The Blackout Book Club by Amy Lynn Green

An impulsive promise to her brother before he goes off to WWII puts Avis Montgomery in the unlikely position of head librarian and book club organizer in small-town Maine. 

The Island Villa by Sarah Morgan

Romance author Catherine Swift has topped the bestseller lists for decades, though her personal story hasn't been quite so successful. Three failed marriages have left her relationship with her daughters strained, but that's about to be rectified. 

Radical Love by Neil Blackmore

Gay fiction. Welcome to England, 1809. London is a violent, intolerant city, exhausted by years of war, beset by soaring prices and political tensions. John Church and Ned bond over their broken childhoods, and Church falls obsessively in love with Ned's tender nature. 

The Last Letter of Godfrey Cheathem by Luke Elworthy

Traumatised by his failure to match the creative successes of his precocious younger siblings, Godfrey Cheathem never expects that his baffling experimental pottery will one day lead him to the unlikely heights of international book publishing. New Zealand author.

A Love By Design by Elizabeth Everett

Book 3 in the  Secret scientists of London series.
You couldn't design a better hero than the very eligible and extremely charming Earl Grantham. Unless, of course, you are Margaret Gault, who wants nothing to do with the man who broke her youthful heart. 

A Disappearance in Fiji by Nilima Rao

1914, Fiji: Akal Singh, 25, would rather be anywhere but this tropical paradise - or, as he calls it, 'this godforsaken island'. After a promising start to his police career in Hong Kong, Akal has been sent to the farflung colony of Fiji as punishment for a humiliating professional mistake. 

The Girls of Summer by Katie Bishop

When Rachel unexpectedly reconnects with a girl that she knew back when she was seventeen, she is forced to re-examine her memories of that golden summer and confront the truth about her relationship with Alistair and about her time working for an enigmatic and wealthy man.

Hang the Moon by Jeanette Walls

Most folk thought Sallie Kincaid was a nobody who'd amount to nothing. Sallie had other plans. Sallie Kincaid is the daughter of the biggest man in a small town, the charismatic Duke Kincaid. 

The East Indian by Brinda Charry

Set during the early days of English colonization in Jamestown, before servitude calcified into racialized slavery, The East Indian gives authentic voice to an otherwise unknown historic figure and brings the world he would have encountered to vivid life.

Turn Coat by Tīhema Baker

Daniel is a young, idealistic Human determined to make a difference for his people. He lives in a distant future in which Earth has been colonised by aliens. His mission: infiltrate the Alien government called the Hierarch and push for it to honour the infamous Covenant of Wellington, the founding agreement between the Hierarch and Humans. New Zealand author.

Rings on Water by Madeleine Eskedahl

Book 2 in The Matakana crime series. A narcotics pick-up at sea goes horribly wrong. A man is lost overboard. A dangerous series of events sends shockwaves through the local community.

The Woman With the Cure by Lynn Cullen

Based on a true story. In 1940s and '50s America, polio is as dreaded as the atomic bomb. No one's life is untouched by this disease that kills or paralyzes its victims, particularly children. Outbreaks of the virus across the country regularly put American cities in lockdown. Some of the world's best minds are engaged in the race to find a vaccine. 

Crow Mary by Kathleen Grissom

In 1872, sixteen-year-old Goes First, a Crow Native woman, marries Abe Farwell, a white fur trader. He gives her the name Mary, and they set off on the long trip to his trading post. Along the way, she finds a fast friend in a Métis named Jeannie; makes a lifelong enemy in a wolfer named Stiller; and despite learning a dark secret of Farwell's past, falls in love with her husband. 

The Home Scar by Kathleen MacMahon

On opposite sides of the world, half-siblings Cassie and Christo have built their lives around work, intent on ignoring their painful past. When a dramatic storm in Galway hits the headlines, they're drawn back there to revisit a glorious childhood summer, the last before their mother died. 

Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Loretta Thurwar and Hamara "Hurricane Staxxx" Stacker are the stars of Chain-Gang All-Stars, the cornerstone of CAPE, or Criminal Action Penal Entertainment, a highly-popular, highly-controversial, profit-raising program in America's increasingly dominant private prison industry. It's the return of the gladiators and prisoners are competing for the ultimate prize: their freedom. 

Worlds Apart by Jane Crittenden

Can first love survive 18 years, 11,000 miles and a lifetime of misunderstandings? Eighteen years ago, teenage Amy fled England, pregnant and heartbroken, to start over in New Zealand with her parents. Now Chris, the love she left behind, has walked into her beloved cafe by the beach and thrown her life into turmoil. 

Near Miss by Stuart Woods and Brett Battles

Stone Barrington is enjoying some downtime in New York City when a chance encounter introduces him to a charming new companion. Too bad she also comes with the baggage of a persistent ex-boyfriend intent on retribution. 

Cross Down by James Patterson and Brenda DuBois

Another in the Alex Cross series.

When a series of military-style attacks erupt across the United States, Detective John Sampson is called in to investigate. 

The Official History of the Tour de France by Luke Edwardes-Evans

This year's Tour de France starts on 1st July 2023. The official history of the Tour de France is the definitive celebrations of the greatest cycle race on Earth.

Wavewalker by Suzanne Heywood

Suzanne Heywood set sail with her parents and brother on a three-year voyage around the world. This memoir covers her astonishing upbringing, a survival story of a child deprived of safety, friendships, schooling and occasionally drinking water... At seventeen Suzanne earned an interview at Oxford University and returned to the UK.

Diary From the Lookout by Carol Dawber

'Thar she blows!' The cry rings out.  Diary from the Lookout is the story of swapping harpoons for dart guns and cameras to identify and record whales on their migration journey. It's the story of ex-whalers turned whale watchers and the scientists, conservation workers and Sounds locals who were part of the team.

Island Girl to Airplane Pilot by Silva McLeod

This is the life story of Silva Mcleod, the first Tongan woman to become an airline pilot. She's still one of only a handful. The challenges of pursuing a flying career and its impact on her family are set against the backdrop of the love story of her life with her husband and his battle with cancer.

The Stable Boy of Auschwitz by Henry Oster

Henry Oster was just five years old when Adolf Hitler took power in 1933. He was the last survivor of the more than two thousand Jews who were rounded up by the Gestapo and deported from Cologne. Assigned to back-breaking labour in the Auschwitz horse-breeding stables, Henry clung to the belief that if he made himself hard to replace, he might stay alive. 

The Well-Lived Life by Gladys McGarey

Dr. Gladys McGarey, the mother of holistic medicine (she actually coined the term "holistic medicine" herself!) and a still-practicing doctor at 102, reveals her powerful secrets for how to live with joy, vitality, and purpose at any age. 

The Burned Letter by Helene Ritchie

During the Holocaust, Lidi, as a teenager, flees from Hitler and the Nazis. Five years later in 1945, a few months after the liberation of Auschwitz, Lidi burns the letter written to her that tells her what happened to those she loved most dearly. She hopes that in turning the letter to ashes, her survivor guilt and trauma would disappear too. But her efforts are in vain. For years her daughter, Helene (author), travels the world and finds traces in the killing centres, ghettos and death marches across Poland, Czechoslovakia and Germany, discovering murder, suicides, theft, and tragic love affairs.

The Sounds of Life by Karen Bakker

Bakker shows how digital technology, so often associated with our alienation from nature, is offering an opportunity to listen to plants and animals in powerful new ways, changing our understanding of nonhuman communication and reviving our connection to the natural world

Flower by Anna Pavord

Showcasing the diversity of blooms from all over the world, Flower spans a wide range of styles and media -- from art, botanical illustrations, and sculptures to floral arrangements, film stills, and textiles -- and follows a visually stunning sequence with works, regardless of period, thoughtfully paired to allow interesting and revealing juxtapositions between them.