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A A Gill

Andrew Swanston read law at Cambridge, but was inspired to write by his lifelong interest in early modern history. His Thomas Hill novels – The King’s Spy, The King’s Exile and The King’s Return – are set against the backdrops of the English Civil War, Cromwell’s Commonwealth and the early Restoration respectively. He is also the author of Waterloo: The Bravest Man and Beautiful Star and Other Stories. His first historical thriller set during the reign of Elizabeth I – Incendium (published in paperback as The Incendium Plot) – introduced readers to the academic, lawyer and intelligencer Dr Christopher Radcliff, whose adventures continue in Chaos. Andrew Swanston lives in Surrey.

A D Swanston

A E Langsford

A G Hopkins

A. J. BAIME is the New York Times best-selling author of The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War and Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans. Both books are in development for major motion pictures. Baime is a longtime regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal, and his articles have also appeared in the New York Times, Popular Science, and Men’s Journal. He lives in Granite Bay, California. Visit him at facebook.com/ajbaime and trumanbook.com.

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A J Jacobs

A J P Taylor

Anthony James Pollard is a British medieval historian, specialising in the fifteenth century and in particular the Wars of the Roses. A leading authority in the field, he is profesor emeritus of Teesside University. His books include North-Eastern England during the Wars of the Roses, Richard III and the Princes in theTower, Imagining Robin Hood: the Late Medieval Stories in Historical Context and Warwick the kingmaker: Politics, Power and Fame.

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A J Rochester

A K Benjamin is a clinical neuropsychologist and the author of Let Me Not Be Mad: A Story of Unravelling Minds.

A K Benjamin

A. L. Berridge read English at Oxford, and taught for ten years before moving into television, where her production credits range from period drama and thrillers to long-running soaps. She has written two previous novels, Top Ten besteller Honour and the Sword and In the Name of the King. Into the Valley of Death is her third novel.

A L Berridge

Alison Gaylin's first job was as a reporter for a celebrity tabloid, which sparked a lifelong interest in writing about people committing despicable acts. More than a decade later, she wrote and published her Edgar-nominated first novel, HIDE YOUR EYES. 
 
She's since published nine more books, including the USA Today and international bestselling Brenna Spector suspense series, which has been nominated for the Edgar, Anthony and Thriller awards and won the Shamus award. 
 
She lives in upstate New York with her husband, daughter, cat and dog.

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A P Wavell

A.S. Webb is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Daughter of Chaos, the first instalment of The Dark Pantheon Trilogy. She is inspired by stories rooted in history and mythology, that push the boundaries of imagination and urge us to reflect on what it means to be human.

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A. A. Dhand is the author of six previous novels, and has been shortlisted for the CWA Steel Dagger Award. His DI Harry Virdee novels are currently being adapted for TV by the BBC. He was raised in Bradford and spent his youth observing the city from behind the counter of a small convenience store. After qualifying as a pharmacist, he worked in London and travelled extensively before returning to Bradford to start his own business and begin writing. The history, diversity and darkness of the city have inspired all his novels. For more information about A. A. Dhand and his books, follow him on X @aadhand, and on Instagram @aa_dhand.

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A. A. Gill

A. A. Milne

A. Anatoli

A. B. Poranek grew up sharing her time between Ontario, Canada and rural Poland, and eventually completed a veterinary degree at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences. A lover of mythology and history, she enjoys exploring both in her writing. Her debut novel, Where the Dark Stands Still, an instant New York Times bestseller, is an ode to Poland's folktales, while A Treachery of Swans transports readers to a world inspired by 17th century France.

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A. Bradley

Professor A. C. Grayling is Principal of the New College of the Humanities at Northeastern University, London, and a Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. He has written and edited over thirty books on philosophy, history, science and current affairs. For several years he wrote columns for the Guardian newspaper and The Times and was the chairman of the 2014 Man Booker Prize.

A. C. Grayling

A.D. Miller is the author of Snowdrops, The Earl of Petticoat Lane and The Faithful Couple. Snowdrops was a bestseller and was shortlisted for many prizes including the Man Booker and the CWA Gold Dagger. It was translated into 25 languages. As Moscow Correspondent of The Economist A.D. Miller has travelled across the former Soviet Union and covered the Orange Revolution in Ukraine; he is now the magazine’s Culture Editor based in London. 
 
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A. D. Miller

A. E. Ellis

A. E. W. Mason

A. Humphreys

A. Igoni Barrett was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, in 1979 and lives in Lagos. He is a winner of the 2005 BBC World Service short story competition, the recipient of a Chinua Achebe Center Fellowship, a Norman Mailer Center Fellowship, and a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency. His short story collection, Love is Power, or Something Like That, was published in 2013. In 2014 he was named on the Africa39 list of sub-Saharan African writers under 40. Blackass is his first novel.

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The short life of A.J.A. Symons (1900-41) was described by his biographer as an intricate and largely harmless confidence trick. His many interests included the collection of musical boxes and rare books as well as the study and practice of forgery; they left him time to edit an anthology of Edwardian verse and compose studies of H.M. Stanley and other notable figures. He is remembered for The Quest for Corvo, one of the most remarkable biographies ever written, and for co-founding the Wine and Food Society.

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Willow Hurst

You never know where love might bloom... 
 
April Jones needs a fresh start. Leaving behind a broken engagement and a dead-end job in New York, she returns to her hometown of Magnolia Springs with a plan: she’ll renovate her late father’s struggling dive bar and turn it into a florist, just like she and her mom always dreamed of. 
 
As spring flowers start to bloom, April throws herself into the project, relishing the slower pace of life and finally beginning to mend her broken heart. But then her childhood rival Luke, now a successful real-estate developer, shows up with plans to tear down half of Main Street, including April’s beloved florist. 
 
April can’t believe that the fate of her business now rests in Luke’s annoyingly attractive hands, but she isn’t ready to give up on her fresh start just yet. If only April could find a way to make Luke set aside is hard hat and follow his heart . . .

Clean Girl Spring

Jessica Stanley

Discover the joyful, funny love story of the summer - the perfect holiday read for fans of BRIDGET JONES, ONE DAY, and NORMAL PEOPLE. 
 
A NATALIE PORTMAN'S BOOK CLUB PICK 
'THIS SUMMER'S MUST-READ . . . LIKE ONE DAY AND NORMAL PEOPLE' THE TIMES 
'FUNNY, SMART AND MEMORABLE . . . A DELIGHTFUL NOVEL' NEW YORK TIMES 
'AS WARM AS A DAVID NICHOLLS NOVEL' STYLIST 
'A BRILLIANT BOOK THAT HITS ALL THE RIGHT NOTES' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, BOOK OF THE MONTH 
'THIS BOOK IS PERFECTION' SUNDAY TIMES STYLE 
'A DELIGHTFULLY GROUNDED ROMANCE AND A TREASURE . . . VERY HUMAN' GUARDIAN 
'CHARMING . . . WITH QUIET INGENUITY AND COMPASSION' OBSERVER 
'A DEEPLY ENJOYABLE MIX OF ROMANCE, SOCIAL COMEDY AND POLITICAL SATIRE' SUNDAY TIMES 
'I DIDN'T WANT IT TO END' LIANE MORIARTY, internationally bestselling author of BIG LITTLE LIES 
'CLEVER, JOYFUL AND SO FUNNY' NINA STIBBE, author of LOVE, NINA 
'DEEPLY APPEALING AND WINNING' MEG WOLITZER, New York Times bestselling author of THE INTERESTINGS 
 
 
What happens when you find love, but life keeps getting in the way? 
 
When she first meets Adam, Coralie is new to London and feeling adrift. But Adam is clever, witty, and – he insists – half an inch taller than the average British male. His charming four-year-old daughter, Zora, only adds to his appeal. 
 
And yet ten years on, something important is missing from the life Coralie and Adam (though let’s face it, mostly Coralie) have built. Or maybe, having gained everything she dreamed of, Coralie has lost something she once had: herself. 
 
Set against an eventful decade that included the soap opera of five Prime Ministers plus Brexit and Covid, Consider Yourself Kissed puts the subjects of love and family on a grand stage, bringing to life how the intimate drama in our homes inescapably competes for energy and attention with the shared drama of our times. 
 
Consider Yourself Kissed is a captivating portrait of a woman in love which effortlessly balances sweetness with bite, the public with the personal, and humour with heart. 
*** 
 
 
'Sweet and tender' PANDORA SYKES 
'Ringingly original and just absurdly good' CATHERINE NEWMAN, New York Times bestselling author of WE ALL WANT IMPOSSIBLE THINGS 
'I'm annoyed I didn't write this book myself' MADELEINE GRAY, author of GREEN DOT 
‘So astonishingly clever, but with a core of love. I adored it’ DAISY BUCHANAN, author of INSATIABLE 
‘Oh, how I loved and empathised with Coralie!’ JENNIE GODFREY, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS 
'So well-drawn it was like peering through someone’s kitchen window' CLAIRE DAVERLEY, author of TALKING AT NIGHT 
 
READERS LOVE CONSIDER YOURSELF KISSED . . . 
 
