Literature & Fiction
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Under The Spotlight (Chapter and Verse)
Carrie James wears her heart on her sleeve. In fact, honesty may as well be her middle name. As an entertainment manager she’s easy going and unflappable. Up until the summer season of 2022, that is.
Natalie Prince is the new east coast regional director for Freedom Holidays. With a no-nonsense attitude and a penchant for perfection, she likes to play her cards very close to her chest.
The pre-season training seminar brings them into close proximity for the first time. It’s not a complete disaster on the calamity scale, but there’s definitely room for improvement in poise and refinement on Carrie’s part.
The two women play their individual roles admirably, but behind the scenes it’s a different story. Amidst sadness and heartache life takes an unexpected turn for both of them.
And then of course, there’s an oversized badger and a court case to contend with….
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Unsteady
Rhys Koteskiy is back — at least, he’s supposed to be.During last year’s Frozen Four, the Waterfell University hockey captain, and NHL legacy, took a brutal hit that left him with a concussion and a new discomfort on the ice. Plagued by nightmares and panic attacks every time he attempts to skate, Rhys wonders if he’ll ever play again — if he’ll ever want to.
Sadie Brown is staying focused this semester — no matter what.
Currently drowning in debt, custody hearings for her younger brothers and skating practices, she’s just trying to make it to the next day. A spitfire figure skater known for her bad attitude and frequent disappearing acts, she has a reputation on campus. And it’s not a pretty one.
When she accidentally witnesses one of the golden boy hockey captain’s panic attacks and attempts to help him, a strange sort of understanding strikes up between them.
No questions asked. Just comfort.
But Rhys finds himself drawn to Sadie. Where he feels empty, a shell of the man and player he was before, Sadie is so full of everything it bursts from her; every emotion she feels seems like it’s blasted at max. Rhys is desperate to feel anything, Sadie wants to stop feeling so much.
But healing doesn’t mix with secrets, and they’re both skating a thin line, unsteady.
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Until Mike
Mike Granger is a divorced single dad of twin teenage daughters. He’s worked hard to maintain a good relationship with not only his daughters but his ex-wife. Their blended family is what people consider the exception, not the rule. At thirty-eight, Mike’s given up hope of finding the one. He dates, but even then, he keeps women at arm’s length, never really allowing himself to get too close.Natasha ‘Tasha’ Torres is a first grade teacher who has kissed her fair share of frogs that never, not once, turned into a prince. She wants to believe in love and happily ever afters, but it’s especially hard after her last breakup.
After Tasha almost gets Mike arrested due to a misunderstanding when he pretends to be someone he’s not, he shocks her by inviting her to dinner, and they spend an incredible night together.
Too bad she doesn’t hear from him after.
There are moments in life you can’t ignore. Moments where the world seems smaller than you could have ever imagined, almost like life is trying to give you hints about the one you should be with. But will Mike listen? Or will his ego get the best of him when he jumps to conclusions at every turn?
Get ready for a boom-tastic good time with this insta-love that reminds you love and family can look different for everyone!
Until Mike is part of Aurora Rose Reynolds’ Happily Ever Alpha World. If you loved Until December and Until July, then you will want to read Until Mike.
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Varsity House Pet: BWWM Dark Hockey Romance (Laguna Grove Vipers: BWWM Dark College Hockey Romance Book 2)
Only good girls get to sleep in my bed.
Getting laid before the big game should be easy.
Chicks at Laguna Grove dig hockey players…
Except the one woman Jayce wants.
His African American lab partner, Makeba Winston.
It’s nothing he can’t solve with tequila, a thick leather leash, and a pillow at the foot of his bed.
Makeba won’t become his girlfriend right away, but a few days tied to the bed ought to change her mind…
Right?
Book #2 of the Laguna Grove Vipers BWWM Hockey Romance Series by bestselling African American interracial romance author Jamila Jasper. If you enjoy romantic love stories between black women and white men, and appreciate diverse, multicultural bully romance stories, check your high-waisted undies at the door and take a peek inside this sizzling full-length steamy romance. (No cheating, dark romance.)
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Varsity Possession: BWWM Dark Hockey Romance (McGraw College Minotaurs: Dark Romance Book 1)
A sassy but sweet-as-pie African American freshman receives her sorority initiation instructions.
Drop to your knees and please the mysterious hockey player behind the wall.
She doesn’t know the identity of the thick, eleven-inch stranger poking through the hole.
But he knows her.
One night activates the hot hockey captain Jesse Rousseau’s obsession with Peyton.
He demands more…
Peyton can’t avoid the cruel campus king’s tangled web of dark rituals and darker obsessions.
Jesse doesn’t mess around with what belongs to him.
From the second Peyton’s lips touched his skin, she sealed her fate.
His. Forever.
This is the first book in a dark white man/black woman interracial romance trilogy with triggers. If you enjoy books with morally grey alpha heroes, black female leads, hockey teams, college drama and spicy enemies-to-lovers heroes, check your undies at the door and dive in.
