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The Instant New York Times bestseller "Poignant, funny, and bingeable, Annabel Monaghan writes five star reads." -Abby Jimenez From the USA Today bestselling author of Nora Goes Off Script, a novel about a former adolescent TV actress-turned-Hollywood producer whose "fake it till you make it" mantra sets her on a crash course with her past, forcing her to spend a week on Long Island with the last man she thinks might make her believe in love. Love is a lie. Laughter is the only truth. Jane Jackson spent her adolescence as "Poor Janey Jakes," the barbecue-sauce-in-her-braces punch line on America's fifth-favorite sitcom. Now she's trying to be taken seriously as a Hollywood studio executive by embracing a new mantra: Fake it till you make it. Except she might have faked it too far. Desperate to get her first project greenlit and riled up by pompous cinematographer and one-time crush Dan Finnegan, she claimed that she could get mega popstar Jack Quinlan to write a song for the movie. Jack may have been her first kiss-and greatest source of shame-but she hasn't spoken to him in twenty years. Now Jane must turn to the last man she'd ever want to owe: Dan Finnegan. Because Jack is playing a festival in Dan's hometown, and Dan has an in. A week in close quarters with Dan as she faces down her past is Jane's idea of hell, but he just might surprise her. While covering up her lie, can they find something true?

Bill Vokes has played Santa at the children's Christmas show for years. But with the show just hours away, he vanishes with no explanation. The whole village is baffled. Did something bad happen to loveable Bill: upstanding citizen, churchgoer, life and soul of the party and the holiday season?Jack and Sarah are on the case - and soon discover there are secrets about this Santa that no one could have imagined ...Cherringham is a serial novel à la Charles Dickens, with a new audio episode released every two weeks. Set in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, the detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack. Thrilling and deadly - but with a spot of tea - it's like Rosamunde Pilcher meets Inspector Barnaby. Each of the self-contained episodes is a quick listen for the morning commute, while waiting for the doctor, or when curling up with a hot cuppa.For fans of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple series, Lilian Jackson Braun's The Cat Who series, Caroline Graham's Midsomer Murders, and the American TV series Murder She Wrote, starring Angela Lansbury.Co-authors Neil Richards (based in the UK) and Matthew Costello (based in the US), have been writing together since the mid 90's, creating content and working on projects for the BBC, Disney Channel, Sony, ABC, Eidos, and Nintendo to name but a few. Their transatlantic collaboration has underpinned scores of TV drama scripts, computer games, radio shows, and - most recently - the successful crime fiction series Cherringham.The narrator of the audiobook, Neil Dudgeon, has been in many British television programmes including the roles of 'DCI John Barnaby' in 'Midsomer Murders' and 'Jim Riley' in 'The Life of Riley'. He is also known for his film roles in 'The Nativity', 'Sorted' and 'Son of Rambow'. In 2012 Dudgeon starred as 'Norman Birkett' on BBC Radio 4's Afternoon Play series written by Caroline and David Stafford.

'Outrageously Jilly Cooperesque' Sunday Times Style * Take a grand English country house, one (heartbroken) American divorcée, three rich wives, two tycoons, and one (bereaved) butler; put them all into the blender and out comes the impossibly funny Wives Like Us. Welcome to the rose-strewn county of Oxfordshire and the Cotswold villages of Little Bottom, Middle Bottom, Great Bottom, and Monkton Bottom, recently annexed by a glittering new breed of female: the Country Princess. Following a ghastly row about a missing suite of diamonds, Tata Hawkins has flounced out of Monkton Bottom Manor with her daughter, Minty, and Executive Butler Ian Palmer in tow, decamping to the Old Coach House to teach her husband, Bryan, a lesson. But things don't go to plan: Bryan disappears to Venice with a bikini designer; Selby Fairfax, the glamorous American divorcée who has inherited the beautiful estate next door, refuses Tata's neighborly overtures; and Tata's very best friends, Fernanda Ovington-Williams and Sophie Thompson, are distracted by their own heartaches. Worst of all, Ian has nowhere to store his collection of vintage Gucci loafers. With the help of a pig farmeress moonlighting as a personal assistant, a male model moonlighting as a stable hand, and a London barrister moonlighting as a gentleman farmer, can Ian restore harmony to the Bottoms? 'So wickedly smart, so effortless, so chic and hilarious. Plum Sykes is in a class of her own when it comes to peeling back the layers of status paranoia amongst the poshest of the posh as she delivers a delectable tale that you never want to end.' Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians 'The brilliantly satirical new novel that's got the Cotswolds smart set buzzing with speculation...it may finally be time for Jilly [Cooper] to make way for a new chronicler of Cotswolds life' Daily Mail 'A fabulous and funny bucolic romp - Plum Sykes does it again.' Hannah Rothschild, author of The Improbability of Love 'Wives Like Us may be set in the most gorgeous English manor house, but I'd happily sleep in the shed if it meant I could tag along with these marvelous characters - Tata, Minty, and their chic and crafty butler.' Jenny Jackson, author of Pineapple Street 'Delightful' Vogue 'I absolutely adored Wives Like Us, I thought it was so fun and funny, a romp and a riot - and a glorious dollop of much needed escapism.' Daisy Buchanan 'A stiletto-sharp look at the glamorous end of the Cotswolds. I loved it!' Katie Fforde 'Wickedly funny' Citizen Femme 'A comedy of manners with an emphasis on the comedy' Town & Country * Readers are loving Wives Like Us: 'I devoured this in one day' ***** 'Gloriously good fun' ***** 'Absolutely delightful' ***** 'A perfect summer read' *****

When the Zakro Corporation attempts to build a mammoth supermarket outside Cherringham, the whole village is up in arms. But the accidental death of lead environmentalist Sam Lewis seems to hand victory to the developers. Could Sam's opposition to the project be the real reason he died? When Jack and Sarah take on the case, they will learn that what looked like an accident was - in fact - one very wild murder. Cherringham is a serial novel à la Charles Dickens, with a new audio episode released every two weeks. Set in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, the detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack. Thrilling and deadly - but with a spot of tea - it's like Rosamunde Pilcher meets Inspector Barnaby. Each of the self-contained episodes is a quick listen for the morning commute, while waiting for the doctor, or when curling up with a hot cuppa. For fans of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple series, Lilian Jackson Braun's The Cat Who series, Caroline Graham's Midsomer Murders, and the American TV series Murder She Wrote, starring Angela Lansbury. Co-authors Neil Richards (based in the UK) and Matthew Costello (based in the US), have been writing together since the mid 90's, creating content and working on projects for the BBC, Disney Channel, Sony, ABC, Eidos, and Nintendo to name but a few. Their transatlantic collaboration has underpinned scores of TV drama scripts, computer games, radio shows, and - most recently - the successful crime fiction series Cherringham. The narrator of the audiobook, Neil Dudgeon, has been in many British television programmes including the roles of 'DCI John Barnaby' in 'Midsomer Murders' and 'Jim Riley' in 'The Life of Riley'. He is also known for his film roles in 'The Nativity', 'Sorted' and 'Son of Rambow'. In 2012 Dudgeon starred as 'Norman Birkett' on BBC Radio 4's Afternoon Play series written by Caroline and David Stafford.

