Haunted by a dark secret, Sebastian Rockwood, Earl of Melton, values emotional control above all else. Unlike his younger siblings, Sebastian never yields to the famed Reckless Rockwoods family trait of impulsive, rash behavior. But his prized self-control crumbles when he spontaneously outbids a debauched libertine to save Helen Rivenall from a horrible fate. Never has the risk to his heart been so great as his treasured willpower slowly gives way to temptation, and he discovers nothing c...

"Legacy: the poetry of David Burns" is a collection of poems published to celebrate the life and creativity of David Burns (1931-2020), a Liverpool-born industrial chemist, mathematician, computer pioneer, and prolific late-life poet. Written during his retirement, his poems recount personal memories, family histories and social observations, and are presented with warmth and an unmistakable Liverpudlian wit.The book is presented in three sections, 'Life and Love', 'Musings' and 'T...

A clear-eyed look at how political pressures and military influences led President Obama to significantly increase US involvement in the War in Afghanistan, even as the prospects for success seemed increasingly dim.Barack Obama entered the White House in 2009 with a mandate to end the wars and occupations begun under George W. Bush. The American public and foreign policy–makers alike were ready to withdraw from these unpopular and unwieldy conflicts. While Obama fu...

WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZEWINNER OF THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD'Utterly compelling' Irish Times'Original, funny, disarmingly oblique' CLAIRE KILROY'A triumph.' GuardianIn an unnamed city, where to be interesting is dangerous, an eighteen-year-old woman has attracted the unwanted and unavoidable attention of a powerful and frightening older man, 'Milkman'. ...

Claire Mercer comes home from France expecting to return to her husband and her old life. Instead, the government says she has been dead for eleven months.Her driver's licence is cancelled. Her bank records are closed. A death certificate exists in her name. Her husband insists he does not know her—and says his wife, Claire Mercer, is buried in a cemetery.Then the impossible becomes worse.The body in Claire's grave was identified with her fingerprints, her dental re...

A suffering planet. The expansion of the human species. A corrupt elite. The truth is not what it seems.Earth is failing under the weight of human neglect. Nuclear fallout scars the land, famine spreads like wildfire, and rising PH levels choke the remaining crops. As the world suffers, The Collective—the ruthless titans controlling every major industry—tighten their grip, determined to preserve their own power at any cost. Under Anagen, a technology granting extended life to the c...

Mapping Medical Modernity explores the history of medical modernization and public health in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Tokyo, a city undergoing rapid transformation from the seat of power of the Tokugawa shoguns of the Edo period to the capital of a modern nation-state and its expanding empire in the Meiji period. Tracing the development of institutions and policies designed to improve medical care and public health in a dense urban environment, Susan L. Burns e...

Grace Nsubuga accepts an emergency overnight shift at Blackwood House because the generous pay will cover her daughter's school camp. The job seems straightforward: spend the night supporting Leo Vale, an intelligent young man with cerebral palsy who communicates through eye-gaze technology.But from the moment Grace arrives, something feels wrong.Leo's wealthy parents warn her not to believe everything he says. They claim his regular carer, Jess, resigned after stealing med...

Sean Campbell, grumpy billionaire, can’t escape the anger and resentment from his late wife’s treachery. His family sends him on a forced vacation, alone.Fiona Ferguson needs a vacation. Her late husband stole more than her money, he stole her trust. Now with the layoff, it’s the perfect time to go on vacation to find herself and start over.An island paradise is the perfect local for a passionate fling neither expects to see each other again. But fate has other plans and wh...

Are you struggling to connect with your child now that they've left the nest? Are you feeling the tension and heartache as your relationship dynamic begins to change? In Doing Life with Your Adult Children, bestselling author and parenting expert Jim Burns provides practical advice and hopeful encouragement for navigating this tough yet rewarding transition.If you've raised a child, you know that parenting doesn't stop when they turn eighteen. In many ways...

** OVERALL WINNER OF THE BARNES & NOBLE CHILDREN’S AND YA BOOK PRIZE 2026 (published in the US as SCHOOL FOR THIEVES)**“Utterly fabulous” ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG“I have never been as quickly hooked by a book. Debut author? And it’s this good? Shadow Thieves is the real thing” MICHAEL GRANT“A thrilling read!” JONATHAN STROUDSKANDAR MEETS OLIVER TWIST IN THIS BL...

Social media queen-turned-small-town baker Maddy Montgomery, her feisty friends, and her faithful English mastiff know you have to break a few eggs to solve a murder. . .As Maddy’s wedding day approaches, friends and family descend on the little town of New Bison, Michigan, to celebrate—so much so that Maddy wonders if there might be another happily-ever-after in store for her widowed father and innkeeper Mrs. Law. Unfortunately, she also has to deal with an unhapp...