Two sisters. One enchanted forest. And a hidden destiny that could doom them both …I didn’t want to come live in the castle beside the Darkwood, and I especially didn’t want to become enemies with my stepsister Neeve. But how could I help it? She has magic, while I’m an ordinary girl. She’s the heir to the throne, while I’m an annoying afterthought since my mother married the king. And Neeve has the ability to master her emotions while I’m a red-haired dis...

We need to act five times faster to avoid dangerous climate change. This is an inside story from Simon Sharpe, who has spent ten years at the forefront of climate change policy and diplomacy. In our fight to avoid dangerous climate change, science is pulling its punches, diplomacy is picking the wrong battles, and economics has been fighting for the other side. This provocative and engaging book sets out how we should rethink our strategies and reorganise our efforts in the fields of scien...

Until this morning, Nina Robbins' biggest problem was surviving the chaos of life as a successful San Francisco artist. Then came the phone call: “Your life is in danger.”Turns out her brother, who was supposed to be vacationing in Peru, instead stumbled upon an ancient mystery serious enough to reach its shadowy fingers all the way to Nina’s front door.With danger closing in, she’s put under the protection of her brother’s ruggedly handsome friend, Sean Wilder.Toge...

Four charming, witty novels—including The Nutmeg Tree—from the "highly gifted" New York Times–bestselling author of Cluny Brown ( The New Yorker).A master of the twentieth-century comedy of manners , British author Margery Sharp has been praised as "one of the most gifted writers of comedy" ( Chicago Daily News) and "a wonderful entertainer" ( The New Yorker). Available for the first time in a single vo...

A cowboy with a lot to prove meets his match when he falls for a mysterious beauty…The truth about his family's past has always haunted rancher Frankie Hastings. Determined to prove what happened more than a century ago, the black-sheep brother plans to chronicle the story in a documentary. But a mysterious descendant connected to that truth could jeopardize everything. So charming Kate West becomes the first step in securing her support. Falling for the gorgeous s...

The Black Lace Book of Women's Sexual Fantasies reveals the most private thoughts of hundreds of women. Here are sexual fantasies which on first sight appear shocking or bizarre - such as the bank clerk who wants to be a vampire and the nanny with a passion for Darth Vader.Kerri Sharp investigates the recurrent themes in female fantasies and the cultural influences that have determined them: from fairy stories to cult TV; from fetish fashion to historical novels.

A pharmacologist's accidental discovery unleashes international intrigue and a deadly race against time."Fans of Michael Crichton will recognize the pleasure of a scientific idea turning predatory, though Scheer's book feels more intimate."—Literary Titan Gold Book award"If you're looking for a page-turner, look no further than this book. … Fade to Blue is a hard-to-beat, action-packed suspense thr...

'A subversive debut' GUARDIAN'Prose that dances with charge and potency' LOS ANGELES REVIEW OF BOOKS*WINNER of a 2023 ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR LITERATURE and a 2023 SOUTH ASIA BOOK AWARD*On a year-long exchange programme, sixteen-year-old Hira must swap the bustle of urban Pakistan for church and volleyball practice in rural Oregon.Stuck between two worlds, her experience of America...

Know your tater trap from your sniffle herring in Sharp's journey around the world in idioms, proverbs and general nonsense - the perfect gift for book lovers and language obsessives!'Brilliant, hilarious fun from a master wordsmith - you will LOVE this book' Kit de Waal'Extremely entertaining and very useful for new insults' Russell Kane'Utter genius' Marian Keyes'B...

The brand new emotional and heart-wrenching tale from the author of The Lost Evacuee and The Boy with the SuitcaseIn a time of war, an orphaned boy must embark on an epic journey…After the death of his beloved father, Arthur and a group of other young evacuees are sent far away to Canada for their own safety on the eve of the Second World War. Alone and afraid, with no family to protect him, Arthur faces an unknown future.But even on the o...

The Turner family had always lived at Grangely Hall in North Yorkshire. William and his wife adopt his dead sister's daughter, Alexandra Shankland, who Ernestine, the wife, calls a door-step baby.Marianne, their daughter, is set to marry the son of one of William's friends, Ralph, for the financial good of both families.Alexandra persuades their cook to teach her to bake, for feeding the poor, and when Ralph visits he accompanies he...

One night.A chance encounter.Chemistry hot enough to melt the ice.Eavie Adams' hard work has finally paid off when she is offered the promotion she has been working towards for the last few years with the Toronto Royals, her city's professional hockey team. She's never been more ready to take on the next stage of her career, and there's nothing she would allow to stand in the way - especially not the team's hot captain Jax Morghan....