A witchy, modern day Pride and Prejudice meets Charmed, SPELLS, STRINGS, AND FORGOTTEN THINGS is a thrilling tale of romance, magic and sisterhood. *** 'A deliciously dark tale of sisterhood that felt richly magical' - Lucy Jane Wood, author of Rewitched 'Gorgeous, ineffably charming' - Lana Harper, author of Payback's a Witch 'The queen of small-town magic' - Sydney J. Shields, author of The Honey Witch *** From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic In the small town of Gold Springs, Calliope Petridi and her two sisters carefully guard the secret of their magic and the price they must pay to practise it: memories. Luckily, all Calliope wants to do is forget: the mother who left without a trace, the sisters from whom she feels increasingly distant, and most of all, the way the love of her life shattered her heart two years ago. But when an ancient evil awakens, the fragile thread that holds the sisters together breaks. As their magic slowly begins to fade, Calliope accidentally binds herself to the handsome leader of a rival coven infamous for their ruthless pursuit of power. Battling the sizzling chemistry with a man she can't trust, Calliope must confront painful memories of her past, dark family secrets, and ancient magic in order to protect the town and all she loves. But will she have anything left of herself? *** Readers LOVE Breanne Randall: ' This book is not just a story; it's an experience. The immersive world-building, the complex emotions, and the anticipation of what's to come make Spells, Strings, and Forgotten Things a standout.' Goodreads Review, 5* 'It's truly magical to see the love between both family and found family.' Goodreads Review, 5* 'A family curse, sacrificing memories to cast spells, ancient magic? Count me in! It blends enemies-to-lovers romance with magic, exploring sisterhood bonds and so much more.' Goodreads Review, 5* 'A cosy, magical read that will leave you wishing for a bit of enchantment in your own life.' Goodreads Review, 5* Perfect for fans of: Witchy romance Small-town settings Enemies to lovers A dash of spice. Stories of sisterhood

Claudia thought she knew how this summer was going to go. Turns out, she didn't have a clue… It's been two years since Claudia arrived on the beautifully rugged Cornish coast with nothing but a suitcase to her name. She'd walked out on the husband who had never loved her, ditched the corporate job she'd never wanted and vowed that no gym membership card would come within ten feet of her ever again. Swapping boardrooms and cocktails for a little shop right at the end of the beach road should have been a bit of a shock. But from the moment she first laid eyes on the empty, run-down store, Claudia knew this was where she was meant to be all along. After all that upheaval, Claudia was looking forward to a quiet summer, full of the usual holidaymakers and long walks along the clifftops. But life in her patch of paradise is about to change in more ways than one. Enter recently widowed Jason, dragging his sullen teenage daughter Millie in tow. Millie and Claudia immediately hit it off. And while Millie loves everything about Claudia's free-spirited way of life, practical architect Jason is less than thrilled about his daughter's new interests. He doesn't shy away from telling Claudia exactly what he thinks and sparks fly every time they meet. But as circumstances throw Claudia into Jason's path in increasingly unexpected ways, she begins to glimpse what lies beneath his fiery temper and sharp tongue. Claudia was sure her new life was perfect in every way. But was there something missing after all? The perfect summer holiday escape, full of warmth, humour and heart. Fans of Sarah Morgan, Cathy Bramley and Phillipa Ashley will be charmed by this seaside romance. Readers love The Little Shop in Cornwall: 'This book was just what the doctor ordered and I could almost smell the sea air… A lovely feel-good novel.' Sandie's Book Shelves 'A delightful read… Reading one of Helen's books feels more like a chat between friends rather than an actual book.' Ginger Book Geek 'A heartwarming and funny rom-com… kept me hooked till the end and I loved the twists and turns.' Scrapping and Playing. 'A bewitching, fun read with great characters in a delightful setting and an added mystery, too.' Splashes Into Books

A witchy, modern day Pride and Prejudice meets Charmed, SPELLS, STRINGS, AND FORGOTTEN THINGS is a thrilling tale of romance, magic and sisterhood. *** 'A deliciously dark tale of sisterhood that felt richly magical' - Lucy Jane Wood, author of Rewitched 'Gorgeous, ineffably charming' - Lana Harper, author of Payback's a Witch 'The queen of small-town magic' - Sydney J. Shields, author of The Honey Witch *** From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic In the small town of Gold Springs, Calliope Petridi and her two sisters carefully guard the secret of their magic and the price they must pay to practise it: memories. Luckily, all Calliope wants to do is forget: the mother who left without a trace, the sisters from whom she feels increasingly distant, and most of all, the way the love of her life shattered her heart two years ago. But when an ancient evil awakens, the fragile thread that holds the sisters together breaks. As their magic slowly begins to fade, Calliope accidentally binds herself to the handsome leader of a rival coven infamous for their ruthless pursuit of power. Battling the sizzling chemistry with a man she can't trust, Calliope must confront painful memories of her past, dark family secrets, and ancient magic in order to protect the town and all she loves. But will she have anything left of herself? *** Readers LOVE Breanne Randall: ' This book is not just a story; it's an experience. The immersive world-building, the complex emotions, and the anticipation of what's to come make Spells, Strings, and Forgotten Things a standout.' Goodreads Review, 5* 'It's truly magical to see the love between both family and found family.' Goodreads Review, 5* 'A family curse, sacrificing memories to cast spells, ancient magic? Count me in! It blends enemies-to-lovers romance with magic, exploring sisterhood bonds and so much more.' Goodreads Review, 5* 'A cosy, magical read that will leave you wishing for a bit of enchantment in your own life.' Goodreads Review, 5* Perfect for fans of: Witchy romance Small-town settings Enemies to lovers A dash of spice. Stories of sisterhood

