Joanne knows how lucky she is—Richard is a wonderful husband, Evie is the most gorgeous baby girl, they live in a beautiful house—life couldn't be better. But then Richard's twenty-year-old daughter Chloe turns up. Chloe hasn’t spoken to her father since the day he married Joanne two years ago. But with the arrival of her baby sister Evie, Chloe wants to make peace. Richard is delighted, and since Joanne is struggling with the new baby, he suggests Chloe could move in and help. It sounds like the perfect solution, even if Chloe doesn’t seem to like Joanne very much. But Joanne understands it’s not easy for her, and she's prepared to give her time. But then things happen that make Joanne feel like she’s losing her mind. She misplaces things, misses important appointments, gets dates wrong… Could Joanne be going mad, just like her own mother? Or is something more sinister happening? Is Chloe really here to help? Or has Joanne made a terrible mistake by letting her move in? And is it too late to ask her to leave?

Don't Let Her Stay

‘WOW WOW WOW… A heart-pulsing, non-stop, mind-blowing thriller’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Three couples. Three houses. One home to die for… Stacey and Felix are the glamorous owners of the stylish, modern Glass House, with its pool and floor-to-ceiling windows. Now they’re downsizing, but Stacey can’t sell to just anyone. She needs the right buyer, who will keep her secrets. Millie and Tom have always imagined living in the Glass House. Now it’s for sale. With property prices booming, if they can sell quickly, it could be theirs. But are the house and its charming owners all they seem? Harper and Kyle are moving up in the world. They need a new house, in the right school district, to give their children the start in life they never had. Millie and Tom’s is perfect. It’ll take every penny they have, and more, but it’ll be worth it. Won’t it? When one of the sales falls through, how far will someone go to get everything they’ve always wanted? A totally addictive and absolutely gripping psychological thriller with a killer twist you won’t see coming. Fans of The Family Upstairs, Our House and The Couple Next Door will be hooked from the very first page. Readers are gripped by The New House:‘OMG this book will keep you on the edge of your seat guessing what the next twist will be. I started this right before I went to bed and unfortunately was unable to put it down and got very little sleep!… Buckle up – it's a wild ride! Do yourself a favour and go read this ASAP!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Utterly gripping… Tess Stimson is master of the didn’t-see-that-coming twist’ Lisa Jewell, author of The Family Upstairs ‘My goodness this book sent me on a crazy roller coaster!… The twists and shockers totally threw me! I didn’t want this book to end!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wowzer!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHOA!!!!!! This one will stay with me for a verrrrrry long time. The characters were sooooo good, the plot was intense… Fantastic book!!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘WOW!! Who knew house hunting could turn so ugly?!?!?!… The most exciting twists and turns! This was simply excellent!!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘OMG!!… I stayed up late to finish it and was then so traumatised I couldn’t sleep! What a book… Just when you think you know what’s going on another revelation appears. Even the last chapters. I was left gasping. I may never be able to sleep again. What a book. It’s a must read’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Just WOW! This book is astonishing and an absolute must read!… Absolutely brilliant!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow!!!! The is the true definition of gripping, dark, page-turning psychological thriller!… Those twists and those dark secrets will keep you read till the end’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow!!! Just wow!!! What an unputdownable book!!!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Holy smokes… That ending, OMG. I’ll be recommending this to everyone I know’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow I was gripped from the very first page, I read this book in one night it was that good! I didn’t know who to trust from one page til the next!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Ahhhhh this is a must read!!!… I read this fast-paced book in one sitting’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Dark and unsettling. I didn't know who to trust’ Louise Jensen, author of The Stolen Sisters ‘Awesomely crazy twisty… If you like twisty murder mysteries, enjoy strong female leads and of course dream of a house to die for, then The New House is for you!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The New House

Perhaps the most brilliantly successful ghost story ever written, The Turn of the Screw creates a terrifyingly believable impression of children so corrupted by evil that they remain deceptive pictures of innocent beauty. Their governess must struggle alone to confront and exorcise the demons which she believes possess their souls… Published in 1898, the story was immediately met with glowing reviews. It remains one of Henry James’s most popular works.

The Turn of the Screw

IT STARTS WITH A CONFESSIONIT ENDS IN MURDER________ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This book grips you from the very first page and doesn’t let go’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Another edge-of-your-seat thriller which keeps you guessing’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A fantastic, fast-paced thriller full of unexpected twists’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Absolutely riveting … I couldn’t put it down’ Olivia is on the school run when she gets the phone call. Her grandmother has just walked into a Paris hotel – and confessed to a murder, committed years ago. It’s unthinkable. It’s impossible. It’s only the start. For the confession stirs up a long-buried mystery. And as Olivia hunts for the truth – winding through dark Paris side streets – the closer she gets to the person who’d do anything to protect it… From the No.1 international bestselling author comes a story of secret pasts and buried memories. A MURDER IN PARIS is a thriller you’ll never forget.*** Matthew Blake's book 'A Murder in Paris' was a Toronto Star bestseller w/e 2025-06-11.

