Alice Stern isn't ready to turn forty. She thought she'd have more time to figure it all out. Above all, she thought she'd have more time with her father, Leonard - but he's lying in a hospital bed and Alice isn't sure if she'll hear his voice again. When she falls asleep outside their old apartment on the night before her birthday, she's surprised to be greet
THE GOLDEN AGE OF ATHENS: THE JEWEL IN THE GREEK EMPIRE Standing like a colossus over the city is Pericles: politician, general, architect of the city’s fortunes. Yet some look on jewels with envy. Forever a threat from the south, Sparta will not kneel to its rival. From their ranks rises a young boy – ruthless, courageous, hungry. Soon he will lead them . . . Pericles is no longer
Eleanor Bennett won't let her secrets die with her . . . When Eleanor's estranged children Benny and Byron reunite for her funeral, they receive an unexpected inheritance. First, a traditional Caribbean black cake, to remind them of their roots.
PRE-ORDER THE GRIPPING NEW MYSTERY FEATURING DETECTIVE WILLIAM WISTING When the body of an Australian backpacker is found in Spain, an online group of amateur true crime sleuths springs up around the world, attempting to solve the mystery of her death. Foremost on the message boards is Astri, a young Norwegian woman whose feverish pursuit takes her closer than anyone to solving the case. But
Meredith Maggs hasn't left her house in 1,214 days. But she insists she isn't alone. She has her cat, Fred. Her friend Sadie visits when she can. There's her online support group, StrengthInNumbers. She has her jigsaws, favourite recipes, her beloved Emily Dickinson, the internet, the Tesco delivery man and her treacherous memories for company. But something's about to chang
THE GRIPPING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER What happens when the person closest to you has led a life of deception? 'Full of suspense and intriguing characters' MY WEEKLY 'A gritty, gripping drama' WOMAN'S WEEKLY _______ No one wants to believe their mother is a liar . . . After her mother's funeral, Alice Kent is approached by a man who insists he's her real father. Initially upset and disbelie
Mother. Monarch. Murderer. Magnificent . . . meet Clytemnestra, the ancient world's most wronged woman . . . 'Vivid with fury, passion and strength, this is a fabulous myth retelling' JENNIFER SAINT 'A blaze of a novel, fiery and furious - and alight with murderous revenge' DAILY MAIL __________ She is born to a king but marries a tyrant. She watches helplessly as he sacrifices her child to
Rival ornithologists hunt through Europe for dangerous magical birds in this historical fantasy romance. If Indiana Jones featured manners, tea, and helicopter parasols - this would be it! - Professor Beth Pickering is on the verge of finally capturing the rare Deathwhistler bird when Professor Devon Lockley swoops in, capturing both her bird and her eye. For his part, Devon has never been mo
An addictive and laugh-out-loud story about two strangers and a life-changing trip . . . A round-the-world trip with the guy you ghosted? What could possibly go wrong... When Dylan Coughlan impulsively rings into a radio competition, she never expects to win. But now she's about to travel around the world. The catch? Her travel partner is a random contact from her phone. And of course it had to be
Fall in love with this perfect summer read that will sweep you away . . . 'Shimmering with sun-soaked magic' Ashley Herring Blake, author of DELILAH GREEN DOESN'T CARE__________ When Garland Moore's husband gifts her divorce papers on Valentine's Day, it feels like she'll never find love again. So when some friends invite her to their camp in the Blue Ridge Mountains for the summer, she jumps
When Zoey finds out before her wedding that her fiancé cheated again, she desperately employs the mysterious Max to yell 'I object' at the alter. On the big day, Zoey sees a gorgeous stranger stand up and tell the entire congregation the truth about the cheating groom, blowing the ceremony apart. Enjoying the thrill from the aftermath of being saved from her own wedding, Zoey agrees t
The first time Lucy and Felix meet, she is a tourist vacationing at a beach house on Prince Edward Island. He is the local who shows her a very good night. She has no clue that he is her best friend's younger brother. Their chemistry is off the charts, but the list of reasons they can't be together is much longer. Every summer, Lucy visits the island with Bridget for a big breath of f
A heartwarming blend of cosy fantasy and romance in this tale of a wayward house witch and the magical adventures in and out of the royal kitchen . . . -- When Finlay Ashowan joins the kitchen of the King and Queen of Daxaria, he's an enigma. Which suits Fin just fine. He's satisfied simply serving as the royal cook, keeping nosy passersby out of his kitchen, and concocting some truly scrumpti
THIS REALITY TV SHOW HAS A DARK SIDE... The outstanding high-concept thriller from the No.1 Sunday Times bestseller who keeps you guessing with every page
The brand-new escapist summer novel from Sunday Times bestseller Jenny Colgan. Fall in love with a new cast of characters and get swept away in a breath-taking romance you'll want to read again and again . . .
For the twenty-year anniversary of Tom Clancy's classic novel Red Rabbit, this is a white-knuckle prequel set in 1985, introducing a never-before-seen Jack Ryan at the beginning of his career
Private Detective Cormoran Strike is contacted by a worried father whose son, Will, has gone to join a religious cult in the depths of the Norfolk countryside. The Universal Humanitarian Church is, on the surface, a peaceable organisation that campaigns for a better world. Yet Strike discovers that beneath the surface there are deeply sinister undertones, and unexplained deaths. In order to try