Claudia thought she knew how this summer was going to go. Turns out, she didn't have a clue… It's been two years since Claudia arrived on the beautifully rugged Cornish coast with nothing but a suitcase to her name. She'd walked out on the husband who had never loved her, ditched the corporate job she'd never wanted and vowed that no gym membership card would come within ten feet of her ever again. Swapping boardrooms and cocktails for a little shop right at the end of the beach road should have been a bit of a shock. But from the moment she first laid eyes on the empty, run-down store, Claudia knew this was where she was meant to be all along. After all that upheaval, Claudia was looking forward to a quiet summer, full of the usual holidaymakers and long walks along the clifftops. But life in her patch of paradise is about to change in more ways than one. Enter recently widowed Jason, dragging his sullen teenage daughter Millie in tow. Millie and Claudia immediately hit it off. And while Millie loves everything about Claudia's free-spirited way of life, practical architect Jason is less than thrilled about his daughter's new interests. He doesn't shy away from telling Claudia exactly what he thinks and sparks fly every time they meet. But as circumstances throw Claudia into Jason's path in increasingly unexpected ways, she begins to glimpse what lies beneath his fiery temper and sharp tongue. Claudia was sure her new life was perfect in every way. But was there something missing after all? The perfect summer holiday escape, full of warmth, humour and heart. Fans of Sarah Morgan, Cathy Bramley and Phillipa Ashley will be charmed by this seaside romance. Readers love The Little Shop in Cornwall: 'This book was just what the doctor ordered and I could almost smell the sea air… A lovely feel-good novel.' Sandie's Book Shelves 'A delightful read… Reading one of Helen's books feels more like a chat between friends rather than an actual book.' Ginger Book Geek 'A heartwarming and funny rom-com… kept me hooked till the end and I loved the twists and turns.' Scrapping and Playing. 'A bewitching, fun read with great characters in a delightful setting and an added mystery, too.' Splashes Into Books

For fans of J.R.R. Tolkien and lovers of Christmas holidays, Letters from Father Christmas, Centenary Edition is a gorgeous, full-color, festive gift featuring a wealth of letters and illustrations that Tolkien created for his children, appearing in a smaller, more reader-friendly trim size for the first time. This handsome edition also includes an introduction from daughter-in-law Baillie Tolkien, reflecting on the centenary anniversary of the letters, as well as a personal note by Tolkien himself. Every December, an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would arrive for J.R.R. Tolkien's children. Inside would be a letter in strange spidery handwriting and a beautiful colored drawing or some sketches. The letters, part of a beloved holiday tradition, were from Father Christmas. They told wonderful tales of life at the North Pole: how all the reindeer got loose and scattered presents all over the place; how the accident-prone Polar Bear climbed the North Pole and fell through the roof of Father Christmas's house into the dining room; how he broke the Moon into four pieces and made the Man in it fall into the back garden; how there were wars with the troublesome horde of goblins who lived in the caves beneath the house! Sometimes the Polar Bear would scrawl a note, and sometimes Ilbereth the Elf would write in his elegant flowing script, adding yet more life and humor to the stories. No reader, young or old, can fail to be charmed by the inventiveness and "authenticity" of Tolkien's Letters from Father Christmas, a perfect choice for a family read-aloud. What really happens at the North Pole when December arrives? Authentic Father Christmas Letters: Read the charming, funny, and imaginative letters J.R.R. Tolkien wrote and addressed to his children from the North Pole each year. Stunning Tolkien Illustrations: Discover a wealth of beautiful, full-color drawings and sketches that Tolkien created himself to bring the magical stories to life. Whimsical North Pole Adventures: Delight in tales of the clumsy but lovable Polar Bear, escaped reindeer, and epic wars with the troublesome goblins who live in the caves. A Cherished Festive Gift: Presented in a handsome, reader-friendly size, this centenary edition is the perfect present for Tolkien fans and families looking for a new Christmas story.

