A Christmas Bride

The delightful new romantic series from the bestselling author of The Cornish Cream Tea novels and The Secret Christmas Bookshop. 'Gorgeous...' Woman 'One of our favourite women's fiction stars' Heat'A warm and wonderful read' Woman's Own'Cressida's characters are wonderful!' Sarah Morgan___________________________________ Is a new beginning waiting for her this Christmas? When Imogen leaves her fianc?at the altar and escapes to her grandmother's cottage by the sea, the only thing she wants to do is disappear.But in a village curious about their new arrival, Imogen finds hiding out harder than expected, especially with the charming local baker Dexter around to distract her.As secrets unravel and the festive season draws near, Imogen wonders if she's been running from the wrongs things all along.Will the runaway bride find her happy ever after under the mistletoe?___________________________________ *Readers LOVE Cressida McLaughlin* 'Cressida never fails to deliver...beautifully wri

聖誕節前一晚，孩子們在壁爐旁掛上聖誕襪，期待聖誕老人會送來什麼禮物…… 聖誕老人怎麼送禮物？他的馴鹿們叫做什麼名字呢？改編自兩百年前的經典聖誕詩《A Visit from St. Nicholas》，在星光閃耀的奇幻聖誕夜深入了解聖誕老人的工作內容，並揭開馴鹿送禮小隊的神秘面紗！書籍特色◆經典詩作改編，紅鼻子魯道夫和他的夥伴們提到聖誕節，相信很多人都記得有著閃亮的紅鼻子的馴鹿——魯道夫。不過，你知道魯道夫還有許多夥伴嗎？他們每一位都有名字，會一起幫聖誕老人送禮物、出任務，而這些馴鹿的名字，就是從這裡來的喔！改編自美國詩人Clement Clarke Moore的詩作《A Visit from St. Nicholas》，把經典的聖誕老人與馴鹿的傳說，透過精美的插圖與床邊故事般的文字呈現給讀者。讀完這本書，認識聖誕老人以及每一隻馴鹿吧！◆華麗立體摺頁，呈現經典場面書內附上一頁精緻的立體紙雕，展現聖誕老人送禮物的經典場面。繪圖細緻、色彩豐富，將充滿想像力的文字描繪的夢幻畫面具體呈現在眼前，擺在桌上、床頭櫃也可以成為日常生活中美麗的裝飾。◆配備注音，孩童閱讀好輕鬆本書內文附注音，不只適合親子共讀，孩童也可自行享受閱讀的樂趣。◆QR Code一掃，睡前故事好好聽書內附QR Code，掃一下就能聆聽故事音檔。睡前或是休息時光隨手一放，就能悠閒享受美好的故事。

A stunning full-colour illustrated adaptation of H. G. Wells' sci-fi classic, from the illustrator of A Boy Called Christmas and The Iron Man.1894. Across space, this earth is being watched by envious eyes. What seems to be a meteorite falls to earth, but from the debris unfolds a terrifying alien threat .. . Leon and and his scientist wife race against the clock to end the war of all worlds.This is a modernised graphic novel retelling of one of the most popular science fiction novels ever written, now suitable for a younger 11+ readership. 'Exquisite, detailed illustrations . .. convey as much emotion as do words in this remarkable re-imagining of War of the Worlds.' Susan Price, Carnegie winning author of Ghost Drum'An absolute masterpiece.' Kieran Larwood, author of The World of Podkin One-Ear series

'Tis the season to solve a mystery... Inspector Frank Gradsby returns in a dazzling crime novel, from the bestselling author of Murder at Holly House. 'Twists galore' Stuart MacBride'Had me laughing out loud' Yorkshire Life'First-class' The TimesA case shrouded in secrets.It’s just before Christmas, 1953. Grasby and Juggers are investigating a puzzling murder in the remote village of Uthley’s Bay. A fisherman has been found dead on the beach, with a stocking wound tight round his throat.A festive mystery for one and all. Hundreds of pairs of stockings, in neat cellophane bags, soon wash up on the shore. A blizzard cuts off Grasby and Juggers from help, and the local innkeeper is murdered.Any remaining Christmas cheer goes up in smoke as the villagers refuse to talk, leaving the two detectives chasing false leads in the snow. A winter wonderland with no escape. To make matters worse, Grasby can’t stop thinking about stockings.Why does everyone seem to be enjoying strangely high standard

Official illustrated creative guide with 13 big Minecraft escape room builds to create – new for Christmas 2025 and the perfect gift for kids, teens and adult gamers!Thirteen mind-blowing Minecraft builds to spark your imagination and entertain your friends.Are you a keen inventor?Looking for inspiration to create builds that will entertain and puzzle players? Then look no further!Epic Escape Rooms contains thirteen incredible builds to inspire you to construct the most inventive maps in Minecraft. Each one brings unique ideas and contraptions designed to test players and make it hard to escape! There’s a zombie prison break, pirate island, haunted house and an underground science lab, plus many more original builds.Each one is presented to you by its builder – experts eager to share their tips with you. As well as learning how to choose blocks and construct amazing builds, you'll also learn some excellent pro builder tips like how to terraform the landscape, use redstone and create me

在第十集的《The Last Kids on Earth》中，Jack與Quint的冒險舞台擴展至怪物次元。書中以快速推進的劇情與誇張幽默的插圖，帶出一場結合危機與笑料的歷險。Rezzoch的威脅宛如遊戲中的最終BOSS，而角色之間的互動則保持系列一貫的輕鬆感。這本書成功延續了系列的魅力：對小讀者而言，是一場想像力無限的逃亡與戰鬥；對家長而言，則是一本能激發閱讀興趣的橋樑書。插畫與文字比例拿捏得宜，讓剛接觸長篇故事的孩子也能輕鬆跟上。Epic, funny, highly illustrated new children’s book in the NYT bestselling series, perfect for kids and graphic novel fans for Christmas 2025!The highly anticipated 10th book in the #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling series, with over ten million copies in print!Jack and Quint are trapped in the Monster Dimension! Their mission: prevent Rezzoch the Ancient, Destructor of Worlds, from reaching Earth and annihilating civilization. To do this, they must secure an audience with a creature more mysterious than any other. It's a race against time—and a race through the monster dimension! But before they can get back home to June and Dirk, Jack will find himself in a confrontation that will change everything…Told in a mixture of text and black-and