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Legal Skills
The best-selling legal skills textbook in the market, Legal Skills is the essential guide for law students, encompassing all the academic and practical skills in one manageable volume.It is an ideal text for students new to law, helping them make the transition from secondary education and giving them the skills they need to succeed from the beginning of their degree, through final year exams and dissertations.
The first part covers ‘Sources of Law’ and includes information on finding and using legislation and case law, ensuring an understanding of where the law comes from and how to use it.
The second part covers ‘Academic Legal Skills’ and provides advice on study, writing, and exam skills, alongside topics such as legal reasoning and referencing.
The third and final part is dedicated to ‘Practical Legal Skills’ that students are likely to require for their course and beyond, covering skills such as mooting, presentations, and negotiation.
The text contains many useful features designed to support a truly practical and self-reflective approach to legal skills, including self-test questions, diagrams and practical activities. Students are given the opportunity to take a hands-on approach to tackling a variety of legal skills from using cases to negotiation.
Digital formats and resources:
The eighth edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.
– The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with embedded self-assessment activities, and multi-media content including a series of supportive videos and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks
– The study tools that enhance the e-book are all also available as stand-alone online resources for use alongside the print book. They include answers to the self-test questions and practical exercises from the book, and a glossary of all the keywords and terms used. There is also an extensive range of videos with guidance on topics from what to expect from lectures and tutorials, how to research for essays and structure problem questions, to examples of good and bad practice in mooting and negotiations.
– These resources have been developed to enhance students’ understanding of and engagement with the text, bring aspects of it to life, and help develop legal skills further.Read more
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Mastering SEO for Newcomers with Passion: Unlock the Power of SEO with Expert Techniques and Propel Your Online Success
Are you ready to unlock the secrets of SEO and take your online presence to new heights? Look no further than “Mastering SEO for Newcomers with Passion.” This comprehensive guide is tailor-made for beginners who are eager to learn the art of Search Engine Optimization. Packed with valuable information and practical strategies, this book is your ticket to mastering the ever-evolving world of SEO.Results you can expect from reading “Mastering SEO for Newcomers with Passion”:
– Improve the visibility of your website on search engines
– Drive targeted traffic to your online platform
– Boost your online brand and establish credibility
– Increase your website’s conversion rate and revenue
– Stay ahead of your competition by understanding the latest SEO trendsFeatured in this book:
– Step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow techniques
– Proven strategies to optimize your website for higher rankings
– Tips for keyword research and content optimization
– How to harness the power of backlinks and social media
– The importance of user experience and mobile optimizationDon’t miss out on this opportunity to take your online game to the next level. Purchase “Mastering SEO for Newcomers with Passion” today and start dominating the search engine rankings!
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The Watch Book Rolex: Updated and expanded edition
- The best-selling photo book now in a new, expanded edition, including the latest Rolex models from 2020 and 2021
- An ideal gift for all watch collectors and Rolex devotees
- Trilingual edition with expert texts in German, English, and French, and over 400 photographs
Watch lovers and Rolex admirers delight! In this new edition of The Watch Book Rolex, expert Gisbert L. Brunner guides you through the wonderful world of this luxury watch brand with passion, attention to detail, and consistently impressive expertise.
The waterproof “Oyster,” the “Datejust,” or the more than half-a-century-old diver’s “Submariner”: timepiece aficionado Brunner walks readers through the innovative technology and design behind iconic Rolex models. Brand-new entries from the Rolex 2020 and 2021 collection celebrate the latest crowns of Rolex achievement.
With trilingual texts in German, English, and French and some 400 color and black-and-white photographs, this is a delight of a book for watch lovers, watch collectors, and Rolex devotees around the globe.
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Dummy: The Comedy and Chaos of Real-Life Parenting
**THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER, APRIL 2017**
‘The night before Charlie was born I had this dream. I dreamt that I was a soldier, riding into battle … completely naked, and on the back of a large, inflatable duck.’
Matt Coyne has become a hero for thousands of parents everywhere who are devoted followers of his popular blog, Man vs Baby.
This is his book, and it is not your average parenting tome. It’s packed with completely impractical advice for the bewildered new mum or dad – stuff you won’t find anywhere else: from ‘Profanity Bingo’ for labour to a categorisation of various nappy disasters. But, more than that, it is the story of how becoming a parent is a kind of beautiful insanity – a thing that changes you.
Above all, Dummy will keep you laughing through the exhaustion, the mystery and the madness of bringing up your own children.
This is the parenting book for real people.
Raves for Matt Coyne and Dummy:
‘A hero for dads everywhere’ Daily Mirror
‘Very, Very funny’ Phillip Schofield, This Morning
‘Hilarious but accurate account of finding your feet as a parent. Matt Coyne’s post has struck a chord with parents from all over the world’ Daily Mail
‘Brutally honest rant on the reality of parenthood has taken the internet by storm’ Sunday Telegraph
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Rats: The Essential Guide to Ownership, Care, & Training for Your Pet
What pet can play fetch, learn its name, and still ride around in your pocket? It’s a rat, of course, and if you’re surprised by this, you should take some time to learn more about these delightful animals. Though wild rats have earned a bad rap for spreading illness and disease, domestic rats are clean and friendly animals that can be loving and wonderful additions to any family. If you have children that want pets but you’re not ready for a dog, a pet rat may be a great compromise. These little critters are fabulous pets for kids, requiring relatively simple care that even grade school children can understand and handle. They’re adaptable, affectionate, and tons of fun to watch and play with. With a life-span up to 5 years, your child can have a long relationship with her animals. Rats make great adult companions too, of course. Their minimal space requirements make them ideal for apartment dwellers, and their self-sufficiency and flexible sleeping habits mean they’ll adapt readily to even busy schedules. When they’re cared for properly, rats aren’t prone to many illnesses or health issues, and they’re affordable both up-front and in the long-term. Most of the challenges in rat care are caused by the animal’s remarkable intelligence. The information in this book will teach you how to properly house these notorious escape artists. You’ll also learn about the proper nutrition and care to keep your rats healthy in the long term, and how to identify and fix problems if they do come up. Introductions to breeding, showing, and training your animals are also included, if you want to take your rat ownership to the next level. Cuddly, smart, and entertaining, a pet rat combines the low time commitment of a small animal with the affection of a dog—and you may just find it’s the perfect pet for you.Read more
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Gordon Ramsay’s Passion for Seafood
Good: A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dust cover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include “From the library of” labels.Some of our books may have slightly worn corners, and minor creases to the covers. Please note the cover may sometimes be different to the one shown.Read more
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Third Wave: A Global Apocalyptic Disaster
Jolly Copper is one of the few people who know the world is on the brink of cataclysmic destruction…. not because he had any scientific knowledge or prophetic dreams, but because he is nosey and read what was on a fellow bus passenger’s phone one day.He learns there will be an unprecedented series of natural disasters, and the expected grand finale disaster is predicted to be a tidal wave massive enough to swallow half the globe.
