Fiction books to excite, provoke and spark a conversation. Debut authors, award winners, bestsellers & lost gems - our range of fiction titles will leave you spoilt for choice.
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Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc My Hero Academia Vol. 4
Book SynopsisMidoriya inherits the superpower of the world’s greatest hero, but greatness won’t come easy.What would the world be like if 80 percent of the population manifested superpowers called “Quirks”? Heroes and villains would be battling it out everywhere! Being a hero would mean learning to use your power, but where would you go to study? The Hero Academy of course! But what would you do if you were one of the 20 percent who were born Quirkless?The U.A. High sports festival is a chance for the budding heroes to show their stuff and find a superhero mentor. The students have already struggled through a grueling preliminary round, but now they have to team up to prove they’re capable of moving on to the next stage. The whole country is watching, and so are the shadowy forces that attacked the academy…
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Penguin Random House Group The Book of Bill
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HarperCollins Publishers A Song of Ice and Fire 05.2. A Dance with Dragons
Book SynopsisHBO'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 DANCE WITH DRAGONS: AFTER THE FEAST is the SECOND part of the fifth volume in the series.Vivid, rich, multi-layered and utterly addictive' Daily Express.The future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance.In King's Landing the Queen Regent, Cersei Lannister, awaits trial, abandoned by all those she trusted; while in the eastern city of Yunkai her brother Tyrion has been sold as a slave. From the Wall, having left his wife and the Red Priestess Melisandre under the protection of Jon Snow, Stannis Baratheon marches south to confront the Boltons at Winterfell. But beyond the Wall the wildling armies are massing for an assaultOn all sides bitter conflicts are reigniting, played out by a grand cast of outlaws and priests, soldiers and skinchangers, nobles and slaves. The tides of destiny will inevitably lead to the greaTrade Review‘Colossal, staggering… Martin captures all the intoxicating complexity of the Wars of the Roses or Imperial Rome in his imaginary world … one of the greats of fantasy literature’SFX ‘This is one of those rare and effortless reads’ ROBIN HOBB ‘George R.R. Martin is one of our very best writers, and this is one of his very best books’ RAYMOND E. FEIST ‘Such a splendid tale. I read my eyes out – I couldn’t stop till I’d finished and it was dawn’ ANNE MCCAFFREY ‘George Martin is assuredly a new master craftsman in the guild of heroic fantasy’ KATHARINE KERR ‘Few created worlds are as imaginative and diverse’ JANNY WURTS
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Swift Press Damascus Station: 'The Best Spy Thriller of the
Book Synopsis''One of the best - and most authentic - spy thrillers in years'' The Times***THE TIMES THRILLER OF THE YEAR***SECOND AND THIRD NOVELS MOSCOW X AND THE SEVENTH FLOOR AVAILABLE NOWFOURTH NOVEL THE PERSIAN AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDERFROM THE CO-HOST OF PODCAST THE REST IS CLASSIFIED?A CIA officer and his recruit arrive in Damascus to hunt for a killerCIA case officer Sam Joseph is dispatched to Paris to recruit Syrian Palace official Mariam Haddad. The two fall into a forbidden relationship, which supercharges Haddad''s recruitment and creates unspeakable danger when they enter Damascus to find the man responsible for the disappearance of an American spy.But the cat and mouse chase for the killer soon leads to a trail of high-profile assassinations and the discovery of a dark secret at the heart of the Syrian regime, bringing the pair under the all-seeing eyes of Assad''s spy catcher, Ali Hassan, and his brother Rustum, the head of the feared Republican Guard. Set against the backdrop of a Syria pulsing with fear and rebellion, Damascus Station is a gripping thriller that offers a textured portrayal of espionage, love, loyalty, and betrayal in one of the most difficult CIA assignments on the planet.PRAISE FOR DAMASCUS STATION:''Simply marvellous storytelling...a stand-out thriller and essential reading for fans of the genre'' -Financial Times''The best spy novel I have ever read'' - General David Petraeus, former director of the CIAFor the most accurate fictional account of what life is like working in today's intelligence services, forget John Le Carré and read David McCloskey's thrilling Damascus Station' - Sir John Sawers, ex-Head of MI6___________RAVE READER REVIEWS FOR DAMASCUS STATION''Read this book and order Moscow X''''An intense, unforgettable tour de force that must be read''''WOW! What an astonishing read''''David McCloskey knows his stuff an impressive page-turner''''Genuinely original''''Excellent, gritty espionage novel''''A refreshingly credible, engaging and exciting spy thriller''
