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Claire’s little sister Holly has been working on the millionaire’s playground of Martha’s Vineyard, going to barefoot beach parties and flirting with the local rich kids. But now she’s missing and none of the locals seem to care, including the police. They think a message Claire received is proof she’s safe. But Claire knows for a fact that her sister didn’t send it. What will she have to risk to find out the truth? Who are the locals protecting? And what does it have to do with another girl who went missing five years ago?

When five-year-old Elsie Button was snatched from a garden in a sleepy town on the Welsh island of Anglesey, and a local man later confessed, it sent shockwaves through the tight-knit community. How could one of their own do such a thing? Especially when his own little girl was the same age – and the victim's best friend. Kathryn and her family left under the cloak of darkness one night, unable to bear the shame, and the anger of their neighbours. She hardly remembers that time. Now, she suffers the consequences of living under an assumed name, always looking over her shoulder.

A bold, vivid and fiercely imaginative historical novel with an unforgettable narrator, exploring intolerance, kindness and what 'madness' really means. In a remote medieval parish, under the rule of a ruthless Abbess, hapless new priest Alberto is charged with guarding those deemed mad – and...

The arrival of Thomas Campbell and his elder brother has the small village of Beauford astir. Not only is Thomas tall, dark, and handsome, he is also rumored to be a most notorious rake. Miss Claire Gardner is young, innocent, and completely infuriating. Yet given an opportunity, Thomas can't help teaching the headstrong beauty a lesson in desire.

How could things have gone so wrong between Syl Jameson and Viola Harrison? Syl and Viola are like sisters growing up in the small, stifling town of Love Hill. Though they are as different as light and dark, they connect. And for Syl, Viola’s family is a warm refuge away from the unaffectionate place that Syl calls home. But the reality is Syl can get a little needy and jealous. Viola can get a little toxic. And, like everyone in Love Hill, they have secrets. Eventually their friendship is bound to snap.

Secrets of Southern Girls is an evocative Southern Gothic mystery, blending suspense, memory, and redemption into a spellbinding story—perfect for fans of Diane Chamberlain, Ellen Marie Wiseman, and atmospheric women’s fiction. Some secrets haunt you for a lifetime. Some are your only chance...

In the 1970s, the girls were best friends sharing a house and good times: Zara, the famous diva actor; Val, the uptight solicitor; Jackie, the wild child and Pauline, the quirky introvert. Now they're in their twilight years, and Zara suggests that they live with her to support each other through old age. Initially, being housemates again is just as much fun as in their heyday. But then Zara reveals the real reason she asked them to move in with her, and suddenly things take a sinister turn.

FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF ALL THE COLOURS OF THE DARK AND WE BEGIN AT THE END. Everyone loves Summer Ryan. A model student and musical prodigy, she's a ray of light in the struggling small town of Grace, Alabama - especially compared to her troubled sister, Raine. Then Summer vanishes...

The first book of the viral Dream Harbor series by #1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author Laurie Gilmore! 🍁 TikTok Made Me Buy It – Winner of the TikTok Shop Book of the Year 2024, Sunday Times and USA Today bestseller. As seen on Good Morning America! 🍁🍁🍁🍁 When...

Brought to you by Penguin. A small Alaskan town. A missing boy. A brutal murder. A detective brought in from out of state to assist the former sherriff who investigated a similar murder twenty-five years ago. But are they hunting a twisted psychopath - or something even more terrifying? Praise...

Brought to you by Penguin. I know you don’t know me but you have to help me. I didn’t kill anyone. When Rowan stumbles across the advert, it seems like too good an opportunity to miss: a live-in nanny position, with a staggeringly generous salary. And when she arrives at Heatherbrae House...

It's1944, after D-day. Doodlebugs are the latest threat to war-battered Southern England. Local crook Samuel Golden is still finding ways to exploit people's hardship for his own gain. Heroine Em, whom we first met in The Munitions Girls, finds herself caught up in one such scheme while having to deal with her daughter's unexpected pregnancy.

Tel Aviv, 1970. Mati Netaim's life is turned upside down when she loses her parents in a terrible car crash. Reeling from the loss, she arrives at their home in the moshav, prepared to pack up a life full of happy memories. But when she looks inside her mother's drawer, she finds more than happy memories—she finds something that will change her life forever. Inside an innocent-looking envelope, yellowed with age, Mati finds a photograph of a man she does not recognize, holding a baby girl who has Mati's own blue eyes.

Bloomsbury presents The Married Girls by Diney Costeloe, read by Juliette Burton. An unputdownable drama from the bestselling author of The Girl With No Name. Wynsdown, 1949. In the small Somerset village of Wynsdown, Charlotte Shepherd is happily married and now feels settled in her adopted...

Discover the BRAND-NEW heart-wrenching historical saga from BESTSELLER Chrissie Walsh. Perfect for fans of Rosie Goodwin, Katie Flynn and Dilly Court! 💔 Can one young woman find the truth about herself and heal an age-old family secret? 🍀 Ireland, 1937–1941 Nineteen-year-old Roisin...

THE DEAD ARE RELENTLESS GOSSIPS, OR AT LEAST THESE DEAD ARE. A year after her father’s death, Aubrey learns she has inherited a share of a farm on the sun-streaked plains of Tennessee. Seeking a way to erase a mounting pile of debt, she travels South to meet a family she barely knows. Watching...

A breathtaking story of friendship, love and impossible choices, perfect for fans of Fiona Valpy, Lucinda Riley, and All the Light We Cannot See! ✨ 🇮🇹 Lake Maggiore, Northern Italy, 1943 🇮🇹 In a quiet lakeside hotel nestled in the shadow of the Italian Alps, seventeen-year-old...

The fourth book in the Coorah Creek series. Pitch perfect romance for readers of Karly Lane and Rachael Johns. Winner of the Romantic Novelists’ Association Epic Romantic Novel of the Year Award. A runaway at fifteen, Tia Walsh lost herself amid the squats and the gangs in the inner city...

A collection of Christmas stories from award-winning Australian authors about the country practices that lie at the heart of small towns. The Christmas Cake War by Stella Quinn Physiotherapist Jodie is in Clarence to help her great-aunt Carol move into an aged care home. But Jodie didn't count...

‘A perfect festive read for fans of Gilmore Girls and Charmed’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review Delilah hates Christmas. She’s a strong independent witch who has finally left her hometown of Oak Haven and is off forging her own path. But an emergency drags her back just in time for the...