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<p>'<i>You like it darker? Fine, so do I</i>', writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life - both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King writes to feel 'the exhilaration of leaving ordinary day-to-day life behind', and in <i>You Like it Darker</i>, readers will feel that exhilaration too, again and again.<br/><br/>'Two Talented Bastids' explores the long-hidden secret of how the eponymous gentlemen got their skills. In 'Danny Coughlin's Bad Dream', a brief and unprecedented psychic flash upends dozens of lives, Danny's most catastrophically. In 'Rattlesnakes', a sequel to <i>Cujo,</i> a grieving widower travels to Florida for respite and instead receives an unexpected inheritance - with major strings attached. In 'The Dreamers', a taciturn Vietnam vet answers a job ad and learns that there are some corners of the universe best left unexplored. 'The Answer Man' asks if prescience is good luck or bad and reminds us that a life marked by unbearable tragedy can still be meaningful.<br/><br/>King's ability to surprise, amaze, and bring us both terror and solace remains unsurpassed. Each of these stories holds its own thrills, joys, and mysteries; each feels iconic. You like it darker? You got it.<br/><br/>'As classic as King's novels are, his shorter fiction has been just as gripping over the years' - <i>USA Today</i><br/><br/>'One of the great storytellers of our time' - <i>Guardian</i></p>

<p><b>The irresistible new Stephanie Plum mystery from the No. 1 <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author Janet Evanovich. </b><br/><br/>Stephanie Plum, Trenton's most underappreciated bounty hunter, is on the trail of a stolen cache of dirty diamonds.<br/><br/>Stephanie's new assignment seems simple enough. A local jeweller wants her to locate his former security guard, who he is convinced has stolen a fortune in diamonds. Stephanie is also looking for another man arrested for robbing the same jewellery store on the same day.<br/><br/>With her boyfriend Morelli away on police business, Stephanie is taking care of Morelli's giant orange dog, who will devour anything, including the upholstery in Stephanie's car. Morelli's absence means the inscrutable, irresistible security expert Ranger is front and centre in Stephanie's life when things go sideways. And he seems determined to stay there.<br/><br/>An overnight stakeout with Stephanie's mother and Grandma Mazur reveals three generations of women with nerves of steel and driving skills worthy of the most daring stock-car champions.<br/><br/>As the body count rises and witnesses disappear, it's not easy for Stephanie to keep herself clean when everyone else is playing dirty. It's a good thing Stephanie isn't afraid of getting a little dirty, too.<br/><br/><b>Praise for Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum novels</b><br/><br/><b>'Plum remains outspoken, brave, and definitely one-of-a-kind... a hilariously madcap, action-packed caper filled with crazy twists and some nail-biting suspense' <i>Booklist</i></b><br/><br/><b>'Romantic and gripping' <i>Good Housekeeping</i></b><br/><br/><b>'A laugh-out-loud page-turner' <i>Heat</i></b></p>

<p>Los Angeles. August 4, 1962. The city broils through a mid-summer heat wave. Marilyn Monroe ODs. A B-movie starlet is kidnapped. The overhyped LAPD overreacts. Chief Bill Parker&apos;s looking for some getback. The Monroe deal looks like a moneymaker. He calls in Freddy Otash. The freewheeling Freddy O. Tainted ex-cop, defrocked private eye, dope fiend, and freelance extortionist. A man who lives by the maxim &quot;Opportunity is Love.&quot; Freddy gets to work. He dimly perceives Marilyn Monroe&apos;s death and the kidnapped starlet to be a poisonous riddle that only he has the guts and the brains to untangle. We are with him as he tears through all those who block his path to the truth. We are with him as he penetrates the faux-sunshine of Jack and Bobby Kennedy and the shuck of Camelot. We are with him as he falters, and grasps for love beyond opportunity. We are with him as he tracks Marilyn Monroe&apos;s horrific last charade through a nightmare L.A. that he served to create - and as he confronts his complicity and his own raging madness. It&apos;s the Summer of &apos;62, baby. Freddy O.&apos;s got a hot date with history. The savage Sixties are ready to pop. The Rolling Stones proclaim it best: We&apos;re just a shout away. The Enchanters is a transcendent work of American popular fiction. It is James Ellroy at his most crazed, brilliant, provocative, profanely hilarious, and stop-your-heart tender. It is a luminous psychological drama. It is an unparalleled thrill ride. It is resoundingly the great American crime novel.</p>

<p><b>A shield maiden blessed by the gods battles to unite a nation under a power-hungry king while also fighting her growing desire for his fiery son in this Norse-inspired fantasy romance from the bestselling author of The Bridge Kingdom series.</b></p><p>Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish, but dreams of becoming a warrior. And of putting an axe in her boorish husband s back. </p><p>Freya s dreams abruptly become reality when her husband betrays her to the region s jarl, landing her in a fight to the death against his son, Bjorn. To survive, Freya is forced to reveal her deepest secret: She possesses a drop of a goddess s blood, which makes her a shield maiden with magic capable of repelling any attack. It was foretold such a magic would unite the fractured nation of Skaland beneath the one who controls the shield maiden s fate. </p><p>Believing he s destined to rule Skaland as king, the fanatical jarl binds Freya with a blood oath and orders Bjorn to protect her from their enemies. Desperate to prove her strength, Freya must train to fight and learn to control her magic, all while facing perilous tests set by the gods. The greatest test of all, however, may be resisting her forbidden attraction to Bjorn. If Freya succumbs to her lust for the charming and fierce warrior, she risks not only her own destiny but the fate of all the people she swore to protect.</p>

