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When lightning strikes, things are bound to get steamy . . . Nothing can rain on Quincy Monroe’s parade. She’s a woman in STEM with a PhD in Atmospheric Sciences, the host of a successful online weather show, and has one million followers on her meteorology Instagram. Quincy has spent endless hours forging her path in this male-dominated field, becoming one of the best in the industry. And with a new job opportunity, nothing can derail her success. Except for the ill-timed arrival of Sebastian Dunn. Sebastian is her best friend’s brother, her long-suffering academic and professional rival, and a flashy TV weatherman from New York City that everyone swoons over. Everyone but Quincy. Over a scorching Florida summer and record-breaking hurricane season, Sebastian and Quincy are forced into close proximity. Setting aside their grudges to chase storms and stay alive is one thing, but can they weather the inevitable collision of their hearts? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781035087969 • Author: Chelsea Curto • Publisher: Macmillan Distribution Limited • Format: Paperback

For her, he would do the impossible … She’s everything I don’t want. Following a tragic loss that shattered him, ruthless Mafioso Lorenzo Moretti swore he would never love again. It’s a promise he kept for years – until Mia Evanson saunters into his life. But she might just be everything I need. Mia seeks refuge behind the Cosa Nostra’s walls with nothing but an old Mustang and a smile. But she is no damsel in distress, and Lorenzo is no white knight. He despises her sunny disposition and open heart. And yet, she ignites something within him – and there’s only so long he can resist her sweet smile and sinful curves… How long can I stand in the sun before giving into its heat? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008799625 • Author: Sadie Kincaid • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback

Long ago, the gods unleashed monsters to remind us of our insignificance. But I didn’t need a deity to tell me I was powerless. Being a princess had never been more than a performance. Until the day an infamous monster hunter sailed to our shores. The day I married a stranger, signed a magical treaty, and set off across the continent to the most treacherous kingdom in all the realm. That was the day I learned that not all myths are make-believe. And that the only way to kill the monsters we fear was to become one . . . ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781911750031 • Author: Devney Perry • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback

From the No. 1 international bestselling author of Powerless, comes a beautiful and heart-wrenching story set in the Kingdom of Ilya. Mara never intended to set foot in Ilya again. But when the king makes a life-altering decision, her interest is piqued, and Death is determined to understand Kitt Azer's mind if he is destined to join her in the Mors. Spending time with the king while observing the castle’s inhabitants reminds Mara that there is more to life than just death. There is love. But even the purest of intentions spur revenge and the pursuit of power. And fate will have its way with all of them – to live, to rule, to love and, most certainly, to die… ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398553590 • Author: Lauren Roberts • Publisher: Simon & Schuster • Format: Paperback

Layla Monroe's life in Harmony, Georgia was a smokescreen, a picture-perfect illusion that concealed her desire for chaos. That is, until her parents were killed in suspicious circumstances and the world as she knew it was destroyed. So when Sean "Ax" Hunter, the enigmatic sergeant at arms of the Hounds of Hell motorcycle club, offers her a chance to discover what really happened to her family, Layla grabs it with both hands. After all, she has nothing to lose and everything to gain. Drawn to Sean's dangerous allure, Layla soon discovers a passion she can't fight, no matter how hard she tries. With Sean, it's ride or die. But is Layla ready to jump into the flames and risk everything for a chance at true freedom? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781911746225 • Author: Paisley Hope • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback

Edgy. Dangerous. Addictive. From the author of Holding the Reins comes a binge-worthy dark biker romance, perfect for fans of Rina Kent and Navessa Allen. Ride faster than your angel can fly. Gabriel Wolfe, fallen dark angel and president of the Hounds of Hell motorcycle club, has lived a life shrouded in darkness. Haunted by a traumatic past, chaos is the only way he makes sense of the world. He craves it to feel stable. Whole. But everything changes when he meets Brinley Rose Beaumont. With her raven hair and molten eyes, she ignites a fire within him that he never knew existed. Wolfe's meticulously controlled world soon begins to unravel, and he finds himself drawn to Brinley with an intensity that borders on obsession. Now, Brinley is all he sees. And Wolfe will stop at nothing to make her his. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781911746218 • Author: Paisley Hope • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback

