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Sisters in the Wind: From the award-winning author of Firekeeper's Daughter
Name: Tanja Jennings
01 December 2025;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Boulley revisits key characters from her New York Times Bestseller Firekeeper's Daughter five years into the future in this explosive thriller which fizzes with action, danger and intrigue from the start. Influenced by Nancy Drew and...
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Witchlore
Name: Linda Brown
28 November 2025;Genre: Fantasy
Witchlore, a debut YA novel, is full of magic, folklore creatures, spells and witches . . . The story follows Orlando or 'Lando' ( as they liked to be called), a shapeshifter attending Demdike College of Witchcraft in the UK. Lando is an outcast in their own community, they sw...
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Furysong
Name: Jacqueline Harris
28 November 2025;Genre: Fantasy
War has come to Callipolis and enemies are closing in. Griff is on death row in Norcia and it seems that no one is in a position to save him. Lee is unwittingly caught up in revolution and Annie struggles to become the leader everyone needs. Things are very dire and dark indeed and it i...
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Owl King: Faery Realms series
Name: Linda Brown
27 November 2025;Genre: Fantasy
The kings and queens of the faery realms exchanged talismans to ensure they didn't have power over each other. The Owl King didn't realise how much of his magic he would lose and now his kingdom has become dangerous as he feeds off the magic of others. When devoted sisters Ilsette and Lyla are...
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Ghost
Name: Sue Wilsher
21 November 2025;Genre: Supernatural
In 60 AD, Aine finds herself captured and enslaved by the Romans. Fleeing her new master, she hides in a tunnel where she finds an altar and unwittingly unleashes something dark. Centuries later, Sarah Gibson takes refuge in the woods after the death of her mother. Seeking to help others with...
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Red As Royal Blood
Name: Rachel Bolton
17 November 2025;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
No one is more surprised than Ruby herself when she discovers that the late king has made her heir to his throne, especially as she works as a maid in the royal palace. In an instant, Ruby finds herself mired in a viper's nest of suspicion, intrigue and mystery where everyone mistrusts each ot...
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The Rebel and the Rose: Volume 2
Name: Linda Brown
06 November 2025;Genre: Fantasy
Following her banishment from Fantome, Sera's journey to the remote hilltop haven of Halbracht introduces readers to a new powerful magic, and the founding of the Order of Flames. They are determined to rid the world of shade magic using the force of lightfire, which also runs through Sera's b...
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Keep Your Friends Close
Name: Sue Wilsher
04 November 2025;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
When Chloe Roberts is cheated out of being Head Girl at Morton Academy by her supposed best friend, Nikhita Patel, everything changes. No longer assured the benefits which this position brings and having been dumped by her boyfriend, she finds herself clinging to her position in the school's s...
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Ghost
Name: Rachel Bolton
29 October 2025;Genre: Supernatural
Ghost is a beautifully written story. It's lyrical in tone and its language conjures spirits and magic throughout. Three girls, Aine, Sarah and Marie, are separated by centuries, but all connected to some woodland where evil lurks. Through the voice and dreams of each, they ar...
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My Name is Jodie Jones
Name: Lorraine Ansell
28 October 2025;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Jodie Jones is struggling with school and home life. Traumatized by an incident and harangued by a controlling parent, she uses her love and obsession of words to distract from the myriad of pressures that are being thrown her way. Worried her father is planning to leave and hanging on by a th...
