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No Option But North

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Ithaca - Claire North

<p>'Claire North brings a powerful, fresh and unflinching voice to ancient myth - darkly fascinating, raw and breathtaking' Jennifer Saint, author of Sunday Times bestseller AriadneThis is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, famed wife of Odysseus, as it has never been told before. Beyond Ithaca's shores, the whims of gods dictate the wars of men. But on the isle, it i...

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Famous Ghost Stories from North America

People of North America are no stranger to ghost stories, but some terrifying tales have stood the test of time. Travel northward to Canada to see gho

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The Last Song of Penelope - Claire North

'CLAIRE NORTH BRINGS A POWERFUL, FRESH AND UNFLINCHING VOICE TO ANCIENT MYTH' Jennifer Saint, author of Sunday Times bestseller AriadneFollowing the critically acclaimed Ithaca and House of Odysseus comes the final novel in Claire North's Songs of Penelope trilogy - an exquisite, gripping tale that breathes life into ancient myth. This is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, ...

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Outlawed : The Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick - Anna North

<p>'A feminist Western about a world in which women's worth and right to live are determined by the vagaries of fertility. Set in an alternate past, one all too similar to our today, OUTLAWED is a masterpiece' R.O. Kwon</p> <p>In the year of our Lord 1894, I became an outlaw.On the day of her wedding-dance, Ada feels lucky. She loves her broad-shouldered...

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Ithaca: The exquisite, gripping tale that breathes life into ancient myth - North Claire

Anotace: `Claire North brings a powerful, fresh and unflinching voice to ancient myth - darkly fascinating, raw and breathtaking` Jennifer Saint, author of Sunday Times bestseller Ariadne***A Sunday Times Historical Fiction Book of the Year***This is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, famed wife of Odysseus, as it has never been told before. Beyond Ithaca`s shores, the whi...

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House of Odysseus: The breathtaking retelling that brings ancient myth to life - North Claire

Anotace: `CLAIRE NORTH BRINGS A POWERFUL, FRESH AND UNFLINCHING VOICE TO ANCIENT MYTH` Jennifer Saint, author of Sunday Times bestseller AriadneFrom the author of the critically acclaimed Ithaca - A Sunday Times Historical Fiction Book of the Year - comes an exquisite and gripping new tale that breathes life into ancient myth. This is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, fam...

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POSTAL 4: No Regerts (PC) Steam

Several years have passed since the events that devastated the once proud town remembered as Paradise. The only two to walk away from the cataclysm unscathed, the hapless everyman known as the POSTAL Dude and his loyal companion Champ, drive aimlessly through the scorching deserts of Arizona looking for a new place to call home. After a fortuitous gas station rest stop en...

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POSTAL 4: No Regerts (PC) Steam (PC)

Several years have passed since the events that devastated the once proud town remembered as Paradise. The only two to walk away from the cataclysm unscathed, the hapless everyman known as the POSTAL Dude and his loyal companion Champ, drive aimlessly through the scorching deserts of Arizona looking for a new place to call home. After a fortuitous gas station rest stop en...

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The North Wind: The TikTok sensation! An enthralling enemies-to-lovers romantasy, the first in the Four Winds series - Alexandria Warwick

<p>A LUSH AND ENCHANTING FANTASY ROMANCE, INSPIRED BY BEAUTY AND THE BEAST AND THE MYTH OF HADES AND PERSEPHONE. Wren of Edgewood is no stranger to suffering. With her parents gone, it's Wren's responsibility to ensure she and her sister survive the harsh and endless winter, but if the legends are to be believed, their home may not be safe for much longer. For ...

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The Stolen Heir: A Novel of Elfhame, The No 1 Sunday Times Bestseller 2023 - Holly Black

<p>A runaway queen. A reluctant prince. And a quest that may destroy them both. Eight years have passed since the Battle of the Serpent. But in the icy north, Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth, has reclaimed the Ice Needle Citadel. There she is using an ancient relic to create monsters of stick and snow who will do her bidding and exact her revenge. Suren, child que...

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Sunflowers in February

Lily has no option but to follow her body and she sees her family - her parents and her twin brother - start falling apart. And then her twin brother

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We Were Never Here - Bartz Andrea

Anotace: On holiday in Chile with her best friend Kristen, Emily is having the time of her life.Until one night, she finds their hotel suite covered in blood.Kristen claims a backpacker attacked her. She shouted, but no-one heard. She struggled, but he was too strong.She had no option but to kill him.With no evidence of the assault, Emily must help her hide the body. . ....

