Sweet bookish Neve Slater always plays by the rules. & the number one rule is that good-natured fat girls like her dont get guys like gorgeous handsome William heir to Neves heart since university. But Williams been in LA for three years & Neves been slimming down & re-inventing herself so that when he returns hell fall head over heels in love with the new enhanced her. So shes not that interested in other men. Until her sister Celia points out that if Neve wants William to think shes an experienced love-goddess & not the fumbling awkward girl he left behind then shed better get some well experience. What Neve needs is someone to show her the ropes someone like Celias colleague Max. Wicked shallow sexy Max. & since hes such a man-slut & so not Neves type she certainly wont fall for him. Because William is the man for her...right? Somewhere between losing weight & losing her inhibitions Neves lost her heart
- but to who?
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Whats the hook? The realistic & compelling first-person narrative arrests pupils from the beginning. What are the themes? Growing up family & relationships are presented with deft humour & insight. Teaching points? An excellent model for exploring the use of rhetorical devices in a text. ...

It was all so good. Sasha & Rose. Best friends in a band singing together. Right up to the finals of Killer Act when the judges tell them one of them must go. Suddenly their friendship is put to the ultimate test. On TV in front of millions. Two girls. One huge mistake. Can they ever forgive each other? ...

The last place Anna Terry expects to fall in love is in the waiting room of her divorce lawyers office. But thats where she meets Nick Diamond & Cupids arrow strikes. If only they were in the mood... Annas had more than her fair share of heartache. Her first marriage ended before her pregnancy was over & her second husband has disappeared leaving her with a two-year-old son a pre-pubescent daughter & not a penny to her name. Nicks luck hasnt been any better: his wife has run off with the local butcher
- which wouldnt be so bad if she wasnt a vegetarian! His second-hand car dealership is in chaos & his mother is sure that line-dancing will mend his Achy Breaky Heart. When Anna gets a job as Nicks secretary what starts as a mild flirtation soon accelerates into overdrive -- but thats before their ex-partners show up & theyre all in for a bumpy ride.
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What happens when the one that got away comes back? Find out in this sparkling debut from Mhairi Mc Farlane. ' Think of the great duos of history. We're just like them.' ' You mean like Kylie & Jason? Torvill & Dean? Sonny & Cher?' 'I think you've missed the point Rachel.' Rachel & Ben. Ben & Rachel. It was them against the world. Until it all fell apart. It's been a decade since they last spoke but when Rachel bumps into Ben one rainy day the years melt away. They'd been partners in crime & the best of friends. But life has moved on: Ben is married. Rachel is not. Yet in that split second Rachel feels the old friendship return. & along with it the broken heart she's never been able to mend. Hilarious heartbreaking & everything in between you'll be hooked from their first 'hello'. ...

This is the fifth & final fantastical adventure from the phenomenon that is Pseudonymous Bosch author of the hilarious bestseller The Name of This Book is Secret". When Cass Max-Ernest & Yo-Yoji are accused of stealing a very-valuable-&-not-to-be-touched Ancient Egyptian mummy from the local museum they're determined to get to the bottom of the mysterious case. But after they are accidentally trapped in a crate with a mummified cat the three youngest members of the Terces society unwittingly find themselves on their way to the great pyramids of... Las Vegas. Amongst the dusty corridors of the Cairo Hotel & mysterious hieroglyphs of the Nile Nail Salon Cass draws ever closer to uncovering the Secret. But so too do their sneaky arch-enemies the Masters of the Midnight Sun... Can Cass defeat Lord Pharaoh once & for all & will we all finally conclusively & at (very) long last learn the Secret? You'll just have to read this! Bursting with inventive characters & laugh-out-loud moments readers will be instantly hooked by the stylish tongue-in-cheek story-telling of Pseudonymous Bosch." ...

Have you ever telephoned someone just as they were about to ring you? Or received an email or a letter from a friend who you dreamt about the night before? It may feel easier to believe that these situations are simply coincidental
- but this book will help you to understand the very real explanation behind this magical form of energetic communication. Discover: the ability that we all have to send & receive messages through our energy frequencies; practical exercises to improve your state of neutral mind; how to use neutral mind to get what you want from life; specific chapters on relationships family life & health; & real case studies to demonstrate this amazing tool. You were born with the ability to use energy & this book will help you nurture your natural gift dramatically improve your happiness & health & invite the magical back into your life.
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You know youre a horse lover when
- your new hair extensions are actually bits of hay
- you think my kingdom for a horse sounds

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You know youre getting old when...you know all the answers but no ones asking you the questions.. .you stop seeing the speed limit as a challenge...you have a party & the neighbours dont even realise it. If this is sounding all too familiar this handy guide will help determine whether youre creaking gently into your autumn years or can still kick it with the kids. ...

Since forming in Surrey in 2004 You Me At Six have become one of the most revered & popular alternative rock bsnds of their generation with three influential & critically acclaimed albums to their name. For three years running Kerrang! has nominated them for Best British Band & says that they are one of a kind (they finally won the coveted title in 2011). This book examines what makes this scintillating rock band tick & why they have become such an iconic act in a relatively short period of time. Their strict work ethic & innovative nature has gained them a loyal fanbase that goes beyond the word cult." Having toured extensively around Europe & also in North America You Me At Six are also one of alternative rocks most exhilarating live bands. At a time when many Britsh rock fans are looking to the United States for inventive alternative rock You Me At Six prove that there is still a rich seam of home-grown talent." ...