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Every day at 3:55 a.m., members of Team Movement clock in for their shift at big-box store Town Square in a small upstate New York town. Under the eyes of a self-absorbed and barely competent boss, they empty the day’s truck of merchandise, stock the shelves, and scatter before the store opens and customers arrive. Their lives follow a familiar if grueling routine, but their real problem is that Town Square doesn’t schedule them for enough hours―most of them are barely getting by, even while working second or third jobs

Love Heart Lane – where friends are there for you no matter what ‘A letter, a goodbye, and a baby girl whose name will begin with “L”…’ When Heartcross’ resident clairvoyant tells Molly McKendrick to expect a whole lot of scandal and upset to blow in with the approaching winter...

Three charming comedy series starring the dear ladies of a musical bent, Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket Meet Hinge and Bracket, the delightful double act brought to sublime life by George Logan and Patrick Fyffe. Lifelong companions and musical collaborators, they enjoy nothing more than...

Mustique is in a state of breathless calm as tropical storm Cristobal edges towards it across the Atlantic. Most villa owners have escaped the island but a few young socialites remain, unwilling to let summer's partying end. American heiress Amanda Fortini is one such thrill-seeker - until she heads out for a morning swim and doesn't return.

Christmas has arrived in the little village of Welford. The scent of hot roasted chestnuts is in the air, and a layer of frost sparkles on the ground. This year, vet Mandy Hope is looking forward to the holidays. Her animal rescue centre, Hope Meadows, is up and running - and she's finally going on a date with Jimmy Marsh, owner of the local outward bound centre. But when a mysterious local starts causing trouble, Mandy's plans for the centre come under threat.

Combined into one volume, this is the definitive collection of Tolkien’s five acclaimed modern classic ‘fairie’ tales in the vein of The Hobbit, read by Derek Jacobi. The five tales are written with the same skill, quality and charm that made The Hobbit a classic. Largely overlooked...

It was supposed to be an innocent night, celebrating my brother’s birthday. Nothing was supposed to go wrong. We’d vowed to be on our best behavior after all.... But it only took one rowdy night with my brothers to flip my world upside down. One unlucky encounter saddled us with a family curse and the promise of doomed relationships. I laughed it off immediately. “Yeah, right,” I thought. “A love curse. Ha!” Boy, was I wrong.

A BRAND-NEW, relentlessly pacy psychological thriller with twists you won’t see coming, for fans of Michelle Frances, Lisa Jewell, and Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies 📚‘A sizzling, addictive thriller with a wicked twist.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Author D.E. White Everyone has something to...

Starlight Cove's prim little librarian has despised me since the first day I parked my motorcycle on her sidewalk. Now our feud has landed us as roommates… and she just asked me to teach her every dirty thing she's never experienced. Making Penelope Shea lose her mind has been my favorite hobby since she moved here. But our infamous daily sparring backfires when the town's meddling grandma sentences us to five hundred hours of community service… or thirty days of living together. Penelope chooses cohabitation with the enemy to protect her spotless record.

Seventeen-year-old Noel Crowe is idling in the unexpected sunshine when Christy makes his first entrance into Faha, bringing secrets he needs to atone for. Though he can't explain it, Noel knows right then: something has changed. As the people of Faha anticipate the endlessly procrastinated advent of the electricity, and Noel navigates his own coming-of-age and his fallings in and out of love, Christy's past gradually comes to light, casting a new glow on a small world.

‘Captivating’ Heat Magazine ‘Beautiful… heartwarming’ Zara Stoneley ‘A wonderful ray of reading sunshine’ Heidi Swain Charlie has a new helper on her bus, her free-spirited and loveable cousin, Delilah, who’s paid a visit to the charming Cornish village of Porthgolow and is...

Once upon a time, Trevor and I shared one magical night—until he destroyed my biggest career dream. I swore him off… and the fantasy of happily ever after. Fast-forward to Valentine's Day, when I catch my boyfriend kissing someone else—and Trevor sees it happen. Instead of gloating, Trevor...

Uptight single dad. Corporate grumpy pants. Lincoln Raines checks every box on my do-not-touch list. Me? Fall for him? Never in a million years! Pity I just agreed to be his wife, though. It's no secret Lincoln Raines doesn't like me. He says I'm impulsive, obnoxious, too spontaneous. Good thing...

Come for the readings... stay for the revenge… Jules Larkwood, a witch looking for a little adventure, doesn't expect her friendly bet with the town's oldest vampire to change her life. Then a powerful enemy from her past rises from the dead, and Jules' life becomes a little too interesting...

Gris Morley is the most helpful man in Cheviot Hills. Just ask anyone. He's on every volunteer list, covers for every colleague, and has never once said no to a neighbor in need. He's a devoted husband and father, a mostly reliable friend, and the first person anyone calls in a crisis. He's also...

A hilarious, cozy, magic-packed whodunit by National Bestseller Devon Monk Come for the wacky festivals… stay for the murders… Medusa, (yes, that Medusa) is done with heroes and heartache. From now on, her life is going to be filled with plenty of books, tea, and solitude. But when an...

Chase Hooper doesn't like people, apart from his housemates and his twin brother Cash. He especially doesn't like the hot guy who stops by Goose Run Gas in the middle of every night to interrupt his nap and tell him how terrible his coffee is. Lee Torres is a baker, and the best and worst part...

From USA Today bestselling author Brooke O'Brien comes a small-town, brother's best friend football romance about a guy who swore she was off-limits—but some lines were meant to be crossed. Football rules everything in our small town. Under the stadium lights of the Gridiron, no one plays...

The first in a gripping crime thriller series from Edgar nominee and Pulitzer Prize–winning author Bryan Gruley. Feisty defense attorney Devyn Payne faces off against veteran detective Garth Klimmek as they work to solve a vicious double homicide in their small, icy town of Bitterfrost...

Slip away to Magnolia Shore, a cozy beachfront town whose residents will warm your heart and make you want to revisit over and over! Eleanor Bradshaw never thought she'd be starting life over in her mid-forties. But when her husband announces on their anniversary that she's become too "boring"...