A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE • The “exhilarating” (The Boston Globe) story of the legendary Random House founder, whose seemingly charmed life at the apogee of the American Century afforded him a front-row seat to literary and cultural history in the making “[A] big, beautiful biography . . . There’s a new Power Broker in town.”—The New York Times “Feldman depicts a lost world, at times a lost paradise, when New York, Hollywood and the literary life were at their most glamorous and privileged.”—The Washington Post At midcentury, everyone knew Bennett Cerf: witty, beloved, middle-aged panelist on What’s My Line? whom TV brought into America’s homes each week. But they didn’t know that the handsome, driven, paradoxical young man of the 1920s had vowed to become a great publisher and, a decade later, was. By then, he’d signed Eugene O’Neill; Gertrude Stein, and William Faulkner, and had fought the landmark censorship case that gave Americans the freedom to read James Joyce’s Ulysses. With his best friend and lifelong business partner Donald Klopfer, and other young Jewish entrepreneurs like the Knopfs and Simon & Schuster, Cerf remade the book business: what was published, and how. In 1925, he and Klopfer bought the Modern Library and turned it into an institution, then founded Random House, which eventually became a home to Truman Capote, Ralph Ellison, Ayn Rand, Dr. Seuss, Toni Morrison, James Michener, and many more. Even before TV, Cerf was a bestselling author and columnist as well as publisher; the show super-charged his celebrity, bringing fame—but also criticism. A brilliant social networker and major influencer before such terms existed, he connected books to Broadway, TV, Hollywood, and politics. A fervent democratizer, he published “high;” “low;” and wide, and from the Roaring Twenties to the Swinging Sixties collected an incredible array of friends, from George Gershwin to Frank Sinatra, having a fabulous time along the way. Using interviews with more than two hundred individuals, deeply researched archival material, and letters from private collections not previously available, this book brings Bennett Cerf to vibrant life, drawing book lovers into his world, finally laying open the page on a quintessential American original.

"Darker Days is a meticulous work of terror, a harrowing drop into a moral nightmare. If you can imagine the philosophical oomph of Bergman's The Seventh Seal joined to the rustic shocks of Midsommer, and all of it transported to America's suburbia, you'd have something like Darker Days. It's a scream." — Joe Hill, #1 New York Times bestselling author of King Sorrow "Darker Days reinforces that Olde Heuvelt is one of the most vital and exciting voices in modern horror”— Mike Flanagan, director of The Haunting of Hill House, The Fall of the House of Usher, and Dr. Sleep From the author of the internationally acclaimed bestseller HEX comes a modern twist on the Faustian tale about a gilded street in a Pacific Northwest town where the charmed residents have made a frightening deal . . . resulting in devastating consequences. Sometimes you think you can see things behind the fence. Bad things. So it's better not to look . . . In Lock Haven, a quiet little town in Washington State, Bird Street is a special place. The residents of this pretty cul-de-sac on the edge of the woods are all successful, healthy, and happy. Their children are prodigies; well-mannered and... unnaturally smart. But come November, the “Darker Days” descend, bringing accidents, bad luck, conflict, and illness. Luana and Ralph Lewis-da Silva prepare for this, and so do their children Kaila and Django. It is in November when a stranger appears to collect on a longstanding debt. A price must be paid for the good fortune they enjoy the rest of the year. A sacrifice must be made. So it has been for over a century. To assuage their guilt, the residents of Bird Street choose carefully who will be sent into the woods. Usually, it is an elderly or terminally ill individual who wishes to die with dignity and is content to be helped on their way. But this year, things don't go to plan, and events take a terrifying turn . . . Darker Days is a propulsive, haunting novel that begs the questions: “How far will we go for our own happiness and what sacrifices are we willing to make?” A great read for spooky-season nights A perfect addition to any Halloween reading list

The New York Times bestseller and basis for the #1 smash hit movie starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande With millions of copies in print around the world, Gregory Maguire’s Wicked is established not only as a commentary on our time but as one of the great fantasy novels to revisit for years to come. Wicked relishes the inspired inventions of L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, while playing sleight of hand with our collective memories of the 1939 MGM film starring Margaret Hamilton (and Judy Garland). In this fast-paced, fantastically real, and supremely entertaining political fantasy novel, Maguire has populated the largely unknown world of Oz with the power of his own imagination. Years before Dorothy and her dog crash-land, another little girl makes her presence known in Oz. This girl, Elphaba, is born with emerald-green skin—no easy burden in a land as mean and poor as Oz, where superstition and magic are not strong enough to explain or overcome the natural disasters of flood and famine. Still, Elphaba is smart, and by the time she enters Shiz University, she becomes a member of a charmed circle of Oz’s most promising young citizens. But Elphaba’s Oz is no utopia. The Wizard’s secret police are everywhere. Animals—those creatures with voices, souls, and minds—are threatened with exile. Young Elphaba, green and wild and misunderstood, is determined to protect the Animals-a fight for Animal rights that means combating the mysterious Wizard, even if it means risking her single chance at romance. Ever wiser in guilt and sorrow, she can find herself grateful when the world declares her a witch. And she can even make herself glad for that young girl from Kansas. Recognized as an iconoclastic tour de force on its initial publication, the novel has inspired the blockbuster Broadway musical of the same name—one of the longest-running plays in Broadway history. Popular, indeed. But while the novel’s distant cousins hail from the traditions of magical realism, mythopoeic fantasy, and sprawling nineteenth-century sagas of moral urgency, Maguire’s Wicked is a fairy tale retelling as unique as its green-skinned witch. What turns a smart, misunderstood girl into the Wicked Witch of the West?

