Heidi Perks is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Now You See Her, which was a Richard and Judy Book Club pick, Come Back for Me, Three Perfect Liars, The Whispers and The Other Guest. The Last Resort is her sixth novel. Heidi is a voracious reader of crime and thrillers and is fascinated by the darker side of our closest relationships. Heidi lives in Bournemouth with her husband and two children.

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Chloe Brotheridge

Many young women struggle with confidence, compulsive people-pleasing, and an inability to speak up and ask for what they really want. Now, Chloe Brotheridge offers her expert advice on how young women should take up space, speak up, and put themselves first. 
 
We often think that confidence is either something we have or don't have, but it can be built like a muscle. Chloe herself used to have panic attacks during presentations but can now confidently present to hundreds of people. The key to her transformation was to create more time and space for herself, to say 'no' to things that aren't in her own best interests, and to stop worrying about what other people think of her. 
 
The Confidence Solution reveals how everyone can follow their path to confidence. 
 
*Previously published as Brave New Girl*

The Confidence Solution

The essential guide to boosting self-esteem, reducing anxiety and feeling confident

Rak-Su

In December 2017, 7.5 million viewers watched as Ashley, Jamaal, Myles and Mustafa shot to stardom as the first ever male-group to win the X-Factor. The soulful boys from Watford captured the imagination of the nation with their eclectic sound and talent for song writing. All four of their original songs to feature on the show topped the iTunes chart, and continued to chart in the top 10, at the same time, during the live performances. The winner's song, Dimelo, was the first in X-Factor history to be written and composed by the finalists, and they are the only contestants to have consistently won the public vote during the live shows. 
 
Rak-Su are now performing at sold-out arenas, have toured with global sensation's Little Mix in front of 300,000 fans, recorded their first album, and continue to make music and have fun! Join Rak-Su on their journey from ordinary North-West London lads, to victors of one of the World's biggest talent shows, and beyond . . . because this is just the start of the incredible Rak-Su journey. 
 
Full of exclusive, never-before-seen photos, intimate stories, behind-the-scenes gossip and individual accounts from each of the boys. This is their first and ONLY official memoir, and a must-have for all the dedicated Rak-Pack!

Our Journey

Rak Su’s Official Autobiography. The X Factor Winners

Kate Ferdinand

Kate's aim is to make every woman feel body-beautiful whatever their size, in this book she shares how she has grown to love her own body, and how everyone can do the same. 
 
She has always loved exercise, for both the mental and physical benefits, and has developed this plan to make exercise fun and achievable for everyone. Her 21-day plan consists of 20-minute HIIT style routines which alternate between upper, lower, and full body exercises so that every muscle group is worked but never burned out. 
 
Alongside the workouts Kate also reveals how she motivates herself, fits in exercise in around her busy family life, how she combats her anxieties and she even reveals her favourite energy-boosting recipes.

Fitter, Happier, Healthier

Discover the strength of your mind and body at home

Bea Fitzgerald

Nadine Heywood is determined to be the best actress in the world.Getting into London’s top drama school is just the first step. But there, Nadine comes head-to-head with Harper Moore. Beautiful, brilliant, effortlessly charming, she is everything Nadine isn’t. And immediately Nadine see’s her as more than just her competition.As their worlds collide against the glitz of Hollywood, they can no longer keep their rivalry private. Splashed over the tabloids, Harper and Nadine are the public’s favourite celebrity feud. 
 
But as the stakes get higher, they start to realise there is more to their passionate hate than meets the eye…

Better Than Revenge

LJ Andrews

Their love is the only thing that can save them from a cursed fate in the next dramatic installment in the bestselling Broken Souls and Bones series. 
 
Lyra Bien never expected to leave the royal house at Stonegate in one piece after her rare melder magic was revealed. Once she discovered the truth behind the need for her magic and the brutality of her kingdom, Lyra vowed to put an end to the corruption of the crown. But is the enemy of her enemy her friend? Lyra must put her trust in the man who stole her heart . . . then deceived her. 
 
Roark Ashwood rose through the ranks to become Sentry of Stonegate and personal guard to the prince, despite being born of the enemy clan, the Dravens. But in a single heartbeat he destroyed his ruthless reputation all to save Lyra. With his true identity unveiled, Roark revealed years of plotting and betrayal to everyone he loves. 
 
