A compelling brutal & heart-breaking story about identity infamy & revenge from debut author Tanya Byrne. Shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger 2012 They say Im evil. The police. The newspapers. The girls from school who sigh on the six oclock news & say they always knew there was something not quite right about me. & everyone believes it. Including you. But you dont know. You dont know who I used to be. Who I could have been. Sometimes I wonder if Ill ever shake off my mistakes or if Ill just carry them around with me forever like a bunch of red balloons Awaiting trial at Archway Young Offenders Institution Emily Koll is going to tell her side of the story for the first time. Heart-Shaped Bruise is a compulsive & moving novel about infamy identity & how far a person might go to seek revenge. ...

Bill Thigpen had his finger on the heartbeat of America as writer & producer of a popular TV drama. He was so busy watching his career soar that he never noticed his marriage collapse
- until it was too late. Now nine years later he believed his life to be in perfect balance. Adrian Townsend thought she had everything: a job she liked as production assistant for a TV network show...a handsome husband she loved. It was an enviable life
- the American Dream. Until she got pregnant & Steven gave his ultimatum. Him or the baby. Bill & Adrian meet by chance & are irrevocably drawn to each other. & as their friendship deepens into love as they meet the obstacles that life presents Danielle Steel touches the heartbeat of two wonderful people in a challenging modern-day relationship.

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He is one of the most charismatic showmen ever to grace a WWE ring. He is HBK: The Heartbreak Kid -- the most resilient champion in WWE. & pound for pound he may well be the toughest. He was the first Grand Slam champion -- the only competitor to hold every title WWE had to offer at the time. Weighing in at 225 pounds he was WWE Champion on three occasions defeating men who were close to twice his size. From the very beginning of his spectacular career Michaels gained a reputation for pushing his body to extremes. He was willing to go the limit: to do whatever he had to do to put on a stunning show -- & eventually his body paid the price. In his early thirties an age when most Superstars are hitting their prime Michaels had to bow out of the spotlight plagued by recurrent injuries which had ended -- or so he thought -- his career. But then sensationally after four years out of the ring in June 2002 ' The Showstopper' returned to a rapturous reception from which he has never looked back. This is the full story of his truly remarkable comeback & of his glittering twenty-year-plus career. ...

At Myrtle House the twin beds have never been so busy... The irrepressible Russell ' Buffy' Buffery has upped sticks from London & moved to a decrepit B&B in rural Wales. He needs to fill the beds & what better way than with ' Courses for Divorces' his new money-making wheeze. Those checking in include: Harold whose wife has run off with a younger woman; Amy who's been unexpectedly dumped by her (not-so) weedy boyfriend & Andy the hypochondriac postman whose girlfriend is much too much for him to handle. Under Buffy's tutelage these casualties of the marriage-go-round find themselves re-learning all those skills never thought they'd need again & a whole lot more besides. ...

The City of London in the 1990s is a dark adrenaline-charged square mile deep in recession where sex is just another commodity & keeping ones integrity is a daily struggle. Gavin Blake is riding high. Hes up to his neck in money sex & sleaze but hes young & handsome & hes making a lot of money. Carta Graham wants nothing more than to forget her life as a high-flying lawyer so shes buried herself in a fund-raising project for the City Church of St Benets. When she meets Gavin she thinks the only thing they share is a temporary sexual attraction but shes wrong. They are about to change each others lives forever. For Gavin comes to see that in order to survive he must escape from the harrowing world he inhabits. His fight for freedom will be hard & fierce but Carta searching for her own freedom from the past is with him every step of the way... ...

