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Deluxe vintage-inspired collector's edition features a foil-stamped slipcase; stunning new cover, interior, and endpaper art; ribbon marker; and a one-of-a-kind interactive gilded edge design! Fall in love with the addictive, suspenseful love story between a teenage girl and a vampire with the book that sparked a "literary phenomenon" (New York Times) and redefined romance for a generation, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephenie Meyer.
Isabella Swan's move to Forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in Washington, could have been the most boring move she ever made. But once she meets the mysterious and alluring Edward Cullen, Isabella's life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. So far, Edward has managed to keep his vampire identity a secret in the small community he lives in, but now nobody is safe, especially Isabella, the person Edward holds most dear. Deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires. This is a love story with bite.
In honor of the 20th anniversary of the genre-defining tale, this vintage-inspired collector's edition features a foil-stamped slipcase and cover with lush, romantic artwork; new chapter opener art and beautifully illustrated endpapers; a ribbon marker; and a one-of-a-kind gold gilded edge design that shows a portrait of either Bella or Edward, depending which way you spread the pages. It's a must-have edition for any die-hard or newly minted Twilight fan.
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Jigsaw
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Jonathan Kellerman
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When a young woman is found dead at her kitchen table – with DNA
belonging to her ex-boyfriend at the scene – psychologist Alex Delaware
and Detective Milo Sturgis assume it’s an open-and-shut case.
But the guy has an airtight alibi. Could an enemy from his shady past
have framed him?
Many miles away, a former LAPD officer is found brutally murdered in
her garage. Her co-workers knew her as meticulously organized, but her
house is full of junk and meaningless objects – except for the
envelopes full of cash hidden within the chaos…
But as Alex and Milo dig deeper, they discover shocking links between
the victims. It soon becomes clear they have a complicated – and deadly
– puzzle to solve.
From the author of Sunday Times bestseller, TALL BONES, comes a story of journalist returning to her home in the swamplands of Louisiana.
The Labasques aren’t like other families. Living in a shack out in the swamps, they scrape a living hunting down alligators and other animals just to get by. To the good people of Jacknife, Louisiana, they are trouble-makers, outcasts, the kind of people you wouldn’t want living on your doorstep. So when Cutter Labasque is found face down in the muddy swamp, no one seems to care, not even her two rough-cut brothers.
The only person who questions the official verdict of suicide is Cutter’s childhood friend, Loyal May, who has just returned home to care for her ageing mother.
Loyal left town at the age of 18, having betrayed Cutter. Now there may be no way to find forgiveness, but there may be restitution…
In the shadows and flames, Primals will fall… And from the blood and ash, new gods will rise.
In the thrilling penultimate chapter of #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout’s Blood and Ash series, Poppy and Casteel face their most perilous challenges yet as old enemies rise and ancient powers stir from their slumber.
Bound by love but driven by destiny, they must navigate a world on the brink of devastation—where every choice has deadly consequences. With their bond tested and their future hanging in the balance, the fate of the realm rests on the strength of their hearts and the power of the Deminyen. Don’t miss the final book starring your favorite Maiden and her heartmate.
Captivating and action-packed, the Blood and Ash series is a sexy, addictive, unexpected adult fantasy series perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros.
A propulsive rollercoaster high concept international thriller which dares to take the world to the edge of oblivion.
THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS JUST SAID GOODNIGHT
On the anniversary eve of the 9/11 terror attack, New York swelters under a heat dome of record temperatures. Even the global leaders assembled at the UN HQ are forced to admit that the climate crisis has reached boiling point and the world’s time is running out.
That same day, at precisely 5:25 p.m., everyone on Manhattan Island – every man, woman and child, including all the world leaders at the UN – falls unconscious. Everyone that is, except for Samantha Rossi, a single mother reeling from devastating personal news and Nick Lockwood, a wounded NYPD detective who wakes from a coma just as the City That Never Sleeps falls into one.
Rossi’s first concern is her daughter. Lockwood’s is his city. As night draws in, they must work together to unravel the mystery of what has happened and why. Each must decide how far they will go and what lines they will cross to save what matters most to them.
Manhattan Down is a pulse-pounding contemporary thriller which dares to imagine the unimaginable, a leaderless world being held to ransom by forces unknown for reasons unknown. The questions it asks are terrifying – and so are some of the answers.
