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Jess Allen has always played it safe. She married her high school sweetheart, stayed in her hometown and lives right next door to her mum Lisa and younger sister Sorrel. But with a new job on the horizon and her family no longer living a stone’s throw away, she’s going to have to get used to her comfortable life shifting into something new. Jess finds the idea of being a part of the White House – the village’s new and stylish restaurant – incredibly daunting, but she knows she is more than capable.

'Heartfelt and beautifully written, this is the author's best book to date' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Caroline James, bestselling author of The Cruise Where books are borrowed, friendships are forged and secrets uncovered… As a beautiful summer unfolds in the Croatian islands, Ana Meštrović embarks on...

Following the death of her controlling husband, Margaret Routledge is no longer the downtrodden church mouse she once was. Now she’s the talk of the Close, frequenting seedy pubs and clubs where men gather to pick up good-time girls. It seems Margaret is past redemption until she sees neighbour Jenny Crawford’s headstrong 16-year-old daughter Gloria on the arm of a man of ill repute, and her motherly instincts return. By contrast, Jenny's eldest, land girl Tilly, has a heart of gold, but trouble brews when she helps a vulnerable mother and child with a dangerous past...

A gripping new emotional saga from the author of A Sister's Dream. 1950: Seventeen-year-old Josephine Cliffe and her younger sister, Eliza, have the perfect lives, wanting for nothing in the huge house they live in with their parents in Sydney, Australia. But when her father's mining company...

Pack your bags for the adventure of a lifetime… From the #1 bestselling author of The Cruise, embark on an unforgettable journey and sail through Norway’s winter wonderland to see the spectacular Northern Lights. 'A wonderful, emotional and heartwarming story of lost love and second chances...

The charming and original story of a small, declining community’s struggle to survive in the shadow of an all-consuming metropolis, from from the multi-million copy bestselling author of The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared. 'A shot of serotonin in book form'...

Seventeen-year-old Jean, a troubled Jewish boy caught in the countercultural swirl of 1970s London, arrives at Compton Manor, a rural alternative boarding school for boys with “problems.” Dyslexic, antisocial, and prone to violent outbursts, Jean has never made friends easily and school has never been a place of safety or enjoyment.

Claire, wealthy and recently widowed, is adrift. She has access to tools to make a real difference but can't figure out where to apply them. Erica, a young outreach worker to the homeless, has grown so cynical about the broken system that she's breaking rules herself—and for that, she's about to get fired. One day, Erica finds Claire giving away gourmet sandwiches and twenty-dollar bills at a homeless encampment, and yanks her out of there with a lecture about systemic problems and feel-good solutions.

Margot is the child of renowned musicians and the product of a particularly punky upbringing. Burnt-out from the burden of expectation and the bad end of the worst relationship yet, she leaves New York and heads to to the Pacific Northwest. She's seeking to escape both the eyes of the world and the echoing voice of that last bad man. But a chance encounter with a dubious doctor in a graveyard, and the discovery of a dozen old film reels, opens the door to a study of both the peculiarities of her body and the absurdities of her famous family.

Some secrets should stay behind closed doors… Gemma’s got it all figured out: she has her amazing best friends April and Anna, a high-flying job, and a dating life that’s strictly no-strings-attached. Men fall at her feet – and she walks away from them without a backwards glance. Max is...

For readers of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, The Dallergut Dream Department Store, and The Midnight Library, a sweetly magical and uplifting novel about a young woman who inherits an enchanted bakery that spirits visit on their last stop before the afterlife. Twenty-seven-year-old Yeon-hwa has...

Vee is nervous about returning to the village of Willowbrook. Not only is Dragonfly Cottage – the house her late mum left her – in need of a total refurb, but the neighbours still remember Vee as a troublesome teen, even though she’s now in her fifties. Luckily, Vee’s quickly swept up by the Saga Louts, three irrepressible women whose friendship, humour and zest for life prove impossible to resist. With Rick, the handsome local handyman who’s helping to renovate the cottage also at her side, Vee begins to feel like it’s never too late to start again.

Pratkvarnen Bjørg är sjuttiofem år och bor på Bøler i Oslo. Från en dag till en annan dras Bjørg in i en ungdomskonflikt som väcker gamla minnen från barndomen till liv. Hon kavlar upp ärmarna och tar tag i saken. Hennes försök att få slyngeln Toby på rätt köl är både vågade och ovanliga.

When I was first introduced to Shadows Within, I thought I was stepping into a familiar world — a world of operatives, betrayal, and high-stakes espionage. But it didn’t take long to realize that this series was something else entirely. Beneath the gunmetal sheen and coded networks lay something far more human: a broken boy searching for his name, a man trying to untangle the threads of who made him, and a world that asks not only what we can survive… but who we become because of it.

In a quiet lakeside hotel nestled in the shadow of the Italian Alps, seventeen-year-old Giulia Leone lives a life untouched by war – until the day ruthless German SS officers arrive in the village . Her father's hotel is no longer a place of peace, but a trap for the Jewish guests who have taken refuge there. Among them is Ester, the bright, spirited girl who has become Giulia's closest companion. When a daring plan to help Ester's family escape spirals into chaos, Giulia is the only one who gets away.

Mira Montgomery is the only one left. Her brother's unexpected death leaves her tragically alone. No kids. No husband. No family. Fifty-one years of unrealized dreams crash down on her when a real estate development company threatens the only stability she has left: her store. To make matters worse, her friends in the Health and Happiness Society have more good news than ever before. Mira is faced with the decision to walk away and start fresh, or stay and fall apart. Can she survive life without the comfort of her friends? Or will she fall farther into her depression than ever?

Na een vernederende break-up keert Nia terug naar haar geboorteplaats Cinnamon Falls, waar ze in alle rust kan mokken over de puinhoop die haar leven is geworden. Wanneer ze arriveert zijn de bewoners druk bezig met de voorbereidingen voor het jaarlijkse herfstfestival, waar mensen van heinde en verre naartoe komen om appels te plukken, pompoenen uit te hollen en naar het vuurwerk te kijken. Maar slechts een paar dagen voor de openingsavond wordt er een schokkende ontdekking gedaan. De enorm geliefde Rosie, die iedereen kende van Rosie's Diner, wordt dood aangetroffen in haar restaurant.

Most people dread turning fifty. Not me. I’ve been counting down the weeks to our luxury holiday in Aruba – seven sun-soaked days to celebrate not just my own fiftieth birthday, but those of three lifelong friends. Two of them are just as excited as I am. The fourth? She took some persuading. With our partners in tow, we arrive at our lavish villa, bubbling with excitement and Prosecco. We’re here to relax, reconnect, and make memories. But in the heat and haze of paradise, inhibitions slip – and secrets spill.

When she unexpectedly loses her husband, Yvonne Kellerman's world turns quiet and grey. When she joins the local crafting club at Willowdale Village Hall, Yvonne expects nothing more than a few afternoons of sewing. Instead, amongst the other local crafters, she discovers friendship, laughter and a renewed appreciation for her gorgeous Lake District home. It's a reminder that she isn't alone and, with each new stitch, her confidence returns, and so does her belief that it's never too late for fresh starts and new beginnings.

Aluna, una bruja que vive en la serenidad de su vieja casa en el pueblo de El Santuario, se ve obligada a viajar a La Civilización para investigar la misteriosa desaparición de su padre y chamán, Daniel Jolugo. Juntos recorrerán los confines de la esperanza, cómplices de un trayecto que oscila entre lo espiritual y lo político, entre la sombra de sus más profundos secretos y la luz del fuego que durante siglos permaneció oculto.