Translation State by Ann Leckie

Qven was created to be a Presger translator. The pride of their Clade, they always had a clear path before them: learn human ways, and eventually, make a match and serve as an intermediary between the dangerous alien Presger and the human worlds. The realisation that they might want something different isn't "optimal behavior". It's the type of behavior that will have you eliminated. 

The Book That Wouldn't Burn by Mark Lawrence

Book 1 in a trilogy.
The boy has lived his whole life trapped within a book-choked chamber older than empires and larger than cities. The girl has been plucked from the outskirts of civilization to be trained as a librarian, studying the mysteries of the great library at the heart of her kingdom. They were never supposed to meet. But in the library, they did. 

The Moon Gate by Amanda Geard

A story of love, war, and a mystery that ensnares three generations, sweeping the reader from London to Tasmania and to Ireland. 

Betrayal by Lesley Pearse

Eve should never have married Don Hathaway. Yes, he gave her two beautiful children - Olly and Tabitha - but he is a bully. Worse than that, he hurts her. But, after one drunken rage too many, she has the courage to leave him. Eve is warned that it's a difficult path, yet she needs to give her children hope for the future.

The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue

Rachel is a student working at a bookstore when she meets James, and it's love at first sight. Effervescent and insistently heterosexual, James soon invites Rachel to be his roommate and the two begin a friendship that changes the course of both their lives forever. Together, they run riot through the streets of Cork city, trying to maintain a bohemian existence while the threat of the financial crash looms before them. 

After That Night by Karin Slaughter

Book 11 in the Will Trent series 

Fifteen years ago, Sara Linton's life changed forever when a night out ended in a violent attack. Since then, Sara has remade her life. A successful doctor, engaged to a man she loves, she has finally managed to leave the past behind her. Until one evening, on call in the ER, everything changes.

The Running Club by Ali Lowe

The rules of the running club are the same as they have always been: keep your breath steady, keep your mind sharp, record your laps! Only now there's a new one: don't get killed...

The End of Us by Olivia Kiernan

Myles and Lana Butler live on a gorgeous new development in Wimbledon, leaning on a mortgage that is just within reach. When one of Myles' investments fails they are bound to lose everything. Gabriel and Holly Wright have just moved in next door. The Wrights are sophisticated, ambitious and apparently very wealthy. 

Clive Cussler's Fire Strike by Mike Maden

Book 17 in the Oregon files adventures 

When Cabrillo is hired to extract an undercover operative in Kenya, he finds himself on the trail of a deadly international plot. 

Resurrection by David Gilman

Somewhere in the Sahara, on the desolate border between Sudan and Chad, a P51 Mustang with long-range drop tanks slowly emerges from the dunes. Inside, the skeletalized remains of a man missing for three decades. 

The Secrets of the Huon Wren by Claire Van Ryn

Senior journalist Allira is writing a story for Folk magazine when she meets Nora, a nursing home resident with dementia and a doll cradled lovingly in her arms. Bit by bit, Nora reveals details about her younger life as a spirited teenage girl living beneath the Great Western Tiers in Tasmania's heartland.

The Call of the Wrens by Jenni L. Walsh

An orphan coming of age without a penny to her name, Marion joins the Women's Royal Navy Service (the "Wrens") as a motorcycle despatch rider on the Western Front, assigned to train and deliver carrier pigeons to the front line. Despite the hardships and constant threat of danger, Marion feels as if she finally belongs and that she has a purpose. 

I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home by Lorrie Moore

A teacher visiting his dying brother in the Bronx. A mysterious journal from the nineteenth century stolen from a boarding house. A therapy clown and an assassin, both presumed dead, but perhaps not dead at all. An inventive, poetic portrait of lovers and siblings as it questions the stories we have been told which may or may not be true

Must Love Flowers by Debbie Macomber

Joan Sample is not living the life she expected. Now a widow and an empty-nester, she has become by her own admission something of a recluse. But after another birthday spent alone, she is finally inclined to listen to her sister, who has been begging Joan to re-engage with the world. 

The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

A reluctant warrior on the run with an ancient goddess through a lush world full of wild magic, wondrous creatures, and hidden enemies has only five days to end an oppressive Emperor's reign in this epic fantasy. 

Bunny by S. E. Tolsen

Silas didn't have a happy childhood. Aunt Bunny made sure of that. But out of money and almost out of time, Silas and his girlfriend Rose are forced to return to his childhood home. Back to the darkness, back to the woods, where addiction and hedonism are disguising something much more sinister. 

