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'As warm and comforting as hot chocolate and a cinnamon bun ... Sarah Morgan IS Christmas!' Veronica Henry 'Sarah Morgan has done it again and given us a lovely heartwarming Christmas read' Reader review ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Your ultimate Christmas comfort read' Lucy Diamond 'A wonderful story ... Believable characters and a beautiful setting! Always love Sarah Morgan's books and can't wait for the next one!' Reader review ¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿ ¿¿ ¿¿¿¿ ¿¿ Will this Christmas finally bring comfort and joy? A PAINFUL SECRET Imogen loves her job as an events organiser, and her colleagues are in awe of her. But Imogen isn't the person she pretends to be, and she's hiding painful truths about her past. But as long as she can keep on top of her work, Imogen can put everything else to one side. AN ACT OF KINDNESS And then Imogen makes a catastrophic mistake at work, and finally realises it's time to reset. When her favourite client, Dorothy, invites her to spend Christmas with her and her family, in her cottage in the Cotswolds, it sounds like the perfect way for Imogen to take stock. FINDING HAPPINESS AT CHRISTMAS Imogen soon settles into idyllic cottage life, especially with the prospect of a new romance on the horizon ... but when long-buried secrets and unwanted faces from the past resurface, Imogen's new peace is threatened. Will Imogen end up alone this Christmas, or can she find it in her heart to forgive and move on? * * * Praise for Sarah Morgan 'Provides all the festive feels: a family drama that pulls at the heart, a sweet love story and a picture-perfect Cotswolds village' Good Housekeeping 'The perfect festive holiday read' Alex Brown 'Curl up with the utterly gorgeous and feel-good escapist festive novel The Christmas Cottage' Love Reading 'Sarah Morgan is a master of romance and never more so than at Christmas' Sunday Post 'It is not Christmas without a seasonal offering from the 'Queen of Christmas novels' Sarah Morgan' Yorkshire Evening Post

'Andrea Mara is fantastic. If you love short chapters and cliffhangers and nonstop suspense, this is for you!' Freida McFadden Discover the No. 1 bestselling psychological thriller that will keep you hooked to the very end. From the million-copy bestselling author of ALL HER FAULT, now a hit TV show, starring Sarah Snook. *AN INSTANT NO.1 BESTSELLER* *WINNER Crime Novel of the Year 2025* *A READER FAVOURITE in Good Housekeeping's Good Books Spring Collection* Your neighbours have secrets. How far will they go to keep them? Susan sends her sister a gossipy message about their neighbour. But she accidentally posts it on the neighbourhood WhatsApp group instead. It's an innocent mistake that could happen to anyone, but rumours quickly spread and the backlash spirals. Soon that one wrong message leads to murder. A local woman is found dead, but when Susan listens to the news report, she realises that the victim had the same address as her but in a different part of town. The killer may have got the wrong victim - they may be coming for her next. *** Readers love It Should Have Been You! *** 'Andrea Mara's best book yet. Absolutely outstanding!' Claire Douglas 'Tense, thrilling and relatable.' Sun 'OMG what a book! I love Andrea Mara books but this one is the best I've read!' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ' Tense, gripping, everything you expect from Andrea. Loved it!' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 'The queen of the hook and twist so be prepared....and enjoy!' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ' Absolutely amazing! I loved, loved, loved every second!' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 'Wow! This book is superb!! I...inhaled it in record time!!' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 'The twists and turns in this story are unreal...buckle up and enjoy the ride!!!!' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ' This was an absolutely phenomenal read.' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 'Another 5 star book from Andrea Mara! I couldn't turn the pages quick enough!' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 'So many twists and turns and shocks, it was brilliant!' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ' I'm officially an Andrea Mara fan and addict. For any suspense thriller fan this needs to be on your tbr.' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Winner of the 2025 Crime Novel of the Year at the Irish Book Awards

An enchanting, highly personal tour of some of the most iconic cemeteries of the world-part travelogue, part memoir, part "excursions through death," by the author of Our Share of Night and "queen of horror" (Los Angeles Times) "Not a travelogue so much as a grave-a-logue, Somebody is Walking on Your Grave is an exuberant, witty wander among the dead. You could not have a better friend to take you by the hand and lead you for a long traipse among tilting tombstones, dank crypts, and chilling history."-Joe Hill "Enriquez knows cemeteries are the repositories of life's pain and beauty. I felt more alive as I read."-Caitlin Doughty, New York Times bestselling author of Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory "A perfect book for almost anyone."-The Washington Post "An immersive testament to [Enriquez's] genius."-Los Angeles Times "An eccentric and enlightening peek into how memorialization happens across the world."-Publishers Weekly, starred review "Fascinating . . . Enriquez hides a celebration of life in a book about death."-Booklist, starred review A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: TIME, ELECTRIC LIT, CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY One of Publishers Weekly's Top 10 New Releases of the Fall A Most Anticipated Book of the Fall: Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Literary Hub, Ms. Magazine, Bustle, Book Riot, Publishers Lunch Cemeteries have great stories and sometimes I steal some for my books. Mariana Enriquez-called by The New York Times a "sorceress of horror"-has been fascinated by the haunting beauty of cemeteries since she was a teenager. She has visited them frequently, a goth flaneur taking notes on her aesthetic obsession as she walks among the headstones, "where dying seems much more interesting than being alive." But when the body of a friend's mother who was disappeared during Argentina's military dictatorship was found in a common grave, Enriquez began to examine more deeply the complex meanings of cemeteries and where our bodies come to rest. In this rich book of essays-"excursions through death," she calls them-Enriquez travels through North and South America, Europe and Australia, visiting Paris's catacombs, Prague's Old Jewish Cemetery, New Orleans's aboveground mausoleums, Buenos Aires's opulent Recoleta, and more. Enriquez investigates each cemetery's history and architecture, its saints and ghosts, its caretakers and visitors, and, of course, its dead. Weaving personal stories with reportage, interviews, myths, hauntology, and more, Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave is memoir channeled through Enriquez's passion for cemeteries, revealing as much about her own life and unique sensibility as the graveyards and tombstones she tours. Fascinating, spooky, and unlike anything else, Enriquez's first work of nonfiction, translated by the award-winning Megan McDowell, is as original and memorable as the stories and novels for which she's become so beloved and admired.

