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Once it was a family home. Now they are all at sea...When Anna and David receive a phone call late one evening, their lives are upturned. Within minutes, they are...

'A spirit-lifting debut'DAVID MITCHELL'I will never forget these characters: so pained and funny, so brilliantly drawn, wrestled with and forgiven'HELEN GARNER'Meltingly warm'OBSERVERLocal boy Teo Erskine is back in the north...

An astonishingly rich re-creation of the land of Oz, this book retells the story of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, who wasn't so wicked after all. Taking readers...

'[An] evocative and tender book . . . everyone who reads it will be enchanted like I was' reader reviewA Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Seen on the...

You're fifteen, you spend your time at school and at Val's hair salon with Baker, Val's son, who has eyes that are like falling off a cliff into space. The...

Control the story, control the world... Nesta believes in the fairy tales - the true stories of powerful magical women who shaped and ruled the world decades ago. But the...

Part space odyssey, part Sapphic romcom and all spaceship-stealing fun, Emily Hamilton's breathtaking debut is a wild tale of galaxy-spanning friendship, improbable love, and wonder as vast as the universe...

'Beautifully written and compelling' Daily Mail'Rowan Hisayo Buchanan is one of the most distinctive and luminously original novelists of her generation' Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti'Elegant, atmospheric, sharp-edged . ....

A stunningly crafted debut short story collection, The Blink That Kills the Eye takes a poetic torch to the shadows of daily life, illuminating the characters, situations, emotions and dilemmas...

One week to fall in love. Seven months apart. A summer to make it right.'An emotional rollercoaster of a read. I cried with joy and sadness' reader review'So gripping and...

The sensational debut novel about love, friendship and finding happiness in the most unexpected places. 'It's as fun as it is thoughtful: a tender and generous novel about finding your...

A visit to remember . . . Life is full of complications, and for some of the guests and staff of the Louis XVI, one of Paris's most famous luxury...

The Marte women are preparing for a gathering that will change their lives foreverFlor has a gift: she can predict, to the day, when someone will die. So when she...

'A blistering story' STYLIST | 'A distinctive voice' OBSERVER | 'A skilful, absorbing novel that is so much about seeing and being seen' SPECTATORSearingly incisive, darkly funny and achingly poignant,...

' This one blew me away'' Heidi's books never fail to pick me up'' Same Time Next Year will have you reaching for the tissues and laughing out loud in...

'The perfect summer escape, I adored it!' USA Today bestselling author Faith Hogan In a tiny bookshop in Dubrovnik's historic Old Town, a book club begins...Newly arrived on the sun-drenched...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy and USA Today bestselling author Sierra Simone who gave us A Merry Little Meet Cute comes a new festive romcom -...

  A rich and romantic fantasy loosely inspired by the classic Sleeping Beauty fairy tale. Perfect for fans of These Violent Delights and The Shadow Queen. Centuries ago, the heretic...

All of them are guilty of something... Five friends. One deadly secret. Five old university friends gather on the eve of their flatmate's memorial at a beautiful riverside house. Host...

How do you fall in love with someone who can't remember you from one day until the next? 'Absolutely hilarious, engaging and fun' ????? Reader reviewNewly single lawyer Gwen Baker...

'Superb'THE TIMES'Joyous'THE OBSERVERThe beloved author of Early Morning Riser brings us eleven glittering stories of love - friendships formed at the airport bar, ex-husbands with benefits, mothers of suspiciously sweet...

Fame is a deadly game... Even if you win, you lose.The dark, razor-sharp new thriller from the author of That Woman and Such a Good Mother. 'A whip-smart thriller about...

An inter-connected romantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Stephanie Garber The Summer Court princess has never failed to end the curse that ravages Faerie every hundred years,...

Read the sensational romantic suspense novel from the author of the #1 film It Ends With Us'A beautiful read of soulmates split apart trying to find their way back. A...

