The perfect stocking fill of romantic Christmas reads – a festive 5 book romance collection!The Kiss Before Christmas, Sophie PembrokeAs the snow falls on Manhattan, PA Dory Mackenzie is a long way from home and the cosy family Christmases back in Liverpool. So when she agrees to pose as her high-society-boss’s girlfriend for the holidays, it’s sure to add a bit of spice!The First Christmas Withou…
‘This was the ultimate summer read and I enjoyed every page and every word. A little slice of paradise.’ – Jenny in NeverlandA story of icing and flour… and how love doesn’t always go to plan!Growing up, Pippa Pattinson’s summers were spent in the idyllic Greek island fishing village of Taxos. There she spent many long hazy days determinedly ignoring thoughts of the life her parents had mapped out…
From heartbreak to the best mistake they'll ever make…When Layla Rivers’ boyfriend of 12 years skips out on their round-the-world trip of a lifetime – without her – she does what experience has taught her to do best, hide away in the cosy Cornish village she calls home. But any hopes of laying low soon disappear when Hollywood’s hottest star & mutual acquaintance, the gorgeous Nick Wells, crash la…
‘Fresh, funny and wise’ Katie Fforde‘I love Jane’s writing!’ Jill Mansell‘feel-good’ Woman and HomeTess has downsized to a lively new town and is ready for “me” time. But her Zen-like calm is tested by her boomerang offspring, who keep fluttering back to the nest (usually with a full bag of dirty washing) and by her elderly mother’s struggle to hold on to her independence.Tess is also surprised to…
Praise for Gill Paul: ‘A cleverly crafted novel and an enthralling story… A triumph.’ DINAH JEFFERIES ‘Gripping, romantic and evocative of its time.’ LULU TAYLOR The year is 1854, and Britain is in the grip of a gruesome war. Dorothea Gray has not seen her little sister Lucy since she eloped with the handsome Captain Charlie Harvington and set sail for the Crimea.Now, as the war worsens and the b…
From one of the brightest young chroniclers of US culture comes this dazzling collection of essays on the internet, the self, feminism and politicsWe are living in the era of the self, in an era of malleable truth and widespread personal and political delusion. In these nine interlinked essays, Jia Tolentino, the New Yorker’s brightest young talent, explores her own coming of age in this warped an…
THERE’S MAGIC IN HER BLOOD.Explosive fantasy set in a West African world of magic and legend, where one girl must sacrifice her life, year by year, to gain the power necessary to fight the mother she has never been good enough for.Perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas, Tomi Adeyemi and Black PantherTHERE’S MAGIC IN HER BLOOD.Arrah is a young woman from a long line of the most powerful witch doctors in …
A Ballymaloe-trained chef, songwriter and musical right-hand-man to the legends of Irish song takes us back stage and into the kitchens of a bohemian, international and surprisingly foodie group of Irish household names, including members of the Dubliners, Sharon Shannon, Stockton’s Wing, The Fureys and De Dannan.Story-led and full of anecdotes, Mike Hanrahan tells the tales behind the music of th…
Everyone has heard of Erdogan: Turkey’s bullish, mercurial president is the original postmodern populist. Around the world, other strongmen are now following the path that he has blazed. For the first time, ERDOGAN RISING tells the inside story of how a democracy on the fringe of Europe has succumbed to dictatorship. Hannah Lucinda Smith, Turkey correspondent with The Times of London, has witnesse…
** THE DEBUT NOVEL FROM THE WINNER OF THE COSTA SHORT STORY AWARD **One ordinary day. One extraordinary event. Their lives changed forever.On an ordinary Saturday morning in 1996, the residents of Nightingale Point wake up to their normal lives and worries.Mary has a secret life that no one knows about, not even Malachi and Tristan, the brothers she vowed to look after.Malachi had to grow up too q…
Тео Когда ты ушел, мой мир будто рухнул. Я помню наше прощание и твои последние слова. Тогда я поклялся, что позабочусь о Кейси, хотя и не знал, как выполнить это обещание. Но, наверное, именно оно дало мне силы двигаться дальше. Двигаться вперед, чтобы исцелиться и жить вновь. Ведь там, где руины, есть надежда найти сокровище. Думаю, я его уже нашел. Кейси Я уехала в Новый Орлеан и считала, что …
Жизнь Мелани стремительно меняется. С недавних пор в ее доме живет тринадцатилетняя Нола, дочь ее возлюбленного Джека, о существовании которой они оба узнали совсем недавно. У Нолы есть искусно выполненный большой кукольный домик с фигурками обитателей – копия одного из городских старинных особняков. Поговаривают, в особняке, имеющем непростую историю, обитают призраки. Мелани и Джек отправляются …
УИЛЛОУ Ее душа помнила все. Знала, что такое одиночество в огромном городе. И каково видеть лишь темноту, когда кругом обжигающий свет. Она сбегала от мира на страницы книг. На прослушивании кричала. Это крик был с ней внутри. Каждую минуту. Ей нужна была эта роль, чтобы изгнать своих демонов и обрести спокойствие. А затем – просто исчезнуть, не оставив следа. Невинная надежда. Которая разлетится …
Мои мечты греховны как темная ночь. Они не дают мне покоя. Двое мужчин, которые ненавидят друг друга, я же хочу обоих. Два босса, чьи многомиллионные фирмы решились на слияние. Только, когда я помогу заключить им этот чертов контракт, наши пути наконец разойдутся. Или же нет?...
A short story by Susan Hill from the collection Reader, I Married Him: Stories inspired by Jane Eyre.In ‘Reader, I Married Him’, an American socialite reflects on her rise through England’s social circles, and a whirlwind romance.Edited by Tracy Chevalier, the full collection, Reader, I Married Him, brings together some of the finest and most creative voices in fiction today, to celebrate and salu…