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World Cup WAGS
By Anonymous Anonymous. 2010
An ordinary girl thrown into an extraordinary life . . .England have made it to the World Cup in Spain…
and Damien can't wait to see his friends playing for their country. But a last-minute injury means he may get to do more than just watch. His seventeen-year-old girlfriend, Amy, has been trying to get her life back on track, but when a Spanish summer is calling, what's a WAG to do . . . ?Workhouse Nightingale
By Holly Green. 2018
Can this orphan ever fulfil her nursing dreams...?After her mother's death, Dora is sent to live with her father and…
his other family. But the fact that Dora is mixed race and illegitimate see her treated as little more than a servant by her step-mother and half siblings. This doesn't stop the son of the house abusing his position and Dora finds herself on the streets and pregnant...Sent to the local workhouse, Dora's future looks bleak but she still dreams of a better life where she can help others as her late mother did with her herbal remedies. But can a girl from a workhouse ever achieve anything, let alone become one of Florence Nightingale's nurses?________________________________Make sure you've read all the books in the Workhouse series:1. Workhouse Orphans2. Workhouse Angel3. Workhouse Nightingale4. Workhouse GirlAnd don't miss Holly Green's new series about wartime nurses:1. Frontline Nurses2. Frontline Nurses On Duty3. Secrets of the Frontline NursesWritten From the Heart
By Trisha Ashley. 2008
-- Previously published in 2008 as 'Happy Endings' --The witty, weird and wonderful abound in this early romantic comedy by…
Sunday Times bestselling author Trisha Ashley.Tina Devino makes more money teaching people to write than writing herself. A middling romance novelist who dreams of penning a bestseller, she’s increasingly forced to compete with younger, blonder debut authors for her publisher and agent’s attention. Feeling forgotten, Tina realises the only way up is to take her career and destiny in hand and build her own happy ending; which is perfect because, for a romance writer, Tina isn’t the most traditional of women… Although she does see her long term partner lover friend, Sergei, once a week which is ‘quite enough, thank you very much’. But her uncomplicated love life might soon need some unravelling when a mysterious Tube Man, unwelcome ex-husband and a shadowy figure in a butterfly mask waltz into the picture. Only Tina can work through the drama and claim the life she’s always wanted… but will she succeed? Hilariously warm, quirky and feel-good, Trisha Ashley's writing is perfect for fans of romantic comedies by Milly Johnson and Jill Mansell.Writing from Ukraine: Fiction, Poetry and Essays since 1965
By Mark Andryczyk. 2017
A selection of fifteen of Ukraine's most important, dynamic and entertaining contemporary writersUnder USSR rule, the subject matter and style…
of literary expression in Ukraine was strictly controlled and censored. But once Ukraine gained independence in 1991 its literary scene flourished, as the moving and delightful poems, essays and extracts collected here show. There are fifteen authors included in this book, both established and emerging, and in this anthology we see them grappling with history and the future, with big questions and small moments. From essays about Chernobyl to poetry about Robbie Williams, from fiction discussing Jimmy Hendrix live in Lviv to underground Ukrainian poetry of the Soviet era, WRITING FROM UKRAINE offers a unique window into a rich culture, a chance to experience a particularly Ukrainian sensibility and to celebrate Ukraine's nationhood, as told by its writers.Wounds (The London Trilogy #1)
By Maureen Duffy. 2013
Wounds begins with two lovers in bed. Their lovemaking throughout the book forms a recurring lietmotif, a counterpoint to the…
examination of the spiritual death of the characters.In a South London environment of pub and fairground, home and work, the wounds of 20th century experience are evoked in prose which is both lyrical and precise. Kingy in her garden, ‘loved by the most handsome women in the world’; Maura the barmaid: ‘I prefer the little, thin men'; Glisten the Mayor: ‘It’ll be take-over time and too late’ — these and the many other characters illustrate the basic theme of the novel.With or Without You
By Alison Tyler. 2006
Eleanor Romano, researcher and art historian, is known for being thoughtful and cautious. She rarely takes risks, choosing instead to…
