Joseph Delaney used to be an English teacher, before becoming the best-selling author of the Spook's series, which has been published in 30 countries and sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide. The first book, The Spook's Apprentice, was adapted into a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore.

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Gracie Hart

Will she give in to temptation? 
 
When 18-year-old Eve runs away from her small village to start a new life in the city, she quickly discovers that Leeds is not everything she expected it to be. Wandering the cold streets in search of shelter, timid Eve can only find work as a barmaid at the Bluebell Inn - a place her strict parents would never approve of. 
 
Serving ale and cheap gin to the rowdy crowd, Eve eventually catches the eye of dashing Sergeant Joseph Oates – but his intentions are not honourable and he will leave her with more than just a broken heart… 
 
A gritty and heart-breaking saga set in Leeds from the author of The Girl from Pit Lane.

A Mother's Ruin

Riley Sager

TO SURVIVE A KILLER, YOU NEED A KILLER'S INSTINCT 
 
An unbelievably gripping psychological thriller to keep you awake at night full of twists you'll NEVER see coming. Perfect for fans of C.L. Taylor's The Fear and Karin Slaughter's The Good Daughter 
 
'If you liked GONE GIRL, you'll like this' Stephen King 
 
Three girls. Three tragedies. One unthinkable secret. 
 
The media calls them the Final Girls – Quincy, Sam, Lisa – the infamous group that no one wants to be part of. The sole survivors of three separate killing sprees, they are linked by their shared trauma. 
 
But when Lisa dies in mysterious circumstances and Sam shows up unannounced on her doorstep, Quincy must admit that she doesn’t really know anything about the other Final Girls. Can she trust them? Or can there only ever be one? 
 
All Quincy knows is one thing: she is next. 
 
An addictive thriller to keep you turning the pages late at night. Fans of In a Dark Dark Wood by Ruth Ware, The Girl Before by JP Delaney and Sweet Little Lies by Caz Frear will love Final Girls. 
 
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Why readers are loving thrilling psychological suspense novel FINAL GIRLS 
 
'I was drawn into this intense story from the very first page until the tremendously gripping end - unputdownable and addictive' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars 
 
'This is an atmospheric thriller I couldn't stop reading. A brilliant and gripping read' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars 
 
'I devoured this one in two sittings. Could not put it down and the author dropped in some fantastic twists I never saw coming' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars

Final Girls

Olivia Drake

An unexpected love... an undeniable passion 
 
The youngest of the Crompton sisters, Blythe feels the pressure to marry into the aristocracy. Her head tells her to accept the widowed Duke of Savoy but her heart yearns for James Ryding, the new footman. 
 
However, James is not all he seems and he has an ulterior motive for his place in the Crompton household. But fulfilling his quest will mean ruining the beautiful woman who has captured his heart… 
 
PART THREE OF OLIVIA DRAKE’S AN HEIRESS IN LONDON TRILOGY. OTHER BOOKS IN THIS SERIES ARE SEDUCING THE HEIRESS AND NEVER TRUST A ROGUE. 
 
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Scandal of the Year: A Rouge Regency Romance

Beth Miller

‘I never think of Laura as my step-sister, but that’s what she is.’ 
 
Once they were the best of friends, inseparable as only teenage girls can be. 
 
That is until Miffy’s Jewish father runs off with Laura’s Catholic mother and both of their families imploded – as well as Laura’s intense relationship with Miffy’s brother... 
 
Twenty years on, they’re all about to meet again...

When We Were Sisters

Nicole Jordan

An arranged marriage… 
 
Shy Sabrina Duncan returns to the Highlands as an adult, only to discover that she’s the last descendent of her clan – and must wed the local laird in order to save it. 
 
Niall McLaren, the infamous rogue, both intrigues and scandalises her. All powerful, he has much to offer a wife – everything but faithfulness. 
 
And though convenience may rule their marriage, a binding love will seal their fate… 
 
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The Lover: A Rouge Historical Romance

Gloria Cook

In the small mining village of Meryen, a dark secret lurks… 
 
Amy Lewarne finds her life changed forever when she finds her brother, Toby, dead – and trouble follows when Titus Kivell, the head of a powerful yet belligerent family, puts his son Sol in Toby's place. 
 
Despite his wild and formidable nature, Amy is inexplicably drawn to Sol, as he is to her. But will his family ties be the ruin of her? 
 
Book One in the Meryen series – a Cornish saga perfect for fans of Poldark, Dilly Court and Val Wood 
 
Note: previously published as Keeping Echoes

The Carpenter's Daughter

Audrey Reimann

Can Alice protect her siblings? 
 
