THE LESS YOU KNOW, THE SOUNDER YOU SLEEP
Juliet Butler
• A tale of survival and self-determination, based on a true story: Juliet knew Masha and Dasha Krivoshlyapova and interviewed them several times as a journalist. She ghostwrote a biography of them published in German in 2000, entitled Masha & Dasha: Autobiography of a Siamese Twin Pair
• Crossover literary fiction that tugs at the heartstrings - for anyone who loves novels based on astonishing true stories, e.g. Hannah Kent’s Burial Rites, Emma Donoghue’s The Wonder, and Affinity Konar’s 10 Aug 2017 Mischling, as well as stories on twins e.g. Lori £14.99 Lansenn’s The Girls, or Sarah Crossnan’s One 216x135 Hardback 448pp Dasha cannot imagine life without her sister. Masha is feisty and fearless. Dasha is gentle, quiet and fears everything, from the Soviet scientists who study them, to the other ‘defective’ children who bully them and the ‘healthies’ from whom they must be locked away. For the twins have been born conjoined in a society where flaws must be hidden from sight and where their inseparability is the most terrible flaw of all.
Through the seismic shifts of Stalin’s communism to the beginnings of Putin’s democracy, Dasha and her irrepressible sister strive to be more than just ‘the together twins’, finding hope – and love – in the unlikeliest of places. But will their quest for shared happiness always be threatened by the differences that divide them? And can a life lived in a sister’s shadow only ever be half a life?
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About the author: Juliet Butler has worked in Russia and the UK as a journalist and translator for a number of organisations. 1 NO GOOD BROTHER
Tyler Keevil
• Tyler Keevil has won several awards for his short stories including The M.R.’s Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize, the Independent Publisher Award (Silver) and the Helénè James Story Contest (winner)
• His début novel Fireball was shortlisted for The Guardian’s Not the Booker Prize
Tim Harding is working as a deckhand on a boat off the 22 Feb 2018 coast of Vancouver, and trying to forget his past. £12.99 Hardback When his brother Jake shows up at the shipyard where 400pp Tim’s boat is moored, Tim knows it means trouble – he just doesn’t know how much trouble. Jake is that brother: the hellraiser, the black sheep, the one that’s no good.
No Good Brother is a shrewd, playful, contemporary twist on a Western, anchored by a brilliantly drawn brotherly relationship – think Patrick de Witt’s The Sisters Brothers meets Of Mice and Men, for the modern day. It has echoes of everything from Jack Kerouac to Elmore Leonard to Willy Vlautin. All this with the mood of a Coen Brothers film.
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About the author: Tyler Keevil is a novelist, screenwriter, and short story writer from Vancouver, Canada. His writing is confident, sharp and hugely entertaining. His début novel Fireball was longlisted for the Wales Book of the Year, shortlisted for The Guardian’s Not the Booker prize, and received the Media Wales People’s Prize 2011. No Good Brother is his third novel.
2 SHE’S NOT THERE
Tamsin Grey
• My Name is Leon, with a little dash of Zadie Smith and a mystery element worthy of Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
Boisterous brothers Jonah, 9, and Raff, 6, wake up one morning ready to leap on their mum – but She’s Not There. After gorging on Weetabix since there’s no one to tell them not to, they make their own way to school, and come out expecting to see her – but She’s Not There. 8 Feb 2018 £14.99 As the week progresses the boys get hungrier and more Hardback bewildered, but surely she’ll be back soon. And meanwhile 400pp her closest friends live nearby, and without realising their situation, they help the boys. Waiting for his mum’s return, Jonah finds unexpected objects around the house, then a diary, and begins piecing together a story he’s far too young to understand.
Rights available WAL About the author: Tamsin Grey is the eldest of five daughters, and grew up in England and Zambia. She has worked as a cucumber picker, copywriter, yoga teacher, oral historian, and as speechwriter to a secretary of state. She has always kept a diary, and keeps the back volumes in a tea chest, which also serves as a coffee table. She’s Not There is her first novel.
Tamsin’s next novel, Coop, is about a career woman whose boss falls in love with her.
3 ILL WILL
Michael Stewart
• Michael Stewart is in discussions for a BBC documentary to coincide with his novel
• Superbly written gothic fiction, Ill Will authentically captures the bleak, earthy tone of Emily Brontë’s classic Wuthering Heights
Heathcliff was exiled from Wuthering Heights for three 17 May 2018 years, returning with inexplicable wealth. £12.99 Hardback This is the untold story of those years and the crimes he 384pp committed to bring himself such wealth. Sent into exile, Heathcliff finds himself alone on the road to Liverpool, in search of answers about his past.
Along the way, he saves foul-mouthed Emily – the ten- year-old orphan daughter of a Highwayman – from a whipping, and the pair journey on together.
Journeying from graveyard to graveyard, making a living from Emily’s ability to commune with the dead, the pair lie, cheat and kill their way across the North of England. And towards the terrible misdeeds – and riches – which will eventually send Heathcliff home to Wuthering Heights.
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About the author: Michael Stewart is a multi-award winning writer. He has written several full-length stage plays, one of which, Karry Owky, was joint winner of the King’s Cross Award for New Writing. His debut novel, King Crow, was published in January 2011, won The Guardian’s Not The Booker Prize award and has been selected as a recommended read for World Book Night.
4 TWO COUSINS OF AZOV
Andrea Bennett
• With all the heart-warming quality of Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand mixed with an irresistible 1990s Russian setting, this is real comfort reading
• Two Cousins of Azov explores themes of dementia, memory, loneliness and lost connections as well as family treasure
Gor is keeping busy. He has a magic show to rehearse, his new assistant to get in line and a dacha in dire need of 13 July 2017 weeding. But he keeps being distracted by a tapping on his £8.99 window – four floors up. Is old age finally catching up Paperback with him? 400pp Tolya has woken from a long illness to find his memory gone. Tidied away in a sanatorium, with only the view of a pine tree for entertainment, he is delighted when young doctor Vlad decides to make a project of him. With a keen listener by his side, and the aid of smuggled home-made sugary delights, Tolya’s boyhood memories return, revealing dark secrets.
Two Cousins of Azov is a tender and wonderful story of two men who, in the autumn of their years, have the chance to learn that memories can heal, as well as haunt.
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HarperCollins (Spanish) About the author: Andrea has the perfectly Russian sense Previous rights: Place des Éditeurs (French), Random House of tragicomedy, she can tickle your funny bone and be (German), Longanesi (Italian), heart-breaking all in one breath. After studying History & Bertrand (Brazilian Portuguese), Russian at university, she moved to Russia, where she spent Penguin Random House (Spanish) a good part of the “Yeltsin years”. On her return to the UK she joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, then the Department for International Development.
5 MADE IN JAPAN
S.J. Parks
• A beautiful and poignant coming of age story that incorporates big emotional themes: grief after losing your mother, searching for your biological father, and finding out who you are
• Echoes of Lost in Translation
A young girl traces her mother’s steps all the way from 4 May 2017 London to Japan to search for the father she never knew. £14.99 Paperback Hana arrives in Tokyo with only two words in her mind: 384pp The Teahouse. She’s a long way from home in East London and still fresh from the loss of her mother. But her grief has sent her across to the other side of the world to find out who she is, and for Hana that means finding the Japanese man she has never met, her father with only these two words as clues.
Made in Japan is a beautifully woven story of a mother and daughter who, decades apart, tread the same streets of glittering Tokyo looking for that something that might complete them.
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About the author: S.J Parks is a literature graduate and has lived and worked in Japan. She has a writing MA from University of London and now resides in England with her family. Made in Japan is her first novel. 6 MEDDLING AND MURDER
Ovidia Yu
• A delightfully warm and witty mystery from one of Singapore's best known and most acclaimed writers, perfect for fans of Alexander McCall Smith’s N. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency
Rosie ‘Aunty’ Lee, amateur sleuth and proprietor of Singapore’s best-loved home-cooking restaurant, finds herself in the middle of a missing person’s case while 13 Jul 2017 trying to help a friend. £13.99 Paperback 400pp Praise for Ovidia Yu:
‘Rosie Lee is a terrifically original heroine’ – Louise Penny, author of The Beautiful Mystery
‘Engaging . . . Fans of Alexander McCall Smith’s No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series will find a lot to like’ – Publishers Weekly
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About the author: Ovidia Yu is a Singapore-based novelist and award-winning short story writer and playwright with over 30 plays staged by theatres in Singapore as well as Malaysia, Australia, Hong Kong, Edinburgh and San Francisco. Ovidia has received several awards and attended the University of Iowa’s International Writing Programme. 7 HANNAH GREEN AND HER UNFEASIBLY MUNDANE EXISTENCE Michael Marshall Smith
• Award winning author, including British Fantasy Society August Derleth Award for Best Novel, and the Philip K. Dick Award
• Michael Marshall Smith is the critically acclaimed author of several Sci-Fi titles, he now turns himself towards an entirely different style with panache
• Steven Spielberg bought film rights for his novel Spares
1 Jun 2017 £12.99 Hardback Hannah Green and her Unfeasibly Mundane Existence tells the 400pp story of a very ordinary Californian girl, whose grandfather just happens to be best friends with the Devil.
A unique and utterly charming tale which stands out in the market.
Review of Spares:
‘Coma meets Blade Runner in this future noir thriller, a compulsively readable melding of hardboiled narrative and hardware invention.’ Publishers Weekly
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About the author: Michael Marshall Smith is a novelist and screenwriter. The critically acclaimed novels Spares and One of Us were optioned by major Hollywood studios. He has since written the internationally bestselling novels The Straw Men, The Lonely Dead and Blood of Angels, and his menacing thriller, The Intruders, was adapted as a major BBC television series.
8 KING OF ASHES
Raymond E. Feist
• New trilogy from the internationally bestselling author
• Raymond E. Feist’s books have sold over 15 million copies worldwide
After 30 years and as many books, Raymond E. Feist’s Midkemia series, The Riftwar Cycle, came to a satisfyingly cataclysmic end in 2013. Next year will mark the 5 Apr 2018 publication of Feist’s first non-Midkemia based book for £20.00 many years. King of Ashes is the first book in the planned Hardback War of Five Crowns trilogy and draws influences from 400pp medieval history and Arthurian legend.
Praise for Raymond E. Feist:
‘Fantasy of epic scope, fast-moving action and vivid imagination’ Washington Post
‘A fine yarn…vivid…suspenseful…the action is non-stop’ Booklist
‘Well-written and distinctly above average…intelligent… intriguing.’ Publishers Weekly
‘Feist has a command of language and a natural talent for keeping the reader turning pages’ Chicago Sun-Times
Rights available ‘Feist constantly amazes with his ability to create great WAL casts of characters’ SF Site
About the author: Feist is one of the world’s leading fantasy writers. His Riftwar and Serpentwar Sagas have been global bestsellers for years. Born and raised in Southern California, Raymond E. Feist studied Communication Arts at University of California, San Diego.
9 THE SECRET LIFE OF THE AMIR SISTERS
Nadiya Hussain
• Nadiya’s books have sold over 70,000 copies
• Nadiya has over 130,000 Twitter followers and was a trending topic herself the day that she baked the Queen's Birthday cake
The four Amir sisters – Fatima, Farah, Bubblee and Mae – are the only young Muslims in the quaint English village of Wyvernage. On the outside, despite not quite fitting in with their neighbours, the Amirs are happy. But on the 12 Jan 2017 inside, each sister is secretly struggling. £12.99 Hardback Fatima is trying to find out who she really is – and after 15 384pp attempts, finally pass her driving test. Farah is happy being a wife but longs to be a mother. Bubblee is determined to be an artist in London, away from family tradition, and Mae is coping with burgeoning Youtube stardom.
Yet when family tragedy strikes, it brings the Amir sisters closer together and forces them to learn more about life, love, faith and each other than they ever thought possible.
