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HOW TO FALL IN LOVE

By Ahern , Cecelia . Harper Collines Publishers 2013 , Summary: She has just two weeks. Two weeks to teach him how to fall in love - with his own life. Adam Basil and Christine Rose are thrown together late one night, when Christine is crossing the Ha'penny Bridge in Dublin. Adam is there, poised, threatening to jump. Adam is desperate - but Christine makes a crazy deal with him. His 35th birthday is looming and she bets him that before then she can show him life is worth living . Despite her determination, Christine knows what a dangerous promise she's made. Against the ticking of the clock, the two of them embark on wild escapades, grand romantic gestures and some unlikely late-night outings. Slowly, Christine thinks Adam is starting to fall back in love with his life. But is that all that's happening ...? 9780007544417

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THUS BAD BEGINS

By Marias,Javier. UK Hamish Hamilton-Penguin 2016 , Madrid, 1980. Juan de Vere, nearly finished with his university degree, takes a job as personal assistant to Eduardo Muriel, an eccentric, once-successful film director. Urbane, discreet, irreproachable, Muriel is an irresistible idol to the young man. But Muriel's voluptuous wife, Beatriz, inhabits their home like an unwanted ghost; and on the periphery of their lives is Dr. Jorge Van Vechten, a family friend implicated in unsavory rumors that Muriel now asks Juan to investigate. As Juan draws closer to the truth, he uncovers only more questions. What is at the root of Muriel's hostility toward his wife? How did Beatriz meet Van Vechten? What happened during the war? Marías leads us deep into the intrigues of these characters, through a daring exploration of rancor, suspicion, loyalty, trust, and the infinitely permeable boundaries between the deceptions perpetrated on us by others and those we inflict upon ourselves. 2017-02-15

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VINEGAR GIRL - The taming of the shrew retold

By Tyler,Anne . London Hogarth 2016 , Kate Battista is feeling stuck. How did she end up running house and home for her eccentric scientist father and uppity, pretty younger sister Bunny? Plus, she's always in trouble at work - her preschool charges adore her, but the adults don't always appreciate her unusual opinions and forthright manner. Her father, Dr Battista, has other problems. After years out in the academic wilderness, he is on the verge of a breakthrough. There's only one problem: his brilliant young lab assistant, Pyotr, is about to be deported. When Dr Battista cooks up an outrageous plan that will enable Pyotr to stay in the country, he's relying - as usual - on Kate to help him. She is furious. But will she be able to resist the two men's touchingly ludicrous campaign to win her round? 9781781090190

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GREY : FIFTY SHADES OF GREY AS TOLD BY CHRISTIAN

By James,E L. London Arrow Books 2011 , In Christian's own words, and through his thoughts, reflections, and dreams, E L James offers a fresh perspective on the love story that has enthralled millions of readers around the world. Christian Grey exercises control in all things; his world is neat, disciplined, and utterly empty - until the day that Anastasia Steele falls into his office, in a tangle of shapely limbs and tumbling brown hair. He tries to forget her, but instead is swept up in a storm of emotion he cannot comprehend and cannot resist. Unlike any woman he has known before, shy, unworldly Ana seems to see right through him - past the business prodigy and the penthouse lifestyle to Christian's cold, wounded heart. Will being with Ana dispel the horrors of his childhood that haunt Christian every night? Or will his dark sexual desires, his compulsion to control, and the self-loathing that fills his soul drive this girl away and destroy the fragile hope she offers him? 9781784753252

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TIME WAS

By Roberts,Nora . Britain Mills & Boon 2016 9789352640553

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HOT WINTER NIGHTS (JAMES PATTERSON BOOK SHOTS)

By Patterson,James. London Book shots 2016 , Summary: Disheartened by her recent move to Montana, former city girl Allie Fairchild is just about to throw in the towel when life in Bear Mountain takes a surprisingly sexy turn. 9781786530738

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BOY IS BACK

By Cabot, Meg . UK HarperCollins - William Morrow 2016 , In this brand-new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot, a scandal brings a young man back home to the small town, crazy family, and first love he left behind. Reed Stewart thought he’d left all his small town troubles—including a broken heart—behind when he ditched tiny Bloomville, Indiana, ten years ago to become rich and famous on the professional golf circuit. Then one tiny post on the Internet causes all of those troubles to return . . . with a vengeance. Becky Flowers has worked hard to build her successful senior relocation business, but she’s worked even harder to forget Reed Stewart ever existed. She has absolutely no intention of seeing him when he returns—until his family hires her to save his parents. Now Reed and Becky can’t avoid one another—or the memories of that one fateful night. And soon everything they thought they knew about themselves (and each other) has been turned upside down, and they—and the entire town of Bloomville—might never be the same, all because The Boy Is Back. 9780062378774

