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**Selected as a 2025 book to look out for by the Guardian, Sunday Times, Irish Times, independent.co.uk, Cosmopolitan, Elle and Service95** Jules has been divorced from her ex-husband Leon for ¬five years, but she still works alongside him at Gunk, the grotty student nightclub he owns in...

Set in 1945 between Hitler's death and Hiroshima, The Second Child is a satirical thriller about one young woman's plot to outsmart the supreme dictators in a world on fire. From the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of The First Friend. You can't choose your family, but you can choose...

A riveting, brilliant account of a court case in which a woman accused her best friend of impersonating a man during sex, and won—a study of desire, performance, truth, and the stories we tell about ourselves in public, online, in love, and in law. A woman falls in love with a man. His name is...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE An electrifying first novel from “a fresh new voice in fiction” (Emma Cline, New York Times bestselling author of The Guest), the story of two women circling one another—working side-by-side, sleeping with the same man, inching toward...

A sweeping and emotional World War II novel for readers of Soraya M. Lane and Veronica Leigh. ‘Heartbreaking and hopeful’ Kate Galley 'An engaging story of fortitude … and unexpected love' Anita Frank 'A moving story of love, sacrifice and survival' Suzanne Fortin 'A gripping and original...

An unforgettable story, tying together past and present, from the bestselling author of The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris and The Royal Librarian Berlin, 1933. The night skies are burning bright with huge bonfires of banned books. The Nazi party is swelling in number and Berlin is no longer a safe...

The heart-stopping, epic sequel to Blade of Secrets by bestselling YA fantasy sensation Tricia Levenseller Eighteen-year-old Ziva is in a race against time. Her beloved sister was gravely wounded in a battle with a fearsome warlord, and now she and her friends, the handsome mercenary Kellyn and...

Falan is determined to take revenge on the circus's ringmaster for her sister's death – but first she must survive a series of deadly rounds in the annual Game of Oaths tournament. Trapeze artist Falan Sunkara is a contracted performer for Paris's famous magical circus, le Cirque des Ombres...

‘Expertly crafted’ AMELIA DIMOLDENBERG ‘A beautiful siren song to anyone who has ever felt ashamed of their own taste’ SCARLETT CURTIS 'An ode to both fearless critique and visceral fandom’ BILLIE JD PORTER A deep dive into the joy and power of personal pleasures, quirks, obsessions...

Iris Caldwell and Nell Ryland were never meant to be friends. From two very different backgrounds, one the heir to the Caldwell estate, the other a humble vicar's daughter. Both have their secrets, both have their pasts, but they each find solace with one another and soon their futures become irrevocably intertwined. Until May Day 1912, a day that haunts Missensham. The day two girls disappeared. The day the girls were murdered. Now, many years later, old footage has emerged which shows that Iris Caldwell may not have died on that spring morning.

The lushly romantic, magical first volume in the epic Bladesmith duology by bestselling YA fantasy sensation Tricia Levenseller Eighteen-year-old Ziva prefers metal to people. She spends her days tucked away in the forge, safe from society and the anxiety it causes her, using her gift to craft...

She said she wore a blindfold at all times. She said she didn't know who she was really having sex with. Two former best friends face each other in court at a sex offence trial. Miss X, making the accusation, claims she was tricked into queer sex, many times, by a best friend pretending to be...

In every lifetime, it's always you... Lissa is at a low point in her life when she meets Ash, but she feels an instant connection to him. As their relationship develops, she begins to wonder if there's a deeper reason for that - it feels as if they have met before on some level, not just once...

Fleeing her beloved country, her journey was only just beginning . . . 1939. With war imminent in Poland, knowing the dangers her people face, Tamar flees to London while her fiancé, Isaac, must stay and fulfil his duty to his country. He carries with him a silver clasp from Tamar’s bracelet...

‘We can fix what we have done. We can undo the mistakes our ancestors made. We can set right what has been done wrong... You are the first step.’ In a silverware shop, a young wife works alongside her husband. Amid growing political turmoil, Bea finds solace in the local marsh, where she is...

Unearth the fascinating fundamentals of volcanoes... In ten short and informative essays, leading volcanologist Dr Rebecca Williams reveals everything you need to know about volcanoes. From the deadliest eruptions of all time and how to survive a volcanic eruption to why a volcano won't erupt in...

Thirty days off-grid. No contact with the outside world. No way to call for help. Zara leaves home to take part in a challenge sweeping the nation – no technology for one month. A body is found in the woods. Right by the Safe House where Zara was meant to check in. And she hasn’t checked in...

Love, Expanded is not a book about suffering, though the challenges queer people face are everywhere and real. Quietly radical, it is a guide for what non-traditional relationships can look like in all their myriad forms, and a source of advice from aromantic and asexual people on how to form...

'A thrilling, immersive and beautifully written historical novel that will resonate long after the last page is turned. Highly recommended' MARIUS GABRIEL 'Taut, compelling and beautifully written – I loved it!’ DAISY WOOD The Enemy's Wife, Book 2 in the series, is available to order now! 'I...

An unforgettable story, tying together past and present, from the bestselling author of The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris and The Royal Librarian Berlin, 1933. The night skies are burning bright with huge bonfires of banned books. The Nazi party is swelling in number and Berlin is no longer a safe...