A Dangerous BusinessMonterey, 1851. Ever since her husband was killed in a bar fight, Eliza Ripple has been working in a brothel. It seems like a better life, at least at first. The madam, Mrs. Parks, is kind, the men are (relatively) well behaved, and Eliza has attained what few women have: financial security. But when the dead bodies of young women start appearing outside of town, a darkness descends that she can't resist confronting. Side by side with her friend Jean,

Bertram Tupra

his triumphs in business

and Corporal Nobbs (disqualified from the human race)

And yet from Occupy to Pussy Riot

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the colossal

The first book in a brand-new series set in ancient Japan from New York Times bestselling author Julie Kagawa

Along the way we explore the Salem Witch Trials and sleep paralysis

ran coffee houses

A gorgeous collection of classic poetry all about the sea and the rivers and lakes that feed them

how she ended up posing nude for Augustus John aged 17

This book is packed with unforgettable stories from why Bob Monkhouse was the best (male) kiss she's ever had to being told off by the Queen