When you look down at your newborn baby, you realise they were right, those friends who became parents first: you’d do literally anything for your child. To make them happy, to keep them safe.

So when Joseph Carver wakes one night to find his teenage son Max covered in blood – panic flooding his voice, swearing it was a mistake - Joseph does the only thing he can.

He helps Max bury the body.

Joseph thinks that’s the end of the nightmare. Until he finds Max with stricken eyes and bloody hands once again . . .

You’d do anything for your child – even cover up a murder. But would you do it twice?

Ten years ago, Hope left Somerset with a fatal secret and a broken heart. She has spent a decade in the shadows, living a quiet life of penance to protect the man she once loved - the world-famous author Ambrose Glencourt.

Then, she opens his latest bestseller. To the world, it’s a brilliant work of fiction. To Hope, it’s a betrayal. Every private moment, every dark truth, and every ‘fatal disaster’ from that summer is laid bare on the page.

But Ambrose has changed the ending. In his version of the story, Hope isn't the victim. She’s the villain.

Now, Hope must step out of the shadows to reclaim her narrative. But in a world of glamorous elites and whispered secrets, who will believe the word of an unreliable woman against the word of a literary icon?

Two narrators. One truth. And a secret worth killing for.

When your favourite rockstar offers to be your wingman, there's only one rule: do not fall for him.

At twenty-seven, Marianto has it all – her dream man, a coveted job at a popular digital magazine and a bright future. Until one viral disaster ruins everything.

Within hours, Marianto loses her boyfriend and her job. Her solution? Write the article of a lifetime on how to win back your ex.

Enter Simón Arreaza – the sexy lead singer of her favourite indie band. After he discovers her list of experiments, he offers some advice, replacing each idea with one of his own. Marianto quickly sees results and so they strike a deal: if he coaches her on winning back her ex's heart, she will help raise his band's profile.

But between the fake photo ops and late nights together, the lines of their alliance blur. Marianto begins to question what – and who – she really wants. Because Simón was never part of the plan . . . sometimes, the best things in life aren't.

The breathtaking second instalment of the Obsidian Throne trilogy, an epic fantasy of betrayal, memory, and the fight for an empire.

The ran empire is in danger. A prince and a witch must burn it to the ground in order to raise it up out of the ashes.

Prince Ashoka’s sister, Aarya, has named herself empress and is determined to reverse her brother’s mercy for the mayakari.

Shakti is being held by shadowy figures, drugged and forced to commit an unspeakable crime. When she wakes, she finds herself prisoner, but gaps in her memory around the curse she has cast trap her more thoroughly than any cage.

Ashoka must find allies and quickly if he is to usher in a new dawn for the mayakari, but the tougher the decision he makes, the farther he gets from his true self. He must determine what he is willing to lose in pursuit of his vision of the future.

The first blow has been dealt by Ashoka and Shakti, but the empire not only remains, it appears stronger―and more brutal―than ever. Both must find ways to fight back before nature is deprived of its spirits and guardians, and the reign of the new empress spreads its destruction and oppression to lands beyond.

Know-it-all Oriana agreed to travel with aliens who need women. But she didn’t agree to abduction, life/death battles, and escaping with a bossy, arrogant man. She was sabotaged, attacked, and kidnapped, but she is far from beaten. Forced to participate in an alien battle arena with no promise of freedom, she has to forget the loss of her family and focus on surviving. Enyl has given up hope. His people are dying due to a genetic modification gone awry. Darkness is consuming his warriors, and his world, as he knows it, will end. His father, the king, has rolled out a plan to save them all. But Enyl doubts a solution will be found in time. And when a compatible female is found…and lost, he must rescue her, a human female capable of surviving despite all odds. However, freeing Oriana serves to anger the aliens holding her captive. Ensuring she is cared for—as per Etterian protocol—he is stunned by the strong connection between the two of them. Such a bond was only experienced between Etterian mates. Is she his salvation or is that wishful thinking on his part?

The big day is here―Bibi is finally going on a date with Peter!

Amy is determined to play the role of fairy godmother and make sure her best friend has a great time, and her efforts apparently pay off. Getting lost in a theme park and having an adventure, a heartfelt talk under the fireworks…Bibi has one unforgettable evening…but not with Peter!

Just what could have happened during the date?

In the worst day of the year, and on the twelfth day of Christmas, a group of people come under siege in Cross St, North London.

A gang is hunting for a child who has been drawn into crime with tragic results; there is a riot outside the church where asylum seekers have been sleeping, and many cities have descended into fierce protests.

Inside the Literary Cafe, a group of writers, bakers and shopkeepers are sheltering. Their petty feuds and past quarrels must be forgotten if they are to survive a gang armed with knives and a gun.