All rise…for Judge Stone.
The most respected citizen in Union Springs, Alabama (population
3,314), is Judge Mary Stone. She holds two responsibilities sacred:
running her family farm and presiding over her courtroom. Everything
changes when she draws the most controversial case in the history of
the South.
Criminally, it’s open-and-shut.
Ethically, there is no middle ground.
Essentially, it’s a choice between life and death.
No judge can satisfy everyone. It would be dangerous to try. But Judge
Stone is willing to fight to bring justice to the people and place she
loves.
Life in the perilous Thorn district is a constant battle for Arvelle
and her younger brothers. And the vampire standing on her doorstep is
about to turn their world upside down.
Faced with an unthinkable choice, Arvelle makes a magically binding vow
to do the impossible: kill the emperor, an ancient vampire created by
the god Umbros. But first, she must enter the Sundering—an arena where
only the fastest, strongest, and deadliest survive long enough to be
selected for the emperor’s elite guard.
She quickly draws the ire of the Primus, the powerful figure charged
with protecting the emperor. But the vampire under the armor is the
last person Arvelle expects to encounter in the emperor’s court.
With her brothers’ lives in the balance, Arvelle has no choice but to
ally with the man who once shattered her heart… and with the emperor’s
sadistic son, Rorrik—two vampires whose motives are impossible to pin
down. Rorrik holds the key to understanding the powers Arvelle is
developing—abilities that would put a price on her head if discovered
by the emperor.
To survive the arena and complete her mission, Arvelle must get to the
bottom of a conspiracy that will change everything she thought she knew
about herself—and the two vampires who are deeply entwined with her
destiny…
A unique locked-room debut with a memorable intergenerational relationship and gaming angle, about a grandmother and granddaughter who are snowed in at a lavish party at a mansion where the host has been murdered, and the unlikely sleuthing pair must draw on a unique skillset to navigate a dangerous game together
Widow Mimi lives on idyllic Mackinac Island where cars are not allowed and a Gibson with three onions at the witching hour is compulsory. Her granddaughter, Addie, is getting over the heartbreak of her fiancé, Brian, dumping her and cutting her out of the deal for the brilliantly successful video game, Murderscape, they invented together (with Addie doing most of the heavy lifting).
When Mimi gets an invitation from local socialite Jane Ireland–a seventysomething narcissist who is having an affair with her son-in-law–to a charity auction, it is the perfect excuse to get Addie to join her for the weekend. What Mimi isn’t telling Addie is that a blackmail threat from Jane looms over the party’s invitation.
In case the scene wasn’t already set for a turbulent weekend, a big storm rolls in, trapping everyone in the mansion. And then, Jane’s body is found. Soon Mimi and Addie are caught in a dangerous game, relying on their skills (Mimi loves a crossword puzzle, and Addie is a brilliant game designer, after all) to narrow down the suspects. When another body turns up, the sleuthing pair realize someone else is playing a deadly game, and they might not survive the night. . . .
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Vigil
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George Saunders
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What a lovely home I found myself plummeting toward. . .
Not for the first time – in fact, for the 343rd time – Jill 'Doll'
Blaine finds herself crashing down to earth, head-first, rear-up, to
accompany her latest charge into the afterlife. She soon realises
however that this man is not quite like the others.
For powerful oil tycoon K.J. Boone will not be consoled, because he has
nothing to regret. He lived a big, bold life, and the world is better
for it… isn't it?
As death approaches, a cast of worldly and otherworldly visitors
arrive. Crowds of people and animals – alive and dead – materialise,
birds swarm the dying man's room, and associates from decades past show
up, all clamouring for a reckoning.
In this electric novel brimming with explosive imagination, George
Saunders confronts the biggest issues of our time with his trademark
humour and warmth, spinning a tale that encompasses life and death,
good and evil, and the inevitable question: who else could we be but
exactly who we are?
If you could see your future, how would you live now?
Margot Wayward is in manically gleeful self-destruct mode. Following
the implosion of a ten-year relationship, she’s wilfully derailing her
successful career, joyfully taking down men on dating apps, and living
in total chaos.