‘I predict this will be the book of the summer’ ***** 
‘So much more than a romance. Delightful, refreshing and thoughtful’ ***** 
‘Funny, insightful and thoroughly enjoyable’ ***** 
‘Exceeded my expectations and lifted me out of a real reading rut’ ***** 
‘The kind of book you want to share with everyone’ ***** 
‘An engaging and thought-provoking book about the messiness of love, the complications of family life, and the quiet losses that often go unnoticed until it’s too late’ *****

Consider Yourself Kissed

Amy Lea

Andi Zeigler lives a double life. By day, she’s the no-nonsense personal assistant to the Prime Minister of Canada’s wife. By night, she slips out of her heels and writes romance novels under a top-secret pen name. But when her steamiest book, The Prime Minister & Me becomes a bestseller, rumours of a real-life affair between her and the PM start swirling out of control. 
 
Enter Nolan Crosby, the PM’s new close protection officer and Andi’s failed one-night stand from three years ago. Nolan might be in town to look after his mother, but when the scandal erupts, Andi enlists him to help take care of her own dilemma. 
 
To save their bosses’ reputations they’ll pretend to date for the summer. But as sparks fly, can they keep their romance strictly fictional?

The Bodyguard Affair

Lauren Blakely

A forbidden romance with my brother’s hockey teammate wasn’t on my to-do list when I moved across the country… 
 
Neither was getting locked out of a friend’s place wearing next to nothing. 
 
Or spending the night with the sexy stranger who rescues me. 
 
In the morning, I learn the filthy-mouthed man with the talented hands is not only the hotshot new hockey player on my brother’s team: he’s also – wait for it – my brand new roommate. 
 
A Friends-only rule seems like a good idea, but it turns out to be far from easy. Wes is flirty, generous and looks at me like I’m the only one. 
 
How can I avoid falling for my brother’s teammate when he comes to my door and tells me exactly how he’d like to break our rules? 
 
Every single one.

The Boyfriend Goal

Just what every bride dreams of—running straight from her cheating fiancé into the arms of a hot hockey star… and then getting hired as his kids’ nanny. 
 
Tyler Falcon is protective, flirtatious…and frustratingly responsible. We almost did something reckless when he found me alone in my wedding dress, and I blurted out all the things I’d never truly experienced. 
 
Now, the sexy single dad is saving me again with a nannying job I desperately need—and a promise to never mention The Night of 1001 Confessions. 
 
Until one night, the tension snaps. 
 
Now we have a deal. Five lessons in seduction. No strings attached. 
 
But the more nights we spend tangled up together though, the harder it is to pretend it’s just physical. Because I’m not only falling for my boss—I’m falling for the man whose kids have stolen my heart.

The Overtime Kiss

My plan when I win a date in Vegas with my brother’s hockey star best friend? Poker and go to sleep early. Instead, I wake up with a ring on my finger and the sexy athlete naked in my bed. 
 
Asher’s my best friend too so we’ll get this annulled and laugh about this secret for years. 
 
Trouble is our wedding pics went viral overnight. And for the sake of our careers we need to look like we meant to tie the knot. 
 
We’ll claim we’ve been secretly in love, while staying in separate rooms for the rest of the hockey season. 
The last thing we want is to ruin a decade-long friendship by falling into bed again. 
 
Except, the more he calls me his wife, the more I start to wonder if Asher was ever pretending? 
 
And if my heart is ready to take the biggest risk of all.

The Proposal Play

The first rule of handling PR for a hockey team? Never hook up with a player. 
 
That shouldn’t be a problem since the last man on earth I want to give an image makeover to is our goalie. He’s infuriatingly hot, famously grumpy and lives to spar with me after every game. 
 
Shining up his rough edges is my path to landing the promotion I need, so I grit my teeth and do my job, no matter how hard he makes it. 
 
As I get to know the man behind the broody iceman exterior, he becomes impossible to resist and soon, only once turns into every night. 
 
But the man is entirely off limits. 
 
Because the only thing worse than hooking up with a player is falling head over heels for him.