His discovery leads him to exhaust all his funds making relentless preparations, transforming Jolly into a modern-day Noah. However, only those closest to him believe him, while others around him see him as delusional.
That is … until it all begins.
Suddenly, “delusional” Jolly is now the expert…but, really, he’s not. He’s just a single father doing all he can to make sure he and his daughter survive.
Even the best laid out plans can go awry, and despite everything he did and organized, Jolly and his family find themselves like everyone else … in the middle of it all at the end of the world.
Can Jolly keep it together enough to keep his family and those he loves alive?Read more
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Darwin’s Super-Pooping Worm Spectacular
Learn the funny and fascinating story of Charles Darwin and the groundbreaking discoveries that resulted from his love of the humble earthworm in this hilarious illustrated children’s book.Charles Darwin is widely known for his On the Origin of Species book, yet Darwin had another great love, and that was for worms.
Told for the first time for children, this is the silly and fascinating true story of how Charles Darwin came to discover that the humble earthworm is the most important species on our planet.
Darwin suspected worms were special but his scientist friends laughed at him. In a quest to find out the worms’ special talent, Darwin played the bassoon to the worms to see if they could hear, and laid out a picnic treasure hunt for them to see how well they could smell, among many other bizarre but entirely true experiments.
But Darwin didn’t find anything extra special about worms. Until, one day, he realised that worms do have a superpower. They POO! Without their life-sustaining, nutrient-rich poo, there would be no plants and no animals on earth.
Darwin’s 40 years studying worms are still essential to our understanding of worms today, and ever since, scientists have taken him VERY seriously, and never again laughed at his love for worms.
The story of Darwin and the worms not only centres around the perennially brilliant subject of poo, it:
- Teaches children about a key historic figure, the food cycle and deductive scientific thinking.
- Is also a heartwarming story of the triumph of a zany underdog who won’t let bullies get in the way of his love for worms.
- Is told in a humorous and engaging way, with non-fiction information on each page to help educate alongside the story.
- Features charming and humorous full-colour illustrations.
Curious minds will love this fact-filled, laugh-out-loud book
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There’s a Bear in Your Book: A soothing bedtime story from Tom Fletcher (Who’s in Your Book?)
Help Sleepy Bear get ready for bed in this interactive story from bestselling author Tom Fletcher – now available as a board book!
OH, LOOK! A bear has wandered into your book!
And – what’s that noise? He’s yawning! He looks like he’s ready for bed.
Can you help him drift off to sleep?This warm, gentle adventure combines interactive fun with a night-time routine to help little ones wind down before they go to bed – and is now available as a board book.
Who’s in Your Book?
Interactive adventures for big imaginationsAlso in this series:
There’s a Monster in Your Book: makes reading interactive and fun
There’s a Dragon in Your Book: explores empathy and responsibility
There’s an Alien in Your Book: explores acceptance and inclusion
There’s an Elf in Your Book: explores following instructions and good/bad behaviour
There’s a Superhero in Your Book: explores the power of kindness
There’s a Witch in Your Book: makes tidying up fun
There’s a Unicorn in Your Book: explores soothing your worries through sharing themRead more
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The Secret of the Blood-Red Key (The Stolen Dreams Adventures)
The dazzling follow-up to the phenomenal The Book of Stolen Dreams from master storyteller David Farr, perfect for fans of Katherine Rundell and Philip Pullman.
Step inside the pages of an immortal adventure…
Rachel and Robert have defeated the tyrant Malstain and become the heroes of Krasnia, but all is not how it should be. Robert is swept away with his new friends, leaving Rachel alone to take care of her ailing father, who’s lost without their beloved mother.
From nowhere, a boy appears knowing the secrets of the hidden blood-red key. For the key is a way into the Hinterland – and Rachel must promise that, as a new key keeper, she will answer when it calls. When a young girl, Elsa Spiegel, is illegally smuggled into the Hinterland, Rachel has no choice but to use her key to save Elsa. But her fate is linked to Krasnia, and Rachel must battle to save her home as she knows it.
Praise for The Book of Stolen Dreams:
“A new and important voice for young people.” Michael Morpurgo“Dazzling! An instant classic. An eye-wateringly funny and jaw-droppingly fantastical adventure, chock-a-block with rare books, airships, and penguin-shaped hats.” Ben Miller
“A wonderful story. Gripping and magical.” Anthony Horowitz
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Ten Little Yoga Frogs
Yoga Frogs love to have fun trying all the different yoga poses. Can you count the different yoga frogs, and try out all the yoga poses?Read more
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Essential Skills for The Occasional Genealogist: Beyond-beginner Genealogy Skills for Busy Family Historians
Do you want to learn how to effectively and efficiently track, analyze, plan, and report your genealogy research?
Genealogists often find themselves strapped for time, struggling to balance their passion for family history with the demands of everyday life. In this book, professional genealogist, and chronic Occasional Genealogist, Jennifer Dondero shares her expertise to help hobbyist genealogists maximize their limited time and achieve meaningful progress in their research.
Follow the story of Gene and her friend Jenni as they tackle the essential skills and techniques that go beyond the beginner level. Discover the tips, shortcut, and templates that allow you to overcome challenges and understand how to keep growing your family tree. Delve into the importance of clues and explore multiple strategies to uncover more sources.
