THE THIRD BOOK IN A SERIES FULL OF ADDICTIVE ROMANCE AND POLITICAL INTRIGUE BY BESTSELLING AUTHOR STACIA STARKThis slow burn, enemies-to-lovers is perfect for romantasy readers who love Raven Kennedy, Amanda Bouchet, and Carissa Broadbent--I find myself in a place surrounded by enemies, closer to death than ever before, and far away from the only person I want.Lorian . . .Amidst a betrayal we couldn't have anticipated, I'll do whatever it takes to find my way back to him - before his fury lays waste to this continent.Alliances are being forged and broken. Our enemies are unifying.And Regner is closing in . . .We have only one chance to prevent him from attaining god-like powers and enslaving every human, fae and hybrid across the four kingdoms.Meanwhile, Regner believes I'm trapped here, yearning for my death, and waiting for Lorian to save me.But Regner hasn't yet realized that I'll stop at nothing to free my people.And he's the one who should be afraid of me.Tropes/Themes:1. Multiple POVs2. Touch her and die3. Fighting4. Magic5. Good strategizing and politics
Available to pre-order now - the fun and steamy new rom com of first loves and second chances!From the New York Times bestselling author of The Ex Talk and Business or Pleasure***Dani Dorfman is looking for an escape. She's not expecting to land a new job to take her from Los Angeles to Amsterdam, but after recently getting dumped and fired, she's determined to make this a fresh start.But at the end of her first week, the big move is looking like an even bigger mistake. Especially when she crashes her bike into Wouter van Leeuwen, her handsome Dutch exchange student from ten years ago. Her first love, until he inexplicable ghosted her . . .Wouter is at a crossroads of his own - in order to inherit his family's gorgeous canalside home he needs to get married. And when Dani's job falls apart she needs a visa.Dani is certain Amsterdam is just temporary.But could the charming quirks of her new city, and a second chance at love, become her reasons to stay? ***Praise for Rachel lynn Solomon: 'An unputdownable, sexy riot!' CHRISTINA LAUREN'The spice was unparalleled' READER REVIEW *****'Delightfully addictive and downright red-hot spicy!' AMY LEA'My forecast: read it, and you'll be on cloud nine' ALI HAZELWOOD'A sexy storm of a book' SOPHIE COUSENS'Probably my favourite romcom ever' READER REVIEW *****
The price of love is loss. We all pay it eventually. . . Some moments are too painful to be endured, and some moments will break you if you let them. And yet I can’t afford to let anything break me. Because we have one chance to win this war. One c
THE SECOND BOOK IN A SERIES FULL OF ADDICTIVE ROMANCE AND POLITICAL INTRIGUE BY BESTSELLING AUTHOR STACIA STARKThis slow burn, enemies-to-lovers is perfect for romantasy readers who love Raven Kennedy, Amanda Bouchet, and Carissa Broadbent--After fleeing from everything I knew and loved, and hiding in plain sight in a deceitful court, I am now faced with Lorian's truth.He is no mercenary . . .He is known as the Bloodthirsty Prince.His reign of terror has left a trail of blood across this continent. A trail that intertwines with my own past - not even my parents were spared from his merciless slaughter.But, to save my brother's life, I agreed to another bargain with the fae prince. Now, I'm forced to work with him. Forced to travel to the fae lands.There are no lines I won't cross to protect the people I love.So, I'll manipulate, blackmail and deceive potential allies. I'll bury my shattered heart and cooperate with the fae to prepare for the coming war.Because I now know that there are creatures far more monstrous than the fae.And some of them masquerade as men . . .Tropes/Themes:1. Politics and scheming2. Characters3. Found family4. Romance and some smut5. Magic
THE FIRST BOOK IN A SERIES FULL OF ADDICTIVE ROMANCE AND POLITICAL INTRIGUE BY BESTSELLING AUTHOR STACIA STARKThis slow burn, enemies-to-lovers is perfect for romantasy readers who love Raven Kennedy, Amanda Bouchet, and Carissa Broadbent---------Just hours after humans are born, the gods take what little power we have. In return, they protect our borders from the vicious, merciless fae.The humans who manage to keep their power are known as the corrupt.And they are put to death.When my forbidden power is discovered, I'm forced to flee my tiny village and the life I adore.To survive, I make a desperate bargain with the mercenary. A dark and brooding man.Whose face I have been seeing in my dreams . . .It's agreed that I'll help him into the city. And he'll help me learn to wield the strange, dark power I've always kept hidden.The power that may just be the key to my survival.But the ruthless mercenary is hiding secrets of his own. Secrets that threaten the safety of everyone I love.Secrets that could tear this kingdom - and perhaps even this world - apart . . .Tropes/Themes: 1. Enemies-to-lovers2. Forced proximity3. Magic