The Romance Line

Annabelle Slator

Don't miss the new forced proximity, forbidden workplace romance, perfect for fans of The Hating Game and Ali Hazelwood - available to preorder now! 
Jess Cole’s rules for keeping it professional: 
<ul><li>Do apply to a major investment competition to get funding for your game-changing women’s therapy app</li><li>Do stay laser focused on winning</li><li>Don’t apply under your brother’s name, however fed-up you are with the male dominated industry</li><li>Don’t hook up with a ridiculously hot man, Oliver, only to find out he works for the top investor running the competition</li><li>Do try your best to resist Oliver’s charm while hiding your real identity</li><li>Don’t fall for Oliver anyway…</li></ul> 
 
Mixing business and pleasure has always been a dangerous strategy for Jess, but this time will the risk be worth the reward?

Risky Business

Kayla Grosse

Picture being snowed in with a pair of loggers who look like they’ve stepped right out of your steamiest daydreams.Nathan Clark didn’t plan on crashing his car and winding up at Fox and Morgan Malone’s cabin, but here he is—stranded with a married couple just days before Christmas.And they’re eyeing him like he’s the perfect tree to climb.Fox, with his tattooed, rugged allure, and Morgan, with her sweet and sultry charm, are making Nathan question everything he thought he knew about himself. It might’ve started with a simple offer to stay warm, but now Nathan’s facing a proposition that could change his life forever.This Christmas, Fox and Morgan are ready to swing their axes, and Nathan’s about to find out just how deep their roots run.

Axes and O's

Bella Osborne

One bad date too many calls for desperate measures . . . 
Nora is well and truly fed up. After more painfully bad dates than she can count, she’s had enough of leaving it to fate to find her perfect match – but she's not quite ready to give up on her love life just yet. 
 
As a statistician, Nora trusts numbers more than her gut, so when she finds a formula that could help her conquer the dating game, she has to give it a go. 
 
Putting her love theory to the test takes Nora to some questionable places with some even more questionable men, but she won't be deterred – she knows that 'the one' must be out there, somewhere. Even if he's the last person she'd have expected. . .

Not Quite Done with Dating

Elizabeth McKenzie

Chemistry teacher Ashleigh Hutchinson knows better than anyone that love and lust don’t mix. The feelings come from different hormones, they trigger different responses, and they demand different reactions. Which is why she doesn’t date. She hooks up. No catching feelings required. 
 
When Ashleigh is fired from her job without notice, she signs up to participate in a month-long sleep study, which will pay her enough to cover rent while she job hunts. It seems easy enough—until she walks into the clinic and finds herself staring right into the gorgeous eyes of Xander Miller, the only man to have ever tempted her to abandon her no-relationships rule. 
 
When Xander and Ashleigh realize the study is only looking for couples, they agree to pretend to be together—which means sleeping in the same bed every night for the next few weeks. How hard can it be to keep their cool under the covers?

Bed Chemistry

Victoria Prince

Welcome to Kristalldorf…where the wealthy residents have many secrets, and the staff know everything. 
 
Emmeline Eversley is running away from a broken heart when she takes a nannying job in the elite ski town of Kristalldorf - what was she thinking? She doesn't even ski! 
 
Tristan du Kok is Kristalldorf’s most infamous playboy. Tall, tanned and exceptionally well-endowed (financially, of course…). And now he’s got Emmeline Eversley in his sights… 
 
Before long, Emme is seduced by the world at the top of the mountain – the drama, the gossip, the rivalry, the glittering parties, the enigmatic Tristan. 
 
But is she really cut out for this life, or is the ride just too wild?

The Chalet Girl

Kate Goldbeck

Sometimes love shows up where you least expect it - right next door. 
 
At 26, Sam doesn’t feel like she’s living the adult life she was destined to have. Rather than enjoying a thriving academic career in an exciting city, she’s working a dead-end waitressing job, navigating a situationship that’s both toxic and intoxicating in equal measure, and living in her mom’s condo. At least it isn’t her basement . . . right? 
 
Her mom’s new neighbor, Nick, is the ultimate grown up. His nine-year-old daughter Kira is his world, her happiness his only priority, especially in the wake of his divorce. There’s nothing he wouldn’t do for her, including giving up his globe-trotting job for a more stable one. Even if it’s as the manager of a chain restaurant in Ohio. 
 
