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Patrick Collins earned the peace he’s found in New York City with his pack through sacrifice. Six years out from the end of the world, he’s satisfied with the life he’s built and doesn’t think about what else the future might hold until he stumbles his way into a hostage situation he didn’t ask to be part of. Jonothon de Vere would like nothing more than to wake up each morning with the love of his life and never deal with trouble again. Except Patrick has always been a magnet for such crises, and Jono isn’t one to stand idly by when his lover could use some help.

Sid wears her independence like armour. So when she strikes up a rare connection with unlucky-in-love Finn, they are both determined to prove that men and women can just be friends. Marin has the perfect home, attentive husband, two beloved children - and a secret addiction to designer clothes. She knows she has it all, so why can't she stop comparing herself to other women? Bea believes that we all have one love story - and she's had hers. Now her life centres around her son, Luke, and her support group of fierce single women. But there's something that she can't tell anyone.

'A novelist who has a gift for conveying the charm of the ordinary' Irish Independent on Number One bestselling author Roisin Meaney As opening night nears for a local amateur production, the cast begin to realise that the real drama is taking place off-stage -- and in life there's no such thing...

A poacher's daughter meets the heir to a country estate – as their destinies intertwine, their lives will never be the same. The Poacher's Daughter is a story of love and fate from bestselling historical saga author Margaret Dickinson. It is 1910 in the Lincolnshire Wolds. Young Rosie...

A feel-good tale of magic, sparkle and new beginnings from No. 1 bestselling author Roisin Meaney, author of The Reunion, One Summer and The People Next Door. It's three days before Christmas ... Tilly boards a plane on the other side of the world. She's determined to reach Roone, a small island...

The Mars excavation team has discovered sentient life buried on the outskirts of Hellas Montes in the form of a plant. Locked away in its tomb, the specimen brings humanity its greatest discovery, or perhaps, the greatest threat to their existence. When the crew starts listening to their mind, they discover there’s something talking back in the darkness. Not God, but something entirely foreign.

Black-ops specialist Jon Reznick is hoping for some well-earned down time under the Florida sun when he gets a surprise call from the CIA. An embittered US counterintelligence expert is about to sell a career’s worth of state secrets to the Russians, and the Agency wants Reznick to track him down. With the spook holed up somewhere in the diplomatic cauldron of the Middle East, protected by highly trained Russian mercenaries, Reznick knows it’s almost certainly a suicide mission.

An isolated Welsh island seemed like the perfect escape for a convict on the run, a jilted woman, and a policeman seeking a quiet life. When the surly locals turn to murderous violence, the three visitors are forced to flee together, trying to stay one step ahead of their increasingly insane pursuers. The bad news keeps coming. There are too many to fight. There is no escape from the island. And the worst storm in years has just begun. They can only run and hide as they face a night of horror and madness. If they don't work together, then none of them will live to see the light of day.

The battle for freedom has begun. For a handful of reluctant heroes, it's a chance to retake their world. Much has changed since the fall of civilization. Forced underground, the oppressed remnants of humanity struggle to survive. It's a bleak existence, but things are in motion that could shatter the system of tyranny.

In a fusion of past and present, Catherine’s world spirals into chaos when a mysterious childhood memory unveils haunting recollections of a life she never lived. The mesmerising saga of Merwynn, a defiant 9th-century Saxon ensnared in Viking intrigue, beckons from deep within her psyche. Every revelation from Merwynn’s era sends ripples through Catherine’s existence as she grapples with the weight of their entwined destinies.

When Michael decides to track down ex-girlfriend Rae, who disappeared 10 years ago while pregnant with his baby, he knows it could change his life forever. His search for her takes unexpected turns as he unearths multiple changes of identity and a childhood she tried to pretend never happened, but nothing could prepare him for what awaits when he finally finds her.

Pre-order this twisty psychological thriller, for fans of Claire Douglas and Lisa Jewell now. Who can you trust when you can’t trust yourself? In retreat from the world, psychologist Eilish Culpepper is jolted from her solitude when her old friend Alex knocks on her door. Ten years have passed...

Dr. Kate Turner is happy with her new life in Oak Falls in upstate New York. Working as a relief veterinarian at a small house-call practice, she truly enjoys helping her patients. All that changes when client Claire Birnham is found dead, an apparent suicide. A talented artist, Claire had everything to live for: a new job; a Manhattan apartment; her cairn terrier, Toto. As feisty as the Wizard of Oz's Toto, he and Claire were devoted to each other. Kate can't imagine Claire simply abandoning her pet. Was her death murder?

Much like The Lux Radio Theater, The Screen Guild Players presented radio dramatizations of popular movies of the era, usually with the original film stars at the microphone. Condensing a full-length film story into a twenty-two-minute radio play presented considerable challenges to the writers (in 1950-51, the series was expanded to a full hour). Broadcast from 1939 until 1952 for sponsors Gulf Oil, Lady Esther Cosmetics, and Camel Cigarettes, nearly every major Hollywood star made an appearance, including Frank Sinatra, Humphrey Bogart, Joan Crawford, and more.

Contention at Turner Creek puts circuit rider Bane Barlow in great danger. A huge gold heist is underway and he is taken hostage in the church. Liars, thieves, and thugs stand in his way. Will truth prevail? Will honesty win?

Corruption at Turner Creek reveals the struggle in the early life of Parson Bane Barlow. The past he had buried long ago comes back to haunt him through an un-expected twist. Will his integrity be enough to bury it again? Does character matter? Bane gave up a life headed in the wrong direction to follow the call of God. Ride the trail with him as he carries a Bible in one saddlebag and a six-gun in the other while proclaiming the gospel message to a tough generation, filled with lawlessness and greed.

Bane Barlow left behind a life of guns and business for a Bible and a pair of saddlebags. A wealthy Texas cattleman buys him a train ticket west and Bane rides into more trouble than he can shake a stick at. With the call of God on his life, he is sent on a wild mission to a fledgling gold mining town in California. Then he suddenly finds himself in the middle of a case of stolen gold and murder! Who can he trust? And where is the mysterious Chad Turner that he was sent to find?

'Wonderful, compassionate, unpredictable' GRAEME SIMSION, bestselling author of The Rosie Project 'After I finished, I just thought "Yes, this is why I read". To find gems such as this' ***** Reader Review 'I loved this original, at times painful but truly thought-provoking book. A triumph'...

Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal of Excellence in Fiction A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice A USA TODAY Bestseller A Best Book of 2025 for Vogue Named one of Time’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 An NPR favorite fiction read of 2025 Set over the course of a single day, an...

If you passed Alice on the street, you couldn’t help but smile. At how she holds hands with her husband, Jack, who she has been with since she was at university. At the way she admires her three boys, the center of her universe. But if you looked very closely, you’d see how tightly she holds Jack’s hand, afraid to let go. You’d see how carefully she watches her boys, scared to look away. She has told Jack that she ran away from home when she was younger - but she didn’t tell him the whole story.