Maison d'édition: Spines
Joseph Adams’s life spanned the tumultuous 20th Century, a life impacted at an early age by the brutality of war. Overcoming hardship and loss, he found redemption in a manner he never could have expected.
The critically acclaimed, internationally bestselling Declan Walsh series continues... It's all fun and games - until somebody dies... When a body is found beside the Roman Fort Gate on the London Wall, dressed as a Roman Soldier and with an antique Roman Gladius stabbed into their chest, it's tasked to DCI Declan Walsh and the team of the Last Chance Saloon to investigate the murder, leading them into a rabbit hole of similarly themed attacks - as re-enactors perform real-life battles at various locations for a "History of London" celebration during the day, with some taking a darker and more brutal approach at night. With the clock ticking and the body count rising, can Declan and his team find the reasons for the murders and stop them, before the celebration's showpiece - a recreation of the Londinium Boudicca uprising, with over a hundred re-enactors on either side - ends in disaster? And can they do all this while D Supt Monroe, preparing for his upcoming wedding, discovers he's still married - but not to the woman he thought he once was? The seventeenth audiobook in the critically acclaimed, internationally bestselling series of procedural crime thrillers featuring recently-promoted DCI Declan Walsh and the team of the Last Chance Saloon, Pretend To Be Dead is perfect for fans of J.D Kirk, L.J Ross, Ian Rankin, Alex Smith, Rachel McLean, J M Dalgliesh and Ann Cleeves, among others.Voir livre
Marrying for love is for princesses in fairy tales, not princesses in the Mafia. A dark, childhood-friends-to-enemies-to-lovers romance, perfect for fans of Sav R. Miller’s Souls and Sorrows and Sophie Lark’s Brutal Prince. The war between the Fox family and the Luciano Mafia is in the past. But when the decade-long truce is broken, history threatens to repeat itself. Effie Luciano is the throwaway daughter. To her power-hungry father, her hand in marriage is her only value. When her father gives her an unexpected opportunity, she is pitted against the one man she’s spent the last ten years avoiding: Finneas Fox. Finneas Fox is the family’s second-born son, hardened by his father’s tragic death. The gentle and kind boy Effie nearly fell in love with before the war is now a cold, ruthless and unforgiving man. For them, the line between hate and love is razor thin—and just as sharp. After a heist, a murder and countless betrayals, Effie and Finn must reconcile their pasts and learn to live with their scars or risk losing everything. Battling both themselves and each other, they discover that the deeper the darkness, the fiercer the love. This is a dark, adult romance. For a detailed list of content, please visit SummerOtoole.com/content.Voir livre
Previously published as Wind Chime Cottage. Investigative reporter Grace Callahan has spent decades searching for answers about her mother’s disappearance. When a long-awaited clue leads her to an Irish island shrouded in mystical lore, she hopes to finally uncover the truth. But instead of answers, she finds a different story—one the islanders will do anything to protect. War photographer Aidan O’Malley has seen too much tragedy to believe in fairy tales…until he meets Grace. Everywhere they go, lavender rose petals mysteriously appear—a sign that two soulmates have found each other. The closer Aidan gets to Grace, though, the closer she gets to exposing the islanders’ secret. When dark forces threaten to tear them apart, Grace faces a choice: solve the mystery that has defined her life or embrace a love that might finally heal it.Voir livre
"A genuine spiritual quest. . . . Extraordinary." — The New York Times A work that profoundly affected the counterculture of the 1960s and shaped the outlook of a generation. In this Audio are the two complete classic books, The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell, by Aldous Huxley, the author of Brave New World, which are among the most profound and influential explorations of mind-expanding psychedelic drugs ever written. Huxley reveals the uncharted territories of human consciousness as well as the mind's remote frontiers. An additional essay, "Drugs That Shape Men's Minds," is featured in this audio for the first time. Aldous Huxley delves into the uncharted territories of human awareness and the far reaches of the mind. The first two remarkable pieces rank among the most in-depth analyses of the effects of mind-expanding medicines that have been published in the past century.Voir livre
"The Squaw" is a short horror story by the Irish author Bram Stoker. It first appeared in print on December 2, 1893 in the British magazine Holly Leaves the Christmas Number of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. It was republished in 1914 as part of the anthology Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories. The story describes in gory detail how an American tourist in the German city of Nuremberg accidentally kills a kitten. It goes on to describe, in equally gory detail, how the kitten's mother gets revenge on the American.Voir livre
The superb next book in the amazing Harper Emporium series by bestselling author Rosie Clarke - you won't want to miss out! Changing times at Harpers Emporium - catch up with the ladies, their lives and loves... Oxford Street, London 1920 Harpers is beginning to flourish once more after the end of the war but for Sally Harper the problems continue. Husband Ben is moody, sometimes distant, and she feels he is shutting her out at home and at work, but why? It takes a terrible tragedy to make them realise their love and respect is still true. The ladies and girls who work at Harpers continue to battle with problems in their own lives. Marion is still trying to reach her war-damaged husband and Lilly is battling with her pain and shame. It’s a period of transition for all. The doors of Harpers are busy welcoming new and returning staff whilst bidding a fond farewell to others. This is the beginning of a new era and there is a fresh buzz of excitement in the air. A heart-warming saga following the lives, loves and losses of the Harpers Girls. Perfect for fans of Lizzie Lane, Pam Howes and Dilly Court. Have you tried Rosie Clarke’s Mulberry Lane, Dressmakers Alley or Blackberry Farm series – you’ll just love them! What readers are saying about Harpers Emporium: ' Brilliant read. Wonderful characters that draw you into Harpers world. Thoroughly enjoyable' -* Kitty Neale* 'Another brilliant book from Harpers. An engaging book that seems like closure of the full saga. I hope Rosie writes another. The saga was well written and reflected the changing decades' - Reader Review 'Excellent. Another excellent book in the Harper series. From reading the first book, I was hooked. Each book is so different, and I find them hard to put down. Rosie Clarke is an excellent writer. You won't be disappointed with these books. I can't wait for the next instalment' - Reader Review 'Love it. Read the whole series. Love them. I just love Rosie Clarke. Now got to find something else. I just find her reading so easy.' - Reader Review 'Good read. Very good storyline Harper's Girls can begin to get on with there lives now the war has ended. Would recommend to read.' - - Reader Review 'A lovely read. English saga writing at its best: wonderful characters, emotional, warm, lovely, highly recommend' - Reader Review 'Heart Warming, Compelling and Authentic, that features strong friendships, trials and tribulations of each woman, strong, relatable female characters, and a wonderfully enchanting location '- Reader Review 'This book is brilliantly written and the descriptions are so well done that you feel like you are there in the book as a character. ' - Reader Review 'I got sucked in immediately and could not put it down!' - Reader ReviewVoir livre
