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JULY 2014

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BEAUTIFUL RUINSBy KATE BEAUFOY

BEAUTIFUL RUINSLIBERTY SILK

One beautiful dress is the key to three brave women's destinies.

France 1919: Jessie is celebrating the last heady days of her honeymoon. But when her husband suddenly disappears she finds herself bereft. Until a chance

encounter thrusts her into the centre of the intoxicating world of Parisian high life.

Hollywood 1945: Lisa has come a long way from her quiet, unassuming life in London and is taking Hollywood by storm. But all that glitters is not gold, and as the smoke and mirrors of the lifestyle she so longed for shatter around her there

are some secrets she can never escape.

London 1960: Cat, headstrong and independent, drawn to danger and passionately opposed to injustice, has no idea of the legacy that precedes her.

Once past secrets are unveiled, she has the chance to find out what liberty really means...

An evocative story of survival, betrayal and the invincibility of love.

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PEACH BLOSSOM PAVILLION

By LUKE DELANEY

The third novel in the DI Sean Corrigan series - authentic and terrifying crime

fiction with a psychological edge, by an ex-Met detective. Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Peter James and Stuart MacBride.

Your child has been taken...

Snatched in the dead of night from the safety of the family home. There's no sign of forced entry, no one heard or saw a thing. DI Sean Corrigan investigates. He

needs to find four-year-old George Bridgeman before abduction becomes murder. But his ability to see into dark minds, to think like those he hunts, has deserted him - just when he needs it most. Another child vanishes. What kind of monster is

Corrigan hunting? And will he work it out in time to save the children?


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BEAUTIFUL RUINSBy JOHN GRISHAM

BEAUTIFUL RUINSSYCAMORE ROW

John Grisham takes you back to where it all began . . .

John Grisham's A Time to Kill is one of the most popular novels of our time. Now

we return to that famous courthouse in Clanton as Jake Brigance once again finds himself embroiled in a fiercely controversial trial-a trial that will expose old

racial tensions and force Ford County to confront its tortured history.

Seth Hubbard is a wealthy man dying of lung cancer. He trusts no one. Before he hangs himself from a sycamore tree, Hubbard leaves a new, handwritten, will. It is an act that drags his adult children, his black maid, and Jake into a conflict

as riveting and dramatic as the murder trial that made Brigance one of Ford County's most notorious citizens, just three years earlier.

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By ELIN HILDERBRAND

The Carmichaels and the Grahams have gathered on Nantucket for a happy

occasion: a wedding that will unite their two families. Plans are being made according to the wishes of the bride's late mother, who left behind The Notebook: specific instructions for every detail of her youngest daughter's future nuptials.

Everything should be falling into place for the beautiful event -- but in reality, things are falling apart.

While the couple-to-be are quite happy, their loved ones find their lives crumbling.

In the days leading up to the wedding, love will be questioned, scandals will arise, and hearts will be broken and healed. Elin Hilderbrand takes readers on a touching journey in BEAUTIFUL DAY -- into the heart of marriage, what it means

to be faithful, and how we choose to honor our commitments.

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BEAUTIFUL RUINSBy ROGER HOBBS

BEAUTIFUL RUINSGHOSTMAN

"Fast, hard and knowing: this is an amazing debut full of intrigue, tradecraft and suspense. Read it immediately!" (Lee Child).

I make things disappear. It's what I do. This time I'm tidying up the loose ends after a casino heist gone bad. The loose ends being a million cash. But I only

have 48 hours, and there's a guy out there who wants my head in a bag. He'll have to find me first. They don't call me the Ghostman for nothing...

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By CATHERINE RYAN HYDE

A remarkable, moving story about family and the many forms this can take,

which will be loved by fans of Jodi Picoult and Susan Lewis.

Fourteen-year-old Angie and her mum are on the brink of homelessness... again.

The problem is her little sister, Sophie. Sophie has a form of autism, and a tendency to shriek. Home never seems to last long.

Until they move in with Aunt Vi, across the fence from a huge Great Dane. Sophie

falls in love, and begins to imitate the dog’s calm nature. The shrieking stops. Everyone relaxes. Until Paul, the dog's grumpy, socially isolated owner, moves away.

Much to Angie's humiliation, her mum thinks they can follow Paul and his dog.

Once reunited, despite a huge age gap, Angie and Paul form the closest friendship either has known.