An unputdownable historical saga set in Victorian Bath, where one woman must fight for freedom, friendship and a second chance. Perfect for fans of Catherine Cookson, Rosie Goodwin and Mary Wood. From grieving widow... 1851, England. After her merchant husband saved her from a life of prostitution, Louisa Hill was briefly happy as a housewife in Bristol. But then a constable arrives at her door. Her husband has been found hanged in a Bath hotel room, a note and a key to a property in Bath she knew nothing about the only things she has left of him. To a new life as a madam... Knowing the debt collectors will arrive any moment, Louisa must leave everything she knows behind, and move to Bath. But left with no means of income, Louisa knows she has little choice but to return to but her old way of life. But this time, she'll do it on her own terms - by turning her new home into a brothel for upper class gentleman. And she's determined the horrors she was forced to endure in the past are not experienced by the girls she saves from the streets. Enlisting the help of Jacob Jackson, a quiet but feared boxer, to watch over the house, Louisa is about to embark on a life she never envisaged. Can she find the courage to forge this new path? The Widow's Vow is the first in a gripping and gritty Victorian saga series from the bestselling author of The Home Front Nurses, Rachel Brimble. Readers love Rachel Brimble's captivating historical sagas: 'Heart-warming yet gritty and gripping... Compelling reading.' Lizzie Lane 'Fantastic!' Rosie Clarke 'Heartwarming! ... Hard to put down!' Patricia McBride 'Skilled and vivid storytelling.' May Ellis 'Absolutely 10/10! Amazing storyline and loved the characters and setting.' Reader Review 'A hopeful story about friendship and learning to trust. I love stories about women who strive for their own goals in life independent of men and who understand the joy and security of close female friendships.' Reader Review Previously published as A Widow's Vow.

An edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller from the acclaimed author of Every Line of You – A Good Girl's Guide to Murder meets virtual reality ... 'This dark, dystopian thriller is genuinely disturbing and the final twist is a genuine shock ... Chilling.' DAILY MAIL 'A pixelated whirlwind of a ride through the darkest secrets of the human mind, explored through the lens of virtual reality gaming!' LEE NEWBERY, AUTHOR OF THE LAST FIREFOX Lola's been selected to play a new virtual reality game – Better Than Life. In her game, she's loved. Is beautiful. Can do whatever she wants. But she quickly breaks the one rule: not to recreate people or places from real life. She recreates her house and a boy she fancies. Soon she's skipping school to play. But Lola has secrets - dark ones that begin to surface inside her game - and the more she tries to fix her problems, the more she overlooks a much bigger threat ... An original, high-concept psychological thriller – Holly Jackson meets VR horror Set in an exclusive boarding school, this rollercoaster ride of a story involves an unreliable narrator,immersive gaming, a dark secret and a huge twist Perfect for fans of Cynthia Murphy and Kathryn Foxfield PRAISE FOR EVERY LINE OF YOU: 'What a debut. So tense – and it didn't lead where I thought it was going.' SUE WALLMAN, author of YOUR TURN TO DIE 'Frankenstein meets Heathers. Bonnie and Clyde for the digital age, Every Line of You is a gripping thriller about the power of AI and a fresh twist on the intensity of first love.' AMY MCCAW, author of MINA AND THE UNDEAD

On the edge of Cherringham lies St. Francis' Convent, home of the Sisters of St. Francis, a small Catholic teaching order. Here a handful of nuns worship, contemplate, and pray. And here one Easter the beloved local priest Father Byrne meets his unexpected demise. The circumstances of the death are suspicious, and soon Jack and Sarah are on the case: what secrets did Father Byrne take to the grave? Who wanted him dead? And is religious faith ever a guarantee of innocence? Cherringham is a serial novel à la Charles Dickens, with a new audio episode released every two weeks. Set in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, the detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack. Thrilling and deadly - but with a spot of tea - it's like Rosamunde Pilcher meets Inspector Barnaby. Each of the self-contained episodes is a quick listen for the morning commute, while waiting for the doctor, or when curling up with a hot cuppa. For fans of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple series, Lilian Jackson Braun's The Cat Who series, Caroline Graham's Midsomer Murders, and the American TV series Murder She Wrote, starring Angela Lansbury. Co-authors Neil Richards (based in the UK) and Matthew Costello (based in the US), have been writing together since the mid 90's, creating content and working on projects for the BBC, Disney Channel, Sony, ABC, Eidos, and Nintendo to name but a few. Their transatlantic collaboration has underpinned scores of TV drama scripts, computer games, radio shows, and - most recently - the successful crime fiction series Cherringham. The narrator of the audiobook, Neil Dudgeon, has been in many British television programmes including the roles of 'DCI John Barnaby' in 'Midsomer Murders' and 'Jim Riley' in 'The Life of Riley'. He is also known for his film roles in 'The Nativity', 'Sorted' and 'Son of Rambow'. In 2012 Dudgeon starred as 'Norman Birkett' on BBC Radio 4's Afternoon Play series written by Caroline and David Stafford.

Bernard Mandeville loves trains. Every Sunday, the elderly and frail Bernard, in perfect attire, purchases a ticket on the Great Cotswold's Steam Railway, takes a seat in First-Class and revels in a journey from the past. But on one particular Sunday, in the midst of that short trip, the impossible happens. Bernard vanishes without a trace... The family reaches out to Sarah and Jack who must make their own remarkable journey on the rails...to track down the vanished gentleman! Set in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, the detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack. Thrilling and deadly - but with a spot of tea - it's like Rosamunde Pilcher meets Inspector Barnaby. Each of the self-contained episodes is a quick listen for the morning commute, while waiting for the doctor, or when curling up with a hot cuppa. For fans of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple series, Lilian Jackson Braun's The Cat Who series, Caroline Graham's Midsomer Murders, and the American TV series Murder She Wrote, starring Angela Lansbury. Co-authors Neil Richards (based in the UK) and Matthew Costello (based in the US), have been writing together since the mid 90's, creating content and working on projects for the BBC, Disney Channel, Sony, ABC, Eidos, and Nintendo to name but a few. Their transatlantic collaboration has underpinned scores of TV drama scripts, computer games, radio shows, and - most recently - the successful crime fiction series Cherringham. The narrator of the audiobook, Neil Dudgeon, has been in many British television programmes including the roles of 'DCI John Barnaby' in 'Midsomer Murders' and 'Jim Riley' in 'The Life of Riley'. He is also known for his film roles in 'The Nativity', 'Sorted' and 'Son of Rambow'. In 2012 Dudgeon starred as 'Norman Birkett' on BBC Radio 4's Afternoon Play series written by Caroline and David Stafford.

Cherringham is devastated. Otto Brendl, the likeable old man who had hosted the classic Punch-and-Judy show for the kids each summer, died suddenly of a heart attack. But while the memorial service is being planned, Jack becomes suspicious that Otto wasn't just the friendly man next door. Maybe there's more behind the heart attack? Soon Jack and Sarah are on the trail of a particularly sinister murderer - and together they will find that there's not only one kind of justice. Cherringham is a serial novel à la Charles Dickens, with a new audio episode released every two weeks. Set in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, the detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack. Thrilling and deadly - but with a spot of tea - it's like Rosamunde Pilcher meets Inspector Barnaby. Each of the self-contained episodes is a quick listen for the morning commute, while waiting for the doctor, or when curling up with a hot cuppa. For fans of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple series, Lilian Jackson Braun's The Cat Who series, Caroline Graham's Midsomer Murders, and the American TV series Murder She Wrote, starring Angela Lansbury. Co-authors Neil Richards (based in the UK) and Matthew Costello (based in the US), have been writing together since the mid 90's, creating content and working on projects for the BBC, Disney Channel, Sony, ABC, Eidos, and Nintendo to name but a few. Their transatlantic collaboration has underpinned scores of TV drama scripts, computer games, radio shows, and - most recently - the successful crime fiction series Cherringham. The narrator of the audiobook, Neil Dudgeon, has been in many British television programmes including the roles of 'DCI John Barnaby' in 'Midsomer Murders' and 'Jim Riley' in 'The Life of Riley'. He is also known for his film roles in 'The Nativity', 'Sorted' and 'Son of Rambow'. In 2012 Dudgeon starred as 'Norman Birkett' on BBC Radio 4's Afternoon Play series written by Caroline and David Stafford.