Reviews for The Secret Life of the Amir Sisters:
‘The winner of last year’s Great British Bake Off proves she’s more than just a dab hand with a piping bag.’ Daily Telegraph
‘Breezy, funny and winning.’ Daily Mail Rights available WAL About the author: Over 14 million people tuned in to see Nadiya win 2015's Great British Bake Off. Since then she has captured the heart of the nation. A columnist for The Times and Essentials, Nadiya is also a regular reporter for The One Show and presented a two part series, The Chronicles of Nadiya on BBC One. She is the author Nadiya’s Kitchen (Michael Joseph), Bake me a Story (Hodder) and has been named as one of the top five most influential Asians in the UK. This is her debut novel. 10 EDITING EMMA
Chloe Seager
Not final cover • Perfect funny fix and next step for girls who grew up loving Holly Smale’s Geek Girl and Zoella from an author who has the voice to be a Louise Rennison for a new generation
The Secret Blog of a Nearly Proper Person.
When 16-year-old Emma Nash is ‘ghosted’ by the love of her life Leon Naylor, she does what any normal teenage 10 Aug 2017 girl would do: she spends the summer lurking in her £7.99 bedroom, avoiding all human contact (and the shower). Paperback 368pp But seeing Leon suddenly ‘In a relationship’ on Facebook with the perfect Anna, spurs Emma into action and she embarks on a mission to make positive changes to her life (or ‘edits,’ if you will) and vows to use the internet for more than obsessively stalking Leon’s activities! Instead, she will use it for good and noble causes like finding someone who will actually be nice to her, and recording her findings for the rest of the world to see (i.e. BFF Steph and her mum) on her new Editing Emma blog.
Review of Editing Emma:
‘Editing Emma is a great debut; extremely funny and very frank. I loved reading this one (even the bits where I was looking through my hands because I was cringing with embarrassment at some of the situations Emma found Rights sold herself in!) Fans of YA contemporary books - especially Univers de Poche (French) Super Awkward, Lobsters and Candy Harper's Faith trilogy - have definitely got a new author to look out for here.’ Jim, Ya Yeah Yeah
Editing Emma is one of the launch titles for the HQ YA list. Emma Nash has a Twitter account and a Tumblr blog in the name of her main character: @Em_Nasher http://editingemma.tumblr.com/
11 THE COWS
Dawn O’Porter
Women don’t have to fall into a stereotype.
The Cows is a powerful novel about three women. In all the noise of modern life, each needs to find their own voice.
It’s about friendship and being female.
It’s bold and brilliant.
It’s searingly perceptive.
6 Apr 2017 It's about never following the herd. £14.99 And everyone is going to be talking about it. Paperback 464pp
Reviews for The Cows:
‘Funny and excruciating. You'll think about it for weeks!’ Kristen Wiig, actress (Bridesmaids, Ghostbusters)
‘Dawn’s writing is addictive – fearless, beyond feisty and seriously funny’– Mel Giedroyc, actress
‘I loved it. Funny, moving, twisty . . . Wow! I couldn’t stop reading it’ Jill Mansell, author of Rumor Has It
‘A funny, smart, kind, incredibly truthful book about women’ Polly Vernon, author of Hot Feminist
About the author: Rights sold Dawn O’Porter is a broadcaster, novelist and print Fischer (German), HarperCollins (Brazilian Portuguese) journalist who lives in LA with her husband Chris O’Dowd. She has made numerous documentaries about all sorts of things such as polygamy, childbirth, Geisha, body image and breast cancer. Dawn is the critically acclaimed author of Paper Aeroplanes and Goose. She is also a highly prolific Tweeter (@hotpatooties), with 390,000 followers and manages her own website www.dawnoporter.co.uk. Dawn is obsessed with vintage clothing and has her own clothing label, BOB. 12 I HEART FOREVER
Lindsey Kelk
Not final cover • Lindsey Kelk is one of the biggest voices in young women’s fiction to emerge in the past five years, with over a million copies of her I Heart and About a Girl series sold across print and e-book
• Lindsey has a hugely engaged fan base with over 40,000 followers across social media
Angela Clark is back in a brand new I Heart novel, the 7 Sep 2017 long-awaited 7th novel in the million-copy bestselling series. £7.99 Paperback Angela, Alex and Jenny are back! Just as everyone thinks 400pp they’ve settled down, Jenny’s life changes and Angela finds herself in her biggest scrape ever.
The brilliant new I Heart novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Lindsey Kelk.
Praise for Lindsey Kelk:
‘Witty, funny, warm and wise’ Marian Keyes, bestselling author
‘This fresh, romantic comedy has a smart and truthful voice and some entertainingly outrageous moments’ Sunday Mirror
Previous rights sold ‘Clever, funny and poignant’ The Sun
In 23 territories, details available upon request About the author: Lindsey Kelk is an author, journalist and prolific tweeter. Previously a children’s book editor and columnist for Marie Claire, Lindsey is now a full-time writer and lives in Los Angeles. She is published in 23 countries and her novels, including the I Heart series, the Tess Brooke’s About a Girl series and standalones, have sold over 1 million copies worldwide. 13 WHO’S THAT GIRL?
Mhairi McFarlane
When Edie is caught in a compromising position at her colleagues’ wedding, all the blame falls on her – turns out that personal popularity in the office is not that different from your schooldays.
Shamed online and ostracised by everyone she knows, Edie’s forced to take an extended sabbatical – ghost- writing an autobiography for hot new acting talent, Elliot Owen. Easy, right? 7 Apr 2016 Hardback Wrong. Banished back to her home town of Nottingham, 544pp Edie is not only dealing with a man who probably hasn’t heard the word ‘no’ in a decade, but also suffering an excruciating regression to her teenage years as she moves back in with her widowed father and ‘judgy’, layabout sister.
Don’t miss Mhairi’s new e-book novella AFTER HELLO
In You Had Me At Hello, the one who got away came back, but what happened next? Together, apart and then back together again, Rachel and Ben had a rollercoaster ride to get here. But now happily in love and partners in crime once more, it feels like it’s all been worth it. Rights sold But when a face from the past Droemer Knaur (German), Libros 27 Jan 2017 reappears, misunderstandings de Seda (Spanish), HarperCollins 50pp come between them once more. (Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish) About the author: Previous rights sold in 21 Mhairi is the author of the runaway successes and Sunday territories, details available on request Times bestselling novels, You Had Me at Hello and Here’s Looking at You.
14 THE RESTLESS SEA
Vanessa de Haan
A rich and compelling story, set in England and Scotland, Russia and Germany, of three people coming of age during the years of World War Two, when relationships were dominated by absence, fear, excitement and danger. The differences in backgrounds and family circumstances of the three characters are as varied as their roles in the war. Their growing up, the people they meet, the conditions they face and their complex relationships are all 18 Apr 2018 woven into a compelling story. Without noticing it, the £14.99 reader absorbs an amazing amount not only about war Hardback conditions from the urban bombings to Arctic convoys, 400pp from prison life to civilian upheaval, but also about the changing attitudes to class, patriotism, duty, even other peoples. The Atlantic convoys play a big role, showing not only the vital, but rarely depicted, contribution of the Merchant Navy, but also the wide international scope of these convoys, the conditions in which they sailed and the situations in Archangel and Murmansk. The Restless Sea is a remarkable twentieth-century chronicle by a born storyteller. It will appeal to readers of Ken Follett and Jeffrey Archer’s Clifton Chronicles.
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About the author: Vanessa de Haan is a freelance journalist and editor. She has worked for Channel 5, the Daily Telegraph, and the Spectator as a production editor and contributing features. She completed the MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. The Restless Sea is her first novel.
15 LAND GIRLS: THE HOMECOMING
Roland Moore
• New tie-in novel to the award-winning BBC series Land Girls
The Land Girls are back in a brand new story from the creator and writer of the popular, award-wining BBC drama. 19 Oct 2017 £7.99 Land Girl Connie Carter thought she’d finally left her past Paperback behind once and for all when she married Henry Jameson, 273pp Helmstead’s vicar and the love of her life. Bold Connie and mild-mannered Henry might be different as night and day, but she’s determined to be the best wife she can be and prove the village gossips wrong! Only Connie knows she doesn’t fit into Henry’s genteel world of tea-drinking and jam-making, and the cracks are already starting to show.
When Connie’s heroism makes her front page news, her past comes back to haunt her in a terrifying way. A different kind of war has come to Helmstead, and soon it’s a fight for both their marriage and their lives.
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About the author: Roland Moore is an award-winning series creator and scriptwriter who works in a wide range of genres for film and television in the UK, America, and China. 16 THE WIDEACRE TRILOGY
Philippa Gregory
• Brand new hardback edition - the first in 30 years - Includes a new foreword by Philippa Gregory, tracing her writing career
• Philippa Gregory is one of the most successful historical novelists writing today, a global bestseller and one of the biggest hardback bestsellers each year Beatrice Lacey, daughter of Wideacre Hall, will not accept society’s rules that women cannot inherit…The internationally bestselling debut from the author of The 20 Apr 2017 Other Boleyn Girl and Three Sisters, Three Queens. £14.99 If it was the way of the world that girls left home, then the 234x153 world would have to change. I would never change. Hardback Wideacre Hall, set in the heart of the English countryside, 608pp is the ancestral home that Beatrice Lacey loves. Built from yellow stone, facing due south and surrounded by the rich woodlands and rolling downs of Sussex, it has been in her family for generations. But as a woman in England in the 1770s she has no right of inheritance; only a loveless arranged marriage lies ahead. Beautiful, sensual and passionate, Beatrice sets out to pursue her own goal: control over Wideacre – at any cost. Yet even as her scheming succeeds, Beatrice is haunted by the one person alive who fully understands her obsession and knows her capacity to let nothing – and no-one – stand in her way.
About the author: Philippa Gregory is one of the world’s foremost historical novelists. She wrote her first novel, Wideacre, th Previous rights sold when she was completing her PhD in 18 century information available on request literature. Wideacre was sold worldwide and heralded as a literary sensation on publication. The novel is the first in a trilogy, succeeded by The Favoured Child and Meridon. The release of Wideacre launched Philippa Gregory as a new interpreter of historical fiction, one focused on women as active agents in a historical period. The bestselling Tudor Court and Cousins’ War novels display her unrivalled talent in discovering the hidden stories, especially of women, in familiar history, skilfully combining period biographical research, psychological truth and fictional detail. 17 PHILIPPA GREGORY
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19 THE TUDOR CROWN
Joanna Hickson
• A compelling novel of the Tudors from the bestselling author of The Agincourt Bride
• The thrilling story of the first Tudor king, Henry VII and his fight for England’s crown
Told through the first person narratives of the young Henry (Harri) and his mother Margaret de Beaufort, The Tudor Crown retells the significant moments of Harri’s rise 30 Nov 2017 to the throne of England. By turns electrifying and £7.99 terrifying, Harri’s path to glory was fraught with danger. Paperback 528pp Joanna Hickson is a masterful storyteller who will bring the human story to this epic tale – from Harri’s long exile in France, to the Battle of Bosworth which heralded the end of the War of the Roses – historical fiction doesn’t get much better than this.
Praise for Joanna Hickson: ‘A great tale, well told… the golden thread that led to the crown of England’ Conn Iggulden A gripping and emotional story’ Woman ‘A bewitching first novel…alive with historical detail’ Good Housekeeping ‘An enthralling blend of fact and fiction, drama and danger, passion and politics’ Lancashire Evening Post Previous rights sold
Brana (Czech), Apagads (Latvian), Wydawnictwo (Polish), Eksmo (Russian), HarperCollins (Brazilian Portuguese) About the author: Joanna Hickson spent 25 years presenting and producing News and Arts programmes for the BBC. Her adult fiction focuses on 15th century English history. She is the author of the bestselling The Agincourt Bride.
20 KISS KISS, BANG BANG
Mike Ripley
• Entertaining, informative and accessible history of British thrillers by an award-winning author and critic
• Foreword by international bestseller Lee Child
• Illustrated with dozens of vintage covers
An entertaining history of British thrillers from Casino Royale to The Eagle Has Landed, in which award-winning crime writer Mike Ripley reveals that, though Britain may 18 May 2017 have lost an empire, her thrillers helped save the world. £20 Hardback Drawing upon conversations with many of the authors 432pp mentioned in the book, he shows how British writers, working very much in the shadow of World War II, came to dominate the field of adventure thrillers and the two types of spy story – spy fantasy (as epitomised by Ian Fleming’s James Bond) and the more realistic spy fiction created by Deighton, Le Carré and Ted Allbeury, plus the many variations (and imitators) in between.
Review for Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang:
‘As gripping and well-researched as any of the thrillers he discusses, Mike Ripley's book also provides a fascinating social history of post-war Britain. A reminder of the relevance of this unfairly maligned genre. Check the room for bugs, settle down, and dive in.’ Ian Rankin
Rights available WAL About the author: Mike Ripley was born in 1952. As well as being a noted critic and Lecturer in Crime Writing, he is the author of the Angel series of crime novels, for which he has twice been the recipient of a Crime Writers’ Association Award. Working with the Margery Allingham Society, he completed the Albert Campion novel left unfinished, Mr Campion’s Farewell, and has written further continuation novels in the series.
21 THE PEOPLE AT NUMBER 9
Felicity Everett
• Notes on a Scandal meets The Couple Next Door
• A razor-sharp look at female friendships and navigating the neighbours Meet the new neighbours. Whose side are you on?
When Gav and Lou move into the house next door, Sara spends days plucking up courage to say hello. The neighbours are glamorous, chaotic and just a little eccentric. They make the rest of Sara’s street seem dull by 6 Apr 2017 comparison. £12.99 Hardback A dark and delicious novel about envy, longing and 384pp betrayal in the suburbs.
Reviews for The People at Number 9:
‘This was clever, relentless and utterly recognisable. I absolutely loved it!’ Katie Fforde
‘An exciting, dark novel about friendship; brutally truthful and raw.’ Adele Parks
‘Very occasionally, a novel that's not in the crime genre grips me as much as the best thrillers do. The People at Number 9 held me in its vice-like grip from first page to last. It's a fascinating analysis of an unhealthy friendship based on insecurity and delusion, and the characters are so vividly drawn that I sympathised with them and despaired of them in equal measure.’ Sophie Hannah
Rights sold ‘I LOVED it. Such an unsettling read, with a whole grass- Beta (Czech) is-greener vibe that makes it really quite creepy. The People at Number 9 has a really voyeuristic feel – like spying on your neighbours through a window. Perfect reading for a cold, dark night!’ Lisa Hall
About the author: Felicity Everett is the author of more than 20 fiction and Non-Fiction books for children. Having completed an MA in Creative Writing at Goldsmiths, she has now branched out into adult fiction. 22 A DARK SO DEADLY
Stuart MacBride
• Gripping standalone thriller from the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author of the Logan McRae series
• Stuart MacBride’s books have sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide
• His novels have been translated into 18 languages
DC Callum MacGregor’s career was going pretty well until he covered up for a cock-up to protect his pregnant crime- 20 Apr 2017 scene tech girlfriend. £16.99 Hardback Now Callum’s stuck on a squad with all the other misfits – 608pp the officers no one else wants but who can’t be fired, never likely to get within reach of a decent case again. Until they accidentally get handed the biggest murder investigation Oldcastle has ever seen.
When a mummified body is found in the local rubbish dump, the top brass assume pranksters have stolen it from a museum. But as Callum and his colleagues investigate, it starts to look less like student high-jinks and more like the work of a terrifying serial killer.
Praise for Stuart MacBride:
‘Dark and gripping. A riveting page-turner’ Independent on Sunday
Previous rights sold ‘MacBride is a damned fine writer’ Peter James
In 18 territories, details available ‘Skilful storytelling…strong characterisation…both upon request. intriguing and engrossing’ Guardian
About the author: Stuart MacBride is the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author of the Logan McRae and Ash Henderson novels. His work has won several prizes and in 2015 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Dundee University.
23 IN A COTTAGE, IN A WOOD
Cass Green
• Her previous title The Woman Next Door was No.1 e- book bestselling, with over 45,000 copies sold
• Dark and twisty psychological thriller
Neve comes across a troubled woman called Isabelle on Waterloo Bridge late one night. Isabelle forces a parcel into Neve’s hands and jumps to her death in the icy Thames below.
21 Sep 2017 Two weeks later, as Neve’s wreck of a life in London £7.99 collapses, an unexpected lifeline falls into her lap – a Paperback charming cottage in Cornwall left to her by Isabelle, the 400pp woman on the bridge. The solution to all her problems.
But when Neve arrives, alone in the dark woods late one night, she finds a sinister-looking bungalow with bars across its windows. And her dream home quickly becomes her worst nightmare – a house hiding a twisted secret that will change her life forever.
Praise for Cass Green:
‘The Woman Next Door had me gripped from first page to last – completely under the spell of prim yet twisted narrator Hester, a pensioner with an exhilaratingly pitch- black heart of darkness beneath her twinset and pearls’ Ruth Ware, author of In A Dark Dark Wood
‘I couldn't put it down. It gripped me from the first page. The best psychological thriller I've read all year’ Suzy Rights available Greaves, editor, Psychologies magazine WAL About the author: Cass Green is the pseudonym of Caroline Green, an award- winning YA fiction author. Her first novel, Dark Ride won the Rona Young Adult Book of the Year and the Waverton Good Read Award. Cracks and Hold Your Breath garnered rave reviews and were shortlisted for eleven awards between them. Caroline has been a journalist for over 20 years and has written for many broadsheet newspapers and glossy magazines. 24 THE DARKNESS WITHIN
Cathy Glass writing as Lisa Stone
• Cathy has published 17 fostering memoirs through HarperCollins and sold over one million copies
• She always hits the top-5 Sunday Times Bestsellers – Cathy’s last book The Silent Cry featured for ten weeks in the top-10 paperback chart
A gripping new crime novel from the global bestseller 13 Jul 2017 Cathy Glass £7.99 Format B 197x130 No-one is born evil…are they? Paperback 400pp A lorry crashes on a dark wet road. In the wake of the tragedy, a dying man receives another chance at life – but does he really deserve it? And if he lives, will those around him wish he hadn’t?
When critically ill Jacob Wilson has a heart transplant, his behaviour becomes very strange. His worried parents and girlfriend try their best to understand his sudden mood swings, but as things worsen, they begin to live in terror of what they might find in their son’s bedroom next – and as Jacob’s personality morphs, so too do the lives of those around him.
This is a spell-binding crime novel with a dark heart from the worldwide bestseller Cathy Glass.
Previous rights sold Fundamento (Brazilian Portuguese), Portal (Czech), Lindhardt og Ringhof (Danish), Meulenhoff (Dutch), L'Archipel (French), Kulinaria (Hungarian), Tea (Italian), Chuokoron-Shinsha (Japanese), Cappelen Damm About the author: (Norwegian), Muza (Polish), Cathy Glass is a brand name after her bestselling books on Presenca (Portuguese), Ripol fostering took the non-fiction world by storm. This is her (Russia), Pahan Publishing first crime novel. (Sinalese), Norstedts (Swedish)
25 SISTER, SISTER
Sue Fortin
• The Girl Who Lied was a Kindle bestseller, with over 163,000 copies sold
• Sister, Sister is a top-10 Kindle bestseller, USA Today bestseller and No.1 in the Kindle Women’s Crime list. It has sold over 50,000 e-books since January
• For fans of CL Taylor and BA Paris
Alice: Beautiful, kind, manipulative, liar. 20 Apr 2017 Clare: Intelligent, loyal, paranoid, jealous. £7.99 Paperback Clare thinks Alice is a manipulative liar who is trying to 364pp steal her life. Alice thinks Clare is jealous of her long-lost return and place in their family. One of them is telling the truth. The other is a maniac.
Praise for Sue Fortin: ‘Thoroughly gripping…full of suspense’ – Kim The Bookworm ‘Builds to a really tense, nail biting climax’ – BeadyJan ‘I would urge anyone who enjoys a good, fast paced psychological thriller to read it – you won't be disappointed!’ – Bookish Bits ‘A gripping romantic suspense novel with some excellent Rights available tension and a twist or two…Well worth a read’ – DnS WAL Media ‘Gripping, vivid, dramatic, emotional, touching, adventurous brilliant and much more…it’s worth every single page’ – Sky’s Book Corner
About the author: Sue is a member of the Crime Writers’ Association.
26 GIRL DISAPPEARED
Lisa Hall
• Lisa’s debut, Between You and Me sold, over 240,000 copies
Tom thought his life was perfect. Until his wife vanishes turning his seemingly perfect world upside down.
As Tom searches for missing Claire he discovers secrets 7 Sep 2017 about his wife's past that don't add up, making him £7.99 question everything he once took for granted. Paperback 384pp Tom will soon find out that some secrets are best left hidden and Claire's past is about to catch up with them all.
Praise for Lisa Hall:
‘Breathlessly fast-paced and cleverly unsettling, this thriller about a couple trying to escape their past is the very definition of unputdownable.’ Heat on Tell Me No Lies
‘An uneasy creeping feeling followed me through the book – I was never quite sure who I should be trusting – I read this book in one sitting because I had to know what was going to happen next. An excellent thriller that had me hooked from the start.’ Katerina Diamond, author of The Secret, on Tell Me No Lies
Previous rights sold: ‘A paranoia-inducing plot that makes you question everyone! Lisa Hall’s new novel is one to get under your Eksik Parka (Turkish) skin and has an ending that’ll leave you reeling.’ – Sam HarperCollins (Dutch, Finnish, Carrington, author of Saving Sophie, on Tell Me No Lies Norwegian, Swedish)
27 THE PUNISHMENT
Jaime Raven
• Perfect for fans of Martina Cole and Kimberley Chambers
• Gangster thriller set in South London
• Jaime Raven’s debut novel, The Madam, sold over 53,000 copies
Sarah Mason is a single mother and a South London detective. She and her ex-husband, fellow detective 7 Sep 2017 Graham Boyd, adore their 15-month old daughter, Molly. £7.99 Their family may not be conventional, but it works. Paperback 400pp However, their world falls apart when Sarah receives a devastating message: Their daughter has been taken.
The abductor plans to raise Molly as their own, as punishment for an act in Sarah’s past. Sarah’s colleagues aren’t working fast enough to find Molly. To save her daughter, she’ll have to take matters into her own hands, in a desperate hunt that will take her to the very depths of London’s underworld.
Reviews for The Madam:
‘A must for anyone who likes Martina Cole, Mandasue Heller or the likes. once I got to half way I couldn't put it down.’ Carol Ruffel, GoodReads review
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About the author: Jaime Raven is an award-winning journalist, previously working for publications such as the Sun and the Mail, as well as a former script writer and TV producer. 28 THE BABYLON IDOL
Scott Mariani
• Scott Mariani is the biggest HarperCollins pre-ordered author ever
• Fans of Dan Brown, Lee Child, James Bond and Jason Bourne can’t get enough of Scott Mariani
• 1.7 million copies of the Ben Hope books sold worldwide
When a sniper leaves Ben Hope’s friend fighting for his 1 Jun 2017 life, the former SAS major declares war on the men £7.99 responsible. But what begins as a straightforward revenge Paperback mission gets complicated when a mysterious letter reveals 400pp Ben to be the real target. And his isn’t the only name on the killer’s list.
Professor Anna Manzini has no idea she’s in grave danger from a man she’d thought dead. She’s on the cusp of a major discovery: the location of the lost Babylon idol, a golden statue of immeasurable value.
But when word of Anna’s work reaches her enemies, it sets off a cat-and-mouse chase that will lead Ben and Anna halfway across Europe and into the heart of war-torn Syria.
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29 BONEYARD
Mark Sennen
• Mark Sennen is a top-20 e-book bestseller with over 200 five star reviews on Amazon
• His novels combine the chilling atmosphere of Broadchurch with the strong female detectives of Scott and Bailey
• For fans of Tim Weaver and Peter May
Malcolm Kendwick is charming, handsome – and a suspected serial killer. 29 Jun 2017 £7.99 When chillingly charismatic Kendwick arrives back in Paperback 400pp Devon after being deported from the US, DI Charlotte Savage is tasked with keeping a close eye on him. There wasn’t enough evidence to convict Kendwick for the crimes committed in America, but Charlotte is determined to find out the truth.
Days later, the partially clothed body of a woman is discovered out on the moor. All eyes are on Kendwick – but he has an alibi. Then human bones are found amongst the rusty remains of old wrecked cars at an isolated dumping ground, and a major murder inquiry is launched.
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Previous rights sold: Blanvalet (German), Jamsai (Thai) About the author: Mark has had a number of occupations, being variously a farmer, drummer and programmer. Now his hi-tech web developer's suite, otherwise known as a shed in the garden, has been converted to a writer's den.
