Jake Stone arrives on a secluded island, drawn by whispers of a magical spring—his desperate, singular hope. As a vampire, he craves just one thing: mortality. Eons of unfulfilling, lonely existence have left him weary, yearning for the simple release of an end. But the island holds another soul on the brink: Claire Culver. Her journey to this mystical place is a final, desperate gamble, a plea for a miracle to cure a terminal illness. For Claire, this Christmas might be her last. As their paths collide, two desperate wishes hang in the balance. Will the spring grant Claire the miracle she so desperately needs, or will this holiday season mark her final farewell? And can Jake, in his pursuit of mortality, find a reason to truly live again, even as a forbidden connection sparks between them? Where does this novella fit into the Scanguards timeline? It takes place several years before Samson's story kicks off the Scanguards Vampires series in San Francisco with Samson's Lovely Mortal. Jake is first mentioned in Quinn's Undying Rose. Well-loved Scanguards characters—Gabriel, Zane, and Amaury—will make an appearance in this short novella. Scanguards Vampires: Samson's Lovely Mortal (#1) Amaury's Hellion (#2) Gabriel's Mate (#3) Yvette's Haven (#4) Zane's Redemption (#5) Quinn's Undying Rose (#6) Oliver's Hunger (#7) Thomas's Choice (#8) Silent Bite (#8 ½) Cain's Identity (#9) Luther's Return (#10) Novella: Mortal Wish Blake's Pursuit (#11) Fateful Reunion (#11 ½) John's Yearning (#12) Ryder's Storm (#13) Damian's Conquest (#14) Grayson's Challenge (#15) Isabelle's Forbidden Love (#16) Cooper's Passion (#17) Vanessa's Bravery (#18)

Första delen i romance-serien Prince Edward Islands stränder av den omåttligt populära Liz Johnson.Meg Whitaker känner det som att hon driver runt på ett stormigt hav. Ända sedan hennes mamma drabbades av en mystisk sjukdom har Meg försökt vara en stadig klippa för föräldrarna. Men när hennes pappa berättar att de tänker sälja familjens hummerfiskeri till Megs ärkerival från high school blir det bara för mycket. Trots att hon aldrig har haft något intresse för firman bestämmer hon sig för att bevisa för sin pappa att det är hon som borde ta över familjeföretaget. Det får kosta vad det kosta vill. Oliver Ross är inte stolt över det han gjorde mot sin klasskamrat för tio år sedan, men han har sedan dess jobbat hårt för att hans mamma och bror ska få tak över huvudet och mat på bordet. När hans chef Walt Whitaker erbjuder honom att köpa sitt företag ser han en möjlighet att trygga familjens framtid, och med hårt arbete ska avbetalningen kunna vara i hamn inom några år. Men det var innan Meg beslutade sig för att ge sig in i leken. Nu måste de tillsammans driva företaget under höstens fiskesäsong innan Megs pappa beslutar sig för vem av dem som ska få ta över. När det visar sig att det är någon som försöker sabotera för dem måste de hitta ett sätt att samarbeta, trots allt som hänt, och göra vad de kan för att skydda företaget. Under resans gång lär de känna både sig själva och varandra och upptäcker så småningom att deras drömmar inte alls är vad de förväntade sig ... -

The SAS is operating covertly in the wartorn badlands of northern Syria. They know it will be gritty, bloody and dangerous. But when Regiment legend Danny Black's unit, codenamed Zero 22, is tasked with a more routine operation, they don't expect it to end the way it does: in compromise and massacre, orchestrated by the shadowy Wagner Group, a paramilitary organisation in thrall to the Russian president. Back in the UK, Danny learns that his unit was betrayed by a mole feeding high-level military intelligence to the Russians. Like any SAS man worthy of the name, his first thought is to avenge the men who lost their lives on the Zero 22 op. He has no hesitation in accepting the mission to assassinate the man responsible for the death of his mates. But the headshed have more complicated plans and Danny finds himself operating with a face from his past whom he never thought he would see again. Together they embark on a high-risk, deniable mission that will require all Danny's Regiment skills if they are to have any hope of success. As the mission unfolds, however, Danny learns that darker forces are at play. And when everything he thinks he knows gets turned on its head, he realises that what started out as an act of revenge is just a single play in a conspiracy that will take him across the continents and pit him not only against the highly trained militants of the Wagner Group, but against the Kremlin, the White House and the insidious machinations of the most powerful men in the world.

