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HarperCollins Publishers The Forgotten Village Absolutely heartbreaking
Book SynopsisI would give this book ten stars if I could. I read it within two days and just could not put it down A real page turner Heart-wrenching and just fabulous. I can usually guess the ending of most books, but not this one' Goodreads review ?????1943: The world is at war, and the villagers of Tyneham are being asked to make one more sacrifice: to give their homes over to the British army. But on the eve of their departure, a terrible act will cause three of them to disappear forever.2018: Melissa had hoped a break on the coast of Dorset would rekindle her stagnant relationship, but despite the idyllic scenery, it's pushing her and Liam to the brink. When Melissa discovers a strange photograph of a woman who once lived in the forgotten local village of Tyneham, she becomes determined to find out more about her story.But Tyneham hides a terrible secret, and Melissa's search for the truth will change her life in ways she never imagined possibleAn absolutely gripping and heartbreaking tale of Trade Review'I was so absorbed that I read it in a single day' Kate Riordan, author of The Girl in the Photograph ‘A highly captivating, dramatic and emotional read, I literally could not turn the pages fast enough’ Mixing Reality with Fiction ‘Utterly brilliant… a fabulous work of intrigue that keeps you captivated ‘til the very last page. Worth more stars than I can give’ Reader review ‘Compelling, rich in detail and vividly told… Perfect for readers of Rachel Hore and Kate Morton’ Nikola Scott, author of My Mother’s Shadow ‘An unforgettable and emotional read, The Forgotten Village had me gripped from the beginning… a beautifully written highly captivating dual timeline story that is so easy to be swept up in’ Stina the Bookaholic ‘A fantastic book… the characters are engaging and heartwarming and honest, the scenery was beautiful and the story heart-wrenching and wonderful all at the same time’ Reader review ‘This is a perfect debut from a talented new author’ Reader review ‘An intriguing mystery that will keep you wanting to read more’ Gill Paul, bestselling author of The Lost Daughter ‘A gripping tale of secrets and love… I loved it’ Liz Fenwick, author of The Cornish House ‘I was utterly sucked in and swept away by the story, the vivid scenery, the characters, the secrets… I can't wait to read whatever Lorna writes next!’ Jenny Ashcroft, author of Island in the East ‘An extremely well-written story, plotted perfectly to keep the reader guessing . . . I loved it’ Nudge Books
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Transworld Publishers Ltd You, With a View: A hilarious and steamy
Book Synopsis'An electrifying debut, and the perfect summer read... A million out of five stars!' Ali Hazelwood, The Love Hypothesis'Swoony, sexy, funny, and profoundly moving' Ava Wilder, How to Fake it in Hollywood'This road trip romance is guaranteed to sweep you off your feet!' Amy Lea, Set on You'Stunningly heartfelt and sexy beyond words' Rachel Lynn Solomon, The Ex Talk---Two weeks on the road... stuck in a car with your high-school enemy.Noelle Shepard is grieving the loss of her beloved grandmother when she discovers decades-old photos and letters that hint to a forbidden love in her gram's past. Needing to know the full story, she creates a TikTok video appealing for information - and it goes viral.Through her video, she manages to track down her grandmother's secret love, Paul, who offers to take her on the honeymoon road-trip he and Gram planned but never got to go on.Noelle jumps at the chance to make this one last connection with her grandmother. There's just one problem - Paul's grandson is Noelle's frustratingly handsome high-school rival Theo.And Theo has to come, too.It's only two weeks. Surely Noelle can survive that long? But with one car between them - and often only one bed - it doesn't take long for things to heat up...---Readers are loving You, With a View'I can't wait for everyone to scream about this... Absolute romance perfection''This was a couldn't-put-it-down/read-almost-in-one-sitting read for me... A true romance novel where my heart was left a mushy happy mess''EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS BOOK IS PERFECT TO ME''An absolute stunner of a debut. The banter between the two characters is top-notch and hilarious''Do yourself a favour and add this to your TBR immediately!'Trade ReviewJessica Joyce has gifted all of us with an electrifying debut, and the perfect summer read! If you love your flirting paired with a healthy dose of roasting, rivals turned lovers, road trips that become journeys of self discovery, hilarious but sexy banter, and steamy love stories, this is the beach read you want to pick up! A million out of five stars!' * Ali Hazelwood, bestselling author of Love, Theoretically *A stunningly emotional debut that wrapped itself around my heart from page one... this road trip romance is guaranteed to sweep you off your feet! * Amy Lea, author of Set on You *You, with a View is the total package: swoony, sexy, funny, and profoundly moving. Noelle and Theo's irresistible chemistry had me tearing through the pages, and the depth and beauty of Jessica Joyce's writing lingered with me long after I finished. This is a book that nestles deep into your heart and stays there * Ava Wilder, author of How to Fake it in Hollywood *Sometimes all it takes to get back on track is a road trip with your oldest rival . . . Jessica Joyce's debut, You, with a View, stole my heart and had me absolutely sweating at the chemistry between Theo and Noelle. I will never see a vintage red Bronco, a TikTok travel video, or a man's thighs the same way again * Alicia Thompson, author of Love in the Time of Serial Killers *Stunningly heartfelt and sexy beyond words. Jessica Joyce writes with a deeply empathetic pen, drawing each character with profound tenderness and crafting the perfect amount of rivals-to-reluctant-road-trip-companions-to-lovers tension - incidentally, my new favorite trope. I want to live inside this book * Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of The Ex Talk *A complete joy of a book. It's tender, swoony, sexy and endlessly witty * Culturefly *You, with a View is a sexy-as-hell romance that I couldn't put down, a heartfelt tribute to the love of grandparents, and an achingly relatable exploration of the search for "success" in your twenties. Noelle and Theo's road trip is as epic as their emotional journey, leaving my heart a happy, mushy mess by the end. I love this book. * Anita Kelly, author of Love & Other Disasters and Something Wild & Wonderful *You, with a View is angsty, atmospheric perfection. While navigating grief's pain as well as its transformative power, this road trip romance is an unforgettable journey of tenderhearted healing, scorching chemistry, and divinely witty banter * Chloe Liese, author of Two Wrongs Make a Right *Simultaneously escapist and deeply intimate, You, with a View is a love story about soulmates-both romantic and familial-and the importance of seizing the present while honoring the past. Debut author Jessica Joyce's prose and voice shine on every page, threading her leads' simmering tension and tangible chemistry through a vividly drawn travel adventure. The result is a soul-satisfying romance about the genesis of beautiful things out of grief, and of two people discovering that what they truly seek has been there on the journey with them all along * Jen Devon, author of Bend Toward the Sun *
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Pan Macmillan Crudo
