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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.

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

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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.

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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. 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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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.

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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. 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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LJ Andrews

HE'LL BURN THE WORLD UNTIL HE FINDS HER . . .The epic second book in the sensational fantasy series that took TikTok by storm. Filled with a romance that will leave you wanting more and vengeful pirates, fae and sirens . . . 
 
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With his queen missing, the king’s wrath knows no boundaries. 
Captive. Challenger. Queen. 
Enemies took her from the man who holds her heart. They might see her as weak, as a pawn in wicked games, but they’re no match for her cunning. 
Let them think they’ve won. Her heart belongs to a beautiful monster, and she will never stop fighting until she’s back in his arms. 
Captor. Villain. King. 
They’ll die for touching her. 
He will never stop searching for her light across the skies. Not until the blood of his enemies spills at her feet. 
Not until his queen wears their bones around her neck. 
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Readers are OBSESSED with The Ever Queen 
‘This is a prefect Dark fantasy Romance with perfect characters and plot’ 5 Review 
‘I absolutely LOVE when the next book is better than the first’ 5 Review 
‘L.J. Andrew’s you have outdone yourself with this book!’ 5 Review 
‘This was easily one of my top reads ever’ 5 Review

The Ever Queen

Val Wood

Discover the heartwarming story of triumph over adversity from Sunday Times bestselling author, Val Wood, perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Dilly Court! 
 
She went looking for freedom, but will she find happiness? 
 
When Georgiana Gregory and her maid, Kitty, make the long sea journey from their native Hull for New York, they hope to begin a new life in the freedom of the newly-formed United States of America. 
 
Georgiana wants to escape from the confines of English life, and to savour a land of emancipation and opportunity. But in New York, she encounters a man passing himself off as a local mill-owner's son, Edward, who has abandoned Georgiana's sister and fled to America. Georgiana recognises the man standing before her as Edward's valet Robert - Edward himself appears to have vanished. 
 
As Georgiana and Kitty pursue the adventures of the frontier, and Edward tries to flee his enemies, the dangers of this new country seem too much to cope with.

Far From Home

They stole his crown, so he stole their daughter… 
 
For years Erik, the scarred king of the Ever Kingdom, has thought of nothing but vengeance against the man who killed his father and trapped him beneath the waves, making him a prisoner in his own realm. 
 
Until his enemy’s daughter unintentionally breaks the chains on the Ever, and Erik makes her the unwitting pawn in his vicious game of revenge. 
 
She’s innocent. He’s vicious. But he will take back what he lost, no matter the price. 
 
Unless she steals his heart first.

The Ever King

Lesley Eames

Will she find the strength to start again? 
 
When Jenny Gregory leaves wartime London for the quiet town of Allanby Cross, she feels as though her hopes for the future are slipping away. But an unexpected offer to become the editor for the struggling Allanby Cross Gazette gives her a chance to begin again. 
 
Eager to prove herself, Jenny throws her energy into reviving the paper and finding her place in the community. But when mistakes and mishaps begin to threaten her hard work, she starts to suspect someone wants her to fail. 
 
With the support of new friends, Jenny must hold her nerve and uncover the truth before her chance at a fresh start slips through her fingers...

A Promise for Tomorrow

Daisy Styles

It's January 1942, and the Bell Works factory is building more Spitfires than ever. 
 
When singers Val and Kay arrive, sisters who bring glamour as well as talent, they are soon entertaining their colleagues after long shifts on the factory floor. But when their callings take them in different directions, is this for good? 
 
Meanwhile, Audrey is delighted to have caught the eye of a new male supervisor, but is he all that he seems? 
 
And can Lily must find solace behind the factory walls when her pilot sweetheart is sent off to action? 
 
It’s never a dull day at the factory. But one thing is for sure – these woman must pull together to keep their spirits up!

The Factory Girls

Jean Menzies

Lady Viviane leaves the lakes of the far North for the splendour of Camelot to capture the heart and hand of the young prince, Arthur. 
 
But it is Arthur’s sister Morgan who captures Viviane’s eye. Fierce and headstrong, Morgan sees another path – one she and Viviane can carve for themselves in this world built for knights and kings. 
 
But in this kingdom no one is as they seem. And when Arthur pulls the legendary sword from the stone, his closest allies will do all they can to tear Viviane and Morgan apart. 
 
 
CAN THEIR LOVE SURVIVE THE DARK FORCES AT WORK IN CAMELOT?

