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The M.D.'s Surprise Family (Mills & Boon Vintage Cherish)
The M.D.'s Surprise Family (Mills & Boon Vintage Cherish)
Marie Ferrarella
¥31.10
Dr. Peter Sullivan might be the only one who could save Raven Songbird's little brother, but who was going to ease the widowed neurosurgeon's secret sorrow? Raven figured she was more than up for the job. The barefoot, black-haired beauty was a healer in sprite's clothing. Like a passionate force of nature, Raven swept into Peter's life, taking him by surprise and making the dazzled doctor long to believe in miracles again. He was quickly learning that with this remarkable woman anything was possible, including a brand-new family to call his own….
The Millionaire and the Mum (Mills & Boon Vintage Cherish)
The Millionaire and the Mum (Mills & Boon Vintage Cherish)
Patricia Kay
¥31.10
"LOVE IS ABOUT SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST. SOME MEN FALL, BUT SURVIVORS LIKE ME DON'T." –Jack Stockwell's thoughts on love Mercenary Jack Stockwell's secret mission was twofold: 1) Find out if the Stockwells had swindled Beth Johnson's ancestors out of their fortune, and 2) Get out with his heart intact. The strong, earthy widow and her two children stirred the dark shadows of his soul–and left traces of hope. But Jack had to resist her sweet temptation–and shackle himself to caution. For Beth would soon discover that her lover was actually her worst enemy–a Stockwell. At the shock of this revelation, would she seek the ultimate revenge…or let love settle the score?
The One Safe Place (Mills & Boon Vintage Superromance)
The One Safe Place (Mills & Boon Vintage Superromance)
Kathleen O'Brien
¥31.10
Faith Constable is not the kind of woman who runs from a fight If it weren't for her orphaned nephew, she never would have left Manhattan for the sleepy little town of Firefly Glen. But now she's here–hunted by a madman and forced to live in fear. Reed Fairmont can help everyone but himself Reed knows Faith needs a safe place to hide, but he's beginning to wonder just what kind of protector he can be. His previous failure has already cost one life. Still, he can't back out now–Faith and her nephew have nowhere else to go.
The Other Side Of Paradise (Mills & Boon Vintage Cherish)
The Other Side Of Paradise (Mills & Boon Vintage Cherish)
Laurie Paige
¥15.30
A FAMILY FORGOTTEN? What self-proclaimed loner and rootless orphan Mary McHale couldn't anticipate, when she arrived at Towbridge Ranch for the winter, were the feelings her new surroundings stirred deep within her…a mysterious déjà vu unlike anything the relentlessly independent wrangler had ever experienced. Jonah Lanigan couldn't drive the haunting blue eyes of his new employee from his mind–or dismiss the notion that they were an eerie reflection of others he'd seen before. Could he help Mary piece together her fragmented past…and in the process, become part of her future?
The Pastor's Woman (Mills & Boon Kimani)
The Pastor's Woman (Mills & Boon Kimani)
Jacquelin Thomas
¥59.45
New preacher Wade Kendrick might as well have taken out an ad for a wife– all the church mamas paraded their daughters in front of him every Sunday. But after a tainted past, Wade wanted a reserved, traditional woman. Everything his star gospel singer was not. But he only had eyes for her– Pearl Lockhart, aka Ms. Wrong. Pearl had her eye on gospel stardom. She didn't fit into the preacher man's world any more than he fit into hers. But he was one fine black man– and their sexual chemistry downright sizzled. What was a sister to do?
The Perfect Wife (Mills & Boon Vintage Cherish)
The Perfect Wife (Mills & Boon Vintage Cherish)
Judy Duarte
¥23.84
CARLY ALDERSON THOUGHT SHE HAD IT ALL… Until her divorce was finalized. She' d been trying to figure out how her carefully planned out life had gone off track–and then she met a wonderful man. Only, Bo Conway was everything wealthy Carly wasn' t looking for: A regular guy. A carpenter. And a smart, sexy man who took her breath away with a single glance. Bo had learned the hard way never to fall for a society woman, the type who wanted to mold him into something he was not. But sweet, beautiful Carly has him breaking all his rules….