Until one day, when Margot has a vision of herself with a man she’s
never met before. She doesn’t believe in fate. But when Margot meets
single-dad Henry, the vision comes true: exactly as she’d foreseen it.
As her future continues to reveal itself, a glimpse at a time, Margot
realises she knows exactly what’s going to happen, and when. And
there’s nothing she can do to change any of it.
So Margot has to decide how to live, how to love again, and how to be
herself… Because if you can’t change your destiny, how on earth do you
live your present?
In the game of second chances, can they follow the rules?
When Ellis Ainsley runs into her ex, Liam Ruinsky, ten years after they split, she remembers why she fell for him all those years ago. A tall, strong, charming ice hockey player - he really was a dream man. But their lifestyles are now worlds apart, and surely wouldn't work in reality. But the temptation is too much, and they agree to one last night together.
They thought nothing could go wrong. That was, until Ellis saw the positive result on the pregnancy test.
Already a chronically ill woman struggling to juggle her health and career, Ellis needs to figure out how to tell her NHL-playing ex-boyfriend he is going to be a dad. And despite their decision to coparent, their chemistry is still undeniable.
With turbulent families, over-bearing coaches, and the media wanting a slice of Liam's life: will he be able to step up? Most of all: will they risk falling in love for a second time?
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Karla's Choice
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Nick Harkaway, John le Carre
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A gripping new novel set in the universe of John le Carré's most iconic
spy, George Smiley, written by acclaimed novelist Nick Harkaway
Set in the missing decade between two iconic instalments in the George
Smiley saga, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker Tailor
Soldier Spy, Nick Harkaway's Karla's Choice is an extraordinary,
thrilling return to the world of spy fiction's greatest writer, John le
Carré.
It is spring in 1963 and George Smiley has left the Circus. With the
wreckage of the West's spy war with the Soviets strewn across Europe,
he has eyes only on a more peaceful life. And indeed, with his marriage
more secure than ever, there is a rumour in Whitehall – unconfirmed and
a little scandalous – that George Smiley might almost be happy.
But Control has other plans. A Russian agent has defected in the most
unusual of circumstances, and the man he was sent to kill in London is
nowhere to be found. Smiley reluctantly agrees to one last simple task:
interview Susanna, a Hungarian émigré and employee of the missing man,
and sniff out a lead. But in his absence the shadows of Moscow have
lengthened. Smiley will soon find himself entangled in a perilous
mystery that will define the battles to come, and strike at the heart
of his greatest enemy…
Hundreds of years ago, a brutal war split a land in two. Starside is
the realm of magic and immortals –the descendants of the gods, living
in a power-rich paradise. Stormside is where mortals fight for scraps
of that magic.
Every fifty years, the gates between them open, and fifty challengers
are allowed to journey across Starside on a deadly quest to access a
pool of magic that can heal, grant wealth, or extend life. Everyone has
their reasons for entering, but Aris has only one: vengeance. As a
child, a goddess set fire to her village, killing her family. Aris
isn't after the gods' magic – she's going to kill them.
First, she must survive the Culling, the king's deadly competition to
choose his fifty challengers. An orphaned blacksmith's apprentice, Aris
doesn't have the superior weapons of the heirs from the Great Houses.
But the greatest swords – ones that contain power – are not inherited
or bought, they are claimed, by both sides. And when Aris claims a
great sword, it makes her not just a real competitor – but a target.
Getting past the gates is only the beginning. Starside is deadlier than
it seems. If the ancient creatures, magic-wielding beasts, and
bloodthirsty immortals weren't dangerous enough, a new peril has even
immortals fearing what rises from the ground at night. With a blade
most would kill to claim, Aris can't trust anyone. Especially not
Harlan Raker, the merciless and mysterious king's guard who betrayed
her years ago – and who may now be the key to her survival.
But Aris is hiding a secret tied to her family's death. And when it's
revealed, not even the gods will be able to stop what's coming…
Pro hockey star Ryan Price may be an enforcer, but off the ice he
struggles with anxiety. Recently traded to Toronto, he’s determined to
make a fresh start in the city’s dynamic LGBTQ+ Village. The last thing
he expects to find in his new neighborhood is a blast from his past in
the fabulous form of Fabian Salah.