GET READY TO FALL IN LOVE AT FIRST HAUNTING . . . The perfect spooky season read for fans of My Roommate is a Vampire In Boneyard Key, a small coastal town in Florida with a ghostly reputation, Cassie and Nick find they may have more in common than just their love of haunted houses. . . ---- Cassie Rutherford needs a fresh start. So, she says goodbye to Orlando and hello to Boneyard Key. Cassie is charmed by the historic town, but there's something unusual about her new home. The magnets on her fridge definitely didn't read 'MY HOUSE' when she put them up. . . But Cassie's catching a certain vibe from grumpy coffee shop owner Nick every time he slips her a free slice of banana bread with her order, so it's not all bad. When Cassie tells Nick of the spooky goings on in her cottage, they decide to team up to look into the former owners, and it doesn't take long them to realise they have a connection based on more than just the paranormal. But Cassie's worried she's in too deep with this whole (haunted) home ownership thing, and Nick's afraid to get too close, just in case Cassie gets scared away for good. . . Tropes: - Slow burn romance - Small town - Paranormal ---- Readers are loving Haunted Ever After 'This book just made me happy, which you can't ask for anything more' 5 ***** Reader Review 'Fresh, fun, flirty, and a feel-good story that leaves you with a smile! I loved the setting, the unique plot, and the entertainment the author brings along with her writing' 5 ***** Reader Review 'A cozy and spooky atmosphere, perfect for Halloween season and fans of a seaside/beach town with a paranormal twist' 5 ***** Reader Review 'I loved this book literally SO MUCH - Jen runs with a high concept premise and nails it! A little silly, a little spooky, a lot of heart, a lot of chemistry. Take me back to Boneyard Key, please!' 5 ***** Reader Review 'LOVED!! THIS!!' 5 ***** Reader Review 'Boneyard Key is an adorable town full of captivating characters - living and dead!' 5 ***** Reader Review 'A really fun book' 5 ***** Reader Review 'I thoroughly enjoyed this book! It's a perfect read for the fall and Halloween season, featuring elements of small-town romance, paranormal activity, and a sense of belonging' 5 ***** Reader Review

A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE The “exhilarating” (The Boston Globe) story of the legendary Random House founder, whose seemingly charmed life at the apogee of the American Century afforded him a front-row seat to literary and cultural history in the making “[A] big, beautiful biography . . . There’s a new Power Broker in town.”—The New York Times “Feldman depicts a lost world, at times a lost paradise, when New York, Hollywood and the literary life were at their most glamorous and privileged.”—The Washington Post At midcentury, everyone knew Bennett Cerf: witty, beloved, middle-aged panelist on What’s My Line? whom TV brought into America’s homes each week. But they didn’t know that the handsome, driven, paradoxical young man of the 1920s had vowed to become a great publisher and, a decade later, was. By then, he’d signed Eugene O’Neill; Gertrude Stein, and William Faulkner, and had fought the landmark censorship case that gave Americans the freedom to read James Joyce’s Ulysses. With his best friend and lifelong business partner Donald Klopfer, and other young Jewish entrepreneurs like the Knopfs and Simon & Schuster, Cerf remade the book business: what was published, and how. In 1925, he and Klopfer bought the Modern Library and turned it into an institution, then founded Random House, which eventually became a home to Truman Capote, Ralph Ellison, Ayn Rand, Dr. Seuss, Toni Morrison, James Michener, and many more. Even before TV, Cerf was a bestselling author and columnist as well as publisher; the show super-charged his celebrity, bringing fame—but also criticism. A brilliant social networker and major influencer before such terms existed, he connected books to Broadway, TV, Hollywood, and politics. A fervent democratizer, he published “high;” “low;” and wide, and from the Roaring Twenties to the Swinging Sixties collected an incredible array of friends, from George Gershwin to Frank Sinatra, having a fabulous time along the way. Using interviews with more than two hundred individuals, deeply researched archival material, and letters from private collections not previously available, this book brings Bennett Cerf to vibrant life, drawing book lovers into his world, finally laying open the page on a quintessential American original.

