From tomboy to bombshell? Captain Jim Kelley is thunderstruck. Suddenly Alexandra Mendez has gone from one of the guys kid sister & tomboy to all woman. Alex is under his command on a dangerous undercover mission but Jim has to keep reminding himself theyre only pretending to be lovers. Alex has loved Jim all her life but theyd always been just friends. Now working together to thwart an assassination plot their cover requires her to unearth her femininity. Jims sudden attention is unexpected...and thrilling. But is Jim just infatuated by her looks or is it her he wants? ...

The secrets in a woman's heart are deeper than the ocean... For May Smith travelling with her husband & baby girl Ellen stepping foot on the Titanic marks the start of an incredible journey one which is destined to take her from the back streets of Bolton to the land of opportunity: the United States. But when the 'unsinkable' Titanic hits an iceberg one cold dark night May's dreams are instantly shattered. Jumping from the sinking ship at the last minute May loses sight of Joe & Ellen. Distraught she is pulled into a lifeboat. Minutes later the real-life Captain Smith swims to the lifeboat & hands May a baby swaddled in blankets. Beside herself & in virtual darkness May believes the baby to be Ellen. This rescue is witnessed by fellow survivor Celeste Parkes married to an American industrialist who is on her way back to Ohio after her mother's funeral. In horror they both watch the death throes of the mighty ship; May traumatised knowing her husband has drowned Celeste wishing her bully of a husband had been on board & out of her life. As the dawn comes up & the two women are rescued by the Carpathia a friendship is formed one which is destined to transcend the Atlantic & social differences between them & last a lifetime. Then May makes a shocking discovery & a split-second decision which will change the lives of so many. ...

Tavi of Calderon now captain of his own Legion has been fighting a bitter war for two years. Then he discovers the invading Canim warriors are harbingers of a far greater threat. The Canim are being hunted in their turn by a savage race that forced them from their homeland
- & which has pursued them to the Aleran borders. With options fast running out Tavi proposes an alliance with the Canim. But the Senate's new military commander wishes only to wipe out the Canim 'scourge' & would also kill Aleran slaves that have sought freedom with these aggressors. Tavi must reconcile Aleran & Canim slavemaster & slave Citizen & Proletarian if an alliance is to be forced. & he must lead his Legion in defiance of the law against both friend & enemy
- before the greatest army of all launches its assault.

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Zara & her friends knew they hadnt solved the pixie problem for good. Far from it. The kings needs grow deeper every day hes stuck in captivity while his control over his people becomes weaker. Its made him vulnerable. & now theres a new king in town. A turf war is imminent. The new pixie king is moving in quickly. He swears that he & Zara are destined to be together that hes one of the good guys. Zara isnt so sure. Despite herself she wants to trust the new king but theres a lot more than her relationship with boyfriend Nick at stake. Its her life
- & his.
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Now that Cassie is part of the most alluring & deadly clique imaginable she is starting to realise that power comes with a price
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AD 51. Bran is a slave a prisoner of Rome but dreams of one day returning to his homeland Britannia to fight against the Romans. When the proud young slave is overheard criticizing Rome he is thrown into prison & faces execution the next day. Luckily his cell mate Caratacus is a very special prisoner indeed
- a British chief. He believes he has a way to save both their skins but he'll need Bran's help. A tale based on a key moment in Roman history full of Terry Deary's dark humour & dry wit.
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Being carried around everywhere & having handsome Megumi act like a slave may seem ideal but Suzuka just wishes he would stop. Can anything be done about Megumi's captive state? Or is Megumi doomed to see Suzuka as his master...forever? Carefree Megumi Kuroishi was living a life of luxury until the day a girl named Suzuka Kogami walked into his life. All of a sudden Megumi finds himself kneeling at Suzuka's feet & prostrating himself like a servant! What Megumi doesn't know (until that very moment anyway) is that his family is cursed to follow the orders of the Kogami family. ...

Out of the limelight... Domenico Volpe has been a paparazzi target for years with his rugged Roman looks glamorous lifestyle & most recently a family tragedy. Now the woman at the centre of it all has been released from prison hell do whatever it takes to keep her quiet. & into the fire! Domenico ensures that Lucy Knight accepts his offer of refuge on his well-guarded offshore estate. While the media furore abates on the mainland things are heating up on the island! & Domenico is beginning to doubt Lucys guilt as he uncovers the innocent sensual woman behind the tough facade... Im a first time reader to Annie Wests work & have to say she did not disappoint. Beautifully written & filled with real passion...big thumbs up!
- Jess Retired Lincoln
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It is the year 1152 & a beautiful woman rides through France fleeing her crown her two young daughters & a shattered marriage. Her husband Louis of France has been more monk than monarch & certainly not a lover. Now Eleanor of Aquitaine has one sole purpose: to return to her duchy & marry the man she loves Henry Plantagenet destined for greatness as King of Engl&. It will be a union founded on lust renowned as one of the most vicious marriages in history & it will go on to forge a great empire & a devilish brood. This is a story of the making of nations & of passionate conflicts: between Henry II & Thomas Becket; between Eleanor & Henrys formidable mother Matilda; between father & sons as Henrys children take up arms against him
- & finally between Henry & Eleanor herself.
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A devastating indictment of the corruption at the heart of the British State by one of our most popular media figures. George Monbiot made his name exposing the corruption of foreign governments; now he turns his keen eye on Britain. In the most explosive book on British politics of the new decade Monbiot uncovers what many have suspected but few have been able to prove: that corporations have become so powerful they now threaten the foundations of democratic government. Many of the stories George Monbiot recounts have never been told before & they could scarcely be more embarrassing to a government that claims to act on behalf of all of us. Some are
- or should be
- resigning matters. Effectively the British government has collaborated in its own redundancy by ceding power to international bodies controlled by corporations. CAPTIVE STATE highlights the long term threat to our society & ultimately shows us ways in which we can hope to withstand the might of big business.

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