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HarperCollins Publishers The Murder at the Vicarage
Book SynopsisA quiet English villageA shocking murderAn unlikely detectiveNobody liked Colonel Protheroe.So when he's found dead in the vicarage study, there's no absence of suspects in the seemingly peaceful village of St Mary Mead.In fact, Jane Marple can think of at least seven.As gossip abounds in the parlours and kitchens of the parish, everyone becomes an amateur detective.The police dismiss her as a prying busybody, but only the ingenious Miss Marple can uncover the truth Never underestimate Miss Marple.Agatha Christie is the gateway drug to crime fiction both for readers and for writers.'Val McDermidAlways keeps her reader enthralled and guessing to the end.'Times Literary SupplementTrade Review‘Without a doubt, the greatest mystery writer of all time’ – Ragnar Jonasson ‘A hundred years after her first novel, and we are all still standing in her shadow’ – Andrew Taylor ‘She gives us an insight into human nature that few, if any, have surpassed’ – Susan Lewis ‘Dame Agatha has sold more books than all besides Shakespeare and the Bible’ – David Baldacci ‘All crime fiction writers around the globe owe Agatha Christie a massive debt’ – Peter James ‘Reading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: that pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction.’ – Tana French
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Joffe Books Murder In The Mansion
Book SynopsisMeet DI HILLARY GREENE, a policewoman struggling to save her career and catch criminals. Mattie Jones is found brutally stabbed to death in her palatial home. Hillary Greene is called in to investigate the murder of this wealthy woman. Who wanted her dead and why? Hillary discovers that Mattie's snobby attitude had made her many enemies. Mattie was also going through a messy divorce and had a secret lover. Meanwhile, in a terrifying turn of events, police officers are being gunned down outside their stations. A sniper is on the loose. Who will come under attack next? Can Hillary cope with the enemies within, a complex case, and the whole force under attack?
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John Murray Press The Last Voice You Hear
Book SynopsisOxford private investigator Zoë Boehm struggles with the after-effects of her violent past as she hunts for a killer - or has she become the hunted?
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Faber & Faber Dwell
Book SynopsisThis gorgeously illustrated collection of poems illuminates and reimagines the ingenious, fragile dwellings of the living creatures around us.Poet Laureate Simon Armitage was inspired to write these poems by the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall, an ambitious restoration project where history and mystery coexist. The reawakened landscape with its woods, meadows and jungle' offers a bustling, fertile realm for all sorts of creatures to inhabit. Armitage uses elements of riddle and folklore to animate a series of dwellings: the twig-and-leaf crow's-nest squat' of a squirrel's drey, a beaver lodge's spillikin stave church' and a hive's reactor core'. Distinctions between human and animal, natural and cultivated, are blurred, emphasising commonality and creating a vibrant account of non-stop stop-motion life'.Dwell warns of the fragility of these spaces and their dwellers, exposed to relentless and sadly familiar environmental threats. Just as a garden provides refuge for wildlife, so do these intricate poems offer lasting homes to those who dwell within their lines.This edition is beautifully illustrated by Beth Munro.These are poems full of a winning, pleasurable charm.' Guardian Best Recent Poetry
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HarperCollins Publishers The Chemist
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc George Falls Through Time
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Penguin Books Ltd Metamorphosis
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewHe is the greatest German writer of our time. Such poets as Rilke or such novelists as Thomas Mann are dwarfs or plaster saints in comparison to him -- Vladimir NabokovKafka described with wonderful imaginative power the future concentration camps, the future instability of the law, the future absolutism of the state, the paralysed, inadequately motivated, floundering lives of the many individual people; everything appeared as a nightmare and with the confusion and inadequacy of a nightmare -- Bertolt Brecht
