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She'll save Christmas just to spite him... There's only one thing standing in the way of Cat King saving a small town's Christmas festival: Grumpy town manager Noah Yates. Single dad Noah takes his responsibilities seriously. When a late season hurricane turns Merry, Connecticut, into a disaster, he's left scrambling to pick up the pieces of the town he loves. At least, until home renovation expert and smoking hot reality TV star Catalina King arrives with a camera crew and a budget big enough to put the town back together again. But Noah doesn't want a celebrity diva capitalizing on their tragedy or filling his daughter's head with visions of glitz and glam. Blonde bombshell Cat is used to being underestimated, but Noah has an uncanny knack for getting under her skin. They can't be in a room together without rubbing each other the wrong way...except that time in the dark alley where the rubbing was just right. Can these enemies work together to pull off a Christmas miracle or will their fighting leave them both on the naughty list? A note from Lucy Score: These enemies-to-lovers deliver the holiday feels with a dirty-talking hero, ballsy blonde who never backs down, steamy hot break-the-dining-room-table sexy times, and a small town that still believes in the magic of Christmas.

The #1 Sunday Times bestseller is back with a festive winter treat, set in the world of the bestselling Caraval series! 4 different foiled hidden covers (assigned at random), whilst stock lasts. Snowflakes are falling. Invitations are arriving. And holiday magic is swirling in the Capital City of the Meridian Empire. It's Great Holiday Eve Eve. Scarlett Dragna is planning a spectacular Holiday celebration for the city. Donatella is searching for the perfect gift. Julian is looking ridiculously handsome in green. And Legend . . . Well, sadly Legend is not a fan of the Great Holiday. Tella is hoping her perfect gift will change his mind. Unfortunately, she hasn't found this perfect gift just yet. But it is Great Holiday Eve Eve . . . surely there's some holiday magic swirling around. Welcome, welcome back to the world of Caraval, where even holidays are not as they seem. Set after Stephanie Garber's #1 New York Times bestselling Caraval series, this delightful novella will take readers on the ultimate holiday adventure, full of clockwork boys, poisoned candy, impish snow globes, merriment, and-if Tella gets her way-love. Complete with gorgeous illustrations by Rosie Fowinkle, beautiful endpapers, head and tail bands, and a ribbon marker – this is the perfect edition for collectors, readers, dreamers, and lovers of holiday magic.

Aliens are the new vampires, and sexy Daemon Black will set your pulse racing. . . STARTING OVER SUCKS When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I'd pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring. . . until I spotted my hot neighbour, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up. AND THEN HE OPENED HIS MOUTH Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something. . . unexpected happens. THE HOT ALIEN LIVING NEXT DOOR MARKS ME You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and Daemon's touch has me lit up like the Vegas Strip. The only way I'm getting out of this alive is by sticking close to Daemon until my alien mojo fades. IF I DON'T KILL HIM FIRST, THAT IS

The nail-bitingly addictive fourth book in the New York Times bestselling series. DAEMON WILL DO ANYTHING TO GET ME BACK After the successful but disastrous raid on Mount Weather, I was kidnapped and Daemon will stop at nothing to get me back. Even if that means taking out anyone who stands in his way or exposing his alien race to the world. ALL I CAN DO IS SURVIVE Surrounded by enemies, the only way I can come out of this is to adapt. After all, there are sides of Daedalus that don't seem entirely crazy, but the group's goals are frightening and the truths they speak even more disturbing. Who are the real bad guys? Daedalus? Mankind? Or the Luxen? TOGETHER, WE CAN FACE ANYTHING But the most dangerous foe has been there all along, and when the truths are exposed and the lies come crumbling down, which side will we be standing on? And will we even be together?

The unputdownable second book in the beloved LUX series from bestselling author, Jennifer L. Armentrout! BEING CONNECTED TO DAEMON BLACK SUCKS Thanks to his alien mojo, Daemon's determined to prove what he feels for me is more than a product of our bizarro connection. So I've sworn him off, even though he's running more hot than cold these days. But we've got bigger problems. SOMETHING WORSE THAN THE ARUM HAS COME TO TOWN The Department of Defense is here and if they ever find out what Daemon can do and that we're linked, I'm a goner. So is he. And there's this new boy in school who's got a secret of his own. He knows what's happened to me and he can help, but to do so, I have to lie to Daemon and stay away from him. Like that's possible. Against all common sense, I'm falling for Daemon. Hard. BUT THEN EVERYTHING CHANGES I've seen someone who shouldn't be alive. And I have to tell Daemon, even though I know he's never going to stop searching until he gets the truth. What happened to his brother? Who betrayed him? And what does the DOD want from them or from me? NO ONE IS WHO THEY SEEM. AND NOT EVERYONE WILL SURVIVE THE LIES

