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Meet Grace Bernard. Daughter, sister, colleague, friend, serial killer. Grace has lost everything. And now she wants revenge.

Life is waiting to happen to Hubert Bird. But first he has to open his front door and let it in. In weekly phone calls to his daughter in Australia, widower Hubert Bird paints a picture of the perfect retirement, packed with fun, friendship and fulfilment. But Hubert Bird is lying. The truth is...

There's nothing quite like family. Except family on holiday . . . When Cal loses his beloved wife Nikki, and his teenage step-daughter Zoe moves out to live with her father, his whole world falls apart. But life works in mysterious ways. And when a prestigious university wants to pay tribute to...

Three full-cast adaptations of Margaret Forster's novels Margaret Forster was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, historian and critic, best known for the 1965 novel Georgy Girl, which was made into a successful film and inspired a hit song by The Seekers. A lifelong feminist and...

Amjad cradles his baby daughter in the middle of the night. He has no time to mourn his wife’s death. Saahil and Zahra, his two small children, are relying on him. Amjad vows to love and protect them always. Years later, Saahil and his best friend, Ehsan, have finished university and are celebrating with friends. But when the night turns dangerous, its devastating effects will ripple through the years to come. Zahra’s world is alight with politics and activism. But she is now her father’s only source of comfort, and worries she’ll never have time for her own aspirations.

Life is going well for Marie. She and her husband, Laurent, live a comfortable life in a large apartment in the 11th arrondissement in Paris. Laurent has a good job at a big law firm, and Marie enjoys her work at a bank, where she feels appreciated by her clients and colleagues. Comfortable, secure and ready for family life, the couple begin to try for a baby. But not long afterwards Marie experiences a shocking encounter which threatens to derail their plans completely, and her world slowly starts to fall apart.

The narrative revolves around Jazzy's family - Joanne, Phillip, Jackson, Jacy, Jamar, Joseph, and their faithful dog, Brutus. Each character adds a layer of depth and richness to the story. The journey is further enriched by Jazzy's friends, Pookie, Beans and the Snaggletooth Twins, the enigmatic neighbor, Old Lady UpChurch, and the new boy in town, Buster Beaudreaux.

Odin Lykaios. CEO. Seeking revenge. In love with the enemy's daughter. He saved me. He took me away from my world. And now, I can’t leave him, even though I know he wants to destroy my father. She is the enemy's daughter. He is a tech CEO, seeking revenge. She will need to be protected from her own family. He will fall in love with the heiress of the man he is determined to destroy.

"Read by multiple narrators, the audiobook highlights the novel’s multiple perspectives. The use of accents helps ground the listeners in each character while helping build the tension between players." — Booklist “Isuri Wijesundara, Lipica Shah, and Vikas Adam perform the story’s...

Devon and James Payne are brothers and rivals since childhood. But they share an affinity for sports that brings glory to their Connecticut town and promise for the future. Then they’re in a car accident. Devon is paralyzed for life, while James goes on to live the dream. For the Paynes, the tremulous repercussions of that evening never settled. Over the course of a decade, Devon decides to visit his seven siblings now scattered across the globe.

Infused with drama, values, love, and hurt, Family Reunion is a captivating and delightful novel written by Nike Areola. The creative story revolves around Sophia, the youngest wealthy family member. It encapsulates her journey from living in a small town outside the city that she had never left to moving out to explore and live in New York City. It takes us through her challenges in the new city, including her relationship experiences, elucidating the ups and downs she faces trying to balance her personal and professional life.