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WEDDING IN MAINE : McCULLAGH INN STORY : JAMES PATTERSON BOOK SHOTS

By Patterson,James. London Bookk Shots 2017 , The McCullagh Inn is now open for weddings. Jeremy Holland is exactly what Chelsea O Kane wants in a man. After he proposes, she s ecstatic to host their wedding at the inn they built together. But it isn t long before the secrets from Chelsea s past refuse to stay buried, and they could ruin everything 9781786531209

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FATAL AFFAIR

By Force,Marie. UP Carina Press 2010 , Walking the thin blue lineDetective Sergeant Sam Holland of the Washington, DC, Metro Police needs a big win to salvage her careerand her confidenceafter a disastrous investigation.The perfect opportunity arises when Senator John OConnor is found brutally murdered in his bed, and Sam is assigned to the case. Matters get complicated when Sam has to team up with Nick Cappuano, OConnors friend and chief of staffand the man Sam had a memorable one-night stand with years earlier. Their sexual chemistry still sizzles, and Sam has to fight to stay focused on the case. Sleeping with a material witness is another mistake she cant affordespecially when the bodies keep piling up. About the Author With more than 4 million books sold, Marie Force is the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling, awardwinning author of more than 40 contemporary romances. Her New York Times bestselling self-published Gansett Island Series has sold 2 million e-books since Maid for Love was released in 2011. She is also the author of the New York Times bestselling Fatal Series from Harlequins Carina Press, as well as the New York Times bestselling Green Mountain Series from Berkley Sensation, among other books and series. Maries new erotic Quantum Trilogy was released under the name of M.S. Force in April 2015, and all three books were New York Times and USA Today bestsellers. The trilogy is now set to become a series. 9789351068679

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KING OF FOOLS

By Dard,Frederic . Paris Pushkin Vertigo 2017 , Jean-Marie can't believe his luck when he has a passionate triste with a beautiful young Englishwoman, Marjory, who is holidaying in the Cote d'Azur. However, when he discovers his lover is married he is crestfallen, and when she returns to her home in rainy Edinburgh he is heartbroken. He takes a fateful decision: to follow her.He arrives in Scotland. but soon the jealous husband appears, and a deadly encounter is only the beginning of a nightmarish, disorienting drama. More books by this author 9781782271970

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AFTERLIFE

By Sakey,Marcus . THOMAS & MERCER 2017 , An instant Wall Street Journal bestseller. Soon to be a major motion picture from Imagine Entertainment and producers Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. Summary: FBI agent Will Brody remembers the explosion, then waking without a scratch. Welcome to the afterlife. But the line between life and death is narrower than we suspect, and all that matters to Will is getting back to Claire. Between life and death lies an epic war, a relentless manhunt through two worlds...and an unforgettable love story. The last thing FBI agent Will Brody remembers is the explosion--a thousand shards of glass surfing a lethal shock wave. He wakes without a scratch. The building is in ruins. His team is gone. Outside, Chicago is dark. Cars lie abandoned. No planes cross the sky. He's relieved to spot other people--until he sees they're carrying machetes. Welcome to the afterlife. Claire McCoy stands over the body of Will Brody. As head of an FBI task force, she hasn't had a decent night's sleep in weeks. A terrorist has claimed eighteen lives and thrown the nation into panic. Against this horror, something reckless and beautiful happened. She fell in love...with Will Brody. But the line between life and death is narrower than any of us suspect--and all that matters to Will and Claire is getting back to each other. From the author of the million-copy bestselling Brilliance Trilogy comes a mind-bending thriller that explores our most haunting and fundamental question: What if death is just the beginning? 9781477848401