The Powers That Be
The Powers That Be
Cliff Ryder
¥25.60
When a double agent in Cuba suddenly disappears, there's a concern that he might have gone rogue, working against Room 59 and the world at large. But one of the agency's top spymasters has a blood tie to the operative in question, which leaves him with an agonizing choice: allow the mission to be scrubbed, and leave thousands to die in the resulting bloodbath–or risk everything he knows, including his career, to keep his secret deeply buried. Room 59 is a multinational policing agency sanctioned to terminate global threats that governments can't touch. Its high-level operatives are seasoned in the dangerous game of espionage and counterterrorism. A Room 59 mission puts everything on the line; emotions run high, and so does the body count.
The Stand-In Bride (Mills & Boon Vintage Cherish)
The Stand-In Bride (Mills & Boon Vintage Cherish)
Lucy Gordon
¥31.10
Don Sebastian Santiago's fiancée may have publicly betrayed him at the town's Christmas celebrations–but that doesn't mean his wedding is off. He blames his fiancée's tutor, Maggie, for what has happened–so it's Maggie who will be his stand-in bride! In this emotionally intense novel from award-winning author Lucy Gordon, there's power, pride and passion. Read on to find out how Maggie must confront her troubled past before she and Sebastian can learn to trust–and love–each other….
The Stranger in Room 205 (Mills & Boon Vintage Cherish)
The Stranger in Room 205 (Mills & Boon Vintage Cherish)
Gina Wilkins
¥31.10
EXTRA! EXTRA! HOT OFF June THE PRESS The Evening Star's Local Chatter… EDSTOWN, Ark.–Yesterday evening, Serena Schaffer, owner of our town newspaper, found an injured man in a ditch near her home in Edstown. He'd been beaten, robbed and left for dead. Schaffer rushed him to the Edstown hospital, where he's recovering in room 205. The word around town is that it won't be long before those two give in to their powerful attraction to each other…. The man in question–Sam Wallace–is a drifter with a vague past. Something tells this reporter that he's not who he claims to be, but one look into his blue eyes and you'd believe anything he said. Although, when it comes to Schaffer and her irresistible smile, there may not be many words spoken!
Her Frog Prince (Mills & Boon Vintage Cherish)
Her Frog Prince (Mills & Boon Vintage Cherish)
Shirley Jump
¥31.10
Dearest Godmother, This time I'm making a match for my old school chum–with the man she deserves! If there's ever a socialite who needed her comeuppance, it's personal consultant Parris Hammond. Lucky for me, scruffy but sexy marine biologist Bradford Smith is just the man to give it to her. (He's already learned the only way to tame this shrew is to kiss her speechless!) And now that he's bought a makeover from her, the barbs–and sparks–are flying! Parris knows this frog is more man than she's ever met…but can he truly be her prince? Still a matchmaker, Merry
His Made-to-Order Bride (Mills & Boon Vintage Cherish)
His Made-to-Order Bride (Mills & Boon Vintage Cherish)
Jessica Matthews
¥59.45
Finding a wife… Dr. J. D. Berkley enjoyed his life. He had a good job in ER, a delightful four-year-old son and a truly good friend in nurse Katie Alexander. So why would he need a wife? It wasn't until he wanted to expand the ER that he found being a bachelor could be a stumbling block. So, he had a brilliant idea. Katie could help him find a wife! He couldn't understand why she seemed less than keen on the idea–particularly when he'd made a list of his requirements to make it easier for her….
His Personal Agenda (Mills & Boon Vintage Cherish)
His Personal Agenda (Mills & Boon Vintage Cherish)
Liz Fielding
¥31.10
At her side–day & night… Troubleshooter Matt Crosby has a hidden agenda: he's been hired to find out all he can about Nyssa Blake…. But when Matt meets Nyssa, he falls for her–and his private agenda suddenly gets a lot more personal! Nyssa is naturally wary of Matt, especially as he seems determined to keep her at his side twenty-four hours a day. Tension begins to build between them, and once Nyssa discovers Matt's mission, there's bound to be an explosion!
Jack Murray, Sheriff (Mills & Boon Vintage Superromance)
Jack Murray, Sheriff (Mills & Boon Vintage Superromance)
Janice Kay Johnson
¥31.10
Beth Sommers isn't looking for love. She's concentrating on her daughters and her business–and on convincing her ex-husband that their marriage really is over. Even if she was looking, it wouldn't be at a man like Sheriff Jack Murray. She knows Jack's a good cop, a good man…one she can count on. She still figures she'll be better off with a quiet, gentle–maybe even slightly boring–guy. She's already had enough excitement to last her a lifetime. But before long, Jack has her thinking that his kind of excitement is exactly what she needs.
Patchwork Family (Mills & Boon American Romance)
Patchwork Family (Mills & Boon American Romance)
Judy Christenberry
¥31.10
NEWS FLASH: TYLER PLAYBOY DATES …A SINGLE MOM?! Rumor has it that our resident attorney Quinn Spencer has been offering Molly Blake more than legal advice these past cold winter nights. Does this sandy-haired stud, who has broken hearts all over Tyler, have his sights set on Molly next? But the sweet owner of the Breakfast Inn Bed comes with a complete package including a four-year-old daughter. Will playboy Quinn be able to resist Molls homespun charm and little Sara's batting baby blues? He says "I won't commit!" but this reporter is taking bets the bachelor is about to fall….
Wilfred Thesiger: The Life of the Great Explorer
Wilfred Thesiger: The Life of the Great Explorer
Alexander Maitland
¥80.25
Wilfred Thesiger, the last of the great gentlemen explorer-adventurers, became a legend in his own lifetime. This authorised biography by a longstanding friend and associate delves into his little-known character and motivations, as well as recounting the details of his extraordinary life. Wilfred Thesiger, the great explorer-adventurer and author of ‘Arabian Sands’ and ‘The Marsh Arabs’, and one work of autobiography ‘The Life of my Choice’, became a legend in his own lifetime, but his character and motivations have remained an intriguing enigma. In this authorised biography – written with Thesiger’s support before he died in 2003 and with unique access to the rich Thesiger archive – Alexander Maitland investigates this fascinating figure’s family influences, his wartime experiences, his philosophy as a hunter and conservationist, his writing and photography, his friendships with Arabs and Africans amongst whom he lived, and his now-acknowledged homosexuality.
Hey Baby! (The Sleepover Club)
Hey Baby! (The Sleepover Club)
Angie Bates
¥27.27
The hugely popular Sleepover Club series is back with a gorgeous new look. Meet Frankie, Kenny, Fliss, Rosie and Lyndz – five best friends who just want to have fun! Baby Morgan needs a babysitter urgently and the Sleepover Club girls agree to take charge. After all, what can be so difficult about looking after a baby? But things are never quite that simple for Frankie and friends.. As well as a great story this book has tips on how to have your own brilliant sleepover party for you and your friends. Pack up those nappies and toddle on over!
Close Range: Brokeback Mountain and other stories
Close Range: Brokeback Mountain and other stories
Annie Proulx
¥55.92
The inspiration behind ‘Life of Pi’ director Ang Lee’s ‘Brokeback Mountain’ is one of the short stories to be found in this haunting collection of Wyoming tales. ‘Brokeback Mountain’ is set in the beautiful, wild landscape of Wyoming where cowboys live as they have done for generations. Hard, lonely lives in unforgiving country. Jack Twist and Ennis del Mar are two ranch hands, glad to have found each other’s company where none had been expected. But companionship becomes something else on Brokeback Mountain, something not looked for – an intimacy neither can forget. ‘Brokeback Mountain’ was made into an Academy Award-winning film by Ang Lee, and starred Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams and Anne Hathaway.
Lady of Hay: An enduring classic – gripping, atmospheric and utterly compelling
Lady of Hay: An enduring classic – gripping, atmospheric and utterly compelling
Barbara Erskine
¥78.38
A story spanning centuries. A long awaited revenge. In London, journalist Jo Clifford plans to debunk the belief in past-lives in a hard-hitting magazine piece. But her scepticism is shaken when a hypnotist forces her to relive the experiences of Matilda, Lady of Hay, a noblewoman during the reign of King John. She learns of Matilda's unhappy marriage, her love for the handsome Richard de Clare, and the brutal death threats handed out by King John, before it becomes clear that Jo’s past and present are inevitably entwined. She realises that eight hundred years on, Matilda’s story of secret passion and unspeakable treachery is about to repeat itself… Barbara Erskine’s iconic debut novel still delights generations of readers thirty years after its first publication.