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Faber & Faber Orange Laughter
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Pan Macmillan House of Shadows
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Simon & Schuster Ltd Before Her Eyes
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Simon & Schuster Ltd If I Ruled the World
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Penguin Books Ltd Karlas Choice
Book SynopsisA gripping new novel set in the universe of John le Carré's most iconic spy, George Smiley, written by acclaimed novelist Nick HarkawaySet in the missing decade between two iconic instalments in the George Smiley saga, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Nick Harkaway's Karla's Choice is an extraordinary, thrilling return to the world of spy fiction's greatest writer, John le Carré. It is spring in 1963 and George Smiley has left the Circus. With the wreckage of the West's spy war with the Soviets strewn across Europe, he has eyes only on a more peaceful life. And indeed, with his marriage more secure than ever, there is a rumour in Whitehall unconfirmed and a little scandalous that George Smiley might almost be happy. But Control has other plans. A Russian agent has defected in the most unusual of circumstances, and the man he was sent to kill in London is nowhere to be found. Smiley reluctantly agrees to one last simple task: interview Susanna, a Hungarian émigré and employee of the missing man, and sniff out a lead. But in his absence the shadows of Moscow have lengthened. Smiley will soon find himself entangled in a perilous mystery that will define the battles to come, and strike at the heart of his greatest enemy
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Amazon Publishing Ever After
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Black Oak Publishing Ltd Blackfleet Broad
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Vintage Publishing Waist Deep
Book SynopsisLinea Maja Ernst (b. 1988) is a staff writer at the Danish newspaper Weekendavisen and a frequent podcast guest, where she deals with literature, pop culture and contemporary phenomena. She's known for her witty and flamboyant style and for talking about queer and polyamorous experience, open relationships and her desire for alternative ways of living. Waist Deep is her first novel.
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Canelo Its Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
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Chartwell Books The Scarlet Letter
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Pan Macmillan Wild
Book SynopsisFrom the New York Times number one bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone, Kristin Hannah, comes Wild, a remarkable story about the resilience of the human spirit, the triumph of hope and the promise of new beginnings.In the rugged Pacific Northwest of the United States lies the Olympic National Forest – a vast expanse of impenetrable darkness and impossible beauty. From deep within this mysterious woodland, a six-year-old girl appears. Speechless and alone, she offers no clue as to her identity, no hint of her past. Having retreated to her hometown after a scandal left her career in ruins, child psychiatrist Dr Julia Cates begins working with the extraordinary little girl. Naming her Alice, Julia is determined to free her from a prison of unimaginable fear and isolation, and discover the truth about Alice’s past. The shocking facts of Alice’s life test the limits of Julia’s faith and strength, even as she struggles to make a home for Alice – and find a new one for herself. ‘One of Kristin Hannah's most compelling and riveting novels’ – Booklist ** Published in the US as Magic Hour ******Here’s what readers love about Wild:‘I was moved to tears and devoured this book in a day’‘Couldn’t put it down’‘Gritty and thought-provoking’Trade ReviewA rich, compelling novel of love, sacrifice and survival, as epic as the Alaskan landscape it so vividly describes -- Kate Morton on The Great AloneHannah has delivered a masterclass in all the different ways love can both save us and destroy us [. . . ] She perfectly captures and evokes the majesty and splendid isolation of Alaska and it feels a privilege to have journeyed there with her. This is a story that will stay with me for a long, long time -- Karen Swan on The Great AloneEpic . . . By the end, I was surrounded by snow drifts of tissues damp with my tears -- Washington Post on The Great AloneGreat characters, great plots, great emotions, who could ask for more in a novel? -- Isabel Allende on The NightingaleMovingly written and plotted with the skill of Greek tragedy. You’ll keep turning the pages until the last racking sob -- Daily Mail on The Nightingale