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We Were Never Here

On holiday in Chile with her best friend Kristen, Emily is having the time of her life. Until one night, she finds their hotel suite covered in blood. Kristen claims a backpacker attacked her. She shouted, but no-one heard. She struggled, but he was too strong. She had no option but to kill him. With no evidence of the assault, Emily must help her hide the body. . . ...

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We Were Never Here - Andrea Bartz

<p>Emily is on holiday with her best friend, Kristen, in the stunning mountains of Chile. They're having the time of their lives until, on the last night of the trip, Emily enters their hotel suite to find it covered in blood. Kristen claims a backpacker attacked her. She shouted, but no-one heard. She struggled, but he was too strong. She had no option but to kil...

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Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits 2 - Ioka Waco

Anotace: Faced with the choice of being married to a strange spirit or being made into dinner, Aoi decides to create a third option for herself! Aoi Tsubaki inherited her grandfather`s ability to see spirits-and his massive debt to them! Now she`s been kidnapped and taken to Kakuriyo, the spirit world, to make good on his bill. Her options: marry the head of the inn her ...

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The Wall of Storms - Liu Ken

Anotace: The second book in The Dandelion Dynasty, the epic fantasy trilogy by Ken Liu. Dara is united under the Emperor Ragin, once known as Kuni Garu, the bandit king. There has been peace for six years, but the Dandelion Throne rests on bloody foundations - Kuni`s betrayal of his friend, Mata Zyndu, the Hegemon. The Hegemon`s rule was brutal and unbending - but he die...

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The Wall of Storms

The second book in The Dandelion Dynasty, the epic fantasy trilogy by Ken Liu.Dara is united under the Emperor Ragin, once known as Kuni Garu, the bandit king. There has been peace for six years, but the Dandelion Throne rests on bloody foundations - Kuni's betrayal of his friend, Mata Zyndu, the Hegemon.The Hegemon's rule was brutal and unbending - but he died well, crea...

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A Curse For True Love: the thrilling final book in the Sunday Times bestselling series - Stephanie Garber

<p>Two villains, one girl, and a deadly battle for happily ever after. Evangeline Fox ventured to the Magnificent North in search of her happy ending, and it seems as if she has it. She's married to a handsome prince and lives in a legendary castle. But Evangeline has no idea of the devastating price she's paid for this fairytale. She doesn't know what she has lost,...

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The Wall of Storms - Ken Liu

<p>The second book in The Dandelion Dynasty, the epic fantasy trilogy by Ken Liu. Dara is united under the Emperor Ragin, once known as Kuni Garu, the bandit king. There has been peace for six years, but the Dandelion Throne rests on bloody foundations - Kuni's betrayal of his friend, Mata Zyndu, the Hegemon. The Hegemon's rule was brutal and unbending - but he di...

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A Curse For True Love: the thrilling final book in the Sunday Times bestselling series - Stephanie Garber

<p>Two villains, one girl, and a deadly battle for happily ever after. Evangeline Fox ventured to the Magnificent North in search of her happy ending, and it seems as if she has it. She's married to a handsome prince and lives in a legendary castle. But Evangeline has no idea of the devastating price she's paid for this fairytale. She doesn't know what she has lost,...

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A Curse For True Love: the thrilling final book in the Once Upon a Broken Heart series - Stephanie Garber

<p>Two villains, one girl, and a deadly battle for happily ever after. Evangeline Fox ventured to the Magnificent North in search of her happy ending, and it seems as if she has it. She's married to a handsome prince and lives in a legendary castle. But Evangeline has no idea of the devastating price she's paid for this fairytale. She doesn't know what she has lost,...

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I Will Marry George Clooney (By Christmas)

This is a brand new very funny Christmas novel, from the bestselling author of No-One Ever Has Sex on a Tuesday and Single Woman Seeks Revenge. There comes a time in every woman's life when the only answer is to marry George Clooney. For Michelle, that time is now. Slogging her guts out in a chicken factory whilst single-handedly bringing up a teenager who hates her is fa...

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The Long Game - Elena Armas

Anotace: A disgraced soccer exec reluctantly enlists the help of a retired soccer star in coaching a children`s team in this smalltown love story in the vein of Ted Lasso and It Happened One Summer -from the New York Times bestselling author of The Spanish Love Deception. Adalyn Reyes has spent years perfecting her daily routine: wake up at dawn, drive to the Miami Flame...

