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An irresistible French sensation - Mr Penumbra's 24- hour Bookstore meets Amélie - The Reader on the 6.27 explores the power of books through the lives of the people they save. It is sure to capture the hearts of book lovers everywhere. Guylain Vignolles leads a dull and solitary life. He hates...

A New York Times Bestseller! “Before there was Gossip Girl, there was Sweet Valley High…Sweet Valley Confidential makes a compelling enough companion that we actually missed two subway stops because we were caught up in its frothy fun.” —Wall Street Journal Iconic and beloved identical...

Dr. Devlin Dane has had his sights set on my panties for months. But I've done a stellar job of fending him off. As Mercy Medical's most eligible bachelor, he has no problem in the panty-dropping department. He's tall, dark, and inked all over. I get the appeal; I'm not dead. I'm not stupid either. He's a walking heartbreak waiting to happen. But when Reese Dane comes crashing into my life - literally- the game suddenly changes. The two have an unstoppable pull like centrifugal force.

Yumi Parr is the new project coordinator of a Manhattan design agency. Set apart from her coworkers by their race, salaries, alma maters, perfect teeth, and waistbands, Yumi bears their grunt work. After one microaggression too many, she decides to implement a change. Either senior white employees with their mouthfuls of wokespeak will comply or Yumi will learn a difficult lesson about the realities of modern business culture.

The painter Mario Minniti has travelled to Naples to seek out his old friend and former mentor Caravaggio. But on arrival, the great painter is nowhere to be found. In a bid to find him, Mario retraces Caravaggio's last known movements. His search reveals a life lived dangerously. Starring David...

Bloomsbury presents Cult Classic written and read by Sloane Crosley. A 2022 BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE TIMES ‘The witty, improbably propulsive rom-com you didn't know you were waiting for' ELIF BATUMAN ‘Razor sharp and very funny on the cult of modern dating' PANDORA SYKES ‘So good. I...

Gloriously freewheeling – Guardian It's a Kevin Barry novel, so the brilliance is expected; everything else is a brilliant surprise – Roddy Doyle The gods of literature, who have so much love for Ireland, are sweet on Kevin Barry – Richard Beard It's late one night at the Spanish port of...

SHORTLISTED FOR 2020 BOOKER PRIZE From an acclaimed Guardian First Book Award finalist comes a debut novel. Bea's five-year-old daughter, Agnes, is slowly wasting away. The smog and pollution of the overdeveloped, overpopulated metropolis they call home is ravaging her lungs. Bea knows she...

It's murder most viral in this debut mystery by Olivia Blacke. Bayou transplant Odessa Dean has a lot to learn about life in Brooklyn. So far she's scored a rent free apartment in one of the nicest neighborhoods around by cat-sitting, and has a new job working at Untapped Books & Café...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Timo Ahrens, thirty-one, IT consultant in Zurich, has his life under control. At least he says so. His calendar is full, his charm works, and his relationships last exactly as long as he doesn't take them seriously. At this year's AI fair in Berlin he...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Timo Ahrens, trente et un ans, consultant IT à Zurich, tient sa vie en main. Du moins, c’est ce qu’il prétend. Agenda plein, charme opérationnel, relations qui durent juste le temps qu’il refuse de les prendre au sérieux. Lors d’un salon...

This collection of stories explores the hidden, sentient lives of discarded objects in a fictional city. The narrative is set in the “Residual World”, a subterranean reality where waste and debris possess memories, emotions, and a shared history. Through personified characters like Barnaby...

Endlich aus dem Gefängnis entlassen, hat Ian nur ein Ziel: Sein Leben wieder in den Griff zu bekommen und sich dabei von nichts und niemandem ablenken zu lassen. Doch die Rechnung hat er ohne die Tochter seines neuen Chefs gemacht. Auch wenn er weiß, dass Madison tabu für ihn ist, schafft er es nicht, die Finger von ihr zu lassen. Ganz zum Ärger der Einwohner des Örtchens, in dem er bei seinen Großeltern lebt, denn die wollen ihn nicht in ihrer Stadt haben und schon gar nicht an der Seite der unschuldigen Madison sehen.

This last year has proven what I've already known. My marriage is strong. Strong enough to survive a decision most couples would never make. And now it's being tested again. This time, a weekend getaway with a person of our choice. No lies, no boundaries but still…. no names. The man I chose...

Darin steht der Namensgeber des „Big Apple" Peter Stuyvesant im Mittelpunkt, um den sich zu viele Legenden ranken, als dass man alle in einem Hörbuch komprimieren könnte, aber Irving beschreibt im gewohnt humoristischen Stil dessen Machtergreifung zum wichtigsten Mann der holländischen Kolonien und sein Wirken als Staatsmann, das in eine Zeit fällt, in welcher die neuen Siedler des amerikanischen Kontinents sich gerade im Aufbau eigener Verwaltungsstrukturen befanden und damit eine Konfrontation mit den anderen europäischen Ethnien unausweichlich wurde.

Brought to you by Penguin. On the last train home you expect to find standing space only, drunk people singing, the overpowering smell of McDonalds... You never expect to find love. When Abbie and Tom cross paths traveling home after a night out, their eyes meet across a crowded carriage and...

Don't miss the gripping new psychological thriller by Sally Rigby and Amanda Ashby! "Dark, gripping and with a smart twist, The Ex-Wife kept me turning the pages. I thought I'd managed to guess the ending, but for once was thrilled to be wrong." Bestselling author M A Hunter My life was perfect...

Brought to you by Penguin. A BBC, Financial Times and Cosmopolitan What to Read in 2024 pick Set in a New York apartment building, Fourteen Days is an irresistibly propulsive novel with an unusual twist: each character in this diverse, eccentric cast of neighbours has been secretly written by a...

Brought to you by Penguin. **THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** Is this the best worst day of her life? Once, Grace Adams was poised for great things. Now, she barely attracts a second glance as she strides down the street carrying her daughter's sixteenth birthday cake. But behind the scenes...

Five steamy, full-length reverse harem romance stories of badass alpha males and the women they make their own. This collection includes The Inheritance, The Renovation, The Promotion, The Gallery, and The Collection.