Tarja: Alles zum neuen Album voller tiefschürfender Härte Frission Noir! Die finnische Queen des Gothic und Symphonic Metal ist wieder da: Tarja kehrt nach sieben Jahren Studio-Abwesenheit zurück und präsentiert mit Frisson Noir ihr bisher härtestes Album. In unserer großen Titelstory lässt die Musikerin und Sängerin Erhellendes zum neuen Meisterwerk verlauten. +++ Im Alternative Rock sind Placebo seit 30 Jahren eine große Nummer. Zum runden Geburtstag bieten Brian Molko und Stefan Olsdal nun eine ganz besondere Alternative: das Album Placebo RE:CREATED, auf dem das Duo ihrem selbstbetitelten Debüt auf den Pelz rückt. Wie es war, verriet Frontmann Brian im Interview. +++ Auf dem neuen Album Ghosts Of Europa reflektiert Mortiis die finsteren Zeiten, in denen wir leben, und illustriert sie musikalisch vielfältiger als je zuvor wobei neben Tangerine-Dream-Mitglied Thorsten Quaetschnig auch diverse Backgroundsängerinnen beteiligt sind, wie der Skandinavier zu berichten weiß. +++ Auf der Bühne sind für die belgischen EBM-Legenden Front 242 kürzlich ein für allemal die Lichter ausgegangen. Als Abschiedsgruß lassen die Belgier mit Black Out immerhin ein ausführliches Live-Dokument da gute Gelegenheit für Richard23, mit uns auf eine vier Dekaden umfassende Bandgeschichte zurückzublicken. +++ Klimt 1918 haben sich für ihren neuen Longplayer Àmor Zeit gelassen: Marco Soellner, Frontmann der italienischen Shoegaze- und Post-Punk-Band, berichtet, warum es ganze zehn Jahre dauerte, bis der Nachfolger von Sentimentale Jugend im Kasten war und einiges mehr. +++ Auf großer Fahrt befanden sich Leaves’ Eyes und Atrocity, denn die baden-württembergischen Gothic- beziehungsweise Death-Metaller haben gerade eine umjubelte Konzertreise nach Japan und China hinter sich. Mitgebracht haben sie ein prallgefülltes Tourbook, +++ Duran Duran sind weiterhin springlebendig und geben vielumjubelte Konzerte kein Wunder, dass Bassist und Gründungsmitglied John Taylor das Quartett nach wie vor für eine relevante Band hält, die auch nach vier Jahrzehnten stets moderne Platten aufnimmt, wie der Brite im Interview versichert. +++ Ebenfalls schon lange dabei: Johan van Roy alias Suicide Commando, Gründervater des Hellectro und längst ein großer Name im Zirkus harter, düsterer Elektronik. Anlässlich des zweiten Teils der Compilation Collective Suicide rekapituliert der Belgier seinen musikalischen Werdegang. Tarja Über 20 Jahre sind inzwischen ins Land gezogen, in welchen Tarja Turunen mehr als eindrucksvoll und vielseitig unter Beweis gestellt hat, dass sie auch nach dem Zerwürfnis mit Nightwish als Solo-Künstlerin überaus brillante Werke mit ihrer Sopranstimmlage über bis zu drei Oktaven zu veredeln weiß. Nach Ausflügen in andere Gefilde bis hin zu düs teren Weihnachtsalben steht nun mit Frisson Noir endlich wieder ein Gothic-Symphonic-Metal-Album in alter Tradition in der Pipeline. Es markiert nicht nur das sechste Metal- und zehnte Solo-Studioalbum insgesamt, es ist auch ihr härtestes Album. Ein neues Album von Tarja Turunen ist stets ein Ereignis das gilt auch für den in den Startlöchern stehenden Longplayer Frisson Noir, an dessen Songs die Finnin außerdem am Mischpult höchstselbst produktionstechnisch Hand angelegt hat. Der Titel beschreibt die wohligen, dunklen Schauer, die alle Hörer:innen beim Genuss von Stücken wie dem zehnminütigen At Sea befallen dürfte für Tarja ein Phänomen, das sie bereits seit der Kindheit beim Musikhören begleitet, wie sie uns erzählte. Nur ein Aspekt des hochinteressanten Gesprächs, das wir mit ihr für unsere große Titelstory geführt haben. Darüber hinaus haben wir Ex-Nightwish Kollege Marko Hietala ausführlich über seinen Gastbeitrag gesprochen, sowie mit Rock und Metal Star-Produzent Neal Avron, welcher uns interessante Einblick hinter die Kulissen und die Arbeitsweise mit Tarja gewehrte. Placebo Neu erfunden haben sich Placebo im Laufe ihrer bereits drei Jahrzehnte andauernden Karriere schon das eine oder andere Mal. Erscheint

Aus dem Inhalt der Ausgabe: Holy Moses & Underground-Verbundenheit: Seit über 40 Jahren machen Holy Moses Musik und haben – gerade in den 80ern und frühen 90ern – Tausende Metalheads mit dem Thrash-Virus infiziert. Nun wollen die Königin und ihre Mannen das Zepter mit ihrem finalen Album „Invisible Queen“ weitergeben und einen Schlussstrich ziehen. Aber wer wird die Aufgaben mit der gleichen Leidenschaft und dem gleichen Talent weiterführen können? Auf acht vollen Seiten sprechen wir mit Sabina, die stets alles andere als unsichtbar war, und der Band, lassen alte Weggefährten zu Wort kommen und analysieren die komplette Diskografie. Echter Kult als Titelstory verpflichtet, und so bleiben wir in der gesamten Ausgabe dem Underground treu. Als Co-Titelstory gibt es deshalb einen langen Artikel mit unseren Schweizer Freunden Nihilo aus Bern, deren musikalische Klasse außer Zweifel steht – 20 Jahre lang beweisen sie schon, was im Metal-Underground möglich ist. Das zeigen auch die deutschen Black-Metaller Thron, die fulminant die Pole-Position in unserem Soundcheck erobern (knapp vor Aara übrigens, einer schwarzmetallischen Perle aus der Schweiz). Es steht außer Frage, dass wir mit beiden Truppen jeweils ein längeres Gespräch führten. Selbstredend haben wir auch für all jene Leserinnen und Leser, die sich schon auf den Festival-Sommer einstellen, einiges im Angebot. Umfangreiche Festival-Vorstellungen der diesjährigen Highlights mit ein paar Geheimtipps (zum Beispiel dem Black Hole Festival oder dem französischen Festival de Vouziers) sind ebenso dabei wie Interviews mit Bands, die jede Festival-Bühne zum Kochen bringen – dazu gehören unter anderem Thomas Winklers (Ex-Gloryhammer) neues Projekt Angus McSix, der bombastischen Power-Metal-Spaß mit Pop-Art verbindet, sowie die Charts-Heroen Powerwolf (mit neuer Veröffentlichung am Start) und die schon fast unsterblichen Kamelot. Und ach ja, was Bobby Blitz dieses Mal mit Overkill gezaubert hat, ist natürlich auch nicht an uns vorbeigegangen! PLUS 1 CD: 1. LEGACY-COMPILATION mit 18 Tracks: Qwälen, Atomwinter, Bonjour Tristesse, Anarkhon, Pilori, Hraun, Tarchon Fist, Isn’t, Irrseele, Greh, Hellgrav, Malice Divine, Blood Gnosis, Melancholic Seasons, Jesajah, Voltage101, Endoplex, Dreams Of Gray POSTER: Left To Die, Runemagick, Mork, Discreation STUDIO-BERICHTE: Anthem, Burning Witches, Jag Panzer, Legion Of The Damned, Majesty Zusätzlich zu den Titel- und Band-Features der CDs gibt es Interviews mit: Aara, Ad Infinitum, Afraid Of Destiny, All My Shadows, Angstskríg, Angus McSix, Asphagor, Blodtår, Chrome Waves, Cruachan, CultØ, Darkthrone, Discreation, Disminded, Eden Weint Im Grab, Elysion, Fagus, Frozen Crown, Funeral Winds, Haliphron, Hanging Garden, Hatesphere, Heathen Foray, Hellripper, Hexer, Hypnos, Hyrgal, Icestorm, Iron Walrus, Isole, Kamelot, Lankester Merrin, Lucifer Star Machine, Marianas Rest, Mezzrow, Midjungards, Minenwerfer, Morgenröthe, Mork, Mystic Circle, Nihilo, Osiah, Outlaw, Overkill, Pop Evil, Powerwolf, Räum, Rulaman, Runemagick, Satanika, Secret Discovery, Sepolcral, Shores Of Null, Skratte, Starspawn Of Cthulhu, Storm Seeker, Subway To Sally, Suotana, Symbiontic, The 69 Eyes, Thron, Viscera, Vorna, Wardress, Warmen, Wasteland Clan, Whiskey Ritual, Winter Willow, Woe Unto Me, Xalpen