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4 3 2 1

By Auster,Paul . London Faber & Faber 2017 , Shortlisted 2017 Man Booker Prize: Paul Auster's first novel in seven years - his greatest, most provocative, most heartbreaking and most satisfying work. Abstract: "Paul Auster's greatest, most heartbreaking and satisfying novel -- a sweeping and surprising story of birthright and possibility, of love and of life itself: a masterpiece. Nearly two weeks early, on March 3, 1947, in the maternity ward of Beth Israel Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, Archibald Isaac Ferguson, the one and only child of Rose and Stanley Ferguson, is born. From that single beginning, Ferguson's life will take four simultaneous and independent fictional paths. Four identical Fergusons made of the same DNA, four boys who are the same boy, go on to lead four parallel and entirely different lives. Family fortunes diverge. Athletic skills and sex lives and friendships and intellectual passions contrast. Each Ferguson falls under the spell of the magnificent Amy Schneiderman, yet each Amy and each Ferguson have a relationship like no other. Meanwhile, readers will take in each Ferguson's pleasures and ache from each Ferguson's pains, as the mortal plot of each Ferguson's life rushes on. As inventive and dexterously constructed as anything Paul Auster has ever written, yet with a passion for realism and a great tenderness and fierce attachment to history and to life itself that readers have never seen from Auster before. 4 3 2 1 is a marvelous and unforgettably affecting tour de force."--Provided by publisher. "A sweeping family saga (with a bit of a twist) about the life and loves of Archie Ferguson, a Jewish boy born to second-generation immigrants in the United States just after World War II"--Provided by publisher. On March 3rd, 1947, Archibald Isaac Ferguson, the only child of Rose and Stanley Ferguson, is born. From that single beginning, Ferguson's life will take four simultaneous paths. Four Fergusons will go on to lead four parallel and entirely different lives. Family fortunes diverge. Loves and friendships and passions contrast. Each version of Ferguson's story rushes across the fractured terrain of mid-twentieth century America, in this sweeping story of birthright and possibility, of love and the fullness of life itself. 9780571324651

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ONLY STORY

By Barnes,Julian . London Jonathan Cape 2018 , Summary: Most of us have only one story to tell. I don't mean that only one thing happens to us in our lives: there are countless events, which we turn into countless stories. But there's only one that matters, only one finally worth telling. This is mine. One summer in the sixties, in a staid suburb south of London, Paul comes home from university, aged nineteen, and is urged by his mother to join the tennis club. In the mixed-doubles tournament he's partnered with Susan Mcleod, a fine player who's forty-eight, confident, ironic, and married, with two nearly adult daughters. She is also a warm companion, their bond immediate. And they soon, inevitably, are lovers. Clinging to each other as though their lives depend on it, they then set up house in London to escape his parents and the abusive Mr. Mcleod. Decades later, with Susan now dead, Paul looks back at how they fell in love, how he freed her from a sterile marriage, and how -- gradually, relentlessly -- everything falling apart, as she succumbed to depression and worse while he struggled to understand the intricacy and depth of the human heart. It's a piercing account of helpless devotion, and of how memory can confound us and fail us and surprise us (sometimes all at once), of how, as Paul puts it, "first love fixes a life forever. 9781787330696

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HOUR BETWEEN DOG AND WOLF

By Scheuermann, Silke . London Seagull 2018 , A young woman who has been living abroad returns to her hometown of Frankfurt am Main in Germany. Her sister Ines—a beautiful, impetuous painter—who still lives there, soon appears and promptly asks for financial help. But the returning sister knew this was coming—it is how their relationship has always worked. And this time, she’s determined that that will change. But our plans don’t always hold up to the surprises presented by life—and when the sister finds herself about to drift into an affair with Ines’s lover, the two women grow unexpectedly closer. The Hour Between Dog and Wolf is a tale of disorientation in a modern, fundamentally rootless society that has become increasingly erratic and self-absorbed—it is a powerful exploration of the difficulties of intimacy and addiction. 9780857424730

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WIFE

By Burke,Alafair . London Faber & Faber 2018 , Summary: When Angela met Jason Powell, while catering a function in the Hamptons, she assumed their romance would be a short-lived fling, but to her surprise, Jason, a brilliant economics professor at NYU, had other plans, and they married the following summer. For Angela, the marriage turned out to be a chance to start again, for her and her young son to move from her mother's home to Manhattan, where no one knew of her tragic past. Six years later, thanks to a best-selling book and a growing media career, Jason has become a celebrated liberal figurehead, placing Angela near the spotlight she worked so carefully to avoid. When a college intern makes an accusation against Jason, and another woman, Kerry Lynch, comes forward with an even more troubling allegation, their perfect life begins to unravel. Jason insists he is innocent, but increasingly Angela is forced to ask how well she ever really knew her husband, and if she can afford to stand by him and risk her damaged past being revealed. 9780571328192

