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Nicole Jordan

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

Antonio Iturbe

For readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Choice: this is the story of the smallest library in the world - and the most dangerous. 
 
'It wasn't an extensive library. In fact, it consisted of eight books and some of them were in poor condition. But they were books. In this incredibly dark place, they were a reminder of less sombre times, when words rang out more loudly than machine guns...' 
 
Fourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken, along with her mother and father, from the Terezín ghetto in Prague, Dita is adjusting to the constant terror that is life in the camp. When Jewish leader Freddy Hirsch asks Dita to take charge of the eight precious books the prisoners have managed to smuggle past the guards, she agrees. And so Dita becomes the secret librarian of Auschwitz, responsible for the safekeeping of the small collection of titles, as well as the 'living books' - prisoners of Auschwitz who know certain books so well, they too can be 'borrowed' to educate the children in the camp. 
 
But books are extremely dangerous. They make people think. And nowhere are they more dangerous than in Block 31 of Auschwitz, the children's block, where the slightest transgression can result in execution, no matter how young the transgressor... 
 
The Sunday Times bestseller for readers of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Choice. From the author of The Prince of the Skies, based on the incredible and moving true story of Dita Kraus, holocaust survivor and secret librarian for the children's block in Auschwitz.

The Librarian of Auschwitz

Jill Sorenson

Though he's gone into virtual seclusion, Ben Fortune is still the world's most famous surfer, known as much for his good looks as for his skill. He's also a suspect in a series of brutal murders that may have begun with his late wife. 
 
Now FBI Special Agent Sonora "Sonny" Vasquez has been sent undercover to the elite beach community of La Jolla to make friends with Fortune. With her fierce beauty and take-no-prisoners attitude, she's more than equipped for the job, and soon she and Ben have collided in an affair that is both intense and irresistible. But for the first time in Sonny's career, her emotions are threatening to get the better of her. Could this passionate, wounded man, who is genuinely anguished over his troubled daughter, really be a killer? And could falling in love blind Sonny to the greatest danger of all? 
 
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Crash into Me: A Rouge Romantic Suspense

Lola Jaye

An English Girl. An American Soldier. A twin secret... 
 
When Rose meets American GI William there is no denying the attraction between them…And even though she knows her family would not approve of her relationship with a black soldier, they can’t help but fall in love. 
 
However Rose has a secret of her own and when war separates the sweethearts before she can confide in William, it is Rose who will have to deal with the consequences… 
 
From the author of Orphan Sisters comes a moving and unique saga which gives a voice to the untold tales of our past.

Wartime Sweethearts

Rosie Clarke

All she has is her reputation… 
 
When Emma Robinson discovers she is carrying Paul Greenslade’s child, there are harsh consequences after he disappears rather than marry a common shop-girl. 
 
Forced by her tyrannical father to marry Richard Gillows, Emma learns quickly that a jealous husband is a violent one. How can Emma escape the ties that bind her, to build a life for herself and her child? 
 
From the author of The Downstairs Maid 
 
(Note: previously published as The Ties That Bind by Linda Sole)

Emma

(Emma Trilogy 1)

Bella Andre

Sam MacKenzie is a fire fighter who knows no fear. There's no one waiting for him at home, no reason not to risk it all. Out of the blue, the only woman he's ever loved - the same one who ground his heart to dust ten years ago - shows up begging him for help. Dianna's sister is in big trouble somewhere in the rugged Colorado Rockies, and he's the only person Dianna knows with the skills to track her sister down. 
 
Working together on their quest, they soon realise there's a killer on the loose and his true target isn't Dianna's sister...it's Dianna herself. Using his extreme outdoor skills, Sam needs to track down the killer, before he loses the woman he loves forever. 
 
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Hot As Sin: A Rouge Suspense novel

Jo Middleton

A hilarious and totally relatable book about the adventures of a single mum, for fans of Catastrophe and Motherland. Readers of Why Mummy Drinks, Unmumsy Mum and The Single Mum's Wish List will love this debut novel from parenting blogger Slummy Single Mummy. 
 
'You'll end up warming to Frankie so much that you'll be wishing you could crack open a bottle of prosecco with her in real life!' MIKE GAYLE, bestselling author of The Man I Think I Know 
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January 3rd 
Jaffa Cakes - 7. Times I was forced to watch a small child do a dance involving a dusty piece of ribbon found under the sofa - 4. Inappropriate thoughts about Zac Efron - undisclosed. 
 
Single mum Frankie’s whole life revolves around her kids. But when your toddler has a more active social life, something has to change. Forget ‘me-time’, Frankie would settle for some adult conversation, and watching something other than the Disney channel. 
 
