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For years, Daphne Wentworth, Countess Carrington has loved her powerful, enigmatic husband, despite the fact that they married under less than ideal circumstances. But no more. Finally at her breaking point, Daphne intends to create a scandal so big, her austere husband will have no choice but to divorce her. Except everything goes awry when he surprises her with the last thing she expected. Sylvester Wentworth, Earl of Carrington, has returned to London for one reason - to seduce his wife. After a near-death experience, he is in need of an heir and means to make his marriage a real one.

Arden was left in the village by a dying mage, who never returned. With no way out of the village on his own, he had always held onto the hope that one day his magic would awaken and give him access to his spheres. But he’s about to turn eighteen and it’s never come. Instead, he’s settled into his lot as a sarcastic and quick-witted innkeeper. That all changes one night when his old flame, who escaped the village to become a mage’s anchor, returns. Ard’s life is about to go through some dramatic changes, and he’s not ready for them.

Ken and company find that with the introduction of the Threadspawn, the whole dungeon becomes far less friendly. Even the populace on Earth is spooked. Which is why the UG and Haylon sends Ken and a few others on the press tour. Though, even that can't keep Ken from the action. The Threadspawn invade Earth—meanwhile Ken is recruited fully into the demon hierarchy. Now he has to balance loyalties to the UG and the Hierachry while the Threadspawn threat grows ever closer.

When a priceless painting is stolen, our dauntless heroines, Sophie and Lil, find themselves faced with forgery, trickery and deceit on all sides! Be amazed as the brave duo pit their wits against this perilous puzzle! Marvel at their cunning plan to unmask the villain and prove themselves detectives to be reckoned with - no matter what dangers lie ahead.... It’s their most perilous adventure yet! 

The rot eats away at mortals. The Witnesses pray so that they may not turn into one of the forgotten. And the constricting mists infect the lands with fear. But there is more to this tale than just the Elders and their Seeds. Four mortals will have a part to play in Minethria’s fate. A farmer girl with only love in her eyes. A warrior born to the life of a refugee. A highborn stuck between the realm of gods and men. And a woman running into front lines and away from home.

Tjugosjuåriga Hedvig Nilsson jobbar för den svenska underrättelsetjänsten med att avslöja de krafter som sprider desinformation. Hon är gravid, något som gläder henne, men det är samtidigt något i förhållandet som stör. Vad är det med sambon, Jesper? Jesper heter från början...

Den unga kvinnan Sara hittas drunknad i en flod efter ett oväder på den spanska solkusten. Hennes syster, journalisten Maria Larsson, lämnar sitt trygga familjeliv i Sverige och flyger ner för att begrava Sara och ta ett sista farväl, men hon anar snart att dödsfallet inte var en olycka...

En regnig natt i Gamla stan dricker den uppskattade bartendern Robin Gumse en sista gin & tonic. Bara minuter senare ligger han död på Skeppsbron. För polisen ser det ut som en olycka, men för dem som kände honom är det början på något större. När systern Dorothea väcks mitt i natten...

En före detta polis hittas kallblodigt skjuten och brutalt ihjälslagen i sin lägenhet i ett utsatt område i Uppsala. Det är bara en av den senaste tidens många skjutningar i staden. Polisens resurser är sedan länge hårt ansatta och bristen på kvalificerade utredare akut. För Jennifer...

Place de la Concorde, centrala Paris. En ung kvinna blir brutalt knivmördad mitt i folkvimlet och gärningsmannen försvinner spårlöst. Offret identifieras som Sara Persson, en svensk läkarstudent och ensamstående mamma, bosatt i Paris. Vad som först verkar vara ett vansinnesdåd väcker...

Professor Van Dusens und Hatchs nächstes Ziel ist Österreich. Daraus entwickelt sich zu Van Dusens Leidwesen ein Wanderurlaub in den Bergen. Als sich die beiden verlaufen, gelangen sie zu einer heruntergekommenen Herberge, in der sich allerlei merkwürdige Gestalten tummeln. In der Nacht bricht nicht nur ein heftiges Unwetter über den Gasthof herein, es kommt auch zu einem brutalen Doppelmord! Kurz darauf geht eine Lawine auf das Haus nieder.

Mitt inne i stan ligger ett konstmuseum. Inuti väggen bor en liten mus som heter Maximus. Hans stora dröm är att bli konstnär, Maximus vill också hänga sina tavlor på museet! Han börjar bli otålig. Han vill att det ska hända nu! Men utanför hans håla är människornas värld, finns...

Derek Chambers, Marquess of Whitlock, has a problem: his wife. She is the single most horrifying aspect of his life, and the only thing he has ever enjoyed about her are their truly spectacular fights. As such, he prefers having as little to do with her as possible. So when she unexpectedly summons him to London, he surprises himself by going, and finds his life turned upside down in ways he never thought possible.

I'm a rule-follower. A good girl. He's an arrogant billionaire who only listens to himself. I would never… right? Until Kovan burst into my ER with a boy bleeding out in his arms. I didn't know who he was. I only knew that the child would die if I didn't do something. So I did what I do. But that was just the beginning. Because the boy is Kovan's nephew. And Kovan needs custody. His solution? Me. He wants me to pretend to be his girlfriend in front of the courts. That means thirty days of living in his house. Thirty days raising his nephew like he's ours.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Dr Jessica Taylor grew up on a council estate where brutality and coercion were normalised, and where substance abuse was a day-to-day occurrence. Now one of the UK's most spirited advocates for women's rights, and a leading chartered psychologist helping women and...

Blake was searching for simplicity, but fate had other plans. After an unexpected turn of events lands him in the fantastical world of Ylege, he's endowed with extraordinary physical abilities and inherits an unclaimed farmstead at the world's edge. Things seem to be falling into place until he encounters the gorls—beautiful, magical, sentient slimes.

This classic work on the rules of sex -- updated for a new generation -- is still as provocative as the day it was published, providing simple explanations for any and all questions about what happens in the bedroom. Sex isn't as complicated as we make it. In Sperm Wars, evolutionary biologist...

For fans of THE SILENT PATIENT comes a chilling and unrelenting new psychological thriller, from the author of bestselling DON'T WAKE UP. Emily Jacobs wakes up in the night after a minor operation, woozy with anaesthetic. She sees the doctor frantically trying to resuscitate the woman in the bed...

Top Secret Agents Sophie Taylor and Lil Rose have set sail to New York City on an elegant ocean liner, ready to face their enemies and settle old scores. These two brave friends will need all of their detective skills, courage and derring-do as they race against time to rescue a beloved friend and save the city - and its inhabitants - from destruction and certain death.... 

The heartwarming follow-up to Rebecca Thorne’s instant Sunday Times bestseller, Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea. The perfect adventure for fans of Legends & Lattes and Our Flag Means Death. Queer pirates will discover if enemies actually can become lovers . . . Kianthe and Reyna are hunting...