Book #1 of 3
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Vengeful God: Dark College Bully Romance (Gods of Ravencrest University Book 1)
The Gods were threatened the moment they laid eyes on me. Refusing to share their power at Ravencrest University, they did everything they could to break me.The feud between our crime families started before I was born. It continues to this day, making Havoc, Gage, and Knight my enemies. After getting kicked out of private school, I’m stuck attending Ravencrest University. I take the Gods’ twisted abuse, hitting back every time, encouraging them to do their worst.
And they do. Right up until the moment they kill me.
Or so they think.
Faking my own death makes the Gods believe they succeeded in taking things past the point of no return. Now that they’ve let their guard down, I’ll take my revenge, and they’ll never see me coming.
There’s just one problem. Someone knows I’m alive. Now I’m being stalked and blackmailed. I didn’t survive the Gods to let a mystery person ruin my plans. I’ll do anything it takes to finish what I started.
This is a dark bully/enemies to lovers romance with multiple love interests. This series contains dark themes and abuse. Please check the content warning in the foreward. For readers 18+.
Please note: This book was originally published under my pen name, Ember Vale.
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Verger’s Pack (Crestwood Asylum Book 2)
Crestwood Asylum is “technically” and “officially” a place of healing and recovery. In truth, it’s a special facility, one dedicated to the ultra-rich. For those women and men who have trouble with friends or family or annoying colleagues, the Crestwood Asylum offers a unique set of services. Here, you can make your enemies disappear. Do you have a coworker or professional rival who might beat you out for a promotion? Maybe there’s an annoying journalist sticking her nose where it doesn’t belong? Or perhaps you don’t trust your brother-in-law? Once they’ve been brought to the Crestwood Asylum, they can be diagnosed with any number of psychological illnesses. From there, the treatments can be both brutal and very effective.Henry completely underestimated his stepmother. She wants his inheritance, so she needs to make sure he’s no longer a problem. Once he turns eighteen, he’ll be able to access those funds. So right on his birthday, she gives him one last chance. And when he doesn’t take it, she injects him with a powerful sedative.
Once he wakes up, nothing will ever be the same. First, he gets his diagnosis. Then the “treatment” can begin.
With a shock collar locked around his neck, he’s imprisoned in a latex suit. The doctors force him to wear a dog mask, and now he must crawl on his elbows and knees. He has walked for the last time. But this is just the beginning. Soon enough, the surgeries will start.His stepmother is ruthless; she won’t allow this boy to get in her way. So what if he needs to be demoted to the status of the dog? He dared insult her once, so now it’s time for this young man to endure humiliating rounds of obedience training. And by the time he’s ready to leave the Crestwood Asylum, he’ll be “cured” and his stepmother will own a new dog…or so she thinks.
This 32,000-word novella features extensive body modification, medical play, humiliation, bondage, elements of mind control, orgasm denial, and more. All characters are consenting adults over the age of 18.
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Victorian Slum Girl’s Dream: A Historical Victorian Saga
A servant’s daughter dreams of riches, only to find that the treasures of the heart are the only ones that truly endure.
From an early age, Penelope Fowler dreams of escaping the grip of poverty. She helps her servant mother in the Eglinton House but prays one day she will be free to decide her own destiny…
Young Master Martin Eglinton accompanies his father to Peru and is horrified to discover that his family runs a cruel empire. Seeing the brutality of the fortune he is heir to, Master Martin’s return is wracked with guilt and sickness.
The beautiful Penny is his medicine…
But their hasty marriage is soon shattered.
Torn apart, each thinks the other is dead until circumstances reveal otherwise…
What follows is an unforgettable journey of the heart from rags to riches to rags, and finally to riches beyond anything either could have imagined!
This is a beautiful heart-warming story by Victorian romance author, Dolly Price. Immerse yourself in the gripping tale of love, loss, and two broken-hearted lovers learning the true meaning of life, love, and forgiveness.
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Victorian Spanking and Discipline – 12 story megabundle
Enjoy TWELVE sexy stories of naïve, disobedient Victorian wives and servants receiving strict domestic discipline and correction – harsh punishment spankings from their stern husbands, lords and other older men, with intense thrashings, humiliation, domination, submission and voyeurism.This red-hot historical discipline bundle includes:
– Spanked By Her Victorian Husband
– Disciplined By Her Victorian Husband
– Punished By Her Victorian Husband
– Spanked By Her Victorian Master
– Spanked By Her Victorian Lord
– Spanked By Her Victorian Baron– Spanked By Her Strict Victorian Husband 1 – 6
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Vile Boys (Spine Ridge University)
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Virginia Woolf: A Critical Memoir
Virginia Woolf is one of the most important writers of the twentieth century.Part of the Bloomsbury set, she lived surrounded by other artists and writers, and her novels and essays have inspired generations of readers and writers ever since their publication.
Her personal struggles with depression and mental illness, and her feminist beliefs come across strongly in her work, illuminating an important period in British social history, not just for women’s rights, but for a whole nation scarred by the effects of two world wars.