Once upon a time, a vampire fell in love with a hunter... The trials for the heir of the city have begun, and the stakes have never been higher. Red, a hunter, is struggling with her growing hunger for blood and the truth of her identity. Octavia Beaumont, one of the original three vampires, is determined to win the trials and take control of the city. But as Red and Octavia navigate deadly challenges and political machinations, they must also confront the lies and betrayals that have shaped their past. Memories have been stolen. Secrets have been kept. And the line between love and hate has never been more blurred. As the trials progress, Red and Octavia's bond grows stronger, but so does the target on their backs. Enemies lurk in every shadow, and even allies can no longer be trusted. To survive the trials and uncover the truth... They must decide how much they're willing to sacrifice. Confront the monsters they've become. And embrace a destiny that could destroy everything they hold dear. But in a world where blood is power and love is a weakness, can Red and Octavia emerge victorious? Or will their secrets be their undoing? This is a dark and steamy lesbian vampire romance with a generous dose of enemies to lovers, fated mates, and political intrigue. Featuring a snarky dhampir heroine, a morally grey vampire queen, explicit BDSM, blood play, and shocking twists, this book is not for the faint of heart. Please check the author's website for a full list of trigger warnings. 18+ only.

A National Book Award Finalist: This 'wonderfully descriptive' novel from an author with a 'tremendous imagination' tells the unforgettable story of the Binewskis, a carny family whose mater- and paterfamilias have bred their own exhibit of human oddities. (The New York Times Book Review) The Binewskis arex a circus-geek family whose matriarch and patriarch have bred their own exhibit of human oddities (with the help of amphetamine, arsenic, and radioisotopes). Their offspring include Arturo the Aquaboy, who has flippers for limbs and a megalomaniac ambition worthy of Genghis Khan, Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins, albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family's most precious - and dangerous - asset. As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the US, inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same. Praise for Geek Love 'If Flannery O'Connor had consumed vast quantities of LSD, she might have written like this' Literary Review 'The most romantic novel about love and family I have read. It made me ashamed to be so utterly normal' Terry Gilliam 'I felt electrocuted when I read that first page with Crystal Lil and her freak brood. I stood there in the bookstore and my jaw came unhinged. No book I've read, before or since, has given me that specific jolt' Karen Russell, author of Swamplandia

A National Book Award Finalist: This 'wonderfully descriptive' novel from an author with a 'tremendous imagination' tells the unforgettable story of the Binewskis, a carny family whose mater- and paterfamilias have bred their own exhibit of human oddities. (The New York Times Book Review) The Binewskis arex a circus-geek family whose matriarch and patriarch have bred their own exhibit of human oddities (with the help of amphetamine, arsenic, and radioisotopes). Their offspring include Arturo the Aquaboy, who has flippers for limbs and a megalomaniac ambition worthy of Genghis Khan, Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins, albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family's most precious - and dangerous - asset. As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the US, inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same. Praise for Geek Love 'If Flannery O'Connor had consumed vast quantities of LSD, she might have written like this' Literary Review 'The most romantic novel about love and family I have read. It made me ashamed to be so utterly normal' Terry Gilliam 'I felt electrocuted when I read that first page with Crystal Lil and her freak brood. I stood there in the bookstore and my jaw came unhinged. No book I've read, before or since, has given me that specific jolt' Karen Russell, author of Swamplandia

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Taking the law of attraction to an entirely new level, Pierre Franckh reveals how human DNA has a direct effect on the physical world around us--an effect we can consciously focus to manifest our desires. Sharing groundbreaking experiments on the influence of DNA on photons and on the interactions between emotions and DNA, Franckh explains how our thoughts, emotions, and beliefs, whether positive or negative, build a field of resonance around us. Through this quantum field our DNA is continuously communicating our unique vibration to those around us and receiving their unique oscillations in return. By focusing our intentions and removing negativity from our beliefs about ourselves, our past, and our future, we can use our DNA to communicate our thoughts and desires to the universe. Through focused thoughts and intentions we draw the same resonant energy to us, thus bringing our intentions and desires into manifestation. The author shares success stories from the thousands who have taken his seminars and were then able to attract a soul mate, heal themselves or loved ones, or build wealth, sometimes remarkably quickly. He also describes how he discovered the law of resonance through his own self-healing from a degenerative spinal condition. Franckh provides practical exercises to remove inner and outer negative influences that could be blocking your desires, build a positive visualization of your goals, and increase the power of your field of resonance for quicker manifestation. In this inspiring guide to the law of resonance, the author shows how the power to manifest health, wealth, and happiness is within each of us, waiting to be unlocked within our DNA.

