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See Me
The stunning love story from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of the notebook, the lucky one and the longest ride. nicholas sparks is one of the world’s most beloved authors. ____________________ colin hancock is giving his second chance his best shot. at twenty-eight, he’s focused on getting his teaching degree and avoiding all the places and people that proved so destructive in his past. the last thing he’s looking for is a serious relationship. but when he crosses paths with maria sanchez one rainswept night, his carefully structured life is turned upside down. and when maria, a hardworking lawyer, meets colin she begins to question every notion she has ever had about herself and her future – and what truly makes her happy. before the couple has a chance to envision a life together, menacing reminders from events in maria’s past start to surface. and as the threat of violence begins to shadow her every step, she and colin will be pushed to breaking point. a story of obsession, reinvention and a love that defies every expectation, see me is a incredible love story from multi-million-copy bestselling author nicholas sparks. ____________________ *the breathtaking new love story from nicholas sparks, every breath, is available now* praise for multi-million-copy bestseller phenomenon, nicholas sparks: ‘when it comes to tales about love, nicholas sparks is one of the undisputed kings’ heat ‘an absorbing page-turner’ daily mail ‘a fiercely romantic and touching tale’ heat on the longest ride ‘an a-grade romantic read’ ok! on safe haven ‘this one won’t leave a dry eye’ daily mirror on the lucky one
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Empress Orchid
It is the final days of the chinese empire. trade in opium with europe is slowly corroding the power of the ch’ing dynasty. orchid, a beautiful seventeen-year-old from an aristocratic, but impoverished family, is pushed into the maelstrom when she finds herself unexpectedly chosen to become a lower-ranking concubine of the emperor. the world inside the forbidden city is erotically charged and highly ritualised, but beneath its immaculate face lie whispers of murder and ghosts. the thousands of concubines will go to any lengths to bear the emperor a son and become his empress. determined not to be a victim of the jealousies and foul play, orchid trains herself in the art of pleasing a man, bribes her way into the royal bed and seduces the monarch. little does she know that china will collapse around her, and she will be its last empress.
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Eclipse
Bella?’ edward’s soft voice came from behind me. i turned to see him spring lightly up the porch steps, his hair windblown from running. he pulled me into his arms at once, and kissed me again. his kiss frightened me. there was too much tension, too strong an edge to the way his lips crushed mine – like he was afraid we had only so much time left to us. as seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. in the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for edward and her friendship with jacob – knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. with her graduation approaching, bella has one more decision to make: life or death. but which is which? following the international bestsellers twilight and new moon, eclipse is the much-anticipated third book in stephenie meyer’s captivating saga of vampire romance.
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Twilight
Bella swan’s move to forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in washington, could have been the most boring move she ever made. but once she meets the mysterious and alluring edward cullen, bella’s life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. up until now, edward has managed to keep his vampire identity a secret in the small community he lives in, but now nobody is safe, especially bella, the person edward holds most dear. deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful, twilight captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires. this is a love story with bite.
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Percy Jackson And The Titan’s Curse
When the goddess artemis disappears while hunting a rare, ancient monster, a group of her followers joins percy and his friends in an attempt to find and rescue her before the winter solstice, when her influence is needed to sway the olympian council regarding the war with the titans.
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City Of Heavenly Fire
Darkness has descended on the shadowhunter world. chaos and destruction overwhelm the nephilim as clary, jace, simon, and their friends band together to fight the greatest evil they have ever faced: clary’s own brother. nothing in this world can defeat sebastian – but if they journey to the realm of demons, they just might have a chance. lives will be lost, love sacrificed, and the whole world will change. who will survive the explosive sixth and final instalment of the ‘mortal instruments’ series?
