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It’s January 2029. The voters voted. The states certified. The Electoral College met. Congress prepared to count the votes. Everything was proceeding exactly as the Founders intended. Donald Trump had other ideas.

Travis Smith is Death in the modern world. He lives with his cat in a grey English town. He offers people comfort in their final days and hours of life. He's stoic, gentle, a little naive, despite what he knows. He's handsome, he seems young, despite what he is. Each death has a meaning to him...

Brought to you by Penguin. BESTSELLING PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE, AND A TOP RICHARD & JUDY SELECTION She was fifteen, her mother's golden girl. She had her whole life ahead of her. And then, in the blink of an eye, Ellie was gone. Ten years on, Laurel has never given up hope of finding Ellie. And...

It has been 20 years since the end of the war. The dictatorial Augurs, once thought of almost as gods, were overthrown and wiped out during the conflict, their much-feared powers mysteriously failing them. Those who had ruled under them, men and women with a lesser ability known as the Gift, avoided the Augurs' fate only by submitting themselves to the rebellion's Four Tenets.

When Survival Wasn’t Enough is a raw and courageous memoir about living inside a marriage built on control, fear, and manipulation—and the moment when love for children finally outweighed loyalty to an abuser. Written under a pen name to protect privacy, this book traces the author’s journey through more than a decade of narcissistic abuse. What began as safety and devotion slowly became isolation, panic, and the erosion of self-trust. As the author struggled to keep her family intact, she believed that enduring abuse was the price she had to pay to protect her children. She was wrong.

Lucy Letby is Britain's worst female serial killer in modern times. Or is she? Join John Sweeney and Edward Abel Smith as they reassess the safety of Letby's convictions. On the day she was first convicted, veteran journalist John Sweeney tweeted: "Lucy Letby may well be the victim of a miscarriage of justice, that the Crown has taken a cluster of accidental and natural deaths and pointed the finger at Letby. There is no compelling evidence of a single murder. The law, sometimes, gets it wrong. Follow John on Twitter - @johnsweeneyroar / @edwardabelsmith Please support this independent ...

Something Was Wrong is an award-winning docuseries about survivors' discovery, trauma, and recovery from crime and abuse.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A life-changing guide to finding your direction—and your passion—in a world of seemingly limitless options “For those who want to find their passion . . . a step-by-step guide for restructuring one’s life so that it has meaning, direction, and joy...

As far as Jennifer can remember, her father was abusive but her mother wasn’t always. She remembers a time when she felt loved by her mother. All that changed when Jennifer was 11. Her mother snapped and became a monster like her father was. Then they turned on her. Jennifer fought to become who she wanted to be, and not who her parents were trying to make her be. She refused to allow the torture change her, like it changed her mother. This is the story of Jennifer’s past, how she got through it, and how she survived it all.

Welcome to The Overlap's football history podcast, It Was What It Was.Each week Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper will be talking about the key episodes in football history that have shaped the footballing world.The show will be discussing the best stories from football's past, giving insights to the personalities involved. the tales from behind the scenes and the impact they left.Join us at Football University!If you enjoy the podcast please hit subscribe to never miss an episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You've woken up in a hospital bed with no memory of who you are or how you came to be hurt. You were in a car accident. You want to tell them that you're an innocent man, that you're not a murderer, but you don't know why you were in the car or where you were going. Then a mysterious woman arrives, offering you a way out of your predicament. All you have to do is trust her.

What happens the moment after death? For Mayla Hays, the answer arrives in the most brutal way possible. One rain-slicked night on a highway called Journeys End, her red Mustang leaves the road. In the space between the screech of tires and the flatline of hospital monitors, everything she was taught about heaven, hell, and final endings shatters.

In this classic work of developmental psychology, renowned psychiatrist and the coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller What Happened to You? reveals how trauma affects children—and outlines the path to recovery How does trauma affect a child's mind—and how can that mind recover? Child...

Young Elly's world is shaped by those who inhabit it: her loving but maddeningly distractible parents; a best friend who smells of chips and knows exotic words like 'slag'; an ageing fop who tapdances his way into her home, a Shirley Bassey impersonator who trails close behind; lastly, of course, a rabbit called God. In a childhood peppered with moments both ordinary and extraordinary, Elly's one constant is her brother Joe. Twenty years on, Elly and Joe are fully grown and as close as they ever were. Until, that is, an earth-shattering event that threatens to destroy their bond for ever.

Discover the gorgeously uplifting, romantic read from BESTSELLER Lisa Hobman. Perfect for the fans of Mhairi McFarlane and Maxine Morrey Some things are worth the wait… Lily and Adam have been inseparable for as long as either of them can remember- well, since primary school. For years, being...

Suspenseful and mesmerizing, This Was a Man is the seventh and final novel in international bestseller Jeffrey Archer’s the Clifton Chronicles – an epic and poignant conclusion. Harry Clifton is set to write his magnum opus, and as he reflects on his days, the lives of his family continue to...

'A MASTERPIECE OF MEDIEVAL DARK FICTION' Christopher Buehlman, author of Between Two Fires ***Finalist for the World Fantasy Award*** From the bestselling M. R. Carey comes an enthrallingly dark medieval tale - a story of twisted folklore, macabre magic and the strangest of found families. This...

Unsere kollektiven Entscheidungen über Klima und Technologie formen jetzt die globale Zukunft unserer Gesellschaft. Wenn du beim Pendeln nach intellektueller Orientierung suchst und die komplexen Dynamiken der Gegenwart verstehen willst, liefert dir dieses tiefgründige Sachbuch klare Antworten...

Dieser pragmatische Ratgeber für Männergesundheit verwandelt medizinische Prävention in spürbare, sexuelle Vitalität. Ob auf dem täglichen Weg zur Arbeit oder in einer ruhigen Minute am Abend, hier findest du sachliche Antworten auf die drängendsten Fragen des Älterwerdens. Ohne den...

The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare tells the story of an anarchist Lucian Gregory, a poet who met Gabriel Syme, a new recruit to a secret anti-anarchist taskforce at Scotland Yard. Syme meets Gregory at a party and debates with him about the meaning of poetry.