In Kiss Kiss you will find eleven devious shocking stories from the master of the unpredictable Roald Dahl. What could go wrong when a wife pawns the mink coat that her lover gave her as a parting gift? What happens when a priceless piece of furniture is the subject of a deceitful bargain? Can a wronged woman take revenge on her dead husband? In these dark disturbing stories Roald Dahl explores the sinister side of human nature: the cunning sly selfish part of each of us that leads us into the territory of the unexpected & unsettling. Stylish macabre & haunting these tales will leave you with a delicious feeling of unease. Roald Dahl is one of the few writers I know whose work can accurately be described as addictive". (Irish Times). Roald Dahl the brilliant & worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie & the Chocolate Factory James & the Giant Peach Matilda & many more classics for children also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed & were most recently the inspiration for the West End play Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today." ...

Penguin Audiobooks presents a brand new recording of Roald Dahls Kiss Kiss" a dark collection of devious shocking stories for adults from the master of the unpredictable. It is complete unabridged & brought to life by all-star cast including Derek Jacobi Adrian Scarborough & Juliet Stevenson. What could go wrong when a wife pawns the mink coat that her lover gave her as a parting gift? What happens when a priceless piece of furniture is the subject of a deceitful bargain? Can a wronged woman take revenge on her dead husband? In these dark disturbing stories Roald Dahl explores the sinister side of human nature: the cunning sly selfish part of each of us that leads us into the territory of the unexpected & unsettling. Stylish macabre & haunting these tales will leave you with a delicious feeling of unease. The stories are: " The Landlady" " William & Mary" " The Way Up To Heaven" " Parsons Pleasure" " Mrs Bixby & the Colonels Coat" " Royal Jelly" " Georgy Porgy" " Genesis & Catastrophe" " Edward the Conqueror" & " Pig The Champion of the World". Further Dahl short story volumes publishing in September 2012: " Over To You" " Someone Like You" & " Switch Bitch" recorded with high-profile readers including Derek Jacobi Cillian Murphy Richard E Grant Julian Rhind-Tutt Juliet Stevenson Richard Griffiths Rik Mayall with many more to be announced. It is also published in paperback ebook & as digital audiobooks." ...

Kiss Me!" is a book written in defence of children. In response to the many so-called expert theories that advocate the use of obsessive routines & excessive discipline Dr. Carlos Gonzalez
- renowned paediatrician & author of " My Child Wont Eat!"
- advocates raising children based on love respect & freedom. Gonzalez believes that children are good selfless generous honest sociable & understanding & deserve all the love we can give them. A bestseller in Spain now published for the first time in English " Kiss me! How to Raise Your Children With Love" offers a guide to ethical parenting. Chapters include: Why children are the way they are; Your child is a good person; A few myths regarding sleep; Rewards & punishment; & Quality time."

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With one reckless irresistible kiss Dante binds Tess to himself for eternity... He comes to her more dead than alive a huge black-clad stranger mortally wounded & rapidly losing blood. As she struggles to save him vet Tess Culver is unaware that the man calling himself Dante is no man at all but one of the Breed vampire warriors engaged in a desperate battle. But in a single erotically-charged moment Tess is plunged into his world
- a shifting shadowed place where bands of Rogue vampires stalk the night cutting a swathe of terror. Haunted by visions of a dark future Dante lives & fights like there is no tomorrow. Tess is a complication he does not need
- & yet his touch has awakened in her hidden gifts & desires & a hunger she never knew she possessed...and bonded by blood Dante & Tess must work together to overcome the deadliest of enemies.

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Claire Danvers has a few things on her mind. First of all there is the laundry which is now an unfortunate shade of pink. Then there is her boyfriend Shane who is never too far from her thoughts. Finally there is her best friend Eve's relationship problems. As if life as a student wasn't complicated enough Claire just happens to be studying in Morganville. A town run by vampires. Trouble seems to follow Claire & her friends like a shadow & tonight is no exception to the rule. They must find the most difficult documents for a vampire to acquire; people passes that will allow 'bad ass' Morley & his friends to leave Morganville. But it's proving incredibly difficult & with the odds seemingly stacked against them the biggest question of all is... Will they survive? ...

This is a chilling mystery reaching from the present into the plague-ridden past. A school trip turns into a nightmare when Kim & Wes leave the plague-village of Eyam with more than they bargained for & a stolen artifact wreaks revenge. Historical facts blend with ghosts & ancient curses in the latest offering from acclaimed thriller-writer Malcolm Rose. ...

In the wake of a failed attempt to defeat the vampire Richelieu Susan & her friends are weakened & divided. Raphael must set aside his animosity & join with his enigmatic sire Gabriel to discover a powerful weapon before Richelieu claims it. Meanwhile Susan & her cousin Wendy translate a 12th century diary belonging to their ancestor Carissa to learn the origin of their familys connection with the vampires. As Carissas story of love & betrayal unfolds they discover the secrets of the present will only be revealed by solving the mysteries of the past. ...

Christmas is just around the corner; the season of peace & goodwill. But this year for Detective Jack Paris the Christmas spirit is eclipsed by the hunt for a sadistic & twisted serial killer... When an accused murderer is acquitted on a technicality then found dead of an apparent suicide a spree of brutal murders terrorizes the citizens of Clevel&. This vicious & vengeful killer tortures his seemingly unrelated victims in unimaginably violent ways leaving them all with a strange symbol carved into their flesh. When Detective Paris discovers that these murders are the grim handiwork of one maniac obsessed with the dark side of the ancient religion Santeria hes pulled into a web of danger & sexual deviance. Jack must catch the killer before he kills again. But on Christmas Eve Jack finds himself right where the homicidal maniac wants him: questioning his loyalties facing an impossible choice with the barrel of a gun pointing at his temple & the whole world watching... ...

When Phoebes best friend Adam takes a bullet for her it proves everyone right
- Adam is in love with her. & now that hes come back
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One touch is just the beginning... He watches her from across the crowded dance club a sensual black-haired stranger who stirs Gabrielle Maxwells deepest fantasies. But nothing about this night
- or this man
- is what it seems. For when Gabrielle witnesses a murder outside the club reality shifts into something dark & deadly & in that shattering instant she is thrust into a realm she never knew existed
- a realm where vampires stalk the shadows & a blood war is set to ignite. Her future inextricably bound up with the black-haired strangers Gabrielle will confront an extraordinary destiny of danger seduction & the darkest pleasures of all...


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