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VILLA AMALIA

By Quignard, Pascal . London Seagull 2018 , Musician Ann Hidden suspects her partner, Thomas, isn’t telling her everything. So one dark night, she secretly follows him to an unfamiliar house in the Paris suburbs, where he disappears inside with an unknown woman. But before she can even begin to process what looks like a betrayal, she gets another surprise—an old schoolmate, Georges Roehlinger, appears, berating her for spying the from the bushes. With Georges’s help, Ann takes radical action: while Thomas is away, she resolves to secretly sell their shared house and get rid of all the physical manifestations of their sixteen years together. Thomas returns to find her gone, the locks changed, and his few possessions packed up and sent to his office. Ann, meanwhile, has fled the country and started a new, hidden life. But our past is never that easy to escape, and Ann’s secrets eventually seek her out. Villa Amalia : roman 9780857424785

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CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS

By Rooney,Sally . London Faber & Faber 2018 , ummary: University students in Dublin, Frances and Bobbi have been inseparable since they dated in high school. No longer lovers, they perform Frances' poetry together and run in an artsy circle that is one day intersected by a much older couple, Melissa and Nick. Bobbi, assured in her love of women only, is immediately smitten with Melissa, a published author, while Frances feels an attraction to actor Nick, her first male love interest, which appears to be, somewhat shockingly, mutual. 9780571333134

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CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN

By Sayaka Murata. London Portobello Books 2018 , The Japanese literary sensation about an unconventional woman who finds happiness in a Tokyo convenience store. Keiko has never really fitted in. At school and university people find her odd and her family worries she'll never be normal. To appease them, Keiko takes a job at a newly opened convenience store. Here, she finds peace and purpose in the simple, daily tasks and routine interactions. She is, she comes to understand, happiest as a convenience store worker. But in Keiko's social circle it just won't do for an unmarried woman to spend all her time stacking shelves and re-ordering green tea. As pressure mounts on Keiko to find either a new job, or worse, a husband, she is forced to take desperate action... A best-seller in Japan, and the winner of the prestigious Akutagawa Prize, Convenience Store Woman marks the English-language debut of a writer who has been hailed as the most exciting voice of her generation. 9781846276835

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LITTLE THINGS : Based on a Screenplay By Dhruv Sehgal

By Dipen Shah. USA Penguin Books 2018 , You dont need big things to happen. A little love, a little togetherness and a little happiness are all you need! Whether it is in dealing with a bad day at work, trying out a new restaurant or experiencing FOMO Fear of Missing Out on a weekend, Dhruv and Kavya are there for each other. Their lives are a series of simple yet charming incidents that makes for a heart warming read. Unpretentious and honest, this book offers a peek into the life of a young couple who knows how to find meaning in the 'little things'. Adapted from Dice Media's immensely popular web series by the same name, Little Things is both delightful and entertaining. 9780143441519

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DE URBER VILLAYILE TESS / ഡി അർബെർ വില്ലയിലെ റെസ്സ് /

By Hardy,Thomas. Thiruvananthapuram Chintha Publishers 2010 , Summary: The life of a simple country girl in nineteenth-century England is destroyed by her father's determination to use her in order to regain the family's former social standing. 9788126205554

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IVY AND ABE

By Enfield,Elizabeth . UK Michael Joseph 2017 , Two people. One love story. A million possibilities. They're soulmates. Ivy and Abe were inseparable as children until an accident tore them apart. Several decades later, when both are in their seventies, a chance encounter reunites them. But time is not on their side. What if they'd met in a different time and place? In another life, Ivy and Abe meet in their forties, when both are married already. Unable to resist the attraction between them, they embark on a passionate affair. In yet another, they marry young, with a bright future ahead of them - only for a dark shadow to threaten their happiness. Throughout various incarnations of their lives, they come together and go their separate ways, fall in and out of love, make or break promises. In every universe, Ivy and Abe are meant to meet. But are they meant to be? 'An epic love story' Araminta Hall, bestselling author of Everything and Nothing 'Beautiful, uplifting and wise. I surfaced from the last page, feeling as comforted as I was moved' Alison Macleod, Man Booker longlisted author of Unexploded 'Beautifully crafted, original and full of insight into the human experience' Suzanne O'Sullivan, author of Wellcome Book Prize winner It's All in Your Head 'A beautiful story that explores what it is to have a soul mate, and love in all its many guises. It made me cry a lot - in a good way! - but it also made me think, as all the best books do' Veronica Henry, author of A Night on the Orient Express 'A beautiful, intricately woven book . . . Bittersweet and wonderfully observed, Elizabeth Enfield's writing moves you, makes you smile in recognition and makes you think' Kate Harrison, author of The Boot Camp 9780718185022

