{"id":175648,"date":"2025-04-07T14:18:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T14:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/a-selection-of-this-weeks-new-general-historical-and-romance-fiction-titles-to-13th-april-jills-book-cafe\/"},"modified":"2025-04-07T14:18:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T14:18:12","slug":"a-selection-of-this-weeks-new-general-historical-and-romance-fiction-titles-to-13th-april-jills-book-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=175648","title":{"rendered":"A selection of this week\u2019s new general, historical and romance fiction titles to 13th April \u2013 Jill’s Book Cafe"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Here\u2019s my pick of this week\u2019s new hardback\/paperback fiction titles. In some cases the eBook might already be available. My source is primarily Th<\/strong><\/em>e Bookseller<\/em><\/strong>, but I\u2019ve started to include other sources to broaden the selection. <\/p>\n

Just a reminder, I don\u2019t have access to a complete list of titles being published, and, as I don\u2019t see any advance copies, my choices are based on the cover, blurb, gut instinct and what takes my fancy at the time. <\/p>\n

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(NB This post features Affiliate links<\/a> from which I earn a small commission on qualifying purchases) <\/p>\n

Index<\/strong><\/h3>\n

General\/Contemporary Fiction<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Historical<\/a><\/strong> (I tend to take this as pre 1960\u2019s ie not in my lifetime!)<\/p>\n

Romance<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

General\/Contemporary Fiction<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pen and Alice, childhood best friends from Toronto, are in their first year at the University of Edinburgh. Each has come to the city for her own reasons.<\/p>\n

Pen knows her divorced parents back in Canada are hiding something from her. She believes she\u2019ll find the answer here in Scotland, where an old friend of her father\u2019s \u2013 now a famous writer known as Lord Lennox \u2013 lives. When she is invited to spend the weekend at Lennox\u2019s centuries-old estate with his enveloping, fascinating family, Pen begins to unravel her parents\u2019 secret, just as she\u2019s falling in love for the first time . . .<\/p>\n

Meanwhile Alice, an aspiring actor, sees university as her route to the West End and beyond. The star of this year\u2019s theatre production, she\u2019s making the most of the power she wields as an object of desire \u2013 until an affair with her tutor begins to slip from her control.<\/p>\n

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All the Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maybe having a few enemies on the school run means you\u2019re doing something right\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Florence knows all about failure. After a dismal end to her 2000s girlband career, she\u2019s moping around West London, single, broke and unfulfilled. The only things she\u2019s proud of are her increasingly elaborate nail art choices \u2013 and her ten-year-old son, Dylan.<\/p>\n

But when Alfie Risby, Dylan\u2019s bitter class rival and the child heir to a frozen foods empire, mysteriously vanishes on a school trip, Dylan becomes a prime suspect. Florence has to get her act together, find the missing boy and clear her son\u2019s name or risk losing him forever. The only problem? She doesn\u2019t have any detective skills, she\u2019s not exactly popular at the school gates and she\u2019s just found Alfie\u2019s backpack hidden under Dylan\u2019s bed\u2026<\/p>\n

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The Secret Collector by Abigail Johnson<\/strong><\/p>\n

When an elderly eccentric collector and a troubled teen become each other\u2019s only hope of getting their lives back on track, what can possibly go wrong?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Alfred is an elderly widower who uses antiques and collectibles to fill the hole in his heart left by his late wife. Kian is a lost teen who has been let down by the care system and finds it difficult staying on the straight and narrow.<\/p>\n

After Kian throws a brick through Alfred\u2019s window, the shock sends Alfred to hospital and a social worker to his home, where his hoarding becomes impossible to ignore.<\/p>\n

Begrudgingly, and at the request of the authorities, they both agree to enrol Kian on a restorative justice programme, helping to make Alfred\u2019s home liveable again. The only problem: Alfred doesn\u2019t want to throw any of his treasures away, and he certainly doesn\u2019t want Kian for company.<\/p>\n

What unfolds is a surprising and delightful journey of two characters who help each other more than they ever could have anticipated and, along the way, form the unlikeliest of friendships.<\/p>\n

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Room on the Sea by Andre Aciman<\/strong><\/p>\n

Have you ever had the sense that maybe all lives are nothing more than the chronicle of countless stinging might-have-beens that continue to haunt us?<\/em><\/p>\n

In the scorching New York heat, a hundred people wait to be selected as jurors. Paul is reading a newspaper. Catherine is reading a novel. So begins a whirlwind flirtation: over cappuccinos in Manhattan and gallery trips to Chelsea, Paul and Catherine escape into the illusion of an Italian getaway. Their feelings quickly evolve into something deeper, something \u2013 as mature adults with lives of their own \u2013 Paul and Catherine must carry on in secret, with the understanding that anything more than a casual crush is out of the question.<\/p>\n

But as the sultry summer week draws to a close, the end of their rendezvous comes into focus, and Paul and Catherine are forced to decide whether to act on their feelings or leave the fantasy of what could have been to the annals of the past.<\/p>\n

