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Are you ready to enter The Binding Room?

WARNING – gruesome content ahead! From the author of The Jigsaw Man comes a brand new crime thriller! DI Henley and the Serial Crimes Unit are back in The Binding Room… Scroll down for an exclusive extract PROLOGUE A shrapnel of rib bone pierces the thin, slippery membrane of his… Read More

Read an extract from Note To Self!

From the author of We Just Clicked and The Man I Didn’t Marry comes a brand-new romantic and moving love story daring to find a second chance in life and love…scroll down for an exclusive extract! I look over at the bottle stop that’s poking out of an open bottle of red. Read More

Read an exclusive extract from Lifesaving for Beginners

Lifesaving for Beginners is the heart-warming and hopeful new novel all about the joys of female friendship and cold-water swimming in the sea from Josie Lloyd, the acclaimed author of The Cancer Ladies’ Running Club. Read an exclusive early extract now! Christmas Day Morning  It’s only… Read More

THE GAME IS ON…

Across the globe, five strangers receive a horrifying message from an unknown number. THE PERSON YOU LOVE MOST IS IN DANGER.To save them, each must play The Game – a sinister unknown entity that has a single rule: there can only be one winner.IF YOU LOSE, YOUR LOVED ONE WILL DIE.But… Read More

Why do tales of tricky mother/daughter relationships continue to fascinate us?

We love a good story about a complicated mother/daughter relationship. But why is that? Louise Mumford, author of the new gripping psychological thriller The Safe House explores. Overbearing, controlling, unhinged and selfish – the Bad Mother still dominates our books and films. Examples are Mrs… Read More

Read an exclusive extract from Last Seen Alive

Last Seen Alive, the third novel in Jane Bettany’s page-turning crime series, featuring Detective Isabel Blood, is an unputdownable treat! Read an exclusive extract below. CHAPTER ONE  It was after midnight and the clock in the corner sounded too loud, almost portentous. Tick. Tock. Tick. Counting down… Read More

Read an exclusive extract from The Forever House

Escape with a feel-good romance that will warm your heart! Read an exclusive extract from Rachel Dove’s gorgeous new book, The Forever House, available here. CHAPTER ONE  The groom, looking resplendent in a hand-stitched Italian ivory suit, complete with gold waistcoat and elegant gilded cravat, was misty-eyed as he… Read More

Feel Good Food: Baked Ricotta and Strawberry Cheesecake

Treat yourself to something tasty with this quick, easy and delicious recipe extract from Feel Good Food, the brand-new cookbook from Joe Wicks. Cheesecake? Oh, yes please! This is a real showstopper, so if you have friends coming over or a party coming up, pull this recipe… Read More

Feel Good Food: Asparagus, Bulgur & Egg Salad with Miso Dressing

Treat yourself to something tasty with this quick, easy and delicious recipe extract from Feel Good Food, the brand new cookbook from Joe Wicks. Want to download this Asparagus, Bulgur & Egg Salad with Miso Dressing recipe from to use later? Click here. This is… Read More

Other Parents by Sarah Stovell

Author Sarah Stovell tells us about what inspired the characters in her latest book, Other Parents, out now. Read More

The Blood Tide: An Interview with Neil Lancaster

Author Neil Lancaster tells us about his introduction to crime writing as we celebrate the release of his latest gripping police procedural, The Blood Tide. Read More

Family secrets. Are they good or bad?

Author Sarah Clarke ponders the question as we celebrate the release of her latest novel, Every Little Secret. My new book Every Little Secret follows the lives of Grace, Marcus, Kaia and their wider family. Almost every character is harbouring a secret or two, and this leads to… Read More