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The SUNDAY TIMES bestselling series continues… Praise for world of THREADNEEDLE ‘Enthralling and original fantasy’ Jay Kristoff, SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of NEVERNIGHT and EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRE Anna survived the attempt to bind her magic, but Anna and her coven aren’t free from danger yet. Haunted by her aunt’s death, living in fear of her curse, and fated to love the one man she can never have, the last thing Anna needs is a witch hunt. Now she must conceal her magic once more or risk losing everything. But when deadly hysteria strikes across the capital, and in her own school, the coven are left dangerously exposed. Delving deeper into the magical underworld of London, Anna and her twin sister Effie must find a way to work together to protect the coven. But as the witch hunt intensifies and the hysteria spirals out of control, can Effie and Anna truly trust each other?

Cari Thomas (Author), Bea Holland, To Be Announced (Narrator)

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The Best Way to Bury Your Husband: Four new friends. Four dead bodies. One big problem . . .

Brought to you by Penguin. Sometimes a woman has to take matters into her own hands . . . Sally never meant to cave her husband's head in with a skillet. Or at least she didn't until suddenly, she did. But Sally isn't the only woman in town being pushed to breaking point. When coincidence brings four strangers together, a surprising solidarity is formed. So can they find the best way to bury their husbands - and get away with it? ©2024 Alexia Casale (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Alexia Casale (Author), Ambreen Razia, Ayesha Antoine, Bea Holland, Imogen Church (Narrator)

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All Her Little Lies: A totally gripping new psychological thriller with a shocking twist

'This was a rollercoaster!... I did NOT expect the ending!... A page turner, I read it in one sitting!' NetGalley review, 5 stars Would you lie to protect the person you love most? Alex has always had an idyllic life. Living and working on her best friend Cynthia's sprawling family farm, raising their children side by side. Until one night, when Cynthia's eighteen-year-old-daughter Hannah disappears without trace. Soon Alex's life is spiralling out of control as she questions everything she thought she knew and everyone she trusted. When local detective, Stefani Warner, starts investigating Hannah's disappearance, one person is quickly singled out: Daniel, Alex's nineteen-year-old son. In a panic, Alex lies to protect Daniel. But as her lies begin to multiply, Alex is becoming trapped. Did Alex do the right thing for her child? Or has she instead put all of them in terrible danger... The gripping new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of The Girl Beyond the Gate. Fans of K.L Slater, Claire Douglas and Lisa Jewell will be absolutely hooked from the very first page. Readers are gripped by All Her Little Lies: 'Wow! What a book!... Suspense, intrigue, murder, a great who done it and so many crazy twists!' NetGalley review, 5 stars 'Fantastic... I was so intrigued and riveted; I could not put this down. So freaking good. Loads upon loads of twists' NetGalley review, 5 stars 'Wow... I absolutely loved it from start to finish... Impossible to put down and had me gripped from the start!... Fast paced and action packed, the twists are amazing, I could never have guessed who the killer was!' Goodreads review, 5 stars 'Brilliantly gripping... A thrill-ride of twists and turns... A cracking read' Philippa East, author of Little White Lies

Becca Day (Author), Bea Holland, Charlotte Worthing, Imogen Wilde (Narrator)

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The Family Remains: from the author of worldwide bestseller The Family Upstairs

Brought to you by Penguin. **Loved THE FAMILY UPSTAIRS? Find out what happened next ...** LONDON. Early morning, June 2019: on the foreshore of the river Thames, a bag of bones is discovered. Human bones. DCI Samuel Owusu is called to the scene and quickly sends the bag for forensic examination. The bones are those of a young woman, killed by a blow to the head many years ago. Also inside the bag is a trail of clues, in particular the seeds of a rare tree which lead DCI Owusu back to a mansion in Chelsea where, nearly thirty years previously, three people lay dead in a kitchen, and a baby waited upstairs for someone to pick her up. The clues point forward too to a brother and sister in Chicago searching for the only person who can make sense of their pasts. Four deaths. An unsolved mystery. A family whose secrets can't stay buried for ever ... PREPARE TO BE HOOKED. IT'S LISA JEWELL'S NEW NOVEL ... **The sequel to million-copy bestseller THE FAMILY UPSTAIRS, publishing July 2022. Pre-order now to be one of the first to read it.** 'Enthralling' RUTH WARE 'Gripping' OLIVIA COLMAN 'Engrossing' IAN RANKIN 'Twisty' CLARE MACKINTOSH 'Excellent' GUARDIAN 'Stupendous' RUTH JONES 'Brilliant' SARAH PINBOROUGH 'Unputdownable' C.L. TAYLOR © Lisa Jewell 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Lisa Jewell (Author), Bea Holland, Dominic Thorburn, Eleanor Tomlinson, Hugh Quarshie, Josh Dylan, Thomas Judd (Narrator)

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The Cornish Cream Tea Holiday

