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It is several months after the victorious Battle of the Zinchara (see The Invisible Chains — Part 3: Bonds of Blood) and daily life in Lorseth Castle has returned to normal.The prince's pages have taken up their usual routine of exercise, study, service, raiding Lorseth's taverns, and bickering among themselves. Everything seems peaceful enough until a village girl accuses one of the pages—and a master of pages, no less—of having raped her, leaving her with child. A charge which Eynurm of Tarnwood vigorously denies.Since there is no proof and Eynurm has a solid reputation everyone concerned thinks that this straw fire will be easily stomped out. That is, until the maiden in question is found dead with a dagger in her belly. A dagger that bears the crest of Eynurm's House.Luckily for Eynurm, he has two good friends, Rahendo and Ryhunzo, who believe he has been set up and who swear they won't rest until they have discovered the real...

Nothing can dampen social standing quite like spiritual possession and a vengeful dead sister. 1859. Emma Collins is heartbroken. The man she loves has just ripped out her heart and stomped all over it with his polished oxfords. But things are about to get worse. Old secrets she thought she'd buried begin resurfacing. Nightmarish hallucinations of Emma's deceased sister bring forth her own guilt, and from these visions emerges Morgana, an ancient and powerful being. Morgana has only one desire: Emma's swift and brutal death. With her grandmother's help, Emma must find a way to destroy Morgana before she loses her life, and perhaps worse, her place in London society. Joining them on their quest is an odd family friend with deep secrets and an American who is too handsome for his own good. When Emma learns the truth behind her sister's ghost and Morgana's deadly ambitions, she must make a decision that will not only alter...

British Library Crime Classics“… and what a motive! Murder to save one’s artistic soul… who’d believe that?”Behind the stage lights and word-perfect soliloquies, sinister secrets are lurking in the wings. The mysteries in this collection reveal the dark side to theatre and performing arts: a world of backstage dealings, where unscrupulous actors risk everything to land a starring role, costumed figures lead to mistaken identities, and on-stage deaths begin to look a little too convincing. . .Mysteries abound when a player’s fate hangs on a single performance, and opening night may very well be their last.contentsThe Affair at the Novelty Theatre • Baroness OrczyThe Affair at the Semiramis Hotel • A. E. W. MasonThe Dancing Girl • Anthony WynneIn View of the Audience • Marguerite SteenBlood Sacrifice • Dorothy L. SayersThe Wrong Make-Up • Brandon FlemingThe Case of the Ventriloquist’s Doll • Ernest DudleyThe Blind Spot • Barry PerowneI Can Find My Way Out • Ngaio MarshThe Lady Who Laughed • Roy VickersThe Thirteenth Knife • Bernard J. FarmerDrink for an Actor • John ApplebyCredit to William Shakespeare • Julian SymonsAfter the Event • Christianna Brand

Fired from her corporate motivational speaking job just weeks before Christmas, Sloane Morozov makes the decision to spend Christmas at the same lakeside cabin resort from her childhood. But soon her winter wonderland is invaded by Cole Mansfield, a grouchy workaholic, the last thing you should hope to find in your stocking, but who might turn out to be the only gift she needs.

'Susannah Dickey is a phenomenal talent and I loved this novel.' ELIZABETH DAY'A vivid and beautifully written novel that confirms [Dickey] as one of literature's major new talents ... its quiet despair is genuinely affecting' OBSERVER'[A] treat . . . vividly compelling . . . a rare talent' SUNDAY TIMES'Seriously readable' DAILY MAIL'I loved Common Decency . . . a surprising, clever, sad and strange book . . . such a propulsive joy to read too.' MEGAN NOLAN 'Susannah Dickey is, quite simply, one of the funniest and most insightful novelists writing today.' NELL FRIZZELLFROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF TENNIS LESSONSIn an apartment building in Belfast, two women wrestle with the sorrows and spectres of love and loss.Since her mother's death, Lily has withdrawn from the world, trapped between grief and anger. She has to break out of this damaging cycle - but...

Living among the flowers and ferns of Kew Gardens, Katy has always dreamed of more – of the sky and the stars and the sea. Unfortunately for Katy, her father doesn't understand. He says young girls should be content to stay at home, not go off gallivanting around the world. So when news reaches London of a meteorite falling in the faraway land of Brazil and an expedition being put together to find it, Katy knows it's her chance to follow her dreams and prove her father wrong. And winning a place on the trip is just the start of her extraordinary voyage on the trail of a fallen star... A thrilling historical adventure from the author of THE HOUSE OF HIDDEN WONDERS, perfect for fans of Katherine Woodfine, Lucy Worsley, Jennifer Bell and Robin Stevens Praise for THE GOLDEN BUTTERFLY:"Touching on issues of class and gender, its main purpose is to bewitch and enthral." – Financial Times "A perfectly paced and wonderfully written tale of mystery and magic." – Sinéad...

An aged man awoken from an icy grave, with a message from the gods. Defeat the darkness that consumes Levanthria. When Gregor wakes from his apparent murder, he has no idea how long he has been dead for or any idea of his former life. All he has is an overwhelming urge to find the darkness that these gods speak of. After stumbling into a small village where a young family have been slaughtered, it doesn't take long for Gregor to realise that demons are responsible. Intent on vanquishing the darkness and freeing the town, Gregor will not stop until he has found who is responsible for summoning the demon plague. A Frost Of Fear And Fortitude is the novella set in the world of Levanthria. If you like monster hunters, action and retellings with a twist, then you will love A.P Beswick's Father Christmas inspired dark tale.One thing is for sure Father Christmas has never been this badass.

"This one brims with magic... An absolute page-turner and joy to read!— Jane Green, New York Times bestselling authorA surprising astrology reading sends Natasha Sizlo—divorced, broke, freshly heartbroken, and reeling from her father's death—on an unexpected but magical journey to France, in pursuit of a man born on a particular date in a particular place: November 2, 1968 in Paris.It's the cusp of Natasha Sizlo's forty-fourth birthday. Still reeling from her disastrous divorce, she's navigating life as a single mom and doing her best to fake it till she makes it in the cutthroat world of LA real estate. In the meantime, her ex-husband is dating a Hollywood star, and she's just broken it off—for the hundredth and final time—with her devastatingly handsome but impossibly noncommittal French boyfriend.Just when it seems things can't get any worse, her beloved father is given months to live....

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by The Washington Post, Oprah Daily, Vulture, Harper's Bazaar, Thrillist, Essence, Good Housekeeping, Glamour, Marie Claire, Parade, Bustle, BuzzFeed, Refinery29, Business Insider, The Guardian, Financial Times, PopSugar, Book Riot, LitHub, Bookish, LGBTQ Reads, and more! "A deeply heartfelt romance novel." —Marie Claire "Riveting...emotional." —Book Riot A New York Times bestselling author, National Book Award finalist, and "one of our greatest living writers" (Shondaland) reimagines the love story in this fresh and seductive novel about a young woman seeking joy while healing from...