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Joss Stirling lives in Oxford and is the author of the bestselling
Finding Sky
series. She was inspired to write
Storm and Stone
by the heroes of British crime fiction and by years of watching cop dramas.

You can visit her website at
www.jossstirling.com

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‘
You have half our gifts, I have the other
…’

When English girl, Sky, catches a glimpse of bad boy Zed in her new American high school, she can’t get him out of her head. He talks to her with his thoughts. He reads her mind. He is the boy she will love for ever. Shadows still stalk her past but a new evil threatens her future. Sky must face the dark even if it means losing her heart.

‘This is about getting you out … I’m stealing you
.’

Phoenix belongs to the Community—a gang of thieves with paranormal powers. Yves Benedict—an American student visiting London—is her mark. But Yves turns out to be more than just a target. He is her destiny. Her soulmate. The Community owns Phoenix’s past and it wants her future too. Can Phoenix save the boy she loves … and herself?

From the author of the best-selling,
Finding Sky
.

I’m coming back to you whatever happens
…

When fate throws Crystal Brook into the path of Xav Benedict, the personality clash is explosive. It’s hate at first sight. As their families gather in Venice, a powerful enemy seizes the opportunity to attack. Xav and Crystal must unite to save their loved ones, discovering a secret that entwines them forever …

Why is life never like it is in books? Nothing interesting ever happens to me. This cannot go on.

Something deep and life-changing needs to happen. This year I vow to befriend more exotic people, learn to drink coffee, and capture the heart of Justin Statham (rock god and part-time meat mincer) with my vintage Essex-chic clothing and knowledge of all-time great guitar solos. Starting now …

I’m Rachel Riley
–welcome to my so-called life.

In the autumn of 1720, Isabelle runs away, changing her life forever.

But though Isabelle has fled, she is still trapped. If the secret of her previous life is revealed then the smugglers who have found her will not let her stay on board
The Invisible
—and she has nowhere else to go.

To survive, Isabelle must help her captors—even though she detests what they do. But soon her principles are thrown into confusion and she finds herself becoming fiercely loyal to the crew—and to one mysterious smuggler in particular …

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