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Fortunes rise and fall in Wilbur Smith's tale of warring siblings and illegal diamond trading, The Diamond Hunters. The Van Der Byl Diamond Company, willed by its founder to his son Benedict, his sister Tracey and their estranged foster brother Johnny Lance, turns out to be a bequest of hatred. For it is couched in such terms as to offer Benedict the instrument of destruction of his bitterest rival. 'Destroy Johnny' is the old man's implacable message. And so, consumed with envy for Johnny, Benedict sets out in ruthless pursuit of this goal.

South Africa, 1871. Jack Lark no longer walks alone. With the worldly Anna Baker by his side, he travels to the Cape Colony diamond fields determined to seek their fortune—and an adventurous new life together. The journey north soon turns violent as tensions erupt between other hopeful diggers and a gang of Boer men. Everyone has their eye on the same elusive prize—and some will stop at nothing to get it. For Jack and Anna, unearthing a diamond is only half the battle. Getting out of the mines alive will prove far more difficult—and dangerous.

The Duke of Castleford has been so bad for so long that scandal can't be bothered to rise up around him anymore. To alleviate the boredom of his privileged life, he occupies himself with drinking and whoring, not to mention the occasional duel. When something piques his interest, however, he has been known to emerge from his ennui and employ his considerable mental faculties to finding answers to the questions that fascinate him.

William Dandurand tells the stories his grandfather told him. Treasure stories about treasure and seekers of fortune who sometimes become finders of lost treasures or sometimes go mad. Published by Jongleur Books.

'It won't matter how many diamonds you find if you lose the love of your child.' When six-year-old Clementine Knight loses her mother to malaria during the 1870s diamond rush in southern Africa, she is left to be raised by her destitute, alcoholic father, James. Much of Clementine's care falls...

As a CIA operative, Cole Bridger is used to uncertainty, but when his work takes him back to Vienna, he looks forward to reconnecting with Isabelle Roberts, the fellow agent he dated briefly before duty took him away from Austria. Unfortunately, his silence over the last few months has created a chasm that he can’t cross without help. He barely takes a step toward repairing the damaged relationship when a brazen jewel heist seemingly links Cole, Lars, Marit, and Isabelle to the crime. The group is drawn into a deadly mystery, and again, the treasures of Falcon Point are threatened.

Zakiya, a heart-broken, Christian, southern girl leaves her small hometown and her faith for the Big Apple. Chasing her dreams, she slips into the arms of the most powerful and ruthless man in New York, Jarlath. After a night of Passion with Jarlath, Zakiya is informed about his wife. Determined to seek better, she takes her dignity and her secret to big and better things; Khalon, New York’s finest detective. Believing that she has found a perfect love with Khalon, she gives her heart to the perfect stranger. In this roller-coaster, Zakiya is stuck in the middle of a dangerous love ...

My parents showered me with love my entire life. My father guarded my heart with his life and because of his protection I was able to enjoy life to the fullest. That’s until I met Tristian. He changed my life forever. I lost myself chasing after love and the boy who I believed would be my husband someday. I consumed myself with what Tristian wanted instead of what I desired and eventually that decision ended our relationship. From boy to man. I met my blessing in disguise, Givoni. A Haitian thug from Miami. He was everything I didn’t want in a man, but his love fixed my broken heart. ...

The very emotion that broke Naira’s heart was the same one that healed it, but of course the healing wasn’t an overnight process. Will Naira finally get her happily-ever-after, or will the horrors of her past turn her into a heartless beast? Find out if love wins in the second installment to the Naira series. A spin-off to the bestselling series, Sleeping in Sin.

“An invigorating kickoff to a fantasy series.” – Kirkus Reviews “Fast-paced and filled to the brim with mystery, action, and intrigue. Imagine the Harry Potter series but set in a futuristic underwater sci-fi setting.” – Readers’ Favorite ★★★★★ Twelve-year-old Jo Moonstone has never ridden a giant seahorse. She’s never had to fight a mega shark. All Jo wanted to do was stay home with her great aunt Ellie and pretend she isn’t different. Everything changes one stormy night when a lightning-flinging villain attacks Jo’s home. Now Jo has one chance to keep her ...