30 THE MERIDIEN FILES
J. A. Kerley
• Carson Ryder is a maverick detective with a hidden secret: his brother is a psychopathic killer
• Perfect for fans of James Patterson’s Alex Cross and Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch
• Acclaimed by fans, Kerley’s Carson Ryder thrillers average 4½ stars on Amazon
1 Sep 2017 A thrilling new instalment in the Carson Ryder series. £8.99 Paperback Detective Carson Ryder, a specialist in solving twister 432pp murders, has been joined at the Florida Centre for Law Enforcement by his old partner Harry Nautilus.
When two eminent psychologists are murdered 2000 miles apart – one in Florida, one in Arizona – Carson and Harry must work with ambitious young Phoenix detective Tasha Novarro to find the unexpected connection that will lead them to the killer.
Praise for the Carson Ryder series:
'Kerley will truly scare the pants off his readers. This one's another winner from a writer moving towards the top of the thriller heap' Publishers Weekly
'A fascinating and frightening take on the genre' Independent Rights available on Sunday
WAL except German and Japanese. 'A chilling journey into a pitch-black mind' Michael Marshall, author of The Straw Men trilogy
About the author: Jack Kerley was an advertising agency writer and producer before becoming a writer. This is the 13th title in the Carson Ryder series. 31 A ROOM FULL OF KILLERS
Michael Wood
• The third in Michael Wood’s DCI Matilda Darke series. The first two novels received glowing praise from authors, bloggers and on Amazon
• Perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride, Mark Billingham and Val McDermid
• His début crime novel, For Reasons Unknown, sold almost 35,000 copies
18 May 2017 Feared by the people of Sheffield, Starling House is home £12.99 to some of Britain’s deadliest teenagers, still too young for Paperback prison. Now the building’s latest arrival, Ryan Asher, has 400pp been found brutally murdered – stabbed twelve times, left in a pool of blood.
When DCI Matilda Darke and her team investigate, they uncover the secrets of a house tainted by evil. Kate Moloney, the prison’s manager, is falling apart, the security system has been sabotaged, and neither the staff nor the inmates can be trusted.
There’s only one person Matilda believes is innocent, and he’s facing prison for the rest of his life. With time running out, she must solve the unsolvable to save a young man from his fate. And find a murderer in a house full of killers.
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32 ARROWOOD
Mick Finlay
• British set historical crime that taps into the huge appetite there currently is for Sherlock Holmes
• Mick Finlay’s Arrowood to be adapted for television with Shine Endemol London Society takes their problems to Sherlock Holmes. Everyone else goes to Arrowood.
London is a place where the wealthy party while the underclass are tempted into lives of crime, drugs and 23 Mar 2017 prostitution. A serial killer stalks the streets. Politicians are £12.99 embroiled in financial and sexual scandals. The year is Hardback 1895. 400pp The police don’t have the resources to deal with everything that goes on in the capital. The rich turn to a celebrated private detective when they need help. Sherlock Holmes. But in densely-populated South London, where crimes are sleazier and Holmes rarely visits, people turn to Arrowood, a private investigator who despises Holmes, his wealthy clientele, and his showy forensic approach to crime.
Arrowood understands people, not clues.
Reviews for Arrowood:
‘A book with enough warmth, charm, humour, and intrigue to signal the start of an excellent new series.’ Vaseem Khan, author of The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra
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About the author: Mick Finlay teaches in a Psychology Department, and has published research on political violence and persuasion, verbal and non-verbal communication, and disability. This is his first novel.
33 UNQUIET SPIRITS
Bonnie MacBird
• The author has worked in Hollywood for many years, and gives talks at Sherlock conventions
• Art in the Blood was a Publishers Weekly Staff Pick
December 1889. Fresh from debunking a “ghostly" hound in Dartmoor, Sherlock Holmes has returned to London, only to find himself the target of a deadly vendetta.
15 Jun 2017 A beautiful client arrives with a tale of ghosts, kidnapping £14.99 and dynamite on a whisky estate in Scotland, but Hardback Sherlock’s brother Mycroft trumps all with an urgent 400pp assignment in the South of France.
Reviews for Art in the Blood:
‘A thoroughly entertaining Sherlock Holmes adventure worthy of Doyle himself. … vivid period detail, a superb, labyrinthine plot, snappy pacing and, most importantly, a deep respect for the classic characters.’ -Bryan Cogman, Producer/Writer, HBO's Game of Thrones
‘A pacy and twisting story – made me forget I wasn’t reading a Sir Arthur original.’ The Sun
‘Dark, stylish, ingeniously plotted. Gripping, enthralling read. Holmes & Watson live!’ Hugh Fraser Previous rights sold
United Sky Media (Chinese Simple), Mlada Fronta (Czech), Pegasus (Estonian), City Éditions (French), PT Gramedia About the author: (Indonesian), Indigo (Turkish), HarperCollins (Hungarian, Italian, Bonnie MacBird attended Stanford University. Her long Japanese, Nordic, Portuguese, Hollywood career includes feature film development exec at Spanish) Universal, the original screenplay for the movie Tron, three Emmy Awards for documentary writing and producing, and numerous plays and musicals.
34 DRACULA’S BRETHREN
Richard Dalby
• Neglected vampire classics: tales by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Louisa May Alcott and others. Selected by Richard Dalby and introduced by Brian J. Frost
• A companion to Richard Dalby’s definitive anthology, Dracula’s Brood
In 1897, Bram Stoker’s iconic Dracula redefined the horror 4 May 2017 genre and had a significant impact on the image of the £8.99 vampire in popular culture. But encounters with the Paperback undead were nothing new: they had electrified readers of 352pp Gothic fiction since even before Victorian times.
Dracula’s Brethren is a tribute to those early writers, a collation of 19 archetypal tales written between 1820 and 1910, many long forgotten, celebrating the vampire stories that both inspired and were inspired by Bram Stoker’s iconic novel.
Review of Dracula’s Brood:
‘The best thing about this volume is that most of these stories aren’t found in the other major vampire anthologies – Dalby has done a terrific job in unearthing some very obscure but very very fine stories. This book is a must for any serious vampire enthusiast.’ Vintage Pop Fictions
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HarperCollins Brazil (Brazilian Portuguese) About the author: Richard Dalby is a professional author, bibliographer, researcher and bookdealer, specializing in supernatural fiction. His previous anthologies include The Sorceress in Stained Glass (1971) and The Best Ghost Stories of H. Russell Wakefield (1978) and Dracula’s Brood (1987). He has also published Bram Stoker: A Bibliography of First Editions (1983).
35 END OF FOREVER
Paullina Simons
• The new unforgettable novel from the international bestselling author of Tully and The Bronze Horseman
• The Time Traveller's Wife meets One Day in the heart-breaking love story
Can 40 days last a lifetime?
8 Feb 2018 When Julian meets Josephine, it's love at first sight. After a £8.99 whirlwind courtship, he proposes and she accepts. Paperback Everything seems wonderful on the surface, but Josephine 576pp is a girl with secrets.
Days before the wedding they have a huge argument and before Julian can make things right, everything goes terribly, tragically wrong.
Unable to let Josephine go, Julian digs into her past and discovers so much more than he ever bargained for.
End of Forever travels through the depths of sorrow to the dizzying heights of joy in an unforgettable story of love lost and found.
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About the author: Paullina Simons was born in Leningrad in 1963. She is the author of international bestsellers Red Leaves, Eleven Hours, The Bronze Horseman, Tatiana and Alexander, The Summer Garden and The Girl in Times Square.
36 72 DERRY LANE
Carmel Harrington
• Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes and Kelly Rimmer
Set on a beautiful leafy street in Dublin, this novel explores the unlikely friendship between two neighbours. Beautiful, serene Stella, who appears to have it all, and gruff, bad- tempered Rea, who seems to have lost it all…including her mind if you believe the neighbourhood gossip. 1 Jun 2017 £12.99 But appearances can be deceiving and both women Paperback discover that behind closed doors everyone has a secret 400pp they are desperate to keep.
Reviews for 72 Derry Lane: ‘Anyone who loved the great Maeve Binchy will adore this gorgeous gem of a book’ – Claudia Carroll
Reviews for The Things I Should Have Told You: ‘Will make you see life in a different way’ Woman’s Way ‘Heartwrenching and heartwarming’ Evening Herald ‘Guaranteed to brighten your day’ Novelicious ‘Carmel Harrington has done it again! Brilliantly written … it surpasses all expectations’ Chicklit Club Previous rights sold ‘It will stay with you well after you have turned the last Yabanci (Turkish), HarperCollins page’ Bleach House Library (Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Norwegian, Swedish)
About the author: Carmel has won several international awards including Kindle Book of Year and Romantic e-book of Year at the Festival of Romance in 2013 for her debut novel, Beyond Grace’s Rainbow.
37 THE SECRETS OF CAVENDON
Barbara Taylor Bradford
• The conclusion to the bestselling Cavendon series
• Over 250,000 fans worldwide subscribe to Barbara Taylor Bradford’s email newsletter
• She was awarded the OBE for services to literature in October 2007
Cecily Swann Ingham takes on the management of 11 Jan 2018 Cavendon Hall, while a new generation of women is £16.99 forging their own paths in London. Hardback 448pp Alice, Victoria and Elise are modern, clever and live independently in the city, and through them we witness the years of late 1940s and early 1950s London.
Alice, whilst pursuing an acting career, falls for handsome producer Adam. Adam is in fact a crook who has his mind set on marrying Alice and moving into Cavendon Hall.
During a visit to the Estate, the Countess Dowager, Aunt Charlotte, catches him snooping around and digging up the family’s secrets late one night. Adam kills her before she can call for help. The next morning, it looks like Aunt Charlotte stumbled and fell to her death.
Back in London, Adam blackmails Alice’s brother Charlie, in exchange for his silence on the Ingham’s secret and his sister’s protection, then disappears without a trace. As the hunt for Adam ensues, the truth about Aunt Charlotte’s Previous rights sold death emerges, and Alice has to confront her family’s secret. In 40 territories, details available upon request About the author: By the age of 20, Barbara Taylor Bradford was an editor and columnist on Fleet Street. Her first novel, A Woman of Substance, became an enduring worldwide bestseller. Her novels have sold more than 85 million copies worldwide in more than 90 countries and 40 languages, and ten mini-series and television movies have been made of her books. 38 IF EVER I FALL
S.D. Robertson
• A heart-rending story of family tragedy, perfect for fans of Amanda Prowse and Jojo Moyes
• Stuart’s debut novel, Time To Say Goodbye, spent over 6 weeks in the Kindle top 20 and has sold over 80,000 Dan’s life has fallen apart at the seams. He’s lost his house, his job is on the line, and now he’s going to lose his family too. 9 Feb 2017 £7.99 Maria is drowning in grief. She spends her days writing Paperback letters that will never be answered. 432pp Jack wakes up confused and alone. He doesn’t know who he is, how he got there, or why he finds himself on a deserted clifftop.
In the face of real tragedy, can these three people find a way to reconcile their past with a new future? And is love enough to carry them through?
Reviews for If Ever I Fall:
‘You will need plenty of tissues for this heart-breaking tale of love, grief and devotion’ The Sun
‘A wonderfully told tale of devastation, grief and ultimately hope, with a narrative that grips from the start Previous rights sold and doesn’t let go until the final page.’ Kathryn Hughes, bestselling author of The Letter and The Secret Beijing Creadion Media (Chinese simples), Pegasus (Turkish), HarperCollins (German, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, Nordic)
About the author: S.D. Robertson worked as a journalist and as the local newspaper editor before pursuing his lifelong ambition of becoming a novelist.
39 THE OTHER US
Fiona Harper
• The Other Us taps into the current trend for 1990s nostalgia
• A contemporary ‘sliding doors’ for fans of Lucy Diamond and Jill Mansell
• Perfect for fans of One Day, The Versions of Us and Miss You
When forty-something Maggie spots an announcement on 4 May 2017 Facebook about a uni reunion, she can’t help wondering £7.99 what happened to Jude Hanson. The same night her Paperback husband Dan proposed, Jude asked Maggie to run away 384pp with him, and she starts to wonder how different her life might have been if she’d broken Dan’s heart and taken Jude up on his offer.
