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  The Doppler Effect - The...

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  In the quiet desert town of Ashfall, Elias Mercer encounters a man who is his exact double. As more versions of himself begin to appear, Elias is drawn into a surreal world of infinite mirrored corridors. A poetic and haunting thriller that questions the nature of identity and the paths we choose not to take.

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  Fangs & Honey: I Was the One He...

  SilasVane

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  He said he'd only bite me once. Then twice. 
  Now I'm not human anymore— 
  and neither is our love. 
    
  Fangs & Honey is a searing queer vampire romance about two boys who were never meant to belong to each other… and yet bite by bite, they fall deeper than blood can carry. 
    
  Noah was just a lonely boy looking for warmth. Lucien was the vampire who didn't believe he could still feel it. 
  Their connection was supposed to be a secret. A survival pact. A passing hunger. 
    
  But when the second bite awakens something monstrous inside Noah—and the third bite binds them forever—love becomes the most dangerous craving of all. 
    
  Hunted by the vampire council. Haunted by a boy long dead. Torn between moans and monsters, they must decide: 
    
  Are they each other's salvation? Or destruction? 
    
  Laced with blood, sex, obsession, and the ache of forbidden touch, Fangs & Honeyis perfect for fans of Heartstopper with fangs, Call Me By Your Name if they bit, and Hannibal, but gayer and hotter. 
    
  They didn't fall in love. They bled into it. 
  (Book One of the Fangs & Honey MirrorBlood series)

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  The Princess and the Goblin

  George Macdonald

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  George MacDonald's beloved Victorian fairy tale of hidden kingdoms, a thread of moonlight, and the courage of two children: 
   
  High in a remote mountain kingdom, eight-year-old Princess Irene lives with her old nurse Lootie in a lonely house while her father the king is away on the frontiers of his realm. The mountains around them are hollow, and within those hollow places live the goblins—creatures of the under-dark who cannot bear the light of the sun and who nurse a long, patient hatred for the people who walk above them. 
   
  One rainy evening Irene and Lootie stay out too late, and on the wild hillside they are pursued by shapes that should not exist in daylight's absence. That night Irene discovers a narrow stair she has never seen before, winding up and up inside the house to a tower room where a beautiful, ancient great-great-grandmother sits spinning by a fire of roses—a woman no one else in the house can find, and whom no one else believes in. From her Irene receives a gift beyond price: a fine thread, invisible in the dark, that she must follow without question and without fear, even when it seems to lead where she least wishes to go. 
   
  Below in the mines, young Curdie works beside his father hewing coal and iron, and there he learns the goblins' secrets—their weak and ridiculous feet, the songs that drive them into a rage, and the vast conspiracy they are digging beneath the king's own house. When Curdie is taken prisoner in the dark, it falls to a small princess and an impossible thread to walk straight into the goblin realm and bring him home. 
   
  First published in 1872 and admired by C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and G. K. Chesterton, *The Princess and the Goblin* is one of the founding works of modern fantasy—a luminous, unhurried story of trust, kindness, and the strange courage that grows from believing in what cannot be proved.

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  The Specification - From their...

  Owen Oliver

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  Joshua Albert Flynn was born in Sheerness, Kent, on 15th September 1863.   
  He was educated at private schools and later graduated from King's College, London.    
  His initial career was with the Civil Service where he thrived.  A marriage to Ada Parkinson brought two sons and three daughters into their lives.   
  He worked in South Africa as a financial adviser to Lord Kitchener before stints at the Admiralty and the War Office.  In 1916 he was appointed director-general of finance at the Ministry of Pensions.  His stellar professional career brought him a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1910 and a knighthood in 1919.  
  His career in literature, under the pseudonym ‘Owen Oliver’, started late and is almost forgotten today. Although he wrote a handful of novels, he was well regarded as the author of short stories for children.  But amongst the 250 stories he wrote and published in the leading periodicals and the magazines of the day his ambitions spread much wider.  He was able to write across a number of genres.  His humourous stories received particular praise as did his many science fiction stories, where undoubtedly his time in Government helped bring across a particular way of imparting information into the structure of narratives as normal everyday folk came up against terrifying and dystopian happenings. 
  Owen Oliver, died in Streatham, south London on 8th October 1933.  He was 70.