The New York Times bestseller and basis for the #1 smash hit movie starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande With millions of copies in print around the world, Gregory Maguire’s Wicked is established not only as a commentary on our time but as one of the great fantasy novels to revisit for years to come. Wicked relishes the inspired inventions of L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, while playing sleight of hand with our collective memories of the 1939 MGM film starring Margaret Hamilton (and Judy Garland). In this fast-paced, fantastically real, and supremely entertaining political fantasy novel, Maguire has populated the largely unknown world of Oz with the power of his own imagination. Years before Dorothy and her dog crash-land, another little girl makes her presence known in Oz. This girl, Elphaba, is born with emerald-green skin—no easy burden in a land as mean and poor as Oz, where superstition and magic are not strong enough to explain or overcome the natural disasters of flood and famine. Still, Elphaba is smart, and by the time she enters Shiz University, she becomes a member of a charmed circle of Oz’s most promising young citizens. But Elphaba’s Oz is no utopia. The Wizard’s secret police are everywhere. Animals—those creatures with voices, souls, and minds—are threatened with exile. Young Elphaba, green and wild and misunderstood, is determined to protect the Animals-a fight for Animal rights that means combating the mysterious Wizard, even if it means risking her single chance at romance. Ever wiser in guilt and sorrow, she can find herself grateful when the world declares her a witch. And she can even make herself glad for that young girl from Kansas. Recognized as an iconoclastic tour de force on its initial publication, the novel has inspired the blockbuster Broadway musical of the same name—one of the longest-running plays in Broadway history. Popular, indeed. But while the novel’s distant cousins hail from the traditions of magical realism, mythopoeic fantasy, and sprawling nineteenth-century sagas of moral urgency, Maguire’s Wicked is a fairy tale retelling as unique as its green-skinned witch. What turns a smart, misunderstood girl into the Wicked Witch of the West?

GET READY TO FALL IN LOVE AT FIRST HAUNTING . . . The perfect spooky season read for fans of My Roommate is a Vampire In Boneyard Key, a small coastal town in Florida with a ghostly reputation, Cassie and Nick find they may have more in common than just their love of haunted houses. . . ---- Cassie Rutherford needs a fresh start. So, she says goodbye to Orlando and hello to Boneyard Key. Cassie is charmed by the historic town, but there's something unusual about her new home. The magnets on her fridge definitely didn't read 'MY HOUSE' when she put them up. . . But Cassie's catching a certain vibe from grumpy coffee shop owner Nick every time he slips her a free slice of banana bread with her order, so it's not all bad. When Cassie tells Nick of the spooky goings on in her cottage, they decide to team up to look into the former owners, and it doesn't take long them to realise they have a connection based on more than just the paranormal. But Cassie's worried she's in too deep with this whole (haunted) home ownership thing, and Nick's afraid to get too close, just in case Cassie gets scared away for good. . . Tropes: - Slow burn romance - Small town - Paranormal ---- Readers are loving Haunted Ever After 'This book just made me happy, which you can't ask for anything more' 5 ***** Reader Review 'Fresh, fun, flirty, and a feel-good story that leaves you with a smile! I loved the setting, the unique plot, and the entertainment the author brings along with her writing' 5 ***** Reader Review 'A cozy and spooky atmosphere, perfect for Halloween season and fans of a seaside/beach town with a paranormal twist' 5 ***** Reader Review 'I loved this book literally SO MUCH - Jen runs with a high concept premise and nails it! A little silly, a little spooky, a lot of heart, a lot of chemistry. Take me back to Boneyard Key, please!' 5 ***** Reader Review 'LOVED!! THIS!!' 5 ***** Reader Review 'Boneyard Key is an adorable town full of captivating characters - living and dead!' 5 ***** Reader Review 'A really fun book' 5 ***** Reader Review 'I thoroughly enjoyed this book! It's a perfect read for the fall and Halloween season, featuring elements of small-town romance, paranormal activity, and a sense of belonging' 5 ***** Reader Review

Intriguing twists and sparkling wit entwine in this stunning new historical romance from the New York Times bestselling Sabrina Jeffries! Fans of Julia Quinn and Bridgerton will fall hard for this brand new series! ¿¿¿¿Historical romance ¿¿¿¿Forbidden romance ¿¿¿¿enemies to lovers ¿¿¿¿Witty banter ------------------------------------- A once-exiled patriot returns home to a changed world . . . Napoleon's war has ended, and Lord Jonathan Leighton has returned to a London he no longer recognises. While facing astonishing changes in his own family, he learns that he has inherited a dukedom! With the new nobleman carrying the guilt of having wronged his late mentor, Jonathan must now fulfil his promise to find a suitable match for the man's daughter, Victoria-even if it takes offering a non-existent dowry to spark her interest in matrimony... Sharp-witted Victoria would just as soon sculpt the Greek god who has come to take charge of her future! In fact, she has her sights set on founding a school for women artists. But with Jonathan matching her wit at every turn, Victoria cannot help but be charmed. And as secrets from both their past unravels, it thrusts them into a danger they can only escape together. For more dazzlingly romantic and witty historical romance, don't miss Sabrina's other gorgeous series including Designing Debutante's, the Duke Dynasty series, The Sinful Suitors, The Hellions of Halstead Hall, The School for Heiresses and The Royal Brotherhood. ------------------------------ Praise for Sabrina Jefferies: "Anyone who loves romance must read Sabrina Jeffries!" -- Lisa Kleypas , New York Times bestselling author on Project Duchess "Fans will delight in revisiting Sheridan's large family in this heated, twisty tale of love and deception." -- Publishers Weekly on Undercover Duke "Bestseller Jeffries launches her scintillating Designing Debutantes series with this witty Regency romance...again proving her mastery of historical romance, complete with bold, determined characters whose sparring only highlights their sexual tension. Historical romance fans will be riveted." -- Publishers Weekly on A Duke for Diana "Sabrina Jeffries is touted as a master of romance--and the first novel in her new Duke Dynasty series is as steamy as they come...a witty, scintillating read." -- Woman's World , Editor's Pick on Project Duchess

