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A black comedy, set in suburbia, about one woman’s struggle to be free. When Winona Dalloway begins her day — in the peaceful early hours before her children, that ‘tiny tornado of little hands and feet’, wake up — she doesn’t know that by the end of it, everything in her world will...

Zwei junge Frauen in New York: ein funkelndes Debüt voller Witz und Glamour Isa Epley ist einundzwanzig Jahre alt und weise genug, um zu wissen, dass der Sinn des Lebens im Vergnügen liegt. Tagsüber verkauft sie mit ihrer besten Freundin Gala Klamotten an einem Straßenstand, um ihre...

Frank ha diciannove anni ed è figlio dell’attraente tenutaria di una casa di appuntamenti in una città del Nord durante l’occupazione nazista. Freddo, scostante, insolente, solitario, Frank vuole in segreto una cosa sola: iniziarsi alla vita. E crede che il modo migliore per farlo sia uccidere qualcuno senza ragione. Con sbalorditiva sicurezza, Simenon entra nella testa di questo personaggio al limite fra l’abiezione e una paradossale innocenza, e intorno a lui fa vivere il mondo della neve sporca – la sordida scena di una città dove tutto è tradimento, rancore, doppio gioco.

Meet Harriet White, Sherlock Holmes' feisty – and entirely fake – assistant, in this gloriously fun mystery, perfect for fans of Anita Prose, Verity Bright and Janice Hallett. 🔎 London, 1932. A young maid steps onto a train… and disappears. Her family writes to the only person they can...

The TOP TEN bestselling Queen of Black Country sagas is back with a heart-breaking tale of friendship, families and survival against the odds. Thirteen-year-old Alice Truelove can’t take another day of her father’s cruelty. Better a life on the streets than being constantly blamed for her...

The library girls are back, striving for a better tomorrow As the war reaches London, they’ll band together… War strikes close to home for chief librarian Cordelia when her flat is bombed, and her beloved Robert is called up and sent abroad. Fortunately, her colleagues Mavis and Jane can...

From #1, MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Shari Low. When all seems lost, hope remains... Val Murray has mislaid her most precious mementoes of the people she’s loved and lost. Can her family, the wonders of technology and a little divine intervention somehow mend her shattered heart? Sophie...

A gorgeously funny STEM rom com from Camilla Isley. Perfect for fans of Ali Hazelwood, Lynn Painter and Jo Watson. He's off limits – but you can't fight physics... At 28, with a Ph.D under her belt and a meteoric rise to head of Research and Development at Mercer Robotics, Reese feels her...

The next book in the Beamer Street series set around Liverpool's Docks, from bestselling author Sheila Riley. A women and child looking for a safe haven - can Beamer Street keep them safe from evil? Liverpool 1924 Trapped in an abusive marriage to Lord Caraway with her beloved daughter Melissa...

The letters drop onto every doormat… Lena just moved to Mandalay Close. She needed a new start, since her boyfriend cheated her out of the happy-ever-after she’d believed they were always going to share. But on the day Lena moves in, letters begin to arrive for all her new neighbours...

An unputdownable novel about marriage, secrets and lies - perfect for fans of Claire Douglas She thought she trusted her husband with her life; but a lot can happen in a week… Handsome doctor Matthew Delaney and his wife Nicole have a perfect life. So when Matthew suddenly vanishes, Nicole is...

A heartbreaking tale of triumph over tribulation - perfect for fans of Katie Flynn Once a workhouse girl, always a workhouse girl... Enid Hardcastle has always had a hard life, but when her family can’t make ends meet and are moved to the workhouse, it feels like things can’t get any worse...

Immerse yourself in the World War II saga from bestselling author Chrissie Walsh As World War II takes its toll on Liverpool, only friendship and community can keep the women of Weaver Street smiling. The neighbours on Liverpool’s Weaver Street have always looked after each other, but when the...

Don't miss book two in the compelling and emotional Nurse's War series by bestselling author Fenella J. Miller. Will she be reunited with those she loves? With her first husband dead and the war still ferocious, Victoria finds herself nursing injured soldiers on the Burma front. There she meets...

If you love Emily in Paris, you will love this book in the Annie Valentine series from bestselling author Carmen Reid. 🛍️Every book in the Annie Valentine Series can be read as a standalone🛍️ Personal shopper Annie Valentine is back! Older and bolder! Fashion guru Annie is struggling...

‘Inspiring, thought-provoking and incredibly moving – Samantha Tonge hit me straight in the heart with the wonderful tale of Tilda and Milo.’ No.1 bestselling author, Shari LowMeet Tilda Wright… Tilda has done everything she can to make her life neat, protected, tidy. No longer the girl...

A dreamy summer romance to whisk you to the glamorous Hollywood Hills, from the bestselling author of Under a Greek Sun Trouble in paradise? Having sold her photography studio in the UK, Freya Johnson is now living the American dream, engaged to Hollywood film star, Nicholas Kaden. Finally, her...

'Captivating and chilling, with an ending I didn’t see coming!' Alex Stone Should some secrets stay buried forever? When Cassie Hunt learns that her beloved Aunt Aggie is dying, she rushes back home to be with her during her final days. For as long as Cassie can remember Aggie has spoken about...

Lily Baker is back, and in her most trying job yet... A country at war. Friends in trouble. Lily may be off the bomb-blasted streets, but the danger's not over… England, 1941. Reunited briefly with her husband-to-be before he returns to fighting, Lily Baker now finds her mundane army office...

Discover the gorgeous and spicy new regency romance that is perfect for fans of Bridgerton, Lisa Kleypass and Eloisa James. Summer, 1816. A notorious rebel is about to meet her match... Lady Georgiana Pendlebury is no stranger to breaking the rules of polite society. But when a so-called...