Winifred Holtby gives us Woolf the critic, the essayist and the experimental novelist in this critical memoir which is of particular interest as the work of one intelligent, though very different, novelist commenting on another.
Holtby’s careful reading of Woolf’s work is set in the context of the debate between modernist and traditional writing in the 1920s and 1930s.
Although Holtby greatly admires Woolf’s art, she considers its limitations as an elite form that ignores the material conditions of everyday life and the consequent social responsibility expected of the novel.
Choosing to write about Woolf as ‘the author whose art seemed most of all removed from anything I could ever attempt, and whose experience was most alien to my own,’ Holtby has written a candid appreciation of the complex, groundbreaking work of a contemporary writer at the height of her career.
Winifred Holtby (1898-1935) was an English novelist and journalist. She is also the author of the ‘South Riding’ series.
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Wallace (Council Assassins Book 17)
You can’t make everyone happy, no matter how hard you try.
Wallace has only ever wanted one thing—to make his father proud. It’s the only reason he’s training to become a council assassin, but he’s not sure he’ll ever be able to go into that line of work. The problem is that his father won’t take no for an answer.
Hawthorne has known Wallace is his mate since the first day of training. He’s too old and grumpy for the young man, so he’s been hiding his scent from him while he tries to find a way out of it, even though he’s not sure he wants to lose Wallace.
When Wallace’s father decides to pull him out of the program, Hawthorne knows he has to do something, and not only for himself. He suggests that Wallace could stay with him for a few days.
And only later realizes that the spray he uses to hide his scent is empty.
Wallace can’t keep hiding forever, but after finding out Hawthorne is his mate, he wants to. But if he wants to be a worthy mate, he has to finally stop trying to make his father happy and focus on himself instead.
And on Hawthorne.
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Wanting Her Boss
Madison Dunne has it all at forty-four: She thrives in the high-stakes realm of reputation management, enjoying a life others envy.A lavish wedding invite from Madison’s ex-wife arrives, and the thought of attending solo is unthinkable.
In a bold move, Madison enlists her dedicated twenty-eight-year-old assistant, Payton, to play the role of her girlfriend. But this charade is more than just an act—it’s a dance with forbidden desires.
Little does Madison know, Payton has been silently wanting her for the last year.
This fake relationship, as brief as it is, brings Payton’s hidden passions to the forefront, and an electrifying connection emerges.
As the lines between make-believe and reality blur, will Madison and Payton risk it all for a chance at true love?
Steamy Age Gap Lesbian Romance
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Six years after four members of the Blackwood family died of arsenic poisoning, the three survivors—elder, agoraphobic sister Constance; wheelchair-bound Uncle Julian; and 18-year-old Mary Katherine, or Merricat—live in peaceful solitude. Merricat has devised an eccentric set of laws and defensive charms to keep the estate safe from intruding villagers. However, a stranger appears one day—cousin Charles, who is after the Blackwood fortune—and manages to infiltrate their carefully guarded lives. Merricat resorts to severe measures after failing to elude him through polite or occult means, resulting in crisis, tragedy, and the disclosure of a dreadful secret.Read more
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Wedding Bells at Goodwill House: A heartwarming instalment in Fenella J. Miller’s Goodwill House historical saga series for 2023
The brand-new instalment in Fenella J. Miller’s bestselling Goodwill House series!
January 1941
As the residents of Goodwill House feel the hard bite of winter, land girl Charlie Somiton is still glad of the warm friendships she has made there. Not just her fellow land girls, Daphne and Sal, but also dashing local G.P. Dr James Willoughby who looked after Charlie when she was injured at work.
Charlie likes Dr Willoughby, but she fears that there can never be more between them than just friendship. Because despite her upper-class background, Charlie carries with her a terrible secret that she can never share with James.
Dr Willoughby knows Charlie is dealing with something painful and he wishes she’d confide in him more. The war is getting ever closer and James knows all too well that life is short and happiness should be grabbed with both hands.
But is Charlie brave enough to risk her secret and her heart or will her past ruin her chances for a happy future.
Don’t miss the next heart-breaking instalment in Fenella J. Miller’s beautiful Goodwill House series.
Praise for Fenella J. Miller:
‘Yet again, Fenella Miller has thrilled me with another of her historical stories in the Goodwill House saga series. She brings alive a variety of emotions and weaves in facts relating to the era, all of which keep me reading into the small hours.’ Glynis Peters – Bestselling author of The Secret Orphan.
‘Curl up in a chair with Fenella J Miller’s characters and lose yourself in another time and another place.’ Lizzie Lane
‘Engaging characters and setting which whisks you back to the home front of wartime Britain. A fabulous series!’ Jean Fullerton
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Wedding Bells at the Dog & Duck: A perfect, feel-good, uplifting romance from Jill Steeples for 2023
Ellie Browne, landlady of the Dog & Duck, is looking forward to a relaxing Christmas Day before the arrival of her and Max’s baby in the new year.