For fans of J.R.R. Tolkien and lovers of Christmas holidays, Letters from Father Christmas, Centenary Edition is a gorgeous, full-color, festive gift featuring a wealth of letters and illustrations that Tolkien created for his children, appearing in a smaller, more reader-friendly trim size for the first time. This handsome edition also includes an introduction from daughter-in-law Baillie Tolkien, reflecting on the centenary anniversary of the letters, as well as a personal note by Tolkien himself. Every December, an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would arrive for J.R.R. Tolkien's children. Inside would be a letter in strange spidery handwriting and a beautiful colored drawing or some sketches. The letters, part of a beloved holiday tradition, were from Father Christmas. They told wonderful tales of life at the North Pole: how all the reindeer got loose and scattered presents all over the place; how the accident-prone Polar Bear climbed the North Pole and fell through the roof of Father Christmas's house into the dining room; how he broke the Moon into four pieces and made the Man in it fall into the back garden; how there were wars with the troublesome horde of goblins who lived in the caves beneath the house! Sometimes the Polar Bear would scrawl a note, and sometimes Ilbereth the Elf would write in his elegant flowing script, adding yet more life and humor to the stories. No reader, young or old, can fail to be charmed by the inventiveness and "authenticity" of Tolkien's Letters from Father Christmas, a perfect choice for a family read-aloud. What really happens at the North Pole when December arrives? Authentic Father Christmas Letters: Read the charming, funny, and imaginative letters J.R.R. Tolkien wrote and addressed to his children from the North Pole each year. Stunning Tolkien Illustrations: Discover a wealth of beautiful, full-color drawings and sketches that Tolkien created himself to bring the magical stories to life. Whimsical North Pole Adventures: Delight in tales of the clumsy but lovable Polar Bear, escaped reindeer, and epic wars with the troublesome goblins who live in the caves. A Cherished Festive Gift: Presented in a handsome, reader-friendly size, this centenary edition is the perfect present for Tolkien fans and families looking for a new Christmas story.

A ridiculously charming debut' Hannah Bonam-Young 'Had me completely charmed from the first page' Annabel Monaghan 'Heartfelt and funny . . . a love story for the ages - or at least for the anxious' Emily Austin 'Witty, relatable and unflinchingly honest . . . truly effervescent' Lyla Sage From podcaster - and TikTok's favourite romance reader - Brooke Averick, an honest, imperfect, laugh-out-loud funny love story about coming of age and coming apart - perfect for fans of Abby Jimenez, Curtis Sittenfeld and Emily Henry. * Phoebe Berman's Guide to Losing Her Virginity In 30 Days: A Checklist ⭐ Redownload Hinge ⭐ Pet a dog with a cute owner ⭐ Find the cutest guy on the plane to help with my luggage ⭐ Identify a suitable target behind the wheel of a car, rear end him, and get his number ⭐ Advertise myself on Craigslist All Phoebe Berman has ever wanted is a whirlwind romance. And yet, she keeps getting in her own way. She has no idea what has caused her long and messy history of failed dating attempts - the panic attacks, cold sweats and projectile vomiting. But she does know two things: 1. She's going to be thirty in a month. 2. She's still a virgin. This, though, she's determined to change. Armed with a romance-novel-inspired to-do list, Phoebe's giving herself thirty days to lose her virginity. No backing out this time. She's even got some promising options lined up: there's charming new fellow teacher Finn; long-distance texting pen pal Matthew; and, of course, dreamy Jonathan, her long-time best friend and roommate. With the clock ticking and a checklist as chaotic as her inner monologue, if Phoebe Berman wants to lose it, she might just have to find herself first. READER RAVES FOR PHOEBE BERMAN: 'This is my new favourite book ever . For ONCE I can relate to the main character of a romance novel' 'The most relatable, endearing, and loyal character I have ever met ... It's Phoebe's world and I'm just living it' 'One of my new favourite fictional characters ' 'Through faultless friend groups, endless word game, and failed flirtations, this novel is a romance worth giggling and kicking your feet over ... a debut you won't want to miss!' 'Time should probably be labelled as BPB and APB (before Phoebe Berman & after Phoebe Berman) from here on out

