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Rivals-to-lovers. Forbidden romance. Small-town magic. The Queen of Cowboy Romance is back . . . Welcome to Emerald Lake. Professional bull rider Emmett Bush is not looking for love - he's looking for a paycheck to save his family's farm from bankruptcy. So, when he agrees to be the leading man on a hot new reality dating show, Romance Ranch, he's already decided it's all one big performance. Until Julia Silva walks onto his property. Smart, snarky, beautiful, and off-limits in more ways than one. As the location consultant on set and the little sister of his most bitter professional rival, Theo, she's the last woman who should pique his interest. Julia has been warned about Emmett. She knows better than to fall for his cocky swagger, broad shoulders, and smoldering good looks. But when mutual distaste grows into an unexpected connection and then . . . something more, they find themselves searching for excuses to spend time together out of the cameras' reach. Knowing glances. Stolen kisses. Secret rendezvous. Emmett signed up to play the role of an eligible bachelor searching for the one. His family's land and legacy depend on him completing the show. The problem is, he's fallen in love. Just not with a contestant. This edition features an exclusive cover and limited edition artwork extended with French flaps. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780349446028 • Author: Elsie Silver • Publisher: Hachette UK • Format: Paperback • Pages: 448 • Dimensions: 19.86 x 12.4 x 3.8 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

The viral hockey romance sensation from international bestseller, Chelsea Curto.  She gives me that smile again. The one that makes me feel alive. Like I've been sleeping for thousands of years and now that I'm finally waking up, she's the only thing I can see . . . Piper Mitchell needs something in her life to finally make sense. Fresh off a divorce, stuck in a career that’s lost its spark, and terrified of dating again, she decides to focus on the one thing she can control: getting more confident in the bedroom. Liam Sullivan might be the league’s best goalie, but he’s never been great with people. Behind closed doors, though, he knows exactly what he’s doing – and after some gentle pressure from Piper, he agrees to help her learn. It’s supposed to be simple: a no-strings, mutually beneficial arrangement that stays firmly off the ice. After a night of explosive chemistry in Vegas – one they can’t fully remember – they wake up with matching wedding rings. Determined not to let chaos derail their seasons, Piper and Liam agree to keep the marriage until hockey ends. It’s convenient, they insist. It's just for the hockey season. It doesn't mean anything. But as the clock ticks down on their fake-marriage-with-benefits, can Piper and Liam make it work in the real world? Or will their relationship be a power play straight to disaster? Power Play is a spicy friends-to-lovers hockey romance with the teach-me trope, accidental marriage, fake-dating fun, he falls quietly but hard, and a guaranteed happily ever after from bestselling author Chelsea Curto. The steamy second entry in the DC Stars series. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781037402593 • Author: Chelsea Curto • Publisher: Macmillan Distribution Limited • Format: Paperback • Pages: 624 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 3.8 cm

A sizzling sports romance full of witty banter, high society scandal, and titillating tight breeches. Perfect for fans of Rivals, Hannah Grace and Stephanie Archer. She ran from the spotlight . . . straight into his stable. As the assistant to one of fashion's most powerful designers, Ashley has always stayed out of frame - until her secret romance with the face of his latest menswear line, tennis star Chris Courtney, is exposed in a single, perfectly-timed paparazzi shot. In the space of a day, Ashley's career, reputation, and privacy are torn apart by the press. With nowhere to turn, she escapes to the countryside to stay with family, hoping to disappear. But solace comes in an unexpected form: a quiet stable and a beautiful horse. That is, until she's caught trespassing by none other than international polo icon, tabloid regular, and infuriatingly charming Mateo. Horses? Zero experience. Polo players? Definitely off-limits. As Ashley's thrust into a world of high-stakes games and elite scandal, she finds herself at the centre of a yet another storm, one where passion and power collide, and her heart might just be the biggest risk of all. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781035917761 • Author: Katherine Reilly • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 cm