'For fans of Celeste Ng and Ann Patchett, this quietly beautiful book will break, then mend, your heart' Amazon, The Best Books of 2023WINNER OF THE 2023 BARNES & NOBLE DISCOVER PRIZEWINNER OF THE 2024 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION***One family's deepest pain. Another's darkest secret. Who will they be when the truth comes out?On a hot day in 1960s Maine, six-year-old Joe watches his little sister Ruthie, sitting on her favourite rock at the edge of the blueberry fields, while their family, Mi'kmaq people from Nova Scotia, pick fruit. That afternoon, Ruthie vanishes without a trace. As the last person to see her, Joe will be forever haunted by grief, guilt, and the agony of imagining how his life could have been.In an affluent suburb nearby, Norma is growing up as the only child of unhappy parents. She is smart, precocious, and bursting with questions she isn't allowed to ask - questions about her missing baby photos; questions about her dark skin; questions about the strange, vivid dreams of campfires and warm embraces that return night after night. Norma senses there are things her parents aren't telling her, but it will take decades to unravel the secrets they have kept buried since she was a little girl.The Berry Pickers is an exquisitely moving story of unrelenting hope, unwavering love, and the power of family - even in the face of grief and betrayal.'Marvellous ... Amanda Peters is going to be the next big thing ... The Berry Pickers is a triumph' Katherena Vermette, author of The Strangers'Peters excels in writing characters for whom we can't help rooting' The New York Times'Lucid and assured' The New Yorker, Best Books of 2023
DRIVE TO SURVIVE MEETS ICEBREAKER IN A BRAND-NEW FORMULA ONE ROMANCE The stakes this season have never been higher . . .Josie Bancroft may be single, but she is definitely not ready to mingle. All she wants to do post-breakup is focus on herself. A simple task, but as a marketing manager for McAllister Racing, she spends every race weekend alongside the charismatic Formula 1 driver, Theo Walker. With his iceberg-melting smile and abs sharper than a cheese grater, he's a distraction she shouldn't entertain but can't seem to ignore.Theo has mastered two things in life: winning races and wooing women. But this season, both are being put to the test. His team's new owner is threatening his hard-earned seat, and the one woman he wants has placed him in the friend zone, despite the fact that their attraction is hotter than his car's engine.As Josie embraces her independence and Theo struggles to cement his place within the racing world, they'll have to decide if they want to fuel the flames of their friendship or forever wonder what could have been.Drive Me Wild is a spicy Formula 1 romantic comedy with heart, heat and humour. This is the second book in the Drive Me series.Tropes/themes: 1. Grumpy sunshine 2. Formula 1 sports romance 3. Slow burn with open-door spice 4. Forced proximity 5. Dual POV----Readers are loving Drive Me Wild 'I absolutely devoured this book. Robyn masterfully balances humour, heart, and heat, creating a spicy romantic comedy that keeps readers engaged from start to finish' ***** 5 Reader Review 'Definitely a must read if you love formula 1!' ***** 5 Reader Review'The chemistry between Josie and Theo is wonderful to read, and their journey from friends to potential lovers is filled with witty banter and emotional depth' ***** 5 Reader Review
Everyone's a player on The Golden Eagles football team . . . From TikTok sensation and New York Times bestselling author of Lancaster Prep Monica Murphy comes the first instalment in her scorching sports romance series, The Players. Knox Maguire is the star player on the football team and the King of campus. Everyone loves him but no one pays attention to me. When I become his English tutor, things are kept strictly business. Yet Knox is impossible to resist. Next thing I know, we're getting hot and heavy in the library. When Knox admits he can't stop thinking about me, I have a realization. I can't stop thinking about him either. Instead of keeping my distance, I pull him in closer. Until somehow, we're spending all of our time together and I find myself falling for him. Hard. But is this star athlete playing a game with my heart . . .Tropes/themes: 1. Cross the line 2. Spicy Books3. Boy Obsessed 4. Sports Romance 5. College
PRE ORDER NOW THE NEXT INSTALMENT IN THE LANCASTER PREP SERIES.Sexy, swoony and very spicy, the international bestselling sensation, Monica Murphy, is back with an emotionally charged novel bound to set pulses racing . . . The tables turne when the girl August Lancaster couldn't stand at Lancaster Prep shows up at the same university he attends. She is suddenly everywhere. And is determined to remind him exactly who she is . . .--'Being in The Lancaster Prep universe is one of the best feelings and Monica does it every single time' - Reader Review'Monica Murphy is one of those authors you can depend on every time to give you a great book that will give you everything you want in a story' - Reader Review
The dramatic introduction into The Edens series. Get ready for small towns stirred by mystery and desire . . . Winslow Covington believes in life, liberty and the letter of the law.As Quincy's new chief of Police she has to prove herself to the community. And that means she must earn favour with the Edens. But winning over the town's founding family might have been easier if not for her one-night stand with their oldest son, Griffin.Sleeping with Griffin was a huge mistake. Winslow does her best to avoid him, but when a woman is found dead on Eden property, the two of them have no choice but to cross paths.As clues to the murderer lead to one of Quincy's own, Griffin realises Winslow is more than he gave her credit for. She's beautiful, intelligent, and impossible to resist. For him. And the killer.
There’s a fine line between love and hate. Bobby Mason is sick of being second best: born the spare with the personality of the heir. James Demeroven, is a Viscount who wishes he wasn’t one. His title brings far too much attention. They can barel
Everyone's a player on The Golden Eagles football team . . .From TikTok sensation and New York Times bestselling author of Lancaster Prep Monica Murphy comes the second instalment in her scorching sports romance series, The Players. Camden Fields is the star quarterback of our college football team. And he's absolutely gorgeous. All the girls on campus fall for him. And while he's had a few casual hookups over the years, it's never anything serious. Cam doesn't do serious. He also doesn't do me. I'm his best friend's little sister, and that means I'm off limits But I see the way he looks at me when he thinks I'm not watching. I think he wants me. And, I want him too. And I'm growing tired of being the good girl everyone expects me to be. So, I'm going after Camden Fields. And no one can stop me.Tropes/themes:1. Cross the line 2. Spicy Books3. Brother's Best friend 4. Boy Obsessed 5. Sports Romance 6. College
Introducing the latest edition of this much-loved anthology, with brand-new Fifteenth and Fourteenth Doctor stories.Fifteen wonderful tales of adventure, science, magic, monsters and time travel - featuring all fifteen Doctors - are waiting for you in this very special Doctor Who volume.Includes a bonus story starring the Fourteenth Doctor (and a very familiar foe), and a brand-new, very exciting and very exclusive, new tale that will feature the Fifteenth Doctor - written by bestselling author Faridah Àbíké-ÍyímídéOther authors featured include: Eoin Colfer, Michael Scott, Marcus Sedgwick, Philip Reeve, Patrick Ness, Richelle Mead, Malorie Blackman, Alex Scarrow, Charlie Higson, Derek Landy, Neil Gaiman, Holly Black, Naomi Alderman and Steve Cole.
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 400, Publishers: Penguin Books, Author: Anon HC 304282, ISBN-13: 9781405966306, Date of issue: 2024
This was supposed to be the best year of Rowan Lancaster's life. Instead his ankle is broken and his last football season at Lancaster Prep is done. Just like that.Except for the days that include Arabella Hartley Thomas.Beautiful. Stylish. Quirky. And she gets under Rowan's skin like no other. Sure, they flirt and banter and give each other grief. But now she invades his dreams and makes his heart pound so hard he's sure she can see it.When Arabella is able to see every part that he wishes he could hide, he realizes if he let himself, he could fall-hard.