The local playgroup may be ruled by Instagram mums with perfect husbands but Frankie accidentally forms a splinter group of single parents. After all, Mummy really needs a playdate of her own. (Now pass the prosecco.) 
 
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WHAT READERS ARE SAYING 
 
'As a mum of three I could totally relate to this novel on so many levels' - Titian 
 
'Hilarious - made me laugh out loud' - Dominique 
 
'Lots of funny anecdotes parents will recognise!' - Claire 
 
'With shades of Bridget Jones, Frankie stumbles through life as a single mum' - Ann 
 
'A very funny and realistic look at motherhood' - Katrina

Playgroups and Prosecco

The (mis)adventures of a single mum

Sharon Page

Lessons in seduction… 
 
Anne Beddington is in a desperate situation: she’s on the run for a crime she didn't commit. Penniless, alone, and in need of a powerful gentleman's protection, she has no choice but to become the mistress of the notorious Duke of March, Devon Audley. 
 
To survive, Anne must master the art of seduction and join the Duke in his wicked games. But is she risking more than her reputation? 
 
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Engaged in Sin: A Rouge Regency Romance

Olivia Drake

A devil in disguise… 
 
When wealthy heiress Miss Lindsey Crompton sneaks into the house of the Earl of Mansfield – a known cad and wicked scoundrel – she simply wants to investigate his involvement in some recent murders. But when Thane catches her he blackmails her into a betrothal. 
 
Or the man of her dreams? 
 
However, underneath his wicked exterior, the Earl has a secret – he is tracking a killer who may be one of Miss Crompton’s suitors. 
 
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Never Trust a Rogue: A Rouge Regency Romance

Jenny Barden

Emme Fifield has fallen about as far as a gentlewoman can. 
 
Once a lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth, her only hope of surviving the scandal that threatens to engulf her is to escape England for a fresh start in the New World, where nobody has ever heard of the Duchess of Somerset. 
 
Emme joins Kit Doonan’s rag-tag band of idealists, desperados and misfits bound for Virginia. But such a trip will be far from easy and Emme finds her attraction to the mysterious Doonan inconvenient to say the least...

The Lost Duchess

The virgin and the rake… 
 
The Duke of Arden is whispered to be the most magnificent lover in all of London. He is exactly who innocent Roslyn needs to teach her all about passion. 
 
Roslyn has been in love with her neighbour since she was a girl and she’s determined to marry him. But knowing that gentlemen lavish passion on their mistresses but seldom their wives, she has resolved to learn all she can from a master before she can catch her intended husband.But while the Duke is happy to tutor her in the art of love, will he also let her go…? 
 
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To Bed a Beauty: A Rouge Regency Romance

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

Jacqueline Sheehan

Happiness can be found in the most unexpected places... 
 
Roxanne Pellegrino's world collapses when her husband dies unexpectedly, and overwhelmed by her all-consuming grief, she runs away for a new start on Peaks Island. 
 
But her new life of solitude is interrupted when she meets Lloyd – a stray black Labrador with an equally unhappy past. As both slowly begin to heal, a remarkable friendship blossoms, and Roxanne will soon discover she’s not so alone after all... 
 
‘I love the story so much ... it spoke to me’ 
Katherine Heigl

A Dog Like Lloyd

Tracy Anne Warren

He drives a hard bargain, but the pleasure is all hers. 
 
Julianna Hawthorne is determined to clear the debt her brother owes to ruthless London financier Rafe Pendragon. So much so that she rashly agrees to his shocking terms: she must spend the next six months as his mistress. 
 
But will she survive their liaison with her heart intact? 
 
Part one of Tracy Anne Warren's Mistress trilogy. Other titles in this series are: The Accidental Mistress and His Favourite Mistress. 
 
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My Fair Mistress: A Rouge Regency Romance

Gloria Cook

In the Cornish mining village of Meryen, a secret never stays a secret for very long... 
 
No one knows this better than the beautiful yet distressed Tara Nankervis, who is forced to share a devastating secret with her much older and destructive husband, Joshua. 
 
Out of options, she plans to leave once and for all, taking her daughter Rosa Grace with her. But will she have the courage to leave everything behind, or is home truly where the heart is? 
 
Note: previously published as Out of Shadows

A Cornish Girl

Maggie Hope

Torn between love and duty... 
 
Following a disastrous marriage to a miner, Karen has devoted herself to a nursing career. Rising to the challenge of caring for the wounded soldiers returning home from the Great War, she has resigned herself to putting her vocation before any hope of a romantic life. 
 
However, she finds herself drawn to handsome, troubled Patrick Murphy. But Patrick is also a Catholic priest. Dare Karen risk scandal and her position by falling for the one man she cannot have...?

