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Joe Storn has come a long way since the Dirtsider Expedition landed and he formed the 100-strong Dirtsider Troop, men and women who followed him because they chose not to live under draconian rules laid down by those who equated “daring” with “dying”. But now, their numbers are dwindling through accident and suicide, and the only hope of fulfilling the mandate he was charged with, as admiral of the Expedition, “save humanity from extinction”, lies in replenishing their population from the cryostasis chambers aboard the seven ships they arrived in.

C'est la rentrée au CP. Pour Anaïs et ses camarades. La maîtresse leur présente Bébert, un petit écureuil domestique, mignon mais agité. Pourvu qu'il ne s'échappe pas !

Angels is the third instalment of Jay Gill's gripping DCI James Hardy series! Detective Chief Inspector James Hardy’s caseload is bursting at the seams. A serial murderer dubbed The Angel Killer is stalking young women in and around London, and an assassin is picking off high-profile political...

Everyone says Star is much too fast to be a sheepdog—but when your mum is a sheepdog champion, what else can you be? When a lamb goes missing on a field trip to Stormy Mountain, Star races up to find it. But she soon discovers that the lamb isn't the only one who needs her help.

Pip the labrador puppy is learning the skills he needs to be an assistance dog for Kayla, a young girl in a wheelchair. He’s desperate to have a human of his very own, but will Kayla want his help? And how will he get his Resist Temptation badge and become an assistance dog if he can’t stop himself from chasing any ball that moves?

From international poetry sensation Nikita Gill comes her highly anticipated YA debut These Are the Words: an empowering, feminist and beautiful poetry collection exploring all the things Nikita wished someone had told her when she was younger. Reclaim your agency. Discover your power. Find the...

From the UK bestselling author Knife And Death, comes the next instalment of the Detective James Hardy series. James Hardy has walked away from Scotland Yard and has found love again, making a fresh start in a small seaside town. With his new career as a consultant taking off and the demons of...

Detective Chief Inspector James Hardy is enjoying a rare day out with his two young daughters when he makes the mistake of answering his phone— it’s his boss. A young mother, out walking her baby, has been murdered in broad daylight. Followed quickly, by a second terrifying, vicious attack...

Sur l'île de Stromboli, des couples savourent leurs vacances. Ils sont sensibles, lâches, infidèles, égoïstes, enfantins. Elles sont fortes, résilientes, légères, amoureuses. Le réveil du volcan va bouleverser leurs vies. Cet été de tous les dangers sera-t-il le prix à payer pour se libérer enfin ?

New York City, 1921. The war is over, the twenties are roaring, but in the depths of the city that never sleeps, Dorothy Parker is struggling to make her mark in a man’s world. She’s penniless, she’s unemployed and her marriage is on the rocks when she starts a bridge group with three extraordinary women—but will they be able to save her from herself? When tragedy strikes, and everything Dorothy holds dear is threatened, it’s up to Peggy, Winifred and Jane to help her confront the truth before it’s too late. Because the stakes may be life or death.

The visit of the Comte du Barcelone to Les Baux sparks bitter memories of the recent civil war and Lady Etiennette des Baux has no intention of ceding to her overlord. Nor does she plan to remain a widow and she sets her sights on Dragonetz, offering him Provence as an incentive. Meanwhile, Estela faces her own demons. Confronted with her childhood abusers, threatened and attacked, she confides in her friends. Unfortunately, one of those friends is Dragonetz' worst enemy and Estela has no idea of what he is capable.

This novel is set during the last decades of formal Roman imperial rule in the diocese of Britannia and the immediate aftermath of the formal renunciation of the diocese by Emperor Honorius in the document known as the “Rescript of Honorius”. The audiobook narrative tries to follow the main historical events of the period which have been assembled from the various sources as closely as possible, with minor license taken to fill in lacunae or contradictions from the sources themselves.

When Callum and his friends find Iona on Callum's farm, they try to chase her back into the village. But Iona runs from them up into the hills. It is late and dark, and snow lies in the mountain gullies. Worried for Iona's safety, Callum follows to find her shivering with cold but refusing to leave. She is guarding a secret hidden in the forest above the dark waters of the loch. So they make a deal. Iona shares the secret, and in return, Callum allows her back onto the farm.

"Die Beine weit gespreizt stand sie da und blickte über die Stadt, während sie spürte, wie er langsam ihr Kleid hochzog, Zentimeter für Zentimeter. Schließlich war der rote Stoff bis zu ihrem Rücken hochgeschoben und mit einer Hand zog er an dem schwarzen Spitzenhöschen und rieb seine Finger zärtlich über ihr Geschlecht.

"Camilla biss sich in die Unterlippe, um ein Wimmern zu unterdrücken, als sie vor sich sah, wie er sich zu ihr lehnte und sie innig küsste, während er die Haare aus ihrem Dutt löste." Camilla wird nach Berlin fahren, um ihre Freundin Jessica zu besuchen. Jessica verspricht, dass es jede Menge gut aussehender Männer in Deutschland gibt.

It’s time for a w(h)ine “God, she’s funny” – Jilly Cooper ‘Oh, for f*ck’s sake’ muttered Claire under her breath, as she opened the fridge to see what she could find for a no effort dinner. The children continued to fight behind her. They regarded any form of fish not encased in...

Avec ces 24 contes thérapeutiques, Gilles Diederichs propose une approche innovante de la petite histoire du soir à lire : Les sujets des contes sont en lien direct avec le quotidien de l'enfant et lui permettent d'exprimer ses sentiments d'abandon, de solitude, son manque de confiance en soi, ses peurs, colères, cauchemars...

Une très belle histoire rythmée et colorée qui montre les premiers pas d'un tout petit pompier, sa force, son courage et son agilité face au danger. Paul a un rêve : il veut devenir pompier, comme son papa. Mais Paul est trop petit, alors en attendant, il s'entraîne tous les soirs dans le jardin : "Pin Pon ! Pin Pon !". Jusqu'au jour où son papa l'emmène à la caserne pour lui montrer le travail des pompiers. Paul est heureux, il s'amuse bien dans le camion. Mais ce jour là, la sirène retentit, il y a un incendie !

Galtieri, Lukashenka, and Putin are some of the dictators whose untrammeled personal power has been seen as typical of the dog-eat-dog nature of leadership in authoritarian political systems. 

Brought to you by Penguin. FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MISS AUSTEN On 21 January 1804, Anne Sharpe arrives at Godmersham Park in Kent to take up the position of governess. At 31 years old, she has no previous experience of either teaching or fine country houses. Her mother has died, and...