Sam has zero interest in an ultra-dependable guy pushing forty, and frankly she’s a little afraid of kids, too. But with just one thin wall separating the condos, Nick proves difficult to avoid. Soon, Sam’s unexpected connection with Nick heats up, and before long Sam finds herself falling for a man whose life couldn’t be more different from her own… 
 
 
Praise for Kate Goldbeck: 
'Fresh, witty, and utterly romantic' Ali Hazelwood, The Love Hypothesis 
 
'This is a romance sung in perfect pitch!' Christina Lauren, The Unhoneymooners 
 
'Every character is as sexy as they are gloriously messy... a masterclass in banter' Rosie Danan, The Roommate

Daddy Issues

M.A. Wardell

HUSBAND OF THE YEAR brings us back to Olan and Marvin as they finally tie the knot and say 'I do' in front of beloved characters from the series. 
 
But the journey down the aisle is never simple, and both Olan and Marvin must combat past demons in order to have their happily ever after.

Husband of the Year

Emily Henry

TWO FRIENDS. TEN SUMMER TRIPS. 
THEIR LAST CHANCE TO FALL IN LOVE. 
 
12 SUMMERS AGO: Poppy and Alex meet. They hate each other, and are pretty confident they'll never speak again. 
 
11 SUMMERS AGO: They're forced to share a ride home from college and by the end of it a friendship is formed. And a pact: every year, one vacation together. 
 
10 SUMMERS AGO: Alex discovers his fear of flying on the way to Vancouver. 
Poppy holds his hand the whole way. 
 
7 SUMMERS AGO: They get far too drunk and narrowly avoid getting matching tattoos in New Orleans. 
 
2 SUMMERS AGO: It all goes wrong. 
 
THIS SUMMER: Poppy asks Alex to join her on one last trip. A trip that will determine the rest of their lives.

People We Meet On Vacation

The special sprayed-edge edition of the bestselling romance

Eliana Lee

She’s resigned to being single. 
They’re on a mission to change her mind. 
 
Ivy Noelle Winter is content with being a 31-year-old unbonded omega with no prospects of a pack. She adores teaching fifth grade, she has wonderful friends — and that baking show marathon isn’t going to watch itself. 
 
Until a snowstorm and power outage traps Ivy in her classroom after hours…with three men. 
 
Rome, the new alpha music teacher. 
 
James, the flirtatious beta vet he’s bonded to. 
 
And Logan, the town’s grumpy alpha electrician. 
 
Their scents call to Ivy and her body answers, setting off her first-ever mini heat. When the pheromones settle, she gets a proposition beyond her wildest dreams — a chance to be a pack. But there’s no such thing as a perfect courtship, especially when the biggest roadblock to happiness might be Ivy herself.

A Pack for Winter

Phillipa Ashley

At Ravendale Castle, nestled in the snowy heart of the Lake District, Lara is busy preparing for the Winter Spectacular — a glittering light trail that will fill the grounds with the magic of Christmas. It’s the perfect distraction from her recent heartbreak until Flynn, the ruggedly handsome technical manager, arrives and sparks start to fly. 
 
Flynn is determined to prove he’s worth taking a chance on. But just as Lara begins to believe in love again, someone from Flynn’s past arrives at the castle, bringing a secret that could tear them apart. 
 
As Christmas draws closer, can Lara and Flynn take a leap of faith toward the happily ever after they’ve always wanted? 
 
Praise for Phillipa Ashley: 
 
‘Sparkling and festive, as satisfying as figgy pudding and clotted cream – loved it!’ Milly Johnson 
 
‘Filled with warm and likeable characters. Great fun!’ Jill Mansell 
 
‘Warm and funny and feel-good. The best sort of holiday read’ Katie Fforde 
 
‘A delicious festive treat with as many twists and turns as a Cornish country lane’ Jules Wake 
 
‘A transporting festive romance, full of genuine warmth and quirky characters’ Woman’s Own 
 
‘Serious festive escapism . . . like a big warm hug’ Popsugar 
 
‘A page-turner of a festive read’ My Weekly 
 
‘Gloriously uplifting and unashamedly warm-hearted’ Faith Hogan 
 
‘A fantastic setting and intriguing premise, all bound together by Phillipa Ashley’s storytelling talent’ Sue Moorcroft

All We Want for Christmas

Paisley Hope

****THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER.**** 
 
Forbidden romance and sexy cowboys... Escape to the Wild West with the fourth book in the steamy small town cowboy romance series that will leave you breathless... Perfect for fans of the Chestnut Springs series by Elsie Silver. 
 
