning. with tussles over the ceremony and the size of the guest list, sibling rivalry and insistent in-laws-to-be, cara can see her vision of the big day being ripped to shreds. so she and shane determine to make a stand and do things their way. but when they announce their plans for a beach wedding on a beautiful caribbean island, there is uproar. threats are made, family secrets are revealed, and things turn decidedly stormy. will cara and shane manage to overcome all obstacles? or will their dream wedding turn into a nightmare?
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Paths Of Glory
₱70.00Inspired by the true story of mountaineer george mallory, paths of glory bring to life one of history’s enduringly enigmatic figures in a stunning novel from bestselling author jeffrey archer. some people have dreams that are so outrageous that if they were to achieve them, their place in history would be guaranteed. francis drake, robert scott, amy johnson, and neil armstrong are among such individuals. but what if one man had such a dream, and when he’d fulfilled it, there was no proof that he had achieved his ambition? paths of glory is the story of such a man. but not until you’ve turned the last page of jeffrey archer’s extraordinary novel, will you be able to decide if mountaineer george mallory should be added to this list of legends, because if he were, another name would have to be removed.
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Studies
₱80.00‘malory towers for grown-ups’ sophie kinsella jenny colgan returns with all her signature charm in this fourth installment of her maggie adair series. the little school by the sea is a magical place of friendship, striving, excitement and plenty of mischief. maggie adair, the passionate, devoted english teacher at downey house, is about to ride off into the sunset with her new love when tragedy strikes. pulled from their happy-ever-after, she and david must put their budding romance aside until they return for a new term, unsure where they now stand. a fresh new year at downey house comes with more drama from the students – with fliss and alice at odds after a summer apart, and simone trying to nurture her new relationship while dealing with exam stresses, the new term is shaping up to be a challenge for all… ‘a brilliant boarding school book, stuffed full of unforgettable characters and thrilling adventures’ lisa jewell
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Still Alice
₱150.00***the sparkling new christmas novel from the sunday times bestselling author heidi swain!*** ‘the most delicious slice of festive fiction: a true comfort read and the perfect christmas treat to alleviate all the stress!’ veronica henry ‘full of heidi’s trademark gentle charm. lock the door, pour some mulled wine and settle into this wonderful christmas treat!’ milly johnson ~*~ after calling off her engagement, hayley, the wynthorpe hall housekeeper, wants nothing more than to return to her no-strings fun-loving self, avoiding any chance of future heartbreak. little does she know, wynbridge’s latest arrival is about to throw her plan entirely off course . . . moving into wynthorpe hall to escape the town’s gossip, hayley finds herself immersed in the eccentric connelly family’s festive activities as they plan to host their first ever winter wonderland. but hayley isn’t the only new resident at the hall. gabe, a friend of the connelly’s son jamie, has also taken up residence, moving into gatekeeper’s cottage, and he quickly makes an impression on wynbridge’s reformed good-girl. as preparations commence for the biggest event of the season, the pair find themselves drawn ever closer to one another, but unbeknownst to hayley, gabe, too, has a reason for turning his back on love, one that seems intent on keeping them apart. under the starry winter skies, will gabe convince hayley to open her heart again once more? and in doing so, will he convince himself? ~*~ snowflakes and cinnamon swirls at the winter wonderland is the perfect read this christmas, promising snowfall, warm fires and breath-taking seasonal romance. perfect for fans of milly johnson, carole matthews and cathy bramley. *~* hear what people are saying about heidi swain *~* ‘more christmassy than a week in lapland – we loved it!’ heat magazine ‘sprinkled with christmas sparkle’ trisha ashley ‘give yourself a christmas treat and curl up with this magical book!’ sue moorcroft, author of the little village christmas ‘a real christmas cracker of a read!’ penny parkes, author of practice makes perfect ‘cosy, christmassy and deeply satisfying! another wonderful read!’ mandy baggot, author of one christmas kiss in notting hill
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Can You Keep A Secret?
