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Felicity Vane may be a mathematical genius, but getting her family to understand her academic ambition is proving difficult. As her first social season is fast approaching, it might be time to take matters into her own hands. Infiltrating the glamorous world of The Lucky Penny and winning her university fees over a game of cards could be the perfect plan. if only it weren't for the interference of Ash, the piratical and frustratingly handsome owner who accuses her of cheating.

'Just delicious . . . a gorgeous love story with fantastic characters' MARIAN KEYES 'I embarrassed myself giggling, sighing and crying my way through it, and couldn't put it down' LUCY VINE ‘Utterly stunning, hopeful and bitingly funny' LIZZIE HUXLEY-JONES Their story might be scripted, but...

When Marigold Bloom finds her family business in trouble a chance encounter with the devastatingly handsome and extremely bad-tempered Oliver Lockhart leads her to the Aviary—a secret agency of women who specialize in blackmailing troublesome men. Soon, Mari is the agency's newest recruit, sent to investigate the mysterious return of Oliver's long lost sister. Forced to masquerade as a newly engaged couple, it is up to Mari and Oliver to determine if there is an imposter in their midst. But what happens when the line between truth and fiction starts to blur?

SHORTLISTED FOR THE NEW ADULT BOOK PRIZE ‘I absolutely adored Under Your Spell the sweetest, sexiest, funniest romance. It was such a treat!’ Marian Keyes 'So witty and smart. I am thoroughly under Laura Wood’s spell' Hannah Grace 'For any fans of Emily Henry, this is a romantic read...

Eighteen-year-old Isobel Stanhope is keeping a lot of secrets. There's the fact that she's head over heels in love with a Duke who doesn't know she exists; there's the fact that her family is penniless but nobody in society knows about it; and then there's her job at the Aviary, an investigative agency run by women that specializes in digging up scandal on powerful men.

From the author of Under Your Spell comes a funny, cosy small-town romance about an accidental Vegas marriage, two people forced to fake a relationship and a town determined to play matchmaker. Perfect for fans of Laurie Gilmore, Sarah Adams and Lynn Painter. What happens in Vegas, never stays...

Poppy Pym has grown up in the circus, taming lions before lunch and learning acrobatics in the afternoon. But when she turns eleven, her circus family decides she needs a more traditional education, and she is sent to boarding school. At first Poppy doesn't fit in at St Smithen's, a school that is very different from the circus. Then an ancient Egyptian ruby arrives at school, and dangerous accidents start occurring. Suddenly it's up to Poppy to save her new school and solve the mystery of the pharaoh's curse!

Another great adventure in the Poppy Pym series! A school trip to the seaside couldn't come at a better time - sea and sand could be just what I need to take my mind off my past. But things are not what they seem here at Crumley Castle, and it's not long before I, Poppy Pym, find myself in the middle of my most dangerous case yet. Impossible disappearances, long-buried secrets and dangerous threats. Can the ghost stories be true? Or is the real villain right under our noses?

The first audiobook in a brand-new series from award-winning children’s author Laura Wood. Join Effie Kostas as she fights to become Student Council President in her new school. With a campaign team of loveable misfits, she tackles the truly important subjects: gender imbalance, outdated school conventions...and good-looking boys stealing the last slice of chocolate cake at lunchtime. A laugh-out-loud rallying call for switched-on kids everywhere.

A secret spy threatens St Smithen's, and Poppy Pym must solve her most difficult mystery yet! When a mysterious runaway van crashes into St Smithen's on the first day of the new school year, Poppy knows it's going to be an action-packed term! But when accidents continue to happen at St Smithen's, Poppy can't shake the feeling that her every move is being watched. With the Christmas holidays looming, secrets lurking in every corner and rumours of a dangerous beast on the loose....

Effie is changing the world, one classroom at a time. Dark forces are at work at Highworth Grange school: the student council has been taken over by a tyrannical villain with his own agenda. But Effie Kostas isn't about to stand by and watch democracy crumble! She's leading the resistance - but politics can be a dirty game, and Effie will need to keep her wits about her as she faces down the enemy. With the help of her brilliant band of misfit friends, a bad-tempered parrot and a former nemesis, can Effie save the school she loves before it's too late?

Brave Ladys folgen den Regeln – mutige schreiben ihre eigenen. Historical Romance mit feministischer Detektiv-Handlung: Das perfekte Wohlfühl-Hörbuch für alle Hörer*innen ab 13! Izzy Stanhope hat viele Geheimnisse: etwa, dass sie Hals über Kopf in einen Duke verliebt ist, der nicht einmal weiß, dass sie existiert. Oder dass ihre Familie hoch verschuldet ist, was niemand je erfahren darf. Und dann ist da noch die Tatsache, dass sie mühelos jedes Schloss knacken kann und sich regelmäßig als Straßenjunge verkleidet.

