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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Joseph has always had such good fortune that his nickname is Lucky. His luck has come in thirteens. He's the thirteenth of his parents' thirteen children. And both of his parents were thirteenth children. But just before his thirteenth birthday, his luck is about to change. Two mysterious visitors warn him that if he collects thirteen thirteens by midnight on his thirteenth birthday, he'll unleash a terrible curse. And as soon as they leave, Lucky's streak goes from good to bad. He's suddenly the unluckiest kid around - and everything keeps coming in groups of thirteen! Can he break the curse of thirteen before his birthday is his last day? "Stine delivers the hilarity and horror that readers love!" - School Library Journal The thirteenth of 13 children, Joseph's always had good luck that comes in 13s, but his luck's about to change after two mysterious strangers warn him not to collect 13 thirteens by midnight on his thirteenth birthday. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Moments after Lisbeth is born, shes taken from her mother and handed over to an enslaved wet nurse, Mattie, a young mother separated from her own infant son in order to care for her tiny charge. Thus begins an intense relationship that will shape both of their lives for decades to come. Though Lisbeth leads a life of privilege, she finds nothing but loneliness in the company of her overwhelmed mother and her distant, slave-owning father. As she grows older, Mattie becomes more like family to Lisbeth than her own kin and the girls visits to the slaves quartersand their lively and loving communitybring them closer together than ever. But can two women in such disparate circumstances form a bond like theirs without consequence? This deeply moving tale of unlikely love traces the journey of these very different women as each searches for freedom and dignity.Revised edition: This edition of Yellow Crocus includes editorial revisions. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Susi Holliday is one of our best and most original creators of tense and twisty tales . . . Nothing is as it seems and no one can be trusted in this brilliant page-turner. Ian RankinTense and twisty as all hell. Mark BillinghamTense, creepy and utterly brilliant Jenny Blackhurst, author of The Hiking PathA brilliant concept, superbly executed. Susi Holliday is a master of her craft. Marion Todd, author of A Blind EyeOn this street, lock your doors, whisper your secrets, and dont trust anyone. Compulsive, clever and I couldnt put it down. Louise Swanson, author of End of StoryTheir neighbours welcomed them with open arms. Now theyve vanished without a trace.Anna and Peter desperately need to escape London for a fresh start. And theyve found just the place: a perfect house on a perfect street in a perfect new development on the Scottish coast. But before theyve even unpacked, they discover that the community theyve moved into might be keeping secrets of its ownEager to fit in, Anna and Peter spend their first evening with their new neighbours, a couple who turn up on their doorstep to welcome them with open arms. But when Anna pops over the next morning to thank them for their hospitality, theres no answer. The house is bare and unoccupied, and the neighbours have vanished without a trace. Whats more, everybody else on the street is convinced that no one ever lived there at all.As she battles a growing obsession with the mystery, Anna finds herself becoming increasingly paranoid. She thought shed escaped her own troubled past, but as the truth catches up with her, life starts to unravel. Maybe shes not the only resident of The Street with something to hide. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In this poignant novel from million-copy bestselling author Imogen Clark, an extraordinary final wish brings five lives together forever.Just turned eighteen, Romany is on the cusp of taking her first steps into adulthood when tragedy strikes, and she finds herself suddenly alone without her mother, Angie, the only parent she has ever known. In her final letter, Angie has charged her four closest friends with guiding Romany through her last year of schoolbut is there an ulterior motive to her unusual dying wish?Each of the four guardians possesses an outlook on life that Angie wants to give her daughter as a legacy. Three of them have known each other since university: the eternally nomadic and exotically named Tiger; the shy and practical Leon with his untapped musical genius; and Maggie, a brilliant lawyer who doesnt know her own abilities. But the fourth guardian is a mystery to the others: theyve never even heard of former model Hope beforeAs the guardians reflect on their friendship with Angie, it becomes apparent that this unusual arrangement is as much about them as it is about Romany. Navigating their grief individually and as a group, what will all five of them learn about themselves, their pastsand the woman whos brought them all together? The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In this evocative tale from the bestselling author of