The Lady of the Lake

Louise Morrish

As the World War One rages on outside, it is the battle within that must be won, through the quiet strength of words.Josie Everley survived the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, but she lost the man she loves.Broken-hearted and destitute, Josie must start afresh as a library assistant at an all-female-run military hospital in Endell Street. As she focuses on her work, she never expected to meet Theo, a wounded soldier suffering his own trauma who finds solace amongst the books.As Josie steps up to the role of librarian and loses her heart to Theo, the war around them continues to be a cruel companion and Josie must muster all her strength and courage to make it through.Will Josie find her happy-ever-after amongst the heartbreak?

The Library of War and Peace

Izzy Broom

For sale: Greek cottage. Price: One Euro. 
 
Skye doesn’t make impulsive decisions. But when she sees a derelict Greek cottage for sale by lottery, she enters with dreams of a fresh start. 
 
However, her heart sinks as she pushes open the tattered blue door weeks later. Can this wreck ever be her home? 
 
Then Skye finds a bundle of letters hidden in the fireplace, their faded pages drawing her in with a story of long-forgotten love, tragedy, and unbelievable bravery. 
 
But all the while, Skye’s own past is circling. No matter how far she goes, fate is never far behind… 
 
This gorgeously sweeping, escapist dual-timeline novel is perfect for fans of Karen Swan, Victoria Hislop and Lucinda Riley. 
 
‘Absolutely loved it… Engaging characters, evocative setting, emotional journey. I was captivated from the first page to the last!’ Cathy Bramley 
 
‘Whisk away to Greece… the perfect escapist read.’ Veronica Henry 
 
‘Atmospheric, romantic and mysterious... You can smell the lemons… gorgeous, immersive – perfect for fans of Victoria Hislop.’ Cesca Major 
 
'A gorgeous, sun-soaked treat.' Sarah Morgan 
 
'Gorgeous... the perfect holiday read... Loved it.' Liz Fenwick 
 
'Rich and intoxicating... Brimming with authentic Greek heart and soul' Louise Candlish 
 
'Suffused with warmth and light... a gorgeous and evocative tale of love, loss – and unexpected friendships. I was transported utterly to the sun-drenched shores of Folegandros. Pure and blissful escapism.' Lucy Clarke 
 
'Captivating and beautiful, I completely adored it!... a sparkling gem of a story.' Debbie Howells 
 
'Dazzling.' Vaseem Khan 
 
'Completely captivating and utterly enchanting... truly timeless.' Daisy Buchanan 
 
'Gripping and emotional... rich as the best souvlaki... Enjoy!' Milly Johnson 
 
‘Absorbing, beautiful and devastating. A moving story of love and loss, of courage and kindness, of how the light of hope will shine through the darkest of times. I loved every page.’ Chris Whitaker 
 
'Compelling and captivating, this is the perfect holiday read.' Kate Gray 
 
'Terrific... joyous page-turner... a really delightful read.' Jane Johnson 
 
‘Rich, lush and evocative… When you can’t escape to a Greek island in reality, reading Izzy Broom is the next best thing… Glorious.’ Kate Thompson 
 
‘Wonderful... I loved this beautiful book.' KL Slater

The House of Hidden Letters

Gracie Hart

January 1945. The end of the war at last feels within reach, and the Rowntrees workers dream of returning to work on chocolate rather than munitions. Within the Freeman household, there are also dreams of a romantic nature. 
 
Rose cannot wait for the day she will marry Ned, and he no longer flies off on terrifying raids over Germany. Landgirl Annie is also to be wed, after accepting a romantic proposal from farmer, Mike. 
 
Youngest sister Molly has a less happy romantic adventure, though mother Winnie is determined to play cupid with someone much more suitable. 
 
The Freemans have never had their hands so full. But with VE Day approaching, a street party to plan for as well as the weddings, they look to a future filled with hope . . .

The Chocolate Box Girls Find Love

Fiza Saeed McLynn

Paris, 1900 
 
Carousel-maker Gilbert works tirelessly to finish his masterpiece in time for the city's Exposition Universelle. But Gilbert is struggling in the wake of his wife and son's tragic deaths, and as he finalises his creation, a dangerous idea forms in his mind . . . 
 
Chicago, 1920 
 
Having come to America for a new life, when Maisie unearths a neglected carousel, she seizes the chance for a new destiny. But twenty years ago, the carousel was linked to a number of people inexplicably disappearing - and now history has begun to repeat itself . . .

