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Lee Onhwa

When twenty-seven-year-old Yeon-hwa loses her grandmother, enigmatic proprietor of the Hwawoldang, she decides to respect her wishes by keeping the store going for at least a month, between the hours of 10pm and midnight. She has never learnt to make the traditional desserts herself, and hopes to learn more about her grandmother. 
 
On her very first day at work, she is soon interrupted by one of her grandmother’s most regular visitors, who hints that Hwawoldang is no ordinary pastry shop, and its customers not entirely alive… 
 
With each new customer at the store, Yeon-hwa is taken into their memories – but will this bring her the closure she craves, and continue her grandmother’s legacy of aiding those left in the land of the living?

A Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang

J. M. Gutsch

Maxim Leo

Meet Frankie the cat. He’s a stray who belongs to no one, and that’s just how he likes it. 
 
Until one day, everything changes. He crosses paths with Richard. 
 
Richard isn’t doing so well. Grieving the loss of his wife, he’s turned his back on hope and is ready to end it all. But his plans are halted when Frankie the cat is injured on his doorstep. 
 
Frankie needs help. But then, so does Richard. What Richard doesn’t know is that Frankie is no ordinary cat. 
 
It’s an unlikely partnership. But it might be exactly what they both need . . .

Frankie

Matt Dinniman

They call it Faction Wars. 
 
The ninth floor: nine armies led by wealthy alien elites, all battling to seize the central castle. Strategy, alliances, treachery—it’s perfect television.After all, none of these powerful aliens really die when they’re playing war.But not this season. Winner takes all, and the fallen stay dead.With the AI collapsing, Carl and his team seize the chaos and join the war as one of the nine factions—just as a tenth army rises: NPCs, who have become fully self-aware and formed a team of their own.And for Donut and Katia, only one can leave this level.If they all want to survive, they’re going to need a little help from a veteran or two.This. Is. War.

This Inevitable Ruin

Samantha Downing

You’d never guess Lottie Jones had skeletons in her closet. 
 
She’s lived in town for decades now. She’s getting older. She lives for the simple pleasures of weekly bingo games at church, and gossiping with her friends about their children’s love lives. 
 
But when investigative journalist Plum Dixon shows up on her doorstep asking questions about Lottie’s past, and specifically about her connection to numerous unsolved murders, well, Lottie just can’t have that. 
 
But getting away with murder is hard enough when you’re young. And when Lottie receives another annoying knock on the door, she realises this crime might just be the death of her…

Too Old For This

Jason Hazeley

Joel Morris

These delightful books are the latest in the series of Ladybird books which have been specially planned to help grown-ups with the world about them. 
 
The large clear script, the careful choice of words, the frequent repetition and the thoughtful matching of text with pictures all enable grown-ups to think they have taught themselves to cope. The subject of the books will greatly appeal to grown-ups. 
 
The eight books in the series feature original Ladybird artwork alongside brilliantly funny, brand new text. The other books in the series are: 
 
- The Ladybird Book of Mindfulness 
 
- The Ladybird Book of Sheds 
 
- The Ladybird Book of The Hipster 
 
- The Ladybird Book of the Mid-Life Crisis 
 
- The Ladybird Book of the Hangover 
 
- The Ladybird Book of Dating 
 
- How it Works: The Husband 
 
- How it Works: The Wife

This delightful book is the latest in the series of Ladybird books which have been specially planned to help grown-ups with the world about them. 
 
The large clear script, the careful choice of words, the frequent repetition and the thoughtful matching of text with pictures all enable grown-ups to think they have taught themselves to cope. The subject of the book will greatly appeal to grown-ups. 
 
The eight books in the series feature original Ladybird artwork alongside brilliantly funny, brand new text. The other books in the series are: 
 
- The Ladybird Book of Dating 
 
- The Ladybird Book of Sheds 
 
- The Ladybird Book of The Hipster 
 
- The Ladybird Book of the Mid-Life Crisis 
 
- The Ladybird Book of the Hangover 
 
- How it Works: The Husband 
 
- How it Works: The Wife

The Ladybird Book of Mindfulness

Matthew Aldrich

Paul Whitmore, the world’s richest man and Silicon Valley's Ponce-de-Leon, is 122 years old, but looks fifty. Thanks to the Method, his proprietary anti-aging protocol, he’s ready to share the secret to Eternal Life with the world . . . for a price. But not everyone wants Paul to succeed, and these shadowy forces are prepared to use violence to keep the Method from coming to market. 
 
When a new threat targets his estranged son Max, an 85-year-old nursing home resident who wants nothing to do with him, Paul brings Max to his compound for protection. As enemies close in and secrets unravel, Paul must face the one challenge he never planned for: fatherhood, and caring for his ageing son. Is it ever too late to reconnect, or to become the parent you never were? 
 
As the date of the Method's release draws closer and the walls close in, Paul's true enemies make themselves known. The pawns corner the king, leaving Paul to make an impossible choice . . .

The Natural Order

C. J. Tudor

Welcome to Serenity Falls – the idyllic town where crime is non-existent. The perfect fresh start for Dan and his daughter Sadie as they escape their troubled past in the UK. 
Until a dead body turns up in their swimming pool. 
And that’s just the start of a series of odd discoveries that include abandoned houses and very strange activity. 
As Serenity Falls plans its fiftieth anniversary, something is stirring beneath the surface of the idyllic façade. Is it really the perfect town? Or is it founded on something far darker? And how far will people go to keep its secrets?

