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A daring re-imagining of an Austen classic from the unflinching viewpoint of the misunderstood Miss Bates. Henrietta Bates, the iconic bore of Austen’s Emma, is the opposite of handsome, clever, and rich Emma: she is plain, ill-educated, and impoverished. An unmarried woman of quite a...

Yoga retreats are supposed to have bodies…just not dead ones. But when Eleanor, the owner of the retreat, turns up dead, Ronald and Gertie know just who to call. Eleanor’s sister, Mildred, is convinced Eleanor’s shady business partner had something to do with her death, but there’s no evidence to prove it. To add more limitations to the mix, Carter is being audited by the state police due to complaints concerning his conduct, with specific claims that he’s feeding Fortune confidential information.

Drawing on the story of his own great-aunt, Watson explores the life of Miss Jane Chisolm, born in rural, early-20th-century Mississippi with a genital birth defect that would stand in the way of the central "uses" for a woman in that time and place: sex and marriage. From the highly erotic world of nature around her to the hard tactile labor of farm life, from the country doctor who befriends her to the boy who loved but was forced to leave her, Miss Jane Chisolm and her world are anything but barren.

A serial killer is striking seemingly at random, first killing a man in his fifties, then a woman in her fifties. The only thing that links them is the lone souvenir he took: a dining chair. What is the meaning? Are the murders random after all? FBI special agent Riley Paige must fend off her own demons and her own dysfunctional family life as she races against time to enter the mind of a diabolical killer who is sure to strike again.

'As unexpectedly beguiling as it is affecting.' Daily Mail Since his award-winning debut collection of stories, Last Days of the Dog-Men, Brad Watson's work has been as melancholy, witty, strange, and lovely as any in America. Inspired by the true story of his own great-aunt, he explores the...

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman has sold over a million copies nationwide since its publication in 1971, making the fictional character of Miss Jane so real many people don’t know she exists only in the imagination of Louisiana-born author Ernest J. Gaines. Miss Jane is 100 years old when she is interviewed by an area high school teacher looking to teach his students more about plantation society in the Deep South. Her story is not only a vivid picture of the South before the dawn of the civil rights era, but also a story of one woman’s survival against overwhelming odds.

This is a novel in the guise of the tape-recorded recollections of a black woman who has lived 110 years, who has been both a slave and a witness to the black militancy of the 1960s. Miss Jane Pittman has "endured," has seen almost everything and foretold the rest.

I broke her heart 10 years ago and left town. She hates me, and rightly so. It doesn’t matter that the rest of the country loves me, that I’m a starting quarterback with a multimillion-dollar contract. Because when I look in the mirror, all I see is a failure who was too young - and too afraid - to fight for what I wanted. But I’m not that guy anymore, and all I need is one shot to convince her.

After becoming trapped in present-day Bath due to a mishap with her time-traveling charm, Jane Austen is safe and sound back in the 1800s thanks to Rose Wallace’s help. Now, Rose is ready to focus on her fledgling romance with dreamy Dr. Aiden Trevellyan. But when Jane reappears in the present, it looks like Rose and Aiden have no choice but to follow her back to 1813.... 

Rose Wallace’s world revolves around all things Jane Austen, and with the annual festival in Bath - and the arrival of dishy archaeologist Dr. Aiden Trevellyan - just around the corner, all is well with the world. But then a mysterious woman who bears more than a passing resemblance to the great author moves in upstairs, and things take a disastrous turn. Rose’s new neighbour is none other than Jane Austen herself, now trapped in the 21st century after her time-travel adventure was sabotaged by a mischievous dog. Rose’s life is instantly changed.

Natalie Love has worked hard to have it all. She runs a successful London theatre that's about to host one of Hollywood's leading stars, Ryan Harrison. She’s pretty sure she’s found her man in yoga boyfriend Benjamin, despite his annoying habit of saying Namaste! every time he speaks. And her eccentric, glamorous Hungarian gran is always on hand to offer sage advice and steaming bowls of goulash. Life in the bright lights of London has always been Natalie's escape from her chaotic family in rural Devon and Jamie, the childhood sweetheart she left at the altar fifteen years ago.