In this book, you will learn:
- How to stay focused on solving a brick wall.
- The skills to get started in genealogical analysis.
- How to create a genealogy research plan.
- The difference in solving a problem versus other genealogy research.
This book will equip you with the essential skills to bust through brick walls and make continual progress in your genealogical journey. Expand your knowledge with research strategies that go beyond beginner. Get your copy now!
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Variable Valve Timings: Memoirs of a car tragic
‘What defines the car-saddo condition is not being able to recall a time when the toy-car-era of your life actually ended. Because for us sufferers, it never does.’
Nobody knows cars like Chris Harris does. He calls it ‘unhinged geekery’, but the rest of the world call it infectious enthusiasm, adrenalin fuelled escapism and rigorous journalistic integrity.
And then there are his famous skills at the wheel, from city cars to rally cars, not forgetting the Guinness World Record 3.4km sideways in an electric car.
And now for the first time, Harris takes us down the road of his life-long obssession with the automobile – along surprising diversions, around hazards and obstructions, down the fast lane collecting Gs and back to the lock-up to prep the stock.
From the six-year-old who could recite the stats from What Car? magazine to the YouTube car guru whose honest reviews got him banned by Ferrari. From the Scalextric track of his childhood, to podiums as a racing driver out in the world. From behind his garage doors to the floodlit Top Gear studio.
Variable Valve Timings brings you an incredibly engaging story of adventure and petrolhead joy, told with wit, warmth and disarming honesty. This book is a true one-off, just like Chris.
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Help I S*xted My Boss: A hilarious guide to avoiding life’s awkward moments
‘Funny, filthy and fantastic. Cackled from start to finish’ – Rylan Clark
How do you ask your mate for that £50 back?
When is OK to trump in front of your partner?
And what should you do if you’ve accidentally sexted your boss?William and Jordan are from very different worlds.
William’s an etiquette expert, with his tongue firmly in his teacup and unparalleled knowledge of table linen. Jordan’s a TV and radio presenter, the patron saint of Burnley and an expert in all things common. Together they’ve entertained millions of listeners worldwide with their hit podcast Help I Sexted My Boss.
Now, they’ve pooled all of their wisdom on how to get through life’s most awkward moments.
From candlelight suppers to picky teas, first dates to flatmate dramas, Help I Sexted My Boss is full of both useful and useless advice. This is your indispensable guide to navigating the trepidation and challenges of modern life.
‘Hilarious lads.. and weirdly useful. This generation’s Ant and Dec. If one of them was really posh. Great read’ – Vicky Pattison
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The Fleeting Target: A night-time mission to assassinate the enemy… (Spitfire Mavericks Thrillers Book 3)
Another terrifying fight in the skies for the Maverick Squadron! For fans of Derek Robinson, James Holland, Frank Barnard and Jack Higgins.Who is leaking secrets to the enemy…?
1941
Flying Officer Angus Mackennelly is flying over Northern France when his tank is holed and he’s forced to crash-land.
Luckily, he is picked up by the French Resistance before the enemy can get to him and, after a tense few days moving between safe houses, he escapes back to Blighty.
Reunited with his squadron, Angus expects to return to flying duties. However, Squadron Leader Bentley informs him that he’s not going to be flying sorties. He is singled out to lead a top-secret mission.
The special mission is to conduct a low flying night operation with six blacked out Spitfires to strafe a convoy carrying a top general from the German High Command and assassinate him.
Training quickly commences but a spate of unexpected enemy fighter attacks leads the team to suspect that a spy is trying to leak details of the upcoming mission to the Germans.
Angus is put on the case to squirrel out the informer and protect the rest of the men from the enemy within.
Will Angus succeed in his secret mission? Can he identify the mole?
Or will the lives of all the men in Maverick Squadron be compromised…?
THE FLEETING TARGET is the third book in the Spitfire Mavericks Thrillers series: action-packed aviation adventures set during the second world war and featuring a team of vigilante pilots.
THE SPITFIRE MAVERICKS THRILLER SERIES:
Book One: Dawn of Hope
Book Two: A Fool’s Errand
Book Three: A Fleeting Target
Book Four: The Sunrise RaidersRead more
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Boring Car Trivia 4
Sometimes it can be hard to find the answers to life’s biggest questions. Questions such as, who designed the BMW M logo? Why were Jaguar engineers continually crashing Honda S2000s? How was the Vauxhall design studio ruined by poo? And which car almost caused great embarrassment for Spandau Ballet? Thankfully, this book is here to help, providing the answers to these and hundreds of other questions.
This is the fourth instalment in a long-running franchise everyone hoped would have stopped by now. Sort of like Jaws 4, except it doesn’t have Michael Caine in it. But it does contain a brief mention of Alicia Vikander. And Ron Dennis. Not together, obviously.Read more
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November 1942: An Intimate History of the Turning Point of the Second World War
‘An astonishing achievement’ ANTONY BEEVOR
‘Extraordinary’ JULIA BOYDAn intimate history of the most important month of the Second World War – perhaps the century – as experienced by those who lived through it, completely based on their diaries, letters and memoirs.
At the beginning of November 1942, it looked as if the Axis powers could win the war; at the end of that month, it was obviously just a matter of time before they would lose.
In between came el-Alamein, Guadalcanal, the French North Africa landings, the Japanese retreat in New Guinea, and the Soviet encirclement of the German 6th Army at Stalingrad. In this innovatively kaleidoscopic and riveting historical marvel, Peter Englund reduces these epoch-making events to their basic component: the individual experience.
In thirty memorable days we meet characters including a Soviet infantryman at Stalingrad; an Italian truck driver in the North African desert; a partisan in the Belarussian forests; a machine gunner in a British bomber; a twelve-year-old girl in Shanghai; a university student in Paris; a housewife on Long Island; a prisoner in Treblinka; Albert Camus, Vasily Grossman, and Vera Brittain – forty characters in all. We also witness the launch of SS James Oglethorpe; the fate of U-604, a German submarine; the building of the first nuclear reactor; and the making of Casablanca.
