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"Emmanuelle Snow pulls at your heartstrings in the best ways. She writes complex characters with complex emotions and relatable stories." (Goodreads) "Emmanuelle writes such strong woman." (Goodreads) We were never supposed to fall in love. Not when I was living under his roof. Not when he was my boss. Not when his daughters had already worked their way into my heart and his tour was threatening to change everything. But loving Sam Stevens stopped feeling impossible a long time ago. Now it feels inevitable. Somewhere between the stolen moments, the late-night confessions, and the life we built in the spaces neither of us expected, he became so much more than the man I was supposed to keep my distance from. He became the person I turn to first. The one I ache for. The one I can't imagine walking away from without taking pieces of myself with me. The problem is, love doesn't erase the past. Sam is still carrying the damage of everything he's lost. I'm still trying to trust that what we have is strong enough to survive the realities waiting for us beyond the safety of home. Fame, family, old wounds, and the life neither of us can put on pause forever are all closing in at once. And if we want a future together, we'll have to fight for it. Because loving each other was the easy part. Holding on to it when everything is at stake might be the hardest thing we've ever done. Rising Star is the emotional conclusion to Sam and Madison's story (and book two in the Lonesome Heart duet), and a heartfelt romance about family, healing, and choosing love when it asks you to risk everything.

Stolen Moments is the first book in The Stolen Romance series trilogy. An insta-lust, male-male, forced proximity, strangers-to-lovers, spicy romance with all of the drama, all of the feels, and ends on a nail-biting cliff-hanger... Loosely inspired by atrue story!The book comes complete with its own original songs, which can be heard in the audiobook version of Stolen Moments, or found by searching Alexander Morgan on your preferred music platform (Spotify, Apple, YouTube etc). Book SynopsisAlexander Morgan stands at the pinnacle of pop superstardom-desired by millions, envied by all. But behind the dazzling lights and deafening applause lies a man haunted by secrets. To the world, he's flawless, untouchable. In truth, he's barely holding on. Christopher Foster, back in London for his sister's wedding, has his own ghosts to bury. He never expected to collide with Alexander's turbulent orbit-nor to stir something in the superstar that refuses to stay hidden. As sparks fly and old wounds reopen, the carefully constructed world Alexander lives in begins to fracture under the weight of a passion too fierce to deny. With the world clamouring for a piece of Alexander, the stolen moments he shares with Christopher become his only escape from the suffocating grip of fame. But in a world where image is everything and the spotlight never fades, can something real survive?Or will one exposed truth destroy them both?

On Desolation Island, with the known world out of reach, uneasy alliances are sometimes forged... Captain Bligh, of Bounty fame, is now governor of New South Wales and facing mutiny anew, having lost the support of local settlers. Jack Aubrey is commissioned to come to his rescue. With a beautiful but dangerous spy on board, along with an unwelcome hold full of convicts, and war with America brewing, can Captain Jack Aubrey reach Australia in one piece? Outmanned and outgunned in a thrilling chase through an Antarctic storm, the crew of HMS Leopard discover they have become the quarry not the hunter. 'What is so gripping about O'Brian's novels is the completeness with which he invents a world which is our own and not our own . . . O'Brian is a brilliant observer.' A. S. BYATT, Evening Standard 'I fell in love with his writing straightaway. It wasn't primarily the Nelson and Napoleonic period, more the human relationships . . . It's about friendship, camaraderie. Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin always remind me a bit of Mick and me.' KEITH RICHARDS

'A spellbinding exploration of obsessive love, so addictive I read it in a single day' CLARE LESLIE HALL 'I inhaled this novel. Utterly believable, immersive and heartfelt. I loved it' JENNIE GODFREY 'Wonderful. A masterpiece. I adored it' SOPHIE COUSENS 'A timeless tragedy, a story of the intricacies and illusions of true love' CHRIS WHITAKER 'I didn't want this book to end. 10/10' VOGUE WILLIAMS *Don't miss the intoxicating and compulsive debut novel from Hattie Williams - everyone's talking about it!* 'In my life, there are things that have happened to me, and things that I have done, that have proven to be moments that have a clear before and an after. One of those moments, perhaps in some ways the biggest, was the day that I met Richard Aveling for the first time.' Charlie is twenty-three, single and the new publicity assistant at the independent London publishing house Winden & Shane. Richard Aveling is fifty-six, married and the author that has defined his generation. Charlie has long idolised the charming, illustrious writer, who also represents a link to her late mother, who loved his work. But as they embark on an illicit and all-consuming affair, Charlie is forced to hide the relationship from everyone she cares about. And when the success of Richard's latest book launches him to a new level of fame where all anonymity is lost, she realises she might just be in too deep... A thought-provoking exploration of a relationship founded in power, control and silence, Bitter Sweet is perfect for book clubs and will appeal to fans of Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason and Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors. ** More praise for BITTER SWEET by Hattie Williams** 'Hattie's writing on early-20s friendships and their enmeshed intensity, was so convincing. I enjoyed it so much' MARIAN KEYES 'Beautifully crafted, with aftershocks of conscience' JODI PICOULT 'This juicy novel is a gem. An age-old plot told in a fresh way - the characterisation is perfect' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'Intoxicating and propulsive. I inhaled it' NUSSAIBAH YOUNIS 'Sharp, compelling, and thought provoking. The perfect book club pick for 2025' LOUISE O'NEILL 'Brutal but tender, entertaining, compelling and completely believable' LAUREN BRAVO 'An instant classic of a debut: honest, winning, breakable' AJ FINN 'Raw and beautiful and true' ABIGAIL DEAN 'Fresh, unflinching and reminds us how dangerous love can be' ARAMINTA HALL 'Thrilling, compulsive and utterly addictive' KIRSTY CAPES 'As intoxicating as the relationship she portrays, a book that keeps you obsessively within its pages' KATE WESTON 'A brilliantly assured debut which deftly charts the pain of young love' SJ WATSON 'A tender assured novel, thrilling and alive and brittle and broken all at the same time' NIKESH SHUKLA 'Smart and intense, a thrilling new voice' AJ WEST 'Beautiful and tender, addicitve and heartbreaking' CJ COOKE 'An addictive, relatable story of obsessive love' JULIA RAESIDE