live vicariously through her best friend Nora's sexual exploits. It's difficult to be spontaneous when you're constantly fact-checking, always questioning yourself, adding in the proper footnotes.When Eleanor discovers an ancient Greek manuscript in the wreckage of an antique urn, she has no idea what doors it will open...starting with the door to L.A.'s exclusive club, The Pink Fedora, and leading to the office door of the famous, and sexy, British translator, Anthony Rule.Perfect for fans of Catherine Cookson, a moving and emotional saga of fierce passions set in the Lancashire cotton mills…
from the Sunday Times bestseller Ruth Hamilton. "Very much the successor to Catherine Cookson. Her books are plot driven, they just rip along; laughs, weeps, love, they've got the lot, and they're quality writing as well" - Sarah Broadhurst on Radio Four. "This book captures your heart..." - ***** Reader review."From start to finish I was gripped, full of twists and turns that keep you hooked at all times..." - ***** Reader review. Ruth Hamilton [-] excellent excellent excellent..." - ***** Reader review. ************************Can you love and hate someone in equal measure?1904. Despite their riches and wealth, the Swainbank family cannot find peace. The poor Maguires are destitute but proud. There is no love lost between the two families.When Richard Swainbank and Philly Maguire first meet, a train of overpowering love, passion, hatred and secrecy is born, which would dog the two rival families for years and years, and have far reaching consequences...With Fire In Their Blood: TikTok Made Me Buy It
By Kat Delacorte. 2022
A simmering supernatural romance set in the crumbling Italian city of Castello, where mafia clans make the rules, dark magic…
pulses the streets and the sins of the past threaten to consume the present. . .As seen on TikTok..... Perfect for lovers of Chloe Gong, Renée Ahdieh and V.E. SchwabWhen sixteen-year-old Lilly arrives in Castello, she isn't impressed.A secluded town in the Italian mountains is not where she saw her last years of high school playing out.Divided for generations by a brutal clan-family war, the two halves of Castello are kept from destroying each other by the mysterious General, a leader determined to maintain order and 'purity'. . . whatever the cost.Lilly falls in with the rebellious Liza, brooding Nico and sensitive Christian, and sparks begin to fly. But in a city where love can lead to ruin, Lilly isn't sure she can trust anyone -- not even herself.And then she accidentally breaks Castello's most important rule: when the General's men come to test your blood, you'd better not be anything more than human..."Startlingly original . . . Readers will be lured in to this tumultuous world of warring families, forbidden power, and heart-searing romance."- Lyndall Clipstone, author of Lakesedge and ForestfallA Court of Thorns and Roses (A court Of Thorns And Roses Ser. #1)
By Sarah J. Maas. 2015
Wildfire
By Susan Lewis. 2010
Everything in Rhiannon's life is perfect. Her career is on the up and Oliver, the great love of her life,…
has just asked her to marry him. The future couldn't look better. But their married bliss soon starts to evaporate when Oliver's power-crazed boss decides that Rhiannon is an unsuitable wife. And when American billionaire Max Romanov, engaged to supermodel Galina Casimir, turns his charm on her, Rhiannon is overcome by the intensity of her feelings for this enigmatic man who proves to be a challenge too hard to resist. Until the web of passion becomes more and more tangled and threatens to destroy a love that consumes like wildfire...Much loved author, Jo Carnegie, brings us another riveting and raunchy read - a really steamy, romantic and hilarious indulgence…
that fans of Jilly Cooper will adore...'Fabulous... Sexy and scandalous... If the countryside was always this exciting, we'd swap our stilettos for shooting sticks in a flash' -- Heat'Sex, gossip and laughs aplenty' -- Image'Sexy shenanigans and hilarious goings on '' -- Saturday Magazine'Easy holiday read or curling up on the sofa with a cuppa on a rainy Saturday!' -- ***** Reader review'A cracking pace and the characters are fantastic' -- ***** Reader review'I had many a late night reading those extra few pages!' -- ***** Reader review************************************************************************THE SCENE IS SET FOR A PERFECTLY SCANDALOUS YEAR...When an A-list film set descends on the quiet village of Churchminster, so begins a very interesting time for the village...Meet the glamorous cast of Wild Things!Sophia - the leading lady who gets what she wants. And she wants...Jed - the village's gorgeous gardener, living with devoted girlfriend...Camilla - sweet-natured and desperate for a baby, unlike her sister...Calypso - fiercely ambitious, and unimpressed by the penetrating gaze of...Rafe - dashing leading man, who quickly wins over Calypso's grandmother...Clementine - whose only desire is for Churchminster to win 'Britain's Best Village'!Wild Things is a racy, pacy and sexy romp - guaranteed to have you laughing out loud and crying for more!The Churchminster adventures continue in Dirty Tricks. Have you read Country Pursuits and Naked Truths, the first two books in the series?A tale of two schools...At Bagley Hall, a notoriously wild, but increasingly academic, independent, crammed with the children of the…
