How to Love your Daughter by Hila Blum

The seemingly inexplicable estrangement between a woman and her grown daughter opens up a troubling conundrum: What damage do we do in the blindness of love?  At the center of this mesmerizing story is the woman's quest to understand how a relationship that began in bliss-- a mother besotted with her only child-- arrived at a point of such unfathomable distance.

In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

Longlisted for 2023 Booker Prize.
Enchanted by the marine world of her childhood, Leigh excels in postgraduate research on ancient algae. When an unfathomable vent appears in the mid-Atlantic floor, Leigh joins the investigating team; what she finds there will change her life forever.

The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keen

As Sadie tries to save her career, confront her haunting past, and handle falling in love with two different guys she realizes that happiness can be found in the places-and people- you least expect.

The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman

One brilliant June day when Mia Jacob can no longer see a way to survive, the power of words saves her. The Scarlet Letter was written almost two hundred years earlier, but it seems to tell the story of Mia's mother, Ivy, and their life inside the Community - an oppressive cult in western Massachusetts where contact with the outside world is forbidden, and books are considered evil. But how could this be?

Taste of Blood by Lynda La Plante

Book 9 in the Jane Tennison series

Detective Jane Tennison made a bad choice. She was the one who put in a transfer to the quiet, local police station in Bromley, keen to escape the relentless pressure of her former West End department. Now she regrets her decision.

Blood Runs Cold by Neil Lancaster

Book 4  DS Max Craigie

On her fifteenth birthday, trafficking victim Affi Smith goes for a run and never returns. With a new identity and secure home in the Scottish Highlands, she was supposed to be safe... With personal ties to Affi's case, DS Max Craigie joins the investigation.

Slaughter House Farm by Tina Orr Munro

Book 2  of the CSI Ally Dymond Series

In the dead of night, 72-year-old Miriam Narracott is found wandering on Exmoor, holding a knife and covered in blood. Inside the family farmhouse lies the body of her adult son, Gabe.

The Close by Jane Casey

Book 10 in the Maeve Kerrigan series

At first glance, Jellicoe Close seems to be a perfect suburban street - well-kept houses with pristine lawns, neighbours chatting over garden fences, children playing together. But there are dark secrets behind the neat front doors, hidden dangers that include a ruthless criminal who will stop at nothing.

The Spare Room by Andrea Bartz

When the pandemic first hits, thirty-one-year-old Kelly tries to make the best of quarantine. Then she loses her job and her boyfriend in one fell swoop, and she finds herself looking for any way to get out of the apartment she's still sharing with her now-ex. So when she rekindles a friendship with a bestselling author, who invites Kelly to stay with her and her husband in their Virginia mansion, she leaps at the chance.

The Dive by Sara Ochs

Scuba diving instructor Cass leads her students out for their first dive off the beautiful coast of Koh Sang, Thailand's world-famous party island. It's supposed to be a life-changing experience, but things quickly spiral out of control.

Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister

22-year-old Olivia has been missing for one day... and counting. She was last seen on CCTV, entering a dead-end alley. And not coming back out again. Julia, the detective heading up the search for Olivia, thinks she knows what to expect. But she has no idea just how close to home this case is going to get.

North of Nowhere by Allison Brennan

After five years in hiding from their murderous father, the day Kristen and Ryan McIntyre have been dreading has arrived: Boyd McIntyre, head of a Los Angeles crime family, has at last tracked his kids to a small Montana town and is minutes away from kidnapping them.

The Life Swap by Barbara Hannay

Tess is feeling burnt out from her uninspiring job and her busy city lifestyle. Even her personal relationships make her feel as if she's simply drifting through life rather than living it to the full. Having tragically lost her mother a few years earlier, she knows she owes it to herself to make so much more of the precious opportunities life offers.

Sit, Stay, Love by Amy Hutton

Sera loves owning a pet rescue shelter - even if it's often tricky to make ends meet. Thankfully, she can always rely on her best friend and local vet, Toby, whose true feelings Sera is oblivious to, of course. That's until gorgeous and successful actor, Ethan, enters the scene.

Happiness by Danielle Steel

After five years in hiding from their murderous father, the day Kristen and Ryan McIntyre have been dreading has arrived: Boyd McIntyre, head of a Los Angeles crime family, has at last tracked his kids to a small Montana town and is minutes away from kidnapping them.

Blade of Dream by Daniel Abraham

Book 2 in the  The Kithamar trilogy

Kithamar is a centre of trade and wealth, an ancient city with a long, bloody history where countless thousands live and their stories endure. This is Garreth's. Garreth Left is heir to one of Kithamar's most prominent merchant families.

Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Torzs

Two estranged half-sisters tasked with guarding their family's library of magical books must work together to unravel a deadly secret at the heart of their collection-- a tale of familial loyalty and betrayal, and the pursuit of magic and power

Quantum Radio by A. G. Riddle

After five years in hiding from their murderous father, the day Kristen and Ryan McIntyre have been dreading has arrived: Boyd McIntyre, head of a Los Angeles crime family, has at last tracked his kids to a small Montana town and is minutes away from kidnapping them.

Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward

In a windswept cottage overlooking the sea, Wilder Harlow begins the last book he will ever write. It is the story of his childhood companions and the killer that stalked their small New England town.

The Beasts of Paris by Stef Penney

A diverse group of characters find themselves in Paris during the build up to the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, connected by their proximity to the Menagerie in the Jardin des Plantes, home and prison to the glamorous predators that draw visitors from all walks of life.

