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Life Underwater tells the story of the three Machabeus brothers: Jude, Simon and younger Eli, first as children and teenagers, and then as grown men upon the death of their father. The material of family life is wrought into something compelling, beautiful and visceral – magnifying the tragedies, and singular triumphs, of the everyday.
| Автор | Ken Barris |
Phillip besef algaande dat mense hom met agtervolg. Tot sy buurman het ’n vendetta teen hom, en daar is ’n reuk in sy woonstel wat hom telkens oorweldig . . . ’n Teer, onsentimentele novelle op die geleidelike aftakeling van ’n man wat ly aan skisofrenie. Deur die bekroonde skrywer van Die ryk van die rawe.
| Автор | Jaco Fouché |
Toe Woudstra haar in Nederland bel, is Adriana seker hy bel oor haar ma. Nou, nadat sy jare gelede kontak met hom en haar familie gestaak het na die verbreking van hulle verlowing, vra hy haar die onmoontlike: Sy moet terugkeer na Suid-Afrika toe om haar jonger suster te kom oppas, die suster met wie hy “moes” trou.
| Автор | Douwleen Bredenhann |
Why did the taxi crash on the autobahn in Vienna? Who exactly were Besfort Y and Rovena, the mysterious couple who died after being flung from the backseat? How was Besfort connected to the war in the Balkans? And why was his affair with Rovena clouded in jealousy and mistrust? Who wanted them dead? This is the story of the last forty weeks of their lives – a fever dream where love and obsession collide.
| Автор | Ismail Kadare |
When love comes calling, what’s a girl to do?Laurel Stanton never thought she had a crush on her grumpy boss – until Russ Hollister announced he was leaving his vet practice. When he proposed that she move with him to a ranch and continue to be his assistant – it made her rethink everything…For Russ, to focus on the horses and cattle on the Cantrell ranch was the chance of a lifetime. But suddenly, facing a day without lovely Laurel’s patience, smile and soothing touch would be pure purgatory....
| Автор | Stella Bagwell |
A Sexy Santa Under Her Tree?When Shannon Duffy came to Montana to meet her newfound brother, she didn’t expect to also find the man of her dreams – wearing a Santa suit no less! But though Dag McKendrick was irresistible, the newly disengaged Shannon had to at least try to resist him. She’d learned the dangers of falling fast…For Dag, courting Shannon was an obvious no-no – especially since the ex-pro hockey player had been burned in the romantic rink before. Would he cave in to the temptation...
| Автор | Victoria Pade |
The Top 10 bestseller!'You know you're in for a treat when you open a Jenny Oliver book' Debbie JohnsonA brand new summery story about returning to your past and finding a new beginning from bestselling author Jenny Oliver!Every Summer has its own story…For Ava Fisher, the backdrop to all her sun-drenched memories – from her first taste of chocolate-dipped churros to her very first kiss – is her grandmother’s Summerhouse in the sleepy Spanish seaside town of Mariposa.Returning for...
| Автор | Jenny Oliver |
Step into a world of sophistication and glamour, where sinfully seductive heroes await you in luxurious international locations.He wanted her by any means!Kathryn thought she knew her boss Hugh Parkinson inside out: a charming, rakish playboy, who was used to life and women being served to him on a plate. In his eyes she was just his utterly efficient, slightly uptight PA. Until she nearly lost the thing that mattered most to her, and unexpectedly Hugh was there to help: he was prepared to marry...
| Автор | Miranda Lee |
Two rival families. One East End. The explosive first novel in the Mitchells & O’Haras trilogy.For more than a decade, two East End families have been locked in a bitter war.On one side are the Mitchells, a notorious underworld mob from East London’s Canning Town. They have an iron in every fire and will resort to intimidation and violence to get what they want.On the other side are the O’Haras. The Mitchells’ biggest rivals are a travelling family who live in nearby Stratford. They compete...
| Автор | Kimberley Chambers |
Lily struggles with an apathetic mother, a domineering grandmother and the shifting alliances of her schoolgirl friendships. She soon develops a brittle self-esteem and obsesses over the one aspect of her life that she can control – her body. A story of secrets, warped friendships and addiction, and how families guard their secrets to keep up appearances – with disastrous consequences.
| Автор | Maya Fowler |
Sipho lives in Umlazi, Durban – he is seventeen, has dropped out of school and helps out at his father’s mechanic shop. But odd jobs do not provide the lifestyle his friend Musa has, with his BMW and designer clothes. Soon Sipho’s love for fast cars and money leads him into a life of crime that brings him close to drugs, death and prison time.