Another uplifting and summery escape from the bestselling author of the Cornish Cream Tea series Praise for the Cornish Cream Tea series: ‘Gorgeous!’ Phillipa Ashley ‘Perfect’ Cathy Bramley ‘Warm-hearted fun with a sprinkle of love’ Holly Martin It’s going to be an unforgettable Cornish summer… Thea Rushwood was looking forward to exploring the beautiful Cornish tourist spot of Port Karadow, but when her friend drops out at the last minute, she is forced to go solo. Arriving at her cosy holiday cottage to discover a building site next door, Thea and the annoyingly attractive, but grumpy builder, Ben, don’t get off to the best start. Thea starts to wonder if her perfect escape wasn’t meant to be. That’s before she realizes there is more to Ben – and to the community – than she first thought. As a magical Cornish summer stretches out in front of her, Thea discovers this is one holiday that she never wants to end…

Cressida McLaughlin (Author), Bea Holland (Narrator)

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Christmas Carols and a Cornish Cream Tea

Praise for The Cornish Cream Tea series: ‘A warm, cosy festive joy’ Alex Brown ‘The perfect festive treat’ Cathy Bramley ‘Evocative and gorgeous’ Phillipa Ashley ‘Warm hearted fun, with a sprinkle of love.’ Holly Martin Can she spread Christmas cheer in Cornwall this year? All Meredith Verren has ever wanted is to escape the holiday season without having to wear a Christmas jumper. Her new job at the cosy gift shop in a picturesque Cornish tourist spot is making it impossible for her to maintain her scrooge-like manner. With their seasonal hampers on everyone’s wish list, Meredith must paste on a smile and fake some holiday cheer. Then she meets handsome new arrival, Finn, who wishes it could be Christmas every day and wants her to feel the same way too. Can she embrace the holly and the ivy before the decorations are packed away for another year? PRAISE FOR CRESSIDA McLAUGHLIN ‘Perfect… sweet as a cream scone’ Cathy Bramley ‘I loved it!’ Sarah Morgan ‘A ray of reading sunshine’ Heidi Swain ‘I absolutely love Cressida’s warm-hearted, romantic stories – they’re the perfect escape’ Rachael Lucas

Cressida McLaughlin (Author), Bea Holland (Narrator)

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The Class of '37: Voices from Working-class Girlhood

It is 1937 in a northern mill-town and a class of twelve- and thirteen-year-old girls are writing about their lives, their world, and the things that matter to them. They tell of cobbled streets and crowded homes; the Coronation festivities and holidays to Blackpool; laughter and fun alongside poverty and hardship. They are destined for the cotton mill but they dream of being film stars. Class of '37 uses the writing of these young girls, as collected by the research organisation Mass Observation, to rediscover this lost world, transporting readers back in time to a smoky industrial town in an era before the introduction of a Welfare State, where once again the clouds of war were beginning to gather. Woven within this rich, authentic history are the twists and turns of the girls' lives from childhood to beyond, from their happiest times to the most heart-breaking of their sorrows. A compelling social history, this intimate reconstruction of working-class life in 1930s Britain is a haunting and emotional account of a bygone age.

Claire Langhamer, Hester Barron (Author), Bea Holland (Narrator)

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The Dover Cafe On the Front Line: A dramatic and heartwarming WWII saga

The second book in an emotional and heartwarming WWII Series. For fans of Ellie Dean and Annie Groves. Dover, 1940 With the Battle of Britain raging overhead and the German guns firing across the Channel, the people of Dover find themselves on the front line. But despite the danger, Nellie Castle is determined that the café will remain open, no matter what happens. For Lily Castle, it is an exciting time as she starts her nursing career. Though the work is demanding, there is romance on the horizon, and she still finds time to enjoy herself. Until a prisoner escapes from the hospital and suddenly everything she holds dear - including her freedom - is put at risk. Meanwhile there are strange goings-on at the café: rumours are circulating and secrets are exposed. Secrets that could tear the Castle family apart once and for all . . . 'Brilliantly written and researched . . . I loved it.' Rosie Goodwin on The Dover Cafe at War

Ginny Bell (Author), Bea Holland (Narrator)

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Threadneedle

Within the boroughs of London, nestled among its streets, hides another city, filled with magic. 'Magic and love. Love and magic. They destroy everything in the end ...' Anna's Aunt has always warned her of the dangers of magic. Its twists. Its knots. Its deadly consequences. Now Anna counts down the days to the ceremony that will bind her magic forever. Until she meets Effie and Attis. They open her eyes to a London she never knew existed. A shop that sells memories. A secret library where the librarian feeds off words. A club where revellers lose themselves in a haze of spells. But as she is swept deeper into this world, Anna begins to wonder if her Aunt was right all along. Is her magic a gift ... or a curse?

