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I am terrified. Yet my heart skips a beat. This man might be a monster, but he is my monster. Clara Graysword is Oricalis's most wanted. Hunted and cornered, not even her mastery of tarot can save her this time . . . until the mysterious Worldkeepers appear. This secretive order may hold the key...

Brought to you by Penguin. THERE’S THE STORY EVERYONE BELIEVES . . . The victim: Eighteen-year-old Janie leaving home for a new life. The criminal: World-famous rockstar, Robbie, who harbours a shocking secret. The protector: Witness support officer, Vanessa, desperate to right the wrongs of...

Could Paris be the place to turn a new page? The heartwarming and uplifting new novel from the author of The Library of Lost Love. 'A gem of a read, the perfect escape for book lovers!' Faith Hogan 'All aboard the book train to Paris, filled to the brim with a fabulous story' Sue Moorcroft Carly...

Bloomsbury presents Nettle by Bex Hogan, read by Anna Burnett. Five Books BEST NEW BOOKS FOR TEENS 2024 Toppsta MUST-READ CHILDREN'S BOOKS 2024 Inspired by faery myth and folklore, the haunting, heart wrenching tale of a girl called Nettle in a dark, foreboding faery kingdom. A wild misfit in...

THE PERFECT HOLIDAY HIDES THE DARKEST SECRET... The irresistible new psychological thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of She Lies in Wait, perfect for fans of Gillian McAllister and Andrea Mara's ALL HER FAULT A BEAUTIFUL RESORT It looked like the perfect getaway. A luxury resort...

Harriet Hunt is completely alone. Her father disappeared months ago, leaving her to wander the halls of Sunnyside house, dwelling on a past she’d rather keep buried. She doesn’t often venture beyond her front gate, instead relishing the feel of dirt under her fingernails and soft moss beneath her feet. Consequently, she’s been deemed a little too peculiar for popular Victorian society. This solitary life suits her fine though—because outside, magic awaits.

‘Incredibly good, intriguingly twisty, beautifully written... I loved it. I couldn’t put it down.’ No.1 bestselling author, Valerie Keogh ‘Please, I need your help. You’re the only person I can turn to. The only person who can pretend to be me…’ When Alice gets a desperate message...

At a time of extraordinary change, two women must harness their talents to take control of their own destiny . . . Bristol, 1896. Used to scraping a living as the young assistant to an ageing con artist, Cecily Marsden's life is turned upside down when her master suddenly dies. Believing herself...

Bloomsbury presents Owl King by Bex Hogan, read by Anna Burnett. 'An elegant, dreamy tale steeped in folklore' - Irish Times on Nettle A dark, captivating 12+/YA tale of deception and survival, set in the Realm of Never Moon where faeries live in fear of the Owl King, for fans of Holly Black's...

As Mary-Elizabeth starts her second year at university in London, she has set her sights on Felix Balfour, the charming, very sexy and outwardly feminist editor of the university magazine. This is where she writes Ask M-E Anything - a column full of perky, optimistic advice for the lovelorn. As for her own love-life, she only wants a little no-strings fling with Felix, and of course she'll be able to pull that off. Fun times ahead! Meanwhile, annoying grump Laurie from the uni newspaper (the university's more highbrow and serious publication) just seems to be a thorn in her side.

Sparks fly and lovers dance in this gorgeous, yearning Cinderella retelling from bestselling author Freya Marske – a queer Gothic fairy tale novella perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and T. Kingfisher. ‘A spellbinding haunting’ – Lex Croucher, author of Trouble You think you know...

A young woman wakes after a house party with scratches and bruises - and a gap in her memory. As the violent truth comes back to her - a series of events she struggles to name - her anger grows. Solace comes in the form of enigmatic, captivating Helene, who knows what the man at the party did, has suffered at his hands too. An act of violence demands one in return and Helene is planning revenge. But who can afford to ask for justice, when the cost is murderously high?

France, 1940. A hotel on the border. One woman will risk everything in the name of freedom. 'The characters were compelling, the romantic aspect wonderful, and the tension never let up as I raced through the pages' Jill Mansell, Sunday Times bestselling author 'A thrilling page-turner charting...

In a world where violence—of the market, of climate change, of capitalism—is part of our everyday lives, Which as You Know Means Violence focuses on those who enact violence on themselves, or for art and entertainment, and analyzes the role that violence plays in 21st century culture.

1816. Mary, 18 years old, is staying in a villa on Lake Geneva with her lover Percy Shelley. She is tormented by his infidelities, haunted by the loss of her baby daughter. Then one evening with friends, as storms rage outside and laudanum stirs their imaginations, Lord Byron challenges everyone to write a ghost story, and something fierce and wild awakens in Mary. Memories surface of the long, strange summer she once spent with a family in Scotland, where she found herself falling in love with the enigmatic Isabella Baxter. She learned tales of mythical beasts, witches and spirits.

In 1997 Anne's eighteen-year-old son Torran walked out of his hotel in the notorious Himalayan town of Manali - and disappeared. Seven years later Anne is still searching, haunted by the idea that someone must know something, following every tenuous lead, obsessed with potential sightings. She's ridden with guilt at the way she failed Torran as a mother. Though, unlike her husband, she's never stopped believing her son is alive. When her estranged niece Esther arrives with new information, Anne is convinced that her tenacity will finally be rewarded.

Spring 1937: Teresa, a young Basque girl, is evacuated to London in the wake of the Guernica bombing. She thinks she has reached safety in the lofty halls of Rochester Place and the soothing arms of Mary Davidson, but trouble seeks her out wherever she goes. Autumn 2020: Corrine, an emergency services operator, receives a call from a distressed woman called Mary. But when the ambulance arrives at Rochester Place—the address the woman gave them—she is nowhere to be found. 

"If anyone's looking for me, I live in this book now." - Laini Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of Strange the Dreamer and Daughter of Smoke & Bone Howl's Moving Castle meets Little Thieves in this cozy fantasy about the teenage owner of a (mostly fake) magical curiosity shop and a girl...

Bloomsbury presents The Unrecovered by Richard Strachan, read by Anna Burnett. Shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Debut prize 'Beautifully written' Michelle Paver 'I devoured this' Rebecca Netley 'A rare gem of gothic literature' A. M. Shine At a Scottish manor house requisitioned as a...

It is 3pm on Monday. Emily Smith is summoned to her daughter's school, an elite hothouse where pupils work under exacting standards of grades and behaviour. She is reassured that Olivia isn't in trouble, but the news is even worse - her child is missing. As time ticks by and fear becomes unbearable, the real danger may not be the kidnapper but someone much closer to home...