This outrageously charming and infuriatingly adorable enemies-to-lovers coffee shop romance is perfect for fans of YA books by Jenny Han and Better Than the Movies. Meet River Langston-Lee. In the past 24 hours, he's dumped his girlfriend, walked out of his SATs, and quit his job at his parents' cafe in spectacularly disastrous fashion-even for him. Somehow, he manages to talk his way into a gig at a failing Korean cafe, Bingsu for Two, which is his lucky break until he meets short, grumpy, and goth: Sarang Cho. She's his new no-BS co-worker who's as determined to make River's life hell as she is to save her family's cafe. After River accidentally uploads a video of his chaotic co-workers to his popular fandom account, they strike viral fame. The kicker? Their new fans ship River and Sarang big-time. In order to keep the Internet's attention-and the cafe's new paying customers-River and Sarang must pretend that the tension between them is definitely of the romantic variety, not the considering the best way to kill you and hide your body variety. But when Bingsu for Two's newfound success catches the attention of River's ex and his parents' cafe around the corner, he faces a choice: keep letting others control his life or stand up for the place that's become home. And a green-haired girl who's not as heartless as he originally thought . . . Bingsu for Two delivers a swoon-worthy romance that'll make you crave a Korean cafe adventure of your own. Fans of young adult romance books and books for teen girls will love this addictive debut that dishes up a serving of humor, heart, and hope.

'Huang's Immaculate Conception is unlike anything else I've read this year... a heartfelt love letter to art, and a superb work of fiction' New York Times An achingly tender and twisted portrait of companionship that captures the tenuous line between love and possession. Mathilde is a dizzyingly talented, tortured artist and Enka, struggling to create art that feels original, is immediately drawn to her. The two strike up a close friendship, but when Mathilde's fame reaches new heights, her work becoming more and more extreme, Enka becomes desperate to keep her close no matter the cost. Enka falls in love with a billionaire whose family's company is funding new technology purported to enhance empathy, and which could allow someone else to inhabit Mathilde's mind and absorb the trauma infecting her brain. But as their codependency deepens, the boundaries between Mathilde and Enka begin to blur, setting in motion a haunting series of events that will forever change their lives. Blisteringly smart, thought-provoking, and eerily timely, Immaculate Conception deftly navigates big questions of art, technology, authorship, and what makes us human. Its answers will haunt you long after you turn the final page. Praise for Immaculate Conception 'Huang's brilliant, imaginative, and ambitious novel gripped me from beginning to end. I loved every moment of it' Monika Kim, author of The Eyes Are the Best Part 'Huang, the real-life genius holding the palette, deftly weaves competition, longing, fantastical technology, and gobsmacking imagery into an unforgettable tale... utterly gripping: an immersive, transformative read' Sierra Greer, author of Annie Bot 'Immaculate Conception radiates with imagination. A thrilling tale about art's awesome power, about profound friendship, and how both destroy as well as build. Surprising at every turn, Ling Ling Huang has created an unforgettable novel' Gerardo Smano Crdova, author of Monstrillo 'Huang's latest is a hit' Elle

