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All is not well in the Rectory of Turnham Malpas…Another delightful story of village life by the ever perceptive Rebecca Shaw. When the people of Turnham Malpas realise that all is not as it should be between Peter, the rector, and his wife Caroline, the smooth running of the village falters.   Then the appointment ofContinue reading “Trouble in the Village by Rebecca Shaw”

From the New York Times best-selling author of The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires, this unholy hybrid of Beaches and The Exorcist blends teen angst and unspeakable horrors into a pulse-pounding supernatural thriller. The year is 1988. High school sophomores Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fourth grade. But after an evening of skinny-dipping goes disastrously wrong, Gretchen begins toContinue reading “My Best Friends Exorcism by Grady Hendrix”

PERIODS, SEX AND ONLINE SHAMING. AN EXTRAORDINARY VERSE NOVEL FROM A BOLD NEW VOICE IN FICTION. During Frankie’s first sexual experience with lovely Benjamin, she gets her period. It’s only blood, they agree. No shame.  Then a graphic meme goes viral, turning their fun, intimate afternoon into something mortifying and damaging. And Frankie begins to wonder: is sheContinue reading “Blood Moon by Lucy Cuthew”

THE FASCINATING SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER Assaults. Riots. Cell fires. Medical emergencies. Understaffed wings. Suicides. Hooch. Weapons. It’s all in a week’s work at HMP Parkhurst. After 28 years working as a prison officer, with 22 years at HMP Parkhurst, once one of Britain’s most high security prisons, David Berridge has had to deal with itContinue reading “Inside Parkhurst by David Berridge”

From the No.1 New York Times bestselling author of THE DARKEST MINDS comes ahigh-octane story of power, destiny and redemption. A lifetime ago, Lore Perseous left behind the brutal, opulent world of the Agon families – ancient Greek bloodlines that participate in a merciless game every seven years. A game that is about to begin again … For centuries, ZeusContinue reading “Lore by Alexandra Bracken”

A lifetime holding it together.One party will bring it crashing down. Malibu: August, 1983. It’s the day of Nina Riva’s annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, the talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay and Hud, one a championship surfer, the other aContinue reading “Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid”

Marigold has spent her life taking care of those around her, juggling family life with the running of the local shop, and being an all round leader in her quiet yet welcoming community. When she finds herself forgetting things, everyone quickly puts it down to her age. But something about Marigold isn’t quite right, andContinue reading “Here and now by Santa Montefiore”

In her late twenties, Cait Flanders found herself stuck in the consumerism cycle that grips so many of us: earn more, buy more, want more, rinse, repeat. Even after she worked her way out of nearly $30,000 of consumer debt, her old habits took hold again. When she realised that nothing she was doing orContinue reading “The year of less by Cait Flanders”

French Alps, 1998 Two young men ski into a blizzard… but only one returns. 20 years later Four people connected to the missing man find themselves in that same resort. Each has a secret. Two may have blood on their hands. One is a killer-in-waiting. Someone knows what really happened that day. And somebody willContinue reading “The Chalet by Catherine Cooper”

How much can you save with this book? Trusted bargain-hunter and mum, Holly Smith, cuts thousands of pounds off her shopping and bills every year. She founded the Facebook group Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK (one of the largest Facebook groups in the world) and is on TikTok, Youtube and Instagram helping as many people as possibleContinue reading “Holly Smith’s money saving book”