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AS RECOMMENDED BY LYN ANDREWSWill her secret past threaten her dreams?Liverpool, 1864. When Jemima Jenkins''s beloved Pa passes away leaving her orphaned, she is cruelly thrown out of her lodgings and dismissed from her cherished job as a schoolmistress.Offered a temporary home with her best friend Betty, Jemima is determined to avoid the workhouse and get back on her feet, even daring to hope about one day opening her own school for poor children.But when she uncovers a mysterious letter, revealing shocking revelations about her past, Jemima''s plans are cast into doubt.Will Jemima''s dreams come true or will the secret about who she really is jeopardise her one chance at finding happiness?An enthralling and empowering Victorian saga, perfect for fans of Maggie Ford, Lyn Andrews, and Rosie Goodwin. PRAISE FOR JUDY SUMMERS:''I thoroughly enjoyed this book . . . The characters are well drawn and believable'' Lyn Andrews''Fascinating insights into Victorian Liverpool and a heart-warming story make for an inspiring read'' Mollie WaltonREADERS LOVE JUDY SUMMERS!''I was enthralled throughout . . . an absolute rollercoaster of emotions''''I simply could not put it down!''''Judy Summers has left an impression on me, and my is it a good one!''

** New from Mollie Walton, twice finalist for the Romantic Novelist Association''s ''The Romantic Saga Award'' **Will she find love again?Ironbridge, 1892. When seventeen-year-old Maria Keay is offered an exciting job in a department store in Shrewsbury, she is determined to follow her dream, even if that means leaving behind her childhood sweetheart, Charlie.At first, Maria''s new life is everything she dreamed it would be. Her new job is glamorous, and she even catches the eye of Oskar, a charming German chemistry student who makes several trips to her sales desk.But the true reality of shop work - with its long hours and low pay - soon takes its toll, and when her relationship with Oskar takes a dark and devastating turn, Maria must decide if moving away from home - and Charlie - was the right decision after all . . .Praise for The Ironbridge Saga:''A compelling blend of real history, rich period detail, and a gritty, authentic story brimming with love, loss, intrigue, hope, and bitter revenge'' Lancashire Evening Post''A Journey. Compelling. Addictive.'' Val Wood''Walton has created a brilliantly alive, vivid and breathing world in Ironbridge'' Louisa Treger''Evocative, dramatic and hugely compelling . . . I loved it'' Miranda Dickinson''Feisty female characters, an atmospheric setting and a spell-binding storyline make this a phenomenal read'' Cathy Bramley''Such great characters who will stay with me for a long time'' Beth Miller''The attention to period detail and beautiful writing drew me right in and kept me reading'' Lynne Francis''Vivid, page-turning drama'' Pippa Beecheno''A powerful sense of place and period, compelling characters and a pacy plot had me racing to the end'' Gill Paul''A story that is vivid, twisting and pacy, with characters that absolutely leap off the page'' Iona Grey''Beautiful and poignant'' Tania Crosse

''It''s no wonder Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon are fans of Jasmine Guillory - she writes the sexiest and smartest romances. This tale . . . ticks all the romcom boxes'' Red MagazineHave you discovered New York Times bestseller and Reese''s Book Club pick Jasmine Guillory yet? ''The queen of contemporary romance'' OprahMag.com________________________Avery Jensen is almost thirty, newly single and ready for a change. She wants to get a hobby, date around (especially women) and flirt with everyone she sees. One problem: she has next to no experience when it comes to dating, and even less confidence. Enter Taylor Cameron, champion heartbreaker. She just broke up with her most recent girlfriend and her best friend bet that she can''t go two months without sleeping with someone. So, she offers to give Avery flirting lessons. It should keep her nice and busy, keep her away from dating and take her mind off how inadequate she feels compared to her (much more settled and grown-up) friends. With Taylor''s help, Avery finally has the life she always wanted. But now she wants Taylor too. And, as their mutual attraction becomes impossible to ignore, both women must decide if acting on these feelings could ruin the best thing they''ve ever had, or if it could make it even better. ________________________PERFECT FOR FANS OF EMILY HENRY, CHRISTINA LAUREN AND TESSA BAILEY!''A charming, warm, sexy gem'' ROXANE GAY''The undisputed queen of the modern-day romance'' Vogue''Juicy yet meaningful, like every Guillory classic'' Elle''Steamy and swoonworthy'' PopSugar''When Jasmine Guillory comes out with a book, buy it'' Refinery29If you love this, be sure to check out all of Jasmine''s smart and sexy rom-coms:The Wedding DateThe ProposalThe Wedding PartyRoyal HolidayParty of TwoWhile We Were DatingDrunk on Love

Celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day in this fully illustrated insight into the final months of the Second World War.From the long-awaited opening of the second front in the West on D-Day, 6 June 1944, to the final surrender of Germany on 8 May 1945, the Allied armies in north-west Europe under the supreme command of Eisenhower fought a gruelling series of battles against Axis forces hardened by years of war and desperate to defend their homeland from destruction.Written by a leading military historian, Julian Thompson, Victory in Europe contains 30 facsimile items of Second World War reproduced throughout the book. Re-live this momentous period of history through maps, diaries, letters, sketches, secret memos and reports, posters and labels all sourced from the archives of the Imperial War Museums.

''Atmospheric, intricate and authentic'' ERIN KELLY''Utterly immersive and completely compelling . . . A dazzling debut'' D. V. BISHOP''An unusual and enjoyable crime story'' SUNDAY TIMES***DARKNESS LIES IN THE SHADOWS OF VICTORIAN LONDONOpium, treachery, murder . . .Pearl Fitzgerald arrives in Limehouse - London''s very ­first Chinatown - to settle her late father''s affairs and claim her inheritance. But when she unwittingly ­finds herself at the scene of a murder, her plans are thrown off course. Even more so by the alluring Mei, sister to the dead man. Utterly infatuated, Pearl promises Mei that she will bring her brother''s killer to justice, and she dives into the East End''s criminal underworld.But in the city of smoke and silk, where cultures clash and the hangman''s noose is always waiting, the truth comes at a cost. With each step of the investigation Pearl risks her livelihood, her relationship with Mei, and her life. Because the killer will strike again, and they''re already hunting for the next victim . . .Opium smuggling, murder and unexpected romance meet in this historical thriller for fans of Leonora Nattrass, Laura Shepherd-Robinson and Sarah Waters.''A tale that brings a lost world vividly back to life'' NEIL BARTLETT''Keating''s delicious debut guides us through the little-known world of Victorian London''s Chinese community in working-class Limehouse'' STELLA DUFFY

The Sunday Times top 10 bestselling summer read from author of HAMNET and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT*Over 380,000 copies sold*Shortlisted for the 2013 Costa Novel Award ''Addictive. Told with real humanity, warmth, and infectious love'' Observer_____It''s July 1976 and London is in the grip of a heatwave. It hasn''t rained for months, the gardens are filled with aphids, water comes from a standpipe, and Robert Riordan tells his wife Gretta that he''s going round the corner to buy a newspaper. He doesn''t come back.The search for Robert brings Gretta''s children - two estranged sisters and a brother on the brink of divorce - back home, each with different ideas as to where their father may have gone. None of them suspects that their mother might have an explanation that even now she cannot share._____''Superlative. A Mike Leigh-style extravaganza of reckonings and reconciliations'' Vogue''O''Farrell is hard to beat'' Scotsman''There is a deliciousness to this novel, a warmth and readability, that render it unputdownable'' Guardian_____⭐ What readers are saying; ⭐ ''The best Maggie O`Farrell I have read to date'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''I read it in two sittings. A joy'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''So well-observed, this family draws you in'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

