Extracts

Read an Extract of Everyone is Lying to You by Jo Piazza!

Read an exclusive extract from the brand-new gripping domestic psychological suspense thriller by Jo Piazza, Everyone is Lying to You new for 2025! PROLOGUE TRANSCRIPT OF DETECTIVE JIM WALSHINTERVIEWING WITNESS ELIZABETH MATTHEWS E. Matthews: First off let me tell you that I have no skin… Read More

Read an Extract of The Dark Hours by Amy Jordan!

Read an exclusive extract from the dark, gritty psychological suspense crime thriller by Amy Jordan, The Dark Hours new for 2025! 2 1994 ‘What do you reckon?’ Garda Adrian Clancy parked the squad car against the kerb and leaned forward, peering into the semi-darkness. ‘Turn the engine off,’ Julia… Read More

Read an Extract of First Wife’s Shadow by Adele Parks!

Read an exclusive extract from the gripping psychological suspense crime thriller by Adele Parks, First Wife’s Shadow, now out in paperback! Prologue The body was pinned up against the tree. Dead. Obviously dead. No RIP here. The detective didn’t see many RIPs in his line of work. He saw… Read More
Much More to Come

Read an extract of Much More to Come by Eleanor Mills

We are thrilled to share an exclusive extract from Much More to Come. Out 1st August. INTRODUCTION By the time we reach fifty, over half of women have been through at least five big life challenges, including: divorce, bereavement, redundancy, abuse, bankruptcy, illness, coping with tricky teenagers, or… Read More
I Will Ruin You

Read an extract of I Will Ruin You.

We are thrilled to share an exclusive extract from the electric new thriller I Will Ruin You by Sunday Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay. ONERichard I was steering my students through a discussion on morality and hope in Cormac McCarthy’s novel The Road, getting bogged down in a… Read More

Read an extract of The Deadly Spark.

We are thrilled to share an exclusive extract from the electric debut novel from Roxie Key, The Deadly Spark. Prologue I stop as close to the cliff’s edge as I dare. I allow myself a few deep breaths before grabbing the phone from my pocket. Hot tears… Read More
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Read an extract of Our Holiday

To hear about exclusive content, competitions, events and We are thrilled to share an exclusive extract from Sunday Times bestselling author Louise Candlish’s brand new scorching summer thriller, Our Holiday. 1RobbieMonday 28 August, 7 p.m. This is going to sound completely… Read More

Read an extract of The Summer Swap!

It may be cold outside, but we’re turning our thoughts to warmer days and looking forward to swapping out grey skies for blue. We are thrilled to share an exclusive extract from Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah Morgan’s brand new summer read, The Summer Swap. Read More
the princess and the prick

Rewriting the story – The Princess and the Prick

Walburga Appleseed, author of The Princess and the Prick, talks about changing the narrative and putting a feminist, frank, and funny spin on the fairy tales we all grew up with. “Why are there no girls in this story?” my daughter asked when we first read The Hobbit together. I had… Read More

Read an extract of The Christmas Book Club!

The nights are drawing in, the 100 day countdown to Christmas has begun, and we are thrilled to share an exclusive extract from Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah Morgan’s brand new festive read, The Christmas Book Club. Chapter 1 Hattie “Maple Sugar Inn, how may I help you?” Hattie answered… Read More