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The BRAND NEW instalment of the page-turning Resistance Girls series. January 1943 A girl with nothing to lose… Abandoned as a baby on a London street, Lexi Street has survived by trusting no one but herself. Now one of Major Stapleton’s most daring operatives, she’s used to working alone...

In 1627 Barbary pirates raided the coast of Iceland and abducted some 400 of its people, including 250 from a tiny island off the mainland. Among the captives sold into slavery in Algiers were the island pastor, his wife and their three children. Although the raid itself is well documented, little is known about what happened to the women and children afterwards. It was a time when women everywhere were largely silent.  

People aren't sure what to make of Susan Green - family and colleagues find her prickly and hard to understand, but Susan makes perfect sense to herself, and that's all she needs. At 45, she thinks her life is perfect, as long as she avoids her feckless brother, Edward - a safe distance away in Birmingham. Yet suddenly faced with the loss of her mother and, implausibly, with the possibility of becoming a mother herself, Susan's greatest fear is being realised: she is losing control.

London, the 1720s. Welcome to Romeville, the underworld of that great city. The financial crash caused by the South Sea Bubble sees the rise of Jonathan Wild, self-styled Thief-taker General who purports to keep the peace while brutally controlling organised crime. Only two people truly defy him: Jack Sheppard, apprentice turned house-breaker, and his lover, the notorious whore and pickpocket Edgworth Bess.

A stunning atmospheric novel in the great tradition of DEATH ON THE NILE and Patricia Highsmith - tells of a young girl's journey on a cruise liner from England to a new life on the brink of the Second World War. 'Thrilling, captivating. Simply stunning' Daily Express 5 ***** 'An exquisite tale...

Don't miss the BRAND NEW emotional tear-jerker from international bestseller Jo Bartlett. A heart-mending family drama full of love, loss and hope that will make you hold your loved ones tighter...💔💔 An emotional family dilemma inspired by a heart-breaking true story. Perfect for fans of...

A BRAND-NEW stunningly powerful and gripping World War II saga of defiance, danger, and daring women who refused to be silenced. Inspired by the true-life stories of The Women's Secret Army. Perfect for fans of Kate Quinn and A Call to Spy. 🪖📖 They said women were a liability in war. They...

A BRAND-NEW gripping and unforgettable tale of love, loss and bravery in the shadows of war. Perfect for fans of Kate Quinn, Mandy Robotham and Suzanne Kelman. 🪖📖 They said women were a liability in war. They were wrong. An intriguing invitation… Hampered by a controlling father and...

A BRAND-NEW gripping World War II saga of defiance, danger, and daring women who refused to be silenced. Inspired by the true-life stories of The Women's Secret Army. Perfect for fans of Kate Quinn, Mandy Robotham and Suzanne Kelman. 🪖📖 They said women were a liability in war. They were...

It is 1940 and bombs are falling on London. Watching from her attic window, Charlotte sees enemy planes coming in over the city, and her neighbours' homes destroyed. Still grieving her beloved brother who never returned from France, Charlotte has moved away from her overbearing family and built a new life for herself. She works as a typist for the Ministry of Information, rents a room on the top floor of Mrs Callaghan's ramshackle house, and shares gin and confidences with her best friend, Elena.

An unforgettable and life-affirming love story, that will make your heart soar one minute and break the next. Joel is afraid of the future. Since he was a child he's been haunted by dreams about the people he loves. Visions of what's going to happen - the good and the bad. And the only way to...

Translated from Icelandic by Victoria Cribb The Sunday Times top crime read of the year. A journalist on the track of an old case attempts suicide. An ordinary couple return from a house swap in the states to find their home in disarray and their guests seemingly missing. Four strangers struggle...

Sara made one promise to herself when she was growing up in foster care: that if she was lucky enough to have a family, she’d always do whatever it took to protect them. Looking around her home with its cozy kitchen and living room, where her energetic teenage daughters and gorgeous 4-year-old son all eat, play and live together, she knows she’d do anything to keep them safe. So when Sara’s husband Matt loses his job and every shred of his confidence with it, she knows it’s up to her to bring the family back from the brink.

Paris, a misty night a few days before Christmas: a young woman is saved from the waters of the Seine. She is naked, doesn't remember her name or how she ended up in the river, but is still alive. The mysterious woman is taken to the hospital - and then disappears in thin air. DNA testing reveals her to be celebrated concert pianist Milena Bergman - but that cannot be: Milena died in a plane crash more than a year before. 

It shouldn't have been like this. Being on television was meant to lead to fame and a glamorous social life. But for Lizzie Partridge, 40-something, divorced and TV cook on Midlands This Morning, it meant dinners for one, coping alone with an airhead adolescent daughter and following middle-aged men into corner shops pretending she needed a bottle of Lea & Perrins. Her good friend Louie - if only he wasn't gay - thought he knew what the trouble was: Lizzie was always on the wrong side of the glass, looking in at other people's lives.

Don't miss the BRAND NEW utterly gripping thriller from bestseller Rona HalsallThe most twisty psychological thriller, guaranteed to leave readers’ pulses racing! Perfect for fans of K.L. Slater, Claire Douglas, and Freida McFadden ☀️📚 Would you swap houses – and lives – with a...

When Becca’s first love shows up on her social media feed, she can’t help but smile fondly. Once upon a time Connor was the love of her life, and though it was over 10 years ago, he’s always held a place in her heart. Then he sends her a message. He sounds happy - still kind and funny, still living across the world in Australia. But he wants to know everything about her life now. How can Becca tell him the truth? About her workaholic husband, her stressful job, and the challenges of caring for her elderly father and her three-year-old daughter, Mia?

A life built on lies – now the truth could destroy her Frankie Turner knows exactly what it means to be unwanted. Raised in the care system, she grew up in children's homes and foster placements. Now, working as a social worker with vulnerable kids in the same system, she's determined to give them the safety she never had. But Frankie is hiding an unthinkable secret—one that may be tied to an unsolved murder from long ago, buried deep in a past she never talks about. These days, she lives with her husband Alex in the kind of house she once thought existed only for other people.

Founded in 1916, British Vogue has forged its own path from the very start. From the trauma and austerity of two world wars through to the freedom of the swinging Sixties, the rise of the supermodel to the groundbreaking editorial direction of Edward Enninful: the magazine's chameleonic ability to move with the times has ensured its perennial status at the vanguard of British cool. The book draws on hitherto unseen archives and behind-the-scenes interviews with Vogue insiders including stylist Grace Coddington, editor Alexandra Shulman and fashion editor Lucinda Chambers. 

Little Lorna Bell is from a notorious family on a rundown estate. Everyone thinks she's a nasty piece of work. The schoolchildren call her a thief. But Lorna's hair is matted, her shoes pinch her feet, and school teacher Claire Penny can't help herself; some kids just need a bit more support, a bit more love, than the rest. As the bond between teacher and pupil grows stronger, Claire sees Lorna's bruises, and digs to uncover the disturbing tale behind them. Heartbroken, Claire knows she has to act. She must make Lorna safe.