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Alan Moorehead was born in Melbourne, Australia. He travelled to England in 1937 and became a renowned foreign correspondent for the London Daily Express. Writer, world traveller, biographer, essayist, journalist, Moorehead was one of the most successful writers in English of his day. During World War II he won an international reputation for his coverage of campaigns in the Middle East and Asia, the Mediterranean and Northwest Europe. He died in 1983.

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Alan Root was born in London in 1937 but moved to Kenya as a young boy. He dropped out of school at sixteen but soon found himself behind the camera. He married Joan Thorpe in 1961 and together they produced an array of award-winning wildlife films including Baobab: Portrait of a Tree, commissioned by David Attenborough, Safari by Balloon, The Year of the Wildebeest and Castles of Clay, which was nominated for an Oscar. Alan won over sixty awards during his career, including an Emmy, three Lifetime Achievement Awards an OBE. Alan Root died in August 2017.

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Alan Shearer CBE  grew up in Newcastle, leaving home as a  teenager to pursue a career in professional football with his first  team, Southampton. He went on to  reach football stardom, winning the Premier League with Blackburn in  1995, breaking the world transfer record by signing to Newcastle United  in 1996 and achieving international success as the Captain of England.  Alan also holds the record for most goals scored in Premier League history.

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Alan Titchmarsh MBE is known to millions through his career as a television presenter of shows including Love Your Weekend, Love Your Garden, Ground Force, Gardeners' World, The Alan Titchmarsh Show and Spring Into Summer. He has written more than forty gardening books, as well as twelve novels and three volumes of memoirs. He was made MBE in the millennium New Year Honours list and holds the Victoria Medal of Honour, the Royal Horticultural Society's highest award.

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Alan Watts was a British philosopher, writer and speaker who was best known for his expertise in Eastern philosophies including Zen Buddhism and Taoism. He wrote over 25 books and numerous articles on subjects such as personal identity, the true nature of reality, higher consciousness, the meaning of life, concepts and images of God and the non-material pursuit of happiness.

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Alan Warner is the author of eight novels: Morvern Callar, These Demented Lands, The Sopranos, The Man Who Walks, The Worms Can Carry Me to Heaven, The Stars in the Bright Sky, which was longlisted for the 2010 Man Booker Prize, The Deadman's Pedal and Their Lips Talk of Mischief. He is Writer in Residence at Edinburgh University.

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Jo Thomas

One Icelandic Christmas holiday. One snowstorm. An adventure they'll never forget! 
 
Twenty-five years ago, Freya and her three best friends created a bucket list. The future seemed bright and full of hope . . . But now they are travelling to Iceland in memory of the friend they've lost, determined to fulfil her dream of seeing the Northern Lights at Christmas. 
 
They didn't count on an avalanche leaving them stranded! Handsome local, Pétur, comes to the rescue, showing them how the community survives the hard winter. With Christmas approaching, Freya and her friends throw themselves into the festivities, decorating and cooking for the villagers using delicious local ingredients. 
 
But will they manage to see the Northern Lights? And can Freya's own dreams come true, this Christmas?

Keeping a Christmas Promise

Meghan Quinn

'How did you two meet?' 
The question I dread. 
My not so meet cute was... unexpected. I was casually searching Beverly Hills for someone to make me their bride. 
That's when we bumped into each other, him mumbling about a business deal gone wrong. 
There were no sparks. 
But next thing I knew, I'd agreed to pretend to be his girlfriend and that we were head over heels in love, so his deal could get back on track. 
My one mistake, though . . . big . . . HUGE . . . 
Am I accidentally falling for Huxley Cane?

A Not So Meet Cute

Am I in love with JP Cane? 
Ha! He certainly thinks so. 
He's annoyingly loud, obnoxiously handsome, and having watched When Harry Met Sally is convinced that men and women can't just be friends. 
So when we fly to San Francisco for work and stay in the same penthouse, I'm happy to prove him wrong. 
Yet with his continuous flirting and his polished good looks, I'm soon finding it hard to sleep at night. 
Guess who can control herself? Me. 
Because JP Cane is wrong. 
And we are SO not meant to be . . .