Wondering turns into fantasising, and then one morning fantasising turns into reality. Maggie wakes up and discovers she’s back in 1992 and 21 again. Is she brave enough to choose the future she really wants, and if she is, will the grass be any greener on the other side of the fence?
Praise for Fiona Harper:
‘Sweet and romantic, a story guaranteed to have you smiling’ Milly Johnson, author of A Spring Affair
About the author: Fiona Harper has been a digital bestselling phenomenon with The Little Shop of Hopes and Dreams, and this move towards more sophisticated women’s fiction has the potential to be her breakout book.
40 THE SUMMERHOUSE BY THE SEA
Jenny Oliver
• Jenny’s previous title, The Biscotti and Sunshine Club, was shortlisted for the Romantic Novel of the Year and sold over 35,000 copies
• With more than 500 five star reviews to her name, Jenny is the reader and blogger’s choice and an exciting new voice in women’s fiction
Nestled on the Spanish coast, bustling café Estrella 18 May 2017 features in every one of Ava Brown’s happiest memories. £7.99 It’s where she tasted her first delectably-chocolatey Paperback churros, fell head-over-heels for her first crush – where 356pp she has been her happiest. So the chance to spend one last summer in her grandmother’s house, is one Ava can’t refuse.
Once the heart of the sleepy seaside village, the café now feels more ramshackle than rustic. It’s time to bring back the lethally strong sangria and mouth-wateringly delicious tapas – and before Ava knows it, she’s thrown herself into bringing the café back to life – a summer project her grandmother would be proud of!
Reviews for The Summerhouse by the Sea:
‘Brilliantly written, this is packed full of humour and there is a wonderful thread of love… A perfect holiday read.’ The Sun Rights sold ‘This book made me want to fly to Spain and dance on the Penguin (German) beach with a glass of sangria in my hand. The perfect summer read.’ Sarah Morgan
About the author: Jenny Oliver has worked as a journalist, editor at Mills & Boon and now writer.
41 FROM ROME WITH LOVE
Jules Wake
• Almost 100,000 copies sold for From Italy with Love and From Paris with Love this Christmas
Rome is the city of love and seduction, right? Not if you find yourself staying in a beautiful apartment with your childhood-friend-turned-arch-enemy, Will Ryan.
Romance is the last thing on Lisa’s mind. She’s got more 13 Jan 2017 important things to focus on, like hunting down her £2.99 estranged father. Except when her search falls at the first E-book hurdle, Will doesn’t just help her get back on track, he also 332pp shares the romantic sights – and exquisite tastes – of the Eternal City, and Lisa starts to wonder if it’s not just Rome seducing her.
Praise for From Italy With Love:
‘I finished the book wondering if it was feasible to take my Mini Cooper S on a road trip through Europe! Jules brings the scenery and villages to life with wonderful descriptions…I really hope this book is the first in a series!’ – Annie’s Book Corner
'A heart-warming debut.' – The Bookseller
‘Charming…romance, wit and a fabulous “all is lost” moment’ Sue Moorcroft, bestselling author of The Christmas Promise
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42 CHASING THE SUN
Katy Colins
• For fans of Bridget Jones’s Diary, The Shopaholic series and Eat, Pray Love
• Katy Colins started writing after her fiancée called off the wedding last minute. She sold her house and went to travel the world, writing her experiences in her blog Not Wed Or Dead http://www.notwedordead.com/
Georgia Green is on the conveyor belt to happiness.
15 Jun 2017 Live-in boyfriend, perfect career and great friends, it seems £7.99 like Georgia is only a Tiffany box away from her happily Paperback ever after. But when she arrives in Australia for her best 384pp friend’s wedding and is faced with the bridezilla from hell, she starts to realise that she might not want the cookie- cutter ending she thought.
What was meant to be a trip full of sunny days at the beach and wedding planning over cocktails, has turned into another problem for her to fix – just like the ones she’d left behind. With hardly any time for her boyfriend, let alone herself, it feels like there is just too much to juggle. It might be time for Georgia to step off the conveyor belt to find the balance in life and see if she really can have it all.
Praise for Katy Colins
‘Katy writes with humour and heart. The Lonely Hearts Travel Club is like Bridget Jones goes backpacking.' – Holly Martin, author of The White Cliff Bay series
‘Perfect Escapism’ – Heat magazine
About the author: Katy Colins is a qualified journalist who crossed sides to work in PR before selling all she owned to backpack solo around South East Asia and finally put her thoughts into words, writing as she travelled. 43 ROSIE’S LITTLE CAFÉ ON THE RIVIERA
Jennifer Bohnet
• Jennifer’s previous book, The Little Kiosk by the Sea, sold over 35,000 e-books
• Perfect for fans of Debbie Johnson, Ellen Berry and Caroline Roberts
A summer of taking chances!
Rosie Hewitt’s dream of opening a little French café on 23 February 2017 the Riviera is finally coming true. She’s giving up on love £7.99 and instead chasing her own perfect recipe for happiness. Paperback Only, she never expected the oh-so-sexy, award-winning 384pp chef, Sebastian Groc, to set up his restaurant next door – or for his freshly-baked croissants to smell quite so delicious.
But with just a few days until she opens her doors and all her sugar-coated dreams crumbling around her, Rosie isn’t prepared to give up without a fight!
Reviews of Rosie’s Little Café on the Riviera:
‘A great holiday read to chase away the winter blues.’ – Lesley Newton, Good Housekeeping
‘A perfect holiday book, I felt like I was in the South of France sipping a glass of wine!’ – Alison Robinson Rights available (NetGalley Reviewer)
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44 WILLOW COTTAGE: A SPRING AFFAIR
Bella Osborne
• A cosy and heart-warming seasonal romance, perfect for fans of Trisha Ashley
• Escape to Willow Cottage is a serialized novel told in four parts. The first and second instalments have sold 42,000 copies so far
• Bella Osborne’s previous book, It Started at Sunset Cottage, sold over 30,000 copies
10 Aug 2017 £7.99 Beth is running away. With her young son Leo to protect, Paperback Willow Cottage is the lifeline she so desperately needs. 400pp Overlooking the village green in a beautiful Cotswolds idyll, Beth sees a warm, caring and safe place for little Leo.
Over the course of four seasons, Beth realises that broken hearts can be mended, and sometimes love can be right under your nose.
Praise for Bella Osborne:
‘A warm and engaging story with relatable characters who will worm their way into your heart. A great read!’ – Talli Roland
‘Loved it! Believable characters, a sweetly told, lovely story… a great read’ Jane Lovering
‘A great read, with some really special moments… so Previous rights sold beautiful and romantic.’ Annie’s Book Corner
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About the author: Bella Osborne's debut novel It Started at Sunset Cottage hit No. 2 in The Bookseller's Heatseekers chart.
45 BREAKFAST UNDER A CORNISH SUN
Samantha Tonge
• From bestselling and award-winning author of Game of Scones comes a gorgeous new summer novel all about second chances and finding the man of your dreams
• Breakfast under a Cornish Sun has sold over 27,000 e- books since July 2016
• For fans of Lindsey Kelk and Giovanna Fletcher
28 July 2016 Kate Golightly needs to move forward and what better £7.99 way to do that than with a trip to the Cornish coast with Paperback best friend and boss, Izzy. 384pp The sea wind is just what Kate needs to finally relax and begin to let go of her past.
Except she’s suddenly got one big reason to panic! She RSVP’d ‘yes’ to the Queen Bee of her high school’s wedding saying she’s bringing her boyfriend (she doesn’t have one) who looks just like Ross Poldark!
With only two weeks to find the Poldark look-alike of her dreams Kate is under a lot of pressure for the Cornish coast to deliver.
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About the author: Samantha Tonge is trained as a linguist, she likes nothing more than holing herself up in the spare room, in front of the keyboard. Writing romantic comedy novels is her passion.
46 ME, YOU AND TIRAMISU
Charlotte Butterfield
• Feel-good romance for fans of Katie Fforde, Jill Mansell and Carole Matthews
Life for self-confessed bookworm Jayne Brady couldn’t be better – she has a twin sister she adores, a cosy little flat above a deli and now she’s found love with her childhood crush, gorgeous chef Will.
But when Will becomes a Youtube sensation, thanks to his 9 March 2017 delicious cookery demos (both the food and his smile!), £7.99 their life of contentment come crashing down around Paperback them. Can Jayne have her Tiramisu and eat it? 304pp
Reviews for Me, You and Tiramisu:
‘A rollercoaster of emotions driven by a cast of very loveable characters’ Books Are Here for You
‘Endearing, heartbreaking and hilarious all at once…a must read for anyone who enjoys a good romantic comedy’ Rebecca, Goodreads
‘Warm, funny and thoroughly entertaining’ Tracy Rogers Book Reviewer
‘Lives up to the standards of Sophie Kinsella, Abby Clements and Carole Matthews’ Being Unique Books
Rights available ‘A wonderful debut: engaging, emotional and entertaining’ I am, Indeed WAL
About the author: Former magazine editor Charlotte Butterfield studied English and did an MPhil in Gender and Women’s Studies at Birmingham University before becoming a journalist and copywriter.
47 CHRISTMAS AT THE COMFORT FOOD CAFÉ
Debbie Johnson
• Christmas at the Comfort Food Café is the follow-up to the Summer at the Comfort Food Café, which sold almost 100,000 copies
• Christmas at the Comfort Food Café has sold over 63,000 copies
Becca Fletcher has always hated Christmas but she has her reasons for being Little Miss Grinch. Now, though, she 23 Sep 2016 can’t avoid her version of ho-ho-hell – because she’s £1.99 travelling to the Comfort Food Café to spend the festive E-book season with her sister Laura and her family. She’s expecting 208pp mulled wine, 24-hour Christmas movie marathons and all kinds of very merry torture.
Little does Becca know that the Comfort Food Café is like no other place on earth. Perched on a snow-covered hill, it’s a place full of friendship where broken hearts can heal, new love can blossom and where Becca’s Christmas miracle really could happen – if only she can let it.
Reviews for Christmas at the Comfort Food Café:
‘Full of quirky characters, friendship and humour, you will devour this engaging and heartwarming novel in one sitting’ Sunday Express
‘A true festive book with a lovely heartwarming story’ The Previous rights sold Reading Shed HarperCollins (Italian), Heyne (German)
About the author Debbie Johnson worked as a journalist for many years before becoming a fiction writer. Her books include The Birthday That Changed Everything, Pippa’s Cornish Dream, and Summer at the Comfort Food Cafe, all published by HarperCollins.
48 ONE ENDLESS SUMMER
Laurie Ellingham
• One Endless Summer will make you fall in love with life again and holding your loved ones close
• A book about love, friendship and hope
Three best friends are embarking on an all-expenses paid 20 Apr 2017 trip of their dreams. The only catch? Every moment will £7.99 be documented on film. Paperback 356pp Lizzie’s battle with cancer is coming to an end, and now she’s ready to embrace adventure for the very first time. There are only three months, but it is Lizzie’s time to finally start living!
Jaddi is known for her stunning looks, flirtatious attitude and many conquests. But Jaddi has a secret and on this last trip together she needs to decide whether her best friends will ever know the real her.
Samantha has always been the ‘grown up’ of the group, the one with a five year plan. What Lizzie and Jaddi don’t know is that Sam is trapped, and her perfect life isn’t quite what it seems.
As they trek across the globe Lizzie, Jaddi and Samantha must come to terms with loss, love and trusting one another. Rights available
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About the author: Laurie Ellingham has a degree in Psychology and a background in Public Relations.
49 MY SUMMER OF MAGIC MOMENTS
Caroline Roberts
• Utterly escapist, charming and poignant
• Caroline is the author of the Kindle bestselling Cosy Teashop series, which have sold almost 100,000copies
• Perfect for fans of Lucy Diamond, Milly Johnson and Cathy Bramley
• Caroline Roberts was nominated for an RNA New Writer’s Award in 2015
1 June 2017 £7.99 Paperback When Claire arrives for her cosy cottage retreat on the 306pp beautiful Northumberland coast, she prays that three weeks of blissful peace and summer sunshine will wash away the pain of the last year.
Claire’s a survivor – she’s proud of the scars that prove it – and she’s determined to make the most of each and every day, to seize those little magic moments that give life its colour. But her plan for peaceful solitude goes awry when handsome, brooding Ed turns up in the cottage next door.