From New York Times and multi-million-copy bestselling author Rachel Gillig comes the next big romantasy phenomenon: a gothic, mist-cloaked tale of a prophetess who is forced on an impossible quest with the one devilishly handsome knight whose future is beyond her sight. Sybil Delling has spent nine years dreaming of having no dreams at all. Like the other foundling girls who traded a decade of service for a home in the great cathedral, Sybil is a Diviner. In her dreams she receives visions from six unearthly figures known as Omens. From them, she can predict terrible things before they occur, and lords and common folk alike travel across the kingdom of Traum's windswept moors to learn their futures by her dreams. Just as she and her sister Diviners near the end of their service, a mysterious knight arrives at the cathedral. Rude, heretical, and devilishly handsome, the knight Rodrick has no respect for Sybil's visions. But when Sybil's fellow Diviners begin to vanish one by one, she has no choice but to seek his help in finding them. For the world outside the cathedral's cloister is wrought with peril. Only the gods have the answers she is seeking, and as much as she'd rather avoid Rodrick's dark eyes and sharp tongue, only a heretic can defeat a god. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780356522982 • Author: Rachel Gillig • Publisher: Hachette UK • Format: Paperback • Pages: 416 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.7 x 2.9 cm

In the heart-pounding sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling dystopian romance Silver Elite, lines will be crossed, loyalties will be tested, and the fight for the Continent is only just beginning as Wren Darlington finds herself caught in the middle of two wars: one for the fate of her home and another for the fate of her heart. LINES WILL BE CROSSED. After blowing her cover as a double agent within Silver Elite and fleeing the Prime-controlled capital, Wren Darlington is finally safe behind allied lines. As her lover and former commander Cross Redden works to disrupt the Primes from inside their ranks, Wren turns her focus toward assisting the Uprising in overthrowing their rule once and for all. LOYALTIES WILL BE TESTED. But though she’s back among her own people, trust is hard-won and hidden agendas abound on the Mod base. And beyond those walls, Wren can’t help but worry that Cross is keeping secrets of his own. . . secrets that could jeopardise everything. Complicating matters even further is her shocking reunion with hotshot fighter pilot and undercover operative, Grayson Blake. Once her closest friend in Silver Elite, Gray seems to understand Wren on a level she never thought possible. AND THE FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE OF THE CONTINENT IS ONLY JUST BEGINNING. With the war between Mods and Primes growing more brutal by the day, and with her own role in the conflict becoming more essential than ever, Wren must confront some gut-wrenching questions. Who is she fighting for . . . and who is she willing to lose? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529935318 • Author: Dani Francis • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Hardback • Pages: 608 • Dimensions: 24.2 x 16.5 x 5.1 cm

Claim your destiny in the hottest new Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling fantasy romance, in which a magical tarot card wielder lands herself in a fake engagement with the headmaster of a mysterious academy. Clara Graysword has survived the underworld of Eclipse City through thievery, luck, and a whole lot of magic. But when she is sentenced to a lifetime in prison for illegally inking tarot cards, it seems her luck has finally run out. Until Prince Kaelis offers her an escape - for a price. In exchange for her life, Clara must pose as Kaelis' bride-to-be and a student of the elite Arcana Academy. There, she and Kaelis will conspire to steal a powerful card from the king and use it to bring his tyrannical rule to an end. Clara soon discovers that the prince she swore to hate may not be what he seems. But can she risk giving him power over the world . . . and heart? Or will she steal the magic for herself? This edition features a cover exclusive to The Works  Product Information: • ISBN: 9781399728904 • Author: Elise Kova • Publisher: Hachette UK • Format: Paperback • Pages: 576 • Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.6 x 2.8 cm

The captivating world of Elfhame that started with The Cruel Prince, captured in colour, with stunning illustrations by Rovina Cai. Once upon a time there was a boy with a wicked tongue... Before Cardan was a cruel prince or a wicked king, he was a faerie child with a heart of stone. In this sumptuously illustrated tale, Holly Black reveals a deeper look into the dramatic life of Elfhame's enigmatic high king. This tale includes delicious details of life before The Cruel Prince, an adventure beyond The Queen of Nothing, and familiar but pivotal moments from The Folk of the Air trilogy, told wholly from Cardan's perspective. This new instalment in the Folk of the Air series is a return to the heart-racing romance, danger, humour and drama that enchanted readers everywhere. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781471421006 • Author: Holly Black • Publisher: Bonnier Books UK Limited • Format: Paperback • Pages: 192 • Dimensions: 19.8  x 13.2 x 1.7 cm

Mallory is delighted to have a new job looking after gorgeous four-year-old, Teddy. She’s been sober for a year and a half and she’s sure her new nannying role in the affluent suburbs will help keep her on the straight and narrow. That is until Teddy starts to draw disturbing pictures of his imaginary friend, Anya. It is quite clear to Mallory and to Teddy’s parents, even in his crude childlike style, that the woman Teddy is drawing in his pictures is dead. Teddy’s crayons are confiscated, and his paper locked away. But the drawings somehow keep coming, telling a frightening story of a woman murdered… and they’re getting more sophisticated. But if Teddy isn’t drawing the pictures anymore, who is? And what are they trying to tell Mallory about her new home? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780751583700 • Author: Jason Rekulak • Publisher: Hachette UK • Format: Paperback • Pages: 400 • Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.6 x 3.8 cm

OUT FOR REVENGE. IN IT FOR LOVE. Small-town scandals, explosive secrets and friendship fallouts threaten to tear Clara and Reid apart - all over again . . . Reid Rousseau was always a winner. Now, he's a former state champion runner with an injury no one can know about and a college scholarship on the line. When he's invited as the guest of honor for Legacy Weekend, a competitive tradition that welcomes high school alumni back to his small mountain town, Reid would rather run away than face his crumbling future-and the girl who broke his heart. Clara Suarez's legacy can't be failure. A year out of high school and aimless, she has one last shot at getting into her dream film school shooting a Legacy Weekend video interviewing her former classmates-including her ex, Reid-about their explosive senior year and the scandal that capped it off. But any time people return to the mountain, drama follows... especially when an anonymous social media account starts airing everyone's dirty laundry. Reid isn't the only one hiding something, and Clara isn't the only one with regrets. Their spark is still strong enough to set off a wildfire, but their secrets might just tear them apart for good. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781471414725 • Author: Eva Des Lauriers • Publisher: Bonnier Books UK Limited • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2.4 cm

She was meant to be with one brother, but what if the other was the one she was meant for all along? April had everything - her dream job, a beautiful home, and Lucas, her charming, polished fiancé who adored her. Until she found out he was keeping a secret she could never forgive. Heartbroken, she swears off men. Then he walks into her life. James. The brooding, tattooed and sinfully gorgeous bass player of Atlas Veil. The one man she should never, ever want - because he's also Lucas's brother. James is temptation wrapped in leather and late-night promises and resisting him is impossible. But musicians don't settle down - they chase the high of the stage, the thrill of the crowd. And with his band on the verge of stardom, April knows she's setting herself up for heartbreak all over again. She shouldn't want him. She definitely shouldn't fall for him. But when he looks at her like that...how is she supposed to walk away? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781408725139 • Author: Tierney Page • Publisher: Hachette UK • Format: Paperback • Pages: 368 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 2.8 cm

Two ex-boyfriends. One perfect holiday. Can they leave their baggage behind? When influencer Brady Gibson is asked to be a global travel ambassador, he’s thrilled. Poolside cocktails. Gorgeous views. Designer boutiques. What could be better? And it might just heal the pain from his break-up with Hayes Carter, nine months ago. None of Brady’s followers know about the split, as Brady’s relied on a backlog of photos to keep posting. But the company want the “perfect couple” they see online and that couple no longer exists. Hayes has given up on Brady and social media altogether, using his broken heart as motivation for medical school. But school is expensive, so when Brady calls with the lucrative proposition that will pay his fees, he accepts – as long as they promise to keep things platonic. But after a hot summer travelling the major European cities, will this couple find their fake dating turning to real love? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781835983904 • Author: Georgie Kain • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.8  x 12.9 x 1.7 cm

You’ve known her all your life . . . Or have you? Tasha and sister Alice look alike, but couldn’t be more different. Yet each trusts the other with her life. So when Tasha is in need of a holiday, Alice offers to stay at home with the kids. Tasha knows they’re in safe hands. She couldn’t be more wrong. The phone call from home is unexpected. Alice and her husband, Kyle, have been attacked. Alice is in intensive care. Kyle is dead. Then the note arrives, addressed to Tasha: It was supposed to be you . . . ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781405957618 • Author: Claire Douglas • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 432 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 2.8 cm

What happens when temptation doesn't check out? Gemma's got it all figured out: amazing best friends April and Anna, a high-flying job, and a dating life that's strictly no-strings-attached. Men fall at her feet - and she walks away from them without a backwards glance. Max is a jet-setter with zero interest in settling down. Between London and New York City, he's in a position of power working at a luxury hotelier. But when he meets Gemma in a high-stakes hotel pitch, their chemistry is instant, electric...and completely off limits. Why? Because Max is her best-friend Anna's brother. Anna has just one rule: don't even think about her brother. But the danger zone is Gemma's favourite place to be. And some temptations are worth checking in for... Can she resist the one man she can't have? And can he resist her? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781408726686 • Author: Tierney Page • Publisher: Hachette UK • Format: Paperback • Pages: 432 • Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.4 x 3 cm

