In this prequel to the international bestselling Wicked Lovely series (over a million copies sold) the Faery Courts collide a century before the mortals in Wicked Lovely are born. Thelma Foy a jeweler with the Second Sight in iron-bedecked 1890s New Orleans wasn’t expecting to be caught in a faery conflict. Tam can see through the glamours faeries wear to hide themselves from mortals but if her secret were revealed the fey would steal her eyes her life or her freedom. So Tam doesn’t respond when they trail thorn-crusted fingertips through her hair at the French Market or when the Dark King sings along with her in the bayou. But when the Dark King Irial rescues her Tam must confront everything she thought she knew about faeries men and love. Too soon New Orleans is filling with faeries who are looking for her and Irial is the only one who can keep her safe. Unbeknownst to Tam she is the prize in a centuries-old fight between Summer Court and Winter Court. To protect her Irial must risk a war he can’t win – or surrender the first mortal woman he’s loved.
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The clash of ancient rules and modern expectations swirl together in this cool urban 21st century faery tale.Rule #3: Don’t stare at invisible faeries. Aislinn has always seen faeries. Powerful and dangerous they walk hidden in the mortal world and would blind her if they knew of her Sight. Rule #2: Don’t speak to invisible faeries. Now faeries are stalking her. One of them Keenan who is equal parts terrifying and alluring is trying to talk to her asking questions Aislinn is afraid to answer. Rule #1: Don’t ever attract their attention. But it’s too late. Keenan is the Summer King and has sought his queen for nine centuries. Without her summer itself will perish. He is determined that Aislinn will become the Summer Queen at any cost… Suddenly none of the rules that have kept Aislinn safe are working any more and everything is on the line: her freedom; her best friend Seth; her life; everything.
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Mortal affections and faery rivalries continue to collide in the town of Huntsdale as New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr takes urban fantasy to new heights. After suffering a terrible trauma at the hands of her brother’s dealer friends Leslie becomes obsessed with the idea of getting a tattoo – it’s the one thing that will allow her to reclaim her body renew her self-confidence. And when Rabbit her local tattoo artist shows her a secret book of his own designs she finds one of them irresistible. Soon her back is adorned with a pair of mysterious eyes framed by black wings. Leslie feels good – more than good. Nothing bad can touch her. But what she doesn’t know is that her new tattoo binds her tightly to the faery whose symbol she chose: Irial the exquisitely dangerous king of the Dark Court…
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Mortal affections and faery rivalries continue to collide in the town of Huntsdale as New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr takes urban fantasy to new heights. After the terrible events of Ink Exchange the Dark Court has a new ruler. But will Niall’s kindness survive his new responsibility to the most violent of Faerie courts? Meanwhile Seth and Aislinn attempt to mend their relationship. But Aislinn is the Summer Queen and Keenan is her king – and as summer approaches their chemistry sparks. Will Seth’s mortality lose him the one thing he loves above all others? As Niall seeks to control his new Court Aislinn attempts to resist the seduction of summer and Seth searches desperately for the gift of immortality a delicate balance is threatened and a terrible plot is revealed…
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Melissa Marr’s New York Times bestselling Wicked Lovely series continues with the fourth – and penultimate – instalment in the darkly seductive story about the collision of the mortal and faery worlds… The events of FRAGILE ETERNITY have left the faery world off-balance its key players fighting to maintain control over their world – and its secrets… Devlin lives in a world where everything is beautiful ordered… and cruel. As a prominent member of the High Court and half-brother to Sorcha the High Queen he’s one of the most powerful faeries of the old guard. Ani lives in a world where every line is blurred. Half human half faery half in the dedadence of the Dark Court and half out of it her life of dive bars tattoos and street fights couldn’t be farther from the clean lines of the High Court. But you can’t choose where your heart will take you and when Devlin and Ani meet two extremes of the faery world collide – with passion violence and heat; for better – and for worse…