A brave young gentlewoman dares to defy an infuriatingly arrogant earl. Brave and beautiful Miss Emily Wingrave knows that it will not be easy to help her older widowed sister deal with the trustee of her late husband’s estate. The trustee is none other than the willful, arrogant Earl of Meriden, and she is determined to stop him from meddling with her sister’s struggling family.

With her husband busy on an archaeological dig, Agatha invites her friend, Mary Westmacott to accompany her on a luxury cruise. But, upon boarding the Ocean Princess, Agatha and Mary find certain behaviours slightly odd. Why is Captain Harkness so unusually attentive? And why are they invited to the Captain’s Table, along with three bright young things, who seem to be involved in a rather scandalous love triangle?

Agatha Christie’s new publisher suggests she visits a quaint village, Chipping Morten, to inspire her to complete her next Miss Marple manuscript. But, who is the Marple-mad fan, who is following the bestselling murder mystery author? And, upon arrival at the village, a Miss Marple-inspired murder is announced, with a suspicious familiarity. Can someone really be using Agatha's Miss Marple books as a template for... murder? The Woman in Green 1 of 3

I see ghosts. They’re everywhere. They are the victims of violent crimes whose cases haven’t been solved. Once they realize I can see them, they beg me to find justice for them so they can rest. Except one. My sister, Debra. She was ten and I was six when we were kidnapped. The monster held us for a week and did horrible things to her before we tried to make our escape. He caught us and killed my sister brutally. I barely survived. That was when the ghosts came. Our case was never solved so Deb became my constant companion. My secret solace and best friend.

Step into the warm holiday glow of Pemberley Estate and witness an unexpected romance unfold in Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley. At last, bookish middle sister, Mary Bennet—forever eclipsed by her sisters’ romantic escapades—takes center stage.

Politik kann mörderisch sein. Obwohl sich die CIA-Agentin Fortune Redding erst seit Kurzem im Hinterland von Louisiana versteckt, war sie bereits in zwei Mordfälle verwickelt. Höchste Zeit für Fortune, es ein wenig ruhiger angehen zu lassen, denn ihre wahre Identität darf keinesfalls bekannt werden. Als jedoch der Bürgermeisterkandidat Ted Williams ermordet wird, gerät ihre Freundin Ida Belle unter Verdacht. Das kann Fortune natürlich nicht zulassen und beginnt zu ermitteln, sehr zum Ärger des attraktiven Deputys Carter LeBlanc.

A gorgeous Regency romp of a novel from Eliza Austin perfect for fans of Bridgerton! Pemberley Presents… Aware that some people consider her unworthy of the title Mrs Darcy, Lizzy is determined to prove her detractors wrong by throwing a magnificent house party at her new home, Pemberley...

Schönheit geht unter die Haut. Der Tod trifft ins Mark. Aufgrund ihrer Undercover-Identität als ehemalige Schönheitskönigin wird die CIA-Agentin Fortune Redding verpflichtet, zusammen mit dem Möchtegern-Hollywoodstar Pansy Arceneaux einen Schönheitswettbewerb in Sinful, Louisiana, zu leiten. Es dauert jedoch nicht lange, bis zwischen den beiden die Fetzen fliegen. Als Pansy tot aufgefunden wird, ist Fortune die Hauptverdächtige. Ganz klar, dass sie den wahren Täter finden muss, ehe ihre Tarnung auffliegt.

Während in der Stadt das Chaos regiert, steht Fortune Redding vor ihrem größten Problem: Ihre Tarnung lässt sich nicht mehr lange aufrechterhalten, und der Abschied aus Sinful rückt immer näher. Doch erst muss sie Ahmad stellen – den Mann, der sie seit Monaten zur Flucht zwingt. Kann sie Ahmad zur Strecke bringen … oder stolpert sie schon vorher über die kleinen Katastrophen des Alltags in Sinful?