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The female private detective has been a staple of popular culture for over 150 years. But what about the real-life women behind these fictional tales? Dismissed as 'Mrs Sherlock Holmes' or amateurish Miss Marples, mocked as private dicks or honey trappers, they have been investigating crime since the mid-nineteenth century - everything from theft and fraud to romance scams and murder. In Private Inquiries, Caitlin Davies traces the history of the UK's female investigators.

This is the story of two creatures who look alike but come from completely different worlds. Their unlikely meeting on the horizon begins a journey of deep friendship, kindness, magic and respect for all creatures.

We all need healthy, secure relationships in order to thrive—but they can be hard to build and maintain. Where do you start? According to marriage and family therapist Michelle Becker, the answer is with yourself. By learning to practice self-compassion, you are better able to respond to your partner with love and acceptance—even when they inevitably cannot meet your every need. This caring and insightful guide shows you how to stop defaulting to feelings of annoyance, disappointment, or detachment.

Four gorgeous dragon shifter kings break into my home and kill my ex-boyfriend before taking me to their world to compete to be their queen. Once every thousand years, the dragon kings come together to find human brides from Earth, and if they don't have their brides in one hundred days, their courts will lose their magic. I didn't know the world of magic and dragons existed until I was thrown headfirst into it and expected to compete in a deadly competition to be one of their four brides.

When a perfect wedding is called off just days before the big event, it sends two people—and their families—reeling, in this poignant novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun and Women in Sunlight “A moving immersion in love and loss.”—People A great...

'The stuff of legend' Mirror The heart-stopping new novel from queen of crime Martina Cole. It's time to confess their sins. Steph Barker can't forget her past. A single mother, Steph runs a women's shelter for local prostitutes while coming to terms with a tragic loss. And it's people like...

September 1297. David and his family and friends have come to Carew Castle in Wales to participate in a tournament in the spirit of King Arthur. Two years have passed since the events in Hidden in Time. Questions remain not only as to the whereabouts of the traitor, Bogo de Clare, who is still at large, but the relationship of David's family with Avalon.

Out of the low-lying fog on the coast of Maine emerges a new mystery: Cormac’s new venture, ‘Spirited Ghostwriting’ finally nets him a customer, and the story is dynamite. Famous movie star Isabelle Cake wants him to write her memoirs, which will ignite a powder keg of Hollywood secrets. Meanwhile, with her band on hiatus, Grace goes to work as a waitress for an upscale catering company and gets way too close a look at the secretive celebrity culture of Mount Desert Island, Maine.

Kent, 1953. The Woolworths Erith store, a beloved cornerstone of the community, faces closure if the December turnover fails to increase. And, as if store manager Betty Billington doesn't have enough on her plate, personnel shortages and a troublesome new employee add to the strife. With...

Journey to where the fog never lifts… Libelle, a city by the sea. Those who venture into its fog are said never to make it back alive-a murderous phenomenon that’s another of the Four Major Human Errors that has ravaged the world. But for Menou, it just may be the solution she’s looking...

With Garralosh defeated and the Colony secured, Anthony has triumphed over the wave. What now for our intrepid adventurer? In the Dungeon, there’s only one place to go: down.

Chien Pourri et son ami Chaplapla en ont assez de jouer au Monopourri sur leur vieille serpillière. Pourquoi n'iraient-ils pas visiter Paris, si un camion-poubelle veut bien les prendre en stop ? À eux les merveilles de la capitale, ils vont toutes les visiter, de Notre-Drame au métropolichien, sans oublier les égouts, bien sûr.

The game is on in this fun-filled middle grade debut about chess, girl power, and performance anxiety in sports, perfect for fans of Kelly Yang and Celia C. Pérez! The clock is ticking for May Li, whose middle-school chess team just earned a victory at the state championship—and with it, a...

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Zen knew his soul was forfeit the moment he made a deal with the Demon God known as the Black Tortoise, but he's willing to lose himself if it means saving the Kingdom–and the girl–he loves. But to crush the colonizers who have invaded his land he needs more power than even a single Demon God can provide. He needs an army. And he knows exactly where he can find it–in the undead army his great grandfather lead decades ago. The Elantians may have stolen their throne, but the battle for the Last Kingdom has only begun.

EXPERIENCE THE REAL DEAL WITH LINDA CALVEY 'The bravest and most authentic new voice in crime fiction' MARTINA COLE _______________ Real readers are gripped: 'Wow!!!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Kept me gripped for hours' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Right up there with Kimberley Chambers and Martina Cole' ⭐...

Reframe your story—and reclaim your life—through writing and storytelling in this “invaluable guide” (Danielle Ofri, MD, PHD, author of What Doctors Feel). A Harvard-trained doctor draws on narrative therapy and her own multiple sclerosis diagnosis to offer chronic illness patients a way...

Verity Templeton, 18 and fiercely independent, travels to London with her aunt for the season. During a weekend with her friend Charlotte Huntington-Smythe an encounter with Charlotte's brother shows her another side of the family. Then she meets Brandon Summerville, the handsome, arrogant, wealthy man about town Charlotte is in love with. Will she be able to resist his obvious charm? When a secret from the past turns her life upside down she doubts everything she's believed in. Her fight to find the truth brings more heartache. 

More than 70 percent of all busy moms are physically, mentally, and emotionally burning out every day, but you no longer have to be one of them. Having a resilient spirit will not only help reduce burnout, it will also help you through the toughest times in your life and emerge successfully on the other side. The constant struggles you’re facing may have worn you down, but this book will show you how to rebuild your resilience and find the strength within you to do what needs to get done.

The Science of Happiness: Unlocking the Secrets to Joy is a comprehensive guide to achieving greater levels of happiness and well-being in life. Drawing on the latest research in neuroscience, psychology, and social science, this book offers practical insights and strategies for cultivating happiness in all areas of life.