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When war erupts between humans and werewolves, a princess finds herself torn between duty and desire. On the eve of her wedding, Princess Aurora spares the life of a young werewolf at a brutal dog fight, catching the eye of a powerful alpha, Callum. That night, the alpha escapes and kidnaps Aurora, whisking her away to the rugged lands north of the border, where the once-warring Wolf clans are beginning to unite. Callum believes she is the key to their victory against the humans. As they send time together, a forbidden attraction starts to grow. Just when Aurora learns not all Wolves are bad, Callum discovers that she is in danger from both his enemies and those he once considered friends. With monsters on both sides and a bloodthirsty war between humans and Wolves raging, will their story end in love or tragedy? And will Aurora ever get home? Does she even want to? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781911751090 • Author: Lauren Palphreyman • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback

Desperate times call for desperate measures. To take down the Iceheart Dynasty, Selena and her friends must turn enemies into allies and setbacks into opportunities. But the world is filled with more secrets than Selena can imagine, and untangling the twisted web of interconnected loyalties and hidden agendas is far from easy. At the same time, tension within their group threatens to tear them apart. While Selena works desperately to undo the damage caused, she must also navigate changes to her own sense of self. The difference between who she used to be and who she must become is vast, and the path of change is a slippery one. To succeed in their mission, Selena and her friends will need to outsmart some of the most cunning people in the realm. But victory requires sacrifice. Can they do what needs to be done without losing themselves in the process? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398561267 • Author: Marion Blackwood • Publisher: Simon & Schuster • Format: Paperback

Welcome to Grosvenor Ranch - a century-old family legacy ruled by the Black brothers. Rugged, untamed, and fiercely loyal, these cowboys are as wild as the land they love. Beau Black is ready to take the reins. As the eldest son, he shoulders the weight of his family's cattle ranch, and raising his four-year-old twins alone after their mother’s death left secrets behind. Beau and his girl's mother may not have been a love match, but duty always came first. Now, love simply isn't on his radar when his family and its legacy is his priority. Even if that means making dangerous deals - and closing his heart for good. Until his ex’s long-lost sister shows up. Hallie Lockhart is a bright disruption in Beau’s dusty, responsibility-bound world. When she offers to help with the twins, sparks ignite fast and fierce. Beau knows wanting her is wrong - Hallie is the twins’ aunt and completely off-limits. But the longer she stays, the harder it is to deny what’s growing between them. When duty collides with desire, can Beau resist the love he never saw coming? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781911746676 • Author: Paisley Hope • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback

Ella Jones knows what to expect from the long, hard winters in the northern reaches of Maine. Mostly boredom and monotony, broken up with a bit of skiing or quality time spent with her family. Which leaves her utterly unprepared for the arrival of Benjamin Kakoa, an ex-football star turned advocate in need of a break from fame and notoriety. For Ella, it's crush at first sight. But with a rocky past and an uncertain future, Ben's walls are tougher to tear down than she ever could have imagined. And once they fall, Ella and Ben will have to come to terms with the potentially tragic reality of their love. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529452693 • Author: Navessa Allen • Publisher: Hachette UK • Format: Paperback

A sports romance pairing a pro hockey star ready to walk away from his career with a woman fighting to keep her struggling business open. Warm, uplifting romance of found family among former teammates, career crossroads, mutual support and chemistry that complicates everything. Six professional hockey players used to play on an elite club team together, but have all separated and now play in the pro-hockey leagues. Not all of them were friends, yet circumstances bring them together, and for the greater good, maybe they can put aside their differences. He’s ready to quit his pro-hockey career. She’s doing everything to keep her career afloat. And neither of them have time for distractions. Jax Emerson, legendary forward for the Chicago Flyers, is ready to throw it all away when he uncovers the truth behind his NHL contract. The last thing he needs is more media attention, or his father to get involved in his contract, or a beautiful woman apologizing once again for an accident. Meg Bailey didn’t think her life could get any worse, until it does. Time is running out before her business is forced to close. When Jax Emerson offers a solution, she knows that by accepting his help, she might be getting in too deep. And deep is not a place her heart is prepared to go. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781036712891 • Author: Heather B. Moore • Publisher: Vinci Books • Format: Paperback

Maple Clark has vanished. And there are 1.9 million suspects. Anyone could have followed her. Only one person knows where she is… I get how this sounds, but you probably know who I am. I’m Maybe Maple. My mom has been posting videos of me online since I was a baby, and now I have nearly two million subscribers. But that doesn’t mean they know me, the real me. And honestly, I don’t know them. I used to think my followers were kids like me – into make-up, clothes, pranking. And that the worst thing about my life was my mom and her schedule. But lately, I’m starting to wonder who exactly is on the other side of the screen. And how they might be… bad. But it’s not like I’m in actual danger, right? Those people watching my videos are harmless, that's what Mom said. So why do I have this weird, creeping feeling in my stomach? Like something is really, really wrong? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008807078 • Author: Liane Child  • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback

The Mayfair Club survived the Blitz. But can it survive betrayal? September 1944. Deirdre Rowan is a passionate Irish receptionist at the exclusive Mayfair Ladies' Club in London. When new manager Maxwell Forster arrives, Deirdre is immediately attracted to him. But what Deirdre doesn't know is that Max has a secret: he is a German officer concealing his real name, fleeing his country's oppressive regime. When Deirdre is enlisted by DCI Jonathan Rudge to report anything suspicious that she notices in the club, the mysterious Max must not escape her scrutiny, even though Deirdre is in danger of falling in love with him… Surrounded by lies and conflicting loyalties, Deirdre must try to uncover the secrets hidden around her, hoping they might answer the dreaded question: could Max be a traitor to her country - and her heart? This moving new novel from bestselling author Molly Green explores the sacrifices made in the name of freedom and love. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008679606 • Author: Molly Green • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback

A stolen child. A killer stalking the streets of Glasgow. A troubled detective running out of time. Five years ago, DCI John Lomond led the search for notorious Glasgow child-killer ‘The Sandman’, until personal tragedy forced him off the case. In Lomond’s absence, the killer was never found. Now, with nothing but work left in his life, Lomond remains obsessed with the case – despite the nightmares it brings. When a child is abducted in similar Sandman fashion from an affluent Glasgow suburb, Lomond is brought in to find them before it’s too late. But the only forensic evidence belongs to a little girl who was abducted and murdered twenty years ago. Could the Sandman’s identity lie buried in the coldest of cold cases? Or is a new killer about to claim their first victim? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781036705114 • Author: Andrew Raymond • Publisher: Vinci Books • Format: Paperback

Malta, 1941. A tiny island sits at the heart of the Mediterranean - and at the tipping point of the Second World War. As bombs rain down, beneath the ancient stone of Valletta's fortifications, a young nurse tends the wounded in the darkness. But Faith Simcock has a deeper connection to Malta. Before she left her home in England her parents dropped their own bombshell: she was adopted and her birth mother is Maltese. With only a rusty old tin of photographs from her great aunt, Faith is drawn into a search for her past. Torn between a growing attraction to a guarded doctor and her longing to uncover the truth of her origins, she must navigate a world under siege. As the island is relentlessly blasted by bombs and the residents face starvation, Faith must find the courage to survive. . . and to find out where she belongs. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804188774 • Author: Shirley Mann • Publisher: Bonnier Books UK Limited • Format: Paperback

In the heart of Paris, one library refuses to close its doors … 1941. As the city’s shopfronts go dark and war rages across Europe, Frances Reed is determined to keep her library open. Delivering books to those who need them most, she knows stories are more than just words – they can save lives. Meanwhile, Cassie Watkins arranges safe passage for those with nowhere else to turn. When a parcel of books connects Frances and Cassie's worlds, they form a fragile network of readers, helpers, and secrets. But someone else is reading between the lines too, and discovery could cost them everything. How far will Frances and Cassie go to keep stories alive? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008744137 • Author: Kerry Barrett • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback

They say grief does strange things to a person. When I buried my husband I said my final goodbyes, wondering if I could ever truly let him go. Four months later, I see him stepping onto a train. It can't be true but there he is, running a hand through his dark hair, disappearing amongst the commuters before I can reach him. It's the husband I buried. No one believes me but I know my husband. But if he is alive, who did I bury? And why would the man I loved let me believe he was dead? Either I'm going crazy, or my whole marriage was a lie. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781471420924 • Author: Maryann Webb • Publisher: Bonnier Books UK Limited • Format: Paperback

Love can be explosive… Things haven’t been easy for Eiley but she’s finally stepping into the light. With a new flat above the local bookshop, Thorn & Thistle, and a job that lets her indulge her bookworm fantasies, Eiley is on the path to rediscovering who she is – until her village of Belbarrow gets an annoyingly self-important new fireman called Warren, who it seems is always there to throw cold water on her plans. Warren, with his hot looks and cool lines, is the last thing Eiley wants. Cocky, flirty and superior, she’s not about to be another notch on his belt. But when chaos sweeps through Eiley’s life, forcing her and Warren to team up to save the shop, sparks fly in ways she never expected. As autumn leaves swirl and the village gears up for their annual fireworks display, Eiley must navigate the smoking chemistry between them while facing the ghosts of her past. She knows that sometimes love hurts – but other times, it burns… ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008753481 • Author: Bonnie Woods • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback

Sybil Van Antwerp is seventy-three, slowly losing her sight and always writing letters . . . To her children. Her favourite authors. Her ex-sister-in-law. The journalist poking into her past. Her doctor. Suitors. Kindly neighbours. The infuriating gardening club. All receive Sybil’s witty, wise correspondence, rich with everyday concerns. But there is one letter that she has never sent. It concerns the darkest period of her life. To post it, Sybil must find forgiveness within herself. The hardest letter to write is the one you’d never dare to send. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781405971553 • Author: Virginia Evans • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback

A torn-up bride. Louise’s wedding day is supposed to be the best of her life, but her daily battle with chronic pain and paranoia provides a stark reminder of the past she barely escaped. A cheating groom. The groom is also suffering from more than wedding day jitters – he’s in love with the maid of honour and must decide between jilting his bride or continuing to live a lie. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008810719 • Author: Tess Mackey • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback

A cosy autumnal retreat in the Scottish Highlands is the perfect escape for city girl, Harper… Until she is stranded in the forest with nowhere to stay. Fraser, a gruff local woodcutter, reluctantly offers her his lumberjack’s cabin on one condition – she mustn’t distract him from his duties. But Fraser is finding his beautiful guest annoyingly hard to ignore. And the way he chops firewood – dogged, powerful and precise – is distracting Harper too. Soon, as the flame-red leaves fall overhead, Harper and Fraser are both forced to wonder: Am I falling faster? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008702144 • Author: Bonnie Woods • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback

Escape to Willow Ridge with a deliciously addictive, grumpy cowboy, spicy romance! Sawyer Nash was born to fight—first against the demons of his past, then against the bulls that made him a champion. But when an injury rips away the only life he’s ever known, he finds himself lost, drowning in a future without purpose. Then Honey Goldman comes back to town. A decade ago, she shattered his heart and left him swearing off love. Now she’s returned to Willow Ridge with her son… As Sawyer begrudgingly steps in to help the boy, old wounds reopen, and long-buried feelings rise to the surface. As Sawyer and Honey grapple with the past could love—the very thing Sawyer has spent years avoiding—be the thing that saves him after all. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008757557 • Author: Emma Lucy • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback

Romance, danger and intrigue await you in the breathtaking sixth book in the #1 bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series. What was broken will be remade. Deep in the heart of the continent, Koschei the Deathless is stirring. Though he's been bound to a mountain lake for millennia, the insidious threat of his return now spreads across the Fae territories, attracting powerful allies hell-bent on reclaiming what was once theirs: the human lands. The Night Court will not stand idly by while innocents are attacked. But with Prythian still piecing itself together in the wake of the devastating Hybern War, the task of uniting is proving more difficult by the day. To make matters worse, those who rule and protect the Night Court are reeling from recent betrayals and revealed truths. The rifts dividing them seem insurmountable. But to defeat Koschei's creeping shadow, they must find a way back to each other and resurrect their former alliances. To survive, they must find a way to repair the splintered harmony all around them. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781037200076 • Author: Sarah J. Maas • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc • Format: Hardback

He can resist any woman in the world…except for the one he shouldn’t want. Famed goalkeeper Noah Wilson doesn’t do relationships or complications. The only thing the grumpy single dad wants is to do his job and spend more time with his daughter. Unfortunately, his bachelor status has made it impossible to find the right nanny for her. With the World Cup looming and a string of fired nannies in his wake, he has no choice but to hire the last person he wants close to his orbit. She’s too stubborn and far too appealing for her own good, but she’s also a natural with his daughter. And the way his heart skips a beat whenever she’s around? That’s nothing more than a coincidence. He’s sure of it. *** Carina Vu has a problem. She’s worked multiple jobs and saved up for years to fulfill her childhood dream of visiting Antarctica, but just when she’s close, an unexpected emergency wipes her account clean. Now, she’s back to square one. The clock is ticking, and she needs another job ASAP. Her best (and only) option is to nanny for Noah, the brooding athlete whom she’s convinced hates her. But the more time she spends with him and his adorable daughter, the more cracks she sees in his gruff exterior. And the man underneath all that grumpiness? He’s enough to make her rethink everything-including what (and who) it is that she actually wants. Includes cover exclusive to The Works. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780349442297 • Author: Ana Huang • Publisher: Hachette UK • Format: Paperback

Welcome to the 80s, the decade of decadence… The glamorous, cutthroat world of 1980s British television is all about power, a time when the affluent elite exist in a bubble of immense wealth and influence, and will use any means to get what they want. Lord Baddingham is desperate to retain his Corinium TV franchise, and to do so he’s hired Declan O’Hara, an Irish talk show mega-star. Baddingham has also enticed on board Cameron Cook, a gorgeous and brash executive, to produce Declan’s program. But Declan and Cameron detest each other, soon provoking a storm of controversy. Enter into the fray everyone’s favourite hate-to-love-him bad-boy, Rupert Campbell-Black. As a rival group emerges to pitch for the franchise, reputations ripen and decline, true love blossoms and burns, marriages are made and shattered, and everyone is competing―in bed and in the boardroom―to come out on top. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780552156370 • Author: Jilly Cooper • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback

When the UK's favourite breakfast TV presenter dies live on air in front of millions of viewers, the nation is left devastated. More devastated still when it becomes clear that her death was not an accident. The evidence points to one culprit: celebrity chef Sebastian Brooks. But junior barrister Adam Green is about to discover that the case is not as open-and-shut as it first seemed. And although her angelic persona would suggest otherwise, she was not short of enemies in the glittery TV world . . . Can Adam uncover the truth? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804940402 • Author: Rob Rinder • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback