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The last thing Jeremy Staymour remembers is the crack of gunfire, the rush of pain, and the blinding darkness that follows. A drive-by shooting leaves him lying unconscious, his life hanging by a thread. Now, no one knows if he’ll ever wake up, or if he does, what kind of life will await him...

The great explorers were the celebrities of their day - the romance and danger of their daring expeditions captured the public imagination and the world's headlines to an extraordinary degree. Not all of them lived to tell the tale, of course, but those who emerged triumphant from jungle, desert, or polar wasteland were hailed as if returning from beyond the grave. Journalists vied for their stories and publishers rushed their firsthand accounts of exciting and dangerous journeys into print for a wide and voracious readership.

Brought to you by Penguin. A vibrant, profoundly moving novel about friendship, connection and the dreams that shape us, set in an adult daycare centre in California. Among the clients and staff are Carlos, a charismatic aide who lost his mother as a boy, and Jorge, who is gentle, nonspeaking...

A collection of the BBC’s dramatisations and readings of W. Somerset Maugham’s fiction, with star casts including Alex Jennings, Dirk Bogarde, and Janet Maw. 

It was the trial that swept the nation But her story isn't finished yet . . . 'Had me hooked from the very first page' Reader Review ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Unputdownable!' Reader Review ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'I devoured it in a single day' Reader Review ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ St Medard's Bay, Alabama...

Aeris Relera has always drawn the short end of the stick in life—a self-absorbed ex, neglectful parents, and a past that continues to haunt her. When she's down on her luck one night, a mysterious knight in shining armor—or, more realistically, a knight in hockey shoulder pads—saves her from a few too many tequila shots.

Dina Demille doesn’t run your typical bed and breakfast. Her inn defies laws of physics, her fluffy dog is secretly a monster, and the only paying guest is a former Galactic tyrant with a price on her head. But the inn needs guests to thrive, and guests have been scarce, so when an Arbitrator shows up at Dina's door and asks her to host a peace summit between three warring species, she jumps on the chance.  

The Proposal meets Red White and Royal Blue in this fake dating queer romance, following an aspiring young diplomat who hopes to land his dream job by hiring an actor to play his boyfriend. Max has never had time for a relationship working in the high stakes world of international diplomacy. But...

Something strange is killing people in The Pale of Settlement—the strip of Western Russia where the Czars let Jews live.When military hero Sergei looks up from the kid’s body on the street of the captured Polish town under his charge, he’s met with the most terrifying thing he’s seen in...

Regresa el aclamado autor del bestseller Persona normal en un viaje por los libros que cambiaron su vida. ¿Cuál fue el destino del famoso estudio en el 221B de la calle Baker? ¿Existe en verdad un árbol que creció de un libro? ¿Qué ocurrió el día en que Juan Rulfo por fin conoció a...

In Ravenshelm, power wears a crown—and hides its teeth. When Clara Aldridge arrives in the harbor city of Ravenshelm, she expects danger. She does not expect beasts prowling the streets, people wasting away without explanation, or a royal court glittering with secrets no one dares name. The...

She thought she'd left her small-town past behind—until love brought her home. Chloe LaRue doesn't do second chances. As a celebrated pastry chef in Paris, she built a beautiful life with her adventurous husband Jean-Marc—until a tragic skiing accident shattered everything. Only ten months...

From the author of This Books Kills and Catch Your Death comes a new novel filled with murder, mystery and mind-blowing twists, perfect for fans of Holly Jackson and Karen M. McManus. It’s been one year and six days since seventeen-year-old Kay left her sleepy hometown after the devastating...

True peak performance isn’t about simply pushing harder. Master the three forces that drive every outcome—energy, emotions, and environment—so you can perform at your best on command, sustain your edge under pressure, and win without burnout. High achievers often think burnout...

Strange and probabilistic, physics at the smallest scales is driving innovation and research into the nature of reality. In this audiobook, we examine the latest mind-bending studies in quantum mechanics, including theoretical mysteries such as entanglement, real-world applications, innovations in communications and computing, and more.

'You know what? Yes. Just yes'' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  'Oh my god this book was incredible!!' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  'Vampires, romance, murder, mystery and a cat - what is there not to love about this book?'Reader Review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  _____________________________ 'You...

Society darling Persephone Dimitriou plans to flee the ultra-modern city of Olympus and start over far from the backstabbing politics of the Thirteen Houses. But all that's ripped away when her mother ambushes her with an engagement to Zeus, the dangerous power behind their glittering city's dark facade. With no options left, Persephone flees to the forbidden undercity and makes a devil's bargain with a man she once believed a myth...a man who awakens her to a world she never knew existed. 

One visit to my father in prison—convicted for a murder he didn't commit—and I've attracted the attention of the last man I'd ever want knowing that I exist.

Cara Hunter is a self-made woman. Driven and fearless, she's never lost a battle. In fact, the only time she's fallen to her knees was, well... for him. Emmett Brodie might be one of hockey's hottest players, but the moment he sees Cara, he's reduced to a single word: hers. And he'll stop at nothing to change her last name. With a love as all-encompassing and fierce as theirs, they become the ultimate power couple and the backbone of their family. But when they decide it's time to have a baby, they discover their journey to conceiving will be anything but easy.

A chance meeting. A hunky hockey player. A fake romance. Hardly an ordinary day in the life of Poppy Hart. My days usually consist of agonizing over my failing restaurant, worrying about my mountain of debt, and nursing my broken heart. Everything changes when I bump into a man in the coffee shop and claim him as my new boyfriend. To my absolute horror, he turns out to be hockey's most renowned bad boy, Dallas Burke. To my absolute delight, he goes along with my story.