July 1940. England prepares for invasion all eyes focused on its borders. But such focus inevitably leaves gaps elsewhere & Hitler sees an opportunity to carry out an audacious plot that would change the course of the war... The Duke of Windsor brother to King George VI & former ruler of the United Kingdom in his own right is a target. Hitler's intention: to kidnap him & hold him ransom
- the ultimate leverage against an embattled & beleaguered British government. But can it really be done? & who amongst the German secret services is audacious enough to set a trap to catch a king?
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Two young boys stumble on a dead prostitute. She's on Sean Denton's patch. As Doncaster's youngest community support officer he's already way out of his depth but soon he's uncovering more than he's supposed to know. Meanwhile Karen Friedman professional mother of two learns her brother has disappeared. She desperately needs to know he's safe but once she starts looking she discovers unexpected things about her own needs & desires. In this gripping story of migrants love & the sex trade Karen & Sean's enquiries begin to throw up the same names. While Sean comes up against a corrupt senior officer Karen finds she's falling in love. Played out against a gritty landscape on the edge of a Northern town both of them risk losing all they hold precious. ...

When Caroline Trent is kidnapped by Blake Ravenscroft she doesn't even try to elude this dangerously handsome agent of the crown. After all she's been running from unwanted marriage proposals. Yes Blake believes she's a notorious spy named Carlotta De Leon but for six weeks until her twenty-first birthday when she'll gain control of her fortune hiding out in the titillating company of a mysterious captor is awfully convenient
- & maybe just a little romantic too. Blake Ravenscroft's mission is to bring ' Carlotta' to justice not to fall in love. His heart has been hardened by years of intrigue but this little temptress proves oddly disarming & thoroughly kissable. & suddenly the unthinkable becomes possible
- & this mismatched couple might be destined for love.

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What if instead of disappearing from her life after Elizabeth Bennet refuses his awkward marriage proposal Mr. Darcy took the initiative & tried to change her mind? In To Conquer Mr. Darcy" Darcy follows Elizabeth back to her home in Hertfordshire & sets about making himself so irresistible her impulses win out over her sense of propriety until madly in love & mutually on fire their passion anticipates their wedding." ...

These fourteen stories show Jeffrey Archers great skills with a wide variety of character of subject & of setting but all with that trademark twist in the tail. Every reader will have their own favourites: the choices run from love at first sight across the train tracks to the cleverest of confidence tricks from the quirks of the legal profession
- & those who are able to manipulate both sides of the Bar
- to the creative financial talents of a member of Her Majestys diplomatic service
- but for a good cause. The last story The Grass is Always Greener" is possibly the best piece Archer has written & will haunt you for the rest of your life."


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With the peal of wedding bells still ringing in their ears Daisy Dalrymple & her new husband Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher take an ocean trip to America. On board they are joined by a coterie of acquaintances including American industrialist Caleb P. Arbuckle his friend millionaire Jethro Gotobed & his new wife Wanda an ex-showgirl with huge ambitions. But very soon the pleasant voyage dissolves into an atmosphere thick with chaos intrigue & vicious gossip followed by a series of suspicious accidents & a sudden death. & with harsh weather & rough seas making the crossing even more perilous it's up to Daisy & Alec to uncover the tangled secrets & hidden agendas of some very dangerous guests... ...

From acclaimed novelist Elizabeth Chadwick comes a story of huge emotional power set against the road to Magna Carta & the fight to bring a tyrant king to heel. The privileged daughter of one of the most powerful men in England Mahelt Marshal's life changes dramatically when her father is suspected of treachery by King John. Her brothers become hostages & Mahelt is married to Hugh Bigod heir to the earldom of Norfolk. Adapting to her new life is hard but Mahelt comes to love Hugh deeply; however defying her father-in-law brings disgrace & heartbreak. When King John sets out to subdue the Bigods Mahelt faces a heartbreaking battle fearing neither she nor her marriage is likely to survive the outcome.. . Winner of the RNA Historical Novel Award 2011 TO DEFY A KING is magnificent in scope & detail with characters that leap off the page
- this is historical fiction at its finest.
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An expose on the fashion industry written by the Observers Ethical Living columnist examining the inhumane & environmentally devastating story behind the clothes we so casually buy & wear. Coming at a time when the global financial crisis & contracting of consumer spending is ushering in a new epoch for the fashion industry To Die For offers a very plausible vision of how green could really be the new black. Taking particular issue with our current mania for both big-name labels & cheap fashion To Die For sets an agenda for the urgent changes that can & need to be made by both the industry & the consumer. Far from outlining a future of drab ethical clothing Lucy Siegle believes that it is indeed possible to be an ethical fashionista simply by being aware of how & where (and by whom) clothing is manufactured. The global banking crisis has put the consumer at a crossroads: when money is tight should we embrace cheap fast fashion to prop up an already engorged wardrobe or should we reject this as the ultimate false economy & advocate a return to real fashion bolstered by the principles of individualism & style pedigree? In this impassioned book Siegle analyses the global epidemic of unsustainable fashion taking stock of our economic health & moral accountabilities to expose the pitfalls of fast fashion. Refocusing the debate squarely back on the importance of basic consumer rights Siegle reveals the truth behind cut price bulk fashion & the importance of your purchasing decisions advocating the case for a new sustainable design era where we are assured of value for money: ethically morally & in real terms. ...

The time is January 1782 & British Captain Richard Bolitho is ordered to take the frigate Phalarope to the Caribbean where the hard-pressed royal squadrons are fighting for their lives against the combined fleets of France & Spain & the upstart American privateers. It should have been a proud moment for so young & junior a captain
- but the Phalarope has already been driven to near mutiny & she is regarded with shame & suspicion. But Bolitho is no ordinary man. His determination is blended with humanity & his efforts to give the ship back her pride mark him apart from his contemporaries. As the little frigate sails under the blazing sun & fights her inner battles as well as faces the bloody broadsides of the enemy Bolitho spares neither himself nor his men
- & in the final great battle of the Saintes the chance comes to prove what both he & the Phalarope can achieve.

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Harry Morgan was hard
- the classic Hemingway hero
- rum-running gun-running & man-running from Cuba to the Florida Keys in

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