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'Science-led and packed with practical tips, this book will change your life for the better ' Fearne Cotton As seen on TedTalk - over 2 million views ________________________________ When panic strikes, grab this book. University of Cambridge mental health researcher Dr. Olivia Remes has spent the past decade uncovering the secrets to reducing anxiety, stress and panic. In this short, no-nonsense book, Dr Olivia gives you 50 simple, science-based solutions to fight the moods that hold us all back. Targeting everything from overwhelm to indecision and anxiety to lack of motivation, these unexpected tips and tricks will help you relieve the pressure in the short term and experience long-term post-traumatic growth. Designed to dip in and out of when you need it most, this book will help you tame your worries and reclaim control. No more procrastination, avoiding situations, or blaming yourself - The Instant Mood Fix empowers you to feel calm, confident and resilient.

A lush and twisted dark fairy tale suffused with witchcraft, dark secrets and bitter revenge from the award-winning author. Exquisite, haunting and at times brutal, readers of Naomi Novik and Erin Morgenstern will be entranced. Asher Todd comes to live with the mysterious Morwood family as a governess to their children. Asher knows little about being a governess but she is skilled in botany and herbcraft, and perhaps more than that. And she has secrets of her own, dark and terrible - and Morwood is a house that eats secrets. With a monstrous revenge in mind, Asher plans to make it choke. However, she becomes fond of her charges, of the people of the Tarn, and she begins to wonder if she will be able to execute her plan - and who will suffer most if she does. But as the ghosts of her past become harder to control, Asher realises she has no choice. From the award-winning author of All the Murmuring Bones, dark magic, retribution and twisted family secrets combine to weave a bewitching and addictive tale.

''A bold, intoxicating, page-turner'' Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Daisy Jones & The Six A Daily Mail Book of the Week The #1 Toronto Star Bestseller The #1 Globe and Mail Bestseller A Cityline Book Club Pick A WI Life Magazine Book Club Pick When Alice Hale leaves a career to become a writer and follows her husband to the New York suburbs, she is unaccustomed to filling her days alone in a big, empty house. But when she finds a vintage cookbook buried in the basement, she becomes captivated by its previous owner: 1950s housewife Nellie Murdoch. As Alice cooks her way through the past, she realises that within the pages Nellie left clues about her life. Soon Alice learns that while a Baked Alaska may seem harmless, Nellie''s secrets may have been anything but. When Alice uncovers a more sinister, even dangerous, side to Nellie''s marriage, and has become increasingly dissatisfied with her own relationship, she begins to take control of her life and protect herself with a few secrets of her own. Featured in The New York Times, Parade, Crime Reads, Refinery29, Westport Magazine, The Every Girl.

A Chronicles of Ixia Novel Choose: a quick death…or slow poison… Locked deep in the palace dungeon for killing her abuser, Yelena knows she’ll never be free again. The laws in Ixia are strict, and murderers must be executed, no matter the reason. But just as she’s resigned herself to her fate, she’s offered an extraordinary reprieve. As the food taster, Yelena will eat the best meals, have rooms in the palace—and risk assassination by anyone trying to kill the Commander of Ixia. To make matters worse, the chief of security deliberately feeds her Butterfly’s Dust, and only by appearing for her daily antidote will she delay an agonizing death from the poison. As Yelena tries to escape her new dilemma, disasters continue to mount. Rebels plot to seize Ixia and Yelena develops magical powers she can’t control. Her life is threatened again, and in order to survive, she must unravel the secrets behind the past she’s been running from. The Chronicles of Ixia Book 1: Poison Study Book 2: Magic Study Book 3: Fire Study Book 4: Storm Glass Book 5: Sea Glass Book 6: Spy Glass Book 7: Shadow Study Book 8: Night Study Book 9: Dawn Study