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The Long Game: From the bestselling author of The Spanish Love Deception - Elena Armas

<p>A disgraced soccer exec reluctantly enlists the help of a retired soccer star in coaching a children's team in this smalltown love story in the vein of Ted Lasso and It Happened One Summer -from the New York Times bestselling author of The Spanish Love Deception. Adalyn Reyes has spent years perfecting her daily routine: wake up at dawn, drive to the Miami Flames...

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Dark Horizon - Swallow James

Anotace: AT 40,000 FEET UP... THERE IS NO PLACE TO HIDE.A fatal crash on a rain-slick road and a brutal murder in an English village set off a deadly chain of events, leading from stormy skies over the Mediterranean Sea to an explosive confrontation on a remote airstrip in North Africa...Only a handful of people know the reason why Kate Hood left the military in disgrace...

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Book Lovers - Henryová Emily

Anotace: Nora is a cut-throat literary agent at the top of her game. Her whole life is books.Charlie is an editor with a gift for creating bestsellers. And he`s Nora`s work nemesis.Nora has been through enough break-ups to know she`s the woman men date before they find their happy-ever-after. That`s why Nora`s sister has persuaded her to swap her desk in the city for a m...

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The Dark - Haughton Emma

Anotace: In the most inhospitable environment - cut off from the rest of the world - there`s a killer on the loose.A&E doctor Kate North has been knocked out of her orbit by a personal tragedy. So when she`s offered the opportunity to be an emergency replacement at the UN research station in Antarctica, she jumps at the chance. The previous doctor, Jean-Luc, died in a tr...

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Archmage - Robert Anthony Salvatore

<p>The pall that had descended over the North is gone, and a new day has dawned on a victorious Mithral Hall, but no matter how bright things seem on the surface, Drizzt and his companions know that what lurks just under their feet remains steeped in evil and charged with unimaginable power. The dark elves of Menzoberranzan, including the powerful Archmage Gromph, a...

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A Fire Endless (Elements of Cadence, Book 2) - Rebecca Ross

<p>The stunning sequel to A River Enchanted finds the delicate balance between the human and faerie realm threatened by Bane, the spirit of the North Wind, whose defeat can only come through fire, song, and heartrending sacrifice.</p> <p>East and west. Humans and spirits.</p> <p>The tenuous balance of the Isle of Cadence is under threat from ...

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Let´s Play Murder - Lupo Kesia

Anotace: Squid Game meets Agatha Christie in this locked-room virtual reality murder mystery, where the only option is to win - or die trying..._______________Video games have never been more murderous. Veronica wakes up trapped with four strangers in a sprawling manor house in a snow storm with a dead body, a mystery right out of an Agatha Christie novel. It feels so re...

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The Ritual - Shantel Tessier

Anotace: THE CHOSEN ONEI vow. You vow. We vow.Barrington University is home of the Lords, a secret society that requires their blood in payment. They are above all-the most powerful men in the world. They devote their lives to violence in exchange for power. And during their senior year, they are offered a chosen one.People think growing up with money is freeing, but I p...

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Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits 6 - Ioka Waco

Anotace: Faced with the choice of being married to a strange spirit or being made into dinner, Aoi decides to create a third option for herself!Aoi Tsubaki inherited her grandfather`s ability to see spirits-and his massive debt to them! Now she`s been kidnapped and taken to Kakuriyo, the spirit world, to make good on his bill. Her options: marry the head of the inn her g...

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Let´s Play Murder - Kesia Lupo

<p>Squid Game meets Agatha Christie in this locked-room virtual reality murder mystery, where the only option is to win - or die trying... _______________ Video games have never been more murderous. Veronica wakes up trapped with four strangers in a sprawling manor house in a snow storm with a dead body, a mystery right out of an Agatha Christie novel. It feels s...

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A Cruel Twist of Fate - Askwith H. F.

Anotace: And Then There Were None meets The Inheritance Games, with a heavy dash of The Woman in Black, in this gloriously gothic YA mystery-thriller.When eighteen-year-old Helena is sent to be a governess at Archfall Manor - a beautiful but crumbling manor house, perched at the edge of a causeway in the North Sea - she feels confident she will know how to deal with the ...

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A Cruel Twist of Fate - H. F. Askwith

<p>And Then There Were None meets The Inheritance Games, with a heavy dash of The Woman in Black, in this gloriously gothic YA mystery-thriller.When eighteen-year-old Helena is sent to be a governess at Archfall Manor - a beautiful but crumbling manor house, perched at the edge of a causeway in the North Sea - she feels confident she will know how to deal with the e...

