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Malcolm Gladwell’s most urgent book yet: a provocative investigation of America’s epidemic of gun violence.
The United States has far more homicides than any of its peers around the world. Why?
In this groundbreaking book, Malcolm Gladwell explores the American “peculiarity”—how the world’s
'The perfect cozy read!... I truly couldn’t put this book down!! If you’re a fan of Gilmore GirlFrom the USA Today bestselling author of Diavola comes a darkly funny, blood-soaked horror novel about the terrifying seduction of unlimited power.
After years of caring for her dying mother, Martha Shaw feels empty, exhausted, and far older than her twenty-six years. So when her brother invites her to a weekend getaway at the opulent, two-hundred-acre country estate where his friend works, Martha reluctantly agrees. After all, what's the harm? The owners and all their staff will be gone. Security cameras will be off. The house will be theirs. For the first time in years, Martha might actually have fun.
And it is fun, taking advantage of the historic mega-mansion and its vast grounds. Martha begins to feel human again. But when night falls, the rightful master of Newbourne Park returns—and she’s not alone. Suddenly, being caught trespassing is the least of their worries, because what steps out into the moonlight is something vicious. And hungry.
What began as a lark becomes a bloody battle for survival, where greed and morality collide—and a woman must choose to bow, break, or bite back.s and autumn you have to read this book!’ paigescozylibrary, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Falling in love can be sweet and spicy…
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A fun-loving baking queen with a heart of gold. Her gruff neighbour. A tiny Scottish town. Is this a recipe for love – or disaster? This is the utterly unputdownable spicy autumn romance you’ve been waiting for!
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When Izzi pulls up in her battered old car outside the Candy Apple Café, she takes a deep breath and channels her trademark optimism. She’s run away to Honey Haven to escape the mess her life is in right now. Only, she hasn’t bargained on a handsome, broad-shouldered Scotsman appearing out of nowhere and grilling her on why she’s parked there… it turns out the baking work she has lined up is in his gran’s café and he’s her new landlord...
Cameron is immediately rubbed up the wrong way by Izzi’s upbeat vibes and yet, his eyes keep meeting hers across his gran’s cake display at the Candy Apple Café. Cameron’s heart beats a little faster every time she looks up at him through those long, dark lashes and there are only so many times Izzi can pretend she hasn’t noticed the way he towers over her, his dark brooding eyes failing to avoid hers…
Then Izzi and Cameron find themselves thrown together to organise the town’s autumn festival. Planning a spectacular cinnamon-scented event as a surprise for his gran, they find themselves pressed up against each other as they work to turn a crumbling castle into the perfect haunted house filled with sweet treats…
But he’s closed off his heart. And she’s only meant to be in town for a few weeks.
Will the heat between grumpy Cameron and sunny Izzi dial up a notch? Or will their relationship turn as chilly as the autumn air in Honey Haven?
Snuggle up with a steamy hot drink and bed down with this spicy romance, filled with grumpy sunshine vibes and a dreamy HEA. Perfect for fans of Laurie Gilmore, Harper Graham, and Gilmore Girls!
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Tropes:
Grumpy x Sunshine
Small town
Found family
Spicy
What readers are saying about The Candy Apple Café:
‘Packed with warmth, cinnamon, sugary treats and autumnal vibes!… A lovely cosy read that has me excited for October days celebrating halloween and drinking chai… Grumpy x sunshine was the icing on the cake! 🍄’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Each page makes you feel like you are walking amongst the cool fall weather and can smell the delicious aromas coming out of Candy Apple Café!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Had me craving hot chocolate, pumpkin spice treats, and cosy evenings wrapped up with a good book… I had to stop myself from heading to the shop for snacks!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Hooked!… A twist that I did not expect. I could not put the book down and I finished in a day.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I absolutely adored!… incredible… I absolutely love the fall vibes. If a book has fall vibes, I'm here for it!… I cannot wait to read it again for book club!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Had me reading until the early hours, on my way to work, on my lunch break and on my way home… A page-turner… I didn’t want to stop reading.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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wealthiest country came to suffer from a problem typically only seen in the world’s poorest countries.
Drawing on original interviews, archival and social science research, and his trademark insight, Gladwell approaches the American paradox through a series of stories. What can we learn from the miracle of a young gunshot victim in Washington, D.C.? How have the legal troubles of a seventeenth-century English knight influenced American attempts at gun control? Why would a European police chief be baffled by the graduation ceremony at any American police academy?
In a sweeping narrative, Gladwell travels from a shooting range in North Carolina, to the South Side of Chicago, to an old plantation house in Alabama, painting a picture of a country that does not understand its most pressing social problem, and as result, does not understand how to fix it.
