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SHORTLISTED FOR THE NEW ADULT BOOK PRIZE ‘I absolutely adored Under Your Spell the sweetest, sexiest, funniest romance. It was such a treat!’ Marian Keyes 'So witty and smart. I am thoroughly under Laura Wood’s spell' Hannah Grace 'For any fans of Emily Henry, this is a romantic read...

'Just delicious . . . a gorgeous love story with fantastic characters' MARIAN KEYES 'I embarrassed myself giggling, sighing and crying my way through it, and couldn't put it down' LUCY VINE ‘Utterly stunning, hopeful and bitingly funny' LIZZIE HUXLEY-JONES Their story might be scripted, but...

Poppy Pym has grown up in the circus, taming lions before lunch and learning acrobatics in the afternoon. But when she turns eleven, her circus family decides she needs a more traditional education, and she is sent to boarding school. At first Poppy doesn't fit in at St Smithen's, a school that is very different from the circus. Then an ancient Egyptian ruby arrives at school, and dangerous accidents start occurring. Suddenly it's up to Poppy to save her new school and solve the mystery of the pharaoh's curse!

From the winner of the Scholastic Montegrappa Prize for New Children's Writing - it's Halloween at Saint Smithen's. When the Brimwell town hall burns down, the amateur production of Macbeth is moved to the school and it's all hands on deck. But when the play is struck by a series of mysterious attacks, it's up to Poppy, her friends and her circus family to save the play and unmask the culprit.

Eighteen-year-old Isobel Stanhope is keeping a lot of secrets. There's the fact that she's head over heels in love with a Duke who doesn't know she exists; there's the fact that her family is penniless but nobody in society knows about it; and then there's her job at the Aviary, an investigative agency run by women that specializes in digging up scandal on powerful men.

Quando Victor viene arrestato per un omicidio che, una volta tanto, non ha commesso, l'unica via d'uscita per un killer del suo calibro è la fuga. Ma qualcuno lo vuole dietro le sbarre, sorvegliato da agenti della polizia che non hanno idea del mostro con cui hanno a che fare. Ben presto, però, i suoi compagni di prigionia si rendono conto che non è lui a essere intrappolato lì dentro con loro, ma sono loro a essere rinchiusi in una gabbia con il più pericoloso dei criminali. E Victor ha una missione: scovare il traditore.

Da Cynthie Taylor får sin første rigtige filmrolle, er hun ovenud lykkelig. Der er bare ét problem… Den arrogante medskuespiller Jack hader hende – og det er gengældt. Bag kulisserne er de i krig, men på skærmen er deres kemi elektrisk, og filmselskabet ser sit snit til at udnytte det: De to unge stjerner skal lade, som om de er forelskede for at promovere filmen. 13 år senere har Cynthie og Jack holdt deres løfte om aldrig at arbejde sammen igen – indtil der pludselig dukker et tilbud op om at lave en efterfølger til kultklassikeren, som startede deres karrierer.

When Marigold Bloom finds her family business in trouble a chance encounter with the devastatingly handsome and extremely bad-tempered Oliver Lockhart leads her to the Aviary—a secret agency of women who specialize in blackmailing troublesome men. Soon, Mari is the agency's newest recruit, sent to investigate the mysterious return of Oliver's long lost sister. Forced to masquerade as a newly engaged couple, it is up to Mari and Oliver to determine if there is an imposter in their midst. But what happens when the line between truth and fiction starts to blur?

Another great adventure in the Poppy Pym series! A school trip to the seaside couldn't come at a better time - sea and sand could be just what I need to take my mind off my past. But things are not what they seem here at Crumley Castle, and it's not long before I, Poppy Pym, find myself in the middle of my most dangerous case yet. Impossible disappearances, long-buried secrets and dangerous threats. Can the ghost stories be true? Or is the real villain right under our noses?

Felicity Vane denkt nicht im Traum daran zu heiraten. Sie will Mathematik studieren! Um den gesellschaftlichen Erwartungen zu entfliehen, beschließt sie, ihre Universitätsgebühren beim illegalen Kartenspiel zu gewinnen.

