Secondhand Fiction Paperback Books

The year is 1827, and in a remote hut on the high plains of New South Wales, two strangers spend the night in talk. One, Carney, an illiterate Irishman, ex-convict...

In early 1749 a white woman and a black man are stranded in the wilderness of the South African interior. She is an educated woman, totally helpless in the wilds....

1818, south east Africa: on the summit of a low hill, encircled by a foe six times their number, fifteen hundred men armed with cowhide shields and short stabbing spears...

IT MAY BE QUIET IN THE SUBURBS, BUT IT'S FAR FROM PEACEFUL. . . 'A fantastic frothy read about suburbia with all Tom Allen's great style' JACQUELINE WILSON, international #1...

The brand new summer romance set in Dream Harbor from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Cafe and The Strawberry Patch Pancake House! "Another gentle...

The bestselling modern fairytale, with a new introduction from Luke Cutforth 'I loved it ... so good!' CARRIE HOPE FLETCHER Arthur Braxton has had enough. His mum has left, his...

*THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*'Gorgeous! Warm and funny and brimming with tenderness and heart' GRAHAM NORTON'Warm, funny and perceptive' ELIZABETH DAY 'Relatable, observant and funny' WOMAN & HOMEJosie's life is...

The gripping saga from the Sunday Times top ten bestselling author of The Workhouse Girl. At just eleven years old, Stella Barry is torn from her poverty-stricken mother and thrust...

Doug Fanning lives an apparently gilded existence. A Gulf war veteran turned banker at the vast investment bank Union Atlantic, he is wealthy, handsome and powerful - the epitome of...

When an eligible earl... Meets a plain music teacher...

For Maggie and Bill it was love at first sight . . .One impulsive wedding later and with the arrival of three perfect children, Jake, Aly and Stan, the Barrett...

What if you knew exactly when you'd meet the love of your life?'(A) fun yet surprisingly emotional romp that's tailor-made for beachside reading' VOGUE'Beach-reading at its best' COLLEEN OAKLEY'Orenstein is...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Watch Us Shine comes a "bewitching, warmhearted grown-up fairy tale about old movies, charming princes, and finding happily ever after in the...

A major Channel 4 tie-in, this is the story of women when they were wimmin: of that blossoming in seventies England of hope, freedom, equality and sisterhood; and of what...

A convenient offer for his stowaway? Dev knows his superyacht is the perfect hideout, away from the forced marriage Clare's escaping, despite the intimacy it brings... But when the threat...

"One of my favourite Tudor set books . . . A wonderfully vivid read." Nicola CornickYoung widow Elizabeth Williams is determined to make a success of the business she inherited...

When giving love a second chance and finding the strength to forgive yourself results in everything you could ever ask for in this cozy romance perfect for fans of Virgin...

Shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award Pain was Joe Grim's self-expression, his livelihood and reason for being. He rarely won a fight, but in the early decades of the twentieth...

In a small town on the land's edge, in the strange space at a war's end, a widow, a poet and a doctor each try to find their own peace,...

Since its inception in 1996, Vox ?n? Roll has established itself as the hip literary event in London. Combining readings with music, the pub nights at Filthy McNasty?s Whiskey Cafe...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025WATERSTONES FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTHLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2026A moment is all it takes to shatter a family. The echoes last...

For fans of Antonia Hodgson's, The Devil in the Marshalsea, and M.J. Carter's, The Strangler Vine, The Body on the Doorstep is the first Romney Marsh Mystery by A. J....

In 391 a fanatical Christian emperor orders the destruction of the great library and museum at Alexandria. Secretly the most precious items are removed and hidden until 1991 when a...

A Sinful Alliance Daughter of a courtesan and a lord, Marguerite was forced to fend for herself in the dangerous world of French nobility - as the king's spy! Sent...

Kate Fordham fled to Spain to start a new life. Amid the sunlit streets of Granada and the earthly paradise of the Alhambra's gardens, towers and courtyards, she's left her...

The electrifying sequel to Becoming Mila... following Blake and Mila through the heat-filled days of a tempestuous summer.What the hell just happened?! One cheating dad, one furious mom, and Mila...

When is the right time to tell someone they're not who they think they are?Caught in an over-vivid world, Kitty is tipped off-centre by the loss of her 'child that...

'An addictive, propulsive read' - The Sunday TimesAn extraordinary story of love and honour in extreme circumstances, from the multi-award-winning author of THE OTHER HAND.Instant New York Times bestsellerEvening Standard...