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Empires don’t need kings. They need queens. Freshly paroled from Holloway Prison, Pearl Armstrong returns to Soho not for nostalgia — but to reclaim the empire she built with blood, cunning and grit. Her sons, Kristian and Daniel, have turned the Armstrong legacy into a shadow of its former...

'Outstanding' LEE CHILD on A. A. Dhand ‘Dhand is a fearless writer’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘Literally could not put this down … Immediately immersed you back into the gritty lives of Idris and co’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘An explosive and fast-paced thriller … The last page of the book...

King Rat blends eerie fairy tale and contemporary urban fantasy in China Miéville's fantastical debut. Something is stirring in London's dark, stamping out its territory in brickdust and blood. Something has murdered Saul's father, and left Saul to pay for the crime. But a shadow from the urban...

On the high functioning neurodivergent spectrum, Cece constantly questions others, yet mostly herself, especially after a devastating break up. She is a captive audience, 30,000 feet above ground, when her boyfriend Robby breaks up on an airplane, en route to Israel, for her third year of rabbinical study. Cece’s constant curiosity sustains her inner spark of life, as she throws herself into one experience after another.

Post-war London is a city in flux, with burned-out buildings serving as vivid reminders of the past. But beneath those scars is a sense of resurging optimism. Chrissie Walker, a new student at Goldsmiths arts college, feels it keenly. So does Mary Quant, the auburn-haired classmate who becomes...

A raw, honest and distinctive novel that dissects the heartbreak, passion, insecurity, obsession, betrayal and joy of modern relationships. For readers of Sally Rooney, Jacqueline Maley, Diana Reid and anyone who has experienced love or heartache in equal measure. 'Do you think much about love?...

MANILA TAKES MANHATTAN Fans of Jasmine Guillory and Helen Hoang will adore this irresistibly engaging story of two Filipino celebrities caught between everything they want…and everything they are. How do you follow your heart when it’s in two places? Filipino musician and producer Mon...

Raised on the rugged coast of Maine, he followed his passion for art all the way to Arizona State University and eventually to New York City, where he built a promising career as an art appraiser. Under the guidance of a respected mentor, Dan's future appeared secure. Until Dan loses everything. With nowhere left to go, he retreats to an abandoned house on the edge of the city, determined only to survive. There, he encounters a pack of strays. A moving story of loss, loyalty, and redemption, Strays reminds us that sometimes salvation arrives on four legs. Photo by Alberto Guzman

Power isn't given. It's taken. The Madame Noir series is a dark, cinematic saga of ambition, loyalty, betrayal, and the making of an empire. At its center is Amara Black — a woman who learns that survival is only the beginning, and that true power requires strategy, sacrifice, and absolute control.

Mitten in Edinburgh steht ein Haus voller fantastischer GeheimnisseAls sich Catriona Robertson in letzter Not in eine schmale Gasse rettet, sitzt sie plötzlich in der Falle. Hinter ihr ist ihr trunksüchtiger Bruder, rot vor Wut und entschlossen, sie umzubringen. Vor ihr liegt ein Hof mit gerade einmal drei Häusern. Doch dann öffnet jemand eine Tür, die Tür zur Hausnummer 13. Sie hat keine Zeit, sich zu wundern, weshalb eine Gasse mit drei Häusern eine Hausnummer 13 besitzt. Sie rettet sich ins Innere. Und drinnen wartet eine Chance auf sie. Eine neue Aufgabe. Ein Kontrakt über sieben Jahre.

A single review shouldn’t dismantle a restaurant. But this one does. When Callie Rowan’s carefully crafted dishes start arriving damaged —not in flavor, but in structure —she realizes the problem isn’t in her kitchen. It’s everything that happens after. Delivery time. Packaging. Distance. Delay. The gap between intention and arrival. As one anonymous customer continues to order —and continue to notice —Callie is forced into a relentless, real-time audit of her own system. Every fix reveals another flaw. Every improvement raises the standard. And every decision carries a cost.

Eric, a college freshman, joins his four dormmates for an afternoon in New York City—the first time he’s seen them outside their campus bubble. But feeling increasingly invisible among these new friends, Eric’s anxieties compound. As they roam the streets of New York, Eric begins to question if he’s even truly wanted there. Soon, though, the friends start to reveal pieces of themselves. Can Eric let go enough to show them who he really is?

Quando si trova la strada giusta nella vita? Ilaria ha finito il liceo e non ha idea di cosa fare da grande. In attesa di settembre, e nella speranza che l'estate porti consiglio, inizia a lavorare all'Oasi, uno sgangherato bar multiculturale a Ostia. Quella dell'Oasi è una fauna atipica, di cui Ilaria impara presto a conoscere le sfumature. Ci lavorano Syed, Irina, Alicia e Amin, arrivati in Italia da diversi angoli del mondo, ognuno con una storia intensa alle spalle e con una lingua zoppicante e affettuosa tutta da decifrare.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Timo Ahrens ist 31 und gut darin, Probleme zu erkennen, die andere Leute haben. In den eigenen Beziehungen funktioniert das weniger gut. Im Sommer 2026 kauft er auf einer Tech-Konferenz in Berlin eine smarte Brille. Ein Gerät, das man auf den ersten...

A BRAND NEW emotional wartime saga set in London's East End during the Blitz from the bestselling author Fenella J. Miller. Perfect for fans of Jean Fullerton, Katie Flynn and Rosie Goodwin!'Whisks you back to the home front of wartime Britain.' Jean Fullerton London, East End, 1941: When...

Nous avons tous une histoire à raconter. E?tes-vous prêts à entendre la mienne ? «Nous avons tous une histoire à raconter. E?tes-vous prêts à entendre la mienne ? J'ai été élevé dans les marécages du sud-est du Texas, sur ces terres rouges ou? règnent les vrais Cajuns. Maintenant...

A delightful enemies-to-friends-to-lovers romance about how love is sometimes only a click away. While her brothers are finding their soulmates and planning the rest of their lives, Manisha Patel is moving back in with her parents, dodging calls from her cheating Aquarius ex-boyfriend, and...

Diesmal ist es etwas anderes. Sie arbeitet in einem Tätowierstudio und wohnt mit ihrem Sohn Henry in der Siedlung »Am Kastanienbaum«, irgendwo mitten in einer großen Stadt. Sie alle eint die Sehnsucht nach Glück und Verbundenheit. Eines Tages macht Baggerfahrer Paco eine schicksalhafte Entdeckung: Eine Weltkriegsbombe liegt unter der Erde. Darauf geschieht in der Siedlung etwas Wundersames. Die Menschen kommen einander näher, als es möglich schien.

Her daughter has just flown the nest and her pensioner mum has dived headlong into internet dating - can Hattie hold on to her sanity? Hattie is a 47-year-old mother whose daughter, Layla, is just about to head off to university. She's not coping terribly well (Hattie that is - Layla seems to be...

A trio of novels by the renowned author, dramatised for BBC Radio Guyanese writer E. R. Braithwaite is probably best known for his semi-autobiograpical, internationally bestselling novel To Sir with Love, which was adapted as an award-winning film starring Sidney Poitier. Collected here are...