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Craig Foster is shocked at the unexpected reappearance of his ex-lover Mark into his life six years after Mark's terrible betrayal. Even worse is the fact that he has to work with him. For a long time, Craig has nursed fantasies of revenge against the man who broke his heart, but Mark's arrival in his business stirs up emotions he can't handle at any level. Is this the opportunity he's dreamed of to hurt Mark as Mark once hurt him at last? Or are there other voices in his heart he needs to consider? This book is the second in The Heart's Voice series. The first is The Heart's Greater Silence.

A woman who has sworn off children suddenly finds herself taking care of her nephew and living in close quarters with her single-dad landlord in this new moving, hopeful slow-burn romance from bestselling author of Promise Me Sunshine and No Matter What. Soli is finally free! (Or so she thinks)...

Hearts in Atlantis is composed of five interconnected, sequential narratives, set in the years from 1960 to 1999. Each story is deeply rooted in the sixties, and each is haunted by the Vietnam War.

The Heartlands await—and they don't suffer newcomers gladly. Arriving with a mission from The System itself, Nate and Kiri must complete their tasks, deny Arikanvil the artifacts he seeks, and do it all without revealing the secret that could make them the most dangerous—or the most hunted—beings in the Heartlands. Outnumbered by factions with centuries of influence behind them, Nate and Kiri must forge new alliances and go toe-to-toe with rival Lesser Divines. But keeping their developing Divine Vessels hidden while fighting at full force? That's easier said than done.

Discover the bestselling epic fantasy series from the grandmaster of Korean SFF, available for the first time in English by award-winning translator Anton Hur. A can't-miss for readers of the great classics and giants of fantasy, from J.R.R Tolkien to Ursula K. Le Guin Three handles one. The...

A Signature Performance: Kenneth Branagh plays this like a campfire ghost story, told by a haunted, slightly insane Marlow.

Two enemies, one goal: steal each other's hearts. Scarlett Grey, disgraced assassin, is determined to get revenge. Quinn Adams, medic turned-poisoner for hire, is her deadliest rival. For years, they've stolen each other's clients, sabotaged each other's business, and occasionally… slept...

'Compelling and satisfying... At times, incredibly funny, at others, heartrending' Sarah Winman, author of When God Was a Rabbit Cyril Avery is not a real Avery or at least that’s what his adoptive parents tell him. And he never will be. But if he isn’t a real Avery, then who is he? Born out...

She was in her senior year of college when star students Sam and Yash swept her into an intoxicating world of academic fervour, rapid-fire banter and raucous card games. Their lives became quickly intertwined – with friendship but also with unpredictable passions and the intimations of first love. Decades later, she is successful writer, living a comfortable life with her husband and children, when a surprise visit brings the past crashing into the present, forcing her to confront the decisions and deceptions of her youth.

Grant Harrington has everything–money, power, and a reputation as one of the most formidable billionaires in the world. The only thing missing? A true connection with anyone. When his playboy image threatens his empire, Grant turns to an unexpected solution: a marriage of convenience with Julia Stanton, a struggling author whose wholesome reputation is the perfect counterbalance to his scandalous past.

Join Marlow on a fascinating and disturbing journey deep into the jungle. Hired to captain an old steamboat, his mission is to follow the trail of an endless river to rescue Kurtz, the company's top trading agent. However, what Marlow discovers on his voyage surpasses any nightmare. In an environment dominated by greed and brutality, Kurtz has lost his mind, crowning himself as a cruel god to the natives. This novel will grip you from the start, forcing you to look into the darkest corners of the human mind.

A sunshiny vampire baroness. A grumpy lady knight. And six reasons to fight for something softer. Baroness Marienne Solmere is all charm, silks, and unending optimism—a vampire with a big heart, a bigger manor, and no idea how to care for children. So naturally, when six traumatized vampire...

When frantic, dishevelled Edie Ledwell appears in the office begging to speak to her, private detective Robin Ellacott doesn't know quite what to make of the situation. The co-creator of a popular cartoon, The Ink Black Heart, Edie is being persecuted by a mysterious online figure who goes by the pseudonym of Anomie. Edie is desperate to uncover Anomie's true identity. Robin decides that the agency can't help with this—and thinks nothing more of it until a few days later, when she reads the shocking news that Edie has been tasered and then murdered in Highgate Cemetery.

Now you've read Heart the Lover, it's time to go back to the original . . . ‘A novel with the broad embrace of a 1990s Richard Curtis film’ – The Sunday Times ‘Funny and immensely clever’ – Tessa Hadley 'Gorgeous' - Elizabeth Strout 'Writers & Lovers made me happy . . . suffused with...

When she was 16 years old, Angela Wong, one of the most popular girls in school, disappeared without a trace. Nobody ever suspected that her best friend, Georgina Shaw, now an executive and rising star at her Seattle pharmaceutical company, was involved in any way. Certainly not Kaiser Brody, who was close with both girls back in high school.

With no job, no apartment, and no money in the bank, unemployed chef Harley Plotkin didn't think her life could get any worse. Until she accidentally destroyed a high fashion photoshoot and got one of her best friends fired. Now she has exactly one chance to repay her debt and get her friend his job back. All Harley has to do is survive ten weeks working for Santana Torres, legendary fashion designer, control freak, and all-around boss from hell. Santana has the warmth of a glacier, and Harley will be at her beck and call, day and night, from Manhattan ateliers to the runways of Paris.

The fiercely-anticipated sequel to the Sunday Times bestseller Once Upon a Broken Heart, starring Evangeline Fox and the Prince of Hearts on a new journey of magic, mystery, and heartbreak...

Is it possible to write a sidesplitting novel about the breakup of the perfect marriage? If the writer is Nora Ephron, the answer is a resounding yes. For in this inspired confection of adultery, revenge, group therapy, and pot roast, the creator of Sleepless in Seattle reminds us that comedy...

Elias Thorne was "The Glacier"—a titan of industry who moved global markets with a whisper and dismantled competitors for sport. He owned the horizon, but he had forgotten how to walk on the ground. When his empire collapses under the weight of its own cold logic, Elias is forced to trade his penthouse for a drafty Brooklyn brownstone and his private jet for a pipe wrench.

'A moving, unforgettable story about the power we have to change our lives' Alison Espach, New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding People 'I loved every page of this wild, weird, big-hearted book' Shelby Van Pelt, New York Times bestselling author of Remarkably Bright Creatures 'Will...