Summer Reads

Few authors can match Melissa Harrison’s evocative descriptions of country life and the natural world and, in All Among the Barley, she allies her redolent prose to a compelling story of community and lost innocence. With a narrative haunted by one war...

It’s summer behind the Iron Curtain, and six girls are about to swim their way to the Olympics — and a new life. In an unnamed Soviet state, six girls meet each day to swim. At first, they play, splashing each other and floating languidly on the water’s...

'An utterly gorgeous novel. It will forever hold my heart in its pages' Pandora Sykes, co-host of The High-Low podcastGrace loves a woman. Annie loves a man. Violet isn't quite sure. But you'll love them all...Grace has what one might call a 'full and...

*Dawn O’Porter’s brand new bestseller, LIFE IN PIECES, is available to buy now! * *The Sunday Times bestseller and Richard and Judy Book Club pick* ‘A total joy’ -- Matt Haig ‘Unputdownable’  --  Marian Keyes Fearless, frank and for anyone who’s ever...

In Rosiee Thor's lavish fantasy novel with a Jazz Age spark, a politically savvy teen must weigh her desire to climb the social ladder against her heart in a world where magic buys votes.   Flare is power.   With only a drop of flare, one can light the...

A. K. Larkwood's The Unspoken Name is a stunning debut fantasy about a young priestess sentenced to die, who at the last minute escapes her fate; only to become an assassin for the wizard who saved her.What if you knew how and when you will die?Csorwe...

(Available after March 14th, 2022)The sequel to A. K. Larkwood's stunning debut fantasy, The Unspoken Name. The Thousand Eyes continues The Serpent Gates series—perfect for fans of Jenn Lyons, Joe Abercrombie, and Ursula K. Le Guin.Just when they thought...

'Prepare to lose yourself in a tale of love, loss and deceit' -- SARA COX, RADIO 2 DJ AND HOST OF BBC 2'S BETWEEN THE COVERS'I was hooked from the beginning' --  CLARE CHAMBERS, AUTHOR OF SMALL PLEASURES'Broke me, put me back together and made me cry...

'A lush, thrilling page-turner humming with its own exquisite dark beauty. I loved it!' -- Eve Chase, author of The Glass House'Fremantle builds the tension with delicious skill in this page-turning thriller' --  TimesThe compelling, transfixing novel...

"The perfect book for thriller readers and true-crime podcast addicts...a stunning literary thriller that artfully twists and turns until the very end."--BustleOne of The Washington Post's 10 Best Thrillers and Mysteries of the YearOne of Publishers...

A new epic of love and war among gods and humans, from Nora Roberts—the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Awakening.The world of magick and the world of man have long been estranged from one another. But some can walk between the two—including...

(Available after 3-20 days)In a world of darkness where royal vampires are in charge, I spend my days working as a knight in the city formerly known as London. Instead of a lance and a horse, I rely on my trusty axe, Babe, and ride the occasional dragon...

From the time I joined the Knights of Boudica, I've pretended to be just like all the others. A magic specialty or two. Skilled with a blade. An innate sense of justice.But normal is overrated, right?Now that I know there are more ancient and powerful...

(Available after March 30th, 2022)A practitioner of Vodou must test the boundaries of her powers to solve a ritual murder in New Orleans and protect everything she holds sacred.   Haitian-American Vodou priestess Mambo Reina Dumond runs a healing...

The final installment in the chilling Fogg Lake trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz. Olivia LeClair's experiment with speed dating is not going well. First there was the nasty encounter with the date from hell who tried to...

(Available after 3-20 days)From the moment I saw the shadows come to life, I knew my world would never be the same.   Yesterday I was a teenager waiting tables in Manhattan, and today, monsters exist and I can see them.   Overnight I'm thrown into...

(Available after 3-20 days) The next stand-alone installment in the electrifying Immortals After Dark series by #1 New York Times best-selling author Kresley Cole. Venture deeper into the Lore, fierce realm of the immortals-if you dare. . . .   TORMENTED...

Following a disastrous encounter with a noble, Myne finally resolves to say goodbye to her family and friends in the lower city, changing her name to “Rozemyne” and beginning her new life as the adopted daughter of Ehrenfest’s archduke. However, her days...

Rozemyne, now both the High Bishop and the archduke’s adopted daughter, finds herself lost in a position of power she just isn’t used to. Preparing for the Harvest Festival, taking care of new orphans, dealing with the dissatisfaction of a neighboring...

If there aren’t any books, I’ll just have to make some!A certain college girl who's loved books ever since she was a little girl dies in an accident and is reborn in another world she knows nothing about. She is now Myne, the sickly five-year-old...