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A Dream So Wicked: A fae fantasy romance retelling of Sleeping Beauty  by Tessonja Odette

A Dream So Wicked: A fae fantasy romance retelling of Sleeping Beauty

Tessonja Odette

ACOTAR meets Kingdom of the Wicked in this standalone fairy-tale retelling of Sleeping Beauty. If you like enemies-to-lovers romance where the villain gets the girl, you'll love this swoon-worthy story in the Entangled with Fae series. A vicious rivalry. A...

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Kiss of the Selkie: A fae fantasy romance retelling of The Little Mermaid  by Tessonja Odette

Kiss of the Selkie: A fae fantasy romance retelling of The Little Mermaid

Tessonja Odette

ACOTAR meets Bridgerton and The Selection in this standalone fairy-tale retelling of The Little Mermaid. If you like enemies-to-lovers romance, bridal contests, and snarky fae royals, then you'll love this swoon-worthy story in the Entangled with Fae series. A...

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A Taste of Poison: A fae fantasy romance retelling of Snow White  by Tessonja Odette

A Taste of Poison: A fae fantasy romance retelling of Snow White

Tessonja Odette

ACOTAR meets Kingdom of the Wicked in this standalone fairy-tale retelling of Snow White. If you like brooding heroes, just one bed, and grumpy sunshine romances, then you'll love this swoon-worthy story in the Entangled with Fae series. A runaway princess...

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Heart of the Raven Prince: A fae fantasy romance retelling of Cinderella  by Tessonja Odette

Heart of the Raven Prince: A fae fantasy romance retelling of Cinderella

Tessonja Odette

ACOTAR meets Bridgerton in this standalone fairytale retelling of Cinderella. If you like slow burn romance, fake engagements, and snarky fae royals, then you'll love this swoon-worthy story in the Entangled with Fae series. A playboy prince in want of a decoy...

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Curse of the Wolf King: A fae fantasy romance retelling of Beauty and the Beast  by Tessonja Odette

Curse of the Wolf King: A fae fantasy romance retelling of Beauty and the Beast

Tessonja Odette

ACOTAR meets Bridgerton in this standalone fairy-tale retelling of Beauty and the Beast. If you like slow burn romance, wolf shifters, and brooding fae royals, then you'll love this swoon-worthy story in the Entangled with Fae series. A beastly fae king with a...

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The War Beyond: Book Two of the Hollow Covenant, a gripping epic fantasy of warring gods, feuding sisters and devastating magic  by Andrea Stewart

The War Beyond: Book Two of the Hollow Covenant, a gripping epic fantasy of warring gods, feuding sisters and devastating magic

Andrea Stewart

In this thrilling sequel to the Sunday Times bestseller The Gods Below, loyalties will be tested, long-lost secrets will be revealed, and two sisters will face each other on the battlefield as the war between the gods ignites Hakara risked her life to find her...

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How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days: Tales from Hawthorne Cottage  by Jessie Sylva

How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days: Tales from Hawthorne Cottage

Jessie Sylva

HOW TO LOSE A GOBLIN IN TEN DAYS is a comfort read fantasy romance between a halfling and a goblin: imagine a classic opposites-attract romcom taking place in a cosy fantasy setting. Expect romantasy, magical forests, interfering wizards, lots of home cooking...

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The Village at the Edge of Noon  by Ilona Yazhbin. Chavasse

The Village at the Edge of Noon

Ilona Yazhbin. Chavasse

What if summer never ends? The residents of a village outside Moscow wake up to discover that the road out to the motorway has disappeared without a trace and the usual paths into the woods somehow lead back into the village. And the woods? Overnight their...

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New Beginnings  by Annie Seaton

New Beginnings

Annie Seaton

Desperate for a fresh start away from her family's farm, preschool teacher Amelia Johnson can no longer watch her father's declining health or endure her sister's constant criticism. When she finds the perfect rental within walking distance of her classroom,...

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Chasing Dreams  by Annie Seaton

Chasing Dreams

Annie Seaton

When Elena Santiago joins the Johnsons' seasonal crew at the cane farm in Duckinwilla Creek, she plans to stay only three months-just long enough to complete the final leg of her journey before returning to Brazil to reshape her family's fifth-generation farm....