Felicity Vane may be a mathematical genius, but getting her family to understand her academic ambition is proving difficult. As her first social season is fast approaching, it might be time to take matters into her own hands. Infiltrating the glamorous world of The Lucky Penny and winning her university fees over a game of cards could be the perfect plan. if only it weren't for the interference of Ash, the piratical and frustratingly handsome owner who accuses her of cheating.

Drei Schwestern, drei Wünsche und eine heiße Begegnung, die alles verändert. Auch wenn sie nicht unterschiedlicher sein könnten, halten Clementine »Clemmie« Monroe und ihre beiden Halbschwestern Serena und Lil schon immer fest zusammen. Ihre Mütter wurden vom selben Rockstar schwanger und zogen ihre Töchter gemeinsam groß. Als Clemmie von ihrem Ex aufs Übelste abserviert wird, sind Serena und Lil sofort zur Stelle, und jede der drei hat einen Wunsch für Clemmie.

A secret spy threatens St Smithen's, and Poppy Pym must solve her most difficult mystery yet! When a mysterious runaway van crashes into St Smithen's on the first day of the new school year, Poppy knows it's going to be an action-packed term! But when accidents continue to happen at St Smithen's, Poppy can't shake the feeling that her every move is being watched. With the Christmas holidays looming, secrets lurking in every corner and rumours of a dangerous beast on the loose....

The companion novel to Laura Wood’s “excellent, unputdownable adult debut” (Library Journal, starred review) Under Your Spell follows Theo Eliott’s best friend Cynthie Taylor as she’s pulled back into a fake PR relationship with Jack Turner-Jones, the one costar she swore she’d never...

The daughter of an aging rock star finds herself working for the hottest musician on the planet and is shocked when sparks start to fly—especially since she swore she’d never, ever date a celebrity—in this unputdownable romance that is perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Emily Henry...

From the author of Under Your Spell comes a funny, cosy small-town romance about an accidental Vegas marriage, two people forced to fake a relationship and a town determined to play matchmaker. Perfect for fans of Laurie Gilmore, Sarah Adams and Lynn Painter. What happens in Vegas, never stays...

Navigating the Mining Industry when you’re not a geologist or engineer can be intimidating. Let’s fix that. Join this trio of industry professionals as they demystify the practical, legal and procedural minefields needed for obtaining and maintaining the key assets of every exploration and mining company. Dismantling the idea that tenement management is just an administrative ‘post box’ part of the process. Their years of industry experience mean there is no shortage of stories covering many topics including native title and cultural heritage, to the challenges of working across ...

The first audiobook in a brand-new series from award-winning children’s author Laura Wood. Join Effie Kostas as she fights to become Student Council President in her new school. With a campaign team of loveable misfits, she tackles the truly important subjects: gender imbalance, outdated school conventions...and good-looking boys stealing the last slice of chocolate cake at lunchtime. A laugh-out-loud rallying call for switched-on kids everywhere.

Effie is changing the world, one classroom at a time. Dark forces are at work at Highworth Grange school: the student council has been taken over by a tyrannical villain with his own agenda. But Effie Kostas isn't about to stand by and watch democracy crumble! She's leading the resistance - but politics can be a dirty game, and Effie will need to keep her wits about her as she faces down the enemy. With the help of her brilliant band of misfit friends, a bad-tempered parrot and a former nemesis, can Effie save the school she loves before it's too late?

Iris Grey had een perfecte kindertijd... totdat haar vader opnieuw trouwde. Haar nieuwe stiefmoeder en twee stiefzussen zijn kil en achterbaks, en wanneer haar vader op mysterieuze wijze overlijdt, weet Iris dat er iets niet klopt. Ze weigert zich dienstbaar op te stellen en ontsnapt naar Londen. Zodra ze de intelligente en onweerstaanbare Nicholas Wynter tegen het lijf loopt, beseft Iris dat dit hét moment is voor wraak. Samen bekokstoven ze de ondergang van hun vijanden... Maar het stel blijkt meer gemeen te hebben dan een honger voor gerechtigheid.