But with a snowstorm brewing outside, it seems that things might not go quite to plan. After the dramatic events of the holiday season, Ellie settles into her new life at Max’s huge country mansion, Braithwaite Manor, juggling work and family as best she can.
When she’s asked to help organise a summer wedding for one of her best friends it’s only natural that her mind turns to her own non-existent wedding plans! But with Max decidedly lukewarm on the subject and other family complications threatening to disrupt life further, Ellie fears there’ll never be wedding bells at the Dog & Duck after all.
The perfect feel-good love story for fans of Cathy Bramley, Heidi Swain and Julie Houston.
What readers say about Jill Steeples:
‘Wonderful warm wintry read with everything you want in a Christmas read!! Enjoyable, heart warming, festive fun!’
‘Jill Steeples makes the reader feel as though the characters are life long friends and I love how they all link together in one way or another. Looking forward to more from this Author in the near future.’
‘It is a very festive and cosy read. This is a lovely heartwarming read which also has a few surprises and twists and turns. I really enjoyed reading this book.’
‘Snowflakes Over Primrose Woods is superbly written but then I have come to expect nothing less from Jill Steeples. Jill has one of those easy going writing styles that is easy to get used to and easy to get along with. In fact reading one of Jill’s books feels more like a chat between friends rather than reading a book.’
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Wedding Bells on the Home Front: A heart-warming story of courage, community and love (Factory Girls Book 3)
**THE THIRD NOVEL IN THE UPLIFTING FACTORY GIRLS SERIES**
Perfect for fans of Nancy Revell’s Shipyard Girls series and Ellie Dean.
Our readers LOVE the Factory Girls . . .
‘The characters are all strong and the style of writing makes it hard to put down’
‘Another lovely story these wonderful characters make me feel like I’m visiting old friends’
‘What a joy to read’
‘I have laughed, cried and been angry reading this book’
‘Another brilliant book’
_____________________March 1942: As the war continues, wedding bells are ringing for the factory girls . . .
Sarah is happily settling into married life with new husband Stan, whilst Fran is busy planning her upcoming wedding to sweetheart Davey, who’s still conscripted to Bletchley Park. With limited resources, the girls must make do to create the perfect day.
Meanwhile, Beth has other things on her mind. She hasn’t heard from her husband Bob since he returned to the navy, and she’s starting to fear the worst. And new friend Viola is still recovering from a nasty accident.
Life on the home front can be challenging, but with the support of one another, the factory girls can get through anything.
_____________________Praise for Annie Clarke
‘Clarke’s tale is one to lift the spirits and touch the hardest hearts’ Northern Echo
‘Delightful authentic-feeling saga’ Peterborough Telegraph
‘Highlights the strength of women during the toughest times’ Culture Fly
‘Beautifully written’ Frost Magazine
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Wedding Bells on Victory Street: Gripping and heartbreaking World War 2 saga fiction (The Bryant Sisters Book 2)
‘I absolutely fell in love’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐
‘I couldn’t put this down’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
‘So beautiful’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐
‘Heartbreaking and heart-warming’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️From Amazon bestseller Pam Howes comes a heartbreaking World War Two novel about a young woman trying to make the best of history’s darkest hour. Is a happy ever after impossible?
Liverpool, 1943. For Bella Rogers, life is looking up. She loves performing with The Bryant Sisters, the singing trio who have become the country’s sweethearts, putting a smile on the faces of the brave boys fighting the Nazis. But then tragedy strikes when a telegram arrives: Bella’s beloved father has been killed in France.
Unlike her poor Mam, Bella has someone to share her grief with. Her childhood love Bobby is home from the war. He lost a leg but she counts her blessings every day that he’s alive when so many young men haven’t made it back. Bella longs to give her heart to Bobby but she is hiding a secret that may change their lives forever. Will he still love her if she reveals the truth?
But when bombs screech down on Victory Street in the middle of the night, blowing houses apart, Bella may lose both the home she loves and the family who mean everything to her. With so much loss around her, will Bella be brave enough to snatch her chance of happiness? And when the war is finally over, will wedding bells ring out on Victory Street again?
An utterly unputdownable, heart-wrenching historical novel that will have you completely hooked from page one. You’ll lose yourself in this gorgeous wartime story of love, loss and family secrets. Perfect for fans of Wives of War, Nadine Dorries and Nancy Revell.
Readers absolutely adore Wedding Bells on Victory Street!
‘Gripped me from the first page… Tearful at times, but equally filled with joy at others… I really enjoyed this book and once started I found it difficult to put it down!… Would definitely recommend!!’ Goodreads Reviewer
‘OMG… So many emotions. Can’t wait for the next book.’ Goodreads Reviewer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
‘Beautiful… Once you start the amazing book you will not want to put it down… Fantastic.’ Vicki, I Love Reading UK
‘I loved every minute of the story… I couldn’t put this down… Five stars from me.’ Goodreads Reviewer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
‘A rollercoaster of emotions, from heartbreak to happiness and everything in-between.’ Goodreads Reviewer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
‘A brilliant read… Will absorb you and keep you turning the pages.’ Goodreads Reviewer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
‘This book gave so many emotions. Such a great series. This author is amazing. And makes me feel like she’s brought the past to life.’ Goodreads Reviewer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Wedding Night
The brilliantly fast and funny romantic comedy from NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR Sophie Kinsella.