Chicky Diaz stands on his little patch of the earth, the clean quiet sidewalk in front of the Bohemia Apartments, thinking: there sure are a lot of great places to kill someone in this city. Chicky is a doorman at New York City's world-famous apartment block, housing celebrities, financiers and the cultural elite. Gathered in its basement, the almost entirely Black and Hispanic staff is reeling. Just a few miles away, a Black man has been killed by the police, leading to a long night of violence across the city. But these rising tensions aren't what most concern Chicky. There's more going on within the rooms of the Bohemia than anyone's aware of. In fact, ahead of tonight's shift, he bought a gun even before he knew of the rising pandemonium. Tonight, enemies will clash, loyalties will be tested, secrets will be revealed - and lives will be lost. A thriller about a city set to boil over that explores themes of class, privilege, sex, and murder from the New York Times bestselling author of Two Nights in Lisbon and The Expats. 'Boy, what a book... Essential reading.' 5* Reader Review 'Fantastic! This is my first book by Chris Pavone. It will not be my last.' 5* Reader Review 'I've enjoyed Chris Pavone's other books, but this one is the best yet.' 5* Reader Review 'A mesmerising unforgettable story.' 5* Reader Review Praise for THE DOORMAN 'A state-of-the-city novel, a kaleidoscopic portrait of New York at a singularly strange moment.' New York Times 'Sensationally good.' Lee Child 'The kind of novel that wins book awards.' Stephen King 'Near perfect.' John Grisham 'Smart, twisty, and sharply written.' Karin Slaughter 'Moves at breakneck speed... to its shocking conclusion.' Jenny Jackson

Five women revolutionize the modern art world in postwar America in this "gratifying, generous, and lush" true story from a National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize finalist (Jennifer Szalai, New York Times). Set amid the most turbulent social and political period of modern times, Ninth Street Women is the impassioned, wild, sometimes tragic, always exhilarating chronicle of five women who dared to enter the male-dominated world of twentieth-century abstract painting -- not as muses but as artists. From their cold-water lofts, where they worked, drank, fought, and loved, these pioneers burst open the door to the art world for themselves and countless others to come. Gutsy and indomitable, Lee Krasner was a hell-raising leader among artists long before she became part of the modern art world's first celebrity couple by marrying Jackson Pollock. Elaine de Kooning, whose brilliant mind and peerless charm made her the emotional center of the New York School, used her work and words to build a bridge between the avant-garde and a public that scorned abstract art as a hoax. Grace Hartigan fearlessly abandoned life as a New Jersey housewife and mother to achieve stardom as one of the boldest painters of her generation. Joan Mitchell, whose notoriously tough exterior shielded a vulnerable artist within, escaped a privileged but emotionally damaging Chicago childhood to translate her fierce vision into magnificent canvases. And Helen Frankenthaler, the beautiful daughter of a prominent New York family, chose the difficult path of the creative life. Her gamble paid off: At twenty-three she created a work so original it launched a new school of painting. These women changed American art and society, tearing up the prevailing social code and replacing it with a doctrine of liberation. In Ninth Street Women, acclaimed author Mary Gabriel tells a remarkable and inspiring story of the power of art and artists in shaping not just postwar America but the future.

Get ready to join magical new hero Felix Green on an edge-of-your-seat adventure at the FUTURE AGENCY. Perfect for fans of Percy Jackson and Skandar . . . 'Explosively magical! What a fun-filled, exciting adventure - kids are going to love it!' Abi Elphinstone, author of Skysong 'Very occasionally, a book comes along that feels fantastically unique - Felix and the Future Agency is that book. Clever and funny with a genius premise and characters to fall in love with, I'm already counting down the days to the sequel.” A.F. Steadman, author of the Skandar series. Felix Green has a talent – a talent that often gets him into A LOT of trouble – he can forsee the future. And he's not the only one! When his latest prediction comes true, he soon finds himself whisked off to join the secret underground Future Agency. Here he starts to learn the tools to protect the country from the natural disasters set to befall it – summoning animal star constellations down from the sky, dream weaving and speaking to ghosts. When a dark spectre infiltrates the Future Agency, only Felix can unmask the culprit and save the agency from destruction . . . Praise for Felix and the Future Agency: 'A heart-strong story built to get lost in. Storytelling at its most spectacular.' Jacob North, author of the Ice Apprentices series. 'It's packed with mystery and bursting with magic – the must-read middle-grade adventure of the year!' Laura Noakes, author of Cosima Unfortunate Steals a Star 'Loved this twisty magical adventure with a big-hearted hero and roots in real history from the ghost stories of the London Underground to the Premonitions Bureau.' Rashmi Sirdeshpande, author of Think Like a Boss 'A super contemporary story grounded in history... Wow! The research, joy, time, thought, fun and wit Rachel has poured into the story and not to mention MAGIC.' Cerrie Burnell, author of The Girl with the Shark's Teeth 'Spookily good! Devoured it all in a day!' Steven Lenton

*Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner * New York Times Notable Book * Locus Award Finalist * Winner of the Bram Stoker Award and the Shirley Jackson Award * “You’re in for a treat...one of those books you can’t put down...Due hit it out of the park.” —Stephen King A gripping, page-turning “masterpiece” (Joe Hill, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fireman) set in Jim Crow Florida that follows Robert Stephens Jr. as he’s sent to a segregated reform school that is a chamber of terrors where he sees the horrors of racism and injustice, for the living, and the dead. Gracetown, Florida June 1950 Twelve-year-old Robbie Stephens, Jr., is sentenced to six months at the Gracetown School for Boys, a reformatory, for kicking the son of the largest landowner in town in defense of his older sister, Gloria. So begins Robbie’s journey further into the terrors of the Jim Crow South and the very real horror of the school they call The Reformatory. Robbie has a talent for seeing ghosts, or haints. But what was once a comfort to him after the loss of his mother has become a window to the truth of what happens at the reformatory. Boys forced to work to remediate their so-called crimes have gone missing, but the haints Robbie sees hint at worse things. Through his friends Redbone and Blue, Robbie is learning not just the rules but how to survive. Meanwhile, Gloria is rallying every family member and connection in Florida to find a way to get Robbie out before it’s too late. The Reformatory is a haunting work of historical fiction written as only American Book Award–winning author Tananarive Due could, by piecing together the life of the relative her family never spoke of and bringing his tragedy and those of so many others at the infamous Dozier School for Boys to the light in this riveting novel.

*Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner * New York Times Notable Book * Locus Award Finalist * Winner of the Bram Stoker Award and the Shirley Jackson Award * “You’re in for a treat...one of those books you can’t put down...Due hit it out of the park.” —Stephen King A gripping, page-turning “masterpiece” (Joe Hill, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fireman) set in Jim Crow Florida that follows Robert Stephens Jr. as he’s sent to a segregated reform school that is a chamber of terrors where he sees the horrors of racism and injustice, for the living, and the dead. Gracetown, Florida. June 1950. Twelve-year-old Robbie Stephens Jr. is sentenced to six months at the Gracetown School for Boys, a reformatory, for kicking the son of the largest landowner in town in defense of his older sister, Gloria. So begins Robbie’s journey further into the terrors of the Jim Crow South and the very real horror of the school they call The Reformatory. Robbie has a talent for seeing ghosts, or haints. But what was once a comfort to him after the loss of his mother has become a window to the truth of what happens at the reformatory. Boys forced to work to remediate their so-called crimes have gone missing, but the haints Robbie sees hint at worse things. Through his friends Redbone and Blue, Robbie is learning not just the rules, but how to survive. Meanwhile, Gloria is rallying every family member and connection in Florida to find a way to get Robbie out before it’s too late. The Reformatory is a “hallucinatory; haunting, terrifying, and moving” (S.A. Cosby, bestselling author of All the Sinners Bleed) work of historical fiction written as only American Book Award–winning author Tananarive Due could, by piecing together the life of the relative her family never spoke of and bringing his tragedy and those of so many others at the infamous Dozier School for Boys to the light in this riveting novel.

