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The Spark : Touch Me (Paranormal Romance Trilogy Book 1)

The Spark : Touch Me (Paranormal Romance Trilogy Book 1)
  • Author(s): Lara Ingvar
  • Location(s): North America
  • Genre(s): Romance, Fantasy, Paranormal
  • Era(s): Our Days

Kira Bell lives by the principle “the end justifies the means.” Lying to her boyfriend, getting a shady job, even taking the risk of parting with her soul—there’s nothing she wouldn’t do for her family. She finds a job...

The Spectator Bird

The Spectator Bird
  • Author(s): Wallace Stegner
  • Location(s): Copenhagen, California
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1954, 1974

This tour-de-force of American literature and a winner of the National Book Award is a profound, intimate, affecting novel from one of the most esteemed literary minds of the last century and a beloved chronicler of the West. Joe...

The Speech

The Speech
  • Author(s): Andrew Smith
  • Location(s): Wolverhampton
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1968

His words threatened rivers of blood…and they fought him with hope… April 20th, 1968: Enoch Powell, MP for Wolverhampton South West, gives a speech that shakes a community and Britain to its very core. Words that provoke, that divide...

The Spice Box Letters

The Spice Box Letters
  • Author(s): Eve Makis
  • Location(s): Armenia, Cyprus
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1915 and early 2000s

Katerina inherits a scented spice box after her grandmother Mariam dies. It contains letters and a diary, written in Armenian. As she pieces together her family story, Katerina learns that Mariam’s childhood was shattered by the Armenian tragedy of...

The Spice Temple – The Journey Begins

The Spice Temple – The Journey Begins
  • Author(s): Cindia Luest
  • Location(s): India, Dubai, Switzerland
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Food and Drink
  • Era(s): Contemporary

“The Spice Temple – The Journey Begins” is a unique work of literary or culinary fiction that allows readers to travel to destinations like the Swiss Alps, India and Dubai. It offers social themes and gives foodies the taste...

The Spider and the Stone: A Novel of Scotland’s Black Douglas

The Spider and the Stone: A Novel of Scotland’s Black Douglas
  • Author(s): Glen Craney
  • Location(s): Scotland
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 14th Century

As the 14th century dawns, the brutal King Edward Longshanks of England schemes to steal Scotland. But a frail, dark-skinned boy named James Douglas, inspired by a headstrong lass from Fife, defies three Plantagenet kings and champions the cause...

The Spider King’s Daughter

The Spider King’s Daughter
  • Author(s): Chibundu Onuzo
  • Location(s): Lagos
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): contemporary

Seventeen-year-old Abike Johnson is the favourite child of her wealthy father. She lives in a sprawling mansion in Lagos, protected by armed guards and ferried everywhere in a huge black jeep. But being her father’s favourite comes with uncomfortable...

The Spider’s House

The Spider’s House
  • Author(s): Paul Bowles
  • Location(s): Fez
  • Genre(s): Historical
  • Era(s): 1954

Fez, 1954, and American ex-pat Stenham reluctantly accepts a guide for his night-time walk home through the streets of the Medina. A nationalist uprising is transforming the country, much to the annoyance of Stenham, who enjoys the trappings of...

The Spill

The Spill
  • Author(s): Imbi Neeme
  • Location(s): Western Australia
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1980s till contemporary

A car slides out of control and into a near miss. Its occupants emerge without serious physical injuries, but the incident’s aftermath pulls a family apart. Each chapter reveals part of the puzzle, building a cleverly crafted image of...

The Spinning Heart

The Spinning Heart
  • Author(s): Donal Ryan
  • Location(s): County Tipperary
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

In the aftermath of Ireland’s financial collapse, dangerous tensions surface in an Irish town. As violence flares, the characters face a battle between public persona and inner desires. Through a chorus of unique voices, each struggling to tell their...

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