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#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * #1 INDIE BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “An immersive, sensual experience.” —The New York Times "Essential." —The Washington Post "Narrator Lauren Fortgang channels the currents of magic and intrigue running throughout Bardugo’s layered historical...

A novel for Welsh learners (Entry level) by author, Bethan Gwanas, winner of the Mary Vaughan Jones prize for her exceptional contribution to children and young people's literature. 19 year old Hywel starts his own business after his grandad leaves him a strimmer in his will. Still missing his beloved grandad, Hywel starts working at a cemetery and finds friendship in the most unexpected placeNofel i ddysgwyr Mynediad gan yr awdur poblogaidd Bethan Gwanas, enillydd gwobr Mary Vaughan Jones am ei chyfraniad rhagorol i faes llyfrau plant a phobl ifanc.

The Bryant family have taken the plunge and moved to Wildflower Valley, West Virginia! Tackling house renovations, barnyard disasters, homeschool high jinks and a garden that doesn't always want to seem to grow, Abby and Josh and their four children must face every setback together, along with their motley crew of neighbors.

At Lost Lake, a few of the students and instructors feel a tremor that arrives with a wake-up call—or those willing to listen and act. Wild life veterinarian, Josephe Rondeau, suspects that someone at the New York State lab may be purposely “losing” the bodies of wild creatures she has sent to determine the cause of their suspicious deaths. Among the students, Rocco is now driven to save to a beautifully marked bear cub he nursed back to health now sought by a trophy hunter.

Vanessa's luck has just run out. Though she's supposed to be her parents' perfect daughter in every way — the one with the college degree, the big-girl job, and the successful lifestyle — her sudden and unexpected break-up from her ideal boyfriend has left her reeling. Bradley, however, is used to disappointing her parents. As the "rebel" of the family, she's never had to live up to the expectations her older sister has.

Twenty-four-year-old Beecher Stowe is set to enjoy his hard-earned accession into the rarified atmosphere of the cut-throat music business: TV appearances, chart-topping record sales, fame, fortune, all wrapped up in a long, happy life.

Every life is shaped by quiet intersections—the people we used to be, the ones we once loved, and the choices that linger long after they’re made. How do we navigate the space between what’s behind us and what’s right in front of us? When familiar lives intersect again—an old love, a new commitment, a friendship tested by history—what unfolds isn’t drama, but quiet reckoning.

Three lives come together in a story of love, loss, and second chances. Smriti, a single mother to Jia, has always put duty before everything else. When she meets Keshav at a support group, her world starts to feel lighter. For the first time in years, she allows herself to hope for happiness.

Danny Calvert thinks part of American society is about to crash and burn. Capitalism, if he's lucky. But when a college friend dies in jail, he joins an apocalyptic religious cult and begins printing the increasingly dark writings of its charismatic leader. Father Joseph says "unless you become like children, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven." But "become like children" means just that. Father Joseph moves his followers to Europe to avoid scrutiny, and controls them such that Danny isn't allowed to marry Deborah, the woman he loves, but is forced to marry someone else.

When intelligence officer Kabir is sent to Rajgir to recover from a personal tragedy, he doesn’t expect to be thrust into a conspiracy that could rewrite the global power structure. A sniper’s bullet, a cryptic inscription, and a murdered archaeologist catapult him into a perilous chase across India’s ancient sites. Teaming up with fiery historian Reeya Ghosh, Kabir uncovers secrets buried for millennia: the legendary wootz steel and its lost connection to the clean and abundant thorium energy.

Meet Jovi Mehta: corporate high-flier, accidental rebel, and reluctant role model. She’s the woman who can rescue any project, can silence any boardroom, but can never silence her own self-doubt. Armed with conviction, red lipstick, and a steel dabba, Jovi is ready to prove her worth. But at her workplace, women’s competence is measured by their clothes, late nights are praised in men, but questioned in women, and passion is politely rebranded as “aggression.”

How Commercialism Nearly Ended the World and Essentialism Saved It is a fictional yet deeply reflective exploration of how modern society became trapped in the cycles of consumption, commercialism, and AI-driven control—and how a return to essentialism offers a path to freedom, sustainability, and intentional living. Through a series of interconnected stories, the book highlights the invisible systems of commerce that shape our lives from birth to death, conditioning us to consume, serve, and remain in debt.

When war arrives, it brings secrets and danger – but it also brings love… France, 1939. As war looms, two women make very different choices. Marie-Louise, a headstrong young woman who sees the atrocities for what they are, is recruited into a secret intelligence service that takes her across...

Morgan, Charlotte, and Abby Weiss are filled with mixed emotions. After their beloved mother took her own life without leaving a note, the siblings go through the motions of a funeral while grappling with grief and anger at their parent’s actions.

In That Boy Thatha, sixteen-year-old Thatha’s world is shattered when he’s separated from his family. Stripped of security, love, and guidance, he must navigate a harsh world alone. Battling guilt, loneliness, and the brutal realities of growing up too soon, Thatha’s journey becomes one of survival and self-discovery. As he struggles for a better future, the weight of his past and the looming forces of karma threaten to destroy everything he’s fought for.

📚 An intriguing, twisting and heart-warming novel set in a bookshop that has an unexpected impact on people's lives. From the author of The Second Chance Book Club and Found in a Bookshop 📚 When the Lost for Words bookshop in York hosts an event for a new reading project, four strangers'...

If you follow a stray bullet into a project day, you'll see small schemes turn into big dreams. Conflict of Interest is a hard concrete story where bullets, beauty, and deception turn into late-night gunfights. Where the smoke and mirrors are broken through jealousy, manipulation, and hatin’. Pistols are drawn between the infamous Spanish Fly and the cutthroat gangster Popcorn. Their friendship is held at gunpoint, and it doesn’t help that the conniving broad Luv Luv, whose sexy loose lips tend to sink ships, is in on all the drama.

Rachel's most dangerous fear will come alive, and she has to confront that fear to save her love. What depths of her life will surround her in her journey? What mysteries will she unravel in that journey of her life? Is it a dream? Or is it real?

From bestselling, award-winning author Nina LaCour comes a sweeping family saga about self-discovery and love in all forms, inspired by the author's Creole roots New Orleans, 1944. Odette has always been one of the Honore sisters, glamorous and admired in their Creole community. But while...

From the moment recent Oxford graduate Philip takes the helm of a new marine life institute in Palm Beach, his presence revives old feuds and sparks rivalries among the wealthy resident snowbirds, many of whom have invested heavily in a biotech company soon to be exposed for insider trading. It quickly becomes clear that Philip's quest for atonement on the behalf of his father will embroil many of the community's most prominent members.