A powerful story of abuse neglect...and hope from this well-loved writer When a mysterious fire kills her adoptive parents Madeleines worst fear comes true
- she & her beloved brother Oliver are separated. Worse still Maddie is blamed for starting the fire & labelled a difficult child she is sent to a childrens home. Far from idyllic & buried deep in the countryside the home well conceals the misery of its young occupants. Subjected to a harsh regime of abuse & degradation Maddie makes a brave attempt to escape. But her brief weeks of freedom are thwarted when she is caught & taken back to River House. Maddie clings to her determination to one day be reunited with Oli & it is this which gives her the strength to endure what lies ahead. For she knows she can rely only on herself
- there is no one else to keep her safe...

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Jane Boyle has long since known that her mother-in-law is a witch but she'd never imagined Lynne Doran was actually the embodiment of a powerful ancient body-snatching evil! Now that Jane & her friends have uncovered Lynne & 666 Park Avenue's dark truth they must race against the clock to find a way to destroy the ancient witch before she finds her next unwilling host. & as Jane attempts to tap into power stronger than her enemy's her estranged husband Malcom arrives in time to join the fight.. .but can she grow to trust him before it's too late? ...

Sometimes the worst nightmares happen in broad daylight! An utterly gripping novel for fans of Peter James & Mark Billingham from a rising star in the crime genre. A woman is found brutally murdered on a quiet housing estate her tongue & eyes ritualistically gouged out. Children are being abducted & then returned to their families days later without a scratch & with no knowledge or where they have been
- or with whom. If DC Laura Mc Ganity thought moving from London to sleepy Lancashire was taking the easy option then she can think again. Already worried about uprooting young son Bobby to follow her reporter boyfriend Jack Garrett back to his hometown she must quickly get a handle on these mystifying cases terrifying the people of Blackley
- without putting the local officers noses out of joint. Meanwhile restless Jack is itching to get back to his writing & the cases provide the perfect opportunity to do so. But as he delves deeper into them he finds murky connections between the two crimes & skeletons buried in the most unlikely of closets. Most astonishing of all he meets a man who paints the future
- terrible events come to him in vivid dreams which he then puts onto canvas. This precognition is not so much a gift as a curse & to Jack it becomes terrifyingly that many people including his own family are in danger!


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A new term a new location for the Darke Academy
- & everything is different for Cassie Bell. The beauty of the turquoise Kenyan
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Follows the events in the Midway Star System during the same period as Dreadnaught & Invincible. In this title the story of the Lost Fleet universe is told through the eyes of citizens of the Syndicate Worlds as they deal with defeat in the war threats from all sides & the crumbling of the Syndicate empire. ...

In the months before she died Florence Ballard the spunky teenager who founded the most successful female vocal group in history -- the Supremes -- told her own side of the story. Recorded on tape Flo shed light on all areas of her life including the surprising identity of the man by whom she was raped prior to her entering the music business the details of her love-hate relationship with Motown Records czar Berry Gordy her drinking problem & pleas for help a never-ending desire to be the Supremes lead singer & her attempts to get her life back on track after being brutally expelled from the group. This is a tumultuous & heartbreaking story of a world-famous performer whose life ended at the age of 32 as a lonely mother of three who had only recently recovered from years of poverty & despair. ...

The Capitol Building Washington DC: Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon believes he is here to give a lecture. He is wrong. Within minutes of his arrival a shocking object is discovered. It is a gruesome invitation into an ancient world of hidden wisdom. When Langdon's mentor Peter Solomon
- prominent mason & philanthropist
- is kidnapped Langdon realizes that his only hope of saving his friend's life is to accept this mysterious summons. It is to take him on a breathless chase through Washington's dark history. All that was familiar is changed into a shadowy mythical world in which Masonic secrets & never-before-seen revelations seem to be leading him to a single impossible & inconceivable truth...

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What was lost will be found... Harvard professor Robert Langdon is summoned to deliver an evening lecture in the Capitol Building Washington DC. But within minutes of his arrival a gruesome & disturbing discovery is made at the epicentre of the Rotunda. Langdon recognizes it as an ancient invitation beckoning its recipient towards a long-lost world of hidden wisdom. & when Langdons revered mentor is brutally kidnapped he realizes his only chance to save his old friend is to accept this sinister summons... All that was familiar is transformed into a shadowy clandestine world in which Masonic secrets & never-before-seen revelations seem to be leading him to a single impossible & inconceivable truth. As Langdon will discover there is nothing more extraordinary or shocking than the secret which hides in plain sight...A brilliantly composed tapestry of veiled histories arcane icons & enigmatic codes The Lost Symbol" is an intelligent lightning-paced thriller that offers surprises at every turn. This exclusive edition features over 250 photographs & illustrations allowing the reader to explore the rich historical research from which Dan Brown drew his inspiration & uniquely complementing the reading experience." ...

WHAT WAS LOST WILL BE FOUND... Washington DC: Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned at the last minute to deliver an evening lecture in the Capitol Building. Within moments of his arrival however a disturbing object
- gruesomely encoded with five symbols
- is discovered at the epicentre of the Rotunda. It is he recognises an ancient invitation meant to beckon its recipient towards a long-lost world of hidden esoteric wisdom. When Langdons revered mentor Peter Solomon
- philanthropist & prominent mason
- is brutally kidnapped Langdon realizes that his only hope of saving his friends life is to accept this mysterious summons & follow wherever it leads him. Langdon finds himself quickly swept behind the facade of Americas most historic city into the unseen chambers temples & tunnels which exist there. All that was familiar is transformed into a shadowy clandestine world of an artfully concealed past in which Masonic secrets & never-before-seen revelations seem to be leading him to a single impossible & inconceivable truth. A brilliantly composed tapestry of veiled histories arcane icons & enigmatic codes The Lost Symbol is an intelligent lightning-paced thriller that offers surprises at every turn. For as Robert Langdon will discover there is nothing more extraordinary or shocking than the secret which hides in plain sight...



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When Professor Robert Langdons mentor is brutally kidnapped he realises the only hope of saving his friend is to follow the clues hidden in an ancient invitation. He is then plunged into a deadly race against time as he battles through a clandestine world of Masonic secrets codes & hidden truths all leading towards a shocking & unthinkable finale. This recording is unabridged. Typically abridged audiobooks are not more than 60 per cent of the authors work & as low as 30 per cent with characters & plotlines removed. ...