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Fun for the Whole Family by Jennifer E Smith<\/strong><\/p>\n

The four Endicott siblings \u2013 Gemma, Connor, Roddy, and Jude \u2013 were once inseparable. But decades later, the unthinkable has happened: they haven\u2019t spoken in years . . . until an out-of-the-blue text arrives from Jude, now a famous actress, summoning them to a small town in North Dakota.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re each at a crossroads: Gemma, who put her own ambitions aside to raise the others, now isn\u2019t sure if she wants to be a mother herself. Connor, a celebrated novelist, is floundering after his recent divorce and suffering from an epic case of writer\u2019s block. And Roddy, at the tail end of a professional soccer career, is dangerously close to losing his future husband for the chance at one last season.<\/p>\n

Jude is the only one who seems to have it all together-but appearances can be deceiving. As the weekend unfolds, they\u2019ll discover that she\u2019s been keeping three secrets . . . each of which could change everything.<\/p>\n

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Sky Daddy by Kate Folk<\/strong><\/p>\n

Linda makes $20 an hour as a content moderator, flagging comments that violate a tech conglomerate\u2019s terms and conditions. Each night, she returns to the windowless room in a garage that she rents from a family who pretend she isn\u2019t there.<\/p>\n

But once a month, she escapes to San Francisco International Airport for a clandestine meeting on the cheapest flight out that night. Linda\u2019s secret is that she\u2019s sexually attracted to planes: their intelligent windscreens, sleek fuselages and powerful engines make her feel a way that no human lover ever could.<\/p>\n

Linda believes her destiny is to someday \u2018marry\u2019 one of her suitors by dying in a plane crash, a catastrophic event that would unite her with her soulmate plane for eternity. So when her co-worker Karina invites her to join a group of women using vision boards to manifest their desires, she can\u2019t resist the chance to hasten her romantic fate. However, as the vision boards seem to manifest items more quickly \u2013 and more literally \u2013 than Linda had expected, the carefully balanced elements of her life begin to spin out of her control, and she must choose between maintaining the trappings of normalcy or launching herself headlong towards her greatest dream.<\/p>\n

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Words Fail Me by Frances McKendrick<\/strong><\/p>\n

When Jane \u2013 smart, funny, fortyish \u2013 says she\u2019s a school counsellor, people assume it\u2019s all about exam stress. If only.<\/p>\n

Her teenage clients include Vaishali, who hates the perfect curves that draw the attention of adult men; Fraser, who cares devotedly for his mother but hurts his girlfriend by confusing real life with porn; and George, a trans boy who suffers from acute anxiety.<\/p>\n

Harbouring terrible secrets from her own youth, Jane struggles to contain the anger these stories arouse in her. It\u2019s only when she starts counselling her colleague Kass, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse whose trauma is resurfacing, that her thoughts turn to revenge\u2026<\/p>\n

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The Best of Everything by Kit de Waal<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paulette\u2019s the kind of woman who likes the future all mapped out: the wedding to Denton, the Caribbean honeymoon, the gingham quilt on the baby\u2019s crib. Until one morning Garfield, Denton\u2019s friend, arrives at her door with the news that Denton won\u2019t be coming around any more, that there won\u2019t be time for her to say goodbye.<\/p>\n

Somehow Garfield finds his way into her bed, and sooner than anyone can believe there is a baby, and suddenly giving Bird, her son, the best of everything is what gives Paulette\u2019s life meaning.<\/p>\n

So why is it another little boy, Nellie, who keeps Paulette awake at night? Nellie who is being raised a few streets away, with no sign of a mum. Surely Paulette is the last person who should be getting tangled up in any of that?<\/p>\n

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The Usual Desire to Kill by Camilla Barnes<\/strong><\/p>\n

An often hilarious, surprisingly moving portrait of a long-married couple, seen through the eyes of their wickedly observant daughter \u2013 for fans of\u00a0A Man Called Ove\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0The Royal Tenenbaums<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Miranda\u2019s parents live in a dilapidated house in rural France that they share with two llamas, eight ducks, five chickens, two cats, and a freezer full of food dating back to 1983.<\/p>\n

Miranda\u2019s father is a retired professor of philosophy who never loses an argument. Her mother likes to bring conversation back to the War, although she was born after it ended. Married for fifty years, they are uncommonly set in their ways. Miranda plays the role of translator when she visits, communicating the desires or complaints of one parent to the other and then venting her frustration to her sister and her daughter.<\/p>\n

A wry, propulsive, exquisitely observed story of a singularly eccentric family and the sibling rivalry, generational divides, and long-buried secrets that shape them. This is an extraordinary debut novel from a seasoned playwright with a flare for dialogue and, in the end, immense empathy.<\/p>\n

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Show Me Where it Hurts by Claire Gleeson<\/strong><\/p>\n

How do you survive the unsurvivable?
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Rachel lives with her husband Tom and their two children: it\u2019s the ordinary family life she always thought she\u2019d have. All of that changes in an instant \u2013 when Tom runs the family car off the road, seeking to end his own life, and take his wife and children with him. Rachel is left to pore over the wreckage to try and understand what happened \u2013 to find a way to go on living afterwards.<\/p>\n

What emerges is a snapshot of what it\u2019s like to live alongside someone who is suffering, how you keep yourself afloat when the person you love is drowning, and how you survive irreparable loss.<\/p>\n

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The Cat Who Saved the Library by Sosuke Natsukawa<\/strong><\/p>\n

The must-have sequel to Sosuke Natsukawa\u2019s bestselling\u00a0The Cat Who Saved Books<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 an uplifting tale from Japan about a talking cat, a book-loving girl and the power of books to make a difference in the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nanami sees nothing wrong with a library and cat combination. But a talking cat is a whole other story.<\/em><\/p>\n

Nanami Kosaki loves reading. The local library is a home from home and books have become her best friends. When Nanami notices books disappearing from the library shelves, she\u2019s particularly curious about a suspicious man in a grey suit whose furtive behaviour doesn\u2019t feel right. Should she follow him to see what he\u2019s up to?<\/p>\n

When a talking tabby cat called Tiger appears to warn her about how dangerous that would be, together they\u2019re brave enough to follow the frightening trail to find out where all the books have gone. Will Nanami and Tiger overcome the challenges of the adventure ahead?<\/p>\n

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The Last Weekend by Hannah Begbie<\/strong><\/p>\n

Four women<\/strong><\/p>\n

Annie has brought her three best friends and their families together for a long weekend away in a gorgeous seaside Airbnb. It should be idyllic \u2013 sun, sea, sand, cocktails and laughter.<\/p>\n

One shocking secret<\/strong><\/p>\n

But below the surface, none of these friendships are quite what they seem. And Annie has a secret \u2013 and an earth-shattering favour to ask of one of her friends.<\/p>\n

A life-changing decision<\/strong><\/p>\n

As the idyllic weekend turns sour \u2013 arguments, grudges and a boat trip that goes awry \u2013 Annie must make her devastating decision \u2013 and change everyone\u2019s lives, forever.<\/p>\n

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The Forgotten Book Club by Kate Storey<\/strong><\/p>\n

Life can begin with a single story. You just have to Bring Your Own Book\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

For three decades, Grace supported her husband Frank\u2019s passion for books, despite not being a reader herself. Since his passing, their shelves echo longingly, and Grace\u2019s heartache has only grown.<\/p>\n

When Grace\u2019s grandson suggests joining Frank\u2019s old book club to feel closer to him again, Grace reluctantly agrees. Yet, upon arrival, she discovers this isn\u2019t a typical book club: here, members settle in for an hour of reading\u2026 in silence.<\/p>\n

Disappointed by the sparse attendance and confused by the lack of chatter, Grace flees. But when fellow member, Annie, convinces her to stay, Grace is determined to ensure that neither Frank \u2013 nor his beloved book club \u2013 are forgotten.<\/p>\n

And as she breathes new life into the group, Grace might just find this is where she truly belongs. Because this next chapter of life could just be the beginning of her story\u2026<\/p>\n

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Gatsby by Jane Crowther<\/strong><\/p>\n

Everyone knows Gatsby.<\/strong><\/p>\n

New money. Murky past. Huge online following.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nic Carraway doesn\u2019t belong amongst the super-rich, but when she scores a cheap summer lease in Long Island, it-girl Jay Gatsby becomes her neighbour.<\/p>\n

Gatsby welcomes Nic to her opulent parties attended by the world\u2019s A-list. And in return, Nic helps Gatsby reconnect with an old flame: Nic\u2019s cousin, the ever-charming but now-married Danny Buchanan.<\/p>\n

But no one can be careless like the rich. As the summer heats up, Nic finds herself tangled in a web of longing and ambition, betrayal and deceit. In a world where everyone is lying \u2013 about and to themselves \u2013 can Nic finally tell the truth?<\/p>\n

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Historical<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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A New Start for the Shop Girls by Rachel Brimble<\/strong><\/p>\n

1910, Bath, England<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Hardworking and whip smart, Elizabeth Pennington is the rightful heir of Bath\u2019s premier department store, Pennington\u2019s. But her father, Edward Pennington, believes his daughter lacks the business acumen to run his empire. He is resolute a man will succeed him.<\/p>\n

Determined to break from her father\u2019s hold and prove she is worthy of inheriting Pennington\u2019s, Elizabeth makes two lifelong friends in Esther and Cornelia \u2013 who both work in the store.<\/p>\n

She also forms an unlikely alliance with ambitious and charismatic master glove-maker Joseph Carter. They have the same goal: bring Pennington\u2019s into a new decade while embracing women\u2019s equality and progression. But, despite their best intentions, it is almost impossible not to mix business and pleasure\u2026<\/p>\n

Can Elizabeth, her friends, and the man she\u2019s increasingly falling in love with, thwart Edward Pennington\u2019s plans for the store? Or will Edward prove himself an unshakeable force who will ultimately ruin them all?<\/p>\n

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The Golden Hour by Kate Lord Brown<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Golden Hour<\/em>\u00a0is an epic dual timeline story which interweaves glory-seeking desert archaeologists, priceless treasures, Nefertiti\u2019s tomb and the decadent cabarets of WW2 Cairo with restless expat lives in bohemian Beirut.\u00a0<\/strong>
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Archaeologist Lucie Fitzgerald\u2019s mother is dying \u2013 she\u2019s also been lying. As her home, the \u2018Paris of the East\u2019, Beirut, teeters on the brink of war in the \u201870s, Polly Fitzgerald has one last story to tell from her deathbed.\u00a0 It\u2019s the story of her childhood best friend Juno and their life in 30s Cairo. Lucie travels home to be with her dying mother and discovers the truth about her family, Juno\u2019s work and their shared search for the greatest undiscovered tomb of all \u2013 Nefertiti\u2019s.\u00a0
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From the cities to the deserts, this transporting and moving story of a lost generation transformed by war is a study of great love and sacrifice in all its forms,\u00a0the perfect novel for fans of Santa Montefiore, Lucinda Riley and Victoria Hislop.<\/p>\n

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The Banned Books of Berlin by Daisy Wood<\/strong><\/p>\n

Berlin, 1933.\u00a0<\/strong>The night skies are burning bright with huge bonfires of banned books. The Nazi party is swelling in number and Berlin is no longer a safe place for young Freya.<\/p>\n

She can only watch on, horrified, as her beloved city falls to fascism \u2013 and the usually law-abiding Freya is forced to make a choice: continue being a bystander, or sacrifice herself to save the lives of others\u2026<\/p>\n

New York, present day<\/strong>. Maddie commutes home to her family to reset. Struggling to fully turn off from her work, she is surprised to come across a pre-war German diary amongst her Grandpa\u2019s things. And when she starts to dig into the diary, Maddie\u2019s shocked by what she finds.<\/p>\n

And so begins a journey that will take Maddie beyond America as she searches for the truth about Freya, and how she changed people\u2019s lives across the globe\u2026<\/p>\n

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An Orphan\u2019s dream by Judy Summers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Will her secret past threaten her dreams?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Liverpool, 1864.\u00a0<\/strong>When Jemima Jenkins\u2019s beloved Pa passes away leaving her orphaned, she is cruelly thrown out of her lodgings and dismissed from her cherished job as a schoolmistress.<\/p>\n

Offered a temporary home with her best friend Betty, Jemima is determined to avoid the workhouse and get back on her feet, even daring to hope about one day opening her own school for poor children.<\/p>\n

But when she uncovers a mysterious letter, revealing shocking revelations about her past, Jemima\u2019s plans are cast into doubt.<\/p>\n

Will Jemima\u2019s dreams come true or will the secret about who she really is jeopardise her one chance at finding happiness?<\/p>\n

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The Shopgirl of Ironbridge by Mollie Walton<\/strong><\/p>\n

Will she find love again?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ironbridge, 1892.<\/p>\n

When seventeen-year-old Maria Keay is offered an exciting job in a department store in Shrewsbury, she is determined to follow her dream, even if that means leaving behind her childhood sweetheart, Charlie.<\/p>\n

At first, Maria\u2019s new life is everything she dreamed it would be. Her new job is glamorous, and she even catches the eye of Oskar, a charming German chemistry student who makes several trips to her sales desk.<\/p>\n

But the true reality of shop work \u2013 with its long hours and low pay \u2013 soon takes its toll, and when her relationship with Oskar takes a dark and devastating turn, Maria must decide if moving away from home \u2013 and Charlie \u2013 was the right decision after all . . .<\/p>\n

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A Call to Home by Holly Green<\/strong><\/p>\n

Will she risk everything, to save those she loves most?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alix has always been on the side of the Resistance. Over two years of danger and suffering, she has continued the fight alongside her comrades in the Partisans. But while facing constant threat, her personal relationships, with Nikola \u2013 the man she was supposed to marry \u2013 and Drago, her lifelong friend, are complicated.<\/p>\n

Working with the rival Chetniks is Steve, the American pilot who is never far from Alix\u2019s mind. Despite wanting the same peaceful outcome, they remain on opposite sides.<\/p>\n

The hope of a reunion seems unlikely, but nothing is ever predictable in love and war\u2026<\/p>\n

Featuring characters from Holly Green\u2019s\u00a0Frontline Nurses<\/em>\u00a0series, this gripping new historical read spans Europe during World War Two. Fans of Amanda Lees and Fiona Valpy will love this captivating wartime romance.<\/p>\n

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No Greater Love by Margaret Dickinson<\/strong><\/p>\n

A troubled family. A young woman seeking refuge . . .<\/strong><\/p>\n

Derbyshire, 1904.\u00a0<\/strong>After a family tragedy and a broken engagement dramatically alter her circumstances, Lady Elizabeth Ingham seeks employment by training to be a nanny. Known only as Lizzie, she secures a post at Alstone-in-the-Dale Manor to care for a four-year-old boy, Charlie Spendlove, who badly needs her kindness and understanding.<\/p>\n

When Lizzie arrives at the manor, she is appalled at Charlie\u2019s condition. He is a little wild thing; his hair is a tangled mass of ringlets, and he does not speak but screams and kicks most of the time. The family and staff are at their wits\u2019 end and no one expects Lizzie to stay long.<\/p>\n

But with patience and love, Lizzie soon brings a change and the attitude of the staff towards her alters. As Charlie gradually improves, Lizzie begins to feel at home at Alstone-in-the-Dale Manor, and new love enters her life when she meets James, the master of the house\u2019s brother.<\/p>\n

But as the First World War looms and young men from the village begin to enlist \u2013 can Lizzie\u2019s new-found happiness withstand the hardships of war?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Book of Lost Children by Jenny O\u2019Brien<\/strong><\/p>\n

A wartime nurse risks everything to protect mothers and babies in Nazi-occupied Guernsey. Decades later, a hidden record reveals a devastating family truth. Based on a remarkable true story of one woman\u2019s extraordinary courage.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Guernsey, 1943.<\/strong>\u00a0As German forces tighten their grip on the Channel Islands, nurse Evelyn Nightingale guards a dangerous secret. Within the walls of the Emergency Hospital, she\u2019s hidden three babies from the enemy \u2013 children who would otherwise face a terrible fate. When a traumatized French woman arrives to give birth, Evelyn must risk everything \u2013 with consequences that will echo through the generations.<\/p>\n

Dublin, 2018<\/strong>. Still reeling from her mother\u2019s death, Kitty White is struggling to keep her family\u2019s antique shop afloat when a desperate woman arrives with an old violin to sell. Hidden in its dusty case, Kitty discovers a mysterious list of names that shatters her father\u2019s composure. Her search for answers leads her to Guernsey, where she is about to uncover a long-buried secret about her family\u2026<\/p>\n

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Romance<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Swept Away by Beth O\u2019Leary<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lost at sea . . . with your one-night stand
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Lexi\u00a0<\/strong>is looking for no-strings-attached fun with a stranger. She deserves one night for herself, doesn\u2019t she?<\/p>\n

Zeke\u00a0<\/strong>is looking for love. But for one night with a woman like Lexi, he\u2019ll break his rules . . .<\/p>\n

Sparks fly at the pub, one passionate kiss leads to another and they end up stumbling home to the marina together.<\/p>\n

The next morning, hungover and shaken by an amazing night together, Lexi is more than ready for Zeke to leave. There\u2019s just one small problem . . . the houseboat they stayed on has been swept out to sea.<\/p>\n

As their supplies start to run dangerously low, and the waves pick up, Zeke and Lexi soon realise there\u2019s much more on the line than their new relationship.<\/p>\n

How long can they really survive on a drifting houseboat in the North Sea? Will search and rescue find them? And who will they be if they both make it back to dry land?<\/p>\n

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The Folklore of Forever by Sarah Hogle<\/strong><\/p>\n

From the acclaimed author of\u00a0<\/strong>Old Flames and New Fortunes\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>comes\u00a0a steamy enemies-to-lovers romantasy about a paranormal skeptic who is roped into a ghost hunting romp by the charming boy next door . . . who might just show her what real fantasies are made of.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paranormal skeptic Zelda Tempest is hoping for a much-needed creativity boost for a new paranormal mystery novel. But despite the alleged magic of her hometown, Moonville, Ohio, she\u2019s as stuck as ever.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With two witch sisters,\u00a0not<\/em>\u00a0believing in magic is strange for a Tempest, but no one is more disappointed than Morgan Angelopoulos, the charming man next door. So, to cure her of her writer\u2019s block and her disbelief in magic, Morgan ropes her into a ghost-hunting romp, only for Zelda to discover something else entirely: bizarre, never-before-seen creatures that appear as ordinary pets to everyone else.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Curious about what else might be lurking in Moonville\u2019s woods, Zelda and Morgan embark on a quest to uncover the true magic that lies in their midsts . . . and perhaps, just maybe, they will find that the magic they\u2019re searching for has been with them all along.<\/p>\n

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Too Hot to Handle by Portia MacIntosh<\/strong><\/p>\n

One bachelorette party. One stag do. One double-booked villa and only one way to decide who gets it: a competition.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Workaholic Molly is buzzing when her best friend tells her she\u2019s getting married. As maid of honour Molly can\u2019t wait for the perfect bachelorette party in Spain. What could be better than a week in a stunning villa? Sun, sea, cocktails and gossiping \u2013 and best of all, no boys allowed. But when the hens arrive they discover that they are not alone. The villa has been accidentally double booked by a group of stags who make it very clear they\u2019re not leaving!<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a disaster, and no one wants to give up their place in paradise. Attempts at compromising fail instantly, so their only option is to have a winner takes all competition. Battle lines are drawn and it is girls v boys \u2013 but will the competition be too hot to handle?<\/p>\n

As their rivalry heats up, and Molly finds herself gravitating towards stag Travis, it\u2019s clear that he\u2019s enjoying the attention \u2013 but Molly can\u2019t let herself get distracted, and under no circumstances can she fall for the enemy.<\/p>\n

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Flirting Lessons by Jasmine Guillory<\/strong><\/p>\n

Avery Jensen<\/strong>\u00a0is almost thirty, newly single and ready for a change. She wants to get a hobby, date around (especially women) and flirt with everyone she sees. One problem: she has next to no experience when it comes to dating, and even less confidence.<\/p>\n

Enter\u00a0Taylor Cameron<\/strong>, champion heartbreaker. She just broke up with her most recent girlfriend and her best friend bet that she can\u2019t go two months without sleeping with someone. So, she offers to give Avery flirting lessons. It should keep her nice and busy, keep her away from dating and take her mind off how inadequate she feels compared to her (much more settled and grown-up) friends.<\/p>\n

With Taylor\u2019s help, Avery finally has the life she always wanted. But now she wants Taylor too. And, as their mutual attraction becomes impossible to ignore, both women must decide if acting on these feelings could ruin the best thing they\u2019ve ever had, or if it could make it even better.<\/p>\n

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Wildest Dreams by LJ Shen<\/strong><\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd25\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>He\u2019ll protect his best friend\u2019s baby sister from anything . . . other than himself.\u00a0\ud83d\udd25<\/em><\/p>\n

Rhyland<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dylan Casablancas is a forbidden fruit, undeniably delicious, but one bite just might kill you. She\u2019s my best friend\u2019s baby sister, a single mom, and a royal pain in the ass.<\/p>\n

When Little Miss Baggage moves downstairs to house-sit her brother\u2019s Manhattan apartment, my potential business partner mistakes us as a couple.<\/p>\n

He wants a family guy. I want access to his billions. And Dylan? She needs a big, burly guy to scare off her loser ex.<\/p>\n

But pretending to be engaged to the feisty girl next door gets messy when I take a bite of the illicit apple. What can I say? I\u2019m an instant gratification kind of guy.<\/p>\n

We made a deal to walk out of each other\u2019s lives once my contract is signed. The only problem? She might take my heart with her when she leaves.<\/p>\n

Dylan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rhyland Coltridge is out of the question. Unless the question is: \u201cWho\u2019s the biggest man-whore you\u2019ve ever met?\u201d<\/p>\n

Hedonistic. Wild card. Utterly corrupt. And those are just the traits the jerk prides himself on.<\/p>\n

My life is too messy for a boyfriend. Even if it wasn\u2019t, Rhyland would be the last man I\u2019d consider. He is supposed to be my ticket out of this nightmare.<\/p>\n

But he\u2019s fast becoming my wildest, most dangerous dream.<\/p>\n

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The Suitcase Swap by Lish McBride<\/strong><\/p>\n

They\u2019ve got each other\u2019s bags. Will they find each other\u2019s hearts?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sophie isn\u2019t going to let a little thing like divorce stop her from flying to New York to see her family.
Mike isn\u2019t going to let a little thing like losing his wife stop him from flying to New York for work.
The one thing they both know for certain is that they\u2019re done with love: they\u2019re too old, too tired, too lonely for any of it.<\/p>\n

But life has other plans\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

And when the luggage carousel at JFK airport decides to give them each the wrong suitcase, they agree that a friendly dinner in the big apple won\u2019t do any harm.
After all, love stories come when you least expect them \u2013 and if his briefcase and her sunshine yellow bag got mixed up, who\u2019s to say their hearts can\u2019t get mixed up too?<\/p>\n

So begins a love story of second chances and connection later in life, all set against the backdrop of New York City\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

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What if I Never Get Over You by Paige Toon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three days to fall in love. Six years to try to forget.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ellie didn\u2019t expect to fall in love while travelling in Europe. But she also didn\u2019t expect to meet a man like Ash.<\/p>\n

Three blistering days in Lisbon is all it takes to form an unforgettable connection \u2013 deep enough for them to plan to meet again in Madrid. But Ellie arrives late, and Ash is nowhere to be found.<\/p>\n

Six years later, the memory of Ash and their time together still burns deeply in Ellie\u2019s heart. She hopes that her dream job as a gardener on a grand estate in Wales will bring the fresh start she desperately needs.<\/p>\n

But when Ash unexpectedly crashes back into her life, Ellie is forced to question if the universe has other plans\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Wish You Were Here by Alex Brown<\/strong><\/p>\n

Your perfect escape awaits! Three friends. Two secrets. And a holiday to remember forever.<\/p>\n

Deedee<\/strong>\u00a0Merriman loves her job running a travel agency but with turnover down and a big birthday fast approaching she\u2019s thinking about the next chapter of her life and the changes she wants to make.<\/p>\n

