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The Adams family were poor, cheerful and, above all, respectable. There was Mrs Adams, a widow having lost her husband in the Boer War; Boots, the bright one; Tommy, the quiet one; Sammy, a wheeler dealer in the making; and Lizzy. Lizzy was a real pearl - one of the prettiest girls in Walworth. Then Lizzy falls in love it is 1914. War is coming, and everyone is going to be affected. Will the Adams family - gutsy, tough and cheeky - pull through? Down Lambeth Way is the first in Mary Jane Staples' Adams Family series. Their story continues in Our Emily.

*This audiobook contains an audio exclusive bonus chapter featuring the author* 'A once-in-a-lifetime read' Emily Henry 'One of the best love stories I have ever read' Beth O'Leary 'A page-turning, heart-pounding modern love story' Rosie Walsh...

Greed equals ruin, but Noires want it all. A mask to conceal. A treasure to plunder. Harrowing heists and a shattering head. Conquest to conquest, controlling the game. Cash...No name, no face —just amber eyes and a thief who stole my attention. She thinks she got the last word. But as the owner of La Lune Noire, a resort for the corrupt, my resources are endless, and I never lose. When I track down the sly and stunning Sylvie Palmer, I’m mesmerized. Sparks fly. She feigns disinterest. But I know better. I chase her across the US with one vision in mind: her dress on my floor.

'Hey Upper East Siders. Hot off the blogs: Blair Waldorf-everyone's favorite Manhattan socialite, high priestess of headbands, and deliverer of withering one-liners-is making a comeback' VOGUE 'Grab a headband, a bunch of peonies and a pair of kitsch stilettos, because Gossip Girl's Blair...

Two murders. Twenty years. Now the killer is back for more… A darkly compelling debut crime novel. The start of a brilliant series, perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride, Val McDermid, and James Oswald. DCI Matilda Darke has returned to work after a nine month absence. A shadow of her former...

The Pratchett family have to contend with coalman Alfie Pratchett's obsessive jealousy. A bully, his two teenage children, John and Millie, have learned to dodge him and his moods. The main concern of ugly duckling Millie - who looks nothing like her handsome brother John - is to protect their mum, Eileen. When crisis strikes the Pratchetts' home, Alfie is forced to watch his whole world gradually collapse around him. Their old life has gone forever, and a new one has begun - one in which rape, debt, alcoholism and insanity play their parts. And redemption is a long time coming.

The epic new thriller from the No.1 bestselling Queen of Gangland crime! Kenny Bond. A murderer. A gangster. A good family man. Meet the Bonds Kenny Bond is finally out of prison after doing a long stretch for killing a copper, and is determined to get back to life on the straight and narrow. A...

Brought to you by Penguin. ------------------- 'A joyous, funny read that leaves you all warm inside' Beth Morrey, author of Saving Missy 'Feel-good...full of hope. A quirky cast of characters you can't help but root for'Woman & Home, Book of the Month Listen to the warm, poignant and uplifting...

Housewife Nancy never dreamed that she’d end up in Vickers steelworks factory, but when husband Bert is called up to serve, she needs to put food on the table for her two young children. Betty’s sweetheart, William, has joined the RAF Reserves, so she can’t sit around and do nothing - even if it means giving up her ambitions to study law at night school. Young Patty is relishing the excitement the war brings. But this shop-girl is going to have to grow up quickly, especially now she’s undertaking such back-breaking and dangerous work in the factory.

**Welcome to the start of a brand NEW series set in the New Forest full of matchmaking and animal magic from Bestselling author Della Galton. When your heart's broken, all roads lead home... London City Vet, Phoebe Dashwood, finds her partner Hugh and their boss in a passionate clinch beneath...

The all NEW heart-stopping, nail-biting thriller which will keep you guessing from Gemma Rogers 💥 bestselling author of The Honeymoon . Perfect for the fans of Shari Lapena and Lisa Jewell. 👀 Her every move is watched. They know everything... Abbi Montgomery thought her life was perfect...

The BRAND-NEW penultimate instalment in Stephanie Harte's gripping, gritty gangland series, perfect for fans of Mobland, House of Guinness and Peaky Blinders, from the bestselling author of Double Trouble. The O'Connors and the Kelly’s have an old score to settle London, 1985 Orla O’Connor...

When romance novelist Kate Smith suddenly gets writer's block as she's beginning the final installment of her international bestselling erotic Bed 'n Breakfast series, she'll do pretty much anything to get her groove back. Like sneak into a Tire Depot waiting room because her words flow there just like complimentary coffee-smooth, sweet, and scorchingly hot.

Gracie Reed is doing just fine. Sure, she was fired by her overly “friendly” boss, and yes, she still hasn’t gotten her mother into the nursing home of their dreams, but she’s healthy, she’s (somewhat) happy, and she’s (mostly) holding it all together. But when a mysterious SUV pulls up beside her, revealing Chinese cinema's golden couple Wei Fangli and Sam Yao, Gracie’s world is turned on its head. The famous actress has a proposition: Due to their uncanny resemblance, Fangli wants Gracie to be her stand-in.

Holed up in prison, Mike Regan is offered a deal - his freedom in exchange for his firm taking down the gang that is supplying a new dangerous drug that has hit the streets. What starts as a game soon becomes a shocking revelation with devastating consequences. Meanwhile, Mike’s fiancé, Zara Ezra, has her own firm to run. But when the so-called Governor is out to take her down, she has her own decision to make - either fight, run, or write her own rule book.... 

A gripping gangland thriller from bestselling author Kerry Barnes. Perfect for fans of Martina Cole and Kimberley Chambers. You’ve met the Murphy brothers. Now meet the sister. . . Nellie Murphy wants out of her family’s shadow – and an empire of her own. So when smooth-talking ex-con...

Pre-order QUEENIE IS WORKING ON IT, the brand new book from Candice Carty-Williams, now NOW WITH EXCLUSIVE QUEENIE IS WORKING ON IT EXTRACT! THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR...

The first in a series from bestselling author Kerry Kaya - The Carters are back! The Carter Family are back and this time they mean trouble... One wrong move... As the current head of the family firm, Jimmy Carter has decided it’s time for him to step down and for one of his other brothers to...

Mrs Pringle, the lugubrious school cleaner, has always been a favourite character in the Fairacre series. Here we trace Maud Pringle's life from childhood visits to the village from her Caxley home.

First there was the Voice of Reason, but now there is the Voice of Rage. Harley Mason, you may love her, or hate her, but never underestimate her. As the Masons settle down to a more normal life following the death of three family members, a shocking discovery of a schoolgirl found dead in...