Praise for The Cosy Tea Shop in the Castle:
‘Cakes, castles and oodles of charm: this book is huge fun and pure escapism’ Cathy Bramley
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Previous rights sold: HarperCollins (Finnish, German, Norwegian, About the author: Swedish) Caroline Roberts has carved out a place for herself in the crowded genre of women’s commercial fiction with her wistful, feel good stories. Endorsements have come from authors such as Miranda Dickinson and Alex Brown.
50 SUMMER AT THE LITTLE WEDDING SHOP
Jane Linfoot
• The third book in the bestselling The Little Wedding Shop by the Sea series
• The first two titles of the series have sold almost 70,000 copies so far
Summer fun comes to Brides by the Sea shop and there’s love in the Cornish sea breeze as the girls tackle their busiest wedding season yet. There’s plenty of bunting, 1 June 2017 bubbly and baking – but who is going to catch the Paperback bouquet? 106pp
Praise for Jane Linfoot:
‘Romantic fiction at its best…well written, funny, heartfelt and engaging – this book is one for the keep shelf’ – Rachel Dove, winner of 2015 Mills & Boon Prima Flirty Fiction Competition
‘…funny, quirky…different, refreshing, and spot-on with its observations’ Guardian
‘Amusing and unpretentious’ The Times
‘Dangerously addictive’ BBC Radio
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About the author: Jane Linfoot is the author of the High Heels and Bicycle Wheels and The Vintage Cinema Club. She writes fun, flirty fiction, with feisty heroines and a bit of an edge.
51 THE LAST DAYS OF SUMMER
Sophie Pembroke
• Must-read for fans of Harriet Evans, Debbie Johnson and Lucy Diamond
• Sophie is the author of Claude’s Christmas Adventure
Saskia has always loved Rosewood. It was her family home, her sanctuary and her memories of it are vividly alive even 4 May 2017 after two years of being absent. Never did she think she £7.99 would be standing in the rose garden afraid to cross the Paperback threshold and own up to the past she had run away from. 384pp
Reviews for The Last Days of Summer:
‘Juicy family secrets, tensions between siblings, eccentric writers, hidden woodland hideouts, varied buildings on the family estate, and the sudden appearance of an assistant, an envelope, and a diary’ Angela, GoodReads
‘This is a compelling summer read which should be on everyone’s “to read” list The Reading Shed
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52 THE ONCE IN A BLUE MOON GUESTHOUSE
Cressida McLaughlin
• Cressida’s Canal Boat Café series was a No.1 Kindle bestseller in three categories and has sold 100,000 copies (e-book and print)
• The bestselling All Aboard garnered 144 five star reviews on Amazon
Brennan has come home to Campion Bay. Now her parents have retired, she’s set to become the new landlady 29 June 2017 of The Campion Bay Guesthouse. £7.99 Paperback Bookings have been as thin as the hand towels, and it 500pp doesn’t take long for Robin to realise that the place needs a serious makeover. Perhaps throwing herself into the task will help to heal her sadness at the tragic end to her dreams in London.
Praise for Cressida McLaughlin:
'A lovely, warm gem of a series that stays with you…I loved it’ Alexandra Brown
‘Like a lovely warm hug in a book.’ Kirsty Greenwood
‘Warm and wonderful…bursting with characters you’ll adore’ Miranda Dickinson
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About the author: Cressida McLaughlin has carved out a place for herself in this crowded genre with her wistful, feel-good stories.
53 THE CHOIR ON HOPE STREET
Annie Lyons
• Calendar Girls meets Pitch Perfect
• A moving and funny story that delves into the truth of moving on, marriage and finding friendship in the most unlikely of places
• From the bestselling author of Not Quite Perfect and Life or Something Like It comes a hilarious and fresh women’s fiction title
• Perfect for fans of Lucy Diamond, Carole Matthews 6 April 2017 and Jill Mansell, this story will make you laugh and £7.99 cry Paperback 336pp Nat’s husband has just said the five words no one wants to hear: ‘I don’t love you anymore’.
Picture-perfect Caroline has to welcome her estranged mother into her house after she was forced out of an exclusive nursing home.
Living on the same street these two women couldn’t be more different. Until the local community centre is threatened, galvanising Caroline and the people of Hope Street into action. But when the only way to save the centre is to form a community choir – no one, least of all Nat, expects the results.
The best things in life happen when you least expect them.
About the author: After leaving university, Annie Lyons worked as a bookseller on Charing Cross Road and for 11 years in publishing before writing and producing Not Quite Perfect.
54 THE ONE WITH ALL THE BRIDESMAIDS
Erin Lawless
• For fans of romantic comedies like Bridesmaids and Four Weddings & a Funeral, and bestselling authors Mhairi McFarlane and David Nicholls
• Her début book, The Best Thing I Never Had sold 35,000 copies
Nora Dervan is ready for her Happy Ever After. With her darling Harry waiting at the altar, and all her family and friends around her. She is certain that her special day will 1 Jun 2017 be one to remember. £7.99 Paperback But with her four bridesmaids hiding more secrets, than 106pp bottles of champagne. Will her big day be remembered for all the right reasons?
Praise for Erin’s debut, the bestselling The Best Thing I Never Had:
‘Funny and Addictive… If this is Erin Lawless' first book, I can't wait to read her next one!’ Fabulous (The Sun)
‘A lovely, warm read to snuggle up on the sofa with.’ Novelicious
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About the author: With her wicked sense of humour and refreshingly honest voice, Erin Lawless brings to the life the romance (and horrors!) of wedding season. 55 THE TRAVELLER’S DAUGHTER
Michelle Vernal
• Kitty follows in her mother’s footsteps from the south of France to Ireland, discovering who she is along the way
For 50 years Rosa kept the secrets of her past hidden from her beloved daughter, Kitty. The hurt and pain, the guilt 24 March 2017 over what she’d done, was something she could never face. £0.99 E-book But after Rosa’s death, the discovery of her journal opens 272pp Kitty’s eyes to a whole new world, a family she’s never known and a love she’s never dreamed of.
Now Kitty must travel to her mother’s homeland, but after fifty years, can the sins of the past be forgiven? Or will history repeat itself? With a decades-old family feud threatening her future, can Kitty put right what once went so wrong?
Join Kitty on her journey as she follows in her mother’s footsteps from the south of France to Ireland, discovering who she is along the way.
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About the author: Michelle Vernal is based in New Zealand’s South Island. The Traveller’s Daughter is her fourth novel. 56 THE GIRL FROM BALLYMOR
Kathleen McGurl
• Perfect for fans of Kate Morton, Lulu Taylor and Lucinda Riley
• A gripping and compelling timeslip historical novel moving between the modern day and the Irish famine of the 1840s
Ballymor, Ireland, 1847 1 Jun 2017 £7.99 As the country starves in the grip of famine Bridget Paperback Tooley is left widowed and alone. Fighting to keep her two 384pp remaining children alive against all odds, Bridget faces the truth that not everyone will survive. What will she be willing to sacrifice to save her children?
Present day.
Arriving in Ballymor, Maria McCarthy is researching her great-great-grandfather, Victorian artist Michael McCarthy – and his beloved mother, the mysterious Bridget. The subject of so many of his portraits, Bridget has fascinated historians for years, as in reality she disappeared without a trace.
Pregnant and afraid of motherhood, it’s not only answers about the past that Maria hopes to find in Ireland. As her search brings her closer to the truth about Bridget’s fate, Maria will discover that a mother’s love is as powerful and enduring as time itself.
About the author: Kathleen McGurl is the author of The Daughter of Red Hill Hall, The Pear Locket and The Emerald Comb.
57 THE WHISPERER
Elsa Winckler
School teacher Cilla Stevens has always been different, especially in how she connects with animals. When she calms a stray dog during an incident at school, she’s asked to help a nearby farm with a difficult horse.
Cameron Rahl has had a very different relationship with animals since his mother died in a horse riding accident. But now he's inherited his family’s farm, he's determined to never let anyone affect him that way again. 18 May 2017 £7.99 Will Cilla's heart win out? Or will it take history repeating Paperback itself for Cameron to realise just how much he needs her? 188pp
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About the author: Elsa Winckler has been reading love stories for as long as she can remember and when she ‘met’ the classic authors like Jane Austen, Elizabeth Gaskell, Henry James and The Brontë sisters during her Honours studies, she was hooked for life. 58 THE SECRET TO FALLING IN LOVE
Victoria Cooke
• Holiday read, perfect for fans of Anna Bell, Lucy Diamond and Debbie Johnson
• Bubbly Romantic Comedy for the thirty-something
Lifestyle journalist and thirty-something singleton Melissa hashtags, instagrams and snapchats her supposedly fabulous life on every social media platform there is.
9 February 2017 Waking up on her birthday, another year older and still £1.99 alone, Melissa wonders if for all her internet dates, love E-book really can be found online. 384pp Her boss intervenes and sets the challenge: go technology free for a whole month and write an article about it. No more ‘likes’, no more instant messaging and definitely no more ‘swiping’.
Forced to confront the reality of her life without its perfect filters, Melissa knows she needs to make some changes. But when she bumps into two gorgeous men without the use of an app, she believes there could be hope for love offline.
Reviews for The Secret to Falling in Love:
‘ The Secret to Falling in Love by Victoria Cooke is a novel all women can relate to...I easily read this book. Every page Rights available was filled with realities relationship goals and entanglements. Intriguing, exciting, and believable. Sexy WAL men, online dating, set-up dates...The Secret to Falling in Love has it all.’ – Danielle Urban, GoodReads
59 HOW TO WIN BACK YOUR HUSBAND
Vivien Hampshire
• Perfect for fans of Lindsey Kelk, Cate Woods and Fiona Collins
• New debut Rom-Com perfect for the New Year, and anyone with a New Year New You attitude
• Told in both Mark and Nicci’s point of view
Nicci is throwing a party: she’s getting divorced! The only 18 January 2017 issue? She isn’t ready to give up on her soon-to-be ex- £0.99 husband, Mark – and she has thirty days to win him back! E-book 384pp Against the odds will Nicci and Mark be able to forget their past, remember their vows and say ‘I do’ to another trip up the aisle?
Praise for Vivien Hampshire:
‘A lovely read. I couldn’t put it down!’ – Hristina Petrov (NetGalley Reviewer)
‘Amazingly brilliant!’ – Natasha Potter (NetGalley Reviewer)
‘It was a heartwarming story about love and forgiveness. I loved how Nic fought to try and get her husband back…’ – Fiona Bauer (NetGalley Reviewer)
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60 THE FORGET-ME-NOT FLOWER SHOP
Tracy Corbett
• An interlinked romance novel, in the style of Love Actually
• For fans of Lucy Diamond and Rachael Lucas
Evie runs a florist, The Forget-Me-Not Flower Shop.
A new man is not what she needs, but can plumber Scott Castillo fix her boiler and thaw her heart too? 3 July 2017 £0.99 Scott is trying to balance paying the bills with caring for his E-book sick mother and parenting his nephew, Ben, who at 18 is 300pp marrying his girlfriend Amy. Amy’s mum Patricia hides her husband David’s infidelity from their hopelessly romantic daughter.
Patricia’s tennis partner Martin moans about his inability to satisfy his wife, Laura, who helps brides find their perfect dress for their dream wedding, despite her own marriage being a mess.
Who will fall in love, and who will fall apart? Will the budding romance between Evie and Scott flourish or wilt?
Praise for The Forget-Me-Not-Flowershop:
‘The Forget-Me-Not-Flowershop is women’s fiction with a difference, as its central romantic storyline is interwoven with other stories. It combines romance and emotional Rights available depth, but what makes this novel special is the way it looks at relationships from a variety of perspectives – singles WAL meeting, married couples on the rocks, cheating spouses, young love, divorce, newlyweds. The characters feel so real and Tracy is a talent to watch. We are delighted to welcome her to the Maze list.’ Editor Eloise Wood for The Bookseller
About the author: Tracy is a debut author, she is working on her second novel, All I Never Wanted. 61 THE SECRETS OF IVY GARDEN
Catherine Ferguson
• A funny, heart-warming read for the summer – the perfect book for fans of Jenny Colgan and Lucy Diamond
• Catherine’s first two novels both hit the e-book bestseller charts, selling 30,000 copies each
When Holly breaks up with her boyfriend Dean, she’s at a loss as to what to do next. But things go from bad to 3 Apr 2017 worse when her beloved grandmother Ivy dies – and Holly £1.99 is left in charge of sorting out Ivy’s house and garden. E-book 400pp As she sorts through her grandmother’s belongings and makes her way through the wilderness outside, Holly soon finds that there is more to Ivy than meets the eye, and uncovers a surprising family secret that changes everything.
