A female villain origin story, encompassed by rich new mythology and set in a fantasy world fans of Sarah J. Maas will devour.
'?An engrossing picaresque quest, a love story, and a moving character study . . . [Karen] Lord is on a par with Ursula K. Le Guin' - The Guardian
Five harrowing, all-new novellas overflowing with horror, imagination, and moving portrayals of humanity-from the bestselling author of Bird Box.
A compelling new saga trilogy based on the real Sixteen Streets in South Shields1918. Fleeing from her past, Cathy Carmichael is new to the Sixteen Streets. She has nothing to her name, no plan and nowhere to go.Cathy thinks she's struck gold when she runs into Mrs Sturrocks, an elderly lady who offers her a room at her boarding house. Her son, Noel, might be strange and sulky, but he gives her a job at the Robin Hood pub and before long, Cathy is thriving as the new barmaid.The Sixteen Streets was only meant to be a temporary stop for Cathy... but could it become home instead? £8.99 AudioCover design credit
Sometimes life feels dark and full of big questions: who am I? Where did I come from? Where should I go? But maybe it's not that complicated. There are so many things you can't control, and that's okay. Let an ordinary seal, and his little octopus friend, remind you that you can do better, but you don't have to. That you don't have to change yourself. That everyone makes mistakes. That no matter how hard life might feel, we could always lie down for a while and do nothing.We are so ordinary, and so precious. This is sealf-care.
The Sewing Factory Girls is Posy Lovell's heartwarming and moving novel inspired by the brave, hardworking women who fought to improve working conditions at the Singer Factory in Clydebank. It is an uplifting and emotional novel of friendship and courage, for readers who enjoy fiction based on real life stories.Like half of all the young women living in Clydebank in early 1911, Ellen works at the Sewing Machine factory. So does her big sister, Bridget, Bridget's fiancé Malcolm, and her new friend Sadie, who has recently come back home after the death of her father to help her mum look after her siblings.For Sadie, the factory is a way to make ends meet. But Ellen has sewing in her veins. She sings in the factory choir, helps organise the gala days and is even making Bridget's wedding dress on her beloved sewing machine. But after the excitement of the wedding dies down, things take a turn for the worse. Ellen discovers that the work of the cabinet polishers - her job - is to be reorganised, and they will be doing more work for less pay. Ellen feels like it is a betrayal - the sewing factory is her family and they've let her down. Sadie is more pragmatic. But she tells Ellen about trade unions and how at the factory she worked in before, there was a strike. And Ellen gets an idea...The events of the strike will throw Ellen, Bridget and Sadie's lives into turmoil but also bring these women closer to each other than they could ever have imagined.
Nonso, Remi, Aisha, and Solape forge an unbreakable bond at a Nigerian boarding school, where we meet them for the first time in the middle of a riot. The uprising triggers a chain of unforeseen events, forever altering their lives. Through a set of interlocking stories - traversing seamlessly through different voices between Nigeria and the US - Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions provides a window into the past, present, and future for a generation of Nigerian women. We meet Solape's mother, whose life was irrevocably altered by the fallout of the school riot years before. We see Nonso grapple with the world outside Nigeria when she moves to America having fallen in love with an African-American man. We meet Remi's future husband, Segun, in the Bronx as he becomes entangled with the police. Meanwhile, Aisha's overwhelming sense of guilt about what happened the night of the riot haunts her, until she sees a chance to save her son's life and, through her sacrifice, redefine her own.
From the bestselling author of Bird Box and Malorie comes the legend of Pearl, a strange new monster unlike any other in horror.
London, 1922. Orphan girl Alice dreams there's more to life than toiling long hours in Pink's jam factory. Inspired by stories about the legendary Queen of Thieves, Mary Carr, who terrorised the streets of Victorian London, Alice decides to set up her own gang: The Forty Thieves.Sly seamstress Kate Felix from Whitechapel has the same plan and will stop at nothing to keep Alice and her pals off her turf in the West End shops. But Alice is determined to win at all costs, hitting the headlines as the Bob-Haired Bandit. It isn't long before they make some powerful enemies, and Alice must sacrifice more than she ever thought if she is to become Queen of Diamonds.But the toughest and most beautiful diamonds are formed under pressure.The third in a thrilling new crime saga series about a real-life gang girl from Sunday Times bestselling author Beezy Marsh, Queen of Diamonds is perfect for fans of Sam Michaels, Martina Cole and Jessie Keane.
The laugh-out-loud summer read you need in your life, from bestselling author Sophie Gravia. Zara Smith is FINALLY in a healthy relationship... so why can't she stop thinking about her ex?The shocking news of the summer is that Tom - the ex Zara always thought would never settle down - is ENGAGED to beloved actress and all-natural beauty Quinn Foxx. They're throwing a week-long engagement party in Italy, and Zara is invited.Zara isn't planning to go until she reads an old note from Tom that shows their feelings for each other were once mutual. And she needs to know - does he still feel the same way? And, just like that, Zara's on a plane to Milan to crash the most talked-about engagement of the year!After all this time, could this be the moment Zara's been waiting for... or will it end in disaster?
