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Sold And Seduced
Lydia Veratia made one mistake - and now her freedom is forfeit to the man who all Rome knows as the Sea Wolf. Sold into marriage, the one thing over which she still has control is her own desire. So when Fabius Aro offers her a wager for her own independence - Lydia thinks it will be easily won.
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Intent To Seduce
If Dr MacKenzie Lloyd gets married, she'll want it to be forever. So she's decided to learn everything about the art of pleasuring a man. She's a sex goddess in theory - now all she has to do is put her learning into practice... CEO Lucan Wainwright thinks he can handle anything - until he's propositioned by this incredibly sexy woman! Mac makes his every erotic fantasy come true, yet she's also intriguingly innocent, and Lucas knows that its far more than just sex between them. But does his seductive scientist realise that 'for ever' should be with him?
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Hearts In Atlantis
Stephen King, whose first novel, Carrie, was published in 1974, the year before the last U.S. troops withdrew from Vietnam, is the first hugely popular writer of the TV generation. Images from that war -- and the protests against it -- had flooded America's living rooms for a decade. Hearts in Atlantis, King's newest fiction, is composed of five interconnected, sequential narratives, set in the years from 1960 to 1999. Each story is deeply rooted in the sixties, and each is haunted by the Vietnam War.In Part One, "Low Men in Yellow Coats," eleven-year-old Bobby Garfield discovers a world of predatory malice in his own neighborhood. He also discovers that adults are sometimes not rescuers but at the heart of the terror.In the title story, a bunch of college kids get hooked on a card game, discover the possibility of protest...and confront their own collective heart of darkness, where laughter may be no more than the thinly disguised cry of the beast.In "Blind Willie" and "Why We're in Vietnam," two men who grew up with Bobby in suburban Connecticut try to fill the emptiness of the post-Vietnam era in an America which sometimes seems as hollow -- and as haunted -- as their own lives.And in "Heavenly Shades of Night Are Falling," this remarkable book's denouement, Bobby returns to his hometown where one final secret, the hope of redemption, and his heart's desire may await him.Full of danger, full of suspense, most of all full of heart, Stephen King's new book will take some readers to a place they have never been...and others to a place they have never been able to completely leave.
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Fade
A secret wing of US Homeland Security is recruiting agents to work undercover in the Middle East, and the director wants his second-in-command, Matt Egan, to bring aboard an old friend. Salam Al Fayed - 'Fade' - is perfect. An ex-Navy Seal, he is the son of immigrants and speaks Arabic like a native.
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Prisoner Of Tehran
An international bestseller, PRISONER OF TEHRAN is the astonishing, true account of one woman's remarkable courage in the face of unbelievable terror. Brought up a Christian, Marina's childhood in Tehran was shattered when the Iranian Revolution ushered in Islamic rule. After complaining about her Maths lessons being replaced by Koran study, Marina was arrested and imprisoned, suffering daily torture. Aged sixteen, she was sentenced to death. Her prison guard snatched her from death but exacted a shocking price in return - marriage to him and conversion to Islam. Marina lived out her prison days as his secret bride but struggled to reconcile her hatred towards Ali with the fact that he had saved her life. At last she was able to return home, but the regime kept her under surveillance. Marina's world had been changed forever and she questions whether she will ever escape Iran or her memories.
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The Winner Stands Alone
The Winner Stands Alone is the enthralling new novel by the incomparable Paulo Coelho. The story is set during the Cannes International Film Festival and the entire action plays out over 24 hours. Igor is a wealthy Russian businessman. His wife Ewa left him two years ago and Igor has never really come to terms with their break up, especially as Ewa is now remarried to a famous fashion designer, Hamid Hussein. Igor is insanely jealous and when Ewa left him he told her that he would destroy 'whole worlds' in order to get her back, and he intends to keep his promise! Igor has followed Ewa and her new husband to Cannes and his plan is to cause as much violence and destruction as possible until Ewa realises how much he loves her and comes back to him. Ewa loved Igor but she was absolutely terrified of him. She knows that Igor has killed people in the past when he was a soldier, but she also knows a dark secret - that he once cold bloodedly murdered a beggar who was bothering them in a restaurant. Igor is clearly unhinged and he will stop at nothing to regain her love and so he goes on a ruthless killing spree until he tracks down Ewa...The star-studded film festival acts as a backdrop to Igor's maniacal murdering spree and we are ntroduced to various characters along the way, all of whom are desperately trying to get their big break in the shallow world of show business; Gabriela a young and naive actress who is being exploited by her agent and Jasmine a troubled young Rwandan refugee working as a model. The Winner Stands Alone is a gripping, fast-paced thriller, and Coelho cleverly weaves in elements of social satire, poking fun at our celebrity and money obsessed culture. Top page
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It's A Guy Thing!
