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The Clockwork Girl: The captivating and hotly-anticipated mystery you won’t want to miss in 2022!
by Anna Mazzola'Evocative, chilling, compelling' TAMMY COHEN'Breathtakingly good' ABIR MUKHERJEE'Kept me guessing until the end. An absolute masterpiece' JENNIFER SAINT'A deliciously dark historical novel of thrilling originality' ESSIE FOX'Spellbinding, gripping, immersive and deliciously gothic' ERIN KELLYParis, 1750.In the midst of an icy winter, as birds fall frozen from the sky, chambermaid Madeleine Chastel arrives at the home of the city's celebrated clockmaker and his clever, unworldly daughter. Madeleine is hiding a dark past, and a dangerous purpose: to discover the truth of the clockmaker's experiments and record his every move, in exchange for her own chance of freedom.For as children quietly vanish from the Parisian streets, rumours are swirling that the clockmaker's intricate mechanical creations, bejewelled birds and silver spiders, are more than they seem.And soon Madeleine fears that she has stumbled upon an even greater conspiracy. One which might reach to the very heart of Versailles...A intoxicating story of obsession, illusion and the price of freedom.
Close Call In Colorado (Eagle Mountain Search and Rescue #4)
by Cindi MyersThis search and rescue team have become the target
Close Enough to Touch (Mills And Boon M&b Ser. #1)
by Victoria DahlFor makeup artist Grace Barrett, Hollywood isn't the land of golden opportunity.
Close Enough to Touch: A Novel
by Colleen OakleyOne time a boy kissed me and I almost died...And so begins the story of Jubilee Jenkins, a 28-year-old woman with a unique and debilitating medical condition - she's allergic to other humans. After a humiliating, near-death experience in high school, Jubilee has become reclusive in her adulthood, living the past nine years in the confines of the Victorian house her unaffectionate mother deeded to her when she ran off with a wealthy businessman. But now, her mother is dead, and without her financial support, Jubilee is forced to leave home and face the world - and the people in it - she's been hiding from.One of those people is Eric Keegan, a man who just moved into town for work. With a daughter from his failed marriage no longer speaking to him, and a brilliant, if psychologically troubled, adopted son who believes he has untapped telekinetic powers, Eric's struggling to figure out how his life got so off course, and how to be the dad - and man - he wants so desperately to be. Then, one day, he meets a mysterious woman named Jubilee...
Close Knit: the brilliant new, feel-good love story from the global bestseller
by Jenny ColganEveryone knows her life story.But who will win her heart?Gertie has always had her head in the clouds, wondering what her life might be like if she could only pluck up the courage to leave the remote Scottish island where she was born.It's the only place she knows, but you can't do anything there without everyone knowing - the glue of this close-knit community is the Knitting Circle, a group of strong, capable and frankly nosy women who work hard, gossip, knit and support each other through thick and thin. At the centre of this sisterhood is Gertie's mum Jean and her grandmother Elspeth, and the three generations of women live together, surrounded by wool, in one small cottage.When the chance comes to make changes - a new job working with old schoolfriend Morag on the local airline, new friends and even a possible new romance - a world of possibilities opens up before Gertie. Is this the way to make her dreams come true?Fifteen million copies sold. A readership that spans the world. It's time to fall in love with Jenny Colgan.Your favourite authors love Jenny Colgan's novels:'An evocative, sweet treat' Jojo Moyes'Gorgeous, glorious, uplifting' Marian Keyes'Irresistible' Jill Mansell'Just lovely' Katie Fforde'Naturally funny, warm-hearted' Lisa Jewell'A gobble-it-all-up-in-one-sitting kind of book' Mike Gayle
Close Neighbors (Mills And Boon Vintage Superromance Ser. #Bk. 909)
by Dawn StewardsonJulie's dad is in trouble and she's going to help him out…
Close Proximity (Mills And Boon M&b Ser.)
by Donna ClaytonPrivate Investigator Rafe James knew attorney Libby Corbett wasn't safe–even before the death threats. And just the thought of something happening to Libby shook Rafe to his core.
Close Quarters With The Bodyguard: K-9 Hideout (a K-9 Alaska Novel) / Close Quarters With The Bodyguard (bachelor Bodyguards) (Bachelor Bodyguards #12)
by Lisa ChildsShe’s paid to take down felons – not fall in love.
Close Range Christmas: Close Range Christmas (a Badlands Cops Novel) / Investigation In Black Canyon (the Ranger Brigade: Rocky Mountain Manhunt) (A Badlands Cops Novel #6)
by Nicole HelmTheir Christmas baby is on the way. So is a killer…
Close Relations (Mills And Boon Vintage 90s Modern Ser.)
by Lynsey StevensA family scandal! Georgia had imagined becoming Jarrod Maclean's wife a hundred times - until she'd found him in what seemed like a passionate embrace with his own stepmother… . Devastated by his betrayal, Georgia had convinced herself she was glad when he left town.
Close To The Edge (Mills And Boon Vintage Intrigue Ser.)
by Kylie BrantBayou-born Lucky Boucher knew Jacey Wheeler was out of his league. She was more than just a high-class blonde with the body of a goddess, she was the brains behind a successful P.I. firm–and Lucky's boss. So he kept his hands off her and his head on their private investigations.