Book Synopsis'I couldn't put it down' – Sally Rooney, author of Normal PeopleKathy is a writer. Kathy is getting married. It’s the summer of 2017 and the whole world is falling apart.Kathy spends the first summer of her forties trying to adjust to making a lifelong commitment – marriage. But it’s not only Kathy who is changing. Political, social and natural landscapes are all in peril. Fascism is on the rise, truth is dead, the planet is hotting up. Is it really worth learning to love when the end of the world is nigh? And how do you make art, let alone a life, when it could all end at any moment?From a Tuscan hotel for the super-rich to a politically-paralysed UK, Olivia Laing's first novel is a love letter, inspired by the life and work of Kathy Acker. It is a blistering rewire of the form and a brilliant, funny and emphatically raw account of love in the apocalypse.'[Crudo] will blow you away' – Deborah Levy, author of Hot MilkWinner of the James Tait Black Prize for FictionShortlisted for the Goldsmith's Prize and the Gordon Burn PrizeTrade ReviewWritten at a war-mongering time of rising nationalisms, the vitality of Olivia Laing'squestioning love letter to life and to art will blow you away -- Deborah LevyLaing’s prose shimmers and is selfish then, suddenly, full of love. It’s a high-wire act. This is the novel as a love letter to Acker. She gives her a happier ending than the one she had. She asks us what a novel can do when unreality rules. She asks what it is like to be alive when the old order is dying . . . Crudo is a hot, hot book. The fuse is lit. -- Susanne Moore * Observer *The status beach read of the summer * Sunday Times Style *Finally, I don’t think I’ll ever forget the day I spent reading Olivia Laing’s Crudo. I couldn’t put it down, and then it overwhelmed me so much I had to put it down, and then I had to pick it back up again. A beautiful, strange, intelligent novel. -- Sally Rooney, author of Conversations With FriendsIn Crudo her triumph, rather, is rendering on the page the texture of a very contemporary sensibility . . . The novel form famously struggles to represent the intersection in our lives of the personal-parochial and the political-global: here’s a way to try. And the writing is often so fresh and clever and funny. -- Tessa Hadley * Guardian *Beautiful and strange, Olivia Laing’s Crudo is an urgent, compelling, funny and moving tale for our times. -- Paula HawkinsA piece of electrifying writing * Daily Mail *Electric and unputdownable, its 'love in the apocalypse' vibe is deep and light at the same time. * Elle *Laing’s fiction debut is a fizzy and thrilling tale of a woman who may or may not be experimental novelist Kathy Acker, preparing for marriage in the summer of 2017. Beautifully written with a voice that grabs from the off. * Independent *I adored Crudo. I believe it is a great novel. Olivia writes so beautifully about life and nature in both city and country, and always finds some aspect to laugh about, one feels today’s world is worth saving. I also adore Kathy, her whacky, sexy, promiscuous heroine. The story is so funny and touching, I can’t wait to read it again. -- Jilly CooperCrudo is intensely personal and simultaneously global in its concerns. It forces us to consider the two together and bind our own immediate dramas to those of the wider world. It is an important novel that shouts to the vastness and the urgency of what it means to be alive, now. * Spectator *I read it in one go, lost all sense of time, floating on the rhythm, stung by the beats, I bet Kathy Acker would have loved it, I did. -- Viv AlbertineReading Olivia Laing’s short, sleek novel Crudo is like seeing the (very) recent past through a wall of mirrors. Laing adopts fragments of Kathy Acker’s writings and life to arrive at a narrative style that’s readable, shockingly new, and surprisingly tender. I didn’t want it to stop. -- Chris Kraus, author of I Love DickA dazzling, profound and darkly comic inquisition into what it is to be human. To read Crudo is to experience magic on every page. Olivia Laing's writing leaves me breathless with awe -- Elizabeth Day, author of The PartyOlivia Laing is a genius - not a word I throw about lightly. It is raw and breathless and effortlessly radical, and having turned the last page I couldn't even set it down before beginning it again. In a time of political auto-satire and the surreal unravelling of meaning itself, many novelists are left uncertain how they ought to respond. This - Crudo - is how. -- Francesca SegalWe hereby acknowledge the irresistible rise of Olivia Laing, a writer incapable of anything other than full-on, nonstop brilliance. Crudo, her secular creed for crazy times, only proves her magical moment: to be there in it, and to take us along, too. One long electric dream, spinning with intimate energy and the sharpest saddest funniest humour, it's so utterly in-the-moment that you'll forget you aren't reading about yourself. -- Philip Hoare, author of RISINGTIDEFALLINGSTARWitty, hectic, effervescent, and deliciously derailing, Olivia Laing’s first venture into fiction holds up a mirror to our troubled times -- Rupert ThomsonIt is an extraordinary novel of style and savagery: poised, transgressive and transformative. I read it hungrily. It left me licking my lips -- Jon DaySharp, witty, compassionate and totally engaging. Crudo is a brilliant novel. -- Patrick McGrathCrudo has crept up on me. I have just finished it and I am filling up with tears and I am not sure why. It seemed to be speaking from deep within me and also at me, like a mirror that won't leave me alone, that insists I stare into it day after day, talking to me, to my gaze. What a special piece of work. And the rhythm is perfect. -- Lara PawsonCrudo has all the beauty and music and clarity of Olivia Laing's non-fiction, but with something more too. Entrancing, charming, fascinating, I literally couldn’t put it down. -- Jeremy GavronLaing is a mesmerising critic and memoirist, a travel writer in that she connects the inner to the outer world. She is simply one of our most exciting writers, who has explored through her work loneliness, alcoholism and art in The Lonely City and The Trip to Echo Spring. Every tangent is a tributary for Laing that leads somewhere unexpected. She wanders both as insider and outsider, queer, curious, unsettled, erudite, wondering what it is to be an artist. * Observer *Chic, compassionate, crabby, perspicacious, and marvellously playful - Crudo is a huge-hearted novel that conveys the weight of the world with the lightest touch - I loved the mercurial energy that flew off its fast-turning pages. -- Claire-Louise Bennett, author of PondCrudo feels like a perfect response to the nasty, lovely days that we're living in and the contemporary smorgasbord of identities . . . The presence of Kathy Acker was brilliantly handled - I believed so completely, for the duration of the novel, that she had lived through last summer. I love how Laing throws these lines to the past - it feels unique to her writing. And it's weirdly reassuring. -- Sara BaumePerfectly captures our social media madness . . . It’s also a book of really funny lines . . . I particularly enjoyed her extended fantasy about Princess Diana prowling around Kensington Palace talking to Freddy Mercury on her landline. It’s potty. I recommend taking a running jump at it. * Evening Standard *So, who is Kathy? Kathy has serious FOMO, she is genderqueer, Kathy is not the Underground Man; she is the Underground They. She has lost her corporeality; she is having an identity crisis. Kathy is numb. Kathy is full of angst. Kathy is ill. Kathy is the 21st century. * Review 31 *Laing's first novel is a funny and compassionate response to a frightening year of fire, floods, fascism and Trump's Twitter feed. * Tatler *I don’t think I’ll ever forget the day I spent reading Olivia Laing’s Crudo. I couldn’t put it down, and then it overwhelmed me so much I had to put it down, and then I had to pick it back up again. A beautiful, strange, intelligent novel. -- Sally Rooney * Guardian, Best summer books 2018 *Crudo by Olivia Laing is a hot and heavy look at post-Brexit Britain through the eyes of newlywed Kathy as she summers in Italy. It’s Olivia Laing’s fiction debut and is very much a self-assured interrogation of the times we live in. -- Nikesh Shukla * Guardian, Best summer books 2018 *Olivia Laing, known for her chronicles of urban loneliness and writers’ attraction to drink as well as critical writing on art and literature, jumps genres with her first novel, Crudo. It’s a spitfire of a story with a fervent narrator and a twist: The book is written in the voice of punk feminist author Kathy Acker performed in mash-up with Laing’s own, as she considers marriage (with equivocation) and the absurdity of current events circa 2017. * The Millions *The pacing is quick and slick... In there with the dexterousness and sagacity of the sentences are warmth and love, humour and kindness... Sane and searing -- June Caldwell * Irish Times *I absolutely love it. It made me feel carefree. I think Olivia Laing captures a sense of intimacy that is rare. Just so thoroughly enjoyable. -- Nell Dunn
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HarperCollins Publishers The House in the Olive Grove
