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The final instalment in Elodie Harper's Sunday Times bestselling Wolf Den TrilogyA courtesan in Rome. Playing for power. Haunted by her past. Her name is Amara. How will her fortunes fall?Amara's journey has taken her far, from a lowly slave in Pompeii's brothel to a high-powered courtesan in Rome. She is now a freedwoman with wealth and influence, yet she is still drawn back to her past. For while Amara is caught up in the political scheming of the Imperial palace, her daughter remains in Pompeii, raised by the only man she ever truly loved. Although she longs for her family, Amara knows they are safest while she is far away. Perhaps, with enough cunning and courage, she will manage to turn Fortuna's wheel in their favour.But the year is ad 79, and Mount Vesuvius is preparing to make itself known...The Temple of Fortuna is the dramatic final instalment in Elodie Harper's Sunday Times-bestselling Wolf Den trilogy, which reimagines the lives of women who have long been overlooked.Praise for the Wolf Den Trilogy: 'Captivating' Jennifer Saint'Vibrant and thrilling' Observer 'Beautiful' Susan Stokes-Chapman'Richly imagined' Louise O'Neill 'Spell-binding' Anna Mazzola 'One-of-a-kind' Red Magazine'Triumphant' Luna McNamara
En un mundo a punto de extinguirse, una mujer indomable busca cambiar el rumbo de su destino.Corre el año 74 a. C. y en Pompeya, una de las urbes más boyantes de la antigua República Romana, conviven por igual ciudadanos, comerciantes, esclavos y delincuentes. En sus calles es posible satisfacer todos los deseos y el burdel conocido como La Guarida del Lobo se ha vuelto famoso por complacer los gustos más exigentes. Amara no es solo una más de las 'lobas' que trabajan para Félix, el infame dueño del lugar, sino que es su favorita. Tras la muerte de su padre, un respetado médico, su familia se viosumida en la pobreza y Amara tuvo que ser vendida como esclava, por lo que ahora depende de su astucia, inteligencia y valentía para darle un nuevo giro a su destino. Así, mientras comparte sus sueños y risas con las otras chicas del lupanar, descubrirá una ciudad llena de vida, donde las oportunidades están disponibles para cualquiera que tenga el valor de tomarlas, ¿tendrá ella la valentía y el coraje que se requieren para recuperar su libertad?La Guarida del Lobo es la primera novela de una trilogía que reimagina la vida en Pompeya, antes de ser arrasada por el Vesubio, y la de aquellas intrépidas mujeres que se abrieron paso en un mundo dominado por los hombres.
Number 1 bestselling writer Stephen King introduces and presents six gripping and chilling stories in this captivating anthology: Stephen King discovered these stories when he judged a competition run by Hodder & Stoughton and the Guardian to celebrate publication of his own collection The Bazaar of Bad Dreams. He was so impressed with the entries that he recommended they were published together in one book.Reader beware: the stories will make you think twice before cuddling up to your old soft toy, dipping your toe into the water or counting the spots on a leopard...
The life of a courtesan in Pompeii is glittering, yet precarious... Amara has escaped her life as a slave in the town's most notorious brothel, but now her existence depends on the affections of her patron: a man she might not know as well as she once thought. The second book in The Wolf Den trilogy.
A novel set in Pompeii's lupanar, that reimagines the lives of women who have long been overlooked. Amara is a slave at the Wolf Den - ancient Pompeii's most infamous brothel. But just because she's a slave now, doesn't mean she intends to remain a slave forever...
'Chilling, intelligent, and highly addictive. Superb.' Will Dean, author of Dark PinesThree women have been found dead in East Anglia. The police deny a connection. TV news reporter Frankie smells a story. Ava knows the threat is real. She's been kidnapped by a stranger who seems to know everything about her. Now she must fight both to stay alive and to stay sane. As Frankie follows the case, she enters a terrifying online world where men's rage against women has turned murderous - and where her persistence will make her a target. The Death Knock is a compelling story of the hunt for the truth - at all costs.See what everyone is saying about this brilliant read:'I was enjoying the reading of it so much, I slowed down the number of chapters I read at a time, in order to savour it for longer!' Amazon reviewer'A great read, both thought provoking and chilling.' Goodreads reviewer'A story that pulls you in immediately.' Amazon reviewer'Easy 5* here... a tense atmospheric mystery that is highly addictive.' Goodreads reviewer'A fast paced and intelligent thriller.' Amazon reviewer'Cleverly plotted. Highly recommended.' Goodreads reviewer
In an isolated Norfolk prison, the inmates are killing themselves... Is there really a spirit of vengeance at work, or is it something stranger and darker still? For fans of Mo Hayder and Sharon Bolton, THE BINDING SONG is a brilliantly chilling debut from a prizewinning short story writer and journalist.
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