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A scorching, emotional, suspenseful romance about secrets, second chances and the kind of love that hits harder than whiskey – from the beloved author of the Bourbon Boys series. In Rumor, Tennessee, the Crowne women are at the centre of every whisper of salacious gossip. Everyone knows you can count on them for a shot of whiskey and a wild night, but their best kept secret is how they deliver quiet revenge . . . I survived a living nightmare. Forced to stay away from my sisters, I have to hide who I am and start over again. Until a sexy stranger messed everything up – a charming jeweller with a sinful smile and far too many questions. Now, I’m back in my hometown, hiding my past and trying not to drown in the pressure to be the old me. Especially once I discover that the rumours swirling around my family aren’t the work of bored townies, but hidden truths. And then he turns up again.  Between a dead body, a missing cop and a job that’s connected him to my family, Julian Colton insists on staying in town. I should keep my distance, but the thing is: even with layers of secrets between us, he soothes my anxious thoughts and feeds my touch-starved, broken body. When his past catches up with him, and mine threatens to repeat itself, it’s rumours and whiskey that’ll save us. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781761826801 • Author: Victoria Wilder • Publisher: Simon & Schuster • Format: Paperback • Pages: 416

Welcome to Blackwood Academy: a boarding school located on the fringes of the afterlife. No one knows why they end up at Blackwood; but when they enter the school's arched gates the only way out is to be chosen for the Decennial – a series of magical trials held once a decade. The chosen pupil is offered a choice: graduate and join Blackwood’s magical elite, or venture into the unknown and cross over to the Other Side. Wren knows she has what it takes to win―unless, that is, her arch-rival (and subject of her tortured dreams) Augustine steals her spot. Irene has never cared about playing by the rules and will break whatever (and whoever) stands in her way, including her only friend, Masika. Olivier has given up securing the nomination. But he’ll stop at nothing to keep Emilio, from crossing over to the Other Side. All are determined to be Blackwood’s chosen candidate. All are determined to win. But this Decennial will be unlike any before. Six nominees. Four trials. One victor. The competitors are about to learn that there are some fates worse than death. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008694203 • Author: I.V. Marie • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 464 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 3.2 cm

When literature student Anastasia Steele interviews successful entrepreneur Christian Grey, she finds him very attractive and deeply intimidating. Convinced that their meeting went badly, she tries to put him out of her mind - until he turns up at the store where she works part-time, and invites her out. Unworldly and innocent, Ana is shocked to find she wants this man. And, when he warns her to keep her distance, it only makes her want him more. As they embark on a passionate love affair, Ana discovers more about her own desires, as well as the dark secrets Christian keeps hidden away from public view. . . ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781911746539 • Author: E L James • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 512 • Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.9 x 3.3 cm

Oaths were made. Magic was stolen. War is raging. Can love endure that which it was born to destroy? It has been four years since the rebellion started. War is raging. Now known as the fierce Light Wielder, Jovie must use her power to end the war between her once beloved communities - or burn them to the ground trying. As rumours of a new darkness rising begin to rumble, Jovie will need to look to the past for answers. But is she willing to sacrifice her soul - and her heart - to secure her Kingdom's destiny? From BookTok sensation Rachel Schneider comes the spellbinding conclusion to the must read romantasy Metal Slinger - told in dual POV, expect political intrigue, forbidden love, and plenty of spice ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781399634021 • Author: Rachel Schneider • Publisher: Hachette UK • Format: Hardback • Pages: 512 • Dimensions: 23.8 x 15.8 x 4.8 cm

Perfection is a spell. It’s time to break it. Andromeda Wildwood is practically perfect in every witch way. As the proud owner of a bustling London bakery, Annie’s life is a haze of pink, magic and impossibly high standards. She devotes her powers to pleasing others, no matter the magical toll it takes. But Annie’s charmed existence is about to get delightfully messy . . . Annie is tasked by her coven with mentoring a troubled teenage witch, and she couldn’t be more different from fiery, stubborn Maeve. Or from Hal, the gruff but handsome owner of the woodland cottage where they must temporarily reside. As the unlikely trio slowly bond, outside forces begin to take an interest in Maeve’s extraordinary powers. Will Annie risk everything to protect the true magic she’s finally found? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781035045525 • Author: Lucy Jane Wood • Publisher: Macmillan Distribution Limited • Format: Paperback • Pages: 448 • Dimensions: 19.9 x 13.3 x 2.8 cm

What is a happily ever after really worth? Naomi was living the quintessential love story. Boy meets girl. They fall in love, get married, buy a dream house, start a family… Then, he kicks her out, hires the city's best divorce lawyers, drains their accounts, and takes up with a 20-something. It's a brutal end to the story. Naomi should accept defeat: move into a dingy apartment, get back into the workforce, and piece together the shattered remains of her life. Except, why should she? Instead, Naomi fixates on her husband's new girlfriend. What begins as cynical curiosity soon twists into obsession―and then into something far darker. As Naomi uncovers secrets she never imagined, she realises her own life may be in danger. But if it keeps her perfect family intact, isn't it worth it? A razor-sharp thriller in which love curdles into vengeance, The Divorce deftly and chillingly portrays how the human mind can fray when survival becomes the most dangerous game of all. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781464280191 • Author: Freida McFadden • Publisher: Penguin DK (Dorling Kindersley) • Format: Paperback • Pages: 368 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.5 cm

He's a player. And she's the goal… Ethan Taylor is unbeatable on and off the field. Being the star of the Marshall College soccer team – and hot as hell – has its perks. But when tragedy strikes, Ethan flies straight out of South Carolina and to the intimidating halls of Hemden University, where even his Southern charm can’t melt the stiff British upper lips… Mia Meyers has never had much luck with people. Having always been a bookish wallflower, junior year abroad could be her one chance to step into the spotlight. So, when Mia realises that she’s not the only student from Marshall across the pond this year, she is determined that no one will get in the way of her new life – not even Ethan Taylor. But why is it that Ethan’s infuriatingly sexy green eyes can’t stop staring at her, and why doesn’t she want him to look away? They may be far from friends at home, but under the spires of Hemden, could this striker score her heart? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008804435 • Author: Elle Kelk • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 448 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 cm

Colour the season of sunshine and outdoor adventures ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780785848066 • Author: Quarto Publishing UK • Publisher: Quarto Publishing UK • Format: Paperback

Sally Diamond cannot understand why what she did was so strange. She was only doing what her father told her to do, to put him out with the rubbish when he died. Now Sally is the centre of attention, not only from the hungry media and worried police, but also a sinister voice from a past she has no memory of. As she begins to discover the horrors of her childhood, recluse Sally steps into the world for the first time, making new friends, finding independence, and learning that people don't always mean what they say. But when messages start arriving from a stranger who knows far more about her past than she knows herself, Sally's life will be thrown into chaos once again . . . ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241993576 • Author: Liz Nugent • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.8 x 2.4 cm

Grab your pens and bring Pooh and friends to life in over 40 scenes as they connect with nature in the woods, practise yoga and bake pumpkin pie. Featuring Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger, Rabbit, Owl, Kanga and Roo in adorable scenes, this is the ultimate activity to relieve stress and relax your mind. Each scene is paired with a sweet quote to set the tone. With plenty of cute details on each page, and all of your favourite characters, this colouring book will keep you happy for hours and help you reach a cosy state of mind. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781835874370 • Author: Walt Disney • Publisher: Bonnier Books UK • Format: Paperback

A big board book with 36 sliders to push, 3 games to play and NO mess! Join Pip and Posy as they learn all about summer, winter, autumn and spring in this first words book for children. Have fun playing matching pairs, search and find or a memory game on every page as children explore a wonderful world of friendship and play. Based on the bestselling picture books illustrated by the acclaimed illustrator of The Gruffalo. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781805134053 • Author: Axel Scheffler • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd • Format: Board Book

Collect all four titles in the internationally bestselling Arc of a Scythe series: Scythe, Thunderhead, The Toll and Gleanings, by New York Times bestseller Neal Shusterman. Arc of a Scythe is a gripping and thought-provoking young adult dystopian series written by Neal Shusterman. The series comprises Four books – Scythe, Thunderhead,The Toll and Gleanings – that delve into a futuristic society where humans have achieved immortality, and death can only come at the hands of specialized killers known as Scythes. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529526745 • Author: Neal Shusterman • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd • Format: Box Set

Peppa and George went to Daddy Pig's office. They put stamps on paper, printed pictures, and drew with pens. They liked Daddy Pig's office! ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241561881 • Author: Peppa Pig • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback

Take to the streets of Zootropolis for a second time in this exciting retelling of Disney's latest cinematic release! When detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves in the middle of a brand-new case, it's up to them to uncover long-forgotten Zootropolis secrets that could turn the city upside down. Testing their growing partnership like never before, the duo must go undercover in new parts of town to crack the case. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781805851974 • Author: Walt Disney • Publisher: Igloo Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 152 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.9 x 1.2 cm

A heart-racing thriller from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author. A missing girl. A family torn apart. An unsolved mystery. Twenty years ago, Claire and Lydia Scott's older sister vanished without a trace. Her disappearance had a devastating effect on their family. Now another teenage girl is missing, and the circumstances of her disappearance are hauntingly similar to Julia's . . . It's up to Lydia and Claire to revisit their past, unearthing the secrets that destroyed their family all those years ago. Will they be able to face what they find along the way? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780099599432 • Author: Karin Slaughter • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 544 • Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.9 x 3.6 cm

Lydia Fitzsimons lives in the perfect house with her adoring husband and beloved son. There is just one thing Lydia yearns for to make her perfect life complete, though the last thing she expects is that pursuing it will lead to murder. However, needs must - because nothing can stop this mother from getting what she wants . . . This is a dark, twisty and utterly gripping domestic noir that you won't be able to put down from the author hailed as Ireland's answer to Gillian Flynn. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241974063 • Author: Liz Nugent • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.9 x 2.2 cm

Another BRILLIANT laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. Here comes trouble! Daisy isn’t have a very good time of it lately. She’s been GROUNDED. And the trouble with being grounded is, she can’t: Hop Skip Fly Parachute Mum says she’s lucky that she’s been allowed out of her bedroom AT ALL. But just what has she done that’s so bad? And will she ever be allowed to have fun ever again? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781782959649 • Author: Kes Gray • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 224 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.6 cm

Horrible Histories author Terry Deary presents a hilarious collection of Roman tales based on thrilling true stories – four books in one! Perfect for history fans (and those who don't know they're history fans yet) aged 7+. The Fatal Fire Mary is terrified to accompany her master into the big, scary city of Rome. Then she finds herself the only witness to a terrible crime, and suddenly there's danger at every turn… The Captive Celt Rome is thrilled by the news that the infamous British chief Caratacus has been captured. Little does Bran, a feisty young Celtic slave, realise that this event is going to change his life. The Goose Guards Rome is under attack and the barbarian army is now preparing to besiege the home of Brutus, a trainee priest. Will rescue ever come and will Brutus know who to trust? The Grim Ghost Pertinax is helping his grandmother when the great Pliny himself tells him a ghost story set in the very garden they're standing in. But there's no truth in ghost stories... right? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781801995009 • Author: Terry Deary • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc • Format: Paperback • Pages: 256 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 cm

They say never mix business with pleasure… Zara Woodman prides herself on her professionalism. But when she’s sent on a last-minute business trip to Morocco with her boss – billionaire surfwear mogul Myles Brandon – her will power is put to the test. Between exploring Marrakech's ancient medinas and watching perfect waves break on the Atlantic coast, the chemistry between them becomes undeniable. But Myles has a strict rule against dating employees. ​​​​​​​As the Moroccan sun sets on their professional relationship, can they keep their distance or will they risk everything and allow themselves to catch forbidden feelings? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008781699 • Author: Isadora Love • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.4 cm

Hilarious stories and heartfelt advice from one of the UK’s most celebrated presenters, Claudia Winkleman MBE. Funny, moving and truthful… Quite Claudia Winkleman’s warmth, humour, no-holds-barred attitude and smoky eye have made her the favourite broadcaster of millions and a much-loved household name. In her first ever book, Claudia invites us all into her world. She shares her observations on topics such as the importance of melted cheese, why black coats are vital, how it’s never okay to have sex with someone who has an opinion on your date outfit, how nurses are our most precious national treasure, and why colourful clothing is only for the under 10s (if you’re reading this sporting a bright red jumper and you’re 9, great! If you’re older, sorry). This is a love letter to life – the real, sometimes messy kind. Quite celebrates friendship, the power of art, the highs and lows of parenting, and of course, how a good eyeliner can really save your life. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008421694 • Author: Claudia Winkleman • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 256 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2 cm