Book SynopsisA glorious story that celebrates the power of love' Bestselling author ADRIANA TRIGIANII adored The House in the Olive Grove. It is a hymn to friendship and love, and is utterly perfect' Bestselling author LIZ FENWICKWill one week in Greece change their lives for ever?Chef Maria is running a successful cookery school in her home village of Petalidi, Greece but she is also running from the secrets of her past.Food journalist Kayla thought this was going to be just another work trip. But right before she leaves for Greece, she discovers that her whole life is built on a lie.Jewellery-maker Alessandra has always lived according to her own rules despite what it has cost her to do so. But she has just had some devastating news.As these three very different women come together at the house in the olive grove, unlikely friendships blossom and a season of self-discovery begins. Will the sumptuous flavours, sapphire waters and golden sands of Greece give each of them the answers they so desTrade ReviewPRAISE FOR THE HOUSE IN THE OLIVE GROVE ‘Emma Cowell creates worlds of warmth, laughter, healing and hope in her delicious novels. The House in the Olive Grove is a glorious story that celebrates the power of love’ – Adriana Trigiani ‘I adored The House in the Olive Grove. It is a hymn to friendship and love, and is utterly perfect’ – Liz Fenwick ‘A culinary twist, female solidarity, friendship and romance, what more does one need for a perfect summer read?’ – Nadia Marks ‘Exploring the power of friendship and love through delicious writing and Greek food, The House in the Olive Grove is evocative, compelling and moving. A glorious story.’ – Kate Frost ‘An enchanting treat of a book. Sunshine and friendship, broken hearts and secrets. Cowell’s exquisite writing is as delicious as the food she describes. Five honey-smothered stars from me.’ – Jennie Keer ‘A sweeping novel about sisterhood, courage and new beginnings that will inspire and delight.’ – Tessa Harris ‘The glorious setting will instantly transport you to sunnier climes and the tantalising flavours from chef Maria’s kitchen will make your mouth water!’ – My Weekly ‘A gorgeous read and a real nod to the friendships women can form.’ – Best PRAISE FOR ONE LAST LETTER FROM GREECE: ‘A compelling and tender story, beautifully told by an exciting new voice’ – Santa Montefiore ‘Emma Cowell tells an emotional, gripping tale about family secrets, love and loss’ – Adriana Trigiani ‘Emma’s written a beauty’ – Peter Andre ‘An emotional rollercoaster. I fell in love with Theo and with Methoni which sounds so beautiful. Such an emotive tale of love and loss’ – Rosanna Ley
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Pan Macmillan Mixed Signals
Book SynopsisB.K. Borison is the author of cozy, contemporary romances featuring emotionally vulnerable characters and swoon-worthy settings. When she's not daydreaming about fictional characters doing fictional things, she's at home with her family, more than likely buying books she doesn't have room for. Lovelight Farms was her debut novel.Trade ReviewSweet and sexy. Everything you’d ever need in a romance. I’ll buy everything B.K Borison writes. - Hannah Grace, Sunday Times bestselling author of ICEBREAKER'Small town swoon' - Tessa Bailey, #1 New York Times bestselling author of IT HAPPENED ONE SUMMER'A delicious dwindling-days-of-summer indulgence' - Chloe Liese, author of TWO WRONGS MAKE A RIGHT 'The Lovelight series is my happy place' - Sarah Adams, author of THE CHEAT SHEET
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Kodansha America, Inc RentAGirlfriend 28
Book SynopsisCatch up on the manga before the anime returns! You can rent a girlfriend, but can you buy love? Reeling from a bad breakup, Kazuya rents the beautiful, polite Chizuru for a date. But rock bottom might be so much lower than he thought! Chizuru is much more than the pretty face and sweet demeanor he thought he''d bargained for...In today''s Japan, "rental" services can deliver an afternoon with a "friend," a "parent," even a fake girlfriend! After a staggering betrayal by his girlfriend, hapless freshman Kazuya gets just desperate enough to give it a try. But he quickly discovers how complicated it can be to "rent" an emotional connection,and his new "girlfriend," who''s trying to keep her side hustle secret, will panic when she finds out her real life and Kazuya''s are intertwined in surprising ways! Family, school, and life all start to go wrong, too... It''s sweet but naïve boy meets cute but ruthless girl in this 21st-century manga rom-com!
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Sourcebooks Midnight Ruin
Book SynopsisNEW EDITION: Get a taste of the super-sexy TikTok sensation with these dazzling new editions unmissable for long-time Dark Olympus fans and Greek mythology alike.Books 1-7 are now available with gorgeously reimagined covers and a connected design on the full set.A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Orpheus and Eurydice and Charon, from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author.You held her carelessly and shattered her. I won''t make the same mistake.Eurydice Dimitriou has always been the innocent sister, but she''s finally ready to step out of the long shadow cast by her powerful family...and the ex who shattered her heart. Perhaps rough hands on soft skin are exactly what she needs to forget her heartbreak once and for all?Charon Ariti has been Hades''s right-hand man for years. He''s given everything to the lower city, but now he''s ready to take something for himself. He''s onl
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Orion Publishing Co The Year that Changed Everything
Book Synopsis''Warm, witty and wise'' Marian KeyesThree women, three birthdays, one year that will change everything...Ginger isn''t spending her thirtieth the way she would have planned. Tonight might be the first night of the rest of her life - or a total disaster.Sam is finally pregnant after years of trying. When her waters break on the morning of her fortieth birthday, she panics: forget labour, how is she going to be a mother?Callie is celebrating her fiftieth at a big party in her Dublin home. Then a knock at the door mid-party changes everything...Treat yourself to the heartwarming and life-affirming new story from international bestseller Cathy Kelly ***Everyone loves Cathy Kelly:''This book is full of joy - and I devoured every page of it gladly'' - Milly Johnson''Filled with nuggets of wisdom, compassion and humour, Cathy Kelly provesTrade ReviewThis book is full of joy - and I devoured every page of it gladly -- Milly JohnsonWarm, wise, compassionate and full of characters I loved... It's like having a great gossip with your best friend -- Marian KeyesFilled with nuggets of wisdom, compassion and humour, Cathy Kelly proves, yet again, that she knows everything there is to know about women -- Patricia ScanlanPacked with Cathy's usual magical warmth -- Sheila O'FlanaganComforting and feel-good, the perfect treat read * Good Housekeeping *A lovely story of life and change -- Nina Potell * PRIMA *The perfect pick-me-up * Homes & Lifestyle *This top-notch storyteller once again cuts to the quick of modern women's lives and their relationships * Woman & Home *Entertaining, moving, and vivid as a screenplay * Irish Independent *
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HarperCollins Publishers The Cottingley Secret
Book SynopsisThe New York Times bestselling author turns the clock back to a time when two young girls convinced the world that fairies really did exist1917: When two young cousins, Frances Griffiths and Elsie Wright from Cottingley, England, announce they have photographed fairies at the bottom of the garden, their parents are astonished. But when the great novelist, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, endorses the photographs' authenticity, the girls become a sensation; their discovery offering something to believe in amid a world ravaged by war.One hundred years later When Olivia Kavanagh finds an old manuscript and a photograph in her late grandfather's bookshop she becomes fascinated by the story of the two young girls who mystified the world. As Olivia is drawn into events a century ago, she becomes aware of the past and the present intertwining, blurring her understanding of what is real and what is imagined. As she begins to understand why a nation once believed in fairies, will Olivia find a way to believe in herself?Trade ReviewPraise for The Cottingley Secret ‘Enchanting, magical… This book reminds us that we are never too old to believe in magic.’ Carmel Harrington ‘Perfect fireside read’ Sunday Independent ‘This is a gorgeous, uplifting, magical book that will have you hooked from the start.’ Gill Paul author of The Secret Wife ‘I adored The Cottingley Secret … an enchanting and enthralling tale of childhood magic.’ Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Orphan's Tale ‘An artful weaving of old legends with new realities’ Kate Alcott, author of The Dressmaker ‘Brings the mystery of the Cottingley Fairies thrillingly to life’ Kate Forsyth author of Bitter Greens ‘A magical journey in perfect prose’ Books Ireland Praise for Hazel Gaynor: ‘Addictive, charming and gleaming with Jazz Age glitz’ The Lady ‘Sumptuous, gorgeous, authentic and surprising, Hazel Gaynor has written another hit.’ Sunday Independent ‘Peopled with unforgettable characters…Once begun, I dare you to put it down.’ Kathleen Tessaro, author of The Perfume Collector
