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A wildland firefighter reconnects in a second-chance romance with his late best friend’s sister, the one that got away, in the scorching hot second book in the BookTok viral Sky Ridge Hotshots series. ‘Let me be your twin flame, love.’ I walk into the local bar with my hotshot crew, dirty and exhausted, only to slam into my biggest regret. The twin sister of my lost best friend and the one who got away, Violette Taylor. I haven’t seen her in years, but I haven’t forgotten her either. I used to be Rowan to her. Now, I’m just King, the guy who broke her heart, but not for the reasons she thinks. Violette, a nurse and single mom, is back in town for good, and working hard to avoid anyone who reminds her of the past, especially a career hotshot like me. But when I fall into her care after an injury lands me in her burn unit, it feels like maybe it’s fate. I know something she doesn’t – life rarely offers second chances. I need to protect those I love. So, if this is my chance to make things right, I’m taking it. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781035093199 • Author: Paisley Hope • Publisher: Macmillan Distribution Limited • Format: Paperback • Pages: 416 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 13.3 x 2.5 cm

This stunning and original colouring book presents an array of remarkable worlds all presented in a tower of spectacular detail and intricacy! Architecture buffs, city lovers, map enthusiasts, and avid colourists will lose themselves in the Vertical City, where shops perch above parking lots that sit atop skyscrapers. Other realms include the Carnival, the Tree House, the Natural History Museum, the Bazaar, the Train Station, the Hotel, the University, the Music Festival, the Farm, the Cathedral, the Film Studio, the Zoo, the Art Museum, and the Aquarium. The striking cover has gold foil stamping, and each piece of art inside is completely hand-drawn with masterful precision. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781912827985 • Author: Abi Daker • Publisher: Elwin Street Productions • Format: Paperback • Pages: 64

Live your best cowgirl life with this beautifully illustrated colouring book! Bring all these queens of the desert to life with your colouring pencils, crayons and pens, and enter your cowgirl era. Includes over 90 pages of cowgirl colouring fun! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781916992467 • Author: Joy Gift Publishing • Publisher: Joy Gift Publishing • Format: Paperback

Time-travelling penguins Pablo and Splash must rescue their friend from the Ice Age in this brilliantly funny, full-colour graphic novel for young readers, in a British Book Award-shortlisted series. Pablo and Splash go to visit Professor O'Brain in her lab, only to find that their friend has been left behind in the Ice Age by her misbehaving time machine. The brave penguin buddies set out on a rescue mission – destination 68,000 years ago! When a Neanderthal man accidentally wanders into their time machine, it's not just the professor who is stuck in the wrong time period. But luckily a scientific breakthrough for Pablo combined with Splash's endlessly upbeat approach to life can save the day! The race against time – several times over! – makes this pacey and hilarious graphic novel irresistible. Fans of Bunny vs Monkey or Dog Man will love it. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781526662804 • Author: Sheena Dempsey • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc • Format: Paperback • Pages: 240 • Dimensions: 20.8 x 13.8 x 1.6 cm

Go on a web-tastic adventure in this GIANT carry-along colouring book! Offering children hours of creative fun, this book features tons of different epic scenes to colour in, plus over 50 stickers! Perfect for rainy days and long journeys. - Large format with big, clear lines - perfect for budding artists with little hands! - Over 30 images to colour in. - Including over 50 stickers. - Carry handle makes it perfect for travelling activities. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781835447437 • Author: Marvel Entertainment International Ltd • Publisher: Igloo Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 64 • Dimensions: 28 x 37.5 x 0.6 cm

Now everyone can write their own Wimpy Kid diary! Keep boredom at bay with Greg Heffley! Draw your own Wimpy-Kid-style cartoons, fill in facts and lists, check out the full-colour comics inside and even write your own Wimpy Kid journal, just like Greg. WHAT'S IN DIARY OF A WIMPY KID? 50% words, 50% cartoons, 100% hilarious! Stories that all readers can't wait to get their hands on. Laughter guaranteed! Have you read all the DIARY OF A WIMPY KID series? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780141339665 • Author: Jeff Kinney • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 192 • Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.9 x 1.2 cm