“I let out a huge, embarrassing honk of laughter on the tube reading Wedding Night. And then, two stops later, I did it again. This is why Sophie Kinsella is beloved by millions.” JOJO MOYES
It’s all gone wrong with the man Lottie thought was Mr Right. Then out of the blue she gets a call from her first love. She decides it must be Fate, and rushes off to marry him and rekindle their sizzling Greek island romance.
Lottie’s older sister can’t believe she’s doing something so crazy. No more Ms Nice Sister, she’s stopping this marriage. Right away! And she’ll go to any lengths to do so…
***** EVERYBODY LOVES SOPHIE KINSELLA: *****
‘I couldn’t put it down.’ LOUISE PENTLAND (SprinkleofGlitter)
‘I almost cried with laughter’ DAILY MAIL
‘Life doesn’t get much better than a new Sophie Kinsella novel’ RED
‘Hilarious . . . you’ll laugh and gasp on every page’ JENNY COLGAN
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Welcome To The Cornish Country Hospital: The start of a BRAND NEW emotional series from the bestselling author of The Cornish Midwife, Jo Bartlett for 2023
The first in a BRAND NEW series from bestselling author Jo Bartlett… Welcome to The Cornish Country Hospital
A new start…
When Danni Carter moves to Cornwall from London, she hopes it will be the fresh start she so desperately needs. She’s nervous, but hopefully the change of scene will help her to finally forget her feelings for Lucas Newman, a man she can never be with, because he’s already engaged to Danni’s best friend, Esther.
An Impossible Dilemma…
But when Lucas and Esther decide to follow Danni to Cornwall, and both announce they will be working with her at the new St Piran’s hospital, Danni is thrown into turmoil again. She can’t lose Esther, but being near Lucas is getting harder to deal with. Will she have to give up her new life before it’s even started?
A chance to start again?
Throwing herself into work, Danni finds herself drawn to new patient, Connie Berrycloth, a woman Danni knows has dark secrets of her own. Secrets that are about to be revealed….
As the two women form a friendship, Danni begins to realise that letting go of her dreams might be the only way of holding on to the people she loves.
Praise for Jo Bartlett:
‘Stunning setting, wonderful characters, and oozing with warmth. A triumph from Jo Bartlett.’ Jessica Redland
‘Perfectly written and set in the beating heart of a community, this story is a wonderful slice of Cornish escapism.’ Helen J Rolfe
‘I was drawn in from the first word, I’ve laughed and cried, what a really lovely story’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review
‘I would highly recommend this book for a bit of fantastic escapism and love conquering all.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review
‘A heart warming tale which I enjoyed reading very much.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review
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Weyward: Discover the unique, original and unforgettable fiction debut novel of 2023 – a BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club Pick and #2 Times Bestseller
2023’S BIGGEST DEBUT
*The New York Times Bestseller *
*THE TIMES #2 BESTSELLER
*A BBC 2 BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK
*‘A generational tale of female resilience’ GUARDIAN_________________________________________________________________________________
‘Humming with a sly, exhilarating magic’ BRIDGET COLLINS
‘A much-heralded epic’ OBSERVER
‘Empowering’ GLAMOURThree women, five centuries, one spellbinding story
In the present day, Kate flees a traumatic relationship to the Cumbrian cottage she inherited from her great-aunt; but the cottage hides secrets of its own.
In 1942, Violet rebels against her father’s ideas of a ‘proper young lady’ . . . until he takes matters into his own hands.
In 1619, Altha is on trial for witchcraft, implicated in the gruesome death of a local man.
Three women they tried to cage – but Weyward women belong to the wild. And they cannot be tamed…
Weyward was a Times bestseller w/e 18-02-2023.
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What Are The Odds?: A college hockey romance. (Phil-U Book 1)
Needing a change of scenery after her parent’s death, Grace Hughes applies for an across-country exchange to Phil-U – an American college in Philadelphia.There she meets the popular and cocky hockey captain, Levi Holloway.
With a historic rivalry with the football team, Levi wagers a bet with the football captain that whoever gets the Australian exchange student to fall for them first wins their team rights to the gym.
Only Levi doesn’t expect to fall for Grace for real. Before long, he’s attempting to convince her to stay in America after graduation, and doing more to ensure she doesn’t find out about the wager.
WHAT ARE THE ODDS? is the spicy first book of the Phil-U series. It can be read as a complete standalone.
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What Happens in Dubai: The unputdownable laugh-out-loud bestseller of 2023
THE TOP TEN AMAZON BESTSELLER
Everyone’s favourite Glaswegian girl is back!
After having her heart well and truly broken, Zara Smith is more interested in fun than forever. But she’s starting to wonder if she’s slept with every (somewhat) eligible bachelor in Glasgow… and if there’s such a thing as too much fun?!
