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Ingrid is stranded in the winter forest, haunted by her mysterious past. Her only goal: survival. That is until she joins a wolf clan passing through. Over the course of their travels, Ingrid's past continues to chase her as the conflict between the witch houses and the wolf clans is revealed. Will Ingrid decide to aid the clan members that once held her captive, or will her past come in to ruin the future that she was slowly building?

The world and its politics are becoming ever more polarised, leaving no room for the light and the shade. In The Half of It, Emma and Nicole explore race and identity through the lens of the mixed-race experience, creating a space for discussion and illuminating the true nuances of the...

Zoey doesn't remember anything about last night. But she knows something went badly wrong. For she is no longer in New York. She's woken up in the desert, in a white building she doesn't recognise, and she's alone. When she discovers she's been admitted to The Sanctuary, a discreet, mysterious, isolated refuge from normal life, to avoid jail, she is stunned. She knows she has secrets, troubles, but she thought she had everything under control. But as she spends more time with other residents, she begins to open up about what she's running from.

There's more to snakes than them being venomous and cold-blooded. Did you know a snake can still grow even when it hasn't eaten for months? Or that snakes have flexible jaws that allow them to eat prey that's much larger than them? Or that snakes are masters of disguise? With more than 3700 sub-species around the world, there's a snake to delight and frighten every kind of listener, from Australia's deadly Eastern brown snake to the green anaconda, the heaviest snake in the world. Not to mention the teeny-tiny Barbados thread snake, which is half as long as a pencil!

Insatiable Sade can’t get enough, until a health issue puts her sex life on hold. Saffron thinks she’s finally found her dream man, but her toxic ex Devon isn’t letting go that easily. And Raquel? This lovestruck hippy seems to have it all figured out, except how to tell her step-mum that she’s gay. They’re all living their best lives in so many ways but when it comes to love, sex and self-discovery, there's no such thing as 'Do Not Disturb' between 3 best friends.

An electrifying collection of linked stories following a cast of characters navigating bodies, queerness, power, and sex—with radical results—from the bestselling author of Housemates. “These interconnected stories blitzed my brain and gut. Prepare to be shaken.”—Kiese Laymon, author...

As a daughter of the notorious Wyverne family, Lady Amelia is used to being the subject of gossip. But while she has accepted her marred reputation – however unfair it is – she hates the horrible men it attracts. Amelia decides she needs a suitor of impeccable repute to save her from the attentions of ungentlemanly gentlemen, and who better than the handsome and famously moral Lord Thornfalcon? Since coming into his title, ‘Thorn’ has been besieged by women who want to marry him, or have an affair with him, or both – so perhaps a pretend relationship might suit him too?

Book Three of the Sinclair Brothers Trilogy. He is forced to marry... Daniel Sinclair is charged by Robert the Bruce to secure the King's ancestral holding in the Lowlands - and marry the daughter of the castle's keeper to secure a shaky alliance. But the lass's spirit matches her fiery hair, and Daniel quickly realizes that the King's "reward" is more than he bargained for. She won't submit without a fight...

Deaf since early childhood, Caleb Zelic is used to meeting life head-on. But now his best mate is dead, his ex-wife, Kat, is avoiding him and nightmares haunt him. But when a young woman is killed, after pleading for his help in sign language, Caleb is determined to find out who she was. And when the trail leads him back to his hometown, he uncovers secrets that could threaten any chance of reuniting with Kat and his life.

Profoundly deaf since early childhood, Caleb has always lived on the outside - watching and picking up tell-tale signs people hide in a smile, a cough or a kiss. When a childhood friend is murdered, a sense of guilt and a determination to prove his own innocence sends Caleb on a hunt for the killer. But he can’t do it alone....

Life on the Carson Ranch is never boring. We have secrets to unearth and scores to settle. What I'm about to do is gonna cause us a whole heap of fresh trouble. The Masons are my family's biggest rivals. They play dirty and don't like to lose. I will not let the girl I've loved my whole life marry into their family.

In the heart of San Francisco, Ruth Levice, the daughter of an affluent Jewish merchant, crosses paths with Dr. Herbert Kemp, sparking a slow-burning romance. Yet, their love faces a significant hurdle Ruths Jewish heritage and Herberts different background. Can their love transcend these cultural divides? As they navigate the complexities of duty versus passion, the question lingers—what truly matters in the pursuit of happiness? (Summary by Stav Nisser)

Set against the backdrop of the late 1500s during Spanish rule in the Netherlands, Leatherface weaves a captivating tale of romance and political intrigue in the city of Ghent. As an unwavering Orangist, Leatherface rises to rally the citizens in their quest for freedom, igniting a rebellion that will alter the course of their lives forever.

In a gripping confrontation, Dea Flavia, a daughter of the Cæsars, challenges the praefect Taurus Antinor over the fate of a young slave. With her piercing blue eyes, she questions the legality of a sale that she believes is still open to the highest bidder. Antinor, caught between the rigid laws of Rome and the compelling presence of the Augusta, finds himself retreating from arrogance to appeal to her sense of pity. As their exchange unfolds, the tension between duty and compassion becomes palpable, revealing the complexities of power, law, and humanity in ancient Rome.

Depuis son accident, Sergei n'est plus que l'ombre d'elle-même. La jeune femme doit se battre contre ses démons pour redevenir l'assassin qu'elle était. Vitali, le Parrain de la Bratva, est prêt à tout pour l'aider, quitte à l'accompagner à l'autre bout du monde. Quand Sergei parvient enfin à remonter la pente, elle décide qu'il est temps d'achever la mission confiée par son père. Mais très vite, ses certitudes vacillent.

Kit has been projecting into other species for seven years. Longer than anyone else at ShenCorp. Longer than any of the scientists thought possible. But lately she has the feeling that when she jumps, she isn't alone.... Since she was 12, Kit has been a phenomenaut, her consciousness projected into the bodies of lab-grown animals for the purpose of research.

With all my best friends off the market, it’s time that I, Tori Sussex, join them. So where better to find my future husband than the internet? It’s great. I get to get all the awkward stuff out of the way and already know if I’m going to like the guy before we meet in person. It’s a shame nothing's ever that simple. My relationship with Colton Lane, my best friend’s brother, is the very definition of complicated - dirty little no-strings-attached hookups we’ve somehow managed to keep secret from all our friends for the past six months.

To help his sister heal from a traumatic captivity, Logan Mackenzie reluctantly seeks the Bodyguard Corps’ protection. After so many years as a mercenary, he is resistant to live by their code - until he rescues a beautiful Englishwoman from a snowstorm. He vows to protect Helena, even though she kindles a desire that threatens to expose his shameful past. Now he must fight to regain the honor he thought destroyed years before - or risk losing Helena forever.

It’s not you. It’s me. No, seriously. It is me. Not only does my name literally mean “unfortunate”, but that’s the story of my life. Everything I touch turns to crap. An apartment fire - that I swear I was not responsible for - means I’m living back at home with my sex-mad parents. Yay, me! Which is why I need my new job as personal assistant to Cameron Reid to get back on my feet. Three months in this job and I can move back out and, hopefully, remember to turn off my flat iron once in a while.

Jamie McAlister has resigned herself to the fact that in this job market, her painfully expensive degree might only get her a position at Starbucks, when she suddenly lands a prestigious internship at the White House. Although she doesn’t hit it off with the other interns, she is eager to work hard and make the best of the opportunity while it lasts. An unexpected encounter late one evening with the charismatic President Gregory Rutland seems like just a fleeting flirtation, but when he orchestrates clandestine meetings and late-night phone calls, their relationship quickly escalates....