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An Independent Woman: The brand-new captivating Regency romance from the author of Kingscastle  by Sophia Holloway

An Independent Woman: The brand-new captivating Regency romance from the author of Kingscastle

Sophia Holloway

The newly widowed Lady Louisa Dembleby is immensely thankful to be released from an awful marriage and vows that she will never marry again. A quiet life of contented freedom with her cherished daughter lies ahead, but her resolution falters when she meets...

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Dante  by Sadie Kincaid

Dante

Sadie Kincaid

For her, he would break all his rules Katerina Everson despises Dante Moretti. Ruthless, calculating and vicious, he's infamous for the tragedy that haunts his past. When he takes her freedom in exchange for her brother's debt, Kat finds herself...

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Game, Set, Match: A Match Point novel (book 1) steamy New Adult sports romance at an elite tennis academy, for fans of Challengers  by Jennifer Iacopelli

Game, Set, Match: A Match Point novel (book 1) steamy New Adult sports romance at an elite tennis academy, for fans of Challengers

Jennifer Iacopelli

Love means nothing in tennis. A steamy New Adult sports romance set at an elite tennis academy, perfect for fans of Challengers. Penny Harrison is a tennis icon in-the-making, with massive sponsorship deals and legendary status on the horizon, if she can just...

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Rook & Rebel: The addictive, dark romcom that took Booktok by storm!  by Kate Crew

Rook & Rebel: The addictive, dark romcom that took Booktok by storm!

Kate Crew

A dark revenge romance with tattooed bikers, hilarious banter, high speeds, and high heat. Hold on tight for a hell of a ride! 🏍? Stalker romcom 🏍? Biker romance 🏍? Morally grey MMC 🏍? Found family 🏍? Revenge 🏍?...

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Suite Secret, The: London Hearts Series: Book Two  by Tierney Page

Suite Secret, The: London Hearts Series: Book Two

Tierney Page

From the author of the chart-topping The Other Brother comes an irresistible, seductive, fast-paced forbidden-lovers story that will have you wanting more . . . and more . . . and more!Gemma's got it all figured out: amazing best friends April and Anna, a...

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Depraved Devotion  by Morgan Bridges

Depraved Devotion

Morgan Bridges

The Joker meets Pen Pal in this dark, forbidden romance where a criminal psychologist enters a game of cat and mouse with her serial killer patient. My patient is stalking me... and he's a psychopath. I've dedicated my life to understanding the darkest corners...

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Black Willow Witch  by Suzanne Wright

Black Willow Witch

Suzanne Wright

"Be the biggest, baddest witch in town so no one ever dares bully you again." That was her grandmother's advice and it's been Emberlyn's law since she was a child. It's kept the local coven at bay - until now...They're furious she won't give up Black Willow...

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Introducing Mrs Collins: A Pride and Prejudice sequel telling the story of what Charlotte Lucas did next....  by Rachel Parris

Introducing Mrs Collins: A Pride and Prejudice sequel telling the story of what Charlotte Lucas did next....

Rachel Parris

Charlotte Lucas finally becomes the heroine of her own story in this heartfelt and mermerising sequel to Pride and Prejudice, written by comedian and Austentatious founding member Rachel Parris and published to coincide with Jane Austen's 250th birthday....

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These Violet Delights: A Novel  by Madeleine Roux

These Violet Delights: A Novel

Madeleine Roux

Can a star-crossed pair overcome a simmering family feud for a chance at love in this stunning Regency romance from New York Times bestselling author Madeleine Roux. Can a star-crossed pair overcome a simmering family feud for a chance at love in this stunning...

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The Things We Do For Love: A funny and heartwarming novel about a single mum, her mischievous dog, and the man she's supposed to hate  by Alice Peterson

The Things We Do For Love: A funny and heartwarming novel about a single mum, her mischievous dog, and the man she's supposed to hate

Alice Peterson

January Wild loves her daughter, her dog Spud and her childhood home by the sea. Single parenting is tough, but January has no regrets. She has a job she adores, a happy home, and the support of her beloved grandfather. But the arrival of a new boss threatens...

