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A A Gill

Andrew Swanston read law at Cambridge, but was inspired to write by his lifelong interest in early modern history. His Thomas Hill novels – The King’s Spy, The King’s Exile and The King’s Return – are set against the backdrops of the English Civil War, Cromwell’s Commonwealth and the early Restoration respectively. He is also the author of Waterloo: The Bravest Man and Beautiful Star and Other Stories. His first historical thriller set during the reign of Elizabeth I – Incendium (published in paperback as The Incendium Plot) – introduced readers to the academic, lawyer and intelligencer Dr Christopher Radcliff, whose adventures continue in Chaos. Andrew Swanston lives in Surrey.

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A E Langsford

A G Hopkins

A. J. BAIME is the New York Times best-selling author of The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War and Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans. Both books are in development for major motion pictures. Baime is a longtime regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal, and his articles have also appeared in the New York Times, Popular Science, and Men’s Journal. He lives in Granite Bay, California. Visit him at facebook.com/ajbaime and trumanbook.com.

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A J Jacobs

A J P Taylor

Anthony James Pollard is a British medieval historian, specialising in the fifteenth century and in particular the Wars of the Roses. A leading authority in the field, he is profesor emeritus of Teesside University. His books include North-Eastern England during the Wars of the Roses, Richard III and the Princes in theTower, Imagining Robin Hood: the Late Medieval Stories in Historical Context and Warwick the kingmaker: Politics, Power and Fame.

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A J Rochester

A K Benjamin is a clinical neuropsychologist and the author of Let Me Not Be Mad: A Story of Unravelling Minds.

A K Benjamin

A. L. Berridge read English at Oxford, and taught for ten years before moving into television, where her production credits range from period drama and thrillers to long-running soaps. She has written two previous novels, Top Ten besteller Honour and the Sword and In the Name of the King. Into the Valley of Death is her third novel.

A L Berridge

Alison Gaylin's first job was as a reporter for a celebrity tabloid, which sparked a lifelong interest in writing about people committing despicable acts. More than a decade later, she wrote and published her Edgar-nominated first novel, HIDE YOUR EYES. 
 
She's since published nine more books, including the USA Today and international bestselling Brenna Spector suspense series, which has been nominated for the Edgar, Anthony and Thriller awards and won the Shamus award. 
 
She lives in upstate New York with her husband, daughter, cat and dog.

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A P Wavell

A.S. Webb is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Daughter of Chaos, the first instalment of The Dark Pantheon Trilogy. She is inspired by stories rooted in history and mythology, that push the boundaries of imagination and urge us to reflect on what it means to be human.

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A. A. Dhand is the author of six previous novels, and has been shortlisted for the CWA Steel Dagger Award. His DI Harry Virdee novels are currently being adapted for TV by the BBC. He was raised in Bradford and spent his youth observing the city from behind the counter of a small convenience store. After qualifying as a pharmacist, he worked in London and travelled extensively before returning to Bradford to start his own business and begin writing. The history, diversity and darkness of the city have inspired all his novels. For more information about A. A. Dhand and his books, follow him on X @aadhand, and on Instagram @aa_dhand.

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A. B. Poranek grew up sharing her time between Ontario, Canada and rural Poland, and eventually completed a veterinary degree at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences. A lover of mythology and history, she enjoys exploring both in her writing. Her debut novel, Where the Dark Stands Still, an instant New York Times bestseller, is an ode to Poland's folktales, while A Treachery of Swans transports readers to a world inspired by 17th century France.

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A. Bradley

Professor A. C. Grayling is Principal of the New College of the Humanities at Northeastern University, London, and a Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. He has written and edited over thirty books on philosophy, history, science and current affairs. For several years he wrote columns for the Guardian newspaper and The Times and was the chairman of the 2014 Man Booker Prize.

A. C. Grayling

A.D. Miller is the author of Snowdrops, The Earl of Petticoat Lane and The Faithful Couple. Snowdrops was a bestseller and was shortlisted for many prizes including the Man Booker and the CWA Gold Dagger. It was translated into 25 languages. As Moscow Correspondent of The Economist A.D. Miller has travelled across the former Soviet Union and covered the Orange Revolution in Ukraine; he is now the magazine’s Culture Editor based in London. 
 
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A. Humphreys

A. Igoni Barrett was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, in 1979 and lives in Lagos. He is a winner of the 2005 BBC World Service short story competition, the recipient of a Chinua Achebe Center Fellowship, a Norman Mailer Center Fellowship, and a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency. His short story collection, Love is Power, or Something Like That, was published in 2013. In 2014 he was named on the Africa39 list of sub-Saharan African writers under 40. Blackass is his first novel.