This is a heart-warming and hilarious story from Catherine Ferguson about love, starting over and learning how to garden.
Praise for Catherine Ferguson:
'I adored every page of this book and can't imagine a more perfect summer read. Gorgeously written, heart-warming and with characters so vividly realised that you just want to hang out with them on a Saturday night. She’s already a hugely popular author but this, mark my words, is the Rights available book that will make Catherine Ferguson go stratospheric.' Claudia Carroll WAL
About the author: Catherine’s continuing love of writing saw her spend her twenties writing for various teenage magazines including Jackie and Blue Jeans before getting serious and becoming a sub-editor on the Dundee Courier & Advertiser.
62 SECRETS & FRIES AT THE STARLIGHT DINER
Helen Cox
• Romantic comedy inspired by New York in this 1950s revival
As the front-woman in a band, Bonnie is used to being in the spotlight, but now she must hide in the shadows.
Alone in New York City, Bonnie breaks down in front of 16 December 2016 arrogant news reporter, and diner regular, Jimmy Boyle, £1.99 who offers to help her – but can she trust him? E-book 300pp When the kindly owner of the Starlight Diner offers Bonnie work, and she meets charming security officer Nick Moloney, she dares to hope that her luck has changed. Is there a blossoming romance on the cards? And can Bonnie rebuild her life with the help of her Starlight Diner friends?
Praise for The Starlight Diner series:
‘Fresh, original and addictive’ – Philippa Ashley
‘With its shades of light and dark, this delicious debut is a page-turner you’d be mad to miss’ – Samantha Tonge
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About the author: Helen wrote for a range of magazines, websites and blogs as well as writing news and features for TV and radio. She has written three non-fiction books and founded the independent film publication New Empress magazine. She currently lives in York and writes novels.
63 FOUR BRIDESMAIDS AND A WHITE WEDDING
Fiona Collins
• Her previous book, A Year of Being Single has now sold over 100,000 e-books
• For fans of Jane Costello, Helen Fielding and Fiona Gibson
Don’t tell the bride…
28 April 2017 Rose, Sal and JoJo have been looking forward to their best £1.99 friend Wendy’s hen-do for ages. A relaxing spa break is the E-book perfect way to escape their grumpy husbands and 384pp unbearable children – even if it is just for a few days.
But it soon turns out that instead of spending the weekend sipping prosecco in fluffy white dressing gowns, they’re off to Bridesmaid Bootcamp! And as they slip and slide through the mud, it’s only a matter of time before secrets emerge that could change everything.
Reviews for A Year of Being Single:
‘A laugh-out-loud hilarious book with a deft turn of phrase and a very real grasp of what it’s like to be a woman…a real cut above your usual chick lit!.’ – Sam (top 1000 Amazon Reviewer)
‘Absolutely wonderful…A joy to read. I would recommend Previous rights sold this book wholeheartedly.’ – Michelle (NetGalley Reviewer)
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About the author: Fiona studied Film & Literature and has had many former careers including TV presenting in Hong Kong; talking about roadworks on the M25 on the radio; and being a film and television extra. Twitter @FionaJaneBooks
64 GARDEN OF STARS
Rose Alexander
• For fans of The Lemon Grove and Kerry Fisher
• Two women face personal dilemmas in Lisbon, Portugal – many years apart
The Alentejo, Portugal 1934
‘I am Inês Bretão and I am 18 years old. Now that I am 25 July 2016 finally an adult and soon to be married, I feel like my real £2.99 life is about to begin. I have decided to document E-book everything that happens to me, for my children and my 384pp grandchildren.’ Review of Garden of Stars:
‘Garden of Stars is a book that stayed with me after I turned the last page. I felt enriched after finishing the book.’ Bookaholic Swede
‘A beautifully written story of love and loss. It takes you on a journey to remember, seamlessly intertwining both the past and the present to make a moving tale that will stay with you long after the final page has been turned.’ Cal’s Blog
About the author: Rose Alexander has had more careers than is probably Rights available strictly necessary, including TV producer / director making programmes for all the major broadcasters, freelance WAL feature writer for publications including the Guardian and secondary school English teacher. But her passion has always been with writing.
Rose is currently working on her next novel, based on a relative’s true story of an epic journey as a ‘flüchtlinge’, fleeing the vengeance of the rampaging Red Army as Nazi Germany collapsed.
65 TRIAL BY EXECUTION
T.M.E. Walsh
• Perfect for fans of MJ Arlidge and Angela Marsons
• For All Our Sins sold and The Principle of Evil have sold over 50,000 e-books
Once, the infamous Dahlia Rapist terrorised young women – and their parents alike – with his brutal acts of violence and sinister calling card. 24 February 2017 Today, Raymond Knox has shunned his former alias and is £1.99 being released into society. E-book 384pp But someone suspects that a monster still lurks beneath the surface. And when Raymond Knox is found dead, mutilated to match his victims, DCI Claire Winters is called in to catch a killer the public are calling a hero.
Reviews for For All Our Sins: ‘Cleverly written with lots of blood and gore and a maniacal murderer to satisfy any hardened serial killer crime thriller reader. I believe this is the first book in a new series and I look forward to reading more from T M E Walsh.’ Nolene Driscoll (Goodreads) ‘I love a good gruesome crime novel and this did not disappoint.’ Angela Oatham (Goodreads) ‘As the book races toward its conclusion, there is a shocking plot twist that many readers will not see coming.’ Sharon (Goodreads) Rights available
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About the author: Tania (T. M. E.) Walsh began writing full time after becoming a casualty to the recession in late 2008. She successfully self-published the first two novels in the DCI Claire Winters series in 2013 before being picked up by Carina UK. Tania is currently working on a new standalone novel and a third book in the DCI Claire Winters series. 66 THE GOOD SISTERS
Helen Phifer
• Perfect for fans of Helen H Durrant, Angela Marsons and Jane Holland
• Rights are also available for Helen Phifer’s Annie Graham series
The year is 1931. Mother Superior Agnes offers sanctuary to a desperate young woman fleeing for her life. Only to wake in the morning to discover a terrible fate has befallen 31 October 2016 one of the Sisters – in a room locked from the inside. £1.99 Agnes can’t help but fear that she has allowed a great evil E-book to enter the convent, but she has no idea how far reaching 384pp the consequences of that one fateful night will be.
Over 80 years later, Kate Parker, divorced, alcoholic, and broke, moves into the dilapidated old convent she dreams of turning into a bed and breakfast, whilst changing her life. Although the locals refuse to go near the place at night, Kate is determined to stay while the renovations take place. But when she starts to hear strange noises at night, and the crucifixes she had removed reappear on the walls, Kate starts to suspect she is not entirely alone in her new home.
Reviews for The Ghost House:
‘The Ghost House is the most exciting book I have read in a very long time, and would make an absolutely perfect Halloween read! Amazing début from Helen Phifer and I eagerly await more from her!’ Judging Covers Rights available ‘It was an atmospheric, spooky read, ideal for the season.’ WAL I Heart Reading
About the author: Helen Phifer is the author of the Annie Graham series, starting with the international phenomenon The Ghost House. She works with the police, giving visceral authenticity to her writing.
67 AS YOU LAY SLEEPING
Katlyn Duncan
• It’s written from the first person perspective, both from Cara’s point of view and a mysterious character’s
• YA who-dunit thriller
Cara’s boyfriend is dead.
When fingers start pointing at her, she knows she’s in 22 February 2017 more trouble than she originally thought. Because Cara can £1.99 see that something isn’t right. E-book As her carefully constructed life begins to crumble, Cara 304pp isn’t sure who she is anymore.
But maybe that’s exactly what someone wants her to think.
Praise for Katlyn Duncan
‘I really loved this book. From the first page I was totally hooked and couldn’t put it down until I was finished.’ Dark Faerie Tales.
‘Soul Taken is a BRILLIANT read! …I fell in love with make everything about reading Soul Taken special and unique. This is one of those books to look out for.’ A Diary of a Book Addict
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About the author: Katlyn Duncan writes YA fiction, she’s the author of the Life After trilogy and Darkest Dawn. She lives in New England, NY.
68 NEVER OUT OF SIGHT
Louise Stone
• Perfect for readers looking for their next addictive read after Gone Girl, The Girl on the Train and Behind Closed Doors
• A gripping psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Louise Jensen, Linda Green and Claire Seeber
• S Is for Stranger sold 18,000 e-books and was shortlisted for the Harry Bowling Prize
20 January 2017 £1.99 E-book A daughter’s secret. A mother’s betrayal. 320pp Every mother knows never to let their child out of their sight. But Freya has been distracted recently, and now her teenage daughter, Zoe, is missing.
Freya knows that the only way to bring Zoe back is to tell the truth, but when your whole life is built on secrets and lies, the truth could destroy everything.
Surely there’s no harm in telling just one more little white lie?
Reviews for Never Out of Sight:
‘Addictive. Fast-paced. Thrilling. It kept me on the edge of my seat!’ Angel Erin’s Book Obsession
‘A real page-turner packed to the brim with twists and Rights available turns. An absolute must-read for fans of this genre, one of the best books of this year.’ Julia Beales (NetGalley WAL Reviewer)
About the author: Louise Stone worked as a teacher before turning her hand to fiction. She was brought up in Africa and the Middle East and then travelled extensively before moving to London. She is the author of the psychological suspense thriller S Is for Stranger. 69 66 METRES
J.F. Kirwan
• New Nadia Laksheva Spy Thriller Series
• Perfect for fans of Charles Cumming, Mark Dawson and Adam Brookes
• Modern spy thriller with a twist: the action takes place underwater!
25 August 2016 Everyone said she had her father’s eyes. A killer’s eyes. £0.99 Nadia knew that on the bitterly cold streets of Moscow, E-book she could never escape her past – but in just a few days, 384pp she would finally be free. Bound to work for Kadinsky for five years, she has just one last mission to complete. Yet when she is instructed to capture The Rose, a military weapon shrouded in secrecy, Nadia finds herself trapped in a deadly game of global espionage.
And the only man she can trust is the one sent to spy on her.
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70 TRUST ME
Gemma Metcalfe
• A compelling suspense novel of two people separated by oceans, brought together by one phone call
• Perfect for readers looking for their next addictive read, for fans of The Gift and The Girl Who Lied
When you’re about to die will your secrets even matter?
10 Mar 2017 Lana needs to sell a holiday, fast. Stuck in Tenerife, in a £1.99 dead end job, she never expected a response quite like E-book Liam’s. 384pp Thousands of miles away a phone rings. Liam never intended to pick up, he’s too busy choosing the quickest way to die. But at least someone should know the truth before he goes, even if that someone is a stranger.
As time runs out both are drawn to the other, expressing thoughts they never imagined they would share.
Reviews for Trust Me
‘Gemma Metcalfe turns the screw until the tension is almost unbearable. A fast-paced debut with a twist that made me gasp.’ Mark Edwards bestselling author of The Devil’s Work
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71 THOSE WHO LIE
Diane Jeffrey
• Those Who Lie taps into the fears we all have: who are the people we choose to live with? The people we marry?
• This twisted story will have fans of Louise Jensen, C.L. Taylor and K.L. Slater
Emily Klein doesn’t know she has killed her husband until the day of his funeral.
28 July 2016 But the accident is only the beginning. Because while £2.49 Emily’s physical scars will heal, the trauma of the accident E-book has awakened old ghosts. She hears strange sounds, catches 384pp things that can’t possibly be there in the corner of her eye. Before long, everywhere she looks, she seems to see her husband.
Reviews for Those Who Lie:
‘[A] scorchingly good thriller’ Lisa Hall, bestselling author of mega-hit Between You and Me
‘With twists and turns that will wrong-foot you all the way, a dash of dark humour and a strong emotional punch, this is an excellent début that more than earns its place within the genre.’ S.J.I. Holliday, author of Black Wood
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About the author: Those Who Lie is Diane Jeffrey’s début novel. It hit No. 1 Kindle chart in Canada in the noir crime category.