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Fireworks: One Spark Can Change Everything  by Bonnie Woods

Fireworks: One Spark Can Change Everything

Bonnie Woods

From the author of the viral bestseller, Kindling, comes a new spicy autumnal romance set in the Scottish Highlands! Love can be explosive... Eiley is sure she'll never find love again. Until firefighter Camden sends that theory up in smoke...All of Bonnie...

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Playing for Keeps  by Alexandria Bellefleur

Playing for Keeps

Alexandria Bellefleur

Poppy Peterson's life is finally back on track and she's thriving as the publicist of the NFL's most promising quarterback (and her childhood best friend), Cash Curran. So, she doesn't appreciate when he makes an impulsive and public pass at America's popstar...

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The Cat Share: A warm and joyous romantic comedy about two strangers in love with one very greedy cat  by Angela Jariwala

The Cat Share: A warm and joyous romantic comedy about two strangers in love with one very greedy cat

Angela Jariwala

Sometimes it's a simple as meeting the boy next door. Jenni lives alone with her cat Oscar - yes, she's single but, after breaking up with her boyfriend, she's more than content to be living alone. Sometimes she worries she might be playing things too safe,...

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Casanova 20: Or, Hot World: A Heterosexual Novel  by Davey Davis

Casanova 20: Or, Hot World: A Heterosexual Novel

Davey Davis

Cursed by an extreme and unrelenting beauty, Adrian has drawn the frenzied attention of adoring strangers since childhood. As a twenty-nine-year-old in New York City, he spends his days drifting between affairs with women (and occasionally men) who provide him...

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Holy Smoke  by Fanny Howe

Holy Smoke

Fanny Howe

A key novel from the renowned thinker and Booker-nominated author. Published in the UK for the first time. An account of the frenzy and paranoia of US politics refracted through one individual''s psyche.

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The Candidate's Husband  by Wendy Sacks Jones

The Candidate's Husband

Wendy Sacks Jones

Politics is a ruthless business, even more so for a woman. When headteacher Kirsty's local MP resigns after a sex scandal, she's set on running in the by-election to replace him. She seems the ideal Labour candidate - hard-working, ambitious, and with...

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What'S with Baum?  by Woody Allen

What'S with Baum?

Woody Allen

Asher Baum is quietly losing his mind. Can you blame him?''Maybe what I really want is to make sense of all people's lives. Of everything, the whole shebang''A middle-aged Jewish journalist turned novelist and playwright, consumed with anxiety about everything...

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30seven: A Sci-Fi Horror Novel  by Jeremy Robinson

30seven: A Sci-Fi Horror Novel

Jeremy Robinson

Haunted by his wife's brutal murder a year previous, Marcus Lockwood retreats with his son to a remote Maine campground to heal--only to join a UFO hunt that ends with twenty-eight abductions, including that of the artistic serial killer who killed and...

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The Award  by Matthew Pearl

The Award

Matthew Pearl

"The Award begins as a wryly funny satire of thwarted literary ambition, but it quickly evolves into something darker and more disturbing. Matthew Pearl's addictive and propulsive novel has the twisted nightmare logic of a Patricia Highsmith thriller."--Tom...

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You've Told Me Before  by Jennifer Moses

You've Told Me Before

Jennifer Moses

Sometimes hilarious, sometimes sad, and always compelling, the stories in this collection explore the many manifestations of being Jewish in a modern and largely secular world. Jennifer Anne Moses creates characters, mostly American, who are struggling with...

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Disinheritance: The Rediscovered Stories  by Ruth Prawer. Jhabvala

Disinheritance: The Rediscovered Stories

Ruth Prawer. Jhabvala

A collection of fiction by the Booker Prize-winning author and "one of the 20th century's great female writers" (The Washington Post), drawn from her ample body of work that has been out of the public eye for decades Ruth Prawer Jhabvala began publishing...

