Contemporary fiction titles are those which focus on the present or near past. Stories rooted in the current cultural, social, and political landscape which feature characters we can all recognise.
Contemporary Fiction Books
Headline Publishing Group The Sweetheart List
Book SynopsisBeloved New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis returns to Sunrise Cove with a beguiling, lighthearted story about fresh starts, second chances and true love.''Perfect, feel-good fiction'' Sarah Morgan''Fall in love with Jill Shalvis! She''s my go-to read for humor and heart'' Susan Mallery, New York Times bestselling author''[J]ust as welcoming as the cozy small-town community within which it''s set, and Shalvis hits the perfect blend of sweet and spicy. Readers will be thrilled'' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY.............................................Can a fresh start lead to true happiness?When Harper Shaw''s life falls apart, she ditches everything that doesn''t spark joy - from her soul-sucking job to eating kale to making lists - and sets off for Lake Tahoe, to fulfil her dreams of opening her own bakery.Settled in bet
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Headline Publishing Group Jinnie
Book SynopsisIn Jinnie, the sequel to The Woman Who Left, Josephine Cox weaves an unforgettable and dramatic tale of the lingering power of past betrayals.Ten years ago, Louise Hunter''s life was torn apart by tragedy. Her husband, Ben, killed himself; her brother-in-law, Jacob, was murdered; and her sister, Susan, abandoned her new-born daughter, revealing the baby is Ben''s child. Louise remains haunted by guilt over the one night she spent with Ben''s friend Eric, and refuses to return Eric''s love. But after adopting Jinnie, she finds new happiness - until Susan decides she wants Jinnie back.Meanwhile, Adam and Hannah, whose mother was killed with Jacob, are on the run. What Adam witnessed on that dreadful night has put them all in danger, but their beloved grandmother knows that one day they must return to the place where it all began . . .
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Headline Publishing Group Let It Shine
Book SynopsisLet It Shine is a dramatic and enthralling tale of bad choices, family ties and second choices by Josephine Cox, one of the nation''s best-loved storytellers.As her past catches up with her, can she ever hope to restore happiness?Ada Williams once believed money and power would bring her happiness. But now she is all alone except for her greedy son Peter, who waits only for the day he will inherit her fortune. Ada, however, has a different plan altogether.She enters the lives of the Bolton family, living just a few miles away in Blackburn. The Boltons may be poor - but the love they share means they can overcome almost any adversity. But no one could have foreseen the shocking events of Christmas night, 1932, which split the family asunder, leaving Larry crippled and the twins, Ellie and Betsy, in a foster home. Events that Ada Williams, even after all these years, will never forget . . .
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Headline Publishing Group Committed
Book SynopsisSix days to stop a deadly attack. And no one else believes it's real. Former CIA undercover operative Ellen McGinley is battling to overcome PTSD when she stumbles upon a domestic terror plot. The deadly attack is due to take place in six days and will strike at the very heart of her homeland. For Ellen, it's a chance to find redemption for her greatest mistake - one she will never allow herself to forget. But no sooner than she alerts the authorities, she finds herself diagnosed as delusional and locked in a psychiatric ward. No one believes her story. She's the only one who thinks the danger is real, which means she's the only one who can stop it. Ellen must draw on all her old skills to escape, stay alive, protect her family, and find those responsible - before all hell breaks loose.Committed is the propulsive thriller you won't want to miss this summer. Perfect for fansTrade ReviewIngenious and turbocharged with suspense. A writer to surely put on your reading list. * David Baldacci *Very well done - tight action and a smart central character. * Anthony Horowitz *Frighteningly believable and utterly engrossing * The Sun *Committed is a nail-biter of a thriller that will keep your heart in your throat all the way through. An explosive page-turner with a badass female protagonist you won't soon forget, this book will keep you up all night. You'll be gasping right up to the last sentence. * Lisa Regan *As propulsive as a Bourne movie, Committed is a first-class blend of intrigue, suspense, and action. * Charles Cumming *A really smart cleverly plotted book with quite breathtaking pace. One of the best thrillers I've read this year. * Imran Mahmood *A gripping, lightning-paced thriller * Woman's Own *I whizzed through this