Published By: WalkerPages: 240Released On: 07/05/2026Reading Age: 9-12 What happens if the Chosen One doesn’t want the job? When Tassie is announced as the Chosen One, destined to save the day, she knows there’s been a mistake. She’s nothing like the mild-mannered child described in the prophecy! Besides, being the Chosen One sounds like ZERO fun. IfContinue reading “The Unchosen One – Amy Sparkes”
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Hunger and Thirst – Claire Fuller
Published By: Fig TreePages: 352Released On: 07/05/2026 1987: After a childhood trauma and years in and out of the care system, sixteen-year-old Ursula finds herself with a new job in the postroom of a local art school, a bed in a halfway house, and—delightfully— some new friends, including wild-child, Sue. When Ursula is invited toContinue reading “Hunger and Thirst – Claire Fuller”
Ms Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block – Jesse Sutanto
Published By: CorvusPages: 304Released On: 07/05/2026 For sixty-three-year-old Mebel, retirement means her husband of more than forty years announcing that he’s leaving her for their private chef. Mebel isn’t sure who’s the bigger loss, but she has the perfect plan to win him back: she’ll finally learn to cook. However, Mebel quickly realizes she’s accidentallyContinue reading “Ms Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block – Jesse Sutanto”
Mr & Mrs Dixon Hide A Body – Jennifer Holdich
Published By: Hodder & StoughtonPages: 304Released On: 14/05/2026 To have and to hold, to lie and to kill… Meet James and Daisy Dixon. They get along perfectly well – especially when on separate sides of their huge manor house, where Daisy can plot her husband’s murder in peace. However, after accidentally killing a man onContinue reading “Mr & Mrs Dixon Hide A Body – Jennifer Holdich”
The Ministry of Manners – David Solomons
Published By: Piccadilly PressPages: 272Released On: 07/05/2026Reading Age: 9-12 Be quiet. Be polite. Or be silenced. Alfie and Margot Hawthorne have grown up under the Ministry of Manners, where politeness isn’t a choice – it’s the law. And one wrong word can change your life. He knows how to stay out of trouble, but sheContinue reading “The Ministry of Manners – David Solomons”
A Bookshop Summer – Stephanie Butland
Published By: Headline ReviewPages: 352Released On: 07/05/2026 When the Lost for Words bookshop in York hosts an event for a new reading project, four strangers’ lives will change in ways they could never have expected . . . Trixie is hosting the event. She loves her job at Lost for Words, and she’s feeling grounded and calm – until aContinue reading “A Bookshop Summer – Stephanie Butland”
The Ship’s Cat – Alex Howard
Published By: Black & White PublishingPages: 240Released On: 07/05/2026 When street-savvy London stray Archie accidentally stows away on a flight to Turkey, he’s just looking for shelter. But after stumbling onto a fishing boat in a quiet cove, Archie discovers he’s no ordinary feline – for with his polydactyl paws, he brings uncanny good fortuneContinue reading “The Ship’s Cat – Alex Howard”
Shrink Solves Murder – Philippa Perry
Published By: Hutchinson HeinemannPages: 336Released On: 07/05/2026 Her 3 o’clock just became a murder case… When a body washes up near Beachy Head, the Police chalk it up to suicide — a tragic but not uncommon end in these parts. But local psychotherapist Patricia Philipps isn’t convinced. The victim? Her three o’clock patient, Henry Clayton.TheContinue reading “Shrink Solves Murder – Philippa Perry”
On the Book Train to Paris – Norie Clarke
Published By: HeadlinePages: 288Released On: 28/05/2026 Carly longs to make-over the family’s Edinburgh bookshop, but her father is resisting change.Upstairs, Fran is stumped by her next novel – and with how to fix her marriage.In the flat below, Elsa cares for her husband, in need of a short breather to gather her strength. So when a customer drops in andContinue reading “On the Book Train to Paris – Norie Clarke”
We Burned So Bright – TJ Klune
Published By: TorPages: 176Released On: 30/04/2026 Husbands Don and Rodney have lived a good, long life. Together, they’ve experienced the highest highs of love and family, and lows so low that they felt like the end of the world. Now, the world is ending for real. A wandering black hole is coming for Earth, andContinue reading “We Burned So Bright – TJ Klune”
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