Published By: Usborne PublishingPages: 288Released On: 26/10/2023Reading Age: 8-12 Years I wish the snow girl would come to life. Then I would have a friend, a real friend I could trust, and I wouldn’t feel so alone. When Tasha builds a snow girl with her grandpa, all she wants is for her to be real.Continue reading “The Snow Girl – Sophie Anderson”
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The Christmas Appeal – Janice Hallett
Published By: ViperPages: 208Released On: 26/10/2023 One dead Santa. A town full of suspects. Will you discover the truth?Christmas in Lower Lockwood, and the Fairway Players are busy rehearsing their festive pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk, to raise money for the church roof appeal. But despite the season, goodwill is distinctly lacking amongst the amateur dramatics enthusiasts. Sarah-JaneContinue reading “The Christmas Appeal – Janice Hallett”
Once a Monster – Robert Dinsdale
Published By: MacmillanPages: 512Released On: 21/09/2023 London, 1861: Ten-year-old Nell belongs to a crew of mudlarks who work a stretch of the Thames along the Ratcliffe Highway. An orphan since her mother died four years past, leaving Nell with only broken dreams and a pair of satin slippers in her possession, she spends her daysContinue reading “Once a Monster – Robert Dinsdale”
The Nutcracker: And the Mouse King’s Christmas Shenanigans – Alex T. Smith
Published By: Macmillan Children’s BooksPages: 176Released On: 05/10/2023Reading Age: 5-9 Years The Mouse King is up to some very sneaky shenanigans.The night before Christmas, he steals the key to the Kingdom of Sweets and sets out to cause as much festive mayhem as he can!Clara and Fritz Strudel, and their new friend the Nutcracker, are the onlyContinue reading “The Nutcracker: And the Mouse King’s Christmas Shenanigans – Alex T. Smith”
Zohra Nabi
I’m twenty-four and live in a multi-generational household in south-west London. I was a law student who wrote stories for my own enjoyment, and always dreamed of being a writer, but never really saw it as something I could pursue. When the pandemic hit in my last year of university. I used money I hadContinue reading “Zohra Nabi”
The Winter Spirits – Various Authors
Published By: SpherePages: 464Released On: 19/10/2023 Featuring new and original stories from:Bridget Collins, author of The BindingImogen Hermes Gowar, author of The Mermaid and Mrs HancockKiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The MerciesAndrew Michael Hurley, author of The LoneyJess Kidd, author of Things in JarsNatasha Pulley, author of The Watchmaker of Filigree StreetElizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll FactoryLaura Purcell, author of The Silent CompanionsSusan StokesContinue reading “The Winter Spirits – Various Authors”
Starting Over at Halesmere House – Suzanne Snow
Published By: CaneloPages: 320Released On: 19/10/2023 Taking over the Flower Shed studio at Halesmere, Alice is looking to mend her heart through horticulture after the end of her ten-year marriage. She isn’t looking for romance, especially not with brash young tree surgeon, Zac. Zac has his own past he’s trying to move on from, andContinue reading “Starting Over at Halesmere House – Suzanne Snow”
A Lady To Treasure – Marianne Ratcliffe
Published By: Bellows PressReleased On: 15/10/2023 Louisa Silverton is the daughter of a wealthy American businessman, brought up to believe a healthy profit is the only route to happiness. With the family company over-leveraged and in need of a capital injection, she travels to England to find a rich husband. The Honourable Miss Sarah DavenportContinue reading “A Lady To Treasure – Marianne Ratcliffe”
Thieves’ Gambit – Kayvion Lewis
Published By: Simon and SchusterPages: 384Released On: 26/09/2023Reading Age: 14+ Challenge: Join the Thieves’ Gambit, a cut-throat competition to crown the world’s greatest thief Rule 1: Never fall in love with your opponent Rule 2: The only thief you can trust is yourself Endgame: Win the heist to save your family – and yourself . . . Seventeen-year-old Rosalyn QuestContinue reading “Thieves’ Gambit – Kayvion Lewis”
The Murder Wheel – Tom Mead
Published By: AriaPages: 288Released On: 12/10/2023 1938, London. Young lawyer Edmund Ibbs has a new client: a woman accused of shooting her husband in the already infamous ‘Ferris Wheel Murder’ case.The case proves to be a web of conspiracy, and Ibbs himself is accused when a second suspicious death occurs, during a magic act atContinue reading “The Murder Wheel – Tom Mead”
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