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<p>'Another <b>fabulous</b> and <b>entertaining</b> read. I devoured it!' <b>Santa Montefiore</b><b><br><br>ESCAPE TO THE EMPIRE THEATRE WITH THE BRAND-NEW NOVEL FROM MUSICAL THEATRE LEGEND, MICHAEL BALL.</b><br><br>1926. Running a theatre may appear to be all about the showbiz, but times are hard at The Empire. Following a turbulent period Jack Treadwell, erstwhile proprietor, his mother Lillian, and his playwright wife Grace, know they need to get things back on track - and how better than with the annual pantomime, a new venture, and an all-singing all-dancing talent contest, showcasing the best performers around.<br><br>But could Lillian's new admirer, Grand Duke Nikolai Kuznetsov, be bringing disaster in his wake? Will The Empire be caught up in the scandal surrounding West End star, Stella Stanmore? And what are their enemies in Highbridge planning?<br><br>While Jack and Grace fight to ensure the show does go on, a royal visitor raises the stakes and a young widow, Sally Blow, dares to dream that the talent contest might be her big break.<br><br>As the talent contest draws closer, tragedy strikes. Amid the glitz and glamour there are strange goings on and a plot afoot. Is everything Jack and Grace have worked so hard for about to come crashing down? And could this be curtains for The Empire?<br><br><b>In this perfect read for theatre lovers, Michael Ball transports readers to the roaring twenties as he works his magic in this second Empire Theatre novel.</b><br><br>'Secrets and <b>scandals, intrigue, glamour and romance</b>, and all the excitement and vibrancy of a theatre . . . there is <b>never a dull moment</b> from curtain rise to the final, action-packed showdown. ' <i>Yorkshire Evening Post</i><br><br><b><br><u>Readers are loving A BACKSTAGE BETRAYAL</u><br><br></b>'A beautifully described evocative piece of the era with <b>wonderful characters</b>. Loved it' <b>*****</b><br><br>'A<b> lovely cosy read</b> with a lot of excitement' <b>*****</b><br><br>'Wonderful characters, <b>great plot</b> and a perfect setting' <b>*****</b><br><br>'The second <b>brilliant</b> instalment in what I hope will be a long-running series' <b>*****</b><br><b><br><br><u>Praise for THE EMPIRE</u><br><br></b>'A wonderful book. <b>A love letter to the theatre</b>' Rev. Richard Coles<br><br>'A<b> fantastic</b> book. Brilliant' Don Black OBE<br><br>'A <b>wonderful</b> read' Jeffrey Archer<br><br>'A<b> golden </b>debut - charming, funny and romantic' Cameron Mackintosh<br><br>'Takes you to <b>the magical world of theatre</b>' Rosie Goodwin</p>

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?

Abetted by gangs of people smugglers, today human trafficking is the fastest-growing criminal industry in the world. As governments spend more than ever on policing borders, this ground-breaking investigation reveals a secretive world where lives don't matter, but where every body counts. From the Mediterranean to the English Channel, the Rio Grande to Thailand, at any moment there are over 280 million people attempting to emigrate. While most migrants take legal channels, those outside the system represent financial potential for the corrupt. Sex trafficking, drug mules, organ trading, forced labour; the flow of desperate people generates billions of dollars annually, not only for smugglers who get them across borders, but also for traffickers. Every body has a price, as the veteran investigative journalist Barbie Latza Nadeau knows. Yet no other multi-billion pound transnational enterprise is less understood than the trade in humans, a fact that organised crime networks increasingly exploit as turn to migration for their profits. From the criminal underworld to the highest echelons of national institutions, from mafia cartels to glamorous fashion houses, banks, and governments, this ground-breaking investigation follows the money to reveal a clandestine industry.