Not since Englund’s own The Beauty and the Sorrow has a book given us one of the most dramatic periods of human history in all its immensity and emotional range.
‘Thought-provoking’ SUNDAY TIMES
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Legacy of Time (The After Cilmeri Series Book 21)
September 1297. David and his family and friends have come to Carew Castle in Wales to participate in a tournament in the spirit of King Arthur. Two years have passed since the events in Hidden in Time. Questions remain not only as to the whereabouts of the traitor, Bogo de Clare, who is still at large, but the relationship of David’s family with Avalon.
Can they still time travel?
And, even if they can, would it be better if they didn’t?
Join David and his friends and family for the next installment in the After Cilmeri series!
Complete Series reading order: Daughter of Time, Footsteps in Time, Winds of Time, Prince of Time, Crossroads in Time, Children of Time, Exiles in Time, Castaways in Time, Ashes of Time, Warden of Time, Guardians of Time, Masters of Time, Outpost in Time, Shades of Time, Champions of Time, Refuge in Time, Unbroken in Time, Outcasts in Time, Hidden in Time, Legacy of Time. Also, This Small Corner of Time: The After Cilmeri Series Companion.
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The Common Reader: Second Series (Collins Classics)
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.
The only advice, indeed, that one person can give another about reading is to take no advice, to follow your own instincts, to use your own reason, to come to your own conclusions.
In her second volume of essays, Virginia Woolf delves deeper into the delights of reading. Here, she explores the novels of Thomas Hardy and Daniel Defoe, and recounts the fascinating lives of Christina Rossetti and Mary Wollstonecraft. In ‘ How Should One Read a Book?’ she offers sage advice for the common reader, and sheds light on the lessons and pleasures literature can provide.
Published in 1932, The Common Reader: Second Series is a wise and illuminating companion collection to her 1925 First Series. Woolf’s enduring appeal and ideas continue to resonate with readers in the twenty-first century.
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Firebrand 2: The Firetouched
Martel has begun his studies. He’s made a few friends, but most of all, his powers grow.While hesitant to use fire magic, it’s saved him more than once, and his gift for destruction is undeniable. But others take note, and protecting his secret only gets more difficult. Every day bears the risk that his talent is discovered, and the Empire will force him to fight their conflicts.
Those same wars that flood Morcaster with problems and cause clashes between Asterians and Khivan immigrants, including Martel’s friends.
With every battle on the distant front, the war grows closer, the dead and wounded return in numbers, and the anger threatens to boil over. As tempers become enflamed, the spark of a fire-touched could set the city ablaze – or save it.
Continue the tale of Martel the reluctant fire mage in Book 2 of the Firebrand LitRPG Series.
Join him from his humble beginnings as a hapless novice at a Magic Academy. This is character-focused and light-hearted progression fantasy at its finest, with a detailed magic system and a world filled with detail.
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Jakub: An MM Age Play Christmas Romance
Teddy bears, tea parties, melting hearts… oh my!
Meet Jakub Wade, a little who has only yearned for one thing—a Daddy to call his own. With Christmas in the air, he clings to the hope of miracles. And when a mysterious box arrives, containing a plush brown teddy bear, his life changes in ways he never imagined.
There’s just one catch—it wasn’t meant for him.
Determined to ensure the gift reaches its rightful owner, Jakub embarks on a journey filled with unexpected twists and turns. It takes him to Chester Hanson, a toy-store owner resigned to the belief that love was temporary. In his forty-five years of life, he’d never really found it. At least, not until he witnesses Jakub’s pure joy and the heart-melting smile that accompanies it.
Drawn to Jakub, Chester puts himself on a mission to keep that smile alive, showering him with gift after thoughtful gift. As the holiday season unfolds, they discover a miracle of their own—a teddy bear tea party that sparks a connection deeper than they ever thought possible.
As Christmas approaches, a question looms: Will their newfound miracle fade once the holiday lights dim? Or can their bond grow stronger, and blossom into a love that transcends the season?
Jakub is part of A Daddy for Christmas, a multi-author series. All the books are standalones, but each Daddy has a unique gift for his wonderful boy (or boys). Except all boys know that sometimes Santa gets it wrong, and it’s going to take a very special Daddy to make it right. So why not stay and read them all?
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My Chaos, His Calm (Men of Fairlake)
My world is chaos, and he’s my only peace—but at what cost?My scars are both visible and hidden. I’m lonely, but I do okay…I think. I’m still a bit of a disaster, but I have a job and a roof over my head, and the medication keeps my demons at bay. What I don’t need is a babysitter, but try telling my overprotective brother that.
When I first saw Luke, I couldn’t stop staring—his beauty and strength captivated me. As I get to know him, I realize he’s the calm to my chaos—the light to my darkness. Of course, he’s straight, so I can’t have him. But all it takes is what I thought was a hot dream, and it appears we’re both open to change. The lines are blurred, and he doesn’t have a problem with that…or me. I don’t deserve him, but he doesn’t see it that way. He’s perfect.
But he doesn’t know what I did. If he knew the ugly truth, I’d lose him. Luke and I can only ever be temporary, so I keep my secrets.
When the past threatens to catch up with me, I have a choice…keep the secret for the sake of me and my brother…or take a chance and tell Luke everything. But damn it, I can’t even get that right.
Is it too much to ask to love and be loved and have a chance at the future I desperately want…with Luke? The past is dead. So why won’t it stay buried?
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Highlander’s Captive Bride: A Scottish Medieval Historical Romance (Troubles of Highland Lasses Book 4)
“Yer freedom comes at a price, lass. Ye must do something for me first.”Rumored to be a witch, Daisy’s healing expertise comes at a great price when she’s captured by the cruelest of Lairds. So she vows to escape, no matter how his dark gaze leaves her trembling…
The destroyer of clans, Laird Bellamy cares about one thing only: a cure for his daughter. Kidnapping the most notorious healer, his offer is simple: her services for her freedom. And he wishes she succeeds before his desire for her grows into a monster he can’t control…
*Highlander’s Captive Bride is a steamy Scottish Medieval Historical romance novel of 80,000 words (around 400 pages) written by Maddie MacKenna and published by Cobalt Fairy.