From hilarious MEGA-bestselling author, Katie Kirby, comes a brand-new Lottie Brooks book with a twist! 'Hi, Lottie Brooks here! I’ve just found out that you’ve all been reading about my most EMBARRASSING moments for years . . . it’s meant to be my TOTALLY SECRET PRIVATE DIARY!!' 'Seems like it’s only fair then that it’s YOUR TURN!' Lottie has been sharing her most cringe-inducing moments for years, and this book sums up all of Lottie’s knowledge and wisdom for a totally ESSENTIAL guide to life. Lottie and her friends are here to help you through those tweenage years with their best advice on school, friendship, crushes and, most importantly, SNACKS. Filled with BRAND-NEW stories and Lottie inspired activities, plus space for you to write and draw as well, grab a pen (and maybe a KitKat Chunky, for energy) and get ready to learn from Lottie! Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241647202 • Author: Katie Kirby • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 320 • Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.8 x 2 cm

Get ready for an arcade adventure in this cool gamer-themed sticker and activity book! This book is packed with video-game style mazes and puzzles, as well as cool pixelated shiny stickers and awesome card press-outs to make and play with.  Perfect for children who love video games and puzzles! • Awesome pixel art illustrations. • Gamer-themed activities to develop problem-solving skills. • 1 sheet of shiny foiled stickers. • Cool card press-out crafts. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781805442790 • Author: Alexander Cox • Publisher: Make Believe Ideas • Format: Paperback • Pages: 42 • Dimensions: 21.5 x 28 x 0.5 cm

Discover Stephanie Garber’s magical fantasy series with this 3 book set Once Upon A Broken Heart the first book in a new series about love, curses, and the lengths that people will go to for happily ever after. For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in happily ever after. Until she learns that the love of her life is about to marry another, and her dreams are shattered. The Ballad of Never After After Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, betrays her, Evangeline Fox swears she'll never trust him again. Now that she's discovered her own magic, Evangeline believes she can use it to restore the chance at happily ever after that Jacks stole away. But when a new terrifying curse is revealed, Evangeline finds herself entering into a tenuous partnership with the Prince of Hearts again. Only this time, the rules have changed.Jacks isn't the only force Evangeline needs to be wary of. In fact, he might be the only one she can trust, despite her desire to despise him. A Curse For True Love Two villains, one girl, and a deadly battle for happily ever after. Evangeline Fox ventured to the Magnificent North in search of her happy ending, and it seems as if she has it. She's married to a handsome prince and lives in a legendary castle. But Evangeline has no idea of the devastating price she's paid for this fairytale. She doesn't know what she has lost, and her husband is determined to make sure she never finds out . . . but first he must kill Jacks, the Prince of Hearts. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781399640077 • Author: Stephanie Garber • Publisher: Orion Publishing • Format: Box Set

Uncover the obscurity of fantasy and reality amidst all illusions of magic... Book 1: Caraval Welcome to Caraval, where nothing is quite what it seems. Caraval is a once-a-year week-long performance where the audience participates in the show. And for Scarlett and her beloved sister, Tella, it represents freedom and an escape from their ruthless, abusive father. When the sisters' long-awaited invitations to Caraval finally arrive, it seems their dreams have come true. But no sooner have they arrived than Tella vanishes, kidnapped by the show's mastermind organiser - Legend. Book 2: Legendary After being swept up in the magical world of Caraval, Tella finally escaped her father and saved her sister Scarlett from a disastrous arranged marriage. The girls should be celebrating, but Tella isn't yet free. She made a desperate bargain with a mysterious criminal, and what Tella owes him no one has ever been able to deliver: Caraval Master Legend's true name. Book 3: Finale Caraval is over, but perhaps the greatest game of all has begun - with lives, empires, and hearts all at stake. There are no spectators this time: only those who will win and those who will lose everything. Welcome, welcome to the Caraval's Finale. All games must come to an end . . . Product Information: • ISBN: 9781399640053 • Author: Stephanie Garber • Publisher: Orion Publishing • Format: Box Set

Keep your enemies close and your family closer. At his beachside mansion, with his large family and beautiful wife, Jack Rush celebrated his stepdaughter's wedding: an extravagant, happy day. But that night, the movie producer is found in a pool of blood having snorted cyanide instead of cocaine. With security tight, DI Ruth Hunter and DS Nick Evans are looking for a suspect among the guests. Jack's wife knew of his many infidelities; his twin sons resented his control; and Charlie, the new son-in-law, was furious about the prenup. They all had motive and opportunity but who switched the drugs and killed the domineering bully? A tense thriller with a twist you won't see coming. Perfect for fans of Neil Lancaster, Michael Wood and LJ Ross. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781835981764 • Author: Simon McCleave • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 304 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.1 cm

Newly promoted Detective Superintendent Jack Hawksworth has headed up three major serial operations in England and in each of these cases he has lost a part of himself. Then, while on sabbatical as guest lecturer in a London university, one of his female students dies under highly suspicious circumstances, and he finds himself drawn into a chilling new case that reaches across the world. Jack’s investigations lead him to Australia, where he identifies a cynical international crime consortium that preys on the anguish of childless couples and vulnerable women. Together with local major crime officers, he follows his leads to a windswept coast, and becomes caught up in an intoxicating private drama. With his personal and professional business entangled once again, Jack must put his own life on the line to bring justice to those who are grieving. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781835011362 • Author: Fiona McIntosh • Publisher: Bedford Square Publishers Ltd • Format: Paperback • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.6 cm

The mind is a dangerous place to hide… Dr Eleanor Spencer is a well-respected psychologist with a seemingly perfect life. But when a series of women start to vanish, it dredges up memories of her sister’s unsolved disappearance and she finds herself drawn into the investigation. Desperate, she turns to Lucas Hayne, a convicted serial murderer who revels in mind games. But when Lucas cryptically hints the answers lie buried in her past, Ellie’s carefully constructed world begins to splinter. Because now she faces a terrifying possibility: the real monster might just be closer than she ever imagined. Ellie has spent her career deciphering the minds of killers— but now, one of them is inside hers. A gripping psychological suspense about betrayal, courage, and the darkness that can hide behind a seemingly trustworthy façade. Perfect for fans of K.L. Slater and B.A. Paris. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008662844 • Author: Alice Hunter • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.6 cm

Brighton, 1957. Inspector Steine rather enjoys his life as a policeman by the sea. No criminals, no crime, no stress. So it's really rather annoying when an ambitious new constable shows up to work and starts investigating a series of burglaries. And it's even more annoying when, after Constable Twitten is despatched to the theatre for the night, he sits next to a vicious theatre critic who is promptly shot dead part way through the opening night of a new play. It seems Brighton may be in need of a police force after all. A sparkling historical mystery set in sunny Sussex by the sea, perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Robert Thorogood and Elly Griffiths. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781526666963 • Author: Lynne Truss • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc • Format: Paperback • Pages: 336 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm

Playing happy families can be a deadly game. Geoff Williams is a popular coach to the Conwy under-18s rugby team, being a former Wales player himself. He loves the attention from the lads’ mums, while his wife looks the other way. But when Geoff is found stabbed to death, after a bloody struggle, one family seems to have especially close ties. Louie Ellroy is a promising player, hampered by a fiery temper; Zoe, his mum, enjoys flirting with the coach while on the touchlines even though her husband Neil has heard the rumours flying around. When their 21 year-old daughter Rhian vanishes on the day Geoff is murdered, it adds one more suspect to the household’s list. DI Ruth Hunter has a murder to solve and a missing woman to find… A page-turning Welsh detective novel, perfect for fans of LJ Ross, Nel Lancaster and Michael Wood. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781835981832 • Author: Simon McCleave • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 288 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.7 cm

Detective Superintendent Jack Hawksworth is seconded by counter-terrorism to investigate a spate of domestic events. First it was needles in strawberries, then tampering with lipstick samplers and baby formula. But when toxic mushrooms hit the supermarket shelves and a death occurs, a wave of panic is set to sweep the country. Breaking news of a possible serial killer only heightens the alarm. There are no leads, no DNA, no witnesses, no CCTV footage. Jack and his team must work on instinct to figure out why someone would want to harm innocent victims, each of them curiously linked to a single blood transfusion. Then a hospital bomb threat erupts, and it’s up to Jack’s team to prevent the inevitable bloodshed. But the clock is ticking, and no one is safe from the possibility of a tragedy on a catastrophic scale. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781835011324 • Author: Fiona McIntosh • Publisher: Bedford Square Publishers Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 356 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 cm

A controlled gangland hit or a crime of passion? A crudely dismembered body part is found at Lake Vyrnwy but DI Ruth Hunter and DS Nick Evans have little to go on to identify the victim. When a local man is reported missing, it seems that his links to heavy gambling and a Merseyside gang might explain his disappearance. Or could it simply be a marital dispute that made him want to leave town? When the missing man is spotted at several locations, Ruth and Nick must discover if he is on the run and hiding out, or if a darker web of lies could explain the sightings. A chilling police procedural full of twists. Perfect for fans of Neil Lancaster, Sarah Ward and LJ Ross. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781835981849 • Author: Simon McCleave • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 320 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.4 cm

Superstar footballer Luca Bruni is being blackmailed for a night of sex he swears he didn’t participate in… except the photos contradict that. A media darling on and off the field, Luca has a perfect home life he’ll do anything to protect, and more money than he knows what to do with. He’s determined to defy the extortion racket. When Detective Superintendent Jack Hawksworth learns that the mastermind behind this crime has already swindled a dozen of the world’s most highly prized male sporting stars, he knows he has to keep the situation from escalating and prevent a media frenzy. Intrigued by the creativity of the crime and the shockwaves it is creating through the global sporting fraternity, Jack begins a journey into a case that has tentacles far more wide-reaching than he could have imagined – and far more deadly. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781835011263 • Author: Fiona McIntosh • Publisher: Bedford Square Publishers Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 317 • Dimensions: 19.81 x 12.9 x 1.7 cm

Never let her go. DI Ruth Hunter has spent seven years searching for her ex Sarah after she vanished from a train station in London. Chasing down every lead until a desperate call from Sarah confirms her worst fears: she's a victim of sex trafficking. Held against her will at a farm south of Paris, Sarah is in terrible danger. Ruth must navigate French political and police corruption and put everything on the line to get Sarah back, even if it means risking her own life. Time is running out. Someone is following Ruth's every move. Will she reach Sarah before it's too late? A compulsive thriller you won't be able to put down. Perfect for fans of Neil Lancaster, LJ Ross and Michael Wood. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781835981856 • Author: Simon McCleave • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 240 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.4 cm

In the second instalment of Lynne Truss's joyfully quirky crime series, our trio of detectives must investigate the murder of a hapless romantic; an aristocratic con man on the prowl; and a dodgy Brighton nightspot... It is summer in Brighton and the Brighton Belles are on hand to answer any holidaymaker's queries, no matter how big or small. The quickest way to the station, how many pebbles are on the beach and what exactly has happened to that young man lying in the deckchair with blood dripping from him? Constable Twitten has a hunch that the fiendish murder may be connected to a notorious Brighton nightspot and the family that run it, but Inspector Steine is - as ever - distracted by other issues, not least having his own waxwork model made, while Sergeant Brunswick is just delighted to have spied an opportunity to finally be allowed to go undercover. Our incomparable team of detectives are back for another outing in the second instalment of Lynne Truss's joyfully quirky crime series. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781526666970 • Author: Lynne Truss • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc • Format: Paperback • Pages: 336 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm