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Discover the addictive world of the Twisted series from Sunday Times bestselling author and TikTok sensation, Ana Huang!Read Twisted Love now for a brother's best friend romance.He has a heart of ice . . . but for her, he'd burn the world.Alex Volkov is a devil blessed with the face of an angel and cursed with a past he can't escape.Driven by a tragedy that has haunted him for most of his life, his ruthless pursuits for success and vengeance leave little room for matters of the heart.But when he's forced to look after his best friend's sister, he starts to feel something in his chest:A crack.A melt.A fire that could end his world as he knew it.***Ava Chen is a free spirit trapped by nightmares of a childhood she can't remember.But despite her broken past, she's never stopped seeing the beauty in the world . . . including the heart beneath the icy exterior of a man she shouldn't want.Her brother's best friend.Her neighbour.Her saviour and her downfall.Theirs is a love that was never supposed to happen - but when it does, it unleashes secrets that could destroy them both . . . and everything they hold dear.Twisted Love is a brother's best friend/opposites attract romance with a hint of suspense. It's book one in the Twisted series but can be read as a standalone.WARNING: This book contains a jealous/possessive antihero, explicit sexual content and profanity. Recommended for 18+.***Why fans love Ana Huang ⭐ ⭐ ⭐!'King of Greed? More like King of my Heart (Ana Huang's Version)' Lauren Asher'WE HAVE NO NOTES JUST LOTS OF HORNY FEELINGS' Ali Hazelwood'Ana did not come to play . . . it was giving everything I asked for. It exceeded my expectations astronomically. I'm now severely depressed it's finished' @Aymanreads'Ana Huang has done it ONCE again. But are we really surprised? No. Ana Huang truly is the queen of billionaire romances' Goodreads Review'This book broke me into pieces and then pieced them back together' Goodreads Review'Ana really said whether morally grey is your favourite OR NOT, let me give you someone to swoon over' Goodreads Review'Ana Huang never disappoints. This was my most anticipated read of the month and it was EVERYTHING!!' Goodreads Review

Discover the addictive world of the Twisted series . . . <BR><BR> Charming, deadly and smart enough to hide it, CHRISTIAN HARPER is a monster dressed in the perfectly tailored suits of a gentleman.<BR><BR> He has little use for morals and even less use for love, but he can't deny the strange pull he feels toward the woman living just one floor below him.<BR><BR> She's the object of his darkest desires, the only puzzle he can't solve. And when the opportunity to get closer to her arises, he breaks his own rules to offer her a deal she can't refuse.<BR><BR> Every monster has their weakness. She's his. <BR>His obsession. His addiction. His only exception.<BR><BR> ***<BR><BR> Sweet, shy and introverted, despite her social media fame, STELLA ALONSO is a romantic who keeps her heart in a cage.<BR><BR> Between her two jobs, she has little time or desire for a relationship. But when a threat from her past drives her into the arms - and house - of the most dangerous man she's ever met, she's tempted to let herself feel something for the first time in a long time.<BR><BR> Because despite Christian's cold nature, he makes her feel everything when she's with him. <BR> Passionate. Protected. Truly wanted.<BR><BR> Theirs is a love twisted with secrets and tainted by lies . . . and when the truths are finally revealed, they could shatter everything.

From TikTok sensation Lauren Asher comes the final book in the Dreamland Billionaires series.CallahanI'm the Kane brother everyone gossips about behind closed doors.Trust fund brat. Washed-up athlete. High-functioning alcoholic.No one knows the real me but her.Lana Castillo--my childhood best friend and the only woman I ever loved.When I broke her heart six years ago, I promised to never return to Lake Wisteria.I kept my word until my grandfather's will changed everything.To receive my inheritance, I was tasked with spending a summer at the family lake house before selling it.The request was simple in theory until my entire plan blew up on the very first day.Turns out Lana doesn't just live at the house, but she claims to own it, too.AlanaFalling in love with Callahan Kane was a mistake.He told me so before destroying my heart and our friendship six summers ago.When he promised never to come back, I foolishly believed him.But then Cal showed up again, intending to sell his grandfather's lake house.The biggest flaw in his plan?My name is on the deed.<BR>"As told by the author herself, this is all for our misunderstood villains. But don't we all love bad boys?" - Elle Magazine

