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Wild Cities by Ben Lerwill

Wild Cities

Ben Lerwill

Brought to you by Puffin. Picture a city. What do you see? Traffic and towering buildings? Or maybe you imagine something a little . . . wilder? These are the astonishing stories of the animals who are adapting to live in our urban world - and how you can help...

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Flesh by David Szalay

Flesh

David Szalay

Brought to you by Penguin. A propulsive, hypnotic novel about a man who is unravelled by a series of events beyond his grasp. Fifteen-year-old István lives with his mother in a quiet apartment complex in Hungary. New to the town and shy, he is unfamiliar with...

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The South by Tash Aw

The South

Tash Aw

'A mesmerising tale. Both heartbreaking and joyful' MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM A radiant novel of the longing that blooms between two boys over the course of one summer – about family, desire, and what we inherit – from celebrated author Tash Aw. 'Shimmeringly...

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The Chemist by A. A. Dhand

The Chemist

A. A. Dhand

*The Sunday Times top ten bestseller* *A Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month* Get hooked on this year's most addictive thriller Is revenge the most lethal dose of all? 'Without a doubt the best crime thriller I've read this year ... A story of loyalties and...

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The Science of Revenge by James Kimmel

The Science of Revenge

James Kimmel

In this definitive book on revenge, psychiatry researcher James Kimmel, Jr. exposes the unseen neurobiological cause of violence—a compulsive desire for retribution—and offers a profound new understanding of human behavior and breakthrough framework for making...

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Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen by Marthe Jocelyn

Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen

Marthe Jocelyn

For young detective Aggie Morton and her friend Hector, a spa stay becomes a lot more thrilling when TWO dead bodies are found in this third book in the Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen series, inspired by the life of Agatha Christie as a child and her most popular...

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Clonely You by Ruby Dixon

Clonely You

Ruby Dixon

A'ani clone Aithar has had his heart broken a dozen times on Risda III. No one wants the love he is so very eager to give. But then he meets a human woman named Michaela who runs a dairy farm. She wants to rescue her sister, and to do so, she needs Aithar's...

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Tales from Tiressia by Charissa Weaks

Tales from Tiressia

Charissa Weaks

Return to the Witch Walker world of Tiressia by visiting this collection of spicy tales, containing six bonus scenes and two novellas. What might've happened if Raina and Alexus hadn't been interrupted in Frostwater Wood? What romantic moments did Helena and...

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Come Together by Emily Nagoski

Come Together

Emily Nagoski

Brought to you by Penguin. What does it really take to create lasting sexual connections in long-term relationships? Most couples struggle at some point to maintain their sexual connection. But a lot of the advice we are given on sex is either not very good or...

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Between Meals by A. J. Liebling

Between Meals

A. J. Liebling

Brought to you by Penguin. While on a year of study in Paris in 1927, Liebling acquired the friendship and tutelage of Yves Mirande, 'one of the last great Gastronomes of France', beginning a joyous apprenticeship in the fine art of eating. Told with...

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Charlie Morphs Into a Mammoth by Sam Copeland

Charlie Morphs Into a Mammoth

Sam Copeland

Brought to you by Puffin. Charlie McGuffin is closer than ever to being able to control his crazy ability to turn into animals, but there are some things he can't control, like the arguments his parents keep having (which are making him more worried than ever)...

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Death in the Spotlight by Robin Stevens

Death in the Spotlight

Robin Stevens

Brought to you by Puffin. Someone is about to take their final bow . . . Fresh from their adventures in Hong Kong, Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells return to England. But they're not going straight back to school - first they're staying with Daisy's uncle Felix in...

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The Ministry of Unladylike Activity 2 by Robin Stevens

The Ministry of Unladylike Activity 2

Robin Stevens

Brought to you by Puffin. The second thrilling and unputdownable mystery starring a new generation of the Detective Society, from the million-copy-bestselling author of Murder Most Unladylike : Robin Stevens. April 1941. Britain is at war, and a secret agency...