A Murder in Paris

'You said I was the perfect boyfriend. If you can prove you really love me, perhaps I can be that way again.' This is the chilling true story of a woman trapped in a devastating relationship as she tries to prove her love – over and over again. Within days of spending their first evening together, Alice and Joe were talking about getting married and spending the rest of their lives with each other. Everything about Joe seemed perfect, and Alice was the happiest she’d ever been. Then one day Joe saw a message on her phone from an old love, and that changed everything. He ignored Alice’s explanations and desperate pleas. And soon the violence and abuse began. As she attempted to prove to Joe that he really was her world, Alice gave up everything that mattered to her, including her family, her friends and her job. But still it wasn’t enough. Then the ‘challenges’ started, and finally Alice dared to hope that this time, maybe this time, Joe might just believe she loved him …

If You Love Me

Imogen should be enjoying her life–she is happily married with a high-powered career that could see her rise to the very highest levels of management. But that’s never going to happen because Imogen’s boss, Michael, has discovered she has a secret, something she has hidden from everyone, even her devoted husband. If the secret is ever revealed, her life will be destroyed, which means Imogen is completely and utterly in Michael’s power, and he loves it: he works her 24/7 and takes all the credit; he invents tedious assignments to fill her weekends; he is openly dismissive and disrespectful. It seems like every week he comes up with some new way to torment her, to make her life a living hell. Imogen can’t see any way out—because Michael has told her if she ever tries to leave her job, he’ll tell the world what she’s done and her life will be over. As she becomes more and more desperate, Imogen begins to think the unthinkable. Maybe there is a way to solve the Michael problem—permanently.

The Promotion

Hannah’s life is almost perfect. She’s a full-time mother to two young children and married to successful cardiologist Daniel. The only thing missing is a project of her own. So she poured heart and soul into converting their stone barn into a beautiful holiday rental. Things take a dark turn when visitors Mike and Nadia come to stay. They are noisy, dirty, and disrespectful. Hannah is incensed by their behavior, worried they may wreck her lovingly restored barn. But she gradually realizes that property damage is the least of her worries. Nadia and Mike aren’t here just for a holiday—they have a deeper, darker purpose, one that threatens to destroy Hannah’s entire life. Spiraling into a nightmare that grows worse with each passing day, Hannah has to find the courage to fight back. But Mike and Nadia are clever and ruthless and they know something that Hannah doesn’t—a shocking secret from the past...

The Visitors

‘A FIERCELY INTELLIGENT PAGE-TURNER’ PAULA HAWKINS ‘WRITTEN PRE-COVID – GRIPPING, SCARY AND PERSUASIVE’ IAN RANKIN ‘THE STUFF THAT CLASSICS ARE MADE OF’ A.J. FINN ‘GRIPPING AND BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN. WHAT A DEBUT!’ SARAH PEARSE, author of The Sanatorium ‘BRILLIANT, PRESCIENT, UNPUTDOWNABLE’ JENNY COLGAN ‘AN ENGROSSING DEBUT’STYLIST ‘HUGE IN SCOPE…AS TENSE AS THE TAUTEST THRILLER’RED ‘THE MOST BUZZED-ABOUT FICTION FOR 2021’ SUNDAY TIMES STYLE ‘AN UNFLINCHINGLY PACY MUST-READ’GRAZIA ‘AN UNFORGETTABLE DEBUT’PRIMA ________________________________________________________ GLASGOW, 2025. Dr Amanda Maclean is called to treat a young man with a mild fever. Within three hours he dies. The mysterious illness sweeps through the hospital with deadly speed. This is how it begins. The victims are all men. Dr Maclean raises the alarm, but the sickness spreads to every corner of the globe. Threatening families. Governments. Countries. Can they find a cure before it’s too late? Will this be the story of the end of the world – or its salvation? Compelling, confronting and devastating, The End of Men is the novel that everyone is talking about. ________________________________________________________ ‘A POWERFUL, GRIPPING BOOK THAT HAS MADE ME FEEL A LITTLE BIT BETTER ABOUT THE WORLD WE ARE LIVING IN RIGHT NOW’ BRYONY GORDON ‘FRIGHTENINGLY PRESCIENT… A COMPELLING, MOVING AND INTELLIGENT PAGE-TURNER’GOOD HOUSEKEEPING ‘A TOUR DE FORCE – A FEMINIST REIMAGINING OF SOCIETY’ GILLIAN MCALLISTER ‘COMPELLING AND HEART-BREAKING. A REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT’ ABI DARÉ ‘PACY, EMOTIVE, THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND ULTIMATELY A REMINDER OF THE STRENGTH OF LOVE AND HUMAN CONNECTION’ C.D. MAJOR 'A REMARKABLY PRESCIENT, WHIP-SMART, AND STRANGELY HOPEFUL NOVEL' CHARLOTTE PHILBY ‘DEVASTATING, PRESCIENT, COMPELLING AND CONFRONTING’ LAURA JANE WILLIAMS ‘GRIPPING, MOVING AND SCARILY PRESCIENT. COULDN’T PUT IT DOWN’ CHARLOTTE NORTHEDGE, AUTHOR OF THE HOUSE GUEST ‘MOVING, THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND TERRIFYINGLY PRESCIENT’ TAMMY COHEN ‘TOPICAL, TIMELY, IMAGINATIVE AND ULTIMATELY HOPEFUL’ KATIE KHAN, AUTHOR OF HOLD BACK THE STARS 'AN INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT – BOTH A BREATH-TAKING FEAT OF IMAGINATION AND A WISE, STEADY EYE ON THE WORLD AS IT IS' JESSICA MOOR, AUTHOR OF THE KEEPER

The End of Men

The summer bestseller from the immensely popular Lindsey Kelk Tess Brookes has always been a Girl with a Plan. But when the Plan goes belly up, she’s forced to reconsider. After accidently answering her flatmate Vanessa’s phone, she decides that since being Tess isn’t going so well, she might try being Vanessa. With nothing left to lose, she accepts Vanessa’s photography assignment to Hawaii – she used to be an amateur snapper, how hard can it be? Right? But Tess is soon in big trouble. And the gorgeous journalist on the shoot with her, who is making it very clear he’d like to get into her pants, is an egotistical monster. Far from home and in someone else’s shoes, Tess must decide whether to fight on through, or ‘fess up and run…