The Foot of the Cherry Tree by Alli Parker

Gordon Parker is an eager eighteen-year-old Australian boy desperate to fight for his country, and Nobuko 'Cherry' Sakuramoto is a sixteen-year-old girl struggling to survive in Japan in the aftermath of World War II. But when they fall in love, they change the course of history. Based on a true story.

Rebel Fire by Ann Sei Lin

Sequel to Rebel Skies

Kurara and her shipmates have escaped the grasp of the princess, whose wish to control and command them as her own human shikigami would be a fate worse than death. Travelling through the forests and across the seas of Mikoshima, they finally [reach] the Grand Stream, where their old airship - and old enemies - await. Both parties seek the greatest shikigami of all: Suzaku, a paper phoenix. But will it be saved - or destroyed?

The Other Ones by Fran Hart

Aspiring singer-songwriter Eva has one last chance to enter Triple J Unearthed High and break into the music industry. But after three failed attempts, she needs some help. Cue the band: perfectionist Eva, charismatic Cooper, easy-going Ant and moody Ruby. Plus fly-on-the-wall Mim, who's filming them for her school Media project. Five people who have nothing in common but music. One emotionally and creatively charged weekend.

Bonesmith by Nicki Pau Preto

In the Dominions, the dead linger, violent and unpredictable, unless a bonesmith severs the ghost from its earthly remains. For bonesmith Wren, becoming a valkyr - a ghost-fighting warrior - is a chance to solidify her place in the noble House of Bone … But when sabotage causes Wren to fail her qualifying trial, she is banished to the Border Wall, the last line of defence against a wasteland called the Breach where the vicious dead roam unchecked. And Wren, [with an unlikely ally], must combat the real danger - a dark alliance that is brewing between the living and the undead.

The Resilience Toolkit by Dr Alia Bojilova

In this practical handbook on building and sustaining your own resilience, peak-performance psychologist Dr Alia Bojilova draws on her work with the SAS, Olympic athletes, contemporary leaders and successful entrepreneurs to help you unlock your potential in everyday life. She will also be familiar to viewers of Tracked, the popular TV show on Three, which followed teams of two from around the world as they navigated challenges in the South Island wilderness while being pursued by highly skilled military combatants.

Far North by David White

This is the true story of one of New Zealand's biggest ever drugs bust, and how those responsible almost got away with half a tonne of crystal meth. Oh, and half a billion dollars. But thanks to the sleuthing skills of Ahipara's good-hearted locals - and a series of unbelievable faux-pas by the drug-smugglers - police managed to catch the crims. This the story behind the TV series currently showing on Three and Three Now.

Bored of Lunch : the Healthy Air Fryer Book by Nathan Anthony

Another wonderful book from the Bored of lunch platform. Includes calorie-counted, budget and timesaving air fryer recipes such as honey chilli beef and cream egg croissant balls as well as sweet potato katsu curry, fish tacos and more. Chapters include starters and snacks, speedy lunches, fakeaways, weekday dinners and sweet treats.

Is Math Real? By Eugenia Cheng

From imaginary numbers to the perplexing order of operations we all had drilled into us, Eugenia Cheng - mathematician, writer and woman on a mission to rid the world of maths phobia - brings us maths as we've never seen it before, revealing how profound insights can emerge from seemingly unlikely sources. 

On the Record by Steven Joyce

Steven Joyce was a senior minister for nearly all of his 10 years in Parliament.  Joyce reveals what it takes to win and keep office, and the secrets behind the strategy and campaigning that led to National being in power for almost a decade. This is an essential read for political junkies: packed full of insider knowledge, honest appraisals of the main players, the background drama and egos, plus A-grade political gossip.

Chasing Shadows by Miles Johnson

Three very different men battle to control their destinies; Jack Kelly, a veteran US Drug Enforcement Administration agent, Salvatore Pititto is an ambitious Mafia capo, Mustafa Badreddine is a ghost-like master terrorist. Each man, born in radically different circumstances in the 1960s, is in his own way grappling with the powerful and unstoppable forces that shape the world around us. Each has devoted his whole life to an institution - the DEA, the Mafia and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah - and each will eventually be destroyed or betrayed by the thing they believe in the most. Set during 2015 and 2016, as the global order began to implode under the pressures of the Syrian civil war and the European refugee crisis.

Young Queens by Leah Redmond Chang

The boldly original, dramatic intertwined story of Catherine de' Medici, Elisabeth de Valois and Mary, Queen of Scots - three queens exercising power in a world dominated by men. Sixteenth-century Europe- Renaissance masters paint the ceilings of Florentine churches, kings battle for control of the Continent, and the Reformation forever changes the religious organisation of society. Amidst it all, three young women come of age and into power in an era of empires and revolutions. 

What's Gotten into You by Dan Levitt

Every one of us contains a billion times more atoms than there are gains of sand in the Earth's deserts. How did these elements combine to make us human? Levitt shares the awe-inspiring story of the elements that make up the human body, and how these building blocks of life traveled billions of miles across billions of years to make us who we are.

Pasta et al by Alec Morris

Alec Morris was taught how to cook fresh pasta by his nonna as a child, and now carries on the tradition every Sunday with his young sons, Aldo and Elio. Discover how to make over 30 different pasta doughs and 42 different pasta shapes - long, short, big and flat, small and squishy, and filled - with step-by-step tutorials and a range of delicious recipes from green lasagne to spiralled cappellacci, showstopping agnolotti and the perfect carbonara. This vividly photographed, brilliantly written guide is a snapshot of love and loss, old traditions and new beginnings, and treasured Italian cooking.