Over a few hours, the divisions between high and low, old and new, haves and have-nots are thrown into violent contrast. Are they going to try to save themselves, or each other?

Two nemeses must put aside their differences and enter a political marriage arranged by the emperor. Will their burning hatred for one another become something even stronger? The beloved danmei (Boys’ Love) novel returns with an all-new translation and illustrations!

Fu Shen, the renowned general of the Northern Yan Army, has long served as Great Zhou’s shield against foreign enemies. When he suffers grievous injuries during an ambush, his days of glory come to an abrupt end. The emperor, long wary of his general’s influence, seizes the opportunity to recall him to the capital.

Yan Xiaohan, the imperial inspector of the Feilong Guard, is a court flatterer as famous for his ruthlessness as his bitter feud with Fu Shen. So when the emperor grants the pair a marriage intended to strip Fu Shen of his power and bind him to the emperor’s lackey, the court braces for catastrophe. Yet there is more to Fu Shen and Yan Xiaohan’s animosity than meets the eye—a secret history known to them alone.

As the two rivals confront the idea of their forced union, conspiracies swirl beneath the surface. Someone orchestrated the attack on Fu Shen—and their game is far from over.

For sheltered Lady Ruvona, visiting Devenmere Manor to investigate her father’s disappearance is a chance to escape her dull life. In Netherbury, the nearest town, the malevolent Lord Emil is taxing and starving the people, and a mysterious dark force is draining the land. Determined to help the townsfolk and save her father, with her magic and the skills her guardian taught her, Lady Ruvona disguises herself as the lad, Robbin. Assassin Warric masquerades as the new Sheriff of Netherbury and is tasked to thwart Emil. What he did not expect to encounter was beautiful Lady Ruvona bathing in a moonlit river. Nor did he expect an ally in the outlaw Robbin. Aiding the lad is in line with Warric’s task, but it doesn’t take him long to realize who Robbin is. Together, with magic and swords, they try to save her father, take on Emil, his ancient amulet, and the plot to destroy all they stand for. While trying not to fall in love.

You want to know who did it, but that was never the question. Or, it was never the right one.

Birdie Chang doesn't know much about Whidbey Island, only that it is far. On the ferry, she has an unnerving encounter with a stranger, where she finds herself telling him everything: how she was sexually abused as a child, how the perpetrator now walks free, how the calls and emails from him haven't stopped and she is on the run; how she wants to kill him. The stranger poses a shocking question - if she agrees, he will murder the man who hurt her, with no strings attached. She gives him a name.

On the other side of the country, Mary-Beth receives a phone call from the police: her only son has been murdered. What follows is a complex story of three women connected through one man: Birdie, a woman on the run from her past and her abuser; Mary-Beth, the abuser's loving mother; and Linzie, a former reality star turned bestselling memoirist, and another victim of the same man.

Whidbey is a brilliant reimagining of the whodunnit - a searing, propulsive novel that asks who has real power over a story: the one who lives it, or the one who tells it?

Kon and Furuka’s bond grows deeper as they explore the island together, so when they spot a faint silhouette outside the Kaiju’s lair, they both head inside to investigate.

Where could this mysterious cave lead...?

While things may now be smooth sailing between Aki and Shiho, an unexpected love confession at school leaves Aki’s younger sister, Miki, reeling. Will Miki be able to overcome the feelings that are haunting her to find a love of her own?

After Ayaka confesses to having feelings for her, Miki is struggling to decide how to respond. She’s haunted by feelings of her own that she’s never admitted to anyone else--feelings that threaten to nip her new relationship in the bud before it even has a chance to blossom. Miki finds help and advice in some unexpected places after going on a double date with some of her clubmates.

And ultimately, she might also find acceptance where she least expects it...

In this sci-fi/fantasy survival thriller, the dangerous and deadly realm of the Otherside—where urban legends roam—calls to two women, both in search of something. As they set out to sate their curiosity and explore this other world, will the most earth-shattering thing they discover on the Otherside be their feelings for each other?

Winter has come, and Sorawo and Toriko go on a fun hot springs trip with Kozakura! But when Sorawo and Toriko bathe alone together, there’s a hint of danger in the air...

Meanwhile, the intrepid duo's preparations for a nighttime Otherside expedition are proceeding apace. However, a terrible threat from the past is quietly creeping closer, while Toriko seems to have something she needs to tell Sorawo.

Natori has told Lapis how she feels about her, and is now running around desperately trying to change the game's story so that Lapis can have a happy ending. After what Natori said to him, Grandis has abandoned his right to royal succession, but Rubeus is trying to talk him into changing his mind. And a fight between Diana and a commoner has turned Diana into a villain?! But does Rubeus have the power to change the game's story?