Eldest child Alice Davenport has always helped to look after her younger brothers and sister when her Mama was unwell. But when her Mama dies suddenly and her Papa leaves to fight in the war, young Alice is left to care for her family alone. 
 
When her Papa returns home safe, Alice’s troubled days seem to be over. And when she meets the handsome Major Fredrick Blackshaw, a new life finally seems to be within reach. But when her Papa remarries, the jealously of their new stepmother leaves Alice fearing for the safety of her siblings. Will she sacrifice her own happiness to keep her family safe? 
 
A gritty, heart-warming family saga perfect for fans of Maggie Hope, Val Wood and Emma Hornby.

A Sister’s Courage

June Francis

A family at war... 
 
Raising three boys and running the Arcadia Hotel almost single-handed are enough to keep widow Kitty Ryan busy. She has no time for romance – unless it’s in the form of a rare evening out at the local picture house. 
 
Then along comes John Mcleod, bringing with him a second chance at happiness. However, Kitty finds her sons unwilling to accept another man into their household. 
 
Unless she can reunite her menfolk, the future looks set to be that of a family in conflict, in a world on the eve of war...

A Mother's Duty

Maggie Hope

A family torn apart. A daughter’s courage... 
 
When Elizabeth and her four sibling are orphaned, she and her brother are sent to a children’s home; their younger sisters into foster care. 
 
Life in the home is hard, but she is determined to look after her brother and make a better life for them both. Working as a nurse gives her a purpose but she risks everything by falling for wounded officer Jack Benson. Far above her in wealth and station, Elizabeth cannot marry him and she risks losing her nursing place if there is any hint of impropriety about her conduct. 
 
Then Elizabeth learns that her sister, Jenny, has been adopted by an abusive farmer. Torn between her hopeless love for Jack and her sister, must Elizabeth make an extreme sacrifice to reunite her family?

A Daughter's Gift

Can she give her baby a better life? 
 
After the tragic death of her parents, Caroline Shrigley is left with the responsibility of bringing up her younger sister, Jane, as well as running the family business at the Temperance Hotel. Carrie is beginning to think her care-free days are gone forever when Patrick Kennedy, a wild, handsome and passionate Irishman, turns her world upside down. The life she’s dreamed of is finally within reach – until a devastating betrayal changes everything. 
 
Left with a newborn baby to care for, Carrie has some difficult choices to make. What must she sacrifice to protect her baby?

Mill Town Girl

S. J. Rozan

Most people believe Jimmy Antonelli is bad to the bone… 
 
New York detective – and an old friend of the family – Bill Smith is one of the few people who has ever been willing to give Jimmy a second chance. Given his own brushes with the law, Bill has an unsurprising sympathy for the youngest Antonelli brother. 
 
But this time Jimmy has gone too far. There’s a corpse of a local gangster in the cellar of Antonelli’s bar and Jimmy has disappeared... 
 
But finding Jimmy is going to be a whole lot easier than proving his innocence... 
 
A Bill Smith/Lydia Chin Crime Novel

Bad Blood

Tracy Anne Warren

After orchestrating a scandalous high-society ruse, Lady Jeannette Brantford is banished from her family's estate in England and sent to live with boring elderly cousins in the Irish countryside. But Jeannette's exile is surprisingly eventful. En route to her dreaded destination, she encounters Darragh O'Brien, a devilishly handsome architect who transforms Jeannette's punishment into a delicious whirlwind of wits, words, and undeniable passion. 
 
But Jeannette is determined to land herself a titled husband and no Irish commoner is going to make her change her mind... 
 
The second part in Tracy Anne Warren's bestselling 'Trap' Trilogy of Regency romances. Other titles in this series are The Husband Trap and The Wedding Trap. 
 
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The Wife Trap: A Rouge Regency Romance

A gripping saga from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Coal Miner's Daughter 
 
Life is a long, tough struggle for Meg Maddison… 
 
Growing up caring for her brothers after the death of their mother, it is only her indomitable spirit that gets her through the hard times. And when she marries and starts a family of her own, it seems as if the hardships are over. 
 
But the return of a darkly menacing figure from her past threatens to destroy all she has fought for…

An Orphan's Secret

Emma Kennedy

From the author of bestselling The Tent, The Bucket and Me, now a BBC1 comedy series, THE KENNEDYS. 
 
As the youngest in a family of six, all eleven-year-old Anthony wants is a pair of shoes to call his own. Instead he’s condemned to wear a pair of hand-me-down wellies that may or may not be haunted. 
 