Fall in love with Laurie Gilmore's #1 New York Times bestselling cozy seasonal romance set in Dream Harbor! ¿ 'Never want this series to end!' ¿¿¿¿¿ THIS DELUXE HARDBACK EDITION INCLUDES: A gorgeous cover featuring character art An exclusively designed sprayed edge A stunning foiled-stamped case An exclusive full-color end papers ¿¿¿¿ Every book in the Dream Harbor series can be read as a standalone. As a world-renowned chef, single dad Archer never planned on moving to a small town, let alone running a pancake restaurant. But Dream Harbor needs a new chef, and Archer needs a community to help raise his daughter, Olive. Iris has never managed to hold down a job for more than a few months. So when it's suggested that Archer is looking for a live-in nanny, she almost runs in the opposite direction. Now, Iris finds herself in a whole new world. One where her gorgeous new boss lives right across the hall and likes to cook topless... Keeping everything strictly professional should be easy, right? The Strawberry Patch Pancake House is a cozy romantic mystery with a single dad and found family dynamic, a small-town setting and a HEA guaranteed! Tropes Single Dad Forced Proximity Slow Burn Found Family The Dream Harbor series The Pumpkin Spice Café The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore The Christmas Tree Farm The Strawberry Patch Pancake House The Gingerbread Bakery The Daisy Chain Flower Shop The Apple Pie Ice Cream Parlor (A Dream Harbor Novella - pre-order now) Readers LOVE Laurie Gilmore... 'Gives off the same level of endorphins as taking a sip of an actual pumpkin spice latte ... all the makings of a top tier Hallmark movie that happens to include a nice dash of spice' People 'With a name this cute and a cover this autumnal, how could I not cozy up with my blanket and relax with this adoring book?' New York Post 'Laurie Gilmore has done it again; another solid 5 star read !' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'As a devoted lover of the single dad trope, I hereby crown Laurie Gilmore as the undisputed queen !' ¿¿¿¿¿ ' Wonderful story with tears, laughter, mysteries, uncertainty and happiness' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Compelling, cozy and delightful narrative' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'A charming small town romance with sizzling chemistry and plenty of spice' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'I LOVED THIS SO BAD. The vibes of the small town were immaculate ' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Literally amazing. I can't say enough good things about Laurie Gilmore . I've fallen in love with every single one of her books' ¿¿¿¿¿ - Laurie Gilmore's book 'The Strawberry Patch Pancake House' was a No.1 New York Times bestseller w/c 2025-03-24.

This rediscovered classic: an unforgettable memoir by a trailblazing black woman in post-war London, introduced by Bernardine Evaristo ('I dare anyone to read it and not come away shocked, moved and entertained')Benjamin Zephaniah: 'A must-read. Her life makes you laugh. Her life makes you cry. Get to know her.'Jacqueline Wilson: 'A superb but shocking memoir ... Imaginative, resilient and inspiring.'Christie Watson: 'A beautiful memoir of one woman's strength and dignity against the odds.'Steve McQueen: 'Gilroy blazed a path that empowered generations of Black British educators.'David Lammy: 'This empowering tale of courage, resistance, and triumph is a breath of fresh air.'Diana Evans: 'Important, enlightening and very entertaining, full of real-life drama ... Inspirational.'Paul Mendez: 'Written with a novelist's ear and sense of atmosphere ... A vital and unique testament.'Jeffrey Boakye: 'A landmark. Warm and wise ... Life lessons we can all learn from.'Alex Wheatle: 'A pioneer in many fields and wonderful example for all of us ... Essential reading.'Denied teaching jobs due to the colour bar. Working in an office amidst the East End's bombsites. Serving as a lady's maid to an Empire-loving aristocrat. Raising two children in suburbia. Becoming one of the first black headteachers in Britain.In 1952, Beryl Gilroy moved from British Guiana to London. Her new life wasn't what she expected - but her belief in education resulted in a revolutionary career. Black Teacher, her memoir, is a rediscovered classic: not only a rare insight into the Windrush generation, but a testament to how her dignity, ambition and spirit transcended her era.**WATERSTONES PICK: JULY'S BEST BOOKS**Reader Reviews:'Incredibly important ... Such an interesting read, and I am so glad that it is being republished.''Wonderful and insightful. I really, thoroughly enjoyed reading this book.''Eye-opening ... A powerful reminder of how far we have come ... Beautifully written ... I wish everyone could have a teacher like Beryl!''Really lovely, and a surprisingly quick read ... I wish I could have met her.''A great piece of history [with] so much relevance even today as it touches upon issues of race, education and female empowerment.''Excellent [on] what it was really like for the Windrush Generation... Highly recommended.'

Ready for a Euro girl summer? Jasmine Burke's new, destination rom-com is perfect for fans of Bolu Babalola! 'The perfect blend of sizzling romance, laugh-out-loud moments and hardcore relatability.' Beth Reekles, author of The Kissing Booth 'Warm, funny, and with the sparkle of an early-'00s rom-com, Around the World in 80 Dates is friends-to-lovers perfection.' Georgia Stone, author of The Friendship Fling 'The perfect Euro-summer romance. If you want a book like sunshine, Sangria and slow-burn romance - this is the one for you.' Hazel McBride, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Fate Forged in Fire Amorie Grant expected to wake up with a hangover, not viral sensation status. But in the space of a single drunk post, her innermost thoughts on dating became the business of 2.3 million viewers. Now the barista's safe, ordinary life has blown up - into something entirely out of her control. Until her video catches the attention of the magazine that inspired her to pursue journalism. Sitting in front of the Editor-in-Chief, Amorie knows it's time to make her dream come true, by pitching a brand-new dating column: Around the World in 80 Dates. But, as Amorie embarks on a six-month interrailing adventure, newly contracted to write about her journey to finding 'the one', reality hits. She's never casually dated or, quite frankly, done anything alone. So, when Amorie meets fellow interrailer, Noah , she takes the ultimate gamble. By asking him not just to be Date #1, but her new travel partner meets dating guru. Travelling together comes with ground rules, of course. Starting with 'No flirting with each other' and ending with 'Separate beds, always.' Yet, as Amorie hops from train to train and date to date, she finds herself tempted to break every rule... Around The World In 80 Dates is THE romcom of the summer ¿ Rufaro Faith Mazarura, author of Let the Games Begin Jasmine Burke continues her reign as the romance queen! ¿ Annabelle Slator, author of The Launch Date and Risky Business Jasmine Burke is one of the best new voices in romance ¿ Jess Bacon, author of I'm Just a Girl

THE BESTSELLING QUEEN OF HORROR RETURNS 'All the thrills of vintage Stephen King...I loved every second of it. The maestro of macabre does it again' WILL DEAN 'Imagine Stephen King colliding with The Stepford Wives...an unnerving, slow-burn drenched in malice and suspense. Easily Tudor's strongest novel to date' JOHN MARRS 'Brimming with mystery, dread, and characters to root for, Serenity Falls is one hell of a good time. Move in at your own risk' MARCUS KLIEWER 'An absolute epic, packed with secrets, tragedy, dark humour and great characters' JOSH WINNING 'Beautifully sinister...Serenity Falls takes the dream of suburban perfection and twists it into something deeply unsettling. Creepy, compulsive, and impossible to put down' GUY MORPUSS 'Entertaining, with a jaw-dropping finale' GUARDIAN Welcome to Serenity Falls - the most idyllic, and safest, town in the US - a place to grow up, grow your family and grow old together. For Dan and his daughter, Sadie, it's the perfect relocation option. A fresh start, thousands of miles from their troubled past in the UK. But their idyll is shattered when they find a dead body in the swimming pool of their new house - a house Dan's late mother kept secret from him all his life. It's just the start of a series of disturbing discoveries. Abandoned houses where people have seemingly just upped and left. The strange woman Sadie sees around town putting up 'missing' posters for a child who drowned almost thirty years ago. An ice cream van that drives around at night making sure residents are asleep... As plans gear up to celebrate Serenity Falls' fiftieth anniversary, something is stirring beneath the surface of the blissful façade. Is Serenity Falls really the perfect town or is it founded on something far darker? And is someone so desperate to keep its secrets that they'd resort to anything to preserve them? Welcome to Serenity Falls. Once you're here, you're here to stay. 'A pulse-raising page turner' HEAT (BOOK OF THE WEEK) Serenity Falls' first readers have fallen in love with it... 'Stepford Wives meets The Handmaid's Tale' ***** 'When Disney gets a big dollop of weird' ***** 'Mystery, thriller and horror all in one' ***** 'A wildly entertaining, cleverly creepy story that you'll devour' ***** 'If Stephen King wrote Hot Fuzz' ***** PRAISE FOR C. J. TUDOR 'C.J. Tudor should be on everyone's must-read list' Chris Whitaker 'Britain's female Stephen King' Daily Mail 'Original, high-octane plot, jaw-dropping twists . . . A writer at the top of her game' Claire Douglas 'If you like my stuff, you'll like this' Stephen King 'C. J. Tudor is terrific. I can't wait to see what she does next' Harlan Coben 'Some writers have it, and some don't. C. J. Tudor has it big time' Lee Child 'She just gets better and better' Sarah Pinborough