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A Clash Of Kings
Hbo’s hit series a game of thrones is based on george r r martin’s internationally bestselling series a song of ice and fire, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. a clash of kings is the second volume in the series. ‘nobody does fantasy quite like martin’ sunday times throughout westeros, the cold winds are rising. from the ancient citadel of dragonstone to the forbidding lands of winterfell, chaos reigns as pretenders to the iron throne of the seven kingdoms stake their claims through tempest, turmoil and war. as a prophecy of doom cuts across the sky – a comet the colour of blood and flame – five factions struggle for control of a divided land. brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk in the night. against a backdrop of incest, fratricide, alchemy and murder, the price of glory is measured in blood.
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The Hunger Games
Sixteen-year-old katniss everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the annual hunger games, a fight to the death on live tv. but katniss has been close to death before-and survival, for her, is second nature. the hunger games is a searing novel set in a future with unsettling parallels to our present. welcome to the deadliest reality tv show ever…
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The Vampire Diaries 05. Nightfall
When elena’s beloved, stefan, is lured away from fell’s church, damon seizes his chance to convince her that he is the brother she is meant to be with. but a darkness is infiltrating the town, and damon, always the hunter, is now the hunted. he becomes prey to a creature that can possess him at will, and who also desires elena.
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The Devil’s Advocate
‘the devil’s advocate makes your palms sweat and your blood run cold; the terrific trial scenes out-grisham john grisham.’ the times ‘this guy is the real deal. trust me.’ lee child ‘top notch thrills and courtroom drama’ shari lapena ‘a terrific writer. he has talent to burn.’ don winslow he’s won every trial. because he’s behind every murder. ambitious district attorney randal korn lives to watch prisoners executed. even if they are not guilty. an innocent man, andy dubois, faces the death penalty for the murder of young girl. korn has already fixed things to make sure he wins a fast conviction. the one thing korn didn’t count on was eddie flynn. slick, street smart and cunning, the former con artist turned new york lawyer has only seven days to save an innocent man against a corrupt system and find the real killer. in a week the judge will read the verdict, but will eddie be alive to hear it? ‘addictive, unpredictable and timely’ will dean ‘gripping, twisty and smart’ jane fallon ‘the beach read of the summer of 2021’ adrian mckinty ‘like a binge-worthy boxset in book form’ philippa perry ‘this is steve cavanagh’s best yet’ jo spain
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The Rosie Project
The rosie project by graeme simsion is a story about love, life and lobster every tuesday…’marvellous’ john boyne’original, clever and perfectly written’ jill mansell’adorable’ marian keyes’an upbeat, quirky, impertinent gem of a read’ chris cleave’i’m not good at understanding what other people want.’ ‘tell me something i don’t know . . .’ love isn’t an exact science – but no one told don tillman. a thirty-nine-year-old geneticist, don’s never had a second date. so he devises the wife project, a scientific test to find the perfect partner. enter rosie – ‘the world’s most incompatible woman’ – throwing don’s safe, ordered life into chaos. but what is this unsettling, alien emotion he’s feeling? ‘don tillman is one of the most endearing, charming and fascinating literary characters i have met in a long time’ the times’hilarious, unlikely and heartbreaking’ easy living’touching and laugh-out-loud funny – think the curious incident of the dog in the night-time meets silver linings playbook’ stylist’funny, endearing, and pure, wonderful escapism’ independent ‘a sweet, funny rom-com . . . you’ll be willing don and rosie on every step of the way’ marie claire’original, charming and very funny’ woman & home ‘a comic triumph: clever, humane and tears-in-your-eyes funny. but best of all, the rosie project is a madly romantic love story’ liz jensen, author of the rapture ‘i couldn’t put this book down. it’s one of the most quirky and endearing romances i’ve ever read. i laughed the whole way through. and now i want to meet don’ sophie kinsellawith the charm of mark haddon’s the curious incident of the dog in the night-time and the romance of david nicholls’ one day, the rosie project by graeme simsion is both funny and endearing – and is set to become the paperback of 2014. graeme simsion is a full-time writer. previously an it consultant and educator, he wrote his first book in 1994 (the standard reference on data modelling, now entering its fourth edition), and is married to anne, a professor of psychiatry who writes erotic fiction. they have two children.
