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The Sunday Times bestseller The Postmistress by Sarah Blake is a heart-rending and profoundly moving story of love and loss in World War II.It is 1940, and bombs fall nightly...

In two jewel-like novellas, Claire Messud explores isolation and the nature of love. "A Simple Tale" is the moving story of Maria Poniatowski, an aging Ukrainian woman who, after liberation...

* LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL *'Oh, what a book this is! Hoffman's exploration of the world of good and evil, and the constant contest between them, is unflinching;...

A contemporary tale of belief, identity, the nature of fiction and the power of romance, Lion Heart is Justin Cartwright's most inventive and powerful work to date'Glorious ... Cartwright has...

A new decade brings change and challenges for three friends Having been firm friends ever since they met in a Blackpool boarding house, Val, Cissie and Janice are all now...

Guardian Defender by Jacquelin Thomas Can he protect her? Not even leaving her old life behind can keep former Homeland Security agent Rylee Greenwood safe from the ruthless cartel hunting...

Will they give in? Thirty Days to Win His Wife by Andrea Laurence Best friends Tyler Dixon and Amelia Kennedy eloped to Vegas on a whim. But before they can...

The wild royal she can't resist! After years spent as a political prisoner, Sheikh Riyaz has been released. Now it's Brianna's job to prepare him for his long-arranged royal wedding....

LURED BY THE RICH RANCHER Public Relations expert Felicity Sinclair thinks wealthy rancher Chance Lassiter would be the perfect spokesman to restore the Lassiters' tarnished image. This sexy city girl...

A royal kidnapping...derailed by desire! When billionaire Benedetto vows to bring runaway Princess Amelia home on his superyacht, he's prepared to do anything to succeed-even kidnap her. He isn't prepared...

From the author of Women's Prize for Fiction shortlisted Where'd You Go, Bernadette - soon to be a major motion picture directed by Richard Linklater.Eleanor Flood is going to clean...

'Atmospheric and very creepy' The Guardian 'Goosebump-inducing...Unforgettable' Woman & Home 'Unforgettable...One suspects that the real sorceress here is Golding, whose writing has given a voice to every wronged mother' The...

'Lyrical, twisty short stories' Evening StandardA collection of stunning short stories from the million-copy bestselling author of The Island. Three of these stories were previously published in Victoria Hislop's ebook...

Her freedom... for a price! Desperate to escape the misery of her childhood home, Odessa begs Greek tycoon Ares to marry her. His agreement comes with clear terms: Odessa's complicity...

Mum of one, Jess, has had enough of endless diaper-filled days, and her husband Chris has just the solution to vent her frustrations - a blog. Jess loves her daughter...

The sensational debut novel about love, friendship and finding happiness in the most unexpected places. PAPERBACK EDITION CONTAINS EXCLUSIVE BONUS CHAPTER, 'MUDDY DOES THE FULL MONTY'. 'It's as fun as...

'Nobody does cosy, get-away-from-it-all romance like Jenny Colgan' Sunday Express A feisty, flirty, feel-good tale of one woman's quest to cure her disastrous love life. 'A total joy' Sophie Kinsella...

A little girl, all alone, with a note that reads 'Please look after me'. Four years ago, nineteen-year-old Travis Brown made a choice: to raise his newborn daughter on his...

Can true love win the day?Hetty Affleck is working as a maid at the prestigious Beach Hotel in Littlehampton. Her beau, Lorcan, is away at war and has recently stopped...

Lizzie Walsh has moved to Dublin to start her life again ? she has a great job as a fundraiser, a boyfriend she's crazy about and friends she loves. Until,...

'Trust wasn't something you could have in degrees; it was all or nothing...'Greg and Amanda are happy. They've been together thirteen years and have two young daughters. They're very much...

A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick'A love letter to Japan and its literature' Rowan Hisayo Buchanan'Ingenious... Touching, surprising and sometimes heartbreaking' Guardian'An ideal tonic for anyone craving far-flung adventure'...

Can forty days last a lifetime? The Time Traveller's Wife meets One Day in the heartbreaking new love story from Paullina Simons. When Julian meets Josephine, it's love at first...

I've lost it. :( The only thing in the world I wasn't supposed to lose. My engagement ring. It's been in Magnus's family for three generations. And now, the very...

Meet Charlie. People think he's crazy. But he's not. People think he's stupid. But he's not. People think he's innocent... He's the Gamal. Charlie has a story to tell, about...

When a plot of land is being developed in Vermont against the will of a local Native American tribe, strange things begin to happen - and Ross Wakeman, a paranormal...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017'Elmet is a quiet explosion of a book, exquisite and unforgettable' - The Economist 'Pastoral idyll, political expose, cosy family saga and horror tale,...

A marriage-of-convenience spicy standalone romance from the New York Times bestselling author of the TikTok sensation ARCHER'S VOICE.....................Some vows are meant to be broken, but others are worth risking everything...

A searing novel of the terrifying power of love from one of America's leading novelists. Nina has a perfect, well, close to perfect life. She's a successful district attorney with...

Nicola Long is a few years out of a fine arts degree, listless and unenthusiastically employed in London. She begins to spend her hours at a small underfunded archive dedicated...

Captivating . . . Will appeal to fans of Room, The Lovely Bones and The Fault in Our Stars' - IndependentHeartstopping. Heartbreaking. Heartwarming.Compelling, compassionate and powerful, Rhiannon Navin's Only Child...

Perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy' - Candis If you had one wish this Christmas... Those Christmas Angels Anne Fletcher sends a heartfelt plea in the hope that someone is...

When Candida Wilton arrives alone in London, divorced and rejected and without much money, she is filled with a strange sense of excitement. What can happen, at her age, to...

'Electric right from the off...a witty, wonderful book with such a wholesome take on friendships and a sizzling romance' BETH REEKLES 'Reminds me of Katherine Heiny . . . her...

* A Harper's Bazaar 'Best New Short-Story Collection' for 2025 *A stunning collection of short stories capturing the lives of nine Nigerian women, each very different, each determined to fight...

WINNER OF THE 2025 DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN DAZED, DEBUTIFUL AND THE INDEPENDENT'A masterpiece' Slavoj Zizek | 'A filthy, elegant book' Raven Leilani | 'Glamorous...