exhilarating page-turner. Homeland meets Jack Reacher - I defy you not to read it in a couple of sittings. * Prima *A standout mix of high-octane action and sinister conspiracy... first-class. * Financial Times *Committed is a blistering, heart-pounding, edge-of-the-seat, adrenaline rush of a read. Absolutely outstanding and without doubt the best book I have read this year. * Carol Wyer *Heart-pounding suspense until the very last page. I absolutely loved it! * Ava Glass *A pacy, zeitgeisty thriller that will appeal to fans of political conspiracy and psychological drama * Crime Time *Ellen is an amazing character [...] like James Bond combined with MacGyver. A very engaging and enjoyable read [...] I loved, loved, loved it - 5 stars. * B for Book Review *Fast paced, full of action, suspense. Perfect in every way. I can't recommend this one highly enough. * Once Upon a Time Book Reviews *Committed is a smart, of-the-moment action thriller that will have you turning the pages past bedtime. * Mason Cross * An incredible story where one woman's battle against her past and the present is all that can stop Armageddon. Chris Merritt's legendary story telling ramps up another notch with this high concept thriller where the internal and external demons seem to make failure inevitable. A brilliant book by any standards. * Graham Bartlett *Committed is a tight, compelling thriller that never misses a beat. Digging into both sides of a planned terror attack adds fascinating dimension and depth to a story that is so very timely. * Lou Berney *
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Headline Publishing Group Suburban Hell
Book Synopsis''Massively entertaining and fun as hell!'' RACHEL HARRISON''The pages turn themselves'' SAMANTHA DOWNING''The hell-arious Desperate Housewives novel that dreams are made of'' BUZZFEEDA Chicago cul-de-sac is about to get a new neighbour...of the demonic kind.After moving from the city to the suburbs, Amy Foster found her place with neighbours Liz, Jess and Melissa. Snarking the elite PTA-mom crowd, the four concoct a plan for a clubhouse for themselves - a ''She Shed'' in Liz''s backyard, no spouses or kids allowed.The night they christen the space with a ceremonial drink, things begin to change. What they didn''t expect was for Liz''s home-improvement project to release a demonic force that turns their quiet suburban enclave into something from a nightmare.Cases of haunting activity in the neighbourhood intensify, and Liz begins to act . . . different. Even the calmest moms can''t justify the strange
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Headline Publishing Group Looking Back
Book SynopsisA story of love, sacrifice and a girl who has to grow up too fast . . .From the moment she learns of the stranger''s visit, Molly Tattersall is filled with a sense of fear. Then her mother disappears, leaving behind a letter asking Molly to take care of her five brothers and sisters. Molly''s wayward father rejects his responsibilities, leaving Molly to choose between the young man she has given her heart to and the family she adores.It is the cruellest decision of her life, with long-reaching and heart-breaking consequences. Only one thing is certain: Molly''s life will never be the same again.
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Headline Publishing Group The Island
Book Synopsis''This is one of the most touching, gripping and inspiring books that I have ever read. Hislop seamlessly weaves an accurate history of a Greek island with a forbidden love story'' Real Reader Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ INSPIRED BY TRUTH, THE STORY THAT HAS CAPTIVATED THE WORLD. This was not the start of a short trip to deliver supplies. It was the beginning of a one-way journey to start a new life. Life on a leper colony. Life on Spinalonga. Fifty years later, making a life-changing journey of her own, Alexis Fielding feels the pull of the abandoned island. A distant shadow off the coast of Crete, she knows it holds the secrets of her mother''s past, buried for so long but surely not forgotten . . .Discover for yourself why 10 million readers and critics worldwide love Victoria Hislop''s books . . .''Passionately engaged with its subject . . . meticulously researched'Trade ReviewA moving and absorbing holiday read that pulls at the heart strings * Evening Standard *Passionately engaged with its subject * The Sunday Times *This is a vivid, moving and absorbing tale, with its sensitive, realistic engagement with all the consequences of, and stigma attached to leprosy, elevating it beyond holiday literature * Observer *Hislop carefully evokes the lives of Cretans between the wars and during German occupation, but most commendable is her compassionate portrayal of the outcasts * Guardian *The story of life on Spinalonga, the lepers' island, is gripping and carries real emotional impact. Victoria Hislop . . . brings dignity and tenderness to her novel about lives blighted by leprosy * Telegraph *A page-turning tale that reminds us that love and life continue in even the most extraordinary of circumstances * Sunday Express *War, tragedy and passion unfurl against a Mediterranean backdrop in this engrossing debut novel * You magazine *Wonderful descriptions, strong characters and an intimate portrait of island existence * Woman & Home *A moving and atmospheric tale * The Scotsman *A compelling story that has rarely left the bestseller list this year and deservedly so * Sunday Express *
