"The cool intensity and strange beauty of Blue Ticket is a wonder - be sure to read everything Sophie Mackintosh writes."—DEBORAH LEVY, author of HOT MILK and THE MAN WHO SAW EVERYTHINGFrom the author of the Man Booker Prize longlisted novel The Water Cure ("ingenious and incendiary"—The New Yorker) comes another mesmerizing, refracted vision of our society: What if the life you're given is the wrong one?Calla knows how the lottery works. Everyone does. On the day of your first bleed, you report to the station to learn what kind of woman you will be. A white ticket grants you marriage and children. A blue ticket grants you a career and freedom. You are relieved of the terrible burden of choice. And once you've taken your ticket, there is no going back. But what if the life you're given is the wrong one? When Calla, a blue ticket woman, begins to... Views: 125
I don't believe in love at first sight.Why would I?I'm a doctor.I base most of the decisions I make on clear scientifically proven facts.And I'm smart.Too smart to fall for the drop-dead-gorgeous Sweetheart that just happens to be in a bar I walk into.But then tachycardia kicks in.My palms get all sweaty.I'm frozen to the very spot where I am standing.Shit, what's wrong with me?Is it a heart attack?My lungs working properly?Because I'm not the sort of man who falls for pretty faces.Not anymore.So why is she looking at me like she feels it too? Views: 125
Abby's family has just moved to the Florida Keys to run an island resort. She's excited to feel the surf, sand, and ocean breeze every day! And when Bella, a visitor to the island, discovers a hidden cove that's home to a pod of dolphins, Abby knows she's right where she should be. But Bella makes Abby swear to keep the dolphins a secret. Can Abby keep her promise or will their friendship be over for good? Views: 125
DCI Vera Stanhope returns in The Darkest Evening, the ninth novel in Sunday Times bestseller Ann Cleeves' enduringly popular series.Driving home during a swirling blizzard, Vera Stanhope's only thought is to get there quickly. But the snow is so heavy, she becomes disoriented and loses her way. Ploughing on, she sees a car slewed off the road ahead of her. With the driver's door open, Vera assumes the driver has sought shelter but when she inspects the car she is shocked to find a young toddler strapped in the back seat. Afraid they will freeze, Vera takes the child and drives on, arriving at Brockburn, a run-down stately home she immediately recognizes as the house her father Hector grew up in.Inside Brockburn a party is in full swing, with music and laughter to herald the coming Christmas. But outside in the snow, a young woman lies dead and Vera knows immediately she has a new case. Could this woman be the child's mother, and if so, what happened to her?A classic country house mystery with a contemporary twist, Ann Cleeves returns with a brilliant Vera novel to savour. Views: 125
Aum is under attack. The enemies are not external; rather, they are within the kingdom, each obsessed with the Crown of Seven Stars. Early one morning, Destiny rolls her dice. General Saahas, heir to the throne, becomes a hunted man and Aum plunges into chaos, submitting meekly to the tyranny of the self-appointed Raja Shunen and the wily Queen Manmaani.Turned into a fugitive, Saahas is forced to submit to the power of the saade saati—the dreaded seven and a half years befalling every person at least once in their lifetime. Bitter and full of despair, he vows to vanquish his biggest foe, Destiny.Rolling the dice once more, Destiny prepares to bend Saahas to her will. She, not Saahas, must decide the winner of the Crown of Seven Stars. Views: 125
What's the worst present you can get for your 45th birthday? An online dating profile you didn't want. And Mack was all set to delete it, until a message from Hayden lands in his inbox.Hayden decided the best way to celebrate ending a long, loveless marriage was to have a one-night stand. Pity she didn't count on a sexy, fire chief foiling her plans.Neither of them wanted a relationship, such a shame fate didn't get the memo. Views: 125