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Simon & Schuster Ltd Magic Lessons
Book SynopsisThe extraordinary and enchanting novel tracing a centuries-old curse back to its beginning from the author of PRACTICAL MAGIC and THE DOVEKEEPERS For centuries, the women of the Owens family have been cursed: any man who loves an Owens woman will die. It begins with a baby abandoned in a snowy English field in the 1600s. Gentle Hannah Owens takes the baby in, and as the child grows, Hannah teaches little Maria about the 'Unnamed Arts'. Maria has a gift for them – a gift that may well prove her undoing. When Maria is abandoned by the man she loves, she invokes the curse that will haunt her family for centuries. Because magic has rules, and they must be obeyed.PRAISE for ALICE HOFFMAN ‘Beautiful, harrowing, a major contribution to twenty-first century literature’Toni Morrison ‘I am still reeling from The Dovekeepers – from the history AliceTrade Review'Enticing... conjures up spells, herbal lore and romance in harsh, historical times' Daily Mail 'We first met the Owens in the brilliant novel Practical Magic, then we discovered the tragedy of the siblings in Rules of Magic. Now, we learn how it all began…' Bella 'A vivid and evocative tale – prepare to be spellbound’ Woman 'Storytelling is in Hoffman’s bones, and the skill with which she dispenses information and compresses time, so that a year passes in a sentence, so that a tragedy witnessed becomes the propeller for a hundred-page subplot, is (forgive me) bewitching' New York Times Book Review 'Vivid and enchanting, with a can’t-miss-it foray into the Salem Witch Trials, Magic Lessons is another sublime entry in an arresting series' Esquire 'Hoffman writes deftly, and often beautifully, about nature, and she can plot like, well, a witch, casting a spell on her reader' Boston Globe 'A gorgeous new novel you won't want to miss' Bustle 'In Hoffman’s luminous prose, all characters, even the villains, are not only vividly, but also compassionately, rendered... Hoffman adeptly highlights that how one uses a talent, selflessly or selfishly, has a sweeping impact on many lives' Booklist
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Penguin Books Ltd Inspector Imanishi Investigates
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HarperCollins Publishers The Great Tales of Middleearth Boxed Set
Book SynopsisThis sumptuous gift set collects together hardback editions of the three most recently published tales of Middle-earth - The Children of Hurin, Beren and Luthien, and The Fall of Gondolin - and presents them in a matching slipcase decorated with the stunning artwork of the books' artist, Alan Lee.
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Pan Macmillan Mother of Death and Dawn
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Orion Publishing Co The Proving Ground
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Sourcebooks Like Fire We Burn
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Eye Books Door to Door Poet
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Bonnier Books Ltd One Womans War
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Panini Comics Ultimate SpiderMan Vol. 3 Family Business
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Canelo The Nothing Month
Book SynopsisThirty days off-grid. No contact with the outside world. No way to call for help. Could you survive #TheNothingMonth? A gripping crime thriller from an exciting debut author.
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Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc One Piece Omnibus Edition Vol. 8
Book SynopsisJoin Monkey D. Luffy and his swashbuckling crew in their search for the ultimate treasure, the One Piece.As a child, Monkey D. Luffy dreamed of becoming King of the Pirates. But his life changed when he accidentally ate the Gum-Gum Fruit, an enchanted Devil Fruit that gave him the ability to stretch like rubber. Its only drawback? He’ll never be able to swim again—a serious handicap for an aspiring sea dog! Years later, Luffy sets off on his quest to find the “One Piece,” said to be the greatest treasure in the world…Luffy’s epic clash with Baroque Works pirate captain Crocodile continues, while deposed princess Vivi and the rest of the Straw Hat crew race against time to save the ancient kingdom of Alabasta. Just when it seems smooth sailing is ahead, Luffy and crew discover an interloper among their ranks! Who is this former Baroque Works member, and what does she want from the Straw Hats?
