Uglies meets The Handmaid's Tale for the new YA generation, in the mind-blowing new novel from bestselling queen of YA Holly Bourne."I devoured this - so compelling and with such a powerful message." Katherine Webber, co-author of Twin CrownsBEAUTY COMES AT A PRICE. AND GIRLS MUST PAY.In Belle and Joni's world there are two options for girls:One, follow the rules of the Doctrine like Belle: apply your Mask, work hard to be crowned at the Ceremony, be a Pretty.Or two, fight the rules like Joni: leave your face bare, work hard to escape to the Education, be an Objectionable.But maybe there is a third option...Change the rules. Reclaim your power. If you can...What would you choose?

In 1866 the American minister at Rio de Janeiro turned from the reality of a few incongruous and trouble-breeding Kentucky colonels, slouched-hatted and frock-coated, wandering through the unfamiliar streets of the great South American capital, and saw a nightmare.

Simmering tensions, buried memories and old scores are revived at Wychbourne Court when Lady Ansley's old theatre group reunite to perform the Wychbourne Follies. 1926, Kent. Lady Ansley's old Gaiety Theatre group are reuniting at Wychbourne Court for the weekend. But how will they react when they learn that, thanks to her son Richard, the Follies, which began as a jolly idea for their own amusement, has become a fully-fledged performance to be held in the village at the Coach and Horses Inn? Chef Nell Drury is sure her guests' reaction isn't the only thing worrying Lady Ansley. A fascinating group of actors and actresses – from the pompous Hubert Jarrett to the dashing Neville Heydock, it's not long before simmering tensions, revived old scores, fears and, worst of all, buried memories take centre stage. What happened to Mary Ann Darling, the young Gaiety actress who disappeared thirty years ago? As the performance draws to a close, the real drama is only...

This discounted bundle contains the first four books in the Shadow For Hire LitRPG series, the first four books in the Kingdom LitRPG series and the first book in the new Bitch Berserker LitRPG series. Shadow For Hire series: Vivian is addicted to the largest, and most immersive, MMO on the market. All she wants to do is quest and loot. But things go wrong when she's inadvertently sucked into the 'meta' story line of the game, and she is no longer just a nameless player among billions - she's now a server champion in the making. The problem? She wants nothing to do with it. Book 1 - Shadow Gambit An impossible quest for a legendary item. Book 2 - Shadow Hunting The most powerful player in the gaming universe wants me dead. Book 3 - Shadow Wars I'm a loot-hunting adventurer, not a general. Book 4 - Shadow Blade A hallowed weapon hidden in a jungle hell. Kingdom Series: All Books Revised as of August, 7, 2018 Robert was content with his life as a night-shift janitor. No stress, no worries, and no responsibilities. But this idyllic existence is turned upside down when he suddenly finds himself trapped inside a fantasy Role Playing Game. Confused and alone he must find a way to escape back to his own world and, more importantly, to his daughter. But to do that he must take up the biggest responsibility of all: To rule a kingdom. Book 1 - Kingdom Level One A broken kingdom for a reluctant king. Book 2 - Kingdom Level Two A baptism of fire for a neophyte king. Book 3 - Kingdom Level Three What is a king without a kingdom? Book 4 - Kingdom Level Four Kingdom Building 101 Bitch Berserker Series: Book 1 - Bitch Berserker Trapped in a savage reality! I'm a kind and gentle person. Or should I say, I was... As an interstellar surveyor, my job is to find and explore new star systems at the very fringes of humankind's reach. There are no conflicts, or even stress – it's simply a career which allows me to quietly drift through the cosmos, enjoying its endless beauty. Then I found myself trapped on a world like no other. Dark, bloody and brutal, I had to adapt quickly to this new reality, or me and my crew would never get a chance to escape. My life quickly morphed from one of peace, to one of pure savagery. And as I carved a blood-soaked path across this realm of carnage, there was one horrifying fact about myself I needed to confront: Learning to kill was easy, but learning not to love it so much... now that's hard.

Sir Max Pemberton was a popular British novelist, working mainly in the adventure and mystery genres. 

Evie, Amber and Lottie: three girls facing down tough issues with the combined powers of friendship, feminism and cheesy snacks. Both hilarious and heart-rending, this is Evie's no-holds-barred story of struggling to live a "normal" teen life in the grip of OCD, from the acclaimed author of The Manifesto on How to be Interesting.

Lottie is starting a supersonic feminist experiment. For one month she's going to call out every instance of sexism she sees. But when her project hits the headlines, the trolls come out to play – and they are VICIOUS. Lottie's not a quitter, but best friends Evie and Amber are worried. What if Lottie's heading for burnout...or worse?

Most erotic story writers include anal sex as an afterthought. Englishman Alex Barton puts beautiful bottoms back where they belong - as the main attraction, If Anal Sex Turns You On, Then You’ll Love These Five Stories! Gentle Persuasion – "I want you naked, Lucy," Tony said, leaning over her sweating body. Straddling her, he pulled the dress up over her head and she reached up for him, her hands clawing his buttocks in an effort to pull him close enough to capture his cock with her mouth. But he caught her hands and lifted them over her head, gently slipping silken bonds attached to the bedposts around her wrists ... Foursome – Nicky wasn’t an anal virgin, and enjoyed it if her lover was considerate and slow. But that wasn’t what she wanted with Stephen, she wanted to be sodomised long and hard and deep. Her fingers crept downwards to between her legs. Oh well, she thought, if fucking her ass was what Stephen wanted then that was what she’d do ... Party Games - Emma stretched her hand out and slowly stroked her fingers over the bulge of Max’s prick, from the glans to the base, and reached for his zip. She slid it down, then pulled the front of his pants open, her eyes widening as Max’s long, thick penis sprang erect, quivering with the intensity of his desire ... The Blacksmith – Joss pulled down one end of the cord he’d used to masturbate himself, looped it through the rope tying Caroline’s wrists together and hauled her up into the air, securing the other end of the cord to a ring in the wall. He watched as she hung helplessly, a faint smile on his lips ... A Quiet Weekend - The man lying on top of Emma shuddered in ecstasy and began to come. His hips stiffened as he pressed Emma’s knees back against her breasts and thrust his cock deep within her upturned bottom, pumping out the contents of his balls. Emma stifled a scream into the man’s shoulder, her body responding with a fierce, prolonged orgasm ...