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Brought to you by Penguin. As for queens, they are either hated or forgotten. She already knows which option suits her best . . . Perfect for fans of ARIADNE and THE SONG OF ACHILLES, this is the extraordinary retelling of history's most infamous heroine. Mother. Monarch. Murderer. Magnificent...

Greek billionaire Leo Christakis is convinced the prim and proper suits worn by Natasha are simply a cover for the gold-digger that lies beneath. Suspecting Natasha to be stealing from his company, Leo insists she remain at his beck and call. Natasha is then thrown into his world of unimaginable luxury until Leo discovers she's innocent - in every sense. Now she must become the Christakis bride....

Brought to you by Penguin. From an unmissable new voice comes the powerful and epic story of mythology's darkest heroine. Shunned. Persecuted. Tormented. Medea longs for a different life. Since childhood, she has been separated from her sister, shunned by her mother, and persecuted and tormented...

Brought to you by Penguin. One fateful night in Sparta, a young slave girl encounters a mysterious, grey-eyed princess. Melantho and Penelope, though from different worlds, are instantly connected. But betrayal soon tears them apart. Years later, on Ithaca's rocky shores, Melantho is sent to...

Ally Novak is perfectly happy being single – in fact, her career depends on it. As the Divorced Diva – blogger, brand ambassador and businesswoman extraordinaire – she’s spun three failed marriages into gold, building a brand that celebrates single life. So when her wealthy ex-husband Julian invites her to front his new wellness retreat, Ally jets off to his exclusive Greek island, certain it’ll be just another glamorous gig. What she doesn’t expect is to find another ex on the island – the one who got away, and the only one she can’t forget.

As innocent Tansy prepares to meet Jude Alexandris at the altar, she knows their vows are purely for convenience – the billionaire must wed immediately to protect his mother’s home. However, there’s something Tansy hasn’t shared: this marriage is her only hope of getting custody of her little half-sister!

Billion-dollar bargain… for an on-paper wife! Odysseus Diamides never expects a warm welcome at his family's imposing estate. Until he's greeted by maid Grace Foster—who spent last night in his bed! He can't allow her life to be ruined by his controlling grandfather, so the Greek barters for her freedom by making Grace his convenient bride… Odysseus's diamond is the lifeline Grace requires. She can escape her boss and ensure her grandmother is cared for. Yet after their idyllic island wedding Grace realizes just how cynical Odysseus truly is.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Highly recommend for your summer reading' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Can one house hold a lifetime of secrets? Corfu, 1930 The moment Thirza Caruthers sets foot on Corfu, memories flood back: the scent of jasmine, the green shutters of her family’s home — and her brother...

Four old university friends, Dora, Penny, Nell and Moira, reunite to re-live that first hippy-dippy trip together to a beautiful, unspoilt, romantic Greek island looking for sun, sand and sea. But it’s not just about going back to when they were young. Maybe they do have dreams like Shirley...

Greek tycoon Leo is a businessman, not a family man. Yet becoming guardian to his orphaned nieces and nephews leads him to make the ultimate sacrifice—finding a wife! And kind-hearted Letty is the perfect bride for the job. Letty can’t let her family fall into financial ruin. A convenient Christmas wedding to Leo is the ideal solution! Until their paper-only arrangement is scorched by the heat of their unanticipated passion!

After a work party gone disastrously wrong, Samantha suddenly finds herself jobless and jilted. So when her sister invites Sam to stay at her little whitewashed farmhouse on a Greek island, Sam leaps at the chance to escape. Before long, she’s trundling up the cobbled driveway, almost colliding with sexy neighbour Spyros. It isn’t all sunshine and smiles though. For every afternoon spent lounging by the pool, cocktail in hand, there is a morning spent adjusting to life with boisterous six-year-old nieces. 

With her last pennies in her pocket, Elizabeth Wareham arrived in Greece to fight for what was hers. But her adversary, Ilios Manos, was like a man carved from mythology. Ilios would take her body if he had to - he was in that kind of mood. But the flicker behind her eyes belied an innocence he couldn't ruin. So he'd take the next best thing - he was a man in need of a wife.... He would show her mercy, and she would take his name!

A-list actress Shauna Jackson has the perfect life. Fame, fortune, marriage. Or so it seems. Running from a scandal, Shauna must return to the place that changed her life 20 years ago, the idyllic Greek island of Ithos. Captivated once more by her island escape, bittersweet memories resurface of one summer, one unforgettable man, and a long-hidden secret. Can Shauna take the chance to confront her past?

When Ruby arrives in Corfu, she’s greeted by a sparkling sea, hot sand and a new future. She’s ready to learn the trade at her Aunt Hazel’s taverna and she’s certainly not going to be distracted by Yianni, her handsome colleague, no matter how much they are drawn to each other. Because getting close to someone again means facing up to her past—and the reason she was so desperate to get away from home in the first place.

On the beautiful beaches of Crete, an old woman is handing out scraps of paper. Sofia, eighty-five years old, unable to speak, is desperate to find a daughter she has never known. After a tragic childhood in Athens and a soaring career as a singer, the brutal treatment of the man she loved by a tyrannical regime forced her to give up her daughter mere days after her birth. Now she longs to be reunited with her child before it's too late. Meanwhile in London, Zoe is searching too. In the months since the disappearance of her teenage daughter, Zoe's life has crumbled apart.

From the moment Ellie Brooks met mogul Alek Sarantos, her life went off the rails. Now she's pregnant. It was only supposed to be one wild, passionate night. Yet when Ellie shows up demanding Alek legitimise their unborn child, he shocks himself...and agrees. Catapulted into a world she wasn't meant for, Ellie's resolve wavers until a tiny kick reminds her why she made a deal with this handsome devil.

Bought for the Greek's Revenge Bedded for the Greek's pleasure! Ella Palmer has neither the money nor the connections to warrant the interest of Nikolai Drakos's archenemy. Yet the unassuming beauty has done just that and claiming her will be Nikolai's ultimate satisfaction! The ruthless tycoon...

On an all-expenses-paid holiday, Claudia Taylor jets off to glorious Santorini with her two best friends, Tara and Sophie. But when her simple task of handing over a flash drive becomes complicated, and the handsome Jack tries to romance her, Claudia's holiday becomes less relaxing than she'd hoped. 

It starts as a sensual game, but can Lily stick to Nik's rules? And, what's more, can he? Idealistic archaeologist Lily Rose craves a fairy-tale love, but in her experience it always ends in heartbreak. So now Lily's trying a different approach - a fling with infamous Greek playboy Nik Zervakis. Antilove and antifamily, Nik lives by his own set of rules. There's no one better to teach Lily how to separate sex from deep emotions! But whilst Nik may have the world at his feet, he has shadows in his heart.

Becky Rose has just landed her dream job house-sitting at a top-end villa on the island of Corfu. Elias Mardas is travelling back to Corfu on business whilst dealing with his own personal demons. Late arriving in Athens, Becky and Elias have to spend a night in the Greek capital. When they have to emergency land in Kefalonia, Becky's got to decide whether to suck up the adventure and this gorgeous companion she seems to have been thrown together with, or panic about when she's going to arrive at Corfu.