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A romance about two of the things I love most: books and baked goods. The Sugar and Spice Bookshop Bakery is a cosy small town romance perfect for reading while curled up with a warm drink and a scone or a slice of cake (perhaps even ginger cake made with the recipe provided at the end). Louise was a successful editor until one big mistake sent her fleeing for the comfort and safety of her Yorkshire home of Applethwaite. While fighting off her mother’s hopes that she’ll step in to take over the family bakery, she ... View Full Review
Violently attacked by a local gang at just 14 years old, Scarlett West was sent on a dangerous trajectory towards her abusers. Hoping that befriending the gang would keep her out of their crosshairs Scarlett was instead drawn into a world of drinking, drugs and exploitation. Alongside Scarlett’s story we have her father Marlon West’s experiences as he watched his daughter’s personality flip like a switch as she lashed out, lost interest in her previous hobbies and disappeared from home. Interspersed throughout are independent psychological assessments of Scarlett that show the impact of the brutal ... View Full Review
“Healing is not a straight line. It is a very rocky road” writes Lauren Goodger in Mum of Two, as the reality star opens up about her life, her relationships, the birth of her first daughter Larose and the tragic loss of her second, Lorena. Over the last 15 years, fans have seen ups and downs in Lauren’s life as one of the original cast members of The Only Way Is Essex (TOWIE). We begin with those days, the exciting opportunities, the hounding by the press, her whirlwind romance with the father of her children. Lauren ... View Full Review
Slip back into Cape Carnage, a small coastal town filled with secrets and built on bodies. Picking up directly after Tourist Season, we dive straight back into Harper and Nolan’s world, so make sure you read these books in order. Where the first book revelled in murder and mayhem, Harvest Season forces our main characters to lay low and cover their tracks, unaware they’re already being hunted.
Nolan is recruited to lead the search and rescue operation for “missing” tourists and locals: a knife-edge balance between mounting a convincing search and keeping the volunteers ... View Full Review
Welcome to Cape Carnage: a quirky coastal town whose small community swells with tourists each Summer. And there to ensure those tourists stay in line in her picture-perfect home is Harper Starling. But one of those newcomers is on a hunt for revenge. Nolan Rhodes might be devilishly handsome and have a southern charm he can turn up to the max, but he’s spent years working through his list of targets, and this year Harper’s name is on it.
A dark rom-com summarised succinctly by Brynne Weaver during her content warnings “This is a story ... View Full Review
Sparks fly at a high school graduation party, with embers that still glow five years later. When Hollie returns to Canyon, she's put on a collision course with her high school crush A.J. after discovering his younger brother, hurt and in need of help. A road trip forces proximity between two people from very different worlds: Hollie a candy striper at a local care home, A.J. the rough-around-the-edges biker and mechanic from neighbouring Rapture. Their chemistry draws them together, but will it be enough when their two towns are so at odds? Especially when Hollie’s stepmother, ... View Full Review
Esme has endured her husband’s affairs on four separate occasions but on the eve of her forty-second birthday, he announces he’s leaving her… for a twenty-three year old. The sacrifices she made for the perfect life were for nothing as it lays in tatters. Clutching on to a sense of normality, Esme is determined to ensure her career stays on track. Though with an endearing, if kleptomaniac new intern to mentor, and a jaw-dropping office temp with the hots for her, it seems that element of Esme’s life is on the brink of ... View Full Review
Set in a posh country estate that could be straight out of a Jilly Cooper novel, Romp! by Ada Barumé transports us back to the 80s, where shoulder pads reigned supreme, and Chicken Kievs were the height of cuisine. Lady Opal Fairfax’s life has just been tipped upside down after discovering her husband is having an affair. Looking to turn the tables and do something for herself, a plan is formed to run a competition - five young, and gorgeous, struggling artists at her manor for the summer - in competition for a life-changing prize. Wine and ... View Full Review
Kate had a typical start in life, eldest sibling of three to liberal parents, she was getting good grades in school and was a happy child. Then her father left, her mother eventually found a new boyfriend and tensions built in the home. Kate moved into an Sheltered Accommodation Unit (SAU) at 18, putting her directly in the path of Telford’s grooming gangs. One shocking attack and Kate shattered, spending the next years patching herself together then falling back into abuse and facing drug addiction.
The Patchwork Girl shares the brutal realities of Kate’s story. The ... View Full Review
Morgan’s boss tried to make a deal with the Devil, now she’s left to clean up the mess. Working as a sales person / marketer at an ever-changing tech startup she is ruled by the whims of their tech bro CEO. Trying to find a niche for herself, out from the shadow of her kick-ass Wizard mom, Morgan is as adrift as Zabloom. When working late she discovers her boss dead at his desk and Lucareoth (Luke), an attractive demon, trapped after being summoned to strike a deal. Making matters worse, her mother arrives to investigate ... View Full Review
Dire Bound is the first of The Wolves of Ruin series, introducing us to a world where humans can bond with enormous direwolves in order to be part of the nation’s fight against the Syphons. Meryn is living in poverty looking after her ill mother and younger sister while earning extra money in the fighting pits and training the local children as much as she can in self defense against The Nabbers, snatching scores of children away in the middle of the night. When Meryn’s sister is taken she is determined to enlist, head to the ... View Full Review
Working as assistant to a leading fashion designer, Ash has always been able to manage creative crises, last minute event changes and more besides - to help her boss be a success. But when she’s misled by a star athlete into an affair that becomes public, her life suddenly, and publicly, crumbles. Looking for space to collect herself she heads to her brother’s pub in the countryside, finding solace and rekindling a childhood love of horses at the nearby stables. A chance encounter with an enigmatic polo player leads Ash to a job with a steep ... View Full Review
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