From the Queen of the Never After retellings comes a modern-day Lancelot & Guinevere filled with serious yearning, hate-to-love you vibes and a happily ever after Some sins are worth the fall . . . Lance Calloway fights when they tell him to fight. Bleeds when they tell him to bleed. Breaks when they tell him to break. Six years in an unsanctioned cage, and the one line he’s never crossed? Loyalty to his best friend, no matter the cost. Then he’s asked to protect her. Genevieve DeGrance didn’t ask for any of this. She came to Rosebrook Falls to be with the mayor’s son. But nothing in this town is what it seems. Especially not the dangerous fighter who watches her every move like a threat. She hates him. He can’t stand her. And yet . . . The more time Lance spends guarding Genevieve, the harder it becomes to remember she belongs to someone else. And the more she uncovers about Rosebrook Falls, the more she realizes the only honest person in her life is the one man she’s forbidden to want. In a town built on secrets and lies, falling for each other could destroy them both. But staying away might be the one fight Lance can’t win. Includes exclusive inside artwork. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780349446165 • Author: Emily McIntire • Publisher: Hachette UK • Format: Paperback

The second book in the riveting and sexy romantasy series, perfect for fans of Fourth Wing and Powerless. After her win at the Atonement Trials, Selina is trying to navigate life outside of the Seelie court, but her mission remains the same: work with the resistance and takedown the Iceheart Dynasty. But that path yet again sets her on a collision course with the ruthless commander of the dragon shifter army; Draven Ryat. With dangerous secrets threatening to be uncovered, the pair must each decide if they are willing to doom one another in order to achieve their own goals. If not, their tangled feelings for each other might destroy them both. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398561045 • Author: Marion Blackwood • Publisher: Simon & Schuster • Format: Paperback

You are the poem I dare not write. It’s safer to keep the perilous passages within me than to unleash them upon this stricken Earth. Haunted by the Governor of Apollo’s dark secrets, Khalani and her crew of criminals embark on a new perilous journey. The truest test begins as Khalani ventures through the treacherous “Death-Zone” toward the nearest underground city, Hermes. But abandoned relics and violent storms aren’t the only threats on the barren road. Takeshi Steele has resumed his cold detachment, and unsettling signs suggest they aren’t alone. To survive in this unforgiving world, Khalani must draw on her strength and harrowing experiences from Apollo. For a new kind of prison awaits in the corrupt city of Hermes―one where she finds herself trapped with the man who aggravates her the most. But this time, they may not escape alive. On the surface of the Earth, only the ruined remain. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781464281723 • Author: Alexis Patton • Publisher: Penguin DK (Dorling Kindersley) • Format: Paperback

LOVE. LIES. BETRAYAL. WELCOME BACK TO SORROWSONG UNIVERSITY . . . Alex Corbeau-Green left his heart behind. Now his world is burning down, and Ophelia Winters is desperate to prove she didn’t strike the match. When she first joined Sorrowsong University, she wanted nothing more than to destroy Alex and his high-powered family. But that was before she knew him – before she fell for the man behind the reputation. In the face of an unthinkable betrayal and the disappearance of his father, Alex is forced to return to New York, hoping to forget what he had with Ophelia and to undo the damage done to his family. In Scotland, Ophelia is left reeling, alone . . . and watched. With a new anonymous tormentor threatening them both, the pair find themselves drawn back to one another. But can they rebuild the love and trust between them? And, even if they can, will it be enough to keep them alive? Includes sprayed edge and cover exclusive to The Works. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781035084036 • Author: Autumn Woods • Publisher: Macmillan Distribution Limited • Format: Paperback

She is his enemy. He is her nightmare. Three football stars who have it all: looks, money, talent and the world at their feet. No one messes with the Devils. You’re either with them or against them…and you’d have to be stupid to be against them. ​​​​​​​Ava isn’t stupid, but one night of being in the wrong place at the right time is coming back to haunt her. One of the Santo boys—Jett—is out for blood. Specifically, her blood. Thankfully, he doesn’t know who she is, and Ava plans to keep it that way. Sophomore year threatens to stop Jett's progression to the championships and, more importantly, his plan to play in the NFL. All because of some mystery blonde. But he has a plan: find the threat and eliminate the threat. Jett is ruthless in his pursuit to find the girl who threatens his career. They say there’s a thin line between love and hate, and neither is prepared for the consequences when they cross that line. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781781899731 • Author: Eve L. Mitchell • Publisher: Joffe Books • Format: Paperback