A Girl

About a Girl

One of Sarah’s daughters died. But can she be sure which one? *THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING NOVEL* A terrifying psychological thriller perfect for fans of THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN. A year after one of their identical twin daughters, Lydia, dies in an accident, Angus and Sarah Moorcraft move to the tiny Scottish island Angus inherited from his grandmother, hoping to put together the pieces of their shattered lives. But when their surviving daughter, Kirstie, claims they have mistaken her identity – that she, in fact, is Lydia – their world comes crashing down once again. As winter encroaches, Angus is forced to travel away from the island for work, Sarah is feeling isolated, and Kirstie (or is it Lydia?) is growing more disturbed. When a violent storm leaves Sarah and her daughter stranded, Sarah finds herself tortured by the past – what really happened on that fateful day one of her daughters died?

The Ice Twins

The beasts are back… Dinosaurs have reclaimed the earth, driving humans underground and only a band of teens can save the world. JURASSIC PARK meets INDIANA JONES In this thrilling new action-adventure series. Two hundred years ago, the first dinosaur was successfully cloned. Soon after, the human race realized they’d made a colossal mistake… The dregs of humanity have been driven into hiding, living in underground Compounds. Thirteen year old Sky Mundy’s father was part of the inner circle of Compound leaders until five years ago he mysteriously disappeared. Now the time has come for Sky to try and track him down. Along with her best friend Shawn, she steps out into the world above, a world of rampaging dinosaurs, but also a full of surprises, where Sky is about to learn that just about everything she’s been taught has been a lie, and the dinosaurs might not be the most dangerous predators out there Now Sky not only has to solve the mystery of her father’s disappearance – she also has to save the world.

Edge of Extinction

A new bestseller from the immensely popular Lindsey Kelk Being arrested in your own bedroom is never a good start to the day. Tess Brookes really needs to sort out her back-stabbing flatmate – and her life. Should she gamble all on the new photography job she’s landed, or snap up the offer from long-time crush and best friend Charlie to start up on their own – in more ways than one? There’s just one small thing she hasn’t mentioned. Or rather, one tall thing. He’s handsome, infuriating and called Nick… For the first time, Tess has to choose between the life she always dreamed of and a future she never imagined possible. From London to Milan, with high fashion and low behaviour thrown in, she’s going to have to make up her mind what a girl really wants…

What a Girl Wants

Kate and Pete have been the perfect couple ever since they were teenagers. Fifteen years later, they have two young daughters, live in a beautiful London townhouse, and seem like they have it all. But one day, Pete leaves for work and never comes home.In a note Kate discovers, he confesses that he’s been unhappy for a long time and that he’s met someone else. Distraught, she later learns that he has left everything behind, including his mobile phone, and she sets out to learn the truth about his disappearance.But is she prepared for what she will learn?

The Missing Husband

Go back to the Space Race with No.1 bestselling author David Walliams for a breathless cinematic adventure full of mystery, action, laughs and surprises – and a secret that could change the course of history… America. The 1960s. Stuck on a remote farm with her awful aunt, twelve-year-old orphan Ruth spends every night gazing at the stars, dreaming of adventure. One night she spots a flying saucer blazing across the sky… before crash-landing in a field. When the spaceship opens and reveals a mysterious alien, all Ruth’s dreams come true. But does this visitor from another planet have a giant secret? Spaceboy is a hilarious and action-packed tale for readers in any solar system. David Walliams was most recently Children’s #1 bestseller with The World's Worst Pets (TCM chart: 30 April 2022)

Spaceboy

This was no accident… Haunting, compelling, this psychological thriller will have you hooked. Perfect for fans of Gone Girl and Daughter. Best friends are there for each other through thick and thin. You trust them with your life. At least that’s what Emma, Daisy, Leanne and Al think. But all that changes when they embark on a trip of a lifetime together. When they return home, only two of them are left alive and the group has been torn apart by lies and deception. Many years later, when the dust has settled and life has moved on, one girl receives a threatening letter. Someone knows the truth about what happened on that holiday and will stop at nothing to expose it …

The Lie

A festive treat from the author of the bestselling I HEART series After the crazy six months she’s had, if there was a ‘clear history’ button for your life, Tess Brookes would be the first in line to press it. When the opportunity arises to join her best friend, Amy, in New York for Christmas, Tess jumps at the chance. The only slight hitch is that Nick, the man who broke her heart, lives there. And Charlie, the man she turned down, has just started talking to her again. And she has just four days to take a photo for a competition that could save her career. But aside from that, everything is going to be great: it’ll be the best Christmas ever. Won’t it?

A Girl’s Best Friend

Elizabeth Gaskell’s biography of her friend Charlotte Brontë – the first full-length biography of a woman novelist by a woman novelist – is a true classic. It transports us with a deft hand straight into 19th-century Haworth, Yorkshire and crafts an extensive account of Brontë’s life, quoting throughout from letters she sent and received. From her challenging, isolated childhood to her death shortly before the age of 39, newly married and pregnant, the enigmatic author of Jane Eyre is portrayed with enormous care. Although its inevitable bias has long caused controversy, it remains a fascinating and vital work – the one to which all subsequent biographies of Charlotte Brontë must relate. It springs to life here in a full cast recording.