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The Dream of the Jaguar: A Novel  by Miguel Bonnefoy

The Dream of the Jaguar: A Novel

Miguel Bonnefoy

An enchanting family saga in the vein of One Hundred Years of Solitude, this prize-winning novel illuminates Venezuela's history through the lives of its extraordinary, memorable characters. An enchanting family saga in the vein of One Hundred Years of...

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The Mushroom Gatherer  by Veronique Firkusny

The Mushroom Gatherer

Veronique Firkusny

In a forest where every step is familiar, Sara searches for mushrooms-but what she unearths instead are the long-buried truths of her own life. Nestled deep in the Bohemian Forest, Sara's world is quiet and bound to the rhythms of nature. She has wandered the...

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Other People  by Celia Dale

Other People

Celia Dale

June and her father stared for a moment into each other's minds. He looked away first; and with a stab of joy June knew he was afraid of her and that she hated him.It is summer in small town Havenport. Protected from the world by her devoted mother,...

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Khaled and Jamila  by Anan Ameri

Khaled and Jamila

Anan Ameri

Khaled and Jamila is a sweeping, multigenerational novel by Palestinian-American writer Anan Ameri that explores the enduring power of love and family across continents and cultures, asking what, in a divided world, truly lasts. What in the world is beautiful...

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One More Yesterday  by Charlotte Butterfield

One More Yesterday

Charlotte Butterfield

? A charming, moving and laugh-out-loud story that 'lives up to the standards of Sophie Kinsella and Carole Matthews' (Reader review) ? What if you could relive any day again? Would you remind your husband to take out the bins? Or would you be brave? Going...

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The Beachfront Girls: A Sconset Beach novel  by Ainsley Keaton

The Beachfront Girls: A Sconset Beach novel

Ainsley Keaton

Please note that this title is Independently Published or self published and the quality of production may vary. We recommend you choose carefully. A shocking return. A second chance. A secret that could change everything. In a stunning turn of events, Ava's...

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The Beachfront Christmas: A Sconset Beach novel  by Ainsley Keaton

The Beachfront Christmas: A Sconset Beach novel

Ainsley Keaton

Please note that this title is Independently Published or self published and the quality of production may vary. We recommend you choose carefully. Christmas at Sconset Beach - Where family tensions run high, miracles happen and hearts heal In Ainsley Keaton's...

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The Beachfront Secrets: A Sconset Beach novel  by Ainsley Keaton

The Beachfront Secrets: A Sconset Beach novel

Ainsley Keaton

Please note that this title is Independently Published or self published and the quality of production may vary. We recommend you choose carefully. In the face of life's greatest challenges, friendship and love will light the way In this heartwarming tale from...

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The Beachfront Reunion: A Sconset Beach novel  by Ainsley Keaton

The Beachfront Reunion: A Sconset Beach novel

Ainsley Keaton

Please note that this title is Independently Published or self published and the quality of production may vary. We recommend you choose carefully. A haunting past, a mysterious connection, and a chance for redemption on the beachfront. Prepare to be enchanted...

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You and What Army?  by Eric Gongola

You and What Army?

Eric Gongola

Stevie Stepanek's upbringing in a mill town past its prime has taught him to expect the worst from life, which is exactly what he gets the day his big brother returns from war, his body intact but his mind clearly missing in action. Impelled to continue the...

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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie  by Alan Taylor

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Alan Taylor

One of the BBC Arts 100 Most Inspiring Novels Edinburgh, 1930, and the world is on the brink of change. Leading the charge is the glamorous, free-spirited Miss Jean Brodie, schoolteacher at the Marcia Blaine Academy, whose guiding principle is 'Give me a girl...

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The Cornish Girls Before the Storm  by Betty Walker

The Cornish Girls Before the Storm

Betty Walker

Preorder the brand-new prequel to the Cornish Girls series from bestselling historical saga author and Romantic Saga of the year nominee Betty Walker Meet the Cornish Girls before the war! War looms on the horizon. Their lives are about to change forever......

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Cameo  by Rob Doyle

Cameo

Rob Doyle

'A writer living and thinking his way to the frontiers of human society' SpectatorCameo is the life story of invented Irish novelist Ren Duka, who has unexpected, runaway international success with a prolific series of autofictional novels. What begins as a...