Vinicius Junior Nike Mercurial Vapor 16 Academy "Vini Jr." Indoor/Court Low-Top Soccer Shoes When you’re on the field, you want to be noticed—just like Vini Jr. Inspired by the flair he brings to every match, these eye-catching shoes are made with bouncy Air Zoom cushioning to ensure they're the last thing defenders see as you blow past. Behind the Design The outer metallic layer celebrates Vini Jr.'s on-field flair and lifelong love of brightly colored cleats. The second layer is all about the work he put in behind the scenes to earn the right to wear shoes like these. Amplified Touch NikeSkin with embedded chevrons helps provide ball control and truly gives you a feeling of barefoot soccer. Fast Traction The rubber outsole is designed to provide multidirectional traction on street, court and indoor surfaces. Snug Fit We’ve upgraded the stretch mesh from the previous iteration to an adaptable knit that offers flexibility, provides support and brings you closer to the ball. More Details For use on street, court and indoor surfaces Cushioned sockliner

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Vinicius Junior Nike Mercurial Vapor 16 Academy "Vini Jr." Indoor/Court Low-Top Soccer Shoes When you’re on the field, you want to be noticed—just like Vini Jr. Inspired by the flair he brings to every match, these eye-catching shoes are made with bouncy Air Zoom cushioning to ensure they're the last thing defenders see as you blow past. Behind the Design The outer metallic layer celebrates Vini Jr.'s on-field flair and lifelong love of brightly colored cleats. The second layer is all about the work he put in behind the scenes to earn the right to wear shoes like these. Amplified Touch NikeSkin with embedded chevrons helps provide ball control and truly gives you a feeling of barefoot soccer. Fast Traction The rubber outsole is designed to provide multidirectional traction on street, court and indoor surfaces. Snug Fit We’ve upgraded the stretch mesh from the previous iteration to an adaptable knit that offers flexibility, provides support and brings you closer to the ball. More Details For use on street, court and indoor surfaces Cushioned sockliner

Vinicius Junior Nike Mercurial Vapor 16 Academy "Vini Jr." Indoor/Court Low-Top Soccer Shoes When you’re on the field, you want to be noticed—just like Vini Jr. Inspired by the flair he brings to every match, these eye-catching shoes are made with bouncy Air Zoom cushioning to ensure they're the last thing defenders see as you blow past. Behind the Design The outer metallic layer celebrates Vini Jr.'s on-field flair and lifelong love of brightly colored cleats. The second layer is all about the work he put in behind the scenes to earn the right to wear shoes like these. Amplified Touch NikeSkin with embedded chevrons helps provide ball control and truly gives you a feeling of barefoot soccer. Fast Traction The rubber outsole is designed to provide multidirectional traction on street, court and indoor surfaces. Snug Fit We’ve upgraded the stretch mesh from the previous iteration to an adaptable knit that offers flexibility, provides support and brings you closer to the ball. More Details For use on street, court and indoor surfaces Cushioned sockliner

Vinicius Junior Nike Mercurial Vapor 16 Academy "Vini Jr." Indoor/Court Low-Top Soccer Shoes When you’re on the field, you want to be noticed—just like Vini Jr. Inspired by the flair he brings to every match, these eye-catching shoes are made with bouncy Air Zoom cushioning to ensure they're the last thing defenders see as you blow past. Behind the Design The outer metallic layer celebrates Vini Jr.'s on-field flair and lifelong love of brightly colored cleats. The second layer is all about the work he put in behind the scenes to earn the right to wear shoes like these. Amplified Touch NikeSkin with embedded chevrons helps provide ball control and truly gives you a feeling of barefoot soccer. Fast Traction The rubber outsole is designed to provide multidirectional traction on street, court and indoor surfaces. Snug Fit We’ve upgraded the stretch mesh from the previous iteration to an adaptable knit that offers flexibility, provides support and brings you closer to the ball. More Details For use on street, court and indoor surfaces Cushioned sockliner