Three full-length books set against the backdrop of New York City! You'll love these laugh-out-loud rom coms full of quirky characters, razor-wit, and sweet and sexy moments. Get it today! Picture Imperfect Boy meets girl. They make a quick deal. Fake relationship, And they...don't fall in love. Wait! What? The new tight end for the New York Sharks, Brent Crawford, is one of the sexiest men alive. But he needs an image makeover. With allegations of assault, his sponsors are threatening to drop him. He needs a miracle. He needs Gwen McDougall. Former fashion model and national heroic sweetheart, Gwen immerses herself into photography, wanting to be on the other side of the lens for a change. She wants more from her photography jobs than premeditated shots of B-list celebutantes, and now is her chance. Gwen just has to agree to help Brent shine up his tarnished reputation. Easy Peasy. After all, he's Brent Crawford. It's picture perfect. But, Brent's not the Crawford brother she wants. Suddenly picture perfect is rather imperfect. Imperfect Strangers She's looking for a forever kind of guy, he might not live to see tomorrow. Bethany Connell has one goal: keep her cookies in her basket. And by cookies, she means sex. She will not be distracted by a pretty face and a rock-hard body again. This time, she wants a grown-up relationship. Something steady. Something forever. And then she wakes up in bed with New York City's sexiest playboy. For Brent Crawford, only one thing matters: football. Except one more pass, and the game could kill him. Literally. With a lethal heart condition he's been hiding from everyone, he's got nothing to offer a woman, between the sheets or anywhere else. And then he wakes up in bed with a spitfire blonde who needs his all. So right for each other, Bethany and Brent are convinced now is the wrong time. But they're about to find out it's never too late to heal a broken heart. Imperfectly Delicious Scarlett Jackson is anything but perfect. The first time she met famous chef and entrepreneur Guy Chapman, she set him on fire. As a result, she was blacklisted from every restaurant in New York City to the point where she couldn't get hired at a taco stand. But she didn't give up. She got busy. Now she's running her own food truck and things are taking off. Except...through a mixture of impeccable timing and bad luck, she's parking near Guy's newest and most ambitious undertaking: Restaurant Row. For Guy Chapman, everything must be perfect. His businesses, his food, his whole life. He has more on the line than creating a culinary empire. There are people who rely on him, from employees to a sister who requires twenty-four-hour care. So when a plucky baker running an inconvenient food truck throws a wrench into his plans, he can't let it go. When things start getting hot in both their kitchens, Guy and Scarlett have to decide what's more important: winning the block or winning each other's hearts.

The Instant New York Times bestseller “Poignant; funny, and bingeable, Annabel Monaghan writes five star reads.” —Abby Jimenez From the USA Today bestselling author of Nora Goes Off Script, a novel about a former adolescent TV actress-turned-Hollywood producer whose “fake it till you make it” mantra sets her on a crash course with her past, forcing her to spend a week on Long Island with the last man she thinks might make her believe in love. Love is a lie. Laughter is the only truth. Jane Jackson spent her adolescence as "Poor Janey Jakes," the barbecue-sauce-in-her-braces punch line on America's fifth-favorite sitcom. Now she’s trying to be taken seriously as a Hollywood studio executive by embracing a new mantra: Fake it till you make it. Except she might have faked it too far. Desperate to get her first project greenlit and riled up by pompous cinematographer and one-time crush Dan Finnegan, she claimed that she could get mega popstar Jack Quinlan to write a song for the movie. Jack may have been her first kiss—and greatest source of shame—but she hasn’t spoken to him in twenty years. Now Jane must turn to the last man she’d ever want to owe: Dan Finnegan. Because Jack is playing a festival in Dan’s hometown, and Dan has an in. A week in close quarters with Dan as she faces down her past is Jane's idea of hell, but he just might surprise her. While covering up her lie, can they find something true?

Taming a Heartbreaker by Brenda Jackson Redford St. James is having too much fun to settle down with just one woman until a Westmoreland family wedding reunites him with Carmen Golan. He can't get Carmen-gorgeous, sweet and a hopeless romantic-out of his mind. Even though she's outright said he's husband material! Him! And she believes any heartbreaker can be tamed-by the right person. Well, it's his duty to set her straight! But an intimate conversation becomes an intimate evening and a night that makes them wonder who's taming whom. And that night could have consequences in nine short months… Includes a free bonus story, Husband Material. A Beach House Beginning by RaeAnne Thayne When ex-con Wes Calhoun moves into Brambleberry House, his neighbor Jenna Haynes gives him a wide berth. Widowed, and the former target of a stalker, the single mom errs on the side of extreme caution when it comes to men-and her heart. So Jenna vows to keep a neighborly distance. Until she needs help-and surly Wes comes to the rescue. Jenna learns that Wes's tattooed exterior belies his kindness, dedication to his daughter and his lonely heart. Wrongfully convicted and exonerated, Wes is just trying to piece his life back together. And he stirs feelings Jenna thought long buried. Should she trust an ex-con with her heart, or safely lock it up and throw away the key? Bonus Story: A Mother's Hope Rancher's Law by Diana Palmer For Amelia Rose Grayson, there was only ever one love: Cal Hollister. When Cal, a police captain, is wounded, she's there for him and helps nurse him back to health. After he shrugs off their undeniable chemistry, Amelia knows she needs to cut all her old ties. She escapes her small-town life and forges a new path, trying to leave Cal behind. But Amelia can't break free of Cal's orbit. Emotion-and an unrelenting passion-takes over when they reconnect, sending them both into dangerous territory. Can the two of them move past their previous hurt and make peace? And will they finally face the reason they keep finding each other? Includes a bonus story, Guy! Tying the Knot by Brenda Novak All of Grady Amos's brothers are married, and he's feeling left behind. Aja Kermani wants to break away from the man chosen by her parents and marry for love. This leads them both to Tying the Knot, a reality TV show where contestants meet their soulmate. Grady and Aja end up married-yet they have absolutely nothing in common! But there is something-beyond a powerful attraction-that draws them to each other, despite their completely different lives and backgrounds. Is a postshow annulment in their future? Or are two opposites truly meant for each other? Bonus Story: When We Touch Previously published

Epic fantasy from the No. 1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of the Shadow & Bone trilogy and international Netflix sensation. Discover what comes next for the daring rogue Nikolai in the start of the captivating King of Scars duology. Face your demons . . . or feed them. Nikolai Lantsov has always had a gift for the impossible. No one knows what he endured in his country's bloody civil war - and he intends to keep it that way. Now, as enemies gather at his weakened borders, the young king must find a way to refill Ravka's coffers, forge new alliances, and stop a rising threat to the once-great Grisha Army. Yet with every day a dark magic within him grows stronger, threatening to destroy all he has built. With the help of a young monk and a legendary Grisha Squaller, Nikolai will journey to the places in Ravka where the deepest magic survives to vanquish the terrible legacy inside him. He will risk everything to save his country and himself. But some secrets aren't meant to stay buried--and some wounds aren't meant to heal. Read all the books in the Grishaverse! The Shadow and Bone Trilogy Shadow and Bone Siege and Storm Ruin and Rising The Six of Crows Duology Six of Crows Crooked Kingdom The King of Scars Duology King of Scars Rule of Wolves Demon in the Wood (a Darkling prequel story) The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic The Lives of Saints Praise for the Grishaverse "A master of fantasy." -The Huffington Post "Utterly, extremely bewitching." - Guardian "The best magic universe since Harry Potter." -Bustle "This is what fantasy is for." -The New York Times Book Review "[A] world that feels real enough to have its own passport stamp." -NPR "The darker it gets for the good guys, the better." -Entertainment Weekly "Sultry, sweeping and picturesque. . . . Impossible to put down." -USA Today "There's a level of emotional and historical sophistication within Bardugo's original epic fantasy that sets it apart." -Vanity Fair "Unlike anything I've ever read." -Veronica Roth, bestselling author of Divergent "Bardugo crafts a first-rate adventure, a poignant romance, and an intriguing mystery!" -Rick Riordan, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson series