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WHERE WE BELONG


BEAUTIFUL RUINSBy DOUGLAS JACKSON

BEAUTIFUL RUINSSWORD OF ROME

Nero's turbulent reign draws to a close and Gaius Valerius Varens returns in his fourth brutal and bloody adventure

AD 68. The Emperor Nero's erratic and bloody reign is in its death throes when Gaius Valerius Verrens is dispatched to Rome on a mission that will bring it to a

close. With Nero dead, the city holds its breath and awaits the arrival his successor, Servius Sulpicius Galba, governor of Hispania. The Empire prays for

peace, but it prays in vain. Galba promises stability and prosperity, but his rule begins with a massacre and ends only months later in chaos and carnage. This will become known as the Year of the Four Emperors, a time of civil war which

will tear Rome apart and test Valerius's skills and loyalties to their very limit. Fortunate to survive Galba's fall, Valerius is sent on a mission by Rome's new

Emperor, Otho, to his old friend Vitellius, commander of the armies of the north. Vitellius's legions are on the march, and only Valerius can persuade him to halt them before the inevitable confrontation. In an epic adventure that will take him

the length and breadth of a divided land, the one-armed Roman fights to stay alive and stave off a bloodbath as he is stalked by the most implacable enemy

he has ever faced.

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By ERIKA JOHANSENKelsea Glynn is the sole heir to the throne of Tearling but has been raised in secret by foster parents after her mother – Queen Elyssa, as vain as she was stupid – was murdered for ruining her kingdom. For 18 years, the

Tearling has been ruled by Kelsea's uncle in the role of Regent however he is but the debauched puppet of the Red Queen, the sorceress-tyrant of

neighbouring realm of Mortmesme. On Kelsea's 19th birthday, the tattered remnants of her mother's guard - each pledged to defend the queen to the

death - arrive to bring this most un-regal young woman out of hiding...

And so begins her journey back to her kingdom's heart, to claim the throne,

earn the loyalty of her people, overturn her mother's legacy and redeem the Tearling from the forces of corruption and dark magic that are threatening to

destroy it. But Kelsea's story is not just about her learning the true nature of her inheritance - it's about a heroine who must learn to acknowledge and live with the realities of coming of age in all its insecurities and attractions,

alongside the ethical dilemmas of ruling justly and fairly while simply trying to stay alive...


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BEAUTIFUL RUINSBy LINDSEY KELK

BEAUTIFUL RUINSWHAT A GIRL WANTS

A summer bestseller from the immensely popular Lindsey Kelk

Tess Brookes was the girl with a plan. Now she's the girl with a choice. Should

she stay in London and start her own advertising agency with her best friend and potential boyfriend Charlie? Or should she head to exciting Milan to pursue both

a new career as a photographer and a new man, the enigmatic and elusive (and highly irritating) Nick?

For the first time, Tess has to choose between the life she always dreamed of and a future she never imagined possible. With her heart and her head pulling

her in different directions, Tess has to make a life-changing decision about What a Girl Wants. 9780007501540

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By DEAN KOONTZ

Heart-stopping supernatural thriller from the master of suspense.

Addison Goodheart is not like other people...Addison Goodheart lives in solitude beneath the city, an exile from a society which will destroy him if he is ever seen.

Books are his refuge and his escape: he embraces the riches they have to offer. By night he leaves his hidden chambers and, through a network of storm drains

and service tunnels, makes his way into the central library. And that is where he meets Gwyneth, who, like Addison, also hides her true appearance and

struggles to trust anyone. But the bond between them runs deeper than the tragedies that have scarred their lives. Something more than chance and nothing less than destiny has brought them together in a world whose hour of reckoning

is fast approaching.

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BEAUTIFUL RUINSBy JAMIE McGUIRE

BEAUTIFUL RUINSBEAUTIFUL OBLIVION

The Beautiful Disaster and Walking Disaster phenomenon continues in the first heart-pounding new adult romance in The Maddox Brothers series.

Fiercely independent Camille “Cami” Camlin gladly moved on from her childhood before it was over. She has held down a job since before she could drive, and

moved into her own apartment after her freshman year of college. Now tending bar at The Red Door, Cami doesn’t have time for much else besides work and

classes, until a trip to see her boyfriend is cancelled, leaving her with a first weekend off in almost a year.

Trenton Maddox was the king of Eastern State University, dating co-eds before he even graduated high school. His friends wanted to be him, and women wanted to

tame him, but after a tragic accident turned his world upside down, Trenton leaves campus to come to grips with the crushing guilt.