The intense and breathtakingly accomplished novel from the bestselling author of HAMNET and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT*440,000 copies sold* ''Seductive in style, prickly, disturbing and delicious'' Olivia Laing_____Edinburgh in the 1930s. The Lennox family is having trouble with its youngest daughter. Esme is outspoken, unconventional, and repeatedly embarrasses them in polite society. Something will have to be done.Years later, a young woman named Iris Lockhart receives a letter informing her that she has a great-aunt in a psychiatric unit who is about to be released.Iris has never heard of Esme Lennox and the one person who should know more, her grandmother Kitty, seems unable to answer Iris''s questions. What could Esme have done to warrant a lifetime in an institution? And how is it possible for a person to be so completely erased from a family''s history?_____''Actually unputdownable'' Ali Smith''Compulsively readable'' Daily Telegraph''O''Farrell''s subtlety and delicate touch have never been so finely demonstrated'' Independent on Sunday_____⭐ What readers are saying; ⭐ ''A gripping page turner and easily the best book i''ve read this year'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''Truly stunning... the way she writes is just exquisite'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''I wanted it to go on and on'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

The groundbreaking debut novel from the bestselling author of HAMNET and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT: one of the most extraordinary love stories you''ll ever read.*Over 480,000 copies sold* ''This devastatingly skilful love story will break your heart!'' Alice Winn''Gripping. Superbly moving'' Ali Smith''Such a visceral, heartrending read about grief and love'' Claire DaverleyA distraught young woman boards a train at King''s Cross to return to her family in Scotland. Six hours later, she catches sight of something so terrible in a mirror at Waverley Station that she gets on the next train back to London.AFTER YOU''D GONE follows Alice''s mental journey through her own past, after a traffic accident has left her in a coma. A love story that is also a story of absence, and of how our choices can reverberate through the generations, it slowly draws us closer to a dark secret at a family''s heart.''Remarkable. Luminous'' Observer''Deeply moving'' The Times''An amazing study of love and grief as it poses the wrenching question: What do you do with all the love you have for someone when they''re gone?'' Glamour_____⭐ What readers are saying; ⭐ ''Moving, funny, life affirming and devastating all at once'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''I have never been so emotionally moved by a book!'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''Made my heart swell and break in turn. Beautifully written'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

WINNER OF THE DARTMOUTH BOOK AWARD 2025''A remarkable storyteller'' AMANDA PETERS''Deeply moving, yet hopeful'' CHARMAINE WILKERSONTHREE WOMEN. THREE SECRETS. ONE FAMILY TORN APART.MOTHERWhen Evelyn fled to Canada with her young family during the politically charged Jamaican Exodus of the 1980s, she thought they were finally safe. But, years later, her worst fears come true when her son is killed by the police.GRANDMOTHERIn the wake of her grandson''s violent murder, Violet moves in, but despite her efforts to help the family through their grief, a growing web of secrets threatens the relationships they all hold so dear.DAUGHTERKareela has lived with silences surrounding the loss of her brother since she was a child. Now, 24 and pregnant with a baby she isn''t sure she wants, she feels the need to understand her place in the world as a woman who is half Black and half white - yet feels neither.As the traumas the three women carry continue to pull them apart, Kareela must uncover the mysteries of her family''s past to make sense of her identity and her future . . .''A haunting story about racism, identity, and the choice between safety and raising your voice'' NIGAR ALAM''A charged emotional epic!'' MARISSA STAPLEY''Page-turning and propulsive'' SHELBY VAN PELT''A beautifully executed portrait of what it means to be a family'' AMITA PARIKHA sweeping multi-generational story about motherhood, race and secrets, We Rip the World Apart reveals the ways that simple choices, made in the heat of the moment, can have devastating repercussions across the years, especially when people remain silent.PRAISE FOR HOLD MY GIRL:''[A] tense, emotional story about racial identity, loss and betrayal'' Daily Mail''Fans of The Herd will love it!'' Grazia''Compelling and thought-provoking . . . A page-turner'' Charmaine Wilkerson

