It all started with a bottle of Baileys that was a year out of date but I drank it anyway.. . One minute well Friday night youre in a long-term if long-distance relationship with the perfect Shane. The next Saturday morning youre waking up in bed with the mother of all hangovers.. .and Bernard OMalley newest member of the I.T. department. Another entry on the list of things you cant forgive yourself for. The worst is Spain. What you did there. & what happened to your brother. Ever since then life has slowly spiralled out of control. You dust yourself down have a cigarette & pull on your stiletto boots. But you know that somethings got to give. You just hope its not the zip on your skinny jeans.. . ...

On the eve of the 1943 invasion of Italy just weeks before Allied bombs nearly destroyed Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper in Milan General Dwight Eisenhower empowered a new kind of soldier to protect mankind's greatest cultural treasures. In May 1944 two unlikely American heroes
- an artist & a scholar
- embarked from Naples on the treasure hunt of a lifetime tracking billions of dollars of stolen art including works by Donatello Titian Caravaggio & Botticelli. As the Germans blew up the historic bridges of Florence & Allied air raids threatened Michelangelo's David a heretofore-unknown SS general held the art hostage while negotiating a secret Nazi surrender with American spies. A gripping narrative that will appeal to fans of history art travel & adventure Saving Italy takes us from the battlefields of Monte Cassino to the Vatican & behind closed doors with the great Allied & Axis leaders: Roosevelt Eisenhower & Churchill; Hitler Goring & Himmler.

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When Jon Katz hears about Izzy a three-year-old Border collie kept alone in a field on an abandoned farm his heart speaks louder than his head & he agrees to take him in. Once again Jon finds himself challenged by a difficult dog. Having found his human Izzy wants to go with Jon wherever he may be & jumps fences & chews through locks to do so. Jon has been through this before with his dog Orson & isn't sure he can cope with the responsibility & potential heartache again. But Jon's motley collection of animals
- from Jesus the baby donkey to Elvis the surprisingly sociable steer as well of course as farm manager & Border collie Rose
- form an ideal refuge for Izzy. & as Jon & Izzy decide they are perfect companions Jon realises just how much life on the farm has taught him about patience perseverance & love. Please note Saving Izzy is the UK title for the book published in the US as Dog Days.

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If shed waited less than two weeks shed have been June who died in June. But I guess my sister didnt consider that. When sixteen-year-old Harpers sister June the perfect popular pretty one to Harpers also-ran commits suicide just before her high school graduation nothing in Harpers world makes sense anymore. With her family falling apart Harper has a plan
- steal Junes ashes & take her sister to the one place she always wanted to go: California. Embarking on a wild road trip of impromptu gigs & stolen kisses with mysterious musician Jake the one person who could hold answers about June Harpers determined to find peace for her sister. But will she find peace for herself along the way? fresh fun & poignant
- Kody Keplinger tender funny & moving
- Courtney Summers raw powerful & absolutely spot-on
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Set in the imagined aftermath of the Spanish Civil War Saving Picasso is a spy story quite unlike any other. Barcelona 1940. Franco is dead. The communists have emerged victorious from the Spanish Civil War & an uneasy peace resides over Europe. International Brigade veteran Richard Clare returns to Spain to cover the Barcelona Olympic games for The London Evening News. Broke restless & adrift since the end of the war Clare is intent on finding his former girlfriend Montse from whom he was acrimoniously parted two years previously. But soon Clare finds himself at the heart of a more sensational story
- a plot by Picasso to defect to the west... Pitched somewhere between Robert Harris' Fatherland & Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest Saving Picasso is an intelligent gripping read that will appeal to fans of spy thrillers & historical fiction.
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Childhood friends Mackensie Parker Laurel & Emmaline have formed a very successful wedding-planning business together but despite helping thousands of happy couples organise the biggest day of their lives all four women are unlucky in love. Chef Laurel Mc Bane has worked hard all her life to secure her dream
- to be an award-winning baker. Now her wedding cakes are as close as anyone can get to edible perfection
- stunning creations that complement Mac's beautiful photographs & Emmaline's floral bouquets. Because Laurel has worked so hard to overcome her tough upbringing she is wary about letting anything or anyone get in the way of her work. But a slowly simmering chemistry with Parker's brother Del has suddenly become too hot to ignore.. .

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Synonymous with style elegance & sophistication the Savoy is unsurprisingly also the birthplace of some of the most famous cocktails in the world. During the 1920s & '30s prohibition-dodging Americans visiting London for tea-dances & mixed drinks" (cocktails) made the bar at the Savoy their home. Here they were entertained by legendary American barman Harry Craddock inventor of the White Lady & populariser of the Dry Martini. Originally published in 1930 the Savoy Cocktail Book features 750 of Harry's most popular recipes. It is a fascinating record of the cocktails that set London alight at the time
- & which are just as popular today. Taking you from Slings to Smashes Fizzes to Flips & featuring art deco illustrations this book is the perfect gift for any budding mixologist or fan of 1930s-style decadence & sophistication. Updated with a new introduction & recipes from The Savoy."
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A serial killer is on the loose in America kidnapping girls off the street & torturing them to death. But this time hes chosen the wrong victim
- a mobsters daughter
- & her dad will do anything to get her back. A gritty & violent crime story from the bestelling author of Logan Mc Rae books. Also suitable for emergent adult readers.

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Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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Mistaken Mistress Joshua Saxon the arrogant millionaire who ran New Zealands premier winery believed Alyssa had been his late brothers mistress. But the true connection between her & the Saxons was even more shocking. From the moment they met both Alyssa & Joshua had been shaken by passion. But so many secrets & lies were between them... Spaniards Seduction The desire for revenge had driven Rafaelo Marques de Las Carreras for years & now the ruthless Spanish aristocrat had come to New Zeal&. Seducing Caitlyn Ross the Saxons beautiful young winemaker was the perfect way to get what he wanted. But as he came to know this woman to taste her beguiling blend of inocencia & pasion he wondered if he was the one being seduced... Pregnancy Proposal His late brothers fiancee was pregnant with a Saxon heir & she thought she could just leave town? Not even Heath Saxon the black sheep of the mighty Saxons would allow that. So he propositioned Amy: avoid illegitimacy for her baby by marrying him. Convincing her wasnt easy; until he showed her what a night as his wife would be like. ...