The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

An epic of love, faith, and medicine, set in Kerala, South India, following three generations of a family seeking answers to a strange secret. 

The Ghost Theatre by Mat Osman

A wild and hallucinatory reimagining of Elizabethan London, with its bird worshippers, famed child actors, and the Queen herself.

The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren

Sparks fly when a romance novelist and a documentary filmmaker join forces to craft the perfect Hollywood love story and take both of their careers to the next level.

The Dueling Duchess by Minerva Spencer

Sequel to: The Boxing Baroness.

When Cecile Tremblay lost everyone and everything in the French Revolution, she never imagined that she'd earn her living as a markswoman in a London circus. 

Kookaburra Cottage by Maya Linnell

Horticulturalist April Lacey is determined to lead her family's winery into the future. She soon discovers the crumbling historic building and her father's reluctance to join the food tourism revolution are just the beginning of her uphill battle. 

Never Go Back by Jessie Keane

Book 7 in The Annie Carter series.

Gangster Max Carter and his ex-wife Annie are leading separate lives in separate countries. But then a summons to Majorca and a tragic death makes Max question all that has happened to him over many years. 

Ritual of Fire by D. V. Bishop

Book 3 in the  Cesare Aldo series

Florence. Summer, 1538. A night patrol finds a wealthy merchant hanged and set ablaze in the city's main square. More than mere murder, this killing is intended to put the fear of God into Florence. 

The Ballroom Girls by Jenny Holmes

Meet the Ballroom Girls: Sylvia, Pearl and Joy. Three girls dancing through the turbulence of WWII. Through blackouts and air raids, the excitement of the ballroom never dims. But competition is fierce. 

The Paris Deception by Bryn Turnbull

Paris, 1940. Two women embark on a treacherous plan: to save stolen artwork by replacing it with skilful forgeries, right under the watchful eyes of the Nazis. 

The One You Want by Jennifer Ryan

Returning home to act as maid of honor for her best-friend-forever Maggie, Rose is stunned when she discovers that Maggie's husband-to-be is a man with whom she had a one-night stand. 

Stealing by Margaret Verble

A gripping gut-punch of a novel about a Cherokee child removed from her family and sent to a Christian boarding school in the 1950s.

Napoleon's Spy by Ben Kane

On the eve of the invasion of Russia, half-French, half-English Matthieu Carrey finds himself in the ranks of Napoleon's five hundred thousand strong army. With Tsar Alexander seemingly ill-prepared, a French victory seems certain. 

Best Crime Stories of the Year, Vol. 2

ed. Sara Paretsky.

A crime connoisseur's collection of the twenty most puzzling, most thrilling, and most mysterious short stories from the past year.

The Spider by Lars Kepler

Book 9 in the  Joona Linna series.

Three years ago, Detective Saga Bauer received a postcard describing a gun and nine white bullets - one of which was intended for her partner, Detective Joona Linna. But as time passed, the threat faded. Until now. 

The Survivor by Iris Johansen

Unearthing the perfectly preserved body of a female warrior in Southeast Asia, archaeologist Riley Smith and Eve Duncan seek answers about this extraordinary past life.

The Daughters of Madurai by Rajasree Variyar

Madurai, 1992. A young mother in a poor family, Janani is told she is useless if she can't produce a son - or worse, bears daughters they can't afford. They let her keep her first baby girl, but the rest are taken away as soon as they are born.

Limberlost by Robbie Arnott

In the heat of a long summer Ned hunts rabbits in a river valley, hoping the pelts will earn him enough money to buy a small boat. His two brothers are away at war, their whereabouts unknown. 

The Little Flower Shop by Lori Foster

Since her divorce, Emily Lucretia has been focused on her flower shop and taking care of her aging aunt and uncle. Her love life is hardly the centerpiece of her busy days. But Saul Culver, the town's favourite bachelor has been interested in Emily for a while. 

DPS Only! by Xiao Tong Kong

High school student Vicky Tan lives a secret life. Unknown to anyone, she dons a secret identity when she logs on to play Xenith Orion, the multiplayer game dominating the e-sports scene. She knows firsthand the harassment female gamers often experience, but when an opportunity arises in a local tournament, Vicky--mask in hand--can't resist the challenge.” 

The Warning by Kristy Acevedo

A comet is on a collision course with earth. All life there will end in six months' time. To survive, people must step through one of the many portals that have opened around the world. Stay or go-everyone must make their own choice. But every decision comes at a price.

You Wouldn't Dare by Samantha Markum

When Juniper Nash Abreheart kissed Graham Isham for the first time, she had no idea it would nearly be the end of their friendship. More specifically, she had no idea that the terrible, unforgivable thing she did to keep their summer fling a secret wouldn't just ruin their friendship, but also Graham's entire life.

I'm Not As Well As I Thought I Was by Ruby Wax

Ruby Wax takes a candid, dark, and witty dive through her life and personal experiences with mental health, providing solace and advice for anyone out there who realises they aren't as well as they thought they were. Checking into a psychiatric institution wasn't exactly on Ruby Wax's agenda for 2022 - writing about it wasn't either, but here we are. 

SAS Great Escapes Two by Damien Lewis

Lieutenant Bill Fraser and the six SAS men he led were listed as Missing in Action (MIA) after their failure to return from a raid. Nine weeks later they emerged from a death-defying sojourn across the Sahara Desert, after evading and confounding the enemy. Just one of the 6 epic escapes brought to light in Damien Lewis's book.

The Russo-Ukrainian War by Serhii Plokhy

On 24 February 2022, Russia stunned the world by launching an invasion of Ukraine. In the midst of checking on the family and friends who were now on the front lines of Europe's largest conflict since the outbreak of the Second World War, acclaimed Ukrainian-American historian Serhii Plokhy inevitably found himself attempting to understand the deeper causes of the invasion, analysing its course and contemplating the wider outcomes. 

Night Owls and Early Birds by Philippa Gander

Horseshoe crabs and hibernating squirrels. Jet-lagged pilots and space station astronauts. Night owls and early birds. All of life is profoundly shaped by the daily, monthly and yearly cycles of planet Earth. This book takes the reader on a journey across a broad vista of science to make sense of the mysteries of biological time. 

The Future is Analog by David Slay

In chapters exploring work, school, leisure, and more, Sax asks perceptive and pointed questions: what happens to struggling students when they're not in a classroom? If our software is built for productivity, who tends to the social and cultural aspects of our jobs? This book suggests that if we want a healthy future, we need to choose not convenience but community, not technology but humanity.

When The Heavens Went On Sale by Ashlee Vance

Suddenly Silicon Valley, not NASA, was the epicentre of the new Space Age. Ashlee Vance follows four pioneering companies - Astra, Firefly, Planet Labs and Rocket Lab - as they race to control access to outer space: from the US to New Zealand, Ukraine to India. This is the most pressing and controversial technology story of our time. Welcome to the new Wild West above the clouds.

Watch Your Back by Ken Hansraj, MD

A self-care guide for better back health, with nine essential strategies to support your neck and spine.

Formula 1: Drive To Survive by Stuart Codling

The Formula 1 Drive to Survive Unofficial Companion takes new and longtime F1 fans beyond the personalities and drama to contextualize technology, rules, strategy, and history.

On The Origin Of Time by Thomas Hertog

A new theory of the universe, twenty years in the making, by Stephen Hawking and his close collaborator Thomas Hertog. Once upon a time, perhaps, there was no time. This led them to a revolutionary idea -- the laws of physics are not set in stone but are born and co-evolve as the universe they govern takes shape.