<p>'An anthology to treasure and return to' ELINOR CLEGHORN<br>'Uniquely compelling, dynamic and powerful' LUCY JONES<br>'Deeply affecting' TOM SHAKESPEARE<br>'Promises to change the landscape of nature writing' LIZZIE HUXLEY-JONES<br><br>A first-of-its-kind anthology of nature writing by authors living with chronic illness and physical disability<br><br>WITH A FOREWORD BY SAMANTHA WALTON<br><br>Through twenty-five pieces, the writers of <i>Moving Mountains </i>offer a vision of nature that encompasses the close up, the microscopic, and the vast.<br><br>From a single falling raindrop to the enormity of the north wind, this is nature experienced wholly and acutely, written from the perspective of disabled and chronically ill authors.<br><br><i>Moving Mountains</i> is not about overcoming or conquering, but about living with and connecting, shifting the reader's attention to the things easily overlooked by those who move through the world untroubled by the body that carries them.<br><br>Contributors: Isobel Anderson, Kerri Andrews, Polly Atkin, Khairani Barokka, Victoria Bennett, Feline Charpentier, Cat Chong, Eli Clare, Dawn Cole, Lorna Crabbe, Kate Davis, Carol Donaldson, Alec Finlay, Jamie Hale, Jane Hartshorn, Hannah Hodgson, Sally Huband, Rowan Jaines, Dillon Jaxx, Louise Kenward, Abi Palmer, Louisa Adjoa Parker, Alice Tarbuck, Nic Wilson</p>

<p><b><i>'You can look at my life in two ways. Some people see a nightmare, some see a fairytale. I've just always thought I was lucky...People often ask me how I did it, this book is my answer. This is my story, everything I've learned along the way, I hope it can help you find your own luck. '</i></b><br><br>Lottie Tomlinson has gone through a huge amount in her 23 years on this planet. Touring with her brother Louis as a make-up artist with One Direction at the age of 16, you'd think her life was a fairytale. But this only masked the tragedy happening at home, when her mother became ill with leukaemia and died when Lottie was just 18. Leaving behind five smaller siblings, Lottie came home and tried to find a way to hold the family together. But sadly, tragedy struck again when the family lost Lottie's little sister Félicité, at just 18.<br><br>Despite all this, incredibly Lottie has built a successful business empire, has a loving stable partner and now is the mother to a beautiful baby boy, called Lucky.<br><br><i>Lucky Girl</i> is Lottie's story of resilience and the lessons she's learned along the way. Going behind the beauty and the fame, Lottie's beautiful memoir explores the rollercoaster of her life, from the darkest days and loneliest nights to the success she found despite it all, and how all the challenges and setbacks have led her to where she is today.<br><br>Heartbreaking yet inspirational, Lottie hopes that in telling her story and how she has navigated the pain and grief in her life that she will provide hope for others going through their darkest times.</p>

<p>This is the incredible untold story of four women who helped win World War II by generating a wave of black propaganda.<br><br>Betty MacDonald was a 28-year-old reporter from Hawaii. Zuzka Lauwers grew up in a tiny Czechoslovakian village and knew five languages by the time she was 21. Jane Smith-Hutton was the wife of a naval attaché living in Tokyo. Marlene Dietrich, the German-American actress and singer, was one of the biggest stars of the 20th century. These four women, each fascinating in her own right, together contributed to one of the most covert and successful military campaigns in WWII.<br><br>Members of the Office of Strategic Services, their task was to create a secret brand of propaganda produced with the sole aim to break the morale of Axis soldiers. Working in Europe, across enemy lines in occupied China and in Washington D.C., Betty, Zuzka, Jane and Marlene forged letters and 'official' military orders, wrote and produced entire newspapers, scripted radio broadcasts and songs and even developed rumours for undercover spies and double agents to spread to the enemy. And outside of a small group of spies, no one knew they existed. Until now.</p>

<p><b>In 1983 an off-duty prison officer was shot by the IRA in cold blood on a Dublin street. Over 40 years later, no one has been convicted of his murder. In this book, his son outlines why justice must be done.</b><br><br>Brian Stack was the chief prison officer working on the IRA wing of Portlaoise Prison in 1983. He was also a fan of amateur boxing, and had travelled to see a match in Dublin in March of that year. After the match, he was shot outside the venue by an IRA gunman, leaving him paralysed and brain damaged.<br><br>Brian survived the attack but succumbed to his injuries within 18 months, leaving a wife and three young sons. Austin Stack was 14 when his father passed away, but he has never forgotten him nor has he ever given up hope of bringing his murderers to justice. Over the years, he has held secret talks with Gerry Adams and members of the IRA, but to date no one has been convicted of the crime. <br><br>This book is an account of a son's ongoing quest for justice, and his determination to set the record straight.</p>