The bestselling Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom duology by No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Shadow & Bone trilogy and Netflix sensation - available together in one ebook edition. Praise for the Grishaverse: "This is what fantasy is for." The New York Times Book Review Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Leigh Bardugo's Six of Crows duology - comprising Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom - is a gripping and memorable bestselling fantasy epic, perfect for fans of George R. R. Martin, Laini Taylor and Holly Black. Six of Crows Criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams - but he can't pull it off alone. A convict with a thirst for revenge. A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager. A runaway with a privileged past. A spy known as the Wraith. A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums. A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes. Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction - if they don't kill each other first. Crooked Kingdom Double-crossed and badly weakened, Kaz's crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. As powerful forces from around the world descend on Ketterdam to root out the secrets of the dangerous drug known as Jurda Parem, old rivals and new enemies emerge to challenge Kaz's cunning and test the team's fragile loyalties. A war will be waged on the city's dark and twisting streets - a battle for revenge and redemption that will decide the fate of the Grisha world. Read all the books in the Grishaverse: The Shadow and Bone Trilogy Shadow and Bone Siege and Storm Ruin and Rising The Six of Crows Duology Six of Crows Crooked Kingdom The King of Scars Duology King of Scars Rule of Wolves Demon in the Wood (a Darkling prequel story) The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic The Lives of Saints Also available: Six of Crows: Collector's Edition Crooked Kingdom: Collector's Edition Shadow and Bone: Collector's Edition Praise for the Grishaverse "A master of fantasy." - The Huffington Post "Utterly, extremely bewitching." - The Guardian "The best magic universe since Harry Potter." - Bustle "This is what fantasy is for." - The New York Times Book Review "[A] world that feels real enough to have its own passport stamp." - NPR "The darker it gets for the good guys, the better." - Entertainment Weekly "Sultry, sweeping and picturesque . . . Impossible to put down." - USA Today "There's a level of emotional and historical sophistication within Bardugo's original epic fantasy that sets it apart." - Vanity Fair "Unlike anything I've ever read." - Veronica Roth, bestselling author of Divergent "Bardugo crafts a first-rate adventure, a poignant romance, and an intriguing mystery!" - Rick Riordan, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson series

9 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE #1 BESTSELLING SERIES! 'A MASTER OF PUZZLES AND PLOT TWISTS' E. Lockhart, author of We Were Liars Intrigue, riches, and romance abound in the second thrilling instalment in the global bestselling Inheritance Games series. Perfect for fans of Karen McManus and Holly Jackson. A DEADLY GAME. A PUZZLE TO SOLVE. A FORTUNE AT STAKE. ONE STEP FORWARDS. Avery thought that solving the riddle left by billionaire Tobias Hawthorne would reveal why he left her - a complete stranger - his entire fortune. TWO STEPS BACK. But as the cryptic clues pile up and Jameson and Grayson, two of the handsome and enigmatic Hawthorne grandsons, continue to pull her in different directions, Avery wonders who she can really trust. SECRETS UPON SECRETS. Soon Avery realizes this game is no longer just about money and power. Now she's playing for her life **Don't miss the next books in The Inheritance Games series: The Final Gambit and The Brothers Hawthorne are available now** What the readers are saying about The Hawthorne Legacy: "Fast-paced and full of fun from the get go!" "This entire trilogy is phenomenal!" "The next book can't come soon enough, these are highly addictive!" "Filled to the brim with red herrings, twists, turns, secrets and cryptic clues - I can't wait for the next book!" "I want to re-read this immediately, I am so invested and want to solve all of the riddles!" "I was swooning through the entire book, I'm not sure if I'll ever decide which Hawthorne brother I love the most!" Catch every thrilling twist and turn of The Inheritance Games Saga, including the Grandest Game, the thrilling new series set in the world of the Inheritance Games: The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games #1) The Hawthorne Legacy (The Inheritance Games #2) The Final Gambit (The Inheritance Games #3) The Brothers Hawthorne (The Inheritance Games #4) Games Untold The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game #1) Glorious Rivals (The Grandest Game #2) The Gilded Blade (The Grandest Game #3) The Same Backward as Forward *Looking for more unputdownable reads from Jennifer Lynn Barnes? Check out The Debutantes duology (Little White Lies, Deadly Little Scandals), and the thrilling Fixer duology (The Ruling Class and Lesson in Power).

Everyone has a purpose. And, according to Oprah Winfrey, 'Your real job in life is to figure out as soon as possible what that is, who you are meant to be, and begin to honour your calling in the best way possible.'That journey starts right here.In her audiobook, The Path Made Clear, Oprah shares what she sees as a guide for activating your deepest vision of yourself, offering the framework for creating not just a life of success, but one of significance. The audiobook's ten chapters are organized to help you recognize the important milestones along the road to self-discovery, laying out what you really need in order to achieve personal contentment, and what life's detours are there to teach us.Oprah opens each chapter by sharing her own key lessons and the personal stories that helped set the course for her best life. She then brings together wisdom and insights from luminaries in a wide array of fields, inspiring readers to consider what they're meant to do in the world and how to pursue it with passion and focus. Renowned figures such as Ellen DeGeneres, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Brené Brown, Elizabeth Gilbert, Eckhart Tolle and Jay-Z share the greatest lessons from their own journeys toward a life filled with purpose.The Path Made Clear provides a beautiful resource for achieving a life lived in service of your calling – whatever it may be.This program is read by Adyashanti, Alanis Morrissette, Amy Purdy, Barbara Brown Taylor, Bishop T. D. Jakes, Brene Brown, Brian Grazer, Brother David Steindl-Rast, Bryan Stevenson, Carole Bayer Sager, Caroline Myss, Charles Eisenstein, Cheryl Strayed, Cicely Tyson, Cindy Crawford, Dani Shapiro, Daniel Pink, David Brooks, Debbie Ford, Deepak Chopra, Dr. Shefali Tsabary, Eckhart Tolle, Elizabeth Gilbert, Elizabeth Lesser, Ellen Degeneres, Fr. Richard Rohr, Gabrielle Bernstein, Gary Zukav, Glennon Doyle, Goldie Hawn, India.Arie, Iyanla Vanzant, Jack Canfield, Jane Fonda, Janet Mock, Jay-Z, Jean Houston, Jeff Weiner, Vice President Joe Biden, Joel Osteen, US Congressman John Lewis, Jon Bon Jovi, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Jordan Peele, Kerry Washington, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Lynne Twist, Marianne Williamson, Mark Nepo, Michael Bernard Beckwith, Michael Singer, Mindy Kaling, Mitch Albom, Nate Berkus, Pastor A. R. Bernard, Pema Chodron, President Jimmy Carter, Rev. Ed Bacon, Rob Bell, Robin Roberts, RuPaul Charles, Sarah Ban Breathnach, Shauna Niequist, Shawn Achor, Shonda Rhimes, Sidney Poitier, Sister Joan Chittister, Stephen Colbert, Sue Monk Kidd, T. D. Jakes, Thich Nhat Hanh, Thomas Moore, Tim Storey, Tracey Jackson, Tracy McMillan, Tracy Morgan, Trevor Noah, Wes Moore, William Paul Young, and Wintley Phipps.