A. Igoni Barrett

The short life of A.J.A. Symons (1900-41) was described by his biographer as an intricate and largely harmless confidence trick. His many interests included the collection of musical boxes and rare books as well as the study and practice of forgery; they left him time to edit an anthology of Edwardian verse and compose studies of H.M. Stanley and other notable figures. He is remembered for The Quest for Corvo, one of the most remarkable biographies ever written, and for co-founding the Wine and Food Society.

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Emily Rath

The Lady has an offer. 
 
The Vicar has a Confession. 
 
Lady Madeline Blair is on a mission. Her eccentric late aunt left her a small fortune with one condition: to claim it, Madeline must marry by New Year's Eve… which is now only three weeks away! An invitation to spend Christmas at Alcott Hall provides the perfect chance to snag herself an unsuspecting beau. She will be generous with her inheritance; on the condition he agrees never to claim his rights as her husband. 
 
Five years ago, Charles Bray left Finchley and never looked back. It was too painful to dwell in the past. So, when duty calls him home, he returns, heart heavy, to a town full of ghosts. Seeking any distraction, he sparks an unlikely friendship with a quiet young lady who makes him a surprising offer too good to refuse. 
 
And then there's John . . .

Alcott Hall

James Corbin, Viscount Finchley, has two goals: guarantee his brother George gets married, and ensure his best friend Burke does not... at least not to the gorgon that is Lady Olivia Rutledge. 
 
Burke is fully onboard with this plan. Together with their friend Renley, the gentlemen concoct an elaborate ruse designed to set Burke free from his matrimonial snare. 
 
George is finally engaged, but as the day of his wedding approaches, secrets from their past emerge, threatening each of their futures. Can James survive his brother's debauchery? Can Burke survive the social politics threatening to confine him? Can Renley… survive? 
 
Rosalie Harrow, a young lady without family, fortune, or title, tears through their lives with plans of her own: save Burke from the altar, save Renley from the ghosts that haunt him, and save James from himself. 
 
For love of Rosalie, the gentlemen must prove willing to try anything, risk anything, and be anything she needs.

His Grace, The Duke

Keri Lake

After watching my mother succumb to a mysterious illness, I promised myself two things: I’d find the cure for what ravaged her—and leave the godforsaken city where she abandoned me. 
 
Four years later, I receive an acceptance letter from Dracadia University, a secluded, prestigious school on an island off the coast of Maine. Legends say it’s haunted by the exiled souls of long-dead patients. 
 
But the ghosts aren’t even its most daunting peculiarity. 
 
Devryck Bramwell, known on campus as Doctor Death, is my devastatingly handsome professor. He loathes first-years like me—yet his dark gaze tells me all the ways he’d devour me if given the chance, and his stolen kisses burn with forbidden jealousy. Together, we’re a toxic disaster waiting to be exposed. 
 
And when the truth surfaces, we may be the ones to resurrect Dracadia’s most depraved secret.

Nocticadia

Allie Oleander

Anything goes in the woods… 
 
Drowning in student loan debt, Claire Collins is about to be made an offer she can’t refuse: spend thirty days indulging corporate lawyer Shane Underwood’s primal desires in exchange for $30,000. All she has to do is give him the hunt of his life. 
 
Claire’s perfectly happy to swap her boring summer serving job for wild, kinky sex. But once they cross the tree line, she realizes how little she knows about the man paying her to be his prey. 
 
Shane is different in the woods. Brutal. Devastating. Feral. 
 
That’s okay with Claire—she is, too. And she’s sinking her teeth a little deeper into Shane’s heart every time he catches her.

Willing Prey

Rosalie Harrow is unmarried, near destitute and faces two choices: snag a wealthy gentleman or take a position as a governess. But headstrong Rosalie sees both futures as a kind of cage. 
 
When Rosalie receives an invitation to Alcott Hall, she believes she’s there to meet the Dowager Duchess of Norland, the mysterious childhood friend of her late mother. Instead, Rosalie is thrust in the middle of a house party of eligible high society ladies all desperate to win the hand of the new, conveniently single duke. 
 
And then there’s the other gentlemen… 
 
Lord James is the duke’s younger brother. 
 
Lieutenant Renley is begrudgingly searching for a bride. 
 
And the tempestuous Mr. Burke, who irks Rosalie to no end. 
 
The clock is ticking until the Michaelmas Ball, when the duke will announce his bride. Marriage is a trap and Rosalie will not be easily snared…but that doesn’t mean she can’t enjoy the chase while it lasts.

Beautiful Things

Harper L. Woods

“There is no end for you and I, Witchling.” 
 
For hundreds of years, the Coven has presided over Hollow’s Grove University, their skeletal fingers grasping for control over the witches who pass through the gates. 
 
Now, after a bloody and violent coup, Willow Madizza must come to terms with the role she was forced to play in the Coven’s demise. 
 
And face the demons she has unwittingly unleashed upon the world. 
 
