The mischievous & often dark world of Wayne Holloway-Smith's first collection Alarum exists in the space between the peculiar thought & its dismissal. It is a place in which commonsense is unfixed, where the imagination disrupts notions of stability. 'A single crow falling from the mind' of the poet is something awkward left at our feet, & the 'air itself' is the voice of skewered unease. The complexities of life are jolted awake throughout this fearlessly inventive debut, as loss arrives played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt in a movie, the risk of romance is understood as the filling in a sandwich, & anxieties are found hunkered in bushes, blooming behind the wallpaper, & in the bursting of balloons. ...

Today, genes are called upon to explain almost every aspect of our lives, from social inequalities to health, sexual preference

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The year is 2020 & President Trump has just announced that the world is bracing itself for the effects of a huge solar storm. 17 year old Jim Richards is a gawky, unimpressive teenager in Anchorage, Alaska. As chaos descends & society breaks down into anarchy & violence, his family team up with others to leave the city & take their chances in the Alaskan wilderness. They can no longer flick a switch to get what they want, no mobile or internet, in fact no communication at all with the wider world, how will it play out? Jim must step up, & in doing so, find his true self, his first love, & his destiny. How will the human race survive in this new world? The Provider is the first of the Alaskan Chronicles. ...

WHO NEEDED PEACE & QUIET WHEN YOU HAD ASSASSINS & A SECOND SHOT AT LOVE? No matter how far he went, Sam Russell couldnt outrun his past. Not even in an epic race across the Alaskan wilderness. But surviving the harsh climate wasnt something Sam could do alone. Returning home to bask in the frozen sun, the last thing Special Agent Kat Sikes wanted was for reality to intrude. But fantasies didnt get any more real than Sam Russell. With his competitive intensity urging her on, she took his racing challenge--determined to beat him at his own game. Despite the subzero temperatures, the heat between them was undeniable. Out of control & breathless, the pair hurtled toward the finish line, only to await one last showdown on the snow & ice. ...

Melting His Heart Never stay in one place too long. These are the words Brock Parker lives by. Roaming the world to save avalanche victims keeps the search-&-rescue patrolman from getting too close to anyone. The resort ski town of Aurora is no different. Until Brock meets Anya Petrova. The Alaska native needs someone to train her dog. Who better than the man who works wonders with his canine rescue team? Haunted by a family tragedy, Brock doesnt think hes anyones hero. But Anya refuses to believe that. & when she shows her true mettle in the face of breathtaking danger, Brock realizes what hell risk for the woman whose love has healed his heart. ...

He travelled thousands of miles to be alone...but is it what he really wants? Relocating to Alaska after a family tragedy seemed an ideal way for author R.D. ` Mac' Macleod to grieve in peace. But solitude feels overrated when Mac's around B&B owner Ursula Anderson & her goddaughter, Rory. Is it time to finally forgive himself? ...

HED BEEN CALLED MANY THINGS, BUT NEVER HUSBAND In need of a bodyguard on her mission into the Alaskan wilderness, nurse Victoria Windhaven is shocked to recognise the hired gun as none other than Brant Mac Quaid
- a man she had thought never to see again! Brant, now a notorious bounty hunter with a burning passion for justice, once betrayed her. But, closely confined with him in the stagecoach by day, & even more closely combined under the stars by night, Victoria cant help but dream of turning this renegade into ideal husband material
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The shimmering winter landscape hides the darkest passions When Mariah travels to the remote Alaska glacier region, shes seduced by the stark beauty of the landscape
- & the powerful appeal of her rugged new guide, Patrick Worley. For Patrick, the beautiful nature writer is an unwelcome distraction. His job at the Great Glacier Ranch is only a cover for his classified work with Alpha Force. He is on a mission to uncover the truth behind a series of deadly explosions, & her presence hinders his ability to shape-shift & to hunt
- as only a werewolf can. Even if he, too, feels an animal lust hot enough to melt the Alaskan ice, he knows their desire cannot be satisfied. But can it truly be denied?

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THE ALL-NEW DIARIES; Alastair Campbell's diaries have the quality of Pepys.. .people will be looking for insights & finding them in 100 years' time. Lord Alex Carlile Launched to a blaze of critical acclaim, Alastair Campbell's explosive diaries became an instant classic. Now, this eagerly anticipated new volume picks up where its predecessor left off, with Campbell standing down as Tony Blair's director of communications in 2003. Leaving Downing Street, however, isn't as easy as it seems, with Campbell persistently drawn back to the epicentre of power
- often to the frustration of his partner, Fiona. As Lord Hutton prepares to publish his report, thus sparking a huge crisis for the BBC, any joy in No. 10 is dwarfed by continuing difficulties in Iraq. Meanwhile, the Blair/ Brown relationship is fracturing almost beyond repair, & Campbell is tasked with devising a plan that will enable the two men to fight a united election campaign. At home, Campbell writes frankly of his continuing battles with mental health issues as he attempts to adapt to a new life beyond the confines of Westminster. Lifting the lid on the power battles at the heart of the Labour Party that sowed the seeds of today's turmoil, Outside, Inside is a vivid & compelling insight into modern political history, & a candid reflection on the personal impact of life in the corridors of power.
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