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MIRROR CITY

By Chitrita Banerji. USA Penguin India 2014 , Caught in the turmoil that besieges newly independent Bangladesh, Uma, a young Indian immigrant, tries to make Dhaka her home. Largely ignored by her Muslim husband, Uma feels utterly alone until she finds herself unexpectedly falling in love. Mirror City brilliantly captures the turbulent early days of Bangladesh, the slow breakdown of a marriage and a womans search to find herself. Nuanced, atmospheric and full of drama, this is an utterly compelling novel. 9780143424000

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OUR STOP

By Laura Jane Williams. London Avon, Harper Collins Publishers 2019 97800083200522

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LYRIC NOVELLA

By Annemarie Schwarzenbach. London Seagull 2018 , Annemarie Schwarzenbach—journalist, novelist, antifascist, archaeologist, and traveller—has become a European cult figure for bohemian free spirits since the rediscovery of her works in the late 1980s. Lyric Novella is her story of a young man’s obsession with a Berlin variété actress. Despite having his future career mapped out for him in the diplomatic service, the young man begins to question all his family values under Sibylle’s spell. His family, future, and social standing become irrelevant when set against his overriding compulsion to pick her up every night from the theater so they can go for a drive. Schwarzenbach’s clear, psychologically acute prose makes this novella an evocative narrative, with many intriguing parallels to her own life.In fact, she admitted after publication that her hero was in fact a young woman, not a man, leaving little doubt that Lyric Novella is a literary tale of lesbian love during socially and politically turbulent times. 9780857426628

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TRENDING IN LOVE

By Pankaj Dubey. USA Penguin Metro Reads 2020 , Sanam is a carefree, but headstrong young girl. A spat with a politician's son pushes her take up a big challenge-to become an IAS. At the same time, a small-town boy, Aamir, is nudged into studying for the civil services too. Their hard work pays off when both become rank holders.And soon their lives come together at the IAS Training Academy, Mussoorie. Love blossoms, but when they decide to spend their lives together, all hell breaks loose. Their religious difference become a reason for clashes between the two communities, social media explodes and things take a dangerous turn.It seems hate has triumphed over love. What will be Sanam and Aamir's fate?A heady mix of dreams and desire, this is a story of undying love in the face of our society's most dangerous beliefs. 9780143447948

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ACTRESS

By Anne Enright. London Jonathan Cape 2020 , "This is the story of Irish theatre legend Katherine O'Dell, as told by her daughter Norah. It tells of early stardom in Hollywood, of highs and lows on the stages of Dublin and London's West End. Katherine's life is a grand performance, with young Norah watching from the wings. But this romance between mother and daughter cannot survive Katherine's past, or the world's damage. As Norah uncovers her mother's secrets, she acquires a few of her own. Then, fame turns to infamy when Katherine decides to commit a bizarre crime. Actress is about a daughter's search for the truth - the dark secret in the bright star, and what drove Katherine finally mad." 9781787332072

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QUEEN'S FORTUNE : Novel of Desiree, Napoleon, and the Dynasty That Outlasted the Empire

By Allison Pataki. New York Ballantine Books 2020 , A sweeping novel about the extraordinary woman who captured Napoleon’s heart, created a dynasty, and changed the course of history—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Traitor’s Wife, The Accidental Empress, and Sisi. As the French revolution ravages the country, Desiree Clary is faced with the life-altering truth that the world she has known and loved is gone and it’s fallen on her to save her family from the guillotine. A chance encounter with Napoleon Bonaparte, the ambitious and charismatic young military prodigy, provides her answer. When her beloved sister Julie marries his brother Joseph, Desiree and Napoleon’s futures become irrevocably linked. Quickly entering into their own passionate, dizzying courtship that leads to a secret engagement, they vow to meet in the capital once his career has been secured. But her newly laid plans with Napoleon turn to sudden heartbreak, thanks to the rising star of Parisian society, Josephine de Beauharnais. Once again, Desiree’s life is turned on its head. Swept to the glittering halls of the French capital, Desiree is plunged into the inner circle of the new ruling class, becoming further entangled with Napoleon, his family, and the new Empress. But her fortunes shift once again when she meets Napoleon’s confidant and star general, the indomitable Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte. As the two men in Desiree’s life become political rivals and military foes, the question that arises is: must she choose between the love of her new husband and the love of her nation and its Emperor? From the lavish estates of the French Riviera to the raucous streets of Paris and Stockholm, Desiree finds herself at the epicenter of the rise and fall of an empire, navigating a constellation of political giants and dangerous, shifting alliances. Emerging from an impressionable girl into a fierce young woman, she discovers that to survive in this world she must learn to rely upon her instincts and her heart. Allison Pataki’s meticulously researched and brilliantly imagined novel sweeps readers into the unbelievable life of a woman almost lost to history—a woman who, despite the swells of a stunning life and a tumultuous time, not only adapts and survives but, ultimately, reigns at the helm of a dynasty that outlasts an empire. 9780593128183

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LOT : Stories

By Washington,Bryan . London Atlantic Books 2020 , In the city of Houston - a sprawling, diverse microcosm of America - the son of a black mother and a Latino father is coming of age. He's working at his family's restaurant, weathering his brother's blows, resenting his older sister's absence. And discovering he likes boys. Around him, others live and thrive and die in Houston's myriad neighborhoods: a young woman whose affair detonates across an apartment complex, a ragtag baseball team, a group of young hustlers, hurricane survivors, a local drug dealer who takes a Guatemalan teen under his wing, a reluctant chupacabra. Bryan Washington's brilliant, viscerally drawn world vibrates with energy, wit, and the infinite longing of people searching for home. With soulful insight into what makes a community, a family, and a life, Lot explores trust and love in all its unsparing and unsteady forms. 9781786497864

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IT STARTS WITH US

By Colleen Hoover. London Simon & Schuster 2022 , Before It Ends with Us, it started with Atlas. Colleen Hoover tells fan favourite Atlas' side of the story and shares what comes next in this long-anticipated sequel to the #1 Sunday Times bestseller It Ends with Us. 9781398518179

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ONLY LOVE CAN HURT THIS

By Paige Toon. UK Penguin Books 2023 , When Wren realises her fiancé is in love with someone else, she thinks her heart will never recover. On the other side of the world, Anders lost his wife four years ago and is still struggling to move on. Wren hopes that spending the summer with her dad and step-family on their farm in Indiana will help her to heal. There, amid the cornfields and fireflies, she and Anders cross paths and their worlds are turned upside-down again. But Wren doesn't know that Anders is harbouring a secret, and if he acts on any feelings he has for Wren it will have a serious fall-out for everyone 9781529157901

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TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND TOMORROW

By Gabrielle Zevin. US Vintage 2023 , Stylish and open-hearted, this is a very different kind of love story, elevated and energised by being set in the world of creativity and video gaming THE BESTSELLING PHENOMENON 'I loved this book' Jojo Moyes This is the story of Sam and Sadie. It's not a romance, but it is about love. When Sam catches sight of Sadie at a crowded train station one winter morning he is catapulted back to the brief time they spent playing together as children. Their unique spark is instantly reignited. What comes next is a story of friendship and rivalry, fame and creativity, betrayal and tragedy, perfect worlds and imperfect ones. And, ultimately, our need to connect- to be loved and to love. 'Love, friendship and betrayal...gorgeous' Sunday Telegraph 'One of the best books I've ever read' John Green 'I loved it' Celeste Ng 'This blew me away' Pandora Sykes About the Author Gabrielle Zevin is a New York Times and internationally best-selling novelist whose critically acclaimed books have been translated into forty languages. Her most recent novel is Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, which was featured on over thirty "Best Books of the Year" lists, including the Washington Post, the New York Times, Time, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, Slate, and the Atlantic. Her other books include Young Jane Young, Elsewhere, and The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, which is now a feature film. She lives in Los Angeles. 9781529115543

