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  Suleiman the Artist

  Carol Shimell-Haines

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  ‘Suleiman the Artist’ tells the compelling story of three terrified young people fleeing their homeland, where there is a violent civil war. But one of them, unwittingly, carries a terrible secret. Suleiman, a neglected boy who has never known love; Layla, the spoilt young daughter of a murdered musician and Ahmed, a friendless bully, are all desperate to reach England where, they believe, they will be safe. Firstly, they must endure a dangerous journey to avoid fierce fighting and heavily armed border guards, and they must pay people smugglers to cross the sea on overcrowded, unsound dinghies. But can they reach the safety, and the happiness, they so desperately long for?

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  Widdershins (Version 2)

  Oliver Onions

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  Onions wrote several collections of ghost stories, of which the best known is Widdershins (1911). It includes the novella The Beckoning Fair One, widely regarded as one of the best in the genre of horror fiction, especially psychological horror. On the surface, this is a conventional haunted house story: an unsuccessful writer moves into rooms in an otherwise empty house, in the hope that isolation will help his failing creativity. His sensitivity and imagination are enhanced by his seclusion, but his art, his only friend and his sanity are all destroyed in the process. The story can be read as narrating the gradual possession of the protagonist by a mysterious and possessive feminine spirit, or as a realistic description of a psychotic outbreak culminating in catatonia and murder, told from the sufferer's point of view. The precise description of the slow disintegration of the protagonist's mind is terrifying in either case.  
  Another theme, shared with others of Onions' stories, is a connection between creativity and insanity; in this view, the artist is in danger of withdrawing from the world altogether and losing himself in his creation. (Introduction from Wikipedia)

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  The Street

  H. P. Lovecraft

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  "The Street" is a short story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in late 1919 and first published in the December 1920 issue of the Wolverine amateur journal.
  The story traces the history of the eponymous street in a New England city, presumably Boston, from its first beginnings as a path in colonial times to a quasi-supernatural occurrence in the years immediately following World War I. As the city grows up around the street, it is planted with many trees and built along with "simple, beautiful houses of brick and wood," each with a rose garden. As the Industrial Revolution runs its course, the area degenerates into a run-down, polluted slum, with all of the street's old houses falling into disrepair...

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  A Prologue to Love - A Novel

  Taylor Caldwell

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  The story of a Boston heiress who wishes for nothing—except happiness—by a New York Times–bestselling author who “never falters when it comes to storytelling” (Publishers Weekly). Caroline Ames is rich beyond imagining. But after a childhood with a cold, rejecting father, she is irrationally terrified of poverty, seething with hostility, and incapable of giving or receiving love. Those who cross her path tend to find themselves at the very least suffering, if not thoroughly broken.A Prologue to Love introduces three generations of the Ames family during the Gilded Age and the early twentieth century—painting a compassionate portrait of a difficult woman, those who have hurt her, and those she has hurt. It is a vivid, profoundly moving novel that explores the damage that everyday evil can do—and what it takes to overcome it.

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  The Engagement

  Nasheema Lennon

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  Speak now or forever rest in peace . . .‘A pacy debut that ensnares’ ADELE PARKS 
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  THE PERFECT FIANCÉ. 
  When Victoria’s best friend Gwen announces she is marrying the rich and handsome Michael, celebrations are strained. Victoria doesn’t trust Michael – he’s hiding something. And he reminds her of someone she needs to forget. 
  THE DREAM WEDDING PLAN. 
  Too loved up to see Michael’s dark side, Gwen drags Victoria into a whirlwind of dress shopping, engagement drinks and elaborate maid-of-honour duties. Meanwhile, a mysterious visitor is leaving unwanted gifts in Victoria’s home, and Michael is becoming aggressive: no one gets between me and Gwen. 
  TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE? 
  The clock is ticking until the big day. Will Victoria expose Michael’s secret, and save her best friend from a marriage made in hell? Or will her past catch up with her first? 
  *THE UNMISSABLE DEBUT THRILLER FOR FANS OF T.M. LOGAN, TAMMY COHEN AND CAROLINE KEPNES* 
  *SHORTLISTED FOR THE OWNED VOICES NOVEL AWARD 2022* 
  -What readers are saying about The Engagement . . .  
  ‘Awesome twists’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘A perfect wee read for these dark and cosy nights’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘The story had me page turning like mad, and the end . . . Well let’s just say I was pretty shocked!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  In the small, rural town where the story unfolds, the psychological tension is palpable, making The Engagement a top pick among domestic thrillers. Nasheema Lennon masterfully weaves a tale that keeps readers on the edge, questioning every character's motives. 
  For fans of S. E. Lynes (The Ex), Sue Watson (His First Wife), Samantha Hayes (The Engagement), Victoria Jenkins (Happily Married), and Valerie Keogh (The Wives). 
  HarperCollins 2022

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  God Luv Us - An Achim Jeffers Novel

  Josiah Starr

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  Achim Jeffers faces his most challenging mission yet. He’s a black man caught in a deadly vice. One misstep, and hard prison time will be in his future. 
  His sworn adversaries in the FBI are in utter panic. They are begging Achim, a Counter-Racist hitman, to provide them with his expert assistance. The FBI has good reason to be so frightful. A twisted European assassin has been hired to take out a high value target in the United States. Infamous for his brutality and White Supremacist fervor, this faceless assassin is simply known as “The Tarpon”. Everything about the man and his deadly methods, are clouded in mystery. “The Tarpon” is intent on spilling blood in New Orleans. His goal is to serve the black citizens of the city, death on a cold plate. Aware of “The Tarpon’s” cruelty, yet weary of the FBI’s true intentions, Achim is forced to take a big risk in order to protect the Black Community he loves so much. He begrudgingly joins forces with the FBI and enters a global race to stop the crazed racist before he completes his grisly task. 
  Join the manhunt and experience the intense combat as Achim Jeffers and The Tarpon trade blows, in this sequel to Josiah Starr's underground hit novel “War of The Heart”.

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