Spiderweb is the twelfth novel by Booker Prize winning author Penelope Lively. Stella Brentwood has led an exotic life for a woman of her time. Her frivolous best friend at Oxford, Nadine, knew early what she wanted: marriage and children. Stella, too, has had her share of passion, but her work as an anthropologist - always the outsider, the observer, was her priority. Now she has decided to root herself in Somerset landscape. But she finds that village society in England us far more chaotic, more unpredictable, and even more cruel, than she has known before. And that she cannot - or will not - conform to its rules. 'She is a writer of great subtlety and understanding, and this is her best novel since Moon Tiger, which won the Booker Prize in 1987' The Scotsman 'Evokes an escalating atmosphere of menace . . . Lively at her deceptively easy-to-read best' *Daily Mail * Penelope Lively is the author of many prize-winning novels and short-story collections for both adults and children. She has twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize: once in 1977 for her first novel, The Road to Lichfield, and again in 1984 for According to Mark. She later won the 1987 Booker Prize for her highly acclaimed novel Moon Tiger. Her other books include Going Back; Judgement Day; Next to Nature, Art; Perfect Happiness; Passing On; City of the Mind; Cleopatra's Sister; Heat Wave; Beyond the Blue Mountains, a collection of short stories; Oleander, Jacaranda, a memoir of her childhood days in Egypt; Spiderweb; her autobiographical work, A House Unlocked; The Photograph; Making It Up; Consequences; Family Album, which was shortlisted for the 2009 Costa Novel Award, and How It All Began. She is a popular writer for children and has won both the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Award. She was appointed CBE in the 2001 New Year's Honours List, and DBE in 2012. Penelope Lively lives in London.

Gray doesn’t make friends with women. He has sex with them. Until Ivy. The last thing star tight-end Gray Grayson wants to do is drive his agent’s daughter’s bubblegum pink car. But he needs the wheels and she’s studying abroad. Something he explains when she sends him an irate text to let him know exactly how much pain she’ll put him in if he crashes her beloved ride. Before he knows it, Ivy Mackenzie has become his best texting bud. But then Ivy comes home and everything goes haywire. Because the only thing Gray can think of is being with Ivy. Ivy doesn’t have sex with friends. Especially not with a certain football player. No matter how hot he makes her… Gray drives Ivy crazy. He’s irreverent, sex on a stick, and completely off limits. Because, Ivy has one golden rule: never get involved with one of her father’s clients. A rule that’s proving harder to keep now that Gray is doing his best to seduce her. Her best friend is fast becoming the most irresistible guy she’s ever met. Which means Gray is going to have to use all his skills to get himself out of the friend zone and into Ivy’s heart. Game on

Pastor X gets a donation and develops an urgent need to travel to Europe and elsewhere. But, has the cheque actually been cleared? A modern version of on the road to Damascus.Pastor X gets a donation that sends his imagination soaring. But the donor is hampered by his better half's opposition. How does the donor extricate himself from the shame of it? How does Pastor X extricate himself from his sins of ommission and commission? A gripping Christmas Story.

A short snippet of alternative World War II history. A case of what might have been.On her twenty-first birthday, Franki Smith receives a dozen black roses and an unsigned invitation to a nightclub that doesn't seem to exist. The dark gift haunts her because of two handwritten words near the top. Little Bird. Her mother's nickname for her.Only, Franki's mother disappeared from her life without a trace exactly three years ago to the day.Who sent the mysterious invitation? Franki's need to answer this question will lead her to the doorway of a strange and dangerous new world. A world her mother went to great lengths to keep hidden.A world someone desperately wants Franki to discover.Return to the world of the bestselling Peachville High Demons series, this time from the viewpoint of a brand new, kickass heroine.Sacrifice Me is a serial new adult paranormal romance with twists and turns that will pull you in and keep you guessing until the last installment. There are six episodes total. The first two are both available now! The remaining episodes will release every two weeks. Each episode is about 17,000 words (or 60 pages).Sacrifice Me: The Demon (Episode 1) - May 12Sacrifice Me: The Dream (Episode 2) - May 12Sacrifice Me: The Darkness (Episode 3) - May 26Sacrifice Me: The Dying (Episode 4) - June 9Sacrifice Me: The Devil (Episode 5) - June 23Sacrifice Me: The Doorway (Episode 6) - July 7**Unlike the Peachville series, this is NOT a young adult story. Due to some language and sexual situations, it is appropriate for readers 16+**

Charlene Dugan has decided to get married and has sent everyone around her into a spin. The party is out of control, the groom is spending all his time with the wedding consultant and the bride has cold feet. Not exactly what she had in mind!

Over a quarter of a century after its first publication, the great and simple wisdom in this book continues to influence women's lives. From the Hardcover edition.

From the acclaimed author of Quarantine, a mesmeric novel that breathes life into a distant age.

He had been her first and only love, but when a tragic accident left John Mitchell in a coma a week before their wedding day, Kelly Russell was devastated. The coma lasted for 10 years. Then, shockingly, Mitch appeared at Kelly's door, determined to regain the love they had lost.

Laura Diaz is a passionate character, intimately connected to many historical events. Through her story, Fuentes writes the journal of the Mexican twentieth century, supporting his novel with facts and characters that define the shape of today's Mexico.

Just when you think there's no more room at the table, you're going to be asked to make room for others, especially other people NOT like you! This means there is grace for your back-stabbing boss, your lying in-laws, your nosy neighbor. Jesus picks a couple of wild stories to remind his friendly town-folk that God has a bigger plan in mind than what they're thinking.Joseph Holly knows the truth: Work is rarely as dull as when you are eighteen years old and in love. ‘The Devil eats Coleslaw’ is a working day in Joe's life, which sees him trapped in a supermarket with strange customers, ex-teachers, daydreams, bad ideas, Sonic Youth, The Replacements, and an overwhelming need to see his girlfriend,Diane. It is a story about a young man's private battle with boredom and with keeping his head together, as he tries to get to the end of his shift.

In the Bible, the Israelites completed their journey into the Promised Land by crossing the Jordan River at Gilgal. Now Jason Matthews is on his own journey, struggling to understand the complex series of events in his life as God’s plan to fulfill a particular purpose -- to lead him to his own Promised Land. This is the uplifting story about one man’s journey to complete his Gilgal passage.Senserial offers e-books that can be read in an exciting series style, with an episode being released every week. This way, much like a favourite TV series, readers can have something to look forward to weekly.While all of Senserial’s e-books can be downloaded in full and read in the traditional style, readers who want something extraordinary can opt to read the books with impressive graphics and a musical score to enhance their reading experience. This helps readers further immerse themselves into the colorful worlds portrayed in each series. This is an especially excellent feature to use during storytelling with kids, or simply anytime you want to liven up your reading time. Description:Candace was born into a world of magic and secrets. As a shifter, she has trained all her life to be a guardian to protect a higher class of the Dragmon Order. When the day of her 16th birthday approaches, a sudden attack occurs and she wakes up in the hospital with no memory of who she was. She starts an entirely new life in a new home and a new school. Things are going great for her, even gaining the interests of a boy that she really likes. However, when her past begins to sneak up on her, she must decide whether she is willing to sacrifice everything for something she doesn’t even remember believing in.

An English Knight, a Crusader who no longer believes in his holy war is forced to protect a faith he has questioned. Drawn into another war for his King, a war that could cost him everything, he fights to protect a Kingdom, and the woman he loves, a fight he cannot lose!In the medieval world where men fear the wrath of God, Ralf de Capo, an Anglo-Norman knight turned Crusader serving in the army of the Kingdom of Jerusalem questions his reasons for fighting on behalf of men he believes are corrupt and immoral. From the oppressive heat of the desert Kingdom where he has to save his enemies and protect a secret the church must hide, to the mud and blood of a depressing England caught in a civil war between the King and the Barons, he must command a castle under siege and fight to protect the woman he loves. His honour, reputation and the lives of those he holds most dear are at stake, but before he can keep the promises he has made, men from the past arrive to hunt him down, and their arrival changes everything!

The most traumatic disaster in modern history. The short, explosive story of a boy and his life changing quest to save his father.Long, long ago in a land at the edge of a desert that howls against the walls of the village, a poor young boy named Samir is sent to work for a strange old man who stays up all night listening to the stars. In his curiosity to find out why, Samir stumbles upon a secret and is swept up in an epic journey across the ancient world. It is up to him and his brother Hamdan - with a lot of help from Munira, the camel - to deliver a very special treasure to a king and perhaps rescue their land from disaster. Can they overcome thieves and a sandstorm to reach their destination in time?This imaginative reconstruction of the tale of the Magi will appeal to children aged five and over, and draws on real astronomical research into the real Christmas Star. The story is set in the ancient Middle East, in which region the author lived for many years - although at a much later date, of course!

Life. Death. Solitude. Fear. Courage. Forgiveness. Inspiration. The impossible. A miracle. A rose...Terrorism has become our reality. We are forced to face it. To fight it. To persecute it. But what happens when persecution of terrorists becomes an obsession? When somebody, obsessed with the threat of terrorism starts accusing people of being terrorists even if they are not? When he takes laws into his hands and acts violently against innocent people?Gateway to Heaven is a novel about such a man. And his victims.

This book of 34 poems is offered here for free for your enjoyment and amusement. Please feel free to review and/or comment, I would love to hear what you think! This is my fifth book of poems with three more to follow in good time. Thanks for reading!This book of thirty-four poems is completely free for your perusal and enjoyment. Please feel free to review and/or comment, I would love to hear what you think! This is my fifth free book, and there are three more to follow. You can find the rest of my books here if you find this to be amusing or enlightening. Hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them!