Borderlines —3 long, hilarious and heart wrenching stories,  written in cinematic prose. We see the real Ireland and the Irish: funny, zany, complicated, love-crazy and always entertaining. Carnival Cop gets officious when a raggle-taggle roadshow comes to a remote town. Bonzo is a local mystery man who everyone loves, but few know much about. One for the Rover is a tale of free spirits: Irish music in the slow lane, ...

The West: Stories from Ireland A collection of short fiction by Eddie Stack Eddie Stack's first collection of short stories received immediate critical acclaim both in the U.S. and in Ireland. The seven stories in this collection are set in the West of Ireland. From the opening tale, "Time Passes," to the final story "Derramore," these pieces reveal the soul of a community — its hopes, dreams and schemes. In...

New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery's classic blend of lighthearted humor and intense emotional conflict works its magic on two newcomers to the California town of Fool's Gold, which Library Journal calls "a setting so real and appealing readers will want to start scoping out real estate."Destiny Mills believes passion has its place-like in the lyrics of the country songs that made her parents famous. After a childhood full of drama and heartache, she wants a life that'...

'A masterpiece' Irish Times**'Exhilarating' Daily TelegraphBorn in the Dublin slums of 1901, his father a one-legged whorehouse bouncer and settler of scores, Henry Smart has to grow up fast.By the time he can walk he's out robbing and begging, often cold and always hungry, but a prince of the streets. By Easter Monday, 1916, he's fourteen years old and already six-foot-two, a soldier in the Irish...

**"The magical book that will have your kids asleep in minutes." —The New York PostThis groundbreaking #1 international bestseller is sure to calm racing minds and make bedtime easy and fun for kids and parents!**Do you struggle with getting your child to fall asleep? Do anxiety or worries ever interfere with bedtime?Join parents all over the world who have embraced The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep as their new nightly routine.When Roger...

From the internationally bestselling author of Christmas in the Snow comes another spellbindingly beautiful story for winter."Irresistibly romantic" Hello!Christy Montgomery thinks flashing a bra strap is showing her wild side. So when footage of a mishap at work goes viral and Christy wakes to find she's become an online sensation overnight, she's not prepared for the attention that follows. Christy can't set her phone to...

We last saw Henry Smart, his leg severed in an accident with a railway boxcar, crawl into the Utah desert to die - only to be discovered by John Ford, who's there shooting his latest Western.The Dead Republic opens in 1951. Henry is returning to Ireland for the first time since his escape in 1922. With him are the stars of Ford's latest film, John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara, and the famous director himself, who has tried to suck the soul out of Henry and turn it into Hollywo...

If you live for your family, would you die for your family?The third novel in the compulsive Mitchells and O’Haras trilogy.Life is looking bleak for Frankie Mitchell.Not only has she lost custody of her two children to their sadistic father, gypsy Jed O’Hara, she is also pregnant and banged up in Holloway awaiting trial for attempted murder.In Frankie’s absence, her father, underworld boss Eddie Mitchell, is determined to ge...

Can a city boy and a country girl find a way to be together?Harrison Baxter and Edwina Campbell lead completely different lives.Much has changed for Harry since he escaped his home town of Yallambah ten years ago, headed for the bright lights of the big city. Now he's the star of Melbourne's hottest musical, and feels more at home centre stage than anywhere else. Why bother going back to Yallambah to visit his parents when his father couldn't care ...

A profound, poignant, mind-blowing trip into time and consciousness awaits in this ebook original novella from New York Times bestselling author Peter F. Hamilton. In the vein of Life After Life, Hamilton’s bold speculations into the nature of life—and what comes after—make for riveting, provocative fiction.The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.Whip-smart thirteen-year-old Julian Cos...

How did the cat on the mat get flat?Why did Ed and Ted and Ted's dog Fred get spat out of the head of a whale called Ned?Where was Harry Black when Jack the Yak stole the snack from his sack?What happened to Buck the Duck's brand new muck-sucking truck?Who else, apart from Andy G and Terry D, was chased up a tree by an evil bee?The answers to these stupid questions - and many other stupid questions - are contained in this deeply stupid book... Well, ...

A delightful short story from Jane Gardam, revisting that Titan of the Hong Kong law courts, Edward Feathers (known to many as Old Filth) in the days after he loses his beloved wife, Betty.