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Capturing the Earl’s Love: A free Novella
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From Kindle bestselling Historical romance author, Jane Lark, comes a brand new FREE novella to accompany her breathtaking Marlow Intrigues series. "Pure, unadulterated romance." Best Chick Lit.com Don't miss the other novels in the series, The Illicit Love of a Courtesan The Passionate Love of a Rake The Scandalous Love of a Duke and coming soon... The Lost Love of a Soldier This novella tells the story of secondary characters from The Illicit Love of a Courtesan Rupert Stanforth, Earl of Morton, is exasperated by his sister's choice of friend. Meredith Divine, clings, using Rowena's plain appearance as a foil for her auburn curls and fuller figure. He would break the friendship, but the more he complains the more time the girls spend together. Ceasing his disagreement, he hopes the friendship will die, believing Meredith will take a wrong-step soon... Meredith clings to her only friend, Lady Rowena Stanforth, despite the disgusted looks thrown by Rowena's proud, judgemental brother. Lord Morton cannot abide Meredith because of her low standing but Meredith's heart favours him... then in his single act of kindness, Meredith grasps an opportunity she cannot resist...
The Strain: Part 1, Sections 1 to 6 inclusive
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High-concept thriller with a supernatural edge from world-famous director, whose films include Pan’s Labyrinth and Hellboy. A plane lands at JFK and mysteriously ‘goes dark’, stopping in the middle of the runway for no apparent reason, all lights off, all doors sealed. The pilots cannot be raised. When the hatch above the wing finally clicks open, it soon becomes clear that everyone on board is dead – although there is no sign of any trauma or struggle. Ephraim Goodweather and his team from the Center for Disease Control must work quickly to establish the cause of this strange occurrence before panic spreads. The first thing they discover is that four of the victims are actually still alive. But that’s the only good news. And when all two hundred corpses disappear from various morgues around the city on the same night, things very rapidly get worse. Soon Eph and a small band of helpers will find themselves battling to protect not only their own loved ones, but the whole city, against an ancient threat to humanity.
Dead Man Walking (Part 1 of 3) (Detective Mark Heckenburg, Book 4)
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Dead Man Walking can be read either in three parts or as a full-length ebook (available 20 November 2014). The fourth unputdownable book in the DS Mark Heckenburg series. A killer thriller for fans of Stuart MacBride and Luther, from the #1 ebook bestseller Paul Finch. His worst nightmare is back… As a brutal winter takes hold of the Lake District, a prolific serial killer stalks the fells. ‘The Stranger’ has returned and for DS Mark ‘Heck’ Heckenburg, the signs are all too familiar. Last seen on Dartmoor ten years earlier, The Stranger murdered his victims in vicious, cold-blooded attacks – and when two young women go missing, Heck fears the worst. As The Stranger lays siege to a remote community, Heck watches helplessly as the killer plays his cruel game, picking off his victims one by one. And with no way to get word out of the valley, Heck must play ball… A spine-chilling thriller, from the #1 ebook bestseller. Perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride and James Oswald.
Secret Child Part 1 of 3
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The flight was delayed but none of the passengers milling around the lounge seemed to mind too much. There was something of a party atmosphere at that end of the terminal at JFK that day, which added to my own sense of excitement at my impending adventure.
Half a King: free sampler (Shattered Sea, Book 1)
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‘A fast-paced tale of betrayal and revenge that grabbed me from page one and refused to let go’ GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Read the first seven chapters of Joe Abercrombie’s fantastic new book! Prince Yarvi has vowed to regain a throne he never wanted. But first he must survive cruelty, chains and the bitter waters of the Shattered Sea itself. And he must do it all with only one good hand. Born a weakling in the eyes of his father, Yarvi is alone in a world where a strong arm and a cold heart rule. He cannot grip a shield or swing an axe, so he must sharpen his mind to a deadly edge. Gathering a strange fellowship of the outcast and the lost, he finds they can do more to help him become the man he needs to be than any court of nobles could. But even with loyal friends at his side, Yarvi’s path may end as it began – in twists, and traps and tragedy…
Ice Creams at Carrington’s: Part One, Chapters 1–7 of 26
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The third book in the delightful series, set in Carrington’s Department Store. Alexandra Brown’s new novel, Ice Creams at Carrington’s, has been serialized into 4 parts – this is PART 1 OF 4 (Chapters 1 to 7 of 26). *The first three parts of Ice Creams at Carrington’s are being released every few days from 22nd May 2014, before the full novel is published. The final part will be released on 5th June 2014, when the full novel will also be available to buy in ebook and paperback* Georgie Hart and Carrington’s Department Store have got the world at their feet. Since a reality TV series put them both on the map, life has been amazing! Carrington’s profits are in the pink, Georgie has carved herself a place in the nation’s heart and even better, her romance with Tom, the store’s boss, has finally blossomed after a shaky start. Now summertime has come to Mulberry-on-Sea and Georgie is in great demand. The town is holding a big summer festival and she and her mates from Carrington’s are planning on making sure that Mulberry puts on the show of its life! But Georgie is about to get the offer of a lifetime – one that is just too good to turn down and something that will test her loyalties to their limits… Will Georgie be able to pull off it off once again, or has her luck finally run out?
