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Elle and Dan haven’t quite achieved their goal of having sex in every room of their new house–but almost!Marriage hasn’t dampened their hunger for one another in the least, and their relationship is as hot and passionate as ever. But when Dan brings up the subject of having a baby together, Elle finds herself conflicted. Between her dysfunctional family background and her fear of how a baby might change their life together, Elle’s not sure she’s ready for the big step. Dan doesn’t bring the subject up again, but the issue takes hold in Elle’s mind.And as their frequent lovemaking sizzles with unquenchable desire, Elle’s heart is filled to the brim with love and the longing to give Dan everything.

‘Utterly compelling!’Lisa Hall on The Marriage LieThe gripping new psychological thriller from the #1 eBook bestselling author!The wrong child was taken that night…He’s yours.Six-year-old Ethan is on an overnight trip with his school when he disappears. The police are called and so is the young boy’s mother, single mum Kat. Her abusive ex-husband, Andrew, seems the perfect suspect – violent, bitter, and out for revenge. And now he’s not answering his phone.So when another mother, Stephanie, receives a call demanding ransom for her son, Sammy, who is safe, the investigation takes an unexpected turn. Whoever her enemy is, he’s taken the wrong child. And the more Stephanie questions her son, the more she’s convinced he’s hiding something…Will they uncover the truth before it’s too late?What readers are saying about Three Days Missing:‘Warning – clear your calendar…because you aren’t going to want to stop reading once you start!’‘An unputdownable, thrilling, rollercoaster ride of a book!’‘Kept me on the edge of my seat and way up past my bedtime, flipping page after page!’‘This book is a cliff-hanger, a knuckle-whitener and one that kept me riveted to the final page.’‘A binge read with the inability to stop reading.’‘A must-read!’

The literary debut from the author of ‘Little Children’, ‘Election’ and ‘The Abstinence Teacher’.Tom Perrotta's first novel takes readers to semi-fictional 'Cranwood', in small-town New Jersey. Set between fall 1969 and the summer of 1980, ‘Bad Haircut’ consists of ten tales; reflecting a coming-of-age in the 'kitsch' era of platforms and disco.The novel charts the struggles of a boy called Buddy with the timeless mysteries of sex, death, parents – and, of course, bad haircuts – as he grows from Cub Scout to college kid. A touching collection of tales, ‘Bad Haircut’ is Perrotta's perfect observation of the tribulations and tenderness of adolescence.

David had everything. No-one knew the London businessman was born into a world beyond poverty, the son of a rapist father and disturbed mother. Abandoned as a baby, he spent most of his childhood in care and suffered appalling sexual abuse. But no-one knew. But a call from the abuser's wife, 30 years on, proved he was living in a house of cards.The youngest of five children, David was the son of a drunkard rapist father and a mentally unhinged mother. His father was jailed and his mother deserted the family, leaving five urchins to battle to survive in an inner city Glaswegian slum. Rescued, but separated, David grows up with vague memories of Ma, but no memory of his siblings.For the next years of his young life David was shipped from pillar to post, until the authorities decided the best place for him and his youngest sister was Quarriers Children's village, where he was delivered into the hands of a paedophile.Helpless, powerless and alone, it was beaten into David that no-one cared for him and no-one loved him.Finally David escapes and goes on to build a life of success, determined to bury his secret and never tell anyone what happened to him. Then he receives a phone call from his abuser's wife, and all that he has built comes tumbling down. She asks David to be a character witness on behalf of the man who stole his childhood. Instead David chooses to tell the truth, turning the tide for detectives involved in a massive investigation and changing his own life forever. This is his remarkable story.