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Glasgow’s finest are on the case in these thrilling radio adaptations, based on the books by Peter Turnbull. In the four-part serial Condition Purple, a murdered prostitute is found in the heart of Glasgow's prosperous business quarter. Could a tattoo on her body hold the key to finding her killer? In Two Way Cut, another four-parter, a headless body without a speck of blood on it has the cops puzzled - and who was the strange figure that PC Hamilton saw running along by the canal?

When Kitty and Rian Farrell sail their schooner Katipo III into Dunedin Harbour in 1863, they are on tenterhooks. The new Otago goldfields have attracted all-comers, including their friend Wong Fu from Ballarat, who has sent a message for their help. To their surprise, Wong Fu reveals he is more than a mere fortune seeker - he is in fact a Cloud Leopard tong master, and his daughter, Bao, has been kidnapped and taken to opium-ridden China. Kitty and Rian agree to retrieve the missing Bao, but as they sail closer to their quarry, the stakes jump dramatically.

When Gail Bell was seventeen, she was shot in the back. Coming home from evening class later than usual one night, she took a short cut through the dark streets of a new estate, unaware she was being watched. When a car began following her, she felt a jolt of fear. Then the car stopped and out of the eerie silence came a cracking sound as a bullet struck her from behind. The car sped away and the shooter was never found.

Great advice on exercise and nutrition for a healthy lifestyle. Are you living a fairy tale? If you are really serious about getting the best body, the best nutrition and the best antiaging methods, once pudgy young woman, now bodysculpting champion Donna Aston will show you: why 95 percent of people who lose weight regain it and then some, how low-fat dieting is the greatest scam going, and why those empty processed carbohydrates go straight to the fat bins on your hips.

Money and success are not enough when love dies and secrets turn deadly.... Cass, Fran and Angela share one of the city's best addresses, yet behind the successful careers and designer clothes each is facing the crisis of her life.

What cultural messages do they receive about work and home, about sex and their bodies? Why do so many reject the feminist label? This is an original, often hilarious look at role models and available options in the age of social media and sexual frankness. With piercing insight, Goldsworthy lays bare the dilemmas of being a woman today and asks how women can truly become free agents.

We all carry stories within us - wrenching, redemptive, extraordinary, and laced with unexpected and hard-won wisdom. These are the real-life stories that a group of women tell each other when they gather for a deep and structured conversation - once a month in a suburban living room - about the things that really matter. They discover that life can be a heartbeat away from chaos; that bad things happen to good people; that good people do outrageous things; that the desire for transformation is enduringly human.

Life was going well for psychologist Alexandra Blake. Her career has taken off and she has been exploring her darkest sexual fantasies with her lover Jeremy Quinn. But her bliss is rudely interrupted when she is abducted in London, caught up in a dangerous struggle between unscrupulous corporations. Her captors want her to help them with their sexual experiments – pushing the boundaries of convention in the search for a drug to stimulate the female libido. But at what cost? How far will Alexandra be willing to go to satisfy her curiosity, both professional and personal?

Wicked Words - a collection of saucy and compelling short stories. From the Manhattan skyscraper to the provincial factory, dirty minds think alike. Sex...in the Office showcases some of the best erotic writers on both sides of the Atlantic. This book, the first themed collection in the Wicked Words series, brings you unashamed, wildly entertaining stories which explore the forbidden lusts that abound in the work environment.

When you have an eating issue it can feel like the loneliest, hardest place in the world to be. But it doesn't have to be this way. No one knows this better than author Melinda Hutchings, who battled anorexia for three years. Drawing on her own experience, as well as other people's, Melinda openly discusses what this feels like on the inside, how to cope with the complexity of emotions, what to do about where you are at with your eating issue, and what you can look forward to when you get to the other side.

Growing up in inland Australia, Judy, a young teacher, has rarely seen the sea. But when she flees a rioting classroom one dismal Friday, a dud and a failure, she gets drunk and wakes up on a boat. Overnight her life changes; she is in love with being on the water and in love with Wes Bannister, who lives on the boat.

The information in this audiobook is real-life stuff that we can all relate to. Working one on one with clients for almost 20 years has given Donna Aston firsthand and extensive knowledge of the complex issues involved in dieting. Knowledge is an imperative part of the formula for successful fat loss. Losing It will teach you the difference between those who succeed and those who fail, helping you to identify the obstacles standing between you and the body you want.

Maddy was always being asked to sing jingles for commercials. She'd sung about chocolate, cereal and dog food. Now she wanted a real acting job. But was she good enough to be an actor? Then came the announcement in class: "Maddy, you have an audition for Halfway Hospital." An audition! She just had to get the job. The second book in a series of entertaining short novels about four girls who attend The Shooting Star drama school.

How to Talk to Boys gives a realistic picture of the challenges and choices that face girls today when they're talking to boys. Written by a highly experienced educator, it provides a clear and informative guide to help girls through obstacles like shyness and awkwardness. Featuring 'uncut' individual comments from girls, this audiobook links their ideas about their ability to develop boys as friends and looks at what is needed to further a friendship into a relationship.

Supposedly there was a time, long ago when dating was simple. Rules were in place and long-held standards of courtship ensured that everyone knew what was expected of them and, more importantly, what to expect...Following an alcohol-induced, relationship-combusting one-night stand, Isabelle Beckett finds herself suddenly single.

A uniform can make a man irresistible, especially if he's tall, brawny, and resonates authority. Whether he is flying a plane, taking confession, or collecting tickets, a smart professional man doing his job can attract more than just a second look. And a lady in a uniform can raise the temperature anywhere - whether she is driving a Bentley, taking one's pulse, or showing one to a seat at the movies. This themed collection explores the erotic button-pushing that can occur whenever a uniform appears.

A uniform can make a man irresistible, especially if he's tall, brawny, and resonates authority. Whether he is flying a plane, taking confession, or collecting tickets, a smart professional man doing his job can attract more than just a second look. And a lady in a uniform can raise the temperature anywhere - whether she is driving a Bentley, taking one's pulse, or showing one to a seat at the movies. This themed collection explores the erotic button-pushing that can occur whenever a uniform appears.

A uniform can make a man irresistible, especially if he's tall, brawny, and resonates authority. Whether he is flying a plane, taking confession, or collecting tickets, a smart professional man doing his job can attract more than just a second look. And a lady in a uniform can raise the temperature anywhere - whether she is driving a Bentley, taking one's pulse, or showing one to a seat at the movies. This themed collection explores the erotic button-pushing that can occur whenever a uniform appears.

The first themed collection in the Wicked Words series, bringing together unashamed, wildly entertaining stories which explore the forbidden lusts that abound in the work environment. All the favourite fantasy archetypes are here: lady bosses in high heels, executive hunks in suits, motorbike couriers in leathers, and security guards in uniform - all doing something they shouldn't, with someone they shouldn't.

A uniform can make a man irresistible, especially if he's tall, brawny, and resonates authority. Whether he is flying a plane, taking confession, or collecting tickets, a smart professional man doing his job can attract more than just a second look. And a lady in a uniform can raise the temperature anywhere - whether she is driving a Bentley, taking one's pulse, or showing one to a seat at the movies. This themed collection explores the erotic button-pushing that can occur whenever a uniform appears.