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Small Scale Sinners  by Mahreen Sohail

Small Scale Sinners

Mahreen Sohail

An astonishing debut examining women's lives in Pakistan and interrogating the burdens, and freedom, of love. In twelve electric, potent stories, Mahreen Sohail explores the facets of women's lives, as daughters, siblings, and mothers, in marriage, and alone....

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In the Fog of the Seasons' End  by Alex La. Guma

In the Fog of the Seasons' End

Alex La. Guma

Written from Alex La Guma's first-hand experiences in apartheid South Africa, In the Fog of the Seasons' End is a short but powerful novel, unflinching in its depiction of the day-to-day realities of segregation and the secret underground movement that fought...

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A Walk in the Night  by Alex La. Guma

A Walk in the Night

Alex La. Guma

In this previously banned collection of seven short stories, Alex La Guma vividly reveals the plight of the poor and oppressed in apartheid South Africa. Characterised by his striking style and colourful dialogue, La Guma's stories explore experiences of...

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Time of the Butcherbird  by Alex La. Guma

Time of the Butcherbird

Alex La. Guma

In his final novel, renowned author Alex La Guma explores the tensions of a South African town fraught with the desire for revenge. Out in the flat, featureless countryside, a small mining town in South Africa is refused access to water by their oppressors....

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All Eyes on Him  by Iliana Xander

All Eyes on Him

Iliana Xander

"Natalie's best friend leaves the dance club with a handsome stranger and is found unconscious at a bus stop the next morning. What happened that night? Only Natalie's friend knows - except she's in the hospital, in a coma... When Natalie sees a handsome man...

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A Kiss from the Devil  by Georgina Clarke

A Kiss from the Devil

Georgina Clarke

Blood may be thicker than water, but is family more important than the truth? London, August 1759. Lizzie Hardwicke, society harlot and occasional investigator for the magistrate, is shaken by an encounter with her estranged brother during a riotous evening...

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How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder: 'Heart-mending and heart-breaking' Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage  by Nina McConigley

How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder: 'Heart-mending and heart-breaking' Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage

Nina McConigley

'A fierce and marvelous book with an utterly unique, brightly burning lifeforce' MAGGIE SHIPSTEAD, author of GREAT CIRCLE 'Tender, defiant, and formally daring . . . I fell in love with McConigley's fierce, wry narrator Georgie Ayyar from the first page and...

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A Spirited Supper at Dundoon Castle  by Darci Hannah

A Spirited Supper at Dundoon Castle

Darci Hannah

When chef Bridget "Bunny" MacBride got a role on the reality show Food & Spirits, she thought "spirits" meant cocktails. Instead, she's cooking up dinners meant to tempt the departed to appear. And to her surprise, she's discovered abilities to connect with...

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I'll Be Watching You  by Deborah Masson

I'll Be Watching You

Deborah Masson

He watches you constantly. He sees everything. As a CCTV operator, Casey can travel at speed through the streets of Aberdeen and keep people safe, all from the comfort of his chair. He knows your secrets. You are one of the people he likes to follow. He keeps...

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Dead in the Water  by John Marrs

Dead in the Water

John Marrs

From the multi-million copy bestselling author comes a chilling tale about life flashing before your eyes-including terrifying scenes you don't remember.When Damon survives a near-drowning, his life flashes before his eyes. Every memory is crystal clear-except...

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The Murder at the Vicarage: The First Miss Marple Mystery  by Agatha Christie

The Murder at the Vicarage: The First Miss Marple Mystery

Agatha Christie

The famous novel in which the Queen of Crime introduced one of her most beloved characters, the indomitable Miss Marple. St. Mary Mead appears to be a typically quaint English country village, but many dark secrets lurk under its placid surface--and its most...

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Blackwater  by Sarah Sultoon

Blackwater

Sarah Sultoon

As the clock ticks towards the millennium - and the threat of a potentially new apocalyptic reality - Jonny Murphy is sent to investigate the discovery of a child's body on a deserted swamp island, fifty miles from London. What he finds is more than just a...