Serenity Falls

Shirtaloon

For all that Jason’s new life is amazing, he is about to learn that his new power, wealth, and influence comes at a price...Riding high on success, he and his team prepare for what comes next, but nothing can prepare them for what their enemies have planned. When magic enters the fight, the stakes rise beyond life and death.As Jason’s personal rivals move in the shadows, even greater threats push his new home to the brink. With one devastating move left to play, those enemies are on a collision course with Jason and his companions. Outnumbered, outmatched, and facing an enemy who knows they’re coming, they must fight harder than ever—because this time, survival may not be enough to win.

He Who Fights With Monsters: Hero

All colonist Oliver Lewis ever wanted to do is run the family ranch and keep his family’s aging fleet of intelligent agriculture bots ticking. But when his planet's transfer gate finally opens and restores instant travel and full communication between Earth and his planet, New Sonora, there’s a complication. The colossal Apex Corporation is hired to commence an “eviction action.” and they charge bored Earthers for the opportunity to design their own war machines, remotely pilot them and make it a game. Oliver and his friends soon find themselves fighting for their lives against these machines. But with the help of an old book from his grandfather, Oliver is determined to defend the only home he’s ever known.

Operation Bounce House

Katie Gutierrez

Lore Rivera was married to two men at once. She led a secret double life - until one man shot the other. 
That's the story the world knows. 
 
But true-crime writer Cassie Bowman wants to know more - about the mysterious woman at the heart of it all, and about what really happened the night of that tragic murder. How did Lore lead two lives? How did it feel when it all came crashing down? 
 
After years of hiding, Lore is finally ready to tell her story. But as her tragic tale unfolds, will either woman be ready for the consequences when the long-buried truth comes to light?

More Than You'll Ever Know

The suspenseful and heart-pounding Radio 2 Book Club pick

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

Attention. The gates are down. The hunters are loose. Run.A deadly jungle. Bloodthirsty dinosaurs. A fallen princess seeking revenge. And a mysterious celebration known as The Butcher’s Masquerade. Coast Guard veteran Carl and Princess Donut think they’ve seen everything the galaxy’s favorite game show can throw at them—until they reach the sixth floor: The Hunting Grounds.Now, for the first time, outside tourists are allowed in, eager to stalk and kill the remaining crawlers. Among them is Vrah, a legendary hunter determined to claim her greatest trophy yet. But this season, the prey is fighting back.Welcome, crawlers, to the sixth floor.

The Butcher's Masquerade

Danai Christopoulou

Lady Macbeth turns to the three witches for advice. 
She’s given a brew that transports her to a strange realm. 
Desperately lost, she opens a door to a woman drenched in blood. 
 
Klytemnestra is exacting bloody vengeance on her husband. 
Yet an otherworldly door appears and a strange woman steps in. 
 
Thrown into unknown territory, the pair are forced to form an alliance or perish. 
Yet the realm’s goddess, The Mistress of the House of Books, claims to hold the key to saving them. But can they trust her? 
 
As every threat brings our vile lady villains closer into fiery attraction, they have a choice: remain within the confines of their original tales … 
Or burn down the world to pen a new story together . . .

Vile Lady Villains

Virginia Evans

In her letters to family and friends we come to know the life of Sybil Van Antwerp: stubborn, cantankerous, opinionated, always steadfast in her belief in the power of the written word. 
 
But as the clock begins to tick for Sybil, the need for a few post-scripts to the life she’s led becomes apparent. Fixing her difficult relationship with her children. Taking a final chance at romance. Atoning for an old legal case which has come back to haunt her. And finally, reckoning with a devastating loss that she has spent the last thirty years holding close to her chest.

The Correspondent

Fredrik Backman

The father has a story he needs to share before it's too late. As he tells his son about a courageous little girl lying in a hospital bed a few miles away, he reveals even more about himself; his past regrets, his hopes for the future. 
 
Now, on Christmas Eve, he has been given the chance to do something remarkable that could change the destiny of the little girl he hardly knows. But before he can make the deal of a lifetime, he must find out what his own life has actually been worth, and only his son can reveal the answer. 
 
With humour and compassion, Fredrik Backman's The Deal of a Lifetime reminds us that life is a fleeting gift, and our legacies rest in how we share that gift with those we love.

The Deal of a Lifetime

Matt Baker

A summer on the Italian island of Capri. The perfect opportunity for recently widowed DCI Joe Mottram to reconnect with his teenage daughter. What better place to bond than in his late wife’s childhood home where her parents still run renowned beachside restaurant, Da Vinale's. 
 
And then the body turns up. 
 
When a British tourist is found dead at the bottom of an iconic landmark, Joe’s hopes of a restorative holiday are shattered. Then local detective Lara Sarrancino arrives at Da Vinale's asking questions, and Joe realises the family restaurant might be hiding secrets amidst its delicious dishes. 
 
Joe will have to act fast - and find a way to work with stubborn Lara - in order to learn the truth. 
 
Because the next murder might be even closer to home...

A Taste For Murder

Kate Riordan

It’s been years since Rain went home. 
To many, growing up on the Tanglewood estate, nestled in a beautiful corner of the Cotswolds countryside, seemed like a dream. 
But for Rain, memories of her childhood there are forever tainted by what happened that summer. The wild party. The body… 
Now estranged from her mother, and all ties to Tanglewood, Rain thought she’d moved on. 
Yet when another dead body is found at Tanglewood, she knows she must face her past. 
Rain has long held suspicions that what happened that summer wasn’t an accident. It was murder. 
And now's her chance to prove it.

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