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Tiffany, Tyrisha, and Mezzie all have one thing in common: putting up with men who don't deserve them. While demanding what they're worth, they all end up in a web of deceit, drama, and betrayal.

When Rosie inherits No.13 Arundel Crescent from the birth parents she never knew, the large house in London’s upmarket Notting Hill feels like a dream come true, at first... But dreams can become nightmares. The house is crumbling around her and has conditions attached. She can’t sell it on, and before long, she’s forced to take in lodgers, just to pay the bills.

What do you get if you cross a dozen drunk hens with one shiny Butler in the Buff? Meet Lilah Fox. She's on the hen do from hell. Then she gets a message (44 of them, actually) from her best friend with big news: she's getting married in six months. Oh, and Lilah's her maid of honour. Which means she just got signed up for a military schedule of wedding fairs and weekly planning meetings, Excel spreadsheets and endless hen emails, and all the enforced, expensive fun you can imagine....

After 10 years in London, working in a stressful City firm, Liv O’Neill returns home to Sandycove, a picturesque seaside village, just outside Dublin to care for her mother after a fall. Whilst Liv reconnects with friends and family, she is amazed by Sandycove’s thriving community spirit with its artisan shops, delis and cafes - it’s not quite the place she left behind. As village life begins to creep under her skin, Liv is forced to confront the things that drove her away. Can Liv balance her past, present and future and find her own happy place?

Vicky Wilson is dating Ray Diamond, legendary stripper and renowned bad boy. On a night out with friends, she goes backstage with Ray during the show and disappears. When a woman’s body is discovered following a ladies’ night at a local club, Detective Inspector Alex Peachey is called back from leave to investigate. With a house move imminent and issues with his disabled son, it’s the last thing Alex needs, but he has no choice when his colleague is taken ill.

A new bestseller from the immensely popular Lindsey Kelk Being arrested in your own bedroom is never a good start to the day. Tess Brookes really needs to sort out her back-stabbing flatmate – and her life. Should she gamble all on the new photography job she’s landed, or snap up the offer...

On the surface Sam has everything any woman should want: successful husband, nice house, holiday home, two lovely kids, and a desirable, expensive car. Yet Sam is frustrated and unfulfilled. When her usual distractions fail her she retraces the steps of how her life turned out like it has. At breakfast Sam takes up’s her daily dose of magic mushrooms. This transforms a normal day into an enjoyable, surreal, roll around Auckland. Till she is cruelly dragged back to reality by a worrying call from her daughter’s school.

In this “dangerously hilarious” novel (Los Angeles Times), a trans woman reenters life on the outside after more than twenty years in a men’s prison, over one consequential Fourth of July weekend—from the author of the PEN/Faulkner Award winner Delicious Foods. Carlotta Mercedes has been...

Joe Chayefski has got what he always wanted: a reputation as one of America's top neuroscientists, a beautiful wife and two perfect daughters. But when his lab is attacked by animal rights activists, Joe is forced to face the past and reconnect with the son he abandoned 20 years earlier. As he struggles to deal with the collision of his two lives - and to save his eldest daughter from the clutches of an unscrupulous tech company - Joe has to reconsider his priorities and take drastic action to save those he loves.

Sicily, 1993. Fear rules the streets of Palermo. Teenage boys patrol the narrow streets armed with AK-47’s, marking out the territory of their mafia bosses. This is what hell is. Federico, a privileged local boy, is asked by his teacher, Don Pino, to help out at the youth club he runs in one of the most destitute areas of the city. A tangle of alleys controlled by men with nicknames like the Hunter, it is also where kids like Francesco, Lucia, and Totò never give up hope for a different life.

Thirtysomething Page was content with her life in New York City - until it went to the dogs. Unceremoniously dumped by her boyfriend of four years and fired from her art gallery job in the same week, she flees to Washington, DC, and moves in with her big brother. She hopes the new setting and familial comfort will help her finally find her bearings. What Page finds instead is an unlikely refuge: a park for the neighborhood’s poshest pooches, and a quirky pack of companionable dog-run regulars who become fast friends.

Beginning at Holbrook University in the early 2000s, Oliver and Travis form an undeniable connection amidst the complexities of young adulthood, campus life, and unspoken truths. Their connection is tested by misunderstandings, life choices, and societal expectations, leading to years of separation filled with pivotal moments that define who they are.

Cybersecurity expert Ted McCord has been fired. He risked everything in a game far beyond his control. It's the last straw for Charlotte McCord, who's never understood her husband's addiction to the trappings of corporate life-the titles, the money, and the promise of visible success that he prefers over his family's ranch. Six months earlier, Ted did something unthinkable to gain a promotion and hid his actions from his wife.

Shelley Marano is an ordinary, unexceptional high school senior...until the day she receives a cryptic text message and her world tilts sideways. Now she's in real danger, although she doesn't know who would want her dead, or why. As she starts to unravel the mystery, the truth about who she really is proves to be more frightening than she ever imagined. With the lives of her and her friends hanging in the balance, one thing is certain: Nothing will ever be the same.

What Pretty Girls Are Made Of breaks the lipstick seal of silence in this thinly veiled tell-all about what it’s like working in the cosmetic trenches. Roth’s roman-a-clef centers around the indefatigable Alison Kraft, who lands a new career in the cutthroat world of high-end makeup, ensnared under a new boss who could give even Miranda Priestly a run for her money.

What Happens in This House is a dark tale of three close siblings. Joy, Jasmine, and Jackson all endured some of the most twisted and wickedest things inside of their home. Growing up in a small town in the south by the name of Canton, Mississippi, there was a saying that kept the secrets hidden for years. When sudden death comes upon their father Jack, the three siblings reunite and all of the dark secrets finally comes to the light. The old saying goes, "what happens in this house stays in this house".

For Simone, the only thing she cares about is looking out for the people she loves, maintaining a great reputation as a massage therapist, and building a family with the only man she's ever been with. When she overhears her longtime boyfriend talking about wanting a hall pass, she's furious, and what starts as a one-sided request soon becomes the opportunity she never knew she needed.

Lost in a sea of single, 40-something women, author Karen Mills decided to embark on what she hoped would be the adventure of a lifetime. Come hell or high water, she would find her Prince Charming and live happily ever after. Armed with a shiny new online dating profile, she set out on her quest to find the perfect match. She knew she'd probably have to kiss a few frogs to find her prince, but she failed to understand that although rare, some frogs are deadly.

Myles is a heavy-duty workaholic. Years of drive and dedication have helped him become a partner in an engineering firm and buy pretty much anything he wants. But it has come at a price. The unrelenting stress on his body has manifested in a herniated disc that has turned a successful 37-year-old man into an old man seemingly overnight and caused his girlfriend to leave him.

Qu’ont en commun l’hassid de la rue Durocher se pressant vers la synagogue, l’artiste qui donne une performance au Quartier des spectacles et la foule au Centre Bell, galvanisée par un but des Canadiens? Ils ont Montréal. Ils ont la ferveur, l’appel au dépassement qui palpite dans le sol montréalais. Un gisement mystique est bel et bien enfoui sous les artères de Montréal depuis que Jeanne Mance, empreinte d’absolu, est venue il y a plus de trois cents ans et y a laissé son cœur.