A true Victorian murder mystery...Great Yarmouth, September 1900: A young woman is found dead on the beach, a bootlace tied tightly around her neck. She is quickly traced to a lodging house and identified as Mrs Hood, a visitor to the town with her small child. But, despite her death attracting national attention in the press, nobody claims her. Detective Inspector Robert Lingwood of the Great Yarmouth police force is assigned to the case and declares he will not rest until the mystery of the young woman's death is solved.The curious case of Mrs Hood is decreed a 'Sherlock Holmes mystery' in the scandal-hungry, crime-obsessed press. Only once the case has been referred to Scotland Yard do the layers of mystery start to peel away...'Mrs Hood' was in fact Mary Jane Bennett, and this is her story.Following clues, tracking red herrings and discovering leads delivers to the police, finally, the dead woman's true identity, and the evidence to close in on their one and only suspect. The scene was set for one of the most eagerly anticipated trials of the early twentieth century. With dramatic speeches by the defence, a surprise alibi at the last minute and newspapers interviewing witnesses before they had spoken in court, one could question whether the circus around the case sent an innocent man to his death. With an identical murder happening a few months later, do we know the whole truth?A fascinating historical true crime case, Mary Jane's great-great niece tells a tale of press scandal, fraud, arson and evil duplicity in Victorian England.
Return to HMP Parkhurst in this horrifying, disgusting and often hilariously dark look into the life of a prison officer.
AN OLD ENEMY IS LAID TO REST . . . AND A NEW CRIME IS DISCOVEREDFlorence Lovelady, the most senior serving policewoman in Britain, visits convicted serial killer Larry Glassbrook in prison. Larry is coming to the end of his life but has one last task for Florence: to learn the identity of the remains discovered at children's home Black Moss Manor. The town Florence escaped narrowly with her life still holds many secrets. Will she finally learn the truth? Or will time run out for her first?The latest Florence Lovelady thriller, set shortly after the bestselling first novel The Craftsman in the chilling, new series from Richard and Judy bestseller Sharon BoltonPraise for The Craftsman series'Engaging, compulsive reading. Sharon Bolton at her best.' Rachel Abbott'Beautifully dark and disturbing, I won't sleep well tonight.' Jenny Blackhurst'Darkly gothic and brilliantly original, The Craftsman will have you spellbound.' JP Delaney'I dare you to read it after dark.' Mark Edwards'Fabulous, utterly unique storyline, that will effortlessly stand out in the crowd of thrillers.' Helen Fields'The Craftsman is an absolutely terrific crime novel that takes your darkest fear and makes it reality.' Elly Griffiths'The Craftsman goes to some very dark places, and will have readers looking nervously over their shoulder with every page they turn.' Mick Herron'Filled with intrigue and suspense. The Craftsman is spellbinding.' Clare Mackintosh'A brilliant blend of rich crime thriller with a hint of the gothic.' Sarah Pinborough
Where are the broken? A propulsive question that unleashes a world of secrets in New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh's Resonance Surge . . .Pavel and Yakov Stepyrev have been a unit since their birth, but now Pavel's life is veering in a new direction, his heart held in the hands of Arwen Mercant, a Psy empath - and the only man who has ever brought Pavel to his knees.This is it. A point of irrevocable change. For Pavel . . . for Arwen . . . for Yakov . . . and for another pair of twins whose bond has a far darker history.A low-gradient Psy, Theodora Marshall is considered worthless by everyone but her violently powerful twin, Pax. She is the sole person he trusts in their venomous family to investigate a hidden and terrible part of their family history - an unregistered rehabilitation center established by their grandfather.Places of unimaginable pain designed to psychically wipe minds, leaving the victims shells of their former selves, the Centers are an ugly vestige of the Psy race's Silent past. But this Center was worse. Far, far worse. And now Theo must uncover the awful truth - in the company of a scowling bear named Yakov who isn't about to take a Marshall at face value . . . especially a Marshall who has turned his dreams into chilling nightmares.Because Yakov is the great-grandson of a foreseer . . . and he has seen Theo die in an unstoppable surge of blood. Night after night after night . . .Praise for Nalini Singh's Psy-Changeling Trinity Series'Singh's talent for lush, expansive worldbuilding is on full display' Publishers Weekly'Another hands-down winner that expands Singh's brilliantly conceived world' Library Journal (starred review)'Truly one of the best storytellers in the business' Romantic Times
Dr. Spilsbury and the Camden Town Killer is the first in an exciting new historical mystery series, featuring legendary forensic pathologist Sir Bernard Henry Spilsbury London, 1920. There's a killer on the streets of Camden Town, and no woman is safe.When a woman's body is dragged from the Regent's Canal on a freezing January night, eminent forensic pathologist and criminal sleuth Dr Bernard Spilsbury immediately detects foul play. And when a second woman washes up dead under similar circumstances, police realise they are looking for a dangerous predator. Is someone luring lonely spinsters to their deaths through a newspaper Lonely Hearts column? And can they be stopped before they strike again? With time against them, there's only one thing the police can do... Send for Dr Spilsbury!
This is a collection of erotic stories set at various historical periods, each featuring women who are stepping into their sexual power in various ways. From a journalist assigned to write a piece about a travelling circus who discovers a powerful awakening with one of the performers, to a woman inhabiting a male identity out at sea and exploring a sexuality that dances across gender lines, to an exacting auctioneer who loves putting those bidding paddles to alternate use, and an inquisitor's daughter who breaks out of piety to tap into her talents as a proto-dominatrix-these are stories that are compelling, sensual and beautifully but accessibly written.
A hilarious, steamy and escapist romantic comedy perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Lizzy Dent. Love on the Island follows two couples as they take a holiday to a sun-drenched Greek island -this summer might just change everything...
A brilliant new mystery from the author of THE PREFECT. Featuring Inspector Dreyfus - one of Alastair Reynolds most popular characters - this is a fast paced SF crime story, combining a futuristic setting with a gripping tale of technology, revolution and revenge.
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