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Why are you here, Mrs Hamilton?  by Jo Hamilton

Why are you here, Mrs Hamilton?

Jo Hamilton

WITH A FOREWORD FROM SIR ALAN BATES 'Jo is an inspiration', Monica Dolan, who played Jo in the ITV drama, Mr Bates vs The Post Office 'My first big discrepancy came in the shape of a £2,000 shortfall that just made no sense at all. Of all the things that kept...

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Thread by Hannah Marsh

Thread

Hannah Marsh

'I start to see my own experience not as a woeful result of a system or a body that has let me down, but as a birth experience as ancient, rich and potent as any other kind of birth.' Back in 2017, journalist Hannah Marsh was about to give birth to her son...

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Nina Peanut by Sarah Bowie

Nina Peanut

Sarah Bowie

I'm Nina Peanut and I'm in my world tour era - ok, so I'm actually just going on an all-inclusive family holiday to a rundown seaside resort, but STILL. And who's that I've just spotted on the next sun lounger over? Only my mortal enemy Megan Dunne, who had...

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The great mouse escape by James Patterson

The great mouse escape

James Patterson

Talking mouse Isaiah is free from the experiments that left him with blue fur and a big voice, and living a picture-perfect life with his human friend, Hailey. But the evil scientists - and their evil talking cats - are hot on Isaiah's trail. When they...

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High hopes for the bomber girls by Vicki Beeby

High hopes for the bomber girls

Vicki Beeby

Even with peace on the horizon, Met WAAF Jenny Hazleton is as busy as ever. Her keen weather-forecasting allows the pilots to continue their missions, including food drops to starving allies and the repatriation of prisoners of war. Navigating many of these...

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We are all guilty here by Karin Slaughter

We are all guilty here

Karin Slaughter

Welcome to North Falls - a small town where everyone knows everyone. Or so they think. Until the night of the fireworks. When two teenage girls vanish, and the town ignites. For Officer Emmy Clifton, it's personal. She turned away when her best friend's...

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The tarot reader of The tarot reader of Versailles by Anya Bergman

The tarot reader of The tarot reader of Versailles

Anya Bergman

Two women. An extraordinary power. An explosive bond. In a time of revolution, their fates will lie in the turn of a card . . . It is the early days of the French Revolution and, on the streets of Paris, terror reigns. Marie Anne Adelaide Lenormand is a young...

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A novel murder by E. C. Nevin

A novel murder

E. C. Nevin

Welcome to the Killer Lines Crime Festival! In the quaint town of Hoslewit, the biggest names in crime writing have congregated to celebrate all things bookish and murderous. With a programme packed with seminars and signings, egos and alcohol, it's sure to be...

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Triple play by Ally Wiegand

Triple play

Ally Wiegand

Sports reporter Harper Nelson has spent far too long on the sidelines. So, when her boss sends her to Chicago to cover the upcoming baseball season for the Cougars, she knows this could be her last shot to prove to the network - and her parents - that this is...

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Cometh the hour by Jeffrey Archer

Cometh the hour

Jeffrey Archer

Thrilling and absorbing, Cometh the Hour is the sixth novel in international bestseller Jeffrey Archer's the Clifton Chronicles and sees the Clifton and Barrington families navigate the 1970s in an epic tale of tragedy and hope. There are devastating...

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Home sweet home by Ruth Irons

Home sweet home

Ruth Irons

You invited her in. That was your first mistake. Jules and Scott are a young couple living on the outskirts of London. When the charming and charismatic Orla sweeps into their lives, inviting her to house-share seems like the answer to all their problems: she...

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Falling in love at Pennycress Inn by Sarah Hope

Falling in love at Pennycress Inn

Sarah Hope

Nicola grew up at Pennycress Inn, in the beautiful Cotswold village of Meadowfield, and now she's come full circle by landing a job there. After a difficult few months, she's happy to be back in the place she loves and calls home. The whole village is looking...