She wrote a killer story. Now it''s coming true...In the small village of Fortbridge, it''s hard to keep a secret. But bestselling crime writer Camilla Harton-Gray is faced with a twist she couldn''t see coming: her very own stalker, whose behaviour seems to take a leaf out of Camilla''s own novels.Grappling with a bizarre set of clues, stubborn coworkers and a crisis of confidence, DS Alice Washington knows this is her chance to get it together and prove herself.But as the pressure builds and Alice''s grip on her instincts hangs by a thread, it becomes clear that Camilla''s stalker will do anything to keep their identity hidden...Readers can''t get enough of All Eyes On You: ''A dark, suspenseful thriller that explores the unsettling boundaries between fiction and reality'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''Twisty...an accomplished debut'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''A very gripping read'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''A cracking, fast-paced read with twists that kept me guessing'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''I loved this razor sharp thriller'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

The Sunday Times top 10 bestselling novel from the author of HAMNET and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT*Over 400,000 copies sold* Winner of the 2010 Costa Novel Award ''Exquisitely sensual'' Emma Donoghue, author of Room-----Fresh out of university and in disgrace, Lexie Sinclair is waiting for life to begin. When the sophisticated Innes Kent turns up on her doorstep in rural Devon, she realises she can wait no longer, and leaves for London. There, Lexie carves out a new life for herself at the heart of bohemian 1950s Soho, with Innes by her side.In the present, Ted and Elina no longer recognise their lives after the arrival of their first child. Elina, an artist, wonders if she will ever paint again, while Ted is disturbed by memories of his own childhood - memories that don''t tally with his parents'' version of events.As Ted''s search for answers gathers momentum, so a portrait is revealed of two women separated by fifty years, but linked by their passionate refusal to settle for ordinary lives._____''The journey this novel invites us on is wonderful, involving time travel, heart ache, elation, confusion, freedom, nostalgia and art'' Scotland on Sunday''A skilful, hurtful writer, capable of imbuing the everyday with weight and colour, ridiculously pleasurable to read'' Guardian''Genuinely unputdownable'' Literary Review_____⭐ What readers are saying; ⭐ ''I look up and several days have passed, unnoticed, because I''ve been completely absorbed... at the end, I sat back, breathless'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''Lexie has become one of my favourite heroines'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''At times I hold my breath, filled with emotion. Beautiful'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

An Observer top ten best new novelist for 2024Longlisted for the Polari First Book Prize ''Emma Cline''s The Girls meets Lord of the Flies . . . compelling, cultish and utterly feral''ALICE SLATER, author of Death of a Bookseller''A simmering debut, heady with the righteousness of female rage''KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE, author of The Mercies''Lush and dreamlike - a sweltering novel, where the sunlight pulses with nightmarish dread''COLIN WALSH, author of Kala''A modern-day Dionysian cult of women in the woods - haunting and exhilarating''JENNIFER SAINT, author of AriadneTHEY THOUGHT THEY KNEW EVERYTHING ABOUT US. THE KIND OF WOMEN WE WERE. Iris seeks a different kind of life. Promise comes in the form of Hazel, who lives at Breach House - a women''s commune on a remote farm. At Breach House, the women live and eat in abundance, are guided by landscape and ritual, all while under the leadership of their gargantuan matriarch, Blythe.But is Breach House truly the haven it seems? When an unforgivable transgression comes to light and power struggles intensify, the women find themselves hurtling towards an act of devastating violence that will threaten everything they''ve fought to create. ⭐ What readers are saying: ⭐ ''I could not recommend this more if I tried... A powerful, remarkable debut novel filled with sublime prose, a warm quiet queerness, and a feral female rage'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''Simply breathtaking, this book was unstoppable'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''When I tell you I absolutely devoured this book, I mean it. She''s sapphic, she''s feral, and she''s very difficult to put down'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''The poetry of Twigg''s words...I wanted to swallow them whole and have them sit in me forever. They were just so good'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