The Life of Charlotte Brontë

From the USA Today bestselling author of The Girl Who Lied and Sister Sister…Four friends. A party to die for. Who will survive? Dear Carys, Zoe and Andrea, come and join me for my 40th birthday adventure weekend, full of mysteries and surprises, the like of which you can’t imagine. When Joanne’s friends reluctantly accept an invitation to her birthday party, it quickly becomes clear that there is more to this weekend than they are expecting. One of them is hiding a secret. And Joanne is planning to reveal it. A weekend away in a cottage in the woods sounded like fun, until no-one can hear your cries for help… Readers are hooked by The Birthday Girl:‘A superb page-turner … where any one of the cast could be the next victim or the killer culprit’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This book has everything. The intrigue kept me on tenterhooks right to the end. What a story’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Packed with secrets, mystery and sinister happenings, the pace of this book doesn't let up’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Literally couldn't put it down, finished it in less than 24 hours … Get this book, you won't be disappointed’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The best book I have read for a long time … Gripping, loads of twists and keeps you up at night!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Kept me on the edge of my chair. The suspense held to the very end’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Please just read it, it's one of the best books I've read this year … totally recommend.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Birthday Girl

Violet Parry is living the quintessential life of luxury in the Hollywood Hills with David, her rock-and-roll manager husband, and her darling toddler, Dot. She has the perfect life - but she's deeply unhappy. David expects the world of Violet but gives little of himself in return. When she meets Teddy, a roguish small-time bass player, Violet comes alive, and soon she's risking everything for the chance to find herself again. Also in the picture are David's hilariously high-strung sister, Sally, on the prowl for a successful husband, and Jeremy, the sportscaster savant who falls into her trap. Read by Penny Rawlins (p) 2014 Orion Publishing Group

This One Is Mine

A smart and funny story from the author of The Rosie Project - two misfits walk 2,000 km along the the Camino to find themselves and, perhaps, each other. A novel of second chances and reinvention from Graeme Simsion, and his wife Anne Buist. Optioned for film. Zoe, a sometime artist, is from California. Martin, an engineer, is from Yorkshire. Both have ended up in picturesque Cluny, in central France. Both are struggling to come to terms with their recent past - for Zoe, the death of her husband; for Martin, a messy divorce. Looking to make a new start, each sets out alone to walk two thousand kilometres from Cluny to Santiago de Compostela, in northwestern Spain, in the footsteps of pilgrims who have walked the Camino (the Way) for centuries. The Camino changes you, it's said. It's a chance to find a new version of yourself, and a new beginning. But can these two very different people find themselves? Will they find each other? In this smart, funny and romantic journey, Martin's and Zoe's stories are told in alternating chapters by husband-and-wife team Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist. Two Steps Forward is a novel about renewal - physical, psychological and spiritual. It's about the challenge of walking a long distance and of working out where you are going. And it's about what you decide to keep, what you choose to leave behind and what you rediscover along the way. Optioned by Fox Searchlight for Ellen DeGeneres to produce through A Very Good Production

Two Steps Forward

Tamsin recently married renowned composer Robin Featherstone. Robin is much older, but Tamsin doesn’t care—she’s in love. And she knows Robin loves her too, even if he is very close to another young woman—his assistant, Mia. Meanwhile, Robin’s ex-wife and grown children aren’t happy—they’re sure Tamsin is a gold-digger and Mia is an opportunist. Then, when Robin suddenly dies, the family’s worst fears are realized: Tamsin stands to inherit everything. But when the will is read, its contents are beyond shocking. As Mia and Tamsin are pitted against each other, only one thing is clear: Robin's family will go to any lengths to stop either of them inheriting even a part of Robin’s estate. Isolated in the family mansion, fearing for their lives and distrustful of each other, Tamsin and Mia are determined to stand their ground. But then a dark family secret is revealed which may engulf them all…

The Second Wife

An expert in memory must uncover the truth about her family’s wartime past in this dazzling psychological thriller from the #1 international bestselling author of Anna O. Olivia Finn is a memory expert at Charing Cross Hospital in London. One night, she receives an urgent call from the police at the Hotel Lutetia on Paris’s famous Left Bank. Olivia’s French grandmother, Josephine Benoit, has appeared at the Lutetia in a distressed state claiming she once committed a murder in the hotel at the end of the Second World War. Traveling to Paris, Olivia finds her grandmother confused. But Josephine insists it is a recovered memory from the past. More disturbingly, hotel records show that a woman did die in that room of the Lutetia in 1945. Could her story really be true? As people start dying in the present day, Olivia is plunged into a race against time to uncover the truth about Josephine and what really happened all those years ago. Set among the glamorous streets of Paris, this addictive thriller asks: what if a memory could get you killed? A great read for spooky-season nightsA perfect addition to any Halloween reading list

'Rivals-to-lovers romcom excellence' Jenna Levine 'Irresistible to anyone looking for a steamy STEM romance' Deidra Duncan They're polar opposites. But their attraction is magnetic... The rivalry between Dr Erin Monaghan and Dr Ethan Meyer is legendary in their prestigious physics lab. Each at the forefront of their opposing fields, they compete for everything: grant money, research time, government backing - and use of the office coffee machine. But it's a basic law of nature that opposites attract, and sparks fly after a science fiction magazine pairs their work and they meet online as their creative alter egos. Back at the lab, and forced to collaborate on a high-profile government contract, Erin and Ethan's sizzling virtual chemistry spills over into real life, threatening the project's success. With their careers and hearts on the line, can the law of attraction finally win out? Readers love TALK DATA TO ME 'Geeky, sexy, and irresistibly fun'***** NetGalley reviewer 'What a stunning debut! This is what I want out of every book I read' ***** NetGalley reviewer 'A heartwarming and emotional journey filled with chemistry, charm, and relatable characters' ***** NetGalley reviewer

Talk Data To Me

1940. Britain has invaded neutral Iceland, but Daphne Devine has bigger problems. She has sailed into allied territory to track down a clairvoyant suspected of collaborating with the Nazis. As an undercover operative, Daphne must thread her way through a land steeped in shadow and riddled with secrets. But when a new lead pulls her North into Strandir, land of sorcerers, what she uncovers sets off a deadly chain reaction. The stakes are raised, and suddenly it's not just her life on the line, but the fate of her entire team. In a world of deceiving occultists and age-old magic, Daphne must use every ounce of cunning and craft at her disposal to outwit enemy agents if she wants to emerge unscathed and get her team out alive.

Daphne Devine

The Great Deception

A tale of love, misunderstandings and second chances in the city that never sleeps… The path of true love never did run smooth… When Brooklyn bookstore owner Bea James is let down once too often by unreliable boyfriend Otis, she swears off relationships for good, determined instead to focus on her successful business and otherwise happy life in New York. Meanwhile, on the other side of Manhattan, Jake Steinmann is nursing a broken heart after his beautiful wife Jessica files for divorce. Relocating his life back to New York from San Francisco, he throws himself into setting up his psychiatry practice and supporting older brother Ed who is preparing to wed love of his life, Rosie. Unexpectedly thrown together at Rosie and Ed’s engagement party where they are the only two singles, Bea and Jake bond over their dislike of relationships – a conversation that ends with a promise to never get involved with anyone ever again. But as their friendship grows both Bea and Jake begin to wish they’d never made their pact. Can they find a way to follow their hearts before it’s too late?

I’LL TAKE NEW YORK

‘Fun and sexy – a perfect beach read’ THE SUN Previously published as One Hot Summer She wants solitude. He needs to disappear. Neither expect the sparks. Alice flees from prying eyes to the solitude of Borne Manor, after her husband's scandalous affair makes headlines. She’s heartbroken, humiliated and in desperate need of a fresh start (not to mention a tenant to help pay the bills). Enter Robinson: a smouldering six-foot-something pillar of pure, denim-clad temptation. The country music star has a bruised heart of his own and a need to go off-grid. Renting Alice’s guest house seems like the perfect escape. Neither of them is looking for love. But as summer heats up, so does the tension – steamy glances, late-night confessions and one kiss that changes everything. What begins as a simple arrangement quickly turns into a sizzling affair. Can two hearts burned by betrayal find harmony again? Or will their song fade when the summer ends?

One Hot Summer

From million-copy bestselling author David Baddiel comes a laugh-out-loud and inspiring new adventure for all readers of 8 and up that is ahead of its time – 1,001 years ahead, to be precise… The year is 3020. Pip@256X#YY.3_7 is lonely and bored: she goes to virtual school on her G-Glasses, she only has a talking cat and parrot to hang out with, and she can’t even leave her LivingSpace due to the extreme heat and floods outside. Until the day that Pip explores a glowing ring in a lab and finds herself in a warehouse, in 2019. Where she meets boy-inventor Rahul – who is also lonely and bored. Together, Rahul and Pip are no longer lonely. But they have a whole load of new problems, including hiding talking animals from Rahul’s parents, and finding a way back to the future. Plus – just maybe – saving the world… Future Friend is a terrifically entertaining time-slip adventure that combines action, laugh-out-loud humour and the importance of friendship, in a story that asks the question – what would happen if your best friend came from the future?

Future Friend

A wonderful audiobook of the fresh retelling of the classic Disney film, 'Beauty and the Beast'. An audiobook enriched with sound effects and music. A new way to enjoy a Disney classic!

Animated Classics

Animated Classics: Disney's Beauty and the Beast

June 1940. As World War Two rages, Daphne Devine remains in London, performing each night as assistant to stage magician Jonty Trevelyan, aka the Grand Mystique. Then the secret service call. For, aware of Hitler's belief in the occult, the war office has set up a hidden cohort to exploit this quirk in the enemy's chain of command. Daphne and Jonty find themselves far from the glitz and glamour of the theatre, deep inside the lower levels of Wormwood Scrubs prison. Here, they join secret ranks of occultists, surrealists, and other eccentrics co-opted to the war effort. There is one goal: to avert invasion on British shores. Soon Daphne realises she must risk everything if there is any chance of saving her country.

The Grand Illusion

A woman is accused of killing her husband, but is she guilty? Inspired by a true historical case, this spellbinding novel will keep you guessing until the final heart-stopping revelation… I’m on trial for the murder of my husband William. But no one knows the truth about my marriage. I sit in the dock each day and listen to them tell their lies. That William wasn’t taking arsenic, that he was a nobleman who would never hurt anyone. That I’m a cunning, deceitful woman who should hang for what I’ve done. Everyone betrayed me. My best friend, the family, the servants. Even my lover. They think because I purchased arsenic that I’m the one who poisoned him. They think I’m dangerous. They think I’m mad. But when this trial is over, it will only be the beginning. Because I won’t rest until I get my revenge, even if I must claw myself from an unconsecrated grave to do it…

The Arsenic Eater's Wife

A grieving mother develops a dangerous bond with a haunted painting in this chilling thriller from the author of The Butcher's Daughter. Clayton and Avril Shaw have lost their little boy and are still mourning when they move into Swallow's Nest on the Yorkshire moors. In their new house Avril discovers a painting. When she learns that the boy in the painting was deaf, like her dead son, she starts to try to communicate with his ghost. Meanwhile, Clayton finds himself entangled in an equally undesirable friendship with a retired fire chief who knows more about the painting than he is prepared to let on. Is The Crying Boy painting cursed, and can numerous house fires be linked to it? Struggling with their unstable marriage, the couple find themselves in further danger as an increasingly disturbing bond develops between Avril and The Crying Boy. In a twist of events Avril's irrational behavior is brought to a dramatic halt when she discovers she is pregnant. With her affections once again restored for Clayton, she decides to dispose of the sinister portrait. But the cast off painting wants revenge and its anger towards Avril's unborn child might just prove immeasurable.