Inspired by real history, Rules of the Heart is the sweeping new novel from the bestselling author of The Other Bennet Sister, Janice Hadlow.

When I love at all, it is with my whole soul - my heart must be torn to pieces before it can forget . . .

England, 1794. Lady Harriet Bessborough seemingly has it all: wife to a lord and sister to a duchess, she is welcomed in all the most fashionable circles. Yet she yearns for something her marriage has failed to offer: true love.

When she meets the captivating Lord Granville, twelve years her junior and a famous heartbreaker, she at first dismisses his advances as opportunistic flattery. But then she sees another side to him – a side she realizes she cannot resist.

As she plunges into an all-consuming affair, Harriet finds herself torn between her duty and her deepest desires. For in a world where appearances are everything, each anxious but besotted step she takes leads her ever closer to scandal and ruin

THE WALKING DEAD

Winter descends upon the Central Plains, and blood stains the snow. Princess Qinghe is slain by the Great Chanyu, igniting the Murong clan’s thirst for vengeance. Amidst the chaos, Xiang Shu and Chen Xing make a desperate escape with the help of Tuoba Yan, while Fu Jian demands justice—accusing Feng Qianjun of the princess’s murder.

But just as the blade is about to fall, Feng Qianyi appears—with the stolen Yin Yang Mirror in hand—and unleashes a nightmare upon the capital. The dead rise by the thousands, the living turn against each other, drowning the city in horror.

Now, Chen Xing, Xiang Shu, Feng Qianjun, and Tuoba Yan must unite against an army of the undead and the dark sorcery that controls them. Bound by fate and battling for humanity’s last light, they awaken a mysterious power within Xiang Shu—one that could tip the balance between salvation and oblivion.

One rule Elle was learning fast was this: blondes do not have more fun in law school. Elle Woods, Delta Gamma president and Cosmo devotee, has just been dumped by the man of her dreams. Warner Huntingdon III had traded his homecoming queen for boring old law school, and now Elle must follow him to prove she has the beauty and brains to be his perfect match. But acing those LSATs isn't the hardest part, as Elle's Californian sorority girl charm makes her an outcast to her preppy classmates. The chance to prove herself comes when she joins a case defending fitness queen Brooke Vandermark, and Elle realises she might just be the only person who can prove her fellow blonde innocent.

STRANGE BEDFELLOWS

Baek Na-kyum, an orphaned painter brought to the powerful aristocrat Yoon Seungho’s estate for the purpose of supplying him with erotic art, is shocked to learn that the man who stole his virginity is none other than Seungho himself. In the days that follow, Na-kyum reluctantly finds himself in Seungho’s embrace again and again. Although unsure how he feels about their sexual encounters, Na-kyum's teacher, Jung In-hun, encourages him to continue sharing Seungho’s bed in the hopes that Na-kyum will dig up dirty secrets In-hun can one day use against the young aristocrat. Meanwhile, behind the scenes, Seungho’s jilted former paramour, Jihwa, is enraged to learn that Na-kyum has taken his place at Seungho’s side. Spurred by his friends and his own wounded pride, Jihwa decides it’s time to make Na-kyum disappear—permanently.

Featuring a heart-warming and revealing introduction from Barbara Taylor Bradford! Don't miss this unputdownable sexy roller-coaster of a Thrill! ride! ‘Jackie was one of my favourite novelists. She wrote about Hollywood with total authenticity, breaking all the rules and taboos, her honesty refreshing’ BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD There have been many imitators, but only ever one Jackie Collins.  With millions of her books sold around the world, and thirty-one New York Times bestsellers, she is one of the world’s top-selling novelists. From glamorous Beverly Hills bedrooms to Hollywood movie studios; from glittering rock concerts to the yachts of billionaires, Jackie chronicled the scandalous lives of the rich, famous, and infamous from the inside looking out. 'A true inspiration, a trail blazer for women's fiction' JILLY COOPER ‘Jackie shows us all what being a strong, successful woman means at any age’ MILLY JOHNSON ‘Jackie will never be forgotten, she’ll always inspire me to #BeMoreJackie’ JILL MANSELL ‘Jackie’s heroines don’t take off their clothes to please a man, but to please themselves’ CLARE MACKINTOSH ‘Legend is a word used too lightly for so many undeserving people, but Jackie is the very definition of the word’ ALEX KHAN ‘What Jackie knew how to do so well, is to tell a thumping good story’ ROWAN COLEMAN ‘I read hundreds of books every year. But Jackie Collins’ novels are the only ones I can read over and over’ AMY ROWLAND ‘Jackie wrote with shameless ambition, ruthless passion and pure diamond-dusted sparkle’ CATHERINE STEADMAN ‘Here is a woman who not only wanted to entertain her readers, but also to teach them something; about the world and about themselves’ ISABELLE BROOM ‘There’s a lot a drag queen can learn from Jackie’ TOM RASMUSSEN ‘Lessons galore on every page… about feminism, equality, tolerance and love’ CARMEL HARRINGTON ‘Jackie is the queen of cliff-hangers’ SAMANTHA TONGE ‘For all her trademark sass, there is a moralist at work here’ LOUISE CANDLISH ‘Nobody does it quite like Jackie and nobody ever will’ SARRA MANNING ‘Jackie bought a bit of glitter, sparkle and sunshine into our humdrum existence’ VERONICA HENRY ‘Collins was saying that women didn’t have to centre round men, either in books or in life’ JESSIE BURTON ‘Jackie lived the Hollywood dream, but, she looked sideways at it, and then shared the dirt with her readers’ JULIET ASHTON ‘What radiates from her novels, is a sense that women are capable of great things’ ALEXANDRA HEMINSLEY  

