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  40 Ways to Lose a Guy

  Donna McDonald

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  My bad luck with men is a joke in my family. 
  Can you believe my daughter at twenty thinks I'm the naive one about men? And my mother agrees with her! Conn warning me every three seconds about my stagnant libido doesn’t help either. What difference does it make to them if I'm dating or not? 
  Turning forty didn’t make me extra picky, but people need to stop judging me for saying no. Colonel Benson is happily married, and I turned down the sexy elf Conn dangled in front of me on principle. I don’t have time to deal with ancient winged creatures, eccentric fairy folk, or back-stabbing demons playing matchmaker. 
  The last thing I need is another man trying to ruin my life. Jack Derringer did a bang-up job of that already.

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  Chase The Devil

  Andrew Lowe

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  JAKE SAWYER is in limbo. Facing an internal enquiry into his capture of a vicious killer, he turns private detective, and takes the seemingly hopeless case of a teenage boy, missing for seven years. 
   
  When a young woman podcaster investigating the boy’s disappearance also goes missing, Sawyer is drawn into the secretive world of urban exploration. But then an adult male body is found, showing signs of extreme torture, and the murder reminds Sawyer of an unsolved case from his early career. 
   
  He connects the past with the present, uncovering a terrible link which could hold the key to the disappearances. 
   
  Out of therapy and tormented by trauma, Sawyer must hold himself together as his quest to find the missing boy and woman leads him to the lair of his most terrifying adversary. 
   
  Set within the bleak beauty of the UK Peak District, this pacy British detective novel is a murder mystery with twists, dark humour and a compelling lead character whose backstory continues through the series.

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  Northanger Abbey

  Jane Austen

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  "Northanger Abbey" is a satirical novel that tells the story of Catherine Morland, a young, naïve girl who is taken to Bath by family friends for a season of socializing and romance. Catherine is a great reader of gothic novels, which often lead her to imagine plots and intrigues where there are none. At Bath, Catherine meets the charming Henry Tilney and his sister Eleanor, who introduce her to their family estate, Northanger Abbey. Catherine becomes infatuated with Henry and begins to imagine that his family is hiding secrets and mysteries, much like the gothic novels she loves to read. She begins to explore the Abbey with this in mind, but her fantasies soon come crashing down when she discovers that there is no hidden intrigue at Northanger Abbey. Read in English, unabridged.

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  The Throne

  Samantha Whiskey

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  You know what you can have when you're a Prince? Anything you want—anyone you want. Except her. 
   
   
   
  Charlotte Carlisle is the only woman I've ever loved and never touched—because lusting after your brother's future queen is frowned upon. It never mattered that their betrothal was a political move made by our parents, that they didn't love each other—she was completely off limits to everything but my constant fantasies. And I've spent the last decade pushing her away, desperate to save my sanity. 
   
   
   
  Now that my brother abdicated the throne for his true love and left me holding the crown, the one woman I've always wanted is the same person enlisted to help me choose my future Queen. 
   
   
   
  Thirty-six gorgeous debutantes are vying for the position, but Charlotte's it. The only woman I'll accept, and the only woman who refuses the offer. Constantly. 
   
   
   
  I've got four weeks to marry to solidify my claim to the throne, or my country will descend into chaos. The anti-monarchists are waiting for me to slip, and with over a thousand years of Wyndham tradition running through my veins, I can't afford to fail. 
   
   
   
  But to win Charlotte, I've got to give her the one thing she's never had: A choice. And her decision could burn us all. 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  The Long-Shot Trial - An Arthur...

  William Deverell

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  Arthur Beauchamp takes a break from the courtroom to write a memoir so he can set the record straight about a headline murder case he fought as a young lawyer in 1966. The trial would either mark him as a pathetic loser or thrust him into the top ranks of criminal counsel.
  		 
  The background: in 1966, a young housemaid was raped by her employer, a callous and vindictive millionaire. She shot him point blank, so it seemed an open-and-shut case of first-degree murder. Enter Arthur Beauchamp, a young lawyer haunted by having bungled his only previous murder case. He is now called upon to defend a case that he is almost certain can’t be won. But as the trial speeds through twists and turns, his slashing cross-examinations bring hope that the jury might entertain a reasonable doubt.
  		 
  In the present time, Arthur learns that writing about his social gaffes, booze, and sex is not easy, especially as his efforts are regularly interrupted by the quirky characters who inhabit his supposedly idyllic Garibaldi Island.

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  The Time Machine

  H. G. Wells

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  First published in 1895, The Time Machine is one of the most influential works of speculative fiction ever written, laying the foundations for the modern science fiction genre. In this visionary novel, H. G. Wells combines scientific imagination, philosophical inquiry, and social criticism to create a story that is as thought-provoking today as it was revolutionary in the nineteenth century.The narrative follows an unnamed inventor—known simply as the Time Traveller—who constructs a mechanical device capable of moving through the fourth dimension. Determined to explore humanity's destiny, he journeys far beyond his own era, arriving in a distant future where the world has been irrevocably transformed. What he discovers challenges every assumption about progress, civilization, and the nature of human advancement.In this future, humanity has split into distinct forms, shaped by centuries of social division, environmental change, and evolutionary pressure. The Time Traveller's encounters with these beings force him to confront uncomfortable questions about inequality, class struggle, and the long-term consequences of technological development. Wells uses the framework of speculative exploration not merely to imagine the future, but to hold a mirror up to his own society—and, by extension, to ours.Far more than an adventure story, The Time Machine is a philosophical meditation on time, responsibility, and the fragile illusion of progress. Wells interrogates the belief that technological advancement naturally leads to moral or social improvement, suggesting instead that unchecked systems of power and comfort may result in stagnation or decline. The novel's stark vision of the future remains one of the most haunting and enduring in literary history.This edition presents the complete, unabridged text of The Time Machine, carefully formatted for modern readers and listeners. Whether experienced as an ebook or audiobook, it offers a compelling journey through time that continues to inspire, disturb, and fascinate audiences across generations.

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