In preparation for all-out war Takashiro urges Yuki Luka & the Zweilt to take a break at the Hidden Springs of the Giou. But soon after they arrive the proprietress of the inn begs them to investigate some mysterious events at a nearby shrine. But nothing will prepare Yuki for Sairis revelations about the brave but terrible ends met by the Light of God through the ages.. . ...

The life & marriage of Grace & Michael Mulcahy has all the signs of being a successful & fulfilled one: a daughter; rewarding jobs; plenty of friends. But when Grace discovers that her partner in her interior design business 52-year-old Miriam is embezzling her the seeds are sown for Graces bind. When confronted with her betrayal Miriam begs Grace not to tell anyone in order to preserve Miriams marriage which will fall apart if the truth outs. Grace agrees to keep quiet but finds it leads to all sorts of complications & misunderstandings that put a strain on all of her relationships both professional & personal. By the time she notices how close things are to crumbling is it too late to piece together the ties that bind her to those she loves? ...

All it takes is one fatal mistake.. . High-school beauty Natalie Hargrove has spent years plotting to become prom queen. She's got just what it takes: popularity glamour & ruthless ambition. When someone threatens to overturn her perfect plan Natalie needs to take control. But a critical error plunges her into a sea of secrets shame & scandal. Because it turns out there's one thing even Natalie Hargrove can't command
- & that's fate. An irresistibly exciting novel from the author of international bestsellers Fallen & Torment.
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Simon Serrailler is faced with that most complicated of investigations
- a cold case. Freak weather & flash floods all over southern
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Heavy rain falls on Lafferton flooding the cathedral town & causing a landslip out on the moors. As the rain water slowly drains away a shallow grave
- & a skeleton
- are revealed. It doesn't take long to identify the remains as those of missing teenager Harriet Lowther who was last seen sixteen years ago. But a cold case isn't a priority for a police force already struggling with staff shortages & cuts: if Detective Inspector Simon Serrailler is to solve the case he will have to do it alone. Meanwhile his sister Dr Cat Deerbon is fighting for funding to prevent the closure of the local hospice that offers respite to so many of her patients.

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It seems that (un)life is going pretty well for Zoey Redbird. Shes settled in at the House of Night finishing school & is coming to terms with the vast powers the vampyre goddess Nyx has given her. She even has a boyfriend.. .or two. Best of all Zoey finally feels she has found somewhere she belongs. Then the unthinkable happens. Human teenagers are being killed & all the evidence points to the vampires at Zoeys school. While danger stalks the humans from Zoeys past life she begins to realise that the very powers that made her so unique might also threaten those she loves. Then when she needs her new friends the most death strikes the House of Night. Zoey finds herself facing a betrayal that could break her heart & jeopardise the very fabric of her world.
- Not suitable for younger readers -
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It seems that (un)life is going pretty well for Zoey Redbird. She's settled in at the House of Night finishing school & is coming to terms with the vast powers the vampyre goddess Nyx has given her. She even has a boyfriend.. .or two. Best of all Zoey finally feels she has found somewhere she belongs. Then the unthinkable happens. Human teenagers are being killed & all the evidence points to the vampires at Zoey's school. While danger stalks the humans from Zoey's past life she begins to realise that the very powers that made her so unique might also threaten those she loves. Then when she needs her new friends the most death strikes the House of Night. Zoey finds herself facing a betrayal that could break her heart & jeopardise the very fabric of her world.
- Not suitable for younger readers -
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When Sydney Chaplin left D.C. nine years ago for college she vowed never to return. But when her sister is found brutally murdered she finds herself drawn once again into the shadowy web of her wealthy powerful family. Joined by Washington detectives Jack Cassian & Darius Train & driven by her need to know the truth about her sisters death Sydney will risk everything
- her life & her familys future
- to find the answers. From the gritty streets & crack dens of the Districts inner city to the smart country clubs & gilded offices of the nations political elite Sydney Cassian & Train must slip deep into a labyrinth of money power & deceit to uncover a decades-old conspiracy that could rock the nation.

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Rosie was a beautiful young actress when she fell in love with Johnny Mullins the notorious London gangster. But their married life was far from what she had hoped it would be & was marred by drug abuse & violence. After Johnny was arrested & sentenced to eighteen years it became clear that their relationship was doomed to fail. Now years later & for the first time life is finally looking up for Rosie Mullins. She has confronted her jealous husband & told him that she wants out her acting career has taken off & she has fallen into a new relationship with a top TV executive. But all too quickly she finds that Johnnys influence extends far beyond the prison walls that contain him. To make matters worse his intensely loyal twin brother Mad Dog Eddie is proving to be every bit as dangerous as her husb&. ...

Based in Stepney this book is set on a rough & ready council estate in the heart of London's East End. A story that starts in 1975 ends in 2005 it tells the trials & tribulations of the Hutton family. Maureen
- the gutsy mum separated from her alcoholic husband she scrimps & saves for years to bring up her children & instil life's good values in them. She tries her utmost but with only moderate success. Tommy the eldest son does ten years for murder. On his release he promises to go straight. The trouble is that the underworld beckons & he struggles to keep his promise. Susan the daughter unpopular & spiteful as a child she finally makes her family proud when she gets pregnant & moves in with her boyfriend. But what has she forgotten to tell him? James the youngest son. Does mummy's blue-eyed boy stay on the straight & narrow? Or does he get stuck into a life of crime just like his elder brother? Ethel
- gran & mother-in-law. A wise old owl granny could sense disaster looming all along. What a tragedy that no one would listen to her. & finally Maria the girl next door & the love of James' life. Will they? Won't they? Who knows
- because Maria holds the biggest secret of them all. Or does she?


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