The thrilling sequel to Fresh Blood**, this next chapter sees Dillon return to VAMPS Academy and become faced with rising hostility, dangerous rivalries and his heart torn between two vampires. A gripping blend of academic drama, vampire intrigue and romance – perfect for fans of** Twilight**,** Crave and Vampire Academy**.**In a world wh...

The feel-good romcom of the year, an uplifting romantic adventure set against the lights, food and beauty of the most romantic city in the world.✒️✒️**AN ASPIRING WRITER.✒️✒️A BUDDING CHEF.ONE CHANCE MEETING.TWO HEARTS DESTINED TO COLLIDE.**⭐⭐**'An utterly charming love story! I couldn't stop reading' SUE MOORCROFT**⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'An absolute joy. A...

Did Henry VIII really plan to have Anne Boleyn's beloved dog thrown out the window? Was Elizabeth I secretly a man? Who were the Grey sisters, and why is theirs one of the saddest Tudor stories of all? From Henry VII to Elizabeth I, Bloody, Brilliant Tudors answers all these questions and more. Come with us as we delve into the people and places behind the world-famous Tudor myths and legends. Through various tales exploring the whole of the glittering dynasty, we'll learn about the lesser...

A BRAND NEW gripping gangland read, perfect for fans of Mobland, House of Guinness and Peaky Blinders, from the bestselling author of Double Trouble. Meet the O'Connors... London, 1975.Dublin-born Sean O’Connor rules the streets of Kilburn with his charm and his fists. But the locals don’t take kindly to an Irishman muscling in on their patch—and they’re out for blood.As a turf war heats up, Sean digs in deeper, determined to protect ...

The BRAND NEW instalment in Stephanie Harte's gripping, gritty new gangland series, perfect for fans of Mobland, House of Guinness and Peaky Blinders, from the bestselling author of Double Trouble. Meet the O'Connors... She danced with the devil once...now she’s back for more. A decade after her husband Sean’s murder, Josie O’Connor has built his empire into something feared across London’s underworld. But respect is still in short supply. To the me...

Step into the ancient fir-tree forests of Scandinavia and bear witness to legends as epic as those of the Greeks and the Romans.Melvin Burgess revolutionised children's literature with the infamous cult novels Junk and Doing It. In his first adult novel, Loki, he breathes new life into Norse myths.Starting with the Norse creation myths, the trickster god Loki takes the reader on a wild ride through Norse mythology, from the time t...

A big-hearted, funny and sad novel about the messiness of love, family and belief LONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD‘Hilarious and timely, a dazzling debut’ John Boyne‘Bustling, bubbly, bittersweet fun’ Daily Mail‘Bulging, big-hearted, a pleasure to read’ Irish Times‘Dazzling. A novel of epic ambition yet intimate in scope’

Following the highly acclaimed Nocturnes and Night Music, Night & Day is filled with eerie surprises and dark delights.Night & Day takes us from the dusty shelves of an uncanny library filled with fictional characters to a bunker deep beneath the earth where scientists seek revenge on old Nazis, from an English marsh haunted by a mother and her son to a country house where a grieving widower finds comfort in a most unlikely sourc...

New York Times bestselling author John Connolly, “one of the best thriller writers we have” (Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author), returns with a shivery collection of supernatural tales.Filled with eerie surprises and dark delights*, Night and Day* takes us from the dusty shelves of an uncanny library filled with fictional characters to a bunker deep beneath the earth where scientists seek revenge on old Nazis; from an English mars...

The Rape of Lucrece is a brilliant, brutal narrative poem giving an account of the terrible crime of rape and its dreadful consequences for victim and perpetrator. As ever, though, Shakespeare goes beyond the obvious, following the ramifications of the crime wherever they take him, shining a light on a band of human-behaviour encompassing the bestial and the beautiful. Gerard Logan's reading of Shakespeare's 1594 work is a stunning performance. Olivier award nominated Logan's emotion and v...

'Fast-paced and enthralling' Sun'A slick new series of romance and intrigue' Observer'Everything you want from a vampire novel' United by PopIN DARKNESS WE SHINEWelcome to VAMPS, an elite academy in the Swiss Alps for the children of the wealthiest and most powerful vampire families.Dillon is an outsider, a dhampir – half vampire, half human – sent to VAMPS t...

The Passionate Pilgrim, a collection of beautiful verses by Shakespeare and other contemporary poets, is here paired with the Bard's intriguing allegorical work The Phoenix and the Turtle, which focuses on the love and death of two birds a Phoenix and a Turtle Dove. Mysterious and haunting, these rarely recorded works are richly rewarding, performed to perfection by Gerard Logan. Highly praised for his performance of Shakespeare's The Rape of Lucrece, AUK Classics now bring you a wonderful...