So Not Meant To Be

Monica Murphy

Sweet, good girl Wren Beaumont is loved by everyone at Lancaster Prep. 
Everyone but campus bad boy Crew Lancaster. 
That is, until sparks start to fly during one psychology class when Wren realises there's more to life than good grades - and Crew finally understands what it's like to be in love . . . 
Steamy, romantic and totally addictive. This is a love story for everyone who believes that true love really does happen when you least expect it

A Million Kisses In Your Lifetime

Pankaj Mishra

WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR 
 
'If you buy one literary novel this year, make sure it's this' THE TIMES 
'The Romantics looks to Flaubert's Sentimental Education, to E.M. Forster, to Turgenev. But it is the product of a distinctive and sharp intelligence' HILARY MANTEL 
'Grips the reader as artfully and as compellingly as the first page of A Passage to India' THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS 
 
WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES ART SEIDENBAUM AWARD FOR FIRST FICTION 
 
1989. In the holy city of Varanasi, 19-year-old Samar rents a room to avoid a small-town job and lose himself in reading about worlds outside of India. But when he is thrust into local a circle of privileged European and American expats, led by the charismatic Miss West, Samar will soon face his own silent desires and crumbling beliefs. 
 
'A work of art' Financial Times 
'A supernova' The Washington Post 
'A charming debut' The Independent

The Romantics

Phoebe Luckhurst

One Saturday morning a flooded kitchen leads best mates Ellen and Alexa into their attic. 
But when Ben - Alexa's date from the night before - walks in, the handle breaks, and all are trapped. 
While Ellen nurses her hangover, she watches her best friend fall for this gorgeous stranger. 
Only to come to the horrifying realisation that she knows him from somewhere. 
Frantically searching her memories, Ellen wonders: is Ben really who she thinks he is? 
And more importantly, what on earth is she going to do about it . . . ?

The Lock In

The Laugh-Out-Loud Romcom Shortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction

Tillie Cole

Rune and Poppy met as children and quickly fell in love. As they grew older their love became stronger, before Rune returned to Norway. 
Convinced neither time nor distance can keep them apart they promised to be faithful. 
Two years later Rune is back, though not the boy Poppy remembers. 
Is there still a way back to each other after all this time? 
And will the secret Poppy is carrying bring them closer together or separate them for ever? 
Discover the story that will break your heart twice yet make you believe true love lasts for eternity . . .

A Thousand Boy Kisses

Emily Houghton

ONE PROMISE 
 Aged thirteen, best friends Eleanor and Fin are inseparable. Convinced it will always be this way they make a pact - to go to university together, always live near each other, and if they're both single at 35 they'll get married. 
 
 TWO DECADES 
 Eleanor and Fin haven't spoken in fifteen years. Life has run away from them and they're both far from where they'd dreamt of being all those years ago. 
 
CAN THEY STILL KEEP THEIR WORD? 
 It takes tragic circumstances for Fin to come back into Eleanor's life, but everything has changed since the last time they met. Is it too late to mend their friendship? Or is there a chance they can keep some of the promises they made?

Last Time We Met

Hilary Boyd

Over the course of one summer Sarah Tempest meets and falls in love with the charming Bernard. The years of heartache and loneliness are finally behind her. 
 
She quickly moves into his beautiful home on the wind battered cliffs of Hastings. But, after a while, she begins to wonder if Bernard is all he seems. 
 
He's barely in touch with his children and with stifling reminders of his wife everywhere Sara looks, the walls begin to close in. 
 
Then comes Bernard's confession and Sara's newfound happiness starts to crumble around her . . .

The Hidden Truth

The gripping and suspenseful story of love, heartbreak and one devastating confession

Lizzy Dent

Birdy Finch just got her dream job. The trouble is, it's not hers . . . 
 
 It was a simple accident. Well, maybe a tiny fib. OK, maybe an all-out, blatant, mayhem-causing lie. Because the life she's just claimed is hers actually belongs to her best friend, Heather. 
 
