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  • Her Radiant Curse: An enchanting fantasy, set in the same world as New York Times bestselling Six Crimson Cranes

    Her Radiant Curse

    Name: Linda Brown
    25 September 2023;

    Genre: Fantasy

    Her Radiant Curse is the prequel story to the wonderful fantasy tale, Six Crimson Cranes. However, it can easily be read as a stand alone as it's a complete story within itself, b...

  • At the Speed of Lies

    At the Speed of Lies

    Name: Bethany Age 13
    25 September 2023;

    Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

    At the Speed of Lies is about a girl called Quinn. Quinn is in a wheelchair and finds not everyone is accepting as others but tries to use her Instagram account, called The Whine, to try and help find two children called Annalice and her brother Jenson, who have apparently gon...

  • Yours From the Tower

    Yours from the Tower

    Name: Eileen Armstrong
    25 September 2023;

    Genre: Historical Fiction

    Yours from the Tower is set in 1896: a time of great hope, social change and scientific excitement. An exciting year too for three best friends leaving boarding school, full of hopes, dreams and big ambitions. But despite their newfound freedom, the trio must head home to very...

  • Getting Away with Murder

    Getting Away with Murder

    Name: Clair Bossons
    22 September 2023;

    Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

    Getting Away with Murder is a gripping page turner. It is set in a high-tech escape room experience in an abandoned bunker. The contestants must solve the games and complete the rooms to escape in what turns out to be a fight for survival. Not only has the AI taken over and tr...

  • Ancient Love Stories

    Ancient Love Stories: The Most Remarkable Romances in History

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    20 September 2023;

    Genre: Romance & Relationships

    Ancient Love Stories retells some of the greatest romances in history, showing that love is a familiar theme across time and culture. The book starts by introducing Sappho, who knew 'how to write about love'. Acknowledging we know little of her, the author explores her life an...

  • Queen of Gods (House of Shadows 2): the unmissable sequel to Daughter of Darkness

    Queen of Gods (House of Shadows 2)

    Name: Clare Wilkins
    08 September 2023;

    Genre: Myths & Legends

    Feisty Deina is no fan of the duplicitous Gods. Nor is she a fan of the war-mongering Aristaeus but, bound by the seeds Thanatos commanded her to swallow in order to save her friends, she is tied to the Underworld. Hades wants her daughter to join her and become a God but despite conflicting e...

  • The Witches of Pendle

    The Witches of Pendle

    Name: Lorraine ansell
    01 September 2023;

    Genre: Supernatural

    A team of ghost hunters investigate mysterious events in the town of Pendle. Several residents have been affected and do not seem themselves, but are they connected in some way? Before long, the team uncover shocking historical events and set out to lay the ghosts of the past to rest. <...

  • Foxglove: The thrilling gothic fantasy sequel to Belladonna

    Foxglove

    Name: Linda Brown
    24 August 2023;

    Genre: Fantasy

    Foxglove is the dark, captivating sequel to the Gothic-infused Belladonna.  However, in this suspenseful and dramatic part of the story, Signa and Death face a supernatural enemy who is determined to tear them...

  • Darkhearts: An enemies-to-lovers gay rockstar romance for fans of Adam Silvera

    Darkhearts

    Name: Stephen Leitch
    22 August 2023;

    Genre: LBGTQ+

    Darkhearts - a teen band formed in Seattle by best mates Chance, Eli and David - till he left two years ago. They made it big, David filled himself with resettlement and hasn't spoken to Chance or Eli since leaving. Fate brings David and Chance back together at the funeral of Eli. While initia...

  • Queen of Gods (House of Shadows 2): the unmissable sequel to Daughter of Darkness

    Queen of Gods (House of Shadows 2)

    Name: Lorraine ansell
    21 August 2023;

    Genre: Myths & Legends

    Deina has been forced to stay in the Underworld after eating some seeds to save her friends, and must now face her mother, Hades, and find out what the future holds. It seems all hope is lost for her dreams to be free and sail the ocean. Carrying her forward is her belief that the Theodesmioi...