famous, trouble is afoot. The ambitious and fatally attractive headmaster, Hengist Brett-Taylor, hatches a plan to share the facilities of his school with Larkminster Comprehensive - known locally, as 'Larks'.His reasons for doing so are purely financial, but he is encouraged by the opportunities the scheme gives him for frequent meetings with Janna Curtis, the dynamic new head of Larks, who has been drafted in to save what is a fast-sinking school from closure. Janna is young, pretty, enthusiastic and vastly brave - and she will do anything to rescue her demoralised, run-down and cash-strapped school.Neither parents nor staff of either school are too keen on this radical move, although some can see the possible financial advantages. For the students, however, it offers great opportunities to get up to even more mayhem than usual.------------------------------------'Simply enjoy the wicked pleasures Cooper does so well' The Observer 'A brilliantly refreshing read' Polly Vernon'The perfect beach companion' Daily Mail'I devoured it with as much joy as I would a bucket of pistachio ice cream' Daily MailWho Among Us? (Penguin Modern Classics)
By Mario Benedetti. 2019
'This novel is a jewel ... one of those books that enters the soul, which it is impossible not to…
be conquered by. It is a masterpiece like few others' Huffington PostMiguel and Alicia fall quietly in love as teenagers, walking back from school together. When Lucas - enigmatic, charismatic - arrives, everything changes, and Miguel is certain he has lost Alicia. Yet, against the odds, she marries him. Now, eleven years later, their marriage has begun to fray, and Alicia sets out to see Lucas again. As each member of this strange love triangle tells their side of what happened, an unforgettable story of desire, deception and tragic misunderstanding unfolds.White Nights (Penguin Little Black Classics)
By Fyodor Dostoyevsky. 2010
'My God! A whole minute of bliss! Is that really so little for the whole of a man's life?'A poignant…
tale of love and loneliness from Russia's foremost writer.One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.While The Sun Shines
By John Harding. 2002
At fifty the guarantee runs out...About to hit the big five-oh, obsessed with sex, cocaine-fuelled and gripped by a crippling…
fear of death, Professor Michael Cole is finding life a bit of a struggle.It's finding the time to squeeze everything in, really. He's supposedly writing the definitive biography of his literary hero, John Donne, but barely manages three hundred words a week. His insatiable enthusiasm for his prettier female students might be partly to blame, but they are only young once. And the fact that one of his female colleagues has yet to succumb to his charms is, admittedly, a distraction he could well do without. But throw in a fight for promotion, a wife to lie to and two small children to look after and it's no wonder his blood pressure has reached life-threatening heights. He knows the time has come to act his age. The question is how.Because Michael Cole is very much a creature of habit and, as we all know, old habits die hard. But it's when he's caught in the act of adultery by his grandmother that Cole truly begins to see the writing on the wall. After all, she's been dead for twenty-five years...Marrying humour, heart and a singular understanding of the human condition, WHILE THE SUN SHINES is an uproariously funny yet hugely affecting novel about growing-old disgracefully and the price we sometimes have to pay...'Lucy Dillon's books never fail to make me happy' Jenny Colgan'Deeply moving' Sophie Kinsella'I felt bereft for having finished it'…
