Hazel S Shadow

Would you lock yourself in a haunted house to escape the clawing hands of the undead? 17 year-old Hazel Conners has to face both. Before the Lockdown, her life was simple: look out for her younger sister, make the wrestling team, hide her crush, keep her ability to see ghosts a secret, oh, and forget that her childhood was haunted by an evil shadow-figure. But now that the undead have forced her and her classmates into the very house where the shadow lurks, Hazel may be the only one who can save them all-if she can survive long enough to discover the shadow's more sinister purpose. The pressure is on, but Hazel can only juggle so many secrets in a haunted house surrounded by the dead.

This selection of essays, speeches and personal reflections, draws on the analysis of one of the leading lawyers of a generation. Lord Dyson as Master of the Rolls and Head of the Civil Justice System oversaw a period of reform of both law and legal process. This collection discusses some key themes of, and challenges faced during, his tenure as one of the most senior lawyers in England and Wales. Through these insightful, engaging and compelling pieces, a picture emerges of a robust system of law whose core values can be plotted back to the Magna Carta, but which is flexible enough to respond to current changes without fracturing. A truly compelling exploration of continuity and change in the law by one of its key jurists.

Fans of Serafina and the Black Cloak and The Night Gardener will devour Shadow Weaver, the first in a dark middle-grade fantasy duology that's filled with shadows, danger, magic, and has the feel of a new classic. Emmeline's gift of controlling shadows has isolated her from the rest of the world, but she's grown to be content, hidden away in her mansion with Dar, her own shadow, as her only company. Disaster strikes when a noble family visits their home and offers to take Emmeline away and cure her of magic. Desperate not to lose her shadows, she turns to Dar who proposes a deal: Dar will change the noble's mind, if Emmeline will help her become flesh as she once was. Emmeline agrees but the next morning the man in charge is in a coma and all that the witness saw was a long shadow with no one nearby to cast it. Scared to face punishment, Emmeline and Dar run away. With the noble's guards on her trail, Emmeline's only hope of clearing her name is to escape capture and perform the ritual that will set Dar free. But Emmeline's not sure she can trust Dar anymore, and it's hard to keep secrets from someone who can never leave your side.

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND THE STORY PRIZE Named a BEST BOOK OF 2022 by Oprah Daily, Vogue, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, and Electric Lit From a prizewinning author comes an “electric...stunning” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) debut story collection about women navigating the wilds of male-dominated Alaskan society. Set in Newman’s home state of Alaska, Nobody Gets Out Alive is an exhilarating collection about women struggling to survive not just grizzly bears and charging moose, but the raw legacy of their marriages and families. Alongside stories set in today’s Last Frontier—rife with suburban sprawl, global warming, and opioid addiction—Newman delves into remote wilderness of the 1970s and 80s, bringing to life young girls and single moms in search of a wilder, freer, more adventurous America. The final story takes place in a railroad camp in 1915, where an outspoken heiress stages an elaborate theatrical production in order to seduce the wife of her husband’s employer. “Rich with wit and wisdom, showing us that love, marriage, and family are always a bigger and more perilous adventures than backcountry trips” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), these keenly observed stories prove there are some questions—about love, heartbreak, and the meaning of home—that can’t be outrun, no matter how hard we try. Nobody Gets Out Alive is a dazzling foil to the adventure narratives of old.

SECRETS LURK IN THE DARKEST CORNERS... The longer Hazel and her fellow Shadians stay in Nevertide, the more of a mystery the hidden land becomes to them - and when events within Hellswan take a more sinister, disturbing turn, it's becoming harder to know who to trust. All Hazel does know is that danger is closing in, just like the shadows that lurk in every corner of the castle - and within the heart of her new king... Return to the lives of the Novaks. Buy now!

In a world where power reigns supreme, one woman's bargain in a dark alley sets the stage for a gripping tale of survival, desire, and fierce loyalty. Onyx is just a beta, overshadowed by her twin, the coveted omega. Desperate to escape the suffocating grip of poverty, she secures a job at an elite resort, a chance to turn their fortunes around. But a single, reckless decision entangles her fate with the formidable Treyfield Pack, a powerful and ruthless clan that controls her destiny with an iron fist. In the palm of their hands, Onyx holds a secret—one that the Treyfield Pack cannot afford to lose. She possesses the key to their omega's uncontrollable rage and unwavering obsession. To protect her, he defies his own pack, turning their world upside down. Now, the Treyfield Pack must face an impossible choice: bend to the will of their omega or risk everything to possess the unremarkable beta who holds his heart. Enter a world of elite hotels, high-stakes boardrooms, and dark, seductive power plays. "Bound by Shadows" is a tale of unbreakable bonds and shadowy bargains, where desire and danger are two sides of the same coin. Discover the book that fans of dark romance and paranormal intrigue can't put down. Dive into "Bound by Shadows" today and lose yourself in a story where nothing is as it seems, and no one is safe from the shadows.

Neo-Romantic Landscapes offers a reappraisal of the 1940s films of Powell and Pressburger focusing on their use of landscape. Questioning the established notion that the two film-makers, owing to their non-British personal roots, are located as un-British and ‘other’, Stella Hockenhull draws a correlation between the two media of film and painting to suggest otherwise. Emphasising the spiritual aspects of landscape and nature at a time when the experience and imagery of the war years generated a particular kind of ‘affect’ arising from the aftermath of destruction, she locates Powell and Pressburger’s wartime films in their historical and cultural context, notably Neo-Romanticism. By offering a close analysis of films such as A Canterbury Tale, I Know Where I’m Going!, Black Narcissus and Gone to Earth she finds similar aesthetic qualities in a number of British landscape paintings executed contemporaneously. Drawing on press reviews for contemporary spectator response, Neo-Romantic Landscapes offers a redirection of Film Studies, foregrounding the aesthetic pleasures of cinema in excess of narrative plausibility, thus resituating Powell and Pressburger in the British cultural traditions of the visual arts.