At Castle Harvell demented Prince Kylock grabs the reins of power by murdering his father. Harvell's two young refugess are torn apart by the storms of war: headstrong young Melliandra is captured by brutal slavers & Jack whose wild power works miracles falls prey to a smuggler's lying charms & a woman's seductive schemes. Meanwhile a knight's shattered destiny is about to lead from death-sport pits to the blood-strewn creation of an empire. For more information on this or any other Orbit title visit the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk ...

Be honest How often do you: Immediately check out the Facebook page of a guy youve just met? Send drunken texts that make you want to cringe the next morning? While away whole evenings analysing your love life with your mates? Answered yes to any of the above? Then you need this book. The single woman has never had it so good -- or so youd think. As Zoe Strimpel discovered the reality can often be one of Junk Food Love in other words: negative man-related experiences corrosive man-obsessing thoughts & damaging man-related actions. Determined to help her fellow single woman Zoe put herself on The Man Diet: ten no-nonsense rules to stop you binging on bad romance & help you sort the wheat from the chaff -- emotionally sexually & romantically. This isnt a book about snaring a man; its about treating yourself well while youre single & putting you on the right track to happiness. If you loved Caitlin Morans How to be a Woman & Grace Dents How to Leave Twitter you will love this book. ...

Mark Ormrod was a 'gravel belly' a 'bootneck' marine who loved being in the heart of the action when things kicked off & he relished the prospect of a tour of duty in Afghanistan. & then the unthinkable happened. In one heartstopping moment Mark's life was brutally shattered when a landmine tore off both his legs & his right arm. The catastrophic injuries he sustained & the shocking truth behind the doctors' battle to save him are all described in graphic detail in this remarkable memoir. So too is the story of how on the brink of despair Mark began the greatest battle of his life
- to walk again & using state-of-the-art 'bionic' legs to stand shoulder to shoulder with his comrades to receive his campaign medal. It was a battle he had to win if he was to rebuild his life. Told with brutal honesty Man Down" is a moving action-packed account of courage & comradeship of life on the frontline & the terrible legacy of war. It is a story of true grit you will never forget."
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The last time a guy felt like a tool had nothing to do with his inability to tie the perfect Windsor select the correct fork for the second course or fight off a bear (because that guys dead). He did feel like an idiot when he couldnt"e Animal House referred to it as a Nickel D instead of a Dime & thought the Enzo was a Porsche. Thats the stuff hes supposed to know. Thats where Man Enough?" comes in. It collects all the trivia & everyday knowledge any guy should know
- & tests him to make sure hes up to speed on what really matters."
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In Man Fail" readers will find a fantastic selection of the side-splitting bloopers mistakes & misunderstandings that have been boldly uttered by the male sex. Spanning from the rich & famous to the everyday man on the street & with hilarious anecdotes that defy belief & typify the failings of the male species in general
- examples include: " Half this game is 90 per cent mental." (Danny Ozark one-time Major League baseball manager); "I owe a lot to my parents especially my mother & father." (Greg Norman golfer); & " If only faces could talk..." (Pat Summerall sports broadcaster). This is a shamefully funny collection of male stupidity at its finest (and most embarrassing) guaranteed to have you laughing out loud!"
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James Bond has been partnered with an Israeli Mossad agent Pete Natkowitz & assigned to work with the KGB to infiltrate a terrorist group. The group The Scales of Justice are demanding the trial of a suspected Nazi war criminal & each day of delay brings another death. Posing as a TV crew Bond & the other agents attempt to discover the groups real motive. When Bond realises that the real aim is to supply Iraq with nuclear weapons just before the United Nations-led coalition invades he faces the most crucial mission of his life. ...

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE WALLANDER MYSTERIES. REVENGE CAN TAKE MORE THAN A LIFETIME. In a sleepy hamlet in north Sweden the local police make a chilling discovery; nineteen people have been brutally slaughtered. It is a crime unprecedented in Swedens history & the police are under incredible pressure to solve the killings. When Judge Birgitta Roslin reads about the massacre she realises that she has a family connection to one of the couples involved & decides to investigate. When the police make a hasty arrest it is left to her to investigate the source of a nineteenth century diary & red silk ribbon found near the crime scene. What she will uncover leads her into an international web of corruption & a story of vengeance that stretches back over a hundred years. The Man from Beijing is a gripping political thriller & a compelling detective story from a writer at the height of his powers. ...

Would the real Lucia Acosta please stand up? Fun-loving & feisty Lucia Acosta was the girl everybody wanted at their party. With her sultry South American looks she captured every mans attention. One terrible secret later a paler quieter Lucias gone from owning the dance floor to cleaning it when a ghost from parties past walks in... Luke Forster would recognise those curves anywhere
- he grew up hypnotised by them! But as his best friends little sister she was strictly off-limits. Hes shocked to see her fallen so low but relieved her prides still intact! The real Lucia Acosta is still in there somewhere & hes the man to tempt her out...I think I must be Susans biggest fan; I cant get enough of her books!
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Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels from Starter to Advanced this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. A plane crashes in the middle of the desert in Oman leaving a pilot & his family hurt & stranded. The pilot begins a journey across the desert to get help but collapses from exhaustion. He is found & taken to a nearby hospital but he is unconscious & no one has any idea who he is or where he has come from. Meanwhile time is running out for his wife & son who are waiting in the desert for help to arrive. Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CD including complete text recordings from the book. ...

It is just before the outbreak of World War I & Britain must enlist the aide of Russia. Czar Nicholass nephew is to visit London for secret naval talks with Lord Walden who has lived in Russia & has a Russian wife Lydia. But there are other people who are interested in the arrival of Prince Alexei: the Waldens only daughter Charlotte -- willful idealistic & with an awakening social conscience; Basil Thompson head of the Special Branch; & above all Feliks Kschessinky the ruthless Russian anarchist. No one could have foretold that Lydia should recognize Feliks or that she might put her own daughters life at risk for his sake. As the secret negotiations progress the destinies of these characters become ineluctably enmeshed. & as Europe prepares for the catastrophe of war the final private tragedy which will shatter the complacency of the Waldens is acted out. ...