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Realpolitiks - New Power DLC (PC) DIGITAL

New Power injects fresh content and realism into the world of Realpolitiks. A mini-scenario featuring an actual nuclear threat, Non-Governmental Organizations that try to influence politics and new features for creating larger territorial units are all highlights of this DLC. Mini-scenario The world gazed in terror as yet another powerful shock wave spread through the Pac...

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Realpolitiks - New Power DLC (PC) DIGITAL (PC)

New Power injects fresh content and realism into the world of Realpolitiks. A mini-scenario featuring an actual nuclear threat, Non-Governmental Organizations that try to influence politics and new features for creating larger territorial units are all highlights of this DLC.Mini-scenarioThe world gazed in terror as yet another powerful shock wave spread through the Pacif...

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The Shadow of What Was Lost : Book One of the Licanius Trilogy - Islington James

Anotace: AS DESTINY CALLS, A JOURNEY BEGINSIt has been twenty years since the god-like Augurs were overthrown and killed. Now, those who once served them - the Gifted - are spared only because they have accepted the rebellion`s Four Tenets, vastly limiting their own powers.As a young Gifted, Davian suffers the consequences of a war lost before he was even born. He and ot...

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Winnie The Pooh - Milne A. A.

Anotace: Curl up with a true children`s classic by reading A.A. Milne`s Winnie-the-Pooh. Winnie-the-Pooh may be a bear of very little brain, but thanks to his friends Piglet, Eeyore and, of course, Christopher Robin, he`s never far from an adventure. In this story Pooh gets into a tight place, nearly catches a Woozle and heads off on an `expotition` to the North Pole wit...

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The Terror (Film Tie In) - Simmons Dan

Anotace: The most advanced scientific enterprise ever mounted, Sir John Franklin`s 1845 expedition in search of the fabled North-West Passage had every expectation of triumph. But for almost two years his ships HMS Terror and Erebus have been trapped in the Arctic ice. Supplies of fuel and food are running low. Scurvy, starvation and even madness beging to take their tol...

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The Ice Dragon - Martin George R. R.

Anotace: From ancient times the ice dragon was a creature of legend and fear, for no man had ever tamed one. But Adara was not afraid. For Adara was a winter child, born during the worst freeze that anyone, even the Old Ones, could remember.The ice dragon had always been in her life, glimpsed from afar as she played in the snow long after the other children had fled the ...

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Winnie The Pooh - Alan Alexander Milne

<p>Curl up with a true children's classic by reading A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh. Winnie-the-Pooh may be a bear of very little brain, but thanks to his friends Piglet, Eeyore and, of course, Christopher Robin, he's never far from an adventure. In this story Pooh gets into a tight place, nearly catches a Woozle and heads off on an 'expotition' to the North Pole with...

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A Storm of Swords: Part 1: Book 3 of a Song of Ice and Fire - George Raymond Richard Martin

<p>HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A STORM OF SWORDS: STEEL AND SNOW is the FIRST part of the third volume in the series. Winter approaches Westeros like an angry beast. The Seven Kingdoms are divided by revolt and blood feud. In...

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The Terror (Film Tie In) - Dan Simmons

<p>The most advanced scientific enterprise ever mounted, Sir John Franklin's 1845 expedition in search of the fabled North-West Passage had every expectation of triumph. But for almost two years his ships HMS Terror and Erebus have been trapped in the Arctic ice. Supplies of fuel and food are running low. Scurvy, starvation and even madness beging to take their toll...

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Terms and Conditions - Asher Lauren

Anotace: Couldn't get enough of The Fine Print? Fall in love with the next book in Lauren Asher's hot and sexy Dreamland Billionaires series . . . Declan I'm destined to become the next CEO of my family's media empire. The only problem? My grandfather's inheritance clause. Fulfilling his dying wish of getting married and having an heir seemed im...

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The Spanish Love Deception - Elena Armas

<p>A wedding in Spain. The most infuriating man. Three days to convince your family you're actually in love. . . Catalina Martín desperately needs a date to her sister's wedding. Especially when her little white lie about her American boyfriend has spiralled out of control. Now everyone she knows – including her ex-boyfriend and his fiancée – will be there. She only...

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Terms and Conditions - Lauren Asher

<p>Couldn't get enough of The Fine Print? Fall in love with the next book in Lauren Asher's hot and sexy Dreamland Billionaires series . . .DeclanI'm destined to become the next CEO of my family's media empire.The only problem? My grandfather's inheritance clause.Fulfilling his dying wish of getting married and having an heir seemed impossible until my assistant vol...

