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The latest novel from million-copy bestseller author Graham Norton - a dazzling, decades-sweeping story about love, bravery and what it means to live a significant life. 'Warm and wise, Frankie is a woman worth getting to know' BONNIE GARMUS 'I loved Frankie so much. I couldn't stop reading it...

Woman. Wife. Smuggler. Spy . . . A thrilling and heart-wrenching novel inspired by the astonishing real life story of Nancy Wake. Perfect for fans of Suzanne Goldring's MY NAME IS EVA, Kate Quinn's THE ALICE NETWORK and Imogen Kealey's LIBERATION, soon to be a blockbuster movie. 'Lawhon breathes...

The heroic story of the only female Argonaut, told by Jennifer Saint, the bestselling author of ELEKTRA and ARIADNE. When a daughter is born to the King of Arcadia, she brings only disappointment. Left exposed on a mountainside, the defenceless infant Atalanta, is left to the mercy of a passing...

“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the free and sovereign states, bound in service to God and man, with liberty and justice for all,” Sheena quoted out loud, reading from notes provided by her Subterranian and Quazarian sponsors. Will responded by picking up his cell phone and texting. “What are you doing?” asked Sheena. Will raised his face and smiled. “I’m sending this pledge to my dad. As the governor of Texas, he’ll have everyone in the state reciting it.” “I hope so,” declared Sheena.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Needlemouse by Jane O'Connor, read by Willow Nash. Time to come out of hibernation... Sylvia Penton has been hibernating for years, it's no wonder she's a little prickly... Sylvia lives alone, dedicating herself to her job at the local university. On...

Christmas takes a lethal turn in these two exciting Colorado K-9 Unit novellas. Pregnant Patty Matthews is on the run from a crime family determined to take her baby, and her best shot at safety is K-9 trainer Christian Dane. Together, they face a race against time and the elements to escape...

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A driven magazine editor's backyard wedding becomes a high-stakes balancing act between family expectations and professional dreams. Cordie McGuire is determined not to repeat her past mistakes. Years ago she eloped, leaving her mother hurt and alone in the wake of grief. Now her career is...

“Mercedes Ron knows how to ratchet up the tension and keep us turning the pages, as she expertly mingles thrills with high emotion and jaw-dropping twists.” —Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of Served Him Right The sequel to Drawn Together continues the dark, addictive adult...

L’autrice la plus lue en Italie « Une croyance universellement partagée veut qu’un homme célibataire détenteur d’une grande fortune doive être en quête d’une épouse. Nous ne sommes pas dans le Hertfordshire et nous ne sommes pas en 1812 : Belvedere in Chianti est un petit village...

Annie Murray's The Pearl Button Girl is book one in the Children of Birmingham series, starting in Victorian Birmingham and following the trials and triumphs of the Fletcher family. Working at the local pearl button factory, Ada Fletcher is doing her best to make ends meet in trying times. When...

The Flight is the fourth thrilling installment in Matthew Hall's gripping, CWA Gold Dagger shortlisted Coroner Jenny Cooper series, from the creator of BBC One's Keeping Faith. A tragic accident or a terrible crime? When Flight 189 plunges into the Severn Estuary, Coroner Jenny Cooper finds...

A Best Book of the Year: The Guardian, The Observer, New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle and The Washington Post. 2074. America's future is Civil War. Sarat's reality is survival. They took her father, they took her home, they told her lies . . . She didn't start this war, but she'll end it...

For fans of Mrs Hemingway and The Paris Wife, Whitney Scharer's The Age of Light is the riveting, vivid and powerful story of the photographer Lee Miller and her lover, Man Ray. Model. Muse. Lover. Artist. Paris, 1929. Lee Miller has abandoned her life in New York and a modelling career at Vogue...

Spiky, clever, funny' – Emma Stonex, author of The Lamplighters 'Brilliant, propulsive . . . A riot'– Maddie Mortimer, author of Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies 'A delicious gallop through 90s tabloid London' – Sam McAlister, author of Scoops It’s peak 90s London. Shoulder pads are out...

'Reminiscent of classic K-dramas with a touch more reality . . . Easily one of my top reads of the year!' - Simone Soltani, author of Cross the Line From the renowned, award-winning author Zen Cho comes a delightfully funny romance about family, class, and love in modern London. From the outside...

A propulsive novel of ambition, greed, and the deadly fury of Mother Nature, as a female driller takes charge of an isolated offshore oil rig with an entirely male crew. When Zainab, an expert driller, is tasked with overseeing a high-stakes oil rig operation, she leaves behind her pregnant...

Yes, it’s true—Rahab was a prostitute—until the day God redeemed her. But gratefully, once we have been redeemed, God doesn’t see any of us through the lens of our sin; rather, He sees us through the lens of His Son. It was by faith, this woman of courage and strength did not die with all the others in her city. And it was by faith, she became a part of the ancestral line that led to the advent of Jesus. This is the story of the heroine who protected the Israelite spies … and so much more.

In my two previous books, "Emergency Landing—Based on a True Story" and "Emergency Landing—The Life of Carlos", I described my experience during my stay in Oregon and the flight back to Houston. During that flight, one of the passengers, Carlos Pérez, suffered two severe epileptic episodes halfway through the trip. The nurse, who was traveling as a passenger on the plane, and me had to provide first aid, I was playing the role of translator from English to Spanish and, at the same time, assisting and facilitating the nurse's work.

Katie Beiler was always on the outside of community life...One day as she walked out through the woods to the quarry edge she heard a sobbing, and on reaching the open sheer edge of the quarry she found Eli standing on the edge of a large drop, sobbing as if he had no hope left. Katie sternly assured him of Gods love for him.... And also of her own feelings for him. Would Eli step away from the edge? Could they find approval for their relationship from the elders?