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SCOTTISH CRIME WRITING PRIZE NEWS!

HQ FICTION AND BLOODY SCOTLAND ANNOUNCE NEW SCOTTISH CRIME WRITING PRIZE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE TIMES AND THE SUNDAY TIMES IN SCOTLAND AND 42 MANAGEMENT. We are thrilled to be launching a competition in partnership with The Times and The Sunday Times in Scotland, Bloody Scotland, and 42 Management and… Read More

The story behind The Garnett Girls

Georgina Moore tells the story behind her journey to becoming an author and the inspiration for her debut novel The Garnett Girls. Read on for more. I have always wanted to write a novel. In childhood I was a bookworm, a lover of Anne of Green… Read More

Ginger and Me: Chapter 1

We’re celebrating the paperback publication of Ginger and Me by Elissa Soave. Read on for a sneak peek at the first chapter. It’s hard to imagine this now but there was a life before Ginger and Diane. After Mum died the most important person in my life was my… Read More

Who was the real Dr Viktor?

Tessa Harris tells the true story behind her latest novel The Paris Notebook, featuring Hitler’s psychiatrist and his quest to expose his patient as an evil tyrant. Not a lot of people know of the existence of Adolph Hitler’s psychiatrist. Up until a couple of years ago, that included… Read More

Venice, a bookshop and a mystery…

Discover the brand new heart-warming romance from bestselling author, Rebecca Raisin. Read on to learn more about the book from the author herself. A bundle of mysterious letters. A trip to Venice. A journey she’ll never forget. Bookshops are magical places. Novels are a portal to many other… Read More

Read an extract from Never Never by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher

Can't get enough of BookTok sensation Colleen Hoover and bestselling author of The Wives, Tarryn Fisher? Read on for an extract of their gripping romantic thriller, Never Never. Read More

Read an extract from The German Messenger by M.J. Hollows

Read an excerpt from the powerful and heartbreaking WWII historical novel, The German Messenger. Perfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Nightingale and Beneath a Scarlet Sky. Read More

Q&A with Hayley Quinn, author of The Last First Date and dating coach

Hear from author and dating expert Hayley Quinn on her debut novel The Last First Date, her advice for singles and her writing routine! Read More

Read an exclusive extract of Sarah Morgan’s Summer Wedding!

Feeling too cold and dreaming of warmer days? Well, we’ve got the perfect thing to help because summer starts here! Scroll down and read an exclusive extract of Sarah Morgan’s brand-new summer novel, Summer Wedding, coming this May! For the first time in her life she… Read More

The Snowed in for Christmas readalong guide

Snowed in for Christmas by Sarah Morgan is the book everyone will be unwrapping this festive season! We’re so excited to have published this heart-warming and uplifting novel set in the Scottish Highlands. We know so many of you are keen to share your love of Sarah Morgan and her… Read More

GIFTS FOR THE PERSON WHO… loves Book Club

This gift guide will help you find a book-ish gift for the person who loves escaping into another world and is never without a new book on the go. Whether they love their reading group or they’re someone who gives the best recommendations, get them their next five-star, can’t-stop-raving-about-this-book book!… Read More

Read a deleted scene from Jeevani Charika’s Picture Perfect

Don’t miss this exclusive deleted scene from Jeevani Charika, featuring characters from Playing for Love and her new novel, Picture Perfect! Sam finished putting the branded tablecloths on the tables and looked around the function room of The Nest with a small sigh of satisfaction. She… Read More