Preparing to fight for the future of the Coven, Willow has no choice but to ally with Gray, the man who betrayed her and her fellow witches. Even through her fury at the bargain that binds her to Gray, Willow can’t ignore the soul-deep connection between them. And together, their magic could have the power to right centuries of wrongs . . .

The Cursed

“Your destiny is not to do what is right. Your destiny is to destroy us all.” 
 
Willow Madizza never thought she’d accept a place at Hollow’s Grove University, the secret and prestigious institution where the best and brightest of her fellow witches learn to wield their magic. 
 
But Willow has reasons for being at Hollow’s Grove beyond the education it offers. Raised to be a weapon against the Coven that presides over the University, she must find the bones of her ancestors in order to reclaim the magic that is her destiny. 
 
Her only obstacle is Alaric Grayson Thorne, the University’s beautiful and infuriating Headmaster. Gray is ruthless, manipulative, dangerous – he represents everything Willow has been taught to despise. But despite their mutual loathing, Gray understands Willow better than anyone, and he might just be the key to unlocking her full power . . .

The Coven

Jilly Cooper

Brooding hero Jake Lovell, under whose magic hands even the most difficult horse or woman is charmed, is driven by his loathing of the dashing darling of the show ring, Rupert Campbell-Black. Having pinched each other’s horses and drunk their way around the capitals of Europe, the feud between the two men finally erupts with devastating consequences at the Los Angeles Olympics . . . 
 
A classic bestseller, Riders takes the lid off international show jumping, a sport where the brave horses are almost human, but the humans behave like animals. 
 
‘Sex and horses: who could ask for more?’ Sunday Telegraph

Riders

The classic book from the Sunday Times bestselling author

RuNyx

A BRAND NEW DARK ACADEMIA ROMANCE FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTELLING AUTHOR OF GOTHIKANA AND TIKTOK SENSATION THE DARK VERSE. 
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'A slow burn tension that builds until you feel like you’re choking on it' 5* Reader Review 
'Dark academia. Secret societies. Enemies to lovers. Perfection. ' 5* Reader Review 
'Fast pace, spicy, mysterious' 5* Reader Review 
 
Love. Lies. Obsession. A Tale of Dark Romance. 
 
Salem Salazar is the black sheep of her wealthy family. Plagued by scandal, she enrols at the elite Mortimer University to find out what happened to her perfect, missing older sister Olivia. There, she soon discovers Olivia is only one of many girls who have disappeared at Mortimer, and vows to uncover the dark forces responsible. Even if it means using herself as bait. 
 
And Cazimir van der Waal has caught her scent. Caz may look as though he was carved by the Gods, but he also has a dark past, a hidden agenda, and a ravenous appetite for a beautiful, golden-eyed girl. But whilst Caz is obsessed with Salem, he is far from the most dangerous thing at Mortimer. 
 
As Salem and Caz’s investigations intertwine, their undeniable chemistry ignites a passionate bond. Can they uncover the truth before it consumes them both? 
 
Tropes: 
 
*Dark academia romance 
*Steamy suspense 
*Rivals to lovers 
*Secret societies 
*Forbidden love 
 
Readers and authors are obsessed with RuNyx: 
 
'RuNyx is one of a kind' Hannah Grace 
'One of the best books I have ever read' 5* Reader Review 
'This dark academia romance is pulsing with heat, darkness and mystery' LJ Shen 
'This book had me hooked from the first page to the last' 5* Reader Review 
'Everything RuNyx touches is a masterpiece' * Reader Review

Enigma

Mary Gaitskill

A writer engulfed by a new obsession, an occasional sex-worker, a runaway, a teenager entering the workplace: these four tales of desire and dislocation explore the rough edges of relationships and the inner lives of women negotiating their precarious place in the world. In these coolly compelling and quietly devastating stories, Gaitskill evokes with razor-sharp precision the pleasure, pain, fear and longing that haunt modern life.

