"A fiendish, twisty London-set mystery, based on real-life unsolved crime, that sees Holmes and Watson trawl the shabby districts of the East End as they try to uncover who is snatching girls from the streets, and why.
It is 15 February 1890, and Doctor Watson receives a summons from his old friend Sherlock Holmes, telling him to meet him in West Ham, a shabby district of East London. When Watson arrives at a disused property on West Street, he is met by Holmes, Inspector Lestrade and Lestrade’s former protégé Inspector Drake, who now heads up the Metropolitan Police’s K Division, which oversees the district of Stepney.
In the house, Drake leads them to a cupboard in which is concealed the partially decomposed body of a girl. He tells them he’s pretty sure it’s Amelia Jeffs, a 14 year old from West Street who disappeared a couple of weeks ago on her way to buy a fried-fish supper for her family. After Watson confirms the girl has been strangled and estimates she was killed around two weeks ago, Drake reveals that two other teenage girls from the same street, Mary Seward and Eliza Carter, disappeared in 1881 and 1882 respectively.
This is the starting point for the great detective’s descent into a sinister world of child abductions, which always involve the victim being seen with a ‘hideous old woman’ prior to their disappearance. The investigation takes Holmes and Watson to some extremely dark places: to a post office in East London in which the body of a girl is found stuffed into a box; to the pubs of the East End, where rumours of a trafficking gang abound; and to the brothels of Belgium, where English girls who’ve been snatched from the streets are put to work against their will.
But will Sherlock Holmes ever be able to fully discover what really happened to the vanishing girls of West Ham, and solve one of Victorian London’s greatest real-life unsolved crimes?"
"From the New York Times bestselling author of the Loving on the Edge series and Off the Clock, a story of sex, love, rock & roll, and a reporter who’s about to learn a new meaning for staying on top of her assignment…
Restaurant critic Aubrey Bordelon is never at a loss for words to describe her meals in the fancy restaurants of New Orleans. But after her magazine’s high-profile music reporter falls ill, she finds herself out of her element and in a sea of screaming fans awaiting Wanderlust’s lead singer, Lex Logan. The sound of his voice gives her goosebumps, and the stage presence of the hard-bodied rock star takes her breath away. So when he pulls her onstage for a sexy stunt, she knows she’s in real trouble.
Lex doesn’t want to pretend that the sparks on stage between him and Aubrey never happened, but it certainly makes the fact that she’s writing a story on his band all the more dangerous. The last thing he needs is some nosy reporter revealing their problems to the world. But the sexy Southern belle doesn’t give up easily, and soon he’s wondering if the best way to chase her off the story is to coax her into his bed…"
"A grieving King, a lost island girl, and a love that changes them forever…
After losing her intended Mate, Artemis Brimwood, future King of Nestia, is bereft. Broken. Beyond consolation. There's simply no room in her heart for someone else—anyone else. Yet her mother's incessant pressure to wed and continue the Brimwood name leads Art to Aeryn Sweetwater, an island girl at heart who desires nothing more than her mother and her Alpha's approval.
But Art doesn't need a Mate—she has no use for one. So she concocts a mutually beneficial scheme with Aeryn: the omega will agree to bear her pups through artificial insemination, and they will lead separate, fulfilling lives. Everyone's happy.
But there's more to Aeryn than meets the eye, and day after day, Art falls deeper into the spell cast by bouncing curls, milky moonlit skin and a soft, submissive heart.
Just as balance is restored to Art's life, the past returns to hurt those she loves the most."
"The much anticipated sequel to the million-copy international bestselling debut The Second Chance Convenience Store.
Welcome back to the store where everyone has a story.
The Second Chance Convenience Store is open again.
After captivating millions of readers worldwide, The Second Chance Convenience Store is back with a delightful sequel that's just as moving and full of heart as the original. In The Last Chance Convenience Store, Ho-yeon Kim invites us once again into the comforting glow of a neighborhood store where laughter, struggles, and second chances converge into one poignant tale.
A year-and-a-half has passed. The world has changed-and so has the Always convenience store in Cheongpa-dong. Now under the mask-wearing reality of a pandemic, the store is run by Seon-suk, a once-frustrated mother turned steady manager, and Min-sik, a reluctant leader more concerned with profits than people.
But when a new night worker arrives-Hwang Geun-bae, a clumsy yet endearing man in his forties who prefers to go by the name "Hong Sam-bo"-the convenience store begins to transform once again. With a loud voice, a meddlesome streak, and a heart full of unexpected kindness, he brings both chaos and comfort to those around him.
Blending sharp wit, gentle humor, and emotional depth, The Last Chance Convenience Store by Kim Ho-Yeon, reminds us that no one is too lost for a second chance-and sometimes, healing starts in the most ordinary of places. Translated from Korean by Janet Hong.
What Fans are Saying about The Second Chance Convenience Store:
'Loved reading this slice of life . . . it is a story of kindness and the power it holds for healing and transformation'
'Beautiful story that will touch your heart'
'Quiet, heartfelt and hopeful. Just what I was looking for!'
'I truly loved this book . . . would have happily read more tales from this convenience store.'
'I love this book. It is heartwarming and a cozy read for everyone'
'Sweet without being too saccharine, this was an easy read and a cosy hug of a novel!'"
"Unknown to humans, beyond daylight lies a world of intoxicating darkness where deadly creatures prowl with insatiable desires and unbelievable power: vampires, demons, witches, shifters. When vulnerable humans find themselves thrust into that realm, they’ll never be the same. . . The 18th installment in the long running fan-favorite Dark Protectors series from New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Zanetti!
When Mick Brogan saves the life of a wounded, naked woman caught in a trap he’d built to ensnare his enemies, all he sees is someone worse off than himself. He has no idea she’d been a cougar just seconds earlier. But the wild night they share will change everything. . .
Liberty “Libby” Brooks plans to leave the morning after her passionate encounter with Mick, until another attack in the wilderness leaves him dying. So she bites him. Hard. She’s mated him, made an immortal out of a human male. It’s a violation that puts a kill order on his head. But it also makes him strong, dangerously strong.
Now Mick is tied to fierce, irresistible Libby. Yet a new, more savvy human faction is coming for the immortal world—and Mick is their way in. Soon, allies become uncertain, and all rules begin to crack.
Together, Mick and Libby will be the spark that saves the Realm . . . or the match that finally burns it down."
"Forever.
It's a long time. But you hold my heart in your hands.
I vow to love you. To hold you. To cater to every need you didn't know you had.
Until the ends of the earth. And then some . . .
Forever is a long time. But that's how long I'll love you.
Forever.
The Wright Way."
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