When Cassie Carmichael planned a night of seduction, all she wanted was to put some life into a dull relationship. Instead, she finds herself unexpectedly between the sheets with the man she's dreamed about
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Touching Earth
THE BALINESE TWINS Beautiful and exotic, they exchange an island paradise for the shabby squalor of London, and innocence for corruption. THE SICILIAN- Ricky Delgado strikes a devils bargain with a blood goddess: Build my temple and bring me the souls of damaged people, and you will see what rewards I give. THE COURTESAN Elizabeth makes her living from mens desire. With a flick of the switch in her head, she feels nothing: no pain, no hate, no sorrow, no joy. THE ARTIST Anis takes to painting as an outlet for his rage. His artists eye knows his subjects before they know themselves, and he paints them all, a gallery of broken people. Can they escape the deadly web of decadence and sin?
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Plain Truth
A shocking murder shatters the picturesque calm of Pennsylvania's Amish country - and tests the heart and soul of the lawyer who steps in to defend the young women at the centre of the storm
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Picture Perfect
To the world, they had everything. Cassie Barrett was a renowned anthropologist. Alex Rivers was a respected actor. They met on a film set in Africa. They shared childhood tales, toasted the future, and declared their love in a fairy-tale wedding. But when they returned to California, something altered the picture of their perfect marriage. Torn between fear and compassion, Cassie wrestled with the questions she never dreamed she would face. Why did she stay? And how could she leave?
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Salem Falls
Jack McBride was a beloved teacher and coach at a girl's prep school--until a student's crush sparked an accusation, leaving him with an eight-month jail sentence and no job. Jack resolves to start over. But just when it seems his life is getting back on track, Jack finds himself the object of fresh accusations of rape, brought by a coven of bewitching teenage girls from Salem Falls. Love can redeem a man...but secrets and lies can condemn him. A handsome stranger comes to the sleepy New England town of Salem Falls in hopes of burying his past: Once a teacher at a girls' prep school, Jack St. Bride was destroyed when a student's crush sparked a powder keg of accusation. Now, washing dishes for Addie Peabody at the Do-Or-Diner, he slips quietly into his new routine, and Addie finds this unassuming man fitting easily inside her heart. But amid the rustic calm of Salem Falls, a quartet of teenage girls harbor dark secrets -- and they maliciously target Jack with a shattering allegation. Now, at the center of a modern-day witch hunt, Jack is forced once again to proclaim his innocence: to a town searching for answers, to a justice system where truth becomes a slippery concept written in shades of gray, and to the woman who has come to love him.
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Forever In Your Embrace
When her entourage is attacked by a band of ruthless Cossacks, beautiful Countess Synnovea Zenkovna is rescued by a mysterious horseman, British officer Tyrone Rycroft, in a romantic saga set against the intrigues and treachery of czarist Russia.
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The Templar Legacy
A New York Times megaselling author hits our shores for the first time, delivering writing which combines the mass-market appeal of Dan Brown with a thrilling ingenuity all of its own
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Piece Of My Heart
This is the stunning new Inspector Banks novel, by an author ready for the Number One slot. As volunteers clean up after a huge outdoor rock concert in Yorkshire in 1969, they discover the body of a young woman wrapped in a sleeping bag. She has been brutally murdered. The detective assigned to the case, Stanley Chadwick, is a hard-headed, strait-laced veteran of the Second World War. He could not have less in common with - or less regard for - young, disrespectful, long-haired hippies, smoking marijuana and listening to the pulsing sounds of rock and roll. But he has a murder to solve, and it looks as if the victim was somehow associated with the up-and-coming psychedelic pastoral band the Mad Hatters. In the present, Inspector Alan Banks is investigating the murder of a freelance music journalist, who was working on a feature about the Mad Hatters for "MOJO" magazine. This is not the first time that the Mad Hatters, now aging rock superstars, have been brushed by tragedy. Banks finds he has to delve into the past to find out exactly what hornets' nest the journalist inadvertently stirred up.