"Varina Palladino's Jersey Italian Love Story is fun and funny, wonderfully exuberant, and incredibly wise. These endearing characters-their voices and stories- will be with me for a long time to...

  From the Sunday Times bestseller comes a buzzy new novel about womanhood, winging it, and the wonders of female friendship **AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW** 'Funny, relatable and incredibly entertaining,...

'Had me in a chokehold from beginning to end... A true five star read' Lisa Jewell'Devious and dizzying, with twist after twist after twist - I loved it' Louise Candlish'Wonderfully...

This beautiful, giftable collection celebrates and explores both the beauty and the anguish of love through classic poems, stories, and letters from some of literature's most beloved writers.Because it defines...

K-9 Defender - Julie MillerCan one woman's K-9 convince her to trust a determined detective?After a betrayal that almost took his life, Detective Joel Standage is deskbound. A new assignment...

There's no thrill like breaking the rules... 'MISCHIEVOUS, MAGNETIC AND HEAPS OF FUN' EMMA GANNON'THE ROMCOM OF 2023' LIZZY DENT***Cat has a dangerously dwindling bank balance. She also has:*a month...

????? 'The best romantic comedy I've read since The Hating Game' Naomi and Luca have been pen-pals since fifth-grade. Well, more like bitter rivals caught in an epic battle of...

A brand new spicy STEM romance for fans of Ali Hazelwood and Sally Thorne! What do you do when your mortifying Friday night blind date is sitting opposite you at...

  Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience - classics which will...

  All families have secrets. Some protect. Others destroy. Three sisters. A last wish from their dying mother. Can they forgive her? Brenda Smith shouldn't feel lucky - she's only...

'A sparkling bookish story about rules just begging to be broken' Abby Jimenez, bestselling author of The Friend Zone'A charming romcom about finding your own path and never being scared...

Fame is a deadly game... Even if you win, you lose.The dark, razor-sharp new thriller from the author of That Woman and Such a Good Mother. 'A whip-smart thriller about...

'Thea Guanzon's talent is limitless, and she is the kind of writer that comes around once in a generation. Mark my words: lives will be changed by The Hurricane Wars...

The first in the Dirty Diana trilogy - a story of desire within marriage from the stars of the hit feminist erotic podcast, Dirty Diana ...'Deliciously entertaining, funny, tantalizing' Demi...

'I hope the lights are on when we finally have sex so he can see how young I am compared to his wife.' 'Sharp and uncompromising... Everyone I Know is...

On the eve of a world war, a forbidden love will blossom in the garden of a stately home, where one young woman will make a choice that will change...

'Superb'THE TIMES'Joyous'THE OBSERVERThe beloved author of Early Morning Riser brings us eleven glittering stories of love - friendships formed at the airport bar, ex-husbands with benefits, mothers of suspiciously sweet...

A Gilded Age Retelling of My Fair Lady Arriving into English society from the drawing rooms of New York, Miss Florence Wakechild desires nothing less than the marriage her father...

The Innocent's Protector In Paradise - Annie WestHe's sworn to keep her safe. She threatens his every barrier!Niall Pedersen is the only person Lola Suarez can turn to when a...

The Tycoon's Christmas Dating Deal - Kandy ShepherdHis candy cane contract...The loss of her parents makes working the holidays difficult for event planner Marissa. But planning a party for tycoon...

?'Clever, sexy and joyful. I loved it' BETH O'LEARY'A fizzing roller-coaster of a rom-com. The sexiest book you'll read all year and the most heartening' CAROLINE O'DONOGHUE'A very relatable take...

* LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER AWARD *'Perfection ... this is a story about family, friendship, love, and sacrifice ... with a big dose of jazz! I loved it!'...

  A rich and romantic fantasy loosely inspired by the classic Sleeping Beauty fairy tale. Perfect for fans of These Violent Delights and The Shadow Queen. Centuries ago, the heretic...

'You will fall for Noah and Lucy . . . this is one of those stories that will capture your attention and not let it go' Reader review ????? 'I...