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Secrets at the Ambrose Café by Carryl Church

Secrets at the Ambrose Café

Carryl Church

Exeter, 1925. Della Wilde has set aside her dream of moving to Paris to study at the renowned Le Cordon Bleu, choosing instead to support her family torn apart by war. By night, she works at the prestigious Ambrose Café, serving the city's elite - she feels...

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Meet me at the seaside cottages by Jenny Colgan

Meet me at the seaside cottages

Jenny Colgan

Janey Carter has a lot to be grateful for - a home by the sea in Carso that she renovated herself, a job as an audiologist that she loves, two great kids, and a network of kind and supportive friends. But since her husband left, her confidence has taken a...

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What the night brings by Mark Billingham

What the night brings

Mark Billingham

The targeted murder of four officers is only the first in a series of attacks that leaves police scared, angry and, most disturbingly of all, vengeful. As Tom Thorne and Nicola Tanner dig into the reasons for the violence, a deeper darkness begins to emerge:...

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Double room by Anne Sénès

Double room

Anne Sénès

London, late 1990s. Stan, a young and promising French composer, is invited to arrange the music for a theatrical adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray. The play will never be staged, but Stan meets Liv, the love of his life, and their harmonious duo soon...

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A Lake District Christmas murder by Rebecca Tope

A Lake District Christmas murder

Rebecca Tope

As Christmas draws nearer, Simmy Henderson is invited to a party in Glenridding at the heart of the Lake District. However, the festivities are overshadowed by two alarming discoveries: a man's body in the beck above the village, and a vulnerable newborn baby,...

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The silent resistance by Anna Normann

The silent resistance

Anna Normann

Occupied Norway, 1944. While the war rages on, Anni is surviving as best she can, contributing to the resistance whenever possible and standing firm without her sailor husband Lars, who she hasn't heard from in three years. Her daughter Ingrid is the bright...

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Murder under the cliff by Lesley Cookman

Murder under the cliff

Lesley Cookman

An investigation into the sale of a plot of land takes a darker turn when a body is found on a cliffside. Libby Sarjeant and her friend Fran reluctantly agree to investigate the case. It's clear that there's more than a dodgy development deal at play - but can...

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A Conspiratorial Courting by Martha Keyes

A Conspiratorial Courting

Martha Keyes

**Previously published as My Wild Heart Can a ruse turn to romance? No one stands in doubt of Edith Donne's opinion on marriage—or of her ability to ward it off using nothing but her stinging wit. With the fortune her aunt has left her, Edith has no reason to...

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Fragile Longing by Cora Reilly

Fragile Longing

Cora Reilly

A new STANDALONE age-gap, arranged marriage romance from USA Today Bestselling author Cora Reilly! Sofia knows how it feels to be the consolation prize. Too young. Not blond. And definitely not an ice princess. Her sister is—was all those things. Perfection....

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Gateway Catastrophe by Louisa Masters

Gateway Catastrophe

Louisa Masters

It only took seconds for my world to change... I live a simple, small-town life. Helping with the family restaurant, my side gig as a ride-share driver, hanging with my best friend, making the most of the extra time with my ghost grandma. The only exciting...

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Zachary by Louisa Masters

Zachary

Louisa Masters

A dragon with endless secrets meets a demon with nothing to hide... I'm the easygoing one. The fun one. The rare member of my family who gets along with anyone. Except there's a chance I may have got off on the wrong foot with our new dragon liaison, Ronan. In...

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The Evelyn Maynard Trilogy by Kaydence Snow

The Evelyn Maynard Trilogy

Kaydence Snow

All three audiobooks in the international bestselling Evelyn Maynard Trilogy. I thought I was alone in the world. I'm not - I belong with them. Too bad I also belong with the one man who kept us apart... When I receive a scholarship to Bradford Hills...

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Meditations in an Emergency by Frank O. Hara

Meditations in an Emergency

Frank O. Hara

Collected poems from one of the Twentieth Century's most influential voices. Frank O'Hara was one of the great poets of the twentieth century and, along with such widely acclaimed writers as Denise Levertov, Allen Ginsberg, Robert Creeley, and Gary Snyder, a...

