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He's my enemy, and I don't trust him. So why does he make my heart beat faster? I'm Aria Delgado, and this is my story. Ten years ago, my fiancé betrayed me in the worst way—he chose my sister. I swore I'd never set foot on Longhorn Ranch again. But now, I don't have a choice. My father is...

Bloomsbury presents The Daffodil Days by Helen Bain, read by Finty Williams 'Beautiful, affecting and deeply impressive' Louise Kennedy, author of Trespasses In the early 1960s, in a small town near Dartmoor, the church bells ring. The people of North Tawton go about their days, catching...

Blaire Monroe is the only woman I've ever loved, and the only one I've let break my heart. It's been ten years since she ran from this town, chasing a life that didn't include the cowboy next door who blurred the line between best friend and something more. Now she's back. Fresh off a busted...

'Haunting, heartbreaking, quietly terrifying. Unforgettable' CHRIS WHITAKER Three of them adrift on the narrowboat. Mother, son, and wickedness. Peggy Jenkins and her teenage son, Samson, live on a remote stretch of canal in the Midlands. She is a writer and he is a schoolboy. Together, they...

Brought to you by Penguin. *THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* The mesmeric new novel from the author of the award-winning global bestseller, THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS Outback Western Australia, 1958: for generations, the MacBrides have lived on a remote sheep station, Meredith Downs. A million...

Our first kiss was a lie. Our second was a mistake. And the night we spent tangled up in each other? Hot as hell, but a complete disaster.

A marriage of convenience is one thing… but falling for your fake wife is all kinds of complicated. Being married for a year is the only way to claim my inheritance. I couldn't care less about the money. It's not like I even knew my grandparents. I wasn't even considering it until Monroe volunteered. Sweet, sweet, Monroe. I've never let myself consider her as an option for me. She's been tucked safely away in a box labeled forbidden. That is until she takes my last name.

'Expertly plotted and mesmerising' - Mick Herron A local myth. A deadly threat. Vera Stanhope, star of ITV's Vera, returns for her most shocking case so far . . . I can't see anything. It's as if this house is on its own in the world, as if I'm on my own in the world and nobody would care if I...

In an immersive Southern Gothic with echoes of Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery and Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn, a restauranteur lured by pandemic-era incentives moves her family to a seemingly idyllic small town in Georgia, only to discover a darkness lurking beneath the Southern hospitality and sun-dappled streets.

Brought to you by Penguin. A swoony small-town romance that will set your heart racing. Since the moment our lives fell apart, the only thing that mattered was making a good life for my seven-year-old son. A life where he was happy and safe. I just never expected to find safety with a hockey...

Starlight Grove needs a new lighthouse keeper, and Olive Autumn Harvest needs a fresh start. Preferably one with as much solitude as possible. So, her new job and isolated ocean cottage are perfect—except for the eccentric, meddling townspeople and the cat who's adopted her. When the town wins a grant for lighthouse restoration, Olive is forced to let the contractors into her space… a company comprised of three hot alphas: Easton, her golden retriever stalker, Lars, the steady, protective Viking, and Finn, who's hiding a pain that matches her own.

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the author of The Islanders comes a warm, witty and suspenseful novel filled with small-town secrets, summer romance, big time lies and spiked seltzer, in the vein of Liane Moriarty. Truth: Sherri Griffin and her daughter, Katie, recently moved to the idyllic beach...

National Bestseller “A blend of breathtaking artistry, encyclopedic knowledge of the natural world. . . and ardent commitment to the supremacy of nature.” — San Francisco Chronicle In this beautiful novel, Barbara Kingsolver, acclaimed author of The Poisonwood Bible and the Pulitzer-Prize...

Don't miss this transporting novel full of old family secrets and new beginnings… 'Warm, escapist and ultimately uplifting. Erica James is on top form' Five Star Reader Review 'An emotional rollercoaster … Erica James weaves a tale that tugs at the heartstrings' Five Star Reader Review 'I...

தமிழ்நாட்டில் சென்னையிலிருந்து கடற்கரை நெடுகிலும் உப்பளங்கள் விரிந்திருக்கின்றன. ஆனால் தூத்துக்குடியைச் சார்ந்த கடற்கரையோரங்களில் உப்பு விளைச்சலுக்குத் தேவையான ஈரப்பதமில்லாத காற்றும், சூரிய வெப்பமும் ஆண்டில் பத்து மாதங்களுக்குத் தொடர்ச்சியாகக் கிடைப்பதால், மிகக்குறைந்த செலவில் தரமான உப்பு அதிக அளவில் உற்பத்தி செய்யப்படுகிறது. எனவே, ஏற்கெனவே பழக்கமான தூத்துக்குடிப் பகுதிகளுக்கே செல்வதென்று முடிவு செய்தேன். நான் நேரில் கண்ட உண்மைகளையும் கேட்டு அறிந்த செய்திகளையும் சிந்தித்து ஆராய்ந்து அதன் அடிப்படையில் இவர்தம் வாழ்வை மையமாக்கி இக் கரிப்பு மணிகளை உருவாக்கியுள்ளேன். - ராஜம் கிருஷ்ணன்

The last thing I remembered was falling asleep in the snow after my so-called best friend abandoned me in the woods for rejecting him. But instead of waking up in a snow drift, I woke up in an unfamiliar cabin with six feet of shirtless alpha wrapped around me to fend off the cold. I'd hoped to...

Of course, I said yes when Hannah Bell asked me to help her save the library. I say yes to everything. After an accident destroyed my career as a rodeo cowboy, the only things on my schedule were brawling, drinking, and bedding, so it wasn't like I didn't have the time. Now, I have regrets. Because the nerdy little librarian drives me crazy. She has five cats. Five. Her nose is buried so deep in her romance books that she can't see me standing right in front of her. And those long skirts and baggy sweaters leave far too much to the imagination.

Four Alphas. One summer bet. And the girl next door who was never supposed to get involved. I came to the coast to disappear. After everything my father did, hiding out in my grandmother's seaside cottage was supposed to be simple. Quiet. Safe. One normal summer before I figured out what came...

All Parker Hayes wanted was a fresh start, serving up frothy lattes and decadent desserts at her charming new cafe, Catch You Latte. But just as she's perfecting her caramel drizzle, her grand opening takes a bitter turn when a face from her past turns up dead… right behind the cafe. Suddenly, Parker's at the center of town gossip—and the prime suspect. Dodging murder accusations was definitely not part of her business plan. Then an ominous text turns everything upside down, and the clues start pointing to one of Magnolia Grove's most upstanding citizens.

I didn't plan on hooking up with my new brother-in-law's best friend… or marrying him. Life hasn't been easy, and it's left me a little bruised and a lot cautious. So when I wake up in Vegas married to Maddox, I'm convinced it's a mistake. A drunken accident that we should undo before anyone finds out. But he doesn't see it that way. He asks for six months. Six months to show me we could be something real. And I don't know why I say yes, except maybe a part of me wants to believe him.