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  A Love Like No Other - Discover...

  Kate Frost

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  An emotionally moving story of family, friendship, love, loss and hope from TOP #5 bestselling author, Kate Frost. 
  Four women struggle with their life choices and the hand fate has dealt them… 
  All Pippa Green has ever wanted is marriage and kids. But at thirty-four and about to embark on IVF, her dream of having a family is far from certain. 
  Pippa’s younger sister Georgie has the opposite problem. Juggling her career, her lover, a young daughter and a husband who wants baby number two, she seems to have it all. But does she? 
  Carefree Sienna, Pippa’s best friend, is happy travelling the world with her successful career in film, however, long term boyfriend Ashton is desperate for Sienna to commit to their future. But when mother nature throws them a surprise, will it make or break them? 
  Happily married Connie shares her fertility journey with Pippa. While their blossoming friendship is cemented through the highs and lows of shared experiences, Connie underestimates the impact that being unable to conceive will have on her and her marriage. 
  As their lives collide in a way they could never have predicted, will any of them find lasting happiness? 
  Previously Published as Beneath the Apple Blossom by Kate Frost 
  Perfect for fans of Rowan Coleman, Dani Atkins and Sian O'Gorman. 
  Praise for A Love Like No Other 
  'A gripping, emotional page-turner of a story which brought me close to tears' - Sheila Norton 
  'I absolutely loved this book. The story was sad and happy at the same time. Really well written. I was hooked from page one. Can't wait to read more of Kate's books' -Reader Review 
  'A great book and right up there on my highly recommended list!'- JB Johnston, Brook Cottage Books 
  'Really enjoyed the characters in this book it was such a powerful story line of hope love, loss, families and friends' - Reader Review 
  'A brave and engrossing read on an important topic about which too little is written' - Debbie Young 
  'Lovely writing with down to earth sentiment. Enjoyed every bit of it :)' - Reader Review 
  'What I love about this story is that it is very real. Beautiful and poignant!' - Tracey Rogers 
  'This has been one of the most refreshing books I have read this year - read it and be as moved as I was' - The Book Addicted Housewife 
  'This story was incredibly real and powerful. I loved it so much, and wish that everyone would read it.' - Kerrie, Comfy Reading.

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  Mrs Dalloway

  Virginia Woolf

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  Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf is a landmark modernist novel that explores memory, consciousness, identity, and the passage of time through a single day in post-World War I London. First published in 1925, the novel is celebrated for its innovative narrative style and its profound psychological insight.
  
  The story follows Clarissa Dalloway, an upper-class woman preparing to host an evening gathering. As she moves through the city making final arrangements, her thoughts drift between the present moment and memories of her past, revealing the emotional layers beneath her outwardly composed life.
  
  Running parallel to Clarissa's day is the story of Septimus Warren Smith, a war veteran suffering from psychological trauma after his experiences in the First World War. His struggles provide a stark contrast to Clarissa's social world, highlighting the unseen emotional consequences of conflict and the fragility of the human mind.
  
  Virginia Woolf weaves these two narratives together through a fluid, stream-of-consciousness style that captures the inner lives of her characters. Rather than relying on traditional plot structure, the novel moves seamlessly between thoughts, memories, and perceptions, creating a deeply immersive reading experience.
  
  Themes of time, mortality, mental health, social expectation, and the search for meaning run throughout the novel. The famous tolling of Big Ben serves as a constant reminder of time's passage, shaping the emotional rhythm of the narrative.
  
  Woolf also explores the contrast between public life and private thought, revealing how individuals construct identity through both social roles and inner reflection. The characters' inner monologues expose desires, regrets, and moments of clarity that are often hidden beneath everyday interactions.
  
  Mrs. Dalloway is widely regarded as one of Woolf's greatest achievements and a defining work of literary modernism. Its psychological depth and stylistic innovation continue to influence writers and readers alike.
  
  Ideal for readers of classic literature, psychological fiction, and modernist novels, this book offers a powerful exploration of memory, consciousness, and the invisible threads that connect human experience.

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