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Orion Publishing Co Victory for the Sewing Factory Girls
Book Synopsis ''Inspiring, uplifting and full of heart'' - Annie Lyons 1916, Scotland.Five years after leading a strike at the sewing factory, newly pregnant Ellen is rushed off her feet at the Clydebank Clothing exchange, the heart of the community. Ellen is missing her husband James who is away with the Royal Navy, and worried about how to make ends meet. She desperately wants to confide in her best friend Sadie. However, Sadie is hiding a heart-breaking secret of her own which places strain on their friendship.Ignoring concerns from her sister Sadie, seventeen-year-old Rachel has signed up as a munitions worker at the former sewing factory in Clydebank. Together with the other women nicknamed ''the munitionettes'' she finds fun and friendship as they start a local football team.When Ellen is forced to return to the factory to earn money for her growing family, she clashes with Sadie, who is angry about the working conditions. Sever
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HarperCollins Publishers Merry Christmas Coronation Street
Book SynopsisIt's Christmas on the nation's favourite street in this heartwarming and gripping family drama. Wonderfully nostalgic' Choice Magazine ___________________________________
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HarperCollins Publishers Brielle and Bear 01 Once Upon a Time
Book SynopsisSHORTLISTED FOR INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2025Doku's fairytale-inspired story is a warm hug of a book. Unashamedly feel-good, with gorgeous artwork and a romantic love story that readers can lose themselves in' Bookseller Highlights of Autumn 2024A wonderfully romantic love story perfect for teen readers the first in a full-colour graphic novel seriesFairytale Rule No.1: All the best fairytales start with Once upon a time . . .'First-year student Brielle, a daydreamy book lover, knows everything there is to know about fairytales. Returning to the city of Rosebridge four years after moving away, she attends Once Upon a Time University, with the intention of living her fairytale dream. And when she meets Bear, shy vice-captain of the Princes rugby team, at the bookshop where she works, Brielle's dream is off to a good start.Determined to forget the past, and with an unexpected new relationship blossoming, Brielle feels she's finally living the dream. That is, until she discovers that she's not the only one hiding something . . .
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HarperCollins Publishers Until the World Falls Down
Book SynopsisLabyrinth meets Beauty and the Beast in this spellbinding, sexy romantasy debut about a woman with a broken heart, the seductive immortal who imprisons her, the magical labyrinth that may be her salvation, and the dangerous attraction that could destroy them both. .Her freedom or her heart in forty-eight hours, she''ll lose one forever.When a brutal betrayal leaves twenty-eight-year-old Nell heartbroken, she makes a desperate plea for love offering anything in exchange. But when her bargain is answered by Enver, a cursed immortal bereft of emotions and memories, she is swept away to his timeless castle and presented with an impossible choice: escape his labyrinth within forty-eight hours or surrender to an eternity as his lover.Despite the passion that burns hot between them, Nell refuses to become another of Enver's victims. She vows to face the labyrinth and his seduction head-on. But Enver embodies temptation, and every stolen moment with him leaves her craving more.With every step deeper into the labyrinth, she uncovers not only hidden truths about herself and what she truly desires but also the forgotten secrets of its enigmatic ruler. With every touch, their connection deepens, and Nell begins to see beyond Enver's shadowed facade, realizing he may not be the monster he claims to be.Torn between her desire for love and the dangerous being incapable of loving her, Nell must choose between her heart and her freedom or risk surrendering both to his darkness forever..Perfect if you love ?? Romantasy?? Enchanted castle??? Spicy scenes??????????? Fated mates??? Forced proximity.Readers are falling hard for Until the World Falls Down!''It's original, fun, romantic and makes you want a little piece of the fantasy land beyond the pages!'' ?????''Spicy! A mixture of ACOTAR and Labyrinth'' ?????''I was captivated the whole way through and the spice was certainly some of the best I''ve EVER read. If I could give it more the 5 stars I would'' ?????
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Penguin Books Ltd Love in the Time of Cholera
Book SynopsisNobel prize winner and author of One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel García Márquez tells a tale of an unrequited love that outlasts all rivals in his masterpiece Love in the Time of Cholera, published as a Penguin Essential for the first time.Fifty-one years, nine months and four days have passed since Fermina Daza rebuffed hopeless romantic Florentino Ariza''s impassioned advances and married Dr Juvenal Urbino instead. During that half-century, Flornetino has fallen into the arms of many delighted women, but has loved none but Fermina. Having sworn his eternal love to her, he lives for the day when he can court her again.When Fermina''s husband is killed trying to retrieve his pet parrot from a mango tree, Florentino seizes his chance to declare his enduring love. But can young love find new life in the twilight of their lives?''The most important writer of fiction in any language'' Bill Clinton''An exquisite writer, wise, compassionate and extremely funny'' Sunday Telegraph''An amazing celebration of the many kinds of love between men and women'' The TimesTrade ReviewOne of this century's most evocative writers * Anne Tyler *A delight. The interlocking of the stories, the fantastical and obsessional aspects of Márquez have never been better shown. * Melvyn Bragg *
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HarperCollins Publishers Florida Fling With The Single Dad Falling For
Book SynopsisIs she the missing piece of their family?As flight nurse Katie lands in Florida she just wants to leave her painful memories of New York behind. She''s ready to throw herself into her new job. What Katie isn't ready for is her newand gorgeouscolleague Dylan and his adorable daughter! Katie was prepared to make a fresh start alone. But what if this single dad wants to help her?The surgeon she must resist!Walking into a Chicago hospital on her first day, locum anaesthetist Emma Santos is ready to take her career by storm. She's spent too long neglecting her own goals for someone else''s. But she's not ready for widowed surgeon Mark Henderson. Her new boss is hard to please, heartstoppingly handsomeand a risk to her every resolve
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HarperCollins Publishers Business Meets Pleasure
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Story Of O
Book SynopsisThe classic French erotic bestseller that preceded Fifty Shades of GreyA beautiful young French woman, known only as O', is taken by her lover René to a splendid mansion near Paris. Here, she is initiated into an elite secret society, where she must learn to serve the sexual fantasies of René and his fellow members. But she must also explore the nature of her own darkest desires and confront just how far she is willing to go for loveTrade Review"'A rare thing, a pornographic book well written and without a trace of obscenity' * Graham Greene *‘A remarkable piece of work’ * Harold Pinter *A highly literary and imaginative work, the brilliance of whose style leaves one in no doubt whatever of the author's genius...a profoundly disturbing book, as well as a black tour-de-force * Spectator *Here all kinds of terrors await us, but like a baby taking its mother's milk all pains are assuaged. Touched by the magic of love, everything is transformed. Story of O is a deeply moral homily * J.G. Ballard *
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Emily
Book SynopsisJilly Cooper is a journalist, author and media superstar. The author of many number one bestselling books, she lives in Gloucestershire. She has been awarded honorary doctorates by the Universities of Gloucestershire and Anglia Ruskin, and won the inaugural Comedy Women in Print lifetime achievement award in 2019. She was also appointed DBE in 2024 for services to literature and charity.Trade ReviewThe Jane Austen of our time * Harpers and Queen *