 Obviously she'll tell Heather (eventually). And the first guy she's properly liked in forever (probably). Absolutely nobody will know - just till she sorts herself out . . . 
 
 So can Birdy carry off a summer at a luxury Scottish hotel pretending to be a world-class wine expert? And can she find the courage to fall in love, even if it means telling the truth?

The Summer Job

A hilarious story about a lie that gets out of hand – soon to be a TV series

Lucy Dickens

Are you looking to start a new chapter? 
 
Role: Bookseller wanted! (3-month fixed-term contract) 
Location: A luxury resort on the island of Bounty Cove Cay. 
Skills required: The ideal candidate will have experience in a retail environment, preferably within the book industry. 
Desired qualities: This role will appeal to a book lover with an adventurous streak who is looking for an escape from their everyday life. 
What to expect: Sun, sea, and a bookshop that is far from thriving. No one said it would be smooth sailing. 
 
Please note: You may fall in love with more than just our island along the way... 
 
Looking for your next beach read? Look no further! Escape with The Holiday Bookshop, perfect for fans of Jo Thomas, Phillipa Ashley and Jenny Colgan. 
 
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Praise for Lucy Dickens: 
 
'Funny, inspirational and so evocative!' Cathy Bramley 
'The ultimate armchair adventure' Heidi Swain 
'Will leave you feeling inspired' Cressida McLaughin 
'A journey full of laughs and drama ... A really brilliant read!' Rosie Blake

The Holiday Bookshop

Jodie Chapman

Do you remember your first love? 
 
Nick and Anna are young. They meet at a cinema working summer jobs. They've lived different lives. Carry secret hurts. But they're drawn together by something neither understands. 
 
Fast forward and they've long ago gone their separate ways. Inhabiting different worlds. Shaped by the hurt they bear. Yet neither can quite forget the other. 
 
And then a tragedy brings them back together. Despite their years apart each finds themselves asking . . . 
 
What if we took a chance on another life?

Another Life

The stunning love story and BBC2 Between the Covers pick

Susan Sallis

From the pen of multi-million copy seller and Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Sallis comes a magnificent and sweeping novel that asks whether friendships really can endure through thick and thin. Readers of Rosamunde Pilcher, Maeve Binchy and Fiona Valpy will not be disappointed. 
 
READERS ARE LOVING COME RAIN OR SHINE! 
"Brilliant, I couldn't put it down." - 5 STARS 
"Great storyline. Took me a while to place everyone, so many wonderful characters. But so worth it. Susan Sallis puts you right there, in the thick of it." - 5 STARS 
"Wonderful" - 5 STARS 
"It was exciting and intriguing and nicely slow at the same time" - 5 STARS 
 
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SOME FRIENDSHIPS REALLY DO STAND THE TEST OF TIME. WILL THEIRS? 
 
The four of them were close when they worked together in the 1960s: Natasha, Prudence, Rachel and Maisie. 
 
Now, twenty years later, Natasha, newly divorced and back from America with a fifteen-year-old daughter, decides there must be a reunion. Pru, always the mysterious one, deeply involved with her commune in Cornwall, unexpectedly offers to host at Prospect House, a property she has inherited in the Malvern Hills. Rachel, married to her former boss, a Liberal MP, gladly leaves a tangled domestic situation to join the friends she hasn't seen for so long. 
 
And Maisie ... Maisie, perhaps the most vulnerable of the four, mother of five children, married to the unpredictable Edward, fails to arrive at Prospect House. 
 
The drama of her disappearance has a far-reaching effect on the lives and destinies of them all...

Come Rain Or Shine

a poignant and unforgettable story of close female friendship set amongst the Malvern Hills by bestselling author Susan Sallis

Emma Hughes

'I lost count of the number of times I laughed out loud, I was rooting for Laura from the first page. Tender, funny, smart and brilliantly observed. The perfect blend of uplifting escapism and social satire, an utter page turner and such a clever, perceptive moving one. I LOVED it!' DAISY BUCHANAN 
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Laura Morrison's love life is far from perfect... 
 
