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One Cabin. One Bed. One Rule: don't fall in love . . . Dylan likes to know exactly where things are going. With her career, her family, her relationship, and, well, everything else. From spreadsheets to themed Pinterest boards, she's meticulously planned out every aspect of her life for as long as she can remember. Max, meanwhile, always lives in the moment. The world's too full of beautiful places - and beautiful people - to let yourself be tied down. Besides, he's learnt the hard way that no future is ever guaranteed. So when Dylan's broken up with she's left reeling, with no concrete plans for the first time in her life. Perhaps that's why she finds herself agreeing to a totally off-piste proposition - share a cabin for the summer with her friend's brother during his all-expenses-paid travel influencer trip to the pristine Welsh coast. It's not like six weeks is long enough to throw your entire life off course or anything. Righ? EADERS LOVE GEORGIA STONE ? 'Love loved this book, so funny, clever, original, and slow burn with so many heart warming moments - I read a lot of rom com books this is one of the best' ? 'I lost count of the number of times she made me laugh out loud' ? 'As well as making me snort laugh every other page, this book had some grit to it, and made me shed tears. The characters had great development, and I loved the ending so much. ? 'Wow, this book was so funny, and angsty, and flirty. I honestly think this is some of the most hilarious writing I've ever read.' ? 'I couldn't get enough of the characters - I could happily read a bonus chapter daily, just to check in and see how they're all doing' Praise for THE ROOMMATE RULE 'A bitingly funny, delightfully vulnerable romantic comedy. I fell for Max and Dylan right away -Georgia Stone's way of writing banter and chemistry made that easy. But there's also a tenderness here that's truly special.' - Lauren Okie, author of Tropesick 'Clear your diary to eat this book up in one sitting.' Chloe Ford, author of Work Trip 'One of the best voices in romance!' Annabelle Slator, author of The Launch Date 'Scorchingly hot, funny and achingly tender' Hannah Brohm, author of Love and Other Brain Experiments 'A yearningly perfect ode to love and life' Maggie Eckersley, author of Back in the Saddle 'Georgia Stone has established herself as a staple in the romance genre' Jasmine Burke, author of Quarter-Love Crisis

When security and fire alarms go off simultaneously all around the world, setting off a panic, the signal is traced back to China. As world leaders scramble to respond, mother and daughter Vivien and Alice Li are called to the White House in hopes Madame Li can decode the Chinese intentions. Alice is a first-generation Chinese-American food blogger. A Chinese dissident who escaped China after Tiananmen Square, Vivien is now a globally recognized human rights activist and passionate advocate for a free and democratic China. While it makes some sense that the President would turn to Vivien, what isn't clear is why they'd want to talk to Alice. Caught up in the chaos, Vivien and Alice are uniquely placed to stop the next, cataclysmic attack. But there are forces deep within both the American and Chinese governments intent on stopping mother and daughter. The estranged pair, who excels at misunderstanding each other, must figure out how to work together. The increasingly frantic search for answers takes the women from the Oval Office to an office building in Akron, Ohio, from the noodle shops of Hong Kong to the necropolis of the first emperor. Along the way they must decode an old legend, and an old language invented by women, for women. The Last Mandarin is the story of a mother and daughter, as well as a compelling international thriller about the precarious balance of power across the world, and within a family. And what happens when both break down.

'Compulsive, heartbreaking' Clare Leslie Hall'Gorgeously written' Jennie Godfrey'A tale of dazzle and determination' Daily MailFOUR WOMEN. A MILLION DREAMS. Scotland, 1910. Born into the world of the circus, Lena now stands at a crossroads. With the sudden death of her father, she faces a stark choice: get married or get a job. The fairgrounds are no place for a woman to go it alone. Until flame-haired Violet, known to all as 'the greatest trapeze artist that ever lived', suggests they do exactly that. With her outspoken ways and her refusal to marry, Violet is as much an outcast as Lena. What do they have to los? ecruiting new performers including bareback horse-rider Rosie and acrobat Carmen, the four women take charge of their own show, their own finances and their own destinies. But the fairgrounds are a dangerous place: misogyny is rife, violence a continual threat, and buried secrets are beginning to threaten all they hold dear. Together, they must forge their own path to freedom. FOR THEY ARE THE SHOW WOMEN. AND THE SHOW MUST GO ON. READERS LOVE THE SHOW WOMAN? 'Held my interest to the very last page'? 'Complete sensory immersion, such is the depth and breadth of the descriptive narrative'? 'Beautifully written, lovable characters, gripping narrative'? 'This extraordinary debut is bursting with energy and imagination'? 'A terrific read'