Discover the addictive world of the Twisted series from Sunday Times bestselling author and TikTok sensation, Ana Huang!Read Twisted Hate now for a steamy enemies to lovers romance.He hates her . . . almost as much as he wants her.Gorgeous, cocky, and fast on his way to becoming a hotshot doctor, Josh Chen has never met a woman he couldn't charm - except for Jules f**king Ambrose.The beautiful redhead has been a thorn in his side since they met, but she also consumes his thoughts in a way no woman ever has.When their animosity explodes into one unforgettable night, he proposes a solution that'll get her out of his system once and for all: an enemies with benefits arrangement with simple rules.No jealousy.No strings attached.And absolutely no falling in love.***Outgoing and ambitious, Jules Ambrose is a former party girl who's focused on one thing: passing the attorney's bar exam.The last thing she needs is to get involved with a doctor who puts the SUFFER in insufferable . . . no matter how good-looking he is.But the more she gets to know him, the more she realizes there's more than meets the eye to the man she's hated for so long.Her best friend's brother.Her nemesis.And her only salvation.Theirs is a match made in hell, and when the demons from their past catch up with them, they're faced with truths that could either save them . . . or destroy everything they've worked for.Twisted Hate is a steamy enemies with benefits/enemies to lovers romance. It's book three in the Twisted series but can be read as a standalone. Can't wait for The Striker? Read Twisted Hate to see Asher Donovan's first appearance in the AnaverseWarning: It contains explicit content and profanity. Recommended for 18+***Why fans love Ana Huang ⭐ ⭐ ⭐!'King of Greed? More like King of my Heart (Ana Huang's Version)' Lauren Asher'WE HAVE NO NOTES JUST LOTS OF HORNY FEELINGS' Ali Hazelwood'Ana did not come to play . . . it was giving everything I asked for. It exceeded my expectations astronomically. I'm now severely depressed it's finished' @Aymanreads'Ana Huang has done it ONCE again. But are we really surprised? No. Ana Huang truly is the queen of billionaire romances' Goodreads Review'This book broke me into pieces and then pieced them back together' Goodreads Review'Ana really said whether morally grey is your favourite OR NOT, let me give you someone to swoon over' Goodreads Review'Ana Huang never disappoints. This was my most anticipated read of the month and it was EVERYTHING!!' Goodreads Review

'I loved every page' Helen Hoang, USA Today bestselling author of The Kiss Quotient<BR><BR>'Smart, funny, and sexy' Meg Cabot, author of No Judgments and the Princess Diaries series<BR><BR>Talia Hibbert delivers a witty, hilarious romantic comedy about a woman who's tired of being 'boring' and recruits her mysterious, sexy neighbour to help her get a life - perfect for fans of Sally Thorne, Jasmine Guillory and Helen Hoang!<BR><BR>Chloe Brown is a chronically ill computer geek with a goal, a plan and a list. After almost - but not quite - dying, she's come up with a list of directives to help her 'Get a Life':<BR><BR> - Enjoy a drunken night out<BR> - Ride a motorbike<BR> - Go camping<BR> - Have meaningless but thoroughly enjoyable sex<BR> - Travel the world with nothing but hand luggage<BR> - And . . . do something bad<BR><BR>But it's not easy being bad, even when you've written out step-by-step guidelines. What Chloe needs is a teacher, and she knows just the man for the job: Redford 'Red' Morgan.<BR><BR>With tattoos and a motorbike, Red is the perfect helper in her mission to rebel, but as they spend more time together, Chloe realises there's much more to him than his tough exterior implies. Soon she's left wanting more from him than she ever expected . . . maybe there's more to life than her list ever imagined?<BR><BR>***<BR><BR>Why readers love Get A Life, Chloe Brown<BR><BR>'Funny, sexy and intensely romantic' Lucy Parker, author of The Austen Playbook<BR><BR>'Clever, sweet, sexy and brilliant' Carrie Ann Ryan, New York Times bestselling author<BR><BR>'So so so so good' Andie J. Christopher, USA Today bestselling author of Not the Girl You Marry<BR><BR>'A pure exuberant delight. I loved this book' KJ Charles, author of Proper English<BR><BR>'[An] awesome book, so full of heart and warmth and feels!' Charlotte Stein, author of Never Sweeter<BR><BR>'Hilarious, heartfelt and hot' Kirkus Reviews (starred review)<BR><BR>'If you liked Jasmine Guillroy's The Proposal, you'll love Talia Hibbert's Get A Life, Chloe Brown' Marie Claire