...In fact, she's all but given up on finding The One. 
 
But then she gets the chance to trial a new dating service that will draw on everything she's ever done online to find her perfect match, and figures it's got to be worth a try. 
 
Laura can't believe her luck when good-looking, kind, considerate Adam turns up for their first date. On paper he's...well...perfect. 
 
Only now she's developing feelings for the person who led her to her "match" in the first place. Should she trust her instincts when it comes to who might really be Mr Right, even if it means proving the formula wrong? 
 
Sharply-observed and laugh-out-loud funny, NO SUCH THING AS PERFECT is the perfect novel for anyone who has ever wondered if there's a formula for finding love. 
____________________________ 
 
'Brimming with wit and razor sharp observations' SOPHIE COUSENS, author of This Time Next Year 
 
'Poignant, warm and very, very clever, this is perfect for anyone who thinks they're the only one without the answers. I felt vindicated and lifted after I'd read it!' LAURA JANE WILLIAMS 
 
'I ADORED it! Fast, funny, relatable and super uplifting, with a genius premise and a loveable lead character I was hugely invested in. Every page had me hooked' HELLY ACTON 
 
'I absolutely raced through No Such Thing As Perfect by the brilliant Emma Hughes. Hilarious, tender and oh so relatable, with a cracking cast of characters AND an adorable doggo' BETHANY CLIFT 
 
'A fresh, funny, sexy tale of dating woes, family expectations, technological adventure, and loyal friendships, this book will make your world a brighter place' KATHERINE HEINY 
 
'It is so funny (properly laugh-out-loud funny) and smart and full of characters I feel like I know' LAURA KAY 
 
 'Whip-smart on relationships, especially the trickiest of family dynamics, all so tenderly and charmingly drawn too' ABBIE GREAVES 
 
'An absolute cracker' JUSTIN MYERS

No Such Thing As Perfect

Sometimes you just need to get away... 
 
 
'Warm and life-enhancing, I wanted to move to Spain with these wonderful characters' Katie Fforde 
 
'A fabulous read celebrating the good things in life - fun, friends, family and food' Jill Mansell 
 
From the bestselling author of Escape to the French Farmhouse comes a deliciously feel-good new story... 
 
Eliza has a full house! When her three children grew up and moved out, she downsized to a smaller property... but now they're all back. Every room in the house is taken and Eliza finds herself sharing her bed with her eldest daughter and her daughter's pug. Combined with the online course she's trying to finish, plus her job to fit in, there just isn't the peace and quiet that Eliza needs. 
 
So when an ad pops up on her laptop saying 'house-sitters wanted', Eliza can't resist the chance to escape. She ends up moving to a rural finca in southern Spain, looking after the owner's Iberico pigs, learning about secret gastronomic societies... and finding a new zest for life and love along the way.

Retreat to the Spanish Sun

A life-enhancing and emotionally powerful novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Sallis, perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy, Fiona Valpy and Rosamunde Pilcher. 
 
READERS ARE LOVING CHOICES! 
"My first Susan Sallis read.....but not my last. I didn't want this book to end." - 5 STARS 
"A brilliant, very thought provoking and unforgettable book." - 5 STARS 
"From first page to last holds your attention. Would recommend this as a real life story read, with characters you can connect with." - 5 STARS 
"This book was instantly readable for me. I found it sad and yet uplifting..." - 5 STARS 
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WHEN A LIFE IS DESTROYED BY TRAGEDY, CAN LOVE WIN THROUGH? 
 
On the very day Helen Wilson plans to choose her wedding dress, a devastating car accident takes the three people she loves most cruelly away from her and changes her life forever. 
 
Grieving and heartbroken, she moves to Flatners, a cottage overlooking the Bristol Channel, to start a new life and leave the pain of the past behind. 
 
Gradually settling into a new existence, she makes new friends and immerses herself in local life - and slowly becomes aware of the complex feelings she is developing for Harry Vallender, the previous owner of Flatners...

