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Rage. Revenge. One legendary ring that changes everything. Peace does not last long at the Faery Academy of QuillSnap. After surviving her first day at the Academy, first-year Sprout Tansy WaterSprite unexpectedly claims the legendary Ravenite Ring. The moment she slips it onto her finger, its...

This compulsive novel wrestles with vital questions of our time: sentience, purpose, life, death, and how to make a really good commercial. Told entirely through questionably obtained company emails, chat transcripts, TED Talks, training sessions, and more, this all-too-probable future pits emotionally intelligent AI against emotionally stunted humans.

This Very Short Introduction provides an up-to-date, authoritative, and accessible guide to modern child psychology, from birth to early adolescence. Beginning with infancy, Usha Goswami considers the process of attachment and 'bonding', showing how secure attachments enable the development of...

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Anna Karenina, a literary masterpiece by Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy.

It's not a good Monday for DI Daniel Owen. A body in a wheelie bin. Missing teenagers. His ex turning up as his new boss. A secretive teenager, a nosy secretary, an idealistic social worker, and a dodgy fruit and veg salesman all have pieces of the jigsaw. If Daniel and Maldwyn can trust each other again, they can put the pieces together. But time is running out, and at least one child's life is in danger. It's been raining for weeks, and the flood waters are rising, threatening to engulf them all.

From the Sunday Times bestselling author, Kate Heartfield, comes a swashbuckling Vampires of Dumas story, featuring a new story arc following Françoise de Montesquiou d'Artagnan, a minor nobleman's daughter who travels to Paris and becomes embroiled in a war between shapeshifters and vampires...

In 1992, at the dawn of the age of technology, disgraced ex-game show host Manny di Martini schemes for a comeback with a deep-sea television special in the South Pacific. He quickly finds himself in over his head, attracting the attention of a cosmic being who will lead Manny to a television broadcast event much bigger than the entire planet bargained for: evidence of a slumbering alien in a ruined city at the bottom of the ocean. One look at the monster on TV, and humans collectively freak out.

Is bedtime becoming a battle every night? Does your child suddenly need one more drink, one more question answered, one more thing finished, or one more worry solved just when it's time to sleep? This book offers a gentle way to help children transition from busy days to peaceful nights. This...

A hidden invitation. A magical academy. One night to prove she belongs. Tansy WaterSprite has spent far too long being told where she can go, what she can eat, and what she is allowed to believe. Then a talking lady beetle arrives with an impossible message: Tansy was accepted at birth to the...

Budapest, 1944. One woman. One house. One final act of courage. As German troops enter Hungary and tighten their grip on the city, Catholic sister Sára Salkaházi continues to run a women's home on Bokréta Street. Soon she opens the doors to Jewish women and children, and her refuge quickly...

Does your child have a hard time slowing down at bedtime? Maybe their body is tired, but their mind is still racing. Worries, big emotions, excitement, frustration, or self-doubt make it difficult to settle down. Or perhaps bedtime has become a nightly struggle when everyone simply wants a peaceful end to the day. This book was created to make those final moments of the day calmer, gentler, and more meaningful. Inside this collection are soothing bedtime stories for children, each featuring a character who faces a relatable challenge and learns a simple skill that can help in everyday life.

At forty-five, Julia has everything she thought she wanted. A good job. Four grown-up daughters. Grandchildren she adores. A comfortable home. And a husband who remembers to put the bins out……but seems to have forgotten he has a wife. Somewhere between raising a family, building a career and twenty-three years of marriage, Julia has quietly lost herself.

When love and money collide, will a wintry house party lead to murder or matrimony? Haro Emison, thrust into his new role as Earl of Anglesford, discovers that his late father has left the family teetering on the edge of financial ruin. Intent on rescuing the estate, Haro abandons his long-held interest in his second cousin Eda and searches instead for a wealthy heiress. But when pride and jealousy cause his plan to spiral out of control, he begins to wonder if he has made a dreadful mistake. Eda Swanycke is enjoying her first season in London when her debut comes to a crashing halt.

Multiple times a day, in cities across the US and beyond, a simple yet powerful message is repeated by the well-meaning, the ignorant, and the bigoted: “don’t go”—avoid at all costs those Black and Brown disinvested neighborhoods that have become bywords for social disorder and urban decay. This book is a collection of intimate stories that uncover the hidden influence of both subtle and overt “don’t go” messages and the segregation they perpetuate in Chicago. 

Forbidden love and seductive intrigues intertwine in "Camelot's Echo: The Once and Future King," Where the pursuit of the Holy Grail becomes entangled with the clandestine affair between Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere. As their passion casts shadows over Camelot's splendor, a war erupts, leading to the illicit seizure of the throne by the cunning Knight Sir Mordred. The kingdom, once radiant, crumbles in a final, devastating battle.

Eight-year-old Sharon Rowling has a lot to contend with. Her stunning mum, Maria, literally stops traffic with her beauty, much to the dismay of her dodgy dad, Ricky, who is under height and underemployed. Then there's her three excruciating siblings plus her unhinged Shetland pony, all of whom remain stubbornly oblivious to the fact that Sharon's deepest fear might soon become a reality.

When Felicity Comfort meets a mysterious artist by the Serpentine in Hyde Park, she has no idea just how moneyed, miserable, and notorious the gentleman actually is. But even when she discovers the truth about the Earl of Anderly, she cannot help feeling a mysterious urge to seek him out. Magnus Blackstone, the Earl of Anderly, has retreated from society ever since the horrific incident that destroyed his life five years ago.

S. Trell Beaty is a woman who has worn many hats - wife, mother, grandmother, divorcee, and widow. In her book, Trell captures five life lessons encircled by heaven-sent reminders instilling an intuitive understanding built on faith and an eternal perspective. The essence of her life lessons shared will attach to you symbolically each time you reflectively ponder them upon the five fingers of your hand.

Cassandra Comfort's goal for the season is to make an eligible match that will elevate her family's fortunes. But when her luckless brother wagers a marker with her name on it, she must retrieve it before scandal destroys her chances. The only problem is that the politely precise Gerrold Tavinstock won't give the marker back, and every plan to force it from his grasp seems to go desperately awry....

It’s midwinter in 1539, and Catherine Havens Overton has just given birth to her second child, a daughter. The convent in which she was raised is now part of the Overton lands, and Catherine’s husband William owns the properties that once belonged to her mother’s family. With a son, Robert, and her new daughter, Veronica, Catherine’s life as the mistress of a great household should be complete.