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Fae magic, enemies-to-lovers rivalry, and political intrigue combine in this steamy romantasy from award-winning author N.E. Davenport.

HE'LL TAKE HER CROWN. SHE'LL HAVE HIS HEART. 

 'All the romantasy-loving folks, listen up — this is your next favorite book! An immersive world, knife-to-throat enemies to lovers, morally grey characters … An instant romantasy classic!' Katee Robert, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author

'Malachi and Kadeesha were the ultimate power couple, who I would die for, and the heat — oh my, the HEAT — was off the charts … everyone needs to read this.” Nisha J Tuli, international bestselling author of Trial of the Sun Queen

Bound by fate and duty, Princess Kadeesha has no choice but to become the Hyperion High King’s bride instead of the great warrior she knows she can be. But first, she spends one last night of freedom in the arms of an intoxicating stranger.

Unfortunately, Malachi is no stranger. Kadeesha’s husband-to-be decimated the Apollyon Court, and, as its new king, Malachi wants his pound of flesh. When his assassination attempt at her wedding fails, he kidnaps Kadeesha amid the chaos.

But she’s done being a pawn for powerful men. Kadeesha makes a deal with Malachi: she’ll play the part of his lover to lure the jealous Hyperion King to his death and, in return, Malachi will spare her people from the carnage he has planned for his enemies.

To save her court, Kadeesha must navigate a deadly world of fae politics and her growing feelings for Malachi. Though her hatred for him burns bright, it pales in comparison to the fiery attraction each touch between them ignites.

Our Vicious Oaths, By N. E. Davenport, Read by Jeanette Illidge and Morris Kellswater

From the author of the word-of-mouth sensation The Book of Beginnings, comes an uplifting, festive short story that will melt your heart this winter.

A single Christmas can change everything… 

 This Christmas, Malcolm is determined to give his dearest friend Rev Ruth the perfect festive lunch – a heartfelt thank-you for her boundless generosity.

But when Ruth’s kind spirit turns their quiet meal into a community feast, Malcolm’s dreams – and nerves – begin to unravel.

As snow begins to fall, tensions rise with the arrival of more unexpected guests…

But new beginnings often come wrapped in chaos. If Malcolm can find the courage to open his heart, he might find the most magical Christmas gift of all…

Readers LOVE New Beginnings for Christmas!
‘An absolutely perfect Christmas cracker! A gentle tale that brings out the sparkly, magic and joy of Christmas and spending it with the ones you love’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Brought tears to my eyes… can’t wait to read more by Sally Page’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A beautiful Christmas story. It is brilliant read. Just read it’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This is wonderful! Festive, funny, touching and warm’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘This book is a balm for your soul, and it’s made me feel all Christmassy’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Beautifully and very cleverly written. It's definitely one that will put you in the mood to celebrate Christmas’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

New Beginnings for Christmas, By Sally Page, Read by Tamsin Kennard

Don’t miss the next captivating page-turner from Sunday Times bestseller Susan Lewis! 

 Book 3 in the Cristy Ward series

A dead husband. A missing wife. Will they find her in time?

Romy Kaplan has vanished from her home.

Or has she?

When Romy begins posting on her social media accounts asking everyone to stop looking for her, the police are certain she is safe. But Romy's nearest and dearest are far from convinced.

Her husband died in the bath under inconclusive circumstances six weeks ago. And Romy would never disappear without telling someone where she is going.

As true crime podcast host, Cristy Ward, picks up Romy's case… she has the whole world asking…

Where is Romy now?

Never Look Back, By Susan Lewis, Read by Kristin Atherton, Mark Meadows, Oliver Hembrough, Lucy Price-Lewis and Catrin Walker-Booth

Empire of the Dawn, By Jay Kristoff, Read by Damian Lynch and Shakira Shute

In her second volume of short stories, which follows the hugely successful 'Encounters', Barbara Erskine has created a compelling world of love, betrayal, suspense and grief. 