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Transworld Publishers Ltd The Lollipop Shoes
Book SynopsisTHE SECOND NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING CHOCOLAT SERIES''A delicious urban fairytale'' DAILY MAILSeeking refuge and anonymity in the cobbled streets of Montmartre, Vianne Rocher disguising herself as ''Yanne'' and her two daughters live peacefully, if not happily, above their little chocolate shop. Nothing unusual marks them out, and the wind has stopped at least for a while. Then into their lives blows Zozie de l''Alba, the lady with the lollipop shoes, ruthless, devious and seductive.With everything she loves at stake, Yanne must face a difficult choice: to flee, as she has done so many times before, or to confront her most dangerous enemy.''Chocolat was a hard act to follow but Harris has managed it in style'' DAILY EXPRESS''She is terrific, she can write about anywhere, anything, anyone'' DAILY TELEGRAPH''Harris is as good at portraying the agonies of motherhood as she is atTrade ReviewChocolat was a hard act to follow but Harris has managed it in style * DAILY EXPRESS *If Joanne Harris didn't exist, someone would have to invent her * SUNDAY EXPRESS *Harris is as good at portraying the agonies of motherhood as she is at evoking the scent of bitter chocolate laced with cinnamon and chilli * THE SUNDAY TIMES *This is Harris's best novel to date * FINANCIAL TIMES MAGAZINE *A delicious urban fairytale, where killer shoes and Aztec myths battle it out with true love and the seductive power of chocolate * DAILY MAIL *
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Little, Brown Book Group The Rectors Daughter Virago Modern Classics
Book Synopsis''It is elegant and flexible, most fluently expressing every shade of human emotion'' SUSAN HILL ''A novel to rival George Eliot or Jane Austen'' THE TIMES ''The most exquisitely written, delicate, passionately felt and haunting book'' ELIZABETH BUCHAN Dedmayne Rectory is quietly decaying, its striped chintz and darkened rooms are a bastion of outmoded Victorian values. Here Mary has spent thirty-five years, devoting herself to her sister, now dead, and to her father, Canon Jocelyn. Although she is pitied by her neighbours for this muted existence, Mary is content. But when she meets Robert Herbert, Mary''s ease is destroyed and years of suppressed emotion surface through her desire for him. First published in 1924, this novel is an impressive exploration of Mary''s relationship with her father, of her need for Robert and the way in which, through each, she comes to a clearer understanding of love.Trade ReviewA novel to rival George Eliot or Jane Austen . . . This beautifully sad and understated story deserves classic status -- DJ Taylor * The Times *It is elegant and flexible, most fluently expressing every shade of human emotion -- Susan HillThe most exquisitely written, delicate, passionately felt and haunting book I have ever read -- Elizabeth Buchanit is elegant and flexible, most fluently expressing every shade of human emotion * Susan Hill *The most exquisitely written, delicate, passionately felt and haunting book I have ever read * Elizabeth Buchan *
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Pan Macmillan Pride and Prejudice
Book SynopsisJane Austen was born in 1775 in rural Hampshire, the daughter of an affluent village rector who encouraged her in her artistic pursuits. In novels such as Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park and Emma she developed her subtle analysis of contemporary life through depictions of the middle classes in small towns. Her sharp wit and incisive portraits of ordinary people have given her novels enduring popularity. She died in 1817.Trade ReviewAn unputdownable read that challenges perceptions, and subtly marks a line in feminist history and thought -- Victoria Lambert * The Telegraph *Jane Austen’s self-enclosed world enveloped me, soothing in its contours and assumptions . . . irresistible -- Susan Chira * The New York Times *
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Pan Macmillan No Greater Love
Book SynopsisBorn in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Margaret Dickinson moved to the coast at the age of seven and so began her love for the sea and the Lincolnshire landscape. Her ambition to be a writer began early and she had her first novel published at the age of twenty-five. This was followed by many further titles including Plough the Furrow, Sow the Seed and Reap the Harvest, which make up her Fleethaven trilogy. She is also the author of The Buffer Girls and its sequel Daughters of Courage. Margaret is a Sunday Times top ten bestseller.
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Pan Macmillan Severed Heart
Book SynopsisBestselling author and Texas native, Kate Stewart, lives in North Carolina with her husband, Nick. Kate is a lover of all things 80s and 90s, especially John Hughes films and rap. She dabbles a little in photography, can knit a simple stitch scarf for necessity and, on occasion, does very well at whiskey.Her series The Ravenhood Trilogy, consisting of Flock, Exodus and The Finish Line, has become an international bestseller, a TikTok phenomenon and reader favourite. She is also the author of One Last Rainy Day, book one in The Ravenhood Legacy series.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Year of What If
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Simon & Schuster Ltd One in a Million
Book SynopsisA fun, spicy romcom with the poignancy of Abby Jimenez and a modern twist on “surprise baby” for fans of Jasmine Guillory. Megastar Whitney “Sahara” Richardson has everything planned - Including when she’ll have kids. But a mix-up at the fertility clinic makes her the biological mother of a child she didn’t carry and whose father she’s never met. World-famous Whitney “Sahara” Richardson is at the top of her game. With four Grammys, an Oscar nod, and a half-billion-dollar clothing line, her career is skyrocketing. Even her headline-grabbing dating life is looking up. And if everything goes as planned, marriage and children are just a few years away. However, a mix-up at the fertility clinic where her eggs are stored puts the cart before the horse, making her the biological mother of a child she didn’t carry and whose father she’s never met. Oops. Sahara suddenly has a daughte
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Hodder & Stoughton Is She Really Going Out With Him
Book SynopsisFrom the New York Times bestselling author of This Time Next Year, a hilarious love story about a disillusioned divorcée who agrees to let her children play matchmaker...Columnist Anna Appleby has left her love life behind after a painful divorce. Who needs a man when she has two kids, a cat, and uncontested control of the TV remote? Besides, she''d rather be single than subject herself to the hell of online dating. But her office rival is vying for her column, and no column means no stable source of income. So, in a desperate attempt to keep her job, Anna finds herself pitching a unique angle: seven dates, all found offline, chosen by her children.From awkward encounters to unexpected connections, Anna gamely begins to put herself out there, asking out waiters, the mailman, even her celebrity crush. But when a romantic connection appears where she least expected it, will she be brave enough to take another chance on love?Fall head over heels with Sophie Cousens in this witty, smart take on dating after divorce.
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Penguin Books Ltd Lonely For You Only
Book SynopsisThe million-copy bestselling author and BookTok sensation Monica Murphy is back with a swoon-worthy Lancaster Prep spin-off romance . . .-Young heiress Scarlett Lancaster is turning eighteen and her dad has promised to hire a famous musician for her party . . .Delight turns to disappointment when it's revealed that her dad hired Tate Ramsey, former lead singer of a band that hasn't been popular for years.Tate, after years of alcohol- and drug-fueled partying, is sober and ready for a comeback and blows the audience away with his performancethough Scarlett herself still isn't impressed.But when they talk after he leaves the stage, their encounter ends in a kiss that surprises them bothand immediately goes viral.The kiss propels them into the spotlight. Riding the wave of stardom, the two agree to start a fake relationship.But before long they discover their feelings might not be fake after all . . .
