Published By: Angry RobotPages: 400Released On: 09/01/2024 Set in a world of the near future, the celebrity elite have access to a technology that allows them to make perfect copies of themselves, known as Portraits. These Portraits exist to fulfil all the various duties that come as the price of fame. Our protagonist is theContinue reading “Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock – Maud Woolf”
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Stitch – Pádraig Kenny
Published By: Walker BooksPages: 208Released On: 04/01/2024Reading Age: 8-11 Stitch is not a monster – he’s a creation. He and his friend Henry Oaf were brought to life by the genius Professor Hardacre, and have spent all their days in a castle deep in the woods, far from humankind. But when the Professor dies andContinue reading “Stitch – Pádraig Kenny”
The Mystery Guest – Nita Prose
Published By: HarperCollinsPages: 416Released On: 18/01/2024 Molly Gray wears her Head Maid badge proudly for every shift at the Regency Grand Hotel, plumping pillows, sweeping up the guests’ secrets, silently restoring rooms to a state of perfection. But when a renowned guest – a famous mystery writer – drops very dead in the grand teaContinue reading “The Mystery Guest – Nita Prose”
All Ora: The Boiling Point – Sotto Voce
Released On: 29/11/2023 Escaping the clutch of Ora, Luke is aware that their freedom is short-lived. They are on the run; the superior Ora still needs him, and it’d stop at nothing. Can he flare against the unbeatable foe? Are they alone in their fight? Do they have a chance against the superior humans andContinue reading “All Ora: The Boiling Point – Sotto Voce”
A Breath of Fresh Air – Jessica Redland
Published By: Boldwood Pages: 370Released On: 10/01/2024 Rosie feels like there’s something missing in her life. She loves her job as the manager of Willowdale Hall Riding Stables, caring for the horses and teaching children to ride, and she loves the home she shares with her mother in the beautiful Lake District. But she can’tContinue reading “A Breath of Fresh Air – Jessica Redland”
A Concert For Christmas – Helen Hawkins
Published By: Allison & BusbyPages: 384Released On: 23/11/2023 Schoolteacher Sophie Lawson has fled to the Cotswold countryside after a tragic break-up and is throwing herself into dating and organising Cranswell’s annual Christmas concert. The festive fun is marred by the arrival of a handsome but surly musical director, tricky pupils and concert preparations falling intoContinue reading “A Concert For Christmas – Helen Hawkins”
The Time Between Space – Charlie Laidlaw
Published By: Ringwood PublishingPages: 376Released On: 16/07/2023 The story follows the protagonist (Emma) during her childhood and adult years in Edinburgh and East Lothian. The secret that only Emma knows is that her mother’s death was no accident. Her knowledge of her mother’s conscious decision to die by suicide precipitates a suicide attempt and leadsContinue reading “The Time Between Space – Charlie Laidlaw”
A Girl Behind Closed Doors – Jessica Taylor-Bearman
Published By: Hashtag PressPages:Released On: 19/10/2023 After 12 years of being trapped in the world of one room by the M.E. Monster, Jessica’s dreams start to come true. She’s pregnant! But Jessica has to adjust to being a disabled mum in an inaccessible world and face the critics who doubt her abilities. ***** Thanks toContinue reading “A Girl Behind Closed Doors – Jessica Taylor-Bearman”
The Kingdom of Sweets – Erika Johansen
Published By: Bantam/TransworldPages: 368Released On: 30/11/2023 Light and dark – this is the destiny placed upon Natasha and Clara, the birthright bestowed on them by their godfather, the mysterious sorcerer Drosselmeyer. Clara, the favourite, grows into beauty and ease, while Natasha is cursed to live in her sister’s shadow. But one fateful Christmas Eve, NatashaContinue reading “The Kingdom of Sweets – Erika Johansen”
A December to Remember – Jenny Bayliss
Published By: Pan MacmillanPages: 400Released On: 09/11/2023 Wildly different half-sisters Maggie, Simone, and Star have hardly seen each other since their idyllic summers spent in the charming village of Rowan Thorp, the home of their eccentric father, Augustus. Known for the fruitful ways in which his bustling curiosity shop kept the tired town afloat, AugustusContinue reading “A December to Remember – Jenny Bayliss”
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