With competition ramping up in Glasgow, Zara and her friends at Individualise can’t pass up an opportunity to promote their aesthetics clinic – especially not when it involves an all-expenses-paid quick getaway to Dubai! It’s THE summer destination for the sexy, rich and famous. Cue sun, sand and disastrous flirtations for everyone. But it’s okay because once they get back to Glasgow, what happens in Dubai stays in Dubai, right?
Warning: this is NOT a romcom. It’s dating in the 21st century and Sophie Gravia is about to give you all the toe-curling, cringe-worthy, laugh-out-loud details.
Readers are loving What Happens in Dubai!
‘Hilarious, filthy and totally relatable’
‘I love love loveddd this book. Had me laughing out loud to myself one minute and crying the next’
‘I was getting bored reading the same old romantic story lines. This book is real, it’s hilarious, and it’s the perfect follow on from A Glasgow Kiss!’
‘It was THAT good that I read for 8 hours continuously to get it finished, couldn’t put it down’
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When She Unravels: A Dark Mafia Romance (The Fallen Book 1)
*NOW A TOP 25 AMAZON BESTSELLER*
He’s the most powerful man in Ibiza, and he’ll do anything to make me his.
I’ve been raised to be the perfect mafia wife, but when my marriage turns into a horrific nightmare, I have no choice but to leave everything behind and start a new life.
I find myself alone in Ibiza—a place that swallows innocent girls like me alive. I’m robbed the day I arrive, left with nothing but a few euros and the clothes on my back.
My desperation leads me right to Damiano De Rossi. He rules over this island with an iron fist and beneath his strikingly handsome face lies a wicked darkness. I ask him for a job. He gives me far more than that—degradation, jealousy, and toe-curling lust.
When my resistance to him is all but gone, a secret is revealed, and we fall apart like a house of cards.
I know what I have to do. Run.
But when I try, I discover…he’s already got me bound.
When She Unravels is an 18+ dark mafia romance with mature themes, profanity, and plenty of steam. It’s book one in The Fallen series but can be read as a standalone.
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When the Elephants Dance: A Novel
“Papa explains the war like this: ‘When the elephants dance, the chickens must be careful.’ The great beasts, as they circle one another, shaking the trees and trumpeting loudly, are the Amerikanos and the Japanese as they fight. And our Philippine Islands? We are the small chickens.”Once in a great while comes a storyteller who can illuminate worlds large and small, in ways both magical and true to life. When the Elephants Dance is set in the waning days of World War II, as the Japanese and the Americans engage in a fierce battle for possession of the Philippine Islands. Through the eyes of three narrators, thirteen-year-old Alejandro Karangalan, his spirited older sister Isabelle, and Domingo, a passionate guerilla commander, we see how ordinary people find hope for survival where none seems to exist. While the Karangalan family and their neighbors huddle together for survival in the cellar of a house, they tell magical stories to one another based on Filipino myth that transport the listeners from the chaos of the war around them and give them new resolve to continue fighting. Outside the safety of their refuge the war rages on—fiery bombs torch the countryside, Japanese soldiers round up and interrogate innocent people, and from the hills guerilla fighters wage a desperate campaign against the enemy. Inside the cellar, these men, women, and children put their hopes and dreams on hold as they wait out the war.
This stunning debut novel celebrates with richness and depth the spirit of the Filipino people and their fascinating story and marks the introduction of an author who will join the ranks of writers such as Arundhati Roy, Manil Suri, and Amy Tan.
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Who’s Lying Now?: The most thought-provoking emotional novel of 2022 from bestselling author Susan Lewis
Don’t miss the captivating page-turner from Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Lewis
You think you know your neighbours.
When Jeannie Symonds vanishes without a trace, her small town is thrown into disarray.
You think you know who to trust.
Cara Jakes, a trainee investigator, begins to interview Jeannie’s friends and neighbours, sure that someone has something to hide. Behind every door is a different story.
But how can you separate the truth from the lies?
‘An immersive page-turner, filled with shocks, twists and vivid characters. I was completely captivated’ B.P. Walter
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Why Mummy Drinks at Christmas
‘I romped through ‘Why Mummy Drinks at Christmas’, and I absolutely adored it’ – Jilly Cooper
Tis’ the season to get trollied!
Mummy has always loved Christmas. Sure, the kids turn into demons, the dinner gets burnt to a crisp and Aunt Louisa’s general staggering inappropriateness sends Mummy reaching for the nearest maximum-strength festive tipple, but nevertheless, for her, Christmas is always special.
This year, she wants nothing more than to perfectly fig up the pudding and sit by the fire reading aloud from A Christmas Carol to a rapt, rosy-cheeked audience. But, just like all Mummy’s best-laid plans, this year’s Festive Vision is in danger of being totally derailed by her chaotic family. There’s not much chance of any action under the mistletoe, and the kids are just not playing ball.
Can Mummy find her silver lining after all and bring the whole family together for one moment of harmony, so they can finally proclaim ‘Verily You Are the Queen of Christmas’? Or should she get stuck into the festive spirits and just let it all go?