'An underwater treasure-chest to be slowly unpacked, full of things I adore: nosy and loving families, epistolary romance, gorgeous worldbuilding, and anxious scholars doing their best to meet the world with kindness and curiosity' Freya Marske, author of A Marvellous Light The charming conclusion to the Sunken Archive duology, a heart-warming magical academia fantasy filled with underwater cities, romance of manners and found family, perfect for fans of Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries. Former correspondents E. and Henerey, accustomed to loving each other from afar, did not anticipate continuing their courtship in an enigmatic underwater city. When their journey through the Structure in E.'s garden strands them in a peculiar society preoccupied with the pleasures and perils of knowledge, E. and Henerey come to accept--and, more surprisingly still, embrace--the fact that they may never return home. A year and a half later, Sophy and Vyerin finally discover one of the elusive Entries that will help them seek their siblings. As the group's efforts bring them closer to E. and Henerey, an ancient, cosmic threat also draws near. . . Praise for Sylvie Cathrall: 'With its gorgeous underwater setting and whimsical academic sensibility, A Letter to the Luminous Deep is a strange, epistolary wonder. ' Mary McMyne, author of The Book of Gothel 'A shimmering, delicately crafted delight. . . Readers looking for heart warming romance and scholarly mystery against the backdrop of a wildly imaginative world will be charmed' H.G. Parry, author of The Magician's Daughter 'Cathrall's debut caught me up on a wave of whimsy and swept me away with its charm. A story to be cherished' Lyra Selene, author of A Feather So Black 'A Letter to the Luminous Deep is a fascinating and charming story told in a uniquely elegant voice. A watery wonder of a novel! I loved it.' Louisa Morgan, author of A Secret History of Witches 'A Letter to the Luminous Deep is like nothing I've read before. The heartfelt intimacy of the epistolary narrative, juxtaposed with the magnificent oceanic world-building, results in a novel that is at once deeply human and mind-bogglingly imaginative. Both the setting and the story are exquisite, but it was the lovingly crafted voices of the characters that kept me hooked from beginning to end' Megan Bannen, author of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy

"Remarkable . . . Do not think of this as a boxing book, but boxing does make a colorful and primal backdrop for a uniquely American book, filled with enough mentors and monsters to do any Dickens novel justice.” —Chicago Tribune From the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author whose coverage of Mike Tyson and his inner circle dates back to the 1980s, a magnificent noir epic about fame, race, greed, criminality, trauma, and the creation of the most feared and mesmerizing fighter in boxing history. On an evening that defined the "greed is good" 1980s, Donald Trump hosted a raft of celebrities and high rollers in a carnival town on the Jersey Shore to bask in the glow created by a twenty-one-year-old heavyweight champion. Mike Tyson knocked out Michael Spinks that night and in ninety-one frenzied seconds earned more than the annual payrolls of the Los Angeles Lakers' and Boston Celtics' players combined. It had been just eight years since Tyson, a feral child from a dystopian Brooklyn neighborhood, was delivered to boxing’s forgotten wizard, Cus D’Amato; who was living a self-imposed exile in upstate New York. Together, Cus and the Kid were an irresistible story of mutual redemption—darlings to the novelists, screenwriters, and newspapermen long charmed by D’Amato; and perfect for the nascent industry of cable television. Way before anyone heard of Tony Soprano, Mike Tyson was HBO’s leading man. It was the greatest sales job in the sport’s history, and the most lucrative. But the business of Tyson concealed truths that were darker and more nuanced than the script would allow. The intervening decades have seen Tyson villainized, lionized, and fetishized—but never, until now, fully humanized. Mark Kriegel, an acclaimed biographer regarded as “the finest boxing writer in America;” was a young cityside reporter at the New York Daily News when he was first swept up in the Tyson media hurricane, but here he measures his subject not by whom he knocked out but by what he survived. Though Tyson was billed as a modern-day Jack Dempsey, in truth he was closer to Sonny Liston: Tyson was Black, feared, and born to die young. What made Liston a pariah, though, would make Tyson—in a way his own handlers could never understand—a touchstone for a generation raised on a soundtrack of hip hop and gunfire. What Peter Guralnick did for Elvis in Last Train to Memphis and James Kaplan for Sinatra in Frank, Kriegel does for Tyson. It’s not just the dizzying ascent that he captures but also Tyson’s place in the American psyche.