The Prophet And The Idiot by Jonas Jonasson

Self-taught astrophysicist Petra has calculated that the atmosphere will collapse on the 21st of September 2011, around 21.20 to be more precise, bringing about the end of times. Petra meets Johan, a domesday prophet, and Agnes, a widow of 75 who has made money living a double life on social media as a young influencer. Together, the trio race through Europe. 

Over Sharing by Jane Fallon

Iris is happy; decent job, good friends, her own flat. Everything but her own family. She and her husband Tom were trying for a baby when he left her for his life coach, Maddy, four years ago. 

Hogs, Dogs And A Rifle by Kim Swan

A collection of pig-hunting stories from veteran Kiwi hunter and author Kim Swan, from the hilarious to the hair-raising and even the heartbreaking. Send Kim out into the South Island high country with her battered Remington and her trusty canines and there's a high chance she'll snag a hog or two. 

The Seven-Step Homestead by Leah Webb

Homesteader Leah M. Webb shares her strategy for implementing a homestead plan in seven stages by starting small and gradually adding more features each year. Step-by-step photos from the author's own homestead, accompanied by her hard-earned advice and instruction, make this a one-of-a-kind guide for anyone who aspires to grow more of their own food.

Cinderella Boys by Leo McKinstry

In early 1943 Britain was engaged in an epic struggle for survival. As the deadly wolf packs of German U-boats roamed the Atlantic, supply lines and shipping losses fell victim to the carnage. In desperation, Churchill turned to the RAF's maritime wing - an overlooked, underfunded force known as "The Cinderella Service". The Cinderella boys provided vital air defence the whole way across the Atlantic. 

The Ultimate Fast 800 Recipe Book by Clare Bailey

In this cookbook companion to the Fast 800, there are more than 300 recipes to choose from, there are numerous low carb, keto friendly, vegetarian and vegan options, plus ready-in-15 or 30 minute meals and under 200, 400 and 600 calorie-counted meals. 

Many Things Under A Rock by David Scheel

Of all the creatures of the deep blue, none captivates us quite like the octopus. This highly intelligent master of disguise is one of our planet's most intriguing and enigmatic creatures. Marine biologist David Scheel's lifelong preoccupation with octopuses has led to a career of groundbreaking research, from finding previously unknown species to the discovery of signaling communication among octopuses.

Gangbuster by Alan Prendergast

At the height of the 1920s, the ex-frontier town of Denver emerged from the postwar boom as the future of the American city. But the progress and opportunity masked a slew of organized crime, elaborate swindles, and widespread government corruption. Rookie district attorney Philip Van Cise employed military intelligence tools he'd developed during the war, and crippled the criminal empire of Lou Blonger as well as the Klan. 

The Magic of Seeds by Clare Gogerty

The ultimate reference to growing plants from seed.

Savory Baking by Erin McDowell

Savory Baking is the next best thing to a private baking and pastry class from star food stylist and baking expert Erin Jeanne McDowell, given in her signature fun and reassuring style. Not only are each of her recipes intensely crave-able, but they also offer inventive inspirations and variations for endless, out-of-the-box customizations and more flexibility.

Lapidarium by Hettie Judah

From the hematite used in cave paintings to the moldavite that became a TikTok sensation; from the stolen sandstone of Scone to the unexpected acoustics of Stonehenge; from crystal balls to compasses, rocks and minerals have always been central to our story. 3,000 years ago, Babylonians constructed lapidaries - books that tried to pin down the magical secrets of rocks. 

Some Shall Break by Ellie Marney

Sequel to None Shall Sleep.

September, 1982: Three months after the showdown with Simon Gutmunsson in St Elizabeth's Hospital for the Criminally Insane, Emma Lewis has retreated to college life in Ohio, and the support of her family and her therapist. But Emma has a unique gift for hunting killers, and the FBI wants her back.

You Won't Believe Me by Cyn Balog

Willow is alone, confined to a bed with restraints. She can't remember how she got there...or how long she's been there. An old lady appears in her room to feed her twice a day. Then Granny's cat dies in Willow's room. And Granny follows a few days later. Willow will do anything to survive. But freeing herself from her bed is only the beginning... because there is someone else in the house…

Wishtress by Nadine Brandes

Myrthe, a girl who can create wishes, teams up with Bastiaan, a boy who can stop time, to break a curse that will bring on her death with the next tear she sheds.

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