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Brought to you by Puffin. An out-of-this-world new adventure from bestselling author of THE DANGER GANG and THE CHRISTMASAURUS, Tom Fletcher. George, Neila and Bash are the worst band on Earth. George wants them to be brilliant - but Neila has stage fright, and Bash is too distracted by his...

Gabriel "Gabe" has ascended to the throne of the Demon Territory, inheriting power amidst whispers of treachery and dissent—a job he never wanted, and yet here he was. Doing it. As he navigates the treacherous waters of politics, betrayal, and hidden agendas, a fiery, taboo love ignites within the worst possible time, from the worst possible place—a human whose loyalties lie with a rival faction of demons. A woman who is more ghost than reality-no name, no past, no way to find her.

When my father sold me to the highest bidder, I never expected them to be my scent match. They couldn't have known—not with the illegal suppressants I was on—but one interaction was all it took for me to decide they could never find out. To them, being an Omega was my only worth. They saw a...

Can two people who have never met make a marriage work? Popular dating site Sociality thinks so, and is marrying London lad Adam to California girl Jessica to prove it. What better way to show that your 'love algorithms' work than to put two complete strangers together in an expensive publicity stunt? But, as livewire Jess and lazybones Adam quickly discover, just because a computer says you're the perfect match, it doesn't make it so!

'A writer of comic genius - he has something of Roald Dahl's magic, but more heart' - Sunday Telegraph No matter how big the show – family, friendship and adventure shine through in The Wonder Brothers by multi-award-winning author Frank Cottrell-Boyce, read by Jessica Peterson. Cousins Middy...

Brought to you by Penguin. THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ONE OF BBC'S MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2024 'Hilarious, touching and hotly sublime' JULIA ARMFIELD 'Warm, witty and utterly idiosyncratic' ALICE SLATER 'Generous and tender' NEW YORK TIMES Siblings Greta and Valdin have, perhaps, too much...

With their epic tales of gods, heroes, magic and monsters, the Greek myths have thrilled us for more than 2,000 years and inspired countless adaptations. Now, in this captivating collection, two award-winning playwrights bring their own fresh, contemporary takes to the famous legends of Odysseus, Orpheus and Eurydice.

This is the incredible true story of the greatest spy you’ve never heard of - as told to the author by the woman herself. At the outbreak of World War Two, Nancy Wake’s glamorous life in the South of France seemed far removed from the fighting. But when her husband was called up for military service, Nancy felt she had just as much of a duty to fight for freedom. By 1943, her fearless undercover work even in the face of personal tragedy had earned her a place on the Gestapo’s "most wanted" list.

On some level deep inside, Laura Bateman knows something is wrong. That her relationship with her son is not what it should be. That it is based on lies. But bad things have happened to Laura. Things that change a person. Forever.

März 1933: Die freie Welt steht am Abgrund. Während die Nazis ihre Gegner brutal verfolgen, steckt Amerika tief in der Krise. Und doch sind die USA Zufluchtsort – für Albert Einstein, den die Nazis mit einem Kopfgeld jagen; für George Grosz, der von Amerika aus um seine Söhne in Berlin bangt. Marlene Dietrich wird in Hollywood von Goebbels umworben. Die First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt liebt derweil eine Frau und versucht verzweifelt, mehr jüdische Flüchtlinge ins Land zu holen.

A young woman is dead, and another is missing. Two cases worlds apart. When an old friend throws Cutter a case involving the disappearance of a young woman from Detroit’s most prominent family, he sees an opportunity to make some quick cash to keep the bookies off his back. But he soon realizes his client’s problems are a lot more sinister than he thought and finds himself in too deep.

A candid Buddhist guide to thriving in messy, real-world love. “Honest, quirky, and compassionate—this is dharma for real relationships.”—Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance Partnership is hard, especially after the honeymoon shine has faded. In this refreshingly honest guide to...

Imprisoned in the Lodz Ghetto, Elsi discovers her mother's desperate attempt to end her pregnancy and comes face-to-face with the impossibility of their situation. Risking her own life, Elsi joins a resistance group to sabotage the regime. Blonde, blue-eyed Matilda is wrenched from her family in Romania and taken to Germany, where her captors attempt to mold her into the perfect Aryan child. Spirited and brave, she must inspire hope in the other stolen children to make her dreams of escape a reality.

I was framed for murdering another Omega, and my only chance at survival was the Alphas I'd turned into enemies. I hated asking for help—hated begging while they taunted me, but there was no other option. They were the only ones standing between me and death. If only their proximity didn't...

Eden Fox, eine aufstrebende Künstlerin, hat eigentlich alles erreicht, was man sich wünschen kann: eine beneidenswerte Karriere, ein Mann an ihrer Seite, ein bezauberndes altes Anwesen, das sie seit Kurzem ihr Zuhause nennt. Dann kommt sie am Tag ihrer ersten großen Ausstellung vom Joggen zurück und nichts mehr ist, wie es einmal war: Der Hausschlüssel passt plötzlich nicht mehr ins Schloss. Eine fremde Frau, die ihr unheimlicherweise wie eine Doppelgängerin gleicht, öffnet die Tür. Dahinter ihr Ehemann, der behauptet, die Fremde sei seine Frau.

When Rhett Mayes brings his family and some friends along on a beach vacation to Mexico, trouble is the farthest thing from his mind. But when their trip takes a dark and dangerous turn, he finds himself at the mercy of mysterious forces he can’t begin to understand. As an unknown illness takes hold of his family, Rhett is thrust into a new world, a strange place not quite like home. In it, he discovers that not all is as it seems, and he must learn to navigate the new world around him if he hopes to save his family —and himself.

'A rollercoaster adventure with legendary characters that are also very human. There is great story telling, humour and heart.' - Eoin Colfer, bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series 'Hegarty's sardonic, playful tone turns this tale into something entirely original... and entertaining.' -...

They take the names of madmen because madness is their fate. They descend into the tiny places, down where the mites leap and the lymphocytes ooze and the spark of human reason fires like lightning from sizzling neurons. Down in the meat. One by one they join the fight. In the macro, in the nano, in both at once, they fight for life, liberty and the inalienable right to be crazy.

The entire BZRK cell, including Noah and Sadie, have been left in pieces after the last round of battle with the Armstrong twins, conjoined brothers who plot to rob mankind of its free will. Vincent's mind is shattered, but his memories hold dangerous secrets and Lear, BZRK's mysterious leader, will stop at nothing to protect those secrets. Meanwhile, Bug Man has taken control of the President's brain, but playing with sanity is a dangerous game. The consequences can spiral way out of control, and the Armstrong twins are not people Bug Man can afford to disappoint.

Noah and Sadie have seen death, and it holds no fear for them. Madness does, though. And losing each other. But they will not sit back, helpless witnesses to an invisible apocalypse. The world is being destroyed from the inside out. It's time to take up the fight once more, in the streets and in the nano. And they'll give everything they have to stop the Armstrong Twins. But are the Twins the ultimate enemy? Nobody has ever known the identity of Lear, the shadowy leader of BZRK.