When war comes to his small, impoverished mining village, life starts to get more exciting: there are American soldiers, his sister has joined the WAAF – Mrs Reece even has a banana! But it is only when a foreign plane crashes into the Welsh hillside that Anthony and his gang discover what war is really about…

Shoes for Anthony

Mia Dolan

Life's been hard for Marcie Brooks, but when she marries Michael Jones things start to look up. Not only has he given her daughter, Joanna, his name but they now also have a son. The family's finances are on the up too, with Michael opening his first nightclub. 
 
However, when he refuses to do business with Paddy Rafferty, an Irish gangster, Michael soon finds himself on the wrong side of the law. He claims he's being framed for murder and Marcie wants to believe him but she has worries of her own. With her husband in prison, everyone seems to think she needs to sell the club and concentrate on raising her family. But a little voice seems to be telling Marcie she needs to fight for her children's future...And if that means standing up to intimidation, then so be it...

Wishing and Hoping

Bella Andre

Wounded firefighter Connor MacKenzie has come to rebuild the 100-year-old MacKenzie family cabin - and to be alone. A horrific blaze has left him scarred inside and out, and certain of two things: he'll get back on his hotshot crew no matter what it takes, and any woman who ventures too close will not stay long. 
 
Ginger Sinclair has been burned by a different kind of fire. Having just escaped from a bad marriage, she's retreated to the safety of the lakeside vacation town in upstate New York to start a new life. She's done with men, with relationships, with the danger of desires that can rage out of control - until she unexpectedly encounters Connor MacKenzie. As a hot summer on the lake grows ever hotter, they find themselves sharing a cabin - and a romance that will swiftly engulf them both. 
 
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Never Too Hot: A Rouge Suspense novel

Katia Lief

He’s watching her every move... 
 
Darcy was just trying to be friendly to the new boy in the office. But it’s gone horribly wrong. At first it was just unwanted invitations but now Joe is sending her abusive emails, calling her late at night, unwilling to take no for an answer. 
 
And every step Darcy takes to distance herself from him is just adding fuel to Joe’s obsession. And now he knows where she lives...

Watch You Die

Maggie Ford

What will she sacrifice for love? 
 
Growing up in London’s East End with six siblings, Nora Taylor has always been close to her younger sister Maggie. But when she meets Maggie’s fiancé Robert, they are immediately drawn to each other. Forced to choose between her family and her heart, Nora decides to marry the man she loves – even if it means losing her sister. 
 
When the First World War breaks out, Nora must fight to hold her family together through the challenges and tragedies to come. As her children grow up they embark on their own adventures, but another war will threaten all their hopes for the future. Can this broken family survive the dark days of wartime? 
 
A sweeping saga charting one family’s fortunes through the First and Second World War and beyond, perfect for fans of Maggie Hope and Dilly Court.

The Rag and Bone Girl

Torn between duty to her family and a last chance at love... 
 
Busy bringing up her motherless brothers and sisters, romance is the last thing on Lily Thorpe’s mind. But when the handsome preacher Matt Gibson asks Lily to return with him to Australia as his wife, she finds it very hard to say no. 
 
But with rumours of war on the horizon, will she have to choose between her head and her heart? 
 
A story of love and loyalty set against the backdrop of wartime Liverpool.

Lily's War

Sheila Norton

A heart-warming and inspiring story about living the simple life, which readers are already likening to All Creatures Great and Small, 'like a Sunday Night ITV drama' 
 
'Like a plate of hot-buttered crumpets and a mug of tea - warm, comforting and utterly delightful!' 
Annie Lyons (author of The Choir on Hope Street) 
 
Sam has always dreamed of working with animals... 
 
But her receptionist job in a London vets is not hitting the spot. Unsure whether a busy city life is for her, she flees to her Nana Peggy’s idyllic country village. 
 
But despite the rolling hills and its charming feel, life in Hope Green is far from peaceful. On first meeting Joe, the abrupt and bad-tempered local vet, Sam knows she must get him on side, but that is easier said than done... 
 
With her dream close enough to touch, will she get there, or will events conspire against her...?

The Vets at Hope Green

Rachaele Hambleton

'A powerful story of family, hope, growth and second chances' Anna Mathur 
 
Happiness comes in all shapes and sizes. 
 
Jo said goodbye to peace and quiet when she got pregnant at 19, but now she has a chance to hit refresh. 
 
A partner she loves, five amazing kids and a house by the sea. Jo must find a way to make the most of her second chance at happiness. 
 
She's surrounded by mums who seem to have it all together, but when normal is not an option, surprises can lead to a different kind of happy.

A Different Kind of Happy

The Sunday Times bestseller and powerful fiction debut

Can two young, coal-miner's daughters survive on their own? 
 
