The Girl From Summer Hill is a dazzling novel from New York Times bestselling author Jude Deveraux set in Summer Hill a small town where love takes center stage against the backdrop of Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice Enter Elizabeth Bennet Chef Casey Reddick has had it up to here with men Arriving in the charming town of Summer Hill Virginia peace & quiet on the picturesque Tattwell plantation is just what she needs But the tranquillity is broken one morning when she sees a gorgeous naked man on her porch Enter Mr Darcy What Tate Landers Hollywood heartthrob & owner of Tattwell doesn't need on a bittersweet trip to his ancestral home is a woman spying on him His anger which looks so good on the screen makes a bad first impression on Casey
- & she lets him know it The plot thickens Sparks fly when Casey is recruited to play Elizabeth Bennet opposite Tate's Mr Darcy in a stage adaptation of Pride & Prejudice As they spar on & off stage Casey begins to think she's been too quick to judge But then Tate's handsome ex-brother-in-law Devlin Haines who is playing Wickham tells Casey some horrifying stories about the man she's falling for Casey needs to figure out who to believe Is the intense undeniable chemistry between her & Tate real or is this just a performance that ends when the curtain falls? Jude Deveraux Love stories to enchant you For more gorgeous romance don't miss the Nantucket Brides trilogy True Love For All Time & Ever After
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play When a high-class escort is found murdered her protector Jake is crushed He loved her & now he&ll stop at nothing to find her killer Leaving a bloody trail in his wake Jake risks everything to uncover the truth & take his vengeance The Girl From The Naked Eye takes us through the underground world of sex & drugs where nothing is savoury & everything is deadly Actors Jason Yee Samantha Streets Gary Stretch Dominique Swain Ron Yuan Wilson Jermaine Heredia Sasha Grey Jerry Ying & James Lew Director David Ren Certificate 15 years & over Year 2012 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 20 minutes (approx) ...

The Girl From the Other Side Siuil a Run is an all-new manga series that pulls readers into a magical & enchanting tale about a young girl & her demonic guardian A haunting story of love & fantastical creatures The Girl From the Other Side Siuil a Run is a gorgeously-illustrated ongoing manga series that will appeal to fans of The Ancient Magus' Bride Each volume in the series will be released with a beautifully-textured matte finish cover & will include at least one full-colour insert In a world split between the Inside & the Outside those living in both realms are told never to cross over to the other side lest they be cursed A young girl named Shiva lives on the other side in a vacant village with a demonic guardian known only as ' Teacher' Although the two are forbidden to touch they seem to share a bond that transcends their disparate appearances But when Shiva leaves Teacher's care to seek out her grandmother the secret behind her mysterious living arrangement comes to light ...

' Martin Cruz Smith makes tension rise through the page like a shark's fin' Independent From the internationally bestselling author of Gorky Park comes a suspenseful World War II story set against the beauty mystery & danger of occupied Venice Venice 1945 The war may be waning but the city known as La Serenissima is still occupied & the people of Italy fear the power of the Third Reich One night under a canopy of stars a fisherman named Cenzo finds a young woman's body floating in the lagoon & soon discovers that she is still alive & in trouble Born to a wealthy Jewish family Giulia is on the run from the Wehrmacht SS Cenzo chooses to protect Giulia
- an act of kindness that leads them into the world of Partisans Mussolini's broken promises & everywhere the enigmatic maze of the Venice Lagoon Praise for Martin Cruz Smith ' The story drips with atmosphere & authenticity
- a literary triumph' David Young bestselling author of Stasi Child ' One of those writers that anyone who is serious about their craft views with respect bordering on awe' Val Mc Dermid Cleverly & intelligently told The Girl from Venice is a truly riveting tale of love mystery & rampant danger I loved it' Kate Furnivall author of The Liberation Smith not only constructs grittily realistic plots he also has a gift for characterisation of which most thriller writers can only dream' Mail on Sunday ' Smith was among the first of a new generation of writers who made thrillers literary' Guardian ' Brilliantly worked marvellously written an imaginative triumph' Sunday Times 'A wonderful surprise of a novel A thriller set in the last days of Mussolini's Italy but also a quirky romance
- the two held together by a warm dry humour that keeps the pages turning I loved it' William Ryan author of The Constant Soldier


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Eight times world-record breaking hula-hoop star Marawa Ibrahim was told that she was too chubby during her teenage years to succeed as a performer Today she is one of the most solicited circus performers worldwide having worked with fashion power-houses Diesel & Kenzo Contained within these pages are 50 lessons anecdotes & stories about the changes Marawa experienced in her own body during puberty written in consultation with Doctor Janice K Hillman The first book in a new series about growing up has been written for young girls becoming women who need not feel alone on their journey to womanhood Highly Commended at the British Book Design & Production Awards 2017 ...

Shortlisted for The Gold Dagger 2017 for best crime novel of the year There she is in a line of refugees in Kurdistan just before the mortar lands The girl they failed to save twenty-two years ago Thomas Benton & Arwood Hobbes watch the video again It can't be her can it? But as soon as they ask the question the journalist & the ex-soldier both know they have to make the journey back to Iraq's shattered landscape & broken heart
- they have to know' The ludicrous nature of the situation the characters find themselves in is expertly delineated There is real heart here too though amongst the black humour' Doug Johnstone Big Issue'A thriller that combines characters of more than usual sensitivity with the harsh reality of combat & a prescient analysis of the shameful behaviour of governments' The Times
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Amsterdam 1943 Hanneke spends her days procuring & delivering sought-after black-market goods to paying customers her nights hiding the true nature of her work from her concerned parents & every waking moment mourning her boyfriend who was killed on the front line when the Germans invaded She likes to think of her illegal work as a small act of rebellion But one day Hanneke gets a very unusual request One of her regular customers asks her to find a girl A girl who has disappeared from the secret room in her house A Jewish girl As she searches for clues Hanneke is drawn into a dangerous web of lies secrets & mysteries Can she find the runaway before the Nazis do? Meticulously researched intricately plotted & beautifully written The Girl in the Blue Coat is an extraordinarily gripping novel from a bright new voice in YA fiction'A gripping historical mystery' Publishers Weekly starred review ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH'A coldly brilliant expose of the depths of human nature' SUNDAY TIMESSixty-two days after the disappearance A man is arrested in the small town of Avechot His shirt is covered in blood Could this have anything to do with a missing girl called Anna Lou? What really happened to the girl? Detective Vogel will do anything to solve the mystery surrounding Anna Lou's disappearance When a media storm hits the quiet town Vogel is sure that the suspect will be flushed out Yet the clues are confusing perhaps false & following them may be a far cry from discovering the truth at the heart of a dark town FOR FANS OF DONNA LEON & MICHELE GIUTTARI GET READY FOR THE CRIME THRILLER OF THE YEAR 'A gripping read I defy anyone to guess the denouement'
- GUARDIAN on The Whisperer' Gruesome & gripping a taut psychological thriller'
- THE TIMES on The Whisperer

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Lost in history losing her self Uncover Tudor heroine Arbella Stuart's incredible story reimagined by Elizabeth Fremantle in this tense historical thriller Hardwick Hall sixteenth-century England Formerly a beacon of wealth & power Now a gilded prison Hidden away forgotten one young woman seeks escape But to do so she must trust those on the outside Those who have their own motives Discovery means death But what choice has any woman trapped in a man's world? Imprisoned by circumstance Arbella Stuart is an unwilling contender for the throne In a world where women are silenced what chance does she have to take control of her destiny? Praise for The Girl in the Glass Tower 'A top-notch literary thriller' Daily Telegraph' Thrilling clever & beautifully written' The Times ' Books of the Year'' Filled with dense dark political & social intrigue' Daily Mail' Shots are fired troths are plighted sea voyages taken escapes dared & mysteries solved' Daily Telegraph' Beautifully written completely engrossing & a book that stays with you after the pages are closed' Historia ...

' This is a wonderful novel powerful humane & moving It's also one of the best police procedurals I've read this year' Ann Cleeves How far would you go to protect your child? Can you really keep them safe? What if who they are puts them at risk? & what if they have blood on their hands? Teenager Allie Kennaway heads off for prom night cheered on by her dad Steve & little sister Teagan But Allie never comes home beaten to death in an apparent hate crime because of her transgender identity As police investigate the brutal murder a crime that has appalled the country one parent is at her wit's end with her son's behaviour Are his outbursts & silences hiding something much darker than adolescent mood swings? & if her suspicions are correct then what does she do? Another parent will fight tooth & nail to save his boy from the full force of the law After all blood is thicker than water & everyone should look after their own But if he succeeds then Allie & her family will never get the justice they deserve A groundbreaking story of love & hate loyalty & betrayal in a world of change Praise for Cath Staincliffe' Harrowing & humane A real knockout' Ian Rankin' It's always exciting to see a writer get better & better & Cath Staincliffe is doing just that' Val Mc Dermid' Remarkable depth The most grown-up writer in British crime fiction' Telegraph Complex & satisfying
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