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The fifth and final breathtaking instalment in the darkly seductive and best-selling WICKED LOVELY series about the collision of mortal and faery worlds… The Summer King is missing; the Dark Court is bleeding; and a stranger walks the streets of Huntsdale his presence signifying the deaths of powerful fey. Torn between his new queen and his old love Keenan left Huntsdale to wander aimlessly but after centuries of leading his court it was not long before the reality of being Summer King became too pressing. Violence seemed more inevitable by the day and the Summer Court was not yet strong enough to face conflict so Keenan made a dangerous deal with the water fey. It is a desperate bargain he makes to strengthen his court against the coming war. Aislinn tends the Summer Court searching for her absent king and yearning for Seth. She knows she must be a powerful queen to hold her court together while Bananach becomes more and more dangerous and she is losing faeries to her. Donia longs for fiery passion even as she coolly readies the Winter Court for battle. Her court is still powerful but she must remain focused on keeping them that way and not get distracted by Keenan when he shows up at her door again. The Dark Court is thrown into chaos when they are rocked by tragedy. And Seth sworn brother of the Dark King and heir to the High Queen is about to make a mistake that could cost his life. They all know what Bananach seeks – the raven-faery is the embodiment of war and discord. She and her growing number of allies want mutiny and murder. Love despair and betrayal ignite the Faeries Courts and in the final conflict some will win… and some will lose everything. The thrilling conclusion to Melissa Marr’s bestselling Wicked Lovely series will leave readers breathless.
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An unputdownable explosive YA thriller from the bestselling award-winning author of The Colour of Bee Larkham’s Murder perfect for fans of Karen McManus Cynthia Murphy and Holly Jackson. Layla. Kai. Liam. Fliss. Terrified big sister. Troubled surfer. Insecure genius. Pampered princess. They have nothing in common except they were all on the school bus that morning. The morning of the crash. The morning they discovered the dead driver’s holdall containing one million pounds – and a gun. All of them have secrets and all of them need that money. But someone dangerous is hunting it down and drawing closer every minute. If Layla Kai Liam and Fliss want to survive they’ll need to stick together. But can four good liars really trust one another? Or are some truths just too powerful to stay buried…? ‘A deliriously twisty complex thriller’ Financial Times
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The gripping new YA thriller from the author of FOUR GOOD LIARS and the perfect read for fans of A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER. How do you catch a murderer without knowing who the victim is? Science-obsessed Grace’s fresh start with her dad in Devon is derailed when the smart speaker in their new house comes alive at midnight and says: I’m going to murder you. And after Grace begins to investigate she uncovers four mysterious deaths – all supposedly accidents – that are linked to the device. But only Grace knows that one of those deaths was actually a murder – and now she must identify both the victim and the killer using the methodology of a chemistry experiment … before she ends up dead herself. The gripping new YA thriller from the author of FOUR GOOD LIARS. “An immaculately plotted clever book with a great ending!” Sue Wallman author of Lying About Last Summer
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Join Thomas the Tank Engine and all of his friends in this collection of SIX popular stories. Read along as Thomas goes on holiday watches a football match meets a robot and even saves Christmas in Sodor! This beautiful hardback book will make the perfect gift for any Thomas the Tank Engine fan! All the stories make for ideal bedtime stories. Stories included: Thomas the Hero Thomas and the Muddy Mishap Thomas goes on Holiday Thomas and the Robot Thomas’ Day at the Football Thomas Saves Christmas Thomas has been teaching children lessons about life and friendship for 80 years. He ranks alongside other beloved characters such as Paddington Bear Winnie the Pooh and Peter Rabbit as an essential part of our literary heritage.
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In this beloved modern classic young Sophie Hatter from the land of Ingary catches the unwelcome attention of the Witch of the Waste and is put under a spell…Deciding she has nothing more to lose Sophie makes her way to the moving castle that hovers on the hills above her town Market Chipping. But the castle belongs to the dreaded Wizard Howl whose appetite they say is satisfied only by the souls of young girls…
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