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Murder in the Caribbean by Robert Thorogood

Murder in the Caribbean

Robert Thorogood

An original story from the creator and writer of the hit BBC One TV series, Death in Paradise, featuring on-screen favourite detective, DI Richard Poole. DI Richard Poole is hot, bothered and fed up. He's stuck on the tropical island of Saint-Marie, forced to...

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Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare

Clockwork Prince

Cassandra Clare

Second in Cassandra Clare's internationally bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy about the Shadowhunters. Love and lies can corrupt even the purest heart... Tessa Gray find her heart drawn more and more to Jem, while her longing for Will, despite his dark...

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Changing Roles by Melanie Moreland

Changing Roles

Melanie Moreland

Lights! Camera! Clueless! Liam Wright is Hollywood's golden boy and at the top of the A-list. But what he doesn't know about life . . . Well, it could fill his very large Hollywood mansion. Thankfully, he's got Shelby Carter in his world to keep him—and his...

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Heart Strings by Melanie Moreland

Heart Strings

Melanie Moreland

A woman drowning in sorrow. Invisible. The man that sees it all. Sees her. The only thing that gets Charlotte Prescott through the day is the haunting eyes and magnetic voice that uplifts her in the subway station every evening. All Montgomery Logan wants to...

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Mate Magic by L. Valente

Mate Magic

L. Valente

Supernatural P.I. Aster Night is closing in on a killer, but soon finds herself caught in the cross fire of some pitch black magic. Demon magic. The only way to save herself—and the world—is to catch the killer before he strikes again. She's going to need...

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Revved to the Maxx by Melanie Moreland

Revved to the Maxx

Melanie Moreland

Maxx Reynolds needs help. His shop, house, and life are all in a state of disarray. In desperation, he turns to the internet to hire a new employee, thinking it will make his life easier. What he expects is a fellow named Charly. What he gets is a quirky,...

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A Wolf Scorned by Taylor Spratt

A Wolf Scorned

Taylor Spratt

Every girl dreams of being the Alpha's mate, but for me it's a nightmare. Being born a "blue moon shifter" means living my life underground and not being allowed to visit the surface world, not ever. Being an outcast in my pack, ridiculed and taunted daily...

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Sanctum of the Soul by Kel Kade

Sanctum of the Soul

Kel Kade

The epic conclusion to the genre-bending series, Shroud of Prophecy ( Fate of the Fallen and Destiny of the Dead ) from New York Times bestselling author, Kel Kade. The chosen one is dead, the powerful have abandoned their subjects, and Death has come for them...

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Burning Wild by Christine Feehan

Burning Wild

Christine Feehan

Experience the feral passion of the Leopard people in this thrilling novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan. Bred by capricious parents for his innate leopard-shifting abilities, billionaire Jake Bannacotti has spent his life in an...

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Dark Curse by Christine Feehan

Dark Curse

Christine Feehan

#1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan freezes the blood in this fiercely sensual Carpathian novel ... Born into a world of evil and ice, Dragonseeker Lara Calladine is a child of three species yet belonging to none. She walked her chosen path...

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Dark Possession by Christine Feehan

Dark Possession

Christine Feehan

Dangerously close to becoming a vampire, Manolito De La Cruz has been called back to his Carpathian homeland—and has unexpectedly caught the scent of his destined lifemate, MaryAnn Delaney. MaryAnn is human and well aware of the aggressive instincts of...

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Deadly Storms by Christine Feehan

Deadly Storms

Christine Feehan

The next propulsive romantic suspense set in the beautiful yet harrowing California backcountry by #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan.

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Wild Fire by Christine Feehan

Wild Fire

Christine Feehan

The heat of passion—and danger—rises like jungle fire in this novel of the Leopard people by #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan ... Called on a dangerous assignment, leopard shifter Conner Vega returns to the Panama rainforest of his...