They're faking it for the cameras. But what if the sparks are real? Graydon St. John doesn't do dramäor public appearances. The brooding defensive end for football team the San Francisco Foghorns prefers silence, solitude, and avoiding headlines. But when a league-wide PR scandal forces him into a media stunt at the city zoo, he's suddenly face-to-face with squawking birds, nosy fans, and the zookeeper who seems to hate his guts on sight. Maple Baker loves her flamingos. Loud, pink, messy? Sure. But they're hers. And the last thing she needs is a grumpy football player stomping into her sanctuary with a bad attitude and a bigger ego. Unfortunately, they've been paired for the zoo's new public outreach program, and the cameras are already rolling. The banter is sharp. The tension is electric. And the more they pretend to play nice for the press, the more their fake flirtation starts to feel like something dangerously real. But when family secrets, viral fame, and a PR romance gone off-script threaten everything Maple's worked for, Graydon must decide if he's willing to fight for love¿or let it slip away to protect her. From New York Times bestselling author Meghan Quinn comes a sizzling sports romance full of flamingo feathers, slow-burn heat, and one grump-meets-sunshine love story that's anything but fake. Everyone is OBSESSED with Just for the Cameras: ' OMG ... Dying! ... SWOOOOON! ... I loved it through and through... PHENOMENAL! ' Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ ' Holy cow ladies and gentlemen! I think I have a new favorite! Graydon! I mean HELLO!... OH MY GOD YALL! ... talk about a book I want to read again and again. ' Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ ' Wow just wow! ... I don't know what Miss Meghan puts in these books but keep it coming PLEASE.' Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ ' OMG ... LOVE! ... This is how you do grumpy/sunshine, enemies to lovers, and banter! Chefs kiss! ' Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ ' Perfection ... omg ... I was laughing, emotional and cackling... the ending ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ perfect in every way .' Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ ' Absolutely OBSESSED ... I was literally squealing over how cute this book was.' Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ ' Aaahhhhhhh!!!! I cannot express just how much I loved this one!! ... absolute perfection .' Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ ' All the feels! ... A must-read ... Kept me giggling and cheesin' for more!' Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ 'I absolutely LOVED this book... Everything about this book was perfect ... Meghan Quinn is the absolute queen of rom coms.' Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿

The definitive portrait of Kate Middleton, the beloved and private Princess of Wales, tracing her stunning rise from working-class roots to queen-in-waiting, from #1 New York Times bestselling royal biographer Christopher Andersen. Kate is one of the most photographed, most talked about, most written about women in the world—heiress to Princess Diana's glamour and mystique, both wife of one future monarch and mother of another. But as the daughter of an airline attendant who grew up in public housing, Kate was not destined for this fate. She had to fight for it—and for the love of the future king. In this illuminating portrait, master biographer Christopher Andersen chronicles Kate's life, beginning with her humble upbringing; her off-again, on-again love story with William that catapulted her to global fame; and the 2011 "Wedding of the Century." Throughout their marriage, Kate has proven that she is more than just a prince's wife—she is a leader in humanitarian work, the devoted mother of three children in the media spotlight, an unparalleled fashion icon, and the universally adored face of Britain's monarchy. Yet her story is more complex than the public knows. With startling new details from his inside sources, Andersen reveals the full picture: including Kate's fight to repair William and Harry's rift, the disintegration of her relationship with Meghan, her work to refute charges of racism leveled at the monarchy, and her bravery in the face of cancer—her diagnosis and treatment, and the bizarre theories that swirled around her public disappearance. Kate! is an against-all-odds romance, a glittering fairy tale, and a heart-tugging family drama within the modern monarchy—but most of all, an inspiring saga of one woman's grace and grit in the face of adversity.

New York Times bestselling author Karen Hawkins spins an unforgettable tale of captivating beauty with a secret, a dashing sea captain on a treacherous mission, and the priceless artifact that seals their destiny. Despite fame and countless admirers, actress Marcail Beauchamp has never forgotten William Hurst, the audacious seafarer she once loved...and lost. Now, forced by a mysterious blackmailer who threatens her family, she must steal an ancient onyx box from the one man she's vowed never to see again. To save his brother from a ruthless abductor, William must deliver the artifact as ransom. He's stunned when Marcail, more lovely than ever, suddenly appears on his ship. But when she drugs him and steals the box, his fury knows no bounds. William pursues Marcail, but too late: she has already delivered the box. The estranged lovers realize they must work together—both to regain the artifact that could mean life or death to his family and to destroy the mysterious blackmailer's power over her family. Thus begins a high-stakes quest through the reaches of Scotland, a quest that stirs up long-forgotten memories and an unquenchable passion...

Dale Evan Howard felt stuck. Living with his family, sharing a room with his grandfather, Dale yearned to leave the small town on the outskirts of Spokane and make something of himself. But what? No funds for college, nothing but working minimum wage at the local fast food eateries, Dale began to feel a fire under his feet. One that craved more. There was one thing Dale was good at. And his buddy who owned a local tavern knew exactly what that talent was. Going under the pseudonym Dean Houston, Dale works for the owner of the tavern, but not pulling pints. Within days of promoting Dale's good looks, muscular build and amazing talent, 'Dean Houston' was born. As cash began to fill Dale's pockets and the hope of leaving the stale environment he was trapped in inspired him, Dale applied online for a job in Dallas working for the adult film industry. Now called Dean Houston, exclusively, Dale had no idea when he spent all of his savings for that flight to Texas, that he would not only find his niche in life, but one man who was not out to exploit him. One man. Damian. Damian 'Dante' Frieze took a chance on Dean, hoping to help this aspiring young man fulfill his dreams of wealth and fame. But what Damian didn't predict was the opportunity to get to know Dean Houston, and to know the man that was beneath the pretty package of Dean's good looks and build. Although Dean's trust had been shattered, Dean had one thing he could count on. Damian. There wasn't anything hardcore about the love between Damian and Dean. But everything about life was indeed hard. And nothing was more challenging than letting go of your fear and accepting love.