Secretary

Colette

Writer Colette’s classic works brought to life in a unique audio collection 
Listen for the first time to this stunning collection of five of Colette’s most celebrated works, compiled and created by BBC Radio. French author and woman of letters, Colette is best known for her 1944 novella Gigi, which became the stage musical launching the career of Audrey Hepburn. Known for her frank, direct and honest way of writing about women and female friendships, Colette’s stories champion the female perspective and all feature strong women protagonists. Considered immoral and shocking at the time, her works are now cherished as a fresh insight into the female experience of the era and she is celebrated for the sheer quality of her writing. This exclusive collection includes, Gigi, Cheri, Claudine at School, The Vagabond and Sido and features performances from Lindsay Duncan (Sherlock, Starter for 10, Doctor Who), Paul Ritter (Friday Night Dinner), Frances Barber, Brigit Forsyth and Dame Peggy Ashcroft. Also included is a bonus edition of In Our Time, hosted by Melvyn Bragg as he and guests discuss Colette, her life, her works and her significant cultural impact.In the classic Gigi, we follow the story of a young woman in Paris, who is being groomed by her grandmother for the life of a courtesan. Cheri is a semi-autobiographical story following an enduring love affair between a courtesan and a man half her age. Claudine at School Heavy with erotic over tones, this full cast dramatisation explores the life of the enchanting Claudine as she navigates her journey to womanhood. The Vagabond tells the story of a divorcée dancer in a Paris music hall, she is pursued by a wealthy admirer. Will she allow herself to fall in love a second time?Finally, Dame Peggy Ashcroft narrates Sido, based on Colette’s memories of her own mother.Text copyright © Colette 1900 (Claudine at School), 1910 (Vagabond), 1920 (Cheri), 1929 (Sido), 1944 (Gigi)Gigi Translated from the French and adapted by Barbara Bray 
Produced by Raymond RaikesCast: Margaret Robertson, Margaret Rawlings, Carol Marsh, Robert Hardy, Hilda Kriseman, Ian Thompson, Isabel JeansCheriDirected by Pauline HarrisCast: Lindsay Duncan, Joseph Millson, Frances Barber, Brigit Forsyth, Laura Harding, Conrad Nelson, Judith DavisClaudine at SchoolAdapted by Yvonne MitchellProduced and directed by Liane AukinCast: Fidelis Morgan, Rosalind Adams, Anne Rosenfeld, Jean Rogers, Nigel Lambert, Diana Bishop, Joan Matheson, Carole Hayman, Haydn Jones, Pamela Moiseiwitsch, Shane Briant,Michael Harbour, Peter Howell, Timothy Bateson, Edward KelseyThe VagabondDramatised by Charlotte CoryDirected by Mary PeateCast: Clare Higgins, Paul Ritter, Allan Corduner, David Thorpe, Jasmine HydeSido Abridged by B. J. SalmonRead by Dame Peggy AshcroftIn our Time – ColettePresented by Melvyn Bragg.Text copyright © Colette 1900 (Claudine at School), 1910 (Vagabond), 1920 (Cheri), 1929 (Sido), 1944 (Gigi)©2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Colette: Gigi, Cheri and more

A BBC Radio Drama Collection

Paisley Hope

Forbidden romance and sexy cowboys. . . Escape to the Wild West with the steamy new grumpy x sunshine small town cowboy romance from the Sunday Times bestseller that will leave you breathless. . .Perfect for fans of Elsie Silver and Lucy Score 
 
'The banter, the tension, the emotion - I’m obsessed' *****Reader Review 
'Perfect in every way, where can I order myself an Ashby man?!' *****Reader Review‘The SPICE! Is written incredibly. . .(and hot as hell)’ ******Reader Review 
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Wade Ashby is the grumpiest cowboy I’ve ever met. He also happens to be my boss and the hottest man in Southern America. 
 
It’s been my dream to train a horse on route the Kentucky derby for as long as I can remember. So when the opportunity to work at the Silver Pines ranch presented itself, I grabbed it by the horns. 
 
Being the best horse trainer in Kentucky was my only priority. Until I accidentally slept with my boss. 
Now, I can’t think of anything but him. 
 
And once I start tearing down his walls, there’s no going back. 
 
Because the only way he’ll open up his heart again is if it stays that way forever. 
 
Tropes: 
Small town cowboy romance 
Grumpy Cowboy MMC x Sunshine FMC 
Forced proximity (Boss x Employee) 
One bed 
Found family 
__________________________Readers cannot get enough of the Silver Pines series: 
 
'Paisley Hope knows how to write a cowboy you'll be dreaming of long after the book ends!' *****reader review'I struggle to find the words to explain how much I love this book' *****reader review'Paisley Hope has me in a chokehold with the Silver Pines series!' *****reader review'This has everything I love and more!!' *****reader review'I loved all the characters interactions with one another and I'm super excited to see what comes next' *****reader review'Cowboys and banter and steam. . . oh my' *****reader review'If you haven’t started your cowboy era yet, PLEASE saddle up and read Silver Pines!' *****reader review'Genuinely such a fun book, and had me smiling the entire time' *****reader review'From the moment I read the first page I just knew this book was going to be amazing. I went into this book with high hopes and my expectations were just exceeded' *****reader review'I’m telling you this is going to be the next big cowboy series' *****reader review

Training the Heart

Ivy Fairbanks

The unmissable TikTok sensation! The perfect opposites attract, grumpy x sunshine romance to fall in love with this summer. 
 
He has to marry by his thirty-fifth birthday. She’s sworn off love… 
 
Painfully shy Callum Flannelly would rather dive into an open grave than take a stranger to dinner. But he can only inherit the family undertaking business under one condition: He must marry before his thirty-fith birthday. Texan animator Lark Thompson moved to Galway, Ireland, to restart her life and career, not be reminded of losing her husband by moving in next to a funeral home. 
 