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The Board  by Katy Farber

The Board

Katy Farber

Perfect for fans of Big Little Lies, The Board is one mother's attempt to uncover the dark secrets that pervade her small New England town. Has she uncovered a criminal enterprise run by members of the school board? Or is it all in her head?So much for fresh...

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A Grim Reaper's Guide to Cheating Death  by Dara Maxie

A Grim Reaper's Guide to Cheating Death

Dara Maxie

Nora Bird works for S.C.Y.T.H.E., which might seem odd for someone as terrified of death as she is. But ever since her parents died in an accident when she was six, she's been obsessed with avoiding risk, and what better place to learn how to cheat death than...

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The Winner  by David Baldacci

The Winner

David Baldacci

A rags-to-riches deal for single mother LuAnn Tyler is deadlier than she ever could have imagined in The Winner, which was David Baldacci's pulse-pounding third novel. It became a New York Times bestseller, cementing Baldacci as a worldwide bestselling author...

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Anatomy of an Alibi: The gripping, unputdownable new psychological thriller from the No. 1 bestselling author of First Lie Wins  by Ashley Elston

Anatomy of an Alibi: The gripping, unputdownable new psychological thriller from the No. 1 bestselling author of First Lie Wins

Ashley Elston

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of First Lie Wins, a tense, feverish thriller about two women's lives that are forever intertwined when a murder threatens to expose them both.Everyone at Chantilly's Bar noticed out-of-towner Camille Bayliss. Red...

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Mimik  by Sebastian Fitzek

Mimik

Sebastian Fitzek

From the international bestselling author of WALK ME HOME, now adapted into the Amazon movie THE CALENDAR KILLER. Hannah can always spot a killer. Until she looks in the mirror. Hannah Herbst is Germany's most experienced facial resonance expert. She can...

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The Murder at the Vicarage: Original Classic 1930 Edition  by Agatha Christie

The Murder at the Vicarage: Original Classic 1930 Edition

Agatha Christie

A furtive and bizarre murder in the vicarage of the quaint English town of St. Mary Mead has the authorities baffled. The victim is the disagreeable Colonel Protheroe, who is universally disliked. "Anyone who murdered Colonel Protheroe," declares the the...

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Curse of the Savoy: A Priscilla Tempest Mystery, Book 4  by Ron Base

Curse of the Savoy: A Priscilla Tempest Mystery, Book 4

Ron Base

Curse of the Savoy, the fourth in the Priscilla Tempest mystery series, is a gripping tale of suspense set against the backdrop of high society and 1960s London. In the luxurious setting of London's Savoy Hotel, an opulent dinner party hosted by the legendary...

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A Poisoning at Castle Gloaming: A charming Cosy Mystery featuring a dressmaker sleuth and a Welsh castle (Jemima Flowerday 2)  by Kay Blythe

A Poisoning at Castle Gloaming: A charming Cosy Mystery featuring a dressmaker sleuth and a Welsh castle (Jemima Flowerday 2)

Kay Blythe

After a two-day train journey, peripatetic dressmaker Jemima Flowerday makes the final approach to her new job on foot, following the canal to Castle Gloaming, which stands in the rugged North Wales countryside overlooking the foaming River Dee.Jemima has come...

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One By One: A completely unputdownable crime thriller  by Sam Frances

One By One: A completely unputdownable crime thriller

Sam Frances

The second book in the DS Alice Washington series, set in the small village of Fortbridge. With tensions between the police and a public and an all-time high, a music festival during a heatwave is the last thing Alice needs. But when she's tasked with...

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The Woman in the Hall  by Simon Thomas

The Woman in the Hall

Simon Thomas

She didn't want men to be in love with her. She wanted power and a dangerous gamble and the fun of winning and putting herself over as a sweet saviour, till at last she came to believe it herself.Lorna Blake is a woman able to create her own reality: a...

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Cyanide in the Sun: And Other Stories of Summertime Crime  by Martin Edwards

Cyanide in the Sun: And Other Stories of Summertime Crime

Martin Edwards

Martin Edwards presents a jam-packed travel case of short mysteries bristling with murder and chicanery, perfect for a summer getaway.Another of the series' popular anthologies celebrating forgotten classics and material not printed since its original...

