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Two hundred years ago, a fleet of colony ships left Earth and started a settlement on Proxima Centauri. Centurion Space Force pilot Nathan Stacker didn't expect to return home to find his wife dead. He didn't expect the murderer to look just like him, and he definitely didn't expect to be the one to take the blame. But his wife had control of a powerful secret. A secret that stretches across the light years between two worlds and could lead to the end of both. Now that secret is in Nathan's hands, and he's about to make the most desperate evasive maneuver of his life.

The Korean War was a 20th Century conflict that has never ended. South Korea, a powerhouse economy and dynamic democracy sits uneasily alongside North Korea, the world’s most secretive, belligerent, unpredictable and repressive totalitarian state. Today, tensions simmer and occasionally flare into outright violence on a peninsula dense with arms, munitions and nuclear warheads. Cameron Forbes, acclaimed author of Hellfire, tells the story of the war and Australia’s involvement in it in a riveting narrative.

For months during 1943 there was no night in Hellfire Pass. By the light of flares, carbide lamps and bamboo fires, men near-naked and skeletal cut a passage through stone to make way for a railway. Among these men were some of the 22,000 Australian soldiers taken prisoner by the Japanese during World War II. In camps across Asia and the Pacific, they struggled, died, and survived with a little help from their mates.

Haunting and lyrical, The Bobcat is Katherine Forbes Riley’s magical debut novel in which Laurelie, a young art student who suffers in the aftermath of a sexual assault, has grown progressively more isolated and fearful. She transfers from her busy city university to a small college in rural Vermont, where she retreats into her vivid imagination, experiencing the world through her art. Most comfortable in the company of the child for whom she babysits, and most at ease in the woods, Laurelie has shunned any connection with her peers.

A Tall History of Sugar tells the story of Moshe Fisher, a man who was "born without skin", so that no one is able to tell what race he belongs to; and Arrienne Christie, his quixotic soul mate who makes it her duty in life to protect Moshe from the social and emotional consequences of his strange appearance. The narrative begins with Moshe's birth in the late 1950s, four years before Jamaica's independence from colonial rule, and ends in the era of Brexit and Donald Trump.

Created exclusively with and for teen musicians, this hands-on, step-by-step program uses insight, enthusiasm, and humor to teach teens how to brainstorm ideas, craft effective lyrics, and put those lyrics to music. An award-winning and Billboard-charting songwriter and teacher, Alex Forbes has taught dozens of teens via her Manhattan workshops and coaching sessions how to turn their thoughts and feelings into incisive, evocative songs.

Rosalind Benegal is a BBC correspondent who has spent years distancing herself from surreal memories of a childhood spent in India. But lately her long-lost sister, Miranda, has taken to sending her cryptic postcards all the way from Bombay. In swirling script, Miranda claims she’s being followed by a eunuch; she alludes to her childhood fear of water; she hints that her husband may have murdered his first wife. Miranda’s dizzying missives compel Rosalind to do what she would never do on her own....

Edith was born into a different world. But her rebellious nature brought her to the seedy glamour of the music hall, where she plays the piano by night. Oliver is an illusionist of moderate repute. But he is a man of ambition. He wants to tour the world, to pioneer groundbreaking illusions. History and fate have other ideas. When Edith and Oliver meet, they fall headlong in love. But their children arrive as the world begins to change, as cinemas crowd the high street and the draw of the music hall wanes.

Ghost Moth will transport you to two hot summers, 20 years apart. Northern Ireland, 1949. Katherine must choose between George Bedford - solid, reliable, devoted George - and Tom McKinley, who makes her feel alive. The reverberations of that summer - of the passions that were spilled, the lies that were told and the bargains that were made - still clamour to be heard in 1969. Northern Ireland has become a tinderbox but tragedy also lurks closer to home.

A collection of erotic short stories with varied themes including menage and sex with a stranger. Thanks for the Memory by Roxanne Sinclair. Lather up baby! Carla is the first one to the shower cubicle this morning, or so she thinks! While foaming up with her mango scented soap, she realizes pleasantly that she isn’t alone after all! Although she may need another shower if this handsome foreigner has his way!

A collection of five erotic stories with mixed and varied themes. "When We Were Two", by Sommer Marsden; "Something Wicked This Way Comes", by Jim Baker; "Who’s Been Wearing Aunt Clarissa’s Panties?", by Jeremy Edwards; "Sweets", by Elizabeth Cage; and "Sonja’s Sauna", by Roger Frank Selby.

A collection of five varied erotic stories with mixed themes. Beach Baby by Lynn Lake After qualifying as a lifeguard, Lana starts her first adult job with the Miami Beach Patrol. Full of nerves and excitement, she soon finds that her position is getting her lots of attention, especially from a victim she rescues from drowning. Taking him back to the medical bay, he soon finds a way to repay her for saving his life.

A collection of four erotic stories with mixed themes including lesbian, ménage, and sex with strangers. Included is 'The Librarian' by Eva Hore. A young woman returns early to her shared apartment, to find her scantily clad roommate preparing for a mysterious night-out. Where does a Librarian go after a day in the stacks?

A collection of five erotic stories with mixed and varied themes. Included is 'Purposeful Liaison' by Shermaine Williams: When work calls her husband back from their romantic island holiday, Charlotte is left to enjoy what's left on her own, rather that reigniting the lost passion of her marriage. Her sudden abandonment soon registers on the radar of Matthew, a well-toned holiday-maker looking for company during his stay.

A collection of four erotic stories with mixed and varied themes, including 'French Connection' by Cathy King. Escaping to France in the wake of a failed marriage, Mandy attempts to put the past behind her and indulge in a change of scenery. Bad memories fade as the delights of her holiday destination reveal themselves. With British men off of the menu, she is determined to sample the local fare.

A collection of four varied spanking stories. Victoria’s Secret by Virginia Beech. Victoria’s Academy aims to prepare young women for life as a spinster governess, but the lessons the girls are learning have more to do with the erotic arts than academic achievement. When Guinevere and Alysha are discovered pleasuring each other in the stables, they expect to be caned and expelled. Instead, they are about to learn what ‘Victoria’s secret’ really means. Lollycocks, Glory Holes And Bears! Oh My! by Astarte.

A collection of four varied spanking stories from Xcite Books, including "How To Spank Me" by Shanna Germain. Want your man to give you the most delicious spanking of your life? Then carefully write out the instructions you want him to follow. As the author of this intimate confession describes her husband coming home to see her waiting patiently for him in her tight white panties, she knows he won’t be able to resist....

A collection of four varied erotic short stories with ménage, BDSM, submission, and gay themes, including 'Visiting Time' by Stephen Albrow: Lisa certainly knows how to make an entrance when she arrives at the prison in an outfit that leaves little to the imagination. Which prisoner is she here to visit? Or does she have an ulterior motive? There's only way to find out, and the prison warden is more than willing to give her his most thorough interrogation.

A collection of four erotic stories, including ménage, paranormal, and crime themes and including 'Brushing Flesh' by J. Carron: Someone has stolen some erotic paintings worth a fortune, and it’s up to Claire and her partner to solve the mystery by posing as a married couple of avid art collectors. But when the alluring artist, Marcus - a prime suspect - asks to draw her, she finds herself unable to decline....

A collection of five erotic stories with mixed and varied themes, including 'Neighbourhood Watch' by Stephen Albrow: What was going on in that house across the street? Rachel had been watching the endless stream of men coming and going for days. Now it was time to find out what lay behind the closed door.