The gripping new thriller in the Sunday Times-bestselling phenomenon that is the Inspector McLean series, from one of Scotland''s most celebrated crime writersA macabre ancient secret. An innovative biotech company connected to the highest levels of government. And the trail of bloodshed in its wake.Detective Chief Inspector Tony McLean is called to investigate a break-in at Drake BioTech, a trendsetting Edinburgh start-up. It''s well below McLean''s pay grade, but given the extensive political connections of its eccentric owner Nathaniel Drake, he doesn''t have a choice. Even if nothing appears to have been stolen.A missing person case turns complicated for DI Janie Harrison when a body is found half-buried in woods outside the city. The missing man shows no signs of trauma, the cause of his death a mystery. But when another man - linked to the break-in - is discovered dead in similarly mysterious circumstances, the police suspect there may be some connection between the two. McLean is convinced the answer lies with the strange ancient artefact clutched in the second dead man''s hands. But when the two bodies are stolen from the mortuary, and the artefact goes missing from evidence, the race is on to prevent yet more death.Praise for James Oswald:''The new Ian Rankin'' Daily Record''Creepy, gritty and gruesome'' Sunday Mirror''Crime fiction''s next big thing'' Sunday Telegraph

The Sunday Times no. 3 bestselling novel from author of HAMNET and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT*Over 330,000 copies sold*Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award ''A complex, riveting novel of love and hope that grips at the heart'' The Sunday Times_____A reclusive former film star living in the wilds of Ireland, Claudette Wells thinks nothing of firing a gun if strangers get too close to her house. Why is she so fiercely protective of her family, and what made her walk out on her career at the height of her fame?Her husband Daniel, reeling from a discovery about a woman he last saw twenty years ago, is about to make an exit of his own. It is a journey that will send him off-course, far from home. Will his love for Claudette be enough to bring him back?This Must Be The Place crosses continents and time zones, creating a portrait of an extraordinary marriage, the forces that hold it together and the pressures that drive it apart.______''Moving and hilarious. I loved it'' Rachel Joyce''A tour de force. Dazzling'' Observer''A conjuror''s sleight of hand... deft and compelling'' Guardian''Magnificent... perceptive, profound and page-turning in equal measures'' Cathy Rentzenbrink_____⭐ What readers are saying; ⭐ ''One of the few books in my adult life I''ve read more than once... cannot recommend enough'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''Perfect to lose yourself in'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''A wonderful novel which held me captivated and in awe'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

FIVE WITNESSES. FIVE DIFFERENT STORIES. WHO IS THE KILLER?''A rising star of Australian crime fiction'' SUNDAY TIMES''S. R. White is the real deal'' CHRIS HAMMERIn the courtyard of the Pacific Heights building, a local waitress is found dead.Five apartments overlook the murder scene. Five people witnessed a crime take place.Finding the killer should be simple. Except none of the witnesses'' stories match. They all saw something - from a different angle, at a different time. None of them saw everything. Anyone could be the killer. Detectives Carl "Bluey" Blueson and Lachlan Dyson, each with their own careers in peril, must solve what others assume is a straightforward case. But to unmask a killer they must unpick a complex puzzle - where the motivations of the witnesses are as mystifying as the crime itself. How can you solve a crime if anyone could be lying?Praise for S. R. White:''A taut, beautifully observed slow-burner with an explosive finish'' PETER MAY''Original, compelling and highly recommended'' CHRIS HAMMER''Gripping'' THE GUARDIAN''A fascinating case'' SUNDAY TIMES ''It draws you in - and rewards with a truly powerful ending'' HEAT''This slow-burn novel catches light'' THE SUN''The story takes place over less than 48 hours but the pace is slow-burn, relying on considerable psychological depth...the denouement hits like a knockout punch'' WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN''A dark and compulsive read'' WOMAN & HOME

Vietnam: The Unwinnable War is a dramatic guide to the suffering, sacrifice and heroism of one of the most significant and debated periods in twentieth-century history. Expertly retold with searing imagery and accounts of the events that unfolded, this definitive visual history memorializes this controversial and bloody conflict. Also included are 20 pieces of memorabilia reproduced on the page, taken from US archives and personal collections to give an authentic and moving telling of events, from personal letters from US soldiers, US Airborne calling cards, extracts from US Army phrasebooks, and even letters sent between the Vietnamese and American governments during the fighting.See the war through the eyes of those that experienced it first-hand and gain a deeper understanding of this historical moment and its human and political cost.