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Land Ahoy!:A perfect feel good romance (The Canal Boat Café, Book 4)
Land Ahoy!:A perfect feel good romance (The Canal Boat Café, Book 4)
Cressida McLaughlin
¥28.15
Summer Freeman returns to the waterside village of Willowbeck to rescue the Canal Boat Café, her late mother’s picturesque narrowboat, which has run into choppy waters. A family friend, Valerie, has been trying to keep things afloat, but the coffee machine is jammed, the cake offerings are paltry, and not all of the locals want to see the café succeed. Help comes from the boat next door, in the shape of handsome wildlife photographer, Mason and his naughty Border Terrier, who are showing more than a passing interest in Summer and her adorable Bichon Frise, Latte. But is Mason being honest about himself? Or does he have something to hide? As her life and the community of Willowbeck begin to entwine, Summer finds herself setting sail on a new adventure. Will the anchor of a steady life on land be too strong, or can Summer learn to cut loose and embrace life afloat?
The Midnight Gang
The Midnight Gang
David Walliams
¥51.50
Welcome to the Midnight Gang! Midnight is the time when all children are fast asleep, except of course for… the Midnight Gang. That is when their adventures are just beginning… When Tom gets hit on the head by a cricket ball, he finds himself at Lord Funt Hospital, and is greeted by a terrifying-looking porter. Things go from bad to worse when he meets the wicked matron in charge of the children’s ward… But Tom is about to embark on the most thrilling journey of a lifetime! The Midnight Gang tells an extraordinarily heartwarming and, of course, funny story of five children on a hospital ward – and on a quest for adventure! It is a story of friendship and magic – and of making dreams come true. Readers are set to be utterly spellbound by this heartfelt story that will bring magic to everyone’s Christmas.
The Marble Collector (free sampler)
The Marble Collector (free sampler)
Cecelia Ahern
¥17.76
TRY A FREE SAMPLE OF CECELIA AHERN’S NEW BOOK, THE MARBLE COLLECTOR A forgotten childhood. A discovered life. What if you only had one day to find out who you really were? When Sabrina Boggs stumbles upon a mysterious collection of her father’s possessions, she discovers a truth where she never knew there was a lie. The familiar man she grew up with is suddenly a stranger to her. An unexpected break in her monotonous daily routine leaves her just one day to unlock the secrets of the man she thought she knew. A day that unearths memories, stories and people she never knew existed. A day that changes her and those around her forever. The Marble Collector is a thought-provoking novel about how the most ordinary decisions we make can have the most extraordinary consequences for how we live our lives. And how sometimes it’s only by shining on a light on someone else, that you can truly understand yourself. THIS IS A FREE SAMPLE OF THE BOOK
Snow in May
Snow in May
Kseniya Melnik
¥66.22
SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE The stories of Kseniya Melnik’s debut collection are small-town miracles, each a miniature epic. Their focus is Magadan, a town in the Northern Far East of Russia, and the unvisited lives of its inhabitants and emigrants – schoolchildren, doctors, teachers, mothers, daughters. Some characters span several stories. Some of their stories span decades and continents. The measure of their telling, though, is invariably the measure of everyday existence. Their dramas, too, are made of quotidian stuff, each life with its own sly or suppressed tragedies, and its brief, often unexpected ecstasies. Kseniya Melnik’s sensibility is sober and humorous; her stories are moving and funny. In their patient, deliberate unfolding – at once surprising and convincing – and in the fitness of their details – vital because they are suggestive – we sense, above all, an assurance that is dazzling.
