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Laurie Blount, the ''enfant terrible'' of the West End, the voice of a generation, a shining star. Also: dead. Very, very dead. Reeling at being left behind, his husband Jo, best friend Vivi, and goddaughter Rosy must step out from the shadows and begin a new life, at their own pace. But scattered chapters of Laurie''s unpublished memoirs ensure that while he may be dead, he''ll never leave them. Waspish, wicked, and witty, they reveal a side to Laurie nobody really knew - or would admit to knowing. But who''s already had their eyes on them, and is it all really true? Who should his grieving loved ones believe to be the real Laurie - the lovable, arch comedian they knew, or the adulterous, somewhat tragic figure who comes alive on the page?Jo is about to discover he has more in common with his dear departed husband than he ever imagined, and that comedy and tragedy are just the same mistakes, made under different lighting. Those we adore let us down, halos can dim, and pedestals are there to be toppled. If Jo is ever to find peace in the future, he must confront Laurie''s past.PRAISE FOR JUSTIN MYERS''Funny, kind, insightful book, about those who get left behind'' Russell T Davies''The Fake-Up is everything I want from a rom com. It''s warm, funny and whip smart. I feel like I know all the characters, they just leap off the page. I couldn''t put it down'' Laura Kay, author of THE SPLIT''Justin Myers has done it again - a brilliantly funny reimagining of the romcom, full of helter-skelter twists'' Adam Kay, author of THIS IS GOING TO HURT''Myers uses his razor keen eye for observation, dialogue and character to the wittiest effect'' Evening Standard

<p><b>'Exquisitely written and utterly compelling' SUSAN BARKER</b><br><br><b>'The soul of a stylish mystery and the pace of an old-fashioned thriller' MOHAMMED HANIF</b><br><br><b>'Elegant, edgy and cinematic' EMMA CLAIRE SWEENEY</b><br><br>Anna has never met anyone like the enigmatic Loll: a British hostess at the Moonglow bar, in the Japanese city of Osaka. While Anna teaches bored students by day, Loll passes the nights in smoky, dim-lit rooms where she pours men's drinks, lights their cigarettes and laughs playfully at their jokes.<br><br>With her blonde wigs, shimmering dresses and bejewelled nails, Loll cuts a mesmerising figure. But her skin bears unexplained bruises beneath its glittering facade, and Anna's concern slowly begins to grow. She is troubled by the secret of the carved jade stone necklace that her glamorous new friend seems determined to protect; the mysterious identity of Loll's best client with shadowy links to the city's underworld crime bosses; and the sight Anna witnesses one afternoon: Loll teetering alone on the edge of a railway track, caught in the deafening rush as a train hurtles by.<br><br>Unlike Anna who has come to Osaka to learn more about her half-Japanese heritage, Loll seems to have no clear reason for being there and no easily discernible past. And so when she suddenly disappears, there are only the barest of clues as to where she might have gone. But, desperate to find her friend, Anna refuses to give up. Soon she is thrown onto a trail that will take her into the darkest corners of the neon-choked metropolis - hidden, forbidden places from which those who know the city best warn her to stay away.</p>

‘Gentle Things is a daring and devouring gothic gem of a novel’ – Lucy Rose, bestselling author of The LambThe plague has passed, the fire has cooled, and Lucy North is in desperate need of a husband . . . From the acclaimed author of Mere comes a thrilling new tale of medicine, marriage and madness set in seventeenth-century London.London, 1668. Though the streets hum with promise following the restoration of the crown, Lucy North is trapped. Her father’s recent death has left her mother saddled with debts she cannot pay. Lucy must marry the first man willing to take her without a dowry.So when she meets Thomas Ashwell, a young and charming apothecary, Lucy quickly identifies an attractive route out. She falls in love easily, and when Thomas proposes she believes her future is finally secured.But when Lucy falls and injures her head during their wedding party, things start to warp. Confined to her bedroom her dreams refuse to leave her at daybreak, and the voice in her head no longer sounds like her own. As Thomas plies her with tinctures and cures, a creeping fear takes root: Has this marriage saved her? Or will it bring about her end?‘One of the best things I’ve read in ages’ – Liam Higginson, author of The Hill in the Dark Grove‘A stunning fever dream of a book . . . one of my favourite books of 2026 so far’ – Cathryn Kemp, author of A Poisoner’s Tale