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Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc Tokyo Ghoul Vol. 3
Book SynopsisGhouls live among us, the same as normal people in every way—except their craving for human flesh.Ghouls live among us, the same as normal people in every way—except their craving for human flesh.Ken Kaneki is an ordinary college student until a violent encounter turns him into the first half-human half-ghoul hybrid. Trapped between two worlds, he must survive Ghoul turf wars, learn more about Ghoul society and master his new powers.Kaneki is still trying to get used to his new life when Commission of Counter Ghoul agents Mado and Amon start sniffing around for Hinami. Kaneki and Touka are going to have to get them off her tail and fast. No easy task now that Kaneki’s got to bring humans and Ghouls to a rapid truce at the same time.
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Penguin Putnam Inc Birthday Girl
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HarperCollins Publishers The Devil Wears Prada
Book SynopsisThe classic bestseller over a million copies sold worldwide!*Soon to be a major musical, written by Elton John and starring Vanessa Williams*High fashion, low cunning and the boss from hell When Andrea first sets foot in the plush Manhattan offices of Runway, she knows nothing. She''s never heard of the world''s most fashionable magazine, or its feared and fawned-over editor, Miranda Priestly her new boss.A year later, she knows altogether too much. She knows that it''s a sacking offence to wear anything lower than a three-inch heel to work, that you can charge cars, manicures, anything at all to the Runway account, but you must never, ever, leave your desk, or let Miranda''s coffee get cold. And she knows that at 3 a.m. on a Sunday, when your boyfriend''s dumping you because you''re always at work, if Miranda phones, you jump.But this is Andrea's big break it''s going to be worth it in the end.Isn''t it??????The Devil Wears Prada is everyone''s favourite book ?????''Watched the moTrade ReviewPRAISE FOR THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA: ‘This little gem mixes Sex and the City charm with dry New York wit.’ REAL ‘Sassy, insightful and sooo Sex and The City, you'll be rushing to the bookshop for your copy like it's a half price Prada sale.’ COMPANY ‘The most fun we've had in ages.’ HEAT ‘Delicious…a great insight into the world of magazines and fashion.’ RED
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Pan Macmillan Flock
Book SynopsisBestselling author and Texas native, Kate Stewart, lives in North Carolina with her husband, Nick. Kate is a lover of all things '80s and '90s, especially John Hughes films and rap. She dabbles a little in photography, can knit a simple stitch scarf for necessity, and on occasion, does very well at whiskey.Her series, The Ravenhood Trilogy, consisting of Flock, Exodus, and The Finish Line, has become an international bestseller, a TikTok phenomenon and reader favourite.Trade ReviewA modern day re-telling of Robin Hood, Book One of The Ravenhood series is set to be a viral read . . . giving us all the steam. Buckle up. * Glamour Magazine *A gritty, steamy take on the genre that offers plenty of mystery, suspense and grey areas to get lost in . . . Flock is a wild ride of a novel that is almost impossible to put down.If you like your romance novels dark, steamy and filled with tension, Flock is easily a story you can get lost in – and luckily for those readers that find themselves hooked and eager for more, that cliffhanger ending will quickly be followed by two more books in the Ravenhood Cycle set to hit shelves in the UK next year. -- Megan