'Andrea Mara is fantastic. If you love short chapters and cliffhangers and nonstop suspense, this is for you!' Freida McFadden Discover the No. 1 bestselling psychological thriller that will keep you hooked to the very end. From the million-copy bestselling author of ALL HER FAULT, now a hit TV show, starring Sarah Snook. *AN INSTANT NO.1 BESTSELLER* *WINNER Crime Novel of the Year 2025* *A READER FAVOURITE in Good Housekeeping's Good Books Spring Collection* Your neighbours have secrets. How far will they go to keep them? Susan sends her sister a gossipy message about their neighbour. But she accidentally posts it on the neighbourhood WhatsApp group instead. It's an innocent mistake that could happen to anyone, but rumours quickly spread and the backlash spirals. Soon that one wrong message leads to murder. A local woman is found dead, but when Susan listens to the news report, she realises that the victim had the same address as her but in a different part of town. The killer may have got the wrong victim - they may be coming for her next. *** Readers love It Should Have Been You! *** 'Andrea Mara's best book yet. Absolutely outstanding!' Claire Douglas 'Tense, thrilling and relatable.' Sun 'OMG what a book! I love Andrea Mara books but this one is the best I've read!' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ' Tense, gripping, everything you expect from Andrea. Loved it!' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 'The queen of the hook and twist so be prepared....and enjoy!' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ' Absolutely amazing! I loved, loved, loved every second!' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 'Wow! This book is superb!! I...inhaled it in record time!!' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 'The twists and turns in this story are unreal...buckle up and enjoy the ride!!!!' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ' This was an absolutely phenomenal read.' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 'Another 5 star book from Andrea Mara! I couldn't turn the pages quick enough!' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 'So many twists and turns and shocks, it was brilliant!' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ' I'm officially an Andrea Mara fan and addict. For any suspense thriller fan this needs to be on your tbr.' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Winner of the 2025 Crime Novel of the Year at the Irish Book Awards

THE BESTSELLING QUEEN OF HORROR RETURNS 'All the thrills of vintage Stephen King...I loved every second of it. The maestro of macabre does it again' WILL DEAN 'Imagine Stephen King colliding with The Stepford Wives...an unnerving, slow-burn drenched in malice and suspense. Easily Tudor's strongest novel to date' JOHN MARRS 'Brimming with mystery, dread, and characters to root for, Serenity Falls is one hell of a good time. Move in at your own risk' MARCUS KLIEWER 'An absolute epic, packed with secrets, tragedy, dark humour and great characters' JOSH WINNING 'Beautifully sinister...Serenity Falls takes the dream of suburban perfection and twists it into something deeply unsettling. Creepy, compulsive, and impossible to put down' GUY MORPUSS 'Entertaining, with a jaw-dropping finale' GUARDIAN Welcome to Serenity Falls - the most idyllic, and safest, town in the US - a place to grow up, grow your family and grow old together. For Dan and his daughter, Sadie, it's the perfect relocation option. A fresh start, thousands of miles from their troubled past in the UK. But their idyll is shattered when they find a dead body in the swimming pool of their new house - a house Dan's late mother kept secret from him all his life. It's just the start of a series of disturbing discoveries. Abandoned houses where people have seemingly just upped and left. The strange woman Sadie sees around town putting up 'missing' posters for a child who drowned almost thirty years ago. An ice cream van that drives around at night making sure residents are asleep... As plans gear up to celebrate Serenity Falls' fiftieth anniversary, something is stirring beneath the surface of the blissful façade. Is Serenity Falls really the perfect town or is it founded on something far darker? And is someone so desperate to keep its secrets that they'd resort to anything to preserve them? Welcome to Serenity Falls. Once you're here, you're here to stay. 'A pulse-raising page turner' HEAT (BOOK OF THE WEEK) Serenity Falls' first readers have fallen in love with it... 'Stepford Wives meets The Handmaid's Tale' ***** 'When Disney gets a big dollop of weird' ***** 'Mystery, thriller and horror all in one' ***** 'A wildly entertaining, cleverly creepy story that you'll devour' ***** 'If Stephen King wrote Hot Fuzz' ***** PRAISE FOR C. J. TUDOR 'C.J. Tudor should be on everyone's must-read list' Chris Whitaker 'Britain's female Stephen King' Daily Mail 'Original, high-octane plot, jaw-dropping twists . . . A writer at the top of her game' Claire Douglas 'If you like my stuff, you'll like this' Stephen King 'C. J. Tudor is terrific. I can't wait to see what she does next' Harlan Coben 'Some writers have it, and some don't. C. J. Tudor has it big time' Lee Child 'She just gets better and better' Sarah Pinborough

Fall in love with Laurie Gilmore's #1 New York Times bestselling cozy seasonal romance set in Dream Harbor! ¿¿¿¿ 'Never want this series to end!' ¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Every book in the Dream Harbor series can be read as a standalone. As a world-renowned chef, single dad Archer never planned on moving to a small town, let alone running a pancake restaurant. But Dream Harbor needs a new chef, and Archer needs a community to help raise his daughter, Olive. Iris has never managed to hold down a job for more than a few months. So when it's suggested that Archer is looking for a live-in nanny, she almost runs in the opposite direction. Now, Iris finds herself in a whole new world. One where her gorgeous new boss lives right across the hall and likes to cook topless... Keeping everything strictly professional should be easy, right? The Strawberry Patch Pancake House is a cozy romantic mystery with a single dad and found family dynamic, a small-town setting and a HEA guaranteed! Tropes Single Dad Forced Proximity Slow Burn Found Family The Dream Harbor series The Pumpkin Spice Café The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore The Christmas Tree Farm The Strawberry Patch Pancake House The Gingerbread Bakery The Daisy Chain Flower Shop The Apple Pie Ice Cream Parlor (A Dream Harbor Novella - pre-order now) Readers LOVE Laurie Gilmore... 'Gives off the same level of endorphins as taking a sip of an actual pumpkin spice latte ... all the makings of a top tier Hallmark movie that happens to include a nice dash of spice' People 'With a name this cute and a cover this autumnal, how could I not cozy up with my blanket and relax with this adoring book?' New York Post 'Laurie Gilmore has done it again; another solid 5 star read !' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'As a devoted lover of the single dad trope, I hereby crown Laurie Gilmore as the undisputed queen !' ¿¿¿¿¿ ' Wonderful story with tears, laughter, mysteries, uncertainty and happiness' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Compelling, cozy and delightful narrative' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'A charming small town romance with sizzling chemistry and plenty of spice' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'I LOVED THIS SO BAD. The vibes of the small town were immaculate ' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Literally amazing. I can't say enough good things about Laurie Gilmore . I've fallen in love with every single one of her books' ¿¿¿¿¿ - Laurie Gilmore's book 'The Strawberry Patch Pancake House' was a No.1 New York Times bestseller w/c 2025-03-24.

