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When we read or listen, words can have a transforming effect. Our mood can alter in the space of a few sentences from joy to sadness. And not just our mood. These words can affect us physically, they can engage our emotions and even in their sadness bring a lump to our throat and tears to our eyes. Sometimes the relief can be palpable. Our authors, from Anton Chekhov, Stephen Crane, Willa Cather, Katherine Mansfield and a wealth of others, are well aware of what their talents will evoke. Genius has many names.

I'm too smart to do something dumb like fall in love with the pizza boy. I love pizza as much as the next girl, but I'm not bingeing on delivery for the pepperoni. It's Tariq's gorgeous smile I crave. But I don't have time for a guy, with finals coming up, then graduate school graduation & starting a new job. Still, his kisses are so hot. And it turns out, the sex is downright mind-blowing. Maybe I can find time for a fling. It doesn't have to be more than that. Just because we like the same comics and nerdy movie quotes doesn't mean I'm falling for him.

Ever since his father's famous bank robbery years ago, rodeo cowboy Jesse James Chisholm has been the bad boy of Lost Gun, Texas. A rule breaker. A heartbreaker. But he's still haunted by his history, and the only girl who could match his wildness with her own-until she ditched her own bad-girl ways in favour of respectability.

Some girls just won't take no for an answer… Security expert Jason Savage lives for his job. Nobody gets past him. No one. So why is he so hot under the collar (and then some) about his latest case? Jordan Cosby is just an assignment—albeit a sexy, damn near irresistible one…

When Devon farmer's daughter Roxanne Hawkins attends a local summer concert, the 14-year-old is blindingly stage-struck. On the day of St Petroc's autumn fair, Roxanne runs away to seek fame and fortune in the bright lights of London. There she stumbles across suave and sophisticated music-hall fixer Harry Bright, who persuades her to adopt the stage-name Annie Breeze. The popular double act Bright and Breeze is born.

We are delighted to present Ty Llun—Lake House—which is, once again, available. A beautiful 400-year-old waterfront property in an idyllic Welsh village, the property has plenty of character and comes complete with the spirit of a long dead witch. It’s the ideal place for a couple to move to, to start again, to try and forget the heartbreak of the past. And we are sure that, this time, she will leave you in peace.

3 Sisters. 3 Imprisoned Warriors. 1 Magical Destiny.

Some girls just won't take no for an answer… Security expert Jason Savage lives for his job. Nobody gets past him. No one. So why is he so hot under the collar (and then some) about his latest case? Jordan Cosby is just an assignment—albeit a sexy, damn near irresistible one…

What is the first day of the week? That innocent question discussed at the breakfast table led to a fantasy that maybe, one day, will become a reality.

Cirrine was perfectly content biding her time, waiting for the right opportunity to secure her place in Hell until an unwelcome summons ruined everything. Stripped of her powers, she’s forced into the unthinkable: trusting her fate to a mortal. After losing his family years ago, Hunter’s failure to avenge their deaths gnaws at him day after day. All he wanted was a few more coins to help drown out the painful memories. Tracking down a runaway princess should’ve been easy money.

This is a memoir about a mother's love for her son, Louis. It is addressed to him. This is a memoir about hope - hope in others, hope in systems and hope for the future. I've never quite known where to begin when someone asks me what I've been up to. I've never quite known how to explain what our daily life is like. I wanted to write how it is in order to give others a greater understanding of disability and caring. And to be totally honest, I wanted to write something that would make people consider being Louis' friend.

Divorcee Glenda Nelson poured herself a cup of coffee, sat down at her kitchen table, and opened up the morning paper. That's when she found out her hand-picked Congressional candidate was caught climbing out of the window of the Sleepytown Motel. With her job as a political strategist on the line, she must put together a damage control plan, and do it fast. After a multi-year hiatus, Glenda's love life is finally on the rebound when she meets handsome Christopher Goodwich.

Wild and crazy college roommates Whitney and Meg end up at a local fraternity party where Meg, furious at her boyfriend for cheating on her, is looking to even the score. Whitney has no problem backing up her friend in her time of need, so when a drinking game gets out of hand, the two girls put on a show that will go down in fraternity history. Who knew? Turns out revenge is a dish best served up blazing hot!

London 1927: the city is buzzing with life. By day, Grace Rutherford is a copywriter at one of London's biggest advertising agencies but by night she is Diamond Sharp, author of a racy gossip column. When Grace meets two Americans who are sworn enemies, she is drawn into a web of secrets and lies which will change her life forever....

The art of writing a short story can be barely noticed by a reader or listener - such is the quality with which they are usually written. It is a difficult trade, an unforgiving discipline, but for those who master it, the rewards are many. In this series of works by our greatest female writers we bring you a selection of those we consider the best. In Volume 1 we bring you the classics 'A Dill Pickle' by Katherine Mansfield, 'The Storm' by Kate Chopin, and 'The Sexton’s Hero' by Elizabeth Gaskell.

Gujaareh, la cité des rêves, souffre sous la domination impériale du Protectorat de Kisuati. Dans cette ville où seule la paix faisait loi autrefois, la violence et l’oppression menacent désormais les habitants. Sans compter qu’une mystérieuse maladie hante les nuits des citoyens et condamne les personnes infectées à mourir dans leur sommeil en hurlant. Pris au piège entre de sombres visions et des seigneurs cruels, le peuple aspire à se soulever – et quelqu’un doit lui montrer la voie.

Former lovers become partners in Natalie Charles' new novel of the perfect crime... On the eve of trial, prosecutor Sally Dawson has all the evidence she needs to convict a man of killing his wife - until the "victim" reappears. Now, alone and pregnant, to save her career she must trust the very man who broke her heart - her sworn enemy, Ben McNamara. The case confounds Ben, a former marine JAG, but not the attraction budding between him and Sally. Their mutual desire never died.

La résidence K, édifice de briques rouges abritant des femmes célibataires, apparaît aux habitants de Tokyo comme une demeure tranquille pour dames respectables. Lorsque le passe-partout qui permet de pénétrer dans les cent cinquante chambres de I'immeuble disparaît de la loge de la gardienne, les locataires retiennent Ieur souffle. Car la clé n'ouvre pas seulement les portes, mais donne aussi accès aux secrets les plus intimes des résidentes. Certaines femmes ont tout intérêt à brouiller les pistes. Publié en 1962 au Japon, Le Passe-Partout est un grand classique du roman noir. Une pépite pleine de tension délicieusement tokyoïte.

Votre enfant montre des signes de douance? Alors ce livre est pour vous! Est-ce que votre enfant s’ennuie en classe? Son désintérêt se manifeste-t-il par un manque de participation, voire des troubles du comportement? Autodidacte, il préfère apprendre mille et une choses par ses propres moyens? Ou, au contraire, s’agit-il de l’élève modèle qui collectionne les trophées et les 100%, et est incapable de composer avec l’échec? Dans ce livre, vous aurez l’occasion de voir plus loin que le cliché du petit génie à lunettes!

​Plus de deux millions de lecteurs conquis par la saga Les Déracinés. Découvrez la jeunesse de son inoubliable héroïne, Almah. Vienne, 1911. Almah Kahn naît au sein d'une famille de la grande bourgeoisie juive. Son père, chirurgien réputé et grand amateur d'art, est aussi un mécène qui côtoie les plus grands artistes de l'époque. Sa mère, pianiste de talent, soigne son spleen auprès du docteur Freud dont elle est l'une des premières patientes. Au cœur de ce bouillonnement culturel, Almah chemine vers l'âge adulte.