The Crying Boy

The brand new release from the Sunday Times bestselling author that bought you Fairytale of New York and It Started With A Kiss. What happens when your happy ever after is suddenly and painfully taken away from you? Elsie Maynard has a whole new life she never expected to have. From inadvertently founding a choir like no other with former 80s rock star Woody Jensen, to daring to date again, Elsie steps out into an unknown future – a future that could include gorgeous designer Olly Hogarth, a man who seems intent on winning her heart. Overcoming problems, challenges and the occasional frustration – namely overconfident Torin Stewart who seems to be everywhere – Elsie believes she is making the most of her life. But then a heartfelt request brings her to Paris – and the last item on a very important List. Can Elsie take the final step and lay her past to rest? Join Elsie as she battles to start again, with the help of a disastrous, newly-formed singing group and her father and sister armed with dating hopefuls.

When I Fall In Love

The stunning debut novel from Fionnuala Kearney – already a Top Ten Irish Times bestseller THEY SAY EVERY FAMILY HAS SKELETONS IN THEIR CLOSET . . . But what happens when you open the door and they won’t stop tumbling out? For Adam and Beth the first secret wasn’t the last, it was just the beginning. You think you can imagine the worst thing that could happen to your family, but there are some secrets that change everything. And then the question is, how can you piece together a future when your past is being rewritten? For fans of Liane Moriarty, Jojo Moyes and David Nicholls.

You, Me and Other People

‘An excellent thriller that had me hooked from the start’ Katerina Diamond‘Breathlessly fast-paced and cleverly unsettling … the very definition of unputdownable’ Heat‘A paranoia-inducing plot that makes you question everyone!’ Sam CarringtonDon’t. Trust. Anyone. It was supposed to be a fresh start. A chance to forget the past and embrace the future. But can you ever really start again? Or does the past follow you wherever you go? Steph and Mark have just moved house, trying to find a way forward after all the secrets, lies and betrayal. But starting over isn’t always easy. Especially when someone will go to any lengths to make sure you never forget… Praise for Lisa Hall: ‘An excellent thriller that had me hooked from the start’ Katerina Diamond ‘Breathlessly fast-paced and cleverly unsettling, this thriller is about a couple trying to escape their past is the very definition of unputdownable’ Heat ‘A paranoia-inducing plot that makes you question everyone! Lisa Hall’s new novel is one to get under your skin and has an ending that’ll leave you reeling’ Sam Carrington ‘Gripping and unforgettable…(A) haunting novel will make you question your most secret fears – and will leave you wondering who you should really trust…’ Inside Soap ‘A gripping and nail biting read … A story that is seriously going to mess with the readers head’ By The Letter Book Reviews

Tell Me No Lies

The heart-stopping new thriller in the Ren Bryce series by Alex Barclay, bestselling author of DARKHOUSE and KILLING WAYS. When Special Agent Ren Bryce is called to Tate, Oregon to investigate the disappearance of twelve-year-old Caleb Veir, she finds a town already in mourning. Two other young boys have died recently, although in very different circumstances. As Ren digs deeper, she discovers that all is not as it seems in the Veir household – and that while Tate is a small town, it guards some very big secrets… Can Ren uncover the truth before more children are harmed?

The Drowning Child

"I saw you, and I knew instantly that I could grow old with you. We'd be future-proof." When Rachel and Aidan fell in love, they thought it was forever. She was a brilliant, high-flying scientist. He was her loving and supportive husband. Now she's gone, and Aidan must carry on and raise their daughter alone. But Rachel has left behind her life's work, a gift of love to see them through the dark days after her death. A gift called iRachel. The After Wife is an emotional story about love, loss, longing and belonging. For readers who loved The Time Traveller's Wife, Me Before You and The Lovely Bones. Read by Penelope Rawlins (p) Orion Publishing Group 2018

The After Wife

‘A love story with a definite difference . . . intensely emotional’Best ‘Beautifully written and plotted. Get ready for the final chapter – you have been warned’ Candis ‘Intriguing, unusual and intensely romantic’Sunday Mirror ‘A powerful, emotive and unusual read’Daily Express ‘A lovely tale’Bella * * * * * This is not a typical love story, but it’s our love story. Anna wasn’t looking for love when Adam swept her off her feet but there was no denying their connection, and she believed they would be together forever. Years later, cracks have appeared in their relationship. Anna is questioning whether their love can really be eternal when a cruel twist of fate delivers a crushing blow, and Anna and Adam are completely lost to one another. Now, Anna needs Adam more than ever, but the way back to him has life-changing consequences. Is a second chance at first love really worth the sacrifice? Anna needs to decide and time is running out… A beautiful and emotional love story that asks, how far would you go for a second chance at first love? Perfect for fans of The Man Who Didn’t Call and Miss You. * * * * * Real readers have fallen for Anna and Adam’s love story: ‘This book hits you right in the heart. I loved every single minute of it’ ‘One of the most beautiful stories I have read. Full of laughter, tears, heartbreak and happiness’ ‘A beautiful love story with a twist!’ ‘A fabulous debut, this is one of those stories that will stay with you’ ‘I was gripped from the start and the more into the book I got the more I couldn’t put it down’

The Life We Almost Had

A laugh-out-loud novel about a woman determined to track down her exes in hopes of repairing her failing love life—from the New York Times bestselling author of 500 Miles from You. “I loved this book!”—Sophie Kinsella We all look up our exes on-line…but should we? Posy Fairweather is over the moon when her boyfriend Matt proposes in what is probably the most romantic way possible—on top of a mountain, in a thunderstorm, like something from a Nicholas Sparks novel. But a few days later he dumps her. Crushed and humiliated, Posy wonders why all her romances have always been such train wrecks. Determined to gain some insight, Posy resolves to get online, track down her exes, and ask them. Which doors from Posy’s past should stay closed? Which might open? Can she learn from past mistakes? And what if she has let Mr. Right slip through her fingers along the way?

The Good, the Bad, and the Dumped

Lewis Romayne returns to the family home, Vange Abbey, after a fatal duel in France – the memory of which still haunts him. In an attempt to put the experience behind him, he visits London where he meets Stella Eynecourt, who will become his wife. However, Romayne also comes across the cunning Father Benwell, who is determined to convert him to Catholicism and to regain Vange Abbey for the Church. Father Benwell stops at nothing to achieve his end, including the revelation of a dark secret from the past. His scheming and malevolence recalls the better-known villain Count Fosco, from Collins’s The Woman in White. Published in 1881, The Black Robe is one of Collins’s later novels and is here presented in a multi-voice production featuring a host of popular audiobook actors.

The Black Robe

Daisy Miller is a young American girl travelling Europe with her mother and younger brother. While in Vevey, Switzerland, she becomes acquainted with Frederick Winterbourne, an idle expatriate, of well-to-do Americans. Winterbourne, who observes and critiques young Daisy through their brief acquaintanceship, is infatuated with her irreverent behaviour. Daisy flaunts society’s rules and uncompromising standards; she is charming, spontaneous and unpretentious, and her audacity shocks the Europeans, who consider her an uncultivated flirt. The sophisticated Winterbourne remains smitten with Daisy, but his classical values stand in his way...

Daisy Miller

It was supposed to be just one night in the cabin: one night for Lottie and her brand new stepsister, Jade, to try to get along. When a solar flare causes a massive blackout?no power or cell signal?Lottie knows they've got a long night ahead of them. Then, in the dark, someone else shows up at the cabin?a stranger named Alex, claiming to be lost and needing shelter from the coming snowstorm. But later that night, Lottie spies him in the driveway talking to two mysterious men in a pickup truck, and she's sure he's lying about why he's here. Before Lottie can find out more, a fire forces her, Jade, and Alex out into the blizzard, where they must rely on one another to get to safety?wherever that is. In the remote freezing Tahoe wilderness, they have to survive more than just the elements. Soon it becomes clear that Alex's accomplices are hunting for all three of them in a scheme that's gone too far and taken a chilling, deadly turn.

Don't Let in the Cold

Another exhilarating adventure in the great outdoors, from HOTEL FLAMINGO author Alex Milway Welcome to Big Sky Mountain: a home for everyone! Life never stays still for long on Big Sky Mountain. Rosa and Grandma Nan are off on an adventure to Toe-Dipper Bay, to see who's in trouble - a distress flare has gone up! When they arrive they find the beach covered in plastic rubbish, and a family of beach otters farming seaweed, while doing their best to tidy up. Rosa and Grandma Nan join in, but they have to find out who sent the distress flare - because who is that wrecked out at sea? Rosa and Grandma Nan will need the otters' help to build a raft to get to them . . . An action-packed story featuring curious otters, wise hermit crabs and peckish puffins ,which addresses pollution and recycling in a gentle and friendly way for young children.

Big Sky Mountain

Big Sky Mountain: The Beach Otters

When Hannah Allen was fourteen years old, she was abducted by an elusive serial killer, Peter Harris. Intended to be his eleventh victim, she was his only survivor. Ten years later, therapy and friendship have helped Hannah overcome the trauma of her past. But then a body is found, a body bearing eerily similar injuries to Peter’s victims, complete with the numerical brand he forced upon his captives. Soon it becomes clear that somewhere someone is continuing Peter’s work. Somewhere someone wants Hannah dead. Can she survive a serial killer twice, or has her luck finally run out?

Lucky Number 11

A wonderful audiobook of the fresh retelling of the classic Disney film, 'Sleeping Beauty'. An audiobook enriched with sound effects and music. A new way to enjoy a Disney classic!

Animated Classics: Disney's Sleeping Beauty

A wonderful audiobook of the fresh retelling of the classic Disney film, 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'. An audiobook enriched with sound effects and music. A new way to enjoy a Disney classic!

Animated Classics: Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

She could imagine the headlines all too well. . . DEATH ON POSSETT ISLAND: Well-known Playwright Found Dead on Christmas Tree. Dimpson McCabe - Dimpsie - has invited his closest friends of the theatre world to join him for Christmas at his castle on a private island some hours' drive from Edinburgh. The festivities have barely begun when Dimpsie is found draped atop the Christmas tree, electrocuted by the lights. It's labelled Accidental Death, but in the swirling snow suspicion is dancing among the flakes. Through Dimpsie's cadre of directors, producers, actors and agents runs a hot streak of hidden grievances and theatrical scheming, and upon return to London the dogged Inspector Smith begins to circle, seeking to find the leading man or prima donna responsible. First published in 1948 and lost for over 75 years, this Christmas novel returns to bedazzle a fresh audience of mystery-lovers.