Rory Gallagher's life and music are traced through iconic guitar artistry, private struggles, and Irish rock history. Rory Gallagher was the original Irish guitar hero, whose artistry with a battered '61 Stratocaster became the stuff of legend. Bob Dylan and Muddy Waters admired him; the Rolling Stones tried to hire him; and his fans worshipped him. Clad in faded denim and a checked shirt, he sold umpteen million records and became a charismatic icon of Irish music, inspiring musicians such as Brian May of Queen, The Edge of U2, Slash of Guns N' Roses and Johnny Marr of The Smiths to strap on a guitar and make history in their turn. But away from the stage, Rory was an intensely private man whose heart was a closed book to the outside world. His closest confidante was his brother, Dónal, who accompanied Rory on his rise from their childhood Everly Brothers stage performances, the Irish showband scene across the north and south of the Irish border through to the deafening heart of the 70s rock scene in London - and far beyond. From playing bomb-shattered Belfast at the height of the Troubles to touring across America with everyone from Blind Faith to KISS, Dónal was at Rory's side to witness his greatest triumphs and, after all too brief a span of years, his decline into illness and a tragically early death. Offering a definitive account of his life and music, Edged in Blue is not only the tour de force biography that Rory's fans have hungered for, but also an extraordinary eyewitness chronicle of rock's golden era, peopled by a dazzling cast of characters from Van Morrison to Janis Joplin, from Eric Clapton to Jerry Lee Lewis and countless other giants of modern music. No less remarkable are the sketches of life on the streets of post-war Cork, where ships bore away a lost generation of Irishmen to new lives on the other side of the world, monks ruled classrooms with a bitter rod of iron and police cars vanished beneath the waters of the river Lee when drunks mistook them for taxis.

“This is such a love story to cities & people & heartbreaks, death & loss. It's not at all corny, it's smart. But I just finished it & it made me cry.” — Eileen Myles "Signals the arrival of a novelist sure to resonate with young people who endeavor to make intimate connections." —The Washington Post For fans of Sally Rooney and Torrey Peters, a stunning debut novel that follows a vibrant multi-generational cast of characters through a London heatwave as their simmering tensions and secrets come to a head over a feverish, life-changing weekend. Summer in London stops for no one. Not the half-naked drunks and stoners, the bachelorette parties glugging from bejewelled bottles, the drag queens puffing on hurried cigarettes. It’s June 2019, and everyone has converged on the city’s parks, beer gardens, and street corners to revel in the collective joys of being alive. Everyone but Maggie. She’s 30, pregnant, and broke. Faced with moving back to the town she fought to escape, she’s wondering if having a baby with boyfriend Ed will be the last spontaneous act of her life. Ed, meanwhile, is trying to run from his past with Maggie’s best friend Phil and harboring secret dreams of his own. Part of a sprawling ensemble cast, Phil hates his office job and is living for the weekend, while falling for his housemate, Keith. But there’s a problem: Keith has a boyfriend and there might not be room for three people in the relationship. Then there’s Rosaleen, Phil’s mother, who’s tired of feeling like a side character in her own life. She’s just been diagnosed with cancer and is travelling to London to tell Phil, if she can ever get hold of him. As Saturday night approaches, all their lives are set to change forever. Temperatures are soaring and the weekend is about to begin… Strikingly heartfelt, sexually charged, and disarmingly comic, Oisín McKenna’s debut is a mesmerizing work of literary fiction, a dive into the soul of a city and a searing look at what it takes to build a life there.

The wolves are circling and a young king will face his greatest challenge in the explosive finale of the instant #1 New York Times-bestselling King of Scars Duology. The Grishaverse will be coming to Netflix soon with Shadow and Bone, an original series! The Demon King. As Fjerda's massive army prepares to invade, Nikolai Lantsov will summon every bit of his ingenuity and charm - and even the monster within - to win this fight. But a dark threat looms that cannot be defeated by a young king's gift for the impossible. The Stormwitch. Zoya Nazyalensky has lost too much to war. She saw her mentor die and her worst enemy resurrected, and she refuses to bury another friend. Now duty demands she embrace her powers to become the weapon her country needs. No matter the cost. The Queen of Mourning. Deep undercover, Nina Zenik risks discovery and death as she wages war on Fjerda from inside its capital. But her desire for revenge may cost her country its chance at freedom and Nina the chance to heal her grieving heart. King. General. Spy. Together they must find a way to forge a future in the darkness. Or watch a nation fall. Read all the books in the Grishaverse! The Shadow and Bone Trilogy (previously published as The Grisha Trilogy) Shadow and Bone Siege and Storm Ruin and Rising The Six of Crows Duology Six of Crows Crooked Kingdom The King of Scars Duology King of Scars Rule of Wolves The Language of Thorns The Lives of Saints Praise for the Grishaverse "A master of fantasy." -The Huffington Post "Utterly, extremely bewitching." -The Guardian "The best magic universe since Harry Potter." -Bustle "This is what fantasy is for." -The New York Times Book Review "[A] world that feels real enough to have its own passport stamp." -NPR "The darker it gets for the good guys, the better." -Entertainment Weekly "Sultry, sweeping and picturesque. . . . Impossible to put down." -USA Today "There's a level of emotional and historical sophistication within Bardugo's original epic fantasy that sets it apart." -Vanity Fair "Unlike anything I've ever read." -Veronica Roth, bestselling author of Divergent "Bardugo crafts a first-rate adventure, a poignant romance, and an intriguing mystery!" -Rick Riordan, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson series

Don't miss the thrilling new novel from Kate Quinn, The Briar Club "The reigning queen of historical fiction" - Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Huntress and The Alice Network returns with another heart-stopping World War II historical fiction novel of three female code breakers at Bletchley Park and the spy they must root out after the war is over. 1940. As England prepares to fight the Nazis, three very different women answer the call to mysterious country estate Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train to break German military codes. Vivacious debutante Osla is the girl who has everything-beauty, wealth, and the dashing Prince Philip of Greece sending her roses-but she burns to prove herself as more than a society girl, and puts her fluent German to use as a translator of decoded enemy secrets. Imperious self-made Mab, product of east-end London poverty, works the legendary codebreaking machines as she conceals old wounds and looks for a socially advantageous husband. Both Osla and Mab are quick to see the potential in local village spinster Beth, whose shyness conceals a brilliant facility with puzzles, and soon Beth spreads her wings as one of the Park's few female cryptanalysts. But war, loss, and the impossible pressure of secrecy will tear the three apart in this unforgettable story of women in WWII. 1947. In a riveting dual timeline, as the royal wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip whips post-war Britain into a fever, three friends-turned-enemies are reunited by a mysterious encrypted letter-the key to which lies buried in the long-ago betrayal that destroyed their friendship and left one of them confined to an asylum. A mysterious traitor has emerged from the shadows of their Bletchley Park past, and now Osla, Mab, and Beth must resurrect their old alliance and crack one last code together. But each petal they remove from the rose code brings danger-and their true enemy-closer... WWII Historical Fiction: Based on the real-life codebreaking efforts at Bletchley Park, this novel plunges you into the high-stakes world of wartime intelligence, where three brilliant women work in secret to help turn the tide of the war. A Found Family Torn Apart: Follows the intense friendship of Osla, Mab, and Beth, forged in the crucible of war. But the impossible pressure of their work and a devastating betrayal will shatter their bond and turn them into enemies. Codebreaking and Espionage: At a mysterious country estate, German military codes are broken and enemy secrets are revealed. But a traitor lurks in the shadows, leading to a desperate spy hunt that stretches years beyond the war. A Post-War Mystery: Years after their friendship was destroyed, a mysterious encrypted letter reunites the three women. To crack one last code, they must confront their past-including the betrayal that left one of them in an asylum.