But when she learns of Callum’s dilemma, Lark’s certain she can help him find The One, even if she’s sworn off love herself. Though as the dating project progresses and Lark spends more time with straight-laced, sarcastic Callum, he starts to crack the ice around her grieving heart. And the more joy that vivacious Lark brings to Callum’s grey existence, the less he can imagine letting her return to Texas.

Morbidly Yours

Forbidden romance and sexy cowboys... Escape to the Wild West with the first book in the steamy small town cowboy romance series that will leave you breathless from the Sunday Times bestselling author... Perfect for fans of the Chestnut Springs series by Elsie Silver. 
 
'I loved it!' Marian Keyes, Sunday Times bestselling author of Grown Ups 
'The spice was immaculate' *****Reader review 
'My favourite book of the year!!' *****Reader review 
_____________________________Nash Carter. Retired ice hockey player and part time cowboy. Also my brother’s best friend and therefore strictly off limits. 
 
Despite the fact he can’t stop staring at me like I’m his favourite snack. And I . . . like it? 
 
After finally escaping the toxic relationship that consumed most of my adult life, I thought I’d sworn off men. 
 
Then Nash hired me to work for him. And somehow we ended up spending the night together. 
 
It was only supposed to happen once. But now that I’ve had a taste, there’s no way I’m walking away. 
 
All I have to do to give us a shot? Take a deep breathe and let go of the reins. . . 
 
Tropes:<ul><li>Cowboy Romance</li><li>Small Town Romance</li><li>Brother's Best Friend</li><li>He Falls First</li><li>Protective MMC</li></ul>_____________________________ 
 
Readers cannot get enough of Holding the Reins: 
 
'Best brother best friend I've ever read!!!' 
 
'I loved all the characters interactions with one another and I'm super excited to see what comes next' 
 
'Now THAT is how you do a #brothersbestfriendromance' 
 
'This has everything I love and more!!' 
 
'If you haven’t started your cowboy era yet, PLEASE saddle up and read Holding The Reins!' 
 
'Genuinely such a fun book, and had me smiling the entire time' 
 
'From the moment I read the first page I just knew this book was going to be amazing. I went into this book with high hopes and my expectations were just exceeded' 
 
'Hot as hell!' 
'I’m telling you this is going to be the next big cowboy series'

Holding the Reins

Penelope Douglas

On the other side of town are five brothers. . . 
 
Macon is the oldest. I've never seen him smile. 
 
Army is a single dad with beautiful green eyes. 
 
Iron will be in prison soon. 
 
Dallas is the one I hate. 
 
Trace used to be mine. 
 
I need to go home. Away from the swamps and these men. I’ll leave tomorrow. Tonight I'll crash on the couch tonight. 
 
Everyone is asleep. Except for one. He sees me crying. I let him wrap his arms around my body and hold me. 
 
I don’t think it was Trace. 
 
Which means it was another brother. 
 
I don’t know who, but I can’t help but want him to hold me again. . .

Five Brothers

Jilly Cooper's legendary hero returns! 
 
Rupert Campbell-Black, all-conquering racehorse owner-trainer and handsomest man in England, is in the darkest of places. His adored wife, Taggie, is about to undergo chemotherapy. His beloved leading stallion has been assassinated. 
 
Now his daughter Bianca is badgering him to buy into a failing local football club, Searston Rovers, so he can sign up her superstar striker boyfriend, Feral Jackson, and he and Bianca can return home from Perth to look after Taggie. 
 
Rupert dislikes football and his first impressions of Searston are distinctly unfavourable. But as their new and indelibly competitive Chairman, he won’t stand for anything less than an Everest climb to the top of the Premier League. 
 
With the help of the club’s ravishing and adorable secretary, Tember West, and his sassy Press Officer, Dora Belvedon, he becomes increasingly fond of his riotous mix of players, despite bawling them out whenever they face defeat. 
 
Rupert’s explosive arrival at Searston causes outrage, so the fights are as furious off the field as on – particularly when glamorous WAGS flood in to stir up trouble and lust after Rupert… 
 
Nor do the rival local football team, their duplicitous chairman and their corrupt dealings make things easier – let the scandals, sabotage and seductions begin…

Tackle!

Monica Murphy

Everyone's a player on The Golden Eagles football team . . . 
 
Camden Fields is the star quarterback of our college football team. 
 
And he’s absolutely gorgeous. 
 
All the girls on campus fall for him. And while he’s had a few casual hookups over the years, it’s never anything serious. 
 
 Cam doesn’t do serious. 
 
He also doesn’t do me. 
 
