Autumn Reads

The closer the proximity, the stronger the spark… Phoebe never expected to fall in love, and especially not with the annoyingly handsome werewolf she’s been hanging out with for years. Theo has spent his life comparing himself to his brothers, never quite matching up to his father’s expectations. But in Maple Hollow, everything is different. Theo finally has a life of his own and a chance at redemption and he’s reluctant to risk it for anything, or anyone. But after years of fighting their attraction to each other, Phoebe and Theo find that denying their feelings is no longer possible. Especially when they end up on a road trip that might change everything… Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008834890 • Author: Laurie Gilmore • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback

It feels more and more like my heart isn’t even my own anymore. It’s hers, and I think it’s always going to be hers . . . Riley Mitchell is used to winning. A back-to-back Stanley Cup champion, his life has always revolved around the game – until a devastating accident leaves him without his right leg and uncertain of who he is without the ice beneath his skates. Lexi Armstrong is the DC Stars athletic trainer assigned to his recovery, and she refuses to let Riley give up on himself. Independent, sharp-tongued and endlessly supportive, she pushes him to rebuild not just his strength, but his confidence too. What starts as late nights and easy banter, turns into a friends-with-benefits arrangement neither of them planned. It’s supposed to be simple – purely physical, no emotions involved. But 'just once' quickly becomes something deeper, and Riley finds himself falling harder than he ever expected. Now Riley and Lexi must decide if they’ll keep pretending it’s only about the physical – or risk everything for a future that looks nothing like the one he lost. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781037402579 • Author: Chelsea Curto • Publisher: Macmillan Distribution Limited • Format: Paperback

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dream Harbor series, comes a new small-town romance set in the quirky town of Maple Hollow. The darker the woods, the bigger the secrets… Ruby Bellerose lives on the edge of the woods, in a cottage more akin to a fairy tale than modern day life. Her love life is practically non-existent, and she keeps away from the whispered gossip that travels through Maple Hollow. Until a chance encounter with Rafe. As mysterious as he is brooding, Ruby is drawn to the woodsman, curious to find out about the stranger who lives deep within the woods. But Rafe is hiding a secret. And with something lurking in the shadowy forest, will Ruby find that Rafe is her knight in shining armor, or something altogether more dangerous… ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008831783 • Author: Laurie Gilmore • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback

Exclusive survival edition of the international bestselling The Hunger Games In the ruins of a place known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Seventeen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister’s place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before — and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9798225090654 • Author: Suzanne Collins • Publisher: Scholastic Limited • Format: Paperback

In the Italian hills, a body is found on the steps of a private villa at sunrise. Our mis-matched detective trio Amy, Rose and Steve return, in pursuit of an elusive and ruthless killer. Between Italy and Palm Springs, via Barcelona and Steve's sleepy village pub, they uncover an impossible case where it seems that everyone is hiding something. . . ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241745892 • Author: Richard Osman • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Hardback

A reaper and an angel walk into a bar … Darcy Moore is tired of death. Which would be fine…if she wasn’t the Grim Reaper. Gabriel Aetos is determined to protect his little corner of the world like his angel wings depend on it. When Darcy shows up to Gabriel’s faded old bar, she is hell-bent on outrunning her reputation as a villain. She won’t be dragging her next assignment to the underworld. She’ll be saving him instead. But Gabriel is convinced that Darcy is as deadly as it gets. And if protecting his people means staying close – very close – to this rogue reaper, then that’s exactly what he’ll do. Only, magic never comes without consequences…and these two spirits may just be forced to reap what they sow. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008760519 • Author: BK Borison • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback

From Monty Jay comes a haunting dark romance where obsession blurs into love, and darkness recognises its own. Death marked her long before she understood what it meant. Shaped by a past she’s kept buried, she’s spent her life hiding the truth of what lives inside her—something twisted, something dangerous. Something deadly. Until he sees her. Thatcher Alexander Pierson is as captivating as he is unsettling—sharp, calculating, and born from a legacy tainted by violence. Beneath his polished exterior lies something far darker, and when their paths collide, an unspoken connection takes hold. She becomes his fixation. He becomes her addiction. But what binds them isn’t innocence—it’s the darkness they both carry. When a copycat killer emerges in Ponderosa Springs, the fragile balance they’ve built begins to crack. As suspicion grows and past actions threaten to catch up with them, they are forced into an uneasy alliance—one that exposes their secrets, their desires, and the truth neither of them can escape. Because this isn’t just about survival. It’s about obsession. As danger closes in and their connection deepens, the line between love and destruction begins to disappear. And in a town where violence breeds more violence, one question remains— Can something so dark ever truly be called love? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781911746850 • Author: Monty Jay  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback

From Monty Jay comes a dark and emotionally charged romance where obsession turns ruthless and love becomes a catalyst for vengeance. She believed her love could save him. Protect him from the darkness closing in. She was wrong. As the copycat killer draws closer, leaving a trail of bodies behind, the threat becomes impossible to ignore—and impossible to escape. Every move feels deliberate. Every step brings the danger closer to home. Closer to them. But when the unthinkable happens and he is taken from her, everything changes. The person she fought to protect is left broken, and the fragile hope she once held onto is replaced with something far more dangerous. Vengeance. With time running out and no clear answers, she steps into the darkness she once feared, determined to uncover the truth and make those responsible pay. This time, it isn’t just the Hollow Boys seeking justice. It’s her. As grief turns into fury and love twists into something unrecognizable, she embraces the role she never wanted—but was always destined for. Because if they wanted a villain… She’s ready to become one. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781911746867 • Author: Monty Jay  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback

From New York Times bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a sizzling age-gap, forbidden MM romance about an FBI agent and the Camorra enforcer who thaws his frozen heart. Tom I know a secret that can destroy the most powerful crime organization in America. For years, I've watched Enzo Ferrante get away with murder. Literally. He's slipped between the FBI's fingers time after time, spreading terror and mayhem on the streets of New York, masked beneath a gorgeous face and elegant pedigree. A sloppy error on his part results in an incident that unexpectedly binds us together. Suddenly, I'm no longer the special agent who is thirsty for his blood. I'm his savior. His god. The light in his pitch-black existence. Now that I caught the social butterfly in my spider web, I'm never letting go. He is about to taste the venomous kiss of betrayal as I put him and his entire family behind bars for the rest of their lives. Because when the night falls, the Camorra's enforcer crawls between my sheets and whispers all his sordid secrets in my ear. Enzo Ferrante is completely and utterly mine, and no one knows. Not even not his lovely fiancée. Includes cover exclusive to The Works. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781399752565 • Author: L.J. Shen • Publisher: Hachette UK • Format: Paperback

Dr Charly McKenna had the perfect life: a thriving dermatology practice, a luxury apartment overlooking Central Park, and a handsome husband who adored her. Until the night a bullet tore through her skull…and stole everything. Now Charly wakes in a rehabilitation hospital, unable to walk, speak, or remember her own name. All she knows is that someone tried to kill her―and they may still be out there. As fragments of memory surface, so do unsettling questions about the people around her, including the attentive man who keeps appearing at her bedside. The truth of what happened that night lives somewhere inside her brain. And as Charly pieces together the jagged edges of her past, she begins to realise the most terrifying possibility: the person who wants her dead might be the one she once trusted most. A scalpel-sharp psychological thriller about fractured memory, buried secrets, and how far the mind will go to protect you from the truth. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781464298547 • Author: Freida McFadden • Publisher: Penguin DK (Dorling Kindersley) • Format: Paperback

A slow burn, enemies-to-lovers romantasy featuring a scholarly healer and a gentleman assassin, set in an exquisite fantasy world, perfect for fans of The Love Hypothesis and Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries. Osric Mordaunt, member of the Fyren Order of assassins, is in dire need of healing. Naturally – such is the grim comedy of fate – the only healer who can help is Aurienne Fairhrim, preeminent scientist, bastion of moral good, and member of an enemy Order. Aurienne is desperate for funding to heal the sick – so desperate that, when Osric bribes her to help him, she accepts, even if she detests him and everything he stands for. A forced collaboration ensues: the brilliant Woman in STEM is coerced into working with the PhD in Murders, much to Aurienne’s disgust. As Osric and Aurienne work together to heal his illness and investigate the mysterious reoccurrence of a deadly pox, they find themselves ardently denying their attraction, which only fuels the heat between them. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780356524757 • Author: Brigitte Knightley • Publisher: Hachette UK • Format: Paperback

The opportunity of a lifetime, or the worst mistake of your life? Life in London is hard for Ginny as a single mother barely scraping by. Once she was a promising artist with a glittering future ahead. On a whim, she applies for an artist’s residency – all expenses paid – and is astonished to be accepted. Soon, Ginny is on a boat to a remote Scottish island, her daughter by her side. But was she too hasty, attracted by the promise of security and a chance to make art again? Locals she meets are tightlipped about the man who is Ginny’s benefactor, but she senses underlying fear. Her contract contains odd rules about avoiding the gallery at the vast property where she is living, and there is an undeniable eeriness to the place. If she didn’t know better, she’d swear she could hear whispers, and that the people in the paintings were changing overnight… By the time Ginny realises what a grave mistake she has made, she is stranded. Accepting the invitation has sealed her fate and the only way to survive is through escape – or sacrifice. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781835984253 • Author: C. D. Major • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback

It all began with just one line. . . The first letter arrived the day my husband was buried. It was postmarked from the state penitentiary and contained a single sentence: I’ll wait forever if I have to. It was signed by Dante, a man I didn’t know. Out of simple curiosity, I wrote back to ask him what exactly he was waiting for. His reply? You. I told the mystery man he had the wrong girl. He said he didn’t. I said we’d never met, but he said I was wrong. We went back and forth, exchanging letters every week that grew increasingly more intimate. Then, one day, the letters stopped. When I found out why, it was already too late. Dante was at my doorstep. And nothing on earth could have prepared me for what happened next. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781035076994 • Author: J. T. Geissinger • Publisher: Macmillan Distribution Limited • Format: Paperback

The darkest secrets lie right beneath the surface. On Boxing Day a mystery woman's body is found washed up under Teignmouth Pier. She has no ID but is wearing a wetsuit. When the post-mortem shows heavy metal poisoning, DI Jan Talantire is called in. Talantire herself is caught in an ongoing game of cat-and-mouse against her nemesis Commander Brent West. Her complaint against him for abusive behaviour foundered when she was accused by the investigating panel of collusion with another complainant, PC Nadine Lister, to bring West down. With her career hanging by a thread, Talantire discovers that the route to solving the mystery is tangled up with the death of the woman on the Devon Coast. Brent West, it seems, will go to any lengths to protect his career. And that includes murder. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804368855 • Author: Nick Louth • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback

You only have time to . . . run. FIVE DAYS AGO: a rash of bizarre murders swept the country. FOUR DAYS AGO: the murders increased tenfold. THREE DAYS AGO: the President addressed the nation and begged for calm and peace. TWO DAYS AGO: the killers began to mobilize. YESTERDAY: all the power went out. TONIGHT: they’re reading out the names of those to be killed on the Emergency Broadcast System – and they’ve just read yours. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781035044672 • Author: Blake Crouch • Publisher: Macmillan Distribution Limited • Format: Paperback

Are you ready for a heartbreaking forbidden love story that will leave you breathless? A slow-burn, taboo romance about the kind of love that defies rules―and changes everything. From Jennifer Hartmann, author of Still Beating, comes June First―an emotional contemporary romance novel that explores the razor-thin line between protection and passion, loyalty and longing. If you’re drawn to forbidden love stories that are as soul-shattering as they are beautiful, this is the book that will stay with you forever. Brant’s world was shaped by tragedy. And in that broken world, he found his purpose in June―the one girl he was never meant to love. He’s been by her side through every milestone, every joy, every sorrow. But as the years pass, innocent devotion turns into something deeper, something dangerous... something they can’t ignore. If you’re searching for a romance that will break you, heal you, and remind you why we risk it all for love―look no further. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781728291451 • Author: Jennifer Hartmann • Publisher: Penguin DK (Dorling Kindersley) • Format: Paperback

The official tie-in colouring book of the #1 New York Times bestseller, The Gingerbread Bakery! ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008817305 • Author: Laurie Gilmore • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback

Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now he's writing to stay alive. Misery Chastain is dead. Paul Sheldon has just killed her - with relief, with joy. Misery made him rich; she was the heroine of a string of bestsellers. And now he wants to get on to some real writing. That's when the car accident happens, and he wakes up splinted and in pain, in the remote mountain home of his rescuer, Annie Wilkes. The good news is that Annie was a nurse and has pain-killing drugs. The bad news is that she has long been Paul's Number One Fan. And when she finds out what Paul has done to Misery, she doesn't like it. She doesn't like it at all . . . Product Information: • ISBN: 9781444720716 • Author: Stephen King • Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 3cm

In a kingdom built on fragile peace, love may be the most dangerous vow of all... ​​​​​​​Alira made her choice. She married the Blood Knight to end the war that had ravaged their kingdoms only to fall irrevocably in love with her once-sworn enemy. Now, she is determined to prove that peace between demigods and demons is possible. But something beneath the surface of their paradise feels wrong. Kalel would burn the world down to protect his bride, but the past he buried in blood refuses to stay silent. As the threat of war closes in on Devicit, Alira and Kalel find themselves caught between the kingdoms they were born to defend. Together, they must confront truths that could shatter everything they've built. Because peace is never freely given. And the gods are not finished with them yet. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804962596 • Author: KM Moronova • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback

Dear Diary. Today I'm going to kill her. Love, Rose. When Rose discovers the contents of her teenage diary splashed across the pages of a bestselling book, she knows her carefully constructed life is about to unravel. The author, Emily Harper, claims the story is fiction, but Rose knows better. Desperate to find out how Emily discovered her deepest secrets, Rose ingratiates herself into Emily's life, posing as an enthusiastic assistant and adoring fan. But as Rose gets closer to the truth, long-buried memories resurface. Slowly, the horrifying events of her teenage years come into focus, revealing that sometimes, the people you trust the most are the ones you should be most afraid of. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781464273001 • Author: Natalie Barelli • Publisher: Penguin DK (Dorling Kindersley) • Format: Paperback