Karen Cass
1) Rattle
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A psychopath more frightening than Hannibal Lecter. He has planned well. He leads two lives. In one he's just like anyone else. But in the other he is the caretaker of his family's macabre museum. Now the time has come to add to his collection. He is ready to feed his obsession, and he is on the hunt. Jakey Frith and Clara Foyle have something in common. They have what he needs. What begins is a terrifying cat-and-mouse game between the sinister collector,...
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The sixth and final book in the Inspector Alan Grant series.
One of Tey's finest novels, The Singing Sands centres on the mysterious death of a young man on a train, and the cryptic poem that gradually reveals the greed and envy behind his demise.
"He stumbled up the steps and across the bridge ... great bursts of steam billowed up round him from below, noises clanged and echoed from the dark vault about him. They were all wrong about hell, he thought....
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Some people are just made for each other... When seven-year-old Fran first met Will, they knew instantly that they were made for each other. For eleven years, they were inseparable, but then, at the age of eighteen, Will just upped and disappeared.
Twenty-five years later, Will is back. Is fate trying to give them a second chance? Still nursing the heartbreak from all those years ago, Fran is reluctant to give Will the time of day. The price Will...
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I thoroughly enjoyed this intriguing mystery set in a beautiful location with deliciously menacing undercurrents.' Frances EveshamIt was meant to be a safe place to start again...
In need of an escape from her failing marriage, Nia agrees to house-sit her aunt's cottage on the Isle of Wight. She feels sure the cosy close in a quaint harbour town will be a safe place to hide and figure out what to do next.
But things are not all as they seem in the...
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Lara and Sonny are sworn enemies.
As rival showbiz journalists, they are always out to get one-up on each other – whether being the first to scoop the latest celebrity gossip, or sabotaging a potential lead.
So when their bosses ask them to join forces and go undercover at an exclusive celebrity retreat, they can't think of anything worse - except that they are going to need to pretend to be in couples therapy to blend in...
Being on a tropical...
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A forbidden romance in occupied Norway…
Narvik, 1940. After Laila awakens to the sight of warships in the fjord, it isn't long before she turns resistor to the brutal Nazi regime. She is horrified when local girls begin affairs with enemy soldiers, yet against her own principles, she finds herself falling in love with German soldier, Josef.
Josef is not like the others. He becomes involved in helping her and the locals with resistance activities,...
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I thoroughly enjoyed this intriguing mystery set in a beautiful location with deliciously menacing undercurrents.' Frances Evesham
The Isle of Wight has always felt like a safe place to live for keen dog-walker and reluctant sleuth Susan. But after being involved in the investigation of a troubling crime near her old home, Susan decides to move to the peaceful village of Bishopstone.
Susan loves the sense of community and immediately throws herself...
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Discover bestselling author Della Galton and her wonderful Bluebell Cliff Hotel series.
Art dealer Ruby Lambert is on a mission to lose her baby weight ahead of her sister's Olivia's wedding in 6 months' time. To add fuel the fire, Ruby has also been 'honoured' with the unenviable task of being Head Bridesmaid. So determined not to let Olivia down, she signs up to a swanky new diet & fitness club, The Bluebell Booty Busters.
Uncertain of what...
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A warm-hearted and gripping story of community, secrets and the family we choose that will captivate fans of Lucy Diamond, Cathy Bramley and Jessica Redland.
As young women, Lise and Emma had the kind of friendship people dream about. While Lise's own family was distant and disengaged, Emma's was welcoming and warm, and for the first twenty-six years of their life, growing up together in a close-knit community, the duo were inseparable. But when...
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Austria, 1938
After years of hardship, Ella is full of hope for a better future for Austrians, and when Hitler marches into Linz, she can't help but become swept up in the euphoria of her boyfriend, Max.
But she soon realises her mistake. When she witnesses a woman being shot in the street and a childhood friend's Jewish department store is closed down, she knows she must do something.
It's a dangerous time to be a resistor, especially when her...
12) Stuck On You
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Could a post-it note really lead to love...?
Sadie doesn't have time for finding love. She's too busy as PA for famous artist Damian Banks. When she's not arranging exhibitions, she's organising his dry cleaning or dumping his never ending stream of girlfriends.
But when she strikes up an unusual friendship with her desk share buddy, she finds a confidante and a new potential love interest. Problem is, they've never actually met...
With Christmas...
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The next in the wonderfully warm and uplifting series set on Puddleduck FarmHow can life be too busy for love?
Phoebe Dashwood is living the dream. She's running her own successful vet practice, Puddleduck Vets, alongside her grandmother's animal sanctuary.
She's also dating the gorgeous, yet slightly broken Rufus Holt, the most eligible bachelor in the New Forest.
So why isn't she blissfully happy?
Both Phoebe and Rufus are consumed 24/7 by...
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Pre-order the brand new laugh-out-loud romantic comedy from top 10 bestseller Portia MacIntosh. When life goes off track sometimes, the only thing you can do is go back to where it all began...
Emmy Palmer is the star of Bragadon Forest, the biggest fantasy series on TV, adored by the public, living the life of glamour and luxury in London.
But when, scandal breaks, Emmy must escape the city and return to her seaside hometown to lie low and wait...
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The BRAND NEW laugh-out-loud romantic comedy from bestseller Portia MacIntosh!
'A fun, fabulous 5 star rom com!' Sandy Barker 'The queen of rom com!' Rebecca Raisin
Two reluctant housemates. One question: Is this your place or mine...?
When Serena is kicked out of her flat, an offer from her friend, Taylor, to house sit for her while she and her husband go travelling could not be better timing. But unfortunately for Serena she's not the only one...
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When a tragedy forces the family Amy works for as a nanny to retreat to a small lakeside cottage, she realizes they desperately need her help and support, so she agrees to go with them.
But, Amy finds the cottage by the lake unsettling, even sinister. The house is where the children's mother spent her childhood, and the place where her seventeen-year-old sister disappeared mysteriously.
Before long, ominous truths begin rising to the surface, and...
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The brand new laugh-out-loud romantic comedy from the bestselling author of Life's A Beach and Stuck On You.
Do movie romances ever happen in real life...?
Frankie doesn't believe in true love. As relationships expert at popular magazine Stylife, she has learnt that dating disasters are far more common than happy ever afters.
So when she is tasked to find out if meet cutes can work in real life she is up for the challenge - but whether it's being...
18) Long Time No Sea
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Pre-order the brand new novel from Portia MacIntosh!There's trouble in paradise...
Moving home in her 30s was not the life plan Jas had in mind. So when her best friend gets in touch to say she's arranging a long overdue reunion with their high school friends, Jas is very much up for the escape. Oh, and it's all expenses paid to Italy - so that's a bonus!
But while being whisked away to the beautiful Italian coast may seem idyllic, Jas has to come...
19) Carry You
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"For you mum. This is all for you"For anyone who has loved, lost or found it hard to let go, CARRY YOU will make you laugh, cry and celebrate your best friends. Perfect for fans of Marian Keyes and Jo Jo Moyes. Daisy has lost her mum to breast cancer. She's at rock bottom and doesn't think she'll ever get back up again. Her best friend Abi has other ideas - she tells it like it is and she's determined to make Daisy remember the person she used to...
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A gorgeous setting and wonderful characters, just the loveliest place to cosy up and escape to.' Beth Moran
Homes don't come much more idyllic than Primrose Hall. Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Primrose Woods, Pia Temple still has to pinch herself that she gets to wake up there every day.
Waking up next to Jackson Moody is pretty great too. Ever since the couple rekindled their teenage romance, they've become an unstoppable team running...