American Innovations
American Innovations
Rivka Galchen
¥66.22
A short-story collection from one of America’s brightest young talents. In one of these intensely imaginative stories a young woman’s furniture walks out on her. In another, the narrator feels compelled to deliver a takeout order that has incorrectly been phoned in to her. In a third, the petty details of a property transaction illuminate the complicated dependences and loves of a family. Following spiralling paths towards utterly logical, entirely absurd conclusions, Galchen’s creations occupy a dreamlike dimension, where time is fluid and identities are best defined by the qualities they lack. The tales in this groundbreaking collection are secretly in conversation with canonical stories, allowing the reader the pleasure of discovering familiar favourites in new guises. Here ‘The Lost Order’ covertly recapitulates James Thurber’s ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’, while ‘The Region of Unlikeness’ playfully mirrors Jorge Luis Borges’s ‘The Aleph’. By turns realistic, fantastical and lyrical, all these marvellously uneasy stories share a deeply emotional core and are written in dryly witty, pitch-perfect prose. Whether exploring the tensions in a mother-daughter relationship or the finer points of time travel, Galchen is a writer of eye-opening ingenuity.
One Fine Day
One Fine Day
Teresa F. Morgan
¥45.42
Just a boy standing in front of a girl… Actor Steve Mason has it all … gorgeous looks, the perfect starlet girlfriend hanging on his arm and his name on every Hollywood producer’s lips. That is, until it turns out the ‘perfect girl’ is actually a perfect PR stunt! Dumped and with his name plastered across every tabloid headline, Steve decides to head home to England, questioning if he’ll ever find a woman who genuinely loves him for who he is, and not just his place on the Sexiest Man Alive list. It’s been fifteen long years since Ruby last saw her big brother – but the new LA version of Steve complete with designer wardrobe, California tan and an American accent is too much to bear – Ruby hardly recognises him and decides it’s time to get her brother back! With Ruby’s help, Steve goes undercover as he plays the part of a regular guy who leads a regular life. And then one perfectly fine, ordinary day he meets lovely, funny, down-to-earth Lydia. But when Hollywood comes calling, will Steve be able to leave both Lydia and his little sister behind?
Creature Comforts
Creature Comforts
Trisha Ashley
¥58.86
Fall in back in love with life in this gripping read about fate and second chances. The eagerly awaited new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author. Izzy has broken off her engagement to her feckless fiancée Kieran and returned to her childhood home – the sleepy village of Halfhidden. She soon realizes that life in the village is anything but peaceful – for one thing she’s living with her mad aunt Debo and her pack of dogs, and for another, Izzy has a lot of unanswered questions. When she was a teenager, Izzy was involved in a terrible accident, involving various inhabitants of Halfhidden. As she sets out to discover what actually happened on the night of the accident, she realizes that her painful past is actually standing in the way of her future happiness. So when a handsome stranger comes to Halfhidden will she let love back into her life?
The Idea of Him
The Idea of Him
Holly Peterson
¥58.86
From the New York Times bestselling author of THE MANNY comes a vibrant novel of love, life lessons and learning to trust yourself Allie Crawford has the life she always dreamed of – a career at a high-profile PR firm; two kids she adores; and a husband, Wade, who is everything she thought a man was supposed to be. But when Allie finds Wade locked in their laundry room with a stunning blonde in snakeskin heels, a scandal ensues that flips her life on its head. And she starts to think maybe she's fallen in love not with Wade himself – but with the idea of him. Captivating and seductive, told in a whip-smart voice, The Idea of Him is a novel of conspiracy, intrigue, and intense passion – and discovering your greatest strength through your deepest fears.
Miss Maple and the Playboy (Mills & Boon Romance)
Miss Maple and the Playboy (Mills & Boon Romance)
Cara Colter
¥24.53
Primary-school teacher Beth Maple is cautious and conventional. Until stand-in dad Ben Anderson appears at the school gates. Beth is besotted!With his confident swagger and good looks, Ben is dangerously out of her league. Yet being around him makes her feel truly alive....
Keeping Her Baby's Secret (Mills & Boon Romance) (Baby on Board, Book 25)
Keeping Her Baby's Secret (Mills & Boon Romance) (Baby on Board, Book 25)
Raye Morgan
¥24.53
You can count on me. You don't have to be alone.Diana Collins can't believe she's hearing these words from her former secret crush, Cameron Van Kirk. Popular, gorgeous and from the richest family in town, he was always out of her league.Now Cameron's back after ten years, and he's telling Diana--who is pregnant and alone--that he wants to help her.His duty is to his family dynasty. Hers is to her baby, whose secret she's keeping. What's Diana to do?
