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THE INSTANT NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING PHENOMENON. OVER 5 MILLION COPIES SOLD! Fourth Wing meets The Hunger Games in this sizzling fantasy romance not to be missed. Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya . . . The exceptional. The Elites. The Elites have possessed powers for decades, gifted to them by the Plague, while those born Ordinary are just that, banished from the kingdom and shunned from society. No one knows this better than Paedyn Gray, an Ordinary posing as an Elite. When she unsuspectingly saves one of Ilya?s princes, Kai Azer, she?s thrown into the Purging Trials, a brutal competition to showcase her ?Elite? powers. If the Trials and the opponents don?t kill her, the prince she?s fighting feelings for will if he discovers what Paedyn really is . . . completely Ordinary. Be swept away by the first in the smash hit, dagger-to-the-throat romantasy trilogy that's taken the world by storm. Also Available: Reckless, Powerful, Fearless and Fearful.Follow Lauren Roberts on TikTok and Instagram @LaurenRobertsLibrary *Powerless was UK YA number 1 on TCM w/e 1st June 2024 Praise for the Powerless series: ?Nothing short of epic? Rosie Talbot, bestselling author of Sixteen Souls?A thrilling fantasy with the most delicious slow-burn romance? M.A. Kuzniar, bestselling author of Midnight in Everwood?[A] titillating debut? Publishers Weekly?A masterpiece? Goodreads Reader Review?Everyone needs to read it? TikTok Review?The BEST book I?ve read? NetGalley Reader Review?A sizzling slice of fantasy romance? Booksellers Review

?Exhilarating to read - thoughtful, heart-warming and poignant, with a quiet intelligence and elegance that does its heroine proud? Bridget Collins Two women Ten years A recipe for success Eliza Acton, despite never having boiled an egg, became one of the world?s most successful food writers, revolutionizing cooking and cookbooks around the world. Her story is fascinating, joyful and truly inspiring. The award-winning author of The Joyce Girl seamlessly intertwines recipes and meticulously researched history, serving up the most thought-provoking and page-turning historical novel you?ll read this year. Explore the enduring struggle for women?s freedom, the exhilarating power of friendship, and the creative joy of cooking, through the life of Eliza Acton ? finally out of the archives and into the public eye. England, 1835. Eliza Acton dreams of becoming a poet, but when she takes her new manuscript to a publisher, she?s told that ?poetry is not the business of a lady?. Instead, he demands a cookery book. Eliza is hesitant but when her bankrupt father is forced to flee the country, she has no choice but to comply. Although she has never cooked before, she is determined to learn and to bring her skills as a poet to the craft of recipe writing. She hires young, impoverished Ann Kirby as her assistant and, before long, the two women develop a radical friendship crossing the divides of age and class. Together, Eliza and Ann break the mould of traditional cookbooks, changing the course of food writing forever. But in the process of doing so, their friendship is pushed to its very limits.

THE SUNDAY TIMES NO 1 BESTSELLER * ONE OF NME's BEST MUSIC BOOKS OF 2021 * ONE OF VARIETY'S BEST MUSIC BOOKS OF 2021 * INCLUDED IN AUDIBLE'S BEST OF THE YEAR LISTSo, I?ve written a book. Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questionable opportunities (?It?s a piece of cake! Just do four hours of interviews, find someone else to write it, put your face on the cover, and voila!?), I have decided to write these stories just as I have always done, in my own hand. The joy that I have felt from chronicling these tales is not unlike listening back to a song that I?ve recorded and can?t wait to share with the world, or reading a primitive journal entry from a stained notebook, or even hearing my voice bounce between the Kiss posters on my wall as a child. This certainly doesn?t mean that I?m quitting my day job, but it does give me a place to shed a little light on what it?s like to be a kid from Springfield, Virginia, walking through life while living out the crazy dreams I had as young musician. From hitting the road with Scream at 18 years old, to my time in Nirvana and the Foo Fighters, jamming with Iggy Pop or playing at the Academy Awards or dancing with AC/DC and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, drumming for Tom Petty or meeting Sir Paul McCartney at Royal Albert Hall, bedtime stories with Joan Jett or a chance meeting with Little Richard, to flying halfway around the world for one epic night with my daughters?the list goes on. I look forward to focusing the lens through which I see these memories a little sharper for you with much excitement.

The fourth adventure in the ROARsome DRAGON REALM series for 9+ readers! Perfect for fans of nail-biting mysteries and cinematic battles. DON'T MISS the brand new DRAGON FORCE series, set in the world of DRAGON REALM. INFINITY'S SECRET out now!?A joy of a thing. It?s for every child who has ever longed to bond with a dragon' ? Katherine Rundell, bestselling author of THE ROOFTOPPERSBilly, Dylan, Charlotte and Ling-Fei are back in their hometowns, missing each other and their dragons. While out surfing one morning, Billy panics when a water dragon emerges out of the waves, and soon strange sightings are being spotted all over the world. Meeting back in Dragon Realm, the friends, their dragons and two new acquaintances join forces to investigate. But what unravels is a dastardly plan concocted by an evil baddie and a human and dragon battle that will go down in history. It?s up to Billy and friends to save the world, but can they do it...Check out the complete DRAGON REALM series ? DRAGON MOUNTAIN, DRAGON LEGEND, DRAGON CITY, DRAGON RISING AND DRAGON DESTINY. And don't miss A DRAGON WORLD ADVENTURE, the special World Book Day story! Praise for DRAGON MOUNTAIN: 'Splendidly addictive' ? Guardian 'Rollicking, escapist storytelling with a dragon-sized heart' ? Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of THE GIRL OF INK AND STARS 'A soaring, sizzling, fire-breathing gem of an adventure story' ? Abi Elphinstone, bestselling author of SKY SONG 'A wonderful warm-hearted and action-packed adventure' ? Katherine Woodfine, author of THE SINCLAIR'S MYSTERIES 'Packed full of fun, heart and imagination, it will make you wish you had your own dragon bond' ? Anna James, author of the PAGES & CO. series 'Brimming with warmth and originality, DRAGON MOUNTAIN combines edge-of-your-seat adventure, laugh-out-loud humour and hugely exciting dragons to create a sweeping fantasy that will captivate readers of all ages.? ? Catherine Doyle, author of THE STORM KEEPER?S ISLAND 'DRAGON MOUNTAIN has all of my favourite things! A rich mythology and a tale of friendship, snarky dragons and daring deeds...this is the kind of breathless tale that leaves you hungry for the next instalment' ? Roshani Chokshi, author of the ARU SHAH series ?DRAGON MOUNTAIN is a joy to read ? adventurous and enchanting, with a heart of gold. It will make you re-live the moment you first looked at the sky and longed to see a dragon looking back? ? Samantha Shannon, author of THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE and THE BONE SEASON series