"Hannah Martin's life isn't shaping up into much of anything. Since graduating college eight years ago, she has lived in six different cities and held countless meaningless jobs. At the age of twenty-nine, she is starting to see crow's feet, and yet, shestill has no idea what she wants to do with her life. On the heels of leaving yet another city, Hannah moves back to her hometown of Los Angeles to regroup. She takes up residence in her best friend Gabby's guest room. Along with Gabby and Gabby's husband Mark, the three of them go out to a bar where they meet up with some of Hannah and Gabby's old friends, including Hannah's high school boyfriend, Ethan. Shortly after midnight, Gabby asks Hannah if she's ready to go. But then Ethan offers to give her a ride later if she wants to stay. Hannah hesitates. What happens if she leaves with Gabby? What happens if she leaves with Ethan? MAYBE IN ANOTHER LIFE is told in two concurrent storylines following the consequences of each choice. Hannah's two parallel universes develop into radically different stories with large-scale consequences not just for Hannah, but for all of the people in her life. As Hannah's stories run their course, they raise questions about fate and true love. Is anything meant to be? How much in our life is determined by chance? And perhaps, most compellingly: Is there such a thing as a soul mate? Hannah believes there is. And, in both worlds, she believes she's found him"--

25 th ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE BESTSELLING DEBUT ABOUT A PARTY YOU’LL NEVER FORGET FOR FANS OF ONE DAY AND THE FLAT SHARE 'Addictively readable' The Times 'It was so much fun being reunited with Ralph, Jem, Smith and Siobahn! . . . It still feels so sharp, fresh and cool. I'm so excited to see a new generation of readers falling in love with this iconic love story' Daisy Buchanan ‘The fabulous first novel by the fabulous Lisa Jewell: it's pure 90s and completely brilliant'. Jenny Colgan, bestselling author of Little Beach Street Bakery. ---- THE SMASH-HIT STORY OF LOVE, FRIENDS AND FLATSHARES TURNS 25 Meet the residents of 31 Alamanac Road . . . Ralph and Smith are flatmates and best mates. Nothing can come between them – until the gorgeous Jemima moves in. They’re both falling for her, but which one of them does Jem want? Upstairs, Karl and Siobhan are happily unmarried and have been for fifteen years – until Cheri, in the flat above, fixes her sights on Karl. Why should a little problem like his girlfriend get in her way? Sooner or later it’s all going to come to a head – and what better place for tears and laughter, break ups and make ups than Ralph’s party? Tropes/themes: 1. Love triangle 2. Forced proximity 3. Best friend’s current lover 4. Roommates ---- 'A joy . . . a fun summer read’ Guardian Praise for Lisa Jewell ‘A big warm-hearted book’ Marie Claire ‘Jewell's readability and emotional intelligence make her the cream of pop fiction’ Glamour ‘A book you simply disappear into’ Sunday Telegraph Readers love Ralph’s Party ‘A refreshing take on falling in love and living happily ever after. I couldn't wait to curl up in bed and read it most evenings!!!’ ***** Reader Review ‘An interesting, funny and absorbing story. This one takes me back to student days in London’ ***** Reader Review ‘This is a good story of friendship, love and crossing the line’ ***** Reader Review ‘I read this book when it was first released. I loved it. And now I am loving it all over again’ ***** Reader Review ‘Love is in the air, what a brilliant story, what a party!!!! Can always guarantee a great story by Lisa Jewell, loved it!’ ***** Reader Review ‘I always know when I love a book because I want to recommend it to the people I care about. This will definitely be one of those stories’ ***** Reader Review

Designed to work with the 5th edition of the worlds favourite roleplaying game, this set gives any Gamemaster the tools to create a cinematic experience that will challenge and excite their players. Grab an Epic Encounter for your next fantasy roleplaying game! Made for new and experienced players, every Epic Encounters set features an all-in-one boxed encounter that's 5e compatible and ready to play. It does not die. Despite skin that long ago turned translucent, revealing the atrophied muscle bebeath. It does not die. Despite a mind that exists only to ingest fobidden lore of forgotten civilisations. It does not die. Despite dried-out eyes and lips shrivelled a thousand years hence; despite fingers that shed dust from shrunken joints with every twitch. It does not die. It watches. It waits. And, slowly, its plans begin to take hold. How do you kill what cannnot die? Inside this box is everything you need to run a truly epic encounter with a Lich Empress. Perfect for new and experienced players. Tower of the Lich Empress is packed with enough prompts, stats and lich empress knowledge to overtake your mind. Use this set as the finale to Arena of the Undead Horde, or create your very own undeath-defying Lich Empress encounter. This is not a stand alone deck. A copy of Epic Encounters - Arena of the Undead Horde (engl.) is required to play. Game Contents: 12 Tokens 1 Adventure book 1 double-sided game mat 1 Lich Empress miniature Monster stats Tips and tricks for building tension and excitement