Davies * Culturefly *Flock isn't just a book, it's an experience. A brilliant exploration of what happens when love, desire and deep secrets come to a crossroads, all masterfully woven in an unputdownable novel. -- Emma Scott, USA Today bestselling authorPoignant. Thought-provoking. Edgy. Beautifully original . . . Ravenhood . . . will bring you to the ledge of your comfort zone and lasso your heart, holding it captive until the very last page. -- Jewel E. Ann, Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestselling Author. . . will leave you breathless. It is the most unpredictable, gripping, steamy work I've read all year. Hands-down. Nothing else compares. An absolute treat from Kate Stewart. -- LJ Shen, USA Today Bestselling AuthorCaptivating, riveting, all consuming, and empowering. Brace yourself, this is Kate Stewart on steroids! Her absolute best work yet! It's more than romance, it's a love story for the ages. -- MJ Fields, USA Today Bestselling AuthorA sinfully hot, angsty, unconventional and twisted love story filled with suspense, a little action, and ALL. OF. THE. FEELS! * The Escapist Book Blog *HOT, heart-warming, heart-breaking, and the twisty plot line is all around amazing. I could hardly put it down when I read the three books back-to-back, but at the same time, I didn't want to pick it up, knowing each page I read would lead to the end that much quicker. The Ravenhood Trilogy is the quintessential example of why we read romance books. -- The Shameless Bookclub * The Shameless Bookclub *A phenomenal, captivating, complex, unconventional, and unforgettable romance filled with suspense, action, steam, and ALL THE FEELS! . . . unforgettable epic novel. * Confessions of a Bibliophile *Flock by Kate Stewart is a hypnotic saga that transfers you to a different dimension altogether . . . This story will tell you why Kate Stewart is one of a kind in Romancelandia! * PP's Bookshelf Review *
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Little, Brown Book Group Too Late
Book SynopsisFrom the author of the heart-wrenching global phenomenon It Ends With Us - now a major film starring Blake Lively - comes a breath-taking psychological suspense about obsession and dangerous love . . . Sloan will go through hell and back for those she loves. And she does so, every single day. Caught up with the alluring Asa Jackson, a notorious drug trafficker, Sloan has finally found a lifeline to cling to, even if it''s meant compromising her morals. She was in dire straits trying to pay for her brother''s care until she met Asa. But as Sloan became emotionally and economically reliant on him, he in turn developed a disturbing obsession with her - one that becomes increasingly dangerous every day. When undercover DEA agent Carter enters the picture, Sloan''s surprised to feel an immediate attraction between them, despite knowing that if Asa finds out, he will kill him. And Asa has always been a step ahead of everyone in his life, including Sloan. No oTrade ReviewToo Late has got to be one of Hoover's grittiest reads. It's filled with suspense. It's romance. It's spicy . . . It's an absolute page-turner. And you can't help but hope and pray that Sloan gets her miracle and her happy ever after * LOVEREADING *
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Ize Press 7fates Chakho Vol. 5 Comic
Book SynopsisSensing Hupo's energy nearby, Zeha rushes over, eager to get revenge and answers from the one who started it all! But after finally crossing blades with his archenemy, he is left with more questions than ever before: What really happened four thousand years ago? Who are his true enemies? And what does fate have in store for the seven hunters of Team Chakho?
