Discover your new favourite fantasy series the epic and spellbinding first instalment in Empire of Salt'One of the best fantasy novels I've read' 5***** READER REVIEW______The city of Darien lies at the heart of a dying empire.Twelve families race for a throne soon to be made vacant - by murder or civil war. Into this fevered, hungry city come six strangers:An orphan and an old swordsman....

For lesbians in Provincetown, seductive Sable is more than just a bedroom voice on late-night radio. Through her talk show, Nightlight, she is a fun, anonymous friend andconfidante, until one mysterious caller attracts her attention. Behind Sable’s “mask,” Murphy Callahan allows herself to enjoy the no-strings radio relationship—she’s mourned the death of her partner for three years—and ignores the growing attachment as their very public conversations push permissible limits....

Who in her right mind inserts a popular laid-back chef into the top paranormal show on television? What a ridiculous idea. Granted, TV crossover shows boost ratings, but the respective stars have no interest in the other’s genre and spatter like water in hot oil. The only thing that home-spun chef Ronnie Smart and tenacious paranormal investigator Peyton Stanford agree on is the idiocy of their network’s demand. They have practically nothing in common, and it shows.But the show goe...

Disguised as her late brother, Cooper, in the 19th Massachusetts Volunteers, Catherine Samson fights to quell the Confederate rebellion and preserve her nation’s unity. She believes the Constitution’s declarations of equality and freedom apply to everyone, and dreams that someday they will extend to her own pursuit of happiness with a woman.Helping her father raise her siblings on their Gettysburg farm, Sophie Bauer likewise clings to hope for a woman to love, but when she serves a...

The last thing rock star Harper Cushing needs right now is this attraction to her grandmother’s helper, Frankie, even if she is sneaky-good on the guitar. Returning to her favorite childhood spot, Gram’s nostalgic general store, Harper confronts life-altering decisions: Gram’s future welfare, selling the store, and reassessing her own fast-paced “high life.” If only she could pull it all off without breaking everyone’s heart—including her own.Having made her own life-altering decis...

On New Year's Eve, Cherri plans to break up with her long-term boyfriend, Noah, at the annual Johnson Ranch party. As the clock strikes midnight, a series of explosions rip through the festivities, killing many and leaving the survivors trapped in the burning barn. A mysterious figure stalks those who escape the inferno, brutally killing them one by one.Cherri finds herself in a desperate fight for survival, racing against time and a relentless killer to escape the carnage. With ea...

The legend: Arthur Pendragon was helped to the throne of England by the mysterious sorcerer, Merlin.The truth, however, may be very different.Dr. Eleanore Tanner has made a modern-day translation of some new texts that were discovered some years ago on an archaeological dig in Yeavering Bell, in England, in which Arthur was helped to the throne by an even more mysterious figure: Guinevere de Camelerd – ‘Gwen’.In this first installment, we follow Gwen’s and Arthur’s ...

THE EPIC CONCLUSION TO THE BESTSELLING EMPIRE OF SALT SERIES FROM MASTER STORYTELLER CONN IGGULDEN'A master storyteller' Sunday Express________The news from the north is grim.An army is massing under the new king of Feal. They head towards Darien - city of the Twelve families -demanding allegiance, or war.Tellius, Speaker to the Council, knows this divided city will never stan...

Nancy and Sam have no intention of playing nice. Each aims to win the bid for the abandoned Narragansett Island Lighthouse, and compromise isn’t in the cards. It’s preservation versus profit, but the lighthouse’s dissatisfied governing board insists on better from both women.Ironically, a battered old book at the lighthouse just might provide the key to success. Inspiring parallels are discovered in the dog-eared pages: the struggles, dreams—and love—between two Danish women bravin...

Liezel Palad DeJesus is ready for college, despite what her nosy school counselor thinks. Liezel doesn’t need help. She’s always understood her role in a family of Overseas Filipino Workers: to make the most of her US education, get a job, and support the extended clan.But as political winds shift and fear rips through their immigrant community, Liezel’s grandmother makes the decision to self-deport. Suddenly, Liezel’s thoughtful plan to live at home with her while attending the lo...

Times are tough for sixteen-year-old Stick McLaughlin, running from a trumped up arson charge and hiding among hobos in 1918 Boston. Denied the companionship and support of lifelong soul mate Ellie, Stick edges her way through prison as Mac,î only to be thrust alone and wide-eyed into the very definitely Roaring Twenties. She swallows what’s left of her pride through the final year of her sentenceÑserving as maid to a wealthy familyÑbut stockpiles many invaluable lessons about rapidly-chan...

For Lily, summer camp was meant to be an escape—a chance to share ghost stories, make lasting memories, and forget about the looming school year. Surrounded by friends, the carefree days seemed to keep the shadows at bay. But when a campfire tale starts to feel unnervingly real, the idyllic summer begins to unravel.Unseen by Lily and her friends, campmates are vanishing one by one, their disappearances slipping by unnoticed. As the line between story and reality blurs, Lily and her...