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When my evil stepfather sold me into slavery, I thought things couldn't get any worse. Then they send me to Darkstone Academy, a reform school for psycho mages. The human students here are the rejects from other academies, out-of-control young mages. And then there are the supernaturals. They hate humans and aren't shy about showing it. Danger shadows my every step—until I find myself unexpectedly soul-bonded to four powerful men.

I've tried to forget him. He refuses to allow it. Now, here we are, forced to spend the holidays together, pretending everything is as merry as ever. It isn't. I know this. He knows this. Everyone else? Not so much thanks to the man determined to be mine. Despite all that's happened between us, he swears not everything has changed. He might be right.

The definitive and authorised biography of one of the world's most fascinating, famous and admired photographers. Cecil Beaton was one of Britain's greatest cultural icons - not just as a photographer capturing some of the most celebrated portraits of the 20th century but also as designer of the...

Eleven compelling BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramas telling the stories of the Russian tsars. Broadcast to mark the centenary of the Russian Revolution, this extraordinary drama cycle by Mike Walker comprises 11 ambitious plays spanning over 400 years, exploring the lives of Russia’s key rulers from Ivan the Terrible to Vladimir Putin. 

I've been sold by my own father to a beast. Gleb Sokolov is the definition of a savage. He’s an animal in bed and everywhere else. A ruthless Russian Mafia boss, badass personified. And my father just sold me to him to pay off a debt. But there’s something Gleb doesn’t know, and I’ll do anything to keep him from finding out.

The classic trilogy about murder, revenge and justice, as heard on BBC Radio 3 – plus a bonus documentary exploring Aeschylus's seminal Greek tragedy A chilling tale of homecoming, violent death and bloody vengeance, The Oresteia dates back to the 5th Century BC, but its themes still resonate...

The insights and memories of a member of the British Royal Family - HRH The Duke of Kent in conversation with Hugo Vickers about some of the key events of his life and the Queen's reign. HRH The Duke of Kent has been at the heart of the British Royal Family throughout his life. As a working...

What if there was a uniquely safe place to put your money that also earned the best long-term returns? In this new and updated edition of Only the Best Will Do, master investor Peter Seilern reveals everything you need to know to practise the art of quality growth investing: finding the...

I'm supposed to be cleaning up my playboy image, not agreeing to a no-strings relationship with my interior designer. But Lauren is independent, fierce, and full of fire. And I can't seem to resist her despite the fact that her best friend is dating mine. The more time we spend together, the harder I fall. And for the first time in my life, I find myself wanting more. I find myself wanting the one woman who seems intent on keeping me at arm's length. Lauren has trust issues, and my reputation doesn't help. But I'm determined to prove to her that I'm not the playboy everyone thinks I am.

I’ve always been the good girl. The preacher’s daughter. The town’s saint. The one who never strays from the rules. Until one reckless night changes everything. Calder Bishop is the monster I’ve been warned about my entire life. Heir to the most feared family in Black Hollow Creek...

Hugo Vickers's adventures in the world of Cecil Beaton: an unputdownable portrait of a vanishing age, featuring untold anecdotes and thrilling titbits of royal gossip 'A fascinating document, a window on to a lost world of glamour, grandeur and snobbery . . . an elegy, sad and comical, to a...

Welcome to volume three of the Sex Slaves series. Welcome to the Abused. Introducing four more tales of abduction and forced submission, of a life of sexual servitude. Where your Master must be served well...or else suffer the consequences! We tell of distant lands with palaces of depravity where young virgins are deflowered; of islands with hidden dungeons and torture chambers; and a cabin deep in the woods where no one will hear you scream.

The last thing Slade Williams, the intensely driven, hard-partying Navy SEAL, sees coming is his future as a single father. He already knows he sucks at the daddy part, not that it's really his fault, but a tiny-for-her-age six year old daughter now looks to him as the center of her world. Tina Anderson, the pretty first grade teacher Slade dated the previous year when he visited his SEAL buddy's cattle ranch, wants nothing to do with the outgoing man who so easily forgot her. Her heartbreaking past made this rejection a nearly unbearable experience. 

Leonardo und seine treue Sciotilus waren zur richtigen Zeit an der richtigen Stelle. Doch die Rettung ist nur der Anfang eines neuen Abenteuers für Tib, Amon und Saphira. Gemeinsam begeben sie sich auf die Suche nach dem sagenumwobenen Nocturnerz, einem magischen Metall mit ungeahnter Macht. Ihre Reise führt sie tief in das Reich des gewaltigen Lavawurms.

Bibi strahlt vor Freude, denn ihr Lieblingspferd Sabrina wird bald ein Fohlen bekommen...

The single dad falling for the younger nanny seems like such a cliché until it happens to you. Except that's not going to be me. I'm not going to be the mom who fell for her daughter's manny, even if Preston is hot. He's also younger than me and completely off-limits. At least that's what I keep telling myself. But it doesn't help that he's staying in my pool house. Doting on my daughter and restoring a sense of calm and order to our busy lives.

When my evil stepfather sold me into slavery, I thought my life was over. Sent to work in the kitchens at Darkstone Academy for the Magical Arts, an isolated reform school filled with dangerous young mages, I quickly learned that survival meant embracing the darkness. Danger shadowed my every step—until I found myself unexpectedly soul-bonded to four powerful men.

His voice has ruined me for real men. Low. Dirty. Addictive. Joe Hamilton's audiobooks don't just tell a story. They hijack my body, dragging me right to the edge of heat with nothing but sound. I've listened to every one of his romance books. More than once. He's a fantasy. A voice without a...

I’ve spent the last year simply trying to survive but the massive amount of debt to my name and a bar on the brink of collapse, I’m quickly running out of options. The last thing I expect is to be offered an out by Sunstone Ridge's most eligible bachelor. Roman Knight is small-town royalty. Rich. Powerful. Untouchable. And as desperate as I am. He needs a wife, and I need money, what could possibly go wrong by making a deal to marry the cowboy with his own reasons to never fall in love?

Pour sauver son fils, elle doit l'empêcher de devenir un tueur... Sauf que le meurtre a déjà eu lieu. Nous sommes le 30 octobre 2022, il est tout juste minuit. Dans la banlieue de Liverpool, Jen Brotherhood guette par la fenêtre le retour de son fils. Pourtant Todd a dix-huit ans, et la permission de sortie jusqu'à 1 heure du matin. Mais quelle mère ne se laisse pas gagner par l'angoisse tant que son enfant n'est pas rentré ? Alors, quand son fils apparaît enfin dans la rue, Jen sent le soulagement la gagner.