Aspiring musician Fabian loathes hockey. But that doesn’t stop him from
being attracted to a certain burly ginger-bearded defenseman. He hasn’t
forgotten the kiss they almost shared back in high school, and the
chemistry between them has only intensified.
Fabian is more than happy to be Ryan’s guide to the gay scene in
Toronto. Between dance clubs and art exhibits—and the most amazing
sex—Ryan’s feeling something he hasn’t experienced in a long time: joy.
But playing the role of the heavy on the ice has taken its toll on his
body and mind, and a future with Fabian may mean hanging up his skates
for good.
London, 2005
Behind the unmarked door of Love and Death, a tiny speakeasy in East
London, Robbie Saunders and El Tippett are cocktail-making stars on the
rise.
Locked in a volatile dance of rivalry and chemistry, they can't deicde
how they feel about each other. And, as the as the city transforms
itself, and the bar's legend grows, it all begins to unravel.
Yet something indefinable keeps drawing Robbie and El back together.
Over the years that follow, one unexpected, ill-advised, and utterly
glorious late night after another, can they put aside professional
betrayals to build something brand new?
Corsica, 1993. Seventeen-year-old Séverine Guimard knows in her heart that it's only a matter of time before she'll escape this provincial island for Hollywood's glimmering lights. Until then, she'll spend her days listening to "What is Love" on her Walkman, smoking cigarettes, and riding her bike at dusk along the picturesque roads that wind around her parents' gated villa.
That is until three masked men emerge from an idling car, tear her from her bike, duct tape her mouth and wrists, and take her somewhere hidden from prying eyes...
Séverine's face will be plastered all over newspapers and TV, but not for the reason you think.
How does one kidnapped young woman become the face of a revolution?
He lost everything. Then he found himself . . .
In the spring of 1995, Nate Cartwright is at a loose end: his parents
are dead, his older brother has disowned him, and he’s been fired from
his job. Looking for a sense of direction, he returns to his family’s
summer cabin in Oregon.
The cabin should be empty – but it’s not. Inside is a man named Alex,
and an extraordinary little girl who calls herself Artemis Darth Vader.
There’s far more to Art than meets the eye. But as Alex and Nate bond
over just how special she truly is, they discover that powerful forces
are closing in – forces that want nothing more than to control her.
As danger draws near, Nate decide whether to drown in the memories of
his past, or fight for Art and a future he never thought possible.
Earthworld is a thing of the past. Welcome to the future.
After the collapse of life on Earth as it once was known, 600 people are selected for passage on Shipworld, a spacecraft charting a 360-year voyage to a new planet. Their mission will see generation after generation born, living and dying on board – until one day their descendants finally step foot on the 'Super Earth' that might offer the last chance for humankind's survival.
But life aboard Shipworld is far from a waiting game. The spacecraft promises a world of its own, a harmonious system free of class distinctions and wealth accumulation. Yet with each new generation comes daunting challenges to the future of their civilisation – from creeping doubts about the nature of reality to an outbreak of disease that could eradicate their population, from rebels who threaten the unity of the mission to a traumatic encounter with a mysterious space phenomenon.
An intergenerational epic populated by pioneers and chroniclers, enemies and friends, leaders and legends, Here and Beyond is an intricate and imaginative exploration of the arc of human endeavour.
Discover the romantic, addictive and thrilling world of Tahereh Mafi’s fantasy Shatter Me series. This stunning hardback collector’s edition with its exclusive design and gold reading ribbon is the perfect gift for fans and new readers alike.
Juliette Ferrars isn't who she thinks she is.
Nothing in her world is what it seemed. She thought she'd defeated The Reestablishment. She thought she'd finally taken control of her life, her power, her pain. But a lifetime of lies unravelling before her has changed all that.
Stronger, braver, and more resilient than ever, Juliette must fight for life and love. But first she has to survive the war being raged against her mind.
She has to remember who she was.
In a world submerged by rising seas, What We Can Know spans the past,
present and future to ask profound questions about who we are and where
we are going.
2014: A great poem is read aloud and never heard again. For
generations, people speculate about its message, but no copy has yet
been found.
2119: The lowlands of the UK have been submerged by rising seas. Those
who survive are haunted by the richness of the world that has been lost.