₱85.00An instant “new york times” bestseller, kinsella’s first stand-alone novel since the unforgettable shopaholic series features the lovable and irrepressible emma corrigan, a young woman with a huge heart and a few little secrets.
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Treasure Island
₱99.00Following the demise of bloodthirsty buccaneer captain flint, young jim hawkins finds himself with the key to a fortune. for he has discovered a map that will lead him to the fabled treasure island. but a host of villains, wild beasts and deadly savages stand between him and the stash of gold. not to mention the most infamous pirate ever to sail the high seas . . . with a wonderfully funny introduction by award-winning author eoin colfer, treasure island is one of the twenty brilliant classic stories being reissued in puffin classics in march 2015.
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Shopaholic & Baby
₱85.00Becky’s life is blooming! she’s working at london’s newest fashion store the look, house-hunting with husband luke (her secret wish is a shoe room)… and she’s pregnant! she couldn’t be more overjoyed – especially since discovering that shopping cures morning sickness. everything has got to be perfect for her baby: from the designer nursery… to the latest, coolest pram… to the celebrity, must-have obstetrician. but when the celebrity obstetrician turns out to be her husband luke’s glamorous, intellectual ex-girlfriend, becky’s perfect world starts to crumble. she’s shopping for two… but are there three in her marriage? everybody loves sophie kinsella: “i almost cried with laughter” daily mail “hilarious . . . you’ll laugh and gasp on every page” jenny colgan “properly mood-altering . . . funny, fast and farcical. i loved it” jojo moyes “a superb tale. five stars!” heat
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The Shadow Of The Wind
₱200.00Hidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the ‘cemetery of lost books’, a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print. to this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning in 1945. daniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out ‘la sombra del viento’ by julian carax. but as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his find. then, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devil. this man is tracking down every last copy of carax’s work in order to burn them. what begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behind. a page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can lead.
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The Never Game
₱70.00Escape or die trying… no.1 international bestseller jeffery deaver returns with a stunning new thriller – the first in an exciting series featuring enigmatic investigator colter shaw. ‘masterful storytelling — the never game is deaver’s most riveting, most twisty, most unputdownable novel yet’ karin slaughter a student kidnapped from the park. nineteen-year-old sophie disappears one summer afternoon. she wakes up to find herself locked inside a derelict warehouse, surrounded by five objects. if she uses them wisely, she will escape her prison. otherwise she will die. an investigator running out of time. sophie’s distraught father calls in the one man who can help find his daughter: unique investigator colter shaw. raised in the wilderness by survivalist parents, he is an expert tracker with a forensic mind trained to solve the most challenging cases. but this will be a test even for him. a killer playing a dangerous game. soon a blogger called henry is abducted – left to die in the dark heart of a remote forest – and the whole case gets turned on its head. because this killer isn’t following the rules; he’s changing them. one murder at a time… ‘no one in the world does this kind of thing better than deaver’ lee child deaver’s most riveting, most twisty, most unputdownable novel yet’ karin slaughter ‘deaver grips from the very first line and never lets up’ peter james ‘the very definition of a page-turner’ ian rankin ‘lightning-fast and loaded with twists’ harlan coben ‘with the never game you know you are in the hands of a master’ peter robinson d trained to solve the most challenging cases. but this will be a test even for him. a killer playing a dangerous game. soon a blogger called henry is abducted – left to die in the dark heart of a remote forest – and the whole case gets turned on its head. because this killer isn’t following the rules; he’s changing them. one murder at a time… ‘no one in the world does this kind of thing better than deaver’ lee child deaver’s most riveting, most twisty, most unputdownable novel yet’ karin slaughter ‘deaver grips from the very first line and never lets up’ peter james ‘the very definition of a page-turner’ ian rankin ‘lightning-fast and loaded with twists’ harlan coben ‘with the never game you know you are in the hands of a master’ peter robinson strong>’with the never game you know you are in the hands of a master’ peter robinson