<p><b>'Spellbinding . . . I could not put <i>The Swell </i>down' Anya Bergman<br>'A d</b><b>eeply satisfying, deftly woven novel of female power and resistance' Anna Hope</b><br><b>'Bewitching . . . as beautiful as it is haunting' Freya Berry<br></b><b>'Addictive and twisty' Liza Klaussman</b><br><b>'Gripping, bewitching and laced with atmosphere' Harriet Constable</b><br><b>'Atmospheric . . . Kat Gordon is a master storyteller' Cathryn Kemp</b><br><i><b><br>IN PLACES OF DARKNESS, WOMEN WILL RISE . . . </b></i><br><br>Iceland, 1910. In the middle of a severe storm two sisters - Freyja and Gudrun - rescue a mysterious, charismatic man from a shipwreck near their remote farm.<br><br>Sixty-five years later, a young woman - Sigga - is spending time with her grandmother when they learn a body has been discovered on a mountainside near Reykjavik, perfectly preserved in ice.<br><br><b>Moving between the turn of the 20th century and the 1970s as a dark mystery is unravelled, The Swell is a spellbinding, beautifully atmospheric read, rich in Icelandic myth. </b></p>

<p>Real readers LOVE <i>THE DAUGHTER:</i><br><b>'YOU HAVE TO READ THIS BOOK' </b><br><b>'WOW OMG THE BEST READ EVER'</b><br><b>'WHAT A HOOK'</b><br><b>'FAST MOVING WITH TWISTS AND TURNS GALORE'</b><br><b>'WILL KEEP YOU GUESSING UNTIL THE VERY END'<br></b><br><b>THE UNMISSABLE, UNRELENTINGLY GRIPPING NEW BOOK FROM THE <i>SUNDAY TIMES</i> BESTSELLING MASTER OF THE UP-ALL-NIGHT THRILLER<br></b><i><br>You thought she was safe. You were wrong . . .</i><br><br>Lauren can't wait to see her daughter again, to pick her up from university at the end of her first term. But when she arrives at her hall and knocks on the door to her room, a stranger opens it.<br><br>At first, Lauren thinks she must have the wrong room, or the wrong floor. Maybe even the wrong building.<br><br>But she soon realises the truth: Evie's not there. She hasn't been there for weeks. <i>So where is she?</i><br><br><b>Following one family's desperate race against time </b><b>as one terrifying moment unravels into a living nightmare,<i> The Daughter </i>is the unmissable new heart-in-mouth thriller from the <i>Sunday Times </i>bestselling author of <i>The Mother</i> and <i>The Dream Home</i>.</b><br><br>Praise for <i>The Daughter</i> <br><br><b>'An excellent premise and explosively enjoyable finale' <br>THRILLERS OF THE MONTH, <i>GUARDIAN<br></i></b><br><b>'With huge timely themes, this nail-biter will play on every parent's worst fears' </b><br><b><i>HEAT </i>BOOK OF THE WEEK</b><br><br><b>'Every parent's worst nightmare. This twists keep coming in this absorbing thriller' </b><br><b><i>CHOICE </i>MAGAZINE</b><br><br><b>'T.M. Logan does it again with another killer thriller! </b><i><b>The Daughter</b></i><b> plunges us deep into a mystery that left me breathless in my race to solve it. Propulsive and compelling, this truly is a read-in-one-sitting thriller'<br>LUCY CLARKE, author of<i> THE HIKE<br></i></b><b><br>'Explosive, out of this world pacing, non-stop action, hugely likeable characters, brilliantly twisty - I inhaled it in two sittings. Outstanding - readers will adore it' <br>ANDREA MARA, author of <i>SOMEONE IN THE ATTIC<br></i><br>'</b><b>T.M. Logan is the master of family-in-danger grip lit and <i>The Daughter </i>is his most terrifying and addictive yet' <br>LOUISE CANDLISH, author of <i>OUR HOUSE</i><br><br></b><b>'My favourite T.M Logan yet . . . this pacy, gripping thriller kept me glued to the pages as it explored every parent's worst fear in a captivating story that didn't let up. Full of suspense and intrigue, I didn't guess any of the twists and turns, making THE DAUGHTER impossible to put down. A 2025 must-read - a book to binge in one sitting!' <br>SARAH PEARSE, author of <i>THE SANATORIUM</i><br></b><br>'<b>Absolutely breathtaking. An utterly gripping and chillingly real thriller that plunges you head-first into one of the most compelling race-against-time mysteries I've ever encountered.' <br>B.P. WALTER, author of <i>THE DINNER GUEST</i><br></b><br><b>'A novel which delivers all the pace and brilliant twists that I have come to expect and love from T.M. Logan