Welcome to North Falls. A small town where everyone knows everyone. But nobody knows the truth. Emmy Clifton thinks she knows her neighbours. She's wrong. She thinks it’s just another hot summer night like any other. She's wrong. When her best friend's daughter asks for help, she thinks it’s just some teenage drama. She’s never been more wrong in her life. As the town ignites in the wake of the girl's disappearance, Emmy throws herself into the search. But then she realises: You never really know a town until you know its secrets. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008625917 • Author: Karin Slaughter • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback

Oceans Eight meets Six of Crows in this YA fantasy heist novel about a teenage con artist and her ragtag crew teaming up for their toughest job yet: stealing a soul from the Afterlife. Elle Fields comes from a long line of thieves who specialize in breaking into the Afterlife to steal secrets—and magic—from the dead. But after her parents’ disappearance and her brother’s death, Elle is left adrift, without even her crew to rely on. Until a mysterious stranger offers her a job she can’t refuse: stealing a soul from the Afterlife. If Elle can get it done, it could be the key to restoring the life she lost. The only problem is getting her crew back together. Oh, and the fact that the job’s impossible—but Elle is confident that she’ll be able to work it all out. After all, how hard could it be to raise the dead? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781471420450 • Author: Lora Beth Johnson • Publisher: Bonnier Books UK Limited • Format: Paperback

Enjoy T L Swan’s steamy, jet-setting romance series with the The Miles High Club 5-book set! ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781923232549 • Author: T L Swan • Publisher: Simon & Schuster • Format: Box Set

Welcome to The Surf House A beautiful guesthouse on the wave-pounded shores of Morocco. Sparkling seas, bright blue skies, nothing and no-one for miles. ​​​​​​​But then you hear the first whisper… The woman who stayed here before you – who walked the same beaches, met the same guests – disappeared one year earlier, vanishing without a trace. Every room tells a story. Every guest hides a secret. Every holiday has an end. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008791155 • Author: Lucy Clarke • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback

Aiden Foxx runs the Disciples of Sin motorcycle club with strict control and zero tolerance for weakness. A former Navy SEAL turned outlaw king, he lives by one rule - trust no one. Then Mia Tyler walks into his bar. Platinum hair, ocean eyes, and a body that tempts him to break every vow he’s ever made. Foxx knows Mia is dangerous. He knows she’s hiding something. But when suspicion collides with desire, resisting her becomes impossible, even after he discovers she’s a rival with her own deadly agenda. When war ignites, Foxx must decide: is she the enemy who could destroy him. . .or the only woman who might save him? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781911746232 • Author: Paisley Hope • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback

COLD ICE. HOT SECRETS NHL captain Nick Tiernan has always played it safe. He’s responsible for leading his team to victory—and that’s all that matters. Then Matt bursts into Nick’s world. Charismatic, openly gay, and gorgeous, Matt is the frontman of a rock band whose queer euphoria lights up every stage he steps on. Their chemistry is impossible to ignore, even as Matt challenges everything Nick thought he knew about himself. Their secret dates soon spark something more intense than either of them expected. But with Nick’s career hanging in the balance and the hockey world watching his every move, can Nick risk it all for a love as thrilling and unpredictable as the game itself? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008814687 • Author: LA Jasper • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback

Khalani is a Prisoner. Takeshi is a Guard. Both are bound to the Underground. Khalani Kanes has never stood on the surface of the Earth. Humans have lived underground for hundreds of years, and she’s never left the dark city of Apollo. She longed to visit Genesis, the final place where humanity lives beneath the sun. But when Khalani is thrown into prison for a crime she didn’t commit, all the fragile hopes she once had are destroyed. In Braderhelm Prison, every second is a battle to survive. Her neighbours are murderers, and the cold-blooded guards punish without mercy. She thought violent inmates posed the greatest threat, but then she meets Takeshi Steele, the infamous Captain who runs her cell block. As cold as he is ruthless, he’ll break Khalani before letting her escape to the surface―a feat no prisoner has ever achieved. But darker traps and secrets await within the prison’s shadows, and more than one person wants her dead. In order to survive, she must fight criminals and uncover the truth of why she was locked away. If not, the prison will become her grave. Enter Braderhelm, where only the Wicked remain. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781464281716 • Author: Alexis Patton • Publisher: Penguin DK (Dorling Kindersley) • Format: Paperback

