While in hiding at a remote convent a kings daughter sees a magical being dragging a shipwrecked man to the shore. The creature is a mermaid princess
- the youngest daughter of the Sea Queen
- but she shares more with her human counterpart than her royal blood. By saving a young mans life both women have sacrificed their hearts. In one moment the lives of the princesses mortal & mermaid are transformed forever.

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Lizzy Baxter is thrilled when her family moves to Cornwall
- she's always loved the beach. Lizzy doesn't realise but she has a
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Down in the watery blue depths of the ocean is Tingle Reef
- home to young mermaid Rani & a whole host of fishy friends! Its an
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Enter a magical world of friendship & fun! In the fourth book of the exciting new Secret Kingdom series Ellie Summer & Jasmine are set for a magical adventure deep beneath the sea! Can they help their new underwater friends save the enchanted Wishing Pearl from mean Queen Malice & her naughty storm sprites? Secret Kingdom is a brand new series full of the things girls love most: special friendships secrets & magical adventures. Newly confident readers will be swept away by the magical stories of three children whose courage & resourcefulness save a fantastical land from disaster. Full of all the things little girls love best: special friendships secrets & magical adventures all set in an incredible kingdom! Eye-catching illustrations throughout. Become best friends with Ellie Summer & Jasmine
- plus Trixi the pixie! Help Ellie Summer & Jasmine save the Secret Kingdom from wicked Queen Malice & her naughty storm sprites. A new exciting adventure in each & every book.
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A desperate childhood. An uncertain past. One chance at happiness.. . Born into poverty & living under the roof of her violent & abusive brother-in-law young Kitty Cox dreams of working in a women's dress shop in the West End
- a million miles away from the reality of her life as a mud-lark scavenging on the banks of the Thames. Fate soon intervenes & Kitty finds herself working as a skivvy for Sir Desmond & Lady Arabella Mableton in Mayfair. Bullied by the kitchen maids Kitty is soon taken under Lady Arabella's wing & for the first time in her life Kitty dares to hope. But Lady ' Bella' has a secret & unable to live with her domineering husband she decides to leave fighting for custody of their daughter Leonie. Kitty will do anything for her mistress but her loyalty is severely tested as all their lives are thrown into turmoil & Kitty faces a life of poverty & hardship in the slums of the East End once more.. .
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It's a snowy Christmas Eve & Detective Alex Cross is at home celebrating with his family. Nana Mama's famous pecan pie is in the oven & the kids are hanging their favourite ornaments on the tree. Just as Alex's wife Bree emerges from the kitchen with a bowl of homemade eggnog his phone rings with news that shatters the night: at a nearby home a family has been taken hostage
- & the situation is spiralling out of control fast. Alex rushes to the scene & confronts the unthinkable: a father is threatening to murder his own children & his ex-wife. Then just as the insanity peaks a second horrific situation explodes
- one that no one could have foreseen & that puts millions of people at risk. This is a red alert of the darkest kind & Alex is forced to make a decision that could end as many lives as it saves
- including his own. Merry Christmas Alex Cross" is James Patterson's most shocking " Alex Cross" novel yet: a breakneck-paced & heart-pounding adrenaline rush of a thriller."


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Its a snowy Christmas Eve & Detective Alex Cross is at home celebrating with his family. Nana Mamas famous pecan pie is in the oven & the kids are hanging their favourite ornaments on the tree. Just as Alexs wife Bree emerges from the kitchen with a bowl of homemade eggnog his phone rings with news that shatters the night: at a nearby home a family has been taken hostage
- & the situation is spiralling out of control fast. Alex rushes to the scene & confronts the unthinkable: a father is threatening to murder his own children & his ex-wife. Then just as the insanity peaks a second horrific situation explodes
- one that no one could have foreseen & that puts millions of people at risk. This is a red alert of the darkest kind & Alex is forced to make a decision that could end as many lives as it saves
- including his own. Merry Christmas Alex Cross" is James Pattersons most shocking " Alex Cross" novel yet: a breakneck-paced & heart-pounding adrenaline rush of a thriller."


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READ BY JOANNA LUMLEY. A Christmas themed best seller about Lily & her beloved Blue Kangaroo! READ BY JOANNA LUMLEY. Its Christmas Eve & Lily is excitedly wondering if Father Christmas will come. She has made cards for everyone helped to decorate the house & put presents under the tree. This one is just for you Blue Kangaroo!" she says. " Just for me!" thinks Blue Kangaroo. But Blue Kangaroo doesnt have a present for Lily & he lies awake worrying. Is there anyone who might be able to help?" ...

HE HAD THE POWER TO ASSUME A PLEASING SHAPE BUT WOULD HE TAKE TO THE STAGE? The audience was merry indeed when a third devilish imp bounded onstage to join the two that had been written into the script. But backstage all was uproar. The third demon seemed too much like the real thing. Even Nicholas Bracewell the company mainstay was shaken when next time the play was given only one devil appeared. The second poor fellow was now only a little red heap under the stage. Dead. Before the curtain rose again Lord Westfield's Men would suffer the sermons of a Puritan fanatic the enchantment of passion the terror of a London madhouse prophecies of a famous alchemist & danger as they'd never known it before.. . ...

An absorbing novel about family love & friendship from the bestselling author of Last Christmas. With four children a Christmas cookbook to write & her mum suffering from dementia Cat Tinsall has plenty to juggle. When her eldest daughter Mel starts going off the rails Cat has even more on her plate. Pippa Holliday adores her family although often finds her hands full. When Dan is involved in a terrible accident Pippas world is suddenly turned upside down. Balancing her job as a school teacher with twins & her step-son Steven isnt easy for Marianne North. With her husbands ex causing trouble life is getting even trickier. As Cat Pippa & Marianne help each other through a difficult year theyre all hoping for a much brighter Christmas. ...