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Wicked Games: A Dark College Bully Romance (Hidden Valley Elite Book 7)
I’m back where it all began—and I mean all.
Where my dad died.
Where my sister was murdered.
Where my life changed forever.I’m at Thane University for a reason—to work my way through the memories I can barely grasp in my nightmares. Then he walks in and our souls collide when our eyes meet. He’s a part of this, but I can’t place him. I don’t even know his name, but I know he holds more power over me than he should.
I need to listen when I’m warned to stay away because he’s dangerous. But it doesn’t matter what anyone says—staying away isn’t an option.
Wicked Games is an enemies-to-lovers, new adult, bully romance with plenty of angst. This book contains mature content that some readers may find disturbing. It is not a standalone and does end in a cliffhanger that continues with a ton of heat and a HEA in Wicked Ends.
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Wicked!: The deliciously irreverent new chapter of The Rutshire Chronicles by Sunday Times bestselling author Jilly Cooper
A tale of two schools…
At Bagley Hall, a notoriously wild, but increasingly academic, independent, crammed with the children of the famous, trouble is afoot. The ambitious and fatally attractive headmaster, Hengist Brett-Taylor, hatches a plan to share the facilities of his school with Larkminster Comprehensive – known locally, as ‘Larks’.
His reasons for doing so are purely financial, but he is encouraged by the opportunities the scheme gives him for frequent meetings with Janna Curtis, the dynamic new head of Larks, who has been drafted in to save what is a fast-sinking school from closure. Janna is young, pretty, enthusiastic and vastly brave – and she will do anything to rescue her demoralised, run-down and cash-strapped school.
Neither parents nor staff of either school are too keen on this radical move, although some can see the possible financial advantages. For the students, however, it offers great opportunities to get up to even more mayhem than usual.
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‘Simply enjoy the wicked pleasures Cooper does so well’ The Observer
‘A brilliantly refreshing read’ Polly Vernon
‘The perfect beach companion’ Daily Mail
‘I devoured it with as much joy as I would a bucket of pistachio ice cream’ Daily MailRead more
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William Shakespeare – A Critical Study
William Shakespeare, English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist, is often called England’s national poet, and the “Bard of Avon”. His extant works, including collaborations, consist of approximately 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.Read more
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WILLING TO PAY THE PRICE
An attractive farm girl wants to escape the farm and takes a job in a local manufacturing plant. She finds she hates her new job almost as badly as working on the farm, but a friend offers her a way to get a new position in the factory. To do as her friend ask means compromising her morals, but hey, some things are worth it to get ahead.Read more
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Windfall: Irish Nature Poems to Inspire and Connect
What does Ireland’s nature poetry say about us as a people? How does it speak to us of our past, our inheritance, the values to which we aspire? What clues lie within its language that connect us to our deeper selves and our place within our communities and environments?
As varied as our plants, animals and habitats, Windfall: Irish Nature Poems to Inspire and Connect presents a portrait of an ever-changing vista. Jane Carkill’s captivating original illustrations of Ireland’s rich and diverse natural world add to the sense of enchantment and wonder.
Each poem pays attention to nature while also reflecting on the loves and losses of our everyday lives. Award-winning poet Jane Clarke’s selection includes some of our best-known poets, from Seamus Heaney, Eavan Boland, Michael Longley, Paula Meehan, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin and Paul Muldoon.
There are poems here to make us laugh and cry, to help us celebrate and grieve; poems to put words on what can seem inexpressible as we connect to the other living beings with which we share this island.
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Winter Wedding: The perfect new Christmas historical fiction novel for 2021 from the No.1 Sunday Times bestseller (The Rockwood Chronicles, Book 2)
Don’t miss the brand-new Christmas read from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author Dilly Court!
As the first Christmas snowflakes fall, Rosalind finds herself pregnant and alone…
Christmas is coming to the village of Rockwood. But the happiest time of the year is marred by the news that Rosalind Blanchard’s husband, Piers, is close to death after a shipwreck at sea. The fate of her beloved family home, the crumbling Rockwood Castle, is once more in her hands. She must find the strength to keep her family together.
Pregnant, Rosalind comes face to face with the only man who ever made her heart truly sing: her husband’s brother, Alex. As the Christmas bells ring, news of Piers arrives that changes everything. And another chance of happiness might be the gift Rosalind has been waiting for…
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With a Mind to Kill: the action-packed Richard and Judy Book Club Pick (James Bond 007)
A murder. A world in crisis. Britain’s greatest spy . . .
‘BRILLIANT’ Richard Osman
It is M’s funeral. One man is missing from the graveside: the traitor who pulled the trigger and who is now in custody, accused of M’s murder – James Bond.
Behind the Iron Curtain, a group of former Smersh agents want to use Bond on a perilous mission that will change the balance of world power. He is smuggled into the lion’s den – but whose orders is Bond following, and will he obey them when the moment to strike arrives?