After several years stuck as a ghost, Sky Flores learns to reconnect with the living again with the help of her handsome neighbor in this lush romance from the USA Today bestselling author of Witch of Wild Things.<BR><BR>Like her sisters, Sage and Teal, Sky Flores has a touch of magic, and it’s caused nothing but heartache. Not only did she disappear into the woods years ago and reappear with no rational explanation, she’s also more comfortable talking to animals than to people. Different and misunderstood, Sky is shunned in the small town of Cranberry.<BR><BR>Sky’s neighbor, Adam Noemi, has his own problems. After being laid off from a prestigious newspaper, Adam, ever the ambitious reporter, needs a big headline to redeem his career. Enter Sky, a girl with a story that news outlets have been chasing for years. Sky agrees to grant Adam an exclusive interview on one condition: that he befriend Sky, in a very public way, to prove to everyone in Cranberry that she’s not an outcast.<BR><BR>As Sky shares her experiences with Adam, something much bigger than a simple agreement begins to grow between them. But for love to take root, Adam will have to take a leap towards a life that defies expectations, and Sky must open her heart – full of flora and fauna and mystical energies – to his curious mind.

“A delightful romantic comedy debut!” —Olivia Dade, USA TODAY bestselling author of Zomromcom and Spoiler Alert<BR> <BR> “An excellent and unique premise...San Andres’s love for Regency romance comes through.” —Library Journal<BR> <BR> Fans of The Regency Vows and For the Love of Austen series will adore this sexy and charming rom-com debut about an aspiring screenwriter and a gorgeous model teaming up to create regency era thirst content for online fans.<BR><BR>After being fired from her day job, unceremoniously ghosted, and facing a bad case of writer’s block, twenty-six-year-old aspiring screenwriter Mariel Rivera is one spilled coffee away from crying on the subway. When she’s rescued from a Times Square kerfuffle by a very handsome model dressed in regency costume, Mariel has no idea her life is about to change.<BR> <BR>Dashwood Bennet has been modeling for years, though recently, his current portfolio includes some more risqué shots. However, he never imagined that after his encounter with Mariel, he’d be putting on his regency breeches just to take them off again…in front of the camera.<BR> <BR>Dash is the answer to Mariel’s prayers in more ways than one. First, he saved her from an unruly mob. Second, he’s the perfect person to play the Duke of Harding, a character she’s created that captured her attention and won’t let go. Third, he’s more than game to be the face of her spicy historical shorts. And last but not least, he’s her perfect partner both in business and in the bedroom. But being work-partners-with-benefits can complicate things. Will their partnership survive or are Mariel and Dash doomed to not have their happily ever after?

Diese Hühner scheuchen die Hausgemeinschaft auf - und bringen sie dabei enger zusammenBisher sind sich die Nachbarinnen und Nachbarn im Steinbrucher Weg 13 aus dem Weg gegangen und haben kaum ein Wort miteinander gewechselt. Typisch Großstadt eben. Doch als Ceyda und Janina auf einem Dorffest zwei Hennen gewinnen, zieht mit der vorlauten Bertha und der zurückhaltenden Simone ganz viel Leben in ein großes Gehege im Garten ein. Plötzlich haben die Bewohner:innen des Mehrfamilienhauses nicht nur ein Gesprächsthema - schnell werden die gefiederten Haustiere zu einem echten Gemeinschaftsprojekt! Doch nicht alle in der Nachbarschaft sind mit den tierischen Neuzugängen einverstanden ...Ein warmherziger Roman über Freundschaft, Zusammenhalt und die Frage, wie ein paar freche Hühner ein ganzes Haus verändern können.Weitere tierisch tolle Bücher von Dana Lukas: Weihnachtszauber mit AlpakasEichhörnchenglückWeihnachtschaos auf vier Hufen

USA Today Bestseller<BR><BR>What would you do with a second chance at your first time? Following a bad breakup, Willow Lewis tackles a re-do list with the help of her brother’s best friend in this sweet and sexy romance.<BR><BR>Willow experienced all her big firsts with her high school sweetheart. Now, reeling from their very public breakup, she wants to get a re-do on those important moments. While dog-sitting for her brother during his deployment, she has a chance to start over and spending time with his best friend gives her the confidence to start checking items off her “Re-Do list.”<BR><BR>Deacon promised his best friend two things when Cruz left for a deployment: that he’d look out for Willow, and that he’d keep his hands off Cruz’s baby sister. “Operation Re-Do” is innocent enough at first: Deacon likes Willow and he’s willing to help her out any way he can. But when the list of firsts turns from a first dance to first kisses and more, Deacon can’t deny the connection he feels to Willow.<BR><BR>As Deacon’s and Willow’s firsts turn to seconds, thirds, and fourths, this pair can’t get enough of each other—and they support each other through new challenges. But they are both aware there’s an end date to Willow’s time in town… and even if she were to stay, Deacon doesn’t know how to choose between his loyalty to his closest friend and the woman he’s fallen in love with. With no more romantic moments on her list for them to re-do, can these two still find a way to stay together?

Ready for a Euro girl summer? Jasmine Burke's new, destination rom-com is perfect for fans of Bolu Babalola!'The perfect blend of sizzling romance, laugh-out-loud moments and hardcore relatability.' Beth Reekles, author of The Kissing Booth'Warm, funny, and with the sparkle of an early-'00s rom-com, Around the World in 80 Dates is friends-to-lovers perfection.' Georgia Stone, author of The Friendship Fling'The perfect Euro-summer romance. If you want a book like sunshine, Sangria and slow-burn romance - this is the one for you.' Hazel McBride, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Fate Forged in FireAmorie Grant expected to wake up with a hangover, not viral sensation status. But in the space of a single drunk post, her innermost thoughts on dating became the business of 2.3 million viewers.Now the barista's safe, ordinary life has blown up - into something entirely out of her control. Until her video catches the attention of the magazine that inspired her to pursue journalism. Sitting in front of the Editor-in-Chief, Amorie knows it's time to make her dream come true, by pitching a brand-new dating column: Around the World in 80 Dates.But, as Amorie embarks on a six-month interrailing adventure, newly contracted to write about her journey to finding 'the one', reality hits. She's never casually dated or, quite frankly, done anything alone. So, when Amorie meets fellow interrailer, Noah, she takes the ultimate gamble. By asking him not just to be Date #1, but her new travel partner meets dating guru.Travelling together comes with ground rules, of course. Starting with 'No flirting with each other' and ending with 'Separate beds, always.' Yet, as Amorie hops from train to train and date to date, she finds herself tempted to break every rule...Around The World In 80 Dates is THE romcom of the summer - Rufaro Faith Mazarura, author of Let the Games BeginJasmine Burke continues her reign as the romance queen! - Annabelle Slator, author of The Launch Date and Risky BusinessJasmine Burke is one of the best new voices in romance - Jess Bacon, author of I'm Just a Girl

