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Give Me the Child: the most gripping psychological thriller of the year
Give Me the Child: the most gripping psychological thriller of the year
Mel McGrath
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’Dark, clever, terrifying’ Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train *The Top Ten Bestseller* ‘Gripping and moving’ Erin Kelly ‘You won’t want to eat, sleep or blink’ Tammy Cohen Imagine your doorbell rings in the middle of the night. You open the door to the police. With them is your husband’s eleven-year-old love child. A daughter you never knew he had. Her mother has been found dead in their south London flat. She has nowhere else to go. WOULD YOU TAKE HER IN? Compulsive, dark and devastating, Give Me the Child is a uniquely skilful thriller with an unforgettable twist.
Keep You Safe
Keep You Safe
Melissa Hill
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‘If you like Jodi Picoult try Melissa Hill’–Woman and Home ‘I was completely gripped.’–Sarah Morgan ‘Brimming with powerful issues’–Evening Post ‘This emotive story will touch your heart'–My Weekly Good mother or bad … who decides? Widowed nurse Kate and mum of two Madeleine couldn’t be more different in their approaches to parenting. Kate knows her husband’s death has made her more protective of her daughter, but she’s not going to apologise for it. Madeleine feels there’s no such thing as a perfect mother and while her parenting style may be controversial it works for her children and that’s all that matters. But when Madeleine makes a fateful decision that upends her own family, and has devastating consequences for Kate, suddenly the world is lining up to vilify her and she must defend every parental choice she’s ever made… Why is she accused of being a terrible mother when all she did was try to keep her children safe? Praise for Keep You Safe: ‘I was completely gripped. Every parent will recognize the issues raised in this book.’ – SARAH MORGAN ‘Emotional and cleverly crafted with well-drawn characters.’ – THE PEOPLE ‘Another great read from the best-selling Irish author.’ – HELLO MAGAZINE ‘Guaranteed to kick-start book club debates’ – GOOD HOUSEKEEPING ‘A rigorous yet entertaining examination of one of the most controversial issues in modern parenting.’ – IRISH TIMES. ‘Hill has her finger on the zeitgeist, offering savvy and well-researched points on a touchy subject. Fans of Meg Wolitzer and Emily Giffin will devour this introspective and enlightening novel.’ – BOOKLIST ‘With a creative balance of fact and fiction, Hill engages readers in a suspenseful page-turner that is impossible to put down.’ – ROMANTIC TIMES. ‘Hill writes with authority about a subject that is controversial and without much grey area. A riveting read.' – RTE CULTURE ‘Brimming with powerful issues recognisable to every parent.’ – EVENING POST ‘This emotive story will touch your heart … a thought-provoking take on an issue that is not all black and white' – MY WEEKLY
I Was Born for This
I Was Born for This
Alice Oseman
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The third novel from the phenomenally talented Alice Oseman – one of the most talked about YA writers in recent years. For Angel Rahimi life is about one thing: The Ark – a pop-rock trio of teenage boys who are taking the world by storm. Being part of The Ark’s fandom has given her everything she loves – her friend Juliet, her dreams, her place in the world. Jimmy Kaga-Ricci owes everything to The Ark. He’s their frontman – and playing in a band with his mates is all he ever dreamed of doing. But dreams don’t always turn out the way you think and when Jimmy and Angel are unexpectedly thrust together, they find out how strange and surprising facing up to reality can be. A funny, wise, and heartbreakingly true coming of age novel. I Was Born for This is a stunning reflection of modern teenage life, and the power of believing in something – especially yourself.
The Cult on Fog Island (The Cult on Fog Island Trilogy, Book 1)
The Cult on Fog Island (The Cult on Fog Island Trilogy, Book 1)
Mariette Lindstein
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‘I loved it…terrifying’ Lisa Hall Flowers in the Attic meets Fifty Shades of Grey: a gripping combination of fear, sexual tension and lethal fascination. The deadliest trap is the one you don’t see… Sofia has just finished university and ended a troubled relationship when she attends a lecture about a New Age movement, Via Terra. Its leader is Franz Oswald, young, good-looking, urbane and mesmerizing. When Sofia meets Franz Oswald, the handsome, charming leader of a mysterious New Age movement, she’s dazzled and intrigued. Visiting his headquarters on Fog Island, Sofia’s struck by the beautiful mansion overlooking the sea, the gardens, the sense of peace and the purposefulness of the people who live there. And she can’t ignore the attraction she feels for Franz. So she agrees to stay, just for a while. But as summer gives way to winter, and the dense fog from which the island draws its name sets in, it becomes clear that Franz rules the island with an iron fist. No phones or computers are allowed. Contact with the mainland is severed. Electric fences surround the grounds. And Sofia begins to realize how very alone she is and that no one ever leaves Fog Island…
One Summer in Italy: The most uplifting summer romance you need to read in 2018
One Summer in Italy: The most uplifting summer romance you need to read in 2018
Sue Moorcroft
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‘I love all of Sue Moorcroft’s books!’ Katie Fforde When Sofia Bianchi’s father Aldo dies, it makes her stop and look at things afresh. Having been his carer for so many years, she knows it’s time for her to live her own life – and to fulfil some promises she made to Aldo in his final days. So there’s nothing for it but to escape to Italy’s Umbrian mountains where, tucked away in a sleepy Italian village, lie plenty of family secrets waiting to be discovered. There, Sofia also finds Amy who is desperately trying to find her way in life after discovering her dad isn’t her biological father. Sofia sets about helping Amy through this difficult time, but it’s the handsome Levi who proves to be the biggest distraction for Sofia, as her new life starts to take off…
Peace In My Heart
Peace In My Heart
Freda Lightfoot
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Sunday Times bestselling author Freda Lightfoot is back with a heartwarming story of life after the war. The war may be over but their troubles are only just beginning The war is over and Evie Talbert eagerly awaits the return of her three children from their evacuated homes. But her carefree daughters and son are barely recognisable – their education has been disrupted, the siblings split up, and the effect on them has been life-changing. Her son has developed serious behavioural problems and with her daughters, there’s jealousy and a nervous disorder that cannot be explained… Evie’s husband also has problems. Having returned from being in action, he suffers nightmares and fits of rage. He’s no longer the gentle, quiet man Evie married. Peace may finally be here, but Evie’s family is in shreds. Now she must rebuild a loving home to achieve the happiness she’s always dreamed of…
The Girl Who Ran (The Project Trilogy): A gripping crime thriller for 2018
The Girl Who Ran (The Project Trilogy): A gripping crime thriller for 2018
Nikki Owen
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Running from the enemy… Dr Maria Martinez has finally escaped The Project facility that has been controlling her since birth. But in going against The Project’s rigid protocol, the powers at the very top of the organisation will go to any length to re-initiate her. Their aim? To bring her back to the tightly-regimented headquarters where their intense ‘training ‘of Maria can be completed. Fleeing to Switzerland in an attempt to outwit her enemy, Maria must never lose sight of potential danger, but soon finds there’s nowhere to run. And as she starts to question whether she can trust even those closest to her, returning to the one place she has fought so hard to leave might be her only option. An electrifying thriller, perfect for fans of Nicci French and Charles Cumming.