As Roark’s two lives collide, he must fight to protect the woman he loves and outsmart those throughout the kingdoms who want his power for themselves. Lyra must wade through long-kept secrets, rising battles, and vicious court intrigue—all while keeping her feelings for Roark at bay.

Heir of Twisted Lies

Zak Brown

McLaren Racing hadn't won a championship in twenty-six years - until Zak Brown joined the team. 
 
A professional racer for ten years, Zak Brown is a CEO who knows how to bring the competitive mindset of a life in motorsport to building successful businesses and teams. Under his leadership McLaren Racing has been transformed into a racing powerhouse, zooming onto the global motorsport stage. 
 
In Seven Tenths of A Second, Zak shows us how it’s done: overcoming early adversity, managing competitive team-mates, fostering the drive for victory and building the best team in the world.

Seven Tenths Of A Second

Gok Wan

Not only is Gok Wan one of the UK's top fashion stylists, but he can cook too! His fantastic new book, Gok Cooks Chinese, contains 80 personal and family recipes, which are not only delicious and healthy but incredibly simple to make. His love and passion for Chinese food and cooking techniques shine through from every page. From his unique perspective he gives us his personal and modern take on the Chinese food that he grew up eating, drawing on his Chinese heritage to give us a different angle on how to eat - for Gok, it's all about sitting down, tucking into fantastic food that is fuss-free and relaxed. His food is about balance, health, flavour and fun. From his absolute favourite recipe for Prawn Wonton Noodle Soup (which he calls 'happiness in a bowl') to Perfect Fried Rice or classics like his dad's Honey-glazed Char Siu Pork, through chapters on Dim Sum, Street Food, One Pot Wonders and Feasting, you will find recipes for all occasions and moods, whether entertaining friends or enjoying a meal at home by yourself. Above all, Gok will demystify Chinese ingredients and equipment, showing us how easy it is to shop and cook just like him.

Gok Cooks Chinese

Create mouth-watering recipes with the must-have Chinese cookbook

Olivia Ford

In their sixty years together, Jennifer Quinn has only kept two secrets from her husband. One is that her love of baking has just won her a spot as a contestant on primetime TV show Britain Bakes. The other she hopes will stay hidden forever . . . 
 
Whisked into an unfamiliar world of cameras, timed challenges and celebrity judges, Jenny finds herself in with a chance of being crowned the best baker in Britain. 
 
But as her star begins to rise, the past collides with the present, and Jenny struggles to conceal that long held secret which could shatter the very foundations of her decades long marriage . . .

Mrs Quinn’s Rise to Fame

Sophie Kim

Grumpy Taissa Cho lives alone in an obscure corner of Scotland for a reason. Once, she was the UKHC’s (United Kingdom’s Hidden Cities) most promising carriwitchet player. 
 
It was Taissa’s coach who had etched the illegal rune onto her, turning the odds in her favour despite Taissa’s protestations. And it was Kion, the annoying, handsome star player of her rival team, who caught her out. Her career was completely, and utterly, over. No team would take her. 
 
Until Kion asked her to come and play for the Stymphs. 
 
To garner publicity and keep Taissa as the Stymphs' secret weapon, she and Kion are forced into a fake relationship. 
 
Can they save their team from ruin, even when sabotage seems afoot?

The Winged Game

Shannon Mayer

Harlow is a 29-year-old wizarding school dropout who is blackmailed into returning to Neverthorn Academy to help defend against the dark wizard Nocta.So now she's stuck retaking all the classes she didn't pass the first time and being mentored by the annoyingly sexy Professor Typhon.But Typhon and the other professors are hiding a secret and Harlow needs to figure out what it is and fast.Because Nocta is coming for Neverthorn and Harlow might be the only one who can stop him.Otherwise the world as she knows it will be destroyed forever

Neverthorn

Jessica Bull

Jane Austen is preparing for the summer season. 
 
As guests of their wealthy relatives Mr and Mrs Leigh-Perrot, Jane and her sister Cassandra will be holidaying in Bath Spa – the world-famous health resort, and more importantly, the epicentre of the marriage mart. 
 
For many, the summer will be spent hunting husbands. But for Jane, when a series of murders take place across the city, she must chase down a killer instead. 
 
With her beloved sister by her side, Jane is determined to bring the murderer to justice. Can she stop this villain from taking any more victims, before the summer ends? Or will her only dance of the season be with death…

Pride, Prejudice and Peril

Nadiya Hussain

Nadiya Hussain's debut TV cookery series achieved sensational viewing figures and she will be back on the BBC with her new show this summer. Staying closer to home this time, Nadiya shares the food she loves to cook and eat with her family, offering fast, easy and delicious new ideas for whatever each day brings. 
 
As well as her own favourites, Nadiya will meet and take inspiration from home cooks around the UK, discovering their family food stories and all-time favourite dishes. Warm, inclusive and celebratory, her new book and series will show us how to create the perfect food to complement the kind of moments we all love, from days out with friends to family get-togethers and lazy weekends at home, as well as deliciously easy solutions for manic weeknights and impromptu guests. 
 
Nadiya's recipes are always packed with flavour and her new book boasts fresh, bold dishes such as: 
 
· Smoky Spinach Shakshuka 
· Mocha Swirls 
· Bombay Potato Tacos 
· Vegetarian Chilli with Rosemary Cornbread 
 · Sticky Lamb Ribs with Green Mango Salad 
 · Peanut Honeycomb Banana Cake 
· Raspberry Ice Cream Cake

Nadiya’s Family Favourites

Easy, beautiful and show-stopping recipes for every day

Leodora Darlington

Natalie’s in tears in her bedroom. She’s had a huge argument with her husband. Slowly, she realises she’s already holding a knife. 
 
She’s telling herself she doesn’t want to do it. Not again. 
 
Because Natalie has an awful secret. Sometimes, on her worst nights, she blacks out. She loses control. 
 
What do you do when there’s a killer in your house, and you think it might be you?

The Exes

Claire Douglas

When Imogen is told she’s inherited a country house near Bath, she thinks it must be a mistake. She last saw its owner, reclusive artist Dorothea Roe, sixteen years ago, during a tragic summer which changed her life for ever.Now, with partner Josh in tow, it’s a chance for a fresh start.But after discovering an old box with her name on it in Dorothea’s abandoned study, Imogen starts to believe the woman was trying to send her a secret message.And when rumours begin to swirl that Dorothea was murdered, she starts to suspect that this gift might not be the life-line she thought it was.Who would want to kill Dorothea?Could it be tangled up in Imogen’s own dark family history?And what if Imogen is now the one in danger?

The Family Friend

Lisa Riley

Following on from Lisa Riley's successful Honesty Diet book, which revealed the secrets of her incredible 12-stone weight loss, now she's back with a second book, again inspiring others to move more, eat better and quit making excuses. This time Lisa takes things a step further, showing how to turn all the lessons and new behaviours from her plan into positive habits for life, so that even those who've never dieted before can take control of their body, for good. 
 
Packed with Lisa's level-headed advice and emotional support, this book is all about sustaining your weight loss, staying on track and not giving up. With Lisa's help, you'll learn how to get motivated, unpick bad habits, combat negative thinking and push yourself that little bit further. She also shares: 
 
* A brand-new 8-day kickstart eating plan to get your transformation off to a flying start or reboot your current diet 
* Another 75 healthy, easy, convenient recipes that anyone can cook 
* Fun, fast and easy ideas for keeping active, with simple workouts to do at home (the TV workout, the staircase workout, etc.) 
 
With Lisa's advice, you can keep the weight off for good and discover how great it is to feel healthy and happy every day of your life.

Lose Weight for Life

The honest way to drop pounds and keep them off - for good

Linda Robson

From growing up in a Catholic household in Islington to appearing on British television screens in Birds of a Feather, Linda Robson's life has been a rollercoaster. 
 
Sharing her ups and downs on Loose Women, Linda has offered her audiences a glimpse into her life, but how did she become the beloved television figure we see today? 
 
