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A Voice in the Storm
Rat's friend Jackdaw is worried – Rat hasn't been herself lately. It seems like she is somewhere else ... somewhere sad. Rat wishes she could tell Jackdaw what's been troubling her, but she doesn't have the words.
So, instead, she runs out by herself just as a storm starts rolling in. Lost, alone and frightened in the belly of the storm, at her lowest moment Rat meets an unexpected friend who teaches her to listen to the storm – screaming its loneliness and singing its sadness – and helps her to find her own voice.
A moving, cathartic and sensitive exploration of depression, from the creator of Circles in the Sky.
Pride and Prejudice: Abridged for Young Readers
A beloved classic adult novel skilfully abridged to inspire and engage a new generation of middle-grade readers, from a Carnegie Medal-winning author.
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife."
When two wealthy young men move to the neighbourhood, Mrs Bennet - mother to five unmarried daughters - is thrilled. Surely it is only a matter of time before one of her girls is snapped up! But the course of love does not always run smooth. While Jane and Mr Bingley seem destined for one another, there are those who would wish it otherwise; while Elizabeth and Mr Darcy do not seem destined for one another, somehow their paths must always cross... Then there are Lydia and Kitty, the silliest and vainest of the Bennet sisters, keen to attract the wickedly attractive Mr Wickham and his military comrades. Love is in the air - but where will it all end?
Resurrection
Resurrection is a powerful story of family, survival and hope, from billion-copy bestselling author Danielle Steel.
Darcy Gray leads a charmed life. A wildly successful blogger and influencer, she has spent twenty happy years with her husband, Charlie Gray, the equally high-powered head of a fashion retail empire. Together with their twin daughters, who are both studying abroad for college, they form one of New York's most successful families.
But, when a shocking betrayal leaves Darcy reeling, she flees to Paris, devastated and nursing a broken heart. As she struggles to rebuild her sense of self, rumours of a dangerous virus begin to circulate, forcing Darcy to take refuge at the home of eccentric retired actress Sybille Carton, along with a fellow lodger, the handsome and enigmatic Bill Thompson.
As the world enters a terrifying period of global lockdown, the Gray family are torn apart, scattered across two continents and three different countries. They must find ways to cope in the toughest of circumstances, letting go of old dreams and working towards new, unexpected futures.
In times of terrible crisis, hope and resilience are what carry us through.
Siddhartha
Told in a simple mythical style, the story of Siddhartha is an inspirational classic by Hermann Hesse, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is translated from German by Hilda Rosner with an introduction by John Peacock.
Siddhartha, the son of a wealthy Brahmin, is unable to find peace within his own religion and community so sets off on his travels through India in search of enlightenment. First he spends time with a group of ascetics called Samanas. For a while he embraces their doctrine and rejects all worldly goods. When he hears about a man called Gotama the Buddha he leaves the Samanas. However Buddhist teaching disappoints him and he realizes that self-discovery must come from his own experiences. He rejects the spiritual life, takes a lover and becomes a rich merchant. But after some years, dissatisfied with materialism, he takes off again in search of the spiritual peace he longs for.
Vulture Capitalism
Everything you know about capitalism is wrong.
Free markets aren't really free. Record corporate pro-fits don't trickle down to everyone else. And we aren't empowered to make our own choices - they're made for us every day.
Taking on the world's most powerful figures and corporations - from JP Morgan to Boeing, Jeff Bezos to Donald Trump - Vulture Capitalism uncovers the causes of our modern crisis to reveal the true motives of our capitalist system. Because it isn't broken: it's working exactly as planned.
This is the book you need to understand what is happening in the world around you - and what you can do to change it.
Love Off Script
All's fair in love and screenplays...
She's just a script consultant, standing in front of a director, asking him to step back and let her do her job...
Jess should have known better than to fall for the English department's silver fox. Now she's left picking up the pieces after catching him cheating with a student and stealing the credit for her research paper. Desperate for a fresh start, she accepts a job as a script consultant on a new TV adaptation of the Regency novel, Anne of Arden - no one knows Georgiana Scott's work better than she does.
Swapping the world of academia for the glamour of TV is supposed to be her big comeback. But standing in her way is Nathan Lambert, a famous director on a mission to sabotage his unfaithful ex-wife's latest work project.