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD It was the summer Coltrane died, the summer of love and riots, and the summer when a chance encounter in Brooklyn led two young people on a path of art, devotion, and initiation. Patti Smith would evolve as a poet and performer, and Robert Mapplethorpe would direct his highly provocative style toward photography. Bound in innocence and enthusiasm, they traversed the city from Coney Island to Forty-Second Street, and eventually to the celebrated round table of Max's Kansas City, where the Andy Warhol contingent held court. In 1969, the pair set up camp at the Hotel Chelsea and soon entered a community of the famous and infamous, the influential artists of the day and the colorful fringe. It was a time of heightened awareness, when the worlds of poetry, rock and roll, art, and sexual politics were colliding and exploding. In this milieu, two kids made a pact to take care of each other. Scrappy, romantic, committed to create, and fueled by their mutual dreams and drives, they would prod and provide for one another during the hungry years. Just Kids begins as a love story and ends as an elegy. It serves as a salute to New York City during the late sixties and seventies and to its rich and poor, its hustlers and hellions. A true fable, it is a portrait of two young artists' ascent, a prelude to fame.

BEHIND EVERY HERO, THERE'S A HISTORIAN Mount Vengeance is legendary, a monumental climb with a dragon at its peak. For most, it's an adventure, or a quest to prove themselves worthy of fame and glory. For Ainsworth, it's perfect thesis material. Ainsworth Gladsly, ambitious young scholar, research fellow and up-and-coming historian is finally ready to make his mark on the world. So when his supervisor learns of a rustic inn at the foot of the legendary Mount Vengeance, she sends him to be the first to to document the exploits of the bold adventurers who face the perils of the mountain - and the dragon said to inhabit it. But the inn is far from the sophisticated city life he's grown to love, and even as he grudgingly warms to its rustic charm - and its lovely innkeeper, Honey - the mystery of the mountain refuses to reveal itself. Worse, Ainsworth can't actually find evidence that anyone has ever undertaken the climb - every adventurer comes to the inn, stays for a single night, and then returns home. And with Ainsworth's reputation as an academic on the line, it's a mystery he can't allow to remain unsolved - even if he has to push the adventurers up the mountain himself.

From Charlie’s Angels star, miniseries queen, and businesswoman Jaclyn Smith comes a heartfelt memoir chronicling the making of a global phenomenon and her story beyond the screen. When the pilot aired to instant success in 1976, Charlie’s Angels ushered in a TV revolution—for the first time, a network show featured three single female detectives whose stories revolved around fighting crime, not around supporting men. Jaclyn Smith, as Kelly Garrett (the only Angel to lead all five seasons of the show), was propelled into international fame and became an icon to girls and women everywhere. Now, for the first time, she shares the behind-the-scenes story of the origin and making of the iconic show, along with her longtime friendships with her co-stars including Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Cheryl Ladd. But, as Smith writes, she wasn’t born the first day she put on Kelly Garrett’s tiny white bikini. Before Charlie’s; she was a dancer on Broadway from Texas and a prolific commercial actress. After Charlie’s; she channeled her childhood love of design when she pioneered the concept of celebrity-branded clothing lines with a mega-successful K-Mart partnership. She now sells her clothing lines as a commercial branding partner on HSN. While balancing acting and entrepreneurship, and bravely facing breast cancer, she also found love and raised two beloved children. Intimate, honest, and down-to-earth, I Once Knew a Guy Named Charlie tells the life story of an accomplished woman who has inspired generations of Angels who have come after her.

Celebrate the timeless wit and romance of Jane Austen with this beautifully bound deluxe edition, featuring all seven beloved novels in one elegant collector’s volume. Jane Austen revolutionized the literary romance, using it as a platform from which to address issues of gender politics and class consciousness among the British middle class of the late eighteenth century. Bound in a heat-stamped, vegan leather cover with foil accents , this collection includes all of Austen’s unabridged novels and novellas: Sense and Sensibility Pride and Prejudice Mansfield Park Emma Northanger Abbey Persuasion Lady Susan With witty, unflinching morality, Austen portrays English middle-class life as the eighteenth century came to a close and the nineteenth century began. Austen’s heroines find happiness in many forms; each of the novels is a story of love and marriage—marriage for love, financial security, and for social status. In a publishing career that spanned less than ten years, her work brought her little personal fame and only a few positive reviews during her lifetime. It wasn’t until the 1940s that she became widely accepted in academia as a great English writer. The second half of the 20th century saw a proliferation of Austen scholarship and the emergence of a fan culture. Austen’s works continue to influence the course of the novel even as they charm readers today. Savor and cherish the novels of Jane Austen in this display-worthy keepsake volume. Essential volumes for the shelves of every classic literature lover, these deluxe classics editions include beautifully presented works from some of the most important authors in literary history. Other Chartwell Deluxe Editions include: Little Women, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, Anne of Green Gables, The Inferno, Dracula, The Republic, The Iliad, Meditations, and Irish Fairy and Folk Tales.

