"""But let me make this clear, when it comes to her, I have no issue ruining my reputation. I will burn the world down to protect her and I'll proudly wave the match, so everyone knows I'm the one who did it."" REAL READERS LOVE THE WINDY CITY SERIES: 'SWEET MOTHER. . . literally left a mark on my soul'????? 'I laughed and cried and swooned'????? 'I can't believe it's over. I want to turn back to page 1 and start all over again'????? 'Each and every book in this series has left an imprint on my heart' ????? 'I...

"The queen of feel-good Christmas fiction returns with a snowy adventure to Canada! 'If you love a rugged hero, a heroine you can relate to, a warm romantic story and a bit of armchair travel, Countdown to Christmas is for you!' Katie Fforde 'It just wouldn't be Christmas without Jo's book in your stocking!' Jill Mansell ----------------------------------- Chloe can't wait for Christmas . . . to be over! Her son Ruben is staying with his dad and Chloe is planning to ignore the holidays altogether. Her only...

"THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER Let Dame Judi Dench take you behind the scenes of a life loving the Bard – as she shares her story with, and enduring affection for, William Shakespeare. 'A wonderful mixture of appreciation and anecdote' Financial Times, Books of the Year 'A MAGICAL LOVE LETTER TO SHAKESPEARE' Sir Kenneth Branagh ‘If you love Judi Dench or Shakespeare (and most of us do), look no further’ Guardian 'Wonderfully inspiring, riveting. A delightful spell in the company of one of our greatest...

"THE SIZZLING-HOT ENEMIES TO LOVERS ROMANCE AND TIKTOK SENSATION 'A stunning, addictive and scorching read! No one does enemies-to-lovers better' 5***** READER REVIEW 'Lots of passion, love, betrayal, angst, drama, hurt and jealousy. Everything you want in a good love story' 5***** READER REVIEW ___________ Francesca Rossi is the beautiful daughter to a powerful Chicago mafia family. Her life has always been comfortable and safe. Now, betrothed to her childhood friend Angelo Bandini, she expects her future to...

"THE SWOON-WORTHY FORCED PROXIMITY AND GRUMPY SUNSHINE ROMANCE - AND TIKTOK SENSATION! 'RIDICULOUSLY delicious. Thorne Princess has singlehandedly introduced me to my new obsession - BODYGUARD romance' 5***** READER REVIEW 'Literally unputdownable. If Ransom Lockwood doesn't rock your reading world in every way imaginable, I don't know what will' 5***** READER REVIEW ___________ After Hallie lands in hot water with the tabloids again, her father issues an ultimatum: be cut off from the family fortune or agree...

"THREE LIFE-CHANGING CHOICES, TWO STAR-CROSSED LOVERS, AND ONE UNCLAIMED DESTINY . . . DISCOVER THE SPELLBINDING DARK FANTASY TIKTOK SENSATION FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A FATE INKED IN BLOOD --- Newly crowned as king of Maridrina, Keris watches powerless as his forbidden relationship with Zarrah is exposed. He knows there is only one way to save her when she is imprisoned by the Empress: to ally with the kingdom he nearly destroyed. Zarrah, held captive on the dreaded Devil's Island, faces...

"AN UNFORGETTABLE NEW LOVE STORY THAT WILL MAKE YOU CRY, BREAK YOUR HEART, AND PIECE IT BACK TOGETHER ---- The boy who couldn't love and the girl who wouldn't. Ginny Murphy is a total guy's girl. She's always found friendships with boys easier to form and keep drama-free - as long as they don't fall for her, and she doesn't fall for them. She and her best guy friends have stuck to that. But then she meets Adrian Silvas, the only one who's ever made her crave more, and Ginny begins to question her own rules....

The perfect rom-com to sink your teeth into! ------- Hazy Florence is on track to graduate top of her class but she's determined to have a little fun along the way. As soon as she lays eyes on her mysterious and swoony new neighbour - Godric Hawthorn - Hazy knows he is just what she needs and they instantly fall for each other. But this is no quintessential college romance. Godric has a secret . . . he's a vampire. Dating a vampire comes with its own messy complications. And then there's Hazy's jealous...

"Cosy up with this heartwarming winter love story . . . 'Sensitive, insightful and wonderfully authentic. A beautiful festive love story’ HEIDI SWAIN 'An utter delight; festive and funny, tender and humorous' READER REVIEW ***** 'A gently woven love story . . . heartfelt, perceptive and very, very human' JULIETTA HENDERSON 'A really great read for a cold winter's day with a hot chocolate' READER REVIEW ***** 'Relatable and emotional . . . beautifully captures all the romance and magic of Christmas. A festive...

