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THE SERIES THAT INSPIRED HEATED RIVALRY NOW A #1 STREAMING SHOW Enter the world of Game Changers, the series behind the epic enemies-to-lovers hockey romance Heated Rivalry, streaming on Crave in Canada and on HBO Max in the U.S. New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Reid...

Marigold has spent her life taking care of those around her, juggling family life with the running of the local shop, and being an all-round leader in her quiet yet welcoming community. When she finds herself forgetting things, everyone quickly puts it down to her age. But something about Marigold isn’t quite right, and it’s becoming harder for people to ignore. As Marigold’s condition worsens, for the first time in their lives her family must find ways to care for the woman who has always cared for them. 

I’d never forgotten him—a man I’d yet to meet. Griffin Quinn was my childhood pen pal, the British boy who couldn’t have been more different from me. Over the years, through hundreds of letters, we became best friends, sharing our deepest, darkest secrets and forming a connection I never thought could break. Until one day, it did. Then, out of the blue, a new letter arrived. A scathing one—one with eight years of pent-up anger. I had no choice but to finally come clean as to why I stopped writing. Griffin forgave me, and we were able to rekindle our childhood connection.

With new arrivals comes new responsibilities.... The sun is shining, wild flowers are blooming and Hedgehog Hollow is officially open for business. For Samantha, the proud owner of this beautiful rescue centre, life has never been busier. But with an influx of new hogs and hoglets to take care of, not to mention a full-time job and ongoing family issues, can she accept the possibility that she has taken on more than she can handle?

Set in 1920s London, this is the inspiring story of Kate Goss' struggle against poverty, hunger and cruel family secrets. Her mother died in a fall, her father has vanished without trace, and now her aunt and cousins treat her viciously. In a freezing, vermin-infested garret, factory girl Kate has only her own brave spirit and dreams of finding her father to keep her going. She has barely enough money to feed herself, or to pay the rent. The factory where she works begins to lay off people and it isn't long before she has fallen into the hands of the violent local money-lender. 

Lola has every reason to be interested in who Paddy de Courcy is marrying - because although she's his girlfriend, she definitely isn't the bride. Heartbroken, she flees the city for a cottage by the sea. But will her retreat prove as idyllic as she hopes? Not if journalist Grace has anything to do with it. Grace knew Paddy a long time ago. But why can't she forget him?

Brought to you by Penguin. Friends-only is an impossible rule to follow in this forbidden-love, ice-hockey romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely. The first book in the Love and Hockey series. A forbidden romance with my brother’s hockey teammate wasn’t on my to-do...

Read by Sally Phillips Meet Nell. She’s like the thousands of women who’ve fallen in love with her story. Because most of us wonder why life isn’t turning out quite as we imagined. From bedside to poolside, this book is the perfect summer listen. It will make you laugh and it may make you...

Bloomsbury presents A Cottage in the Country by Katie Fforde, read by Imogen Church 'An escapist, romantic story of love, friendship and gorgeous houses... Warm, wise and wonderful' Lucy Diamond She’s found her dream home but can she make her dreams a reality? Hattie finds other people their...

When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, the two find something elusive—the friendship of a like-minded, pitch-black soul. From small-town West Virginia to upscale California, from downtown Boston to rural Texas, the two hunters collide in an annual game of blood and suffering, one that pits them against the most dangerous monsters in the country.

In Wynbridge, the scent of autumn is on the breeze and love is in the air… Clemmie Bennett has been renovating beautiful Rowan Cottage on the outskirts of the small town of Wynbridge, for eighteen months following a very public heartbreak back in her childhood hometown. The popular Instagram...

Brought to you by Penguin. Have you ever had a break-up so bad you wish the whole relationship had never happened? Well, Gemma's wish has come true. After one too many margaritas lead to her mystical aunt reading out a drunken spell, she wakes up in a parallel world where she didn't give years...

The Reese's Book Club Pick A New York Times and Amazon Top 10 Bestseller 'An achingly romantic, compulsively readable love story - with chemistry that burns up every page' TAYLOR JENKINS REID 'The truth is there's no such thing as a normal life. There's just the time you get and how...

Brought to you by Penguin. From the worldwide Number One bestselling author behind the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning HBO series Big Little Lies and smash hit bestseller Apples Never Fall. We’re all so busy, caught up in life's moments, big and small . . . The flight attendant working a shift...

As London goes up in flames during the Blitz, two sisters from Bermondsey find their lives changed out of all recognition… When a bombing raid destroys nearly everything she holds dear, May joins the ATS and becomes a gunner girl. Peggy, May's elder sister, is trapped in a stifling marriage...

I've believed in fairytales and happy endings my whole life. This feels like the end of my love story. But it's impossible to ride off into the sunset with Jacob when there's still the mystery of the kiss thief looming over me. Is my kiss thief Jacob Miller? Axel Stevens? Someone from the...

Alice, a novelist, meets Felix, who works in a distribution warehouse and asks him if he'd like to travel to Rome with her. In Dublin, her best friend, Eileen, is getting over a break-up and slips back into flirting with Simon, a man she has known since childhood. Alice, Felix, Eileen and Simon are still young—but life is catching up with them.

The fourth book in the beloved small-town Chestnut Springs series from the no.1 Sunday Times bestselling author and Queen of Cowboy romance, Elsie Silver. 'No one really does it better than Elsie Silver' THE RADIO TIMES 'Elsie Silver is rapidly becoming one of my favourite romance authors' DAILY...

The first book in the beloved small-town Chestnut Springs series from the no.1 Sunday Times bestselling author and Queen of Cowboy romance, Elsie Silver. 'No one really does it better than Elsie Silver' THE RADIO TIMES 'Elsie Silver is rapidly becoming one of my favourite romance authors' DAILY...

The heartwarming, brand-new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Jill Mansell 'Adorable characters, wonderful setting, fabulous plot lines . . . Loved every page' Milly Johnson 'Sparkle and wit with a hint of wisdom makes for a very satisfying read . . . Jill Mansell is the new Jilly...