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Juniper´s Christmas

Anotace: A brand-new Christmas classic adventure about the magic of Santa Claus, set in North London and the North Pole - from the bestselling author of Artemis Fowl IT ALL STARTED IN CHRISTMAS PAST . . . It`s been ten years since Santa Claus performed his Christmas duties, but when Juniper Lane discovers the mysterious N...

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Juniper´s Christmas - Colfer Eoin

Anotace: A brand-new Christmas classic adventure about the science behind the magic of Christmas, set in North London and the North Pole - from the bestselling author of Artemis Fowl IT ALL STARTED IN CHRISTMAS PAST . . . It`s been ten years since Santa Claus performed his Christmas duties, but when Juniper Lane discovers...

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Juniper´s Christmas - Eoin Colfer

<p>A brand-new Christmas classic adventure about the magic of Santa Claus, set in North London and the North Pole - from the bestselling author of Artemis Fowl IT ALL STARTED IN CHRISTMAS PAST . . . It's been ten years since Santa Claus performed his Christmas duties, but when Juniper Lane discovers the mysterio...

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Juniper´s Christmas - Eoin Colfer

<p>A brand-new Christmas classic adventure about the science behind the magic of Christmas, set in North London and the North Pole - from the bestselling author of Artemis Fowl IT ALL STARTED IN CHRISTMAS PAST . . . It's been ten years since Santa Claus performed his Christmas duties, but when Juniper Lane disco...

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The Nanny - Ferguson Lana

Anotace: A woman discovers the father of the child she is nannying may be her biggest (Only)Fan in this steamy contemporary romance by Lana Ferguson.Suddenly unemployed and on the brink of eviction, Cassie Evans is left with two choices: get a new job (and fast) or fire up her long-untouched OnlyFans account. But the job market is terrible, and as for OnlyFans. . . . Wel...

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Book Lovers (0593334833)

Kniha - autor Emily Henryová, 384 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Binge-read The Hating Game and now looking to escape into another suitably steamy love story? Look no further... Set over one sizzling August, BOOK LOVERS is the new chemistry-filled 'rivals to lovers' romcom from New York Times #1 bestseller Emily Henry Nora is a cut-throat literary agent a...

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Book Lovers (0593440870)

Kniha - 384 stran, anglicky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá Binge-read The Hating Game and now looking to escape into another suitably steamy love story? Look no further... Set over one sizzling August, BOOK LOVERS is the new chemistry-filled 'rivals to lovers' romcom from New York Times #1 bestseller Emily Henry Nora is a cut-throat literary agent at the top of her game. He...

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A Curse For True Love: the thrilling final book in the Sunday Times bestselling series - Garberová Stephanie

Anotace: Two villains, one girl, and a deadly battle for happily ever after. Evangeline Fox ventured to the Magnificent North in search of her happy ending, and it seems as if she has it. She's married to a handsome prince and lives in a legendary castle. But Evangeline has no idea of the devastating price she's paid for this fairytale. She doesn't know w...

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Every Woman for Herself

First comes marriage. Then comes divorce. Then it's every woman for herself ...Every Woman for Herself is a hilarious account of divorce and dating from Sunday Times besteller Trisha Ashley. Perfect for fans of Katie Fforde and Carole Matthews,the country setting and rom-com storyline make this the perfect summer paperback. When Charlie's husband Matt tells her that he wa...

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Curse For True Love

Two villains, one girl, and a deadly battle for happily ever after.Evangeline Fox ventured to the Magnificent North in search of her happy ending, and it seems as if she has it. She's married to a handsome prince and lives in a legendary castle. But Evangeline has no idea of the devastating price she's paid for this fairytale. She doesn't know what she has lost, and her h...

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The Spanish Love Deception - Armas Elena

Anotace: A wedding in Spain. The most infuriating man. Three days to convince your family you're actually in love. . . Catalina Martín desperately needs a date to her sister's wedding. Especially when her little white lie about her American boyfriend has spiralled out of control. Now everyone she knows - including her ex-boyfriend and his fiancée - will be th...

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In the Upper Country - Kai Thomas

Anotace: The fates of two unforgettable women - one just beginning a journey of reckoning and self-discovery and the other completing her life's last vital act - intertwine in this ambitious and inventive debut set at the terminus of the Underground Railroad. Freedom, you can't get and bury, and keep it and keep it so it won't ever go away. No, child. Yo...

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