Rising country star Cassie Spencer's music career is just taking off when tragedy strikes mid-tour. Seeking solace, she retreats to rural Kentucky to escape the spotlight and visit her family. 
 
Haden Westbrook, the charming heartthrob of Laurel Creek only wants one thing: a peaceful life tending to the Silver Pines ranch and his rescue horses. But when free-spirited Cassie hurricanes back into town, his world turns upside down. Especially since the last time he saw her ended with a steamy night in his truck. . . 
 
They’d promised then it’d be a one-time thing. But now, as Cassie and Haden spend more time together, their undeniable chemistry reignites. 
 
Cassie's stay at Silver Pines was meant to be temporary. But as their spring fling turns into something deeper, can Haden convince her to stay? 
 
Tropes:<ul><li>One night stand</li><li>Forced proximity</li><li>Snowed in</li><li>Found family</li><li>One bed</li><li>Forbidden romance</li></ul>Readers cannot get enough of the Silver Pines series: 
 
'Absolutely amazing!' 
'An incredible book' 
'I could not recommend this more' 
'Perfection' 
'I cannot wait to see what comes next'

Freeing the Wild

Ilana Long

When she loses her job, Lulu’s stable world spins out, but somehow, she finds herself on a “de-stressing” trip to Costa Rica for a pickleball tournament. Maybe an all-inclusive picklecation is just the pick-me-up she needs to loosen her grip? 
 
Or it would have been if she wasn’t backhanded by the sight of Tyler Demming, the disgraced pro of the tennis world. 
 
But Lulu’s had years to steel herself against his rugged good looks and hypnotic charm. Despite the changes she sees in Tyler since their teenage fling, Lulu will have no problem keeping her head in the game and her heart on the sidelines. Or so she tells herself….

Pickle Perfect

Emma Heatherington

* The new novel from the bestselling author of This Christmas and Maybe Next Christmas! * 
 
Lou and Ben fell in love as teenagers at the Ballyheaney Christmas Eve party. Every winter, they saved the date for each other. Until everything changed one fateful night… 
 
Now, after years away, widower Ben and his young daughter are back, determined to revive the legendary party. But with only two weeks to make it happen, they need help. So Ben turns to the one person he could never forget: Lou. 
 
As the days tick down to another Christmas Eve together, old feelings and memories resurface. Will Lou and Ben seize this chance to rewrite their very own love story? 
 
Praise for Emma Heatherington: 
 
'Spot on perfect for fans of The Holiday and Love, Actually' Claudia Carroll 
 
‘The perfect festive romance!’ Heidi Swain 
 
'A Christmas hug of a book, which I read in two sittings' Fionnuala Kearney, Irish Times bestseller 
 
'Gripping!' Bella 
 
'A heart-warming romance' Ulster Herald 
 
'A beautiful love story' Woman's Way 
 
'A gorgeous will they/won't they love story, with depth and surprising twists' The Sun 
 
'A lovely and heart-warming read' Closer 
 
'A proper winter heart-warmer' Heat

Every Christmas Eve

Holly Whitmore

One week to fall in love. One week to find your happily-ever-afterlife... 
 
Mia’s been ghosted. Her festive spirits are at an all-time low, but at least her Christmas can’t get any worse. Or so she thought, until she discovered that her ex, Sam, is spending Christmas with her family. Now she’s looking at a whole week with the man who broke her heart and no chance of escape. 
 
John’s a ghost. After 30 years in limbo without a soul to talk to, he’s bored to death but still can’t seem to reach the afterlife. So when Mia screams at the sight of him, he can't help but wonder why this lovelorn girl can see him. Could helping to ease her heartbreak be his ticket to passing on? 
 
As John and Mia become friends, he’s desperate to work out how he can cheer her up. But then John sees the way that Sam and Mia look at each other and he knows how to convince her that love isn’t dead after all. She just needs a ghostly nudge in the right direction…

Ghosted at Christmas

Jenny Bayliss

Fred Hallow-Hart isn't in love with the idea of returning home to Pine Bluff. But after a bad breakup and a subsequent eviction, she's fresh out of options. 
 
Quickly roped in by her mother to help with the family Christmas cracker shop, Fred decides throwing herself into work might be for the best, especially when her ex-best-friend Ryan starts to give her butterflies she never expected. 
 