Milly Johnson____________________Sometimes the cracks in your heart can be mended in unexpected ways . . .If Lorna's learned one thing, it's that courage is something you paint on like red lipstick, even when you're panicking inside. And right now, with the keys to the town's gallery in her hand, Lorna feels about as courageous as the anxious little dachshund trembling beside her.Sick of life in the big city, Lorna's come home to fulfil her dream of running a successful art gallery. Desperate for change, Lorna just wants a fresh start but can she find it in Longhampton? This is where her tight-knit family shattered into pieces. It's where her doubts about herself took root and where she first fell in love and had her heart broken. It's everything she was running away from.But life and love can surprise you and all Lorna has to do to let the light in is open her heart . . .An uplifting and inspiring novel about second chances and soon to be realised dreams. Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes, Veronica Henry and Lucy Diamond.____________________READERS LOVE WHERE THE LIGHT GETS IN:'Heart-gripping narrative''Could not put it down''Hugely moving story' 'This book will stay in my heart and head for a very long time'____________________Lucy Dillon's latest heart-warming novel After the Rain is out now in paperback and ebook.When We Were Sisters
By Beth Miller. 2014
‘I never think of Laura as my step-sister, but that’s what she is.’Once they were the best of friends, inseparable…
as only teenage girls can be.That is until Miffy’s Jewish father runs off with Laura’s Catholic mother and both of their families imploded – as well as Laura’s intense relationship with Miffy’s brother...Twenty years on, they’re all about to meet again...When the Lights Go Out
By Carys Bray. 2020
'A powerful and truthful story about hope and how to find it' The Times 'A gem of a book' Emily…
MaitlisEmma's husband Chris is fretting about starvation and societal collapse. He's turned off the heating and is stockpiling off-label medicines and tins of baked beans.Chris, certain that society will soon spiral to its doom, finds Emma's optimism exasperating. Emma finds Chris's obsession with disaster relentless. She's beginning to wonder whether relationships, like mortgages, should be conducted in five-year increments. But when Chris's mother turns up for a visit, the cracks begin to show. Will Emma and Chris be able to find their way back to each other?Villette
By Charlotte Bronte. 2009
Read this beautiful, romantic feminist classic from the author of Jane Eyre.When Lucy Snowe leaves England to look for a…
new life on the Continent she has no idea what lies in store for her. This quiet, lonely girl must learn quickly when she finds herself teaching in a foreign school, with no friends or family to rely on. However, it's not long before figures from Lucy's past appear and she becomes involved in dilemmas which inspire new and passionate feelings in her. 'I am only just returned to a sense of the real world about me, for I have been reading Villette ... There is something preternatural about its power' George EliotUs Three: The heart-warming and uplifting Sunday Times bestseller
By Ruth Jones. 2020
***THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***'A touching celebration of the beauty and endurance of female friendship. There is nothing mightier. Fact.'…
DAWN FRENCHThe new novel from Ruth Jones, co-creator of Gavin & Stacey and author of the smash-hit, number one bestselling debut, Never Greener.Friends forever is a difficult promise to keep...Meet Lana, Judith and Catrin. Best friends since primary school when they swore an oath on a Curly Wurly wrapper that they would always be there for each other, come what may.After the trip of a lifetime, the three girls are closer than ever. But an unexpected turn of events shakes the foundation of their friendship to its core, leaving their future in doubt - there's simply too much to forgive, let alone forget. An innocent childhood promise they once made now seems impossible to keep . . .Packed with all the heart and empathy that made Ruth's name as a screenwriter and now author, Us Three is a funny, moving and uplifting novel about life's complications, the power of friendship and how it defines us all.Prepare to meet characters you'll feel you've known all your life - prepare to meet Us Three.*****Praise for Us Three:'A warm, smart, uplifting tale of true friendship.' BETH O'LEARY'This novel oozes warmth and honesty. A big-hearted book that provides a cast of characters you'll lose your heart to.' ADELE PARKS'I loved this brilliantly gripping depiction of the complexities of female friendship over the years. Love, betrayal, comedy and loss - Us Three has it all.' FIONA NEILL*****Readers love Us Three:'I love the way Ruth Jones writes. The relationship between the 3 friends is perfect and a wonderful book to read about friendship''I absolutely loved this so much. There were moments that made me cry and other moments that made me laugh.''Best book of the year so far. To sum it up I'd say "it was bloody lush"'****RUTH'S BRILLIANT NEW NOVEL LOVE UNTOLD IS OUT NOW****