Choices

A heart-warming and uplifting page turner set in the West Country you’ll never forget…

Catherine Alliott

When Ella married the handsome, celebrated artist Sebastian Montclair at just nineteen she was madly in love. Now, those blissful years of marriage have turned into the very definition of an unconventional set-up. Separated in every way but distance, Sebastian resides in an outhouse across the lawn from Ella's ramshackle farmhouse. 
 
Then out of the blue Sebastian decides he must move away, catching Ella horribly unawares. How much longer can she hide from what really destroyed her marriage . . . and the secret she continues to keep?

My Husband Next Door

The heartwarming and emotionally gripping novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author

James Bailey

When Simon reconnects on Facebook with first love Sylvie - the French pen pal he never actually met all those decades ago - he is determined that things will be different. 
Together with old school friend, Ian, he sets off on a bike ride from Bristol to Bordeaux, the same route they covered as teenagers in pursuit of love. 
But although Simon and Ian have better bikes, more acceptable haircuts, and Google Maps, some things never change. And the road to true love is as bumpy as those country lanes. 
 Is it ever too late to fulfil your dreams? And will Simon finally meet Sylvie?

The Way Back To You

The funny and heart-warming story of long lost love and second chances

Raven Kennedy

This is the story of King Midas... 
Or that's what we were always told. The Golden King with his palace of riches and me, his golden touched girl. 
I'm kept locked away. For my safety, I'm told. No one can get in. Apart from him. 
But when political upheaval becomes strife in our kingdom, I am sent with the royal court to be with my King. 
And everything I know starts to change. My love for Midas is challenged, my trust is broken. Everything I knew about him was wrong. 
We are told it's his tale but really, it's mine.

Gild

I was told that being confined was to keep the bad out . . . Until i realized it was about keeping me in 
Midas made me forbidden and weak. Little did he know that I would find my voice which sings now. 
Something has ignited within me. Something dark. Something angry. 
Then comes King Ravinger. 
And the last thing I wanted was my heart to break. 
Can I fall in love when my fate hangs in the balance? 
One thing is for sure, I won't be caught in a cage again. 
This time, it'll be me setting the trap

Gleam

THE DARK ROMANTASY TIKTOK SENSATION AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THAT'S SOLD OVER A MILLION COPIES 
 
**PERFECT FOR FANS OF SARAH J. MAAS AND JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT** 
 
'Sexy and touching all at the same time . . . and that plot twist, OMG' 5***** Reader Review 
 
'Read this series NOW! I felt like I was in the story watching and holding my breath the entire time' 5***** Reader Review 
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'I hope you burn so bright that you scorch your Golden King down to ash' 
 
After ten years, I have left the grips of one king only to fall into the hands of another. 
 
I have fought the terrifying Red Raid Pirates, endured the murder of those I care about, and survived the frozen planes of Orea, only to find myself a prisoner of the army of Fourth Kingdom. 
 
Leading the army is Commander Rip, a notorious warrior whose name is whispered in taverns and street corners all over the six kingdoms. 
 
But as I get to know him, I realise that the tales of his brutality aren't true. 
 
He is something else. He is fae. 
 
Part of the powerful and magical people who are said to have abandoned this world entirely three hundred years ago. 
 
But here one stands before me. And when he turns his onyx eyes upon me, I fall captive. 
 
For an entirely different reason. 
 
As his army march towards a battle with the king I once adored, I must decide. 
 
Midas or Rip. 
 
Loyalty or freedom. 
 
In this game of war and love, it's my turn to choose. 
 