<p><b>THE BESTSELLING CONTROVERSIAL BIOGRAPHY</b><br><br>Britain's leading investigative writer and biographer, Tom Bower turns the full beam of his formidable powers on one of the most controversial figures of present day: <b>Mohamed Al Fayed</b>.<br><br>Owner of Harrods, bereaved father of Dodi and instigator of the 'cash for questions' sensation, this book was originally published in 1998 to wide acclaim. But with the recent heinous accusations of sexual misconduct coming to light, this <b>new and updated edition</b> will offer a new focus of Tom Bower's trademark <b>acerbic insight</b> on this <b>controversial</b> figure.<br><br><b>'[Tom Bower] is the Inspector Morse of investigative biographers, a fluent, phlegmatic story-teller and a master of intricacies.' <i>Sunday Times</i></b><br><b><br>'Given the extreme difficulty of researching a subject like Fayed, Bower deserves full marks for effort and courage... his <i>Fayed</i> is a "fuggin" good read.' Lynn Barber, <i>Daily Telegraph</i></b><br><b><br>'A book that displays all the forensic skills he employed in exposing Rowland and Robert Maxwell.' <i>Sunday Times</i></b><br><b><br>'...that rare thing - a book by turns so entertaining and alarming that even reading the index is an engrossing experience'. Oliver Burkeman, <i>Guardian</i></b></p>

<p><i><b>Hull, 1905</b></i><br><br>As the much doted-on daughter of the local doctor Violet Stroud had a comfortable, happy childhood - despite a distinct lack of love from her cold-hearted mother. But when her father unexpectedly dies, Violet's life is turned upside down. As secrets about the family come to light, Violet finds herself homeless and with no one to turn to apart from Edie, the family's gentle and loving housekeeper.<br><br>Violet and Edie set out on their own to run a café by the docks and life, while humble, starts to settle down. Perhaps, Violet may find happiness again and even . . . love? But when Violet's brother, Oliver, comes back on the scene, chaos follows at every turn, and while walking home alone one night, something unthinkable happens. With her contented existence and her chance at true love under threat, Violet must summon all the strength she has to put her life back together. Will she ever find the peace that she so desperately desires?<br><br>'Full of Goodwin's wisdom and<b> warmth</b>, <i>Our Sweet Violet</i> is a sweeping and <b>romantic page-turner </b>and the perfect ending to a sweet and heady series . . .' <b>Lancashire Evening Post</b><br><br><b>Praise for Rosie Goodwin<br></b><br>'A heartwarming saga fans will love' <i>Woman's Weekly </i> <br><br>'Rosie writes such heartwarming sagas' Lyn Andrews<br><br>'The new Catherine Cookson' <i>Coventry Evening Telegraph</i></p>

<p><b><u>LIMITED EASTER EDITION INCLUDING ONE NEW BONUS SPREAD!</u></b><br><br><b>A special edition <i>Lilo &amp; Stitch</i> search and find adventure, featuring a brand-new Easter scene.</b><br><br><b>Can you spot STITCH in this updated Disney activity book?<br><br>Available for a limited time only!</b><br><br>Search for Stitch and friends across busy, colourful scenes packed with detail. Perfect for Disney fans young and old, this engrossing search and find book will keep you entertained for hours!<br><br>This new edition features a brand-new Easter-themed search-and-find scene. Can you spot Stitch, Lilo and their 'Ohana friends amongst the Easter bunnies and chocolate eggs?<br><br>Also available: <i>Where's Mickey?</i>, <i>Where's Minnie?</i>, <i>Where's Spidey?</i>,<i> Where's Spidey 2?</i>,<i> Where's Olaf?</i>, <i>Where's Bruno?</i>, <i>Where's Grogu?</i>, <i>Where's the Wookie?</i>, <i>Where's Groot?</i>,<i> Disney Princess Magical Worlds Search and Find Activity Book</i></p>

<p><b>Anyone can create a masterpiece with just a pencil and paper!</b><br><br>This easy to follow guide helps aspiring caricature artists learn how to draw a variety of amusing characters in just a few swoops of their pencil. It includes focus on specialist concepts, such as light, tone and composition, and covers all the cartoon basics, including likeness, exaggeration and style. All you need is a pen, pencil and a piece of paper to start bringing your caricatures to life!<br><br>The <i>How to Draw</i> series takes a highly visual and practical approach to drawing, featuring step-by-step instructions for each art project. From basic shapes to finished art, this book uses two different coloured lines throughout to highlight clearly each process and which steps to follow. The series covers a comprehensive range of core techniques - with sections on materials, composition and perspective.</p>