As the two knock heads over every detail of the script, sparks fly, tempers flare, and their unexpected chemistry is anything but scripted. In a world where the lines between reality and fiction blur, can Jess and Nathan rewrite their own happy ending?
Where Shadows Meet 1
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
Set in the aftermath of a war between vampires, humans, and the gods that created them, this devastating romantic fantasy asks do we choose our fates, or do our fates choose us?
You have no idea what I've done for love. Just as you have no idea what you may one day do.
Once long ago, a girl named Favre sacrificed her wings for love. Thana, the young goddess she so willingly gave them up for, sacrificed that same love for power. But everything has a cost.
Favre never got over the loss of her wings. And Thana's choices led to a life of eternal night, and later, their destruction. Favre has bided her time ever since, waiting for the chance to resurrect the girl she loves who turned her into the creature she hates.
Now, a thousand years later, Leyla, the crown princess of the malichora - an ancient race that survives on human blood - must travel to the Island of the Dead when her best friend is captured during an attack on her nation's capital. Along with Najja, a fierce, beautiful seer, and the last person she expected to help her, Leyla forges down a dangerous path, intent on saving her friend. But nothing is as it seems. The closer she gets to her goal, the more she risks awakening an ancient evil and destroying everything she holds dear.
A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic - Adenashire 1
The first cosy fantasy book in J. Penner's heartwarming Adenashire series is a feel-good adventure towards self-discovery - and asks the delightful question of what happens when a human, a dwarf and an elf walk into a bake-off…
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She doesn't need to have magic in order to be magic.
In the heart of Adenashire, where elvish enchantments and dwarven delights rule, human baker Arleta Starstone works twice as hard at perfecting her unique blend of baking with apothecary herbs.
So, when her orc neighbour (and biggest fan) secretly enters her creations into the prestigious Langheim Baking Battle, Arleta faces a dilemma.
Being magicless, her participation in the competition could draw more scowls than smiles. And if Arleta wants to prove her talent and establish her culinary reputation, she'll need more than just her pastry craft to sweeten the odds.
Though Arleta may not yet believe in herself, she makes her way to Langheim - with the help of a very attractive woodland elf - and competes.
On this journey of mouthwatering pastries, self-discovery, heartwarming friendships and potential romance, Arleta will have to decide whether winning the Baking Battle is the true prize after all. But win or lose: her adventure is only beginning…
Escape to Adenashire for a charming cosy fantasy where every twist is a treat and every turn a step closer to home.
Tropes
Cosy Fantasy
Magical Bake-Off
Found Family
Self-Discovery
A Dash of Romance
The Adenashire Series:
A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic
A Fellowship of Librarians & Dragons (COMING JUNE 2025)
A Fellowship of Games & Fables (COMING SEPTEMBER 2025)
A Fellowship of Curses & Cats (COMING NOVEMBER 2025)
Feast of Sparks
From the author of the USA Today bestselling Priest and New Camelot series comes the second in a high-heat, gothic, dark academia fairy tale full of lantern-lit rituals, foggy moors, and obsessions that last for a lifetime.
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He's an outcast and a loner, named for death itself. Fate wasn't supposed to have plans for him.
But then she came back - the girl St. Sebastian Martinez once kissed in a thorn-covered chapel in the woods. She came back, and Saint could no more resist her than he could pry out his own heart. And by some trick of fate, she wants him as much as he wants her. The only problem? She also wants the man who owns Thornchapel, Auden Guest.
And so does Saint.
Eight years ago, Saint did something to Auden, something terrible. Auden hurt him back the only way he knew how, and so here they are: their hatred seasoned with pain and Saint's loneliness seasoned with longing. The only thing they can agree on is Proserpina Markham, and she wants them to find a way to be together - all three of them.
If Auden wants to earn her as his submissive, then he has to earn Saint as well.
But with the discovery of bones behind the altar and the carnal revel of Beltane fast approaching, it's becoming clear that Thornchapel's secrets are much deeper and older than any of them could have ever guessed. And no matter how bright and merry a feast of sparks may be, it's always followed by ashes…and darkness.
The insatiably sexy Thornchapel series continues with Feast of Sparks - a spicy dark academia romance full of enrapturing passion and enemies to lovers drama.