Frankenstein neboli moderní Prométheus (Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus), obecně známý jen jako Frankenstein, je hororový román Mary Shelley, poprvé vydaný v roce 1818. Vypráví příběh mladého vědce Viktora Frankensteina, který stvoří umělého člověka, monstrum ohyzdné podoby s nadlidskou silou. Román byl mnohokrát zfilmován a patří mezi klasická díla hororového žánru. V současné popkultuře se slovem „Frankenstein“ zjednodušeně označuje samo monstrum, případně nevzhledný člověk či nestvůra. Román v sobě propojuje prvky gotického románu a romantického románu (např. utrpení, plynoucí z osamělosti hlavních hrdinů i netvora). Román si klade otázku, jak moc je „stvořitel“ zodpovědný za „stvořené“, a do jisté míry je i varováním před důsledky vědeckých experimentů a sobeckým zaměřením moderního člověka v době průmyslové revoluce, jež je v románu stavěno do kontrastu vůči altruistickým a ušlechtilým činům často obyčejných lidí. Příběh ovlivnil literaturu i popkulturu napříč žánry a inicioval vznik mnoha hororových příběhů a filmů.

Představte si svět s obrácenou gravitací. Tajná vojenská základna ve Spojených státech. Vědci, kteří si hrají na čarodějnické učně. Nehoda s děsivými následky: obrácení zemské gravitace. Hrstka přeživších na Zemi a ve vesmíru se pouští do krajně nebezpečného dobrodružství, aby zachránila svět a to, co zbylo z lidstva. Mohou civilisté v této nesourodé skupině vůbec věřit vědcům a vojákům? Nejsou právě oni původci katastrofy?

Realitní agentka Olga byla zavražděna na odlehlém místě v Beskydech před roubenkou, kterou nabízela k prodeji. Stalo se to jen několik měsíců po vraždě jiné makléřky. Oba případy spojují podobné okolnosti, a navíc se zavražděné ženy mohly znát. Kriminalista Josef Bergman proto odjíždí do hor a pátrá mezi místními obyvateli. Není to však jednoduché, protože obyvatelé horských samot jsou nedůvěřiví a uzavření a spousta z nich má tajemství, o která se s Bergmanem rozhodně dělit nechtějí.

Dating can be a royal pain, but who better to guide you through the drama than Henry VIII's six wives? Inspired by the true lives of Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr, Divorced, Beheaded, Ghosted reimagines the six queens as the kind of friends you wish you could text about your situationship. With 30 different modern-day scenarios, each queen dishes out their own sharp, witty responses to modern dating dilemmas. Whether you are in your Anne Boleyn era, being breadcrumbed by a man who pursued you first, or like Catherine of Aragon, facing unscrupulous accusations of still having Hinge downloaded on your phone, this book will offer you all the regal wisdom and historical sass you need to snap back. Filled with tried and tested advice from the most iconic group of women in history, Divorced, Beheaded, Ghosted is the go-to guide for navigating today's dating scene with a hilarious Tudor twist.

A riveting thriller about an ordinary man's quest for extraordinary vengeance Charlie Heller is a cryptographer not a spy, let alone an assassin. But the murder of his fiancée and the failure of the CIA to follow up on the case makes everything different. Heller uses his contacts to get behind the Iron Curtain himself and to pursue the three men who killed her. The Amateur is a richly enjoyable thriller. Heller is a total amateur. He is very clever but he has no idea about spy-craft and no sense of what the real stakes are. But as a total amateur with no knowledge of the rules of the game, perhaps he can almost accidentally outwit his enemies, both in the Warsaw Pact and in the CIA itself?

Anna has never met anybody like Loll: a British hostess at the Moonglow bar in the Japanese city of Osaka. With her blonde wigs and shimmering dresses, Loll cuts a mesmerising figure. But Anna is troubled by the secrets Loll hides; the identity of her best client with shadowy links to the city's crime underworld; and the sight Anna witnesses one afternoon: Loll teetering on the edge of a railway track, caught in the deafening rush as a train hurtles by. Whereas Anna has come to Osaka to learn more about her half-Japanese heritage, Loll has no clear reason for being there and no easily discernible past. And so when she disappears, there are only the barest clues as to where she might have gone. Soon Anna is thrown onto a trail that will take her into the darkest corners of the neon-choked metropolis - hidden, forbidden places from which those who know the city best warn her to stay away.

