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Agreeing to meet Ryker Lockhart is my first mistake. Rich, handsome, and more than intriguing, he thinks blackmail will bend me to his will. But he’s wrong. I may have done a few things that weren’t exactly legal, but I have my own reasons for that. The last thing I’m going to do is let some high-powered divorce attorney come into my life, have my body, and rule my heart. Not to mention ruin everything that I have carefully built in just a short amount of time.

Sanctuary is more than a band—it's a home for the lost and broken. No one knows that better than Ryker, the lead singer of the newly rising rock band. It seems he is unable to go even one day without being in the spotlight, and not always for good reasons. From run-ins with his label to arrests and a long line of broken hearts, it seems this rock god is determined to enjoy fame.

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Luna Lamont has a few short months to find a husband, or she loses out on a surprise inheritance. Content living life as an independent woman, she's ready to give up the cash, even if that means her deadbeat father gets the windfall instead. But when Luna realizes the money could finally mean her twin brother's freedom, she's forced to consider the benefits of rushed matrimony.

Having been rescued, remade, and returned to Freedom, Theron faces a life without Nine. Though he's chosen to be a healer, he can't find the peace he so desperately needs. Everything in Freedom reminds him of Nine. But then he meets Catcher and begins to uncover the dark truths behind Freedom's batcher program - and the virus.

Samira is a young girl who is part of the underground French resistance during World War II. Samira cracks codes and trades secrets in order to sabotage the Nazis' plans. In Resist, we follow Samira as she journeys through the Nazi-occupied French countryside, on a daring rescue mission to find her captured mother. Accompanied only by a loyal dog named Cyrano, Samira must rely on her courage and wits to avoid and outsmart the German forces.

The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller Learn how to recognise and resist the daily attempts to control and manipulate your mind. There is a war on for your mind. You may not notice, but you are surrounded by manipulators: advertisers, politicians, big tech, even the humble waiter who asks, ‘Still...

Since October 7, many students—and their parents—have been reeling. Hamas’s rampage through Israel unleashed waves of anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, and anti-Americanism—which had been building for decades, especially on campus. In these letters to his students, Professor Gil Troy, American presidential historian and Zionist activist, pushes back against the growing despair regarding America and the assault on Zionism, Israel, and the Jews.

Er war ihre erste Liebe, jetzt ist er ihr größter Rivale! Die 23-jährige Elora arbeitet als Köchin in einer Ferienanlage im italienischen Tursi, als sie zu einem Kochwettbewerb nach Rom eingeladen wird. Bei der im TV übertragenen Show kann sie endlich ihr Können unter Beweis stellen. Doch einer ihrer Konkurrenten ist ausgerechnet ihre Jugendliebe Jack, der sie hintergangen und ihr Herz gebrochen hat. Elora möchte Jack bei den Dreharbeiten aus dem Weg gehen, aber sie wohnen nicht nur im gleichen Hotel, sondern sollen auch gemeinsam Werbeveranstaltungen besuchen.

Sammie Gordon knows of The Love Hotel’s infamous reputation for making happy ever afters a reality. So when she gets her coveted invite to the hotel’s exclusive resort in Italy she’s packed her bags before she’s signed on the dotted line. What could be more perfect than sun, sea, culture and… her perfect match?

In This Is Why I Resist activist and political commentator, Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu digs down into the deep roots of racism and anti-blackness in the UK and the US. Using real life examples from the modern day, Dr Shola shows us the different forms racism takes in our day-to-day lives and asks us to raise our voice to end the oppression. She delves into subjects not often explored such as racial gatekeepers, white ingratitude, performative allyship (those black squares on Instagram), current identity politics and abuse of the Black trans community.

Multi-award-winning author Tom Palmer shines a light on life under wartime occupation, in a beautifully told story inspired by the childhood of Hollywood legend Audrey Hepburn. As the brutal Second World War stretches on with no end in sight, life for ordinary Dutch people in the Nazi-occupied...

Lily hat nur ein Ziel: bei der Weltmeisterschaft die Goldmedaille im Eiskunstlauf zu gewinnen. Um das zu erreichen, wird ihr ein neuer Partner zugewiesen - ausgerechnet Orion Williams, einstiger Champion, Lilys großes Vorbild und heimlicher Schwarm. Doch bei ihrem ersten Kennenlernen verhält Orion sich ihr gegenüber kühl und abweisend. Dennoch müssen die beiden sich nun zusammenraufen und zu einem Team werden.

A master strategist and tireless activist, Bayard Rustin is best remembered as the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, one of the largest nonviolent protests ever held in the United States. He brought Gandhi's protest techniques to the American civil rights movement and played a deeply influential role in the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., helping to mold him into an international symbol of nonviolence.

Prudence Cynster has turned her back on husband hunting in favor of horse hunting. As the head of the breeding program underpinning the success of the Cynster racing stables, she's on a quest to acquire the necessary horses to refresh the stable's breeding stock.

Eine Seelenbindung zwischen einem Dämon und einer Ignis gab es noch nie. Doch das außergewöhnliche Band zwischen Lana und dem Prinzen der Dämonen wird das Schicksal der ganzen Welt verändern... Seit dem Angriff auf ihre Heimatstadt ist für Lana nichts mehr wie zuvor. Ihre einzigartige Gabe macht sie zur Hoffnungsträgerin im Krieg der Menschen, Elben und Dämonen -, aber auch zum Angriffsziel. Verfolgt von dunklen Kräften muss sie ihr mächtiges Erbe antreten. Doch es fordert von Lana große Opfer.

Alles an ihm geht ihr auf die Nerven - und unter die Haut... Nach dem plötzlichen Tod ihres Partners entschließt Carly sich dazu, sich um dessen autistischen Bruder Scottie zu kümmern. Niemals hätte sie damit gerechnet, dass sie nicht die Einzige ist, die auf diese Idee kommt - und das ausgerechnet Josh, der beste Freund ihres verstorbenen Partners, vor ihr stehen würde. Die beiden konnten sich noch nie leiden, und keiner ist bereit, dem anderen die Aufsicht über Scottie zu überlassen.

For Finlay Swinton, Viscount Firthwell and only son of a powerful earl, life has been a lark...until he discovers a terrible family secret that could ruin him. Determined to make a name for himself free of scandal's shadow, he runs for Parliament. However, he encounters Charlotte, the mysterious woman who disappeared after their one night together, and he finds it impossible to stay away, despite her working class status and Jewish faith that threaten to destroy his chance for success.

After years away from home, Summer Graves is back in Austin, Texas, to accept a new teaching position. Of all the changes to the old neighborhood, the most dispiriting one is the slated demolition of the high school her grandmother founded. There’s no way she can let developers destroy her memories and her family legacy. But the challenge stirs memories of another kind.

Have you ever wished for the perfect job? Me too. So when I land a temporary gig with a worthwhile and exemplary startup, I'm determined to make it permanent. That my boss is the gorgeous, clever Elliot Sax is nothing I can't handle. We may steal glances at each other and straddle the line of playing it safe, but our partnership is too important for complications. Not to mention workplace hookups are against the rules.