"A crumbling Dorset hotel. An irresistible chef. A life adventure awaits. . . The new novel by the Sunday Times bestselling author and queen of feel-good romance. 'A joy of a read' Bella 'Another delightful read. Fforde never disapoints' Weekly 'This is the perfect Mother's Day read' Take a Break 'A joy of a read from Katie Fforde' That's Life 'This enjoyable read will appeal to die-hard romantics' Heat Magazine ____________ Ever since she can remember, Meg has wanted to be a professional cook. But it's 1966,...

"Discover the new Penguin Crime and Espionage series A Russian mole has infiltrated the British establishment - and the spymaster Smiley must dig them out... George Smiley, formerly of the Secret Intelligence Service, is contemplating his new life in retirement when he is called back on an unexpected mission. His task is to hunt down an agent implanted by Moscow Central at the very heart of the Circus - one who has been buried deep there for years. The dogged, troubled Smiley can discount nobody from being the...

"'A superbly gifted storyteller and a craftswoman in a league of her own' Hilary Mantel FROM THE BOOKER-SHORTLISTED, PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR 'It is a gift in this life that we do not know what awaits us' In March 2020 Lucy Barton's ex-husband William pleads with her to leave New York and escape to a coastal house he has rented in Maine. Lucy reluctantly agrees, leaving the washing-up in the sink, expecting to be back in a week or two. Weeks turn into months, and it's just Lucy, William, and their complex...

"'A wickedly funny, clever, but also tender and lyrical novel about Britain and Britishness and what we have become' RACHEL JOYCE In Bournville, a placid suburb of Birmingham, sits a famous chocolate factory. For eleven-year-old Mary and her family in 1945, it's the centre of the world. The reason their streets smell faintly of chocolate, the place where most of their friends and neighbours have worked for decades. Mary will go on to live through the Coronation and the World Cup final, royal weddings and royal...

"THE FOURTH NOVEL IN THE RECORD-BREAKING, MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES BY RICHARD OSMAN ---------- ‘The rightful king of crime’ i News 'Deeply moving... some of his best writing yet' Telegraph Shocking news reaches the Thursday Murder Club. An old friend in the antiques business has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing. As the gang springs into action they encounter art forgers, online fraudsters and drug dealers, as well as heartache close to...

"FROM INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR ANIKA SCOTT Madame Mystique is a performer extraordinaire, come to work her scandalous magic at the glittering 1933 Chicago World’s Fair. Of African American and Sicilian heritage, Mystique – aka Rosa Mancuso – and her fellow performers move on the margins. Her ambiguous status serves a hidden vendetta: she awaits the arrival of Paolo Amanta, the dashing pilot sent by Mussolini to dazzle spectators with a phenomenal air show. Back in Sicily, Paolo’s band of...

"One of The New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century Winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction -- Longlisted for the Booker Prize The Sunday Times Bestseller -- One of Barack Obama's Favourite Books of the Year 'Massively enjoyable' - The Sunday Times 'Genius' - The Observer 'Enthralling' - Daily Mail Can one person change the course of history? A Wall Street tycoon takes a young woman as his wife. Together, they rise to the top in an age of excess and speculation. Now a novelist is threatening to...

"From the INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTELLING author, Rebecca Yarros, comes the eagerly anticipated sequel to TIKTOK SENSATION and RADIO TWO BOOK CLUB pick Fourth Wing . . . Author reviews for Fourth Wing 'Brutal games, grumpy dragons, sizzling sexual tension . . . a fantasy like you've never read before' JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT, author of FROM BLOOD AND ASH 'Readers of Sarah J. Maas and Leigh Bardugo will flock to this one' BOOKLIST (starred review) 'Fourth Wing hooked me on the first page and did not let go'...

"Winner of the Desmond Elliott Prize Shortlisted: Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year - Goldsmiths Prize - Betty Trask Prize Longlisted: Booker Prize - Dylan Thomas Prize Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies is a story of coming-of-age at the end of a life. Utterly heart-breaking yet darkly funny, Maddie Mortimer’s debut is a symphonic journey through one woman’s body: a celebration of desire, forgiveness, and the darkness within us all. ‘Original, memorable, shimmering’ - Sarah Moss, author of Ghost Wall ...

"This revised Student Edition includes an introduction by Bess Rowen, Assistant Professor at Villanova University, US, which looks in particular at the play's treatment of rape, vulnerable people, mental institutions (especially in connection to Williams's own family), sexuality and sexual desire. A Streetcar Named Desire shows a turbulent confrontation between traditional values in the American South - an old-world graciousness and beauty running decoratively to seed - set against the rough-edged, aggressive...

"**Don't miss MAKING A KILLING, the new DI Adam Fawley thriller, OUT NOW** - THE *INSTANT* NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *THE FIRST EVER STAND-ALONE FROM AUTHOR OF THE DI ADAM FAWLEY MILLION-COPIES-SOLD SERIES* **A Financial Times Best Book of 2023** **A Guardian Best Crime and Thriller book of 2023** ‘This devilishly clever, ground-breaking novel will keep you...