Shadows: The gripping new crime thriller from the #1 bestseller
Shadows: The gripping new crime thriller from the #1 bestseller
Paul Finch
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‘A fast-paced, terrifying journey.’ RACHEL ABBOTT ‘A born storyteller.’ PETER JAMES ’Intense action and an enthralling female lead.’ L.A. LARKIN The SUNDAY TIMES bestseller returns with the second book in the PC Lucy Clayburn series – a must for all fans of Happy Valley and M.J. Arlidge. As a female cop walking the mean streets of Manchester, life can be tough for PC Lucy Clayburn. But when one of the North West’s toughest gangsters is your father, things can be particularly difficult. When Lucy's patch is gripped by a spate of murder-robberies, the police are quick to action. Yet when it transpires that the targets are Manchester’s criminal underworld, attitudes change. Lucy is soon faced with one of the toughest cases of her life – and one which will prove once and for all whether blood really is thicker than water…
The Forgotten Dead: A dark, twisted, unputdownable thriller
The Forgotten Dead: A dark, twisted, unputdownable thriller
Tove Alsterdal
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An unputdownable thriller set in the dark underbelly of Europe, perfect for fans of I AM PILGRIM. Into the darkness they fall… Tarifa, Spain. A man’s body washes up on the beach. No-one seems to care. Patrick Cornwall is a highly acclaimed investigative journalist. His latest project: to uncover the plight of migrants trying to start new lives in Europe, and expose the corruption that runs to the highest levels of society. Patrick’s wife, Ally, is used to Patrick being out of contact. But she’s just discovered she’s pregnant, and she must track him down. Unable to reach him and starting to worry, she flies across the ocean to get answers. Still unable to find him, Ally delves into the secrets Patrick was determined to expose, and is drawn into an ever-deadlier web. Because in the dark underbelly of Europe, where lives are cheap, the perpetrators will stop at nothing to keep their sins hidden, and their victims forgotten…
The Secret of Summerhayes
The Secret of Summerhayes
Merryn Allingham
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A war-torn summer A house fallen into ruin A family broken apart by scandal… Summer 1944: Bombed out by the blitz, Bethany Merston takes up a post as companion to elderly Alice Summer, last remaining inhabitant of the dilapidated and crumbling Summerhayes estate. Now a shadow of its former glory; most of the rooms have been shut up, the garden is overgrown and the whole place feels as unwelcoming as the family themselves. Struggling with the realities of war, Alice is plagued by anonymous letters and haunting visions of her old household. At first, Beth tries to convince her it’s all in her mind but soon starts to unravel the mysteries surrounding the aristocratic family’s past. An evocative and captivating tale, The Secret of Summerhayes tells of dark secrets, almost-forgotten scandals and a household teetering on the edge of ruin.
Copycat: The unputdownable new thriller from the bestselling author of After Ann
Copycat: The unputdownable new thriller from the bestselling author of After Ann
Alex Lake
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The gripping new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of After Anna and Killing Kate. Imitation is the most terrifying form of flattery… Which Sarah Havenant is you? When an old friend gets in touch, Sarah Havenant discovers that there are two Facebook profiles in her name. One is hers. The other, she has never seen. But everything in it is accurate. Photos of her friends, her husband, her kids. Photos from the day before. Photos of her new kitchen. Photos taken inside her house. And this is just the beginning. Because whoever has set up the second profile has been waiting for Sarah to find it. And now that she has, her life will no longer be her own…
The Other Us: the RONA winning perfect second chance romance to curl up with
The Other Us: the RONA winning perfect second chance romance to curl up with
Fiona Harper
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***WINNER OF THE 2018 SPECULATIVE ROMANTIC NOVEL AWARD*** ‘This is a pure joy’ Heat If you could turn back time, would you choose a different life? Forty-something Maggie is facing some hard truths. Her only child has flown the nest for university and, without her daughter in the house, she’s realising that her life, and her marriage to Dan, is more than a little stale. When she spots an announcement on Facebook about a uni reunion, she can’t help wondering what happened to Jude Hanson. The same night Dan proposed, Jude asked Maggie to run away with him, and she starts to wonder how different her life might have been if she’d broken Dan’s heart and taken Jude up on his offer. Wondering turns into fantasising, and then one morning fantasising turns into reality. Maggie wakes up and discovers she’s back in 1992 and twenty-one again. Is she brave enough to choose the future she really wants, and if she is, will the grass be any greener on the other side of the fence? Two men. Two very different possible futures. But is there only once chance at happiness? Perfect for fans of One Day,The Versions of Us and Miss You