No cheating, no cliffhangers, lots of steam and a happy ending.
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The Poisoned Eye of a Loving God
The Man Upstairs has the sickness again, and Frank Miller’s life is back on the line.Frank Miller, hero of the hardboiled mystery series by The Man Upstairs, finds himself posted to London to find a missing night club singer. He tracks her down to a series of seedy clubs, singing under an assumed name, and in the employment of a powerful company. The highlight of her set is The Poisoned Eye of a Loving God.
The song is expected to be a huge hit, though the lyric is unfinished.
People around town are dying, and Frank discovers that the singer’s ex, Billy Fortune, a notorious gangland figure, is looking for her. For years she used her singing career as a front for Billy’s activities, but now wants to escape her past and make it on her own terms.
But as Frank digs deeper into the case, he finds a darker mystery, tied in to why he was hired to take on the case in the first place. The unfinished song might just hold the key. As the truth slowly emerges, the reality of Frank’s situation becomes diabolically apparent.
The Man Upstairs wants Frank dead.
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Dont F*CK With Narcissists : A novel by Erin Bell
Erica arrives in Belfast, not sure what to expect but excited to experience another culture as she is welcomed by her new flatmate, Gemma, with open arms.The duo take on the colourful city but have a string of bad luck when it comes to dating the locals until Erica meets the mysterious and charismatic Curtis Ward. He is perfect with his Hollywood-esque good looks and ability to make Erica feel like she is the only person in the room.
But that all changes when the handsome Irishman reveals parts of his personality tied to a sinister past. Who is Curtis Ward? And by the time Erica knows the answer, will it be too late?
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Cash is King (The Roscoe Harper Adventures Book 1)
“Roscoe Harper is an awesome character with shades of Jack Reacher and Crocodile Dundee all rolled into one. Hugely fun and action-packed right from the first page!”
—David Berens, USA Today bestselling author of Havana NightsAll Roscoe Harper wants to do is enjoy the island life. Drinking and gambling his days away while spending his nights with pleasurable company. Until she walks in.
When Maggie Dupont enters his world, he quickly realizes that she is no ordinary conquest. A single night of passion plunges Roscoe into a perilous game of survival, staring down the barrel of a gun with ruthless thugs hot on Maggie’s trail.
Now he must protect not only himself but also the girl while unraveling why armed criminals are after her.
With danger lurking at every turn, Roscoe’s desire for a return to his carefree routine clashes with the urgent need to safeguard his own life and the mysterious girl.
And they say island life is supposed to be relaxing…
Fans of James Gunn, Guy Ritchie, and Bullet Train will love Roscoe Harper!
CASH IS KING is the first book in Richard F. Paddon’s action-packed series, The Roscoe Harper Adventures.
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Take Out the Jocks: A feminist revenge comedy
Ever wondered what would happen if the people afraid to go out at night were young men, not young women?
Kate, Carly, and Seyram, friends since childhood, are outraged by the acquittal of a local rapist and frustrated at the lack of progress with the #MeToo movement in their conservative community. They decide to reverse gender freedoms by targeting the town’s jocks in a series of ever-more brazen attacks. On the case are local police, who can’t conceive that middle-aged moms could be capable of such things. Take Out the Jocks is a dark comedy of female vengeance that blows open literally a small American town.
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Under the Shadow of Eden
Under the shadow of Eden, all forms of man and beast are cast the same.Treason, mistrust and deadly malevolence make play about these pages. In a world bestowing heaven to a lucky few and servitude to the many, few and far between are not the excesses and violence of greed. Alexander, a son adopted into this very power, must decide how far into inhumanity he must delve to save himself and those he loves. There is no trail of crumbs, but a blood droplet path that must be followed to the mighty conclusion of good and evil.
Laid bare is evil of every character, synonymous with man, left is no hope that any light will pierce the pines of this tale’s end.
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The Fifth Trilogy: The Frankie Dale Collection – books 1 to 3
‘The ups and downs of Frankie’s life are expertly written and Roy delivers fun and adventure throughout. A joy from start to finish!’
This collection covers the first three novels to feature Frankie Dale.
The Fifth Tweet sees Frankie accept The Five Tweet Challenge as a way of rebuilding his life after a devastating break-up.
‘… a rags to riches, then back to rags story…really well written and I enjoyed it immensely’
The Fifth Thunderbolt had Frankie working with his hero — Roddy Lightning. Roddy was a teen idol with a habit of marrying his fellow Thunderbolts. A punk rebel in the 70s, a Hollywood star in the 80s, and a junkie in the 90s. At 78, he’s a loveable senior, with a twinkle in his eye, a lust for cake, and a failing memory.
‘… an adventure, a kidnapping, a love story, all told with the author’s deft and humorous touch’
The Fifth Man — a heartwarming tale of murder, theft, arson, love and friendship.
Frankie’s screwed up again — big time. A stroke of luck, most often reserved for other people, offers a lifeline. Writing a TV script based on a true story could be his way out. Trouble is, he only knows half the facts behind a series of daring robberies that ended in murder. Turning detective, he teams up with a lapsed arsonist and sets out to reveal the truth. With his search threatening to put his loved ones in danger, he must uncover the mysterious Fifth Man.
But the clock is ticking, and the killer is ready to strike again.
‘An excellent third book in this funny, endearing, and intriguing series.’
‘A great easy reading trilogy… really entertaining page turners.’
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Before Christmas: Featuring three bonus short stories
When the decorations have long since been stuffed away in a closet and the revolting jumper has been returned for store credit, what does the North Pole get up to?Santa has tasked Jimbo to sort out a potential problem for the upcoming Christmas season. With the majority of toys already made, it would be a massive inconvenience if a politician was to pass a bill putting plastic toys at risk. It is down to Jimbo to reluctantly sort out this potential issue.
This is followed by three more short stories to help you pass away some time between stops on your way to work.