But as Fred begins to hope for her heart, she's forced to confront some harsh truths, which, if she doesn't find a way through, might just ruin the holidays. 
 
Can Fred let go of the past enough to recognise real love? And when she does, how far will she go to protect it?

I'll Be Home for Christmas

Alexandria Bellefleur

Samantha Cooper is having a day from hell. 
 
In less than 24 hours, her life has unravelled, leaving her single and with nowhere to live. To top it all off, she’s trapped in an elevator with a gorgeous woman claiming to be a demon. 
 
Daphne is not at all what Sam expected from someone claiming to be an evil supernatural entity. Pretty, witty, and dressed in pink, she’s here to offer Sam a deal: six wishes in exchange for Sam’s soul. With nothing left to lose, Sam agrees; after all, she only needs one wish to win her ex back. 
 
Daphne is nobody’s fool, though, least of all a pesky human trying to trick the system, so she grants each wish with a twist that forces Sam to make another. But as Sam desperately tries to outsmart the devilishly beautiful demon, she soon begins to wonder whether the woman of her dreams might actually be the stuff of nightmares…

The Devil She Knows

Kent Lester is proud of the joyful, thriving learning community he's created as principal of Lear Elementary School. But seven years after his divorce, he's ready to focus on his personal life and spread his bisexual wings. Things get off to a rocky start when Kent's first date is an uptight control freak - although that doesn't stop them tangling some sheets.Vincent Manda never seems able to move past the friend zone, and besides, he's not sure anyone can handle his OCD. But that night with the bearded, older Kent revealed a side of Vincent he'd never experienced before. And he's equal parts scared of and desperate for a repeat.When Lear's test scores take a nosedive, Kent finds himself under the microscope. Forced to implement new software to monitor and collect school data, he's horrified to discover that Vincent is working on the project. With his last install ending less than ideally, Vincent's job depends on this one succeeding - and butting heads with the principal won't help.Vincent and Kent need to view each other in a new light, but that could change their futures forever.

Napkins and Other Distractions

Jo Thomas

Jemima Jones is driving home to her family's magical hill-top farm for Christmas… 
 
And on arrival, she soon learns that her dad has been keeping a secret – all is not as it seems, and Hollybush Farm is struggling to make ends meet! Worried about losing the childhood home she loves, Jemima must pull on her winter wellies and get stuck in. 
 
Amid the chaos of chasing after escaping sheep and organising the Christmas tractor run, Jemima begins documenting her slice of farming life on social media. As she builds a supportive online following, she also forms an offline connection in the shape of charming, retired rugby player Llew, her very own Santa's helper. 
 
With a sprinkle of festive cheer and a dash of goodwill, might the community pull together to help save the farm in time for Christmas?

Christmas at Hollybush Farm

Julia McKay

She hasn’t been in love in ten years, but she’s about to get back in the saddle. 
 
With the holidays around the corner and her father recently imprisoned for financial fraud, disgraced journalist Emory Oakes doesn’t know where to turn. She’s only certain of one thing: she needs to get away. 
 
Fate takes the wheel, leaving her stranded in snowy Evergreen, the picturesque town where she spent her happiest Christmas as a teen – and chronicled every moment in her journal as she fell in love with handsome local, Tate Wilder, at his family’s idyllic horse ranch – until it all went wrong. 
 
Emory isn’t ready to face Tate, but kismet and Christmas magic have other ideas. As the love they’ve denied for a decade rekindles, the betrayals that kept them apart resurface and Emory's family scandal reaches the small town. Even still, Tate Wilder and his ranch feel more like home than anywhere ever has. Will Emory and Tate’s alchemy fizzle, or will their Christmas wishes come true?

Christmas at the Ranch

Mandy Baggot

*NOW A HALLMARK ORIGINAL MOVIE - A GREEK RECIPE FOR ROMANCE* 
 
Read Abby and Theo's Greek escape... then watch the film! 
 
A Greek getaway you won't forget... 
 
Abby Dolan is having a very bad day... In twenty-four hours, she's lost her job and her boyfriend. Single and with nothing left to lose, she's headed for a Corfu escape to spend time with her family while she heals her broken heart. 
 
Only her mum and sister's estate agency 'Desperately Seeking' is just that, desperate! Instead of the relaxing, sunshine holiday she'd hoped for, Abby finds herself spending her break helping get the business back on its feet. Determined to attract new clients and give her family a second chance at success, she finds the perfect property to sell in Villa Pappas complete with gorgeous gardener, Theo. 
 