Tropes
Enemies to Lovers
Dark Academia
MMF Romance
Polyamory
LGBTQ
Spicy Romance
The Thornchapel Series:
A Lesson in Thorns
Feast of Sparks
Harvest of Sighs (COMING MAY 2025)
Door of Bruises (COMING JUNE 2025)
Sweet Obsession - Dark Olympus 8
The hotly anticipated eighth instalment in the Dark Olympus series is a scorchingly hot, modern retelling of Poseidon and Icarus from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Katee Robert.
"He was mine to protect. Mine to adore. Mine to lose forever."
Icarus may not have flown particularly close to the sun, but he has fallen…right into the rough hands of Olympus's own Poseidon. Being held captive by the gentle giant wouldn't be so bad if Olympus wasn't on the eve of destruction…or if Poseidon stopped looking at him with those irresistibly stormy eyes.
Poseidon doesn't have time to babysit his increasingly bratty prisoner, but he has no choice: Olympus is officially at war, and someone has to keep their best bargaining chip out of harm's way. The thing is, the longer Poseidon is with Icarus, the more he starts to care for his sworn enemy...and the more he realises that Icarus isn't the villain he's been made out to be. There's a warmth to him, a vulnerability, that Poseidon finds difficult to ignore or deny.
Now, with Circe and the Aeaens at the gate and Olympus a hair's breadth away from falling, Poseidon will have to make a difficult choice: about himself, about his allegiances, and about the man who woke his heart from its long slumber - only to threaten to break it for good...
Katee Robert breathes new life into the Icarus and Poseidon myth with an irresistible enemies to lovers romance that promises to take readers on a darkly seductive journey.
Tropes
Enemies to Lovers
Opposites Attract
Dark Romance
LGBTQ
Spicy Romance
Captor/captive
Greek Mythology
Modern Retelling
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"Deliciously inventive…Red-hot." - Publishers Weekly STARRED for Neon Gods
"I get shivers just thinking of their interactions. SHIVERS." - Mimi Koehler on Neon Gods for The Nerd Daily
The World of Dark Olympus:
Neon Gods (Hades & Persephone)
Electric Idol (Psyche & Eros)
Wicked Beauty (Achilles & Patroclus & Helen)
Radiant Sin (Apollo & Cassandra)
Cruel Seduction (Aphrodite & Hephaestus & Adonis & Pandora)
Midnight Ruin (Orpheus & Eurydice & Charon)
Dark Restraint (Ariadne & the Minotaur)
Sweet Obsession (Icarus & Poseidon)
The Temporary Wife - The Windsors 2
LIMITED AVAILABILITY: This Deluxe Edition print run is subject to availability while stocks last. Once stock has been depleted, a non-Deluxe version may be sent as a replacement. Order early to avoid disappointment
Catharina Maura's bestselling Windsors series continues with The Temporary Wife: an angsty, fast-paced contemporary romance full of emotional twists and turns.
Luca Windsor is convinced he hates the secretary his grandmother assigned him, but he knows he can't function without her, either. Valentina is highly professional and always a step ahead of him.
Despite his insistence that he'd never want her, he loses his composure the second his grandmother mentions pairing her up with another man. A dance leads to a kiss, and the lines are blurred.
Except…Luca has always known he'd end up in an arranged marriage, and he knows Valentina isn't on his grandmother's list (or so our silly hero thinks). He attempts to distance himself from her again, but is unable to, going as far as reinforcing a companywide anti-dating policy to keep her from seeing anyone else.
When Valentina experiences a personal crisis, he demands the ultimate price for his help: her hand in marriage.
The two start a marriage of convenience, and along the way, they learn they're better suited than they ever thought possible - leading them to rethink the 3-year timeline they'd put on their marriage.
The enchanting second book in the fan-favourite Windsors series is an intoxicating marriage of convenience romance, full of rich drama and irresistible charm perfect for lovers of contemporary romance stories.
Tropes
Marriage of Convenience
Office Romance
Billionaire Romance
Arranged Marriage
Spicy Romance
The Windsors Series:
The Wrong Bride
The Temporary Wife
The Unwanted Marriage
The Broken Vows
The Secret Fiancée
The Devious Husband
The World of Apartamento
Apartamento is widely recognized as today's most influential interiors magazine. International, well-designed, and simply written since 2008, it is an indispensable resource for individuals who are passionate about the way they live. Apartamento breaks the traditional magazine boundaries that separate home design from homeowner, and offers readers a glimpse inside the lived-in, often cluttered homes of celebrities and industry legends such as REM frontman Michael Stipe and indie screen queen Chloë Sevigny.