 A biographer investigating a tragic death hears voices from the past drawing her towards the truth…

A nineteenth century parson’s daughter is caught up in the excitement and romance of a smuggling intrigue…

A young boy from a deprived background finds his own haven in the wastelands of the inner city…

Contemporary, historical, spooky, and humorous – there are over thirty delightful stories, each one guaranteed to capture the reader’s imagination, and all demonstrating Barbara Erskine’s unique powers as a storyteller.

Readers LOVE Barbara Erskine:
‘Atmospheric’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Enthralling’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Spellbinding’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Another fabulous read from the mistress of the genre’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Immensely and deeply immersive fiction’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I loved every minute’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘An exceptional writer of great books’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘You can rely on this author to keep you wanting more’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A joy to read’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Captivating and engrossing’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Distant Voices, By Barbara Erskine, Read by Penelope Rawlins, Heather Long and Tim Frances

What makes a thriller truly unputdownable? Which novels have a sense of place that feels like its own character? What are your favourite darker reads for winter nights. We answer these questions and more on our latest episode of Ask Penguin. 

We’re joined by best-selling author, Paula Hawkins, who discusses art, love and remote islands in her latest thriller, The Blue Hour, as well as answering your latest questions with plenty of book recommendations to help you find your next read.

Paula Hawkins worked as a journalist for fifteen years before writing her first novel. Born and brought up in Zimbabwe, she moved to London in 1989. Her first thriller The Girl on the Train became a global phenomenon, selling over 23 million copies. Published in over fifty languages, it was a No.1 bestseller around the world and a box-office-hit film starring Emily Blunt.

Paula's subsequent thrillers have all been instant Sunday Times bestsellers. In 2021 A Slow Fire Burning was nominated for Thriller of the Year at the British Book Awards, and in 2025 The Blue Hour was voted the Good Housekeeping Good Books winner.

What makes a setting feel so vivid it becomes a character? With Paula Hawkins

Trisha’s bestselling Christmas book will have you hooked from start to finish – the perfect read as those cold winter nights draw in. 

 Christmas has always been a sad time for young widow Holly Brown. So when she's asked to look after a remote house on the Lancashire moors, the opportunity to hide herself away is irresistible – the perfect excuse to forget about the festivities.

The owner of the house, Jude Martland, is also avoiding Christmas since the last one saw his brother run off with his fiancee. But forced to return home unexpectedly, Jude arrives to find that his family are running amok – with Holly seemingly at the centre of it all.

As the blizzards descend, there is no escape. With nowhere to go, Holly and Jude get much more than they bargained for – and a Christmas they will always remember!

Twelve Days of Christmas, By Trisha Ashley, Read by Kristin Atherton

What were our favourite books of the year and what are we most excited to read in 2026? Join the team behind the Ask Penguin podcast to look back at standout titles, memorable podcast moments, and the reading intentions we’re taking into the New Year.



What were the best books of 2025?

El afamado escritor, politólogo, y conferencista Agustín Laje presenta La batalla cultural: Reflexiones críticas para una Nueva Derecha – un manifiesto que informará, animará y facultará a los “guerrilleros culturales” para no bajar los brazos en la batalla que sigue perjudicando a nuestras familias y a la sociedad en general.

En el mundo contemporáneo, la sociedad y la cultura cambian a gran velocidad. La voluntad de dirigir esos cambios está en la base de las batallas culturales que hoy se viven en todas partes. Bien investigado y argumentado inteligentemente, este libro define el concepto de batalla cultural y muestra hasta qué punto la cultura ha llegado a ser el botín principal del poder, cómo se han desarrollado estas batallas desde los tiempos modernos hasta la actual posmodernidad y cómo enfrentarlas.

En este libro, Agustín Laje:

Explica qué es la batalla cultural, cómo darla, y cuales son su características
Analiza cómo la nueva izquierda entendió este fenómeno, frente a una derecha que menospreció el poder de la cultura
Examina cómo entendió este fenómeno la nueva izquierda, frente a una derecha que menospreció el poder de la cultura
Pretende brindar las herramientas necesarias para el nacimiento de una nueva derecha
Este libro está dirigido a:

Las familias que son el principal blanco de ataque en este momento, que se sienten fragmentadas, amedrentadas y que quieren hacer algo más para convertirse en agentes de batalla cultural
A los Jóvenes que cursan sus estudios y que entienden que en sus universidades cada vez hay menos educación y más adoctrinamiento
A todo aquel que se preocupa por los asuntos políticos y mundiales de gran magnitud que crean conflictos en la sociedad
“La lucha política y la lucha cultural son las dos caras de una misma moneda. Si no hay política sin hegemonía, entonces tampoco hay política sin batalla cultural”, dice Laje. “La batalla cultural terminará mostrándose como la madre de todas las batallas.”