Tropes/themes: 
 
1. Fast-paced and addictive 
2. Dark and angsty 
3. Plot and politics 
4. Beginning of a “found family” vibe 
5. Twists and revelations 
_______ 
 
'A spectacularly written, engaging, imaginative retelling of the ancient myth of King Midas' 5***** Reader Review 
 
'I literally devoured this book in one sitting' 5***** Reader Review 
 
Gild, Glint and Gleam, Sunday Times bestsellers, April 2023

Glint

India Holton

Charlotte Pettifer belongs to a secret society skilled in witchcraft. 
When rumours of the Amulet of Black Beryl start to circulate, Charlotte is determined to find the jewel before it falls into the wrong hands. 
Which is what happens when the evil Lady Armitage reaches it first. 
Demanding the help of rakish pirate, Alex O'Riley, Charlotte sets off to find the jewel. 
There's just one problem: pirates and witches are sworn enemies. 
But little do they know, sparks are about to fly . . .

The League of Gentlewomen Witches

Giovanna Fletcher

After Mike loses Pia, her best friends Vicky and Zaza help pick up the pieces. But though Pia's gone, she left a plan. A list of instructions to hold Mike and her friends together. Just-engaged Zaza fears committing any further. Mum Vicky can't see a way past her kids and back to her career. While Mike just feels lost without Pia. When the list sends them to Peru - where sweltering rain forests and mountain treks take them to the brink - only Pia's instructions will guide the way. Did anyone say Walking On Sunshine was easy?

Walking on Sunshine

The heartwarming and uplifting Sunday Times bestseller

Emily Henry

Nora is a cut-throat literary agent at the top of her game. Her whole life is books. Charlie is an editor with a gift for creating bestsellers. And he's Nora's work nemesis. 
 
Nora has been through enough break-ups to know she's the woman men date before they find their happy-ever-after. That's why Nora's sister has persuaded her to swap her desk in the city for a month's holiday in Sunshine Falls, North Carolina. It's a small town straight out of a romance novel, but instead of meeting sexy lumberjacks, handsome doctors or cute bartenders, Nora keeps bumping into...Charlie. 
 
She's no heroine. He's no hero. So can they take a page out of an entirely different book?

Book Lovers

Amy Lea

Curvy fitness influencer Crystal Chen built her career shattering gym stereotypes. After a recent break-up, she has little time left for men, instead finding joy in the gym - her place of power and positivity. 
 
Enter firefighter Scott Ritchie, the smug new guy who routinely steals her favourite squat rack. Soon, sparks start flying . . . 
 
As the ultra-competitive foes battle for gym domination, the last thing they expect is to run into each other at their grandparents' engagement party. And, in the lead-up to the wedding, Crystal discovers there's a soft heart under Scott's muscled exterior. Bonding over family, fitness and cheesy pick-up lines, she just might have found her person. 
 
But when a photo of them goes viral, savage internet trolls put their relationship to the test . . . Are they strong enough to get through it?

Set On You

Sarah Breen

Emer McLysaght

She's single and ready to mingle in the bright lights of New York 
 
Aisling, is 31 and life is good. Yes, her relationship with boyfriend John may be over but her café, BallyGoBrunch, is booming and it isn't long before an exciting offer lands. 
 
She has been offered a catering gig in The Big Apple and, together with her best wrap dress and heels, boards a business-class flight to New York to start a new adventure. 
 
But life isn't as easy and glamours as she first thought. Aisling feels homesick for her mum and best friend, Sabhbh and as she tries to find new friends and throw herself into the dating game she can't help but wonder if she's set herself up for more heartbreak? 
 
Yet, New York has so much to offer, especially when a certain fireman comes knocking on her door...

Aisling And The City

The hilarious and addictive romantic comedy from the No. 1 bestseller

Rachel Lynn Solomon

Shay Goldstein has worked at her Seattle radio station for nearly a decade. But lately she's been clashing with her new colleague, Dominic Yun - who's fresh off a journalism course and convinced he knows everything about radio. When the station needs a new concept, Shay proposes 'The Ex Talk', where two exes give relationship advice live on air. Given they already despise each other, Shay and Dominic are the perfect co-hosts, even if they are not real exes . . . 
 
Their spiky dynamic is an instant hit, and soon 'The Ex Talk' is climbing the charts. But when Shay and Dominic start to fall for each other, is this the start of something amazing - or the end of their careers?