Enter the world of Briar U with this 4-book set of Elle Kennedy’s bestselling sports romance series The Chase Everyone says opposites attract. And they must be right, because there's no logical reason why I'm so drawn to Colin Fitzgerald. I don't usually go for tattoo-covered, video-gaming, hockey-playing nerd-jocks who think I'm flighty and superficial. His narrow view of me is the first strike against him. It doesn't help that he's buddy-buddy with my brother. And that his best friend has a crush on me. And that I just moved in with them. Oh, did I not mention we're roommates? I suppose it doesn't matter. Fitzy has made it clear he's not interested in me, even though the sparks between us are liable to burn our house down. I'm not the kind of girl who chases after a man, though, and I'm not about to start. I've got my hands full dealing with a new school, a sleazy professor, and an uncertain future. So if my sexy brooding roomie wises up and realizes what he's missing? He knows where to find me. The Risk Everyone says I'm a bad girl. They're only partly right-I don't let fear rule me, and I certainly don't care what people think. But I draw the line at sleeping with the enemy. As the daughter of Briar's head hockey coach, I'd be vilified if I hooked up with a player from a rival team. And that's who Jake Connelly is. Harvard's star forward is arrogant, annoying, and too attractive for his own good. But fate is cruel-I require his help to secure a much-coveted internship, and the sexy jerk isn't making it easy for me. I need Connelly to be my fake boyfriend. For every fake date...he wants a real one. Which means this bad girl is in big trouble. Nothing good can come from sneaking around with Jake Connelly. My father would kill me, my friends will revolt, and my post-college career is on the line. But while it's getting harder and harder to resist Jake's oozing sex appeal and cocky grin, I refuse to fall for him. That's the one risk I'm not willing to take. The Play What I learned after last year's distractions cost my hockey team our entire season? No more screwing up. No more screwing, period. As the new team captain, I need a new philosophy: hockey and school now, women later. Which means that I, Hunter Davenport, am officially going celibate...no matter how hard that makes things. But there's nothing in the rulebook that says I can't be friends with a woman. And I won't lie-my new classmate Demi Davis is one cool chick. Her smart mouth is hot as hell, and so is the rest of her, but the fact that she's got a boyfriend eliminates the temptation to touch her. Except three months into our friendship, Demi is single and looking for a rebound. And she's making a play for me. Avoiding her is impossible. We're paired up on a yearlong school project, but I'm confident I can resist her. We'd never work, anyway. Our backgrounds are too different, our goals aren't aligned, and her parents hate my guts. Hooking up is a very bad idea. Now I just have to convince my body-and my heart. The Dare College was supposed to be my chance to get over my ugly-duckling complex and spread my wings. Instead, I wound up in a sorority full of mean girls. I already have a hard time fitting in, so when my Kappa Chi sisters issue the challenge, I can't say no. The dare: seduce the hottest new hockey player in the junior class. Conor Edwards is a regular at Greek Row parties...and in Greek Row sorority beds. He's the one you fall for before you learn that guys like him don't give girls like me a second glance. Except Mr. Popular throws me for a loop-rather than laughing in my face, he does me a solid by letting me take him upstairs to pretend we're getting busy. Even crazier, now he wants to keep pretending. Turns out Conor loves games, and he thinks it's fun to pull the wool over my frenemies' eyes. But resisting his easy charm and surfer-boy hotness is darn near impossible. Though I'm realizing there's much more to Conor's story than his fan club can see. And the longer this silly ruse goes on, the greater the danger of it all blowing up in my face. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780349444642 • Author: Elle Kennedy • Publisher: Hachette UK • Format: Box Set

Born and raised a Texas cowgirl, Hallie Oakley is the most skilled showjumper on Team USA. And she has just one goal in mind – an Olympic gold medal. But to achieve this, she must train with the most prestigious facility in the world – Golden Oaks. A beautiful English stables, nestled in the Cotswolds which has produces some of the best riders. . . Including Chester Knighton. The oldest son in a showjumping dynasty, who has recently inherited Golden Oaks and only has eyes for Hallie. Their attraction is instant and mutual but when a shocking event threatens to tear Golden Oaks apart, Chester knows he’ll do whatever it takes to protect what matters most to him. Because losing Golden Oaks would be devastating – but losing Hallie is something Chester refuses to risk. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781405962988 • Author: Tillie Cole • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback