Published By: ManillaPages: 320Released On: 06/08/2026 Shay was no longer in the cult, but still, it made her wedding guests nervous that she was bringing them to an island . . . On a remote island off the coast of Virginia, family and friends gather to celebrate the wedding of Shay O’Connor and Andrew Pruitt.Continue reading “Tenderness – Rowan Beaird”
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Outside – Charlotte Levin
Published By: OneworldPages: 384Released On: 06/08/2026 Following a tragic incident, rising-star Beatrice is struggling. Having retreated from life entirely, she finds herself unable to leave the house. With her acting career now over, (Though don’t tell her agent), and discovering who her real friends aren’t, her world has shrunk – its only inhabitants, an elderlyContinue reading “Outside – Charlotte Levin”
Ghost Month – Simon Wroe
Published By: FaberPages: 336Released On: 27/08/2026 Do we only value life when we are reminded that it will end? Ghosts browsing the shops. Ghosts lingering around make-up counters. They’re not real in any way that can hurt you. But just ‘cos they can’t talk, doesn’t mean they can’t drive you mad. That’s why they return,Continue reading “Ghost Month – Simon Wroe”
My Name is MacKenzie Bly – Lissa Evans
Published By: DoubledayPages: 304Released On: 27/08/2026 I am fourteen years old and I’m called MacKenzie Bly. It’s a good name, isn’t it? Unfortunately, I just made it up, I’m actually called Philip Stephens which, if there was ever a competition for the world’s most boring name, would be a clear winner. ‘We didn’t want toContinue reading “My Name is MacKenzie Bly – Lissa Evans”
The Art of Getting Hammered – Joanna Wallace
Published By: ViperPages: 352Released On: 06/08/2026 What use is a part-time serial killer who doesn’t want to kill people? Once the terror of rude and irritating people everywhere, now Claire has lost her murderous mojo. Not even the overly chatty woman in the supermarket or the man who stole her neighbour’s dog can motivate herContinue reading “The Art of Getting Hammered – Joanna Wallace”
Into Thin Air – S. E. Durrant
Published By: Nosy CrowPages: 256Released On: 13/08/2026Reading Age: 9-12 11-year-old Luna dreams of becoming an astronaut and astronauts need to remain calm in a crisis… She knows for certain that the International Space Station will be over their house in ten days, so Dad will definitely be home by then. Won’t he? But Dad leftContinue reading “Into Thin Air – S. E. Durrant”
No Light but the Stars – Lindsay Jayne Ashford
Published By: Lake UnionPages: 253Released On: 01/08/2026 In 1941, Violet Rookwood and her mother flee war-torn London for a Cornwall farm owned by their family. There, under the floorboards of her bedroom, Violet finds a journal written by a Catholic woman more than three hundred years ago, confessing to a forbidden love. In 1606, onContinue reading “No Light but the Stars – Lindsay Jayne Ashford”
The Trouble with Sister Francis – Matt Coyne
Published By: WildfirePages: 448Released On: 27/08/2026 Sister Francis is an unlikely nun. She’s sixty, sweary, drives like a lunatic and smokes like a stacked chimney . . . and she runs the Blessed Assumption Boys Club. Richie, Bennett, Kenny and Stan are four best friends from the Whittle council estate with little to do butContinue reading “The Trouble with Sister Francis – Matt Coyne”
Nerve Damage – Annakeara Stinson
Published By: Scribner UKPages: 240Released On: 11/08/2026 When Clarice broke up with P.T., he refused to be dumped. He sent non-stop emails and made hundreds of phone calls from dozens of different numbers. He showed up outside her office. He staked out her apartment. He sent her flowers and poems and, perhaps most sinister ofContinue reading “Nerve Damage – Annakeara Stinson”
Where are the Kings – Donal Ryan
Published By: DoubledayPages: 224Released On: 13/08/2026 Something terrible has happened to Jack but no one seems to want to talk about it. His uncles can tell him about everything from quantum physics to how to hunt for deer, but they can’t seem to tell him anything about their own sister or why Jack doesn’t feelContinue reading “Where are the Kings – Donal Ryan”
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