Orlando is a fantastical biography as well as a funny, exuberant romp through history that examines the true nature of sexuality. As a teenage boy, the handsome Orlando serves as a page at the Elizabethan court and becomes the favourite of the elderly queen. After Elizabeth's death, he falls deeply in love with Sasha, an elusive and somewhat feral princess in the entourage of the Russian embassy. Virginia Woolf's Orlando 'The longest and most charming love letter in literature', playfully constructs the figure of Orlando as the fictional embodiment of Woolf's close friend and lover, Vita Sackville-West. At the midpoint of the novel, Orlando, now an ambassador in Constantinople, awakes to find that he is now a woman. The book describes the adventures of a poet who changes sex from man to woman and lives for centuries, meeting the key figures of English literary history. Considered a feminist classic, the book has been written about extensively by scholars of women's writing and gender and transgender studies. To the Lighthouse is set on a Hebridean island, overlooked by a distant lighthouse, where Mrs. and Mr. Ramsay with eight children and assorted guests are enjoying the long summer. Mr. Ramsay is a tragic and self-pitying philosopher whose mind is rational but rather cold. Mrs. Ramsay is a beautiful, warm, creative and intuitive woman, the centre of the household. The novel focuses on the conflict arising from young James Ramsay's desire to visit the lighthouse and his father's quenching of this hope. But the summer ends, war and death bring changes. The next journey to the lighthouse is a very different one. Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf is an incisive portrayal of a single day in the life of 51-year-old Clarissa Dalloway, the perfect high-society hostess, in post-World War I, England. As she prepares to host a party in the evening, she is flooded with memories of her youth in the countryside in Bourton, her choice of Richard Dalloway as husband over the intriguing and demanding Peter Walsh, amidst myriads of other things. A visit from Peter that morning reinforces Mrs Dalloway's pressing need to re-examine the trajectory that her internal and external lives have taken between the pull and push of the past and present, within a certain social structure.

Soon to be a series from A24 & Apple TV+ starring Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman, Michelle Pfeiffer, & Nick Offerman! “Margo’s Got Money Troubles is the feel-good novel we need right now.” — The Washington Post “[An] enormously entertaining and lovable book. ” —Nick Hornby, New York Times Book Review A bold, laugh-out-loud funny, and heartwarming story about one young woman’s attempt to navigate adulthood, new motherhood, and her meager bank account in our increasingly online world—from the PEN/Faulkner finalist and critically acclaimed author of The Knockout Queen. As the child of a Hooters waitress and an ex-pro wrestler, Margo Millet's always known she’d have to make it on her own. So she enrolls at her local junior college, even though she can’t imagine how she’ll ever make a living. She’s still figuring things out and never planned to have an affair with her English professor—and while the affair is brief, it isn’t brief enough to keep her from getting pregnant. Despite everyone’s advice, she decides to keep the baby, mostly out of naiveté and a yearning for something bigger. Now, at twenty, Margo is alone with an infant, unemployed, and on the verge of eviction. She needs a cash infusion—fast. When her estranged father, Jinx, shows up on her doorstep and asks to move in with her, she agrees in exchange for help with childcare. Then Margo begins to form a plan: she’ll start an OnlyFans as an experiment, and soon finds herself adapting some of Jinx’s advice from the world of wrestling. Like how to craft a compelling character and make your audience fall in love with you. Before she knows it, she’s turned it into a runaway success. Could this be the answer to all of Margo’s problems, or does internet fame come with too high a price? Blisteringly funny and filled with sharp insight; Margo’s Got Money Troubles is a tender tale starring an endearing young heroine who’s struggling to wrest money and power from a world that has little interest in giving it to her. It’s a playful and honest examination of the art of storytelling and controlling your own narrative, and an empowering portrait of coming into your own, both online and off. “A wholly original novel. . . . Thorpe is both poetic and profound in the way she brings her remarkable story to an end.” — The Associated Press

Epic fantasy from the No. 1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of the Shadow & Bone trilogy and international Netflix sensation. Discover what comes next for the daring rogue Nikolai in the riveting sequel to King of Scars. The wolves are circling and a young king will face his greatest challenge in the explosive finale of the instant No.1 New York Times-bestselling King of Scars duology. The Demon King. As Fjerda's massive army prepares to invade, Nikolai Lantsov will summon every bit of his ingenuity and charm - and even the monster within - to win this fight. But a dark threat looms that cannot be defeated by a young king's gift for the impossible. The Stormwitch. Zoya Nazyalensky has lost too much to war. She saw her mentor die and her worst enemy resurrected, and she refuses to bury another friend. Now duty demands she embrace her powers to become the weapon her country needs. No matter the cost. The Queen of Mourning. Deep undercover, Nina Zenik risks discovery and death as she wages war on Fjerda from inside its capital. But her desire for revenge may cost her country its chance at freedom and Nina the chance to heal her grieving heart. King. General. Spy. Together they must find a way to forge a future in the darkness. Or watch a nation fall. Read all the books in the Grishaverse! The Shadow and Bone Trilogy Shadow and Bone Siege and Storm Ruin and Rising The Six of Crows Duology Six of Crows Crooked Kingdom The King of Scars Duology King of Scars Rule of Wolves Demon in the Wood (a Darkling prequel story) The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic The Lives of Saints Praise for the Grishaverse "A master of fantasy." -The Huffington Post "Utterly, extremely bewitching." -The Guardian "The best magic universe since Harry Potter." -Bustle "This is what fantasy is for." -The New York Times Book Review "[A] world that feels real enough to have its own passport stamp." -NPR "The darker it gets for the good guys, the better." -Entertainment Weekly "Sultry, sweeping and picturesque. . . . Impossible to put down." -USA Today "There's a level of emotional and historical sophistication within Bardugo's original epic fantasy that sets it apart." -Vanity Fair "Unlike anything I've ever read." -Veronica Roth, bestselling author of Divergent "Bardugo crafts a first-rate adventure, a poignant romance, and an intriguing mystery!" -Rick Riordan, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson series

"This is such a love story to cities & people & heartbreaks, death & loss. It's not at all corny, it's smart. But I just finished it & it made me cry." - Eileen Myles "Signals the arrival of a novelist sure to resonate with young people who endeavor to make intimate connections." -The Washington Post For fans of Sally Rooney and Torrey Peters, a stunning debut that follows a vibrant multi-generational cast of characters through a London heatwave as their simmering tensions and secrets come to a head over a feverish, life-changing weekend. Summer in London stops for no one. Not the half-naked drunks and stoners, the bachelorette parties glugging from bejewelled bottles, the drag queens puffing on hurried cigarettes. It's June 2019, and everyone has converged on the city's parks, beer gardens, and street corners to revel in the collective joys of being alive. Everyone but Maggie. She's 30, pregnant, and broke. Faced with moving back to the town she fought to escape, she's wondering if having a baby with boyfriend Ed will be the last spontaneous act of her life. Ed, meanwhile, is trying to run from his past with Maggie's best friend Phil and harboring secret dreams of his own. Phil hates his office job and is living for the weekend, while falling for his housemate, Keith. But there's a problem: Keith has a boyfriend and there might not be room for three people in the relationship. Then there's Rosaleen, Phil's mother, who's tired of feeling like a side character in her own life. She's just been diagnosed with cancer and is travelling to London to tell Phil, if she can ever get hold of him. As Saturday night approaches, all their lives are set to change forever. Temperatures are soaring and the weekend is about to begin… Strikingly heartfelt, sexually charged, and disarmingly comic, Oisín McKenna's debut is a mesmerizing dive into the soul of a city and a searing look at what it takes to build a life there.

Epic fantasy from the No. 1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of the Shadow & Bone trilogy and international Netflix sensation. Discover what comes next for the daring rogue Nikolai in the riveting sequel to King of Scars. The wolves are circling and a young king will face his greatest challenge in the explosive finale of the instant No.1 New York Times-bestselling King of Scars duology. The Demon King. As Fjerda's massive army prepares to invade, Nikolai Lantsov will summon every bit of his ingenuity and charm - and even the monster within - to win this fight. But a dark threat looms that cannot be defeated by a young king's gift for the impossible. The Stormwitch. Zoya Nazyalensky has lost too much to war. She saw her mentor die and her worst enemy resurrected, and she refuses to bury another friend. Now duty demands she embrace her powers to become the weapon her country needs. No matter the cost. The Queen of Mourning. Deep undercover, Nina Zenik risks discovery and death as she wages war on Fjerda from inside its capital. But her desire for revenge may cost her country its chance at freedom and Nina the chance to heal her grieving heart. King. General. Spy. Together they must find a way to forge a future in the darkness. Or watch a nation fall. Read all the books in the Grishaverse! The Shadow and Bone Trilogy Shadow and Bone Siege and Storm Ruin and Rising The Six of Crows Duology Six of Crows Crooked Kingdom The King of Scars Duology King of Scars Rule of Wolves Demon in the Wood (a Darkling prequel story) The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic The Lives of Saints Praise for the Grishaverse "A master of fantasy." -The Huffington Post "Utterly, extremely bewitching." -The Guardian "The best magic universe since Harry Potter." -Bustle "This is what fantasy is for." -The New York Times Book Review "[A] world that feels real enough to have its own passport stamp." -NPR "The darker it gets for the good guys, the better." -Entertainment Weekly "Sultry, sweeping and picturesque. . . . Impossible to put down." -USA Today "There's a level of emotional and historical sophistication within Bardugo's original epic fantasy that sets it apart." -Vanity Fair "Unlike anything I've ever read." -Veronica Roth, bestselling author of Divergent "Bardugo crafts a first-rate adventure, a poignant romance, and an intriguing mystery!" -Rick Riordan, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson series

From USA Today and Washington Post bestselling author L.J. Shen comes an intense, high school enemies-to-lovers romance with a twist. 'Best Romance Novels of 2019' - Oprah Magazine Goodreads Best Romance of 2019 Nominee ' A runaway train of revenge, rivalry and angst. This complex and venomous tale takes on a modern-day Cruel Intentions/Mean Girls vibe. Pretty Reckless is unputdownable and absolute Kindle Crack.' - Kindle Crack Book Reviews -- Penn They say revenge is a dish best served cold. I'd had four years to stew on what Daria Followhill did to me, and now my heart was completely iced. I took her first kiss. She took the only thing I loved. I was poor. She was rich. The good thing about circumstances? They can change. Fast. Now, I'm her parents' latest shiny project. Her housemate. Her tormentor. The captain of the rival football team she hates so much. Yeah, baby girl, say it-I'm your foster brother. There's a price to pay for ruining the only good thing in my life, and she's about to shell out some serious tears. Daria Followhill thinks she is THE queen. I'm about to prove to her that she's nothing but a spoiled princess. Daria Everyone loves a good old unapologetic punk. But being a bitch? Oh, you get slammed for every snarky comment, cynical eye roll, and foot you put in your adversaries' way. The thing about stiletto heels is that they make a hell of a dent when you walk all over the people who try to hurt you. In Penn Scully's case, I pierced his heart until he bled out, then left it in a trash can on a bright summer day. Four years ago, he asked me to save all my firsts for him. Now he lives across the hall, and I want nothing more than to be his last everything. His parting words when he gave me his heart were that nothing in this world is free. Now? Now he is making me pay.

Step into a world of hot hockey players, feisty heroines and steamy romance in this addictive spin-off from the bestselling Off-Campus! Read The Risk now for the perfect fake-dating romance! Everyone says I'm a bad girl. They're only partly right - I don't let fear rule me, and I certainly don't care what people think. But I draw the line at sleeping with the enemy. As the daughter of Briar's head hockey coach, I'd be vilified if I hooked up with a player from a rival team. And that's who Jake Connelly is. Harvard's star forward is arrogant, annoying and too attractive for his own good. But fate is cruel - I require his help to secure a much-coveted internship, and the sexy jerk isn't making it easy for me. I need Connelly to be my fake boyfriend. For every fake date . . . he wants a real one. Which means this bad girl is in big trouble. Nothing good can come from sneaking around with Jake Connelly. My father would kill me, my friends will revolt, and my post-college career is on the line. But while it's getting harder and harder to resist Jake's oozing sex appeal and cocky grin, I refuse to fall for him. That's the one risk I'm not willing to take. *** Why fans love Elle Kennedy ⭐! 'Delicious, complicated and drama-filled . . . I read it in one sitting, and you will, too' L. J. Shen, USA Today bestselling author 'A deliciously sexy story with a wallop of emotions that sneaks up on you' Vi Keeland, New York Times bestselling author 'This book had the ability to make me swoon one minute, put my heart in my throat the next, then literally make me burst right out laughing out of the blue' Goodreads Review 'The best college romance I've read. It had epic banter, sexy romance, and fantastic writing!! I laughed, I swooned, I couldn't put it down. Highly recommended!!' Goodreads Review 'Elle Kennedy proves, once again, that she is the Queen of College Hockey Romance!!' Goodreads Review '5-Made My Heart Pitter Patter-Stars' Goodreads Review 'One of the few authors who can instantly put a grin on my face as soon as I start reading her books' Goodreads Review

NOW A MAJOR TV SHOW, FROM THE NETWORK BEHIND THE WALKING DEAD ---------------- 'Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches series is a surfeit of macabre delights, summoning up lush decadence, gothic secrets, and a little brimstone.' Holly Black, Sunday Times bestselling author of Book of Night 'Rice's sprawling, supernatural family saga cements her in perpetuity as a titan of the gothic genre. Daring, dark, and lovely.' S.T. Gibson, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Dowry of Blood 'A sensual, genre-defining thriller from the queen of gothic horror.' Jay Kristoff, New York Times bestselling author of Empire of the Vampire 'Anne Rice did what so few writers do, and created something truly original.' Cassandra Clare, New York Times bestselling author of Sword Catcher __________ Rowan Mayfair is special. A brilliant neurosurgeon with a hidden legacy, she's unaware that she's a descendent of an ancient witch bloodline. Michael Curry was dead. When a drowned body washes up on the coast of California, Rowan finds him one day and brings him back to life. Now, he lives with a mysterious and terrifying new power. Drawn together by a fierce and irresistible bond, they must dive into the secrets that surround them both. And when dark truths are uncovered, the witching hour begins. A hypnotic novel of witchcraft and the occult across four centuries, by the spellbinding, bestselling author of The Vampire Chronicles. __________ 'A curious amalgam of gothic, glamour fiction, alternate history, and high soap opera.' The Washington Post Book World '[W]hen I found Rice's work I absolutely loved how she took that genre and (...) made [it] feel so contemporary and relevant.' Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes '[Rice wrote] in the great tradition of the gothic' Ramsey Campbell, bestselling author of The Hungry Moon ---------------- READERS ABSOLUTELY THE WITCHING HOUR . . . ***** 'Can't get enough!' ***** 'Chilled me to the bone from the very beginning' ***** 'Dark. Enthralling. Powerful.' ***** 'After the first few pages, I couldn't put it down.' ***** 'Her writing is so good.' ***** 'I absolutely loved this book' ***** ' These books are a wonderful world to enter' ***** 'I am so hooked on this book' ***** 'Haunting, elegant and twisted.'