72 The Romany Outcasts Series
Christi J. Whitney
MIDNIGHT
The final volume in this incredible YA trilogy which will see Sebastian and Josephine’s fates finally sealed.
• Praise for Grey: ‘Different, unique and mysterious…A great start to the series…It remains to be seen what will happen next but I’d read it without a doubt’ Book Passion for Life
30 November 2017 £13.99 Paperback 400pp
About the author: Christi Whitney is a former high school theatre director with a love for the dramatic. She lives just outside Atlanta with her husband and two sons. When not spending time with them or taking a ridiculous number of trips to Disney World, she is usually directing plays, making costumes for sci- fi/fantasy conventions, or watching superhero movies. She can be found on Twitter @ChristiWhitney
73 The Darkhaven Novels
A. F. E. Smith
WINDSINGER
The third instalment in the Darkhaven series.
Ayla Nightshade prepares to meet with the Kardise ambassador to sign a treaty between Mirrorvale and Sol Kardis. However, negotiations are halted as the ambassador is discovered dead in his chambers, poisoned by the same bottle of taransey he and Ayla had shared the night before.
Ayla has been framed for murder and the peace between two kingdoms is at stake. Tomas Caraway and his Helmsmen must rush to prove her innocence before war destroys all they have fought for.
Along the way they discover the plans for a Parovian airship, the Windsinger, which reveal a chamber designed for a special cargo: a living one.
Together Ayla and Tomas set out to uncover their real enemies – a search that will lead them closer to home than they ever anticipated
10 August 2017 £13.99 Paperback 400pp
74 Shadow in the Storm
Graeme K. Talboys
PLAYERS OF THE GAME
The third instalment in the Shadow of the Storm series
Jeniche and Alltud have been on an adventure for nearly three years. Now, the time has come for them to go home.
But as they leave their hostel in the dead of the night, these plans are thwarted. The Qasireu of Alboran awaits the two travellers with a quest: they must move an item of great value, whose identity is to remain unknown.
Carrying this item across the dusty moutains, they make a chance encounter: a woman from her past, who seems to know a great deal about the amulet around Jeniche’s neck and the power it possesses.
Yet, the amulet isn’t the only secret the travellers carry with them. For little do they know, the item they are moving could pose a threat to the entire world.
15 June 2017 £13.99 Paperback 400pp
75 Seeds of Destiny
Andy Livingstone
HERO RISEN
The third novel in the epic Seeds of Destiny series
After many trials, Bran and his group of companions are still in pursuit of Loku, and must stop him at all costs. But as they draw nearer, they must ask themselves if Loku is really the enemy that they have been pursing all this time - or if he is just the frontage for a much greater evil, that none could have even dared imagine?
• Praise for Hero Born:
‘Andy Livingstone has my attention with his first novel. I look forward to discovering where he, and Brann, go next. Hero Born sets things up nicely, contains a host of colourful characters and promises an ongoing series that will deliver an absorbing tale’ The Eloquent Page
5 October 2017 £13.99 Paperback 400pp
About the author: Andy Livingstone is a press officer and former journalist.
76 The Ark Trilogy
Laura Liddell Nolen
The epic conclusion to The Ark trilogy
• The Ark Trilogy was one of six three-volume trilogies discovered by HarperVoyager during a two-week open submissions process
• The series was chosen from more than 5,000 entries
Headed towards Eirena, kept in captivity aboard the Remnant by Adam and Zhao, with her family now lost in space, all that Char fought for has been destroyed. But this isn’t the first time Char has lost it all. And out in space, inching closer to death, only a fight can bring everything back.
14 December 2017 £13.99 Paperback 400pp
About the author: Laura Liddell Nolen grew up in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She has a degree in French and a license to practice law, but both are frozen in carbonite at present. She can be found on Twitter @LauraLLNolen
77 The Dome Trilogy
Jason LaPier
UNDER SHADOWS
The third instalment in the wondrous sci-fi Dome Trilogy by Jason LaPier
Headed towards Eirena, kept in captivity aboard the Remnant by Adam and Zhao, with her family now lost in space, all that Char fought for has been destroyed. But this isn’t the first time Char has lost it all. And out in space, inching closer to death, only a fight can bring everything back.
16 November 2017 £13.99 Paperback 400pp
About the author: Jason LaPier won the first prize in the Write to Publish Flash Fiction Contest, presented by Portland State University’s Ooligan Press, and was a finalist in the 2010 Wordstock Festival’s short fiction competition
78 Ignite the Shadows Trilogy
Ingrid Seymour
SHATTER THE DARKNESS
The electrifying conclusion to the Ignite the Shadows series
• Praise for Ignite the Shadows:
‘It's dark, it's daring, and it's full of thrills and chills’ – Toni, My Book Addiction
‘Impossible to put down!’ – Olivia, The Candid Cover Blog
‘Uber-cool and uber-creative’ – Lynanne Carroll, Daybreak In Autumn Blog
11 January 2018 £13.99 Paperback 400pp
About the author: When Ingrid Seymour is not writing books, she spends her time working as a software engineer, cooking exotic recipes, hanging out with her family and working out. She can be found on Twitter @Ingrid_Seymour
79 Wolves of LliséTrilogy
Nancy K. Wallace
BEFORE WINTER
The exciting conclusion to the Wolves of Llise trilogy
As rumors of Devin's death at his own bodyguard's hands reach the capital, the Chancellor is detained on trumped-up charges of treason.
At La Paix, Forneaux's assassination plot is set in motion. Jules, Angelique,and her grandmother depart by ship for Vienne and Gaspard, Chastel, and the rest cross the mountains in a desperate attempt to arrive before winter makes their passage impossible.
22 Mar2018 £13.99 Paperback 400pp
About the author: Nancy K. Wallace lives in Western Pennsylvania with her husband in a 140-year-old farmhouse. The author of 13 children’s books, she works as a Youth Services Librarian, and reviews young adult literature for VOYA magazine.
80 THE MILL VALLEY GIRLS: ELLA’S WAR
Lynne Francis
• Ella’s War is the first in a gripping new family saga series about love, loss and second chances
• Perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries, Diney Costeloe and Kitty Neale
Ella is trying to put the past behind her, but her past 5 Oct 2017 refuses to let her go. £0.99 The truth is, Ella is hiding from a scandal. A scandal that E-book drove her family out of their beloved Lane End Cottage in 400pp the tiny Yorkshire village they had lived in all their lives. A scandal that her sister Alice was blamed for. But Alice is no longer here. So it’s up to Ella to pick up the pieces and do the best she can for the family she loves so dearly. When Ella gains work in service at Grange House, a gentleman’s residence on the outskirts of York, she think her luck has finally changed. But with her family’s background, will Ella keep her position there? Or will she follow in her elder sister’s footsteps.
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81 THE BOY WITH THE LATCHKEY
Cathy Sharp
• Gritty and emotional drama for fans of Nadine Dorries, Kitty Neale and Diney Costeloe, author of The Throwaway Children.
• Fourth novel from the series featuring the staff and children of St Saviours.
It’s the 1950s and the orphans of Halfpenny Street have 9 Mar 2017 found a new home in the Essex countryside at Halfpenny £6.99 House. Meanwhile, back among the slum clearances of Paperback Bethnal Green, St Saviour’s has now been partially given 416pp over to a home for disturbed girls though it still serves as a reception centre for local children who are in desperate need.
Amongst these are Archie and his sister June. They’ve been ‘latch key’ kids; fending for themselves while their caring but harassed and careworn mum tries to make ends meet. Now she’s been accused of theft and prison seems inescapable. Archie has no intention of letting his mum go down. He knows she’s innocent and will do anything to prove it. But can he help his mum before adoption, and the authorities, take him and June away forever?
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About the author: Cathy Sharp’s debut, The Orphans of Halfpenny Street reached No.15 on the PB bestseller list, with over 60,000 copies sold.
82 A COUNTRY GIRL
Nancy Carson
A must-read sweeping saga, full of intrigue, romance and page-turning drama.
Marigold Bingham, though promised to Algie Stokes, the lock-keeper’s son, reconsiders her dreams of marriage when she wrongly believes he has been two-timing her.
With the sudden death of his father, as well as the loss of Marigold, Algie is consoled by Aurelia Sampson, the charming and beguiling wife of his employer, Benjamin. 10 Aug 2017 Yet Aurelia merely muddies the waters, adding to Algie’s £6.99 worries which weigh heavily on his shoulders as head of Paperback his increasingly troubled family. 464pp Marigold Bingham is unaware of Algie’s spiralling burdens, yet she is in for a whole series of life-changing surprises.
So too is Algie, the man she once called her own.
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About the author: Nancy Carson lives in Staffordshire and is a keen student of local history. All her novels are based around real events, and focus on the lives and loves of the people of the Black Country.
83 THE MERSEY DAUGHTER
Annie Groves
• Annie Groves is a top-20 Sunday Times bestselling author. These heart-warming stories of love and heartache have garnered legions of fans across the globe.
• This new series follows the fate and fortune of two women living on Liverpool’s docks. There will be four titles in total.
• Previous title Christmas on the Mersey sold 50,000 copies. 6 Apr 2017 £6.99 Paperback The brand new Wartime drama novel from bestselling 416pp author Annie Groves. Rita Kennedy has finally seen through her good-for- nothing husband, Charlie. Now he’s gone AWOL with his fancy woman and left her at the mercy of the local gossips. Her future is full of uncertainty and the only thing that keeps her going is knowing that her children are safe from the Luftwaffe – and the letters that she receives from Jack Callaghan, her childhood sweetheart – but a life together can is just a distant fantasy.
Praise for Annie Groves ‘A stirring and heartrending family saga…Against a backdrop of change when the suffragette movement was coming to the fore, the choices and dreams of a generation of women combine to create this passionate Rights available story’ Liverpool Daily Post
WAL About the author: Annie Groves was the creation of the much-loved writer, Penny Halsall. Penny was born and lived in the North-West of England all of her life and the Annie Groves novels drew on her family’s history, picked up from listening to her grandmother’s stories as a child.
Penny’s legacy of heart-warming and uplifting novels lives on through writers Jenny Shaw and Sheila Riley.
84 ORPHAN IN THE SNOW
Molly Green
• Perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries and Katie Flynn, this romantic wartime saga will tug on the heartstrings this Christmas.
• New Saga series set in Liverpool
Liverpool, 1941. 2 November 2017 £7.99 As war rages over England, young June Lavender takes a Paperback job at Dr. Barnardo’s children’s home as assistant to the 400pp matron. There she meets little Lizzie McRae, who is the spitting image of her own lost sister. The two form a bond as June tries to get the traumatised orphan to speak.
Meanwhile, Flight Lieutenant Murray Andrews meets June in a second-hand bookshop, and there is an instant attraction. But will the war force them apart? And can June provide little Lizzie with the family she has always longed for?
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85 THE BOOKSHOP
Penelope Fitzgerald
• Film tie-in edition. The film, directed by Isabel Coixet and co-produced by A Contracorriente Films, Diagonal TV and Green Films, features Emily Mortimer, Patricia Clarkson and Bill Nighy.
• Shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
• Penelope Fitzgerald is one of the most acclaimed British novelists of the twentieth century. She was awarded the Booker Prize in 1979, and shortlisted another three times. Her fans include David Nicholls, 7 Sep 2017 Jonathan Franzen, A S Byatt and Sebastian Faulks. £7.99 197x130 In a small East Anglian town, Florence Green decides, Paperback against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a 176pp bookshop. Hardborough becomes a battleground. Florence has tried to change the way things have always been done, and as a result, she has to take on not only the people who have made themselves important, but natural and even supernatural forces too. Her fate will strike a chord with anyone who knows that life has treated them with less than justice.
Rights sold: Clube do Autor (Portuguese) About the author: Penelope Fitzgerald was one of the most elegant and distinctive voices in British fiction. Three of her novels, The Bookshop, The Beginning of Spring and The Gate of Angels have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. She won the Prize in 1979 for Offshore. Her last novel, The Blue Flower, was the most admired novel of 1995, chosen no fewer than nineteen times in the press as the ‘Book of the Year’. It won America’s National Book Critics’ Circle Award. She died in April 2000, at the age of 83. 86