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HER HOT FLUSHES MUST BE THE PERI-MENOPAUSE. THEY SURELY COULDN'T BE ... LOVE? Lisa Darling - high-flying TV-exec and twice-divorced mother-of-two - has enough on her plate without having to deal with the handsome New Yorker parachuted in to her best friend's job at work. She's already navigating...

'My new favorite slasher novel' Stephen Graham Jones A serial killer? She's SO over it. Barbra Jacobs is exhausted after twenty years playing the 'final girl', the only one that survives till the end of the movie. She's sick of creepy guys at backwater horror conventions asking her to sign...

A classic guide to tricks and tactics for winning arguments, with commentary on the use of and defense against each tactic. The best summary of this audiobook is "being right doesn’t mean you’re gonna win, and this is why". It’s the ultimate guide to spotting the many different kinds of bull people pull in order to win over the crowd, rather than argue the point at hand. There’s very few of them that don’t immediately bring examples to mind, and having it laid out clearly like this is the perfect armour to stop people derailing you.

Perfect for fans of Emily Henry, Beth O'Leary and Tessa Bailey: the new romcom from the author of Mrs Nash's Ashes. Fake medium. True love. Fake spirit medium Gretchen Acorn is happy to help when her wealthiest client hires her to look into the unexplained phenomena preventing the sale of her...

Brought to you by Penguin. When Davis Kennedy interviews at a mysterious new startup called Paradox Inc., he’s startled to find the venue is in the past. Silicon Valley’s emerging “temporal engineering” sector has just cracked time travel, and companies are racing to exploit it for...

This book is an Aspiring Baker’s Journey through Norse Mythology and Viking Sagas. Delve deep into the dough of the Norse Mythology and learn how Odin baked the Universe. Explore the bakeries and ovens of the Master Bakers in the nine Realms and taste the baking adventures of gods, dwarves and giants. Sail on the longship mobile bakeries with the adventurous Viking bakers and see how they spread their sourdough starter across the world. The Norse Mythology and Key Viking Sagas are here, kneaded, proofed, baked and covered with chocolate icing.

ONE NEEDS A STORY. THE OTHER IS THE STORY. THE FALLOUT COULD RUIN THEM BOTH. No story sells faster than a celebrity's downfall. . . Washed-up journalist Frankie Miller is desperate. Since losing her dream job at a glossy magazine, she's been drowning in rejection letters and overdue bills while...

Never let it be said I'm heartless, just appropriately ruthless. For years, I was Dylan Truman. Your average girl next door with romantic hopes and dreams. Until the incident. From then on, my fate was sealed. I became Lady Justice, a vigilante for hire who lives for the sole purpose of exacting...

Welcome to "The Art of Doing Less at Work," the ultimate survival guide for anyone who’s ever stared at the clock waiting for 5 PM, wondered how long they could survive without answering emails, or muttered, “That’s not in my job description.” This book is your roadmap to navigating the workplace with minimum effort and maximum cleverness—a tongue-in-cheek manual for mastering the art of quiet quitting without anyone catching on.“

Thomas Gephardt is a world traveler. Or at least, he would like to be one. Determined to leave the confines of his sheltered upbringing in the United States, he voyages to France to expand his horizons. He spends three months with a French family in Bordeaux, working in a local hotel. Inspired by these experiences, Thomas has plans to continue traveling. However, a romantic interest in Paris - an Israeli woman named Sendi - complicates matters.

On the Alaska Highway, a dying woman's bequest propels Steve and Meriwa on a journey of healing and resilience as they operate an assisted-suicide adventure business. When the gig is up and the mushrooms kick in, will Steve discover that he is destined to become the company's final client? Will their audacious actions sway public opinion and inspire new end-of-life laws?