Night of the Golden Butterfly concludes the Islam Quintet—Tariq Ali’s much lauded series of historical novels, over twenty years in the writing, which has been translated into a dozen languages<BR><BR> Completing an epic panorama that began in fifteenth-century Moorish Spain, the concluding novel moves between the cities of the twenty-first century, from Lahore to London, from Paris to Beijing. The narrator is rung one morning and reminded that he owes a debt of honour. The creditor is Mohammed Aflatun—known as Plato—an irascible but gifted painter living in a Pakistan where "human dignity has become a wreckage." Plato, who once specialized in stepping back from the limelight, now wants his life story written.<BR><BR>As the tale unravels we meet Plato’s London friend Alice Stepford, now a leading music critic in New York; Mrs. "Naughty" Latif, the Islamabad housewife whose fondness for generals forces her to flee to the salons of intellectually fashionable Paris, where she becomes an overnight celebrity, hailed as the Diderot of the Islamic world; and there’s Jindie, the Golden Butterfly of the title, the narrator’s first love. The daughter of a Chinese family long settled in Lahore, Jindie is now married to his best friend, a Republican heart surgeon in DC, whose children cannot forgive him for saving the life of a much-despised politician.<BR><BR>Interwoven with this chronicle of contemporary life is the turbulent history of Jindie’s family. Her great forebear, Dù Wénxiù, led a Muslim rebellion in Yunnan in the nineteenth century and ruled the region from his capital Dali for almost a decade as Sultan Suleiman.<BR><BR> Night of the Golden Butterfly shows Ali in full flight, at once imaginative and intelligent, satirical and stimulating.

Talia Hibbert's mesmerising friends to lovers romance novel gets the deluxe treatment in this gorgeous new edition, featuring sprayed edges, character art, a map, and more special features that will captivate readers new and old.<BR><BR>***<BR><BR>She's hard to hold onto, but he's good with his hands...<BR><BR>Prickly, autistic, and shadowed by a scandalous past, Ruth Kabbah will always be Ravenswood's black sheep. It's a lonely life, but at least it's safe... until Evan Miller comes to town.<BR><BR>Calm, confident, and instantly accepted by their small English town, Evan is Ruth's opposite in every way - yet he meets her suspicion with a smile, handles her awkwardness with ease, and watches her with a hunger that threatens to tear down all her defences.<BR><BR>The gossips want to know how she's bewitched him. Ruth just wants to know when he'll get bored and leave. Because if there's one thing she's learned, it's that girls like her don't get happily ever afters.<BR><BR>But when a monster from Ruth's past comes back to haunt her, she's forced to make a choice: should she trust Evan completely? Or is her heart safest alone?<BR><BR>A Girl Like Her is the poignant, charming, and utterly absorbing first book in the enchanting Ravenswood series, offering believable and compelling small town romances with characters that will stay with you long after the final page.<BR><BR>Tropes<BR>Grumpy x Sunshine <BR>Friends to Lovers<BR>Contemporary Romance

Ein Herrenhaus in der Provence, eine adelige Familie und eine schicksalhafte Liebe in dunklen Zeiten.Jahrelang hat Emilie de la Martinières darum gekämpft, sich eine Existenz jenseits ihrer aristokratischen Herkunft aufzubauen. Doch als ihre glamouröse, unnahbare Mutter Valérie stirbt, lastet das Erbe der Familie allein auf Emilies Schultern. Sie kehrt zurück an den Ort ihrer Kindheit, ein herrschaftliches Château in der Provence. Der Zufall spielt ihr eine Gedichtsammlung in die Hände, verfasst von ihrer Tante Sophia, deren Leben von einem düsteren Geheimnis umschattet war - einer tragischen Liebesgeschichte, die das Schicksal der de la Martinières für immer bestimmen sollte. Doch schließlich erkennt Emilie, dass es noch nicht zu spät ist, die Tür zu einer anderen Zukunft aufzustoßen ...