For as far back as she can remember, Shiori has lived a solitary existence, unable to enter the world of humanity. The only bright spot in those long, lonely years was her very first encounter with Hinako. But now, with the truth behind the accident revealed and Hinako slipping closer than ever to the edge of utter despair, Shiori faces a painful decision…

“Forget all that concerns me…”

Magic meets the modern day in the first installment of this witchy influencer fantasy romcom manga, perfect for fans of yuri and rip-roaring romps!

By the swiping of my thumbs, Something wicked sexy this way comes!

Bored out of her mind after hiding for nearly a century in a decrepit cabin deep in the woods, Sada the witch stumbles upon modern-day social media and is instantly spellbound. But as she will soon discover, even the strongest supporters can swiftly become dedicated trolls, and some attention may portend more toil and trouble than she bargained for…

When the box of secrets is opened, no one will ever be the same ...

Sierra
I thought I knew who I was, until I accidentally discovered my adoring parents' biggest secret on my twenty-fifth birthday. I am adopted. Part of me is missing, and I set out to find it. Trying to figure out the past piece by piece, I bought a little fixer-upper in the small town I was adopted in. Old lies will come out. Secrets that everyone is trying to keep buried. Who am I really?

Caleb
When I needed a clean slate, I moved to Montgavin to start my own construction firm. Slowly, I built my crew after my success with the bakery renovation. When the newcomer in town wants to restore her house to its former glory, I trust no one but myself. Sierra looks lost, slowly putting her life together, with her dedicated room complete with a whiteboard. Something calls to me to protect her and her secrets.

Someone wants her out of the town. But now they have to get through me.

Irma Mulder land terug op Suid-Afrikaanse grond vanuit Hollywood na haar 13 maande se verfilming van ’n televisie-speurreeks — en dit voor dooiemansdeur...

Geen geliefde op die lughawe wat haar inwag en bly is om haar te sien nie en ook by haar huis is dit duidelik dat haar vriendin en huissitter, Zelma, vele dae laas daar was...

Nog hou die verrassings nie op nie. Sy het ’n e-pos ontvang van walglike Gary Hoise wat sy voor haar vertrek, warmplek toe verwens het — en nou vra hy dringend haar hulp. Uit die plaaslike koerante lees sy opskrifte van mense wat spoorloos verdwyn het en Gary is die een wat haar op hoogte bring. Ook dat Hugo van Zyl aanbeweeg het en sy nie meer sy meisie is wat hy vurig van afskeid geneem het nie.

Gary is ook nie meer die ongeskikte dronklap nie en stem in om hom te help met die ondersoek na die vermiste mense, party selfs kinders, want dit kom voor asof die polisie nie juis hond haaraf maak nie. Met die strydbyl begrawe, vorm hulle ’n formidabele span en ontdek gruwels wat niemand sal glo nie, tensy hulle eie oë dit sien...

In the insulated Hasidic community of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, tradition and cultural norms are as sacred as religion. Childhood friendships are cultivated to climb social ladders, matchmakers dictate futures, and young girls are primed for marriage and motherhood. So, when Etty Greenberger, a headstrong redhead and the only child of Holocaust survivors, commits one ugly and thoughtless act, she believes she has sabotaged her opportunity to secure a desirable match.

Reluctantly, she agrees to marry Benji Bloom, a fishmonger’s son far below her marital aspirations, becoming Mrs. Etty Bloom. With each passing year, Etty grows further from the life she had hoped for, filled with disappointment and delusions of grandeur. As she grapples with loss, grief, and the challenges of motherhood, she also discovers friendship, love, and joy in the most unexpected places.

It may take a lifetime, but Etty Bloom finally learns that an unremarkable life can be remarkable after all.