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Six highly placed matrons mourn their lack of daughters until they devise a scheme to launch eligible girls in need of assistance, and so The Society of Sponsoring Ladies is born. Miss Georgiana Wilcox, eldest daughter of the sixteenth Baron of Manley, has done what she liked in her little corner of England. She is not unaware that her family’s fortunes have been dwindling for the past three generations, nor that her upbringing has not been up to snuff.

I'm sitting on the bus to León and the lady next to me is taking one candy after another to suck on while she's talking on the phone at the same time. If there was even the slightest chance that she could understand me, I would scream out loud: FOR GOD'S SAKE, STOP THAT! Instead, I cover my ears and wait for the trip to be over.

Mi chiamo Atena Ferraris e mi sa che non sono come gli altri, inutile girarci intorno. Mia madre mi ha sempre detto che siamo tutti diversi, e quindi è come se fossimo tutti uguali. Non ne sono convinta, ma mi fido di lei. Ho trent'anni, vesto fuori moda e odio le sorprese. E ho ben ventisette sveglie ogni giorno per ricordarmi di lavorare, di mangiare, di andare a letto, di smettere di pensare. Soprattutto faccio troppe domande, dicono. Perché per me è essenziale che ogni cosa abbia una spiegazione.

The men of The DeLuca Crime Family don't mess around when they find the women they want to claim as their own. This collection includes the first three stories in the DeLuca Crime Family South series, plus three brand-new epilogues!

This is the story of Veronica Walker. A second generation white African. This is the story of how one woman learnt to accept loss and rebuild her life time and again and how she learnt to fight for herself against a society where women were deemed as second class citizens and the possession of their husbands or fathers. Fighting for her children's safety, Veronica learns to demand her voice be heard and she be accepted for the independent woman she was.

Someone has a penchant for murder. Is it jealousy, vengeance, or simply a hobby? In the suburbs of Coneyhill, people have started dropping like flies. And it’s creating panic in all quarters. In Trumpington Heights, the moneyed in their glorious mansions can see they are not immune. And in the bowels of Hell, known officially as Downsford, the workshy and their rabid dogs are fighting a rearguard action against the ever-stricter Social Security clampdown. Caught in the middle are the struggling working-class of Folkfield, and their more prosperous counterparts in Amplemere.

Annette is a curvy young woman with a rough background now she must navigate through a new job. Her best friend, Luke, guides her with a sarcastic comment here and there, well at least until two surprises come her way to derail her plan of putting her head down and working peacefully without distraction. The highs and lows this romance novel has to offer are sure to make you laugh and cry. Annette’s story is one for the ages and sure to make you want more. So, grab a cuppa and curl up under a blanket and delve into this passionate, steamy, exciting novel.

Kingston Thomas knows better, he shouldn't want Tessa Drake. That doesn’t stop him from going after her once she's home from college. She's forbidden fruit, off-limits, and un-freaking touchable, she's also my daughter's best friend. I walked away the first time years ago. She had her life ahead of her, I wasn't going to be the one to screw it up. Now she's back seeking a job at my law firm, all grown up in one delicious package and I know I won't be able to keep my hands off of her.

One of The Observer (London)'s Best Debut Novels of 2026 A story of class and coming-of-age as a group of best friends investigates the allegations against their teacher. It’s the mid-nineties, and in the small, shitty coastal town of Vincent, Australia, four Nirvana-obsessed fourteen-year-old...

It’s hard to believe there could be a more enjoyable novel than Scattered All Over the Earth—Yoko Tawada’s rollicking, touching, cheerfully dystopian novel about friendship and climate change—but surprising her readers is what Tawada does best: its sequel, Suggested in the Stars, delivers exploits even more poignant and shambolic.

Billion-dollar bargain… for an on-paper wife! Odysseus Diamides never expects a warm welcome at his family's imposing estate. Until he's greeted by maid Grace Foster—who spent last night in his bed! He can't allow her life to be ruined by his controlling grandfather, so the Greek barters for her freedom by making Grace his convenient bride… Odysseus's diamond is the lifeline Grace requires. She can escape her boss and ensure her grandmother is cared for. Yet after their idyllic island wedding Grace realizes just how cynical Odysseus truly is.

The billion-dollar bump…in their snowbound night! Shy secretary Flora Greening doesn’t want to take a work trip right before the holidays. Except saying no isn’t her strong suit. Besides, what commanding boss Vito Monticello wants, he gets! Even he can’t command the weather, though. A...

Kora, quadra et mère célibataire, lutte pour protéger son fils Sol. Jeune adulte aux prises avec des troubles psychiques, il est suivi par un système de santé à bout de souffle. Alors qu'elle assume sa condition de proche aidante, Kora interroge son devoir de mère : combien de temps peut-on soutenir quelqu'un sans sombrer soi-même ?

Partout dans le monde, sur terre comme dans la mer, se produit un phénomène ahurissant : l'augmentation de l'intelligence animale. Des abysses marins émergent des pieuvres mimétiques géantes capables de prendre l'apparence de n'importe quel objet ou être vivant. Alors que le dérèglement climatique sévit, les eaux montent et les pieuvres envahissent les côtes... Pourquoi viennent-elles à la rencontre des humains ?

For the millions seeking to pursue their Hollywood dreams, this is the definitive guide to breaking into the entertainment industry that explores and demystifies dozens of careers from acting to post-production, and also takes into account changes brought by the rise of streaming and AI...

Nadia e seu marido, Ange, levam uma vida tranquila como professores dedicados de uma escola primária em Bordeaux, na França, até que começam a notar uma estranha e inesperada hostilidade vinda de amigos, vizinhos, alunos, colegas e de todos os demais habitantes de sua cidade.

Becky Chambers meets Firefly in this big-hearted Korean space opera debut about a disgraced space pilot struggling to find her place while fighting to protect the people she loves. “A thrilling, transportive ride from a powerful and evocative new voice.” —Lena Waithe, Rishi Rajani, and...

C'est l'histoire de la femme qui voulait et aurait pu devenir présidente de l'Afghanistan. Celle qui a dû se réfugier au Royaume-Uni lorsque les talibans ont pris le pouvoir, celle qui a refusé d'être réduite au silence malgré deux tentatives d'assassinat.

A delightful new short story by Liz Mingo, author of Between Green and Orange. From poetry to my first short story, hoping this is just one of many so watch this space....

* Chosen by Stylist as one of the best memoirs of 2026 * An addictive, tell-all memoir about what happens when you try to make your dreams come true - as well as a love letter to Korea 'Brings to life a country as complex and vibrant as its many gochujang-laced dishes. A delicious reminder that...