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North Country  by Matt Bondurant

North Country

Matt Bondurant

A taut literary thriller set along the northern border, North Country explores the monsters frozen in the depths of the human soul.North Chazy, New York is the heart of the North Country, a frigid region nestled against the Canadian border, characterized by...

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Lost in the Garden of Eve  by L. Divine

Lost in the Garden of Eve

L. Divine

Nancy Drew meets P-Valley in a unique blend of thrilling crime fiction, timely social commentary, and the power of sisterhood in this captivating homage to the "lesser dead" for readers of Rachel Howzell Hall, Kellye Garrett, Wanda M. Morris, and Denise Mina....

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Princess of the Savoy: A Priscilla Tempest Mystery  by Ron Base

Princess of the Savoy: A Priscilla Tempest Mystery

Ron Base

Check back into London's posh Savoy Hotel in the swinging sixties where dark forces and murder are uninvited guests volume 3 in the cheeky series that is now a French bestseller.Everything at London's Savoy Hotel appears to be the picture of perfection: two...

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Hickory Dickory Dock: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition  by Agatha Christie

Hickory Dickory Dock: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition

Agatha Christie

In this exclusive authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery, a most unusual series of crimes at a student hostel intrigues Inspector Hercule Poirot, especially when a simple case of kleptomania paves the way to murder. Now with a beautiful new series...

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Scandal at the Savoy: A Priscilla Tempest Mystery, Book 2  by Ron Base

Scandal at the Savoy: A Priscilla Tempest Mystery, Book 2

Ron Base

The rich and famous are converging on the iconic Savoy Hotel in swinging '60s London - including a famous Broadway producer with anger issues, a demanding Indian raja, and a gorgeous film star with certain kinky predilections. All is as it should be - until...

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To Cage a Wild Bird  by Brooke Fast

To Cage a Wild Bird

Brooke Fast

The Hunger Games meets Prison Break in this enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance series that's perfect for fans of Veronica Roth and Tahereh Mafi who loved the 2010s dystopian era and are looking for the adult version of those books. A deadly prison. A forbidden...

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The Compound  by Aisling Rawle

The Compound

Aisling Rawle

'Lord of the Flies meets Love Island - dark, thrilling, and delightfully twisted' LOUISE O'NEILL'So gripping and propulsive that it beats reality tv at its own game. Why watch TV when Aisling Rawle does it better?' TORREY PETERS'THIS is the book to read this...

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The Portrait  by Danielle Steel

The Portrait

Danielle Steel

The Portrait is a poignant story of two successful people who have built walls around themselves, and the rocky path to true courage and connection, from billion-copy bestselling author Danielle Steel. As a highly sought-after portrait artist, Devon Darcy...

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The Funeral Crashers  by Joanna Nell

The Funeral Crashers

Joanna Nell

A delightfully heartwarming story of four or more funerals and at least one wedding, from the bestselling author of Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year'There are a lot of lonely people in the world, Martin. Especially when you get to our age. This is the one...

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The Last Love Song: A gripping mystery of music, fame, and a rock star's disappearance from the bestselling author of The Seven Sisters series  by Lucinda Riley

The Last Love Song: A gripping mystery of music, fame, and a rock star's disappearance from the bestselling author of The Seven Sisters series

Lucinda Riley

The Last Love Song is a compelling story of love and devastating loss set on the rural west coast of Ireland and in glamourous 1960s London, from the internationally bestselling author of The Seven Sisters series, Lucinda Riley. Sorcha O'Donovan dreams of an...

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Twice  by Mitch Albom

Twice

Mitch Albom

A stunning and emotional new novel from the author of Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven.When he is eight years old, Alfie Logan discovers the magical ability to get a second chance at everything. He can undo any moment and live it...

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Nash Falls  by David Baldacci

Nash Falls

David Baldacci

'Baldacci is the master' - Jeffrey Archer A pulse-pounding new series from international No. 1 bestselling author David Baldacci. * * * * * Walter Nash is a mild-mannered, happy and successful businessman with a loving family. He has never lifted a weight...