The Midnight Carousel

Gill Hornby

‘A richly imagined family saga, love story and social comedy’ Times 
'Gripping and moving and also so sharp and funny. I loved it!’ Sabine Durrant 
‘Has all the wit and wisdom of a Jane Austen novel’ Red 
 
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‘It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.’ 
 
1820. Mary Dorothea Knatchbull is living under the sole charge of her widowed father, Sir Edward – a man of strict principles and high Christian values. 
 
But when her father marries Miss Fanny Knight of Godmersham Park, Mary’s life is suddenly changed. 
Her new stepmother comes from a large, happy and sociable family and Fanny’s sisters become Mary’s first friends. Her aunt, Miss Cassandra Austen of Chawton, is especially kind. Her brothers are not only amusing, but handsome and charming. 
 
And as Mary Dorothea starts to bloom into a beautiful young woman, she forms an especial bond with one Mr Knight in particular. 
 
Soon, they are deeply in love and determined to marry. They expect no opposition. After all, each is from a good family and has known the other for some years. 
 
It promises to be the most perfect match. Who would want to stand in their way? 
 
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Praise for The Elopement: 
 
‘Hornby’s Austen books are funny, bittersweet family sagas, impeccably researched and lavishly imagined’ The Times 
 
'Tremendous . . . Darker than Miss Austen but rendered with her characteristic lightness of touch and quick wit' Nigella Lawson 
 
'Has all Austen’s wit and unnerving powers of observation with an extra twenty-first century zap' Ferdinand Mount 
 
‘Few writers are as perspicacious or half as delightful as Hornby’ Karen Joy Fowler 
 
‘A captivating return to the world of the Austens’ Woman & Home 
 
‘Combines meticulous period research with a fine feeling for the characters' inner lives, hopes and fears’ Daily Mail

The Elopement

Maggie Campbell

The roaring twenties have come to an end and the upstairs and downstairs residents of Holcombe Hall begin a new era. Full description to follow.

A New Era for Holcombe Hall

Danielle L. Jensen

A shield maiden fights to break the shackles of prophecy - and to overcome betrayal of the man who broke her heart - in this searing conclusion to the Norse-inspired fantasy romance duology that began with the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling A Fate Inked in Blood. 
 
 
With the secret of her divine heritage revealed, Freya finds herself on a path that could see thousands of lives lost to the magic in her blood. Desperate to avoid this dark fate, she risks an alliance with Skaland's greatest enemy to seek answers from the seer who foretold her future - the same seer who sent Bjorn to kill her. 
 
While Freya still seethes with rage over Bjorn's betrayal, the blood oaths that bind her demand that she keep him close as she hunts for a way to avert the looming war. Her magic draws her to the front lines of an old enmity, embroiling her with Nordeland's Unfated - children of the gods who serve the king she was raised to fear. The same king who, unlike Bjorn, is now willing to fight at her back. For despite the desire that burns hot between Bjorn and Freya, his growing distrust of her chosen path threatens to drag them further apart. 
 
As war approaches, gods and mortals must choose their weapons. Yet the fiercest battle will be the one Freya wages within herself. With the magic of two goddesses burning in her veins, she must weave the threads of destiny to decide her own fate: Will she be the shield that protects her people or the curse that destroys them?

A Curse Carved in Bone

Rebecca Yarros

When Georgia Stanton discovers that her late grandmother, Scarlett, the infamous romance author, didn't get the chance to finish her last book, she is determined to share her story. But first, it needs to be written. 
 
Enter Noah Harrison, the bestselling and most charismatic romance author of his generation. When Georgia meets him, she is distraught - athough he's charming and handsome, there's nothing beneath the surface. But as they start working together, Georgia begins to see that there might be more to Noah than meets the eye. 
 
Together, they realize that Scarlett was saving the greatest love story of all until last - her own. While serving in World War Two, she fell in love with the handsome and enigmatic pilot, Jameson. But are Georgia and Noah about to discover that not all love stories have a happy ending...?

The Things We Leave Unfinished

Emily Rath

James Corbin, Viscount Finchley, has two goals: guarantee his brother George gets married, and ensure his best friend Burke does not... at least not to the gorgon that is Lady Olivia Rutledge. 
 
Burke is fully onboard with this plan. Together with their friend Renley, the gentlemen concoct an elaborate ruse designed to set Burke free from his matrimonial snare. 
 
George is finally engaged, but as the day of his wedding approaches, secrets from their past emerge, threatening each of their futures. Can James survive his brother's debauchery? Can Burke survive the social politics threatening to confine him? Can Renley… survive? 
 