If you or someone you love suffers from heartburn you know that it can be very disruptive to your daily life. Most heartburn sufferers say it stops them from enjoying food. Others say it keeps them from getting a good nights sleep it makes it hard to concentrate at work & it interferes with family activities. Sound familiar? Dont worry. Heartburn is a pain but it can be helped. Heartburn & Reflux For Dummies" is the plain-English guide to relief for you if youve been recently diagnosed with heartburn or reflux if you suspect you may suffer from it or if youre concerned about your loved ones. This comprehensive book shows you how to recognize symptoms get an accurate diagnosis & work with a physician to receive the most effective treatment available. In this book youll see how to: get your symptoms under control; find the right physician; reduce stress & fine-tune your diet; avoid medicines that trigger upset; & decide if surgery is right for you. This friendly guide explains what the various forms of reflux are as all too often reflux is either self-treated or mistreated & followed by serious complications. Theres detailed information on building a comfortable lifestyle by reducing stress improving your diet controlling portions & timing your meals to minimize heartburn & reflux. Plus this sensitive guide even covers heartburn in infants children & the elderly. With the help of this book youll also discover: how to heal the esophagus of inflammation or injury as well as manage or prevent complications; the latest information on prescription medications & side effects; healthy habits to adopt to reduce your pain triggers; helpful home remedies & alternative medicine; the special risks & remedies for heartburn during pregnancy; & the side effects & complications associated with surgery. Complete with a catalog of heartburn medicines & a list of reliable Web sites for people with digestive disorders " Heartburn & Reflux For Dummies" is your one-stop guide to stopping the hurt starting to heal & enjoying food again!" ...

Four gorgeous girls are telling very ugly stories. First Emily Aria Hanna & Spencer claimed they found a dead body in the woods behind Spencers house only to have it vanish without a trace. Then when the same woods went up in flames they swore they saw someone whos supposed to be dead rise from the ashes. & even after all that the pretty little liars are still playing with fire. Call me heartless but its about time someone shut these liars up for good. After all nobody likes a girl who cries wolf-least of all me... ...

Lady Alexia Maccon soulless is at it again only this time the trouble in the air is not her fault. When a mad ghost threatens the queen Alexia is on the case following a trail that leads her deep into her husband's past. Top that off with a sister who has joined the suffragette movement (shocking!) Madame Lefoux's latest mechanical invention & a plague of zombie porcupines
- & Alexia barely has time to remember she just happens to be eight months pregnant. Will Alexia be able to figure out who is trying to kill Queen Victoria before it's too late? Is it the vampires again or is there a traitor lurking about in wolf's clothing? & do they really have to take up residence in Lord Akeldama's second best closet? *** Also available as a manga adaptation***
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Saturday 23 October 1954 was a dank & dreary wet afternoon in the city of Glasgow. Dismal it may have been but not for the thousands of Hearts fans standing on the vast slopes of Hampden Park who had just witnessed their team defeat Motherwell 4-2 in the final of the Scottish League Cup the first major trophy the club had won since defeating Third Lanark 1-0 in the 1905/06 Scottish Cup final. As Captain Bobby Parker held the trophy aloft to the resounding cheers of the Hearts support within Hampden little did the fans back then know that this was to be the beginning of the most successful period in the club's history 1954 to 1963 in which Hearts would go on to win the League championship twice 1957/58 & 1959/60 the League Cup on three more occasions 1958/59 1959/60 1962/63 & the Scottish Cup in 1955/56. They would also be runners-up in the League twice 1956/57 & 1958/59 & finalists in the 1961/62 League Cup. European football would also come to Tynecastle in seasons 1958/59 1960/61 & 1961/62. This is the story of Heart of Midlothian's glory years of 1954
- 1963.
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Rich or poor five people seemingly very different find their lives in the capital connected in undreamed-of ways. There is Job the illegal mini-cab driver whose wife in Zimbabwe no longer answers his letters; Ian the idealistic supply teacher in exile from South Africa; Katie from New York jilted & miserable as a dogsbody at a political magazine & fifteen-year-old Anna trafficked into sexual slavery. Polly Noble an overworked human rights lawyer knows better than most how easy it is to fall through the cracks into the abyss. Yet when her au pair Iryna disappears Polly's own needs & beliefs drag her family into a world of danger deceit & terror. Riveting humane engaging HEARTS & MINDS is a novel that is both entertaining & prepared to ask the most serious questions about the way we live. ...