The Herbalist: Nicholas Culpeper and the Fight for Medical Freedom
The Herbalist: Nicholas Culpeper and the Fight for Medical Freedom
Benjamin Woolley
¥72.40
From the bestselling author of ‘The Queen’s Conjuror’, comes the story of Nicholas Culpeper – legendary rebel, radical, Puritan, and author of the great ‘Herbal’. This is a powerful history of medicine’s first freedom fighter set in London during Britain’s age of revolution. In the mid-17th century, England was visited by the four horsemen of the apocalypse: a civil war which saw levels of slaughter not matched until the Somme, famine in a succession of failed harvests that reduced peasants to 'anatomies', epidemics to rival the Black Death in their enormity, and infant mortality rates that left childless even women who had borne eight or nine children. In the midst of these terrible times came Nicholas Culpeper’s ‘Herbal’ – one of the most popular and enduring books ever published. Culpeper was a virtual outcast from birth. Rebelling against a tyrannical grandfather and the prospect of a life in the church, he abandoned his university education after a doomed attempt at elopement. Disinherited, he went to London, where he was to find his vocation in instigating revolution. London's medical regime was then in the grip of the College of Physicians, a powerful body personified in the ‘immortal’ William Harvey, anatomist, royal physician and discoverer of the circulation of the blood. Working in the underground world of religious sects, secret printing presses and unlicensed apothecary shops, Culpeper challenged this stronghold at the time it was reaching the very pinnacle of its power – and in the process helped spark the revolution that toppled a monarchy. In a spellbinding narrative of impulse, romance and heroism, Benjamin Woolley vividly recreates these momentous struggles and the roots of today's hopes and fears about the power of medical science, professional institutions and government. ‘The Herbalist’ tells the story of a medical rebel who took on the authorities and paid the price.
Spellbound: Book 2 of the Spellwright Trilogy (The Spellwright Trilogy, Book 2)
Spellbound: Book 2 of the Spellwright Trilogy (The Spellwright Trilogy, Book 2)
Blake Charlton
¥59.15
SPELLBOUND is the second book in acclaimed debut author Blake Charlton’s exciting and original trilogy, following on from SPELLWRIGHT. Francesca DeVega is a successful healer in the city of Avel, wielding magical text to close wounds and disspell curses, but her life is thrown into chaos when a dead patient suddenly sits up and tells her to run. Now Francesca is in the middle of a game she doesn’t understand, one that ties her to the notorious rogue wizard, Nicodemus Weal, and brings her face to face with demons, demigods, and a man she thought she’d never see again. It has been ten years since Nicodemus Weal escaped the Starhaven Academy, where he was considered disabled and useless, where he battled the demon who stole his birthright and killed his friends. Unable to use the magical languages of his own people, Nico has honed his skills in the dark language of the kobolds, readying himself for his next encounter with the demon. But there are complications: his mentor suffers from an incurable curse, his half-sister’s agents are hunting him, and he’s still not sure what part Francesca DeVega will play. He certainly doesn’t know what to make of Francesca herself…. Introducing new twists to the unique magical system of Spellwright and uncovering more sinister dangers, Spellbound is sure to please Blake Charlton’s fans and earn him new ones.
Scott of the Antarctic: A Life of Courage and Tragedy in the Extreme South
Scott of the Antarctic: A Life of Courage and Tragedy in the Extreme South
David Crane
¥76.91
David Crane has given us a magisterial portrait of one of Britain’s greatest heroes and explorers, acclaimed as the ‘masterpiece’ on the subject. Reissued for the 100th anniversary of Scott’s doomed expedition. ‘It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more…For God’s sake look after our people.’ These were the final words written in Scott’s diary on 29 March 1912, as he lay dying of exhaustion, starvation and extreme cold, in his tent on his return journey from the South Pole. Since then he has been the subject of many books. Yet in all the pages that have been written about him, the personality behind the legend has been forgotten or distorted beyond all recognition. David Crane’s magisterial biography redresses this completely. By reassessing Scott’s life and his substantial scientific achievements, Crane is able to provide a fresh and exciting perspective on both the Discovery expedition of 1901-4 and the Terra Nova expedition of 1910-12. The courage and tragedy of Scott’s last journey are only one part of the process, for the scientific enquiry that led up to it transformed the whole nature and ambition of Antarctic exploration. Written with the full support of Scott’s surviving relatives, and with access to the voluminous diaries and records of key participants, this definitive biography sets out to reconcile the very private struggles of the man with the very public life of extremes that he led.