A glorious Collector's Edition of bestselling epic fantasy novel, SIX OF CROWS, by the No. 1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of the Shadow & Bone trilogy and international Netflix sensation. Beautifully designed, with an exclusive letter from the author and six stunning full-colour character portraits. This covetable hardback with red sprayed edges is the perfect gift for fans, and a perfect way to discover the unforgettable writing of Leigh Bardugo. Praise for the Grishaverse: "This is what fantasy is for." The New York Times Book Review Criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker is offered a chance at a deadly heist: break into the Ice Court - a military stronghold that has never been breached - and retrieve a hostage whose knowledge could change Grisha magic forever. To succeed would mean riches beyond his wildest dreams - but he can't pull it off alone . . . A convict with a thirst for revenge. A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager. A runaway with a privileged past. A spy known as the Wraith. A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums. A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes. Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Together they might just be unstoppable - if they don't kill each other first. 'Fast, thrilling heist fantasy, boasting a brilliant new cast of characters.' METRO 'A full-throttle adventure . . . crackling dialogue and sumptuous description. Bardugo dives deep into this world.' - NEW YORK TIMES Read all the books in the Grishaverse: The Shadow and Bone Trilogy Shadow and Bone Siege and Storm Ruin and Rising The Six of Crows Duology Six of Crows Crooked Kingdom The King of Scars Duology King of Scars Rule of Wolves Demon in the Wood (a Darkling prequel story) The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic The Lives of Saints Praise for the Grishaverse "A master of fantasy." -The Huffington Post "Utterly, extremely bewitching." - Guardian "The best magic universe since Harry Potter." -Bustle "This is what fantasy is for." -The New York Times Book Review "[A] world that feels real enough to have its own passport stamp." -NPR "The darker it gets for the good guys, the better." -Entertainment Weekly "Sultry, sweeping and picturesque. . . . Impossible to put down." -USA Today "There's a level of emotional and historical sophistication within Bardugo's original epic fantasy that sets it apart." -Vanity Fair "Unlike anything I've ever read." -Veronica Roth, bestselling author of Divergent "Bardugo crafts a first-rate adventure, a poignant romance, and an intriguing mystery!" -Rick Riordan, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson series

People Get Ready!: A New History of Gospel Music is a passionate, celebratory, and carefully researched chronology of one of America's greatest treasures. From Africa through the spirituals, from minstrel music through jubilee, and from traditional to contemporary gospel, People Get Ready! shows the links between styles, social patterns, and artists. The emphasis is on the stories behind the songs and musicians. From the nameless slaves of Colonial America to Donnie McClurkin, Yolanda Adams, and Kirk Franklin, People Get Ready! provides, for the first time, an accessible overview of this musical genre. In addition to the more familiar stories of Thomas A. Dorsey and Mahalia Jackson, the book offers intriguing new insights into the often forgotten era between the Civil War and the rise of jubilee-that most intriguing blend of minstrel music, barbershop harmonies, and the spiritual. Also chronicled are the connections between some of gospel's precursors (Blind Willie Johnson, Arizona Dranes, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe) and modern gospel stars, including Andrae Crouch and Clara Ward. People Get Ready! knits together a number of narratives, and combines history, musicology and spirituality into a coherent whole, stitched together by the stories of dozens of famous and forgotten musical geniuses. FROM THE INTRODUCTION "Among the richest of the lavish gifts Africa has given to the world is rhythm. The beat. The sound of wood on wood, hand on hand. That indefinable pulse that sets blood to racing and toes to tapping. It is rhythm that drives the great American musical exports, the spiritual (and, by extension, gospel), the blues, jazz and rock 'n' roll. But first you must have the spirituals-religion with rhythm. In this book, I will show the evolution of a musical style that only occasionally slows down its evolution long enough to be classified before it evolves yet again. In historical terms, spirituals emerged from African rhythm, work-songs, and field hollers in a remarkably short time-years, perhaps days-after the first African slaves landed on American shores. From the spirituals sprang not just their spiritual heir jubilee, but jazz and blues. And gospel music in its modern understanding morphed from the spirituals, the blues, jubilee and-of course-African rhythm. What today's gospel music is and what it is becoming is part of the continuing evolution of African American music. Religion with rhythm."

This fantasy epic from the No. 1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of the Shadow & Bone trilogy and international Netflix sensation is perfect for fans of George R. R. Martin, Sarah J. Maas and Laini Taylor. Praise for the Grishaverse: "This is what fantasy is for." The New York Times Book Review Criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams - but he can't pull it off alone. A convict with a thirst for revenge. A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager. A runaway with a privileged past. A spy known as the Wraith. A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums. A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes. Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction - if they don't kill each other first. An epic exploration of the Grishaverse from the writer of SHADOW AND BONE, SIEGE AND STORM and RUIN AND RISING, nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal. Read all the books in the Grishaverse: The Shadow and Bone Trilogy Shadow and Bone Siege and Storm Ruin and Rising The Six of Crows Duology Six of Crows Crooked Kingdom The King of Scars Duology King of Scars Rule of Wolves Demon in the Wood (a Darkling prequel story) The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic The Lives of Saints Praise for the Grishaverse "A master of fantasy." -The Huffington Post "Utterly, extremely bewitching." - Guardian "The best magic universe since Harry Potter." -Bustle "This is what fantasy is for." -The New York Times Book Review "[A] world that feels real enough to have its own passport stamp." -NPR "The darker it gets for the good guys, the better." -Entertainment Weekly "Sultry, sweeping and picturesque. . . . Impossible to put down." -USA Today "There's a level of emotional and historical sophistication within Bardugo's original epic fantasy that sets it apart." -Vanity Fair "Unlike anything I've ever read." -Veronica Roth, bestselling author of Divergent "Bardugo crafts a first-rate adventure, a poignant romance, and an intriguing mystery!" -Rick Riordan, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson series

Enter a world of dungeons and dragons, magic and manticores, goblins and gargoyles in this captivating standalone fantasy from the author of The Gutter Prayer 'Full of wit and adventure, twists and turns, wonderful monsters and astonishing revelations. An absolute joy' M. R. Carey, bestselling author of Once Was Willem Bait doesn't remember a time before the dungeon. Before the dragon stole her from her cot. She doesn't know what her name was before she was handed over to the monstrous denizens of the dungeon beneath the sorcerer's tower. Luckily for Bait, they decided not to eat her. And so, she grows up in the dark - the goblins her adopted family, a vengeful minotaur her protector, a sentient skull her tutor and a faithful blob of corridor slime her main source of nutrition. But the labyrinthine dungeon, with its haunted halls, buried temples and forgotten magics, draws treasure hunters like moths to a flame. And as the outside world starts to intrude, Bait will learn what it means to be monstrous, and she will have to decide where she truly belongs. 'For a story set in the deepest, darkest dungeon, The Dungeon Book absolutely bursts with warmth, heart, and energy. One of the best things you're going to read this year' Jackson Ford, author of The Bone Raiders 'The Dungeon Book manages the difficult task of being epic and heartfelt both at once, and does it with style. I fell in love with Bait and her menagerie of friends immediately' Django Wexler, author of How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying 'Full of heart . . . will delight anyone who has ever been brave enough to roll the dice and delve a dungeon' RJ Barker, author of The Bone Ships 'The Dungeon Book is chock-full of wit and weirdness . . . This book was terrific' Nicholas Eames, author of Kings of the Wyld 'S ensational, brimming with as much heart as it is ghoulies and beasties . . . A great fantasy story told in a unique way. My dungeon crawl-loving heart was absolutely enamoured' ¿¿¿¿¿ FanFiAddict Reader reviews: 'I loved this. I want this book to be my dad' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'If you are looking for a book that feels like a D&D campaign but doesn't take itself too seriously, this is for you' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'A hoot and a blast from the get go, and I have to say it ended with an epic bang. Bait for president, that's what I say. BRAVO' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'A wonderfully original story that stayed with me long after I'd finished it, and one I'll be recommending without hesitation' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'I came away from the book with such a smile on my face . . . a love letter to outcasts and the found families we form. It's heartwearming, heartwrenching, really funny, and just a fantastic read!' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Omg I LOVED this, it reminded me of when I first read Gideon the Ninth . . . I couldn't put it down' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'What a funny and original fairy tale! I loved every sentence of this brilliantly inventive and magical story' ¿¿¿¿ ¿

¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿Cosy up for the final visit to Maple Tree Lodge with Alison Sherlock's NEW cosy romance series, set in the beautiful Cotswold countryside ¿¿¿¿¿¿ Perfect for the fans of Jessica Redland and Jo Bartlett ¿¿ She likes everything perfect. He likes keeping his distance. Love has other plans. Blogger Ella Jacobs likes everything perfect. So, when her carefully organised world implodes, she's horrified to discover the wrong man proposing to her - live on her blog. Chef Jake Philips is the last man Ella would ever choose. Scarred by his parents' bitter divorce, Jake avoids commitment, whether it's a job or a woman. But after one impulsive act of kindness, he suddenly finds himself engaged to Ella and spending the summer at Maple Tree Lodge. When the beloved countryside hotel comes under threat, Ella and Jake are forced to work together to save it for the Jackson family. Can Ella's organisational genius rescue the lodge? And can Jake rediscover the passion for cooking he thought he'd lost? Over a magical summer, unexpected sparks fly between the most unlikely couple. But with the lodge, their careers and their carefully guarded hearts at stake, can Ella and Jake turn their fake engagement into something real? Praise for Alison Sherlock: 'A lovely story of finding yourself and discovering what home means. I couldn't stop turning the pages. Loved it.' Jessica Redland 'A gorgeous, heartwarming read! I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to Maple Tree Lodge and meeting the wonderful cast of characters. Already looking forward to the next book in the series!' ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿' - Jill Steeples A cosy, sweet story that makes you feel right at home. A delightful cast of characters and a picturesque setting combine to make this a wonderful tale of finding happiness and a place in the world.' - Jane Lovering 'Glorious escapism. Uplifting, heartwarming and joyful. Alison Sherlock writes with a warmth and lightness of touch' - Kerry Fisher 'Warm, inviting and romantic. Curl up in your favourite armchair and enjoy the warmth of Maple Tree Lodge' - Fay Keenan '¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Balm for the soul!It's the perfect read when life is bothersome and you just need kind headspace. Absolutely lovely.'- Reader Review 'I am becoming quite addicted to Alison Sherlock's books. I love the characters and the stories' - Reader Review 'The story is lovely. All characters were facing challenges and trying to cope with change. They were good, honorable, relatable, and I was immediately invested in their happiness.' ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Reader Review 'A great feel good read, great characters, good storyline and set in a fabulous location. Loved it.' ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Reader Review 'I love Alison Sherlock's writing style, her way with words and just lovely stories. A wonderful story to read curled up by a fire!' ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Reader Review 'This book was such a charming read.' ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Reader Review 'I loved everything about it!' ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Reader Review 'This was such a lovely read to snuggle up with over the weekend. The characters and setting were adorable and I really didn't want the story to end.' ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Reader Review

Epic fantasy from the No. 1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of the Shadow & Bone trilogy and international Netflix sensation. Discover what comes next for the daring rogue Nikolai in the start of the captivating King of Scars duology. Face your demons . . . or feed them. Nikolai Lantsov has always had a gift for the impossible. No one knows what he endured in his country's bloody civil war - and he intends to keep it that way. Now, as enemies gather at his weakened borders, the young king must find a way to refill Ravka's coffers, forge new alliances, and stop a rising threat to the once-great Grisha Army. Yet with every day a dark magic within him grows stronger, threatening to destroy all he has built. With the help of a young monk and a legendary Grisha Squaller, Nikolai will journey to the places in Ravka where the deepest magic survives to vanquish the terrible legacy inside him. He will risk everything to save his country and himself. But some secrets aren't meant to stay buried--and some wounds aren't meant to heal. Read all the books in the Grishaverse! The Shadow and Bone Trilogy Shadow and Bone Siege and Storm Ruin and Rising The Six of Crows Duology Six of Crows Crooked Kingdom The King of Scars Duology King of Scars Rule of Wolves Demon in the Wood (a Darkling prequel story) The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic The Lives of Saints Praise for the Grishaverse "A master of fantasy." -The Huffington Post "Utterly, extremely bewitching." - Guardian "The best magic universe since Harry Potter." -Bustle "This is what fantasy is for." -The New York Times Book Review "[A] world that feels real enough to have its own passport stamp." -NPR "The darker it gets for the good guys, the better." -Entertainment Weekly "Sultry, sweeping and picturesque. . . . Impossible to put down." -USA Today "There's a level of emotional and historical sophistication within Bardugo's original epic fantasy that sets it apart." -Vanity Fair "Unlike anything I've ever read." -Veronica Roth, bestselling author of Divergent "Bardugo crafts a first-rate adventure, a poignant romance, and an intriguing mystery!" -Rick Riordan, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson series

Produktionsjahre 2010-2020 DVD 1 Sarah Vaughan and Trio, Recording from 1974, Marni Hall, Brussels, directed by Lucien Bastin Sarah Vaughan Carl Schroeder piano · John Gianelli bass · Jimmy Cobb drums Foggy Day in London Town (1:39) The Summer Knows (5:40) On a Clear Day (1:45) Round Midnight (6:25) I'll Remember April (4:38) Over the Rainbow (7:10) I Cried for You (2:51) Rainy Days and Mondays (6:38) Sassy's Blues (7:53) Tonight (1:46) I Remember You (7:40) I'm Just Gigolo (3:28) Interlude (4:37) Summertime (4:39) There Will Never Be Another You (2:59) Misty (3:52) Tonight (3:14) Tenderly (2:55) DVD 2 Count Basie, Recording from 1961, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi, directed by Serge Leroy Count Basie piano Snooky Young trumpet Frank Wess flute Joe Williams voice Joe Newman trumpet Eddie Jones bass Freddie Green guitar Sonny Payne drums Who, me? (3:53) The midgets (9:08) Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You (2:26) Hallelujah I Love Her So (2:23) Lil' Darlin' (3:45) How high the moon (3:47) H.R.H. (2:47) A pack of bones (2:30) Blues in Frankie's flat (5:14) Whirly Bird (3:59) Midnight sun never sets (3:23) Old man river (6:50) DVD 3 Thelonious Monk Quartet, Recording from 1963, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, directed by Serge Leroy Thelonious Monk piano · Charlie Rousesax sax-tenor John Ore double bass · Frankie Dunlop drums Monk's Dream (7:25) Drums Solo (4:22) Criss Cross (5:34) Rhythm-a-Ning (6:04) Epistrophy (1:23) Evidence" (6:54) Ruby, My Dear (8:13) Bright Mississippi (9:45) DVD 4 & 5 Modern Jazz Quartet, Recordings from 1961 Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, from 1987 Music Festival Freiburg and 1992 Jazz Gipfel Stuttgart John Lewis piano · Milt Jackson vibraphone Percy Heath bass · Conny Kay drums 35th Anniversary Concert from Music Festival Freiburg, 1987, directed by Hans-Klaus Petsch Rockin' in Rythm (6:54) Echoes (7:36) The Kansas City Bricks (5:59) Django (7:17) Summertime (3:54) Bags groove (6:12) A Day in Dubrovnik (16:28) Modern Jazz Quartet live from 1961, Palais des Beaux-Arts Part, Brussels, directed by Serge Leroy Ralph's New blues (6:24) Fugato from original sin (3:33) How high the moon (6:32) Pierrot (4:15) Django Part II (6:13) Lonely woman (7:00) Animal dance final (5:22) Columbine (5:19) Concorde (4:20) Bags groove (5:16) DVD 6 & 7 Spirits of Music, 2002, live from Leipzig Market Square, directed by Henning Kasten Bobby McFerrin vocals Nigel Kennedy violin Gewandhausorchester Leipzig The Kroke-Kennedy-Quartet Charpentier: Te Deum: Prelude (1:42) Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: Scherzo (5:11) Ride On (4:57) Hold On (6:04) MOZART: Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165 Tapan Bie (4:21) Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: "Erbarme dich" (6:50) In the Gardens of Eden (8:09) The Kroke-Kennedy-Quartet Monti: Csárdás (9:54) Ravel: Pavane pour une infante defúnte (6:56) Kalimankou Denkou (9 04) Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Cellos and Orchestra in G minor, RV 531 Ensemble AI-Kindî & The Whirling Dervishes of Damascus (8:01) Un son pa' cantar (4:35) I Come From the other Side (7:02) Bonus: Spirits of Music (2 DVD): 150 musicians from Cuba, Norway, Poland, Britain, Syria, Germany, Bulgaria and the USA contributed their "spirits of music" to an unusual concert event uniting classical and world music. Bobby McFerrin stands like no other for the reconciliation of two musical worlds that are not so different from one another as they might seem. Nigel Kennedy plays many parts, excelling in all of them.

