The Devil's Bride

(Dyslexia-friendly)Carnegie Medal-winning author Tanya Landman returns with a brilliantly realised and truly accessible retelling of the book described as Dickens’ “most perfect” novel.My story is a long one with many strange events and dark turns. But time is short. I will be brief. In this slim volume I concentrate on five people. A dangerous criminal. An honest blacksmith. An abandoned bride. A girl who glittered like a distant star. And myself. Philip Pirrip, known as Pip, whose life was twisted and bent out of shape by all of them.Orphaned as baby, Pip is raised by his sister to live the simple life of a blacksmith’s boy. But a chance encounter in a graveyard and a visit to a ruined mansion set him on a different path. When a secret benefactor pays for him to become a gentleman, Pip’s life takes a greatly unexpected turn …Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 9.

Streaming now on Amazon Prime!A clever and hilarious fantasy retelling of the rise to power of Lady Jane Grey, now an Amazon Prime Video series starring Emily Bader, Edward Bluemel and Jordan PetersA comical, fantastical and witty re-imagining of the Tudor world, perfect for fans of The Princess Bride. Lady Jane Grey, sixteen, is about to be married to a total stranger – and caught up in an insidious plot to rob her cousin, King Edward, of his throne. But that’s the least of Jane’s problems. She’s also about to become Queen of England. Like that could go wrong.“The Tudors meets Monty Python. Prepare to laugh and gasp and clutch your pearls.” Tahereh Mafi, New York Times bestselling author

New for 2024, a sapphic YA fantasy romance inspired by Greek mythology, for all fans of The Song of Achilles.A fantasy romance, by dazzling new talent Sarah Underwood, inspired by Greek mythology and the tale of Eros and Psyche.On the island of Zakynthos, nothing is more powerful than Desire—love itself, bottled and sold to the highest bidder by Leandros, a power-hungry descendent of the god Eros.Eirene and her beloved twin sister, Phoebe, have always managed to escape Desire’s thrall. Until Leandros’ wife dies mysteriously and he sets his sights on Phoebe. Determined to keep her sister safe, Eirene strikes a bargain with Leandros: if she can complete the four elaborate tasks he sets her, he will find another bride. But it soon becomes clear that the tasks are part of something bigger; something related to Desire and Lamia, the strange, neglected daughter Leandros keeps locked away.Lamia knows her father hides her for her own protection, though as she and Eirene grow closer, she finds

Sunday Times bestsellers FIFTY FIFTY, THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, THE ACCOMPLICE and KILL FOR ME KILL FOR YOU.WHAT IF THE ONLY WITNESS TO A MURDER IS MORE TWISTED THAN THE KILLER?'The very definition of a page-turner!' IAN RANKIN'Enthralling' SUNDAY TIMES, THRILLER OF THE MONTH'Steve Cavanagh's twists hit you between the eyes. You never see them coming' ANTHONY HOROWITZ'This guy is the real deal. Trust me' LEE CHILD'A thriller that never pauses for breath and sends a shiver down the spine. It is a thrill ride that is impossible to put down' DAILY MAILRuby Johnson is a nanny and maid to wealthy families in Manhattan's West 74th Street.She knows their routines. Their secrets.One night, on her way home, Ruby witnesses a neighbour's murder.She knows the victim. She knows the killer.She makes an anonymous call to the police and names the murderer.But Ruby didn't tell the truth...Because there's something wrong with Ruby Johnson.Eddie Flynn, conman turned trial lawyer, must defend an innocent man

A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis. Misery Lark, the only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is an outcast - again. Her days of living in anonymity among the Humans are over: she has been called upon to uphold an historic peacekeeping alliance between the Vampyres and their mortal enemies, the Weres, and sees little choice but to surrender herself in the exchange - again .. . Weres are ruthless and unpredictable, and their Alpha, Lowe Moreland, is no exception.He rules his pack with absolute authority, but not without justice. And, unlike the Vampyre Council, not without feeling. It's clear from the way he tracks Misery's every movement that he doesn't trust her.If only he knew how right he was . . .Because Misery has her own reasons to agree to this marriage of convenience, re

──史上最囂張的騙子律師　艾迪．弗林系列套書──英、美亞馬遜超過4.5星評價英國驚悚小說天王李．查德X美國頂級暢銷作家麥可．康納利指名推薦英國犯罪作家協會金匕首獎得主史蒂夫．卡瓦納 打破格局燒腦神作！編劇乃賴、推理作家文善、推理評論人冬陽、台灣推理作家協會常務理事余小芳、推理作家李柏青、故事革命創辦人李洛克、資深推理迷杜鵑窩人、台灣犯罪作家聯會喬齊安、作家、編劇游善鈞、影視編劇黃彥樵、推理讀書人黃羅、推理作家寵物先生──重度成癮推薦（依姓氏筆畫排序）【艾迪．弗林系列】得獎經歷《不能贏的辯護》 英國犯罪作家協會鐵匕首獎入圍 北愛爾蘭藝術委員會的ACES文學獎 獲選亞馬遜2015年最優秀處女作《騙局》 極地干邑白蘭地國際小說獎《騙子律師》 英國犯罪作家協會金匕首獎《第十三位陪審員》獲柴克斯頓年度老牌詭奇犯罪小說獎 《紐約時報》夏季必讀書單首選 《出版者週刊》2019夏日必讀選書 英國主流媒體《電訊報》評選2018最佳28部犯罪驚悚小說之一 《明星論壇報》選為「夏季最佳作品之一」 台灣犯罪作家協會「年度最佳翻譯小說」《圈套》理查與朱迪讀書俱樂部年度推薦書單▁【Ⅰ不能贏的辯護】一年前，艾迪因一場辯護徹底斷送自己的律師生涯。那場官司讓他名譽掃地、失去家人，遭判停職的他誓言不再踏入法庭，鎮日酗酒，沒有半點收入，甚至連房租都繳不出來。此刻，他卻穿著一件炸彈外套，試圖強闖法院的安全檢查。他沒有任何籌碼，此行一旦失敗，他身上的炸彈便會立刻引爆，小女兒的性命也會不保。他只能替俄羅斯黑手黨首腦打贏這場謀殺官司，並在關鍵時刻轟掉重要證人的腦袋。倒數31小時，他必須善用曾經的詐騙技巧布下陷阱，誘騙出黑手黨的真正目的，好在辯護中反將凶手一軍。還要在嚴密的監控下，從黑道手中救回女兒。他拋給負責安檢的熟識警衛一個眼神，一如往常，泰然自若地擠開等候隊伍，穿過金屬探測門。瞬間，巨大的嗶嗶聲震耳欲聾……▂【Ⅱ騙局】證據一：謀殺案發生在大衛離開之前，公寓中沒有第三人。

Told in multiple POVs, A Game of Gods is the final installment in the Hades Saga by USA Today Bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair.Hades, God of the Dead, has finally made Persephone his in every way possible. With their wedding on the horizon, the couple should be ecstatic. But Demeter is wreaking havoc on their bliss by battering the whole of New Greece with erratic and dangerous weather. At the same time, Theseus continues with his agenda against the Gods, allying with the hate-group Triad in an effort to bring down all of Olympus.Hades refuses to allow anything to stop him from securing Persephone as his bride, but he must play a deep strategic game with the Gods of Olympus to safeguard their future. And it is not entirely clear which Gods are truly on his side.