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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World War II nurse Claire Randall finds herself transported back to 1743 where she meets young Scottish soldier Jamie Fraser, and the two travel from Scotland to America taking part in some of the most momentous events of the time.

FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE JAMIE MET CLAIRE IN THIS BRILLIANT NEW OUTLANDER SHORT STORY. 
 
1740: Young Jamie Fraser has left Scotland and, with his best friend Ian Murray, is running with a band of mercenaries in France. 
 
Both men have good reason not to go back to their homeland: both are nursing wounds, and despite their best efforts to remedy the situation, both are still virgins. 
 
So when a Jewish doctor hires them to escort his granddaughter to Paris, they readily agree. Both men are instantly drawn to the beautiful young lady. 
 
What neither know is that their lives and their friendships are about to become infinitely more complicated - and a lot more dangerous ...

Virgins

An Outlander Short Story

Susan Patterson

James Patterson

Four old friends. One life-changing trip. 
 
It’s been three years since best friends Elin, Grace, Mariella and Jamie got together with their daughters for a book club night that would change their lives forever. 
 
Now, they travel to the breathtaking shores of Lake Como, Italy, to reunite for the first time since that fateful evening. 
 
Amid the idyllic landscape, sumptuous food and dog-eared pages of their favourite books, it becomes clear that the women are all keeping secrets from each other. 
 
What really happened all those years ago? And will the power of love and literature finally help them to let go? 
 
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PRAISE FOR SUSAN AND JAMES PATTERSON 
 
'This book will win your heart!' - Elin Hilderbrand

The Mother Daughter Book Club

Sophie Irwin

'Henrietta is an absolute balm for the soul' Sarra Manning 
'It has brought me so much happiness' Cressida McLaughlin 
 
Henrietta has secretly loved Arthur, Lord Allerton, since childhood. He is the only man who is interested in her rather than her fortune – just not in the way that she wants. 
 
After three years away at war, Arthur has returned to London to find everything changed. His finances are ruined, his family in chaos. And sweet, shy Hetty is … different. 
 
For Hetty has set herself a challenge: she has one summer to become the charming, dashing Diamond she’s always wished to be. And either Arthur will notice her, or she’ll give up her dreams entirely. 
 
But in a glittering Season plagued by scandal and intrigue, is there still room for love …? 
 
'I absolutely devoured this … All the magic of an original Georgette Heyer with added Sophie Irwin wit and charm' Jessica Bull 
 
Praise for Sophie Irwin: 
 
'A must-buy author for me' Taylor Jenkins Reid 
'A formidable Austentacious talent' Janice Hallett 
'Charming, witty and infectiously exuberant' Santa Montefiore

Henrietta

Katie Flynn

Scotland, 1940: Isla Donaghue is just sixteen when her mother dies, and her idyllic life comes to an abrupt end. Unable to cope, Isla’s father sends her to the poorhouse when he joins the merchant navy. 
 
Horrified at the harsh conditions of the poorhouse, Isla is determined to escape. Enlisting the help of her newfound friends Meg and Sophie, she devises a plan to flee to Liverpool. 
 
Despite the difficulties of her new life and the dangers of the Luftwaffe, Isla falls in love for the first time. But her beau is not all that he seems… Will true love prevail or will secrets from the past put an end to their happiness? 
 
Why readers love Katie Flynn . . . 
 
'Takes you on a journey of heartbreak and joy' 
'Hard to put down' 
'Her characters are like old friends' 
'Heartwarming romance'

Forgotten Child

Daisy Buchanan

'What a gorgeous book! Such a charming, warm, optimistic read, exactly what I crave. Just beautiful. An inspired premise, beautifully executed.' Marian Keyes 
 
'Funny, tender & relatable at every level ... quite simply, wonderful' Jennie Godfrey 
 
After thirty long years, Louisa’s daughters can finally look after themselves … or so she thinks. 
 
Because suddenly, they’re back – apparently for good. Meg’s second-guessing her marriage. Jo’s career hangs in the balance. Amy has inexplicably quit university. None of them empty the dishwasher. 
 
Louisa knows it’s time for some life lessons. She adores her girls, but if she’s ever going to get her (sex) life back, they’ll have to grow up – and go. 
 
But maybe they’re not the only ones with lessons to learn… And Louisa might just discover that her daughters have something to teach her about being an adult too. 
 
'Wonderful, complex, bruising, rewarding ... I snaffled it like cake on a rainy day, and enjoyed every morsel!' Amanda Prowse 
 
'An absolute delight - impossibly funny, astute, candid and moving ... brilliant.' Rosie Walsh 
 
'Riotously funny, achingly tender... a book to treat yourself to.' Julia Raeside 
 
'Truly fresh, wildly funny and completely charming ... some of the most perceptive writing on motherhood I’ve ever read. I adored it.' Lauren Bravo 
 
'Funny, moving, and wonderfully tender ... a joyful reminder that growing up never really ends.' Louise O'Neill

All Grown Up

Laura Dave

The long-awaited follow-up to the global bestselling The Last Thing He Told Me, soon to be a major series on Apple TV+ (coming 2026). 
 
'GET OUT OF THE HOUSE. NOW.' 
 
A text from an unknown number. It's from Owen, Hannah's husband, who left her and his daughter Bailey without warning five years previously, and hasn't been seen since. 
 
Hannah saw him the previous evening though and although they didn't talk or even acknowledge each other, she knows she and Bailey are in danger. And that they need to leave their home in Los Angeles – and run. 
 
But why has Owen come back now? 
 
As Hannah drives north up the Californian coast, along minor roads where she and Bailey won't be seen, she wrestles with this question as well as who can be hunting them. 
 
Finally they come to an airport where they board a plane to Paris where Hannah has been told someone is waiting for them. 
 
Paris, a special city where Hannah and Owen had honeymooned; where she hopes she and Bailey will be safe; and where her and Owen's enemies are plotting their revenge ... 
 
Acclaimed author Laura Dave is back with an adrenalin-fuelled thriller you will never want to end. The gripping follow-up to the global bestseller, The Last Thing He Told Me. 
 
Love for The Last Thing He Told Me: 
‘You won’t want to miss this one’ HARLAN COBEN 
‘A tour de force of emotion’ REBECCA SERLE 
'The ultimate page turner' REESE WITHERSPOON 
'Powerful, intense and beautifully observed' T.M. LOGAN 
'A brilliant thriller' JANE CASEY

The First Time I Saw Him

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