Produktionsjahre 2010-2020 DVD 1 Sarah Vaughan and Trio, Recording from 1974, Marni Hall, Brussels, directed by Lucien Bastin Sarah Vaughan Carl Schroeder piano · John Gianelli bass · Jimmy Cobb drums Foggy Day in London Town (1:39) The Summer Knows (5:40) On a Clear Day (1:45) Round Midnight (6:25) I'll Remember April (4:38) Over the Rainbow (7:10) I Cried for You (2:51) Rainy Days and Mondays (6:38) Sassy's Blues (7:53) Tonight (1:46) I Remember You (7:40) I'm Just Gigolo (3:28) Interlude (4:37) Summertime (4:39) There Will Never Be Another You (2:59) Misty (3:52) Tonight (3:14) Tenderly (2:55) DVD 2 Count Basie, Recording from 1961, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi, directed by Serge Leroy Count Basie piano Snooky Young trumpet Frank Wess flute Joe Williams voice Joe Newman trumpet Eddie Jones bass Freddie Green guitar Sonny Payne drums Who, me? (3:53) The midgets (9:08) Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You (2:26) Hallelujah I Love Her So (2:23) Lil' Darlin' (3:45) How high the moon (3:47) H.R.H. (2:47) A pack of bones (2:30) Blues in Frankie's flat (5:14) Whirly Bird (3:59) Midnight sun never sets (3:23) Old man river (6:50) DVD 3 Thelonious Monk Quartet, Recording from 1963, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, directed by Serge Leroy Thelonious Monk piano · Charlie Rousesax sax-tenor John Ore double bass · Frankie Dunlop drums Monk's Dream (7:25) Drums Solo (4:22) Criss Cross (5:34) Rhythm-a-Ning (6:04) Epistrophy (1:23) Evidence" (6:54) Ruby, My Dear (8:13) Bright Mississippi (9:45) DVD 4 & 5 Modern Jazz Quartet, Recordings from 1961 Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, from 1987 Music Festival Freiburg and 1992 Jazz Gipfel Stuttgart John Lewis piano · Milt Jackson vibraphone Percy Heath bass · Conny Kay drums 35th Anniversary Concert from Music Festival Freiburg, 1987, directed by Hans-Klaus Petsch Rockin' in Rythm (6:54) Echoes (7:36) The Kansas City Bricks (5:59) Django (7:17) Summertime (3:54) Bags groove (6:12) A Day in Dubrovnik (16:28) Modern Jazz Quartet live from 1961, Palais des Beaux-Arts Part, Brussels, directed by Serge Leroy Ralph's New blues (6:24) Fugato from original sin (3:33) How high the moon (6:32) Pierrot (4:15) Django Part II (6:13) Lonely woman (7:00) Animal dance final (5:22) Columbine (5:19) Concorde (4:20) Bags groove (5:16) DVD 6 & 7 Spirits of Music, 2002, live from Leipzig Market Square, directed by Henning Kasten Bobby McFerrin vocals Nigel Kennedy violin Gewandhausorchester Leipzig The Kroke-Kennedy-Quartet Charpentier: Te Deum: Prelude (1:42) Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: Scherzo (5:11) Ride On (4:57) Hold On (6:04) MOZART: Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165 Tapan Bie (4:21) Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: "Erbarme dich" (6:50) In the Gardens of Eden (8:09) The Kroke-Kennedy-Quartet Monti: Csárdás (9:54) Ravel: Pavane pour une infante defúnte (6:56) Kalimankou Denkou (9 04) Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Cellos and Orchestra in G minor, RV 531 Ensemble AI-Kindî & The Whirling Dervishes of Damascus (8:01) Un son pa' cantar (4:35) I Come From the other Side (7:02) Bonus: Spirits of Music (2 DVD): 150 musicians from Cuba, Norway, Poland, Britain, Syria, Germany, Bulgaria and the USA contributed their "spirits of music" to an unusual concert event uniting classical and world music. Bobby McFerrin stands like no other for the reconciliation of two musical worlds that are not so different from one another as they might seem. Nigel Kennedy plays many parts, excelling in all of them.

A 2020 LOCUS AWARD FINALIST! See the Grishaverse come to life on screen with the Netflix series, Shadow and Bone -- Season 2 streaming now! Discover what comes next for daring rogue Nikolai in King of Scars, the start of this captivating new duology from #1 bestselling author, Leigh Bardugo. "[Bardugo] touches on religion, class, family, love - all organically, all effortlessly, all cloaked in the weight of a post-war reckoning with the cost (literal and figurative) of surviving the events that shape both people and nations." -NPR "The story exists at an intersection of past and future selves, and in the dawning understanding that what you most fear may be what you most need." -Washington Post Face your demons...or feed them. The dashing young king, Nikolai Lantsov, has always had a gift for the impossible. No one knows what he endured in his country's bloody civil war-and he intends to keep it that way. Now, as enemies gather at his weakened borders, Nikolai must find a way to refill Ravka's coffers, forge new alliances, and stop a rising threat to the once-great Grisha Army. Yet with every day a dark magic within him grows stronger, threatening to destroy all he has built. With the help of a young monk and a legendary Grisha general, Nikolai will journey to the places in Ravka where the deepest magic survives to vanquish the terrible legacy inside him. He will risk everything to save his country and himself. But some secrets aren't meant to stay buried-and some wounds aren't meant to heal. Read all the books in the Grishaverse! The Shadow and Bone Trilogy (previously published as The Grisha Trilogy) Shadow and Bone Siege and Storm Ruin and Rising The Six of Crows Duology Six of Crows Crooked Kingdom The King of Scars Duology King of Scars Rule of Wolves The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic The Severed Moon: A Year-Long Journal of Magic The Lives of Saints Demon in the Wood Graphic Novel Praise for the Grishaverse "A master of fantasy." -The Huffington Post "Utterly, extremely bewitching." -The Guardian "This is what fantasy is for." -The New York Times Book Review "A world that feels real enough to have its own passport stamp." -NPR "The darker it gets for the good guys, the better." -Entertainment Weekly "Sultry, sweeping and picturesque. . . . Impossible to put down." -USA Today "There's a level of emotional and historical sophistication within Bardugo's original epic fantasy that sets it apart." -Vanity Fair "Unlike anything I've ever read." -Veronica Roth, bestselling author of Divergent "Bardugo crafts a first-rate adventure, a poignant romance, and an intriguing mystery!" -Rick Riordan, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson series