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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

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

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

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

Cowboys. Werewolves. Primal Passion. Elin Weston is sent to the Yellowstone pack with a deadly secret and a desperate plan.@ Disguised as a human sacrifice for the brutal werewolves who run the land, she’s there to destroy as many of them as she can – and to uncover the truth about her mother’s disappearance. But, from the moment she meets the alpha, everything unravels. Clark Lowell is dominant, devoted and dangerously tempting – nothing like the monsters Elin was taught to hunt. His world is the ranch, and the pack he protects at all costs When something ancient and visceral stirs beneath the full moon, an elemental force brings them together. But as a rival alpha challenges Clark’s leadership and seeks to claim Elin for himself, dark secrets begin to surface. Elin’s mission and her heart collide. Every moment brings her closer to betrayal, every touch risks exposing what she truly is. And when the truth is revealed, it could cost them everything. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781037403729 • Author: Gemma Morr • Publisher: Macmillan Distribution Limited • 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

Tristan Stone is off limits. It doesn't matter that the grumpy, single dad did nothing wrong. He's a cowboy and his last name means I'm bound by blood to hate him. My family would never be okay with me having feelings for our enemy. When he stops-in the pouring rain-because I have a flat tire, the last thing I expect is for him to help me. I do my best to ignore the water sliding off his hat and how he fills out those jeans. My best, however, is not good enough. Each night I close my eyes and dream of a future we can never have. And after he defends me at the bar and we share one magical dance? It only gets worse. I know I should forget about him, but when I find him alone one night, I offer up a no-strings attached relationship that we both promise to keep secret. Sidelong glances across property lines morph into clandestine meetings under the stars wrapped up in each other's arms. It doesn't matter that our families will never approve or that he's told me he can never love again, I crave him. Soon our no feelings agreement is in tatters, and my heart belongs to that broken cowboy. Will he break it or will he defy them all and choose us instead? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781807830571 • Author: Corinne Michaels • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback

My pen won’t remember you. But my blade certainly will. All Khalani Kanes has ever known is survival. She escaped the world’s deadliest prison and is one of the few people alive to have ever walked beneath the sun. But now, death has her in his grasp, and her luck has finally run out. The man she loves no longer remembers her, and he’s intent on one thing. Killing her. To live another day, Khalani will need more than sharpened knives and sheer willpower. She must get close to her brutal enemy and find a way to save him before he destroys them both. But as dark forces close in and impossible truths come to light, Khalani begins to question whether she can even trust her own mind. Their path will lead them back to where everything began. Apollo. To face what’s coming, she must create brutal alliances, undergo ruthless training, and hold onto a love forged through both blood and pain. But even if she reaches the underground city with her throat unscathed, Khalani will be left with one agonising question. After learning the truth... will she still want to survive? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781464281730 • Author: Alexis Patton • Publisher: Penguin DK (Dorling Kindersley) • Format: Paperback

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

Selena struggles to navigate the Unseelie Court's tangled web of intrigue in this captivating third book in the Flame and Thorns series that’s Fourth Wing meets Powerless! A desperate mission takes Selena and her friends to the Unseelie Court. But making deals with the cunning fae of that realm is dangerous. When the Unseelie King forces them into a bargain in exchange for the help they so sorely need, they are pulled into a lethal scheme. To survive it, they must beat the Unseelie King at his own game. However, their chances of making it out alive are slim when the deck is stacked against them and their own strained relationships are causing turmoil within the group. Winning would mean that they are one step closer to taking down the Iceheart Dynasty. But if they lose, it could mean the end of life as they know it. Secret agendas, hidden truths, and complicated feelings push Selena and her friends to the breaking point. Can they survive this dangerous scheme, or will their ambition cost them everything? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398561243 • Author: Marion Blackwood • Publisher: Simon & Schuster • 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

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

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

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

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

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

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