Linda's memoir recounts the twists and turns of Linda's journey into the spotlight and five decades spent acting on television, her relationships on and off screen, as well as the struggles she's faced. It will take you from laughter to tears as you discover how she became the Linda Robson we love today.

Truth Be Told

Tales from a Baggy Mouth

Jane Fallon

Georgia and Lydia are so close they're practically sisters. 
 
So when Lydia starts an online business that struggles, Georgia wants to help her - but she also understands Lydia's not the kind to accept a handout. 
 
Setting up a fake Twitter account, Georgia hopes to give her friend some anonymous moral support by posing as a potential customer. 
 
But then Lydia starts confiding in her new internet buddy and Georgia discovers she doesn't know her quite as well as she thought. 
 
Especially when Lydia reveals a secret that could tear Georgia's marriage apart . . .

Worst Idea Ever

What’s a little white lie between best friends?

Jeannette Jackson

'I designed the Drop Zone Diet as a scientist. I wrote it as a woman' 
 
It's rapid -- it's intense -- and it WORKS. 
 
It's the celebrity secret -- it's the diet originally designed for celebrities and models looking to shed the weight fast for a photoshoot or casting. The Drop Zone Diet offers you 'Intelligent Nutrition' as biochemist Jeannette Jackson combines foods with minimal calories but with maximal nutritional value to blast the pounds away and make you look and feel amazing. 
It works with your body, leaving you vibrant, energised and radiant from the inside out. 
 
After dropping a whopping 14lbs in 14 days you'll be in fabulous shape and motivated to transform your health and wellness long term. With an easy-to-follow guide to the science behind dieting and some fantastic and fool-proof advice, it's the once and for all plan to end the yo-yo dieting cycle. 
 
There's no need for gimmicks, calorie counting, classes or sponsors. You just need you: passionate, prepped and ready to change your life once and for all ... and a little help from Jeannette, of course. 
 
It's time to get in the zone!

The Drop Zone Diet

Carla Ciccone

For Carla Ciccone, the feeling of not quite knowing how to perform adult life was all too familiar. 
 
After a lifetime of muddling through shame and self-blame, Carla was finally diagnosed with ADHD at thirty-nine years old. With this late diagnosis came the realisation that her most troubling traits weren’t deep personality flaws, but symptoms. 
 
The knowledge that her ADHD had gone unnoticed all her life felt like a missing puzzle piece. It prompted Carla to explore the cohort of women and girls (the ‘nowhere girls’) that science had ignored. Through scientific research, interviews with experts, and the warmth and wit of her own lived experience, Carla explores how the gendered approach to ADHD left girls just like her to struggle in silence for years. 
 
A powerful and deeply personal account Nowhere Girl is a source of explanation and solace for women who are embarking on their own journey of discovery of life with ADHD.

Nowhere Girl

Life as a Member of ADHD’s Lost Generation

Robinne Lee

Relocating from Paris to LA for her husband’s work, two children in tow, wasn’t Cecilia’s choice. But she finds there’s more at stake than her husband’s career when she collides with Anouk Ferrand. 
 
The women last met in Mexico, 1996. Cecilia was a photographer’s assistant; Anouk an unknown model. This was shoot that made her name. 
 
Cecilia doesn’t know if Anouk remembers those wild days on the coast. But Cecilia has never forgotten. 
 
Now, she must choose who to listen to – the mother and wife in the mirror, or the woman inside her who’s whispering: this may be everything you crave.

Crash Into Me

Lisa Riley's weight-loss story is truly remarkable. After years wearing size-30 clothes and convincing herself she was 'fat but happy', she finally got a wake-up call when diabetes threatened. Two years later, she's 12 stone lighter, significantly healthier and the weight is gone for good. 
 
Lisa's many devoted fans are desperate to know how she did it. In this inspirational book, Lisa shares her story, along with a simple 8-day eating plan to kick off the diet, 75 delicious low-carb recipes, everyday fitness tips and unflinching advice for anyone keen to follow in her footsteps. Lisa credits her success to the power of honesty - only when she was 100% honest with herself did the pounds finally fall away. With Lisa's help, readers can put the fibs and excuses behind them, kick the bad habits and achieve the body and health they've always wanted.