'TWISTS AND TURNS THAT WILL LEAVE YOU REELING' HANNAH KANER 'HEART-POUNDING' SAMANTHA SHANNON 'CHARACTERS I WOULD DIE FOR' SAARA EL-ARIFIA forbidden power. An impossible prophecy. Two hearts destined to collide. A new fantasy standalone from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Until We Shatter, with an enemies-to-lovers romance, a disgraced seer, an enemies-to-lovers romance, and a cultist's plot threatening to destroy the world. Raya Wryvern was supposed to be a prodigy. As the daughter of two powerful Shades - world-renowned for seeing the future - she was expected to graduate the Academy at the top of her class. Instead, she's failing. And the cost of failure is having her magic bound. Desperate, Raya asks the future a forbidden question. But instead of an answer, it shows her the end of all magic and the death of her kind. And at the heart of the vision is Ezzo, the boy it claims she's destined to love. Except Ezzo's not just a boy, he's an illegal half-Shade who's spent the last year drinking away his past, and he's not interested in the future - his or hers. With time running out on a prophecy only she can see, Raya must convince Ezzo to help her decipher the vision - before it's too late to steer fate onto a different path. READERS LOVE KATE DYLAN 'Wild ride doesn't even begin to cover this book. Kate Dylan is a genius' ? 'If you like messy relationships, a fast paced plot, quippy dialogue and unique magic systems, this book is for you. Get it on your reading lists!' ? 'With a sickening crack, clink, crunch, Dylan will shatter your heart into a thousand pieces, leaving nothing behind but a jagged pile of shards and a deliciously devastating book hangover' ? 'I truly believe this will be the next big fantasy book. It has everything you could want and need' ? 'This was a wild ride of a read, high stakes magical heist, blackmail, found family, romance. I had a great time reading it, it also broke my heart once or twice but I couldn't put it down' ?

Fans of Beth O'Leary and Mhairi McFarlane will LOVE this fresh and funny rom-com Chloe Fairway has found the perfect man . . . Stuck in a Production Assistant job and living at home with her parents after a painful breakup, it's fair to say that thirty-one-year-old Chloe isn't where she wants to be in life. The last thing she needs is to face the people who once voted her "most likely to succeed" at her upcoming ten-year college reunion. And she definitely doesn't want to see her former best friend, Sean Adler, who is now a hotshot film director living the life Chloe dreamed of. Desperate to make a splash-and to save face in front of the man who might be the one that got away-she turns to a mysterious dating service. Enter Rob, her handsome, well-read, and charming match, the perfect plus-one to take to her reunion. The more she gets to know him, the more perfect he appears to be. . . . Except, of course, for the catch"Sharp, delicious, romantic" B.K.Borison "Fresh, unique, hilarious" Kirsty Greenwood READERS LOVE SOPHIE COUSENS ? "What can I say about this book except I loved it?!! It made me CACKLE." ? "I have always deeply enjoyed and really appreciated Sophie Cousen's books. She is a fantastic writer, so the words and sentences are beautiful. But what I love most about her is that she gives us a story we can't put down, a story that feels so easy to read, and at the same time it really challenges us to think and assess our preconceptions. ? "I always look forward to a new Sophie Cousens book. Her characters are so real and relatable, and she takes them on such wonderful journeys." ? "Another funny and charming novel by the master. My only complaint about Sophie Cousens' books is that there aren't more of them." ? "Cousens always makes me feel seen as a reader" ? "I can always rely on Sophie Cousens for a romantic and funny love story."

It''s never too late for a comeback!Single mum Jules lives next to a tennis club, but has no plans to play. Especially when her old school crush, handsome doctor Sam Delaney, returns from the USA thirty years after leaving and is now displaying a killer forehand in direct view of her bedroom window. Despite what she tells her personal trainer, Jules finds exercise as tedious in her 40s as she did as a teenager.But when she''s hit by an unprecedented wave of anxiety - brought on by perimenopause and her 19-year-old daughter''s solo trip around the world - she''s in urgent need of a distraction and rashly agrees to join an amateur women''s tennis team. They are desperate for players. The fact that she can''t really play doesn''t seem to matter . . . As rallies are hit and friendships are formed, Jules is astonished to find herself in the grip of a passionate, all-consuming relationship . . . and not only with the tennis. Problem is, will these sexy encounters she keeps stumbling into with Sam put her on course to a devastating double fault?