Solitaire: Part 1 of 3
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In case you’re wondering, this is not a love story. Chapters 1-7 of the astonishing debut novel, Solitaire. My name is Tori Spring. I like to sleep and I like to blog. Last year – before all that stuff with Charlie and before I had to face the harsh realities of A-Levels and university applications and the fact that one day I really will have to start talking to people – I had friends. Things were very different, I guess, but that’s all over now. Now there’s Solitaire. And Michael Holden. I don’t know what Solitaire are trying to do, and I don’t care about Michael Holden. I really don’t. This incredible debut novel by outstanding young author Alice Oseman is perfect for fans of John Green, Rainbow Rowell and all unflinchingly honest writers.
Tales of a Tiller Girl Part 1 of 3
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A heart-warming nostalgia memoir from a member of the world famous dance troupe, The Tiller Girls. Based in London in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, Irene’s story will transport readers back to a more innocent, simple way of life. This is the story of a little girl who loved to dance. Growing up in London in the 1930s, dancing was so much more to Irene than just a hobby. It was her escape and it took her off into another world away from the harsh realities of life. A fairytale world away from the horrors of WW2, from the grief of losing her father and missing her mother who she didn’t see for three years while she was drafted to help with the war effort. And far away from her cold-hearted grandparents who treated her like an inconvenience. Finally it led to her winning a place as a Tiller Girl; the world’s most famous dance troupe known for their 32-and-a-half high kicks a minute and precise, symmetrical routines. For four years she opened and closed the show at the prestigious London Palladium and performed on stage alongside huge stars such as Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and Judy Garland. It was a strange mixture of glamour and bloody hard work but it was certainly never dull. And being a Tiller Girl also gave Irene the opportunity to see firsthand the devastating effects of WW2, both here and abroad. Heart-warming, enlightening and wonderfully uplifting, Irene’s evocative story will transport readers back to a time when every town and holiday resort had several theatres and when dance troupes like The Tiller Girls were the epitome of glitz and glamour.
乡土中国(注解本)(试读本)
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《乡土中国》是费孝通先生研究传统中国乡村社会的一部名著。作者基于自己田野调查的丰富积累，对中国传统社会结构进行了充分的思考和分析，尝试回答“作为中国基层社会的乡土社会究竟是个什么样的社会”这个问题。作为社会学本土化的重要论著，《乡土中国》对研究中国乡土社会的传统文化、社会结构具有开创性意义。 今天，读懂《乡土中国》对于理解中国的社会形态和社会状况仍十分必要。中国人民大学社会与人口学院岳永逸教授，从学术研究与时代需求等多方面入手，撰写两万余字导读，带领读者了解费孝通先生的知识谱系、学术实践、精神世界和家国情怀，进而条分缕析、抓住核心概念，把握知识体系，拓展阅读思路，挖掘当下阅读本书的价值与意义。
十六国春秋辑补(试读本)
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《十六国春秋》一百卷，北魏崔鸿撰，记录了从西晋末年至北魏统一北方之前，一百五十余年间十六国政权的兴衰更迭。由于其后十六国相关史料相继散佚，此书遂逐渐成为完整记载十六国史的史书，是唐修《晋书》中《载记》部分重要的史源。本书在两宋之际亡佚，清代学者汤球辑成《十六国春秋辑补》百卷。是清代史部典籍辑佚的代表作，也是关于魏晋南北朝重要的基本史料之一。 《十六国春秋辑补》100卷，包括《前赵录》10卷、《后赵录》12卷、《前燕录》8卷、《前秦录》11卷、《后燕录》7卷、《后秦录》9卷、《南燕录》6卷、《夏录》3卷、《前凉录》9卷、《蜀录》5卷、《后凉录》4卷、《西秦录》4卷、《南凉录》3卷、《西凉录》3卷、《北凉录》3卷、《北燕录》3卷。附《年表》一卷。 此次整理以光绪二十一年广雅书局刊本为底本，以校核史源为工作重心，参考《十六国春秋纂录》《晋书·载记》以及《太平御览》等诸书中的《十六国春秋》佚文，逐条复核、逐层考辨，厘清史源，指出错漏，为读者提供一个学术价值高且便于阅读利用的版本。
吴星叟明人传稿(精)(试读本)
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吴农祥（1632—1708)，字庆伯（一作庆百），号星叟（一作莘叟），别号孤独微生、大涤山樵。邃于学，工诗古文，为文章才辨宏博，驰骋百家，尤精于《易》，熟悉明代史事，曾“罔罗当代之遗闻，搜辑胜朝之轶事，六七十年以来忠孝节义、名臣遗老，为传百余篇”。浙江省图书馆藏吴氏《星叟集》《星叟雪鸿集》稿本收洪瞻祖、陈潜夫、姚文蔚、姚奇引、陈纯德等人传记共二十四篇，日本静嘉堂文库藏吴氏《吴莘叟先生集》钞本收刘文炳、贺逢圣、温璜、吕维祺、张煌言、黄道周等人传记共二十六篇，二者互勘，其中陆培、王道焜、姚文蔚、王国祯、翁鸿业、朱稷六人重出，实得四十四篇，除个别外，基本为明人传记。兹将此两部分汇辑一帙，点校出版。重出六篇，以稿本作底本，以静嘉堂藏本作校本，拟书名作“吴星叟明人传稿”。书后附录章抚功撰《吴庆伯先生行状》一文，以供读者参考。
文禄堂访书记--书目题跋丛书(精)(上下册)书目题跋丛书(试读本)
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本书系民国著名版本目录学家王文进先生所著。王文进先生从事古书流通业数十年，经眼、校雠善本甚多：“所见北宋本一、南宋本二百五十八、金本十三、元本九十九、明本八十三、明铜活字本十六、校汲古阁本十五、清刻本十五、宋钞本二、元钞本二、明钞本六十九、毛钞本十三、明人手钞本二十八、清黄荛圃校本三十五、各家校钞本一百九，都七百五十馀种”，即此而著之《文禄堂访书记》，文献价值之高，毋庸置疑，今重订出版，以飨读者。
谈徵(试读本)
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这是清朝学者伊秉绶撰写的一部俗语辞书，共分名、言、事、物四大类，每个大类收录相应的词语，约600条，内容涉及天文、时令、称谓、官制、建筑、传说、风俗、饮食、言语、服饰、名物、动植物等等，然后引书证探源，探求词的得名缘由，揭示词语的早用例，尤其是记录了相当多的方言俗语，或者加按语加以考证说明。该点校本以清嘉庆二十年柯古堂刊本为底本进行整理，点校的重点之一是复核征引文献、考辨并撰写校语，编制索引，应该说这是一部研究汉语语源、汉语词汇史有价值的参考资料。
释名--中国古代语言学基本典籍丛书(试读本)
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《释名》，原题汉末北海刘熙撰，是我国部声训学著作，试图探寻事物命名的由来，而声训（用读音相同或相近的字来解释词义，推求其来源）是它的途径。现今能见到的早传世本《释名》为明嘉靖三年（1524）储良材、程鸿刻本。四部丛刊初编经部则影印江南图书馆藏明嘉靖翻宋八卷本。我们2016年影印出版了四部丛刊本《释名》。这次整理本以四部丛刊本为底本，参校《释名疏证补》，采用通行字排印，底本明显的讹误径改出校；有疑问或有参考价值的异文出校；为词条加以编号，如1.001乃《释天》的条；词条加注现代汉语拼音；同时编制音序和笔画索引，以尽可能方便读者。
The Doctor’s Kitchen: A Taste of Summer
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Dr Rupy Aujla is a practising GP in London. Trained at Imperial College London, his aim is to be the leading voice in how nutrition can heal and improve health. He is one of twenty global ‘I Quit Sugar’ experts, regular Doctor on BBC Asian Network’s Noreen Khan show with half a million listeners, Men’s Health Recipe Creator and Doctor, TEDxNHS Speaker, Huffington Post, Shortlist, Stylist, Metro contributor as well as leading nutrition websites including Nutritionfacts.org. Dr Rupy is developing The Doctors Kitchen social presence on You Tube, Instagram and Twitter.
Everything to Lose: Part One, Chapters 1–5
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Part 1 of the heart-pounding new thriller from the co-author of five No. 1 James Patterson bestsellers including Judge and Jury and Lifeguard, and the Sunday Times bestsellers The Blue Zone and Reckless.
