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The final novel in the heartwarming Lancashire-based Gibson Family series by beloved saga author Anna Jacobs. It is 1860 in Bilsden, the Lancashire mill town, and Frederick Hallam is dying. But first he makes secret plans to smooth the future path for his beloved wife Annie. Her sister, Joanie...

The instant Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller. A Welsh princess. A Roman general. Their love story lost to time… The land of the Silures, 382 AD Elen is a princess promised to a general of Rome. Macsen came to Wales seeking an alliance that would advance his quest for power. Despite warnings her...

Brought to you by Penguin. Bursting with reawakened magic, a young woman challenges the tides of fate in this highly anticipated installment of Julie Johnson’s romantasy series . . . Something changed for Rhya Fleetwood in the battle of Fyremas. Her untrained power feels both heavy with grief...

Jesper Lier, 20, ist voller Erwartungen nach Berlin gekommen: Er hofft auf ein aufregendes Leben in der Stadt der Verheißungen und auf einen fulminanten Start als Schriftsteller. Stattdessen haust er in einem Kellerloch am Prenzlauer Berg, sein Roman "Der Leidensgenosse" ist zu einem Monstrum angeschwollen, und seine Aversion gegen die Gesellschaft und die sich selbst feiernde Stadt hat ihn zum Einzelgänger gemacht. Doch aus der reißen ihn seine Freunde Gustav und Frank. Eine verrückte Woche und eine rauschhafte Odyssee durch Berlin beginnen.

Her dreams are powerful enough to transport her to places unknown—and directly to him—in this harrowing romantasy from the USA Today–bestselling author. Some girls fall for the villain; she falls into entire worlds. Bound to a prophecy that marks her for death, Seraphine transports to...

While on a walking holiday through the beautiful, deserted hills of Crete, Nicola Ferris stumbles across a critically injured Englishman, guarded by a fierce Greek. Nicola cannot abandon them and so sets off on a perilous search for their lost companion - all the while being pursued by someone who wants to make sure none of them leave the island....

Rhya Fleetwood en a assez d'être un pion dans les guerres des autres. La jeune tisseuse de vent a besoin d’apprendre à maîtriser sa magie. Elle a déjà perdu ses amis, son nouveau foyer… Va-t-elle perdre Penn aussi ? Il est indéniable qu'une passion brûlante les unit, mais au lendemain...

Blazing with reawakened magic, a young woman challenges the tides of fate in this highly anticipated sequel to the #1 Sunday Times bestseller The Wind Weaver. Rhya Fleetwood is tired of being a pawn in other people’s wargames. The fledgling wind weaver wants—needs—to master her magic...

Brought to you by Penguin. The rise of the mills is about to change everything. Lancashire, 1826 When Jennet and Titus Eastwood are forced to move from their idyllic cottage into the centre of Blackburn to find work in the cotton mills, their lives are changed in ways they could never have...

'Abi Elphinstone’s books are full of adventure, wit, heart, and, above all, bravery’ Katherine Rundell, author of The Explorer ? 'No one does edge-of-seat action like Abi Elphinstone' Emma Carroll, author of Letters from the Lighthouse 'Abi Elphinstone's glorious novels make you feel as if...

Hattie Yates has finally met the man of her dreams. Yet years of abuse from her demanding father have left her petrified of disappointment. She's already failed to reach her goal of becoming a professional ballerina - she can't handle the terrible consequences of another dream becoming a nightmare. But when a stalker sets their sights on Hattie, there's only one man she dares to hope can help. Axl Pantera knows Hattie is the only woman for him. Yet despite the attraction burning between them, Hattie refuses to let him in.

Ein Serienmörder macht die Eifel unsicher, und Herbie Feldmann, der bekannte Spinner, der einen unsichtbaren Begleiter namens Julius neben sich gehen hat, löst seinen ersten Fall und merkt, dass nicht alle Spinner so harmlos sind wie er selbst.

Before the massacre at Nariin, Enebish was one of the greatest warriors in the Sky King’s Imperial Army: a rare and dangerous Night Spinner, blessed with the ability to control the threads of darkness. Now, she is known as Enebish the Destroyer - a monster and murderer, banished to a monastery for losing control of her power and annihilating a merchant caravan. Guilt stricken and scarred, Enebish tries to be grateful for her sanctuary, until her adoptive sister, Imperial Army commander Ghoa, returns from the war front with a tantalizing offer.

Nell Endicott and the other Seaside Knitters are helping their friend Gracie Santos open the Lazy Lobster and Soup Café on Pelican Pier. They do however take a break to attend a special yacht club dinner held to honor Gracie's aunt - wearing their finest knitting creations. Under the full moon, a local scuba dive club witnesses a blood-red Ferrari flying off a cliff and onto the granite rocks below. Gracie's aunt was behind the wheel, and it was murder. Gossip builds, rumors circulate, and the Seaside Knitters try to figure out a killer's strange pattern....

Memories of his past incarnations haunt Demascus, even as he searches for stolen portraits that contain the trapped souls of demigods. Meanwhile, drow creep beneath the city of Airspur, intent on precipitating war between Akanl and a rival nation. As Demascus attempts to win freedom from the ghost of his murdered lover, he agrees to thwart the drow’s secret scheme, sending him on a trail that stretches between the Demonweb, Airspur, and an island that appears on no map.

Rhian Grey left her home in Sweyn’s Eye to make a life for herself in Yorkshire, where she learnt the skills of spinning and weaving. She also learnt to love Mansel Jack, a charismatic and ambitious mill-owner. When Rhian returns to Sweyn’s Eye, it is to a town torn apart by anxiety and uncertainty, by the devastation of the Great War, a town whose workers' lives are governed by fear. Amidst the anguish and dedication of the women who were left behind, Rhian must decide where her own future lies.

Wird sie ihrer Bestimmung folgen – oder daran zerbrechen? Die Fortsetzung der epischen Fantasy-Reihe um die letzte Windweberin Seit der Schlacht von Fyremas ist Rhya Fleetwoods Welt aus den Fugen geraten: Caeldera liegt in Trümmern, ihre Freunde sind verwundet oder tot, und Pendefyre, der...

Magic, kindness, and transformation weave together in this timeless fairy tale from Andrew Lang. In The Nettle Spinner, listeners are drawn into an enchanting world of devotion, perseverance, and quiet courage as a young woman undertakes a mysterious and difficult task that may change fate...

Myrtle Reed may always be depended upon to write a story in which poetry, charm, tenderness and humor are combined into a clever and entertaining book. Her characters are delightful and she always displays a quaint humor of expression and a quiet feeling of pathos which give a touch of active realism to all her writings. In "A Spinner in the Sun" she tells an old-fashioned love story, of a veiled lady who lives in solitude and whose features her neighbors have never seen. There is a mystery at the heart of the book that throws over it the glamour of romance (Summary by Summary by Grosset & ...

Globe Spinner invites you on a hypnotic journey through humanity's fascination with perpetual rotation, from self-spinning desk globes powered by light to digital spheres that never stop turning. Host Celeste Skye examines the engineering, philosophy, and pure wonder behind our endless desire to keep the world spinning beneath our fingertips. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.