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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...

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...

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.

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 & ...

When his younger brother finds himself deep in a betting hole, one man thinks he can easily save the day by borrowing money from his employers while theyre away from the factory. But just as he starts to repay the debt, those employers are on their way back! In a desperate bid for cash, perhaps his wife can charm a friendly Lord—once her suitor—into lending a helping hand. A casual card game could be the answer, but what could possibly go wrong? - Summary by ToddHW

Last summer, with the help of demon-killer Stephen Tapper, Raven Smith faced Hell on Earth to stop the demon-apocalypse (or more like, put it on hold). Raven made a deal with the Grand Marquis of Hell: he would not open the gates of hell if she promised not to fall in love with anyone until he returned for her.

Brandon Merryweather is a young man with two passions in life: numbers and the written word. Brandon makes his living crunching numbers and unwinds by reading a good book. One morning, when Brandon steps out of the front door of his Manhattan apartment building, he hears a clap of thunder and sees a flash of blue light. Brandon closes his eyes in fear and when he opens them, he finds himself in Greedy Gulch, the 1880s boomtown from the novel he is reading. The people of that world call him the new Tale Spinner and expect him to finish the tale.

Evelina Grey returns to her home town after being away for twenty five years. She is frail and her face is veiled at all times. He neighbors help her clean up her house and garden. Araminta Lee, a young girl who is helping Evenlina injures her ankle while cleaning.

October 1944. The tide is turning in the Pacific War - American forces have made Sydney a gaudy, hectic garrison town. The gamblers and the good time Charlies converge on the South Pacific Hotel, Sydney's finest. This is the story of one week in their lives, as they play the game of chance for the highest stakes…survival, security and the opportunity of happiness and love.

Dive into the charming world of Myrtle Reed, where she masterfully intertwines poetry, charm, tenderness, and humor to create an engaging and entertaining book. Experience her delightful characters and unique humor, all underlined by a quiet pathos that brings a sense of realism to her works. A Spinner in the Sun unfolds an old-fashioned love story about a veiled lady who lives a life of solitude, her face unseen by her neighbors. This book is shrouded in mystery that lends it an enchanting romantic allure. (Summary by Grosset & Dunlap publishers, 1913). Featuring the voices of Kristingj as ...

A cruel nobleman grants permission for the marriage of two of his serfs only on condition that the bride spins her wedding gown and a death-shroud for himself from nettles - and that the wedding should not take place until after his death. Every time the girl spins the cloth for his shroud, he becomes violently ill - and his attempts to stop her are thwarted by strong magic. There are many twists to the tale as the magic spinning wheel steers the characters towards their destinies.

Abarōz has never seen the sun. She's lived her whole life in Dardan, an underground city where no one ventures outside under penalty of death. But when its corrupt leader goes after her father, she has no choice but to venture aboveground where she finds a world she never could have imagined: one filled with dragons, monsters, and a brutal conflict between light and chaos.