The highly anticipated final book in the beloved LUX series from bestselling author, Jennifer L. Armentrout! THE LINES BETWEEN GOOD AND BAD HAVE BLURRED The world changed the night the Luxen came. And I stood by and watched as Daemon threatened to obliterate every last human and hybrid on Earth. Daemon will do anything to save those he loves, even if it means betrayal. But when it quickly becomes impossible to tell friend from foe, and the world is crumbling around us, we may lose everything to ensure the survival of our friends. . . and mankind.

The unputdownable third book in the beloved LUX series from bestselling author, Jennifer L. Armentrout! NO ONE IS LIKE DAEMON BLACK. When he set out to prove his feelings for me, he wasn't fooling around. Doubting him isn't something I'll do again, and now that we've made it through the rough patches, well... There's a lot of spontaneous combustion going on. BUT HE CAN'T PROTECT EVERYONE. After everything, I'm no longer the same Katy. I'm different... And I'm not sure what that will mean in the end. When each step we take in discovering the truth puts us in the path of the secret organization responsible for torturing and testing hybrids, the more I realize there is no end to what I'm capable of. The death of someone close still lingers, help comes from the most unlikely source, and friends will become the deadliest of enemies, but we won't turn back. Even if the outcome will shatter our worlds forever. TOGETHER WE'RE STRONGER . . . AND THEY KNOW IT.

The festive and feel-good Christmas novel from Sunday Times top ten bestselling author, Jenny Colgan. Carmen is at a loose end. Her gorgeous bookshop is the filming site of a Christmas movie, she's been ousted from her sister's house, and the love of her life has just flown thousands of miles away. It's threatening to be a very unjolly Christmas indeed! But when the elderly owner of the shop comes to Carmen with a Christmas wish that threatens to never come true, Carmen knows she must buckle down to get the funds to save not only his trip, but the shop itself. With her deadline looming, and the help of their neighbours, her nieces and nephew, and a very distractingly cute male nanny, Carmen might just pull her greatest magic trick yet...

A star athlete crosses the line from passion into obsession in this darkly addictive hockey-romance novel from international bestselling author C.R. Jane. 'Give me a second chance, babe... and I'll blow your mind' Monroe doesn't know why she answers the text that's obviously meant for someone else. Or why she keeps answering. Maybe it's because she's all alone in a big city and in desperate need of a lifeline. Or maybe it's because each exchange leaves her intrigued and more than a little turned on. Still, Monroe never would've snarked back if she'd known she was talking to the "Golden Boy" of the Dallas Knights. She couldn't care less about Lincoln Daniels' hockey-god status, and this only seems to attract him more. He's used to scoring on and off the ice, and now he's obsessed with his next goal: making Monroe his?no matter what it takes. "Intense" doesn't begin to cover the way Lincoln pursues her. But despite the red flags, Monroe starts to crave the way he makes her feel really, truly wanted... Maybe Mr. Wrong Number is actually Mr. Right.

One night of passion turns into lasting obsession in this dark hockey romance from the international and Amazon bestselling author, C.R. Jane. ''If tonight's all I get, then I'd better make it good' Pop sensation Olivia would do anything to get out from under her mother's thumb and escape the circus that has become her life, if only for a moment. Maybe that's why she says yes to a night with a sexy hockey player who manages to make her dizzy with a single look. Superstar goalie Walker "Disney" Davis might be every girl's Prince Charming, but behind the pretty-boy exterior is a man who'll do whatever it takes to get what he wants-even if it means crossing a few lines . . . Walker's fixation should have Olivia running for the hills. He's everywhere she goes, and he keeps saying she's "the one." Despite the insanity, each of their exchanges leaves her falling harder. Wanting Walker might not be right, but it's dangerously, deliciously wrong. This NEW paperback edition features: Two brand-new character illustrations A signed letter from the author and... A bonus chapter! Part of the Pucking Wrong Series . . . where heartbreak and happy endings rule.

