One of Britain's outstanding novelists, Tim Parks is also a provocative, entertaining and accomplished essayist. This new collection's title is drawn from D. H. Lawrence's fundamental belligerence, and how all the significant relationships in his life, including those with his readers and critics, were characterised by intense intimacy and ferocious conflict. Elsewhere there are literary essays on tension and conflict in the work of Beckett or Hardy, Bernhard and Dostoevsky, amongs others. Parks is also known for his acerbic chronicles of Italian life and here are essays on Mussolini, Machiavelli and the Medici. Besides discussing questions of history, politics and literature, The Fighter also takes on that most serious tussle: World Cup football.

The age of exploration is not over. When Adam Shoalts ventured into the largest unexplored wilderness on the planet, he hoped to set foot where no one had ever gone before. What he discovered surprised even him. Shoalts was no stranger to the wilderness. He had hacked his way through jungles and swamp, had stared down polar bears and climbed mountains. But one spot on the map called out to him irresistibly: the Hudson Bay Lowlands, a trackless waste of muskeg and lonely rivers, moose and wolf—an Amazon of the north, parts of which to this day remain unexplored. Cutting through this forbidding landscape is a river no hunter, no explorer, no Native guide has left any record of paddling. It is far from any important waterways, even further from any settled land, and about as far from civilization as one can get. It was this river that Shoalts was obsessively determined to explore. It took him several attempts, and years of research. But finally,...

Grigoris sits under his olive tree, reluctant to go home and face the wrath of his wife, Lena...He's not been able to sell the oranges this year, and she's going to furious!!! Just then, a little green fly lands on his shirt, and it gives him an idea - something he can use to explain why the crop failed, and deflect the blame.It's a bold lie, but it might just work...A collection of three short stories by Sara Alexi, best selling author of the Greek Village Series.

Archon has been a soldier for the United Federation of Earth (UFE) since the day the first race of aliens invaded. Archon has learned to despise all the Aliens. So what happens we discovers half of his life force in a Venusian? Will he chose to continue to live as half a man or will he chose to accept an alien for a life mate?

Anna had never liked the idea of Mallorca, thinking it was for the disco and beerswilling fraternity. That was until her sister hired an au pair from a rural part of the island who said it was the most beautiful place on earth. On a visit, Anna impulsively decided to buy a ruined farmhouse. Despite her fear of flying, she kept a foot in both camps and commuted to Central London to manage her PR company. But she found herself drawn away from the bustle, stress, and the superficial media world towards the tranquil life. She soon realized that her new existence was more enriching and fulfilling. She was learning to live life for its moments rather than race through it in the fast lane. A Lizard in My Luggage explores Mallorca's fiestas and traditions, as well as the ups and downs of living in a rural retreat. It is about learning to appreciate the simple things and take risks in pursuit of real happiness. Most importantly, it shows that life can be lived between two places.

When a storm throws a rural New Zealand town into chaos, Dr. Jennifer Tremaine's professional prowess is put under pressure.Understaffed and overworked, she is relieved to see surgeon Andrew Stephenson step into the fray. She and Drew haven't seen each other since medical school, where they were in constant competition. But now things are different, as beneath the rivalry stirs a new sensation...

Two lonely souls get a chance to make their Christmas wish come true. When Tom Harris won back his freedom after a bitter divorce, he looked forward to getting a fresh start in life. What he didn’t realize was that his former wife had taken their mutual friends as part of the settlement. He feared that he’d be alone forever until he met Jessica Mays, who was recovering from the loss of her one true love. Can these two broken souls find some common ground to make a relationship work? Will Tom discover that there really is life after divorce?

Abby doesn't remember what happened the night she woke up in soot-stained clothes, lying next to a burning building with an unfamiliar boy at her side. But her connection with Sam is immediate and intense. And she has no one else: no family, no home, not even a last name. She and Sam start a new life, just the two of them, and Abby's deliriously happy. Until memories from her past begin to haunt her?—?and suddenly everything she's learned to love turns sinister. It's only a matter of time before her reality cracks apart.

Having moved with her family to rural Mallorca to escape the stresses of London life, PR consultant Anna Nicholas continues to commute back to her glitzy Mayfair agency to earn a crust. Meanwhile she is harboring a bizarre dream to open a luxury cattery on the island—unbeknownst to her long suffering Scottish husband, Alan, and son, Oliver. Life in the mountains is never uneventful as the author gets to grips with phantom sheep, midnight snail hunts, Catalan lessons, ghosts, floods, and flighty hens. London also has its challenges, as she juggles eccentric, rich, and often neurotic clients between Mayfair and Manhattan and is hotly pursued by lucrative deals. But increasingly Anna finds herself craving the simple life of her Spanish idyll because as she discovers, you can take the girl out of Mallorca, but you can't take Mallorca out of the girl. Wickedly irreverent, laugh out loud funny, and lovingly observed, Cat on a Hot Tiled Roof celebrates the wonders of Mallorcan...

Sex, lies, and shisha pipes.A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN Enslaved as a prostitute, one of too many.AN UNRELENTING JOURNALISTWho's fallen for the subject of his story.RUTHLESS THUGSGangsters, con-men, corrupt cops, pimps, arms dealers, out only for themselves.AN ACT OF SEXUAL VIOLENCEThat most men don't dare contemplate.A BOOMING CITY, ON THE EDGE.A city built on faith, where the only way out is to tell the truth.Book DescriptionDavid Bryson, a freelance journalist based in the Middle Eastern boom town of Dubai, falls for the subject of one of his stories: a beautiful woman enslaved as a prostitute. When he tries to secure her freedom he uncovers a network of violent human traffickers, money launderers and arms dealers with ties to the ruling elite. They want him dead and he wants a good story, but in a corrupt city built on spin and denial, he will be lucky to escape with his life."There is something refreshingly Hemingway-esque about Coles..." BBC's Focus magazine.ABOUT THE AUTHORFrank Coles is a media professional of nearly 20 years standing across TV, radio, news media, marketing, branding, publishing and the internet. He is a published author and has his own National Geographic web channel.Frank has lived and worked all over the Middle East, SE Asia, Europe, and as far north as the pole.