Published By: Chicken HousePages: 438Released On: 03/03/2022 For Khadija, the only escape from her father’s arranged betrothal is the sky. When she spots a rogue hot air balloon fighting against its ropes, she leaps at the chance for adventure. Khadija soon finds an unlikely ally in a poor glassmaker’s apprentice, Jacob. But Jacob is aContinue reading “The Balloon Thief – Aneesa Marufu”
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The Summer That Changed Us – Cathy Bramley
Published By: OrionPages: 396Released On: 03/03/2022 The sparkling seaside village of Merle Bay, with its beautiful beach scattered with seaglass, is a place where anyone can have a fresh start. For Katie, it is the perfect hideout after a childhood trauma left her feeling exposed. For Robyn, the fresh sea air is helping to healContinue reading “The Summer That Changed Us – Cathy Bramley”
The Language of Food – Annabel Abbs
Published By: Simon and SchusterPages: 416Released On: 02/03/2022 England 1837. Eliza Acton is a poet who dreams of seeing her words in print. But when she takes her new manuscript to a publisher, she’s told that ”poetry is not the business of a lady”. Instead, they want her to write a cookery book. England isContinue reading “The Language of Food – Annabel Abbs”
The Last Supper – Rosemary Shrager
Published By: Little, BrownPages: 288Released On: 24/02/2022 When an old television rival, Deirdre Shaw, is found dead at the Cotswolds manor house where she was catering for a prestigious shooting weekend, Prudence is asked to step into the breach. Prudence is only too happy to take up the position and soon she is working inContinue reading “The Last Supper – Rosemary Shrager”
Sundial – Catriona Ward
Published By: ViperPages: 352Released On: 10/03/2022 You can’t escape what’s in your blood… All Rob wanted was a normal life. She almost got it too: a husband, two kids, a nice house in the suburbs. But Rob fears for her oldest daughter, Callie, who collects tiny bones and whispers to imaginary friends. Rob sees aContinue reading “Sundial – Catriona Ward”
New Animal – Ella Baxter
Published By: Pan MacmillanPages: 212Released On: 17/02/2022 It’s not easy getting close to people, Amelia’s meeting a lot of men but once she bets the sex she wants from them, that’s it for her; she can’t connect further. A terrible thing happened to Daniel last year and it’s stuck inside Amelia ever since, making herContinue reading “New Animal – Ella Baxter”
The Embroidered Book – Kate Heartfield
Published By: Harper CollinsPages: 672Released On: 17/02/2022 1768. Charlotte arrives in Naples to marry a man she has never met. Two years later, her sister Antoine is sent to France to marry another stranger. In the mirrored corridors of Versailles, they rename her Marie Antoinette. But the sisters are not powerless. When they were onlyContinue reading “The Embroidered Book – Kate Heartfield”
Just The Way You Are – Beth Moran
Published By: BoldwoodPages: 378Released On: 17/02/2022 When Olivia Tennyson – or Ollie to her friends – was sixteen, she wrote a Dream List of all the things she wanted for her life, including a happy marriage and a family. But at 29, Ollie is single, living at home with her over-protective and manipulative mother, andContinue reading “Just The Way You Are – Beth Moran”
A River Enchanted – Rebecca Ross
Published By: HarperCollinsPages: 480Released On: 03/02/2022 Jack Tamerlaine hasn’t stepped foot on Cadence in ten long years, content to study music at the mainland university. But when young girls start disappearing from the isle, Jack is summoned home to help find them. Enchantments run deep on Cadence: gossip is carried by the wind, plaid shawlsContinue reading “A River Enchanted – Rebecca Ross”
Anonymous Sex – Hillary Jordan and Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan (editors)
Published By: Borough PressPages: 400Released On: 03/02/2022 Bestselling novelists Hillary Jordan and Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan present an elegant, international anthology of erotica that explores the diverse spectrum of desire, written by winners of the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, PEN Awards, the Women’s Prize for Fiction, Edgar Award, and more. There are stories of sexualContinue reading “Anonymous Sex – Hillary Jordan and Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan (editors)”
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