After many years abroad, Harun and Roz return to Malaysian Borneo for the funeral of their palm-oil baron father, Yusuf - and to reckon with their inheritance. Yusuf might be a hero to many, but his children know that not only has he built the family's immense wealth by destroying huge tracts of rainforest, but also that he was involved in the violent disappearance of a man who stood in his way. Harun is a successful tech entrepreneur in Los Angeles while Roz is an artist struggling to stay afloat in Sydney, and both are determined to return something their father stole from the forests of their homeland. In their quest for redemption they grapple with the legacy of power and corruption and are haunted - by the ghosts of colonialism, the ghosts of family, the ghosts of language, and the ghosts of the forest itself. A trailblazing journey across the globe, Fierceland is a language-bending story that weaves the past and the present into an emotionally powerful family saga that plays out at a mythical scale.

Öt régi barát váratlanul meghívást kap egykori társuktól, a luxushotellánc-örökös Abigail Blythe-tól, hogy legyenek jelen az új szállodájának megnyitóján Costa Rica esőerdővel szegélyezett tengerpartján. Nem haboznak eleget tenni a meghívásnak, bár igencsak meglepi őket: Abigail ugyanis tíz éve eltűnt az életükből, és hiába próbáltak kapcsolatba lépni vele, nem válaszolt az üzeneteikre. Utoljára akkor látták, amikor egyetemistaként együtt utazták be Közép-Amerikát egy olyan nyaraláson, amelyről nem mindenki tért vissza ugyanúgy, mint ahogyan elindult. A dzsungel buja zöldje és a fényűző környezet elsőre mindent feledtetni látszik. De a felszín alatt ott lappanganak a múlt árnyai: régi sérelmek, kimondatlan feszültségek, elfojtott emlékek. Tíz év ide vagy oda, az idő nem oldott meg semmit. Amikor a megnyitó estéjén a társaság egy holttestre bukkan, gyorsan kiderül, hogy a saját körükön belül kell keresniük a gyilkost. Valaki közülük nem mond igazat, vagy legalábbis többet tud annál, mint amennyit elárul. És ahogy a múlt mozaikdarabkái lassan összeállnak, egyre világosabbá válik, hogy egyikük mindenáron meg akar őrizni egy régi titkot – még akkor is, ha ezért még több vérnek kell folynia…

Egy nap, öt élet, de kiknek a szíve fog megszakadni estére? Tress Walker elbúcsúzott munkába induló tökéletes férjétől, Maxtől, és nem is sejtette, hogy még aznap megszületik első gyermekük. Arra pedig egyáltalán nem számított, hogy amikor megpróbálja felkutatni Maxet, a férje nem ott lesz, ahol korábban mondta. Ezzel egy időben Max legjobb barátja, Noah Clark is búcsút intett a feleségének, Anyának, mit sem sejtve arról, hogy hamarosan kiderül, az imádott nő évek óta hazudik neki. A két pár közelében élő és nemrég megözvegyült barátnőjük, Nancy Jenkins pedig arra készült, hogy egy osztálytalálkozón viszontlássa első nagy szerelmét, Eddie-t. Lesz esélye Nancynek újra fellobbantani a régi lángot, vagy inkább Tress mellett marad, amikor igazán számít? Lásd meg a szépséget a hétköznapokban! Mélyedj el! Kapcsolj ki! Légy jelen! Fiatal nőknek, felső korhatár nélkül!