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A Woman Of Cairo
Son and daughter of diplomats in Cairo, the gentle Serena Pasha and Mark Holt are privileged and attractive, growing up in a magical world of champagne breakfasts and midnight picnics at the pyramids. Their lives entwined since childhood, they grow ever closer as adults. Yet Serena's hand has been promised not to Mark, but to his brother, Greg. As World War II speeds closer to Cairo, a shocking accident gives these young lovers a second chance--but with this chance comes terrible danger. Egypt is threatened not only by the German army but by nationalist forces within Cairo determined to end the British occupation at any cost. The country torn apart, and enemies everywhere, Mark and Serena's love is tested to the limit.
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More Twisted
Number one bestselling author Jeffery Deaver is back with sixteen award-winning, spine-tingling tales of suspense. In ' Afraid' a former model and fashion designer thinks she's found the man of her dreams. Until he takes rather too much control over her life.....Charles Monroe is 'The Commuter' - a man whose train journey to work is interrupted by his wife ringing to tell him another 30-year-old white male has been found dead. Monroe's life, though he doesn't know it, is over from that moment. And in 'Locard's Principle', the philosophy on which Lincoln Rhyme has based his career is put to the test when a philanthropist is shot dead in his own bed.
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Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise is undoubtedly one of Hollywood's biggest stars and of the most powerful actors of his generation. He became a star in his first film, "Risky Business," before he was 21. His later career has seen a stellar rise to fame, through films such as "Top Gun," "Rain Man," "Jerry Maguire," and "Mission Impossible. "But he is equally well known for his rocky personal life and most lately, his controversial attachment to Scientology. And it has lately seemed, with his highly-publicized on- and off-screen romances, that the divide between screen and real life has become increasingly narrow. In this book, acclaimed film critic Iain Johnstone tells the story of both the man and his work. This is the inside story of the making of Tom Cruise the Hollywood legend, his extraordinary achievements and how Tom's onscreen life is formed by his personal experiences--or is it the other way around? This is a pacey, entertaining, and insightful biography of one of the most iconic stars of our day.
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Hitchhiking To Heaven
Lionel Blue is one of those paradoxes: Britain's most famous Rabbi and a household name, his Jewish wit and quirky spirituality never fail to entertain. Yet he has lived a life on the fringes. A Rabbi who has remained true to his tradition, he has also found a home in Christianity. A man who has struggled with his sexuality, he has learnt slowly and painfully that spirituality and sexuality are inextricably entwined. Lionel Blue has never tried to escape the contradictions of a life lived honestly, and he has remained open to exploration and challenge. This all makes for an autobiography of immense richness. (to expand)
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Fire Sale
A favour to an old friend means a return to the streets of South Chicago for V.I. Warshawski.....But the neighbourhood where she grew up is now a dangerous, depressed place that reeks of bad memories. And the high school basketball team she has come to coach is a group of gang-bangers, fundamentalists and teenage moms....The mother of one of the girls asks V.I. to look into claims of sabotage at the flag-making factory where she works. If it closes, the only other employer is By-Smart, a behemoth superstore that discounts its wages as heavily as its wares. But V.I. has barely agreed to help when the factory blows up...As V.I. invetsigates, she finds herself confronting the powerful family who own By-Smart. Founder William 'Buffalo Bill' Bysen is a difficult old man, at odds with both V.I. and his sons. And when his favoured grandson, Billy, runs away with one of her basketball players, V.I. is squeezed between the needs of two very different families in her attempts to find the errant teenagers and track down a particularly cruel murderer...."