A Nurse's Duty

Holly Green

Can she follow her heart while doing her duty? 
 
A heartwarming saga following nurses during the First World War. Perfect for fans of Donna Douglas's A Nightingale Christmas Promise, Lizzie Page's The War Nurses and Margaret Dickinson's The Poppy Girls. 
 
After training with the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, Leonora Malham Brown sets off to Europe with her new friend, Victoria, determined to do her bit for the war effort. 
 
The battlefield is a difficult place for a woman so Leonora cuts her hair short and swaps her skirts for trousers in order to better cope with the demanding duties of a frontline nurse. But concealing her true identity becomes more complicated when she meets the dashing Colonel Malkovic. 
 
Torn between keeping her secret and their blossoming friendship, Leonora must choose between her duty and her heart... 
 
A moving emotional wartime saga about brave nurses on the battlefield, based on an amazing true story. 
 
 
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Make sure you've read all the books in the Frontline Nurses series: 
1. Frontline Nurses 
2. Frontline Nurses On Duty 
3. Secrets of the Frontline Nurses 
 
And don't miss Holly Green's new series set in a Liverpool Workhouse: 
1. Workhouse Orphans 
2. Workhouse Angel 
3. Workhouse Nightingale 
4. Workhouse Girl

Frontline Nurses

A gripping and emotional wartime saga

Riley Sager

Have you ever played two truths and a lie? 
 
It was Emma's first summer away from home. She made friends. She played games. And she learned how to lie. 
 
Then three of her new friends went into the woods and never returned. . . 
 
Now, years later, Emma has been asked to go back to the newly re-opened Camp Nightingale. She thinks she’s laying old ghosts to rest but really she’s returning to the scene of a crime. 
 
The gripping new thriller from the bestselling author of Finale Girls - perfect for fans of A. J. Finn's The Woman in the Widow 
 
Because Emma’s innocence might be the biggest lie of all. . .

Last Time I Lied

Torn between love and duty... 
 
After the birth of their son, Eliza naively hopes her husband Jack will put his gambling habit behind him and become more responsible. But then he loses their home and abandons her, leaving Eliza with no choice but to return to her parents’ house. 
 
She inadvertently attracts the attention of the ruthless mine owner Jonathan Moore. But can she sacrifice her reputation to protect her son?

Eliza's Child

S. J. Rozan

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

Trail of Blood

(Bill Smith/Lydia Chin)

Lilian Carmine

Fate has brought them together. But will it also keep them apart? 
 
Having moved to a strange town, seventeen-year-old Joey Gray is feeling a little lost, until she meets a cute, mysterious boy near her new home. 
 
But there’s a very good reason why Tristan Halloway is always to be found roaming in the local graveyard... 
 
Perfect for fans of Stephenie Meyer and Lauren Kate, The Lost Boys is a magical, romantic tale of girl meets ghost.

The Lost Boys

Plymouth 1570 
 
Drake’s ship, The Swan, sets sail for the New World with a crew of pirates hell-bent on Spanish treasure. Among them is Will Doonan seeking both his fortune and revenge for the loss of his brother. 
 
But unbeknown to all, young Ellyn Cooksley has stowed away. And her presence aboard ship will prove to be more tempting to Will than gold . . .

Mistress of the Sea

Anna Ryan

Liar. Bad mother. Murderer? You decide… 
 
Ex-journalist Mercer Hennessey can’t think of a good reason to get up in the morning. Since losing her husband and her little girl in a car crash, she’s living in what she secretly calls the darkness. But when her editor asked her to write an instant true crime book on the murder trial of Ashlyn Bryant, Mercer finds a new purpose. 
 
On trial for the murder of her baby, Ashlyn is currently the most hated person in America. If Mercer can write the story of her conviction, she might just have a bestseller on her hands, as well as achieving justice for a little girl. 
 
And Ashlyn is so obviously the villain of the story: a party girl, man-crazy, ambitious and unrepentant. She’s clearly never been a good mother. But is she a killer…? 
 
“Ryan raises the bar sky-high - I knew she was good, but I had no idea she was this good.” Lee Child

Trust Me

Gracie Hart

From rags to riches? 
 
Eliza Wild has come a long way from her hungry childhood days in a rented miner's cottage on Pit Lane on the outskirts of Leeds. Her sewing skills have enabled her to go into business with a wealthy patron and to give her young niece, Victoria, a better life than she and her sister, Mary-Anne, ever dreamed of. 
 
There's also Eliza's sweetheart, Tom, who is determined to marry her but having worked so hard to get to where she is, will Eliza take a chance on love when it means she might lose everything she has ever worked for?