Now that she's 13 years old, it's time for young Kiki to start tinking about her future. So one night, under the light of a full moon, she grabs her black cat, Juju, hops on her mother's broom and heads off into the night. The next day she alights upon a friendly oceanside city, and this, she tells her loyal and furry companion, is where she'll spend the next year learning how to become a real, honest-to-goodness witch.
What a piece of work is a man . . .When an unsettling folk tale leads the Ninth Doctor and Rose to a remote village in Wales, they get more than they bargained for.A scientist has taken it upon himself to create new life - imitating Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, a book that has sent shock waves around the country.But, much like his fictional counterpart, this doctor is playing god, and with forces beyond his understanding. As the Doctor and Rose attempt to put the brakes on the experiment before it gets out of control, a sinister supernatural presence reveals itself . . .
Now a hit Netflix film!The sexy and deeply romantic internationally bestselling novel that inspired the blockbuster movie. Laura Biel and her boyfriend are on a dream vacation in beautiful Sicily. On the second day of their trip, her twenty-ninth birthday, she is kidnapped. Her kidnapper is none other than the head of a powerful Sicilian crime family, the incredibly handsome, young Don Massimo Torricelli, who is determined to possess her at all costs.Massimo has his reasons. During an earlier attempt on his life, a vision appeared before his eyes: a beautiful woman, identical to Laura. After surviving the attack, he vows that he will find the woman in his vision and make her his own. No matter what. For 365 days, Massimo will keep Laura captive in his palatial estate and attempt to win her heart. If she doesn't fall in love with him during this time, he will let her go. But if she tries to escape at any point, he will track her down and kill her entire family. Soon Laura develops a fascination with her handsome and powerful captor.But as a precarious, risky relationship forms between them, forces outside their control threaten to tear them apart...
Two bickering strangers trying to foster their younger siblings team up to create a stable home, but the chemistry between them threatens to undo their plans from the viral TikTok author of Next to You and Out on a Limb. Funny and huge-hearted and romantic and real. New York Times bestselling author Talia HibbertWhen people-pleasing Chloe learns that her birth mother has unexpectedly had another baby, she doesn't hesitate to become a next-of-kin guardian. But when she fails to pass Child Protective Services financial evaluation, she is faced with a choice: see her baby sister placed in foster care or participate in CPS's new initiative, where two prospective guardians join households to qualify.Enter Warren, a surly mechanic's apprentice attempting to get custody of his deaf fifteen-year-old brother. From the moment Warren drives up thirty minutes late, blasting music out of his car, Chloe is convinced that this is a very bad idea. The two immediately clash but eventually agree to live together for the sake of their younger siblings.As their lives intertwine, and Chloe adjusts to caring for her newborn sister, she begins to see a new, softer side of Warren. In fact, they re far more similar than she could have imagined. What started as forced begins to feel natural and far less lonely. Chemistry soon intensifies beyond what either of them can stand, but is their mutual attraction worth risking everything they ve fought for?
Competitive advantage. The value chain. Five forces. Industry structure. Differentiation. Relative cost. If you want to understand how companies achieve and sustain competitive success, Michael Porter's frameworks are the foundation. But while everyone in business may know Porter's name, many managers misunderstand and misuse his concepts. Understanding Michael Porter sets the record straight, providing the first concise, accessible summary of Porter's revolutionary thinking. Written with Porter's full cooperation by Joan Magretta, his former editor at Harvard Business Review, this new book delivers fresh, clear examples to illustrate and update Porter's ideas. Magretta uses her wide business experience to translate Porter's powerful insights into practice and to correct the most common misconceptions about them--for instance, that competition is about being unique, not being the best; that it is a contest over profits, not a battle between rivals; that strategy is about choosing to make some customers unhappy, not being all things to all customers. An added feature is an original Q&A with Porter himself, which includes answers to managers' FAQs.Eminently readable, this book will enable every manager in your organization to grasp Porter's ideas--and swiftly deploy them to drive your company's success.
