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From shy mouse – to millionaire’s wife? When successful millionaire businessman Ben Radford first met Rowena, he thought her frosty and uptight. Discovering the beautiful, sensual woman underneath was a revelation! It was just as he hoped; he would help her overcome the past and then he would move on. After all, his divorce had taught him that he couldn’t offer more than a temporary affair.But Rowena had come a long way from the mousy wimp she’d once been. She decided that she could help Ben...
| Автор | Lilian Darcy |
He went by the book – until his heart took him by surprise! Greg Sherman was determined to make the newest addition to the TAKA-Hanson hotel empire a resounding success. Then he discovered his new employee was the boss’s daughter. She was gorgeous, free-spirited…and strictly off-limits.The heiress hadn’t realised her new job came with an irresistible boss! Greg might have decided that business and pleasure don’t mix, but Kimi had already made up her mind about the gift she wanted this special...
| Автор | Allison Leigh |
*Shortlisted for RNA Romantic Comedy of the Year* 'A hilarious, roaringly fun, feel good, sexy read. I LOVED it!' Holly Martin 'This book made me laugh and kept me turning the pages. A nice easy-flowing rom com!' Mandy Baggot When disaster strikes, paradise calls… As a published novelist, Lila Rose has been writing about fictional weddings all her life. But disaster strikes on her own big day when she hears her philandering fiancé, Daniel whispering sweet...
| Автор | Portia MacIntosh |
The Shadow in the Corner' is a gothic short story, written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, and first published in 1879. It tells the story of Michael Bascom, a reclusive scientist, who lives in an old mansion called Wildheath Grange. His man servant informs him that they need a girl to help his wife around the house. An orphan girl takes the role, but informs Bascom that she is very uncomfortable with her lodgings. She says she sees a mysterious shadow in her room at night. The house is rumoured...
| Автор | Мэри Брэддон |
This early work by Ring Lardner was originally published in 1925 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'Haircut' is a dark satire about moral blindness. Ring Lardner was born in Niles, Michigan in 1885. He studied engineering at the Armour Institute of Technology in Chicago, but did not complete his first semester. In 1907, Lardner obtained his first job as journalist with the South Bend Times. Six years later, he published his first successful book, You Know Me...
| Автор | Lardner Ring |
'I absolutely love Shari's books, funny, honest and heartwarming writing' Jenny Colgan, bestselling author Brand new from #1 bestseller Shari Low. An emotional roller-coaster, that keeps you guessing… One day in summer, three lives are about to change forever.After two decades of looking after others, this is the day that Agnetha McMaster is reclaiming her life. It's her turn, her time. But will she have the courage to start again?Ten years ago, Mitchell McMaster...
| Автор | Shari Low |
'I enjoyed Out of Love hugely! It's vivid, very compelling storytelling' Marian Keyes'I fell in love with this book. The writing was good enough to make me forget I had a phone, put it that way' Aisling Bea ' Out of Love will fill the gap that Normal People left in our heart . . . Trust us, this is the book of the summer' Evoke 'Wise, compelling and beautifully written ' Daily Mail 'What a book . . . Hayes references Nora Ephron throughout and she's a...
| Автор | Hazel Hayes |
A curious scheme is afoot in Blighty. Attempting to tackle spiralling levels of crime and anti-social behaviour, the government has a new solution: to dye offenders purple. For once, even journalist Eve Baxter is shocked – she’s spent years gathering the world’s weird and wacky news, but has never seen anything as loopy as this. Learning of these shamed ‘bruises on society’, the nation is agog – and divided. There’s anger and agreement, protest and debate. Oh, green and pleasant and...
| Автор | Kate Bulpitt |
In the early hours of 14 June 2017, a fire engulfed the 24-storey Grenfell Tower in west London, killing at least 72 people and injuring many more. An entire community was destroyed. For many people affected by this tragedy, the psychological scars may never heal.<br><br>Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a condition that affects many people who have endured traumatic events, leaving them unable to move on from life-changing tragedies. In the immediate aftermath of the fire, the focus...
| Автор | Группа авторов |
'Astute, funny, elegant meditation on identity . . . full of energy with an alluring Parisian glow’ Diana Evans, author of [/i][i]Ordinary People 'Generous, urbane, zestful . . . a Francophile's feast' Rob Doyle, author of Threshold Larry Frost, a British pharmacologist livingin Paris, is exuberant, charismatic, wildly opinionated. He’s also convincedhe’s Jewish – or at least he’s long had his hopes. But his search for what hebelieves is his true...
| Автор | Jude Cook |
Neil McCormick is the author of bestseller Killing Bono (originally published as I Was Bono’s Doppelgänger ), which was turned into a hit feature film in 2011. Elton John described it as ‘the best book I have ever read about trying to make it in the music business’.Neil is also chief music critic for the Daily Telegraph , as well as presenting a weekly music interview show on Vintage TV.He will be available for events around publication.For fans of John Niven's Kill...
| Автор | Neil McCormick |