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Wild Rain by Christine Feehan

Wild Rain

Christine Feehan

#1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan explores the dark past of a woman on the run—and her dark desire for the only man she dares to trust—in this wild novel in the Leopard series. With a new identity, a staged death, and a chance to flee the...

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Aroha — Te reo Maori edition by Hinemoa Elder

Aroha — Te reo Maori edition

Hinemoa Elder

Kia ora. Nau mai ki Aroha . He matapono tenei mea, te aroha, no te ao Maori, no mai ano. He taonga te aroha no te whatumanawa, e rongo ai te tangata i te hononga ki te ao wairua, ki te ao kikokiko, ki te taiao whanui hoki. Whaia nga ara e nui ake ai te na o te...

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The Accidental Malay by Karina Robles Bahrin

The Accidental Malay

Karina Robles Bahrin

Winner of the Epigram Books Fiction Prize 'Slick, sharp . . . a joy to read' Tash Aw Jasmine Leong is the heiress apparent to Phoenix, her family's billion-ringgit company known especially for its pork snacks. When her grandmother, the great Madame Leong,...

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Bonding by Mariel Franklin

Bonding

Mariel Franklin

The beach read with big ideas 'Audacious, hot, deeply uncomfortable and genuinely thrilling' - Saba Sams, author of Send Nudes Adrift in her early thirties, Mary sets out to change her life, one ill-advised decision at a time. First, she books a spontaneous...

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Dark Flight by Lin Anderson

Dark Flight

Lin Anderson

A chilling ritual is being acted out by a sadistic killer in Dark Flight , the fourth novel in Lin Anderson's forensic crime series featuring Rhona MacLeod. Six-year-old Stephen Devlin has vanished, his mother and grandmother horrifically murdered. At the...

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Deadly Code by Lin Anderson

Deadly Code

Lin Anderson

A horrifying discovery is made off the coast of Scotland's Isle of Skye in Deadly Code , the third novel in Lin Anderson's forensic crime series featuring Rhona MacLeod. Following a grisly discovery made on Scotland's Isle of Skye, forensic scientist Rhona...

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The Spellshop by Sarah Beth. Durst

The Spellshop

Sarah Beth. Durst

Perfect for fans of Travis Baldree and TJ Klune, The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst is a cosy fantasy tale full of stolen spellbooks, unexpected friendships, sweet jams and even sweeter romance. 'Reading this book was like sitting in the sun . . . a warm,...

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Torch by Lin Anderson

Torch

Lin Anderson

A terrifying arsonist is terrorizing Edinburgh in Torch , the second novel in Lin Anderson's forensic crime series featuring Rhona MacLeod. It's Edinburgh, Scotland, days before the biggest New Year's party in the world. When Karen, a young homeless girl, dies...

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Memnoch the Devil by Anne Rice

Memnoch the Devil

Anne Rice

In this terrifying novel from the phenomenally successful Anne Rice, the illustrious vampire Lestat makes a Faustian pact with Devil. Satan has come to New Orleans with an enticing proposition. Under the name Memnoch this lord of darkness takes Lestat on a...

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The Wild Silence by Raynor Winn

The Wild Silence

Raynor Winn

Brought to you by Penguin. The incredible, Sunday Times bestselling follow-up to one of the most talked about books of the decade, The Salt Path . Nature holds the answers for Raynor and her husband Moth. After walking 630 miles homeless along The Salt Path,...

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A Spoonful of Murder by Robin Stevens

A Spoonful of Murder

Robin Stevens

Brought to you by Puffin. When Hazel Wong's beloved grandfather passes away, Daisy Wells is all too happy to accompany her friend (and Detective Society Vice President) to Hazel's family estate in beautiful, bustling Hong Kong. But when they arrive they...

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All Her Fault by Andrea Mara

All Her Fault

Andrea Mara

Brought to you by Penguin. **Shortlisted for Crime Fiction Book of the Year at the An Post Irish Book Awards 2021** ONE MISSING BOY. Marissa Irvine arrives at 14 Tudor Grove, expecting to pick up her young son Milo from his first playdate with a boy at his new...