Strong black love is the simplest way to describe Jarlath and Zakiya’s blessed union. The two successfully builds a bond untouchable. That’s until karma has its way. Out for blood, Jarlath’s invisible enemy seeks revenge for his love one. Striving to destroy everything Jarlath loves, he kidnaps Jarlath and Zakiya’s most precious jewel, their daughter Naira. In response Jarlath paints the city red; war by demand! Will he remain New York’s most feared or be defeated by the parasite that craves his blood.

Lex Davenport was the boy my dad warned me about. Literally. The son of a Mafia boss, Lex was the bad boy I snuck around with on summer holidays. When I was 10 years old, we made a marriage pact and sealed it with blood. Then we never saw each other again. Until he happened back into my life years later—all grown up. Now that boy I used to know is an outlaw biker, tattooed and mysterious…with eyes that follow me from the shadows wherever I go. I don’t know why I can’t stop thinking about him. Or why his mere presence sets my body on fire.

Can a mystical journey heal a heart of darkness? Tom Logan wakes up from a drug-induced coma, clutching a mysterious black diamond that is his only clue to find his missing brother in the rugged Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas. Enter Amber Armstrong, a passionate police officer and female protagonist who sparks romance and passion in Tom’s heart. In this Burroughs-style historical action thriller, Tom and Amber venture into the unknown together, discovering a suburban hidden valley filled with uncut diamonds and a utopian society long kept secret from the modern world. Using an old Bible, ...

They say you’ll never really know a man until you marry him but will you even know him then? Jarlath pass skeletons resurface and Zakiya wants answers. Right as Zakiya finds her marriage in a hole, she finds herself another man to pull her out. Coincidental her new knight and armor is a part of her husband pass skeletons. In the anticipated finale Sleeping in Sin with a stranger, Zakiya is caught in yet another dangerous love triangle. She must figure out who love is real and who’s the stranger.

Brought to you by Penguin. He's always been there. Now he's looking for you. There have always been deaths in the small town of Eriston over the years - more than can easily be explained. People dying in their houses, behind locked doors. Sean Cole thought he'd spotted a pattern. Thought he was...

What do you do when you fall in love with your kidnapper, not once but twice, is the question Passion struggles to find an answer to. One tragedy and disappointment after another, Passion can’t seem to get a break. The man she loves is married with a child, and the man she tolerates is holding her hostage. Tired of lonely and fed up with being a pawn in everyone’s chess game, Passion makes her next move her best move... Or will it be her last move? Find out why Passion, Jarlath's Mistress, is Sleeping In Sin: On The Run.

Violet Nash has grown up in the shadows of her father Charlie's shattered dreams. It's been years since he walked away from the battlefields of France, a WWI hero but his heart in tatters, only to see it broken all over again in the worst way possible. In search of a new beginning, they set sail...

An insurance investigation brings Savannah and Travis to the sweltering, multicultural city of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Turns out, diamonds are being stolen and replaced with fake gems—and a consortium of traders seems unable, or unwilling, to give any information to the police. When Travis unexpectedly spots his nemesis, Monica Chen, he tails her to a high-rise hotel where she speaks to a couple of beefy thugs. What is Chen, the ruthless criminal mastermind, doing in Sri Lanka? Is she in Sri Lanka to run the diamond scam? Soon, Travis hits the casinos to pursue leads that may connect Chen to ...

Penguin presents the audio book edition of The Missing Sister by Dinah Jefferies, read by Anna Bentinck. Belle Hatton has embarked upon an exciting new life far from home: a glamorous job as a nightclub singer in 1930s Burma, with a host of sophisticated new friends and admirers. But Belle is...

A searing and fearless anthology of essays exploring the profound impact of money on women’s lives, edited by prominent feminist and writer Rebecca Walker. Women Talk Money is a groundbreaking collection that lifts the veil on what women talk about when they talk about money; it unflinchingly...