When their mother tragically dies, Mary-Anne and Eliza are left under the care of their drunken step-father. Unable to rely on him, they are determined to stick together. But things are complicated when Mary-Anne, the eldest, falls pregnant with the child of a married mine-owner. Scared and unsure what to do, the sisters try to hide Mary-Anne's pregnancy. But such things cannot stay secret for long... 
 
*Don't miss the next book in the series, The Child Left Behind*

The Girl From Pit Lane

‘You’ll have to sit with the orphans,’ she said. ‘On the bottom table.’ 
Lily pulled her coat tight. ‘I’m not an orphan. I have a Mam.’ 
‘But you haven’t got a dad. Never did have one.’ 
 
 Growing up in Macclesfield, a town whose cotton and silk industries were hit hard by the war, poor Lily Stanway never got to know her father. Neither can she understand the tensions and ties between her mother and the members of two Macclesfield families, the Hammonds and the Chancellors. But when she falls for a man she shouldn’t and finds herself in trouble, many family secrets start to unravel…

A Daughter’s Shame

Ella March Chase

Tudor blood will see her crowned – and lead to her downfall... 
 
Lady Jane Grey is the eldest of the Grey sisters. Shy and scholarly she is happier in the company of her sisters, than with the intrigues of court. 
 
But as fourth in line to Henry’s throne, Jane is too valuable a pawn not to be played. When her parents’ scheme to wed her to Prince Edward fails, they plan a far more ambitious – and dangerous – move to make Jane Queen...

The Nine Day Queen

Tudor Historical Fiction

All she wants is a family of her own... 
 
Lottie is just three years old when her Mammy dies and she is sent to the workhouse. A childhood spent in poverty, skivvying for other people, leaves her with no prospects, no family... 
 
Yet Lottie is bright and has ambitions for a better life. And when an opportunity arises at the local Chapel, Lottie seizes her chance. But will she ever be anything more than a workhouse child?

Workhouse Child

Can this East End girl find a better life? 
 
Born in a tenement on the Isle of Dogs, Jessie has higher hopes for her future. When she manages to land a job at the Telephone Exchange, her earnings allow her to join the choir at the People's Palace. There, she catches the eye of the charming James Medway who sweeps her off her feet. 
 
But married life isn't a bed of roses, and when Jessie falls pregnant it quickly becomes clear that James is far from the doting husband she'd hoped for. Can Jessie find a way to stay strong for her baby? 
 
A heart-warming and gripping East End Saga, perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Maggie Hope.

Mile End Girl

Elizabeth Morton

Her father is dead and her mother doesn't want her... 
 
When Babby's dad is killed in a senseless bar room brawl it changes their family forever. She is sent away only to return home a few years later, unmarried and pregnant. Her mother is incandescent with rage and with Callum - Babby's sweetheart - nowhere to be found, persuades her daughter to go to a Mother and Baby Home. 
 
But does Babby have no option but to give her baby up...

A Liverpool Girl

Rosie Clarke

She is a servant girl... 
 
When her father becomes ill, Emily Carter finds herself sent into service at Priorsfield Manor in order to provide the family with an income. 
 
He will be the Lord of the Manor... 
 
Emily strikes up an unlikely friendship with the daughters of the house, as well as Nicolas, son of the Earl. But as the threat of war comes ever closer, she becomes even more aware of the vast differences between upstairs and downstairs, servant and master... 
 
If you like Downton Abbey you’ll love this!

The Downstairs Maid

A LETHAL INHERITANCE... 
 
China, 1938. Eighteen-year-old Rosalie Gilder flees Nazi-occupied Austria with her younger brother. Hidden among their belongings are a few precious family heirlooms, their only protection against the hard times that await them as they join Shanghai's growing population of Jewish refugees. 
 
New York, present day. Chinese-American detective Lydia Chin is hired by an old friend to investigate the recent theft of a cache of holocaust assets, thought to once belong to the Gilders. 
 
However, before she makes much headway, her friend is shot dead. Neither Lydia nor her partner, Bill, believe the NYPD's theory that his death was a robbery gone bad. Both fear they are no longer looking for a thief but a ruthless killer who will stop at nothing to reclaim the past... 
 
 
Please note: this novel was originally published in the US as THE SHANGHAI MOON

Trail of Blood

(Bill Smith/Lydia Chin)

She will do what it takes, for the sake of the children… 
 
Rosie Kilshaw is only fifteen when her mother Violet is killed in a tragic accident, but as the oldest of her siblings, she vows to keep her family together, no matter what the sacrifice. 
 
But as distant family members begin to resurface into their lives, Rosie quickly realizes that there is a lot more to parenting than she first thought. And when her estranged aunt Amelia decides to take them in, she will have a difficult choice to make…

A Sister's Duty

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