As we all know it's Valentine's month and whether your passion is romance, crime, history or biography... it is lovingly compiled and easy to find at Lovereading this February. And if it looks like being a month of broken New Year's resolutions then get them back on track with our New Year, New You section. Read on to see what's new this month......

Short Month – Long Bookshelf! Books of the Month Once again we've crammed our winter bookshelf with a huge range of great reading to warm your cockles, whatever your poison … and do look out for the books that have been reviewed by or Reader Review Panel as well as our Book Trade experts. Also to celebrate publication of Barbara Taylor Bradford's Cavendon Hall, we're delighted to offer you the chance to win a pair of tickets to visit Highclere Castle and the village of Downton, worth £190 as part of the P&P Tours Downton Abbey Day tour. Click the book jacket to find out more.

Win a Luxury Weekend in rural Wiltshire plus a Bag of Books including a signed copy of Jojo Moyes' eagerly awaited new novel!

Romance is well and truly in the air and it's nothing to do with Valentine's Day. No. We're offering 'Romance' in the true sense of the word. To while away the winter blues, we've partnered with Visit Wiltshire to give away a luxury break for two to a beautiful Grade II listed Wiltshire manor house. Explore the picturesque village of Lacock (as seen in Cranford and Harry Potter) in a stunning Morris Minor convertible and get free entry to Lacock Abbey and the brilliant Fox Talbot Museum. What's more, the winner will have one of 6 sets of Penguin books to take with them including a signed copy of  Jojo Moyes's latest (published 27 Feb): The One Plus One. For more details, terms and conditions and your chance to win, click here.

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… and Introducing! – February Debuts of the Month

Discover your favourite writers of tomorrow and read their debut novels, today.

Lovereading @ The Independent Bath Literature Festival

Excitingly, Lovereading is a Festival Partner at this year's Independent Bath Literature Festival which is running from 28 February to 9 March and we are delighted to be sponsoring two major author events. Val McDermid on Jane Austen and Tom Rob Smith on his new novel The Farm, both on Sunday 9 March. Lovereading members can get a 10% discount on the ticket prices. We also have an exclusive competition to win a pair of invitations to the prestigious opening night party on 28 February. Click here to read our Blog with lots more information.

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Cookery, Food and Drink Category Refresh

We've given a refresh to our Cookery, Food & Drink category which caters for all food lovers and cooks, from complete beginner to advanced enthusiast. Here's one that helps you tighten your belt while also encouraging you to loosen it: The Pauper's Cookbook by Jocasta Innes - delicious and cheap meals that anyone can cook.  

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Coffee Break? - Costa Book Awards Winner

It's not just award season in the film world. The winner of the coveted Costa Book of the Year Award has just been announced. It went to the debut Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer an extraordinary portrait of one man's descent into mental illness. Was it your favourite? Rose Tremain, chair of the judging panel, said: "For a first novel it is astonishingly sure-footed … I think there is genuine excitement about this winner." Now you have a perfect opportunity to catch up on the winner and the shortlist over a cup of coffee by visiting our special Costa category.  

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Spreading the Love - Quick Reads 2014

We love reading (the clue is in the name), but 1 in 6 adults in the UK find books scary, intimidating, difficult, boring or simply 'not for them'. Quick Reads is an ongoing campaign to empower timid readers, commissioning big-name authors to write short, accessible books. The titles can be bought online, in shops or borrowed from libraries. The 2014 list has just been announced and you can see our favourites in the bookshelf below.

New Category Lovereading Reader Reviewed Books

Our informative, candid and trusted book reviews by our own book experts like Sarah Broadhurst are unique to Lovereading. But, within our loyal members and browsers of Lovereading are also prolific readers with years of experience and a real passion for sharing their love of books. So, we decided to invite them to join what we are now calling the Lovereading Reader Review Panel. All the titles in this category have been selected and reviewed not just by our own Lovereading editorial experts but also by our Reader Review Panel members. Why not check out some of the reviews of titles in the shelf below which have already been read by members of our Reader Review Panel….  All of them are debuts and most published in March.