It's hard to resist the past in this steamy, dark hockey romance - from international and Amazon bestselling author C.R. Jane 'If you were my girl, there wouldn't be anything that would keep me away' Blake moved to L.A. for a fresh start and to make it big. Now she's waiting tables while her dreams of becoming a model hover just out of reach. She already has her hands full... and then her past walks into the room and changes everything. At first Blake doesn't recognize him, but the gorgeous six-foot-four, tattooed pro-hockey player is Ari Lancaster?her first ever crush, the one who got her through the worst time in her life. He's all grown up now, with an unshakeable confidence and the ability to turn her inside out with a single kiss. And he has no intention of letting her go again. Blake knows she should resist, but each time Ari's overwhelming intensity is focused on her, all her best intentions go out the window. There's no denying they're playing in different leagues, but it's only a matter of time before Blake starts to wonder if the completely wrong guy she's falling for... is actually the right one.

Everly Plum is a Bridesmaid for Hire: whatever you need her to do on your special day, she'll be there to do it. So when Hardy Hopper, a billionaire, approaches Everly for help with his friends' wedding, she's more than happy to step in. But Hardy has an extra assignment for her: his ex-girlfriend will be the maid of honour opposite his role as best man, and Hardy wants Everly's help to get her back. There's only one problem: Everly may just have a tiny crush on her businessman employer. She knows there are rules about this, she knows her clients are off the table. So why can't she stop thinking about him? The second book in Meghan Quinn's steamy and hilarious Bridesmaid for Hire series, available to pre-order now!

We are made of the same stuff as the breath and cinders of volcanoes. No matter where we live on the planet, they have shaped our history and might one day decide our destiny. World-famous volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer has worked at the crater's edge in the wildest places on Earth, close enough to feel the heat of the lava. In Mountains of Fire we join him on hair-singeing adventures from Italy to Antarctica to learn how deeply our stories are intertwined with volcanoes.

A fascinating and timely exploration of the shift in global power from the West to the East What if the sun truly is setting on the Western world's outsized influence over the rest of the planet? In Westlessness, former UK diplomat Dr Samir Puri vividly demonstrates how in demographic, economic, military and cultural terms, we are hurtling into a far more diverse global future. Many of our certainties about the present, built on centuries of massive Western global impact, are increasingly fragile. Untold wealth is moving from the West to the East, as nations like India and Indonesia are set to reach new heights of growth and confidence. And China continues its ascent to the peak of the economic mountain - but are cracks appearing? And will the Western world, under the aegis of US global military, economic, technological and cultural power, give up its privileged position willingly? Nothing is linear and nothing is predictable. Are we prepared, personally and professionally, for a far more diverse global future? Prepared or unprepared, Westlessness is essential reading for us all.

Helen Zhang is the bestselling author who can't write her own happy-ever-after. Grant Shepard is the screenwriter with the movie-star looks who can't afford his therapist. When the two of them are put together to adapt Helen's books for television, it should be a dream come true. Helen can start a new life in Hollywood. Grant can pay his mortgage. Only, Grant Shepard is the last person that Helen wanted to see again. She's never forgiven him for what happened thirteen years ago. So no one is more surprised than her when sparks begin to fly between them in the writers' room. Their history is messy. Their attraction is inescapable. And soon, they're both in too deep . . . This wasn't meant to be a love story. But aren't the best endings the ones you never saw coming?

Maggie's prepared to do anything to get into the wedding of the century. Even pretending her sworn enemy is actually her boyfriend... After years of working too hard at her wedding-planning business, Maggie Mitchell is allowing herself a vacation. Finally relaxing on an island in Bora Bora, she's refusing to let anything ruin this for her. That is until in walks Brody McFadden, her brother's best friend - and her sworn enemy. Brody is here for the 'wedding of the century' taking place on the island. And despite Maggie's promises to herself that she won't work while she's on holiday, when things start to go wrong with the celebrations, she knows offering her services as a planner will help her own business. The only catch? With Brody as her only way in, she needs to pose as his girlfriend to get the job... and let him stay in her bed for the week. Tensions rise, irritation flairs, but despite years' worth of bickering behind closed doors, Maggie can't quite squash the sparks building between her and her new fake boyfriend. But as the wedding day draws closer and everything starts to go wrong, it just might be Brody who sends Maggie's business crashing down - and her heart along with it.