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The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny  by Kiran Desai

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

Kiran Desai

A spellbinding story of two young people whose fates intersect and diverge across continents and years-an epic of love and family, India and America, tradition and modernity, by the Booker Prize-winning author of The Inheritance of Loss When Sonia and Sunny...

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The Lucky Sisters  by Rachael Johns

The Lucky Sisters

Rachael Johns

A deeply moving novel about life, death and the miracles in between, by the acclaimed bestselling author of The Patterson Girls. What would you do if you thought each day on earth might just be your last? Lucky by name. Not so lucky by nature. Adopted...

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Dead Man's Tale: the thrilling new crime novel in the acclaimed Bob Skinner series  by Quintin Jardine

Dead Man's Tale: the thrilling new crime novel in the acclaimed Bob Skinner series

Quintin Jardine

The latest Bob Skinner mystery from the legendary Quintin Jardine.Praise for Quintin Jardine:'Scottish crime-writing at its finest, with a healthy dose of plot twists and turns, bodies and plenty of brutality' THE SUN'Well constructed, fast-paced, Jardine's...

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Pilbara: The stunning new novel from Australia's No.1 bestselling author coming November 2025  by Judy Nunn

Pilbara: The stunning new novel from Australia's No.1 bestselling author coming November 2025

Judy Nunn

Coming November 2025 - the stunning new novel from the No.1 bestseller

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Never Look Back  by Susan Lewis

Never Look Back

Susan Lewis

Don't miss the next captivating page-turner from Sunday Times bestseller Susan Lewis! A dead husband. A missing wife. Will they find her in time? Romy Kaplan has vanished from her home. Or has she? ...

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The Soldier's Daughter  by Fiona McIntosh

The Soldier's Daughter

Fiona McIntosh

The heart-stopping new blockbuster by the bestselling author of The Fallen Woman. Violet Nash has grown up in the shadows of her father Charlie's shattered dreams. It's been years since he walked away from the battlefields of France, a WWI hero but his heart...

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Remain  by Nicholas Sparks

Remain

Nicholas Sparks

A one-of-a-kind novel that grapples with the supernatural mysteries of life, death, and human connection - an unprecedented collaboration between the globally bestselling author of love stories like The Notebook and the renowned writer and director of...

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Exit Strategy  by Lee Child

Exit Strategy

Lee Child

Reacher returns in 2025 with his 30th Reacher adventure. Don't miss it, pre-order now!

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Slow Gods: A space opera of breathtaking imagination from the most original voice in speculative fiction  by Claire North

Slow Gods: A space opera of breathtaking imagination from the most original voice in speculative fiction

Claire North

From one of the most original and dazzling voices in speculative fiction comes an intergalactic tale of conspiracy, war and the fall of empires. My name is Mawukana na-Vdnaze, and I am a very poor copy of myself. In telling my story, there are certain...

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Evil Bones  by Kathy Reichs

Evil Bones

Kathy Reichs

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with a twisty, unputdownable thriller featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, who finds herself enmeshed in a series of grisly animal killings that turn into something far more sinister....

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Boleyn Traitor  by Philippa Gregory

Boleyn Traitor

Philippa Gregory

Sister. Pawn. Liar. Traitor. Her words sent two queens to the scaffold.Her secrets shaped a kingdom.But her true story was hidden.Until now. Philippa Gregory brings the Boleyn traitor out of the shadows in a groundbreaking tale of love, betrayal - and...

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Silent Bones: The brand-new, iconic Karen Pirie thriller from the no.1 bestselling author  by Val McDermid

Silent Bones: The brand-new, iconic Karen Pirie thriller from the no.1 bestselling author

Val McDermid

THE MASTERFUL NEW THRILLER IN THE ICONIC KAREN PIRIE SERIES, NOW A MAJOR TV SERIESPraise for Val McDermid'McDermid is at her considerable best' GUARDIAN'The ingenious plot kept me guessing all the way through. It delivers on every level' MARIAN...

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