Rosalie Harrow, a young lady without family, fortune, or title, tears through their lives with plans of her own: save Burke from the altar, save Renley from the ghosts that haunt him, and save James from himself. 
 
For love of Rosalie, the gentlemen must prove willing to try anything, risk anything, and be anything she needs.

His Grace, The Duke

Rosalie Harrow is unmarried, near destitute and faces two choices: snag a wealthy gentleman or take a position as a governess. But headstrong Rosalie sees both futures as a kind of cage. 
 
When Rosalie receives an invitation to Alcott Hall, she believes she’s there to meet the Dowager Duchess of Norland, the mysterious childhood friend of her late mother. Instead, Rosalie is thrust in the middle of a house party of eligible high society ladies all desperate to win the hand of the new, conveniently single duke. 
 
And then there’s the other gentlemen… 
 
Lord James is the duke’s younger brother. 
 
Lieutenant Renley is begrudgingly searching for a bride. 
 
And the tempestuous Mr. Burke, who irks Rosalie to no end. 
 
The clock is ticking until the Michaelmas Ball, when the duke will announce his bride. Marriage is a trap and Rosalie will not be easily snared…but that doesn’t mean she can’t enjoy the chase while it lasts.

Beautiful Things

Donna Douglas

A heartbreaking story of love and forgiveness in The Nightingale Daughters series from Sunday Times bestselling author Donna Douglas. Perfect for fans of Call the Midwife! 
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London's East End, 1940: a frightened young woman gives birth to a tiny baby. Clearly alone, she refuses to hold the child: she can’t let herself bond with the baby she must give up. But sometime in the night, a terrifying air raid forces the maternity unit to evacuate, and in the chaos, mother and baby are separated… 
 
Eighteen years later, student nurse Amy begins her career at the Nightingale Hospital. Finally away from the unhappy confines of home, she finds a friend and mentor in Sister Elizabeth Clyde. But Elizabeth is hiding a secret – one that could change both of their lives, forever… 
 
Will past mistakes destroy two families, or can love finally put an end to heartbreak? 
 
Readers love Donna Douglas: 
 
'Loved every second of this book!' 5* reader review 
 
'First class reading as always from Donna Douglas' 5* reader review 
 
'Just wonderful' 5* reader review 
 
'I have read all the Nightingale books twice!' 5* reader review

A Nurse’s Secret

Jojo Moyes

England, late 1930s, and Alice Wright makes an impulsive decision to marry wealthy American Bennett Van. But stuffy Baileyville, Kentucky, where her husband favours his work and overbearing father, is not what she had hoped for. Then she meets Margery O'Hare, troublesome daughter of a notorious felon. Margery's on a mission to spread the wonder of books and she needs Alice's help. Trekking through mountain forests under big open skies, Alice, Margery and their fellow sisters of the trail discover freedom and friendship. But when the town turns against them, will their belief in one another and the written word be enough to save them?

The Giver of Stars

York, 1940 
 
World War Two has arrived for the girls of the Rowntrees factory, and with rationing crippling the country, chocolate production has been driven to a bare minimum. It's all change for the Freeman sisters when the Rowntrees factory is turned over to making munitions. 
 
Molly is put on the fuse and detonator line, soon becoming skilled at her work despite the dangers. Rose copes with husband Ned&rsquo;s absence with the RAF by relishing her position on the Board. And Annie joins the Land Army, billeted to a pig farm in Lancashire. 
 
Despite the heartache and worry, nothing will stop the Freeman sisters from doing all they can for their 
men and country.

The Chocolate Box Girls at War

Lily Fielding

1876. Life is happy for ten-year-old Rebecca Wheeler in the small fishing village of St. Leonard's Cove. Until one day a violent storm strikes and her father and older brothers are lost at sea. 
 
Destitute, Rebecca and her mother Lydia make their way to Dartmouth. Lydia is relieved when a man named Mickey Fox seemingly takes pity on them and offers her work and lodgings… but is horrified to discover that the work is in a brothel, and there’s no way to back out now. 
 
While conditions in the brothel are harsh, Rebecca and Lydia soon find a sort of family among the women who work there. But when things turn violent, it falls on Lydia’s new friends to devise a plan to help Rebecca escape… 
 
Alone and hunted by Mickey, Rebecca must make her own way in the world. With her family gone, will she ever find a place she truly belongs?

A Locket Full of Hope

Imani Erriu

You know the most dangerous kind of villain? A woman with nothing left to lose. 
 
