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Sleep-deprived fathers conjuring phantoms; sharp-toothed children and stolen skulls; persecuted young women drawn to self-immolation. Organized crime sits side-by-side with the occult in Buenos Aires—a place where reality and the supernatural fuse into strange, new shapes. These acclaimed gothic tales follow the wayward and downtrodden, revealing the scars of Argentina's dictatorship and the ghosts and traumas that have settled in the minds of its people. Provocative, brutal and uncanny, Things We Lost in the Fire is contemporary gothic at its darkest and best.

Lisbon, 1940. The plush carpet hides her quick steps as Sofia arrives at her suite. She finds the door ajar. Inside, the ornate wallpaper is torn, the mahogany furniture smashed to pieces and her beautiful dresses strewn across the marble floor. Whoever did this was clearly looking for something. Sofia prays they didn’t find it. But she is too late. The young girl she’d promised to protect is gone…

Eighteen years ago Simone Porter's six-month-old daughter, Helena, was abducted. Simone and husband Matt have slowly rebuilt their shattered lives, but the pain at losing their child has never left them. Then a young woman, Grace, appears out of the blue and tells Simone she has information about her stolen baby. But just who is Grace - and can Simone trust her? When Grace herself disappears, Simone becomes embroiled in a desperate search for her baby and the woman who has vital clues about her whereabouts.

Two years ago, Beth turned her back on her three-year-old niece for just a few seconds. She disappeared without a trace. One day, Beth receives a photograph from an anonymous number; she is sure it's a photograph of her niece. She is determined to find her and bring her home. But someone isn't pleased when Beth returns, and they will do what it takes to get rid of her for good.

Each precious thing I show you in this book is a holy relic from the night we both perished—the night when I combed you from my hair and watered the moon with your blood.

Seventeen-year-old Georgia has a secret - one that is isolating her from everyone she loves. She's desperate to tell her best friend, but Sophia is ignoring her, and she doesn't know why. Before she can find out, Sophia is left fighting for her life after a hit-and-run, with Georgia a traumatised witness. Georgia's secret is about to go viral, but can her family rise above the lies they've told and fight for what matters most of all?

Darcy Drummond was four when she was kidnapped on a crowded beach. A massive police search and media frenzy followed but the girl was never found. Most people gave Darcy up for dead. Or worse.

Your life isn’t perfect, but you’re still happy. Your husband has stuck by you, and he’s a good dad. Your daughter, Becca, makes your heart explode with love. And then, in the time it takes to say ‘bad mother’, there’s no longer a place for you in your own family. Your right to see your child has disappeared. Life goes on in your house - family dinners, missing socks and evening baths - but you aren’t there anymore. Becca may be tucked up in bed in Rose Cottage, but she is as lost to you as if she had been snatched from under your nose.

On a cold night in October 1937, searchlights cut through the darkness around Alcatraz. A prison guard's only daughter - one of the youngest civilians who lives on the island - has gone missing. Tending the warden's greenhouse, convicted bank robber Tommy Capello waits anxiously. Only he knows the truth about the little girl's whereabouts and that both of their lives depend on the search's outcome.

When Ruth Alder arrives in the small town of Jamesport, Maine, she isn’t looking for company. She’s not even looking for peace. She wants to forget, to be forgotten, and to let the sea take what little remains. But the cottage she rents leans with a kind of memory. The townspeople speak in half-truths. And something in the sand below the bluff refuses to stay buried.

Meet Libby Weeks, author of the mega-bestselling fantasy series the Falling Children—written as “F. T. Goldhero” to maintain her privacy. With the final manuscript months overdue to her publisher and rabid fans around the world growing impatient, Libby is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Already suffering from crippling anxiety, Libby’s symptoms quickly accelerate. After she forgets her dog at the park one day—then almost discloses her identity to the journalist who finds him—Libby has to admit it: she needs help finishing the last book.

Scotland, 1618. The Triquetra Coven stands at the height of its power—respected, feared, and hidden in plain sight along the windswept coast of Irvine. At its helm, Margaret Barclay, a fierce and visionary leader, pushes her members to master their gifts and protect their legacy. But when she is slighted by her husband’s family, Margaret’s thirst for justice awakens a storm that could destroy everything she has built.

Sarah has no memories. She just knows she was found, near death, on a beach miles from her London home. Now she is part of a medical experiment to see whether her past can be retrieved. But bad things seemed to have happened before she disappeared. The police are interested in her hidden memories, too. A nice man she meets in the supermarket appears to have her best interests at heart. He seems to understand her - almost as if he knows her.... As she fights to regain her memories and her sense of self, it is clear that people are hiding things from her.

Agana Taitano Hofstadter, an expert in cryptanalysis, is summoned to Ennea, a dark and inhospitable planet, shrouded in mystery, whose only inhabitants are the Enneans. Joining her on this journey to another star system is a diverse team of human and dolphin scientist-explorers, including an arrogant cybernetically enhanced human, an artificial intelligence with a proclivity for holographic antics, and Taitano’s dolphin mentor. As she struggles to manage a debilitating psychological condition, Taitano soon uncovers a world-changing conspiracy deep within the subterranean ocean of Ennea.

In Echoes of the Lost: The Guardian of the Forgotten, Chandraish Sinha spotlights an engrossing tale of strength, mystery, and the tenacious pursuit of justice.

Amanda always knew she was adopted, but when she inherits a house in Avalon Springs, it’s the first she hears of her birth mother’s death. The moment she used to imagine meeting her for the first time and staring into the bright blue eyes they might share, will always remain a dream. Heartbroken, Amanda knows she must go there to show her children the home where they should have lived, to go through her mother’s old clothes, sell the house and say goodbye. But as she walks into the stark white house she begins to feel uneasy.

Lost Roots: Recovering a Lost Identity is a heartfelt homage to the human spirit's relentless pursuit of belonging and self-acceptance. Aster's journey resonates deeply with anyone who has grappled with unanswered questions and fractured identity, showcasing both the struggles and triumphs we all encounter.

In "Lost and Found," the vibrant narrative of the opera ballet "Canvas of Dreams" parallels Maya's profound journey of transformation. Each act, brimming with resilience, imagination, and beauty, deeply resonates with her, sparking a reawakening from the solitude of her past into the vibrancy of the present.

A brother sent away. A sister in a loveless home. A father ruthlessly murdered. Ricky and Leonora Bates are brother and sister, best friends, allies in a loveless family. They are a constant disappointment to their domineering father. He views Ricky’s quiet bookishness as weakness and Leonora’s feisty intelligence as unbecoming. Then Ricky is sent away to a boarding school in South Africa to “toughen him up”. And Leonora is stuck dealing with her dysfunctional parents on her own. The unthinkable happens. Leonora’s father travels to South Africa to bring Ricky home. Disaster strikes.

Not only had Adam lost his parents in a car crash, but he'd also forgotten who he was. Pamela is haunted by the patient who was murdered by her father. Barbara and Mike have mysterious secrets. Harry seeks solace at the bottom of a glass. And why is Mildred so afraid? While Helen's mind gathers dust, Lizzie mourns the loss of her and her husband. Both Penny and Jane are frantic to find their daughters, if in different ways. Rick wonders what to do about his family. And who is William?