The World of Apartamento is a celebration of the magazine's 10th anniversary and features the best and most inspirational interiors from the publication's pages. Like the magazine itself, the book is a carefully developed editorial mix-high-quality writing and beautiful photography-that communicates genuine stories and intimate moments. With more than 300 photographs and an eclectic mix of subjects like François Halard, Glenn O'Brien, Florence Welch, Paz de la Huerta, and more, the book is an inspiring look at individual design choices.
Guess How Much I Love You: I See Me!
Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare play a game of I-spy, with a mirror surprise at the end!
Join Little Nutbrown Hare as he explores the world around him, with a mirror surprise on the last page! A new title for the 30th anniversary of Guess How Much I Love You, featuring original words by Sam McBratney, and the first new artwork from Anita Jeram since Will You Be My Friend?
Guess How Much I Love You has sold more than 60 million copies worldwide, in 57 languages, and has become an iconic way of describing love that is too big for words.
Amelia Fang and the Unicorn Lords: The Amelia Fang 2
A GORGEOUSLY GOTHIC, WICKEDLY FUNNY NEW SERIES FROM WITCH WARS ILLUSTRATOR LAURA ELLEN ANDERSON
Amelia Fang is the biggest hearted vampiress you'll ever meet. In this adventure, she and her friends Florence the yeti (DON'T CALL HER BEAST), Grimaldi the Death and Prince Tangine (reformed spoiled sprout), along with her pet pumpkin Squashy, must brave the journey to the terrifying Kingdom of the Light to try to find Tangine's missing mother, Queen Fairyweather.
But with unicorns, fairies and angel-kittens lurking around every corner, who can they trust? And will they finally uncover the real villain keeping the kingdoms of Light and Dark as mortal enemies?
Join Amelia on her latest adventure. She won't bite!
This gloriously ghostly new series from the creator of EVIL EMPEROR PENGUIN is perfect for 7-9 year olds and fans of THE WORST WITCH and WITCH WARS. Amelia Fang is a modern Wednesday Addams - but much more loveable! .
Have you read Amelia's first adventure, AMELIA FANG AND THE BARBARIC BALL?
When she's not trying to take over the world or fighting sock-stealing monsters, Laura Ellen Anderson is a professional children's book author & illustrator, with an increasing addiction to coffee. She spends every waking hour creating and drawing, and would quite like to live on the moon when humans finally make it possible. Laura is the creator of EVIL EMPEROR PENGUIN and illustrator of WITCH WARS, as well as many other children's books. AMELIA FANG is her first series as author-illustrator.
Amelia Fang and the Barbaric Ball: The Amelia Fang 1
A GORGEOUSLY GOTHIC, WICKEDLY FUNNY NEW SERIES FROM WITCH WARS ILLUSTRATOR LAURA ELLEN ANDERSON
Welcome to the world of Nocturnia, where darkness reigns supreme, glitter is terrifying, and unicorns are the stuff of nightmares! Amelia Fang would much rather hang out with her pet pumpkin Squashy and her friends Florence the yeti (DON'T CALL HER BEAST!) and Grimaldi the reaper than dance at her parents' annual Barbaric Ball.
And when the King's spoiled son Tangine captures Squashy, Amelia and her friends must escape the party to plan a daring rescue! In their race against time, they begin to realise things in Nocturnia may not be quite what they seem …
Join Amelia on her very first adventure. She won't bite!
This gloriously ghostly new series from the creator of EVIL EMPEROR PENGUIN is perfect for 7-9 year olds and fans of THE WORST WITCH and WITCH WARS. Amelia Fang is a modern Wednesday Addams - but much more loveable!
Look out for Amelia's next adventure, AMELIA FANG AND THE UNICORN LORDS, coming soon!
Praise for Amelia Fang and the Barbaric Ball:
'Brilliantly imagined … laugh-out-loud funny' Sunday Express
'The perfect mixture of funny, foul and fearful' Metro
When she's not trying to take over the world or fighting sock-stealing monsters, Laura Ellen Anderson is a professional children's book author & illustrator, with an increasing addiction to coffee. She spends every waking hour creating and drawing, and would quite like to live on the moon when humans finally make it possible. Laura is the creator of EVIL EMPEROR PENGUIN and illustrator of WITCH WARS, as well as many other children's books. AMELIA FANG is her first series as author-illustrator.
