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Everyone knows you don't mess with the empire. Our tyrannical overlords rule our conquered kingdom with an iron fist. Even after they killed my parents and left me orphaned and ostracized, I've swallowed my resentment. I survive by keeping my head down, scavenging the scraps my neighbors discard.

When a body of a woman is discovered at a lighthouse in the Icelandic town of Akranes, it soon becomes clear that she’s no stranger to the area. Chief Investigating Officer Elma, who has returned to Akranes following a failed relationship, and her collegues Sævar and Hörður commence an uneasy investigation which uncovers a shocking secret in the dead woman’s past that continues to reverberate in the present day.

When the bodies of middle-aged men begin turning up around Tacoma, the case is quickly turned over to the FBI. Ominous graves marked with cryptic shrines indicate a deeper meaning to the crimes. Are the bodies sacrifices, messages, or something else entirely? Still reeling from a fresh revelation about someone in her past, Special Agent Allie Bishop is sent on a whirlwind ride through her city's underbelly, going deep into dark, hidden worlds full of greed and corruption.

The cover of this book has been given the color royal blue, reflecting that we are created to be sons and daughters of the King who sits on His throne in heaven. The title, Pearls, tells us that every single story makes one pearl in a necklace. Every single pearl is precious and reflects something from God.

As the second-born princess of a kingdom conquered by a brutal empire, I'm nothing but a pawn. Little do I expect my parents to arrange my marriage to the most powerful bachelor of all: the son of the emperor himself. But when I arrive at the imperial palace, I discover I must compete for my betrothed—vying with the court noblewomen in a series of humiliating trials to prove our devotion. Those who fail will be executed. For the sake of my country, I'll risk my life to win my husband—this sadistic man who applauds the torment and flaunts his lovers.

He told me he loved me, then abandoned me. My sister was his first choice. Too bad for him, I refused to be his second. Dante Leone was bad news with a gorgeous exterior and a dangerous mind. Emotionally unavailable and slightly unhinged, he was a heartbreak waiting to happen. Again. I ran. He gave chase and my fate was sealed.

Elorie has never known anything beyond the magic-void prison island of Alyssium. She tends to the dead who are sent to the shore for burning, while living among the humans who help guard the Fae prison. Until one day, she rests her hands on a dead Fae prisoner's chest and accidentally wakes the most lethal warrior in the constellation of realms. Fascinated by Elorie's unique ability to resurrect such power, the King summons her to the Ley Court. He declares her to be his chosen, promising a union that will restore magic to a dying land. But the Fae she woke has other plans.

The perfect, feel-good, comforting read to cosy up with as the nights draw in. Escape to 1990, Notting Hill, first love, and hope. ‘Exquisite. Enchanting. Quite possibly perfect. The next One Day/Me Before You’ VERONICA HENRY 'Every time I have read one of Eva Rice’s books it has felt like...

Three orphans that grew up on the streets of Moscow among Bratva. Their experiences made them brothers. Their strength made them leaders. Three best friends on an unforgettable summer vacation find more than they bargain for. Women from privileged American families pulled into a world they knew nothing about. Will these women see past their men’s violent beginnings and discover the honor within them?

Taoist living rests on four pillars: the public, the domestic, the private, and the spirit lives. Not only do Taoists strive to live these four aspects fully and in a balanced way, they also believe there is an outlook and an art to each of them. Eva Wong uses the teachings of Taoist masters themselves to explain the essential concepts. She then gives voice to these texts - simplifying them, removing barriers to understanding, and making them completely accessible and relevant to the modern reader.

Lady Phillipa's heart is on the verge of being broken. The man she has exchanged letters with for months now refuses to answer her missives. That man, after the death of his older brother, is now the Duke of Grey, one of the most powerful lords in the land. When his sister invites Phillipa to the country, she jumps at the chance to discover why the duke forsook their love. When she arrives, she finds a broken, brooding man who insists keeping her away is for her own protection. But in his beautiful face, marred by scars, she sees the soul of the man she loves.

La exitosa trilogía de la Ciudad Blanca, de Eva G.ª Sáenz de Urturi, reunida en un fantástico estuche. Eva García Sáenz de Urturi irrumpió en el panorama de la novela negra cuando, en 2016, publicó El silencio de la ciudad blanca, primera entrega de la trilogía de la Ciudad Blanca...

I caught the attention of the most notorious man in the underworld. Konstantin wasn’t the type to be ignored. He commanded his criminal empire with an iron fist but he had secrets of his own. But I was Tatiana Nikolaev. I’d never bend to a man’s will or be used as a pawn. Not again. The moment I tempted fate and played with fire, life spiraled out of control. My only way of survival was to trust again.

For once in my life, everything was going perfectly. I'd finally confronted the man who'd caged me, my teammates and I were seeing eye to eye, and a couple of those friendships were coming with some very delicious benefits. So of course my powers had to find another way to surprise me. I've accidentally marked all four of my distractingly handsome teammates with my glow... and these new bonds seem to have declared no take-backs.

A thrilling novel from the bes-tselling children's author. When a Hag, an orphan boy and a troll called Ulf get sent to rescue a princess from an ogre, they expect it to be a fairly standard magical mission. But the ogre is depressed and the princess doesn't want to be rescued. The Norns who rule their fates decide to take things in hand - will the Ogre meet a bloody end, or will he get a happy ending?

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‘Delightful banter and delicious passion…simply divine’, New York Times bestselling author Tessa Dare Eva Leigh launches her seductive new Scandalous Ladies of London series… Mills & Boon presents From Duke to Dawn by Eva Leigh ‘It’s not my habit to seduce impoverished widows…’...

I can still hear the gunshot. Still see the blank look on Sloan’s face as he pulled the trigger. Those images beat against the inside of my skull, drowning out everything else. I can’t let my dad’s death be for nothing. No matter what it takes, I’ll make my keepers pay. The man who took everything from me. The man who shared his secret with me. The man who made me think he cared about me.

When Margaret Holt retreats to a quiet Cotswolds village after the death of her husband, the former Prime Minister, she expects peace, a neglected garden, and the chance to finally be herself. What she gets is a dead journalist, a detective who underestimates her, and a secret that reaches all the way back to Downing Street. Maggie spent thirty years watching powerful people from three steps behind. She noticed everything. Nobody noticed her. That was always her advantage. Dead Man's Bells is a British cozy murder mystery and the first book in the Mrs Holt's Mysteries series.

Three brutal monsters came to my rescue. Now who's going to save me from them? Every beat of my heart is the tick of a time bomb, reminding me to squeeze as many thrills out of life as I can. Still, the last thing I expect is a horde of nightmarish monsters descending on me in the night, eager to tear me apart. So when three more demonic figures leap out of the shadows to defend me, my choices are trust my unexpected champions...or die. Not exactly a tough decision.