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Sandy Barker

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The Ever After Agency

'This story will have you laughing, swooning, & wishing it would never end.' Aimee BrownPoppy Dean lives and breathes romance - in her job at least. As a matchmaker at an elite London agency, she spends her days finding the perfect Mr Right for pretty much everybody but herself.When Tristan Fellows walks into the agency, Poppy knows she’s in for a challenge. A typical bachelor, Tristan has no intention of falling in love, but in order to receive his 30-million-pound inher...

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Barker, Joanna

Constantly stifled by the rules of Society, spirited Rebecca Rowley enjoys finding ways to quietly—or not so quietly—rebel. But riding bareback and avoiding nosy neighbors are nothing compared to the thrilling secret she is keeping from her family.When Rebecca’s quick thinking saves the life of a young girl, she unwittingly attracts the attention of the child’s dashing brother, Lieutenant Nicholas Avery. As that attention turns flirtatious, Rebecca is forced to tell him the truth: ...

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Pat Barker

A GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF THE 21ST CENTURY'Chilling, powerful, audacious' The Times'Magnificent. You are in the hands of a writer at the height of her powers' Evening StandardThere was a woman at the heart of the Trojan War whose voice has been silent - until now. Discover the greatest Greek myth of all - retold by the witness that history forgot . . .Briseis was a queen until her ci...

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Sandy Barker

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… to win.Sophie Reid is at the top of her game. A brilliant advertising exec and a devoted single mum, she’s this close to landing the biggest campaign of her career – the coveted Christmas ad for Hargreaves, the retail giant.Her biggest rival? Arrogant lone wolf Drew Parker, who won the campaign last year – and the year before. If only he weren’t so hot, maybe Sophi...

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Susan Barker

The Historian meets Under the Skin in this searingly provocative literary horror novel about one woman’s determination to stay alive at any terrifying cost.**In Osaka, two strangers, Jake and Mariko, miss a flight, and over dinner, discover they've both brutally lost loved ones whose paths crossed with the same beguiling woman no one has seen since.Following traces this mysterious person left behind, Jake travels from country to country g...

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Clive Barker

“Barker’s the best thing to happen to horror fiction for many moons. . . [he] never fails to deliver the compelling prose and relentless horror his readers expect.” —Chicago TribuneThe classic tale of supernatural obsession from the critically acclaimed master of darkness—and the inspiration for the cult classic film HellraiserFrom his scores of short stories, bestselling novels, and major motion pictures, no one comes close to the vivid imagination and unique terr...

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Sandy Barker

A BRAND NEW brilliantly funny rom-com set in Italy from Sandy Barker The perfect 2026 summer beach read for fans of Sarah Morgan, Emily Henry and Beth O'Leary!'When I pick up a Sandy Barker book, I know I'm in for a treat full of swoony romance, sunshine and fun.' Julie CaplinWhat do you do when your dream holiday for two turns into an unexpected romantic mix-up? Nick and Delaney each think they’ve planned th...

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Pat Barker

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The Women of Troy Series

A daring and timely feminist retelling of The Iliad from the perspective of the women of Troy who endured it—an extraordinary follow up to The Silence of the Girls from the Booker Prize-winning author of The Regeneration Trilogy and “one of contemporary literature’s most thoughtful and compelling writers" (The Washington Post).Troy has fallen and the victorious Greeks are eager to return home with the spoils of an endless war—including th...

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RJ Barker

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The Tide Child Trilogy

"Excellent. One of the most interesting and original fantasy worlds I've seen in years." —Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning authorA brilliantly imagined saga of honor, glory, and warfare, The Bone Ships is the epic launch of a new series from British Fantasy Award winner, RJ Barker.*British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel, winnerTwo nations at war. One prize beyond compare.

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Clive Barker

Clive Barker is widely acknowledged as the master of nerve-shattering horror. The Hellbound Heart is one of his best, one of the most dead-frightening stories you are likely to ever read, a story of the human heart and all the great terrors and ecstasies within. It was also the book behind the cult horror film, Hellraiser.In a quiet house on a quiet street Frank and Julia are having an affair. Not your ordinary affair. For Frank it began with his own insatiable sexual appetite, a m...

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Freya Barker

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Silence

Nurse practitioner, Dana Kerrigan, finds her steady and comfortably predictable life suddenly turned upside down as the result of a family emergency. With no choice but to take a leave from work, she has to hustle to keep Silence’s favorite pub running and her parents looked after.When heartbreak brings with it an unexpected opportunity to realize a long-held dream, it presents a new set of problems.One that involves murder, and the man sent to investigate.As a rece...

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Barker

Wanted, a Young Woman to Do Housework: Business Principles Applied to Housework is a pioneering work by C. Helene Barker, first published in 1915, that reimagines domestic labor through the lens of business efficiency and management. The book addresses the challenges faced by both employers and employees in the domestic sphere, advocating for a more systematic, respectful, and mutually beneficial approach to housework. Barker draws on her experience and observations to propose that househo...