Look out for book two, Amelia Fang and the Unicorn Lords!
This Monster of Mine
She knows the taste of death. He'll stoke her hunger for it.
Eighteen-year-old Sarai doesn't know why someone tried to kill her four years ago, but she does know that her case was closed without justice. Hellbent on vengeance, she returns to the scene of the crime as a Petitor, a prosecutor who can magically detect lies, and is assigned to work with Tetrarch Kadra. Ice-cold and perennially sadistic, Kadra is the most vicious of the four judges who rule the land - and the prime suspect in a string of deaths identical to Sarai's attempted murder.
Certain of his guilt, Sarai begins a double life: solving cases with Kadra by day and plotting his ruin by night. But Kadra is charming and there's something alluring about the wrath he wields against the city's corruption. So when the evidence she finds embroils her in a deadly political battle, Sarai must also fight against her attraction to Kadra - because despite his growing hold on her heart, his voice matches the only memory she has of her assailant...
Borderlines
The history of Europe told through twenty-nine key borders that define the past, present and future of our continent
Europe's internal borders have rarely been 'natural'; they have more often been created by accident or force.
In Borderlines, political historian Lewis Baston journeys along twenty-nine key borders from west to east Europe, examining how the map of our continent has been redrawn over the last century, with varying degrees of success. The fingerprints of Napoleon, Alexander I, Castlereagh, Napoleon III and Bismarck are all there, but today's map of Europe is mostly the work of the Allies in 1919 and Stalin in 1945.
To journey to the centre of the story of Europe, Baston takes us to its edges, bringing to life the fascinating and often bizarre histories of these border zones. We visit Baarle, the town broken into thirty fragments by the Netherland-Belgium border, and stop in Ostritz, the eastern German town where Nazis held a rock festival. We meander the back lanes of rural Ireland, and soak up the atmosphere in the coffee houses of the Ukrainian city of Chernivtsi. Through these borderlands, Baston explores how places and people heal from the scars left by a Europe of ethnic cleansing and barbed wire fences, and he searches for a better European future - finding it in unexpected places.
Edgar Allan Poes Tales of Mystery and Imagination
This large deluxe hardback edition presents the classic short stories of Edgar Allan Poe, featuring striking sprayed edges, gold-embossed cover design and acclaimed illustrations by art nouveau artist Harry Clarke.
Edgar Allan Poe was a master of horror literature. While underappreciated in his time, Poe is now recognized as a literary genius whose gothic tales continue to intrigue and entrance. Tales of Mystery and the Imagination brings together his most haunting and celebrated short stories, including 'The Fall of the House of Usher', 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' and 'The Cask of Amontillado'. Prefaced by Poe specialist Dr Brook Haley, these tales of murder, madness and suspense are testament to Poe's talent.
This beautiful gift edition features sprayed page edges, gold embossing, ivory paper, beautiful endpapers and 27 full-page illustrations by celebrated Irish art nouveau artist Harry Clarke, whose striking and fantastical images perfectly capture the spirit of Poe's uncanny tales.
ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Epic Classics brings together stunning hardback gift editions of classic works, presented with striking illustrated page edges and illustrated throughout by such greats as Gustave Doré and Harry Clarke.
Pride and Prejudice
This elegant hardback edition presents Jane Austen's classic love story, Pride and Prejudice, featuring a gold embossed cover design and sprayed page edges.
Published in 1813, Pride and Prejudice is a timeless masterpiece that has endured as an ever-popular novel for generations. When the fiercely independent and outspoken Elizabeth Bennet catches the attention of the wealthy and reserved Mr Darcy, she is forced to face the expectations of society as well as her own prejudices. Filled with domestic dramas, budding romances and unexpected turns, this enchanting novel will entertain until the very end.
This beautiful hardback edition features sprayed page edges, gold cover embossing, ivory paper and printed endpapers, making a wonderful collectible for any Austen lovers.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Decorative Classics series brings together elegant hardcover editions of classic works, featuring Wibalin binding, stencilled page edges, foil accents and patterned endpapers. Beautifully crafted with a traditional design sensibility, this series will make a handsome collection in any home library.
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