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<p><strong>Bestselling French author of psychological suspense Karine Giebel makes her American debut with this dark and haunting novel about the unbreakable bond between two brothers, both treated unfairly by the world-for fans of Karin Slaughter and Stieg Larsson.</strong></p><p><em>"I'm so stupid. I barely have a brain at all.</em>" Leonard knows he isn't like the other kids in his class, and he understands all too well that the world can be relentlessly cruel to those who are different. Sometimes Leo wishes he could go far away, to beautiful Glen Affric in the Scottish Highlands-where his fierce older brother, Jorge, lives. He dreams of being reunited with Jorge, who will protect him from the torments of his daily life.</p><p>But sometimes dreams can turn into nightmares . . .</p><p>Loosely inspired by John Steinbeck's <em>Of Mice and Men</em>, <em>Glen Affric </em>is a profound story about differences, friendship, and the power of love to withstand abuse and oppression-a story that plunges us into the darkest recesses of the human soul and introduces us to characters we'll never forget.</p>

<p><b><i>She can see the future, but can she change it?</i></b><br/><br/>Paris, 1793. In the notorious Conciergerie Prison, Marie Antoinette is having her cards read. What solace can the tarot give her now, in the midst of the Reign of Terror, when outside her cell the mob is baying for her blood?<br/><br/>Kate, a young Irishwoman whose fortunes have seen her travel from maid to closest confidant of Mademoiselle Lenormand, the infamous Tarot Reader of Versailles, sees the Queen of France's cards and knows what's in store for her. As the French Revolution is consumed by frenzied violence, Kate must use all her wiles to ensure that Marie Antoinette's fate doesn't become her own nor that of her mentor. But what turn of the Wheel of Fortune led a revolutionary Irishwoman to become entangled in French royalist plots? And what forces - supernatural or otherwise - can help her protect an innocent child from a cruel and unjust fate?<br/><br/>Set against the background of the French Revolution and the Great Rebellion in Ireland, this is a novel of fate and free will, where allegiances and romances can be forged or broken by the turn of a card.<br/><br/><i>Inspired by the true story of Marie-Anne Adelaide Lenormand, the most infamous Tarot Reader in France.</i></p>

<p><b>Desperate times call for desperate measures. This manhwa adaptation of Hong Heesu's<br/>webnovel is now available in English print for the first time.</b><br/><br/>Juvelian, infamous daughter of the legendary Duke Floyen, must rebuild her reputation if she<br/>is going to survive the events that ended her previous life. Amid scandalous rumors of a<br/>secret lover, she makes careful plans for her reformed debut at an aristocratic birthday party.<br/>But finding a suitable date to the event proves more difficult than Juvelian expected.<br/><br/>When she discovers that her father is making plans of his own - ones that see her married off<br/>to the tyrannical crown prince - Juvelian is determined to thwart them. The only problem is<br/>she'll need to convince Max, her father's unpredictable protege, to join in on the scheme.<br/><br/><b>This volume collects episodes 15-31 of the webcomic <i>Father, I Don't Want This Marriage</i>.</b></p>

<p><b>Is Lady Juvelian at greater risk of dying at the hands of her father's political enemies... or of falling in love? </b><br/><br/>Desperate to appear unavailable for marriage to the tyrannical Crown Prince Maximillian - the villain of her previous life - Juvelian has proposed a contract relationship with her father's rebellious protege. At first glance, he's the perfect choice, but a veil of misunderstandings hides a dark truth that could challenge Juvelian's attempts to change her future.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, political schemes and old grudges are moving in the shadows of the imperial court, and Juvelian's father, Duke Floyen, stands at the heart of them. As the crown prince seeks to solidify his power, the emperor tightens his hold over the duke.<br/><br/><b>This volume collects episodes 32-48 of the webcomic <i>Father, I Don't Want This Marriage</i>.</b></p>

<p><b>THE FIERCEST, MOST POWERFUL RETELLING OF 2025: A STORY OF AMBITION, FEMALE OPPRESSION AND UNSTOPPABLE HUNGER . . .<br/><br/>'Rich and daring. </b><b>This is everything I dream of in a novel' Ava Reid<br/></b>'<b>Ravenous, righteous and utterly sublime' Bea Fitzgerald</b><b><br/>'Intoxicating and vivid . . . Sensual and vicious' Hannah Kaner</b><br/><b>'An extraordinary book' Jennifer Saint<br/></b><i><br/><b>FOR WHAT DO YOU HUNGER . . . ?<br/></b></i><br/>Lenore is the wife of steel magnate Henry, but ten years into their marriage the relationship has soured, and no child has arrived to fill the distance growing between them. Henry's ambitions take them from London to the Peak District, to the remote, imposing Nethershaw estate, where he plans to host a hunting party. Lenore must work to restore the crumbling house and ready it for Henry's guests - their future depends on it.<br/><br/>But as the couple travel through the bleak countryside, a shocking carriage accident brings the mysterious Carmilla into Lenore's life. Carmilla, who is weak and pale during the day but vibrant at night, Carmilla who stirs up something deep within Lenore. And before long, girls from the local villages fall sick, consumed by a terrible hunger . . .<br/><br/>As the day of the hunt draws closer, Lenore begins to unravel, questioning the role she has been playing all these years. Torn between regaining her husband's affection and the cravings Carmilla has awakened, soon Lenore will uncover a darkness in her household that will place her at terrible risk . . .<br/><br/><b>Set against the violent wilderness of the Peaks and the uncontrolled appetite of the Industrial Revolution, HUNGERSTONE is a compulsive sapphic reworking of CARMILLA, the book that inspired DRACULA: a captivating story of appetite and desire.<br/></b><br/>Everyone is devouring HUNGERSTONE . . .<br/><br/><b>'<i>Hungerstone</i> grabbed me body and soul. From the first page, I was bewitched by its heady mix of danger and desire. Gothic, sensual, and captivating, I could not put it down' Anya Bergman, international bestselling author of<i> The Witches of Vardo</i></b><br/><b><br/>'A fabulous Gothic feast of a novel. S</b><b>o gripping I genuinely struggled to put it down</b>. <b>Lenore is one of the most compelling and morally complex characters I have encountered in recent years' Elodie Harper</b><br/><b><br/>'A sumptuous delight, <i>Hungerstone</i> combines gothic thrills with a feminist exploration of what it means to become estranged from our desires, and what it might mean if we let ourselves be whole. I feasted on it' Jessica Moor<br/><br/>'Kat Dunn repaints the classic story of <i>Carmilla</i> in the boldest, bloodiest colours. <i>Hungerstone</i> is decadent, brilliant, triumphant and I devoured it' Sarah Underwood, author of <i>Lies We Sing to the Sea</i><br/><br/>'Richly imagined and utterly compelling, this story's fierce heart beats like a drum, calling to every woman who has ever had to deny herself. A dark, gothic delight' Hester Musson<br/><br/>'Deliciously dark and atmospheric, <i>Hungerstone</i> throbs with the taste of the forbidden. I devoured this breathtakingly original novel' Emily Critchley</b></p>

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