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He's the star hockey player. She's the coach's daughter. Will they embrace their chemistry? All Scarlett Kilner wants for her senior year is to overcome her bad reputation and make her father proud. But when Kian Ishida – one of her dad's star hockey players – joins her study group, things get complicated. Kian is all about parties, hockey and living in the moment. But when he realises he's headed to the National Hockey League without his degree – his late dad's one wish for him – he's determined to turn things around. As Scarlett helps Kian, their study sessions turn into a connection neither of them expected. Kian has to decide what's more important: the dream he's worked for his whole life or the girl he never saw coming. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781037201554 • Author: Bal Khabra • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc • 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

When you've been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for? As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes. Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves. When Haymitch's name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He's torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who's nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he's been set up to fail. But there's something in him that wants to fight... and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780702349072 • Author: Suzanne Collins  • Publisher: Scholastic 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

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

I should never have taken that DNA test. Then maybe things wouldn't have gone so wrong… Lily thought she was an ordinary woman with an ordinary life. But when a DNA test seems to reveal she carries the 'serial killer gene', she is terrified by the thought of passing it onto her future children. She decides to break off her engagement and move back in with her devoted mother, Eva — until unexpected sparks fly with a charismatic journalist, and Lily finds herself diving into a wild, intoxicating new relationship. Their obsession soon turns toxic, and as they spiral out of control Lily’s traumatic past resurfaces, leaving her questioning everything she thought she knew. Could she be the monster she fears she is? Confronted with a sudden, horrifying murder, Lily's only choice is to turn to the one person who has always protected her: her mother. But Eva is hiding secrets that could destroy them both… ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008791568 • Author: Alice Hunter • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback

Will the sleeping shadows of a family’s past torment a new generation? Twenty years ago, an unspeakable crime tore Jack’s family apart. An evil that consumed his mother and ripped him away from everything and everyone he knew. Now Jack has worked hard to make a new life for himself. But nothing can keep him sheltered from the nightmares of his past, and he becomes increasingly disturbed by the dark intentions hiding behind his eldest daughter’s smile. Is there a mystery at the heart of his family threatening them in the present? Can he save the people he loves before it’s too late? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008749989 • Author: Josephine Cox • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback

From Monty Jay comes a dark and suspenseful romance where buried secrets resurface, deception runs deep, and revenge is closer than ever. Ponderosa Springs has always been a town built on lies. Beneath its surface, long-hidden secrets begin to unravel, exposing betrayal, bloodshed, and the truth behind those once trusted the most. As tensions rise and the past threatens to ignite in full view, the return of a familiar face changes everything. Sage was once seen as the town’s golden girl—but her sudden reappearance at Hollow Heights brings more questions than answers. Haunted by her sister’s mysterious death, she claims to be searching for closure. But not everyone believes her intentions are as innocent as they seem. Especially him. He knows what she’s capable of. He’s seen through her before—and he refuses to be deceived again. While others fall under her spell, he remains determined to protect everything they’ve built, even if it means turning her into his enemy. As manipulation, secrets, and vengeance collide, their dangerous game escalates into something far more personal. Because this time, control isn’t so easily maintained—and not everyone will walk away unscathed. In a town where nothing stays buried, and everyone has something to hide, one wrong move could set everything on fire. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781911746881 • Author: Monty Jay • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • 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

From Monty Jay comes a dark, twisted romance set in a world of secrets, vengeance, and monsters that don’t hide in the shadows—they rule them. Hollow Heights University is a prestigious institution for the elite, nestled in the eerie seaside town of Ponderosa Springs. Beneath its polished surface lies a breeding ground for corruption, where secrets rot and danger lurks behind every corner. She should have stayed invisible. One wrong move placed her directly in the path of the Hollow Boys—a group of ruthless, powerful men who thrive on control, fear, and destruction. They are the monsters people warn about… and the ones no one escapes. What begins as a descent into their dangerous world soon becomes something far more complicated. Bound by vengeance, violence, and buried truths, lines blur between victim and accomplice, hatred and desire. This isn’t a story about heroes or happy endings. It’s about choices that stain the soul, love that grows in the darkest places, and the kind of obsession that consumes everything in its path. Some people run from their monsters. She fell in love with hers. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781911746874 • Author: Monty Jay • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • 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

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