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Hide and Seek by Andrea Mara

Hide and Seek

Andrea Mara

Brought to you by Penguin. A missing child. A house full of secrets. A mystery waiting to be solved. Close your eyes. The game of hide and seek is over, but little Lily Murphy hasn't been found. Her parents try to stay positive, but they know this peaceful...

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The Unwilding by Marina Kemp

The Unwilding

Marina Kemp

SHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL ENCORE AWARD 2025 'Compelling and fine and rich, I devoured it' TESSA HADLEY 'Powerfully compelling' GUARDIAN 'Unbelievably good' ELIZABETH DAY 'Complex and nuanced... the perfect definition of summer reading' LUCY CALDWELL 'Subtle,...

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Scotch on the Rocks by Elliot Fletcher

Scotch on the Rocks

Elliot Fletcher

A spicy, small-town, enemies-to-lovers romance set on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, from the author of TikTok sensation Whisky Business When you live on a tiny island, it's easy to stir up a scandal... For Callum Macabe, there's no one better than Juniper...

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And the Crowd Went Wild by Susan Elizabeth. Phillips

And the Crowd Went Wild

Susan Elizabeth. Phillips

#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips is back with the latest novel in her beloved Chicago Stars series, featuring a romance between a star quarterback and one of the country's most beautiful—and misunderstood—actresses. After a...

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Ghosts of Panama by Mark Harmon

Ghosts of Panama

Mark Harmon

The next-true life NCIS story from New York Times bestselling authors Mark Harmon and Leon Carroll, Jr. Read by the author. Panama, 1989. The once warm relationship between United States and Gen. Manuel Noriega has eroded dangerously. Newly elected President...

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Combat Monsters by Henry Herz

Combat Monsters

Henry Herz

Combat Monsters brings together twenty award-winning and bestselling speculative fiction authors who each bring their own spin on an alternate history of World War II. New research has uncovered deeply buried military secrets—both the Allied and Axis special...

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Beyond Limits by Shelley Sella

Beyond Limits

Shelley Sella

" Beyond Limits is moving, personal, insightful, and powerfully written. This book helps us to see people who seek abortions with clarity and compassion, as people in the real world, rather than as the objects of an abstract moral or political debate."—Diana...

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A Cage of Moonlight by Jenna Wolfhart

A Cage of Moonlight

Jenna Wolfhart

A year ago, I was a normal human girl who loved hazelnut coffee and New York pizza. Now, I'm a shapeshifting wolf with an appetite for blood. Worse, I've been captured by the Dark Fae. Trapped in their realm, I'm forced to train at their castle and battle in...

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Days of light by Megan Hunter

Days of light

Megan Hunter

Easter Sunday, 1938. Ivy is 19 and ready for her life to finally begin. In the idyllic Sussex countryside, her sprawling, bohemian family and their friends gather for lunch, awaiting the arrival of a longed-for guest. It is a single, enchanted afternoon that...

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Cult bride by Liz Cameron

Cult bride

Liz Cameron

As an 18-year-old on a gap year in Canberra, Liz Cameron was approached at a shopping centre by a woman who, unbeknown to her, was a recruiting agent for Providence, a Christian cult that originated in South Korea and currently operates in 72 countries. As a...

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The Martha's Vineyard beach and book club by Martha Hall Kelly

The Martha's Vineyard beach and book club

Martha Hall Kelly

"2016: Thirty-four-year-old Mari Starwood is still grieving after her mother's death as she travels to the storied island of Martha's Vineyard, off the coast of Massachusetts. She's come all the way from California with nothing but a name on a piece of paper:...

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The secret war by Sherrilyn Kenyon

The secret war

Sherrilyn Kenyon

"Banished, isolated, and hunted for a destiny he doesn't understand, Ryuichi must learn to master the powers he inherited from his mother in order to protect the sacred gates that separate the mortal world from the realm of demons. If he doesn't, kami, yokai,...

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Bashir Boutros and the jewel of the Nile by George Jreije

Bashir Boutros and the jewel of the Nile

George Jreije

"Shy, eleven-year-old Bashir Boutros dreads going back to America after an amazing summer in Lebanon. He's always felt invisible back home, where he doesn't have any real friends. Then, Bashir makes a lucky discovery--a long-lost ring containing a jinn whose...

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The mystery of Mystic Mountain by Janet S. Fox

The mystery of Mystic Mountain

Janet S. Fox

"Becca Soloway's perfect summer goes up in smoke when her mom flees a looming divorce by dragging Becca to a Montana resort. To make matters worse, her mom's hasty booking lands them not at a spa, but an aging dude ranch called Far Away. Becca is miserable...

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Nina Peanut by Sarah Bowie

Nina Peanut

Sarah Bowie

I'm Nina Peanut and I'm in my world tour era - ok, so I'm actually just going on an all-inclusive family holiday to a rundown seaside resort, but STILL. And who's that I've just spotted on the next sun lounger over? Only my mortal enemy Megan Dunne, who had...

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Rain of Ruin by Richard Overy

Rain of Ruin

Richard Overy

Brought to you by Penguin. A remarkable account of the terrible climax of the Second World War in Asia, published to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. In the closing months of the Second World War hundreds of thousands of Japanese,...

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Someone Like Me by Clem Bastow

Someone Like Me

Clem Bastow

While the ‘ nerdy white man’ stereotype of Autism dominates in media and popular culture, other Autistic people miss out on seeing themselves, their unique experiences, their hardships and their triumphs. In Someone Like Me, edited by Clem Bastow and Jo Case,...

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Coldest Fire by Juliette Cross

Coldest Fire

Juliette Cross

Archangel Uriel is hell bent on revenge on the demon prince Vladek. To get into the prince's impenetrable fortress, he'll have to fight in the pits of the underworld. And he'll need the help of the last person he can trust—the demon witch Nadya. There is no...

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The Deepest Well by Juliette Cross

The Deepest Well

Juliette Cross

The same night Lady Katherine Blakely discovers just what a monster her husband is, she meets a charming stranger, a gentleman from top to toe, not a wolf in gallant evening dress as so many of them are. But even he is not all that he seems. Lord George...

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Hard as a Rock by Christine Warren

Hard as a Rock

Christine Warren

The third book in New York Times bestselling author Christine Warren's mesmerizing Gargoyles series, where even the most dangerous beast can be tamed by the woman he holds above all else . . . Wynn Powe comes from a long line of powerful women, but when an...

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Hardest Fall by Juliette Cross

Hardest Fall

Juliette Cross

The tattooed demoness, Bone, doesn't like anything except the magical weapons she makes. But she has hidden talents few know about. When I was brought to her near death, she used her Seraph song to manipulate flesh and bone to heal me. But she wasn't happy...

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Palestine Hijacked by Thomas Suárez

Palestine Hijacked

Thomas Suárez

The Israel-Palestine "conflict" is typically understood to be a clash between two ethnic groups—Arabs and Jews—inhabiting the same land. Thomas Suárez digs deep below these preconceptions and their supporting "narratives" to expose something starkly different:...

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Waiting for Britney Spears by Jeff Weiss

Waiting for Britney Spears

Jeff Weiss

"Like a J.D. Salinger novel rolled in Hunter S. Thompson's hallucinogen dust." —Ann Powers, author of Travelling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell " [ Waiting for Britney Spears ] transformed and transported me." ―Hanif Abdurraqib, author of There's Always This...

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Permission by Elissa Altman

Permission

Elissa Altman

Who am I to tell my story? And how can we grant ourselves permission to write the stories we're compelled to tell when we've been told we shouldn't? Without fail, almost every writer—new or experienced—has faced dire questions of permission and story...