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HUNT ON DARK WATERS

By Katee Robert. London Del Rey 2023 , Sail the magical high seas with this first book in a new sexy fantasy romance series from Katee Robert, the New York Times bestselling author of the TikTok smash-hit Neon Gods. Evelyn is a witch with a perfect storm of impulses: terrible taste in bed partners, sticky fingers, and a lust for danger. After she steals from her vampire ex and falls through a portal to another realm, she’s fished out of the waters by a band of seafarers and their telekinetic captain. She’s immediately given a choice—join their group or die. Bowen has no memory of his life before he became one of the Cŵn Annwn. He and his pirate crew are bound by vow to patrol through Threshold, the magical sea in between realms, keeping the portals to other worlds safe. When he rescues Evelyn, he doesn’t expect to be attracted to the unflappably brassy pickpocket. The longer he spends in her presence, the more he begins to question if his heart is the next thing she’ll steal. But as tension heats up between Bowen and Evelyn, danger escalates as well. Because Evelyn has no intention of keeping her vows to the Cŵn Annwn, and if she betrays the crew, both she and Bowen will pay the ultimate price.... 9781529917178

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LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE : Second Chances come once in a Lifetime

By Kristan Higgins. London Transworld Publishers 2024 , From the author of TikTok sensation PACK UP THE MOON comes a funny, romantic and deeply moving novel about the unexpected rewards that come from life's swerves. Lark Smith is planning a fairytale wedding to her high school sweetheart when in the blink of an eye, everything she's dreamed of is suddenly gone. That day, Lark decided the best way to deal with loss was to prevent others from ever having to. Five years later that goal of becoming a doctor - the best doctor - is just within reach when, without warning, she's fired. Now, getting back on track means making a deal with the devil. Well, not exactly, even if they do call renowned surgeon Lorenzo Santini "Dr Satan" behind his back. He'll use his influence to get her back in the program. But first, Lark has to pose as his significant other all summer...his sister is getting married, and he doesn't want his 99-year-old grandmother spending her precious time worrying over his single state. What Lark doesn't realize is she's already met Lorenzo's brother Dante, the firefighter who was there on Lark's worst day. The brothers couldn't be more different...which is becoming a problem, because the last thing Lark wants is to fall in love again. While spinning white lies during one unforgettable Cape Cod summer, Lark is exposed to the truth: when life throws you in the dark, love, friends and family are there to help you look on the bright side. Readers have fallen in love with Kristan Higgins: 'Kristan Higgins just gets better and better' 'Kristan Higgins had a wonderful way with words. She is a great storyteller' 'Higgins has become a favorite author' 'I always love Kristin Higgins - her characters are amazing, her humor never fails to make me chuckle' 9781804993088

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WITCH'S DAUGHTER

By Imogen Edwards-Jones. London Head of Zeus 2023 , An epic story of love, tragedy and the loss of innocence, set against the background of the Russian Revolution after the murder of Rasputin. It is 1916 and Rasputin has finally been killed by those who have long feared his influence over Tsar Nicholas and Tsarina Alexandra. But for Princess Militza, famed as one of the 'Witches of St Petersburg', and her daughter Nadezhda, life is about to become extremely dangerous. Revolution is bubbling and with it will come the murder of the Romanov imperial family. Now the rest of the court is also on the run, fleeing from the mob. Against this violent and turbulent backdrop, Nadezhda, the witch's daughter, finds in exile and captivity, an extraordinary and unlikely love. They say nothing heals like the heart, but as the Red Army marches south and the remnants of the Russian court finds itself trapped in the Crimea, with their backs to the sea, Nadezhda and her beloved Prince Orlov must take the gamble of their lives. 9781838933296

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TAKE A CHANCE ON ME

By Emily Houghton. London Transworld Publishers 2024 , Gorgeous, escapist...with a romance to make you swoon' Becky Hunter _________________ She likes to be in control. Olivia Jackson’s life is one big to-do list. But after her sister tragically dies and leaves her a ticket to go travelling, Olivia has to leave her perfectly ordered world – albeit with a meticulously organised itinerary. He throws caution to the wind. Jacob Green couldn’t be more different. He’s been travelling the world for five years and lets destiny decide where he goes next with a roll of the dice. Do opposites really attract? When the two first meet, Olivia finds Jacob’s laid-back attitude infuriating. Not to mention her unanswered question as to why he’s been travelling for so long without going back home. But as they part ways, she can’t help but wish her carefully laid plans involved him. Will fate bring them together again? And if it does, what secret is Jacob hiding? 9781804992647