<i>"A brave and heartbreaking novel that digs its claws into you and doesn't let go, long after you've finished it" Anna Todd, bestselling author</i><br/><br/><b>From the #1 bestselling author of <i>All Your Perfects</i>, a workaholic with a too-good-to-be-true romance can't stop thinking about her first love.</b><br/><br/>Lily hasn't always had it easy, but that's never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She's come a long way from the small town where she grew up-she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. And when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily's life seems too good to be true.<br/><br/>Ryle is assertive, stubborn, maybe even a little arrogant. He's also sensitive, brilliant, and has a total soft spot for Lily. And the way he looks in scrubs certainly doesn't hurt. Lily can't get him out of her head. But Ryle's complete aversion to relationships is disturbing. Even as Lily finds herself becoming the exception to his "no dating" rule, she can't help but wonder what made him that way in the first place.<br/><br/>As questions about her new relationship overwhelm her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan-her first love and a link to the past she left behind. He was her kindred spirit, her protector. When Atlas suddenly reappears, everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened.<br/><br/><b>With this bold and deeply personal novel, <i>It Ends With Us</i> is a heart-wrenching story and an unforgettable tale of love that comes at the ultimate price. </b><br/><br/>'The reigning queen of BookTok' <i>Guardian</i><br/><br/>'One of the most influential voices of the last decade' <i>Elle</i><br/><br/>'One of the world's most successful writers' <i>Daily Mail</i><br/><br/>'Colleen Hoover will (metaphorically) rip out your heart and stomp on it a thousand times. She'll then hand it back to you and request a five-star rating. And you'll give it to her. After all, it is her expertly crafted words that shattered your heart in the first place. She's earned it' <i>Glamour</i>

<p><b>1st-century Britannia </b>is the setting for an epic and action-packed novel of<b> tribal uprisings, battles to the death and unmatched courage in the Roman army ranks.</b> From Simon Scarrow, author of the bestsellers <b><i>The Honour of Rome, Centurion</i> </b>and <b><i>The Gladiator</i>.</b><br/><br/><b>The 22nd Eagles of the Empire novel.</b><br/><br/><b>AD 60. Britannia is in turmoil. The rebel leader Boudica has tasted victory, against a force of tough veterans in Camulodunum.<br/></b><br/>Alerted to the rapidly spreading uprising, Governor Suetonius leads his army towards endangered Londinium with a mounted escort, led by Prefect Cato. Soon it's terrifyingly clear that Britannia is slipping into chaos and panic, with ever more tribal warriors swelling Boudica's ranks. And Cato and Suetonius are grimly aware that little preparation has been made to withstand a full-scale rebellion.<br/><br/>In Londinium there is devastating news. Centurion Macro is amongst those unaccounted for after the massacre at Camulodunum. Has Cato's comrade and friend made his last stand?<br/><br/>Facing disaster, Cato prepares his next move. Dare he hope that Macro - battle-scarred and fearless - has escaped the bloodthirsty rebels? For there is only one man Cato trusts by his side as he faces the military campaign of his life. And the future of the Empire in Britannia hangs in the balance.</p>

<p><b>Jilly Cooper is a true fan favourite:</b><br/><br/>'Entertaining, witty and a total escape!'<br/>'Unputdownable and addictive as always'<br/>'Rupert is back. Still gorgeous. Still naughty. Still wondrous'<br/>'A delightfully indulgent read . . . twists in the plot and, as always, a charming ending'<br/><br/><b>Jilly Cooper's legendary hero returns!</b><br/><br/>Rupert Campbell-Black, all-conquering racehorse owner-trainer and handsomest man in England, is in the darkest of places. His adored wife, Taggie, is about to undergo chemotherapy. His beloved leading stallion has been assassinated.<br/><br/>Now his daughter Bianca is badgering him to buy into a failing local football club, Searston Rovers, so he can sign up her superstar striker boyfriend, Feral Jackson, and he and Bianca can return home from Perth to look after Taggie.<br/>Rupert dislikes football and his first impressions of Searston are distinctly unfavourable. But as their new and indelibly competitive Chairman, he won't stand for anything less than an Everest climb to the top of the Premier League.<br/><br/>With the help of the club's ravishing and adorable secretary, Tember West, and his sassy Press Officer, Dora Belvedon, he becomes increasingly fond of his riotous mix of players, despite bawling them out whenever they face defeat.<br/><br/>Rupert's explosive arrival at Searston causes outrage, so the fights are as furious off the field as on - particularly when glamorous WAGS flood in to stir up trouble and lust after Rupert...<br/><br/><b>Nor do the rival local football team, their duplicitous chairman and their corrupt dealings make things easier - let the scandals, sabotage and seductions begin...</b><br/><br/>---------------------------------<br/><br/><b>Praise for Jilly Cooper: </b><br/>'Fun, sexy and unputdownable - a classic' Marian Keyes<br/>'A combination of drama, sex and good social comedy . . . unputdownable' <i>Sunday Times</i><br/>'Flawlessly entertaining' Helen Fielding<br/>'Jilly Cooper is the very best . . . elegant, glamorous, wonderful fun' <i>Daily Mail</i><br/>'Joyful and mischievous' Jojo Moyes</p>