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Maggie Matheson: Last Orders: (The Maggie Matheson Collection Book 3)
Britain’s favourite senior spook, Maggie Matheson, returns, this time facing a new threat from within as a rogue agent plays the world’s Superpowers off against each other, using that most valuable of commodities: information.“A brilliant mix of confident secret agent, determined older lady, and outrageous friend.”
“Everyone’s Nan, but with the sass of a bad-ass.”Bruised and battered after her last case, Maggie is a shadow of her feisty former self. But when a double-dealing double agent threatens to disclose nuclear codes, she is inclined to answer her country’s call to help. The opportunity to heal past hurts seals the deal.
Meanwhile, other shady individuals are at large; shady individuals who want to make sure she goes out with a whimper and a bang. Does she still have the cunning, courage and clout to crack the case? Will her last orders be a curtain call? Or is it finally curtains for Maggie?
Last Orders is the third and final cosy mystery book in the Maggie Matheson Collection. Essential feel-good reading for fans of Richard Osman’s Murder Club.
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The Christmas Bell Mystery: A Standalone 1920s Christmas Mystery (Lord Edgington Investigates… Book 12)
A chance meeting on a snowy platform, an old miser with a fortune worth killing for, and the wrong man found dead beside the fireplace.
England, 1927. When Lord Edgington hears of a failed attack on an eccentric viscount, it’s the perfect excuse to get out of seeing horrible relatives over Christmas. With his loyal grandson and their golden retriever along for the ride, he sets off to investigate, but on arriving at the snowbound manor house on the English coast, they find that the wrong man has been killed. It is not the rich tyrant who lies dead on the floor of the grand salon, but one of his many bickering heirs.In a household divided by greed and jealousy, and with any number of suspects who might kill their way to a fortune, the famous sleuth must race to find the culprit before more members of the family turn up dead (or it’s time for Christmas dinner). Will the killer turn out to be a smooth-tongued lothario, a beloved pillar of the community, a thuggish former soldier or the damsel in distress who brought them there in the first place?
A witty and wonderfully festive whodunnit which mixes all the twists of an Agatha Christie novel with the drama of Downton Abbey. “The Christmas Bell Mystery” is a spoiler-free, standalone story, so you don’t have to know anything about the other books in the series to enjoy it.
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Christmas Memories at Waterside Cottage (Pepper Bay Series, Book 10)
Welcome to Pepper Bay, where you’ll find love, drama, and a happily ever after.
Snuggle down with this cosy, feel-good, comfort read that whisks you away to a beautiful bay on the Isle of Wight – Perfect for fans of Christie Barlow, Alison Sherlock, Rachael Lucas, and Holly Martin.
The Pepper Bay books are standalone stories that intertwine with recurring characters. Best enjoyed when read in order.
Christmas Memories at Waterside Cottage: Charlie and Grace have been together for four years, but when Grace wakes up in hospital after an accident, she doesn’t remember her husband at all. With Christmas just around the corner, and it being their favourite time of year, Charlie pulls out all the festive stops, hoping his wife will remember their relationship or at least fall in love with him all over again, because there is no way he can lose her.
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A Day In The Country: The misadventures of a day’s outing at a rural riding school. a vintage tale of times past and sunny, summer days in England
A DAY IN THE COUNTRY
A Day In The Country is a whimsical and pastoral story which follows the misadventures of five friends (and their dog) during a day’s outing at a rural riding school.
It is a vintage tale of times past and sunny, summer days in England; imbued with the slower pace of a former age, an age where time stood still and it seemed the summer would last forever.
An England we remember from our grandparents and one which is now long gone; Step into the past with the friends as they set out for an idyllic day of riding, laughter, and unexpected mysteries.
The author had a lifelong love of the countryside, farming and animals which shines through every page of this gentle and humourous story which includes beautiful bespoke artwork to illustrate the twists and turns of one summer’s day in the country
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The Wheel is Spinning but the Hamster is Dead: A Journey Around the World in Idioms, Proverbs and General Nonsense
Know your tater trap from your sniffle herring in Sharp’s journey around the world in idioms, proverbs and general nonsense – the perfect gift for Christmas
‘Brilliant, hilarious fun from a master wordsmith – you will LOVE this book’ Kit de Waal
‘Extremely entertaining and very useful for new insults’ Russell Kane
‘Utter genius’ Marian Keyes
‘Brilliant’ Brian BilstonJoin wordsmith Adam Sharp as he journeys around the world in idioms, proverbs and general nonsense. Learn unusual insults from France (You are a potato with the face of a guinea pig), how to hurry someone up in the US (You’re going as slow as molasses in January) and what they call a shark in Vietnam (fat fish).
Full of fascinating, ridiculous and hilarious translations from around the world, Adam has rounded up the very best of what every corner of the globe has to offer.
Let’s get this show on the road! Or:
Let’s saddle the chickens! (German)
On with the butter! (Icelandic)
Forward with the goat! (Dutch)Read more
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“Knock, Knock”, “Who’s There”: “The Ultimate Joke and Knock, Knock Book”
Unlock the doors to a world of pure laughter with “Knock, Knock”, “Who’s There”. This entertaining book is more than just a collection of jokes; it’s an invitation to a realm of laughter and endless entertainment.
Step into the realm of “Knock, Knock”, “Who’s There” where every page is laughter waiting to happen. This book is a treasure trove of engaging jokes, and riddles that will captivate all ages. Whether you’re a child or a child at heart, these jokes are designed to entertain, leave a smile on your face, and leave you laughing.
Are you ready to embark on a journey filled with humor, laughter, and endless comedy? “Knock, Knock”, “Who’s There” is the key to unlocking the door to a world where it can entertain kids and people of all ages. The desire to experience the funniest jokes around is just a page turn away
Order your copy of “Knock, Knock”, “Who’s There” today and let the laughter begin. With its hundreds of jokes and riddles, this book is the perfect addition to your home library or an ideal gift for someone special. Get ready to knock, knock, and open the door to a world of laughing possibilities.
Don’t wait – click “Add to Cart” now and bring the laughter of “Knock, Knock”, “Who’s There” into your life.