Perhaps working this summer could be a welcome distraction after all. But Theo has his own secrets and Abby isn't the only thing he wants to take off the market...Praise for Mandy Baggot 
 
'This summer scorcher is the ultimate beach read' HEIDI SWAIN 
 
'Sunshine in story form - I absolutely love Mandy's books' MILLY JOHNSON 
 
'Sizzling, summery and totally delightful. A gorgeous hug-of-a-book about friendship, family, fun and love - the ultimate summer romance' ZARA STONELEY 
 
'A perfect beach read, this one had me hooked!' JENNY HALE 
 
'A lush summery read. Scrumptious sun-kissed romance at its best!' SAMANTHA TONGE

Desperately Seeking Summer

Imagine the perfect Christmas Kiss… 
 
His strong arms around her waist, her hands on his face, the snow slowly starts to fall… 
 
It’s enough to make Isla Winters cringe! While her sister can’t get enough of this – increasingly common – sight on the streets of London, Isla’s too busy trying to stop Hannah’s wheelchair from slipping on the ice, and making sure she’s not too late to her dream job at Breekers International. 
 
But everything changes with the arrival of Chase Bryan, fresh from the New York office. He’s eager to learn everything about Isla’s beloved Notting Hill, but as the nights get colder, will cosying up to him come at a price? 
 
A fun, festive feel-good read perfect for fans of Heidi Swain's Sleigh Rides and Silver Bells at the Christmas Fair and Erin Green's A Christmas Wish 
 
Praise for Mandy Baggot: 
 
'Magical, heart-melting fiction at its best!' SAMANTHA TONGE 
 
'There's brilliant chemistry… such a fun read' BELLA OSBORNE 
 
'A sizzling seasonal read from the Queen of Hot Heroes!' HEIDI SWAIN 
 
'I absolutely love Mandy's books' MILLY JOHNSON

One Christmas Kiss in Notting Hill

Josie Silver

Laurie is pretty sure love at first sight doesn't exist. After all, life isn't a scene from the movies, is it? 
 
But then, through a misted-up bus window one snowy December day, she sees a man who she knows instantly is the one. Their eyes meet, there's a moment of pure magic...and then her bus drives away. 
 
Laurie thinks she'll never see the boy from the bus again. But at their Christmas party a year later, her best friend Sarah introduces her to the new love of her life. Who is, of course, the boy from the bus. 
 
Determined to let him go, Laurie gets on with her life. But what if fate has other plans? 
 
Following Laurie, Sarah and Jack through ten years of love, heartbreak and friendship, One Day in December is a joyous, heart-warming and immensely moving love story that you'll want to escape into forever.

One Day in December

Will this Christmas romance be just for the holidays? 
 
Lara Weeks is heading to New York with her best friend Susie for the Christmas trip of a lifetime. 
 
A festive break in the snowy Big Apple visiting the tourist hotspots, not to mention the shopping, seems like the perfect way for Lara to get over her ex-boyfriend. Or maybe make him so jealous he begs for a second chance. 
 
Enlisting the help of gorgeous actor, Seth Hunt, doesn't quite go to plan, but there's something about him that has Lara wishing for a different kind of happy ever after... 
 
A fun, festive romantic comedy to curl up with this winter. If you love Josie Silver's One Day in December, you'll love Mandy Baggot's heart-warming festive romance. 
 
Praise for Mandy Baggot: 
 
'Magical, heart-melting fiction at its best!' SAMANTHA TONGE 
 
'There's brilliant chemistry… such a fun read' BELLA OSBORNE 
 
'A sizzling seasonal read from the Queen of Hot Heroes!' HEIDI SWAIN 
 
'I absolutely love Mandy's books' MILLY JOHNSON

One New York Christmas

The year is 1Q84. This is the real world, there is no doubt about that. But in this world, there are two moons in the sky. Discover the 1Q84 Trilogy by Haruki Murakami.

1Q84

365 Days of Art

A BBC Christmas

A Black Book Thriller

A Box Full of Murders

A Cal Leandros Novel

A Christmas Mystery

The intelligent and capable police commissioner Guido Brunetti confronts crime in and around his home town of Venice.

A Commissario Brunetti Mystery

A DC Smith / Kings Lake Investigation Series

A Daisy Story

Chronicling the lives of over three hundred characters, unrivalled for its scope and humour, this is a unique evocation of life in twentieth-century England.

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