Published By: Thomas & MercerPages: 187Released On: 20/10/2026 When Emma joins her new boyfriend Michael for a ‘Friendmas’ in the Alps, she’s quickly thrust into an exclusive world of privilege, partying, and politics. Emma can’t ski and is out of place among the close-knit group, but she’s determined to win them over. Without the usualContinue reading “Her Last Christmas – Claire McGowan”
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The Shadows of Kensington Gore – Ross Montgomery
Published By: VikingPages: 368Released On: 22/10/2026 London, 1911. Coronation fever. Suffragette unrest. A city crackling with tension. When a policeman is found brutally murdered on the streets of Kensington, blame falls on the three women seen fleeing the scene. Their sole witness? Stephen Pike: ex-borstal boy, under-butler extraordinaire and assistant to the most unconventional detectiveContinue reading “The Shadows of Kensington Gore – Ross Montgomery”
The Winter Guest – Sarah Moss
Published By: PicadorPages: 128Released On: 01/10/2026 Tell me the worst thing you’ve ever done. On Christmas Eve, in a hotel on Ireland’s west coast, a man and a woman meet for the first time. As a snowstorm gathers outside windows twinkling with fairy lights, they share a meal, pour wine, propose a toast. Janice andContinue reading “The Winter Guest – Sarah Moss”
Scare B’n’B: Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun – Catherine Doyle
Published By: Bloomsbury Children’s BooksPages: 256Released On: 24/09/2026Illustrator: Rachael DeanReading Age: 7-9 Ted McKenley is done managing the mayhem of Tartarus Hotel’s ghostly residents alone. Fortunately, the holidays are here and Frankie Stark is finally back from boarding school. But there’s no rest for the stepsiblings as a pop megastar has chosen the hotel asContinue reading “Scare B’n’B: Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun – Catherine Doyle”
The Riptide – Gareth Rubin
Published By: Simon and SchusterPages: 512Released On: 24/09/2026 1804, Isle of Ray, Essex. Lysander Rose has spent his life searching for the truth about his mother, abducted when he was just a baby. When the men who took her return for him, Lysander is forced to flee – leaving behind everything he knows. But inContinue reading “The Riptide – Gareth Rubin”
Farewell to Eden – Sebastian Faulks
Published By: Hutchinson HeinemannPages: 368Released On: 17/09/2026 Philip Deval, a soldier recently returned from the beaches of Normandy, arrives in Palestine on a peace-keeping mission in the final days of the British Mandate. The Sea of Galilee glitters in the distance as war-weary troops marvel at the novelty of oranges and sun – a paradiseContinue reading “Farewell to Eden – Sebastian Faulks”
The Neverland Thieves – Katie Tsang and Kevin Tsang
Published By: Simon & Schuster Children’s UKPages: 320Released On: 24/09/2026Reading Age: 8+ Tom is a patient at Great Ormond Street Hospital. When his best friend, Felix, comes to visit, exciting and mysterious things start to happen. Gold dust appears, music plays and the stone creatures in the chapel magically come to life. Soon Tom, FelixContinue reading “The Neverland Thieves – Katie Tsang and Kevin Tsang”
Kringle’s Return – Jemma Hatt
Published By: BooksGoSocialPages: 206Released On: 17/09/2026Reading Age: 8-12 YearsIllustrated By: Andrew Smith When the mysterious Frost Fair arrives in Six Pines, Laney and Ben are certain it means one thing: Kringle’s Emporium has returned. But beneath the fair’s sparkling lights, danger is stirring, and the magic of Christmas is under threat once more. Joined byContinue reading “Kringle’s Return – Jemma Hatt”
Ply – Hernan Diaz
Published By: PicadorPages: 464Released On: 24/09/2026 Centuries from now, an orphan adrift in an American city grows up to become a pincher. Stealing electricity from the grid to power the downtown music scene she adores is a risky occupation, and the city she moves through is dangerous. Someone is following her. Soon, the pincher isContinue reading “Ply – Hernan Diaz”
A Crown of Blood and Magick – Amy de la Force
Published By: CaneloPages: 368Released On: 17/09/2026 Now Empress of Hael’stromia, Cahra is supposed to be ruling the three kingdoms. But Ozumbre is seceding, Kolyath’s nobles sow division, and King Thierre of Luminaux is lost to grief. Her only solace is Hael, their bond growing dangerously romantic despite being forbidden. When Kolyath and Luminaux are attackedContinue reading “A Crown of Blood and Magick – Amy de la Force”
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