In the first installment of the Maddox Brothers books, readers can experience the rush they felt reading Beautiful Disaster for the first time, all over again.

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By ALISON MERCER

Anna has not been back to Oxford since her last summer at university,

seventeen years ago. She tries not to think about her time there, or the tightly knit group of friends she once thought would be hers forever. She has almost forgotten the fierce sting of betrayal, the heartache, the secret she carries around

with her, the last night she spent with them all.

Then a chance meeting on a rainy day in London brings her past tumbling back into her present, and Anna is faced with remembering the events of that summer

and the people she left behind. As Anna realises that the events of their past have shaped the people they've all become, hope begins to blossom for what the future could hold . . .

An absorbing, powerful novel of love, friendship and secrets that sweeps you

away from the very first page. The perfect read for fans of Lisa Jewell, Ali Harris and Eleanor Moran.


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AFTER I LEFT YOU


BEAUTIFUL RUINSBy RICHARD C. MORAIS

BEAUTIFUL RUINSHUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY

Now a major motion picture starring Helen Mirren and Om Puri, produced by Juliet Blake, Oprah Winfrey, and Steven Spielberg: the culinary fairytale—hailed as “Slumdog Millionaire meets Ratatouille” by The New

York Times Book Review—about a young Indian boy who becomes a three-star chef in Paris.

Born above his grandfather’s modest restaurant in Mumbai, Hassan Haji

first experienced life through intoxicating whiffs of spicy fish curry, trips to the local markets, and gourmet outings with his mother. But when tragedy strikes, the Hajis leave India and embark on a journey around the world,

eventually opening an Indian restaurant in Lumière, a small town in the French Alps. The family takes the village by storm, provoking the ire of

their neighbor—Madame Mallory, the proprietress of an esteemed French relais. Only after waging culinary war with the immigrant family does Madame Mallory finally agree to mentor young Hassan, leading him to

Paris and a host of new adventures.

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By KATY REGAN

There is no story of me without the story of you

I want to explain it all to you. How this happened. How that summer - the summer I was 16 - made me the person I am today. I want to share my

memories with you: the happy memories are like sunbursts, sparkling on the sea. But then, like a current dragging me under, there's that summer of 1997.

The summer my life exploded. The summer I had to grow up. The summer you came into my life. And so this is the story of you.


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BEAUTIFUL RUINSBy DANIEL SILVA

BEAUTIFUL RUINSTHE HEIST

Gabriel Allon, art restorer and occasional spy, searches for a stolen masterpiece by Caravaggio in #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva’s latest action-packed tale of high stakes international intrigue.

Sometimes the best way to find a stolen masterpiece is to steal another one . . .

Master novelist Daniel Silva has thrilled readers with sixteen thoughtful and

gripping spy novels featuring a diverse cast of compelling characters and ingenious plots that have taken them around the globe and back—from the United States to Europe, Russia to the Middle East. His brilliant creation, Gabriel Allon—

art restorer, assassin, spy—has joined the pantheon of great fictional secret agents, including George Smiley, Jack Ryan, Jason Bourne, and Simon Templar.

Following the success of his smash hit The English Girl, Daniel Silva returns with another powerhouse of a novel that showcases his outstanding skill and brilliant

imagination, and is sure to be a must read for both his multitudes of fans and growing legions of converts.

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By EDNET SILVESTRE

Prize-winning murder mystery novel in which two boy detectives solve a crime in

1960s Brazil -- reminiscent of Niccolo Ammaniti's I'm Not Scared, Stand By Meand To Kill a Mockingbird.

If I close my eyes now, I can still feel her blood on my fingers. If only I had closed my eyes then, or kept my mouth shut, not told anyone about our discovery by the

swimming hole, we could have gone back to dreaming about spaceships.

A horrifying discovery by two young boys while playing in a mango plantation marks the end of their childhood. As they finally open their eyes to the adult world, they see a place where storybook heroes don't exist but villains and lies

do.


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BEAUTIFUL RUINSBy NICHOLAS SPARKS

BEAUTIFUL RUINSLONGEST RIDE

Ira Levinson is in trouble. Ninety-one years old and stranded and injured after a car crash, he struggles to retain consciousness until a blurry image materializes beside him: his beloved wife Ruth, who passed away nine years ago.

