More than thirty years ago, a classic was born. A searing novel of the Mafia underworld, The Godfather introduced readers to the first family of American crime fiction, the Corleones, and the powerful legacy of tradition, blood, and honor that was passed on from father to son. With its themes of the seduction of power, the pitfalls of greed, and family allegiance, it resonated with millions of readers across the world—and became the definitive novel of the virile, violent subculture that remains steeped in intrigue, in controversy, and in our collective consciousness
Daddy’s Girls – Tasmina Perry
It’s the book beaches were made for. Sizzling fiction for fans of Jackie Collins and Tilly Bagshawe. The Balcon sisters are London's paparazzi darlings. Serena, the country's most beautiful actress, Venetia the glamorous designer, Camilla the rising political star and Cate the feisty magazine editor. They have wealth, privilege and sizzling sex lives. When their tyrannical father Oswald Balcon is found dead, the finger of suspicion points towards his glamorous daughters. Suddenly we find that beneath the façade lies a web of deceit and betrayal … From the exclusive fashion houses of Milan to the star-studded streets of Cannes, the Balcon Sisters play out their lives in a whirl of glitz and glamour. But as tragedy and danger stalks each one of them, the scene is set for a stunning climax.
Daddy’s Girls – Tasmina Perry
It’s the book beaches were made for. Sizzling fiction for fans of Jackie Collins and Tilly Bagshawe. The Balcon sisters are London's paparazzi darlings. Serena, the country's most beautiful actress, Venetia the glamorous designer, Camilla the rising political star and Cate the feisty magazine editor. They have wealth, privilege and sizzling sex lives. When their tyrannical father Oswald Balcon is found dead, the finger of suspicion points towards his glamorous daughters. Suddenly we find that beneath the façade lies a web of deceit and betrayal … From the exclusive fashion houses of Milan to the star-studded streets of Cannes, the Balcon Sisters play out their lives in a whirl of glitz and glamour. But as tragedy and danger stalks each one of them, the scene is set for a stunning climax.
My Favourite Goodbye – Sheila O’flanagan
Ash O'Halloran knows she should be having the time of her life. She's blonde, 29, single and self-supporting. So, shouldn't she be out every night, swilling Chardonnay and falling in love? Or, if she isn't, at least having a great time moaning about it with her best friends? The trouble is, Ash likes things as they are. And she doesn't do impulsive. However, Ash begins to wonder if being Miss Self-Contained-and-Secure might also mean missing out...
Kiss Heaven Goodbye – Tasmina Perry
A delicious cocktail of glittering escapism and gripping entertainment, KISS HEAVEN GOODBYE is Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller Tasmina Perry at her sizzling best... A hot summer. A private island. A dark secret... On the luxurious private island of Angel Cay, four privileged students toast the end of their exams, but one dark night will change their perfect lives for ever. As the friends move into their glamorous careers - fashion, music, politics - each tries to put the past behind them. But no matter how high their stars climb, they cannot escape the dreadful truth. And when the consequences of that fateful night finally catch up with them, for one of the four, there is a terrible price to be paid... From the sugar-white sands of the Bahamas to Australia's Coral Sea; from London's glittering society scene to the lavish decadence of Hollywood, Tasmina Perry travels the world and turns up the heat in her most spectacular novel yet...
Kiss Heaven Goodbye – Tasmina Perry
A delicious cocktail of glittering escapism and gripping entertainment, KISS HEAVEN GOODBYE is Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller Tasmina Perry at her sizzling best... A hot summer. A private island. A dark secret... On the luxurious private island of Angel Cay, four privileged students toast the end of their exams, but one dark night will change their perfect lives for ever. As the friends move into their glamorous careers - fashion, music, politics - each tries to put the past behind them. But no matter how high their stars climb, they cannot escape the dreadful truth. And when the consequences of that fateful night finally catch up with them, for one of the four, there is a terrible price to be paid... From the sugar-white sands of the Bahamas to Australia's Coral Sea; from London's glittering society scene to the lavish decadence of Hollywood, Tasmina Perry travels the world and turns up the heat in her most spectacular novel yet...