The Ex Talk

The perfect enemies-to-lovers TikTok sensation

Ari Abrams loves working as a TV meteorologist. But her boss is so busy fighting with her ex - the station's news director - that there's always a storm brewing inside the newsroom! After an explosive showdown, Ari and shy sports reporter Russell hatch a plan to get their bosses back together, fast ... 
 
As they nudge the sparring exes back together, Ari finds herself telling Russell things that she has always hidden - and soon realises there's more to him than meets the eye. Love might have been in front of Ari all along. But will Russell be able to embrace her dark clouds, as well as her clear skies?

Weather Girl

The funny and romantic TikTok sensation

Taylor Jenkins Reid

From the bestselling author of DAISY JONES & THE SIX and THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO 
 
'Thank you Taylor Jenkins Reid for the escapism we all need- a sex-on-the-beach cocktail (quite literally) of a book' 
PANDORA SYKES 
 
'I LOVE it . . . I can't remember the last time I read a book that was so fun' 
DOLLY ALDERTON 
 
'It's 365 pages of pure exhilaration' 
THE TIMES 
 
August, 1983, it is the day of Nina Riva's annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone who is anyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: surfer and supermodel Nina, brothers Jay and Hud, and their adored baby sister Kit. Together, the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu and the world over - especially as the children of the legendary singer Mick Riva. 
 
By midnight the party will be completely out of control. 
 
By morning, the Riva mansion will have gone up in flames. 
 
But before that first spark in the early hours of dawn, the alcohol will flow, the music will play, and the loves and secrets that shaped this family will all come bubbling to the surface. 
 
'The perfect, literal, beach read, with the emotional depth of the ocean' 
HOLLY BOURNE 
 
'It's a full on escapist delight' 
STYLIST 
 
'This summer's must-read novel' 
RED 
 
 
Taylor Jenkins-Reid, Sunday Times bestseller, April 2023

Malibu Rising

Lynn Painter

Bad luck has always followed Olivia. But when a steamy text from a random number turns into the most entertaining relationship of her life, it seems things are looking up... 
 
 Colin has always considered Olivia his flatmate's annoying little sister. Until she moves in with them, and he realizes she's turned into an altogether sexier distraction... 
 
 He's determined to keep his distance, but it isn't easy. Especially when he discovers she's the girl he's been secretly messaging. 
 
 Now, Mr Wrong Number must make a decision. Should he shut down the messages, before things get messy? 
 
 Or turn up the heat...?

Mr Wrong Number

Find Spot

Finn Fitzpatrick Series

First Favourite Tales

The First Festivals series invites children to explore the world's culture from the comfort of their home, encourages the development of hand-eye coordination and is recommended for children aged 2 and over.

First Festivals

First Impressions

First Steps with Spot

Five Minute Mum

Flaptastic

Fluffy

Folk Art

Foolproof

Football Academy

Football Skills

Forbidden Spaces Trilogy

Fortuna Sworn

Foul Play

DICK FRANCIS was one of the most successful post-war National Hunt jockeys and author of forty-three bestselling novels, a volume of short stories (Field of 13), the biography of Lester Piggott and his own autobiography (The Sport of Queens). He was rightly acclaimed as one of the greatest thriller writers in the world. 
 
 Since his death, his son FELIX FRANCIS has taken over the literary reigns from his father and Dick's legacy lives on through the Dick Francis novels. The Francis flair is clear for all to see in these national treasure thrillers, and readers will appreciate the sporadic reappearance of beloved series characters Sid Halley and Jeff Hinkley.

Francis Thriller

Frank Behr

Once a Detective Inspector in the Nottinghamshire Force, Frank Elder has retired to an isolated cottage in Cornwall, and is trying to live the quiet life. The past, however, is never far behind him.

Frank Elder

Fred

Free Collars Kingdom

Jean Plaidy combines imagination with facts to bring the French Revolution alive in this dynamic historical fiction series. From Louis XV’s debauchery to Marie Antionette’s demise, it is clear there was only one way this was going to end.

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