Tom Metcalfe, a scholar at the University of the South Downs, part of
Britain's remaining archipelagos, pores over the archives of the early
twenty-first century, captivated by the freedoms and possibilities of
human life at its zenith.
When he stumbles across a clue that may lead to the great lost poem,
revelations of entangled love and a brutal crime emerge, destroying his
assumptions about a story he thought he knew intimately.
Who would you trust with the future?
The year is 2050. In the teeth of a climate catastrophe, the world is
left with a drastic solution: one global leader to steer it through the
coming apocalypse.
The final two candidates are ex-US President Lockwood, and Solomon, the
world’s first political artificial intelligence.
As whispers of a global conspiracy emerge, investigative journalist
Marcus Tully find himself at the centre of it – when Solomon’s creator
turns up murdered.
Overnight, one investigation becomes two, and it’s not just the result
of the election that’s at stake but the future of the species. Suddenly
humanity must make an impossible choice – between salvation, or freedom
Twyfelbos is ’n meesleurende historiese roman wat afspeel in die
Overberge in die vroeë agtienhonderds.
Sophia Truter is getroud met sir John Truter. Sy het ’n afkeer van
die Kaap se vertoonsug, en ná die dood van haar jongste seun besluit sy
om weer te gaan boer. Dié keer begin sy klein, op ’n lap grond
anderkant die Kleinrivier – sonder slawe en voormans.
Algaande vind Sophia haar voete. Maar dan word iemand op die bokpad
anderkant die Akkedisberg vermoor.
A retelling of one of literature's great novels, Oliver Twist, from the
point of view of Nancy, one of the most sympathetic, most maligned and
most tragic of Dickens's characters. For readers of The Good Wife of
Bath by Karen Brooks.
Nancy has spent her whole life on the vibrant and gritty streets of
Victorian London, first as one of Fagin's child pickpockets and now on
the arm of violent and mercurial Bill Sikes. Nancy does what she must
to get by. She's attuned to the harsh realities of life, but also knows
how to find moments of beauty amid the grime, even if it is only the
scent and taste of an orange - its miraculous colour and form.
When she embarks on a relationship with enigmatic gentleman Mr Rufus,
it awakens emotions she's never felt before, and makes a better life
feel possible for the first time. But when she takes cherubic orphan
Oliver Twist under her wing, something even more elusive and appealing
seems to be within reach: redemption.
This captivating tale of love, sacrifice, and the battle between good
and evil showcases the power of compassion in a world tainted by
darkness.
A former slave fighting for justice.
A reclusive warrior who no longer believes it exists.
And a dark magic that will entangle their fates . . .
Ripped from a forgotten homeland as a child, Tisaanah learned how to
survive with nothing but a sharp wit and a touch of magic. But the
night she tries to buy her freedom, she barely escapes with her life.
Desperate to save the best friend she left behind, Tisaanah journeys to
the Orders, the most powerful organizations of magic Wielders in the
world. To join their ranks, she must complete an apprenticeship with
Maxantarius Farlione, a handsome and reclusive fire wielder who
despises the Orders. The Orders’ intentions are cryptic, and Tisaanah
must prove herself under the threat of looming war. But even more
dangerous are her growing feelings for Maxantarius. The bloody past he
wants to forget may be the key to her future . . . or the downfall of
them both.
Tisaanah will stop at nothing to save those she abandoned. Even if it
means gambling in the Orders’ deadly games. Even if it means
sacrificing her heart. Even if it means wielding death itself.
Daughter of No Worlds is a fantastical tale of passionate romance,
vengeance and redemption – the first in the breathtaking War of Lost
Hearts trilogy.
I’ve always been the golden boy. A genius law student, the heir to my
family’s empire, and a dutiful son.
Or, at least, that's what everything thinks. Inside, I want to set the
world on fire.
So I let myself indulge in the mayhem for one night. Which was enough
to get caught by a villain.
A villain who just so happens to be my new professor: Kayden Lockwood.
A criminal teaching criminal law.
I can't expose what Kayden has done without unmasking my secret life.
But I can force him to taste his own poison.
In a clash of titans, Kayden and I soon break and crumble.
Until we’re stuck in a dangerous game where there will be no winners. .
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