A revealing account of Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson’s extraordinary life of celebrity under pressure of relentless perfectionism and trauma of addiction. Elle shares her hard-earned, well-learned insights and understandings, empowering us all to discover our own uniqueness and life purpose. In the dazzling world of fashion, Elle Macpherson is synonymous with elegance and timeless beauty. Her inimitable, ‘give-it-a-go’ spirit underpins all her achievements as an iconic supermodel, businesswoman, and wellness advocate—a remarkable career concealing profound inner challenges. A powerful journey of personal transformation and a meditation on public image, self-image, and the meaning of real beauty, Elle peels back decades of curated perfection to share rare wisdom and intimate, messy realness from life in the limelight, including: Elle’s early life-lessons as a teenager modeling in 1980s New York building a remarkable career with professionalism, strong values, real results and her breakthrough opportunity with Sports Illustrated A meteoric rise to fame as a runway model for iconic designers like Azzedine Alaïa and Calvin Klein and actress in Hollywood films like Sirens and Batman & Robin Nuanced reflections on relationships, divorces and the delights of raising her two sons. Previously undisclosed traumas with addiction, burnout, overall mental, emotional, and physical health—and the startling realization that gave her life new meaning This open-hearted book reveals the authentic journey of personal transformation that empowered Elle to prevail over adversities, illness and inner conflicts. Told with Elle’s irrepressible humor and honesty, elle offers a wise perspective on resilience, recovery, self-trust and authentic love that empowers readers to value their own uniqueness, embrace life, and love unconditionally.

This series offers a versatile selection of music for flute, clarinet, alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet, horn in F, trombone, violin, viola, and cello. Each book contains carefully edited arrangements appropriate to each instrument, and is well suited for level 2-3 students. The CD includes a fully orchestrated demo track of each song, which features a live instrumental solo performance, followed by a play-along track. Also included are PDFs of piano accompaniments, and Alfred's Tempo Changer Software. Titles: A Whiter Shade of Pale (The Sopranos) * All About That Bass (Meghan Trainor) * Arthurs Theme (Best That You Can Do) (Arthur) * As Time Goes By (Casablanca) * Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell) * Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day) * Blueberry Hill (Fats Domino) * Cant Fight the Moonlight (Coyote Ugly) * Can You Feel the Love Tonight (The Lion King) * Concerning Hobbits (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) * Cool Kids (Echosmith) * Corpse Bride (Main Title) (Corpse Bride) * Diamonds Are Forever (Diamonds Are Forever) * Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead (The Wizard of Oz) * Dont Stop Believin (Journey) * Falling Slowly (Once) * Fame (Fame) * Follow the Yellow Brick Road (The Wizard of Oz) * For Your Eyes Only (For Your Eyes Only) * Ghostbusters Theme (Ghostbusters) * Goldfinger (Goldfinger) * Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) * Hes a Pirate (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl) * Hedwigs Theme (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) * I Dont Want to Miss a Thing (Armageddon) * In Dreams (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) * James Bond Theme (Dr. No) * Let It Go (Frozen) * Nobody Does It Better (The Spy Who Loved Me) * Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) * Roar (Katy Perry) * (I Cant Get No) Satisfaction (The Rolling Stones) * See You Again (Furious 7) * Song from M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) * Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin) * Star Wars (Main Theme) (Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope) * Summertime (Porgy and Bess) * The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Main Title) * The Great Escape (Main Title) * The Greatest Love of All (Whitney Houston) * The Magnificent Seven (Main Title) * The Notebook (Main Title) * The Prayer (Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli) * The Windmills of Your Mind (The Thomas Crowne Affair) * Theme from Superman * We Are Young (fun.) * You Only Live Twice (You Only Live Twice) * You Raise Me Up (Josh Groban) * You've Got a Friend in Me ( Toy Story).

