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Three charming cozy mysteries with heart-- and fur! Stolen treasures, a cane-whacking elderly woman and a couple of dead bodies. Join Steve Levitan and Lili Weinstock as they navigate the treacherous waters of wedding planning-- and murder.

Should I change careers? Is it time to end my relationship? Can I move halfway across the world? We have to make choices everyday, big and small, but it's the life-changing ones that often cause us to freeze or react too quickly, without thinking. What can we do differently? Laurence Alison and Neil Shortland have spent more than 20 years helping soldiers, police officers, doctors and other professionals in high-stakes environments make tough decisions when lives are on the line. In Decision Time, they show us how those same decision-making techniques apply to everyday life.

Featuring one-on-one interviews conducted by Dr Neil Love, this series provides medical oncologists with access to an array of important perspectives and information on relevant advances in the treatment of hematologic cancer to facilitate optimal patient care.

'It was as if whoever or whatever was in there knew I had arrived and at last had what they wanted. Something was waiting for me and I shuddered and felt a cold trickle of sweat run down my spine.' It had all started so perfectly, but life never turns out quite as you planned. ‘Our new home,’ Beth had whispered. ‘Our dream house. New beginnings.’ But she couldn’t have been more wrong… From the author of the Write Here, Right Now 2018 Prize shortlisted 'When She Was Bad' and the acclaimed 'Bad For Good', a new novel that will chill you to the core Praise for Neil Bailey’s ...

A 14-year old girl disappears on her way home from a film night at school. Her lifeless body is found in the forest the next day. Detective Inspector Maria Wern is assigned the unpleasant task of informing the father. When another girl disappears, panic begins to spread, media blames the police's inefficiency and parents turn vigilante. Can Maria Wern solve the murder before the crisis escalates out of control?

Neil Munro's captivating Tales of Para Handy, captain of the "Vital Spark", the "smertest" steamboat ever to sail the River Clyde. Whatever happened to the shaggy dog story? Very few, if any seem to be published these days. Maybe our lives are all too pressurised and full-on to allow us to kick back and listen to an engaging, diverting, well-told tale.

Trust dreams, trust your heart, and trust your story. A renowned storyteller whose words have transported readers to magical realms guides a traveler safely through lands unknown and yet strangely familiar...and home again.

We follow the fortunes of Mickey Bliss and his fellow signallers from the Lahore Division of the British Indian Army as they experience life - and death - on the front line. Meanwhile, Dr Celestine de Tullio battles to save soldiers suffering from gas gangrene and trench fever - and experiences the fighting firsthand when she enlists in the Serbian Army and commands a dangerous offensive. They are all cogs in an immense machine, one which connects situations across the whole theatre of the war, over four long years.

Autumn has come to Bucks County, and Steve Levitan has a new job: develop a conference center for Eastern College at Friar Lake. But on his first visit to the property, his golden retriever Rochester makes a disturbing discovery, a human hand rising from the dirt at the lake’s shore.

At the dawn of the Victorian era, life moves leisurely in the sleepy village of Wall. Young Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to the beautiful Victoria Forester and, to win her love, vows to bring her a star they see fall from the night sky. It is an oath that sends him over the town's ancient wall and into the mysterious land of Faerie - a world that is dangerous and strange beyond imagining....

Food historian and chef Neil Buttery takes the listener on a journey exploring the creation, evolution and cultural importance of some of our most beloved baked foods, whether they be fit for a monarch's table, or served from the bakestone of a lowly farm labourer. This book charts innovations, happy accidents and some of the most downright bizarre baked foods ever created.

I’ve arrived at the Stronghold, an ancient fortress for the forces of humanity in the Bellum Aeternum. I’m not alone – my girls, Fliss and Charlie, have come with me. Together, we’re the start of what will be humanity’s greatest period in history.

What if Rome never fell? What if Christ never walked the Earth? Step into a world reimagined in The Seven Seeds: Shepherd of Souls, where history takes a daring turn, and the stakes are nothing less than the soul of civilization itself. Torn from the sanctity of the Vatican, Pope Gregory finds himself thrust into an alternate reality—a Rome that never fell, untouched by Christianity, where mythical gods of conquest and power reign supreme.

Hailed by the Los Angeles Times Magazine as “the greatest epic in the history of comic books”, The Sandman changed the game with its dark, literary world of fantasy and horror - creating a global, cultural phenomenon in the process. At long last, Audible and DC present the first-ever audio production of the New York Times best-selling series written by acclaimed storyteller Neil Gaiman (who also serves as co-executive producer).

Across the rural South, tucked away on lonely highways at the edges of county lines, stood the kind of places everyone knew about but few spoke of openly. These were the county-line beer joints—unmarked, dimly lit, and buzzing with secrets. Their existence was an open secret, serving as watering holes for the thirsty souls of dry counties, where the law forbade alcohol but human nature ensured its demand. They were places of rough talk, hard drinking, and, at times, deadly tempers. This story unfolds in the shadows of two such places, separated by years but linked by blood. In one, four ...

Trans sailor Darragh Thorn has made a comfortable life for himself among people who love and accept him. Ten years after his exile from home, though, his sister asks him to reconcile with their ailing father. Determined to resolve his feelings rather than just survive them, Darragh sets off on a quest to find the one person who can heal a half-dead man: the mysterious enchanter who once gave him the magic he needed to become his true self.

Here is a stunning collection of short stories by the acclaimed fantasy writer. These stories will dazzle your senses, haunt your imagination, and move you to the very depths of your soul. This extraordinary compilation reveals one of the world's most gifted storytellers at the height of his powers.

What was life like for Shakespeare's first audiences? In a time of political and religious unrest and economic expansion, how did Elizabethan play-goers make sense of their changing world? What did the plays mean to the public when they were first performed? In this fascinating series, Neil MacGregor attempts to answer these questions by examining 20 objects from that turbulent period. There are grand objects such as a communion chalice, a Venetian goblet, and Dr Dee's mirror, as well as everyday items.

Where Entrepreneurship and the Law Meet!

Leading gender equity and menopause coach Kate Usher and her husband, Neil, a highly experienced workplace and change leader, look at menopause from a female and male perspective. In a refreshing, candid, positive and accessible guide drawn from their personal experience in learning about and managing Kate's traumatic menopause, it helps couples to successfully manage the experience together and emerge stronger.