The Secret Self – Christina Shelly
Since his teenage years, Adam has struggled with a terrible, inescapable truth—he is hiding the secret of a distinctly feminine self from the world. Following a startling adventure with a much loved and very beautiful aunt, Adam spends 12 years nurturing this self in the privacy of his home. But now he has moved to a new city and been accepted into one of the country's most exclusive transvestite clubs, the Creme de la Creme. This, however, is only the beginning of a journey that will see Adam's secret self finally revealed, in a series of highly erotic adventures and startling revelations. This exciting thriller is also a deeply sensuous, detailed psychological study of a tormented and beautiful transvestite. It will enthrall cross-dressers and their admirers everywhere.
The Secret Self – Christina Shelly
Since his teenage years, Adam has struggled with a terrible, inescapable truth—he is hiding the secret of a distinctly feminine self from the world. Following a startling adventure with a much loved and very beautiful aunt, Adam spends 12 years nurturing this self in the privacy of his home. But now he has moved to a new city and been accepted into one of the country's most exclusive transvestite clubs, the Creme de la Creme. This, however, is only the beginning of a journey that will see Adam's secret self finally revealed, in a series of highly erotic adventures and startling revelations. This exciting thriller is also a deeply sensuous, detailed psychological study of a tormented and beautiful transvestite. It will enthrall cross-dressers and their admirers everywhere.
Memoirs Of A Geisha – Arthur Golden
In this literary tour de force, novelist Arthur Golden enters a remote and shimmeringly exotic world. For the protagonist of this peerlessly observant first novel is Sayuri, one of Japan's most celebrated geisha, a woman who is both performer and courtesan, slave and goddess. We follow Sayuri from her childhood in an impoverished fishing village, where in 1929, she is sold to a representative of a geisha house, who is drawn by the child's unusual blue-grey eyes. From there she is taken to Gion, the pleasure district of Kyoto. She is nine years old. In the years that follow, as she works to pay back the price of her purchase, Sayuri will be schooled in music and dance, learn to apply the geisha's elaborate makeup, wear elaborate kimono, and care for a coiffure so fragile that it requires a special pillow. She will also acquire a magnanimous tutor and a venomous rival. Surviving the intrigues of her trade and the upheavals of war, the resourceful Sayuri is a romantic heroine on the order of Jane Eyre and Scarlett O'Hara. And Memoirs of a Geisha is a triumphant work - suspenseful, and utterly persuasive.
Handle With Care – Jodi Picoult
Things break all the time. Day breaks, waves break, voices break. Promises break. Hearts break. Every expectant parent will tell you that they don't want a perfect baby, just a healthy one. Charlotte and Sean O'Keefe would have asked for a healthy baby, too, if they'd been given the choice. Instead, their lives are made up of sleepless nights, mounting bills, the pitying stares of "luckier" parents, and maybe worst of all, the what-ifs. What if their child had been born healthy? But it's all worth it because Willow is, well, funny as it seems, perfect. She's smart as a whip, on her way to being as pretty as her mother, kind, brave, and for a five-year-old an unexpectedly deep source of wisdom. Willow is Willow, in sickness and in health. Everything changes, though, after a series of events forces Charlotte and her husband to confront the most serious what-ifs of all. What if Charlotte should have known earlier of Willow's illness? What if things could have been different? What if their beloved Willow had never been born? To do Willow justice, Charlotte must ask herself these questions and one more. What constitutes a valuable life? Emotionally riveting and profoundly moving, Handle with Care brings us into the heart of a family bound by an incredible burden, a desperate will to keep their ties from breaking, and, ultimately, a powerful capacity for love. Written with the grace and wisdom she's become famous for, beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult offers us an unforgettable novel about the fragility of life and the lengths we will go to protect it.
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