A Special Kind of Family (Mills & Boon Medical)
A Special Kind of Family (Mills & Boon Medical)
Marion Lennox
¥24.53
Having recently accepted a new job and rejected a marriage proposal, Dr. Erin Carmody was already reeling. So, after crashing her car and staggering to the door of Dr. Dom Spencer, she barely knew which way was up. At least that was how she rationalized the crazy, wonderful attraction she felt for this man she'd only just met. But as Erin healed, she began to believe in the unbelievable. Perhaps she was meant to be here--helping Dom care for the people of Bombadeen, being a mother to his foster sons. Dom had shown her what true love was--if only he'd let her prove to him that what they had was real....
A Cold Creek Secret (Mills & Boon Cherish)
A Cold Creek Secret (Mills & Boon Cherish)
RaeAnne Thayne
¥25.41
Just back from a tour of duty, all Major Brant Western wanted was a hot meal and a warm bed. What he didn’t need was a stunning socialite in disguise who’d just shown up at his family’s ranch. Scandal trailed bad girl Mimi everywhere she went. But once Brant discovered her secret, how could he turn her away? Being stranded in the middle of nowhere in a blizzard was not Mimi’s idea of fun. Until she started to realise that sexy soldier Brant could offer her more than just shelter from the storm.
Rancher's Twins:Mum Needed (Mills & Boon Cherish) (Rugged Ranchers, Book 3)
Rancher's Twins:Mum Needed (Mills & Boon Cherish) (Rugged Ranchers, Book 3)
Barbara Hannay
¥25.41
How will Holly uncover the brooding cattleman’s secret? Nanny Holly O’Mara has formed a close bond with her late cousin’s little twins. When their estranged father, rough, rugged Australian cattleman Gray Kidman, arrives to take his children to the Outback Holly senses that he is out of his depth! Holly is already in love with Gray’s adorable twins, and she’s soon falling for the mysterious man himself. Seeing him light up his children’s world makes her spirits leap and even begins to heal her own emotional bruises. She can tell Gray is far from indifferent to her, but something is making him push her away…
A Family for the Rugged Rancher , Soldier on Her Doorstep
A Family for the Rugged Rancher , Soldier on Her Doorstep
Donna Alward,Soraya Lane
¥40.81
Dare to dream… these sparkling romances will make you laugh, cry and fall in love – again and again! A Family for the Rugged Rancher Gruff rancher Luke’s new live-in housekeeper comes with an unexpected addition…a small son! Emily may be a pretty single mum but a family’s not on this bachelor’s wish list! Yet, slowly charmed by Emily and Sam, Luke begins to wonder if there might be room on his ranch – and in his heart – for a family after all… Soldier on Her Doorstep Soldier Alex promised his dying comrade he’d make sure his wife and daughter were okay. Alex was prepared for tears, but not for the beautiful woman who answered the door – or the little girl hiding behind her. Could Lisa and Lilly help to heal the hero’s heart?
Dance with the Doctor (Mills & Boon Cherish) (Single Father, Book 30)
Dance with the Doctor (Mills & Boon Cherish) (Single Father, Book 30)
Cindi Myers
¥25.41
Call him overprotective, but Dr. Mike Carter can't believe his daughter is ready for belly-dancing lessons. Taylor's lucky to be alive! Only two years after her heart transplant, she wants too much, too fast. Mike can't help but think her dance instructor Darcy O'Connor has a lot to do with Taylor's recent obsession. He can understand why. Darcy is beautiful...irresistible. And he finds himself more than a little tempted.Still, Taylor's care and safety come first, so Mike tries to put a little distance between them and Darcy. Too bad he doesn't count on his willful daughter and her plans to make Darcy one of them!
Snowbound with Her Hero (Mills & Boon Cherish)
Snowbound with Her Hero (Mills & Boon Cherish)
Rebecca Winters
¥25.41
The best Christmas gift of all is approaching and a holiday in the snowy Alps with her young son should be a pleasure for single mum Crystal. But it means facing the one man who affects her like no other: brooding Frenchman Raoul Broussard.
Parents in Training (Mills & Boon Romance)
Parents in Training (Mills & Boon Romance)
Barbara McMahon
¥23.45
She’s going to be a mum! Discovering she’s pregnant fills Annalise with joy! She doesn’t have a clue about babies, but with her husband by her side they can learn the ropes together… But Dominic feels shell-shocked by the news. The truth is that he’s still reeling from an unhappy experience of parenthood from his past – a fact he’s kept secret from everyone, even his beloved Annalise. So, even while he longs to share her pleasure and excitement, the fear that history might repeat itself is keeping him from the one person he loves most – his wife. Now it’s up to her to prove that he really can be a daddy in a million! Unexpectedly Expecting!
The Desert Prince's Proposal (Mills & Boon Romance) (Desert Brides, Book 18)
The Desert Prince's Proposal (Mills & Boon Romance) (Desert Brides, Book 18)
Nicola Marsh
¥23.05
Saying yes to the Prince of the desert! Time is running out for Prince Samman al Wali! In order to be crowned King, he must marry. He has rejected all his advisors’ suggestions…then he is captivated by a unique pair of honey-coloured eyes and chooses Bria for his bride! Bria Green is an intelligent, independent, modern woman. Samman tells her she’ll agree to his proposal within a week. She’s sure that the powerful Prince won’t get his way. But in the scorching heat of the desert, Samman’s heady kisses may change Bria’s mind! Desert Brides When an ordinary girl meets a Sheikh…
Adopted:Outback Baby (Mills & Boon Romance) (Baby on Board, Book 13)
Adopted:Outback Baby (Mills & Boon Romance) (Baby on Board, Book 13)
Barbara Hannay
¥23.05
Their parenthood surprise... Single, independent Nell Ruthven thought she'd missed her chance to be a mum when, aged nineteen, she was forced to give up her baby for adoption. Now, Nell's discovered she has a tiny grandson in need of care. And the baby's grandfather, cattleman Jacob Tucker, is in town... At thirty-nine, this couple never thought they'd be parents, let alone grandparents! They never even thought they'd see each other again. But taking care of baby Sam together gives them a second chance—maybe even a second chance to fall in love?
Winning the Single Mum's Heart (Mills & Boon Romance)
Winning the Single Mum's Heart (Mills & Boon Romance)
Linda Goodnight
¥23.05
Single mom Natalie juggles creating fantastic cakes for the Wedding Belles with raising her troublesome twins. But her hard-won independence means she won't be decorating her own cake anytime soon....Cooper Sullivan is a winner. He's competitive and at the top of his career. A new job leads him back to Natalie's door. Seeing her again after so many years makes Cooper realize that the only thing he never won--and the only thing that really matters--is Natalie's heart....
Milllionaire Dad, Nanny Needed! (Mills & Boon Romance)
Milllionaire Dad, Nanny Needed! (Mills & Boon Romance)
Susan Meier
¥23.05
Serial playboy meets sensible nanny! One minute wedding planner Audra Greene’s balancing budget sheets, the next she’s changing baby sheets for gorgeous millionaire Dominic Manelli! Corporate tycoon Dominic needs help with his newly orphaned nephew, and he knows exactly who to ask – reliable, trustworthy Audra, daughter of the Manellis’ housekeeper. He knows his playboy ways will only break Audra’s heart, and that he shouldn’t get involved with the hired help. But every look, every touch and every smile is making Dominic want to swap nights out on the town for nights in with Audra and the baby… The Wedding Planners Planning perfect weddings… finding happy endings!