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After a six-year absence, Addison Potts is back in Charleston to stir things up. And what better place to make her villainous return than her estranged cousin's wedding? Only, the nuptials hit a snag when the bride doesn't show, leaving Addison to play getaway driver for Elijah, the jilted groom....

When Dwayne and Alice Odom are killed, the police report states clearly that it was a drug overdose. So why is their daughter, who was there when they died, claiming that's not the truth? Betsy Odom doesn't trust the police but when she finds herself in the FBI's custody after her parents' deaths...

Harlem, the black soul of New York City, in the era of Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles. The narrator of Baldwin's novel is Tish, nineteen, and pregnant. Her lover Fonny, father of her child, is in jail accused of rape. Flashbacks from their love affair are woven into the compelling struggle of tw...

It is 1999 and Amber Young is about to transform from nice New Jersey girl to one of the most infamous pop stars of her era. Enter Gwen Morris and Wes Kingston. Gwen has the top music video on MTV's Total Request Live. Wes is a member of the most popular boy band in the world, ETA. They're the Am...

1950s, rural Ireland. A loner comes across a mysteriously empty car in a field. Knowing he shouldn't approach, but unable to hold back, he soon finds himself embroiled in a troubling missing person's case, as a husband claims his wife may have thrown herself into the sea. Called in from Dublin to...

Jack Hartwell never imagined his latest undercover mission would kick off with a storm - or lead him straight into the heart of a quaint bookshop on Puffin Island. Seeking refuge, he stumbles into Amelia Brown's enchanting world of books, puffins, and an eccentric group of book club regulars. So ...

First published in France in 1967, this book consists of three short novellas on the theme of women's vulnerability - the first, to the process of ageing, in the second the loneliness, and, in the third, to the growing indifference of a loved one.

May, 1941. It's been a difficult few months for Nellie Castle, but at last the café is getting back on its feet. And with Marianne's baby due soon, there is much to look forward to. Meanwhile, Bert Castle is recovering from the injuries he sustained during an enemy attack. And though he is plagu...

Mimi is a young single mother looking to break free from her mother's judgements and her church's oppressive, hypocritical gossip to establish who she is on her own. But a dangerous new romance could lead her into trouble. Meanwhile, fifteen-year-old Abi dreams of emulating the life she sees thro...

A new job. A new home. A new start. It's all Anna wants. But in a closed rural community, strange traditions and a suspicion of outsiders mean everything is not as it seems. Three teenage girls have vanished at the annual Gathering as they reach their sixteenth birthday. No one seems to be invest...