Extracts

Extract: The Perfect Christmas Gift

We have the PERFECT Christmas treat for you today! Get in the Christmas spirit with an extract from Katie Ginger’s new heartwarming romance The Perfect Christmas Gift. * ‘Listen, Bella, I’m sorry,’ Nick said, and Bella inhaled. Was this to be her first conversation… Read More

Extract: The Post Box at the North Pole

Escape into Christmas a little early with this festive extract from Jaimie Adman’s new heartwarming romance The Post Box at the North Pole. * My eyes fall on yet another shiny red post box further along the road, in the direction Taavi took the dogs. Read More

NEVER GIVE UP: The Simplest Gift

YOU HAVE YOUR ISSUES. We all do. They’re part of living. And you’ll have them for as long as you live. What matters is what you do with them. That’s what life is all about. Some people just sit and look at their problems, in a positive way, admittedly. At… Read More

BIRTHDAYS: The Simplest Gift

IT’S LIKE LIVING IN A TRANCE. Like robots, we wake up, commute, work; we don’t think, we don’t feel. We exchange a few words, watch TV, and maybe a little social media to relax, and then off to bed. And there’s the alarm clock again and it’s back to the… Read More

Extract: The Twelve Wishes of Christmas

Start getting into the Christmas spirit now with this brilliant extract from Ruby Basu’s heartwarming and feel-good romcom The Twelve Wishes of Christmas. * Mr Bell cleared his throat, bringing her attention back to him. As he went through the bequest, Sharmila leaned forward. Read More

We Are Not Like Them

Read an extract from the powerful and timely debut We Are Not Like Them and watch a video from authors Christine Pride & Jo Piazza talking about the novel below! Prologue When the bullets hit him, first his arm, then his stomach, it doesn’t feel like he’d always imagined it would. Read More

Nova Reid introduces The Good Ally

On Thursday 16th September, we publish The Good Ally by Nova Reid. To celebrate, we are giving you the chance to start reading this incredibly powerful book by sharing the introduction below. The Good Ally is an urgent call to arms to become better allies against racism and… Read More

Read an extract from Kenya Hunt’s Girl

In the vein of Roxane Gay’s Bad Feminist, but wholly its own, Kenya Hunt’s Girl is a provocative, heartbreaking and frequently hilarious collection of original essays on what it means to be black, a woman, a mother and a global citizen in today’s ever-changing world. Scroll down to read… Read More

Book your summer adventure with Michael Stewart

Summer may be slowly coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get out and about on a summer adventure! Today on the last day of August we are traversing the Yorkshire moors in the footsteps of the Brontës in Michael Stewart’s Walking the Invisible. Walking… Read More

Read an extract of Next of Kin!

New from Kia Abdullah, Next of Kin is a gripping, brave and tense courtroom drama. This book will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final, heart-stopping page. Read the first chapter below! Chapter One It was a strange thing to be jealous of your… Read More

An alternative to summer escapes with M.A. Kuzniar

In a hurry to leave summer behind? Escape into the magic of M.A. Kuzniar’s stunning adult debut, Midnight in Everwood! Discover snow-topped fir trees leading to a frozen sugar palace silent with secrets in this beautiful reimagining of The Nutcracker. Begin reading chapter one below! Chapter One 1906Marietta Stelle’s… Read More

Book your summer adventure with Louise Hare!

This Monday morning we’re taking a summer adventure back in time to London in the 1950s with Lawrie and Evie in This Lovely City, Louise Hare’s poignant and compelling debut novel! Head to the jazz clubs with us and read the extract below. This Lovely City The basement… Read More