Lisa Riley's Honesty Diet

Change your life in just 8 days

Jessica M. Goldstein

Ash is a failed actress who is done trying to ‘make’ something of her life. Until a golden opportunity drops in her lap: a job at Retro, an agency who organise trips into the past for the ultra-wealthy. 
 
Energised by her new role, Ash throws herself into leading bachelorette parties in the Old West, birthday parties at Woodstock and a situationship with a hard-drinking detective from 1937. But as time goes on, it becomes clear that Retro’s shadowy founder Ro has terrifying designs for the company’s future – and for the part Ash herself can play in it.

Retro

Nina George

Claire Cousteau is one of France’s most esteemed biologists, with a seemingly perfect family life, but she has become increasingly frustrated by her marriage and her husband’s affairs. 
 
As the Cousteaus prepare for a summer in Brittany, Claire’s son Nico asks if his new girlfriend, Julie, can join them? Julie has conundrums of her own - she is an ambitious woman, and unsure if Nico really is her match. But what the family don’t realise is that Julie and Claire have met before, in a Parisian hotel during a night that Claire thought was her secret. 
 
Beneath the Breton sun, could their surprising bond alter the course of their lives for all time?

One Night in Paris

Rachel Khoo

Bestselling food writer Rachel Khoo bid farewell to her Parisian kitchen and moved to Sweden to put down roots. Having made the country her home, Rachel now shares over 100 delicious and seasonal Swedish recipes from her new little Scandi kitchen ­- celebrating traditional fare, embracing local ingredients, exploring what the locals eat at home and offering her own fresh and delicious takes on Swedish recipes. 
 
Woven through with stunning photographs of the location and food, and created with Rachel's inimitably stylish touch, this ravishing new cookbook takes readers on a culinary tour of this beautiful country and lets them experience the Swedish art of enjoying just the perfect amount of the best things in life for themselves. 
 
Recipes include: 
 
- Mushroom toast with bacon and thyme 
- Cod with asparagus, smashed eggs and parsley sauce 
- Yellow pea soup with smoked sausage dumplings 
- Roasted butternut squash waffles 
- Praline and parsnip cake 
- Almond and lingonberry buns

The Little Swedish Kitchen

Angela Liddon

One of the trailblazers of plant-based cooking, Angela Liddon's irresistible and foolproof recipes have become the gold standard for this type of food. Her phenomenally popular blog and bestselling debut, The Oh She Glows Cookbook, have amassed millions of fans worldwide, eager for her latest recipes. 
 
Now, in this highly anticipated follow-up cookbook, Liddon shares creative, accessible and delicious ideas that are perfect for busy lifestyles, promising to make plant-based eating convenient every day of the week, not forgetting special occasions. 
 
Filled with more than 100 family-friendly recipes, including simple smoothies, breakfasts, snacks and staples, you'll find meals and treats that everyone will love, such as Homemade Sunflower Seed Butter, Lentil-Mushroom Bolognese, Sweet Potato Casserole, Rainbow Quinoa Salad, Ultimate Flourless Brownies and Cookie Dough Balls. Oh She Glows Every Day also includes useful store-cupboard suggestions and tips for kid-, allergy-, and freezer-friendly cooking. 
 
A beautiful go-to cookbook from one of the internet's most popular voices in food, Oh She Glows Every Day proves that it's possible to cook simple, nourishing and tasty meals - even on a busy schedule.

Oh She Glows Every Day

Quick and simply satisfying plant-based recipes

The star of BBC2's The Little Paris Kitchen is back with her second book, this time based on giving classic French dishes from all over the country her trademark modern twists. 
 
 Rachel Khoo became an overnight sensation when her first book and television series launched last year. Coveting her Parisian lifestyle, fashion sense and, more importantly, her accessible, delicious recipes cooked up in her tiny kitchen, the nation took her to their hearts and now they can receive second helpings. 
 
 Taking her 'Little Paris Kitchen' on tour, Rachel is leaving the capital city to travel to the four corners of France in search of the very best recipes the country has to offer. From the snow-topped mountains and Christmas markets of Alsace to the winemaking region of the Dordogne, the dreamy vistas of Provence and the well-stocked larders of Brittany and Normandy, Rachel visits some of the best-known foodie places as well as uncovering some hidden gems to share with you. Recipes include: pork and clams with cider and butter beans, spicy aubergine sticks with couscous, baked figs with walnuts, beer-glazed ham hock, caramelized apple bake and spiced almond biscuits.

