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Every citizen of England is granted one bargain from their immortal fae queen. High society girls are expected to bargain for qualities that will win them suitors: a rare talent for piano in exchange for one’s happiest childhood memory. A perfect smile for one’s ability to taste. But Ivy Benton’s debut season arrives with a shocking twist: a competition to secure the heart of the Queen’s fae son, Prince Bram. A prize that could save Ivy’s family from ruin… and free her sister from the bargain that destroyed her.

This hugely engaging story of murder, superstition, religious politics and drama in a medieval monastery was one of the most striking novels to appear in the 1980s. The Name of the Rose is a thrilling story enriched with period detail and laced with tongue-in-cheek allusions to fictional characters, the most striking of which is the Franciscan friar William of Baskerville, who displays many characteristics of Sherlock Holmes.

In the peaceful Cotswolds village of Maybridge, you wouldn't expect to find a dead body in the rose garden. And certainly not two. Abby is horrified to discover the bones of a baby buried under a rose bush. It's in the garden of her soon-to-be ex-husband Howard's family home. She immediately calls the police. But she can't get hold of Howard. He's off on a jolly with the woman he's got pregnant. And then, just two days later, Abby finds Howard himself.

About empty thrones, a lot can be said. Throughout history, both ancient and near modern, a lack of an heir and the sudden death of a beloved monarch always meant trouble. When the position of a king is up for grabs, a lot of eager hands come forward. Pretenders and would-be heirs, cousins and nephews, bastard sons and daughters - they all came forward staking their claim to the throne. In the history of Medieval England, such episodes were many.

Step into the enchanting world of the Order of the Rose, a sacred lineage tasked with safeguarding the teachings of the Divine Mother through the ages. For millennia, the rich lore of the Rose has remained veiled in mystery, captivating the hearts and minds of seekers and wanderers alike. Walk the path of the Rose with me, joining so many that have come before, from the prophetic oracles of Delphi, to the revered Hathors of ancient Egypt, to the mystical Magdalene Sisters.

When Clara Eden is offered a job as an archivist working for eccentric estate owner Agatha Montague, she thinks her prayers have been answered. Soon, she finds herself sucked into the world of her research, captivated by a romantic correspondence thousands of years old. But as her feelings for her employer's assistant, Fiadh, deepen, so too does her suspicion that something about Agatha Montague isn't quite right. Unfortunately for Clara, by the time her suspicions are confirmed, it is far too late to run.

“If I catch you, I’ll own you. Now run.” I see a man in a mask with a grinning mouth and crossed out eyes unalive a man. But the mask slips and I see his face. Gray eyes. A scowl. I run. He catches me, and the next thing I know, the Bratva boss has taken me to his country estate, and I’m his captive. I beg, I plead. But he’s stone. I try to escape, but he anticipates my every move. Finally, he gives me a choice.

A searing fantasy romance full of magic, Fae lore, high-stakes, courtly intrigue, and a forbidden love readers will be sure to devour. If the forest stares back at you, you’re already prey. Bran Gallagher grew up with three rules passed down through his coven: beware forest paths that lead to...

Bestselling author Tiffany Reisz returns with an imaginative tale of lust and magic, and the dangers unleashed when the two are combined... On the day of Lia's university graduation party, her parents - wealthy art collectors with friends in high places - give her a beautiful wine cup, a rare...

Ich floh vor meiner Familie an den einzigen Ort, von dem ich wusste, dass sie mich dort niemals finden würden. Crimson Ridge. Als ich in dieser verschneiten, rauen Welt ankam, dachte ich, ich würde ganz von vorn anfangen können. Doch ich habe mich geirrt. Die verlassene Berghütte, die ich geerbt habe, ist nicht das, was sie zu sein scheint. Dieser Berg birgt Geheimnisse. Ein ehemaliger Profi-Bullenreiter beherrscht diesen Ort und nun auch meine Gedanken … Stôrmand Lane. Der Adoptivbruder meines Vaters.

London: 1968. Liz Houghton is languishing as an obituary writer at a London newspaper when a young girl’s disappearance captivates the city. If Liz can break the story, it’s her way into the newsroom. She already has a scoop: Her best friend Marisa is a police officer who is assigned to the case. Liz follows Marisa to Dorset, where they make another disturbing discovery. Over two decades earlier, three girls disappeared while evacuating from London. One was found murdered in the woods near a train line. The other two were never seen again.

Margaret Tudor, the elder sister of her more famous brother Henry VIII, is the single most important Tudor figure of this era that historians have consistently overlooked. Married at thirteen to the charismatic James IV of Scotland, a man more than twice her age, she would learn the skills of statecraft that would enable her to survive his early death, and to construct a powerful position in her adopted country of Scotland as she dealt with domestic issues as well as navigating international relations with England and France.

Bienvenue à Fallbury, le romantique petit village de pêcheurs sur la côte écossaise. Les souvenirs de son enfance sont la seule chose qui reste à Ellie de l’Écosse, son pays natal. Mais quand le pittoresque « Rose Cottage » de sa tante est au bord de la ruine, elle retourne...

The USA Today bestselling follow-up to Red Rabbit, Rose of Jericho is a supernatural horror where ghosts and ghouls are the least of a witch's problems in nineteenth-century New England. Something wicked is going on in the town of Ascension. A mother wasting away from cancer is suddenly up and...

The bestselling enemies-to-lovers romantasy continues in the second instalment of the ‘highly addictive’ (The Guardian) City of Fantome series. The path of destiny burns with love, magic and betrayal… From a remote hilltop haven, far from the city of Fantome, Seraphine Marchant and her...

In this first part of her Gothic mystery trillogy, best-selling author Joyce Carol Oates introduces Xavier Kilgarvan, a romantic hero and amateur detective. He must discover who has murdered an innocent babe while it slept in his mother’s arms. This turn-of-the-century tale of monstrous deeds and heart-stopping suspense will leave you eagerly looking for the next Kilgarvan case.

She left me once. Now she's back—with a four-year-old who looks a little too familiar. Five years ago, Rose Howard walked out of Buckhorn—out of my life. I told myself I was over her. Hell, I tried to be. But when she shows up in town right before Christmas—soft smile, that same...

Four months after the explosion at the Garden, a place where young women known as the Butterflies were kept captive, FBI agents Brandon Eddison, Victor Hanoverian, and Mercedes Ramirez are still entrenched in the aftermath, helping survivors in the process of adjusting to life on the outside. With winter coming to an end, the Butterflies have longer, warmer days of healing ahead.

In Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Murder for Hire: What Really Happened? , go beyond the headlines and documentaries to examine the shocking truth buried beneath one of America’s most infamous murder cases. Was Gypsy Rose truly a victim of long-term abuse, or was she a manipulative mastermind who orchestrated her mother's death and framed her boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, to take the fall? Using FOIA documents, interrogation transcripts, court testimony, and unreported forensic inconsistencies, this investigative account reveals disturbing contradictions in the public narrative.

King I don't rescue damsels in distress. When Luna stepped off that midnight bus into my dying town, I saw her as a civilian. A complication. A potential pawn in the war brewing with the Iron Eagles. Then she refused to surrender. Fierce blue eyes, refusing to back down even with the odds...