The Girl Who Came From Rags

Karen Harper

England, 1601. 
When Queen Elizabeth's men come looking for William Shakespeare - a rumoured Catholic in a time of Catholic-Protestant intrigue and insurrection - they first question a beautiful, dark-haired woman who seems to know the famous playwright very well. Too well. 
 
She is Anne Whateley, born in Temple Grafton, a small town just up the river from Shakespeare's hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon. And as church records show - were anyone to look for them - Anne Whateley was wed to William Shakespeare in a small country church just days before he married another woman, Anne Hathaway, who has lived as his wife for decades. 
 
In SHAKESPEARE'S MISTRESS, Anne Whateley - who may or may not be Will's true wife - tells her story. Stretching almost fifty years, from the rural villages of Warwickshire to the bustling city of London, with its teeming streets and lively theatres, it's a story of undying passion, for life, love, and literature.

Shakespeare's Mistress

Historical Fiction

Michelle Richmond

Her sister was murdered. The killer was never found. Until now… 
 
All her childhood Ellie Enderlin had lived in her sister’s shadow. But then Lily was murdered and their family changed forever. 
 
Now, decades later, Ellie comes into possession of Lila’s lost notebook and has a chance to finally discover the truth about her sister’s death. But her search for justice will lead her to uncover her sister’s darkest secrets… 
 
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of THE MARRIAGE PACT, a Richard and Judy Book Club Selection.

No One You Know

Danny Wallace

Tom got a note from his girlfriend. It says she hasn't left him, but she's gone. 
 
But where the hell is she? When is she coming back? And what is Tom supposed to do in the meantime? 
 
With each new clue to Hayley’s whereabouts, Tom is forced to question whether he truly knows his girlfriend at all. Because who is Hayley really, anyway? Who is this other strange girl following him? 
 
And who, for that matter, is Tom Ditto? 
 
A laugh out loud high concept love story with a mystery at its heart, for fans of Nick Hornby and David Nicholls from the bestselling author of Yes Man and F*** You Very Much 
 
What people are saying about Who is Tom Ditto?: 
 
'Danny Wallace at his very best: funny, assured and relentlessly clever. A brilliant novel' John Niven 
 
'A terrific novel...the plot is wild and unexpected, with a dash of sinister, and it's incredibly funny' The Times 
 
'Wallace is adept at capturing the nuances of the mundane and the ridiculous, while being incredibly funny' Stylist 
 
'A hilarious and fresh take on modern life. Brilliantly written' Heat

Who is Tom Ditto?

The feelgood comedy with a mystery at its heart

Graham Brown

A coveted treasure. A perilous mission. A dangerous secret that could change the world... 
 
Former CIA-agent Hawker has been black flagged by his own government and Interpol and the State department have issued a warrant for his arrest. All Hawker wants to do is find a way back home that doesn't involve a prison sentence or a body bag. 
 
Government operative Danielle Laidlaw is his way out. She needs a pilot and a security consultant for her mission to discover the lost Mayan city of Tulan Zuyu. In return for his services, she promises Hawker his life back. 
 
But as an unseen enemy stalks the rainforests, leaving battered corpses in its wake, they are about to discover that they are not the first - and they are not the only people looking for Tulan Zuyu and the secrets it may hold.

The Mayan Conspiracy

Maya Jackson doesn't sleep with strangers. Until the night grief sent her to the nearest bar and into the arms of the most explosive lover she's ever had. Six months later, the dedicated arson investigator is coming face to face with him again. Gorgeous, sexy Logan Cain. Her biggest mistake. Now her number-one suspect in a string of deadly wildfires. 
 
As leader of an elite fire-fighting crew in Tahoe, Logan won't back down from a blaze - or a woman. Maya Jackson may have seduced him with her tears and her passion, but it'll be a cold day in hell before Logan lets down his guard again. Until Maya's life is threatened and with his natural-born hero instincts kicking in, Logan vows to protect the woman sworn to bring him down. And as desire reignites, nothing - not the killer fire or the killer hot on their trail - can douse the flames... 
 
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Wild Heat: A Rouge Romantic Suspense

Caitlin Moran

Soon to be a major film directed by Coky Giedroyc and starring Ladybird's Beanie Feldstein as Johanna Morrigan and Game of Thrones's Alfie Allen as John Kite 
 
My name’s Johanna Morrigan. I’m fourteen, and I’ve just decided to kill myself. 
 
I don’t really want to die, of course! I just need to kill Johanna, and build a new girl. Dolly Wilde will be everything I want to be, and more! But as with all the best coming-of-age stories, it doesn’t exactly go to plan… 
 
A Number One Sunday Times bestseller in hardback and paperback, from the award-winning and Sunday Times bestselling author of How to Be a Woman.

How to Build a Girl

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