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Celestial Banquet by Roselle Lim

Celestial Banquet

Roselle Lim

Iron Chef meets The Hunger Games in Roselle Lim's dazzling YA fantasy debut, following a young noodle chef who competes in a cutthroat cooking competition for the gods. " Celestial Banquet is a magical and delectable adventure through a culinary landscape rich...

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In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant

In the Company of the Courtesan

Sarah Dunant

1527. While the Papal city of Rome burns, two of her most interesting and wily citizens slip away. Though almost as damaged as their beloved city, Fiammetta Bianchini and Bucino Teodoldi - a fabulous courtesan and her dwarf companion - are already planning...

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Jerusalem by Alan Moore

Jerusalem

Alan Moore

In the half a square mile of decay and demolition that was England's Saxon capital, eternity is loitering between the firetrap tower blocks. Embedded in the grubby amber of the district's narrative, among its saints, kings, prostitutes and derelicts; a...

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Brimstone by Callie Hart

Brimstone

Callie Hart

The #1 New York Times bestselling romantasy series continues with more drama, higher stakes, and deadly consequences. Duty. Blood. Honor. Power. Saeris Fane doesn't want power. The very last thing she needs is her name whispered on an entire court's lips, but...

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The Hunter by Nathan Burrows

The Hunter

Nathan Burrows

What happens when a hunter becomes the hunted? Suzy and her daughter are on a bus, heading for London and safety. She knows her partner will be hunting them down. It's what he does for a living. He hunts people. Suzy's plans go awry when armed robbers storm...

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The Preacher by Nathan Burrows

The Preacher

Nathan Burrows

Who is The Preacher? Dawn. The English Channel. A small boat arrives crammed with exhausted migrants, not all of whom will make land. Some of the shattered occupants have already paid for their journeys. Others have arrived with a debt still to be paid. One of...

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Riot House by Callie Hart

Riot House

Callie Hart

They might be richer than gods, but they're morally bankrupt. As far as the boys who run America's most exclusive international academy are concerned, I'm an unwelcome interloper, an inconvenience, and they're determined to make my life a living hell. When...

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Riot Rules by Callie Hart

Riot Rules

Callie Hart

Carrie You think you know me, but you're wrong. You look at me and see Carrie, the girl with the wild hair and the wild clothes. Reliable Carrie, friendly and quirky, perhaps even a little strange. What do you really know about me, though? The details of my...

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To Bleed a Crystal Bloom by Sarah A. Parker

To Bleed a Crystal Bloom

Sarah A. Parker

What a pretty flower to keep locked in a big, rocky tower. Nineteen years ago, I was plucked from the heart of a bloody massacre that spared nobody else. Small. Fragile. An enigma. Now ward to a powerful High Master who knows too much and says too little, I...

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Revolutionary Spring by Christopher Clark

Revolutionary Spring

Christopher Clark

Brought to you by Penguin. 'People embraced each other, shook hands, joy radiated from every eye, there was no limit to the celebrations . . .' There can be few more exciting or frightening moments in European history than the spring of 1848. Almost as if by...

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Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer

Regency Buck

Georgette Heyer

Brought to you by Penguin. Beautiful heiress Judith Taverner has her pick of London suitors. But her luck takes a turn for the worse when her hapless brother, Peregrine, becomes the target of a would-be-assassin. To Judith's great annoyance, their mysterious...

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Ghost river  by Tony Birch

Ghost river

Tony Birch

"The river is a place of history and secrets. For Ren and Sonny, two unlikely friends, it's a place of freedom and adventure. For a group of storytelling vagrants, it's a refuge. And for the isolated daughter of a cult reverend, it's an escape. Each time they...

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A different kind of power by Jacinda Ardern

A different kind of power

Jacinda Ardern

"What if we could redefine leadership? What if kindness came first? Jacinda Ardern grew up the daughter of a police officer in small-town New Zealand, but as the 40th Prime Minister of her country, she commanded global respect for her empathetic leadership...

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