Cari Thomas (Author), Bea Holland (Narrator)

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The Cornish Cream Tea Wedding

'Captivating' Heat Magazine 'Beautiful... heartwarming' Zara Stoneley 'A wonderful ray of reading sunshine' Heidi Swain Love is in the Cornish summer air... Wedding planner Ellie Moon is dreaming up the most beautiful bespoke wedding for Charlie and Daniel, owners of Cornwall's favourite cream tea bus. Even though her own life has been turned upside down and she's had to rent out her charming Cornish cottage with its climbing roses and lavender beds, Ellie is determined to give them a day to remember. Her new tenant, handsome mechanic Jago, keeps popping up around the picture-postcard seaside village of Porthgolow. When they're thrown together in the effort to help his elderly father get a spring back in his step, she discovers that he is full of surprises. Can romance bloom and give Ellie the fresh start she's been wishing for? Readers love the Cornish Cream Tea Series! 'I was left with a warm, contented glow, underscored with a wistful longing for her next book.' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars 'Cressida McLaughlin has done it again, another mouth-wateringly delicious treat of a book, that has me hungry at 3am.' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars 'This book really transported you to the village and the people there.' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars 'I absolutely loved this book!' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars 'I can never wait to get my hands on a new Cressida McLaughlin book.' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars 'Fantastic story line and wonderful characters. I have read all the series and it just gets better, I would definitely recommend.' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars 'Wow, I am never disappointed by this author's books, but I must say I love this series the most.' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars 'Cressida McLaughlin has done it again. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and couldn't put it down... The Cornish Cream Tea Series is a must read and you won't be disappointed.' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars 'I loved loved this book, fantastic story line and likeable characters.' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars 'Absolutely loved this book!... Such a feel good book and be ready to be transported in a gorgeous way to feel like you are near the sea, romance and with a yummy cream tea.' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars 'Great story, wonderful characters [and] I just could not put it down... a wonderful book.' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars '[A] great book, couldn't put it down.' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars

Cressida McLaughlin (Author), Bea Holland (Narrator)

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Into The Fire

Eleven guests. Three nights. One murderer...A haunting and atmospheric thriller from rising star of crime fiction Rachael Blok. In a crumbling old mansion in the English countryside, eleven people gather, each one famous in their field. They have been invited for a three-day house party, to celebrate the launch of a groundbreaking virtual reality game that promises to unite the worlds of technology, politics and the environment. DCI Marten Jansen has been summoned to join the house party. His instructions are to offer police protection in case of an outside attack. Instead, he finds simmering tensions, long-buried secrets - and a murderer in their midst... Rachael Blok's novels blend elements of police procedural and psychological thriller, and she has won critical acclaim for her lyrical prose, ratcheting tensions and atmosphere of foreboding. Praise for Rachael Blok: "A blistering mystery." ERIN KELLY "You will suspect everyone in this unbearably tense tale of betrayal and revenge." A.S. HATCH. "Gripping and original." CLARE EMPSON. "Assured and compelling ... The author is as deft about human relationships as she is about creating an increasingly foreboding atmosphere." ELLY GRIFFITHS.

Rachael Blok (Author), Bea Holland (Narrator)

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Beneath a Starless Sky

‘A gripping WW2 story of love, betrayal and courage…This novel will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions… A great read!’ – 5 stars, Amazon Reviewer Munich 1930: Smoke filled the air. Lilli Sternberg’s quickening heart sounded an alarm as she rounded the street corner. Lifting her gaze to the rooftops, a roaring blaze of thick flames engulfed the side of the building and joined the stars to fill the black sky. Her father’s shop was no more. Lilli Sternberg longs to be a ballet dancer. But outside the sanctuary of the theatre, her beloved city is in chaos and Munich is no longer a place for dreams. The Nazi party are gaining power and the threats to those who deviate from the party line are increasing. Jewish families are being targeted and their businesses raided, even her father’s shop was torched because of their faith. When Lilli meets Captain Marco Zeiller during a chance encounter, her heart soars. He is the perfect gentleman and her love for him feels like a bright hope under a bleak sky. But battle lines are being drawn, and Marco has been spotted by the Reich as an officer with potential. A relationship with Lilli would compromise them both. Will Lilli escape the threats facing her family, and how much is she willing to risk for the man she loves? An absolutely gripping and emotional historical fiction novel about love, courage and betrayal for fans of My Name is Eva and A Woman of War Readers LOVE Beneath a Starless Sky!‘An amazing story with great characters and a very deep love that will transcend the pages of the book. It is a book that will make you feel, hopeful, faithful, and sometimes angry that humans can be so cruel.’ 5 stars, Amazon reviewer ‘This really is a special book. Fast-paced and beautifully written, it'll stay with me for a long time.’ 5 stars, Amazon reviewer ‘A great read, I had to finish it in one sitting…!’ – NetGalley Reviewer, 5 Stars ‘I thoroughly enjoyed this book – forbidden romance, heartbreak, glamour and a really interesting pre-WW2 setting.’ – NetGalley Reviewer, 5 Stars

Tessa Harris (Author), Bea Holland, To Be Announced (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Bea Holland