Discover the latest chapter in the world of 007, brought thrillingly to life by Sunday Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz.
PRAISE FOR ANTHONY HOROWITZ’S JAMES BOND TRILOGY:
‘Daring, exciting . . . superbly plotted’ Sunday Express
‘Gripping . . . and with non-stop action’ i
‘Fast-paced, skilfully written . . . leaves you wanting more’ The Times
‘Ian Fleming would be proud’ Guardian
‘Horowitz excels at action sequences’ Sunday Times
‘Exciting high drama . . . Horowitz stays loyal to the fabulous Fleming formula’ Daily Express
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With This Woman: This Man – The Story from Jesse Book 2
The Manor—the heartbeat of hedonism and pleasure, the place where Jesse Ward lost himself for years in women and alcohol, escaping his past—was his life. His everything. Until the day Ava O’Shea walked through the doors and Jesse discovered something else to live for.Her.
Their love affair was passionate, intense, and all-consuming. She became his heaven. His escape. And eventually, his downfall. When Ava walked away from him, he was destroyed, even more broken than before.
But she’s come back, and Jesse vows never to lose her again.
Except Ava’s only scratched the surface of his broken soul, and as their relationship intensifies and their love deepens, Jesse’s pushed to the brink of insanity when his past creeps into his present and risks destroying everything.
They will never survive his truths, and Jesse will never survive losing Ava again.
So he’ll do anything to shield her from his dark, soul-destroying past.
Absolutely anything.
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Without Limits (Cobalt Security Book 3)
Hayden –
Cobalt Security had felt like home to Hayden Thorne for years. But now he needs space and time to get over the fact that Jaxon West was never going to be more to him than his best friend. Quitting his job as a bodyguard to go work for a dark underground group of assassins, seemed like the perfect plan to get over the sexy bodyguard once and for all. It doesn’t help that Jaxon has followed him and is trying to interfere in his new life. Hayden has several things to say about Jaxon’s interference.So what if someone is trying to kill them, it’s all part of the job, right?
Jaxon –
Jaxon West had taken a job out of state to get some distance from his best friend, only to find out that Hayden had quit. The thing is that Jaxon didn’t want that much distance between them. And if Hayden thought he could find another employer, Jaxon had a few choice words for the younger man…with the first of several being, hell f*cking no. Jaxon needed to keep Hayden safe and within reach.Now, a long buried secret threatens to destroy their mutual attraction and Jaxon knows he needs to come clean.
Will the lie that stands between them prevent any chance of happiness? Will Hayden walk away for good when he finds out the truth?Fear can be paralyzing when Jaxon’s whole world is at stake.
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Words For Parting: Victorian Poetry On Death and Mourning
Love and grief and the two most private, and at the same time the most universal of all human emotions. It is for love that we remember the dead: love of their spirits, love of their vibrancy, love of the good deeds which they did and which live on after them. The poems in this collection were all written by grieving hearts who have now themselves passed over into that great mystery. We can not truly know what death is, yet we know it will come to all of us. In ancient times when a friend told the philosopher Socrates that his judges had sentenced him to death he responded, “And has not Nature passed the same sentence on them?”
Inasmuch as there can ever be any comfort for those left behind, part of it lies in knowing that death is a reflection of life. When it comes we cry, then we take our first faltering steps towards understanding. In time we become accustomed to this manifold enigma which nature has given us, and then ultimately we look towards the future with hope.
If this little book of poems may be of some help to those in sorrow by reminding them they are not alone, then it will have done its work.Read more
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Workhouse Girl’s Christmas Dream: Victorian Romance (Victorian Historical Christmas Romance)
A cruel Christmas tragedy. A soldier saved by the actions of a little girl. One woman’s determined journey from helpless rags to the rich arms of love…
Amanda Wood adored her father. Until that awful Christmas day when he was taken.
But the Victorian world and workhouse care little for a poor girl’s heartbreak. Even less for her dreams of freedom.
Cecil Miller can’t shake the memory of the young girl who helped him escape the clutches of his pursuers. But where is she now? And why does he feel that their destinies are somehow entwined?
Will Amanda and Cecil ever find their way home after years of trying? And what awaits these two at the end of their journey?
Workhouse Girl’s Christmas Dream is a heartbreakingly beautiful Christmas story of rags to riches set in Victorian England. Rosie Swan’s historical Victorian Romances never fail to touch the heart, and Mandy’s story is one you will love to the final happy ever after!
Enjoy the Victorian Christmas romance, Workhouse Girl’s Christmas Dream, today.
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Young Renny (Jalna Book 4)
Young Renny takes us to1906. Renny, the young master of Jalna, is just eighteen. His twenty-year-old sister Meg is engaged to marry the young man next door, Maurice Vaughan Uncle Nick and Uncle Ernest, now in their fifties, have squandered their inheritances abroad on high living and reside again at Jalna. But the plot thickens further, when two outsiders join the mix: A gypsy woman, who seduces Renny, and a distant cousin from Ireland, who befriends Gran, moves into Jalna, and spies on the family…Read more
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