A few miles away, at a local bull-riding event, a Wake Forest College senior's life

is about to change. Recovering from a recent break-up, Sophia Danko meets a young cowboy named Luke, who bears little resemblance to the privileged frat

boys she has encountered at school. As she and Luke fall in love, Sophia finds herself imagining a future far removed from her plans -- a future that Luke has the power to rewrite . . . if the secret he's keeping doesn't destroy it first.

Ira and Ruth. Sophia and Luke. Two couples who have little in common, and who

are separated by years and experience. Yet their lives will converge with unexpected poignancy, reminding us all that even the most difficult decisions can yield extraordinary journeys: beyond despair, beyond death, to the farthest

reaches of the human heart.

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By DANIELLE STEELThe epitome of intelligence, high-powered energy, and grace, BlaiseMcCarthy is an icon in the world of television news, asking the tough questions and taking on the emotionally charged issues of world affairs and

politics with courage and insight.

Blaise’s teenage daughter, Salima, was blinded by Type 1 diabetes in childhood, and her needs have kept her away in a year-round boarding

school with full-time medical care and assistance ever since. When Salima’s school closes after a tragedy, Salima returns to her mother’s New York City apartment, and suddenly they face challenges they’ve never had

to deal with before, and that Blaise feels ill-equipped to handle. A new caretaker provided by Salima’s school creates as many problems as he

solves. Handsome, accomplished, thirty-two-year-old Simon Ward, with strong opinions on every topic, questions how mother and daughter view themselves and each other. Simon opens new doors for both of them and

refuses to accept Salima’s physical limitations. He turns their world upside down, and the three become friends.


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BEAUTIFUL RUINSBy LAURA TAIT

BEAUTIFUL RUINSBEST THING THAT NEVER

HAPPENED TO ME

Everyone remembers their first love.Holly certainly remembers Alex. But she decided ten years ago that love wasn’t about mix tapes and seizing the moment – though she’s not exactly sure it’s about

secret dates with your boss, either.

But what if the feelings never really went away?Alex wants to make every moment of his new job count. It’s a fresh start in a big

city, and he’s almost certain that moving to London has nothing to do with Holly. Almost.

How do you know if it was meant to be… or never meant to happen at all?A brilliantly funny, feel-good story of first love, second chances and everything in

between, perfect for fans of romantic comedies like Love Actually, Notting Hill and Bridget Jones.

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By AMY TANAmy Tan’s The Valley of Amazement is a sweeping, evocative epic of two women’s intertwined fates and their search for identity, that moves from the lavish parlors of Shanghai courtesans to the fog-shrouded

mountains of a remote Chinese village. Spanning more than forty years and two continents, The Valley of

Amazement resurrects pivotal episodes in history: from the collapse of China’s last imperial dynasty, to the rise of the Republic, the explosive

growth of lucrative foreign trade and anti-foreign sentiment, to the inner workings of courtesan houses and the lives of the foreign “Shanghailanders” living in the International Settlement, both erased by

World War II. A deeply evocative narrative about the profound connections between

mothers and daughters, The Valley of Amazement returns readers to the compelling territory of Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club. With her characteristic insight and humor, she conjures a story of inherited trauma,

desire and deception, and the power and stubbornness of love.


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BEAUTIFUL RUINSBy BRAD THOR

BEAUTIFUL RUINSACT OF WAR

#1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor delivers his most frightening and pulse-pounding thriller ever!

After a CIA agent mysteriously dies overseas, his top asset surfaces with a startling and terrifying claim. There’s just one problem—no one knows if she can

be trusted.

But when six exchange students go missing, two airplane passengers trade places, and one political-asylum seeker is arrested, a deadly chain of events is set in motion.

With the United States facing an imminent and devastating attack, America’s

new president must turn to covert counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath to help carry out two of the most dangerous operations in the country’s history.

Code-named "Gold Dust" and "Blackbird," they are shrouded in absolute secrecy as either of them, if discovered, will constitute an act of war.

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By COURTNEY COLEEx-Army Ranger Gabriel Vincent is a badass hero. Or he used to be. Home from Afghanistan, Gabe can't stop thinking about that one horrible night on the battlefield, a night that changed his life forever. He knows he's messed up, but

with the help of a little beer and a lot more women, he's keeping it together. Until he meets Madison Hill.

Madison is happily single-or so she thinks. After the tragic death of her parents,

she took on the responsibility of running the family restaurant, and that's just about all she has time to worry about. Until she meets Gabriel Vincent.