WHEN GODS DANCE WITH MONSTERS . . . With the return of Samkiel, the rightful heir, battle lines are beginning to form across the realms. But without the Ring of Oblivion, the ancient darkness living beneath Samkiel’s skin begins to lash out, and as war looms on the horizon, he struggles with his growing power. Meanwhile, an ancient power plagues Dianna’s dreams with messages of retribution. Desperate to protect the woman he loves, Samkiel must embark on a frantic search for answers – a journey that will lead him to the one place he dare not go: the Otherworld. THE WORLD WILL TREMBLE As Nismera hunts for Vincent and Camilla, relentlessly chasing what they stole, her thirst for power, and her armada, only grow stronger. And now forces, primal and eternal, have taken notice, forcing Ig’Morruthens and gods to work together – an unlikely bond formed in blood and fire. Only one thing remains true: all must make a choice – save the realms or themselves. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781035414598 • Author: Amber V. Nicole • Publisher: Hachette UK • Format: Paperback • Pages: 672 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 4.6 cm

In the luscious, dark conclusion to the series that began with One Dark Window, Elspeth must face the consequences of what she's wrought Elspeth and Ravyn have gathered most of the twelve Providence Cards, but the last, and most important one remains to be found: The Twin Alders. If they are going to find it before the Solstice and cure the kingdom of the dark magic infecting it, they will need to journey beyond the dangerous mist-cloaked forest that surrounds their kingdom. And the only one who can lead them there is the monster that shares Elspeth's head. The Nightmare. And he's not eager to share any longer. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780356519500 • Author: Rachel Gillig • Publisher: Hachette UK • Format: Paperback • Pages: 464 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.4 x 3 cm

Lost at sea . . . with your one-night stand Lexi is looking for no-strings-attached fun. Zeke is looking for love. Neither of them were looking for a one-night stand to become their one and only lifeline. But when they wake up after an unforgettable night together, the houseboat they stayed on has been swept out to sea. There's no signal, no steering and no sign of rescue. And as the waves pick up and supplies run low, Zeke and Lexi realise there's much more on the line than their new relationship. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529418316 • Author: Beth O'Leary • Publisher: Hachette UK • Format: Paperback • Pages: 464 • Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 3.6 cm

Welcome to Stanhope - a safe neighbourhood. A place for families. William Wooler is a family man, on the surface. But he's been having an affair, an affair that ended horribly this afternoon at a motel up the road. So, when he returns to his house, devastated and angry, to find his difficult nine-year-old daughter Avery unexpectedly home from school, William loses his temper. Hours later, Avery's family declares her missing. Suddenly Stanhope doesn't feel so safe. And William isn't the only one on his street who's hiding a lie. As witnesses come forward with information that may or may not be true, Avery's neighbours become increasingly unhinged. Who took Avery Wooler? Nothing will prepare you for the truth… ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529176155 • Author: Shari Lapena • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 416 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.5 cm

Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same. A foundling son. A forbidden love. A coveted inheritance. Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff are wrong for each other in every way, yet inexplicably drawn together by a force stronger than themselves. Their love is passionate, dark, obsessive … and a threat to Catherine's brother Hindley, who banishes Heathcliff, determined to make sure Wuthering Heights is his after their father's death.   But when Heathcliff returns with money and a burning desire for both Catherine and revenge, his only goal is to take what's his and bring retribution to all involved. Told from the perspective of Lockwood at Thrushcross Grange on the desolate and stark Yorkshire Moors years after the events at Wuthering Heights, this English literature classic explores the relationship between love, revenge and desire, and the long-lasting effects on its residents' heirs. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780702349393 • Author: Emily Brontë • Publisher: Scholastic Limited • Format: Paperback • Pages: 400 • Dimensions: 19.7 x 13 x 2.7 cm

An enemies-to-lovers spicy novella set in the world of video gaming from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Deep End and Mate Viola Bowen has the chance of a lifetime: to design a video game based on her all-time favorite book series. The only problem? Her co-lead is Jesse f-ing Andrews, aka her archnemesis. Jesse has made it abundantly clear over the years that he wants nothing to do with her - and Viola has no idea why. When their bosses insist a wintery retreat is the perfect team-building exercise, Viola can't think of anything worse. Being freezing cold in a remote mountain lodge knowing Jesse is right next door? No, thank you. But as the snow piles on, Viola discovers there's more to Jesse than she knew, and heat builds in more ways than one. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781408737217 • Author: Ali Hazelwood • Publisher: Hachette UK • Format: Paperback • Pages: 208 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 2 cm