Is the devil merely the name we give the worst in ourselves? When private investigator Jasmine Sharp is hired to find Tessa Garrion a young woman who has vanished without trace it becomes increasingly clear that there are those who want her to stay that way. What begins as a simple search awakens a malevolence that has lain dormant for three decades putting Jasmine in the crosshairs of those who would stop at nothing to keep their secrets buried. Uncovering a hidden history of sex drugs ritualism & murder Jasmine realises she may need a little help from dark places herself if she's going to get to the truth. But then needs must... ...

When a family-load of boisterous bumbling dragons burst into peaceful Poppledown Town theres sure to be trouble! Before long the whole town is thrown into chaos. The local market is turned upside down the library is louder than ever & the local playgroup has never experienced such disruptive pupils! Will Poppledown Town EVER be the same again? ...

For the Duke of Cosway it was a marriage of convenience. For his bride it was anything but... Isidore has waited for many long frustrating years for her mysterious husband to return from exploring the world. They were married by proxy when she was just a child but now shes fully grown & yearns for nothing more than for her Duke to return. Until he does come back. & he is not what she expected. At all. Not only does he refuse to conform to any of societys norms: he wont powder his hair has little regard for cravats & seems frighteningly keen on running around the countryside in nothing but short trousers. But
- more shocking than any other revelation
- he reveals that he is a virgin. There is an undeniable attraction though & while Isidore tries to establish whether this Duke was actually worth waiting for Cosway himself begins to discover that there may be more adventures in marriage than in all of the rest of the world...

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The third novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Roman series. After a series of bloody battles Camulodunum (modern-day Colchester) has fallen to the invading Roman army. The Emperor has returned to Rome leaving the fearless Centurion Macro & his young Optio Cato to rest & regroup along with the rest of the Second Legion. As their leader General Plautius plans the next phase of their campaign word arrives that the ship carrying his family to join him was wrecked in a storm off the south coast. His wife & children have fallen into the hands of a dark sect of Druids who now demand the return of those of their brotherhood taken prisoner by the Romans. Unless their demands are met within one month Plautius's family will be burned alive. Will Cato & Macro discover where the Druids are hiding their hostages? & can they find some way to rescue them before time runs out? ...

Longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction When the Emperor Was Divine" is the critically acclaimed debut novel by bestselling writer Julie Otsuka
- author of " The Buddha in the Attic"
- in which she explores the lives of Japanese immigrants living in America during the Second World War. It is four months after Pearl Harbour & overnight signs appear all over the United States instructing Japanese Americans to report to internment camps for the duration of the war. For one family it proves to be a nightmare of oppression & alienation. Explored from varying points of view
- the mother receiving the order to evacuate; the daughter on the long train journey; the son in the desert encampment; the family's return home; & the bitter release of their father after four years in captivity
- it tells of an incarceration that will alter their lives for ever. Based on a true story Julie Otsuka's powerful deeply humane novel tells of an unjustly forgotten episode in America's wartime history. " Honest & gloriously written will haunt you long after you've turned the final page. Brilliant". (" Elle"). " An intense jewel of a book written with clarity & beauty". (" Marie Claire"). " Vindicates the suffering of the Japanese in America...a blistering first novel". (" The Times Literary Supplement"). "A compelling powerful portrait of a terrible endurance. Terrific". (" The Times"). Julie Otsuka was born & raised in California. She is the author of the novel " When the Emperor Was Divine" & a recipient of the Asian American Literary Award the American Library Association Alex Award & a Guggenheim fellowship. Her second novel " The Buddha in the Attic" was nominated for the 2011 National Book Award. She lives in New York City."



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The tide is turning but on the home front the battle is far from over for the Campions... Autumn 1944 the allies are invading Italy. On the home front the Campion family are doing their bit -working tirelessly in the hope that the end of the war is now in sight. Sasha newly engaged to Bobby has been tormented by nameless terrors ever since she was rescued from a bomb shaft. But she needs help if she is to face down her fears & look to the future. Lou separated from her twin Sasha is breaking the mould in her new role as a member of the Air Transport Auxiliary. But she is shaken to her core when a face from her past shows up the devilishly handsome American GI Kieran Mallory. Back in London Katie hopes that she is finally over Luke the man who broke her heart until a surprise letter from him arrives. But can they rebuild something stronger on the ashes of their love? Even though today is full of suffering & pain there is hope that tomorrow the lights will go on again. ...

It is the 1870s & twin brothers Sean & Garrick Courtney are born into the wilds of Natal. They could not be more different & fate war & the jealous schemes of a woman are to drive them even further apart. But as history unfolds a continent is awakening. & on the horizon is the promise of fortune adventure destiny & love.. . The bestselling novel that launched Wilbur Smiths stellar career this is the first in the riveting saga of the Courtney brothers. ...

The Western world has experienced extraordinary economic progress throughout the last six decades a prosperous period so extended that continuous economic growth has come to seem normal. But such an era of continuously rising living standards is an historical anomaly economist Stephen D. King warns & the current stagnation of Western economies threatens to reach crisis proportions in the not-so-distant future. Praised for the dose of realism" he provided in his book " Losing Control" King follows up in this volume with a plain-spoken assessment of where the West stands today. It's not just the end of an age of affluence he shows. We have made promises to ourselves that are only achievable through ongoing economic expansion. The future benefits we expect
- pensions healthcare & social security for example
- may be larger than tomorrow's resources. & if we reach that point which promises will be broken & who will lose out? The lessons of history offer compelling evidence that political & social upheaval are often born of economic stagnation. King addresses these lessons with a multifaceted plan that involves painful
- but necessary
- steps toward a stable & just economic future."



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When the Past Is Always Present: Emotional Traumatization Causes & Cures introduces several new ideas about trauma & trauma treatment. The first of these is that another way to treat disorders arising from the mind/brain may be to use the senses. This idea which is at the core of psychosensory therapy forms what the author considers the third pillar" of trauma treatment (the first & second pillars being psychotherapy & psychopharmacology). Psychosensory therapy postulates that sensory input--for example touch--creates extrasensory activity that alters brain function & the way we respond to stimuli. The second idea presented in this book is that traumatization is encoded in the amygdala only under special circumstances. Thus by understanding what makes an individual resistant to traumatization we can offer a way of preventing it. The third idea is that traumatization occurs because we cannot find a haven during the event. This is the cornerstone of havening the particular form of psychosensory therapy described in the book. Using evolutionary biological principles & recently published neuroscientific studies this book outlines in detail how havening touch de-links the emotional experience from a trauma essentially making it just an ordinary memory. Once done the event no longer causes distress." ...

When the Rains Come is a lively story for children that highlights some of the challenges facing Malawi & how they are being met simultaneously drawing on the folk tales of the country. It will be a response from the writer & illustrator to the situation in Malawi with the aim of raising money for MUMs work & raising awareness among children & adults everywhere. ...