by admin | Mar 12, 2025 | Cozy Mystery |
A top saleswoman at a Finnish sauna company must outwit the police and a murderer when her boss is found dead … in a sauna. A darkly funny, tense new thriller from ‘The funniest writer in Europe’ (The Times)’The best comic crime novel you’ll read this year’ Abir Mukherjee’Showcases Antti’s trademark deadpan humour and crime plots focused on intriguingly quirky individuals. An utter delight’ Vaseem Khan’Just what you want from Antti Tuomainen, the brilliant moulding of apparent mundanity into a which-way-now thrill ride, with humour drier than a desert snake’s belly’ Ian Moore______Saunas, love and a ladleful of murder…A cold-blooded killer strikes at the hottest moment: the new head of a sauna-stove company is murdered … in the sauna. Who has turned up the temperature and burned him to death?The evidence points in the direction of Anni Korpinen – top salesperson and the victim’s successor at Steam Devil.And as if hitting middle-age, being in a marriage that has lost its purpose, and struggling with work weren’t enough, Anni realizes that she must be quicker than both the police and the murderer to uncover who is behind it all – before it’s too late…From the international bestselling author of The Man Who Died and The Rabbit Factor, comes a darkly funny, delightfully tense new thriller that showcases humanity at its most bare – in middle age, suspected of murder and, of course, in a sauna…_____’The funniest writer in Europe’ The Times’Hilarious, beautifully penned and startlingly inventive. No other writer can come up with more ways to kill you in a sauna, and The Burning Stones cements Tuomainen’s position as the king of the humorous crime caper’ Abir Mukherjee’Laconic, thrilling and warmly human – hugely enjoyable’ Christopher Brookmyre’Antti turns the heat up with this wryly comic thriller. You’ll sweat along with the characters!’ Douglas Skelton’You don’t expect to laugh when you’re reading about terrible crimes, but that’s what you’ll do when you pick up one of Tuomainen’s decidedly quirky thrillers’ New York Times’Finland’s greatest export’ M.J. Arlidge’A refreshing change from the decidedly gloomier crime fiction for which Scandinavia is known’ Publishers Weekly’Right up there with the best’ Times Literary SupplementPraise for Antti Tuomainen’Delightfully funny’ Guardian’Deftly plotted, poignant and perceptive in its wry reflections on mortality and very funny’ Irish Times’Fresh and witty’ Chris Ewan’A thrilling and hilarious read’ Liz Nugent’Charming, funny and clever’ Literary Review’A delight from start to finish’ Big Issue’Original and brilliant story-telling’ Helen FitzGerald’Finnish criminal chucklemeister Tuomainen is channelling Carl Hiassen’ Sunday Times’A thriller with black comedy worth of Nabokov’ Telegraph
by admin | Mar 12, 2025 | Christian Nonfiction |
Stop Striving and Start Resting! What is Gods will for my life? Its an age-old search. Most likely, youve asked the same question. Desperate for answers, we often find ourselves trapped in cycles of struggle and searching, as if Gods will was elusive and out of reach. This couldnt be further from the truth! Gods greatest desire is for you to rest in the flow of His perfect plan, because fulfilling your destiny is more about listening than it is about striving. Drs. Dennis and Jennifer Clark offer a groundbreaking approach to discovering how to flow in the river of Gods will. Read this book and learn how to:Hear Gods will through listening and surrender.Find true peace by practicing the Lordship of Jesus.Overcome difficult trials by feasting on the delight of Gods will.Gods will is not about following a blueprint or roadmap; its about stepping into the flow of His supernatural purposes, prepared for you before Creation! Stop striving and learn to rest while Flowing in the River of Gods Will.
by admin | Mar 12, 2025 | Historical Romance |
An unconventional woman might be the perfect match for a stuffy Englishman in the continuation of this USA Today–bestselling Regency romance series.The Dowager Lady Worthington isn’t quite sure what to make of country-girl Dorothea Stern. As the granddaughter of the Duke of Bristol, Dotty is schooled in the ways and means of the nobility. But her sharp wit and outspoken nature has everyone in a tizzy. Especially their cousin, Dominic, the Marquis of Merton. Prematurely stuffy, Dom was raised by his cheerless uncle to be wary of a host of things, including innovation, waltzing, and most perilous of all: true love. Still, there’s something about Dotty, beyond her beauty, that Dom cannot resist. But the odds are against him if he intends to win her as his bride. Will he choose loyalty to his family—or risk everything for the one woman he believes is his perfect match… “A classic Regency romp! Perfect for fans of Grace Burrowes.”—Caroline Linden, USA Today bestselling author“A strong continuation of an appealing series.”—Publishers Weekly
by admin | Mar 11, 2025 | Historical Fiction |
‘[I] absolutely loved this fictional take on some of the most legendary women of Hollywood’s Golden Age! Perfect for books clubs.’ ????? NetGalley ReviewerFor fans of Fiona Davis, Kathleen Tessaro and Taylor Jenkins Reid in the most enlightening and exciting bookclub read of the year!‘An atmospheric narrative of young women pushing boundaries and defying expectations… truly unforgettable’ Caroline Cauchi, bestselling author of Mrs Van GoghOne ordinary school. Three extraordinary women …In the 1920s, three young girls enter a strict, cheerless convent school in a quiet London suburb.Six years later they leave, to change the world …Maureen was the movie star, whose role as Tarzan’s Jane helped rewrite the rules of cinema censorship.Sonia was the aspiring writer who became George Orwell’s wife and the guardian of his literary legacy.And Vivien was the actress as iconic as the roles she played, from Cleopatra to Scarlett O’Hara.Together their careers encompassed glamour and tragedy, triumph and scandal. From Bloomsbury to Hollywood, and from the cafés of Paris to the theatres of New York, this novel is a breath-taking epic spanning four decades in three unforgettable lives.See what real readers are saying about Caroline Lamond’s writing:????? ‘Well written and told from the point of view of the characters, this is an engaging story and gives the reader a glimpse of the heady world of theatre, film and society in the time of the star studded movie era’????? ‘Well written and researched… a joy to read’????? ‘A highly engaging tale’????? ‘I was hooked from the first page…’????? ‘Really reminded me of City of Girls, the lifestyle, the glamour but also the tenderness… Wonderful!’????? ‘A highly engaging tale’????? ‘Absolutely fantastic, unputdownable…’????? ‘A moving and at times heartbreaking story’????? ‘Sad, happy and frustrating at times this novel pulls on all emotions’‘An enticing parallel portrait, of women endeavouring to be heard in a glittering but masculine era’ Mandy Robotham, international bestselling author‘An extraordinary story’ Georgia Kaufmann, author of The Dressmaker of Paris‘An engaging portrait of an indomitable woman at the heart of Golden Age Hollywood’ Gill Paul, bestselling author of The Manhattan Girls
by admin | Mar 11, 2025 | Christian Fiction |
She thought he was her forever—he had other plans.Of all the dares Lorna Elliot had accepted, becoming a Harvey Girl waitress was by far the dumbest—and she’d pulled some pretty foolhardy antics. Her back was sore. Her feet were swollen. And she had done it to herself in a fit of pique over a Texas Ranger who was mooning over another woman. Lorna had longed for distraction at the time, but after weeks of training, she might keel over and die in the middle of the dining room floor with a plate of apple pie in one hand and a pot of coffee in the other. But, she’s an Elliot. And Elliot’s never quit. The only thing she’d ever quit was attempting to win Ranger Reid and now that he’s the new sheriff in her hometown, it’s going to be impossible for her to move on unless she takes control of her heart—for better, or for worse.Sheriff Reid had never wanted to settle down until he had fallen hard for a runaway mail-order bride turned Harvey Girl who chose another. When news of an outlaw’s escape lands on his desk, he eagerly rides out in pursuit all the way to Topeka and overhears the outlaw’s plans that revolve around the wealthy Lorna Elliot. It’s up to Reid to see his childhood friend safe . . . despite Lorna insisting that she can protect herself without him.