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Little, Brown Book Group The Stone Sky The Broken Earth Book 3 WINNER OF
Book SynopsisWINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD WINNER OF THE NEBULA AWARD WINNER OF THE LOCUS AWARD FOR BEST FANTASY An Amazon Best Book of the YearThe incredible conclusion to the record-breaking triple Hugo award-winning trilogy that began with the The Fifth Season The Moon will soon return. Whether this heralds the destruction of humankind or something worse will depend on two women. Essun has inherited the phenomenal power of Alabaster Tenring. With it, she hopes to find her daughter Nassun and forge a world in which every outcast child can grow up safe. For Nassun, her mother''s mastery of the Obelisk Gate comes too late. She has seen the evil of the world, and accepted what her mother will not admit: that sometimes what is corrupt cannot be cleansed, only destroyed. Praise for this trilogy: ''Amazing'' Ann Leckie ''BreTrade ReviewVivid characters, a tautly constructed plot, and outstanding worldbuilding meld into an impressive and timely story -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Miss Bensons Beetle
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewUnmissable fiction from an award-winning author: an unlikely pair embark on a grand adventure in this glorious novel about second chances, heartfelt friendships and emotional courage. -- Eithne Farry * Sunday Express *A girl's own adventure...This is Rachel Joyce's best book yet ...Exciting, moving and full of unexpected turns... surely this is the one that will propel the intrepid Joyce off the long and shortlists into prizewinning territory. -- Melissa Katsoulis * The Times *A joy of a novel, with real insight into the lives of women, the value of friendship and the lasting effects of war -- Katy Guest * Guardian *Joyce's characters are so charmingly eccentric that they could have leapt straight from the pages of a Dickens novel. Enid is a comedic masterpiece, effervescent and brimming with life. This exhilarating story will scoop you up and carry you along to a dizzying crescendo. But it is also a story of an unlikely friendship and of women who refuse to be defined by the labels cast upon them in drab 1950s Britain. Funny, wise, and utterly life-affirming * Daily Express *A life-affirming, joyously escapist picaresque tale * Sunday Times *
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Pan Macmillan The Great Alone
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Elemental Arts Battle Spire
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Scholastic Inc. Thick as Thieves A Graphic Novel Sidekicks 2
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Penguin Books Ltd The Dogwalkers Detective Agency
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Will There Ever Be Another You
Book SynopsisEmotionally profound and fiendishly funny, Will There Ever Be Another You is the hugely anticipated new novel from Patricia Lockwood a miraculous meditation on illness and madness by the voice of a generation'
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Cornerstone Idle Grounds
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Classical Comics A Christmas Carol: The Graphic Novel
Book SynopsisThis is the classic novel brought to life in full colour! 'I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future'. Classical Comics' first Dickens title is probably his best-loved story. Scrooge gets a rude awakening to how his life is, and how it should be. Full of Christmas Spirit(s), this is a book that you'll want to read all year round!Trade ReviewIn 1951, Alastair Simm portrayed Ebenezer Scrooge in the classic black and white film and vocally reprised the role in a 1971 30 minute TV animated version. And there have been many other film and TV versions as well as comic adaptions over the decades. I know. I'm old. I've seen them.So,dusting the spiders webs from my head,I sat down to read Classical Comics version because I had seen some artwork back in May but I really wondered whether the full version would work -could the team add a little extra or a twist to make this better than any other version?No.And by A"noA" I mean that there was no need to add a little something extra or twist. This is the original Dickens story that gave us goosebumps when the teacher read it to us all those years ago in school.Mike Collins and David Roach [who I believe used to produce a Small Press mag titled A"HellfireA" back in the 1980s] will be familiar to comic fans. But could they adapt Mr. Dickens' classic?Of course they can! I could imagine receiving this as a Christmas present and sitting down to read it after dark. It's everything you expect from A Christmas Carol and fun to read and look at.Collins and Roach. Fantastic art. And the colourist,James Offredi does a really great job that adds so much more to the art -look at Marley's Ghost. Wonderful.Original Text is great but I think for younger readers it has to be Quick Text. I have to honestly say that I do,for some reason,look for faults or something not quite right. Why I have no idea. The logo A"Classical ComicsA" says it all.As with the other titles there are the list of characters the Dramatis personae,a lot of information on the author,how the book was drawn,lettered and even Teachers Resources notes. Perhaps the government ought to invest money by buying and distributing these books to schools to educate children but it seems they don't have that kind of money [only the kind for bailing out crooked bankers].Reading for fun or otherwise,these books,whether Henry V, MacBeth, Jane Eyre or A Christmas Carol,cannot be faulted and here's to the companies continued success!www.comicbitsonline.comTable of ContentsDramatis Persona 4A Christmas CarolStave OneMarley's Ghost 7Stave TwoThe First of the Three Spirits 42Stave ThreeThe Second of the Three Spirits 69Stave FourThe Last of the Spirits 95Stave FiveThe End of it 127What the Dickens? 144The Dickens Family Tree 149Dickens Timeline 150Hard Times 152A Very Victorian Christmas 154Page Creation 156
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