KISS has released thirty-seven records & sold 80 million albums worldwide. Gene Simmons has also acted in films & on television has written & produced albums for other recording artists has managed the recording career of among others Liza Minelli & was founder & president of his own recording label Simmons Records/RCA. He also launched his film & TV producing career with Detroit Rock City for New Line Cinema. Gene Simmons lives in Beverley Hills California & was recently the rock star teacher on Channel 4's Rock School. Here for the first time Gene Simmons the notorious mainman of the explosive rock & roll group KISS tells his story. Delivered in Gene's own honest outrageous & uncensored voice he tells of his early beginnings in Israel of his arrival in New York at the age of eight his first taste of 1950s pop culture & his developing thirst for fame fun & girls. Undoubtedly one of the most infamous rock & roll legends alive Gene tells the never before revealed story of KISS's reign as the biggest & most popular band in the world. Finally the real story of the man behind the make-up. ...

With tight breeches & loose morals the horse trials circuit is a hell-for-leather chase across the magnificent parkland of England's finest country estates. Flirtation is compulsory sport; love is a professional hazard. Silver-tongued charmer Rory Midwinter is quite at home in this hedge-jumping bed-hopping world of competitive weekend house parties. Having been born into the saddle & with a rock star owner as patron he has no intention of settling down. Only his long-term groom Faith has other ideas. Tash & Hugo Beauchamp are the undisputed golden couple of British three-day eventing but their mettle is put to the test by the arrival of The Devil on Horseback brooding Kiwi rider Lough Strachan. Lough holds the key to Hugo's darkest secret & he intends to use it to access his greatest rival's beautiful wife. ...

Miss Kate Daltry doesnt believe in fairy tales.. .or happily ever after. Forced by her stepmother to attend a ball Kate meets a prince & decides hes anything but charming. A clash of wits & wills ensues but they both know their irresistible attraction will lead nowhere. For Gabriel is promised to another woman
- a princess whose hand in marriage will fulfil his ruthless ambitions. Gabriel likes his fiancee which is a welcome turn of events but he doesnt love her & knows he should be wooing his bride-to-be not the witty impoverished beauty who refuses to fawn over him. Godmothers & glass slippers notwithstanding this is one fairy tale in which destiny conspires to destroy any chance that Kate & Gabriel might have a happily ever after
- unless one kiss at the stroke of midnight changes everything.

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A Kiss Before You Go is a profound & personal autobiographical work a collection of Dannys illustrated journal pages chronicling his journey to recovery after the loss of his wife in a tragic accident. This heartfelt tale pairs beautiful illustrations with intimate contemplative text. ...

From the sugar-white sands of the Bahamas to Australias Coral Sea; Sunday Times bestseller Tasmina Perry travels the world & turns up the heat in her most spectacular novel yet... On the luxurious private island of Angel Cay four privileged students toast the end of their exams but one dark night will change their perfect lives for ever. As the friends move into their glamorous careers
- fashion music politics
- each tries to put the past behind them. But no matter how high their stars climb they cannot escape the dreadful truth. & when the consequences of that fateful night finally catch up with them for one of the four there is a terrible price to be paid...

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In Kiss Kiss you will find eleven devious shocking stories from the master of the unpredictable Roald Dahl. What could go wrong when a wife pawns the mink coat that her lover gave her as a parting gift? What happens when a priceless piece of furniture is the subject of a deceitful bargain? Can a wronged woman take revenge on her dead husband? In these dark disturbing stories Roald Dahl explores the sinister side of human nature: the cunning sly selfish part of each of us that leads us into the territory of the unexpected & unsettling. Stylish macabre & haunting these tales will leave you with a delicious feeling of unease. Roald Dahl is one of the few writers I know whose work can accurately be described as addictive". (Irish Times). Roald Dahl the brilliant & worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie & the Chocolate Factory James & the Giant Peach Matilda & many more classics for children also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed & were most recently the inspiration for the West End play Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today." ...

Penguin Audiobooks presents a brand new recording of Roald Dahls Kiss Kiss" a dark collection of devious shocking stories for adults from the master of the unpredictable. It is complete unabridged & brought to life by all-star cast including Derek Jacobi Adrian Scarborough & Juliet Stevenson. What could go wrong when a wife pawns the mink coat that her lover gave her as a parting gift? What happens when a priceless piece of furniture is the subject of a deceitful bargain? Can a wronged woman take revenge on her dead husband? In these dark disturbing stories Roald Dahl explores the sinister side of human nature: the cunning sly selfish part of each of us that leads us into the territory of the unexpected & unsettling. Stylish macabre & haunting these tales will leave you with a delicious feeling of unease. The stories are: " The Landlady" " William & Mary" " The Way Up To Heaven" " Parsons Pleasure" " Mrs Bixby & the Colonels Coat" " Royal Jelly" " Georgy Porgy" " Genesis & Catastrophe" " Edward the Conqueror" & " Pig The Champion of the World". Further Dahl short story volumes publishing in September 2012: " Over To You" " Someone Like You" & " Switch Bitch" recorded with high-profile readers including Derek Jacobi Cillian Murphy Richard E Grant Julian Rhind-Tutt Juliet Stevenson Richard Griffiths Rik Mayall with many more to be announced. It is also published in paperback ebook & as digital audiobooks." ...

Kiss Me!" is a book written in defence of children. In response to the many so-called expert theories that advocate the use of obsessive routines & excessive discipline Dr. Carlos Gonzalez
- renowned paediatrician & author of " My Child Wont Eat!"
- advocates raising children based on love respect & freedom. Gonzalez believes that children are good selfless generous honest sociable & understanding & deserve all the love we can give them. A bestseller in Spain now published for the first time in English " Kiss me! How to Raise Your Children With Love" offers a guide to ethical parenting. Chapters include: Why children are the way they are; Your child is a good person; A few myths regarding sleep; Rewards & punishment; & Quality time."

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With one reckless irresistible kiss Dante binds Tess to himself for eternity... He comes to her more dead than alive a huge black-clad stranger mortally wounded & rapidly losing blood. As she struggles to save him vet Tess Culver is unaware that the man calling himself Dante is no man at all but one of the Breed vampire warriors engaged in a desperate battle. But in a single erotically-charged moment Tess is plunged into his world
- a shifting shadowed place where bands of Rogue vampires stalk the night cutting a swathe of terror. Haunted by visions of a dark future Dante lives & fights like there is no tomorrow. Tess is a complication he does not need
- & yet his touch has awakened in her hidden gifts & desires & a hunger she never knew she possessed...and bonded by blood Dante & Tess must work together to overcome the deadliest of enemies.

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Claire Danvers has a few things on her mind. First of all there is the laundry which is now an unfortunate shade of pink. Then there is her boyfriend Shane who is never too far from her thoughts. Finally there is her best friend Eve's relationship problems. As if life as a student wasn't complicated enough Claire just happens to be studying in Morganville. A town run by vampires. Trouble seems to follow Claire & her friends like a shadow & tonight is no exception to the rule. They must find the most difficult documents for a vampire to acquire; people passes that will allow 'bad ass' Morley & his friends to leave Morganville. But it's proving incredibly difficult & with the odds seemingly stacked against them the biggest question of all is... Will they survive? ...