Ashes to Ashes (free sampler) (Detective Mark Heckenburg, Book 6)
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The Sunday Times bestseller returns with his next unforgettable crime thriller. Fans of MJ Arlidge and Stuart MacBride won’t be able to put this down.
Memory of Water: free sampler
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With the lyricism of Ishiguro’s NEVER LET ME GO, and the world building brilliance of Atwood, Emmi It?ranta’s effortless and poignant debut novel is a coming of age story full of emotional drama and wonderment. Some secrets demand betrayal. 'You’re seventeen, and of age now, and therefore old enough to understand what I’m going to tell you,’ my father said. ‘This place doesn’t exist.’ ‘I’ll remember,’ I told him, but didn’t realise until later what kind of promise I had made. When Noria Kaitio reaches her seventeenth birthday, she is entrusted with the secret of a freshwater spring hidden deep within the caves near her small rural village. Its preservation has been the responsibility of her family for generations. Apprenticed to her father, one of the last true tea masters, when Noria takes possession of the knowledge, she become much more than the guardian of ancestral treasure; soon, she will hold the fate of everyone she loves in her hands.
Betrayed: Part 1 of 3
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Betrayed can either be read as a full-length eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts. This is PART 1 of 3. You can read Part 1 two weeks ahead of release of the full-length eBook and paperback. In the much-anticipated follow-up to Sunday Times bestseller Trapped, foster carer Rosie Lewis tells the heartbreaking true story of 13-year-old Zadie. When the young teenage girl runs away and is discovered hiding on the city streets by the police, it is clear that all is not as it should be. Taught to believe that Westerners should not be trusted, when Zadie is initially delivered into the experienced hands of foster carer Rosie she is polite and well-behaved, but understandably suspicious of the family around her. Through Rosie’s support and understanding, gradually Zadie begins to settle into her new surroundings, but loyalty to her relatives, and fear of bringing shame on those around her, prevents her from confessing the horrifying truth about her troubled past. When the shocking truth finally emerges, Rosie and her family can hardly believe that Zadie had managed to keep the shocking secrets to herself for so long.
Sour: My Story - Part 1 of 3
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Sour can either be read as a full-length eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts. This is PART 1 of 3. They call me Sour. The opposite of sweet. Shanking, stabbing, steaming, robbing, I did it all, rolling with the Man Dem. I did it because I was bad. I did it because I had heart. And the reason I reckon I got away with it for so long? Because I was a girl. SOUR is the true story of a former Brixton gang girl, drug dealer and full-time criminal. A member of the Younger 28s, a notorious gang that terrorised the postcodes around Brixton in the 90s, Sour escapes a troubled family life to immerse herself in the street life of likking and linking. She never leaves her house without a knife. At the age of fifteen, she stabs an innocent man in the street, earning her unrivalled respect and ‘Top-Dog’ status amongst her crew. She believes she is invincible. But the consequences of her actions are soon to catch up with her. Waking for the second time in two weeks in a hospital bed, to the news that she is pregnant, she realises it’s time to turn her life around. Motherhood will be a rude awakening, but it may also be her saving grace. Told with raw emotions and ferocious honesty, this is the real, on-the-record, story of one woman’s descent down the rabbit hole of gangland, and her efforts, as a daughter, mother and girlfriend, to claw herself out.
The Heroes’ Welcome: free sampler
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The Heroes’ Welcome is the incandescent sequel to the bestselling R&J pick My Dear, I Wanted to Tell You. Its evocation of a time deeply wounded by the pain of WW1 will capture and beguile readers fresh to Louisa Young’s wonderful writing, and those previously enthralled by the stories of Nadine and Riley, Rose, Peter and Julia. LONDON, APRIL 1919. THE GREAT WAR HAS ENDED. In a flurry of spring blossom, childhood sweethearts Nadine Waverney and Rilery Purefoy are married. Thos who have survived the war are, in a way, home. But Riley is wounded and disfigured; normality seems incomprehensible, and love unfathomable. Honeymooning in a battered, liberated Europe, they long for a marriage made of love and passion rather than dependence and pity. At Locke Hill in Kent, Riley’s former CO Major Peter Locke is obsessed by Homer. His hysterical wife, Julia, and the young son they barely know attempt to navigate family life, but are confounded by the ghosts and memories of Peter’s war. Despite all this, there is the glimmer of a real future in the distance: Rose Locke, Peter’s cousin and Riley’s former nurse, finds that independence might be hers for the taking, after all. For those who fought, those who healed and those who stayed behind, 1919 is a year of accepting realities, holding to hope and reaching after new beginnings. The Heroes’ Welcome is a brave and brilliant evocation of a time deeply wounded by the pain of war. It is as devastating as it is inspiring.