For the first time in a deluxe collector's edition, all seven novels and eight classic stories by the witty and provocative writer who defined a generation Seventy-five years ago Mary McCarthy provoked a scandal with her electrifying debut novel, The Company She Keeps (1942), announcing the arrival of a major new voice in American literature. A candid, thinly-veiled portrait of the late-1930s New York intellectual scene, its penetrating gaze and creative fusion of life and literature--"mutual plagiarism," she called it--became the hallmark of McCarthy's fiction, which the Library of America now presents in full for the first time in deluxe collector's edition. The Oasis (1949), a wicked satire about a failed utopian community, and The Groves of Academe (1952), a pioneering campus novel depicting the insular and often absurd world of academia, burnished her reputation as an acerbic truth-teller, but it was with A Charmed Life (1955), a searing story of small-town infidelity, that McCarthy fully embraced the frank and avant-garde treatment of gender and sexuality that would inspire generations of readers and writers. In McCarthy's most famous novel, The Group (1963), she depicts the lives of eight Vassar College graduates during the 1930s as they grapple with sex, sexism, money, motherhood, and family. McCarthy's final two novels--Birds of America (1971), a coming of age tale of 19-year-old Peter Levi, who travels to Europe during the 1960s, and Cannibals and Missionaries (1979), a thriller about a group of passengers taken hostage on an airplane by militant hijackers--are both concerned with the state of modern society, from the cross-currents of radical social change to the psychology of terrorism. Also included are all eight of McCarthy's short stories, four from her collection Cast a Cold Eye (1950), and four collected here for the first time. As a special feature, the second volume contains McCarthy's 1979 essay "The Novels that Got Away," on her unfinished fiction. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

If you were given the choice to restart your life, would you take it? ' I tore through The Good Parts, until its last page rendered me speechless . . . a staggering portrait of the pain and glory of enduring love, and a story you won't soon forget' CARLEY FORTUNE, international bestselling author of EVERY SUMMER AFTER 'A gripping, luminous love story . . . intimate, aching, and quietly profound - proof that romance can be both devastating and deeply wise' CHRISTINA LAUREN, international bestselling author of LOVE AND OTHER WORDS She erased their past. He's rewriting their future. When Landon receives a letter from Rose - the woman he once planned forever with - he learns their love story is over. She's undergone a radical memory-erasing treatment, leaving behind her grief, her past . . . and him. But Landon can't bear to lose the love of his life. If she fell for him once, couldn't she fall for him again? Now living in Edinburgh, Rose's world is a blank canvas, and she's dating someone new. When Landon re-enters her life as a stranger, they become friends, their lives entwining once more. But what Rose doesn't know is that this new friend carries the weight of everything they once shared: their firsts, their marriage, and the heartbreak they barely survived. And when she starts exhibiting strange symptoms, it becomes clear their history isn't gone - it's just buried. And remembering could come at a devastating cost. Told in alternating timelines - his from the present, hers from the past - The Good Parts is an achingly poignant story about the people we become across a lifetime, and the beauty of finding our way with what remains. This is one love story you'll never forget. Why our readers love The Good Parts . . . 'This is a book that's going to stick with me forever . . . the perfect balance of romance and devastation ' 'One of the best books I have ever read ' 'To say this book was devastatingly beautiful is beyond an understatement' ' Oh, my heart . Tears. All of them' 'A satisfactory mashup of One Day and Time Traveller's Wife ' 'For readers like me, who were both charmed and devastated by the events in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Severance , this book is for you' 'I cried like a baby . I loved every minute ' 'This will be a book I recommend to people for the rest of my life . Wow. Just wow.' 'I'm truly speechless over this book. What a beautiful journey of love, loss, and life in general'

A ridiculously charming debut' Hannah Bonam-Young 'Had me completely charmed from the first page' Annabel Monaghan 'Heartfelt and funny . . . a love story for the ages - or at least for the anxious' Emily Austin 'Witty, relatable and unflinchingly honest . . . truly effervescent' Lyla Sage From podcaster - and TikTok's favourite romance reader - Brooke Averick, an honest, imperfect, laugh-out-loud funny love story about coming of age and coming apart - perfect for fans of Abby Jimenez, Curtis Sittenfeld and Emily Henry. * Phoebe Berman's Guide to Losing Her Virginity In 30 Days: A Checklist Redownload Hinge Pet a dog with a cute owner Find the cutest guy on the plane to help with my luggage Identify a suitable target behind the wheel of a car, rear end him, and get his number Advertise myself on Craigslist All Phoebe Berman has ever wanted is a whirlwind romance. And yet, she keeps getting in her own way. She has no idea what has caused her long and messy history of failed dating attempts - the panic attacks, cold sweats and projectile vomiting. But she does know two things: 1. She's going to be thirty in a month. 2. She's still a virgin. This, though, she's determined to change. Armed with a romance-novel-inspired to-do list, Phoebe's giving herself thirty days to lose her virginity. No backing out this time. She's even got some promising options lined up: there's charming new fellow teacher Finn; long-distance texting pen pal Matthew; and, of course, dreamy Jonathan, her long-time best friend and roommate. With the clock ticking and a checklist as chaotic as her inner monologue, if Phoebe Berman wants to lose it, she might just have to find herself first. READER RAVES FOR PHOEBE BERMAN: 'This is my new favourite book ever . For ONCE I can relate to the main character of a romance novel' 'The most relatable, endearing, and loyal character I have ever met ... It's Phoebe's world and I'm just living it' 'One of my new favourite fictional characters ' 'Through faultless friend groups, endless word game, and failed flirtations, this novel is a romance worth giggling and kicking your feet over ... a debut you won't want to miss!' 'Time should probably be labelled as BPB and APB (before Phoebe Berman & after Phoebe Berman) from here on out