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”
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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”
Operation Nativity – Jenny Pearson
Published By: Usborne PublishingPages: 352Released On: 09/11/2023Reading Age: 7-10Illustrated By: Katie Kear When Oscar and Molly rush outside to investigate a crash in the night, they’re not expecting to find a dazed Angel Gabriel wandering around their grandparents’ back garden. And they’re certainly not expecting to find themselves in a race to save Christmas. ButContinue reading “Operation Nativity – Jenny Pearson”
Christmas by Candlelight – Karen Swan
Published By: PanPages: 416Released On: 26/10/2023 It’s three days before Christmas and starting to snow when high-flier Libby and her new boyfriend reluctantly attend her university reunion on the way back from a wedding in Yorkshire. Hosted by Archie Templeton – the heartbreaker of their group – at his grand family estate, the night isContinue reading “Christmas by Candlelight – Karen Swan”
The Finery – Rachel Grosvenor
Published By: Fly On The Wall PressPages: 300Released On: 25/08/2023 Tyranny is in the air in the city of Finer Bay, and Professor Wendowleen Cripcot would like to be left alone, thank you very much. The memories of the last one hundred years are quite enough to be getting on with, if only these youngContinue reading “The Finery – Rachel Grosvenor”
Guinevere: The Quest for Excalibur – Fil Reid
Published By: Dragonblade PublishingPages: 399Released On: 06/09/2023 Twelve years ago, 21st-century librarian Gwen decided to remain in the Dark Ages with the man she loves above all else – a man around whom endless well-known tales of legend and magic have been spun. King Arthur. Over the years, she’s carved a life for herself byContinue reading “Guinevere: The Quest for Excalibur – Fil Reid”
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