If you love Meghan Quinn or Beth O'Leary, this escapist road trip romcom is the perfect beach read for the summer!?? It started as a one night stand…now it's a full blown kilt trip…Neelu came to Scotland with one goal: avoid drama. Now, she's stuck on a road trip through the highlands with her estranged father and Jacob, her recent one-night stand, tracking down her father's runaway bride. It's going really well…The night they met, sparks between Neelu and Jacob were instant, their chemistry unmatched. But now? Jacob can't seem to stand her, and Neelu can't understand why.With nothing but the rolling hills, winding road, and each other for company, Neelu and Jacob clash over everything. But no matter how much they argue, the tension between them is still there - and ignoring it is getting harder by the mile…Fiery first impressions, fierce clashes, and undeniable chemistry make for a bumpy ride through the Highlands in this swoony, witty romance about family, forgiveness, and finding love where you least expect it.TROPES?One night stand?Enemies to lovers?Forced proximity?Road trip romcom?One bed?Hot desi bagpiper who wears slutty little glasses???????'I loved everything about Just a Highland Flingfrom the romance to the inner-healing?but most importantly, I’m in love with Jacob and his slutty little glasses!” Sarah Adams, bestselling author of In Your Dreams'Naina Kumar is quickly becoming a favorite author of mine. Her books are brilliant, witty, sexy, and so damn good' Hannah Bonam-Young, bestselling author of Out on a Limb“I adored this! It’s tender and sexy, painfully relatable, and features a Desi bagpiper who awakens a thing for kilts in both the protagonist and the reader. Kumar’s prose is transportive; I felt as though I was in the car with our couple, making my way to the Isle of Skye. This book is for lovers of flirty banter, steamy moments, and sizzling chemistry from page one!” Brigitte Knightley, bestselling author of The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy'Naina Kumar reached into my brain and pulled out exactly the book I wanted to read. Armchair travel, sizzling chemistry, and heart-wrenching emotion?Just a Highland Fling is the kind of well-rounded romance that makes the genre so special. A playful, sexy romp that I couldn't put down!' Rachel Lynn Solomon, bestselling author of What Happens in Amsterdam'Just a Highland Fling is heartwarming, and sexy. Naina Kumar takes us on a beautiful ride that will leave you wanting to book a trip to Scotland' Joss Richards, bestselling author of It's Different This Time'Between the romance and the roadtrip and grief and Neelu and her father reconnecting, it just was so beautifully written! Jacob and Neelu!!!! They were perfect! Their instant connection was amazing. They knew it was something special even if they knew it wasn’t going anywhere….until IT DID!!'? ? ? ? ?'Kumar’s writing was enchanting, I could not stop myself from staying up late to finish!!'? ? ? ? ?'I LOVED Just a Highland Fling! I was intrigued by the plot and was curious how it was going to last for he length of a book. I should never have questioned Naina Kumar. The story was so original, and I didn't want to put it down!!!'? ? ? ? ?'This book was pure joy! If you love destination romances, vibrant characters, and that irresistible mix of laughter and tenderness, this is a must-read.'? ? ? ? ?'This is the book of kilts, roadtrips, and unfathomable longing. I want someone to invent the men in black mind eraser tool so I can read it for the first time again please and thank you!!!'? ? ? ? ?

Chuck Ayers used to look forward to nothing so much as his annual trip to Hilton Head with his wife, Cat. Now, just months after Cat s death, Chuck finds that he can t let go of her things, as he struggles to pack for a trip he can t imagine taking without her. Ella Burke delivers morning newspapers and works at a bridal shop to fill her days while she anxiously awaits news any piece of information about her missing daughter. After the sudden death of her father, Kirsten Bonato set aside her veterinary school aspirations, finding comfort in the steady routine of working at an animal shelter. But as time passes, old dreams and new romantic interests begin to surface and Kirsten finds herself at another crossroads. In this beautifully crafted and profoundly moving novel, three parallel narratives converge in poignant and unexpected ways. A Quiet Life celebrates humanity in the midst of uncertainty.

At the age of sixteen, Mary Powell marries poet John Milton. Their marriage, which plays out during the Civil War, is not one of love, but rather a practical arrangement that proves to be a devastating mismatch of temperaments and convictions. Her Royalist sympathies and his ardent parliamentarianism, her independence, and his austere way of life, 1640s England is a hotbed of clashing ideologies and so too is this marriage. The story, which unfolds in Marie''s sensitive and searching journals, is a scathing portrait of one of England''s most famous poets, a story of literary ambition and masculine egoism, and, like all of Graves'' historical novels, a monumental achievement of closely watched history. One the one hand, this is a tender story of the romance Marie Powell found outside the walls of her tyrannical husband''s house. On the other it is also a brilliant account of one of the most breathtaking epochs in English history, when that kingdom was ravaged by a bloody civil war and the tides of fortune swayed from one to the other side of the opposing camps - the King against his parliament, tyranny against freedom - culminating in the dramatic execution of Charles I.

A Morton Akadémia diákjai válogatott tehetségek. A legkiválóbbak közül kerülnek ki a prefekták vagy prefektusok, amely címek komoly presztízst és sikert biztosítanak a kiválasztottaknak a jövőre nézve. Így aztán óriási rajtuk a nyomás. Amikor közülük többen gyilkosság áldozatai lesznek, nyilvánvalóvá válik, hogy valaki kegyetlenül és elszántan meg akarja szerezni a koronát. De ki? Liz, Taylor, Kat, Marcus és Cole elhatározzák, hogy kiderítik, mi folyik a patinás falak között. Mi közük lehet a gyilkosságoknak ahhoz a titkos társasághoz, amelynek hűséget esküdtek? Meg kell találniuk az igazságot... méghozzá nagyon gyorsan… Ha hibázol, véged! Tökéletes választás Holly Jackson rajongói számára!