Close To The Edge: Close To The Edge / Getting Lucky (Mills And Boon Dare Ser.)
by Zara CoxSome lines should never be crossed …unless it's wickedly worth it
Close to Home
by Pamela CookA captivating story that shows the only thing harder than letting go is moving on.Orphaned at 13, Charlie Anderson has been on her own for a while. Not that she minds - she has her work as a vet, her friends, and most days that is enough. But then she's sent to a small town on the south coast of NSW to investigate a possible outbreak of the deadly Hendra virus. Travelling back, she will find herself torn between the haunting memories of her past and her dedication to the job.Returning to Naringup means coming face to face with the members of what is left of her dysfunctional family - her cousin Emma, who begged Charlie not to leave all those years ago, and Hazel, her mother's sister who allowed her abusive husband to spend all of Charlie's inheritance.When the local vet dies and more horses are taken ill, Charlie is caught in the centre of a professional, and a personal, crisis. Working with local Park Ranger Joel Drummond, Charlie finds herself drawn not only to Joel but to his eccentric mother, siblings and sister-in-law. Through them, she begins to understand what it means to be part of a family.As the panic around Hendra increases, and Emma's husband starts to make threats, tensions in the country town rise. While trying to remain professionally distant, Charlie must decide whether to run away from her family or step up and allow them back in. But can she reconcile with the past and find herself a new future in the town she left long ago?This is smart writing from Pamela Cook, who manages to tug at the heart strings, while keeping the brain fully engaged. - Book BirdyA strong heroine, cheeky hero, a close-knit country community and a hint of danger and suspense makes Close to Home an engaging and easy read. I'd recommend it. - Australian Bookshelf
Close Up: Wicked Nights Some Like It Hotter Close Up Triple Threat (From Every Angle #2)
by Erin McCarthyA reunion to end all reunions Since their separation years ago, Sean Maddock has imagined a lot of scenarios where he and Kristine would get back together. So finally getting served with divorce papers is a real shock. It's not until he seeks out Kristine and feels the same hot kick of desire that he suddenly knows why–he still wants his wife!
Close Up
by Amanda Quick'Quick's ambitious novel, set during the golden age of Hollywood, sparkles with wit and clever plotting' Publishers WeeklyWelcome to Burning Cove, California where 1930s Hollywood glamour conceals a ruthless killer . . .Vivian Brazier never thought life as an art photographer would include headshots for aspiring celebrities or nightly calls to take snaps of grisly murders . . .When she's called to take photos of a famous actress, the latest victim of the 'Dagger Killer', Vivian notices eerie similarities to previous crime scenes. Details that only a photographer would have noticed. Details that put Vivian right at the top of the killer's target list.Nick Sundridge has always been able to 'see' things that others don't. His talent, along with his dark past, makes him a recluse, but a brilliant investigator. When Nick is sent to protect Vivian, together they discover that the Dagger Killer has ties to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood royalty and high society. It's a cutthroat world of allure and deception that Vivian and Nick must traverse in order to uncover the killer who will stop at nothing to add them to their gallery of murders . . .'A master storyteller' The Huffington Post
A Closed Eye (Vintage Contemporaries Ser.)
by Anita Brookner'Without warning, it seemed, she had become a married woman.'Naive and undemanding, Harriet Lytton expects very little of life and that is what she recieves. Married to a respectable man old enough to be her father, Harriet's only taste of passion comes when she meets Jack Peckham, the unruly, attractive husband of her friend Tessa.Tessa and Harriet have for many years been bound together by their childhood friendship and the imposed alliance of their two daughters, Imogen and Lizzie. But events conspire to shatter the gentle rhythm of Harriet's life. Tragically restrained by her own cautious choices, she faces the cruellest losses of all: those of hope and desire.
Closer...: The Soldier's Untamed Heart / Closer... / Groom Under Fire (Mills And Boon Blaze Ser.)
by Jo LeighA stalker has destroyed Christie Pratchett's life.
The Closer (Men Out of Uniform #14)
by Rhonda NelsonFormer ranger Griff Wicklow has just been assigned to protect a priceless diamond-encrusted bra. The stunning jeweller Jessalyn Rossi will be escorting the piece and things are about to get complicated! The attraction between them is immediate… and irresistible.
Closer Encounters (Code Name: Danger #10)
by Merline LovelaceTo Drew "The Riever" McDowell, this seemed like a fairly straightforward assignment: track down Tracy Brandt and find out her connection to a top secret mission.
The Closer He Gets: The Closer He Gets Love By Association Wild Horses The Big Break (Brothers, Strangers #1)
by Janice Kay JohnsonShe can't save herself…but he can
The Closer You Come: The Closer You Come The Devil Takes A Bride Unfaded Glory Flirting With Disaster Wild Horses First Time In Forever (Original Heartbreakers #1)
by Gena ShowalterNew York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter introduces the Original Heartbreakers - three not-quite-reformed bad boys about to meet the women who will bring them to their knees.
Closing In On Clues (Beaumont Brothers Justice #1)
by Julie Anne LindseyHe’s the one man she never forgot