Once upon a time, a vampire fell in love with a hunter... The trials for the heir of the city have begun, and the stakes have never been higher. Red, a hunter, is struggling with her growing hunger for blood and the truth of her identity. Octavia Beaumont, one of the original three vampires, is determined to win the trials and take control of the city. But as Red and Octavia navigate deadly challenges and political machinations, they must also confront the lies and betrayals that have shaped their past. Memories have been stolen. Secrets have been kept. And the line between love and hate has never been more blurred. As the trials progress, Red and Octavia's bond grows stronger, but so does the target on their backs. Enemies lurk in every shadow, and even allies can no longer be trusted. To survive the trials and uncover the truth... They must decide how much they're willing to sacrifice. Confront the monsters they've become. And embrace a destiny that could destroy everything they hold dear. But in a world where blood is power and love is a weakness, can Red and Octavia emerge victorious? Or will their secrets be their undoing? This is a dark and steamy lesbian vampire romance with a generous dose of enemies to lovers, fated mates, and political intrigue. Featuring a snarky dhampir heroine, a morally grey vampire queen, explicit BDSM, blood play, and shocking twists, this book is not for the faint of heart. Please check the author's website for a full list of trigger warnings. 18+ only.

Na beregu Tmy Nachalo XX veka. Krestyanka Katerina postupaet na rabotu v barskiy dom, gde v nee vlyublyayutsya i zhenatyy pomeschik, i krasavets upravlyayuschiy. Devushka ischet prostogo zhenskogo schastya, no gryadet epoha peremen: revolyutsii, voyny, golod… Udastsya li Katerine perezhit vse bedy, vypavshie na ee dolyu, i sohranit dar chistoy, vseobemlyuschey lyubvi? Odnazhdy ty uznaesh Istoriya o tom, kakuyu bolshuyu rol v stanovlenii lichnosti igraet semya i kak silno mogut povliyat postupki predkov na sudbu potomkov. Natalya Soloveva iskusno splela zhizni neskolkih pokoleniy, soediniv v odnom romane sobytiya sovremennosti i dalekogo 1941 goda. Otdelnogo upominaniya zasluzhivaet stepen istoricheskoy dostovernosti. Avtor po krupitsam sobrala neobhodimuyu informatsiyu i pravdivo peredala atmosferu i byt dovoennoy Moskvy i ohvachennoy voynoy belorusskoy glubinki. Etoy istorii po-nastoyaschemu verish i s trudom sderzhivaesh slezy, kogda na plechi molodoy Niny svalivaetsya ocherednoe strashnoe ispytanie. Nashi dni: Liza uznaet o smerti babushki v tyazhelyy dlya sebya period: ee zhizn i semya razvalivayutsya. Ona letit na pohorony i vspominaet detstvo. Liza tak i ne prostila mat i Ba za nanesennye v proshlom obidy. V kvartire babushki ona nahodit zapisi — ispoved, kotoraya navsegda izmenit ne odnu zhizn. Ba delitsya s vnuchkoy svoey istoriey, nachavsheysya v dalekom 1941 godu. 1941 god: Nina polna nadezhd i verit, chto vperedi ee zhdet prekrasnaya, blagopoluchnaya zhizn. A kakaya esche mozhet byt u moskvichki, otlichnitsy i edinstvennoy docheri sostoyatelnogo ottsa? No odna oshibka menyaet vse. Gorodskoy devchonke pridetsya zhestoko zaplatit za yunosheskuyu samouverennost i naivnost. K tomu zhe vse eto proishodit nakanune voyny…

Molly's ex is ruining her life by sending private and compromising videos of her to every employer she works for. When her new boss, Torus, gets one, she's sure that she's going to be fired again. But what the Giant Kindred does next surprises her... As a Giant Kindred, over 9 feet tall, Torus has given up on the idea of finding a Mate. The human females surrounding him are too tiny and breakable...and he's certain that none of them can handle his extra large equipment. But if he's so sure that he isn't interested in human women, then why is he having such strange and disturbing dreams about one in particular...a small, curvy female by the name of Molly Byrne who works for him? Molly isn't looking for a man. She just wants to keep her job and her Giant Kindred boss is the last person she wants to tangle with. But things go sideways when Torus is sent a compromising video of Molly self-pleasuring-a video taken by her abusive ex who has been sending it out to every single employer she's had for the past five years, ever since their divorce. Sure that she's going to lose yet another job because of the embarrassing video, Molly packs up her desk...but Torus has other ideas. Can the two of them come to some understanding despite-or perhaps because of-the embarrassing vid and Torus's strange dreams? You'll have to read Guided by the Giant to find out.