The race for survival comes to a thrilling conclusion in the heart-stopping finale to the Darkness Rising trilogy, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong. Things are getting desperate for Maya and her friends. Hunted by the powerful St. Clouds and now a rival Cabal as well, they're quickly running out of places to hide. All they have is the name and number of someone who might be able to give them a few answers. Answers to why they're so valuable, and why their supernatural powers are getting more and more out of control. But Maya is unprepared for the truths that await her. And like it or not, she'll have to face down some demons from her past if she ever hopes to move on with her life. Because Maya can't keep running forever. With all the twists, thrills, and romance that have made Kelley Armstrong an international bestseller, plus the surprising return of some fan-favorite characters, The Rising will hold you under its spell long after its breathtaking end. With her heart pulled in two directions and a long-lost brother she can’t trust, can Maya unite her friends and face the truth of her past to save them all? Love Triangle: A skin-walker soulmate and a demon-hunter best friend. Maya’s heart is on the line, and choosing one could mean losing the other forever. High-Stakes Action: From the rainy streets of Vancouver to remote island hideouts, the chase is relentless as two rival Cabals hunt them down. Long-Lost Twin Brother: He’s a skin-walker just like her, but he’s also a complete stranger with his own dangerous secrets. Can Maya afford to trust her own blood? Trilogy Finale: The epic conclusion to the Darkness Rising trilogy brings back fan-favorite characters for a final, breathtaking showdown.

Bold, lyrical and imaginative, this space opera is a must for fans of Becky Chambers and Alastair Reynolds Nia Imani is a woman out of place and outside of time. Decades of travel through the stars are condensed into mere months for her, though the years continue to march steadily onward for everyone she has ever known. The captain of a transport ship contracted to the Umbrai corporation, she lives only for the next paycheck, until the day she meets a mysterious boy, fallen from the sky. A boy, broken by his past, and hunted by his present. For he is one of the few born with the gift of the Jaunt. The ability to travel instantly anywhere in the universe. An ability that threatens the vicelike control of the settled worlds by corporations such as Umbrai. Fumiko Nakajima, the great scientist responsible for the design of bird-like Stations that Umbrai uses to control vast tracts of space, has been searching for one such as he for a thousand years. Together, they set out to protect the boy, a journey that will cross the decades and light years all the way out to the fringes of settled space where the laws of civilisation do not apply, and they will have only each other to rely on.

A writer to keep a close eye on' The New York Times 'Quiet and beautifully written, Discipline plays masterfully' Buzz Magazine When two people fall apart, who gets to tell their story? Christine is a young writer touring her debut novel - a thinly disguised tale of the affair she had with her professor ten years earlier. He was magnetic, domineering, both the sponsor of her early promise and its destroyer. But he surely forgot her long ago, and the temptation to exorcise her past was overwhelming. Then, between hotel rooms and bookstores, formal dinners and road-trip hook-ups, she receives a series of sly, unsettling emails and finally an invitation to visit the professor's isolated house on an island off the coast of Maine. Against her better judgement, Christine is drawn back into his orbit, risking forever losing control of the narrative she's worked so hard to create. Taut and provocative, Discipline walks the lines between creativity and control, truth and memory, coercion and desire. READER REVIEWS: 'If you enjoyed Outline by Rachel Cusk or Mona by Pola Oloixarac, I think you will really like Discipline' 'The best book I read in 2025' 'Pham's writing completely held me. Each page left me wanting more' 'A provocative and intriguing debut, masterfully executed' 'Discipline is a storm on the horizon, a prismatic and haunting story

They captured me, broke me. Molded me into their perfect weapon. They made me murder and seduce strangers. Until a hitman killed my captors and set me free. Leroi I rescued a girl from a basement thinking she was innocent, but I brought home a serial killer whose darkness borders on insanity. Now, I need to tame her murderous instincts before I become her next victim. Seraphine is reckless, unstable, and likely to get us both destroyed. Every instinct says I should end her, but she's too captivating to resist. Each day, she draws me deeper into her web, her allure stripping my self-control. But I'm harboring secrets treacherous enough to add me to her list of men to slaughter. Seraphine Leroi is dark, deadly, and dangerously attractive. I don't know what he wants, but resisting him is impossible and I'm ready to slay him at the first sign of betrayal. When a dark figure from the past rises from the shadows, wanting to reclaim me, I'm forced to trust a man who might stab me in the back. Taming Seraphine is a dark romance containing themes that may be disturbing to some. Please check the warnings inside the book.

Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive, and she is an artist on the brink of an exciting career. But as they settle into the routine of their life together, they are ripped apart by circumstances neither could have imagined. Roy is arrested and sentenced to twelve years for a crime Celestial knows he didn’t commit. Though fiercely independent, Celestial finds herself bereft and unmoored, taking comfort in Andre, her childhood friend, and best man at their wedding. As Roy’s time in prison passes, she is unable to hold on to the love that has been her center. After five years, Roy’s conviction is suddenly overturned, and he returns to Atlanta ready to resume their life together. This stirring love story is a profoundly insightful look into the hearts and minds of three people who are at once bound and separated by forces beyond their control. An American Marriage is a masterpiece of storytelling, an intimate look deep into the souls of people who must reckon with the past while moving forward - with hope and pain - into the future.

Adria Fedorov doesn't kneel-she commands. Inheriting her father's wealth and position within the Nine-a violent and secretive organization-she's learned that in her world, trust is weakness and power is everything. But when a dangerous deal from her father's past resurfaces, it delivers three men to her doorstep. Bryson: Reckless, volatile, and too defiant for his own good. Kaydon: Sharp-minded and arrogant, his smirk dares her to break him first. Seth: Quiet and calculating-his obedience might just be her undoing. Her task is simple: train them, mold them, and bend them to her will. But in this dangerous game of power and strategy, lines blur, and loyalty becomes a weapon. The cost of control is greater than she ever imagined, and the greatest threat isn't losing it-it's wanting to. For the first time, the woman who commands everything might lose the one thing she swore she'd never surrender-her heart. Three men. One woman. No turning back.

Time cannot be owned. But what if someone tried? For more than two centuries, a single heartbeat has echoed through the valley of Neuchâtel the mechanical pulse of Maison Vallin, the oldest independent watch manufactory in Switzerland. Within its stone walls, every movement is measured, every breath calibrated. Until one man disturbs the rhythm. Monsieur L., a master watchmaker with no past and no watch of his own, is building a timepiece unlike any other, a mechanism that will not simply measure time, but bend it. What begins as a quest for perfection becomes an obsession that threatens the order he has devoted his life to preserve. When the clocks begin to falter and the factorys silence deepens into dread, Inspector Maurer is called to investigate. Among ticking gears, encrypted archives, and the ghosts of forgotten experiments, he uncovers a secret that blurs the line between science, faith, and madness. A literary thriller about obsession, precision, and the cost of perfection. Elegant, haunting, and meticulously crafted, THE WATCHMAKER is both a homage to the art of horology and a meditation on the human desire to control time itself.

Five decades of iconic and incisive art from Barbara Kruger Published with Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Since the mid-1970s, Barbara Kruger (born 1945) has been interrogating the hierarchies of power and control in works that often combine visual and written language. In her singular graphic style, Kruger probes aspects of identity, desire and consumerism that are embedded in our everyday lives. This volume traces her continuously evolving practice to reveal how she adapts her work in accordance with the moment, site and context. The book features a range of striking images--from her analogue paste-ups of the 1980s to digital productions of the last two decades, including new works produced on the occasion of the exhibition. Also featured are singular works in vinyl, her large-scale room wraps, multichannel videos, site-specific installations and commissioned works. The book also showcases how Kruger's site-specific works have been reconceived for each venue, and includes a section of reprinted texts selected by the artist. Renowned for her use of direct address and her engagement with contemporary culture, Kruger is one of the most incisive and courageous artists working today. This volume explores how her pictures and words remain urgently resonant in a rapidly changing world.

You Fell In Love With The Victors of The Hunger Games. Now Prepare To Meet The Villains Of The Blood Veil. After the publication of a salacious tell-all book, the remote city of Ilvernath is thrust into the spotlight. Tourists, protesters, and reporters alike flock to its spellshops and historic ruins to witness an ancient curse unfold: every generation, seven families name a champion among them to compete in a tournament to the death. The winner awards their family exclusive control over the city's high magick supply, the most powerful resource in the world. In the past, the villainous Lowes have won nearly every tournament, and their champion is prepared to continue his family's reign. But this year, thanks to the influence of their newfound notoriety, each of the champions has a means to win. Or better yet--a chance to rewrite their story. But this is a story that must be penned in blood.

OVER 8 MILLION COPIES SOLD. THE GLOBAL BESTSELLER AND TIKTOK SENSATION! "Addictive, intense, and oozing with romance" Lauren Kate, Fallen "Dangerous, sexy, romantic and intense!" Kami Garcia, Beautiful Creatures "My favourite series of all time" Goodreads review "Perfection" TikTok review The finale of Tahereh Mafi's New York Times bestselling YA fantasy series. Powerless meets A Court of Thorns and Roses in this stunningly romantic dystopian YA fantasy. Juliette Ferrars. Ella Sommers. Which is the truth and which is the lie? Now that Ella knows who Juliette is and what she was created for, things have only become more complicated. As she struggles to understand the past that haunts her and looks to a future more uncertain than ever, the lines between right and wrong - between Ella and Juliette - blur. And with old enemies looming, her destiny may not be her own to control. The day of reckoning for the Reestablishment is coming. But will the choice of which side to fight on be hers?

The Mantle that separates the kingdoms of Elsira and Lagrimar is about to fall. And life will drastically change for both kingdoms. Born with a deadly magic she cannot control, Kyara is forced to become an assassin. Known as the Poison Flame in the kingdom of Lagrimar, she is notorious and lethal, but secretly seeks freedom from both her untamed power and the blood spell that commands her. She is tasked with capturing the legendary rebel called the Shadowfox, but everything changes when she learns her target's true identity. Darvyn ol-Tahlyro may be the most powerful Earthsinger in generations, but guilt over those he couldn't save tortures him daily. He isn't sure he can trust the mysterious young woman who claims to need his help, but when he discovers Kyara can unlock the secrets of his past, he can't stay away. Kyara and Darvyn grapple with betrayal, old promises, and older prophecies-all while trying to stop a war. And when a new threat emerges, they must beat the odds to save both kingdoms.

'This is the one: the next must-read, must-discuss novel' A.J. FINN 'A terrific debut from a promising talent' KARIN SLAUGHTER 'I will be thinking about it for years ... I loved it' GILLIAN McALLISTER --- She could be anyone. She could be you. Nobody ever found out what happened to Laika Martenwood, the girl who vanished without a trace on her way to school one morning. But for her sister Willa, life shattered into tiny pieces that day, and she has never been able to put them back together again. Willa sees Laika everywhere: on buses, at parties, in busy streets. It's been twenty-five years, and the only thing that has kept her going is her belief that her sister is alive, somewhere. But when a dinner party conversation about childhood memories spirals out of control, a shattering revelation from one of the guests forces Willa to rethink everything she thought she knew about her past. And, out of the debris of that explosive evening, the truth of what really happened begins to emerge. Piece by piece. --- 'A genuine page-turner' ALICE FEENEY 'So, so, so good' CHRIS WHITAKER 'Enthralling and unmissable' EMILIA HART 'Compelling' CLAIRE FULLER

Bold, lyrical and imaginative, this space opera is a must for fans of Becky Chambers and Alastair Reynolds Nia Imani is a woman out of place and outside of time. Decades of travel through the stars are condensed into mere months for her, though the years continue to march steadily onward for everyone she has ever known. The captain of a transport ship contracted to the Umbrai corporation, she lives only for the next paycheck, until the day she meets a mysterious boy, fallen from the sky. A boy, broken by his past, and hunted by his present. For he is one of the few born with the gift of the Jaunt. The ability to travel instantly anywhere in the universe. An ability that threatens the vicelike control of the settled worlds by corporations such as Umbrai. Fumiko Nakajima, the great scientist responsible for the design of bird-like Stations that Umbrai uses to control vast tracts of space, has been searching for one such as he for a thousand years. Together, they set out to protect the boy, a journey that will cross the decades and light years all the way out to the fringes of settled space where the laws of civilisation do not apply, and they will have only each other to rely on.

"[She] writes with a singular wit, charm, and emotional complexity, every word just right, every page brimming with delicious tension." - Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author of People We Meet on Vacation International bestseller Mhairi McFarlane delivers a sharp, emotional new romantic comedy about a woman who calls off her engagement to "the perfect man" and moves in with a charming stranger who makes her question everything about her life, her past, and the secrets she's kept for far too long... Harriet Hatley is the most in-demand wedding photographer in town, but she doesn't believe in romance, loathes the idea of marriage, and thinks chocolate fountains are an abomination. Which is why, when her long-time partner proposes, she panics. Suddenly Harriet is single... and living down the hall from her ex. She needs a new apartment, like, yesterday. Enter Cal Clarke, a hopeless romantic who just experienced his own wedding-related disaster. Harriet and Cal are like chalk and cheese-a true case of opposites attract-but as they go from strangers to roommates to friends, it becomes clear they're both running from something. When Harriet's most heavily guarded secret comes to light, her world implodes. And Cal, with his witty humor and gentle advice, is a surprising source of calm at the center of the storm. With her career, friendships, and reputation on the line, Harriet must finally face her past in order to take control of her future. Because if she's willing to stop playing it safe and risk everything in this heartfelt British romcom, real love and happiness may be waiting on the other side...

''A bold, intoxicating, page-turner'' Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Daisy Jones & The Six A Daily Mail Book of the Week The #1 Toronto Star Bestseller The #1 Globe and Mail Bestseller A Cityline Book Club Pick A WI Life Magazine Book Club Pick When Alice Hale leaves a career to become a writer and follows her husband to the New York suburbs, she is unaccustomed to filling her days alone in a big, empty house. But when she finds a vintage cookbook buried in the basement, she becomes captivated by its previous owner: 1950s housewife Nellie Murdoch. As Alice cooks her way through the past, she realises that within the pages Nellie left clues about her life. Soon Alice learns that while a Baked Alaska may seem harmless, Nellie''s secrets may have been anything but. When Alice uncovers a more sinister, even dangerous, side to Nellie''s marriage, and has become increasingly dissatisfied with her own relationship, she begins to take control of her life and protect herself with a few secrets of her own. Featured in The New York Times, Parade, Crime Reads, Refinery29, Westport Magazine, The Every Girl.

What if you could control what the reality around you returns by controlling the energies you sent to the Universe in actions, words and thoughts? What if you could become the creator of you own happiness, changing the reality around you and achieving your dreams with the power of African Gods and Goddesses? Through African magical traditions and its resemblance with Latin America, the Orishas spirituality and the lessons of the Odus are part of a growing daily process in which magic happens when we start to assume self-responsibility for our choices in life. Once we understand that what happens to us in the present is a consequence of our past choices (or the lack of them), we begin to connect with the holy source of all happiness and joy, becoming conscious and able to create the life we dreamt about. That's what you'll find in the rituals and meditations from African Gods Oracle: a self-transformation tool from which you can ask the Orishas about the goals and anguishes of your life and get the Odus answers that will lead you to success.

A stunning study that uses evolutionary psychology to explain human mating and the mysteries of love “A drop-dead shocker.” —Washington Post Book World If we all want love, why is there so much conflict in our most cherished relationships? To answer this question, we must look into our evolutionary past, argues prominent psychologist David M. Buss. Based one of the largest studies of human mating ever undertaken, encompassing more than 10,000 people of all ages from thirty-seven cultures worldwide, The Evolution of Desire is the first work to present a unified theory of human mating behavior. Drawing on a wide range of examples of mating behavior—from lovebugs to elephant seals, from the Yanomamö tribe of Venezuela to online dating apps—Buss reveals what women want, what men want, and why their desires radically differ. Love has a central place in human sexual psychology, but conflict, competition, and manipulation also pervade human mating—something we must confront in order to control our own mating destiny. Updated to reflect recent scientific research on human mating, this definitive edition of this classic work of evolutionary psychology explains the powerful forces that shape our most intimate desires.

Among all the experiences of the Buddha, his eye-to-eye encounter with a terrorist is perhaps the most relevant and vital for those of us caught in the binds of the early 21st century. Once upon a time in northern India, there lived a violent and fearsome outcaste called Angulimala ('necklace of fingers'). He terrorised towns and villages in order to try to gain control of the state, murdering people and adding their fingers to his gruesome necklace. The Buddha set out to meet Angulimala, and with the power of love and compassion he persuaded him to renounce violence and take responsibility for his past actions. Thus Angulimala was transformed. The Buddha and the Terrorist brings a message for our time about the importance of looking for the root causes of violence, and of finding peaceful means to end terror. This revised edition includes a new Prologue, 'Talking to Terrorists', in which Satish Kumar discusses how we can best deal with the phenomenon of international terrorism. By telling the tale of the pitiless, blood-splattered Angulimala, activist Satish Kumar reminds us that when the Buddha deliberately and compassionately faced real fear, the fear in that real face evaporated.

Time cannot be owned. But what if someone tried? For more than two centuries, a single heartbeat has echoed through the valley of Neuchâtel the mechanical pulse of Maison Vallin, the oldest independent watch manufactory in Switzerland. Within its stone walls, every movement is measured, every breath calibrated. Until one man disturbs the rhythm. Monsieur L., a master watchmaker with no past and no watch of his own, is building a timepiece unlike any other, a mechanism that will not simply measure time, but bend it. What begins as a quest for perfection becomes an obsession that threatens the order he has devoted his life to preserve. When the clocks begin to falter and the factorys silence deepens into dread, Inspector Maurer is called to investigate. Among ticking gears, encrypted archives, and the ghosts of forgotten experiments, he uncovers a secret that blurs the line between science, faith, and madness. A literary thriller about obsession, precision, and the cost of perfection. Elegant, haunting, and meticulously crafted, THE WATCHMAKER is both a homage to the art of horology and a meditation on the human desire to control time itself.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents Legacy, a new novel of a mother and a daughter, of ambition and romance, and of a traumatic past reawakened by a terrifying threat... Adrian Rizzo was seven when she met her father for the first time. That was the day he nearly killed her-before her mother, Lina, stepped in. Soon after, Adrian was dropped off at her grandparents' house in Maryland, where she spent a long summer drinking lemonade, playing with dogs, making a new best friend-and developing the stirrings of a crush on her friend's ten-year-old brother. Lina, meanwhile, traveled the country promoting her fitness brand and turning it into a billion-dollar business. There was no point in dwelling on the past. A decade later, Adrian has created her own line of yoga and workout videos, following in Lina's footsteps but intent on maintaining creative control. And she's just as cool-headed and ambitious as her mother. They aren't close, but they're cordial-as long as neither crosses the other. But while Lina dismisses the death threats that Adrian starts getting as a routine part of her daughter's growing celebrity, Adrian can't help but find the vicious rhymes unsettling. Year after year, they keep arriving-the postmarks changing, but the menacing tone the same. They continue after she returns to Maryland and becomes reacquainted with Raylan, her childhood crush, all grown up and as gorgeously green-eyed as ever. Sometimes it even seems like the terrifying messages are indeed routine, like nothing will come of them. Until the murders start, and the escalation begins...