| Автор | Sifiso Mzobe |
‘A stunning debut that kept me guessing until the final, heartbreaking twist’ Claire Douglas‘Addictive, twisty and beautifully written’ Alice Feeney* * * * *A fast-paced and action-packed thriller, full of twists and turns you won’t see coming. It is the most gripping suspense mystery you’ll read this year.They said it was an accident. Her mother knows they’re lying. But the truth comes with a price…IT’S EVERY PARENT’S WORST NIGHTMARE.Abi Knight is startled awake in the middle of the night to a...
| Автор | Christina McDonald |
Love is in the air…? Luca is used to being the ‘single one’ at weddings – it happens, when all your other friends are engaged, married or taken. But when she bumps into Tom, her friend from university who broke her heart into a million pieces, she finds herself wondering what could have been.It’s ten years later, surely she should be over that Tom by now? So why is he looking even more gorgeous than ever – and why doesn’t he seem to be able to keep his eyes off her either? And as the champagne...
| Автор | Portia MacIntosh |
In the tycoon’s bed – and at his command! Frenchman Pascal Lévêque has his sights set on Alana Cusack, once one half of an infamous celebrity couple. Her seeming innocence intrigues him… Alana’s marriage was a sham. It has left her feeling unattractive and unwanted in bed.Now the devastating tycoon has claimed her as his mistress, he’ll teach the inexperienced Alana how much pleasure can be had in the bedroom. But when one night leads to a baby, Pascal vows he’ll take Alana to Paris…and to the...
| Автор | Эбби Грин |
Penny Jordan needs no introduction as arguably the most recognisable name writing for Mills & Boon.We have celebrated her wonderful writing with a special collection, many of which for the first time in eBook format and all available right now.When eighteen-year-old Imogen married Dracco Barrington, she did so with an open heart. He was her deceased father's business partner, and she had loved him all her life.But shortly after the wedding ceremony, Imogen uncovered a truth about Dracco...
| Автор | Пенни Джордан |
A slave woman is the only survivor of a failed expedition into the depths of Africa. She shelters in the hollow trunk of a boabab tree where she relives her earlier existence in a state of increasing isolation. How she was captured in her hometown and taken away as a child, her life in a harbour city on the eastern coast as servant to different masters, her journey with her last owner and protector, and her life in the boabab tree.
| Автор | Wilma Stockentröm |
Nobantu has everything a girl could dream of: a brilliant businessman for a husband, two adorable children, and two of the best friends a girl could ask for. And yet, on her 35th birthday, surrounded by glitz, glamour and fame, she realises something important. What has happened to her ambitions? Her career?
| Автор | Zukiswa Wanner |
She called herself Silent Anna because she couldn’t tell anyone what happened between her and her stepfather. Now, many years later, she breaks the silence to reveal the sexual abuse she suffered, its impact on her life and how she has finally managed to overcome it. It’s me, Anna is based on a true story.
| Автор | Anchien Troskie |
He’s fallen twelve thousand feet from the sky… Now he knows exactly what he wants!Daredevil Rafael Revaldi has always lived for the moment. But, having cheated death, the Conte di Monterrato is focused on the future. He needs an heir, but to get one he’ll face his toughest challenge yet—winning back his estranged wife!Lottie returns to the castle she once called home with newfound strength. The intense sensual connection between Lottie and Rafe remains, but so do the emotional scars of their...
| Автор | Andie Brock |
‘A FIERCELY INTELLIGENT PAGE-TURNER…AT ONCE THOUGHTFUL AND HIGHLY EMOTIVE’ PAULA HAWKINS‘THE STUFF THAT CLASSICS ARE MADE OF’ AJ FINN‘BRILLIANT, PRESCIENT, UNPUTDOWNABLE’ JENNY COLGAN‘A TOUR DE FORCE – A FEMINIST REIMAGINING OF SOCIETY’ GILLIAN MCALLISTERGlasgow, 2025. Dr Amanda Maclean is called to treat a patient with flu-like symptoms. Within three hours he is dead. This is how it begins. The unknown virus sweeps through the hospital with deadly speed.The victims are all men. Dr Maclean...
| Автор | Christina Sweeney-Baird |
Sam lives by the mantra that it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.After the tragic loss of her husband, Sam built a new life around friends, her cat Coco and a career she loves. Fending off frequent set-ups and well-meaning advice to ‘move on’, Sam is resolutely happy being single.But when Sam gets seconded to her firm’s Boston office for the summer, it is more than her career that is in for a shake-up. A spur of the moment decision to visit the idyllic beaches of...
| Автор | Victoria Cooke |
Promoted to Princess!Destiny Richards knew she was playing with fire when she accepted charismatic Sheikh Zafir Al Asmari’s job offer, but it seemed like a fair price to pay to start her life over again. Until the temperature reached boiling point and Destiny found herself spending one-out-of-this-world night with the Sheikh!When powerful Zafir seduced English Rose, Destiny, he never anticipated she would hold the title of his Last Mistress. But their scorching affair has shocking repercussions....
| Автор | Rachael Thomas |