I’m his best friend’s little sister, and that means I’m off limits 
 
But I see the way he looks at me when he thinks I’m not watching. I think he wants me. 
 
And, I want him too. 
 
And I’m growing tired of being the good girl everyone expects me to be. 
 
So, I’m going after Camden Fields. 
 
And no one can stop me.

Playing By The Rules

Everyone's a player on The Golden Eagles football team . . . 
 
Knox Maguire is the star player on the football team and the King of campus. 
 
Everyone loves him but no one pays attention to me. 
When I become his English tutor, things are kept strictly business. 
 
Yet Knox is impossible to resist. Next thing I know, we're getting hot and heavy in the library. 
When Knox admits he can't stop thinking about me, I have a realization. 
 
I can't stop thinking about him either. 
 
Instead of keeping my distance, I pull him in closer. Until somehow, we're spending all of our time together and I find myself falling for him. Hard. 
 
But is this star athlete playing a game with my heart . . .

Playing Hard To Get

Sophie Mackintosh

Audacious and mesmerising, Cursed Bread is a darkly erotic tale of a town gripped by madness, envy like poison in the blood, and desire that burns and consumes. 
 
Elodie is the baker's wife: plain and unremarkable but desperate to escape her dull, small-town life. One day a charismatic new couple appear in the neighbourhood and Elodie quickly falls under their spell. All summer long she stalks them through the shining streets: inviting herself into their home, eavesdropping on their conversations, longing to possess them. 
 
Meanwhile, beneath the tranquil surface of daily life, strange things are happening. The animals expire in the fields, ghosts are sighted after dark, the local children grow erratic and violent. A dark intoxication is spreading through the town, and when Elodie finally understands her role in it, it will be too late to stop.

Cursed Bread

Longlisted for the Women’s Prize

L. J. Shen

After Hallie lands in hot water with the tabloids again, her father issues an ultimatum: be cut off from the family fortune or agree to a live-in bodyguard. 
 
Not one to have the credit card cut up again, Hallie reluctantly agrees. 
 
Enter sexy, brooding Ransom Lockwood . . . 
 
He is cold and rude but after spending time with Hallie, something begins to light up inside him. 
 
Neither believe the other can change- but as they get to know each other it becomes clear that Hallie isn't the only one in need of protecting and that romance can blossom in the most unlikely of places.

Thorne Princess

The addictive grumpy sunshine romance and TikTok sensation

Andrew Holleran

'Affecting and engaging' COLM TÓIBÍN 
 
'A wistful, witty meditation on a gay man's twilight years and the twilight of America' Guardian 
 
Out in the drought-struck backwaters of rural Florida, The Kingdom of Sand's nameless narrator lives a life of semi-solitude, enjoying the odd, fleeting sexual encounter and the friendship of a few. 
 
His world is ageing, and the memories of another time flash, then fade - visions of parties filled with handsome young men, the parents whom he chose to spend his life besides, the generation he once knew, struck down by AIDS. But, when forced to watch the slow demise of a close neighbour, he is drawn back to the here and now, and his own borrowed time in this kingdom of sand. 
 
'Bracingly honest and wise' The Times, Books of the Year 
 
'Both melancholy and hilarious' New York Times

The Kingdom of Sand

Sylvia Day

The Crossfire series is a quintet that follows the emotional and romantic journey taken by Gideon Cross and Eva Tramell. A number one internationally bestselling series, the Crossfire books are available in forty territories . . . and counting.

DISCOVER THE BOOK THAT LAUNCHED THE EIGHTEEN-MILLION-COPY-BESTSELLING CROSSFIRE SERIES 
 
Bared to You will take you to the very limits of obsession - and introduce you to a hero you'll never forget . . . 
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Our journey began in fire . . . 
 
Gideon Cross came into my life like lightning in the darkness - beautiful and brilliant, jagged and white hot. 
 
I was drawn to him as I'd never been to anything or anyone in my life. 
 
I craved his touch like a drug, even knowing it would weaken me. 
 
I was flawed and damaged, and he opened those cracks in me so easily. 
 
We would become the mirrors that reflected each other's most private wounds . . . and desires. 
 
The bonds of his love transformed me, even as I prayed that the torment of our pasts didn't tear us apart . . . 
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Fiercely captivating and intensely romantic, this is a love story that will have you glued to the page. 
 
Praise for Sylvia Day: 
 
'A hundred degrees hotter than anything you've read before' Reveal 
 
'Riveting . . . You won't be disappointed' 5***** Reader Review 
 
'Lots of gripping story lines' Sun 
 
'If you like Fifty Shades then you will love these books' 5***** Reader Review 
 
'Move over Danielle Steel and Jackie Collins, this is the dawn of a new Day' Amuse 
 
'A powerful love story' 5***** Reader Review 
 
 
Sylvia Day's Crossfire series has sold 18 million copies worldwide, Dallas News, April 2016

Bared to You

E L James

More than 100 million copies sold worlwide, this is a series that will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you forever.

When unworldly student Anastasia Steele first encountered the driven and dazzling young entrepreneur Christian Grey, it sparked a sensual affair that changed both of their lives irrevocably. Shocked, intrigued, and, ultimately, repelled by Christian's singular erotic tastes, Ana demands a deeper commitment. Determined to keep her, Christian agrees. 
 
Now, Ana and Christian have it all - love, passion, intimacy, wealth, and a world of possibilities for their future. But Ana knows that loving her Fifty Shades will not be easy, and that being together will pose challenges that neither of them would anticipate. Ana must somehow learn to share Christian's opulent lifestyle without sacrificing her own identity. And Christian must overcome his compulsion to control as he wrestles with the demons of a tormented past. 
 
Just when it seems that their strength together will eclipse any obstacle, misfortune, malice, and fate conspire to make Ana's deepest fears turn to reality. 
 
Discover the world of Fifty Shades of Grey: 
 
- An Instant Worldwide Bestseller 
- More than 165 Million Copies Sold Worldwide 
- The bestselling romance of all time 
 
This book is intended for mature audiences.

Fifty Shades Freed

Anniversary edition of the global Sunday Times number one bestseller

(Movie tie-in edition): Book three of the Fifty Shades Series

Yan Lianke

'The new masterpiece by eminent Chinese writer Yan Lianke . . . two revolutionaries take matters disastrously into their own hands while conducting a crazed affair' MARGARET ATWOOD on Twitter 
 
A breakneck adventure story following the erotic love affair of party cadres Aijun and Hongmei during China's Cultural Revolution 
 
This is the story of the freewheeling love affair between married soldier Aijun and Hongmei, a beautiful young woman from his village in the Balou Mountains. 
 
Intoxicated with one another, Aijun and Hongmei hurl themselves into their town's revolutionary struggle. Spending their days and nights stamping out feudalism, writing pamphlets and organising rallies, they become inseparable: they are the engines of history. 
 
But as their political activity reaches new heights, so does the danger of getting caught... 
 
'A blistering tour-de-force... Sensuous and riveting' MADELEINE THIEN, Booker-shortlisted author of Do Not Say We Have Nothing 
 
'Fascinating... This tale of an illicit tryst during the Cultural Revolution is a stinging satire' The Times 
 
**A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST FICTION IN TRANSLATION BOOK 2021**

Hard Like Water

Philip Palmer

A gritty thriller set behind the Iron Curtain in 1960s Hungary 
 
Budapest, 1963. Special Investigator Bertalan Lázár and his wife, spymaster Franciska Lázár, face formidable challenges as they try to navigate a path through the dangerous underworld of Cold War-era Hungary. Catching the criminals is difficult enough, but there are other more threatening battles raging in higher places. 
 
In these 16 episodes, Bertalan must investigate the murder of a former member of the secret police, fight a turf war as he tries to find a child killer, probe a seemingly straightforward case of GBH that leads him to a rogue cop and enter the uncharted territory of Budapest's underground drugs scene after a rock musician is found dead. 
 
Written by Philip Palmer, this gripping, atmospheric drama expertly conjures up the tense, paranoid world of Communist Hungary, where dissidence was dangerous, the truth was hard to find and pursuing justice could get you killed. Leo Bill stars as Bertalan and Clare Corbett as Franciska, with Andy Linden as Tibor Farkas and Joseph Ayre as József Szabados. 
 
The episodes in this collection are: 
 
 The Wolf 
The Old Days 
Behind the Wall 
Waiting by the River 
Heroes 
Gellert Hill 
Spider's Web 
Carnaby Street 
Gypsy Dancers 
Grandmother's Footsteps 
Mad Dog 
The Light of Dawn 
The Great Society 
Red Pen 
The Great Tree Gang 
The Magical Magyars 
 
Produced and directed by Toby Swift and Sasha Yevtushenko 
Sound Design by Caleb Knightley 
 
Cast 
Bertalan Lázár - Leo Bill 
Franciska Lázár - Clare Corbett 
Tibor Farkas - Andy Linden 
József Szabados - Joseph Ayre 
Gizella - Nicola Ferguson 
Bela Fekete - Sargon Yelda 
Mr Papp - Nick Underwood 
Kitchen Porter - Richard Pepple 
Police Officer/Csaba - Sam Rix 
Lilien Racz - Adie Allen 
Milton Szilard - Philip Fox 
Kristof Szep - Samuel James 
Mr Kiraly - Robert Blythe 
Waiter/Peterke - Tom Forrister 
Mrs Tolnay - Sanchia MacCormack 
Stenographer - Kerry Gooderson 
Dmitri Dragunov - Simon Scardifield 
Márk Mészáros - Michael Bertenshaw 
András Vásáry - David Hounslow 
Priest/Copper - Christopher Harper 
Gyuri Varg/Fabenyi/Police officer/Partygoer - Kenny Blyth 
Dorina Varga - Helen Clapp 
Ministry official/Police officer/Drug dealer/Partygoer - Chris Pavlo 
Hanna Krivosik - Franchi Webb 
Zsófia/Nurse 1 - Sarah Ovens 
PuŠomori Žiga - Debbie Korley 
Mrs Kovacs/Nurse 2/Receptionist - Susan Jameson 
Gyozo Novak - Carl Prekopp 
Florian Hevesi - Luke Nunn 
Sandor Boros - Stephen Greif 
Pathologist - Jane Whittenshaw 
Cop/Detective - Stefan Adegbola 
Mother - Emma Handy 
Kulcsar - Roger Ringrose 
Draskovic - Ewan Bailey 
Billiards player/Prison officer - Ian Dunnett Jnr 
Hadik - Hasan Dixon 
Richard Miklos/Károly Miklós/Laska - Shaun Mason 
Violinist/Márton Kozma/Police Officer/Priest - Simon Ludders 
Réka Kozma/Pathologist - Jane Slavin 
Archivist/Ioveanu - Tony Turner 
Orsolya - Ria Marshall 
Receptionist - David Sturzaker 
 
© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd 
(P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Keeping the Wolf Out

The complete BBC Radio 4 full-cast crime series

Philippe Besson

Just outside a hotel in Bordeaux, Philippe, a famous writer, chances upon a young man who bears a striking resemblance to his first love. What follows is a look back to Philippe's teenage years, to a winter morning in 1984, a small French high school, and a carefully timed encounter between two seventeen-year-olds. It's the start of a secret, intensely passionate, world-altering love affair between Philippe and his classmate, Thomas. 
 
 Dazzlingly rendered by Molly Ringwald, the acclaimed actor and writer, in her first-ever translation, Besson's exquisitely moving coming-of-age story captures the tenderness of first love - and the heart-breaking passage of time.

Lie With Me

'Stunning and heart-gripping' André Aciman

Michelle M Pillow

Detective Megan Matthews is cursed with always being right. Her instincts are good, her deductive reasoning even better. She's found her hard-headed ways to be too much for most men, so she's given up on trying to find Mr Right and has settled for arresting Mr Wrong. 
 
Crime Scene photographer, Ryan Andrews, has had a crush on the sexy detective since he first took her photograph by accident at a crime scene. That picture became headline news and she hasn't talked to him since. He's tried everything to get her attention, but when nothing works he's left with only one option. But is blackmailing a cop into marriage really a good idea?

Along for the Ride

Mathilde Madden

David thinks his love life is over when he is left unable to walk after a car accident. But then he meets kinky Mary, who finds the idea of a boy in a wheelchair too sexy for words. 
 
But is their love affair just based on satisfying Mary's kinks, or on something deeper? As David's scars begin to heal, soon both of them are having to face questions about what their attraction to one another really means.

Equal Opportunities

Cleo Cordell

A lusty historical novel set in the 18th century... 
 
Nothing is more important to Reynard than winning the favours of the bright and wilful Juliet, a pupil at Madame Nicol's exclusive but strict 18th century ladies' academy. Her captivating beauty tinged with a hint of cruelty soon has Reynard willing to do anything to win her approval. But Juliet's methods have little effect on Andreas, the real object of her lustful obsessions. Unable to bend him to her will, she is forced to watch him lavish his manly talents on her fellow pupils. That is, until she agrees to change her spoilt ways.

Juliet Rising

Gwen Masters

Risking it all with a mysterious stranger... 
 
Kelley is a woman with a broken heart. She doesn't need another complication in her life, and certainly not another man. Then she stumbles across Tom and is seduced by his rugged good looks and mysterious manner. Suddenly the things she thought she didn't want are exactly what she needs. 
 
Even as she is falling in love, Kelley fights against demons from her past. Following Tom on a journey through her darkest erotic fantasies, she must finally confront the truth about her desires.

One Breath at a Time

The year is 1Q84. This is the real world, there is no doubt about that. But in this world, there are two moons in the sky. Discover the 1Q84 Trilogy by Haruki Murakami.

1Q84

365 Days of Art

A BBC Christmas

A Black Book Thriller

A Box Full of Murders

A Cal Leandros Novel

A Christmas Mystery

The intelligent and capable police commissioner Guido Brunetti confronts crime in and around his home town of Venice.

A Commissario Brunetti Mystery

A DC Smith / Kings Lake Investigation Series

A Daisy Story

Chronicling the lives of over three hundred characters, unrivalled for its scope and humour, this is a unique evocation of life in twentieth-century England.

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