From the winner of the Scholastic Montegrappa Prize for New Children's Writing - it's Halloween at Saint Smithen's. When the Brimwell town hall burns down, the amateur production of Macbeth is moved to the school and it's all hands on deck. But when the play is struck by a series of mysterious attacks, it's up to Poppy, her friends and her circus family to save the play and unmask the culprit.

Quando Victor viene arrestato per un omicidio che, una volta tanto, non ha commesso, l'unica via d'uscita per un killer del suo calibro è la fuga. Ma qualcuno lo vuole dietro le sbarre, sorvegliato da agenti della polizia che non hanno idea del mostro con cui hanno a che fare. Ben presto, però, i suoi compagni di prigionia si rendono conto che non è lui a essere intrappolato lì dentro con loro, ma sono loro a essere rinchiusi in una gabbia con il più pericoloso dei criminali. E Victor ha una missione: scovare il traditore.

Elle ne désire que trois choses dans sa vie... Et surtout qu'il n'en fasse pas partie ! Larguée par son mec infidèle et virée de son job de rêve, Clémentine Monroe touche le fond. Alors, quand ses soeurs lui proposent de relancer leur vieux rituel d'ados pour jeter un sort à son ex et faire trois voeux, elle se dit : pourquoi pas ? Mais tout dérape. Une gaffe monumentale lors de funérailles la propulse dans les bras de Theo Eliott, rock star mondiale, pour ce qu'elle pense être un coup d'un soir.

Marigold Bloom is bloemist in de winkel van haar familie. Nadat haar verloofde het uitmaakt ziet het er echter niet zo goed uit voor Mari of voor de bloemenwinkel. Wanneer Mari per toeval kennismaakt met de verschrikkelijk knappe maar extreem humeurige Oliver Lockhart komt ze op het pad van detectivebureau het Vogelhuis. De vrouwelijke detectives daar rekruteren haar onmiddellijk voor een speciale klus: de vermiste zus van Oliver terugvinden. Om haar te vinden moeten Mari en Oliver doen alsof ze pas verloofd zijn.

De achttienjarige Isobel 'Izzy' Stanhope heeft geheimen. Zo is ze smoorverliefd op een jonge hertog die niet eens weet dat ze bestaat. Ook is haar familie berooid achtergebleven nadat Izzy's vader overleed, maar niemand uit de hogere elite mag dat weten. En dan is er nog haar baan bij de Aviary (Volière), een onderzoeksbureau volledig gerund door vrouwen en gespecialiseerd in het opgraven van schandalen en louche zaken van machtige mannen.

Cynthie Taylor is dolblij met haar eerste acteerklus. Maar er is één probleem: haar arrogante tegenspeler Jack haat haar, en het gevoel is wederzijds. Het management bepaalt: de jonge sterren moeten een relatie faken om publiek te trekken. Dertien jaar later is er een vervolg in de maak. Cynthie en Jack zullen hun neprelatie nieuw leven in moeten blazen. En tot overmaat van ramp worden ze dit keer gevolgd door documentairemakers.

Romantisch derde deel over de vrouwenspionnen van het Vogelhuis. Felicity Vane mag dan een wiskundig genie zijn, haar familie overtuigen van haar academische ambities blijkt een lastige opgave. Ze besluit te infiltreren in de glamoureuze wereld van The Lucky Penny – een illuster gokparadijs – om zo haar toelage voor de universiteit bij elkaar te spelen met een potje kaarten. Dan beschuldigt Ash, de frustrerend knappe eigenaar van The Lucky Penny, haar van vals spel.

Unwiderstehliche Feelgood Historical Romance ab 14 mit spannender Detektivhandlung und kribbeligem Fake Dating! Brave Ladys folgen den Regeln – mutige schreiben ihre eigenen. Marigold Bloom steckt in Schwierigkeiten: Ihr Verlobter gibt ihr den Laufpass, und im Rosenkrieg droht sie nun den Blumenladen zu verlieren, der seit Generationen ihrer Familie gehört. Ausgerechnet der miesgelaunte Oliver Lockhart ist Maris Rettung: Dank ihm wird sie die neueste Rekrutin der Agency for Scandal, und für einen Fall sollen die beiden sich als frisch verlobtes Paar ausgeben.