The Dressmakers Gift, a strange new city offers a young girl hope. Can it also offer a lost soul a second chance?Morocco, 1941. With France having fallen to Nazi occupation, twelve-year-old Josie has fled with her family to Casablanca, where they await safe passage to America. Life here is as intense as the sun, every sight, smell and sound overwhelming to the senses in a city filled with extraordinary characters. Its a world away from the trouble back homeand Josie loves it.Seventy years later, another new arrival in the intoxicating port city, Zoe, is strugglingwith her marriage, her baby daughter and her new life as an expat in an unfamiliar place. But when she discovers a small wooden box and a diary from the 1940s beneath the floorboards of her daughters bedroom, Zoe enters the inner world of young Josie, who once looked out on the same view of the Atlantic Ocean, but who knew a very different Casablanca.Its not long before Zoe begins to see her adopted city through Josies eyes. But can a new perspective help her turn tragedy into hope, and find the comfort she needs to heal her broken heart? The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. From the bestselling author of What You Did comes a stunning psychological thriller. One party. Thirteen people. By 3.02 p.m., one of them will be dead.The party should have been perfect: six couples from the same baby group, six newborns, a luxurious house. But not everything has gone to plan, and while some are here to celebrate, others have sorrows to drown. When someone falls from the balcony of the house, the secrets and conflicts within the group begin to spill out DS Alison Hegarty, herself struggling with infertility, is called in to investigate. Shes convinced the fall was not an accident, and finds the new parents have a lot to hide. Wealthy Ed and Monica show off their newborn while their teenage daughter is kept under virtual house arrest. Hazel and Cathy conceived their longed-for baby via an anonymous sperm donoror so Hazel thinks. Anita and Jeremy planned to adopt from America, but theres no sign of the child. Kelly, whose violent boyfriend disrupted previous group sessions, came to the party even though she lost her baby. And then theres Jax, whos been experiencing strange incidents for monthsalmost like someones out to get her. Is it just a difficult pregnancy? Or could it be payback for something she did in the past?Its a nightmare of a case, and as events get even darker it begins to look impossible. Only one thing is clear: they all have something to hide. And for one of them, its murder. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Loch Ewe, 1940. When gamekeepers daughter Floras remote highland village finds itself the base for the Royal Navys Arctic convoys, life in her close-knit community changes forever. In defiance of his disapproving father, the lairds son falls in love with Flora, and as tensions build in their disrupted home, any chance of their happiness seems doomed.Decades later, Floras daughter, singer Lexie Gordon, is forced to return to the village and to the tiny cottage where she grew up. Having long ago escaped to the bright lights of the West End, London still never truly felt like home. Now back, with a daughter of her own, Lexie learns that her motherand the hostile-seeming village itselfhave long been hiding secrets that make her question everything she thought she knew.As she pieces together the fragments of her parents story, Lexie discovers the courageous, devastating sacrifices made in her name. Its too late to rekindle her relationship with her mother, but can Lexie find it in her heart to forgive the past, to grieve for all thats lost, and finally find her place in the world? The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In their world, telling the truth has become the most dangerous crime of all.In the near-future United States, a one-child policy is ruthlessly enforced. Everyone follows the Rule of One. But Ava Goodwin, daughter of the head of the Texas Family Planning Division, has a secretone her mother died to keep and her father has helped to hide for her entire life.She has an identical twin sister, Mira.For eighteen years Ava and Mira have lived as one, trading places day after day, maintaining an interchangeable existence down to the most telling detail. But when their charade is exposed, their worst nightmare begins. Now they must leave behind the father they love and fight for their lives.Branded as traitors, hunted as fugitives, and pushed to discover just how far theyll go in order to stay alive, Ava and Mira rush headlong into a terrifying unknown. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A senior American security adviser is missing, presumed kidnapped for his top-level military intelligence. FBI Assistant Director Martha Meyerstein needs to track him down before classified information gets into the wrong hands. She needs Jon Reznick on board.The former black-ops assassin is supposed to be on vacation with his daughter, but when Meyerstein calls, it doesnt pay to keep her waiting. Her elite team is convinced that the missing diplomats expertise in the Persian Gulf points to an Iranian terrorist cell, but Reznick isnt so sure. His gut instinct tells him theyre all wrong. Never one to play by the rules, he finds himself working alone, following a lead that everyone else has dismissed. But to Reznick, the suspect seems a little too cleanWhen the team comes under attack, the kidnapping is exposed as part of a much wider conspiracy, one far more dangerous than Meyerstein feared. Nothing and nobody is safeand only Jon Reznick stands between national security and a campaign of unprecedented terror.Revised edition: This edition of Hard Kill includes editorial revisions. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. When Kendra first visits her ailing grandmother, Ella has only one request: that Kendra write her story down, before she forgetsIn 1937, seventeen-year-old Ellas life changes forever when she is sent to spend the summer on the beautiful Ile de Re and meets the charismatic, creative Christophe. They spend the summer together, exploring the islands sandy beaches and crystal-clear waters, and, for the first time in her life, Ella feels truly free.But the outbreak of war casts everything in a new light. Ella is forced to return to Scotland, where she volunteers for the war effort alongside the dashing Angus. In this new world, Ella feels herself drifting further and further from who she was on the Ile de Re. Can she ever find her way back? And does she want to?From the windswept Ile de Re to the rugged hills of Scotland, Sea of Memories is a spellbinding journey about the power of memory, love and second chances. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. An RNA Romantic Novel Award nominee.Heartbroken and hoping for a new start, Abi Howes takes a summer job in rural France at the Chateau Bellevue. The old chateau echoes with voices from the past, and soon Abi finds herself drawn to one remarkable womans story, a story that could change the course of her summerand her life.In 1938, Eliane Martin tends beehives in the garden of the beautiful Chateau Bellevue. In its shadow she meets Mathieu Dubosq and falls in love for the first time, daring to hope that a happy future awaits. But Frances eastern border is darkening under the clouds of war, and history has other plans for ElianeWhen she is separated from Mathieu in the chaos of German occupation, Eliane makes the dangerous decision to join the Resistance and fight for Frances liberty. But with no end to the war in sight, her loyalty to Mathieu is severely tested.From the bestselling author of Sea of Memories comes the story of two remarkable women, generations apart, who must use adversity to their advantage and find the resilience deep within. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. At the height of World War II, three women must come together to fight for freedom, for the men they loveand for each other.When Hazel is given the chance to parachute into Nazi-occupied France, she seizes the opportunity to do more for the British war effort than file paperwork. Alongside her childhood friend, French-born Rose, she quickly rises up the ranks of the freedom fighters. For Rose, the Resistance is a link to her late husband, and a way to move forward without him. What starts out as helping downed airmen becomes a bigger cause when they meet Sophia, a German escapee and fierce critic of Hitler who is wanted by the Gestapo. Together the three women form a bond that will last a lifetime.But amid the turmoil and tragedy of warfare, all three risk losing everythingand everyonethey hold dear. Will their united front be strong enough to see them through? The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. An Amazon Charts bestseller.What would it take to make you intervene? When Ella Longfield overhears two attractive young men flirting with teenage girls on a train, she thinks nothing of ituntil she realises they are fresh out of prison and her maternal instinct is put on high alert. But just as shes decided to call for help, something stops her. The next day, she wakes up to the news that one of the girlsbeautiful, green-eyed Anna Ballardhas disappeared.A year later, Anna is still missing. Ella is wracked with guilt over what she failed to do, and shes not the only one who cant forget. Someone is sending her threatening lettersletters that make her fear for her life.Then an anniversary appeal reveals that Annas friends and family might have something to hide. Annas best friend, Sarah, hasnt been telling the whole truth about what really happened that nightand her parents have been keeping secrets of their own.Someone knows where Anna isand theyre not telling. But they are watching Ella. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. From the bestselling author of The Girl in the Corner comes the moving story of a man whose life is changed in an instant. How do you start again when you lose the only love youve ever known?When Nicks wife Kerry falls ill and dies, he realises for the first time how fragile his happiness has always been, and how much hes been taking his good life and wonderful family for granted. Now, he suddenly finds himself navigating parenthood alone, unsure how to deal with his own grief, let alone that of his teenage son, Olly.In the depths of his heartbreak, Nick must find a way to navigate life that pleases his son, his in-laws, his family and his friendswhile honouring what Kerry meant to them all. But when it comes to his own emotions, Nick doesnt know where to begin. Kerry was his childhood sweetheartbut was she really the only one who could ever make him happy?And in the aftermath of tragedy, can Nick and his son find themselves again? The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Bestselling novelist Amanda Prowse knew how to resolve a fictional family crisis. But then her son came to her with a real oneJosiah was nineteen with the world at his feet when things changed. Without warning, the new university students mental health deteriorated to the point that he planned his own death. His mother, bestselling author Amanda Prowse, found herself grappling for ways to help him, with no clear sense of where that could be found. This is the book they wish had been there for them during those dark times.Josiahs situation is not unusual: the statistics on student mental health are terrifying. And he was not the only one suffering; his family was also hijacked by his illness, watching him struggle and fearing the day he might succeed in taking his life.In this book, Josiah and Amanda hope to give a voice to those who suffer, and to show them that help can be found. It is Josiahs raw, at times bleak, sometimes humorous, but always honest account of what it is like to live with depression. It is Amandas heart-rending account of her pain at watching him suffer, speaking from the heart about a mothers love for her child.For anyone with depression and anyone who loves someone with depression, Amanda and Josiah have a clear messageyou are not alone, and there is hope. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Loch Ewe, 1940. When gamekeepers daughter Floras remote highland village finds itself the base for the Royal Navys Arctic convoys, life in her close-knit community changes forever. In defiance of his disapproving father, the lairds son falls in love with Flora, and as tensions build in their disrupted home, any chance of their happiness seems doomed.Decades later, Floras daughter, singer Lexie Gordon, is forced to return to the village and to the tiny cottage where she grew up. Having long ago escaped to the bright lights of the West End, London still never truly felt like home. Now back, with a daughter of her own, Lexie learns that her motherand the hostile-seeming village itselfhave long been hiding secrets that make her question everything she thought she knew.As she pieces together the fragments of her parents story, Lexie discovers the courageous, devastating sacrifices made in her name. Its too late to rekindle her relationship with her mother, but can Lexie find it in her heart to forgive the past, to grieve for all thats lost, and finally find her place in the world? A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Missing diamonds. Mysterious deaths. And all that jazz.London, 1925. With their band the Dizzy Heights, jazz musicians Ivor Skins Maloney and Bartholomew Barty Dunn are used to improvising as they play the Charleston for flappers and toffs, but things are about to take a surprising turn.Superintendent Sunderland has had word that a deserter who stole a fortune in diamonds as he fled the war is a member of the Aristippus private members club in Mayfairwhere the Dizzy Heights have a residency. And the thief is planning to steal a hoard of jewels hidden there under the cover of a dance contest.As mutual pal Lady Hardcastle has suggested, Skins and Dunn are perfectly placed to be Sunderlands eyes and earsand Skinss wife Ellie soon lends a hand with a bit of light snooping. But the stakes change dramatically when a mysterious death at the club brings a sinister note to the investigation.With the dance contest fast approaching, the trio must solve the mystery of the missing diamonds, unmask the murderer, and prevent more deadly crimesall without missing a beat. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. "Claire McGowan at her very best." Peter JamesFrom the bestselling author of What You Did comes the story of a young couple who are about to discover that in a house full of secrets theres nowhere to hideFor Helen and George, the remote fixer-upper in Cornwall was supposed to be a dream home, and a way to leave behind the problems theyre both running from. But something about the place feels wrong from day one. And why does Helen have a creeping feeling shes seen this house before?Her unease only deepens after renovations begin, when the builders find sinister dolls hidden in the walls. As Helen digs into the houses past, she discovers that the previous owner was not only rumoured to be a witch; she was also imprisoned for a brutal triple murder thirty years earlier.When a horrific accident almost ends in tragedy, Helen worries that the houses secrets are to blame, and as events spiral out of control she discovers George has been lying to her. As the past returns to haunt them, the couple realise they are in terrible danger, and they cant trust anyonenot even each other. Because Helen hasnt been entirely honest with him either. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In Mansi Shahs stunning debut novel, a family tragedy beckons a first-generation immigrant to the city of her birth, where she grapples with her familys past in search of where she truly belongs.After her parents moved her and her brother to America, Preeti Desai never meant to tear her family apart. All she did was fall in love with a white Christian carnivore instead of a conventional Indian boy. Years later, with her parents not speaking to her and her controversial relationship in tatters, all Preeti has left is her career at a prestigious Los Angeles law firm.But when Preeti receives word of a terrible accident in the city where she was born, she returns to India, where shell have to face her estranged parentsand the complicated past they left behind. Surrounded by the sights and sounds of her heritage, Preeti catches a startling glimpse of her familys battles with class, tradition, and sacrifice. Torn between two beautifully flawed cultures, Preeti must now untangle what home truly means to her. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. From the bestselling author of The House Guest comes a chilling story set deep in the woodsWith his marriage over and his career in freefall, journalist Tom decides to reconnect with his fourteen-year-old daughter, Frankie. Desperate to spend precious time together now that they live an ocean apart, he brings her to Hollow Falls, a cabin resort deep in the woods of Maine.From the outset theres something a little eerie about the placestrange whispers in the trees, windchimes echoing through the forestbut when Tom meets true-crime podcasters David and Connie, he receives a chilling warning. Hollow Falls has a gruesome history: twenty years ago this week, a double slaying shut down the resort. The crime was never solved, and now the woods are overrun with murder-obsessed tourists looking to mark the grim anniversary.Its clear that theres something deeply disturbing going on at Hollow Falls. And as Toms dream trip turns into a nightmare, he and Frankie are faced with a choice: uncover the truth, or get out while they still can. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Bestselling novelist Amanda Prowse knew how to resolve a fictional family crisis. But then her son came to her with a real oneJosiah was nineteen with the world at his feet when things changed. Without warning, the new university students mental health deteriorated to the point that he planned his own death. His mother, bestselling author Amanda Prowse, found herself grappling for ways to help him, with no clear sense of where that could be found. This is the book they wish had been there for them during those dark times.Josiahs situation is not unusual: the statistics on student mental health are terrifying. And he was not the only one suffering; his family was also hijacked by his illness, watching him struggle and fearing the day he might succeed in taking his life.In this book, Josiah and Amanda hope to give a voice to those who suffer, and to show them that help can be found. It is Josiahs raw, at times bleak, sometimes humorous, but always honest account of what it is like to live with depression. It is Amandas heart-rending account of her pain at watching him suffer, speaking from the heart about a mothers love for her child.For anyone with depression and anyone who loves someone with depression, Amanda and Josiah have a clear messageyou are not alone, and there is hope. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Brilliant, shocking and very creepy. Mark Edwards has done it again. Elly Griffiths, bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway seriesA perfect summer. A perfect stranger. A perfect nightmare.When British twenty-somethings Ruth and Adam are offered the chance to spend the summer housesitting in New York, they cant say no. Young, in love and on the cusp of professional success, they feel as if luck is finally on their side.So the moment that Eden turns up on the doorstep, drenched from a summer storm, it seems only right to share a bit of that good fortune. Beautiful and charismatic, Eden claims to be a friend of the homeowners, who told her she could stay whenever she was in New York.They know youre not supposed to talk to strangerslet alone invite them into your homebut after all, Edens only a stranger until they get to know her.As suspicions creep in that Eden may not be who she claims to be, they begin to wonder if theyve made a terrible mistake. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. An Amazon Charts bestseller.What would it take to make you intervene? When Ella Longfield overhears two attractive young men flirting with teenage girls on a train, she thinks nothing of ituntil she realises they are fresh out of prison and her maternal instinct is put on high alert. But just as shes decided to call for help, something stops her. The next day, she wakes up to the news that one of the girlsbeautiful, green-eyed Anna Ballardhas disappeared.A year later, Anna is still missing. Ella is wracked with guilt over what she failed to do, and shes not the only one who cant forget. Someone is sending her threatening lettersletters that make her fear for her life.Then an anniversary appeal reveals that Annas friends and family might have something to hide. Annas best friend, Sarah, hasnt been telling the whole truth about what really happened that nightand her parents have been keeping secrets of their own.Someone knows where Anna isand theyre not telling. But they are watching Ella. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. An international bestseller with over one million readers. With war threatening to spread from Europe to England, the sleepy village of Crowmarsh Priors settles into a new sort of normal: Evacuees from London are billeted in local homes. Nightly air raids become grimly mundane. The tightening vice of rationing curtails every comfort. Men leave to fight and die. And five women forge an unlikely bond of friendship that will change their lives forever. Alice Osbourne, the stolid daughter of the late vicar, is reeling from the news that Richard Fairfax broke their engagement to marry Evangeline Fontaine, an American girl from the Deep South. Evangelines arrival causes a stir in the villagebut not the chaos that would ensue if they knew her motives for being there. Scrappy Elsie Pigeon is among the poor of London who see the evacuations as a chance to escape a life of destitution. Another new arrival is Tanni Zayman, a young Jewish girl who fled the horrors of Europe and now waits with her newborn son, certain that the rest of her family is safe and bound to show up any day. And then theres Frances Falconleigh, a madcap, fearless debutante whose father is determined to keep her in the countryside and out of the papers. As the war and its relentless hardships intensify around them, the same struggles that threaten to rip apart their lives also bring the five closer together. They draw strength from one another to defeat formidable enemieshunger, falling bombs, the looming threat of a Nazi invasion, and a traitor in their midstand find remarkable strength within themselves to help their friends. Theirs is a war-forged loyalty that will outlast the fiercest battle and endure years and distance. When four of the women return to Crowmarsh Priors for a VE Day celebration fifty years later, television cameras focus on the heartwarming story of these old women as war brides of a bygone age, but miss the more newsworthy angle. The womens mission is not to commemorate or remembertheyve returned to settle a score and avenge one of their own. Revised edition: This edition of War Brides includes editorial revisions. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. From the bestselling author of The Last Correspondent comes a remarkable story of three young women who defy the bombs to do their bit for Britain. Will they survive the dark streets of London to see the Allies win the war?London, 1941. The Blitz. When a Royal Navy memo arrives at head office, requesting female recruits to sign up as motorcycle dispatch riders, delivering highly classified orders across the country, three women jump at the chance to sign up for the most dangerous jobs in London.Olivia grew up riding motorcycles with her brothers, and with them fighting abroad she feels it is her duty to join up. The thrill of adventure draws Ava, but with more enthusiasm than skill, will she learn to navigate the treacherous London streets safely? Having lost her family during one of the first air attacks, Florence knows how important it is to have help arrive on the scenefastand so she steps up, outmanoeuvring the men behind the wheel of an ambulance. When Olivia, Ava and Florence meet for the first time they know they have found something all of them needfamily.As bombs fall, decimating the city they love, these three brave women build a sisterhood amid the rubble, facing down anyoneeven their own familieswho objects to their service. And while romances bloom and fade, their connection grows ever stronger. But none of them dare consider the terrifying reality that one night Florences ambulance may be rescuing someone she loves. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Amanda Prowse has built a bestselling career on the lives of fictional women. Now she turns the pen on her own life.I guess the first question to ask is, what kind of woman am I? Well, you know those women who saunter into a room, immaculately coiffed and primped from head to toe?If you look behind her, youll see me.From her childhood, where there was no blueprint for success, to building a career as a bestselling novelist against all odds, Amanda Prowse explores what it means to be a woman in a world where popularity, slimness, beauty and youth are currencyand how she overcame all of that to forge her own path to happiness.Sometimes heartbreaking, often hilarious and always entirely relatable, Prowse details her early struggles with self-esteem and how she coped with the frustrating expectations others had of how she should live. Most poignantly, she delves into her toxic relationship with food, the hardest addiction she has ever known, and how she journeyed out the other side.One of the most candid memoirs youre ever likely to read, Women Like Us provides welcome insight into how it is possibleagainst the oddsto overcome insecurity, body consciousness and the ubiquitous imposter syndrome to find happiness and success, from a woman whos done it all, and then some. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The first book in Swedish author Viveca Stens enormously popular Sandhamn Murders series. On a hot July morning on Swedens idyllic vacation island of Sandhamn, a man takes his dog for a walk and makes a gruesome discovery: a body, tangled in fishing net, has washed ashore. Police detective Thomas Andreasson is the first to arrive on the scene. Before long, he has identified the deceased as Krister Berggren, a bachelor from the mainland who has been missing for months. All signs point to an accidentuntil another brutalized corpse is found at the local bed-and-breakfast. But this time it is Berggrens cousin, whom Thomas interviewed in Stockholm just days before. As the islands residents reel from the news, Thomas turns to his childhood friend, local lawyer Nora Linde. Together, they attempt to unravel the riddles left behind by these two mysterious outsiderswhile trying to make sense of the difficult twists their own lives have taken since the shared summer days of their youth. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. An Amazon Charts, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller.Number one New York Times bestselling master of suspense Dean Koontz takes readers on a twisting journey of lost love, impossible second chances, and terrifying promises.A decade ago, Emily Carlino vanished after her car broke down on a California highway. She was presumed to be one of serial killer Ronny Lee Jessups victims whose remains were never found.Writer David Thorne still hasnt recovered from losing the love of his life, or from the guilt of not being there to save her. Since then, hes sought closure any way he can. He even visits regularly with Jessup in prison, desperate for answers about Emilys final hours so he may finally lay her body to rest. Then David meets Maddison Sutton, beguiling, playful, and keenly aware of all David has lost. But what really takes his breath away is that everything about Maddison, down to her kisses, is just like Emily. As the fantastic becomes credible, Davids obsession grows, Maddisons mysterious past deepensand terror escalates.Is she Emily? Or an irresistible dead ringer? Either way, the ultimate question is the same: What game is she playing? Whatever the risk in finding out, Davids willing to take it for this precious second chance. Its been ten years since hes felt this inspired, this hopeful, this much in loveand hes afraid. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In the wake of the Russian Revolution, a determined young woman breaks with her past to become a spy in 1920s Paris, where shadowy intrigues and a dangerous romance put her loyalty to the test.In the spring of 1914, Nadia Shulkina, the daughter of Russian aristocrats, looks toward a bright future. She has no premonitions of war, let alone the revolution that is about to destroy her comfortable world.Her once-noble family is stripped of every possession, and more terrible losses soon follow. To save whats left of her family and future, Nadia marries a zealous Bolshevik in an act of calculated reinvention.It wont be her last.When she agrees to work undercover for the Soviets in 1920s Paris, Nadia is drawn into a beautiful yet treacherous world of secrets and deceit. Beset by conflicting loyalties and tested by a forbidden love affair, she becomes embroiled in a conspiracy that ends with a shocking murder. What chances will she take to determine her own fate? The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In this sinister tale from 4 million copy bestselling author Mark Edwards, a deadly secret turns a couples new romance into a nightmare. And theyre not the only ones who know the truth"The perfect thriller to pack in your suitcase.A high tension, exhilarating read HeatHeart-in-mouth stuff, with a twist I didn't see coming. Edwards is at the top of his game. Erin KellyMark Edwards really is in a league of his own. Lisa JewellI was hooked by this clever, fast paced and addictive thriller. I loved it. Claire DouglasAfter twenty years apart, Matthew and Helena have rekindled their college romance and are away in Iceland on their first holiday together. Swept up in the romance on a mountain hike, one moment they are taking the perfect photo, the next Helena is hanging from the cliff edgeTerrified, Matthew almost misses Helenas sudden and shocking confessionbut what he hears chills him to the bone. And when Helena reveals the full truth Matthew is horrified, not only by what shes done, but why she did it. Does he really know her at all?His shock turns to horror when, back in England, they discover that someone not only overheard Helenas confession but plans to blackmail her. Now Matthew must decide whether to go to the police or help Helena keep her secretand as events spiral out of control, how far is Matthew willing to go to protect his perfect girlfriend? The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…