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GPT Giggles: 250+ “Yo mama” jokes from the mind of AI: ChatGPT-4 came up with hilarious laugh out loud jokes for you. Jokes for all the family to enjoy
GPT GIGGLES: 250+ “YO MAMA” JOKES FROM THE MIND OF AI.ChatGPT-4 came up with hilarious laugh-out-loud jokes for you curated by the author.
***Price reduced by 50% to $4.99 during the PRE-SALE period ONLY. Release date price will be $9.99. Buy now to save!***
This is a one-of-a-kind book. There is no other book out there with a collection of “Yo mama” jokes straight from the mind of AI. Hilarious jokes for all the family to enjoy. Covering brand new topics not usually covered in “Yo mama” jokes, such as:
Yo mama is so generative AI…
Yo mama is so millennial…
Yo mama is so 1960s…
Yo mama is so 1980s…
Yo mama is so 1990s…
Yo mama is so right-wing…
Yo mama is so left-wing…
Yo mama is so centrist…
Yo mama is so feminist…
Your mama is so chavvy…
Yo mama is so posh…
And many other topics … including a list of some of the ‘terrible’ jokes AI came up with.BRAND NEW YO MAMA JOKES FROM THE MIND OF AI!
Some of the jokes you will find inside:
**Yo mama is so generative AI, she debugs her cooking recipes.
**Yo mama is so centrist, she thinks the North Pole and the South Pole should just get over their differences and meet halfway.
**Yo mama is so chavvy, her idea of a seven-course meal is a pie and six pints.
**Yo mama is so millennial, she ghosted her refrigerator because it was too “cold and distant.”
**Yo mama is so 1960s, she asked if your Spotify playlist was available on vinyl.
**Yo mama is so 1980s, she thinks Amazon Prime is a Transformer.
**Yo mama is so feminist, even her coffee is strong and independent.
**Yo mama is so right-wing, she blames her left foot every time she trips.
**Yo mama is so left-wing, she insists all circles start from the left.
**Yo mama is so posh, she uses sparkling water for ice cubes.Buy GPT GIGGLES: 250+ “YO MAMA” JOKES FROM THE MIND OF AI and you will delve deep into the mind of AI and have a good laugh. Jokes for all the family to enjoy.
Go ahead and laugh your head off. You will see that AI is much funnier than you.
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Ewen and Cat’s Wee Book of Aye or Naw?: 500 quiz questions to test your knowledge on EVERYTHING!
500 quiz questions to test your knowledge on EVERYTHING! Packed full of hilarious behind-the-scenes moments and puzzling brain busters from their award-winning radio show Ewen and Cat at Breakfast. It’s bound to bemuse and amuse in equal measure!Are these statements true? Aye or Naw?
Usain Bolt would beat a cat over 100m.
A jiffy is a real unit of time.
Volkswagen sell more sausages than cars.
All will be revealed.Will Ewen and Cat’s Wee Book of Aye or Naw? change your life? NAW.
But will it make you instantly more interesting to other humans? OH AYE!!Read more
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Stalking Shakespeare: A Memoir of Madness, Murder, and My Search for the Poet Beneath the Paint
“A wickedly entertaining” (The New York Times) detective story that chronicles one Mississippi man’s relentless search for an authentic portrait of William Shakespeare.Following his divorce, down-and-out writer and Mississippi exile Lee Durkee holed himself up in a Vermont fishing shack and fell prey to a decades-long obsession with Shakespearian portraiture. It began with a simple premise: despite the prevalence of popular portraits, no one really knows what Shakespeare looked like. That the Bard of Avon has gotten progressively handsomer in modern depictions seems only to reinforce this point.
“Intensely readable…with bust-out laughing moments” (Garden & Gun), Stalking Shakespeare is Durkee’s fascinating memoir about a hobby gone awry, the 400-year-old myriad portraits attached to the famous playwright, and Durkee’s own unrelenting search for a lost picture of the Bard painted from real life. As Durkee becomes better at beguiling curators into testing their paintings with X-ray and infrared technologies, we get a front-row seat to the captivating mysteries–and unsolved murders–surrounding the various portraits rumored to depict Shakespeare.
Whisking us backward in time through layers of paint and into the pages of obscure books on the Elizabethans, Durkee travels from Vermont to Tokyo to Mississippi to DC and ultimately to London to confront the stuffy curators forever protecting the Bard’s image. For his part, Durkee is the adversary they didn’t know they had–a self-described dilettante with nothing to lose, the “Dan Brown of Elizabethan portraiture.”
A bizarre and surprisingly moving blend of biography, art history, and madness, Stalking Shakespeare is a “gripping, poignant, and enjoyable” (The Washington Post) journey that will forever change the way you look at one of history’s greatest cultural and literary icons.
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The Mightiest Bite
Discover who has the mightiest bite in this hilarious competition between some of the biggest – and the smallest! – animals on Earth…
As a little girl munches on an apple, she thinks she must have the mightiest bite. Suddenly, along comes a parade of animals to compete for the title, including a shark with its 300 teeth in rows, and a t-rex with 60 huge bone-crunchers! But while each animal is fighting over their claim to the title, there’s a clever mosquito at work… can the hungry mosquito outwit them all, even the little girl?Read more
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Quirky Careers & Offbeat Occupations of the Past, Present, and Future: Exploring Weird, Wacky, and Interesting Jobs You Never Knew Existed
What do lamplighters, digital detox therapists, and professional cuddlers have in common?Hint: They aren’t your typical 9 to 5 jobs.
This isn’t your standard career guide. In fact, it’s far from it. Dive into a world where jobs aren’t just about paychecks, but about passion, peculiarity, and sometimes, the downright bizarre.
★ Inside “Quirky Careers & Offbeat Occupations,” you’ll:
- Journey to times where gigs like ‘Lamp Lighters’ and ‘Resurrectionist’ were legit.
- Discover present-day roles so niche, you’ll wonder who even came up with them. Fatburg diver or professional mermaid, anyone?