<p><b>THRILLER OF THE YEAR at the 2025 Capital Crime Fingerprint Awards</b><br><br>'One of the most compelling characters in UK crime fiction' - <b>M.W. CRAVEN<br></b><br>'As ever with Fennell, the creation and manipulation of suspense is machine-tooled and satisfying' - <b>THE FINANCIAL TIMES<br></b><br>'Frighteningly convincing... Well worth reading' - <b>THE SUNDAY TIMES<br></b><br>'A chilling treat to be savoured' - <b>WILLIAM HUSSEY<br></b><br><br><b>KILLERS DON'T FOLLOW THE RULES. SO WHY SHOULD SHE?</b><br><br>The stunning new crime thriller from one of British crime writing's brightest talents.<br>______________________<br><br>Elena Zoric is murdered, her body concealed beside a stream in North London. Her phone lies nearby, the last number dialled was to the woman who had rescued her from sex trafficking: Metropolitan Police Detective Inspector Grace Archer.<br><br>Archer desperately wants to lead the murder investigation but her new boss, Chief Inspector Les Fletcher, makes it very clear its out of her jurisdiction.<br><br>Then the thirty-year-old remains of a woman are found in the attic of an abandoned house, the victim dying in similar circumstances to Elena Zoric.<br><br>But Archer's North London colleagues have bigger priorities than the murder of 'a drugged-up prostitute.'<br><br>Archer needs answers. Who killed Elena? Why did she call Archer moments from her death? And what rules must she break to stop a killer in his tracks?<br>______________________<br><br><u>What your favourite crime authors are saying about David Fennell:</u><br><br>'A truly extraordinary crime novel' - <b>LYNDA LA PLANTE</b><br><br>'A stunning start to a fantastic new series' - <b>M.W. CRAVEN</b><br><br>'Involved me in a way that few thrillers do, kept me alert and on-edge right up through the deeply satisfying finale' -<b> AJ FINN</b><br><br>'I flew through it . . . Tense, gripping and brilliantly inventive' - <b>SIMON LELIC</b><br><br>'Unsettling, fast-paced, suspenseful and gripping . . . Excellent' - <b>WILL DEAN</b><br><br>'A serial killer thriller with the darkest of hearts' - <b>FIONA CUMMINS</b><br><br>'A tense-as-hell high-body count page turner, but a rarer thing too - one that's also full of genuine warmth and humanity' - <b>WILLIAM SHAW</b><br><br>'Chilling, unsettling and wonderfully atmospheric' - <b>BRIAN McGILLOWAY</b></p>

<p><i>Every Night is a Full of Stars: More Meaningful Poems for Life </i>is a beautiful collection of poetry chosen by Aoibhín Garrihy to bring solace and joy to our stressful modern lives. Themes include love and loss, hope and peace, self-discovery and identity, and each poem has been specially selected for its power to delight and inspire .<br><br>With lines of classic and contemporary wisdom taken from a wide range of poets including Donna Ashworth, Emily Dickinson, Brother Richard, W.B. Yeats and Christina Rossetti, this anthology will bring joy to every reader.</p>

<p><b>'I found it fascinating - it's an integral part of the history of Dublin that has been lost to time for too long' - Rick O'Shea</b><br><br><b>A feminist history of Europe's largest red-light district and an examination of the lives of the women who worked there.</b><br><br>Tucked away in Dublin's north inner city, Monto - purported to be Europe's biggest red-light district from 1860 to 1925 with up to 1600 sex workers at any one time - made headlines for wild tales of debauchery. However, what happened to the women and girls within its brothels in life and death is less clear.<br><br>This account balances the historical origins of Monto's rise and fall with an investigation into the inhumane and heartbreaking reality of the treatment of the women that worked there, while delving into the impact of class, sexual violence and British colonialism on the women's survival. West explores the stigma and violence the women and girls of Monto endured, and investigates the shocking claims surrounding their treatment by medial professionals.<br><br>Weaving together oral histories, historical records, fashion trends and family memories, this book brings the women of Monto to life within its pages as it explores how they lived, worked, loved, dressed, mourned and built a tight-knit community.</p>