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TRAINING THE HEART

By Paisley Hope. UK Penguin Books 2024 , Wade Ashby is a closed book. With the weight of the family business on his shoulders, and his ongoing battle to escape a failed marriage, he only has time for one thing: looking after his ranch. Life has dealt Ivy Spencer some tough blows. So when the opportunity to work on the Silver Pines ranch presents itself, she grabs it by the horns. Nothing will stand in the way of her dream of training a racehorse en route to the Kentucky Derby. Wade might be determined to keep his heart under lock and key, but Ivy's constant presence soon ignites a passion he thought he'd lost long ago. And once she starts tearing down his walls, there's no going back... Because the only way he'll open up his heart again is if it stays that way forever.. 9781804953747

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HEAVENLY BODIES

By Imani Erriu. UK Viking 2024 , In a world ruled by the Stars, cruel and merciless gods that watch over the world, Elara has been cursed by fate. A prophecy that promises that she will fall for a Star, and it will kill them both. But when one descends to wreak havoc on Elara's kingdom, she is forced to flee into the arms of her enemy in the neighbouring country. As she learns more about her own magic, and the depth of the Stars' deceit, she finds herself also learning more about the country she takes refuge in, and the enemy prince forced to train her into a weapon. Something dark brews within her, a power made of night and shadows, that begs to be broken free. A stunning debut novel, Erriu weaves romance, intrigue and mythology together, all against the backdrop of a fantasy world you will never want to leave. 9780241740569

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FINISHER : His Love Could Destroy Her Dark verse ; Book 4

By RuNyx. UK Penguin Books 2026 , What happens when a beast of blood finds a bride of light in the land of death? Growing up on the streets of Los Fortis, Alessandro 'Alpha' Villanova scrapped his way to the top, fighting for his very survival, losing everything in the process. A city that shunned him then is now the one he rules, albeit alone, as the king of a dark empire few know about. Far from Alpha's world, Zephyr de la Vega has a normal life, normal family, normal drama. Her biggest problem is people trying to make her lose a few pounds. When a chance encounter puts her on his path, she makes a proposition that changes the course of their lives. As a killer goes on a spree in Alpha's city, taking apart his scarred empire corpse by corpse, and The Syndicate comes into play, their partnership evolves into something deeper, more enduring, more powerful than either of them anticipated. Evil ascends. Darkness descends. A new order is born. 9781911746386

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REAPER : He"ll Burn The World For Her Dark verse ; Book Two

By RuNyx. UK Penguin Books 2025 , "Morana Vitalio now knows what connects her to Tristan 'The Predator' Caine, one of the Tenebrae mob's most prized members. And despite the fact Caine works for her family's rival clan, Morana is determined to break down the walls that surround his heart. So when Tristan is called back to his outfits' turf in Tenebrae, Morana follows. Now, she is in enemy territory and the list of those who want her dead only grows. As dangerous secrets threaten both of their lives, they must band together for survival. But can Morana truly trust both her life and her heart to the man who has wanted to kill her for twenty years?"- 9781911746409

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FIREBIRD

By Juliette Cross. UK Smithson 2025 , "House of the Dragon meets From Blood and Ash in this epic, scorching dark romantasy. A conqueror captivated... A witch prophesied to save them all... An unforgiving world where dragons rule Rome. Julian Dakkia, Roman general and nephew to the emperor, has played his role as conqueror well. Yet, the moment he laid eyes on Malina, he was enthralled by the Dacian dancer. Years later, the fierce beauty stands before him, a captive on a scarred battlefield, her life in danger. He instinctively shifts into his fierce dragon form to save her, an action that may mean his head on the imperial gate. The rules of their world dictate that he is the conqueror and she is the captured. But he and his dragon know one thing: their bond has nothing to do with the laws of mighty Rome. She belongs to them. And they belong to her. Fierce and powerful, twenty-one-year old Malina has survived the loss of her family and she is determined to fight until her dying breath. Still, she can't believe that the centurion who had once bestowed a secret talisman on her is the Roman general of legendary brutality...and now holds her life in his hands. Nor can she deny how her soul has always seemed to answer his. Slowly she learns that Julian is caught in his mad uncle's machinations for domination, and helps him plot the downfall of the empire itself. As they navigate a world where flying deathriders conquer and burn, their love will ignite a firestorm that can only end in heartbreak or death. Or both. Firebird is an adult romantasy novel that contains dark themes, including slavery in Ancient Rome, which may be uncomfortable for some readers" 9781035052455

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IT STARTS WITH US

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