My Little French Kitchen

Over 100 recipes from the mountains, market squares and shores of France

Gytha Lodge

Anna and Reid weren't meant to be. She's a fiery American journalist; he's a stoic British detective – it was nice while it lasted. Until it wasn't. 
 
And Anna is over it now anyway. She's on the scent of a career-making story – a suspicious death amongst the cloistered elite world of Cambridge University. But the more she investigates, the more there’s only one person she wants to talk to about it. She starts writing Reid a long sprawling email – it’s not like she's ever planning to send it. 
 
Until suddenly, her hunt for a killer leads her into desperate trouble. And the only detective she can trust with her life is the one who broke her heart.

Dead to Me

Amy McCulloch

Adri trained for pain, heat, and exhaustion - she didn’t train to outrun a killer 
'A masterclass in atmospheric writing,...this is gold medal storytelling and I raced through it’ JANICE HALLETT 
‘Tense, exhilarating and deeply immersive, I raced through this epic ultramarathon thriller’ LAURA STEVEN 
‘Smart, visceral and deliciously dark and twisty’ LOUISE MINCHIN 
'An exciting terrifyingly convincing depiction of people under savage stress. Unmissable' Literary Review 
– 
It’s the ultimate test of endurance: two-hundred-and-fifty miles in the brutal heat of the Sahara, with only the supplies you can carry on your back. 
Adri is ready. Returning to ultra-running in the wake of a scandal, she needs to prove to herself – and her young son – that she’s a winner. 
When a fellow runner is badly injured, Adri knows something isn’t right. Yet in a race this extreme, even a dead body can be explained away. 
But there’s a killer stalking the hot sand. And the problem with running faster than everyone else, is that you’re miles ahead of anyone who can save you... 
– 
PRAISE FOR RUNNER 13 
'A thrilling race to the finish' OBSERVER 
 
‘Brilliantly atmospheric and with relentless pace, Runner 13 is one of the most propulsive adventure thrillers I’ve read. It will leave you gasping for breath. I loved it!’ LIV MATTHEWS 
‘Amy McCulloch does it again! Runner 13 is an absolute scorcher of a thriller that examines the lengths we are willing to push ourselves for what's right’ SARA OCHS 
‘As soon as I finished it I ordered all Amy's other books. A breathless, complex thriller. I steamed through it’ JANE FALLON 
‘A thriller set around the fascinating world of ultra-running where there's always the threat that even the race might kill you. Utterly breathtaking - absolutely loved it. Amy's best yet’ CATHERINE COOPER 
'Fascinating, exciting...terrifyingly convincing' LITERARY REVIEW 
'The twists will have you racing through every page' WOMAN AND HOME

Runner 13

Bestselling author Rachel Khoo is on the go once again with her latest cookbook, Rachel Khoo's Kitchen Notebook. 
 
Her latest cookbook is packed to the brim with 100 standout recipes, full-colour photography and Rachel's very own sketches of the food and places she encounters. 
 
Out and about, she finds the most delicious fare, recording it all in her kitchen notebook. From a Ham Hock Tiffin Box to Slow Roasted Pork Belly with Sloe Gin, and Rhubarb and Custard Millefeuille, Rachel Khoo's Kitchen Notebook will inspire even the most jaded cook to try something new.

Rachel Khoo's Kitchen Notebook

Patsy Rodenburg

Patsy Rodenburg is the leading acting coach in the UK (she has worked with Judi Dench, Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen and Cate Blanchett). Patsy has discovered the principles of speech in theatre apply extremely effectively when transferred into the workplace. 
 
Do you want to be more persuasive? Do you want to enthuse and inpsire and feel good whenever you present or speak in public? This practical programme will make you as effective as Judi Dench is on screen in every meeting, pitch and conversation in person or on the phone. You will learn how to impress your boss without being overbearing, connect with people if you are introvert and you will have true confidence in all your communication. There are practical exercises and example throughout and Patsy's results are amazing.

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