The hunt for a serial killer takes criminal profiler Emily Roys and true-crime writer Alexis Castells from London to Sweden, and back into the past, to Buchenwald Concentration Camp, in the first instalment an addictive, award-winning new series from the Queen of French Noir ***Winner of Balai de la Découverte and Nouvelle Plume d’Argent Awards*** ***International Number One Bestseller*** ‘Dark; oppressive and bloody, but it’s also thought-provoking, compelling and very moving’ Metro ‘Gustawsson’s writing is so vivid, it’s electrifying. Utterly compelling’ Peter James ‘A bold and intelligent read’ Laura Wilson, Guardian ___________________ Evil remembers… Falkenberg, Sweden. The mutilated body of talented young jewellery designer, Linnea Blix, is found in a snow-swept marina. Hampstead Heath, London. The body of a young boy is discovered with similar wounds to Linnea's. Buchenwald Concentration Camp, 1944. In the midst of the hell of the Holocaust, Erich Hebner will do anything to see himself as a human again. Are the two murders the work of a serial killer, and how are they connected to shocking events at Buchenwald? Emily Roy, a profiler on loan to Scotland Yard from the Canadian Royal Mounted Police, joins up with Linnea's friend, French true-crime writer Alexis Castells, to investigate the puzzling case. They travel between Sweden and London, and then deep into the past, as a startling and terrifying connection comes to light. ___________________ ‘A terrific, original duo’ The Times ‘Multi-layered; superbly plotted, brimming with mystery, tension and bone-chilling violence, and with two very different – but equally fascinating – lead female characters, Block 46 is not for the squeamish or faint-hearted … this is a book that has the power to shock and the artistry to impress long after the last page has turned’ Lancashire Post ‘Utterly compelling’ Woman’s Own ‘A bold and audacious debut from a very talented writer. Heralds the beginning of a thrilling new series’ R J Ellory ‘Viscerally brutal yet delicately beautiful, like blood spatter on fresh snow. An unbelievable debut’ Matt Wesolowski ‘A truly unique and chilling blend of Nordic Noir’s dark atmosphere … gritty, bone-chilling, and harrowing – it’s not for the faint of heart, and not to be missed’ Crime by the Book ‘A real page-turner, I loved it’ Martina Cole ’A great serial-killer thriller with a nice twist … first rate’ James Oswald ‘Cleverly plotted, simply excellent’ Ragnar Jónasson ‘A must-read’ Daily Express ‘There’s a touch of Hannibal Lector in this one, and the final plot twists are harsh and sudden. You’ll want to double check the door locks and keep a few extra lights on, as you read … the suspense is brutal’ Kingdom Books

Winner of the 2020 Crawford Award! Winner of the 2021 Hugo Award! A Hugo Award-Winning Series! A 2021 Locus Award Finalist A 2021 Ignyte Award Finalist A Goodreads Choice Award Finalist A Book Riot Best Debut Fantasy of All Time "Dangerous, subtle, unexpected and familiar, angry and ferocious and hopeful... The Empress of Salt and Fortune is a remarkable accomplishment of storytelling."-NPR "Nghi Vo is one of the most original writers we have today."-Taylor Jenkins Reid on Siren Queen A Book Riot Must Read Book of 2023 A 2020 ALA Booklist Top Ten SF/F Debut A Book Riot Must-Read Fantasy of 2020 A Paste Most Anticipated Novel of 2020 A Library Journal Debut of the Month A Buzzfeed Must-Read Fantasy Novel of Spring 2020 A Washington Post Best SFF of the Year So Far Pick Named Book Riot's Best Book Cover of 2020 Named a Best of 2020 Pick for NPR Library Journal NYPL Chicago Public Library The Austen Chronicle Autostraddle With the heart of an Atwood tale and the visuals of a classic Asian period drama, Nghi Vo's The Empress of Salt and Fortune is a tightly and lushly written narrative about empire, storytelling, and the anger of women. A young royal from the far north, is sent south for a political marriage in an empire reminiscent of imperial China. Her brothers are dead, her armies and their war mammoths long defeated and caged behind their borders. Alone and sometimes reviled, she must choose her allies carefully. Rabbit, a handmaiden, sold by her parents to the palace for the lack of five baskets of dye, befriends the emperor's lonely new wife and gets more than she bargained for. At once feminist high fantasy and an indictment of monarchy, this evocative debut follows the rise of the empress In-yo, who has few resources and fewer friends. She's a northern daughter in a mage-made summer exile, but she will bend history to her will and bring down her enemies, piece by piece. The Hugo Award-winning Singing Hills Cycle The Empress of Salt and Fortune When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain Into the Riverlands Mammoths at the Gates The Brides of High Hill The novellas of The Singing Hills Cycle are linked by the cleric Chih, but may be read in any order, with each story serving as an entry point. Praise for The Empress of Salt and Fortune "An elegant gut-punch, a puzzle box that unwinds itself in its own way and in its own time. I cannot recommend it highly enough. Gorgeous. Cruel. Perfect. I didn't know I needed to read this until I did."-Seanan McGuire "A tale of rebellion and fealty that feels both classic and fresh, The Empress of Salt and Fortune is elegantly told, strongly felt, and brimming with rich detail. An epic in miniature, beautifully realised."-Zen Cho "Nghi Vo's gracefully told debut . . . resides in the intimate margins of its (beautifully imagined) world's history, portraying how the marginalized may yet shape those narratives and harness the power of stories."-Indrapramit Das

Winner of the 2020 Crawford Award! Winner of the 2021 Hugo Award! A Hugo Award-Winning Series! A 2021 Locus Award Finalist A 2021 Ignyte Award Finalist A Goodreads Choice Award Finalist A Book Riot Best Debut Fantasy of All Time "Dangerous, subtle, unexpected and familiar, angry and ferocious and hopeful... The Empress of Salt and Fortune is a remarkable accomplishment of storytelling."-NPR "Nghi Vo is one of the most original writers we have today."-Taylor Jenkins Reid on Siren Queen A Book Riot Must Read Book of 2023 A 2020 ALA Booklist Top Ten SF/F Debut A Book Riot Must-Read Fantasy of 2020 A Paste Most Anticipated Novel of 2020 A Library Journal Debut of the Month A Buzzfeed Must-Read Fantasy Novel of Spring 2020 A Washington Post Best SFF of the Year So Far Pick Named Book Riot's Best Book Cover of 2020 Named a Best of 2020 Pick for NPR Library Journal NYPL Chicago Public Library The Austen Chronicle Autostraddle With the heart of an Atwood tale and the visuals of a classic Asian period drama, Nghi Vo's The Empress of Salt and Fortune is a tightly and lushly written narrative about empire, storytelling, and the anger of women. A young royal from the far north, is sent south for a political marriage in an empire reminiscent of imperial China. Her brothers are dead, her armies and their war mammoths long defeated and caged behind their borders. Alone and sometimes reviled, she must choose her allies carefully. Rabbit, a handmaiden, sold by her parents to the palace for the lack of five baskets of dye, befriends the emperor's lonely new wife and gets more than she bargained for. At once feminist high fantasy and an indictment of monarchy, this evocative debut follows the rise of the empress In-yo, who has few resources and fewer friends. She's a northern daughter in a mage-made summer exile, but she will bend history to her will and bring down her enemies, piece by piece. The Hugo Award-winning Singing Hills Cycle The Empress of Salt and Fortune When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain Into the Riverlands Mammoths at the Gates The Brides of High Hill The novellas of The Singing Hills Cycle are linked by the cleric Chih, but may be read in any order, with each story serving as an entry point. Praise for The Empress of Salt and Fortune "An elegant gut-punch, a puzzle box that unwinds itself in its own way and in its own time. I cannot recommend it highly enough. Gorgeous. Cruel. Perfect. I didn't know I needed to read this until I did."-Seanan McGuire "A tale of rebellion and fealty that feels both classic and fresh, The Empress of Salt and Fortune is elegantly told, strongly felt, and brimming with rich detail. An epic in miniature, beautifully realised."-Zen Cho "Nghi Vo's gracefully told debut . . . resides in the intimate margins of its (beautifully imagined) world's history, portraying how the marginalized may yet shape those narratives and harness the power of stories."-Indrapramit Das At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.