The Summerhouse by the Sea: The best summer beach read of 2017
The Summerhouse by the Sea: The best summer beach read of 2017
Jenny Oliver
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The Top 10 bestseller! 'You know you're in for a treat when you open a Jenny Oliver book' Debbie Johnson A brand new summery story about returning to your past and finding a new beginning from bestselling author Jenny Oliver! Every Summer has its own story… For Ava Fisher, the backdrop to all her sun-drenched memories – from her first taste of chocolate-dipped churros to her very first kiss – is her grandmother’s Summerhouse in the sleepy Spanish seaside town of Mariposa. Returning for one last summer, Ava throws herself into a project her grandmother would be proud of. Café Estrella - once the heart of the sleepy seaside village - now feels more ramshackle than rustic. Just like Ava, it seems it has lost its sparkle. Away from the exhausting juggle of London life, Ava realises somehow her life has stopped being…happy. But being back at the Summerhouse by the sea could be the new beginning she didn’t even realise she needed…
Billie Jo
Billie Jo
Kimberley Chambers
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Her dad’s a villain. She’s his princess. And their world is about to crash. For Terry, family is everything. But it’s far from perfect… Billie Jo is the adored only child of wealthy villain, Terry, and Michelle, the drunken wife he hates. Knowing how much Billie Jo dreads her parents’ fights, Terry imagines that she’ll understand when he tells her he is going to leave Michelle to marry his pregnant secretary. But fate is about to deal a terrible hand and change everything in a way Terry has not planned for, leaving Billie Jo’s protected world in tatters. Set in a world of villains and chancers, Kimberley Chambers’ brilliant first novel is a rollercoaster read you will not want to put down.
The Traitor (The Mitchells and O’Haras Trilogy, Book 2)
The Traitor (The Mitchells and O’Haras Trilogy, Book 2)
Kimberley Chambers
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She fell for the enemy. Now she must pay the price. The gripping second novel from the #1 bestselling author in the Mitchells & O’Haras trilogy. The Mitchells and the O’Haras have been enemies for years. One a gangland family, the other travellers, they resort to violence to solve problems between them. So when Frankie Mitchell fell for Jed O’Hara, it was only going to be a matter of time before all hell broke loose. Clever, ruthlessly attractive to women and slippery as a snake, Jed O’Hara has Frankie exactly where he wants her – pregnant and estranged from her family. Even Eddie Mitchell, Frankie’s terrifying father, is no threat – he’s in prison awaiting trial for murder. But Frankie is not a Mitchell for nothing and when she begins to suspect the extent of Jed’s treachery, she puts together a lethal plan. The Mitchells & O’Haras Trilogy
The Victim (The Mitchells and O’Haras Trilogy, Book 3)
The Victim (The Mitchells and O’Haras Trilogy, Book 3)
Kimberley Chambers
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If you live for your family, would you die for your family? The third novel in the compulsive Mitchells and O’Haras trilogy. Life is looking bleak for Frankie Mitchell. Not only has she lost custody of her two children to their sadistic father, gypsy Jed O’Hara, she is also pregnant and banged up in Holloway awaiting trial for attempted murder. In Frankie’s absence, her father, underworld boss Eddie Mitchell, is determined to get his own back. Eddie plans the O’Haras’ demise slowly and precisely. But when he finds out a secret and learns the real reason why his daughter is in the slammer, all hell breaks loose. Essex has never seen anything like the bloodbath that follows, but is either family capable of winning this long-running feud, or will they all become the victims of their past mistakes? The Mitchells & O’Haras Trilogy
The Complete Fugitive Archives(Project Berlin,The Moscow Meeting,The Buried Citi
The Complete Fugitive Archives(Project Berlin,The Moscow Meeting,The Buried Citi
James Frey
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A companion to the New York Times bestselling Endgame series, The Complete Fugitive Archives is a collection of prequel novellas about a forbidden love that threatens Endgame in post-World War II Germany. It’s 1948, and World War II has just ended. Berlin is in pieces, torn apart by bullets, bombs, and bloodshed. But a particular scientist has survived – one with vital knowledge of an ancient weapon. When Endgame spies learn of the news, Boone, a Cahokian, and Ariadne, a Minoan, are each sent undercover to find the scientist amid the snowy rubble. But when their paths intertwine, the last thing they expect is to let their guards down and work together. With the line between enemy and ally blurred, the success of their mission – and the fate of the world – may be at stake. Because this is Endgame. And only one of them can win. Originally published as three individual ebook novellas, the Fugitive Archives are now together in one print volume.
The #1 Christmas bestseller returns with the most heartwarming romance of 2017
The #1 Christmas bestseller returns with the most heartwarming romance of 2017
Sue Moorcroft
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‘I love all of Sue Moorcroft’s books!’ Katie Fforde The #1 bestseller returns with an irresistibly festive tale that you won’t be able to put down. Alexia Kennedy – interior decorator extraordinaire – has been tasked with giving the little village of Middledip the community café it’s always dreamed of. After months of fundraising, the villagers can’t wait to see work get started – but disaster strikes when every last penny is stolen. With Middledip up in arms at how this could have happened, Alexia feels ready to admit defeat. But help comes in an unlikely form when woodsman, Ben Hardaker and his rescue owl Barney, arrive on the scene. Another lost soul who’s hit rock bottom, Ben and Alexia make an unlikely partnership. However, they soon realise that a little sprinkling of Christmas magic might just help to bring this village – and their lives – together again… Readers love The Little Village Christmas… ‘Left me with a warm and fuzzy festive feeling’ the Bookbag ‘The Little Village Christmas is Sue Moorcroft at her very best, with exceptional plotting, wonderful settings and vibrant, flawed and believable characters whom I’d love to meet in real life’ Linda’s Bookbag ‘A beautifully written and planned out book, which should be high on your list of Christmas reading. I can’t recommend it highly enough’ Novel Kicks ‘Sue Moorcroft is wonderfully skilled at exploring relationships between characters and resolving issues where nothing is black and white, letting readers get to know and love even minor characters in the story’ My Weekly
Ace Of Shades
Ace Of Shades
Amanda Foody
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From the author of Daughter of the Burning City comes a thrilling new series about the scandalous lives in the City of Sin. ‘Amanda Foody has a wicked imagination.’ Stephanie Garber, Sunday Times bestselling author of Caraval Take a card. The price is your soul. Welcome to the City of Sin, where casino families reign, gangs infest the streets…and secrets hide in every shadow Enne Salta was raised as a proper young lady, and no lady would willingly visit New Reynes, the so-called City of Sin. But when her mother goes missing, Enne must leave her finishing school, and her reputation, behind to follow her mother's trail. Frightened and alone, her only lead is a name: Levi Glaisyer. Unfortunately, Levi is not the gentleman she expected, he's a street lord and con man, but he might just be the only person who can help her. As their search for clues leads them through glamorous casinos, cabarets and into the clutches of a ruthless society, Enne will need to surrender herself to the city to uncover the truth. And she'll need to play the game.
Someone To Love
Someone To Love
Melissa de la Cruz
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A powerful issue-driven YA novel tackling eating disorders and the pressures social media puts on contemporary teens from the bestselling author of the Blue Bloods and Disney Descendent’s series. I hate mirrors. Glass is dangerous. Anything that reflects me back at myself is a threat. Liv Blakely knows how important it is to look good. Her father is launching a political career and Liv will be making public appearances. She has an image to uphold–to her maybe-boyfriend, to her new friends, and to the public who love to find fault on social media. No matter who she has to give up to get there. No matter what she has to lose to do it. But as the high price of perfection takes a toll. Can Liv find something else to live for before she goes too far?
Crazy in Love at the Lonely Hearts Bookshop
Crazy in Love at the Lonely Hearts Bookshop
Annie Darling
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‘Sweet, funny and lovely!’ Marian Keyes A romantic treat, perfect for fans of Lucy Diamond and Jenny Colgan! You can go crazy searching for the one… Nina is addicted to bad boys, the wilder, the better. Despite her friends’ misgivings, she firmly believes that true love only takes one form: wild, full of passion and fire and punctuated by tempestuous arguments. She won’t settle for anything less. But years of swiping right has uncovered nothing but losers and flings, and Nina is no closer to finding her One True Love than she ever was. And when a man from her past walks into the shop Nina knows she has nothing to fear: the geekiest boy in her school has become a boring suit with no chance of making her heart go pitter patter. Which just shows how little Nina knows about her heart…