He'll do anything to have her...including lie. Charming, deadly, and smart enough to hide it, Christian Harper is a monster dressed in the perfectly tailored suits of a gentleman. He has little use for morals and even less use for love, but he can't deny the strange pull he feels toward the woman living just one floor below him. She's the object of his darkest desires, the only puzzle he can't solve. And when the opportunity to get closer to her arises, he breaks his own rules to offer her a deal she can't refuse. Every monster has their weakness. She's his. His obsession. His addiction. His only exception. ** Sweet, shy, and introverted despite her social media fame, Stella Alonso is a romantic who keeps her heart in a cage. Between her two jobs, she has little time or desire for a relationship. But when a threat from her past drives her into the arms-and house-of the most dangerous man she's ever met, she's tempted to let herself feel something for the first time in a long time. Because despite Christian's cold nature, he makes her feel everything when she's with him. Passionate. Protected. Truly wanted. Theirs is a love twisted with secrets and tainted by lies...and when the truths are finally revealed, they could shatter everything. Twisted Lies is a steamy fake dating romance. It's the fourth and final book in the Twisted series but can be read as a standalone. Warning: The story contains explicit content, violence, profanity, and topics that may be sensitive to some readers. Please see inside the book for a detailed list. Recommended for 18+.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Kristin Harmel, the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Lost Names and The Winemaker's Wife, returns with a captivating new novel about several intertwined stories of love, loss, courage, and redemption set over the course of one magical week in Paris. Nine Americans in Paris. Seven intertwined love stories. One City of Light. Love Actually meets The Notebook in a tale of love, loss, and finding your way home, all set over the course of one life-changing week in Paris. Julia Glover has brought her twenty-three-year-old daughter, Piper, to Paris for the first time—but they know it will also be their last trip here together. Julia is dying, and as the mother and daughter desperately try to make memories together as the clock ticks down, the world opens up around them. Piper meets a cute French waiter, who might just understand her better than anyone she’s ever met, and Julia meets a man at a dive bar and struggles with how to tell him the truth about her future. Rock star Jackson Quick’s glory days are behind him. He had a handful of hit songs thirty years ago, but he hasn’t toured in a decade. This week, he’ll launch his reunion tour in Paris, the city where it all began. But he wants more out of life than being defined by fame. When he meets a woman who finally sees him for who he is at his core, the ground shifts beneath his feet. Henry McGee has been writing hit songs for decades—including Jackson Quick’s biggest hit, City of Light. But his secret is that every love song he’s ever written is for a woman named Celeste, whom he loved a lifetime ago, when they were both teenagers in Paris during World War II. He has spent eighty years believing she died—but when a letter arrives telling him the opposite, he’s on the first flight to France. Can he break through the haze of her dementia, using the songs he’s written all these years, to remind her of who they once were to each other—and to tell her he came back for her? Henry’s granddaughter, Melody, has just discovered that her husband of twenty years, Gilles, a French cosmetics executive, is having an affair. When she confronts him, he tearfully apologizes and begs her to forgive him. But can she? And, perhaps even more importantly, does she want to? Or is there a different kind of life out there for her if she chooses to be alone? These intertwining stories—plus several others—unfold over a few breathtaking spring days, as an unforgettable group of Americans in Paris must find their way to their own versions of happily ever after in the City of Light.

A cross-country road trip. A secretive box of journals. An unforgettable summer romance. As the youngest daughter of a country music legend, Raegan Farrow longs to establish an identity away from the spotlight and publish her small-town romances under a pen name. But after her dream is dashed when she won't exploit her mother's fame to further her own career, she hears a rumor from a reliable source regarding a tell-all being written about the Farrow family. Making matters worse, the unknown author has gone to great lengths to remain anonymous until publication. Raegan chooses to keep the tell-all a secret from her scandal-leery sisters as they embark on a two-week cross-country road trip at their mother's request and makes it her mission to expose the identity of the author behind the unsanctioned biography. But all is complicated when she discovers their hired bus driver, Micah Davenport, has a hidden agenda of his own--one involving both of their mothers and an old box of journals. As they rely on each other to find the answers they seek, the surprising revelations they unearth will lead them down an unexpected road of love and reconciliation.

'One of my life's greatest tragedies is to have already read Pickwick Papers - I can't go back and read it for the first time' Fernando Pessoa Few first novels have created as much popular excitement as The Pickwick Papers - a comic masterpiece that catapulted its twenty-four-year-old author to immediate fame. Readers were captivated by the adventures of the poet Snodgrass, the lover Tupman, the sportsman Winkle and, above all, by that quintessentially English Quixote, Mr Pickwick, and his cockney Sancho Panza, Sam Weller. From the hallowed turf of Dingley Dell Cricket Club to the unholy fracas of the Eatanswill election, via the Fleet debtors' prison, characters and incidents spring to life from Dickens's pen, to form an enduringly popular work of ebullient humour and literary invention. This edition is based on the first volume edition of 1837, and includes the original illustrations. In his introduction, Mark Wormald discusses the genesis of The Pickwick Papers and the emergence of its central characters. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

The thrilling second volume in Gael Song: Era II sees invaders mass on Irish soil, kings lose their crowns, and Ireland's immortals discover new magical powers. Winter 1169. Isolde arrives at the stronghold of the Descendants, her immortal kin. It soon becomes clear that Isolde is magically gifted, but as she learns to harness her abilities, visions of death and fire consume her. Heartbroken at parting from young warrior Cuan, and scarred by the destructive power of her enemies the Fomorians, Isolde struggles to find her place in the immortals' world. Cuan, nephew to the High King, is growing in fame. Caught between a curse that will destroy him, a desire for revenge, and his love for Isolde, Cuan is offered a new path by a mysterious stranger. But a warrior so close to the king has many enemies, and with Isolde no longer at his side, escaping death a second time may prove impossible. As war between Ireland's kingdoms continues, Anglo-Norman lords, eager for power, encroach ever further onto Irish soil. Ireland's clans must choose: work, and fight, together - or risk the destruction of their whole world. Reviews for Shauna Lawless's Gael Song 'Highlander meets The Last Kingdom' Anthony Ryan 'Absolutely luminous' Irish Independent 'A fine read' Mark Lawrence 'Completely captivating' Sarah Underwood

