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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

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

Book your summer adventure with Sophia Money-Coutts!

We have a bonus summer adventure for you this weekend: head to dinner with Florence Fairfax, the protagonist of Sophia Money-Coutts’ hilarious and feel-good romance The Wish List! The Wish List ‘Two, four, six, eight, ten…’ I muttered, taking the steps two at a time. Shit. Eleven steps. Read More

An alternative to summer escapes with Alice Feeney

If summer just isn’t your thing and instead you’re pining for chilly days and wintry nights, why not escape to the snow-covered Scottish Highlands in Alice Feeney’s brand new gripping thriller, Rock Paper Scissors? Read an extract below! Amelia February 2020 My husband doesn’t recognise my face. I feel… Read More

Book your summer adventure with Georgia Toffolo!

This Monday morning we’re jetting off on a summer adventure with our friends over at Mills & Boon and Georgia Toffolo! Read an extract of her latest novel Meet Me in Tahiti below and escape the every day for a little while. Meet Me in Tahiti: Chapter One She… Read More

An alternative to summer escapes with Nadine Matheson

Already over summer? Searching for something a little darker instead? We’ve got just the thing… Nadine Matheson’s gripping and gruesome serial killer thriller The Jigsaw Man will send chills down your spine even on the hottest of days! Read the extract below. Prologue 6.44 a.m. Greenwich Pier, low tide,… Read More

Book your summer adventure with Ed Jackson!

Each week throughout August we are heading off on a summer adventure with one of our brilliant books! Today we’re following in the footsteps of Ed Jackson up mountains and over adversity in this inspirational autobiography following his journey from tragedy to triumph. Read an extract of Lucky below!… Read More

An alternative to summer escapes with Claudia Winkleman

If summer reads aren’t your thing, don’t worry; Claudia Winkleman TOTALLY understands. That’s why today we’re sharing this brilliant extract from Quite where Claudia discusses her distaste for the warmer months. Which side of the argument are you on?! HERE COMES THE SUMMER I’m going to come straight… Read More

Book your summer adventure with Sarah Morgan!

Summer is well under way, and although the weather might not have got the memo, we certainly have. To celebrate, each week throughout August we will be escaping on a summer adventure with one of our brilliant titles, be that a road trip across America, a trek over the Yorkshire… Read More

Writing fight scenes with Alex Shaw!

Fight scenes are at the core of the action thriller. The rules for writing fights are not set in concrete slabs of the type used to bury bodies, but they do exist. Get these wrong and the scene won’t work. Here are a few rules I follow:   The scene… Read More