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"In these dark days, Saleema Nawaz dares to write of hope. Songs for the End of the World is a loving, vivid, tenderly felt novel about men, women, and a possible apocalypse. I couldn't put it down." –Sean Michaels, author of Us Conductors and The Wagers NATIONAL BESTSELLER. An immersive...

We all need to know where we come from, where we belong. But for David and Nathalie, this need to know is even more urgent, since they are adopted. Brought up by the same parents but born to two different mothers, they have grown up as brother and sister, and share a fierce loyalty.Their decision, in their late thirties, to embark upon the journey to find their birth mothers is no straightforward matter.

For Eve, Irene, Betty, and Rosemary, working at the exclusive Heyworth's department store in Cambridge is a dream come true. Once the girls step inside the elegant building, the hardships of their own lives are temporarily forgotten. Serving a variety of customers, from glamorous gypsy queens to royalty and the city's fashionable elite, the store is a place where these young women can forge successful careers under the ever-watchful eye of flamboyant owner Mr Heyworth.

Maxim Wilder is finally exactly where he needs to be in the Manhattan cell of Group Ultra, a deadly and lucrative arm of a major criminal organization. Everything is in place for him to pull off the biggest job of his career—until a woman he's never been able to forget shows up and threatens to destroy all his hard work. So what choice does he have but to snatch her? To keep her hidden, safe from everyone. Except him.

What many organizations lack is a playbook that turns this diversity into a true strength and helps every team member thrive. Bridging the Gap is that playbook: a field-tested, strengths-based guide for managers, human resources leaders, university career centers, and neurodivergent professionals. It replaces guesswork with proven tools you can use right away—whether you’re leading a team or starting your first job. Instead of cataloging what’s broken, it focuses on what works, offering real-world examples and actionable frameworks that bring clarity, structure, and confidence to every role.

When the last Empath breathes, she must choose: a monster or a saint. The only rule—never be captured. Olivia is the last of a bloodline so rare, its power could fracture the world. Hidden in shadows, she knows survival depends on staying unseen. But as the years slip by, the pull of her powers, the temptation to use them, grows louder than the threat of discovery.

Seventeen-year-old Nola Kent has spent her life in the domes, training to protect her little piece of the world within the glass. The mission of the domes is to preserve the human race, not to help the sick and starving. When the fate of an outsider child falls into her hands, Nola dares to venture beyond the security of her home, diving into a world of darkness and vampires. Life within the glass didn’t prepare her for the realities of suffering or the depth of forbidden love. When blood washes over the domes, Nola must choose between her home and her heart.

Join Rastamouse, Scratchy and Zoomer in a unique audio adventure that takes Da Easy Crew and friends on a musical journey to perform at a very special Carnival for 'likkle ones'! With music composed by Andrew Kingslow and featuring the voices of Reggie Yates, Cornell John, Sharon Duncan-Brewster and William Vanderpuye. Da Big Carnival Fi Likkle Ones is an exclusive experience that brings the magic of Rastamouse to Audible.

As ransom for his kidnapped daughter, botanist Vernal Sezoni must travel to the Amazon rainforest to recover a rare orchid. Vernal reaches the remote jungle village to discover the witch doctor is none other than the love of his life, Soledad Kurasu, who left him broken-hearted years earlier. When the powerful bruja reveals the truth of her disappearance and puts herself in danger to save his daughter, his hardened heart thaws. Will he be able to let her walk away again?

We’ve all seen fundraising and giving done poorly, but how do we get it right? Rob Martin was a grant maker for over 20 years and has been in and around the world of funding for a long time. He shares all that he’s learned about fundraising and giving in today’s world, the do’s and don’ts, and how it can be a mutual blessing to all parties involved.

When the Woods family start to renovate their house and knock down a wall, they find it stuffed with bodies. They’ve been living in this house, surrounded by murdered strangers. DCI Jon Pilgrim and his team are brought in to investigate this nightmare and find the killer. The victims were loners, the displaced and forgotten, who were lured to their deaths. Their investigation leads to a girl who's gone missing. Is she bricked up in a wall somewhere?

So often, women are taught to put others first. We are conditioned to focus on the needs of others rather than prioritizing ourselves and we become good at it. Choosing others becomes so central to our way of being that we can build big, busy lives without ever stopping to wonder: what if I chose me? In her mid-forties, Jeanie Duncan was a card-carrying member of the put others first club. Wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend she was surrounded by people she loved and who loved her. From the outside, it was a perfect life.

May 1931. For blind First World War veteran Frederick Rowlands, the craze for flying holds little interest - after all, he is unlikely ever to set foot in an aeroplane himself. However, a chance meeting with a famous flier draws Rowlands into the glamorous, and dangerous, world of aviation. When a body is discovered in one of the hangars at Hendon aerodrome, he finds himself buffeted by a turbulent mix of jealousy, betrayal and murder.

This inspirational and personal development book is an in-depth analysis of how to get from where you are to where God wants you to be in life, love, and leadership. It explores the milestones and components of life's journey that will lead to success and ensure a legacy. It does this in a practical and easy-to-understand manner. The book delivers the keys to understanding who we are and how to become the person that we really want to be.

In high school, Dakota Jayne was my everything. My life. My soul. The air I breathed. She was my light. One day we were planning the rest of our life. The next I was picking up the shattered pieces of my broken heart. She abandoned me without looking back. Had she glanced in the rearview, she would’ve seen me chasing after her through the dust cloud she stirred up when she hightailed it out of town. Now, eleven years later, she’s back and creating havoc between my heart and mind.

Casper became a national celebrity when newspapers ran the story of the amazing cat that regularly took the No. 3 bus on journeys around his home town, Plymouth, in Devon, South-West England. While his devoted owner Sue Finden had wondered where her elusive pet was disappearing to each day, Casper was brightening the lives of countless commuters. Bus drivers, too, were getting well-acquainted with Casper, and notices went up in their depot alerting staff that a very special passenger might board their vehicle.

And so begins Doug Avery's story of emotional resilience in the face of what at times seemed a hopeless situation. The South Island farmer suffered terribly during eight years of drought. His farm was depleted and so was he, to the point of severe depression. The Resilient Farmer is Doug's powerful example of how to get life back on track. With candour and wisdom, he tells his story of turning desperation into determination, embracing risk, navigating change and, on top of everything, enduring monumental earthquakes.

Mrs Beatrice Dark, the wife of powerful cabinet minister, Joseph Dark, enters the office of a tabloid newspaper and shoots her husband’s enemy, the editor of the tabloid on the eve of World War Two. A sensational murder trial occurs, with its unfolding secrets, lies and sex scandals, mesmerising the nation, with those who believe she should be acquitted and those who think she should hang. But what is the real reason she killed Steven Hood, the editor?

Lady Sophia Norrington seeks solace in nature, far from the pressures of the London season. When she meets Stephen, a viscount who shares her disdain for societal expectations, their connection grows deeper as they bond over books and laughter. But with her mother’s ambitions for her future and Stephen’s aversion to marriage, Sophia must find the courage to choose her own path. Enlightening The Lady is a tender, clean Regency romance about finding love in unexpected places and the strength to follow one’s heart, even when it defies convention.

This collection of short stories tells the tales of legendary events and heroes. Historical figures include Alexander the Great, Kings Alfred and Canute, Doctor Goldsmith, Julius Ceasar, William Tell, and George Washington.