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The most heart-warming novel you'll read this year, from the Queen of Feelgood Fiction Venice. The perfect setting for romance, and for secrets to be shared. Fen can't believe her luck. A luxury holiday with her beloved grandmother Disa - what could be more delightful? It doesn't cross her mind...

Talia knows what it means to survive. After years of hiding bruises and pretending everything was fine, one final betrayal pushes her to start walking away for good. But breaking free from Edgar—the man who hurt her—isn’t simple. Especially when she’s still tangled in his world… and the daughter she loves like her own. She’s chasing peace. Freedom. A chance to find herself again.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Never Look Back by Lesley Pearse, read by Holli Dempsey. One good deed takes her into another world . . . Sixteen-year-old Matilda is a poor Covent Garden flower girl until the day she saves the life of Tabitha, a minister's daughter. Welcomed into...

Falling in love was effortless. Learning to keep it when everything starts to change—that’s the challenge. Talia and Damian were swept up in a love that felt fated—wild, consuming, and real. But when one unexpected heartbeat turns their world upside down, the life they dreamed of arrives sooner than either of them was ready for. As Talia steps into the future she’s always wished for, she encourages Damian to finally name the dream he’s buried for years.

Snap up your perfect summer treat from the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author and 'queen of feel-good fiction'! 'Like a little blast of sunshine - uplifting, heartwarming and supremely feelgood' SOPHIE KINSELLA 'Gripping and incredibly comforting'MARIAN KEYES The trouble with secrets is that you...

Flint Hopkins finds the perfect tenant to rent the space above his Minneapolis-based law office. All the t's are crossed and i's dotted on Ellen's application. Her references are good. And she's easy on the eyes. Until... Flint discovers Ellen Rodgers plays music. Bongos, guitars, singing - not Beethoven administered through noise-cancelling headphones. The cut-throat attorney serves up an eviction notice to the bubbly, constantly humming redhead who's too sexy for her own good. But luck is on Ellen's side when Flint's autistic son, Harrison, takes an instant liking to her.

OPEN HOUSE is a deliciously engaging romantic novel from Jill Mansell, author of over twenty Sunday Times bestsellers including THE ONE YOU REALLY WANT and MIRANDA'S BIG MISTAKE. For fans of Sophie Kinsella and Marian Keyes. Jill's novels are loved by reviewers: 'Warm, witty and wise' Daily Mail...

In today's world filled with terrible dating apps and split-second hot takes, all Zuri Robinson wants is something real. And between her crap job, her family drama, and feeling like she completely missed out on her twenties, she's pretty much done. Her only bright spot is exchanging letters with a ridiculously charming guy in Italy. Only Alessandro Fabricare has a teeeeeny little secret . . .

'Sizzlingly sexy and achingly beautiful. This is the kind of love that’ll ruin you for ever' - Reader Review The unmissable debut romance novel from Cameron Capello, the Chamber of Secret Books on TikTok and Instagram. For fans who loved all the angst and tension of Magnolia Parks with the...

In Sag Harbor, two neighbors have mastered the art of being content. Or so they tell themselves. At 38, Aldo is a successful realtor with effortless charm and a past rooted in Rome, where family loyalty runs deep. He came to New York for a fresh start, not complications, and definitely not feelings he didn’t plan on.

I’m a full time single dad. A former NFL player turned coach, tasked with turning around a college team full of kids who either don’t take it seriously or are determined to get injured. I will absolutely not be falling for my new neighbor.

Posy “Doc” Hicks has high blood pressure. All thanks to a certain hazel-eyed blonde who drives him absolutely insane in her short shorts and cowboy boots. At first, Searcy Hodges is just a passing fancy. A look but don’t touch kind of girl. She has a bad attitude, an even worse bedside manner, and a chip on her shoulder the size of Texas. It would be wise to stay away, even if that attitude of hers really does great things for him. But how is a man supposed to stay away when her temper is just that spectacular to experience?

There was one rule. Don’t fall in love with Grant Wood. And I broke it. God knows I didn’t mean to! I only meant to push his buttons—to drive him as crazy as he drove me. He was the stone-faced CEO of my father's company and I was the spoiled daughter of his mentor. Those had been our roles for years. So what if we couldn’t stand each other? When my father gave me an ultimatum, I was forced to swallow my pride and report to Grant himself. Intern extraordinaire at your service, sir. He clearly expected me to fail.

'Do you ever just read a story and know that you could happily exist in the world on page? Well Look Up, Handsome is the world that I think I would love to live in. It’s cozy and quaint and cutesy and very demure!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ NetGalley Reviewer 'Cozy, queer, and Christmas-y, Look Up...

When the superstar diva of the past decade doesn't want to play the hero's mother on screen, she insists that she be reshaped into the most beautiful woman in the world...by any means. This is just one of the many odd situations which plastic surgeon Dr. Dhruv faces in Mumbai. He dealt with tyrannical bosses and finicky patients while undergoing his training, during which he also won over a stunning doctor as his life partner. But satisfying the movie stars is a different ball game.

She wants to be independent. They want her. If only it were that simple. I'm not looking to fall in love. The rules are clear for omegas on a college scholarship: no fraternizing with athletes. No posing a distraction. No exceptions. So what if my older brother is a professional rugby player and...

Luka Darkovic has some tackling skills. He hadn’t planned on using them to bring down a runaway dog the size of a Shetland pony, especially not when his neck is already buggered. At 33, a rugby forward protects his vertebrae.... He’s even less happy when the dog’s incompetent owner turns up in his hospital cubicle the next day with a plan to fix those vertebrae. He prefers his life simple and his neurosurgeons drama-free. And definitely less distracting.

Tobias I see many beautiful clients, but this siren surpassed beauty. She was intoxicating, a swallow of the smoothest whiskey and the inhale of the finest cigar. Each rendezvous drew me closer into her. A look turned to lust. Lust turned to a blazing inferno and I willingly, and gladly, dosed myself in gasoline for more. Rue was mine.

This town has become my nightmare, and Roman Rush is both my tormentor and my salvation. I've been drawn into his dark world, caught in his snare, and the more I pull against his control, the tighter his grip. I'm desperate to break free, but I have to stay for Bree. There's a mystery shrouding her that I'm determined to uncover. As my relationship with Roman intensifies, I discover something that brings my entire world crashing down—a dark truth that makes me question everything I thought I knew about Roman and the Sacred Sons…

As a very successful private investigator who has caught most of the cheaters in Seattle with their pants down, Rafe Sullivan believes true, lasting love only happens once in a blue moon. Needing to get away from the city to clear his head, he finds the lake house where he spent the best summers of his life is now a wreck…but the sweet girl next door is all grown up and prettier than anything he's ever seen.

While Brooke Jansen is happy making and selling chocolate truffles in her small Pacific Northwest lake town, she secretly longs to experience something wild.