In July 2009 former Arsenal Celtic West Ham & Wales soccer star John Hartson was diagnosed with testicular cancer which had also spread to his lungs & brain. But before his treatment even began John came to the brink of death after contracting pneumonia ceasing to breathe & undergoing emergency brain surgery. Against all the odds he pulled through & in Please Dont Go" he documents his incredible fight for life. Johns truly inspirational account of how he has managed to overcome a very aggressive form of cancer will offer hope & courage to others affected by the disease. Including the poignant recollections of his wife Sarah & sister Victoria it is a touching & ultimately uplifting insight into the bravery of the popular football hero who has fought back to full health in the face of adversity." ...

How much can you hide? Jemima Hutton is determined to build a successful new life & keep her past a dark secret. Trouble is her jewellery business looks set to fail
- until enigmatic Ben Davies offers to stock her handmade belt buckles in his guitar shop & things start looking up on all fronts. But Ben has secrets too. When Jemima finds out he used to be the front man of hugely successful Indie rock band Willow Down she wants to know more. Why did he desert the band on their US tour? Why is he now a semi-recluse? & the curiosity is mutual
- which means that her own secret is no longer safe.. .

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'I'm going to love my baby & give her lots of attention ' Jade said. 'I'll show my mum she's wrong.' Jade 17 is pregnant homeless & alone when she's brought to live with Cathy. Jade is desperate to keep her baby but little more than a child herself she struggles with the responsibilities her daughter brings. Cathy is worried as soon as Jade arrives: she's never looked after a pregnant teenager before but none of the mother & baby carers is free &
- seventeen years old seven months pregnant & homeless
- Jade is in a desperate situation. But Jade doesn't want to listen or advice & although her daughter is born safely it isn't long before Jade's in trouble with the police. Cathy knows that Jade loves her daughter with all her heart but will she be able to get through to Jade in time to make her realise just how much she might lose?

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Simone Lias Fluffy" is one of the best-loved books on the Cape graphic novel list. As her new book opens we find her in Leicester Square. Shes just been dumped by her boyfriend & shes talking to God telling Him that shes nearly thirty-four & if He wants her to get married Hed better get a move on. Amazingly God sends a reply prompting Simone to plan an Adventure with God that starts with a fortnight in a nunnery then takes her to Australia in search of a hermit. The one she finds proves a disappointment unlike Brett the handsome horseman who takes her riding. She thinks he looks just like Crocodile Dundee; he thinks she looks just like Penelope Cruz. Is this the man shes been searching for or is God making fun of her? Funny touching & even occasionally profound " Please God Find Me a Husband!" will be essential reading for spinsters seekers after enlightenment & lovers of the very best graphic novels." ...

This witty collection of poems about school is full of typical classroom events that will be recognized & enjoyed by everyone: the candid revelations in a pupils newsbook the problem of copycats bickering making up swaps picking teams & forming gangs. Fritz Wegners line drawings beautifully complement the hilarious & poignant verses. Please Mrs Butler" was voted the most important twentieth-century childrens poetry book in a Books for Keeps poll." ...

Award-winning neuroscientist David Linden shows how pleasure affects us at the most fundamental level in our brains & why ecstatic activities can easily become addictive. On this trip into cutting-edge science he explores why nicotine & heroine are addictive while LSD is not; why the search for a safe appetitie suppressant has failed; if sex can be addicitve; & if we might someday control the part of the brain that makes us addicted in the first place. ...

Can the beast seduce a beauty & make her love him...? A promise of pleasure.. .from a brutal warrior determined to protect her. Never far from her bow Lucia the Huntress is as mysterious as she is beautiful. But the secrets she harbors could destroy her-and those she loves-and every day brings more danger. It isn't safe for her to be with Garreth Mac Rieve yet whenever she sees the fierce werewolf with his smoldering eyes she finds herself surrendering to his kiss. An uncontrollable need.. .that can only be sated with her touch. From the shadows Garreth prince of the Lykae has long watched over Lucia the lovely little Valkyrie who alternately maddens him & inflames his lust. He aches to claim the seductive creature as his own & keep her safe from harm but first he must convince her to accept him as her guardian. To do that he'll exploit Lucia's greatest weakness-her desire for him. ...

The first commercial paddle steamer was the Comet of 1812. Soon competitive steamer services developed resulting in bigger & more magnificent vessels & before long no seaside resort was complete without a pleasure steamer moored alongside the pier. By the 1970s however the ships had almost all disappeared & now only three remain in service
- Waverley Balmoral & Kingswear Castle
- delighting a new generation of daytrippers. Andrew Gladwell gives us a wonderful glimpse into the bygone age when a pleasure steamer trip was an essential part of countless seaside holidays & outlines the ongoing efforts to preserve what remains of pleasure steamer heritage in Britain.

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Alec Walker should come with a warning. A man who lives on the edge he is famous for his love of dangerous sports kinky sex & independent women. Dylan Ivory has come to interview him for her latest book but instead he issues her with a challenge
- & the perfect way to do her research. Part 1 of The Edge Trilogy a dark sensual romantic series perfect for fans of E.L. James & Sylvia Day from the acclaimed author of The Dark Garden
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The Pleasures of Summer is a steamy erotic story of romantic obsession & explosive sexual chemistry for fans of Fifty Shades of Grey The Pleasures of Winter & Sylvia Day's stories. Summer O' Sullivan is rich beautiful & in mortal danger. Her father has made powerful enemies who are targeting his precious daughter. Until the threat passes Summer needs a bodyguard
- someone to protect her & she expects to treat her with the reverence she's used to. Into Summer's gilded cage comes former ranger Flynn Grant. As far as Flynn is concerned this is the assignment from hell minding the spoilt daughter of a multi-millionaire. Summer & Flynn are poised to hate each other on sight. Even his devastating looks do not make up for how Flynn's rules cramp Summer's style. Unsurprisingly the sparks fly between them. But when Summer breaks the rules one time too often Flynn teaches her a lesson that leaves them shattered
- & bound together in a way that astonishes them both. In their remote hideout the two start a battle over who is the tamer & who is the tamed. It's a duel that stretches their minds & bodies beyond every limit. & in time their hearts begin to surrender too. But when the dark forces that have been stalking Summer finally track them down the battle is no longer a game but a matter of life & death.. .

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