PRE-ORDER THIS EXPLOSIVE SEQUEL TO NEVERTHORN, A SWEEPING ROMANTASY PERFECT FOR FANS OF ZODIAC ACADEMY SERIES . . . -Still reeling from the betrayal that shattered her at Neverthorn, Harlow Daygon is in hiding. Again. Magically disguised and barely holding it together, she and the rest of House Phoenix are masquerading as students at Heathermoor, Neverthorn’s mysterious Scottish sister school. The castle looks like a fairytale on acid, the Fae here wield wild magic like it’s a contact sport, and the headmaster might be one cryptic riddle away from full-blown villain. But for the first time in a long time Harlow feels almost at home. Too bad peace never lasts in the Dwimmer world. The Grym Dunaras is still lost. The kraken gold has vanished. And Typhon has found them. And this time, he's not the only danger. Close on his heels is a member of the Senate who’d love nothing more than to burn Heathermoor to the ground. If Harlow can’t hold her team—or herself—together, she’ll lead her found family straight into a war they can’t win. Or survive. -Tropes:Enemies to LoversSecond ChanceChosen OneFound FamilySlow BurnForced ProximityOlder FMCProfessor x StudentSecret/Hidden Identity--Praise for Neverthorn:-'If you like your heroes messy, your professors brooding, and your fantasies dark, Neverthorn is for you. Prepare to fall. Hard. Like, it’s gonna hurt' —Darynda Jones, New York Times bestselling author of the Charley Davidson series'This is a super fun, action-packed magical Academy adventure—perfect for readers of books like Fourth Wing and Zodiac Academy, but who want a main character who is a little bit older, seasoned, and absolutely hilarious!'—C. N. Crawford, author of The Hallowed Games duology'Neverthorn is for the women who’ve lived, bled, and clawed their way to survive. Dark academia gets a savage, spellbinding twist—and Harlow Daygon is the chaotic queen we didn’t know we needed'—K. F. Breene, USA Today bestselling author of the Shadowspell Academy series

Kierse and Graves are back in The Robin on the Oak Throne by K. A. Linde, the steamy sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling The Wren in the Holly Library. Set in an alternate New York, this addictive urban romantasy is filled with monsters, magic and heart-pounding enemies-to-lovers romance. Love is a monstrous game . . . The job was supposed to be simple: steal a goblin-made bracelet from the Queen of the Nymphs in her own palace. Until everything goes sideways and Kierse ends up needing help from the one person she was determined to avoid: Graves.As enigmatic and devilishly handsome as ever, Graves’s help always comes with strings. And Kierse wants nothing more than to be in charge of her own destiny. After playing the part of pawn for ruthless men, she doesn’t want to be lured back in to his centuries-long game. But lured she is.Since she left New York City, Kierse has been plagued with nightmares of a past she doesn’t remember. Determined to learn about her parents and her new-found identity, she puts her hopes in the temptation of the Goblin Market. If the market can provide answers, she may never have to play his game again. But resisting Graves is only the beginning – and a choice is coming that she knows could change everything . . .''Extraordinary!'' – Rebecca Yarros, New York Times bestselling author of Fourth Wing on The Wren in the Holly LibraryTropes: Enemies-to-Lovers ; Soulmates ; Hidden Identity ; Only one bed; Who did this to you?; Forced Proximity; Morally Grey; He falls first ; Found Family; Touch her and you die.The Wren in the Holly Library was a No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller w/e 13/07/2024

Still reeling from the betrayal that shattered her at Neverthorn, Harlow Daygon is in hiding. Again. Magically disguised and barely holding it together, she and the rest of House Phoenix are masquerading as students at Heathermoor, Neverthorn's mysterious Scottish sister school. The castle looks like a fairytale on acid, the Fae here wield wild magic like it's a contact sport, and the headmaster might be one cryptic riddle away from full-blown villain. But for the first time in a long time Harlow feels almost at home. Too bad peace never lasts in the Dwimmer world. The Grym Dunaras is still lost. The kraken gold has vanished. And Typhon has found them. And this time, he's not the only danger. Close on his heels is a member of the Senate who'd love nothing more than to burn Heathermoor to the ground. If Harlow can't hold her team-or herself-together, she'll lead her found family straight into a war they can't win. Or survive. - Tropes: Enemies to Lovers Second Chance Chosen One Found Family Slow Burn Forced Proximity Older FMC Professor x Student Secret/Hidden Identity