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Headline Publishing Group Stealing Home
Book SynopsisHow can I focus on baseball, when I''m falling for my gorgeous, grumpy roommate . . .? ''Sparkling prose and delicious tension . . . Grace Reilly is the queen of sports romance!'' STEPHANIE ARCHER-----''Fun, heartfelt and so so sexy'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''5 FREAKING STARS! Grace did it yet again!'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''Mia and Seb are definitely my new favourite Beyond the Play couple'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''I don''t think words can describe the love I have for this book and this series'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Discover your new TikTok obsession, a SPICY reverse grumpy x sunshine sports romance! Perfect for fans of Hannah Grace, Liz Tomforde and Elsie Silver.-----SebastianIt''s my final season to prove myself before the MLB DraftTrade ReviewSparkling prose and delicious tension . . . Grace Reilly is the queen of sports romance! -- Stephanie Archer, bestselling author of Behind the Net
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Headline Publishing Group Love Naturally
Book Synopsis ''Joyful, swoony romance full of heart and humor!'' Sarah Adams, author of The Cheat Sheet on A Guide to Being Just FriendsA charming opposites-attract romance, Love, Naturally by Sophie Sullivan is for anyone who ever stepped outside their comfort zone and found that all the best things can happen when you take a chance.____________________________Sometimes the best things in life are just outside your comfort zone.Presley Ayers is not the kind of woman you bring on a camping trip. As concierge at an exclusive hotel, her expertise lies more with recommending champagne and caviar than the best hiking boots. But when she surprises her boyfriend with a trip to a wilderness retreat and he dumps her instead, Presley decides to head solo to the Get Lost Lodge.When Beckett Keller helps Presley off the rickety boat and onto Lodge territory, it''s clear to him she''s made a mistake.
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Austin Macauley Publishers Danny
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Austin Macauley Publishers Sentinels
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Austin Macauley Publishers The Unexpected Matters of the Heart
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Austin Macauley Publishers Last Betrayal
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Austin Macauley Publishers Reichsburger Resurgence
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Austin Macauley Publishers Me Is Under Attack
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Austin Macauley Publishers Tears on the Euphrates
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Austin Macauley Publishers The Watcher the Mechanic and the Doctors Wife
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Austin Macauley Publishers The Father
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Random House USA Inc Vigil Harbor
Book SynopsisFrom the National Book Award-winning, bestselling author of Three Junes comes an engrossing, richly drawn and exquisitely told story of small-town residents grappling with the difficulties of changing times (People).“Full of secrets and surprises...A must-read.” —J. Courtney Sullivan, author of Friends and StrangersWhen two unexpected visitors arrive in an insular coastal village, they threaten the equilibrium of a community already confronting climate instability, political violence, and domestic upheavals.A decade from now, in the historic town of Vigil Harbor, there is a rash of divorces among the yacht-club set, a marine biologist despairs at the state of the world, a spurned wife is bent on revenge, and the renowned architect Austin Kepner pursues a passion for building homes designed to withstand the escalating fury of relentless storms. Austin’s stepson, Brecht, has dropped out of college in
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Penguin Putnam Inc Paris Spy
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St Martin's Press Fake Plastic Love
Book SynopsisA witty, whimsical, dazzling debut novel, inspired by The Great Gatsby, about millennial bankers and bloggers grappling with success, authenticity, and reality in the digital age.
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St Martin's Press Shoulder Season
Book SynopsisNamed a Best Book of Summer by Good Morning America CNN Parade EW Travel & Leisure PopSugar New York Post BuzzFeed Brit & Co SheReads Women.comA dazzling portrait of a young woman coming into her own, the youthful allure of sex, drugs, and rock and roll, and what we loseand gainwhen we leave home.ONCE IN A LIFETIME, YOU CAN HAVE THE TIME OF YOUR LIFEThe small town of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin is an unlikely location for a Playboy Resort, and nineteen-year old Sherri Taylor is an unlikely bunny. Growing up in neighboring East Troy, Sherri plays the organ at the local church and has never felt comfortable in her own skin. But when her parents die in quick succession, she leaves the only home she's ever known for the chance to be part of a glamorous slice of history. In the winter of 1981, in a c
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St Martin's Press Amy Among the Serial Killers
Book SynopsisJincy Willett''s beloved characters return in Amy Among the Serial Killers, a wickedly smart and funny take on the thriller genre by one of our most acclaimed literary humorists.Carla Karolak is doing just fine. Having escaped the clutches of her controlling mother and founded a successful writing retreat in which participants are confined to windowless cells until they hit their daily word count, she lives a comfortable, if solitary, existence. If only her therapist, Toonie, would stop going on about Carla''s nonexistent love life and start addressing her writer's block, she might be able to make some progress. But then Carla finds Toonie murdered, and suddenly her unfinished memoir is the least of her concerns. Without quite knowing why, she dials an old phone number.Amy Gallup, retired after decades as a writing instructor, is surprised to hear from her former student Carla out of the blue, three years since they last spoke. She's even more shocked w
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St Martin's Press Other Peoples Pets
Book Synopsis 2021 Colorado Book Awards Winner R.L. Maizes''s Other People's Pets examines the gap between the families we're born into and those we create, and the danger that holding on to a troubled past may rob us of the future.La La Fine relates to animals better than she does to other people. Abandoned by a mother who never wanted a family, raised by a locksmith-turned-thief father, La La looks to pets when it feels like the rest of the world conspires against her.La La's world stops being whole when her mother, who never wanted a child, abandons her twice. First, when La La falls through thin ice on a skating trip, and again when the accusations of unfit mother feel too close to true. Left alone with her fathera locksmith by trade, and a thief in realityLa La is denied a regular life. She becomes her father's accomplice, calming the watchdog while he strips families of their most precious belongings.When her father's luck runs out and h
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St Martin's Press The Bridesmaids Union
Book SynopsisFrom the author of Carnegie Hill, comes Jonathan Vatner''s The Bridesmaids Union, a captivating novel of family, Facebook groups, and bridesmaids gone rogue.Iris Hagarty has just about had it with weddings. After witnessing one too many meltdowns over flower arrangements, she takes to the internet to vent about the trials and tribulations of being a bridesmaid to demanding and ungrateful brides. She finds she is not alone, and soon becomes the moderator of a Facebook group full of other bridesmaids, eager to share their own horror stories.Enter Iris's sister Jasmine, the golden child and their parents' obvious favorite, newly engaged and wanting none other than Iris to be her maid of honor. Knowing full well that Jasmine doesn't need a wedding to bring out her spoiled side, Iris buckles in for a bumpy ride. At least now she has an outletone full of new online friends hungry for juicy details.But as the Bridesmaids Union grows, Iris finds
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Henry Holt & Company Inc Yoga Pant Nation
Book SynopsisA Good Morning America Buzz PickFrom the author of Class Mom and You''ve Been Volunteered comes a new book on one mom''s challenges through parenting and life, keeping her on her toes and perpetually in yoga pants.Jen Dixon of Overland Park, Kansasfearless mother of a fifth-grade boy and two thirty-something daughtersis used to juggling a lot, from her mission to become a spin instructor, to stepping in as the most acerbic class mom ever (again), to taking care of her two-year-old granddaughter. But when the PTA president throws her a mandate to raise $10,000 for the fifth-grade class, even unflappable Jen is going to need more than her regular spin class to get her through this final year at William Taft Elementary School.In the midst of new complicationsorganizing the class overnight to Topeka, an unexpected spin class fan in the form of her husband's crazy ex-wife, and trying to navigate her parents' sudden descent into a
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St Martin's Press Eden Mine
Book SynopsisWinner of the Christianity Today Book Award, FictionIn S. M. Hulse's Eden Mine, the award-winning author of Black River examines the aftershocks of an act of domestic terrorism rooted in a small Montana town on the brink of abandonment, as it tears apart a family, tests the faith of a pastor and the loyalty of a sister, and mines the deep rifts that come when the reach of the government clashes with individual freedom.If I stay here, Jo, I know you could find me. If you wanted to, you could find me.For generations, the Fabers have lived near Eden Mine, scraping by to keep ahold of their family's piece of Montana. Jo and her brother, Samuel, will be the last. Despite a long battle, their property has been seized by the state through eminent domain-something Samuel deems a government theft. As Jo packs, she hears news of a bombing. Samuel went off to find work in Wyoming that morning, but soon enough, it's clear that h
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St Martin's Press I Was the Presidents Mistress
Book SynopsisBrilliant . . . Miguel Syjuco is his country's most original and unflinching literary voice. Salman RushdieIt's a rare novel that leaves you reeling simultaneously with admiration, exhaustion, amazement at its author's reach and skill, and desolation at the world it spreads out before you . . . [A] raging protest of a book. James Lasdun, The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice)From Miguel Syjuco, the winner of the Man Asian Literary Prize for Ilustrado, I Was the President''s Mistress!! is an unflinching satire about power, corruption, sex, and all the other topics you were told never to discuss in polite company.How much would you sacrifice for what you believe? Is what you believe even true? And what if you secretly recorded the crimes of your once-trusted loverwho also happens to be the president? For Vita Nova, introverted megastar, such a conundrum could ruin everything. All
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Henry Holt & Company Inc The Peach Seed
Book SynopsisFletcher Dukes and Altovise Benson reunite after decades apartand a mountain of secretsin this debut exploring the repercussions of a single choice and how an enduring talisman challenges and holds a family together.On a routine trip to the Piggly Wiggly in Albany, Georgia, widower Fletcher Dukes smells a familiar perfume, then sees a tall woman the color of papershell pecans with a strawberry birthmark on the nape of her neck. He knows immediately that she is his lost love, Altovise Benson. Their bond, built on county fairs, sit-ins, and marches, once seemed a sure and forever thing. But their marriage plans were disrupted when the police turned a peaceful protest violent.Before Altovise fled the South, Fletcher gave her a peach seed monkey with diamond eyes. As we learn via harrowing flashbacks, an enslaved ancestor on the coast of South Carolina carved the first peach seed, a talisman that, ever since, each father has gifted his son on
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Headline Publishing Group The Woman Who Left
Book SynopsisThe Woman Who Left is a dramatic and gripping tale of jealousy, sibling rivalry and revenge.Louise and Ben Hunter''s loving marriage is marred only by their unfulfilled longing for a child. Living and working with Ben''s father, Ronnie, they are quietly contented. But when Ronnie dies, their whole world changes.Ben''s lazy brother, Jacob, returns, convinced he stands to inherit Ronnie''s small fortune. And he means to have his brother''s wife; though just as she did years before, Louise warns him off. Jacob, however, is not so easily dismissed. When he realises Ben will inherit everything, Jacob is beside himself with rage, and commits a terrible deed, one that threatens to destroy everything his brother and Louise hold dear . . .
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Lulu.com FriendZone
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Houghton Mifflin Our Lady Of The Prairie
Book Synopsis“As gripping as it is hilarious.” — Vanity Fair “I devoured this novel . . . It just made my whole being vibrate and hum with the impossible, inevitable business of loving other people.” — Leslie Jamison, New York Times best-selling author of The Empathy Exams and The Recovering For Phillipa Maakestad—theater professor and mother to a troubled, volatile daughter—life is finally, miraculously calm. What better moment, then, to fall headlong into a passionate affair, fly off to France with her new lover, and effectively take a match to her life on the Iowa prairie? As she steps back to survey the damage and determine her way forward, Phillipa must contend with a wedding-day tornado, a menace of a mother-in-law who may or may not have been a Nazi collaborator, and the tragicomic revenge fanta
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Blurb Stories of Beowulf Told to the Children
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Austin Macauley Publishers A Time to Remember
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Austin Macauley Publishers The Mother of My Children
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Austin Macauley Publishers Perhaps a Jealous Foe
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Austin Macauley Publishers Eric Bell
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Austin Macauley Publishers Jenny Taylors Emoji
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Orion Publishing Co The Silk House
Book Synopsis''Exquisitely written, this vivid story may just bewitch you'' Woman''Utterly spellbinding'' Natasha Lester''Exquisitely written, this vivid story may just bewitch you'' Woman''s WeeklyAn enchanting mystery kept hidden for hundreds of years... 1700s Rowan Caswell leaves her village to work at the home of an English silk merchant. Very soon, she finds herself thrust into a dangerous world, where her talent for herbs and healing starts to attract unwanted attention. Mary-Louise Stephenson dreams of becoming a silk designer, a path that has remained largely forbidden to women. A length of fabric she weaves with a pattern of deadly flowers will have shocking consequences for all who dwell at the Silk House. Present Day Thea Rust arrives at an exclusive boarding school in the British countrysideTrade ReviewExquisitely written, this vivid story with three very distinct voices may just bewitch you * Woman's Weekly *Weaving seamlessly between past and present, and featuring the powerful narrative voices of three very different women, Nunn delivers an atmospheric stunner... a multi-layered and suspense-packed ghost story full of shapes, shadows, ethereal music, bumps in the night and restless spirits. * Lancashire Post *
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Orion Publishing Co Eight Perfect Hours
Book SynopsisA quirky and achingly romantic love story to tug on your heartstrings, perfect for fans of Cecelia Ahern and Josie Silver.Trade ReviewWhat a BEAUTIFUL book, the sweetest, most romantic, most heartwarming book. And the twist!!!!! All so gorgeous and made me feel better about the world! * MARIAN KEYES *Funny, sweet and romantic * DEBBIE JOHNSON *An absolute dream of a book, I couldn't love it more if I tried. Romantic, hilarious, heartfelt and utterly original, Lia Louis is fast becoming one of my favourite writers * LINDSEY KELK *A beautiful, intricately woven story, so romantic and so charming * BETH O'LEARY *Eight Perfect Hours is an utterly delightful novel from one of the most charming voices in modern romance. I loved it * LOUISE O’NEILL *Eight perfect hours of escapist, romantic, life affirming bliss * GILLIAN McALLISTER *Eight Perfect Hours is a piece of beautifully observed, intricately plotted perfection, full to the brim with her usual wit and warmth and bursting with that magic that no one else quite manages to conjure up * LAURA PEARSON *Every page was a joy to read. So gorgeously written, hilarious and full of warmth * JESSICA RYN *Delightful. A gorgeous, romantic tale about fate and second chances * SOPHIE COUSENS *I loved, loved, loved it! I mean everything about it. EVERYTHING! Such a warm uplifting story that will stay with me for a very long time. * BELLA OSBORNE *Very funny and completely charming. I raced through it while gurgling with laughter * SOPHIA MONEY-COUTTS *An achingly romantic, funny, gorgeous story full of love, loss, and hope - I adored it! * RACHAEL LUCAS *A dream of a modern love story. This feel-good read is sprinkled with magic... romantic perfection * HOLLY MILLER *Perfectly poignant and beautifully romantic. I adored it * ALEX BROWN *
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Orion Publishing Co Summer at the Lake
Book SynopsisThis summer, escape to Lake Como - where the scene is set for romance, fate and second chances...''A big hug of a novel that leaves you feeling warm and fuzzy'' Woman''A tale of lost love, fate and second chances'' NewFor Floriana, it is the place where the love of her life is getting married to another woman. And she''s been invited to the wedding.Esme fell in love there for the first time - over sixty years ago. But what happened to the man who stole her heart, and changed the course of her life?Adam has buried himself in work to distract from his broken heart. A trip to Lake Como might just be the fresh start he needs...Even in the dazzling summer sun, the past casts a poignant shadow... But can the magic of the Italian lake finally set them all free? Let Erica James sweep you away...''Glorious escapism'' Sunday Express Magazine<Trade ReviewThe magic of Lake Como is firmly at the centre of this heart-warming story * WOMAN & HOME *A tale of lost love, fate and second chances * NEW! *This charming story has just the right mix of love, sunshine and fun * PARENT TALK *A big hug of a novel that leaves you feeling warm and fuzzy * WOMAN *The Hidden Cottage is a heart-warming, romantic story full of engaging characters, an emotional rollercoaster. * DAILY EXPRESS *I raced to the end of this. * DAILY MAIL *Like Maeve Binchy, the characters are identifiable, yet somehow never predictable and always with an element of sympathy ... This novel, telling the story of a perfect family and its imperfect realities, is splendid and just right for an end-of-summer read. * PARENT TALK *
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Orion Publishing Co The Way From Here
Book Synopsis''Warm, wonderful and very wet at times! I LOVED it!'' FAITH HOGAN, author of The Ladies'' Midnight Swimming Club The start of something new...When Kate is faced with an ''empty nest'' when her youngest daughter, Ella, leaves for university, she starts to wonder: what comes next?Decades after abandoning her university hobby, Kate nervously joins a local ladies rowing team and is surprised to find how much she enjoys it!More than anything, though, Kate finds that the team of strong women bring new adventures and unlikely friendships she hadn''t even realised were missing from her life...A life-affirming, uplifting story for fans of Josie Lloyd and Faith HoganTrade ReviewA wonderful story, a championing of women's lives in all their messy. complicated and sometimes heartbreaking glory and how four friends found the courage to find themselves. Warm, wonderful and very wet at times! I LOVED it! * Faith Hogan *
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Orion Publishing Co The Scarlatti Inheritance
Book SynopsisThe Third Reich is in its death struggle...A spellbinding story of international terror and intrigue, greed and cunning, suspense and murder from the No. 1 bestselling master storyteller. 'The real titan of the genre is Robert Ludlum' GQTrade ReviewTHE SCARLATTI INHERITANCE has drive and excitement from first page to last. Robert Ludlum is an ingenious storyteller -- Mario PuzoA writer who bests the bestsellers * DAILY TELEGRAPH *A page-turner of non-stop action * NEW YORK POST *Olympic style, all-out espionage * DAILY EXPRESS *The real titan of the genre is Robert Ludlum * GQ *
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Orion Publishing Co Christmas at the Village Sewing Shop
Book Synopsis''The perfect festive read!'' DEBBIE JOHNSON ''Full of festive spirit and intriguing family secrets!'' HEIDI SWAINCan three sisters stitch their family back together? Loretta loves running the little village sewing shop in Butterbury. Some of her most precious memories are sitting with her three daughters Daisy, Ginny and Fern, stitching together pieces of material - and their hopes and dreams. But this Christmas the family is coming apart at the seams: Fern feels like she''s failing at motherhood and marriage, Ginny''s passion for her job as a midwife is fading, Daisy is desperate to prove she''s changed since her wild younger years - and most of all, Loretta seems to be hiding something ...As they come together to create a new festive quilt, the bond between the sisters begins to heal. But when Loretta reveals the real reason she''s brought them all home, can the sisters mend the quilt, and their family
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Orion Publishing Co Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions
Nonso, Remi, Aisha, and Solape forge an unbreakable bond at a Nigerian boarding school, where we meet them for the first time in the middle of a riot. The uprising triggers a chain of unforeseen events, forever altering their lives. Through a set of interlocking stories - traversing seamlessly through different voices between Nigeria and the US - Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions provides a window into the past, present, and future for a generation of Nigerian women. We meet Solape's mother, whose life was irrevocably altered by the fallout of the school riot years before. We see Nonso grapple with the world outside Nigeria when she moves to America having fallen in love with an African-American man. We meet Remi's future husband, Segun, in the Bronx as he becomes entangled with the police. Meanwhile, Aisha's overwhelming sense of guilt about what happened the night of the riot haunts her, until she sees a chance to save her son's life and, through her sacrifice, redefine her own.
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Orion Publishing Co What Time is Love
Book Synopsis''It''s the new One Day'' FABULOUS''Delightful, insightful and immersive'' KATE EBERLEN''Invigorating [and] fascinating'' GUARDIAN''Holly''s beautiful prose smoulders, crackles and roars'' DAISY BUCHANAN1947. 1967. 1987.When Violet and Albert first meet, they are always twenty.Three decades.Over the years, Violet and Albert''s lives collide again and again: beneath Oxford''s spires, on the rolling hills around Abergavenny, in stately homes and in feminist squats. And as each decade ends, a new love story begins...Two people.Together, they are electric and the world is glittering with possibility. But against the shifting times of each era, Violet and Albert must overcome differences in class, gender, privilege and ambition. Each time their lives entwine, it will change everything.One moment is all it takes...As their eyes first meet, for a sTrade ReviewA startlingly great debut. Holly's beautiful prose smoulders, crackles and roars, but it's the storytelling that really astonishes. Propulsive, immersive, a book you can really live in. This book is masterfully crafted, brilliantly socially observed, but most of all it's a dazzlingly and painfully resonant exploration of the way women live, and how our freedom must be cherished and protected. * Daisy Buchanan *What Time is Love? is not only a beautifully told love story but also a fascinating account of the changing social mores of the 20th century. I found it delightful, insightful and immersive. * Kate Eberlen *A unique and wonderfully crafted debut, What Time Is Love? has it all - nostalgia and romance, captivating characters and stunning prose. It's a truly tender, thought-provoking exploration of what makes a relationship work - and of how, when it comes to love, timing is sometimes everything. An unforgettable story with writing that sparkles: a gem of a read. * Holly Miller *Holly Williams has written a stunning, skilful, deftly drawn, cockle-warmer of a novel that somehow sweeps you through half a century while feeling like a leisurely afternoon. Prose so good I couldn't stop underlining. * Lauren Bravo *A fiercely original novel on the powerful effect circumstance and timing has on life, on love. A brave and astute write on politics, with feisty and complex protagonists in Albert and Violet, What Time Is Love? skilfully excavates the great questions of our modern age; the battle for equality, the difficulty that is marriage and the inter-generational effects of class on the individual. A wonderful, original and powerful debut by the very talented Holly Williams. She is wild and brilliant. * Elaine Feeney *Heartwarming * BELLA *A clever concept that casts a light on the different social mores of changing times, but remains a love story at its heart * BEST *An invigorating debut * THE OBSERVER *An engaging debut [that] asks an eternal question: what if you meet the right person at the wrong time? * DAILY MAIL *The debut novel from arts journalist Holly Williams is already being compared to David Nicholls' One Day * EVENING STANDARD *
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Orion Publishing Co A Gentleman Never Tells
Book SynopsisMillion-copy bestselling author Jodi Ellen Malpas is back - with her first ever Regency series!Some secrets are too scandalous to keep quiet...Frank Melrose is on the cusp of taking his father''s printing business global - the last thing he needs is the distraction of any woman, let alone the dazzling Taya Winters.He''s under pressure from the newspaper to unmask the mysterious highwayman causing havoc in Belmore Square, but his infuriating clashes with Taya keep slowing him down.What''s more, he''s sure that the highwayman is right under their noses - and that exposing their identity will end not only his story, but ruin his family, too...
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Orion Publishing Co The Brass Verdict
Book SynopsisINSPIRATION FOR THE NETFLIX SERIES ''THE LINCOLN LAWYER'' - THE HOTTEST NEW THRILLER DRAMA ON TVDefense attorney Mickey Haller - a.k.a The Lincoln Lawyer - has been down on his luck but has a shot at the big-time.When another lawyer is killed, Mickey inherits his entire practice, including an incredibly high-profile murder trial.It promises big money - and an even bigger spotlight - as he must defend a Hollywood studio executive accused of murdering his wife and her lover.But the detective working the case, Harry Bosch, has his own plan to catch the killer - and suspects that Mickey Haller might be the next victim...Trade ReviewA superb legal thriller that manages three final twists ...The labyrinthine workings of LA law, bribery and the machinations of the FBI all play a part in a scenario that soon has Mickey in fear of his life. The first line of THE BRASS VERDICT is 'everybody lies', so there are plenty of surprises. And, of course, as a writer of fiction, Connelly proves to be a brilliant liar * EVENING STANDARD *the real thrill of this compulsive procedural will be seeing the author's two greatest characters united for the first time * TIMES *Connelly ratchets up the tension and delivers twist-filled coutroom scenes. -- Simon Shaw * MAIL ON SUNDAY *A riveting ride through the LA courthouse system * TIME OUT *Mickey's back in this equally accomplished sequel ... the interplay between Haller and Bosch is as sparky as one could wish for ... So who will [Connelly] feature in his next book: Haller or Bosch? Or both? Who cares if the writing is as energetic as it is here * DAILY EXPRESS *One of Connelly's best ever books, this is an excellently plotted courtroom drama combined with a tense thriller * MORNING STAR *A courtroom drama with only one verdict: Connelly + Bosch + Haller = genius * DAILY RECORD *
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