The Culture Battle

Famed writer, political scientist, and lecturer Agustín Laje presents The Culture Battle: Critical Reflections for a New Right – a manifesto that will inform, encourage and empower the “cultural guerrillas” not to give up in the battle that continues to harm our families and society in general.

In the contemporary world, society and culture are changing at great speed. The will to lead these changes is at the basis of the cultural battles that are being fought everywhere today. Well researched and intelligently argued, this book defines the concept of cultural battle and shows to what extent culture has become the main spoils of power, how these battles have developed from modern times to today's postmodernity and how to face them.

In this book, Agustín Laje:

Explains what the culture battle is, how to wage it, and what its characteristics are
Analyzes how the new left understood this phenomenon, in the face of a right wing that underestimated the power of culture
Examines how the new left understood this phenomenon, in the face of a right wing that underestimated the power of culture
Aims to provide the necessary tools for the birth of a new right wing

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An inventive new look at the entwined histories of Britain and Ireland’s nations – and the people who have called them home. 

 Brian Groom, author of the bestselling Northerners, reveals a colourful and often-contested story of the Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans and others who have occupied these islands, along with their culture, languages and passions.

Groom explores the role of religion and the British Empire, international diasporas and internal migration, gender relations and war in this entertaining narrative.

With forays into popular culture, sport, music, language, literature and art, These Isles stretches from 800,000-year-old footprints on a Norfolk beach to the changing fortunes of the early 21st century. It offers a uniquely rich and kaleidoscopic vision of the shared stories of people across Britain and Ireland – past and present.

These Isles: A People’s History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, By Brian Groom, Read by Hugh Kermode

In this episode of the O’Reilly podcast, Jon Bruner sat down with Rahul Kamdar, director of product management and strategy at TIBCO Software. They discussed the shift from the centralized enterprise service bus (ESB) to a distributed data architecture based on microservices, APIs, and cloud-native applications.

From Enterprise Service Bus to Microservices

Happy New Year and welcome to the first episode of the Cisco UKI Podcast. In this episode, we are discussing Software Defined Access (SDA) with experts James Harrop and Andy Dobson. They explain what it is, its benefits to an organization and considerations if you want to move to a SDA architecture.

Ep50 Software Defined Access Explained

In episode 33 of Mobycast, we begin a new micro-series on Event-Driven Architecture. In
particular, we discuss the how and the why as well as the Pub/Sub design pattern. Welcome to
Mobycast, a weekly conversation about containerization, Docker and modern software
deployment.

Event-Driven Architecture (Part 1)

In episode 34 of Mobycast, we dive into part 2 of our micro-series on Event-Driven Architecture. In particular, we discuss a few practical examples used at Kelsus. Welcome to Mobycast, a weekly conversation about containerization, Docker, and modern software deployment.

Event-Driven Architecture (Part 2)

Alan Boucher is the Director of IT for Software Product and Development and Architecture at IDEXX. IDEXX serves its veterinary customers on two business platforms; diagnostics business and reference lab business. As we unravel how they serve their clients, we see just how complex their platform is, serving the needs of veterinarians, farmers, and other companion animals facilities. Running a department that deals with such technologies requires lots of organization. Listen to this episode to hear Alan share how his methods of portfolio management make management in his industry possible.

Method Matters

MM 051: Using Portfolio Management to Guide Software & Product Development: Alan Boucher with IDEXX

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This is a podcast where the 'real tech people' share their experiences and lessons learned throughout their careers.

MM 051: Using Portfolio Management to Guide Software & Product Development: Alan Boucher with IDEXX

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