Book of the week

A mysterious young man arrives in Elizabethan England claiming to be the secret son of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves — and a threat to the Tudor throne. As poison spreads and loyalties shift, astrologer John Dee and his assistant Margaretta race to uncover the truth before it’s too late.

Lucy Bowen’s done with love — but working at NYC’s top romance publisher means she can’t escape it. When their star author hits a creative block, Lucy is sent to a quiet lakeside town to find inspiration for the next big love story.

Enter Liam: grumpy, gorgeous, and very much not her type. He’s not a fan of city girls, and she’s allergic to small-town clichés. But rom-com rule #1? Love shows up when you least expect it...

A warm, witty, and utterly charming romance filled with laughs, sparks, and heart.

In 1827, Nottingham, a young housemaid, is locked away in England’s first public asylum—not for madness, but for defying a man’s power. The Unravelling of Mary Reddish is a haunting and powerful historical novel inspired by real events, revealing the grim reality of mental health care in Georgian Britain. As Mary fights to reclaim her voice, her fate becomes entwined with a moral battle within the asylum walls—between reform and repression, humanity and harm.

In a world where fame is currency and secrets are deadly, A Beautiful Way to Die unearths the shadowy truth behind the golden age of cinema. From a rising star entangled with a dangerous legend to a fading icon being blackmailed by her past, two women fight to survive a system built to destroy them. Eleni Kyriacou delivers a dazzling noir thriller that’s as seductive as it is sinister, where doing what they say might be the only way to stay alive.

Step aboard for a soaring, laugh-out-loud memoir that combines sharp wit with emotional honesty. In this gripping tale of love, identity and long-haul layovers, Karen recounts her 12 years as a closeted British Airways cabin crew member - navigating a world where being openly gay was still a no-no for women. Set against a backdrop of tropical runways, hotel bars and midnight revelations, this is the story of finding freedom at 35,000 feet. Raw, brave and wickedly funny, Cabin Confessions is a turbulent journey towards self-acceptance you won't want to miss.

His wife is gone. His daughter is lost to a cult. Time is slipping away. The Absolutes is a haunting, darkly funny exploration of grief, love, and the desperate fight for redemption. Can he fix the past before it’s too late?

When Mackenzie's perfect life crumbles, and Sam questions everything he's built, they must face the truth about who they are and what they truly want. A story of love, loss, and the unexpected paths that lead us home.

Family, faith, and friction collide in this hilarious yet heartfelt novel about two sisters divided by their choices. Can they bridge the gap before it’s too late?

Follow Karen Hamm, a relentless researcher whose discovery at an airport sets off a dangerous chain reaction. Suspecting corruption and child abduction, she risks everything to unravel a web of deceit and organized crime. This gripping narrative blends real-world intrigue with personal vengeance, challenging you to question how far you'd go for justice.

Sedentary lifestyles, high-calorie diets, emotional stress and thousands of other toxins test our immune system and health daily. “Intermittent Living” provides science-based, concrete advice for the dormant dangers our modern society poses, whether you have a condition or are in great shape. Everyone benefits.

Winner of the prestigious Naoki Prize and a Japanese bestseller, First Love is part psychological drama, part legal thriller.

Petrified is an original and terrifying fantasy horror thriller from the Master of Horror himself, Graham Masterton.

It is a witty, insightful book about the American workplace which no boss will ever find witty or insightful.

'A heady mix of corrupt coppers, dodgy drug dealers and Japanese gangsters, all spiced with dark humour' – Sally McDonald, Sunday Post

For centuries our only real guide to future weather was folklore, but with the introduction of the first weather forecasts and maps in Victorian times, attempts were made to give some warning of the weather to come.

Until relatively recently, these forecasts could be wildly inaccurate - consider Michael Fish's denial that a storm was on its way on the eve of the Great British Storm of 1987. This was due to the mathematically chaotic nature of weather systems, first discovered in the 1960s, the understanding of which would transform forecasting from the 1990s onwards and see meteorologists become some of the first users of supercomputers.

Weather Science (2024) explores the science behind weather patterns, the role of mathematical chaos in weather forecasting and the use of supercomputers in meteorology.

Part memoir, part manifesto, part history, We Are What We Read is not just about how education can place you back on the right side of the tracks. It is also a rallying cry for the importance of literature in a world where the arts are being squeezed out at every level and where book bans in schools and libraries have surged to record highs.

At Ottersea Oceanworld, Jane the Octopus hears people’s secrets and understands everything during a sweltering summer of strange deaths, new friendships, and a whole lot of ice cream.

Two people. Two pasts. One summer to fall in love.

Brand-new for 2024, the next captivating, historical novel from Jan Casey about a female war artist in World War 2.

Fox Bites is a dark coming-of-age horror fantasy about pain, loneliness, and stepping back from the abyss.