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When my ex-boyfriend puts a hit out on me, there's only one man I can run to for protection. Cristian Marchetti. The head of the Marchetti Mafia Family. My best friend's father. My last resort. But Cristian's protection doesn't come for free. What he wants might cost me my life. He's the mafia king, and I'm his sacrifice. And now, I must become his wife.

In 1960, she was a 17-year-old Brooklyn kid with plenty of talent but no connections and certainly no money; her mother brought her soup to make sure she stayed fed as she took acting classes and scraped out a living. Just four years later, Barbra Streisand was the top-selling female recording artist in America and the star of one of Broadway’s biggest hits. Now the acclaimed Hollywood biographer William Mann chronicles that dizzying ascent, telling the riveting behind-the-scenes story of how Streisand and her team transformed her from an unknown dreamer into a worldwide superstar.

From the queen of feelgood fiction, an uplifting new novel of friendship, families and finding love . . . 'What a gorgeous book! Jill has a great gift for characterisation - nuanced, interesting, believable people but created with a charming lightness of touch. Thanks to Jill's warmth, wisdom...

‘Pitch perfect’ TRACY REES ‘A stunning debut’ LIZ FENWICK ‘Mixes Poldark’s windswept romance with Daphne du Maurier’s Frenchman’s Creek. It will transport you to our Cornish cliffs.’ ALICE, St Ives Bookseller (THE TIMES) The Cornish cost. A handsome smuggler. A love story for...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, written and read by Ocean Vuong. Brilliant, heartbreaking, tender, and highly original – poet Ocean Vuong's debut novel is a sweeping and shattering portrait of a family, and a testament to the redemptive power of...

When Becky Randle's mother dies, Becky is whisked from her trailer park home to New York. There she meets Tom Kelly, the world's top designer, who presents Becky with an impossible offer: He'll design three dresses to transform the very average Becky into the most beautiful woman who ever lived.

Marketing-Expertin Freja und Maschinenbau-Student Nicolaj haben nur eine Gemeinsamkeit: Sie können sich nicht ausstehen. Doch da beide ihrem Freund Mads bei der Eröffnung seiner neuen Bar in Kopenhagen helfen, verbringen sie diesen Sommer plötzlich sehr viel Zeit miteinander. In Frejas Augen ist Nicolaj ein unerträglicher Womanizer, der jede Nacht mit einer anderen ins Bett geht. Nicolaj sieht in Freja nur ein oberflächliches Social-Media-Girl: hübsche Fassade, nichts dahinter.

Your new favorite weekly indie music show, an hour full of tracks with only a tiny bit of banter on the top. Music from the late 70s until today, heavy rotation of the peak college radio era of the late 20th Century. You like Gang of Four? My Bloody Valentine? Interpol? And all the bands that might go on tour with them? I got you.

When Lewis Harley has a health scare in his early forties, he takes it as a wake-up call. So he and his wife Charlotte leave behind life in the fast lane and Lewis opens the antique shop he has dreamed of. Bonnie Brookland was brought up in the antiques trade and now works for the man who bought...

Some love stories are bigger than just two people. This one is told by friends, flatmates, exes and strangers - everybody but the main characters. 'I laughed, I teared up, I couldn't put it down. This is a love story like no other' 'This book gave me genuine joy and broke my heart' 'For fans of...

He’s the Mafia boss’s son. And just as ruthless as his father. I was ten when I first heard the term arranged marriage. From the way my cousin cried about hers, I knew it wasn’t a life I wanted. When I turned eighteen, I learned I’d face the same fate. Benny Marchetti is the heir to the most powerful family in New York City. He’s ruthless, cunning, and my contracted husband. Ten years have passed since my father broke the news, and now, the day has come. It’s time I become his wife. But what the Mafia prince doesn’t know is, he’s met his match.

Brought to you by Penguin. THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER College dropout Hai doesn’t know how to face the future until a chance meeting with elderly widow Grazina changes his life. One late summer evening in the town of East Gladness, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on the edge of a bridge...

A beautiful story of love and second chances, with a remarkable family at its heart, from the Sunday Times bestselling author. So much can change in half a lifetime… Then At fifteen, George is the foster brother Leah never asked for. As the angry, troubled boy struggles to come to terms with...

The gorgeous and emotional new novel from Helen Rolfe, perfect for fans of Shari Low, Cathy Bramley and Lucy Diamond ❤️ When Mallory receives life-shattering news, she decides to use this summer to make sure her family and friends are prepared for whatever might come. But Mallory has a...

The bouquet-growing bible gardeners have been waiting for! Learn the ins and outs of growing gorgeous blooms at home with professional flower farmer Lisa Mason Ziegler of @gardenersworkshopfarm. *2025 GardenComm Silver Laurel Media Award Winner* Whether you’re cultivating fresh-cut bouquets...

'Brilliant, sparkling and very clever' Elizabeth Buchan ‘Do you realise, Corinna, just how hard it is for a young woman of irregular birth, without family, fortune or friends in the world? Marriage is the only way to get any chance of a life.’ Following the death of her mother, Corinna...

The villagers of Thimblebury know that midwife Zoe Padbury loves babies and now that she’s settled at Hilltop Farm with her boyfriend Alex, they can’t resist wondering when she’s going to start a family of her own. Yet it doesn’t feel like quite the right time. Alex is so busy and Zoe has her hands full with all her new mums to look after. Still, she has hopes for the future…

Escape to the Sunshine with this BRAND NEW uplifting romance from bestselling author Mandy Baggot! Perfect for fans of Sue Moorcroft and Jenny Colgan ☀️ An unexpected gift… A home in paradise? 🎁🏝️ When Molly Adams finds out she’s inherited an apartment in Kassiopi, Corfu, she’s...

Live your very own Italian dream and let bestseller Leonie Mack whisk you away. Julia Volpe’s Italian dream has turned into a nightmare. Still living with her ex, Luca, a year after they’ve broken up, desperate to sell the dilapidated B&B that was meant to be their future, Jules knows she...

Love books? The Bordeaux Book Club is seeking new members! When Leah and her husband moved to France, it was with the dream of becoming self-sufficient. But in truth, it’s not the ‘good life’ she’d imagined, as three hours of digging barely yield a single straggly carrot. Worse, her...