British Library Crime Classics

Dramatic Murder

A psychological thriller that will keep you on your toes, guessing until the very end, from the author of the NUMBER ONE bestselling phenomenon The Girl in Seat 2AI know their secrets... Every morning, I sit at the same table of my favourite café, sip my cappuccino, and watch them.The woman has no idea I'm watching, day after day, unraveling the secrets of her life. I see the way she smiles when he arrives, how she glances over her shoulder... like someone who is hiding something. She thinks she's in control, but has no idea I'm on to them... I know a lot more about the man. For a start, he's not who he pretends to be - his lies are as plain as the nose on your face. There's more to this story than meets the eye, a lot more than I'll ever let on. I already know a lot about the man, but have learnt so much more from watching. Why do I think the man should tell me what's going on? Because he's my husband. That's why. An unforgettable tale of deceit, lies and revenge, from the bestselling author of The Girl in Seat 2A. Praise for Diana Wilkinson: 'I have to say that it is one of the best psychological thrillers that I have read ... It was hard to take my eyes away from the pages.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review 'Heart pounding thriller that left me on the edge of my seat... Definitely one of the best books this year.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review 'It's a wild ride of lies, deceit and control that has twists and turns and a great finale.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review 'Clues upon clues upon clues kept me glued to the story. What a very clever book ... not a read for the faint-hearted!' Valerie Keogh 'With a unique plot and superb writing, Ms Wilkinson has nailed this one! I'd give it 10 stars if I could.' J A Baker 'A beautifully written thriller where even the clues are out to get you!' Gemma Rogers 'A fast paced, edge of the seat thriller that's extremely well executed. I was gripped from the very first page!' L. H. Stacey 'Wilkinson delivers with this gripping and original thriller' Keri Beevis

Girl in the Window

She believed I was meek and unassuming, because for sixteen years, that was all I'd ever been... Cursed at birth, 16-year-old Drinn has been kept away from everyone - moved from house to house to ensure that she never finds love. But this year, she has decided to break free.   Fleeing, Drinn finds herself in Oblison, surrounded by others just like her - cursed girls whose lives are dangerous and wild. They vow to free themselves once and for all. But rebellion is dangerous, and if Drinn finds love before the curse can be broken, a terrible fate could befall them all...

The Dandelion Riots

The first lie got him in trouble. Our romantic date night was meant to fix us. But when my husband grabs my hand and says he needs to tell me something, I can tell from the look in his eyes that our marriage is in deep trouble. The second lie ruined our marriage. We’ve been here before. I wonder who she is. Is she younger than me? For a moment I wonder if I’ll forgive him. But I always do. It’s the only way to keep our family together. But before I can say anything, my daughter calls, terrified. “Mom, I need you to come home. Please!” The third lie could get someone killed. Flashing police cars light up the nightmare that’s unfolding in my beautiful home. Blood is found in our garage and in an instant, I know what my husband has done. I hold my children close as our perfect life shatters before my eyes. But as he is dragged away from us in handcuffs, something snaps inside of me. I’ve stopped at nothing to get the life we have. And even if my husband is a killer, I will do whatever it takes to keep my family together. An absolutely gripping psychological thriller, Three Little Lies will have your heart pounding in your chest as you race through the pages until the final jaw-dropping twist. Fans of Jeneva Rose, Shalini Boland, Sue Watson and K.L. Slater will be gripped from start to finish. What readers are saying about Three Little Lies: “SO. GOOD… my jaw was ON. THE. FLOOR!!!!” NetGalley reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Wow wow wow! The best book I've read in a while… amazing… I could not stop reading… finished it in less than 24 hours! Fantastic read!!” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “WOW!!… had me on the edge of my seat the entire time!!… NEVER imagined the final ending!! So so good and unpredictable!!!… couldn’t put the book down!!” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Wow… from page one I was hooked… I couldn’t put it down!… my jaw was basically on the floor the entire time… had me gasping… I might have yelled at the book a couple of times.… And the ending? Don’t even get me started! I’m still recovering… you NEED this one in your life.” Goodreads reviewer “DO NOT miss reading this book! I was on the edge of my seat from the very first pages… you are not going to stop reading… excellent… you will be up all night reading!” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Gripping and unputdownable… had its hook in me from start to finish. I read it all in one sitting… I simply couldn't put it down!” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Three Little Lies

He’s the rugged brother of my boss. A grumpy rancher who cares more for horses than people. Not this city girl’s cup of tea. At all. After my twin sister’s betrayal, I started fresh in America working on a dude ranch in the middle of nowhere. The last thing I need is a cantankerous rancher with an attitude looking at me with disapproval in his eyes. My chattiness and optimism clearly irritate him, so I take the high road and choose to ignore him. But when Soren Moon offers to rent me a room in his house, I can’t refuse. A broke English girl doesn’t have that many options in Bluefern, Montana. Even though that leaves me alone with him way too often. When my past comes knocking on my door, everything I’ve worked to rebuild comes crashing down around me. Strangely enough, it’s Soren who offers to help. Even stranger? It’s him I turn to, and the sparks between us are impossible to ignore. Will Finley’s past destroy her newfound peace, or can Soren’s unexpected support save her heart? From USA Today bestselling author Tess Thompson comes a grumpy/sunshine romance about a rancher and a city girl with a tragic past. Fall in love with Soren and Finley in the fifth book in the Crescent Moon Ranch Series for a clean and wholesome tale of family, redemption, and the power of community.

Crescent Moon Ranch

Grumpy Moon

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