'Funny, funny, funny. She's wicked and wise' GRETA GERWIG 'One falls for Sally Jay Gorce from a great height from the first sentence' OBSERVER 'Scandalous and entertaining . . . Both funny and true' EVENING STANDARD 'One of the best novels about growing up fast' GUARDIAN 'This dizzying evocation of youth, sex, irresponsibility and doubt is laugh-out-loud funny' DAILY MAIL Here was all the gaiety and glory and sparkle I knew was going to be life if I could just grasp it . . . Sally Jay Gorce is a girl hellbent on living. It's the 1950s and she's an American in Paris: witty, headstrong and disaster-prone. She dyes her hair pink, wears evening dresses in the daytime and prowls the Left Bank in search of love, adventure and fame. But an education like this doesn't come cheap. Will our heroine be forced back to the States to fulfill her destiny as a librarian, or can she keep up her whirlwind Parisian existence? As effervescent as a champagne cocktail, The Dud Avocado is a deliciously funny cult classic. INTRODUCED BY RACHEL COOKE

The wise writer, I think, writes for the youth of his own generation, the critic of the next, and the schoolmasters of ever afterward. Following the education and young life of Amory Blaine, from indulged only child to disillusioned war veteran, This Side of Paradise is a thinly veiled account of Fitzgerald's time as a Princeton undergraduate and an aspiring writer set against the turbulent background of adolescence, first loves, and the outbreak of World War I. Amory moves through a dynamic whirl of exuberant youth, university escapades and adventures home and abroad as one of a new, restless American generation. This Side of Paradise ensured immediate fame as well as notoriety for F. Scott Fitzgerald. Not only Fitzgerald's bestselling novel during his lifetime, it was also the work against which each of his later novels was measured. It is impossible to overestimate the importance of This Side of Paradise: without it, the writing career of one of the twentieth-century's most popular novelists would have been immeasurably different. Brilliant and original in style and structure, brimful of literary experimentalism and fearless originality, it was a spectacular launching for Fitzgerald's career, and instantly stamped him as the bard of the Jazz Age.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, spotlighting Christine Daaé as she rises to fame while torn between love, ambition, and the haunting secrets of the opera house from #1 New York Times bestselling author Erin A. Craig. This gorgeous hardcover edition of Our Strange Duet features stunning sprayed edges, custom character endpapers, a foil-stamped case, and a ribbon! She was never just the voice he shaped . . . A rising soprano with a gift she is only just learning to embrace, Christine Daaé has moved through the glittering world of the Opera Populaire longing to find her purpose. Instead, she finds herself caught between two men who refuse to let her slip quietly into the chorus. One is Raoul, her childhood friend turned devoted admirer, offering her a future filled with warmth, safety, and a love that feels like sunlight. The other is a mysterious masked figure who lurks beneath the Opera House: The Phantom. His brilliance, obsession, and dangerous devotion to nurturing Christine’s talents ignites a dark and complicated passion in her heart. As Christine’s star ascends, so does the tension between Raoul and the Phantom. She must decide who she is when the curtain falls—and what she’s willing to risk for the life she wants. Set against the sweeping, romantic world of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera, Our Strange Duet allows Christine Daaé to take center stage to tell her own story: fierce, emotional, and unforgettable.

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'The taboo-breaking, the fabulous prose-there's no one like Edna O'Brien.' Anne Enright 'Surprising and beautiful and courageous . . . A beacon.' Megan Nolan We want to live. Drink gin. Squeeze into the front of big cars and drive up outside big hotels. We want to go places. Caithleen is a romantic: she dreams of finding a handsome man who will sweep her away and look after her. Her friend Baba thinks this makes her a right-looking eejit. What she wants is money and glamour. Life. As much of it as she can get. But neither love nor excitement seem possible in their small village, or their convent school. And when they finally make it to Dublin, they find that home isn't as easy to escape as they thought. This is the first novel in Edna O'Brien's trilogy which revolutionised Irish literature in the 1960s. Banned by the authorities as 'indecent' and burned by the clergy, they were notorious for their frank portrayal of sexual desire: but scandal turned to fame, and made this glorious coming-of-age tale an instant classic that inspires and delights readers to this day.

The TikTok sensation Addicted to You, now in a print edition with special bonus material! She's addicted to sex. He's addicted to booze...the only way out is rock bottom. Fall in love with Lily and Lo in this edgy new adult romance set in a world of lust, fame, swoon-worthy men, and friendships that run deeper than blood in this special edition with bonus materials in print only! No one would suspect shy Lily Calloway's biggest secret. While everyone is dancing at college bars, Lily stays in the bathroom. To get laid. Her compulsion leads her to one-night stands, steamy hookups and events she shamefully regrets. The only person who knows her secret happens to have one of his own. Loren Hale's best friend is his bottle of bourbon. Lily comes at a close second. For three years, they've pretended to be in a real relationship, hiding their addictions from their families. They've mastered the art of concealing flasks and random guys that filter in and out of their apartment. But as they sink beneath the weight of their addictions, they cling harder to their destructive relationship and wonder if a life together, for real, is better than a lie. Strangers and family begin to infiltrate their guarded lives, and with new challenges, they realize they may not just be addicted to alcohol and sex. Their real vice may be each other.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SERIES It's not what you've lost . . . it's what you've found. One summer morning, a flight takes off from New York to Los Angeles: there are 192 people aboard. When the plane suddenly crashes, twelve-year-old Edward Adler is the sole survivor. In the aftermath, Edward struggles to make sense of his grief, sudden fame and find his place in a world without his family. But then Edward and his neighbour Shay make a startling discovery; hidden in his uncle's garage are letters from the relatives of other passengers - all addressed him. Following the passengers' final hours and Edward's unique coming-of-age, Dear Edward asks one of life's most profound questions: What does it mean not just to survive, but to truly live? --------------------------------- 'Ann Napolitano's writing is astonishing. I'm in awe' Marian Keyes 'A very moving and emotional read' Anne Tyler 'Gripping and elegiac, this is a captivating novel about loss, love and growing up' Rosamund Lupton ' That rare book that breaks your heart and stitches it back together . . . Don't miss this one' Jodi Picoult

