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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

Go full-throttle with five awesome, turbo-charged activity books filled with creative activities, colouring fun and stickers! Find these books inside: •    Hot Wheels Turbo Challenge Sticker Activity Book •    Hot Wheels Criss Cross Crash Sticker Activity Book •    Hot Wheels Built For Speed Colouring Book •    Hot Wheels Stunt Zone Colouring Book •    Hot Wheels Made to Race Colouring Book ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241793732 • Author: Penguin Books Ltd • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

From hilarious MEGA-BESTSELLING author Katie Kirby comes a brand-new story in the phenomenal LOTTIE BROOKS series! Pack your bags, and put on your helmets, for Lottie’s latest hilarious diary! She’s off on a ONCE IN A LIFETIME skiing holiday - what could possibly go wrong?! Amber has seen the light and returned to the QUEENS OF EIGHT GREEN. PHEW! And now she’s invited Lottie on her family skiing holiday – RESULT! One tiny problem . . . Lottie’s never been skiing before and she doesn’t know her piste from her poles! How hard can it be though? Join Lottie as she learns how to ski with old and new friends, tries fondue for the first time and discovers what the banana of destiny has in store for her. Will this be the best holiday ever or is it all downhill from here? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241769249 • Author: Katie Kirby • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Hardback • Pages: 336 • Dimensions: 22.4 x 16.2 x 3.2 cm

These bold and cute colouring books are perfect for adding colour, shading and detail.  Thick paper and an extended gatefold ensure there is no bleeding of artwork through the pages. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781805790952 • Author: Sunny Vibes • Publisher: Townhouse Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback

What happens if you meet a Fear? It's a frightening thing, and it's different for us all. Some are helpful and keep us safe, others cannot be explained. You can fight them and tame them, but sometimes, you might find you were mistaken, and the Fear was really excitement all along! ​​​​​​​One thing's for sure... often the things you fear are more afraid of you. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781839137754 • Author: Rachel Rooney & Zehra Hicks • Publisher: Andersen Press  • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32

Discover the magical world of Sticker Dolly Dressing! The dolls love travelling the world in their girl band. Use the stickers to dress them for a dance rehearsal, a day in the recording studio, a big performance and their jet-setting world tour. With over 400 stickers of glamorous dresses, cool costumes, instruments, microphones and more. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781474973403 • Author: Lucy Bowman • Publisher: Usborne Publishing • Format: Paperback • Pages: 44 • Dimensions: 30.2 x 24 cm

After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night cleaner shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium. Ever since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat over thirty years ago keeping busy has helped her cope. One night she meets Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium who sees everything, but wouldn't dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors – until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova. Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova's son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it's too late... Shelby Van Pelt's debut novel is a reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781526649676 • Author: Shelby Van Pelt • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • 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

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

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

Bathroom salesman Matt is at a crossroads. He has lost his job, he is about to be made homeless and his girlfriend has left him. He wants his luck to change and he wants things to go back to how they were. Out of the blue he is offered a job that comes with a free luxury apartment. He hopes this might be enough to tempt her back. But, as events unfold, it starts to dawn on him that perhaps she didn't leave of her own accord after all... ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398548084 • Author: Bob Mortimer • Publisher: Simon & Schuster • Format: Paperback • Pages: 336 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 2 cm

Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek. The story of a hero's descent to the underworld. Grad student Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become the brightest mind in the field of analytic magick. But the only person who can make her dream come true is dead and - inconveniently - in Hell. And Alice, along with her biggest rival Peter Murdoch, is going after him. But Hell is not as the philosophers claim, its rules are upside-down, and if she's going to get out of there alive, she and Peter will have to work together. That's if they can agree on anything. Will they triumph, or kill each other trying? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008501907 • Author: R. F. Kuang • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 560 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 4 cm

The No.1 Sunday Times bestselling sensation When the Moon Hatched continues with the second book in The Moonfall Series, The Ballad of Falling Dragons… Raeve’s thirst for vengeance continues to burn, as does her love for Kaan Vaegor – a staunch beacon from a past she’s yet to face. With Rekk’s blood still fresh on her hands, she learns the world will face its most devastating moonfall yet, forcing her to pick a path: Chase death. Or life. Desperate to save his kingdom from ruin, Kaan’s crown has never felt so heavy. His many larks to scattered friends and family remain unanswered, and time is running out. As allies merge and enemies surge with bloodlusting agendas of their own, secrets brew hot enough to burn, but none so mighty as the truth nesting within the icy depths of Raeve’s long forgotten past. Something … Other. Something with the knowledge to change it all. The Ballad of Falling Dragons is the powerful second instalment in the Moonfall series — featuring an immersive, vibrant world with mysterious creatures, a unique magic system, and a love that blazes through the ages. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008710330 • Author: Sarah A. Parker • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Hardback • Pages: 576 • Dimensions: 24 x 15.9 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

Fall in love with Lynn Painter, the global no. 1 bestselling author, with the ultimate rom-com collection. This four book set includes her smash-hit love stories, Better Than the Movies, Betting on You, The Do-Over, Nothing Like the Movies. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398562981 • Author: Lynn Painter • Publisher: Simon & Schuster • Format: Box Set

Easy to read images to calm and delight. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398865303 • Author: Tansy Willow • Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 96 • Dimensions: 28 x 22.5 x 0.8 cm

This treasure trove of boredom-busting ideas will keep children entertained for hours on end, whatever the weather. Stage a shadow puppet show, make musical instruments, fly a kite and lots more, then stimulate your brain with riddles, word games and memory puzzles. With specially selected links to websites with even more fun things to do. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781474922579 • Author: James Maclaine & Sarah Hull & Lara Bryan • Publisher: Usborne Publishing • Format: Hardback • Pages: 128 • Dimensions: 24.4 x 19.2 cm

Monster is HUNGRY, and he's coming to find... YOU! He creeps through the streets, hunting for his favourite snack. You’d better hide, because you know what he likes to eat. Something tasty, something sweet. It’s… CAKE, of course! This is a true thrill-a-minute for the very littlest ones in your life, from picture book favourites Karl Newson and Zehra Hicks. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781839137662 • Author: Karl Newson & Zehra Hicks • Publisher: Andersen Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 28 x 24 x 0.5 cm

With more than 100 mind-boggling puzzles to solve, this book is the perfect way for kids to keep busy while on long journeys. The book is full of car-themed mazes, sudokus, spot-the-differences, sequences and other fun-fuelled puzzles. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781837251209 • Author: Dr Gareth Moore • Publisher: Michael O'Mara • Format: Paperback • Pages: 192

Step outdoors with this book and wave goodbye to boredom! Open a bug hotel, read the night sky and go bird spotting, then learn to draw animals, write a nature poem, and do an outdoor quiz. With specially selected links to websites for even more fun outdoor activities. Wherever you are, wherever you go, there'll never be a dull moment again! ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781474952989 • Author: James Maclaine & Sarah Hull & Lara Bryan • Publisher: Usborne Publishing • Format: Hardback • Pages: 128 • Dimensions: 24.7 x 19.3 cm