Determined to stay vibrant and keep a youthful outlook on life she invites her friends,\u00a0Gina<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Rosie<\/strong>\u00a0to celebrate with her in New York, one of her favourite places and where she feels closest to her late husband,\u00a0Joe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

On arrival, there\u2019s a surprise, secret gift in store for Deedee of a small, ramshackle beach house in the beautiful Hamptons where Joe spent his childhood. But the house isn\u2019t the only secret and discovering the truth will change everything\u2026.<\/p>\n

Wish You Were Here<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is an emotional, romantic story about female friendship and finding love after loss in the city that never sleeps and the sand dunes with stunning sunsets of the Hamptons.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Any Trope But You by Victoria Lavine<\/strong><\/p>\n

Popular romance author Margot Bradley has a secret: she doesn\u2019t believe in Happily Ever Afters. Not for herself, not for her readers, not even for her characters. When a super-fan leaks this to the world, Margot is dropped faster than you can say \u2018enemies-to-lovers.\u2019<\/p>\n

Her sister thinks she needs a change of scene and sends Margot off to a remote Alaskan cabin on a writing retreat that could be the perfect chance to say goodbye to romcoms and write something new \u2013 maybe swap meet-cutes for murder mysteries? But then she meets the handsome owner, Forrest:<\/p>\n

She\u2019s a\u00a0city girl<\/strong>; he\u2019s a\u00a0lumberjack<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 of course he is.
He\u2019s\u00a0grumpy<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 wait, is she\u00a0sunshine<\/strong>? Oh no.
At least there\u2019s no forced proximity<\/strong>.
But that snowstorm\u00a0is<\/em>\u00a0heading straight for their cabin\u2026<\/p>\n

As one trope after another draws them together over long snowy nights, one thing is clear: Margot and Forrest have landed in a romance novel of their very own. But will they each be able to overcome their fears, or risk becoming another of Margot\u2019s Happily Never Afters themselves\u2026<\/p>\n

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Meet Me Under the Clock by Jo Lovett <\/strong><\/p>\n

Sometimes love happens when you least expect it\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

When Nadia and Tom are both unceremoniously stood up by their dates under the clock at Waterloo Station, fate throws them together in the most unusual of circumstances.<\/p>\n

What starts as a brilliant story for future dinner parties soon turns into a wonderful friendship, and both Tom and Nadia realise they\u2019ve found the perfect partner in crime.<\/p>\n

Tired of dating but always needing a plus one for weddings, parties, and the like, they agree to fake date each other. But as their pretend relationship starts to feel more real, Nadia and Tom begin to wonder if there\u2019s more to their connection than convenience.<\/p>\n

Could the relationship they\u2019ve been faking be the one they\u2019ve been waiting for all along?<\/p>\n

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Crushing It by Thea Lawrence<\/strong><\/p>\n

Abigail King<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is a young and ambitious postdoctoral researcher in Emerald Bay University\u2019s sociology department.<\/p>\n

As a child, she was exceptional: graduated high school at 16, sailed through university, and earned a doctorate at 23. But as an adult, Abi\u2019s found she hasn\u2019t accomplished nearly as much as she thought she would.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s chronically single, lives in a tiny apartment, the job she loves is about to be axed due to budget cuts, and to top it all off? She just got invited to her ten-year reunion hosted by her high school bully\u2026 and her ex-fianc\u00e9.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s a girl to do?<\/p>\n

Ask your best friend to be your fake fianc\u00e9 on a two-week road trip across Canada, of course!<\/p>\n

Logan Flynn<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is one of Emerald Bay\u2019s best and brightest professors in the Sociology department who has followed in his late father\u2019s footsteps. At 36, he\u2019s published books, papers, and even traveled the world discussing his research on medically assisted death.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s got it all: a gorgeous house, friends and a job he loves, a surplus of mismatched socks, and a great horror movie collection\u2026<\/p>\n

But the one thing he doesn\u2019t have is Abigail King.<\/p>\n

When she asks him to be her fake fianc\u00e9 and embark on a two-week road trip through Canada, he doesn\u2019t hesitate to say yes. After all, he\u2019d do anything for her\u2014 even if traveling in close quarters means their complicated history rears its head\u2026<\/p>\n

And faking it becomes more difficult than either of them could imagine.<\/p>\n

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Passion Project by London Sperry<\/strong><\/p>\n

If your twenties are supposed to be the best years of your life, Bennet Taylor is failing miserably . . . with a big emphasis on the\u00a0miserable<\/em>. Where\u2019s that zest she keeps hearing about? She\u2019s a temp worker in New York City with no direction, no future, and no social life.\u00a0And at the painful center of this listlessness is grief over the death of her first love.<\/p>\n

When Bennet runs into Henry Adams just hours after standing him up for a first date, she makes an alcohol-fueled confession: She\u2019s not ready to date. In fact, it\u2019s been years since she felt passion for something. Not even pottery, or organized sports\u2014not anything. Rather than leaving her to ruminate, Henry jumps at the opportunity for adventure:\u00a0Bennet needs to find a\u00a0passion\u00a0for life, and Henry will help her find it. Every Saturday, they\u2019ll try something new in New York City. As\u00a0friends<\/em>, of course.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

As their \u201cpassion\u00a0project\u201d continues, the pair tackle everything from carpentry to tattooing to rappelling off skyscrapers, and Bennet feels her guarded exterior ebbing away.\u00a0But as secrets surface, Bennet has to decide what she wants, and if she\u2019s truly ready to move on.\u00a0With emotional resonance and sparkling banter,\u00a0Passion Project<\/em>\u00a0is a fun, flirty, thoughtful story of finding a spark\u2014and igniting happiness.<\/p>\n

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The Way We Collide by Tia Louise<\/strong><\/p>\n

Football is my life. I\u2019m not interested in marriage or babies or poopy diapers. Yet here I am, standing in front of a judge saying \u201cI do,\u201d with a six-month-old on my hip and an aspiring storm-chaser on my arm.<\/p>\n

From the time I was a little boy, sleeping with my head on a football, I\u2019ve had one goal: carrying on the Bradford-family legacy.<\/p>\n

Our famous father trained all my older brothers and me to be star athletes just like him, but seven years later, I\u2019m the only one still focused on the game.<\/p>\n

Until Raven Gale storms into my life.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s smart, sassy, curves for days, and lightning in the sack. When I met her at my little sister\u2019s wedding we bonded immediately over our dedication to our dreams, our determination to let nothing stop us, and our insatiable, all-night,\u00a0barrier-busting\u00a0<\/em>chemistry.<\/p>\n

A baby girl is a surprise neither of us expected, but Raven has a plan. We\u2019ll have a quickie marriage to secure her trust fund, be together three months tops, then shake hands and walk away.<\/p>\n

The only problem is with every late night I spend chatting with my wife or consummating our marriage (which we both agreed was a bad idea<\/em>) or rocking my baby girl to sleep or yes, even changing poopy diapers, the stronger our bond grows.<\/p>\n

It never rains in California, there\u2019s no football (for me<\/em>) in south Alabama, but when you collide with a cyclone, everything changes, including what you thought were your plans.<\/p>\n

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Wicked Love by Willow Aster<\/strong><\/p>\n

A sexy, small town, grumpy sunshine, single dad, sports romance from USA Today Bestselling Author Willow Aster<\/strong><\/p>\n

I fell in love with his little girl first.<\/p>\n

From the moment nine-year-old Becca Fox and I hugged, it was like we\u2019d known each other forever. Precocious, sweet, and kind, I just knew this little girl was exceptional. Her dad, though? Not so much.<\/p>\n

Bowie Fox checks every box in the looks department\u2014rugged, intense, and the kind of man who makes you forget how to breathe\u2014but his personality? About as warm as a snowstorm.<\/p>\n

That is, until we\u2019re seated together at his best friend\u2019s wedding, and then\u2026we dance.<\/p>\n

For hours.<\/p>\n

Beneath that gruff and hard exterior, I catch glimpses of a man who wants to let loose and enjoy life.<\/p>\n

After the wedding, when a hotel mixup leaves me without a room and stranded in Landmark Mountain, Bowie invites me to stay in his room. In his bed.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s innocent at first. Until it\u2019s not. A sizzling one-night stand for the books. Then I wake up alone and when I see him at breakfast, he is as distant as ever.<\/p>\n

Bowie lets me know his life revolves around Becca, his teammates, and football. He makes it perfectly clear that there is no room for anyone else\u2014especially the bubbly coach of his daughter.<\/p>\n

As much as our paths keep crossing, I know the broody linebacker isn\u2019t ever planning on falling for me, but when I find out I am pregnant\u2014I wonder, Can he fall for us?<\/p>\n

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Empty Net by Teagan Hunter<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have two goals this season:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Stop enough pucks to get the Seattle Serpents to the playoffs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Don\u2019t fall for my fake fianc\u00e9e.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When Lilah Maddison\u2019s mother keeps trying to set her up on dates she\u2019s not interested in, she blurts out that she\u2019s already seeing someone. The problem? She\u2019s single.<\/p>\n

So, I step in to help and agree to pretend to be her boyfriend for an event. But when things go awry, we\u2019re no longer just dating-we\u2019re engaged. Now, I have to find a way to keep her family off her back and our team in a playoff spot, all without falling in love with Lilah, which seems more impossible with each passing day.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s funny, driven, drop-dead gorgeous, and not afraid to make the first move. I know we\u2019re playing a dangerous game, yet I can\u2019t stop myself from having feelings I definitely shouldn\u2019t be having, especially not for my fake fianc\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s my job to block, make saves, and keep the puck out of my own net, but this might be one match I can\u2019t win\u2026and I might not want to.<\/p>\n

Back to Index<\/a><\/p>\n

So that\u2019s all for this week.<\/p>\n

Happy Reading!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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