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Penguin Books Ltd Teacher of the Year
Book SynopsisM.A. Wardell''s stories are sweetness and spice wrapped into a big warm hug. Alice Oseman, author of HEARTSTOPPERLove: Not as easy as ABC.They were supposed to keep things casual. Who'd expect they'd be schooled in love?Those who can, teach. Marvin Block is one of the best kindergarten teachers out there. And despite his anxiety, Marvin's life is sweet. He knows what he wants. And what he wants is the Teacher of the Year Award. Not just for himself his school needs him to win.Returning from break, the New Year finds Marvin all set to welcome a new pupil to his class. But when Illona walks in with her cute-as-hell single dad beside her, Marvin's focus starts to slide.Sure, his students always come first, but he deserves to have a life outside the classroom, too, right?As their friendship starts to deepen, Marvin realizes Olan has the potential to teach him things about love he never thought possible. But with the Teacher of the Year award and his school's future on the line, now's not the time for anything complicated.Education has always been Marvin's world. And he needs to keep a cool head if he wants to win the award and save his school. But will it be worth it if he loses Olan in the process?With Olan's past and Marvin's present colliding, their experiment in love hangs in the balance. Marvin knows what he wants out of life. But now he's forced to consider what he wants out of love.Will Marvin chalk the relationship up to experience? Or can they revise their story into a textbook romance?PRAISE FOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR: A love letter to queer educators...prepare to meet your new auto-buy author! - Courtney Kae, author of In the Event of LoveThe quick wit, delightful humor, and emotional depth of M.A. Wardell''s prose come together in this debut novelJay Leigh, author of Whisper into the Night
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Hodder & Stoughton Thunder on the Right
Book SynopsisThe classic novel of dramatic and dangerous adventure - and romance - set in the Pyrenees, by the beloved author Mary Stewart.Trade ReviewA completely captivating story that never fails to grip the reader's attention * Manchester Evening News *One of the most stupendously successful authors ever * Sunday Express *There are few to equal Mary Stewart * Daily Telegraph *She set the bench mark for pace, suspense and romance - with a great dollop of escapism as the icing * Elizabeth Buchan *A comfortable chair and a Mary Stewart: total heaven. I'd rather read her than most other authors. * Harriet Evans *
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Sourcebooks, Inc Learn My Lesson
Book SynopsisOnce upon a time, I was a prince. A single night with Megaera and I'm willing to do anything to save her from Hades, the man holding her captive, victim to his every whim. A bargain with the devil himself seems a small price to pay in order for Megaera to go free Until I learn that she's exactly where she wants to be. She's Queen to Hades's King. And I'm the fool that walked right into their trap. The same fool who desires them both as much as I hate them. I can't resist Megaera's touchor stop from being drawn to Hades's dark desires. By the time I realize just how deep a game he's playing, it may be too lateFor all of us. For all tropes, tags, and CWs, please check the author's website. Wicked Villains:Desperate MeasuresLearn My LessonA Worthy OpponentThe BeastThe Sea WitchQueen Takes Rose
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Cosmo Reads Female Fantasy
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Sourcebooks, Inc Looking for Group
Book SynopsisFrom the USA Today bestselling author of BOYFRIEND MATERIAL and HUSBAND MATERIAL comes a charming New Adult LGBTQIA+ romance perfect for fans of Heartstopper. Drew's always prided himself on being the right kind of nerd. He plays sports, has a solid group of friends, and never had any problem talking to girls. Sure, he spends time playing Heroes of Legend, the biggest MMORPG on the planet, but it's just a fun hobby, not his identity. Falling for someone in a video game? Not his style. Until it is. Enter Kit: witty, kind, razor-sharp, and a healer who's saved Drew's virtual skin more times than he can count. She's also, turns out, a boy in real life. The realization knocks Drew off-balance, but it doesn't take long for him to figure out the simple truthhe likes Kit, no matter Kit's gender. The real challenge? Kit's reality is leagues apart from Drew's. Being online is his life, and while he's willing to come out of his shell an inch at a time, there's such a wide gulf between them that Drew's left wondering: can love truly bridge the distanceor are they fated to remain in separate worlds forever?
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Waterhouse Press Jacob's Star
Book SynopsisA love like ours doesn’t just disappear. Even if she had… Jacob Cole is on a career high. With his renowned architectural skill, he landed the contract of a lifetime. Designing the most prominent building in the LA skyline should have him on top of the world. But missing the woman of his dreams—the one who got away—has left a cavern in his heart. Cassiopeia Shark is the woman with it all. Beautiful, intelligent, driven, and wealthy, the world is her oyster. Even the daughter she’s single-handedly raised is the apple of everyone’s eye. She can have any man she wants. Except the one she ghosted nine years prior. When the two reunite, will their love still be as undeniable as it was before? Or will their lives be too different now and their only commonality is their child? Trying to appease their extended family members seems to be their biggest challenge until the unthinkable happens and they face every parent’s worst fear. Are their years of history enough to strengthen their current relationship so they can endure this heartbreaking nightmare?
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Kodansha America, Inc Ogamisan Cant Keep It In 5
Book SynopsisOgami-san has been keeping a dirty little secret from her peers at school: Puberty has emptied her mind of everything but perverted fantasies! For the sake of leading an ordinary school life, she pulls out all the stops to keep her mental wild side under wraps. But when she literally reaches a hand out to Yaginuma-kun, a cute but mysterious boy in her class, her innermost thoughts just come spilling out! All she wants is to get to know him (and his body) better, but she can''t do that without the risk of exposing her true self. What''s a girl to do?!
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Amazon Publishing The Fix
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Amazon Publishing Evil is Forever
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
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Sourcebooks, Inc A Game of Gods: A Dark and Enthralling
Book SynopsisTold in multiple POVs, A Game of Gods is the final installment in the Hades Saga by USA Today Bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair.Hades, God of the Dead, has finally made Persephone his in every way possible. With their wedding on the horizon, the couple should be ecstatic. But Demeter is wreaking havoc on their bliss by battering the whole of New Greece with erratic and dangerous weather. At the same time, Theseus continues with his agenda against the Gods, allying with the hate-group Triad in an effort to bring down all of Olympus.Hades refuses to allow anything to stop him from securing Persephone as his bride, but he must play a deep strategic game with the Gods of Olympus to safeguard their future. And it is not entirely clear which Gods are truly on his side.
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Sourcebooks, Inc Pestilence
Book SynopsisThey came to earth-Pestilence, War, Famine, Death-four horsemen riding their screaming steeds, racing to the corners of the world. Four horsemen with the power to destroy all of humanity.They came to earth, and they came to end us all.When Pestilence, the first of the horsemen, comes for Sara Burn's town, one thing is certain: everyone she knows and loves is marked for death. Unless, of course, the angelic-looking horseman is stopped, which is exactly what Sara has in mind when she shoots the unholy beast off his steed.Too bad no one told her Pestilence can't be killed.Alive and furious, the horseman takes Sara prisoner, determined to make her suffer for impeding his mission. Despite her pleas, nothing and no one gets in the way of his orders to destroy humankind. Only, the longer Pestilence spends beside Sara's bravery and compassion, the more he seems to understand her, and understand humanity. And the longer Sara travels with Pestilence and his plague, the more uncertain she grows about his true feelings toward her...and hers toward him.Sara might still be able to save the world, but she'll have to sacrifice her heart in the process.
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Michael Annette Unknown Buttress
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Jade Church In Too Deep
Book SynopsisWhat happens in the dark, stays in the dark...When Rose DuLoe is forced to leave her comfortable city life for a mansion in the middle of nowhere, she feels out of control. Worse, the estate is owned by the man who drives her crazy - but when tensions boil over and they have the hottest hate-sex of her life, she''s left feeling more confused than ever.Blake is controlling, arrogant and a player but being stuck together for their own protection means Rose can''t help but see what''s been staring her in the face all along.With a gala to plan and a stalker to catch, can Rose and Blake make it through without wanting to kiss - or kill - each other?
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Simon & Schuster Australia Untitled WP
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
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Choc Lit Publishing You've Got My Number
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Flame Tree Publishing Pride and Prejudice
Book SynopsisLittle treasures, the FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning, gift edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is accompanied by a Glossary of Victorian and Literary terms produced for the modern reader. One of the finest examples of literature, written by an author at the height her powers, Pride and Prejudice is sharply observed, witty and acute. It is studied and enjoyed in still increasing numbers throughout the world today. Elizabeth Bennet and her four sisters are unmarried, much to their parents' great anxiety. In a rollercoaster of social etiquette, wilful misunderstanding and romantic intrigue Mr Charles Bingley and his friend Mr Darcy vie with Mr Collins and Mr Wickham for the attentions of the Bennet daughters. Rejection, scandal and distress eventually lead to marriage and true love in a series of classic happy endings resolving the conflicts between pride and prejudice in the sisters and their beaus.
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Boldwood Books Ltd Healing Hearts at Bumblebee Barn: A feel-good novel from million-copy bestseller Jessica Redland, author of the Hedgehog Hollow series
Book SynopsisA feel-good novel from MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER Jessica Redland, guaranteed to leave a smile on your face.Welcome to Bumblebee Barn, home to wonderful animals, stunning views and spectacular sunsets - and resident young farmer, Barney.While Barney loves his life at Bumblebee Barn - a farm that has been in his family for generations - he's struggling to find someone to share it with. The early mornings quad biking through muddy fields and the long hours looking after the crops and animals are proving to be a deterrent to finding love.So when his sister, Fizz - desperate for Barney to find his soulmate - sees an advert for Love on the Farm, a new reality TV show to help farmers find love, he has nothing to lose by applying. After all, he isn't meeting anyone suitable down the traditional route and surely he won't be picked anyway...?Thrown into the chaos of reality TV, Barney could never have expected that his whole life would be turned upside down, with buried secrets to be uncovered and his heart on the line. With his family and friends rooting for him, could the magic of Bumblebee Barn heal his broken heart and help him find love on the farm?Join top 10 bestseller Jessica Redland for a story of love, family and second chances.'Redland takes you on a heart-warming ride that navigates broken hearts and painful secrets, but ultimately restores your faith in the power of love. I absolutely adored it.' Jenni KeerPraise for Jessica Redland:'Jessica Redland writes from the heart, with heart, about heart' Nicola May'I loved my trip to Hedgehog Hollow. An emotional read, full of twists and turns' Heidi Swain'The Hedgehog Hollow series is a tonic I'd recommend for everyone. There is so much to make you smile in Jessica's stories and they are always uplifting reads, which will make you really glad you decided to pick up a copy.' Jo Bartlett‘An emotional, romantic and ultimately uplifting read. Jessica always touches my heart with her sensitive handling of difficult subjects. The gorgeous community she has built around Hedgehog Hollow is one I hope to visit again and again.’ Sarah Bennett'A beautifully written series that offers the ultimate in heartwarming escapism.' Samantha Tonge on the Hedgehog Hollow series'Hedgehog Hollow is a wonderful series that has found a special place all of its own deep in the hearts of readers, including mine.' Jennifer Bohnet'I fell in love with this story from page one.' Helen Rolfe on Snowflakes Over The Starfish Café'A tender love story, full of sweet touches and beautiful characters.' Beth Moran on Snowflakes Over The Starfish Café'A warm-hearted and beautiful book. Jessica Redland doesn’t shy away from the fact that life can be very difficult, but she reminds us that we all can find love, hope and joy again.' Sian O'Gorman on Snowflakes Over The Starfish Café'Achingly poignant, yet full of hope.' Sandy Barker on Snowflakes Over The Starfish Café'A heartwarming story of true friendship, love and romance set in the gorgeous backdrop of the Lakes. A cosy hug of a read that left me feeling warm inside.’ Julie Caplin on The Start of Something Wonderful'A heartwarming story set in a beautiful location... Love, friendship and the power of letting go are all covered in this gorgeous, beautifully written story.' Katie Ginger on The Start of Something Wonderful'An emotional but uplifting page turner. The Secret to Happiness is a beautiful story of friendship and love' Fay Keenan
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Boldwood Books Ltd A Love to Last a Lifetime: The epic love story
Book Synopsis'Evocative, emotional and heart-stoppingly romantic' Cathy Bramley The one that she wants...Adam Bowers; handsome, funny and with the charm of a rock star, from the moment she laid eyes on him, teenage Erin was smitten. But first loves don’t always last, and after a whirlwind romance, Erin and Adam go their separate ways. Yet, Erin never lets go of the feeling that Adam may have been her soul mate...The one that she needs...Greg fell in love with Erin in their first week at university. Solid, trustworthy and hopelessly devoted to Erin, he knows he's better for her than the feckless Adam, who is forever leaving Erin broken-hearted, before winning her back with his charm. As far as Greg is concerned, it’s easy to promise the world, but it’s harder to love someone for a lifetime.The one that got away...Years later Greg and Erin are married, and although life hasn’t always been easy, Greg’s love for Erin has never dimmed. But when Adam comes back, in desperate need of Erin's help, everything changes. Erin starts to wonder whether fate is trying to tell her something…Will Erin risk it all for the man she had thought was ‘The One’?From the author of the bestselling Before We Grow Old, Clare Swatman. A Love to Last a Lifetime is for anyone who had a first love, a lost love or a love that lasted forever. Perfect for all fans of Sophie Cousens, David Nicholls and Josie Silver.Reader Reviews for A Love to Last a Lifetime:'What happens when you bump into "the one that got away"...at a point when your marriage is starting to slide? It's such a great idea for a story and I really enjoyed this book' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review'Another book from Clare Swatman that does not disappoint! Easy to get into, easy to lose yourself in. Win win!' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review'A moving and compelling story, engaging, emotionally complex, and a difficult subject handled sensitively and with great authenticity' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader ReviewPraise for Clare Swatman:'I loved The Night We First Met by Clare Swatman. Warm, romantic and wonderfully written, it's an emotional and thought-provoking read with such relatable characters.' Debbie Howells'The Night We First Met is a beautiful love story that vividly evokes time and place, transporting the reader… and leaves you rooting for everyone who is brave enough to follow their heart and not their head.' Victoria Scott'Heart-breaking and life-affirming in equal measures, Before We Grow Old is the tender story of a chance meeting between former childhood sweethearts Fran and Will, and is packed with secrets and revelations. Through her beautiful writing, Clare Swatman delivers a powerful lesson in learning to love with your whole heart and accepting the same, no matter what life throws at you.' Sarah Bennett'Irresistible . . . A delightfully bittersweet story that will appeal to fans of One Day' - Sunday Mirror 'The Night We First Met is a breathless story of enduring love that will fill your heart and give you hope.' Laura Kemp'The Night We First Met is such a special book, filled with broken and relatable characters, who you can't help but love. Just Gorgeous!' Emma Cooper'The Night We First Met' is a gorgeously romantic, sliding doors love story about how The One will find you in the end.' Katy Regan
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Boldwood Books Ltd The Gingerbread House in Mistletoe Gardens: The perfect festive, feel-good romance from Jaimie Admans
Book SynopsisThe perfect cosy and uplifting romance to curl up with this winter!In Mistletoe Gardens a legend exists: anyone who kisses underneath the mistletoe will be guaranteed another year of love…When local baker Essie Browne discovers that Mistletoe Gardens is to be demolished in January, she’s determined to save the place she loves so much. So Essie proposes building a life size gingerbread house to bring in the crowds…just how hard can it be?Well, quite hard actually. Essie can bake gingerbread blindfolded, but she hasn’t got a clue how to build an actual house with it! She needs help - and fast!Enter local builder, Joss Hallissey. Essie is convinced that with Joss’s help they can pull this off. There’s just one tiny problem: Joss hates Christmas, gingerbread, and… well, just about everything else too.Joss the Grinch makes it clear that her idea is ludicrous and pointless, but he reluctantly agrees to help with her plan.Will the gingerbread house be enough to save Mistletoe Gardens? Or will Essie's chance for a magical kiss under the mistletoe be lost forever?Perfect for fans of Holly Martin, Kat French and Caroline Roberts!Readers LOVE Jaimie Admans!‘This book really captured my heart and filled it with so much joy, I just couldn't put the book down. I can't wait to get stuck in to more of Jaimie's books.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Highly recommend this as a perfect escapist read, once I had started I couldn’t stop and read it in almost one sitting.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Thank you Jaimie for another amazing book.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Oh wow Jaimie Admans has done it again. I laughed, I cried whilst trying to work out the mysteries within the story.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘I loved this book! Clear your diary for an afternoon or two in the garden and get reading…’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Jaimie Admans books always manage to grab you from the first page, and this wonderful book is no exception. I was drawn in by the magical, otherworldly atmosphere of the story.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Transworld Publishers Ltd You, Again: The ultimate friends-to-lovers romcom
Book Synopsis'Fresh, witty, and utterly romantic, this is the deliciously offbeat modern reimagining of When Harry Met Sally I never knew I needed' Ali Hazelwood, The Love Hypothesis'An enemies-to-lovers, New York-set romcom inspired by When Harry Met Sally? Yes, please! There are not enough superlatives for how much I adored You, Again' Sarra Manning, Red Magazine, Top 10 Books of September 2023'This is a romance sung in perfect pitch! A spectacular debut!' Christina Lauren, The Unhoneymooners'Every character is as sexy as they are gloriously messy... a masterclass in banter' Rosie Danan, The Roommate ----Ari, a free-spirited struggling comedian, likes to keep things casual, and never sleeps over after hooking up. Josh, born-and-bred Manhattanite, has ambitious plans to take the culinary world by storm, to find The One and live happily-ever-after.After a confrontational first meeting (at the apartment of the woman they are both sleeping with), Ari and Josh never expect their paths to cross again, but years later, as they're both reeling from ego-bruising breakups, a chance encounter leads to a surprising connection: friendship. Turns out, spending time with your former nemesis can be fun when you're both too sad and miserable to hate each other.And as odd as it seems, they become friends-without-benefits, finding comfort in late night Netflix binges, swiping through each other's online dating profiles, and bickering endlessly on their phones across boroughs. It's better than romance. Until one night, the unspoken boundaries of their platonic relationship begin to blur...With sharp observations and sizzling chemistry, YOU, AGAIN explores the dynamics of co-ed friendship in this sparkling romantic comedy of modern love in all its forms.Trade Review'An enemies to lovers, New York-set romcom inspired by When Harry Met Sally? Yes, please! There are not enough superlatives for how much I adored the edgy, sexy but also unashamedly romantic You, Again' * Sarra Manning, Red Magazine, Top 10 Books for September 2023 *Fresh, witty, and utterly romantic, this is the deliciously offbeat modern reimagining of When Harry Met Sally I never knew I needed. Kate Goldbeck is an absolute star! * Ali Hazelwood, author of The Love Hypothesis *This is a romance sung in perfect pitch! A spectacular debut! * Christina Lauren, author of The Unhoneymooners *Equal parts a studied homage and decisively modern, Kate Goldbeck debuts with a masterclass in banter. This is a luxurious contemporary romance to savor. Every character is as sexy as they are gloriously messy. I'm officially a fan and can't wait to see what Kate does next! * Rosie Danan, author of The Roommate *You, Again is a knockout. Ari and Josh are my favorite type of couple- funny, flawed, and complicated, with prickly exteriors hiding tender hearts. I'll be first in line for anything Kate Goldbeck writes from now on. * Ava Wilder, author of How to Fake it in Hollywood *One of those special, singular books you wish you could read for the first time again and again. It's funny and sharp, crackling with wit and chemistry, a clever homage to all the best parts of romantic comedies while making them feel new... I can't wait to revisit it every year as an ultimate comfort reread, like watching a favorite Nora Ephron movie' * Alicia Thompson, author of Love in the Time of Serial Killers *You, Again reads like a modern rom-com classic in the making, and Kate Goldbeck is my newest auto-buy author - what a voice! I've never read anything like it. This book is raw and sexy and radically vulnerable, and I'm already desperately missing Ari and Josh. * Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of The Ex Talk *The humor is sharp, the dialogue is equal parts poignant and fun, and the romance will make you giddy * Tarah DeWitt, author of Funny Feelings *Not your average romantic comedy. Ari and Josh's love story is raw, chaotic, unconventional, very funny and very sexy. An edgy, modern, slow-burn love story, with nipple piercings. * Georgia Clark, author of It Had To Be You *Kate Goldbeck is a genius. I laughed. I cried. I fell in love with her characters and her descriptions of New York and the food. Ari is complicated, messy and utterly believable. Josh is so more than just your typical grumpy suitor. This story has nuts and a big fat beating heart and I will be reading it over and over * Ericka Waller, author of Dog Days *A slow-burn homage to When Harry Met Sally. Readers who love [...] friends-to-lovers romances, will enjoy Goldbeck's tale of growing up, finding yourself, and stumbling into love along the way * Booklist *It's rare to find such a perfect balance of funny and emotional [...] Goldbeck is clearly a writer to watch, creating and building characters that feel like people you've known and loved [...] This debut romance ticks all the boxes of a must-read, with plenty of bite giving it edge * Kirkus *The course of enemies-to-friends-to-lovers never did run smooth, as Goldbeck proves in her affecting debut. The influence of When Harry Met Sally is clear, with Goldbeck updating the classic for the modern day. The result is witty, emotional, and deeply romantic * Publishers Weekly *This witty, emotionally intelligent story is set in New York and the sense of place is strong. I rooted for open, likeable Ari and grumpy, ambitious Josh from the start * Daily Mail *
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Boldwood Books Ltd The Officer's Wife: A heartbreaking WW2
Book Synopsis'A beautifully written emotional, absorbing story about love, family, and secrets. I absolutely loved it.' Siobhan Daiko, author of The Girl from Venice 1939 - American heiress Vivi Miles falls for naval officer Nathan as soon as she arrives in England. And, under the threat of war, they marry in a whirlwind before he leaves to join his ship.When Nathan returns from Dunkirk injured, he is distant, aloof, and no longer the man Vivi fell in love with. But it’s not just because of his brutal experiences of war. Nathan has a secret and Vivi suspects it’s linked to the mysterious evacuee at the secluded house in the woods on his Kent estate.As war continues to rage, Vivi battles her own grief and loneliness, and tries to find out the truth of the girl’s identity, uncovering a scandal from the past.Is her love for Nathan strong enough to survive?--‘I was engrossed in this beautiful, heartfelt story. Characters to care about and a plot that kept me turning the pages.’ Helen Parusel, author of A Mother's War
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