In a world ruled by the Stars, cruel and merciless gods, Elara has been cursed by fate. 
 
A prophecy promises she will fall for a Star, but that it will kill them both. 
 
Yet when the Star of Wrath and War descends to hunt Elara, the neighbouring kingdom sees an opportunity to take her from her home, the Kingdom of Night, to Helios, Kingdom of Light. Where she strides straight into the arms of an enemy prince. 
 
There, Elara is forced to either let Prince Lorenzo train her into a weapon worthy of battling against the tyrannical reign of the Stars, or to accept her fate. 
 
But there are shadows even within the Kingdom of Light – and they threaten to reveal the darkness in Lorenzo’s past and the ancient magic that slumbers in Elara’s veins. 
 
And with it all, the undeniable, star-crossed pull between them...

Heavenly Bodies

Trisha Ashley

A lost journal. A long-buried secret. A story waiting to be told. 
 
Cleo Finch has loved gothic literature all her life. She’s spent years researching and writing her thesis on the works of one gothic novelist in particular, Orlando Browne, and is determined to prove that Browne was the pen name of a female author, Alys Weston. 
 
But as her best friend Tris never fails to remind her, she still hasn’t succeeded in finding concrete evidence that proves this to be true. 
 
That is, until Cleo’s Uncle Ambrose gifts her Alys’ very own diary. 
 
As Cleo begins deciphering Alys' daily entries, she finds herself utterly absorbed by Alys' vivid descriptions - particularly of the rakish Lord Rayven - and the challenges Alys faced trying to keep Orlando’s true identity a secret. 
 
And so, newly inspired, Cleo sets aside her thesis to pen a gothic novel of her own . . .

The Book of Lost Stories

Iris Costello

How far will they go to find their story? 
 
When Alexis meets Maeve – a reclusive woman in her eighties – they feel an unexpected and beautiful kinship. Alexis is embracing nomad life after burning out as a big-shot editor. And Maeve is mourning her glory days as a bestselling author. 
 
Their friendship inspires Maeve to write again. Her last novel pours out of her - a story of love and heartbreak, centred around a bookshop in 1950s Paris. 
 
But the line between fact and fiction is as fine as a whisper, and the novel unfurls a long-buried mystery, one that has haunted Maeve’s existence. 
 
And will reverberate into the lives of both women, decades later…

The Paris Bookshop Secret

Katie Fforde

Felicity has moved to London for three reasons: to improve her English, do a secretarial course and meet new friends. 
 
Then Oliver steps into her life, the most fascinating man she has ever met. A man who lives on a barge, and whose hobbies include mudlarking for hidden treasures along the river Thames. 
 
Soon Felicity finds herself captivated by him, mudlarking with alongside him all while pursuing her dreams of becoming an artist - she’s rapidly falling for him. 
 
But will Felicity’s heart find its home in London?

From London With Love

They won't let the war stop them from finding happiness... 
 
Naomi is upset to find a nasty, anonymous letter land on her doorstep. Who could’ve sent something like this? Naomi, Bert and the Churchwood bookshop organising team are determined to figure out who it is sending her these poison pen letters. Because it must be someone they know… 
 
Ruby is preparing for her wedding to Kenny. But for some reason, she can’t figure out why she isn’t excited. Can she get to the root of her feelings and enjoy her special day? 
 
Suki has fallen in love, with a handsome but unlikely suitor. Can she convince him she’s ready for love? Or will she be forced to accept rejection?

Wedding Bells at the Wartime Bookshop

Fiona Schneider

Stella Penhallam needs a miracle. So, when her estranged great-aunt’s journal lands on her desk, Stella knows that the missing pages hold the answers she seeks so she begins to re-trace the footsteps of the past. 
 
In 1939, as war breaks out across Europe, Iris Penhallam vows to save her friends trapped in Mussolini’s Italy. As a perfumer, she travels to Italy on the Orient Express under the guise of creating five exotic scents with her partner, Alessandro. 
 
But when Iris’s heart becomes intertwined with her mission, she pays the ultimate price to save the man she loves. A secret she will keep for a lifetime. 
 
As Stella discovers what Iris lost, she’s determined to uncover the truth of the perfumer's secret...

The Perfumer's Secret

Stephen Fry

Troy has fallen. After 10 years of war, the Greeks make their way back to their own lands – but what homes now await them? Agamemnon must return to his wife Clytemnestra, who has been nursing her rage since he sacrificed their daughter to the gods for a favourable wind. Her revenge will know no bounds. 
 
