Charlie Sanderson
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"1765. Lady Isabella Gerard, a respectable member of Georgian society, orders her maid to take her new golden gown and destroy it, its shimmering beauty tainted by the actions of her brutal husband the night before. Three months later, Lord Gerard stands at the shoreline of the lake, looking down at a woman wearing the golden gown. As the body slowly rolls over to reveal her face, it's clear this was not his intended victim. 250 years later ... When...
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"Online, you can choose who you want to be. If only real life were so easy ... Emma Nash may be down, but after months of wallowing, stalking her ex online and avoiding showering--because, really, who's going to care? --Emma's ready to own her newly single status, get out with her friends and chronicle her dating adventures on her private blog. But life online doesn't always run smoothly. Stumbling upon her mother's Tinder dating profile, getting...
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"The trip of a lifetime! Rosie Lewis has her life together. A swanky job as a Michelin-Starred Sous Chef, a loving husband and future children scheduled for exactly January 2021. That's until she comes home one day to find her husband's pre-packed bag and a confession that he's had an affair. Heartbroken and devastated, Rosie drowns her sorrows in a glass (or three) of wine, only to discover the following morning that she has spontaneously invested...
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Forget about Cool Britannia and Gallic Chic. Scotland is having a fashion moment...
'Effing marvellous' JILLY COOPER.
'Funny and smart' INDIA KNIGHT.
'Total bliss' DAILY MAIL.
London's most glamorous glossy magazine is in trouble. Advertising revenues are non existent, and if editor Laura Lake can't pick them up, she's out of a job.
According to those in the know, Scotland is having a...
'Effing marvellous' JILLY COOPER.
'Funny and smart' INDIA KNIGHT.
'Total bliss' DAILY MAIL.
London's most glamorous glossy magazine is in trouble. Advertising revenues are non existent, and if editor Laura Lake can't pick them up, she's out of a job.
According to those in the know, Scotland is having a...
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"Bronte is ten years old when she receives a letter saying that her long-absent parents have been killed by pirates, and the lawyers tell her that their will (reinforced with serious magic) requires her to deliver gifts to her ten other aunts (not Aunt Isabelle, whom she lives with), and to start the trip immediately and alone--but as she travels the kingdoms, she begins to suspect that there is more to this journey than delivering treasures, and...
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"Alice Tonks desperately wants to make friends at boarding school but, being autistic, she's always found it hard to fit in. Then she discovers she is a "switcher" and can talk to animals. As she starts to explore her newfound abilities, to her horror she learns that creatures are going missing. Only Alice holds the key to solving the mystery and finding the culprit, but she'll need to harness her full powers first. And to do that she'll need a bit...
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"When a young woman is attacked walking home from her local supermarket, Bea Jordan, a smart but unfulfilled checkout girl, is determined to investigate. Colleagues and customers become suspects, secrets are uncovered. While fear stalks the town, Bea finds an unlikely ally in Ant, the seemingly airheaded new trainee, but risks losing the people she loves most as death comes close to home."--Provided by publisher.
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*Doors open at Rachel's Pudding Pantry again for Christmas!*
Cosy up with the new novel in the Pudding Pantry series, full of love, laughter, kisses under the mistletoe, and plenty of delicious pudding!
The first snow is falling over Primrose Farm, the mince pies are warming, and Rachel can't wait to share a kiss under the mistletoe with her gorgeous new flame, Tom.
If only it was all comfort and joy . . . The arrival of Tom's ex brings an unwelcome...
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Ten-year-old Jack Larkin has seen more than his fair share of shocking sights, growing up in the notorious Crown Saloon.
Broken hearts and broken bones are just a fact of life in a Gin Palace, but for orphan Dolly, the Crown is her last hope. After the death of her mother, Dolly ran away from her sleazy stepfather Arthur, only to find herself living on the streets. When Jack discovers her hiding in the back yard of The Crown, he persuades his mother...
10) XII
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Chronicles of the Old and New Testament recounted exclusively through the eyes of a teen, in a way that is fresh and highly original: from Genesis to the Crucifixion.
'What I have attempted to do in these twelve chapters is retell some of the most powerful and moving stories in the Bible from the point of view of a young person. More than anything, I wanted it to be engaging and enjoyable to read.'
- Robin Bennett
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A laugh-out-loud romantic comedy that fans of The Devil Wears Prada and Sophie Kinsella will love!
'Effing marvellous' JILLY COOPER.