Though they don't realize it at first, Gabe and Maddy will soon develop a weakness: each other. But Gabe has a secret, a hidden monster that he's afraid

Maddy could never overcome. And Maddy is dealing with issues she fears Gabewon't understand. They quickly realize they need each other to be whole, but they have demons to fight-and the problem with demons is that they never die quietly.

Can they find a way to heal the past . . . before they lose each other?


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BEAUTIFUL RUINSBy JAY CROWNOVER

BEAUTIFUL RUINSRULE

Sometimes opposites don't just attract - they catch fire and burn the city down

Is it true that you can't always get what you want?

Shaw Landon is a good girl from a nice family. She knows what she should want:

top grades, then a steady job, and, some day, a nice guy to take home to her parents. She also knows what she shouldn't want...but it's hard to stay away

from a guy like Rule.

Rule Archer is the guy your mother always warned you about: a tattoo artist with

a cocky swagger, a heart-melting smile and a wicked glint in his eye. With his terrible reputation, he's used to getting everything and everyone that he wants.

But even he knows that beautiful Shaw is strictly off limits...But what if what you want, is exactly what you need?

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By JAY CROWNOVER

The second book in the Marked Men series from Jay Crownover - it's what's on the inside that counts...

Doesn't every good girl want to tame the bad boy? Ayden Cross is a good Southern girl, from the tips of her cowboy boots to the depths of her country music

soul. With a troubled childhood behind her, all she wants is a life laid out on the straight and narrow - and a bad boy like Jet is definitely not in the plan. So what

happens when the bad boy picks you?

Jet Keller is used to getting everything he wants - from a recording contract with

his rock band, to groupies fawning over him every night. But when he meets Ayden, he realises that wanting someone isn't enough - can he convince her that

need is bigger than want?


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BEAUTIFUL RUINSBy JAY CROWNOVER

BEAUTIFUL RUINSROME

The third book in the MARKED MEN series.

Somewhere between the perfect fairytale and a broken heart lies a happy

ending...

Loud and colourful, Cora Lewis is used to keeping her rowdy colleagues at the tattoo shop in line, but all her fiery bluster hides a heart that's been mistreated

too many times. After her supposed happy-ever-after went out of the window, she's become fixated on nothing less than 'perfect'. But does such a guy exist? Rome Archer is as far from perfect as can be. Rigid and uncompromising, he's

returned from his final tour of duty a broken man, and nightmares of war plague his every moment. Faced with family rifts and no idea what to do with his time,

he's used to seeing the world in black and white, good and bad - and right now, he's lost in the dark. On the surface, neither is what the other person wants - but in the search for perfect, imperfection might just be what they need...

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By JESSICA SORENSENFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Ever After of Ella and Micha comes a story of scars, courage, and new possibilities . . .

Luke Price's life has always been about order, control, and acting tough on the outside. For Luke, meaningless relationships are a distraction-a way to tune out

the twisted memories of his childhood. He desperately wishes he could forget his past, but it haunts him no matter what he does.

Violet Hayes has had a rough life. When she was young, she was left with no family and the memory of her parents' unsolved murders. She grew up in foster

homes, living with irresponsible parents, drugs, and neglect, and trying to fight the painful memories of the night her parents were taken from her. But it's hard to

forget when she never got closure-and she can't stop dreaming about what happened that tragic night. To make it through life, she keeps her distance from everyone and never allows herself to feel anything.


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BEAUTIFUL RUINSBy PIERCE BROWN

BEAUTIFUL RUINSRED RISING

Ender's Game meets The Hunger Games in this, the first in an extraordinary trilogy from an incredible new voice. Darrow is a Helldiver, one of a thousand men and women who live in the vast caves beneath the surface of Mars,

generations of people who spend their lives toiling to mine the precious elements that will allow the planet to be terraformed. Just knowing that, one day, people

will be able to walk the surface of the planet is enough to justify their sacrifice.

The Earth is dying, and Darrow and his people are the only hope humanity has left. Until the day Darrow learns that it is all a lie. That Mars has been habitable -and inhabited - for generations, by a class of people calling themselves the

Golds. A class of people who look down at Darrow and his fellows as slave labour, to be exploited and worked to death without a second thought. Until the

day Darrow, with the help of a mysterious group of rebels, disguises himself as a Gold and infiltrates their command school, intent on taking down his oppressors from the inside. But the command school is a battlefield - and Darrow isn't the

only student with an agenda.

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