- Speculate on roles of the future: Could you be the first ‘Virtual Reality Historian’ or ‘Space Tour Guide’?
Dive in NOT for career guidance, but for sheer entertainment. Revel in the fascinating, funny, and sometimes outright bizarre world of jobs across the ages.
Ready for a journey packed with trivia, chuckles, and head-scratching moments? The wild world of work awaits.
Explore, laugh, and marvel at human creativity at its finest!
★ But Wait, There’s More! ★
Finished gawking at these amazing careers and peculiar professions? Think you’ve remembered the wackiest of them all? Flip to the back and challenge yourself (or dare your friends) with a quirky quiz! See who’s the true maestro of offbeat occupations.
Perfect for gatherings, game nights, or simply testing your own retention of the wild world within these pages. It’s a lighthearted way to wrap up your journey and share the amusement with others. Ready to score those bragging rights?
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Dirty Thirty: 30 (Stephanie Plum)
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERJanet Evanovich, the “most popular mystery writer alive” (The New York Times), is in top form as she sends Stephanie Plum on the trail of a stolen stash of dirty diamonds.
Stephanie Plum, Trenton’s hardest working, most underappreciated bounty hunter, is offered a freelance assignment that seems simple enough. Local jeweler Martin Rabner wants her to locate his former security guard, Andy Manley (a.k.a. Nutsy), who he is convinced stole a fortune in diamonds out of his safe. Stephanie is also looking for another troubled man, Duncan Dugan, a fugitive from justice arrested for robbing the same jewelry store on the same day.
With her boyfriend Morelli away in Miami on police business, Stephanie is taking care of Bob, Morelli’s giant orange dog who will devour anything, from Stephanie’s stray donuts to the upholstery in her car. Morelli’s absence also means the inscrutable, irresistible security expert Ranger is front and center in Stephanie’s life when things inevitably go sideways. And he seems determined to stay there.
To complicate matters, her best friend Lula is convinced she is being stalked by a mythological demon hell-bent on relieving her of her wardrobe. An overnight stakeout with Stephanie’s mother and Grandma Mazur reveals three generations of women with nerves of steel and driving skills worthy of NASCAR champions.
As the body count rises and witnesses start to disappear, it won’t be easy for Stephanie to keep herself clean when everyone else is playing dirty. It’s a good thing Stephanie isn’t afraid of getting a little dirty, too.
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Fieldsports, Foraging and Terrible Ordeals
Ideal addition to the Downstairs Loo LibraryThis is a book of parts. Part tongue-in-cheek field guide, part comic memoire and country yearbook. It’s also a chronicle of calamities – of those unexpected events and terrible ordeals that can occur when you are out and about, just trying to enjoy life.
Set over the course of 12 months, covering everything from driven pheasant, fishing in the Pyrenees, goose shooting in Scotland, boar hunting in France and foraging for food on freezing beaches in the 1970s.
Some anecdotes have previously appeared in the longer book ‘Life’s a Banquet’
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Savage World: A Zombie Horror Duology
Both books in Iain Rob Wright’s bestselling zombie apocalypse series in one combined package (plus tons of bonus content)
Nick Adam’s sweet little boy has the sniffles. Nothing to worry about, children get colds all the time…
What begins as a family tragedy soon becomes a mass fight for survival as the UK, and the world, begins to fall apart. As Nick flees his home, desperate to survive, he will make allies and enemies, and eventually find himself making a last stand at a hilltop amusement park, high above the undead hordes below.
Is this the end of mankind?
Then, in the second part of this terrifying saga, a group of ragtag survivors find themselves trapped at a seaside pier–and the ice cream is slowly running out.
Fans of Nick, Clausen, Max Brooks, Mark Tufo, TW Piperbrook, Bobby Adair, and Camille Picott will devour this epic and unique zombie universe.
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING
★★★★★ “One of Britain’s brightest talents.”
★★★★★ “There’s no good point to put the book down so you can get some sleep.”
★★★★★ “Stephen King fans would enjoy this.”
★★★★★ “I loved every minute of it.”
★★★★★ “I read it in 2 days, unheard of for me!”
★★★★★ “There is a surprising twist to the end of the book.”
★★★★★ “A cosy, ripping yarn.”
★★★★★ “Brilliant storyline with the right amount of horror.”
★★★★★ “I could not put it down, had to read through the night.”
★★★★★ “I loved the story!”
★★★★★ “Everything I’ve come to expect from Iain Rob Wright.”
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Sunshine (Trident Agency Book 1)
There’s a fine line between hate and fated mates…
Jeremiah has better things to do than babysit the bratty crown prince of the Sirens. His personal protection agency is the best though and the king and queen won’t settle for less.
Being a practically invulnerable Hellhound doesn’t hurt either.
Remi’s selfish and uncaring attitude drives him crazy and confirms his suspicions about the prince being nothing more than a spoiled man-child. He doesn’t care that the more time they spend together, the more possessive his Hellhound becomes of the little princeling.
Or that it turns out first impressions might be misleading…
Falling for a client is the last thing he can let happen. His name and his company’s reputation are on the line. He won’t be led around by his… instincts.
When things begin to heat up between them though, he can’t deny their connection might just be destiny. One thing he knows for sure?
Fire and water will always make steam.
Sunshine is the first in the new Trident Agency series by co-writing duo, EM Lindsey and Kiki Clark. It features a grumpy Hellhound affectionately known as Sunshine to his teammates, a half-Siren prince who’s more interested in sassying than following orders, a size difference a certain bodyguard loves to take advantage of, and truckloads of *chef’s kiss* possessiveness and touch him and get unalived vibes.
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Sea and Dreams at the Cornish Bakery (Escape To… The Cornish Bakery Book 18)
Come & join us in beautiful Penworth Bay, Cornwall
Volunteer at The Cornish Bay Bakery in exchange for a cosy room
with views across the bay, new friends and the chance to explore the magical Cornish coast.
In need of a change to your pace of life?
Want to escape the pressures of work?
Then contact Elsie today!
Follow Tammy as she visits the beautiful Penworth Bay…
Full blurb coming soon!
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