Meanwhile, Odysseus has angered the god Poseidon and he is cursed to wander the seas, facing angry monsters and possessive demi-gods as he attempts to return to Ithaca and his patient, clever wife Penelope.

Odyssey

Jessica Anthony

From 'one of our most thrilling and singular innovators on the page' (Laura Van Den Berg), a tightly wound, consuming tale about a 1950s American housewife, for fans of Jennifer Egan, Jonathan Franzen and Taffy Brodesser-Akner 
 
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2024 
A Barnes & Noble BEST BOOK of 2024 
 
'Clever, moving and unexpected. A brilliantly deft and subtle story.' - Emma Healey, author of Elizabeth is Missing 
 
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A warm Sunday in November 1957. As Sputnik 2 orbits the earth, carrying Laika, the doomed Soviet dog, a couple begin their day. 
 
Virgil Beckett, an insurance salesman, isn’t particularly happy in his job but he fulfils the role, playing golf with the partners, drinking in the bar, chasing the women. Kathleen Beckett, once a promising tennis champion, with a key shot up her sleeve called ‘The Most’, is now a mother and homemaker. 
 
Somehow these two, who have been together since college, have fallen into the roles expected of them – the prescribed suburban dream they have been sold as something to covet, something that will fulfil their lives. But on this unseasonably warm, early November Sunday, Kathleen wakes up and decides that she will not be accompanying her family to church. 
 
No, she feels like a swim. 
 
She unearths her old, red bathing suit and descends into the apartment complex pool no other resident uses. And she doesn’t want to come out… 
 
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Praise for Jessica Anthony's ENTER THE AARDVARK 
 
'A truly fresh piece of art' Percival Everett 
 
'Fresh, witty, smart' Kate Atkinson 
 
'Highly inventive' Joshua Ferris 
 
'A writer possessed of mind-bending talents' Heidi Julavits

The Most

Katie Lumsden

1841. Mr Montgomery Hurst is getting married. To the great consternation of Wickenshire, he is not marrying the daughter of an earl, but an impoverished widow with three children, whom nobody has ever heard of. Society is both appalled and intrigued. Nobody is more curious than Mr Ashpoint, a wealthy local brewer, who had thought Mr Hurst might choose his daughter, Amelia, as his bride. Only, Amelia has no interest in marrying Mr Hurst - or indeed marrying at all. Mr Hurst's marriage kicks off a series of events, as it becomes clear his business is everyone's but his own...

The Trouble With Mrs Montgomery Hurst

Lianne Dillsworth

Some secrets are best left in the dark... A gothic mystery with an immersive setting and strong heroine at its heart 
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London, 1833 
 
Doctress Hester Reeves has been offered a life-changing commission. 
 
But it comes at a price. She must leave behind her husband and their canal-side home in Kings Cross and move to Tall Trees – a dark and foreboding house in Fitzrovia. 
 
If Hester can cure the ailing health of its owner, Gervaise Cherville, she will receive payment that will bring her everything she could dream of. 
 
But on arriving at Tall Trees, Hester quickly discovers that an even bigger task awaits her. Now she must unearth secrets that have lain hidden for decades – including one that will leave Hester’s own life forever changed… 
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Praise for House of Shades: 
 
'A wonderful, gothic mystery with the most engaging heroine in Hester Reeves. . . Lianne Dillsworth has woven a complex, moving story, asking questions which still resonate deeply today’ Elodie Harper 
 
'Intensely moving, compulsively readable and beautifully written. Hester is a wonderful protagonist. I thoroughly enjoyed it' Rosie Andrews 
 
'Gripping, heart-breaking and brilliantly told. Hester Reeves is fresh and relatable – I felt every twist and turn of her story and was rooting for her from the get-go' Lucy Barker 
 
'I loved this original and compelling tale of intrigue, quest and retribution... one not to be missed' Mary Chamberlain 
 
‘A gripping Gothic tale that weaves a page-turning plot together with blazing social commentary and a protagonist, Hester, who leaps off the page' Louise Hare 
 
'A cracking read and a deft (and timely) unpicking of complex questions around atonement and accountability. Wildly refreshing and full of heart' Hester Musson 
 
Praise for Lianne Dillsworth: 
 
'A fascinating, empowering story of a young woman's search for identity and justice in Victorian London' Jenifer Saint 
 
'Dillsworth is a class act' Woman & Home 
 
'Highly recommended for anyone who loves mystery, drama and Victorian London' Louise Hare 
 
'Memorable' Sunday Times

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