The Pucking Wrong Number meets Pucking Around in this spicy hockey romance where one girl becomes the obsession of three university hockey players.<BR><BR> I only have one shot to make a life for myself, and more than just my future is on the line. My baby brother is still back in the dump I escaped from, still living in a house of cigarette butts stuffed in beer cans and slurred arguments. So now that I've gotten to Sovereign Kings University, I have to make it worth it. I'll keep my eyes down, ignore the rich kids’ taunts, and graduate.<BR><BR> At least that was my plan before I busted the knee of a hockey player. Having possibly ruined the team’s chance of a championship, I'm now the target of the players. The golden boy captain, Alexander, is the ringleader of the popular students. Every day Kane—the tall, dark and perpetually pissed-off defense—finds a way to humiliate me. Yet, being painfully ignored by the huge, reserved goalie they call Mountain may just hurt the most.<BR><BR> When the players aren’t making my life a living hell, these three are twisting me up inside with desire and glimpses of the real them. But can I risk losing my heart to one hockey player—let alone all three? I’m certainly in for a long, hard season.<BR><BR>"The perfect amount of heat, darkness, and heartbreak. A must read." —J.L. Beck, USA Today bestselling author of The Wildflower

From the author of Partners in Crime, comes a sparkling new adventure rom-com where a con woman and a lawman team up on an epic cross-country road trip to save their families…and each other. Sejal Chaudhary inherited her mama’s calculating brain, her daddy’s quick fingers, and the boatload of trauma that comes with being the eldest daughter of criminals. Although Sejal has never claimed to be a good girl, she’s spent the last couple years laying low and going (mostly) straight. That is, until a con gone wrong sends her into the arms of a handsome stranger who’s set on dragging her back into her messy family drama.Krish Anand never mastered the fine art of being a bad boy…he would take a book over bullets any day. But when his FBI agent brother goes missing, he has no choice but to suit up for the adventure of a lifetime. Certain that someone in Sejal’s little crime family is behind the disappearance, a desperate Krish manages to convince the beautiful thief that his brother’s badge is actually his. The deal is simple: help him find his brother, and Krish and the law will leave Sejal be. With an up-to-no-good ex also hot on her trail, Sejal reluctantly agrees. As they wind their way across the country on planes, buses, and automobiles, sparks ignite, and what began as a fragile temporary truce starts to look more and more like a partnership. Falling for the enemy? So cliche, but so good…if only they can survive long enough to chance a happily ever after.TROPES- Enemies-to-Lovers- Forced Proximity- Forbidden Love- Adventure Rom-Com

“[A] poignant and perceptive coming-of-age story about two strangers who become star-crossed lovers . . . Belgrave Road shows us that, sometimes, the promise of a future is all it takes to fight the ghosts of one’s past.” —The GuardianAn unforgettable debut novel about two young people searching for better lives, and the blossoming forbidden romance between them that threatens their families and futures—a breathtaking story perfect for fans of Colm Tóibín and Monica Ali.Mira’s days are filled with duty and light on freedom. In a new country, living with a husband she barely knows—and who she fears she’ll never love—Mira is desperate to discover all that her new life in England might offer.And then there’s Tahliil. The quiet, beautiful man she sees at work each day. With a depth in his eyes and a face full of questions. He's the first person in this new world who listens to Mira’s hopes for who she yearns to become.But beyond their lunchtime encounters, the pair couldn't lead more different lives: the duties that bind them, the homes they are trying to build threaten to subsume them. As Mira and Tahliil navigate the deep and turbulent waters of their new worlds, can they find a way to be together, and will finding each other set them free?