"Hannah Martin's life isn't shaping up into much of anything. Since graduating college eight years ago, she has lived in six different cities and held countless meaningless jobs. At the age of twenty-nine, she is starting to see crow's feet, and yet, shestill has no idea what she wants to do with her life. On the heels of leaving yet another city, Hannah moves back to her hometown of Los Angeles to regroup. She takes up residence in her best friend Gabby's guest room. Along with Gabby and Gabby's husband Mark, the three of them go out to a bar where they meet up with some of Hannah and Gabby's old friends, including Hannah's high school boyfriend, Ethan. Shortly after midnight, Gabby asks Hannah if she's ready to go. But then Ethan offers to give her a ride later if she wants to stay. Hannah hesitates. What happens if she leaves with Gabby? What happens if she leaves with Ethan? MAYBE IN ANOTHER LIFE is told in two concurrent storylines following the consequences of each choice. Hannah's two parallel universes develop into radically different stories with large-scale consequences not just for Hannah, but for all of the people in her life. As Hannah's stories run their course, they raise questions about fate and true love. Is anything meant to be? How much in our life is determined by chance? And perhaps, most compellingly: Is there such a thing as a soul mate? Hannah believes there is. And, in both worlds, she believes she's found him"--

Taking the law of attraction to an entirely new level, Pierre Franckh reveals how human DNA has a direct effect on the physical world around us--an effect we can consciously focus to manifest our desires. Sharing groundbreaking experiments on the influence of DNA on photons and on the interactions between emotions and DNA, Franckh explains how our thoughts, emotions, and beliefs, whether positive or negative, build a field of resonance around us. Through this quantum field our DNA is continuously communicating our unique vibration to those around us and receiving their unique oscillations in return. By focusing our intentions and removing negativity from our beliefs about ourselves, our past, and our future, we can use our DNA to communicate our thoughts and desires to the universe. Through focused thoughts and intentions we draw the same resonant energy to us, thus bringing our intentions and desires into manifestation. The author shares success stories from the thousands who have taken his seminars and were then able to attract a soul mate, heal themselves or loved ones, or build wealth, sometimes remarkably quickly. He also describes how he discovered the law of resonance through his own self-healing from a degenerative spinal condition. Franckh provides practical exercises to remove inner and outer negative influences that could be blocking your desires, build a positive visualization of your goals, and increase the power of your field of resonance for quicker manifestation. In this inspiring guide to the law of resonance, the author shows how the power to manifest health, wealth, and happiness is within each of us, waiting to be unlocked within our DNA.

From New York Times bestselling author Harper L. Woods comes The Heir & the Spare, a never-before-published novella in the Of Flesh & Bone series! SPOILER WARNING: This book is overflowing with spoilers and should only be read after devouring What Sleeps Within the Cove. Once, I'd spent my life in the tunnels beneath the mountains. Now, I'm bound to a husband I didn't want. My mother waited centuries to find me on the other side of the Veil of Flesh and Bone where the Lunar Witches hid me. She sent her greatest weapon, the God of the Dead, when the Veil finally fell. But I never expected to love his human mate, Estrella, the way I did-to feel the sisterly bond between us as if it had never been interrupted in our lifetimes spent apart since a rogue witch took her away. But Mab sees love as a weakness, and she uses my bond with Estrella to manipulate me into a betrothal I never desired. This marriage is a cage, a means of control that goes against everything within me. But when Estrella is banished into Tartarus, I am left no choice but to journey to the Summer Court and take my place as a bride and a queen. No matter what I leave behind. Of Flesh & Bone Reading Order: What Lies Beyond the Veil What Hunts Inside the Shadows What Lurks Between the Fates What Sleeps Within the Cove The Heir & The Spare What Roams Beneath the Stars At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