'Funny and smart' INDIA KNIGHT.
'Total bliss' DAILY MAIL.
Laura Lake longs to be a journalist. Instead she's an unpaid intern at a glossy magazine – sleeping in the fashion cupboard and living on canapés. But she's just got her first big break:...
'Effing marvellous' JILLY COOPER.
'Funny and smart' INDIA KNIGHT.
'Total bliss' DAILY MAIL.
Laura Lake longs to be a journalist. Instead she's an unpaid intern at a glossy magazine – sleeping in the fashion cupboard and living on canapés. But she's just got her first big break:...
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Step inside Rachel's Pudding Pantry, a place where love, laughter and scrumptious bakes bring everyone together.
Primrose Farm is Rachel's very own slice of heaven. Come rain or shine there's always a pot of tea brewing by the Aga, the delicious aroma of freshly baked puddings, and a chorus of happy memories drifting through the kitchen. But the farm is in a spot of trouble. As the daffodils spring, Rachel must plant the seeds of change if she wants...
13) The Bonbon Girl
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In a tumbledown Cornish cottage, with an alcoholic father, Colenso Carne works with the Serpentine stone from the local mine. When she catches the eye of the new factory manager, her father insists she rejects her beloved Kitto in order to marry Fenton. Forced to flee the village when Fenton turns nasty, she is taken under the wing of wise woman Mara and travels to local fairs, learning to make bonbons to pay her way. But she never gives up hope of...
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The Pudding Pantry opens its doors again for summer.
And there are wedding bells on the horizon ... More love, laughter and scrumptious bakes from the team at Primrose Farm, set in the idyllic Cheviot Hills. Pre-order your copy of the third novel in the bestselling Pudding Pantry series now!
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TREAT YOURSELF to a sparkling romantic comedy... Last of the Summer Moët is a bottle of champagne in book form!
'Effing marvellous' JILLY COOPER.
'Funny and smart' INDIA KNIGHT.
'Total bliss' DAILY MAIL.
Wendy Holden's warm and funny comic heroine Laura Lake is back. And this time, she's gone rural...
Laura Lake, editor of glossy magazine Society,...
'Effing marvellous' JILLY COOPER.
'Funny and smart' INDIA KNIGHT.
'Total bliss' DAILY MAIL.
Wendy Holden's warm and funny comic heroine Laura Lake is back. And this time, she's gone rural...
Laura Lake, editor of glossy magazine Society,...
16) Minnie's Orphans
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Let bestselling author Lindsey Hutchinson transport you back in time to Marshall's Children's Home, for this heart-warming and unforgettable tale from the Black Country.
The Fitch children are finally safe, after they and their friends were rescued from the grim orphanage Reed House by Minnie and Billy Marshall. Their children's home Marshall's is full of love and laughter, and a world away from their terrible ordeal of being sold to Una Reed for...
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Natalie Jackson might keep up appearances on Instagram, but in reality her fiancé has just jilted her after the birth of their baby and she's moved back in with her mum. Life isn't exactly going to plan!
So when she enters the village raffle for the holiday of a lifetime, she thinks she has no chance of winning. But her name is pulled out - and, as luck would have it, so is a ticket bought by her childhood nemesis: Will Brimble.
Surely a romantic...
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A Fantasy Romance about the coming of age of Britain and the young people living at that time.
Doggerland was the prosperous and powerful kingdom that connected Britain to Europe 8,000 years ago. But from great beginnings, it now lies drowned; lost forever, far below the cold waves of the North Sea. Its disappearance was caused by a great tsunami.
So what about the people who lived in Doggerland? More importantly, what about the survivors?
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The USA Today bestseller! 'Stayed up late finishing this, just had to know what happened, brilliant final twist! Gripping page-turner with great characters'Sunday Times bestselling author B A Paris She says she's innocent.DO YOU BELIEVE HER? 2013 Melissa Slade had it all: beauty, money, a successful husband and beautiful twin babies. But, in the blink of an eye, her perfect life became a nightmare – when she found herself on trial for the murder...
20) Bad panda
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"Are you sick of being utterly adorable? Tired of being cuddled and hugged? Fed up of having your head confused for your bottom because you just so happen to be super-duper fluffy? If you answered yes to any of those questions, then you're in the right book. Everyone thinks that Lin is the cutest panda in the world. So much so that they ship her off to the local zoo, away from her beloved brother, to be ogled at by the masses. But Lin HATES being...