I didn't like to perform. I liked to be loved. 'Like Daisy Jones soaked in Britney Spears' Curious' HOLLY BOURNE 'It's a delightfully bubblegum novel of hot summer nostalgia' LITHUB 'A sexy swagger of a debut' EMMA STRAUB It is 1997, and Amber Young has received a life-changing call. It's a chance thousands of girls would die for: the opportunity to join girl group Cloud9 in Los Angeles and escape her small town. She quickly finds herself in the orbits of fellow rising stars Gwen Morris, a driven singer-dancer, and Wes Kingston, a member of the biggest boy band in the world, ETA. As Amber embarks on her solo career and her fame intensifies, she increasingly finds herself reduced to a body, a voice, an object. Surrounded by the wrong kind of people and driven by a desire for recognition and success, for love and sex, for agency and connection, Amber comes of age at a time when the kaleidoscope of public opinion can distort everything, and one mistake can shatter a career. Inspired by the starlets of the 90s and noughties who became as infamous for their personal lives as their hypersexualised music videos and lyrics, Honey is a novel about the journey from girlhood to womanhood and how far we are willing to go in the pursuit of love . . . Readers LOVE Honey 'Honey is going to be one of THE books of the summer' 'A knockout debut novel' 'Daisy Jones meets 90s/00s early pop!' 'From start to finish the nostalgia I felt while reading this book was UNREAL!' 'This definitely gives Britney Spears, Mandy Moore and Christina Aguilera vibes' 'I was captivated every second' ' My favourite book of the year so far, hands down' 'I loved each and every character'

WAS HEISST ES DIE BESTE ALLER SHOWS AUF DIE BÜHNE ZU BRINGEN? THE GREATEST SHOWMAN - der Film-Hit des LaLaLand Erfolgsduos Pasek & Paul, dessen All-Star-Cast schon 2018 die ganze Welt mit Ohrwürmern versorgte - findet eine einfache Antwort darauf: Es ist das Erschaffen einer gemeinsamen Welt, deren Inhalt momentan so einzigartig richtig, so real erscheint, dass sie sich von ganz alleine mit jeglicher Art möglicher Unmöglichkeiten füllt. LADIES & GENTS, THIS IS THE MOMENT YOUVE WAITED FOR ... THIS IS THE GREATEST SHOW! kann also nur eines sein: eine Jukebox-förmige Explosion an Songs, die uns verliebt, selbstbewusst und mutig zugleich machen, bei denen wir uns zusammen und nostalgisch, unterhalten und verstanden fühlen. Der Fokus muss dort liegen wo die intensivsten Gefühle zuhause sind: im Musical, genauso wie im Musical-Film. Hier lebt der zentrale Gedanke der berühmt-berüchtigten Showmanship zwischen dem König der Löwen und Queens We Will Rock You weiter, getrieben von der gefühlten, geteilten Freiheit der großartigsten aller Darbietungen. Tracks: Akt 1 1. This is the greatest show GREATEST SHOWMAN 2. Saturday night fever Medley 3. Sweet Transvestite THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW 4. Grease Medley 5. Footloose 6. Fame 7. (Ive had) the time of my life DIRTY DANCING 8. I will always love you THE BODYGUARD 9. Can you feel the love tonight/Lass jetzt los THE LION KING & DIE EISKÖNIGIN 10. Moulin Rouge Medley 11. Das Phantom der Oper 12. Gabriellas song WIE IM HIMMEL 13. Mamma Mia! Medley Akt 2 1. Dont stop believin ROCK OF AGES 2. Unruly heart THE PROM 3. Simply love THE PROM 4. Its time to dance THE PROM 5. Bohemian rapsody Medley 6. Shallow A STAR IS BORN 7. Monika KUDAMM 56 8. Ich tanz allein KUDAMM 56 9. A million dreams GREATEST SHOWMAN 10. Come alive GREATEST SHOWMAN 11. Never enough GREATEST SHOWMAN 12. This is me GREATEST SHOWMAN 13. Tightrope GREATEST SHOWMAN 14. From now on GREATEST SHOWMAN 15. This is the greatest show GREATEST SHOWMAN