A National Book Award Finalist: This 'wonderfully descriptive' novel from an author with a 'tremendous imagination' tells the unforgettable story of the Binewskis, a carny family whose mater- and paterfamilias have bred their own exhibit of human oddities. (The New York Times Book Review) The Binewskis arex a circus-geek family whose matriarch and patriarch have bred their own exhibit of human oddities (with the help of amphetamine, arsenic, and radioisotopes). Their offspring include Arturo the Aquaboy, who has flippers for limbs and a megalomaniac ambition worthy of Genghis Khan, Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins, albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family's most precious - and dangerous - asset. As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the US, inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same. Praise for Geek Love 'If Flannery O'Connor had consumed vast quantities of LSD, she might have written like this' Literary Review 'The most romantic novel about love and family I have read. It made me ashamed to be so utterly normal' Terry Gilliam 'I felt electrocuted when I read that first page with Crystal Lil and her freak brood. I stood there in the bookstore and my jaw came unhinged. No book I've read, before or since, has given me that specific jolt' Karen Russell, author of Swamplandia

25 th ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE BESTSELLING DEBUT ABOUT A PARTY YOU’LL NEVER FORGET FOR FANS OF ONE DAY AND THE FLAT SHARE 'Addictively readable' The Times 'It was so much fun being reunited with Ralph, Jem, Smith and Siobahn! . . . It still feels so sharp, fresh and cool. I'm so excited to see a new generation of readers falling in love with this iconic love story' Daisy Buchanan ‘The fabulous first novel by the fabulous Lisa Jewell: it's pure 90s and completely brilliant'. Jenny Colgan, bestselling author of Little Beach Street Bakery. ---- THE SMASH-HIT STORY OF LOVE, FRIENDS AND FLATSHARES TURNS 25 Meet the residents of 31 Alamanac Road . . . Ralph and Smith are flatmates and best mates. Nothing can come between them – until the gorgeous Jemima moves in. They’re both falling for her, but which one of them does Jem want? Upstairs, Karl and Siobhan are happily unmarried and have been for fifteen years – until Cheri, in the flat above, fixes her sights on Karl. Why should a little problem like his girlfriend get in her way? Sooner or later it’s all going to come to a head – and what better place for tears and laughter, break ups and make ups than Ralph’s party? Tropes/themes: 1. Love triangle 2. Forced proximity 3. Best friend’s current lover 4. Roommates ---- 'A joy . . . a fun summer read’ Guardian Praise for Lisa Jewell ‘A big warm-hearted book’ Marie Claire ‘Jewell's readability and emotional intelligence make her the cream of pop fiction’ Glamour ‘A book you simply disappear into’ Sunday Telegraph Readers love Ralph’s Party ‘A refreshing take on falling in love and living happily ever after. I couldn't wait to curl up in bed and read it most evenings!!!’ ***** Reader Review ‘An interesting, funny and absorbing story. This one takes me back to student days in London’ ***** Reader Review ‘This is a good story of friendship, love and crossing the line’ ***** Reader Review ‘I read this book when it was first released. I loved it. And now I am loving it all over again’ ***** Reader Review ‘Love is in the air, what a brilliant story, what a party!!!! Can always guarantee a great story by Lisa Jewell, loved it!’ ***** Reader Review ‘I always know when I love a book because I want to recommend it to the people I care about. This will definitely be one of those stories’ ***** Reader Review

'Powerful and timeless, this is a book for everyone that will kick-start honest conversations and help create real change' – Fearne Cotton 'This book reminds us that being vulnerable is the very gateway to deeper friendships and richer forms of flourishing. A very necessary, highly readable and relatable voice to help us to discover more liberated and creative ways of living' – Alain de Botton Bloomsbury presents Boys Don't Cry, written and read by Jamie Laing When it comes to being a man, I think I'm still trying to work out how to be one I'm proud of, rather than the one society expects me to be. Jamie Laing is still figuring it all out. And now that he's going to be a dad, he wants to share the tools to help his child grow into a happy, thoughtful and kind person. This is the handbook Jamie has put together for that purpose. In a world struggling to find genuine connection, Jamie wants to share his experiences of life, relationships and maturing. He takes us through his personal A-Z of growing up in today's society – from overcoming anxiety, checking in with your mates and working out what makes you happy, to embracing our failures, trying therapy and understand what it means to be a loving and present partner. Above all, Jamie shows us that vulnerability is cool. And that boys do cry – after all, he's done plenty of that this year. With contributions from his wife Sophie Habboo, this book will help men and women, boys and girls have the conversation of all conversations: how to live your happiest and most resilient life in today's world.